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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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mi●…beus_n poison_v by_o philip._n philip_n his_o treachery_n gordi●…_n his_o speech_n to_o the_o soldier_n gordia●…us_n slay_v gordianus_n his_o virtue_n an._n do._n 245._o an._n do._n 245._o victor_n eutropius_n aurelius_n vi●…r_n sabellic●…_n orosius_n eusebius_n pomp._n laetus_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 33._o sabellic_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o lib._n 7._o polychro●…_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 21._o goth_n infest_v misia_n and_o thracia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d decius_n enforce_v to_o be_v emperor_n philippus_n and_o his_o caesar_n slay_v e●…trop_n capitol_n euseb._n eccles._n ●…ist_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o an._n do._n 250._o decius_n his_o parentage_n 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d scourge_v of_o the_o chri●…_n apocal._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d or●…_n ambr._n l●…b_n 2._o de_fw-fr virgin_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 41._o vincent_n niceph._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 27._o vinc._n lib._n 11._o e._n 52._o sabellicus_n euseb._n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 38._o psal._n 2._o 9_o pomponius_n 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volateranus_fw-la valerianus_n take_v prisoner_n by_o sapor_n trebel_n pollio_n pompon_n l●…tus_fw-la aureli●…s_n victor_n eusebius_n in_o serm_n ad_fw-la conuen●…_n sanctorum_fw-la valeria●…s_n have_v his_o eye_n pull_v out_o flay_v alive_a an._n do._n 261._o rome_n in_o disturbance_n for_o election_n of_o a_o emperor_n marianus_n with_o his_o
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1._o diverse_a country_n deliver_v to_o the_o infidel_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o great_a spoil_n and_o desolation_n over_o all_o the_o land_n the_o britain_n abandon_v the_o land_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o pelagianisme_n bring_v into_o britain_n by_o agricola_n the_o heretic_n convict_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o britain_n misery_n vortigern_n fly_v into_o wales_n merlin_n the_o welsh_a wizard_n he_o build_v a_o castle_n there_o the_o differ_a opinion_n where_o this_o castle_n be_v build_v faustus_n spend_v his_o life_n in_o continual_a prayer_n aurelius_n ambrose_n captain_n of_o the_o britain_n beda_n hist._n eccles._n angl._n lib._n 1._o ca._n 16._o aurelius_n ambrose_n and_o uter_n pendragon_n return_v out_o of_o britain_n armorica_n a_o battle_n at_o maesbell_n hengist_n discomfit_v geoffrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n matth._n westminst_n polydore_n hengist_n reign_n geoffrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n arthur_n act_n augment_v with_o 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child_n by_o she_o in_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n we●…rg_n his_o second_o wife_n 1._o cor._n 5._o 1._o repetition_n avoid_v in_o this_o history_n beda_n hist._n eccles_n angl._n lib_n 2._o cap._n 5._o he●…r_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o an._n do._n 617._o beda_n hist._n ●…ccles_n aug._n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 5._o edbald_n his_o s●…_n there_o dead_a refuse_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ._n he_o marry_v his_o mother_n in_o law_n edbald_n often_o plague_v reclaim_v from_o idolatry_n by_o the_o archbishop_n his_o wife_n his_o daughter_n his_o son_n and_o their_o issue_n edbald_n his_o liberality_n to_o the_o church_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o his_o reign_n and_o burial_n 7._o an._n do._n 641._o his_o care_n of_o god_n worship_n beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o c._n 〈◊〉_d his_o wife_n and_o issue_n kent_n divide_v into_o parish_n his_o reign_n and_o death_n 8._o an._n do._n 665._o egbert_n his_o murder_n the_o fact_n reveal_v wil._n malmesbury_n de_fw-fr gesti●…_n rerum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la 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