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A13460	The honorable, and memorable foundations, erections, raisings, and ruines, of divers cities, townes, castles, and other pieces of antiquitie, within ten shires and counties of this kingdome namely, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Barkshire, Essex, Middlesex, Hartfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire: with the description of many famous accidents that have happened, in divers places in the said counties. Also, a relation of the wine tavernes either by their signes, or names of the persons that allow, or keepe them, in, and throughout the said severall shires. By John Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1636 (1636)	STC 23764A; ESTC S113524	21,803	64

Margaret Hayles William Edwards At 〈◊〉 Anne Garyre At Brading Iohn Iames. So there are nine Taverns in the I le o●… W●…ght This ●…and to the County of Hampshire ●…s 2●… mil●…s in length 12 miles in bredth in the broadest place it is a most plentifull strong defencible Countrey Sea Art Nature made so It is peopled with valiant and warlike inhabitants Henry Bewchamp Earle of Warwick was crowned King of the I le of Wight in the raigne of King Henry the sixt At Forthingoridg one Taverne Richard Boen At Hambledon one Christopher Organ At Bishops Waltham one Iohn Hawksworth At Eastincon one Iane Loving At Botley Dorathy Doncastle Winchester is a very famous and ancient Citty it was the Royall seat of the West Saxon Kings it had 6 houses in it for coining and minting mony in the raigne of King Athelstane and long since that ●…ll the publike Records Evidences of the whole ●…ingdom of England were kept there This Citie hath been twice fired by sudden mis-fortunes and in king Stephens raigne it was sack'd and spoil'd by rude Soldiers that belong'd to the King and Mawd the Empresse factions but after it was much enrich'd by the royall favour of King Edward the 3 who caused a Mart or Staple of Wooll Cloth to be kept there but since as times hath altred this worthy City hath suffred many changes yet still with Fame and Reputation she beares up her head Winchester hath 4 tavernes Ioan Prat Anne Bud Thomas Brexton and Cornelius Brexton At Soake neere Winchester three VVilliam Pope Iohn Noake and VValter Travers At Lippock Robert Palmer At Sutton Sconey Michaell Nicholas At Hartlerow Anthony Maynard or Iohn VVild at the G●…orge Portsmouth so called because it stands at the mouth of the Port or Haven it is a strong towne and fortresse with a Garrison and it thrives better by War than by Peace It hath 4 tavernes Richard Iames Owen Iennings Dorothy Iennings and VVilliam Haberley Portsmouth Liberties one Anthony Haberly hath or may keepe two tavernes At Gosport neere Portsmouth two Anne Clarke and VVilliam Towerson At Hartford bridge Thomas Bickton or VVilliam VVild at the Swan At Milbrooke Margery Strood Odiam is a pretty Market towne where sometimes David King of the Scots was kept prisoner in King Eward the third's raigne since when the Kings of England have and do now then lodge there in a royall Mansion of their owne there was a fortresse there in the raigne of King Iohn of such strength that thirteene Englishmen did hold it fifteen dayes against Lewis the Daulphin of France who assaulted it with a mighty armie yet could not win it from the said thirteen men Odiam hath one taverne kept by Bridget Dickenson or one Mistrisse Keyes at the George Hampshire had at the suppression of Popery of Abbies Nunneries Priories Fricries Colleges Hospitals 30. This Shire hath 18 Market townes Parishes 253. It is divided into 40 hundreds or divisions as Crundon Acton Selburne Odiam Eastmean Sutton Bartenstacy Finchdeane Portsdown Tichfield Mansbridge Meanstock Fawley Hambledon Budlegate Redbridge Kings Sombourne Andover within Andover without Hornwell Bosmere Fareham Averstock and Gosport Waltham Eringer 〈◊〉 Kings Cleare Thoragate Overton Basingstoake extra Holdshot Christ-church Newforre●… Ringwood Barmanspi●… Forthingbridge Buntsborough Mainsborough Chutefey and Michell ●…ever Number of Tavernes in this County seventy three Barkshire BArkeshire is a rich and plentifull County and a great helpe to her neighbour Provinces for Wood and Corne which necessary commodities are the cause that no other thing fitting for mans use is wanting in this Countie Windsor is a daintie faire and spacious towne with a royall Castle of such mag●…cent structure and so scited and seated that for prospect it is unparalleld deserves respect transcendent beyond all the princely fabricks in Great Brittain That victorious Mars of men King Edw. 3. was borne in Winsor he founded the said Castle He held prisoners King Iohn of France and David K. o●… Scots since which time the Castle was made more stately and conspicuous by King Edw. 4. and a Noble Knight Sir Reignold Bray was at great charge in the augmenting of it since when the famous and worthy memorable Queene Elizabeth beautified it with the stone Gallery or Walke towards the Thames The Right honourable Order of the Garter was first instituted by K. Edw 3. at Burdeaux in France but since that time it hath bin continued at Winsor for that noble installation and in the beautifull Chappell there are all the Armes and Hatchments of that noble Fellowship placed in their degrees Also in this famous Castle was borne that good and pious King Henry the 6 who founded Aeton Colledge and the worthy structure of Kings Colledge in Cambridge Winsor hath these Tavernes the Crosskeyes the George the Garter and the White Hart. Wantage is a place of great antiquity long before the Norman Conquest there was a house for the king for Aelfred the 23 king of the West Saxons was borne there who raigned Anno 872 there is or may be two Tavernes kept by Edward Gallant at the signe of the Elephant At Buscot one Adam Kirby At Twyford one Henry Millward At Enborne one Anne Plantin At Wareseile one Thomas Garson Abendun Abbington or Abinton the name was first derived from a famous Abby built there by Cissa one of the Saxon Kings which Abby was throwne downe by the Danes and after raised againe by king Edgar Anno 995. since which time it grew to that state and greatnesse that scarse any Monastry in England could top it either for wealth or pomp but there remaines little or nothing of it now but Ruines and Rubbish as Reliques of the greatnesse which once it had from it the Towne was called Abby-town now changed into the name Abington it is a faire and sweet scituation famous for a rare Crosse in the Market place and for plenty of Mault made and sold there It hath but one Taverne kept by one Iohn Prince who at his pleasure may keepe three Tavernes there if he will At Theale one Iohn Bowyer At Winfield one Iohn Hawkins At Binfield Richard Williams At Thackham Robert Humphrey At Farington two Simon Turner and Margaret Handy At Okingham two Will Hunt and Rich Thorp At Lamburne one kept by one Daintree at the two neck'd Swan At Hungerford one Thomas Smith Wallingford was a good towne in the raigne of K. Edward the Confessor An. 1042. It hath been a walled towne as appeares by the ruines of it with a strong Castle neere the river of Thames which is now almost defac'd into fragments King Stephen with all his force could not win it from the besieged Empresse Mawd In the raigne of K. Edw. 3. An 1334 this town was of such greatnesse that it had 12 Churches which now are demolished and diminished to 1 or scarce two such are the changes of transitory things it is a good Market town and stands commodiously having two Tavernes

Iohn Pettit The towne of Midhurst hath foure Taverners Iohn Kelsey Anne Carus Mary Hudson and Ioan White Hastings is a good and profitable Fisher-town a Nu●…sery for Mariners and Saylors It had a Mint to coyne Money in it in the time of King Athelstan and it is named the first of the ●…que Ports it had these ports ●…nd towns belonging to it namely Seaford Pemsey Hodney Bulver●… Winchelsea and Rye all which were at any time at command of the King to set out 21 serviceable ships for the service of their Prince and Country within forty dayes warning and to beare all the charge of the sayd shipps for the space of fifteene dayes and the King was to be at all the charges after the fifteene dayes were expired Hastings hath two Tavernes Iohn Phissenden and Francis Wennell Lewis a famous Market Towne which had a Mint in it in King Athelstanes Reigne for his Coine of Gold and Silver or other Mettals It hath 6. Churches and a goodly house belonging to the Earle of Dorset A mighty memorable Battle was fought there Anno 1264. betwixt King Henry the third and Simon Montfort Earle of Leaster where the Earle tooke the King and the King of the Romanes prisoners Lewis hath these Taverns or number of houses for the sale of Wines Agnes Thurgood Thomas Oliver Robert Carter and William Peake may keep two Tavernes if he will At Lingfield Beding and Bramborow Richard Meade At Billi●…ghurst Iohn Agate At V●…field field Iohn Forde At Backesteed Thomas Oliver At Cliffe Richard Meade and William Peake At Crawley and Worth Iohn Peake At Brighthelmeson Alice Harding and William Peake At Barreash Mayfield Pemsey and Westham Thomas Oliver At Dallington Henfield and Abfreston Thomas Oliver At East-Greensteed Iohn Langridge and Henry Baldwin the signes at East Greensted are the Crowne and the Cat. Rye is a good Towne and was made strong by William of Ipres A valiant Nobleman and Earle of Kent It was walled in the undefensible and weakest places by King Edward the 3. Terrible stormes and tempests hath done more for them then they could well have done for themselves for the blustring raging Winds hath formerly caused the violence of the Sea to make them a good Haven but great pitty it is for it is much decay'd For Rye is a brave flourishing Towne and serves London and many other places with Fish in aboundance It hath these Tavernes in name or number Richard Pecote Iohn Halsey Richard Thomas Sussex had at the suppression of Abbyes Nunneries Priories Frieries Colledges and Hospitalls 32. This County is devided into 6. Devisions or Hundreds called Rapes namely Chichester Arundell Bramber Lewis Pemsey and Hastings There are in Sussex 18 Market townes 312 Parishes and 61 Tavernes Middlesex MIddlesex doth almost round beguirt the two famous Cities of London and Westminster And although I have in my former Booke made mention of many of the Tavernes neere adjoyning to the sayd Cities yet to make this my second narration in the better forme and order I haue named some of the said Tavernes againe because I would play the part of an honest true Taylor and put in all the stuffe At Chelsey Richard Eeds the signe of the Dog At Fulham Ioseph Holden Richard Parkes the signes are the Kings Armes and the Nags head At Hammersmith Alice Robinson or Thomas Warner at the white Hart and Thomas Holden at the Goat or Ant●…lop At Chiswick Valentine Smith at the Kings head At Acton Iohn Cooth●…idge and William Aldridg their signes are the Cock and the Bell. At Old Br●…ntford and New B●…entford are these signes the Three Pidgeons the Halfe Moone the Lyon the Goat the George the Swan The Ga●…ter neere Hammersmith in London way towards Brentford At Hownslow Henry Needles and Martha Warwick the signes are the Katherin Wheele and the Georg●… At E●…gworth Henry Haley At Harrow hill Peter Iones At Strangreene Thomas Blithe At Northket Katherin Awceter At Thistleworth Anne Parks At Rayslip Margaret Price At Kenzington Annis Turbervill at the Lyon At Knightsbridge Richard Kellway Elizabeth Sharpe there are three Taverne signes G●…ave Ma●…rice the Swan and the Rose Uxbridge is a faire long Market towne it hath many Innes and foure of them be 〈◊〉 Iohn Raynor Edmund Morrice Sara Hitchcock and Michael Web The signes are the Chequer the George the Crowne and the White horse The Toy Taverne at Hampton-Court needs no signe At Twickenham Anne Palmer At Paddington Walter Whitlock At Kingsland George Willis the signe the King or Princes Armes At Newington Iohn Usher at the Sun At Islington are these signes and Tavernes the Angell the Globe the Lyon the Miter the Nags-head the Swan and the Sarazens head At Kentish Towne the Rose Gregory Machin At Whetstone the Lyon and the Princes Armes Samuell Augier Richard Taylor At White-chappell Habacuck Kirby At South M●…mms Thomas Avis the Bell. At Hillingdon Katherin Taylor At Pinner Margery Bateman At Saint Giles Iohn Prince VVilliam Pearpoynt At Kenton William Bird. At Tottenham Court Iohn Day At Tottenham-highcrosse Mathew Beuning at the Sun At Chiswell street Samuell Taylor At Cow-crosse Robert Iordane At Edmonton Stephen Goodyere At Highgate at the Mermayd Mary Sell. At Budfo●… Thomas Weldish At Hackney William Gore and William Cave the signes are the Mermayd and the Rose At Engfield Elizabeth Kirby and Mary Southwell At Hardington Elizabeth Osbourne At Totnam street Francis K●…y At Hayes Mary Hill At Feltham Robert Butler At Holloway street Ez●…hiel Cates●… the B●…ll At Black-wall Zachary 〈◊〉 ●…igne of the Armes of the East India Company The Crosse at Ratcliffe the Diagon the Kin●…s head the Mermayd the Ship the Queenes head the Lyon the ship at Dickshore and the Hoope and the three Kings In Ratcliffe high-way the Anker the Garter the Rose At Bow the Flower de Lice the George and the Kings head At Mile end the Nags-head At Lime-house Iohn Iennings At Wapping Iames Bull the Bull the Angell the Crosse the Dragon the Gunne the Ship the Popes-head the Rose and the Kings head At Popler the Ship the Lyon The Bull at Stepney and the Bull-head These that follow hereafter named are already in my former booke because they are so neere to the Cities of London and Westminster but because they are in this County of Middlesex I will name them once more Neere the Bowling Alley at Westminster Henrie Normaville 〈◊〉 Galley street Daniel Hitche 〈◊〉 Holborne William Matthewes Thomas Simcots In Saint Iohn street Margery Baines and Mary Motsley In Saint Martins in the fields Richard Ieyner Anne Parks and Gertred Swan In Silver street Iohn Thomas In Tuttle street Ieffrey George In Savoy Parish Robert Amery and Thomas Blunt In the Tower Liberties Thomas Foster Stanes is famous for a Meadow neere it called Rennimead or Running mead where in the twelfe or thirteenth yeare of the raigne of King Iohn the most part of the Lords and great States of England met and oppos'd the King in Warlike

At Winslow Nicholas Brinsall At Chaffant Robert Ducke At Burnham Iohn Phipp. At Oney Lewis Ablestone Brill is so ancient that King Edward the confessor had a house in it and sometimes kept hi●… Court there It hath bin formerly a Market town●… it is a place most fertill and fruitfull and hath brave beautifull and pleasant prospect It hath on●… Taverne the Kings Armes kept by Christophe●… Gregorie At Brickhill two Iohn Hutchinson and Iane Holmes At Cheneis Iohn Barefoot At Hanslap Richard Perry At Newport Pagnell two Iohn Prest●… and Elizabeth VVhite At Slowgh two the Crowne and the White Hart Iohn Checkley At Fenny streetford Iohn Kims At Ever William Atkins Alesbery as some say so called for brewing of most mighty Capitoll Ale as browne as a Berry it is a good Market town and hath these tavernes and fignes Ioseph Sexton Ieffrey Standley and Anne Goldsworth the George the Kings head and the Bush. At Amersham Iohn Cr●…ss Edward Bayly and Tobias Saunders At Challey Robert Paine At Marsh Gibbon Mary Robins At Beconsfield Richard Bentley Sara Hayles the Bell. East Wickham or high VVickham is a faire town and a Maior town with these tavernes the Lyon the Nagshead and the Katherin VVheele but Mr. George VVells may if he pleas●… keep one more At West-wickham Mary VVells At Farnham Royall VVilliam Baldwin At Chessham Daniell VV●…st and Eliz VVolfe At Aeton two Francis Dickinson and Peter VViggor the signes there are the Christopher and the Su●… At Missenden two VVilliam Harris and Thomas Gardner At Whit-church VVilliam Theed At●…vinghoe ●…vinghoe Edward Anthony At Wendover two Richard Rowell and Ralpb Hill the Lyon Stonystretford is so named for the place where it stands and much of the Countrey neere it is very stony there is a Taverne there the signe of the Cock Lloyde At Amelford two the Sarazens head the Bush. Colebrooke is a great through-fare and hath these taverns the George the Estrich the Katherin wheel Thomas Meale Thomas Charley Iohn Childe At Prince Resborow VVilliam Hastlegrove Buckingham is the Provinciall Towne of this Shire and hath these Tavernes the Cock and the Bush Alexander Stotusbury and Elizabeth Pollard This County had at suppression of Monasteries Abbies Nunneries Priories Frieries Colleges and Hospitals 22. It hath 8 divisions or hundreds Assenden Stock Newport Burnham Buckingham Disborough Collstow Alesbery It hath 11 Market Townes 185 Parishes and 47 Tavernes Oxfordshire OXfordshire is scarce second to any County in England for plenty of Corne and Pasturage Wood and Fruits of all sorts that this kingdome yields It is also excellently watred with fine sweet Rivers as Ouse or Isis which some doe c●…ll the Thames and the little River Cherwell also glides into it so that this Shire is furnish'd in plenty with fresh River fi●…h of sundry kinds Banbury is a goodly faire Market towne and as the learned Cambden it is famous for Cakes Cheese and Zeale it hath three saverns kept by Martin VVright Elizabeth Collins and Mathew Alsop At Stoken Church Augustine Belson the signe the White Hart. At Nettlebed two Iohn VVhite Ioh. Crowch the signes are the Bull and the Lyon At Watlington Elizabeth Colebrooke At Bampton Simon Turner Burfourd is a good Market towne but beware of a Burfourd Bayt for it may breed the Staggers there are 3 Tavernes inhabited or allowed under Edmund Hening Agnes Dalby and Simon Hator At Chippingnorton two Christopher Deane and Henry Cornish At VVitney Tho. Brooke at the Kings Armes Dorchester was a faire and goodly Citie 1000 yeares agoe for in anno 642. Oswald King of Northumberland was a Godfather to one Cingilse a king of the West Saxons which king was converted from Paganisme to Christianity and was then and there baptized in this town of Dorchester The Cuines whereof that are neere it doe shew in part how far the ancient greatnesse extended it is now but a little Towne the River of Tame doth fall into Isis hard by this Towne it hath one taverne inhabited or allowed by Elizabeth Bernard At Stratton Awdley there is one Taverne under the licence of Iohn Burlace Esquire At Enstone Richard Canning and Mary Ayldworth Thame is a good Market towne and is so named from the River of Tame or Thame that waters it it hath two Tavernes Thomas Ballow and Richard Kendall the signes are the Red Lyon and the Swan At Benson one Edward Snelling VVoodstocke house or the Kings Pallace there was built by King Henry the 1. and the Park there was also by him enclosed This house was after made a Pallace of private pleasure by King Henry the second where hee injoyed his fading contentment with the faire Rosamond Clifford The town is a pretty Market towne and chiefly famous for the breeding of the worthy Ieffrey Chancer the most ancient Arch-Poet of England VVoodstocke hath sometimes but one Taverne and sometimes two according to the pleasure of Mr. Tho Rayer At Tatsworth two Iohn Poyner and Elizabeth Tanner At Paddington two Katherin Bennet and Mary ●…ker At Is●…p two Edward Stoakley VVilliam Bradley Kings head Princes Armes At Wheatley two Iohn Smith and Athaliah Robinson Hendley or Henley is an excellent Market town with these Tavernes the VVhite hart and the Elephant Also there is a Taverne with a Bush only at the Bowling Green without the Towne in Ox ford way Robert Heyborne Richard Pinder and Iohn Stevens Oxford AS the glorious Beames of the resplendant Sun cannot be made more coruscant by the light of a silly Taper and as a drop of raine augments not the boundlesse Ocean so would any thing that should be spoken or written by mee in the praise of this famous University and City be most needlesse or impertinent The vigour of Hercules could not be encreased with the strength of a Pismire it is high presumption to shew Apollo the grounds of Poetry or to teach the Muses whose habitation is there and there is the inexhausible Magazin of all Arts Learning and good littrature therfore with that little parcell of Latine which is translated out of Greeke and spoken by Apelles the famous Painter Ne Sutor Vltra Crepidam I will take leave of the University and speake of the Tavernes which are five Francis Harris William Turner Thomas Hallom William Grice and Humphrey Budwit the signes are the Mermayd the Swan the other three are onely Bushes This Shire had at the suppression of the Romish Religion of Monasteries Abbies Nunneries c. 26. This County is devided into 14 hundreds or devisions namely Langtree Bloxham Tame Banburie Wootton Binfield Ewelme Pitton Chadlington Bampton Bullington Plowghley Dorchester and Lewknor Also Oxfordshire hath 11 Market Townes 208 Parishes and 40 Wine Tavernes The totall of all the Tavernes in all the ten Shires and Counties aforesaid are 686 or thereabouts FINIS

which Richard was King of the Romanes and Earle of Cornewall This Castle ruined is also famous for the residence there of that most Illustrious Royall Spark Edward the Black Prince and lastly it is memorable for being the Birth-place of King Richard the third Barkhamstead hath two Taverns allowed or kept by Stephen Besowth and Francis Baker At Tring William Blacknall At Stevenedge Iohn Nodes At Whethamstead Thomas Stepping At Redburne Prudence Miles At Sabridgeworth Iohn Burr At Walton George Honor. At Colney or Coney William Tompson Barnet is a good Market towne for Sheepe and Beasts it is a great thorow fare and famous for the Battle fought neere it on Easter day the 14th of Aprill 1471 betwixt King Edward the 4 and the Earles of Warwick and Oxford where Warwick was ●…ine and with great slaughter of men on both sides King Edward had a bloudy victory Barnet hath these Tavernes Iohn Brisco at the Antelop Henry Owen at the red Lyon Thomas Brisco at the Rose the Crowne At B●…ldock 2 Iames Haiday and Iohn Thurgood At Stevenledg Iohn Nodes At Stansted Abby Iohn Giver At the Bell at Richmonsworth Sara Marsh. At Bishops Hatfield William Walker and Elizabeth Barefoot Hartford is the Provinciall towne of this Shire there is a Castle as some write built by King Edward the first this towne hath been much larger and in greater prosperity and accompt for it had 4 Churches namely All-Saints and Saint Andrews which are now standing the other 2 are decayed or down their names were Saint Maries and Saint Michaels Hartford hath these 3 Tavernes Will. Scant at the Bell Anne Vinmunt Tho Noble Henry Chalkley and Henry Butler these 4 persons last named doe inhabit and allow the other a Tavernes there being the signes of the Glove the Angell At Hempstead 2 Will Smith Dorcas Goodwin At Hitchin three George Haiday Thomas Harding Priscilla Warner At Hoddesden Iohn Sydes at the Black Lyon and Francis Williams at the Chequer At Waltham Crosse two Katherin Holt at the Bell and Rosamond Hawton At Royston three Leonard Hamond Anne Crofts and Thomas Hagger At Watford 2 Edward How and Henry G●…ry At Markatstreet Iohn Crane At Wellwin Iesper Wilshire At Barkway Iohn Rawley and Thomas Smith Ware is a great thorow-fare and hath many faire Innes with very large Bedding and one high and mighty Bed called The Great Bed of Ware a man may seeke all England over and not find a married couple that can fill it Ware hath 3 Tavernes Wil Cross or Wil Raste at the Crown Shelton Amery Christopher Robinson widow Hall at the George also she keepes a Wine-seller at the Christopher At Bishops-starford two George Hawkins and Iohn Cheyny At Buntingford two Edward Bullen and Anne Hensham At Wormeley Rich Bishop at the Black Lyon At Much-hadham Edmund Rustat At Puckeridge two Sir Iohn Wats doth allow one and the other is inhabited or allowed under one Will Northage Saint Albanes is famous for Antiquity and for the death of our English Proto-martyr St. Alban hee was martyr'd there in the raig●…e of Dioclesian the Emperor Ann. 268. After he had suffred many torments lastly his head was struck off and immediatly the executioner was struck blind Off a king of the Mercians built the goodly Abby Church there An. 795. and the said Church was dedicated to Christ and St. Alban from whom the town hath denomination The Brazen Font in the Church was brought out of Scotland by Sir Richard Lea Knight An. 1543. in the 36 yeare of the raigne of K Henry the 8. This towne is also famous for two memorable bloody Battels there betwixt K. Edward the 4. and K. Henry the 6. where both the Kings had various fortunes It hath these Wine tavernes the Blow Bore the Lyon the Kings Armes Kingslangley is also famous for being sometimes the residence of Kings Edmund of Langley Son to K. Edward the third was borne there K. Richard the second was first buried there It hath a tav●…m kept or allowed by Rose Deacon At Abbots Langley one Nicholas Breakespeare was borne who was afterwards Pope of Rome by the name of Hadrian the 4th he died suddenly chok'd with a Fly in his Cup. This County of Hartford had at the suppression of Popery 22 Religious houses as Abbies c. It hath 8 divisions or hundreds namely Odsey Caysho Branghing Hartford Hiching Edwinstree Broadwater and Dacorum This County hath 18 Market townes 120 Parishes and 52 Tavernes Hampshire HAmpshire or Hantshire is a goodly rich County abounding in Corne Wood Pasture and much enriched with innumerable Commodities from the Sea Southampton is a faire sweet pleasant town it hath had triall of both fortunes often it was quite consumed by fire in the raigne of K. Edward the 3. Anno 1337. since when it is better re-edified and much increased well defenced with Wals 〈◊〉 rets a Haven and a strong Castle built by K. Richard the second it is rich in Marchants and Inhabitants and by the grant of K. Henry the 6. it is a County of it selfe It hath 8 Wine Tavernes either allowed or inhabited by Thomas Miles Tho Stoner Tho. Smith Augustine Reignolds Oliver Stoner Elizabeth King Eliz Nevey and Eliz Elzey At Mew-church Benjamin Newland At Alton 3. Io. Butler Io. Goldsbery Basill Kemp. At Basing-stoake three Anne Cross or Robert White at the Bell Avis Tate or Anthony Spittle at the Maydenhead Thomasin Barrell or Captaine Marlow at the George Kingwood is a very ancient towne it was in estimation and prosperity more than 1100. yeares ago in the raigne of Cerdicus K. of West Saxons Anno 508 it is now a good Market town hath 2 taver●…ers allowed by Will Tarvar and Iohn Wiseman At Petersfield two Richard Goodwin and Agnes Wood. At Stokebridge one Francis Leison At Hava●…t William Woolgar At Fareham Anne Wilks At 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Anne Tinkeridg Rachell Tinkeridg Mary Williams At Buckland Henry Fabyn Tichfield where K. Henry the sixt was married to the valiant Virago Qu. Margaret daughter to Reinard Earle of Anjou titularie king of Scicilia and Ierusalem There is a goodly house the chiefe seat and residence of the honorable Earle of South-hampton Tichfield hath one Tavern Rich Brown At Andover three Iohn Milier Iohn Hercy and Mary So●…h At Hook Bridget Woolse the signe of the B●…ll At Romsey three Alexander Elver William Bloys and Dorothy Loa●… Christ-Church by the Saxons it had once a Castle in it of a good strength the towne was much repaired by one Ralph Flammard Bp. of Durham Anno 1094. in the raign of K. Rufus or William the 2. this Bishop was Deane of this Christ Church and there he erected a fair Monastery This town hath one Taverne Iohn Powson At Warnford Richard Woods and Mabell Vin●… At Limmington George Castle At Castbrooke Margaret Hayles At Newport in the Isle of Wight one Iohn Iames may or doth keepe three Tavernes At N●…wtowne 〈◊〉 Taylor At Cowse three Morgan Adams