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A40672 The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.; History of the worthies of England Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41. 1662 (1662) Wing F2441; ESTC R6196 1,376,474 1,013

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profession_n such_o a_o mottley_n colour_n be_v no_o good_a wear_n how_o will_v william_n cecil_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o baron_n of_o burghleigh_n be_v offend_v to_o behold_v james_n york_n the_o blacksmith_n set_v with_o he_o at_o the_o same_o table_n among_o the_o native_n of_o lincolnshire_n answer_n i_o be_o confident_a on_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o will_v be_v high_o please_v be_v so_o great_a a_o statesman_n that_o he_o will_v countenance_v and_o encourage_v his_o industrious_a country_n man_n account_v nothing_o little_a without_o the_o help_n whereof_o great_a matter_n can_v either_o not_o be_v attain_v or_o not_o long_o subsist_v yea_o we_o see_v what_o signal_n notice_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n take_v of_o the_o 23._o three_o son_n of_o lamech_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o tentmaking_a organ_n and_o iron-work_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o whereas_o all_o their_o name_n be_v forget_v which_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o babel_n though_o do_v on_o 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partial_a reflection_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o number_n of_o modern_a shire_n or_o county_n in_o england_n and_o why_o the_o worthy_n in_o this_o work_n be_v digest_v county-waye_n i_o say_v modern_a not_o mean_v to_o meddle_v with_o those_o antiquate_a one_o which_o long_o since_o have_v lose_v their_o name_n and_o bound_n as_o wigornienfis_n winchelcomb-shire_n unite_v to_o gloucester-shire_n brit._n howdon-shire_n annex_v to_o yorkshire_n and_o hexham-shire_n to_o northumberland_n as_o little_o do_v we_o intend_v to_o touch_v on_o those_o small_a tract_n of_o ground_n the_o county_n of_o poole_n and_o the_o like_a be_v but_o the_o extend_a limit_n and_o liberty_n of_o some_o incorporation_n we_o add_v shire_n or_o county_n use_v the_o word_n promiscuous_o as_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v hear_v some_o critic_n make_v this_o distinction_n betwixt_o they_o that_o such_o be_v shire_n which_o take_v their_o denomination_n from_o some_o principal_a town_n as_o cambridgeshire_n oxford-shire_n etc._n etc._n while_o the_o rest_n not_o wear_v the_o name_n of_o any_o town_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v county_n as_o norfolk_n suffolk_z etc._n etc._n but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v into_o wales_n to_o confute_v their_o curiosity_n where_o we_o meet_v merioneth-shire_n and_o glamorgan-shire_n but_o no_o town_n so_o term_v see_v devon-shire_n do_v discompose_v this_o their_o english_a conceit_n i_o say_v english_a shire_n and_o county_n be_v both_o comitatus_fw-la in_o latin_a of_o these_o there_o be_v nine_o and_o thirty_o at_o this_o day_n which_o by_o the_o thirteen_o in_o wales_n be_v make_v up_o fifty_o two_o england_n large_o take_v have_v one_o for_o every_o week_n in_o the_o year_n here_o let_v i_o tender_v this_o for_o a_o real_a truth_n which_o may_v seem_v a_o paradox_n that_o there_o be_v a_o county_n in_o england_n which_o from_o the_o conquest_n till_o the_o year_n 1607_o when_o mr._n camden_n last_o latin_a britannia_n be_v set_v forth_o 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