Parliamentary history, 53.
Pedmore, and church, 229.
Pendoc, 349.

Percy, Earls of Worcester, 11.
Perdiswell, near Worcester, 164.
PERSHORE HUNDRED, 293.
PERSHORE, S55; situation and ori-
gin, 356; abbey, monkish anec-
dotes, 357; antiquarian discovery,
358; markets, &c. 359; botanical
notices, 360.

Petrifactions near Malvern, 303.
PICTURES at Hanbury Hall, 180;
Westwood House, 192; Ombers-
ley Court, 193; Hagley, 208; by
Dr. Wall, of Worcester, 215; Ab-
berley Lodge, 289; Madresfield
329; at Croome Court, 341; at
Wollas Hall, 362.

Poem, ancient, descriptive of Mal-
vern Wells, 322.
POOR AND RATES, 48.

Population of the county, 47; of
Worcester city, 139.
Porcelain manufacture, 125.
PORTRAITS of Charles I. Queen
Anne, Sir John Pakyngton, 116;
of Charles XII. of Sweden, 181;
Sir John Perrot, 192; Hon. John
Russel, 193; Archbishop Sandys,

194; remarkable ones at Ombers-
ley by Dobson, ib.; Sandys, the
Oriental traveller, 195; Pope,
Thomson, West, Judge Lyttleton,
209; Lord Lyttleton and his Lady,
210; Frances, Duchess of Rich-
mond, 211; Anne, Countess of
Southesk, Sir Christopher Minns,
212; Louisa de Querouaille, 215;
Sir George Wynter, Lady Wynter,
Queen Henrietta Maria, 362.
Powder plot conspiracy, 185.
Powick village, 169.
Prideaux, Bishop, 102.
Prince Arthur's monument and fune-
ral, 77, 273.

Printing, elegant improvements in,

Rates of poor, 48.
Rea river. 41,
Resources of Britain, illustrated in a
note, 248.

Rhydd near Severn End, 347.
Ribbesford parish and church, 260;
ancient Saxon sculpture, 261; ma-
nor-house, manuscript found there,
anecdotes of Lord Herbert of Cher-
bury, 262; curious botanical phe.
nomenon, 271.

Rice, Sir Griffith, monument of, 80.
Road club at Evesham. 46.
Rock, parish of, and ancient Saxon
church, 275.
Roman history, 5.

roads, 6.

Roman

Roman camp at Cruckbarrow, 165;
at Kemsey, 169; at Wassalbill,
242.

station, discovered at Sod
dington, in Mamble parish, 278.
Romish persecutions, 99.
Rose-place, near Worcester, 164.

Roundhill, near Worcester, 165; near
Kidderminster, and its chalybeate,

241.

St. Egwin, legendary anecdotes of,

369.

St. John's Bedwardine, 111.
Stagbury-hill, near Bewdley, and its
extensive views, 270.

Stalls, ancient, at Worcester, 72.
Stanford Court, seat of Sir Thomas
Winnington, Bart. 285.

Staunton, hamlet of, 330.
Stockton church, 285.

Shelsey Walsh, 292.

Stoughton, 168.

Stour river, 44.

STOURBRIDGE, 230.

STOURPORT, its rise, 247; canal,
248; bridge, 249.

Strensham, 350; anecdotes of Samuel
Butler, 351.

Sutton park, 282.

Swinford, and hospital, 229.

T.

Tapestry, Gobeline, at Croome Court,

343.

Teme river, 143.

TENBURY, manorial history, 279;
church, 280; ancient monuments,
ib.; heavy flood, bridge, market-
cross, fairs, &c. 281.

Tenures of county, 31.

Thornborough, Bishop, 80.

ས,

VALE OF EVESHAM, 368.

Vincent family, curious epitaphs of,

169.

W,

Wall, Dr. John, 147.

Walsh, family, anecdotes of, 289.
Warfield, antiquities there, 289.
Warmstry, monument of Mrs. 67.
Wassall-hill, near Kidderminster, an
ancient camp there, 242.
Watson, anecdote of Bishop, 386.
Waysley Green, 251.

Weaver, biography of Thomas, 145.
Westwood-house, 191.

White, Thomas, the architect, 147.
White Ladies near Worcester, 162.
White Lady Aston, 167.

Whitehurst, Rev. Richard, seat at
Eastham, 283.

WHITLEY COURT, seat of Lord Fo-
ley, 290.
Whitley-hill, 289.

Wicton village and church, 360.
Willis, Richard, Bishop of Winches-
ter, biography of, 258.
Winningron family, anecdotes of,

286.

Winterdyne, seat of Mr. Moseley
near Bewdley, 259.
Witchbury-hills, 228.

Witchcraft, anecdotes of, 243.
Wollas hall, near Bredon, 361.
Wolsey, anecdotes of Cardinal, 113.
Wolverley parish, anecdotes, &c. 245.
Wolves once plentiful, 62.
Woodbury-hill, 288.

Wooly Castle, ancient ruin, 200.
WORCESTERSHIRE, general descrip.
tion, 1 to 54; extent, 2; history,
3; earls of, 9; property and its
changes, 17; ancient families, 19;
country seats, 20; climate, 23;
soil and surface, 26; landscape,
27; distribution of soil, 29; pro-
duce, 30; tenures, 31; minera-

logy, ib.; mineral springs, 35;
forests, ib. ; rivers, 37; canals, 45;
roads, ib.; commerce and manu-
factures, 47; poor and rates, 48;
inclosures, 50; cattle, 52; archi-
tecture, 53; parliamentary history,
ib. parliamentary influence, 54;
hundreds, ib.

WORCESTER, CITY of, general view,
56; geographical situation, ib.;
ancient walls, 57; streets, 58;
progressive improvement, 59; di-
vision of Sidbury, St. Oswald,
60; cathedral, 61; dean and chap-
ter, 103; bishops, 89 to 103; cas-
tle, 104; churches, St. Michael's,
St. Peter's, St. Helen's, 106; St.
Alban's, St. Andrew's, All Saints,
St. Clement's, 107; St. Martin's,
109; St. Swithin's, St. Michael's,
110; sectarian chapels, religious
foundations, 112; commandery,
113; public buildings, guildhall,
city arms, 115; bridge, 117; ca-
nal, 119; market-place, &c. 121;
inns, 123; trade and manufactures,
124; porcelain, 125; gloves, cha-
ritable institutions, 130; house of
industry, infirmary, 131; Berke-
ley's hospital, 132; theatre; free-
school, gaols, 134; public amuse-
ments, 138; assemblies and clubs,
races, library, population, 139;
municipal government, 140; par-
liamentary history, 141; lying-in
charity, 133; burgesses, 142; lo-
cal history, 148; sieges, 151;
dreadful storm, 161; St. John's
Bedwardine, ib.

Woscot, extraordinary lizard killed

at, 229.

Wulstan, St. tomb of, 80; anecdote
of, 95.

Wylde, Esq. monument of Robert,

67.

Wyre Forest, 274.

Y.

Yardiston, seat of Sir William Smith,
Bart. 284.