Richard Forster, of Newham; and at present it belongs to Grieve Smith, P. 210, line 9, after castle, add:-and is now, jure uxoris, the property of Sir M. Masterman Sykes, Bart. of Sledmere in Yorkshire. P. 213, line 24, for "Henry," read, Sir Henry Liddle, Bart. P. 217, after line 21, add :—FOWBURY TOWER was the seat of William de Folebyr, who in 1273 held Folebyr, Caldmerton, and Hesibrigg, by one knight's fee, of the old Feoffment of the barony of Vescy. In 1416, Robert de Folebery was a representative in Parlia ment of this county. "On Trinity Sunday, 1524, 500 Scotsmen passed the Tweed at different fords, and lay in hollow grounds near the highway, with a view of intercepting the traders and others going to Berwick Fair. They took much spoil, and made many prisoners; but being attacked near Brankston by a body of Englishmen, who gathered on the alarm, and were joined by the young Lord of Fowberry, at the head of 100 light horse, a fierce skirmish ensued, in which the Scots were defeated; and in their flight 200 of them taken."* In 1532, The Scots plundered this place. In 1663 it was the property of William Strother, Esq. of Kirknewton; but charged upon "Mr. Hearon of Fowbery" in the rental for raising the train-bands. In 1741, John Strother Kerr, Esq. of Fowberry, was sheriff for this county. At present this place is the resi dence and property of Matthew Culley, Esq. who purchased it of Sir Francis Blake, Bart. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. In a supplementary paper furnished by the editor of the BEAUTIES for this county, he observes that "it cannot be denied but that much might be added to the account of a district so important in extent and in population. Of what is written there is little, however, that requires correction, in regard to fact; and, where speculation has been hazarded, the editor fears not the charge of presumption when he claims the authority of recent events, to justify the principles assumed in reference to general polity." The names of the principal gentlemen who contributed information to this portion of the work, have been already enumerated;* but it should be added, that, "for the interesting account of Stanton, the public are indebted to the pen of the very intelligent and Rev. Dr. STANTON; the editor's note to that account requires, however, a slight correction. Although the Stanton family of Ireland are there said to be a younger branch of the family,' yet we are assured by that gentleman that there, in fact, exists no relationship whatever. "In the description of Stoke-upon-Trent, and the account of the battle fought there in the reign of Henry the Seventh, much stress is laid upon the extraordinary discovery at Minster Lovel, recorded by Gough in his edition of Camden, as connected with a passage in Bacon's history of that reign. Since that was written, we have perused the account of Oxfordshire in the present work, the editor of which seems to consider Mr. Gough as having been imposed upon.† To enter into the controversy, here, is needless; —the reader will judge for himself of the general probabilities on both sides. "It is also proper, in this place, to notice a slight mistake of the Engraver with respect to the plate of the "Excavations," which are there said to be at Sneinton, but are really in the park near the confluence of the Lene and Trent." NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. * See Beauties for Nottinghamshire, and the General Preface. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. SUMMARY OF THE POPULATION OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, As published by Authority of Parliament in 1811. Broxtow, North and South Divisions............ Newark, North and South Divisions.......... Rushcliffe, North and South Divisions............. Liberty of Southwell and Scrooby Thurgarton, North and South Divisions.............. Borough of New. ark-upon-Trent Town and County of the Town of Nottingham..... Local Militia embodied, May, 1811............... Totals....... OXFORDSHIRE. The Editor regrets that his delineations of this county should have been restricted, by unavoidable causes, to limits too likely to prove unsatisfactory to some partial inhabitants. An account of the university of Oxford necessarily engrossed so large a portion of his allotted pages, as to leave little room for historical discussions, or descriptive statements, respecting many circumstances and places, of minor, although of unques tionable, interest. It is felt desirable to remind the reader that he investi、 gated ground untrodden by the laborious and patient county historian, whilst prosecuting his researches in this district. Such an inconvenience he states in palliation of any possible errors; but he has the satisfaction of observing that a scrutiny rather more rigorous than might be expected, bas, hitherto, failed in discovering any serious inaccuracies. His unprinted collections are numerous, as he resided for many years on the border of Oxfordshire; but he cannot suppose that they would be acceptable in an Appendix, embracing notes upon many dif ferent counties. All corrections that have appeared to be strictly neces sary, are here made; and some few additional remarks are presented, Page 2, line 19, for "Dr. Whitaker,” read the Rev. J. Whitaker, The ancient British tribe termed the Dobuni, (see p. 2-6) is noticed with more mature consideration in the "Introduction" to the Beauties, article "The Ancient Britons." Page 8-9; to the Roman stations in Oxfordshire, add Stonefield, Vide" Introduction," and the attached map. Page 9-10; on further consideration, there appears reason for sup posing that Astal Barrow, and other similar tumuli, were of British, rather than of Roman construction, as is conjectured by Dr. Plot. Page 10-13. The remains of Roman roads are accurately laid down in the map annexed to the "Introduction." Page 139-140. Mr. Gough, in his elaborate work on Sepulchral Monuments, thus notices the curious shrine mentioned in these pages: "The shrine of St. Frideswide, in the north aisle of Christchurch, Oxford, of which there is an aquatinta print lately executed by Mr. Roberts, portrait painter to the Duke of Clarence, is a rich piece of |