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A03648	A concordancy of yeares Containing a new, easie, and most exact computation of time, according to the English account. Also the vse of the English and Roman kalender, with briefe notes ... Newly composed and digested, by Arthur Hopton, Gentleman. The contents follow after the epistles.	Hopton, Arthur, 1587 or 8-1614.	1612 (1612)	STC 13778; ESTC S104205	137,447	273

thereof by Brute to his three sonnes being then called Britaine as to Locrine the eldest hee gaue this part of Britaine called England to Albanact the second the Country of Albany now called Scotland and to Camber the yongest hee gaue the Prouince of Cambria called now Wales And you shall note that the lands that Abbots such like men enioied before the suppressiō thereof did containe 15. Carledomes 1500. Knights lands 6200. Esquires lands 100. Almes-houses besides to the Kings Treasury 20000. l. as may appeare by a petition exhibited in the 11 yeare of Henry the 4. at a Parliament held at Westminster and reuiued in the 2. yeare of Henry the 5. in a Parliament at Leicester What Shires belong to euery Bishoprieke or Diocesse and first in the Prouince of Canterburie Canterbury and Rochester hath all Kent London hath Essex Middlesex and part of Hartfordshire Chichester hath Sussex Winchester hath Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of Wight Salisbury hath Wiltshire and Barkeshire Exceter hath Deuonshire Cornewall Bathe Welles hath Sommersetshire Glocester hath Glocestershire Worcester hath Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire Hereford hath Herefordshire part of Shropshire part of Monmouthshire part of Worcestershire part of Radnorshire Couentry Liechfield hath Staffordshire Derbyshire and the rest of Warwicke and Shropshire Lincolne greatest of all hath Lincolne Leicester Huntington Bedford and Buckinghamshire and the rest of Hartfordshire Ely hath Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Norwich hath Norfolke Suffolke Oxford hath Oxfordshire Peterborough hath Northampton Rutlandshire Diocesses in Wales S. Dauids hath 331 parishes Landaffe 156. Bangor 95 and Asaph 128 parishes In the Prouince of Yorke Yorke hath Yorke Nottingham Westchester Cheshire Richmondshire and part of Flint and Denbigh in Wales Duresme hath the Bishopricke of Duresme and Northumberland Carlile hath Cumberland and Westmerland Of the Shires Cities and Boroughes of England that haue any Knights or Burgesses in the Parliament house the Shires standing Alphabetically Barkshire New-windsor Reading Wallingford Abington Bedfordshire Bedford towne Buckeinghamshi●e Bukingham T Wickham Alisbury Cambridge towne Cheshire Chester cittie Cumberland Carlile ci Corn wall Launceston alia Newport Lesthued Dunheuet Turo Bodmin Holston Saltash Camelford Grampond Poney Trogony Tresmena alia Basing S. Iues S. Iermeines S. Michael Foy S. Maws Castled Darby towne Deuonshire Exceter Citie Toines Plimmouth Barstable Plimtō Stonestocke Clyston Dartmouth whose proper name is Hardnesse Dorsethire Poole Dorcester Line Melcombe Waymouth Bertport Shaftbury Wareham Essex Colchester Malden Glocestershire Glocester Citie Cicester towne Hartfordshi S. Albons Herefordshire Hereford Citie Lemster towne Hūtingtonshire Huntington Towne Kent Canterbury Rochester Maidstone Quinborough Lancashire Lancaster town Preston in Holdernesse Leuerpoole tow Newton Wigan Clithero Leicestershi Leicester Towne Lincolnesh●re Lincolne Citty Grimby Stamford Grantham Boston Middlesex London Citty Westminsterci Norfolk Norwich Citty Linne Thetford town Gr. Yarmouth Castell rising Norrhhamptōshire Northamptō T. Peterborow Ci. Higham Ferry Northūberlandshire Newcastle vpō tine Barwicke town Morpith the Bishoprick of Durham Nottinghāshire Nottingham T. East Stretford Oxfordshire Oxford Citty Woodstocke Banbury Richmondshire Rutlandshire Shropshire Shrewsbury Bridge-North Ludlow Wenlocke Bishops castle Somersetshire Bristow Bath cities Welscitty Taunton Bridgwater Minhead Southhamptōshire Winchester Ci. Southampton Portsmouth Petersfield Stocke-bridge Christs-church Whit-church Staffordshire Lichfieild City Stafford T. Newcastle vnderline Tamworth Suffolk Ipswich Donewich Orford Alderburgh Sudbury Ely Surrie Southwarke Blechingley Riegate Guilford Gatton Suffex Norsham Midhurst Lewes Shorehame Brandbro Steining east gréenstead Arundell Chichester Citi. Warwickeshire Couentrie City Warwick town Westme●lād Appleby Towne Wiltshire Salisbury Citi. Noua Wiston Downtō Hinden Hetesbury Westbury Calue Deuises Chippingham Malmsbury Cricklad Old Salisbury Wotton basset Marleborough Bodwine the great Lodgershull Worcestershire Worcester Cif. Wiche Yorkeshire Yorke Citie Sharborough T Kingston vpon Hull Hedon Thuske Knaresborough Rippon Borough-bridge Alderborugh Beuerly The Prouince of Wales Mountgomeryshire Mountgomery Towne Monmouthshire Monmouth Towne Radnorshire Radnor Towne Denbighshire Denbigh Towne Penbrookeshire Penbrooke Towne Cardigāshire Cardigan Towne Flineshire Flint Towne Carmarthēshire Carmarthen Towne Carnaruāshire Carnaruan Towne Breckenockeshire Brecknocke Towne Anglesey Newborough Towne Merionethshire Clamorgāshire Cardiffe Heruerd Townes A Table of the number of Parish-Churches in euery Shire with the number of Shires in England and Wales 1 Barkeshire 140 2 Bedfordshire 116 3 Buckingham 185 4 Cambridgeshi 163 5 Cheshire 68 6 Cumberland 58 7 Cornewall 161 8 Derbyshire 106 9 Deuonshire 394 10 Dorsetshire 248 11 Essex 415 12 Glocestershire 280 13 Hartfordshire 120 14 Herefordshire 176 15 Huntington 78 16 Kent 398 17 Lancashire 36 18 Leicestershire 200 19 Lincolneshire 630 20 Middlesex 73 21 Norfolke 660 22 Northampton 320 23 Northumberlā 168 24 Nottingham 168 25 Richmondshi 104 26 Rutlandshire 47 27 Oxfordshire 280 28 Shropshire 170 29 Somersetshire 385 30 Southampton 253 31 Staffordshire 130 32 Suffolke 575 33 Surrey 140 34 Sussex 312 35 Warwickshire 158 36 Westmerland 26 37 Wiltshire 304 38 Worcestershire 152 39 Yorkeshire 459 WALES 1 Montgomery 47 2 Monmouthshi 127 3 Radnorshire 52 4 Denbighshire 57 5 Penbrooke 145 6 Cardiganshire 64 7 Flintshire 28 8 Carmarthenshi 87 9 Brecknockshire 61 10 Anglesey 74 11 Merionethshire 37 12 Clamorganshi 118 13 Carnaruan shi 68 A Computation of the seuen Ages of the world for this present yeare 1612. From the First Age. Creation vnto the Flood 1656 Creation till this yeare is 5574 Flood till this yeare are 3918 secōd Age. Floud to Abraham is 292 Birth of Abraham till this yeare 3626 third Age. Birth of Abraham till the departing of the Israelites out of Egypt 503 Departing of the Iraelites till this yeare 3121 fourth Age. Departing of the Israelites vntill the building of the Temple 482 Building of the Temple till this yeare 2641 fifth Age. Building of the Temple til the Captiuity of Babylon 414 Captiuity of Babylon till this yeare 2252 sixth Age. Captiuity of Babylon till the Birth of Christ 614 The seuenth Age beginneth at the birth of Christ hath continued 1612 yeares at the 25 of March and so forth to the pleasure of God A Geographicall Description of the wales from one notable Towne to another ouer all England and thereby how to trauell from any of them to the Citie of London set forth after a new order Note that the figures in the rowes vnder this marke * is the distance of that towne they stand against from London or from the towne you are directed vnto From Yorke to London 150. miles From Yorke go first vnto Tadcaster which is 8. miles thence to   Miles * Wenthridge 12 130 Doncaster 7 123 Tuxford 18 105 New-market 10 95 Grantham 10 85 Stanford 16 69 Stilton 12 57 Huntington 9 48 Royston 15 33 Ware 13 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12   From Norwich to London 86 miles From Norwich go first vnto Windam which is 5 miles thence to   Miles * Acleborrought 5 76 Thetford 10 66 Ickinghā sands 6 60 New-market

tongue was a Norghough which after the Danish speech was called a Knight The next degree was the Edleman which wée now call the Gentleman I reade not of Esquires vnlesse it were Laueffer which the Linguists doe rather interprete a Pursiuant The next in the Saxons time was a Bocland-man which the Danes called a Swaine and is now a Charterer or Free-holder The next in the Saxons time was Gebures which we call Husbandmen There is a degrée called a Farmer which properly is as some thinke where a man letteth out land for a certaine time for meats drinke as you may read that Canutꝰ Rex dedit firmario Ecclesiae de Glastenbury vnam hidam terrae c. And this was onely for the reliefe of old sickly Monkes but hée is now a Farmer that can get a good liuing and pay but a little for it to the Lord. There is yet another degrée called Hlafordines the which were bond-men and are now Copyholders and their Lords were taled Hlafords CHAP. XLVIII The order of the Nobility and all other degrees and estates of England as they were set and distinguished in the time of King Henry c. 1 DUkes of the bloud royall 2 Other Dukes 3 The eldest sonnes of Dukes of that bloud royal 4 Marquesses 5 The eldest sonnes of other Dukes 6 Earles 7 The yongest sons of Dukes of the royall bloud 8 The eldest sonnes of Marquises 9 The eldest sonnes of Earles 10 Vicecounts 11 The younger sonnes of Dukes 12 The younger sonnes of Marquises 13 Barons 14 The eldest sonnes of Vicecounts 15 Knights of the order of S George which vulgarly be called Knights of the Garter 16 Knights of the Kings Counsell 17 The yonger sonnes of Earles 18 The yonger sonnes of Vicecounts 19 The eldest sonnes of Barons 20 Knights Banerets 21 The new order of Knights Baronets 22 Knights of the Bath 23 Doctors of the Kings Counsell 24 Knights Batchelours 25 Esquires of the Kings Counsell 26 The eldest sonnes of Knights Banerets 27 Ths eldest son●ne of Batchelour Knights 28 Esquires of the body 29 The yonger sonnes of Knights Banerets 30 Esquires 31 Gentlemen The Nobility of England according to their authority and degrees as they bee now liuing 1611. Marques of Winchester 1 Earle of Arundell 2 E. of Oxford 3 E. of Northumberland 4 E. of Shrewsbury 5 E. of Kent 6 E. of Derby 7 E. of Worcester 8 E. of Rutland 9 E. of Cumberland 10 E. of Sussex 11 E. of Huntington 12 E. of Bath 13 E. of Southampton 14 E. of Bedford 15 E. of Penbroke 16 E. of Hertford 17 E. of Essex 18 E. of Lincolne 19 E. of Nottingham 20 E. of Suffolke 21 E. of Northampton 22 E. of Dorset 23 E. of Salisbury 24 E. of Exceter 25 E. of Moūtgomery 1 Vicecount Mountag 2 Vicecount Lysle 3 Vicecount Rochester Carnborne 1 Lord Abergeuenny 2 L. Audley 3 L. Zouch 4 L. Willoughby of Eresby 5 L. Lawarre 6 L. Barkley 7 L. Morley 8 L. Stafford 9 L. Scrope 10 L. Dudley 11 L. Sturton 12 L. Herbert of Chepstow 13 Lord Darcy of the North 14 L. Mount-eagle 15 L. Sands 16 L. Vaux 17 L. Windsor 18 L. Wentworth 19 L. Mordant 20 L. Cromwell 21 L. Euers 22 L. Wharton 23 L. Rich. 24 L. Willowby of Pāham 25 L. Sheffeild 26 L. Paget 27 L. Darcy of Cliche 28 L. Howard of Effingham 29 L. North. 30 L. Chaundos 31 L. Hunsdon 32 L. S. Iohn of Bletfoe 33 L. Burleigh 34 L. Compton 35 L. Norris 36 L. Howard of Walden 37 L. Knowles 38 L. Wotton 39 L. Ellesmere now Lord high Chauncelour of England 40 L. Russell 41 L. Grey of Groby 42 L. Petre. 43 L. Harrington 44 L. Dauuers 45 L. Gerard. 46 L. Spencer 47 L. Say and Sele 48 L. Denny 49 L. Stanhop 50 L. Carew 51 L. Arundel of Warden 52 L. Cavendish 53 L. Kniuet 54 L. Clifton Other estates of honour and dignity there bée in respect of the office they beare which are highly preferred and take place some of them before the Nobility as the place of the Lord high Chancellor of England the Lord high Treasurer the Lord high Admirall of England c. And you must note that the eldest Sonnes of Dukes are not Earles by birth yet take place before Earles no more then the eldest sonnes of Earles be Uicecounts as for the rest of any of their sons they be by rigor of the law but Esquiers Of Women The estate of women is such by the curtesie of England that if they get to any degrée of estate they neuer loose it though they marry more basely and yet are capable of a higher degrée as a Lady marrying with a gentleman taketh place as a Lady according to the estate of her Lord or knight that was her first husband so likewise of a Dutches c. But if they debase themselues ouermuch as to marry with a Clowne or one of base parentage then they bée not so much esteemed amongst the better sort though of curtesie they affoord her a place CHAP. XLIX The number of Bishops in England and their order this present yeare whereof foure take place by act of Parliament the rest according to their consecration The number of Parish Churches in England and number of parishes in euery Shire with the Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament house The Prouince of Canterbury 1 George Archbishop of Canterbury 2 Iohn B. of London 3 Thomas B. of Win. 4 Anth. B. of S. Dau. 5 Wil. B. of Excester 6 Hen. B of Salisbury 7 Hen. B. of Bangor 8 T. B. of Peterborow 9 Fran. B. of Landaffe 10 Iohn B. of Bristow 11 Rob. B. of Hereford 12 Iohn B. of Norwich 13 Iohn B. of Oxford 14 Ric B of Asaph 15 Wil. B. of Lincolne 16 Lancel B. of Ely 17 Hen. B. of Worcest 18 Iam. B. of Bath and Wels 19 Ric. B. of Couentry and Lichfield 20 Sam. B. of Cicester 21 Giles B. of Glouce 22 Ioh. B. of Rochest The Prouince of Yorke 1 Tobias Arch-bishop of Yorke 2 Bishop of Durham 3 Bishop of Carlile 4 B. of Westchestr England thus deuided into Bishoprickes it hath therein 9272 parish Churches as you may note by the number of parishes in each shire in the table following and 52080 Townes besides Citties Castles It hath also 25 Shires of which 13 bee Welsh It hath 26 Bishoprickes of which 4 be Welsh England is also diuided into 3 great Prouinces or Countries euery of them speaking a seuerall and different Language as English Welsh and Cornish and their language which is strange alters vpon the sodaine euen as the Prouinces part for in this Towne they speake English and do not vnderstand Welsh or Cornish and in the next Towne Cornish not vnderstāding English or Welsh but in many things the Welsh and Cornish somthing agrée but now God bee praised England and these Prouinces with Scotland are all vnder the subiection of one King which neuer was since the diuision