s 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_,