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wisebiche_n &_o locis_fw-la consimilibus_fw-la naviculae_fw-la pecora_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la maxima_fw-la periit_fw-la multitudo_fw-la the_o like_a account_n matthew_n westminster_n give_v of_o the_o great_a devastation_n cause_v by_o the_o overflowing_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o river_n this_o year_n year_n see_v mr._n camder_n own_o word_n as_o quote_v in_o the_o note_n p._n 44._o per._n per._n perambulation_n of_o kent_n p._n 209._o 209._o the_o grant_n be_v transcribe_v no_o far_o in_o mr._n somner_n original_n ms._n the_o various_a name_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o marsh_n marsh_n i_o think_v our_o historian_n be_v general_o mistake_v in_o this_o and_o such_o like_a passage_n for_o translate_n from_o the_o saxon_a which_o they_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v and_o find_v there_o on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n present_o conclude_v that_o these_o be_v certain_o the_o name_n of_o the_o country_n whereas_o no_o doubt_n they_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o such_o place_n which_o as_o it_o hold_v in_o all_o so_o especial_o in_o such_o as_o end_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o the_o saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v incolae_fw-la habitatores_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o when_o the_o saxon_n mention_v the_o name_n of_o any_o country_n they_o express_v it_o general_o by_o the_o genitive_a case_n plural_a of_o the_o possessive_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d merciorum_fw-la terra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d northymbrorum_fw-la terra_fw-la terra_fw-la pag_n 50._o 50._o it_o be_v certain_o a_o mistake_n of_o the_o press_n for_o merscware_v merscware_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o saxon_a signify_v palus_fw-la palus_fw-la vid._n supra_fw-la p._n 43._o the_o etymon_n of_o romney_n romney_n quis_fw-la quaeso_fw-la hodie_fw-la credat_fw-la magnam_fw-la partem_fw-la illius_fw-la prati_fw-la seu_fw-la planiciei_fw-la nobis_fw-la nunc_fw-la rumnesis_n marshii_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la romani_fw-la maris_fw-la nomine_fw-la dictae_fw-la fuisse_fw-la quondam_a altum_fw-la pelagus_fw-la &_o mare_fw-la velivolum_fw-la twini_fw-fr comment_fw-fr de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la albion_n p._n 31._o 31._o among_o who_o be_v mr._n lambard_n perambulat_fw-la p._n 208._o first_o mention_n of_o appledore_n appledore_n ethelwerd_v likewise_o call_v it_o apoldore_v florence_n of_o worcester_n apultrea_n and_o king_n aethelred_n charter_n to_o the_o church_n of_o canterbury_n publish_v by_o spelman_n council_n t._n 1._o p._n 505._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 62._o derivation_n of_o appledore_n appledore_n appledore_n corrupt_o from_o the_o saxon_a apulâ—neo_n in_o latin_a maelus_fw-la that_o be_v a_o appletree_n say_v lambard_n perambulat_fw-la p._n 205._o it_o be_v probable_a florence_n of_o worcester_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n because_o he_o write_v it_o apultrâ—a_n apultrâ—a_n the_o general_a way_n of_o name_v place_n in_o the_o saxon_a time_n be_v prefix_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la to_o the_o name_n of_o some_o thing_n remarkable_a in_o the_o place_n but_o the_o succeed_a monk_n who_o translate_v their_o record_n or_o else_o those_o who_o publish_v their_o translation_n have_v breed_v some_o confusion_n in_o they_o by_o join_v the_o two_o word_n and_o very_o often_o for_o