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inscription_n antoninus_n aug._n pius_n p._n p._n tr._n p._n xviii_o reverse_n britannia_fw-la cos_n 1111._o sc._n coin_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n britain_n the_o figure_n of_o britain_n and_o severus_n britain_n be_v figure_v sit_v upon_o rock_n in_o a_o woman_n habit_n and_o by_o the_o british_a poet_n themselves_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d style_v the_o learned_a selden_n annot._fw-la ad_fw-la polyolb_n p._n 20._o think_v this_o instance_n the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o for_o this_o purpose_n because_o in_o antiquity_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o have_v name_n among_o stranger_n correspond_v to_o that_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n so_o the_o redde-sea_n be_v by_o s_o rabâ—_n cuckoe_n tius_fw-la sâ—ephanus_n and_o other_o call_v erythraeus_n and_o nile_n in_o hebrew_n and_o egyptian_a call_v black_a be_v observe_v by_o that_o prince_n of_o learning_n joseph_n scaliger_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o colour_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v for_o it_o by_o homer_n which_o 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his_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o english_a soil_n which_o lie_v very_o much_o upon_o chalk_n or_o a_o white_a sort_n of_o marle_n suppose_v that_o from_o thence_o our_o island_n take_v the_o name_n of_o albion_n fol._n albion_n see_v usher_n antiquitat_fw-la britan._n eccles_n p._n 378._o fol._n he_o have_v but_o little_a honesty_n and_o as_o little_a modesty_n that_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o that_o idle_a story_n not_o to_o be_v hear_v without_o indignation_n how_o that_o this_o island_n take_v the_o name_n of_o albion_n from_o coast_n from_o as_o buchanan_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o their_o albania_n can_v come_v from_o a_o latin_a word_n so_o neither_o will_n somner_n let_v our_o albion_n have_v that_o original_n but_o with_o albania_n derive_v it_o from_o the_o celtic_a alpâ—n_n alben_n and_o such_o like_a word_n intimate_v a_o mountain_n high_a hill_n etc._n etc._n which_o answer_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n whether_o 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