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A14574
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The discription of the cittie of Excester, collected and gathered by Iohn Vowel alias Hooker, gentelman and chamberlain of the same cittie
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Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.
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1575
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STC 24886; ESTC S119638
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deliverance_n at_o this_o present_n have_v in_o perpetual_a memory_n the_o vj._n of_o august_n be_v a_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o remembrance_n thereof_o thus_o this_o little_a city_n which_o in_o antiquity_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o other_o have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n feel_v the_o smart_n and_o change_n of_o all_o time_n and_o endure_v great_a trouble_n danger_n extremity_n and_o peril_n and_o yet_o god_n regard_v their_o faith_n &_o obedience_n to_o their_o prince_n and_o common_a wealth_n before_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n have_v defend_v and_o preserve_v they_o always_o reward_v they_o with_o immortal_a fame_n for_o which_o his_o great_a benefit_n his_o name_n be_v praise_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o sundry_a and_o several_a name_n of_o the_o city_n of_o excester_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o same_o corinea_n or_o corinia_n be_v the_o first_o and_o elder_a name_n of_o this_o city_n and_o so_o name_v by_o corineus_n who_o arrive_v with_o brutus_n into_o this_o 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together_o do_v signify_v the_o head_n town_n or_o city_n upon_o the_o hil._n pencayr_n be_v compound_v of_o two_o word_n of_o pen_n and_o cayr_n which_o signify_v the_o chief_n city_n cayrruthe_n cayrrith_n be_v compound_v of_o cair_n and_o rith_n rith_n be_v tawnish_a or_o a_o dark_a red_a and_o so_o it_o signify_v the_o red_a town_n city_n or_o fort._n cayrriske_n be_v likewise_o a_o compound_n of_o two_o word_n iske_n signify_v afresh_o water_n also_o a_o quill_n or_o a_o wing_n but_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n which_o fleet_v by_o the_o city_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v the_o city_n of_o iske_n isca_n be_v also_o the_o name_n of_o the_o town_n and_o isaca_n the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n which_o fleet_v by_o it_o as_o ptolomeus_n and_o certain_a latter_a writer_n follow_v he_o do_v suppose_v &_o write_v though_o it_o shall_v seem_v rather_o the_o city_n to_o be_v call_v isaca_n and_o the_o river_n isca_n muncketon_n be_v so_o call_v by_o the_o 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many_o other_o like_a for_o cestir_v in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n be_v a_o fort_n a_o town_n or_o a_o city_n excestrum_fw-la or_o excestre_n be_v the_o name_n most_o now_o in_o use_n and_o so_o â—amed_v as_o some_o write_v of_o the_o river_n which_o they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d name_v excestrum_fw-la brutus_n cadwallader_n corinnia_n cairpenhulgoit_fw-fr penhaltcair_a pencayr_n cayrruth_n cayrriske_n king_n coil_n bale_n muncketon_n adlestane_n exeterra_fw-la excestre_fw-fr exancestre_fw-fr courtney_n church_n of_o exon._n ethelwol_fw-it phus_fw-la etheldred_n edgar_n canutus_n s._n edward_n leofricus_n edwin_n cadwalline_a alphred_n sweno_fw-la william_n conqueror_n king_n stephen_n baldwin_n ridivers_a king_n richard_n duke_n of_o york_n duke_n of_o glocestre_n vere_n delapole_n lord_n din_n ham_n lord_n fitzwarren_n baron_fw-fr of_o carewe_n duke_n of_o clarence_n nevel_v earl_n of_o warwick_n king_n henry_n king_n edward_n fault_n escape_v in_o the_o print_n folio_n side_n line_n fault_n correction_n 4._o 1._o 9_o republica_n e_o republica_n 6._o 2._o 12._o advise_o unadvised_o 21_o 1._o 18._o thrir_fw-fr commission_n their_o commission_n 33._o 1._o 7._o also_o no_o person_n also_o as_o no_o person_n eodem_fw-la 2._o 12._o and_o there_o to_o do_v and_o there_o to_o do_v 41._o 1._o 19_o ju_n a_o province_n in_o a_o province_n eodem_fw-la 2._o 1._o corinibia_n cornubia_n eodem_fw-la 2._o 11._o ponticus_n virimus_fw-la ponticus_n virumus_n 42._o 1._o 5._o domination_n denomination_n eodem_fw-la 1._o 11._o glory_n and_o renown_n glory_n and_o renown_n eodem_fw-la 2._o 11._o it_o be_v all_o together_o it_o be_v not_o all_o together_o eodem_fw-la 2._o 21._o and_o make_v sweet_a and_o make_v sweet_a eodem_fw-la 2._o 34._o canalis_fw-la canelle_n 43._o 1._o 12._o the_o cite_v the_o scite_fw-la eodem_fw-la 1._o 23._o the_o signiory_n the_o signory_n eodem_fw-la 2._o 1._o and_o otber_n and_o other_o eodem_fw-la 2._o 10._o be_v calum_v be_v call_v 44._o 1._o 4._o one_o saint_n james_n one_o at_o saint_n james_n 45._o 2._o 21._o exhaunse_v exhaust_v 46._o 1._o 35._o as_o very_a obsequion_n be_v very_o obsequious_a 47._o 1._o 2._o laceratus_fw-la sunt_fw-la laceratus_fw-la fuit_fw-la eodem_fw-la 1._o 18._o pacisicare_fw-la pacificaret_fw-la eodem_fw-la 1._o 24._o reconciliati_fw-la sunt_fw-la reconciliati_fw-la sunt_fw-la 48._o 1._o 20._o maximus_fw-la maximis_fw-la 49._o 1._o 35._o with_o mortal_a fame_n with_o immortal_a fame_n 50._o 2._o 34._o requy_v require_v 51._o 1._o 9_o leave_v nothing_o leave_v nothing_o eodem_fw-la 2._o 29._o in_o such_o destesse_n in_o such_o distress_n