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B18452 Camden's Britannia newly translated into English, with large additions and improvements ; publish'd by Edmund Gibson ...; Britannia. English Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748. 1695 (1695) Wing C359 2,080,727 883

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those_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n they_o be_v somewhat_o more_o probable_a for_o the_o report_n be_v that_o in_o a_o island_n near_o britain_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o these_o goddess_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o those_o in_o samothrace_n do_v ocean_n do_v hitherto_o have_v i_o extend_v the_o british_a sea_n both_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o pomponius_n mela_n who_o stretch_v it_o to_o the_o coast_n of_o spain_n and_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o lord_n great_a admiral_n of_o england_n which_o extend_v so_o far_o for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v and_o be_v rightful_a lord_n of_o all_o the_o north_n and_o w_n st_o seacoast_n of_o france_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n as_o who_o to_o follow_v the_o tract_n of_o the_o sea_n coast_n win_v the_o county_n the_o only_a heir_n thereof_o in_o like_a manner_n most_o certain_a heir_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o thereby_o superior_a lord_n of_o little_a britain_n dependent_a thereof_o undoubted_a heir_n of_o the_o county_n of_o anjou_n tourain_n and_o maine_n from_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o who_o patrimony_n they_o be_v likewise_o of_o the_o county_n of_o poictou_n and_o duchy_n of_o aquitaine_n or_o guyenne_n by_o eleanor_n the_o true_a heir_n of_o they_o wife_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n the_o second_o ●●●nut_n the_o county_n of_o tholouse_n march_n the_o homage_n of_o avergne_n etc._n etc._n of_o all_o which_o the_o french_a by_o their_o arrest_n of_o pretend_a forfeiture_n and_o confisca●●ns_n have_v a_o sseize_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o annex_v they_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n take_v advantage_n of_o our_o most_o unhappy_a civil_a dissension_n whereas_o in_o former_a age_n the_o french_a king_n be_v so_o foreclosed_n by_o these_o territoreis_n as_o they_o have_v no_o access_n at_o all_o to_o the_o ocean_n since_o mela_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o spaniard_n make_v the_o british_a sea_n to_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o the_o coast_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o pyrenees_n 2._o lib._n 2._o it_o fall_v within_o the_o scope_n of_o my_o design_n to_o mention_v normonsty_a l'isle_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr and_o the_o l'isle_n de_fw-fr rey_n likewise_o which_o be_v famous_a for_o their_o store_n of_o bay_a salt_n yet_o the_o bare_a mention_n be_v sufficient_a since_o they_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o old_a geographer_n the_o next_o island_n to_o this_o ultarus_n oleron_n ultarus_n now_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o oleron_n but_o call_v uliarus_n in_o pliny_n lie_v as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o bay_n of_o aquitain_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n charonton_n now_o charente_n endow_v with_o many_o privilege_n by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n when_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n in_o those_o time_n it_o be_v so_o eminent_a for_o ship_v and_o marine_a affair_n that_o law_n be_v make_v in_o this_o island_n for_o the_o regulation_n of_o these_o sea_n in_o the_o year_n 1266._o as_o they_o be_v in_o rhodes_n heretofore_o for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a nothing_o remain_v now_o have_v carry_v on_o this_o discourse_n through_o so_o many_o shallows_o of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o rugged_a rock_n as_o it_o be_v of_o antiquity_n but_o that_o like_o the_o mariner_n of_o old_a who_o use_v to_o dedicate_v their_o totter_a sail_n or_o a_o votive_a plank_n to_o neptune_n i_o also_o consecrate_v something_o to_o the_o almighty_a and_o to_o venerable_a antiquity_n a_o vow_n which_o i_o most_o willing_o make_v and_o which_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n i_o hope_v to_o discharge_v in_o due_a time_n life_n time_n he_o hint_n here_o to_o the_o history-lecture_n which_o he_o afterward_o settle_v in_o oxford_n whereof_o see_v his_o life_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v i_o desire_v of_o the_o reader_n to_o consider_v that_o through_o this_o whole_a work_n i_o have_v be_v struggle_v with_o devour_a time_n of_o which_o the_o greek_a poet_n have_v this_o admirable_a passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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〈◊〉_d vast_a be_v the_o compass_n of_o the_o british_a coast_n a_o like_a extent_n no_o rival_n island_n boast_v and_o with_o he_o aristides_n and_o other_o greek_a writer_n agree_v who_o