Selected quad for the lemma: day_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
day_n	degree_n	london_n	mile_n	4,084	5	10.6545	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38421	England's remarques giving an exact account of the several shires, counties, and islands in England and Wales. In every of which you have I. How the county is bounded. II. The length, breadth, and circumference. III. The temperature of the air, and fertility or barrenness of the soil. IV. What commodities each shire or county affordeth. V. In what dioces, and how many parishes in it. VI. The number of Parliament-men, hundreds, and market-towns. VII. In every shire you have the name of the city or shire-town, with the latitude thereof, and how it bears, with the reputed and measured distance of the same from London, the road to the same; how governed, and the coat of arms, and what other things are therein remarkable. VIII. You have the names of such noble families as have been dukes or earls of each county since their first constitution. IX. Whatsoever is eminent or remarkable thorow-out the whole kingdom. To which is added a travelling map, describing the principal roads thorow-out England.		1682 (1682)	Wing E3027; ESTC R218203	95,213	312

in_o this_o shire_n a_o well_o boil_a up_o with_o stream_n of_o blood_n for_o 1●_n day_n together_o the_o water_n of_o this_o spring_n make_v read_v all_o other_o water_n where_o it_o come_v in_o this_o shire_n be_v the_o vale_n of_o white-horse_n one_o of_o the_o fruitfull_a vale_n of_o england_n bedford-shire_n this_o shire_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o hertford-shire_n and_o cambridge-shire_n on_o the_o west_n by_o buckingham-shire_n on_o the_o south_n by_o hertford-shire_n on_o the_o north_n by_o northamptonshire_n and_o huntingtonshire_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n 24_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 12_o mile_n in_o circumference_n 72_o mile_n the_o air_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v very_o temperate_a and_o have_v very_o plenteous_a soil_n in_o the_o north_n part_v thereof_o occasion_v by_o the_o water_v of_o the_o river_n ouse_n which_o often_o overflow_v it_o the_o southern_a part_n be_v not_o so_o fertile_a but_o be_v make_v to_o be_v so_o by_o industry_n and_o it_o yield_v the_o best_a barley_n in_o england_n the_o country_n be_v general_o champion_n but_o in_o many_o place_n intermix_v with_o meadow_n and_o pasture-ground_n the_o chief_a commodity_n be_v corn_n cattle_n butter_n cheese_n and_o poultry_n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 116_o parish_n and_o out_o of_o this_o shire_n be_v elect_v 4_o member_n to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n knights_z 2_o bedford_z 2_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o nine_o hundred_o viz._n stodden_n willy_n barford_n redbornspike_n wixamtree_n biggleswad_v clifton_n flit_v manshead_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 10_o market-town_n viz._n luton_n monday_n bedford_n tu._n and_o sa._n leighton_n tu._n biggleworth_n tu._n dunstable_n wed._n ampthil_n th._n woburn_n fr._n shefford_n fr._n tuddington_n sa._n patton_n sa._n in_o this_o shire_n be_v some_o castle_n viz._n woodhill_n eton_n temsford_n and_o ampthil_n a_o honour_n now_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o chief_a town_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v bedford_n lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 52_o degree_n 10_o m._n and_o bear_v n._n w._n by_o n._n from_o london_n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 40_o mile_n viz._n thus_o from_o london_n to_o barnet_n 10._o to_o st._n alban_n 20._o to_o luton_n 28._o to_o barton_n day_n 33._o to_o bedford_n 40._o but_o by_o a_o more_o accurate_a admeasurement_n it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v 48_o mile_n distant_a from_o london_n through_o the_o town_n of_o bedford_n run_v the_o river_n ouse_n have_v a_o stone-bridge_n over_o it_o this_o town_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o major_n two_o bailiff_n two_o chamberlain_n a_o recorder_n a_o town-clerk_n and_o 3_o sergeant_n with_o mace_n the_o arm_n of_o the_o town_n of_o bedford_n be_v a_o demy-eagle_n the_o wing_n display_v over_o a_o castle_n upon_o a_o hill_n all_o proper_a the_o name_n of_o those_o honourable_a family_n which_o have_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n of_o bedford_n duke_n john_n plantagenet_n george_n nevell_n earl_n ingelram_fw-la covey_n john_n russell_n on_o new-year_n day_n 1399_o just_o before_o the_o war_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n begin_v the_o above_o mention_v river_n ouse_n sudden_o cease_v its_o course_n and_o stand_v still_o so_o that_o man_n do_v pass_v three_o mile_n together_o on_o foot_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o channel_n and_o backward_o the_o water_n swell_v up_o to_o a_o very_a great_a height_n it_o be_v story_v that_o once_o in_o bedford_n town_n k._n offa_n leaden_a tomb_n have_v often_o appear_v to_o such_o that_o look_v not_o after_o it_o but_o to_o they_o that_o seek_v for_o it_o it_o never_o appear_v at_o aspel_n gowiz_n in_o this_o shire_n near_o woburn_n be_v a_o certain_a earth_n which_o turn_v wood_n into_o stone_n and_o that_o a_o wooden_a ladder_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o monastery_n near_o adjoin_v which_o have_v lie_v a_o good_a while_n cover_v with_o this_o earth_n be_v dig_v out_o again_o all_o stone_n dunstable_n a_o town_n in_o this_o shire_n stand_v upon_o a_o chalkey-hill_n have_v 4_o street_n in_o it_o and_o in_o each_o of_o they_o a_o pond_n which_o be_v feed_v only_o with_o rain_n for_o they_o have_v not_o a_o well_o in_o the_o town_n less_o than_o 24_o cubit_n deep_a and_o yet_o these_o pond_n be_v never_o dry_a buckingham-shire_n this_o shire_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o bedford-shire_n and_o hertford-shire_n on_o the_o west_n by_o oxford-shire_n on_o the_o south_n by_o bark-shire_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o northamptonshire_n and_o bedford-shire_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n 39_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 18_o and_o in_o circumference_n 138._o the_o air_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v very_o pleasant_a wholesome_a and_o temperate_a yield_v good_a content_n both_o to_o mind_n and_o body_n the_o soil_n be_v rich_a fat_a and_o fruitful_a yield_a abundance_n of_o grass_n corn_n and_o cattle_n for_o it_o maintain_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o sheep_n who_o fleece_n be_v much_o admire_v for_o their_o fineness_n through_o the_o whole_a turkish_a empire_n the_o shire_n be_v chief_o divide_v into_o two_o part_n by_o the_o chiltren_a hill_n which_o run_v through_o the_o middle_a thereof_o the_o vale_n below_o be_v plain_a and_o champion_n a_o clay_n stiff_a and_o rough_a soil_n naked_a of_o wood_n but_o abound_v in_o meadow_n pasture_n and_o tillage_n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 185_o parish_n and_o out_o of_o this_o shire_n be_v elect_v fourteen_o member_n to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n knights_z 2_o buckingham_z 2_o cheping-wiccomb_a 2_o aylesbury_n 2_o agmondesham_n 2_o wendover_n 2_o merlow_n 2_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o eight_o hundred_o viz._n newport_n buckingham_n cotstowe_n ashenden_n aylesbury_n burnham_n disborough_n stock_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 15_o market-town_n viz._n oulney_n mond_n amersham_n tu._n cole-brooke_a w._n chesham_n w._n winslow_n th._n wendover_n th._n baconfield_n th._n stony_a stratford_n fr._n ivingoe_n fr._n high_a wickham_n f._n buckingham_z s._n newport_n sat._n alisbury_n sa._n risborough_n sa._n great_a marlowe_n sa._n this_o shire_n have_v be_v strengthen_v with_o 4_o castle_n now_o all_o demolish_a the_o chief_a town_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v buckingham_n lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 52_o degree_n 2_o minute_n and_o bear_v from_o london_n n._n w._n by_o w._n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 44_o mile_n viz._n from_o london_n to_o acton_n 6._o to_o uxbridge_n 15._o to_o amersham_n 24._o to_o wendover_n 30._o to_o aylesbury_n 34._o to_o buckingham_n 44._o but_o by_o more_o accurate_a admeasurement_n 60_o miles_n this_o town_n be_v pleasant_o seat_v upon_o the_o river_n ouse_n which_o circuit_n the_o town_n on_o every_o side_n save_v the_o north_n and_o over_o it_o be_v 3_o stone-bridge_n the_o name_n of_o these_o honourable_a family_n who_o have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o bedford_n walter_n gifford_n earl_n richard_n stanbow_n earl_n thomas_n of_o woodstoke_n earl_n humphrey_n stafford_n earl_n the_o town_n of_o buckingham_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o bailiff_n and_o 12_o principal_a burgess_n the_o arm_n of_o the_o town_n of_o buckingham_n be_v party_n per_fw-la pale_a gules_a and_o sable_a over_o all_o a_o swan_n argent_fw-fr crown_v and_o chain_v or._n remark_n in_o this_o county_n there_o be_v little_a remarkable_a in_o this_o shire_n only_o in_o it_o grow_v abundance_n of_o beech_n in_o the_o chalky_a part_n of_o it_o the_o sheep_n breed_v in_o the_o vale_n have_v exceed_o fine_a fleece_n and_o where_o their_o land_n be_v wear_v out_o as_o about_o marlowe_n they_o enrich_v it_o again_o by_o chalk_v of_o it_o so_o that_o it_o bear_v corn_n abundant_o cambridge-shire_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o suffolk_n and_o norfolk_n on_o the_o west_n by_o bedford-shire_n and_o huntingtonshire_n on_o the_o south_n by_o essex_n and_o hertford-shire_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o lincolnshire_n this_o shire_n contain_v in_o length_n 35_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 20_o mile_n and_o in_o circumference_n 130_o miles_n cambridge-shire_n can_v be_v commend_v for_o a_o serene_a or_o wholesome_a air_n especial_o the_o northern_a part_n thereof_o for_o that_o the_o fen_n do_v so_o infect_v the_o air_n thereabouts_o their_o chief_a commodity_n be_v cattle_n malt_n and_o saffron_n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o ely_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 163_o parish_n and_o out_o of_o this_o shire_n be_v elect_v to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n knight_n 2_o university_n of_o cambridge_n 2_o town_n of_o cambridge_n 2_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o seventeen_o hundred_o viz._n wisbich_n girvij_fw-la or_o wichford_n ely_n staplehow_v cheveley_n raddesley_n stane_n chelford_n flendish_n northstowe_n chesterton_n papworth_n stow._n wetherlee_n arningford_n tripelow_n witlesford_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v eight_o market-town_n viz._n newmarket_n tue_fw-la caxton_n tue_fw-la royston_n wed._n linton_n thurs_n march_v frid._n cambidge_n

of_o bristol_n build_v upon_o the_o river_n avon_n and_o frome_n competitor_n for_o merchandise_n almost_o with_o london_n and_o with_o york_n for_o beauty_n it_o stand_v partly_o in_o this_o county_n and_o partly_o in_o somersetshire_n but_o be_v a_o county_n of_o itself_o will_v acknowledge_v obedience_n to_o neither_o thing_n remarkable_a in_o this_o county_n in_o the_o year_n 1471._o at_o tewksbury_n be_v fight_v the_o battle_n between_o k._n edward_n 4._o and_o k._n hen._n 6._o wherein_o p._n edward_n the_o general_n be_v slay_v q._n margaret_n take_v prisoner_n tho._n earl_n of_o devonshire_n john_n mardosset_n l._n wenlake_n and_o ed._n d._n of_o somerset_n take_v and_o behead_v in_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o gloucester_n in_o a_o arch_n thereof_o be_v a_o wall_n build_v in_o form_n of_o a_o semicircle_n but_o very_o full_a of_o corner_n and_o if_o a_o man_n speak_v with_o a_o very_a low_a voice_n at_o the_o one_o side_n or_o end_n of_o it_o and_o another_o lay_v his_o ear_n to_o the_o other_o he_o may_v very_o easy_o hear_v every_o syllable_n that_o the_o other_o pronounce_v though_o the_o distance_n be_v very_o considerable_a at_o stroud_n in_o this_o county_n they_o die_v scarlet_a the_o water_n there_o have_v a_o peculiar_a quality_n to_o give_v the_o right_a tincture_n and_o about_o radminton_n no_o snake_n or_o adder_n be_v to_o be_v find_v yet_o there_o be_v hole_n there_o call_v swallow-hole_n where_o the_o water_n after_o great_a rain_n or_o in_o winter_n when_o the_o spring_n run_v fall_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v nor_o be_v it_o know_v whither_o ever_o they_o rise_v again_o at_o alderley_n 8_o mile_n from_o the_o severn_n upon_o the_o hill_n there_o to_o this_o day_n be_v find_v cockle_n periwinkle_n and_o oyster_n of_o solid_a stone_n these_o stone_n be_v find_v near_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o you_o dig_v any_o depth_n you_o find_v none_o of_o they_o at_o lassington_n a_o mile_n from_o gloucester_n be_v find_v stone_n call_v star_n stone_n they_o be_v about_o the_o thickness_n of_o a_o half_a crown_n but_o no_o broad_a than_o a_o silver_n penny_n they_o be_v flat_a and_o five_o point_a like_o a_o star_n or_o mullet_n they_o be_v of_o a_o grey_a colour_n and_o on_o the_o flat_a side_n natural_o engrave_v in_o fine_a work_n as_o one_o mullet_n within_o another_o i_o have_v see_v many_o of_o they_o join_v together_o flat_a to_o flat_a like_a columb_n 2_o or_o 3_o inch_n long_o these_o single_a stone_n be_v put_v into_o vinegar_n have_v a_o motion_n as_o other_o astroit_n have_v though_o not_o so_o lively_a at_o puckle_v church_n be_v dig_v stone_n natural_a broad_a bluish_a and_o hard_a about_o half_a a_o foot_n thick_a square_a and_o flat_a fit_a for_o tombstone_n they_o lie_v in_o bed_n 6_o or_o 8_o one_o above_o another_o the_o uppermost_a bed_n near_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n insomuch_o that_o near_o the_o town_n in_o the_o highway_n for_o 10_o perch_n or_o more_o you_o may_v ride_v upon_o a_o pavement_n as_o it_o be_v of_o one_o continue_a stone_n so_o near_o do_v these_o bed_n join_v together_o hantshire_n this_o shire_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n by_o sussex_n and_o surrey_n on_o the_o west_n by_o dorsetshire_n and_o wiltshire_n on_o the_o south_n by_o the_o british_a sea_n and_o on_o the_o north_n by_o berkshire_n it_o contain_v in_o length_n 66_o mile_n in_o breadth_n 30_o mile_n and_o in_o circumference_n 176._o the_o air_n be_v temperate_a but_o thick_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o vapour_n arise_v from_o the_o sea_n and_o rivers_n who_o plenty_n of_o fish_n and_o their_o increase_n do_v plentiful_o satisfy_v the_o injury_n they_o sustain_v by_o the_o vapour_n the_o soil_n be_v rich_a for_o corn_n and_o cattle_n plentiful_a for_o wood_n and_o pleasant_a for_o pasturage_n and_o happy_a in_o all_o commodity_n either_o for_o sea_n or_o land_n in_o it_o be_v four_o principal_a havens_n viz._n portsmouth_n titchfield_n homble_o southampton_n all_o of_o they_o commodious_a both_o to_o let_v in_o and_o loose_a out_o ship_n of_o very_a great_a burden_n the_o chief_a commodity_n of_o this_o shire_n be_v corn_n cattle_n iron_n wool_n honey_n and_o kersey_n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o winchester_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 253_o parish_n out_o of_o it_o be_v elect_v 26_o member_n to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n knight_n 2_o winchester_n 2_o southampton_n 2_o portsmouth_n 2_o yarmouth_n 2_o petersfeild_n 2_o newport_n alias_o medena_n 2_o stockbridge_n 2_o new-town_n 2_o christ-church_n 2_o whitchurch_n 2_o limington_n 2_o andever_n 2_o its_o division_n be_v into_o 39_o hundred_o viz._n evinger_n kingscleer_n holshot_n odiham_n crandall_n alton_n barmanspit_n chutley_n basingstoke_n overton_n parstow_n andevor_n wherewell_n micheldever_n buntesborow_n sutton_n selborn_n eastermeane_n meanestoke_n and_o suberton_n fawley_n buddlesgate_n kingsunborn_n bartonstacy_n thornegate_n new_a forest_n fordingbridge_n ringwood_n christ-church_n redbridge_n waltham_n mansbridge_n tichfield_n portsdown_n portsmouth_n bosmere_n hail_v fartham_n finchdean_n and_o in_o these_o hundred_o be_v 16_o market-town_n viz._n southampton_n tu._n &_o f_o kingsclere_n tue_fw-la winchester_n w._n and_o s._n basing-stoke_n w._n ringwood_n w._n alceston_n th._n petersfield_n s._n alton_n sat._n odiam_fw-la s._n andover_n s._n ramsey_n s._n lamington_n s._n portsmouth_n th._n &_o s._n newport_n in_o isle_n of_o wight_n w._n and_o sa._n christ-church_n white-church_n in_o the_o shire_n be_v many_o strong_a castle_n as_o hurst_n calshot_n southampton_n st._n andrews_n worth_n porchester_n and_o the_o south_n castle_n beside_o bulwork_n and_o blockhouses_n for_o the_o country_n defence_n in_o this_o county_n be_v the_o city_n of_o winchester_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o this_o city_n be_v gules_a a_o castle_n between_o two_o lion_n of_o england_n in_o fess_n and_o between_o four_o other_o 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