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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

Cities are Cassan and Hispaham which the Persian hath in so great account that he calls it halfe the world 22 7 Hyrcania now Strava on the North of Parthia and East of Media and South of the Mare Caspium it is plaine fertile and rich Her Metropolis Hyrcania the rest of note are Bestan Mesandran 8 Bactriana now Charassan on the South is divided from Aria by the mountaine Parapomissus her chiefe Citie Bactra the birth-place of that great Physician Avicenna and Zoroaster Magus This Region belongs not intire to the Sophie of Persia. 9 Parapomissus now Sublestan and Candehar on the East of Aria a mountainous Countrey and the Inhabitant as rude and ragged yet her chief Citie Candatura is a great market and well frequented both from India and Cathaia 10 Aria now Eri on the East of Parthia the Inhabitants of this Region rebelled against Alexander but were forced by his Armies to fly for shelter into a cave upon the top of a rock yet thither he pursued them and dammed up the caves mouth with Timber which he set on fire and stifled most the rest were taken to the Victors mercy the treason of Philotus against Alexander was here discovered 11 Drangiana now Sigestan In this Country the Hill Taurus is called Caucasus where the Poets seigne that Prometheus was perpetually gnawn by a Vulture for stealing fire from Heaven her chiefe Cities are Sim and Cabul built by Alexander at the foot of Caucasus and therefore called Alexandria Archosiae 12 Gedrosia now Circan neere the Mare Indicum a barren Countrey scarce worth a farther description and so 13 Carmania 23 14 Vpon the confines of the Persian Empire stands a potent Kingdome which comprehends part of the coast of Persia some Ilands of the Persike bay and a good portion of Arabia Faelix neere to those Seas The chiefe seat is the Citie and Iland Ormutz a place of great merchandise but of it selfe affordeth little provision for victualls so that they are forced to have it brought in from other parts of the Empire though at an extreame deare rate It abounds with a precious Pearl called the Vnion Their King is now tributary to Portugall as once it was to the Persian Emperour The Description of the TVRKISH EMPIRE THE Turke is admired for nothing more then his sudden advancement to so great an Empire For before these last three hundred and odde years we must seek this people which is become now a terrour to the whole world lurking in the by-corners of Asia like runnagates and theeves as indeed they were such as so infested their neighbours with rapines and murders as that neither injoyed their owne lives freely nor possest more wealth then they could maintaine with the sword 2 The great Osmand was the first which redeemed them from obscuritie his predecessors were scarce mentioned as a Nation worth story and therefore it is not easie to give their true originall or set justly the place of earth from whence they sprang There are which say from the Caspian Mountaines and that in the time of the Macedonian Basilius they served the Saracens in their Indian warres but turned the victory to their owne advantage for when they had once tried their strength and found their Forces sufficient in behalfe of others they bethought themselves at last to use them for their owne advancement and to that purpose turned head first upon their pay-masters out of whose spoiles they raised incredible Armies which over-spread all Asia to the very Euxine sea Others again conjecture that they were a Scythian people and the rather for that they made their way into these parts through Pontus and Cappadocia and so on as it were in a direct course from Scythia The truth is the customes of both are not much unlike their habit very neere and their warres waged with the same weapons and discipline 3 But admit their first attempt upon the Saracens yet were they againe scattered by their civill dissentions lived as before and could not be recollected into a Nation till Othoman tooke upon him to be their Leader in the yeare 1300. a man of as low birth and fortunes as the meanest but had a tumultuous spirit and an able wit to weild it which put him upon this great action to conquer the world and suffered him not to rest in it till he had seated himselfe in an Empire which his progenie enjoy to this day He beganne with a rascall crue of such as were led on by want and seemed rather to beare Armes in defence of their privie thefts then with intent to invade an enemy for he appeared not at first as an open warriour but wrought his spoyles by stratagems and slights and clandestine excursions upon such as were unprovided for resistance possest himselfe of mountains and woods as lay most convenient for his lurking practises and whither he might retire safe if at any time he were pursued 4 By these meanes he was content for a while to increase his wealth and power which soone grew to that eminencie as in few yeares he durst meet a strong enemy to the face buckle with him upon his owne ground for his possessions and at last so prevailed where ever he set footing that he scarce stept back till he claspt into his owne government Pontus and Cappadocia Galatia and Bythinia Pamphylia and Lycia Ionia and Phrygia and all Asia minor to the Greeke Seas to which his successours have in latter times added many other Countries of Asia Africa and Europe so that it is now become the most potent and tyrannicall Empire of the world 5 The first seat of state was at Prussia in Bithynia from thence it was removed to Hadrianopolis and at last to Constantinople a Citie of Greece in the Province of Romania His Palace is called the Seraglio is built in the most eminent part of the town containes three miles in circuit within the walls and surpasseth all other Courts under heaven for Majestie and number of buildings for pleasurable gardens sweet fountaines and rich furniture The Emperour himselfe hath for his common Guard foure thousand footmen the sonnes of tributary Christians which are called Ianizaries and their Captaine Agu besides tenne thousand others dispersed under severall Commanders through diverse parts of the Empire and fifteene thousand horse-men in ordinary pay In these numbers I reckon not those multitudes of Timariotae which are assigned to severall of the Turkish states and deliver yearly incredible sums of money into his Treasurie As his wealth is great so is his life luxurious fifteene hundred women are cloystered up for his pleasure and out of them one hundred and fiftie culled as choyce for his dayly lust so Maginus The offices within the Court are most performed by Eunuches such as he will be sure shall not partake with him in his unsatiate and brutish pleasures 6 The Ministers of state are 1 Mufsti who interprets their Law and layes open their Alcoran with the like authority as

of this Countrey we owe the invention of Astrologie Physicke Writing on Paper Their Kings names were Pharaoh toward the beginning Now what the Turke pleaseth 17 And this is as farre as we may travell by Land it remains that we loose out into the bordering Seas descry what Ilands we can neere those parts of Africa which we have here mentioned And these lye either Southward in the Aethiopicke Sea or else Westward in the Atlantick Ocean 18 The Aethiopicke Ilands are onely two 1 The Iland of S. Laurence or Magadassar four thousand miles in compasse and the length more then Italie rich in all Commodities almost that man can use The Inhabitants are very barbarous most of them blacke some white there are supposed to have been transplanted out of China 2 Zocatrina at the mouth of the Red Sea in length sixtie in bredth twenty five miles It lyeth open to sharpe Windes and by that meanes is extreame drie and barren Yet it hath good Drugges and from hence comes the Aloe Zocatrina The people are Christians and adore the Crosse most superstitiously and give themselves much to Inchantments 19 The Atlanticke Ilands are 1 Sir Thomas Iland and lyeth directly under the Aequator it was made habitable by the Portugalls which found it nothing but a wood It is full of Sugar little other commodities 2 Prince Iland betweene the Aequator and Tropicke of Capricorne It is rich enough for the owner though I finde no great report of it 3 The Gorgades of old the Gorgons where Medusa and her two sisters dwelt I forbeare the fable they are nine in number and because neere to Cape Virido in the Land of Negroes they have a second name of Insulae Capitis Viridis They abound with Goates and the chiefe of them is called Saint Iames. 4 The Canaris called for their fertilitie The fortunate Ilands and was the place of the first Meridian with the ancient Geographers to divide the world into the East and West and from thence to measure the earths Longitude but now it is removed into the next Ilands more North which are the Azoris and belong properly to Europe as lying neerer Spaine then any other Continent The number of the Canaris are seven The chiefe Canarie next Palus where our Shippes touch to refresh themselves in their voyage toward America Then Tanariffa which hath no water but from a cloud that hangs over a tree and at noone dissolves and so is conveyed into severall parts The other foure are Gomera Hieiro Lansarat and Fuerte ventura some few other not worth note or name The men lend their Wives like Horses or any other Commoditie 5 Lastly the Hesperides not farre from the Gorgades they are often mentioned by our ancient Poets in the fable of Atlas his Daughters It was supposed to be the seat of their blessed which they called the Elizian field And indeed it is a very happy soyle the weather continually fayre the seasons all temperate the ayre never extreame To conclude Africa affords not a sweeter place to rest in ¶ The Description of EVROPE EVROPE may perhaps thinke her selfe much injured to be thus cast back into the third place of my Division and reckoned the last of the old world but my promise shall be here made good to give her her due And though Chronologie will not allow the precedency yet compare her present estate with the rest and you may take her rank here to be ad Pompam as most commonly in our solemne Triumphs those of most worth are marshalled forth last Yet were she so minded to quarrell for Antiquitie she could not want abetters such as would have some parts of Europe flourish within thirty years after the confusion of tongues The originall of the Germane Kingdome is drawne by Aventinus Helcr●● and others from Tuisco the sonne of No●h and he began his raigne in the yeare 1787 after the Creation and that was but one hundred thirty one yeares after the Deluge not above thirty from the time that they were dispersed out of Babell But to passe by those uncertaine stories which may admit dispute we have to this day the Germane Triers a Citie standing from the time of Abraham and beares as yet the markes both of the art and ambition of the Babylonians As if here they strove to reach eternitie as they did before in the plaine of Shinar to top heaven 2 Sure I am what ever part of the world was first famous Europe soone got the start and tooke the Scepter of the earth into her hand she had the name with Plinie of Orbis domitorum genitrix and well she might if we but read her Storie since first she came in view In the Greek Monarchie Alexander was her Champion In the Latine Empire the Romanes bare the sway and scarce left a corner of the earth then knowne unconquered And to this day the Princes of Europe enlarge their Dominions upon the Regions of the other three A small portion as we are of this little I le in respect of their vast Continent yet have we a part too in America for our peculiar and hope still to bring more into our possessions that we may bring them unto Christ. 3 In respect of the two other quarters in the Easterne hemisphere Europe is partly West and partly North for she is situated North-ward betwixt the Tropike of Canc●r and the polare Articke and West-ward hath no Continent betwixt her and America but is bounded with the Atlantick Ocean On the East toward Asia she hath the Mare Aegeum which the Italians call Archipelagus and the Pontus Euxinus or Mare Magor And the Palus Meotis and the River Tanais Southward it hath the Mediterranean and Fretum Herculeum So that it is almost incompast with the Seas and hath the forme of a Peninsula whose Isthmus that joynes it to the rest of the Continent is to be reckoned that part which lyeth betwixt the branches of the River Tanais and the Mare Glaciale These are her out-bounds 4 If we view her within we shall find that Nature had not spent her store nor was she close handed when she allotted her portion And though Europe indeed be the least yet is she furnished in all points with the like varietie her Rivers as Commodious as those of Asia and Africa and her Mountains no lesse famous then Taurus or Atlas Her measure indeed is not comparable to any of the other three She beares in Longitude but 3800. miles from S. Vincent in Portugall to Constantinople And in Latitude at most 1200. and that too from the Aegean to the frozen Sea by some account not above 900. 5 But be her extent as it is small it addes to her glory that in Exiguo res numerosai●cet that yet she exceeds those vaster Regions and bears the name of the most happy Countrey in the world both for plenty of Corne Plants Fruits for Rivers and Fountaines of admirable vertues for beauty as well of Cities Castles and

and they say are bound to furnish him at need with 3842. hor●e among them and 16200. foot 14 The chiefest Regions of Germany best knowne to us and noted by our Geographers with a more eminent Character then the rest are these 1 East Friz●land 2 Westphalia 3 Cullen 4 Munster 5 Triers 6 Cleve 7 Gulick 8 Hassia 9 Alsatia 10 Helvetia 11 Turingia 12 Brunswicke and Luneburg 13 Franconia 14 Palatinatus Rhene 15 Wittenburg 16 Ausper 17 Bayden 18 Mentz 19 Bamberg 20 Weirstberg 21 Saxonia 22 Anhalt 23 Mansfield 24 S●evia 25 Bavaria 26 Brandeburg 27 ●usatia 28 Tirolum 29 Misnia ●0 Bohemia 31 Silesia 32 Moravia 33 ●omerania 34 Mecklinburg 35 Austria 15 East-Frizeland is on the West side of Germany and bounded with the North Sea Her chiefe Towne is Embden 2 Westphalia is on the South of East Frizeland It is most famous for Swine and excellent Bacon which is esteemed with us one of our greatest dainties to commend a feast Part of it belongs to the three next Bishops of Cullen Munster and Triers 3 Cullen her Arch-bishop is an Elector The chiefe Towne was called Vbiopolis afterward Agrippina and lastly Cullen from a Colony which was there planted by the French It is a received tradition among the Inhabitants that the bodies of the Wisemen which came from the East to worship Christ are here interred None almost but hath heard of the three Kings of Cullen 4 Munster Her chiefe Citie is Munster notable since the yeare 1533. at which time a company of brainsicke Anabaptists named it Ierusalem and raised them a new Governour by the title of the King of Sion 5 Triers Her Arch-bishop an Elector Her chiefe Citie Triers of great antiquitie founded by Trebeta the sonne of Ninius and Bopport sackt by our Earle Richard King of the Romanes 16 6 Clivia or Cleave-land a Dukedome of name Her chiefe Cities are Wesell Emrick and Cleve Her Commoditie the Tophus-stone of which they make Cement 7 Iuliacum Gulick a Dutchy Her principall City is Aken or Aquisgranum where the Emperour receives his Silver Crowne for Germany and doth great worship to a clout which they take to be our Saviours mantle in which he was wrapped 8 Hassia a mountainous Countrey but fruitful Her Metropolis Marpurgum an Vniversitie and the chiefe place of her Lant-grave is Cassels It comprehends likewise the Countes of Nassaw and Hanaw 9 Alsatia Her chiefe Citie is S●r●sburg famous for a Clocke of wonderfull art and a Tower of five hundred seventy eight paces high Other Townes here are of note as Bing Wormes Confluence and Andernach 10 Helvetia Switzerland on the East of France and North of Italy It containes thirteene Cantons Zurich Berne Lucerne Vraenia Glavis Zugh Basell Friburg Vnderwalt Solour Shaffnansen Ape●sol and Suits Her chiefe Cities are Zurike or Tigurum whe●● Zwinglius was martyred And Sengall or Civitas Sancti Galli and Basell where a generall Councel was decreed to be above the Pope in the yeare one thousand foure hundred thirty one 17 Turingia Her Prince a Lant-grave Her ground though not of large extent not above twelve German miles either in length or bredth saith Maginus yet it is very rich it comprehends twelve Counties as many Abbies a hundred fourty foure Cities as many Townes above two thousand Villages two hundred and fiftie Castles Her Metropolis is Erford 12 Brunswick on the East of Westphalia a Dukedome whose principall Cities are Brunswick Halberstade Wolsheiten and Luneburgh which gives title to another Dukedome whose chiefe seat is Cella 18 13 Franconia It lyeth on the West of Turingia and joynes to Hassia Northward The Inhabitants were converted to Christianity by Boniface In this Province stands Franckefort famous for her two Marts every yeare and Noremberg within the territories are comprehended the seven other which belong to this section 14 The Palatine of Rhene some seventy two miles from North to South and from East to West ninety sixe Her chiefe Citie is Heidelberge Her Prince an Elector and hath many more priviledges then the other sixe In the vacancy he is Governour of a great part of Germany 15 Wirtenberge The chiefe Townes are Tubing an Vniversity Studgard c. 16 Auspech a Marquisate Her chiefe Town Auspech 17 Baden a Marquisate pleasant and fruitfull betwixt the Rivers Rhene and Neccar Her chiefe Cities are Turlach and Baden in which there be Bathes that cure many diseases 18 Mentz Moguntia a Bishoprick The Prince is a Spirituall Elector and sits alwaies at the right hand of the Emperour 19 Bamberg a Bishoprick of it selfe of large rev●newes In this stand Fochia where they say Pontius Pilate was borne 20 Weirstberg Her Bishop is intituled Duke of Franconia 19 21 Saxoni● on the East of Hassia and South of Br●nswick and North of Turingia In this Province was Luther borne at Isleben Within her bounds are likewise comprehended these two other Principalities of Anhalt and Mansfield 22 Anhalt whose Governour with great courage and power bore Armes in defence of the Palatines right to the Kingdome of Bohemia 23 Mansfield an Earledome the more famous for the valiant acts of the present Count who to this day wars upon the Emperours party in the behalfe of the Illustrious Palatine and his unparalleled Lady Elizabeth Sister to his Royall Majesty of England 20 24 Swevia on the South of Franconia It is a Countrey full of people and those of goodly personage great wit and valiant In this Province is the head of Danubius and runs through the middle of the Countrey Her chiefe Townes are Vlme Lindawe and Auspurg or Augusta Vindelicorum Norlingen c. 25 Bavaria on the South of Bohemia and ●ranconia There is both the upper and lower Bavaria Of the first the chief Cities are Muchen Ingolstad● Frising and about thirty foure Townes more equall to most Cities of the lower Bavaria the principall are Ratisbone Patavium Pussan Lanshutum and Saltspurge In this City lyeth buried Paracelsus 26 Brandeburge on the East of Saxonie a Marquisate of five hundred and twenty miles in compasse It was heretofore inhabited by the Vand●les The Metropolis is Brandeburge and Francfort ad Odicum for so it is distinguished from the other Francfort in Franconia and Berlium Here are fifty five Cities and sixty foure Townes 27 Lusatia it lookes Westward toward Saxony The chiefe Citie is Gorlitzia 28 Tyrolum on the South of Bavaria and East of Helvetia Her chief cities are Oonipous Inspruck Brixen Tridentum Trent where the Generall Councel was held one thousand five hundred fourtie sixe 29 Misnia on the East of Lusatia a fruitfull Region Her chiefe Cities are Misnia Drisden Lipsia a place of learning and Torga many Writers place this Province with Saxonie 21 30 Bohemia on the South of Saxonie and Misnia encompassed with the Sylva Hircinia a fruitfull and pleasant Countrey It may deserve a particular description of it selfe and therefore I will mention it here with no other solemnitie then I doe the rest of Germany Her Metropolis

briefly after many turns it became the possession of Ismaell Sophie of Persia whose race continues it to this day 10 The bounds of this Empire on the North are the Caspian Sea and the River Oxus on the South the Sinus Persicus and the Mare Indicum heretofore called Rubrum on the West the Turkish confines as far as the River Tigris and the lake Giocho on the East the River Indus and the Kingdome of Cambaia a spatious land it is and contains from East to West 38. degrees and about 20. from the North to South 11 This varietie of distance in respect of the Heavens must needs cause as much difference in the qualities of her severall Regions In some places there is that fertility which makes her equall to any part of Asia in others againe she is so barren unfruitfull and unprofitable that the land is left waste as being not able to nourish an Inhabitant Oramaritima saith Quadus aestuosa est ac ventosa fructuum inops praeterquam palmarum mediterranea regio Campestris est omnium ferax pecorumque optima nutrix fluminibus et lacubus plena Maxime autem suppeditat Araxes plurimas commoditates It abounds much with metals and stones of great price THE ●●●●DOME OF PERSIA with the cheif Citties and Habites described by Iohn Speede 13 Their Philosophers were called Magi and studied principally the art of foretelling things to come from whence we have our terme of Magicke and usurpe the word onely in the worse sense whereas questionlesse it was no other with them then the Greeks Philosophy Philosophi or Sapientes with the Latines for it is by most thought that such were those good Magi which came from the East to worship Christ and Saint Chrysostome directly names Persia to be that East from whence they were led by the starre 14 They have now put off most of their antique barbabarisme and are become good politicians excellent warriours great schollers especially in Astrologie Physick and Poetrie Those which apply themselves to Mechanick trades are not inferiour to any almost in our quarter they deale most in making of silkes which they send into all the Eastern Countries in great abundance They are mild and courteous to strangers yet jealous of their wives which for the most part are very faire and richly attired notwithstanding their affection to them usque ad insanam Zelotypiam yet are they much addicted to that beastly sinne of the Turks and have their stewes on purpose whither they resort without controule or shame Their Language is elegant and in use in most of those Easterne Countries The Christian Religion was once planted here both by Saint Thomas and Saint Andrew yet are they now fallen to Mahumetisme and differ but as schismaticks from the Turks which occasioneth much hatred and perpetuall warre betwixt them 15 The Regions which belong to the Empire of Persia are 1 Persia. 2 Media 3 Assyria 4 Susiana 5 Mesopotamia 6 Parthia 7 Hyrcania 8 Bactriana 9 Parapomissus 10 Aria 11 Drangiana 12 Gedrosia 13 Carmania and 14 Ormus 16 Persis had her name from Perseus which came hither out of Greece and this gives it to the whole Empire It is now called Farsi or Farsistan and was heretofore Panchaia It lyeth betwixt Media on the North and the Sinus Persicus on her South on her West Susiana and East Carmania Her Metropolis is Sitas once Persepolis and is built toward the midland neere the River Araxes it was surprised by Alexander and many thousand talents of gold sent into Greece with other rich spoiles and trophies of victories which the Persians had before gotten from most parts of the then known world Vpon the Sea-coasts stands Cyrus a City which was built by their first absolute Monarch and called by the Inhabitants Grechata It was the Bishop-seate of the learned Theodoret who lived here about the yeare 450. and in this Region is Laodicea built by Antiochus and Passagarda where Cyrus had his sepulchre 17 2 Media now Servania on the North of Persis and South of the Caspian Sea hath Armenia major and Assyria on her West and on her East Parthia Hyrcania It was before Cyrus the seate of the Empire and mother to a warlike potent Nation Their Kings had many wives seldome fewer then seven and their women thought it a great calamitie to have lesse then five husbands In this stands the territory of Tauris which was called by our ancients Erbathana and doth stand some eight dayes journey from the Hyrcanian Sea it is rich and populous and was the seate of the Sophies till it was removed to Casbin which lyeth somewhat more South Betwixt both stands the City Turcoman and else-where in this Province are many others dispersed of good note especially Suliania Symmachia Nassinun Ardovill Marant and Saucazan c. 18 3 Assyria now Arzeram on the West of Media South of Armenia North of Susiana and East of Mesopotamia it was the seat of Ninus his Kingdome lost by Sardanapalus and here stands the most famous City Ninive neere the River Tigris larger then Babylon containing ful threescore miles in compasse for the communitie which the Babylonians had with them in course of governmēt they were ofttimes promiscuously used by Historians both had this custome to sell their virgins which were faire and most desired and tender the price into the common treasury The homelier sort were placed in marriage with that money to those which would accept of them for gaine at least if not for beauty They were much addicted to Astrologie and were questionlesse led to it by the opportunitie of their situation which gives them a more perfect view of the heavens and severall course of the Planets then any other part of the world besides 19 4 Susiana now Cucestan seemes to have her name from Cus upon the South of Assyria West of Persis East of Babylonia and North of the Persike bay It is severed by Pliny from Elemais the great by the River Euleus of whose waters onely the Persian Kings were wont to drinke as being more sweet and pure then any other in this Countrey 20 5 Mesopotamia now Diarbecha heretofore Aram or Charam lies betwixt the two Rivers Euphrates and Tigris and hath Armenia major on her North and on her South Arabia deserta it is of large extent and hath much variety of Commodities in her severall quarters but hath suffered great calamities by reason of her continuall wars with the Turk Her chiefe Cities are Charan or Haran where Abraham settled himselfe when he was called forth of Chaldaea and where that gurges avaritiae the Roman Mar●u● Crassus lost his life Not far distant is the Citie Nisibis which was once called Antiochia and Mygdonia to these Maginus addes Merdin and Mosus 21 6 Parthia now Arach on the East of Media on the South of Hyrcania North of Carmania and West of Aria The Inhabitants were valiant and had their course of soveraigntie in the Easterne Monarchy Her chiefe

with Porters rotch. Porters fresh Porters bec Potters street har Potters rowe thur Powncehall uttles. Pretons chelm Prittlewell rotch. Purleighe deng Q Quenden uttles. Quickbury har R Radley hall with Radwinter fresh RAILIGHE rotch. Kamsdon craye barst Ramsdon belhouse barst Ramsey ten Ramsey den Rawreth rotch. Rawreth hall rotch. Rayne little hinck Raynham chaff Rettendon chelm Richell harl Ric hall uttles. Rickling uttles. Ridgwell hinck Rinsell den Ripple bec Rivers hall lex Rockells uttles. Roding morrell ong Roding high dun Roding white dun Rodon flu ROMFORD hau Rooding beachā ong Rooding Abbey ong Rotchford rotch. Roughhedge lex Roxwell chelm Royden hall hinck Royden harl Royden ten Roydon hamlet wal Royes hall hinck Ruckward ong Rumwell chelm Ryvenghall with Rye walth S Sabretts chelm Safforn garden barst Salcot winst Saling ould hinck Samons barst Sampford great fre Sampford little fre Sandon chelm Shackstones chelm Shalford hinck Shelley ong Shellow bowels dun Shenfeild ba●st Shenfeild chel Shering harl Shopland rotch. Showbery north rotch. Showbery south rotch. Skrenes chel Smiters hall chel Snerston wal South Church rotch. South end haver Spaines hinc Springfeild chel Stambridge little rotch. Stambridge great rotch. Stanborne hinc Stanborne hall hinck Stanford rivers ong Stansgate deng Stanford le hope bar Stansted hall hinc Stansted monfictes uttles. 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Thundersey barst Thurston hinc Tilburye east barst Tilburye west barst Tillingham deng Tiptree thurst Toobye chel Topesfeild hinck Torells hall dun Totham great thurst Totham little thurst Toulsbury thrust Toulshount Knight thrust Toulshount Darcye thurst Toulshount great thurst Tremmall barst Toys with Tuftes deng Twinsteed hinck Tye hall chel Tylbury hinck Tylbury hall hinc Tyld hall deng Tyltie dun Tytho●p Roding dun V Valens haver Verley winst Vgle claver Vltinge with Vpminster chaff Vp●hire walt Vpton becon W Walbury harl WALDEN uttles. Wallor or Walsteet I le rotch. Waltham little chel Waltham great chel WALTHAM ABBEY wal Walthamstow bec Waltham Forrest bec Walton ten Wansted bec Warley little chaf Warley great chaf Watering hall rotch. Watering little rotch. Watering great rotch. Weald hall ong Weald south chaf Weald north ong Wenden loughes uttl. Wenden little uttl. Wenden great uttl. Wennington chaf Wethersfeild hinck Whellers ten West house bar White-hall bar Wickes ten Wickford barst Wickeham thurst Wickham S. Paul winst Wickham bonant winst Widdington uttles. Widford chel Wigborow little winst Wigborow great winst Wilbores clau Willingale Spaine dun Wilton tower ten Wimbish uttles. Witham with Wiverhoo lex Woodford bridge bec Woodford bec Wood-hall uttles. Wood-hall clau Woodham ferries chelm Woodham mortimer deng Woodham water deng Woodriding walth Wormingford lex Wrabnes ten Writtle chelm VVrittle parke chel VVyley ten VVyvonhoo lex Y Yealdam hall hinck Yealdam little hinc Yealdam great hinc SVFFOLKE by the Saxons called Suð-folc in regard of them which were seated in Norfolke is a Country most plenteous and pleasant for habitation It is separated from Norfolke by the Rivers of the lesser Ouse and Waveney whose heads meet almost in the midst of her Verge and that very neer together the one taking course East and the other full West upon which part Cambridge-shire doth wholly confront The South side is severed by Stoure from Essex and the East together washed with the Germane Seas 2 The Aire is good sweet and delectable and in some parts of some of our best Physicians held to be the best in the Land the Soile is rich fruitfull and with all things well replenis●ed in a word nothing wanting for pleasure or profit 3 The forme thereof is somewhat Cressant shooting up narrower into the North and spreading wider towards the South whose broadest part is about twenty miles but from East to West much more for from Easton point the furthest of this Shire yea of all Britaine into the Sea unto great Ouse River her Westerne bounder are fourtie five miles and the whole in circumference about one hundred fourtie-sixe 4 Anciently this part of the Iland was possessed by the Iceni who as it seemeth by Tacitus joyned in Amitie with the Romanes a mighty people saith he and never shaken with wars before the reigne of Claudius but then by Ostorius were vanquished though not without great slaughter of the Romanes and in a Battle against them M. Ostorius the sonne of the Generall wonne great honour in saving of a Romane Citizens life so ready were they to give and receive Honours to themselves but sleightly to passe over and to smoother farre greater exploits of the Britaines which notwithstanding long in these parts they could not do for the wrongs of the Icenians growing intolerable who by the Romane Souldiers were put out of their rightfull possessions their Princes accounted no better then Slaves and their Queene whipped in most ignominious manner under Bodua they wrought their revenge as in the Historie Christ assisting shall be further related Next to these Icenians were the Saxons that got their footing into these parts and of them this with Norfolke Cambridge-shire and the I le of Ely was made their East-Angles Kingdome though as it seemeth ever in subjection either to the Mercians or to the Kings of Kent whose off-spring ending in S. Edmund the Martyr after the Danes had laid it most desolate Edward the Elder subdued it unto his West-Saxons Monarchy and that likewise ending in King Edward the Confessor many noble Normans got their possessions in these parts whose Off-spring are plenteously replenished in this Shire to this day 5 The commodities of this Shire are many and great whereof the chiefest consisteth in Corne in Cattle Cloth Pasturage Woods Sea-Fish and Fowle and as Abbo Floriecensis hath depainted this County is of green and passing fresh hue pleasantly replenished with Orchards Gardens Groves thus he described it above sixe hundred years since and now we find as he hath said to which we may adde their gaine from the Paile whose Cheeses are traded not only throughout England but into Germany France and Spaine and are highly commended by Pantaleon the Physician both for colour and taste 6 And had Ipswich the onely eye of this Shire been as fortunate in her Surname as she is blessed with Commerce and buildings she might worthily have borne the title of a Citie neither ranked in