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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	day_n	king_n	wales_n	2,304	5	9.9362	5	false

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A59140	A new systeme of geography, designed in a most plain and easy method for the better understanding of that science accommodated with new mapps of all the countreys, regions, empires, monarchis, kingdoms, principalities, dukedoms, marquesates, dominions, estates, republiques, Soveraignties, governments seignories, provinces, and countreys in the whole world with geographical tables, explaining the divisions in each mapp / John Seller ...	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1685 (1685)	Wing S2477; ESTC R3904	48,442	207

Sea to Palus Meotis along the stream of the River Tanais to the mouth thereof and so by the River Dwina to the Bay of St. Nicholas in the white Sea Others as the Right Honourable the Earl of Castlemain in his Book of the use of the English Globe doth more Judiciously divide it thus Supposing a line drawn from the Mouth of Tan●●s Runs up the stream to Tuia Scituated on the most Easterly flexure and thence going to the nearest Banks of the Riyer Oby accompanies it till it falls in the Northem Ocean my Lord doth the rather Incline to this Division than any other because it Containes almost all the Vast Dominions of the Russian Emperour and so makes him an intire European Monarch CHAP. II. Of Europe in General EVrope although it be the least of the four grand Divisions of the Earth as appears in the Mapp of the World yet it is of the most Renowne 1. For the Temperature of the Air lying in the midst of the Temperate Zone and therefore Fertile in its soil 2. The flourishing of Arts and Sciences 3. For the Purity and Sincerity of the Christian faith The language of the Europeans is Divided into several branches or Dialects but all from three Roots or stems which are 1. The Latine 2. The Tutonick or High Dutch 3. The Sclavonian tongue Those that Branch from the Latine are the Italians French Spaniards Portagalls and those from the Tutonick are the English Dutch Swedes Danes Gothes and from the Sclavonian the Crontians Hongarïans Transilounians Russians The Kingdoms and Principal Regions are as followeth as they stand in the Table of Europe viz. England Scotland Ireland Spain Portugal France Italy Germany XV II Provinces Norway Sweden Denmark Poland Lithuania Moscovia Russia lesser Tartary Turkey in Europe The most famous Rivers in Europe are nine The Thames in England Tornia in Scandin●●ia Wolga in Muscovia the Loire in France the Rhine in Germany the Weyssel in Poland Tagus in Spain Po in Italy and the Danube in Germany and Turkey in Europe We Rank England Scotland and Ireland in the first place in Regard they owe obedience to the Stepter of our Gracious Soveraign We shall therefore Begin with the Desoription of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland not affecting that Diminutive Appellation of the British Isles as if they were Gnernsey or Jursey and no way Comporting with the Renown and Grandure of those famous Kingdomes Of Great Britain GReat Britain Containes England Scotland and Wales making the most Famous Island in the whole World It was once called Albion ab Albis Rupibus from the white Rocks apearing on the South Coast towards France from whence it was first Discovered Afterwards Britain some say from Brutus of the Trojan Race who first setled a Government here or as others will have it from Prutainia signifying Mettals because of the great quantity of Tin Iron Lead c. that is found here But others say the Britaine 's had their name from the word Brith which signifieth stained or painted by reason of a Custome the Natives had to paint their Skins all over and of several Colours that they might thereby the more Terrify their Enemies whence also the Romans called the People of Scotland Pists The whole length from Strathy-head in Scotland to the Lizard-point in Cornwall is counted 624 Miles And the breadth from the lands end in Cornwall to the Isle of Thanet in Kent is about 340. It is observed in his Majesties Teritoryes about Great Britain and Ireland there are eight Several Dialects spoken by his Majesties own Subjects viz. 1. English 2. Scotch 3. Irish 4. Welch 5. Cornish in Cornwall 6. French in Garnsey and Jarsey 7. Manks in the Isle of Man and 8. Gothish in the Islands of Suhtland Of England ENgland a name taken from the Angli a people that came in with the Saxons and not chang'd by the Danish or Norman Conquerors is the chief part of the Island of Great Britain being Divided into 40 Countys and 22 Bishopricks is Accounted in length 386 miles in breadth 279. The soil is very fertile and plentifull several of its Chief Commodities and Excellencies are Contained in this verse Anglias Mons Pons Fons Ecclesia Femina Lana England is stor'd with Bridges Hills and Wooll With Churches Wells and Women Beautifull Its first known inhabitants were the Britains who being Conquered by the Romans and afterwards over-run by the Saxons were forced to Retire into that Corner of the Kingdom called Wales where their Posterity to this day Inhabite being a Province Divided into 12 Countys and 4 Bishopricks the eldest Son of our English Kings being always Entituled Prince of Wales The forementioned Saxons Divided the whole Realm into seven Kingdoms and were much oppressed for a long time by the Danes but at last being united under one King were subdued by the Normans under William the Conqueror whose Successors Continue to this day Of Wales WAles is Invironed on all sides by the Sea except towards England from which it is separated from the RIVER d ee and a line drawn to the RIVER WYE But Anciently it Extended to the RIVER SEVERNE Eastward for Offa King of the Mercians forced them to leave the Plain Countrys beyond that River which now is called the Marches of Wales and to betake themselves to the Mountaines which he caused to be separated from England by a great Ditch called Offa's Dike in Welch Claudh-Offa in many places yet to be seen The whole Country is Generally Mountanous and Barren yet affordeth several good Commodities and is not without many fertile Valleys which bear good Corn and breedeth abundance of small Cattle with which they furnish England as also with Butter Cheese woolen Cloth called Friezes Cottons Bays Calveskins Hides Honey Wax It is divided into 4 Circuits for the Admistration of Justice and is divided into 13 Counties wherein is contained 1016 Parish Churches 56 Market Towns and 40 Castles 230 Rivers 99 Bridges 32 Parks 13 Forrests 1 Chase Also these hills are famous for their height viz. Snowden Plinillimon Brechin Moylvodian Brethen Caddoridrie Rarduvaure Monuch Dennye and Penm●n-Maur Of Scotland SCotland is the Northern Part of Great Britain longer then England but not so broad much colder and less Fruitfull the whole Containing 35 Shires is Divided into Lowlands which speak a kind of Barbarous English and the High-lands whose language is very neer the same with the Irish This Realm upon succession of King James to the English Crown became united to that Scepter and are Joyntly stiled Great Britain It s Chief Commodities are Course Clothes Frieses Fish Hides Lead-Ore and here are four Universities Edenbrugh Glascow St. Andrews and Aberdeen two Arch-Bishops and eleven Bishops As to their Courts of Justice they are peculiar to themselves the chief of which is the Session or Colledge of Justice onsisting of a President 14 Senators 7 of the Clergy and as many of the Laity unto which was afterward joined the