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A08306	Speculum Britanniae. The first parte an historicall, & chorographicall discription of Middlesex. Wherin are also alphabeticallie sett downe, the names of the cyties, townes, parishes hamletes, howses of name &c. W.th direction spedelie to finde anie place desired in the mappe & the distance betwene place and place without compasses. Cum priuilegio. By the trauaile and vew of Iohn Norden. Anno 1593; Speculum Britanniae. Part 1	Norden, John, 1548-1625?; Keere, Pieter van den, ca. 1571-ca. 1624, engraver.	1593 (1593)	STC 18635; ESTC S113229	40,877	140

or corporation of ten men Teothongs the officer of this Tithing the Saxons called teoþungmon of vs especiallie in the West a Tythingman in some places as in Northamptonshire a Therdbarrow Therdbarrowes so that ten of these Tithings yeelded a 100. men whereof the English call it at this day a Hundred though the number of the men be now vncertaine the Latines call it Centuria In steede of Tithings especially beyonde Trent they haue Wapētaches Centuriae Wapentaches which the Saxons called ƿeƿontacs which tooke that name of the view of weapons and where the Tenaunts deliuered vp their weapons vnto their Lords Boresealdor The officers of these petite deuisions or Tythings are in Kent called BorHesealdors the chiefest or eldest pledges as M. M. Lamberde Lamberde most expert in the Saxon toung affirmeth The word Shire commeth of the Saxon Verbe Scyran Shire why so called which signifieth to cut or to deuide Euerie of these Shires in time past was gouerned per Comitem whom we now call Earle who was quasi praefectus regius the kings Lieuetenant who of the Saxons was called Eorle of whom euery Shire is called a Countie a Comite Counties why so called of the Earle But of later time there haue been and are yeerely chosen in euery shire an officer by the Prince which in Latine is called Vicecomes as one appointed vice Comitis in the Earles steed The Sherife what and whence so called we call him the Sherife the Saxons called him Scyregerefa the Reeue of the Shire for gerefa is an officer to collect rents and other reuenues and to execute things vnder for another the Germaines at this daie haue Burgreeue of the Saxons ƿortgerefa Manie sortes of Reeues the Mayor of a Towne Margreeues whom we cal Waterbaylifes a Landsgreue whom we call the Reeue of a Mannor Pliny Gildas Solinus and Martianus do agree that this our BRITANNIA MAIOR is 800. The length of Brytaine and the bredth miles in length including also Scotland and Martianus saith it is in bredth 300. miles in which dimensuration they seeme to account after the Italian measure which is lesse then our myles The supposed breadth length of Englande by statute measure yet were England measured according to the true and exact mensuration prouided and allowed by statute it woulde appeere to be of greater length breadth then these authors account An Italian mile containeth mille passus maiores or Geometricos a 1000. A myle A furlong A pearch paces of fiue foote to the pace which is also a fadome And our English mile is eight furlongs euery furlong 40. pearches euery pearch 16. foote and halfe which maketh 5280. foote which is more then the Italian mile by 56. paces But our ordinary mile exceedeth both the Italiā true English mile The forme of this land is Trianguler The fertilitie of England much like Cicilia an Island in the middle earth sea The center of this land which I take to be about Titburie castle hath latitude about 52. degrees 50. minuts and longitude 21. degrees 28. minuts This our BRITANNIA for the fertility fruitfulnes therof matcheth the best yeelding such generall commodities in such abundance that it may be said Albion emporiis tellus opulenta marinis fertilis omnigenum rerum Another saith Anglia non segetes effundit diuite vena Pascua non pingui fertilitate tument In gremio fluuiis riui miscentur amaenis Gurgitibus rapidis vada pura meant Nobilis antiquo nutat cum robore quercus Et nemorum grato spirat odore viror Visceribus mediis errant pretiosa metalla Diuitiae crescunt intus opesque foris It were too long to recite the particuler fruites and rare commodities it yeeldeth all which are knowne to the worlde as the Cosmographicall Poet saith Omnia sunt famatotū vulgata per orbem And aboue all other blessings it hath greatest cause to reioyce in the free vse of the true knowledge of Christ England most happie in the vse of the Gospell wherein it triumpheth aboue all other kingdomes or Countries of the world most happely therin maintained vnder the mightie king of kings celestiall lehouah by the sacred hand of the most imperial Queene ELIZABETH the fruits of whose happie raigne who can enioy not vnfeinedly commend hir safetie and happie continuance vnto that all sufficient God who beyond expectation in fauour commended hir to vs in regarde whereof our Englande may be truely called OLBION a happie Countrie SPECVLVM BRITANIAE The first part conteining a briefe Historicall and Chorographicall discription of MYDDLESEX HAuing thus briefely touched the generall I purpose to proceede to the particular descriptions of this out BRITANIA wherein imitating the artificial Painter who beginneth alwaies at the head the principall part of the bodie I thought it not vnfit to begin my Speculum Britaniae with MYDDLESEX The causes why Myddlesex is the first part of Speculum Britaniae which aboue all other Shyres is graced with that chiefe and head Citie LONDON which as an adamant draweth vnto it all the other parts of the land and aboue the rest is most vsuallie ferquented with hir Maiesties most regall presence Of MIDDLESEX and of the Trinobantes IT is called MIDDLESEX of the middle Saxons Myddlesex why socalled for that they inhabited that part betweene the East Saxons West Saxons and South Saxons MIDDLESEX was a percel of that countrey wherin as Caesar saith dwelled the Trinobantes whom Ptolomy calleth Trinoantes omitting the b. Myddlesex parte of the Trinobantes Caesar Com. Ptolomey Galfr. Moun. some call them Trinouantes putting u. for b. The chiefe Citie of these Trinobantes was then called Trinobantum Colchester London the Citie of the East Saxons and Trinobantes Corn. Tacitus of some held to be Colchester of some London Beede saith that London was the chiefe Citie of the East Saxons If so then of necessitie of the Middle saxons and consequently of the Trinobantes yet Tacitus saith that London was not Trinobantum nor the people Trinobantes neere London and his reason is that if the Trinobantes had beene neere London they would not haue suffered Suetonius to haue passed thither which argument Humfrey Lloyde seemeth to confute in this manner Humf. Lloyd The Trinobantes saith he being Suetonius enemies would haue as well preuented him in the inner part of the countrey as neere London considering that Suetonius came from the Isle of Anglesey marching through the whole countrey So that in what place soeuer the Trinobantes were resident they could not be ignorant of his passage Polydore Virgile Pollidore a man of no great credite as touching his historie affirmeth from some other that Trinobantum was Northampton and the Northamptonshire men Trinobantes Northampton Tranton and his reason is for that the countrey men in their language called that place Tranton which hath no such semblable consonance with Trinobantum

Lambeth or Lomehith and had ouer against the schoole that nowe is a stately house Lelande yet Lelande affirmeth the contrary who saith that the Bishops of Caunterburie haue continued at Lambeth since the Normanes comming into this land There is an auncient monument within the libertie of Westminster Charing crosse called Charing crosse erected about the yeere of Christ Tho. Wals 1290. by EDW. 1. in memoriall of the death of Elineor his Queene who died at Hardlie neere Lincolne was buried in Westminster The libertie of Westminster extendeth to Temple bar Temple bar so cal-called of the Temple within the same bar and is called the bar for that it stoppeth and barreth the Mayor of London as also the Magistrates of Westminster that neither intrude vpon other This bar or gate was throwne downe by the Kentish rebels in the time of RIC. 2. Within the libertie of Westminster are fower parish Churches Parish Churches in the libertie of Westminster besides S. Peters namelie S. Margarets S. Martynes neere Charing crosse The Sauoy Church S. Clements called Saint Clements Dacorum or Saint Clements Danes In the time of superstition there was in Westminster a place called the Sanctuary The Sanctuary of an old Mosaical ryte vsed among the Israelites among whom euery tribe had certaine cities and places of refuge to which malefactors might repaire and for a time be protected from the rigor of the law There was at Westminster kept a staple of wooll The Woulstaple and is at this daie called the Woolstaple established in the time of EDWARD the 3. The Sauoye was first built as M. Stowe hath recorde by Peter Earle of Sauoy The Sauoy who was after made Earle of Richmonde by HENRIE the 3. who called it the Sauoy after his Countrie But Poll. Virg. Pollid Virg. alloweth him not Earle of Sauoy but calleth him Petrus sebaudiensis Peter a Sauoyan or of the countrie of Sauoy who as the same Poll. affirmeth buylt the same and called it the Sauoy of his natiue Countrey Sauoye It was belonging vnto the Duke of Lancaster in the time of RIC. the 2. in whose time it was wasted burned and spoyled by the Kentish rebels about the yere 1381. It was reedefied by HEN. 7. by whose last will it was intended to be finished and made an Hospitall for the reliefe of a 100. poore people which was perfourmed by the most famous HEN. the 8. his sonne and sufficiently furnished with lande and reuenues for the maintenance thereof Queene ELIZABETH hath within the precincts of this Citie three faire and pleasant pallaces Howses of Queene Elizabeths within Westminster namely White hall begun by Cardinall Woolsey and finished with manie most princely delights by HEN. 8. S. Ieames erected by the same king HEN. 8. and Somerset house builded by the Duke of Somerset about the yeere of Christ 1549. There are other houses worthy to be remembred within this libertie of Westminster as Burghley house Burgley house founded and erected by the right honorable S. William Cycell knight Lord Burghley Lord high treasoror of England Durham or Dunelme house sometime belonging to the Bishop of Durham Durham house builded it was builded by one Anthony Becke in the time of RICHARD the third Other famous houses of nobility are in this precinct which to mention I omit for breuitie Places distinguished in the Map of Westminster by these letters and figures following A. The Abbey B. Westminster hall D. Long ditche E. Theuing lane F. The Amnerie G. The way to Toothill fielde H. The Lord Dacres I. Lord Grayes K. Kings streete L. Round Woulstaple M. The Parke lodgings N. The Tilt-yard O. S. Martynes in the field P. Clements Inne Q. New Inne R. S. Clements Danes S. Temple barre V. Drurie lane Y. The Gatehouse 2. S. Margarets 3. S. Stephens alley 5. Petite Fraunce 6. H. 7. Chappell 7. Deanes yarde 8. Tennies Courtes 9. Way to Hounslow 10. The Powder house 11. White hall Orchard 12. The Queenes Garden 13. Staple Inne This Citie of Westminster is knowne to haue no generall trade whereby releefe might be administred vnto the common sort as by Marchandize clothing or such like whereby the common wealth of a Citie is maineteined and the inferiour people set to worke had they not therefore some other meanes the common sort could nor be susteined The chiefe meane whereby Westminster is releeued The first and principall meane whereby they are releeued is hir Maiesties residence at White hall or S. Ieames whence if hir grace be long absent the poore people forthwith complaine of penury and want of a hard and miserable world And therefore doe the people in manner generally seeme to power forth dayly petitions that it might please God to draw hir Maiestie to be resident at one of these places whereat they reioyce and fare long the better The like desire of hir Royall presence haue other places where hir Maiesties Pallaces are placed And hir Maiestie in gracious consideration of their estates doth visit them as it were Alternis vicebus by turne at hir highnes pleasure more for the comfort and releefe of the poore people then for hir owne priuate delight Therefore yee Citizens of Westminster and other whatsoeuer forget not to be thankefull to the the Almightie for hir Royall presence hartely praying the King of Kings to maintaine hir a prospering Queene long and many yeeres and euery faithfull hart will ioyne with you hauing also the benefite of hir blessed inclination The seconde meane whereby this poore Citie is maintained The second meane the Tearmes and the people releeued is by the fower Termes in the yeere for it hath pleased God to establish there the place where Iustice lawe and euerie mans right is God graunt it with equall ballance indifferently administred whereunto great multitudes of people vsually flocke whose resort although the Citie enioie but in the forenoone yet yeeldeth their presence manie pence to the poore towne There was in the time of EDW. 1. a discontinuance of the lawe The hearing of causes remooued to Yorke in this Citie and was thence remooued to Yorke where it continued seauen yeeres after reduced to the former place It hath beene often discontinued by the disfauour of Princes and their conceiued displeasure against the inhabitants of the place for disobedience as a generall punishment Receiue this ye inhabitants of Westminster as a necessarie premonition that ye rest carefull and vigilant least the king of kings mooue her Maiestie to place the determination of causes else where which now is vnto you no small support The third and last meane though it come seldome is that great and generall convencion of all the estates of this lande The third mean the Parliament the high Court of Parleament which draweth vnto it a great accesse of noble persons and others to the place of assemblie which is also set most gratiously within this Citie which