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time_n in_o uriel_n sir_n
bridge_n alias_o stanford_n bridge_n 709_o e_o battle_n abbey_n found_v 317_o b_o battle_n of_o the_o standard_n 724_o a_o battle_n field_n 596_o c_o battle_n at_o nevil_n cross_n 741_o b_o battle_n at_o solon_n moss_n 782_o a_o battle_n a_o town_n 317_o c_o bauchadae_n 19_o bawd_n a_o family_n in_o essex_n 426_o b_o bawdsey_n haven_n 465_o d_o beachy_a point_n 313_o d_o beacon_n 272_o d_o beavons_fw-fr of_o southampton_n 250_o e_o beamfleot_n 441_o b_o bear_n the_o badge_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n 570_o b_o beanfield_n 695_o a_o beauchamp_n 399_o d_o henry_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n his_o stile_n 570_o b._n duke_n also_o of_o warwick_n ibid._n john_n beauchamp_n baron_n of_o keddermister_n 574_o b_o richard_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n 563_o e._n his_o tomb_n and_o epitaph_n 564_o a_o beauchamp_n baron_n lord_n brook_n 223_o f_o william_n beauchamp_n the_o blind_a baron_n 574_o b_o beauchamp_n court_n 565_o f_o beauchamp_n baron_n of_o pewich_n 565_o f_o beauchiefe_n abbey_n 555_o e_o beaucliffe_n 313_o d_o beaudley_n 573_o e_o beaudesert_n 585_o a_o sir_n thomas_n beaufoe_n of_o ancient_a descent_n 564_o e_o john_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n earl_n of_o sommersert_n 230._o refuse_v the_o title_n of_o marquesse_n dorset_n 217_o d_o beaufort_n duke_n of_o somerset_n 414_o e_o beaulieu_n 260_o b_o beaumanour_n park_n 521_o d_o beaumarish_n 672_o d_o beaumeis_n 594_o a_o john_n beaumond_n the_o first_o viscount_n in_o england_n 521_o beaumont_n of_o cole_n orton_n ancient_o and_o high_o descend_v 519_o beaumond_n a_o family_n in_o yorkshire_n 693_o a_o rob._n beaumond_n of_o pont_n audomar_n earl_n of_o mellent_a and_o of_o leceister_n 523_o c_o his_o race_n or_o progeny_n ibid._n e_o beavior_n or_o belvior_fw-la castle_n 536_o b_o beauvoir_n or_o belvoir_n vale_n 535_o d_o bebba_n 813_o f_o bebham_n ibid._n e_o ant._n bec_n or_o beck_n bishop_n of_o durham_n untrusty_a to_o his_o ward_n 328_o a._n 723._o a_o tho._n becket_n slay_v by_o courtier_n 337_o b_o becco_n 20_o beda_n 6._o a_o learned_a englishman_n 137_o beda_n venerabilis_fw-la 744_o a_o bedw_n 19_o beddington_n 302_o c_o bedfordshire_n 399_o bedford_n town_n ibid._n e_o bedford_n lord_n earl_n and_o duke_n 402_o f_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n his_o style_n and_o monument_n 403_o a_o bedifoyd_a 208_o a_o bedingfeild_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 468_o b_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr beech_n knight_n 282_o e_o beeston_n a_o castle_n and_o family_n 607_o b_o saint_n bee_n 766_o a_o saint_n bega_n a_o devout_a irish_a woman_n ibid._n beichiad_n 19_o belerium_n what_o cape_n 1_o belgae_n in_o gaul_n and_o britain_n 219_o b._n whence_o so_o name_v ibid._n d_o king_n beleus_n his_o habergeon_n 11_o robert_n de_fw-fr belesmo_n rebell_v 591_o d._n a_o cruel_a man_n 599_o b_o bellisma_n aestuarium_fw-la a_o frith_n 752_o bellister_n castle_n 799_o e_o beln_n melin_n &_o phelin_n all_o one_o 98_o belingsgat_n in_o london_n 423_o e_o belinuntia_n 98_o belinus_n a_o god_n 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
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
valentia_n barle_fw-fr clan-caâ—r_a bear_n o_o swilivant_n o_o mahon_n notium_n promontorium_n the_o river_n iâ—rnus_n earl_n of_o desmond_n vodiae_fw-la a_o people_n coriandi_fw-la a_o people_n muskeray_n carbray_n spaniard_n land_v in_o ireland_n and_o from_o thence_o drive_v kerry-wherry_n viscount_n butiphant_n baron_fw-fr roch_n viscount_n fermoy_n yoghall_n the_o key_n the_o kingdom_n of_o cork_n lismor_n christian_n a_o bishop_n ardmor_a dessee_n dungarvan_n poers_n baron_n of_o curraghmore_n waterford_n earl_n of_o waterford_n steward_z of_o ireland_n an._n 28._o h._n 8._o conilagh_n knoc-patric_n knight_n of_o the_o valley_n anno_fw-la 11._o reg._n eliz._n limirick_n clan-william_n baron_fw-fr of_o castle_n conell_n clan-gibbon_n 13._o elizab._n fitz-geralds_a emely_n the_o low_a ossery_n the_o county_n of_o holy_a cross_n of_o tipperary_n wood_n of_o the_o crosse._n cassile_n baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr cahir_n clomell_n earl_n of_o caricke_n anno_fw-la 9_o ed._n 2._o ormond_n butler_n earl_n of_o ormond_n anno_fw-la 2._o ed._n 3._o earl_n of_o tipperary_n wolfman_n the_o disease_n lycanthropia_n county_n of_o kilkenny_n upper_a ossery_n baron_fw-fr of_o upper_a ossery_n thomas_n town_n callan_n inis_fw-la teog_n the_o statute_n of_o absenty_n barony_n ydron_n cavanaghs_n o_o more_o out_o of_o a_o pamphlet_n of_o patrick_n finglas_n hook-tower_n lease_n marry_o burgh_n donemaw_n rheba_n baronet_n of_o rheban_a offaly_n philip_n town_n kildar_n s._n brigid_n ch._n 9_o ed._n 2._o n._n 12._o baron_n fitz-eustace_n pat._n 2._o ed._n 4._o carausius_n tintern_n monastery_n hieron_n a_o promontory_n cauci_n o_o tool_n o_o birns_n arklo_n glynnes_n wicklo_n late_o make_v a_o county_n 1606._o the_o ground_n old-court_n poer_n court_n liffy_a river_n which_o girald_n call_v aven-liff_n aven-liff_n that_o be_v the_o river_n lâ—ff_n eblana_n dublin_n who_o also_o be_v name_v abloicus_fw-la aulafus_n and_o olavus_n joscelin_n of_o furne_z in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n 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ashdown_n 442_o f_o ashridge_n 395_o a_o ashford_n 335_o d_o ashwell_n 406_o a_o ashwell_n thorp_n 472_o d_o askerton_n castle_n 782_o f_o ask_v a_o family_n 729_o f_o asserius_fw-la a_fw-fr learned_a monk_n 378_o c_o assize_n what_o they_o be_v 445â—_n â—_z astbury_n 608_o f_o astley_n castle_n 569_o b_o astley_n baron_n ibid._n b_o astley_v a_o noble_a family_n 581_o d_o astleis_n knight_n 217_o a_o aston_n a_o family_n 584_o e_o th._n aston_n the_o first_o head-schoolemaster_n of_o shrewsbury_n 596_o b_o astroite_n a_o stone_n 536_o c_o astwell_n 505_o e_o athelney_n 224_o b_o athelwold_n murder_v by_o edgar_n 262_o b_o athyrston_n 569_o d_o attrebatii_n 278_o attacotti_n 79.127_o attal-sarisin_a 185_o attilbridge_n 473_o d_o attilburgh_n ibid._n b_o attila_n the_o scourge_n of_o god_n 197_o a_o atton_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 722_o b_o avallon_n a_o island_n â—25_n e_o aubrey_n a_o family_n 628_o e_o audience_n court_n 181_o audre_fw-la causey_n 459_o d_o audre_fw-la 492_o e_fw-la s._n audre_fw-la or_o etheldreda_n ibid._n f_o s._n audry_n liberty_n 493_o c_o aventon_n 258_o d_o aven_n a_o river_n in_o hantshire_n 258_o e_o avens_n a_o family_n 485_o d_o averham_n or_o aram_n a_o place_n 549_o aufon_n river_n see_v nen._n augusta_n see_v london_n augusta_n what_o they_o be_v 424_o d_o augustus_n caesar_n intend_v a_o voyage_n into_o britain_n 39_o he_o neglect_v britain_n ibid._n augustine_n apostle_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n 336_o d._n 136._o where_o inter_v 337_o f._n s._n augustine_n cross_n 342_o a._n augustine_n oak_n 578_o d._n e_o aulus_n atticus_n slay_v 61_o aulus_n plautius_n send_v into_o britain_n 40._o his_o exploit_n there_o 41_o mercate_z aultun_n 269_o a_o awdley_n or_o aldelegh_n baron_n 583â—_n â—_z henry_n awdley_n 583_o f._n 584_o a_o james_n lord_n awdley_n 584_o a_o awdley_n end_n 452_o a_o baron_n awdley_n of_o walden_n 452_o d_o awkenbury_n 501_o c_o awkland_n 738_o d_o aulaf_n the_o dane_n adopt_v 261_o f_o aulbemarle_n earles_n 715_o b_o auldby_n 709_o e_o aulcestâ—r_n 566_o b_o aulton_n castle_n 587_o c_o avon_n a_o river_n in_o somersetshire_n 236_o c_o avon_n what_o it_o signify_v 358_o a_o avon_n a_o river_n in_o wiltshire_n 242_o a_o avon_n river_n the_o less_o 515_o b._n 517_o avon_n a_o river_n in_o wales_n 665_o e_o avon-well_a 515_o b_o aure_n a_o yellow_a or_o golden_a colour_n 26_o aurelius_n conanus_fw-la a_o tyrant_n 113_o aurelius_n ambrose_n 259_o a_o aurenche_n or_o de_fw-la abrincis_fw-la 349_o b_o ausley_n castle_n 588_o e_o austclive_a 363_o d_o s._n astins_n church_n in_o canterbury_n 337_o e_o axe_n a_o river_n 206_o f_o axan_n minster_n ibid._n f_o axelholme_n a_o isle_n 544_o b_o b_o bablac_n 373_o c_o babthorp_n name_n of_o a_o place_n and_o family_n 710_o babthorps_n father_n and_o son_n ib._n b_o bacon_n a_o family_n 463_o e_o sir_n nicholas_n bacon_n l._n keeper_n 461_o f_o john_n baconthorpe_n the_o resolute_a doctor_n 479_o b_o bad_a 21_o badbury_n hill_n 216_o e_o baddeley_n 607_o e_o bartholomew_n lord_n badilsmeere_v 331_o d_o badesley_n 566_o d_o baggington_n 562_o e_o bagot_n 586_o e_o bagmere_n poole_n 609_o b_o baines_n or_o bath_n much_o use_v 732_o bainard_n castle_n in_o london_n 424_o b_o bainard_n 243_o f_o bailliol_n college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o c_o baine_n a_o river_n 727_o f_o bainhams_n 359_o a_o baintbrig_n ibid._n baskewell_n a_o river_n 557_o b_o bala_n a_o town_n 666_o c_o baldach_n 473_o f_o baldock_n 406_o c_o baldwine_n a_o justice_n 395_o e_o baldwine_n le_fw-fr pettour_n 464_o b_o balshall_n a_o commander_n of_o the_o templar_n 566_o d_o bamborow_n 813_o e_fw-la bampfeild_n a_o family_n 203_o e_o bampton_n 207_o b_o ban_n a_o river_n in_o lincolnshire_n 541_o banbury_n 376_o a_o banchor_n or_o bangor_n monastery_n 603_o a_o bannavenna_n that_o be_v wedon_n 508_o banne_n down_o 234_o b_o bandog_n or_o mastiff_n 434_o e_fw-la baneret_n what_o title_n of_o gentry_n 171_o a_o baram_n down_o 345_o a_o barangi_n 154_o barbacan_a in_o london_n 433_o d_o bard_n 4.14.15_o bard_n 19_o bardolphs_n lord_n their_o tenor_n of_o certain_a land_n 302_o d_o bardus_n 19_o bardney_n abbey_n 540_o f_o bardolphs_n baron_n 481_o e._n 548_o f_o bariden_n a_o river_n 473_o d_o barkley_n baron_n 239_o a_o william_n viscount_n barkley_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n 551_o c_o barklow_n 452_o a_o bark-shire_n 129_o barkway_n 405_o f_o barnard_n castle_n 736_o e_o saint_n barnard_n college_n in_o oxford_n found_v 382_o b._n re-edify_v 383_o b_o barley_n a_o town_n and_o fam_o 405_o f_o barley_n the_o best_a 485_o b_o barnwel_n abbey_n 487_o f._n castle_n 510_o c_o barnet_n 425_o e_o barnet_n field_n 415_o d_o barry_n a_o island_n 643_o a_o barries_n viscount_n in_o ireland_n 643_o baringtons_n a_o family_n 453_o d_o barington_n hall_n ibid._n baro_n what_o it_o signify_v 168_o baron_n what_o degree_n of_o honour_n ib._n barony_n many_o in_o northumberland_n 799_o c_o baron_n to_o the_o count_n palatine_n of_o chester_n 612_o a._n their_o office_n ib._n barow_n 521_o b_o barows_n or_o burrows_n 255_o b_o barton_n upon_o humber_n 542_o f_o baruch_n a_o holy_a man_n 643_o a_o bascaad_n or_o basket_n 491_o e_fw-la basilicae_fw-la 743_o f_o basile_n 473_o f_o basin_n 269_o b._n the_o honour_n of_o the_o baron_n s_o john_n poining_n and_o powlet_n basin_n stoke_n 269_o b_o basin_n werk_n 680_o b_o baskervils_n worthy_a knight_n 620_o c_o basset_n a_o notable_a family_n 581_o f_o basset_n of_o welledon_n 514_o d_o basset_n of_o brailesford_n 553_o d_o baston_n 21_o batable_a ground_n 782_o a_o bateau_n 21_o batersey_n 303_o a_o batherton_n 607_o e_o bath_n gate_n 557_o bath_n earl_n 235_o a_o bath_n knight_n 172._o their_o dub_a ibid._n bath_n city_n 233_o b._n the_o hot_a water_n thereof_o ibid._n battle_n
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
in_o huntingdon-shire_n 501_o d_o leiton_n 439_o f_o leighton_n a_o family_n 667_o d_o leicestershire_n 517_o leicester_n town_n 519_o d_o leike_v a_o town_n 587_o c_o lemster_n or_o leinster_n 619_o f_o lemster_n ore_n 620_o a_o lemster_n bread_n 620_o lenae_fw-la 17_o leneham_n 331_o a_o leofrike_a earl_n of_o mercian_n 567_o e_o leofrike_n first_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 204_o d_o leofrike_n lord_n of_o brane_n or_o burne_n 533_o a_o leoftane_a abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n 393_o c_o leolin_n prince_n of_o wales_n his_o behaviour_n to_o king_n edward_n 363_o e_o lean_n vaur_n a_o fabulous_a giant_n 604_o leon_n vaur_n what_o it_o signify_v ib._n leonell_n duke_n of_o clarence_n 462_o d_o leprosy_n why_o term_v elephantiasis_n 522_o d._n when_o it_o come_v first_o into_o england_n ibid._n lestoff_n 468_o d_o leskerd_n 191_o lestuthiel_n 190_o lettuy_n what_o it_o be_v 399_o f_o leuca_n 21_o leven_n a_o river_n 781_o c._n 782_o b_o leveney_n a_o river_n 628_o c_o levensand_n 754_o f_o lever_n maur_n 67_o leventhorps_n a_o family_n 408_o c_o s._n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n take_v prisoner_n 249_o e_o lewis_n of_o france_n his_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 340_o lewis_n a_o town_n 313_o e_o lewknors_n 312_o e_o leymouth_n 440_o a_o lhan_n what_o it_o signify_v 631_o d_o lhan_n beder_n 657_o d_o lhan_n badern_n vaur_n 658_o a_o lhan_n stephen_n 650_o c_o lhan_n devi_fw-la brevi_fw-la 657_o b_o lhanthony_n abbey_n 631_o c_o lhan_n vais_fw-fr 672_o e_o lhan_n vethlin_n 662_o d_o lhan_n heron_n 193_o lhan_n stuphadon_n or_o launstaveton_n 196_o c_o lhein_n 668_o b_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi sisil_n prince_n of_o wales_n 680_o a_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi gryffith_n the_o last_o british_a prince_n of_o wales_n 670_o b_o lhewellin_n last_v prince_n of_o wales_n of_o british_a race_n 624_o c._n slay_v ib._n lhuyd_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o britain_n 5.24_o library_n in_o oxford_n furnish_v 381_o lichfield_n 585_o b._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 585_o d_o lickey_n hill_n 574_o d_o lid_n what_o it_o be_v 491_o d_o lid_n river_n 199_o d._n 781_o f_o lida_n town_n 351_o a_o lid_n castle_n 781._o liddesdale_n ibid._n lidgate_n a_o village_n 461_o f_o john_n lidgate_n a_o monk_n ibid._n liesne_n abbey_n 328_o b_o lieutenant_n in_o every_o county_n or_o shire_n institute_v by_o king_n aelfred_n 159_o lilborne_n 515_o c_o lime_n river_n and_o town_n 210_o b_o limestone_n great_a store_n 694_o f_z limit_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 789_o e_fw-la d._n see_v scotland_n limsey_n a_o family_n 567_o e_o lime_n a_o port_n town_n 549_o e_o line_n or_o flax_n of_o the_o best_a 620_o a_o lillinstone_n 396_o c_o lincolnshire_n 529_o lincoln_n city_n 538_o b._n whence_o the_o name_n be_v derive_v ibid._n lincoln_n earl_n 544_o e_o f_o lindsey_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 537_o f_o robert_n of_o lincoln_n 313_o d_o lincoln_n college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o linstock_n castle_n 778_o a_o lingein_n a_o family_n 665_o d_o lin_n 480_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n old_a lin_n 480_o king_n lin_n ibid._n linnum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ibid._n lin_n peris_fw-la pool_n 668_o d_o lin_n a_o river_n 547_o c_o dâ—_n la_fw-fr line_v 213_o f_o linton_n or_o lenton_n a_o town_n 547_o d_o lioness_n 187_o lisl_n a_o family_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n 494_o d_o l'isle_n a_o family_n 276_o a_o l'isle_n of_o rougmount_n 490_o b_o lister'_v a_o family_n 592_o e_o viscount_n l'isle_n 280_o d_o liver_n a_o river_n 192_o litton_n a_o family_n 406_o e_o litchfield_n in_o hantshire_n 272_o c_o littleborough_n 549_o e_o lites_n cary_n 224_o f_o littleton_n a_o family_n 574_o d_o littleton_n alias_o westcot_n a_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o a_o famous_a ibid._n livery_n and_o seisin_n in_o old_a time_n 340_o the_o lizard_n 189_o llydan_n what_o it_o be_v 111_o louder_n a_o river_n and_o family_n 792_o lode_n work_n 184_o looghor_n 646_o a_o lollius_n urbicus_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 66_o lollham_n bridge_n 512_o a_o london_n 421_o d_o london_n a_o ancient_a colony_n 50_o london_n call_v augusta_n 79_o 80_o london_n stone_n 423_o a_o london_n wall_n ibid._n c_o london_n bridge_n 434_o a_o london_n highway_n from_o saint_n alban_n turn_v out_o of_o watling-street_n 415_o b_o london_n or_o londres_n a_o family_n 649_o d_o maurice_n de_fw-fr londres_n or_o london_n ibid._n c_o lonchamp_v a_o family_n 532_o longford_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 553_o d_o long-meg_n a_o stone_n 777_o e_o longvils_n a_o family_n 397_o c_o lonsdale_n 760_o 'loo_o a_o river_n 192_o lophamford_n 467_o d_o lora_n countess_n of_o leicester_n a_o recluse_v votary_n 339_o a_o lortie_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 221_o d_o lothbrooke_n the_o dane_n 207_o a_o lottery_n use_v by_o saxon_n 135_o louvain_n a_o family_n 444_o e_fw-la lovel_n 374._o a_o family_n 505_o d_o lord_n of_o castle_n cary_n 514_o a_o lovet_v a_o family_n 553_o d_o loughborough_n 521_o d_o lowland-man_n 126_o louth_n 542_o c_o lowy_n of_o tunbridge_n 330_o a_o lowy_n of_o briony_n ibid._n luceni_n in_o ireland_n 121_o lucensii_n in_o spain_n ibid._n sir_n rich._n lucy_n lord_n justice_n of_o england_n become_v a_o cannon_n 328_o b_o lucy_n a_o family_n 769_o f_o lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n 67_o lucy_n knight_n a_o ancient_a family_n 564_o f_o luculleae_n certain_a spear_n 62_o ludgate_n 423_o c_o ludham_n 478_o d_o ludlow_n 590_o c_o ludlowes_n a_o family_n 594_o b_o luffeild_n 396_o f_o luffenham_n or_o leffingham_n south_n and_o north_n town_n 525_o lugier_n a_o river_n 619_o d_o lugus_n what_o it_o signify_v 779_o a_o lullingstone_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 328_o e_o lumley_n castle_n 742_o b_o lumleys_n baron_n ibid._n lune_fw-fr or_o lone_n a_o river_n 753_o c_o lupicinus_n send_v into_o britain_n 78_o lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n 611_o a_o lusoriae_fw-la nave_n 811_o d_o lthe_v a_o lake_n 468_o d_o 442_o a_o luthingland_n ibid._n luton_n 402_o e_o lutter_n worth_n 517_o f._n a_o episcopal_a see_v 519_o d_o lygons_n a_o family_n 577_o b_o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lind_n 213_o f_o lyquorice_n in_o great_a plenty_n grow_v 550_o f_o lyrpoole_n or_o litherpoole_n 748_o d_o m_o machlen_v 661_o b_o maclesfield_n a_o town_n and_o forest_n 610_o b_o madin-boure_n or_o madn_v bower_n madn_v money_n ibid._n madock_n false_o deal_v withal_o by_o his_o guardian_n john_n earl_n of_o waren_fw-ge 677_o b_o maeatae_n 796_o d_o magic_a practise_v in_o britain_n 234_o a_o magnavill_v alias_o mandevil_n 452_o b._n earl_n of_o essex_n 453_o e_o magnavil_n his_o end_n ibid._n f_o magnentius_n a_o usurper_n 77._o call_v taporus_n ibid._n a_o fortunate_a prince_n 77._o kill_v himself_o ibid._n magnus_n a_o dane_n 314_o c._n his_o monument_n ibid._n magoclunus_fw-la a_o tyrant_n in_o britain_n 113_o magon_n a_o god_n 803_o d_o mahel_n earl_n of_o hereford_n 358_o f_o maiden_n castle_n 212_o c_o maiden_n bradley_n 24_o maiden_n way_n 761_o e_o maidenhead_n or_o maiden-hith_n 286_o c_o maidstone_n 330_o e_o maidulph_n the_o irish_a scot_n 242_o c_o main_n what_o it_o signify_v 569_o c_o mayor_n of_o london_n first_o ordain_v main_a amber_n 188_o malcolm_n can_v mor_fw-mi king_n of_o scot_n 500_o c_o maldon_n 446_o e._n force_v by_o queen_n boadicia_n 448_o malduit_n or_o manduit_n 570_o mallet_n a_o family_n 223_o e_fw-la mallivery_n 700_o b_o malmesbury_n 242_o b_o malpas_n 603_o e._n baron_n thereof_o ibid._n maltravers_n baron_n 217_o a_o malvern_n hill_n 577_o b_o malveisin_n 814_o a_o mamignot_n 326_o d_o maminot_n baron_n 332_o d_o mancastle_n 746_o b_o mancester_n 569_o c_o manchester_n 746_o a_o manchet_n the_o fine_a 420_o a_o manchester_n why_o so_o call_v 747_o a_o mandrubatius_n see_v androgeus_n oppress_v by_o cassibilinus_fw-la 37_o manduite_n a_o family_n 591_o e_fw-la mangonell_n 400_o d_o manor_n or_o de_fw-fr maneriis_fw-la a_o family_n 815_o e_fw-la manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 527_o a_o b._n 536_o b_o manober_n castle_n 651_o c_o mansion_n what_o they_o be_v 65_o mansfield_n a_o great_a mercate_z town_n in_o shirewood_n 550_o b_o manwaring_n or_o memilwaring_n a_o family_n 608_o a_o sir_n peter_n manwood_n knight_n 339_o b_o sir_n roger_n manwood_n knight_n ibid._n marble_n quarry_n 736_o e_o marca_n 18_o marden_n 620_o d_o the_o march_n 589_o b_o marga_n what_o it_o be_v 536_o e_o margan_n castle_n 644_o e_o marga_n 20_o margaret_n countess_n of_o richmond_n 216_o d_o margaret_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n behead_v 250_o d_o lord_n marcher_n 589_o c._n 165_o marcley_n hill_n 620_o b._n move_v ibid._n marcus_n make_v emperor_n in_o britain_n by_o the_o army_n 84_o mareschall_n of_o harlot_n 294_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o why_o so_o name_v 655_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o slay_v at_o a_o tournament_n 407_o d_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n her_o end_n her_o tomb_n 511_o c._n
sea_n be_v warm_a 2_o sea_n coal_n 735_o c._n 799_o d_o sea_n man_n catch_v 466.720_o b_o seal_n how_o they_o sleep_v and_o be_v catch_v 720_o c_o seven_o mile_n dike_a 490_o b_o seavenshale_v 801_o f_o seckinton_n 569_o e_o sefton_n 748_o d_o seghil_n ibid._n segonax_n 37_o segrave_n a_o town_n 523_o b._n a_o family_n ibid._n segraves_n baron_n 568_o c_o stephen_n segrave_n his_o rise_n and_o fall_n 501_o c_o d_o jane_n seimor_n mother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o 224_o seimors_n or_o saint_n maurs_n earl_n of_o hertford_n 416_o seimor_n duke_n of_o somerset_n 240_o b_o seimor_n or_o saint_n maur_n earl_n of_o hertford_n 634_o d_o seneca_n a_o great_a usurer_n in_o britain_n 457_o c_o sejont_n a_o river_n 668_o d_o selwood_n 233_o a_o selwhat_o it_o signify_v 271_o c_o selbey_v a_o family_n 812_o f_o selbrittenden_n 351_o c_o selaby_n 737_o c_o selbury_n 255_o a_o semarc_n or_o de_fw-fr s._n medardo_n a_o family_n 714_o d_o sempringham_n 534_o d_o serjeanties_n 213_o seovenburgenses_n 829_o c_o seton_n 811_o f_o sevenoke_n 328_o d_o sevenoke_n alderman_n of_o london_n his_o hospital_n and_o school_n 328_o d_o severn_n river_n his_o head_n 661_o c_o commend_v 357_o d_o a_o noble_a river_n 573_o d_o severus_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 65_o severus_n emperor_n his_o exploit_n 67._o he_o enter_v britain_n 69._o fence_v britain_n with_o a_o wall_n 69._o die_v at_o york_n 70.703_o b_o his_o funeral_n ibid._n canonize_a a_o god_n 70_o seward_n a_o poet_n 632_o d_o sexwulph_n first_o abbot_n of_o peterburgh_n abbey_n 512_o c_o sezay_n 724_o e_fw-la shaft_n 184_o shaftsbury_n 214_o d_o sharnborne_n 480_o c_o shavington_n 607_o e_fw-la scheath_n 609_o d_o sheafield_n 689_o c_o shene_n 297_o c_o sheep_n devour_v man_n etc._n etc._n 505_o c_o sheffeld_n baron_n 544_o d_o shengay_n a_o commaundery_a 485_o e_o shelford_n a_o barony_n 472_o e_o shepey_n isle_n 333_o c_o ship_n of_o king_n hiero_n 32_o shipston_n 561_o c_o shirburne_n a_o brook_n run_v through_o shirbourne_n 696_o b_o a_o town_n and_o castle_n 214_o a._n a_o bishop_n see_v 214_o b_o shirley_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 313_o c_o 553_o d._n 505_o e_fw-la shire_n divide_v into_o hundred_o 158_o shirewood_n forest_n 547_o b_o shire_n how_o many_o in_o england_n 159_o shoad_n 184_o shobery_n 441_o c_o shorne_n 329_o b_o shobery_n nesse_n ibid._n shochlach_n 604_o b_o shoreham_n 313_o b_o shotwich_n castle_n 606_o e_o shrawerden_n castle_n 597_o b_o shrewsbury_n 595_o a_o shrewsbury_n earles_n 599_o b_o shropshire_n 589_o shugbury_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 561_o d_o shurland_n 334_o a_o sible_n hemingham_n 450_o b._n see_v heningham_n or_o heveningham_n sicily_n the_o isle_n cut_v from_o italy_n 346_o d_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 273_o d_o sidlie_n a_o learned_a knight_n 332_o b_o cider_n a_o drink_n 20_o sidius_fw-la geta_n his_o good_a service_n in_o britain_n 41_o sidmanton_n 272_o c_o sidnacester_n 543_o f_o sidneys_o 329_o e_o sir_n robert_n sidney_n baron_n of_o pensheret_n and_o viscount_n lisle_n 329_o e_fw-la 280_o f_o sigebert_n a_o tyrant_n 272_o e_o sigga_n a_o noble_a woman_n 806_o b_o silcester_n or_o selcester_n 270_o a_o silt_n â—9_n d_o simon_n zelotes_n in_o britain_n 68_o sinbrech_n or_o simon_n breach_n 126_o sinodun_fw-la 281_o b_o zion_n 420_o e_fw-la sister_n kirk_n 714_o b_o siwards_n a_o family_n 646_o e_o siward_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 502_o c_o skales_n baron_n 405_o e_o skeffington_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 522_o e_o skelton_n castle_n 720_o c_o skiddaw_n a_o hill_n 767_o c_o skinffrith_n castle_n 632_o b_o skipton_n in_o craven_n 694_o b_o skipwiths_n a_o family_n 521_o b_o slebach_n a_o commandery_a 652_o c_o sleford_n 535_o d_o sleep_v a_o town_n 498_o f_o smith_n a_o family_n 607_o e_o snath_n 729_o d_o snodhil_n castle_n 617_o d_o snowden_n forest_n 667_o a_o snowdon_n hill_n ibid._n soar_n a_o river_n 517_o b_o sockburne_n 737_o d_o sodales_fw-la augustales_fw-la 448_o b_o sodbury_n 364_o c_o soham_n 493_o a_o solway_n frith_n 775_o solente_n frith_n 267_o e_fw-la soldurii_fw-la 20_o solidurii_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 99_o solidarii_fw-la 171_o solidus_fw-la a_o coin_n of_o gold_n 99_o solyhill_n 567_o a_o solom_n moss_n 782_o a_o somery_n baron_n of_o dudley_n 397_o a_o noble_a family_n 581_o somerley_n 468_o e_o somersham_n 499_o a_o somersetshire_n 220._o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 220_o b_o somerset_n dukes_n and_o earl_n 239_o c_o somerton_n 224_o f._n town_n 220_o c_o snite_n a_o brook_n 549_o c_o soureby_n 724_o e_o sow_n a_o river_n in_o staffordshire_n 583_o e_o southam_n 561_o d_o sowdiur_n 20_o south-anton_n town_n 260_o f_o southton_n or_o sutton_n in_o herefordshire_n 620_o d_o southampton_n earles_n 272_o f_o southybank_n 530_o a_o south_n rhey_n or_o sutherey_n why_o so_o call_v 295_o south_n saxon_n kingdom_n 321_o c_o south_n wales_n 659_o c_o southwels_n a_o family_n 473_o a_o southwold_n 467_o a_o spadiard_n 185_o spain_n rend_v from_o africa_n 346â—_n â—_z spalding_n 532_o b_o spaldwick_n 501_o d_o spelwell_n by_o dantrey_n 508_o spenser_n knight_n ibid._n spenser_n alias_o de_fw-fr spenser_n execute_v 269_o c._n de_fw-fr spenser_n baron_n spenser_n lord_n spenser_n baron_n of_o wormleighton_n 508_o de_fw-fr spenser_n baronesse_n 330_o hugh_n spenser_n 642_o b_o spigurnell_n what_o it_o signify_v 312_o a_o spilmans_fw-mi knight_n 480_o d_o hospital_n on_o stanemore_n 732_o f_o hospital_n in_o the_o street_n 540_o e_o sponde_v his_o tomb_n in_o torcester-church_n 506_o b_o spring_n turn_v stick_n &_o straw_n into_o stone_n 518_o a_o spurnhead_n 714_o a_o saint_n ives_n a_o town_n 498_o f_o saint_n johns_n baron_n of_o basin_n 269_o b_o sir_n oliver_n saint_n john_n 239_o saint_n johns_n baron_n of_o lagham_n 303_o e_o saint_n legiers_n or_o sellenger_n 331_o saint_n guerir_fw-fr or_o saint_n leech_n 191_o saint_n lizies_n a_o family_n 498_o a_o saint_n lo_o or_o sentlow_n 196_o a_o saint_n george_n knight_n or_o of_o the_o garter_n 485_o d_o saint_n martin_n a_o family_n 246_o a_o saint_n maries_fw-fr a_o town_n 481_o b_o saint_n paul_n or_o sampol_n a_o family_n 544_o a_o saint_n stephens_n in_o westminster_n 431_o a_o saint_n maurs_n or_o seimors_n 224_o a_o saint_n cler_n 591_o e_o simon_n saint_n liz_n or_o selis_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o northampton_n 509_o simon_n de_fw-fr saint_n liz_n the_o second_o 515_o f_o saint_n john_n his_o knight_n 241_o f_o saint_n swithins_n feast_n rainy_a 265_o d_o staffords_n of_o blatherwic_n knight_n 514_o b_o staffords_n of_o grafton_n 395_o e_o staffords_n dukes_n of_o buckingham_n 397_o e_o stafford_n of_o suthwick_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n 208_o staffords_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 256_o c_o staffordshire_n 581_o stafford_n town_n 584_o d_o stafford_n hold_v carborough_n castle_n 717_o e_o stamford_n a_o citizen_n of_o london_n 208_o standard_n what_o it_o be_v 724_o standon_n 408_o a_o standrop_n or_o stainthorp_n 737_o b_o stanford_n upon_o avon_n 515_o b_o stanford_n river_n 440_o stanford_n upon_o welland_n 533_o e_fw-la a_o university_n begin_v at_o this_o stanford_n 533_o e_o stanford_n destroy_v ibid._n stanes_n 419_o d_o stanes_n forest_n or_o waren_fw-ge 421_o c_o stanely_n the_o expensfull_a bishop_n of_o ely_n 499_o a_o stanlaw_n 606_o f_o stanley_v a_o noble_a family_n 583_o f_z stanley_n whence_o descend_v 606_o stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_n 749_o f_o stanemore_n 732_o e_fw-la stannary_n and_o their_o lord_n warden_n 185_o stanhopes_n 549_o a_o stanton_n a_o family_n 553_o d_o stanwel_n 419_o c_o stanwicks_n 782_o e_o star_n chamber_n 179_o station_n or_o mansion_n in_o antonine_n 399_o f_o steanford_n 547_o c_o steort_n 187_o stert_n point_n 201_o d_o stew_n 434_o d_o stephanides_n see_v fitz_n stephen_n steven_n hauh_o a_o town_n 406_o e_fw-la stibium_fw-la find_v in_o darbyshire_n 556_o f_o stiliard_n 435_o c_o stilton_n or_o stichilton_n 501_o f_o stilicho_n protector_n to_o honorius_n in_o his_o minority_n 73_o stipper_n stone_n hill_n 592_o c_o stoke_n battle_n there_o fight_v 549_o a_o stonar_n what_o place_n 339_o f_o stoke_n curry_n 221_o a_o stoke_n pogey_n 394_o c._n 521_o c_o stockepont_n a_o petty_a barony_n 610_o stoke_n fleming_n 202_o stokesley_n 521_o a_o stone_n a_o town_n why_o so_o call_v 783_o stone_n make_v by_o art_n 253_o a._n b_o stoneheng_n 251_o stoneham_n 262_o d_o stonely_n abbey_n in_o huntingdonshire_n 501_o c_o stoneley_n 562_o e_o stonely_n holme_n ibid._n stony_a serpent_n of_o s._n hilda_n 718_o e_o stones_n with_o stony_a serpent_n in_o they_o 721_o a_o stony_a street_n 349_o stone_n resemble_v cochles_a etc._n etc._n 363_o e_o stony_a strand_n 21_o stoner_n a_o family_n 389_o a_o store_n a_o river_n 408_o c_o bishop_n stortford_n ibid._n stow_z on_o the_o will_v 366_o a_o stow_n in_o lincolnshire_n 543_o d_o stouphs_n or_o hot_a house_n use_v much_o 681_o d_o stow_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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husband_n son_n son_n good_a health_n morton_n strangwaies_o bindon_n newborougâ—â—_n grand_fw-fr serjeantie_n middleton_n forrest_n of_o white-hartâ—_a white_a hart_n silver_n shirburne_n chiston_n shaftsbury_n shaftsbury_n domesday_n the_o prophecy_n of_o aquila_n baron_n fit_a payne_n baron_fw-fr briâ—â—â—â—_n baron_n poâ—â—nings_n blandfordâ—_n vindogladiâ—_n winburn_n burn_v in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n what_o it_o signify_v annal_n of_o the_o english-saxons_a english-saxons_a or_o paynim_n paganorum_fw-la badbury_n kingston_n lacy._n canford_n coperose_n or_o vitriol_n alum_n tho._n walsingham_n 1317._o cranburne_n viscount_n cranborne_n 1604._o filioll_n earl_n and_o marquess_n of_o dorset_n the_o life_n of_o osmund_n manuscript_n see_v the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n somerset_n in_o normandy_n 1553._o belgae_n from_o the_o belgae_n in_o gaul_n low-countries_n the_o netheâ—_n land_n belgae_n whenc_n they_o be_v name_v name_v or_o weather_n denshire_n dunster_n castle_n the_o 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book_n of_o venantius_n fortunatus_n his_o poem_n in_o the_o praise_n partly_o of_o the_o church_n in_o paris_n and_o partly_o of_o nants_n arthur_n the_o warlike_a worthy_a worthy_a alexandrum_fw-la magnum_fw-la the_o pyramid_n of_o glastenburie_n glastenburie_n episcopus_fw-la edgar_z the_o peaceable_n godney_n moor_n mendip-hil_n ochy_n hole_n strabo_n see_v before_o among_o the_o coin_n cangi_n a_o people_n of_o britain_n bonvill_n 1._o edward_n 4._o harpetre_n welles_n stephâ—n_fw-la urbibus_fw-la and_o barletius_n manentium_fw-la xi_o comb_n comb_n kirton_n 905._o history_n of_o bath_n see_v in_o the_o decretal_n ne_fw-fr sede_fw-la vacant_a aliquid_fw-la innovetur_fw-la 1193._o fareley_n philip_n norton_n selwood_n monney_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n bath_n aqua_fw-la soâ—iâ—_n hot_a water_n the_o temple_n of_o minerva_n caer_fw-mi palladur_n britan_n addict_v to_o magic_n earl_n of_o bath_n inquisit_a 31._o henry_n 8._o 8._o adjutric_n adjutric_n piae_fw-la piae_fw-la foelicis_fw-la foelicis_fw-la hic_fw-la situs_fw-la situs_fw-la cobortis_fw-la equitum_fw-la equitum_fw-la decurioni_fw-la decurioni_fw-la glevi_n that_o be_v of_o gloucester_n diiâ—_n manibus_fw-la that_o be_v to_o the_o dead_a ghost_n ghost_n mâ—â—jâ—s_n that_o be_v month_n month_n d._n die_v that_o be_v day_n day_n filia_fw-la charissâ—maefecerunt_fw-la percepier_n bristol_n baron_n de_fw-mi barkley_n earl_n and_o duke_n of_o somerset_n patent_n anno_fw-la primo_fw-la henric._n tertii_fw-la tertii_fw-la de_fw-fr malo_fw-la lacu_fw-la lacu_fw-la de_fw-fr comitatu_fw-la earl_n apostlicall_a see_v earles_n o_o dorset_n the_o river_n isiâ—_n or_o ouze_n wansdike_n dikes_n of_o the_o march_n lediard_n saint_n john_n wood-toun_a or_o wotton_n basset_n breden_n forrest_n forrest_n prince_n of_o the_o blood_n malmesbury_n ingleborne_n maidulph_n the_o scot._n aldeme_n william_n malmesbury_n conucell_v at_o aix_n dantesey_n baron_fw-fr danvers_n calne_n a_o synod_n as_o touch_v the_o 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justiceship_n become_v a_o oppressor_n of_o the_o people_n of_o ireland_n a_o robber_n of_o the_o good_n both_o of_o clergy_n and_o laity_n of_o rich_a and_o poor_a alike_o a_o defrauder_n of_o many_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o do_v good_a not_o observe_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n offer_v wrong_n to_o the_o natural_a inhabitant_n minister_a justice_n to_o few_o or_o none_o and_o altogether_o distrust_v some_o few_o only_o except_v the_o inborn_a dweller_n in_o the_o land_n these_o thing_n do_v he_o still_o and_o attempt_v the_o like_a mislead_v by_o the_o counsel_n and_o persuasion_n of_o his_o wife_n item_n the_o say_a justice_n enter_v into_o ulster_n in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n through_o a_o pas_n call_v emerdullan_n
tower_n 319._o d_o wilde_n ipres_n 332._o c._n earl_n of_o kent_n 352._o e_fw-la ipswich_n or_o gipwich_n 464._o c_o ireland_n the_o site_n thereof_o 56_o irk_v a_o river_n 746._o a_o irchenfield_n or_o archenfield_n 617._o e_o irt_n a_o riveret_n 765._o e_o irmunsull_n see_v ermine_n 64_o irthing_n a_o river_n 782._o f_o irthington_n 745._o e_o irwell_n a_o river_n 745._o e_o iron_n or_o iron_n mine_n 581._o b_o isa_n a_o river_n see_v usa_fw-la isabelâ—_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la 207._o e_o isan_n parles_fw-fr a_o rock_n 763._o b_o isc_n river_n see_v ex._n isca_n danmoniorum_n 203._o f_o isca_n silurum_n 204._o a_o iscaw_n 20_o isis_n hair_n or_o isidis_n plocamos_a 211_o isis_n a_o river_n 241._o c_o isis_n a_o river_n in_o glocestershire_n see_v ouse_n islip_n 377._o a_o simon_n islip_n 332._o c_o is-urium_a brigantum_n 701._o c_o ithancester_n 443._o d_o itium_n be_v whitsan_n not_o callais_n 348_o judeal_o the_o totenais_n 201._o f_o ivel_n the_o river_n 221._o b_o julham_n or_o chilham_n 336._o b_o julia_n street_n 639._o e_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la usurp_v the_o empire_n 79._o be_v declare_v caesar_n 78_o julius_n caesar_n attempt_v britain_n 34_o julius_n a_o martyr_n in_o britain_n 73_o 636._o e_fw-la jullaber_n 336._o b_o ivo_n talboys_n of_o anjou_n 532._o f_o ivo_n a_o persian_a bishop_n 499._o a_o a_o jury_n of_o 12._o man_n 153_o justice_n of_o the_o forest_n 293._o e_fw-la justice_n ordain_v by_o aelfred_n 158_o justice_n of_o peace_n institute_v by_o k._n edward_n the_o three_o 160_o justice_n of_o assize_n 160.179_o justice_n or_o chief_a justicer_n of_o england_n 178_o justice_n itinerant_a 179_o justice_n in_o eyre_n ibid._n justice_n of_o goal_n delivery_n ibid._n justice_n of_o nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la ibid._n jutae_n a_o people_n in_o germany_n 128_o why_o so_o call_v 130_o ixning_n 459._o d_o k_n kaderne_a 18_o kainho_n a_o barony_n 401._o d_o katherine_n dowager_n of_o spain_n inter_v 513_o keiana_n scot_n 649._o b_o keidelston_n 553._o e_o keimes_n a_o barony_n 654._o c_o keina_n a_o devout_a virgin_n 236._o f_o keirch_n 20_o kilhop_n a_o riveret_n 738._o c_o kelnsey_n 714._o a_o kelsay_n 543._o a_o ken_n a_o river_n 753._o f_o kenchester_n 618._o d_o kendale_n or_o kirkby_n kendal_n 759_o kendale_n baron_n and_o earl_n ibid._n k._n kenelm_n a_o saint_n 365._o e_o kenelworth_n or_o killingworth_n 566_o kenelworth_n castle_n ibid._n dictum_fw-la de_fw-la kenelworth_n 567_o kenet_n the_o river_n 255_o a_o keninghal_n 472_o c_o keniwalcsh_n vanguish_v the_o britan_n 221_o d_o kent_n 323._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n kentishman_n right_o courteous_a and_o valiant_a 324_o c_o kent_n earles_n 352_o d_o kentish_a pety-king_n or_o potentate_n 37_o kentsand_n 753_o f_o kentigern_n bishop_n of_o glasco_n 679_o c_o a_o great_a clerk_n 378_o f_o kernaw_n 183_o kernellare_n what_o it_o be_v 753_o f_o kesar_n for_o caesar_n 326_o c_o kesteven_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 533_o b_o keston_n 326_o c_o keswicke_n 763_o c_o ket_n a_o rebel_n hang_v 473_o b_o kettel_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 543_o b_o kettleby_n 543_o a_o kettering_n 510_o keven_n 21_o keven_n caer_n 661_o e_o kevenles_a castle_n 624_o a_o kevin_n 21_o saint_n kibie_n a_o holy_a man_n 673_o a_o kidderminster_n 573_o f._n a_o barony_n 514_o a_o kidwelly_n 649_o kildale_n castle_n 721_o e_o kighley_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 693_o kilgarth_n 192_o killey_n 816_o e_o kilgarran_n 654_o e_o killingworth_n see_v kenelworth_n kilmain_n lhoyd_n 650_o d_o kilnsey_n crag_n 697_o b_o kilpeck_n a_o castle_n and_o family_n 617_o the_o king_n champion_n ibid._n kilton_n castle_n 720_o c_o kime_n a_o noble_a family_n 535_o e_o kimbolton_n or_o kinnibantum_fw-la castle_n 501_o c_o kindreton_n 610_o b_o kindreton_n baron_n 609_o b_o kined_a a_o saint_n 646_o c_o kinefeage_n castle_n 644_o d_o king_n what_o it_o signify_v 163._o his_o sovereign_a power_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n his_o royal_a prerogative_n 163_o king_n of_o england_n make_v heir_n to_o their_o subject_n 485_o e._n f_o king_n in_o britain_n during_o the_o roman_n empire_n there_o 67_o the_o king_n court_n of_o justice_n 177_o king_n bench_n 178_o kingston_n lacie_n 216_o f_o king_n clear_v 272_o c_o king_n knight_n or_o taine_n 293_o e_o kingston_n upon_o tamis_n 297_o b_o king_n delfe_n 500_o b_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n 712_o d_o king_n ditch_n by_o cambridge_n 488_o c_o kingswood_n abbey_n 364_o c_o kinnoburga_n 502_o b_o kinnersley_n 620_o c_o kinton_n 561_o c_o kirkham_n 709_o d_o kirkby_n beller_n 522_o f_o kirkby_n morside_n 722_o c_o kirkby_n the_o same_o that_o pontfret_n 695_o c_o kirkby_n lonsdale_n 760_o c_o kirkby_n stephen_n ibid._n d_o kirby_n thore_fw-la 761_o c_o kirk_n oswald_n 777_o f_o kirkton_n 532_o c_o kirsop_n a_o river_n 781_o d_o kirtling_n 491_o b_o kirton_n 203_o d_o kit_n coty_n house_n 332_o b_o kitsons_n knight_n 461_o e_o knarisborow_n castle_n 699_o f_o knebworth_n 406_o e_o knevet_v a_o family_n 472_o c._n d_o knevet_n or_o knivet_n baron_n of_o escrick_n 707_o e_o knight_n what_o degree_n of_o gentry_n 170_o knight_n simple_o so_o call_v 173_o knight_n of_o four_o sort_n 171_o knight_n banaret_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 172_o knight_n dub_v earl_n 174_o knight_n a_o title_n of_o dignity_n 175_o knight_n how_o dub_v 176_o knight_n bachelar_n ibid._n knight_n twelve_o employ_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o glamorgan-shire_n 641_o e._n f_o knightleys_n ancient_a knight_n 508_o knighton_n 623_o e_o kniveton_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 553_o e_o knock_v castle_n 597_o b_o knoll_n 328_o a_o knoll_v baron_n the_o rotherfield_n 389_o e_fw-la knot_n a_o dainty_a fowl_n 543_o c_o knotsford_n a_o town_n 610_o c_o knute_n the_o hardy_a or_o hardy_a knut_n 143_o knute_n king_n of_o the_o danes_n vanquisheth_z ethelbert_n 143_o kowain_n 18_o kumero_fw-la 10_o kumbri_n or_o kambry_n 765_o b_o kumari_fw-la ibid._n kumeraeg_n ibid._n kwrm_n a_o british_a drink_n 31_o l._n laberius_n durus_n slay_v by_o kentishman_n lac_n a_o riveret_n 753_o d_o lacie_n 213_o d_o lacy_n conqueror_n of_o ireland_n 631_o c_o lacie_n the_o norman_a 695_o d_o john_n lackland_n who_o he_o be_v 255_o f_o lacon_n a_o family_n 591_o d_o lactorodum_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v stony_a stratford_n 397_o b_o laelianus_n a_o usurper_n in_o britain_n murder_v 71_o laetavia_n 111_o laeti_fw-la ibid._n laetus_n a_o valiant_a captain_n 69_o laeford_n by_o contraction_n lord_n 168_o lanae_fw-la 19_o lake_n in_o staffordsh_fw-mi of_o a_o strange_a nature_n 588_o b._n c_o william_n lambard_n commend_v 323_o b_o william_n lambard_n his_o hospital_n 327_o f_o lambeth_n 303_o b_o lambley_n nunnery_n 799â—_n â—_z lamborne_n 283_o f_o lambourn_n manor_n 440_o c_o lamprey_n 574_o c_o lane_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 509_o f_o lanandiffry_n 649_o d_o lancashire_n 745_o lancaster_n or_o loncaster_n town_n 754_o b_o lancaster_n lord_n 755_o f_o lancaster_n earles_n 756_o lancaster_n duke_n 757_o lancham_n 463_o d_o lanchester_n 742â—_n â—_z landaff_n 642_o d_o land_n end_v 188_o lanerco_v abbey_n or_o priory_n 782_o c_o 785_o c_o langerston_n 465_o a_o abbot_n langley_n 414_o f_o king_n langley_n ibid._n f_o langley_n 592_o a_o langho_n 750_o a_o langton_n a_o family_n 752_o e_o langanum_n 668_o b_o lanheath_n 491_o a_o lapis_fw-la tituli_fw-la see_v stonar_n lacelle_v a_o family_n 707_o e._n 724_o c_o latham_n 749_o a_o latimer_n what_o it_o be_v 598â—_n â—_z latimer_n a_o town_n 394_o e_o latimer_n de_fw-fr corby_n a_o family_n 507_o b_o latimer_n lord_n 721_o f._n 729_o d_o latimer_n a_o surname_n 598_o c_o lavatrae_n 732_o d_o laver_n a_o river_n ibid._n e_o lavellin_n a_o high_a hill_n 767_o f_z lawleye_n a_o family_n 591_o f_z lawless_a court_n 441_o e_fw-la law_n of_o england_n in_o a_o tripartite_a division_n 153_o law-courts_a of_o england_n 177_o law_n that_o be_v heap_n of_o stone_n 802_o b_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr land_n a_o family_n 542_o c_o laurence_n noel_n repayrer_n of_o our_o saxon_n language_n 188_o laxton_n or_o lexinton_n a_o town_n and_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 550_o lay_v 21_o lea_n or_o ley_n a_o river_n 406_o e_o lea_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 592_o d_o leach_n 21_o lead_n of_o darbyshire_n 556_o e_o league_n 21_o leak_n knight_n 556_o b_o leam_fw-la the_o river_n 507_o e_o leama_n brook_v 561_o d_o leamington_n ibid._n d_o leanminster_n 17_o leckhamsted_n 396_o e_o leddets_n a_o family_n 507_o b_o long-leat_a 245_o a_o leaden_a a_o river_n 620_o e_o ledbury_n a_o town_n ibid._n lee_n knight_n 280_o c_o lee_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 610_o c_o sir_n henry_n lee_n 395_o f_o leeds_n castle_n 331_o c_o leeds_n 694_o e_o leegh_n 441_o c_o leez_fw-fr 445_o c_o legeolium_n 695_o a_o leibourne_n 332_o c_o leiden_fw-mi castle_n build_v by_o hengist_n 130_o leighton_n knight_n 593_o a_o leighton_n buzzard_n 402_o e_o leighton_n
513_o b_o mary_n lady_n fane_n 330_o d_o mary_n hall_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o mary_n magdalen_n college_n in_o oxford_n 382_o b_o s_o maries_fw-fr of_o radcliff_n 237â—_n â—_z marius_n a_o mighty_a strong_a man_n 779_o d_o markham_n a_o uncorrupt_a judge_n markham_n a_o village_n and_o name_n of_o family_n 550_o e_o markham_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n 550_o e_o marle_n 20.393_o c_o marleborough_n 255_o d_o marleborough_n statute_n 256_o a_o marlowe_n 393_o marmion_n a_o family_n 729_o e_fw-la marmion_n the_o king_n champion_n 582_o c_o marney_n baron_n 213_o a_o marnhill_n 215_o c_o marquesites_n find_v 720_o f_o marquesse_n what_o degree_n of_o honour_n 165_o marquesse_n how_o create_v ibid._n marchland_n 690_o e_o martin_n bishop_n of_o tours_n against_o put_v heretic_n to_o death_n 82_o martin_n vicegerent_n in_o britain_n stab_v himself_o 78_o martin_n lord_n of_o keimes_n martin_n a_o family_n 654_o d_o martyr_n in_o britain_n 73_o mason_n first_o bring_v into_o england_n 743_o a_o massagetes_n scythian_n 121_o massham_n 729_o c_o matrafall_n 662_o d_o mawde_z the_o empress_n lady_n of_o the_o english_a 453_o e._n king_n henry_n the_o first_o his_o wife_n 284_o d_o mawde_z of_o saint_n valeri_n a_o stout_a dame_n 623_o c_o saint_n maudit_fw-la castle_n 189_o maugre_o lhewellin_n a_o castle_n 623_o c_o mauley_n baron_n 709_o c_o peter_n mauley_n 719_o c_o malt_n of_o abbington_n 280_o a_o malt_n how_o make_v 485_o b_o maundbury_n 212_o c_o maunsel_n 641_o e_o maxey_n castle_n 515_o a_o maximus_n usurp_v the_o empire_n 82._o his_o virtue_n ib._n style_v trevericus_n emperor_n ibid._n maximus_n the_o usurper_n vanquish_v and_o put_v to_o death_n by_o theodosius_n 83_o maxstock_n castle_n 567_o c_o meal_n what_o they_o be_v 479_o e_o east-mean_a hundred_o 268_o f_z west-mean_a hundred_o ibid._n meansborow_n hundred_o ibid._n meanuari_fw-la ibid._n meaux_n abbey_n 712_o e_o walter_n medantinus_n a_o official_a earl_n 621_o medaghom_n 634_o b_o medcalfe_n a_o numerous_a family_n 729_o a_o medeshandsted_a alias_o medeswelhamsted_n ibid._n medeswel_o a_o gulf_n 512_o b_o medley_n 693_o f_o medvan_n 67_o medway_n river_n 329_o d_o meermarke_n in_o old_a time_n 515_o c_o melborn_n castle_n 554_o a_o melcomb_n regis_fw-la 211_o c_o melfield_n 815_o d_o long_n melford_n a_o hospital_n 462_o melienith_n 624_o a_o melin_n what_o colour_n 26_o melitus_n a_o roman_a bishop_n of_o london_n 426_o c_o melkin_n a_o great_a professor_n of_o learning_n 378_o f_o melton_n mowbray_n 522_o e_o menai_n 668_o c_o mendip_n hill_n 230_o d_o mendlesham_n 465_o b_o meneg_n 189_o menevia_n 653_o d_o menils_n baron_n 721_o b_o merbury_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 609_o f_o mercian_n of_o the_o north_n 559_o b_o merchenlage_n 153_o merworth_n 330_o d_o mercury_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o way_n 64_o mergate_n 413_o merion_n shire_n 667_o merivale_n 569_o d_o merkin_n 188_o merlin_n the_o britan_n tages_n where_o bear_v 649_o f_o mersey_n a_o river_n 745â—_n â—_z mesey_n mouth_n 610_o b_o mershland_n 481_o a_o merton_n a_o pool_n 749_o d_o merton_n 302_o d_o merton_n college_n 302_o statute_n of_o merton_n 302_o e_o merton_n brook_v a_o riveret_n 554_o d_o metham_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 710_o metaris_n or_o maltraith_n 529_o c_o mettingham_n 468_o c_o merlin_n sylvester_n the_o british_a apollo_n 640_o a_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n 7â—_n e_o saint_n michael_n mount_n 188_o michelham_n 315_o d_o michael_n scotus_n a_o great_a mathematician_n 773_o b_o middlesex_n 419_o middleton_n abbey_n build_v by_o king_n athelstane_n 213_o middleton_n a_o family_n 698_o d_o middlewich_n 607_o f_o mikel_n bar_n 701_o f_o milburga_n a_o devout_a virgin_n 591_o e_o sir_n walter_n mildmay_n a_o worthy_a knight_n 514_o c_o mildred_n a_o saint_n 340_o b_o milstons_n 681_o a._n 556_o f_o milford_n haven_n 651_o d_o millum_fw-la castle_n 765_o d_o mimmes_n 415_o d_o mineran_n what_o town_n 407_o f_o minchins_n that_o be_v nun_n 362_o b_o mineral_n stone_n 720_o f_o minshul_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 608_o minster_n 334_o a_o minster_n what_o it_o signify_v 245_o c_o minster_n lovel_n 373_o f_o misselto_n of_o the_o oak_n 14_o missenden_n a_o town_n 394_o c._n de_fw-fr missenden_n gentleman_n 394_o e_o mitford_n 812_o b_o mitton_n 731_o b_o mitten_n a_o family_n 665_o d_o mixon_n 274_o e_o modwena_n or_o mow_v a_o religious_a virgin_n 569_o e._n 586_o b._n her_o epitaph_n 586_o c_o moeles_n 196_o a._n 221_o c_o mogontus_n 691_o d_o mohuns_fw-mi 190_o f_o mohun_v or_o moion_n 220_o d_o moignes_n or_o monk_n of_o essex_n a_o family_n 245_o b_o moilenly_a 676_o c_o moinglath_n ibid._n mole_n a_o river_n why_o so_o call_v 297_o mould_n 681_o a_o molineaux_n a_o family_n 748_o mona_n taciti_fw-la a_o isle_n 671_o mona_n subdue_v by_o julius_n agricola_n ibid._n monastical_a life_n or_o monkery_n when_o first_o profess_v 603_o a_o monastery_n what_o they_o be_v 603_o c_o monastery_n suppress_v 163_o monkchester_n 810_o b_o monkton_n see_v exeter_n monk_n layman_n 603_o c_o monk_n a_o family_n 208_o a_o monk_n regular_a or_o of_o the_o clergy_n ibid._n monk_n weremouth_n 742_o f_o monmouthshire_n 631_o monmouth_n town_n 632_o b._n the_o natall_a place_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o 632_o e_o monmouth_n a_o academy_n 633_o e_o monow_n a_o river_n 617.631_o c_o montacute_n a_o place_n why_o so_o call_v 222_o b_o montacute_v knight_n 510_o a_o montacute_v a_o family_n 222_o c_o earles_n of_o salisbury_n ibid._n 249_o th._n montacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n slay_v before_o orleans_n 250_o mont_n aegle_n baron_n 753_o f_o montchensyes_n baron_n 329_o a_o guarin_n montchensy_n another_o rich_a crassus_n 463_o b_o montferrant_n castle_n 709_o b_o montfichets_fw-mi baron_n 453_o c_o montfichet_n baron_n 440_o a._n 809_o e_fw-la montfort_n 566_o a_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n 523_o e_o simon_n de_fw-fr montford_n the_o young_a disloyal_a to_o his_o prince_n 523_o e_o simon_n montfort_n another_o catiline_n 577_o f._n slay_v 578_o a_o montgomeryshire_n 661_o montgomery_n town_n and_o castle_n 661_o f_o montgomerie_n earl_n 663_o b_o montgomerie_n make_v a_o shire_n 677_o mont_n turold_v a_o fort_n 513_o a_o montjoy_n 555_o monthault_n baron_n 680_o e_o monument_n or_o tomb_n in_o paul_n church_n in_o london_n 426_o d._n etc._n etc._n the_o moor_n in_o monmouthshire_n 694_o d_o moores_n what_o they_o be_v 759_o b_o mordants_n baron_n 399_o b_o moresby_n a_o place_n and_o name_n of_o gentleman_n 766_o c_o f_o mooreland_n 586_o e_o mor_n 21_o morinwyr_n ibid._n morimarusa_n 11_o morley_n baron_n 315_o c._n 453_o d_o morison_n sir_n richard_n and_o charles_n 415_o a_o moregate_n in_o london_n 423_o d_o mordant_n 510_o c_o morton_n cardinal_n and_o archbish._n of_o canterbury_n 212_o b_o morpeth_n 812_o c_o morton_n corbet_n 594_o e_o morvils_n a_o family_n 775_o f_o hugh_n morvil_n that_o slay_v thomas_n becket_n 777_o f_o mortimer_n earles_n of_o march_n 619_o mortimer_n of_o attilborough_n 473_o b_o morwic_n 813_o b_o mortimer_n hole_n 548_o e_o roger_n mortimer_n the_o elder_a sentence_v to_o death_n 624_o e_o roger_n mortimer_n the_o last_o declare_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n 625_o a_o the_o mosses_n 745_o d._n whence_o they_o come_v 747_o b_o the_n moto_fw-la 783_o b_o mont_n sorel_n or_o mount_n soar_n hill_n 521_o a_o mowbray_n 304_o f_o mowbraies_n a_o family_n the_o original_n of_o their_o race_n 723_o c_o mowbray_n much_o affect_v the_o templar_n 566_o d_o mowbraies_n whence_o descend_v 481_o c_o thomas_n mowbray_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 482_o e._n banish_v ibid._n mowbray_n 221_o f_z moult-grave_a castle_n 719_o c_o mountsbay_n 188.189_o moushole_n 188_o mouthwy_a a_o commot_n in_o wales_n 665_o d_o moyen_fw-mi 213_o b_o moyly_a gaer_n 679_o c_o muchelney_n 222_o a_o the_o mues_n 432_o c_o munden_n furnivall_n 408_o b._n 703_o a_o municipia_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 409_o murdack_n a_o family_n 565_o a._n 409_o musard_n baron_n of_o staveley_n 555_o f_o muschamp_v baron_n 815_o c_o musgraves_n village_n and_o a_o family_n 760_o d_o musgrave_n baron_n ibid._n d_o mustard_n the_o best_a 359_o b_o mynyd_n margan_n 644_o e_o n_o nadder_n a_o river_n 245_o d_o naitanus_n a_o king_n of_o the_o pict_n 118_o name_n of_o family_n alter_v 583_o e_fw-la name_n of_o family_n take_v from_o place_n 748_o a_o name_n take_v from_o the_o father_n forename_n 813_o b_o nannius_n 82_o nant_n pencarn_n a_o river_n 639_o f_z nant-wich_a 607_o f_o natan_n leod_n or_o nazaleod_n 258_o f_o nation_n the_o same_o have_v sundry_a name_n 23_o nation_n at_o first_o have_v name_n of_o their_o own_o 25_o navy_n royal_a of_o england_n 333_o e_o naworth_n castle_n 784_o f_o neath_n or_o nid_v a_o river_n 645_o f_o neath_n a_o town_n 643_o d_o neath_n land_n 649_o d_o nectan_n a_o saint_n
river_n or_o guash_n 525_o e_o wash_v a_o dangerous_a arm_n of_o the_o sea_n 480_o d_o washburnes_n village_n and_o family_n 577_o d_o waste_v 806_o a_o waterfall_n 730_o c_o water_n divide_v 399_o c_o water_n germander_n see_v scordium_n watford_n 415_o a_o watchtower_n erect_v by_o c._n caligula_n 40_o watlesbury_n 592_o f_o watling-street_n highway_n 64_o watling-street_n a_o town_n 593_o waveney_n a_o river_n 467_o d_o waver_v a_o river_n 773_o b_o wauburn_n 479_o a_o wauburnham_n ibid._n weable_o 620_o b_o weable_o ale_n ibid._n weald_n in_o kent_n 329_o d_o weare_n a_o town_n 205_o c_o wear_v the_o decay_n of_o excester_n haven_n 205_o c_o weddesborrow_n 581_o f_o wedensday_n 135_o weedon_n in_o the_o street_n 508_o c_o weimouth_n 211_o b_o will_n ebb_v and_o flow_v 558_o c_o welles_n medicinable_a 497_o d_o welch_n poole_n a_o town_n 662_o b_o welles_n baron_n 541_o e._n 542_o b_o welles_n viscount_n 542_o welles_n the_o city_n 223_o d_o welland_n river_n 505_o b_o welledon_n 514_o d_o welhop_n a_o riveret_n 738_o c_o wellingborow_n 509_o f_o wenlock_n 591_o e_o wemme_n 594_o c_o wenman_v a_o family_n 384_o a_o go_v a_o river_n 690_o f_o wentsbeck_n a_o river_n 812_o b_o wentsdale_n 727_o e_o wentworth_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 689_o e_o wentworth_v baron_n 463_o c_o weorth_o what_o it_o signify_v 582_o be_v a_o river_n 738_o werburga_n or_o warburga_n a_o holy_a virgin_n 508_o c._n 583_o werburgs_n church_n in_o chester_n 605_o werith_n what_o colour_n 26_o werke_n castle_n 815_o a_o werlam_n or_o verlam_n city_n in_o great_a distress_n 51_o werlam-street_n 64_o werminster_n 245_o c_o werywall_n 754_o d_o west_n baron_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ware_n 312_o d_o 746_o b_o westminster_n sometime_o thorney_n 428_o e_o westminster_n church_n 428_o f_o monument_n therein_o 429_o f_o westminster_n hall_n 431_o e_o westmoreland_n 759_o westmoreland_n earl_n 763_o d_o westride_v 489_o d_o west_n saxon_n bring_v the_o heptarchy_n to_o a_o monarchy_n 138_o westâ—_n sexenlage_n 153._o 159_o west_n saxon_n kingdom_n 294_o c_o west_n wales_n 647_o b_o west_n weal_n 184_o wetherby_n 699_o a_o wetherill_n 778_o a_o wever_n a_o river_n 601_o e_o wever_n a_o hill_n 586_o f_o wey_n river_n 294_o e_o whaddon_n 396_o d_o wiatts_n a_o family_n 331_o e_o wyatt_n his_o unfortunate_a end_n ibid._n e_o wic_n what_o it_o signify_v 326.355_o wiceii_fw-la 354_o f._n 573_o d_o wiche_n that_o be_v salt_n pit_n 573_o b_o which_o a_o town_n 575_o b_o which_o wood_n forest_n 374_o b_o which_o a_o learned_a canonist_n 575_o a_o wichliff_n die_v 517_o f_o wickham_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n 265_o e._n his_o praise_n 266_o c._n d_o his_o equivocant_fw-la mot_fw-fr 288_o d_o wicombe_n or_o wickham_n a_o town_n 393_o d_o widdevile_n or_o woodvill_n a_o family_n 506_o c_o widdevill_n lord_n rivers_n ibid._n d_o earl_n rivers_n ibid._n high_a constable_n of_o england_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n behead_v ibid._n e_o widdevill_n earl_n river_n 405_o e_o wie_z river_n 358_o e._n 618_o a_o a_o wife_n demise_v to_o another_o 312_o f_o wigenhall_n 481_o b_o wight_n isle_n 273_o c._n etc._n etc._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o lord_n thereof_o 276_o c._n d_o wiggin_n 749_o c_o wigmore_n 619_o c_o wigton_n 774_o b_o wilberhams_n or_o wilburhams_n a_o family_n 607_o d_o wilberham_n 490_o b_o a_o wild_a man_n catch_v in_o the_o sea_n 466_o a_o wilfride_n bishop_n 275_o d._n 308_o c_o wilfride_n archbishop_n of_o york_n 700_o c_o wilfreed_n needle_n ibid._n c_o willebrode_o ah_o learned_a englishman_n 137_o willey_n or_o willeley_n 591_o d_o a_o river_n and_o village_n 245_o e._n 246_o wharton_n castle_n 701_o d_o wheallep_n castle_n 701_o d_o wheathamsted_n 406_o e_o john_n of_o wheathamsted_n ibid._n f_o wherfe_n the_o river_n 696_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n f_o whetston_n 339_o c_o whitehart_n forest_n 213_o f_o whereupon_o so_o call_v 214_o a_o whitehart_n silver_n ibid._n whitchurch_n in_o shropshire_n 598_o whitgaraburge_n 275_o c_o whitgift_n archbishop_n of_o caterbury_n 542_o d._n his_o good_a deed_n 302_o b_o whitby_n 718_o b_o white_n hall_n the_o king_n house_n 432_o whitham_n 446_o b_o whitehorse_n vale_n 279_o c_o whitney_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 618_o whitsan_n 348_o b_o white_n spur_n 176_o whittington_n 598_o b_o whorwel_n 262_o a_o william_n of_o newborough_n 8_o william_n or_o wilcock_n of_o mouthwy_a 665_o william_n of_o york_n 695_o c_o william_n of_o malmesbury_n 242_o f_o william_n long-espee_a 145_o 249_o d_o slay_v near_o damiata_n 249_o e_o william_n the_o bastard_n or_o conqueror_n 145._o his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n ibid._n where_o he_o land_v 316_o e._n invade_v england_n 145_o he_o fight_v with_o king_n harald_n ibid._n f._n swear_v to_o keep_v all_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o england_n 414_o c._n be_v inaugurate_v king_n 152_o disavow_v his_o title_n and_o conquest_n 152._o his_o behaviour_n present_o upon_o victory_n 152._o his_o seal_n ibid._n he_o enact_v excellent_a law_n 153_o his_o policy_n to_o root_v out_o and_o weaken_v the_o english_a 152_o williams_n of_o tame_a 384_o a_o willibourne_n a_o river_n 245_o d_o willimot_n wick_n 801_o e_o willoford_n 785_o c_o willoughby_n freeze_v to_o death_n in_o a_o voyage_n 555_o d_o willoughbye_n baron_n of_o brook_n 244_o c._n 577_o b_o willoughbies_n baron_n 465.541_o e_o willoughby_n of_o parrham_n 543_o d_o willoughby_n earl_n of_o vandosme_n 54r_n willoughby_n knight_n 547_o c_o wiltshire_n 241_o wiltshire_n earl_n 256_o d._n e_o wilton_n a_o town_n 246_o c_o wilton_n castle_n 621_o a._n 721_o a_o wimundham_n or_o windham_n 473_o d_o wimundham_n in_o leicestersh_fw-mi 522_o wimondly_n 406_o c_o winander_fw-ge mere_n 755_o b_o winburne_n what_o it_o signify_v 216_o a_o winburne_n minster_n 215_o e_o wincaunton_n 221_o d_o winchelcombe_n town_n &_o abbey_n 365_o d_o winchelsey_n 319_o b_o winchel_n see_v over_o old_a winchester_n 809_o e._n 269_o a_o winchester_n 262_o winchester_n bishop_n 265_o e_o winchester_n tower_n in_o windsor_n castle_n 288_o d_o winchester_n earles_n and_o marquess_n 267_o b._n d_o winchindon_n 395_o f_o windesor_n baron_n 289_o a._n 320â—_n â—_z windesor_n a_o family_n 419_o c_o windesor_n town_n 286_o d._n e_o windsor_n castle_n 288_o d_o windlesor_n forest_n 293_o b_o windrush_n river_n 374_o a_o wingfeld_v in_o darbyshire_n 555_o e_o winfeilds_n knight_n 512_o a_o winifrid_n a_o learned_a englishman_n 137._o the_o apostle_n of_o germany_n 203._o d_o winkles_n or_o cockle_n on_o hil-top_n 727_o c_o winster_n a_o river_n 760_o a_o winterton_n a_o cape_n 478_o d_o winwidfield_n 694_o e_o winwicke_n 748_o b_o wip_v fleet_n 340_o a_o wire_n a_o river_n 753_o a_o wire-dale_n ibid._n wirkington_n 769_o wirral_n 601_o e._n 606_o d_o wiske_n a_o river_n 723_o e_o withburga_n a_o saint_n 482_o a_o witherington_n or_o woderington_n a_o castle_n and_o name_n of_o a_o martial_a family_n 812_o e_o wittlesmere_n 500_o d_o witton_n a_o castle_n 738_o c_o wiza_n a_o riveret_n 773_o b_o wye_n a_o town_n in_o kent_n 335_o d_o woad_n 19_o woburn_n 401_o e_o woden_n 241_o d_o woden_n a_o saxon_n god_n 135_o woderington_n see_v witherington_n wold_n in_o leicestershire_n 523._o a_o wollaton_n 547_o woodvil_n see_v widvil_n wolpher_n a_o pagan_a king_n kill_v his_o two_o son_n 583._o become_v a_o christian_a 512._o d_o wolsey_n cardinal_n a_o butcher_n son_n 469_o c_o wollover_n 815_o c_o wolstane_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n canonize_v a_o saint_n 576_o d_o wolvehunt_n a_o family_n 556_o d_o wolverton_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 397_o wolf_n destroy_v 665_o wondy_n 634_o c_o woodbridge_n 465_o d_o wooden_a how_o portray_v 135_o woodhall_n 407_o woodham_n walter_n 446_o b_o woodland_n a_o part_n of_o warwickshire_n 561_o b_o woodnoths_n 607_o e_o woodstock_n 375_o d_o wooton_n basset_n 242_o a_o woodrising_n 473_o a_o worcestershire_n 573_o worcester_n 575_o c_o worcester_n earles_n 578_o f_o workensopl_n 550_o f_o workesworth_n 556_o e_o world_n how_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v people_v 11_o wormhill_n 556_o d_o wormleighton_n 561_o d_o wormgay_n or_o wrongey_n 481_o e_o worsted_n a_o town_n 478_o c_o worsted_n stuff_n whence_o so_o call_v 478_o c_o wortley_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 689_o wotton_n under_o wever_n 586_o wotton_n a_o family_n and_o baron_n wotton_n of_o merlay_v 331_o a_o wotton_n under_o edge_n 364_o c_o will_v what_o they_o be_v 364â—_n â—_z wragby_n 540_o e_o wreak_n a_o river_n 517_o b_o wreken_fw-mi a_o river_n in_o leicestershire_n 522_o c_o wreken_fw-mi a_o hill_n 593_o d_o wreshill_n castle_n 710_o a_o wrexham_n 677_o b_o wriothesleys_n or_o writhosley_n earl_n of_o southamton_n 273_o a_o wringcheese_n 19â—_n writtle_n a_o large_a parish_n 445_o e_o wrotesley_n or_o wrothesley_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 581_o d_o wroxcester_n 593_o b_o wroxhall_n 566_o d_o wulfrune_n a_o devout_a woman_n 581_o wulfrune_n
the_o saxon_n conquest_n gildas_n the_o saxon_n manner_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o originum_fw-la the_o saxon_n shore_n or_o coast_n comites_fw-la littoris_fw-la saxonici_fw-la saxonici_fw-la sperabat_fw-la for_o timebat_fw-la timebat_fw-la baieux_fw-fr saxones_n baiocassini_fw-la lib._n 8._o epist._n ad_fw-la namantium_fw-la namantium_fw-la ciuli_fw-la ciuli_fw-la by_o hang_v they_o indifferent_o one_o with_o another_o lib._n 2._o epist._n 4â—_n a_o horse_n the_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o the_o saxon_n these_o ceremony_n adam_n bremensis_n ascribe_v to_o the_o saxon_n which_o tacitus_n attribute_v to_o the_o suevian_o the_o saxon_n go_n wednesday_n friday_n tuesday_n tuesday_n de_fw-fr temporibus_fw-la eoster_n a_o goddess_n herthus_n a_o goddess_n earth_n thursday_n have_v name_n from_o this_o thor._n thor._n ingenti_fw-la priapo_n a_o monarchy_n always_o in_o the_o englishman_n heptarchy_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o â—96_n â—96_n augustine_n the_o englishman_n apostle_n englishman_n convert_v to_o the_o faith_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 1._o englishman_n englishman_n hol-deirâ—â—esse_a hol-deirâ—â—esse_a christ._n the_o river_n small_a in_o yorkshire_n beda_n report_v all_o this_o of_o paulinus_n archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o not_o of_o augustine_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o englishman_n the_o learning_n of_o englishman_n britain_n twice_o schoolmistress_n of_o france_n the_o flit_a back_n again_o of_o anglo-saxon_n into_o germany_n england_n about_o the_o year_n 800._o theod._n that_o be_v a_o nation_n epist._n to_o zacharie_n the_o pope_n porphyrius_n de_fw-fr theolog._n phâ—_n ael_n â—al_a etc._n etc._n vlf._n ard_n athel_n and_o ethel_n bert._n bald._n ken_n and_o kin._n cuth_o ead._n fred._n gisle_n hold._n helm_n hare_n and_o here._n hild._n wiga_n leod._n leof_o mund._o rad_n red_n and_o rod._n ric._n sig._n stan._n wi._n willi._n wold_n the_o name_n of_o britain_n bring_v into_o use_n again_o da-hen_n winccinga_n winccinga_n dâ—â—_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o dane_n hereupon_o peradventure_o we_o have_v our_o thursday_n so_o call_v call_v burn_a offering_n lib._n 1._o 1._o theophania_n the_o waste_n and_o spoil_v that_o the_o dane_n make_v dangelt_n dangelt_n or_o demame_n demame_n otherwise_o call_v alured_n 1012._o cut_a in_o his_o coin_n the_o dane_n afflict_v england_n 200._o year_n and_o reign_v about_o 20._o 20._o hardy-knout_a edward_n the_o confessor_n confessor_n of_o canterbury_n nordmanni_n nord-lâ—udi_a helâ—â—ldus_n the_o book_n of_o sangall_n concern_v the_o act_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a great_a calvus_n calvus_n crassus_n crassus_n normandy_n neustria_n neustria_n rou._n rou._n the_o foole._n bigod_n bigod_n baptism_n baptism_n longa_n spata_fw-la duke_n of_o normandy_n normandy_n domuâ—_n regius_fw-la major_n major_n or_o tostre_fw-fr norman_n 10â—6_n the_o charter_n of_o william_n conqueror_n the_o history_n of_o saint_n stephen_n abbey_n at_o cane_n in_o normandy_n the_o norman_n conquest_n conquest_n hungary_n a_o comet_n malcolm_n malcolm_n mil._n calumbus_fw-la filius_fw-la osberni_fw-la osberni_fw-la andium_fw-la andium_fw-la pictonum_fw-la pictonum_fw-la cenomannorum_fw-la cenomannorum_fw-la bononiae_fw-la bononiae_fw-la when_o day_n and_o night_n be_v of_o a_o length_n about_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o september_n september_n durus_fw-la stanford_n bridge_n near_o york_n york_n 14._o octob._n octob._n or_o heavy_a axe_n botescaâ—les_n the_o seal_n of_o william_n conqueror_n conqueror_n normandy_n domesday-booke_n domesday-booke_n a_o jury_n of_o twelve_o twelve_o as_o touch_v the_o fact_n the_o warlike_a prowess_n of_o the_o norman_n th._n fazel_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o latter_a decad._n chalcondilas_n in_o pembroke_n shire_n of_o consolation_n to_o albina_n nicephorus_n how_o country_n be_v divide_v divide_v cap._n 6._o britan_n great_a and_o small_a britain_n the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a tripartite_a britain_n dist._n 80._o cap._n 1._o 1._o chester_n britain_n in_o five_o part_n lib._n 28._o the_o saxon_n heptarchy_n or_o seven_o kingdom_n england_n divide_v into_o shire_n or_o county_n county_n a_o hide_n as_o some_o think_v be_v so_o much_o land_n as_o one_o plough_n can_v ear_n in_o one_o year_n as_o other_o think_v 4._o yard-land_n aelfred_n he_o be_v name_v in_o piece_n of_o coin_n also_o alured_n in_o our_o english_a chronicle_n hundred_o wapentak_v tithing_n and_o lath_n leth._n shire_n the_o division_n of_o england_n according_a to_o the_o law_n the_o manuscript_n book_n of_o s._n edmund_n edmund_n doomsday_n book_n wales_n divide_v into_o shire_n shire_n or_o london_n 897._o math._n westmonast_n he_o flourish_v in_o the_o year_n 1070._o 1070._o mercia_n sheriff_n of_o the_o shire_n twelve_o man_n justice_n of_o peace_n justice_n of_o assize_n england_n divide_v into_o parish_n bishop_n monastery_n or_o abbay_n a_o hundred_o priory_n of_o monk_n alien_n king_n henry_n the_o five_o have_v dissolve_v before_o the_o king_n bracton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o seneca_n the_o prince_n prince_n nobilis_fw-la caesar._n caesar._n caesar_n nobilissimus_fw-la nobilissimus_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la natus_fw-la natus_fw-la lord_n a_o duke_n duke_n duke_n duke_n earl_n sigonius_n regni_fw-la italici_n lib._n 5._o afterwards_o a_o golden_a rod_n or_o verger_n be_v use_v marqueste_n marqueste_n an._n 4._o henriâ—_n 4._o in_o paratitlis_fw-la ad_fw-la codicem_fw-la p._n pithaeus_n in_o memorab_n campaniae_fw-la campaniae_fw-la a_o authentical_a record_n of_o the_o exchequer_n exchequer_n or_o maundevil_n cincture_n of_o the_o sword_n sword_n penbrochiae_fw-la in_o another_o place_n count_n palatine_n pithaus_fw-la viscount_n baron_n in_o parergis_n see_v goldastus_n pag._n 14._o lord_n about_o the_o year_n 580._o nâ—riots_n or_o relevies_n haply_o mancusae_fw-la that_o be_v 30._o denier_n many_o thanes_z in_o england_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n court-baron_n math._n paris_n pag._n 1262._o baronage_n of_o england_n bishop_n baron_n abbat_n baron_n of_o the_o parliament_n matth._n paris_n vavasor_n signius_fw-la noble_n of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n knight_n wherefore_o knight_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a milites_fw-la solidarij_fw-la baneret_n baneret_n fars_n 2._o pat._n 15.8.3_o m._n 22._o and_o 23._o 23._o hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la vexillum_fw-la vexillum_fw-la hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la knight_n of_o the_o bath_n knight_n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la germanorum_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 22._o epist._n 94._o 94._o be_v dub_v knight_n knight_n other_o say_v 100_o 100_o compliment_n compliment_n ennoblishment_n ennoblishment_n nobilitationis_fw-la nobilitationis_fw-la king_n or_o queen_n queen_n priest_n in_o dorso_fw-la pat._n 51._o h._n 3._o esquire_n esquire_n esses_n gentleman_n citizen_n yeoman_n parliament_n the_o king_n court._n king_n bench._n common_a pleas._n exchequer_n justice_n itinerant_a star-chambe_a court_n of_o 〈◊〉_d admiral_n court_n chancery_n chancery_n socratum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o judgement_n epist._n 6._o lib._n 11._o robert_n fitz._n stephen_n who_o live_v under_o henry_n the_o second_o court_n of_o request_n ecclesiastical_a court_n see_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o british_a church_n court_n of_o the_o arch_n court_n of_o audience_n court_n of_o faculty_n under_o what_o sign_n in_o heaven_n britain_n lie_v the_o order_n or_o method_n of_o the_o work_n ensue_v ensue_v welch_n welch_n welshman_n ostidamnej_fw-la cossini_n corn_n and_o kern_n kern_n perâ—copsca_n or_o procopia_n procopia_n bretaigne_n or_o little_a britain_n strabo_n orewood_n tin_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o &_o 9_o 9_o â—o_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o tinner_n l._n warden_n of_o the_o stannary_n cornish_a diamond_n pilchard_n pilchard_n which_o peradventure_o be_v gerre_n in_o pliny_n hurling_n havillan_n in_o architrenio_n western_a people_n most_o strong_a and_o hardy_a hardy_a tame_a those_o of_o the_o terciere_n &_o â—_o bellerium_fw-la or_o antivestaeum_n steort_n what_o iâ—_n signify_v 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have_v all_o britan_n to_o be_v unâ—derstood_v sandwich_n *_o escaetria_n 23._o e._n 3._o p._n 2._o cantium_n the_o promontory_n the_o foreland_n foreland_n british_a sea_n sea_n or_o boil_v sandon_n deale_n where_o caesar_n arrive_v caesar_n entry_n into_o britain_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr artees_n natuâ—_n see_v page_n 34_o 35_o etc._n etc._n castra_n navalia_fw-la caesar_n ship-campe_n dubris_n dover_n darell_n in_o sussex_n suffragan_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a_o band_n of_o the_o tungricane_n castleguard_n change_v the_o streightâ—_n of_o calais_n or_o narrow_a sea_n whether_o brittany_n be_v in_o time_n pass_v join_v unto_o france_n france_n frowen_v shoal_n shoal_n welch_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 16._o c._n 7._o 7._o as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o gentile_n call_v morini_n morini_n that_o be_v from_o itius_n portus_n the_o short_a passage_n between_o france_n and_o britain_n gessoriacum_n tabula_fw-la pentegeriana_n now_o set_v forth_o by_o m._n 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fosse_n way_n circencester_n corinium_n a_o roman_a port-way_n *_o *_o samond_n samond_n isis_n afterward_o tamisis_n tamisis_n fosse_n way_n way_n ister_n and_o danubius_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n the_o history_n of_o tewksbury_n abbey_n fitz-haimon_a william_n of_o malmesbury_n register_n of_o keinsham_n abbey_n and_o tewksbury_n pat._n 15._o joan._n r._n 4._o earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o hertford_n thomas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n in_o the_o life_n of_o edwardâ—_n richard_n the_o three_o king_n oâ—_n england_n she_o be_v marry_v first_o to_o r._n butler_n l._n of_o sudley_n rodcot_n bridge_n bablac_n 1387._o wild_a boar_n the_o badge_n of_o the_o vere_n burford_n baron_n lovel_n lovel_n lovel_n whitney_n arsic_a einsham_n rolle-rich-stone_n geffrey_n chaucer_n *_o *_o *_o islip_n burcester_n aldchester_n bath_n sometime_o call_v akemancester_n hedindon_n *_o oxford_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la naturâ—erum_fw-la frideswide_a frideswide_a menevensis_fw-la menevensis_fw-la studia_fw-la 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asheridgâ—â—_n goodman_n the_o vale._n brill_n or_o isa._n ailesbury_n ailesbury_n de_fw-fr cadurcis_n quarendon_n crendon_n notes_o viscount_n bolebec_n bittlesden_n the_o register_n of_o the_o abbey_n de_fw-fr bosco_n bosco_n before_o the_o conquest_n whaddon_n baron_n grey_a of_o wilton_n lactorodum_fw-la leach_n in_o the_o british_a tongue_n signify_v stone_n rid_v and_o rid_v a_o fourd_v wolverton_n newport_n paynell_n earl_n of_o buckingham_n baron_n mordant_n see_v hypodigma_fw-la pag._n 153._o the_o water_n divide_v wahull_n bletsho_n baron_n s._n john_n the_o bletnesh_n bedford_n bedford_n place_n to_o give_v entertainment_n by_o the_o way_n unto_o traveller_n bait_v and_o lodge_v place_n place_n before_o the_o conquest_n conquest_n paganus_fw-la cattus_n cattus_n pagani_n aeton_n aeton_n some_o call_v it_o ivell_n salenae_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o antoninus_n call_v sulloniaca_n potton_n chicksand_n stratton_n ampthill_n or_o amethull_n haughton_n conquest_n woburn_n 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passion_n and_o martyrdom_n saint_n germane_a chapel_n chapel_n peradventure_o wineslow_o wineslow_o that_o be_v of_o every_o house_n a_o penny_n penny_n six_o verse_n saint_n alban_n 1455._o 1455._o de_fw-fr prato_fw-la of_o the_o meadow_n redborn_n duro-co-brive_a briva_n what_o it_o be_v be_v ysere_fw-la flamsted_n hemsted_n berkhamsted_n king_n langley_n abbat_n langley_n pope_n hadrian_n the_o four_o watford_n caishobery_n sulloniacae_n salenae_n in_o ptolomee_n but_o misplace_v misplace_v chiltriae_fw-la bernet_n *_o mimme_n north-hall_n earl_n of_o hertford_n see_v the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o in_o suffolk_n see_v among_o the_o coin_n the_o piece_n stamp_v with_o tascnovanei_n civitas_n that_o be_v city_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o caesar._n androgeus_n suetonius_n fasti_fw-la capitolini_n breakespeare_n pope_n hadrian_n the_o four_o haresfield_n haresfield_n fitz-gislebert_a uxbridge_n stanes_n runingmead_n harrow_n hill_n hanworth_n hampton_n court_n thistleworth_n bezantes_n bâ—zantines_n of_o silver_n value_v at_o two_o shilling_n ancient_o fulham_n chelsey_n as_o one_o will_v say_v shelfâ—ey_n london_n britan_n towneâ—_n dinas_n dinas_n poet._n praefecturae_fw-la c._n carausius_n panegyrice_o pronounce_v before_o constantius_n caesar_n and_o untrue_o entitle_v unto_o maximian_n frankes_n put_v to_o the_o sword_n london_n stone_n milliarium_fw-la helen_n money_n oftentimes_o find_v under_o the_o wall_n the_o wall_n 1474._o the_o gate_n 1586._o 1586._o aldrict_a esterling_n the_o tower_n pat._n 6.1_o m._n 21._o london_n call_v augusta_n a_o mint_n lord_n high_a treasurer_n relic_n hide_v for_o a_o remembrance_n 610._o saint_n paul_n church_n bishop_n 1560._o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n sacrifice_n of_o bull_n who_o be_v bury_v in_o paul_n church_n about_o the_o year_n 680._o 1016._o william_n malmesbury_n malmesbury_n or_o cnute_n inn_n of_o the_o court._n the_o new_a temple_n old_a temple_n where_o new_a stand_v southampton_a house_n in_o 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the_o exchequer_n baron_fw-fr vaulx_n higham_n ferrer_n matthew_n parker_n oundale_n barnwell_n fotheringhay_n cecily_n duchess_n of_o york_n *_o fetter-locke_a durobrivae_n caster_n lollham-bridge_n upton_n peterborough_n mont._n turold_n the_o fen_n braibroke_n lord_n of_o braibroke_n pipwell_n rockingham_n haringworth_n see_v ashby_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr zouch_n in_o leicester_n shire_n baron_n zouch_n zouch_n de_fw-fr cantelupo_n deane_n baron_n de_fw-mi engain_n or_o hymell_n apthorpe_n thornhaugh_n welledon_n basset_z of_o welledon_n slate-stone_n burghley_n forti_fw-la foot_n 〈◊〉_d maxey_n peag-kyrk_a ingulfus_n stanford_n the_o cave_n bound_n or_o mere_a marl_n in_o old_a time_n lib._n de_fw-fr civi_fw-la dei_fw-la 21._o cap._n botontines_n hence_o perventure_v 〈◊〉_d our_o buttinâ—â—_n earl_n of_o northamp_n the_o life_n of_o waldeof_o watling_n street_n cester-ove_a cester_n lutterworth_n john_n wickliâ—â—â—_n die_v 1387._o a_o spring_n turn_v straw_n and_o stick_n into_o stone_n 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the_o naâ—â—_n rutland_n up_v fines_n 1_o edw._n 3_o baron_n cromwell_n see_v earl_n of_o essex_n burly_n baron_fw-fr harington_n the_o faulkoner_n saint_n baron_fw-fr cecil_n de_fw-fr essendon_n earl_n of_o rutland_n metaris_n aestuâ—rium_fw-la the_o washes_n salt-hil_n quicksand_n crowland_n the_o devil_n of_o crowland_n spalding_n boston_n robber_n in_o monk_n habit_n stilyard_n the_o register_n of_o freston_n baron_n of_o burton_n croeun_n de_fw-fr vallibus_fw-la herwardus_fw-la anglus_fw-la ingulph_n of_o crowland_n baron_n the_o wake_n kesteven_n stanford_n see_v burghley_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n a_o academy_n or_o university_n begin_v at_o stanford_n stanford_n common_o call_v high-dike_n gausennae_fw-la bridge-casterton_n depe_v depe_v fen_n burne_n lutterell_n sempringham_n gilbertine_n freer_n and_o sister_n lord_n of_o folkingham_n pl._n 27._o h._n 3._o rot._n 13._o linc._n inqui._n 4.8.2_o screkingham_n bussy_n sleford_n baron_fw-fr hussy_n kime_n earl_n 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