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• History of the county of Gloucester (London, A. Constable and Co., 1907-<2016>, 1907), by A. R. J. Juřica, John Chandler, N. M. Herbert, C. R. Elrington, and William Page (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Bibliotheca gloucestrensis: a collection of scarce and curious tracts, relating to the county and city of Gloucester; illustrative of, and published during the civil war (Printed for the editor, 1825), by John Washbourn and John Webb (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gloucestershire (Oxford Clarendon Press, 1912), by W H. Weston (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Victoria history of the county of Gloucester (Constable, 1907), by William Page and University of London. Institute of Historical Research (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The story of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham : Norman, Sawyer and Company, 1908., 1908), by John Sawyer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The story of Gloucestershire. With map and illustrations. (Norman, Sawyer & Co., 1907), by John Sawyer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Victoria history of the county of Gloucester (Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research by Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1965), by William Page and University of London. Institute of Historical Research (page images at HathiTrust)
• The natural history of Gloucester-shire by Abel Wantner. ([London? : s.n., 1686?]), by Abel Wantner (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Eben-ezer. A full and exact relation of the severall remarkable and victorious proceedings of the ever-renowned Colonell Massy, governour of Gloucester, from May 7. to May 25. 1644.: In which time he tooke these severall considerable garrisons of the enemies in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, namely, Wesbury, little Deane, Newnam, Beverston-castle, Malmsbury and Chippanham. With the summons sent by Col. Massie to Col. Howard (sonne to the Earl of Berkshire) Govenour of Malmsbury; and his answer thereunto. And the names of the officers and commanders taken there. As also, the votes of the House of Commons on Friday last, concerning the supplies to be sent to Col. Massie, and a thousand pounds per annum to be given to him and his heirs for ever, out of the estates of papists and delinquents; as a reward for the many acceptable services performed by him. Iune 4. 1644. Imprimatur, John White. (London : Printed for T. W. and are to be sold in the Old-baily, 1644), by Edward Massey (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Laws, etc. ([London?] : Printed for Edward Husbands, May 13, 1644), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the King, a proclamation for the free and safe resort to the markets of the town of Cyrencester in the county of Glocester, and for the indempnity and safety of His Majesties subjects of that county ([Oxford : By L. Lichfield, 1643]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• By the King. A proclamation for the discovery of rebells invading the county of Glocester, and for the apprehending of spies and intelligencers. (Printed at Oxford : by Leonard Lichfield, printer to the University, 1643 [i.e., 1644]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the King. A proclamation of his Majesties grace, favour, and pardon, to the inhabitants of his county of Glocester. ([Oxford : Printed by Leonard Lichfield, 1642]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King of England Charles I (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The history of the antient town of Cirencester, in two parts : with appropriate observations, and illustrated with plates. (Printed and sold by S. Rudder, Dyer-Street, Cirencester :, 1800), by Samuel Rudder (page images at HathiTrust)
• The victorious and fortunate proceedings of Sir William Waller and his forces in Wales, and other places since they left Malmsbury. With the true manner of his taking Highnam and 150 commanders, and gentlemen, and 1444 common prisoners, well armed: also how hee beate up Prince Maurice his quarters, brake thorow his army, and came safe to Gloster, from whence he sent Lieutenant Colonell Massey, to take Tewksbury which he hath since effected. As it was sent in a letter from Sir William Waller, and Sir Arthur Haslerig, and read in both Houses of Parliament, April 15. 1643. Die Sabbathi, 15 Aprilis, 1643. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliameut [sic], that this letter shall bee forthwith printed and published. John Browne Cler. Parliamento. (London : Aprill 17. Printed for John Wright, in the Old-Bailey, 1643), by William Waller and Arthur Hesilrige (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the Kings most Excellent Majestie. The humble petition of the inhabitants of the county of Glocester. With their protestation to his Majestie. Whereunto is annexed Sir Edward Hales, his worthy speech in Parliament, Ian, 20. 1641. Vpon the reading of the letter, which his Majestie sent to both Houses of Parliament. (London : Printed for John Thomas, 1641 [i.e. 1642]), by Edward Hales (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A famous victorie obtained against the cavaliers in the county of Gloucester: by Sir VVilliam VValler, on Munday last at a town called Padsworth; how there was six score of the cavaliers killed on the place, most of them being gentlemen of quality, and chief commanders in the Kings army; and one of them is supposed to be a younger brother of the Duke of Lenox. With a true description of the manner of the fight, and what forces were on both sides, with many other remarkable passages concerning the same, which would be too long to mention in the title. (London : Feb. 25. Printed for R. Wood, 1643) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Gloucestershire notes and queries. (Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. [etc.], 1879) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gloucestershire notes and queries (London, [etc.], Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & co., limited [etc.]) (page images at HathiTrust)

• His Majesties proceedings in Northamptonshire, Glocestershire, Wilishire and Warwickshire from the 16 of August to the 23 wherein is declared his royall intention and resolution therein concerning the inhabitants of those counties : likewise the resolution of these worthy pillars of the protestant religion : namely the Lord Brookes, Colonell Hollis, Colonell Hampden, Colonell Goodwin, Colonell Fines, who are now marching towards Warwickshire with 6000 horse and foot. ([London?] : ... Printed for I. Williams, Aug 23, 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Records of Early English Drama: Cumberland, Westmorland, Gloucestershire (Toronto et al.: University of Toronto Press, 1981), ed. by Audrey W. Douglas and Peter Greenfield (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Bibliotheca gloucestrensis: a collection of scarce and curious tracts relating to the county and city of Gloucester, illustrative of, and published during the civil war, with biographical and historical remarks (Washbourn and Son :, 1823), by John Washbourn (page images at HathiTrust)

• Gloucestershire biographical notes. ("Journal" Office, 1887), by Joseph Stratford (page images at HathiTrust)
• The parliamentary history of the county of Gloucester, including the cities of Bristol and Gloucester, and the boroughs of Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury, from the earliest times to the present day, 1213-1898 (Priv. print. for the author by Jakeman and Carver, 1898), by W. R. Williams (page images at HathiTrust)

• The bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature ; being a classified catalogue of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed matter relating to the county of Gloucester or to the city of Bristol, with descriptive and explanatory notes. (Printed for the subscribers by J. Bellows, 1895), by Francis Adams Hyett and William Bazeley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Supplement to the Bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature, being a classified catalogue of biographical and genealogical literature relating to men and women connected by birth, office, or many years' residence with the country of Gloucester or the city of Bristol, with descriptive or explanatory notes. (Printed for the subscribers by J. Bellows, 1915), by Francis Adams Hyett, Roland Austin, and William Bazeley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature. Supplement to the Bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature; being a classified catalogue of biographical and genealogical literature relating to men and women connected by birth, office, or many years' residence with the county of Gloucester or the city of Bristol, with descriptive and explanatory notes (Printed for the subscribers by J. Bellows, 1895), by Francis Adams Hyett, Thomas Chatterton, Roland Austin, and William Bazeley (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature--Supplement to the Bibliographer's manual of Gloucestershire literature (Printed by J. Bellows, 1915), by Francis Adams Hyett, Roland Austin, and William Bazeley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury : with some account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst, Gloucestershire (G. Bell, 1906), by H. J. L. J. Massé (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History of the Church of St. Mary at Painswick (W. Pollard, 1902), by Welbore St. Clair Baddeley (page images at HathiTrust)

• The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623 (London, 1885), by John Maclean, John Philipot, William Crawshay Heane, William Camden, Henry Chitting, and College of Arms (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gloucestershire parish registers. Marriages. (Issued to the subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 1896), by W. P. W. Phillimore and Thomas M. Blagg (page images at HathiTrust)
• Abstracts of records and manuscripts respecting the county of Gloucester; formed into a history, correcting the very erroneous accounts, and supplying numerous deficiencies in Sir Rob. Atkins, and subsequent writers. (Printed by J. Harris;, 1807), by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (page images at HathiTrust)
• The visitation of the county of Gloucester : begun by Thomas May, Chester, and Gregory King, Rouge dragon, in Trinity vacacon, 1682, and finished by Henry Dethick, Richmond, and the said Rough dragon, pursuivant, in Trinity vacacon, 1683, by virtue of several deputacons from Sir Henry St. George, Clarenceux kinge of armes : with additions (Privately printed for Mr. Fenwick by W. Pollard, 1884), by Thomas May, Henry Dethick, Walter C. Metcalfe, Thomas Fitz Roy Phillipps Fenwick, and Gregory King (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The history of the county of Gloucester; compressed, and brought down to the year 1803 ... (Printed for the author, by G. F. Harris, 1803), by Thomas Rudge and Robert Atkyns (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gloucestershire (University press, 1914), by Herbert Arthur Evans (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Cotswold and vale, or, Glimpses of past and present in Gloucestershire (Norman, Sawyer & Co., 1904), by Henry Branch (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The annals of my village : being a calendar of nature, for every month in the year (J. Hatchard, 1831), by Mary Roberts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cotswold and vale, or, Glimpses of past and present in Gloustershire (Norman, Sawyer, 1903), by Henry Branch (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Goode olde countree. (St. Catherine Press, 1914), by Charles A. Mace (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Abstracts of records and manuscripts respecting the county of Gloucester; formed into a history, correcting the very erroneous accounts, and supplying numerous deficiencies in Sir Rob. Atkins, and subsequent writers. (Printed by J. Harris;, 1807), by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gloucestershire (University press, 1909), by Herbert Arthur Evans (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• History of the county of Gloucester (London, A. Constable and Co., 1907-<2016>, 1907), by A. R. J. Juřica, John Chandler, N. M. Herbert, C. R. Elrington, and William Page (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The ancient entrenchments and camps of Gloucestershire (E. J. Burrow & co., ltd., 1919), by Edward J. Burrow (page images at HathiTrust)
• Survivals of Roman architecture in Britain ([Gloucester?, 1901), by John Bellows (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The monumental brasses of Gloucestershire. (Phillimore & co., 1899), by Cecil Tudor Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some ancient English homes and their associations; personal, archo̲logical & historic (T. F. Unwin, 1895), by Elizabeth Hodges (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes on the old crosses of Gloucestershire (Longmans, Green, 1868), by Charles Pooley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Archaeological handbook of the county of Gloucester being an explanatory description of the archaeological map of Gloucestershire by the same author. (G. Norman, 1883), by George B. Witts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some ancient English homes and their associations; personal, archæological & historic (T. F. Unwin, 1895), by Elizabeth Hodges (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Victoria history of the county of Gloucester (Constable, 1907), by William Page and University of London. Institute of Historical Research (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The church bells of Gloucestershire, to which is added a budget of bell matters of general interest (Printed for the author by W. Pollard, 1881), by Henry Thomas Ellacombe (page images at HathiTrust)
• Victoria history of the county of Gloucester (Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research by Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1965), by William Page and University of London. Institute of Historical Research (page images at HathiTrust)

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