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mibracly_n in_o o-feroll_a and_o build_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_fw-la and_o a_o great_a dearth_n there_o be_v of_o corn_n in_o the_o same_o year_n the_o justice_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o o-brin_a with_o a_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o kern_n of_o who_o eight_o hundred_o depart_v unto_o the_o irish_a and_o have_v not_o the_o dublinian_o be_v there_o there_o will_v have_v be_v wail_v and_o many_o a_o woe_n and_o yet_o john_n derpatrick_n lose_v his_o life_n there_o mccccxii_n about_o the_o feast_n of_o tiburce_n and_o valerian_n o-conghir_a do_v much_o harm_n to_o the_o irish_a in_o meth_n and_o take_v prisoner_n 160._o man_n the_o same_o year_n o-doles_n a_o knight_n and_o thomas_n fitz-moris_n sheriff_n of_o limerik_n kill_v one_o another_o in_o the_o same_o year_n the_o nine_o of_o june_n die_v robert_n monteyn_a bishop_n of_o meth_n after_o who_o succeed_v edward_n dandisey_n sometime_o archdeacon_n of_o
fosse_n way_n 562._o b_o the_o fossae_n 366._o a._n 64_o fowl_n delicate_a 543._o b._n c_o fossards_n a_o family_n 709._o b_o fotheringhay_n castle_n 510._o d_o file_n of_o fouldrey_n 755._o c_o foulness_n a_o river_n 711._o b_o foulness_n a_o isle_n 443._o c_o a_o fountain_n ebb_v and_o flow_v 643._o f._n 650._o b_o fountain_n abbey_n 700._o e_o fowy_n 190_o fracastorius_fw-la his_fw-la opinion_n of_o stone-fish_n 363._o â—_o framlingham_n castle_n 465._o d_o fraomarius_n k._n of_o the_o almain_n 79_o frankner_n in_o britain_n 72._o destroy_v 73_o fredrick_n the_o first_o emperor_n hold_v pope_n adrian_n the_o four_o his_o stirrup_n 415._o a_o frank_n a_o people_n of_o germany_n 122_o where_o they_o dwell_v 130_o freedstol_n 712._o a_o french_a or_o gaulifh_a province_n cast_v off_o the_o roman_a yoke_n 86_o free_a waren_fw-ge what_o it_o be_v 694._o d_o from_fw-mi or_o frico_fw-la a_o saxon_a goddess_n 135._o how_o portray_v ibid._n fremund_n villainous_o slay_v 561._o e_fw-la register_v a_o saint_n ibid._n fremantle_n 272._o c_o frechevils_n or_o freshwel_n a_o family_n 555._o f_o fresh_n water_n isle_n 274._o a_o fretherick_n abbot_n of_o saint_n alban_n 414._o c_o frevils_n a_o family_n 582._o c._n d_o friday_n 135_o fredeswide_a a_o saint_n 378._o a_o frisone_n come_v into_o britain_n 131_o frodesham_n castle_n 610._o a_o frome_n river_n or_o frau_n 212._o a_o frompton_n ibid._n jul._n frontinus_n his_o exploit_n against_o the_o silures_n 54_o froshwel_n a_o river_n 443._o d._n 444._o d_o frowen_n shoal_n 347._o â—_o fulham_n 421_o c_o funarius_n a_o name_n of_o gratianus_n 77_o furnivall_n a_o noble_a family_n 587._o c_o furnivall_n baron_n 394._o d_o g_o gabrantovici_n why_o so_o call_v 714._o d_o gabrosentum_n 743._o c._n 810._o a_o gael_n 121_o gaesatae_fw-la 18_o gauge_n 315._o c_o gaidelach_n 121_o gaideli_fw-la that_o be_v scot_n 123_o gainsborough_n 543._o c_o gaiothel_n 121_o gaiothlac_n ibid._n gal_n a_o sweet_a smell_a shrub_n 544_o gallath_n why_o so_o call_v 23_o whence_o derive_v 20_o galba_n ibid._n gall_o 22_o gall_n ibid._n gaul_n commend_v 22._o their_o exploit_n ibid._n gaul_n name_v gomori_fw-la and_o cimbri_n 11._o their_o religion_n 12_o galgacus_n a_o valiant_a britain_n 47_o his_o oration_n 58_o gallana_n 802_o a_o gallatum_n 761_o d_o galtre_n forest_n 723_o d_o galvus_fw-la 20_o gamage_n a_o family_n 643_o gamlinghay_n 485_o d_o ganoc_n 669_o f_o gaol_n 22_o gargraves_n knight_n 691_o a_o garianonum_n 477_o a._n b_o garlick_n grow_v in_o plenty_n 213_o d_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n 278_o c_o garumâ—a_n 20_o garw_n ibid._n gascoignes_n a_o ancient_a family_n 698_o f_o gasehound_n 263_o f_z gastenoy_n a_o family_n 553_o c_o gateshead_n 743_o b_o gavelkind_n 325_o d_o gaunlesse_a a_o riveret_n 738_o d_o gaunt_n baron_n of_o folkinham_n 535_o a_o gawthorp_n 698_o f_o gait_n or_o black_a amber_n 719_o d_o gehennae_fw-la 21_o geddington_n 509_o f_o gedney_n or_o godney_n moor_n 230_o c_o geduch_n 18_o geffray_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n or_o of_o monmouth_n 5._o his_o narration_n of_o brutus_n and_o the_o name_n of_o britain_n discuss_v 5_o b_o geldable_a a_o part_n of_o suffolk_n 459_o c_o geld_v a_o river_n 783_o b_o geneu_fw-fr wat_fw-mi it_o signify_v 190_o saint_n genovef_n fernham_n 461_o e_o genounia_n a_o province_n in_o britain_n 66_o gentleman_n 177_o george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n murder_v 462_o e._n drown_v in_o a_o butt_n of_o malvesey_n 510_o e_o saint_n german_a in_o britain_n 132_o 192_o 410_o c._n he_o rebuke_v vortiger_n 624_o d._n preach_v against_o pelagian_n 378_o f._n 707_o d_o german_n call_v scythian_n 122_o german_n whence_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 26_o german_a word_n agree_v with_o the_o persian_a 129_o gernegans_fw-la knight_n 729_o d_o gernons_n a_o family_n 537_o b_o gernston_n 472_o f_o gerrard_n bramley_n a_o house_n and_o barony_n 584_o b_o gerrard_n de_fw-fr rhodes_n 541_o c_o gerrard_n a_o baron_n 584_o c_o gessi_fw-la 18_o gessum_n ibid._n gessoriacum_n 348_o 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ibid._n what_o it_o signify_v 391_o e_o belleland_n or_o biland_n 723_o b_o bellasise_n a_o family_n 723_o b_o beller_n a_o noble_a family_n sometime_o 522_o f_o bellotucadrus_fw-la 691_o d_o benefician_n what_o town_n 478_o f_o benedictine_n monk_n 226_o d_o benington_n 407_o f_o s._n benno_n 680_o c_o s._n bennaventa_n be_v wedon_n 508_o c_o d_o s._n bennit_n in_o the_o holm_n a_o abbey_n 478_o c_o bengley_n 815_o b_o bengorion_a 125_o bensted_n a_o family_n 407_o f_o bensbury_n for_o knebensbury_v 302_o f_o benson_n 388_o d_o bently_n 463_o e_o bear_n park_n or_o beau_n park_n never_o to_o durham_n 741_o bericus_n a_o traitor_n to_o britain_n 40_o berengarius_fw-la le_fw-fr moigne_n that_o be_v monk_n 510_o c_o berkhamsted_n 414_o c_o bermingham_n or_o bremicham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 567_o b_o bermondsey_n abbey_n 434_o b_o bernack_n 514_o e_o benrer_n a_o family_n 405_o d_o berniciae_fw-la 817_o a._n 797_o b_o bernwood_n 393_o e._n 395_o berohdon_n or_o baradon_n 525_o f_o berosus_n confute_v 10_o berry_n by_o wicomb_n 393_o c_o berstaple_n 208_o b_o bertelin_n a_o eremite_n 584_o d_o berwick_n town_n 816_o e_o berwicks_n what_o they_o be_v ibid._n f_o berwic_n in_o elmet_n 696_o b_o bery_n 594_o d_o bery_n pomerie_n 202_o a_o betula_n or_o betulla_n 19_o betheney_n see_v stafford_n betony_n 20_o beverley_n a_o town_n 711_o d_o john_n of_o beverley_n ibid._n bever_n in_o tivy_a river_n what_o creature_n they_o be_v 657_o e_o beverston_n castle_n 364_o d_o beufes_n of_o lancashire_n 745_o e_fw-la bevil_n a_o family_n 192.562_o a_o bezant_n or_o bezantine_n what_o they_o be_v 421_o a_o bibroci_fw-la 286_o d_o buy_v what_o it_o signify_v 543_o b_o begleswade_n 401_o c_o bigod_n the_o name_n of_o rollo_n the_o norman_a 144_o hugh_n bigod_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n 482_o c_o hugh_n bigod_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n 482_o b_o bigod_n the_o name_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o superstitious_a person_n 144_o bigod_n a_o family_n 465_o d_o bigot_n a_o family_n 633_o c_o bigrame_n a_o family_n 501_o c_o billesdun_n 812_o f_o biland_n or_o belleland_n 723_o b_o th._n bill_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n 505_o e_o bindon_n 212_o b_o binchester_n 738_o e_o binchester_n penis_fw-la ibid._n binbrige_fw-la isle_n 274_o a_o birdlip_n hill_n 365_o f._n 366_o c_o pirinus_fw-la the_o apostle_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n 384_o c_o birling_n 332_o d_o birthin_n a_o river_n 636_o c_o birtport_n or_o burtport_n 210_o e_o biscaw_n win_v 188_o bisham_n 286_o b_o bishop_n of_o durham_n 735_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n 232_o c_o bishop_n castle_n 189_o e_o bishop_n thorps_n 707_o c_o bishop_n whether_o they_o may_v hold_v castle_n 244_o c_o bishop_n gate_n in_o london_n 423_o d_o bishop_n their_o place_n and_o precedency_n in_o england_n 161_o bisseme_v 401_o b_o bisset_n a_o honourable_a family_n 245.574_o a_o bittlesden_n 396_o d_o bitumen_n that_o be_v sea_n coal_n 735_o c_o biwell_n castle_n 808_o c_o bihan_n castle_n 537_o a_o bithric_a lord_n of_o gloucester_n 368_o bizacium_n in_o africa_n 478_o e_o blackborne_n 752_o d_o blackburne_n shire_n ibid._n e_o blacklow_n hill_n 564_o d_o blackelead_v 767_o b_o blackemere_n a_o barony_n 598_o d_o blackemore_n forest_n 213_o f_o blackeamore_n 717_o b_o blacketaile_v point_n 213_o blackewater_v a_o creek_n 443_o e_o rob._n blanchmain_v 518_o b_o blackeney_n 479_o a_o mercate_z blandford_n 215_o e_o blatum_n bulgium_n 775_o c_o blean_n leveney_n castle_n 628_o d_o blatherwicke_n 514_o b_o blechindon_n 377_o a_o blencarn_n a_o brook_n 763_o c_o blenkensop_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 800_o b_o blestium_fw-la 617_o c_o blickling_n 478_o b_o bletso_n 399_o d_o blewet_v 224_o c_o blisworth_n 507_o a_o blithe_a 551_o a_o blithe_a a_o river_n 586_o d._n 466_o e_fw-la 812_o a_o bliphborough_n 486_o e_o blithfield_n 586_o e_o charles_n blount_n or_o blunt_n lord_n montjoy_z earl_n of_o devonshire_n 208_o d_o blounts_n or_o blunt_n of_o kinlet_n 574_o why_o so_o call_v 591_o b_o blunt_n baron_n montjoy_n 555_o c_o gilbert_n blund_n 461_o d_o boadicia_n or_o bunduica_n wife_n to_o king_n prasutaegus_fw-la 49_o boadicia_n or_o bunduica_n a_o noble_a and_o warlike_a lady_n 406_o e._n 51_o be_v vanquish_v and_o poison_v herself_o 52_o bocking_n a_o fat_a personage_n 446_o a_o bocton_n malherb_n 331_o b_o bodine_n what_o he_o conceive_v of_o the_o name_n britain_n 5_o sir_n th._n bodley_n a_o singular_a benefactor_n to_o oxford_n library_n 382_o c_o bodman_n 191._o boduarie_n 679_o c_o boeth_n what_o it_o signify_v 732_o c_o bohuns_fw-mi earles_n of_o hereford_n etc._n etc._n 621_o e_o humphrey_n de_fw-fr behun_n earl_n of_o essex_n 454_o hugh_n de_fw-fr bolebec_n 396_o a_o bolebec_n barony_n 809_o e_o bolebec_n castle_n 396_o a_o bolerium_n 187_o bollin_n a_o river_n 610_o b_o bolingbroke_n 541_o f_o bolsover_n castle_n 556_o c_o bonosus_n a_o notorious_a bibber_n hang_v himself_o 71_o boniface_n see_v winifrid_n bonvill_n lord_n 206_o c._n 231_o b._n his_o calamity_n ibid._n c_o bolton_n castle_n 729_o a_o borrodale_n 767_o a_o bone-well_a 619_o f_o bonhommes_n a_o religious_a order_n 395_o a_o bonhommes_n college_n 244_o bonium_n 602_o e_o booth_n a_o family_n 610_o c_o borsarse_n alias_o brentwood_n 442_o borwick_n 809_o d_o borrovicus_fw-la ibid._n boscastle_n 195_o boseham_n 306_o f_o bostoke_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 609_o d_o boston_n 532_o c_o burn_a and_o ransack_v 532_o d_o bothal_n castle_n 812_o d_o bosworth_n town_n 518_o d_o bosworth_n field_n ibid._n d_o botereux_n castle_n 195_o botereux_n a_o family_n 566_o b_o botherwic_n 544_o d_o botontines_n 515_o d_o bottlebrig_n or_o botolph_n bridg_n 502_o buy_v on_o 510_o a_o bovium_n 643_o c_o bourchiers_n earl_n of_o bath_n 598_o c_o 207_o c_o bourchier_n baron_n of_o berner_n 405_o d_o bourchiers_n de_fw-fr berner_n lord_n 472_o d_o bourchiers_n a_o honourable_a
family_n 450_o d_o bowes_n or_o bough_n a_o worshipful_a family_n 731_o c._n 737_o a._n why_o so_o call_v 732_o e_o bowland_n forest_n 750_o b_o bowtetort_v a_o family_n 465_o b_o boxley_n 332_o c_o brachae_n 19_o bradenham_n 393._o e_o brance_n 19_o briti_n ibid._n bridburn_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 553_o bradford_n 244_o f_o bradewardin_n a_o place_n 6â—8_n c_o bradwardin_n the_o profound_a doctor_n 618_o c_o bradstons_n ancestor_n of_o viscount_n montacute_n and_o baron_n wentworth_n 364_o a_o braibrooke_n castle_n 1513_o e_o braibrookes_n baron_n ibid._n e_o brackley_n 505_o d_o braibrook_n 329_o c_o brakenbake_n 724_o e_o brackenbury_n a_o family_n of_o good_a note_n 737_o c_o bramble_n 274_o c_o brampton_n 783_o a_o bramton_n 815_o b_o bramton_n brian_n castle_n 619_o c_o bramish_n a_o river_n 815_o b_o bancaster_n 408_o a_o brian_n de_fw-fr brampton_n 619_o c_o brand_n 568_o e_o brandon_n a_o family_n suffolk_n 465_o e_o branspeth_n castle_n 739_o branonium_n 575_o a_o charles_n brandon_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n 470_o c_o brannodunum_n 480_o a_o bransford_n or_o bensford-bridge_n 517_o e_o brazen_a weapon_n 188_o brazen_a nose_n college_n in_o oxford_n 383_o a_o brasmatias_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o earthquake_n 620_o c_o bray_n 286_o d._n lord_n bray_n 297_o b._n the_o breach_n by_o greenwich_n 328_o a_o nicolas_n breakspeare_n that_o be_v pope_n adrian_n the_o forth_o 414_o f_o breakspeare_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 419_o b_o brechanius_n his_o 24._o daughter_n all_o saint_n 627_o a_o breden_n forest_n 224_o a_o breedon_n hill_n 577_o e_o breedon_n a_o village_n ibid._n breertons_n a_o family_n 608_o f._n their_o death_n foreshow_v 609_o b_o breerton_n a_o place_n 609_o brechnockshire_n 627_o brechnock_v town_n 628_o a_o brechnock_v mere_a ibid._n brechnock_v lord_n ibid._n brechnock_v make_v a_o shire_n 677_o e_o bremenium_n 803_o brember_v castle_n 313_o c_o bremetonacum_n 753_o c_o bremicham_n or_o bermingham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 567_o burn_v what_o it_o signify_v 677_o bremin_n what_o it_o be_v 33_o brennus_n 677_o brennus_n a_o renown_a king_n 33_o bretenham_n 463_o b_o breton_n a_o river_n ibid._n brent_n a_o river_n 421_o brent_n see_v falke_v de_fw-fr brent_n brentmarsh_n 230_o e_o brentford_n 421_o brentwood_n 442_o a_o brentwell_n or_o brounswell_n 421_o brose_n baron_n 113_o c._n 201_o f_o breoses_n a_o family_n 553_o d_o will._n de_fw-fr breos_n or_o braus_n a_o strong_a rebel_n 629_o b_o breoses_n lord_n of_o brechnock_n 623_o breton_n a_o family_n 556_o b_o bretts_n 128_o f_o breusais_n 138_o f_o brian_n who_o so_o call_v 117_o bridlington_n 714_o d_o john_n of_o bridlington_n ibid._n brewood_n 583_o a_o bricol_n 400_o e_o bridge_n casterton_n 534_o b_o bridgford_n by_o nottingham_n 548_o brig_n for_o glansford_n 543_o a_o brigantes_n in_o britain_n rebel_v 43_o brigantes_n 685._o whereof_o they_o take_v name_n ibid._n brill_n for_o burihill_n 395_o b_o breint_n fitz_n conty_n 282_o a_o brient_n 202_o c_o d_o brient_n baron_n 215_o d_o brinlo_n 568_o f_o brienston_n 215_o e_o brimsfeild_n 365_o f_o bridgewater_n 225_o a_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n 225_o c_o bridkirk_n 768_o b_o briewer_n baron_n 222_o e_o bristol_n or_o bristol_n a_o city_n 237_o a_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n b_o bret_n the_o primitive_a of_o the_o britain_n 26_o brit_n or_o birth_n the_o first_o name_n of_o the_o britain_n 25_o birth_n what_o it_o signify_v 26_o britain_n or_o britanny_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 27._o why_o late_o discover_v and_o know_v 33._o mention_v by_o lucretius_n first_o of_o any_o latin_a writer_n ib._n twice_o schoolemistres_n to_o france_n 138_o britain_n the_o great_a that_o be_v england_n 155_o britain_n the_o less_o that_o be_v scotland_n ibid._n britain_n how_o divide_v 154.155_o britain_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 1._o the_o site_n thereof_o 1._o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n why_o call_v another_o world_n 24._o the_o division_n and_o compass_n of_o it_o 2.4_o britain_n have_v sundry_a name_n 23_o the_o position_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n 4._o how_o fruitful_a and_o commodious_a 3._o her_o first_o inhabitant_n 4._o the_o name_n 5_o britain_n under_o what_o sign_n or_o planet_n 182_o britain_n portract_v in_o woman_n habit_n 24._o the_o roman_a world_n 45_o discover_v to_o be_v a_o island_n 61_o a_o province_n presidial_a 62._o how_o it_o be_v govern_v under_o and_o after_o constantine_n the_o great_a 62_o 76._o how_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n 62._o infect_v by_o barbarian_n 79._o bring_v to_o civility_n 63._o call_v romania_n and_o roman_a isle_n 88_o britain_n ruin_n and_o downfall_n 107_o britain_n and_o france_n whether_o ever_o conjoin_v 346_o a_o britain_n come_n first_o out_o of_o gaul_n 11.12_o britan_n in_o religion_n language_n and_o manner_n agree_v with_o the_o gaul_n 13.14.15.16.17_o britan_n employ_v by_o caesar_n in_o base_a service_n 38_o britan_n general_o rebel_n 49._o their_o grievance_n ibid._n britain_n cast_n off_o the_o roman_n yoke_n 86_o britain_n how_o they_o may_v derive_v their_o descent_n from_o the_o trojan_n 88_o britan_n in_o armorica_n 110_o britan_n of_o wales_n and_o cornewale_v 112.113_o britan_n send_n ambassador_n to_o the_o saxon_n 128_o britan_n retain_v their_o ancient_a language_n 23_o britan_n long_a live_v 555_o b_o britan_n paint_a themselves_o blue_a with_o wood_n 20_o britan_n manner_n and_o custom_n out_o of_o julius_n caesar_n 29._o out_o of_o strabo_n ibid._n out_o of_o diodorus_n siculus_n 29._o out_o of_o pomponius_n mela_n ibid._n out_o of_o cernelius_n tacitus_n 30._o out_o of_o dio_fw-mi nicaus_fw-la ibid._n out_o of_o herodian_a ibid._n out_o of_o pliny_n 3â—_n out_o of_o solinus_n ibid._n britain_n burse_n 428_o d_o britannica_fw-la the_o herb_n see_v scorby_n or_o scurvigrasse_n britanniciani_n what_o they_o be_v 111_o briten_v huis_fw-mi 40_o brithin_n a_o kind_n of_o drink_n 5_o british_a tongue_n full_a of_o greek_a word_n 28_o british_a state_n submit_v to_o caesar_n 37_o british_a isle_n mention_v by_o polybius_n 33_o of_o british_a pearl_n a_o breastplate_n 38_o british_a name_n import_v colour_n 26_o british_a town_n what_o they_o be_v 29_o britwales_n or_o welshmen_n 113_o briva_n what_o it_o signify_v 414_o brocket_n knight_n 406_o f_o brocovum_fw-la 762_o d_o broge_n 19_o break_z by_o a_o place_n 522_o f._n a_o family_n 523_o a_o brome_n 467_o f_o bromesgrave_n 574â—_n â—_z bromefield_n 677_o a_o wolter_n bronscorn_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 190_o brook_n a_o family_n of_o ancient_a descent_n 611_o a_o brook_n l._n cobham_n 329_o c_o baron_n brook_n 244_o c_o bronholme_n 478_o e_o brougham_n 762_o d_o brotherton_n 695_o b_o sir_n anthony_n browne_n first_o viscount_n montacute_n 482_o b_o sir_n ant._n brown_a marquesse_n montacute_n 222_o d_o broughton_n 376_o e_o broughton_n in_o hantshire_n 262_o c_o brundenels_n a_o family_n 514_o b_o bruges_n baron_fw-fr chandos_n 365_o b_o bruin_n a_o family_n 442_o b_o burg-morfe_a or_o bridg-north_n 591_o b_o robert_n brus_n the_o noble_a 500_o e_o baron_n brus_n of_o skelton_n 720_o c_o bruse_n a_o noble_a family_n 526_o b_o brutus_n 5._o why_o so_o call_v 8_o bucken_n that_o be_v beech_n tree_n 393_o george_n buck_n 22_o d_o buchonia_n and_o buckenham_n 393_o a_o buckinghamshire_n 393_o buer_n a_o family_n 463_o b_o walter_n buc_n and_o his_o race_n 812_o b_o buckingham_n town_n 396_o c._n earl_n 397_o d_o buckhurst_n baron_n 320_o buelth_n 627_o e_o bugden_n 497_o d_o bulchobaudes_n 79_o buldewas_n or_o bildas_n 593_o e_o bulkley_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 607_o anne_n bullen_n or_o bollen_a marchianesse_n of_o penbroch_o 655_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollen_a earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 256_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollogne_n in_o france_n the_o same_o that_o gessoriacum_n and_o bonoia_n 348_o d_o th._n bullen_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n die_v for_o sorrow_n 257_o bulleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 627_o e_o bulley_n or_o busley_n a_o noble_a norman_a 551_o a_o bulverith_n 316_o e_o buly_n castle_n 76â—_n c_o bulnesse_n 775_o c_o bumsted_n helion_n 452_o a_o bungey_a 468_o b_o burdos_n or_o burdelois_n 473_o a_o burford_n in_o shropshire_n 590_o f_o burn_a elly_n 463_o d_o burgess_n 177_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 760_o burgh_n castle_n 468_o e_o burgh_n clere_n 72_o c_o burgi_n what_o they_o be_v 760_o f_o burly_n a_o fair_a place_n 526_o b_o burons_n a_o ancient_a family_n burrium_n 636_o c_o s_o buriens_fw-la in_o cornwall_n 188._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n burnel_n baron_n 330_o c_o burcester_n 337_o b_o burdet_n 566_o c_o bunbury_n for_o boniface_n burry_n 607_o burghersh_n alias_o burgwash_n 320_o bartholomew_n burgwash_n a_o baron_n 320_o b_o burghley_n 514â—_n â—_z burgh_n 727_o f_o burghsted_n 442_o e_o burgh_n or_o burrow_n baron_n 543_o f_o burne_n a_o barony_n ibid._n burnel_n a_o family_n 591_o f_o burrowes_n what_o they_o be_v 515_o e_o burrow_n bank_n 452_o e_o burrow_n hill_n
520_o f_o sir_n henry_n grey_n baron_fw-fr grey_n of_o grooby_n 521_o a_o grey_n of_o sandacro_n 553_o d_o greys_n earles_n of_o kent_n 553_o c_o th._n grey_n of_o ruthin_n marquesse_n dorset_n 217_o e_o henry_n grey_n marquesse_n dorset_n and_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 217_o f_z 470_o c._n behead_v 217_o greye_n baron_n of_o wilton_n 396_o d._n their_o badge_n 621_o a._n 396_o d_o john_n grey_n earl_n of_o tankervil_n 663_o d_o greystocks_n baron_n 778_o c_o greystock_n castle_n 778_o b_o s._n grimbald_n 378_o c_o grimsby_n 542_o c_o grimstons-garth_a ibid._n grimstons_n a_o family_n 714_o a_o griphin_n a_o family_n 507_o b._n 607_o e_o grismunds_n tower_n 366_o d_o grâ—n_n and_o gronne_n what_o they_o signify_v 486_o b_o grooby_n 520_o f_o grossement_fw-fr castle_n 630_o b_o grossvenour_n common_o call_v gravenour_n a_o famous_a family_n 604_o b_o grosthead_n or_o groste_v a_o worthy_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n 540_o b._n c_o ground_n most_o fat_a and_o battle_n 478_o ground_n burn_v for_o tillage_n 675_o c_o gruffin_n ap_fw-mi conan_n a_o noble_a prince_n of_o wales_n 670_o a_o guadiana_n 297_o a_o guaine_n 21_o gwain_n ibid._n gualt_n what_o it_o signify_v 20_o guarth_n what_o it_o signify_v 563_o b_o guarthenion_n why_o so_o call_v 624_o guash_n see_v wash_v gueda_n wife_n to_o earl_n goodwin_n 363_o b_o guenliana_n a_o woman_n of_o manly_a courage_n 649_o c_o grerif_n 21_o guerir_fw-fr ibid._n gwif_n 19_o guild_n hall_n in_o london_n 435_o a_o guildford_n 295_o b_o guildford_n a_o family_n 352_o b_o guineth_n uranc_n 19_o guineth_n 659_o f_o guiniad_n fish_n 666_o b_o guiscard_v of_o engolism_n 502_o c_o gundulph_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n 333_o a_o gunora_n a_o norman_a lady_n 620_o c_o gunpowder_n treason_n 754_o a_o gunter_n a_o family_n 628_o f_o guorong_n what_o it_o signify_v 325_o c_o guortimer_n defeat_v hengist_n &_o the_o saxon_n 332_o a._n where_o bury_v 340_o a_o guvia_n 19_o gwin_n a_o colour_n 26_o guoloppum_fw-la 132_o guy_n brient_n a_o baron_n 212_o e_o sir_n guy_n of_o warwick_n 267_o a._n 564_o guy_n cliff_n or_o gibcliff_n 564â—_n â—_z gynâ—ecia_n 263_o c_o h_n hacomb_n 202_o e_o hadseigh_n 441_o b_o hadley_n 463_o d_o pope_n hadrian_n the_o four_o choke_v with_o a_o fly_n 415_o a_o hadugato_n a_o duke_n or_o leader_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n 138_o hagmond_n abbey_n 594_o hail_n a_o river_n 193_o haduloha_n 138_o haimon_n dentatus_n 641_o c_o robert_n fitz_n haimon_n subdue_v glamorganshire_n 641_o d_o hakeds_n a_o kind_n of_o pike_n 499_o haledon_n 80â—_n d_o hales_n monastery_n 197_o e._n 365_o a_o halesworth_n 467_o c_o halifax_n 691_o f_o halifax_n law_n 69â—_n b_o halton_n hall_n 808_o f_o halyston_n 812_o f_o hamden_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 395_o hameldon_n hill_n 215_o c_o hamon_n 260_o f_o sir_n hamon_n mascy_n 610_o c_o hampton_n in_o herefordshire_n 620_o hampton_n court_n 420_o b_o hamsted_n hill_n 421_o b_o hang_a wall_n of_o mark_n antony_n 763_o c_o hanley_n castle_n 577_o b_o hanmere_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 68â—_n hannibal_n never_o war_v in_o britain_n 32_o hans_n a_o river_n 587_o c_o hansacre_n a_o family_n 578_o b_o hansard_n a_o family_n 543_o a_o hantshire_n 258_o hanwell_n 376_o e_o hanworth_n 420_o b_o king_n harald_n slay_v 317_o a_o harald_n lightfoot_n 379_o b_o harald_n haardred_n 707_o d_o harald_n the_o bastard_n 143_o harald_n goodwin_n son_n usurp_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n 145_o his_o worthy_a and_o princely_a part_n 146_o harborrow_n or_o haaburgh_n 517_o c_o harbotle_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 812_o f_o andrew_n of_o harcla_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n a_o traitor_n degrade_v 780_o c_o harcourt_n 584_o e_o harden_n or_o hawarden_n 680_o e_o hardes_n ancient_a gentleman_n 339_o d_o harde-cnut_a his_o death_n 303_o b_o his_o immoderate_a feast_n ibid._n th._n harding_n 208_o e_o fit_n harding_n baron_n of_o barkley_n 223_o a_o hard_a knot_n a_o mountain_n 765_o e_o hardwick_n a_o town_n 555_o f._n and_o a_o family_n ibid._n haresfield_n 419_o c_o harford_n west_n 653_o b_o harington_n or_o haveringtons_n a_o family_n 755_o d_o harington_n baron_n 526_o b._n of_o old_a descent_n ibid._n harington_n lord_n 206_o e_o sir_n john_n harington_n baron_fw-fr harington_n of_o exton_n ibid._n haringworth_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o zouch_v baron_n 414_o a_o harleston_n 472_o e_o harlestons_n a_o family_n ibid._n harold_n ewias_n 617_o d_o harold_n a_o gentleman_n ibid._n harptree_n 223_o d_o harrow_n on_o the_o hill_n 420_o a_o harrowden_n 510_o a_o hartle_n pole_n 738_o b_o hart_n hall_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o harewich_n 451_o e_o harewood_n castle_n 698_o e_o haslingbury_n 453_o d_o hastings_n a_o noble_a family_n in_o time_n past_a 584_o c_o hastings_n lord_n of_o abergevenny_n 568_o e_o hastings_n baron_n of_o loughborow_n 394_o c_o sir_n edward_n hastings_n sole_a baron_n thereof_o 521_o b_o baron_n hastings_n and_o hoo_n 319_o b_o sir_n william_n hastings_n lord_n hastings_n 318_o f_o hastings_n great_a gentleman_n in_o sussex_n ibid._n hastings_z a_o town_n whence_o it_o take_v the_o name_n 317_o f_o rape_n of_o hastings_n 318_o d._n lord_n thereof_o ibid._n george_n l._n hastings_n first_o of_o that_o name_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 503_o a_o hatfield_n bradock_n 453_o e_o bishop_n hatfield_n 406_o f_o hatfield_n poveril_n 445_o c_o hatherton_n 607_o e_o hatfield_n chace_n 690_o e_o hatley_n s_o george_n 485_o d_o hatterel_n hill_n 6â—1_n c_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 508_o his_o commendation_n ibid._n his_o monument_n 509_o a_o havelock_n a_o foundling_n 542_o d_o haverds_n a_o family_n 628_o e_o haudelo_n lord_n burnell_n 330_o c_o havering_n 441â—_n â—_z hawghton_n conquest_n 401_o e_o hawghlee_n castle_n 464_o a_o sir_n john_n hawkwood_n 450_o b_o haulton_n a_o town_n and_o castle_n 611_o haure_n 21_o the_o haw_n 200_o hawsted_a 450_o d_o hawthorn_n at_o glastenbury_n 227_o e_o hay_n a_o town_n 627_o f_o hay_n castle_n 766_o f_o headon_n a_o town_n 713_o c_o healy_n castle_n 583_o e_o hartly_n castle_n 760_o d_o heavenfield_n 806_o d_o hebrew_n call_v huesi_n wherefore_o 23_o heidon_n or_o heydon_n knight_n 479_o b_o sir_n christopher_n heidon_n 326_o c_o heil_n a_o idol_n of_o the_o saxon_n 212_o heilston_n or_o hellas_n 189_o heina_n a_o religious_a votary_n 699_o e_o heitsbury_n 245_o d_o hieu_n a_o religious_a woman_n 738_o b_o helbeck_n 727â—_n â—_z helbeck_n a_o crag_n 784_o b_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v at_o colchester_n 451_o a_o helena_n a_o devout_a empress_n 74_o helenum_n 187_o helion_n a_o family_n 452_o a_o hell-kettle_n deep_a pit_n 737â—_n â—_z helmet_n of_o gold_n find_v 537_o e_o helvius_n pertinax_n employ_v in_o britan_n 66._o propraetor_n in_o britan_n 67_o hemingston_n 464_o a_o hemp_n the_o best_a 210_o d_o hempsted_n 414_o c_o hen-dinas_n 588_o b_o heneti_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 26_o hengham_n lord_n 472_o f_o hengist_n and_o horsa_n brethren_n 127._o they_o signify_v a_o horse_n ibid._n hengrave_n 461â—_n â—_z hengston_n hill_n 196_o d_o henningham_n 450_o a_o henly_n in_o arden_n 566_o a_o henly_n hundred_o 389_o a_o henly_n upon_o tamis_n 389_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o his_o virtue_n inter_v and_o translate_v 294_o d_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o his_o virtue_n 297_o f_o henry_n the_o four_o emperor_n inter_v in_o chester_n 605_o c_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n claim_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n 680_o d_o henry_n fitz-roy_a 240_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o commendation_n 284_o e_o henry_n prince_n rebell_v against_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o father_n 465_o a_o henry_n the_o seven_o proclaim_v king_n 518_o c_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o twice_o take_v prisoner_n by_o his_o own_o subject_n 509_o e_o heorten_n 738_o b_o heorthus_fw-la 135_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n describe_v with_o several_a shire_n under_o every_o kingdom_n 157_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n 136_o reduce_v to_o a_o monarchy_n 138_o herbert_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n 475_o a_o herbert_n losenga_n bishop_n 472_o a_o herbert_n baron_n of_o shurland_n 334_o b_o herbert_n earles_n of_o penbroch_o 359_o a_o sir_n philip_n herbert_n baron_n of_o shurland_n &_o earl_n of_o montgomery_n 663_o b_o herbert_n a_o honourable_a family_n in_o wales_n 655_o d_o le_fw-fr herbert_n a_o way_n in_o wales_n 665_o f_o hercules_n whether_o ever_o any_o 207_o c_o herefordshire_n 617_o hereford_n city_n 618_o e_o hereford_n earles_n 621_o b._n c._n etc._n etc._n hereford_n duke_n 622_o a_o hereford_n viscount_n ibid._n herring_n fish_v by_o hollander_n etc._n etc._n 717_o f_o herring_n in_o yarmouth_n 478_o a_o herring_n frequent_v our_o coast_n 718_o a_o herlaxton_n 537_o d_o heron_n or_o heiron_n a_o family_n 806_o b._n 815_o e_fw-la herlotâ—a_fw-la 197_o b_o hermae_fw-la 64_o herst_n monceaux_n 315_o a_o herst_n what_o it_o
be_v ibid._n hertlebury_n castle_n 574_o b_o hertford_n shire_n 405_o hertford_n town_n 407_o a_o hertford_n earles_n 415_o e_fw-la call_v earl_n of_o clare_n ibid._n herty_n point_n 207_o b_o doctor_n hervey_n his_o causey_n 489_o c_o hervey_n first_o bishop_n of_o ely_n 493_o d_o herward_o a_o valiant_a englishman_n 533_o a_o heston_n 420_o a_o hesus_n 17_o hesselwood_n 696_o c_o house_n 17_o heveningham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 467._o c_o hexhamshire_n 799._o d_o hextold_v a_o river_n 807._o d_o hextoldesham_n ibid._n heyford_n warin_n 377._o a_o heyford_n purcell_n 377._o a_o hide_v a_o family_n 281._o a_o hide_v what_o it_o be_v 158_o 339._o e_o highgate_n castle_n 778._o c_o high_n cross_n 518._o a_o high_a dike_n a_o streete-way_n 534._o a_o 64_o high_a ridge_n ibid._n highham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 463._o c_o highham_n ferrars_n 510._o b_o high-land_n man_n 119.126_o higra_fw-la 707._o c._n what_o it_o be_v 357._o e_o saint_n hilda_n a_o she_o saint_n and_o her_o miracle_n 718._o e_o hill_n erect_v for_o what_o purpose_n 406._o e_o hildersham_n 489._o e_fw-la hildeard_n ancient_a knight_n 713._o f_o hilton_n a_o castle_n and_o family_n 742._o e_o himilco_n never_o in_o britain_n 33._o hinchingbrooke_n 497._o d_o hindersket_n or_o hunderdskell_n a_o castle_n 723._o e_o hinkley_n a_o barony_n 518._o c_o heath_n or_o hide_v a_o town_n 349._o b_o heath_n what_o it_o signify_v ibid._n hitch_v 406._o c_o honorio_n 329._o c_o baron_n honorio_n 318_o 319._o ho's_z a_o family_n 542._o c_o hobart_n knight_n and_o attorney_n general_n to_o king_n 476_o sir_n edward_n hoby_n knight_n 286._o b_o 334._o a_o hobelar_n 272.275_o b_o hocke_n and_o hock_n old_a english_a for_o mire_n and_o dirt_n 402._o a_o hoch_n norton_n 375._o a_o hockley_n in_o the_o hole_n 402._o c_o hodde_n hill_n 215._o c_o hodesdon_n 408._o d_o hodingdon_n 578._o c_o hodlestons_n a_o ancient_a family_n 699._o e._n 765._o d_o hodeng_n a_o family_n 394._o c_o hodnet_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 594._o b_o hodney_n a_o river_n 628._o a_o hoel_n the_o good_a prince_n of_o wales_n 650._o c_o holborn_n or_o oldburn_n 432._o f_o holcrofts_n a_o ancient_a family_n 608._o d_o holcroft_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 747._o d_o holdernesse_n a_o promontory_n 713._o c_o holdenby_n house_n 508._o e_o holdernesse_n a_o promontory_n 713._o c_o holdernesse_n honour_n 715._o b_o holes_n within_o the_o ground_n 440._o d_o holland_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 529._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n holland_n a_o great_a family_n 519._o b_o and_o most_o noble_a 749_o john_n holland_n of_o denshire_n 205._o a_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n ibid._n d_o john_n holland_n duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 205._o d_o henry_n holland_n duke_n of_o excester_n ibid._n his_o miserable_a case_n ibid._n f_o john_n holland_n half_a brother_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o behead_v at_o plaisi_n 445._o b_o holland_n knight_n 353._o b_o holland_n earl_n of_o kent_n ibid._n john_n holland_n the_o young_a his_o stile_n 502._o f_o henry_n holland_n duke_n of_o excester_n his_o fall_n 502._o f_o thomas_n holland_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o duke_n of_o surrey_n 304._o â—_o behead_v 304._o c_o holme_n cultraine_n abbey_n 773._o a_o holmesdale_n 294._o b_o holme_n pier_n pount_n 548._o f_o holme_n castle_n 296._o f_o holmes_n chappell_n a_o town_n 609._o a_o holme_n lacie_n 621._o a_o holt_n in_o denbigh_n shire_n 677._o b_o holt_n castle_n 594._o b_o holly_n head_n 673._o a_o holy_a island_n 814._o e_o hooten_n 606._o e_o hope_n castle_n 681._o a_o horn_n church_n 441._o f_o horn_n castle_n 541._o c_o hornby_n castle_n 753._o f_o honorius_n emperor_n 83._o succour_v the_o distress_a britain_n against_o invasion_n of_o barbarian_n 86_o honoriaci_n what_o soldier_n 118_o honoriani_n 127_o horse_n run_v 723._o d_o horse_n the_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o the_o old_a duke_n of_o saxony_n 135_o horse_n heath_n 489._o e_o horton_n 691._o f_z hote-spur_a 596._o c_o hotham_n a_o family_n 711._o d._n 721_o howard_n a_o noble_a family_n 472._o c_o henry_n lord_n howard_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 516._o e_o henry_n baron_fw-fr howard_n of_o marnhil_n 215._o c_o charles_n lord_n howard_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n 551._o d_o tho._n viscount_n howard_n of_o bindon_n 213._o a_o howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n 304._o e_o thomas_n lord_n howard_n of_o walden_n 452_o e._n 470._o d._n earl_n of_o suffolk_n ibid._n william_n lord_n howard_n of_o naworth_n 783._o b_o john_n lord_n howard_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n the_o first_o of_o that_o house_n 483_o slay_v ibid._n thomas_n howard_n his_o son_n vanquish_v the_o scot_n 483._o c_o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o surry_n a_o learned_a nobleman_n ibid._n tho._n howard_n last_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n ibid._n houden_n and_o houden-shire_n 710._o c_o houghton_n 480._o a_o howgill_n castle_n 762._o c_o howley_n 693._o e_o howty_a a_o brook_n 608._o e_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burge_n earl_n of_o kent_n 352_o hubba_n the_o dane_n 208._o f_z hubbestow_v ibid._n huckstow_n forest_n 592._o c_o huddleston_n 696._o c_o huesi_n 23_o hugh_n the_o norman_a 212._o d._n a_o traitor_n 205._o a_o hugolin_n or_o hugh_n spenser_n 642_o b_o hugh_z earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n slay_v 672._o d_o hull_n the_o river_n 711._o c_o hull_n the_o town_n 712._o d_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o his_o stile_n 369._o c._n the_o good_a duke_n and_o a_o favourer_n of_o learning_n 382_o his_o death_n 561._o c_o humber_n a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n 689_o 542._o e_fw-la humel_n or_o hymell_n castle_n 514._o b_o hundred_o or_o century_n appoint_v 158._o d_o hungerbourne_n 255._o c_o hungerford_n 195_o hungerford_n town_n 282._o e_o hungerford_n baron_n 245._o d._n 282_o hunibald_n a_o bald_a writer_n 6_o hunshâ—l_a â—_o forâ—_n 509._o d_o hunstanston_n 418._o b_o hansdon_n a_o baron_n seat_n 408_o c_o hunt_n cliffe_n 720._o e_o huntercombs_n a_o family_n 394_o c_o 815_o d_o huntingdon_n castle_n in_o hereford_n shire_n 620._o c_o huntingdon_n shire_n 497._o e_o huntingdon_n town_n 497._o d_o huntingdon_n earles_n 502._o c_o huntingfeld_n town_n and_o baron_n 467._o c_o huntly_n nab_n 720_o f_o hurling_n 186_o hurler_n 193_o hurst_n castle_n 260._o d_o huscarles_n what_o they_o be_v 576._o e_o hussy_n the_o first_o and_o last_o baron_n of_o that_o name_n 535._o d_o hyeritha_n a_o sheesaint_n 208._o b_o 1._o james_n the_o six_o of_o scotland_n style_v king_n of_o great_a britain_n 141._o a_o mild_a and_o gracious_a prince_n 298._o b_o james_n the_o four_o king_n of_o scotland_n slay_v 483._o c_o tho._n james_n of_o oxford_n a_o studious_a antiquarian_n 639._o â—_o janus_n with_o two_o forehead_n 97_o japhet_n progeny_n how_o it_o be_v propagate_v 10_o jarrow_n 743_o d_o iberi_fw-la whence_o they_o take_v name_n 20_o iccius_n portus_fw-la in_o france_n a_o port_n townelet_n 3â—_n iceni_n 456_o ichnild-street_n 456._o d_o iceniiâ—_n britain_n discomfit_v 43_o idle_a a_o river_n 550._o d_o jermins_n knight_n 461._o d_o jermegans_fw-la knight_n 468._o e_o jerby_n a_o town_n 769._o c_o jervis_n or_o jorvalle_n abbey_n 729._o c_o jerusalem_n in_o hand_n to_o be_v re-edify_v 79._o jestine_n a_o rebel_n against_o prince_n rhese_n 641._o e_o jesu_n of_o bethlems_n house_n 297._o e_fw-la 410._o f_o jesus_n college_n in_o oxford_n 383._o b_o john_n jewel_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n 208._o e._n a_o profound_a clerk_n 248._o e_o s_o jie_n 193_o ikborowgh_n 482._o b_o ikeâ—ild_n street_n 64_o iken_v street_n 402._o d_o ikesworth_n 461._o d_o land_n of_o what_o use_n 478_o d_o a_o island_n float_v 478_o d_o isle_n of_o ely_n 485._o c._n why_o so_o call_v 492._o f_z il-bre_a a_o isle_n 607._o a_o ilcester_n or_o ivelcester_n 221._o e_o ilfarcomb_n 207._o a_o ilkley_n 697._o c_o ilstreet_n 603._o e_fw-la k._n ina_n 226._o c_o innes_n of_o court_n and_o chancery_n in_o london_n 427._o c_o inborow_n what_o it_o be_v 815._o b_o incubi_fw-la 17_o infant_n of_o spain_n 164_o inglebey_n a_o family_n 535._o f._n 699._o f_o ingleborne_n 242._o c_o ingleborrow_n hill_n 749._o e_o inglefields_n a_o ancient_a family_n 284._o c_o inglini_n bipenniferi_fw-la 154_o inis_fw-la wen_n 24_o insula_fw-la caeruli_n ibid._n inundation_n in_o monmouth_n shire_n and_o somerset_n shire_n 634._o d_o joan_n the_o fair_a maid_n of_o kent_n 353._o b_o joan_n de_fw-fr acres_n 369._o b_o johannes_n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la bosco_fw-la 692._o c_o john_n of_o weathamsted_n 7_o john_n earl_n of_o athol_n cruel_o execute_v 336._o a_o john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o stile_n 757._o b_o king_n john_n his_o sword_n at_o lin._n 480._o f_o king_n john_n call_v judicial_o into_o question_n in_o france_n and_o indict_v for_o murder_v his_o nephew_n arthur_n 733._o d_o saint_n johns_n knight_n of_o jerusalem_n 428._o a._n 433._o a_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n 68_o joseph_n iscanus_n a_o poet_n 204._o d_o joseph_n scaliger_n 10_o ipres_fw
207_o b_o nectaridius_n 79_o needle_n 274_o e_o needham_n a_o family_n 464_o a_o 598_o c_o needwood_n 586â—_n â—_z neirford_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 480_o 481_o d_o neirborough_n ibid._n d_o nen_n the_o river_n his_o head_n 507_o c_o nen_n river_n 497_o a_o nen_n or_o aufon_n river_n overflow_v the_o flat_a country_n 513_o c_o nesse_n 351._o a_o promontory_n 451_o d_o nesta_n a_o welsh_a lady_n and_o a_o revengeful_a woman_n 628_o e_o netherby_n 781_o d_o netherwent_n 640_o b_o s_o neoth_o 378_o c_o s._n neot_n or_o needs_o 497_o c_o neotus_fw-la a_fw-fr holy_a man_n 191.497_o a_o neotstow_v 191_o nero_n the_o emperor_n how_o he_o stand_v affect_v to_o britain_n 48_o nettlested_n 463_o c_o nevern_n river_n 654_o d_o nevill_n a_o family_n their_o descent_n 737_o c_o nevil_n lord_n faulconberg_n earl_n of_o kent_n 353_o c_o rich._n nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n slay_v 415_o d_o john_n nevil_n marquesse_n montacute_n 222_o c._n 403_o rich._n nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n ibid._n rob._n lord_n nevil_n kill_v in_o adultery_n 729_o c_o nevill_n a_o honourable_a name_n 769_o nevin_n a_o mercate_z village_n 668_o b_o newark_n upon_o trent_n 549_o c_o newburg_n 672_o f_o newborrough_n abbey_n 723_o b_o newborroughs_n or_o de_fw-la novo_fw-la burgo_n 213_o a_o will._n of_o newborrough_n 723_o b_o newbury_n 283_o d_o new_a castle_n upon_o tine_n 809_o f_o new_a castle_n upon_o tivy_a in_o wales_n 650_o e_o new_a college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o e_o newenden_n 351_o b_o newenham_n abbey_n 207_o a_o newgate_n in_o london_n 423_o c_o new_a forest_n 259_o b_o newhall_n 446_o c_o newland_n 767_o a_o newleame_a 495_o b_o newmerch_n 364_o b_o bernard_n newmarch_n a_o valiant_a and_o politic_a norman_a 628_o e_o new-market_n or_o newmercate_a town_n 459_o d_o new-market_n heath_n ibid._n e._n 490_o d_o newmarch_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 221_o c_o newnham_n 401_o newnham_n regis_fw-la 562_o d_o newnham_n well_n ibid._n e_o newport_n painel_n 397_o c_o newport_n in_o monmouthshire_n 639_o d_o newport_n in_o penbrockshire_n 654_o newport_n a_o family_n 605_o d_o newport_n knight_n 594_o f_o newsted_n 547_o c_o neustria_n what_o country_n 144_o newton_n in_o northamptonshire_n 509_o f_o newton_n in_o glamorganshire_n 643_o newton_n in_o mongomeryshire_n 661_o nicen_n creed_n establish_v 77_o s._n nicolas_n isle_n 200_o nicolas_n of_o tewksbury_n 202_o c_o nicolans_n fabricius_n de_fw-fr petrisco_n a_o good_a antiquarian_n 97_o nicolaa_n de_fw-fr albeniaco_fw-it a_o inheretrix_fw-la 364_o f_o nid_n or_o neath_n a_o river_n 645_o f_z 699_o e_o nidherdale_n ibid._n e_o nide_v a_o name_n of_o reproach_n 333_o b_o niger_n usurp_v the_o empire_n in_o syria_n 68_o slay_v by_o septimius_n severus_n ibid._n ninnius_n a_o learned_a professor_n 378_o f_o ninius_n 6_o ninias_n or_o ninianus_n a_o holy_a britain_n 118_o nobilis_fw-la caesar_n what_o title_n 104_o nobilissimus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o constantine_n a_o emperor_n 85_o nobility_n in_o england_n of_o two_o sort_n 164_o noel_n a_o family_n 284_o c_o nonesuch_n 287_o c_o normanton_n fields_n for_o dormanton_n field_n 511_o f_o norris_n 384_o a_o norris_n of_o ricot_n 384_o a_o norman_n why_o so_o call_v 144_o what_o outrage_n they_o commit_v 144_o norman_n renown_v for_o martial_a prowess_n 153_o norman_n conquest_n set_v down_o at_o large_a 145_o etc._n etc._n normandy_n give_v to_o rollo_n 144_o normandy_n award_v away_o from_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 733_o d_o norrham_n a_o town_n 816_o b_o north_n allertonshire_n 723_o f._n the_o fair_a there_o ibid._n b_o north_n baron_n 491_o b_o north_n hall_n 415_o d_o northamptonshire_n 505_o north_n elmham_n 481_o f_o north_n leach_n 366_o b_o north-wales_n 659_o c_o norfolk_n 471_o northwich_n 607_o f_o norfolk_n man_n wrangle_v lawyer_n 471_o c_o norwich_n a_o bishop_n see_v 472_o a_o norwich_n what_o it_o signify_v 473_o e_o norfolk_n earles_n and_o duke_n 482_o b_o norton_n in_o suffolk_n 464_o a_o norton_n dany_n 507_o a_o norwich_n a_o city_n much_o endanger_v 475_o c_o north-riding_a 717_o northampton_n 509_o a._n why_o so_o name_v ibid._n northampton_n field_n fight_v 509_o e_o northamptonshire_n ibid._n f_o northamptonshire_n earles_n 515_o e_o northumberland_n 799_o nosthil_n 690_o f_o noteley_n abbey_n 396_o a_o nottinghamshire_n 547_o nottingham_n 547_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n nottingham_n earl_n 551_o b_o northumberland_n king_n duke_n and_o earl_n 819_o d_o novatian_n heretic_n 84_o nun_n eton_n 569_o a_o the_o first_o english_a nun_n 339_o c_o o_n obsidianus_n lapis_fw-la what_o cole_n 735_o c_o ochiâ—hole_n 230_o d_o ock-river_n 286_o c_o ockham_n octha_n 128_o odiam_fw-la 269_o e_o odingsels_n 567_o c_o odo_n bishop_n 333_o a_o odo_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o bishop_n of_o baieux_n 352_o c_o oën_n a_o welsh_a rebel_n 658_o b_o offa_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n his_o devout_a munificence_n to_o the_o church_n 410_o f_o offa_n dike_n 421_o e._n 623_o offa_n church_n 561_o e_o offton_n 463_o c_o ogle_n castle_n 812_o a_o ogmor_n 643_o a_o ogle_n baron_n ibid._n oilway_o a_o riveret_n 636_o c_o oyster_n called_z mira_n 449_o f_o oyster_n hill_n by_o s._n alban_n 413_o d_o oyster_n pip_n in_o kent_n 335_o a_o okeham_n 526_o a_o okenyate_n 593_o oldbury_n 269_o d_o old_a man_n of_o bullen_n 345_o c_o old_n castle_n execute_v 329â—_n â—_z old_a street_n or_o ouldstreet_n 540â—_n â—_z old_a town_n 617_o c_o south_n okindon_n 442_o d_o o-neall_n great_a monarch_n of_o ireland_n 126_o onion_n hole_n 271_o b_o onion_n penny_n ibid._n e_o orbey_v a_o family_n 607â—_n â—_z orcas_n what_o point_n 1_o orchard_n the_o honour_n of_o certain_a baron_n 223â—_n â—_z ordalium_fw-la what_o trial_n 211_o a_o ordulph_n his_o tomb_n 199_o e_o ordgar_n ibid._n over_o a_o river_n 465_o d_o oreford_n ibid._n orell_n a_o family_n 748_o a_o oriall_a college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o original_a of_o nation_n and_o their_o name_n 4_o ormesby_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 542_o c_o ormeskirke_n 744_o a_o orthote_n 139_o orton_n or_o overton_n 502_o b_o orwell_n a_o river_n 463_o f_o orwell_n haven_n 465_o a_o orewood_n 184_o osgodby_n 543_o a_o osith_v a_o virgin_n 451_o c_o s._n osiths_n a_o town_n ibid._n b_o osney_n abbey_n found_v 375_o c_o ostorius_n lieutenant_n for_o the_o roman_n 590_o a_o ostorius_n his_o adventure_n and_o service_n in_o britain_n 42.43_o his_o victory_n 44._o honour_a with_o triumphant_a ornament_n 45_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n a_o maintainer_n of_o monastical_a life_n 576_o b_o oswald_n slay_v by_o penda_n 597_o glorious_o entomb_v 540_o f_o oswald_n 690_o f._n 806_o c_o oswald_n his_o epitaph_n 748_o c_o fables_n go_v of_o he_o 540_o f_o oswaldslaw_n hundred_o 578_o c_o oswestre_n 597_o c_o otherhalfe_n stone_n 191_o otelands_n 295â—_n â—_z otford_n 328_o e_o oteley_n 698_o d_o ottadini_n 796_o ottery_n river_n 206_o c_o otterbourne_n field_n 803_o c_o ottery_n s._n maris_n ibid._n overburrow_n 753_o d_o overwent_n 640_o b_o oulney_n 397_o c_o oundale_n for_o avondale_n 510_o c_o ounsbery_n hill_n 721_o d_o ousley_n 565_o e_o ouse_n a_o river_n in_o glocestershire_n 367_o a_o ouse_n river_n first_o call_v ure_n and_o your_o 689_o ouse_n or_o ouze_n river_n 241_o ouse_n the_o great_a 471_o b_o ousbourne_n a_o riveret_n 701_o d_o owen_n justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n 592_o a_o owen_n glendowerdwy_n or_o glendour_n a_o notable_a rebel_n 623_o c_o owers_n 274_o e_o outborow_n what_o it_o be_v 815_o b_o oxfordshire_n 373_o oxford_n 377_o c._n make_v a_o university_n 380_o f_o oxford_n earles_n 389_o d_o oxney_n 351_o f_o p_o pacatianus_n vicegerent_n or_o deputy_n in_o britain_n 75_o padstow_n 193_o palace_n in_o westminster_n 431_o b_o palatine_n what_o it_o be_v 601_o b_o paganell_n or_o painell_n 207_o b_o pagett_v of_o beaudesert_n baron_n 585_o a_o palatine_a count_n 167_o pandon_v gate_n 810_o b_o pant_n a_o river_n or_o creek_n 443_o b_o pannonian_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 26_o pantulph_n baron_n 594_o c_o pall_n what_o it_o be_v 336_o d_o paul_n papinianus_n the_o great_a lawyer_n 703_o d_o palmer_n 366_o a_o pap_n castle_n 768_o a_o parr_n earl_n of_o essex_n 454_o f_o parr_n of_o kendale_n 759_o e_o parr_n lord_n of_o horton_n 509_o f_o parcus_n in_o varro_n for_o a_o park_n 375_o e_o parise_n a_o family_n 489_o e_fw-la parish_n first_o set_v out_o in_o england_n 160_o parish_n church_n how_o many_o in_o england_n 161_o park_n in_o england_n 375_o e_o parker_n a_o family_n 463_o e_o parker_n lord_n morley_n 473_o a_o parker_n baron_fw-fr mont-aegle_n 754_o a_o parliament_n house_n 431_o c_o parliament_n 177_o parrham_n a_o little_a town_n 465_o e_o passham_n 397_o b_o paston_n a_o townelet_n and_o family_n 478_o f_o pastwn_n 21_o pattern_n a_o bishop_n in_o wales_n 668_o b_o pateshul_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 507_o a_o pateshull_n
399_o d_o paul_n or_o paul_n church_n in_o london_n found_v 425_o c_o paul_n steeple_n burn_v 425_o e_o paul_n 68_o paul_n the_o notary_n surname_v atena_n 78_o b_o paulinus_n first_o archbishop_n of_o york_n 693_o d_o paulinus_n preach_v god_n word_n in_o lindesey_n 539_o a_o paunton_n a_o town_n 537_o b_o payn_n peverell_n 488_o a_o peada_n a_o christian_a prince_n murder_v 512_o e_o peag-kirk_a 515_o a_o peake_n in_o darbyshire_n 553._o why_o so_o call_v 556_o c_o pâ—asen_n grow_v of_o themselves_o 351_o b._n grow_v out_o of_o rock_n 466_o b_o peché_n 485â—_n â—_z peculiars_n court_n 182_o pedred_a or_o parrot_n a_o river_n 222_o a_o pedwar_n 19_o pedwardin_n a_o family_n 532_o f_o peer_n of_o dover_n 345_o d_o pega_n a_o holy_a woman_n 515_o a_o pehiti_n for_o pecti_fw-la 118_o peincting_a that_o britan_n use_v 31_o peito_n a_o franciscan_a prior_n 562_o b_o peitoes_n a_o family_n ibid._n b_o peitons_n of_o peiton_n hall_n knight_n 491_o a_o pelagius_n a_o arch-heretick_n 602_o f_o a_o britan_n bear_v 87_o pelagian_a heresy_n in_o britain_n 410_o c_o pelham_n 315_o c_o pembridges_n a_o family_n 594_o a_o pempedula_n 19_o pen_n by_o wicomb_n 393_o e_o penne_n 18._o what_o it_o signify_v 393_o e_o pencoh_n cloud_n 19_o pendle_n 19_o hill_n 749_o e_o penguall_n what_o it_o signify_v 117_o pennigent_a 19_o hill_n 749_o c_o pen_n a_o village_n 221_o d_o penninus_n 18_o pentachie_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o britain_n 156_o penuahel_n what_o it_o signify_v 117_o pen-elin_n 187_o pensans_n 188_o pennant_n 191_o penal_a 661_o c_o penbroch_o or_o pembrok-shire_n 651_o penbroch_o town_n 651_o c_o penbroch_o earl_n 555_o a_o pen_n maur_n 19_o pen_n maen_n maur_n 669_o c_o pen_n maen_n bichan_n ibid._n penball_n crag_n 811_o d_o pendragon_n castle_n 760_o c_o penk_n a_o river_n 582_o f_o penkridge_n a_o town_n 583_o a_o penrith_n 776_o d_o pensn_v chase_n 581_o d_o penshurst_n 329_o e_o pennyworth_n or_o penverdant_a 752_o d_o pentaphyllon_n 19_o penteney_n abbey_n 481â—_n â—_z peperking_n alias_o peverell_n 443_o f_o percy_n a_o family_n 312_o b_o perciâ—aies_n a_o family_n 722_o d_o percy_n hotspur_n 803_o c_o percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v by_o rebel_n 724_o d_o percepierre_n a_o herb_n 237_o a_o peregrine_n berty_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o eresby_n 541_o f_o peregrine_n falcon_n 654_o b_o perennius_fw-la a_fw-fr minion_n of_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n 67._o behead_v 67_o perin_n 190_o perith_n or_o petrianae_n 777_o a_o pearl_n shell_n fish_n 669_o d_o pearl_n 765_o e_o perkin_n warbeck_n 205_o b_o pershor_n 578_o b_o pertinax_n emperor_n 68_o peter_n in_o britain_n ibid._n peter_n post_n a_o delfe_n or_o quary_n of_o stone_n 696_o c_o petre_n of_o writle_a baron_n 442_o d_o saint_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n 443_o e_o sir_n william_n petre_n his_o commendation_n 446_o a_o peter_n penny_n 226_o c_o peterburgh_n 512_o a_o peterril_n a_o river_n ibid._n petor_n 19_o petoritum_n ibid._n petrarie_n 400_o d_o petrock_n 194_o petronius_n turpilianus_n send_v as_o propretor_n into_o britain_n 52_o pevensey_n or_o pemsey_n 213_o e_o peverells_n lord_n of_o derby_n 558_o d_o peverells_n a_o family_n 445_o c_o pever_n a_o river_n and_o place_n 609_o e_o pewter_n vessel_n 184_o phelip_n or_o fillip_v a_o family_n 467_o philibert_n 269_o c_o philip_n earl_n of_o flaender_n earl_n of_o kent_n 352_o pickering_n a_o town_n 781_o b_o pickering_n lith_o pickering_n a_o liberty_n and_o forest_n 722_o b_o picot_n sheriff_n of_o cambridgeshire_n 485_o e_o pict_n wall_n 789_o pict_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o old_a british_a 116_o picinino_n 20_o pict_n whence_o descend_v the_o progeny_n of_o ancient_a natural_a britain_n 115._o why_o so_o call_v when_o the_o northern_a britan_n become_v so_o call_v 116._o divide_v into_o two_o nation_n 114_o pict_n what_o become_v of_o they_o 118_o piddle_v a_o riveret_n 213_o d_o piers_n gaveston_n 198_o pierpount_n a_o family_n 548_o f_o pigot_n 401_o c_o pilchard_n 186_o pilgrimage_n to_o our_o lady_n of_o walsingham_n 479_o c_o pimble_n mere_a 666_o b_o pimthecnos_n 15_o pinkney_n baron_n 505_o e_o pinson_n a_o noble_a norman_a 541_o d_o pit_n 334_o e._n 440_o pitchford_n a_o village_n and_o family_n 592_o b_o placence_n 327_o b_o plague_n in_o yarmouth_n 477_o f_z plain_n of_o salisbury_n 245_o d_o planarat_n 20_o plautius_n a_o governor_n in_o britain_n 447_o pleshi_fw-la plaisi_fw-la or_o estre_fw-fr 445_o a_o plime_a river_n 200_o a_o plymouth_n ibid._n a_o plimpton_n 201_o b_o plin_n limon_n a_o high_a hill_n 658_o b_o plin_n lin_n mere_a 666_o b_o plugenet_n a_o baron_n 618_o a_o plumpton_n park_n 776_o f_o poenius_n posthumius_fw-la kill_v himself_o 52_o poining_n baron_n 215_o d_o pointz_n baron_n 223_o f_o point_n a_o family_n 364_o b_o poleland_n why_o so_o call_v 27_o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n 469_o f._n execute_v 470._o b_o pollesworth_n 569_o e_fw-la wil._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n duke_z of_o suffolk_z 469_o d._n banish_v 469_o f._n behead_v ibid._n henry_n pole_n lord_n montacute_n 222_o d._n 453_o d_o pole_n cardinal_n 206_o a_o poltimore_n 203_o c_o poltrosse_n a_o river_n 799_o f_o pole_n 192_o policletus_n a_o favourite_n of_o nero_n send_v into_o britain_n 52_o pontes_n 394_o a_o pool_n 606_o f._n pontthive_n county_n or_o earldom_n in_o france_n how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 394_o b_o poole_n a_o town_n why_o so_o call_v 211_o e_fw-la pomery_n 202_o a_o pomponius_n laetus_n his_o opinion_n of_o the_o name_n of_o britain_n 5_o pool_n on_o hill_n top_n 667_o e_o popham_n 223_o e._n 256_o c_o pontfret_n or_o pomfret_n 695_o c._n infamous_a for_o the_o bloodshed_n of_o prince_n 695_o f_o pont_n a_o river_n 809_o d_o port_n gate_n 808_o f_o port_n a_o saxon_a 210_o d_o portland_n 210_o e_o portchester_n 268_o a_o port_n peris_fw-la ibid._n portsey_n island_n 268_o a_o port_n mouth_n 268_o b_o portstaw_fw-mi 313_o d_o potheridge_n 208_o a_o potton_n 401_o c_o portcleis_n 603_o d_o portmen_n 477_o e_o portogan_n 603_o d_o port_n sholme_n 498_o a_o portskeve_v 633_o f_o pouderbach_n castle_n 592_o c_o poultney_n a_o family_n 517_o pover_n a_o family_n 377_o a_o powder_n treason_n of_o rob._n catesby_n 431_o powick_n a_o barony_n 577_o b_o powis_n lord_n 663_o c_o princess_n of_o powis_n 663_o powise_o land_n 659_o c_o powlet_n lord_n s_o john_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 257_o a_o powlet_n his_o honourable_a title_n 267_o powderham_n 206_o b_o powndbury_n 212_o c_o de_fw-fr praeriis_fw-la a_o family_n 607_o e_o prasutagus_n king_n of_o the_o iceni_n 49_o 457_o a_o praefecti_fw-la praetorio_fw-la under_o constantine_n the_o great_a 76_o prefecture_n what_o it_o be_v 422_o prerogative_n court_n 181_o presidium_fw-la 563_o a_o priest_n forbid_a marriage_n 201_o priest_n marry_v 576.201_o b_o priscus_n licinius_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 66_o priscillianist_n the_o first_o heretic_n condemn_v to_o death_n 82_o priest_n marriage_n debate_v of_o in_o a_o synod_n 243_o d_o prestom_n 623_o e_o prichards_n a_o family_n 628_o e_o probus_n emperor_n 71_o preston_n in_o andernesse_n 752_o d._n e_o prideaux_n 194_o protolitia_n 808_o d_o prittlewel_n 441_o c_o provincial_n latin_a affect_v by_o the_o britan_n 116_o province_n 2._o in_o england_n 160_o prowess_n 203_o a_o prince_n of_o wales_n 683_o the_o prince_n his_o place_n and_o stile_n 163.164_o prudhow_n castle_n 808_o d_o pseudocomites_fw-la 167_o puckerich_n 408_o a_o puclechurch_n 364_o a_o pudsey_n bishop_n of_o durrham_n and_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 741_o f_o pulein_n a_o professor_n in_o divinity_n and_o favourer_n of_o learning_n 379_o e._n 380_o c_o pulhealy_n 668_o b_o purbeck_n isle_n 211_o e_fw-la purcell_n or_o de_fw-fr porcellis_fw-la 377_o a_o pusey_n 280_o f_o putney_n 303_o a_o pymp_n 19_o pyramid_n of_o glastenbury_n 229_o pyramidal_a stone_n 701_o a_o pyran_n 193_o pyrry_a a_o drink_n 573_o d_o qui_fw-fr quatremans_n man_n of_o good_a note_n 383_o f_o queen_n borough_n 334_o a_o queen_n college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o querendon_n 395_o e_fw-la quicksand_n in_o holland_n 529_o f_o quincy_n saer_n earl_n of_o winchester_n 267_o b_o quintinus_n 82_o quintin_n a_o family_n 731_o a_o r_o raby_n castle_n 737_o b_o raculph_n minster_n 335_o b_o radcliffes_n a_o family_n 767_o d_o radcliffe_n or_o redcliffe_n 437_o d_o radcliffe_n in_o bristol_n 237_o e_o radegund_n 349_o a_o radmild_n 312_o radnorshire_n 623_o radnor_n town_n 623_o c_o radnore_n make_v a_o shire_n 677_o e_o radwinter_n 446_o a_o ragland_n 636_o c_o raihader_n gowy_n 623_o a._n b_o raleghs_n 208_o e_o ralegh_n a_o town_n 443_o a_o ramsey_n isle_n and_o abbey_n 499_o b_o ramsey_n mere_a 499_o d_o ram_n forehead_n that_o be_v promontory_n 184_o ramesbury_n 256_o b_o rank-rider_n 799_o c_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n 607_o b_o rape_n in_o sussex_n 306_o e_fw-la ratis_fw-la
be_v mont-ross_a 44_o cerones_n 52_o e_o chanonry_n ibid._n d_o clackmans_n a_o sheriffdome_n 32_o claick-geese_n 48_o b_o clannes_n 39_o f_o clan_n haton_n 35_o c_o clan_n make_fw-mi duff_n ibid._n c_o clan_n ranalds_n a_o bloody_a generation_n 52_o c_o cluid_n what_o it_o signify_v 25_o a_o cluid_a a_o river_n 23_o cluidsdale_n 22_o d_o clydsforth_n or_o cluydforth_n 18_o c_o cockeram_n of_o a_o mason_n become_v earl_n of_o mar_n 47_o d_o cole_n plot_n 32_o e_o coldingham_n 10_o e._n college_n of_o justice_n 8_o d_o columban_n 38_o e_o combat_n between_o sir_n james_n lindesey_n and_o baron_n well_n 22_o f_o come_v or_o cumen_n a_o mighty_a family_n 36_o e_o come_v a_o mighty_a man_n murder_v by_o robert_n brus_n 17_o d_o commissariat_n 8_o f_o commissioner_n ibid._n b_o commons_z 7_o f_z constablery_n 6_o e_z constables_z of_o scotland_n 19_o c_o corn_v a_o river_n 28_o d_o county_n the_o same_o that_o sheriffdome_n 6_o d_o county_z court_n 8_o e_o court_n civil_a ibid._n f_o court_n of_o criminal_a cause_n 9_o a_o crauford_n moor_n 22_o e_o crauford_n castle_n and_o earlededom_n 22_o e_o creightons_n a_o family_n 17_o c_o cromarty_n 52_o d_o cromer_n ibid._n e_o cross_n 14_o c_o cruickston_n 24_o b_o culros_n a_o barony_n 32_o d_o cumbernald_n 29_o c_o cuningham_n a_o town_n 21_o a_o cuninghams_n a_o numerous_a family_n 21_o f._n their_o coat_n of_o arm_n ibid._n cuninghams_n earl_n of_o glencarn_n 17_o e._n 21_o f_o cupre_n 34_o b_o d_o dal_n 37_o c_o dalkeith_n 13_o b_o dalrea_n 37_o c_o dalrendini_n ibid._n dalrieta_n 37_o d_o darly_n lord_n 24_o b_o l._n darly_n husband_n to_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n 22_o c_o david_n heir_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n famish_a 39_o c_o david_n the_o first_o king_n of_o scotland_n a_o religous_a prince_n 10_o e_z day_n long_o 54_o b_o dee_n a_o river_n 18_o e._n 46_o a_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n 52_o c_o dessie_n a_o french_a captain_n 12_o a_o dicalidonis_fw-la 5_o a._n 30_o c_o disert_fw-la 32_o e_o dioceses_n first_o set_v out_o by_o dionysius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 65_o donald_n of_o the_o isle_n 53_o a_o do_v a_o river_n 46_o a_o dornock_n 53_o e_o douglasse_n see_v duglasse_n dromund_n baron_n 36_o a._n woman_n of_o that_o race_n right_o beautiful_a ibid._n drum_z albin_n 39_o b_o drimem_n castle_n 36_o a_o drumlanrig_v 17_o d_o duff_n a_o king_n murder_v 49_o f_o duglasse_n or_o douglasse_n a_o river_n 23_o a_o douglas_n dale_n ibid._n duglasse_n castle_n ibid._n a_o duglasse_n a_o noble_a and_o ancient_a family_n ibid._n a._n their_o arm_n ibid._n b_o duglasse_n earles_n of_o angus_n 36_o c._n duglasse_n earl_n of_o morton_n 17_o d_o duglasse_n a_o fast_a friend_n unto_o king_n rob._n brus_n 23_o a_o duglasse_n earl_n of_o wigton_n duke_n of_o tourain_n 23_o b_o duke_n a_o title_n when_o first_o bring_v into_o scotland_n 7_o e_o dun_n a_o river_n 19_o f_z dunbarre_v 11_o c_o dunbarton_n sheriffdome_n 25_o c_o dunblan_n a_o bishopric_n 36â—_n â—_z dunbritton_n or_o dunbarton_n 25_o a_o dunbritaine_n frith_n 18_o c_o duncave_n bay_n 54_o d_o dun_n dee_n 43_o c_o dunfermling_n 32_o d_o dunfermling_n earl_n 32_o d_o dunfreis_n 17_o d_o duni_n pacis_fw-la wat_fw-mi they_o be_v 28_o e_o dunkelden_n 41_o a_o dunotyr_n castle_n 45_o d_o dunnur_n a_o castle_n 20_o a_o dunsby_n 54_o d_o dunstafag_n 38_o d_o duplin_n castle_n 36_o b_o dyrlton_n 12_o e_o e_o ebba_n prioress_n of_o coldingham_n nunnery_n 10_o f._n her_o chastity_n and_o her_o nun_n ib._n daughter_n of_o edelfrid_n king_n of_o northhumberland_n 11_o a_o saint_n ebb_v promontory_n ibid._n a_o eden_n or_o ethan_n a_o river_n edenburough_n 13_o f_o edenburough_n frith_n ibid._n eglington_n a_o castle_n and_o family_n 21_o d_o elfe_v ston_n a_o barony_n 29_o c_o elgina_n 49_o e_o john_n eriskin_n earl_n of_o mar._n 47_o e_fw-la th._n ereskin_n baron_n of_o dyrlton_n viscount_n felton_n first_o viscount_n in_o scotland_n 12_o e_o ern_v a_o noble_a river_n 35_o f_o esk_n a_o river_n 13_o b_o esterling_n 29_o d_o f_o falkland_n 34_o fast-castle_n 10_o f_o fergus_n 39_o b_o fergus_n lord_n or_o prince_n of_o galloway_n 19_o b._n his_o arm_n ibid._n c_o become_v a_o cannon_n ibid._n fernherst_n a_o barony_n 10_o b_o fleanch_n the_o son_n of_o banquo_n 51_o e_o flâ—et_n a_o river_n 18_o e_o flemings_n baron_n 29_o c_o john_n lord_n fleming_n earl_n of_o wigton_n 18_o e_o fife_n 32_o c_o fif-nesse_a ibid._n f_o fife_n earles_n their_o privilege_n 35_o force_n 49_o e_o forbois_n baron_n 46_o b_o fordon_n 45_o e_o john_n de_fw-fr fordon_n ibid._n forth_o or_o frith_n 12_o e_o fresian_n sea_n ibid._n g_o galgac_n or_o galauc_v 31_o f_o galloway_n 18_o galloway_n ecles_n ibid._n galloway_n nag_n ibid._n galloway_n prince_n &_o lord_n 19_o b_o gentleman_n 7_o f_z george_z of_o dunbarre_v earl_n of_o merch_n 11_o b_o girnego_n 53_o d_o glamys_n a_o baron_n 43_o b_o glasco_n a_o archbishopric_n 7_o glasco_n a_o university_n and_o archbishop_n see_v 23_o d_o glencarn_n 17_o e_o glines_n 38_o glotta_n see_v arran_n 22_o gordon_n earl_n of_o huntly_n 49_o gospatrick_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n 11_o b_o goury_a a_o country_n 42_o c_o gourye_n conspiracy_n 12_o b_o graham_n dike_v 28_o d_o granni_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 13_o e_z grantzbain_n or_o gramphil_n 30_o e_fw-la grey_n of_o chillingham_n 43_o c_o guith_n what_o it_o signify_v 15_o d_o h_n hadinne_n or_o hadington_n 12_o viscount_n hadington_n ibid._n hay_z earl_n of_o aroll_n ibid._n hay_z family_n almost_o extinguish_v 36_o b_o haliburtons_n a_o family_n 12_o e_o haskhead_n 24_o b_o hamilton_n castle_n 23_o c._n a_o family_n ibid._n their_o original_n ibid._n james_n hamilton_n earl_n of_o abercorn_n 15_o d_o hamilton_n of_o peyle_n ibid._n e_o james_n hamilton_n regent_n of_o scotland_n and_o duke_n of_o chasteau_n herald_n in_o poicton_n 23_o d_o john_n marquesse_n of_o hamilton_n 23_o hay_n a_o strong_a and_o valiant_a man_n 42_o e_o hector_n boetius_fw-la a_o elegant_a hitoriographer_n 43_o d_o height_n of_o hill_n 52_o c_o hellan_n leneoc_n 22_o c_o hellan_n tinoc_n ibid._n c_o hepburnes_n a_o family_n 16_o b_o earles_n of_o bothwell_n ibid._n 23_o d_o herris_n baron_n 17_o e_o hii_n a_o island_n 38_o e_o highlandmen_n 39_o e._n their_o description_n ibid._n holy_a ruid_n house_n 14_o c_o horesci_n a_o people_n 16_o c_o henry_n percy_n hotspurre_n take_v prisoner_n by_o montgomery_n 21_o d_o howburn_n 54_o d_o hume_n castle_n 10_o d_o humes_n a_o great_a and_o noble_a family_n 10_o e_z hume_z create_v earl_n ibid._n e_o hume_n earl_n of_o dunbarre_v 11_o f_o huntly_n castle_n 42_o f_o i_o iames_n the_o second_o king_n of_o scot_n untimely_o slay_v and_o much_o miss_v 10_o b_o james_n the_o six_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n 25_o f_o jed_n a_o river_n 10_o a_o jedburgh_n 9_o f_z i-comb-kil_a 38_o e_o island_n float_v 24_o e_o inborow_n and_o outborow_n 11_o b_o inch-chafra_a 36_o b_o inch_n keith_n a_o island_n 15_o d_o innerlothan_n 50_o b_o innerm_v 36_o b_o innernes_n 50_o b_o johns_n town_n 41_o c_o john_n duke_n of_o albany_n honour_v by_o the_o french_a 39_o d_o johnston_n a_o warlike_a family_n 16_o e_o irwin_n a_o river_n 21_o b_o irwin_n a_o burrow_n ibid._n c_o julius_n hoff_n 28_o f_o k_n kaledon_n 30_o d_o keiths_n a_o family_n ancient_a and_o noble_a 45_o a_o kelso_n 10_o e_o ken_n a_o river_n 18_o e_o kennedies_n a_o noble_a family_n 19_o f_o kennedie_n earl_n of_o cassile_n ibid._n kerr_v a_o family_n 10_o b_o kerr_n baron_n ibid._n kerr_n earl_n of_o lothien_n 15_o f_o kilconath_n 20_o a_o kildrummi_fw-la 46_o a_o kile_n 20_o c_o kilflos_n 49_o f_o killian_n a_o river_n 52â—_n â—_z kilmarnocke_n 21_o b_o kilmonorock_n 24_o f_o kincardin_n 36_o e_o king_n of_o scotland_n 7_o e_o kinghorn_n earl_n 32_o c_o kinlosse_n 49_o f_o kinnadie_n 37_o d_o kinrosse_n 32_o c_o kirkbird_n 36_o c_o kirkonbright_n 18â—_n â—_z knapdale_n 38_o c_o knight_n solemn_o dub_v 7_o e_o kyle_n see_v kile_n l_o ladeni_n 9_o laird_n 7_o e_o lanric_n a_o sheriffdome_n largesse_n 21_o d_o lauden_n or_o lothien_n 11_o d_o lauther_n a_o riveret_n and_o town_n 10_o leave_v a_o lake_n 38_o d_o leeth_n a_o river_n 15â—_n â—_z lennox_n 24_o d_o lennox_n earles_n 25_o d_o lennox_n dukes_n their_o arm_n 26_o lesley_n the_o noble_a knight_n 52_o f_o leth_n a_o haven_n town_n 15_o c_o levin_n a_o river_n 29_o d_o levinia_n ibid._n levin_n a_o lake_n and_o river_n 32_o e_o levingstons_n baron_n 29_o c_o levingston_n first_o earl_n of_o lithquo_n 15_o c_o lin_n what_o it_o signify_v ibid._n e_o lindesey_n a_o noble_a family_n 22_o f._n 36_o lindum_n 15_o e_o lion_n a_o family_n 43_o b_o lithquo_n or_o linlithquo_n 15_o e_o logh_n aber_n a_o lake_n 38_o d_o logh_n
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
botereaux_n botereaux_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it laudâ—_n stow._n greenvil_n greenvil_n rous._n stratton_n the_o river_n tamar_n tamar_n canonâ—corum_fw-la launston_n salt-esse_a saint_n ursula_n and_o 11000._o virgin_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n robert_n de_fw-fr monte._n 1175._o 1175._o haeresinventus_fw-la haeresinventus_fw-la â—ande_fw-fr d'_fw-fr or_n &_o do_v azure_a ala_fw-la bordeure_fw-fr de_fw-fr gueules_n memoriale_n de_fw-mi aquitaine_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n orig._n 35._o h._n 6._o sand_n make_v ground_n fruitful_a tavistoke_n the_o charter_n of_o the_o foundation_n lecture_n of_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n plymouth_n 13._o henry_n 4._o 4._o de_fw-fr valle_o tarta_fw-la tarta_fw-la valle_o tortis_fw-la â—ive_a de_fw-fr valle_o torta_fw-la torta_fw-la custodias_fw-la custodias_fw-la praetor_n gogmagog_n francis_n drake_n drake_n narrow_a passage_n passage_n rous._n the_o first_o tiâ—_n that_o priest_n be_v forbid_v marriage_n stert_n caudâ—_n in_o dutch_n a_o tail_n totnes_n totnes_n non_fw-fr geldâ—_n geldâ—_n cantlow_n lord_n zoâ—_n call_v usuâ—_n dertmouth_n stoke_n fleming_n briew_n see_v sommersetshire_n carry_v of_o cockington_n hacombe_n the_o family_n of_o the_o carew_n danes_n when_o they_o first_o enter_v britain_n britain_n the_o river_n ex._n pliny_n antic_a stone_n tiverton_n poltimore_n poltimore_n ex._n ex._n caer_fw-mi leon_n or_o vske_n in_o monmouth_n shire_n excester_n excester_n welshman_n caer_fw-mi what_o it_o signify_v cornel._n nepos_n nepos_n excester_n william_n malmesbury_n malmesbury_n domesday_n weare_n ch._n 24._o ed._n 3_o duke_n of_o eâ—cester_n see_v the_o earâ—â—_n of_o dorset_n philip_n comiâ—â—us_n cap._n 50._o marquesse_n of_o excester_n 1605._o pouderham_n pouderham_n redvers_fw-la or_o rivers_n holcombe_n burnet_n exmouth_n otterey_n honnyton_n moridunum_n wiscomb_n see_v in_o somerset_n shire_n axminster_n the_o register_n of_o newenham_n hercules_n his_o promontory_n saint_n nectan_n william_n of_o malmesbury_n dinham_n 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