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september_n she_o travail_v in_o childbedde_o and_o be_v delyver_v of_o a_o man_n child_n which_o child_n the_o last_o of_o september_n be_v baptize_v in_o the_o queen_n majesty_n chapel_n of_o the_o white_a halle_n of_o westmynster_n the_o queen_n majesty_n in_o her_o own_o person_n be_v godmother_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canburye_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n godfather_n the_o queen_n give_v the_o name_n edwardus_fw-la fortunatus_n for_o that_o god_n have_v so_o graciouse_o assist_v his_o mother_n in_o so_o long_a and_o dangerous_a a_o journey_n and_o bring_v she_o so_o fate_n to_o land_n in_o that_o place_n which_o she_o most_o desire_a and_o that_o in_o so_o short_a time_n before_o her_o deliveraunce_n reach_z champion_n draper_n m_o john_n rivers_n s._n jam._n hawes_n s._n thus_o good_a reader_n i_o have_v bring_n as_o thou_o see_v this_o small_a abridgement_n or_o summarie_n of_o our_o englyshe_a chronicle_n to_o these_o our_o present_a day_n meaning_n as_o time_n shall_v increase_v so_o to_o increase_v the_o same_o if_o i_o be_v not_o discourage_v of_o thou_o in_o these_o my_o simple_a beginnyng_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o judge_v favourable_o and_o to_o correct_v friendly_a so_o as_o thy_o correction_n may_v rather_o be_v a_o instruction_n than_o a_o condemning_n of_o i_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o account_n of_o the_o bible_n the_o hebrews_n and_o after_o the_o most_o veritable_a writer_n be_v in_o number_a .7_o as_o follow_v the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n take_v his_o beginning_n at_o the_o creation_n of_o adam_n and_o be_v finish_v at_o the_o flood_n of_o no_n which_o continue_v 1656._o the_o second_o age_n take_v his_o beginning_n at_o such_o time_n as_o no_n come_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n and_o continue_v till_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v year_n 292._o the_o three_o age_n continue_v from_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n till_o the_o depart_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n which_o be_v year_n 503._o the_o four_o age_n continue_v from_o the_o depart_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v year_n 481._o the_o .5_o age_n continue_v from_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n till_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v year_n 414._o the_o sixth_o age_n continue_v from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n till_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v year_n 614._o the_o .7_o age_n of_o the_o world_n take_v his_o beginning_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n and_o have_v continue_v till_o this_o present_a year_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o shall_v last_v till_o the_o world_n end_n 1565._o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n be_v .3962_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o present_a year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1565._o be_v .5527_o finis_fw-la here_o be_v show_v how_o a_o man_n may_v journey_n from_o any_o notable_a town_n in_o england_n to_o the_o city_n of_o london_n or_o from_o london_n to_o any_o notable_a town_n in_o the_o same_o realm_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o walsingham_n to_o london_n from_o walsingham_n to_o pyknam_n twelve_o mile_n from_o pyknam_n to_o brandonfery_n x._o mile_n from_o brandonfery_n to_o newmarket_n x._o mile_n from_o new_a market_n to_o babrain_n x._o mile_n from_o babram_n to_o bark_n way_n xx_o mile_n from_o barkeway_n to_o puchryche_n seven_o mile_n from_o puchryche_n to_o ware_n v._o mile_n from_o ware_n to_o waltham_n viij_o mile_n from_o waltham_n to_o london_n xij_o mile_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o barwyke_n to_o york_n and_o so_o to_o london_n from_o barwyke_n to_o belforth_n xij_o mile_n from_o belforth_n to_o anwyke_n xij_o mile_n from_o anwyke_n to_o morpit_fw-la xij_o mile_n from_o morpit_fw-la to_o newcastle_n xij_o mile_n from_o newcastle_n to_o durham_n xij_o mile_n from_o durham_n to_o daryngton_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o darington_n to_o northalerton_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o northalerton_n to_o topclyfe_n seven_o mile_n from_o topclyfe_n to_o york_n xuj_o mile_n from_o york_n to_o tadcaster_n viij_o mile_n from_o tadcaster_n to_o wentbrydge_v x_o mile_n from_o wenthrydge_v to_o dancaster_n viij_o mile_n from_o dancaster_n to_o tutford_n xviij_o mile_n from_o tutford_n to_o newarke_n x_o mile_n from_o newarke_n to_o grantham_n x_o mile_n from_o grantham_n to_o stanford_n xuj_o mile_n from_o stanforde_n to_o stylton_n xij_o mile_n from_o stylton_n to_o huniyngton_n ix_o mile_n from_o huniyngton_n to_o boyston_n xv_o mile_n from_o royston_n to_o ware_n xij_o mile_n from_o ware_n to_o waltham_n viij_o mile_n from_o waltham_n to_o london_n xij_o mile_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o carnarvan_n to_o chester_n and_o so_o to_o london_n from_o carnarvan_n to_o conway_n twenty-four_o mile_n from_o conway_n to_o dynbygh_v xij_o mile_n from_o dynbygh_a to_o flynt_n xij_o mile_n from_o flynt_n to_o chester_n x_o mile_n from_o chester_n to_o wyche_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o wyche_n to_o stone_n xv_o mile_n from_o stone_n to_o lychfelde_v xuj_o mile_n from_o lychfield_n to_o colfill_v xij_o mile_n from_o colfyll_v to_o coventre_n viij_o mile_n and_o so_o from_o coventre_n to_o london_n as_o hereafter_o follow_v ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o cokermouth_n to_o lancaster_n and_o so_o to_o london_n from_o cokermouth_n to_o kyswyke_n uj_o mile_n from_o kyswyke_n to_o grocener_n viij_o mile_n from_o grocener_n to_o kendale_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o kendale_n to_o burton_n seven_o mile_n from_o burton_n to_o lancaster_n viij_o mile_n from_o lancaster_n to_o preston_n xx_o mile_n from_o preston_n to_o wygam_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o wygam_n to_o waryngton_n xij_o mile_n from_o waryngton_n to_o new_a castle_n xx_o mile_n from_o new_a castle_n to_o lychfield_n xx_o mile_n from_o lychfield_n to_o coventre_n xx_o mile_n from_o coventre_n to_o danetre_n fourteen_o mile_n from_o danetre_n to_o tocester_n x_o mile_n from_o tocester_n to_o stony_n stratforde_n uj_o mile_n from_o stony_a stratford_n to_o brychyl_n seven_o mile_n from_o brychyl_n to_o dunstable_n seven_o mile_n from_o dunstable_n to_o s._n albon_n x_o mile_n from_o s._n albon_n to_o barnet_n x_o mile_n from_o barnet_n to_o london_n x_o mile_n ¶_o here_o fololow_v the_o way_n from_o yermouth_n to_o colchester_n and_o so_o to_o london_n from_o yermouth_n unto_o becclis_n viij_o mile_n from_o becclis_n to_o blybour_n uj_o mile_n from_o blybour_n to_o snapbrydge_v viij_o mile_n fron_n snapbrydge_v to_o wodbridge_n viij_o mile_n from_o wodbrydge_v to_o ipswyche_n five_o mile_n from_o ipswyche_n to_o colchester_n xij_o mile_n from_o colchester_n to_o eastford_n viij_o mile_n from_o eastford_n to_o chelinesford_n x_o mile_n from_o chelinesford_n to_o brentwod_n x_o mile_n from_o brentwood_n to_o london_n xij_o mile_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o dover_n to_o london_n from_o dover_n to_o canterbury_n xij_o mile_n fron_n canterbury_n to_o sittingborn_n xij_o mile_n fron_n sittyngborn_n to_o rochester_n viij_o mile_n from_o rochester_n to_o gravesende_v five_o mile_n from_o gravesende_v to_o datford_n uj_o mile_n from_o datford_n to_o london_n xij_o mile_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o s._n burten_n in_o cornwall_n to_o london_n from_o s._n burten_n to_o the_o mount_n xx_o mile_n from_o the_o mount_n to_o thury_n xij_o mile_n from_o s._n thury_n to_o bodnam_n xx_o mile_n from_o bondain_n to_o launston_n xx_o mile_n from_o launston_n to_o ocomton_n xv_o mile_n from_o ocomton_n to_o crokehornewell_n x_o mile_n from_o crokehornewell_n to_o exeter_n x_o mile_n from_o exeter_n to_o honiton_n xij_o mile_n from_o honiton_n to_o char_v x_o mile_n from_o char_z to_o crokehorne_n seven_o mile_n from_o crokehorne_n to_o shyrborne_n x_o mile_n from_o shyrborne_n to_o shaftisbury_n x_o mile_n from_o shaftisbury_n to_o salysbury_n xviij_o mile_n from_o salysbury_n to_o andevor_n xv_o mile_n from_o andevor_n to_o basyngstock_n xviij_o mile_n from_o basingstocke_n to_o harford_n viij_o mile_n from_o harford_n to_o bagshot_n viij_o mile_n from_o bagshot_n to_o stanes_n viij_o mile_n from_o stanes_n to_o london_n xv_o mile_n ¶_o here_o follow_v the_o way_n from_o brystowe_n to_o london_n from_o brystowe_v to_o maxfelde_v x_o mile_n from_o maxfelde_n to_o chypnam_n x_o mile_n from_o chypnam_n to_o marleborow_n xv_o mile_n from_o marleborow_n to_o hungerford_n viij_o mile_n from_o hungerford_n to_o newberry_n seven_o mile_n from_o newberry_n to_o rede_v xv_o mile_n from_o rede_v to_o maidenhead_n x_o mile_n from_o maidenhead_n to_o colbroke_n seven_o mile_n from_o colbroke_n to_o london_n xv_o mile_n ¶_o here_o fololow_v the_o way_n from_o s._n david_n to_o london_n from_o s._n david_n to_o axforde_n xx_o mile_n from_o axford_v to_o carmarden_n x_o mile_n from_o carmarden_n to_o newton_n x_o mile_n from_o newton_n to_o lanbury_n x_o mile_n from_o lanbury_n to_o brecknock_n xuj_o mile_n from_o brecknock_n to_o hay_n x_o