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A14770 Tvvo histories of Ireland. The one written by Edmund Campion, the other by Meredith Hanmer Dr of Divinity Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581.; Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604. aut; Ware, James, Sir, 1594-1666.; Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. aut 1633 (1633) STC 25067; ESTC S118078 462,376 530

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into_o o_o and_o the_o into_o tt_z also_o in_o low_a germany_n they_o call_v the_o scythian_n and_o scottish_n schotten_a nennius_n the_o britain_n write_v scythae_n hiberniam_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la the_o scythian_n get_v ireland_n king_n alfredus_fw-la translate_n the_o history_n of_o orosius_n into_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n term_v the_o scot_n scyttan_n the_o borderer_n upon_o scotland_n call_v they_o to_o this_o day_n skytte_n and_o sket_n walsingham_n write_v of_o the_o country_n call_v sicia_n alias_o scythia_n we_o have_v scita_fw-la sciticus_fw-la scoticus_n scotus_n and_o scotia_n ranulphus_fw-la monk_n of_o chester_n write_v as_o sir_n john_n trevisa_n the_o priest_n in_o old_a english_a lay_v it_o down_o scott_n be_v call_v as_o it_o be_v scytes_n for_o they_o come_v out_o of_o scytia_n matthew_n monk_n of_o westminster_n say_v exit_fw-la pictis_fw-la &_o hibernensibus_fw-la scoti_n originem_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la ex_fw-la diversis_fw-la nationibus_fw-la 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