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A69885	Anglia rediviva being a full description of all the shires, cities, principal towns and rivers, in England : with some useful observations concerning what is most remarkable ... : to which is prefix'd a short account of the first origine of our nation, of its being conquer'd by the Romans, as also the occasion of the Saxons and Danes first entring England / collected from the best historians by Mr. Dunstar.	Dunstar, Mr. (Samuel), 1675-1754.	1699 (1699)	Wing D2617; ESTC R17303	46,649	154

into the Thames on the West 't is bounded by Wiltshire and on the East by Surrey On the West part it hath plenty of Command Fruit but on the East part where it consineth with Surrey the Soil is very barren and unfruitful 1. Farendon a Town seated on a rising ground famous for a Market kept there but in times past for a certain Fort which Robert Earl of Glocester Built and defended against King Stephen who having won it by many bloody Assaults levelled it to the ground so that now it is not to be seen 2. Abington a Populous Town pleasantly seated on the plain of an Hill since the Year 1416. in which King Henry the Vth Built a Bridge over the River and turned the Kings high-way hither to make a shorter passage it began to be so frequented that it is now the chief Town of the whole Shire it is famous for its great Trade in Malt. 3. Wallingford in old time it was compass'd about with Walls it had a very large Castle situate upon the River which was thought to be invincible it was oftentimes Besieged by King Stephen but all in vain This Town was so dispeopled by reason of a grievous Pestilence which happened in the Year 1348 that whereas before it was well Inhabited and had Twelve Churches it can shew now no more than One or Two 4. Newbury a famous Town raised out of the Ruins of Spine which was formerly a place of great repute it is situated in a champion plain being watered throughout with the River Kenet 't is well Inhabited and is very remarkable for its Trade in Clothing 5. Reading a Town famous for fair Streets well built Houses as also for the Riches of the Townsmen and for their Name in making Cloth it hath lost the greatest Ornaments it had viz. a beautiful Church and a most ancient Castle which was razed by King Henry the IId because it was a Refuge for King Stephen's followers 6. Maidenhead a large spacious Town fill'd with good Inns for the reception of Strangers it is well frequented 7. Windsor-Castle 't is situated on an Hill that riseth with a gentle Ascent and enjoyeth a most delightful Prospect round about on the front it overlooketh a spacious Vale behind it arise Hills every where neither rough nor high so that 't is dedicated as one would say to Hunting-Game it was Built by King Henry the Ist An. 1100. and enlarg'd by King Edward the IIId who was Born here 't is in bigness equal to a pretty City Fortified with Ditches and Bulwarks made of Stone in this place King Edward the IIId Instituted the Noble Order of the Garter to increase Virtue and Valour in the Hearts of his Nobility or as some report in honour of the Countess of Salisbury of which Lady the King had formerly been Enamour'd The Garter was given to it in Testimony of that Love and affection wherewith the Knights of it were bound one to another and all of them jointly to the King as Sovereign there are of it Twenty six Knights of which the King of England is always Chief the Ensign is a Blew Garter Buckled on the Left Leg on which these words are Embroider'd Honi Soit qui mal y Pense about their Necks they wear a Blew Ribbond at the end of which hangeth the Image of St. George upon whose Day the Installations of the new Knights are commonly Celebrated THese Regions which I have hitherto Describ'd viz. of the Danmonii Durotriges Belgae Attrebatii when the Saxons Rul'd in Brittain fell to the Kingdom of the West-Saxons who under the Command of their King Egbert United the English Heptarchy into a Monarchy which afterwards through the Cowardise of their Kings soon vanished For after this the Danes brake in upon the Northumbers and though often Vanquished yet being as often Victorious they at last seiz'd on the Monarchy of England which was sometime held by the Danes sometimes by the Saxons till William Duke of Normandy took it from Harold and established the Monarchy which hath ever since continued in a Succession of Twenty eight Princes down to our Gracious Sovereign King William REGNI NEXT unto the Attrebatii Eastward those Regions which we commonly term Surrey Sussex with the Sea-Coast of Hampshire were Inhabited by the Regni Surrey IN Latin Surria is bounded on the West by Barkshire and Hampshire on the South by Sussex on the East by Kent on the North 't is Water'd by the River Thames and by it divided from Middlesex It is a plain and Champion Country yielding Corn and Forage in abundance especially towards the South The Principal Towns are these 1. Farnham a Market-Town so named from the great quantity of Fern growing near it near this place H●nry of 〈◊〉 erected a noble Castle which being afterwards demolished by Henry the IIId was again rebuilt by the Bishops of Winchester 2. Guildford a Market-Town well frequented full of fair Inns in old time it was a Royal Mansion of the English Saxon Kings 3. Kingston a Market-Town well Inhabited famous in old time by reason of a Castle therein belonging to the Clares Earls of Glocester it took its name from a little Town which stood near it in which when England was almost ruined by the Danish Wars Athelstan Edwin and Etheldred were Crowned Kings in the Market-place 4. Richmond a Town very beautiful and glorious in respect of its Buildings famous for the Death of several Kings but in particular of that most Mighty Prince King Edward the IIId Here also Died Ann Wife to King Richard the IId Daughter to the Emperor Charles the IVth who first taught English Women the manner of sitting on Horseback which is now in use whereas before they rode very unseemly astride as Men do Memorable it is likewise for that King Henry the VIIth and Queen Elizabeth of glorious Memory yielded unto Nature in this place 5. Croidon a Market-Town well frequented whose Inhabitants gain to themselves great advantages by selling of Char-Coal 6. Lambeth a Town famous in former times for the Death of Canutus the Hardy King of England who there Revelling with his Lords amidst his Cups yielded up his Breath but at this time 't is much frequented by reason of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace which is in this place 7. Southwark the most famous Market-Town and place of Trade in all this Shire 't is so large and populous that it gives place to few Cities in England in the Reign of King Edward the VIth it was annexed to the City of London and is at this day reckoned as a part of it Sussex IN Latin Sussexia is bounded on the West by Hampshire on the North by Surrey and part of Kent on the East by Kent on the South it lieth upon the Brittish Ocean on the Sea-Coast it hath many green Hills of an exceeding heighth called the Downs which standing on a Chalky sort of Mould yield great plenty of Corn the middle part of it is

't is situated on the East Bank of the Severn and from the same is Walled triangularly about extending in Circuit One thousand six hundred and fifty Paces in which are made Seven Gates for entrance and Five Watch-Towers for its defence it hath suffered much damage both by War and Fire but seems now to have recovered its former Beauty it hath a stately Cathedral in the midst of which lieth Interred the Body of King John under a Monument of White Marble The Reputation it now hath ariseth from its Inhabitants who are both Numerous and Wealthy by their Trade in Clothing Near this place Cromwell the Usurper gave King Charles the Second's Forces a terrible overthrow wherein he slew Three thousand five hundred and fifty among which were Duke Hamilton and General Forbes and took Five thousand Prisoners this happened June 13 An. 1651. Staffordshire IN Latin Staffordia hath on the East Warwickshire and Derbyshire on the South Worcestershire on the West Shropshire and on the North Cheshire The Air is Healthful but very sharp towards the North in which place the Soil is not so fruitful as in the Southern parts The Principal Towns are these 1. Stafford the principal Town of this County it was Built by Edward the Confessor and Incorporated by King John and upon the East and South part was Walled and Trench'd by the Barons of the place the rest from the East to North was secured by a large Pool of Water which now is become fair Meadow Grounds it hath Four Gates opening to the Four Winds it is adorn'd with a very beautiful Castle of its Name which adds not a little to the Beauty of the place 2. Stone a fair Market-Town famous for a Church Consecrated to the Memorial of the Death of Wolfald and Rusin Sons to Wolfer King of the Mercians who were slain by their Father because they had embrac'd Christianity 3. Lichfield a fair large City situated in a Plain divided into two parts by a Pool of Water which notwithstanding are join'd into one by means of two Bridges made over it which have sluces to let out the Water the South part consists of divers Streets hath in it a School and Hospital Founded for the Relief of the Poor the other part is beautified with a stately Cathedral encompass'd with a strong Wall adorn'd with the Bishop's Palace and fair Houses for the Prebendaries which make together an excellent shew mounting up on high with Three Spires of Stone and indeed for elegant and noble Buildings it giveth place to few Cathedrals 4. Burton a Town famous in regard it yieldeth great store of Alablaster Shropshire IN Latin Salopia hath on the East Staffordshire on the South Worcestershire Herefordshire and Radnorshire on the West Montgomery and Denbighshire and on the North Cheshire The Air is wholsome affording health to the Inhabitants in all Seasons of the Year the Soil is rich and standeth most upon a reddish Clay abounding in Wheat Barley Coals Iron and Woods it is divided into two parts by the River Severn The Principal Towns are these 1. Ludlow a Town more fair than ancient encompassed with a Wall reaching about a Mile in circuit it is defended by a stately strong Castle Built by Roger Montgomery King Henry the VIIIth Ordained in this place the Council of the Marches 2. Bridgnorth a Town seated upon a Rock out of which the ways leading to the upper part of the Town are wrought 't is Fortified with Walls a Ditch a stately Castle and the Severn which between the Rocks runneth down with a very great fall 3. Shrewsbury a Town strongly Fortified both by Art and Nature adorn'd with two fair Churches and other Buildings both Publick and Private almost all the Commodities of Wales do flow to this Town as to a common Mart of both Nations famous it is for the Battel between divers of the Nobility and King Henry the IVth they purposing to advance Edmund Mortimer Earl of March to the Crown as the undoubted apparent Heir of King Richard the IId It was taken by the Parliament Forces raised against King Charles the First An. 1645. 4. Oswestre a little Town enclosed with a Ditch and a Wall and Fortified with a pretty Castle the Inhabitants Traffick much in Welsh Cottons whereof great store is bought and sold here every Week Cheshire IN Latin Cestria hath on the South Shropshire on the East Staffordshire and Darbyshire on the North Lancashire and on the West Denbighshire and Flintshire For Air and Soil it far exceeds its Neighbouring Counties being in my opinion equal to the best the best Cheese in all Europe is made in this place The Inhabitants of this Shire have never been stain'd with the blot of Rebellion whose Loyalty King Richard the IId so much esteem'd that by Authority of Parliament he made the County to be a Principality Stiling himself the Prince of Chester The Principal Towns are these 1. Chester a City Built in form of a Quadrant it is enclos'd with a Wall extending two Miles in compass it hath a Eleven Parish-Churches of which that of St. John's by the North Gate is a most stately Building the Houses are very fair Built and along the chief Streets are Galleries or walking-places having Shops on both sides Memorable it is for that King Edgar sitting in a Barge Kennady King of Scotland Malcolm King of Cumberland Macon King of Man and of the Islands with all the Princes of Wales who were come to do him Homage Working like Watermen at the Oar Rowed him along the River Dee in a triumphant manner to his great glory and the joy of the Beholders this was about the Year 960. 2. Nantwich a Town reputed to be the greatest and fairest Built of all this Shire next to Chester 't is also very famous for the making of Salt 3. Macclesfield a very fair Town giving Name to a Forest near adjoining where Thomas Savage the Archbishop of York Built a Coll in which some of the Family of the Savages lie Entom'd We have now Surveyed the Regions of the Cornavii who with the Coritani Dobuni and Cateuchlani made the Kingdom of the Mercians all the other Kingdoms of the Saxons Heptarchy confined upon it it was much larger than any of the rest but fell at last into the Dominion of the West-Saxons An. 826. after that the Danes had wasted it many Years Herefordshire Silures BEfore I treat of the other parts of England give me leave to turn aside and to visit Wales called in Latin Cambria or Wallia where the ancient Brittains had their abode nor will it be improper it lying adjacent to the Cornavii that it should be spoken of in its due place especially since the Inhabitants are now Incorporated with us into our Commonwealth Wales comprised in times past before the Conquest the whole Country beyond the Severr which in the time of the Romans was Inhabited by the Silures Dimaetae and Ordovices for these held not only the Twelve

Clare 5. St. Davids a small City memorable for little else than that it is adorn'd with a Bishop's See and a fair Church Dedicated to St. Andrew and St. David from this place in a clear day you may see Ireland 6. Newport a Town situate on a steep Cliff where there is a very commodious Harbour and Road for Ships 't is endow'd with several Immunities and Privileges and defended with a Castle Cardiganshire IN Latin Ceretia is bounded on the West by the Sea and on the South by the River Tovy which Separateth it from Caermardhenshire the East and North sides are limited by Brecknockshire and Montgomeryshire The Air is open and somewhat piercing the Soil is Hilly and uneven but more plain towards the Sea than in the East and North parts it hath very little Corn few Woods but Cattel Fish and Fowl in abundance The Principal Towns are these 1. Cardigan the Shire Town situated on a steep Bank strongly Fortified with a Wall and Castle by the Earls of Clare 2. Aberistwith a most populous and plenteous Town near which are found several Veins of Lead We have now describ'd the Counties of the Silures and Dimetae pass we now to the Ordovices the ancient Inhabitants of North-Wales which is now divided into the Counties of Montgomeryshire Merionethshire Caernarvonshire Denbighshire and Flintshire North-Wales Montgomeryshire Ordovices IN Latin Mons Gomericus is bounded on the South with Cardiganshire and Radnorshire on the East with Shropshire on the North with Denbighshire and on the West with Merionethshire The Air is cold and piercing the Soil fruitful especially in the East parts they being watered by the Severn The Principal Towns are these 1. Montgomery a Town seated on the rising of a Rock having a pleasant Plain under it it is defended by a very strong Castle both which were Built by Roger de Montgomery Earl of Shrewsbury 2. Plinlimmon-Hill is particularly famous for its wonderful Heighth and that on the part where it boundeth one side of this Shire it poureth forth the Severn which next to the Thames is the greatest River in all Brrittain Merionethshire IN Latin Mervinia on the West the Sea beateth upon it on the South it is divided by the River Dovy from Cardiganshire on the North it is bounded by Caernarvon and Denbighshires and on the East by part of Denbighshire The Air of this place is neither pleasant nor the Soil profitable The Principal Towns are these 1. Bala a little Town endowed with several Immunities Peopled with few Inhabitants and very rudely Built nevertheless it is the chief Market-Town of these Mountainers 2. Harlech a Market-Town situated in a bleak and barren place it has few Houses and those not curiously Built nor is it famous for any thing unless we make mention of a strong Castle that stands near it commanding the Sea and passage of such as might seek to invade the Coast Caernarvonshire IN Latin Arvonia the North and West sides lie upon the Irish Sea the South is enclos'd with Merionethshire and the East with Denbighshire from which it is severed by the River Conony The Air is sharp and piercing nor is the Soil to be commended much for its fertility The Principal Towns are these 1. Caernarvon a Town so called from its standing over-against the Island Mona 't is encompass'd with a small Circuit of Walls about it but the same is exceeding strong 't is also defended by a stately Castle which takes up the whole West side of it the Buildings are beautiful and the Inhabitants much commended for their courtesy who think it a point of their glory that King Edward the First Founded their Town and that King Edward the Second the first Prince of Wales was Born there it was formerly much resorted to for the Chancery and Exchequer of the Princes of north-North-Wales 2. Bangor a City seated on the Menai a branch of the Irish Sea remarkable for little else than that it is adorn'd with a Bishop's See and a fair Cathedral Consecrated to Daniel who was sometime Bishop of the place it was defaced by Owen Glendower and afterwards re-edified by Henry Dean An. Dom. 1496. Isle of Anglesey or Mona 'T IS sever'd from Brittain with the small narrow strait of Menai and on all parts besides it is beaten upon by the Irish Sea 't is in length 20 Miles and in breadth 17. It s Principal Town is Beaumarish Built by Edward the First on the East side of the Isle on a Marish ground it was so named from the pleasantness of its situation other Towns there are such as Newburg Aberfraw which have nothing in them remarkable The Druids formerly Inhabited this place 't was attempted by Suetonius and brought under the Power of the Romans by Agricola Denbighshire IN Latin Denbiga on the North-North-West it has first the Sea for a small space and then Flintshire on the West the Sea on the South Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire and on the East Cheshire and Shropshire The Air is pleasant and wholsome the Soil is barren towards the West part yet in the middle where it lieth flat with a Valley it is very fruitful The Principal Towns are these 1. Denbigh the Shire Town Fortified with a strong Wall and Castle and strengthned with high Towers by Henry Lacy Earl of Lincoln 't is well frequented and is deservedly reputed the most beautiful place in all North-Wales especially since it was made by King Henry the Eighth the Head Town of a County before which time it was also of great resort as being the Head Town of the Barony of Denbigh conceiv'd to be one of the goodliest Territories in England having more Gentlemen holding of it than any other 2. Ruthin a very great Market-Town full of Inhabitants and well replenished with Buildings particularly famous not long since for a stately Castle Built by Roger Grey in the Reign of King Edward the First Flintshire IN Latin Flintum is bounded on the North with an Arm of the Irish Sea on the East with Cheshire and on the other parts with Denbighshire The Air is healthful and temperate without any Foggy Clouds and Fenny Vapours the Soil bringeth forth plenty of Co●● and Pasture The Principal Town is St. Asaph a very ancient City but at present it is neither remarkable for its Buildings nor the Church for its Beauty 't is honoured with a Bishop's See it took its name from Asaph a very devout pious Man and was Founded in the Year of our Redemption 560 by Kentigern Bishop of Glascow who fled hither out of Scotland Yorkshire Brigantes IN Latin Eboracum on the North side it hath the Bishoprick of Durham which the River Tees with a continued course separateth from it on the East it is bounded by the German Ocean on the South it is enclos'd first with Cheshire and Darbyshire afterwards with Nottinghamshire and then with Lincolnshire on the West it hath Lancashire and Westmorland the whole Shire is divided into Three parts which are