consumption of sundry most noble and ancient houses of England and both parties wearied with warres the conclusions of peace which ensued are reported in regard of the precedent murders to be written with bloud The third sort of these quarrels in these Civill warres and dissentions were factious dissentions between Princes themselves of the bloud Royall ambitiously aspiring to the Crown of this Kingdome and titles of Kings thereof Of which kind there have beene two most notable knowne amongst us The first fell betwixt Stephen of Bloyse Earle of Bolloigne wrongfully succeeding his uncle King Henry the first in the Crown of England on the one partie and Maud the Empresse Daughter and sole heire to the said King Henry and Henry D. of Normandie his sonne and heyre who afterward succeeded the same King Stephen on the other part which was followed with such variable successe of fortune in many conflicts on both parts that K. Stephen himselfe was taken prisoner and laid in Irons with extremitie used and the Empresse to save her life dangerously adventured thorow the Scouts of the Enemy in the snow slenderly guarded and before that was driven to such distresse that faining to be dead she was laid as a livelesse coarse in a Coffin and so conveyed away in a Horse-litter But the second and last of these two being the greatest of all the rest was that which happened betweene the House of Yorke descended of Lioâ—ell of Andwerp D. of Clarence second sonne to K. Edward the third and the House of Lancaster issued of Iohn of Gaunt the third sonne living of the same King The occasion of a civill warre that raged most cruelly for a long time together but at that time most extreamely when there raigned two Kings of either Family one of Lancaster Henry the sixt another of Yorke Edward the fourth betweene whom with the favourers and followers there were twelve severall Battailes fought in little more then twelve yeares space In so much as one of our own Writers Edward Hall the great Chronicler saith that in these Civill warres betwixt these two Families it cost more English bloud then twice had done the winning of France and of forraine Writers Philip Comines Lord of Argentine in France reporteth that it consumed no lesse then fourescore Princes of the bloud Royall and Paulus Iovius a Bishop of Novo Como in Italy resembleth the state of these warres to the most tragicall story of the Citie Thebes So let these few examples shewed in these 3. generall heads suffice in this briefe Description instead of many that might be brought for by these we may judge of the rest Now the benefit that may be gathered by perusing the severall sorts of them shall be to consider in the first the blessing of God poured upon us in preserving our Countrey and Nation against the severall Invasions of forraine enemies notwithstanding their severall and many attempts In the second the fall and ruine of rebellious Subjects taking Armes against their annointed Kings Princes and Governours And in the third the power of God and his heavie punishments inâ—licted upon us for our sinnes in making the one partie the scourge or maule of the other with revenging murder by murder working the depopulation of our fruitfull Countrey and ruinating of our Cities at home with losse and revolting of the territories in subjection unto us by just title of inheritance and conquest abroad And in all of them representing unto us the lamentable Stories of the times fore-passed and gone to compare with the same the peaceable estate of the happy times possest and present wherein Martiall men have leisure to winne honour abroad the rest to live in quiet and wealth at home all factions forgotten and all rebellions surceased and repressed and for these blessings to yeeld due thankes unto Almightie God that hath provided for us such a Prince and so directed her in her governement over us that with ease and pleasure we may both behold the one and enjoy the other esoecially in these dangerous dayes of these latter times when all hostility and outrage of civill warres broiles and dissentions have seemed by the power of the Almightie hand of God stretched forth in our defence to have beene transported out of this Iland over the Seas into other Countries in so much as notwithstanding this calme securitie of our owne at home our neighbour-Nations of all sides abroad either through the licentious tyrannie of ungodly Princes that have laid persecution upon their Subjects or the mutinous dissentions of disobedient people that have raised Rebellions against their Princes have beene so turmoyled with garboyle of warres as they have been pitifully enforced to pray and seeke ayd at her Majesties hands and to submit themselves under the protection of her whom with us they acknowledge to be the very Deâ—endresse of the Christian Faith and Peace and the most naturall Nurse to the true Church of God By all loyall dutie therefore we are indebted to yeeld obedience unto her Majesty and to her Majesties most religious government by which we have received such peace as the world doth admire and following ages to her eternall fame shall record and with faithfull hearts pray that peace may ever dwell within her wals and prosperity abide within her Pallaces and that the abundance of her peace may continue as long as the Sunne and Moone endureth Cease civill broyles O Englands subject cease With streames of bloud staine this faire soyle no more As God so Kings must be obey'd with peace Yeeld thou thy due to them their right restore Wash with repentance these thine acts before Give loyall pledge with might resist her wrongs That raignes thy Prince to her thy Sword belongs 1 AT Battaile the 14 of October being Saturday the yeare of Christ 1066. William Duke of Normandy obtained this Land by Conquest and slew Harald King thereof with Gerth and Leofwin his brethren with 67974. Englishmen 2 Yorke burnt and 3000. of the Citizens and Normans slaine by the Danes under the leading of Harald and Canutus sonnes to Sweno King of Denmarke for the recovery of the Crowne to the Danish bloud 1069. W. C. reg 3. 3 Malcolme King of Scots invaded Tefidale Holdernesse and Cumberland charging his Souldiers to spare neither sex nor age of the English Nation Aâ— 1071. but the yeare following was himselfe forced to do homage to W. C. reg 5. 4 Elie surprised and wonne by the Conquerour the last part of this Land that stood out against the Normans under Hereward their most valiant Captain An. reg Conq. 7. 1073. 5 The first seating of the English in Wales through the dissention of their Princes who being called for partakers tooke from the Welch that which they could not againe recover 1090. reg 1. Ruf. 3. 6 At Alâ—wick Malcolme King of Scots invading Northumberland with his sonne Edward was slaine and all his boast discomfited by Rob. Mowbray Earle of North. reg Ruf. 5. 1029. 7
fairest possessions do imitate the people of Lancashire both in their honest cariage good hous-keeping Howbeit the common sort of people both in their language and manners come nighest unto the Irish although they somwhat relish and savour of the qualities of the Norwegians 7 Things not worthy to be buried in the grave of oblivion are that this Iland in the midst thereof riseth up with hills standing very thicke amongst which the highest is called Sceafull from which upon a cleare and faire day a man may easily see three Kingdoms at once that is England Scotland Ireland This I le prohibits the customary manner of begging from doore to doore detesting the disorders as well Civill as Ecclesiasticall of neighbour-Nations And last not least that deservs to be committed to memory is that the womeÌ„ of this Countrey wheresoever they go out of their doors gird themselves about with the winding-sheet that they purpose to be buryed in to shew themselves mindefull of their mortalitie and such of them as are at any time condemned to die are sowed within a sack and flung from a rock into the sea 8 The whole I le is divided into two parts South and North whereof the one resembleth the Scotish in speech the other the Irish. It is defended by two Castles and hath seventeen Parishes five Market-Townes and many Villages ¶ A Table of the Townes Villages Castles Rivers and Havens within the I le of Man Alphabetically gathered A Kirk Andrew The point of Aire B Baladoul Balalough Kirk Balalough Balicaken Balisaly Abbey Balisaly Town Friry Bewmakan Kirk Bridge Kirk Brodon C Caltregh The Calfe of Man Castle Town Bay Kirk Christ. Kirk Christ. Chappell Clanmoy flu Cobbe Borne Corte Cranston D Dauby point Dauby Town Douglas point DOUGLAS towne Douglas haven E Egnes F Fleshik G Glan-Brow Glan-Cam I Kirk Jarman Jeorby point Saint Johns Chappell K Saint Katherins Chappel Kirk Kerbrey L The point Lang-nouse Laxi-Bay Laxi-point LAXI TOWNE Kirk Lennon Loughe M Kirk Magh haul Kirk Magh-hauls head Malarlough Kirk Mali. Kirk Migh-hil Kirk Migh-hill flu Saint Migh-hills Island Min-hugh Kirk Mortown The Mull-hills N Neb flu The Nunnery O Kirk Onkon P Kirk Patriark Kirk Patriark of the Peel PEEL-Town Peel-Castle Polt Bash. Port Earn Portell Morrey Portwick R Ramsey RAMSEY Town Ramsey haven RUSHIN Castle S Scarthlat Shellack point Snafeld Solbe mouth Solbe flu Spalork The Stack Kirk Stanton V Vark W Watch-hill The white Water Black Water Whetston THE ISLE OF MAN Exactly desribed and into several Parishshes diuided with euery Towne Village Baye Creke and Riuer therein conteyned The bordringe Coasts wherewith it is circulated in their Situations self and by the Compase accordiÌ„gly shewed with their true distance from euery place vnto this Island by a seuerall scale obserued IT is here very pertinent to the purpose to insert a small History of this Iland that the atchievemeÌ„ts heretofore had may not be utterly buried although they are waxen very old almost torn from remeÌ„brance by the teeth of Time It is confessed by all that the Britains held this Iland as they did all Britain But when the Nations from the North over flâ—wed these South parts like violent tempests it became subiect to the Scots Afterwards the Norwegians who did most hurt from the Northern sea by their manifold robberies made this Iland and the Heâ—rides to be their haunt and erected Lords and petty Kings in the same as is expressed in this Chronicle Written as is reported by the Monkes of the Abbey of Russin A Chronicle of the Kings of MAN ANno Dom 1â—65 Edward of blessed memory King of England departed this life and Harald the sonne of Godwyn succeeded him in the Kingdome against whom Harald Harfager King of Norway came into the field and fought a battle at Stainford bridge but the English obtaining the victory put them all to fâ—ight Out of which chase Godred surnamed Crovan the son of Harald the Black of Iseland came unto Godred the sonne of Syrric who reigned then in Man and honourably received him 2 The same yeer William the Bastard conquered Enggland and Godred the sonne of Syrric died his sonne Fingall succeeding him 3 An. 1066. Godred Crovan assembled a great Fleet and came to Man and fought with the people of the Land but received the worst and was overcome The second time renewing his forces and his Fleet he sayled into Man joyned battell with the Manksmen but was vanquished as before and driven out of the field Howbeit what he could not at first bring to passe with power in those two severall Onsets he afterward effected by policie For the third time gathering a great multitude together he arrived by night in the haven called Ramsey and hid three hundred men in a Wood which stood upon the hanging hollow brow of an hill called Sceafull The Sun being risen the Manksmen put their people in order of battle and with a violent charge encountred with Godred The sight was hot for a time and stood in a doubtfull suspense till those three hundred men starting out of the Ambush behinde their backs began to foyl the Manksmen put them to the worst and forced them to flie Who seeing themselves thus discomfited and finding no place of refuge left them to escape with pitifull lamentation submitted themselves unto Godred and besought him not to put to the sword such poore remainder of them as was left alive Godred having compassion on their calamities for he had been nursed for a time and brought up among them founded a retreat and prohibited his host any longer pursuit He being thus possessed of the I le of Man dyed in the Iland that is called Ile when he had reigned sixteen yeers He left behinde him three sonnes Lagman Harald and Olave 4 Lagman the eldest taking upon him the Kingdome reigned seven yeares His brother Harald rebelled against him a great while but at length was taken prisoner by Lagman who caused his members of generation to be cut off and his eyes to be put out of his head which crueltie this Lagman afterwards repenting gave over the Kingdom of his own accord and wearing the badge of the Lords Crosse took a journey to Ierusalem in which he died 5 An. 1075. all the Lords and Nobles of the Ilands hearing of the death of Lagman dispatched Ambassadours to Murecard Oâ—brien King of Ireland and requested that he would send some worthy and industrious man of the Blood Royall to be their King till Olave the son of Godred came to full age The King yeelding to their request sent one Dopnald the son of Tade and charged him to govern the Kingdome which by right belonged to another with lenitie and gentlenesse But after he was come to the Crowne forgetting or not weighing the charge that his Lord and Master had given him swayed his place with great tyrannie committing many outrages and cruelties and so
many and may hereafter yeeld as much profit as any other 7 Of the qualitie of this Region in generall we can speake but little For by reason of her length and bredth she lyeth at such severall distance in respect of the heavens that she admits indeed all variety almost either of plenty or want which we have hitherto found in Asia Africa or Europe Here admirable for the fertilitie of soyle Then againe as barren here temperate there scorching hot else-where as extreame cold Some Regions watered with dainty rivers others again infested with perpetuall drouth Some Plaines some Hils some Woods some Mines and what not in some tract or other within the compasse of America yet nothing almost common to the whole but Barbarisme of manners Idolatry in Religion and sottish ignorance such as hardly distinguisheth them from brutes else they would not have taken reasonable men to be immortall Gods as at first they did yet what either God was or immortalitie they knew no more then instinct of nature gave them onely a confused thought they had of some place or other God knows where behinde some Hill or where the blessed resided after their death And from thence they supposed the Spaniards came at their first arrivall But it was not long before the Tyrants cudgelled their simplicitie and by their crueltie appeared to them rather Devils from hell then Saints from heaven 8 Yet still the In-land Countries retaine for the most part their inbred blindnesse and worship the Sunne Moone and Starres and they have their other Spirits which they call their Zemes and adore them in Images made of Cotten-wooll which oft-times by the delusion of Satan seeme to move and utter an hideous noyse that workes in these poore Idolatâ—rs a great awe lest they should harme them 9 The rest of their Customes are answerable to their Religion beastly They goe naked and are very lustfull people without distinction of sexe In many places they are Anthropophagi and prey upon each other like Wolves They labour not much to sustaine themselves but are rather content to take what the earth can yeeld without Tillage This in generall 10 Time hath not given way to many divisions of this America I find one onely in the best Authors and that it seemes Nature marked out to their hands For she hath severed the Continent into two Peninsulae The one lieth Northward from the Aequinoctiall and is called Mexicana The othâ—r for the most part Southward toward the Magellanick straights and is called Peruviana Each of them are subdivided into their Provinces 11 Mexicana is the first and her bounds on the East and West are the Atlantick Ocean and Mare del Zur By the first it is severed from Europe and by the last from the Regions of China and Tartaria in Asia and is distant not above 250. miles if we measure the passage at the shortest cut On the South it hath the Peninsall Peruviana and Northward we are not sure whether Sea or Land It comprehends in compasse 13000. miles The qualitie of the Inhabitants and the riches of her soyle shall appeare in her severall Provinces which are numbred thus 1 Nova Hispania or Mexicana propria 2 Quivira 3 Nicarugua 4 Iacutan 5 Florida 6 Virginia 7 Norumbega 8 Nova Francia 9 Terra laboratoris or Câ—rterialis 10 Estotilandia 12 Nova Hispania or Mexicana propria is the largest Province of this North part of America and gave the name Mexicana to the whole Peninsula which her selfe received from her chief Citie Mexico Her bounds Southward is the Istthmus that joynes the Continents Northward the same with the Peninsulaes on the West Calformia or Mar Veriniglio and on the East Incutan It was first possest by the Spaniard 1518. But it cost them much bloud to intitle their Kings Hispaniarum reges It is an excellent Countrey full of all varietie almost in every kinde usuall with us and exceeds in rarities full of wonder There is one tree which they dresse like our Vine and order it so that it yeelds them almost all usefull necessaries The leaves serve them in stead of Paper and of the Vine barke they make Flaxe Mantles Mattes Shooes Girdle and Cordage She hath in her foure principall Regions of note 1 Nova Galitia found out by Nunnus Gusmannus 1530. Her Cities are Compostella now a Bishops Sea Sancte Esprite and Guadalaiara The Inhabitants livâ—d at large heretofore without any government But since the Spaniard came they have endured incredible servitude and crueltie 2 Mechnacan a fertile Region the Inhabitants comely and witty Her chiefe Cities Slâ—sâ—nse the place of their native Kings Pascuar and Valudolit the Bishops See 3 Mexico or Tâ—mistian which containes in it the Citie of Mexico in compasse sixe miles the seat of an Arch-Duke and the Spanish Viceroy and in it is an Vniversitie a Printing-house and a Mint for coynage Other Cities there are Tescuvo and Angelorum Civithy 4 Ganstecan lying open on the East neer Mare del Nort. It is but barren and the people poore but cunning The Spaniards have here two Colonies Panuco and St. Iames in the vallies 13 Quivira bordereth upon the West of the Continent towards Tartarie It is temperate and fertile But her chiefe riches is the Kine which feed them with their flesh and cloath them with their Hides Her Provinces are Cibola and Nova Albion The last was discovered by our Noble Sir Francis Drake and voluntarily yeelded to the protection of our admired Queen of England Elizabeth 14 Nicarugua on the South-east of Nova Hispania had a kind of settled Common-wealth before they knew Christianity and is reported to have a tree that withereth at a mans touch The chiefe Cities are now Granado and Leo a Bishops See 15 Incutan is situated over against the I le Cuba upon the East of the Peninsula The people adored the Crosse before they heard of Christ. The Countrey is indifferent fertile though that indeed as in all other places of this new World hath proved worse for the Inhabitants For it hath drawne upon them their forraine Invadour AMERICA with those known parts in that vnknowne worlde both people and manner of buildings Discribed and inlarged by I.S. Ano. 1626 17 Virginia carries in her name the happie memory of our Elizabeth On the East it hath Mare del Nort on thâ— North Norumbega Florida on the South and Westward the bounds are not yet set It was first entred by Sir Walter Raleigh 1584. and some at that time left there to discover the Countrey till more were sent but they perished before the second supply Since there have beene many Colonies planted out of England which have there manured the ground and returned good Commodities to the Adventurers For indeed it is a rich Countrey in Fruit Trees Beasts Fish Fowle Mines of Iron and Copper Veines of Pitch Allum and Tarre Rozen Gummes Dies Timber c. The Plantation went on with good successe till the yeare 1622. And then by the
of the Christian King of France his eldest son the Dolphin of France by their Salique Law no woman or heirs may inherit how justly I may not determine But yet the English have good reason to examine the Equitie For it cost our Edward the Third his Crowne of France to which he was heire in generall by marriage of a Daughter But the truth is we have beene ever easie to part with our hold there or at least forced to forgoe it by our civill dissentions at home else after all those glorious Victories of our Predecessors we might have had some power more to shew there as well as title FRANCE revised and augmented the attires of the French and situations of their cheifest cityes obserued by Iohn Speede. Are to be sould in Pops head alley by Geoâ—Humble Ano. 1626 THE SCALE OF MILLES 12 Aquitania lyeth on the West of France close upon the Pyrenaean Mountaines and Contunies 1 Another part of Biscay mentioned in the Mappe of Spaine and indeed differeth from that but very little 2 Gascoigne and Guien The first to this day keeps its name with a very little change from the Spanish Vascones The chiefe City is Burdigala or Burdeaux a Parliamentary and Archiepiscopall seat and Vniversitie of good esteeme was honoured with the birth of our Richard the second Another Citie of note is Tholouse a seate Parliamentarie and supposed to be as ancient as the Rule of Deborah in Israel This Gascoigne containes in the Earledomâ—s of Forie Comminges Armeniaci and the Dutch Albert. 3 Pictaria Poictu on the North of Guien a pleasant Region and a plentifull It containes three Bishopricks Poitiers Lucon and Mailazai Her chiefe Cities are Poictiers an ancient and the largest next Paris in all France Castrum Heraldi once the title of the Scotch Earles of Hamildon In this Province was fought the great Battel betwixt our Black Prince and Iohn of France where with eight thousand he vanquished fortie thousand tooke the King Prisoner and his sonne Philip 70. Earles 50. Barons and 12000. Gentlemen 4 Sonictonia severed from Poictiers but by the River Canentell and so differs but little from her fertility Her Metropolis Saints Her other chiefe Bourg Blay Marennes Saint Iohn D'angely and Anglosme Betwixt this Country Poictiers stands Rochell a place the best fortified both by nature and art of any in Europe And is at this time possest by those of the Reformed Religion where they stand upon their guard and defend their freedome of conscience against the Roman Catholikes of France 5 Limosin in limo sita saith some Maginus takes it from Liwoges her chiefe Citie toward the North which revolted was recovered by our Black Prince Her other Towns of note are Tulles and Vxerca and Chaluz where our Richard the first was shot It hath beene by turnes possest by French and English till Charles the Seventh Since we have had little hold there 6 Berry regio Biturigum from her chiefe City Bituris now Burges an Archiepiscopall See and Vniversitie It is exceedingly stored with sheepe and sufficiently well with other Merchandize of value 7 Burbone from her chiefe City Burbone heretofore Boya a Dukedome and much frequented by Princes and the Nobility of France by reason of her healthfull ayre and commodious Baths 8 Tureine the Garden of France Her chiefe Cities Bloys Amboys Trurs and a little higher upon the Loyre stand Orleance 13 Lugdunensis or Celtica lyeth betwixt the Rivers Loyre and Seyne and takes the name from Lugdunum or Lions her chiefe Citie This Province comprehends 1 Britany heretofore Armorica till subdued by Maximinus King of England about the yeare 367. since it hath had the name of Britany and for distinction from this of ours it is commonly styled Minor Britannia There is yet remaining a smatch of the Welsh tongue which it seemes the Invaders had so great a desire to settle in those parts as a trophie of their Conquests that when they first mingled in marriage with the Inhabitants they cut out their wives tongues as many as were Natives that no sound of French might be heard among their Children It hath few Rivers but that defect is in some measure made up by their neighbourhood of the Sea in so much that the Countrey is reckoned one of the most fertile in all France for Corne Wine and Wood. It breeds good Horses and speciall Dogges Iron Leade c. Her chiefe Cities are Nants Rhenes St. Brenie and Rohan It is divided into Britanniam inferiorem the base or lower Britanie Westward neerest England and Superiorem toward the Loyre Eastward Her chiefe ports are St. Malo and Breste 2 Normandie a part of the Region which was heretofore called Newstria and took the name it hath from the Norwegians Their first Duke was Rollo and the sixt from him our William the Conquerour It was lost from his Successors in the time of King Iohn Her chiefe Cities are Rhothomagus or Rhoan the Metropolis Constance and Cane memorable for the siege of our English H. the fift And Verveile besieged by Philip the second of France in the time of our Richard the first which when the King heard as he sate in his Palace at Westminster it is said he sware he would never turne his back to France till he had his revenge and to make good his oath brake through the wals and justly performed his threat upon the besiâ—ger Her principall parts are Harflew the first which King Henry the fift of England assaulted and New Haven given up by the Prince of Conde to Queene Elizabeth as a Pledge for such Forces as she would supply him with to maintaine Warres with the King in defence of Religion And Deepe c. 3 Anjoue regio Andegavensis a fertile Countrey and yeelds the best Wine of France excellent Marble and other faire stone for buildings Her chiefe Citie is Anjers which Ortelius takes to be Ptolemy's Iuliomagum It is now an Vniversitie To this Dukedome there are foure Earledomes which owe a kind of homage Manie Vandosme Beufort and Laval 4 Francia which gives name to the whole Kingdome and received it her selfe from the Germane Francones which before inhabited the great Forrest called Sylva Hircynia Her chief City and the glory of France is Paris or Lutetia auasi in luâ—o sita in compasse twelve miles is reckoned the first Academie of Euâ—rope consists of fiftie-five Colledges And here was Henry the sixt Crowned King of France and England In this Province stands St. Vincents where Henry the fift died and Sâ—isons and the Dukedome of Valoys c. 5 Campaigne and Brye partners in the title of Earledome it is severed from Picardie onely with the River A fertile Countrey and hath many eminent Cities The principall is Rheimes where the Kings most commonly are Crowned and annointed with an Oyle sent they say from Heaven which as oft as it hath beene used never decreaseth It is the Seat of an Arch-bishop and Vniversitie of â—ote especially with our
South of Navarre on the East of Castile on the North of Valentia and the West of Catalonia The ancient Inhabitants were the Iaccetani Lucenses and Celtiberi her chief City Caesar Augusta 2 Catalonia It lyeth betwixt Arragon and the Pyrenaean hills It is supposed a mixt name from Gothi and Alani people which heretofore possest it after the Vandales had lost their hold The Region is but barren yet it hath in it many Cities The chiefe Terra cona which gave name to the whole Province called by the Romans Terraconenses 3 Valentia which on the East is touched with the Mediterraneum on the north with Castile on the south with the Kingdome of Murcia It is reported for the most pleasant and fruitfull Region in all Spaine it hath her name from her chief Citie and as Maginus relates admits as yet of 22. thousand Families of Moores In this is the Vniversitie where St. Dominicke father of the Dominicans studied And the old Saguntum besieged by Hannibal now Morvedre 12 The state of Castile as now it stands comprehends all the rest of those scattered governments as were possest by the Moores Portugall onely excepted And first Castil it selfe both the old which joyns with Arragon on the East of Portugall and the West of Navarre and the new which toucheth her upon the South The first abounds not much with fruits but yet it breeds many Cattell The Metropolis is Burgos and the other chiefe are Salamanca an Vniversitie and Valadelit once the seat of the Kings of Spaine Now Castile abounds more with Come is watered with the river Tagus and Ana and in this stands the Kings chiefe Cities Madrid and Toledo which was heretofore a proprietarie of it selfe The rest that belong to Castile are a Toledo how ever now but a City of new Castile yet in the division her Territories spread themselves over a large compasse The City is in the middest of Spaine It was the seat of the Gothish Kings and successively of the Moorish Princes now of the Archbishops who exceed in revenews any other Prelate in the world except the Pope Here hath sate eighteene Nationall Councels in the time of the Gothish Kings 3. 13 Biscay heretofore Cantabria on the North of old Castile toward the Ocean it was the last people which yeelded to the Romans and after to the Moores A Mountainous Countrey but affords excellent Timber for Ships and good Iron Her Cities are St. Sebastian Fonteralia and Bilbao which stands but two miles from the Sea and is noted for excellent Blades some have been tried by the English upon their owne Crests 4. 14 Leon heretofore Austria on the East hath Biscay on the West Gallicia on the North the Cantabricke Ocean and on the South old Castile The Region is reported to yeeld plenty of Gold Vermilion red Leade and other Colours else she is barren her Inhabitants not many and those live most upon Hunting and Fishing It is the title of the eldest Sonne of Castile as Wales is to our Prince of England Her chiefe City is Oveido which bare part with her in the name of a Kingdome and indeed was the Title of the first Christian King after the Moores Conquest 5. 15 Gallicia on the East joyns upon Leon on the West it is bounded with the Atlanticke Ocean on the North with the Cantabricke and on the south with the River Mingo It breeds Iennets in abundance in so much that they have beene Poetically faigned to be conceived by the winde Niger writes that here hath been an incredible plenty of Gold Leade and Silver That the Rivers are full of a mixt earth and that the Plough could scarce wagge for clods of golden Ore There appeares now no such matter The principall Cities are Saint Iago where St. Iames the Apostle lyeth buried his Reliques kept worshipped and visited by Pilgrims And the other of note especially with us is Corugna an excellent Port for Ships and mentioned oft in our warres with the Spaniards by the name of the Groyne Here likewise is the Promontorie Nerius called by our Mariners Capo de finis terrae 16 Murcia on the North hath new Castile on the South and East the Spanish Seas It is not much peopled but yet is famous for severall Commodities especially pure earthen vessels and fine Silke Heretofore it enriched the Romans with a daily supply of 25000. Drachmae of Silver Her chiefe places are Alicante whence our Alicant Wines come and new Carthage oft commended by our Travellers for her large and safe Haven and lastly Murcia a Town which gives name to the whole Region 17 Navare lyeth close to the Pirenaean Hills and as Maginus gives it is inclosed with Mountaines and so it is North and East on the West it hath the River Ebro and on the South Arragon The Vascones are said to have lived here who afterward placed themselves in France and keepe there their name to this day of Vascones corruptly Gascoignes The chiefe Townes are Pampelme the Metropolis and Viana the title of the Navarran Prince Maginus sets the Revenue annuall of this Kingdome at 100000. Duckets 18 Corduba now a Citie onely heretofore a Kingdome and included Andaluzia Granada and Estrâ—madura Equalized almost the whole Province whâ—ch the Romans in their second division called Baetica Andaluzia hath lost but one letter of her name since she was possest by the Vandales From them she was first called Vandalicia since Andalicia corruptly Andaluzia It lyeth on the West of Granada and is a very fertile Countrey In this Region is the chiefe Citie Corduba whence we receive our Cordavan Leather The second of note is Sevill the Metropolitane of Andaluzia and the fortunate Ilands esteemed the goodliest Citie in all Spaine and though as Corduba it was not honoured with the title of a Kingdome yet it honoured a Kingdome with her title in the opinion of some which derive Hispania from her former appellation Hispalis From this shoare they lanch forth toward the Indies and from hence they send their Sevill Oranges The Arch-bishop of Sevill is second to Toledo as well in Revenewes as degree Neere to Andaluzia is the Iland of Gades by which the Carthaginians entred into Spaine Since it is called Cadis and commonly Cales The English have had their turne in the possession of that I le Now againe fortune hath cast it upon the Spaniard On the very South edge of this Region stands one of Hercules Pillars which answers to the other Promontory in Mauritania The Sea betwixt both is called Fretum Herculeum and Straights of Gibralter The second Province of Corduba was Granada on the East of Andaluzia the West of Murcia and South of new Castile toward the Spanish Seas It hath been farre more fertile then now it is yet it still reserves a shew of her former beauty affords as excellent Sugar Silke and Wines The principall Towns of note are Granada and Malaga the first for Stockins and the other for good Sacks The
Tablehurst peuen. Tangmer chich Teâ—â—combe lewes Teâ—ring peuen. TERRING bram 〈◊〉 lewes Tâ—â—â—ngton arund Tâ—â—hurst hast Thakam bramb Themens arund Thorney Iâ—e chich Thorney chich Tortington arund Torton arund Tottington bramb Tottington arund Tratton chich Trâ—fort chich Truly bramb Turwick chich Tustons hast Twinâ—ham lewes Tyes lewes V Vâ—â—feild peuen. Vdymâ—re hast Vertwood peuen. Vpwaltham arund W Wadâ—hurst peuen. Wakehurst lewes Walberton arund Walderne peuen. Walderton chiâ—h Walchech peuen. Waltham chich Wamingore lewes Wapinghâ—r â—ramb Wapsburne lewes Waâ—bleton hast Warminghurst brâ— Warmingcampe arâ— Warnham bram Wartling hast Wasshinton bramb Water downe Forrest peu Waynway channell hast Weeke arund Wellingham Peu Wepham arund Westborne chich Westergate chich Westerton chich Westfeild hast Westgate chich Westham peuen. Westmiston lewes Westwolves bramb Whildeâ— lewes Whiteden peuen. Wickham bramb Wiggenhoult arund Wigsill hast Willington peuen. Willington peuen. Winchelsey old hast WINCHELSEY H. Windeham bramb Winton peuen. Wiston bramb Wittering West chich Wittering East chich Wivelsfeild lewes Wodmancote bram Wogham lewes Wolbeding chich Wollavington arun Worsham hast Worth Forrest lewes Worth lewes Worting bramb Wotton peuen. Wotton lewes Wulbow lewes Wyke chich Wylie peuen. Wythyham peuen. SVRREY CHAPTER VI. SURREY by Beda called Suthry and by the Saxons written Suðrea lyeth separated upon the North from the Counties of Buckingham and Middlesex by the great River Thamesis upon the East Kent doth inbound it upon the South is held in with Sussex and Hampshire and her West part is bordered upon by Hampshire and Bark-shire 2 The forme thereof is somewhat square and lyeth by North and by East whereof Redrith and Frensham are the opposites betwixt whom are extended thirty foure miles The broadest part is from Awfold Southward to Thamesis by Staines and them asunder twenty two the whole in circumference is one hundred and twelve miles 3 The Heavens breathing ayre in this Shire is most sweet and delectable so that for the same cause many royall Palaces of our Princes are therein seated and the Countrey better stored with game then with graine in so much that this County is by some men compared unto a home-spunne freeze cloth with a costly faire lift for that the out-verge doth exceed the middle it selfe And yet is it wealthy enough both in Corne and Pasturage especially in Holmesdale and towards the River of Thamisis 4 In this Shire the Regni an ancient people mentioned by Ptolemie were seated whom he brancheth further thorow Sussex and some part of Hampshire And in the wane of the Romanes government when the Land was left to the will of Invaders the South-Saxons under Ella here erected their Kingdome which with the first was raised and soonest found end From them no doubt the Countie was named Suth-rey as seated upon the South of the River and now by contraction is called Surrey 5 And albeit the County is barren of Cities or Townes of great estate yet is she stored with many Princely houses yea five of his Majesties so magnificently built that of some she may well say no Shire hath none such as is None-such indeed And were not Richmond a fatall place of Englands best Princes it might in esteem be ranked with the richest for therein died the great Conqueror of France King Edward the third the beautifull Anne daughter to Charles the Fourth Emperour and intirely beloved wife to King Richard the Second the most wise Prince King Henry the Seventh and the rarest of her Sexe the mirrour of Princes Queene Elizabeth the worlds love and Subjects joy 6 At Merton likewise Kenulph King of the West-Saxons came to his untimely end and at Lambeth the hardie Canute and last of the Danish Kings died among his Cups But as these places were fatall for the last breath of these Princes so other in this County have beene graced with the body and beginning of other worthy Monarkes for in Chertsey Abbey King Henry the Sixth who was deposed and made away in the Tower of London was first interred without all funerall pompe but for his holy life was imputed a Saint and lastly translated and intombed at Windsor At Kingstone likewise stood the Chaire of Majestie wherein Athelstan Edwin and Ethelred sate at their Coronation and first received their Scepter of Imperiall power Guildford likewise hath been farre greater then now it is when the Palace of our English Saxon Kings was therein set And seeing it is the midst of the Shire the graduation from hence shall be observed where for Latitude the Pole is raised from the degree 51.22 scruples and her Longitude from the West in the degree 20. and 2. scruples 7 Neither can we account Okam and Ripley two small villages the least in this Shire which have brought forth the well-known men William de Okam that deepe Philosopher and admirable Scholar and George de Ripley the ring-leader of our Alchymists and mysticall Impostors both of them borne in this County and very neere together But why speak I of these sith a place neerer to sight and greater for fame even Lambeth is the high Seat of Ecclesiasticall Government Piety Learning and Palace of Canterburies Archbishops the Metropolitans of England First erected by Arch-bishop Baldwin and ever since hath been the residing of al those worthy Prelates of our Church who in a long succession even from An. 596. have continued to him that now most worthily sits at the Churches sterne George by Gods providence Lord Arch-bishop of that See a most faithfull and prudent Counsellor unto King Charles and a most learned and provident Guide of our most flourishing Church whose gracious favour undeservedly conferred upon me hath been a great encouragement to these my poore endevours 8 Memorable places for Battles fought before the Conquest were Wembledon where when the fulnesse of prosperitie burst forth into Civill Dissentions among the Saxons a bloudy Battle was fought betwixt Cheaulin the West-Saxon and young Ethelbert of Kent wherein he was discomfited and two of his principall Leaders slaine about the yeere of Christ 560. and three hundred thirtie three yeers after King Elfred with a small power overcame the Danes with a great slaughter at Farnham in this Countie which somewhat quelled the courage of his savage enemie 9 Religious houses erected in this Shire by the devotion of Princes and set apart from publike uses to Gods Divine Service and their owne Salvation as then was taught the best in account were Shene Chertsey Merton Newarke Rygate Waverley Horsleg and in Southwarke Bermundsey and S. Maries These all flourished with increase till the ripenesse of their fruit was so pleasing in sight and taste unto King Henry the Eighth that in beating the boughes he brake downe body and all ruinating those houses and seising their rich possessions into his own hands So jealous is God of his honour and so great vengeance followeth the sinne of Idolatrie 10 In this Shire
have stood eight faire and strong Castles such were Addington Darking Starburg Rygate Guilford Farnham Goseford and Brenchingley but of greater State are Oking Otlands Non-such and Richmond his Majesties royall Mannors And for service to the Crowne or Common-wealths imployments this Counties division is into thirteene Hundreds wherein are seated eight Market-towns and one hundred and fortie Parish-Churches as in the Table following is inserted SURREY DESCRIBED AND DIVIDED INTO HUNDREDS HVNDREDS IN SURREY 1. CHertsey 2. Woking 3. Fernham 4. Godalming 5. Emley 6. Kingston 7. Brixton 8. Croydon 9. Tanridge 10. Reygate 11. Copthorne 12. Darking 13. Blackheath A Abinger Dark Abroke Emley Abscourt Emley Addington Croydon Adleston Chert Adscombe Croydon Albury Black S. Annes Hill Chert Anuvall Fern. Artingten Godal Ashe Woking Ashted Copthorne Awford Black B Badshott Fern. Bagshott Woking Bansted Croydon Barne Brix Barnelmes Brixt. Basingstone Woking Battersey Brixt. Baynardâ— Black Beachwâ—râ—h West Darking Beachworth East Reyg Bediâ—gton Croydon Binscombe Godalm Bisley Chert Bishops Court Tanr. Blackheath Woking Bletching Forrein Tanr. Bletchingleigh Tanr. Blockâ—ield Tanr. Bokham great Copthorne Bokham little Copthorne Bradley VVoking Bramley Black Brookham Reyg Brookwood Woking Buckham lane Chert Buckland Reyg Burgate Godal Burghouse Copth. Burphants Woking Burstow Reyg Burstow Parâ—e Tanr. Burstow lodge Tanr. Byflet Chert C Camerwell Brixt. Capell Dark Carshalton Croydon Caterham Tanr. Cattershull Godal Cawswaye Dark Chaldon Croydon Charte Fern. Chartwood Reyg Cheame Croydon Chellsham Tanr. Chergworth Emley Chertsey Chert Chesyington Copth. Chiddingfold Godal Chilworth Black Chipsteed Reyg Cleagate Kingstone Clandon West VVoking Clandon East VVoking Clapham Brixt. Cobham Emley Cobham Chert Cobham streat Emley Combe Parke Brix Combe Nevill King Cookham little Cop. Cookham great Cop. Colley Reyg Compton Fern. Compton Godal Consford Black Cranley Black Crowhurst Tanr. CROYDON Croyd. Culsdon Croyd. D DARKING Darking Deddington Croyd. Dovers Reyg Dulwich Brix Dunsfold Black Dytton thames Kingst Dytton long Kingst E Ebbesham Cop. Ebbesham Court Cop. Effingham Cop. Egham Chert Elsted Fern. Embhams Godal Enton Godal Esher Emley Esher parke Emley Eshing Godal Ewell Cop. Ewhurst Black Eywood Dark F Farley Tanr. Farnecome Godal FARNEHAM Fern. Fawell Cop. Fetcham Cop. Flanchford Reyg Frensham Fern. Frimley Chert G Gatton Reyg S. George Hill Emley Glashouse Black GODALMING Co. Godstone Tan. Goldwhurd Tan. GVILDFORD Wok. Guildford Manour Woking Gumshall Black H Hackstall Tan. Haling Croydon Ham Reyg Hambledon Godal Hamhaw Chert Hartmere Godal Hascombe Black Hasilmere Godal Hatcham Brixt. Haw Dark Hedley Cop. Henley Parke Woking Hindhead Godal Hodg Court Tan. Holmbury Black Holwoodborow Dar. Horley Reyg Horstell Chert Horsley West Woking Horsley East Woking Horton Cop. Hourne Tan. K Katerham Tan. Katern hill VVoking Kennington Brix Kewe Kingst Kings hill Brix KINGSTONE upon Thames King Kingfield Tan. Knole Black Kynnersley Reyg L Lagham Tan. Lambeith Brix Lambeith deane Brix Lambeith marsh Brix Lathesley Godal Laystrete Reyg Leighe Reyg Leth Dark Letherhead Cop. Lingfield Tan. Lingfield strete Reyg Littleton Godal Loxley Black Limsfield Tan. M Malden King Martin Nevill Brix Martins on the hill Black Mayfort Woking Merrowe Woking Merstham Reyg Mickleham Copt Milton Dark Mitcham Croydon Molsey West Emley Molsey East King Morden Croydon Morden Tan. Morehouse Fern. Mortclacke Brix Mounsted Black Mylford Godal N Newarke Woking Newchappell Tan. Newington Brix Newlodge Chert Non-such Croydon Norbury Cop. Nore Black Nudigate Reyg Nuttfield Reyg O Ockham Woking Ockley Dark Ognersh Black Okeley Dark Okested Tan. Okewood Black Otlands Emley Oxenford Godal P Peckham Brix Pecham Rye Brix Pensgreene Brix Pepperharrow Godal Pettersham King Pirford Chert Pittfall Godal Polsdon Cop. Polsted Godal Pophole Godal Potnol Chert Poundhill Tan. Poyle Fern. Preston Cop. Purbright Woking Purtenham Godal Putney Brix R Redrith Brixt. REYGATE Reyg Reygato Foren Reyg Reygate Church Reyg Richmond Kingst Ripleyff Wok. Robarns Wok. Rowhampton Brix Runfold Fern. Runwick alias Dipnel Fern. S Sanderste Croydon Salton upon Thamesis Emley Salton on the hill Cop. Sansted Cop. Scotsland Black Scale Fern. Send Wok Shakleford Godal Shalford Black Shellwood Reyg Shere Black Shipley bridge Tan. Shipley bridge Reyg Shooland Godal Shotover mill Godal Shine King Shine East Brix Sidlum Reyg Slyfield Cop. Smalefield Tan. South Parke Tan. SOVTHWARKE Brixt. Stanesborne King Starburg Tan. Stenestreete Dark Stockwell Brix Stoke Woking Stoke dauborne Emley Stowghton Wok Stretham Brix Stroud Chert Sutton Croydon Sydney Black T Tadwort Cop. Talworth Court King Tangley Black Tanridge Tan. Tatesfield Tan. Temple Dar. Thorpe Chert Thursley Godal Tilford Fern. Titting Woking Tittesley Tan. Tongham Fern. Towting graveney Brix Towting becke Brix Trotworth Chert V Vachery Black Vnsted Black W Walkamsted Tan. Wallington Croydon Walton Cop. Walton Emley Walworth Brix Wanborow Woking Wansworth Brix Warlingham Tan. Warmingfold Black Waverley Fern. Waybridge Emley Wescot Dark Weston Black Westwood Woking Wheler streete Godal Whitley Godal Wiggy Reyg The Wild Godal Willmore pound Cop. Willy Reyg Wimbledon Brix Windlesham Woking Winsham Chert Wisley Chert Witley Godal Wodham Chert Wodham lane Chert Woking Woking Woocote Croyd. Woodcocke bride Tan. Woodhatch Reyg Woodmanstone Croyd. Wooldingham Tan. Worplesdon Woking Worplesdon Woking Wotton Dark Wrecklesham Fern. Wyke Woking HANT-SHIRE by the Saxons written Handeschyr lying upon the West of England is bordered upon the North by Barke-shire upon the East with Surrey and Sussex upon the South with the British Seas and I le of Wight and upon the West with Dorset and Wilt-shire 2 The length thereof from Blackwater in the North upon Surrey unto Bascomb in the South upon the Sea extended in a right line is fifty foure English miles and the bredth drawn from Petersfield in the East unto Tidworth in the West and confines of Wilt-shire is little lesse then thirty miles the whole circumference about an hundred fifty five miles 3 The Ayre is temperate though somewhat thicke by reason of the Seas and the many Rivers that thorow the Shire doe fall whose plentie of fish and fruitfull increase doe manifoldly redeeme the harmes which they make 4 The Soile is rich for Corne and Cattle pleasant for pasturage and plenteous for Woods in a word in all commodities either for Sea or Land blessed and happy 5 Havens it hath and those commodious both to let in and to loose out ships of great burthen in trade of Merchandize or other imployments whereof Portsmouth Tichfield Hamble and South-hampton are chiefe besides many other creekes that open their bosomes into those Seas and the Coast strengthned with many strong Castles such as Hurst Calshot South-hampton Saint Andrewes Worth Porchester and the South Castle besides other Bulwarkes or Block-houses that secure the Countrey And further in the Land as Malwood Winchester and Odiam so strong that in the time of King Iohn thirteene English-men only defended the Fort for fifteene dayes against Lewis of France that with a great Hoast assaulted it most hotly 6 Anciently it was possest upon the North by the Segontians who yeelded
taking passage thorow the plaine vallies do lastly in a loving manner unite themselves together and of their many branches make many bigge bodied streames neither doth the Sea denie them entrance but helpeth rather to fill up their Bankes whereby Vessels of burden discharge their rich Treasures and her selfe with open hand distributeth her gifts all along the South of this Shore 4 Anciently it was possessed by the Durotriges whom Ptolemie placeth along in this Tract who being subdued by the Romanes yeelded them roome and unwilling subjection After them the Saxons set foot in these parts whereof Portland seemeth from that Port to take name who in this place arrived in Anno 703. and did sorely infest and annoy all the South Tract And at Bindon before him Kinegillus King of the West-Saxons in the yeare of Christ 614. in a doubtfull and dangerous Battle vanquished the Britaines Neither were the Saxons so surely herein seated but that the Danes sought to defeat them thereof for twise these bold Rovers landed at Chartmouth the first was in Anno 831. and Raigne of King Egbert and the other eight yeares after when Ethelwulfe was King in both which they went away Victors Yet when the Iron-side wore the English Diadem and these fierce people sought to plucke it from his Helmet he met them at Pen-ham in Gillingham Forest and with a small power obtained a great victorie causing their King Canute with discourage to retire 5 Commodities arising in this Countie are chiefly Wools and Woods in her North where the Forests are stored with the one and the pleasant greene Hilles with the other The inner part is over-spread both with Corne and Grasse and the Sea yeeldeth the Isidis Plocamos a Shrub growing not unlike the Corrall without any leafe besides her other gifts turning all to great gaine which the more is made manifest by the many Market-Townes in this Shire whereof Dorcester is the chiefe in Antonius his Itinerarium termed Durnovaria situated upon the South side of Frome and the Roman Causey called Fosse-way wherein some of their Legions kept as by the Rampiers and Coines there daily digged up is probably conjectured at which time it seemeth the Citie was walled whereof some part yet standeth especially upon the West and South sides and the Tract and Trench most apparent in a Quadrant-wise almost meeteth the River containing in circuit one thousand and seven hundred pases but were cast downe by the Danes whose trampling feete destroyed all things wheresoever they came and hands here razed the Trenches Maudbury and Poundbury the seals of their Siege and signes of times miserie About three hundred pases Southward from hence standeth an old Fortification of earth trenched about and mounted above the ordinary plaine thirty pases containing some 5. acres of ground wherein at my there being plenty of Corn grew This the Inhabitants call The Maiden Castle having entrance thereunto onely upon the East and West This is thought to have beene a Snmmer-Campe or Station of the Romanes when their Garrisons kept the Frontiers of this Province The government of this Citie is yearely committed to two Bailiffes elected out of eight Magistrates or Aldermen a Recorder Towne-Clerke and two Sergeants attending them whence the North-pole is elevated 50. degrees 48. minutes in Latitude and for Longitude is removed from the first West point unto the Meridian of 18. degrees 6 Other places also are memorable through the actions therein happening or Antiquities there yet remaining such as Badbury now nothing but a Trench and decayed Castle hardly seene though sometimes it was the Court of the West-Saxons King Such also is Cerne where Augustine the English Apostle brake downe the Altars and Idols of the Saxons God HELL whom they devoutly honoured as the only conserver of their health Shaftesburie also wherein one Aquila whether a Man or Eagle I know not by our Historians report is said to have prophecied the future times of this our Empire and that after the Raignes of the Saxons and Normans it should againe returne unto the government of the British Kings But with such vaine predictions our Nation is more thē once taxed by Philip Comineus the famous French Writer In this Citie Edward the sonne of great Edgar and one and thirtieth Monarch of the Englishmen was interred being murdered at Corfe a Castle seated in the I le of Purbeck by his Step-mother AElfrith to make way for her sonne to enjoy his Crown in repentance whereof and to pacifie Heaven for his bloud she built the Monasteries of Ambresbury and Whorwell in the Countie of Wilt-shire and South-Hampton In the former of which with great penitencie she spent the rest of her life 7 As upon the like occasion the Monastery of Middleton was laid in this Shire by King Ethelstan to appease the Ghost of Edwine his innocent brother and to expiate the sin of his own soule for the bloud of that just Prince whom most unjustly he caused to die and with the like devotion though not to satisfie for the like bloudy sinnes did Queene Cuthburga sue a Divorce from her second husband the Northumberlands King and at Winburne built her a Nunnery whereof her selfe became Abbesse where afterward was raised a most stately Minster which added not onely more glory to the place but withall enlarged the name and made it to be called Winburn-minster where King Ethelred a most vertuous Prince after much disquietnesse had with the Danes in peace here resteth with his Tombe and Inscription as in his Historie Christ assisting shall be further seene Neither among these may I omit Sherburne which in the yeare of Grace 704. was made a Bishops See in whose Cathedrall Church were interred the bodies of Ethelbald and Ethelbert brethren both of them Monarchs of the English-men 8 Seven more besides these were set apart from worldly imployments consecrated only to God and his service in this Shire which were Camerstern Cranborn Abbottesbury Bindon Sturmister Tarrant and Warham These with the others came to their full period under the hand of King Henry the Eight which lay with such waight upon their faire buildings that he crushed the juice thereof into his own Coffers 9 Castles for defence in repaire and decayed were at Sherburne Dorchester Branksey Portland Corfe Newton Woodford and Wareham So that with these and others the County hath been strengthned with twelve religious Houses their poore relieved with eighteene Market Townes at this day is traded and principally into five divisions parted subdivided into thirty foure Hundreds and them againe into two hundred forty eight Parishes as in the Map and Table adjoyning is to be seene DORSETSHYRE With the Shyre-towne Dorchester described as also the Armes of such noble families as have bene honored with the Titles there of since the Normans Conquest to this present Anno i6i0 DORSET-SHIRE divisions and
by King Arthur but with better authoritie say it was so thirsted after by the Conquerour that by a composition with the Abbot of Westminster whose then it was he made it to be the Kings Possessiō as a place besides the pleasures very commodious to entertain the King In this Castle that victorious Prince K. Edward the third was born and herein after he had subdued the French and Scots held he at one and the same time as his Prisoners Iohn King of France and David K. of Scotland Neither was it ever graced with greater Majestie then by the institution of the most honourable Order of the Garter a signal Ornament of Martiall Prowesse the invention thereof some ascribe to be from a Garter falling from his Queene or rather from loan Countesse of Salisbury a Lady of an incomparable beautie as she danced before him whereat the by-standers smiling he gave the impresse to checke all evil conceits and in golden Letters imbellished the Garter with this French Poesie HON I SOIT QVI MALY PENSE And yet that worthy Clarenceaux alledging the booke of the first institution finds the invention to be more ancient as when King Richard the first warred against the Turkes Saracens Cypres and Acon he girt the legs of certaine choise Knights with a tache of leather which promised a future glory to the wearers The most Princely Chappell thereof is graced with the bodies of those two great Kings Henry the sixt and Edward the fourth whom the whole Kingdome was too little to containe the one of Lancaster the other of Yorke where they rest now united in one mould with a branch of both those Houses even King Henry the Eight who there lyeth also interred and rests in the Lord. 9 Other places of note in this Shire are Sinodum in the North and Watham in the East both of them places of the Romanes residence as by their Monyes there oftentimes found appeareth Neither was Sunning the least in this Tract that had been the Seat of eight Bishops before the See was translated thence unto Shirburne or that to Salisbury Wantage also is not wanting of honour in bringing to life that learned and most valiant King Ealfred the scourge of the Danes and great Monarch of the English And Finchhamsted for wonder inferiour to none where as our Writers doe witnesse that in the yeere a thousand one hundred a VVell boyled up with streames of bloud and fifteene dayes together continued that spring whose waters made red all others where they came to the great amazement of the beholders 10 The riches and sweet seats that this Countie affordeth made many devout persons to shew their devotions unto true pietie in erecting places for Gods divine service and their exemptions from all worldly businesse such were Abington Redding Bisham Bromehall Henley Hamme and Wallingford whose Votaries abusing the intents of their Foūders overthrew both their own Orders and places of professions all which were dissolved by Act of Parliament and given the King to dispose at his will This Shires division is into twenty Hundreds and hath beene strengthned with sixe strong Castles is yet graced with three of his Majesties most Princely Houses and traded with twelve Market-Towns and is replenished with one hundred and fortie Parish-Churches all whose names are further inserted in the Table following BARKSHIRE DESCRIBED HVNDREDS In BARKE-SHIRE 1. HOrmer 2. Ganfeild 3. Farrington 4. Shrivenham 5. Wanting 6. Compton 7. Morton 8. Lamborne 9. Fairecrosse 10. Theale 11. Reading 12. Charleton 13. Sonnynge 14. Wargrove 15. Barnerlhe 16. Braye 17. Ripplemore 18. Cookham 19. Oke 20. Kentbury A ABINGTON Hor. Aldermerston Theale Aldworth Compt. Apleford Oke Apleton Oke Arberfeild Son Ardington VVant. Ashamsteed Mort. Ashbury Shri. Aston upthorpe Mor. Aston tirrold Mort. Avington Kent B Bagnor Fair. Balking Shriu. Barkham Charl. Barrington Far. Barton Hor. Basselden Mort. Bayworth Hor. Benham vale Kent Berneham Read Blesselslighe Hor. Biddon Fair. Billingesbere War Bisham Ber. Blubery Read Borton Shriu. Botley Hor. Bourshill Hor. Boxford Fair. Bradfeild Theale Braye Braye Bright walton Fair. Brightwell Mort. Brimpton Faire Buckland Gan. Bucklebury Read Burfield Theale Burwesket Shriu. Bynfeild Cook C Calcot Kent Catmer Kent Chaddleworth Kent Chalie Hor. Chalow west Kent Charlton VVant. Charney Gan. Chaulsey Mort. Cheveley Fair. Childry VVant. Chilton Compt. Chilswell Hor. Cholsey Read Churchspene Read Cleworth Rip Clopcott Mort. Colleshull Shriu. Cookeha◠Cook Compton Compt. Compton Shriu. Cothy Flu. Coxwell little Far. Coxwell great Far. Cuckhamsley hill Compt. Cumner Hor. D Demyston Castle Fair. Denchworth south VVant. Donnington Fair. Draiton Oke Draycott more Oke Dudcot Mort. E Earlie Charl. Easthamsted Rip Eaton Oke Edington Kent Enborne Kent F Falley Kent Falowe Shriu. FARRINGDON Far. Farrington little Far. Farnebrough Compt. Fernisham Shriu. Frilford Oke Frilsham Fair. Fyfeild Oke Fynchamsted Char. G Garford Oke Garfton east Lam. Ginge east VVant. Goosey Oke Grampond Hor. Greenham Fair. Grove VVant. H Hagborne east Mort. Hagborne west Mort. Hampsted morryes Fair. Lech Hampsted Faire Hams west VVant. Hams east Want Hamsted marshall Kent Hanney east Oke Hardwell Shriu. Hartly Donnex Theale Harwell Mort. Hatford Gan. Hendred east Read Hendred west VVant. Hendred east VVant. Hillend Hor. Hincksey Laurence Hor. Hincksey south Hor. Hinton Gan. Hobcot Kent HVNGERFORD Kent Hurley Ber. Hurst Son I Ilsley west Compt. ILSLEYEAST Compt. Inglefeild Theale Inglisham Fa. Inkpen Kent S. Iohns bridge Far. Isbury Lam. K Kinburye Kent Kingstone bagpuze Oke Kingstone on lile Shriu. Kennet Flu. Kennington Hor. Knight-bridge Fair. L LAMBORNE Lam. Langford Far. Letcombe kings Kent Letcombe basset Kent Leverton Kent Littleworth Shriu. Locking west Want Locking east Want Loddon bridge Son Loddon Flu. Longcot Shriu. Longworth Gan. Lyford Oke M MADENHEAD Bray Marcham Oke Markney Mort. Martlefton Fair. Mershall Kent Midgham Fair. Mifton Oke Mortimer wookfeild Theale Morton north Mort. Morton south Mort. Moulsforb Mort. N NEWBERY Fair. New bridge Oke Norcott Hor. O Oke Flu. OKINGHAM Son Owre Chappel Fair. P Padworth Theale Pangborne Read Peysmore Fair. Purley Theale Pusay Gan. R Radcott bridge Farring Radley Hor. READING Read Remneham Bern. Ruscombe Son S Sandensoe Kent Sandford Hor. Sandhurst Son Satwell Mort. Shallington Gan. Shattesbrooke Ber. Shawborne Kent Shawe Fair. Shelford great Lamb. Shelford little Kent Shellingford Gan. Shilton Far. Shinfeild Charl. Shipton Hor. Shrivenham Shriu. Silham Theale Slancler Shriu. Sonnyngwell Hor. Spersholt Want Spene Fair. Spinhamland Fair. Stanford Gan. Stanford dingbie Fair. Stedes Theale Steventon Oke Stretley Mort. Stronde Hor. Sulhamsted bannester Theale Sulthamsted Abbots R. Sunyng Son Sunninghall Cook Sutham Theale Sutton courtney Oke Swallowfeild Theale T Thatcham Read Thele Theale Thorp Hor. Trup Shriu. Twyfort VVar. Tydmershe Theale Tylehurst Read V The Vale of Whitehorse Shriu. Vffington Shriu. Vpton Mort. Vstone Theale W Wadley Shriu. WALLINGFORD Mor. Waltham Laurence War Whit Waltham Ber. WANTAGE Want Warfield War Wargrove War Watchfeild
the lowest rowe whose trade circuit and seat doth equall most places of the Land besides It seemeth this Towne hath beene walled about both by a Rampire of earth mounted along her North and West parts and places of entrance where gates have stood which no doubt by the Danes were cast downe in the yeare of Christ Iesus 991. when they sacked with spoyle all these Sea-coasts and again in the yeare one thousand laid the streets desolate and the houses on heaps yet afterwards recovering both breath and beauty her buildings from Stoke-Church in the South to S. Margarets in the North now containe 1900. paces and from S. Helens in the East to S. Matthews Church in the West are no lesse then 2120. full of streets plenteously inhabited wherein are twelve Parish-Churches seated besides them suppressed such were Christ-Church S. Georges S. Iames the White the Blacke and Grey-Friers The Site of this Towne is removed from the Equator unto the degree 52.25 minutes and by Mercators observation from the first West-points 22. degrees 9 minutes and is yearely governed by two Bailiffes and ten Port-men all wearing Scarlet with twenty foure of their Common-Counsell in Purple a Recorder a Towne-Clerke five Sergeants whereof one is for the Admiraltie a Beadle and Common-Crier all in blew with the Towns Armes on their Sleeves The other Eye of this Shire is the Saxons Bedericgueord By Abbo the Royall Towne wherein at the day-breake of the Saxons conversion Sigebert King of the East Angles founded a Christian Church and upon the occasion of King Edmunds buriall who at Hoxon was shot to death hath been ever since called S. Edmunds-bury where was built to his honour one of the fairest Monasteries in the world hegun by King Canute much affrighted with the seeming appearance of that Martyrs Ghost who to expiate the sacrilegious impietie of his Father Suenus enriched the place with many endowments and offered up his owne Crowne upon the holy Martyrs Tombe For the beautie and buildings of this Abbey and Towne let Leyland for me declare The Sunne saith he hath not seen a Citie more finely seated so delicately upon the easie ascent of an hill with a River running on the East-side nor a more stately Abbey either for revenues or incomparable magnificence in whose prospect appeareth rather a City then a Monastery so many Gates for enterance and some of them brasse so many Towers and a most glorious Church upon which attend three others standing all in the same Church-yard all of them passing fine and of a curious workmanship Whose ruines lie in the dust lamenting their fall moving the beholders to pitie their case Neere unto this Town a great Battle was fought by Robert Bossu Earle of Leicester against his Soveraigne King Henry the second but was worthily overcome by Richard Lucy the Kings high Iustice himself and wife taken with many Flemings and Engligshmen slaine 7 Other places worthy of remembrance this Countie affords such is Exning in the West formerly famous for the birth of S. Audrey daughter to King Anna one of the three names of the Shires division Rendlisham in the East where Redwald the first Christian in this Kingdome held his Court and Hadley in her South where Guthrum the Dane whom Elfred baptized was buried And things of stranger note are the limits of the East-Angles Territories running along Newmarket heath vulgarly called the Devils ditch the like fable is formally told by Nubrigensis that at Wulpet in the heart of this Shire two green boves of Satyres kind arose out of the ground from the Antipodes beleeve it if you will and Ralfe Coggshall in the Monuments of Colchester declareth that a Fish in all parts like a man was taken neere Orford and for six moneths was kept in the Castle whence after he escaped againe to the Sea As strange but most true was a crop of Pease that without tillage or sowing grew in the Rocks betwixt this Orford and Aldebrough in the year 1555. When by unseasonable weather a great dearth was in the Land there in August were gathered above one hundred Quarters and in blossoming remained as may more where never grasse grew or earth ever seene but hard solide Rockes three yards deep under their roots 8 Places separated from common use and devoted to God and his service by religious Princes were at S. Edmunds Ipswich Ikleworth â—lithborow Clare Leston Burgh Castle wherein Sigebert King of the East-Angles entered the profession of a Monke but was thence forced by his people to fight against the Mercians in which Battle he was slaine And Dunwich where Foelix founded his Episcopall See These with many others in this County were suppressed in the fall of the Monasteries and their Revenews assumed by King Henry the Eight 9 This Shire is principally divided into three parts which are called the Celdable S. Edmunds and S. Audreys Liberties subdivided into twenty-two Hundreds and them againe into 575. Parish-Churches wherein are seated seaven Castles and twenty eight Market Townes whose names are in the Table annexed SUFFOLKE described and divided into Hundreds The situation of the fayre towne IPSWICH shewed with the ARMES of the most noble families that have bene either Dukes or Earles both of that Countie as also of Clare HUNDREDS in Suffolke 1. LAckford 2. Thingoe 3. Risbridge 4. Baberghe 5. Thedwastrie 6. Blackborne 7. Stowe 8. Cosforde 9. Bosmere 10. Sampford 11. Colâ—eis 12. Caâ—leford 13. Thredlinge 14. Hartesmere 15. Hâ—xone 16. Looâ—s 17. Wilforde 18. Plumesgate 19. Blithing 20. Wangford 21. Mutford 22. Lothingland A Acton Baberg Akenham Bosmer ALDERBURGHE Plum Aldham Cosford Alderton Wilford Aldringham Blith Allington Hoxon Alpheton Babergh Ampton Theâ— S. Andrewes VVang All Saints VVang Arwerton Sam. Ashbye Lothing Ashe Looes Ashe Bocking Bosmer Ashefeild Thred Ashefeild Black Aspall Hartes Assington Baberg Aye Hartes B Backton Hartes Badley Bosmer Baddingham Hoxon Badwell Black Baiton alias Beighton Thed Bardwell Black Bargham black Barham bosmer. Barkingeâ— bosmer. Barnâ—ye Mut. Barningham black Barrowe Thingoc Barsham VVang Barton Thed Barton little Lack. Batisford bosmer. Baudsey VVilford Bawdsey haven Coln Bayleham bosmer. Bealings great Carlef. Bealings little Carlef. BECKLES VVang Bedfeild Hoxon Bedingfeild Hoxon Bellstead Samp. Belton Lothing Beneker Blith Benhall Plum Bentley samp Bernerdiston Risbridge Bildeston Cosfor Bildeston street Crosfor Blakenham great bosmer. Blakenham little bosmer. Blaxhall Plum BLIGHBOROUGHE Bli. Blithford blith Blith â—lu Blundeston lothing BONGEY VVang Bouldge Wilf BOTYSDALE Hartes Boxford baberg. Boxted baberg. Boyton VVilf Boyscott VVang Bradfeild Combusham Thed Bradfeild Monks Thed Bradfeild S. George Thed Bradfeild S. Cleere Thed Bradley great Risb. Bradley little Risb. Bradwell Loth. Bramford bosmer. Brampâ—eild blith Brampton blith Brandeston Looes BRANDON FERRIE Lack. Brantham Samp. Brasiard Plum Bredfeild Wilf Brent Ely Baberg Bresworth Hartes Bretton flu Brettenham Cosford Brightwell Carlef. Brockelie Thingoe Brockford Hartes Brome Hartes
blacke Channons of the Order of S. Augustine founded by thâ— Bigrames and at the Suppression valued at 62. l. 12. s. 3. d. ob It stood within the reach of the great Mannor Kimbolton once an Hundred which was the land of Earle Harold the Usurper after by Graunt it came with the Chase of Swinesheved to Fitz-Peter from whom by Magnavil to Bobum who in time of the tumultuous Barons built there a â—orcelet and so to Stafford by whose attainture forfeited it was given by Henry the eight to the Familie of Wingfield that now possesseth it At Bugden the See of Lincolne hath a seat and was Lord of Spaldwick and the Soke given in compensation from the Church of Ely when rent from them it was by the first Henry made a Bishopricke untill of late that Church gave up their interest in Spaldwicke to the Crowne Brampton was given by King Iohn at Mirabel to Earle David and by Ada his youngest Daughter fell to Hastings Earle of Pembroke and now is reverted to the King To the same Earle David by gift of the former King came Alcumesbury and by the bountie of Iohn Scot his sonne to Segrave and so to the Lord Barkley the late possessor To Serlo de Quiney Earle of Winchester was Keston by Henry the second given by whose Heire generall Ferrars it came to the late Earle of Essex and by exchange to the Crowne 10 TOULESLAND HUNDRED taketh name likewise of a Town therein situate In the out Angle of this to the memory of S. Neotus a Monke of Glastenbury but the supposed sonne to Ethelwolfe K. of the West-Saxons whose body from Neostâ—ck in Cornwall was transferred to Arnulphesbury then of Arnulphus a holy man now Eynesbury named Earle Alrick and Ethelâ—â—eda turned the Palace of Earle Elfred into a Monastery of blacke Monks which was razed by the Danes but out of the ashes of this Râ—isia wife to Richard the sonne of Earle Gilbert to God our Lady de Becco and S. Nâ—oâ— as a Cell to the Abbey of Becco in Normandy erected up of blacke Monks in the yeare 1113. the late Priory of S. Neâ—es suppressed by Henry the eight and valued at 256. l. 15. d. q. At Soâ—tho the Land of Eustachius the Sheriffe Lovetote made the seat of that Seignory on which in this Shire 13. Knights Fees and a halfe dependeâ— But from his line by gift of Veâ—don and Vesey drowned were these in the honour of Gloucester Near to this at Cretingsbury dwelt Sir Adam de Cretings famous in Edward the thirds warres of France whose Heire Generall Waâ—ton doth now possesse it Staunton given by the first William to Gilbert de Gaunt after the death issuelesse of De Rupes escheated to the King who gave it to Ioan his sister Queene of Scots She on the Abbey of Tarent bestowed paâ—t the rest reverting being given to Segraâ—e descended to the Barons of Berkly Godmâ—nchester or Gormonchester so named of that Daâ—e to whom Aelfred at his Conversion granted some regiment in these parts was the old land of the Crowne now the Inhabitants in â—ee-farme by grant of King Iohn pro Sexies viginti libris pondere numero It is flat seated by as fruitfull and flowrie Meadowes as any this Kingdome yeeldeth and is the most spacious of any one Parish in fertile tillage oft having waâ—ted on the Soveraigne Lords with ninescore Ploughes in a rurall pompe Some from the name Gunicester which this often beareth in record suppose it the Citie where Machutus placed his Bishops Chaire But for certaine it was that Roâ—ane Town Durosiâ—oâ—â— of the Bridges named so many hundred yeares untill the light of our Britaine Story overshone it forgotten Thus as this Citiâ— so the old â—amilies have been here with time outworne few onely of the many former now remaining whose Surnames before the raigne of the last Henry were in this Shire of any eminency But Non indignemur mortalia Nomina solvi Cernimus exemplis Oppida posse mori Let 's not repine that Men and Names doe dye Since Stone-built Cities dead and ruin'd lye This Description I received from a right worthy and learned Friend ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Huntington-shire THE HUNDREDS NOrman-Crosse Hurstingston Leightenstone Tosland A Abbottesley Tosl Agden mill Leigh Alerton Norm Alkmundbury wood Hurst Alkmundbury Leigh S. Andrews Chappell Norm B Barham Leigh Beggers bush Tosl Bigen Hurst Billingbrooke Norm Birtholme Lodge Leigh Bithorne Leigh Bluntsham hurst Botsey hurst Botulph Bridge Norm Brampton leigh Brinton leigh Brik-Mere Norm Broughton wood hurst Broughton hurst Bruc-Castle Norm Buckworth leigh Buckworth grove leigh Buckworth Beacon leigh Bugden Tosl Bury Hurst C Calâ—ot Norm Calfo wood leigh Canutus Dike or Sword Dyke Norm Great Catworth Leigh Little Catworth Leigh Catworth mili leigh The Chase hurst Chesterton Norm Colne hurst Conington Norm Conquest Loode Norm Copinford leigh Covington leigh Cretingesbery Tosl D Dantree Norm Denton Norm Denton and Calton â—enne Norm Diddington Tosl Durosiponte Tosl E Easton leigh Ellington leigh Elton Norm Elton-Parke Norm Elton-Mill Norm Erith hurst Ermin-streete Norm Everton Tosl Eynesbury Tosl F Farset Norm Farset Kings delâ—e Norm Fenton hurst Folkesworth Norm G Gramsey hurst Great Gidding leigh Little Gidding leigh Steeple Gidding leigh Glatton Norm Glatton Fenne Norm Godmanchester Tosl Great Grandsden Tosl Grasham leigh H Haddon Beacon Norm Haddon Norm Haddon Mill Norm Hamerton leigh Hamerton Mill leigh Haleweston Tosl Heathmangrove hurst Hemingford Abbey Tosl Hemingford Grey Tosl Herford hurst Highney Norm Highney-lodge Norm Hilton Tosl Hinchingbrooke hurst Holm-lood Norm Holy well hurst Holy well Fen hurst Horsey Bridge Norm Houghton hurst HVNTINGTON hurst I S. IVES hurst S. Ives street hurst K Keston leigh KIMBALTON leigh L Leighton Leigh Leighton Mill leigh Luddington Leigh Lutton Norm M Molesworth leigh Monkeswood hurst Morborn Norm The Moore Tosl Myddloâ— Tosl N Nedingworth hurst Neen flu Norm S. NEOT Tosl New-dike Norm New-parke leigh O Offord Cluny Tosl Offord Dacy Tosl Ogerston Norm Overton Longvill Norm Overton Watervill Norm Ould Hurst hurst P Papworth Agnes Tosl Little Paxton Tosl Great Paxton Tosl Pertenhall leigh Pidley hurst Pirry leigh Pits water Norm Portmed Tosl R Ramsey hurst Ramsey Meere hurst Ramsey Fenne hurst Ramsey Moore Norm Little Reveley hurst Great Reveley hurst Ripton Abbots hurst Ripton Parke Hurst Kings Ripton hurst Rowey hurst Romerstreeme lood Norm S Salom-wood leigh Saltrey-Mill Norm Saltrey Abâ—ey Norm Saltrey Grange Norm Saltrey Judith Norm Saltrey Moynes Norm Saltrey Beumes Norm Saply Parke hurst Sibthorpe leigh Small dike Norm Somersham fenne hurst Somersham parke hurst South-hoo Tosl Spaldwick-mill leigh Spaldwick leigh Fenny Stanton Tosl Stibinton Norm Stilton Norm Stilton Fen Norm Stilton mill Norm Stongate hole leigh Stonly leigh Stonly Priory leigh Great Stoughton Tosl Stow leigh Stranground Norm Little Stukeley hurst Great Stukeley hurst Swineshead leigh T Terwerth Tâ—â—l Thurning leigh Toseland
were pulled down and suppressed in the Sepulchre of Constantius within a certaine vault or little Chappell under the ground wherein he was supposed to have been buried might beget much wonder and admiration but that Lazius confirmeth that in ancient times they had a custome to preserve light in Sepulchres by an artificiall resolving of gold into a liquid and fattie substance which should continue burning a long time and for many ages together 12 This Yorkeshire picture I will draw to no more length lest I be condemned with the Sophister for insisting in the praise of Hercules when no man opposed himselfe in his discommendation This Countrey of it selfe is so beautifull in her own naturall colours that without much help she presents delightfull varieties both to the fight and other senses THE VVEST-RIDING OF YORKE-SHIRE CHAPTER XL. THE other Division which is called the West-Riding of Yorkeshire lying towards the North-West carryeth a great compasse On the North-side it borders upon part of the North-Riding On the East upon part of the East-Riding and part of Lincoln-shire The West-side is neighboured with part of Lanca-shire The South confined with Nottingham and part of Darby-shires 2 The Ayre unto which this Countie is subject is for the most part frigid and cold much subject to sharpe winds hard frosts and other intemperate and Winter-like dispositions of weather in so much as the people of this Province are inured to maintain a moderate and ordinary heat in their bodies by an extraordinary hardnesse of labour and thereby become very healthfull and not so often afflicted with infirmities as others are that live more easily 3 Although the Soile in the generalitie be not fruitfull as lying very high and full of ragged rockes and swelling mountaines yet the sides thereof stooping in some places doe beare good grasse and the bottomes and vallies are not altogether unfertill That part that borders upon Lancashire is so mountainous and waste so unsightly and full of solitarinesse that the bordering neighbours call certaine little Rivers that creepe along this way by a contemptible name Hell becks That part againe where the River Vre cutteth thorow the vale called Wends-dale is very good ground where great flockes of sheepe doe pasture and which in some places do naturally yeeld great plenty of Lead-stones In other places where the hils are barren and bare of Corne and Cattle they make a recompence of those wants by the store of Copper Lead and Stone or Pit-coale with the which they are abundantly furnished That part where the River Swale running downe East-ward out of the West Mountaines with a violent and swift streame to unlade her selfe into the River Vre and passing along a large and open vale which derives the name from her and is called Swale-dale hath a neighbouring place full of Lead-Oare and for the lacke of woods which doth here much pinch the people they are requited againe with plentie of grasse which this place yeelds them in great abundance Thus hath provident nature for every discommoditie made amends with a contrarietie and furnished the defects of one place with sufficient supply from another 4 The ancient Inhabitants knowne unto Ptolomey and of whom there is other mention made as well in the generall and other particular divisions of Yorke-shire as in the Countries likewise joyning in proximitie unto them were the Brigantes subdued by the Romanes And because the roome best fitted for the Citie of Yorke in this Chard I have placed it whose description you may finde in the Generall so the North-riding spacious to containe the sites of the Townes Hull and Richmond are therein charged but wanting place there to relate of both I am constrained to speake of the latter here desiring my Reader to beare with these necessities Richmond the chiefe Towne of the North-Riding seated upon Swale seemed to have been fenced with a Wall whose Gates yet stand in the midst of the Towne so that the Suburbs are extended farre without the same It is indifferently populous and well frequented the people most imployed in knitting of Stockings wherewith even the decrepit and children get their own livings 5 Alan the first Earle thereof distrusting the strength of Gilling a Manor house of his not farre off called by Bede Gethling to withstand the violence of the Danes and English whom the Normans had despoiled of their inheritance built this Towne and gave it â—e name calling it Richmond as one would say The Rich Mount which he fortified with a Wall and strong Castle set upon a Rocke for Gilling ever since the time that Oswy King of Northumberland being there Guest-wise entertained was murtherously made away was more regarded in respect of Religion then for any strength it had in expiation of which murther the Monastery was founded and had in great account among our Ancestors This Towne for the administration of government hath an Alderman yeerely chosen out of twelve Brethren who is assisted by twentie foure Burgesses a Recorder foure Chamberlaines and two Sergeants at Mace The position of this place for Latitude is set in the deg 55.17 min. from the North-Pole and for Longitude from the first West-point in the degr 18. and 50 min. 6 Things of raritie and worthy observation in this Countie are those hils neere Richmond where there is a Mine or Delfe of Copper mentioned in a Charter of King Edward the fourth having not as yet beene pierced into Also those Mountaines on the top whereof are found certaine stones much like unto Sea-winkles Cockles and other Sea-fish which if they be not the wonders of nature yet with Orosius a Christian Historiographer we may deeme to be the undoubted tokens of the generall Deluge that in Noahs time over-flowed the whole face of the earth Also the River Swale spoken of before which among the ancient English was reputed a very sacred River and celebrated with an universall glory for that the English-Saxons first embracing Christianitie in one day about ten thousand men besides a multitude of women and children were therein baptized unto Christ by the hands of Paulinus Arch-bishop of Yorke A holy spectacle when out of one Rivers Channell so great a progenie sprung up for the celestiall and heavenly Citie 7 Places in elder times had in great estimation with the Romanes were Bayntbridge where they in those dayes had a Garrison lying the reliques whereof are there remaining Bowes in Antonines Itinerary called Lavatrae or Levatrae both by the account of distance and the site thereof by the high street of the Romans confirmes the antiquitie by a large stone found in the Church sometimes used for an Altar-stone with an inscription upon it to the honour of the Emperour Hadrian The first Cohort also of the Thracians lay here in Garrison whilest Virius Lupus ruled as Lieutenant Generall and Propretor of Britaine under the
fiftie pases so that the circumference cannot be great 3 The aire is not very good either for health or delight as being seated on those parts that are subject to extremitie of cold and greatly troubled with vapors and foggy mists that arise from the Seas 4 The soyle cannot be rich being rockie and full of stones and unfit for Corne and tillage It is neither commended for hils to feed sheepe nor pastures to fat cattle neither hath it vallies replenished with sweet springs or running rivellets onely one excepted descending from a standing pond The onely thing this Iland yeeldeth is a fit and accommodate aptitude for Fishing and Fowling 5 Notwithstanding this is very worthy of note concerning the same which Alcuin wrote in an Epistle to Egelred King of Northumberland namely that it was a place more venerable then all the places of Britaine and that after the departure of S. Paulinus from Yorke there Christian Religion began in their Nation though afterwards it there felt the first beginning of miserie and calamitie being left to the spoile of Pagans and Miscreants 6 It is also remembred of this Iland that sometimes there hath been in it an Episcopall See which Aidan the Scot instituted being called thither to preach the Christian Faith to the people of Northumberland being much delighted with the solitary situation thereof as a most fit place for retire But afterwards when the Danes rifled and robbed all the Sea-coasts the Episcopall See was translated to Durham 7 This Iland so small in account either for compasse or commoditie and so unpeopled and unprofitable cannot be numerous in Townes and Villages It hath in it onely one Towne with a Church and a Castle under which there is a commodious Haven defended with a Block-house situate upon an hill towards the South-East FARNE I LE THis I le South-Eastward seven miles from Holy Iland sheweth it selfe distant almost two miles from Bambrough Castle On the West and South it beareth upon Northumberland and on the North-East side it hath other smaller Ilands adjoyning to it as Wid-pens and Staple Iland which lie two miles off Brondsman and two lesser then these which are called the Wambes 2 The forme of this I le is round and no larger in compasse then may easily be ridden in one halfe of a day The bredth of it is but five miles and the length no more The whole circumference extends it selfe no further then to fifteene miles 3 The aire is very unwholesome and subject both to many Dysenteries and other diseases by reason of the mistie fogges and exhalations that are thereunto drawn up from the Ocean It is many times troubled with unusuall tempests of windes with boisterous fury of stormy raines and with severall and uncouth rages of the Sea 4 The soyle cannot be fertile being encircled about with craggy clifts neither hath it in it much matter either of pleasure or profit It can neither defend it selfe from cold lacking fuell as Wood Cole Turfs c. nor from famine wanting food as Corn Pastures Cattle c. The best commodity it yeelds is Fish and Fowle 5 This thing neverthelesse is worthy to be remembred of it which Beda writing of the life of Cuthbert Bishop of Lindisfarne that Tutelar Patron of the Northerne Englishmen reporteth namely that in this I le he built a Citie fitting his government and erected certaine houses in the same the whole building standing almost round in compasse reaching the space of foure or five pearches The wall about it he made higher then a mans height to with-hold and keepe in the wanton lasciviousnesse both of his thoughts eyes and to elevate the whole intention of his minde up to heavenly desires that he might wholly give himself to the service of God But these are all made the ruines of time as sithence many other Monuments have been of worthy antiquite 6 I cannot report that there are now many houses standing in it much lesse Townes or Villages Onely this that it hath a Tower or place of Fortification belonging unto it placed well neere in the middle part of the I le HOLY ILAND FARNE GARNSEY IARSEY GARNSEY THis Iland lyeth about five Leagues North-West from Iersey and is compassed like to her neighbour with the British Sea It lyeth in length from Plymouth Bay South-West to Lancrosse de Anckers North-East thirteene miles in bredth from Saint Martins point South-East to the Howe North-west nine miles and is in circuit thirtie sixe miles The Emperour Antonine having the rule and domination of France at that time called Gaule from whence the word Gallia is derived did name this Iland Sarnia which afterward by the change of Times and corruption of Languages was long since and is at this day called Garnsey 2 This I le in forme and fashion standeth in the Sea much like to a Parke that is incompassed round about with a Pale of Rocks being very defensible unto the Iland from the attempting Invasion of enemies 3 The Aire and Climate of this I le hath little or no difference in temper or qualitie from that of Iersey And this deserves to be remembred of it that in this I le is neither Toade Snake Adder or any other venemous creature and the other hath great plentie 4 It standeth for the most part upon a rocke very high in many places from the Sea Neverthelesse the Soile is very fruitfull yeelding forth great plentie of grasse for their Sheepe and other Cattell which they have to serve all uses Their fields in the Summer time are so naturally garnished with flowers of all sorts that a man being there might conceit himselfe to be in a pleasant artificiall garden 5 The Inhabitants are not so much given to tillage as they of Iersey though the soyle be as fruitfull They have of late taken great delight in planting and setting of trees of all sorts and especially of Apples by reason whereof they make much Cider Their commodities are alike and their helps from the Sea no lesse or rather more 6 In this I le are many great steepe rocks among which is found a hard stone called by the Frenchmen Smyris which we terme Emerill This stone is serviceable for many purposes and many Trades as Glasiers c. but especially for the Goldsmiths and Lapidaries to cut their precious stones 7 It hath a head of Land upon the North part thereof the passage into which is so narrow that a man would thinke that at every Tide the Sea beating strongly on both sides it were in a continuall danger to be sundred from the other part of the I le This place is called S. Michael in the Vale where in former times stood a Priory or a Covent of Religious persons the ruines whereof are at this day to be seene 8 The government of this I le in nature and forme resembles the other of Iersey of whom shall be said The people are in their Originall and Language alike also but
sterilitie of soile and make the fields bring forth a kind of Rye or Amellcorne in such plenty as is hardly to be beleeved 5 The ancient Inhabitants of this Countrey were the Ordovices who be also named Ordovices or Ordovicae a puissant and courageous people by reason they kept wholly in a mountainous place and took heart even of the soyle it selfe for they continued longest free from the yoke both of Roman and also of English dominion They were not subdued by the Romans before the dayes of the Emperor Domitian for then Iulius Agricola coÌ„quered almost the whole Nation nor brought under the command of the English before the Raigne of King Edward the first but lived a long time in a lawlesse kind of libertie as bearing themselves bold upon their owne magnanimitie and the strength of the Countrey 6 The Mountains of this Countrey yeeld sufficiencie of Neat Sheep and Goats The Vallies in most places are very plenteous of Corn especially Eastward on this side betwixt the rivers of Alen and Dee but the more Westerly part is healthy and altogether barren The heart of the Shire shews it self beneath the hils in a beautifull and pleasant Vale reaching seventeen miles in length from South to North five miles or ther-abouts in breadth and lieth open onely toward the Sea It is environed on every side with high hils amongst which the highest is Moillenlly on the top whereof is a warlike Fense with Trench and Rampire and a little Fountain of clear water From these hils the River Cluyd resorts unto this Vale and from the very Spring-head increased with becks and brooks doth part it in twain running through the midst of it whereof in ancient time it was named Strat Cluyd for Marianus maketh mention of a King of the Strat Cluyd of the Welsh And at this day it is commonly called Diffryn Cluyd that is The Vale of Cluyd This thing is worthy observation as a matter memorable both for admiration and antiquitie that in the Parish of Llan-sanan within this Countrey there is a place compasse cut out of the main Rocke by mans hand in the side of a stony hill wherein there be foure and twenty seats to sit in some lesse some bigger where children and young men coming to seek their cattell use to sit and to have their sports And at this day they commonly call it Arthurs round Table 7 Henry Lacy Earle of Lincolne obtaining Denbigh by the grant of King Edward the first after the conviction and beheading of David brother of Llewellin for high treason was the first that fortified it w th a wal about not large in circuit but very stroÌ„g and on the south-side with a fair castle strengthned with many high towers But he gave it over left the work unfinished conceiving griefe as a sorrowfull father that his onely sonne came to untimely death and was drowned in the Well thereof The same of this Town spreads it selfe farre for repute as being reckoned the most beautifull place in all North-Wales it is of no lesse report for the castle adjunct unto it is impregnable for fortificatioÌ„ And this strange accident hapning there in the yeer 1575 deserves not to be omitted being left as a continual remembrance of Gods mercifull providence and preservation at that time that where by reason of great Earth-quakes many people were put into great fear and had much harme done unto them both within and without their houses in the Cities of York Worcester Glocester Bristow Herefored and in other Countries adjacent yet in the Shire-hall of Denbigh the bel was caused to toll twice by the shaking of the earth and no hurt or hindrance at all either done or received The governmeÌ„t of this town is managed by two Aldermen two Bailiffes who are yeerly elected out of twenty five Burgesses that are their assistants It hath one Recorder one town-Clerk and two Sergeants at Mace and by observation of the Mathematicks the Pole is elevated in the degree of Latitude 53. 49. scruples and from the first West point in Longitude 16. and 45. 8 This County with them of Flint and Carnarvon-shires are not divided by pricks into their several hundreds in their Cards according to the rest of this work the want of their particulars in the Parliament Rowls so causing it which for the good of these 3. Shires I earnestly sought to have supplied from the Nomina Villarum in their Sheriffes books had promise of them that might easily have procured the same But whether a fearlesse jealousie possessed their spirits lest the riches of these Shires by revealing such particulars should be further sought into I cannot say yet this I have observed in all my Survey that wher least is to be had the greatest fears are possessed Take these Shires therefore to be done as I could and not as I would that wish both the wealth of them all and their esteem to be of better regard by those that may do them good 9 This Shire then is divided into twelve Hundreds for the readier ordering of businesses necessary to the State of the Countrey wherein are placed 3. Market Towns fit for buying and selling and other negotiations It hath 5. Castles to defend her selfe and to offend her enemies and 57. Parishes for Gods divine service and worship as this Table more particularly expresseth DENBIGH SHIRE ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Denbigh-Shire HVNDREDS in Denbigh-shire 1. BRomfeild 2. Yale 3. Chirkland 4. Issallet 5. Vchallet 6. Istulas 7. Vochdulas 8. Kynmerche 9. Ruthin 10. Llannerche 11. Collion 12. Dogvylyn A Abenbury Abergele Aled Flu. Alen Flu. Alen Bachan Flu. Almere Alwen Flu. B Bachinbid Barrog Barhavern Bers Bettus Bodederis Landegley Breynegloys Bystock C Place Cadogan Chirk Chirk Castle Christioneth Flu. Clawedok Flu. Clawedok Flu. Clocanok Cluyd Flu. Cluyd Flu. Comon wood D Dasart Castle Denas brayn DENBIGH Derwen E Eglos Egluyseg Elwy Flu. F Foxholes Chappell Funhown vaier G Chappell Garmon Gresford Gwenurow Flu. Gwetheryn Gyrow Flu. H Hauotawern Hendray Hespyn Flu. Heullan Holt parke Holt Castle Holyn I Iscoid Chappell K Kenlet Flu. Keriog Flu. Chappell Ky L Llanarmon Llanarmon Llanarmon Defrine Keriog Llanbeder Llancadwalater Llanddlas Llandisilio in Devouret Llandurnog Llanegwaâ—t Abbey Llanelian Llanelidan Llanganhaual Llangedwin Llangiruew Langollen Llangum Llangwiuen Llanhiclian Llankerigedredion Llanrayder Llanrust Llansanfrayd in Glyn. Llansanfraid Llansaiman Llanshanshare Llansyllyn Llanthiged Llanvaier Llanvarog Llanverres Llanusyd Llannunnis Llanyader Amoughnant Llaruth Llavaier Lleuenye Lleueny Flu. Lleueny Llynaled M Manyan Flu. Markwiell Maysmynan Melendydar Flu. Moyluinlle hill Chappell Moynglathe N Nanclin Neag Flu. Newhall P Chappell Pentreuidog Pergwerne Plasward R Ruâ—bon RVTHIN Ryader Flu. S Snediok parke T Tauat Tiherion V Vagli Veneghtid W Wheler Flu. Whitchurch WREXHAM Y Place Ycha Yspity FLINT-SHIRE stretching out in length broad
the Disciple of Elvodugus doth tell and their own Histories of Nemethus and Delas besides Cisnerus and others doe shew who were first knowne by the name of Scots as is gathered out of Porphyry alledged by S. Ierome in the Raigne of Aurelianus the Emperour Gildas calleth them the Irish Spoilers Giraldus A Scotish Nation dâ—scended from Ireland which in regard of them by Eginhardus is termed The Ile of Scots by Beda The I le inhâ—bited by the Scots and by other Historians Scotland the great as their seat in Britaine was called Scotland the lesse 8 These when the Romane Empire was farre in the wane burst into Britaine under Reuda their Captaine who entring amitie with the Picts possessed the North part of the Iland and assisted them against the Britaines then ready to fall when the Romanes were gone But these afterward entertaining dissensions amongst themselves put the hazard of their estates on the tryall and chance of one dayes battell fought betwixt them in the yeere of Salvation 740. wherein the Picts not onely lost their lives but soone after even their very name also and Fortune crowning the Scots with victory advanced their Kingdome unto such fame and strength that the same hath long continued without any absolute Conquest or surprise against the assaults of whatsoever enemies 9 Scotlands South part in Galloway washed with the water of Solway Bay toucheth the degree 56. of Latitude and thence inbosoming many Loughes and In-lets upon the East and West extendeth it selfe unto the degree 60. and 30. minutes whose Longitude is likewise laid betwixt the degree 13. and 19. and the same growne very narrow being so neere the North-Pole as lying directly under the hindermost Stars of the Greater Beare 10 The whole Kingdome is divided into two parts by the great River Tay the South whereof is the more populous and more beautified in manners riches and civilitiâ—â— the North more rude retaining the customes of the Wild-Irish the ancient Scot in whose severall Territories these Counties ensuing are contained  South  North. Teifidale Galloway Stirling Loqunbreo Buquhan Merch. Carricke Fife Braidalbin Murrey Laudien Kyle Strathern Perth Rosse Liddesdale Cunningham Menteith Athol Sutherland Eskedale Arran Argile Augâ—is Cathanes Annandale Cluidesdale Cantire Merns Strathnavern Niddesdale Lennox Lorne Mar.  THE KINGDOME OF SCOTLAND Amongst the things worthy of note of Antiquitie in this Kingdome most memorable was that Fortification drawn from Abercorne upon the Frith of Edenborough unto Alcluyd now Dunbritton opening upon the West Sea where Iulius Agricola set the limit of the Romane Empire past which saith Tacitus there was not other bounds of Britaine to be sought for and that here the second Legion Augusta and the twentieth Legion Victrix built a part of the Wall certaine Inscriptions there digged up and reserved at Dunloyr and Cader doe witnesse as also an ancient coped Monument of an high and round compasse which as some thinke was a Temple consecrated unto the god Terminus others a Trophey raised by Carausius who fortified this Wall with seven Castles as Ninius doth declare 12 At this place began the great and darke Wood Caledonia famous for the wilde white Buls that therein were bred whose Manes were Lion-like thicke and curled of nature fierce and cruell and so hatefull to mankinde that they abhorred whatsoever was by them handled or breathed upon these Woods stretched farre and wide with many turnings darke shades and dreadfull dens and so famous in the Romane Writers that they often used that name for all Britaine whose inhabitants were the last in this Iland that yeelded their necks to the yoake of subjection as shall appeare in our following Story 13 Ninius a Britaine is recorded to have converted the South-Picts unto the Faith of Christ in the Raigne of Theodosius the younger and the Church in Galloway bearing his name doth witnesse it so likewise in the same age Palladius sent from Pope Coelestine becamâ— an Apostle unto the Scots whose reliques lay enshrined at Fordon in Mernis as was verily supposed but that Christianitie had been formerly planted in this uttermost Province is testified by Tertullian in saying the Britaines had embraced the faith further then the Romans had power to â—ollow or persecute them whereupon Peter Monke of Clun in Spaine concludeth their conversion to be more ancient then the Southern Britaines 14 But touching things observable for the present surely admirable is the report of the plentie of Cattle Fish and Fowle there abiding their Neat but little yet many in number Fish so plentifull that men in some places for delight on horse-backe hunt Salmons with Speares and a certaine Fowle which some call Soland Geese spreading so thicke in the Aire that they even darken the Sunnes light of whose flesh feathers and oyle the Inhabitants in some parts make great use and gaine yea and even of Fishes brought by them abundant provision for dyet as also of the sticks brought to make their nests plentifull provision for fewell 15 With these as of wonders I might speake of the natures of those two famous Loughes Lomund and Nessa the latter whereof never freezeth in Winter though never so extreame and the waters of the other most raging in the fairest and calmest weather wherein also floateth an Iland that removeth from place to place as the winde forceth her spongeous and unfastened body In Buquhan upon the banks of Ratra is a Well whose trickling drops turne in Pyramidy-wise into hard stone and another neere Edenborough that floateth with Bitumen In Dee and Done besides the admired plentie of Salmons is found a Shell-fish called the Horse-muskell wherein Pearles are engendred most precious for Physicke and some of them so Orient that they give not place to the choisest 16 No lesse strange then any the fore-mentioned waters but more lamentable is the remembrance of the great inundation hapning by the sudden rising of Tay which bare away the Walles and Towne of Berth and with it the Cradle and young son of King William into the Sea wherein the Royall Infant with many others perished the King and his Courtiers hardly escaping the danger with life The â—uine of this Towne raised another more famous and more commodiously seated even Perth since called Saint Iohns-Towne 17 Ilands and Inlets yeelding both beautie and subjection to this Scottish Kingdome are the Westerne the Orknayes and the Shetlands reckoned to be above three hundred in number their Inhabitants for the most part using the frugalitie of the ancient Scot. 18 The Westerne lying scattered in the Deucalidonian Sea were anciently ruled by a king of their owne whose maintenance was out of their common Coffers and the Regall authoritie never continued in Lineall succession for to prevent that their Kings were not permitted to have wives of their owne but might by their Lawes accompany with other mens as the like Law was in the other parts of Scotland that the Virginitie of all new wives should be
Polly down Promontary ant R Ragh Iland down Ragha Iland Nether Tyr. Raghin Mon. The Raghlins ant Ramultan Castle dun Rane-had down Raynold down Bishop Reagh ant Reagh down Red bay Castle ant Red Castle dun Red-bay ant Red-haven dun Relly down Richard Lough Rinor Neth Tyr. Rock flu Col. Lough Rosse Monagh Castle Rosse Monagh Lough Rose Monagh Rosse dun The Rowte ant Lough Rush Col. Lough Ryle down S Lough Sade-fold Mon. Sarard Lough Salmon-leape ant The Salmon Fishing dun Savage down Sawell pit a Mew Col. Scatericke Down Scottes ant Mount Sendall ant Knock Serabah Do. Sergeants towne Ar. Sidney Iland Nether Tyr. Silver hill dun Shanan Lough Lough Shanahan down Sheap flu down Sheepe haven dun Shelton Lough Skee Ferm Skinne flu Col. Skirres Portrush Col. Skirris ant Skrine Neth Tyr. Smiths Castle down Sok-le-boy An. South-rock down Stokan Neth Tyr. Stone-over ant Strangford down Strangford haven dow Temple Stanhurst land down Streband Vpper Tyr. Lough Swilly haven dun Mac Swinne dogh dun Mac Swinne Banogh dun Mac Swinne Fannought dun Castle Swinne Ado dun T Tadog ant Talbot down Tallah Neth Tyr. Tallowen flu Nether Tyr. Tehevet ant Telyn dun Tenan arm Bay Teraine ant Terim flu Neth Tyr. Termon Vpper Tyr. Slue Tgore Col. Lough Tinan Monagh Bishop Togher down Toghraby Monagh Tallagh Corbet Mon. Tollogh Cast Lough Tolloghnest Ne. Tyr. Tome Fort Neth Tyr. Tome lagh dun Tor ant Tor Island ant Torre Island dun Toughagh arm Toune Lough Toune Castle ant Trigall Net Tyr. Slew Trim Vpper Tyr. Troghenghtro Mon. Owen ne Trough Nether Tyr. Trowis flu Tullagh Neth Tyr. Tullash down V Uragh flu W Wall Mon. Walley Bay dun Warren Castle Lough Warren flu Welsh Castle down Whithead bay ant Whithead Castle ant White Castle dun White Abbey ant White Land ant Whites Castle down White Island down Bishop Willy Castle dun THE FIRST INDEX OR ALPHABETICALL TABLE containing the principall matters in the Maps both of ENGLAND and IRELAND the first number noting the Page and the second the Section A Fol. Sect. ABer-Conwey Towne like a Citie 123 6 Aberfrawe the Prince of Wales his Court 99 8 Adelme founder of Malmesbury Monastery 25.8 Adulph reedisieth Peterborow Monastery upon what ocsion 55.7 Iul Agricola his Trench or Fortification limiting the Romane Province 6.9 Saint Albanes Isle 94.8 Saint Albanes Towne and Monastery 39.5 Alcluid i. Dunbritton 132.12 Alesbury wherefore much frequented 43.7 Alexander King of Scots King of the Western Ilands and of Man 92.16 Alfred or Elfred restoreth the Vniversitie of Oxford 45.7 Buildeth Colledges and placeth Readers there ibid. Almanac of Harvest men in Denbigh shire 119.3 Alney Iland 47.10 Amble-side or Amboglana 85 10 Ambresbury Abbey 17.6 25.9 Ancalites where seated 45.4 Anderida Citie 9.4 Andradswald 9.4 S. Annes-well at Buxstones 67.8 Anglesey Isle how confined 99.8 What Cantreds and Commots it hath 99.8 How named and why 125.1 The forme and dimension of it 2 The Aire and Commodities thereof 3 The seat of the Druids 5 How divided Ibid. By whom infested and subdued 9 Hundreds and Townes thereof 126 Antimonium See Stibium Antiquities in West Riding 79.7 Anwicke field 89.10 Appleby Towne and Castle in Westmoreland 85.8 Aquila prophsieth 17.6 Arch-bishops Sees in Britain three 2.14 Armagh an Archiepiscopall and Metropolitane See in Ireland 145.9 Arran Ilands neere Galway 143.6 Arthurs chair an high mountaine 109.4 King Arthurs round Table at Llansanan in Denbighshire 119.6 Prince Arthur keepeth his Court at Ludlow 71.7 Prince Arthur his MonumeÌ„t or Sepulchre 51.5 23.10 Arvon i. Cair-Narvon 99.7 Ashes making ground fruitfull 119.4 Ashbridge much renowned for a feigned Miracle 43.7 Saint Assaph in North-Wales an Episcopall See 99.11 121.9 Astroits the precious stone found at Slugbury in Warwick shire 53.7 Alsoneere Bever 61.3 Attrebatii where planted 27 5 Saint Andree foundresse of Ely 37.5 Saint Andrees Liberties Ibid. Angustine first Archbishop of Canterbury 6.5 Angustines Oke in Worcestershire 51.6 Anteri what people in Ireland 143.5 B Badbury the West-Saxon Kings Court 17.6 Brinbrig an ancient place 79.7 Bala Curi the Bishops Palace of the Isle of Man 91.5 Baldwine the great Forrester of Flaunders 57.2 Banchor or Bangor a Citie and the first Monasterie 121 9 The ruines thereof Ibid. A Bishops See 99.9 Brakley Castle where King Edward the 2. was murdered 47.10 Braklow hils in Essex 31.5 Bark-shire whence it tooke ramâ— 27.1 How it is bounded 27.1 The forme measure and ayre thereof 27.2.3.4 What coÌ„modities it yeeldeth 27.4 By whom anciently inhabited 27.5 What Religious houses it had 27.10 Hundreds and Townes in Barke-shire 28 Barnet field 29.9 Bartholanus his three sons planted in Ireland 137 8 Barwick 89.9 How governed Ibid. The graduation of it Ibid. Battle-bridge 81.7 Battaile-field 9.7 Battaile of Standard 81.7 Bathe in Sommerset-shire what names it had and why so called 23.7 Beault in Brecknock-shire 109 5. Beau-marish why so named See Bonover 125.8 Thomas Becket his Tombe 7.8 Bede a Monke of Weremouth where borne 83 6 Bedford-shire how bounded 41.1 The forme and dimension of it 41.2 The air soile and commodities of Bedford-shire 41.3 The ancient Inhabitants thereof 41.4 Hundreds and Townes therein 42 Bedford Towne and Castle 41.6.7 How described and how governed 41.7 The graduation of it 41 10 Of Beeston Castle a Prophesie 73.9 Belga where seated 13.6 15 6 23.5 25.5 Bellona's Temple in York 78 9 Bennones See Cleicester Benonium See Binchester Berinus the first Archbishop of Dorchester 6.8 His circuit Ibid. The Apostle and Bishop of the West-Saxons Ibid. Preacheth and baptizeth at Oxford 45.4 The Apostle also of the South-Saxons Ibid. Berry sometimes a famous Citie in Shrop-shire 71.9 Berth a Towne in Scotland destroyed by the inundation of Tai 132.16 Y. Bervedhwald the fourth part of North-Wales the bounds commodities cantreds and commots in it 99.11 Bever in Tivi River described 113.3 Beverley a Sanctuary 81.5 Saint Iohn of Beverley Ibid. Bibroces what people 25 5 Binbridge Isle 15.4 Binchester sometimes Benonium 83.9 Sir Richard Bingham his valour and wisedome in repressing Mac-Williams posteritie 143.7 Bishoprickes how many in England and Wales 6.4 Blany people in Ireland 141 4 Blond-raine 15.8 78.9 Charles Blunt Lord Mount-Ioy quenched the rebellion of Tirone 139.9 Bedman the middle Towne of Cornwall 21.8 the climate thereof Ibid. A Bishops See removed to Excester 21.10 Queene Boduo razeth Maldon 31.8 Bone-well in Herefordshire 49 6 Benover now Beau-marish 129 The government and graduation of it Ibid. Borders betweene Scotland and England 6.11 Now the middest of the Empire Ibid. Borow what it signifieth 3.6 Bors-holder or Tithingman 3.6 Bosham in Sussex 9.8 Boskenna Monument or Trophee 21.9 Bovata See Oxgang Bovium See Banâ—hor Bowes an ancient Towne in West-riding 79.7 Brasen armour digged up in Cornwall 21.9 Brasen nose Colledge in Stanford 59.8 Breake-speare See Hadrian the fourth Breertous death in Cheshire presignified 73.9 Brecknock-shire the nature of it 100.21 What Cantreves and Commots it hath
111.5 Lichfield Citie why so called 69.8 Lichfield Armes ibid. An Archiepiscopall See ibid. 6.8 What Bishops subject to it 6.8 The Minster built and new reared by whom ibid. Limericke the principall Citie in Mounster 139.6 An Episcopall See ibid. By whom possessed ibid. Fortified by whom ibid. The position thereof ibid. Lieutenant in every Countie called Custos or Earle 4.11 Lin. See Lenn Lincoln-shire how bounded 63.1 The dimension and ayre of it 63.2 Forme thereof 63.4 Full of Fish and Fowle 63.5 Other commodities thereof 63.6 Hundreds Wapentakes and Townes therein 64 Lincolne Citie what names it hath 63.8 How ancient and populous ibid. How governed ibid. The position and situation of it ibid. Full of Religious Houses 63.9 How divided 63.10 Lindisfarne Island why called the Holy Island 93.1 How it is situate ibid. The forme and dimension thereof 93.2 The Ayre and soyle of it 93.3 4 In it an Episcopall See 93.6 Lindsey a third part of Lincolne shire 63.10 Llinsavathan a strange Meere neere to Brecknock towne 109.4 Supposed to be Loventrium ibid. Liquorice growing at Workesop 65.4 Lithancraces 89.6 Little Chester in Darby-shire a Colony of Romans 67.6 Load-stone in Devon-shire 195 Longovicum See Lancaster Loughburrough 61.7 Lough-Lomund in Scotland most raging in calmest weather 132.15 Lhoyger i. England how it is bounded 99.1 Luceni ancient people in Ireland where planted 139 4 Lutterworth 61.7 London what names it had 29.7 Walled by Constantine the great ibid. London-stone a Mile-mark ibid. Churches therein ibid. Wards thereof ibid. How governed ibid. An Arch-bishops See 6.5 Made subject to Canterbury ibid. In what graduation 29 8 London-Bridge ibid. M Madagascar an Island 12 Madning-Money whence so called 41.8 Magi. See Radnor Towne 111.6 Magintum now Dunstable a Roman Station 41.4 Magnus sonne of Olave King of Man 92.14 His death and buriall 92 15 Maiatae 2.12 Maiden Castle neere Dorcester 17.5 Maiden Castle 79.7 Main-Amber a strange rock 21.9 Maio Countie what Commodities it yeeldeth 143 4 Malden in Essex the byall seat of King Kunobelin 31 8 Malmesburie Monastâ—e whence it tooke name 25 8 William of Malmesburiâ— Chronicler â—bid Malverne hills and the amirable ditch there 1.6 Man Isle granted to Fury Percy Earle of Northunerland 9â—7 Granted to the Stanlei and Earles of Darby Iâ—id What names it hath 91 1 How bounded â—â—id The forme and dimenâ—â—on 9.2 The ayre 9.3 The soile 9.4 The Commodities 94 5 How it is fortified ibâ—d The Inhabitants Religiouâ— 9â—6 Malefactors there how excuted ibâ—â— Castles Townes Parishe and Villages there 9 â— Chronicles of the Isle 9 Manchester in Lanca-shire 75. â— Mancunium See Manchester Manures where they inhabited 13. â— March Crosse upon Stanemoore 6 1â— March stone-Crosse upon Frith-bridge 6 â— March what Countrey 9â— Markeley Hill removed 4â—â— Marquesite stones where found 81.6 Marsland part of Norfolke 35.2 Mary Queene of Scotland where enterred 55.7 Mathravall i. Powis land 99 â—2 Maudbury a Trench 17.5 Meden and Medena 15.7 Medway a famous River in Kent 7 5 Melburne in Darby-sâ—ire famous for the Captivâ—tie of Iohn Duke of Burboâ— 67 7 Melitus Bishop of London 6 5 Menâ—pii people of Ireland 141.4 Menevia an Archbishops See 6.6 Called now Saint Davids ibid. What Suffragan Bishops it had ibid. Made subject to Canterbury ibid. Merchenlage 5.3 Merchet of Women 132 18 Mercia 4.11 Mercian Law 48 Merioneth-shire how â—ounded 99.10 117.1 Cantreves and Commots therein 99.10 The forme aire and soile of it 117.2 Full of spired and clustred hills 117.2 Hundreds and Townes in it 118 Merlin Silvester a Wizard 193.6 Borne in Caermarden Ibid His Prophecy of the Welshmens subjection 107 4 Merton in Surrey where King Kenulphe dyed 11.6 Metheglin what drinke 121 5 Metropolitanes in England two 5.4 In ancient time three 6 5 Mice in Essex spoile cattell and grasse 3.6 Saint Michaell in the â—ale 94 7 Michaell Ioseph overthrowne upon black-heath 7 10 Middlesex why so called and how it is bounded 29 1 The measure of it 29.2 The forme aire and soile thereof 29.3 The situation of it 29.4 What ancient Inhabitants 29 5 Hundreds and Townes 30 Middleton Monastery built in Dorset shire 17.7 Milesius his foure son come into Ireland 138.11 Milford haven 101.5 Milfrid a petty King bâ—lt Hereford Cathedrall Chuâ—ch 49 5 Mill-stones and Grinâ—-stones in Anglesey 125 Mindip-hills in Summâ—rset-shire 23.6 Why so called ibid. Minyd Morgan Monâ—ment â—05 8 Moillenlly hill 19.6 Mon i. Anglesey 99.7 Mon Man Cy what iâ— signifieth 125 Mona Caesaris i. the â—â—e of Man See Map of Mâ—n Monkes swarmed in Esâ—â—x 31 9 Monmouthshire part of â—ales now laid to England 100 2 How it is bound 107 1 The forme ayre and 〈◊〉 of it 107. 3 By whom inhabited iâ— old time â—07 4 Hundreds Townes aâ—d Rivers therein 108 Monmouth Towne wereof it tooke name 107.1 Their Castle the Birâ—â—place of King Henry thâ— fifth 107.4 The Towne how seaâ—ed Ibid How governed ibid. The position thereof ibid. Religious houses theâ—ein Ibid William Montacute Earle of Salisbury wrestetâ— Man-Isle out of the Scots hand 92.17 Selleth it and the Crowne thereof to William Scroop ibid. Montgomery-shire how bounded 115.1 The forme and soile of it 115.2 Their horses 115.4 Ancient Inhabitants 115.5 Mountgomery towne and Castle 115.5 The position of it ibid. It giveth title of an Earldome ibid. Hundreds and Townes there 116 Moores in Westmoreland 85 4 Mortimers hole 65.6 Motingham in Kent where the ground sunke 7.6 Mounster what names it beareth 139.1 How it is bounded ibid. The dimension thereof 139 2 The forme aire and soile 139.3 How divided 139.4 11 West-Mounster and South-Mounster how in old time inhabited 139.4 The Commodities of Mounster 139.5 Mounster addicted to superstitious vanities 139.8 Much wasted by Rebellions 139.9 Visited with sundry calamities of dearth 139 10 What Religious places there 139.11 How governed ibid. Murchard O Brien King of Ireland 92.2 Mussold or Mossewold heath 35.5 N Nagnatae what people in Ireland 143.5 Needles certaine Rocks 15 9 Nemethus and his four sonnes arrive in Ireland 137 9 Saint Neotus a Monke of Glastenbury 58.10 Saint Neots or Needes Priorie 58.10 Nessa a Lough in Scotland never freezeth in Winter 132 15 Nevils Crosse battell In the Map of Durham Bishop-ricke New-castle upon Tine 89.7 Whence so named 89.8 Called Monke-chester 89 7 A Countie and Corporation of it selfe 89.8 The graduation thereof ibid. New-forrest in Hant-shire fatall to William the Conquerour his Progenie 13.7 New-Market-heath 37.7 Newnham Regis medicinable waters 53 Newport in the Isle of Wight 15.7 Made a Corporation and Maior-towne ibid. Ninian converted the South-Picts to Christianitie 132 13 Normans-Crosse Hundred in Huntingdon-shire whence it tooke name 58.8 Northampton-shire how bounded 55.1 The forme and dimension thereof 55.2 By whom inhabited in old time 55.4 The commodities of it 55 5 Hundreds and Townes therein 56 Northampton Towne described 55.6 The dimension thereof ibid. How governed ibid. Norfolke an Island 35.1 How bounded
Palace 19.6 Saint Rumalds Well 43.5 Ruthlan Towne and Castle in North-Wales 99.11 Rutland-shire how bounded 59.1 Why so named 59.2 The form of it ibid. The dimension thereof 59.3 The ayre and soyle 59.4 5 The commodities it yeeldeth ibid. The ancient Inhabitants and possessours thereof 59.6 7 Hundreds and Parishes therein 60 S Sabbath day Market 111 6 Saffran a Commoditie of Essex 31.6 Salisbury plaine 25.4 Salisbury Citie 25.7 The Cathedrall Church ibid. Earles thereof ibid. The situation there 25 8 Old Salisbury 25.8 Salmons great and plentifull in Scotland 103.5 132.14 Salmons leape 113.3 145.9 Salt how made in Lancashire 75.7 Salt comming from stones 83.8 Saltry Iudeth why so called 52.8 Saltry Monastery ibid. Sand a part of Nottingham-shire 65.7 Sangue lac in Sussex 9.7 Sarnia See Garnsey Saxons Heptarchie whence it first began 3.1 The seven severall Kingdomes how named 3.1 The Heptarchies Northern limit 3.2 Saxons states severally how at first divided in England 3 3 Saxons government in England how long it continued 4.11 Saxons first seaven Kings Pagan 4.12 Saxons first seaven Kings Christian ibid. Sceafull Mountaine in the Isle of Man 91.7 Scope of the Authour in this Worke or Theatre 1.1 Scotland how bounded 99.1 131.4 How divided 129 The forme of it 131.2 The Commodities thereof ibid. 131.14 The feature and nature of The Scots ibid. Scotland adorned with three Vniversities ibid. The position of Scotland 131.9 Scotland how divided into Countries or Sheriffedoms Stewardships and Bailiwickes 191.10 In Scotland Arch-bishops Metropolitan 2. 132.11 Scots Southerne of one originall with the English 131 4 Scots naturall whence descended and named 131 5 Scots vanquish the Picts and raise their name 131 8 Scythians come into Spaine 138.7 Sea-coales 89.6 A Sea-man taken 33.7 Sea-sand making the soil fruitfull 21.3 Seffrid Bishop reedefied Chichester Cathedrall Church 9.6 Segontium now Caernarvon 123.6 Segontians where they inhabited 13.6 Selby the birth-place of King Henry the first 63.7 Selby Abbey 77.7 Selonae now Sandie 41.4 Sessions foure times in the yeare ordained 5.3 Severne a noble River 47 3. The head thereof 115.2 Whence it tooke name 115.3 Severus the Emperour died at Yorke ibid. The manner of his funerall ibid. Sexwolfe Bishop of Leicester 61.6 Shaftesbury 6 Sheriffes whence they came 4.6 Shatland Isle 132.22 Shirburne a Bishops See 17 7 Translated to Salisbury 27 8 Shire whence it cometh 3 4 Shires how many in England at sundry times 4.8 9 Shrewsbury chiefe Towne of Shrop-shire 71.8 The building site trade and strength thereof 71 8 How governed ibid. Shrop-shire how limited 71 1 The forme soile and ayre thereof 71.2.3.4 Castles 32. therein 71 Hundreds and towns thereof 72 Sicicle why so called 15.1 Sidre in Garnsey what drinke 94.4 Sigebert King of South-Saxons skin 9.4 Silcester sometimes Caer-Segonte 13.6 How ancient 13.10 Destroyed 13.10 Silures where they inhabited 47.4 493. 107.4 109 4. 111.5 Described 49.3 Their valour ibid. 63.7 Subdued by Vespasian 49 3 Simon a Monke of Swinstead poysoneth King Iohn Sisters three what Rivers in Leinster 141.6 Slege County in Ireland what Commodities it yeeldeth 143.4 Smyris See Emeryll Snowdâ—n Hill 123.4 Soland Geese their use 132.14 Solemne-Mosse field 87.5 Somerset-shire how bounded 23.1 Whence it tooke name ibid. The forme and dimension of it 23.2 The ayre and soile 23 3 4 The ancient Inhabitants 23.5 The profit it affordeth 23 6 Memorable for sundry Events 23.8 Religious houses 23 9 Hundreds and Townes thereof 24 Somersham annexed to the Crown 57.7 Southampton described 13.10 South-Wales divided into sixe parts 100.16 Spring of Salt-water at Leamington in Warwick-shire 53.7 Springs that ebbe and flow 78.11 Stafford shire how bounded 69.1 The forme and dimension of it 69.2 By whom anciently inhabited 69.5 Commodities thereof 69.6 What houses of Religion it had 69.9 Hundreds and Townes therein 70 Stafford Town described 69.7 How governed Ibid. The site or positure of it Ibid. Sir Hubert Saint Clare his death to save King Henry the second 7.6 Stamford sometime an Vniversitie 59.8 Stamford bridge Battaile 92.1 Stanneries or Stanniers 21.3 Stibium in Darby-shire gâ—tten 67.5 Stock-Chappell in Norfolke why so called 35.8 Stock-fish gainfull to Kingstone men upon Hull 81.4 Stones like Serpents 81.6 Stony Serpents found within round stones 81.6 Stoney-Stredford 4.3 6 The Crosse there Ibid. Stones resembling Shell-fishes 47.10 Stonehengâ— described in the Mappe of Wilt-shire Stoneley Priory in Huntingdon-shire 58.9 Suffolke how bounded 33.1 The ayre thereof 33.2 The forme of it Ibid. The dimension thereof 33.3 By whom possessed in old time 33 4 What Commodities it yeeldeth 33.5 How divided 33.9 Hundreds and Townes therein 34 Sumatra thought to be the Isle Taprobana 1.2 Summerled Prince of Herergaidel slaine 92.6.8 Sunning an Episcopall See translated to Shirburne 27.8 Surrey or Suthrey how it is bounded 11.1 Whence it took name 11.4 The forme of it 11.2 The length thereof Ibid. The breadth of it Ibid. The circumference thereof ibid. By whom inhabited in old time 11.4 Principall places in it 11.5 6.8 The graduation of it 11.6 Religious Houses in it 11.9 What Castles are in it 11.10 How divided ibid. Hundreds and Townes in it 12 Sussex what memorable places it hath 9.8 What commodities it yeildeth 9.9 Religious Houses built and suppressed 9.10 How bounded 9.1 How divided 9.10 Rapes hundreds towns in it 10 Why so named 9.1 The forme of it 9.2 The length thereof Ibid The breadth thereof Ibid The ayre of it 9.3 Havens in it uncertain and dangerous 9.3 Nature of the soyle 9.4 Swale River 79.3 Swale dale ibid. Swords Delfe why so called 58.8 Synode at Colne about Priests Marriage 25.6 T Tamar River boundeth the Britaines by King Athelstanes device 3.2 Tameworth sometimes the Mercian Kings Courts 69.5 Taprobane the greatest Iland 137.4 Tave-River 105.3 Teigne-Mouth the landing place of the Danes at their first Invasion 19 4 Saint Telean Bishop of Llandaffe 105 2 Temple to God Terminus 132.11 Tetnall alias Theotnall what it signifieth 69 5 Teukesbury Field fatall to the Lancastrians 47.10 Thane or Thean 4.7 Vnder Thean ibid. Theodore a Grecian Bishop of Canterbury 7.8 Theon first Arch-Bishop of London 6.5 Thetforl a Bishops See Thrihings and Thrihingreves 4.6 Thule where it is seated 132 22 Thule See Shetland Sr. Richard Thumbleby Knight where buried 117 6 Thurle-headâ— Fishes of the Sea comming to Land in Munster 132.10 Tinne-Mines in Cornewall 21.3 Tinne-Lawes therein Ibid Tinne-Workes in it Ibid Earle of Tyrone his rebellion extinguished 139.9 Tithings what they be 3 4.6 Tithing-man or Borsholder 3.6 Titus grasped by an Adder without any harme 13.6 Torcoch a rare fish 123.7 Totnesse the landing place of supposed Brute 19.4 Toulesland Hundred in Huntingdon-shire 58.10 Townes of Britaine were Woods c. 58.9 Townes how many in England in William the Conquerour his time 4 10 Trees floating in Bagmere 73.9 Trinobantes what people and where they inhabited 29.5
Buckingham Recorders of Stafford Thomas Werswick Leichfield Iohn Rosse An. D. 606. An. D. 676. An. D. 718. An. 1148. Houses of Religion Castles Alton Carswall Chesterton Madeley Chatley Stafford Leichfield Tamworth Hely Newcastle Duddeley Tutbury Eccleshall The Saxonish names of this Shire The limits The forme Aire Soyle Severne Severne once the bounds of the North-Britaines Ordovices Caractacus Caer-Caradoc Cornavii This Shire a part of the Mercian Kingdome Henry the second Sir Hubert S. Clerc Henry Prince of Scotland King Stephen Shrop-shire the Marches of England and Wales King Henry the seaventh Prince Arthur King Henry the eight Shrewsbury the chiefe Towne Commodities Strength for warlike defence Magistracie Graduation Roxalter * Berry a Citie famous in Arthur dayes Castles 1. Whittenton 2. Ellismere 3. Oswestree 4. Wem 5. Red-castle 6. Morton-Corbeti 7. Knockin 8. Shrawerdon 9. Watlesburgh 10. Rowton 11. Brocard 12. Cause 13. Ponderbach 14. Atton-Burnell 15. Carleton 16. Dalaley 17. Tong. 18. Bridgnorth 19. Howgate 20. Bramcroft 21. Corsham 22. Clebery 23. Ludlow 24. Shipton 25. Hopton 26. Clâ—n 27 Newcastle 28. Bishopscastle 29. Bruges 30. Shrewesbury 31. Holgod 32. Lavemuste The borders of Chesse-shire The forme The Ayre and Climate The Soyle The ancient Inhabitants CORNAVII CANGI Tacit. Annal. lib. 12. cap. 8. * Chester Romans Saxons Annal. Britan. Cheshire made a Principality Nic. Trevet A. D. 1255. The Gentility of Chesse-shire Cheshire chiefe of men Cheshire women very faire Ranulph Cest. lib. 1. cap. 48. An. Do. 70. Hen. Bradshaw Chester described The Minster built Henry the 4. Emperour of Almaine buried in S. Wereburgs Eadesburg Finborow Eadgar triumph Marianuâ— Scotâ—â— Ioh Fik. Wil Malmes Ran. Higden Roger Hoven Alfrid Beverid Flores Hist. The Causey The Earles The confines Forme Dimensitie Ayre Soyle Commodities Woods carefully preserved in this Shire The old Inhabitantâ— Roman Saxon. Dane Norman Manchester Riblechester Lancaster more pleasant then full of people The grant of King Edward the third unto the Towne of Lancaster It is severed in some places by the force of the Sea Winander-mere It was last made subject to the West-Saxon Monarchy Arthur put to flight the Saxons Duke Wade put to the worst The civil wars of Yorke and Lancaster Their happy conjunction Castles Hundreds Market towns Parishes The benefits of Antiquitie Yorkeshire a great Province Mens affections most set to moderne matters Yorkeshire how bounded Full of Trees How bounded North. East West South Humber Yorkeshire divided West-Riding East-Riding North-Riding The Soile The Antiquities Columnes Altars Bricâ—es Abbeys Whitby Bolton Kirkstall S. Maries in Yorke Fountaines Monast. Saint Wilfrid Drax. Selby Causes of diminishing Church-livings Memorable places Halifax Pomfret Yorke Citie Yorke a pleasant Citie Egbert Arch-â—ishop of York Rich. the third Hen the eight Severus Empeâ—our Goddesse Bellona Constantius surnamed Chlorus Osbright and Ella Athâ—lstan The Citizens cost since Will. Conquerour The Magistracie of Yorke Citie The Battles Conisborough Aurelius Ambrosius Kirkstall Casterford Palme-Sunday Battle Lancastrians put to flight Places of other note Giggleswicke S. Wilfrids Needle Constantius Sepulchre An ancient Romane custome Yorkâ—shire delightfull The bounds of the West-Riding The Ayre The Sâ—yle Copper Lead Stone-Coale Lead-Oare Inhabitants Richmond the câ—iefe towne The occasion of building it Oswy King of Northumberland The Mâ—giâ—trâ—cie of Richmond The graduation Matters memorablâ— A Copper Mine Cockles on the top of the Mountaines Swale River Paulinus Archbishop of York Places of Antiquitie Bayntbridge Bowes or Levatrae A Thracian Cohort there Exploratores band there Spittle Maiden Castle Burgh Aurelius Commodus Statue Catarick Religious Houses Richmond Coverâ—ham Fois Ignorance Fâ—ith Castles Market towns The bounds of the North and East-Ridings The Aire The Soile and other Commodities Hâ—rrings Kingstone upon Hull Stock-fish Beverly a Sanctuary Places where are stones found like Serpents Where Geese fall Where a Sea-man was câ—ught Water for diseased eyes Black Amber or Jette Round stones with stone-Serpents in them The Battle of Battlebridge The Battle of the Standard David King of Scots Mowbray King Henry the second Religious houses Dunsley Gisburgh Kirkham Deirwaâ—d Market-Townes The bounds of this Province The Forme The Dimensitude The Ayre The Soyle Coale-pits Cambden The ancient Inhabitants The priviledge of this people S. Cuthbert The devotion of divers kings to S. Cuthbert Beda his tomb The Monks idlenesse the cause of their overthrow Hell-kettles A salt proceeding of stones Binchester Condercum Castles Hilton Branspâ—th Raâ—ye Durham Lumlâ—y Waâ—ton Baâ—nard The bounds of Westmorland The Length The Bredth The Forme The Soyle Inhabitants Commodities Kendale the chiefe Town Earles of Kendale The Magistracy of Kendale Graduation of it Places of chief 〈◊〉 verterae Apelby Roman Coyns here sound Sessions at Apelby Castle A Romane Station at 〈◊〉 King Iohn One House of Religion Notes of Anquitie Amble side The River Caâ— The Commodities of it Market towns Cumberlands bounds The forme The Ayre The Commodities The ancient Inhabitants Marian Scotus King Edmund King Stephens gift to the Scots Henry the Second Oliver S. Clere. Iames the sixt King of Scotland Carlile the chiefe Citie Edward the First Castles 1. Bâ—w 2. Askirton 3 Scalâ—y 4. Nowath 5. Castlesteed 6. Castle-carock 7 Corhy 8 Lyndstok 9. Rawcliffe 10 Drumbugh 11. Aâ—â—allwat 12. The Roseca 13 Highâ—ate 14 Wulsly 15. Cladâ—k 16. Haton 17 Grastok 18. Pemeth 19 Daker 20. Pape Cast. 21. Cokermouth 22. Werkinton 23 Hay 24 Egremand 25. Millum The bounds of Northumberland The Forme The Aire The Soyle Inhabitants Commodities New-castle A rich towne The occasion of naming it New-castle Richard the second Henry the sixt Barwick The situation of Barwick The Governour Battels in this Country Battels at Otterburne Anwick Brumridge Flodden-field Hexam Dilston Antiquities Halyston Busy-gap Light Horsemen A Martiall kinde of men Morpeth Market-towns Diversitie of names Forme Dimensitie Aire Soile Oaten-bread Commodities Freedom from vexation in Lawing The Magistrates manner of warrant for summoning a partie before him Bala-Curi the Bishops palace Religiousnesse of the people Matters worthy of note The womens girdles when they go abroad The manner of death for Malefactors The partition of this Isle 1 Syrric King of Man 2 Fingall 3 Godred Crovan King 4 Lagman King 5 Dopnald King 6 Olave King 7 Godred the second King 8 Raignald King of Man 9 Olave the second King 10 Harrold King of Man 11 Raignald the second King 12 Magnus King of Man Beda in the life of Cuthbert Verstegan lib. Restâ—s cap. 5. Offa made Mâ—ar between his Kingdome and Wales The breadth and length of Wales Rodericus Magnus divided it into three Regions Ann. Christ. 870. * Shrewsbury * D. Powel Gwyneth or North-wales * Anglesey * Caernarvon * M. Tate * Hist. of Wales Mon or Anglesey the first part of North-wales Beau-marish the chiefe towne of Anglesey Arvon or Caernarvon the second part of North-wales Caernarvon the Shire-towne of the Countie of Carnarvon Merioneth the third part of North-wales Y Bervedhwlad the fourth part of
reigned three yeers till all the princes of the Ilands agreeing together rose up against him and made him flie into Ireland 6 An. Do. 1111. Olave the son of Godred Crovan aforesaid began his reigne and reigned fourtie yeers a peaceable Prince He took to wife Affrica the daughter of Fergus of Galway of whom he begat Godred By his Concubines he had Raignald Lagman and Harald besides many daughters whereof one was married to Summerled Prince of Herergaidel who caused the ruine of the Kings of the Ilands On her he begat four sons Dungal Raignald Engus and Olave 7 An. Dom. 1144. Godred the son of Olave was created King of Man and reâ—gned thirty yeers In the third yeer of his reign the people of Dublin sent for him and made him their King Which Mure-card King of Ireland maligning raised war and sent Osibeley his half brother by the mothers side with 3000. men at Armes to Dublin who by Godred and the Dublinians was slaine and the rest all put to flight These atchievemeÌ„ts made Godred returned to Man and began to use tyranny turning the Noblemen out of their inheritances Whereupon one called Thorfin Otters sonne being mightier then the rest came to Summerled and made Dulgal Summerleds son king of the Ilands whereof Godred having intelligence prepared a Navie of 80. Ships to meet Summerled And in the yeer 1156 there was a battle fought at Sea on Twelfth day at night many slain on both sides But the next day they grew to a pacification and divided the Kingdome of the Ilands among themselves This was the cause of the overthrow of the Kingdom of the Iles. 8 An. 1158. Summerled came to Man with a Fleet of fiftie three sayle put Godred to flight and wasted the land Godred upon this crossed over to Norway for aide against Summerled But Summerled in the mean time arriving at Rhinfrin and having gathered together a fleet of a 160. ships coveting to subdue all Scotland by the just judgement of God was vanquished by a few and both himself and his son slain with an infinite number of people 9 The fourth day after Raignald began to reigne but Godred coming upon him out of Norway with a great multitude of armed men took his brother Raignald and bereft him both of his eyes and genitall members On the fourth Ides of November An. Dom. 1187. Godred King of the Ilands died and his body was translated to the I le of Ely He left behinde him three sons Raignald Olave and Yuar He ordained in his life time that Olave should succeed him because he onely was born legitimate But the people of Man seeing him to be scarce ten yeers old sent for Raignald and made him their King This caused great division and many turbulent attempts between the two Brethren for the space of thirty eight yeers which had no end till at a place called Tniguaâ—â—a there was a battle struck between them wherein Olave had the victory and Raignald was slaine The Monkes of Russin translated his body unto the Abbey of S. Mary de Fournes and there interred it in a place which himself had chosen for that purpose 10 An. 1230. Olave and Godred Don who was Raignalds sonne with the Norwegians came to Man and divided the Kingdom among themselves Olave held Man and Godred being gone unto the Ilands was slaine in the I le Lodhus So Olave obtained the Kingdome of the Iles. He dyed the twelfth Calends of Iune An. 1237. in S. Patricks Iland and was buryed in the Abbey of Russin 11 Harrold his sonne succeeded him being foureteene yeers of age and reigned twelve yeers In the yeer 1239. he went unto the King of Norway who after two yeares confirmed unto him his heyres and successours under his Seal all the Ilands which his Predecessours had possessed 12 An. Do. 1242. Harrold returned out of Norway and being by the inhabitants honourably received had peace with the Kings of England and of Scotland The same yeer he was sent for by the King of Norway and married his daughter In the yeer 1249. as he returned homeward with his wife he was drowned in a tempest neer unto the coasts of Radland 13 An. Dom. 1249. Raignald the sonne of Olave and brother to Harrold began his reign and on the thirtieth day thereof was slaine by one Yuar a Knight in a meadow neer unto the holy Trinity Church and lyeth buried in the Church of S. Mary of Russin 14 In the yeer 1252. Magnus the son of Olave came to Man and was made King The next yeer following he went to the King of Norway and stayed there a yeer 15 In the yeer 1265. Magnus Olaves son King of Man and of the Ilands departed this life at the Castle of Russin and was buryed in the Church of S. Mary of Russin 16 In the yeer 1266. the Kingdome of the Ilands was translated by reason of Alexander King of Scots who had gotten into his hands the western Ilands and brought the I le of Man under his dominion as one of that number 17 An. 1340. William Montacute Earl of Salisbury wrested it from the Scotish by strong hand and force of Armes and in the yeer 1393. as Thomas Walsingham saith he sold Man and the Crown thereof unto William Scroope for a great summe of money But he being beheaded for high Treason and his goods confiscate it came into the hands of Henry the fourth King of England who granted this Iland unto Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland But Henry Percy entring into open rebellion the fift yeer following the king sent Sir Iohn Stanley William Stanley to seize the I le and Castle of Man the inheritance whereof he granted afterwards to Sir Iohn Stanley his heirs by Letters patents with the Patronage of the Bishopricke c. So that his heires and successours who were honoured with the Title of Earles of Darby were commonly called Kings of Man HOLY ILAND THis Iland is called Lindisfarne by the River Lied that is opposite unto it on the Coast of Northumberland Beda tearmeth it a Demy Iland The Britaines name it Inis Medicante for that it twice every day suffereth an extraordinary inundation and over-flowng of the Ocean in manner of an Iland which twice likewise makes it continent to the Land and returning unto her watry habitation laies the Shoare bare again as before It is called in English Holy-Iland for that in ancient times many Monks have been accustomed to retire themselves thither and to make it their receptacle for solitude having on the West and South Northumberland and more South-Eastward the Iland Farne 2 The form of it is long and narrow the West side narrower then the East and are both conjoyned by a very small spang of Land that is left unto Conies The South is much broader then the rest It is from East to West about two thousand two hundred and fiftie pases and from North to South twelve hundred and
certain times riseth and falleth after the manner of Sea-tides 9 In the South part of this Country divided from the rest is a place in some written Copies of Antonine called Bovium which we now terme Banchor first a City and afterwards a Monastery of famous memory and the first that is read of in the world wherein as Beda saith were a great number of Monkes and them divided into seven Companies every one having his severall Ruler assigned None of these Companies had lesse then three hundred persons devoted to prayer and to get living by their owne labour for themselves and the poore although it hath long since been utterly ruinate so as now there is scarce seene the face and outward shew of a dead Citie or Monastery It hath only the names of two Gates remaining one standing a mile distant from another and betwixt which the River Dee now runneth where are oftentimes found many peecâ—s of Roman Coine and other tokens of antiquity But of these shall be more mention made in the following History Another like Monastery but of lesser accompt stood in the Vale beneath Varis a little Citie placed by the Romans in the confines of this Shire and Denbigh-shire and upon the Banke of Elwy and Cluyd This the Britaines call Llan-Elwy of the River the Englishmen Asaph of the Founder and the Historiographers Asaphensis It is more famoused for antiquity then for building or bravery for about the yeare 560. Kentigern Bishop of Glasco being sled hither out of Scotland placed here a Bishops See and erected a Monastery gathering together 663. in a religious brotherhood whereof three hundred that were unlearned gave themselves to husbandry and to worke within the Monastery the rest to prayer and meditations When he returned into Scotland he ordained Asaph a godly and upright man to be Governour over this Monastery of whom it took the name and is called Saint Asaphs Another Monastery of great account was at Basingwarke in this County neere unto which began that admirable Ditch drawne thence unto the mouth of Severne by King Offa the Tract whereof I have expressed thorow this Shire and will further speake thereof in the following History 10 This Shire is divided into five Hundreds fortified with seven Castles hath only one Market-Town and twenty eight Parishes in which there is continuall celebration of divine Service FLINT-SHIRE ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Flint-shire HUNDREDS in Flint-shire 1. MOuld 2. Mailers 3. Rudland 4. Prestrattyn 5. Coleshill A Alen. Alen Flu. S. Asaph Llan Asaphe B Bangor Basingwarke Bottesley Broughton Bruerton Burton C CAIER Wâ—S Cluyn Flu. Combe Cornish D Darland Greene. Demyrchion Nether Droitwiche Over Droitwiche Dyffyrdwy or Dee Flu. Dyssart E Escoyte Hall F Fens Hall Flint G Gronant Gulgrave Gwenusker H Hanmere Harden Castle Haulton Holiwell Horsheath K Kilken Kinnerton M Maghegreg Meliden Merford Molde Moston N Nannarch Chapell Nerquoyes Northop O Clawdh Offa or Offas ditch Old parke Orton madok P Penley Chappell Potruthan Potuary Prestatin R Relusnoyde Rudland Castle S Sevion Flu. Skiviog T Tegidog Flu. Talarkrey Treer Castle Trethyn Trevealen W Wheler Flu. Whitford Whitwell Chappell Willington Worthenbury Y Yowley Castle Yowley Hill CAERNARVON-SHIRE CHAPTER XIIII CAernarvon-shire in Welsh Sire Ca-er-ar-von so called because it is just over against Anglesey which the Britaines call Mon and in coÌ„position was termed also Snowden Forrest before Wales was laid into Shires the North-side whereof and the West buttâ—th upon the Irish-Sea the South-side is inclosed with Merioneth and the East with Denbigh-shires from which it is severed by the River Conwey 2 The forme thereof is much like a wedge long and narrow toward the South and growing still wider towards the North so that from Pevenkel-point South-ward to Orâ—s-head-point North-ward are fortie Miles from the River Conwey East-ward to the River Llenoy West-ward Miles twenty and the whole circumference one hundred and ten Miles 3 The Ayre is sharpe and piercing by reason that the Countrey hath not naturall provision to ensconce her self against the extremity of winds and weather but especially as may be thought through the continuance of the Snow on the hills which also exclude the Sunnes aspect and warmth 4 The soile cannot be much commended for the fertility except those parts of the Sea-coasts which lye on the West toward Ireland but for the heart of this Shire it is altogether mountainous as if Nature had a purpose here by rearing up these craggy hills so thicke together strongly to compact the joynts or this our Iland aud to frame the Inland part thereof for a â—it place of refuge to the Britaines against those times of adversity which afterward did fall upon them for no Armie though never so strongly or scarce any Travellers though never so lightly appointed can find passage among those so many rough and hard Rockes so many Vales and Pooles here and there crossing all the wayes as ready obstacles to repell any inroades of forraine assailants These Mountaines may not unfitly be termed the British Alpes as being the most vaste of all Britaine and for their steepnesse and cragginesse not unlike to those of Italy all of them to wring up into the Ayre and round encompassing one farre higher then all the rest peculiarly called Snowdon-Hill though the other likewise in the same sense are by the Welsh termed Craig Eriry as much as Snowy Mountaines taking their name as doth by Plinies testimony Niphates in Armenia and Imaus in Scythia For all the yeare long these lye mantelled over with Snow hard crusted together though otherwise for their height they are open and lyable both to the Sunne to dissolve them and the winds to over-sweep them 5 The ancient Inhabitants of this Country were the Ordovices of whom we have sufficiently spoken in the description of the former Provinces neither need I insist either upon the pleasures or profits that this Country yeeldeth by reason of the great affinity it hath both of Climate and Commodities with Denbigh-shire and Flint-shire before mentioned But this beyond the other in some places breeds certaine Shel-fishes which being conceived by an heavenly dew bring forth Pearles in ancient times more reckoned of then now they are 6 Touching places of note that City is very ancient which the Emperour Antonine calleth Segontium taking name of a River running by which at this day is called Seioni some reliques of the walls whereof doe yet appeare neere unto a little Church consecrated to the honour of Saint Publicius This City Ninnius calleth Caer Custenith which some interpret the City of Constantine Indeed Mathew Westminster saith how true I know not that Anno 1283. here was found the body of Constantius Father to great Constantine which King Edward the first caused to be sumptuously bestowed in the
Church of the new City which he raised out of the ruines of the old and is now called Caernarvon which giveth name to this whole Shire The Towne it selfe yeeldeth a most excellent prospect towards the Sea and is incompassed in a manner round with the walls of the Castle so as we may say it is a City within a Castle which taketh up the whole West-side of it and great pity it is that so famous a worke should not be perpetuous or ever become the ruin of time which is much feared for the mercilesse underminings of the Sea that with her daily and forcible irruptions never ceaseth to wash away the foundations of the key The people of this Towne are well approved for courtesie and also Civill Government which is administred by the Constable of the Castle who is ever Major by Patent having the assistance of one Alderman two Bailiffes two Sergeants at Mace and one Town-Clerke The Townesmen doe not a little glory that King Edward the second was borne there in a Tower of the Castle called Eagle-Tower and surnamed of Caer-nar-von he being the first Prince of Wales of the English line The site of this Towne according to Mathematicall observation is in the degree of Longitude 15. and 50. scruples from the first West-point and the Pole elevated in Latitude 53. and 50. Bangor the Bishops See though it be now but a small Towne yet was it in times past so large that for the greatnesse therof it was called Banchor Vaur that is Great Banchor which Hugh Earle of Chester fortified with a Castle But it hath been long since utterly ruinated and laid levell with the ground insomuch as there is not any footing to be found or other monuments left thereof although they have been sought with all diligent enquiry This Bishops See hath within the Dioces ninety six Parishes But the ancient Church which was consecrated unto Daniel sometime Bishop thereof was defaced and set on fire by that notorious Rebell Owen Glendowerdwy who had a purpose also to destroy all the Cities of Wales for that they stood for the King of England And though the same Church was since repaired about the time of King Henry the seventh yet hath it scarce recovered the resemblance of her former dignity The River Conwey which limiteth this Shire on the East-side is in Ptolemy by corruption or ignorance of Transcribers called Toisovius in stead of Cononius whence Canonium a Town mentioned by Antonine took name and albeit both it and its name be now utterly extinct yet is there a covert remembrance thereof in the new name of a poore Village standing among the rubbish thereof called Caer-hean that is The ancient City Out of the spoyle whereof K. Edward the first built a new Towne at the Rivers mouth termed thereupon Aber-Conwey that is the mouth of Conwey which being formerly fortified by Hugh of Chester and strongly situated and fenced both with wals and a faire Castle by the Rivers side deserves rather the name of a City then a Town if it were more populous and traffiqued with Inhabitants Neither must I here forget Newin though but a small Market-Towne for that it pleased the English Nobles Anno 1284. to honour it and the memory of King Arthur with triumphant celebrity after they had subdued the rebellious Ring-leaders of Wales 7 Other matters of memorable note this Countrey affordeth not much unlesse perhaps this That just over against the River Conwey where it issueth into the sea there sometime stood an ancient City named Diganwey which many yeares ago was consumed by lightning and so made utterly desolate as many other monuments have been of ancient and worthy memory As likewise that in the Poole Lin-Peris there is a kind of Fish called there Torcoch having a red belly no where else seene For touching these two other miracles famoused by Giraldus and Gervasius that on those his high Hills there are two Pooles called the Meares the one of which produceth great store of fish but all having only one eye and in the other there is a moveable iland which as soone as a man treadeth on it forthwith floateth a great way off whereby the Welsh are said to have often scaped and deluded their enemies assailing them these matters are out of my Creed and yet I think the Reader had rather beleeve them then to go to see whether it be so or no. It is traded with five Market-Towns fit for bargaining buying selling fortified with four Castles and hath sixty eight Parish-churches in it where the Inhabitants concurre and meet together for the celebration of divine Service CAERNARVON BOTH SHYRE AND Shire-towne with the ancient Citie BANGOR described Anno Domini 16â—0 ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Caernarvon-Shire A ABERCONWY Abereach Apennant B BANGOR Bardesey Iland Bednell Bedskrethlim Bedsyllin Bethkelert Bettus Seyrionython Bettus Garmon Botunog Bodvean Bodverin Chappel Braychypult point Bryncrois Brimmoyle Brynyryn C Caier Ierienrode Caierhean CARNARVAN Carngugh Chappel Carrog Flu. Carodinbill-rocke Clenoguaure Clenunay Conwy Flu. Llyn Coulwyd D Daren Flu. Castle Delbadern Dinas Orveg Dinas Dynlle Llyn Dolathelan Dolathelan Castle Dolbemer Dowye Gonulchy E Earch Flu. Edarne Eglos-rosse Saint Elyn F Funnon Llegoe G Gastell Flu. Girch Flu. Guffin Flu. Guffin Gwely Flu. Gwelyn Island Gwider K Saint Katherins Kenhayerne Chappell Kerig Chappell Keveamulch Kreky the Castle Kydeo L Llanaber Llanarmon Llanbeblin Llanbedro Llanbeder Llanberis Llyn Llanberis Llancastyn Llandaguinnim Llandidno Llandidwen Llandigaio Llandrighla Llandurog Llangeby Llangedol Chappell or Pentire Llangenvill Chappell Llanghennyn Llangustennyn Llanken Llanlledhyd Llanlleveny Llannor Llanpenmachno Llanrughwen Llannyhangle Enreage Llanihangle Maghholet Llannunda Llanyngan Llanstidwy Llanthaniolen Llanvaier vachan Llanvaier Iskaer Llanvaie Irise Llanvaglan Llanvylhayrne Lledder Flu. Lleggy Flu. Llenony Flu. Lloinderis Glyn Llynan Llynan Flu. Llyndothadern Llynhaladoylen Llynkeggil Llynmumber Llyntrevennin Llynnydulyn Llynyga M Madryn Mapanab May Flu. Mercrosse Island Mildeyrne Monithnuehill N Nangunadle Naulle NEWIN O Ogwen Chappell Ormeshead point P Penlleache Penmen maur Penmen bychan Pen morvay Penry Penryn Penvenkle point Pistill Porlerit Flu. Porthathuferye PUL LHELY R Rhiw Ryvill Hill S Saint Flu. Sinadon Castle Snowdown Hill Stidwell Island T Teduelion Thenuio Traythe Maur. Trevelis Tycomer point ANGLESEY CHAPTER XV. ANGLESEY was in the time of the Romanes called Mona by the Britains Mon and Tir-Mon that is the Land of Mon of the ancient English Saxons Moneg And at last after the Englishmen had by their sharp and severall assaults brought it under their rule and became Lords thereof it was termed Anglesey as one would say The Englishmens Island 2 For an Island it is albeit it be severed from the Continent of Britaine but with a small and narrow straight of the River Menai and on all other parts beaten upon with the surging and troublous Irish sea in which it lieth somwhat square-wise
and of what forme ibid. The measure and name ibid. The position soyle and ayre ibid. Commodities thereof 35 2. 8 Commodious Rivers there 35.3 Families of Gentlemen there and their loyaltie 35.3 How Norfolk is governed ibid. By whom inhabited in old time ibid. Replenished with Churches and Monasteries 35 3 The first Earle of Northfolke 35.4 Hundreds and Townes in Northfolke 36 North-Riding in Yorke-shire how it lieth 77.4 How bounded 81.1 The aire soile and commodities 81.2 3 Hundreds and Townes therein 82 Northumbre 4.11 Northumberland how it is bounded 89.1 The forme aire and soyle of it 89.2 3. 4 The ancient inhabitants 89 5 The Commodities thereof 89.6 Battels there 89.10 Antiquities there 89.12 Townes Parishes therein 90 North-Wales how bounded 99.6 Divided into four parts 99 7 What Shires it containeth 115.5 Norwich whence so called 35.5 How afflicted with Pestilence and other calamities ibid. A Bishops See 35.8 Nottingham-shire why so named 65.1 How bounded ibid. The forme and dimension thereof 65.2 The aire and commodities 65.3 Hundreds Wapentakes and Townes therein 66 Nottingham towne commended 65.6 How governed 65.7 The position thereof ibid. O Oaten bread 91.4 Odiam Castle in Hant-shire of what strength 13.5 Offaes dike 3.2 How it runneth 99.3 111.6 Offchurch the Palace of King Offa 53.7 Oisters of Essex the best 31 6 Oister-hills in Hertford shire 39.7 Okam where borne 11.7 Okham alias Oukham Royaltie 59.5 The seat in times past of the Ferrars 59.7 Okham or Oukham Castle 59 9 Okenyate 71.9 Olave son of Godred Crovan King of Ireland 92.6 His wife concubines and issue ibid. Olave the second King of Man 92.10 King of the Isles ibid. His death and buriall ibid. Ordovices a puissant Nation 115.5 Where planted 71.5 115.5 117.4 119.5 121.6 123.5 125. Orewood a weed of the Sea 21.3 Orkenary Islands how many 132.20 By whom discovered and subdued 132.21 How they descended to the Kings of Scotland 132 21 Osbright King of Northumberland slaine 178.9 Oswestry Lordship 100.12 Otho Bishop of Bareux first 〈◊〉 of Kent 7.11 〈…〉 where 〈◊〉 89.5 Otterâ—â—â—â—e battell 89.12 Ounsbâ—ry hill fore-sheweth 〈◊〉 and raine 181 Ouâ—â— River greater and lesse 35.3 〈◊〉 in Hertford-shire stayeth hâ—s course 41.5 â—wen Glendower his rebellion and death 117.4 Oxford and Oxford-shire whence so named 45.1 How bounded ibid. The aire and soile 45.2 Rivers thereof ibid. The dimension of it 45 3 The ancient inhabitants 45 4 Hundreds and Parishes there 46 Oxford how ancient an Academie 45.7 The prerogative thereof by generall Councell ibid. The second schoole of Christendome and pillar of the Church ibid. The generall Vniversitie for all England Wales Scotland and Ireland In Oxford thirtie thousand Students 45.7 An Episcopall See ibid. The site of it 45.8 Ox-gauge what it is 57.3 P Palladius Apostle to the Scots 132.13 Palme-Sunday Battell 78 10 Parishes in England divided by Honorius Arch-Bishop of Canterburie 5.4 In England how many ibid. How many in the Conquerours time 4.10 Passerumurbs See Circester Patricke the first Apostle for Ireland 158.22 His life 138.23 His Purgatorie 145 7 Where he lived died and was buried 145.9 Strife about his Sepulchre 13â— 22 Paulinus Arch-Bishop of Yorke baptized in one day ten thousand 79 6 Peaceable and safe travelling over all England in King Elfreds dayes 3.4 Pembroke-shire how limited 107. 101.1 What Townes Cantreves and Commots therein 101.2 How neere it is adjoyning to Ireland 101.3 The ancient Inhabitants 101.4 The Commodities thereof 101.5 What Religious houses dissolved 101.8 Castles therein ibid. Hundreds and Townes there 102 Pembroke Towne 100.17 The site of Pembroke ibid. Pearles in Cumberland 87.4 Engendred in Caernarvon-shire 123.5 Perry a drinke in Worcester-shire 51.3 Perth See Saint Iohns Towne Saint Peters in Cornehill an Arch-Bishops Cathedrall Church 6.5 29.7 Saint Peters Port 94 Saint Peters upon the wall 31.8 Peter-house in Cambridge built 37.4 Peterborow Towne and Monasterie 55.7 Peterborow the Cathedrall Church ibid. Pichford famous for a Well of Bitumen 71.9 Picts Wall 3.2 It was the Romanes onely Partition North-ward ibid. Picts the in-borne and naturall Britaines 131.4 Why so called ibid. Pimble-Mere in Merioneth-shire of what nature it is 117.5 Plaister of Lincoln-shire harder then that of Paris 65.4 Plantius first Romane Prefect in Britaine 2 Plimmouth famous wherefore 19.4 Plimlimmon Hill 113.3 Plough-land what it is 57 3 Pomona an Iland of the Orcades an Episcopall See 132.20 What commodities it yeeldeth ibid. Pontfret plentifull of Liquorice and Skirworts 78 8 Port the Saxon 17.4 Port-land in Dorset-shire ibid. Port-greeves 4.7 Pondbery a Trench 17.5 Powis-land how divided 99 12 Powis Vadoc ibid. Powis between Wye and Severne 100.13 Powis Wenwinwyn 100 14 Powis Vadoc what Cantreves and Commots it hath 100 12 Powis betweene Wye and Sâ—verne what Townes and Castles it hath 100 13 Powis Wenwinwyn what towns Cantreves and Commots it hath 100 14 Prestaine a Towne of Commerce in Radnor-shire 111 6 Processe and pleading in the French tongue 5.3 R Radnor-shire how it bordereth 111.1 The forme and circuit of it 111.2 The aire and soile thereof 111.3 4 The ancient Inhabitants 111.5 Rivers there 111.7 Hundreds Townes c. there 102 Radnor Towne the seat and graduation thereof 111 6 Radulph Earle of Norfolke 35.5 Ramsey Abbey 57.6 Called Ramsey the rich and why ibid. Reading alias Redding in Bark-shire beautified with an Abbey by King Henry the first 27.6 The Castle rased by King Henry the second ibid. The graduation of it Ibid Reafen the Danes banner 19 7 Redhorse Vale 53.8 Redmore where King Richard the third was slaine 61 7 Regni what people and where seated 9.5 11.4 Reignald sonne of Olave usurpeth the Kingdome of Man 92.9 Deprived of his eyes and genitories by his brother Godred ibid. Reignald son of Godred King of Man 92.9 Slaine ibid. His body where interred 92.9 Reignald or Reignald the second son of Olave King of Man 92.13 Slaine by Yvas ibid. His buriall ibid. Repandunum See Râ—pton Repton 67.7 Rere-crosse or Rey-Crosse upon Stanemore 6.10 Restitutus Bishop of London in Constantine the great his time 29.7 Ribble-Chester ancient and sometime very rich 75 6 Richard Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury commended 11 7 Richard Earle of Cambridge beheaded at Southampton 13.1 Richard Earl of Cornewall enriched by Tin-mines in Cornwall 21.3 King Richard the third slaine and buried 61.6 King Richard the second taken prisoner by Henry of Bullingbrooke 121.7 Richmond chiefe Towne of North-Riding 79.4 How imployed ibid. By whom built and so named 79.6 How governed ibid. The position thereof ibid. Ringwood in Hantshire whence so named 13.6 Riplay the Alchymist 11 7 Robogdii people in Ireland 145.5 Rochester by whom built 7.9 Rodericke the great King of Wales 99.5 His division thereof ibid. Rollericke stones 43 5 Rosamund Clifford poisoned by Queene Eleanor King Henry the second his wife 45.8 Roscaman a commodious Territorie in Connought 143 4 Rugemont Castle a Kings