New Guide. an Historical and Descriptive Account of Warwick and Leamington. Abridged from a Larger Work [An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick, by W. Field]. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1816 Excerpt: ... ACCORDING to Rous, the celebrated antiquary, Warwick was founded by Gutheline, who was King of the Britons, about the Christian era; and was originally called Caer-guthleon, from Caer, which signifies a city, and Guthlin, the name of its founder. He asserts also, that the town was greatly enlarged by Guiderius, another British king; that it was nearly laid in ruins, during the incursions of the Picts and Scots;.and that it was afterwards rebuilt by Caractacus, the most distinguished of all the early British princes. When this gallant prince, after a vigorous resistance of nine years, was completely subdued by the Romans, A. D. 50. they, in order to secure their conquests, as we are told by Tacitus, erected various fortifications on the rivers Avon and Severn; one of which, there is some reason to believe, was at Warwick. After the final secession of the Romans from Britain, in the year 426, Rous relates that Warwick was again laid in ruins by the hardy savages of the north; and that it was again rebuilt by Constantino, another British king, who called it Caer-Umber. Upon his death, it was again exposed to the calamities of war; and, from that period, continued in a ruinous state, till it was a third time rebuilt by another British king, named Gwdyr, who called it after himself, Caer-Gwar. About that period, it is supposed, Warwick was made a Bishop's see, by Dubretius, Bishop of St. David, who chose for His episcopal church, All Saints', which stood on the site where the Castle was ufterwards built. During the time of the Saxon invasions, the town was again exposed to dreadful devastations, but after the division of the country into provinces, by that warlike people, it was once more rebuilt by Warremund, King of Mercia, and was called, after his name, JVar...

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