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for_o tillage_n 675_o c_o gruffin_n ap_fw-mi conan_n a_o noble_a prince_n of_o wales_n 670_o a_o guadiana_n 297_o a_o guaine_n 21_o gwain_n ibid._n gualt_n what_o it_o signify_v 20_o guarth_n what_o it_o signify_v 563_o b_o guarthenion_n why_o so_o call_v 624_o guash_n see_v wash_v gueda_n wife_n to_o earl_n goodwin_n 363_o b_o guenliana_n a_o woman_n of_o manly_a courage_n 649_o c_o grerif_n 21_o guerir_fw-fr ibid._n gwif_n 19_o guild_n hall_n in_o london_n 435_o a_o guildford_n 295_o b_o guildford_n a_o family_n 352_o b_o guineth_n uranc_n 19_o guineth_n 659_o f_o guiniad_n fish_n 666_o b_o guiscard_v of_o engolism_n 502_o c_o gundulph_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n 333_o a_o gunora_n a_o norman_a lady_n 620_o c_o gunpowder_n treason_n 754_o a_o gunter_n a_o family_n 628_o f_o guorong_n what_o it_o signify_v 325_o c_o guortimer_n defeat_v hengist_n &_o the_o saxon_n 332_o a._n where_o bury_v 340_o a_o guvia_n 19_o gwin_n a_o colour_n 26_o guoloppum_fw-la 132_o guy_n brient_n a_o baron_n 212_o e_o sir_n guy_n of_o warwick_n 267_o a._n 564_o guy_n cliff_n or_o gibcliff_n 564â—_n â—_z gynâ—ecia_n 263_o c_o h_n hacomb_n 202_o e_o hadseigh_n 441_o b_o hadley_n 463_o d_o pope_n hadrian_n the_o four_o choke_v with_o a_o fly_n 415_o a_o hadugato_n a_o duke_n or_o leader_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n 138_o hagmond_n abbey_n 594_o hail_n a_o river_n 193_o haduloha_n 138_o haimon_n dentatus_n 641_o c_o robert_n fitz_n haimon_n subdue_v glamorganshire_n 641_o d_o hakeds_n a_o kind_n of_o pike_n 499_o haledon_n 80â—_n d_o hales_n monastery_n 197_o e._n 365_o a_o halesworth_n 467_o c_o halifax_n 691_o f_o halifax_n law_n 69â—_n b_o halton_n hall_n 808_o f_o halyston_n 812_o f_o hamden_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 395_o hameldon_n hill_n 215_o c_o hamon_n 260_o f_o sir_n hamon_n mascy_n 610_o c_o hampton_n in_o herefordshire_n 620_o hampton_n court_n 420_o b_o hamsted_n hill_n 421_o b_o hang_a wall_n of_o mark_n antony_n 763_o c_o hanley_n castle_n 577_o b_o hanmere_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 68â—_n hannibal_n never_o war_v in_o britain_n 32_o hans_n a_o river_n 587_o c_o hansacre_n a_o family_n 578_o b_o hansard_n a_o family_n 543_o a_o hantshire_n 258_o hanwell_n 376_o e_o hanworth_n 420_o b_o king_n harald_n slay_v 317_o a_o harald_n lightfoot_n 379_o b_o harald_n haardred_n 707_o d_o harald_n the_o bastard_n 143_o harald_n goodwin_n son_n usurp_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n 145_o his_o worthy_a and_o princely_a part_n 146_o harborrow_n or_o haaburgh_n 517_o c_o harbotle_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 812_o f_o andrew_n of_o harcla_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n a_o traitor_n degrade_v 780_o c_o harcourt_n 584_o e_o harden_n or_o hawarden_n 680_o e_o hardes_n ancient_a gentleman_n 339_o d_o harde-cnut_a his_o death_n 303_o b_o his_o immoderate_a feast_n ibid._n th._n harding_n 208_o e_o fit_n harding_n baron_n of_o barkley_n 223_o a_o hard_a knot_n a_o mountain_n 765_o e_o hardwick_n a_o town_n 555_o f._n and_o a_o family_n ibid._n haresfield_n 419_o c_o harford_n west_n 653_o b_o harington_n or_o haveringtons_n a_o family_n 755_o d_o harington_n baron_n 526_o b._n of_o old_a descent_n ibid._n harington_n lord_n 206_o e_o sir_n john_n harington_n baron_fw-fr harington_n of_o exton_n ibid._n haringworth_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o zouch_v baron_n 414_o a_o harleston_n 472_o e_o harlestons_n a_o family_n ibid._n harold_n ewias_n 617_o d_o harold_n a_o gentleman_n ibid._n harptree_n 223_o d_o harrow_n on_o the_o hill_n 420_o a_o harrowden_n 510_o a_o hartle_n pole_n 738_o b_o hart_n hall_n in_o oxford_n 381_o d_o harewich_n 451_o e_o harewood_n castle_n 698_o e_o haslingbury_n 453_o d_o hastings_n a_o noble_a family_n in_o time_n past_a 584_o c_o hastings_n lord_n of_o abergevenny_n 568_o e_o hastings_n baron_n of_o loughborow_n 394_o c_o sir_n edward_n hastings_n sole_a baron_n thereof_o 521_o b_o baron_n hastings_n and_o hoo_n 319_o b_o sir_n william_n hastings_n lord_n hastings_n 318_o f_o hastings_n great_a gentleman_n in_o sussex_n ibid._n hastings_z a_o town_n whence_o it_o take_v the_o name_n 317_o f_o rape_n of_o hastings_n 318_o d._n lord_n thereof_o ibid._n george_n l._n hastings_n first_o of_o that_o name_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 503_o a_o hatfield_n bradock_n 453_o e_o bishop_n hatfield_n 406_o f_o hatfield_n poveril_n 445_o c_o hatherton_n 607_o e_o hatfield_n chace_n 690_o e_o hatley_n s_o george_n 485_o d_o hatterel_n hill_n 6â—1_n c_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 508_o his_o commendation_n ibid._n his_o monument_n 509_o a_o havelock_n a_o foundling_n 542_o d_o haverds_n a_o family_n 628_o e_o haudelo_n lord_n burnell_n 330_o c_o havering_n 441â—_n â—_z hawghton_n conquest_n 401_o e_o hawghlee_n castle_n 464_o a_o sir_n john_n hawkwood_n 450_o b_o haulton_n a_o town_n and_o castle_n 611_o haure_n 21_o the_o haw_n 200_o hawsted_a 450_o d_o hawthorn_n at_o glastenbury_n 227_o e_o hay_n a_o town_n 627_o f_o hay_n castle_n 766_o f_o headon_n a_o town_n 713_o c_o healy_n castle_n 583_o e_o hartly_n castle_n 760_o d_o heavenfield_n 806_o d_o hebrew_n call_v huesi_n wherefore_o 23_o heidon_n or_o heydon_n knight_n 479_o b_o sir_n christopher_n heidon_n 326_o c_o heil_n a_o idol_n of_o the_o saxon_n 212_o heilston_n or_o hellas_n 189_o heina_n a_o religious_a votary_n 699_o e_o heitsbury_n 245_o d_o hieu_n a_o religious_a woman_n 738_o b_o helbeck_n 727â—_n â—_z helbeck_n a_o crag_n 784_o b_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v at_o colchester_n 451_o a_o helena_n a_o devout_a empress_n 74_o helenum_n 187_o helion_n a_o family_n 452_o a_o hell-kettle_n deep_a pit_n 737â—_n â—_z helmet_n of_o gold_n find_v 537_o e_o helvius_n pertinax_n employ_v in_o britan_n 66._o propraetor_n in_o britan_n 67_o hemingston_n 464_o a_o hemp_n the_o best_a 210_o d_o hempsted_n 414_o c_o hen-dinas_n 588_o b_o heneti_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 26_o hengham_n lord_n 472_o f_o hengist_n and_o horsa_n brethren_n 127._o they_o signify_v a_o horse_n ibid._n hengrave_n 461â—_n â—_z hengston_n hill_n 196_o d_o henningham_n 450_o a_o henly_n in_o arden_n 566_o a_o henly_n hundred_o 389_o a_o henly_n upon_o tamis_n 389_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o his_o virtue_n inter_v and_o translate_v 294_o d_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o his_o virtue_n 297_o f_o henry_n the_o four_o emperor_n inter_v in_o chester_n 605_o c_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n claim_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n 680_o d_o henry_n fitz-roy_a 240_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o commendation_n 284_o e_o henry_n prince_n rebell_v against_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o father_n 465_o a_o henry_n the_o seven_o proclaim_v king_n 518_o c_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o twice_o take_v prisoner_n by_o his_o own_o subject_n 509_o e_o heorten_n 738_o b_o heorthus_fw-la 135_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n describe_v with_o several_a shire_n under_o every_o kingdom_n 157_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n 136_o reduce_v to_o a_o monarchy_n 138_o herbert_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n 475_o a_o herbert_n losenga_n bishop_n 472_o a_o herbert_n baron_n of_o shurland_n 334_o b_o herbert_n earles_n of_o penbroch_o 359_o a_o sir_n philip_n herbert_n baron_n of_o shurland_n &_o earl_n of_o montgomery_n 663_o b_o herbert_n a_o honourable_a family_n in_o wales_n 655_o d_o le_fw-fr herbert_n a_o way_n in_o wales_n 665_o f_o hercules_n whether_o ever_o any_o 207_o c_o herefordshire_n 617_o hereford_n city_n 618_o e_o hereford_n earles_n 621_o b._n c._n etc._n etc._n hereford_n duke_n 622_o a_o hereford_n viscount_n ibid._n herring_n fish_v by_o hollander_n etc._n etc._n 717_o f_o herring_n in_o yarmouth_n 478_o a_o herring_n frequent_v our_o coast_n 718_o a_o herlaxton_n 537_o d_o heron_n or_o heiron_n a_o family_n 806_o b._n 815_o e_fw-la herlotâ—a_fw-la 197_o b_o hermae_fw-la 64_o herst_n monceaux_n 315_o a_o herst_n what_o it_o
east_n and_o west_n flourish_v sometime_o in_o great_a honour_n it_o pay_v no_o geldâ—_n tribute_n as_o we_o find_v in_o doomsday_n the_o survey-book_n of_o england_n but_o when_o exeter_n pay_v and_o than_o it_o yield_v xl_o d._n and_o do_v service_n if_o any_o expedition_n march_v by_o land_n or_o go_v by_o sea_n and_o totnes_n barnestaple_n and_o lidford_n serve_v and_o pay_v as_o much_o as_o exeter_n king_n john_n grant_v unto_o it_o power_n to_o choose_v a_o major_a for_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n edward_n the_o first_o enrich_v it_o with_o sundry_a liberty_n and_o about_o that_o time_n it_o be_v fortify_v with_o a_o castle_n by_o the_o zouche_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v persuade_v the_o possession_n it_o be_v in_o time_n pass_v of_o one_o judaël_n surname_v de_n totnais_n afterward_o of_o william_n briwer_n a_o right_n noble_a personage_n by_o one_o of_o who_o daughter_n it_o come_v to_o the_o breose_n and_o from_o they_o by_o a_o daughter_n likewise_o to_o george_n de_fw-fr 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