l._n 13._o r._n some_o be_v afterward_o p._n 355._o l._n 11._o r._n certain_a it_o be_v part_n ii_o p._n 66._o l._n 5._o deal_n but._n p._n 68_o l._n 35._o r._n in_o p._n 99_o l._n 33._o r._n us_o part_n iii_o p._n 2._o l._n 10._o r._n be_v p._n 79._o l._n 35._o r._n assist_v p._n 63._o l._n 22._o r._n sit_v on_o p._n 71._o l._n 14._o r._n who_o p._n 213._o l._n 18._o deal_n of_o p._n 180._o l._n 15._o r._n john_n how_o esq_n p._n 224._o l._n 17._o r._n 1689._o p._n 232._o l._n 27._o r._n sir_n edward_n clark_n and_o sir_n francis_n child_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o new_a state_n of_o england_n under_o their_o majesty_n k._n william_n and_o q._n mary_n contain_v a_o geographical_a description_n of_o england_n in_o general_n and_o of_o every_o county_n in_o particular_a with_o useful_a and_o curious_a remark_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1691._o the_o new_a state_n of_o england_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n treat_v of_o england_n in_o general_a and_o of_o every_o county_n in_o particular_a england_n england_n be_v the_o best_a and_o large_a part_n of_o the_o great_a island_n of_o europe_n a_o island_n ancient_o call_v albion_n from_o its_o white_a chalky_a cliff_n but_o since_o better_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o great_a britain_n great_a for_o the_o vast_a extent_n of_o â—t_a reach_v as_o it_o do_v in_o length_n from_o north_n to_o south_n about_o 600_o mile_n britain_n that_o be_v a_o country_n inhabit_a by_o paint_a man_n as_o former_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v principal_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n england_n scotland_n and_o wales_n the_o first_o two_o be_v two_o distinct_a kingdom_n the_o last_o a_o principality_n but_o all_o of_o they_o happy_o unite_v under_o one_o head_n england_n take_v up_o the_o south_n part_v of_o the_o island_n be_v part_v from_o scotland_n northward_o by_o the_o river_n tweed_n from_o wales_n westward_o in_o part_n by_o the_o river_n dee_fw-mi and_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n 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valley_n of_o which_o this_o county_n do_v very_o much_o consist_v other_o again_o from_o some_o accident_n therein_o as_o berkshire_n from_o beroc_n a_o certain_a place_n wherein_o grow_v good_a store_n of_o box_n rutland_n q._n d._n red_a land_n from_o the_o redness_n of_o its_o soil_n but_o the_o most_o part_n from_o the_o principal_a town_n of_o the_o county_n as_o glocestershire_n from_o gloucester_n oxfordshire_n from_o oxford_n cambridgeshire_n from_o cambridge_n etc._n etc._n as_o of_o all_o the_o county_n of_o england_n yorkshire_n be_v the_o big_a beyond_o all_o compare_n so_o iâ—_n rutland_n the_o least_o out_o of_o the_o first_o which_o iâ—_n count_v as_o big_a as_o the_o seven_o unite_a province_n 70000_o man_n may_v be_v raise_v for_o present_a service_n whereas_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o last_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a that_o one_o may_v skip_v it_o over_o in_o lesâ—_n than_o half_a a_o day_n in_o point_n of_o situation_n darbyshire_n may_v bâ—_n look_v upon_o as_o the_o middle_a province_n of_o thâ—_n kingdom_n beside_o the_o former_a division_n of_o
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