dignitates_fw-la coronae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la quae_fw-la constitutae_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la bonis_fw-la praedecessoribus_fw-la deperire_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la defraudari_fw-la nec_fw-la violari_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la rite_n &_o per_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o justitiam_fw-la fieri_fw-la debent_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la castilia_n &_o burgi_n &_o civitates_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o fundatae_fw-la &_o aedificatae_fw-la sc._n ad_fw-la tuitionem_fw-la gentium_fw-la &_o populorum_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o idcirco_fw-la observari_fw-la debent_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la libertate_fw-la &_o integritate_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la out_o of_o this_o same_o record_n we_o may_v pellucid_o and_o clear_o collect_v that_o city_n town_n or_o borough_n be_v institute_v for_o three_o purpose_n sc._n first_o ad_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o jus_o nostrum_fw-la commune_v &_o dignitates_fw-la coronae_fw-la conservand_n second_o ad_fw-la tuitionem_fw-la gentium_fw-la &_o populorum_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o three_o ad_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la this_o in_o three_o particularity_n 1._o for_o conservation_n of_o law_n whereby_o every_o man_n enjoy_v his_o own_o in_o peace_n 2._o for_o tuition_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n and_o for_o keep_v the_o king_n peace_n in_o time_n of_o sudden_a uproar_n 3._o for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n against_o outward_a and_o inward_a hostility_n thus_o much_o out_o of_o our_o own_o record_n i_o now_o come_v to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o this_o matter_n that_o i_o have_v see_v in_o foreign_a author_n tully_n say_v thus_o hanc_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la maximè_fw-la ut_fw-la sva_fw-la tenerentur_fw-la respublica_fw-la &_o civitates_fw-la constitutae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la offic._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr offic._n deuce_fw-la natura_fw-la congregabantur_fw-la homines_fw-la tamen_fw-la spe_fw-la custodiae_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la urbium_fw-la 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6._o and_o last_o the_o number_n of_o city_n in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n cassaurus_n write_v that_o france_n have_v within_o the_o territory_n thereof_o 104._o city_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n of_o that_o his_o say_n because_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o see_v of_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n 109.6_o co._n lit._n f._n 109.6_o so_o say_v we_o that_o there_o be_v within_o england_n two_o archbishopwrick_n and_o 23_o other_o bishopwrick_n therefore_o so_o many_o city_n there_o be_v and_o westminster_n and_o my_o lord_n coke_n alma_fw-la mater_fw-la be_v add_v there_o be_v in_o all_o within_o england_n 27_o city_n thus_o much_o for_o city_n and_o town_n in_o general_n i_o now_o purpose_n to_o speak_v more_o particular_o concern_v the_o renown_a city_n of_o london_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o famous_a metropolis_n i_o shall_v presume_v to_o offer_v the_o reader_n these_o particular_n 1._o the_o origination_n or_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n london_n 2._o it_o be_v several_a appellation_n 3._o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o city_n 4._o it_o be_v fame_n for_o trade_n and_o traffic_n 5._o the_o honourable_a title_n that_o have_v be_v and_o be_v give_v to_o it_o 6._o the_o wall_n thereof_o 7._o it_o be_v river_n 8._o it_o be_v bridge_n 9_o its_o gate_n 10._o it_o be_v tower_n 11._o it_o be_v cathedral_n 12._o it_o be_v division_n and_o extent_n for_o the_o better_a government_n thereof_o 13._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o archbishop_n never_o make_v any_o visitation_n in_o london_n diocese_n 14._o its_o governor_n and_o officer_n 15._o it_o be_v several_a court_n 16._o its_o custom_n 17._o and_o last_o the_o liberty_n franchise_n and_o single_a rite_n of_o this_o most_o glorious_a city_n sect_n i._o of_o the_o origination_n or_o etomology_n of_o the_o word_n london_n touch_v the_o name_n of_o london_n from_o what_o occasion_n the_o city_n shall_v be_v so_o denominate_v divers_a author_n conceit_n diverse_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o london_n take_v the_o 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naustathmas_n nauplia_n navalia_n augusti_n etc._n etc._n but_o of_o these_o none_o have_v better_a right_o indeed_o to_o assume_v unto_o it_o the_o name_n of_o a_o ship_n road_n or_o haven_n than_o our_o london_n as_o you_o shall_v understand_v at_o after_o see_v more_o of_o this_o business_n in_o hollinshead_n stow_n geoffry_n of_o monmouth_n and_o cambden_n sect_n ii_o of_o the_o divers_a appellation_n of_o this_o glorious_a city_n tacitus_n ptolemy_n and_o antonine_n call_v it_o londinium_n and_o longidinium_n ammianus_n lundinum_n and_o augusta_n stephen_n in_o his_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o britain_n lundayne_a the_o old_a saxon_n londen_n lunden-ceast_a lunden-berig_a stranger_n londra_n and_o londres_n the_o inhabitant_n london_n fabulous_a writer_n troia_n nova_n tronovant_n or_o trenovant_n that_o be_v new_a tory_n dinas_n belin_n that_o be_v belius_fw-la city_n and_o caer_n lud_n of_o king_n lud_n and_o caesar_n in_o his_o commentary_n style_v it_o trinobantum_n civitas_fw-la sect_n iii_o of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o renown_a city_n for_o proof_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o city_n i_o shall_v produce_v some_o know_v and_o approve_a writer_n as_o herodian_a ammianus_n marcellinus_n fitz_n stephen_n stow_n etc._n etc._n 1._o herodian_a say_n thus_o in_o the_o life_n of_o severus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n londinum_n est_fw-la vrbs_fw-la magna_fw-la &_o opulenta_fw-la 2._o ammianus_n marcellinus_n a_o author_n above_o 1200_o year_n since_o call_v it_o vetustum_fw-la oppidum_n 3._o fitz_n stephen_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o city_n of_o london_n far_o exceed_v rome_n in_o seniority_n his_o word_n be_v these_o haee_fw-la civitas_fw-la urbe_fw-la roma_fw-la secundum_fw-la chronicorum_fw-la fidem_fw-la satis_fw-la antiquior_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o stow_z in_o his_o survey_n of_o london_n say_v that_o as_o the_o roman_n to_o glorify_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n draw_v the_o original_n thereof_o from_o god_n and_o demigod_n by_o the_o trojan_a progeny_n so_o geoffry_n of_o monmouth_n the_o welsh_a historian_n deduce_v the_o foundation_n of_o this_o famous_a city_n of_o london_n for_o the_o great_a glory_n thereof_o from_o the_o very_a same_o original_n for_o he_o report_v that_o brute_n lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o
demigod_n aeneas_n the_o son_n of_o venus_n daughter_n of_o jupiter_n about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2855_o and_o 1108_o before_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n build_v this_o city_n near_o unto_o the_o river_n now_o call_v thames_n and_o name_v it_o troynovant_n or_o trenovantes_n sect_n iv_o of_o the_o fame_n of_o london_n for_o trade_n and_o traffic_n historian_n do_v inform_v we_o this_o city_n have_v be_v long_o since_o renown_v for_o trade_n and_o commerce_n the_o livelihood_n of_o merchant_n and_o the_o life_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 28._o co._n 2._o inst_z 28._o wherein_o the_o king_n and_o every_o subject_a have_v interest_n the_o merchant_n be_v the_o good_a bailiff_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o export_v and_o vent_v the_o native_a commodity_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o to_o import_v and_o bring_v in_o the_o necessary_a commodity_n for_o the_o defence_n and_o benefit_n thereof_o cornelius_n tacitus_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o nero_n 1540_o year_n since_o report_v it_o 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cambden_n cambden_n or_o breviary_n of_o all_o britain_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o british_a empire_n the_o king_n of_o england_n chamber_n 24â—_n co._n 4._o inst_z 24â—_n camerae_fw-la regis_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la cor_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la regni_fw-la epitome_n civitas_n nobilissima_fw-la stephanides_n regni_fw-la firmata_fw-la columna_fw-la stow._n the_o most_o noble_a and_o able_a part_n of_o the_o english_a empire_n speed_n a_o noble_a and_o wealthy_a city_n william_n of_o malmesbury_n pupilla_fw-la oculi_fw-la regis_fw-la cor_fw-la regni_fw-la the_o treasure_n of_o the_o kingdom_n bulstrode_n in_o his_o report_n caput_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o legum_fw-la lambard_n sect_n vi_o of_o the_o wall_n belong_v to_o this_o renown_a city_n touch_v the_o wall_n of_o london_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n worthy_a of_o your_o observation_n scil_n 1._o the_o first_o founder_n of_o they_o simeon_n of_o durham_n a_o ancient_a writer_n report_v that_o helen_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o 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in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n it_o be_v declare_v in_o these_o word_n item_n nullum_fw-la mercatum_fw-la vel_fw-la forum_n sit_fw-la nec_fw-la fieri_fw-la permitratur_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o civitatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o in_o burgis_fw-la clausis_fw-la &_o muro_fw-la vallatis_fw-la &_o castellis_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la tutissimis_fw-la ubi_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o jus_o nostram_fw-la common_a &_o
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paul_n be_v fire_v by_o lightning_n in_o
charter_n the_o soil_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o which_o grant_n the_o city_n at_o this_o day_n receive_v rent_n of_o they_o that_o six_o post_n or_o make_v wharse_n or_o other_o building_n upon_o the_o soil_n of_o the_o say_a river_n davys_n report_n le_fw-fr case_n de_fw-fr royal_a pischary_n privilege_n 25._o south-wark_a land_n etc._n etc._n in_o south-wark_a in_o the_o year_n 1550._o king_n e._n 6._o grant_v to_o the_o mayor_n and_o commonalty_n all_o his_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o southwark_n except_o and_o reserve_v the_o capital_a message_n two_o mansion_n call_v southwark_n place_n and_o all_o the_o garden_n and_o land_n to_o the_o same_o appertain_v the_o park_n and_o message_n call_v the_o antelope_n he_o give_v they_o the_o lordship_n and_o manor_n of_o southwark_n with_o all_o member_n &_o right_n thereof_o late_o pertain_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o bermondsey_n all_o message_n place_n building_n rent_n 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