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

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-towē 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 Bedw●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 Llanth●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

Kildareth cor Kilfraer lim M. Kilgo cor Kilgobin cor Kilkenny tip Killare cor Kilmalck lim Kilmoghney tip Kilmoghney tip Kilmokwods cor Kilmore des Kilmure des Kilny Colle des Kinsaleheg wa Knaum tip Knight of the Valley lim Kno-Brandon ker Knochone des Knock-bernella Tip. Knochorden tip Knock dromed cor Knock eroglo Skardy ker Knockgraffon tip Knockhore des Knockhore wa Knock money lim Knocknur des Knock Patrick lim Knock Recket wa Knocksaloghil tip Knockshelbren cor Knock union des Knock weldon wa Knoclonio lim Korkbeg cor Kylbrytayn cor c. Kylcasse tip c. Kylhagha ker M. Kylharnon ker Kylhusteney ker Kylm Thomas wa Kylmayglin cor Kylne mannogh tip Kylnoglose ker M. Kylnolan ker Kylphell tip Kylyland ker Kyllygray cor c. Kyllynan lim KYNSALE cor Kyrnenan ker The Knight of Kyry ker L Lacrenon ker Laghera lim b. Lancan cor Lanras des c. Lany des E. Laternis cor c. Leaver ker L● Legh lough des Lemcon des Lemortkaol ker Lestsyn cor Letter ker c. Leughan tip b. 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

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 Ant●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 C●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 ●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 Argente●● 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 P●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 a● 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 Dor●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

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 Nazianz●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 A●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

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 Tyrrh●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 Silcest●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 Emm● 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 So●ke in the East is Saint Peters and in the North Hyde Church and Monastery whose ruines remaining shew the beauty that form●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

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 1●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 4●0 and is best commended for the beauty of her women 9 Barmudae many in number discovered by Sir Thomas Summ●rs and thence have the name of Summer Islands possest by a plantation of English and agreeth well with their temper ●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 ●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 Xerx●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

English Roman-Catholiques who have a Colledge there appointed for their fugitives And others of note are Troys and Brye and Auxerre and Sans and Arch-bi●shops See c. 6 Burgundis both the Dutchie and Countie The Dutchie or Burgundia inferior and Westerne lyeth on the South of higher Germany Her principall places are Digion Saint Bernards birth-Towne Antun Beal●e Sologue and Aliza once the famous Citie of Alexia The Countie of Burgundie or Burgundia superior yeelds not to the choysest Garden in France for fertility of soyle not to the most renowned for stoutnesse of the Inhabitants They acknowledge not as yet the French Command no more then Savoy and Loraine They were under divers Generals and are called Wallons corruptly for Galleus a trick of the Dutch Her principall Cities are Besauson the Metropolis of both Burgundies Salives Arboys Gray and Dola 7 Lugdunense Territorium Lione an illustrious Citie The Center of Europe I mean where Merchants meet for traffique from all quarters And these Provinces belong either wholly or at least in part to Gallia Lugdunensis For indeed some lye divided and stretch into their neighbours Territories as Campania into Belgica and this last Lugdunense is in part under the Government of Savoy 14 Narbonensis Gallia on the West hath the Comitatus Armenaici and Comminges Eastward part of the Alpes Northward the Mountaine Comenus and Southward the French Seas It is generally a fruitfull Countrey not inferiour in the esteeme of Plinie to Italy it selfe it comprehends the Provinces 1 of Languedoc supposed from Languegotia language of the Gothes It reacheth from the bounds of Armenia and Comminges to the Mediterraneum Her chief Cities are Narbon from whence this whole Region receives her appellation and is reckoned the first Roman Province in Europe and Mons pessulame Mont-Pelleine an Vniversitie most famous for the study of Physick Nimes where there is at this day many reliques of Antiquities and Pons Sancti Siritus c. 2 Provence Provincia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 divided from Languedoc by the River Rhodanus Rhohan It belongs part to the Crowne of France part to the Pope and a third to the Prince of Orange In the Kings portion are Air a Parliamentary City Arles and Marfilia the last built in the time of the Roman Tarquine To the Bishop of Rome belongs Avenian a City and Arch-Bishops See with the whole Comitatus venissimus To the Prince of Orange the chiefe City Aurangia or Orange on the river Meine Estrang Boys de St. Poll. c. 3 Daulphine on the North of Province Regio All●brogum and is divided in Delphinatum superiorem inferiorem The first contains in it Embrum where Agaric Mama is plentifully gathered Valentia c. The latter Grinnoble vienna Daulphin Romans 4 Savoy Sabadia on the East of Daulphin a Dukedome within whose limits stands the well known City Geneva which entertaines people from all Countries of any Religion But yet enforceth a law upon fugitives not common elsewhere For whatsoever Malefactor is there apprehended for mischiefe done in his own Countrey suffers as if he had been there condemned The principall Cities besides are Tarantise Bele Moustire Maurience c. To this Dukedome belong Cambrey on the West side of the Alpes and the Countrey of Bresse whose heire is entituled Prince of Pi●mount a part of Italy at the very East foot of the mountains which sever her from this Countrey 15 Gallia Belgica the last is the Easterne tract toward Germany and as much as belongs to this Kingdome containes onely Picardie which is divided into the higher and lower The first portends towards the British Seas and here stands Calles distant but thirty miles from Dover It is that which Caesar called Portus Iccius wonne from the French by our Edward the third lost by Queene Mary upon her Confines toward England is the Countrey of Bononia and Cuinnes which contain sundry towns and villages The chiefe Bulloigne Conquered by our Henry the eight but delivered back in the raigne of Edward the sixt In this Picardie stans Terwin besieged by King Henry in person where the Emperour Maximilian served under his Colours and receved pay as his Souldiers In the lower Picardie stands Ambianum Ameins the Metropolis Here are the Dutchie of Terache whose chief City is Guisa which gave name to the family of the Guises and the Countrey of Vermeudois where Saint Quintin stands Retelois and Retelher metropolis Arteleis and Laferre her's Pontheine and Abberille 16 The Ilands which are reckoned properly French are onely those which lye neere in the Atlantick Ocean They are but few and of no great account The principall Dame de B●vin L●●le Dieu Marmotier Insula Regis ¶ The Description of BELGIA IN this we continue still the Description of Belgia begunne in the Mappe of France For the title is common as well to these Territories as indeed to all the North-east Tracts of the old Gallia The portion hereditary to the French King was marked out among the rest of his Dominions The residue since it hath beene by length of time chance of warre or at least chance of Fortune dispersed into the power of severall Princes is better knowne to us by the familiar names of the Low-Countries then Netherlands Flanders c. 2 In the search of her Originall we may have reference to our precedent Discourse For questionlesse it was possest by the Gaules as the other parts were and if trust may be given to those antique Stories whose truth is almost worn out with age she reacheth her Pedegree as high as any and likely enough did pertake in the spoyles of Rome when the Capitoll was ransacked by the Gauls under the conduct of our two English Brothers For her chiefe Captaine Belgius whose memory she preserves to this day in her name is mentioned by Quadus and others as Companion to Brennius in his expedition toward Macedonia after they were intreated from Rome 3 In the first times they were a stout people and practised to continuall warres by the bordering Germanes which made them as well expert as hardy It seemes Caesar found them so in his tryall for he gives them in his Commentaries the honour of a valiant Nation above any other part of Gallia Yet at last he brought them under and in time they were expulsed by the Germanes who for their neerest speech and customs are supposed and justly too the Predecessours to the now Inhabitants 4 For her first name I find no other likely account given then from a Citie built by their Belgius in the Province of Hannonia where now stands Bavaris The rest Germania inferior the L●w-Countries and Netherlands require no long search for without doubt they have little other ground then her low situation upon the Seas and indeed it is such as hath oft-times indangered her by inundations and sunke many hundreds of their Townes and Villages which to this day in some places shew their tops above water at a dead low ebbe Lastly

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. Baynard● Black Beachw●r●h West Darking Beachworth East Reyg Bedi●gton Croydon Binscombe Godalm Bisley Chert Bishops Court Tanr. Blackheath Woking Bletching Forrein Tanr. Bletchingleigh Tanr. Block●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 Par●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

of King Henry the second first took breath 7 Which Citie is and long hath been the glorious seat of the Muses the British Athens and learnings well-spring from whose living Fountaine the wholsome waters of all good literature streaming plenteously have made fruitfull all other parts of this Realme and gained glory amongst all Nations abroad Antiquitie avoucheth that this place was consecrated unto the sacred Sciences in the time of the old Britaines and that from Greekelad a Town in Wilt-shire the Academie was translated unto Oxford as unto a Plant-plot both more pleasing and fruitfull whereto accordeth the ancient Burlaeus and Necham this latter also alledging Merlin But when the beauty of the Land lay under the Saxons prophane feete it sustained a part of those common calamities having little reserved to uphold its former glorie save onely the famous monument of Saint Frideswids Virgine-Conquest no other Schoole then left standing besides her Monasterie yet those great blasts together with other Danish stormes being well blowne over King Elfred that learned and religious Monarch recalled the exiled Muses to their sacred place and built there three goodly Colledges for the Studies of Divinitie Philosophie and other Arts of humanitie sending thither his owne sonne Ethelward and drew thither the young Nobles from al parts of his kingdome The first Reader thereof was his supposed brother Neote a man of great learning by whose direction King Elfred was altogether guided in this his goodly foundation At which time also Asserius Menevensis a Writer of those times affaires read the Grammar and Rhetoricke and affirmeth that long before them Gildas Melkin Ninius Kentigern S. German and others spent there their lives in learned studies From which time that it continued a Seed plot of learning till the Norman Conquest Ingulphus recordeth who himselfe then lived No marvell then if Matthew Paris calleth Oxford the second Schoole of Christendome and the very chiefe Pillar of the Catholique Church And in the Councel holden at Vienna it was ordained that in Paris Oxford Bononia and Salamanca the onely Vniversities then in Europe should be erected Schooles for the Hebrew Greeke Arabick and Chaldean Tongues and that Oxford should be the generall Vniversitie for all England Ireland Scotland and Wales which point was likewise of such weight with the Councel of Constance that from this precedence of Oxford Vniversitie it was concluded that the English Nation was not onely to have precedence of Spaine in all Generall Councels but was also to be held equall with France it selfe By which high prerogatives this of ours hath alwaies so flourished that in the dayes of King Henry the third thirtie thousand Students were therein resident as Archbishop Armachanus who then lived hath writ and Rishanger then also living sheweth that for all the civill warres which hindered such places of quiet studie yet 15000. Students were there remaining whose names saith he were entered in matricula in the matriculation Booke About which time Iohn Baliol the father of Baliol King of Scots built a Colledge yet bearing his name Anno 1269. and Walter Merton Bishop of Rochester that which is now called Merton Colledge both of them beautified with buildings and enriched with lands and were the first endowed Colledges for learning in all Christendome And at this present there are sixteen Colledges besides another newly builded with eight Hals and many most faire Collegiat Churches all adorned with mest stately buildings and enriched with great endowments noble Libraries and most learned Graduates of all professions that unlesse it be her sister Cambridge the other nursing breast of this Land the like is not found againe in the world This Citie is also honoured with an Episcopall See As for the site thereof it is removed from the Equator in the degree 52. and one minute and from the West by Mercators measure 19. degrees and 20. minutes 8 As this Countie is happy in the possession of so famous an Academie so it is graced with most Princely Palaces appertaining to the English Crown whereof Woodstocke is the most ancient and magnificent built to that glory by K. Henry the first and enlarged with a Labyrinth of many windings by K. Henry the second to hide from his jealous Iuno his intirely beloved Concubine Rosamond Clifford a Damosell of surpassing beauty where nowtwithstanding followed by a clew of silke that fell from her lap she was surprised and poysoned by Queen Eleanor his wife and was first buried at Godstow Nunnery in the midst of the Quire under a Hearse of Silke set about with lights whom Hugh Bishop of Lincolne thinking it an unfit object for Virgins devotion caused to be removed into the Church-yard but those chaste sisters liked so well the memory of that kinde Lady as that her bones were translated againe into their Chappell Bensington is another of his Majesties Mannors built by Will. de la Pole Duke of Suffolke but now in neglect through the annoyance arising from the waters or marishes adjoyning Houses built for devotion and for abuse suppressed and againe put downe the chiefe in account were Enisham Osney Bruerne Godstow Burchester and Tame besides Saint Frideswides and very many other stately houses of Religion in the Citie The Divsiion of this Shire is into fourteene Hundreds wherein are seated ten Market Townes and two hundred and fourescore Parish-Churches whose names are Alphabetically inserted in the Table ensuing OXFORDSHIRE described with the Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of that famous Vniuersity Ao. 1605. HVNDREDS in Oxford-shire 1. BAnbury 2. Bloxham 3. Chadlington 4. Wotton 5. Ploughley 6. Bullington 7. Bampton 8. Tame 9. Lewknor 10. Pirton 11. Dorchester 12. Ewelme 13. Langtree 14. Binfeild A Adderbury Blox Addington Plough Adwell Lewk Alvescott Bamp Ambesden Bulling Ardeley Plough Arnecott Bulling Ascott Chad. Ascott Tame Assenton Pirt. Astoll Bam. Astoll Lye Bam. Aston Steeple Wot Aston Bam. Aston North Wot Aston Rowen Lewk Aulkerton Blox B Bampton Bampt. BANBVRY Ban. Balscott Blox Barford S. Iohns Blox Barford S. Michael Wot Steple Barton Wot March Baulden Bulling Toot Baulden Bulling Baynton Plough Beckley Bulling Beckley Parke Bulling Begbrocke VVot Bensington Ewel Berington little Bamp Berwicke Priorie Ewelme Berwicke Sulham Ewelme Bixbrand Binf. Bix Gobon Binf. Blacke Burton Bamp Blackthorne Bulling Bladon VVot Bletchington Plough Bloxome Blox Blunt Lewk Bodicott Blox Bolney Bin. Bradwe Bamp Brickenton Bamp Bridsett Bulling Bright Hampton Bramp Brisemorton Bamp Britwell Priory Ewelme Britwell Baldwin Ewelme Britwell Fulham Lewk Broken Chad. Brooke Hampton Ewelm Broughton Blox Broughton Poges Bamp Bruerne Chad. Bucknell Plough Burcester Plough Burcester Kings Plough Burcott Dor. BVRFOBD Bam. Burton great Banb. Burton little Banb. C Carbridge Bamp Cassington Wot Caswell Bamp Caverfeild Plough Caversham Binf. Chackenton Lang. Chadlington Chad. Chalgrave Ewelm Chapell on the Heath Chad. Charleton Plough Charswell Wot Charwell Flu. Chastleton Chad. Chawfer Lewk Cherlbury Ban. Chesterton Plough Chilson Chad. Chillworth Bulling

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-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

Enas 69 Cantreu Coch or Forrest Avena the Forrest of Deane 70 21 The last is Brecknock-shire for the most part full of mountaines woods and rivers This Countrey is both great and large being full of faire Plaines and Vallyes for Corne it hath plentie of thicke VVoods Forrests and Parkes It is full also of cleare and deepe Rivers of which Severne is the chiefest although there be other faire Rivers as Vske and the like Brychee vioc 20 Can. Selyf Cwm. Selyf 71 Trahayarne 72 21 Can. Canawl Cwm. Talgarth 73 Ystrat yw 74 Eglwys Iaiil or Brwynllys 75 22 Can. Mawr Cwm. Tir Ranwlff al. Raulph 76 Lliwel 77 Cruc Howel 30. 78 22 Thus farre concerning the ancient Welsh division by Talaiths Cantreves and Commots but the present division distributeth them more compendiously into two Countries and twelve Shires enacted so by Parliament under King Henry the eight The Countries are North-wales and South-wales which have shared and as it were devoured between them all Powys-land each of which Countries containes sixe Shires North-wales Angelesey South-wales Caerdigan North-wales Caernarvon South-wales Pembroke North-wales Merionyth South-wales Carmarden North-wales Denbigh South-wales Glamorgan North-wales Flint South-wales Brecknocke North-wales Montgomery South-wales Radnor But whereas Monmouth-shire and Radnor were anciently parts the first of South-wales the other of Powys-land Monmouth-shire by Act of Parliament also under the same King was pluckt away wholly from Wales and laid to England one of whose Counties and Shires it was from that time forward and is at this present reckoned and Radnor-shire as it were in lieu thereof is comprehended in South-wales Humphrey Hluyd a Welsh Gentleman in his Epistle and Map of old Wales maketh mention of a West-wales which he calleth Demetia and Dyfer the one the Latine and the other the British name thereof but because it is wholly swallowed up by this last division we will not perplexe the Reader with superfluous and impertinent recitals PEMBROKE-SHIRE CHAPTER III. PEMBROKE-SHIRE the furthest Promontorie of all West-Wales lieth parted on the North from Cardigan-shire with the Rivers Tyuy and Keach and on the East is confronted by Caermarden-shire the South and West shooting farre into the Irish Seas is with the same altogether washed 2 The forme thereof is longer then it is broad for from S. Gouens South-point to Cardigan-bridge in the North are twenty sixe miles the Easterne Landenie to Saint Davids point in the West are twenty the whole in circumference is ninety-three miles 3 The ayre is passing temperate by the report of Giraldus who confirmeth his reason from the site of Ireland against which it butteth and so neer adjoyned that King Rufus thought it possible to make a bridge of his ships over the Sea whereby he might passe to Ireland on foot 4 Anciently it was possessed by the Demetia further branched into Cardigan and Caermarden-shires as in that County hath beene said and in the Saxons Conquest and Heptarchie by the Britaine 's forced into those parts for refuge whither Henry the first and third of the Normans King sent certaine Flemings whose Countrey was overwhelmed with the breaking in of the Seas to inhabit the maritime Tract called Rosse lying West upon the River Dougledye These Dutchmen saith Giraldus were a strong and stout Nation inured to warres and accustomed to seeke gaine by Clothing Traffique and Tillage and ever ready for the Field to fight it out adding withall that they were most loyall to the English and most faithfull to the English-men Whereupon Malmesbury writeth thus Many a time did King William Rufus assaile the Welsh but ever in vain which is to be wondred at considering his other fortunate successe But saith he it may be the unevennesse of the ground and sharpnesse of the aire that maintained their courage and impeached his valour which to redresse King Henry his brother found means for those Flemings who in regard of his mothers kindred by the Fathers side sorely pestred and endammaged the English he sent into Wales both to purge and disburden his own Kingdome and to quell and keepe backe the courage of his enemies These then here seated deceived not his expectation but so carried themselves in his quarrell that they seldome communicated with their neighbors so that to this day they speake not the Language and the Countrey is yet called Little England beyond Wales 5 The commodities of this Shire are Corne Cattle Sea-fish and Fowle and in Giraldus his daies of saleable wines the Havens being so commodious for ships arrivage such is that at Tenby and Milford an Haven of such capacitie that sixteene Creeks five Bayes and thirteene Roads known all by severall names are therein contained where Henry of Richmond of most happy memory arrived with signall hopes of Englands freedom from under the government of an usurping Tyrant 6 Neer unto this is Pembroke the Shire-towne seated more ancient in shew then it is in years and more houses without Inhabitants then I saw in any one City throughout my Survey It is walled longwise and them but indifferent for repair containing in circuit eight hundred and fourescore pases having three gates of passage and at the West end a large Castle and locked-causey that leads over the water to the decaied Priorie of Monton The site of this Towne is in the degree of Longitude as Mercator doth measure 14. and 55. minutes and the elevation from the North-pole in the degree of Latitude 52. 7 A City as barren is old Saint Davids neither clad with Woods nor garnished with Rivers nor beautified with fields nor adorned with Meadows but lieth alwaies open both to winde and stormes Yet hath it been a Nursery to holy men for herein lived Calphurnius a Britaine Priest whose wife was Concha sister to Saint Martin and both of them the parents of Saint Patricke the Apostle of Ireland Deui a most religious Bishop made this an Archiepiscopall See removed from Isca Legionum This the Bitaines call Tuy Dwey the house of Deui the Saxons Dauyo Mynden we Saint Davids A Citie with few Inhabitants no more houses then are inserted in the draught yet hath it a faire Cathedrall Church dedicated to S. Andrew and David in the middest of whose Quier lieth entombed Edmund Earle of Richmond father to K. Henry the seventh whose Monument as the Prebends told me spared their Church from other defacements when all went down under the hammers of King Henry the eight About this is a faire wall and the Bishops Palace all of free stone a goodly house I assure you and of great receit whose uncovered tops cause the curious workes in the walles daily to weepe and them to feare their downfall ere long 8 But Monton the Priory and S. Dogmels places of devout piety erected in this Countie found not the like favour when the commission of their dissolutions came down against them and the axes of destruction

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 Lind●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 2● 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 Edel●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