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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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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
earl_n of_o motgomery_n 115.5_o her●rd-shire_n how_o bound_v 49.1_o t●e_v climate_n of_o what_o temperature_n 49.2_o hu●dreds_n and_o town_n therein_o 50_o heref●rd_n city_n and_o bishopric_n 49.5_o th●_n circuit_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n th●●ivill_a magistracy_n thereof_o ibid._n herbe●t_n losinga_n b._n of_o norwi●_n what_o church_n and_o monastery_n he_o build_v 35.8_o herefordshire_n how_o bound_v 39.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 39.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 39.4_o h●●dreds_n and_o town_n ●erein_o 40_o her●rd_n town_n 39.6_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o 49.8_o hib●ia_n whence_o it_o take_v man_n 138.12_o hidosland_n what_o it_o signify_v 3.3_o &_o 57.3_o hig●andmen_n natural_a scot_n 11.4_o see_v heghlandmen_n hill●ie_o isle_n 9●_n 8_o sain●_n hilda_n his_o miracle_n 81.6_o himinbrooke_n nuunery_n 57.6_o histricall_a tome_n of_o this_o work_fw-mi 1.1_o hoby_n irish_a in_o leinster_n 141.5_o ho_o island_n see_v lindisferne_n ho_o well_o see_v winifrid_n well_o ho_o cross_n in_o tipperary_n within_o monster_n 139.11_o hound_n a_o three_o part_n of_o linc●nshire_n 63.10_o hlander_n fish_v by_o licence_n ●on_v the_o north-east_n coast_v england_n 81.3_o h●ry_n holland_n his_o high_a descent_n and_o calamity_n 19.8_o h●_n castle_n in_o bromfield_n 100_o 12_o horse_n muscle_n full_a of_o good_a earl_n 132.15_o horse-shoe_n in_o the_o shire-hall_n at_o oak●ham_n 59.7_o ●orsa_fw-mi slay_v in_o battle_n 7.11_o at_o horsted_n his_o monument_n ibid._n ●orton_n see_v halifax_n hospital_n at_o leicester_n with_o a_o collegiate_n church_n build_v 61.6_o charles_n howard_n defeat_v the_o the_o spanish_a armada_n at_o sea_n 19.4_o hubblestone_n in_o devon-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 19.7_o humber_n as_o arm_v of_o the_o sea_n 79.3_o hundred_o what_o they_o be_v 3.4_o hunting●on-shire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 57.1_o how_o divided_a 57.3_o what_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n therein_o at_o first_o 57.4_o hundred_o town_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 58_o 10_o huntingdon_n town_n why_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 57.5_o their_o common-seale_a ibid._n their_o priory_n of_o black-canon_n ibid._n the_o castle_n ibid._n the_o river_n there_o sometime_o navigable_a 57.6_o hurl_v in_o cornwall_n what_o they_o be_v 21.9_o i_o james●he_v ●he_z four_o king_n of_o scot_n slay_v 89_o 10._o james_n 5._o king_n of_o scot_n die_v for_o grief_n of_o heart_n 87.5_o iceni_n ●hat_n people_n and_o where_o seat_v 33.4_o &_o 35.3_o icat_a or_o black_a amber_n 81.6_o jersey_a island_n how_o seat_v 94_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 94.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 94.3.4_o stocking_n there_o make_v 94.4_o the_o original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94.5_o the_o commodity_n 94.6_o how_o govern_v 94.7_o a_o island_n float_v 132.15_o ilchester_n in_o somersetshire_n 23.10_o kingdom_n of_o the_o island_n divide_v 92.17_o johannes_n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la bosco_n bear_v at_o halifax_n 77.8_o king_n john_n his_o monument_n and_o portraiture_n 51.5_o saint_n johns_n tomb_n in_o scotland_n 132.6_o jona_n i_o columkil_n 132.18_o josephus_n of_o exeter_n or_o iscanus_n his_o praise_n 19.6_o ipswich_n commend_v 33.6_o the_o dimension_n and_o site_n of_o ipswich_n ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n ireland_n how_o divide_v into_o province_n and_o country_n 135_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 137_o 1_o the_o name_n whence_o derive_v 137.2_o the_o most_o western_a island_n 137.2_o why_o call_v the_o holy_a island_n 137.3_o thought_n to_o be_v ogygia_n in_o plutarch_n 137.3_o call_v also_o scotia_n ibid._n the_o three_o island_n for_o bigness_n in_o the_o know_a world_n 137.4_o when_o and_o how_o it_o receive_v christianity_n 135.22_o christianity_n there_o much_o decay_v 139.8_o ireland_n of_o what_o form_n it_o be_v 137.4_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o air_n and_o temperature_n 137.5_o the_o soil_n 137.6_o the_o commodity_n 137.7_o the_o ancient_a and_o original_a inhabitant_n 137.8_o by_o who_o divide_v into_o five_o province_n 138.12_o call_v little_a britain_n ibid._n irishman_n cottage_n in_o anglesey_n 125_o the_o manner_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o irish_a in_o old_a time_n 138.14_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v 138.15_o their_o child_n how_o nurce_v ibid._n their_o fantastical_a conceit_n 138.16_o addict_v much_o to_o witchcraft_n ibid._n their_o idolatry_n ibid._n their_o attire_n 138.18_o they_o forsake_v their_o wife_n at_o their_o pleasure_n 145.8_o their_o manner_n of_o war_n 138.19_o their_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a 138.20_o irish_a bb._n consecrate_a by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 145.8_o isca_n silurum_n i._o caerlion_n 107.4_o ithancester_n see_v st_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n ibid._n s._n ivo_n a_o persian_a bishop_n 15.7_o s._n ivoes_n priory_n a_o cell_n to_o ramsey_n abbey_n ibid._n k_o katherine_n dowager_n of_o spain●_n where_o inter_v 55.7_o key_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o kendale_n or_o candale_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 85.4_o kendale_n town_n 85.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kendale_n earl_n 85.7_o kent_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 7.1_o the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o form_n site_n and_o position_n of_o it_o 7.2.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n 7.4_o river_n navigable_a therein_o 7_o 5_o kent_z unconquered_a 7.7_o receive_v christianity_n first_o in_o this_o isle_n ibid._n trouble_a with_o civil_a dissension_n 7.10_o how_o govern_v 7.11_o make_v a_o kingdom_n ibid._n make_v a_o earldom_n ibid._n earl_n thereof_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o several_a family_n ibid._n how_o divide_v into_o hundred_o and_o parish_n 7.8_o kesteven_n a_o three_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 63.10_o kildare_n adorn_v with_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 141.8_o kilkenny_n a_o fair_a burrough-town_n in_o leinster_n 141.8_o kimbolton_n manor_n 58.9_o kings-delfe_a see_v swords-delfe_a kingston_n upon_o hull_n 81_o 4_o when_o build_v ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kirkstall_n monastery_n 77.7_o kirkstall_n battle_n 78.10_o knights-fee_n how_o many_o in_o england_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n day_n 4.10_o knocktoe_n battle_n 143.7_o l_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n his_o only_a son_n drown_v in_o a_o well_o 119.7_o lactorodum_fw-la see_v stonystratford_n laford_n i_o lord_n what_o it_o import_v 47_o lagetium_fw-la see_v casterford_n lagman_n king_n of_o man_n 92.4_o he_o take_v the_o badge_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o jerusalem_n 92.4_o in_o his_o journey_n die_v ibid._n his_o cruelty_n to_o his_o brother_n harold_n 92.4_o lambeth_n commend_v 11.7_o lamp_n burn_v many_o age_n 78.11_o llanbadarn_n vaur_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 113.7_o lancaster_n county_n palatine_n 7●_n 1_o how_o confine_v ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 75.2_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n thereof_o 75.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 76_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 75.5_o lancaster_n town_n 75.6_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n lancaster_n house_n and_o york_n conjoin_v 75.9_o lancastrian_n put_v to_o flight_n 78.10_o llandaff_n city_n how_o site_v 105.5_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n llandevi_fw-la breve_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 113.7_o langley_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.6_o lath_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o law_n i_o great_a stone_n 89.13_o law_n of_o three_o sort_n in_o england_n 4.8_o &_o 5.3_o law-trouble_n none_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v and_o certain_a 5.3_o lawland_n man_n 2.12_o lavatrae_n see_v levatre_n saint_n laurence_n island_n 1.2_o lead-mine_n in_o derbyshire_n 67.5_o lead-blacke_a in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o leet_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 4.6_o legeolium_n see_v casterford_n leicester-shire_n how_o bound_v 61.1_o the_o commodity_n and_o air_n thereof_o 61.2_o &_o 3_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 61.8_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 62_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 61.4_o leicester_n city_n or_o town_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o shire_n 61.5_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n what_o name_v it_o have_v beside_o 61.1_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n build_v long_o before_o christ_n nativity_n ibid._n well_o trade_v and_o as_o well_o wall_v in_o time_n past_a ibid._n the_o graduation_n thereof_o 61_o 5_o destruction_n thereof_o 61.6_o leinster_n province_n in_o ireland_n how_o call_v 141.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 141.2_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 141.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 141.4_o religious_a house_n therein_o 141.14_o irish_a therein_o mischievous_a one_o to_o another_o 141.2_o country_n and_o town_n therein_o 142_o lonn_n or_o linn_n a_o ancient_a borough_n 35.6_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n lenn_n episcopi_fw-la 35.6_o lenn_n regis_fw-la ibid._n laeth_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o lettustan_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.9_o letrim_a county_n plentiful_a of_o grass_n 143.4_o levatrae_n see_v bowes_n lewes_n battle_n in_o sussex_n 9.7_o llewellin_n prince_n of_o wales_n where_o slay_v and_o behead_v
palace_n 19.6_o saint_n rumald_v well_o 43.5_o ruthlan_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o north-wales_n 99.11_o rutland-shire_n how_o bound_v 59.1_o why_o so_o name_v 59.2_o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o dimension_n thereof_o 59.3_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 59.4_o &_o 5_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n and_o possessor_n thereof_o 59.6_o &_o 7_o hundred_o and_o parish_n therein_o 60_o s_o sabbath_n day_n market_n 111_o 6_o saffran_n a_o commodity_n of_o essex_n 31.6_o salisbury_n plain_a 25.4_o salisbury_n city_n 25.7_o the_o cathedral_n church_n ibid._n earl_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o situation_n there_o 25_o 8_o old_a salisbury_n 25.8_o salmon_n great_a and_o plentiful_a in_o scotland_n 103.5_o &_o 132.14_o salmon_n leap_v 113.3_o &_o 145.9_o salt_n how_o make_v in_o lancashire_n 75.7_o salt_n come_v from_o stone_n 83.8_o saltry_a judeth_n why_o so_o call_v 52.8_o saltry_a monastery_n ibid._n sand_n a_o part_n of_o nottinghamshire_n 65.7_o sangue_fw-fr lac_fw-la in_o sussex_n 9.7_o sarnia_n see_v garnsey_n saxon_n heptarchy_n whence_o it_o first_o begin_v 3.1_o the_o seven_o several_a kingdom_n how_o name_v 3.1_o the_o heptarchy_n northern_a limit_n 3.2_o saxon_n state_n several_o how_o at_o first_o divide_v in_o england_n 3_o 3_o saxon_n government_n in_o england_n how_o long_o it_o continue_v 4.11_o saxon_n first_o seven_o king_n pagan_a 4.12_o saxon_n first_o seven_o king_n christian_n ibid._n sceafull_a mountain_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.7_o scope_n of_o the_o author_n in_o this_o work_n or_o theatre_n 1.1_o scotland_n how_o bound_v 99.1_o &_o 131.4_o how_o divide_v 129_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 131.2_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o ibid._n &_o 131.14_o the_o feature_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o scot_n ibid._n scotland_n adorn_v with_o three_o university_n ibid._n the_o position_n of_o scotland_n 131.9_o scotland_n how_o divide_v into_o country_n or_o sheriffedom_n stewardship_n and_o bailiwickes_n 191.10_o in_o scotland_n archbishop_n metropolitan_a 2._o &_o 132.11_o scot_n southern_a of_o one_o original_a with_o the_o english_a 131_o 4_o scot_n natural_o whence_o descend_v and_o name_v 131_o 5_o scot_n vanquish_v the_o pict_n and_o raise_v their_o name_n 131_o 8_o scythian_n come_v into_o spain_n 138.7_o sea-coal_n 89.6_o a_o seaman_n take_v 33.7_o sea-sand_n make_v the_o soil_n fruitful_a 21.3_o seffrid_n bishop_n reedefy_a chichester_n cathedral_n church_n 9.6_o segontium_n now_o caernarvon_n 123.6_o segontian_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 13.6_o selby_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o 63.7_o selby_n abbey_n 77.7_o selonae_fw-la now_o sandie_n 41.4_o session_n four_o time_n in_o the_o year_n ordain_v 5.3_o severne_n a_o noble_a river_n 47_o 3._o the_o head_n thereof_o 115.2_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 115.3_o severus_n the_o emperor_n die_v at_o york_n ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o his_o funeral_n ibid._n sexwolfe_n bishop_n of_o leicester_n 61.6_o shaftesbury_n 6_o sheriff_n whence_o they_o come_v 4.6_o shatland_n isle_n 132.22_o shirburne_n a_o bishop_n see_v 17_o 7_o translate_v to_o salisbury_n 27_o 8_o shire_n whence_o it_o come_v 3_o 4_o shire_n how_o many_o in_o england_n at_o sundry_a time_n 4.8_o &_o 9_o shrewsbury_n chief_a town_n of_o shrop-shire_n 71.8_o the_o building_n site_n trade_n and_o strength_n thereof_o 71_o 8_o how_o govern_v ibid._n shrop-shire_n how_o limit_v 71_o 1_o the_o form_n soil_n and_o air_n thereof_o 71.2.3.4_o castle_n 32._o therein_o 71_o hundred_o and_o town_n thereof_o 72_o sicicle_n why_o so_o call_v 15.1_o sidre_n in_o garnsey_n what_o drink_n 94.4_o sigebert_n king_n of_o south-saxons_a skin_n 9.4_o silcester_n sometime_o caer-segonte_a 13.6_o how_o ancient_a 13.10_o destroy_v 13.10_o silures_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 47.4_o &_o 493._o &_o 107.4_o &_o 109_o 4._o &_o 111.5_o describe_v 49.3_o their_o valour_n ibid._n 63.7_o subdue_v by_o vespasian_n 49_o 3_o simon_n a_o monk_n of_o swinstead_n poison_v king_n john_n sister_n three_o what_o river_n in_o leinster_n 141.6_o slege_n county_n in_o ireland_n what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 143.4_o smyris_n see_v emeryll_n snowd●n_a hill_n 123.4_o soland_n goose_n their_o use_n 132.14_o solemne-mosse_n field_n 87.5_o somersetshire_n how_o bound_v 23.1_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 23.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 23_o 3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 23.5_o the_o profit_n it_o afford_v 23_o 6_o memorable_a for_o sundry_a event_n 23.8_o religious_a house_n 23_o 9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 24_o somersham_n annex_v to_o the_o crown_n 57.7_o southampton_n describe_v 13.10_o south-wales_n divide_v into_o six_o part_n 100.16_o spring_n of_o salt-water_n at_o leamington_n in_o warwickeshire_n 53.7_o spring_n that_o ebb_n and_o flow_v 78.11_o stafford_n shire_n how_o bound_v 69.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 69.2_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 69.5_o commodity_n thereof_o 69.6_o what_o house_n of_o religion_n it_o have_v 69.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 70_o stafford_n town_n describe_v 69.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o site_n or_o positure_n of_o it_o ibid._n sir_n hubert_n saint_n clare_n his_o death_n to_o save_v king_n henry_n the_o second_o 7.6_o stamford_n sometime_o a_o university_n 59.8_o stamford_n bridge_n battle_n 92.1_o stannery_n or_o stannier_n 21.3_o stibium_fw-la in_o derbyshire_n g●tten_v 67.5_o stock-chappell_n in_o norfolk_n why_o so_o call_v 35.8_o stockfish_n gainful_a to_o kingston_n man_n upon_o hull_n 81.4_o stone_n like_o serpent_n 81.6_o stony_a serpent_n find_v within_o round_a stone_n 81.6_o stoney-stredford_a 4.3_o 6_o the_o cross_n there_o ibid._n stone_n resemble_v shell-fish_n 47.10_o stoneheng●_n describe_v in_o the_o map_n of_o wilt-shire_n stoneley_n priory_n in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.9_o suffolk_n how_o bound_v 33.1_o the_o air_n thereof_o 33.2_o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o dimension_n thereof_o 33.3_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 33_o 4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 33.5_o how_o divide_a 33.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 34_o sumatra_n think_v to_o be_v the_o isle_n taprobana_n 1.2_o summerl_v prince_n of_o herergaidel_n slay_v 92.6.8_o sunning_n a_o episcopal_a see_v translate_v to_o shirburne_n 27.8_o surrey_n or_o suthrey_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 11.1_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 11.4_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 11.2_o the_o length_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o breadth_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o circumference_n thereof_o ibid._n by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 11.4_o principal_a place_n in_o it_o 11.5_o &_o 6.8_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 11.6_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 11.9_o what_o castle_n be_v in_o it_o 11.10_o how_o divide_a ibid._n hundred_o and_o town_n in_o it_o 12_o sussex_n what_o memorable_a place_n it_o have_v 9.8_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 9.9_o religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v 9.10_o how_o bound_a 9.1_o how_o divide_a 9.10_o rape_n hundred_o &_o town_n in_o it_o 10_o why_o so_o name_v 9.1_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 9.2_o the_o length_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o breadth_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o air_n of_o it_o 9.3_o havens_n in_o it_o uncertain_a and_o dangerous_a 9.3_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n 9.4_o small_a river_n 79.3_o small_a dale_n ibid._n sword_n delfe_n why_o so_o call_v 58.8_o synod_n at_o colne_n about_o priest_n marriage_n 25.6_o t_o tamar_n river_n bound_v the_o britain_n by_o king_n athelstanes_n device_n 3.2_o tameworth_n sometime_o the_o mercian_n king_n court_n 69.5_o taprobane_n the_o great_a island_n 137.4_o tave-river_n 105.3_o teigne-mouth_n the_o land_a place_n of_o the_o dane_n at_o their_o first_o invasion_n 19_o 4_o saint_n telean_a bishop_n of_o llandaffe_n 105_o 2_o temple_n to_o god_n terminus_n 132.11_o tetnall_n alias_o theotnall_n what_o it_o signify_v 69_o 5_o teukesbury_n field_n fatal_a to_o the_o lancastrian_n 47.10_o thane_n or_o thean_a 4.7_o under_o thean_a ibid._n theodore_n a_o grecian_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n 7.8_o theon_n first_o archbishop_n of_o london_n 6.5_o thetforl_n a_o bishop_n see_n thrihing_n and_o thrihingreves_n 4.6_o thule_n where_o it_o be_v seat_v 132_o 22_o thule_n see_v shetland_n sr._n richard_n thumbleby_n knight_n where_o bury_v 117_o 6_o thurle-head●_a fish_n of_o the_o sea_n come_v to_o land_n in_o munster_n 132.10_o tinne-mine_n in_o cornwall_n 21.3_o tinne-lawe_n therein_o ibid_fw-la tinne-workes_a in_o it_o ibid_fw-la earl_n of_o tyrone_n his_o rebellion_n extinguish_v 139.9_o tithing_n what_o they_o be_v 3_o 4.6_o tithing-man_n or_o borsholder_n 3.6_o titus_n grasp_v by_o a_o adder_n without_o any_o harm_n 13.6_o torcoch_n a_o rare_a fish_n 123.7_o totnesse_n the_o land_a place_n of_o suppose_a brute_n 19.4_o toulesland_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.10_o town_n of_o britain_n be_v wood_n etc._n etc._n 58.9_o town_n how_o many_o in_o england_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n his_o time_n 4_o 10_o tree_n float_v in_o bagmere_n 73.9_o trinobantes_n what_o people_n and_o where_o they_o inhabit_v 29.5_o &_o
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