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other_o for_o dim_a sight_n wittlesmere-lake_n and_o other_o meers_n near_o it_o in_o this_o shire_n do_v sometime_o in_o fair_a and_o calm_a weather_n sudden_o rise_v tempestuous_o with_o water-quakes_a by_o reason_n of_o vapour_n break_v violent_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n kent_n kent_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o the_o narrow_a sea_n on_o the_o west_n by_o surrey_n on_o the_o south_n by_o sussex_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o essex_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n 60_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 30._o and_o in_o circumference_n 170_o mile_n the_o air_n of_o this_o county_n be_v neither_o so_o serene_a nor_o wholesome_a as_o other_o part_n of_o england_n be_v which_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o many_o vapour_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o sea_n and_o river_n of_o thames_n which_o almost_o encompass_v the_o same_o make_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o peninsula_n and_o as_o it_o be_v not_o so_o healthy_a and_o clear_a neither_o be_v it_o so_o cold_a as_o other_o part_n of_o england_n especial_o in_o the_o low_a place_n near_o the_o sea_n for_o the_o snow_n upon_o a_o thaw_v in_o the_o winter_n will_v soon_o be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o valley_n than_o on_o the_o hilly_a part_n of_o this_o county_n for_o the_o soil_n thus_o much_o in_o general_n may_v be_v say_v the_o weald_n for_o wood._n east-kent_n for_o corn._n rumney_n for_o meadow_n tenham_n for_o a_o orchard_n sheppey_n and_o reculver_n for_o wheat_n thannet_n for_o barley_n and_o hedcorn_n for_o the_o brood_n of_o big_a fat_a and_o commend_v capon_n the_o chief_a commodity_n of_o this_o county_n be_v corn_n and_o fruit._n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o canterbury_n and_o rochester_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 408_o parish_n ten_o member_n be_v elect_v out_o of_o it_o to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n knights_z 2_o canterbury_z 2_o rochester_z 2_o maidston_n 2_o queenborough_n 2_o its_o division_n be_v into_o 5_o lath_n &_o 67_o hundred_o viz._n 1_o sutton_n black_a heath_n bromeley_n lesnes_n axtane_n rookesly_n godsheath_n westerham_n somerden_n 2_o aylesford_n hâ—o_o shamele_n toltingtroe_v chetham_n wortham_n larkfield_n littlefield_n twyford_n tunbridge_n watchlingston_n west_n bamfield_n brenchley_n marden_n eghorne_n maidstone_n 3_o scray_n milton_n tenham_n feversham_n becton_n felbore_n chartley_n wye_n byircholt_n galehill_n ashford_n blackborne_n tenderden_n barkley_n cranbrooke_n rolvenden_n selbrightenden_n east_n barnfield_n newyndene_n 4_o st._n augustine_n ringslow_n blengate_n whitestable_a westgate_n downchamford_n preston_n bredge_n kinghamford_n seasalter_n wingham_n eastry_n corniloe_n bewksbrough_n longport_n 5_o shepway_n folkestane_n lovingborne_n stowting_n heane_z byrcholtsran_n street_n worth_n ham_n langfoâ—t_n s._n martin_n newchurch_n alowsbridge_n oxney_n in_o these_o hundred_o be_v contain_v 29_o market-town_n viz._n eltham_n m._n wrotham_n tu._n lenham_n tu._n s._n marry_o cray_n w._n westram_n w._n gouldhurst_n wye_n yhurs_n rumney_n th._n lydd_n th._n fockestone_n th._n bromley_n th._n maidstone_n th._n rochester_n fr._n tunbridge_n fr._n tenderden_n fr._n smarden_n fr._n woolwich_n fr._n malinge_v sa._n milton_n sa._n cranbrooke_n sa._n hyth_n sa._n bartford_n sat._n sevenoke_n sat._n gravesend_n w._n &_o s._n feversham_n w._n &_o s._n canterbury_n w._n &_o s._n dover_n w._n &_o s._n sandwich_n w._n &_o s._n appledoor_n this_o county_n abound_v with_o navigable_a river_n that_o of_o medway_n which_o divide_v the_o county_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o this_o county_n be_v also_o four_o cinque-port_n viz._n dover_n rumney_n sandwich_n winchelsey_n of_o these_o four_o dover_n with_o the_o castle_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o by_o ancient_a author_n have_v be_v account_v the_o lock_n and_o key_n to_o the_o whole_a realm_n of_o england_n this_o county_n have_v the_o happiness_n to_o be_v possess_v of_o two_o city_n and_o bishop_n see_v viz._n canterbury_n and_o rochester_n strengthen_v with_o 27_o fort_n and_o castle_n and_o grace_v with_o 8_o of_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o beautify_v with_o many_o stately_a building_n the_o chief_a and_o principal_a city_n in_o this_o county_n be_v canterbury_n the_o see_v of_o the_o metrapolitan_a of_o england_n it_o lie_v in_o latitude_n of_o 51_o deg_fw-la 17_o min._n and_o bear_v east_n from_o london_n be_v distant_a therefrom_o 44_o mile_n thus_o from_o london_n to_o dartford_n 12._o to_o rochester_n 23._o to_o sittingborn_n 31._o to_o canterbury_n 44_o mile_n but_o be_v measure_v upon_o the_o road_n its_o distance_n from_o london_n be_v find_v to_o be_v 56_o mile_n this_o city_n be_v as_o historian_n record_v build_v 900_o year_n before_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o be_v the_o first_o erect_v school_n for_o education_n in_o art_n and_o science_n and_o be_v the_o motive_n which_o induce_v sigibert_n king_n of_o the_o east_n angle_n to_o lay_v his_o foundation_n for_o cambridge_n university_n in_o this_o city_n be_v marry_v k._n john_n and_o isabel_n his_o wife_n and_o also_o with_o the_o marriage_n of_o
amounderne_a blackburn_n laisand_n west_n derby_n salford_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 26_o market-town_n viz._n boulton_n mon._n blackborn_a m._n wigan_n m._n and_o fr._n poulton_n mon._n cartmill_n mon._n hornby_n mon._n haws-head_n mon._n rochdale_n tue_fw-la charley_n tu._n ormek_v rk_n tue_fw-la kirkham_n tue_fw-la prescot_n tue_fw-la hâ—slington_n wed._n coln_n wed._n warington_n w._n preston_n w._n f._n &_o s._n bury_v thurs_n gastinge_v th._n vlverston_n th._n lancaster_n sa._n manchester_n sa._n clitheroe_n sa._n leverpoole_n sa._n dalton_n sa._n leigh_n great_a eccleston_n the_o shire-town_n in_o this_o county_n be_v lancaster_n lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 54_o deg_fw-la 10._o min._n and_o it_o bear_v from_o london_n n._n w._n by_o n._n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 187_o mile_n thus_o from_o london_n to_o barnet_n 10._o to_o st._n alban_n 20._o to_o dunstable_n 30._o to_o stony_a stratford_n 44._o to_o toceter_n 50._o to_o daventry_n 60._o to_o coventry_n 74._o to_o lichfield_n 94._o to_o rugeley_n 99_o to_o stone_n 110._o to_o newcastle_n 116._o to_o warrington_n 136._o to_o newton_n 141._o to_o wiggan_n 148._o to_o preston_n 162._o to_o garstang_n 172._o to_o lancaster_n 187._o but_o by_o a_o more_o exact_a admeasurement_n upon_o this_o road_n it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v distant_a from_o london_n 232_o mile_n this_o town_n be_v very_o pleasant_o situate_a but_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o do_v not_o much_o abound_v in_o wealth_n it_o be_v build_v on_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o river_n lon_n the_o principal_a glory_n of_o this_o town_n consist_v in_o the_o church_n the_o castle_n and_o the_o bridge_n and_o in_o it_o be_v many_o fair_a and_o long_a street_n to_o this_o town_n k._n edward_n the_o three_o grant_v a_o mayor_n and_o two_o bailiff_n which_o be_v elect_v out_o of_o 12_o brethren_n assist_v by_o 24_o burgess_n by_o who_o it_o be_v yearly_o govern_v with_o the_o supply_n of_o 2_o chamberlain_n a_o recorder_n town-clerk_n and_o 2_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n the_o arm_n of_o this_o town_n be_v party_n per_fw-la fez_n vert_fw-fr and_o gules_a in_o chief_a a_o quadrangle_n of_o castle_n wall_v argent_fw-fr and_o in_o base_a a_o lion_n of_o england_n the_o earl_n and_o duke_n of_o this_o county_n be_v edmond_n croukback_n earl_n john_n of_o gaunt_n d._n the_o king_n of_o england_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n be_v henry_n the_o iu._n henry_n the_o v._n henry_n the_o vi_o henry_n the_o vii_o those_o of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n edward_n iu._n edward_n v._n richard_z iii_o after_o many_o battle_n and_o conflict_n at_o length_n by_o the_o happy_a marriage_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o k._n of_o england_n next_o heir_n to_o the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n with_o elizabeth_z daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o edward_n the_o four_o of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n the_o red_a and_o white_a rose_n be_v unite_v although_o lancaster_n be_v the_o shire_n town_n yet_o the_o town_n of_o manchester_n far_o exceed_v it_o which_o be_v famous_a not_o only_o for_o the_o church_n college_n and_o marketplace_n but_o for_o the_o great_a resort_n to_o it_o for_o clothing_n it_o be_v by_o anthony_n the_o emperor_n call_v mancunium_n and_o be_v make_v the_o fort_n and_o station_n of_o the_o roman_n bible_n chester_n also_o in_o this_o county_n though_o but_o a_o little_a town_n have_v be_v esteem_v and_o call_v the_o rich_a town_n in_o christendom_n thing_n remarkable_a in_o this_o county_n along_o the_o sea_n side_n in_o many_o place_n lie_v heap_n of_o sand_n upon_o which_o the_o people_n pour_fw-fr water_n till_o it_o contract_v a_o saltish_a humour_n from_o the_o sand_n and_o this_o they_o boil_v with_o turf_n till_o it_o become_v white_a salt_n not_o far_o from_o fourness_n fell_n be_v the_o great_a stand_a water_n in_o england_n of_o a_o wonderful_a depth_n and_o stretch_v itself_o out_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 10_o mile_n together_o all_o pave_v in_o the_o bottom_n with_o stone_n this_o water_n be_v call_v the_o miander_n mere_a and_o there_o breed_v in_o it_o a_o kind_n of_o fish_n call_v a_o chare_n which_o be_v not_o where_o else_o to_o be_v find_v the_o mosses_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v very_o unwholesome_a but_o the_o upper_a coat_n of_o this_o mossy_a earth_n be_v pare_v away_o it_o yield_v a_o fat_a earth_n for_o fuel_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n under_o this_o mossy_a earth_n good_a marle_n be_v find_v to_o enrich_v the_o land_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n irwell_n there_o be_v find_v a_o red_a stone_n and_o about_o manchester_n be_v quarry_n of_o very_a good_a stone_n by_o chatmosse_n be_v a_o low_a moisy_a ground_n very_o large_a a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o say_v cambden_n the_o brook_n swell_v high_a carry_v quite_o away_o with_o they_o whereby_o the_o river_n be_v corrupt_v and_o a_o number_n of_o fresh_a fish_n perish_v in_o this_o place_n now_o lie_v a_o low_a vale_n water_v with_o a_o small_a brook_n where_o tree_n have_v be_v dig_v up_o lie_v along_o the_o wood_n of_o these_o tree_n burn_v very_o bright_a so_o that_o some_o think_v they_o to_o be_v fir_n tree_n but_o cambden_n question_n whether_o they_o be_v not_o subterraneous_a tree_n grow_v under_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o plant_n and_o other_o creature_n upon_o the_o very_a top_n of_o pendle_n hill_n grow_v a_o peculiar_a plant_n call_v clowdesberry_n as_o come_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n this_o hill_n late_o do_v the_o country_n near_o it_o much_o harm_n by_o abundance_n of_o water_n gush_v out_o of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v remarkable_a for_o whensoever_o the_o top_n of_o it_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o mist_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n of_o rain_n beside_o this_o hill_n there_o be_v not_o far_o from_o it_o two_o other_o viz._n ingleborrow_n and_o penigent_a which_o seem_v to_o touch_v the_o cloud_n in_o the_o river_n lune_fw-fr near_a cockerfand_n abby_n be_v great_a store_n of_o salmon_n leicestershire_n this_o shire_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o lincolnshire_n on_o the_o west_n by_o warwickshire_n on_o the_o south_n by_o northamptonshire_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o derbyshire_n and_o nottinghamshire_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n 30_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 26_o mile_n and_o in_o circumference_n 100_o mile_n the_o air_n of_o this_o shire_n be_v mild_a and_o wholesome_a make_v the_o inhabitant_n very_o healthy_a and_o long_o live_v the_o soil_n be_v good_a for_o the_o production_n of_o corn_n cattle_n and_o coal_n the_o principal_a commodity_n be_v pease_n bean_n cattle_n and_o wool_n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o lincoln_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 192_o parish_n out_o of_o it_o be_v elect_v 4_o parliament_n men._n knight_n 2_o leicester_n 2_o its_o division_n be_v into_o 6_o hundred_o viz._n west_n goscote_n sparkingho_n goodlaxton_n gartrey_n east_n goscote_n framland_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 12_o market-town_n viz._n hinckley_n mon._n mont_fw-fr sorrel_n mon._n melton_n mowbrey_n tu._n harbour_n tu._n bâ—sworth_n wednes_n loughborow_n th._n waltham_n will_v th._n hallaton_n th._n lutterworth_n th._n billesden_n frid._n leicester_n sat._n asby_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr zouch_n sa._n the_o principal_a town_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v leicester_n lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 52_o deg_fw-la 41_o min._n it_o bear_v from_o london_n n._n n._n w._n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 78_o mile_n thus_o from_o london_n to_o barnet_n 10._o to_o st._n alban_n 20._o to_o dunstable_n 30._o to_o stony-stratford_n 44._o to_o northampton_n 54._o to_o haverborough_n 66._o to_o leicester_n 78._o but_o by_o more_o accurate_a admeasurement_n along_o the_o road_n 98_o mile_n this_o town_n be_v say_v to_o be_v build_v by_o king_n leir_n who_o live_v 844_o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n by_o who_o this_o city_n be_v annual_o govern_v i_o do_v not_o find_v but_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o town_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o robert_n de_fw-fr bellemont_n who_o be_v first_o earl_n thereof_o which_o be_v gules_a a_o cinquefoil_n ermine_n pierce_v of_o the_o field_n the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n since_o the_o first_o constitution_n be_v robert_z de_fw-fr bellemont_n simon_n de_fw-fr montefort_n ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n simon_n de_fw-fr montefort_n edmond_n crouchback_n will._n de_fw-fr bavar_n e._n of_o holland_n john_n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lancaster_n robert_n dudley_n thing_n remarkable_a in_o this_o county_n near_a bosworth_n upon_o redemore_n the_o last_o of_o the_o 13_o battle_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n be_v fight_v who_o dissension_n spend_v england_n more_o blood_n than_o do_v the_o win_n of_o france_n in_o which_o battle_n richard_n the_o tyrant_n and_o usurper_n by_o henry_n earl_n of_o richmond_n with_o 4000_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o but_o 10_o only_a on_o the_o earl_n part_n lose_v their_o life_n the_o corpse_n of_o the_o dead_a king_n
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