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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 lindâ—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 edelâ—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
henry_n the_o seven_o 101.7_o his_o tomb_n ibid._n saint_n edmunds_n bury_v how_o name_v in_o the_o saxon_n time_n 33.6_o saint_n edmunds-bury_a abbey_n and_o town_n praise_v ibid._n king_n edward_n the_o second_o first_o of_o the_o english_a race_n prince_n of_o wales_n 123.6_o murder_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o isabel_n his_o wife_n 47.7_o inter_v in_o glocest._n church_n where_o his_o monument_n remain_v ibid._n einesbury_n alias_o arnulphsbury_n 58.10_o elden_n hole_n 67.8_o eleanor_n wife_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o commend_v 63.7_o eleanor_n widow_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o become_v a_o nun_n 25.9_o elfred_n or_o alfred_n the_o first_o that_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n into_o shire_n 3_o 4._o &_o 5_o his_o noble_a care_n in_o restore_v the_o university_n of_o oxford_n 45_o 7_o elie_n 37.5_o ella_n king_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v 78.9_o elmet_n 78.10_o elmham_n a_o bishop_n see_v 35.8_o emerill_n stone_n find_v in_o garnsey_n 94.6_o england_n on_o this_o side_n humber_n how_o divide_v into_o hides_n 3.3_o little_a england_n beyond_o wales_n 101.4_o england_n share_v into_o principality_n by_o who_o and_o to_o what_o purpose_n 57.30_o enis-kelling_n a_o strong_a fort_n in_o ulster_n 145.9_o eorle_n i_o earl_n 4.7_o &_o 11_o erdini_n people_n in_o ireland_n 145_o 5_o erminstreet_n 37.7_o essex_n why_o so_o name_v 31.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n 1.2_o how_o bound_a ibid._n 3_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 31.4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 31.5_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 31.6_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 31.9_o hundred_o and_o town_n therein_o 32_o excester_n city_n whence_o it_o name_v that_o name_n 19_o 6_o it_o be_v a_o dukedom_n marquisate_n and_o earldom_n 19_o 8_o the_o description_n thereof_o 19_o 6_o her_o magnificent_a cathedral_n church_n by_o who_o build_v ibid._n the_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n it_o withstand_v the_o saxon_n 465_o year_n ibid._n how_o valiant_a against_o all_o her_o sieges_n ibid._n what_o loss_n it_o have_v feel_v ibid._n resist_v william_n conqueror_n till_o the_o wall_n fall_v down_o ibid._n how_o loyal_a to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o ibid._n the_o climate_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o birthplace_n of_o the_o matchless_a poet_n josephus_n isanus_n ibid._n exchequer_n court_n first_o erect_v 5.3_o exmore_n monument_n in_o devon-shire_n 19.7_o f_o falmouth_n haven_n commend_v 21.7_o farne_n isle_n how_o bound_v 93_o the_o form_n air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n ibid._n feldon_n or_o felden_n a_o part_n of_o warwickeshire_n 53.3_o finborow_n a_o city_n where_o now_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73.7_o fingall_a king_n of_o man._n 9.2_o rich._n fitz-ralph_n against_o mendicant_a friar_n 145.9_o flamen_n and_o arch-flamin_n 6.5_o their_o place_n convert_v into_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n flavia_n caesariensis_n a_o part_n of_o britain_n why_o so_o call_v 2.15_o how_o limit_a 2.16_o fleg_n a_o part_n of_o norfolk_n 35.1_o flemin_n inhabit_v rosse_n in_o wales_n 101.4_o flintshire_n how_o bound_v and_o of_o what_o form_n 121.1_o the_o dimension_n ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o climate_n 121_o 3._o &_o 4_o the_o commodity_n 121.5_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 121.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n there_o 122_o flint_n castle_n by_o who_o found_v and_o finish_v 121.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n flodden-field_n 89_o 10_o foelix_fw-la bishop_n of_o dunwich_n 35.8_o a_o font_n of_o solid_a brass_n 39.5_o forest_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n whence_o it_o come_v 57.2_o forest_n justice_n 57_o â—_o forester_n office_n ibid._n fotheriaghay_n castle_n and_o collegiate_n church_n 55.8_o fouldage_n in_o norfolk_n what_o it_o be_v 35.2_o fountain_n ebb_v and_o slow_v 85.9_o fountain_n abbey_n 77.7_o freshwater_n isle_n 15.14_o friburgi_n 57.4_o g_o gallena_n see_v wallingford_n galloglass_n what_o they_o be_v 138.19_o galloway_n county_n how_o commodious_a 143.4_o galway_n the_o three_o city_n in_o ireland_n and_o a_o episcopal_a see_n 143.6_o gangani_n a_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o gaothel_n with_o his_o wife_n scota_n come_v into_o ireland_n 137_o 11_o garnsay_n island_n how_o it_o be_v situate_a 94.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o form_n of_o it_o 942._o sometime_o call_v sarnia_n 94.1_o the_o government_n original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94_o 5_o &_o 8_o market-town_n castle_n and_o parish_n therein_o 94_o 8_o no_o toad_n snake_n or_o venomous_a creature_n there_o 94.3_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n 27.8_o gatesh_v 89.8_o pierce_v gaveston_n behead_v 53.4_o gessrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n of_o monmouth_n why_o so_o call_v 107.4_o goose_n where_o they_o sail_v as_o they_o sly_a 81.6_o saint_n germane_a confute_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n 77.7_o hâ—_n sinâ—ieth_v at_o oxford_n 45.7_o giant_n tooth_n and_o bone_n dig_v up_o 31.8_o giant_n dance_v translate_v out_o of_o leinster_n to_o salisbury_n plain_a by_o merlin_n 141.14_o gildas_n the_o old_a britain_n student_n in_o oxford_n 45.7_o gilling_n monastery_n 79.5_o gisburg_n abbey_n 81.8_o glamorgan-shire_n how_o limit_v 100.19_o &_o 109.1_o what_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 100_o 19_o the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o iâ—_n 105.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 105.3_o the_o commodity_n it_o stand_v upon_o 100l_n 3_o castle_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 105.8_o hundred_o townes_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 106_o glastenbury_n abbey_n first_o begin_v by_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n 23.9_o gloucestershire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 47.1_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 47.2_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n 47.3_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 47.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o in_o ancient_a time_n inhabit_v 47.4_o hundred_o and_o town_n therein_o 48_o gloucester_n city_n how_o call_v in_o old_a time_n 47.6_o a_o cathedral_n see_v 47.7_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n that_o dukedom_n fatal_a ever_o to_o her_o duke_n 47_o 11_o godiva_n earl_n leofrike_v wife_n release_v coventry_n of_o tribute_n by_o ride_v naked_a through_o it_o 53.5_o godmanchester_n or_o gormanchester_n 107.4_o godred_a the_o son_n of_o syrricke_n king_n of_o man_n 92.1_o his_o death_n 92.2_o godred_a crovan_n war_v upon_o the_o manksman_n 92.3_o conquer_v the_o isle_n of_o man_n and_o be_v king_n 92.3_o bury_v in_o ila_n a_o island_n ibid._n godred_a son_n of_o olave_n king_n of_o man_n 92.7_o king_n of_o dublin_n 92.7_o he_o vanquish_v and_o slay_v osibeley_n 92.7_o he_o tyrannize_v in_o man_n ibid._n put_v to_o slight_a by_o summerl_v 92.7_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n also_o 92.9_o his_o death_n burial_n and_o issue_n ibid._n godred_a don_n son_n of_o reginald_n king_n of_o the_o island_n slay_v 92.10_o goodwin_n sand_n dangerous_a shelf_n 7.6_o gog-magog_n 21.1_o gog-magog_n hill_n 37.7_o grantbridge_n 37.4_o grantcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n 37.4_o arthur_n baron_fw-fr grey_n suppress_v desmonds_n rebellion_n 139.9_o gromebridge_n in_o sussex_n 9.8_o ground_n in_o the_o irish_a sea_n what_o they_o be_v 141.7_o ground_n make_v fruitful_a with_o burn_a ash_n 119_o 4_o guartiger_n maur_n 111.5_o ggo_v a_o part_n of_o south-wales_n now_o monmouth-shire_n how_o confine_v 100.20_o how_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n ibid._n guith_n i._n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o guy_n of_o warwick_n behead_v piers_n of_o gaveston_n 53.4_o guy-cliffe_n 53.7_o guorong_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o kent_n 7.11_o h_o hadrian_o wall_z limit_v the_o roman_a province_n in_o england_n 6.9_o hadriaâ—_n 4._o pope_n where_o bear_v and_o his_o death_n 36.6_o hale_n monastery_n 47.11_o blood_n of_o hales_n ibid._n halifaâ—_n a_o great_a parish_n why_o so_o call_v 77.8_o halifas_fw-la law_n ibid._n haly-werke_a folk_n 83.6_o hantshire_n how_o border_v upon_o 13.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 13_o 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 13.3_o &_o 4_o what_o havens_n creek_n and_o casâ—les_n it_o have_v 13.5_o by_o what_o people_n inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 13.6_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 13.8_o what_o religious_a house_n hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 13.11_o hardy-canute_n his_o death_n 11.6_o lord_n â—ohn_n harrington_n baron_n of_o exton_n 59.5_o his_o draught_n of_o rutland-shiâ—â—_a ibid._n harbâ—h_o a_o great_a town_n in_o merioâ—th-shire_n 99.10_o harbâ—h_a town_n &_o castle_n 117.6_o the_o position_n thereof_o 117.7_o harod_a godwin_n son_n king_n of_o england_n vanquisheth_z harold_n harfager_n king_n of_o norway_n 92.1_o harold_n olave_n son_n king_n of_o man_n drown_v in_o a_o tempest_n 92.12_o havering_n how_o it_o take_v name_n 31.9_o hawadâ—n_a castle_n 121.7_o heglâ—andmen_n 2.12_o heil_n saxon_n idol_n 17.6_o helbâ—ks_n 79.3_o hellâ—ettles_n 83.7_o helâ—et_n of_o gold_n dig_v up_o in_o liâ—oln-shire_n 63.6_o henâ—st_n behead_v 78.10_o henâ—_n prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n england_n great_a hoâ—_n 21.6_o henâ—_n prince_n of_o scotland_n haâ—y_o escape_v death_n at_o the_o sieâ—_n of_o ludlow_n 71.6_o heâ—_n the_o 4._o emperor_n of_o amaine_n bury_v in_o saint_n wâ—burgs_n church_n at_o chesteâ—_n 73.7_o phil_n herbert_n first_o
earl_n of_o motgomery_n 115.5_o herâ—rd-shire_n how_o bound_v 49.1_o tâ—e_v climate_n of_o what_o temperature_n 49.2_o huâ—dreds_n and_o town_n therein_o 50_o herefâ—rd_n city_n and_o bishopric_n 49.5_o thâ—_n circuit_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n thâ—â—ivill_a magistracy_n thereof_o ibid._n herbeâ—t_n losinga_n b._n of_o norwiâ—_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 hâ—â—dreds_n and_o town_n â—erein_o 40_o herâ—rd_n town_n 39.6_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o 49.8_o hibâ—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 higâ—andmen_n natural_a scot_n 11.4_o see_v heghlandmen_n hillâ—ie_o isle_n 9â—_n 8_o sainâ—_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 lincâ—nshire_n 63.10_o hlander_n fish_v by_o licence_n â—on_v the_o north-east_n coast_v england_n 81.3_o hâ—ry_n holland_n his_o high_a descent_n and_o calamity_n 19.8_o hâ—_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 oakâ—ham_n 59.7_o â—orsa_fw-mi slay_v in_o battle_n 7.11_o at_o horsted_n his_o monument_n ibid._n â—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 huntingâ—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 jamesâ—he_v â—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 â—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 spainâ—_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 7â—_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
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 twomonâ—_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 â—_o 16_o velâ—â—â—â—_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 wroxceâ—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 time_n 15.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 15.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 15.4_o the_o commodity_n of_o it_o 15_o 4.5_o by_o who_o first_o inhabit_v 15.6_o by_o who_o subdue_v 15.10_o how_o fortify_v 15.9_o what_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n be_v in_o it_o 15.10_o how_o divide_a 15.7_o &_o 16_o wike_a see_v kingston_n upon_o hull_n saint_n wilfreds_n needle_n 78_o 11_o wilfrid_n bishop_n reduce_v the_o islander_n of_o wight_n to_o christianity_n 15.10_o william_n the_o bastard_n conquer_a england_n 92.2_o &_o 5.1_o william_n now_o bishop_n of_o excester_n repair_v the_o cathedral_n church_n there_o 19_o 6_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n take_v prisoner_n 89.10_o his_o son_n drown_v with_o his_o cradle_n 132.16_o wilt-shire_n how_o bound_v 25_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 25.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 25_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 25.5_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 25.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 26_o winander_fw-ge mere_n 57.7_o winburne_n minster_n 17.7_o winchester_n city_n by_o who_o build_v 13.9_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n 13.9_o how_o trade_v and_o how_o oâ—t_o burn_v 13.9_o situation_n thereof_o 13.9_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n fire_v by_o the_o french_a 13_o 10_o what_o fortune_n it_o have_v be_v expose_v unto_o ibid._n cathedral_n church_n thereof_o 13.9_o windesor_n castle_n 27.7_o the_o chapel_n there_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o what_o king_n 27_o 8_o winifrid_n of_o devon-shire_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o hessian_o etc._n etc._n 19.6_o winifride_n well_n 121.8_o winwid_v field_n 78.10_o woodland_n a_o part_n of_o warwickshire_n 53.3_o wood_n spare_v and_o preserve_v in_o lancashire_n 75.4_o wolsey_n cardinal_n where_o bury_v 61.6_o wolf_n pay_v yearly_o for_o a_o tribute_n 117.3_o woman_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n gird_v ordinary_o with_o their_o winding-sheet_n 91.7_o worcester-shire_n how_o bound_v 51.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 51.2_o the_o air_n and_o commodity_n 51.5_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 52_o worcester_n city_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 51.3_o what_o calamity_n it_o have_v sustain_v ibid._n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v by_o sexwolfe_n bishop_n ibid._n the_o civil_a magistracy_n ibid._n the_o geographical_a position_n of_o it_o ibid._n wring-cheese_n rock_n 21.9_o wroxcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n in_o shrop-shire_n 71.9_o y_o yanesbury_n trench_n 25.5_o yardland_n see_v virgate_n yeoman_n and_o yeomanry_n 4.7_o year_n river_n 35.3_o yeremouth_n or_o yarmouth_n whence_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 35.7_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n a_o town_n very_o hospitable_a and_o famous_a for_o herring_n ibid._n york_n a_o arch-bishop_n see_v 6.5_o what_o suffragan_o bishop_n it_o have_v and_o now_o have_v 6.7_o york_n metropolitan_a and_o primate_n 6.7_o &_o 78.9_o his_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n york_n city_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 78.9_o how_o york_n be_v govern_v ibid._n the_o positure_n of_o it_o ibid._n library_n thereof_o ibid._n yorkshire_n how_o otherwise_o call_v 77.2_o what_o battle_n there_o fight_v 78.10_o the_o soil_n of_o it_o 77.2_o &_o 5_o how_o bound_v 77.3_o divide_v into_o east-riding_a 77.4_o north-riding_a ibid._n west-riding_a ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 77_o 4_o york_n manner-house_n sometime_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n mary_n by_o who_o build_v 77.7_o z_o zelander_n their_o fish_n upon_o our_o north-east_n sea_n with_o licence_n 81.3_o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la there_o be_v in_o the_o summer_n land_n as_o i_o have_v see_v to_o the_o westward_o of_o port-royall_a such_o a_o kind_n of_o fish_n yield_v a_o purple_a juiceâ—_n but_o i_o do_v not_o so_o well_o remember_v it_o as_o to_o set_v down_o certain_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o purple_a fish_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o palm_n but_o much_o different_a from_o the_o palmetoe_n that_o be_v in_o the_o somâ—er_a land_n land_n he_o mean_v not_o cutcheneâ—e_v which_o be_v a_o fly_v bring_v from_o the_o indies_n without_o head_n
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 burâ—_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 â—_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