Transcribed from the 1822 Sherwood, Neely, And Jones edition.

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
SKETCHES
OF THE
TOWN AND SOKE
OF
HORNCASTLE,
IN THE
COUNTY OF LINCOLN,

ANDSEVERAL

PLACES ADJACENT,

EMBELLISHEDWITH ENGRAVINGS.

BY GEORGE WEIR.

SECONDEDITION.

LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY SHERWOOD,NEELY, AND JONES,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.

SOLD ATHORNCASTLE BY WEIR AND SON.

1822.

p. iiPrinted by Weir and Son,
              Horncastle.

p.iiiADVERTISEMENT.

The first impression of this workbeing sold off, and copies still enquired for, a second editionhas been prepared for publication.  In this edition theAuthor has taken care to insert such additional informationrespecting the places described in the former impression, as hehas been able to procure.  A view of the Monastic Remains atTupholme, together with a short description of the place, is alsoadded; and for the drawing from which this view is engraved, theAuthor has to acknowledge his obligation to Mr. Espin, of Louth,who kindly furnished several of the former views.

In order to reduce the price of the book as much as possible,the ancient and modern plans of Horncastle, together with theAppendix, consisting chiefly of charters, which were included inthe first edition, in this are omitted.

August 15, 1822.

p.vCONTENTS.