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to_o have_v seat_v as_o witness_v tâ—trall_a then_o theotenâ—â—ll_o by_o interpretation_n the_o habitation_n of_o pagan_n imbrue_v with_o their_o blood_n by_o king_n 〈◊〉_d the_o flder_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o province_n beda_n term_v the_o midland-englishman_n because_o to_o his_o seem_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o land_n which_o when_o the_o norman_n have_v make_v conquest_n of_o all_o many_o of_o they_o set_v down_o their_o rest_n here_o who_o posterity_n at_o this_o day_n be_v fair_o and_o further_o branch_v into_o other_o part_n 6_o the_o commodity_n of_o this_o county_n consist_v chief_o in_o corn_n caâ—tle_n alabaster_n wood_n and_o iron_n if_o the_o one_o prove_v not_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o other_o pit-coal_n flesh_n and_o fish_n whereof_o the_o river_n trent_n be_v say_v to_o swarm_v and_o other_o arise_v and_o run_v through_o this_o shire_n do_v so_o batâ—en_v the_o ground_n that_o the_o meadow_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n 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do_v incorporate_v the_o burgess_n and_o give_v they_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n who_o government_n in_o under_o two_o bailiff_n yearly_o elect_v out_o of_o one_o and_o twenty_o assistant_n call_v the_o common-counsel_n a_o recorder_n whereof_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n have_v bear_v the_o office_n and_o as_o yet_o be_v keep_v a_o court_n of_o record_n wherein_o they_o hold_v plea_n without_o limitation_n of_o sum_n a_o town-clerk_n also_o from_o who_o pen_n i_o receive_v these_o instruction_n and_o to_o attend_v they_o two_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n this_o town_n be_v site_v in_o the_o degree_n of_o latitude_n 53_o 20_o scruple_n and_o of_o longitude_n 18_o and_o 40_o scurples_n 8_o but_o leichfield_n more_o large_a and_o of_o far_o great_a fame_n be_v much_o her_o ancient_a know_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o name_n of_o licidfeld_n which_o rosse_n do_v interpret_v to_o be_v the_o field_n of_o dead_a body_n for_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n under_o the_o rage_n of_o dioclesian_n there_o slay_v upon_o which_o cause_n the_o city_n bear_v for_o her_o arm_n a_o eschucheon_n of_o landscape_n with_o divers_a martyr_n in_o divers_a manner_n massacre_v here_o oswin_n king_n of_o northumberland_n overcome_v the_o pagan-mercians_a build_v a_o church_n and_o make_v it_o the_o see_v of_o duma_n the_o bishop_n who_o successor_n grow_v rich_a with_o golden_a reason_n so_o overcome_v king_n offa_n and_o he_o adrian_n the_o pope_n that_o a_o archiepiscopal_a pale_n be_v grant_v bishop_n eadulph_n to_o the_o great_a disgrace_n of_o lambert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o this_o church_n be_v inter_v the_o body_n of_o wulfhere_o and_o celred_n both_o of_o they_o king_n of_o the_o mercian_n but_o when_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v set_v altogether_o upon_o gorgeous_a building_n this_o old_a foundation_n be_v new_o rear_v roger_n clinton_n bishop_n this_o see_v and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o saint_n chad_n and_o the_o close_o inwal_v by_o bishop_n langton_n the_o government_n of_o this_o city_n be_v by_o two_o bailiff_n and_o one_o sheriff_n yearly_o choose_v out_o of_o twenty_o four_o burgessâ—s_n a_o recorder_n a_o town-clerck_a and_o two_o sergeant_n their_o attendant_n 9_o house_n of_o religion_n erect_v in_o this_o shire_n be_v at_o leichfield_n stafford_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cross_n cruxden_n trentham_n burton_n tamworth_n and_o wolver-hampton_a these_o votary_n abuse_v their_o founder_n true_a piety_n and_o heap_v up_o riches_n with_o disdain_n of_o the_o laity_n lay_v themselves_o open_a as_o mark_n to_o be_v shoot_v at_o who_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o skilful_a soon_o hit_v and_o quite_o pierce_v under_o the_o aim_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o who_o with_o such_o revenue_n in_o most_o place_n relieve_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o orphan_n with_o school_n and_o maintenace_v for_o the_o train_n up_o of_o youth_n a_o work_n no_o doubt_n more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o of_o more_o charitable_a use_n to_o the_o land_n 10_o with_o thirteen_o castle_n this_o county_n have_v be_v strengthen_v and_o in_o thirteen_o market-town_n her_o commodity_n trade_v be_v divide_v into_o five_o hundred_o and_o in_o they_o seat_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o parish-church_n shropshire_n petrus_n kaerius_fw-la caelavit_fw-la shrop-shire_n chapter_n xxxv_o shrop-shire_n be_v both_o large_a in_o circuit_n well_o people_v and_o very_o fruitful_a for_o life_n it_o lie_v circulate_v upon_o the_o north_n with_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n upon_o the_o east_n altogether_o with_o stafford-shire_n upon_o the_o south_n with_o worcester_n hereford_n and_o radnor-shire_n and_o upon_o the_o west_n with_o mountgomâ—ry_n and_o denbigh_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v almost_o circular_a or_o round_a who_o length_n from_o wooserton_n below_o lodlane_n south_n to_o over_o near_o unto_o the_o river_n trent_n in_o the_o north_n be_v thirty_o four_o mile_n the_o broad_a part_n be_v from_o tongue_n in_o the_o east_n to_o oswestre_n fit_v at_o the_o head_n of_o
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