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e._n of_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n 4._o car._n july_n 25_o who_o be_v now_o live_v annâ—_n 1641._o lancaster_z lancashiâ—e_n or_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o lancaster_n be_v heretofore_o a_o part_n of_o the_o brigant_n and_o lie_v upon_o the_o irishâ—ea_n â—ea_z to_o the_o north_n of_o châ—shire_n the_o ground_n account_v not_o so_o fertile_a as_o in_o other_o place_n fit_a for_o oat_n and_o such_o lean_a corn_n than_o wheat_n or_o barley_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v observe_v with_o all_o that_o in_o tâ—ose_a part_n thereof_o in_o which_o the_o husbandman_n be_v not_o want_v to_o it_o in_o cost_n and_o labour_n that_o there_o it_o yield_v corn_n in_o a_o very_a good_a measure_n the_o air_n thereof_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v very_o healthful_a and_o one_o will_v easy_o conjecture_v so_o by_o the_o complexion_n of_o the_o people_n which_o arâ—_n fair_a and_o beautiful_a and_o yet_o the_o country_n be_v not_o much_o inhabit_v as_o in_o the_o neighbour_a shire_n about_o they_o there_o be_v 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simon_n de_fw-fr montf_n marry_a amicia_n sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o last_o e._n ro._n e._n of_o lei._n and_o l_o hy_o stew._n 1239_o 8_o simon_n de_fw-fr mont._n l._n high_a stâ—w_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1267_o 9_o edm._n e._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n 1295_o 10_o â—ho_n e._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stâ—w_n 1324_o 11_o hen._n â—_o of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n 1345_o 12_o hen._n d._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n ✚_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1360_o 13_o will_n of_o bavaria_n e._n of_o heinalt_n marry_v the_o la._n maud_n of_o lanc._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1361_o 14_o io._n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lan._n l._n stew._n ✚_o 1399_o 15_o hen._n d._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n ✚_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1564_o 16_o rob._n dudley_n l._n denbigh_n l._n s._n and_o of_o the_o house_n to_o q._n e._n die_v 1588._o ✚_o 1618._o 17_o rob_v sidney_n vise_n liâ—le_a descend_v of_o a_o sister_n of_o the_o last_o rob._n e._n of_o leic_a be_v by_o k._n 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be_v former_o some_o roman_a colony_n a_o town_n of_o great_a renown_n and_o strength_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britan_n and_o in_o the_o norman_n time_n as_o say_v william_n of_o malmesbury_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a people_a city_n of_o england_n a_o place_n of_o merchandise_n and_o traffic_n for_o all_o comer_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n insomuch_o that_o 〈◊〉_d than_o bishop_n of_o dorcâ—sâ—er_n think_v fit_v to_o translate_v hither_o his_o episcopal_a see_v from_o this_o opinion_n it_o then_o have_v first_o begin_v the_o proverb_n that_o lincoln_n be_v london_n be_v etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n what_o and_o how_o they_o be_v we_o have_v see_v already_o we_o will_v now_o look_v a_o while_n on_o the_o eaâ—les_n of_o lincoln_n â—140_n
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