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lord_n nevil_n kill_v in_o adultery_n 729_o c_o nevill_n a_o honourable_a name_n 769_o nevin_n a_o mercate_z village_n 668_o b_o newark_n upon_o trent_n 549_o c_o newburg_n 672_o f_o newborrough_n abbey_n 723_o b_o newborroughs_n or_o de_fw-la novo_fw-la burgo_n 213_o a_o will._n of_o newborrough_n 723_o b_o newbury_n 283_o d_o new_a castle_n upon_o tine_n 809_o f_o new_a castle_n upon_o tivy_a in_o wales_n 650_o e_o new_a college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o e_o newenden_n 351_o b_o newenham_n abbey_n 207_o a_o newgate_n in_o london_n 423_o c_o new_a forest_n 259_o b_o newhall_n 446_o c_o newland_n 767_o a_o newleame_a 495_o b_o newmerch_n 364_o b_o bernard_n newmarch_n a_o valiant_a and_o politic_a norman_a 628_o e_o new-market_n or_o newmercate_a town_n 459_o d_o new-market_n heath_n ibid._n e._n 490_o d_o newmarch_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 221_o c_o newnham_n 401_o newnham_n regis_fw-la 562_o d_o newnham_n well_n ibid._n e_o newport_n painel_n 397_o c_o newport_n in_o monmouthshire_n 639_o d_o newport_n in_o penbrockshire_n 654_o newport_n a_o family_n 605_o d_o newport_n knight_n 594_o f_o newsted_n 547_o c_o neustria_n what_o country_n 144_o newton_n in_o northamptonshire_n 509_o f_o newton_n in_o glamorganshire_n 643_o newton_n in_o mongomeryshire_n 661_o nicen_n creed_n establish_v 77_o s._n nicolas_n isle_n 200_o nicolas_n of_o tewksbury_n 202_o c_o nicolans_n fabricius_n de_fw-fr petrisco_n a_o good_a antiquarian_n 97_o nicolaa_n de_fw-fr albeniaco_fw-it a_o inheretrix_fw-la 364_o f_o nid_n or_o neath_n a_o river_n 645_o f_z 699_o e_o nidherdale_n ibid._n e_o nide_v a_o name_n of_o reproach_n 333_o b_o niger_n usurp_v the_o empire_n in_o syria_n 68_o slay_v by_o septimius_n severus_n ibid._n ninnius_n a_o learned_a professor_n 378_o f_o ninius_n 6_o ninias_n or_o ninianus_n a_o holy_a britain_n 118_o nobilis_fw-la caesar_n what_o title_n 104_o nobilissimus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o constantine_n a_o emperor_n 85_o nobility_n in_o england_n of_o two_o sort_n 164_o noel_n a_o family_n 284_o c_o nonesuch_n 287_o c_o normanton_n fields_n for_o dormanton_n field_n 511_o f_o norris_n 384_o a_o norris_n of_o ricot_n 384_o a_o norman_n why_o so_o call_v 144_o what_o outrage_n they_o commit_v 144_o norman_n renown_v for_o martial_a prowess_n 153_o norman_n conquest_n set_v down_o at_o large_a 145_o etc._n etc._n normandy_n give_v to_o rollo_n 144_o normandy_n award_v away_o from_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 733_o d_o norrham_n a_o town_n 816_o b_o north_n allertonshire_n 723_o f._n the_o fair_a there_o ibid._n b_o north_n baron_n 491_o b_o north_n hall_n 415_o d_o northamptonshire_n 505_o north_n elmham_n 481_o f_o north_n leach_n 366_o b_o north-wales_n 659_o c_o norfolk_n 471_o northwich_n 607_o f_o norfolk_n man_n wrangle_v lawyer_n 471_o c_o norwich_n a_o bishop_n see_v 472_o a_o norwich_n what_o it_o signify_v 473_o e_o norfolk_n earles_n and_o duke_n 482_o b_o norton_n in_o suffolk_n 464_o a_o norton_n dany_n 507_o a_o norwich_n a_o city_n much_o endanger_v 475_o c_o north-riding_a 717_o northampton_n 509_o a._n why_o so_o name_v ibid._n northampton_n field_n fight_v 509_o e_o northamptonshire_n ibid._n f_o northamptonshire_n earles_n 515_o e_o northumberland_n 799_o nosthil_n 690_o f_o noteley_n abbey_n 396_o a_o nottinghamshire_n 547_o nottingham_n 547_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n nottingham_n earl_n 551_o b_o northumberland_n king_n duke_n and_o earl_n 819_o d_o novatian_n heretic_n 84_o nun_n eton_n 569_o a_o the_o first_o english_a nun_n 339_o c_o o_n obsidianus_n lapis_fw-la what_o cole_n 735_o c_o ochiâ—hole_n 230_o d_o ock-river_n 286_o c_o ockham_n octha_n 128_o odiam_fw-la 269_o e_o odingsels_n 567_o c_o odo_n bishop_n 333_o a_o odo_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o bishop_n of_o baieux_n 352_o c_o oën_n a_o welsh_a rebel_n 658_o b_o offa_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n his_o devout_a munificence_n to_o the_o church_n 410_o f_o offa_n dike_n 421_o e._n 623_o offa_n church_n 561_o e_o offton_n 463_o c_o ogle_n castle_n 812_o a_o ogmor_n 643_o a_o ogle_n baron_n ibid._n oilway_o a_o riveret_n 636_o c_o oyster_n called_z mira_n 449_o f_o oyster_n hill_n by_o s._n alban_n 413_o d_o oyster_n pip_n in_o kent_n 335_o a_o okeham_n 526_o a_o okenyate_n 593_o oldbury_n 269_o d_o old_a man_n of_o bullen_n 345_o c_o old_n castle_n execute_v 329â—_n â—_z old_a street_n or_o ouldstreet_n 540â—_n â—_z old_a town_n 617_o c_o south_n okindon_n 442_o d_o o-neall_n great_a monarch_n of_o ireland_n 126_o onion_n hole_n 271_o b_o onion_n penny_n ibid._n e_o orbey_v a_o family_n 607â—_n â—_z orcas_n what_o point_n 1_o orchard_n the_o honour_n of_o certain_a baron_n 223â—_n â—_z ordalium_fw-la what_o trial_n 211_o a_o ordulph_n his_o tomb_n 199_o e_o ordgar_n ibid._n over_o a_o river_n 465_o d_o oreford_n ibid._n orell_n a_o family_n 748_o a_o oriall_a college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o original_a of_o nation_n and_o their_o name_n 4_o ormesby_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 542_o c_o ormeskirke_n 744_o a_o orthote_n 139_o orton_n or_o overton_n 502_o b_o orwell_n a_o river_n 463_o f_o orwell_n haven_n 465_o a_o orewood_n 184_o osgodby_n 543_o a_o osith_v a_o virgin_n 451_o c_o s._n osiths_n a_o town_n ibid._n b_o osney_n abbey_n found_v 375_o c_o ostorius_n lieutenant_n for_o the_o roman_n 590_o a_o ostorius_n his_o adventure_n and_o service_n in_o britain_n 42.43_o his_o victory_n 44._o honour_a with_o triumphant_a ornament_n 45_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n a_o maintainer_n of_o monastical_a life_n 576_o b_o oswald_n slay_v by_o penda_n 597_o glorious_o entomb_v 540_o f_o oswald_n 690_o f._n 806_o c_o oswald_n his_o epitaph_n 748_o c_o fables_n go_v of_o he_o 540_o f_o oswaldslaw_n hundred_o 578_o c_o oswestre_n 597_o c_o otherhalfe_n stone_n 191_o otelands_n 295â—_n â—_z otford_n 328_o e_o oteley_n 698_o d_o ottadini_n 796_o ottery_n river_n 206_o c_o otterbourne_n field_n 803_o c_o ottery_n s._n maris_n ibid._n overburrow_n 753_o d_o overwent_n 640_o b_o oulney_n 397_o c_o oundale_n for_o avondale_n 510_o c_o ounsbery_n hill_n 721_o d_o ousley_n 565_o e_o ouse_n a_o river_n in_o glocestershire_n 367_o a_o ouse_n river_n first_o call_v ure_n and_o your_o 689_o ouse_n or_o ouze_n river_n 241_o ouse_n the_o great_a 471_o b_o ousbourne_n a_o riveret_n 701_o d_o owen_n justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n 592_o a_o owen_n glendowerdwy_n or_o glendour_n a_o notable_a rebel_n 623_o c_o owers_n 274_o e_o outborow_n what_o it_o be_v 815_o b_o oxfordshire_n 373_o oxford_n 377_o c._n make_v a_o university_n 380_o f_o oxford_n earles_n 389_o d_o oxney_n 351_o f_o p_o pacatianus_n vicegerent_n or_o deputy_n in_o britain_n 75_o padstow_n 193_o palace_n in_o westminster_n 431_o b_o palatine_n what_o it_o be_v 601_o b_o paganell_n or_o painell_n 207_o b_o pagett_v of_o beaudesert_n baron_n 585_o a_o palatine_a count_n 167_o pandon_v gate_n 810_o b_o pant_n a_o river_n or_o creek_n 443_o b_o pannonian_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 26_o pantulph_n baron_n 594_o c_o pall_n what_o it_o be_v 336_o d_o paul_n papinianus_n the_o great_a lawyer_n 703_o d_o palmer_n 366_o a_o pap_n castle_n 768_o a_o parr_n earl_n of_o essex_n 454_o f_o parr_n of_o kendale_n 759_o e_o parr_n lord_n of_o horton_n 509_o f_o parcus_n in_o varro_n for_o a_o park_n 375_o e_o parise_n a_o family_n 489_o e_fw-la parish_n first_o set_v out_o in_o england_n 160_o parish_n church_n how_o many_o in_o england_n 161_o park_n in_o england_n 375_o e_o parker_n a_o family_n 463_o e_o parker_n lord_n morley_n 473_o a_o parker_n baron_fw-fr mont-aegle_n 754_o a_o parliament_n house_n 431_o c_o parliament_n 177_o parrham_n a_o little_a town_n 465_o e_o passham_n 397_o b_o paston_n a_o townelet_n and_o family_n 478_o f_o pastwn_n 21_o pattern_n a_o bishop_n in_o wales_n 668_o b_o pateshul_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 507_o a_o pateshull_n
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or_o thames_n the_o river_n 241_o 281_o tamis_n why_o so_o call_v 384_o e_o tamis_n how_o far_o he_o eb_v and_o flow_v 298_o d_o tamis_n mouth_n 333_o f_o tamis_n mouth_n 441_o d_o tamar_n river_n 196_o b._n 197_o a_o tamerton_n 196_o b_o tame_a a_o river_n 581_o f_o tamworth_n 582_o a_o tanet_n a_o river_n in_o wales_n 662_o e_o tanet_n or_o tenet_n isle_n 335_o d_o tanet_n isle_n why_o call_v thanatos_n 339_o f_o tanet_n inhabitant_n industrous_a 340_o d_o tanfeld_n 729_o d_o tania_n what_o it_o signify_v 27_o taran_n 17_o taranis_n ibid._n tarian_a 18_o tascia_fw-la what_o it_o signify_v 97_o task_n what_o it_o be_v 409_o c_o tatershall_n a_o barony_n 541_o d_o tathai_n a_o british_a saint_n 633_o tatsall_n a_o family_n 472_o c_o tavistoke_n abbey_n 199_o e_o taw_n river_n 208_o b_o tawstock_n ibid._n tawton_n ibid._n taxea_o 20_o taximagulus_n 37_o teave_v river_n 199_o e_o tees_n or_o teis_n a_o river_n head_n 736â—_n â—_z tees_n mouth_n or_o teis_n mouth_n 721_o b_o teg_n what_o colour_n 26_o teg-engle_n 680_o c_o teigne_n river_n 203_o a_o tein_a a_o brook_n 587_o d_o teis_n or_o tees_n river_n 718_o c_o telean_n 642_o d_o telen_n 21_o temesford_n 401_o b_o temd_v a_o river_n 589_o e_fw-la the_o temple_n at_o bristol_n 238_o a_o temple_n 396_o e_o temple_n bruer_n a_o commandery_a 535_o f_z templar_n 427_o d_o tenby_n 651_o b_o tenham_n 334_o d_o termination_n of_o place_n name_n 20_o terne_n a_o river_n 593_o b_o terringham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 397_o c_o test_n a_o river_n 260_o e_o tetnal_n or_o theotenhal_o 581_o e_o tetrachie_n erect_v by_o aelfred_n in_o his_o monarchy_n 160_o teverton_n or_o swifordton_n 203_o a_o teutate_n 17_o tew_n 20_o tewksbury_n 359_o c_o thanes_z 168_o thaxted_n 444_o e_o thessey_n a_o river_n 565_o thellesford_n ibid._n thelwall_n 610_o c._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n theobalds_n a_o stately_a house_n 408_o d_o theocus_n a_o eremite_n 359_o c_o theodosius_n a_o expert_a warrior_n send_v into_o britain_n 79._o his_o exploit_n there_o 80._o he_o recover_v the_o roman_a province_n there_o 80_o honour_a for_o his_o service_n 81_o theodosius_n his_o son_n emperor_n 81._o he_o triumph_v over_o maximus_n the_o usurper_n 83_o theon_n the_o last_o british_a bishop_n of_o london_n 425_o b_o theophilus_n antrochenus_fw-la 9_o thet_z a_o brook_n 471_o d_o thetford_n 471_o d._n a_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n f_o thin_a studious_a of_o antiquity_n 160_o thins_n a_o family_n 245_o a_o thireos_n 18_o thirlwal_n castle_n 799_o f_o thirlwal_n a_o family_n first_o call_v wade_v 800_o thirlwall_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n thirty_o tyrant_n or_o usurper_n at_o once_o 71_o thirstleworth_n 420_o e_o thonderdach_n 17_o thone_n river_n 223_o b_o thomas_n of_o woodstock_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n smoothr_v at_o calais_n 369_o d_o thoneton_n or_o taunton_n 223_o thongcaster_n 542_o d_o thor_n a_o god_n how_o portray_v 135_o thoresby_n 774_o c_o thornaugh_n 514â—_n â—_z thornbury_n 363_o f_o thorndon_n 442_o e_o thorney_n abbey_n 494_o d_o thornhils_n 693_o d_o thornton_n 396_o e_o thornton_n in_o lincolnshire_n 542_o f_o thorps_n a_o family_n 472_o d_o thorpston_n alias_o thrapston_n 510_o thredle_v see_v deben_n thresk_n castle_n 724_o c_o throcknortons_n a_o family_n 565_o e_o throgoy_n a_o river_n 634_o c_o thurgarton_n 549_o a_o thurkil_n 326_o e_o thurland_n tunstalls_n 753_o e_fw-la thweng_n a_o family_n 721_o e_fw-la thweng_n 196_o a_o thyrn_n a_o river_n 478_o b_o tibba_n a_o she_o saint_n and_o patroness_n of_o falcony_n 526_o d_o tiberius_n caesar_n meddle_v not_o with_o britain_n 4_o tibetofts_n or_o tiptofts_n earl_n of_o worcester_n 549_o c_o tibury_n or_o titusbury_n hill_n 262_o a_o tichburne_n 262_o f_o tickhil_n 690_o tick_n hall_n 584_o e_o tideswell_n 558_o c_o tikenhal_n by_o beaud_o 573_o f_o till_o a_o river_n 815_o b_o tilbury_n 440_o d_o tilliots_n a_o family_n 782_o tilney_n a_o town_n 481_o b_o tilneys_n a_o family_n 472_o d_o tilneys_n knight_n 481_o b_o tilneys_n sm_v ibid._n tiltey_n abbey_n 444._o e_o timbod_n castle_n 624_o a_o time_n of_o the_o world_n 334_o timothy_n a_o heretic_n in_o britan_n 87_o tin_n in_o cornwall_n 184_o tin_n of_o two_o sort_n 185_o tinworker_n common_a wealth_n 185_o tindagel_n 194_o tindale_n 802_o a_o tine_n 799_o e_o tine_n 802_o a_o tinmouth_n 811_o tio_n vel_fw-la finga-c_a 549_o b_o tippall_n a_o river_n 800_o b_o tirells_n a_o family_n 396_o e_fw-la tithing_n or_o decime_n ordain_v 158_o titus_n his_o warlike_a service_n in_o britain_n 42_o titus_n the_o world_n joy_n die_v 56_o tivie_a the_o river_n 949_o b._n where_o he_o spring_v 657_o c_o todenay_n or_o tony_n 536_o b_o todenay_n or_o tony_n 414_o b_o todington_n 365_o c_o tong_n castle_n 594_o a_o tonsure_v or_o shave_v the_o crown_n 118_o topcliff_n 731_o a_o torbay_n 202_o d_o torcester_n 505_o
the_o saxon_n conquest_n gildas_n the_o saxon_n manner_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o originum_fw-la the_o saxon_n shore_n or_o coast_n comites_fw-la littoris_fw-la saxonici_fw-la saxonici_fw-la sperabat_fw-la for_o timebat_fw-la timebat_fw-la baieux_fw-fr saxones_n baiocassini_fw-la lib._n 8._o epist._n ad_fw-la namantium_fw-la namantium_fw-la ciuli_fw-la ciuli_fw-la by_o hang_v they_o indifferent_o one_o with_o another_o lib._n 2._o epist._n 4â—_n a_o horse_n the_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o the_o saxon_n these_o ceremony_n adam_n bremensis_n ascribe_v to_o the_o saxon_n which_o tacitus_n attribute_v to_o the_o suevian_o the_o saxon_n go_n wednesday_n friday_n tuesday_n tuesday_n de_fw-fr temporibus_fw-la eoster_n a_o goddess_n herthus_n a_o goddess_n earth_n thursday_n have_v name_n from_o this_o thor._n thor._n ingenti_fw-la priapo_n a_o monarchy_n always_o in_o the_o englishman_n heptarchy_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o â—96_n â—96_n augustine_n the_o englishman_n apostle_n englishman_n convert_v to_o the_o faith_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 1._o englishman_n englishman_n hol-deirâ—â—esse_a hol-deirâ—â—esse_a christ._n the_o river_n small_a in_o yorkshire_n beda_n report_v all_o this_o of_o paulinus_n archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o not_o of_o augustine_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o englishman_n the_o learning_n of_o englishman_n britain_n twice_o schoolmistress_n of_o france_n the_o flit_a back_n again_o of_o anglo-saxon_n into_o germany_n england_n about_o the_o year_n 800._o theod._n that_o be_v a_o nation_n epist._n to_o zacharie_n the_o pope_n porphyrius_n de_fw-fr theolog._n phâ—_n ael_n â—al_a etc._n etc._n vlf._n ard_n athel_n and_o ethel_n bert._n bald._n ken_n and_o kin._n cuth_o ead._n fred._n gisle_n hold._n helm_n hare_n and_o here._n hild._n wiga_n leod._n leof_o mund._o rad_n red_n and_o rod._n ric._n sig._n stan._n wi._n willi._n wold_n the_o name_n of_o britain_n bring_v into_o use_n again_o da-hen_n winccinga_n winccinga_n dâ—â—_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o dane_n hereupon_o peradventure_o we_o have_v our_o thursday_n so_o call_v call_v burn_a offering_n lib._n 1._o 1._o theophania_n the_o waste_n and_o spoil_v that_o the_o dane_n make_v dangelt_n dangelt_n or_o demame_n demame_n otherwise_o call_v alured_n 1012._o cut_a in_o his_o coin_n the_o dane_n afflict_v england_n 200._o year_n and_o reign_v about_o 20._o 20._o hardy-knout_a edward_n the_o confessor_n confessor_n of_o canterbury_n nordmanni_n nord-lâ—udi_a helâ—â—ldus_n the_o book_n of_o sangall_n concern_v the_o act_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a great_a calvus_n calvus_n crassus_n crassus_n normandy_n neustria_n neustria_n rou._n rou._n the_o foole._n bigod_n bigod_n baptism_n baptism_n longa_n spata_fw-la duke_n of_o normandy_n normandy_n domuâ—_n regius_fw-la major_n major_n or_o tostre_fw-fr norman_n 10â—6_n the_o charter_n of_o william_n conqueror_n the_o history_n of_o saint_n stephen_n abbey_n at_o cane_n in_o normandy_n the_o norman_n conquest_n conquest_n hungary_n a_o comet_n malcolm_n malcolm_n mil._n calumbus_fw-la filius_fw-la osberni_fw-la osberni_fw-la andium_fw-la andium_fw-la pictonum_fw-la pictonum_fw-la cenomannorum_fw-la cenomannorum_fw-la bononiae_fw-la bononiae_fw-la when_o day_n and_o night_n be_v of_o a_o length_n about_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o september_n september_n durus_fw-la stanford_n bridge_n near_o york_n york_n 14._o octob._n octob._n or_o heavy_a axe_n botescaâ—les_n the_o seal_n of_o william_n conqueror_n conqueror_n normandy_n domesday-booke_n domesday-booke_n a_o jury_n of_o twelve_o twelve_o as_o touch_v the_o fact_n the_o warlike_a prowess_n of_o the_o norman_n th._n fazel_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o latter_a decad._n chalcondilas_n in_o pembroke_n shire_n of_o consolation_n to_o albina_n nicephorus_n how_o country_n be_v divide_v divide_v cap._n 6._o britan_n great_a and_o small_a britain_n the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a tripartite_a britain_n dist._n 80._o cap._n 1._o 1._o chester_n britain_n in_o five_o part_n lib._n 28._o the_o saxon_n heptarchy_n or_o seven_o kingdom_n england_n divide_v into_o shire_n or_o county_n county_n a_o hide_n as_o some_o think_v be_v so_o much_o land_n as_o one_o plough_n can_v ear_n in_o one_o year_n as_o other_o think_v 4._o yard-land_n aelfred_n he_o be_v name_v in_o piece_n of_o coin_n also_o alured_n in_o our_o english_a chronicle_n hundred_o wapentak_v tithing_n and_o lath_n leth._n shire_n the_o division_n of_o england_n according_a to_o the_o law_n the_o manuscript_n book_n of_o s._n edmund_n edmund_n doomsday_n book_n wales_n divide_v into_o shire_n shire_n or_o london_n 897._o math._n westmonast_n he_o flourish_v in_o the_o year_n 1070._o 1070._o mercia_n sheriff_n of_o the_o shire_n twelve_o man_n justice_n of_o peace_n justice_n of_o assize_n england_n divide_v into_o parish_n bishop_n monastery_n or_o abbay_n a_o hundred_o priory_n of_o monk_n alien_n king_n henry_n the_o five_o have_v dissolve_v before_o the_o king_n bracton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o seneca_n the_o prince_n prince_n nobilis_fw-la caesar._n caesar._n caesar_n nobilissimus_fw-la nobilissimus_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la natus_fw-la natus_fw-la lord_n a_o duke_n duke_n duke_n duke_n earl_n sigonius_n regni_fw-la italici_n lib._n 5._o afterwards_o a_o golden_a rod_n or_o verger_n be_v use_v marqueste_n marqueste_n an._n 4._o henriâ—_n 4._o in_o paratitlis_fw-la ad_fw-la codicem_fw-la p._n pithaeus_n in_o memorab_n campaniae_fw-la campaniae_fw-la a_o authentical_a record_n of_o the_o exchequer_n exchequer_n or_o maundevil_n cincture_n of_o the_o sword_n sword_n penbrochiae_fw-la in_o another_o place_n count_n palatine_n pithaus_fw-la viscount_n baron_n in_o parergis_n see_v goldastus_n pag._n 14._o lord_n about_o the_o year_n 580._o nâ—riots_n or_o relevies_n haply_o mancusae_fw-la that_o be_v 30._o denier_n many_o thanes_z in_o england_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n court-baron_n math._n paris_n pag._n 1262._o baronage_n of_o england_n bishop_n baron_n abbat_n baron_n of_o the_o parliament_n matth._n paris_n vavasor_n signius_fw-la noble_n of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n knight_n wherefore_o knight_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a milites_fw-la solidarij_fw-la baneret_n baneret_n fars_n 2._o pat._n 15.8.3_o m._n 22._o and_o 23._o 23._o hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la vexillum_fw-la vexillum_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la knight_n of_o the_o bath_n knight_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la germanorum_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 22._o epist._n 94._o 94._o be_v dub_v knight_n knight_n other_o say_v 100_o 100_o compliment_n compliment_n ennoblishment_n ennoblishment_n nobilitationis_fw-la nobilitationis_fw-la king_n or_o queen_n queen_n priest_n in_o dorso_fw-la pat._n 51._o h._n 3._o esquire_n esquire_n esses_n gentleman_n citizen_n yeoman_n parliament_n the_o king_n court._n king_n bench._n common_a pleas._n exchequer_n justice_n itinerant_a star-chambe_a court_n of_o 〈◊〉_d admiral_n court_n chancery_n chancery_n socratum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o judgement_n epist._n 6._o lib._n 11._o robert_n fitz._n stephen_n who_o live_v under_o henry_n the_o second_o court_n of_o request_n ecclesiastical_a court_n see_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o british_a church_n court_n of_o the_o arch_n court_n of_o audience_n court_n of_o faculty_n under_o what_o sign_n in_o heaven_n britain_n lie_v the_o order_n or_o method_n of_o the_o work_n ensue_v ensue_v welch_n welch_n welshman_n ostidamnej_fw-la cossini_n corn_n and_o kern_n kern_n perâ—copsca_n or_o procopia_n procopia_n bretaigne_n or_o little_a britain_n strabo_n orewood_n tin_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o &_o 9_o 9_o â—o_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o tinner_n l._n warden_n of_o the_o stannary_n cornish_a diamond_n pilchard_n pilchard_n which_o peradventure_o be_v gerre_n in_o pliny_n hurling_n havillan_n in_o architrenio_n western_a people_n most_o strong_a and_o hardy_a hardy_a tame_a those_o of_o the_o terciere_n &_o â—_o bellerium_fw-la or_o antivestaeum_n steort_n what_o iâ—_n signify_v signify_v castellidi_fw-la lipantâ—n_n lipantâ—n_n mardi_n mecha_n or_o the_o red-sea_n red-sea_n mardi_n mecha_n or_o the_o red-sea_n s._n burien_n burien_n silly_a or_o sorling_n a_o trophy_n baron_n of_o ticis_fw-la ticis_fw-la marine_a amber_n that_o be_v ambrose_n stone_n s._n michael_n mount_n michelstow_n laurence_n noel_n weapon_n of_o brass_n brass_n pyrrhecorax_n cornish_n chough_n chough_n a_o narrow_a passage_n between_o two_o creek_n or_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n mountsbay_n goldphin_n hill_n the_o family_n of_o the_o godolphin_n 'loo_o pool_n menna_n meneg_n ocâ—â—num_fw-la the_o liskard_n voluba_n falemouth_n falemouth_n brindiâ—_n brindiâ—_n leland_n pendinas_n cenionis_fw-la ostium_fw-la perin_n glasnith_n arwenak_n carminow_n rossiâ—_n lansladron_n in_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o foy_n the_o mohun_v vzella_n britan_n have_v not_o the_o letter_n â—_o vxellodunum_n in_o france_n how_o the_o haven_n in_o cornwall_n come_v to_o be_v stop_v up_o leskerd_n bodman_n the_o book_n of_o winchester_n abbey_n s._n neot_n doomsday_n doomsday_n doniert_n prayer_n for_o the_o soul_n etc._n etc._n wringcheese_n hurler_n the_o river_n 'loo_o s._n germane_a trematon_n trematon_n de_fw-fr vallet_fw-la edge-comâ—_a anthony_n s._n jie_n jie_n in_o aquilâ—â—nâ—m_n or_o north._n s._n columb_n lhanheton_fw-la lib._n 3._o philâ—peinos_n of_o wâ—â—liam_n britâ—â—_n who_o live_v anno_o 117_o 117_o swallow_n castle_n denis_n padstow_n tindagel_n the_o place_n of_o arthur_n nativity_n architrenius_n banner_n tufa_fw-la a_o banner_n