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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 ibid._n hastings_z a_o town_n whence_o it_o take_v the_o name_n 317_o f_o rape_n of_o hastings_n 318_o d._n lord_n thereof_o ibid._n george_n l._n hastings_n first_o of_o that_o name_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 503_o a_o hatfield_n bradock_n 453_o e_o bishop_n hatfield_n 406_o f_o hatfield_n poveril_n 445_o c_o hatherton_n 607_o e_o hatfield_n chace_n 690_o e_o hatley_n s_o george_n 485_o d_o hatterel_n hill_n 6â—1_n c_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 508_o his_o commendation_n ibid._n his_o monument_n 509_o a_o havelock_n a_o foundling_n 542_o d_o haverds_n a_o family_n 628_o e_o haudelo_n lord_n burnell_n 330_o c_o havering_n 441â—_n â—_z hawghton_n conquest_n 401_o e_o hawghlee_n castle_n 464_o a_o sir_n john_n hawkwood_n 450_o b_o haulton_n a_o town_n and_o castle_n 611_o haure_n 21_o the_o haw_n 200_o hawsted_a 450_o d_o hawthorn_n at_o glastenbury_n 227_o e_o hay_n a_o town_n 627_o f_o hay_n castle_n 766_o f_o headon_n a_o town_n 713_o c_o healy_n castle_n 583_o e_o hartly_n castle_n 760_o d_o heavenfield_n 806_o d_o hebrew_n call_v huesi_n wherefore_o 23_o heidon_n or_o heydon_n knight_n 479_o b_o sir_n christopher_n heidon_n 326_o c_o heil_n a_o idol_n of_o the_o saxon_n 212_o heilston_n or_o hellas_n 189_o heina_n a_o religious_a votary_n 699_o e_o heitsbury_n 245_o d_o hieu_n a_o religious_a woman_n 738_o b_o helbeck_n 727â—_n â—_z helbeck_n a_o crag_n 784_o b_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v at_o colchester_n 451_o a_o helena_n a_o devout_a empress_n 74_o helenum_n 187_o helion_n a_o family_n 452_o a_o hell-kettle_n deep_a pit_n 737â—_n â—_z helmet_n of_o gold_n find_v 537_o e_o helvius_n pertinax_n employ_v in_o britan_n 66._o propraetor_n in_o britan_n 67_o hemingston_n 464_o a_o hemp_n the_o best_a 210_o d_o hempsted_n 414_o c_o hen-dinas_n 588_o b_o heneti_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 26_o hengham_n lord_n 472_o f_o hengist_n and_o horsa_n brethren_n 127._o they_o signify_v a_o horse_n ibid._n hengrave_n 461â—_n â—_z hengston_n hill_n 196_o d_o henningham_n 450_o a_o henly_n in_o arden_n 566_o a_o henly_n hundred_o 389_o a_o henly_n upon_o tamis_n 389_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o his_o virtue_n inter_v and_o translate_v 294_o d_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o his_o virtue_n 297_o f_o henry_n the_o four_o emperor_n inter_v in_o chester_n 605_o c_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n claim_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n 680_o d_o henry_n fitz-roy_a 240_o b_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o commendation_n 284_o e_o henry_n prince_n rebell_v against_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o father_n 465_o a_o henry_n the_o seven_o proclaim_v king_n 518_o c_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o twice_o take_v prisoner_n by_o his_o own_o subject_n 509_o e_o heorten_n 738_o b_o heorthus_fw-la 135_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n describe_v with_o several_a shire_n under_o every_o kingdom_n 157_o heptarchy_n of_o the_o saxon_n 136_o reduce_v to_o a_o monarchy_n 138_o herbert_n 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and_o a_o devout_a man_n ibid._n aldersgate_n in_o london_n 423_o d_o aldgate_n in_o london_n 423_o e_o aldingham_n 755_o d_o ale_n the_o ancient_a englishman_n drink_n 554_o f_o alen_n a_o riveret_n 676_o f._n 681_o f_o alexander_n of_o hales_n a_o great_a clerk_n 365_o a_o alexander_n the_o bountiful_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n 383_o e._n 539_o d_o profuse_a in_o building_n 549_o d_o king_n alexander_n the_o great_a never_o in_o britain_n 32_o d_o alfreton_n 555_o e_o algar_n earl_n 379_o a_o alheale_n 14_o d_o alford_n in_o lincolnshire_n 542_o b_o alingtons_n a_o family_n 489_o e_o knight_n 406_o d_o alipius_n 79_o allabany_n 126_o allectus_n his_o treachery_n 73._o be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v ibid._n allobrogae_fw-la 19_o almain_n whence_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 26_o b._n 124_o almondbury_n 692_o d_o alne_n river_n 566_o a._n 813_o c_o alnwick_n or_o anwich_n 813_o c_o alon_n a_o river_n 801_o e_o alone_a 794_o c_o alps_n of_o britain_n 667_o c_o alps_n why_o so_o call_v 24_o alresford_n 262_o e_fw-la all-soul_n college_n in_o oxford_n 382_o alsten_n more_o 799_o c_o alt_z a_o river_n 748_o c_o althorp_n 508_o d_o altar_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o their_o religion_n 751_o d_o e_o alterynnis_n 617_o c_o altmouth_n a_o town_n 748_o e_o alvertonshire_n 723_o e_o alum_n make_v 217_o a_o alum_n earth_n discover_v by_o sir_n th._n chaloner_n knight_n 721_o d_o alured_n see_v aelfred_n alwena_n a_o devout_a woman_n 494._o d_o ambacti_fw-la 16_o amboglana_n 760_o b_o ambleside_n ibid._n ambresbury_n 254_o b_o ambro._n what_o it_o be_v 127_o abrones_n ibid._n ambrose_n aurelius_n 128_o ambrose_n aurelianus_n 254_o b_o amersham_n 394_o e_fw-la amphibalus_fw-la a_o martyr_n 636_o f_o ampthil_n 401_o d_o anas_n a_o river_n 297_o a._n why_o so_o call_v 245_o c_o ancaster_n 537_o b_o ancaster_n heath_n ibid._n d_o andate_fw-it or_o andates_n a_o goddess_n among_o the_o britain_n 31._o 457_o e_fw-la andradswald_n 306_o c_o audragathins_n a_o traitor_n drown_v himself_o 83_o anderida_n the_o weald_a 329_o d_o andernesse_n 752_o e_o androgeus_n cynobelinus_n his_o son_n the_o same_o that_o mandrubatius_n why_o so_o call_v 417_o e_o anesty_n in_o hertfordshire_n 405_o f_o angel_n a_o province_n in_o dania_n 130_o angel_n 610_o c_o ri._n angervil_n philobiblos_n 381_o f_o angle_n or_o englishman_n whence_o they_o come_v 130_o anglesey_n 671._o why_o so_o call_v 672_o c_o conquer_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o ibid._n d._n invade_v by_o suetonius_n paulinus_n 49_o angotby_n 545_o a_o anger_n 440_o b_o ankam_n a_o river_n 543_o a_o ankro_n the_o river_n 569_o c_o anne_n wife_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o 297_o d_o anne_n bullen_n mother_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n 256_o f_o anna_n a_o christian_a king_n 466_o a_o annius_n viterbiensis_n 24_o anselm_n against_o priest_n marriage_n 201_o b_o ansty_n or_o ancienty_n liberty_n 707_o a_o ant_n or_o anton_n a_o river_n 260_o e_o antivestaeum_n 187_o anthony_n 193_o antoninus_n pius_fw-la 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
20_o ratcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 321_o a_o ravenglasse_n 765_o ravensburne_a river_n 326_o ravenswath_n castle_n 730_o b_o read_v a_o family_n 577_o b_o reading_n 284_o readsquire_n a_o mountain_n 802_o a_o reafan_n the_o dane_n banner_n 195_o reach_v a_o town_n 490_o c_o recall_v a_o river_n 722_o d_o reach_z dike_v ib._n reculver_n 335_o b_o redcastle_n or_o castle_n rous_n 594_o d_o redin_n 20_o redhorse_n vale_n 561_o c_o red_n colour_n give_v name_n to_o many_o place_n 525_o d_o redbourne_n 413_o d_o redbridge_n 262_o d_o red_a rose_n and_o white_a for_o lancaster_n and_o york_n 725_o e_o redshankes_o 126_o redvers_fw-la or_o rivers_n earl_n of_o denshire_n 207_o d_o redverses_n or_o de_fw-la ripariis_fw-la 201_o c_o redwald_n king_n of_o the_o east_n saxon_n 465_o c_o reforming_a error_n a_o court_n 180_o reginald_n pole_n his_o commendation_n 216_o b_o religious_a house_n dissolve_v 163_o remney_n ariver_n 631_o b._n 642_o a_o remni_n what_o it_o signify_v 642_o a_o remigius_n bishop_n of_o dorchester_n 539_o c_o rendlesham_n 465_o c_o renimed_n 419_o e_o reptacester_n or_o richborow_n 341_o a_o repton_n 553_o f_o request_n court_n 181_o rerecrosse_n 732_o f_o reuda_n 126_o rheda_n 18_o rhede_a ibid._n rhedec_n ibid._n rhedecfa_n ibid._n rhead_n a_o river_n 802_o a_o rheadsdale_n ibid._n c_o rhediad_n 18_o rhegium_n why_o so_o call_v 347_o d_o rhese_fw-mi ap_fw-mi gruffin_n 623_o a_o rhese_fw-mi ap_fw-mi thomas_n a_o valiant_a knight_n 650_o e_o rhie_n a_o river_n 722_o d_o rhidale_n ibid._n rhia_n baron_n 472_o rhre_n whereof_o so_o call_v 319_o d_o rhodanus_n 21_o rutupina_n littora_fw-la wat_fw-mi they_o be_v 342_o ribel_n a_o river_n 749_o d_o ribelchester_n 750_o b_o ribald_a l'isle_n 485_o f_z ricall_fw-mi 707_o d_o richard_n the_o second_o renounce_v the_o crown_n 680_o d_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n claim_v the_o crown_n 725_o b_o richard_n a_o renown_a earl_n of_o cornwall_n 197_o d._n his_o death_n and_o sepulchre_n his_o son_n henry_n murder_v 197_o f_o richard_n coeur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lion_n 380_o a_o richard_n the_o three_o a_o bad_a man_n and_o a_o good_a prince_n 212_o a_o richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n a_o usurper_n 369_o f._n his_o practice_n to_o win_v the_o crown_n 370_o richard_n the_o first_o his_o praise_n 285_o richard_n the_o second_o his_o relic_n translate_v to_o westminster_n 414_o f_o richard_n king_n of_o roman_n etc._n etc._n 414_o richborow_n 341_o a_o richborow_a decay_a ibid._n f_o riches_n baron_n 441_o d_o richard_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 445_o richards_n castle_n 619_o e_o richmond_n shire_n 727_o richmond_n town_n 729_o f_o richmond_n earles_n 733_o richmond_n the_o king_n house_n 297_o richmond_n a_o family_n 778_o a_o rickmansworth_n 415_o c_o rising_n castle_n 481_o c_o risingham_n 803_o d_o rith_n what_o it_o signify_v 486_o a_o river_n have_v divine_a honour_n 602_o heap_v upon_o they_o 698_o a_o robert_n bridge_n 320_o c_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n 466_o c_o robert_n crouchbacke_n earl_n of_o leicester_n 519_o f_o robert_n consul_n or_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n 368_o d_o robert_n fitz_n haimon_n 359_o d_o robin_n hood_n 693_o a_o robin_n hood_n bay_n 718_o c_o roch_n a_o river_n 745_o f_o roch_n dale_n a_o town_n ibid._n rochester_n a_o castle_n 802_o c_o rochester_n city_n 332_o c_o rochester_n or_o roffe_n a_o family_n 405_o d_o rochfort_n town_n and_o hundred_o rochfort_n baron_n ibid._n rochfort_n viscount_n ibid._n rockingham_n castle_n and_o forest_n 513_o rock-savage_a 610_o a_o roden_n a_o river_n 594_o c_o rode_a a_o river_n 440_o b_o roger_n the_o magnificent_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n 243_o a_o rogerse_n knight_n 215._o ibid._n roise_n a_o lady_n 405_o b_o roiston_n ibid._n roise_n cross_a ibid._n rolrich_n stone_n 374_o c_o rollo_n the_o norman_a 144_o his_o dream_n and_o conversion_n 144_o the_o roll_n of_o winchester_n 153_o rome_n call_v constantina_n 85_o romania_n 24_o romeswork_n 343_o f_o roman_n foil_v and_o massacre_v in_o britain_n 51_o roman_a empire_n in_o britain_n at_o a_o end_n 87_o roman_n in_o britain_n 34_o romescot_n 411_o a_o romara_n a_o norman_a earl_n of_o lincoln_n 544_o e_o roos_n baron_n 532_o f_o rosamund_n clifford_n king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o paramor_n 375_o rosamunds_n bone_n translate_v and_o afterward_o reduce_v again_o 376_o c_o rose_n red_a and_o white_a for_o lancaster_n and_o york_z 725_o e_o rosse_n 190.714_o a_o rosseland_n 190_o rosse_n in_o penbrochshire_n 652_o d_o rosse_n in_o cardiganshire_n 657_o c_o rosse_o baron_n 714_o a_o rosebery_n topping_n 721_o d_o rose_n castle_n 778_o c_o rota_n temporum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o wheel_n of_o time_n a_o history_n 790_o b_o rother_n a_o river_n 320_o a_o rotherfield_n ibid._n rotherham_n 689_o e_o rotherham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 689_o e_o rowcliff_n castle_n 781_o c_o rouchester_n 809_o e_o round_n table_n 265_o b_o rowles_n in_o london_n 428_o c_o rousses_n a_o family_n 467_o c_o routon_n castle_n 592_o e._n 662_o rugby_n 562_o rudheath_n sanctuary_n 609_o a_o ruff_n fish_n 476_o c_o rugemond_n or_o richmont_n grey_n in_o bedfordshire_n 734_o d_o rugemont_n 204_o c_o rumalds_n shrine_n 396_o d_o rumford_n 441_o f_o rumon_n 199_o e_o rumney_n marsh_n 350_o b_o rumney_n town_n ibid._n runkhorne_n 510_o d_o rushbrooke_n 461_o d_o rushton_n 509_o f_o russel_n lord_n russel_n of_o thornaugh_n 514_o c_o russel_n knight_n 578_o e_o russel_n earles_n of_o bedford_n 394_o e_fw-la 403_o ruthin_n 676._o ruthlan_n 679_o f_o rutlandshire_n 525._o why_o so_o call_v 525_o b_o c_o d_o rutland_n earles_n 426_o f_z rutter_n what_o they_o be_v 812_o b_o s_o sabridgeworth_n 408_o c_o sacae_n 129._o sacasone_n ibid._n sadlier_n 408_o a_o sacvil_a earl_n of_o dorset_n and_o chancellor_n of_o oxford_n 382_o saer_n de_fw-fr quincy_n earl_n of_o winchester_n 521_o a_o salisbury_n church_n 248_o a_o b_o saffron_n 453_o a_o salisbury_n earles_n 249_o c_o salarin_n a_o custom_n or_o impost_n for_o salt_n 608_o a_o salisbury_n for_o sarisbury_n 246_o f_o salisbury_n hall_n 750_o c_o salkeld_n town_n 777_o e._n and_o a_o family_n 778_o a_o salmon_n the_o best_a call_v umbrae_n 627_o salmon_n leap_v in_o penbrochshire_n 6â—4_n e_o salndie_n or_o sandie_n 401_o b_o salston_n 48_o e_o salt_n make_v 268_o b_o e_o salt_n esse_fw-la 196_o salt_n hill_n 529_o e_o salt_n artificial_o make_v 753_o b_o salt_n stone_n 739_o d_o saltpits_n 573_o b_o c_o saltry_n abbey_n 500_o b_o salt_n pit_n in_o cheshire_n 608_o a_o b_o salustius_n lucullus_n in_o britain_n 62_o saltwood_n castle_n 349_o c_o salwarp_n a_o river_n 574_o d_o salmond_n or_o s._n amands_n 283_o c_o samond_n or_o s._n amands_n baron_n 244_o a._n 366_o e_o samothea_n 24_o sampire_n grow_v abundant_o 434_o a_o sandal_n castle_n 693_o d_o the_o sand_n part_n of_o notinghamshire_n 550_o a_o sandalum_fw-la 19_o sandgate_n castle_n 349_o e_o sandiacre_n or_o s._n diacre_n 555_o d_o sands_n baron_n 269_o b_o &_o e_fw-la sandon_n 343_o a_o sandy_a see_v saludica_fw-la sanctuary_n 260_o sandwich_n 342_o sanguelac_n 317_o e_o sapcots_n a_o family_n 501_o e_fw-la sarasins-head_n 695_o a_o sarmatian_n be_v scythian_n 121_o sarn_n helen_n a_o portway_n in_o wales_n 666_o a_o sasson_n 23_o saxon_a language_n maintain_v by_o lecture_n 200_o a_o english-saxons_a call_v into_o britain_n 100.127_o saxon_n 119._o their_o valour_n and_o cruelty_n 134_o saturn_n well_o affect_v to_o britain_n 556_o e_o savages_n a_o great_a family_n 610_o a_o saulden_n 396_o c_o scarborough_n castle_n 717_o scardale_n 556_o a_o schilpor_n see_v esquire_n 176_o scaeva_n his_o valour_n and_o advancement_n 37_o scalbie_n castle_n 782_o e_o scilicester_n in_o the_o wall_n 806_o b_o scipio_n africanus_n where_o bury_v 340_o a_o sclate-stone_n dig_v 514_o d_o scorby_n or_o scurvie-grasse_n 328_o b_o scordium_n a_o herb_n grow_v plenteous_o 491_o f_o scoteney_n a_o barony_n 542_o c_o scottishman_n of_o east-scotland_n right_a english-saxons_a 129_o their_o fashion_n 133_o scot_n will_v or_o highlandmens_n habit_n sort_n well_o with_o the_o goth_n 123_o scot_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 119_o scot_n of_o west_n scotland_n be_v highland_n man_n ibid._n scot_n come_v first_o out_o of_o ireland_n 120_o scot_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v of_o name_n 125_o scot_n what_o it_o signify_v 124_o scot_n a_o family_n 349_o scotus_n aliâs_fw-la duns_n 814_o b_o his_o pitiful_a death_n ibid._n scovy_n 20_o screke_v ham_n 535_o c_o screven_n a_o place_n and_o family_n 700_o scroby_n 551_o b_o scropes_n baron_n 729_o b_o scruffel_n hill_n 767_o e_fw-la scudamore_n a_o family_n 621_o a_o sculton_n 473_o a_o scutary_n 176_o scythica_n vallis_fw-la 120_o scythian_n in_o spain_n 121_o scythicum_n a_o promontory_n in_o spain_n 121_o seaton_n 206_o e_o sea_n holly_n see_v eryngium_n sea_n hear_v to_o groan_v 720_o c_o sea_n sand_n good_a for_o ground_n 199_o c_o