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'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum ', Written in about 1670-1690 by John Aubrey
'An Interpretation of Villare Anglicanum' (an old list of places in England) by John Aubrey, an incomplete work consisting of a preface and a list of place-names with occasional notes of their meaning. Meredith Lloyd, a chemist, supplied a list of Welsh words in 1675 (fol. 4) and Edward Lhuyd a Welsh glossary in 1689 (fol. 6). At fols. 96, 107 are printed lists forming a 'Villare Scoticum' and 'Villare Hibernicum'. There are also a letter from Aubrey to…
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Aubrey Manuscripts
Shelfmark: MS. Aubrey 5
Extents: 129 Leaves
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Written in about 1670-1690 by John Aubrey