128 Bibliography of Stonehenge and Avcbury. 



schist ; three others are horn-stone with small specks of feldspar and 

 pyrites. .The altar-stone is a micaceous tine-grained sandstone." 

 Hoare writes (Ancient Wilts, I., 127), that while excavating a barrow 

 (No. 16) near Stonehenge, " we found a large piece of one of the blue stones 

 of Stonehenge, which Sowerby the naturalist calls a horn stone." 



Speed, John [1552 — 1629]: Historian, etc 

 hill. History of Great Britain; fol..: London. 

 Later editions in 102:); 1025; 1027: 10:52; 1050; 1070. 

 Third edition, L632; fol., xx., 1237; with summary and index : 

 London. 



" That rare and admirable monument now called Stonehenge " has been 

 ascribed to Aurelius Ambrosius. The trilithons 4i to some seeme so 

 dangerous, as they may not safely be passed under . . . notwith- 

 standing at my being there, I neither saw cause of such fear, nor un- 

 certaintie in accounting of their number; as is said to be." Speed also 

 mentions the "entrance on the east side " : the trench or earth-circle : 

 and the barrows — " like great Hay-cockes in a Plaine Meadow," etc. (3rd 

 ed., p. 267). 



Speed, Dr. John [1595 — 1040]: Son of the historian. 

 1635. Stonehenge; a Pastoral [MS.] (Sec Wilt* May., [., 212.) 

 In the Athena Oxonienses (ed. by Bliss, II., 659) Antony Wood n ils us that 

 Speed's play was acted in the refectory of St. John's College, Oxford. 

 "The said pastoral is not printed, but goes about in MS. from hand to hand." 



Spenser, Edmund [1552— 1599] : Port. 

 1590. Faerie Queen; 4to.: London. [See Book II . Canto x., 



verses 60 and 67. ] 

 1809. " Globe" edition, edited by Hales. 

 1882 — 4. Edition (ten vols.) by Grosart. 



Two brief references to Stonehenge — (1) as the tomb of Aurelius ; and (2) 

 us the " moniment " to the British lords slain by Hengist. 



Sprigge, Rev. Josh. [1018—1084]; Chaplain to Fairfax, 



1017. An<;ua Redi viva (England's Etecovery,etc) ; EoL: London. 



1854. Now edition; 8vo., xvi.. iii., \\'M\ : Oxford. 



This is the " History of the Motions, Actions, and Successes " of the army 

 of the Parliament, under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax : — 



" L646 : Monday, June 80 ; the army marched from Marlborough to 

 Almsbury, fourteen miles . . . Thence on Tuesday, July 1, they 

 marched to liurchalk, twelve miles, and being drawn up that morning to 

 a rendezvous at a place called Stonage, marched in battalia upon 

 Salisbury plain." Almsbury is on p. WWW printed Ambresbury. so that 

 Ann ■ibury i - clearly meant. 



