Birmingham, for want of the recording hand, may be said to live but one generation; the transactions of the last age, die in this; memory is the sole historian, which being defective, I embalm the present generation, for the inspection of the future.

It is unnecessary to attempt a general character, for if the attentive reader is himself of Birmingham, he is equally apprized of that character; and, if a stranger, he will find a variety of touches scattered through the piece, which, taken in a collective view, form a picture of that generous people, who merit his esteem, and possess mine.

THE

CONTENTS.

[Some Account of the Derivation of the Name of Birmingham],page [1]
[Situation],[3]
[Soil],[6]
[Water],[7]
[Baths],[8]
[Air],[*8]
[Longevity],[9]
[Ancient State of Birmingham],[13]
[Battle of Camp-hill],[*41]
[Modern State of Birmingham],[40]
[Streets, and their Names],[53]
[Trade],[57]
[Button],[75]
[Buckle],[76]
[Guns],[78]
[Leather],[79]
[Steel],[80]
[Nails],[*83]
[Bellows],[*85]
[Thread],[*89]
[Printing, by John Baskerville],[*90]
[Brass foundry],[*94]
[Hackney Coaches],[81]
[Bank],[83]
[Government],[ibid]
[Constables],[92]
[Bailiffs],[94]
[Court of Requests],[*99]
[Lamp Act],[99]
[Religion and Politics],[105]
[Places of Worship],[111]
[St. John's Chapel, Deritend],[112]
[St. Bartholomew's],[113]
[St. Mary's],[115]
[St. Paul's],[ibid]
[Old Meeting],[116]
[New Meeting],[117]
[Carr's-lane Meeting],[118]
[Baptist Meeting],[ibid]
[Quaker's Meeting],[120]
[Methodist Meeting],[121]
[Romish Chapel],[*125]
[Jewish Synagogue],[*128]
[Theatres],[123]
[Amusements],[127]
[Hotel],[*132]
[Wakes],[132]
[Club]s,[135]
[Ikenield street],[140]
[Lords of the Manor],[153]
[Uluuine], 1050,[156]
[Richard], 1066,[ibid]
[William], 1130,[161]
[Peter de Birmingham], 1154,[161]
[William de Birmingham], 1216,[163]
[William de Birmingham], 1246,[164]
[William de Birmingham], 1265,[165]
[William de Birmingham], 1306,[166]
[Sir Fouk de Birmingham], 1340,[168]
[Sir John de Birmingham], 1376,[169]
[Lord Clinton],[ibid]
[Edmund, Lord Ferrers],[170]
[William de Birmingham], 1430,[ibid]
[Sir William Birmingham], 1479,[171]
[Edward Birmingham], 1500,[172]
[John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland], 1537,[177]
[Thomas Marrow], 1555,[180]
[Thomas Archer], 1746,[181]
[Andrew, Lord Archer],[181]
[Sarah, Lady Archer], 1781,[ibid]
[Manor house],[182]
[Pudding-brook],[186]
[Priory],[187]
[John à Dean's Hole],[195]
[Lench's Trust],[196]
[Fentbam's Trust],[200]
[Crowley's Trust],[201]
[Scott's Trust],[202]
[Free School],[203]
[Charity School],[209]
[Dissenting Charity School],[214]
[Workhouse],[215]
[Old Cross],[227]
[Welch Cross],[229]
[St. Martin's],[232]
[St. Philip's],[246]
[Births and Burials],[253]
[General Hospital],[256]
[Public Roads],[259]
[Canal],[266]
[Deritend Bridge],[269]
[Soho],[271]
[Danes Camp, Danes Bank, or Bury Fields],[272]
[Gentlemen's Seats],[273]
[The Moats],[276]
[Black Greves],[ibid]
[Ulverley, or Culverley],[277]
[Hogg's Moat],[278]
[Yardley],[281]
[Kent's Moat],[282]
[Sheldon],[283]
[King's hurst],[ibid]
[Coleshill],[287]
[Duddeston],[289]
[Saltley],[292]
[Ward-end],[293]
[Castle Bromwich],[295]
[Park hall],[299]
[Berwood],[300]
[Erdington],[301]
[Pipe],[303]
[Aston],[306]
[Witton],[309]
[Blakeley],[312]
[Weoley],[313]
[Sutton Coldfield],[320]
[Petition for a Corporation],[324]
[Brass Works],[329]
[Prison],[332]
[Clodshale's Chantry],[336]
[Occurrences],[340]
[Earthquake],[ibid]
[Pitmore and Hammond],[343]
[Riots],[345]
[The Conjurers],[350]
[Military Association],[353]
[Bilston Canal Act],[357]
[Workhouse Bill],[361]
[The Camp],[370]
[Mortimer's Bank],[372]

DIRECTIONS

TO THE

BINDERS,