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of_o canterbury_n and_o rochester_n it_o have_v also_o divers_a safe_a road_n and_o sure_a harbour_n for_o ship_n and_o those_o exceed_v well_o defend_v with_o fort_n and_o castle_n caesar_n when_o he_o arrive_v in_o kâ—nt_n find_v here_o 4_o king_n for_o so_o they_o call_v the_o chief_n of_o the_o principal_a family_n and_o give_v this_o testimony_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o be_v the_o most_o courteous_a and_o civil_a of_o all_o the_o britanâ—_n in_o the_o decline_a of_o who_o empire_n vorâ—iger_n give_v this_o country_n unto_o the_o saxon_n who_o be_v heathen_n when_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o iâ—â—e_n be_v christian_n give_v a_o occasion_n to_o the_o proverb_n of_o kent_n and_o christâ—ndome_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v make_v a_o kingdom_n as_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o norman_n it_o be_v make_v a_o earldom_n and_o so_o it_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o pâ—rsons_n of_o these_o earl_n of_o kent_n 1067_o 1_o odo_n b_o of_o bâ—ieux_n half_a brother_n to_o the_o conq._n l._n ch._n iust._n &_o l._n tr._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1141_o 2_o wil._n of_o ypreâ—_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1227_o 3_o hub_fw-mi de_fw-fr burgh_n l._n ch_n iust._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1321_o 4_o edm._n of_o wood_n stock_n son_n to_o k._n e._n 1._o 1330_o 5_o edm._n plantag_n 1333_o 6_o john_n plantag_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 7_o tho_n hol._n marry_a the_o la._n joane_n of_o kent_n daugh_z of_o edm._n of_o wood._n ✚_o 1360_o 8_o tho._n holland_n 1397_o 9_o tho._n hol._n d._n of_o surrey_n ✚_o 1400_o 10_o edm._n hol._n l._n adm._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1461_o 11_o wil._n nevil_n l._n falconbridge_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1464_o 12_o edm._n grey_n l_o rutâ—yn_n l._n tr._n cr_n e._n of_o kent_n by_o k._n edw._n 4._o  _fw-fr 13_o geo._n grey_n 1506_o 14_o rich._n grey_n die_v 1523._o 1571_o 15_o reginald_n grey_n 1572_o 16_o henry_n grey_n 1613_o 17_o charles_n grey_n  _fw-fr 18_o hen._n grâ—y_o 1639_o 19_o anthony_n grey_n clerk_n parson_n of_o burbage_n in_o the_o county_n of_o leicester_n grandchild_n of_o anthony_n 3_o son_n of_o george_n grey_n e._n of_o kent_n now_o live_v anâ—o_o 1641._o kingston_n kingston_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o well_o know_v and_o eminent_a town_n in_o the_o east_n ride_v of_o yorkshire_n which_o stand_v on_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n hull_n where_o it_o do_v fall_v into_o the_o humber_n be_v better_a know_v among_o we_o by_o the_o name_n of_o hull_n a_o town_n indeed_o of_o no_o antiquity_n be_v first_o build_v by_o edward_n the_o â—_o who_o like_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n compound_v for_o it_o with_o the_o abbot_n of_o meaux_n to_o who_o it_o former_o belong_v and_o there_o build_v the_o town_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v call_v kingston_n it_o rise_v up_o in_o a_o little_a time_n to_o great_a reputation_n so_o that_o for_o fair_a and_o sumptuous_a building_n strong_a blockhouse_n well_o furnish_v ship_n &_o wealth_n of_o trade_n it_o be_v become_v the_o most_o remarkable_a town_n for_o merchandise_n in_o these_o part_n of_o eng._n michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n the_o first_o e._n of_o suffolk_n of_o that_o family_n be_v son_n of_o wil._n dâ—_n la_fw-fr pole_n a_o rich_a merchant_n here_o obtain_v great_a privilege_n for_o the_o place_n whiâ—h_v his_o successor_n as_o they_o grow_v in_o favour_n do_v increase_v and_o multiply_v and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o h._n 6_o â—il_n e._n marq._n and_o d_o of_o suffolk_n procure_v it_o to_o be_v make_v a_o county_n incorporate_v as_o our_o lawyer_n phrase_n it_o of_o late_a day_n of_o a_o county_n it_o become_v the_o earldom_n of_o 1628._o 1_o rob._n pierrepont_n visc._n newark_n cr_n