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A61053 A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine. 1646 (1646) Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797 522,101 219

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henry_n the_o seven_o 101.7_o his_o tomb_n ibid._n saint_n edmunds_n bury_v how_o name_v in_o the_o saxon_n time_n 33.6_o saint_n edmunds-bury_a abbey_n and_o town_n praise_v ibid._n king_n edward_n the_o second_o first_o of_o the_o english_a race_n prince_n of_o wales_n 123.6_o murder_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o isabel_n his_o wife_n 47.7_o inter_v in_o glocest._n church_n where_o his_o monument_n remain_v ibid._n einesbury_n alias_o arnulphsbury_n 58.10_o elden_n hole_n 67.8_o eleanor_n wife_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o commend_v 63.7_o eleanor_n widow_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o become_v a_o nun_n 25.9_o elfred_n or_o alfred_n the_o first_o that_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n into_o shire_n 3_o 4._o &_o 5_o his_o noble_a care_n in_o restore_v the_o university_n of_o oxford_n 45_o 7_o elie_n 37.5_o ella_n king_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v 78.9_o elmet_n 78.10_o elmham_n a_o bishop_n see_v 35.8_o emerill_n stone_n find_v in_o garnsey_n 94.6_o england_n on_o this_o side_n humber_n how_o divide_v into_o hides_n 3.3_o little_a england_n beyond_o wales_n 101.4_o england_n share_v into_o principality_n by_o who_o and_o to_o what_o purpose_n 57.30_o enis-kelling_n a_o strong_a fort_n in_o ulster_n 145.9_o eorle_n i_o earl_n 4.7_o &_o 11_o erdini_n people_n in_o ireland_n 145_o 5_o erminstreet_n 37.7_o essex_n why_o so_o name_v 31.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n 1.2_o how_o bound_a ibid._n 3_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 31.4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 31.5_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 31.6_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 31.9_o hundred_o and_o town_n therein_o 32_o excester_n city_n whence_o it_o name_v that_o name_n 19_o 6_o it_o be_v a_o dukedom_n marquisate_n and_o earldom_n 19_o 8_o the_o description_n thereof_o 19_o 6_o her_o magnificent_a cathedral_n church_n by_o who_o build_v ibid._n the_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n it_o withstand_v the_o saxon_n 465_o year_n ibid._n how_o valiant_a against_o all_o her_o sieges_n ibid._n what_o loss_n it_o have_v feel_v ibid._n resist_v william_n conqueror_n till_o the_o wall_n fall_v down_o ibid._n how_o loyal_a to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o ibid._n the_o climate_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o birthplace_n of_o the_o matchless_a poet_n josephus_n isanus_n ibid._n exchequer_n court_n first_o erect_v 5.3_o exmore_n monument_n in_o devon-shire_n 19.7_o f_o falmouth_n haven_n commend_v 21.7_o farne_n isle_n how_o bound_v 93_o the_o form_n air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n ibid._n feldon_n or_o felden_n a_o part_n of_o warwickeshire_n 53.3_o finborow_n a_o city_n where_o now_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73.7_o fingall_a king_n of_o man._n 9.2_o rich._n fitz-ralph_n against_o mendicant_a friar_n 145.9_o flamen_n and_o arch-flamin_n 6.5_o their_o place_n convert_v into_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n flavia_n caesariensis_n a_o part_n of_o britain_n why_o so_o call_v 2.15_o how_o limit_a 2.16_o fleg_n a_o part_n of_o norfolk_n 35.1_o flemin_n inhabit_v rosse_n in_o wales_n 101.4_o flintshire_n how_o bound_v and_o of_o what_o form_n 121.1_o the_o dimension_n ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o climate_n 121_o 3._o &_o 4_o the_o commodity_n 121.5_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 121.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n there_o 122_o flint_n castle_n by_o who_o found_v and_o finish_v 121.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n flodden-field_n 89_o 10_o foelix_fw-la bishop_n of_o dunwich_n 35.8_o a_o font_n of_o solid_a brass_n 39.5_o forest_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n whence_o it_o come_v 57.2_o forest_n justice_n 57_o ●_o forester_n office_n ibid._n fotheriaghay_n castle_n and_o collegiate_n church_n 55.8_o fouldage_n in_o norfolk_n what_o it_o be_v 35.2_o fountain_n ebb_v and_o slow_v 85.9_o fountain_n abbey_n 77.7_o freshwater_n isle_n 15.14_o friburgi_n 57.4_o g_o gallena_n see_v wallingford_n galloglass_n what_o they_o be_v 138.19_o galloway_n county_n how_o commodious_a 143.4_o galway_n the_o three_o city_n in_o ireland_n and_o a_o episcopal_a see_n 143.6_o gangani_n a_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o gaothel_n with_o his_o wife_n scota_n come_v into_o ireland_n 137_o 11_o garnsay_n island_n how_o it_o be_v situate_a 94.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o form_n of_o it_o 942._o sometime_o call_v sarnia_n 94.1_o the_o government_n original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94_o 5_o &_o 8_o market-town_n castle_n and_o parish_n therein_o 94_o 8_o no_o toad_n snake_n or_o venomous_a creature_n there_o 94.3_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n 27.8_o gatesh_v 89.8_o pierce_v gaveston_n behead_v 53.4_o gessrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n of_o monmouth_n why_o so_o call_v 107.4_o goose_n where_o they_o sail_v as_o they_o sly_a 81.6_o saint_n germane_a confute_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n 77.7_o h●_n sin●ieth_v at_o oxford_n 45.7_o giant_n tooth_n and_o bone_n dig_v up_o 31.8_o giant_n dance_v translate_v out_o of_o leinster_n to_o salisbury_n plain_a by_o merlin_n 141.14_o gildas_n the_o old_a britain_n student_n in_o oxford_n 45.7_o gilling_n monastery_n 79.5_o gisburg_n abbey_n 81.8_o glamorgan-shire_n how_o limit_v 100.19_o &_o 109.1_o what_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 100_o 19_o the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o i●_n 105.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 105.3_o the_o commodity_n it_o stand_v upon_o 100l_n 3_o castle_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 105.8_o hundred_o townes_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 106_o glastenbury_n abbey_n first_o begin_v by_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n 23.9_o gloucestershire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 47.1_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 47.2_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n 47.3_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 47.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o in_o ancient_a time_n inhabit_v 47.4_o hundred_o and_o town_n therein_o 48_o gloucester_n city_n how_o call_v in_o old_a time_n 47.6_o a_o cathedral_n see_v 47.7_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n that_o dukedom_n fatal_a ever_o to_o her_o duke_n 47_o 11_o godiva_n earl_n leofrike_v wife_n release_v coventry_n of_o tribute_n by_o ride_v naked_a through_o it_o 53.5_o godmanchester_n or_o gormanchester_n 107.4_o godred_a the_o son_n of_o syrricke_n king_n of_o man_n 92.1_o his_o death_n 92.2_o godred_a crovan_n war_v upon_o the_o manksman_n 92.3_o conquer_v the_o isle_n of_o man_n and_o be_v king_n 92.3_o bury_v in_o ila_n a_o island_n ibid._n godred_a son_n of_o olave_n king_n of_o man_n 92.7_o king_n of_o dublin_n 92.7_o he_o vanquish_v and_o slay_v osibeley_n 92.7_o he_o tyrannize_v in_o man_n ibid._n put_v to_o slight_a by_o summerl_v 92.7_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n also_o 92.9_o his_o death_n burial_n and_o issue_n ibid._n godred_a don_n son_n of_o reginald_n king_n of_o the_o island_n slay_v 92.10_o goodwin_n sand_n dangerous_a shelf_n 7.6_o gog-magog_n 21.1_o gog-magog_n hill_n 37.7_o grantbridge_n 37.4_o grantcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n 37.4_o arthur_n baron_fw-fr grey_n suppress_v desmonds_n rebellion_n 139.9_o gromebridge_n in_o sussex_n 9.8_o ground_n in_o the_o irish_a sea_n what_o they_o be_v 141.7_o ground_n make_v fruitful_a with_o burn_a ash_n 119_o 4_o guartiger_n maur_n 111.5_o ggo_v a_o part_n of_o south-wales_n now_o monmouth-shire_n how_o confine_v 100.20_o how_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n ibid._n guith_n i._n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o guy_n of_o warwick_n behead_v piers_n of_o gaveston_n 53.4_o guy-cliffe_n 53.7_o guorong_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o kent_n 7.11_o h_o hadrian_o wall_z limit_v the_o roman_a province_n in_o england_n 6.9_o hadria●_n 4._o pope_n where_o bear_v and_o his_o death_n 36.6_o hale_n monastery_n 47.11_o blood_n of_o hales_n ibid._n halifa●_n a_o great_a parish_n why_o so_o call_v 77.8_o halifas_fw-la law_n ibid._n haly-werke_a folk_n 83.6_o hantshire_n how_o border_v upon_o 13.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 13_o 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 13.3_o &_o 4_o what_o havens_n creek_n and_o cas●les_n it_o have_v 13.5_o by_o what_o people_n inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 13.6_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 13.8_o what_o religious_a house_n hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 13.11_o hardy-canute_n his_o death_n 11.6_o lord_n ●ohn_n harrington_n baron_n of_o exton_n 59.5_o his_o draught_n of_o rutland-shi●●_a ibid._n harb●h_o a_o great_a town_n in_o merio●th-shire_n 99.10_o harb●h_a town_n &_o castle_n 117.6_o the_o position_n thereof_o 117.7_o harod_a godwin_n son_n king_n of_o england_n vanquisheth_z harold_n harfager_n king_n of_o norway_n 92.1_o harold_n olave_n son_n king_n of_o man_n drown_v in_o a_o tempest_n 92.12_o havering_n how_o it_o take_v name_n 31.9_o hawad●n_a castle_n 121.7_o hegl●andmen_n 2.12_o heil_n saxon_n idol_n 17.6_o helb●ks_n 79.3_o hell●ettles_n 83.7_o hel●et_n of_o gold_n dig_v up_o in_o li●oln-shire_n 63.6_o hen●st_n behead_v 78.10_o hen●_n prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n england_n great_a ho●_n 21.6_o hen●_n prince_n of_o scotland_n ha●y_o escape_v death_n at_o the_o sie●_n of_o ludlow_n 71.6_o he●_n the_o 4._o emperor_n of_o amaine_n bury_v in_o saint_n w●burgs_n church_n at_o cheste●_n 73.7_o phil_n herbert_n first_o
northampton_n endamage_v and_o the_o country_n adjoin_v spoil_v through_o the_o civil_a dissension_n of_o the_o three_o brethren_n william_n robert_n and_o henry_n sons_z to_z the_o conq._n h._n 1._o an._n 7._o 1106._o 8_o powes_n land_n invade_v by_o king_n henry_n 1._o and_o resist_v so_o by_o the_o welsh_a be_v strike_v with_o a_o arrow_n on_o the_o breast_n that_o it_o have_v almost_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n an._n reg_fw-la 21._o 1121._o 9_o at_o cardigan_n a_o sore_a battle_n be_v fight_v in_o octob._n 1136._o whereinmany_n thousand_o be_v slay_v and_o man_n by_o woman_n lead_v away_o captive_n reg_fw-la steph._n 1._o 10_o bristol_n take_v by_o robert_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o sister_n maud_n the_o empress_n against_o k._n stephen_n reg_fw-la 3._o 1138._o 11_o david_n k._n of_o scot_n invade_v northumberland_n make_v his_o spoil_n as_o far_o as_o alverton_n in_o yorkshire_n where_o be_v encounter_v by_o thurstan_n archbishop_n of_o york_n 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by_o who_o infest_a and_o subdue_v 9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 126_o antimonium_n see_v stibium_fw-la antiquity_n in_o west_n ride_v 79.7_o anwicke_n field_n 89.10_o appleby_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o westmoreland_n 85.8_o aquila_n prophsi_v 17.6_o archbishop_n see_v in_o britain_n three_o 2.14_o armagh_n a_o archiepiscopall_a and_o metropolitan_a see_v in_o ireland_n 145.9_o arran_n land_n near_o galway_n 143.6_o arthur_n chair_n a_o high_a mountain_n 109.4_o king_n arthur_n round_a table_n at_o llansanan_n in_o denbighshire_n 119.6_o prince_n arthur_n keep_v his_o court_n at_o ludlow_n 71.7_o prince_n arthur_n his_o monument_n or_o sepulchre_n 51.5_o &_o 23.10_o arvon_n i_o cair-narvon_a 99.7_o ash_n make_v ground_n fruitful_a 119.4_o ashbridge_n much_o renown_a for_o a_o feign_a miracle_n 43.7_o saint_n assaph_n in_o north-wales_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 99.11_o &_o 121.9_o astroit_n the_o precious_a stone_n find_v at_o slugbury_n in_o warwick_n shire_n 53.7_o alsoneere_a beaver_n 61.3_o attrebatii_n where_o plant_v 27_o 5_o saint_n andree_n foundress_n of_o ely_n 37.5_o saint_n andrees_n liberties_n ibid._n angustine_n first_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 6.5_o angustines_n oak_n in_o worcestershire_n 51.6_o anteri_n what_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o b_o badbury_n the_o west-saxon_a king_n court_n 17.6_o brinbrig_n a_o ancient_a place_n 79.7_o bala_n curi_n the_o bishop_n palace_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o baldwine_n the_o great_a forester_n of_o flaunders_n 57.2_o banchor_n or_o bangor_n a_o city_n and_o the_o first_o monastery_n 121_o 9_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o bishop_n see_v 99.9_o brakley_n castle_n where_o king_n edward_n the_o 2._o be_v murder_v 47.10_o braklow_n hill_n in_o essex_n 31.5_o bark-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v ram●_n 27.1_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 27.1_o the_o form_n measure_n and_o air_n thereof_o 27.2.3.4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 27.4_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 27.5_o what_o religious_a house_n it_o have_v 27.10_o hundred_o and_o town_n in_o berkshire_n 28_o barnet_n field_n 29.9_o bartholanus_n &_o his_o three_o son_n plant_v in_o ireland_n 137_o 8_o barwick_n 89.9_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n battle-bridge_n 81.7_o battaile-field_n 9.7_o battle_n of_o standard_n 81.7_o bath_n in_o sommersetshire_n what_o name_v it_o have_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 23.7_o beault_n in_o brecknockshire_n 109_o 5._o beaumarish_a why_o so_o name_v see_v bonover_n 125.8_o thomas_n becket_n his_o tomb_n 7.8_o bede_n a_o monk_n of_o weremouth_n where_o bear_v 83_o 6_o bedford-shire_n how_o bound_v 41.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 41.2_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n of_o bedford-shire_n 41.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n thereof_o 41.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 42_o bedford_n town_n and_o castle_n 41.6.7_o how_o describe_v and_o how_o govern_v 41.7_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 41_o 10_o of_o beeston_n castle_n a_o prophecy_n 73.9_o belga_n where_o seat_v 13.6_o &_o 15_o 6_o &_o 23.5_o &_o 25.5_o bellona_n temple_n in_o york_n 78_o 9_o bennones_n see_v cleicester_n benonium_fw-la see_v binchester_n berinus_fw-la the_o first_o archbishop_n of_o dorchester_n 6.8_o his_o circuit_n ibid._n the_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n ibid._n preach_v and_o baptize_v at_o oxford_n 45.4_o the_o apostle_n also_o of_o the_o south-saxons_a ibid._n berry_n sometime_o a_o famous_a city_n in_o shrop-shire_n 71.9_o birth_n a_o town_n in_o scotland_n destroy_v by_o the_o inundation_n of_o tai_n 132.16_o y._n bervedhwald_n the_o four_o part_n of_o north-wales_n the_o bound_n commodity_n cantred_n and_o commot_n in_o it_o 99.11_o beaver_n in_o tivi_n river_n describe_v 113.3_o beverley_n a_o sanctuary_n 81.5_o saint_n john_n of_o beverley_n ibid._n bibroces_n what_o people_n 25_o 5_o binbridge_n isle_n 15.4_o binchester_n sometime_o benonium_fw-la 83.9_o sir_n richard_n bingham_n his_o valour_n and_o wisdom_n in_o repress_v mac-williams_n posterity_n 143.7_o bishopricke_n how_o many_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n 6.4_o blany_n people_n in_o ireland_n 141_o 4_o blond-raine_n 15.8_o &_o 78.9_o charles_n blunt_n lord_n mountioy_n quench_v the_o rebellion_n of_o tirone_n 139.9_o bedman_n the_o middle_a town_n of_o cornwall_n 21.8_o the_o climate_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o bishop_n see_v remove_v to_o excester_n 21.10_o queen_n boduo_n raze_v maldon_n 31.8_o bone-well_a in_o herefordshire_n 49_o 6_o benover_n now_o beaumarish_a 129_o the_o government_n and_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n border_n between_o scotland_n and_o england_n 6.11_o now_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n borrow_v what_o it_o signify_v 3.6_o bors-holder_n or_o tithingman_n 3.6_o bosham_n in_o sussex_n 9.8_o boskenna_n monument_n or_o trophy_n 21.9_o bovata_fw-la see_v oxgang_n bovium_n see_v ban●hor_n bow_v a_o ancient_a town_n in_o west-riding_a 79.7_o brazen_a armour_n dig_v up_o in_o cornwall_n 21.9_o brazen_a nose_n college_n in_o stanford_n 59.8_o breake-speare_n see_v hadrian_n the_o four_o breertous_a death_n in_o cheshire_n presignify_v 73.9_o brecknockshire_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o 100.21_o what_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v
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norcott_n hor._n o_o oak_n flu._n okingham_n son_n hour_n chappel_n fair._n p_o padworth_n theale_n pangborne_n read_v peysmore_n fair._n purley_n theale_n pusay_n gan._n r_o radcott_n bridge_n farring_n radley_n hor._n read_v read_v remneham_n bern._n ruscombe_n son_n s_o sandensoe_n kent_n sandford_n hor._n sandhurst_n son_n satwell_n mort._n shallington_n gan._n shattesbrooke_n ber._n shawborne_n kent_n shawe_n fair._n shelford_n great_a lamb._n shelford_n little_a kent_n shellingford_n gan._n shilton_n far._n shinfeild_n charl._n shipton_n hor._n shrivenham_n shriu._n silham_n theale_n slancler_fw-mi shriu._n sonnyngwell_n hor._n spersholt_n want_n spene_n fair._n spinhamland_n fair._n stanford_n gan._n stanford_n dingbie_n fair._n stead_n theale_n steventon_n oak_n stretley_n mort._n strand_n hor._n sulhamsted_n ban_a theale_n sulthamsted_n abbot_n r._n sune_v son_n sunninghall_n cook_n sutham_n theale_n sutton_n courtney_n oak_n swallowfeild_n theale_n t_o thatcham_n read_v thele_n theale_n thorp_n hor._n trup_o shriu._n twyfort_n war._n tydmershe_n theale_n tylehurst_n read_v v_o the_o vale_n of_o whitehorse_n shriu._n vffington_n shriu._n vpton_n mort._n vstone_n theale_n w_n wadley_n shriu._n wallingford_n mor._n waltham_n laurence_n war._n whit_n waltham_n ber._n wantage_n want_n warfield_n war._n wargrove_n war._n watchfeild_n
pap._n owtwell_n wis._n oxwell_n w_v p_o pampisford_n chil._n papworth_n evere_v pap._n papworth_n agnes_n pap._n persondrove_v wis._n prickwillow_n ely_n q_o quaney_n ely_n r_o rampton_n north._n ramsey_n mere_a wic_n reach_v which_o royston_n arm._n s_o sawston_n vvit_n saxum_fw-la cheu_n shelford_n great_a thryp._n shelford_n little_a thryp._n shengey_n arm._n sheperh_v weth_z snaylwell_n stap._n soham_n stap._n soham_n mere_a stap._n statchworth_n rad._n stanton_n long_o north._n stapleford_n thryp._n stontney_n ely_n stowe_n stowe_n stowe_n choir_n stane_n streatham_n which_o streatham_n mere_a north._n sutton_n which_o swaffham_n prio_fw-la stane_n swaffham_n bulbeck_n stan_n swavesey_n pap._n t_o tadlow_n arm_v teversham_n flend_n thetfort_n which_o thorney_n ely_n thorney_n which_o thryplowe_n thryp._n tofte_n stowe_n trokenhole_n wis_n trumpington_n thryp._n turbulsey_n ely_n tydd_n s._n gyles_n wis._n v_o vp-mere_a which_o vpware_n which_o vpwell_n wis._n w_n walton_n weth_n waterbeach_n north._n welney_n ely_n wendy_n armin._n wentworth_n which_o westwick_n chest._n westley_n rad._n whaddon_n arm._n whittlesey_n which_o whittlesey_n dike_a which_o whittlesey_n mere_a which_o whitwell_n weth_n wicham_n which_o wichford_n which_o wickham_n west_n chil._n wicken_n stap._n widford_n thryp._n wilberham_n great_a stane_n wilberham_n little_a stane_n wilberton_n which_o willingham_n pap._n willingham_n rad._n willington_n which_o wisbich_n wis_n witcham_n which_o wittlesford_n whit_n west_n wrat_a rad._n wymple_n weth_n hertford-shire_n chapter_n xx._n hertford-shire_n hertford-shire_n be_v border_v upon_o the_o north_n with_o bedford_n and_o cambridge-shire_n upon_o the_o east_n be_v altogether_o bound_v by_o essex_n upon_o the_o south_n be_v confine_v with_o middlesex_n and_o her_o west_n but_v upon_o buckingham_n and_o bedfordshires_n form_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v somewhat_o circular_a with_o many_o indent_n to_o fetch_v in_o those_o town_n that_o 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inhabitant_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o cattieuchlanians_n or_o cassiian_n and_o the_o trinobantes_n as_o their_o writer_n declare_v and_o in_o the_o heptarchy_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o east-saxons_a tacitus_n except_v some_o small_a portion_n thereof_o that_o the_o mercian_n king_n enjoy_v the_o dane_n also_o in_o their_o over-running_n seek_v to_o stay_v themselves_o in_o this_o shire_n and_o at_o ware_n than_o wear_v pitch_v down_o their_o rest_n and_o hope_n asserius_fw-la for_o pass_v the_o lea_n in_o their_o light_a pinnace_n and_o shallop_n raise_v therein_o a_o fort_n warn_v which_o maugre_o the_o english_a they_o keep_v until●_n that_o by_o the_o wise_a policy_n of_o king_n elfred_n that_o river_n be_v part_v into_o more_o run_a stream_n whereby_o their_o ship_n perish_v and_o they_o intercept_v both_o of_o provision_n and_o further_a supply_n alban_n 5_o the_o roman_n before_o they_o have_v make_v verolamium_n in_o this_o shire_n their_o great_a for_o account_n which_o in_o nero_n time_n be_v a_o municipiall_n 10._o as_o ninius_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o city_n do_v call_v it_o or_o as_o tacitus_n a_o free_a town_n sack_v by_o bodua_n that_o ever_o eternize_a queen_n of_o the_o icenian_o when_o seventy_o thousand_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o confederate_n by_o her_o revenge_a sword_n perish_v the_o site_n and_o circuit_n whereof_o in_o this_o card_n we_o have_v set_v according_a to_o our_o view_n and_o measure_v there_o take_v who_o magnificence_n for_o port_n and_o stately_a architecture_n be_v find_v by_o her_o large_a and_o arch_a vault_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n edgar_n which_o be_v dig_v into_o and_o cast_v down_o by_o elred_n and_o edmer_n abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n for_o that_o they_o be_v the_o receptacle_n and_o lurking-hole_n of_o whore_n and_o thief_n the_o ruin_n of_o which_o have_v raise_v the_o beauty_n of_o her_o survive_a and_o fair_a saint_n alban_n where_o offa_n the_o great_a mercian_n in_o great_a devotion_n build_v a_o most_o stately_a monastery_n who_o church_n yet_o stand_v retain_v the_o ash_n of_o many_o noble_n there_o slay_v in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n and_o a_o font_n of_o solid_a brass_n bring_v out_o of_o scotland_n by_o sir_n richard_n lea_n from_o the_o siege_n of_o leeth_n 6_o many_o other_o town_n town_n both_o for_o commerce_n stately_a building_n and_o of_o ancient_a record_n this_o shire_n afford_v whereof_o hertford_n though_o the_o shire-towne_n be_v not_o the_o rich_a the_o passage_n through_o ware_n have_v leave_v her_o way_n so_o untrodden_a to_o prevent_v which_o in_o former_a time_n that_o river_n at_o ware_n be_v whain_v up_o and_o the_o bailiff_n of_o hertford_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o key_n hertford_n which_o howsoever_o they_o have_v lose_v yet_o have_v the_o town_n get_v her_o governor_n to_o be_v prefer_v from_o the_o name_n of_o a_o bailiff_n unto_o a_o mayor_n assist_v with_o nine_o burgess_n a_o recorder_n and_o two_o sergeant_n their_o attendant_n herein_o a_o castle_n for_o situation_n pleasant_a for_o trench_n wall_n and_o river_n sufficient_o fence_v be_v late_o see_v but_o mark_v to_o destiny_n as_o the_o town_n to_o decay_v have_v find_v the_o hand_n of_o fortune_n to_o overmatch_v her_o strength_n and_o to_o ruinate_v the_o priory_n s._n nicholas_n and_o s._n mary_n church_n beside_o a_o cell_n of_o s._n alban_n monk_n that_o therein_o be_v seat_v the_o like_a fate_n fall_v unto_o hemsted_n hemsted_n and_o her_o fair_a castle_n wherein_z richard_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n leave_v his_o life_n langley_n yet_o langley_n be_v grace_v both_o in_o the_o birth_n of_o prince_n edmund_n the_o five_o son_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o the_o burial_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o that_o unfortunate_a king_n who_o in_o the_o cell_n of_o friar_n preacher_n be_v there_o first_o bury_v but_o afterward_o remove_v and_o enshrine_v at_o westminster_n and_o in_o another_o langley_n near_o and_o east_n from_o thence_o be_v bear_v that_o pontifical_a breakspeare_n bishop_n of_o rome_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o hadrian_n the_o four_o and_o famous_a for_o his_o stirrup-holding_a by_o frederick_n the_o emperor_n who_o breath_n be_v last_o stop_v by_o a_o fly_n that_o fly_v into_o his_o mouth_n 7_o the_o civil_a battle_n that_o in_o this_o shire_n have_v be_v fight_v s●●●e_n in_o the_o map_n itself_o be_v insert_v and_o therefore_o here_o omit_v but_o the_o more_o ancient_a remember_v unto_o we_o by_o oyster_n hill_n near_o s._n alban_n who_o the_o judicious_a cambden_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v the_o camp_n of_o ostorius_n the_o second_o lieutenant_n and_o subduer_v of_o great_a caractacus_n as_o also_o seven_o small_a round_a hill_n betwixt_o stevennedge_v and_o knebworth_n in_o which_o be_v suppose_v some_o roman_a soldier_n to_o lie_v bury_v 8_o religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v suppress_v the_o chief_a for_o account_n in_o this_o s●ire_n be_v s._n alban_n ro●ston_n ware_n spowell_n langley_n beside_o they_o at_o hertford_n who_o beda_n call_v herudford_n which_o city_n graduation_n be_v distant_a and_o remove_v from_o the_o equator_fw-la hertford_n 52._o degree_n 5._o minute_n of_o latitude_n and_o set_v from_o the_o first_o point_n of_o the_o west_n according_a to_o mercator_n in_o the_o 20._o degree_n 29._o minute_n of_o longitude_n earl_n the_o earldom_n whereof_o be_v enjoy_v only_o by_o those_o two_o honourable_a family_n who_o achievement_n we_o have_v also_o therein_o express_v 9_o this_o county_n division_n be_v into_o eight_o hundred_o division_n wherein_o be_v seat_v eighteen_o market_n town_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o parish-church_n as_o in_o the_o table_n insert_v by_o their_o alphabet_n be_v easy_o to_o be_v find_v hartford_n shire_n describe_v the_o sittuation_n of_o hartford_n and_o the_o most_o ancient_a town_n s_o albon_n with_o such_o memorable_a action_n as_o have_v happen_v hundred_n in_o hertford-shire_n 1._o odsey_n hund._n 2._o edwinstree_n hun._n 3._o brangh_v hund._n 4._o brodewater_n hund._n 5._o hitch_v hund._n 6._o dacor_fw-mi hund._n 7._o
dynton_n ales._n e_o eton_n new_a eton_n stock_n edgcott_n buck._n edlesburrough_n coll._n elsborough_n ales._n emmerton_n new_a eydroppe_v ash._n f_o farnam_n royal_a bur._n faw_o dis._n the_o faith_n burn._n filgrane_n new_a finger_v dis._n folcott_n buck._n fulbro●_n col._n fullmere_n stock_n g_o gamboro_n ash._n gawcott_n buck._n mershe_n gibbeen_n buck._n gotehurst_n new_a grendon_n long_o ash._n greneland_n dis._n grove_n coll._n h_o hadnam_n ales._n hambleden_n dis._n little_a hamden_n ales._n great_a hamden_n ales._n leck_n hamsted_n buck._n hanslop_n new_a hardmere_n new_a hardwick_n coll._n hardwood_n great_a coll._n hardwood_n little_a coll._n hardwell_n ales._n haversham_n new_a haulton_n ales._n hawridge_n coll._n hedgeley_n stock_n hedstor_n dis._n hillesden_n buck._n hitchendon_n dis._n hoggerston_n col._n hogshawe_n ash._n horidge_n ales._n horsenden_n ales._n horsingdon_n ash._n horton_n stock_n hucket_n ales._n i_o ilmere_n ash._n ipston_n dis._n juet_n stock_n ivingoe_n coll._n k_o kimber_n ales._n kingsey_n ash._n krestow_n coll._n l_o langley_n marish_a stock_n lan●icke_a ales._n latimer_n burn._n la●ndon_n new_a lee_n ales._n snipton_n lee_n ash._n s._n leonard_n ales._n lillingstone_n dayrell_n buck._n linchlad_a coll._n lithershall_n ash._n littlecott_n coll._n lothbury_n new_a loughton_n new_a luffeild_n buck._n lynford_n little_a new_a lynford_n great_a new_a m_o marlowe_n little_a dis._n marlowe_n great_a dis._n marlowe_n florin_n dis._n marsh_n gibbon_n buck._n may_n morten_v buck._n mednam_n dis._n mentmore_n coll._n little_a merdon_n ash._n north_n merston_n ash._n mersworth_n coll._n middleton_n keynes_o new_a great_a missenden_n ales._n little_a missenden_n ales._n morton_n dis._n moulso_n new_a mursley_n coll._n n_o nashe_n coll._n nettleden_n coll._n newington_n longfield_v new_a newington_n blomareile_fw-fr new_a newport_n ne●_n nothey_n ash._n o_o ockley_n ash._n oulney_n ne●_n oulswick_n ales._n ouse_n flu._n p_o padbury_n 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ibid._n brecknockshire_n how_o bound_v 109.1_o why_o so_o name_v ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 109_o 2_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 4_o in_o brecknockshire_n what_o hundred_o townes_n and_o memorable_a place_n 110_o brecknock_n town_n and_o castle_n how_o seat_v 109.6_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la how_o govern_v ibid._n brigantes_n in_o england_n where_o seat_v 75.5_o &_o 79.4_o &_o 87.5_o &_o 83.5_o &_o 85.5_o brigantes_n or_o birgantes_n in_o ireland_n whence_o they_o take_v name_n 141.4_o saint_n brigid_n much_o esteem_v in_o kildare_n 141.8_o saint_n brioch_n or_o brien_n a_o town_n in_o britain_n armorica_n whence_o it_o have_v denomination_n 139.6_o saint_n briochus_fw-la where_fw-mi bear_v and_o breed_v 139.6_o bristol_n a_o beautiful_a city_n 23.7_o &_o 47.8_o a_o county_n by_o itself_o 23.7_o &_o 47.8_o how_o govern_v 23.7_o great_a britain_n how_o far_o it_o extend_v 1.2_o the_o great_a island_n of_o the_o roman_a world_n ibid._n what_o country_n about_o upon_o it_o 1.3_o her_o eulogy_n 1.3_o &_o 4_o the_o site_n thereof_o 1.2_o sometime_o no_o island_n 1.6_o slender_o know_v to_o julius_n caesar_n 2.8_o divide_v into_o kingdom_n in_o caesar_n time_n 2.9_o the_o suppose_a division_n thereof_o to_o brutus_n three_o son_n 2.10_o britain_n into_o three_o part_n divide_v 99.1_o britain_n the_o less_o in_o ptolemy_n be_v ireland_n 2.11_o britain_n great_a and_o less_o how_o to_o be_v take_v 2.12_o britain_n the_o high_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n 2.13_o britain_n the_o low_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n ibid._n britain_n divide_v by_o severus_n into_o two_o province_n high_a and_o low_o 2.13_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n 2_o 14_o britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la secunda_fw-la maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n 2.14_o britain_n divide_v into_o five_o part_n 2.15_o prima_fw-la how_o limit_v 2.15_o 15_o secunda_fw-la how_o bound_v ibid._n maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n how_o limit_v 2.15_o britain_n for_o greatness_n the_o second_o island_n in_o the_o world_n 137.4_o britain_n conquest_n high_o respect_v of_o the_o roman_n 2_o 17_o britain_n triumph_n magnificent_a 2.17_o british_a brick_n 77.6_o british_a island_n which_o they_o be_v 1.3_o buckingham-shire_n why_o so_o call_v 43.1_o how_o bound_a 43.2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n and_o soil_n 43.3_o the_o commodity_n ibid._n by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 43.4_o place_n of_o religion_n therein_o 43.7_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 44_o buckingham_n town_n how_o seat_v 43.5_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n buleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 109.5_o bullingbroke_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o 63_o 7_o bur●_n a_o river_n in_o norfolk_n 35_o 3_o burghese_n 4.7_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 85.8_o the_o same_o that_o vertera_fw-mi ibid._n busie-gap_n 89.13_o buxston_n well_n 67.8_o c_o caer-caradoc_n why_o so_o call_v 71.5_o caerdiff_a the_o fair_a town_n of_o all_o south-wales_n 105.4_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o site_n thereof_o ibid._n caerdiff_a castle_n where_o robert_n curthose_n be_v keep_v prisoner_n 105.4_o caerdigan_a shire_n how_o bound_v 100.16_o &_o 113.1_o town_n castle_n cantreves_n and_o commot_n therein_o 100.16_o the_o county_n give_v to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n 113.5_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 113.2_o commodity_n thereof_o 113_o 4_o hundred_o townes_n rivers_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 114_o caerdigan_a town_n upon_o tivi_n 100.16_o how_o seat_a and_o by_o who_o fortify_v 113.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n caer-legion_n be_v westchester_n 73_o 7_o caer-leon_n a_o archbishop_n see_v 6_o caerlheon_a upon_o vske_n 110_o 20_o caermarden_a shire_n how_o divide_v into_o cantreves_n &_o commot_n 100.18_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 103_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 103.2_o &_o 3_o by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n possess_v 103_o 4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n 5_o hundred_o townes_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 104_o roman_a coin_n there_o find_v 103.4_o carmarden_n town_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 103.6_o how_o govern_v 103.6_o the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n caernarvonshire_n how_o bound_v 99.9_o &_o 123.1_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 123_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n ibid._n 3_o &_o 4_o in_o it_o pearl_n engender_v 123_o 5_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n in_o it_o 99.9_o by_o what_o people_n in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 123.5_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n 124._o caernarvon_n town_n or_o city_n within_o a_o castle_n 123.6_o the_o civility_n and_o government_n thereof_o 123.6_o the_o position_n ibid._n 99.9_o caer-segont_a i._n carnarvan_n 99.9_o caesaria_n see_v jersey_n caledonia_n wood_n in_o scotland_n 123.12_o caledonium_n or_o deucaledonium_fw-la sea_n 99.1_o caledonii_n 2.12_o calphurnius_fw-la father_n of_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o camalet_n hill_n in_o sommersetshire_n 23.10_o camalodunum_n see_v malden_n cambria_n cambri_n cambraoc_fw-la 99.2_o cambridge-shire_n how_o name_v by_o the_o saxon_n 37.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o 37.2_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o call_v 37.4_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 37.3_o commodity_n thereof_o 37_o 6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 38_o cambridge_n town_n and_o graduation_n 37.4_o make_v a_o university_n ibid._n come_v a_o river_n in_o cambridge-shire_n 37.3_o candal_n see_v kendal_n cangi_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 37.5_o canterbury_n a_o very_a ancient_a city_n 7.8_o the_o glory_n and_o graduation_n of_o it_o 7._o ●_o canterbury_n archbishop_n primate_n of_o all_o england_n 6.7_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o jurisdiction_n 5.4_o king_n canute_n with_o his_o dane_n overthrow_v 17.4_o canutus_n delfe_n see_v sword_n delfe_n 57.1_o caractacus_n a_o valiant_a british_a prince_n 71.5_o caresbrooke_n castle_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o the_o position_n or_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n at_o carleton_n in_o leicester-shire_n they_o wharle_n in_o their_o speech_n 61.2_o carlilo_n city_n how_o seat_v 87_o 7_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 87.7_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 87.7_o a_o colony_n of_o fleming_n ibid._n the_o castle_n build_v ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n carreg_n castle_n 103.7_o caruca_n and_o carucata_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o casquet_n what_o rock_n 94.3_o casterford_n 78.10_o call_v legeolium_n ibid._n cassii_n what_o people_n and_o where_o plant_v 39.4_o castle_n cornet_n in_o garnsey_n 94.8_o castor_n in_o norfolk_n sometime_o venta_n icenorum_n 35.5_o catarick_n or_o cattrick_n bridge_n a_o ancient_a place_n 79_o 7_o cattieuchlani_n where_o seat_v 39.4_o &_o 41.4_o &_o 43.4_o catigern_n slay_v in_o battle_n 7_o 11_o a_o cave_n or_o chink_n yield_v a_o strange_a noise_n 105.6_o cauci_n people_n in_o ireland_n 104_o 4_o ceangi_n see_v cangi_n ceaulin_n defeat_v by_o the_o britain_n die_v in_o exile_n 25_o 6_o robert_n cecil_n the_o worthy_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n 25.7_o centuriatae_n or_o hundred_o why_o so_o call_v 57.3_o ceorle_n or_o churl_n 4.7_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73_o 7_o charlos_n duke_n of_o orleans_n take_v prisoner_n 9.8_o chersey_n in_o buckingham-shire_n 43.4_o cheese_n in_o essex_n 31_o 6_o cheese_n in_o suffolk_n 33.5_o cheshire_n how_o bound_v 73_o 1_o the_o form_n air_n and_o climate_n 73.2_o &_o 3_o the_o soil_n ibid._n 4_o cheese_n there_o the_o best_a 73_o 4_o the_o man_n describe_v ibid._n 5_o chief_a for_o man_n and_o woman_n ibid._n always_o true_a and_o loyal_a to_o their_o sovereign_n ibid._n their_o gentry_n ibid._n make_v a_o principality_n ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid._n the_o commodity_n thereof_o 73.7_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 74_o chester_n city_n alias_o west_n chester_n 73.7_o the_o minster_n or_o cathedral_n church_n by_o who_o build_v 73.7_o a_o corporation_n of_o itself_o 73.7_o the_o position_n thereof_o 73.7_o chester_n earldom_n 73.8_o chester_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o condercum_n 83.9_o chichester_n city_n 9.6_o chichester_n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v and_o twice_o burn_v ibid._n chichester_n have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o a_o earldom_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n chiltern-hill_n 43.3_o chirke_n castle_n in_o chirkeland_n 100.12_o chorographicall_a tomb_n of_o this_o work_n 1.1_o christ_n his_o passion_n cut_v in_o stone_n by_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisoner_n 65.7_o cidre_n see_v sidre_n cimenshore_n in_o sussex_n why_o so_o call_v 9.7_o cinque_fw-fr port_n 7.5_o circester_n why_o call_v passerum_fw-la urbi_fw-la 47.9_o how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n of_o what_o circuit_n in_o time_n past_a ibid._n cites_n or_o kitescote_n the_o monument_n of_o catigern_n 7.11_o city_n build_v saint_n cuthbert_n in_o farne_n isle_n 93_o clare_n county_n see_v twomund_n clawdh_n offa._n see_v offa_n ditch_n clausentium_fw-la now_o southampton_n 13.10_o cleicester_n where_o it_o stand_v 61.7_o cley_n a_o part_n of_o nottinghamshire_n 65.7_o cockle_n on_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n 79.6_o coinage_n in_o
earl_n of_o motgomery_n 115.5_o her●rd-shire_n how_o bound_v 49.1_o t●e_v climate_n of_o what_o temperature_n 49.2_o hu●dreds_n and_o town_n therein_o 50_o heref●rd_n city_n and_o bishopric_n 49.5_o th●_n circuit_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n th●●ivill_a magistracy_n thereof_o ibid._n herbe●t_n losinga_n b._n of_o norwi●_n what_o church_n and_o monastery_n he_o build_v 35.8_o herefordshire_n how_o bound_v 39.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 39.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 39.4_o h●●dreds_n and_o town_n ●erein_o 40_o her●rd_n town_n 39.6_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o 49.8_o hib●ia_n whence_o it_o take_v man_n 138.12_o hidosland_n what_o it_o signify_v 3.3_o &_o 57.3_o hig●andmen_n natural_a scot_n 11.4_o see_v heghlandmen_n hill●ie_o isle_n 9●_n 8_o sain●_n hilda_n his_o miracle_n 81.6_o himinbrooke_n nuunery_n 57.6_o histricall_a tome_n of_o this_o work_fw-mi 1.1_o hoby_n irish_a in_o leinster_n 141.5_o ho_o island_n see_v lindisferne_n ho_o well_o see_v winifrid_n well_o ho_o cross_n in_o tipperary_n within_o monster_n 139.11_o hound_n a_o three_o part_n of_o linc●nshire_n 63.10_o hlander_n fish_v by_o licence_n ●on_v the_o north-east_n coast_v england_n 81.3_o h●ry_n holland_n his_o high_a descent_n and_o calamity_n 19.8_o h●_n castle_n in_o bromfield_n 100_o 12_o horse_n muscle_n full_a of_o good_a earl_n 132.15_o horse-shoe_n in_o the_o shire-hall_n at_o oak●ham_n 59.7_o ●orsa_fw-mi slay_v in_o battle_n 7.11_o at_o horsted_n his_o monument_n ibid._n ●orton_n see_v halifax_n hospital_n at_o leicester_n with_o a_o collegiate_n church_n build_v 61.6_o charles_n howard_n defeat_v the_o the_o spanish_a armada_n at_o sea_n 19.4_o hubblestone_n in_o devon-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 19.7_o humber_n as_o arm_v of_o the_o sea_n 79.3_o hundred_o what_o they_o be_v 3.4_o hunting●on-shire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 57.1_o how_o divided_a 57.3_o what_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n therein_o at_o first_o 57.4_o hundred_o town_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 58_o 10_o huntingdon_n town_n why_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 57.5_o their_o common-seale_a ibid._n their_o priory_n of_o black-canon_n ibid._n the_o castle_n ibid._n the_o river_n there_o sometime_o navigable_a 57.6_o hurl_v in_o cornwall_n what_o they_o be_v 21.9_o i_o james●he_v ●he_z four_o king_n of_o scot_n slay_v 89_o 10._o james_n 5._o king_n of_o scot_n die_v for_o grief_n of_o heart_n 87.5_o iceni_n ●hat_n people_n and_o where_o seat_v 33.4_o &_o 35.3_o icat_a or_o black_a amber_n 81.6_o jersey_a island_n how_o seat_v 94_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 94.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 94.3.4_o stocking_n there_o make_v 94.4_o the_o original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94.5_o the_o commodity_n 94.6_o how_o govern_v 94.7_o a_o island_n float_v 132.15_o ilchester_n in_o somersetshire_n 23.10_o kingdom_n of_o the_o island_n divide_v 92.17_o johannes_n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la bosco_n bear_v at_o halifax_n 77.8_o king_n john_n his_o monument_n and_o portraiture_n 51.5_o saint_n johns_n tomb_n in_o scotland_n 132.6_o jona_n i_o columkil_n 132.18_o josephus_n of_o exeter_n or_o iscanus_n his_o praise_n 19.6_o ipswich_n commend_v 33.6_o the_o dimension_n and_o site_n of_o ipswich_n ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n ireland_n how_o divide_v into_o province_n and_o country_n 135_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 137_o 1_o the_o name_n whence_o derive_v 137.2_o the_o most_o western_a island_n 137.2_o why_o call_v the_o holy_a island_n 137.3_o thought_n to_o be_v ogygia_n in_o plutarch_n 137.3_o call_v also_o scotia_n ibid._n the_o three_o island_n for_o bigness_n in_o the_o know_a world_n 137.4_o when_o and_o how_o it_o receive_v christianity_n 135.22_o christianity_n there_o much_o decay_v 139.8_o ireland_n of_o what_o form_n it_o be_v 137.4_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o air_n and_o temperature_n 137.5_o the_o soil_n 137.6_o the_o commodity_n 137.7_o the_o ancient_a and_o original_a inhabitant_n 137.8_o by_o who_o divide_v into_o five_o province_n 138.12_o call_v little_a britain_n ibid._n irishman_n cottage_n in_o anglesey_n 125_o the_o manner_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o irish_a in_o old_a time_n 138.14_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v 138.15_o their_o child_n how_o nurce_v ibid._n their_o fantastical_a conceit_n 138.16_o addict_v much_o to_o witchcraft_n ibid._n their_o idolatry_n ibid._n their_o attire_n 138.18_o they_o forsake_v their_o wife_n at_o their_o pleasure_n 145.8_o their_o manner_n of_o war_n 138.19_o their_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a 138.20_o irish_a bb._n consecrate_a by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 145.8_o isca_n silurum_n i._o caerlion_n 107.4_o ithancester_n see_v st_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n ibid._n s._n ivo_n a_o persian_a bishop_n 15.7_o s._n ivoes_n priory_n a_o cell_n to_o ramsey_n abbey_n ibid._n k_o katherine_n dowager_n of_o spain●_n where_o inter_v 55.7_o key_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o kendale_n or_o candale_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 85.4_o kendale_n town_n 85.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kendale_n earl_n 85.7_o kent_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 7.1_o the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o form_n site_n and_o position_n of_o it_o 7.2.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n 7.4_o river_n navigable_a therein_o 7_o 5_o kent_z unconquered_a 7.7_o receive_v christianity_n first_o in_o this_o isle_n ibid._n trouble_a with_o civil_a dissension_n 7.10_o how_o govern_v 7.11_o make_v a_o kingdom_n ibid._n make_v a_o earldom_n ibid._n earl_n thereof_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o several_a family_n ibid._n how_o divide_v into_o hundred_o and_o parish_n 7.8_o kesteven_n a_o three_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 63.10_o kildare_n adorn_v with_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 141.8_o kilkenny_n a_o fair_a burrough-town_n in_o leinster_n 141.8_o kimbolton_n manor_n 58.9_o kings-delfe_a see_v swords-delfe_a kingston_n upon_o hull_n 81_o 4_o when_o build_v ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kirkstall_n monastery_n 77.7_o kirkstall_n battle_n 78.10_o knights-fee_n how_o many_o in_o england_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n day_n 4.10_o knocktoe_n battle_n 143.7_o l_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n his_o only_a son_n drown_v in_o a_o well_o 119.7_o lactorodum_fw-la see_v stonystratford_n laford_n i_o lord_n what_o it_o import_v 47_o lagetium_fw-la see_v casterford_n lagman_n king_n of_o man_n 92.4_o he_o take_v the_o badge_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o jerusalem_n 92.4_o in_o his_o journey_n die_v ibid._n his_o cruelty_n to_o his_o brother_n harold_n 92.4_o lambeth_n commend_v 11.7_o lamp_n burn_v many_o age_n 78.11_o llanbadarn_n vaur_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 113.7_o lancaster_n county_n palatine_n 7●_n 1_o how_o confine_v ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 75.2_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n thereof_o 75.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 76_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 75.5_o lancaster_n town_n 75.6_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n lancaster_n house_n and_o york_n conjoin_v 75.9_o lancastrian_n put_v to_o flight_n 78.10_o llandaff_n city_n how_o site_v 105.5_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n llandevi_fw-la breve_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 113.7_o langley_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.6_o lath_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o law_n i_o great_a stone_n 89.13_o law_n of_o three_o sort_n in_o england_n 4.8_o &_o 5.3_o law-trouble_n none_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v and_o certain_a 5.3_o lawland_n man_n 2.12_o lavatrae_n see_v levatre_n saint_n laurence_n island_n 1.2_o lead-mine_n in_o derbyshire_n 67.5_o lead-blacke_a in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o leet_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 4.6_o legeolium_n see_v casterford_n leicester-shire_n how_o bound_v 61.1_o the_o commodity_n and_o air_n thereof_o 61.2_o &_o 3_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 61.8_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 62_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 61.4_o leicester_n city_n or_o town_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o shire_n 61.5_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n what_o name_v it_o have_v beside_o 61.1_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n build_v long_o before_o christ_n nativity_n ibid._n well_o trade_v and_o as_o well_o wall_v in_o time_n past_a ibid._n the_o graduation_n thereof_o 61_o 5_o destruction_n thereof_o 61.6_o leinster_n province_n in_o ireland_n how_o call_v 141.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 141.2_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 141.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 141.4_o religious_a house_n therein_o 141.14_o irish_a therein_o mischievous_a one_o to_o another_o 141.2_o country_n and_o town_n therein_o 142_o lonn_n or_o linn_n a_o ancient_a borough_n 35.6_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n lenn_n episcopi_fw-la 35.6_o lenn_n regis_fw-la ibid._n laeth_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o lettustan_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.9_o letrim_a county_n plentiful_a of_o grass_n 143.4_o levatrae_n see_v bowes_n lewes_n battle_n in_o sussex_n 9.7_o llewellin_n prince_n of_o wales_n where_o slay_v and_o behead_v
31.5_o &_o 39.4_o turkill_n the_o dane_n earl_n of_o the_o east-angle_n 58.8_o twomon●_n or_o county_n clare_n convenient_o seat_v 143_o 4_o five_o valentia_n a_o part_n of_o britain_n why_o so_o call_v 2.15_o how_o limit_a ●_o 16_o vel●●●●_n ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o place_v 139_o 4_o venedotia_n i._n north-wales_n venta_n belgarum_n i._n winchester_n 13.9_o venta_n icenorum_n i._n castor_n 35_o 5_o venta_n silurum_n i._n monmouth_n 107.4_o robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n marquesse_n of_o dublin_n and_o duke_n of_o ireland_n 45_o 5_o verolanium_fw-la or_o verolamium_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.5_o sack_a by_o queen_n boduo_n 39_o 5_o verterae_n a_o place_n in_o westmoreland_n 85.8_o vffine_n whence_o so_o call_v 35_o 3_o vidom_n what_o they_o be_v 4_o 6_o saint_z vincents_fw-mi rock_n 23.6_o virgata_fw-la or_o yardland_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o ulster_n province_n how_o bound_v 145.1_o the_o form_n thereof_o 145_o 2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la the_o air_n of_o it_o 145.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n hereof_o 145.4_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 145_o 5.6_o their_o ancient_a custom_n of_o make_v a_o king_n 145.6_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 145_o 10_o county_n and_o town_n in_o it_o 146_o vodia_n or_o vdiae_fw-la a_o ancient_a nation_n in_o ireland_n where_o plant_v 139.4_o vodius_n archbishop_n of_o london_n slay_v by_o vortigerne_n 6_o 5_o voluntii_n 145.5_o vortigerne_n where_o consume_v by_o lightning_n 111.5_o vortimer_n slay_v in_o battle_n horsa_n brother_n to_o hengist_n 7_o 11_o vpton_n in_o worcester-shire_n a_o station_n of_o the_o roman_n 51_o 6_o vriconium_n see_v wroxce●ster_n vsoconia_n see_v okenyate_n ursula_n the_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n daughter_n with_o her_o virgin-saint_n 21.5_o vskebah_a a_o wholesome_a aquavitae_n in_o ireland_n 137.6_o vterini_fw-la ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o they_o dwell_v 139.4_o w_n a_o wall_n in_o scotland_n from_o abercorne_n or_o abercurve_v unto_o dunbritton_n 132_o 11_o wall-towne_n 89.12_o wales_n how_o confine_v 99.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 99_o 4_o wales_n and_o welsh_a what_o it_o signify_v 99.1.2_o county_n of_o wales_n twelve_o 98._o &_o 100.22_o divide_v into_o three_o region_n or_o kingdom_n 99_o 5_o divide_v into_o south-wales_n 100.22_o divide_v into_o north-wales_n ibid._n west-wales_n ibid._n wales_n why_o void_a of_o wood_n 121.5_o prince_n of_o wales_n spring_v from_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o english_a king_n 97_o wallingford_n castle_n &_o town_n 27.7_o wansdike_n in_o wilt-shire_n 25.6_o wantage_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n elfred_n 27.9_o wapentach_n or_o wapentake_n what_o it_o be_v 3.6_o war_n civil_a of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n 75.9_o warwickeshire_n how_o bound_v 53.1_o how_o divide_a 53.3_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 53.2_o the_o compass_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la commodity_n ibid._n who_o inhabit_v it_o in_o old_a time_n 55.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 54_o warwick_n town_n by_o who_o build_v 53.6_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 53.6_o washes_n in_o lincolnshire_n hurtful_a to_o king_n john_n 63.4_o wat_n tyler_n a_o arch-rebel_n slay_v 7.10_o waterfall_n or_o catadupa_n 85.10_o waterford_n the_o second_o city_n in_o ireland_n 139.7_o ever_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n since_o the_o first_o conquest_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la watling-street_n 43.6_o waveney_n river_n 35.3_o wedon_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o bannavenna_n 55.7_o weisford_n in_o ireland_n the_o first_o english_a colony_n 141.8_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n ibid_fw-la a_o well_o boil_v up_o with_o stream_n of_o blood_n 27.9_o ebb_a and_o flow_v accorto_a the_o sea_n 103.7_o &_o 111.8_o ebb_a and_o flow_v contrary_a to_o the_o sea-tyde_n 105.7_o a_o well_o the_o dropping_n whereof_o turn_n into_o hard_a stone_n 132.15_o a_o well_o float_v with_o bitumen_n 132.15_o welles_n a_o city_n in_o somersetshire_n why_o so_o call_v 23.7_o by_o what_o civil_a magistracy_n govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n or_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n wentsdale_n 79.3_o saint_n werburgs_n church_n in_o chester_n 73.7_o western_a land_n subject_a to_o scotland_n how_o many_o 132_o 17_o how_o rule_v in_o ancient_a time_n 132.18_o their_o commodity_n 132_o 19_o westminster_n a_o bishop_n see_v 29_o 7_o westmoreland_n how_o bound_v 85.1_o the_o measure_n thereof_o 85_o 2_o the_o form_n and_o air_n 85.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 85.5_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n therein_o 85.8_o town_n in_o it_o 86_o west-saxon_a lage_n 5.3_o west-saxon_a law_n 4.8_o west_n sox_n 4.11_o whitby_n abbey_n found_v 77.7_o whitgar_n the_o saxon_a 15.7_o whittington_n castle_n 100.12_o whorwell_n monastery_n build_v 17_o 6_o wiscii_fw-la what_o people_n 51.4_o wiche_n i._o salt_n pit_n ibid._n john_n wickliff_n england_n morning_n star_n 61.7_o wight_n island_n describe_v 15_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n 15.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 15.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 15.4_o the_o commodity_n of_o it_o 15_o 4.5_o by_o who_o first_o inhabit_v 15.6_o by_o who_o subdue_v 15.10_o how_o fortify_v 15.9_o what_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n be_v in_o it_o 15.10_o how_o divide_a 15.7_o &_o 16_o wike_a see_v kingston_n upon_o hull_n saint_n wilfreds_n needle_n 78_o 11_o wilfrid_n bishop_n reduce_v the_o islander_n of_o wight_n to_o christianity_n 15.10_o william_n the_o bastard_n conquer_a england_n 92.2_o &_o 5.1_o william_n now_o bishop_n of_o excester_n repair_v the_o cathedral_n church_n there_o 19_o 6_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n take_v prisoner_n 89.10_o his_o son_n drown_v with_o his_o cradle_n 132.16_o wilt-shire_n how_o bound_v 25_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 25.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 25_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 25.5_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 25.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 26_o winander_fw-ge mere_n 57.7_o winburne_n minster_n 17.7_o winchester_n city_n by_o who_o build_v 13.9_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n 13.9_o how_o trade_v and_o how_o o●t_o burn_v 13.9_o situation_n thereof_o 13.9_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n fire_v by_o the_o french_a 13_o 10_o what_o fortune_n it_o have_v be_v expose_v unto_o ibid._n cathedral_n church_n thereof_o 13.9_o windesor_n castle_n 27.7_o the_o chapel_n there_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o what_o king_n 27_o 8_o winifrid_n of_o devon-shire_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o hessian_o etc._n etc._n 19.6_o winifride_n well_n 121.8_o winwid_v field_n 78.10_o woodland_n a_o part_n of_o warwickshire_n 53.3_o wood_n spare_v and_o preserve_v in_o lancashire_n 75.4_o wolsey_n cardinal_n where_o bury_v 61.6_o wolf_n pay_v yearly_o for_o a_o tribute_n 117.3_o woman_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n gird_v ordinary_o with_o their_o winding-sheet_n 91.7_o worcester-shire_n how_o bound_v 51.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 51.2_o the_o air_n and_o commodity_n 51.5_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 52_o worcester_n city_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 51.3_o what_o calamity_n it_o have_v sustain_v ibid._n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v by_o sexwolfe_n bishop_n ibid._n the_o civil_a magistracy_n ibid._n the_o geographical_a position_n of_o it_o ibid._n wring-cheese_n rock_n 21.9_o wroxcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n in_o shrop-shire_n 71.9_o y_o yanesbury_n trench_n 25.5_o yardland_n see_v virgate_n yeoman_n and_o yeomanry_n 4.7_o year_n river_n 35.3_o yeremouth_n or_o yarmouth_n whence_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 35.7_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n a_o town_n very_o hospitable_a and_o famous_a for_o herring_n ibid._n york_n a_o arch-bishop_n see_v 6.5_o what_o suffragan_o bishop_n it_o have_v and_o now_o have_v 6.7_o york_n metropolitan_a and_o primate_n 6.7_o &_o 78.9_o his_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n york_n city_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 78.9_o how_o york_n be_v govern_v ibid._n the_o positure_n of_o it_o ibid._n library_n thereof_o ibid._n yorkshire_n how_o otherwise_o call_v 77.2_o what_o battle_n there_o fight_v 78.10_o the_o soil_n of_o it_o 77.2_o &_o 5_o how_o bound_v 77.3_o divide_v into_o east-riding_a 77.4_o north-riding_a ibid._n west-riding_a ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 77_o 4_o york_n manner-house_n sometime_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n mary_n by_o who_o build_v 77.7_o z_o zelander_n their_o fish_n upon_o our_o north-east_n sea_n with_o licence_n 81.3_o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la there_o be_v in_o the_o summer_n land_n as_o i_o have_v see_v to_o the_o westward_o of_o port-royall_a such_o a_o kind_n of_o fish_n yield_v a_o purple_a juice●_n but_o i_o do_v not_o so_o well_o remember_v it_o as_o to_o set_v down_o certain_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o purple_a fish_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o palm_n but_o much_o different_a from_o the_o palmetoe_n that_o be_v in_o the_o som●er_a land_n land_n he_o mean_v not_o cutchene●e_v which_o be_v a_o fly_v bring_v from_o the_o indies_n without_o head_n
de_fw-fr na._n ●erum_fw-la lib._n 2._o ●u●laeus_fw-la in_o prod●mata_fw-la arist._n will._n malme_n annal_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o winchester_n clementin_n 5._o see_v the_o disceptation_n in_o the_o council_n print_v a●_n loran_n 1517._o armachan_n 5._o wil._n r●shing_v m.s._n wadham_n college_n new_o build_v the_o bound_n of_o gloucestershire_n the_o length_n the_o breadth_n the_o form_n wil._n malme_n the_o soil_n the_o inhabitant_n the_o commodity_n market-town_n gloucester_n city_n the_o graduation_n bristol_n circester_n alexander_n necham_n marianus_n memorable_a place_n barkley_n tewksbury_n shellfish_n congeal_v into_o stone_n religious_a place_n duke_n and_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n the_o shire_n division_n the_o m●a●ure_n and_o circumference_n of_o this_o shire_n the_o climate_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n tacitus_n in_o vita_fw-la agricolae_fw-la sutton_n the_o court_n of_o king_n offa._n her●ford_n the_o chief_a city_n an._n dom._n 1055._o bone-well_a marcley_n hill_n 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old_a time_n 57.5_o coal_n in_o pit_n of_o what_o substance_n 83.4_o coalpit_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n 83.4_o coal_n in_o pit_n at_o cole-overton_n in_o leicester-shire_n 61.1_o colchester_n by_o who_o build_v 31_o 7_o in_o colchester_n constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v 31.7_o colchester_n how_o fortify_v 31.7_o whereof_o it_o take_v name_n 31_o 7_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o graduation_n of_o colchester_n ibid._n college_n which_o be_v first_o endow_v with_o land_n in_o all_o christendom_n 45.7_o columbkill_n where_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n ireland_n and_o norway_n be_v entomb_v 132.18_o combat_n between_o edmond_n ironside_n and_o canutus_n 47.10_o comius_fw-la attrebas_fw-la or_o of_o arras_n 27.5_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n his_o hercules-like_a statue_n 79.7_o concani_n see_v gangani_n concha_n mother_n to_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o &_o 132.12_o condercum_n see_v chester_n in_o the_o street_n coning_n i._o king_n why_o so_o call_v 4.7_o connaught_n province_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 143.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 143.2_o the_o air_n and_o bogghe_n ibid._n 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 143.5_o extreme_a famine_n there_o 143.8_o what_o religious_a house_n there_o 143.9_o county_n and_o town_n there_o 144_o constantius_n chlorus_n the_o emperor_n die_v at_o york_n 78.9_o his_o sepulchre_n 78.11_o conwy_n river_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 123.6_o john_n cobland_n a_o famous_a and_o valiant_a esquire_n in_o the_o map_n of_o durham_n bishopric_n cobland_n a_o part_n of_o cumberland_n 87.2_o copper-mine_a at_o wenlocke_v in_o shropshire_n 71.9_o in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o corinaeus_n 22_o coritani_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 55.4_o &_o 59.6_o &_o 61.4_o &_o 67.4_o corham_n or_o coverham_n abbey_n 79.8_o cork_n county_n in_o ireland_n sometime_o a_o kingdom_n 139_o cork_n city_n in_o monster_n how_o seat_v 139.6_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o citizen_n ibid._n cornavii_n what_o country_n they_o hold_v 51.4_o &_o 53.4_o &_o 69.5_o &_o 71.5_o &_o 73.5_o cornwall_n why_o so_o call_v 3.2_o &_o 21.1_o of_o what_o temperature_n for_o air_n it_o be_v 21.2_o almost_o a_o isle_n 21.4_o the_o soil_n 21.3_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 21.3_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a inhabitant_n 21.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o earl_n and_o duke_n 21.6_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 21.7_o religious_a house_n therein_o 21.10_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 22_o cotton_n family_n of_o coningham_n in_o huntingtonshire_n 58.8_o coventry_n a_o well_o wall_a city_n 53.5_o a_o corporation_n and_o county_n by_o itself_o 53.5_o counsel_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n ordain_v 71.7_o counsel_n at_o york_n erect_v 78_o 9_o court_n of_o justice_n alter_v by_o king_n william_n conqueror_n 5.3_o caway_o stake_n 29.6_o crediton_n or_o kirton_n a_o bishop_n see_v translate_v to_o excester_n 19.6_o cretingsbury_n 58.10_o sir_n adam_n the_o creting_n ibid._n robert_n bossu_fw-fr crouchbacke_a earl_n of_o leicester_n rebell_v 61.6_o build_v the_o abbey_n of_o st_n maries_fw-fr de_fw-fr pratl_n near_o leicester_n 61.6_o he_o become_v a_o canon_n regular_n 61.6_o cuba_n a_o island_n 1.2_o cumberland_n how_o bound_v 87.1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 87_o &_o 2.3_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 87.5_o commodity_n thereof_o 87.4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 87.5_o a_o kingdom_n ibid._n antiquity_n therein_o 87.6_o town_n therein_o 88_o cumri_n 99.2_o custodes_fw-la see_v lieutenant_n cuthbert_n bishop_n of_o lind●ssarne_n 93_o the_o tutelar_a patron_n of_o northern_a englishman_n against_o the_o scot_n 83.6_o a_o saint_n and_o much_o adore_v 83.6_o his_o tomb_n much_o visit_v by_o king_n in_o pilgrimage_n ibid._n d_o lord_n dalbney_n or_o daubney_n with_o cornish_a rebel_n overthrow_v upon_o black-heath_n 7.10_o danelage_n 5.3_o danish_a law_n 4.8_o danmonii_n where_o place_v danewort_n herb_n why_o so_o call_v 31.5_o derbyshire_n how_o bound_v 67.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 67.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o ibid._n 3_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o in_o old_a time_n 67.4_o commodity_n thereof_o 67_o 5_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 67.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n thereof_o 68_o derby_n town_n how_o name_v in_o time_n past_a 67.6_o all-hallows_n steeple_n there_o by_o who_o build_v ibid._n the_o government_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n darnii_n people_n of_o ireland_n 145.5_o david_n disciple_n of_o dubricius_n uncle_n to_o king_n arthur_n archbishop_n of_o menevia_n 6.6_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisosoner_n in_o nottingham_n castle_n 65.6_o saint_n david_n city_n 101.7_o a_o nursery_n of_o holy_a man_n ibid._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 101.6_o the_o cathedral_n church_n thereof_o ibid._n saint_n david_n bishop_n refute_v the_o pelagian_n 113.7_o dee_fw-mi river_n glide_v through_o pimple_n mere_a without_o mixture_n 117.5_o deemster_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o deheubarth_n i_o south_n wales_n 110.15_o deirwand_n 81.8_o dela_n his_o five_o son_n seat_v in_o ireland_n 137.10_o demetia_n or_o dimetia_n i._o south-wales_n 100.15_o demetiae_n what_o nation_n and_o where_o plant_v 101.4_o &_o 103.4_o or_o dimetae_n 113.5_o denbigh_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o north_n wales_n 99.11_o &_o 119.7_o a_o earthquake_n there_o without_o harm_n 119.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n denbighshire_n how_o limit_v 119.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 119.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 119._o &_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 119.5_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 119.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 120_o depopulation_n in_o england_n complain_v of_o 4.10_o derwent_n river_n 67.3_o earl_n of_o desmonds_n rebellion_n suppress_v 139.9_o himself_o behead_v by_o a_o soldier_n ibid._n deucalidonian_a sea_n 99.1_o devil_n arse_n in_o the_o peake_n 67.8_o devil_n ditch_n 33.7_o &_o 37.7_o devon-shire_n name_n whence_o derive_v 91.1_o how_o bound_a 91_o 1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 19.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 19.3_o what_o port_n and_o havens_n it_o have_v 19.4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 19.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n 19.8_o what_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 19.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 20_o diamond_n get_v in_o cornwall_n 21.7_o in_o somersetshire_n 23.6_o dyffrin_n cluid_fw-la 119.6_o the_o fair_a valley_n within_o wales_n 99.11_o divelin_n or_o dublin_n county_n destitute_a of_o wood_n 141.3_o divelin_n city_n the_o chief_a in_o ireland_n why_o call_v in_o irish_a bala_n cleigh_n 141.6_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 141.10_o how_o adorn_v ibid._n 11_o how_o govern_v ibid._n divet_n i._o pembrokeshire_n 100_o 17_o division_n of_o this_o whole_a work_n or_o theatre_n 1.1_o a_o division_n of_o england_n fourfold_a in_o canute_n his_o day_n 4.11_o division_n of_o england_n according_a to_o jurisdiction_n archiepiscopall_a 5.4_o dobuni_n where_o seat_v 45.4_o &_o 47.4_o domesday_n book_n why_o so_o call_v 5.8_o dopnald_n king_n of_o man_n tyrannize_v and_o fly_v into_o ireland_n 92.5_o dorchester_n by_o oxford_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 45.4_o remove_v to_o lincoln_n 6.9_o have_v archiepiscopall_a jurisdiction_n 6.8_o how_o seat_a 17.5_o the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 17.5_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 17.6_o dorcester-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 17.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o 17.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 17.3_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 17.4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 17.5_o what_o memorable_a place_n there_o 17.6_o what_o religious_a house_n 17_o 7.8_o what_o castles_n 17.9_o division_n hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 18_o dover_n the_o lock_n and_o key_n to_o england_n 7.5_o down_n in_o sussex_n 9.4_o sir_n francis_n drake_n compass_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o sea_n 19.4_o drax_n a_o abbey_n 77.7_o drop_v well_o 78.11_o dubricius_n archbishop_n of_o caerlion_n 6.6_o dunstan_n against_o priest_n marriage_n his_o suppose_a stratagem_n 2d_o 6_o duwich_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 339_o durol_n rivae_fw-la 58.8_o duro_n sipont_n see_v god-manchester_n durotriges_n where_o seat_v 17.4_o durham_n bishopric_n how_o bound_v 83.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 83.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 83.3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o it_o 83.5_o town_n in_o the_o bishopric_n 84_o bishop_n their_o royalty_n 83.6_o durham_n city_n a_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid_fw-la e_o eadesburg_n where_o now_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73.7_o king_n eadgars_n triumph_n at_o chester_n ibid._n ealderman_n who_o in_o time_n past_a 4.7_o east-england_n 4.11_o east-riding_a how_v bound_v 81_o east-riding_a how_v seat_v 77.4_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 81.2_o &_o 3_o in_o east-riding_a what_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 82_o edel●fleda_n build_v gloucester_n church_n 47.7_o edelfleda_a beneficial_a to_o leicester_n 61.6_o edith_n a_o saint_n 45.7_o edmund_n earl_n of_o richmond_n father_n to_o king_n