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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

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in_o the_o parish_n s_o clare_n two_o stone_n be_v pitch_v one_o of_o they_o inscribe_v with_o a_o strange_a character_n stone_n and_o the_o other_o call_v the_o other_o half_a stone_n the_o form_n whereof_o we_o have_v express_v in_o the_o map_n the_o hurler_n also_o fabule_v to_o be_v man_n metamorphose_v into_o stone_n but_o in_o truth_n show_v a_o note_n of_o some_o victory_n or_o else_o be_v so_o set_v for_o landmark_n bounder_n there_o also_o the_o wring_n cheese_n do_v show_v itself_o wring-cheese_n which_o be_v huge_a rock_n heap_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o the_o low_a of_o they_o the_o least_o fashion_v like_o a_o cheese_n lie_v press_v under_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o hill_n which_o seem_v very_o dangerous_a to_o be_v pass_v under_o but_o near_o to_o pensans_n and_o unto_o mount_n bay_a mainamber_n a_o far_o more_o strange_a rock_n stand_v namely_o main_a amber_n which_o lie_v mount_v upon_o other_o of_o mean_a size_n with_o so_o equal_a a_o counterpoise_n that_o a_o man_n may_v move_v it_o with_o the_o push_n of_o his_o finger_n but_o no_o strength_n remove_v it_o out_o of_o his_o place_n 10_o religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o cornwall_n the_o fair_a and_o great_a for_o account_n be_v launston_n s._n neote_n s._n buriens_fw-la s._n michael_n mount_n and_o s._n germane_a a_o bishop_n see_v so_o be_v bodman_n also_o from_o whence_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n remove_v it_o unto_o the_o city_n of_o excester_n 11_o the_o division_n of_o this_o shire_n be_v into_o nine_o hundred_o wherein_o be_v seat_v twentie-two_a market-town_n and_o 161._o parish-church_n who_o name_n be_v alphabetical_o gather_v in_o the_o table_n of_o this_o chapter_n annex_v cornwall_z hundred_o in_o cornwall_n 1._o penwith_n 2._o kerrier_n 3._o pider_n 4._o powder_n 5._o west_n 6._o lesnewth_n 7._o trig_n 8._o stratton_n 9_o east_n a_o aborrow_n kerrier_n adven_o lesnew._n s._n agnis_fw-la bid_v s._n allan_n prove_v alan_n flu_fw-fr trig._n all●●combe_n strat_n alternon_n lesnew._n castle_n andenas_n bid_v anowtham_n pen._n anstell_n prove_v anthony_n prove_v anthony_n east_n east_n anthony_n west_n east_n s._n anthony_n in_o menege_v ker._n ancron_n kerrier_n ardevora_n prove_v arthurshall_n trig._n arwanack_n ker._n arwothall_n ker._n asalt_n east_n ashfield_n prove_v b_o bake_n east_n ba●lyn_n bid_v barrete_n prove_v bedeve_n trig._n bedwyn_n trig._n beedshaven_n strat_n benaflock_o prove_v benallock_n kerry_n s._n benet_n bid_v benye_v lesnew._n bear_n strat_n beriobridge_n east_n berose_n trig._n besill_n lesnew._n betonet_n east_n bickton_n east_n bindon_n beacon_n we._n binerton_n kerry_n blackbitille_n point_n west_n blaise_n prove_v blislond_n trig._n blostenim_fw-la east_n bochym_n kerry_n boconock_v west_n bodregan_n prove_v bodman_n trig._n bodrigy_n pen._n bolisto_n pen._n bonython_n kerry_n borden_n strat_n borrow_v strat_n botadon_n east_n botalleck_n pen._n botsboro_n strat_n bolcastle_n lesnew._n boskenna_n pen._n bossassill_n pen._n bosvergus_fw-la pen._n boyton_n stratt_v breage_n kerry_n breland_n i_o will_v pen._n br●n●_n bid_v s._n breock_n bid_v breward_o trig._n bridgrule_v strat_n b●odocke_n west_n brovagelly_n west_n buckern_n trig._n buckehy_n trig._n budocke_n kerry_n burgus_n bid_v burian_n pen._n s._n burien_n pen._n burlace_n bid_v burnere_fw-la trig._n byne_v wood_n east_n bynnawy_n strat_n c_o calstocke_n east_n camborne_n pen._n came●ford_n le._n canalegie_n bid_v canyjeck_n pen._n caradon_n beacon_n east_n carantack_n bid_v cardynbam_fw-la west_n cargallomb_n west_n cargem_n east_n carmyono_fw-it kerry_n carnonbigh_n pen._n carnon_n bid_v carock_n passage_n west_n caraglowse_n pen._n cary_n bay_n prove_v casthorne_n pen._n cain_n west_n cain_n bridge_n west_n chasfrench_n east_n cheswr_v east_n clayper_n bridge_n east_n cleader_n les._n s._n clear_a west_n s._n clement_n prove_v s._n clements_n i_o will_v pen._n clifton_n east_n clowans_n pen._n cobe_a flu._n colan_n little_a bid_v columb_n great_a bid_v columb_n less_o bid_v colquite_v prove_v combe_n prove_v constenton_n ker._n corbullock_n park_n east_n cornely_n prove_v cortether_o west_n coswyn_n penw_n court_n prove_v cousham_n bay_n east_n crackington_n les._n creed_n prove_v crigmere_n bid_v crocadon_n east_n crosthole_n east_n crowan_n pen._n cubye_n prove_v curye_n kerry_n coswath_n bed_n cuttcall_a east_n cuttbert_n bid_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o castle_n pen._n d_o davidstone_n les._n s._n daye_n kerry_n s._n dennis_n prove_v denmer_n bridge_n trid._n dewloe_n west_n s._n dominick_n east_n dounstocke_n le._n dosmery_n pool_n west_n driffe_n pen._n duckpoole_n strat_n dudman_n point_n prove_v dulo_fw-la west_n dunacombe_n strat_n dunhevid_v alias_o east_n daunceston_n east_n dyzarde_n les_fw-fr e_o s._n earth_n east_n s._n eartham_n pen._n edith_n chapel_n trig._n edgcombe_n east_n estorde_v strat_n eglosaile_n trig._n egloskerry_n east_n endellion_n trig._n enis_n kerry_n enedor_n bid_v erme_v prove_v erne_n east_n ervan_fw-mi bid_v ethy_o west_n eva_n prove_v evall_fw-fr bid_v f_o fawey_n ●lu_fw-fr falmouth_n haven_n prove_v fentongallon_n prove_v feocke_n prove_v forybery_n les._n foy_n well_o les._n foye_n prove_v foye_n haven_n west_n frisie_n kerry_n g_o garlyn_n pen._n gennis_n les._n s._n germane_a east_n germow_n kerry_n gerrance_n prove_v gillet_n les._n gluvyn_n kerry_n glyman_n bid_v glynford_n west_n gnarnack_n prove_v godolphyn_n kerry_n godolphyn_a hall_n ker._n golant_n prove_v golden_a prove_v goon_n hilly_a down_n kerry_n golsury_n pen._n grade_n kerry_n grampound_n prove_v greston_n east_n gudreny_n isle_n pen._n gulnall_a pen._n gullrock_n pen._n gunhaskyn_n bid_v gunwalow_v kerry_n gunwallaw_n mount_n kerry_n grendron_n kerry_n s._n gurran_n prove_v gwindrath_n bay_n prove_v gwinier_n pen._n gwithion_n pen._n gwyn_n rock_n prove_v gwynap_v kerry_n h_o hacton_n east_n hal●_n flu._n hall_n west_n ham_n strat_n harlyn_n bid_v haye_o east_n helegan_n trig._n helford_n haven_n ker._n helland_n trig._n helland_n bridge_n trig._n hensbery_n prove_v helset_fw-la les._n helstone_n ker._n helstonford_n east_n hillary_n pen._n hilston_n strat_n hinckon_v down_o east_n hurler_n east_n i_o jacobstowe_n strat_n ilcombe_n strat_n illogan_n pen._n s._n john_n kerry_n s._n john_n east_n s._n islac_n bid_v s._n ithies_n pen._n s._n ithies_n bay_n pen._n s._n have_v east_n kern_n ivis_n pen._n s._n just_o prove_v s._n just_o pen._n k_o karnusack_n pen._n s._n keave_v west_n kellington_n east_n kennegy_n pen._n kenwyn_n prove_v kergoe_v bid_v kern_n bridge_n east_n kernbray_n pen._n kern_v prove_v karnmargh_n beacon_n pen._n kernsew_v kerry_n kelstle_n kerry_n keswell_n trig._n s._n keverne_n kerry_n s._n kewe_n trig._n kibberd_a bid_v kilguh_o pen._n killiow_n prove_v kilkamton_n strat_n kiliegath_o west_n killigrew_n prove_v kilmarr_o east_n kickleo_n ker._n kirthies_n pen._n arm_a pen._n knight_n pen._n l_o ladocke_n prove_v uny_fw-fr pen._n lalant_n pen._n lalant_n pen._n lamchan_n west_n lamorram_n prove_v lamornye_a point_n pen._n labren_n bid_v lanbrigan_n bid_v ladew_o east_n landewenak_n kerry_n landilpe_v east_n land_n end_n pen._n lancaste_n east_n langdon_n strat_n langford_n strat_n langhadern_a prove_v lanhidrocke_n bid_v lanivett_n bid_v lanlyverrye_n prove_v lanno_n trig._n lanrake_n east_n lanrest_n west_n lansarllos_n west_n lanteglas_n les._n lanteglos_n west_n lanwarnock_n west_n lounce_v prove_v launcells_n strat_n launston_n ea._n s._n laurence_n trig._n lawannicke_a east_n lawhitton_n east_n lawreth_n west_n lee_n strat_n lean_a castle_n east_n lelant_n pen._n lepperry_n bid_v lesante_n east_n lesnewth_n les._n lesterman_n prove_v levan_n pen._n levethan_n trig._n lezante_n ●ast_n lezard_n kerry_n lezard_n point_n kerry_n linkynhorne_n east_n liver_n flu._n looburg_n east_n west_n the_o low_a kerry_n 'loo_o flu._n low_a east_n west_n low_a west_n west_n ludgnam_fw-la pen._n luggan_n pen._n lugion_n pen._n luland_n isle_n trig._n port_n prove_v luny_n prove_v luxulian_n prove_v lyskerd_a we_o lystwithiel_n prove_v m_o mabe_n kerry_n s._n mabyn_n trig._n madern_a pen._n madern_a pen._n madern_n well_o pen._n magdalen_n chapel_n kerry_n maker_n east_n malader_n prove_v manacka_fw-mi kerry_n
the_o south_n with_o dorset_n and_o hamp-shire_n and_o upon_o the_o west_n be_v confront_v against_o partly_o by_o gloucester_n and_o the_o rest_n by_o somerset-shire_n form_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v both_o long_a and_o broad_a for_o from_o inglesham_n upon_o thamesis_n in_o the_o north_n to_o burgat_fw-la damarum_fw-la in_o the_o south_n be_v thirtie-nine_a mile_n the_o broad_a part_n be_v from_o buttermer_n eastward_o to_o the_o shire-stone_n in_o the_o west_n be_v twenty-nine_o the_o whole_a in_o circumference_n be_v one_o hundred_o thirty-nine_a mile_n air_n 3_o for_o air_n it_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o temperate_a climate_n both_o sweet_a pleasant_a and_o wholesome_a and_o for_o soil_n say_v john_n of_o sarisbury_n be_v exceed_v fertile_a and_o plentiful_a polcraticon_n yea_o and_o that_o with_o variety_n north-wilt-shire_n 4_o the_o northern_a part_n which_o they_o call_v north-wilt-shire_n rise_v up_o into_o delectable_a hill_n attire_v with_o large_a wood_n and_o water_v 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