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A12738 The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver. 1611 (1611) STC 23045; ESTC S117937 1,552,755 623

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battle_n *_o bea●…fles_n hastings_z wife_n and_o child_n set_v at_o liberty_n excester_n and_o chester_n besiege_v an._n do._n 895._o flor●…_n wigorn._n marian._n scotus_n scotus_n ware_n the_o river_n lea_n divide_v and_o ●…ade_v unnavigable_a henry_n h●…ting_v an._n do._n 897._o seal_n chr._n regist._n hyde_n tho._n rudburne_n reg._n hig._n asserim_n men._n wil._n malmsbury_n elfreds_n good_a study_n alfred●…_n ri●…essit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_fw-la apologia_fw-la oxen._n aserius_n grimbald_n john_n scot._n annal_n of_o winton_n monast._n mal●…s_n de_fw-fr reg._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o wigornensis_n th._n rudburne_n elswith_n malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n edward_n the_o elder_a son_n ethelward_n the_o second_o son_n rudburne_n annales_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elfleda_n the_o elder_a daughter_n ethelgeda_n the_o second_o daughter_n elfride_n the_o yo●…gest_a daughter_n edward_n monarch_n 24._o an._n do._n 901._o speculum_fw-la hist._n 〈◊〉_d ciren_n john_n stow._n ethealwld_v his_o minority_n winborne_n 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edmund_n an._n do._n 940._o si●…_n 〈◊〉_d wil._n m●…_n an._n do._n 942._o mat._n westminster_n wil._n malm_n an._n do._n 944._o simon_n dun._n king_n dunmaile_o wil._n lambert_n marianus_n wil._n malm_n elfgine_n edw●…_n edgar_n edred_n monarch_n 28_o an._n do._n 946._o polier_fw-fr lib._n 6._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d edred_n malcolm_n anlafe_n come_v into_o northumb._n wil._n mal●…_n r●…nd_n higd._n s●…_n dun._n wolstan_n wil._n malm_n 〈◊〉_d elfred_n bertfrid_n monarch_n 29._o edwy_n an._n do._n 955._o edwyes_n 〈◊〉_d m._n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n wil._n malmsb._n jud._n 1._o 11._o abbot_n dunstan_n john_n 〈◊〉_d monarch_n 3●…_n edgar_n an._n do._n 959._o 〈◊〉_d ran._n hig●…_n w●…_n m●…_n saxon_a 〈◊〉_d edgar_z the_o peaceable_n pol●…er_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 9_o wil._n malmsbury_n cap._n 38._o sect._n 〈◊〉_d cron._n wald._n marianus_n alred_n 〈◊〉_d ran._n 〈◊〉_d edgar_n honest_a vigilancy_n edgar_n league_n with_o diverse_a king_n gal._n 6._o 14._o polychron_n monastery_n bulk_n by_o king_n edgar_n 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●…aile_v for_o the_o holy-land_n holy-land_n ro._n hou●…f_n 392._o 392._o ypod._n neust._n mat._n par._n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1191._o yood._n neust._n neust._n ●…hoved_v king_n richard_n navy_n scatter_v scatter_v ypod._n neust._n math._n paris_n paris_n hove_v ger._n dor._n hect._n boet._n l._n 13._o cap._n 7._o 7._o hove_v fol._n 39●…_n king_n richard_n subdue_v the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n ro_n hove_v mat._n paris_n ypodig_n neust._n ger._n dor._n act._n and_o mon._n p._n 320._o holin_n p._n p._n lusignian_n lusignian_n rog_n hove_v pa._n 392._o act._n and_o mon._n p._n 319._o 319._o rog_n hove_v mat._n paris_n ypod._n neust._n neust._n ger._n dorob_n act_n and_o mon._n p._n 318._o rog._n hove_v the_o city_n of_o acon_n render_v mat._n paris_n ypod._n neust._n *_o rog._n hove_v fol._n 395._o king_n richard_n upon_o certain_a condition_n permit_v the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o depart_v roger_n hove_v fol._n 394._o p_o 16._o r●…_n higd._n in_o polyer_n lib_n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 27._o ju●…_n 〈◊〉_d ger._n dorob_n dorob_n rog_n hove_v math._n paris_n disorder_n in_o england_n guil._n
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