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Roman Settlements in the vale countryDestruction of the DanesGradual diminishing of the ForestPageant in the days of Richard II. in honour of his marriage with Anne of LuxemburgJourney of the young QueenDangers attendant on the wayArrival in LondonMargaret of Silesia, a confidential friend and first-cousin of the Queen, accompanies herDeath of the QueenMarriage of Margaret; afterwards that of her Daughter to Sir William TyndaleAnecdote of Piastus, her immediate ancestor, and his elevation to the throne of PolandA descendant of Margaret of Silesia concealed for three days and nights in the Yew-tree of Stinchcombe WoodThe Burning of his Mansion in the ValleyReference to William Tyndale, the Apostle of the English Reformation, descended from MargaretBeautiful Scenery around the remains of the old Forest, which now bears the name of Stinchcombe WoodA dilapidated Court-House in the Valley, where the Tyndale family once residedIts present condition and past greatness.Page 1. ...Castle near old Sarum, the Residence of the Earl of Salisbury surrounded with DownsPlace of TournamentFuneral of the Earl, and the mysterious Disappearance of his Daughter, ElaRiding forth of Knights in searchConjecture respecting her Pg xiiDisappearanceEla's three UnclesMonastry of BradenstokeAdventures of an English Knight, William Talbot, in quest of the young HeiressHis Wanderings in Normandy for the space of two yearsDiscovery of the Lady Ela, when gathering Shells on the Sea-coastPoetryHer Return to England, and Marriage with William LongespéAttachment of William Longespé to his Brother, King John, the Companion of his Wanderings, a Friend who never Deserted himWretched Condition of the CountryFounding by William Longespé of the beautiful Cathedral of SalisburyGoing abroad of the Earl, with his Royal Nephew, RichardDisasters by Land and SeaNarrow Escape from an Abbey in the Isle of RhéProposals of Marriage to the Lady Ela by Reimund de Burgh, during the absence of her HusbandHer scornful ReplyComplaint to King Henry by the Earl on his ReturnApologyIllness and Death of the EarlHis FuneralLady Ela permitted to remain in free WidowhoodHer Seal and Exercise of the Office of Sheriff of WiltshireFounding of Lacock Nunnery, and the Priory of HintonEla's Retirement from the stately Castle, in which her young Days had passed to the Society of the Nuns of LacockVisit to the plain Marble Stone that covers the Remains of Lady ElaClosing Observations.Page 91.