the Countie of Monmouth and on the West by the Riuer Loghor from Caermarden-shire The South is inclosed with the British Sea and the North is bounded vpon by Brecknock It containes in length from East to West almost forty miles and in the breadth from South to North almost twenty making the whole compasse to containe 112. miles which are distinguished into twelue Hundreds and those are subdiuided into 118. Parishes This Shire is well watered with sixteene Riuers and containes for Commerce and Trade six Market Townes whereof the chiefest is Cardiffe which the Britaines called Caerdid being pleasantly situated on the East side of the Riuer Taue and in King Rufus time was strengthened with a wall hauing foure Gates and a strong Castle built by Fitz-Haimon but afterwards the Normans wan it and Rufus made it his Royall Court. This Towne is Gouerned by a Maior annually elected out of twelue Aldermen who are assisted with as many other Burgesses a Towne Clerke and foure Constables The eleuation of the Pole being there 51. 32 ½ and the Longitude 20. 21. And neare to this is the Citie Landaffe where nothing but the Cathedrall Church and Castle is worthy obseruance Minyd-Margan is a Hill in this County on the top whereof is a Monument that hath such strange Characters that as the countrey people report and beleeue hee that readeth them shall shortly after die This Countie in times past hath beene strongly fortified with fiue and twentie Castles whereof the most part are quite consumed to ruines as are also some Religious Houses which in former ages did adorne this Countrey The Aire is cheerefull pleasant and temperate And the Soile though the more North the more Hilly yet Southward is plaine euen and fruitfull yeelding to the Inhabitants good store of Corne and Cattell GLAMORGAN SHIRE Caermarden-shire THis Countie of Caermarden hath the name from the Towne of Caermarden which the ancient Britaines called Caer-Firdhin and is inuironed on the East with Brecknock and Glamorganshire on the West with Pembrook-shire on the South with the British Sea and on the North with Cardigan-shire The length of it from point to point in the longest part being not aboue fiue and thirty miles and the widenesse from the broadest part twentie so as the measure of the whole circumference containes about an hundred and two miles It is parted into six Hundreds which are againe diuided into 87. Parishes It is irriguated with eight and twenty Riuers which may be passed by sixteene Bridges and it containeth two Parkes and foure Forests In six Market Townes haue the Inhabitants Traffique and Commerce the chiefe whereof is the Shire Towne Caermarden which in Ptolomies time was called Maridunum and is very delectably situate on the Westerne side of the Riuer Towy which diuideth the whole Shire in the middest ouer which water is a faire strong built Bridge of stone for passage to the Towne wherein vpon a Rocke is seated a large Castle from whence a wall enuironeth the Towne where by report wee haue it was borne the famous Welch Prophet Merlin being the sonne of an Incubus spirit This Towne hath formerly bin the Exchequer for all South Wales The gouernment wherof is now committed to a Maior who euer after is a Iustice of Peace with two Sheriffes and sixteene Burgesses The Pole being there eleuated 50. 50. the Latitude 20. 16. The ancient Inhabitants of this Countie were the Dimetriae yet some thinke they were part of the Silures and that this Shire was afterward the strong Fort of the Romans where lay their Legions as appeareth by their Coines lately found at Kilmanlloyd Some seuen or eight mile Eastward from Caermarden are the ruines of Castle Carreg on the top of an high Hill which is famous for spacious holes and wide Caues that are within it and also for a Well which ebbes and flowes twice euery foure and twentie houres The Aire is here pleasant temperate and healthfull The Soile not so Hilly and more fertile than in some adioyning Shires And for Commodities produceth Corne Cattell Grasse Woods and Pit-coale with plentie of Fowle and Fish whereof the Salmon is there caught in very great abundance CARMADEN SHIRE Pembroke-shire THis Shire which as learned Mr. Cambden reports was in old books named the Lawfull Countie of Pembroch is bounded on the East side by the County of Caermarden on the West and South by the Irish Seas and on the North with the Riuers Keach and Tyuy is diuided from Cardigan And the length of the Shire from Cardigan North to St. Gowers point South containes 26. miles and the bredth from Landeny East to St. Dauids point West about twenty whereby the whole compasse is accounted much vpon 93. miles The diuision of this Shire is into seuen Hundreds wherein are dispersed the number of 145. Parish Churches There being interfluent in this Countie six Riuers that haue seuen Bridges In it also are two Forests and three Parkes And for the Inhabitants intercourse for Trade and Traffique they are furnished in this County with siue Market Townes whereof that which is accounted the chiefe is Pembroke the Shire Towne and Denominator of the Countie which is pleasantly seated on the Banke of a Creeke where the water ebbeth and floweth euen vp to the walls which hauing three Gates in a long forme and now decaying doe inclose the Towne which on the West end hath a Castle that hath beene large and strong And a Causey locked which is the way to Monton Priory now suppressed Within the walls are two Parish Churches and the Towne at this day gouerned by a Maior assisted with Bayliffes and Burgesses the height of the Pole being there 51. 47. and the Longitude 19. 40. Another Towne note-worthy in the West of this Shire is ancient St. Dauids which is barren and vnfruitfull standing open to all kinde of ill weather and yet from thence came St. Patrick the Irish Apostle whose parents were the British Priest Calphurnius and his wife Concha that was Sister to St. Martin This Citie though ill stored with houses and Inhabitants hath yet a faire Cathedrall Church in the Quire whereof is intombed Edmund Earle of Richmond King Henry the Seuenths father for whose sake King Henry the Eighth spared the pulling downe of this Church in the time of Suppression The ancient Inhabitants of this County were the Dimetriae but long after King Henry the First planted Flemings there Monto Priory and St. Dogmells were the Religious Houses that I finde were erected in this Shire and in the dissolution were suppressed yet with sixteene strong Castles and two Block-houses at the mouth of Milford Hauen was it well fortified The Aire being temperate and wholesome and the Soile fat fertile and full of Marle yeelding plentie of Corne Cattell Fowle and Fish PENBROKE SHIRE Cardigan-shire THis Countie of Cardigan called by old Latine Writers Geretica and in British Sire-Aber-Tius is bordered vpon on the East by Montgomery and Brecknock-shires on the
Dorset and Wilt shires with the I le of Wight opposing his West The length of this County from Bascomb South to Blaâ—kwater North containeth 54. Miles the bredth from Petersfield East to Tedworth West about 29. or 30. Miles making about 155. the whole circumference It is diuided into 37. Hundreds wherein are contained 253. parish Churches It is watered with 4. Riuers ouer which for passage are 31. Bridges and it is commodiously furnished with faire Hauens for ships as at Southampton Portsmouth Tichfield and Hamble c. It is fortified with diuers strong Castles as at Southampton Calshot Hurst Saint Andrewes Porchester Worth and the South Castle with diuers other places of strength which are situate on the Sea coast for defence of the County Besides at Winchester Malwood and Odiam which are seated within Land Marker Townes for commerce are in this Shire 18. wherof the Citie of Winchester is the chiefe which by the Britans was called Caer Gwent by the Romans Venta Belgarum and the Saxons Windanearder it was built by Rudbudibras before our Sauiours natiuitie 900. yeares and after it had beene twice consumed by fire in the time of the Saxons was reedified the walls raised and made the chiefe seat of the West-Saxon Kings and the Metropolitane Sea of their Bishops wherein were crowned Egbert and Elfred and Henry 3. was borne In the time of King Edward 3. this Citie was made the staple for Cloth and Wooll and in the Cathedrall Church of this Citie haue diuers English Kings beene interred The situation of this City is in a bottome vnder hills very pleasant and fruitfull hauing the Castle on the one side and the Riuer on the other the walls which ingirt it containing neare two English Miles hauing 6. Gates for entrance and 7. Churches within it besides the Cathedrall but heretofore it hath beene adorned with many others which now remaine nothing but Ruines The graduation of this Citie for Latitude is 51. 5. and for Longitude 23. 10. The next to this in this Shire is the Towne of Southampton from which the whole Shire hath the name it is both beautifull and rich walled with a strong stone wall wherein are 7. gates and 29. Towers and two faire Hauens for ships 5. Churches and an Hospitall and on the West side of this Towne standeth a fairâ— strong double walled Castle vpon the Top of a very faire high hill making a most delightfull prospect both by Sea and Land The aire in this Shire is very temperate though sometimes somewhat foggy which proceeds from the Seas adioyning to it and the Riuers passing thorow it which notwithstanding doe store the Countrey with plentie of fish And for the soile it is both rich and pleasant producing plenty of Corne Cattell Woods and Pasture bountifully storing the Inhabitants with Woolls Cloths Iron and almost all kinde of profitable commodities both by Sea and Land HANT SHIRE Barke-shire THe English Saxons called this Shire Berrocscyre which on the North is diuided from Buckingham and Oxford-shires by the Riuer of Thames on the South it butteth on Hamp-shire the East is bounded with Surrey and the West with Wilt-shire and Glocester-shire The length from Inglesham West to old Windsor in the East being about 40. Miles and the bredth from Inkpen South to Wightham North 24. Miles maketh the compasse much vpon 120. Miles This County is parted in 20. Hundreds which containe in them 140. Parish Churches It is interlaced with 3. Riuers which for conuenient passage haue 7. Bridges 13. Market Townes are also dispersed in it for the commoditie commerce of the Inhabitants whereof Reading is the chiefe where the Danes An. 866. setled and fortified themselues But it was built by King Henry 1. who adorned it both with a faire Monasterie and strong Castle which the first Henry raised and the 2. Henry razed and turned to Ruines The Latitude here is 51. 31. degrees and Longitude 23. 34 In this Shire is seated that famous and stately Castle of Windsor which sometimes did belong to the Abbot of Westm till William the Conquerour by composition obtained it and made it his Regall Palace In it was borne King Edward 3 who afterwards held there as his prisoners Iohn King of France and Dauid King of Scots In this Castle is also celebrated the famous and memorable institution of that most honourable order of the Garter and in the Chappell thereof lie interred the bodies of K. Henry 6. Edward 4. and Henry 8. Wallingford Watham in the East and Sinodum in the North in this Shire were all places of residence for the Romans as appeareth by their moneys which very often are found in those places And Mr Stow writeth that at Finchamsted in the yeare of grace 1100. did a wonderfull spring boyle vp for the space of 15. dayes sending forth streames of bloud This County is adorned with many faire and stately buildings 6. faire Castles 3. of his Maiesties houses and in times past had diuers Religious houses and Monasteries at Aâ—â—â—gton Reading Bysham Bromhall Hernly Hamme and Wallingford The aire is pleasant temperate and wholsome the soyle bringing plenty of Corne and pasturage yeelding an abundance of increase especially in the Vale of Whâ—â—ehorse But generally the whole County both for profit and pleasure producing Corne and Cattell with woods waters and very delightfull prospects is inferiour for the quantitie to no other Shire in England BARKE SHIRE Surrey SVrrey was called by the Saxons Suthrea and by Beda Suthri It is bounded on the North with the Counties of Buckingham and Middlesex and diuided from them by the River of Thames Sussex and Hampshire inclose it on the South Kent on the East and Hampshire and Barkshire on the West This Shire is as it were square in forme yet the length extending from Frensham to Redrith containeth 34. miles and the bredth from Aufold Southward to the Thames by Stanes Northward is 22. miles which makes the Shires circuit about 112. miles It is diuided into 13. Hundreds which containe in them 140. Parish Churches and 8. Market Townes for traffique and commerce In this County is no Citie nor great Towne and yet may it compare with any for faire buildings and stately houses whereof 5. are his Maiesties magnificent Palaces Ptolemy affirmeth that in this County an ancient people called the Regni had their residence and after that Ella with the South-Saxons made it their Kingdome At Lambeth which was founded by Archbishop Baldwin and is now a Palace for the Archbishops of Canterburie and famous for being the seat of the Metropolitans of England Canutus died who was the last King of the Danes And at Kingston in this County were crowned King Athelstan Edwin and Ethelred And at the ancient Towne of Guildford whose Pole for Latitude is eleuated 51. 15. and Longitude 24.59 was seated the royall Palace of the English-Saxon Kings This Shire hath beene adorned with the foundations of many faire and rich Religious Houses as at
released Anno 1202 43 H. 3. Normandy was lost by King Iohn and the title thereto released Anno 1258 11 E. 1. Wales was subdued Anno 1283 19 E. 3. The order of the Garter deuised Anno 1344 14 E. 3. England first quartered the Armes of France Anno 1339 21 E. 3. Calice was wonne in Anno 1346 5 Mariae Calice was lost Anno 1557 5 H. 5. Normandy was wonne in Anno 1416 8 H. 5. King Henry the fifth was proclaimed heire Apparant and Regent of France in Anno 1419 10 H. 6. Henry the sixth was crowned King of France in the Citie of Paris Anno 1431 27 H. 6. France was lost in Anno 1449 28 H. 6. Normandy was lost in Anno 1449 31 H. 6. Acuitaine c. were lost in Anno 1453 4 R. 2. Wat Tylors Rebellion Anno 1380 29 H. 6. Iack Cades Rebellion Anno 1450 4 H. 8. Nauarre surprised by the Spaniards Anno 1512 At the time of the first dissoluing of Religious Houses in ENGLAND there were ARchbishopricks and Bishopricks 21 Deanries 11 Archdeaconries 60 Dignities and Prebends in Cathedrall Churches 364 Benefices 8803 Religious Houses 65 Hospitalls 110 Colledges 96 Chauntries and free Chappell 's 2374 Their Rates were per annum 320180 In the Prouince of Canterbury  Dioceses Parish-Churches Churches appropriated In the Diocese Of Canterbury 257 140 Of London 623 189 Of Winchester 362 131 Of Couentrey and Lichfield 557 250 Of Salisburie 248 109 Of Baâ—h and Wellâ— 388 160 Of Lincolne 1255 577 Of Peterborough 293 91 Of Exeter 604 239 Of Glocester 267 125 Of Hereford 313 166 Of Norwich 1121 385 Of Elie 141 75 Of Rochester 98 36 Of Chichester 250 112 Of Oxford 195 88 Of Worcester 241 76 Of Eristol 236 64 Of S. Dauids 308 120 Of Bangor 107 36 Of Llandeffe 177 98 Of S. Asaph 121 19 Peculiar in the Prouince of Canterbury 57 14 The summe of the Prouince of Canterbury 8219 3303 In the Prouince of Yorke In the Diocese Of Yorke 581 336 Of Durham 135 87 Of Chester 256 101 Of Carlisle 93 18 The summe of the Prouince of Yorke 1065 592 The totall summe in both Prouinces 9284 3845 Shires in ENGLAND COrnwall Deuonshire Dorcetshire Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire Barkshire Surrey Sussex Kent Middlesex Essex Hartfordshire Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire Glocestershire Worcestershire Warwickshire Northamptonshire Bedfordshire Huntingtonshire Cambridgeshire Suffolke Northfolke Lincolneshire Rutlandshire Leicestershire Staffordshire Darbishire Nottinghamshire Yorkeshire Durham Bishoprick Northumberland Cumberland Westmerland Lancaster Cheshire Shropshire Herefordshire Shires in Wales RAdnorshire Brecknocksh Monmouthsh Glamorganshire Carmardenshire Pembrookeshire Cardiganshire Montgomerishire Merionethshire Carnaruanshire Anglesey Denbighshire Flintshire THE MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SEVERALL SHIRES OF ENGLAND AND WALES Deuon-shire DEuon-shire which the Cornish-Britaines named Deuinan and the Welsh-Britaines Duffneint signifying low Valleys abbutteth on the West vpon Cornwall being diuided from it by the Riuer Tamar On the South and North sides it is walled with the Sea and on the East with Sommerset-shire The Dimension being from Canshere North to Salcombe South 55. Miles and from Thornecombe East to Hartland-point West 54. Miles the compasse being about 200. Miles It is diuided into 33. Hundreds wherein are contained 394. Parish Churches and it is interspersed with 29. Riuers being fitted with 166. Bridges It hath the foundations of 9. notable Religious Houses and Monasteries which now remaine but ruines It is well traded with 37. Market Townes for commerce the principall whereof is the famous Citie of Exeter which is seated vpon the Riuer Ex and thereof hath the name but by Ptolomy it was called Isea and by the Welsh Pencaer It is very pleasant situated on the rising of a Hill adorned with stately buildings and is plentifully furnished with all kinde of prouision as well for pleasure as necessary vse It was compassed about by King Athalstane with a circular wall except on the side towards the Riuer Ex where it is built in a strait line and is beautified with faire Battlements diuers Towers and 6. Gates for passage On the East side of this Citie stands the Castle which in former times was the resident seat of the West-Saxon Kings In it also are many faire Churches but the chiefe is Saint Peters the Cathedrall which was made a Bishops Sea by Edward the Confessor It is gouerned by a Maior 24. Brethren and a Recorder hauing Latitude 50. 45. degrees and Longitude degrees 20. 39. This Shire hath many hills and dales hauing store of woods And though the soile be somewhat fruitfull of it selfe yet it is very much amended by the industry of the Inhabitants with the sand that they feâ—ch from the Sea side The Aire is sharp and healthfull the commodities are generally Wooll Cloth Kearsies Lead Corne and Cattell with abundance of Fish and Fowle This Countrey hath many fitter Hauens for intercourse of ships than Cornwall whereof Totnes Plimouth and Dartmouth are accounted the most famous In Exmore in this Shire are sandy stones set in diuers formes some circular and some triangle wise which are said to be the ancient memorable markes of Victories obtained there by the Romans Saxons and Danes And at a place called Hubstow not farre from the mouth of Tawe in the yeare of Christ 879. was the Dane Hubba who in many places persecuted the English encountred slaine and buried DEVON SHIRE Dorset-shire DOrset-shirs the Inhabitants wherof by Ptolomy were called Durotriges by the Britâ—ines Dur-Gwgr and by the English Saxons Dor-Seddar It hath Sommerset and Wilt-shires on the North Deuâ—n-shire and another part of Sommerset-shire on the West Hamp-shire on the East and the Brittish Seas on the South It is extended in length 44. Miles in bredth 24. and makes his circumference about 150. Miles It is shared into fiue diuisions viz Sherborne Bridport Shastâ—r Dorchâ—â—tâ—r and Blanford and these are subdiuided into 34. Hundreds which containe in them 248. Parish Churches It is interlaced with the currents of many cleare and fresh-water Springs hauing 4. Riuers and 24. Bridges in former times hath beene guarded with 8. strong Castles which time hath now almost quite deuoured It hath entercourse and trastique with 8. Market Townes the principall whereof is Dorchester which in the Itinerarium of Antoninus was called Durnouaria signifying the Ferry it is seated on the South side of the Riuer Frome and Fosse-way the Romane Cawsy In times past this Towne was walled and much greater than it is but by the Danes who quite rased downe the walles it was brought low and of a lesse quantitie It is now gouerned by two Bayliffes one Alderman and a Recorder The height of the Pole being there 50. 38. degrees for Latitude and the Longitude 21. 51. degrees Not farre from this Towne on the South side is a small plot of ground raised some 30. paces higher than the rest of the Plaine and compassed about with 5. Trenches containing 10. Acres in quantitie and is called by the Country people The Maydâ—
Castle hauing entrance into it but only at the East West sides it is now tilled and beareth Corne but it is thought in times past to haue beene some fort of defence for the Roman Garisons The soile of this Country is very fruitfull producing many necessary commodities the Aire very wholsome and the situation most pâ—easâ—â—t both for Champion and Woods hauing in it 2. Forrests 12. Parks and one Chase The chiefe commoditie being here Wood Wooll and Corne. This Shire hath also beene beautified with many faire Monasterieâ— and Religious Houses which are now transformed to heaps of Ruines like that old decayed Castle of Badburg which was inuironed with a triple Trench and had beene sometime the seat of the West-Saxon Kings DORSET SHIRE Sommerset-shire SOmmerset-shire is so called of an ancient Towne named Sommerton which in former ages was the chiefest and most famous in all the County It is bounded with Deuon and Dorset-shires on the South the Seuerne Sea on the North Wilt-shire and Glocester-shire on the East and North-east and Deuon-shire on the West The length of it from Brackley East to Oure West being 55. Miles and bredth from Chard South to Porshut-point North about 40. Miles the whole circuit containing much vpon 204. Miles It is diuided into 42. Hundreds wherein are 305. Parish Churches It is furnished with commodious Hauens and Ports hauing 9. Riuers and 45. Bridges It is strengthened with 4. Castles and hath beene fairely adorned with many Religious Houses whereof the Abbey of Glastenburg was of greatest note both for quantitie and quality the antiquitie whereof was deduced from Ioseph of Arimathea whole body as the report goes was there interred So likewise was Witham Nunnery erected by King Henry the 3. and Hinton which were afterwards the first and second Houses of Carthusian Monkes that euer were in England but now with diuers other like they lie pressed with their owne ruines This County is traffiqued with 24. Market Townes and 3. famous Cities namely Bristow Bath and Wells the first whereof though vnequall in bignesse to some others in England yet for beautie and pleasant situation will hardly yeeld vnto any The next is Bath so called from the Hot-Bathes and medicinable springs which to the exceeding comfort and wonderfull cures of infinite diseased persons of all sorts by Gods prouidence doe there continually boyle and bubble vp The third is Wells which as some hold hath the name from certaine Wells which there spring up insomuch as in former times that Sea hath beene called Fontanensis Ecclesia It is gouerned by a Maior 7. Magistrates 16. Burgesses and a Recorder The Latitude being there 51. 12. degrees and the Longitude 21. 36. degrees This County as it is most delightfull in Summer the Aire being mild temperate and pleasant yet is it as myry moist and wet in Winter insomuch as it is then exceeding troublesome for Trauellers But the soile is most fruitfull and fertile yeelding in abundance most of our necessary commodities yet chiefly doth it excell for the goodnesse of Corne and fatnesse of Cattell wherein it exceedeth the most of our other Prouinces Neither is it without rich Mines of Lead which haue beene and are very gainfull to the County and at Saint Vincents Rocke are gotten great store of Diamonds which for beautie and luster doe parallel the best but are defectiue in the hardnesse In this Shire haue beene fought many bloudy battells as that neere Pen when King Canutus was pursued by Edmond named Ironside and that which was performed by Ealstaw Bishop of Sherborne vpon the Danes neare to Bridge-water with diuers others SOMERSET SHIRE Wilt-shire WIltshire which the old English-Saxons called Wilsetta hath Barkeshire on the East Glocester and Somersetshires on the West Glocestershire alone on the North and Dorset and Hampshire on the South The length from Burgate South to Ingl sham North being about 40. miles and the bredth from the Shire-stones in the West to Buttermer East which is the broadest part of the Shire spreadeth 29. miles making the compasse of the whole Shire much vpon 140. miles This County is diuided into 29. Hundreds wherein are 304. Parish Churches and it is well watered and irriguated with 5. Riuers ouer which is conuenient passage by 31. Bridges It hath beene fortified also with 8. Castles of strength viz. Malmesbury Castlecombe Lacocke The Deuises Lurgishall Warder-Castle Salisbury and Marlingsborough It is traffiqued for commerce with 21. Market Townes the chiefe whereof is the Citie of Salisburie which in time past was placed some what higher than it is now but was changed to a farre fitter place where it is plentifully accommodated with pleasant Riuerets of fresh running water passing thorow many of the streets It is adorned with many beautifull buildings hauing a most sumptuous Cathedrall Church wherein are as many doores as there are moneths as many windowes as there are dayes as many marble pillaâ—s as there be houres in the yeare This Church was begun by Richard Poore a Bishop being 40. yeares before it was finished And as my selfe haue read in an ancient Record yet remaining in the Treasurie there amongst all the workmen that were at the building thereof he that had the greatest wages had but three halfe pence a day and found himselfe This Citie is placed for Latitude 51. 5. and for Longitude 22. 35. Not farre from this but somewhat higher stands old Salisburie which was anciently the seat of the Romans but now is transformed to ruines This County is decked with many faire edifices and in times past hath had the foundations of many Monasteries and Religious Houses whereof that at Malmesburie was of great note for William the Monke of Malmesburie who with great industrie recorded the historie of this our Land and another at Ambresburie where Queene Eleanor wife to King Henry the Third spent her widowhood as a Nunne besides diuers others which would be here too tedious to recite This Shire is both pleasant and fertile being situate in a temperate clime and most wholesome The North part commonly called North-Wiltshire is both hillie and wooddie which besides many other delectable Riuerets is watered with the famous Riuer Isis But the South being not so hillie thorow which passe the Riuers Wâ—ly Adder and Alton is inriched most plentifully with grasse and corne And the middle part situate betweene them both very leuell and euen called Salisbury Plaines whereon doe graze an infinite number of sleecie sheepe At a little village in this County called Calne Ann. Dom. 977. was assembled a Synod about the mariages of the Clergie where by the sudden breaking of the floore of the roome wherein they were very many both of the Nobles Prelates and Commons were slaine and sore hurt but Dunstan the President was only vntouched WILT SHIRE Hamp-shire THis Shire by the Saxons was called Handerchyr hauing his North side butting vpon Barkshire his East vpon Survey Sussex with the Brittish Seas bounding his South side and