possessed by Fulwar Craven, Esq. CHILTON-LODGE stands in Berkshire, on an eminence, about one mile from the village. The old honse was the property of Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke, a general in the Parliamentary army, and confidential secretary to Oliver Cromwell, who, wearied with the toil of ambition, retired hither previous to the Restoration, and died here July 28, 1675. Que of the descendant's of Sir Bulstrode, sold the estate to Governor Holwell, who was the last survivor of those unfortunate gentlemen who were confined in Calcutta Hole. By him it was sold to the late General Smith, who disposed of it to a Mr. Macnamara about the year 1784. Shortly afterwards it was purchased by Messrs. Hammersley and Co. bankers, Loudon; and by them was conveyed to John Pearse, Esq. The present mansion was built from the designs of William Pilkington, Esq. architect. The annexed print shews the southern front.

LILTLECOT-PARK, the seat of Major-General Edward Leybourne Popham, is situated to the westward of Chilton-Foliot, being partly in that parish, and partly in the parish of Ramsbury. In ancient times it was the property and residence of the family of the Darells, some of whose intermarriages with other families. we have had occasion to notice in different preceding pages By one them of it was sold to Sir John Popham, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, and of James I. whose descendants in the male line continued to possess it, till the present proprietor obtained it by will,

The family of the Pophams is very ancient, and of great note. They were first raised to the rank of nobility by the Empress Matilda and her son Henry the second. One of them was styled, by his offices: "Chauncelar of Normandy, Capitaine of Vernoile, of Perche, of Susan, and Bayon, Tresorer of the King's houshold." His corpse was buried in the Charter House Church, London, and

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This gentleman is son of Edward Leybourne, Esq. who was Governor of Grenada in 1772, by Ann, daughter of Edward Popham, Esq. He changed his name to Popham upon coming to this estate.

with a brief account of Bishop Wilkins, Mr. Laurence Rooke, Dr. Isaac Barrow, Dr. Türberville and others: by Dr. Walter Pope, F.R.S. London, 1697, 12mo. pp. 193.

An Account of a Case between Canon R. Eyre, and Mrs. Eliz, Swanton, 8vo. 1727.

"The proceedings in the Star-Chamber against H. Sherfield, Esq. Justice of the Peace, and Recorder of Salisbury, for breaking a Glass Window in the Church of St. Edmund's, in the said City," &c.

"A Plan of St. Thomas's Church, in the city of New Sarum." By John Lyons. 1745. With N. W. and S.E. Views of the Church.

"The Statutes and Rules, for the Government of the General Infirmery at the City of Salisbury, for the relief of the sick and lanie poor, from whatever County recommended." Salisbury, 1767, 8vo. 2d Edit. 1768.

STEEPLE-ASHTON.-" Account of the effects of lightning at Steeple Ashton and Holt, on the 20th June, 1772." By Edward King, Esq. F.R.S. 4to.

STANDLINCH.-Two plans and an an elevation of Standlinch-house, by J, Wood, Woolfe, Ebdon and White. Vit. Brit. V. 78. 81.

STONEHENGE." A pastoral, acted before Dr. Baylie, the presi dent, at his return from Salisbury, where he had been installed Dean.” Written by Dr. Speed, of St. John's College, Oxford.

"The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-heng, or Salisbury plain. Restored by Inigo Jones, Architect Generall to the late King." London, 1655. folio.

"Chorea Gigantum, or, the Most Famous Antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone heng, standing on Salisbury plain, restored to the Danes." By Walter Charleton, Doctor in Physick, &c. 1663.

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"A Vindication of Stone-heng Restored in which the Orders and Rules of Architecture, observed by the ancient Romans are discussed," &c. By John Webb, of Burleigh, in the county of Somerset, Esq. London, 1665. folio. These three pieces were reprinted toge ther, in 1725, in tolio, with Certain Memoirs relating to the Life of Jones, and his effigies by Hollar: Charleton's, by P. Lambart, four New Views of Stone-henge in its then state, above twenty other Copper-plates by Edward Kirkall, and a Complete Index to the Entire Collection.

A Dissertation in Vindication of the Antiquity of Stonehenge; in answer to the Treatises of Mr. I. Jones and Dr. Charleton, and all that have written on that subject. 8vo. Saruin. 1730.

"Stonehenge, a temple restored to the British Druids." By William Stukeley, M.D. London, 1740. folio.

"Choir-Gaure, vulgarly called Stonehenge, on Salisbury plain, Described, Restored, and Explained." By John Wood, Architect, 1747. 8vo. 119. pp

"Choir-Gaure; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids, commonly

monly called Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Astronomically Explained, and Mathematically proved to be a Temple erected in the earliest ages, for observing the motions of the heavenly bodies. Illustrated with three Copper-plates." By Dr. John Smith, inoculator of the small-pox. Salisbury, 1770. 4to.

A Comparison between Dr. Stukeley and Benjamin Martin in their opinions about it; and a decision in favour of the first. Gent. Mag. May 1774. p. 198.

"A Description of Stonehenge, Abiry, &c. in Wiltshire. With An Account of the Learning and Discipline of the Druids: to which is added, An Account of Antiquities on Salisbury Plain." 12mo. pp. 86 wood-cuts. 1776-1800.

"A Description of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain; extracted from the Works of the most eminent Authors: with some modern obser vations on that Stupendous Structure; to which is added, An Account of the Fall of Three Stones, January 3, 1797." 1800. 12mo. pp. 80.

David Loggan engraved W. and S. Views of Stonehenge. See also Keyster's Ant. Sept. c. 4. p. 50. and Montfaucon, Ant. Exp. XV. p. 146.

N.E. and S. W. Views from original drawings, by George Keate, Esq. 1770, were engraved by H. Roberts for Easton, bookseller at Salisbury.

Stonehenge is represented on the reverse of a medal of Dr. Stukeley.

In Hearne and Byrnes Antiquities is a View of Stonehenge. STOURHEAD." A Ride and Walk through Stourhead,” a poem.

1769.

A View of Stourhead Gardens, with strictures on a late abusive Ode upon the same subject."

Hoare's Plans and two front Views.

Two Views of Stourhead. By T. Vivares, from a drawing of Bamfyld. 1777.

A Description of the House and Gardens at Stourhead. 12mo. Salisbury, 1800.

TIDWORTH." A Relation of the famed Disturbance at the house of Mr. Mumpesson of Tedworth, occasioned by the beating of an invisible drum every night for a year."

WARDOUR CA TLE.-Plans and Elevations of, by J. Paine.

S. E. View of Old Castle. By Buck. 1733.

WARMINSTER." Nun's Path, a Descriptive Poem." By Thomas Huntingford 1777. 4to. pp. 35. Nun's Path is in the vicinity of Warminster.

"Affair of the Warminster Workhouse, truly stated." By Edward Wilton. 8vo. 1760,

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these are portraits of Judge Popham: and Nell Gwyn, by Ve relst. Here is also a curious piece of needle-work, representing a large Roman tessellated pavement, which was discovered in the adjoining park. It was first noticed in 1728 by Mr. George, steward to Edward Popham, Esq. the then possessor of Littlecot, By that gentleman a coloured drawing was made of it, and communicated to the Society of Antiquaries, who ordered it to be engraved, by Vertue; and requested professor Ward to furnish a description of it, to accompany the plate. This pavement mea. sured 41 feet in length, by 33 in breadth, and seems to have formed the floor of a temple. It consisted of two divisions, the templum and sacrarium, answering to the nave and chancel of our churches. The templum, or outer part, which was nearly square, was ornamented with a compartment of figures inlaid, in the centre of which was a large two-handled cup, supported by two sea-monsters with fishes tails; and behind each a dolphin, and two concha, or shell-fish, probably in allusion to Neptune. Opposite was a border, with a similar cup, supported by two tigers. This is conjectured by some to have referred to Bacchus, whose chariot is

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affording relief to the wretched mother, was told she must be gone. Her former conductor appeared; and conveyed her behind him to her own home; he then paid her handsomely and departed. The midwife was strongly agitated by the horrors of the preceding night; and she immediately made a deposition of the fact before a magistrate. Two circumstances afforded hope of detecting the house in which the crime had been committed; one was, that the midwife, as she sate by the bed-side, had, with a view to discover the place, cut out a piece of the bed-curtain, and sown it in again: the other was, that as she had descended the staircase, she had counted the steps. Some suspicions fell upon one Darell, at that time the proprietor of LittlecotHouse, and the domain around it. The house was examined and identified by the midwife, and Darell was tried at Salisbury for the murder. By corrupting his judge he escaped the sentence of the law; but broke his neck by a fall from his horse a few months after. The place where this happened is still known by the name of Dareil's stile-a spot to be dreaded by the peasant whom the shades of evening have overtaken on his way." With the above tale of terror Mr. Scott has connected another story of a similar kiną, which was current at Edinburgh during his youth.

feigned to have been drawn by tigers; but others think it was emblematical of Ceres, who was represented in one character as a Fury, The floor of the sacrarium was a square, inclosing a circle. Within the larger circle was a smaller one, in which was a figure of Apollo playing on his harp; and, in four surrounding compartments, four female figures, representing the Horæ, or Seasons, riding at full speed on four different animals. One was exhibited holding a flower in her hand, and seated on a deer, to denote spring; the second appeared seated on a panther, and holding a swan, as an emblem of summer; the third, who rested her arms on a branch, apparently of a vine, rode on a bull, for autumn; and the fourth, seated on a goat, without any thing in her hand, denoted the barrenness of winter. It may be further added that the two former of these figures appeared naked down to the waist, as representing the warmth of spring and summer; whereas the two latter were wholly covered, except their arms, to indicate the cold of winter. Exterior to the circle enclosing them were three compartments, each displaying a face of the sun, emitting bright and extended rays in the form of a semicircle. From all these circumstances, it is evident that Apollo was the principal deity worshipped in this temple; but as the figures in the outer part related also to Neptune and Bachus, or Ceres, it may perhaps not improbably be esteemed a sort of pantheon.

Another smaller Roman Pavement, and a curious Cup, or patera, of brass, were discovered by Mr. George, on Rudge Farm, adjoining the northern boundary of Littlecot-park. The cup was adorned with foliage, and was inscribed thus: "Amais, AbalJana, Uxeloduno, Ambloganus, Bauna." Concerning its use, several conjectures have been offered, but none of them are very satisfactory. That of Gale, however, has the merit of plausibility as well as of ingenuity. This antiquary supposes it to have been a patera used in libations by the ancients when they met together on any solemn occasion, or for the purposes of mirth and feasting; and he conceives that the inscription indicates that the inhabitants of the five towns, or stations, it mentions, had esta

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