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A17832 Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the ilands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author.; Britannia. English Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. 1637 (1637) STC 4510.8; ESTC S115671 1,473,166 1,156

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scardale_n 556_o chester_n earl_n 611._o f_o chester_n earl_n count_n palatine_n 612._o a._n what_o baron_n he_o have_v under_o he_o ibid._n chester_n earldom_n make_v a_o principality_n 612._o f_o chester_n or_o west-chester_n city_n 604._o c_o chester_n and_o cheshiremen_n describe_v 602._o a_o chester_n what_o they_o be_v 793._o d_o chester_n in_o the_o wall_n 800._o f_o chester_n upon_o the_o street_n 742._o c_o little_n chester_n 554._o c_o chesterton_n under_o lime_n 583._o c_o chetwoods_n a_o family_n 399._o d_o chivalry_n court_n 190_o chevin_n 698._o d_o cheviot_n hill_n 812._o e_o chic_a or_o chick_n the_o old_a name_n of_o saint_n osith_n 451._o c_o chidleys_n 203._o a_o chicheley_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 510._o b_o chichester_n 307._o c._n earl_n of_o chichester_n ibid._n f_o chicksand_n 401._o c_o chillingham_n 815._o c_o chilterne_n 389_o c._n 393._o c._n why_o so_o call_v ●●id_v chippenham_n 243._o d_o chirke_n 677._o c_o christ_n church_n in_o hantshire_n 259._o c_o christianity_n flourish_v in_o britain_n 75_o 67_o 68_o christ_n church_n in_o oxford_n 383._o a_o chrisanthus_fw-la bishop_n of_o the_o novatian_o 84_o churn_n the_o river_n 366._o a_o churnet_n a_o river_n 587._o c_o cholmondley_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 607._o d_o chopwel_n a_o riveret_n 735._o b_o christ_n church_n in_o canterbury_n 337._o b_o cirncester_n 366._o b_o cinque_fw-fr port_n 318._o a_o which_o they_o be_v 325_o cilurnum_n 806._o b_o cimbrica_n chersonesus_n 129_o citizen_n 177_o cissbury_n 312._o d_o cistertion_n monk_n 295._o a_o civilis_fw-la a_o deputy_n in_o britain_n 80_o civitas_n or_o city_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o caesar_n 417._o d_o city_n by_o what_o ceremony_n build_v by_o roman_n 102_o john_n clapham_n a_o brave_a warrior_n 697._o b_o clare_n a_o noble_a village_n 462._o a_o noble_a family_n of_o earl_n ibid._n b_o clarence_n 462._o b._n duke_n thereof_o ibid._n claridon_n 240_o e_z clares_z earl_n of_o gloucester_n 330_o richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n his_o commendation_n 416._o a_o earl_n of_o clare_n whence_o so_o style_v 415._o e_o claudia_n rufina_n a_o british_a lady_n 62_o 68_o claudius_n caesar_n honour_v as_o a_o god_n in_o britain_n 448._o b_o clausentum_n 261._o a_o claudius_n caesar_n first_o that_o vanquish_v the_o britain_n 45._o he_o bring_v the_o south_n part_n of_o britain_n to_o be_v a_o province_n 101_o claudius_n contentus_fw-la 341._o e_o clavering_n 453._o b_o clavering_n the_o name_n of_o fitz_n richard_n 81._o a_o claxton_n 738._o a_o claxton_n a_o family_n ibid._n clay-hill_n 245._o d_o clemens_n maximus_n a_o usurper_n 341._o c_o clee_n hill_n 591._o d_o clere_n a_o family_n 478_o b_o cley_n brook_n 518._o b_o clifton_n a_o family_n in_o nottingham_n 547_o sir_n gervase_n clifton_n baron_n clifton_n 502._o d_o cl●ff_n a_o town_n 329._o d_o clifford_n castle_n 618._o a_o clifford_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n 618._o b_o clifton_n a_o family_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n 545_o clipsby_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 478_o d_o clithero_o castle_n 750._o a_o clive_n ad_fw-la hoo_n 329._o d_o cliveland_n 720._o b_o clopton_n a_o town_n &_o family_n 565_o clodius_n albinus_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 67_o cloudesbury_n 749._o e_fw-la cluid_fw-la a_o river_n in_o wales_n 676._o c_o cluid_n a_o river_n ibid._n d_o clun_n castle_n 589._o e_o clun_n or_o colun_n a_o river_n ibid._n e_o clyto_n that_o be_v the_o prince_n 164._o a_o addition_n give_v to_o all_o the_o king_n son_n ibid._n cnobersburg_n 468._o e_fw-la cnout_n or_o canut_n delf_n 501._o b_o cobham_n town_n 329._o c_o cobham_n baron_n ibid._n b_o lord_n cobham_n of_o sterborrow_n 303._o e_fw-la coc_fw-la a_o river_n 696._o b_o coach_n or_o coccus_n 19_o coach_n what_o colour_n 26_o coccium_n 745._o f_o cockar_n a_o river_n 767._o f_o cockington_n 202._o e_o cockley_n chappell_n 745._o f_o cock_n eye_n a_o worshipful_a family_n 574._o a_o codanus_n sinus_n that_o be_v the_o oost_n sea_n 141_o codenor_n castle_n 555._o d_o canobies_n what_o they_o be_v 603._o c_o cogans_n 207._o c_o cogeshal_n a_o town_n 446._o a_o cogeshal_n a_o family_n 446._o b_o coin_n antique_a of_o aemilianus_n &_o marius_n etc._n etc._n 643._o e_fw-la coin_v piece_n of_o embase_v silver_n 65._o a_o d_o coin_n british_n and_o roman_a in_o britain_n 88_o etc._n etc._n coinage_n of_o tinn_n 186_o coignier_n a_o noble_a family_n 737._o d_o coignier_n baron_n ibid._n coitie_n 643._o e_o cokains_n a_o family_n 553._o d_o coker_n a_o river_n 753._o c_o cokarsand_n abbey_n ibid._n cokermouth_n 767._o f_o sir_n edward_n cook_n knight_n 481._o c_o his_o commendation_n ibid._n cokerington_n 542._o c_o cole_n a_o river_n 394._o a_o col_n a_o river_n near_o saint_n alban_n 414._o a_o colbrook_n 394._o a_o coalpit_n on_o fire_n 581._o d_o coles_n give_v evidence_n of_o ancient_a mere-marke_n 515._o d_o coles-hull_n or_o hill_n 681._o d_o coleshul_n 567._o c_o cole_n overton_n or_o cole_n orton_n why_o so_o call_v 519._o c_o colbrand_n the_o giant_n 267._o a_o colliweston_n 514._o d_o colchester_n 450._o e_o colecester_n 808._o c_o colham_n 419._o c_o colingwoods_n a_o warlike_a family_n 813._o c_o collerford_n 806._o b_o colne_n a_o river_n 450._o a_o carl_n coln_n ibid._n wake_n coln_n ibid._n whites_n coln_n ibid._n calne_n a_o town_n ibid._n coln_n engain_n ibid._n colepeper_n a_o family_n 526._o b_o colonies_n 703._o a_o colony_n what_o it_o be_v 448._o a_o colvil_n 537._o a_o columbe_fw-la a_o river_n 203._o a_o columbton_n ibid._n saint_n columb_n 193_o comata_fw-la 20_o comati_fw-la ibid._n comb_v what_o it_o signify_v 207._o b_o 393._o d_o comb_n marton_n 20._o a_o comb_n 21_o comb_n abbey_n 569_o a_o combat_n appoint_v between_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n and_o thomas_n mowbray_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 428._o f._n between_o roger_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o william-montacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 249._o a._n between_o edmond_n and_o cnute_n 360._o b_o comes_fw-la britanniorum_fw-la 76_o comes_fw-la littoris_fw-la saxonici_fw-la ibid._n 325._o a_o come_v sacrarum_fw-la largitionum_fw-la 77_o comes_fw-la privatarum_fw-la ibid._n come_v a_o title_n of_o dignity_n 166_o comites_fw-la what_o they_o be_v at_o first_o 165._o see_v more_o in_o earl_n comitatus_fw-la caesaris_fw-la ibid._n cominus_fw-la atrebas_fw-la or_o of_o arras_n 35.37_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n 66_o common_a plea_n court_n 178_o compton_n in_o the_o hole_n 561_o c_o sir_n henry_n compton_n baron_n 561_o compton_n murdack_n 565._o a_o composition_n between_o king_n stephen_n and_o henry_n duke_n of_o anjou_n 482._o b_o composition_n of_o name_n 27_o concani_n a_o nation_n in_o cantabria_n 121_o condate_n 608._o c_o condorcum_fw-la 742._o c_o condover_n 592._o a_o congar_n 231._o d_o congersbury_n 231._o d_o congleton_n 608._o n_o conquest_n a_o family_n 401._o e_o wil._n canning_n his_o monument_n 237._o f_o coningsbees_n 415._o d._n a_o family_n of_o good_a name_n and_o worth_n 620._o d_o connisborow_n castle_n 689._o f_o constable_n burton_n 714._o b_o
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