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dionysius_n these_o verse_n long_o a_o dehinc_fw-la celeri_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la rate_n marmora_fw-la currat_fw-la inveniet_fw-la vasto_fw-la surgentem_fw-la gurgite_fw-la thulen_n hic_fw-la cum_fw-la plaustra_fw-la poli_fw-fr tangit_fw-la phaebeius_fw-la ignis_fw-la nocte_fw-la sub_fw-la inlustri_fw-la rota_fw-la solis_fw-la fomite_fw-la flagrat_fw-la continuo_fw-la clarumque_fw-la diem_fw-la nox_fw-la aemula_fw-la ducit_fw-la from_o hence_o if_o one_o with_o pinnace_n swift_a along_o the_o sea_n do_v sail_v thule_n above_o the_o ocean_n vast_a to_o find_v he_o shall_v not_o fail_v here_o when_o about_o the_o northern_a pole_n the_o sun_n fire_n do_v sejourne_v the_o night_n be_v lightsome_a and_o his_o wheel_n continual_o do_v burn_v the_o night_n i_o say_v resemble_v day_n fair_a light_n make_v soon_o return_v which_o pomponius_n mela_n likewise_o have_v note_v in_o these_o word_n opposite_a unto_o the_o coast_n of_o bergae_n lie_v thule_n a_o island_n much_o renown_v both_o in_o greek_a poem_n and_o in_o we_o also_o in_o it_o for_o that_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o be_v to_o set_v far_o off_o the_o night_n very_o be_v short_a but_o in_o winter_n time_n as_o elsewhere_o dark_a in_o summer_n light_n because_o all_o that_o time_n he_o mount_v very_o high_a although_o his_o body_n be_v not_o see_v yet_o with_o his_o near_a brightness_n he_o do_v lighten_v the_o part_n next_o unto_o he_o but_o about_o the_o solstice_n there_o be_v no_o night_n at_o all_o by_o reason_n that_o he_o be_v then_o more_o apparent_a not_o only_o cast_v bright_a beam_n from_o he_o but_o show_v also_o the_o great_a part_n of_o himself_o above_o these_o land_n the_o sea_n be_v term_v cronium_n the_o slow_a freeze_a and_o icy_a sea_n for_o that_o it_o be_v so_o rough_a by_o occasion_n of_o heap_n of_o ice_n and_o scarce_o navigable_a it_o be_v also_o name_v of_o ancient_a writer_n cronium_n or_o cronian_a sea_n of_o saturn_n because_o here_o in_o a_o british_a island_n as_o plutarch_n record_v there_o go_v a_o tale_n how_o saturn_n be_v keep_v sleep_v in_o a_o deep_a cave_n or_o bottom_n of_o a_o golden_a pumish_a stone_n that_o he_o be_v by_o jupiter_n cast_v into_o a_o most_o deep_a and_o dead_a sleep_n which_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o bond_n that_o bird_n bring_v he_o ambrosia_n the_o divine_a meat_n with_o the_o odoriferous_a smell_n whereof_o all_o the_o place_n be_v perfume_v also_o that_o he_o have_v many_o spirit_n or_o daemon_n attend_v upon_o he_o as_o servitor_n who_o reverence_v he_o serve_v he_o and_o attend_v upon_o he_o by_o which_o pretty_a fable_n unless_o i_o be_v deceive_v be_v covert_o couch_v by_o a_o mythiology_n that_o there_o lie_v hide_v in_o these_o land_n vein_n or_o mine_n of_o metal_n over_o which_o saturn_n be_v precedent_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v forlet_a and_o out_o of_o request_n for_o want_v of_o wood_n to_o maintain_v the_o fornace_n now_o beneath_o thule_n southward_o the_o german_a sea_n spread_v itself_o wide_a wherein_o as_o pliny_n affirm_v there_o lie_v disperse_v the_o seven_o acmodae_n mela_n term_v they_o haemodes_n but_o see_v it_o be_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o these_o be_v land_n belong_v to_o denmark_n in_o the_o codan_n gulf_n namely_o zealand_n fuynen_n lagland_n muen_n falstor_n layland_n and_o femerem_fw-la there_o be_v no_o cause_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v say_v any_o more_o neither_o of_o the_o isle_n glessaria_n or_o electrida_n so_o call_v of_o amber_n cast_v up_o there_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n which_o sotacus_n suppose_v to_o drop_v forth_o of_o tree_n in_o britain_n but_o see_v that_o the_o ancient_a german_n call_v amber_n glesse_a willing_a enough_o i_o be_o to_o think_v with_o that_o most_o learned_a man_n erasmus_n michael_n laetus_n that_o the_o island_n less_o hard_a by_o scagen_n or_o promontory_n of_o denmark_n be_v in_o time_n past_o call_v glessaria_n now_o within_o the_o german_a sea_n on_o that_o side_n where_o it_o beat_v upon_o britain_n appear_v very_o few_o land_n unless_o they_o be_v those_o that_o lie_v in_o edenburrough_n frith_n namely_o may_n basse_fw-fr k_v and_o inch_n colme_z that_o be_v columb_n isle_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o northumberland_n over_o against_o the_o river_n lie_v lindisfarne_a one_o show_v itself_o namely_o lindisfarn_a the_o britan_n call_v it_o inis_fw-la medicante_fw-la which_o that_o i_o may_v use_v bede_n word_n as_o the_o sea_n eb_v and_o flow_v at_o his_o tide_n be_v twice_o a_o day_n inundate_v and_o compass_v about_o with_o water_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o island_n and_o twice_o likewise_o make_v continent_n to_o the_o land_n as_o the_o shore_n be_v lay_v bare_a again_o whereupon_o he_o apt_o term_v it_o a_o demy_fw-fr island_n the_o west_n part_n of_o it_o be_v the_o narrow_a and_o leave_v unto_o coney_n join_v to_o the_o east_n side_n by_o a_o very_a small_a spange_n of_o land_n and_o this_o part_n which_o bend_v towards_o the_o south_n be_v much_o
49_o novantes_fw-la people_n of_o galloway_n carick_n kyle_n &_o cuningham_n 18_o mertae_n in_o sutherland_n novantum_fw-la chersonesus_n sive_fw-la promontorium_n the_o mull_n of_o galloway_n 19_o nodius_fw-la flu_fw-la the_o river_n nid_v 17_o orcas_n sive_fw-la tarverdrum_fw-la howbune_n 54_o randvara_n reinfraw_fw-ge 24_o rerigonium_n bargeny_n 19_o selgovae_n the_o people_n of_o lidesdale_n evesdale_n eskdale_n annandale_n and_o nidisdale_n 16_o tamea_n haply_o tanea_n in_o rosse_n taizali_n the_o people_n of_o buquahan_n 47_o tarvedrum_n promont_n see_v orcas_n tans_fw-fr flu_fw-fr tau_n the_o river_n 35_o 41_o vacomagi_n the_o people_n of_o murray_n 49_o vararis_fw-la murray_n ibid._n vernicones_n haply_o mernis_n 45_o victoria_n haply_o inch-keith_n 15_o vidogara_n haply_o air_n 20_o virvedrum_n see_v orcas_n uzellum_fw-la a_o place_n in_o eusdale_n 16_o the_o family_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o honour_n in_o scotland_n in_o this_o book_n mention_v a_o abercorne_n earl_n 15_o aberneth_n or_o abernothy_n 36_o albany_n dukâ—s_n 39_o angus_n or_o anguis_fw-la earl_n 4â—_n areskin_n see_v ereskin_n ardmanoch_n 52_o arol_n earl_n 42_o argilo_n earl_n 37,38_o arran_n earl_n 22_o athol_n earl_n 40_o aubigny_n or_o obigny_n lord_n 26_o b_o baclugh_n 16_o balmerinoch_n 34_o bothwell_n earl_n 48_o buquhan_n earl_n 48_o borthwicke_n baron_n 13_o boid_v baron_n 21,22_o brus_n 16,19_o c_o cambell_n 37_o cassile_a earl_n 19_o crawford_n earl_n 22_o cathanes_n earl_n 53_o creicton_n baron_n sauhquer_v 17_o 51_o carthcart_n 24_o carlile_n carrict_a bailive_n and_o earl_n 20_o chasteau_n herald_n duke_n 23_o clan-hatan_a 35_o clan-ranald_n 52_o colvil_n 32_o comen_fw-fr 36.45.48_o culrosse_n 32_o cuningham_n 21_o d_o darnley_n or_o darley_n 24_o douglasse_n or_o duglasse_n 19_o 23.45.48_o dromund_n 36_o dunbarre_v earl_n 11_o dunfirmling_n earl_n 13.32_o e_o eglington_n earles_n 21_o eriskin_n 12.29.47_o elphingston_n 29.34.49_o f_o fivie_n baron_n 32_o fleming_n 18.29_o forbois_n 46_o fraser_n 52_o felton_n viscount_n 12_o fife_n earl_n 35_o g_o gordon_n 49_o glencarn_n earl_n 21_o glamy_n baron_n 44_o graham_n 36_o goury_n 42_o greye_n 44_o galloway_n lord_n 693_o h_n hadington_n viscount_n 12_o halyburton_n ibid._n hamilton_n 15.22.23_o huntley_n 13.42.49_o hepburn_n 16_o hereis_n or_o herris_n 17_o hide_n 36.42_o home_n or_o hume_n baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr berwicke_n 11_o hume_z earl_n ibid._n i_o innerm_v 36_o k_o keith_n 45_o kennedis_n 19_o kir_n 10.15_o kinghorn_n earl_n 32.44_o kinloss_n 49_o l_o levenox_n or_o lennox_n earl_n 25_o lindesey_n 22.44.49_o lesley_n 34.49_o levingston_n 29_o leon_n or_o lion_n 32.43_o lovet_n 52_o linlithquo_n or_o lithquo_n earl_n 15_o lorn_n lord_n 38.49_o lothien_n earl_n 15_o lundoris_fw-la 34_o m_n mac-conell_a 38_o mac-intoscech_a 35_o mar_n earl_n 47_o martial_a earl_n 45_o maxwel_n 18_o menteith_n earl_n 36_o merch_n earl_n 11_o methwen_n 42_o murray_n earl_n 50_o montrose_n 44_o montgomery_n earl_n 21_o morton_n earl_n 17_o murray_n 36.40.42_o n_o newbottle_n 69_o o_o orkeney_n earles_n 53_o olyphant_n 36_o ogilvy_n or_o ogilby_n 44_o p_o pearth_n earl_n 42_o r_o ramsey_n 12.23_o randolph_n 50_o reinfraw_n 24_o rethwen_n 42_o rothes_n earl_n 35.49_o rothsay_n dukedom_n 22_o roos_n 24_o rosse_n earl_n 52_o roxburgh_n 10_o s_o scone_n 42_o scot_n 16_o steward_n 25.48.51_o sutherland_n earl_n 53_o seincler_n 32.53_o somervill_n 23_o seton_n 13_o sempell_v 24.49_o sauhquer_n or_o sanquer_v 17_o salton_n 49_o strathern_a earl_n 36_o spiny_a 49_o t_o toricles_n 17_o thirlestanâ—_n 10_o tulibardin_n 36_o five_o urquhart_n 52_o uchiltrey_n 21_o w_n wemmis_n 32_o wintwoun_n earl_n 13_o wigton_n earl_n 18_o z_o zeister_n or_o zester_n 10.12_o a_o table_n of_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n adjoin_v to_o britain_n a_o absenty_n 85_o admiral_n of_o england_n extent_n of_o his_o authority_n 232_o alderney_n 214_o anglesey_n 203_o antrim_n county_n 112_o annal_n of_o ireland_n 150_o annal_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 205_o arran_n 99.214_o armagh_n county_n 107_o arklo_n lord_n thereof_o 90_o art_n and_o piety_n sow_v among_o nation_n in_o sundry_a age_n 85_o b_o bagnall_n 121_o etc._n etc._n bannomanna_n 62_o barry_n 78_o base_a pool_n 227_o bernacle_n 204_o barnwell_n 94.95_o berminghams_n 100_o bingham_n 100l_n 103_o bisset_n 113_o bishopric_n of_o ireland_n 73._o poor_a 106_o blunt_n lord_n montjoy_z 77.105_o 107._o deputy_n 133_o etc._n etc._n boil_v barony_n 103_o brehon_n law_n 140_o britain_n be_v inhabit_v ireland_n 65_o britain_n herb_n 222_o britain_n huis_fw-la 221_o british_a armoury_n ibid._n british_a sea_n 57_o where_o deep_a 227_o burk_n 81.100.101.104.117_o etc._n etc._n burgus_n what_o 222_o buth_n 22_o butiphant_n viscount_n 78_o butler_n 82.88_o etc._n etc._n burrough_n baron_n lord_n deputy_n 115_o c_o caesarea_n 65_o cavon_n county_n 106_o cahir_n baron_n 82_o carew_n 76.79.85_o carick_a earl_n 82_o carausius_n 88_o cassiles_n archbishop_n 82_o casquet_n 224_o castle-conell_a baron_n 81_o caterlough_n county_n 85_o cattle_n 63_o cavanaghes_n 85_o cause_n of_o rebellion_n 101_o caurus_n the_o wind_n 59_o chamberlan_n 224_o cerne_n island_n 62_o chamber_n of_o ireland_n 95_o chevers_n 90_o chair_o boy_n 113_o clany-boy_n clan-moris_n 75_o clancar_n earl_n 76_o clandonels_a 101_o clan_n william_n 81_o clan_n gibbon_n ibid._n clogh_a bishopric_n 115_o clare_n county_n 98_o clan_n richard_n earl_n 100_o cogan_n 70.79_o connacht_v or_o conaught_n 98_o colby_n 86_o conaught_n lord_n 104_o constable_n of_o ireland_n 97_o colran_a county_n 114_o columb_n saint_n 215_o cork_n county_n 77._o a_o kingdom_n 79_o court_n of_o ireland_n 72_o coner_n bishopric_n 111_o curraghmore_n baron_n 79_o croft_n sir_n hugh_n slay_v 179_o curcy_n 71.77.53.209_o curthbert_n a_o saint_n 220_o cut_n coin_n livery_n 76.101_o d_o darcy_n 96_o deemstert_n 204_o delton_n 96_o dalvin_n baron_n ibid._n deputy_n of_o ireland_n 71_o desmond_n earl_n 76_o dessie_n viscount_n 79_o disease_n in_o ireland_n 63_o devereux_n 90_o dillon_n 96_o donell_n gormy_a 102_o docwra_n 133_o etc._n etc._n dublin_n county_n 91._o city_n and_o university_n 92._o mark_n 94_o duke_n of_o ireland_n ibid._n dunboin_fw-fr baron_fw-fr 85_o dunganon_n baron_n 115_o durgarvan_n barony_n 79_o dunkellin_n baron_n 100_o dansany_n baron_n 95_o 216_o e_o englishman_n first_o enter_v ireland_n 70_o eastmeath_n 95_o essex_n earl_n 112._o lord_n deputy_n 117_o ewst_fw-la 216_o f_o farn_n island_n 220_o fermoy_n viscount_n 78_o farn_n isle_n 220_o fermanagh_n county_n 106_o fitz_n eustace_n baron_n 88_o fitz-patric_n 8_o fitz-geralds_a 82.87_o fitz-stephens_n 70.79.89_o fitz-william_n lord_n deputy_n 121_o etc._n etc._n fitz-urse_a 107_o fortunate_a isle_n 217_o freeze_a sea_n 219_o g_o garnesey_n 224_o galloglass_n 101.147_o galloway_n county_n 99_o gavalock_n 122_o genevill_n 97.163_o gersey_n 224_o glinne_n 90.113_o goodwin_n sand_n 222_o gormanston_n viscount_n 95_o lord_n grey_n 75_o h_n hawk_n 63_o hereditary_a territory_n of_o england_n in_o france_n 232_o hylas_n island_n 216_o hirth_n ibid._n hoby_n 63_o holy_a cross_n of_o tiperary_n 82_o holy_a island_n 62.220_o holy-wood_n 94_o horse_n 63_o houth_n baron_n 94_o husey_n 95_o i_o ibarcan_a baron_n 99_o ila_n 215_o jenevill_n see_v genevill_n jona_n ibid._n iniskellin_n 106.112.101_o ireland_n call_v ogygia_n 64._o call_v scotia_n 66.117_o inhabit_v by_o britain_n 65._o not_o conquer_v by_o roman_n 66._o enter_v by_o henry_n the_o second_o 69._o divide_v 72._o neglect_a 118_o irishman_n out_o of_o spain_n 66_o irish_a monk_n 67.110_o teach_v the_o english_a to_o write_v 68_o their_o manner_n 140_o ireland_n neglect_v 218_o k_o kerry_n county_n 75_o kilkenny_n county_n 84_o kildare_n county_n 87._o earl_n killalo_n bishopric_n 100_o killin_n baron_n 95_o kinsale_n 135_o king_n county_n 86_o kern_n 147_o knight_n of_o the_o valley_n 81_o konctoe_n battle_n 100_o l_o lacy_n 82.95.96_o etc._n etc._n 203_o leinster_n 84_o leinster_n marquesse_n 94_o leicestre_n 86_o letrim_n county_n 103_o letrim_n baron_n ibid._n levison_n 135_o limerick_n county_n 81_o lewis_n 216_o lindisfarn_n 220_o lixnaw_v baron_n 75_o lovel_n 85_o longford_n county_n 97_o londey_n 202_o louth_n county_n 105._o earl_n ibid._n baron_n 106_o lycanthropia_n a_o disease_n 83_o m_o mac_n andan_n 85_o mac_n carty_n 77_o mac-clen_a 216_o mac_n connell_n 102.113.216_o mac_n guilly_n 113_o mac_n donell_n 120_o mac_n guir_n 106.121_o mac_n genis_n 109.120_o mac_n mahon_n 107_o mac_n morogh_n 69_o mac_n william_n 101.104_o mac_n teg_n 77_o man_n isle_n 203._o lord_n 213_o mac_n swim_v 117_o mac_n she_o be_v 82_o majo_n county_n 100_o mandevile_v 109.213_o marshal_n e._n of_o penbroke_a 70_o 86_o 87.155_o marshal_n of_o ireland_n 72_o malachi_n a_o saint_n 108_o meth_n 94._o the_o bishop_n 95._o the_o lord_n 96_o messet_n 155_o monaghan_n county_n 107_o montgarret_n viscount_n 89_o mont-norris_n 107.134_o more_o 105_o morley_n 72_o munster_n 74_o muscegro_n 99_o n_o nangle_n 96_o navan_n a_o baronet_n 95_o nogente_n or_o nugent_n 96_o norris_n sir_n john_n 122_o etc._n etc._n normandy_n lose_v 226_o
see_v in_o lincolnshire_n inquisit_a 2._o e_o 3_o watling_n street_n etocetum_n wall_n penck-ridge_n the_o river_n trent_n new_a castle_n under_o lyme_n trentham_n stone_n erdeswick_n name_n alter_v according_a to_o divers_a habitation_n cankwood_n ll._n audley_n *_o hastange_n noel_n harcourt_n stafford_n cap_n grave_n marianus_n *_o tick_n hall_n chartley._n l._n ferrars_n of_o chartley._n beaudesert_n l_o l._n paget_n lichfield_n about_o the_o year_n 779._o history_n of_o rochester_n rochester_n cedda_n wil._n malmesbur_n a._n alabaster_n burton_n upon_o trent_n who_o also_o it_o name_v mow_v 1904._o 1904._o tir_v conell_n the_o river_n blithe_n needwood_n forest._n mooreland_n the_o river_n dove_n hans_n churnet_n de-la-cres_a aulton_n teyn_n checkley_n utcester_n tutesbury_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o praise_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n gervase_n of_o tilbury_n earl_n and_o baron_n of_o stafford_n see_v duke_n of_o buckingham_n the_o marcherâ—_n l._n marcher_n marchiones_fw-la 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cohortis_fw-la in_o print_a copy_n claudius_n pompeianum_n and_o lâ—llianus_n avitus_n coss._n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 210._o 210._o centurio_n thomas_n james_n newport_n dun-settan_a whence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o glamorgan_n the_o subdue_a of_o glamorgan-shire_n robert_n fitz-haimon_a 12._o knight_n caerdiffe_n caer_fw-mi philli._n the_o mouth_n of_o ratostabius_n traith_n taff._n landaff_n history_n of_o landaff_n caerdiffe_n robert_n curthose_n duke_n of_o normandy_n sully_n haply_o so_o call_v of_o the_o silures_n barry_n a_o wonderful_a cave_n or_o hole_n cowbridge_n bovium_n neath_n saint_n donat_n stradling_n antique_a piece_n of_o coin_n ogmor_n river_n a_o fountain_n ebb_v and_o flow_v sandfords_n well_o a_o fountain_n at_o cales_n or_o cadiz_n eternal_a habitation_n nidus_fw-la flu_fw-la i._o the_o river_n neath_n nidum_n the_o town_n neath_n loghoâ—_n gower_n th._n walsingh_n book_n of_o neth_n monastery_n joh._n r._n 5._o swinsey_n leucarum_n loghor_n lord_n of_o 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