orks_, ................................... 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,

FOR PLACING THE

COPPER-PLATES.

Prospect of Birmingham, to face the Title.
Plan, ........................................ 43
Alm's-houses, ................................ *58
St. John's Chapel, Deritend, ................. 111
St. Bartholomew's, ........................... 113
St. Mary's, .................................. 115
St. Paul's, .................................. 116
Old and New Meetings, ........................ 117
New Theatre, ................................. 123
Hotel, ....................................... 130
Free School, ................................. 203
Charity School, .............................. 209
Workhouse, ................................... 215
Old and Welch Cross, ......................... 229
St. Martin's Church, ......................... 232
St. Philip's, ................................ 246
General Hospital, ............................ 256
Canal, ....................................... 265
Navigation Office, ........................... 267
Brass Works, ................................. 329

AN

HISTORY &c.

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_Some account of the derivation of the name of Birmingham_.

The word Birmingham, is too remote for certain explanation. During the
last four centuries it has been variously written _Brumwycheham,
Bermyngeham, Bromwycham, Burmyngham, Bermyngham, Byrmyngham_, and
_Birmingham_; nay, even so late as the seventeenth century it was
written _Bromicham_. Dugdale supposes the name to have been given by the
planter, or owner, in the time of the Saxons; but, I suppose it much
older than any Saxon, date: besides, it is not so co