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residence_n within_o this_o shire_n a._n sir_n ed._n anderson_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n pag._n 21._o george_n ashbie_n pag._n 16._o george_n atee_n pag._n 17._o george_n alleley_n at_o daleson_n hill_n pag._n 18._o b._n l._n burghley_n l._n high_a treasurer_n of_o england_n pag._n 38._o l._n barnes_n pag._n 37._o william_n burrowes_n at_o lime_n house_n pag._n 36._o richard_n bellamy_n the_o bushop_n of_o london_n pag._n 20._o c._n l._n compion_n pag._n 37._o 41._o l._n corbet_n pag._n 21._o l._n cornewell_n pag._n 18._o l._n cockeram_n at_o hamsted_n pag._n 22_o john_n constable_n at_o old_a ford._n pag._n 37._o john_n cornewally_v pag._n 22._o john_n carl_n at_o marrowbone_n park_n d._n e._n of_o derby_n at_o istleworth_n pag._n 17._o l._n dacres_n pag._n 17._o 18._o 23._o f._n sir_n john_n fortescue_n knight_n one_o of_o her_o may_v privy_a counsel_n pag._n 21._o sir_n fleetewood_n pag._n 19_o g._n lady_n gresham_n pag._n 37._o lady_n gylman_n at_o twickenham_n pag._n 41_o lady_n gomershall_n pag._n 16._o lady_n gifford_n pag._n 37._o lady_n goddarde_n at_o tottenham_n personage_n pag._n 41._o lady_n gerrard_n pag._n 223._o h._n jerome_n halley_n pag._n 17._o john_n hatrey_n at_o riselyp_n pag._n 38._o sir_n rowlande_n haywarde_a knight_n at_o clapton_n pag._n 17._o sir_n huggines_n at_o meerstreet_n pag._n 37._o sir_n io._n harrington_n at_o stepney_n pag._n 39_o sir_n hare_n at_o pymme_n pag._n 38._o k._n auditor_n king_n near_o finchley_n pag._n 20._o alderman_n kempton_n at_o hadley_n pag._n 21._o thom._n knevet_n at_o s._n james_n park_n l._n john_n lion_n pag._n 41._o john_n leake_n pag._n 41._o john_n lacye_n pag._n 18._o m._n john_n middlemore_n pag._n 19_o sir_n richard_n martin_n knight_n near_o tottenham_n n._n l._n north._n pag._n 22._o george_n nicholson_n at_o twickenham_n pag._n 41._o o._n earl_n of_o oxford_n pag._n 37._o alderman_n offley_n at_o clapton_n pag._n 17._o p._n sir_n john_n popham_n knight_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n pag._n 20._o ric._n peacock_n at_o northend_n pag._n 37._o ric._n plumbe_n at_o northende_v by_o fulham_n ric._n pain_n at_o harlstone_n green_a pag._n 23._o ric._n payne_n near_o harnesey_n pag._n 21._o q._n ric._n quynnye_n at_o chalcot_n or_o chalkhill_n pag._n 17._o r._n ric._n roan_n pag._n 25._o ric._n ryth_n at_o twickenham_n pag._n 41._o alderman_n roe_n pag._n 36._o alderman_n ryder_n at_o stepney_n pag._n 39_o lady_n isabella_n counties_n of_o rutland_n at_o steyney_n pag._n 39_o s._n sir_n thomas_n shirley_n pag._n 39_o sir_n sewell_n at_o cannon_n pag._n 17._o sir_n skenington_n near_o harnesey_n pag._n 21._o sir_n skevington_n pag._n 17._o sir_n sadler_n ad_fw-la edmonton_n pag._n 18._o sir_n doctor_n seysar_n near_o tottenham_n t._n sir_n trott_n pag._n 17._o sir_n throgmorton_n at_o stepney_n pag._n 39_o sir_n thomson_n at_o lalam_n pag._n 36._o v._o sir_n vaughan_n at_o littleton_n pag._n 36._o w._n l._n wentworth_n pag._n 17._o john_n wallison_n at_o riselipe_n pag._n 38._o robert_n wroth._n pag._n 17._o &_o 37._o william_n waade_n pag._n 16._o richard_n week_n at_o hamsteed_n pag._n 22._o finis_fw-la i_o crave_v patience_n though_o i_o have_v not_o give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o addition_n of_o esquire_n or_o gent._n for_o that_o i_o may_v easy_o err_v therein_o without_o the_o especial_a aid_n of_o a_o expert_a herald_n to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a m._n william_n waade_n esquire_n one_o of_o the_o clerk_n of_o her_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n sir_n i_o can_v rest_v unready_a in_o desire_n to_o yield_v requital_n of_o your_o aid_n extend_v towards_o the_o publication_n of_o this_o first_o part_n of_o my_o speculum_fw-la britanniae_fw-la wherein_o i_o must_v and_o do_v thankfullie_o acknowledge_v your_o good_a inclination_n not_o towards_o i_o only_o but_o to_o all_o such_o as_o endeavour_v matter_n tend_v to_o public_a good_a in_o lieu_n therefore_o of_o a_o far_a faithful_a recompense_n accept_v i_o beseech_v you_o my_o willing_a indevor_n until_o time_n afford_v ableness_n to_o make_v better_o repay_v in_o magnis_fw-la &_o voluisse_fw-la that_o est_fw-la i._o n._n a_o i_o lettori_n haspeso_fw-la molti_fw-la di_fw-it per_fw-la amor_fw-la vostro_fw-la a_o pinger_n queste_n cart_n famigliare_a citte_n castelli_fw-la fiume_fw-la deliniare_fw-la le_fw-fr terre_fw-fr misurar_fw-it nordeno_n nostro_fw-la non_fw-la guardate_n à _fw-fr le_fw-fr cart_n ne_fw-la à _fw-la l'inchiostro_fw-la perch_n è_fw-la una_fw-la cosa_fw-mi che_fw-it non_fw-it sa_fw-it parlare_fw-la guardate_fw-it pur_fw-it se_fw-it l'opra_fw-la vi_fw-la può_fw-la entrare_fw-la se'l_o specchio_n vi_o piace_n che_fw-it vimostro_fw-la non_fw-la otiòsa_fw-la mà _fw-la faticosa_fw-la impresa_n è_fw-la questo_fw-la specchio_n del_fw-it britanno_n lido_fw-la non_fw-fr è_fw-it composto_fw-it senza_fw-it molta_fw-la spesa_fw-es non_fw-fr cercano_fw-mi tall_a '_o opr_fw-la '_o alcuno_fw-it nido_fw-la norden_n il_fw-fr 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