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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

esteemed one of the Keys of England and the Chief of the Cinque-Ports Having now described all those Countries that lie between the Brittish Ocean on the one side and the Severn Sea and River Thames on the other passing now over the River let us return to the Head of Thames and the Salt Waters of Severn and there visit the Dobuni who formerly Inhabited those Parts which we now term Glocestershire and Oxfordshire Glocestershire Dobuni IN Latin Glocestria on the West it bordereth on Monmouthshire and Herefordshire on the North on Worcestershire on the East upon Warwickshire Oxfordshire and Barkshire and on the South upon Wiltshire and Somersetshire The Country throughout yieldeth plenty of Corn and abundance of Fruit the one through the natural Goodness of the ground the other through the diligent Tillage and Labour of its Inhabitants The Principal Towns are these 1. Tewksbury a large fair Town having three Bridges to pass over it standeth between the Rivers Severn and Avon and another Brook which cometh from the East it is famous for making of fine Woollen Cloth and the best Mustard but more famous in times past by reason of an ancient Monastery Founded by Dodo a Man of great Power in Mercia An. Christ 715. Memorable it is for the fatal Battel Fought between the House of York and Lancaster An. Christ 1471. wherein Prince Edward King Henry the VIth's Eldest Son being taken Prisoner he was brought before King Edward the IVth who was so provoked by his resolute Answers that he dash'd him on the Mouth with his Gauntlet and then Richard the Crouchback with his Dagger stabb'd him to the Heart 2. Glocester a fair beautiful City both for number of Churches and for Buildings 't is situated upon the Severn near the Isle Aldney where was Fought the Combat between Edmond Ironside King of the English-Saxons and Canutus the Dane in the South part there was a lofty Castle of square Ashler-stone which is now wholly Ruined this City gives the Title to the Third Son of Great Brittain The chiefest Trade of the Citizens is in working on Iron the City was Built by the Romans and set as it were on the neck of the Silures to keep them in Subjection there was also a Colony planted to People it which they call'd Colonia Glevum It hath a very stately Cathedral Dedicated to St. Peter in which lie Interr'd King Edward the Second and Robert Courthose the Eldest Son of King William the Conqueror Two Unfortunate Princes Near this place An. 1643. was Fought a Battel between the Forces of King Charles the I st and his Rebellious Parliament in which the famous Lord Falkland was unfortunately slain 3. Barkley a small Market-Town of great repute for a strong Castle but more famous for that King Edward the Second who was Deposed from his Kingdom by the ill Practises of his Wife was made away in this Castle by the subtilty of the Bishop of Hereford who wrote unto his Keepers these words without Points Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est 4. Camden a Market-Town well Peopled and of good resort in this place the Saxon Kings Assembled in the Year 689 and Consulted in common about making War upon the Brittains 5. Winchelcomb a great Town well Inhabited famous in old time for an Abbey Erected there by Kenulph King of Mercia Oxfordshire IN Latin Oxonium on the West it hath Glocestershire on the South it is divided from Barkshire by the River Isis and Thames on the East it bordereth upon Buckinghamshire and Northward where it pointeth out in manner of a Cone or Pine-Apple it hath Northamptonshire on one side and Warwickshire on the other The Air of this Country is Mild and Temperate the Land is Fertile and Delightful the Hills abound with Woods and the Valleys are fill'd with Corn and Pasture The Principal Towns are these 1. Evenlode a small Town famous for King Henry the Second's Building a Labyrinth in it for the Beautiful Rosamund the Lord Clifford's Daughter 2. Banbury a fair large Town not far from which Richard Nevill Earl of Warwick taking part with the House of Lancaster gave the House of York a very great overthrow 't is a place of great Antiquity some Roman Coins being oftentimes found near it 3. Oxford a fair and beautiful City both in respect of the Private Buildings as well as in the stately Magnificence of the Publick the situation is extreamly pleasant for the Hills being beset with Woods do so environ the Plain that as on the one side they exclude the South and West Wind so on the other they let in the East and North-East Wind which frees the City from all Corruption 't is particularly famous for its University which is the most Celebrated in all Europe it having 16 Colledges and 8 Halls all adorn'd with most stately Buildings and enrich'd with great Endowments noble Libraries and most Learned Graduates of all Professions Buckinghamshire Cattieuchlani IN Latin Buckinghamia on the South it looketh on Barkshire on the West Oxfordshire on the North it hath Northamptonshire and from the East first Bedfordshire then Hertfordshire and afterwards Middlesex The Air of this County is Temperate and Pleasant the Soil is Rich Fat and Fruitful the Valleys maintain an insinite Number of Sheep whose soft and fine Fleeces are in great esteem throughout all Asia The Principal Towns are these 1. Marlow a pretty Town of good credit and repute it took its name from a certain Chalk commonly called Marle which being spread upon Corn-ground eaten out with long Tillage doth so quicken the same again that after one Years rest it never lieth fallow but beareth Corn in great plenty 2. Wickam a large Town equal both in Beauty and Buildings to the best in the Shire 3. Ailesbury a fair Market-Town seated on a rising Hill and compass'd about with many pleasant Meadows it hath a great reputation for Grazing and Feeding of Cattel 4. Buckingham the Principal Town of this Shire situated on a low Ground and encompass'd by the River Ouse 't was never of any great repute yet before the Conquest it was Fortified with a Castle and Rampiers against the Invasion of the Danes 5. Stony-Stratford a Town of ancient Note being supposed to be the Romans Lactorodum it is built of rough Stone upon the ancient Causey-way which is called Watling-street where remains Marks thereof even unto this day At this place Edward the Elder stopp'd the passage of the Danes whilst he strenthened Torcester against them in this place Edward the First rear'd a beautiful Cross in Memory of Eleanor his Deceased Queen as he did in every place where her Corps rested from Herdby in Lincolnshire till it was received and Buried at Westminster Bedfordshire IN Latin Bedfordia on the East and South side it joineth to Cambridge and Hertfordshire on the West to Buckinghamshire on the North to Northampton and Huntingtonshire 't is divided into two parts by the River Ouse the Soil is

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-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

Pembrokeshire Cardiganshire Montgomeryshire Merionethshire Carnarvonshire Isle of Anglesey Denbighshire Flintshire Yorkshire Bishop of Durham Lancashire Westmorland Cumberland Northumberland Cornwall Danmonii IN Latin Cornubia it lieth most Westward of all Brittain and shooteth into the Sea with little Promontories in manner of an Horn it hath on the North side the Severn Sea on the West the Vergivian or Western Ocean on the South the Brittish Channel and on the East Devonshire Both which Counties were in ancient time Inhabited by the Danmonii which Name is thought to have been given them from the Mines of Tin which abound in this Place The Principal Towns are these 1. Pensance a very pretty Market-Town near which is that famous Ambrose Stone which being a great Rock is advanced upon some other of a lesser size with so equal a Counterpoise that a Child may stir it with a push of a Finger yet a great number of Men are not able to remove it from its place 2. Falmouth an Haven as noble as Brundusium its self in Italy 't is able to receive an Hundred Ships so apart from each other that neither can see the others Masts 't is defended from the violence of the Wind by the many rising Banks with which it is enclos'd 't is fortified on the East with the Castle of St. Maudit and on the West with the Fort Pendinas 3. Foy a Town renown'd in former Ages for the many Sea Engagements which have been fought near it 't is pleasantly seated on the Banks of the River which bears its Name near the Haven it hath several Bulwarks rais'd for its defence by Edward the IVth A. D. 1460. 4. Padstow the Situation of this Town is very commodious for Traffick with Ireland to which Men may easily Sail from hence in 24 Hours 5. Launston a proper little Town Situate upon the pitch of an Hill remarkable upon the account of the Common Goal of the Country and the Assizes being kept there 6. Bodman a Town of great resort Situate between two Hills and lying out in length East and West its Inhabitants Populous Beautiful in its Buildings famous in ancient times for the Bishops See being kept there which in the Danish Wars was remov'd to St. Germans 7. Leskerd a Town seated on the top of a very high Hill much frequented for its Market and renown'd for an ancient Castle which stands there Devonshire IN Latin Davonia it hath Cornwall on the West on the South the Brittish Channel on the East it is bounded with Dorsetshire and Somersetshire and on the North with the Severn Sea it is a Country enrich'd with very good Mines especially towards the West it hath commodious Harbours on both sides of it it is adorn'd with pleasant Meadows and great store of Woods and is throughout replenished with fair Towns and beautiful Buildings The Principal Towns are these 1. Plimouth a Port Town seated near the Rivers Plime and Tamar which meeting near this place fall together into the Ocean of so great a repute that for the number of its Inhabitants it may be compared with a City such is the commodiousness of the Haven that it admitteth into its bosome the greatest Ships without striking Sail before the midst of its mouth lieth the Isle of St. Nicholas Fortified both by Art and Nature the Haven hath likewise Fortifications on each side and is Chained over when there is an occasion upon an Hill near adjoining it hath a fair Castle for its defence the Town is divided into Four Wards over which a Mayor was ordain'd by King Henry the VIth An. Dom. 1430. 2. Dartmouth a Port Town seated on an Hill near the River Dartmore it hath two Castles for its defence and by reason of its commodious Haven is much frequented by Merchants and furnished with very good Shipping It hath oftentimes bravely defended it self against the French but especially in the Reign of Henry the IVth An. Dom. 1404. 3. Torbay a safe Road and Harbour for Ships near it is a little Village called by its Name 4. Exeter Exonia Isca a City of great Traffick much frequented by Merchants situated on the East Bank of the River Ex upon a little Hill gently arising by an easy ascent to a pretty heighth the Pendant whereof lyeth East and West 't is environ'd about with Ditches and very strong Walls having many Turrets orderly interposed 't is in Circuit a Mile and an half having Suburbs running out a great way on each side it containeth 15 Parishes hath a Castle called Rugemont the Seat of the West-Saxon Kings and afterwards of the Earl of Cornwall which at this day is commendable for little else but its Antiquity and Situation 't is beautified with a stately Cathedral founded in the Reign of Henry the 1st An. Dom. 1110. it hath been thrice Besieg'd but hath always bravely defended its self First by Hugh Courtney Earl of Devonshire in the Civil War between the Houses of York and Lancaster then by Perkin Warbeck that Young imaginary pretended Prince who feign'd himself to be Richard Duke of York Second Son to Edward the IVth Thirdly by seditious Rebels of Cornwal An. Dom. 1549. at which time the Citizens endured so great a Famine that for Twelve Days together they were forced to Eat Horses and to make Bread of coarse Bran moulded in Cloaths till they were at length reliev'd by my Lord Russel and Gray who forced the Rebels to raise the Siege upon which King Edward the VIth for a reward of their Loyalty gave the Mannor of Evyland to this City the Civil Government of which is in the Power of Twenty four Persons out of whom there is from Year to Year a Mayor Elected who with Four Bailiffs has the sole Command of the City 5. Bediford a Town of good resort famous for a Stone Bridge with Arch'd Work where it windeth its self into the River Taw. 6. Axminster a Town renown'd in ancient History for the Tombs of the Saxon Princes slain in the Battel of Brunabrug Dorsetshire Durotriges THE Latin Name Dorcestria it is bounded on the North with Somersetshire and Wiltshire on the West with Devonshire and some part of Somersetshire on the South it lieth open for 50 Miles to the Brittish Ocean On the East it hath Hampshire The Soil of this Country is very fruitful the North part is overspread with Woods and Forests and from thence adorn'd with an innumerable many pleasant Pastures and fruitful Vallies The Principal Towns are these 1. Burport a little Town plac'd between two small Rivers remarkable for its yielding the best Hemp and for the skill of the Inhabitants in making Ropes and Cables for Ships those of the Navy being formerly twisted there 2. Weymouth a little Town join'd to Kings-Melcomb by a Bridge famous in regard of its Haven it is grown of late much greater than it formerly was by Sea-Adventures 3. Dorchester Durnovaria the Head Town of the whole Shire yet it is neither great nor beautiful