o_o obrien_n 82_o obrin_n 89_o o-cahan_n 114_o o-carell_n 69_o o-conor_a don_a 102.104_o o-donell_n 117_o o-hagan_n 109_o o-hanlon_n ibid._n o-kel_o 103_o ogygia_n 62_o o-mahon_n 76_o o-may_o 86_o o-more_a ibid._n o-neale_n election_n 114.120_o earl_n of_o tir-oen_n 122_o etc._n etc._n oleron_n 232_o o-pharoll_a 97_o o-quin_n 131_o o-reyley_a 106_o orcades_n isle_n 216._o earl_n 217_o ormond_n 82_o o-rorke_a 103_o o-swilivant_a 76_o ossery_n earl_n 82_o ougan_n 88_o o-toole_n 89_o p_o palladius_n 67_o pearl_n 59_o pelagius_n a_o arch-heriticke_n 111_o perot_n 103_o phelipot_n a_o good_a patriot_n 224_o poer_n baron_n of_o curraghmore_n 79_o prestholm_n 20â—_n preston_n 95_o profession_n hereditary_a 141_o plonket_n 94.95.96_o q_o queâ—nes_v county_n 86_o r_o rheban_n baronet_n 86_o ridiculous_a conceit_n 75_o ringrom_a baron_n 77_o roch._n baron_n 78_o roscomon_n county_n 103_o russell_n lord_n deputy_n 121_o rug_n 63_o saint_n salmon_n 59.114_o savage_a 112_o saint_n bernard_n 103_o saint_n brigid_n 87_o saint_n laurence_n baron_n of_o houth_n 94._o saint_n michael_n 86_o saint_n patrick_n sepulchre_n 110_o purgatory_n 116_o saint_n owen_n 227_o saxon_n island_n 220_o scalmey_n 202_o serk_n 227_o scot_n 117_o shave_v of_o irish_a 107_o shire_n of_o ireland_n 37_o shetland_n 219_o sidny_n lord_n deputy_n 97.121_o silly_a isle_n 227_o etc._n etc._n slay_a baron_n 95_o slego_n county_n 102_o small_a island_n 201_o smyris_n a_o stone_n 225_o steward_n of_o ireland_n 80_o spaniard_n in_o ireland_n 75.77_o stanihurst_n a_o learned_a man_n 66_o steptholme_n 202_o stella_n maria_n 230_o stockholme_n 202_o strongebow_n 69.87_o stukley_n 94_o surly_a boy_n 113_o sussex_n earl_n lord_n deputy_n 121_o t_o talbot_n 79_o 80_o 94_o 155_o tanistry_n 141_o thule_n 218_o three_o sister_n 84_o tipperary_n county_n 82._o earl_n ibid._n tirconel_n county_n 115_o tirell_n 91_o 96_o tiroen_fw-mi county_n 114_o toam_n or_o tuen_n archbishopric_n 100_o trimletstoun_n baron_n 95_o twomond_n earl_n 99_o tullo_n viscount_n 85_o c._n etc._n etc._n f_o turlogh_n lenigh_n 115_o tute_n 96_o five_o valentia_n baron_n 76_o verdon_n 97_o vernayle_n 155_o ufford_n 103_o vergivian_n sea_n 61_o vescy_n 87_o vine_n why_o not_o in_o britain_n 63_o ulster_n 104._o earl_n 117_o upper_a ossery_n baron_fw-fr 84_o uriaght_n 114_o ushant_n 231_o ussher_n 94_o uskebah_a 63_o w_n welsh_a 91_o warren_n 86_o 132_o waterford_n county_n 79._o earl_n 80_o weisford_n county_n 88_o west_n meath_z county_n 96_o western_a isle_n 215_o white_a knight_n 87_o wicklow_n 89_o wicker_n boat_n 59_o wolfman_n 83_o young_a ydron_n barony_n 85_o ancient_a name_n of_o place_n and_o river_n in_o ireland_n argita_n flu_fw-fr 117_o ausoba_n flu_fw-fr 99_o auteri_n 100_o birgus_n flu_fw-fr 84_o boreum_n prom._n 117_o birgantes_n or_o brigantes_n 84_o buvinda_n flu_fw-fr 95_o cauci_n 90_o concaâ—i_n 98_o coriondi_n 77_o darnii_n near_o derrie_n 104.116_o daurona_n 78_o dunum_n 109_o duri_fw-la flu_fw-la 75_o eblana_n 91_o eblani_n 84_o erdini_n 106_o gangani_n 98_o hieron_n prom._n 89_o iberni_n 76_o jernus_n flu_fw-fr ibid._n isannium_fw-la prom._n 109_o laberus_n 94_o libnius_n flu_fw-fr 91_o logia_n flu_fw-fr 116_o luceni_n 74_o macolicum_fw-la 97_o menapia_n 89_o menapii_n 84_o medona_fw-la flu_fw-la 89_o nagnata_n 102.103_o nagnata_n ibid._n notium_n prom._n 76_o ovoca_fw-la flu_fw-la 90_o ravius_n flu_fw-fr 102_o rheba_n 8_o rhobogdii_fw-la 115_o rhobogdium_fw-la prom._n 116_o rigia_n 97_o rigia_n altera_fw-la 116_o senus_n flu_fw-fr 97_o velabri_n 76_o vennicuium_fw-la prom._n 117_o vennicnii_n 115.117_o vidua_fw-la flu_fw-la 117_o vinderus_fw-la flu_fw-la 112_o vodiae_n 77_o voluntii_n 104_o ancient_a name_n of_o the_o isle_n adjacent_a to_o britain_n acmodae_n 220_o amnitum_n see_v samnitum_fw-la insulae_fw-la 231_o adros_n call_v also_o andium_fw-la 203_o axanto_n see_v uxantisa_n 231_o barsa_n 227_o bergae_n 218_o birchanis_n 221_o caesarea_n 224_o cassiterides_n 227_o caunos_n 222_o dumna_n 216_o ebudae_n 215_o ebuda_n prima_fw-la 216_o ebuda_n secunda_fw-la ibid._n evodia_n 214_o electridae_fw-la 220_o epidium_n 215_o edri_n 203_o fortunate_a island_n 217_o glessariae_n 220_o glotta_n 22.214_o hebrides_n 215_o hesperide_n 228_o jeta_n 223_o limnos_n 203_o liga_fw-la 227_o lisia_fw-la ibid._n mictis_fw-la haply_o vectis_fw-la 223_o menavia_n 203_o 205_o mona_n 203_o monaeda_n ibid._n mula_n or_o maleos_n 215_o nerigon_n 218_o nessiada_n 231_o ocetâ—â—_n 216_o orcades_n ibid._n pomona_n ibid._n ricina_n or_o ricluna_n 215_o sanitum_fw-la insulae_fw-la 231_o sarnia_n 225_o saxonum_n insulae_fw-la 221_o sena_n 231_o siambis_n ibid._n siade_n 227_o sicdelis_fw-la ibid._n silimnus_n 203_o silinae_fw-la 227_o tanatos_n 222_o thule_n 218_o toliapis_n 222_o vecta_n or_o vectis_fw-la 223_o venetica_fw-la insulae_fw-la 231_o vindelis_fw-la old_a winchelsey_n uliarus_n 232_o uxantisa_n 231_o finis_fw-la fromispicii_fw-la explicatio_fw-la explicatio_fw-la lady_n beth_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d motheâ—_n 〈…〉_z now_o 〈◊〉_d georgâ—_n berklâ—_n see_v in_o kent_z kent_z scutula_fw-la â—hlongae_fw-la â—hlongae_fw-la bipenni_fw-la see_v the_o annotation_n of_o sir_n hen._n savilâ—_n knight_n upon_o this_o place_n in_o tâ—cituâ—_n the_o panegyricke_a oration_n pronounce_v unto_o constantius_n and_o untrue_o entitle_v unto_o maximian_n â—e_z natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o probus_n in_o virgilij_fw-la gâ—â—gie_n gâ—â—gie_n aries_n aries_n gemini_fw-la gemini_fw-la taurus_n taurus_n boötes_n otherwise_o call_v arctophylax_n arctophylax_n usual_o grow_v in_o hot_a counry_n zosimus_n eustachius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d panegyrie_a to_o constantius_n panegyriâ—_n to_o constantius_n fortunate_a island_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o lycophron_n 1344._o the_o first_o inhabitant_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n name_n aquitaine_n brute_n brute_n urbem_fw-la turonum_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2855._o before_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n 1108._o censorium_fw-la the_o fabulous_a time_n or_o age._n at_o this_o day_n call_v netherland_n or_o low_a country_n of_o germany_n he_o flourish_v in_o the_o year_n 1440._o 1440._o epist._n 44._o descript._n cambriae_fw-la c._n 7._o bretanus_fw-la livius_n augustinus_n dâ—_n civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o nation_n origen_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o gen._n cap._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d cimerii_n cumeri_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n i_o welsh_a man_n man_n or_o welch_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 3._o phil._n melanct._n ad_fw-la sexium_fw-la pompeium_n berosus_n censure_n upon_o berosus_n berosus_n now_o france_n france_n now_o frenchmen_n the_o name_n de_fw-fr proconsul_n proconsul_n aâ—x_fw-la forcatulus_n out_o of_o the_o annal_n of_o france_n france_n now_o castri_fw-la or_o salona_n 1235._o morimarusa_n morimarusa_n that_o be_v welch_n welch_n the_o scite_fw-la erasmus_fw-la michael_n of_o navigation_n navigation_n or_o candie_n candie_n now_o barbary_n barbary_n where_o now_o be_v holland_n zealand_n flanders_n brabant_n gelderland_n &_o cleve_n cleve_n france_n britain_n in_o gaul_n gaul_n britannos_fw-la yet_o in_o some_o copy_n of_o pliny_n we_o read_v briannos_fw-la briannos_fw-la of_o europe_n religion_n druidae_n druidae_n about_o chartres_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o druidaâ—_n find_v in_o britain_n a_o oak_n also_o in_o the_o british_a or_o welsh_a tongue_n be_v call_v derw_n lib._n 16._o cap._n 4._o saronidae_fw-la dry._n barâ—â—_n barâ—â—_n welshman_n welshman_n that_o be_v their_o descent_n from_o pluto_n their_o republic_n or_o common_a wealth_n wealth_n cassibelinus_n their_o manner_n manner_n old_a wife_n tale_n ambacti_fw-la brachae_fw-la language_n i_o have_v make_v use_n in_o these_o word_n of_o william_n salisburies_n glossarie_a and_o another_o old_a manuscript_n divona_n divona_n that_o be_v welshman_n taraniâ—_n hesus_n teutate_n tuesday_n 〈◊〉_d tuisday_n lib._n 1._o dusii_fw-la lenâ—â—_n gaessatae_fw-la gessi_fw-la gessum_fw-la caterva_fw-la cateia_n gessa_n trimarcia_n thireos_n cetos_fw-la rheda_n rhediad_n eporedia_n covinus_n essedum_n circius_n penninum_fw-la apenninus_n armorica_n bauchadae_n vargae_fw-la lib._n 4._o epist._n 6._o allobroges_n glastum_fw-la woad_n isatis_n viâ—rum_fw-la a_o herb_n lutteum_fw-la in_o caesar._n pomponius_n mela_n correct_v coâ—cus_n brachae_fw-la lainae_fw-la bardus_n bardocuculluâ—_fw-la brance_n pempedula_fw-la petoritum_n guvia_n betulla_n dercoma_n ratiâ—_n scovy_n vetonica_n marga._n gliscomarga_n tripetia_n candetum_n becco_n galba_n bulga_fw-la soldurij_fw-la soldurij_fw-la vow_v to_o die_v and_o live_v one_o with_o another_o planarat_fw-la taxea_n sithum_fw-la cervisia_fw-la ale_n a_o drink_n the_o termination_n or_o end_n of_o place_n name_n 〈◊〉_d lipsius_n de_fw-fr pronuntiâ—tione_fw-la pag._n 96._o 96._o garumna_n garumna_n arar_n rhodanus_n rhosâ—e_n rhosâ—e_n montagnes_n the_o avergne_n or_o cevennae_fw-la gebennae_fw-la gebennae_fw-la mile_n and_o half_a leuca_n stony_a strand_n or_o stony_a field_n morini_n morini_n arles_n arâ—late_v arâ—late_v cadenaâ—_n in_o quercy_n or_o yooldun_n vxellodunum_n dunum_n dunum_n that_o be_v a_o harp_n cytharistes_n epist._n 4._o 4._o little_a tartary_n or_o perocopsca_n the_o british_a tongue_n giraldus_n in_o his_o topography_n of_o wales_n wales_n welshman_n albion_n britanniâ—_n vide_fw-la joseph_n scalig_v in_o caâ—ul_n the_o shape_n or_o pourtraicture_n of_o britain_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la
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 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