By William. Long, Esq. 31 



sacred esteem, and but late discontinuance, among that martial 

 people/' He is very rough in his criticism of Webb's book, and 

 Webb rejoined in "a Vindication of Stone-heng restored" (1061). 

 The three works were printed together in one volume in 1725, and, 

 apart from their theories, are not without a considerable amount of 

 interest to the antiquarian reader. 



Bishop Gibson published an edition of "Camden's Britannia,'' 

 in 1695 in English. He does not agree with Inigo Jones, in 

 thinking that the Romans, nor with Dr. Charleton, in thinking 

 that the Danes, were the builders of Stonehenge ; but says ; "I 

 should think one need make no scruple to affirm that it is a 

 British monument : since it does not appear, that any other nation 

 had so much tooting in this kingdom, as to be authors of such a 

 rude and yet magnificent pile." He appears to have adopted Inigo 

 Jones' description of Stonehenge, with its errors. 



In Aubrey's ' " Hypomnemata A." is the following extract from 

 England described, by Edward Leigh, Esq., 8vo., folio 205, 1659 : 

 " About six miles from Salisbury in the plaines before named (they 

 are but rarely inhabited, and had in late time a bad name for Rob- 

 beries there committed) is to be seen a huge and monstrous piece of 

 •Our old histo- workc Stonchcnge.* Within the circuit of a Ditch 



rians termed it for , ., , i • p • n i 



its greatnesse Oho- there are ercctcd in manner ot a crown m three ranks 

 claiu'fDance^' Our *^^ courscs ouc withiu auothcr Certain mighty and un- 

 countiymcn reckon ■v^rrouffht stones, whcrcof some are eight and twenty 



this for one of our ° ' ° •' 



miracles. foot high, and seven foot broad ; upon the heads of 



which others like overthwart peeces doe bear and rest cross-wise, with 

 small tenants and mortises, so as the whole frame seemeth to 

 hang-." 



' It is quite nnneoessary to say anything more in a note about John Aubrey, 

 than that his name has, by means of Mr. Britton's memoir, and Canon Jackson's 

 life ( Wiltshire Magazine, vol. iv.), together with the valuable and inter- 

 esting volume entitled " Wiltshire Collections," become a household word with 

 "Wiltshiremen. 



It is much to be regretted that nothing has yet been heard of " Hypom- 

 nemata Antiquaria B." It is exceedingly unlikely that this MS. should 

 have been destroyed. 



