The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great Britain. Accompanied with descriptions (1815)
Storer, James, 1771-1853 · London, Published for the proprietors by Wm. Clarke... J. Murray... S. Bagster... J.M. Richardson... and Sherwood and Co. .. · leaf 177
the pre-sent proprietor. In the last and two preceding wars it was rented by thegovernment, for the keeping of the Spanish and Frenchprisoners. Of the latter there were, in the year 1761, up-wards of four thousand confined in this place. This occa-sioned several temporary buildings and conveniences… … TRESCAW,SCILLY ISLJXDS. Trescaw, anciently called Iniscaw, was said to be thelargest of all the islands of Scilly, in Lelands time, and tohave contained sixty households; but if what be said of itsextent is true, it has lost much of its land since, for it is atpresent little more than two miles in…
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