HISTORY

OF

BRISTOL,

CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL;

INCLUDING

Biographical Notices

OF

EMINENT AND DISTINGUISHED NATIVES.

Urbs antiqua

Dives opum.

Like some renown'd Metropolis

With glittering Spires and Pinnacles adorn'd.

VOLUME II.

BY THE REV. JOHN EVANS,
Author of "The Ponderer."

Bristol:

PRINTED FOR AND PUBLISHED BY W. SHEPPARD, EXCHANGE;

SOLD BY BARRY AND SON; AND NORTON AND SONS.

AND IN LONDON, BY LONGMAN AND CO.; AND LACKINGTON AND CO.

Mary Bryan, Printer, 51, Corn-street.

CABOD

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

CHAPTER THE FIRST.

Restoration of Charles II.-New Charter-March of the Duke of Monmouth towards

Bristol-Conduct of the Lord Lieutenant-Judge Jefferies visits Bristol-Arbitrary

Measures of James II.-Abolition of the Charter of Bristol-Removal of the

Corporation, and another appointed by the Court-The Old Corporation restored

by Proclamation-Arrival of William III.-Accession of Anne-Another Charter

-Sketch of the Charter of Anne-Her visit to Bristol-Improvements in Bristol

principally effected by the Corporation-Historic Account of the Corporation of

Bristol-Earldom-Biographic Sketch of Lord George Digby, Earl of Bristol--

High Steward, Cromwell-Biographical Sketch of the late Duke of Portland-

Antiquity of the Office of Mayor--List of Mayors from 1789 to 1810-Recorders,

William de Colford, Sir Michael Foster, Hon. Daines Barrington-Town-Clerks,

Robert Ricaut, Robert Thorn-Chamberlain, John Willis-Sheriff's-Aldermen-

Election of Mayor and Sheriffs-Revenue of the Corporation-Antiquity of the

Rights of Bristol as a Borough-History of its Representation-Remuneration to

Representatives-Qualifications of Electors-Number of Votes-List of Represen-

tatives from 1784 to 1810-Biographic Notice of Burke-General Political

Conduct of the Citizens--Council-House--Guildhall--Newgate---Biographic

Sketch of Savage-Bill for the Erection of a Prison and Session-House in con-

1iguous Buildings.

CHAPTER THE SECOND.

Page 3

Society of the Kalendaries; its Antiquity proved by Worcester and Leland; place in
which it was held; Members of which the Society was composed; its Library:

Dissolution-Ricaut, one of the Kalendaries-Nunnery of Mary Magdalen;

Situation; History and Dissolution--Franciscan Friary--The Carmelites---

Biographic Notice of Hooper-St. Bartholomew's Hospital-Convent of Dominican

Friars-The Society of the Knights' Templars-Augustine Friary-Fraternity of

the Holy Ghost-St. Vincent's Chapel-Hermitage of St. Brendan-Chapels of

the Castle Chapels on the Bridge and on the Back-Martyrs-Notices of Sharp,

Hale, and Benion-Persecution of the Quakers-Comparative Numbers of Reli-

gious Sects in the Nineteenth Century.

CHAPTER THE THIRD.

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Monastery of St. Augustine-Biographic Sketch of its Founder Fitzharding-Extent

of the Monastery, its Charters and Benefactions-College-Green; its Burying-

Ground a Sanctuary-Tombs of the Berkeleys-Biographic Notice of Lord Robert

Berkeley, Thomas, Maurice, &c.-Number of the Members of the Monastery

-Its Abbots-Biographic Notice of Snow-Asch-Newland, and Elliot-Bishop-

ric-Cathedral-Description of its Monuments and Copies of Inscriptions-Bishops.

-Notices of Bush-Fletcher-Westfield-Howell-Lake-Trelawney-Secker-

Butler-Conybeare, and Newton-Deanery-Revenues-Warburton--Charities

of the Foundation.

CHAPTER THE FOURTH.

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History of the Church of St. Augustine the Less, its Monuments and Inscriptions-

Biographic Notices of Eminent Persons connected with its History-Of St. Mark's

or the Mayor's Chapel-Of St. Stephen's-St. Werburgh's-All Saints-Christ

Church-Mary Le Port-and St. Nicholas.

Page 165

CHAPTER THE FIFTH.

Description of the ancient Form and early State of the City-Historical Sketch of its

progressive Alterations--and of its early as well as recent Improvements. Page 201

CHAPTER THE SIXTH.

History of the Church of St. Michael; its Monuments; Biographical Notices of

eminent Persons connected with its History-Of St James-St. John-St. Paul

St. Peter-St. Philip-St. Thomas-Temple-and St. Mary Redcliff. Page 233