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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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anno_fw-la 1512._o 1512._o luke_n 19_o 8._o s._n n._n n._n at_o melford_n aforesaid_a aforesaid_a j._n philpot_n in_o his_o catal._n of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n roll_n speed_z in_o his_o chron._n pag._n 607._o 607._o see_v judge_n markham_n his_o life_n in_o nottinghamshire_n nottinghamshire_n he_o be_v mayor_n again_o 1436_o lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o english_a in_o suffolk_n suffolk_n camden_n in_o the_o description_n of_o surrey_n surrey_n virgil._n ●…_n 3._o 3._o speed_v chro._n pag._n 789._o 789._o dr._n hylyn_n in_o his_o life_n and_o reign_n of_o king_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 1●…7_n 1●…7_n sir_n francis_n nethersole_n in_o his_o fu●…_n orat._n on_o prince_n henry_n pag._n 16._o 16._o ●…_n paris_n in_o anno_fw-la 1._o 29._o 29._o bale_n de_fw-fr script_n b●…it_fw-la pag._n 293._o 293._o isackson_n chron._n chron._n bale_n ut_fw-la sup_n sup_n new-coll_n register_n anno_fw-la 1380._o 1380._o ●…_n marleburgensis_n of_o the_o w●…iters_n of_o i●…eland_n i●…eland_n i._o bale_n &_o j._n pit●…_n pit●…_n mr._n hatcher_n manuscript_n of_o the_o fellow_n of_o king_n c●…ll_o c●…ll_o bale_n de_fw-fr scr●…_n brit._n and_o ●…dwin_n in_o the_o bi●…hops_n 〈◊〉_d no._n which_o which_o d●…_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d li●…e_v of_o jewe●…_n pa._n 26._o 26._o see_v fox_n his_o act_n and_o mon._n pag._n 1471._o 1471._o dr._n humphrey_n in_o the_o latin_a life_n of_o jewel_n pag._n 30._o 30._o idem_fw-la pag._n 99_o 99_o b._n godwin_n in_o his_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n norwich_n so_o express_v in_o his_o epitaph_n on_o his_o monument_n in_o st._n paul_n paul_n sir_n j._n harrington_n in_o his_o additional_a supply_v to_o b._n godwin_n catalogue_n of_o bishop●…_n pa._n 32._o 32._o b._n godwin_n in_o his_o bishop_n of_o london_n london_n the_o observator_fw-la rescue_v pag._n 272._o 272._o hackluyt_n in_o his_o sea-voyage_n in_o his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a dedicatory_a id●…m_fw-la ut_fw-la prius_fw-la prius_fw-la camd._n eliz._n in_o 88_o 88_o mason_n de_fw-fr 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martyr_n martyr_n fox_n mar●…yr_n pag._n 1221._o 1221._o see_v more_o of_o he_o in_o the_o life_n of_o nich._n upton_a in_o devon-shire_n devon-shire_n hence_o bager_n bager_n so_o be_v i_o inform_v by_o m●…_n peckham_n the_o recorder_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lord_n abergavenny_n viscount_n 〈◊〉_d and_o ●…he_a earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cron._n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 2._o 1_o cron._n 29._o ●…_n ●…_n see_v memor●…ble_a person_n in_o this_o county_n county_n sir_n francis_n bacon_n in_o his_o history_n of_o life_n and_o death_n *_o 〈◊〉_d and_o janus_n d●…branius_n d●…branius_n mr._n isaac_n 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o complete_a angler_n pag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d levit._fw-la 11._o 12._o 12._o stow_n annal_n pag._n 572._o 572._o idem_fw-la pag._n 584._o 584._o tho._n charnock_n in_o his_o breviary_n of_o philos●…phy_n cap._n 1._o 1._o stow_n 〈◊〉_d p●…g_v 1040._o 1040._o mela_n ●…nias_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 165_o 165_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o substance_n of_o his_o life_n be_v take_v out_o of_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d catalogue_n of_o arch-b●…shops_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o who_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o what_o follow_v
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