History, 567, 568. Architec
tural Antiquities, &c. 568
574. Coins, 574–576. Natu
ral History, ib. English Botany,
577-580. Minerals and Fossils,
581. Mineral Waters, ib. Po
litical Economy, Agriculture,

&c. 582-584.
Britain, Ancient, its boundaries,
1; dimensions, 2; etymology
of its name, 3; fancifully sup-
posed to have been peopled by
the Trojans, 6; geography of,
10; subject to the Romans, 93-
201; political divisions under
the Romans, 125–132; poli-
tical divisions under the Anglo-

tain, ib.; assassinated at York,
ib.; celebrated in medallic his-
tory, 195.

Caractacus, son of King Cuno-
beline, unsuccessfully opposes
the Romans, 95; retires for
shelter to the court of Queen
Cartismandua, 96; betrayed to
the conqueror, ib.

Castles, royal, preserved in repair
at the public expense, 328.
Note.

-, baronial, their different
parts described.

Celta, their various tribes enu-
merated, 12, 13; mode of dress
described, 41-43.

records of their origin, 5; their
various tribes enumerated, 12.
Note.

Buckinghamshire, summary of the
population, 588.

C.

Cairns of the Britons described,
86, 87.
Cambridgeshire, summary of the
population, 589.
Camps, Roman, 139-161; An-
glo-Saxon, 251, 252; Anglo-
Danish, 301, 302.
Canute the Great, anecdote of,
299; supposed to have erected:
Norwich castle, 301; makes a
journey to Rome, 304; three
hundred of his coins found, 312
Candles, their early use in the
service of the church, 372; ex-
traordinary size of one used
at Glastonbury, ib. Note.
Carausius, appointed to the com-
mand of the Roman fleet, 106;
condemned to death, 107; as-
sumes the government of Bri-

able feature in the military ar-
Jangements of the Britons, 47:
four thousand retained by Cas-
sivellaunus after having disband-
ed the remainder of his forces,
48.

Chapels first attached to fortified
castles by the Normans, 344.
Note; sepulchral, described by
Mr. Johnson, 523, 524.
Cheshire, summary of the popu-
lation, 590.

Churches, exhibiting remains of
Anglo-Norman architecture,

395-408; cathedral, 395–398;
parochial, 398-408; monastic,
408, 409.

-, round, in England, vul-
garly supposed to have been
erected by the Jews, 399. Note.
Claudius, the Emperor, called by

Roman authors the conqueror
of Britain, 192; his medals de-
scribed, ib.

Cloth, the art of manufacturing

it, introduced by the Belga, 41.
Coffins of wood, the earliest re-

corded instance of their use,
520; of lead, ib,; of stone,
described by Mr. Jonnson, 522.
Coins, British, 63–68; Roman,
187-198; Anglo-Saxon, 285-
292; Anglo-Danish, 311-314.

Combat

Combat, judicial, first introduced,
by the Normans, 321; cere.
mony noticed ib.
Commerce of the ancient Britons,

in what it consisted, 37-39.
Constantine, elected Emperor by
the Roman army in Britain,
117; captured and put to death
by Gerontius, 118.
Coronets not worn by peers till
the 13th century, 534.
Cornwall, summary of the popu-
lation, 591.

Costume, of the Celta, 41-43;

of the ancient British kings, 65.
County, or shire, its origin, 224.

Cremation, mode of, as per
formed by the ancient Britons,
88-89.

Cromlechs, 79-82; commonly

intended for sacrificial pur-
poses, 81; but frequently con-
nected with commemorations in
honour of the dead, ib.

Crusaders, supposed to have been
allowed the privilege of cross-
legged effigies, 530; many at-
tended by their ladies in expe-
ditions to the Holy Land, 531.
Crypts, supposed to have been
originally designed for sanctua

ries, 270 Note.; used in later
times as cemeteries, ib.
Cumberland, summary, of the
population, 592.
Cunobeline, the first British sove-
reign that established a mint, 65.

Dorsetshire, summary of the
population, 595.

Druids, divided into three classes,
27; their religious tenets ne-
ticed, 28-30.
Dungeon, or prison, of an an-
cient castle, description of, 352.
Durham, summary of the popu
lation, 596.

E.

Earth works, Roman, 159-161;
Anglo-Saxon, 250-252; Ap
glo-Danish, 301-302.
Egbert, subdues the octarchy o
the Anglo-Saxons, 218, erra-
neously styled King of Eng-
land, ib. Note.

England, geographical position
of, and contents in square miles,
2; civil divisions of, under the
Anglo-Saxons, 221-227.
Engines, military, for attack and
defence, described, 356.
Essex, summary of the popula-
tion, 597.

Excavations, subterraneous, of
the ancient Britons, 54; sup-
posed to have been used as de-
positories of corn, 55.

F.

Faids, SEE DRUIDS.
Ferocity, remarkable instance of,
in the destruction of Aquileia,
156, Note.

Feudal system introduced by the
Normans, 317.

Free Masons, origin of the Society
so called, 447-449.
Friborg, office of, 222; consi-
dered by Mr. Whitaker as the
proprietor of a lordship, ib.
Note.

G.

assistance

Gavelkind, the custom of, de-
scribed, 32.

Glass, the art of making, not
known in England before the
seventh century, 257.

Painted, first used in
churches about the time of
Henry the Third, 499; de-
faced by the fanatics of the 17th
century, 525, Note.
Gloucestershire, summary of the
population, 598.

Gothic, SEE ARCHITECTURE,
POINTED STYLE.

introduced by the Saxons, 223;
its great irregularity, ib. Note.
Huntingdonshire, summary of
the population, 605.

J.

298.

Gundulph, bishop, employed by
King William, 333; introduces
a new style of military archi-
tecture, 334.

H.

Hadrian, accedes to the imperial
power, 102; visits Britain in
person, and causes a wall to be
raised as a protection for its
southern boundaries, ib.
Hamlets, their origin, 222, Note.
Hampshire, additions and cor-
rections to, 599-603; Heron,
or Hern Court, the seat of the
Earl of Malinsbury, 599;
Beech House, the residence of
John P. Anderdon, Esq. 600;
paintings described, 601-602;
summary of the population,
603.

Hengist, arrives in Britain, 211;

establishes the Anglo-Saxon
kingdom of Kent, 213.
Herefordshire, summary of the
population, 604.
Hertfordshire, summary of the
population, 605.
Hundred, a division of land first

tains a remission of penances
for those who contributed to
the building of that monastery,
362.

Jury, trial by, its origin, 230-
232.