. A description of England and Wales, containing a particular account of each county, with its antiquities, curiosities, situation, figure, extent, climate, rivers, lakes, mineral waters, soils, fossils, caverns, plants and minerals, agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, cities, towns, palaces, seats, corporations, markets, fairs, manufactures, trade, sieges, battles, and the lives of the illustrious men each county has produced : embellished with two hundred and forty copper plates, of palaces, castles, cathedrals, the ruins of Roman and Saxon buildings, and of abbeys, monasteries,
. A description of England and Wales, containing a particular account of each county, with its antiquities, curiosities, situation, figure, extent, climate, rivers, lakes, mineral waters, soils, fossils, caverns, plants and minerals, agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, cities, towns, palaces, seats, corporations, markets, fairs, manufactures, trade, sieges, battles, and the lives of the illustrious men each county has produced : embellished with two hundred and forty copper plates, of palaces, castles, cathedrals, the ruins of Roman and Saxon buildings, and of abbeys, monasteries, and other religious houses, besides a variety of cuts of urns, inscriptions, and other antiquities .. . nd new built its front. It atprefent belongs to the noble family of Cavendifh,the duke of Devonfhire being lord of it; and ofthis caftle we have given a view. The abovepriory was a cell to the abbey of St. Peter Super-Divam in Normandy, but was made denizen, andcontinued till the furrender of religious houfes,when its revenue v/as valued at 2441. 16 s. 8d. ayear. Tutbury has a market on Tuefdays, andthree fairs, held on the 14th of February, the15th of Auguft, and the firft of December, for afew horned cattle. At Tutbury was an ancient cuftom belongingto the caftle, where the dukes and earls of Lan-cafter refided, whofe principal diverfion beingmufic, all muficians were permitted to come thi-ther. Thus they at length became fo numerous,that frequent quarrels arofe among them j onwhich account it became neceflary to form rules,to keep them in order. This was done, and a .governor was appointed, who had the title ofking, and had feveral oificcrs under him, to put the I 77/. ,. STAFFORDSHIRE. 217 the laws in execution, and to apprehend any dif-orderiy mufician that did not obferve them. Johnof Gaunt, duke of Lancafter, granted a charterto this governor, bearing date the 22d of Augud,in the fourth year of the reign of Richard theSecond, by which he was called king of
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