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now_o be_v much_o thin_a by_o the_o make_n of_o iron_n and_o the_o soil_n more_o churlish_a to_o yield_v to_o the_o plough_n 4_o the_o ancient_a people_n that_o possess_v this_o province_n be_v by_o ptolemy_n description_n call_v the_o cornaâ—â—ij_n wherein_o after_o be_v seat_v the_o mercian-saxons_a a_o part_n of_o who_o kingdom_n it_o be_v and_o great_o seek_v after_o by_o the_o westsaxon_n who_o king_n cuthred_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n jesus_n 749_o in_o battle_n slay_v ethelbald_n at_o seckington_n near_o unto_o taâ—worth_n and_o not_o far_o from_o thence_o king_n edward_n the_o 4._o as_o unfortunate_o seek_v against_o that_o stout_a make-king_n richard_n nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n near_o unto_o which_o upon_o blacklow-hill_n pierce_v gaveston_n that_o proud_a and_o new-raised_a earl_n of_o cornwall_n be_v behead_v by_o guy_n earl_n of_o warwick_n assist_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n and_o hereford_n and_o sure_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o john_n rosse_n and_o other_o this_o county_n have_v be_v better_o replenish_v with_o people_n who_o make_v complaint_n of_o whole_a towneship_n depopulation_n altogether_o lay_v waste_n by_o a_o puissant_a army_n of_o feed_v sheep_n 5_o notwithstanding_o many_o fair_a town_n it_o have_v and_o some_o of_o they_o matchable_a to_o the_o most_o of_o england_n the_o chief_a thereof_o be_v coventree_n a_o city_n both_o stately_a for_o building_n and_o wall_v for_o defence_n who_o citizen_n have_v high_o offend_v their_o first_o lord_n leofricke_n have_v their_o privilege_n infringe_v and_o themselves_o oppress_v with_o many_o havie_v tribute_n who_o wife_n lady_n godina_n pity_v their_o estate_n unceslant_o sue_v for_o their_o peace_n and_o that_o with_o such_o importunacie_n as_o hardly_o can_v be_v say_v whether_o be_v great_a his_o hatred_n or_o her_o love_n at_o last_o overcome_v with_o her_o continual_a intercession_n he_o grant_v her_o suir_n upon_o a_o uncivil_a and_o as_o he_o think_v a_o unacceptable_a condition_n which_o be_v that_o she_o shall_v ride_v naked_a through_o the_o face_n of_o the_o
ocean_n all_o along_o pester_v with_o inlet_n of_o salt_n water_n and_o sand_n which_o be_v neither_o firm_a nor_o safe_a for_o traveller_n as_o those_o in_o the_o south_n prove_v unto_o king_n john_n who_o match_v northward_o from_o norfolk_n against_o his_o disloyal_a baron_n upon_o those_o wash_v 〈…〉_z and_o carriage_n by_o the_o sudden_a return_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o sofenesse_n of_o the_o sand_n 5_o her_o soil_n upon_o the_o west_n and_o north_n be_v abundant_o 〈◊〉_d pleasant_a 〈…〉_z pasturage_n arable_a and_o meadow_a ground_n the_o east_n and_o south_n fenny_a and_o 〈…〉_z barren_a but_o for_o foul_a and_o fish_n exceed_v any_o other_o in_o the_o realm_n wherein_o at_o some_o time_n and_o season_n of_o the_o year_n have_v be_v take_v in_o net_n in_o august_n at_o one_o draught_n above_o three_o thousand_o mallards_n and_o other_o fowl_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n 6_o the_o shire_n commodity_n consist_v chief_o in_o corn_n cattle_n fish_n fowle_n flax_n and_o alabaster_n as_o also_o in_o a_o plaster_n much_o esteem_v of_o by_o the_o roman_n for_o their_o work_n of_o imagery_n and_o whereof_o pliny_n in_o his_o natural_a history_n make_v mention_v and_o the_o astroite_n a_o precious_a stone_n star-like_a point_v with_o five_o beam_n or_o ray_n ancient_o esteem_v for_o their_o virtue_n in_o victory_n upon_o the_o south-west_n of_o this_o county_n near_o beaver_n be_v find_v not_o far_o thence_o in_o our_o father_n memory_n at_o harlaxton_n be_v plough_v up_o a_o brazen_a vessel_n wherein_o be_v enclose_v a_o golden_a helmet_n of_o a_o ancient_a fashion_n set_v with_o precious_a stone_n which_o be_v present_v to_o kathren_n of_o spain_n wife_n and_o dowager_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o 7_o this_o shire_n triumph_v in_o the_o birth_n of_o beauclerke_n king_n henry_n the_o first_o who_o selby_n bring_v forth_o and_o of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o at_o bullingbrooke_n bear_v but_o may_v as_o just_o lament_v for_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n herein_o poison_v by_o sâ—non_o a_o monk_n of_o swynsted_n abbey_n and_o of_o queen_n eleanor_n wife_z to_z king_n edward_z the_o first_o the_o mirror_n of_o wedlock_n and_o love_n to_o the_o commons_o who_o at_o hardby_n near_o bullingbrooke_n his_o birth_n place_n end_v her_o life_n 8_o trade_n and_o commerce_n for_o provision_n of_o life_n be_v vent_v through_o thirty_o one_o market-town_n in_o this_o shire_n whereof_o lincoln_n the_o county_n namer_n be_v chief_a by_o ptolemie_n and_o antonine_n call_v lindum_n by_o beda_n linde-collma_a and_o by_o the_o norman_n nichol._n very_o ancient_a it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v more_o magnifical_a as_o by_o her_o many_o overturn_v ruin_n do_v appear_v and_o far_o more_o populous_a as_o by_o demesdayes_n book_n be_v see_v where_o it_o be_v record_v that_o this_o city_n contain_v a_o thousand_o and_o seven_o mansion_n and_o nine_o hundred_o burgess_n with_o twelve_o lage-man_n have_v sac_n and_o soc._n and_o in_o the_o norman_n time_n say_v malmesbury_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a people_a city_n of_o england_n be_v a_o place_n for_o traffic_n of_o merchandise_n for_o all_o commerce_n by_o land_n or_o sea_n herein_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o ordain_v his_o staple_n for_o the_o mart_n of_o wool_n leather_n and_o lead_v and_o no_o less_o than_o fifty_o parish_n church_n do_v beautify_v the_o same_o but_o now_o contain_v only_o fifteen_o beside_o the_o cathedral_n some_o ruin_n yet_o remain_v both_o of_o friary_n and_o nunnery_n who_o lie_v now_o bury_v in_o their_o own_o ash_n and_o the_o city_n conquer_v not_o by_o war_n but_o by_o time_n and_o very_a age_n and_o yet_o have_v she_o not_o escape_v the_o calamity_n of_o sword_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n whence_o arthur_n enforce_v their_o host_n the_o like_a also_o do_v edmund_n to_o the_o destroy_a dane_n and_o by_o the_o norman_n it_o suffer_v some_o damage_n where_o king_n stephen_n be_v vanquish_v and_o take_v prisoner_n and_o again_o by_o the_o three_o henry_n that_o assault_v and_o win_v it_o from_o his_o rebellious_a baron_n by_o fire_n likewise_o it_o be_v fore_o deface_v wherein_o not_o only_o the_o building_n be_v consume_v but_o withal_o many_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o violence_n thereof_o perish_v as_o also_o by_o a_o earthquake_n her_o foundation_n be_v much_o weaken_v and_o shake_v wherein_o the_o fair_a cathedral_n church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n of_o virgin_n be_v rend_v in_o piece_n the_o government_n of_o this_o city_n be_v commit_v yearly_a to_o a_o mayor_n thou_fw-mi sheriff_n twelve_o alderman_n in_o scarlet_a a_o sword_n a_o hat_n of_o estate_n a_o recorder_n sword-bearer_n and_o four_o sergeant_n with_o mace_n who_o situation_n on_o a_o sleep_n hill_n stand_v for_o longitude_n in_o the_o degree_n 20._o 10._o scruple_n the_o pole_n elevate_v for_o latitude_n from_o the_o degree_n 53._o and_o 50._o scruple_n 9_o much_o have_v be_v the_o devotion_n of_o prince_n in_o build_v religious_a house_n in_o this_o county_n as_o at_o crowland_n lincoln_n markeby_n leyborne_n grenfeld_n aluingham_n newnersby_n grymmysby_n newsted_n elsham_n stayâ—feld_n syxhyll_a torkesey_n bryggerd_v thorneholme_n nuncotton_n fosse_n heying_n axholme_n i_o will_v goykewell_n s._n michael_n near_o stamford_n swynâ—shead_n spalding_n kirke_v etc._n etc._n 10_o commotion_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v raise_v the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o where_o twenty_o thousand_o make_v insurrection_n violent_o swear_v certain_a lord_n and_o gentleman_n to_o their_o article_n but_o no_o soon_o they_o hear_v of_o the_o king_n power_n come_v but_o that_o they_o disperse_v themselves_o and_o sue_v for_o pardon_n and_o again_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o in_o case_n of_o enclosure_n lincoln_n rise_v in_o seditious_a manner_n as_o do_v they_o of_o cornwall_n devon-shire_n yorkshire_n and_o norfolk_n but_o after_o some_o flaughter_n of_o their_o chief_a man_n be_v 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the_o people_n of_o man_n see_v he_o to_o be_v scarce_o ten_o year_n old_a send_v for_o raignald_n and_o make_v he_o their_o king_n i_o his_o cause_v great_a division_n and_o many_o turbulent_a attempt_n between_o the_o two_o brethren_n for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o eight_o year_n which_o have_v no_o end_n till_o at_o a_o place_n call_v tnigualla_fw-la there_o be_v a_o battle_n strike_v between_o they_o wherein_o olave_n have_v the_o victory_n and_o raignald_n be_v slay_v the_o monk_n of_o russin_n translate_v his_o body_n unto_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr fournes_n and_o there_o inter_v it_o in_o a_o place_n which_o himself_o have_v choose_v for_o that_o purpose_n 10_o an._n 1230._o olave_n and_o godred_a don_n who_o be_v raignalds_n son_n with_o the_o norwegian_n come_v to_o man_n and_o divide_v the_o kingdom_n among_o themselves_o olave_n hold_v man_n and_o godred_a be_v go_v unto_o the_o land_n be_v slay_v in_o the_o i_o will_v lodhus_o so_o olave_n obtain_v the_o 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the_o sea_n round_o about_o this_o isle_n far_o exceed_v all_o both_o irish_a and_o norwegian_a depopulation_n for_o they_o waste_v the_o country_n in_o all_o hostile_a manner_n 7_o after_o this_o two_o hugh_n both_o norman_n do_v great_o afflict_v this_o island_n the_o one_o be_v earl_n of_o chester_n the_o other_o of_o shrewsbury_n at_o which_o very_a time_n magnus_n the_o norwegian_a arrive_v there_o shot_n hugh_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n through_o with_o a_o arrow_n and_o depart_v after_o he_o have_v ransack_v the_o island_n it_o be_v afterward_o grievous_o infest_a by_o the_o englishman_n who_o never_o give_v over_o from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o invade_v it_o until_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o it_o be_v whole_o bring_v under_o his_o subjection_n 8_o the_o principal_a town_n in_o this_o isle_n be_v beaumarish_n which_o the_o say_a king_n edward_n the_o first_o build_v in_o the_o east_n side_n thereof_o and_o for_o the_o fair_a situation_n though_o in_o a_o morish_a place_n give_v it_o the_o name_n which_o it_o now_o bear_v whereas_o in_o time_n past_o it_o be_v call_v bonover_n which_o he_o also_o fortify_v with_o a_o goodly_a castle_n 9_o the_o mayor_n be_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o the_o towno_n who_o be_v yearly_a choose_v and_o have_v the_o assistance_n and_o help_n of_o two_o bailiff_n two_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n and_o one_o town-clerk_n by_o who_o careful_a diligence_n the_o affair_n of_o this_o town_n be_v orderly_o manage_v and_o command_v who_o latitude_n be_v 54._o and_o longitude_n 15._o 45._o minute_n 10_o not_o far_o from_o hence_o be_v lhaanuais_n in_o time_n past_o a_o fair_a religious_a house_n of_o the_o friar_n minor_n which_o although_o it_o be_v now_o in_o a_o manner_n race_v out_o of_o memory_n yet_o antiquity_n make_v mention_v that_o it_o have_v be_v of_o great_a regard_n among_o the_o king_n of_o england_n who_o have_v show_v themselves_o very_o bountiful_a patron_n unto_o that_o covent_n both_o in_o 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divine_a honour_n and_o worship_n caernarvonshire_n chapter_n xiiii_o caernarvonshire_n in_o welsh_a sire_n caer-ar-von_a so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v just_a over_o against_o anglesey_n which_o the_o britain_n call_n mon_n and_o in_o composition_n be_v term_v also_o snowden-forrest_n before_o wales_n be_v lay_v into_o shire_n the_o north-side_n whereof_o and_o the_o west_n but_v upon_o the_o irish_a sea_n the_o southside_n be_v enclose_v with_o merion_n and_o the_o east_n with_o denbighshire_n from_o which_o it_o be_v sever_v by_o the_o river_n conwey_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v much_o like_o a_o wedge_n long_o and_o narrow_a towards_o the_o south_n and_o grow_v still_o wide_o towards_o the_o north_n so_o that_o from_o penenkel-point_n southward_o to_o orms-head-point_n northward_o be_v forty_o mile_n from_o the_o river_n conwey_n eastward_o to_o the_o river_n llenoy_n westward_o mile_n twenty_o and_o the_o whole_a circumference_n one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o mile_n 3_o the_o air_n be_v sharp_a and_o pierce_a by_o reason_n that_o the_o country_n have_v not_o natural_a provision_n to_o ensconce_v herself_o against_o the_o extremity_n of_o wind_n and_o weather_n but_o especial_o as_o may_v be_v think_v through_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o snow_n on_o the_o hill_n which_o also_o exclude_v the_o sun_n aspect_n and_o warmth_n 4_o the_o soil_n can_v be_v much_o commend_v for_o the_o fertility_n except_o those_o part_n of_o the_o seacoast_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o west_n towards_o ireland_n but_o for_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o shire_n it_o be_v altogether_o mountainous_a as_o if_o nature_n have_v a_o purpose_n here_o by_o rear_v up_o these_o craggy_a hill_n so_o thick_o together_o strong_o to_o compact_v the_o joint_n of_o this_o our_o island_n and_o to_o frame_v the_o inland_a part_n thereof_o for_o a_o fit_a place_n of_o refuge_n to_o the_o britain_n against_o those_o time_n of_o adversity_n which_o afterward_o do_v fall_v upon_o they_o for_o no_o army_n 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magnanimity_n 9_o but_o the_o city_n which_o fame_n may_v just_o celebrate_v alone_o beyond_o all_o the_o city_n or_o town_n in_o ireland_n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v divelin_n ptoleâ—ie_n eblana_n the_o latinist_n dublinium_n and_o dublinia_n the_o west-britaines_n dinas_n dulm_n the_o english-saxons_a in_o time_n past_a duplin_n and_o the_o irish_a balacleigh_n that_o be_v the_o town_n upon_o hurdle_n for_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o place_n be_v fennish_a and_o moorish_a when_o it_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v build_v the_o foundation_n be_v lay_v upon_o hurdle_n 10_o that_o it_o be_v ancient_a be_v persuade_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o ptolâ—mie_n that_o it_o be_v grievous_o rend_v and_o dismember_v in_o the_o tamultuous_a war_n of_o the_o dane_n and_o bring_v afterward_o under_o the_o subâ—ection_n of_o eadgar_n king_n of_o england_n which_o his_o charter_n also_o confirm_v wherein_o he_o call_v it_o the_o noble_a city_n of_o ireland_n be_v write_v by_o saxon_a 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