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charles_n brandon_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n 470_o c_o brannodunum_n 480_o a_o bransford_n or_o bensford-bridge_n 517_o e_o brazen_a weapon_n 188_o brazen_a nose_n college_n in_o oxford_n 383_o a_o brasmatias_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o earthquake_n 620_o c_o bray_n 286_o d._n lord_n bray_n 297_o b._n the_o breach_n by_o greenwich_n 328_o a_o nicolas_n breakspeare_n that_o be_v pope_n adrian_n the_o forth_o 414_o f_o breakspeare_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 419_o b_o brechanius_n his_o 24._o daughter_n all_o saint_n 627_o a_o breden_n forest_n 224_o a_o breedon_n hill_n 577_o e_o breedon_n a_o village_n ibid._n breertons_n a_o family_n 608_o f._n their_o death_n foreshow_v 609_o b_o breerton_n a_o place_n 609_o brechnockshire_n 627_o brechnock_v town_n 628_o a_o brechnock_v mere_a ibid._n brechnock_v lord_n ibid._n brechnock_v make_v a_o shire_n 677_o e_o bremenium_n 803_o brember_v castle_n 313_o c_o bremetonacum_n 753_o c_o bremicham_n or_o bermingham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 567_o burn_v what_o it_o signify_v 677_o bremin_n what_o it_o be_v 33_o brennus_n 677_o brennus_n a_o renown_a king_n 33_o bretenham_n 463_o b_o breton_n a_o river_n ibid._n brent_n a_o river_n 421_o brent_n see_v falke_v de_fw-fr brent_n brentmarsh_n 230_o e_o brentford_n 421_o brentwood_n 442_o a_o brentwell_n or_o brounswell_n 421_o brose_n baron_n 113_o c._n 201_o f_o breoses_n a_o family_n 553_o d_o will._n de_fw-fr breos_n or_o braus_n a_o strong_a rebel_n 629_o b_o breoses_n lord_n of_o brechnock_n 623_o breton_n a_o family_n 556_o b_o bretts_n 128_o f_o breusais_n 138_o f_o brian_n who_o so_o call_v 117_o bridlington_n 714_o d_o john_n of_o bridlington_n ibid._n brewood_n 583_o a_o bricol_n 400_o e_o bridge_n casterton_n 534_o b_o bridgford_n by_o nottingham_n 548_o brig_n for_o glansford_n 543_o a_o brigantes_n in_o britain_n rebel_v 43_o brigantes_n 685._o whereof_o they_o take_v name_n ibid._n brill_n for_o burihill_n 395_o b_o breint_n fitz_n conty_n 282_o a_o brient_n 202_o c_o d_o brient_n baron_n 215_o d_o brinlo_n 568_o f_o brienston_n 215_o e_o brimsfeild_n 365_o f_o bridgewater_n 225_o a_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n 225_o c_o bridkirk_n 768_o b_o briewer_n baron_n 222_o e_o bristol_n or_o bristol_n a_o city_n 237_o a_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n b_o bret_n the_o primitive_a of_o the_o britain_n 26_o brit_n or_o birth_n the_o first_o name_n of_o the_o britain_n 25_o birth_n what_o it_o signify_v 26_o britain_n or_o britanny_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 27._o why_o late_o discover_v and_o know_v 33._o mention_v by_o lucretius_n first_o of_o any_o latin_a writer_n ib._n twice_o schoolemistres_n to_o france_n 138_o britain_n the_o great_a that_o be_v england_n 155_o britain_n the_o less_o that_o be_v scotland_n ibid._n britain_n how_o divide_v 154.155_o britain_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 1._o the_o site_n thereof_o 1._o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n why_o call_v another_o world_n 24._o the_o division_n and_o compass_n of_o it_o 2.4_o britain_n have_v sundry_a name_n 23_o the_o position_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n 4._o how_o fruitful_a and_o commodious_a 3._o her_o first_o inhabitant_n 4._o the_o name_n 5_o britain_n under_o what_o sign_n or_o planet_n 182_o britain_n portract_v in_o woman_n habit_n 24._o the_o roman_a world_n 45_o discover_v to_o be_v a_o island_n 61_o a_o province_n presidial_a 62._o how_o it_o be_v govern_v under_o and_o after_o constantine_n the_o great_a 62_o 76._o how_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n 62._o infect_v by_o barbarian_n 79._o bring_v to_o civility_n 63._o call_v romania_n and_o roman_a isle_n 88_o britain_n ruin_n and_o downfall_n 107_o britain_n and_o france_n whether_o ever_o conjoin_v 346_o a_o britain_n come_n first_o out_o of_o gaul_n 11.12_o britan_n in_o religion_n language_n and_o manner_n agree_v with_o the_o gaul_n 13.14.15.16.17_o britan_n employ_v by_o caesar_n in_o base_a service_n 38_o britan_n general_o rebel_n 49._o their_o grievance_n ibid._n britain_n cast_n off_o the_o roman_n yoke_n 86_o britain_n how_o they_o may_v derive_v their_o descent_n from_o the_o trojan_n 88_o britan_n in_o armorica_n 110_o britan_n of_o wales_n and_o cornewale_v 112.113_o britan_n send_n ambassador_n to_o the_o saxon_n 128_o britan_n retain_v their_o ancient_a language_n 23_o britan_n long_a live_v 555_o b_o britan_n paint_a themselves_o blue_a with_o wood_n 20_o britan_n manner_n and_o custom_n out_o of_o julius_n caesar_n 29._o out_o of_o strabo_n ibid._n out_o of_o diodorus_n siculus_n 29._o out_o of_o pomponius_n mela_n ibid._n out_o of_o cernelius_n tacitus_n 30._o out_o of_o dio_fw-mi nicaus_fw-la ibid._n out_o of_o herodian_a ibid._n out_o of_o pliny_n 3â—_n out_o of_o solinus_n ibid._n britain_n burse_n 428_o d_o britannica_fw-la the_o herb_n see_v scorby_n or_o scurvigrasse_n britanniciani_n what_o they_o be_v 111_o briten_v huis_fw-mi 40_o brithin_n a_o kind_n of_o drink_n 5_o british_a tongue_n full_a of_o greek_a word_n 28_o british_a state_n submit_v to_o caesar_n 37_o british_a isle_n mention_v by_o polybius_n 33_o of_o british_a pearl_n a_o breastplate_n 38_o british_a name_n import_v colour_n 26_o british_a town_n what_o they_o be_v 29_o britwales_n or_o welshmen_n 113_o briva_n what_o it_o signify_v 414_o brocket_n knight_n 406_o f_o brocovum_fw-la 762_o d_o broge_n 19_o break_z by_o a_o place_n 522_o f._n a_o family_n 523_o a_o brome_n 467_o f_o bromesgrave_n 574â—_n â—_z bromefield_n 677_o a_o wolter_n bronscorn_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 190_o brook_n a_o family_n of_o ancient_a descent_n 611_o a_o brook_n l._n cobham_n 329_o c_o baron_n brook_n 244_o c_o bronholme_n 478_o e_o brougham_n 762_o d_o brotherton_n 695_o b_o sir_n anthony_n browne_n first_o viscount_n montacute_n 482_o b_o sir_n ant._n brown_a marquesse_n montacute_n 222_o d_o broughton_n 376_o e_o broughton_n in_o hantshire_n 262_o c_o brundenels_n a_o family_n 514_o b_o bruges_n baron_fw-fr chandos_n 365_o b_o bruin_n a_o family_n 442_o b_o burg-morfe_a or_o bridg-north_n 591_o b_o robert_n brus_n the_o noble_a 500_o e_o baron_n brus_n of_o skelton_n 720_o c_o bruse_n a_o noble_a family_n 526_o b_o brutus_n 5._o why_o so_o call_v 8_o bucken_n that_o be_v beech_n tree_n 393_o george_n buck_n 22_o d_o buchonia_n and_o buckenham_n 393_o a_o buckinghamshire_n 393_o buer_n a_o family_n 463_o b_o walter_n buc_n and_o his_o race_n 812_o b_o buckingham_n town_n 396_o c._n earl_n 397_o d_o buckhurst_n baron_n 320_o buelth_n 627_o e_o bugden_n 497_o d_o bulchobaudes_n 79_o buldewas_n or_o bildas_n 593_o e_o bulkley_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 607_o anne_n bullen_n or_o bollen_a marchianesse_n of_o penbroch_o 655_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollen_a earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 256_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollogne_n in_o france_n the_o same_o that_o gessoriacum_n and_o bonoia_n 348_o d_o th._n bullen_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n die_v for_o sorrow_n 257_o bulleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 627_o e_o bulley_n or_o busley_n a_o noble_a norman_a 551_o a_o bulverith_n 316_o e_o buly_n castle_n 76â—_n c_o bulnesse_n 775_o c_o bumsted_n helion_n 452_o a_o bungey_a 468_o b_o burdos_n or_o burdelois_n 473_o a_o burford_n in_o shropshire_n 590_o f_o burn_a elly_n 463_o d_o burgess_n 177_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 760_o burgh_n castle_n 468_o e_o burgh_n clere_n 72_o c_o burgi_n what_o they_o be_v 760_o f_o burly_n a_o fair_a place_n 526_o b_o burons_n a_o ancient_a family_n burrium_n 636_o c_o s_o buriens_fw-la in_o cornwall_n 188._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n burnel_n baron_n 330_o c_o burcester_n 337_o b_o burdet_n 566_o c_o bunbury_n for_o boniface_n burry_n 607_o burghersh_n alias_o burgwash_n 320_o bartholomew_n burgwash_n a_o baron_n 320_o b_o burghley_n 514â—_n â—_z burgh_n 727_o f_o burghsted_n 442_o e_o burgh_n or_o burrow_n baron_n 543_o f_o burne_n a_o barony_n ibid._n burnel_n a_o family_n 591_o f_o burrowes_n what_o they_o be_v 515_o e_o burrow_n bank_n 452_o e_o burrow_n hill_n
in_o huntingdon-shire_n 501_o d_o leiton_n 439_o f_o leighton_n a_o family_n 667_o d_o leicestershire_n 517_o leicester_n town_n 519_o d_o leike_v a_o town_n 587_o c_o lemster_n or_o leinster_n 619_o f_o lemster_n ore_n 620_o a_o lemster_n bread_n 620_o lenae_fw-la 17_o leneham_n 331_o a_o leofrike_a earl_n of_o mercian_n 567_o e_o leofrike_n first_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 204_o d_o leofrike_n lord_n of_o brane_n or_o burne_n 533_o a_o leoftane_a abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n 393_o c_o leolin_n prince_n of_o wales_n his_o behaviour_n to_o king_n edward_n 363_o e_o lean_n vaur_n a_o fabulous_a giant_n 604_o leon_n vaur_n what_o it_o signify_v ib._n leonell_n duke_n of_o clarence_n 462_o d_o leprosy_n why_o term_v elephantiasis_n 522_o d._n when_o it_o come_v first_o into_o england_n ibid._n lestoff_n 468_o d_o leskerd_n 191_o lestuthiel_n 190_o lettuy_n what_o it_o be_v 399_o f_o leuca_n 21_o leven_n a_o river_n 781_o c._n 782_o b_o leveney_n a_o river_n 628_o c_o levensand_n 754_o f_o lever_n maur_n 67_o leventhorps_n a_o family_n 408_o c_o s._n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n take_v prisoner_n 249_o e_o lewis_n of_o france_n his_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 340_o lewis_n a_o town_n 313_o e_o lewknors_n 312_o e_o leymouth_n 440_o a_o lhan_n what_o it_o signify_v 631_o d_o lhan_n beder_n 657_o d_o lhan_n badern_n vaur_n 658_o a_o lhan_n stephen_n 650_o c_o lhan_n devi_fw-la brevi_fw-la 657_o b_o lhanthony_n abbey_n 631_o c_o lhan_n vais_fw-fr 672_o e_o lhan_n vethlin_n 662_o d_o lhan_n heron_n 193_o lhan_n stuphadon_n or_o launstaveton_n 196_o c_o lhein_n 668_o b_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi sisil_n prince_n of_o wales_n 680_o a_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi gryffith_n the_o last_o british_a prince_n of_o wales_n 670_o b_o lhewellin_n last_v prince_n of_o wales_n of_o british_a race_n 624_o c._n slay_v ib._n lhuyd_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o britain_n 5.24_o library_n in_o oxford_n furnish_v 381_o lichfield_n 585_o b._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 585_o d_o lickey_n hill_n 574_o d_o lid_n what_o it_o be_v 491_o d_o lid_n river_n 199_o d._n 781_o f_o lida_n town_n 351_o a_o lid_n castle_n 781._o liddesdale_n ibid._n lidgate_n a_o village_n 461_o f_o john_n lidgate_n a_o monk_n ibid._n liesne_n abbey_n 328_o b_o lieutenant_n in_o every_o county_n or_o shire_n institute_v by_o king_n aelfred_n 159_o lilborne_n 515_o c_o lime_n river_n and_o town_n 210_o b_o limestone_n great_a store_n 694_o f_z limit_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 789_o e_fw-la d._n see_v scotland_n limsey_n a_o family_n 567_o e_o lime_n a_o port_n town_n 549_o e_o line_n or_o flax_n of_o the_o best_a 620_o a_o lillinstone_n 396_o c_o lincolnshire_n 529_o lincoln_n city_n 538_o b._n whence_o the_o name_n be_v derive_v ibid._n lincoln_n earl_n 544_o e_o f_o lindsey_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 537_o f_o robert_n of_o lincoln_n 313_o d_o lincoln_n college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o linstock_n castle_n 778_o a_o lingein_n a_o family_n 665_o d_o lin_n 480_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n old_a lin_n 480_o king_n lin_n ibid._n linnum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ibid._n lin_n peris_fw-la pool_n 668_o d_o lin_n a_o river_n 547_o c_o dâ—_n la_fw-fr line_v 213_o f_o linton_n or_o lenton_n a_o town_n 547_o d_o lioness_n 187_o lisl_n a_o family_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n 494_o d_o l'isle_n a_o family_n 276_o a_o l'isle_n of_o rougmount_n 490_o b_o lister'_v a_o family_n 592_o e_o viscount_n l'isle_n 280_o d_o liver_n a_o river_n 192_o litton_n a_o family_n 406_o e_o litchfield_n in_o hantshire_n 272_o c_o littleborough_n 549_o e_o lites_n cary_n 224_o f_o littleton_n a_o family_n 574_o d_o littleton_n alias_o westcot_n a_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o a_o famous_a ibid._n livery_n and_o seisin_n in_o old_a time_n 340_o the_o lizard_n 189_o llydan_n what_o it_o be_v 111_o louder_n a_o river_n and_o family_n 792_o lode_n work_n 184_o looghor_n 646_o a_o lollius_n urbicus_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 66_o lollham_n bridge_n 512_o a_o london_n 421_o d_o london_n a_o ancient_a colony_n 50_o london_n call_v augusta_n 79_o 80_o london_n stone_n 423_o a_o london_n wall_n ibid._n c_o london_n bridge_n 434_o a_o london_n highway_n from_o saint_n alban_n turn_v out_o of_o watling-street_n 415_o b_o london_n or_o londres_n a_o family_n 649_o d_o maurice_n de_fw-fr londres_n or_o london_n ibid._n c_o lonchamp_v a_o family_n 532_o longford_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 553_o d_o long-meg_n a_o stone_n 777_o e_o longvils_n a_o family_n 397_o c_o lonsdale_n 760_o 'loo_o a_o river_n 192_o lophamford_n 467_o d_o lora_n countess_n of_o leicester_n a_o recluse_v votary_n 339_o a_o lortie_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 221_o d_o lothbrooke_n the_o dane_n 207_o a_o lottery_n use_v by_o saxon_n 135_o louvain_n a_o family_n 444_o e_fw-la lovel_n 374._o a_o family_n 505_o d_o lord_n of_o castle_n cary_n 514_o a_o lovet_v a_o family_n 553_o d_o loughborough_n 521_o d_o lowland-man_n 126_o louth_n 542_o c_o lowy_n of_o tunbridge_n 330_o a_o lowy_n of_o briony_n ibid._n luceni_n in_o ireland_n 121_o lucensii_n in_o spain_n ibid._n sir_n rich._n lucy_n lord_n justice_n of_o england_n become_v a_o cannon_n 328_o b_o lucy_n a_o family_n 769_o f_o lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n 67_o lucy_n knight_n a_o ancient_a family_n 564_o f_o luculleae_n certain_a spear_n 62_o ludgate_n 423_o c_o ludham_n 478_o d_o ludlow_n 590_o c_o ludlowes_n a_o family_n 594_o b_o luffeild_n 396_o f_o luffenham_n or_o leffingham_n south_n and_o north_n town_n 525_o lugier_n a_o river_n 619_o d_o lugus_n what_o it_o signify_v 779_o a_o lullingstone_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 328_o e_o lumley_n castle_n 742_o b_o lumleys_n baron_n ibid._n lune_fw-fr or_o lone_n a_o river_n 753_o c_o lupicinus_n send_v into_o britain_n 78_o lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n 611_o a_o lusoriae_fw-la nave_n 811_o d_o lthe_v a_o lake_n 468_o d_o 442_o a_o luthingland_n ibid._n luton_n 402_o e_o lutter_n worth_n 517_o f._n a_o episcopal_a see_v 519_o d_o lygons_n a_o family_n 577_o b_o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lind_n 213_o f_o lyquorice_n in_o great_a plenty_n grow_v 550_o f_o lyrpoole_n or_o litherpoole_n 748_o d_o m_o machlen_v 661_o b_o maclesfield_n a_o town_n and_o forest_n 610_o b_o madin-boure_n or_o madn_v bower_n madn_v money_n ibid._n madock_n false_o deal_v withal_o by_o his_o guardian_n john_n earl_n of_o waren_fw-ge 677_o b_o maeatae_n 796_o d_o magic_a practise_v in_o britain_n 234_o a_o magnavill_v alias_o mandevil_n 452_o b._n earl_n of_o essex_n 453_o e_o magnavil_n his_o end_n ibid._n f_o magnentius_n a_o usurper_n 77._o call_v taporus_n ibid._n a_o fortunate_a prince_n 77._o kill_v himself_o ibid._n magnus_n a_o dane_n 314_o c._n his_o monument_n ibid._n magoclunus_fw-la a_o tyrant_n in_o britain_n 113_o magon_n a_o god_n 803_o d_o mahel_n earl_n of_o hereford_n 358_o f_o maiden_n castle_n 212_o c_o maiden_n bradley_n 24_o maiden_n way_n 761_o e_o maidenhead_n or_o maiden-hith_n 286_o c_o maidstone_n 330_o e_o maidulph_n the_o irish_a scot_n 242_o c_o main_n what_o it_o signify_v 569_o c_o mayor_n of_o london_n first_o ordain_v main_a amber_n 188_o malcolm_n can_v mor_fw-mi king_n of_o scot_n 500_o c_o maldon_n 446_o e._n force_v by_o queen_n boadicia_n 448_o malduit_n or_o manduit_n 570_o mallet_n a_o family_n 223_o e_fw-la mallivery_n 700_o b_o malmesbury_n 242_o b_o malpas_n 603_o e._n baron_n thereof_o ibid._n maltravers_n baron_n 217_o a_o malvern_n hill_n 577_o b_o malveisin_n 814_o a_o mamignot_n 326_o d_o maminot_n baron_n 332_o d_o mancastle_n 746_o b_o mancester_n 569_o c_o manchester_n 746_o a_o manchet_n the_o fine_a 420_o a_o manchester_n why_o so_o call_v 747_o a_o mandrubatius_n see_v androgeus_n oppress_v by_o cassibilinus_fw-la 37_o manduite_n a_o family_n 591_o e_fw-la mangonell_n 400_o d_o manor_n or_o de_fw-fr maneriis_fw-la a_o family_n 815_o e_fw-la manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 527_o a_o b._n 536_o b_o manober_n castle_n 651_o c_o mansion_n what_o they_o be_v 65_o mansfield_n a_o great_a mercate_z town_n in_o shirewood_n 550_o b_o manwaring_n or_o memilwaring_n a_o family_n 608_o a_o sir_n peter_n manwood_n knight_n 339_o b_o sir_n roger_n manwood_n knight_n ibid._n marble_n quarry_n 736_o e_o marca_n 18_o marden_n 620_o d_o the_o march_n 589_o b_o marga_n what_o it_o be_v 536_o e_o margan_n castle_n 644_o e_o marga_n 20_o margaret_n countess_n of_o richmond_n 216_o d_o margaret_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n behead_v 250_o d_o lord_n marcher_n 589_o c._n 165_o marcley_n hill_n 620_o b._n move_v ibid._n marcus_n make_v emperor_n in_o britain_n by_o the_o army_n 84_o mareschall_n of_o harlot_n 294_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o why_o so_o name_v 655_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o slay_v at_o a_o tournament_n 407_o d_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n her_o end_n her_o tomb_n 511_o c._n
hampton_n or_o wulver_n hampton_n 581_o e_o wulpet_n 463_o f_o wyre_n forest_n 573_o e_fw-la x_o x._o no_o british_a letter_n 97_o y_o yale_n 676_o e_o yanesbury_n castle_n 245_o e_o yardley_n hasting_n 509_o e_o yare_a 721_o a._n a_o river_n 468_o d_o yarmouth_n 476_o f_z yeoman_n 177_o yeverin_n 815_o d_o y-kil_a what_o it_o signify_v 714_o a_o york_n wood_n 709_o b_o york_n city_n 701_o yorkshire_n ibid._n york_n earl_n and_o duke_n 724_o e_o iron_n mynes_n and_o work_n 306_o d_o ystwith_n 658_o a_o yvo_n ellas_n 675_o c_o yvor_n bach_n 642_o e_o z_o zouches_n 201_o f._n 202_o c._n whence_o descend_v 519_o a_o zouche_n of_o haringworth_n and_o ashby_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr zouch_n 224_o e_o zouch_n mortimer_n 514_o a_o zouch_n kill_v in_o westminster_n hall_n 519_o b_o zythum_fw-la 20_o the_o name_n of_o several_a nation_n city_n and_o great_a town_n rivers_n promontory_n or_o cape_n etc._n etc._n of_o britain_n in_o old_a time_n such_o as_o caesar_n tacitus_n ptolemaeus_n antoninus_n notitia_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la and_o other_o author_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o together_o with_o the_o late_a and_o modern_a name_n  _fw-fr at_fw-fr  _fw-fr aballaba_n appleby_n in_o westmoreland_n 761_o abone_n avington_n or_o aventon_n in_o glocestershire_n 358_o abus_n aestuarium_fw-la humber_n in_o yorkshire_n 710_o aesica_n netherby_n upon_o eske_n in_o cumberland_n 781_o ad_fw-la ansam_fw-la near_o coggeshall_n in_o essex_n 449_o ad_fw-la pontem_n paunton_n in_o lincolnshire_n 537_o adurni_n portus_n ederington_n 313_o agelocum_n little_a borough_n upon_o trent_n 549_o alone_a whitley_n in_o northumberland_n 794_o alannius_fw-la flu_fw-la avon_n in_o wiltshire_n 243_o alaunus_n flu_fw-fr alne_n in_o northumberland_n 813_o amboglanna_n ambleside_n haply_o 760_o ancalites_n the_o hundred_o of_o henly_n 389_o amnitum_fw-la vel_fw-la samnitum_fw-la insulae_fw-la isle_n upon_o the_o west_n coast_v of_o britain_n in_o france_n 221._o p._n 2_o andates_n lucus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anderida_n newenden_n in_o kent_n 351_o angli_fw-la sive_fw-la anglo-saxones_n englishman_n or_o english-saxons_a 127_o antona_n sive_fw-la aufona_n aufon_n 507.508_o antivestaeum_n the_o cape_n of_o cornwall_n 187_o aquae_fw-la solis_fw-la bath_n in_o somersetshire_n 233_o arbeia_n jerby_n 769_o ariconium_n kenchester_n near_o hereford_n 618_o atacoti_n or_o attacotti_n  _fw-fr 127_o atrebatii_n or_o attrebatii_n berkshire_n 278_o augusta_n see_v londinum_n  _fw-fr axelodunum_n hexham_n in_o northumberland_n 807_o  _fw-fr b_o  _fw-fr badiza_n bath_n 233_o bannavenna_n or_o bannaventa_n weedon_n on_o the_o street_n 508_o belerium_n the_o same_o that_o antivestaeum_n  _fw-fr belgae_n sommersetshire_n wiltshire_n and_o hantshire_n 219_o bellisama_n flu_fw-fr rhibell_n in_o lancashire_n 749_o bennones_n high-crosse_n 518_o bibroci_n the_o hundred_o of_o bray_n in_o berkshire_n 289_o binovium_n binchester_n 738_o blatum_n bulgium_n bulnesse_n in_o cumberland_n 775_o blestium_fw-la old_a town_n in_o herefordshire_n 787.617_o bonium_n banchor_n in_o flitshire_n 602.681_o bononia_n bollonge_v in_o france_n 349_o borcovicus_n borwick_n in_o northumberland_n 809_o brannodunum_n brancerster_n in_o norfolk_n 488_o bremenium_n brampton_n in_o northumberland_n 803_o brementuracum_n brampton_n in_o cumberland_n 783_o brementonacum_fw-la overborrow_n in_o lancashire_n 753_o brigantes_n yorkshire_n lancashire_n b._n of_o durham_n westmoreland_n cumberland_n 685_o brovonacum_n brougham_n 762_o bullaeum_fw-la buelth_n in_o brecknocshire_n 627_o burrium_n uske_n in_o monmouthshire_n 636_o  _fw-fr c_o  _fw-fr caesarromagus_fw-la near_o brentwood_n in_o essex_n fortè_fw-la 442_o calcaria_n tadcaster_n in_o yorkshire_n 696_o callena_n see_v gallena_n  _fw-fr camboritum_n cambridge_n 486_o camalodunum_n maldon_n 446_o camundolunum_fw-la see_v cambodunum_n  _fw-fr cambodunum_n ruin_n near_o aldmondbury_n in_o yorkshire_n 692_o calagum_n see_v galacum_n  _fw-fr canonium_n chensford_n in_o essex_n 445_o cantum_fw-la kent_n 324_o cantium_n promontorium_n the_o foreland_n of_o kent_n 342_o cangi_n  _fw-fr 231_o castra_n exploratorum_n burgh_n upon_o sands_n 773_o castra_n constantia_n constance_n in_o normandy_n 224_o cassii_n the_o hundred_o of_o caishow_n in_o hertfordshire_n 395_o cassiterides_n the_o isle_n of_o silly_a 227_o caturactonium_n cataricke_n in_o yorkshire_n 730_o cartieuchlani_fw-la buckingham_n bedford_z and_o hertfordshires_n 391_o causennae_fw-la see_v gausennae_n  _fw-fr cenio_n flu_fw-fr the_o river_n by_o tregeny_n in_o cornwall_n 190_o ceni-magni_a see_v iceni_n  _fw-fr cilurnum_n collerford_n in_o northumberland_n 806_o clausentum_n south_n hanton_a 261_o clevum_n gloucester_n 360_o coccium_n riblechester_n in_o lancashire_n 752_o colonia_n colchester_n in_o essex_n 450_o candate_n congleton_n in_o cheshire_n 608_o concangii_n barony_n of_o kendale_n 759_o condercum_n chester_n upon_o the_o street_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n 742_o combretonium_n brettenham_n in_o suffolk_n 463_o conovius_n flu_fw-fr the_o river_n conway_n in_o wales_n 669_o conovium_n vrbs_fw-la caer_fw-mi hean_v upon_o conway_n in_o caernarvonshire_n ibid._n convennos_fw-la insula_fw-la convey_v at_o the_o tamis_n mouth_n 441_o congavata_n a_o place_n upon_o caudbecke_n in_o cumberland_n 778_o corinium_n circester_n or_o cirencester_n in_o glocestershire_n 366_o coritani_n northamptonshire_n leicestershire_n rutlandshire_n lincolnshire_n nottinghamshire_n darbyshire_n 504_o cornavii_n warwickshire_n worcestershire_n staffordshire_n shropshire_n and_o cheshire_n 560_o corstopitum_fw-la morpit_fw-la in_o northumberland_n fortè_fw-la 808_o cossini_n  _fw-fr 833_o crococalana_a ancaster_n in_o lincolnshire_n 537_o cunetio_n marlborow_n or_o kenet_n in_o wiltshire_n 255_o curia_n corebridge_n in_o northumberland_n 808_o  _fw-fr d_o  _fw-fr danmonii_n cornwall_n and_o denshire_n 183_o danmoniorum_fw-la promontorium_n the_o lizard_n in_o cornwall_n 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