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Houghton Church, 140

House of the Holy Sepulchre, 167

Hugh of Wells, Bishop of Lincoln, 141

Hussey, Rebecca, 289

⸺ Sir Edward, 287, 289

⸺ Sir Thomas, 288

⸺ Thomas, 287

Hussey-Apreece, Sir Thomas, 290

Hussey-Delaval, Edward, 296

Hussey-Delaval, Sir John, 291

Icanho (Ox Island), 120

Images on the rood-loft, 243

Infirmary, Stamford, 168

Inscriptions, curious, 204-205

Irby family, 312

⸺ Sir Anthony, 257

Irnham, 161

Iron Age, entrenchments of the, 21, 22

Jarvis, George Eden, 298

⸺ George Ralph Payne, 298

Jessopp, Dr., 208

Johnson, Maurice, 319, 321, 323, 329, 331, 335

Jubé, 225

Kesteven forest, 24

⸺ Roman villa sites in, 51

Kirby Hall, 190

Kirkstead Abbey, 81-84

⸺ Cistercian Abbey of, 180

Kirton, 181

Knights Hospitallers, 121

Knives, flint, 13

Lady Chapel, Grantham, 151, 152

Langton of Langton by Spilsby family, 309, 310

Leland, 45, 49

Leverton, Lenten veil at, 209

Liber Niger, or Statutes of Lincoln Cathedral, 225

Libraries, Grantham Church, 159

⸺ Spalding, 320, 322

Licence to erect Tattershall Castle, 180, 181

Lincoln, 160

⸺ Alnwick tower, 190

⸺ “Angel Quire,” 145

⸺ Broad tower, 138

⸺ capitulation of, 272

⸺ Castle, 29, 274

⸺ chancery at, 248

⸺ choir screen at, 208

⸺ diocese of, 155, 163

_Lincoln Excursion_, Sharpe’s, 89, 102, 109, 113

Lincoln, Fleming, Bishop of, 121

“Lincoln Gap,” 26, 36

Lincoln, Hugh of Wells, Bishop of, 141

⸺ Lord Clinton, Earl of, 184

⸺ Minster, reredos-screen, 211

⸺ Petition, 259

⸺ St. Hugh’s shrine, 145

⸺ St. Paul’s Church, 53

⸺ Sanderson, Bishop of, 158, 159

⸺ stone screen, 220-23, 227, 228

⸺ tessellated pavements found in, 32

⸺ Theophilus Clinton, Earl of, 277

_Lincoln Wills, Early_, 245

“Lincolnshire Rising,” 175

Lindsey, 36, 41, 48, 49, 51, 71

⸺ Lord, 313

⸺ Montagu Bertie, Earl of, 277

⸺ Robert, Earl of, 252, 269

⸺ Roman villa sites in, 51

Lindum, 27, 28, 31-33, 36

List of places where Barrows have been found, 8

⸺ ⸺ where Bronze Age specimens have been found, 19

⸺ ⸺ where Neolithic implements have been found, 5

Littlebury, altar tomb of Sir Humphrey, 108

“Long and short” quoining, 61-65, 73

Long Barrows, 7-9, 20, 21

Lord Treasurer, Ralph Cromwell, 182, 184, 193

Louth tower, 78

Lyndewodes, brasses of the two, 202

Lyon, Rev. Stephen, 321

Maddison family, 312

Manchester and Cromwell advance against Lincoln, 274

Manton Common, pygmy flints found at, 10

Market Cross, Grantham, 137, 138, 158

Marton by Stow, Saxon stone rood, 209

Marton, “herring-bone” masonry at, 69, 76

Massingberd family, 310

Maud, Empress, 141

Mediæval rood-screens and rood-lofts, 206-248

Merlin of Caledonia, 163

Middle bay of screens, 234

Mid-wall shaft, 66, 70

Milestone, Victorinus, 30

Minster, 54

Mint, Stamford, 165

Monson family, 312, 315

_Monumental Brasses_, Macklin’s, 205

Monumental brasses, Tattershall Church, 197, 199, 200

Monuments in Boston Church, 125-126

More, Henry, metaphysician, 154, 159

Moulton, Church of All Saints, 85, 89, 91, 92-100, 102, 103, 105, 107, 111, 113

Names of the rood-loft, 212, 213

Nelson, Canon Hector, 160

Nelthorp of Scawby family, 317

Neolithic boats found in Lincolnshire, 6

⸺ burial places, 4, 7-9

⸺ implements, 5

⸺ period, 3

⸺ pottery, 7

Neve, Rev. Timothy, 322, 328

Newark Castle, 157

⸺ “remonstrance,” 273

⸺ siege of, 273

Newcome, Dr. John, 159

Newcomen family, 316, 317

Newel staircase, Tattershall Castle, 190

“Newport” arch, 29, 31

Newton, Sir Isaac, 154, 158

Nicholson, W. A., 184

North Kyme, Roman camp at, 40

Nunnery, St. Mary’s Benedictine, 167

Onion fair, 150

Organ, playing the, 227

Paleolithic period, 3

Palimpsests, 203

Parish chancel-screens, 230-248

Patten of Wainfleet, William, 185, 195

Pavement at Aisby, tessellated, 44

⸺ at Haceby, tessellated, 44

Pavements found in Lincoln, tessellated, 32

Peck, Francis, 162, 166

Peddar’s Way, 48

Pelham of Brocklesby, Sir William, 257

Perpendicular tower, Spalding Parish Church, 89

Peterborough Abbey, 132, 135

⸺ Cromwell’s headquarters at, 268

⸺ diocese of, 163

Picot, son of Coleswegan, 54

Pigot, knightly family of, 280, 281

Pinchbeck Church, 85

Piscina, Heckington, 118, 119

⸺ Kirkstead Chapel, 83

Plan of Spalding, Grundy’s, 332

⸺ of Tattershall Castle, 186

_Polyglot_, Philip II.’s, 159

Pope, 319

Potesgrave, Richard de, 115, 117

Pottery, Bronze Age, 19, 20

⸺ of the Neolithic period, 7

Prehistoric Iron Age, 3, 22, 23

Priory Church, Stamford, 166

⸺ Freiston, 216

⸺ of Spalding, 326

⸺ St. Leonard’s, Stamford, 164, 166, 167

⸺ St. Mary’s, Newstead, 168

⸺ St. Michael’s, Stamford, 167

“Protecting Mothers,” statues of, 45

Prynne, 156

Pulpitum, Tattershall stone, 228-230

Pygmy period, 3, 10-18

⸺ race of man in Lincolnshire, 10-18

⸺ races, 17

⸺ sites, stations or dwelling-places, 14, 15

Queen’s Cross, Grantham, 135

Quoining, “long and short,” 61-65

Rectors and Vicars of Boston Church, 127-130

Redstone Gowt, oblong camp at, 42

Regalia, Stamford, 174

Reredos-screen, Lincoln Minster, 211

Restoration of Boston Church, 123

Richard III. at Grantham, 139

Rites of Durham, The, 214, 226

Roman altar, with inscription, 32

“Roman Banks,” 41

⸺ camp at North Kyme, 40

⸺ ⸺ at Redstone Gowt, 42

⸺ camps, 26

⸺ engineering in the Fens, 39

⸺ occupation, 2

⸺ occupation of Stamford, 163

⸺ period, 3

⸺ remains at Winterton, 34

⸺ residence at Greetwell, 32

⸺ salt works, 43, 51

⸺ sea-walls, 3

⸺ sepulchral slabs, 32

⸺ villa at Scampton, 33

⸺ villa sites in Kesteven and Lindsey, 51

Romans in Lincolnshire, 24-52

Rood-beam above the altar, 210

Rood-loft, complete mediæval, 237

⸺ staircases, 239

⸺ turret, with spirelet, 241

Rood-screen, Grantham, 158

Rood-screens and rood-lofts, mediæval, 206-248

Roods carved in stone, 209

⸺ metal or wood, 210

Ropsley, 64

⸺ birthplace of Bishop Foxe, 154

Rothwell tower, 65, 68, 73

Round Barrows, 7, 9, 20, 21

St. George’s Church, Stamford, 171

St. Giles’ Lazar House, Stamford, 167

St. Hugh’s shrine, Lincoln, 145

St. John’s Church, Stamford, 170

St. Leonard’s Priory, Stamford, 164, 166, 167

St. Martin’s Church, Stamford, 167, 171, 196

St. Mary-le-Wigford, 64, 67, 72, 76

St. Mary’s Benedictine Nunnery, 167

⸺ Church, Stamford, 170

⸺ Minster, Stow, 72

⸺ Priory, Newstead, 168

St. Michael’s Church, Stamford, 171

⸺ Priory, Stamford, 167

St. Osmund, 140

St. Paul’s Church, Lincoln, 53

⸺ ⸺ Stamford, 167, 171

St. Peter-at-Gowts, 64, 67, 69, 70, 76, 78

St. Peter’s Church, Barton, 53, 54-56, 61, 63, 65-70, 72-75

St. Wulfran, Archbishop of Sens, 150

Saltebys, 144

Salters Ford, 135

Saltfleet Haven, 269

Saltworks, Roman, 43, 51

Samian pottery, 49

Sancte bell cot, position of, 241

Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln, 158, 159

Sarum, Church of, 141

Savile, Sir John, 282

Saxon cathedral at Sidnaceaster, 71

⸺ chancel arches, 208

⸺ churches in Lincolnshire, 53-80

⸺ tower, Barton, 55

⸺ towers, 65

Scampton, Roman villa at, 33

Scartho, 78

Scott, Sir Gilbert, 158

Scotton, pygmy flints found at, 10

Screen, Crowland Abbey, 217, 218, 238

Screen, Early English, Kirkstead Chapel, 83

Screen of old St. Peter’s, description of, 206, 207

Screen, Tattershall stone choir, 228-230

Screens, ogee arch an essential feature of Lincolnshire, 231

Scrope of Cockerington family, 314

⸺ ⸺ Sir Gervase, 260

Scunthorpe, pygmy dwelling-places at, 15

⸺ pygmy flints found at, 10, 12

Sedilia, Heckington, 118, 119

Sepulchral slabs, Roman, 32

Sepulchre, Heckington Easter, 118

Sheffield family, 315

Shrine, Lincoln, St. Hugh’s, 145

Sibsey, St. Margaret’s, 240

Sibthorp of Canwick family, 317

Sidnaceaster, Saxon cathedral at, 71

Siege of Newark, 273

Sites, pygmy, 14, 15

Skegness, 49

Skin scrapers, flint, 13

Skipwith family, 315

Skipworth, Edward, 159

Skirbeck wapentake, 120

Sleaford, 46

Smyth of Elkington family, 311

Society, Spalding Gentlemen’s, 319-339

Solid chancel-screens, 213

Spalding, 42

⸺ Abbey, 85

⸺ Church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, 85, 86-90

⸺ raid upon, 260

Spire, Grantham, 138, 161

Spittlegate Church, 131, 140

Springthorpe tower, 67

Staircases, rood-loft, 239

Stamford, 160, 162-178

“Stamford Baron,” 163

_Stamford, Survey of_, Butcher’s, 162

Stations, pygmy, 14, 15

Statues of “Protecting Mothers,” 45

Steele, 319

Stone of Skellingthorpe, Henry, 303

Stone rood-screen at Grantham, 217

⸺ screen, Lincoln, 220-223, 227, 228

Stow rood-beam, 210

⸺ Saxon church, 53-59, 63, 71

⸺ tower, 67, 69, 75, 76

Strip-work decorations, 63, 70

Stukeley, Dr. William, 40, 45, 111, 177, 327, 328

Sutton St. Mary, Church of, 85, 102, 103, 111-113

Swinhope, Long Barrow at, 7

Syston, 160

Tailor, Thomas, 282-286

Tatesale and Kirkstead, effigy of Robert de, 180

Tateshale, first Baron de, 181

Tattershall Castle, 179-193, 277

⸺ Church, 171, 193-197

⸺ stone screen, 228-230

Tessellated pavement at Aisby, 44

⸺ ⸺ at Haceby, 44

⸺ pavements found in Lincoln, 32

Thimelby, Richard, 161

Thorold family, 310

Tickell, Rev. S. C., 162

Tinwell, 163

Titley, Peter, 155

Tombs, Stamford, Cecil family, 171, 172

Tower arches, variations of, 68, 69

Tower, Boston, 78

⸺ Branston, 79, 80

⸺ Broughton, 56, 67-69, 75

⸺ Clee, 67, 70

⸺ Grantham, 78

⸺ Heckington, 78

Tower-le-Moor, 193

Tower, Louth, 78

⸺ Perpendicular, Spalding Parish Church, 89

⸺ Rothwell, 65, 68, 73

⸺ Springthorpe, 67

⸺ Stow, 67, 69, 75, 76

⸺ Waith, 57, 58, 75, 76

⸺ Winterton, 67, 69, 70, 76

Towers, Saxon, 65

⸺ Stamford, 165

Transitional capitals, Grantham, 143

Trigg, Francis, 159, 160

Trollope, Bishop, 142

⸺ family, 314

Turnor of Stoke Rochford family, 317

Tyrconnel, Countess of, 294

Tyrwhit family, 315

Tyrwhit of Stainfield, Sir Philip, 257

Variations of tower arches, 68, 69

Vertue, George, 328

Vicars and Rectors of Boston Church, 127-130

Victorinus milestone, 30

Wainfleet saltworks, 43

Waith Church, 57, 58, 75, 76

Walker, Henry, 162

Wareing, Rev. John, 321-323

Warren, William, Earl, 173

Wash, 42

Waterton family, 309

Watling Street, 25, 37

Weapons, prehistoric Iron Age, 22

Welby of Denton family, 311

Welland, 162, 164

Wellingore screen, 231

Wells, ancient, 137

Weston, Church of St. Mary, 85, 90-92, 111, 113

Whaplode, Church of St. Mary, 85, 91, 100-105, 107, 110, 111, 113

Whichcote family, 312

Williams, Bishop, 155

Willoughby of Parham, Francis, Lord, 251, 252, 257, 259, 263, 266, 269, 273, 277

Willis, Browne, 327

_Wills, Early Lincoln_, 245

Winceby, fight, 270, 271

Winchester, Bishop of, 185

Wingfield Manor House, 183

Winteringham “station,” 35

Winterton, Roman remains at, 34

⸺ tower, 67, 69, 70, 76

Winthorpe screen, 238

Witham, 28, 39

Wolfere, King of Mercia, 164

Wooden screen, Crowland Abbey, 238

⸺ screen-work, Kirkstead, earliest, 231

Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, 154

Wray family, 315

⸺ Sir Christopher, 273

Wren, 160

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By J. W. CALDICOTT. Edited by J. STARKIE GARDNER, F.S.A. 3000 Selected Auction Sale Records; 1600 Separate Valuations; 660 Articles. Illustrated with 87 Collotype Plates. 300 pages. Royal 4to, buckram. Price =42s.= net.

“A most comprehensive and abundantly illustrated volume.... Enables even the most inexperienced to form a fair opinion of the value either of a single article or a collection, while as a reference and reminder it must prove of great value to an advanced student.”—_Daily Telegraph._

Old English Porcelain and its Manufactures, History of.