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A08306 Speculum Britanniae. The first parte an historicall, & chorographicall discription of Middlesex. Wherin are also alphabeticallie sett downe, the names of the cyties, townes, parishes hamletes, howses of name &c. W.th direction spedelie to finde anie place desired in the mappe & the distance betwene place and place without compasses. Cum priuilegio. By the trauaile and vew of Iohn Norden. Anno 1593; Speculum Britanniae. Part 1 Norden, John, 1548-1625?; Keere, Pieter van den, ca. 1571-ca. 1624, engraver. 1593 (1593) STC 18635; ESTC S113229 40,877 140

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betweene it and Syon entreth into the Thames This worde Brent among the countrey people of those partes signifieth Brent the word how the people take the signification and is taken for all brookes riuers and currants of water therefore is euerie small brooke called the Brent among them Neere vnto this place Edmond Ironside Edm. Ironsides conflict with the Danes assaulted the Danes which he had driuen from the siedge of London and there put manie of them to the sword and put the residue to flight about anno Christi 1016. the place appeereth by this carracter ✚ Brentford old H. 14. a little thorowfare * Bushoppes hall F. 22. the house of the Lord Wentwoorth Blackwall G. 22. neere which is a harbor in the Thamis for shipping Blackwall why so called the place taketh name of the blackenes or darkenes of the water bankes or wall at that place Brompton G. 16. ** Boston G. 12. where dwelleth Iherome Halley Esquire Bedfont west H. 6. Bedfont east H. 8. * Brumfielde C. 20. the house of Skeuington Esquire C. Cannons D. 10. Crowch ende D. 18. * Coanie Hatch D. 18. there dwelleth Trot Gentleman Clapton E. 22. ** Canburie or Cannonburie E. 20. a house in the hands of Atee Gentleman It was builded by prior Bolton prior of Saint Bartholmewes in Smithfield in the time of H. 8. Childes hill E. 16. Chalcot or Chalkhill E. 16. Cowley F. 6. Chelsey G. 18. Chelsey why so called So called of the nature of the place whose strond is like the chesel which the sea casteth vp of sand pebble stones Therof called Cheselsey breefely Chelsey as is Chelsey in Sussex north of Chychester which standeth vpon the very edge of the sea as this * Chelsey on the Thamise Queene ELIZABETH hath there a faire house The Lord Dacres hath there a faire house Cheswicke H. 14. belonging to a prebend of Paules now in the handes of Doctor Goodman Deane of Westminster where he hath a faire house whereunto in the time of any common plague or sicknes as also to take the aire he withdraweth the schollers of the colledge of Westminster * Colham Collumbe or Colneham G. 6. a house of the Earle of Darbies which taketh name Colneham of the scytuation thereof so neere a branch of Colne streame Colbrooke or Colnebroke G. 6. one little part wherof is in MIDDLESEX as farre as the bridge the rest is Buckingham shire Craneford H. 8. It is so called of the forde or brooke called by the name of Crane Carleton or Charleton K. 8. D. Dalis D. 14. Dryuers hill D. 14. * Durance B. 20. the house of Robert Wroth Esquire ** Durhams B. 14. Lacye Gentleman a house in the hands of Daleson hill E. 14. Dormans well F. 10. the house of the Lo. Dacres * Drayton G. 6. a house late the Lord Pagets E. Edgeworth D. 12. consisting of one maine streete the west side whereof belongeth to little Stanmer called also Whitchurch the other part hath a church in it selfe ƿorþ ƿorþ in the Saxon toong signifieth a place fruitefull and fit in regarde of the apt scytuation thereof to be inhabited this ƿorþ standing on the very edge of the shire may be called Edgeworth of some but corruptly Edgeware East end D. 16. a member of Finchley Edmondton or Edelmeton C. 20. In the Church whereof are sundry ancient monuments the most of them defaced among which is a tombe of gray Marble circumscribed thus Hic iacent corpora Thomae Carleton cuiusdā dni Thomas Careleton buried istius villae qui obiit 21. die Februar Anno Do. 1447. Elizabethae vxo ris eius filiae Adae Francis militis per quam habuit dominium whose arms are these There is also one Iohn Kirketon Esquire Iohn Kirketen buried whose monument is of white free stone erected in the south wall of the Church and seemeth as auncient as the Church it selfe but there is no record of the time of his decease his armes are these There is a fable of one Peter Fabell that lyeth in the same Church also Peter Fabell buried who is saide to haue beguiled the Deuell by pollicie for money But the Deuell is deceite it selfe and hardly deceiued Edmonton streete C. 20. Enfield B. 20. sometime parcell of the land of the Duke of Lancaster now Queene Elizabeths The chace called Enfield chace taketh name of this place It is called of some Enfen and so recorded Enfen in regarde of the Fenny scytuation of some part thereof vpon the marshes or meerish ground which though now brought to be good meadow and profitable pasture it hath beene in time past fenney thereof taking the name Enfen or Infen now Enfielde But these fenney grounds are now on the east as the chace in the west profitable neighbors not onely vnto Enfield but to many other poore inhabitants neere Elinge called great Elinge G. 12. Thomas frowike buried In the Church whereof lyeth buried Thomas Frowike sometime owner of Gunnersbury or Gunwelsbury an auncient seat within the same parish Eueney H. 6. a ferme house belonging vnto the Deane and chapter of Westminster Enfielde house A. 20. Queene ELIZABETHS builded by an Earle of Worcester F. Frith called also New hall D. 14. sometime the Therlebyes now Richard Weekes Gentleman Lord Frowike by purchace Finchley D. 16. In the Church whereof lyeth the Lord Frowyke Lord chiefe Iustice of England in the time of H. 6. vnder a Marble toombe where hath beene his picture and armes in brasse with circumscription about the toombe but now defaced his armes onely remayning in the chauncell window in this manner There is also another Marble stone hauing the picture of a woman whereon is inscribed thus Ioan la feme Thomas de Frowicke gist icy le dit Thomas Pense de giser aueque luy There lyeth also buried vnder a Marble stone in the Chauncell of the Church one Thomas Aldenham Esquire sometime Chirurgion to King Henrie the sixt who died in Anno 1431. Thomas Aldeuham his armes Fryarne Barnet C. 18. ** Fryarne Mannor C. 18. Sir Iohn Popham knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England sometime maketh there his abode ** The Folde B. 16. the house of Fulham H. 16. of the Saxons called fullonham which as Master Camden taketh it signifieth Volucrum domus the habitacle of birdes or the place of fowles fullon and fuglas in the Saxon toong doe signifie fowles and Ham or Hame as much as home in our toong So that fullon Ham or fuglasHame is as much to saie as the home house or habitacle of fowle It may be also taken for Volucrum amnis the riuer of fowle for Ham also in many places signifieth Amnis a riuer But it is most probable it should be of lande fowle which vsually haunt groues and clusters of trees whereof in this place it see-meth hath beene plentie * There is an auncient house belonging to the sea of London moated aboute Henry the
yeeldeth no small releefe vnto the same which also as is recorded in histories hath beene holden at diuers other places in this land It is not yet forgotten The tearme remooued to Hertford no doubt how the God offended visited not onely this Citie but also London with a dangerous late infection insomuch as the last Michaelmas Terme was remooued to Hertforde castle which pinched the poore and made the rich to complaine in both these Cities yet a more gentle forewarning of his displeasure he cannot shew who longing for new obedience in vs calleth vs by diuers meanes and without speedie and harty repentance we shall likewise perish The principal high waies from London through Middlesex and towards what especiall places in England they lead THe way noted with this figure 2. leadeth to Stanes thence towards Sarisburie Exeter and other places in the west 3. Leadeth to Colnebrooke towardes Windsore Reading Bath Bristow c. 4. To Vxbridge and so towardes Oxford Gloucester south Wales 5. To Egewoorth towards Woodstocke Buckingham Warwicke Stafford Worcester Chester and north Wales 6. To S. Albans towards Bedford Northampton Leicester Darby c. 7. Towardes Waltham Hartforde Bedforde Huntingdon Cambridge into Norfolke towardes Lincolne Yorke and the Northen parts 9. To Stratford on the Bow and so into Essex and Suffolke 10. Leadeth into Surrey and Sussex 11. To Kingston vpon Thamis Guyldford Farneham Winchester Arrondell Chechister Southampton Portesmouth c. Noblemen and Gentlemen for the most part hauing houses or residence within this Shire A. sir Ed. Anderson Lord chiefe iustice of the common plees pag. 21. George Ashbie pag. 16. George Atee pag. 17. George Alleley at Daleson hill pag. 18. B. L. Burghley L. High Treasurer of England pag. 38. L. Barnes pag. 37. William Burrowes at lyme house pag. 36. Richard Bellamy The Bushop of London pag. 20. C. L. Compion pag. 37. 41. L. Corbet pag. 21. L. Cornewell pag. 18. L. Cockeram at Hamsted pag. 22 Iohn Cunstable at old Ford. pag. 37. Iohn Cornewallies pag. 22. Iohn Carle at Maribone park D. E. of Darby at Istleworth pag. 17. L. Dacres pag. 17. 18. 23. F. sir Iohn Fortescue knight one of hir Maiest priuy counsel pag. 21. sir Fleetewood pag. 19. G. ladie Gresham pag. 37. ladie Gylman at Twickenham pag. 41 ladie Gomershall pag. 16. ladie Gifford pag. 37. ladie Goddarde at Tottenham personage pag. 41. ladie Gerrard pag. 223. H. Ierome Halley pag. 17. Iohn Hatrey at Riselyp pag. 38. sir Rowlande Haywarde knight at Clapton pag. 17. sir Huggines at Meerstreet pag. 37. sir Io. Harrington at Stepney pag. 39. sir Hare at Pymmes pag. 38. K. auditor King neer Finchley pag. 20. aldermā Kempton at Hadley pag. 21. Thom. Kneuet at S. Iames parke L. Iohn Lyons pag. 41. Iohn Leeke pag. 41. Iohn Lacye pag. 18. M. Iohn Middlemore pag. 19. sir Richard Martyn knight neere Tottenham N. L. North. pag. 22. George Nicholson at Twickenham pag. 41. O. earle of Oxforde pag. 37. alderman Offley at Clapton pag. 17. P. sir Iohn Popham knight Lorde chiefe Iustice of England pag. 20. Ric. Peacocke at Northend pag. 37. Ric. Plumbe at Northende by Fulham Ric. Paine at Harlstone green pag. 23. Ric. Payne neer Harnesey pag. 21. Q. Ric. Quynnye at Chalcot or Chalkhill pag. 17. R. Ric. Roane pag. 25. Ric. Ryth at Twickenham pag. 41. alderman Roe pag. 36. alderman Ryder at Stepney pag. 39. ladie Isabell Counties of Rutland at Steyney pag. 39 S. sir Thomas Sherley pag. 39. sir Sewell at Cannons pag. 17. sir Skenington neere Harnesey pag. 21. sir Skeuington pag. 17. sir Sadler ad Edmonton pag. 18. sir doctor Seysar neere Tottenham T. sir Trott pag. 17. sir Throgmorton at Stepney pag. 39. sir Thomson at Lalam pag. 36. V. sir Vaghan at Littleton pag. 36. W. L. Wentworth pag. 17. Iohn Wallison at Riselipe pag. 38. Robert Wroth. pag. 17. 37. William Waade pag. 16. Richard Weeks at Hamsteed pag. 22. FINIS I craue patience though I haue not giuen to euerie man his addition of Esquire or Gent. for that I may easely erre therein without the especiall aide of an expert Herault To the right worshipful M. WILLIAM WAADE Esquire one of the clearks of hir Maiesties most Honorable priuie Counsell SIR I cannot rest vnreadie in desire to yeeld requitall of your aide extended towards the publication of this first part of my SPECVLVM BRITANNIAE wherin I must and do thankfullie acknowledge your good inclination not towards me onely but to all such as indeuour matters tending to publike good In lieu therfore of a farther faithful recompence accept I beseech you my willing indeuor vntil time afforde ablenes to make better repay In magnis voluisse dat est I. N. A I Lettori HAspeso molti di per Amor vostro A pinger queste carte famigliare Citte castelli fiume deliniare Le terre misurar Nordeno nostro Non guardate à le carte ne à l'inchiostro Perche è vna cosa che non sa parlare Guardate pur se l'opra vi può entrare Se'l specchio ui piace che vimostro Non otiòsa mà faticosa impresa è questo specchio del Britanno lido Non è composto senza molta spesa Non cercano tal ' opr ' alcuno nido Norden il specchio tuo senza contesa Risplenderà dou'è più chiaro il grido Ar. Oln. Ingenuo lectori de opere Authore te●rastichon QVem tulit is punctum qui miscuit vtile dulci Nordenus tulit hunc vtile dulce canens Vtile dulce canit digni laude ille liberque Nam placet prodest vtile dulce canens Notitia nobile nomen Robertus Nicolsonus Sur le Miroir de grand Bretaigne de M. Ichan Norden GArdez gentils regardez cest ' ouurage Tres-doctes Dames tres-sages Sieurs Moult delectant voz yeulx voz sens coeurs Cy fait Plaisir auec Profit mariage Chacun Degre rumine chachun Aage Ce petit liure plein de grands doulceurs Rend luy louange qui doulces rend odeurs Que chacun fait qui est sçedil auant ou sage Les autres sont autheurs d' Enui ' vice Ennemis a vertu sciens Notice Vilipendans les oeuures de sçedil auoir Mais nobles doctes gentils esprits Qui compte tiennent des elegans escripts Hault priseront NORDEN son cler Miroir N'ayant espour qu' en Dieu Robert Nicolson Corrections In pag. 11. line 5. for eighteene read thirteene In pag. 21. for Io. Fortescue esquire read sir Iohn Fortescue knight In pag 27. for 5191. read 3911. In the same pag. for Antonius read Antoninus In pag. 47. for Staple Inne read Lyons Inne
third often lay at this place The hoste of the pagan Danes in the time of K. Alphred did winter there in the yeere of Christ 879. the woodes Galfr. mon. Greg. inpast and apt scytuation of the place for passage by water no doubt moued them thereunto Feltham I. 8. Feltham hill I. 8. G. Gernford F. 10. a very fertile place of corne standing in the pure vale Gunnersbury or Gunwelsbury G. 14. an auncient house well scytuate for wood water and ayre sometime the Frowickes now belonging to the ** Corbets S. Gyles in the fielde F. 18. erected by Matylde Queene to H. 1. Rex E. 3. for leprous people about Anno 1117. H. * Harefield E. 4. There Sir Edmond Anderson knight Lord chiefe Iustice of the common plecs hath a faire house standing on the edge of the hill The riuer Colne passing neere the same through the pleasant meddowes and sweete pastures yeelding both delight and profit Highwood hill D. 12. a member of little Stanmer Hendon D. 14. of the Saxous Highendune Hendon why so called which signifieth Highwood of the plentie of wood there growing on the hils * Hendon house D. 14. the mannor house of Hendon Sir Edward Herbertes knight where nowe is often resident Iohn Fortescue Esquire one of hir Maiesties most honorable priuie Counsell when he taketh the ayre in the Countrey Hollicke D. 18. there are noted the foundations of ancient buildings affirmed by some aged men that it hath beene a Towne but oftentimes Immensa cani spirant mendatia folles Harnsey of some Hornesey D. 20. a parish standing neere the Bishop of Londons woodes or parkes which of that place heeretofore had and yet retaine the names of Harnsey parkes The Church of Harnsey is supposed to be built with the stones that came from the ruines of Lodghill Hadley B. 16. Holway the lower E. 20. Holway the vpper E. 18. Highgate E. 18. a hill ouer which is a passage Highgate why so called and at the top of the same hill is a gare through which all maner passengers haue their waie the place taketh the name of the highgate on the hill which gate was erected at the alteration of the way which as is saide before was on the east of Highgate When the way was turned ouer the saide hill to leade through the parke of the Bishop of London as nowe it doth there was in regard thereof A tole at Highgate a tole raised vpon such as possed that way with carriage And for that no passenger shoulde escape without paieng tole by reason of the widenes of the waie this gate was raised through which of necessitie all traueilers passe This tole is nowe fermed of the said Bishop at fortie pound per annum At this place is a free schole builded of bricke by sir ROGER CHOLMELEY knight A free schoole sometime Lorde chiefe Iustice of England about the yeere of Christ 1564. The pencion of the master is vncertaine there is no vsher and the schole is in the disposition of sixe governors or feffees Where now the schole standeth An heremitage at Highgate A Cawsway betweene Highgate and Islington was an Hermytage and the Hermyte caused to be made the causway betweene Highgate and Islyngton and the grauell was had from the top of Highgate hill where now is a standing ponde of water There is adioining vnto the schole a chapple for the ease of that part of the countrey for that they are within the parish of Pancras which is distant thence neere two miles Vpon this hill is most pleasant dwelling yet not so pleasant as healthfull for the expert inhabitants there report that diuers that haue beene long visited with sicknes not cureable by Physicke haue in short time repayred their health by that sweete salutarie aire ** At this place CORNEWALLEYES esquire Cornwallis esquire hath a verie faire house from which he may with great delight beholde the stately Citie of London Westminster Greenewich the famous river of Thamyse and the countrey towardes the south verie farre Hamsted E. 16. standeth vnder a hill in a verie healthfull ayre hauing London in verie pleasant perspect In the church thereof lieth M. ARMIGELL WAADE esquire in a faire monument of Alablaster raised in the wall of the Chauncell with this inscription Memoriae sacrum Optimis charissimis parentibus ARMIGELLO WAADO è Brigantium antiqua familia oriundo Armigell Waad Esquire buried HEN. 8. EDW. 6. Regum Secretori concilio ab epistolis in agro Middlesexiano Eirenarchae qui in maximarum artium disciplinis prudentiaque ciuili instructissimus plurimarum linguarum callentissimus legationibus honoratissimis perfunctus inter Britannos Indiarum Americarum explorator primus Ex duabus coniugibus ALICIA PATENIA ANNA MERBVRIA 20. liberos progenuis tandemque post vitam honorifice pientissimè defunctam anno virginei partus 1568. Mensis Iunii die 20. in domino placide obdormuit Et ALICIAE PATENIAE quae patri 17. libros peperit è quibus duo mares tres femellae adhuc in viuis existunt quae vita castissime temperatissimè transacta anno salutis humanae 1568. animam pientissimam Redemptori reddidit GVLIELMVS WAADVS filius maeximus natu heres Idemque diuae ELIZABETHE Reginae concilio Secretori ab epistolis hoc monument um posuit Harrow on the hill E. 10. standing verie high in a place both pleasaunt and ftuitefull and though loftely mounted on a hill yet in reasonable sort watered In the I le of the church lieth buried M. WILLIAM GERARD Esquire DORATHEY his wife William Gerrard esquire buried who dwelled at Flamberds so called of the Flamberdes who somtime possessed the same this WILLIAM GERARD deceased the 15. Apr. 1583. Flamberds and they both lie in a tombe of white marble raised in the wall Diuers of the Flamberds of Flamberdes a hamlet in Harrow are interred in the same Church among whom is one IOHN FLAMERDS on whose tombe is thus inscribed Ion me do marmore numinis ordine flam tumulatur Barde quoque verbere stigis è funere hic tueatur Iohn Lyons his gift to the erection of a free schoole There is a schoole in Harow as yet not a free schoole but intented to be and one IOHN LYONS Gent hath giuen after his decease to be imployed towards the erection and founding therof 300. pound and 30. pound per ann for a Master and 10. pound for an Vsher as it is informed a president good to be followed of the able Hellingdon great F. 6. Lorde Strange burted In the church lieth buried vnder a tombe couered with a marbell stone the Lord STRANGE whose tombe is circūscribed thus Sub hac tumba iacet nobilis IOHANNES dominue le STRANGE Dominus de Knocking Mahun Wasset Warnell Lacy Dominus de Colham vna cum pictura IAGNETTAE quondam vxoris suae quae quidem IAGNETTA fuit soror ELIZABETHAE Reginae