for greatest account have been in Caer-lion Chepstow Gold-cliffe Munmouth and Llantony which last stood so solitary and among hils that the Sunne was not seene to shine there but onely betwixt the houres of one and three This Shire is strengthned with fourteen Castles traded with sixe Market Towns divided into sixe Hundreds wherein are situated one hundred twenty and seven Parish Churches and is not accounted among the Welsh-shires being subdued by Henry the second who passing the Nant Pen-carne a small Brooke and of no danger yet held fatall by the Welsh over-credulous to a Prophecie of Merlin Silvester the Brittish Apollo who had foreshewed that when a stout and frecled fac'd King such as Henry was should passe over that Ford then the power of the Welsh-men should be brought under whereby their stout courage was soone abated and the whole Countie the sooner in subjection to the English The Names of the places in this Shire are expressed in a Table Alphabetically gathered in the Page ensuing upon the rest of this Map THE COUNTYE OF MONMOUTH wih the sittuation of the Shire-toweÌ„ Described Ann 1610 ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Monmouth-Shire HVNDREDS IN Monmouth-Shire 1. BErgraveny H. 2. Skenfrith 3. Vske 4. Ragland 5. Caldicot 6. Wenlooge A ABERGEVENNEW Be. Abernsteth Berg. Saint Aruans Cald. Avon Flu. B Bassaleg Wenl Basaleck Wenl Bedwâ—s Wenl Bedwellty Wenly Bettus Ragl. Bettus VVenl. Bettus Chappell Berg. Wealch Bicknor Sken Birthin Flu. Blanagwent VVeln. Blorench Hill Berg. Saint Bride Cald. Saint Bride VVenl. Bryngwyne Ragl. Bysheton Cald. C Caierwent Cald. Caldicote Cald. Carewent Cald. CARLION Vsk. The Chappell Berg. Chappelhill Sken Chappelhill Sken Charston Rock Cald. Chepstow Parke Cald. CHEPSTOW Cald. Christchurch Cald. Cledagnvagh Flu. Clitho Ragl. Coeedkernew VVenl. Colbroke Berg. Connyoy Berg. Coumcarvon Sken Coydkirne VVenl. Creke Cald. Crindye VVeln. Crucorne Berg. D Denny Island Cald. Dewston Cald. Dyngestowe Ragl. Dynham Cald. Dyxston Sken E Edwith Vawre Flu. Edwith Vauchan Flu. Eries Wood Cald. F Fidan Flu. G. Goldecliffe Cald. Goldecliffe Rock Cald. Goldecliffe Point Cald. Goyttren Berg. Lyn Goyde Berg. Gracedue Ragl. The Grange Cald. Greenefeld Castle VVenl. Grysmond Castle Sken Gwarneaolepa VVenl. Gwernesseny Ragl. H Herdwicke Berg. Heuilis VVenl. Howicke Cald. Hothny Flu. I Saint Ielian Cald. Iston Cald. Itton Cald. K Kebby Flu. Kylgoden Berg. Kemis Cald. Kemis Commaunder Berg. Kenueny Flu. Kilgorucke Sken Kirten Beacon VVenl. Kyllcornell Berg. L Llanarth Berg. Llanbadock Vske Llanbed Cald. Llandenny Ragl. Llanaferyng Berg. Llandeuaige Cald. Llandeguith Vske Llandilobatthale Berg. Llandogo Sken Llanfoyst Berg. Llangattokelenyg Berg. Llangattock Vihanauell Sken Llangattock Vibonauell Sken Langattock Berg. Llangeby Vske Llangevye Ragl. Llangevew Vske Llangewa Sken Llangiby Vske Llangomes Ragl. LLANGOVEN Sken Llangston Cald. Llanhenoch Vske Llanhithell Berg. LLANHYLETHE VVeln. Llanllowell Vske Llamnerton Cald. Llannoyth Sken Llannyhangell Berg. Llannyhangell Veddo VVeln. Llannouer Berg. Llan-pyll Sken Llansanffred Berg. Llanssey Sken Llanthâ—ruell Chappell Wenl Llanthenyrytherch Berg. Llantheywye Vske Llanthen Berg. Llanthewy Retherch Berg. Llanthewy Steride Berg. Llantilio Grossmont Sken Llantony Berg. Llantrishen Vske Llanvaier Cald. Llanvaghes Cald. Llanuaner Chappell Sken Llanvapley Berg. Llanveghauan Vske Llanveyre Berg. Llanvihangell Cald. Llanvihangell Tormenith Sken Llanvihangell Berg. Llanvihangell Rag. Llanvitheryn Berg. Llanvreghvaye Vske Llanwaren Cald. Llanwenarth Berg. Llanyhangell Tonney groyse VVenl. Llanyssen Sken Llyn Goyde Berg. M Maghan Wenl Magor Cald. Malpas VVenl. Manihilad Berg. Marshfield VVenl. Marthelly Chappell Cald. Matharne Cald. S. Mellans VVenl. Michaelchurch Berg. Michaelston VVenl. Monnow Flu. MONMOVTH Sken Mounton Chappell Cald. Saint Michael Sken Saint Moughans Sken Mynithisloyn Wenl Mychiltroy Sken N Nashe Cald. Newchurch Cald. Chappell Newith Berg. Bettus Newith Ragl. Newport Haven Wenl NEWPORT Wenl Norton Sken O Olwye Flu. Ould-castle Berg. P Panteage Berg. Parcassik Sken Parkhill Cald. Penalth Sken Penclase Sken Penclawth Ragl. Pencarn Flu Wenl Pencoyde Cald. Penhow Cald. Penhow Cald. Penrose Ragl. Penrose Vske Penteaies hill Berg. Penterry Chappell Sken Saint Pere Cald. Pertholey Berg. Perthing Sken Peterston Wenl Pontemoile Berg. Portesmete Cald. Pyl Flu. Pyl Flu. Q Quenoch Chappell Vske R Ragland Ragl. Redwicke Cald. Riseley Wenl Rocherston Castle Wenl Rockfield Sken Rogeat Cald. Rompney Flu. Rempney Wenl Runston Cald. S Shernewton Cald. Skenssreth Sken Skirivawre hill Berg. Sroway Flu. Stanton Chappell Berg. Strogle Castle Cald. Sudbroke Cald. T Terestent Wenl Throggy Flu. Traowey Ragl. Tredeager Wenl Tredonock Vske Tregayre Ragl. Trelecke Sken Trelecke Graunge Sken Trinitie Chappel Cald. Treuenthen Berg. Trostrey Vske Trothy Flu. Troye Sken Trylaye Berg. Tyntarne Sken Tynterne Abbey Sken Tumberlow Hill Wenl V Vske Flu. VSKE Vske W Warigoch Chappell Berg. Warnde Berg. Wense Wood Cald. Whitt Castle Berg. Whitston Cald. Wick Cald. Wisewood Chase Sken Wolfe Newton Sken Saint Wollos Woudye Cald. Wnnastowe Sken BREKNOCK-SHIRE CHAPTER VII BReknock-shire in the British Language Brechineau so called as the Welch-men relate of a Prince named Brechanius the Father of an holy off-spring whose twentie foure daughters were all of them Saints is a Countie neither very large nor greatly to be praised or disliked of whose bounds upon the North is parted from Radnor with the Rivers Clarwen and Wye the West lyeth butted upon by Cardigan and Caermarden-shires the South is confirmed by Glamorgan and the East with Monmouth and Radnor-shires is wholly bound 2 The length of this Shire from North to South betwixt Llanuthel and Istradgunles are twentie eight English miles and her breadth from East to West extended betwixt Pentrisso and Llywell are twentie the whole in circumference about one hundred and two miles 3 This Countie is full of hils and uneven for travell which on the South part mount in such height that as Giraldus hath written They make the ayre much colder and defend the Countie from the excessive heat of the Sunne whereby a certaine naturall wholesomnesse of ayre maketh it most temperate and on the East side the Mountaines of Talgar and Ewias doe as it were forefence the same Among which there arise and run so many fruitfull springs that their vallies are thereby made most fertile yeelding in plentie both corne and grasse 4 The ancient Inhabitants and possessors of this Shire with the rest in this South Tract were the Silures much spoken of and great opposites to the Romans whose Countries were first made subject by Iulius Frontinus who besides the valour of the enemy had to struggle with the Mountaines and Straits as Tacitus tels us neither any more hard we may well say then them of this Shire whereof one in the South and three miles from Breknock is of such height and operation as is uncredible and were it not that I have witnesse to affirme what I shall speake I should blush to let the report thereof passe from my Pen In my perambulations in these parts remaining in Breknock to observe the site of that Towne
Metropolis Otranto once Hydruntum And here stands Brundusium famous for one of the best Havens in Christendome 6 Puglia and her chiefe City was Arpinum Tullies birth-place 19 The Land of the Church lyeth on the West of Naples and South-east of the Common-wealth of Venice North and South she crosseth from the Adriatique to the Tuscane Sea Her under-provinces are 1 Romandiola and her chiefe Cities Bononia and Ferrara and Ravenna 2 Marchia Anchonitana in which stands Loretto the place where so many miracles are performed by our Lady as they deliver among the rest of their Legends Ducato Spoletano and in this Asis where Saint Francis was borne 4 Saint Peters patrimonie a large portion and I beleeve more then ever he enjoyed or could leave to his heires Her ancient Townes well knowne and oft mentioned in the Roman Stories were Alba the seat of the Sylvian Kings and Ostia built by Ancus Martius and Tybur Proueste the Gabii the Veii and that which bustles for the place above any other in Christendome Rome her selfe we will not repeate her beginning she was then but two miles in compasse but after she grew fat she burnished to 50. miles about upon the walls 740. Turrets and the Inhabitants innumerable For those memorable actions which were performed in her under the antique Empire we will referre the Reader to a particular Description derived wholly to that purpose As it is now it stands somewhat lower on the bankes of Tiber in the Campus Martius she retaines yet 11. miles round and 200000. Inhabitants a great part Friers and such odde idle fellowes which pretend to Religion for want of other meanes to live Cloyster themselves up to a single life onely to avoyd the charge and incumbrances of marriage not to separate themselves from the world or desires of the flesh for among them they maintaine commonly 40000. Curtizans in good custome and so rich that they are able to pay 30000. Duckets yeerely to the Pope The buildings in which they most glory in are the Church of Saint Peter the Castle of Saint Angelo the Vaticane Library and the Popes Palace The truth is there is pride enough to attire the whore of Babylon as there can hardly be any other meant then Rome she sits upon the Beast with seven heads for she was built upon seven Hills Palatinus Capitolinus Viminalis Aventinus Esquilinus Caelius Quirinalis was ruled first by seven Kings and hath beene since subject to seven severall formes of government if you joyn the Popedome to those former which I have now mentioned 20 The Common-wealth of Venice on the North of the Papacis is a large Territory and is now as famous for State-policie as it hath beene heretofore glorious for warlike atchievements The Inhabitants were first a people of lesser Asia and assisted their neighbour Troians in their tenne yeares quarrell with the Greekes So long since they were knowne by the name of Heneti and that differs not much from Veneti as they are now called Though they have a Duke yet it is a free State and governed by an Aristarchie for he is ordered to the very cloaths on his back by a certaine number of the chiefe Citizens of Venice for that is their Gentry and hath his allowance out of their treasury little enough to keepe him from the thought of tyranny about 40000. Duckets by the yeare The Citie it selfe is eight miles round built upon 72. Ilands five miles from the firme land but for convenience of passage is alwaies furnisht with Boats and hath 4000. Bridges Their Arsnall keepes in continuall readinesse 200. Gallies In their Magazin of warre there is ever furniture for 100000. men at Armes The younger brothers of the Gentry may not marry to increase the number beyond maintenance yet to make up their libertie they allow them stewes Her Provinces are 1 Marca Trarigniana and her chiefe Cities are Truisco and Padua the Vniversitie best frequented by Physicians by reason of her rare garden of simples and Verona with many others 2 Frinby 3 Histria 4 Part of Dalmatia 5 The Ilands Candie Corsica Ithaca Zaus Leucadia Cythera c. 21 The Dukedome of Florence betwixt the Appennius Mountaines on the North and the Tyrrhene Sea on the South hath on the West Romagna and Pissco on the East A great part of it was Tuscanie and gives yet to their Prince the title of great Duke of Tuscanie Her chiefe cities are Florence where the most elegant Italian is spoke familiarly and Pisa which the Florentines besieged and conquered by the valor of our English Sr. Iohn Haukwood who raised himselfe by his brave carriage in the wars having beene before but a very poore Taylor in Essex the third is Pistoya where first began the quarrell of the Guelfes and Ghibellines 22 The Dukedome of Millain in Lombardy on the South of Tragniana North of Liguria West of Mantua and East of Piedmont A pleasant and rich Province Her chiefe City Millain of seven miles compasse the seat of Saint Ambrose his Bishoprick 23 The Dukedome of Mantua on the East of Millain is of circuit not much short of Florence and her chiefe Towne is Mantua who may still glory in the birth of that excellent Poet Virgil. It is very strongly situated and fenced on three sides with water a quarter of a mile broad and the rest is guarded by a firme wall And to this Principalitie belongs the Dukedome of Mount-ferrat in the South-east of Piedmont 24 The Dukedome of Vrbin in the middest of the Papall Territories and upon the North side of the Appennius Mountaines Her principall City is Vrbino the birth-place of another Virgil though not of equall fame yet one in whom we have somewhat more interest for he writ an English History being at that time here resident and Collector of the Popes Peter-pence Besides this here are two hundred Castles The rocke of Saint Leo Marivol c. Some other Townes as Cabe Pisanco c. 25 The Principalitie of Parma on the South of Mantua and the North of the Appennius East of Millain and West of Medena Besides other Commodities which she yeelds in equall plenty with other parts of Italy sends a pleasant Cheese into other Countries which we call Parmasans And her chiefe Citie is Parma This Principate carries with it Mirandula and her Territories a place oft heard of by the common mention which is made of learned Picus de Mirandula 26 The State of Genoa is contracted now from that large compasse which heretofore it fetcht in It contained once Liguria and Capua with the Taurica Chersonesus Hetruria a faire company of Ilands in the Greeke Seas Little left at this time upon the maine Land besides Liguria and that lyeth betwixt the Rivers Varus and Marca hath the Alpes on the West which divide her from Provence Hetruria on the East on the North the Appennius Mountaines and on the South the Tyrrhâ—ene Seas She hath her name from the chiefe Citie built by Ianus It is in
themselves to Iulius Caesar and whose chiefe City was Vindonum Caer Segonte now Silcestâ—r and upon the South by the Belgae and Regni who were subdued by Plantius and Vespasian the Romans where Titus rescuing his father straitly besieged by the Britaines as Dio and Forcatulus doe report was grasped about with an Adder but no hurt to his person and therefore taken for a signe of good luck Their chiefe Town was Rincewood as yet sounding the name and more within Land inhabited the Manures as Beda calles them whose Hundreds also to this day give a relish of their names 7 Neere Ringwood and the place once YTENE from God and peoples service to Beast and luxury thirty-six Parish-Churches were converted and pulled downe by the Conquerour and thirty miles of circuite inforrested for his Game of Hunting wherein his sonnes Richard and Rufus with Henry the second sonne to Duke Robert his first felt by hasty death the hand of Iustice and Revenge for in the same Forrest Richard by a blasting of a pestilent aire Rufus by a shot taken for a Beast and Henry as Absalom hanged by a bough came to their untimely ends At so deare a rate the pleasures of dogs and harbour for beasts were bought in the blood of these Princes 8 The generall commodities gotten in this Shire are Woolles Clothes and Iron whereof great store is therein wrought from the Mines and thence transported into all parts of this Realme and their Clothes and Karsies carried into many forraine Countries to that Counties great benefit and Englands great praise 9 The Trade thereof with other provisions for the whole are vented thorow eighteene Market-Townes in this Shire whereof Winchester the Britaines Caer Gwent the Romans Venta Belgarum and the Saxons Windaneasder is chiefe ancient enough by our British Historians as built by King Rudhudibras nine hundred yeares before the Nativity of Christ and famous in the Romans times for the weavings and embroderies therein wrought to the peculiar uses of their Emperours owne persons In the Saxons times after two Calamities of consuming fire her walles were raised and the Citie made the Royall Seat of their West-Saxons Kings and the Metropolitan of their Bishops See wherein Egbert and Elfred their most famous Monarches were crowned and Henry the third the Normans longest raigner first tooke breath And here King Aethelstane erected six houses for his Mint but the Danish desolation over-running all this Citie felt their fury in the dayes of King Ethelbright and in the Normans time twice was defaced by the mis-fortune of fire which they againe repaired and graced with the trust of keeping the publique Records of the Realme In the civill Warres of Maud and Stephen this City was sore sacked but againe receiving breath was by King Edward the third appointed the place for Mart of Wooll and Cloth The Cathedrall Church built by Kenwolf King of the West-Saxons that had beene Amphibalus Saint Peters Swythins and now holy Trinitie is the Sanctuary for the ashes of many English Kings for herein great Egbert Anno 836. with his sonne King Ethelwolfe 857. Here Elfred Oxfords Founder 901. with his Queene Elswith 904. Here the first Edmund before the Conquest 924. with his sonnes Elfred and Elsward Here Edred 955. and Edwy 956. both Kings of England Here Emmâ— 1052. with her Danish Lord Canute 1035. and his sonne Hardicanute 1042. And here lastly the Normans Richard and Rufus 1100. were interred their bones by Bishop Fox were gathered and shrined in little guilt coffers fixed upon a wall in the Quire where still they remaine carefully preserved This Cities situation is fruitfull and pleasant in a valley under hils having her River on the East and Castle on the West the circuit of whose walls are well-neare two English miles containing one thousand eight hundred and eighty paces thorow which openeth six gates for entrance and therein are seven Churches for divine service besides the Minster and those decayed such as Callendos Ruell Chappell Saint Maries Abbey and the Fryers without in the Suburbs and Soâ—ke in the East is Saint Peters and in the North Hyde Church and Monastery whose ruines remaining shew the beauty that formâ—tly it bare The Graduation of this City by the Mathematicks is placed for Latitude in the degree 51 10 minutes and for Longitude 19 3 minutes 10 More South is South-hampton a Towne populous rich and beautifull from whom the whole Shire deriveth her name most strongly walled about with square stone containing in circuit one thousand and two hundred paces having seven Gates for entrance and twenty-nine Towers for defence two very stately Keyes for Ships arrivage and five faire Churches for Gods Divine Service besides an Hospitall called Gods house wherein the unfortunate Richard Earle of Cambridge beheaded for treason lyeth interred On the West of this Towne is mounted a most beautifull Castle in forme Circular and wall within wall the foundation upon a hill so topped that it cannot be ascended but by staires carrying a goodly prospect both by Land and Sea and in the East without the walles a goodly Church sometimes stood called Saint Maries which was pulled downe for that it gave the French direction of course who with fire had greatly endangered the Towne In stead thereof is now newly erected a small and unfinished Chappell In this place saith learned Cambden stood the ancient Clausentium or Fort of the Romans whose circuit on that side extended it selfe to the Sea This suffered many depredations by the Saxon Pirats and in Anno 980. was by the Danes almost quite overthrowne In King Edward the thirds time it was fired by the French under the conduct of the King of Sicils sonne whom a countrey-man encountred and strucke downe with his Club. Hee crying Rancon that is Ransoms but hee neither understanding his language nor the law that Armes doth allow laid on more soundly saying I know thee a Frankon and therefore shalt thou dye And in Richard the seconds time it was somewhat removed and built in the place where now it standeth In this Clausentium Canute to evict his flatterers made triall of his Deity commanding the Seas to keepe backe from his seat but being not obeyed he acknowledged God to be the only Supreme Governour and in a religious devotion gave up his Crown to the Rood at Winchester More ancient was Silcester built by Constantius great Constantines sonne whose monument say they was seene in that City and where another Constantine put on the purple Roabe against Honorius as both Ninius and Gervase of Canterbury doe witnesse Herein by onr Historians record the warlike Arthur was crowned Whose greatnesse for circuit contained no lesse then fourscore acres of ground and the walles of great height yet standing two miles in compasse about This City by the Danish Rovers suffered such wrack that her mounted tops were never since seene and her Hulke the
fiftie pases so that the circumference cannot be great 3 The aire is not very good either for health or delight as being seated on those parts that are subject to extremitie of cold and greatly troubled with vapors and foggy mists that arise from the Seas 4 The soyle cannot be rich being rockie and full of stones and unfit for Corne and tillage It is neither commended for hils to feed sheepe nor pastures to fat cattle neither hath it vallies replenished with sweet springs or running rivellets onely one excepted descending from a standing pond The onely thing this Iland yeeldeth is a fit and accommodate aptitude for Fishing and Fowling 5 Notwithstanding this is very worthy of note concerning the same which Alcuin wrote in an Epistle to Egelred King of Northumberland namely that it was a place more venerable then all the places of Britaine and that after the departure of S. Paulinus from Yorke there Christian Religion began in their Nation though afterwards it there felt the first beginning of miserie and calamitie being left to the spoile of Pagans and Miscreants 6 It is also remembred of this Iland that sometimes there hath been in it an Episcopall See which Aidan the Scot instituted being called thither to preach the Christian Faith to the people of Northumberland being much delighted with the solitary situation thereof as a most fit place for retire But afterwards when the Danes rifled and robbed all the Sea-coasts the Episcopall See was translated to Durham 7 This Iland so small in account either for compasse or commoditie and so unpeopled and unprofitable cannot be numerous in Townes and Villages It hath in it onely one Towne with a Church and a Castle under which there is a commodious Haven defended with a Block-house situate upon an hill towards the South-East FARNE I LE THis I le South-Eastward seven miles from Holy Iland sheweth it selfe distant almost two miles from Bambrough Castle On the West and South it beareth upon Northumberland and on the North-East side it hath other smaller Ilands adjoyning to it as Wid-pens and Staple Iland which lie two miles off Brondsman and two lesser then these which are called the Wambes 2 The forme of this I le is round and no larger in compasse then may easily be ridden in one halfe of a day The bredth of it is but five miles and the length no more The whole circumference extends it selfe no further then to fifteene miles 3 The aire is very unwholesome and subject both to many Dysenteries and other diseases by reason of the mistie fogges and exhalations that are thereunto drawn up from the Ocean It is many times troubled with unusuall tempests of windes with boisterous fury of stormy raines and with severall and uncouth rages of the Sea 4 The soyle cannot be fertile being encircled about with craggy clifts neither hath it in it much matter either of pleasure or profit It can neither defend it selfe from cold lacking fuell as Wood Cole Turfs c. nor from famine wanting food as Corn Pastures Cattle c. The best commodity it yeelds is Fish and Fowle 5 This thing neverthelesse is worthy to be remembred of it which Beda writing of the life of Cuthbert Bishop of Lindisfarne that Tutelar Patron of the Northerne Englishmen reporteth namely that in this I le he built a Citie fitting his government and erected certaine houses in the same the whole building standing almost round in compasse reaching the space of foure or five pearches The wall about it he made higher then a mans height to with-hold and keepe in the wanton lasciviousnesse both of his thoughts eyes and to elevate the whole intention of his minde up to heavenly desires that he might wholly give himself to the service of God But these are all made the ruines of time as sithence many other Monuments have been of worthy antiquite 6 I cannot report that there are now many houses standing in it much lesse Townes or Villages Onely this that it hath a Tower or place of Fortification belonging unto it placed well neere in the middle part of the I le HOLY ILAND FARNE GARNSEY IARSEY GARNSEY THis Iland lyeth about five Leagues North-West from Iersey and is compassed like to her neighbour with the British Sea It lyeth in length from Plymouth Bay South-West to Lancrosse de Anckers north-North-East thirteene miles in bredth from Saint Martins point South-East to the Howe North-west nine miles and is in circuit thirtie sixe miles The Emperour Antonine having the rule and domination of France at that time called Gaule from whence the word Gallia is derived did name this Iland Sarnia which afterward by the change of Times and corruption of Languages was long since and is at this day called Garnsey 2 This I le in forme and fashion standeth in the Sea much like to a Parke that is incompassed round about with a Pale of Rocks being very defensible unto the Iland from the attempting Invasion of enemies 3 The Aire and Climate of this I le hath little or no difference in temper or qualitie from that of Iersey And this deserves to be remembred of it that in this I le is neither Toade Snake Adder or any other venemous creature and the other hath great plentie 4 It standeth for the most part upon a rocke very high in many places from the Sea Neverthelesse the Soile is very fruitfull yeelding forth great plentie of grasse for their Sheepe and other Cattell which they have to serve all uses Their fields in the Summer time are so naturally garnished with flowers of all sorts that a man being there might conceit himselfe to be in a pleasant artificiall garden 5 The Inhabitants are not so much given to tillage as they of Iersey though the soyle be as fruitfull They have of late taken great delight in planting and setting of trees of all sorts and especially of Apples by reason whereof they make much Cider Their commodities are alike and their helps from the Sea no lesse or rather more 6 In this I le are many great steepe rocks among which is found a hard stone called by the Frenchmen Smyris which we terme Emerill This stone is serviceable for many purposes and many Trades as Glasiers c. but especially for the Goldsmiths and Lapidaries to cut their precious stones 7 It hath a head of Land upon the North part thereof the passage into which is so narrow that a man would thinke that at every Tide the Sea beating strongly on both sides it were in a continuall danger to be sundred from the other part of the I le This place is called S. Michael in the Vale where in former times stood a Priory or a Covent of Religious persons the ruines whereof are at this day to be seene 8 The government of this I le in nature and forme resembles the other of Iersey of whom shall be said The people are in their Originall and Language alike also but
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Likodone lim LIMERICK lim Linde ker c. Lisegriffin cor Liskin lim b. Lismalin tip Lismolkey tip Lismore wa Lisronogh tip Lixnayo ker Loaghyne cor Lome flu Longhill lim c. Lon mayne ker Lough cor c. Lough cor c. Lough ker Loughman tip Loughan des Lough Barnsey des Lough of Inets tip Lyn lim b. Lynyliro cor c. Lyons cor Lystoule ker Lystor ker b. Lyx flu Baron of Lyxnay lim M Mac Owine lim Magonien ker Magriffin tip Magronne cor c. Mahund des Mac mahund cor Malhanna cor m. Malogh cor c. Manamore des m. Mang ker c. Mang flu Manian ker c. Mare flu Mare cor c. Mare tip b. Marow ker c. Martir cor Mayne flu Michael des M. Michaen ker Miles lough wa Miner ker c. Mockarle tip Mockay tip b. Mocolagh des Moenter vary des Moghan flu Mogholl wa M. Mogobert tip Mokella cor Moleshen lim Mollinax tip Mollochdeere des Mollogasshe des Molloghmona wa Mollogh flu Molloghen wa Monegh cor m. Monhard tip Monks cor b. More des c. More flu Mores ker Moore des Moore flu or Brodwater des Mountaines delees wa Muskere-Querk tip Muskere cor Muskery Gaghnogh ker Myles cor c. Mysker flu Myslen head des N Narra lim c. Narrowater cor Nashe lim c. Nath cor b. Nay tip b. Neith tip b. Never cor c. Newcastle wa Newcastell kenry lim Newcast wa Newchurch wa Newtowne ker Newtowne lim Newtowne wa Nicoll tip b. Nody tip c. Noght tip O. Non ker c. Now tip b. O Ogge cor Ogham lim S. Owin Oswiliant des Ottan ker m. P Palace tip Palace lim Palace wa Palace ker Palace-lough tip Passage wa Pelgoran des Perles cor c. The 12. great Hilles of Phelem Ghemadona Tip. Phillips cor Piltowne wa C. Polloguere Cor. Pollydragh des Pollyre des Lord Power Wa. Pracok Cor. Pracok cor Q Quella cor B. Point Bally Quella Wa. Quella Wa. B. R Rabbe lim Rabony lim Raffenin cor Raghanan lim Rahust cor Ranaker tip Raphone cor Rariglas cor Rathan Cor. M. Raton ker M. Ray cor B. Ray cor C. Redman cor C. Renie cor B. Renlon des I. Rephnogh flu Reseletan cor Rikard cor c. Rimbella flu Ringer cor Ringrango cor c. Rishe Isle ker Robe lim c. Roch cor L. Roch Tip. B. Rock glaskon cor Romore lim Roretogh flu Rosbrenon des Rosse cor Rosthyche cor John Reynogh Wa. The great Ryghes ker S Salmon Lp des Sanan ker c. Sartbeg Tip. Saton Lim. Seaven Castles cor Seale des Seron calp cor Sewer flu Sewer flu Sharen cor B. Sheappoly cor Shepes-head des Shroe ker E. Sibbell ker c. Simon Tip. B. The three Sisters ker Skryne lim Skryst des Greene Skyllyghe ker Skyrt wa c. Slew wa c. Slew Anerogh ker Slewbranogh Tip. Slewboyne Wa. Slew dakean or Paps des Slew logher ker Slew malora cor Slew muskere des Slew niesk des Slew noman Tip. Slowboy klan de Rough des Soronned Tip. Speaking stone Wa. Spred cor b. Stene lim c. Sterland lim Straghan lim Stramo Wa. Stranmore bay Wa. Carick Sulphyn Tip. Swylyvant moore Des. O. T Tagnelath Des. Tammay lim Tarne Tip. C. Tarsne Tip. Tashell Tip. Tebben cor B. Templehoran Tip. Templemore Tip. Terseney lim B. Thomas lim B. Traghware des M. Tranakan cor Tray Wa. Tremayne Wa. Trena cor Tollagh cor Tomalegh cor M. Tomelegh flu Toragh flu Torbet lim c. Torloboy lim Totes cor b. Towne des Typpelbragny Tip. V Vakere Wa. Valentia Island ker Ventray ker Vochbeg Tip. Voch cor W WATERFORD Wa. Waterford haven Wa. Wenis des I. Westell wa B. Whitechurch cor White-knight wa White-knight lim Wilton lim B. Weday des E. Wodings Tip. B. Y Yearow Tip. Youghall cor Youghall haven Wa. THIS Countrey the Natives call Leighnigh the Britaines Lein in Latine Lagenia in the ancient lives of the Saints Lagen and in English Leinster It lyeth Eastward along Hibernicunt Sea on Connaught-side West-ward it is bounded with the River Shanon the North with the Territorie of Louth and the South with part of the Province of Munster This Countie butteth upon England as Mounster and Connaught doe upon Spaine 2 The forme thereof is triangle and sides not much unequall from her South-East unto the West-point about eightie miles from thence to her North-West about seventie miles and her East-Coast along the Irish Sea-shore eightie the circumference upon two hundred and seventie miles 3 The Ayre is cleere and gentle mixt with a temperate disposition yeelding neither extremitie of heat or cold according to the seasonable times of the yeere and the naturall condition of the Continent The Soile is generally fruitfull plentifull both in Fish and Flesh and in other victuals as Butter Cheese and Milke It is fertile in Corne Cattle and pasture grounds and would be much more if the husbandman did but apply his industrie to which he is invited by the commodiousnesse of the Countrey It is well watered with Rivers and for the most part well wooded except the Countie of Divelin which complaines much of that want being so destitute of wood that they are compelled to use a clammy kinde of fat turfe for their fuell or Sea-coale brought out of England 4 The Inhabitants of these parts in Ptolemies dayes were the Brigantes Menapii Cauci and Blani from which Blani may seeme to be derived and contracted the latter and moderne names of this Country Lein Leighnigh and Leinster The Menapii as the name doth after a sort imply came from the Menapians a Nation in Low Germany that dwelt by the Sea-Coasts These Brigantes called also Brigantes Florianus del Campo a Spaniard labours to fetch from the Brigants of his owne Country of whom an ancient Citie in Spaine called Brigantia tooke the name But they may seeme rather to derive their denomination from the River Birgus about which
they were so long since knowne I must doubt For the bestowing of Iocktan and his sonnes it was toward the East from Mesha to Sephar but where those are Saint Ierome confesseth himselfe at a stand And for my part I will travell no farther in these hidden mysteries then I find a path beaten before me 16 This may satisfie the ingenuous that I have as farre as I might in this little roome tract the first Nations from their first Founders which they had in the beginning But to draw the direct line of every people mixt as now they are I thinke a worke impossible To me I am sure it is For besides our severall translation and promiscuous commerce that puzzle us in the knowledge of our selves we have of late found and as yet are in search of a new people that know not their owne originall nor have we any meanes to examine it but conjecturall such as may faile To Moses time the Scripture affordeth us a certain truth for as many as he mentioneth And since we have some light from such as have laboured in the search of Antiquities The families as Iosephus gives time are truly and curiously brancht forth and placed among the Genealogies before our Bible of the last translation 17 Thus farre it was requisite we should know at large the growth of the world from the beginning and how the whole earth which at first knew but one Land-Lord hath beene since rent into severall parcels which Kings and Nations call their owne and maintain their claime by force of Armes This little compasse will not admit a more particular Relation of their affaires For that I must referre my Reader to their Historians and now descend to the Geographicall description and division of the world as in after ages it was found by our first Artists and hath beene since more at large discovered by the experience of our later travellâ—urs 18 And in this we may full observe our 〈◊〉 For questionlesse by the same degrees almost as it was inhabited so it grew into the knowledge of our ancient Geographers And therefore our first Authours in this Science bounded their descriptions within a lesse compasse and divided the world into those three parts onely which you see lye closest about the point of the earth where the first men first Religion first Citie first Empire and first Arts were For in Ptolemyes time about an hundred and fortie years after Christ we heare not of either Land or Sea knowne more then was contained in Asia Africa and Europe 19 And of that he never knew the East and North parts of Asia nor the South of Africa no nor the most Northerly parts of Europe but placed the end of the world that way in ultima Thule about sixtie three degrees from the Aequator And Southward the other way not above 17. degrees in Prosso permâ—torio which at this day is called Mosambique Kicks So the whole Latitude of the world then knowne did not reach the fourth part of the Compasse In the Longitude indeed they came not so farre short yet left they just halfe to the search of their posteritie For they placed their first Meridian in the Fortunate Islands and ended their reckoning in Region Sinarum of the Easterne Indies and that is distant but 180. degrees toward the 260. which is the compasse of the whole 20 But God in these latter times hath inlarged our possessions that his Gospel might be propagated and hath discovered to us Inhabitants almost in every corner of the earth Our latter Geographers have set their marke beyond Ptolemies 60. degrees Eastward And West-ward to the utmost parts of America So that there are already knowne 340. of the earths Longitude Toward the North Pole we have gained more in proportion as farre as Nova zâ—mbla and the sea is knowne to be navigable to the eight first degrees Whether the rest be Land or not it never yet appeared to any as I heare of but an Oxford Frier by a magique voyage He reports of a black rock just under the Pole and an Isle of Pygmies other strange miracles to which for my part I shall give little credit till I have better proofe for it then the Devils word Now of all the Southerne course is most unknowne and yet Art hath not beene idle nor altogether lost it selfe in the search it hath discovered Countries about the 52. degree toward the Pole but so uncertainly that it may well yet keep her name of Terra incongâ—ita 21 Admirable was the wit of that man that first found out the vertue of the Loadstone and taught thus to apply it in the Art of Navigation And indeed the industry of them is much to be honoured that have since ventured both their meanes and persons upon dangerous attempts in the discoveries of people and Nations that knew not God nor had apparant meanes for their redemption without his helpe Among these though the Genoa Spaniard and Portugall carry the first name we have noble spâ—rits of our owne Nation not to be ranked in the last place Stupenda fuit revera industria Anglorum saith Keckerman And indeed we may justly enough requite him with his owne Elogie The Dutch too have done their parts to joyne a new world to the old 22 To us it may be well called a new World for it comprehends in it two Continents either of them larger then two parts of the other are The one is that Westerne Hemisphere that beares the name America from Americus Vesputius but was indeed discovered seven yeares before he knew it by Christopherus Columbus in the yeare 1492. And the other is the Terra Magellanica seated above the South Pole and first found by Ferdinand Magellanus some twenty yeares after or thereabout and is thought to be greater then the whole earth besides Hitherto it is but conjecturall and some few Provinces have been rather described then knowne You shall find them named in their severall Regions upon the Sea-coasts Nova Guinea Terra del Feugo Psittacorum regio Lucach Beach and Maletur 23 With these additions the world by some is divided into sixe parts Europe Asia Africa America Septentrionalis Incognita and Terra Australis Magellanica which are thus disposed in the Globe of the earth Asia in the Easterne Hemisphaere And being the first part which was inhabited shall be the point unto which I will direct the rest part on the West and part on the South is Africa scituated on the North and West Europe more toward the West America utraque full North Septentrionalis incognita and full South the Terra Magellanica 24 Those we will reduce in our method to the foure common parts which generally passe in our descriptions of the world Europe Asia Africa America utraque in this last include the Terra Septentrionalis and Magellanica as others have before done and allow it not a severall part by it selfe in regard that little can be reported of those Countries but what
treachery of the Inhabitants there murdered neere upon three hundred of our men The Natives are very vile people horrible Idolaters adore the creature which they most feare and hate them which keepe them not in awe they were kindly intreated by our English and invited by all friendly means to Christianity The North parts are most inhabited by our men and is therefore called New England It hath but one entrance by Sea at a faire Bay Her Capes are called Cape Henry and Cape Charles The chiefe Towns are Ianus Towne Regnougton and Balesguift 18 Norumbega on the North of Virginia lyeth toward the Mare del Nort and is a very fertile Region It is inhabited by the Spanish and French The Seas are shallow and indanger many ships So full of Fish that the Boates cannot have free passage saith Maginus 19 Nova Francia is farther Northward from Norumbega a barren Countrey and the people barbarous some Antâ—ropophagi A few French there are besides the Natives 20 Terra Laboratoris or Conterialis 〈◊〉 more Northward upon the sea coast and is divided from Norumbega by the River Lanada It reacheth into the sea in form of a Peninsula The men are barbarous live in Caves run swiftly and are good Archers The chiefe places are Breste Cabo Marzo and South Maria. 21 Escotiland the last Province of the Northerne Peninsula still creeps by the edge of the Atlantick and on the North hath the straights called Fretum Daveissii an English-man who this way attempted the Northwest unto Cathai and Câ—ina And in regard it was adventured in the name of our Queene the Promontorie is called Elizabeths Fore-land and the sea running by it is likewise named â—orbishers Straights from another of our worthy Countrey-men that was interested before in the same service This Region is held to be the first discovered of the New World The North of it is still unknowne It yeelds plentie of Gold but is extreme cold The people ingenious and good Artificers in most kinds they are cloathed with beasts Hydes and are skilled to make themselves Boates of sea Caloes skins which they venture into the main sea without danger 22 Peninsula Peruviana is the South tract of America from the Isthmus to the Magellanick Straights The same seas are the bounds upon the East and West which were of the other Mexicana by which she is divided from Africa on the East and on the West at a large distance from the most Southern Ilands of Asia The compasse of it is 17000. miles From North to South there runnes a continued course of high Mountaines whose tops the very Fowles of the ayre cannot reach by flight And from thence descend many admirable Rivers among which Maragno and Argenteâ—â— are most famous The one for his extent and the other for his plenty of silver The Countrey is exceeding rich but the people differ not much from the worst of beasts They devoure mans flesh filthy wormes and what else comes in their way The chiefest Provinces are numbred thus 1 Castella Aurea 2 Guiana 3 Peru. 4 Brasile 5 Chile 23 Castella Aurea is the first named from her plenty of Gold She lieth part in the Isthmus The rest is the Northerne tract of Pâ—ru 1 Castella del ore in the very Isthmus which is by some measured to be seventeene miles in bredth by others twelve the Merchandize sent from Spaine is unladen aâ— Nombre de Dios and conveyed crosse the Isthmus by land to Panamais from thence shipped againe for the Northwest of Peru Neere these parts was an admirable atchievement performed by our valiant Countrey-man Iohn Oxenham who by the direction of Moores skilled in the Countrey went to the Land of Pearles and tooke from the Spaniards an incredible weight of gold and silver 2 Nova Andalusia Southward from Castella del ore The chiefe Townes are Tocoio and Sancta Espritta 3 Nova Granata a rich Region with Mines of Gold and Silver part of it lyeth under the Aequinoctiall And this is St. Foy one of the Arch-bishops Sees 4 Cartagena a fruitfull Countrey which yeelded when time was to our still renowned Sir Francis Drake store of prize and 240. pieces of Ordnance 24 Guiana is the second Province of the Peninsale Peru Maria situated just under the Aequinoctiall On the North it hath the maine River Oronoque or Raliana from Sir Walter Raleigh who went further then any before him into the Countrey This River is Navigable by report above 1000. miles On the South it hath like wise another great River of the Peninsula called Maragnon which exceeds the former and is Navigable 600. miles in length In this Province stands the largest Citie of America called el Dorâ—do or the guilded Citie For indeed there is plenty of Gold The length as it is spoke by some Travellers will exceed beliefe The second memorable Town is St. Thome not so much for her owne worth as the dysasterous Fortunes of Sir Walter Raleigh who there first lost his eldest sonne and after returned home with that ill successe as it cost him his own life 25 Peru the third in ranke yet by name it seems to be the chiefest Province of this Southerne tract It is contained almost betwixt the Aequator and the Tropick of Capricorne On the North it hath Castella del oro on the South Chila on the West Mare del Zur and on the East the mountains of Peru. It is a very rich Countrey aboundeth with gold and silver little esteemed among the Inhabitants For by report the Spaniard ordinarily shooed their Horses with gold Another great Commoditie is Tobacco a toy to play withall but yeelds a great revenew to the King of Spaine In this Province stands Lima the Arch-Bishops See and place of residency for the Viceroy Cusco where the native Kings of Peru had wont to keepe their Court The Inhabitants are strange Idolaters and worship a black Sheep Serpents and other ugly Creatures 26 Brasile on the North hath the great River Maragnon and on the South and West Argenteus on the East Mare del Nort. The Longitude from North to South is accounted 1500 the bredth 500. the compasse about 3000. The Inhabitants are rude live for the most part in the bodies of trees They swimme excellently are able to keep under the water for a long space Their chiefe commodities are Sugar and Brasile wood The people are covered with naturall haire cruel lascivious false and what not In this Region is an hearb called Viva which if you touch it it will shoot up as a Dasie in the night and will not open till the partie that injured it be out of sight Here are few Towns of note Saint Anna Equitum Ascensio Pernanbuco 27 Chile is the last of the Peninsula and on the North hath Peru on the West the Mare del Zur on the South the Magellanick Straights on the East the Virginian Ocean She hath her name from her extreame cold temper in so much that many are frozen to death and
hardened like marble It is a rich Countrey as wel for gold as other commodities of worth The Rivers are fed with Snow that fals from the tops of high mountains The people are of large stature and very valiant The chiefe City is Saint Iames where a Colony of Spaniards keep hold And thus we are travelled from the Basis to the very Pyris at the South America The utmost point of it is called Caput victoria from Magellanus Ship The rest must be performed by Sea Our best course will be from the East Atlantick Ocean round by the Magellanick Straights into the Pacifick Sea For within this compasse lyeth all the Ilands that belong to this new World and those were my second part in the generall division of the whole Hemisphere 28 The Ilands of America in the Atlantick Ocean are 1 Margarita not farre from Castella del oro 〈◊〉 very barren in provision for victuals but exceeds in plenty of precious stones of the greatest value And so doth her neighbour 2 Cubagna 3 Trinidado stored with Tobacco 4 Bacalaes over against Terra Laboratoris 5 Boriquen Northward from Guiana Her principall Cities are St. Iolas and Port Rico ruined by our Earle of Cumberland 1â—97 6 Iamaica spoyled by the Spaniards cruelty of most of her Natives Insomuch that the mothers strangled their babes in their wombe to prevent their servitude under so hard a Master as the Spanish Governour 7 Laba a rich I le In this there is a Bishops Sea called St. Ingo 8 Lucaiae insulae in number 4â—0 and is best commended for the beauty of her women 9 Barmudae many in number discovered by Sir Thomas Summâ—rs and thence have the name of Summer Islands possest by a plantation of English and agreeth well with their temper â—0 Hispaniola or Haitie the first that was described by Columbus in the beginning of his attempt An excellent Iland for temper of ayre fertilitie of soyle rich Mines Amber Suger and Roots medicinall One of the chiefe Townes in Domingo ransackt by Sir Francis Drake 1585. The rest are St. Isabella St. Thome St. Iolius c. 11 â—here are a rank of Ilands neer the Basis of the South America that are called Insulae Caralum or Canibalorum part of them are Canibals and wild people yet they yeeld commodities especially the Guiacum or lignum Sanctum 19 The Ilands of America on the West in the Pacifick Sea are not many of much account 1 The chiefe is Califormia an Iland of about 500. leagues from the North Cape Mendocino to the South S. Lucas which enters a little within the Tropick of Cancer 2 Insulae Salomonis supposed by some to be the Land of Ophir 3 Insulae Latronum named from the Natives theft who stole Magellanus Cockboat when he first entred it The Description of GRAECIA GREECE is divided from Italy but by a short cut of the Adriaticke sea Each is so placed in Contra-view of the other as if she were ordered to overlooke her neighbours actions And so indeed there hath beene continually a mutuall emulation betwixt the two flourishing Nations which have either in turnes possest or at once divided the Empire of our Christian world 2 How ever now she lieth dejected and groanes under a miserable servitude yet once she had as well the preheminence of Rome in glory as the precedence in time For to say truth she was the wisest of any people that were not inlightned with the knowledge of that great mystery she set a patterne for government to all her succeeding ages and in briefe she was the mistresse almost of all Sciences some there are which in a strict account will accept none but the Mathematikes And yet too though those without doubt owe their being to the Chaldeans and Aegyptians sure I am that even in them she bred some of the most famous Artists that ever the world had Euclide may be my proofe In Philosophie Socrates Plato and our great Aristotle In Oratory Demosthenes Aeschines and Isocrates In Historiographic Xenophon Thucidides Plutarch and Herodotus In Poesie Hesiod Homer Sophocles and Aristophanes In State-policy the wisest Solon of Athens and Lycurgus of Lacedemonia In Militarie affaires Themistocles Miltiades and the great Alexander and infinite others which had all past their times and Greece almost sunke in her luster before the name of Rome was heard of almost in her Territories 3 She was at first but a small parcell of this quarter till by her prowesse she grew on upon her neighbouring Countries and enlarged her dominions through all Macedonia Peloponnesus Epirus the Aegean Ilands and Thrace and besides sent forth Colonies into other parts as well of Asia and Africa as of Europe whereof some retaine the Greeke names to this day Her selfe enjoyed the liberty for a long time which the first Inhabitants tooke to themselves and felt not the burden of a tributary nation till the time of the Persian Cyrus He first brought her under After him Xerxâ—s and other of the Kings of Persia which held it till it was recovered by Philip King of Macedonia and from him it fell to Alexander the great who first tooke up his Greeke Monarchie and at his death in the division delivered this with the rest to his successors in the Kingdome of Macedonia and so it continued untill their last Perseus in whose time it fell into the power of the Romans 4 But when that Empire too had its fate to be severed by Constantine the great into the East and West the Greeks again put in for a part and were for a time rulers of the East till they were successively over-run by the Goths Bulgarians Saracens and Turks under whom to this day the poore wretches suffer continuall persecution for the name of Christ and are scarce permitted by that great Tyrant meanes of learning to know the Name for which they suffer 5 This Religion was first called Helles from Hello the sonne of Deucalion and Pyrrha and in after-times tooke the name of Graecia from Graecus the sonne of Cecrops and King then of that part onely which was called Attica For when there were many States which were ordered by their peculiar Princes But when once they were all joyned into a Monarchie the whole retained the name of that part which was accounted most famous and the Inhabitants in their stories generally called Graecians though sometimes by the like Synecdoche Achaei Achivi Argivi Danai Delopes Dores Dryopes Hellenes Iones Myrmidones and Pelasgi 6 The bounds of Greece have beene severally set as her government hath beene either enlarged by her owne valour or impaired by a forraine enemy But as she is now taken by Geographers her marke on the East is the Aegean Sea on the West the Adriaticke which severs her from Italy on the North the Mountaine Haemus which is reported though falsly to be of such heighth that from the toppe a man may descrie Seas foure severall wayes and on the South the Mediterranean Ionium Seas 7
The Region thus limited was once as fertile pleasant and rich as any part of the whole Continent And by reason of her plenteous Rivers and commodious accesse for Shippes from almost all Coasts she could want no meanes to export her own overplus or import forraine merchandize from all parts of the knowne world If at this day it appeares not in that luster no marvaile Impius haec tam culta novalia miles habebat Barbarus has segetes 8 And besides the base misusage of the mis-beleeving Turke the very Natives themselves are fallen from the noble disposition of their predecessors into an incredible sottishnesse and those which before reckoned the rest of the earth Barbarous in comparison to their polite Common-wealth are now themselves sunk below the envie of the meanest Nation and become the most miserable object of pity living upon the earth Indeed they may hardly be said to live for that they take no farther care then barely to live They are lazy beyond beliefe and ignorant almost beyond recovery for they have now no means to bring their children either to learning or manners Not an Academie in all Greece Their carriage generally uncivill their feasts riotous and their mirth debaucht Their Wives are well favoured and so indeed they must be for they use them no longer as their wives then they continue to their liking when they once fade they are put to the house-drudgerie Their language is the same as heretofore but rudely corrupted though as Maginus reports it differs not so much as the Italian from the pure Latine The have no habite almost proper but those which serve the Turke weare their fashion the rest which are under the Venetian observe them in their apparell for they are slaves to both in their whole course 9 Yet they retaine still a shew of the Christian Religion which was here first settled by Timothie to whom Saint Paul wrote two Epistles and was after in the Primitive times professed by divers learned and reverend Divines of their own Nation which are with us received as Authentike Fathers of the Church Saint Chrysostome Basile the Gregories Nisene and Nazianzâ—n were all Grecians The government Ecclesiasticall is in power of foure Patriarkes 1 Of Constantinople and his extends over all Greece Moscovie Sclavonia Dacia part of Poland and all the Ilands of the Adriatike and Aegevn Seas 2 Of Alexandria and his over Aegypt and Arabia 3 Of Ierusalem and his over the Greekes in Palestine 4 Of Antioch and his over Syria Armenia and Cilicia 10 The people of this Countrey were heretofore distinguished by their principall dialects And those were the Attike Ionike Dorike and Aâ—olike A fift there was which was called a mixt or common dialect Each differed from other no more then we doe from our selves in severall parts of our Kingdome But this division will hardly reach the limits which bounds Greece according to our description we will adhere rather to that of our moderne Geographers which reckon to Greece sixe Provinces 1 Thrace 2 Macedonia 3 Albania 4 Epirus 5 Achaia 6 Peloponnesus And 7 the Ilands Eλλαs GREECE Reuised by Iohn Speed and are to be sold by Geo Humble 1626 Revised by Iohn Speed and are to be sold by Geo Humble 1626 12 Part of this Nation was heretofore perswaded that their ancestors did not at all die neither should they but passe onely out of this world into another to their supposed god Zalmoxis once a Scholler of Pythagoras who when he had perswaded them unto this Religion seemed wonderfully to vanish out of their sight and appeared not any more but left them fully possest that he was the Deity which must after a time entertaine them And this they expected with that great joy that as oft as one died in stead of mourning they set forth games and feasts to congratulate his freedome from the troubles of this earthly condition and the wife onely whom he loved best for they had many was thought worthy to be killed by her best friends at her husbands grave that she might beare him company in the other world the rest bewailed their neglect and the residue of their life was to them as a disgrace When a child was borne neighbours were called to bemone his entrance into a multitude of calamities and in course they reckoned up what he was to passe before he could go to their god Zalmoxis for they acknowledged no other but blasphemed and shot arrowes against the heavens as oft as they heard it thunder 13 Their Kings saith Quadus are chose by suffrage and those especially which are best knowne to be most milde not young nor yet a father of any children for they will not by any meanes admit that their government should become hereditary If the Prince himselfe offend he shall not escape their laws even to death yet no man may set a hand to his execution but by a common desertion he is allowed no necessaries to live and therefore must needs die Here once raigned Polymnestor which murdered Pryam's younger sonne Polydorus And Tereus and Diomedes c. 14 This Province is now called Romenia and takes that name from her chiefe City Constantinopolis or Roma nova heretofore Bizantium of great fame from her first building and that sixe hundred threescore and three yeares before the Incarnation her founder Pausanias a Lacedemonian She stands so commodiously and commands the Euxine Sea the Propontis Hellespont that there can hardly be any passage to or fro betwixt Europe and Asia in those parts without her leave And likely enough that for this cause Constantine the Great when he divided the Empire chose this for his Easterne seat and in the yeare three hundred fifteene enlarged it with magnificent buildings and deckt her in the apparrell of old Rome from whence he translated hither many ancient and costly monuments and faine would have removed her name but that his subjects out of their endeared affection to their Prince would heare no other then Constantinopolis the Citie of Constantine It is in compasse eighteene miles containes commonly seventie thousand Inhabitants though almost every third yeare she be visited with a great Pestilence The other eminent Cities of Thrace are Abdera Nicopolis Philopolis Hadrianopolis Traianopolis Phinopolis Pemithus c. The Chersonesus over against Troas in Asia is called Saint George his Arme and in it stands Sestos where the love passed betwixt Leander and Hero 15 Macedonia is on the West of Thrace East of Albania North of Epirus and Achaia and South of Misia superior It had this name from Macedo grand-child to Deucalion as Solinus gives him The land is fertile and pleasant rich with mines of gold and silver and the qualities of the Inhabitants were heretofore answerable Their disposition noble and free their lawes good and those their owne their attempts great and their Kings valiant and victorious The most renowned were Philip and the greatest one that ever the world knew Alexander his son
briefly after many turns it became the possession of Ismaell Sophie of Persia whose race continues it to this day 10 The bounds of this Empire on the North are the Caspian Sea and the River Oxus on the South the Sinus Persicus and the Mare Indicum heretofore called Rubrum on the West the Turkish confines as far as the River Tigris and the lake Giocho on the East the River Indus and the Kingdome of Cambaia a spatious land it is and contains from East to West 38. degrees and about 20. from the North to South 11 This varietie of distance in respect of the Heavens must needs cause as much difference in the qualities of her severall Regions In some places there is that fertility which makes her equall to any part of Asia in others againe she is so barren unfruitfull and unprofitable that the land is left waste as being not able to nourish an Inhabitant Oramaritima saith Quadus aestuosa est ac ventosa fructuum inops praeterquam palmarum mediterranea regio Campestris est omnium ferax pecorumque optima nutrix fluminibus et lacubus plena Maxime autem suppeditat Araxes plurimas commoditates It abounds much with metals and stones of great price THE â—â—â—â—DOME OF PERSIA with the cheif Citties and Habites described by Iohn Speede 13 Their Philosophers were called Magi and studied principally the art of foretelling things to come from whence we have our terme of Magicke and usurpe the word onely in the worse sense whereas questionlesse it was no other with them then the Greeks Philosophy Philosophi or Sapientes with the Latines for it is by most thought that such were those good Magi which came from the East to worship Christ and Saint Chrysostome directly names Persia to be that East from whence they were led by the starre 14 They have now put off most of their antique barbabarisme and are become good politicians excellent warriours great schollers especially in Astrologie Physick and Poetrie Those which apply themselves to Mechanick trades are not inferiour to any almost in our quarter they deale most in making of silkes which they send into all the Eastern Countries in great abundance They are mild and courteous to strangers yet jealous of their wives which for the most part are very faire and richly attired notwithstanding their affection to them usque ad insanam Zelotypiam yet are they much addicted to that beastly sinne of the Turks and have their stewes on purpose whither they resort without controule or shame Their Language is elegant and in use in most of those Easterne Countries The Christian Religion was once planted here both by Saint Thomas and Saint Andrew yet are they now fallen to Mahumetisme and differ but as schismaticks from the Turks which occasioneth much hatred and perpetuall warre betwixt them 15 The Regions which belong to the Empire of Persia are 1 Persia. 2 Media 3 Assyria 4 Susiana 5 Mesopotamia 6 Parthia 7 Hyrcania 8 Bactriana 9 Parapomissus 10 Aria 11 Drangiana 12 Gedrosia 13 Carmania and 14 Ormus 16 Persis had her name from Perseus which came hither out of Greece and this gives it to the whole Empire It is now called Farsi or Farsistan and was heretofore Panchaia It lyeth betwixt Media on the North and the Sinus Persicus on her South on her West Susiana and East Carmania Her Metropolis is Sitas once Persepolis and is built toward the midland neere the River Araxes it was surprised by Alexander and many thousand talents of gold sent into Greece with other rich spoiles and trophies of victories which the Persians had before gotten from most parts of the then known world Vpon the Sea-coasts stands Cyrus a City which was built by their first absolute Monarch and called by the Inhabitants Grechata It was the Bishop-seate of the learned Theodoret who lived here about the yeare 450. and in this Region is Laodicea built by Antiochus and Passagarda where Cyrus had his sepulchre 17 2 Media now Servania on the North of Persis and South of the Caspian Sea hath Armenia major and Assyria on her West and on her East Parthia Hyrcania It was before Cyrus the seate of the Empire and mother to a warlike potent Nation Their Kings had many wives seldome fewer then seven and their women thought it a great calamitie to have lesse then five husbands In this stands the territory of Tauris which was called by our ancients Erbathana and doth stand some eight dayes journey from the Hyrcanian Sea it is rich and populous and was the seate of the Sophies till it was removed to Casbin which lyeth somewhat more South Betwixt both stands the City Turcoman and else-where in this Province are many others dispersed of good note especially Suliania Symmachia Nassinun Ardovill Marant and Saucazan c. 18 3 Assyria now Arzeram on the West of Media South of Armenia North of Susiana and East of Mesopotamia it was the seat of Ninus his Kingdome lost by Sardanapalus and here stands the most famous City Ninive neere the River Tigris larger then Babylon containing ful threescore miles in compasse for the communitie which the Babylonians had with them in course of governmeÌ„t they were ofttimes promiscuously used by Historians both had this custome to sell their virgins which were faire and most desired and tender the price into the common treasury The homelier sort were placed in marriage with that money to those which would accept of them for gaine at least if not for beauty They were much addicted to Astrologie and were questionlesse led to it by the opportunitie of their situation which gives them a more perfect view of the heavens and severall course of the Planets then any other part of the world besides 19 4 Susiana now Cucestan seemes to have her name from Cus upon the South of Assyria West of Persis East of Babylonia and North of the Persike bay It is severed by Pliny from Elemais the great by the River Euleus of whose waters onely the Persian Kings were wont to drinke as being more sweet and pure then any other in this Countrey 20 5 Mesopotamia now Diarbecha heretofore Aram or Charam lies betwixt the two Rivers Euphrates and Tigris and hath Armenia major on her North and on her South Arabia deserta it is of large extent and hath much variety of Commodities in her severall quarters but hath suffered great calamities by reason of her continuall wars with the Turk Her chiefe Cities are Charan or Haran where Abraham settled himselfe when he was called forth of Chaldaea and where that gurges avaritiae the Roman Marâ—uâ— Crassus lost his life Not far distant is the Citie Nisibis which was once called Antiochia and Mygdonia to these Maginus addes Merdin and Mosus 21 6 Parthia now Arach on the East of Media on the South of Hyrcania North of Carmania and West of Aria The Inhabitants were valiant and had their course of soveraigntie in the Easterne Monarchy Her chiefe
have stood eight faire and strong Castles such were Addington Darking Starburg Rygate Guilford Farnham Goseford and Brenchingley but of greater State are Oking Otlands Non-such and Richmond his Majesties royall Mannors And for service to the Crowne or Common-wealths imployments this Counties division is into thirteene Hundreds wherein are seated eight Market-towns and one hundred and fortie Parish-Churches as in the Table following is inserted SURREY DESCRIBED AND DIVIDED INTO HUNDREDS HVNDREDS IN SURREY 1. CHertsey 2. Woking 3. Fernham 4. Godalming 5. Emley 6. Kingston 7. Brixton 8. Croydon 9. Tanridge 10. Reygate 11. Copthorne 12. Darking 13. Blackheath A Abinger Dark Abroke Emley Abscourt Emley Addington Croydon Adleston Chert Adscombe Croydon Albury Black S. Annes Hill Chert Anuvall Fern. Artingten Godal Ashe Woking Ashted Copthorne Awford Black B Badshott Fern. Bagshott Woking Bansted Croydon Barne Brix Barnelmes Brixt. Basingstone Woking Battersey Brixt. Baynardâ— Black Beachwâ—râ—h West Darking Beachworth East Reyg Bediâ—gton Croydon Binscombe Godalm Bisley Chert Bishops Court Tanr. Blackheath Woking Bletching Forrein Tanr. Bletchingleigh Tanr. Blockâ—ield Tanr. Bokham great Copthorne Bokham little Copthorne Bradley VVoking Bramley Black Brookham Reyg Brookwood Woking Buckham lane Chert Buckland Reyg Burgate Godal Burghouse Copth. Burphants Woking Burstow Reyg Burstow Parâ—e Tanr. Burstow lodge Tanr. Byflet Chert C Camerwell Brixt. Capell Dark Carshalton Croydon Caterham Tanr. Cattershull Godal Cawswaye Dark Chaldon Croydon Charte Fern. Chartwood Reyg Cheame Croydon Chellsham Tanr. Chergworth Emley Chertsey Chert Chesyington Copth. Chiddingfold Godal Chilworth Black Chipsteed Reyg Cleagate Kingstone Clandon West VVoking Clandon East VVoking Clapham Brixt. Cobham Emley Cobham Chert Cobham streat Emley Combe Parke Brix Combe Nevill King Cookham little Cop. Cookham great Cop. Colley Reyg Compton Fern. Compton Godal Consford Black Cranley Black Crowhurst Tanr. CROYDON Croyd. Culsdon Croyd. D DARKING Darking Deddington Croyd. Dovers Reyg Dulwich Brix Dunsfold Black Dytton thames Kingst Dytton long Kingst E Ebbesham Cop. Ebbesham Court Cop. Effingham Cop. Egham Chert Elsted Fern. Embhams Godal Enton Godal Esher Emley Esher parke Emley Eshing Godal Ewell Cop. Ewhurst Black Eywood Dark F Farley Tanr. Farnecome Godal FARNEHAM Fern. Fawell Cop. Fetcham Cop. Flanchford Reyg Frensham Fern. Frimley Chert G Gatton Reyg S. George Hill Emley Glashouse Black GODALMING Co. Godstone Tan. Goldwhurd Tan. GVILDFORD Wok. Guildford Manour Woking Gumshall Black H Hackstall Tan. Haling Croydon Ham Reyg Hambledon Godal Hamhaw Chert Hartmere Godal Hascombe Black Hasilmere Godal Hatcham Brixt. Haw Dark Hedley Cop. Henley Parke Woking Hindhead Godal Hodg Court Tan. Holmbury Black Holwoodborow Dar. Horley Reyg Horstell Chert Horsley West Woking Horsley East Woking Horton Cop. Hourne Tan. K Katerham Tan. Katern hill VVoking Kennington Brix Kewe Kingst Kings hill Brix KINGSTONE upon Thames King Kingfield Tan. Knole Black Kynnersley Reyg L Lagham Tan. Lambeith Brix Lambeith deane Brix Lambeith marsh Brix Lathesley Godal Laystrete Reyg Leighe Reyg Leth Dark Letherhead Cop. Lingfield Tan. Lingfield strete Reyg Littleton Godal Loxley Black Limsfield Tan. M Malden King Martin Nevill Brix Martins on the hill Black Mayfort Woking Merrowe Woking Merstham Reyg Mickleham Copt Milton Dark Mitcham Croydon Molsey West Emley Molsey East King Morden Croydon Morden Tan. Morehouse Fern. Mortclacke Brix Mounsted Black Mylford Godal N Newarke Woking Newchappell Tan. Newington Brix Newlodge Chert Non-such Croydon Norbury Cop. Nore Black Nudigate Reyg Nuttfield Reyg O Ockham Woking Ockley Dark Ognersh Black Okeley Dark Okested Tan. Okewood Black Otlands Emley Oxenford Godal P Peckham Brix Pecham Rye Brix Pensgreene Brix Pepperharrow Godal Pettersham King Pirford Chert Pittfall Godal Polsdon Cop. Polsted Godal Pophole Godal Potnol Chert Poundhill Tan. Poyle Fern. Preston Cop. Purbright Woking Purtenham Godal Putney Brix R Redrith Brixt. REYGATE Reyg Reygato Foren Reyg Reygate Church Reyg Richmond Kingst Ripleyff Wok. Robarns Wok. Rowhampton Brix Runfold Fern. Runwick alias Dipnel Fern. S Sanderste Croydon Salton upon Thamesis Emley Salton on the hill Cop. Sansted Cop. Scotsland Black Scale Fern. Send Wok Shakleford Godal Shalford Black Shellwood Reyg Shere Black Shipley bridge Tan. Shipley bridge Reyg Shooland Godal Shotover mill Godal Shine King Shine East Brix Sidlum Reyg Slyfield Cop. Smalefield Tan. South Parke Tan. SOVTHWARKE Brixt. Stanesborne King Starburg Tan. Stenestreete Dark Stockwell Brix Stoke Woking Stoke dauborne Emley Stowghton Wok Stretham Brix Stroud Chert Sutton Croydon Sydney Black T Tadwort Cop. Talworth Court King Tangley Black Tanridge Tan. Tatesfield Tan. Temple Dar. Thorpe Chert Thursley Godal Tilford Fern. Titting Woking Tittesley Tan. Tongham Fern. Towting graveney Brix Towting becke Brix Trotworth Chert V Vachery Black Vnsted Black W Walkamsted Tan. Wallington Croydon Walton Cop. Walton Emley Walworth Brix Wanborow Woking Wansworth Brix Warlingham Tan. Warmingfold Black Waverley Fern. Waybridge Emley Wescot Dark Weston Black Westwood Woking Wheler streete Godal Whitley Godal Wiggy Reyg The Wild Godal Willmore pound Cop. Willy Reyg Wimbledon Brix Windlesham Woking Winsham Chert Wisley Chert Witley Godal Wodham Chert Wodham lane Chert Woking Woking Woocote Croyd. Woodcocke bride Tan. Woodhatch Reyg Woodmanstone Croyd. Wooldingham Tan. Worplesdon Woking Worplesdon Woking Wotton Dark Wrecklesham Fern. Wyke Woking HANT-SHIRE by the Saxons written Handeschyr lying upon the West of England is bordered upon the North by Barke-shire upon the East with Surrey and Sussex upon the South with the British Seas and I le of Wight and upon the West with Dorset and Wilt-shire 2 The length thereof from Blackwater in the North upon Surrey unto Bascomb in the South upon the Sea extended in a right line is fifty foure English miles and the bredth drawn from Petersfield in the East unto Tidworth in the West and confines of Wilt-shire is little lesse then thirty miles the whole circumference about an hundred fifty five miles 3 The Ayre is temperate though somewhat thicke by reason of the Seas and the many Rivers that thorow the Shire doe fall whose plentie of fish and fruitfull increase doe manifoldly redeeme the harmes which they make 4 The Soile is rich for Corne and Cattle pleasant for pasturage and plenteous for Woods in a word in all commodities either for Sea or Land blessed and happy 5 Havens it hath and those commodious both to let in and to loose out ships of great burthen in trade of Merchandize or other imployments whereof Portsmouth Tichfield Hamble and South-hampton are chiefe besides many other creekes that open their bosomes into those Seas and the Coast strengthned with many strong Castles such as Hurst Calshot South-hampton Saint Andrewes Worth Porchester and the South Castle besides other Bulwarkes or Block-houses that secure the Countrey And further in the Land as Malwood Winchester and Odiam so strong that in the time of King Iohn thirteene English-men only defended the Fort for fifteene dayes against Lewis of France that with a great Hoast assaulted it most hotly 6 Anciently it was possest upon the North by the Segontians who yeelded
Hundreds Sherborns division Sherborn Redlane Newton Brownsell Yeatminster Totcombe and Modborow Buckland Whitway hund and liberties Briâ—port division Bridport Whitechurch Beamister Redhoave Eggarton Godhertorne Shiâ—ton division Badbury Cogdeane Hanly Cramborne Lowsbarrow Knowlton Vpwimborne Derâ—hester division George Tellerford Puddleton hund liberties Colliford Vgicombe Blaâ—dford division Pimperne Rushmore Barrow Coombeditch Beer Winfrith Rowbarrow Hasler A Abbots Estoke Beaâ— Abbotte bee Tithing Sher. Abbotsbury Vgs. Adams chappell Row Aâ—â—lington Row Alderholt Cramb. Allâ—â—ster Vpwim. Allhollam cramb Allington Goder Allweston sâ—er Alton pancras Whit. Saint Andros Glisset Cramb. Anderson Coomb Aren point Has. Aren Has. Armitage Vgs. Ashe Beam Ashe Pim. Ashmore Cramb. Askerwell Eggar Athelhamston Pâ—â— Athpuddel bar B Bagber Cramb. Bagbore Bro. Barnesley Bad. Barnstone Hasler Batcombe Yeat Baunton Goder BEAMISTER Beam Beare Hagard Shir. Bedcister Newt BEERKINGS Beer Belchalwell Beer Bereston Knowle Berâ—ord Bad. Bettescombe Goder Bexington Rush. Bindon Rush. Bingehams Melcombe VVhit Blachemwell Hasler Blagden parke Cramb. Blakmore Sher. Blanford S. Mary Comb. BLANFORD Pimp Bloxworth Coomb Bochampton Georg. Bowridge Vpwim. Bradford Sher. Bradford Georg. Bradley Hasler Bradpoole Red. Branksey Iland Cogd. Branksey Castle Cogd. Breadell Has. Brianston Pimp Briddy little Vgs. The five Bridges Red. BRIDPORT Brid Bringspuddell Bar. Broadmaine georg Brockhampton Buck. Brodewinsor Brid Brodway Cul. Brokinton Knowl Buckland Buck. Buckland Cul. Buckorne weston Red. Bugley Red. Burgh goder Bursey Iland cogd Burstock Whit. Burston pud Burton goder Burton Vpwim. Burton long sher Byncombe goder C Caldon Rush. Came Pud Can Vpwim. Canford lawndes cogd Caundell wake Brown Caundell sturton Brown Caundell marshes sher Caundell purse sher Caundell bishop sher Caâ—leton pimp Castle towne sher Catstocke Tot. and Mod. Cauford little Bad. Caynston pimp Ceaford Bad. Vp Cearne Sher. Nether Cearne Tot. and Mod. ABBAS CEARNE Tot. Mod. Chabury bad Chaldon Winf. Chantmerls Toller Charborrow cogd Chardstocke beam Charlton marshall cogd Charmouth VVhit Charmister georg Chedington beam Chelborrow east Tol. Chelborrow west Tol. Cheselton Poril Iland Chesselborne VVhit Chetnoll Yeat Chettell Vpwim. Chetwell Yeat Chickerell east Vg. Chickerell west Cul. Chidyocke VVhit Chilcombe Vgs. Child Okeford reâ— Child Frome Tol. Clenston combe Cliffe Pud Clyston sher Combekeins VVins Combe goder Combe nether sher Combe over sher Compton Hargrave Vpwim. Compton goder Compton Tot and Mod. Compton over sher Compton nether sher Corfe VVin. Corfe Castle Hast. Corfe Mullin â—ogd Corscombe Beam Corton Vg. Craford Lows CRAMBORN Cram. Cramborn Chase Cram. Creech Hast. Creech East Hast. Creklad parke VVhit Cripton Cullis Crokwey Eggardon Cruxton Tollerf D Dalwood Vg. Danush Buckl Develish Flu. Develish Pimp Didlington Bad. DORCHESTER Vg. Dorweston Pimp Downe sher E Eastbury sher Eastover Red. Edmondsham Cramb. Eagleston Hasler Saint Elyns Cogd. Elwell Cullis Encomb Hast. EVERSHOT Tollerf Ewren Minster Hanly F Fantelaroy Marsh sher Farneham Cramb. Fifhead Cramb. Fifhead Whit. Fifhead Navill Pim. Fifhead Magdalen Red. Fippenny ankford Pimp Fittleford Pim. Fleet Vg. Foke sher Fordington Manor Vg. FRAMPTON goder The Free Vpwim. Frome byllet george Frome vanchurch Tollerf Frome quintin Tollerf Funtmell hanly G Gillingham Forest Vpwim. Gillingham Vpwim. Glasen sherb Godmanston Tot. and Mod. Grymston georg Gunfoild Cramb. Gunfield Cramb. Guslag Knowl H Haidon sher Handford Red. Halstoke Whit. Ham Vpwim. Hamone Pim. Hampreston Cramb. Hamworthy cogd Handfast point Knowl Hanly han Hareston row Hasselbery brian pimp Haukechurch Whit. Hauworthy cogd Helton Whit. Helwarden Wins Henton Martell Bad. Hermitage Tot. and Mod. Herringston cullif Herston row Hâ—ckford cogd Hâ—llfeild Tot. and Mod. Hinton little Bad. Holme West hast Holme East hast Holnest sher Holt Forest Bad. Holt Bad. Holton Bad. Holwell cramb Hooke Eggar Horseys Melcomb Whit. Horton Bad. Houndstreet sher Howton pimp Hutton Mary Newton Hyde rush I Iberton Whit. Ilsington pudd K Keasworth cram Kencombe â—ggard Knighton pud Knighton pimp Kingston row Kingston georg Kington great red Kinson cogd Knolton Knowl Knowle hast Knowle Buckl Kritchell long Knowle Kunbridge hasler L Lake Cogd. Lambart Castle Whit. Lambart hill Whit. Lancots rush Lanckton Vg. Lanckton pimp Langton Wallis row Landon Beamis Launston pimp Lechiot beacon cogd Lechiot south cogd Leighe Yeat Lewcombe Tollerf Lewson hill Beamis Lewston sher Lillington sher Limbridge hasler Litchet Matravers cogd Litchet Minster cogd Loders goder The Lodge hasler The Lodge Bad. Longbridge Whit. Longbredy eggar Longcurchell Knowl Longâ—let cogd Longham Bad. Longlother goder Longlane mill red Lulworth West rush Lulworth East Winâ— Lyddon Flu. Lydlynche Brow LYMEKINGS Brid Lytton Vg. Ly Bad. M Maiden Newton Tollerf Mannyngton Bad. Manston red Maperton red Maperton redl Margaret Marsh New Marnhull Newt Marshwood parke Whit. Marshwood vale Whit. Martinstowne george Maston comb Maypowder Buck. Melbery cramb Melbery Sampford Toller Melbery Abbis hanly Melbery Osmond Yeat Melbery bubb Yeat Melcomb Regis Vg. Melplash Beamis Michaels Gussage Bad. Middle marsh Tot. and Mod. MIDDLETON Whit. Milborne S. Andrew Pud Milborne Stiham Beer Milton Vpwim. Milton abbas Whit. Milton eggar Mintern Whit. Mintern great Tot. and Mod. Minterne little Buck. Meigne over Winâ— Moâ—ritchell Bad. Morden Low Morden rush Morton Winf. Mosterne red Motcombe Vpwim. Mountpoynings rush Muckelford georg Muncton cramb Muncton Vpwim. Muncton Cullif. Muncton Cullif. Munston pud The Mynes cogd N Netherbury Beamis Nettlecome eggar Newland sher Newton rowbar Newton Castle Whit. North-haven point cogd O Oborne sher Okeford shilling cramb Okeford Fitz-pain New Orchard East Newt Orchard West Newton Osmington Cullif. Ouer Row Ower Winf. P Parston Cogd. Parly West Cramb. Parrat South red Paunhin Beamis Pentridge carmb Petersham cramb Peverell point row Phillihome Vg. Pimperne pimp Plush Buck. POOLE hasl Poorestocke goder Portland Iland port Portland Church port Portland Castle port Porston georg Pooreton red Portsham Vg. Povington hasler Poxwell Winf. Preston Bad. Preston Cullif. Puddle trencheard Whit. Puddlehouton pud Puddletowne pud Pullham rush Pulham West Buck. Pulham East Buck. Puncknoll Vg. Purbick Iland Winf. Pyllesdon Whit. Pyllesdon Pen goder Q Quarston pimp R Radlestone pimp Rampisham Tollerf Rawston pimp Rhime Whit. Rimpscomb row Ringston Winf. Rodden Vgscomb Rodipoll Cullif. Rowllington row Rowseham Beamis Rumforth Knowl Rushton Cramb. Ryme Yeaton S Samford Yeat Sandwiche bay Row Sandesfoote Castle â—â—d Sandwiche row Sexpenny henley cramb SHAâ—TESEVRY Vp. Shapwick Bad. Shafton Vpwim. SHERBORNE Sher. Sherford bridge hasl Shepton goder Shillingaukford pimp Shilhampton Vg. Shitterton Bar. Shopwicke Bad. Shroughton or â—wrncourtney Red. Sidlin Whit. Simondsborow Whit. Sleep hasl Somerhaies brown Somerl little pud South-haven point cogd Southover eggard Spesbury pimp Stalbridge brown Stanton Gabriell Whit. Steple hasl Stepington cramb Stepleton Vg. Stickland pimp Stockland Whit. Stockwood pud Stock church Whit. Stoke wake Whit. Stoke Yeat Stoke galliard brown Stoke bowood beam Stone Bad. Stowboro hasl Stowborow Winf. Stoure Flu. Stowrer westover red Stower castover red Stower paine pimp Stower provest Whit. Straford pud Stratton georg Studland row Studland Castle Row Sturhill goder Sturmister marshall cogd STURMISTER NEWTON Bro. Stynford
into Sowes to no small profit of the Countrey There is found also in certaine veines of the earth Stibium which the Apothecaries call Antimonium and the Alchymists hold in great esteeme 6 Places for commerce or memorable note the first is Darby the Shire-towne called in the English Saxon-Tongue Nordhwodrhig and by the Danes Deoraby seated upon the West banke of Derwent where also a small Brook rising westward runneth thorow the Towne under nine Bridges before it meets with her farre greater River Derwent which presently it doth after she hath passed Tenant Bridge in the South-East of the Towne But a Bridge of more beauty built all of Free-Stone is passed over Derwent in the north-North-East of the Towne whereon standeth a faire stone Chappell and both of them bearing the names of Saint Maries five other Churches are in this Town the chiefest whereof is called Alhallowes whose Steeple or Bell-Tower being both beautifull and high was built onely at the charges of young men and maides as is witnessed by the inscription cut in the same upon every square of the Steeple Among the miserable desolations of the Danes this Towne bare a part but by Lady Ethelfleda was a gaine repaired and is at this day incorporated with the yearly government of two Bailiffes elect out of twenty-foure brethren besides as many Burgesses of Common-Counsell a Recorder Town-Clerke and two Sergeants with Mace whose Graduation is observed from the Equator to be 53. degrees 25. scruples and from the first point in the West 19. degrees 2. scruples 7 Little-Chester by the Romish Mony there daily found seemeth to have beene ancient and that a Colonie of the Roman Souldiers there lay Yet of farre greater fame was Repandunum now Repton where Ethelbald the ninth King of the Mercians fifteenth Monarch of the English-men slain at Seggeswald by the treason of his subjects was interred and whence Burthred the last King of that people was expulsed with his Queene Ethelswith by the rage of the Danes after twentie-two years reign But with a more pleasing eye we may behold Melborne the memoriall of English-mens great valor where in that Castle was kept Prisoner Iohn Duke of Burbon taken captive in the Battle of Agincourt and therein detained the space of nineteene yeares 8 Things of stranger note are the hot Water-springs bursting forth of the ground at Buxton where out of the rock within the compasse of eight yards nine springs arise eight of them warme but the ninth very cold These runne from under a faire square building of Free-stone and about threescore paces off receive another hot spring from a Well inclosed with foure flat stones called S. Annes neere unto which another very cold spring bubled up The report goeth among the by-dwellers that great cures by these waters have been done but daily experience sheweth that they are good for the stomach and sinewes and very pleasant to bathe the body in Not farre thence is Elden-hole whereof strange things have beene told and this is confidently affirmed the waters that trickle from the top of that Cave which indeed is very spacious but of a low and narrow entrance doe congeale into stone and hang as ickles in the roofe Some of them were shewed at my being there which like unto such as the frost congealeth were hollow within and grew Taper-wise towards their points very white and somewhat Crystall-like And seven miles thence upon a mounted hill standeth a Castle under which there is a hole or Cave in the ground of a marvellous capacity which is commonly called The Devils Arse in the Peake whereof Gervose of Tilbury hath told many pretty tales and others doe make it one of the wonders of our Land 9 As in other Counties the devotions of the religious have been made apparent in the erection of places for Gods peculiar service so in this have bin founded 8. of that nature which were Dale Derelege Darby Repton Bechif Graiesley Faverwell and Pollewerke whose peace and plenty stood secure from all danger till the blustering windes arising in the reigne of King Henry the eight blew off the pinacles of their beautious buildings and shook asunder the revenewes of those Foundations which never are like againe to be laid 10 This Shire is divided into sixe Hundreds wherein have been seated seven Castles and is still traded with eight Market-Towns and replenished with one hundred and sixe Parish-Churches whose names follow in the Table annexed Anno DARBIESHIRE described 1610 HUNDREDS in Darby-shire 1. HIghpeak Hu. 2. Scarsdale H. 3 Worksworth Wap 4 Morleston Lytchurch H 5. Appletrie Hund. 6. Reppington Gresly H. A Abney Peak Alderousley Apple Aldwarke Work Alderwashley Work Allestree Morl. ALLFRETON Scar. Alsoppe Work Aluaston Morl. Ambaston Morl. Amber Flu. Appleby Rep. Arlaston Apple Aston Peak Atlowe Apple Aulkmanton Apple Aulport Peak Aulton Scar. Ashe Apple ASHBORNE Work Ashford Peak Ashlchay Apple Ashover Scar. Aston Scar. Aston upon Trent Mor. Auton Apple B Bakewell Peak Ballidor Work BANKEWELL Peak Barbrough Scar. Barley Scar. Barowe Morl. Barwardcote Morl. Baslow Peak Beardhall Peak Bechif Abby Scar. Beighton Scar. Belay chappell Scar. Belghe Scar. Belpar Apple Bentley fenny Work Bentley Appl. Hungary Bentley Appl. Birchhill Peak Blackwell Scar. Blaugherby Rep. Bothmusoill Peak Bousover Scar. Bouthe nether Peak Bouteshall Work Bowdon Peak Bowdon Middlecall Peak Bowlton Morl. Boylston Appl. Bradburne Work Bradford Flu. Bradley Appl. Bradfall Marl. Bradwell Peak Braiston Morl. Brakenfeild Scar. Bralesford Appl. Bramford Peak Bramton Scar. Brassington Work Bredfall Appl. Bretbye Rep. Brinington Scar. Church Broughtor Appl. Burbrok Flu. Burton blunt Apple Burghe Peak Butterley Morl. Buxton Well Peak C Caldwall Rep. Calke Rep. Calew Scar. Carlingthwart hall Scar. Carson Work Castleton Peak Castle in the peake Peak Catton Rep. Cawlow Work Codnor Morl. Cawner Peak Cawton Peak Chadesdon Morl. Chalesworth Peak Chamber in the forest Peak New Chappell Peak CHAPELL IN THE FRITH Peak Chattesden Appl. Chattesworth Scar. Chellaston Rep. Chelmarton Peak Chester eaton Morl. CHESTER FEILD Sc. Chilcot Rep. Church broughton Ap. Clapwell Scar. Clinton Scar. Clowne Scar. Clownchurch Scar. Clyfton Morl. Clyfton Appl. Codner Morl. Codner Castle Morl. Compton Morl. Corther Scar. Coton Rep. Cowdale Peak Cowlowe Peak Crawloe Flu. Creswell Scar. Crich Morl. Crich chase Morl. Crougston Work Croxall Rep. Crumforth Work Cubley Appl. D Dalbury lees Appl. Dale Morl. DARBY Morl. Darleygh Morl. Darley Peak Darley hall Scar. Darwell Flu. Darwen chapell Peak Denby Morl. Dethick Work Dove Flu. Dove bridge Appl. Dower Scar. Draklowe Rep. Dranfeild Scar. Draycot Morl. Duckmanton Scar. Duffeild Appl. Dunfeild Morl. Dunston Scar. E Eaton Work Eaton Appl. Eaton long Morl. Eckelsborne Flu. Edall Peak Edall Peak Edlaston Appl. Edleston hall Scar. Edynsar Peak Egington Morl. Eham Peak Eissington Work Ekington Scar. Elden hall Peak Elmeton Scar. Elton Work Elwall Appl. Elwaston Morl. Erewashe Flu. Eveley F Fatters feild Peak Fernhouses Peak Findern
high and very many which from the North notwithstanding are lessened as it were by degrees and towards the Sea-coasts the Countrey becommeth somewhat plaine which part is the best both for plentie of Graine and populous of Inhabitants The rest all mountaine is replenished with Cattle which is the best meanes unto wealth that this Shire doth affoord upon whose Hils you may behold whole Herds of them feeding and from whose Rocks most cleere springing waters thorow the vallies trickling which sportingly doe passe with a most pleasant sound and did not a little revive my wearied spirits among those vast mountaines imployed in their search whose infancy at first admitted an easie step over but grown unto strength more boldly forbad me such passage and with a more sterne countenance held on their journey unto the British Seas and Tave among these is accounted for a chiefe 4 Upon whose fall and East-banke the fairest Towne of all South-Wales is seated the Britains Caerdid the English Caerdiffe which Fitz-Haimon fortified with a Wall and Castle in the Raigne of King Rufus when he and his Norman Knights had overcome Rhese the Prince of these parts and thrust our Iestine from his lawfull possession This Towne he made his own Seat and Court of Justice enjoyning his Consorts to give aide to this honour and to hold their portions in vassallage of him Strong was the Castle as by the trust therein reposed may well appeare where the youngest brother Beauclark kept captive the eldest Curthose both of them sonnes to the Conquerour the space of twentie-sixe yeeres This Castle is large and in good repaire whence the Towne-wall went both South and East to the Rivers side thorow which foure Gates enter into the foure windes and contain in compasse nine hundred and twenty pases and along the River a sure defence upon her West side three hundred more so that the Towne containeth in circuit twelve hundred and fourescore pases But as the Tave is a friend to the Towne in making a Key for arrivage of shipping so is she a foe to S. Maries Church in the South with undermining her foundations and threatning her fall The Towne is governed by a Major yeerely elected out of twelve Aldermen assisted with other twelve Burgesses a Town-Clerke foure Constables and two Sergeants with Mace whose site is observed from the North-Starre to lie in the degree of Latitude 51. and 49. scruples and from the first point in the West 16. and 52. scruples 5 In the same graduation almost is sited the Citie Landaf wherein is a Castle and Cathedrall Church dedicated to S. Telean Bishop of the same without any other memorable matter worthy the speaking of 6 But things of strange note are these by the report of Giraldus who affirmeth that In a Rocke or Cliffe upon the Sea-side and Iland Barry lying neere the South-East point of this County is heard out of a little Chinke let him take heed what he saith the noise as it were of Smiths at their worke one whiles the blowing of Bellowes to increase the heat then the stroakes of the Hammer and sound of the Anvile sometimes the noise of the Grind-stone in grinding of Iron tooles then the hissing sparks of Steele-gads as they flie from their beating with the puffing noise of flames in a Furnace And whether this is the place whereof Clemens Alexandrinus speaketh I determine not where in his writings he hath these words They that have recorded Histories saith he doe say that in the I le of Britaine there is a certaine Hole or Cave under the bottome of an hill and on the top thereof a gaping Chinke into the which when the wind is gathered and tossed to and fro in the wombe or concavitie thereof there is heard above a sound of Cymbals for the winde being driven backe from his hole is forced to make a loud sound at her vent 7 More Westward from hence upon the River Ogmore and neere unto Newton in a sandy plaine about an hundred pases from Severne there springeth a Well though not of the clearest water where at the flowing and fulnesse of the Sea can hardly any water be gotten but at the ebbe and fall of tyde it walloweth up amaine The cause may be as Polybius reports of the like at Cadys wherein the windie aire when it is deprived of his wonted issues forcibly returneth shutting and stopping up the passages and veines of the Spring whereby the waters are kept in But contrariwise when the surface thereof is voyd and emptie of water the veines of the Source or Spring are unstopped and set free which then boyleth up in great abundance 8 And upon the same shoare more North and by West on the top of a hill called Minyd-Margan is erected a Monument inscribed with a strange Character and as strange a conceit held thereof by the by-dwellers whose opinions are possessed that if any man reade the same he shall shortly after die This Shire as it is the furthest Coast of South-wales and lay open to sorraine invasion so was it fortified with twenty five stronger Castles whereof times and stormes have devoured the most such were Barry Saint Doneits Denispowes Morlashe Meneshe Loghor Llāddeny Llāquian Oxwich Oystermouth Ogmor Pise Porkery Pennarth Winston Newcastle Caerfly Coche Peullyn Kethligarne Kenfeage Tallavan Treer and Cothy Neither was the County so ill seated for sufficiencie of life or barren of graine but that therein were planted places for divine pietie such were Neeth Margan and Caerdif besides the Episcopall See of Landaf which last still remaineth the other three suppressed among the fall of their like under King Henry the eight This Shire is divided into ten Hundreds wherein are seated sixe Market-Townes and one hundred and eighteene Parish-Churches as in the Card and Table annexed more at large appeareth GLAMORGAN SHYRE With the sittuations of the cheife towne CARDYFF and ancient LANDAFFE described ¶ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes Rivers and memorable places mentioned in Glamorgan-shire HUNDREDS in Glamorgan-shire 1. SWanzey 2. Llangevelach 3. Neath 4. Newcastle 5. Llantrissent 6. Caerfily 7. Ogmor 8. Cowbridge 9. Denispowys 10. Cardif A ABERAVON New Aberdare Llant. Aberpirgum Neath Aberthawe east Denis Aberthowe west Cow S. Androwes Denis Arthurs Buts hill Llant. Saint Athon Cow Avon Flu. B Bachhannis Island Swan Backinston Swan Baglane Neath Barry Denis Barry Island Denis Bettus Chappell New Beveerton Cow Bewpeere Cow Bishopston Swan Boulston Denis Capell Brathteare Caerf. Bredruckun Denis Parke Brewis Swan Saint Brides the great Ogmor Saint Brides the lesse Ogmor BRIDGEND New Saint Brides upon Hay Denis Brytton ferry Neath Burra Flu. C Cadoxton Denis Cadoxton Neath Caerfilly Castle Caerf. Canton Cardif Capell Krenant Neath CARDIFE Cardif Carnllayd Denis Cayreh Cardif Cheryton swan Clase Llant. Clementson Ogmor Cledaugh Flu. Cledaugh Flu. Coche Castle Caerf. Coidfranke Forest Lla Coidemerchan Parke Deni Cog Denis
Dun. Audley Down Aurely Cavan O. B Bably Vpper Tyr. Slew bagh Ferm Bagnall Down Castle Balan Ant. Baleghan Dun. Balemony Ant. Baleshanan Dun. The Bay of Balewilly Dun. Castle Baltern Ant. Ballydaly Vpper Tyr. Ban Flu Down Bancher Col. Band Flu Ant. Band haven Col. Barnebal arm Mac Banger Down Bangidon Col. Barnemore Dun. Baythdone Vpper Tyr. Lough Begna Down Lough Beg Ant. Belfast Ant. Belterbert Ferm Bencol Ant. Benebroch Nether Tyr. Benlintowne Lough Benmadigang Ant. Bermeth Lough Bert Dun. The Bishops seat Down Blacke Abbey Down Black-head Ant. Black-water Neth Tyr. Black-water Fort N. Tyr. Black-water Flu N. Tyr. The great Black-water Ferm Blare Down Bonavarga Ant. Bonodrium Ant. Castle Boy Down Boyesse Flu Ant. Boyle Dun. O. Castle Boyle Dun. O. Enis Boyle Dun. O. Bow Flu Lough Terlogh Brassilogh Arm. Lan Brassill Arm. C. Breklin Down East Brennie Cavan Brian Carrogh ant Saint Brides down The Briall down Brian Carrogh Ne. Tyr. Bundorlin Fort arm Buneranagh dun C Calebeg dun Calebeg haven dun Mac Camher down Camis Vpper Tyr. Camon Flu Vpper Tyr. Candan point down Cane Col. O. Mac Cane arm Capagh Epper Tyr. Carick Monagh Carlingford haven Lou. CARLINGFORD Lo Carmacon down Canantogher Neth Tyr. Caroan dun Carramore Vpper Tyr. Knock Cary ant Mac Carten down Lough Carutell Nesh Tyr. Cavan Cavan Castle Cavah Cavan Charles Fort Neth Tyr. Church-land Monagh Cladagh Iland dun Cladagh-bay dun Clanagher Neth Tyr. Clandawell arm The nether Clandeboy ant Clantarrin Cavan Castle Cloghbally down Cloghan Monogh Clogher point Lough Cloghera Bishops See Monagh Cloghmahar Duory ant Clon Neth Tyr. Closhagh Ferm Clunis Monast. Ferm Clyffe down Clyton Lough Cociti Flu down Coldagh dun Coldagh haven dun Collumkill down Colraine mon ant Colraine Castle co Lough Cone down Conner down Conora Bishops See ant Copland Isles down Cook Lough Lough Coran Nether Tyr. Coraine Flu ant Cow and Calfe down Cragan arm Cramfeild point down Cremourne Monagh Crog Castle ant Crosse Isle down Lough Cryse Nether Tyr. Cumber Flu Ferm Cusher Flu down D Dalgan Flu arm Dendough Carrick ant Lough Der down Derrie dun Derrie Fort dun Desert Neth Tyr. Devenish Ferm Dirgh Castle dun Dirgh Flu dun Lough Dirgh or Saint Patrickes Purgatory dun Dirrey down Lough Disart Nether Tyrone Disart Crygh Nether Tyrone Mac Dogevene Col. Doh Arnbery an t Dole Neth Tyr. Donanerony ant Donaneny Castle ant Fort Donat Nether Tyr. O. Lough Donat Nether Tyr. O. DONDALKE Lough Dondrom bay down Donegall Monast dun Kill Donel dun Donelong Vpper Tyr. Donenany point Lough Doneregy arm Donglas Nether Tyr. Donhalieing ant Donegalke Lough Temple Donocave Vpper Tyr. Donohelon down Donogh Upper Tyr. Donoghiddy Vpper Tyr. Slu Donogh Col. Donoghs inragh Nether Tyrone Donogmore down Donomaw down Donomore dun Donmory ant Donomurke Neth Tyr. Knock Donoshery Col. Temple Donrath Vpper Tyr. Donroe ant Dony Monagh Dony down Dornous arm The Dorterey Cavan Dougharty dun O. Downoman down Mac Sul Downe down Droghdagh haven Long. DROGHDAGH Lou. Dromebaly down Dromemarke ant Dromore down Dromshallen Lough Dronecan Lough Drumboe Neth Tyr. Drumboe Neth Tyr. Dundalke haven Lough DVNGAL dun Dungall haven dun Dungannon Neth Tyr. Dunluce Castle ant Dunmore Lough Dunseeke ant Lough Dunuare ant E Earne Lough Ferm Bishops Egges Monagh Lough Egges Monagh Elowh dun Enesse down Enis Garden down Can Enis dun Enis Macky Vpper Tyr. Enisken Monagh Enis forsed Logan Col. Enys Pyke Ferm Lough Eske dun Eske Flu dun Knock Evah down F Faire forland ant Fawne Cast. Dun. Fenlogh Mon. Fentenagh Vpper Tyr. Finne Flu dun Lough Finne dun Castle Finne dun Foghan Flu Col. Iland Fongren Vpper Tyr. An old Fort Nether Tyr. Forway Lough Lough Foyle Vp. Tyr. Lough Foyle haven dung Freerston ant G Slew Gallon Nether Tyr. Garland Lough Garstaune Lough Lough Gel ant Knock Glad ant Glanarme Castle ant Glanarme bay ant Glandagh dun South Glan de boy down Glanharky ant Glankankyne Nether Tyr. Glanraven Flu ant Glaspestell Lough Glastalagne ant The Glinnes ant Slew Gore Monagh Gormeley Ferm O. Grange Lough Grange ant Gray Abbey down Greene Castle dun Greene Castle down Gudorra Flu dun Mac Guere Ferm Guherra Flu. Mac Guilly ant H Haghnie Mullen Mon. Hanaloe Flu down Lough Hardwarns ant Haukes rocke dun Haygardes Lough Hellaine Haâ—rone down S. Helena dun S. Helens Haven dun Henry Lough Hernoh down Naghr Hollogh Cau. Hollywood Abbey down Horrehead dun Hugh Mac. Duffe dun I Inchah down Ide down Igangoh down Ilanay ant Inis Castle dun S. Johns point down Lough Knock Iormy down K Karne Lough down Kasin Flu arm Lough Kasin arm Karreene dun Kelles Mac ant The Kelles Duffree down Mac Kenan Monagh Kilcorwan down Kill-Cliffe down Killeagh down Kille-cony down Killetra Neth Tyr. Killetro Neth Tyr. Enis Killing Fort Ferm Mac Killoran Arm. Killoughter Cavan Killultagh down Kilmacrenan dun Kilmack dun Kilmana Neth Tyr. Kilmore Monagh Kilmore Cavan Kilrough Col. Kilrout Ant. Kilwarlin Down Kite Ba Dun. Kne Iland ant Castle Knock Vpper Tyr. Knock Crag Nether Tyr. Knockerunollogh dow KNOCKFERGUS ant Knomanage Neth Tyr. Kolmologcrogh Cavan The Kow ant Kullemeor dun Lough Kurkan down L Lambes Iland ant The Largy Nether Tyr. Laurie down Lecale Fort down Leinwady Castle Col. Leiston Flu down Leyseynnes Monagh Lumnart Lough Lough Luske Nether Tyr. Liffer dun Lisemucke Monagh Lisekilogham Ferm Lisgold Ferm Lisham Neth Tyr. Lishanaham Monagh Lisnafa down Dogan Flu down Castle Lough down Lough Swilly dun Lough Foyle dun Lough Lough LOVTH Lough Lumnart Lough Louth Luske Nether Tyr. M Mac Macomer ant Madarge point dow Mages Isle ant Magroittree dun Castle Maing Monagh Mahaline ant Mahamley down Mahara Ferkin ant Maharla down Maharlef gall Nether Tyr. Maharles Arm. Maharry Neth Tyr. Mahone gall down Mahtra down Malin dun Markinton bay ant Marshals ant Skir Martin down Mac Masarmah ant The Maidnes ant Mehaterry down Melogh Flu down Mellogh Carne Vpper Tyr. Mere Lough Slew Meser ant Six Milebridge dow Miskigh mewgh dun Moan Flu dun All Mollallan dun Mollogh gora Fort Vpper Tyr. Monaghan Fort Mon. Montjoy Fort Nether Tyr. Monuell Abbey down Mourne down The mountaine of Mourne down Mounterburne Nether Tyr. Lough Muckne Mon. Muckne Mon. Knock Mullagh ant Castle Mille Lough N Castle Narrow-water Lo. Narrow-water Dow. Lough Neaugh Nether Tyr. Mac Negosarahan Col. Newcastle Lough Newcastle down NEWRY down Newton Vpper Tyr. Newtowne Vpper Tyr. Newtowne Abbey down Mount Norris Arm. North-rocke down O Odonel Dun. Henry Ogge Arm. Olderflet ant Olderfleet haven An. The stone where male is chosen Nether Tyr. Omey Castle Vpper Tyr. Mac Omey Vpper Tyr. Onealand arm Slugart Oneale Dun. Slut Mac Oneale Down Orraine arm Ousher flu dun Owen Duffe Nether Tyr. Owen Maugh the ancient seat of the Kings of Vlster arms Roc Owen Col. Roc Owen flu Nether Tyr. Inis Owen Dun. Owindirgh ant Oxlogh Mon. P The Passe Down The Passe Lough Lough Patelegan arm Patrik Down S. Patriks rock dow Peremucke ant Permeferry down Bishop Philip down Pisneracregan Cavan Plelim down
old time 57.5 Cole in pits of what substance 83.4 Cole-pits in the Bishopricke of Durham 83.4 Cole in pits at Cole-Overton in Leicester-shire 61.1 Colchester by whom built 31 7 In Colchester Constantine the great borne 31.7 Colchester how fortified 31.7 whereof it taketh name 31 7 The civill government and graduation of Colchester ibid. Colledges which were first endowed with lands in all Christendome 45.7 Columbkill where the Kings of Scotland Ireland and Norway were entombed 132.18 Combat betweene Edmond Ironside and Canutus 47.10 Comius Attrebas or of Arras 27.5 Commodus the Emperour his Hercules-like Statue 79.7 Concani See Gangani Concha mother to Saint Patricke 101.7 132.12 Condercum See Chester in the Street Coning i. King why so called 4.7 Connaught Province how it is bounded 143.1 The forme and dimension thereof 143.2 The Aire and Bogghes ibid. 3 By whom inhabited in old time 143.5 Extream famine there 143.8 What religious houses there 143.9 Counties and Townes there 144 Constantius Chlorus the Emperour died at Yorke 78.9 His Sepulcher 78.11 Conwy river how named in old time 123.6 Iohn Cobland a famous and valiant Esquire In the Map of Durham Bishopricke Cobland a part of Cumberland 87.2 Copper-Mine at Wenlocke in Shropshire 71.9 In Cumberland 87.4 Corinaeus 22 Coritani where they inhabited 55.4 59.6 61.4 67.4 Corham or Coverham Abbey 79.8 Corke Countie in Ireland sometime a Kingdome 139 Corke Citie in Mounster how seated 139.6 An Episcopall See ibid. The marriage of the Citizens ibid. Cornavii what countries they held 51.4 53.4 69.5 71.5 73.5 Cornwall why so called 3.2 21.1 Of what temperature for aire it is 21.2 Almost an Isle 21.4 The soile 21.3 The dimension thereof 21.3 The ancient and moderne Inhabitants 21.5 It giveth title of Earle and Duke 21.6 What commodities it yeeldeth 21.7 Religious houses therein 21.10 Hundreds and Townes therein 22 Cottons Family of Coningham in Huntingtonshire 58.8 Coventry a well walled Citie 53.5 A Corporation and Countie by it selfe 53.5 Counsell of the Marches of Wales ordained 71.7 Counsell at Yorke erected 78 9 Courts of Iustice altered by King William Conquerour 5.3 Caway Stakes 29.6 Crediton or Kirton a Bishops See translated to Excester 19.6 Cretingsbury 58.10 Sir Adam de Cretings ibid. Robert Bossu Crouch-backe Earle of Leicester rebelleth 61.6 Buildeth the Abbey of St Maries de Pratls neere Leicester 61.6 Hee becommeth a Canon Regular 61.6 Cuba an Island 1.2 Cumberland how bounded 87.1 The form and aire of it 87 2.3 Whence it tooke name 87.5 Commodities thereof 87.4 The ancient Inhabitants 87.5 A Kingdome ibid. Antiquities therein 87.6 Townes therein 88 Cumri 99.2 Custodes See Lieutenants Cuthbert Bishop of Lindâ—ssarne 93 The tutelar Patron of Northerne English-men against the Scots 83.6 A Saint and much adored 83.6 His Tombe much visited by Kings in Pilgrimage ibid. D Lord Dalbney or Daubney with Cornish Rebels overthrown upon Black-heath 7.10 Danelage 5.3 Danish Law 4.8 Danmonii where placed Danewort hearb why so called 31.5 Darby-shire how bounded 67.1 The forme and dimension of it 67.2 The aire and soile thereof ibid. 3 The Inhabitants of it in old time 67.4 Commodities thereof 67 5 What Religious Houses therein 67.9 Hundreds Towns thereof 68 Darby Towne how named in times past 67.6 Alhallowes Steeple there by whom built ibid. The government and graduation thereof ibid. Darnii people of Ireland 145.5 David Disciple of Dubricius uncle to King Arthur Arch-bishop of Menevia 6.6 David 2. King of Scots prisosoner in Nottingham castle 65.6 Saint Davids Citie 101.7 A Nurcerie of holy men ibid. An Archiepiscopall See 101.6 The Cathedrall Church thereof ibid Saint David Bishop refuteth the Pelagians 113.7 Dee River glideth through Pimple meere without mixture 117.5 Deemsters in the Isle of Man 91.5 Deheubarth i. South Wales 110.15 Deirwand 81.8 Dela his five sonnes seated in Ireland 137.10 Demetia or Dimetia i. South-Wales 100.15 Demetiae what Nation and where planted 101.4 103.4 Or Dimetae 113.5 Denbigh Towne and Castle in North wales 99.11 119.7 An Earth-quake there without harme 119.7 How governed ibid. The graduation of it ibid. Denbigh-shire how limited 119.1 The forme and dimension thereof 119.2 The aire and soile thereof 119. 3.4 By whom inhabited in old time 119.5 The Commodities thereof 119.6 Hundreds and Townes thereof 120 Depopulation in England complained of 4.10 Derwent River 67.3 Earle of Desmonds Rebellion suppressed 139.9 Himselfe beheaded by a Souldier ibid. Deucalidonian sea 99.1 Devils arse in the Peake 67.8 Devils ditch 33.7 37.7 Devon-shire name whence derived 91.1 How bounded 91 1 The dimension thereof 19.2 The aire and soile of it 19.3 What Ports and Havens it hath 19.4 What commodities it yeeldeth 19.5 It giveth titles of Duke and Earle 19.8 What Religious houses in it 19.9 Hundreds Towns therein 20 Diamonds gotten in Cornewall 21.7 In Somerset-shire 23.6 Dyffrin Cluid 119.6 The fairest valley within Wales 99.11 Divelin or Dublin Countie destitute of wood 141.3 Divelin Citie the chief in Ireland why called in Irish Bala Cleigh 141.6 Loyall to the Crowne of England 141.10 How adorned ibid. 11 How governed ibid. Divet i. Pembroke-shire 100 17 Division of this whole worke or Theatre 1.1 A division of England fourefold in Canute his days 4.11 Division of England according to Iurisdiction Archiepiscopall 5.4 Dobuni where seated 45.4 47.4 Domesday booke why so called 5.8 Dopnald King of Man tyrannizeth and flieth into Ireland 92.5 Dorchester by Oxford an Episcopall See 45.4 Removed to Lincolne 6.9 Had Archiepiscopall jurisdiction 6.8 How seated 17.5 The civill government thereof 17.5 The graduation of it 17.6 Dorcester-shire whence it took name 17.1 How bounded ibid. The forme and measure of it 17.2 The aire and soile thereof 17.3 By whom possessed in old time 17.4 The commodities it yeeldeth 17.5 What memorable places there 17.6 What religious houses 17 7.8 What Castles 17.9 Divisions Hundreds and Townes therein 18 Dover the Locke and Key to England 7.5 Downes in Sussex 9.4 Sir Francis Drake compassed the Globe of the earth by Sea 19.4 Drax an Abbey 77.7 Dropping Well 78.11 Dubricius Arch-bishop of Caerlion 6.6 Dunstan against Priests marriage his supposed Stratagem 2â— 6 Duwich an Episcopall See 339 Durol rivae 58.8 Duro sipont See God-Manchester Durotriges where seated 17.4 Durham Bishopricke how bounded 83.1 The forme and dimension of it 83.2 The aire and soile 83.3 4 The ancient Inhabitants of it 83.5 Townes in the Bishopricke 84 Bishops their Royalties 83.6 Durham Citie a Bishops See Ibid. A Countie Palatine Ibid E Eadesburg where now the Chamber in the Forrest 73.7 King Eadgars triumph at Chester ibid. Ealdermen who in times past 4.7 East-England 4.11 East-Riding how bounded 81 East-Riding how seated 77.4 The aire soile and commodities 81.2 3 In East-Riding what Hundreds and Townes 82 Edelâ—fleda built Glocester Church 47.7 Edel-fleda beneficiall to Leicester 61.6 Edith a Saint 45.7 Edmund Earle of Richmond father to King
Buckingham Recorders of Stafford Thomas Werswick Leichfield Iohn Rosse An. D. 606. An. D. 676. An. D. 718. An. 1148. Houses of Religion Castles Alton Carswall Chesterton Madeley Chatley Stafford Leichfield Tamworth Hely Newcastle Duddeley Tutbury Eccleshall The Saxonish names of this Shire The limits The forme Aire Soyle Severne Severne once the bounds of the North-Britaines Ordovices Caractacus Caer-Caradoc Cornavii This Shire a part of the Mercian Kingdome Henry the second Sir Hubert S. Clerc Henry Prince of Scotland King Stephen Shrop-shire the Marches of England and Wales King Henry the seaventh Prince Arthur King Henry the eight Shrewsbury the chiefe Towne Commodities Strength for warlike defence Magistracie Graduation Roxalter * Berry a Citie famous in Arthur dayes Castles 1. Whittenton 2. Ellismere 3. Oswestree 4. Wem 5. Red-castle 6. Morton-Corbeti 7. Knockin 8. Shrawerdon 9. Watlesburgh 10. Rowton 11. Brocard 12. Cause 13. Ponderbach 14. Atton-Burnell 15. Carleton 16. Dalaley 17. Tong. 18. Bridgnorth 19. Howgate 20. Bramcroft 21. Corsham 22. Clebery 23. Ludlow 24. Shipton 25. Hopton 26. Clâ—n 27 Newcastle 28. Bishopscastle 29. Bruges 30. Shrewesbury 31. Holgod 32. Lavemuste The borders of Chesse-shire The forme The Ayre and Climate The Soyle The ancient Inhabitants CORNAVII CANGI Tacit. Annal. lib. 12. cap. 8. * Chester Romans Saxons Annal. Britan. Cheshire made a Principality Nic. Trevet A. D. 1255. The Gentility of Chesse-shire Cheshire chiefe of men Cheshire women very faire Ranulph Cest. lib. 1. cap. 48. An. Do. 70. Hen. Bradshaw Chester described The Minster built Henry the 4. Emperour of Almaine buried in S. Wereburgs Eadesburg Finborow Eadgar triumph Marianuâ— Scotâ—â— Ioh Fik. Wil Malmes Ran. Higden Roger Hoven Alfrid Beverid Flores Hist. The Causey The Earles The confines Forme Dimensitie Ayre Soyle Commodities Woods carefully preserved in this Shire The old Inhabitantâ— Roman Saxon. Dane Norman Manchester Riblechester Lancaster more pleasant then full of people The grant of King Edward the third unto the Towne of Lancaster It is severed in some places by the force of the Sea Winander-mere It was last made subject to the West-Saxon Monarchy Arthur put to flight the Saxons Duke Wade put to the worst The civil wars of Yorke and Lancaster Their happy conjunction Castles Hundreds Market towns Parishes The benefits of Antiquitie Yorkeshire a great Province Mens affections most set to moderne matters Yorkeshire how bounded Full of Trees How bounded North. East West South Humber Yorkeshire divided West-Riding East-Riding North-Riding The Soile The Antiquities Columnes Altars Bricâ—es Abbeys Whitby Bolton Kirkstall S. Maries in Yorke Fountaines Monast. Saint Wilfrid Drax. Selby Causes of diminishing Church-livings Memorable places Halifax Pomfret Yorke Citie Yorke a pleasant Citie Egbert Arch-â—ishop of York Rich. the third Hen the eight Severus Empeâ—our Goddesse Bellona Constantius surnamed Chlorus Osbright and Ella Athâ—lstan The Citizens cost since Will. Conquerour The Magistracie of Yorke Citie The Battles Conisborough Aurelius Ambrosius Kirkstall Casterford Palme-Sunday Battle Lancastrians put to flight Places of other note Giggleswicke S. Wilfrids Needle Constantius Sepulchre An ancient Romane custome Yorkâ—shire delightfull The bounds of the West-Riding The Ayre The Sâ—yle Copper Lead Stone-Coale Lead-Oare Inhabitants Richmond the câ—iefe towne The occasion of building it Oswy King of Northumberland The Mâ—giâ—trâ—cie of Richmond The graduation Matters memorablâ— A Copper Mine Cockles on the top of the Mountaines Swale River Paulinus Archbishop of York Places of Antiquitie Bayntbridge Bowes or Levatrae A Thracian Cohort there Exploratores band there Spittle Maiden Castle Burgh Aurelius Commodus Statue Catarick Religious Houses Richmond Coverâ—ham Fois Ignorance Fâ—ith Castles Market towns The bounds of the North and East-Ridings The Aire The Soile and other Commodities Hâ—rrings Kingstone upon Hull Stock-fish Beverly a Sanctuary Places where are stones found like Serpents Where Geese fall Where a Sea-man was câ—ught Water for diseased eyes Black Amber or Jette Round stones with stone-Serpents in them The Battle of Battlebridge The Battle of the Standard David King of Scots Mowbray King Henry the second Religious houses Dunsley Gisburgh Kirkham Deirwaâ—d Market-Townes The bounds of this Province The Forme The Dimensitude The Ayre The Soyle Coale-pits Cambden The ancient Inhabitants The priviledge of this people S. Cuthbert The devotion of divers kings to S. Cuthbert Beda his tomb The Monks idlenesse the cause of their overthrow Hell-kettles A salt proceeding of stones Binchester Condercum Castles Hilton Branspâ—th Raâ—ye Durham Lumlâ—y Waâ—ton Baâ—nard The bounds of Westmorland The Length The Bredth The Forme The Soyle Inhabitants Commodities Kendale the chiefe Town Earles of Kendale The Magistracy of Kendale Graduation of it Places of chief 〈◊〉 verterae Apelby Roman Coyns here sound Sessions at Apelby Castle A Romane Station at 〈◊〉 King Iohn One House of Religion Notes of Anquitie Amble side The River Caâ— The Commodities of it Market towns Cumberlands bounds The forme The Ayre The Commodities The ancient Inhabitants Marian Scotus King Edmund King Stephens gift to the Scots Henry the Second Oliver S. Clere. Iames the sixt King of Scotland Carlile the chiefe Citie Edward the First Castles 1. Bâ—w 2. Askirton 3 Scalâ—y 4. Nowath 5. Castlesteed 6. Castle-carock 7 Corhy 8 Lyndstok 9. Rawcliffe 10 Drumbugh 11. Aâ—â—allwat 12. The Roseca 13 Highâ—ate 14 Wulsly 15. Cladâ—k 16. Haton 17 Grastok 18. Pemeth 19 Daker 20. Pape Cast. 21. Cokermouth 22. Werkinton 23 Hay 24 Egremand 25. Millum The bounds of Northumberland The Forme The Aire The Soyle Inhabitants Commodities New-castle A rich towne The occasion of naming it New-castle Richard the second Henry the sixt Barwick The situation of Barwick The Governour Battels in this Country Battels at Otterburne Anwick Brumridge Flodden-field Hexam Dilston Antiquities Halyston Busy-gap Light Horsemen A Martiall kinde of men Morpeth Market-towns Diversitie of names Forme Dimensitie Aire Soile Oaten-bread Commodities Freedom from vexation in Lawing The Magistrates manner of warrant for summoning a partie before him Bala-Curi the Bishops palace Religiousnesse of the people Matters worthy of note The womens girdles when they go abroad The manner of death for Malefactors The partition of this Isle 1 Syrric King of Man 2 Fingall 3 Godred Crovan King 4 Lagman King 5 Dopnald King 6 Olave King 7 Godred the second King 8 Raignald King of Man 9 Olave the second King 10 Harrold King of Man 11 Raignald the second King 12 Magnus King of Man Beda in the life of Cuthbert Verstegan lib. Restâ—s cap. 5. Offa made Mâ—ar between his Kingdome and Wales The breadth and length of Wales Rodericus Magnus divided it into three Regions Ann. Christ. 870. * Shrewsbury * D. Powel Gwyneth or North-wales * Anglesey * Caernarvon * M. Tate * Hist. of Wales Mon or Anglesey the first part of North-wales Beau-marish the chiefe towne of Anglesey Arvon or Caernarvon the second part of North-wales Caernarvon the Shire-towne of the Countie of Carnarvon Merioneth the third part of North-wales Y Bervedhwlad the fourth part of