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A50902 The history of Britain, that part especially now call'd England from the first traditional beginning, continu'd to the Norman conquest / collected out of the antientest and best authours thereof by John Milton. Milton, John, 1608-1674.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691. 1670 (1670) Wing M2119; ESTC R13663 213,672 366

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his_o country_n fly_v to_o the_o emperor_n caligula_n and_o stir_v he_o up_o against_o it_o p._n 51._o aganippus_fw-la a_o gaulish_a king_n marry_v cordelia_n the_o daughter_n of_o king_n leir_n p._n 20._o agricola_n son_n of_o severianus_n spread_v the_o pelagian_a doctrine_n in_o britain_n p._n 104._o aidan_n a_o scotch_a bishop_n send_v for_o by_o oswald_n to_o settle_v religion_n p._n 155._o he_o have_v his_o episcopal_a seat_n at_o lindisfarne_n ibid._n he_o die_v for_o grief_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o oswin_n p._n 157._o alaric_n take_v rome_n from_o the_o emperor_n honorius_n p._n 97._o alban_n of_o verulam_n with_o other_o suffer_v martyrdom_n under_o dioclesian_n p._n 88_o albanact_n one_o of_o the_o three_o son_n of_o brutus_n have_v albania_n now_o scotland_n for_o his_o share_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 14._o albion_n the_o ancient_a name_n of_o this_o island_n p._n 4_o 5._o whence_o derive_v ibid._n albina_n say_v to_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o dioclesian_n 50_o daughter_n p._n 5._o from_o her_o the_o name_n albion_n derive_v ibid._n alcle_v slay_v ethelwald_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n p._n 177._o aldfrid_n recall_v from_o ireland_n succeed_v his_o brother_n ecfrid_n in_o the_o northumbrian_n kingdom_n p._n 168._o he_o leave_v osr_v a_o child_n to_o succeed_v he_o p._n 169._o aldulf_n the_o nephew_n of_o ethelwald_n succeed_v king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n p._n 187._o alectus_fw-la treacherous_o slay_v his_o friend_n carausius_n to_o get_v the_o dominion_n p._n 87._o be_v overthrow_v by_o asclepiodotus_n and_o slay_v ibid._n alemannus_n report_v one_o of_o the_o four_o son_n of_o histion_n descend_v from_o japhet_n and_o of_o who_o the_o alemanni_n or_o german_n p._n 5._o alfage_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n inhuman_o use_v by_o the_o dane_n p._n 256._o kill_v outright_o by_o thrum_v a_o dane_n in_o commiseration_n of_o his_o misery_n ibid._n alfred_n the_o four_o son_n of_o ethelwolf_n and_o successor_n of_o his_o brother_n ethelred_n encounter_v the_o dane_n at_o wilton_n p._n 204._o he_o give_v battle_n to_o the_o whole_a danish_a power_n at_o edinton_n and_o total_o rout_v they_o bring_v they_o to_o term_n p._n 206._o 207._o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v bestow_v the_o east-angle_n upon_o gytro_n a_o danish_a king_n who_o have_v be_v late_o baptise_a p._n 207._o a_o long_a tedious_a war_n afterward_o maintain_v between_o he_o and_o the_o dane_n p._n 209._o 210._o etc._n etc._n he_o die_v in_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o winchester_n p._n 212._o his_o noble_a character_n p._n 213._o 214._o alfwold_n drive_v out_o eardulf_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 185._o algar_n earl_n of_o howland_n now_o holland_n morcard_n lord_n of_o brunne_a and_o osgot_v governor_n of_o lincoln_n slaughter_n a_o great_a multitude_n of_o the_o dane_n in_o battle_n with_o three_o of_o their_o king_n p._n 201._o overpowr_v with_o number_n and_o draw_v into_o a_o snare_n algar_n die_v valiant_o fight_v ibid._n algar_n the_o son_n of_o leofric_n banish_v by_o king_n edward_n joins_z with_o griffin_n prince_n of_o south-wales_n p._n 291._o 292._o unable_a to_o withstand_v harold_n earl_n of_o kent_n he_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v restore_v p._n 292._o banish_v again_o he_o recover_v his_o earldom_n by_o force_n p._n 293._o alipius_n make_v deputy_n of_o the_o british_a province_n in_o the_o room_n of_o martinus_n p._n 90._o alla_fw-mi begin_v the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n in_o the_o south-part_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 127._o 133._o alric_n king_n of_o kent_n after_o ethelbert_n the_o ii_o p._n 177._o with_o he_o die_v end_v the_o race_n of_o hengist_n p._n 181._o ambrose_n aurelianus_n dread_v by_o vortimer_n p._n 117._o defeat_v the_o saxon_n in_o a_o memorable_a battle_n p._n 118._o uncertain_a whether_o the_o son_n of_o constantine_n the_o usurper_n or_o the_o same_o with_o merlin_n and_o son_n of_o a_o roman_a consul_n p._n 118._o he_o succeed_v vortigern_n as_o chief_a monarch_n of_o the_o i_o will_v ibid._n anacletus_fw-la the_o friend_n of_o king_n pandrasus_n be_v take_v in_o fight_n by_o brutus_n p._n 9_o he_o be_v force_v by_o brutus_n to_o betray_v his_o own_o countryman_n ibid._n andragius_fw-la one_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o androgeus_n one_o of_o lud_n son_n have_v london_n assign_v he_o and_o kent_n p._n 29._o forsake_v his_o claim_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o follow_v caesar_n fortune_n p._n 51._o anlaf_fw-mi the_o dane_n with_o his_o army_n of_o irish_a and_o constantine_n king_n of_o scotland_n utter_o discomfit_v by_o king_n athelstan_n p._n 225._o 226._o etc._n etc._n anna_n succeed_v sigebert_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-angle_n p._n 157._o he_o be_v slay_v in_o war_n by_o penda_n the_o mercian_n p._n 159._o antigonus_z the_o brother_n of_o king_n pandrasus_n take_v in_o fight_n by_o brutus_n p._n 9_o antoninus_n send_v against_o the_o caledonian_n by_o his_o father_n severus_n p._n 84._o after_o who_o death_n he_o take_v hostage_n and_o depart_v to_o rome_n ibid._n archigallo_n depose_v for_o his_o tyranny_n p._n 26._o be_v restore_v by_o his_o brother_n he_o become_v a_o new_a man_n and_o reign_v worthy_o p._n 27._o archimailus_n one_o in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o armorica_n in_o france_n people_v by_o britan_n that_n flee_v from_o the_o saxon_n p._n 114._o arthur_n the_o victory_n at_o badon-hill_n by_o some_o ascribe_v to_o he_o which_o by_o other_o be_v attribute_v to_o ambrose_n p._n 122._o who_o he_o be_v and_o whether_o the_o author_n of_o such_o famous_a act_n as_o be_v relate_v of_o he_o p._n 122._o 123._o etc._n etc._n arviragus_z engage_v against_o claudius_n keep_v up_o the_o battle_n to_o a_o victory_n by_o personate_n his_o slay_a brother_n guiderius_n p._n 54._o athelstan_n the_o son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a by_o
the_o roman_n p._n 56._o they_o continue_v the_o war_n after_o caractacus_n be_v take_v against_o ostorius_n and_o other_o p._n 59_o 60._o 61._o simon_n zelotes_n by_o some_o say_v to_o have_v preach_v the_o christian_a faith_n in_o this_o island_n p._n 80._o sisillius_fw-la succeed_v jago_n p._n 21._o sisilius_n the_o son_n of_o guitheline_n succeed_v his_o mother_n martia_n p._n 25._o another_o of_o that_o name_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o siward_z earl_n of_o northumberland_z send_v by_o hardecnute_n together_o with_o leofric_n against_o the_o people_n of_o worcester_n p._n 277._o 278._o he_o and_o leofric_n raise_v force_n for_o king_n edward_n against_o earl_n godwin_n p._n 285._o he_o make_v a_o expedition_n into_o scotland_n vanquish_v macbeth_n and_o placeth_z in_o his_o stead_n malcolm_n son_n of_o the_o cumbrian_n king_n p._n 290._o 291._o he_o die_v at_o york_n in_o a_o arm_a posture_n p._n 291._o sleda_n erect_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a p._n 121._o south-saxon_a kingdom_n by_o who_o erect_v p._n 119._o south-saxons_a upon_o what_o occasion_n convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n p._n 164._o staterius_n king_n of_o albany_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v in_o fight_n by_o dunwallo_n mulmutius_n p._n 21._o stilicho_n repress_n the_o invade_a scot_n and_o pict_n p._n 93._o stuff_n and_o withgar_n the_o nephew_n of_o kerdic_n bring_v he_o new_a levy_n p._n 120._o they_o inherit_v what_o he_o win_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n p._n 125._o suetonius_n paulinus_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n attaque_v the_o isle_n of_o mona_n or_o anglesey_n p._n 61._o suidhelm_n succeed_v sigebert_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a p._n 61._o he_o be_v baptize_v by_o kedda_n ibid._n swain_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o sister_n death_n make_v great_a devastation_n in_o the_o west_n of_o england_n p._n 250._o he_o carry_v all_o before_o he_o as_o far_o as_o london_n but_o be_v there_o repel_v p._n 257._o be_v style_v king_n of_o england_n ibid._n he_o sicken_v and_o die_v p._n 258._o swain_n the_o son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n treacherous_o murder_n his_o kinsman_n beorn_n p._n 282._o his_o peace_n wrought_v with_o the_o king_n by_o aldred_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n ibid._n touch_v in_o conscience_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o beorn_n he_o go_v barefoot_a to_o rome_n and_o return_v home_o die_v in_o lycia_n p._n 289._o swithred_a the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o east-saxon_a kingdom_n drive_v out_o by_o e●bert_n the_o west-saxon_a p._n 174._o 187._o t._n taximagulus_n a_o petty_a king_n ancient_o in_o britain_n one_o of_o the_o four_o king_n that_o assault_v caesar_n camp_n p._n 46._o tenuantius_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o lud_n have_v cornwall_n allot_v he_o p._n 28._o make_v king_n after_o the_o death_n of_o cassibelan_n p._n 50._o tendric_n a_o warlike_a king_n of_o britain_n say_v to_o have_v exchange_v his_o crown_n for_o a_o hermitage_n p._n 134._o to_o have_v take_v up_o arm_n again_o in_o aid_n of_o his_o son_n mouric_n ibid._n theobale_n the_o brother_n of_o king_n ethelfrid_n slay_v at_o degiastan_n p._n 141._o theodore_n a_o monk_n of_o tarsus_n ordain_v bishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o p._n vitalian_n p._n 163._o by_o his_o mean_n the_o liberal_a art_n and_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a tongue_n flourish_v among_o the_o saxon_n ibid._n theodosius_n send_v over_o by_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n enter_v london_n victorious_o p._n 91._o send_v for_o civilis_n and_o dulcitius_n p._n 92._o punish_v valentinus_n a_o pannonian_n conspire_v against_o he_o ibid._n he_o return_v with_o applause_n to_o valentinian_n p._n 92._o 93._o theodosius_n the_o son_n of_o the_o former_a prefer_v to_o the_o empire_n p._n 93._o overcome_v and_o slay_v maximus_n usurp_v the_o empire_n p._n 93._o thurfert_n and_o direr_n other_o danish_a lord_n submit_v to_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a p._n 220._o titulus_fw-la succeed_v his_o father_n uffa_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-angle_n p._n 121._o togodumnus_n the_o second_o son_n of_o cunobeline_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 51._o be_v overthrow_v by_o aulus_n plautius_n p._n 52._o slay_v in_o battle_n p._n 53._o tosti_n the_o son_n of_o godwin_n make_v earl_n of_o northumberland_n in_o the_o room_n of_o siward_n p._n 291._o he_o swear_v brotherhood_n with_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scotland_n p._n 293._o go_v to_o rome_n with_o aldred_n bishop_n of_o york_n ibid._n the_o northumbrian_n rise_v against_o he_o and_o expel_v he_o p._n 294._o 295._o a_o story_n of_o great_a outrage_n and_o cruelty_n commit_v by_o he_o at_o hereford_n p._n 295._o make_v war_n against_o his_o brother_n king_n harold_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o country_n by_o edwin_n and_o morcar_n p._n 300._o join_v with_o harold_n harfager_n king_n of_o norway_n against_o his_o brother_n he_o be_v slay_v together_o with_o harfager_n in_o the_o battle_n p._n 302._o trebellius_n maximus_n send_v into_o britain_n in_o the_o room_n of_o petronius_n turpilianus_n p._n 68_o trinobantes_n fall_v off_o from_o cassibelan_n and_o submit_v to_o caesar_n and_o recommend_v mandubratius_n to_o his_o protection_n p._n 45._o 46._o turkil_n a_o danish_a earl_n assault_v canterbury_n but_o be_v buy_v off_o p._n 253._o he_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o king_n ethelred_n that_o under_o that_o pretence_n he_o may_v stay_v and_o give_v intelligence_n to_o swain_n p._n 256._o he_o leave_v the_o english_a again_o and_o join_v with_o canute_n p._n 260._o his_o greatness_n suspect_v by_o canute_n he_o be_v banish_v the_o realm_n p._n 269._o turquetill_o a_o danish_a leader_n submit_v to_o king_n edward_n obtain_v leave_v of_o he_o to_o go_v and_o try_v his_o fortune_n in_o france_n p._n 219._o v._o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n send_v over_o several_a deputy_n successive_o into_o this_o island_n p._n 91._o vectius_n bolanus_n send_v into_o britain_n in_o the_o room_n of_o trebellius_n maximus_n p._n 68_o vellocatus_n see_v venutius_n and_o cartismandua_n venutius_n a_o king_n of_o the_o brigantes_n desert_v by_o his_o wife_n cartismandua_n who_o marry_v his_o squire_n vellocatus_n p._n 60._o he_o right_n himself_o against_o she_o by_o arm_n ibid._n make_v war_n successful_o against_o those_o take_a part_n with_o his_o wife_n p._n 60._o 61._o verannius_n succeed_v a._n didius_n in_o the_o british_a war_n p._n 61._o virtue_n ever_o high_o reward_v by_o the_o ancient_a roman_n p._n 55._o vespasian_n valiant_o fight_v under_o plautius_n against_o the_o britan_n be_v rescue_v from_o danger_n by_o his_o son_n titus_n p._n 55._o for_o his_o eminent_a service_n here_o he_o receive_v triumphal_a ornament_n at_o rome_n p._n 55._o uffa_o erect_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-angle_n p._n 121._o from_o he_o his_o successor_n call_v uffing_n p._n 121._o victorinus_n a_o moor_n appease_v a_o commotion_n in_o britain_n by_o slay_v a_o governor_n of_o his_o own_o recommend_v p._n 85._o victorinus_n of_o tolosa_n make_v perfect_a of_o this_o island_n p._n 94._o victre_v the_o son_n of_o ecbert_n obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n settle_v all_o thing_n in_o peace_n p._n 166._o after_o 34_o year_n reign_n he_o decease_v p._n 170._o videna_n slay_v her_o son_n ferrex_n in_o revenge_n of_o she_o other_o son_n porrex_n p._n 21._o vigenius_n and_o peredure_n expel_v their_o brother_n elidure_n share_v the_o kingdom_n between_o they_o p._n 27._o virius_n lupus_n have_v the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o government_n assign_v he_o by_o severus_n the_o emperor_n p._n 81._o ulfketel_fw-mi duke_n of_o the_o east-angle_n set_v upon_o the_o dane_n with_o great_a valour_n p._n 250._o his_o army_n defeat_v through_o the_o subtlety_n of_o a_o danish_a servant_n p._n 254._o he_o be_v slay_v with_o several_a other_o duke_n at_o the_o fatal_a battle_n of_o assandune_n p._n 264._o ulpius_n marcellus_n send_v lieutenant_n into_o britain_n by_o commodus_n end_v the_o war_n by_o his_o valour_n and_o prudence_n p._n 8._o vortipor_n reign_v in_o demetia_n or_o south-wales_n p._n 132._o vortigern_n character_n p._n 109._o he_o be_v advise_v by_o his_o council_n to_o invite_v in_o the_o saxon_n against_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n ibid._n he_o bestow_v upon_o hengist_n and_o the_o saxon_n the_o isle_n of_o thanet_n p._n 112._o then_o all_o kent_n upon_o a_o marriage_n with_o rowen_n hengist_n daughter_n p._n 113._o condemn_v in_o a_o synod_n for_o incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n he_o retire_v to_o a_o castle_n in_o radnorshire_n build_v for_o the_o purpose_n p._n 115._o his_o son_n guortimer_n dead_a heresume_v the_o government_n p._n 116._o be_v draw_v into_o a_o snare_n by_o hengist_n p._n 117._o retire_v again_o be_v burn_v in_o his_o tower_n p._n 117._o urianus_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o ancient_a british_a king_n p._n 28._o utherpendragon_n think_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o natanleod_n p._n 120._o uthred_a submit_v himself_o with_o the_o northumbrian_n to_o swain_n
p._n 257._o to_o canute_n p._n 261._o his_o victory_n over_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n p._n 262._o 269._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o turebrand_n a_o danish_a lord_n at_o canute_n either_o command_n or_o connivance_n p._n 261._o w._n west-saxon_a kingdom_n by_o who_o erect_v p._n 121._o westsaxon_n and_o their_o king_n convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o berinus_fw-la p._n 155._o wibba_n succeed_v crida_n in_o the_o mercian_n kingdom_n p._n 134._o wilbrod_o a_o priest_n go_v over_o with_o 12_o other_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o germany_n p._n 168._o he_o be_v countenance_v by_o pepin_n chief_a regent_n of_o the_o frank_n and_o make_v first_o bishop_n of_o that_o nation_n p._n 168._o 169._o wilfrid_n bishop_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n deprive_v by_o ecfrid_n of_o his_o bishopric_n wander_v as_o far_o as_o rome_n p._n 164._o return_v plant_n the_o gospel_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o other_o place_n assign_v he_o p._n 164._o 165._o have_v the_o four_o part_n of_o that_o island_n give_v he_o by_o kedwalla_n he_o bestow_v it_o on_o bertwin_n a_o priest_n his_o sister_n son_n ibid._n william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n honourable_o entertain_v by_o king_n edward_n and_o rich_o dismiss_v p._n 287._o he_o betroth_v his_o daughter_n to_o harold_n and_o receive_v his_o oath_n to_o assist_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n p._n 295._o 296._o send_v after_o king_n edward_n death_n to_o demand_v performance_n of_o his_o promise_n be_v put_v off_o with_o a_o slight_a answer_n p._n 300._o 301._o he_o land_n with_o a_o army_n at_o hastings_n p._n 301._o over_o throw_v harold_n who_o with_o his_o two_o brother_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n p._n 305._o he_o be_v crown_v at_o westminster_n by_o aldred_n archbishop_n of_o york_n ibid._n wip_v a_o saxon_a earl_n slay_v at_o a_o place_n call_v wippeds_o fleot_n which_o thence_o take_v denomination_n p._n 116._o withgar_o see_v stuff_n withgarburgh_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n so_o call_v from_o be_v the_o burial-place_n of_o withgar_n p._n 125._o withlaf_fw-mi the_o successor_n of_o ludiken_n be_v vanquish_v by_o ecbert_n all_o mercia_n become_v tributary_n to_o he_o p._n 187._o wulfer_v the_o son_n of_o penda_n set_v up_o by_o the_o mercian_n nobles_z in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o brother_n oswi_n p._n 161._o say_v to_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o kenwalk_a the_o west-saxon_a p._n 162._o he_o take_v and_o waste_v the_o isle_n of_o wight_n but_o cause_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v baptize_v ibid._n give_v the_o island_n to_o ethelwald_n king_n of_o south-saxons_a ibid._n send_v jeruvianus_n to_o recover_v the_o east-saxons_a fall_v off_o the_o second_o time_n from_o christianity_n ibid._n lindsey_n take_v from_o he_o by_o ecfrid_n of_o northumberland_n p._n 163._o his_o death_n accompany_v with_o the_o stain_n of_o simony_n p._n 164._o wulfheard_a king_n ethelwolf_n chief_a captain_n drive_v back_o the_o dane_n at_o southampton_n with_o great_a slaughter_n p._n 192._o he_o die_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o be_v think_v of_o age._n ibid._n wulktul_n earl_n of_o ely_n put_v to_o flight_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n by_o the_o dane_n p._n 201._o y._n ymner_n king_n of_o loegria_n with_o other_o slay_v in_o battle_n by_o dunwallo_n mulmutius_n p._n 21._o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o l._n 16._o for_o britain_n read_v britan_n p._n 6._o l._n 18._o for_o by_o the_o same_o remove_n r._n and_o by_o the_o etc._n etc._n p._n 8._o l._n 28._o for_o be_v it_o r._n be_v p._n 13._o l._n 24._o for_o be-spoken_a r._n bespeak_v p._n 16._o l._n 9_o for_o germannus_n r._n germanus_n p._n 23._o l._n 3._o for_o brother_n r._n his_o brother_n ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o allobreges_fw-la r._n allobroges_n p._n 25._o l._n 3._o for_o mertian_n r._n mercian_n p._n 28._o l._n 18._o for_o opportunety_n r._n opportunety_n p._n 29._o l._n 9_o for_o unto_o r._n to_o p._n 29._o from_o the_o end_n of_o l._n 26._o to_o the_o beginning_n of_o l._n 33._o shall_v not_o have_v be_v in_o a_o different_a character_n so_o also_o a_o line_n in_o the_o next_o page_n p._n 35._o l._n last_o for_o bay-close_a environ_v r._n bay_n close_o environ_v p._n 51._o l._n 20._o before_o make_a leave_n out_o he_o p._n 71._o l._n 33._o for_o ex'steemed_a r._n esteem_v p._n 102._o l._n 33._o for_o durstus_n r._n durstus_n p._n 119._o l._n 12._o for_o andreds_n league_n r._n andreds_n league_n p._n 126._o l._n 18._o for_o arm_n r._n artur_fw-la p._n 138._o l._n 5._o for_o haleluja_fw-la r._n haleluia_o ibid._n l._n 6._o for_o benedic_n r._n benedict_n p._n 139._o l._n 12._o for_o the_o r._n their_o p._n 150._o l._n 17._o for_o and_o r._n as_o ibid._n l._n 18._o after_o begin_v no_o comma_n p._n 151._o l._n 9_o for_o you_o r._n thou_o p._n 157._o l._n 13._o for_o daughter_n r._n sister_n p._n 160._o l._n 31._o for_o loyden_n r._n loyde_n p._n 161._o l._n 7._o for_o she_o r._n his_o p._n 161._o l._n 35._o for_o witgeornesburgh_n r._n witgeornesburg_n p._n 164._o l._n 4._o for_o year_n a_o of_o read_v a_o year_n after_o p._n 169._o l._n 21._o for_o epitome_n r._n epitome_n p._n 170._o l._n 27._o after_o testify_v a_o period_n p._n 173._o l._n 1._o before_o far_o r._n by_o ibid._n l._n last_o for_o uncle_n r._n uncle_n sson_n p._n 174._o l._n 30._o for_o kuiric_a r._n kinric_n p._n 176._o l._n 9_o after_o two_o r._n or_o three_o ibid._n l._n last_o but_o one_o for_o royal_a r._n regal_a p._n 177._o l._n 19_o for_o occanford_n r._n ottanford_n p._n 183._o l._n 23._o after_o ambassador_n leave_v out_o the_o stop_n ibid._n l._n 24._o after_o ecbert_n two_o point_n p._n 192._o l._n last_o for_o ethelhelin_n helam_fw-la r._n ethelhelm_n p._n 195._o l._n 13._o for_o the_o do_v r._n he_o do_v p._n 197._o l._n 23._o for_o west-saxon_a r._n westsaxon_n p._n 201._o l._n 14._o for_o flight_n r._n fight_n p._n 216._o l._n 13._o for_o thames_n there_o nocomma_n after_o thames_n but_o after_o there_o p._n 225._o l._n 27._o for_o his_o r._n this_o p_o 235._o l._n 4._o for_o on_o r._n about_o ibid._n l._n last_o but_o two_o for_o the_o r._n that_o p._n 246_o l._n 17._o for_o frenar_n frana_fw-it p._n 260._o l._n 23._o before_o spread_v r._n he_o p._n 264._o l._n 23._o for_o ocford_n r._n oxford_n p._n 276._o l._n 29._o for_o bishop_n r._n archbishop_n p._n 277._o l._n 12._o for_o brother_n r._n half_a brother_n p._n 280._o l._n 4._o for_o that_o prompt_v he_o r._n that_o now_o as_o it_o be_v prompt_v he_o ibid._n after_o the_o last_o line_n leave_v out_o deed_n p._n 281._o l._n 13._o for_o a_o youth_n r._n then_o a_o youth_n p._n 296._o l._n 16._o for_o of_o r._n with_o p._n 299._o l._n 25._o after_o leg_n no_o stop_n after_o hight_v a_o period_n p_o 308._o the_o six_o last_o line_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o no_o different_a character_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n and_o in_o the_o last_o line_n for_o revolution_n r._n revolution_n beside_o other_o literal_a fault_n and_o wrong_n stop_v through_o the_o book_n which_o the_o reader_n of_o himself_o may_v amend_v case_n l._n 6._o holinshed_a henry_n of_o hunt_v do_v matthew_n of_o westminster_n westminster_n matthew_n westmin_n huntingd._n l._n 1._o suetonius_n vit_fw-fr caes_n suetonius_n caesar_n com._n l._n 1._o caesar_n com._n l._n 4._o cic._n att._n l._n 4._o ep._n 17._o camden_n valer._n max._n plutarch_n in_o caesarib_n dion_n caesar_n com._n 5._o camden_n pliny_n oros_n lib._n 6._o c._n 7._o &_o 9_o dion_n mela._n caesar_n herodian_a dion_n caesar_n strabo_n dion_n strabo_n herodian_a solinus_n caesar_n tacitus_n diodor_n strabo_n lucan_n tacitus_n mela._n dion_n caesar_n caesar_n strabo_n l._n 2._o dion_n l._n 49._o year_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n 25._o dion_n l._n 53._o 24._o strabo_n l._n 4._o tacit._n a_o l._n 2._o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n 16._o dion_n sueton_n cal._n dion_n sueton._n dion_n l._n 62._o tacit._n a_o 14._o sueton._n claud._n 5._o 24._o sueton._n vesp_n dio._n l._n 60._o tacit._n a_o 12._o tacit._n vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n vit_fw-mi agrio_n tacit._n hist_o 3._o sueton._n dion_n dion_n l._n 62._o dion_n dion_n tacit._n vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n hist_o 8._o 1._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric._n tacit._n hist_o 2._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric._n calvis_fw-la tacit._n hist_o 3._o &_o vit_fw-mi agric_fw-la dion_n l._n 66._o dion_n l._n 66._o camden_n juvenal_n sit_v 2._o eutrop._n l._n 7._o dion_n l._n 66._o spartianus_n in_o vit_fw-mi hidrian_n spartianus_n ibid._n camden_n pausan_n archad_v capitolin_n vit_fw-mi anton._n capitolin_n marc._n ant._n philos_n digest_v l._n 36._o beda_n nennius_n geff._n mon._n dion_n l._n 72._o lamprid._n in_o comm_n capitolin_n in_o pert._n capitolin_n be_v alb._n dion_n did._n jul._n spartian_a in_o sever._n herod_n l._n 3._o herod_n l._n 3._o digest_v l._n 28._o
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