The visitation of the county of Nottingham, made and taken by Will'm Flower, also Norroy king of arms, in 1569. Continued, enlarged with the visitation of the same county made by Richard St. George, Norroy king of arms, in 1614, with many other descents of the same county. Transcript by Richard Mundy (Harl. ms., 1555) Together with The visitation of Nottinghamshire, made by Sr. Richard St. George, Norroy king of arms, in the year of Our Lord God 1614. With other enlargements. With other enlargements. John Within, 1631. (Harl. ms., 1400).

At the heart of this book is a previously unpublished account of Ben Jonson's celebrated walk from London to Edinburgh in the summer of 1618. This unique firsthand narrative provides us with an insight into where Jonson went, whom he met, and what he did on the way. James Loxley, Anna Groundwater and Julie Sanders present a clear, readable and fully annotated edition of the text. An introduction and a series of contextual essays shed further light on topics including the evidence of provenance and authorship, Jonson's contacts throughout Britain, his celebrity status, and the relationships between his 'foot voyage' and other famous journeys of the time. The essays also illuminate wider issues, such as early modern travel and political and cultural relations between England and Scotland. It is an invaluable volume for scholars and upper-level students of Ben Jonson studies, early modern literature, seventeenth-century social history, and cultural geography.