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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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william_n piercy_n ibid._n 222_o regina●…d_a peacock_n wales_n 9_o petrok_n ibid._n 13_o robertus_fw-la perscrutator_fw-la alias_o the_o searcher_n york_n 206_o john_n plough_n notting_n 319_o edmund_n plowden_n shrop._n 6_o george_n plantagenet_n ibid._n 2_o edward_n plantagenet_n warw._n 119_o marg._n plantagenet_n wilt._n 146_o richard_n plantagenet_n york_n 191_o thomas_n plantagenet_n ibid._n 192_o henry_n plantagenet_n monm_n 53_o richard_n plantagenet_n northamp_n 282_o  _fw-fr &_o shrop._n 2_o thomas_n phaier_n wales_n 12_o dr._n phillips_n ibid._n 11_o john_n philpot_n hants_n 5_o  _fw-fr &_o kent_n 82_o sir_n john_n philpot_n ibid._n 84_o john_n phreas_n lond._n 215_o john_n pitts_n hants_n 13_o agnes_n pire_v or_o prest_n devon_n 249_o hugh_n pirry_n gloc._n 362_o john_n pilkinton_n lanc._n 110_o peter_n of_o rippon_n york_n 206_o william_n platt_n lond._n 224_o thomas_n playfere_n kent_n 85_o thomas_n playford_n ibid._n 83_o robert_n plympton_n devon_n 263_o sir_n thomas_n pope_n lond._n 223_o barnaby_n potter_n westmor_n 138_o christopher_n potter_n ibid._n 140_o george_n porter_n cumber_n 220_o sir_n lewis_n pollard_n devon_n 256_o henry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pomeroy_n ibid._n 265_o john_n point_n gloc._n 366_o john_n poynet_z kent_z 72_o sir_n edward_n poynings_n ibid._n 73_o richard_n poor_a wilt._n 149_o william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n york_n 215_o reginald_n pole_n staff_n 40_o sir_n john_n popham_n somers_n 25_o sir_n john_n portman_n ibid._n 24_o sir_n amyas_n powlet_n ibid._n ibid._n william_n powlet_n hants_n 8_o sir_n john_n poulney_n leic._n 136_o john_n poultney_n ibid._n 137_o william_n prude_n kent_n 98_o john_n prideaux_n devon_n 254_o roger_n de_fw-fr prideaux_n cornw._n 209_o john_n preston_n northamp_n 291_o sir_n amias_n preston_n somers_n 26_o elvodugus_n probas_fw-la flint_n 39_o sir_n john_n puckering_n york_n 201_o sir_n william_n purchas_n cambr._n 160_o george_n purient_n hert._n 32_o robert_n pullen_n oxf._n 332_o q._n name_n shire_n page_z francis_n quarles_n essex_n 334_o r._n name_n shire_n page_z ralph_n radcliffe_n chesh._n 180_o thomas_n ratcliff_n essex_n 330_o  _fw-fr &_o leic._n 132_o william_n ratcliff_n linc._n 168_o el●…as_n de_fw-fr radnor_n radn_n 59_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-la radnor_n thomas_n ram_n berk._n 93_o william_n ramsey_n hunt_n 51_o sir_n john_n ramsden_n york_n 224_o ranulphus_fw-la or_o randall_n of_o chester_n chesh._n 190_o thomas_n randolph_n northamp_n 291_o william_n de_fw-fr raleigh_n devon_n 252_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n ibid._n 261_o william_n rastall_a lond._n 212_o john_n rastall_a ibid._n 219_o richard_n rawson_n ibid._n 232_o thomas_n ravis_fw-la surr._n 82_o william_n of_o reivaulx_n york_n 205_o ealred_n of_o reivaulx_n philip_n repington_n wales_n 9_o robert_n record_v ibid._n 12_o william_n of_o reading_n berk._n 92_o philip_n de_fw-fr repingdon_n derb._n 232_o hugh_n of_o reading_n berk._n 95_o john_n reinolds_n devon_n 264_o michael_n reneger_n hants_n 11_o 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cumb._n 219_o john_n rogers_n lanc._n 107_o robert_n rogers_n dorset_n 283_o roger_n of_o chester_n chesh._n 188_o roger_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n berk._n 104_o john_n rochfort_n linc._n 172_o sir_n john_n rochfort_n ibid._n 174_o roger_n the_o cistertian_n devon_n 263_o thomas_n rokeby_n york_n 221_o 218_o sir_n thomas_n roper_n lond._n 213_o john_n rouse_n warw._n 125_o richard_n role_n alias_o hampole_n york_n 193_o john_n roman_n cornw._n 205_o  _fw-fr &_o york_n 228_o henry_n roulands_n caernar_n 32_o anthony_n rouse_n cornw._n 211_o john_n roper_n kent_n 96_o dennis_n roll_v devon_n 272_o rosamund_n heref._n 41_o richard_n rothwell_n lanc._n 122_o sir_n ralph_n rowlet_n essex_n 346_o henry_n fitz-roy_a ibid._n 321_o sir_n francis_n russel_n bedf._n 125_o  _fw-fr &_o northumb._n 314_o john_n russel_n hants_n 6_o  _fw-fr &_o dorce_n 281_o john_n russel_n worc._n 181_o thomas_n rudborne_n hertf._n 21_o john_n ruthall_n gloc._n 355_o s●…_n rumald_n buck._n 128_o 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