Publications . Vol. II, pp. 538-9. APPENDIX The volume ends with two maps which illustrate the meadowswhich lay to the west of Oseney. The first, which faces south, istaken from a volume of maps made in 1606, which is at CorpusChristi College; it shows the portion of the land of Rewley Abbeywhich was acquired by that College. It is surprising in two ways ;in the first place, if it may be trusted, it shows that the Seven Bridgesroad had only six bridges at that time, for it omits the bridge whichnow exists some 30 yards to the east of the road which leads toHincksey. It may be noticed that the
Publications . Vol. II, pp. 538-9. APPENDIX The volume ends with two maps which illustrate the meadowswhich lay to the west of Oseney. The first, which faces south, istaken from a volume of maps made in 1606, which is at CorpusChristi College; it shows the portion of the land of Rewley Abbeywhich was acquired by that College. It is surprising in two ways ;in the first place, if it may be trusted, it shows that the Seven Bridgesroad had only six bridges at that time, for it omits the bridge whichnow exists some 30 yards to the east of the road which leads toHincksey. It may be noticed that the map marks a footbridge atthe north end of the causeway to Hincksey, and in the original theroad has a patch of blue at that point to indicate water. Apparentlythe stream which now passes under the road used to flow across is also surprising because it does not show a lock in the river,which runs south towards Oseney mill, where Rewley lock should beaccording to the suggestion on p. 462. The only explanation thatcan be made i
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