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A43536 Erōologia Anglorum. Or, An help to English history Containing a succession of all the kings of England, and the English-Saxons, the kings and princes of Wales, the kings and lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight. As also of all the arch-bishops, bishops, dukes, marquesses, and earles, within the said dominions. In three tables. By Robert Hall, Gent. Peter Heylyn, 1600-1662. 1641 (1641) Wing H1713; ESTC R216457 108,040 378

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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 dorc●s●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 ea●les_n of_o lincoln_n ●140_n
it_o be_v true_a the_o gentry_n of_o norfolk_n have_v have_v better_a fortune_n than_o the_o duke_n and_o earl_n 1070_o 1_o ralph_n de_fw-fr ware_n e._n of_o norfolk_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1137_o 2_o hugh_n bigot_n 1177_o 3_o rog._n bigot_n  _fw-fr 4_o hugh_z bigot_z 1125_o 5_o rog._n bigot_n 1270_o 6_o rog._n bigot_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1312_o 7_o tho._n de_fw-fr brotherton_n first_o son_n of_o k._n edw._n 1_o e_o of_o norfolk_n 1398_o 8_o marga._n daugh_z of_o tho._n of_o brotherton_n duch._n of_o norfolk_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1398_o 9_o tho._n l._n mowbray_n son_n of_o the_o lad._n marg._n d._n of_o norfolk_n *_o 1427_o 10_o john_n mowb._n *_o 1434_o 11_o john_n mowbray_n *_o 14●1_n 12_o john_n mowbray_n *_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1475_o 13_o rich._n d._n of_o york_n &_o norf._n *_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1483_o 14_o john_n l._n how_n descend_v from_o the_o lad._n margaret_n daugh_z of_o tho._n 1_o d._n of_o norfolk_n die_v 1486._o *_o 1512_o 15_o tho._n how_n l._n tr._n and_o adm._n *_o 1524_o 16_o tho._n how_n l._n tr._n *_o 1554_o 17_o tho._n how_n last_o d._n of_o norfolk_n die_v 1572._o northampton_n the_o county_n of_o northampton_n be_v situate_a almost_o in_o the_o very_a middle_n and_o heart_n of_o eng._n a_o champion_n country_n for_o the_o most_o part_n exceed_v populous_a and_o ●o_o replenish_v with_o town_n and_o church_n be_v in_o all_o 326_o whereof_o 10_o be_v market_n that_o in_o some_o place_n there_o be_v 20_o or_o 30_o steeple_n to_o be_v see_v at_o once_o the_o soil_n exceed_v fertile_a both_o for_o tillage_n and_o pasture_n maintain_v numerous_a flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o herd_n of_o cattle_n but_o somewhat_o destitute_a of_o wood_n it_o take_v name_n from_o north●●pton_n the_o chief_a town_n thereof_o seat_v upon_o the_o river_n nen_n which_o ancient_o call_v a●fona_n but_o corrupt_o antona_n bestow_v this_o name_n upon_o the_o town_n be_v indeed_o build_v on_o the_o northern_a bank_n a_o town_n which_o for_o the_o beauty_n and_o circuit_n of_o it_o may_v be_v well_o rank_v with_o many_o city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o heretofore_o so_o safe_a and_o sure_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o strong_a wall_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v a_o goodly_a prospect_n into_o all_o the_o county_n &_o a_o strong_a castle_n now_o demolish_v that_o once_o the_o student_n of_o cambridge_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o remove_v their_o university_n unto_o it_o this_o strength_n however_o make_v it_o obnoxious_a to_o some_o disadvantage_n as_o be_v a_o place_n much_o aim_v at_o in_o our_o civil_a war_n and_o many_o a_o battle_n fight_v about_o it_o yet_o never_o be_v the_o time_n so_o turbulent_a or_o the_o place_n so_o dangerous_a but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o person_n of_o superior_a rank_n who_o do_v affect_v the_o name_n and_o enjoy_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n and_o marq._n of_o northampton_n  _fw-fr 1_o walt._n e._n of_o huntingdon_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 2_o simon_n de_fw-fr senlis_n marry_v maud_n daugh_z of_o waltheof_n 1153_o 3_o simon_n de_fw-fr senlis_n  _fw-fr 4_o sim_n d●_n senlis_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1337_o 5_o wil._n de_fw-fr bohun_n 1360_o 6_o humf._n de_fw-fr boh._n who_o be_v after_o e._n of_o hereford_n add_v this_o title_n 10_o that_o house_n from_o who_o it_o come_v unto_o the_o staff_n d._n of_o buck._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1547_o 7_o wil._n l._n parr_n marq._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1693_o ●_o hen._n how_n brother_n of_o tho._n la●t_n d._n of_o norf._n l._n pr._n seal_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1618._o 9_o wil._n l._n compton_n cr_n e._n of_o northa_n 16_o jac._n aug._n 2._o l._n pres_n of_o wa._n 1630_o 10_o spencer_n compton_n now_o e._n 1641_o northumberland_n be_v a_o more_o contract_a name_n now_o than_o in_o former_a time_n heretofore_o it_o include_v all_o the_o country_n on_o the_o north_n of_o humber_n possess_v of_o old_a by_o the_o brigand_n and_o the_o ottadini_n now_o only_o the_o extreme_a a●d_n most_o northern_a part_n betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o tine_n and_o twede_n all_o which_o the_o oltadini_fw-la once_o inhabit_v the_o air_n exceed_v sharp_a and_o pierce_a as_o be_v often_o visit_v with_o boisterous_a wind_n hard_a frost_n and_o tedious_a snow_n to_o remedy_v which_o it_o yield_v abundance_n of_o sea-coal_n for_o fuel_n and_o at_o very_o cheap_a rate_n the_o soil_n in_o general_n neither_o fertile_a for_o corn_n or_o pasturage_n as_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n exceed_v rough_a and_o very_a hard_a to_o be_v manure_v only_o in_o some_o part_n towards_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o late_a industry_n of_o the_o ploughman_n and_o benefit_n of_o seaweed_n wherewith_o they_o do_v improve_v their_o ground_n it_o be_v become_v indifferent_a fruitful_a the_o country_n mean_o populous_a and_o but_o ill_o inhabit_v partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o country_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o partly_o for_o the_o bad_a neighbourhood_n of_o the_o scot_n as_o common_o it_o be_v in_o marchland_n or_o frontier_n country_n in_o this_o regard_n it_o have_v almost_o as_o many_o castle_n for_o defence_n of_o themselves_o as_o be_v parish_n church_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n there_o be_v 26_o of_o the_o one_o and_o but_o 46_o of_o the_o other_o but_o then_o withal_o the_o p●●●shes_n be_v and_o be_v exceed_o large_a and_o have_v many_o chapel_n of_o ease_n pertain_v to_o they_o which_o inconvenienc●_n of_o the_o soil_n &_o seat_n may_v possible_o have_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o possession_n of_o it_o hold_v not_o long_o in_o any_o family_n although_o the_o title_n and_o possession_n of_o it_o have_v be_v give_v to_o many_o until_o the_o percye_n who_o not_o without_o some_o interruption_n too_o have_v continue_v long_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o intermixture_n of_o several_a family_n it_o have_v give_v to_o those_o family_n the_o several_a title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 1065_o 1_o morcar_n e._n of_o northumb._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1071_o 2_o gospatrick_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1072_o 3_o waltheof_n e._n of_o huntingd._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1076_o 4_o walcher_n bish_n of_o durham_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1086_o 5_o rob._n de_fw-fr mowb._n devest_v 1095._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 6_o hen_n pr._n of_o scotl._n  _fw-fr 7_o william_n k_o of_o scot_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 8_o hugh_n pudsey_n b._n of_o durham_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1377_o 9_o hen._n per._n l._n const._n 1414_o 10_o hen_n percy_n 1455_o 11_o hen._n percy_n 1461_o 12_o hen._n percy_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1465_o 13_o john_n nevil_n l._n monta._n cr_n e._n of_o northumb._n by_o k_o edw._n 4_o who_o after_o 6_o year_n resign_v it_o to_o the_o say_v hen._n percy_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1489_o 14_o hen._n percy_n 15_o hen._n percy_n die_v 1537._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1551_o 16_o john_n dudley_n e._n of_o warwick_n and_o l._n adm._n d._n of_o northumb._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 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