The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire: . with the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes, boroughs, corporations, towns, parishes, villages, and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, advowsons, tythes, rectories, impropriations and vicarages, in general; [...] as also the several honors, mannors, [...] and parks of the nobility and gentry; [...] Faithfully collected from public records, leiger books, ancient manuscripts, charters, evidences, and other select authorities. Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions, in all the parishesʺ [...] Illustrated with a large map of the county; a prospect of Hertford; the ichnography of St. Albans and Hitchin; and many sculptures of the principal edifices and monuments. By Sir Henry Chauncy, Kt. Serjeant at Law.
Sir Henry Chauncy (1632-1719)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049072
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10],601,[23]p., [46] leaves of plates (some folded) . coats of arms, genealogical tables, maps, plans, port.. . fol... Identified in 1768 catalogue: L.5. Imperfect: wanting frontis. port. of Chauncy. The Dunham copy has only 37 folding plates.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819), pasted over an earlier, less well-executed plate of the 5th earl, with the single-tailed lion.. Binding: Calf; double gilt ruled; spine double gilt ruled; red spine label: Chauncy's antiquities Hertfordsh'.
Makers and roles
Sir Henry Chauncy (1632-1719) John Savage (fl.late 17th century)