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henry_n gilbert_n esq_n town_n of_o derby_n the_o honourable_a anchitel_a grey_a esq_n robert_n wilmot_n esq_n devonshire_n 26._o francis_n courtney_n esq_n samuel_n rolle_n esq_n city_n of_o exeter_n sir_n edward_n seymour_n bar._n christopher_n bale_n esq_n borough_n of_o tornes_n sir_n john_n powell_n bar._n henry_n seymour_n esq_n borough_n of_o plymouth_n the_o honourable_a john_n greenville_n esq_n borough_n of_o oakhampton_n william_n cary_n esq_n henry_n nortleigh_n esq_n borough_n of_o branstable_n the_o right_a honourable_a sir_n george_n hutchins_n kt._n arth._n champneys_n esq_n borough_n of_o plimpton_n sir_n george_n treby_n kt._n john_n pollexsen_n esq_n borough_n of_o honiton_n sir_n william_n drake_n kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n walter_n yonge_n bar._n borough_n of_o tavistock_n the_o honourable_a robert_n russel_n esq_n sir_n francis_n drake_n bar_n borough_n of_o ashburton_n sir_n richard_n reynel_n kt._n and_o bar._n william_n stawell_n esq_n borough_n of_o clifton_n dartmouth_n and_o hardness_n sir_n joseph_n herne_n kt._n william_n hayne_n esq_n borough_n of_o beralston_n sir_n francis_n drake_n bar._n john_n swinfen_n esq_n borough_n of_o tiverton_n samuel_n foot_n esq_n thomas_n bear_n esq_n dorsetshire_n 20._o thomas_n strangeways_n esq_n thomas_n freke_n esq_n town_n of_o pole_n sir_n nathaniel_n napier_n kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n john_n trenchard_n kt._n borough_n of_o dorchester_n sir_n robert_n nappier_n kt._n and_o bar._n james_n gould_n esq_n borough_n of_o lime_n regis_n henry_n henly_n esq_n john_n burridge_n esq_n borough_n of_o weymouth_n sir_n john_n morton_n bar._n michal_n harvey_n esq_n borough_n of_o melcomb_n regis_n henry_n henning_n esq_n nicholas_n gould_n esq_n borough_n of_o bridport_n john_n michael_n esq_n sir_n stephen_n evance_n kt._n borough_n of_o snafton_n alias_o shaftsbury_n sir_n matthew_n andrews_n kt._n edward_n nicholas_n esq_n borough_n of_o wareham_n thomas_n erle_n esq_n william_n okeden_n esq_n borough_n of_o corf-castle_n richard_z fownes_o esq_n william_n culliford_n esq_n durham_n 4._o sir_n robert_n eden_n bar._n william_n lambton_n esq_n city_n of_o durham_n william_n tempest_n esq_n george_n morland_n esq_n essex_n 8._o henry_n mildmay_n esq_n sir_n fran._n masham_n bar._n borough_n of_o colchester_n samuel_n reynolds_n esq_n edward_n cary_n esq_n borough_n
of_o maldon_n sir_n thomas_n darcy_n bar._n charles_n montague_n es_fw-ge borough_n of_o harwich_n the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n chine_n sir_n thomas_n middleton_n kt._n glocestershire_n 8._o sir_n john_n guise_n bar._n sir_n ralph_n dutton_n bar._n city_n of_o gloucester_n william_n cook_n esq_n william_n try_v esq_n borough_n of_o cirencester_n the_o right_a honourable_a henry_n poll_n esq_n richard_n how_o esq_n borough_n of_o tewksbury_n rich._n dowdeswell_n esq_n the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n henry_n capell_n kt._n herefordshire_n 8._o sir_n john_n morgan_z bar._n sir_n herbert_n croft_n bar._n city_n of_o hereford_n paul_n foley_n esq_n henry_n cornwall_n esq_n borough_n of_o lempster_n tho._n conyngesby_n esq_n john_n dutton_n colt_n esq_n borough_n of_o weoble_o john_n birch_n esq_n robert_n price_n esq_n hertfordshire_n 6._o sir_n tho._n pope_n blount_n bar._n ralph_n freeman_n esq_n borough_n of_o st._n alban_n sir_n samuel_n grimston_n bar._n george_n churchill_n esq_n borough_n of_o hertford_n sir_n will._n cowper_n bar._n sir_n will._n leman_n bar._n huntingtonshire_n 4_o the_o honourable_a robert_n montague_n esq_n john_n driden_n esq_n borough_n of_o huntingdon_n the_o honourable_a sidney_n wort_o alias_o montague_n esq_n the_o honourable_a richard_n montague_n esq_n kent_n 10._o the_o honourable_a sir_n vere_n fane_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n sir_n john_n knatchbull_n bar._n city_n of_o canterbury_n sir_n william_n honywood_n bar._n henry_n lee_n esq_n city_n of_o rochester_n sir_n joseph_n williamson_n kt._n francis_n clarke_n esq_n borough_n of_o maidston_n sir_n tho._n taylor_n bar._n thomas_n ryder_n esq_n borough_n of_o queenborough_n sir_n john_n bank_n bar._n robert_n crawford_n esq_n lancashire_n 14._o the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n brandon_n gerrard_n the_o honourable_a james_n stanley_n borough_n of_o lancaster_n roger_n kirby_n esq_n thomas_n preston_n esq_n borough_n of_o preston_n in_o amounderness_n christopher_n greenfeild_n esq_n borough_n of_o newton_n the_o honourable_a george_n cholmondely_n esq_n sir_n john_n chichley_n kt._n borough_n of_o wiggaâ—â—_n sir_n rich._n standish_n kt._n peter_n shakerly_n esq_n borough_n of_o clitheroe_n anthony_n parker_n esq_n roger_n kenyon_n esq_n borough_n of_o leverpool_n the_o kite_n honourable_a richard_n lord_n colchester_n tho._n norris_n of_o speak_n esq_n leicester_n 4._o the_o right_a honourable_a bennet_n lord_n sherrard_n sir_n thomas_n hesilridge_n bar._n borough_n of_o leicester_n sir_n edward_n abney_n kt._n laurence_n carter_n esq_n lincoln_n 12._o the_o right_a honourable_a george_n viscount_n castleton_n sir_n tho._n hussey_n bar._n city_n of_o lincoln_n sir_n john_n bolles_n bar._n sir_n edw._n hussey_n bar._n borough_n of_o boston_n peregrine_n berty_n esq_n sir_n william_n york_n kt._n borough_n of_o great_a grimsby_n sir_n edw._n ayscogh_o kt._n john_n chaplin_n esq_n town_n of_o stamford_n the_o honourable_a charles_n bertie_n esq_n william_n hyde_n esq_n borough_n of_o grantham_n sir_n john_n brownlowe_n bar._n sir_n william_n ellis_n bar._n middlesex_n 8._o sir_n char._n gerrard_n bar._n ralph_n hawtery_n esq_n city_n of_o westminster_n sir_n will._n poultney_n kt._n sir_n walter_n clarges_n bar._n london_n sir_n will._n pritchard_n kt._n sir_n sam._n dashwood_n kt._n sir_n will._n turner_n kt._n sir_n tho._n vernon_n kt._n monmouth_n 3_o the_o right_n honourable_a charles_n lord_n marquis_n of_o worcester_n thomas_z morgan_z esq_n borough_n of_o monmouth_n sir_n charles_n kemeys_n kt._n norfolk_z 12._o sir_n jacob_n astley_n kt._n and_o baronet_n sir_n william_n cook_n bar._n city_n of_o norwich_n thomas_n blofeild_n esq_n hugh_n bokenham_n esq_n town_n of_o lin_z regis_fw-la sir_n john_n turner_n kt._n daniel_n bedingfeild_n esq_n town_n of_o great_a yarmouth_n george_n england_n esq_n samuel_n fuâ—ler_n esq_n borough_n of_o thetford_n baptist_n may_v esq_n sir_n francis_n guybon_n kt._n borough_n of_o castlerise_v right_o honourable_a sir_n robert_n howard_n kt._n robert_n walpole_n esq_n northampton_n 9_o sir_n st._n andrew_n st._n john_n bar._n john_n parkhurst_n esq_n city_n of_o peterborough_n will._n brownlowe_a esq_n gilbert_n dolben_n esq_n town_n of_o northampton_n sir_n tho._n samuel_n bar._n sir_n william_n langham_n kt._n town_n of_o brackley_n the_o honourable_a sir_n william_n egerton_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n blencowe_n sergeant_n at_o law_n borough_n of_o higham-ferrers_n thomas_n andrews_n esq_n northumberland_n 8._o william_n forster_n esq_n philip_n bickerstaff_n esq_n town_n of_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n sir_n ralph_n carr_n kt._n william_n carr_n esq_n borough_n of_o morpeth_n the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lerd_v morpeth_n roger_n fenwick_n esq_n town_n of_o berwick_n upon_o tweed_n sir_n francis_n blake_n kt._n samuel_a ogle_n esq_n nottingham_n 8._o sir_n scroop_n how_n kt._n will._n sacheverel_n esq_n town_n of_o nottingham_n char._n hutchinson_n esq_n richard_n slater_n esq_n borough_n of_o eastretford_n john_n thornehagh_n esq_n town_n of_o newark_n upon_o trent_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n eland_n the_o honourable_a nicholas_n sanderson_n esq_n oxon_n 9_o the_o right_a honourable_a montague_n lord._n norreys_n sir_n robert_n jenkinson_n bar._n university_n of_o oxon._n the_o honourable_a heneage_n finch_n esq_n sir_n tho._n clerges_n kt._n city_n of_o oxon._n the_o honourable_a henry_n bertie_n esq_n sir_n edw._n norreys_n kt._n borough_n of_o new-woodstock_n sir_n tho._n littleton_n bar._n thomas_n wheat_n esq_n borough_n of_o banbury_n sir_n robert_n dashwood_n kt._n and_o bar._n rutland_z 2._o sir_n tho._n mackworth_n bar._n bennet_n sherrard_n esq_n salop_n 12._o the_o honourable_a richard_n newport_n esq_n edward-kynaston_n of_o oately_a esq_n town_n of_o salop._n the_o honourable_a andrew_n newport_n esq_n richard_n mitton_n esq_n borough_n of_o bruges_n alias_o bridgenorth_n sir_n william_n whitmore_n bar._n sir_n edward_n acton_n bar._n borough_n of_o ludlow_n thomas_n hanmer_n esq_n william_n gower_n esq_n borough_n of_o wenlock_n sir_n will._n forester_n kt._n george_n weld_n esq_n town_n of_o bishops-castle_n william_n oakeley_n esq_n somerset_n 18._o sir_n edward_n phillips_n kt._n nathaniel_z palmer_n esq_n city_n of_o bristol_n sir_n richard_n hart_n kt._n sir_n john_n knight_n kt._n city_n of_o bath_n sir_n william_n basset_z kt._n joseph_n langton_n esq_n city_n of_o wells_n edward_n barkeley_n esq_n hopton_n wyndham_n esq_n borough_n of_o taunton_n john_n speke_n esq_n edward_n clark_n esq_n borough_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n francis_n warr_n bar._n henry_n bull_n esq_n borough_n of_o minehead_n borough_n of_o ilchester_n sir_n edw._n winham_n bar._n john_n hunt_v esq_n borough_n of_o milbornport_n sir_n thomas_n travel_v kt._n sir_n charl._n carteret_n kt._n southampton_n 26._o the_o right_a honourable_a charles_n lord_n marquis_n of_o winchester_n richard_n norton_n esq_n city_n of_o winchester_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n pawlet_n frederick_n tilney_n esq_n town_n of_o southampton_n sir_n char._n windham_n kt._n sir_n benj._n newland_n kt._n town_n of_o portsmouth_n the_o honourable_a edward_n russel_n esq_n nicholas_n hedger_n alderman_n borough_n of_o yarmouth_n the_o right_a honourable_a sir_n john_n trever_o kt._n speaker_n charles_n duncombe_n esq_n borough_n of_o petersfield_n robert_n michael_n esq_n richard_n holt_n esq_n borough_n of_o newport_n alias_o medona_n sir_n robert_n holmes_n kt._n sir_n will._n stephens_n kt._n borough_n of_o stockbridge_n will._n montague_n esq_n richard_n whithe_v esq_n borough_n of_o newtown_n the_o right_a honourable_a richard_n earl_n of_o ranelagh_n thomes_n do_v esq_n borough_n of_o christ-church_n francis_n gwyn_n esq_n william_n ettrick_n esq_n borough_n of_o whitchurch_n henry_n wallop_v esq_n the_o honourable_a james_n russel_n esq_n borough_n of_o lemington_n john_n burrard_n esq_n thomas_n door_n esq_n borough_n of_o andover_n the_o honourable_a francis_n pawlet_n of_o amport_n esq_n john_n pollen_n esq_n staffordshire_n 10._o the_o honourable_a john_n grey_a esq_n walter_n chetwind_v esq_n city_n of_o lichfield_n robert_n burdet_n esq_n richard_n dyot_n esq_n borough_n of_o stafford_n john_n chetwind_v esq_n jonathan_n cope_n esq_n borough_n of_o newcastleunder_o line_n sir_n william_n levison_n gower_n bar._n sir_n thomas_n bellot_n bar._n borough_n of_o tamworth_n sir_n henry_n gough_n kt._n michael_n biddulph_n esq_n suffolk_n 16._o sir_n samuel_n barnardiston_n bar._n sir_n gervas_n elwes_n bar._n borough_n of_o ipswich_n sir_n john_n barker_n bar._n sir_n charles_n blois_n bar._n borough_n of_o dunwich_n sir_n robert_n rich_a kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n philip_n skippon_n kt._n borough_n of_o orford_n thomas_n glemham_n esq_n thomas_n felton_n esq_n borough_n of_o alborough_n sir_n henry_n johnson_n kt._n william_n johnson_n esq_n borough_n of_o sodbury_n john_n robinson_n esq_n borough_n of_o eye_n henry_n poley_n esq_n thomas_n davenant_n esq_n borough_n of_o st._n edmonsbury_n sir_n robert_n davers_n bar._n henry_n goldwell_n esq_n surrey_n 14._o sir_n rich._n onslow_n bar._n sir_n franc._n vincent_n bar._n borough_n of_o southwark_n anthony_n bower_n esq_n john_n arnold_n esq_n borough_n of_o blech_o thomas_n howard_n esq_n sir_n robert_n
clayton_n kt._n borough_n of_o rygate_n sir_n john_n parson_n kt._n john_n parson_n esq_n borough_n ofâ—uilford_v â—uilford_z morgan_z randyll_o esq_n foot_n onslow_n esq_n borough_n of_o gatton_n sir_n john_n thompson_n bar._n thomas_n turgis_n esq_n borough_n of_o haslemere_n geo._n rodeney_n bridges_n esq_n denzill_n onslow_n esq_n suffer_v 20._o sir_n john_n pelham_n bar._n sir_n will._n thomas_n bar._n city_n of_o chichester_n sir_n thomas_n miller_n kt._n thomas_n may_v esq_n borough_n of_o horsham_n john_n machell_n esq_n thomas_n white_n jun._n gent._n borough_n of_o midhurst_n sir_n william_n morley_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n lewkner_n esq_n borough_n of_o lewes_n thomas_n pelham_n esq_n richard_n bridger_n esq_n borough_n of_o shoreham_n sir_n edward_n hungerford_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n pery_n esq_n borough_n of_o bramber_n nicholas_n barbon_n esq_n dr._n john_n radcliffe_n borough_n of_o steyning_n sir_n john_n fag_n bar._n robert_n fag_n esq_n borough_n of_o east-greensted_n the_o honourable_a thomas_n sackvile_n esq_n sir_n thomas_n dyke_n bar._n borough_n of_o arundel_n william_n morley_n esq_n james_n butler_n esq_n warwickshire_n 6._o william_n bromely_a esq_n andrew_n archer_n esq_n city_n of_o coventry_n richard_n hopkins_n esq_n john_n stratford_n esq_n borough_n of_o warwick_n the_o right_a honourable_a william_n lord_n digby_n william_n colemore_n esq_n westmoreland_n 4._o the_o right_a honourable_a sir_n john_n lowther_n of_o lowther_n bar._n sir_n christopher_n musgrave_n of_o musgrave_n kt._n and_o bar._n borough_n of_o appleby_n the_o honourable_a william_n cheyne_n esq_n charles_n boyle_n esq_n wilthshire_n 34._o the_o right_a honourable_a edw._n viscount_n cornbury_n sir_n walter_n s._n john_n bar._n city_n of_o new_a sarum_n thomas_n hoby_n esq_n thomas_n pitt_n esq_n borough_n of_o wilton_n sir_n richard_n grubham_n how_n kt._n and_o bar._n thomas_n windham_n esq_n borough_n of_o downton_n sir_n charles_n raleigh_n kt._n maurice_n bockland_n esq_n borough_n of_o hindon_n robert_n hide_v esq_n thomas_n chaffyn_n esq_n borough_n of_o westbury_n the_o honourable_a peregrine_n bertie_n esq_n richard_n lewis_n esq_n borough_n of_o hytesbury_n william_n ash_n esq_n will._n trenchard_n esq_n borough_n of_o calne_n henry_n baynton_n esq_n henry_n chivers_n esq_n borough_n of_o the_o devizes_n sir_n tho._n fowl_n kt._n walter_n grubb_n esq_n borough_n of_o chipenham_n richard_z kent_z esq_n alexander_n popham_n esq_n borough_n of_o malmesbury_n the_o honourable_a goodwin_n wharton_n esq_n sir_n james_n long_n bar._n borough_n of_o criclade_n edmund_n webb_n esq_n charles_n fox_n esq_n borough_n of_o great_a bedwin_n the_o right_a honourable_a anth._n viscount_n falkland_n sir_n jonath_n raymond_n kt._n borough_n of_o ludgersale_fw-la thomas_n neale_n esq_n john_n deane_n esq_n borough_n of_o old_a sarum_n sir_n thomas_n mompesson_n kt._n william_n harvey_n esq_n borough_n of_o wootton-basset_a henry_n st._n john_n esq_n john_n wildman_n jun._n esq_n borough_n of_o marlborough_n sir_n john_n ernle_n kt._n sir_n george_n willoughby_n kt._n worcestershire_n 9_o sir_n john_n packington_n kt._n thomas_n foley_n esq_n city_n of_o worcester_n sir_n john_n somers_n kt._n william_n bromely_a esq_n borough_n of_o droitwich_n the_o right_a honourableâ—_n richard_n earl_n of_o bellemont_n â—hilip_n foley_n esq_n borough_n of_o evesham_n sir_n james_n rushout_n bar._n edward_n rudge_n esq_n borough_n of_o bewdley_n henry_n herbert_z esq_n yorkshire_n 30._o the_o right_a honourable_a thomas_n lord_n fairfax_n sir_n join_v kay_n bar._n city_n of_o york_n robert_n waller_n esq_n henry_n thompson_n esq_n town_n of_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n john_n ramsden_n esq_n charles_n osborne_n esq_n borough_n of_o knaresborough_n william_n stockdale_n esq_n thomas_n fawkes_n esq_n borough_n of_o scareborough_n will._n thompson_n esq_n francis_n thompson_n esq_n borough_n of_o rippon_n sir_n edm._n jenings_n 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wharton_n esq_n comptroller_n of_o the_o king_n household_n edward_n russel_n esq_n william_n harbour_v esq_n henry_n poll_n esq_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n lord_n commissioner_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n william_n cheyne_n esq_n sir_n john_n knatchbull_n bar._n sir_n william_n palteney_n kt._n the_o clerk_n of_o the_o council_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n kt._n mr._n blathwait_n mr._n montague_n mr._n cole_v a_o list_n of_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n and_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n the_o lord_n commissioner_n sir_n john_n trevor_n knight_n sir_n william_n rawlinson_n knight_n sir_n geo._n hutchins_n knight_n master_n of_o chancery_n henry_n poll_n esq_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n who_o secretary_n be_v mr._n john_n rawlinson_n sir_n william_n child_n sir_n john_n hoskins_n sir_n john_n franklyn_n sir_n adam_n oatley_n sir_n robert_n legar_fw-la sir_n john_n edgeburg_n sir_n james_n astrey_n sir_n miles_n cook_n roger_n meredith_n esq_n john_n methwyn_n esq_n samuel_n keck_n esq_n the_o six_o clerk_n in_o chancery_n sir_n rob._n marsham_n kt._n sir_n w._n perkins_n kr._n â—hem_o bridges_n esq_n littleton_n powel_n esq_n rich._n garth_n esq_n basil_n herne_n esq_n the_o cursitor_n mr._n abraham_n nelson_n principal_n mr._n mich._n terry_o assistant_n mr._n geo._n davies_n assistant_n for_o suffolk_n and_o
each_o of_o these_o town_n lanceston_n liskerd_n liskil_v or_o liswithieâ—_n truro_n bodmin_n hâ—lston_n saltash_n camelford_n weâ—_n and_o east_n lowe_n grampond_n penrin_n tregny_n bâ—â—ney_n s._n ives_n fovay_n s._n germains_n s._n michaeâ—_n newport_n s._n maw_n and_o kellington_n when_o this_o county_n be_v under_o the_o earl_n oâ—_n cornwall_n they_o give_v great_a immunity_n and_o liâ—erties_n to_o those_o that_o work_v in_o the_o mine_n and_o when_o this_o earldom_n revert_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o king_n edward_n time_n he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o son_n surname_v the_o black_a prince_n advancing_z that_o title_n to_o that_o of_o a_o dukedom_n and_o erect_v a_o lord_n warâ—â—en_o of_o the_o stannery_n to_o have_v the_o government_n thereof_o since_o which_o time_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o birth_n or_o by_o the_o death_n of_o their_o elder_a brother_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la duke_n of_o cornwall_n as_o they_o be_v earl_n of_o chester_n without_o any_o creation_n be_v at_o age_n to_o sue_v their_o livery_n how_o young_a soever_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o scilly_n west_n of_o cornwall_n about_o 24_o mile_n distant_a â—ies_v a_o cluster_n of_o small_a island_n call_v by_o we_o the_o isle_n of_o scilly_n by_o the_o dutch_a sorling_n and_o by_o the_o ancient_a greek_n hesperide_n from_o their_o western_a situation_n cassiterides_n from_o the_o tin-mine_n they_o find_v among_o they_o they_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v 145_o in_o number_n most_o of_o they_o very_o fruitful_a in_o corn_n and_o pasturage_n and_o plentiful_o store_v with_o coney_n crane_n swan_n heâ—ons_n and_o other_o wild_a fowl_n scilly_n which_o communicate_v its_o name_n to_o the_o rest_n be_v former_o count_v the_o chief_a of_o these_o island_n but_o now_o s._n maries_n have_v get_v the_o preeminency_n be_v about_o 8_o mile_n in_o circuit_n the_o big_a and_o most_o fertile_a of_o all_o have_v the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o large_a and_o commodious_a harbour_n and_o fortify_v with_o a_o strong_a castle_n build_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o q._n elizabeth_n these_o island_n after_o the_o roman_n have_v forsake_v their_o hold_n in_o britain_n return_v again_o into_o the_o power_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o native_n from_o who_o it_o be_v subdue_v and_o add_v to_o this_o crown_n by_o athelstane_n the_o eight_o king_n of_o england_n and_o since_o that_o time_n govern_v as_o a_o part_n of_o cornwall_n chap._n vii_o of_o cumberland_n derbyshire_n and_o devonshire_n cumberland_n cumberland_n be_v a_o maritime_a county_n in_o the_o north-west_n part_v of_o england_n bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o northumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n on_o the_o west_n by_o the_o irish_a sea_n on_o the_o north_n by_o scotland_n on_o the_o south_n by_o westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n it_o be_v length_n from_o north_n to_o south_n be_v about_o 5â—_n mile_n its_o breadth_n from_o east_n to_o west_n some_o thing_n less_o than_o 40._o the_o whole_a divide_v noâ—_n into_o hundred_o but_o ward_n five_o in_o number_n wherein_o 58_o parish_n and_o 15_o market_n to_n this_o country_n be_v general_o mountainous_a and_o some_o of_o the_o hill_n both_o very_o high_a and_o steeâ—_n those_o of_o most_o note_n be_v skiddaw_n haraknot_n black_a coum_n and_o wry-nose_n on_o the_o top_n of_o this_o last_o on_o the_o high_a way-side_n be_v place_v 3_o stone_n call_v the_o shire-stone_n stand_v within_o a_o foot_n oâ—_n each_o other_o one_o in_o this_o county_n another_o iâ—_n westmoreland_n and_o the_o three_o in_o lancashire_n as_o for_o rivers_n and_o mere_n here_o be_v abundance_n â—â—_o they_o the_o principal_a river_n know_v by_o the_o namâ—_n of_o eden_n here_o the_o air_n be_v pretty_a sharp_a and_o pierce_a though_o the_o country_n be_v something_o shelter_a bâ—_n the_o northern_a hill_n and_o as_o hilly_a as_o this_o country_n be_v yet_o the_o hilâ—_n thereof_o be_v not_o so_o barren_a but_o that_o they_o feed_v great_a flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n whilst_o â—ts_v fruitful_a valley_n bear_v good_a crop_n of_o corn_n and_o its_o rich_a meadow_n excellent_a pasture_n the_o sea_n and_o rivers_n on_o the_o other_o side_n strive_v â—n_o a_o manner_n to_o furnish_v it_o with_o plenty_n of_o fish_n and_o wild_a fowl_n and_o which_o be_v remarkable_a here_o they_o have_v muscle_n that_o bear_v a_o sort_n of_o pearl_n but_o beside_o river_n here_o be_v a_o great_a many_o meers_n or_o lake_n yield_v great_a plenty_n of_o fish_n but_o chief_o vlle_v water_n border_v both_o upon_o cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n not_o only_o coal_n for_o fuel_n but_o also_o lead_v and_o copper_n be_v find_v in_o great_a plenty_n of_o all_o the_o county_n in_o england_n this_o show_v the_o most_o roman_a antiquity_n the_o principal_a of_o which_o be_v the_o pict_n wall_n a_o prodigious_a stone-wall_n build_v by_o the_o roman_n for_o their_o security_n against_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o rage_a pict_n the_o tract_n whereof_o in_o many_o place_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v this_o wall_n be_v 8_o foot_n broad_a and_o 12_o high_a reach_v across_o the_o country_n from_o carlisle_n to_o newcastle_n that_o be_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n at_o least_o 80_o mile_n thus_o it_o ascend_v and_o descend_v over_o great_a crag_n and_o high_a hill_n with_o watch-tower_n erect_v at_o every_o thousand_o pace_n in_o which_o soldier_n be_v keep_v for_o its_o defence_n at_o salkeld_n on_o the_o eden_n be_v a_o trophy_n of_o victory_n erect_v call_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n long_a meg_n and_o her_o daughter_n this_o monument_n consist_v of_o â—7_n stone_n each_z 10_o foot_n above_o ground_n and_o one_o of_o they_o namely_o long_o meg_n be_v 15_o foot_n high_a carlisle_z the_o chief_a place_n of_o this_o county_n bear_v from_o london_n north-north-west_n and_o be_v distant_a from_o it_o 235_o mile_n thus_o from_o london_n to_o buckingham_n 44_o for_o the_o particular_n of_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o buckinghamshire_n to_o coventry_n 30_o more_o from_o thence_o to_o lichfield_n 20_o to_o stoâ—_n 16_o more_o thence_o to_o warington_n 32_o to_o â—anâ—â—ster_n 45_o to_o kendal_n 16_o more_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o carlisle_n 32._o a_o city_n pleasant_o seat_v on_o the_o south_n bank_n of_o the_o river_n eden_n within_o few_o mile_n of_o its_o faâ—_n into_o the_o sea_n be_v water_v beside_o east_n anâ—_n west_n with_o two_o lesser_a river_n the_o pettrel_a anâ—_n canda_n at_o their_o fall_n into_o the_o eden_n so_o that_o it_o iâ—_n in_o a_o manner_n surround_v with_o three_o river_n except_o towards_o the_o south_n this_o be_v a_o town_n oâ—_n great_a antiquity_n flourish_v even_o in_o the_o time_n oâ—_n the_o roman_n upon_o who_o departure_n it_o suffer_v much_o by_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n afterward_o be_v utter_o deface_v by_o the_o dane_n it_o lay_v deject_v for_o about_o 200_o year_n till_o william_n rufâ—â—_n rebuilt_a it_o after_o he_o henry_n the_o first_o hiâ—_n brother_n and_o successor_n make_v it_o a_o bishop_n see_n thus_o by_o degree_n it_o recover_v itself_o be_v now_o a_o fine_a city_n well_o inhabit_v and_o a_o place_n of_o good_a trade_n chief_o for_o fustian_n it_o be_v begird_v with_o fine_a wall_n fortify_v with_o a_o castle_n and_o citadel_n beautify_v with_o a_o cathedral_n of_o curious_a workmanship_n and_o dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o earldom_n at_o this_o time_n enjoy_v by_o the_o right_n honourable_a edward_n howard_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n etc._n etc._n derive_v to_o he_o from_o his_o father_n charles_n howarâ—_n create_v earl_n of_o carlisle_n by_o king_n charles_n ii_o anno_fw-la 1661._o and_o the_o say_v charles_n son_n and_o heâ—â—_n of_o sir_n william_n howard_n be_v great_a grandchild_a of_o the_o lord_n william_n howard_n three_o son_n of_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n in_o the_o year_n 1663._o hâ—_n be_v send_v ambassador_n extraordinary_a by_o the_o saiâ—_n king_n charles_n to_o the_o court_n 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