Mr. Ogilby's Tables of his measur'd roads So digested, that any great road or branch may readily be found; with the general and particular, computed & measur'd distance, and the distinction of market and post-towns. With other remarks. To which is added, A true account of the markets and fairs, &c. collected in his survey. / By John Ogilby, Esq; His Majesty's cosmographer. Licensed March 31th. 1676. H. Oldenburg.

EXPLANATION.

EAch Page is Divided into two Collumes, where, having read the Title and prin∣cipal Towns contain'd in that Road, you be∣gin the Left-hand Collume and read to the Bottom, unless struck through with a Black-Line, which always directs to begin the next Collume. For Example,

No 3. Page 4. You must not read, York, Newcastle, Durham, Barwick, but, York, Durham; Newcastle, Barwick, as if they stood all under one another, as No 1. Page 2. where having read both Collumes, and End∣ing at Aberistwith; you begin the 3d. Page with the Branch to Buckingham, the Four Towns at the Beginning you read as before, and then begin the First Collume, at, To Ʋx∣bridg, &c. whence, proceeding to Little Missenden, you begin again at the Top, not

at Ailsbury, but at Great Missenden. And so of the Rest.

I. The 15 great Roads from London to the Extent of England and Wales, as, Holy∣head, Barwick, Dover, Rye, &c. are Plac'd Alphabetically, and Numbred 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. the Letter of the last Town taking place: As, No 1. is the Road to Oxford, Worcester, and Lempster, yet Aberistwith being the Extent, it is Plac'd in A. So the Road to York Durham, and Newcastle, continuing to Barwick, is Plac'd in B.

II. Immediately after each great Road, you have the Principal Branches: As, next after the Road to Oxford, and so to Aber∣istwith, you have the Roads from London, 1st. to Buckingham, and next to Montgomry.

And to avoid Repeating, you are Refer'd to the fore-going great Road for the several Towns and their Distances, till you come where you are to leave that great Road, as in the Branch to Buckingham, after the Names of 4 of the chief Towns, viz. A∣m••rsham, Wendover, Ailsbury, Buckingham, you begin the Left-hand Collume, and find To Ʋxbridg in No 1. where you may find the Towns and Distance from London to Ʋxbridg, as aforesaid. And so in the next Branch, which is the Road from London to Montgomery, you are Refer'd to No 1. for the Towns from London to Worcester; where you leave the Aberistwith Road and go to Hallow, which is from Worcester com∣puted 2 Mile, but by Measure, 2 Miles six Furlongs, or 2 Mile 3 quarters.

Of these Branches you have 22. which end with London to Harwich, Page 20. where begin the Cross and Accidental Roads from one City or Town to another, the Town whence the Road issues taking place in the Alphabet, as, Arundel to Chichester, Bristol to Chester, Chester to Hollywel, and

York to Chester, &c. At the begining of each Road you have 2, 3, or 4. of the prin∣cipal Towns upon that Road, either from London or other great Towns, as in the Ho∣lyhead Road, No 10. Page 11 and 12. you have the Road from London to Coventry; in Letter C. of the Cross Roads, you have the Road from Cambridg to Coventry; in P. 30 Glocester to Coventry; in Page 38. Oxford to Coventry; that by the Towns at the be∣gining of each Road, you may readily find what you Desire.

You have the Computation by Miles, the Measure by Miles and Furlongs, directed by M. and M. F. over-head. Where there is no Figures, that Town is not a Mile from the next, or admit of some odd Parts, not easily supply'd in the Computation, and there fore you are to Reckon from the last Num∣ber to the next Town with Figures: As, in No 1. Page 2. from London to Kensing∣ton Gravelpits it is accounted 3. Mile, but from the Standard in Cornhil it is measur'd 5 Mile; thence to Acton, passing Shepherds Bush, it is Computed 3 Miles, but by mea∣sure 3 Mile 3 Furlongs. And so of the Rest.

The Numbers with the Towns at the be∣gining of each Road, is the general Distance from London, or the Principal Town; re∣koning always from the Standard in Cornhil or near the Center of each other City or Town.

Cities are in Capitals, Market-Towns in Italique, and Post-Towns mark'd thus * as Page 4. * Waltham Cross is a Post and not a Market-Town, Hodsdon is a Market, but no Post-Town, * Ware is both Market and Post.

The Markets and Fairs are put Alphabe∣tically, beginning with the Towns Name.