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A61053 A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine. 1646 (1646) Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797 522,101 219

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and_o of_o what_o form_n ibid._n the_o measure_n and_o name_n ibid._n the_o position_n soil_n and_o air_n ibid._n commodity_n thereof_o 35_o 2._o &_o 8_o commodious_a river_n there_o 35.3_o family_n of_o gentleman_n there_o and_o their_o loyalty_n 35.3_o how_o norfolk_n be_v govern_v ibid._n by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n replenish_v with_o church_n and_o monastery_n 35_o 3_o the_o first_o earl_n of_o norfolk_n 35.4_o hundred_o and_o town_n in_o norfolk_n 36_o north-riding_a in_o yorkshire_n how_o it_o lie_v 77.4_o how_o bound_a 81.1_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 81.2_o &_o 3_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 82_o northumbre_fw-mi 4.11_o northumberland_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 89.1_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 89.2_o &_o 3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 89_o 5_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 89.6_o battle_n there_o 89.10_o antiquity_n there_o 89.12_o town_n &_o parish_n therein_o 90_o north-wales_n how_o bound_v 99.6_o divide_v into_o four_o part_n 99_o 7_o what_o shire_n it_o contain_v 115.5_o norwich_n whence_o so_o call_v 35.5_o how_o afflict_a with_o pestilence_n and_o other_o calamity_n ibid._n a_o bishop_n see_v 35.8_o nottinghamshire_n why_o so_o name_v 65.1_o how_o bound_v ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 65.2_o the_o air_n and_o commodity_n 65.3_o hundred_o wapentake_n and_o town_n therein_o 66_o nottingham_n town_n commend_v 65.6_o how_o govern_v 65.7_o the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n o_o oaten_a bread_n 91.4_o odiam_fw-la castle_n in_o hantshire_n of_o what_o strength_n 13.5_o offaes_n dike_n 3.2_o how_o it_o run_v 99.3_o &_o 111.6_o offchurch_n the_o palace_n of_o king_n offa_n 53.7_o oyster_n of_o essex_n the_o best_a 31_o 6_o oister-hill_n in_o hertford_n shire_n 39.7_o okam_n where_o bear_v 11.7_o okham_n alias_o oukham_n royalty_n 59.5_o the_o seat_n in_o time_n pass_v of_o the_o ferrars_n 59.7_o okham_n or_o oukham_n castle_n 59_o 9_o okenyate_n 71.9_o olave_n son_n of_o godred_a crovan_n king_n of_o ireland_n 92.6_o his_o wife_n concubine_n and_o issue_n ibid._n olave_n the_o second_o king_n of_o man_n 92.10_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n ibid._n his_o death_n and_o burial_n ibid._n ordovices_n a_o puissant_a nation_n 115.5_o where_o plant_v 71.5_o &_o 115.5_o &_o 117.4_o &_o 119.5_o &_o 121.6_o &_o 123.5_o &_o 125._o orewood_n a_o weed_n of_o the_o sea_n 21.3_o orkenary_a island_n how_o many_o 132.20_o by_o who_o discover_v and_o subdue_v 132.21_o how_o they_o descend_v to_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n 132_o 21_o osbright_n king_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v 178.9_o oswestry_n lordship_n 100.12_o otho_n bishop_n of_o bareux_n first_o 〈◊〉_d of_o kent_n 7.11_o 〈…〉_z where_o 〈◊〉_d 89.5_o otter●●●●e_v battle_n 89.12_o ounsb●ry_a hill_n foreshoweth_a 〈◊〉_d and_o rain_n 181_o ou●●_n river_n great_a and_o less_o 35.3_o 〈◊〉_d in_o hertford-shire_n stay_v h●s_a course_n 41.5_o ●wen_a glendower_n his_o rebellion_n and_o death_n 117.4_o oxford_n and_o oxford-shire_n whence_o so_o name_v 45.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o air_n and_o soil_n 45.2_o river_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 45_o 3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 45_o 4_o hundred_o and_o parish_n there_o 46_o oxford_n how_o ancient_a a_o academy_n 45.7_o the_o prerogative_n thereof_o by_o general_a council_n ibid._n the_o second_o school_n of_o christendom_n and_o pillar_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n the_o general_a university_n for_o all_o england_n wales_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n in_o oxford_n thirty_o thousand_o student_n 45.7_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n the_o site_n of_o it_o 45.8_o oxgauge_a what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o p_o palladius_n apostle_n to_o the_o scot_n 132.13_o palme-sunday_n battle_n 78_o 10_o parish_n in_o england_n divide_v by_o honorius_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 5.4_o in_o england_n how_o many_o ibid._n how_o many_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n 4.10_o passerumurb_n see_v circester_n patrick_n the_o first_o apostle_n for_o ireland_n 158.22_o his_o life_n 138.23_o his_o purgatory_n 145_o 7_o where_o he_o live_v die_v and_o be_v bury_v 145.9_o strife_n about_o his_o sepulchre_n 13●_n 22_o paulinus_n archbishop_n of_o york_n baptize_v in_o one_o day_n ten_o thousand_o 79_o 6_o peaceable_a and_o safe_a travel_v over_o all_o england_n in_o king_n elfreds_n day_n 3.4_o pembrokeshire_n how_o limit_v 107._o &_o 101.1_o what_o townes_n cantreves_n and_o commot_n therein_o 101.2_o how_o near_o it_o be_v adjoin_v to_o ireland_n 101.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 101.4_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 101.5_o what_o religious_a house_n dissolve_v 101.8_o castle_n therein_o ibid._n hundred_o and_o townes_n there_o 102_o pembroke_n town_n 100.17_o the_o site_n of_o pembroke_n ibid._n pearl_n in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o engender_v in_o caernarvonshire_n 123.5_o perry_n a_o drink_n in_o worcester-shire_n 51.3_o perth_n see_v saint_n johns_n town_n saint_n peter_n in_o cornhill_n a_o arch-bishop_n cathedral_n church_n 6.5_o &_o 29.7_o saint_n peter_n port_n 94_o saint_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n 31.8_o peter-house_n in_o cambridge_n build_v 37.4_o peterborow_n town_n and_o monastery_n 55.7_o peterborow_n the_o cathedral_n church_n ibid._n pichford_n famous_a for_o a_o well_o of_o bitumen_n 71.9_o pict_n wall_n 3.2_o it_o be_v the_o roman_n only_a partition_n northward_o ibid._n pict_n the_o inborn_a and_o natural_a britain_n 131.4_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n pimble-mere_a in_o merioneth-shire_n of_o what_o nature_n it_o be_v 117.5_o plaster_n of_o lincolnshire_n hard_a than_o that_o of_o paris_n 65.4_o plantius_n first_o roman_a perfect_a in_o britain_n 2_o plymouth_n famous_a wherefore_o 19.4_o plimlimmon_n hill_n 113.3_o ploughland_n what_o it_o be_v 57_o 3_o pomona_n a_o island_n of_o the_o orcades_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 132.20_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n pontfret_n plentiful_a of_o liquorice_n and_o skirwort_n 78_o 8_o port_n the_o saxon_a 17.4_o port-land_n in_o dorsetshire_n ibid._n portgreeves_a 4.7_o pondbery_n a_o trench_n 17.5_o powis-land_n how_o divide_v 99_o 12_o powis_n vadoc_n ibid._n powis_n between_o wye_n and_o severne_n 100.13_o powis_n wenwinwyn_n 100_o 14_o powis_n vadoc_n what_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 100_o 12_o powis_n between_o wye_n and_o s●verne_n what_o town_n and_o castle_n it_o have_v 100_o 13_o powis_n wenwinwyn_n what_o town_n cantreves_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 100_o 14_o prestaine_v a_o town_n of_o commerce_n in_o radnor-shire_n 111_o 6_o process_n and_o plead_n in_o the_o french_a tongue_n 5.3_o r_o radnor-shire_n how_o it_o border_v 111.1_o the_o form_n and_o circuit_n of_o it_o 111.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 111.3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 111.5_o river_n there_o 111.7_o hundred_o townes_n etc._n etc._n there_o 102_o radnor_n town_n the_o seat_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o 111_o 6_o radulph_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n 35.5_o ramsey_n abbey_n 57.6_o call_v ramsey_n the_o rich_a and_o why_o ibid._n read_v alias_o redding_n in_o bark-shire_n beautify_v with_o a_o abbey_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o 27.6_o the_o castle_n raze_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la reafen_v the_o dane_n banner_n 19_o 7_o redhorse_n vale_n 53.8_o redmore_n where_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o be_v slay_v 61_o 7_o regni_fw-la what_o people_n and_o where_o seat_v 9.5_o &_o 11.4_o reignald_n son_n of_o olave_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n 92.9_o deprive_v of_o his_o eye_n and_o genitory_n by_o his_o brother_n godr_v ibid._n reignald_n son_n of_o godred_a king_n of_o man._n 92.9_o slay_v ibid._n his_o body_n where_o inter_v 92.9_o reignald_n or_o reignald_n the_o second_o son_n of_o olave_n king_n of_o man_n 92.13_o slay_v by_o yvas_n ibid._n his_o burial_n ibid._n repandunum_n see_v r●pton_n repton_n 67.7_o rerecrosse_a or_o rey-crosse_n upon_o stanemore_n 6.10_o restitutus_n bishop_n of_o london_n in_o constantine_n the_o great_a his_o time_n 29.7_o ribble-chester_n ancient_a and_o sometime_o very_o rich_a 75_o 6_o richard_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n commend_v 11_o 7_o richard_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n behead_v at_o southampton_n 13.1_o richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n enrich_v by_o tin-mine_n in_o cornwall_n 21.3_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o slay_v and_o bury_v 61.6_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o take_v prisoner_n by_o henry_n of_o bullingbrooke_n 121.7_o richmond_n chief_a town_n of_o north-riding_a 79.4_o how_o employ_v ibid._n by_o who_o build_v and_o so_o name_v 79.6_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n ringwood_n in_o hantshire_n whence_o so_o name_v 13.6_o riplay_v the_o alchemist_n 11_o 7_o robogdii_n people_n in_o ireland_n 145.5_o rochester_n by_o who_o build_v 7.9_o roderick_n the_o great_a king_n of_o wales_n 99.5_o his_o division_n thereof_o ibid._n rollericke_a stone_n 43_o 5_o rosamund_n clifford_n poison_v by_o queen_n eleanor_n king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o wife_n 45.8_o roscaman_n a_o commodious_a territory_n in_o connought_n 143_o 4_o rugemont_n castle_n a_o king_n
31.5_o &_o 39.4_o turkill_n the_o dane_n earl_n of_o the_o east-angle_n 58.8_o twomon●_n or_o county_n clare_n convenient_o seat_v 143_o 4_o five_o valentia_n a_o part_n of_o britain_n why_o so_o call_v 2.15_o how_o limit_a ●_o 16_o vel●●●●_n ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o place_v 139_o 4_o venedotia_n i._n north-wales_n venta_n belgarum_n i._n winchester_n 13.9_o venta_n icenorum_n i._n castor_n 35_o 5_o venta_n silurum_n i._n monmouth_n 107.4_o robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n marquesse_n of_o dublin_n and_o duke_n of_o ireland_n 45_o 5_o verolanium_fw-la or_o verolamium_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.5_o sack_a by_o queen_n boduo_n 39_o 5_o verterae_n a_o place_n in_o westmoreland_n 85.8_o vffine_n whence_o so_o call_v 35_o 3_o vidom_n what_o they_o be_v 4_o 6_o saint_z vincents_fw-mi rock_n 23.6_o virgata_fw-la or_o yardland_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o ulster_n province_n how_o bound_v 145.1_o the_o form_n thereof_o 145_o 2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la the_o air_n of_o it_o 145.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n hereof_o 145.4_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 145_o 5.6_o their_o ancient_a custom_n of_o make_v a_o king_n 145.6_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 145_o 10_o county_n and_o town_n in_o it_o 146_o vodia_n or_o vdiae_fw-la a_o ancient_a nation_n in_o ireland_n where_o plant_v 139.4_o vodius_n archbishop_n of_o london_n slay_v by_o vortigerne_n 6_o 5_o voluntii_n 145.5_o vortigerne_n where_o consume_v by_o lightning_n 111.5_o vortimer_n slay_v in_o battle_n horsa_n brother_n to_o hengist_n 7_o 11_o vpton_n in_o worcester-shire_n a_o station_n of_o the_o roman_n 51_o 6_o vriconium_n see_v wroxce●ster_n vsoconia_n see_v okenyate_n ursula_n the_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n daughter_n with_o her_o virgin-saint_n 21.5_o vskebah_a a_o wholesome_a aquavitae_n in_o ireland_n 137.6_o vterini_fw-la ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o they_o dwell_v 139.4_o w_n a_o wall_n in_o scotland_n from_o abercorne_n or_o abercurve_v unto_o dunbritton_n 132_o 11_o wall-towne_n 89.12_o wales_n how_o confine_v 99.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 99_o 4_o wales_n and_o welsh_a what_o it_o signify_v 99.1.2_o county_n of_o wales_n twelve_o 98._o &_o 100.22_o divide_v into_o three_o region_n or_o kingdom_n 99_o 5_o divide_v into_o south-wales_n 100.22_o divide_v into_o north-wales_n ibid._n west-wales_n ibid._n wales_n why_o void_a of_o wood_n 121.5_o prince_n of_o wales_n spring_v from_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o english_a king_n 97_o wallingford_n castle_n &_o town_n 27.7_o wansdike_n in_o wilt-shire_n 25.6_o wantage_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n elfred_n 27.9_o wapentach_n or_o wapentake_n what_o it_o be_v 3.6_o war_n civil_a of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n 75.9_o warwickeshire_n how_o bound_v 53.1_o how_o divide_a 53.3_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 53.2_o the_o compass_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la commodity_n ibid._n who_o inhabit_v it_o in_o old_a time_n 55.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 54_o warwick_n town_n by_o who_o build_v 53.6_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 53.6_o washes_n in_o lincolnshire_n hurtful_a to_o king_n john_n 63.4_o wat_n tyler_n a_o arch-rebel_n slay_v 7.10_o waterfall_n or_o catadupa_n 85.10_o waterford_n the_o second_o city_n in_o ireland_n 139.7_o ever_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n since_o the_o first_o conquest_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la watling-street_n 43.6_o waveney_n river_n 35.3_o wedon_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o bannavenna_n 55.7_o weisford_n in_o ireland_n the_o first_o english_a colony_n 141.8_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n ibid_fw-la a_o well_o boil_v up_o with_o stream_n of_o blood_n 27.9_o ebb_a and_o flow_v accorto_a the_o sea_n 103.7_o &_o 111.8_o ebb_a and_o flow_v contrary_a to_o the_o sea-tyde_n 105.7_o a_o well_o the_o dropping_n whereof_o turn_n into_o hard_a stone_n 132.15_o a_o well_o float_v with_o bitumen_n 132.15_o welles_n a_o city_n in_o somersetshire_n why_o so_o call_v 23.7_o by_o what_o civil_a magistracy_n govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n or_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n wentsdale_n 79.3_o saint_n werburgs_n church_n in_o chester_n 73.7_o western_a land_n subject_a to_o scotland_n how_o many_o 132_o 17_o how_o rule_v in_o ancient_a time_n 132.18_o their_o commodity_n 132_o 19_o westminster_n a_o bishop_n see_v 29_o 7_o westmoreland_n how_o bound_v 85.1_o the_o measure_n thereof_o 85_o 2_o the_o form_n and_o air_n 85.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 85.5_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n therein_o 85.8_o town_n in_o it_o 86_o west-saxon_a lage_n 5.3_o west-saxon_a law_n 4.8_o west_n sox_n 4.11_o whitby_n abbey_n found_v 77.7_o whitgar_n the_o saxon_a 15.7_o whittington_n castle_n 100.12_o whorwell_n monastery_n build_v 17_o 6_o wiscii_fw-la what_o people_n 51.4_o wiche_n i._o salt_n pit_n ibid._n john_n wickliff_n england_n morning_n star_n 61.7_o wight_n island_n describe_v 15_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a 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shire_n of_o any_o eminency_n but_o non_fw-la indignemur_fw-la mortalia_fw-la nomina_fw-la solvi_fw-la cernimus_fw-la exemplis_fw-la oppida_fw-la posse_fw-la mori_fw-la let_v we_o not_o repine_v that_o man_n and_o name_n do_v die_v since_o stone-built_a city_n dead_a and_o ruine_a lie_n this_o description_n i_o receive_v from_o a_o right_n worthy_a and_o learned_a friend_n ¶_o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o all_o the_o town_n river_n and_o memorable_a place_n mention_v in_o huntingtonshire_n the_o hundred_o norman-crosse_n hurstingston_n leightenstone_n tosland_n a_o abbottesley_n tosl_n agden_n mill_n leigh_n alerton_n norm_a alkmundbury_n wood_n hurst_n alkmundbury_n leigh_n s._n andrews_n chappell_n norm_a b_o barham_n leigh_n beggar_n bush_n tosl_n bigen_n hurst_n billingbrooke_n norm_a birtholme_n lodge_n leigh_n bithorne_n leigh_n bluntsham_n hurt_v botsey_n hurt_v botulph_n bridge_n norm_a brampton_n leigh_z brinton_n leigh_z brik-mere_a norm_a broughton_n wood_n hurt_v 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norm_a godmanchester_n tosl_n great_a grandsden_n tosl_n grasham_n leigh_z h_o haddon_n beacon_n norm_a haddon_n norm_a haddon_n mill_n norm_a hammerton_n leigh_z hammerton_n mill_n leigh_z haleweston_n tosl_n heathmangrove_n hurt_v hemingford_n abbey_n tosl_n hemingford_n grey_n tosl_n herford_n hurt_v highney_n norm_a highney-lodge_a norm_a hilton_n tosl_n hinchingbrooke_n hurt_v holm-lood_a norm_a holy_a well_o hurt_v holy_a well_o fen_n hurt_v horsey_n bridge_n norm_a houghton_n hurt_v huntington_n hurt_v i_o s._n ives_n hurt_v s._n ives_n street_n hurt_v k_o keston_n leigh_z kimbalton_n leigh_z l_o leighton_n leigh_n leighton_n mill_n leigh_z luddington_n leigh_n lutton_n norm_a m_o molesworth_n leigh_z monkeswood_n hurt_v morborn_v norm_a the_o moor_n tosl_n myddlo●_n tosl_n n_o nedingworth_n hurt_v neen_fw-mi flu_fw-fr norm_a s._n neot_n tosl_n newdike_a norm_a new-parke_n leigh_z o_o offord_n clunie_n tosl_n offord_n dacy_n tosl_n ogerston_n norm_a overton_n longvill_n norm_a 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thomas_n court_n at_o dublin_n build_v and_o endow_v in_o time_n pass_v with_o many_o large_a privilege_n and_o revenue_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o in_o expiation_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o thomas_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n likewise_o tinteru_n monastery_n or_o the_o notable_a abbey_n which_o william_n martial_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n found_v and_o call_v de_fw-fr voto_fw-la for_o that_o he_o have_v vow_v to_o god_n be_v toss_v at_o sea_n with_o many_o a_o fore_n and_o dangerous_a tempest_n to_o erect_v a_o abbey_n wheresoever_o he_o come_v to_o land_n and_o be_v after_o shipwreck_n cast_v upon_o land_n in_o this_o place_n he_o make_v performance_n of_o his_o vow_n according_o this_o province_n contain_v the_o county_n of_o kilkenny_n caterloge_n queen_n county_n king_n county_n kildare_n east_n meath_z west_n meath_z weisford_n and_o dublin_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o wicklo_n and_o fernes_n which_o either_o be_v already_o or_o else_o be_v to_o be_v annex_v unto_o it_o
ibid._n brecknockshire_n how_o bound_v 109.1_o why_o so_o name_v ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 109_o 2_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 4_o in_o brecknockshire_n what_o hundred_o townes_n and_o memorable_a place_n 110_o brecknock_n town_n and_o castle_n how_o seat_v 109.6_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la how_o govern_v ibid._n brigantes_n in_o england_n where_o seat_v 75.5_o &_o 79.4_o &_o 87.5_o &_o 83.5_o &_o 85.5_o brigantes_n or_o birgantes_n in_o ireland_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 141.4_o saint_n brigid_n much_o esteem_v in_o kildare_n 141.8_o saint_n brioch_n or_o brien_n a_o town_n in_o britain_n armorica_n whence_o it_o have_v denomination_n 139.6_o saint_n briochus_fw-la where_fw-mi bear_v and_o breed_v 139.6_o bristol_n a_o beautiful_a city_n 23.7_o &_o 47.8_o a_o county_n by_o itself_o 23.7_o &_o 47.8_o how_o govern_v 23.7_o great_a britain_n how_o far_o it_o extend_v 1.2_o the_o great_a island_n of_o the_o roman_a world_n ibid._n what_o country_n about_o upon_o it_o 1.3_o her_o eulogy_n 1.3_o &_o 4_o the_o site_n thereof_o 1.2_o sometime_o no_o island_n 1.6_o slender_o know_v to_o julius_n caesar_n 2.8_o divide_v into_o kingdom_n in_o caesar_n time_n 2.9_o the_o suppose_a division_n thereof_o to_o brutus_n three_o son_n 2.10_o britain_n into_o three_o part_n divide_v 99.1_o britain_n the_o less_o in_o ptolemy_n be_v ireland_n 2.11_o britain_n great_a and_o less_o how_o to_o be_v take_v 2.12_o britain_n the_o high_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n 2.13_o britain_n the_o low_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n ibid._n britain_n divide_v by_o severus_n into_o two_o province_n high_a and_o low_o 2.13_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n 2_o 14_o britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la secunda_fw-la maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n 2.14_o britain_n divide_v into_o five_o part_n 2.15_o prima_fw-la how_o limit_v 2.15_o 15_o secunda_fw-la how_o bound_v ibid._n maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n how_o limit_v 2.15_o britain_n for_o greatness_n the_o second_o island_n in_o the_o world_n 137.4_o britain_n conquest_n high_o respect_v of_o the_o roman_n 2_o 17_o britain_n triumph_n magnificent_a 2.17_o british_a brick_n 77.6_o british_a island_n which_o they_o be_v 1.3_o buckingham-shire_n why_o so_o call_v 43.1_o how_o bound_a 43.2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n and_o soil_n 43.3_o the_o commodity_n ibid._n by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 43.4_o place_n of_o religion_n therein_o 43.7_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 44_o buckingham_n town_n how_o seat_v 43.5_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n buleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 109.5_o bullingbroke_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o 63_o 7_o bur●_n a_o river_n in_o norfolk_n 35_o 3_o burghese_n 4.7_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 85.8_o the_o same_o that_o vertera_fw-mi ibid._n busie-gap_n 89.13_o buxston_n well_n 67.8_o c_o caer-caradoc_n why_o so_o call_v 71.5_o caerdiff_a the_o fair_a town_n of_o all_o south-wales_n 105.4_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o site_n thereof_o ibid._n caerdiff_a castle_n where_o robert_n curthose_n be_v keep_v prisoner_n 105.4_o caerdigan_a shire_n how_o bound_v 100.16_o &_o 113.1_o town_n castle_n cantreves_n and_o commot_n therein_o 100.16_o the_o county_n give_v to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n 113.5_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 113.2_o commodity_n thereof_o 113_o 4_o hundred_o townes_n rivers_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 114_o caerdigan_a town_n upon_o tivi_n 100.16_o how_o seat_a and_o by_o who_o fortify_v 113.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n caer-legion_n be_v westchester_n 73_o 7_o caer-leon_n a_o archbishop_n see_v 6_o caerlheon_a upon_o vske_n 110_o 20_o caermarden_a shire_n how_o divide_v into_o cantreves_n &_o commot_n 100.18_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 103_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 103.2_o &_o 3_o by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n possess_v 103_o 4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n 5_o hundred_o townes_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 104_o roman_a coin_n there_o find_v 103.4_o carmarden_n town_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 103.6_o how_o govern_v 103.6_o the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n caernarvonshire_n how_o bound_v 99.9_o &_o 123.1_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 123_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n ibid._n 3_o &_o 4_o in_o it_o pearl_n engender_v 123_o 5_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n in_o it_o 99.9_o by_o what_o people_n in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 123.5_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n 124._o caernarvon_n town_n or_o city_n within_o a_o castle_n 123.6_o the_o civility_n and_o government_n thereof_o 123.6_o the_o position_n ibid._n 99.9_o caer-segont_a i._n carnarvan_n 99.9_o caesaria_n see_v jersey_n caledonia_n wood_n in_o scotland_n 123.12_o caledonium_n or_o deucaledonium_fw-la sea_n 99.1_o caledonii_n 2.12_o calphurnius_fw-la father_n of_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o camalet_n hill_n in_o sommersetshire_n 23.10_o camalodunum_n see_v malden_n cambria_n cambri_n cambraoc_fw-la 99.2_o cambridge-shire_n how_o name_v by_o the_o saxon_n 37.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o 37.2_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o call_v 37.4_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 37.3_o commodity_n thereof_o 37_o 6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 38_o cambridge_n town_n and_o graduation_n 37.4_o make_v a_o university_n ibid._n come_v a_o river_n in_o cambridge-shire_n 37.3_o candal_n see_v kendal_n cangi_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 37.5_o canterbury_n a_o very_a ancient_a city_n 7.8_o the_o glory_n and_o graduation_n of_o it_o 7._o ●_o canterbury_n archbishop_n primate_n of_o all_o england_n 6.7_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o jurisdiction_n 5.4_o king_n canute_n with_o his_o dane_n overthrow_v 17.4_o canutus_n delfe_n see_v sword_n delfe_n 57.1_o caractacus_n a_o valiant_a british_a prince_n 71.5_o caresbrooke_n castle_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o the_o position_n or_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n at_o carleton_n in_o leicester-shire_n they_o wharle_n in_o their_o speech_n 61.2_o carlilo_n city_n how_o seat_v 87_o 7_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 87.7_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 87.7_o a_o colony_n of_o fleming_n ibid._n the_o castle_n build_v ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n carreg_n castle_n 103.7_o caruca_n and_o carucata_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o casquet_n what_o rock_n 94.3_o casterford_n 78.10_o call_v legeolium_n ibid._n cassii_n what_o people_n and_o where_o plant_v 39.4_o castle_n cornet_n in_o garnsey_n 94.8_o castor_n in_o norfolk_n sometime_o venta_n icenorum_n 35.5_o catarick_n or_o cattrick_n bridge_n a_o ancient_a place_n 79_o 7_o cattieuchlani_n where_o seat_v 39.4_o &_o 41.4_o &_o 43.4_o catigern_n slay_v in_o battle_n 7_o 11_o a_o cave_n or_o chink_n yield_v a_o strange_a noise_n 105.6_o cauci_n people_n in_o ireland_n 104_o 4_o ceangi_n see_v cangi_n ceaulin_n defeat_v by_o the_o britain_n die_v in_o exile_n 25_o 6_o robert_n cecil_n the_o worthy_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n 25.7_o centuriatae_n or_o hundred_o why_o so_o call_v 57.3_o ceorle_n or_o churl_n 4.7_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73_o 7_o charlos_n duke_n of_o orleans_n take_v prisoner_n 9.8_o chersey_n in_o buckingham-shire_n 43.4_o cheese_n in_o essex_n 31_o 6_o cheese_n in_o suffolk_n 33.5_o cheshire_n how_o bound_v 73_o 1_o the_o form_n air_n and_o climate_n 73.2_o &_o 3_o the_o soil_n ibid._n 4_o cheese_n there_o the_o best_a 73_o 4_o the_o man_n describe_v ibid._n 5_o chief_a for_o man_n and_o woman_n ibid._n always_o true_a and_o loyal_a to_o their_o sovereign_n ibid._n their_o gentry_n ibid._n make_v a_o principality_n ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid._n the_o commodity_n thereof_o 73.7_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 74_o chester_n city_n alias_o west_n chester_n 73.7_o the_o minster_n or_o cathedral_n church_n by_o who_o build_v 73.7_o a_o corporation_n of_o itself_o 73.7_o the_o position_n thereof_o 73.7_o chester_n earldom_n 73.8_o chester_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o condercum_n 83.9_o chichester_n city_n 9.6_o chichester_n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v and_o twice_o burn_v ibid._n chichester_n have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o a_o earldom_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n chiltern-hill_n 43.3_o chirke_n castle_n in_o chirkeland_n 100.12_o chorographicall_a tomb_n of_o this_o work_n 1.1_o christ_n his_o passion_n cut_v in_o stone_n by_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisoner_n 65.7_o cidre_n see_v sidre_n cimenshore_n in_o sussex_n why_o so_o call_v 9.7_o cinque_fw-fr port_n 7.5_o circester_n why_o call_v passerum_fw-la urbi_fw-la 47.9_o how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n of_o what_o circuit_n in_o time_n past_a ibid._n cites_n or_o kitescote_n the_o monument_n of_o catigern_n 7.11_o city_n build_v saint_n cuthbert_n in_o farne_n isle_n 93_o clare_n county_n see_v twomund_n clawdh_n offa._n see_v offa_n ditch_n clausentium_fw-la now_o southampton_n 13.10_o cleicester_n where_o it_o stand_v 61.7_o cley_n a_o part_n of_o nottinghamshire_n 65.7_o cockle_n on_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n 79.6_o coinage_n in_o
old_a time_n 57.5_o coal_n in_o pit_n of_o what_o substance_n 83.4_o coalpit_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n 83.4_o coal_n in_o pit_n at_o cole-overton_n in_o leicester-shire_n 61.1_o colchester_n by_o who_o build_v 31_o 7_o in_o colchester_n constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v 31.7_o colchester_n how_o fortify_v 31.7_o whereof_o it_o take_v name_n 31_o 7_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o graduation_n of_o colchester_n ibid._n college_n which_o be_v first_o endow_v with_o land_n in_o all_o christendom_n 45.7_o columbkill_n where_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n ireland_n and_o norway_n be_v entomb_v 132.18_o combat_n between_o edmond_n ironside_n and_o canutus_n 47.10_o comius_fw-la attrebas_fw-la or_o of_o arras_n 27.5_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n his_o hercules-like_a statue_n 79.7_o concani_n see_v gangani_n concha_n mother_n to_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o &_o 132.12_o condercum_n see_v chester_n in_o the_o street_n coning_n i._o king_n why_o so_o call_v 4.7_o connaught_n province_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 143.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 143.2_o the_o air_n and_o bogghe_n ibid._n 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 143.5_o extreme_a famine_n there_o 143.8_o what_o religious_a house_n there_o 143.9_o county_n and_o town_n there_o 144_o constantius_n chlorus_n the_o emperor_n die_v at_o york_n 78.9_o his_o sepulchre_n 78.11_o conwy_n river_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 123.6_o john_n cobland_n a_o famous_a and_o valiant_a esquire_n in_o the_o map_n of_o durham_n bishopric_n cobland_n a_o part_n of_o cumberland_n 87.2_o copper-mine_a at_o wenlocke_v in_o shropshire_n 71.9_o in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o corinaeus_n 22_o coritani_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 55.4_o &_o 59.6_o &_o 61.4_o &_o 67.4_o corham_n or_o coverham_n abbey_n 79.8_o cork_n county_n in_o ireland_n sometime_o a_o kingdom_n 139_o cork_n city_n in_o monster_n how_o seat_v 139.6_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o citizen_n ibid._n cornavii_n what_o country_n they_o hold_v 51.4_o &_o 53.4_o &_o 69.5_o &_o 71.5_o &_o 73.5_o cornwall_n why_o so_o call_v 3.2_o &_o 21.1_o of_o what_o temperature_n for_o air_n it_o be_v 21.2_o almost_o a_o isle_n 21.4_o the_o soil_n 21.3_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 21.3_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a inhabitant_n 21.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o earl_n and_o duke_n 21.6_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 21.7_o religious_a house_n therein_o 21.10_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 22_o cotton_n family_n of_o coningham_n in_o huntingtonshire_n 58.8_o coventry_n a_o well_o wall_a city_n 53.5_o a_o corporation_n and_o county_n by_o itself_o 53.5_o counsel_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n ordain_v 71.7_o counsel_n at_o york_n erect_v 78_o 9_o court_n of_o justice_n alter_v by_o king_n william_n conqueror_n 5.3_o caway_o stake_n 29.6_o crediton_n or_o kirton_n a_o bishop_n see_v translate_v to_o excester_n 19.6_o cretingsbury_n 58.10_o sir_n adam_n the_o creting_n ibid._n robert_n bossu_fw-fr crouchbacke_a earl_n of_o leicester_n rebell_v 61.6_o build_v the_o abbey_n of_o st_n maries_fw-fr de_fw-fr pratl_n near_o leicester_n 61.6_o he_o become_v a_o canon_n regular_n 61.6_o cuba_n a_o island_n 1.2_o cumberland_n how_o bound_v 87.1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 87_o &_o 2.3_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 87.5_o commodity_n thereof_o 87.4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 87.5_o a_o kingdom_n ibid._n antiquity_n therein_o 87.6_o town_n therein_o 88_o cumri_n 99.2_o custodes_fw-la see_v lieutenant_n cuthbert_n bishop_n of_o lind●ssarne_n 93_o the_o tutelar_a patron_n of_o northern_a englishman_n against_o the_o scot_n 83.6_o a_o saint_n and_o much_o adore_v 83.6_o his_o tomb_n much_o visit_v by_o king_n in_o pilgrimage_n ibid._n d_o lord_n dalbney_n or_o daubney_n with_o cornish_a rebel_n overthrow_v upon_o black-heath_n 7.10_o danelage_n 5.3_o danish_a law_n 4.8_o danmonii_n where_o place_v danewort_n herb_n why_o so_o call_v 31.5_o derbyshire_n how_o bound_v 67.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 67.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o ibid._n 3_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o in_o old_a time_n 67.4_o commodity_n thereof_o 67_o 5_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 67.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n thereof_o 68_o derby_n town_n how_o name_v in_o time_n past_a 67.6_o all-hallows_n steeple_n there_o by_o who_o build_v ibid._n the_o government_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n darnii_n people_n of_o ireland_n 145.5_o david_n disciple_n of_o dubricius_n uncle_n to_o king_n arthur_n archbishop_n of_o menevia_n 6.6_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisosoner_n in_o nottingham_n castle_n 65.6_o saint_n david_n city_n 101.7_o a_o nursery_n of_o holy_a man_n ibid._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 101.6_o the_o cathedral_n church_n thereof_o ibid._n saint_n david_n bishop_n refute_v the_o pelagian_n 113.7_o dee_fw-mi river_n glide_v through_o pimple_n mere_a without_o mixture_n 117.5_o deemster_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o deheubarth_n i_o south_n wales_n 110.15_o deirwand_n 81.8_o dela_n his_o five_o son_n seat_v in_o ireland_n 137.10_o demetia_n or_o dimetia_n i._o south-wales_n 100.15_o demetiae_n what_o nation_n and_o where_o plant_v 101.4_o &_o 103.4_o or_o dimetae_n 113.5_o denbigh_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o north_n wales_n 99.11_o &_o 119.7_o a_o earthquake_n there_o without_o harm_n 119.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n denbighshire_n how_o limit_v 119.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 119.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 119._o &_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 119.5_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 119.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 120_o depopulation_n in_o england_n complain_v of_o 4.10_o derwent_n river_n 67.3_o earl_n of_o desmonds_n rebellion_n suppress_v 139.9_o himself_o behead_v by_o a_o soldier_n ibid._n deucalidonian_a sea_n 99.1_o devil_n arse_n in_o the_o peake_n 67.8_o devil_n ditch_n 33.7_o &_o 37.7_o devon-shire_n name_n whence_o derive_v 91.1_o how_o bound_a 91_o 1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 19.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 19.3_o what_o port_n and_o havens_n it_o have_v 19.4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 19.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n 19.8_o what_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 19.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 20_o diamond_n get_v in_o cornwall_n 21.7_o in_o somersetshire_n 23.6_o dyffrin_n cluid_fw-la 119.6_o the_o fair_a valley_n within_o wales_n 99.11_o divelin_n or_o dublin_n county_n destitute_a of_o wood_n 141.3_o divelin_n city_n the_o chief_a in_o ireland_n why_o call_v in_o irish_a bala_n cleigh_n 141.6_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 141.10_o how_o adorn_v ibid._n 11_o how_o govern_v ibid._n divet_n i._o pembrokeshire_n 100_o 17_o division_n of_o this_o whole_a work_n or_o theatre_n 1.1_o a_o division_n of_o england_n fourfold_a in_o canute_n his_o day_n 4.11_o division_n of_o england_n according_a to_o jurisdiction_n archiepiscopall_a 5.4_o dobuni_n where_o seat_v 45.4_o &_o 47.4_o domesday_n book_n why_o so_o call_v 5.8_o dopnald_n king_n of_o man_n tyrannize_v and_o fly_v into_o ireland_n 92.5_o dorchester_n by_o oxford_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 45.4_o remove_v to_o lincoln_n 6.9_o have_v archiepiscopall_a jurisdiction_n 6.8_o how_o seat_a 17.5_o the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 17.5_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 17.6_o dorcester-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 17.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o 17.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 17.3_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 17.4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 17.5_o what_o memorable_a place_n there_o 17.6_o what_o religious_a house_n 17_o 7.8_o what_o castles_n 17.9_o division_n hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 18_o dover_n the_o lock_n and_o key_n to_o england_n 7.5_o down_n in_o sussex_n 9.4_o sir_n francis_n drake_n compass_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o sea_n 19.4_o drax_n a_o abbey_n 77.7_o drop_v well_o 78.11_o dubricius_n archbishop_n of_o caerlion_n 6.6_o dunstan_n against_o priest_n marriage_n his_o suppose_a stratagem_n 2d_o 6_o duwich_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 339_o durol_n rivae_fw-la 58.8_o duro_n sipont_n see_v god-manchester_n durotriges_n where_o seat_v 17.4_o durham_n bishopric_n how_o bound_v 83.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 83.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 83.3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o it_o 83.5_o town_n in_o the_o bishopric_n 84_o bishop_n their_o royalty_n 83.6_o durham_n city_n a_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid_fw-la e_o eadesburg_n where_o now_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73.7_o king_n eadgars_n triumph_n at_o chester_n ibid._n ealderman_n who_o in_o time_n past_a 4.7_o east-england_n 4.11_o east-riding_a how_v bound_v 81_o east-riding_a how_v seat_v 77.4_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 81.2_o &_o 3_o in_o east-riding_a what_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 82_o edel●fleda_n build_v gloucester_n church_n 47.7_o edelfleda_a beneficial_a to_o leicester_n 61.6_o edith_n a_o saint_n 45.7_o edmund_n earl_n of_o richmond_n father_n to_o king_n
111.5_o lichfield_n city_n why_o so_o call_v 69.8_o lichfield_n arm_n ibid._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_n ibid._n 6.8_o what_o bishop_n subject_a to_o it_o 6.8_o the_o minster_n build_v and_o new_a rear_v by_o who_o ibid._n limericke_n the_o principal_a city_n in_o monster_n 139.6_o a_o episcopal_a see_n ibid._n by_o who_o possess_v ibid._n fortify_v by_o who_o ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n lieutenant_n in_o every_o county_n call_v custos_fw-la or_o earl_n 4.11_o lin._n see_v lenn_n lincolnshire_n how_o bound_v 63.1_o the_o dimension_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 63.2_o form_n thereof_o 63.4_o full_a of_o fish_n and_o fowl_n 63.5_o other_o commodity_n thereof_o 63.6_o hundred_o wapentake_n and_o town_n therein_o 64_o lincoln_n city_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 63.8_o how_o ancient_a and_o populous_a ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n and_o situation_n of_o it_o ibid._n full_o of_o religious_a house_n 63.9_o how_o divide_a 63.10_o lindisfarne_v island_n why_o call_v the_o holy_a island_n 93.1_o how_o it_o be_v situate_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 93.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 93.3_o &_o 4_o in_o it_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 93.6_o lindsey_n a_o three_o part_n of_o lincoln_n shire_n 63.10_o llinsavathan_n a_o strange_a mere_a near_a to_o brecknock_n town_n 109.4_o supposed_n to_o be_v loventrium_n ibid._n liquorice_n grow_v at_o workesop_n 65.4_o lithancrace_n 89.6_o little_a chester_n in_o derbyshire_n a_o colony_n of_o roman_n 67.6_o loadstone_n in_o devon-shire_n 195_o longovicum_n see_v lancaster_n loughburrough_n 61.7_o lough-lomund_a in_o scotland_n most_o rage_a in_o calm_a weather_n 132.15_o lhoyger_n i._n england_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 99.1_o luceni_n ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o plant_v 139_o 4_o lutterworth_n 61.7_o london_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 29.7_o wall_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a ibid._n london-stone_n a_o mile-mark_a ibid._n church_n therein_o ibid._n ward_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n a_o archbishop_n see_v 6.5_o make_a subject_n to_o canterbury_n ibid._n in_o what_o graduation_n 29_o 8_o london-bridge_n ibid._n m_o madagascar_n a_o island_n 12_o madning-money_n whence_o so_o call_v 41.8_o magi._n see_v radnor_n town_n 111.6_o magintum_n now_o dunstable_n a_o roman_a station_n 41.4_o magnus_n son_n of_o olave_n king_n of_o man_n 92.14_o his_o death_n and_o burial_n 92_o 15_o maiatae_n 2.12_o maiden_n castle_n near_o dorcester_n 17.5_o maiden_n castle_n 79.7_o mainamber_n a_o strange_a rock_n 21.9_o maio_n county_n what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 143_o 4_o malden_n in_o essex_n the_o byall_a seat_n of_o king_n kunobelin_n 31_o 8_o malmesburie_n monast●e_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 25_o 8_o william_n of_o malmesburi●_n chronicler_n abide_v malverne_v hill_n and_o the_o amirable_a ditch_n there_o 1.6_o man_n isle_n grant_v to_o fury_n percy_n earl_n of_o northunerland_n 9●7_n grant_v to_o the_o stanlei_fw-mi and_o earl_n of_o derby_n i●id_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 91_o 1_o how_o bound_v ●●id_v the_o form_n and_o dimension_n 9.2_o the_o air_n 9.3_o the_o soil_n 9.4_o the_o commodity_n 94_o &_o 5_o how_o it_o be_v fortify_v ibid._n the_o inhabitant_n religious_a 9●6_n malefactor_n there_o how_o excute_v ib●●_n castle_n town_n parish_n and_o village_n there_o 9_o ●_o chronicle_n of_o the_o isle_n 9_o manchester_n in_o lanca-shire_n 75._o ●_o mancunium_n see_v manchester_n manure_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 13._o ●_o march_v cross_n upon_o stanemoore_n 6_o 1●_n march_v stone-crosse_n upon_o frith-bridge_n 6_o ●_o march_v what_o country_n 9●_n markeley_n hill_n remove_v 4●●_n marquesite_a stone_n where_o find_v 81.6_o marsland_n part_n of_o norfolk_n 35.2_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n where_o inter_v 55.7_o mathravall_n i._n powis_n land_n 99_o ●2_n maudbury_n a_o trench_n 17.5_o meden_n and_o medena_n 15.7_o medway_n a_o famous_a river_n in_o kent_n 7_o 5_o melburne_n in_o derbyshire_a famous_a for_o the_o captiu●tie_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o burbo●_n 67_o 7_o melitus_n bishop_n of_o london_n 6_o 5_o men●pii_n people_n of_o ireland_n 141.4_o menevia_n a_o archbishop_n see_v 6.6_o call_v now_o saint_n david_n ibid._n what_o suffragan_n bishop_n it_o have_v ibid._n make_a subject_n to_o canterbury_n ibid._n merchenlage_n 5.3_o merchet_n of_o woman_n 132_o 18_o mercia_n 4.11_o mercian_n law_n 48_o merioneth-shire_n how_o ●ounded_v 99.10_o &_o 117.1_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n therein_o 99.10_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 117.2_o full_a of_o spired_a and_o cluster_v hill_n 117.2_o hundred_o and_o town_n in_o it_o 118_o merlin_n silvester_n a_o wizard_n 193.6_o bear_v in_o caermarden_n ibid_fw-la his_o prophecy_n of_o the_o welshman_n subjection_n 107_o 4_o merton_n in_o surrey_n where_o king_n kenulphe_n die_v 11.6_o metheglin_n what_o drink_n 121_o 5_o metropolitan_n in_o england_n two_o 5.4_o in_o ancient_a time_n three_o 6_o 5_o mouse_n in_o essex_n spoil_v cattle_n and_o grass_n 3.6_o saint_n michael_n in_o the_o ●ale_n 94_o 7_o michael_n joseph_n overthrow_v upon_o black-heath_n 7_o 10_o middlesex_n why_o so_o call_v and_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 29_o 1_o the_o measure_n of_o it_o 29.2_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 29.3_o the_o situation_n of_o it_o 29.4_o what_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 29_o 5_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 30_o middleton_n monastery_n build_v in_o dorset_n shire_n 17.7_o milesius_n his_o four_o son_n come_v into_o ireland_n 138.11_o milford_n haven_n 101.5_o milfrid_n a_o petty_a king_n b●lt_n hereford_n cathedral_n church_n 49_o 5_o millstone_n and_o grin●-stones_n in_o anglesey_n 125_o mindip-hill_n in_o summ●rset-shire_n 23.6_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n minyd_v morgan_n mon●ment_n ●05_n 8_o moillenlly_n hill_n 19.6_o mon_n i._n anglesey_n 99.7_o mon_n man_n cy_n what_o i●_n signify_v 125_o mona_n caesaris_fw-la i._o the_o ●●e_v of_o man._n see_v map_n of_o m●n_z monk_n swarm_v in_o es●●x_n 31_o 9_o monmouthshire_n part_n of_o ●ales_n now_o lay_v to_o england_n 100_o 2_o how_o it_o be_v bind_v 107_o 1_o the_o form_n air_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o it_o 107._o &_o 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v i●_n old_a time_n ●07_n 4_o hundred_o townes_n a●d_a river_n therein_o 108_o monmouth_n town_n whereof_o it_o take_v name_n 107.1_o their_o castle_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n th●_n five_o 107.4_o the_o town_n how_o sea●ed_v ibid_fw-la how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n religious_a house_n therein_o ibid_fw-la william_n montacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n wrestet●_n man-isle_n out_o of_o the_o scot_n hand_n 92.17_o sell_v it_o and_o the_o crown_n thereof_o to_o william_n scroop_n ibid._n montgomery-shire_n how_o bound_v 115.1_o the_o form_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 115.2_o their_o horse_n 115.4_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 115.5_o mountgomery_n town_n and_o castle_n 115.5_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n it_o give_v title_n of_o a_o earldom_n ibid._n hundred_o and_o townes_n there_o 116_o moor_n in_o westmoreland_n 85_o 4_o mortimer_n hole_n 65.6_o motingham_n in_o kent_n where_o the_o ground_n sink_v 7.6_o monster_n what_o name_v it_o bear_v 139.1_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v ibid._n the_o dimension_n thereof_o 139_o 2_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n 139.3_o how_o divide_a 139.4_o &_o 11_o west-mounster_n and_o south-mounster_n how_o in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 139.4_o the_o commodity_n of_o monster_n 139.5_o monster_n addict_v to_o superstitious_a vanity_n 139.8_o much_o waste_v by_o rebellion_n 139.9_o visited_n with_o sundry_a calamity_n of_o dearth_n 139_o 10_o what_o religious_a place_n there_o 139.11_o how_o govern_v ibid._n murchard_n o_o brien_n king_n of_o ireland_n 92.2_o mussold_n or_o mossewold_n heath_n 35.5_o n_o nagnatae_n what_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o needle_n certain_a rock_n 15_o 9_o nemethus_n and_o his_o four_o son_n arrive_v in_o ireland_n 137_o 9_o saint_n neotus_fw-la a_o monk_n of_o glastenbury_n 58.10_o saint_n neot_n or_o needs_o priory_n 58.10_o nessa_n a_o lough_n in_o scotland_n never_o freeze_v in_o winter_n 132_o 15_o nevil_n across_o battle_n in_o the_o map_n of_o durham_n bishopric_a newcastle_n upon_o tine_n 89.7_o whence_o so_o name_v 89.8_o call_v monke-ch_a 89_o 7_o a_o county_n and_o corporation_n of_o itself_o 89.8_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n new-forrest_n in_o hantshire_n fatal_a to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n his_o progeny_n 13.7_o new-market-heath_n 37.7_o newnham_n regis_fw-la medicinable_a water_n 53_o newport_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o make_v a_o corporation_n and_o maior-towne_n ibid._n ninian_n convert_v the_o south-pict_n to_o christianity_n 132_o 13_o normans-crosse_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 58.8_o northamptonshire_n how_o bound_v 55.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 55.2_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 55.4_o the_o commodity_n of_o it_o 55_o 5_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 56_o northampton_n town_n describe_v 55.6_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n norfolk_n a_o island_n 35.1_o how_o bound_a
an._n d._n 1016._o at_o penham_n king_n canute_n overthrow_v the_o commodity_n p●i●ie_n dorchester_n the_o chief_a city_n fosse-way_n maudbury_n and_o poundbury_n maiden_n castle_n the_o magistracy_n of_o the_o city_n of_o dorchester_n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o other_o place_n memorable_a badbury_n cerne_n shafie●bury_n corfe_n middleton_n winburn_n sherburn_n an._n d._n 860._o an._n d._n 866._o religious_a house_n castle_n in_o this_o shire_n market_n town_n the_o name_n of_o devon-shire_n the_o bound_n of_o devon-shire_n the_o length_n and_o breadth_n the_o air_n the_o soil_n port_n and_o havens_n about_o devon-shire_n brutus_n report_v entrance_n the_o dane_n first_o entrance_n an._n d._n 787._o sir_n fra._n drake_n his_o voyage_n the_o spanish_a fleet_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1588._o the_o commodity_n cloth_n kersey_n lead_n silver_n loadstone_n the_o city_n excester_n rugemount_v a_o king_n palace_n excester_n withstand_v the_o saxon_n 465._o year_n hugh_n courtney_n a._n d._n 1497._o perkin_n warbeck_n a._n d._n 1549._o the_o city_n climate_n crediton_n exmore_n hublestowe_n a._n d._n 878._o asserius_fw-la menevensis_fw-la duke_n and_o larles_n philip_n commin_n cap._n 50._o religious_a house_n hundred_o and_o churches_n flores_n histor._n geoffrey_n monmo_n richard_n carew_n the_o air_n the_o soil_n lib._n 6_o cap._n 8._o tinne-mine_n privilege_n of_o tinne-work_n the_o border_n of_o cornwall_n the_o form_n and_o length_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 8._o michael_n cornw._n the_o ancient_a people_n and_o now_o inhabitant_n bale_n cent._n lib._n 1._o wil._n malme_n the_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n the_o commodity_n diamond_n get_v in_o cornwall_n market-town_n memorable_a thing_n brazen_a sword_n find_v by_o dig_v the_o other_o half_a stone_n wring-cheese_n mainamber_n the_o bound_n of_o sommersetshire_n the_o length_n the_o breadth_n the_o air_n the_o soil_n the_o inhabitant_n commodity_n lead_n diamond_n the_o chief_a city_n bath_n once_o call_v akemancester_n well_n 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