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A12738 The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver. 1611 (1611) STC 23045; ESTC S117937 1,552,755 623

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c_z william_n wickham_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n 0639_o 08_o 07_o oh_o  _fw-fr juxta_fw-la winchester_n h_n henry_n beauford_n cardinal_n of_o winchester_n found_v it_o and_o give_v it_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 158._o l._n 13._o s._n 4._o d._n and_o s._n john_n de_n foder_v bridge_n a_o ho●…pital_n be_v give_v to_o it_o two_o chaplain_n 35_o poor_a men._n 3._o woman_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr juxta_fw-la southampton_n le_fw-fr teley_o alias_o le●…o_v loco_fw-la s._n edward_n and_o m_o s._n marry_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o peter_n de_fw-fr rupibus_fw-la augustine_n eriers_n 0160_o 02_o 09_o ob_fw-la o_fw-la juxta_fw-la southampton_n sancti_fw-la dionis_fw-la p_o k._n richard_n the_o first_o call_v cord●…-lion_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1179._o black_a canon_n 0091_o 09_o 00_o o_fw-mi  _fw-fr southampton_n beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magd._n h_n confirm_v by_o pope_n alexander_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1179._o 0016_o 16_o 02_o ob_n o_o apple-durwell_a in_o the_o isle_n of_o 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monk_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr binham_n in_o com._n norff._n a_o celestina_n to_o s._n albant_fw-la p_o 0160_o 01_o 00_o oh_o o_o chesthunte_o n_o henr._n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la domin_n we_o hibernia_n dux_n norm_a aquitan_n &_o come_v ange_v confirm_a shestrehunt_n moniales_n totam_fw-la terram_fw-la dom._n ten_o cumpertin_n suis_fw-la quae_fw-la canonicis_fw-la de_fw-la cathale_n quos_fw-la amoveri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la at_o westm._n 11._o aug._n 24._o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la nun_n 0027_o 06_o 8_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr chille_n n_o black_a nun_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr chiltree_n n_o black_a nun_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr hatfeild_n peverel_n in_o com._n essex_n a_o cell_n to_o saint_n alban_n saint_n mary_n p_o daughter_n of_o ingelrick_n and_o wife_n to_o peverel_n in_o k._n william_n the_o conqueror_n time_n black_a monk_n of_o saint_n alban_n 0083_o 19_o 07_o o_o o_o hychin_n f_o k._n edward_n the_o second_o john_n blomnil_n and_o adam_n 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pracept●…ria_n 0087_o 03_o 03_o ob_fw-la o_fw-la sh●…pey_n s._n sexb●…rg_n n_o sexburga_n wife_n of_o erc●…bert_n king_n of_o kent_n or_o east-angle_n anno_fw-la d●…_n 710._o nun_n 0129_o 07_o 10_o ob_fw-la o_fw-la shepey_n saint_n marie_n william_n de-la-poole_n marquesse_n of_o suffolk_n by_o the_o name_n of_o william_n de-la_a pool_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr tunbridge_n s._n marry_o magd._n p_o richard_n clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n black_a canon_n 0169_o 10_o 03_o o_o o_o wingham_n c_o found_v by_o archbishop_n pecham_n canon_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr wye_n c_o john_n kempe_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n priest_n 0093_o 02_o 0_o ob_fw-la o_fw-la  _fw-fr saint_n mary_n s._n swythin_n sir_n john_n segrave_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr lanca_n shire_n place_n dedication_n founder_n and_o time_n order_n value_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n ob_fw-la q._n lancaster_n saint_n marie_n p_o 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