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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 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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
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a_o britan_n bear_v 87_o pelagian_a heresy_n in_o britain_n 410_o c_o pelham_n 315_o c_o pembridges_n a_o family_n 594_o a_o pempedula_n 19_o pen_n by_o wicomb_n 393_o e_o penne_n 18._o what_o it_o signify_v 393_o e_o pencoh_n cloud_n 19_o pendle_n 19_o hill_n 749_o e_o penguall_n what_o it_o signify_v 117_o pennigent_a 19_o hill_n 749_o c_o pen_n a_o village_n 221_o d_o penninus_n 18_o pentachie_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o britain_n 156_o penuahel_n what_o it_o signify_v 117_o pen-elin_n 187_o pensans_n 188_o pennant_n 191_o penal_a 661_o c_o penbroch_o or_o pembrok-shire_n 651_o penbroch_o town_n 651_o c_o penbroch_o earl_n 555_o a_o pen_n maur_n 19_o pen_n maen_n maur_n 669_o c_o pen_n maen_n bichan_n ibid._n penball_n crag_n 811_o d_o pendragon_n castle_n 760_o c_o penk_n a_o river_n 582_o f_o penkridge_n a_o town_n 583_o a_o penrith_n 776_o d_o pensn_v chase_n 581_o d_o penshurst_n 329_o e_o pennyworth_n or_o penverdant_a 752_o d_o pentaphyllon_n 19_o penteney_n abbey_n 481â—_n â—_z peperking_n alias_o peverell_n 443_o f_o percy_n a_o family_n 312_o b_o perciâ—aies_n a_o family_n 722_o d_o percy_n hotspur_n 803_o c_o percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v by_o rebel_n 724_o d_o percepierre_n a_o herb_n 237_o a_o peregrine_n berty_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o eresby_n 541_o f_o peregrine_n falcon_n 654_o b_o perennius_fw-la a_fw-fr minion_n of_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n 67._o behead_v 67_o perin_n 190_o perith_n or_o petrianae_n 777_o a_o pearl_n shell_n fish_n 669_o d_o pearl_n 765_o e_o perkin_n warbeck_n 205_o b_o pershor_n 578_o b_o pertinax_n emperor_n 68_o peter_n in_o britain_n ibid._n peter_n post_n a_o delfe_n or_o quary_n of_o stone_n 696_o c_o petre_n of_o writle_a baron_n 442_o d_o saint_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n 443_o e_o sir_n william_n petre_n his_o commendation_n 446_o a_o peter_n penny_n 226_o c_o peterburgh_n 512_o a_o peterril_n a_o river_n ibid._n petor_n 19_o petoritum_n ibid._n petrarie_n 400_o d_o petrock_n 194_o petronius_n 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behead_v ibid._n henry_n pole_n lord_n montacute_n 222_o d._n 453_o d_o pole_n cardinal_n 206_o a_o poltimore_n 203_o c_o poltrosse_n a_o river_n 799_o f_o pole_n 192_o policletus_n a_o favourite_n of_o nero_n send_v into_o britain_n 52_o pontes_n 394_o a_o pool_n 606_o f._n pontthive_n county_n or_o earldom_n in_o france_n how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 394_o b_o poole_n a_o town_n why_o so_o call_v 211_o e_fw-la pomery_n 202_o a_o pomponius_n laetus_n his_o opinion_n of_o the_o name_n of_o britain_n 5_o pool_n on_o hill_n top_n 667_o e_o popham_n 223_o e._n 256_o c_o pontfret_n or_o pomfret_n 695_o c._n infamous_a for_o the_o bloodshed_n of_o prince_n 695_o f_o pont_n a_o river_n 809_o d_o port_n gate_n 808_o f_o port_n a_o saxon_a 210_o d_o portland_n 210_o e_o portchester_n 268_o a_o port_n peris_fw-la ibid._n portsey_n island_n 268_o a_o port_n mouth_n 268_o b_o portstaw_fw-mi 313_o d_o potheridge_n 208_o a_o potton_n 401_o c_o portcleis_n 603_o d_o portmen_n 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britannicus_n 66_o philosophus_fw-la ibid._n anubis_n latrans_fw-la 17_o apelby_n 761_o a_o apennini_n 18_o apollinaris_n a_o herb_n 98_o appropriate_a church_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o many_o 161_o apthorp_n 514_o e_o aquila_n his_o pprophecy_n 214_o c_o aquileia_n the_o city_n commend_v 83_o aquitania_n why_o so_o call_v 27_o be_v 21_o ara_n ibid._n arar_n 20_o araxis_n a_o river_n in_o france_n 694_o a_o arat_fw-la 20_o arbeia_n 769_o c_o arch_n a_o court_n 181_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 136_o archbishop_n three_o in_o britain_n 155._o in_o england_n two_o 160_o arconfield_n 618_o a_o archdeacon_n 222_o c_o archdeaconries_n in_o england_n how_o many_o 161_o archigubernius_fw-la 66_o ardudwy_n 665_o e_o areol_n 594_o e_o be_v a_o river_n 693_o f._n why_o so_o call_v 694_o a_o arian_n what_o they_o be_v 81_o arelate_n 21_o aremorica_n 19_o arfast_a bishop_n of_o east_n england_n 471_o f_o arden_n forest_n 358_o b_o arden_n
676_o b_o denbigh_n make_v a_o shire_n 677_o e_o depford_n 326_o c_o depenbach_n 603_o c_o deping_n 534_o c_o derlington_n 737_o d_o derwen_n a_o river_n 752_o d_o derwent_n a_o river_n 553_o b_o derwent_n fell_v 767_o a_o deorhirst_n 360_o a_o deorham_n or_o derham_n 364_o dercoma_n 20_o derechel_n 21_o dereham_n 482_o a_o derchefu_n 21_o dert_n a_o river_n 201_o d_o dertinton_n 201â—_n â—_z dertmore_n 201_o d_o dertmouth_n 202_o c_o despencer_n a_o noble_a family_n 322_o b_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despencer_n 267_o c_o despenser_n baron_n 636_o a_o devi_n a_o river_n 258_o devy_n bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n 226_o deverril_n why_o so_o call_v 245_o dewsborrough_n 693_o a_o devonshire_n earles_n 207_o c_o despotae_fw-la 164_o diana_n chamber_n 426_o a_o digby_n a_o ancient_a race_n 525_o e_o sir_n everard_n digby_n 525_o f_o alane_n de_fw-fr dinant_n baron_n of_o burton_n 510_o a_o dimetae_n 647_o dimock_n a_o worshipful_a family_n 535_o f._n 541_o c_o dimocks_n the_o king_n champion_n 541_o c_o dilston_n a_o town_n 808_o b_o dinevor_n castle_n 649â—_n â—_z dinleys_n or_o dingleys_n a_o family_n 578_o b_o dishmarch_n 690_o e_fw-la ditch_n or_o fore-sense_n in_o cambridge_n shire_n 490_o a_o dinhams_n a_o family_n 395_o f._n 207_o b_o or_o dinant_n aul._n didius_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n 48_o dicalidones_n or_o deucalidones_n rather_o why_o so_o call_v 117_o dignity_n ecclesiastical_a how_o many_o in_o england_n 161_o diamond_n in_o cornwall_n 186_o diamond_n or_o diamond_n near_o bristol_n 239_o a._n b_o dictum_fw-la 669_o f_o diganwy_n ibid._n diocese_n under_o every_o several_a bishop_n 160_o 161_o disce_fw-la or_o dis_n a_o town_n 472_o e_o distentâ—ns_n gentleman_n 766_o f_o disart_n castle_n 680_o b_o dive_v a_o family_n 399â—_n â—_z de_fw-fr divisis_fw-la a_o monastery_n 513_o e_o division_n of_o country_n threefold_a 154_o have_v or_o devilsburne_n a_o river_n 808_o b_o have_v or_o devil_n dike_a 459_o 490_o c_o have_v or_o devil_n 609_o c_o have_v or_o devil_n bolt_n 701_o b_o divona_n 17_o divitiacus_n a_o mighty_a prince_n 34_o dobuni_n 354._o whence_o so_o name_v ibid._n dodo_n or_o dudo_fw-la a_o english_a saxon_n 581_o 359_o c_o dod_n of_o s._n quintin_n a_o writer_n 142_o dodington_n 607_o e_fw-la dog_n of_o britain_n 263_o d._n 126._o of_o scotland_n s._n dogmael_n or_o s._n tehwell_n 654_o d_o d'oilye_n of_o hoch_n horton_n baron_n 375_o b_o dologethle_n 665_o e_fw-la dolphin_n 164_o doomsday_n book_n 153_o domitian_n torment_v with_o envy_n 61_o don_n or_o dune_n a_o river_n 689_o d_o s_o donat_n castle_n 643_o e_o dor_n a_o river_n 176_o d_o dormceaster_n 501_o e_fw-la dormer_n knight_n 395_o f._n 396_o a_o dornford_n 501_o e_fw-la k._n dorne_n his_o penny_n 212_o b_o dorchester_n 384_o b._n 212_o c_o dorsetshire_n 209_o dorset_n marquess_n and_o earl_n 217_o c_o dotterell_n a_o bird_n 443_o c_o dove_n or_o dough_n a_o river_n 587_o b_o dover_n 344_o b_o dover_n castle_n ibid._n dovy_n a_o river_n 665_o dowbridge_n upon_o watling-streete_n 408_o d_o dowgate_n or_o dourgate_n in_o london_n 423_o e_o downes_n 313_o d_o downham_n 494_o c_o draicot_n a_o town_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o a_o family_n 587_o e_fw-la dragon_n in_o banner_n 195_o sir_n francis_n drake_n 200_o e._n where_o bear_v ibid._n his_o navigation_n ibid._n draiton_n 419_o c_o draiton_n in_o shropshire_n 594_o b_o draiton_n beauchamp_n 394_o f_o draiton_n basset_n 581_o f_o draiton_n in_o northamptonshire_n 510_o b_o drax_n a_o village_n 707_o e_o driby_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 542_o c_o driffield_n 711_o d_o droit-wich_a or_o durtwich_n 574_o e_o drop_v well_o 700_o a_o druidae_n 4_o 12_o 13_o 14_o the_o etymology_n of_o their_o name_n 14_o druidae_n in_o britain_n do_v service_n in_o war_n 49._o they_o hold_v one_o god_n 68_o druidae_n seat_v in_o anglesey_n 671_o d_o drumbough_n castle_n 775_o c_o druries_n a_o family_n 461_o e_o drystocke_n 325_o e_o duddensand_n 754_o f_o dudden_n a_o river_n 581_o c_o ambrose_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n 571_o a_o john_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n behead_v ibid._n dudleys_n 280_o e_o john_n dudley_n duke_n of_o northumberland_n his_o stile_n and_o demeanour_n 821_o e_fw-la f_o rob._n dudley_n earl_n of_o leicester_n 524_o b_o dulcitius_n a_o redoubt_a captain_n 80_o dulverton_n 220_o c_o duina_fw-la first_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n 585_o d_o duglesse_a a_o riveret_n 749_o c_o dun_n a_o notorious_a thief_n 402_o d_o dunbriton_n frith_n 56_o dunham_n 610_o c_o dunmaw_v 444_o e_o dunnington_n 521_o f._n 567_o c_o dunstable_n 402_o a._n the_o cross_n there_o ibid._n dunster_n castle_n 220_o d_o dunstan_n abbot_n 227_o d_o dunstan_n put_v down_o marry_v priest_n 576_o b._n 243_o d_o dunstaburg_n 813_o e_o dunsley_n 718_o d_o dunseavill_n 243_o dunum_n 21_o 247_o dunwich_n 466_o c._n a_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n dunus_fw-la sinus_n 718_o d_o john_n duns_n alias_o scotus_n 814_o b_o durobrivae_n 501_o e_o dur_n and_o dour_a beginning_n and_o termination_n of_o place_n what_o they_o signify_v 209_o d_o durham_n city_n 739_o e_o durham_n college_n in_o oxford_n found_v 381_o f._n re-edify_v 383_o durham_n bishopric_n a_o county_n palatine_n 736_o a_o dursley_n 364_o c_o durance_n an_o house_n of_o the_o wroth_n 437_o e_o durocobrivae_n 413_o e_o durnovaria_n what_o it_o signify_v 212â—_n â—_z durosiponte_n 491_o d_o durotriges_n whence_o derive_v 209_o dû_fw-fr what_o colour_n 26_o dutton_n a_o place_n and_o worthy_a family_n 602_o f_o dwr_n 20_o dux_n britanniae_fw-la 76_o dux_n or_o duke_n what_o title_n of_o honour_n 164._o under_o a_o count_n or_o comes_n ib._n dux_n and_o come_v the_o same_o ibid._n dux_n or_o duke_n a_o title_n of_o charge_n ib._n a_o title_n of_o honour_n 165_o duke_n investure_n or_o creation_n ibid._n duke_n hereditary_a ibid._n e_o eadburga_n a_o lady_n profess_a religion_n 395_o c_o eadburton_n a_o town_n ibid._n eadelmton_n or_o edmonton_n 437_o d_o king_n eadgar_n style_v monarch_n of_o whole_a albion_n his_o triumph_n 605_o b_o k._n eadgar_n the_o peaceable_a 130_o a_o eadr_v style_v king_n of_o great_a britain_n 139_o a_o ealburg_n 701_o e_fw-la ealderman_n 164_o ealphage_n a_o learned_a priest_n marry_v 201_o b_o ealpheg_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n execute_v 326_o d_o earl_n what_o title_n of_o honour_n 165_o earl_n by_o office_n 502_o c_o earles_n or_o eorle_n hereditary_a 166_o earl_n how_o create_v ibid._n earl_n apostolical_a 239_o e_o earl_n imperial_a ibid._n earl_n coln_n 450_o d_o earles_n dike_v 714_o d_o earth_n 155_o earth_n turn_v wood_n into_o stone_n 401_o e_o earth_n a_o rampire_n in_o cornwall_n 189_o easton_n nesse_n 467_o a_o east-riding_a 709_o east-angle_n 456_o 458_o eton_n in_o bedfordshire_n 401_o a_o earth_n by_o divers_a occasion_n alter_v 1_o eaton_n what_o they_o be_v 63_o eaye_n 467_o f_o saint_n ebba_n a_o holy_a virgin_n 743_o a_o ebchester_n ib._n ebissa_n 128_o eboracum_n or_o eburacum_n that_o be_v york_n why_o so_o call_v 702_o d_o eccles_n 478_o e_o eccleshall_n 584_o c_o ecclesiastical_a living_n hereditary_a 595_o f_o echingham_n baron_n 320_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o aries_n disastrous_a to_o shrewsbury_n 598_o a_o edelfleda_n or_o elfleda_n a_o noble_a lady_n 610_o d_o eden_n a_o river_n 776_o 760_o c_o edenborgh_n frith_n 56_o edgecomb_n 193_o edge_v a_o hill_n 561_o b_o edgar_n eathling_n or_o aethling_n 146_o edindon_n 244_o e_o edith_n virgin_n a_o saint_n 582_o b_o edith_n king_n eadgars_n daughter_n 246_o d_o edith_n a_o lady_n profess_v 395_o c_o edmund_n of_o langley_n his_o devise_n and_o presage_v 510_o edmund_n crouchbacke_n king_n of_o sicily_n delude_v by_o the_o pope_n 756_o b_o k._n edmund_n martyrdom_n 467_o saint_n edmund_n a_o most_o christian_n king_n and_o martyr_n 460_o c_o s._n edmund_n liberty_n 459_o c_o s._n edmunds_n bury_v ibid._n s._n edmund_n dike_a 490_o f_o edmund_n king_n of_o england_n piteous_o slay_v 364_o a_o k._n edmund_n ironside_n 143_o edmund_n of_o woodstock_n earl_n of_o kent_n 353_o a_o edrick_n streona_n 595_o d_o edrick_n sylvaticus_fw-la 624_o e_fw-la k._n edward_n the_o confessor_n where_o bear_v 377_o a_o edward_n confessor_n 143_o b_o edward_n earl_n of_o warwick_n behead_v 670_o e_o edward_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n his_o praise_n 776_o a_o edwardston_n 463_o a_o k._n edward_n the_o second_o entomb_v 361_o a._n murder_v 363_o b_o k._n edward_n the_o three_o his_o virtue_n 297_o d._n a_o most_o renown_a prince_n 278_o edwin_n the_o prince_n make_v away_o by_o his_o brother_n athelstan_n 213_o e_o egbert_n call_v his_o kingdom_n england_n 138._o vanquisheth_z the_o dane_n 143_o effingham_n 296_o f_o egelricke_n a_o wealthy_a bishop_n of_o durham_n 742_o egerton_n whence_o descend_v 603_o egleston_n 736_o e_o egremond_n a_o arch-rebel_n 724_o d_o egremont_n castle_n 766_o a_o the_o eight_o 360_o b_o eimot_n a_o river_n 762_o
be_v ibid._n hertlebury_n castle_n 574_o b_o hertford_n shire_n 405_o hertford_n town_n 407_o a_o hertford_n earles_n 415_o e_fw-la call_v earl_n of_o clare_n ibid._n herty_n point_n 207_o b_o doctor_n hervey_n his_o causey_n 489_o c_o hervey_n first_o bishop_n of_o ely_n 493_o d_o herward_o a_o valiant_a englishman_n 533_o a_o heston_n 420_o a_o hesus_n 17_o hesselwood_n 696_o c_o house_n 17_o heveningham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 467._o c_o hexhamshire_n 799._o d_o hextold_v a_o river_n 807._o d_o hextoldesham_n ibid._n heyford_n warin_n 377._o a_o heyford_n purcell_n 377._o a_o hide_v a_o family_n 281._o a_o hide_v what_o it_o be_v 158_o 339._o e_o highgate_n castle_n 778._o c_o high_n cross_n 518._o a_o high_a dike_n a_o streete-way_n 534._o a_o 64_o high_a ridge_n ibid._n highham_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 463._o c_o highham_n ferrars_n 510._o b_o high-land_n man_n 119.126_o higra_fw-la 707._o c._n what_o it_o be_v 357._o e_o saint_n hilda_n a_o she_o saint_n and_o her_o miracle_n 718._o e_o hill_n erect_v for_o what_o purpose_n 406._o e_o hildersham_n 489._o e_fw-la hildeard_n ancient_a knight_n 713._o f_o hilton_n a_o castle_n and_o family_n 742._o e_o himilco_n never_o in_o britain_n 33._o hinchingbrooke_n 497._o d_o hindersket_n or_o hunderdskell_n a_o castle_n 723._o e_o hinkley_n a_o barony_n 518._o c_o heath_n or_o hide_v a_o town_n 349._o b_o heath_n what_o it_o signify_v ibid._n hitch_v 406._o c_o honorio_n 329._o c_o baron_n honorio_n 318_o 319._o ho's_z a_o family_n 542._o c_o hobart_n knight_n and_o attorney_n general_n to_o king_n 476_o sir_n edward_n hoby_n knight_n 286._o b_o 334._o a_o hobelar_n 272.275_o b_o hocke_n and_o hock_n old_a english_a for_o mire_n and_o dirt_n 402._o a_o hoch_n norton_n 375._o a_o hockley_n in_o the_o hole_n 402._o c_o hodde_n hill_n 215._o c_o hodesdon_n 408._o d_o hodingdon_n 578._o c_o hodlestons_n a_o ancient_a family_n 699._o e._n 765._o d_o hodeng_n a_o family_n 394._o c_o hodnet_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 594._o b_o hodney_n a_o river_n 628._o a_o hoel_n the_o good_a prince_n of_o wales_n 650._o c_o holborn_n or_o oldburn_n 432._o f_o holcrofts_n a_o ancient_a family_n 608._o d_o holcroft_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 747._o d_o holdernesse_n a_o promontory_n 713._o c_o holdenby_n house_n 508._o e_o holdernesse_n a_o promontory_n 713._o c_o holdernesse_n honour_n 715._o b_o holes_n within_o the_o ground_n 440._o d_o holland_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 529._o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n holland_n a_o great_a family_n 519._o b_o and_o most_o noble_a 749_o john_n holland_n of_o denshire_n 205._o a_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n ibid._n d_o john_n holland_n duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 205._o d_o henry_n holland_n duke_n of_o excester_n ibid._n his_o miserable_a case_n ibid._n f_o john_n holland_n half_a brother_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o behead_v at_o plaisi_n 445._o b_o holland_n knight_n 353._o b_o holland_n earl_n of_o kent_n ibid._n john_n holland_n the_o young_a his_o stile_n 502._o f_o henry_n holland_n duke_n of_o excester_n his_o fall_n 502._o f_o thomas_n holland_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o duke_n of_o surrey_n 304._o â—_o behead_v 304._o c_o holme_n cultraine_n abbey_n 773._o a_o holmesdale_n 294._o b_o holme_n pier_n pount_n 548._o f_o holme_n castle_n 296._o f_o holmes_n chappell_n a_o town_n 609._o a_o holme_n lacie_n 621._o a_o holt_n in_o denbigh_n shire_n 677._o b_o holt_n castle_n 594._o b_o holly_n head_n 673._o a_o holy_a island_n 814._o e_o hooten_n 606._o e_o hope_n castle_n 681._o a_o horn_n church_n 441._o f_o horn_n castle_n 541._o c_o hornby_n castle_n 753._o f_o honorius_n emperor_n 83._o succour_v the_o distress_a britain_n against_o invasion_n of_o barbarian_n 86_o honoriaci_n what_o soldier_n 118_o honoriani_n 127_o horse_n run_v 723._o d_o horse_n the_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o the_o old_a duke_n of_o saxony_n 135_o horse_n heath_n 489._o e_o horton_n 691._o f_z hote-spur_a 596._o c_o hotham_n a_o family_n 711._o d._n 721_o howard_n a_o noble_a family_n 472._o c_o henry_n lord_n howard_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 516._o e_o henry_n baron_fw-fr howard_n of_o marnhil_n 215._o c_o charles_n lord_n howard_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n 551._o d_o tho._n viscount_n howard_n of_o bindon_n 213._o a_o howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n 304._o e_o thomas_n lord_n howard_n of_o walden_n 452_o e._n 470._o d._n earl_n of_o suffolk_n ibid._n william_n lord_n howard_n of_o naworth_n 783._o b_o john_n lord_n howard_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n the_o first_o of_o that_o house_n 483_o slay_v ibid._n thomas_n howard_n his_o son_n vanquish_v the_o scot_n 483._o c_o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o surry_n a_o learned_a nobleman_n ibid._n tho._n howard_n last_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n ibid._n houden_n and_o houden-shire_n 710._o c_o houghton_n 480._o a_o howgill_n castle_n 762._o c_o howley_n 693._o e_o howty_a a_o brook_n 608._o e_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burge_n earl_n of_o kent_n 352_o hubba_n the_o dane_n 208._o f_z hubbestow_v ibid._n huckstow_n forest_n 592._o c_o huddleston_n 696._o c_o huesi_n 23_o hugh_n the_o norman_a 212._o d._n a_o traitor_n 205._o a_o hugolin_n or_o hugh_n spenser_n 642_o b_o hugh_z earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n slay_v 672._o d_o hull_n the_o river_n 711._o c_o hull_n the_o town_n 712._o d_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o his_o stile_n 369._o c._n the_o good_a duke_n and_o a_o favourer_n of_o learning_n 382_o his_o death_n 561._o c_o humber_n a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n 689_o 542._o e_fw-la humel_n or_o hymell_n castle_n 514._o b_o hundred_o or_o century_n appoint_v 158._o d_o hungerbourne_n 255._o c_o hungerford_n 195_o hungerford_n town_n 282._o e_o hungerford_n baron_n 245._o d._n 282_o hunibald_n a_o bald_a writer_n 6_o hunshâ—l_a â—_o forâ—_n 509._o d_o hunstanston_n 418._o b_o hansdon_n a_o baron_n seat_n 408_o c_o hunt_n cliffe_n 720._o e_o huntercombs_n a_o family_n 394_o c_o 815_o d_o huntingdon_n castle_n in_o hereford_n shire_n 620._o c_o huntingdon_n shire_n 497._o e_o huntingdon_n town_n 497._o d_o huntingdon_n earles_n 502._o c_o huntingfeld_n town_n and_o baron_n 467._o c_o huntly_n nab_n 720_o f_o hurling_n 186_o hurler_n 193_o hurst_n castle_n 260._o d_o huscarles_n what_o they_o be_v 576._o e_o hussy_n the_o first_o and_o last_o baron_n of_o that_o name_n 535._o d_o hyeritha_n a_o sheesaint_n 208._o b_o 1._o james_n the_o six_o of_o scotland_n style_v king_n of_o great_a britain_n 141._o a_o mild_a and_o gracious_a prince_n 298._o b_o james_n the_o four_o king_n of_o scotland_n slay_v 483._o c_o tho._n james_n of_o oxford_n a_o studious_a antiquarian_n 639._o â—_o janus_n with_o two_o forehead_n 97_o japhet_n progeny_n how_o it_o be_v propagate_v 10_o jarrow_n 743_o d_o iberi_fw-la whence_o they_o take_v name_n 20_o iccius_n portus_fw-la in_o france_n a_o port_n townelet_n 3â—_n iceni_n 456_o ichnild-street_n 456._o d_o iceniiâ—_n britain_n discomfit_v 43_o idle_a a_o river_n 550._o d_o jermins_n knight_n 461._o d_o jermegans_fw-la knight_n 468._o e_o jerby_n a_o town_n 769._o c_o jervis_n or_o jorvalle_n abbey_n 729._o c_o jerusalem_n in_o hand_n to_o be_v re-edify_v 79._o jestine_n a_o rebel_n against_o prince_n rhese_n 641._o e_o jesu_n of_o bethlems_n house_n 297._o e_fw-la 410._o f_o jesus_n college_n in_o oxford_n 383._o b_o john_n jewel_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n 208._o e._n a_o profound_a clerk_n 248._o e_o s_o jie_n 193_o ikborowgh_n 482._o b_o ikeâ—ild_n street_n 64_o iken_v street_n 402._o d_o ikesworth_n 461._o d_o land_n of_o what_o use_n 478_o d_o a_o island_n float_v 478_o d_o isle_n of_o ely_n 485._o c._n why_o so_o call_v 492._o f_z il-bre_a a_o isle_n 607._o a_o ilcester_n or_o ivelcester_n 221._o e_o ilfarcomb_n 207._o a_o ilkley_n 697._o c_o ilstreet_n 603._o e_fw-la k._n ina_n 226._o c_o innes_n of_o court_n and_o chancery_n in_o london_n 427._o c_o inborow_n what_o it_o be_v 815._o b_o incubi_fw-la 17_o infant_n of_o spain_n 164_o inglebey_n a_o family_n 535._o f._n 699._o f_o ingleborne_n 242._o c_o ingleborrow_n hill_n 749._o e_o inglefields_n a_o ancient_a family_n 284._o c_o inglini_n bipenniferi_fw-la 154_o inis_fw-la wen_n 24_o insula_fw-la caeruli_n ibid._n inundation_n in_o monmouth_n shire_n and_o somerset_n shire_n 634._o d_o joan_n the_o fair_a maid_n of_o kent_n 353._o b_o joan_n de_fw-fr acres_n 369._o b_o johannes_n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la bosco_fw-la 692._o c_o john_n of_o weathamsted_n 7_o john_n earl_n of_o athol_n cruel_o execute_v 336._o a_o john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o stile_n 757._o b_o king_n john_n his_o sword_n at_o lin._n 480._o f_o king_n john_n call_v judicial_o into_o question_n in_o france_n and_o indict_v for_o murder_v his_o nephew_n arthur_n 733._o d_o saint_n johns_n knight_n of_o jerusalem_n 428._o a._n 433._o a_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n 68_o joseph_n iscanus_n a_o poet_n 204._o d_o joseph_n scaliger_n 10_o ipres_fw
in_o huntingdon-shire_n 501_o d_o leiton_n 439_o f_o leighton_n a_o family_n 667_o d_o leicestershire_n 517_o leicester_n town_n 519_o d_o leike_v a_o town_n 587_o c_o lemster_n or_o leinster_n 619_o f_o lemster_n ore_n 620_o a_o lemster_n bread_n 620_o lenae_fw-la 17_o leneham_n 331_o a_o leofrike_a earl_n of_o mercian_n 567_o e_o leofrike_n first_o bishop_n of_o excester_n 204_o d_o leofrike_n lord_n of_o brane_n or_o burne_n 533_o a_o leoftane_a abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n 393_o c_o leolin_n prince_n of_o wales_n his_o behaviour_n to_o king_n edward_n 363_o e_o lean_n vaur_n a_o fabulous_a giant_n 604_o leon_n vaur_n what_o it_o signify_v ib._n leonell_n duke_n of_o clarence_n 462_o d_o leprosy_n why_o term_v elephantiasis_n 522_o d._n when_o it_o come_v first_o into_o england_n ibid._n lestoff_n 468_o d_o leskerd_n 191_o lestuthiel_n 190_o lettuy_n what_o it_o be_v 399_o f_o leuca_n 21_o leven_n a_o river_n 781_o c._n 782_o b_o leveney_n a_o river_n 628_o c_o levensand_n 754_o f_o lever_n maur_n 67_o leventhorps_n a_o family_n 408_o c_o s._n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n take_v prisoner_n 249_o e_o lewis_n of_o france_n his_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 340_o lewis_n a_o town_n 313_o e_o lewknors_n 312_o e_o leymouth_n 440_o a_o lhan_n what_o it_o signify_v 631_o d_o lhan_n beder_n 657_o d_o lhan_n badern_n vaur_n 658_o a_o lhan_n stephen_n 650_o c_o lhan_n devi_fw-la brevi_fw-la 657_o b_o lhanthony_n abbey_n 631_o c_o lhan_n vais_fw-fr 672_o e_o lhan_n vethlin_n 662_o d_o lhan_n heron_n 193_o lhan_n stuphadon_n or_o launstaveton_n 196_o c_o lhein_n 668_o b_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi sisil_n prince_n of_o wales_n 680_o a_o lhewellin_n ap_fw-mi gryffith_n the_o last_o british_a prince_n of_o wales_n 670_o b_o lhewellin_n last_v prince_n of_o wales_n of_o british_a race_n 624_o c._n slay_v ib._n lhuyd_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o britain_n 5.24_o library_n in_o oxford_n furnish_v 381_o lichfield_n 585_o b._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 585_o d_o lickey_n hill_n 574_o d_o lid_n what_o it_o be_v 491_o d_o lid_n river_n 199_o d._n 781_o f_o lida_n town_n 351_o a_o lid_n castle_n 781._o liddesdale_n ibid._n lidgate_n a_o village_n 461_o f_o john_n lidgate_n a_o monk_n ibid._n liesne_n abbey_n 328_o b_o lieutenant_n in_o every_o county_n or_o shire_n institute_v by_o king_n aelfred_n 159_o lilborne_n 515_o c_o lime_n river_n and_o town_n 210_o b_o limestone_n great_a store_n 694_o f_z limit_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 789_o e_fw-la d._n see_v scotland_n limsey_n a_o family_n 567_o e_o lime_n a_o port_n town_n 549_o e_o line_n or_o flax_n of_o the_o best_a 620_o a_o lillinstone_n 396_o c_o lincolnshire_n 529_o lincoln_n city_n 538_o b._n whence_o the_o name_n be_v derive_v ibid._n lincoln_n earl_n 544_o e_o f_o lindsey_n a_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 537_o f_o robert_n of_o lincoln_n 313_o d_o lincoln_n college_n in_o oxford_n 381_o linstock_n castle_n 778_o a_o lingein_n a_o family_n 665_o d_o lin_n 480_o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n old_a lin_n 480_o king_n lin_n ibid._n linnum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ibid._n lin_n peris_fw-la pool_n 668_o d_o lin_n a_o river_n 547_o c_o dâ—_n la_fw-fr line_v 213_o f_o linton_n or_o lenton_n a_o town_n 547_o d_o lioness_n 187_o lisl_n a_o family_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n 494_o d_o l'isle_n a_o family_n 276_o a_o l'isle_n of_o rougmount_n 490_o b_o lister'_v a_o family_n 592_o e_o viscount_n l'isle_n 280_o d_o liver_n a_o river_n 192_o litton_n a_o family_n 406_o e_o litchfield_n in_o hantshire_n 272_o c_o littleborough_n 549_o e_o lites_n cary_n 224_o f_o littleton_n a_o family_n 574_o d_o littleton_n alias_o westcot_n a_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o a_o famous_a ibid._n livery_n and_o seisin_n in_o old_a time_n 340_o the_o lizard_n 189_o llydan_n what_o it_o be_v 111_o louder_n a_o river_n and_o family_n 792_o lode_n work_n 184_o looghor_n 646_o a_o lollius_n urbicus_n propretor_n in_o britain_n 66_o lollham_n bridge_n 512_o a_o london_n 421_o d_o london_n a_o ancient_a colony_n 50_o london_n call_v augusta_n 79_o 80_o london_n stone_n 423_o a_o london_n wall_n ibid._n c_o london_n bridge_n 434_o a_o london_n highway_n from_o saint_n alban_n turn_v out_o of_o watling-street_n 415_o b_o london_n or_o londres_n a_o family_n 649_o d_o maurice_n de_fw-fr londres_n or_o london_n ibid._n c_o lonchamp_v a_o family_n 532_o longford_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 553_o d_o long-meg_n a_o stone_n 777_o e_o longvils_n a_o family_n 397_o c_o lonsdale_n 760_o 'loo_o a_o river_n 192_o lophamford_n 467_o d_o lora_n countess_n of_o leicester_n a_o recluse_v votary_n 339_o a_o lortie_n the_o name_n of_o a_o family_n 221_o d_o lothbrooke_n the_o dane_n 207_o a_o lottery_n use_v by_o saxon_n 135_o louvain_n a_o family_n 444_o e_fw-la lovel_n 374._o a_o family_n 505_o d_o lord_n of_o castle_n cary_n 514_o a_o lovet_v a_o family_n 553_o d_o loughborough_n 521_o d_o lowland-man_n 126_o louth_n 542_o c_o lowy_n of_o tunbridge_n 330_o a_o lowy_n of_o briony_n ibid._n luceni_n in_o ireland_n 121_o lucensii_n in_o spain_n ibid._n sir_n rich._n lucy_n lord_n justice_n of_o england_n become_v a_o cannon_n 328_o b_o lucy_n a_o family_n 769_o f_o lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n 67_o lucy_n knight_n a_o ancient_a family_n 564_o f_o luculleae_n certain_a spear_n 62_o ludgate_n 423_o c_o ludham_n 478_o d_o ludlow_n 590_o c_o ludlowes_n a_o family_n 594_o b_o luffeild_n 396_o f_o luffenham_n or_o leffingham_n south_n and_o north_n town_n 525_o lugier_n a_o river_n 619_o d_o lugus_n what_o it_o signify_v 779_o a_o lullingstone_n a_o town_n and_o family_n 328_o e_o lumley_n castle_n 742_o b_o lumleys_n baron_n ibid._n lune_fw-fr or_o lone_n a_o river_n 753_o c_o lupicinus_n send_v into_o britain_n 78_o lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n 611_o a_o lusoriae_fw-la nave_n 811_o d_o lthe_v a_o lake_n 468_o d_o 442_o a_o luthingland_n ibid._n luton_n 402_o e_o lutter_n worth_n 517_o f._n a_o episcopal_a see_v 519_o d_o lygons_n a_o family_n 577_o b_o th._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lind_n 213_o f_o lyquorice_n in_o great_a plenty_n grow_v 550_o f_o lyrpoole_n or_o litherpoole_n 748_o d_o m_o machlen_v 661_o b_o maclesfield_n a_o town_n and_o forest_n 610_o b_o madin-boure_n or_o madn_v bower_n madn_v money_n ibid._n madock_n false_o deal_v withal_o by_o his_o guardian_n john_n earl_n of_o waren_fw-ge 677_o b_o maeatae_n 796_o d_o magic_a practise_v in_o britain_n 234_o a_o magnavill_v alias_o mandevil_n 452_o b._n earl_n of_o essex_n 453_o e_o magnavil_n his_o end_n ibid._n f_o magnentius_n a_o usurper_n 77._o call_v taporus_n ibid._n a_o fortunate_a prince_n 77._o kill_v himself_o ibid._n magnus_n a_o dane_n 314_o c._n his_o monument_n ibid._n magoclunus_fw-la a_o tyrant_n in_o britain_n 113_o magon_n a_o god_n 803_o d_o mahel_n earl_n of_o hereford_n 358_o f_o maiden_n castle_n 212_o c_o maiden_n bradley_n 24_o maiden_n way_n 761_o e_o maidenhead_n or_o maiden-hith_n 286_o c_o maidstone_n 330_o e_o maidulph_n the_o irish_a scot_n 242_o c_o main_n what_o it_o signify_v 569_o c_o mayor_n of_o london_n first_o ordain_v main_a amber_n 188_o malcolm_n can_v mor_fw-mi king_n of_o scot_n 500_o c_o maldon_n 446_o e._n force_v by_o queen_n boadicia_n 448_o malduit_n or_o manduit_n 570_o mallet_n a_o family_n 223_o e_fw-la mallivery_n 700_o b_o malmesbury_n 242_o b_o malpas_n 603_o e._n baron_n thereof_o ibid._n maltravers_n baron_n 217_o a_o malvern_n hill_n 577_o b_o malveisin_n 814_o a_o mamignot_n 326_o d_o maminot_n baron_n 332_o d_o mancastle_n 746_o b_o mancester_n 569_o c_o manchester_n 746_o a_o manchet_n the_o fine_a 420_o a_o manchester_n why_o so_o call_v 747_o a_o mandrubatius_n see_v androgeus_n oppress_v by_o cassibilinus_fw-la 37_o manduite_n a_o family_n 591_o e_fw-la mangonell_n 400_o d_o manor_n or_o de_fw-fr maneriis_fw-la a_o family_n 815_o e_fw-la manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 527_o a_o b._n 536_o b_o manober_n castle_n 651_o c_o mansion_n what_o they_o be_v 65_o mansfield_n a_o great_a mercate_z town_n in_o shirewood_n 550_o b_o manwaring_n or_o memilwaring_n a_o family_n 608_o a_o sir_n peter_n manwood_n knight_n 339_o b_o sir_n roger_n manwood_n knight_n ibid._n marble_n quarry_n 736_o e_o marca_n 18_o marden_n 620_o d_o the_o march_n 589_o b_o marga_n what_o it_o be_v 536_o e_o margan_n castle_n 644_o e_o marga_n 20_o margaret_n countess_n of_o richmond_n 216_o d_o margaret_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n behead_v 250_o d_o lord_n marcher_n 589_o c._n 165_o marcley_n hill_n 620_o b._n move_v ibid._n marcus_n make_v emperor_n in_o britain_n by_o the_o army_n 84_o mareschall_n of_o harlot_n 294_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o why_o so_o name_v 655_o b_o mareschall_n earl_n of_o penbroch_o slay_v at_o a_o tournament_n 407_o d_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n her_o end_n her_o tomb_n 511_o c._n
the_o saxon_n conquest_n gildas_n the_o saxon_n manner_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 2._o originum_fw-la the_o saxon_n shore_n or_o coast_n comites_fw-la littoris_fw-la saxonici_fw-la saxonici_fw-la sperabat_fw-la for_o timebat_fw-la timebat_fw-la baieux_fw-fr saxones_n baiocassini_fw-la lib._n 8._o epist._n ad_fw-la namantium_fw-la namantium_fw-la ciuli_fw-la ciuli_fw-la by_o hang_v they_o indifferent_o one_o with_o another_o lib._n 2._o epist._n 4â—_n a_o horse_n the_o badge_n or_o cognisance_n of_o the_o saxon_n these_o ceremony_n adam_n bremensis_n ascribe_v to_o the_o saxon_n which_o tacitus_n attribute_v to_o the_o suevian_o the_o saxon_n go_n wednesday_n friday_n tuesday_n tuesday_n de_fw-fr temporibus_fw-la eoster_n a_o goddess_n herthus_n a_o goddess_n earth_n thursday_n have_v name_n from_o this_o thor._n thor._n ingenti_fw-la priapo_n a_o monarchy_n always_o in_o the_o englishman_n heptarchy_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o â—96_n â—96_n augustine_n the_o englishman_n apostle_n englishman_n convert_v to_o the_o faith_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o 1._o englishman_n englishman_n hol-deirâ—â—esse_a hol-deirâ—â—esse_a christ._n the_o river_n small_a in_o yorkshire_n beda_n report_v all_o this_o of_o paulinus_n archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o not_o of_o augustine_n the_o religion_n of_o the_o englishman_n the_o learning_n of_o englishman_n britain_n twice_o schoolmistress_n of_o france_n the_o flit_a back_n again_o of_o anglo-saxon_n into_o germany_n england_n about_o the_o year_n 800._o theod._n that_o be_v a_o nation_n epist._n to_o zacharie_n the_o pope_n porphyrius_n de_fw-fr theolog._n phâ—_n ael_n â—al_a etc._n etc._n vlf._n ard_n athel_n and_o ethel_n bert._n bald._n ken_n and_o kin._n cuth_o ead._n fred._n gisle_n hold._n helm_n hare_n and_o here._n hild._n wiga_n leod._n leof_o mund._o rad_n red_n and_o rod._n ric._n sig._n stan._n wi._n willi._n wold_n the_o name_n of_o britain_n bring_v into_o use_n again_o da-hen_n winccinga_n winccinga_n dâ—â—_n the_o religion_n of_o 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