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A37608 MÄ“no-Ezeologia, or, A treatise of moneths and years comprehending a survey of the solar and lunar moneths and years, a description of the moneths and years heretofore in use among the Hebrews, Babylonians, Persians, Egyptians, Grecians, Arabians, and ancient Latines : an accommodation of all the said moneths and years to the present Julian and Gregorian : together with a new and easie directory for the finding out of the golden number, cycle of the sun ... : to which is also adjoyned, an abridgement of the history of the world from the creation unto Christ, and a continuation of the British history from Christ to this present : with a reduction of the era's of Nabonaffer, of the Olympiads, of Rome ab urbe condita, and of Seleucus, unto Scriptural accounts, and an adjustment of them vvith one another, very necessary for the understanding of the writings of the ancients : with many other chronological and mathematical observations, no less useful than delightful / composed by Nathaniel Eaton. Eaton, Nathaniel, 1609?-1674. 1657 (1657) Wing E117; ESTC R872 44,898 112

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it to Alured King of the West Saxons Anno 876. After that it was seized by the Danes but again recovered from them by Edward the Elder Anno 917 West Saxons 9. The Kingdom of the West Saxons began by Cerdicus Anno 522. This Kingdom so far prevailed over the rest that Egbert the 17th King thereof having subdued the principal Kingdoms of the Saxon heptarchy stiled himself the first Monarch and commanded South Britain to be called England from the English Saxons from whose blood he was extracted After him Alured totally united all the Kingdoms into one Monarchy leaving the Danes possession but not Soveraignty in Northumberland yet in the year 1017. the Danes recovered the Dominion which they held for three sucessions Canutus Harald and Hardicanutus but having reigned 26 years and tyrannized 255 years they were utterly expelled by the English Anno 1041. and the Crown again returned to the West Saxons line in Edward the Confessor after whom Harald the second usurped the Kingdom in the nonage of Edgar Athelinge the true heir but he lost it to the Normans upon the coming in of Duke William Anno 1066. There were of the West Saxon line thirty two Kings sixteen whereof were Monarchs of England besides the three Danish Kings which intervened North Wales 10. The Principality of North Wales was begun by Meruin the eldest son of Roderick about the year 873. and ended in Leolin the second who lost it to Edward the first of that name of the Norman Race Anno 1282. South Wales 11. The Principality of South Wales was begun by Amorand the second son of Roderick at the same time with the former and ended in Rhese who lost his estate to the English in the Reigne of the abovesaid Edward Powisland 12. The Principality of Powisland was begun by Cadell the youngest son of Roderick at the same time that his Brothers entred upon theirs but was incorporated into England long before th' others by Avis the last of Cadels posterity who married to Joh. Carleton an Englishman whose issue with this title is now extinct The Shires of England ENgland was divided into Shires by the West Saxon Alured whose names and bounds are little altered to this day Of late years Henry the 8th did the same with VVales making it one Nation with the English The distance of the Shires from London viz. the heart of every Shire the points of the Compass how they bear from thence with the number of their Market Towns and Parishes the Cities and Parishes in them not included   Shires Dist Compass Mar. Par. 1 Barkshire 040 West 11 140 2 Bedfordshire 040 N. N. West 10 116 3 Buckingham 035 N. W. by West 11 185 4 Cambridge 050 North 06 163 5 Cheshire 135 Nor. Westerly 09 068 6 Cornewall 200 West by South 13 161 7 Cumberland 205 Nor. Westerly 08 058 8 Darbyshire 105 N. West by Nore 08 106 9 Devonshire 155 West by South 40 394 10 Doisetshire 095 W. S. West 15 248 11 Durham 180 Northerly 05 062 12 Essex 025 North East 21 415 13 Glocestershire 080 West by Nore 2● 180 14 Hamshire 050 W. S. West 18 248 15 Hartfordshire 025 N. by West 18 120 16 Herefordshire 100 W. N. West 08 176 17 Huntington 050 N. by West 05 078 18 Kent 026 South-East 17 98 19 Lancashire 153 N. W. by Nore 08 036 20 Leicestershire 072 N. W. by Nore 11 200 21 Lincolnshire 090 N. by West 26 6●0 22 Middlesex 008 W. by Nore 03 073 23 Nottingham 095 N. N. West 11 168 24 Northampton 052 N. W. by Nore 11 320 25 Northumberland 210 Northerly 11 168 26 Norfolk 072 N. N. East 26 160 27 Oxfordshire 045 West N. West 10 208 28 Rutlandshire 070 N. N. West 02 047 29 Shropshire 120 N. West by West 13 170 30 Somersetshire 102 West by South 29 385 31 Staffordshire 110 Norwest 12 130 32 Suffolk 045 N. E. by Nore 28 464 33 Sussex 025 South 18 140 34 Surrey 02● S. S. West 07 140 35 Warwickshire 075 Norwest 12 158 36 Westmorland 185 North Westerly 04 020 37 Wiltshire 072 West 21 304 38 Worcestershire 092 N. W. by West 07 152 39 Yorkshire 145 North by West 46 459 40 Anglesey 185 Westerly 03 087 41 Brecknock 130 W. by Nor. 03 070 42 Cardiganshire 1●5 W. N. West 04 077 43 Carmarthen 154 W. by Nor 06 81 44 Carnarvon 175 N. W. by West 05 073 45 Denbigh shire 160 North Westerly 03 053 46 Flintshire 150 North West 03 024 47 Glamorgan 130 Westerly 07 151 48 Mongomery 135 N. W. by West 05 ●42 49 Monmouth 100 W. by Nor. 06 142 50 Merionidth 160 N. W. by West ●3 034 51 Pembrockshire 180 W. by Nore 06 142 52 Radnorshire 130 W. N. West 04 043 How the Seats of the Ancients the Kingdoms of the Saxons and Britans and the present Shires agree with one another Ancients Shires Kingdoms Cantium Kent Kent Regni Sussex South Saxons Surrey Iceni Norfolk East Angles Suffolk Cambridgesh Huntington Mercia Catejuclani Buckingham Bedfordshire Hartfordshire Coritani Rutlandshire Northampton Leicestersh Lincolnshire Nottingham Darbyshire Cornarii Oxfordshire Worcestersh Warwickshir Staffordshire Cheshire Shropsh part Glocestersh Trinobantes Essex East-Saxons Middlesex   Yorkshire     Lancashire Deira Brigantines Durham     Cumberland Northumberland Ottadini Westmorland     Northumberl Bernitia   so to Edinbur   Damnonii Cornwal West Saxons Devonshire Belgae Somersetshire Wiltshire Hamshire Durotriges Dorsetshire Attrebatii Barkshire Seleures Radnorshire South Wales Brecknocksh Monmouth Glamorgansh Dimetae Carmarthen Pembrokesh Cardiganshir Ordovices Mongomery North Wales Merionidthsh Denbighshire Flintshire Carnarvon Cornarii Anglesey Powisland Herefordshire Shropsh part The Circuits of England and Wales 1. HEnry the second towards the end of his Reigne divided his whole Kingdom into six several circuits and for the administration of Justice and tryal of causes betwixt men and men for the better ease and comfort of his Subjects he appointed certain Judges twice in every year to ride and to travel through those circuits Which course and order is carefully continued unto this day 2. Henry the eighth did the same in the Principality of Wales which he divided into three circuits and appointed itenerary Judges to ride through them twice a year and to administer Justice as in England The Bishopricks of England and Wales 1. THere is also an Ecclesiastical Division of England and Wales into 26 Episcopal Diocesses under the Archiepiscopal Provintes of Canterbury and York 2. Under the Province of Canterbury are Bath and Wells Bristol Chichester Ely Exeter Glocester Hereford Litchfield Coventry Lincoln London Norwich Oxford Peterborough Rochester Salisbury Winchester Worcester St Asaph Bangor St Davids Landaff 3. Under the Province of York are Carlile Chester Durham England hath also two Universities Cambridge and Oxford besides many Colledges in the City of London for the Study both of the Laws Physick and Divinity The Chronologie of the Kings of England from the Conquest with the day