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A40672 The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.; History of the worthies of England Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41. 1662 (1662) Wing F2441; ESTC R6196 1,376,474 1,013

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1475_o godwin_n in_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n canterbury_n ●…ew_a coll._n register_n in_o the_o year_n 1474._o 1474._o cambdens_fw-fr brit._n in_o sussex_n *_o godwin_n in_o his_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n chichester_n godwin_n in_o his_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n chichester_n sir_n j._n harrington_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n winchester_n make_a by_o christopher_n johnson_n afterward_o schoolmaster_n of_o winchester_n winchester_n pi●…s_fw-fr de_fw-fr ill_a ang._n script_n page_n 763._o 763._o n●…w_o college_n register_n anno_fw-la 1565._o 1565._o john_n 19_o 30._o 30._o see_v the_o life_n of_o dr._n smith_n prefix_v to_o his_o sermon_n sermon_n new-colledge_n register_n anno_fw-la 1589._o wherein_o he_o be_v admit_v admit_v 〈◊〉_d description_n of_o leicester-shire_n page_n 105._o 105._o j._n philpot_n in_o his_o car●…_n of_o chancellor_n page_n 73._o s._n n._n n._n sir_n robert_n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o sam._n 20._o 24._o 24._o 1_o king_n 4._o 6._o 6._o king_n 12._o 18._o 18._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la holinshead_n stow_n ed._n herbert_n in_o this_o year_n year_n gwillim_n his_o display_v of_o heraldry_n pag._n 50._o 50._o hatkluit_fw-la his_o voyage_n volume_n 3._o pag._n 437._o *_o idem_fw-la pag._n 450._o 450._o idem_fw-la pag._n 451._o 451._o pitz._n aetate_fw-la decima_fw-la num._n 149._o 149._o libro_fw-la secundo_fw-la de_fw-la gestis_fw-la reg._n angliae_fw-la angliae_fw-la pitz._n aetat_fw-la undecima_fw-la num._n 154._o 154._o descrip._n brit._n cent._n quarta_fw-la pag._n 302._o *_o de_fw-la scrip_n brit._n brit._n idem_fw-la idem_fw-la idem_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bale_n de_fw-fr script_n britt_n cent._n 8._o numb_a 64._o 64._o stow_n survey_v of_o london_n page_n 370._o 370._o bale_n de_fw-fr script_n brit._n cent._n 9_o num._n 78._o 78._o bale_n de_fw-fr script_n britt_n cent._n 9_o num._n 79._o *_o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la psal._n 69._o 12._o 12._o rinerius_fw-la in_o histor._n benedictinor_n benedictinor_n holling_n shed_v cron._n p._n 1403._o 1403._o heroologia_fw-la angliae_fw-la p._n 173._o 173._o idem_fw-la aut._n ibid._n ibid._n lord_n verulam_n in_o his_o apoph●…gms_n apoph●…gms_n new_a college_n register_n anno_fw-la 1593._o 1593._o britt_n in_o monmouthshire_n s._n n._n n._n in_o the_o verse_n ad_fw-la authorem_fw-la authorem_fw-la he_o write_v himself_o in_o his_o book_n of_o basingstoak_a basingstoak_a pitts_n the_o iii_o ang._n scrip._n pag._n ●…06_n ●…06_n pit_n in_o the_o life_n of_o william_n aulton_n in_o anno_fw-la 1330._o 1330._o idem_fw-la in_o his_o own_o life_n pag._n 817._o 817._o micah_n 6._o 9_o s._n n._n brittania_n baconica_n in_o hantshire_n pag._n 51._o 51._o 2_o chron._n 35._o 26._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o county_n county_n s●…ed_a in_o his_o map_n of_o this_o county_n county_n in_o his_o description_n of_o hartford-shire_n page_n the_o second_o second_o eccles._n 3._o 5._o 5._o tunbridge_n epsham_n barnet_n barnet_n on_o charles_n blunt_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o newport_n in_o st._n martin_n in_o the_o field_n field_n as_o appear_v in_o villare_n anglicanum_n anglicanum_n speed_z in_o the_o description_n of_o pembrokeshire_n pembrokeshire_n lord_n herbert_n in_o the_o life_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o eight_o in_o the_o earl_n of_o richmond_n richmond_n act_n 22._o 25._o 25._o cent._n 4._o pag._n 17_o etc._n etc._n etc._n norden_n in_o his_o description_n of_o this_o county_n pag._n 29._o 29._o camd._n brit._n in_o middlesex_n middlesex_n bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent._n secund_a numero_fw-la 90._o &_o pi●…seus_n in_o anno_fw-la 1159._o 1159._o rem_fw-la *_o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n brit._n godwin_n in_o cat._n of_o cardin._n pag._n 164._o 164._o on_o his_o tomb_n yet_o well_o to_o be_v see_v in_o westminster_n abbey_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o the_o tomb_n of_o amer_n de_fw-fr valens_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n pembroke_n j._n philipot_n in_o his_o treasurer_n of_o england_n collect_v ann._n d●…m_n 1636._o p._n 19_o *_o godwin_n in_o his_o bishop_n of_o london_n london_n camd._n britt_n in_o middlesex_n middlesex_n bish._n godw._n in_o bishop_n of_o ely_n ely_n godwin_n in_o cat._n of_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n david_n bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent._n 7_o n._n 53._o &_o pit_n an._n 1419._o s._n n._n n._n sir_n r._n nanton_n in_o his_o fragment_n regal_a regal_a bale_n &_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr scrip._n angl._n angl._n in_o an._n 1253._o 1253._o symphorianus_n champerius_n in_o his_o five_o tract_n de_fw-fr medi_fw-la art_n script_n script_n mathaeus_n silvaticus_n in_o lexico_fw-la lexico_fw-la bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent._n 5._o n._n 7._o &_o pit_n in_o a_o 1320._o 1320._o bish._n godw._n in_o cat._n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n *_o bale_n &_o pit_n de_fw-fr script_n angl._n angl._n weaver_n fun._n mon._n in_o hartford-shire_n hartford-shire_n in_o svo_fw-la heptu●…lo_fw-la heptu●…lo_fw-la bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent_n 4._o p._n 323._o &_o pit_n p._n 349._o 349._o weaver_n fun._n mon._n in_o this_o county_n county_n bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n brit._n pit_n de_fw-fr illust._n ang._n scrlp._n a_o 1400._o 1400._o see_v writer_n in_o middlesex_n middlesex_n w●…aver_n fun._n monum_fw-la p._n 569_o manusc_n sir_n r._n cotton_v library_n amp._n amp._n mill_n in_o hl_n catal
burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o leicester-shire_n pag._n 2._o 2._o phil._n comincus_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 28_o &_o ezek._n 49._o 49._o in_o the_o proverb_n of_o bean-bel_o leicestershire_n leicestershire_n austin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la lib._n 21._o c._n 4._o 4._o judg._n 12._o 6._o 6._o jo._n bodin_n method_n hist._n cap._n 5._o 5._o mr._n jos._n mede_n mede_n 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la a._n gellium_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 11._o 11._o burtons_n description_n of_o leicester_n 〈◊〉_d pa●…_n 2._o 2._o her_o life_n be_v wri●…ten_v at_o large_a in_o my_o holy_a state_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n *_o pag._n 32._o 32._o bishop_n godw._n in_o vita_fw-la t._n corbridge_n corbridge_n 〈◊〉_d description_n of_o this_o county_n pag._n 257._o 257._o godwin_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o well_n well_n t._n walsingham_n walsingham_n bishop_n godwin_n write_v h●…m_a mortivall_n mortivall_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o description_n of_o this_o county_n pag._n 211._o 211._o b●…rton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o leicesler_n shire_n pag._n 269._o 269._o go●…win_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o salisbury_n 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la prius_fw-la prius_fw-la sir_n h._n wotton_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o dr._n collins_n *_o 〈◊〉_d r._n richard_n a_o m_o p._n p._n anno_fw-la 11._o r._n 2._o cap._n 4._o 4._o cambd._n brit._n in_o sussex_n sussex_n so_o i_o have_v learn_v by_o his_o relation_n relation_n l._n catel_n na_fw-fr na_fw-fr camd._n eliz._n anno_fw-la 1572._o *_o idem_fw-la in_o his_o remain_n pag._n 147._o 147._o pitz._n de_fw-fr aug._n script_n p._n 285._o 285._o idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la de_fw-fr script_n brit._n in_o a._n 1320_o *_o in_o hisdescription_n of_o leic_a pag._n 40._o *_o understand_v it_o after_o the_o death_n of_o ●…_n of_o leicester_n *_o pitz._n de_fw-fr ang._n script_n hoc_fw-la an._n an._n 〈◊〉_d cent._n 6._o num_fw-la 14._o 14._o burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o 〈◊〉_d shire_n pag._n 229._o *_o in_o appendice_fw-la appendice_fw-la leland_n de_fw-fr script_n 265._o 265._o de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent_n 6_o num_fw-la 72._o 72._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n pag._n 491._o 491._o burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o leicestershire_n pag._n 23._o 23._o de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent._n 7._o num_fw-la 33._o *_o libro_fw-la de_fw-la sacrament_n c._n 50._o 50._o burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o this_o shire_n pag._n 157._o 157._o pitz._n de_fw-fr ang._n script_n a._n 1450._o *_o burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o leicestershire_n ●…_n 153._o *_o weaver_n fun._n men._n pag._n 682._o 682._o mark_v 15._o 21._o 21._o description_n o●…_n leicestersh_a pag._n 174._o 174._o idem_fw-la p._n 68_o 68_o thuanus_n de_fw-fr obit_n virorum_fw-la illustrium_fw-la anno_fw-la 1602._o 1602._o mr._n edward_n martin_n of_o london_n london_n 〈◊〉_d description_n of_o leicester-shire_n pag._n 191._o 191._o stow_z survey_v of_o london_n pag._n 81._o 81._o mr._n rawlins_n one_o of_o the_o l._n mayor_n court._n court._n they_o have_v an._n 1607._o *_o 〈◊〉_d leicester-shire_n 〈◊〉_d 14._o *_o burton_n in_o leicester-shire_n pag._n 174._o 174._o burton_n in_o loicester-shire_n pag._n 254._o 254._o he_o be_v privy_a councelour_n to_o k._n h._n 6._o &_o k._n e._n burton_n in_o descrip_n of_o this_o county_n pag._n 264._o 264._o burton_n in_o the_o description_n of_o leicestersh_a pag._n 201._o 201._o mr._n dugdale_n in_o the_o description_n of_o warw._n pag._n 365._o 365._o in_o his_o eliz._n anno_fw-la 1560._o 1560._o burton_n in_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 105._o 105._o idem_fw-la p_o 77._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 24._o 24._o in_o his_o history_n of_o life_n and_o death_n death_n mr._n walton_n in_o his_o complete_a angler_n p._n 197._o *_o idem_fw-la p._n 199._o 199._o polyolbiondon_n 25_o part._n 111._o *_o in_o his_o chronicle_n p._n 948._o 948._o bish._n godwin_n in_o his_o catal._n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o york_n york_n reader_n pardon_v this_o true_a but_o abortive_a notation_n casual_o come_v in_o before_o the_o due_a time_n thereof_o thereof_o here_o i_o mention_v not_o sir_n tho._n heneage_n at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o grand_a favourite_n and_o privy_a councillor_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n elizabeth_n ely_z peterborough_n and_o oxford_n oxford_n burton_n in_o his_o doscription_n of_o leicester-shire_n leicester-shire_n cam_z brit_n in_o this_o county_n county_n mr._n john_n cleveland_n cleveland_n r._n butcher_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o stamfora_n p._n 40._o 40._o see_v the_o proverb_n in_o oxsordshire_n oxsordshire_n matth._n 26._o 8._o 8._o heywood_n in_o his_o epigram_n cent_n 5._o num_fw-la 19_o 19_o though_o this_o proverb_n be_v frequent_a in_o this_o shire_n marham_n be_v in_o norfolk_n norfolk_n eglogue_n the_o first_o first_o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n 〈◊〉_d cent_n 3._o n._n 25._o and_o camd._n brit._n in_o lincolnshire_n lincolnshire_n jo._n capg_n in_o ss_z ang._n matth._n west_n &_o paris_n ann_n 1255._o amp._n amp._n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent_n 4._o num_fw-la 2._o 2._o in_o a_o 1241._o pag._n 576._o *_o idem_fw-la in_o a_o 1240._o p._n 524._o &_o 542._o 542._o 1_o king_n 1._o 1._o fashion_v in_o form_n of_o a_o wedge_n wedge_n harpsfield_n in_o his_o history_n history_n sir_n john_n heywood_n the_o life_n of_o king_n edw._n the_o six_o *_o peruse_v sir_n henry_n spelmans_fw-mi glossary_a in_o verbo_fw-la chancellariorum_fw-la chancellariorum_fw-la camden_n remain_n p._n 184._o 184._o sir_n john_n harrington_n in_o his_o continuation_n of_o bishop_n godwin_n ca●…_n of_o bishop_n *_o sir_n john_n heyward_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o six_o pag._n 15._o *_o idem_fw-la p._n 31._o 31._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent._n 9_o 9_o stow_n survey_n of_o london_n in_o tower-street_n ward_n ward_n camd._n brit._n in_o this_o county_n county_n in_o his_o eliz._n anno_fw-la 1597._o 1597._o georgic_n l._n 1._o 1._o in_o my_o holy-state_n rem_fw-la rem_fw-la sr._n hen._n spelmans_fw-mi glos._n do_fw-mi justitiarius_n justitiarius_n bishop_n godwin_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n amp._n amp._n see_v sr._n robert_n belknap_n title_n lawyer_n in_o leicestershire_n sr._n hen._n spel._n in_o glos._n verbo_fw-la justitiarius_n amp._n amp._n spelman_n glossarie_a pag._n 417._o 417._o lord_n verulam_n in_o the_o lise_fw-fr of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o pag._n 242._o 242._o spelman_n glossarie_a ut_fw-mi prius_fw-la cambden_n eliz._n anno._n 1587._o 1587._o idem_fw-la anno._n 1600._o 1600._o hacluit_fw-la in_o his_o first_o vollum_n 〈◊〉_d sea_n voyages_n voyages_n weaver_n in_o his_o funeral_n mon._n in_o norfolk_n pag._n 817._o s._n n._n n._n in_o his_o travel_n insert_v in_o hackluit_n voyage_n last_o part_n pag._n 487._o 487._o idem_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 865._o 865._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent_n 4._o num_fw-la 31._o *_o pitz._n de_fw-fr scrip._n angl._n pag._n 35._o anno_fw-la 1270._o 1270._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent_n 3._o num_fw-la 81._o *_o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent._n 4._o n._n 79._o 79._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent_n 5._o p._n 399._o 399._o pitz._n de_fw-fr ang._n script_n num_fw-la 636._o *_o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent._n 7._o n._n 48._o &_o pit_n in_o anno_fw-la 3410._o 3410._o bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n brit._n cent._n 7._o 7._o in_o his_o dialogue_n per_fw-la religi_n er._n er._n bale_n de_fw-fr scrip._n briti_n cent._n 7._o num._n 64._o 64._o pitz_n de_fw-fr an._n script_n anno_fw-la 1424._o 1424._o stow_n survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 574._o 574._o bale_n de_fw-fr scriptor_n svi_fw-la temporis_fw-la temporis_fw-la de_fw-fr angl._n script_n pag._n 757._o 757._o p._n morvinus_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la in_o germaniâ_fw-la exilium_fw-la turpi_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d remansioni_fw-la praetulit_fw-la dr._n humfr_v in_o vitâ_fw-la juelli_fw-la pag._n 73._o 73._o i._o bale_n bale_n invita_fw-la aesopi_n aesopi_n in_o our_o description_n of_o bark-shire_n under_o the_o title_n of_o confessor_n confessor_n so_o be_o i_o inform_v by_o his_o grandchild_n and_o heir_n heir_n live_v at_o tenterbury_n in_o kent_n kent_n r._n butcher_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o stamford_n pag._n 82._o 82._o camden_n eliz._n in_o anno_fw-la 15._o 15._o job_n 14._o 21._o 21._o richard_n butcher_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o stamford_n pag._n 33._o amp._n amp._n idem_fw-la page_n 33._o &_o 38._o 38._o camd._n brit._n in_o rutland_n e_o stipe_z collaticia_fw-la collaticia_fw-la camd._n brit._n in_o essex_n essex_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n cent._n 7._o n._n 41._o 41._o camd._n brit._n in_o surry_n surry_n in_o this_o shire_n title_n statesman_n statesman_n prov._n 28._o 19_o 19_o john_n norden_n speculum_fw-la brit._n pag._n 22._o 22._o camden_n brit._n in_o middlesex_n middlesex_n norden_n in_o his_o spec_fw-la brit._n pag._n 11._o 11._o in_o the_o farewell_o to_o this_o county_n county_n see_v sir_n henry_n spelmans_fw-mi glossary_a *_o john_n h●…iwood_n in_o his_o 26_o epigram_n upon_o proverb_n proverb_n cap._n 3._o 3._o fox_n act_n &_o mon._n p._n 1685._o 1685._o plin._n nat._n hist._n hist._n bale_n de_fw-fr scrip_n brit._n c._n 7._o n._n 6._o 6._o as_o praetor_n quaestor_n cen._n sor_n tribunus_n etc._n etc._n etc._n j._n waraeus_fw-la
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