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A12738 The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver. 1611 (1611) STC 23045; ESTC S117937 1,552,755 623

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westminster_n gyldas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o contin●…_n of_o his_o reign_n 8._o an._n do._n 578._o gyldas_n 2._o king_n 20._o 21._o uortiporus_n the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n 9_o an._n d._n 581._o mat._n westminster_n malgo_n canonus_fw-la the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n reign_n if_o ●…erdix_n be_v not_o another_o who_o beda_fw-la call_v a_o 〈◊〉_d king_n lib._n 4._o cap._n ●…3_n beda_n hist._n angl._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o cap._n 21._o hum._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d brit._n 10._o an._n do._n 586._o sc●…_n cr●…_n careticus_fw-la the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n polych_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 6._o 11._o an._n do._n 163._o wil._n malmesb._n cadwan_n the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n john_n harding_n chro._n cap._n 90._o paulus_n diaconus_fw-la 12._o an._n do._n 635._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 20._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o geffrey_n monm_n cadwallo_n or_o cadwan_n the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n an._n do._n 625._o 13._o an._n do._n 685._o geffrey_n monm_n d._n powel_n chron._n of_o wales_n cadwallader_n the_o continuance_n of_o his_o reign_n beda_n histor_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 26._o cap._n 15._o beda_n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o saxon_a monarch_n an._n do._n 450._o beda_n malmsb._n floren._n wigorn._n hengist_n how_o long_o he_o reign_v maria._n scot._n peter_n ikham_n geffrey_n mon._n polydore_n virgil_n petrus_n albinus_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o eske_n how_o long_o he_o reign_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d e●…_n mo●…at_n an._n d._n 581._o beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o matt._n westminst_n henry_n huntingdon_n an._n do._n 488._o e●…_n how_o long_a h●…_n reign_v florent_fw-la wigorn._n wil._n malmsb._n florent_fw-la wig_n see_v chap._n 6._o 1._o an._n do._n 495._o m●…_n 〈◊〉_d henr._n hunt_n flor._n wigorn_n cherdik_fw-mi how_o long_o he_o reign_v see_v chap._n 7._o kenrik_n 1._o an._n do._n 534._o mat._n west●…_n an._n do._n 556._o kenrik_n how_o long_o he_o reign_v in_o chap._n 7._o soft_a 2._o cheuline_a an._n d._n 561._o matt._n westm._n henry_n hunt_v hunt_v wimbledon_n wimbledon_n ail●…_n matth._n west_n gyldas_n th●…_n 〈◊〉_d leyland_n cheuline_a how_o long_o he_o reign_v an._n do._n 561._o wil._n malme_n beda_n histor_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o austin_n come_v into_o england_n austin_n and_o his_o follower_n maintain_v in_o canturbury_n beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 26._o beda_n hist._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o gregory_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 26._o canturbury_n give_v to_o austin_n wil._n lambert_n p●…mb_n of_o kent_n the_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a grant_v within_o the_o city_n s._n austin_n monastery_n ethelberts_n tower_n yet_o stand_v beda_n hist._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o austin_n question_n to_o the_o pope_n beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o rand._n cest._n sigebertus_n galfr●…d_n lib._n 8._o cap._n cap._n 4._o 4._o about_o southh●…oton_n as_o be_v think_v the_o ancho●…es_n counsel_n galla._n 4._o 9_o beda_n hist._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o stranshalch_n synod_n king_n oswy_n persuade_v to_o union_n colmans_n speech_n to_o the_o synod_n wilfrides_n answer_n colmans_n 〈◊〉_d wilfrids_n moderation_n act._n 21._o 20._o exod._n 12._o ruff●…_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 6._o colman_n wilfrid_n matth._n 7._o matth._n 16._o the_o synod_n mild_a lie_v dismiss_v by_o king_n oswy_n holinsh._n hist._n angelo_fw-mi lib_n 5_o cap._n 21._o beda_n ●…or_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o wil._n malme_n wil._n thorn_n register_n cant._n beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o ethelbert_n how_o long_o he_o reign_v beda_n hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o capgrave_n monarch_n 7._o redwald_n an._n d._n 616._o beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n ●…5_n beda_n hist._n ang._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 12._o henry_n hunt_v redwald_n his_o reign_n monarch_n 8._o edwine_n an._n do._n 617._o an._n do._n 624._o beda_n hist_o angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o hebrides_n ethelburs_n good_a part_n a_o conspiracy_n beda_n hist._n angl._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o bishop_n paulinus_n beda_n 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