Transcribed from the July 1908 Charles J. Clark edition byDavid Price.
Archaeologia Cambrensis
TEN DAYS’ TOUR
THROUGH
THE ISLE OF ANGLESEA
DECEMBER, 1802
BY
REV. JOHN SKINNER
RECTOR OF CAMERTON,SOMERSETSHIRE
SUPPLEMENT, JULY,1908.
LONDON:
Published for the Cambrian Archaeological Association by
CHARLES J. CLARK, 65, CHANCERY LANE,W.C.
p.3INTRODUCTION
The Rev. John Skinner’sTen Days’ Tour Through Anglesey, which is given inthe following pages, has been carefully transcribed from themanuscript in the British Museum, the punctuation, spelling, anduse of capitals followed strictly throughout. Some noteshave been kindly furnished by Mr. E. Neil Baynes, F.S.A., and hehas also copied (in black and white) most of the water-colourillustrations which are included in the manuscript. Theillustrations are reduced from the original size, but with thisexception and the absence of colour they have been copied asclosely as possible, with all errors of perspective, etc. Some of the drawings would appear to have been done by Mr.Skinner in the evening from memory, and not on the spot. The complete list is printed herewith, and the pages where theplates appear in the original. A copy of an extract fromMr. Skinner’s will is subjoined, in which he expresses hisparticular wish that the chests containing his numerous notebooksshould not be opened until the expiration of fifty years from theday of his death.
Extracted from the PrincipalRegistry of the Probate Divorce
and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice
In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
In the will of the Reverend John Skinner late Rector of Camerton in thecounty of Somerset deceased dated 1st February 1839 is asfollows:—
No. 2. I give and bequeath to the trustees of theBritish Museum all my Journals and other Manuscripts transcribedby my late brother Russell from No. 1 to No. 110 both p. 4inclusive andinterleaved with original drawings together with the Journals Ihave made in my own hand-writing since my brother’s deathfrom the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three to theyear one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight in volume 1 tovolume 36 of an Octavo size with blue Morocco backs containingaltogether in number one hundred and forty six which I desire maybe safely conveyed to the trustees of the British Museum with thefive Iron Chests in which they are now contained and I request mysaid executor the Reverend John Hammond to see to the performanceof this bequest in the manner aforesaid and it is my particularwish and request that neither of the Iron Chests with thecontents aforesaid shall be opened till after the expiration offifty years from the day of my death but provided the trustees ofthe British Museum should raise any objection thereto it is mywill that my before mentioned request should not be insistedupon.