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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
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
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
constantius_n chlorus_n emperor_n baronius_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n helena_n helena_n venerable_n and_o right_a devout_a empress_n empress_n inn_n keeper_n or_o hostess_n of_o the_o death_n of_o theodosius_n eusebius_n eusebius_n those_o in_o albany_n in_o the_o north_n of_o scotland_n see_v suidas_n why_o he_o be_v call_v poor_a constantine_n the_o great_a emperor_n panegyric_n oration_n unto_o constantine_n the_o great_a gelasius_n cizicenus_n lib._n 1._o act._n council_n nicaen_fw-la cap._n 3._o pacatianus_n vicegerent_n of_o britain_n in_o the_o thirteen_o yeaâ—_n of_o constaâ—tine_n the_o great_a gildas_n the_o roman_a civil_a government_n in_o britain_n under_o the_o latter_a emperor_n as_o l_o l._n chief_a justice_n grand_fw-fr seneschal_n or_o high_a steward_n steward_n magistros_fw-la militum_fw-la vicar_n of_o britain_n britain_n come_v come_v spectabiles_fw-la come_v of_o britain_n come_v of_o the_o saxon_a shore_n duke_n of_o britain_n britain_n resemble_v 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what_o it_o signify_v 677_o bremin_n what_o it_o be_v 33_o brennus_n 677_o brennus_n a_o renown_a king_n 33_o bretenham_n 463_o b_o breton_n a_o river_n ibid._n brent_n a_o river_n 421_o brent_n see_v falke_v de_fw-fr brent_n brentmarsh_n 230_o e_o brentford_n 421_o brentwood_n 442_o a_o brentwell_n or_o brounswell_n 421_o brose_n baron_n 113_o c._n 201_o f_o breoses_n a_o family_n 553_o d_o will._n de_fw-fr breos_n or_o braus_n a_o strong_a rebel_n 629_o b_o breoses_n lord_n of_o brechnock_n 623_o breton_n a_o family_n 556_o b_o bretts_n 128_o f_o breusais_n 138_o f_o brian_n who_o so_o call_v 117_o bridlington_n 714_o d_o john_n of_o bridlington_n ibid._n brewood_n 583_o a_o bricol_n 400_o e_o bridge_n casterton_n 534_o b_o bridgford_n by_o nottingham_n 548_o brig_n for_o glansford_n 543_o a_o brigantes_n in_o britain_n rebel_v 43_o brigantes_n 685._o whereof_o they_o take_v name_n ibid._n brill_n for_o burihill_n 395_o b_o breint_n fitz_n conty_n 282_o a_o brient_n 202_o c_o d_o brient_n baron_n 215_o d_o brinlo_n 568_o f_o brienston_n 215_o e_o brimsfeild_n 365_o f_o bridgewater_n 225_o a_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n 225_o c_o bridkirk_n 768_o b_o briewer_n baron_n 222_o e_o bristol_n or_o bristol_n a_o city_n 237_o a_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n b_o bret_n the_o primitive_a of_o the_o britain_n 26_o brit_n or_o birth_n the_o first_o name_n of_o the_o britain_n 25_o birth_n what_o it_o signify_v 26_o britain_n or_o britanny_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 27._o why_o late_o discover_v and_o know_v 33._o mention_v by_o lucretius_n first_o of_o any_o latin_a writer_n ib._n twice_o schoolemistres_n to_o france_n 138_o britain_n the_o great_a that_o be_v england_n 155_o britain_n the_o less_o that_o be_v scotland_n ibid._n britain_n how_o divide_v 154.155_o britain_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 1._o the_o site_n thereof_o 1._o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n why_o call_v another_o world_n 24._o the_o division_n and_o compass_n of_o it_o 2.4_o britain_n have_v sundry_a name_n 23_o the_o position_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n 4._o how_o fruitful_a and_o commodious_a 3._o her_o first_o inhabitant_n 4._o the_o name_n 5_o britain_n under_o what_o sign_n or_o planet_n 182_o britain_n portract_v in_o woman_n habit_n 24._o the_o roman_a world_n 45_o discover_v to_o be_v a_o island_n 61_o a_o province_n presidial_a 62._o how_o it_o be_v govern_v under_o and_o after_o constantine_n the_o great_a 62_o 76._o how_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n 62._o infect_v by_o barbarian_n 79._o bring_v to_o civility_n 63._o call_v romania_n and_o roman_a isle_n 88_o britain_n ruin_n and_o downfall_n 107_o britain_n and_o france_n whether_o ever_o conjoin_v 346_o a_o britain_n come_n first_o out_o of_o gaul_n 11.12_o britan_n in_o religion_n language_n and_o manner_n agree_v with_o the_o gaul_n 13.14.15.16.17_o britan_n employ_v by_o caesar_n in_o base_a service_n 38_o britan_n general_o rebel_n 49._o their_o grievance_n ibid._n britain_n cast_n off_o the_o roman_n yoke_n 86_o britain_n how_o they_o may_v derive_v their_o descent_n from_o the_o trojan_n 88_o britan_n in_o armorica_n 110_o britan_n of_o wales_n and_o cornewale_v 112.113_o britan_n send_n ambassador_n to_o the_o saxon_n 128_o britan_n retain_v their_o ancient_a language_n 23_o britan_n long_a live_v 555_o b_o britan_n paint_a themselves_o blue_a with_o wood_n 20_o britan_n manner_n and_o custom_n out_o of_o julius_n caesar_n 29._o out_o of_o strabo_n ibid._n out_o of_o diodorus_n siculus_n 29._o out_o of_o pomponius_n mela_n ibid._n out_o of_o cernelius_n tacitus_n 30._o out_o of_o dio_fw-mi nicaus_fw-la ibid._n out_o of_o herodian_a ibid._n out_o of_o pliny_n 3â—_n out_o of_o solinus_n ibid._n britain_n burse_n 428_o d_o britannica_fw-la the_o herb_n see_v scorby_n or_o scurvigrasse_n britanniciani_n what_o they_o be_v 111_o briten_v huis_fw-mi 40_o brithin_n a_o kind_n of_o drink_n 5_o british_a tongue_n full_a of_o greek_a word_n 28_o british_a state_n submit_v to_o caesar_n 37_o british_a isle_n mention_v by_o polybius_n 33_o of_o british_a pearl_n a_o breastplate_n 38_o british_a name_n import_v colour_n 26_o british_a town_n what_o they_o be_v 29_o britwales_n or_o welshmen_n 113_o briva_n what_o it_o signify_v 414_o brocket_n knight_n 406_o f_o brocovum_fw-la 762_o d_o broge_n 19_o break_z by_o a_o place_n 522_o f._n a_o family_n 523_o a_o brome_n 467_o f_o bromesgrave_n 574â—_n â—_z bromefield_n 677_o a_o wolter_n bronscorn_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 190_o brook_n a_o family_n of_o ancient_a descent_n 611_o a_o brook_n l._n cobham_n 329_o c_o baron_n brook_n 244_o c_o bronholme_n 478_o e_o brougham_n 762_o d_o brotherton_n 695_o b_o sir_n anthony_n browne_n first_o viscount_n montacute_n 482_o b_o sir_n ant._n brown_a marquesse_n montacute_n 222_o d_o broughton_n 376_o e_o broughton_n in_o hantshire_n 262_o c_o brundenels_n a_o family_n 514_o b_o bruges_n baron_fw-fr chandos_n 365_o b_o bruin_n a_o family_n 442_o b_o burg-morfe_a or_o bridg-north_n 591_o b_o robert_n brus_n the_o noble_a 500_o e_o baron_n brus_n of_o skelton_n 720_o c_o bruse_n a_o noble_a family_n 526_o b_o brutus_n 5._o why_o so_o call_v 8_o bucken_n that_o be_v beech_n tree_n 393_o george_n buck_n 22_o d_o buchonia_n and_o buckenham_n 393_o a_o buckinghamshire_n 393_o buer_n a_o family_n 463_o b_o walter_n buc_n and_o his_o race_n 812_o b_o buckingham_n town_n 396_o c._n earl_n 397_o d_o buckhurst_n baron_n 320_o buelth_n 627_o e_o bugden_n 497_o d_o bulchobaudes_n 79_o buldewas_n or_o bildas_n 593_o e_o bulkley_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 607_o anne_n bullen_n or_o bollen_a marchianesse_n of_o penbroch_o 655_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollen_a earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 256_o e_o bullen_n or_o bollogne_n in_o france_n the_o same_o that_o gessoriacum_n and_o bonoia_n 348_o d_o th._n bullen_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n die_v for_o sorrow_n 257_o bulleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 627_o e_o bulley_n or_o busley_n a_o noble_a norman_a 551_o a_o bulverith_n 316_o e_o buly_n castle_n 76â—_n c_o bulnesse_n 775_o c_o bumsted_n helion_n 452_o a_o bungey_a 468_o b_o burdos_n or_o burdelois_n 473_o a_o burford_n in_o shropshire_n 590_o f_o burn_a elly_n 463_o d_o burgess_n 177_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 760_o burgh_n castle_n 468_o e_o burgh_n clere_n 72_o c_o burgi_n what_o they_o be_v 760_o f_o burly_n a_o fair_a place_n 526_o b_o burons_n a_o ancient_a family_n burrium_n 636_o c_o s_o buriens_fw-la in_o cornwall_n 188._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n burnel_n baron_n 330_o c_o burcester_n 337_o b_o burdet_n 566_o c_o bunbury_n for_o boniface_n burry_n 607_o burghersh_n alias_o burgwash_n 320_o bartholomew_n burgwash_n a_o baron_n 320_o b_o burghley_n 514â—_n â—_z burgh_n 727_o f_o burghsted_n 442_o e_o burgh_n or_o burrow_n baron_n 543_o f_o burne_n a_o barony_n ibid._n burnel_n a_o family_n 591_o f_o burrowes_n what_o they_o be_v 515_o e_o burrow_n bank_n 452_o e_o burrow_n hill_n
stand_v in_o a_o dock_n near_o the_o tamis_n to_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o keel_n whereof_o a_o number_n of_o such_o little_a bird_n without_o life_n and_o feather_n stick_v close_o yet_o will_v i_o glad_o think_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o these_o bird_n be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o log_n of_o wood_n but_o from_o the_o very_a ocean_n which_o the_o poet_n term_v the_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n amber_n a_o mighty_a mass_n likewise_o of_o amber_n as_o big_a as_o the_o body_n of_o a_o horse_n be_v not_o many_o year_n since_o cast_v upon_o this_o shore_n the_o learned_a call_v it_o succinum_fw-la glessum_fw-la and_o chryso-electrum_n and_o sotacus_n suppose_v that_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a juice_n or_o liquor_n which_o distil_v out_o of_o tree_n in_o britain_n and_o run_v down_o into_o the_o sea_n and_o be_v therein_o harden_a tacitus_n also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n when_o he_o write_v thus_o i_o can_v very_o believe_v that_o like_o as_o there_o be_v tree_n in_o the_o 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alexander_n come_v rise_v up_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o earl_n of_o buquhan_n who_o marry_v the_o daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o roger_n the_o quincie_n earl_n of_o winchester_n in_o england_n and_o his_o niece_n by_o a_o son_n bring_v the_o same_o title_n unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n her_o husband_n for_o he_o in_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o his_o day_n have_v his_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o earl_n of_o buquhan_n afterward_o alexander_n stewart_n son_n to_o king_n robert_n the_o second_o be_v earl_n of_o this_o place_n unto_o who_o succeed_v john_n a_o young_a son_n of_o robert_n duke_n of_o albany_n who_o arrive_v in_o france_n with_o seven_o thousand_o scottishman_n to_o aid_n charles_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o france_n bear_v himself_o valiant_o and_o perform_v singular_a good_a service_n against_o the_o englishman_n and_o that_o with_o so_o great_a commendation_n as_o have_v victorious_o slay_v thomas_n duke_n of_o clarence_n brother_n to_o henry_n the_o five_o king_n of_o england_n at_o baugie_a and_o discomfit_v the_o english_a france_n he_o be_v make_v constable_n of_o france_n but_o in_o the_o three_o year_n follow_v when_o the_o fortune_n of_o war_n turn_v he_o with_o other_o most_o valiant_a knight_n to_o wit_n archibald_n douglasse_n earl_n of_o wigton_n and_o duke_n of_o touraine_n etc._n etc._n be_v vanquish_v at_o vernoil_n by_o the_o english_a and_o there_o slay_v who_o notwithstanding_o as_o that_o poet_n say_v aeternum_fw-la memorabit_fw-la gallia_n cives_fw-la grata_n suos_fw-la titulos_fw-la quae_fw-la dedit_fw-la &_o tumulos_fw-la france_n thankful_o will_v i_o recount_v as_o citizen_n of_o her_o own_o on_o who_o both_o title_n glorious_a and_o tomb_n she_o have_v bestow_v certes_o whereas_o under_o the_o k.k._n charles_n the_o six_o and_o seven_o france_n be_v preserve_v and_o aquitain_n recover_v by_o thrust_v out_o the_o english_a the_o frenchman_n can_v choose_v but_o 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