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A tale of tvvo swannes VVherein is comprehended the original and increase of the riuer Lee commonly called Ware-riuer: together, with the antiquitie of sundrie places and townes seated vpon the same. Pleasant to be read, and not altogether vnprofitable to bee vnderstood. By W.V.
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Vallans, William.
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1590
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STC 24590; ESTC S111492
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as_o be_v build_v by_o king_n edward_n ãâã_d abouteââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d i_o can_v but_o much_o mislikââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o affirm_v that_o the_o town_n of_o hartford_n be_v ãâã_d by_o king_n edward_n the_o ââ¦rst_a before_o the_o conquesh_n seemââ¦_n ãâã_d by_o the_o very_a word_n of_o huntingdon_n it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v ââ¦ut_o the_o castle_n that_o he_o build_v for_o we_o read_v in_o beda_n his_o histoââ¦y_a ãâã_d a_o counsel_n of_o bishop_n that_o be_v bââ¦_n at_o hartford_n lââ¦g_v befââ¦_n edward_n time_n this_o castle_n i_o mean_v of_o hartford_n be_v build_v ãâã_d the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n ââ¦12_n by_o edward_n the_o sââ¦e_n of_o king_n alââ¦_n and_o two_o year_n after_o he_o build_v a_o towââ¦e_a ââ¦n_n the_o north_n ãâã_d of_o lee_n which_o be_v the_o same_o thââ¦t_n i_o do_v take_v ãâã_d be_v ware_n and_o wââ¦s_n in_o hand_n when_o witham_n in_o essex_n be_v also_o begââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d yeââ¦res_v since_o thus_o much_o father_n for_o this_o time_n i_o thougââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d unto_o you_o concern_v this_o matter_n ââ¦thing_v doubââ¦_n buââ¦_n ãâã_d herereafter_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v finish_v that_o by_o ãâã_d of_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n master_n fanshaw_n and_o other_o ãâã_d mââ¦_n ãâã_d in_o hard_a for_o the_o amendment_n and_o scââ¦ing_n ãâã_d river_n you_o and_o i_o both_o shall_v see_v though_o not_o ship_n yet_o ãâã_d bââ¦g_a boat_n and_o vessel_n pass_v too_o and_o fro_o betwââ¦xt_v london_n ãâã_d ware_n to_o the_o commodity_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n whââ¦h_n god_n grant_v your_o obedient_a son_n w._n vallans_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o first_o arm_n of_o increase_n the_o second_o the_o three_o a_o riââ¦_n let_v or_o rill_n the_o five_o the_o six_o the_o seven_o 1588._o thebal_n hartfoord_v lee._n caister_n ãâã_d ware_n thames_n severne_n humââ¦er_n trent_n cynthia_n verolane_n bishop_n hatfield_n oââ¦_n hethfield_n hââ¦don_n hartfoord_v waltham_n aââ¦lnors_n crosse._n