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A40672 The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.; History of the worthies of England Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41. 1662 (1662) Wing F2441; ESTC R6196 1,376,474 1,013

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let_v it_o be_v impute_v to_o my_o zeal_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n chapter_n ix_o of_o writer_n on_o the_o cannon_n and_o civil_a law_n physic_n chemistry_n and_o chirurgery_n i_o sometime_o wonder_v in_o myself_o at_o two_o thing_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n first_o that_o see_v they_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o 32._o common_a what_o use_v they_o have_v of_o lawyer_n see_v no_o propriety_n no_o plead_v and_o such_o a_o communion_n of_o all_o thing_n give_v a_o writ_n of_o ease_n to_o that_o profession_n and_o yet_o i_o find_v mention_v make_v of_o 13._o zenas_n the_o lawyer_n no_o scribe_n of_o the_o law_n as_o many_o among_o the_o jew_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o advocate_n or_o barrister_n therein_o second_o i_o wonder_v what_o use_n there_o be_v of_o physician_n in_o the_o church_n see_v the_o apostle_n miraculous_o
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tho._n lodelow_n joh_n diggs_n 〈◊〉_d dig_v cou._n 〈◊〉_d on_o a_o cross_n arg._n 5._o eaglet_n display_v sable_n 3_o tho._n hyach_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o rich_a cliderow_n g_o ldstanton_n arg._n on_o a_o cheveron_n gules_a b●…twixt_a 〈◊〉_d spread-eagle_n sable_a 5_o annulet_n or._n 5_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o valent_n baret_fw-la lenham_n  _fw-fr 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o edw._n haut_fw-fr ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 9_o will._n snayth_o  _fw-fr †_o ar._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d g._n on_o a_o chief_a s._n a_o bar_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o 10_o reginald_n pimp_n †_o pimp_n co._n  _fw-fr 11_o joh_n darel_n cale-hil_n az._n a_o lion_n rampant_a or_o crown_v argent_fw-fr 12_o will._n notebeame_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr hen._n v._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o will._n clifford_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 2_o rob._n clifford_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 3_o will._n langley_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o will_n darel_n ●…t_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 5_o joh_n darel_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 6_o rich._n cliderow_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 7_o joh_n burgh_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o will._n haut_fw-fr hautsburn_n ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 9_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 10_o joh._n darel_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr hen._n vi_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o 〈◊〉_d darel_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 2_o wil●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d azure_a 6._o lion_n rampant_a argent_fw-fr a_o canton_n erm._n 3_o joh_n rykeld_n eastlinghan_n  _fw-fr 4_o will._n clifford_n ut_fw-la p●…ius_fw-la  _fw-fr 5_o will._n culpeper_n preston_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 6_o tho._n ellis_n burton_n 〈◊〉_d on_o a_o cross_n s._n 5._o cressant_n a._n 7_o will._n scot_n braborne_n amp._n 8_o joh._n peach_n lullingston_n  _fw-fr 9_o joh._n seintleger_fw-la ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 10_o edward_n gulfort_n ha●…den_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 11_o will._n burys_n b●…omeley_n  _fw-fr 12_o rich_a wo●…veile_n northamp_n arg._n a_o fess_n and_o canton_n gul._n 13_o will._n clifford_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 14_o will._n manston_n manston_n  _fw-fr 15_o jacobus_n fienis_fw-la k●…msing_n az_v 3_o lion_n rampant_a or._n 16_o rich_a w●…ller_n grome-br_a sab._n 3._o v_o vallnut-leaves_a or_o between_o 2._o benlet_n argent_fw-fr 17_o edw_n gul●…eford_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 18_o gervasius_n clifton_n brabourn_n sable_a semi_a de_fw-fr cinque_fw-fr foil_n a_o lion_n rampant_a argent_fw-fr 19_o joh._n yard_n denton_n  _fw-fr 20_o joh_n wa●…ner_n vote●…crey_n  _fw-fr 21_o will._n mareys_fw-la 〈◊〉_d †_z sable_a 3_o lion_n pass_v in_o bend_v double_v cotise_v argent_fw-fr 22_o tho._n brown_a †_o surrey_n  _fw-fr 23_o will._n crowm_a tunstal_n arg._n a_o cheveron_n 〈◊〉_d three_o raven_n sable_n 24_o joh._n 〈◊〉_d feversham_n  _fw-fr 25_o will._n 〈◊〉_d sundridge_n e●…min_n a_o fez_n gules_a 26_o will._n kene_n well_o hal_n  _fw-fr 27_o steph._n 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 28_o hen._n crowmer_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 29_o garvasius_fw-la clifton_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 30_o rob._n horn_n horn_n place_n  _fw-fr 31_o tho_n ballard_n ho●…ton_n  _fw-fr 32_o joh_n 〈◊〉_d repton_n  _fw-fr 33_o joh_n 〈◊〉_d mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 34_o 〈◊〉_d belkn●…p_n arm_n the_o moat_n  _fw-fr 35_o alex_n eden_n arm_n westwell_n  _fw-fr 36_o joh_n g●…ldeford_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 37_o 〈◊〉_d clifton_n mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 38_o t●…o_n brown_a mil_fw-mi &_o ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr joh._n scot_n be_v vicis_fw-la vic_a scots-hal_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la edw._n iu._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o joh._n isaac_n be_v owlet_n  _fw-fr 2_o will._n peach_n mil._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o idem_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o joh._n diggs_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 5_o alex._n clifford_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 6_o will._n haut_fw-fr mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 7_o ●…oh_fw-la colepeper_n mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 8_o 〈◊〉_d se●…ntleger_fw-fr be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 9_o hen._n f●…rrers_n be_v warw_n shire_n  _fw-fr 10_o joh._n bromston_n be_v preston_n  _fw-fr 11_o rich_a colepeper_n be_v oxenhoath_a ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 12_o ja_n peckham_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 13_o joh._n fog_n mil._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o joh._n isley_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 15_o will_n haut_fw-fr mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 16_o 〈◊〉_d green_n be_v scadbury_n gules_a across_o 〈◊〉_d ermine_n within_o a_o border_n gobony_n arg._n and_o sable_n 17_o will._n cheyney_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 18_o rich._n haut_fw-fr be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 19_o rich._n lee_n be_v delce_n  _fw-fr 20_o joh._n fog_n mil._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 21_o geo._n brown_a mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 22_o rich._n haut_fw-fr be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr rich._n iii_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o will._n haut_fw-fr mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 2_o joh._n banne_n grench_fw-mi  _fw-fr 3_o rich_a brakenbury_n mil_fw-mi the_o moat_n  _fw-fr &_o will._n cheyney_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 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bobbing_n  _fw-fr 17_o edw_n scot_n be_v ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 18_o john_n sidley_n bar._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 19_o tho._n roberts_n mil._n &_o b._n glastenb_n  _fw-fr 20_o george_n fane_n mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 21_o joh_n hayward_n mil._n hollingbor_n  _fw-fr 22_o tho._n hamond_n mil._n brasted_n arg._n ●…n_o a_o cheveron_n engrail_v betwixt_o 3_o martlet_n sable_a as_o many_o cinque_fw-fr foil_n or._n carol_n i._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anno_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o isa._n sidley_n m._n &_o bar_n g●…_n chart._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 2_o basilius_n dixwel_n be_v folkston_n ar._n a_o che._n g_o bet_n 3_o flow_n de_fw-fr lys_n s_o 3_o ●…_n dw_o engham_n mil._n goodneston_n arg._n a_o chev._n sab._n betw_o 3_o ogress_n a_o chief_a gules_a 4_o will._n campion_n m_o combwel_n  _fw-fr 5_o rich._n brown_n be_v singleton_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 6_o rob._n lewkner_n mil._n acris_fw-la azure_a three_o cheveron_n arg._n 7_o nich._n miller_n be_v crouch_v  _fw-fr 8_o tho._n style_n bar_n watringb_fw-la ut_fw-la prius_fw-la 9_o joh._n baker_n bar_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 10_o edw._n chute_n be_v surrenden_n  _fw-fr 11_o wil._n culpeper_n bar_n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 12_o geo._n sands_n mil._n ut_fw-la prius_fw-la  _fw-fr 13_o tho._n hendley_n mil_fw-mi courshorn_n  _fw-fr 14_o edw._n master_n mil._n e._n langdom_n  _fw-fr 15_o david_n polhill_n be_v otford_n  _fw-fr 16_o jacob_n hugeson_n be_v lingsted_n  _fw-fr 17_o will_n brokman_n m._n joh._n honywood_n m._n bithborow_n evington_n  _fw-fr 18_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 19_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 20_o joh._n rayney_n bar_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 21_o edw_n monins_n bar_n waldershane_n court_n azure_a a_o lion_n passant_a betwixt_o 3_o escalop_n or._n 22_o joh._n hendon_n mil._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr richard_n the_o second_o 5._o arnold_n savage_a he_o be_v a_o knight_n and_o the_o three_o constable_n of_o queenborough-castle_n he_o lie_v bury_v in_o bobbing_n church_n with_o this_o inscription_n orate_fw-la 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