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hayrudge_n 20._o s._n marry_o oâ—â—ry_n 21._o clifton_n 22._o east_n budley_n 23._o wonford_n 24._o tingbridge_n 25._o exmister_n 26._o heytor_n 27._o liston_n 28._o tave_n stock_n 29._o roborough_n 30._o plympton_n 31._o armington_n 32._o stanborough_n 33._o colridge_n a_o abbotesham_n sheb_n agelsortwell_n hey_o alesbeare_n east_n b._n all-hallows_n hayrtd_n alsheraphe_n witbr_n allington_n east_n stan_n allington_n west_n stan_n alme_n flu._n alphington_n win_v aluerdiscot_n fire_n alwington_n sheb_n ansley_n marry_o witâ—_n annary_n sheb_n s._n anne_n chapel_n brant_n anstie_n east_n southmo_fw-la anstie_n west_n southmo_fw-la apeley_n frem_n apledon_n sneb_n arlington_n sher_n arm_n flu._n armington_n arm_n armouth_n arm_n armington_n arm_n ashe_n brant_n ashe_n king_n northt_v ashberry_n black_n ashberton_n ti._n ashbright_n bam._n ashcomb_n exm._n ashford_n brant_n ashford_n bam._n ashprington_n col._n ashregny_n northt_v ashton_n with._n ashton_n exm._n ashwater_n black_n 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culmestoke_n hem_o cookberry_n black_a combe_n west_n b._n combe_n frem_n combe_n cull_v comb_n point_n colr._n comb_v in_o tern_n hey_o comb_v tynhead_n win_v combyne_n axm._n comb_n martyn_v bran_n compton_n bey_fw-ge compton_n gifford_v rob._n comranley_n axm._n coplaston_n cred_a connsbury_n sher_n cornewood_n arm_n corneworthy_n colr._n cotleigh_n cull_v cullacombe_n lift_v
erect_v which_o be_v eighteen_o stone_n place_v round_o in_o compass_n and_o pitch_v twelve_o foot_n each_o from_o other_o with_o another_o far_o big_a in_o the_o very_a centre_n these_o do_v show_v some_o victory_n there_o attain_v either_o by_o the_o roman_n or_o else_o king_n athelstane_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o rock_n near_o unto_o s._n michael_n mount_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o our_o father_n be_v dig_v up_o speare-head_n axe_n and_o sword_n of_o brass_n dig_v wrap_v in_o linen_n the_o weapon_n that_o the_o cimbrian_o and_o ancient_a britain_n ancient_o use_v at_o camelford_n likewise_o piece_n of_o armour_n both_o for_o horse_n and_o man_n be_v many_o time_n find_v in_o dig_v of_o the_o ground_n impute_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o that_o fight_n wherein_o mordred_n be_v slay_v and_o wherein_o great_a arthur_n receive_v his_o death_n wound_n and_o at_o castle-dennys_n be_v the_o trench_n wherein_o the_o dane_n lodge_v when_o they_o first_o mind_v to_o subdue_v the_o land_n in_o the_o parish_n s_o clare_n two_o stone_n be_v pitch_v one_o of_o they_o inscribe_v with_o a_o strange_a character_n stone_n and_o the_o other_o call_v the_o other_o half_a stone_n the_o form_n whereof_o we_o have_v express_v in_o the_o map_n the_o hurler_n also_o fabule_v to_o be_v man_n metamorphose_v into_o stone_n but_o in_o truth_n show_v a_o note_n of_o some_o victory_n or_o else_o be_v so_o set_v for_o landmark_n bounder_n there_o also_o the_o wring_n cheese_n do_v show_v itself_o wring-cheese_n which_o be_v huge_a rock_n heap_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o the_o low_a of_o they_o the_o least_o fashion_v like_o a_o cheese_n lie_v press_v under_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o hill_n which_o seem_v very_o dangerous_a to_o be_v pass_v under_o but_o near_o to_o pensans_n and_o unto_o mount_n bay_a mainamber_n a_o far_o more_o strange_a rock_n stand_v namely_o main_a amber_n which_o lie_v mount_v upon_o other_o of_o mean_a size_n with_o so_o equal_a a_o counterpoise_n that_o a_o man_n may_v move_v it_o with_o the_o push_n of_o his_o finger_n but_o no_o strength_n remove_v it_o out_o of_o his_o place_n 10_o religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o cornwall_n the_o fair_a and_o great_a for_o account_n be_v launston_n s._n neote_n s._n buriens_fw-la s._n michael_n mount_n and_o s._n germane_a a_o bishop_n see_v so_o be_v bodman_n also_o from_o whence_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n remove_v it_o unto_o the_o city_n of_o excester_n 11_o the_o division_n of_o this_o shire_n be_v into_o nine_o hundred_o wherein_o be_v seat_v twentie-two_a market-town_n and_o 161._o parish-church_n who_o name_n be_v alphabetical_o gather_v in_o the_o table_n of_o this_o chapter_n annex_v cornwall_z hundred_o in_o cornwall_n 1._o penwith_n 2._o kerrier_n 3._o pider_n 4._o powder_n 5._o west_n 6._o lesnewth_n 7._o trig_n 8._o stratton_n 9_o east_n a_o aborrow_n kerrier_n adven_o lesnew._n s._n agnis_fw-la bid_v s._n allan_n prove_v alan_n flu_fw-fr trig._n allâ—â—combe_n strat_n alternon_n lesnew._n castle_n andenas_n bid_v anowtham_n pen._n anstell_n prove_v anthony_n prove_v anthony_n east_n east_n anthony_n west_n east_n s._n anthony_n in_o menege_v ker._n ancron_n kerrier_n ardevora_n prove_v arthurshall_n trig._n arwanack_n ker._n arwothall_n ker._n asalt_n east_n ashfield_n prove_v b_o bake_n east_n baâ—lyn_n bid_v barrete_n prove_v bedeve_n trig._n bedwyn_n trig._n beedshaven_n strat_n benaflock_o prove_v benallock_n kerry_n s._n benet_n bid_v benye_v lesnew._n bear_n strat_n beriobridge_n east_n berose_n trig._n besill_n lesnew._n betonet_n east_n bickton_n east_n bindon_n beacon_n we._n binerton_n kerry_n blackbitille_n point_n west_n blaise_n prove_v blislond_n trig._n blostenim_fw-la east_n bochym_n kerry_n boconock_v west_n bodregan_n prove_v bodman_n trig._n bodrigy_n pen._n bolisto_n pen._n bonython_n kerry_n borden_n strat_n borrow_v strat_n botadon_n east_n botalleck_n pen._n botsboro_n strat_n bolcastle_n lesnew._n boskenna_n pen._n bossassill_n pen._n bosvergus_fw-la pen._n boyton_n stratt_v breage_n kerry_n breland_n i_o will_v pen._n brâ—nâ—_n bid_v s._n breock_n bid_v breward_o trig._n bridgrule_v strat_n bâ—odocke_n west_n brovagelly_n west_n buckern_n trig._n buckehy_n trig._n budocke_n kerry_n burgus_n bid_v burian_n pen._n s._n burien_n pen._n burlace_n bid_v burnere_fw-la trig._n byne_v wood_n east_n bynnawy_n strat_n c_o calstocke_n east_n camborne_n pen._n cameâ—ford_n le._n canalegie_n bid_v canyjeck_n pen._n caradon_n beacon_n east_n carantack_n bid_v cardynbam_fw-la west_n cargallomb_n west_n cargem_n east_n carmyono_fw-it kerry_n carnonbigh_n pen._n carnon_n bid_v carock_n passage_n west_n caraglowse_n pen._n cary_n bay_n prove_v casthorne_n pen._n cain_n west_n cain_n bridge_n west_n chasfrench_n east_n cheswr_v east_n clayper_n bridge_n east_n cleader_n les._n s._n clear_a west_n s._n clement_n prove_v s._n clements_n i_o will_v pen._n clifton_n east_n clowans_n pen._n cobe_a flu._n colan_n little_a bid_v columb_n great_a bid_v columb_n less_o bid_v colquite_v prove_v combe_n prove_v constenton_n ker._n corbullock_n park_n east_n cornely_n prove_v cortether_o west_n coswyn_n penw_n court_n prove_v cousham_n bay_n east_n crackington_n les._n creed_n prove_v crigmere_n bid_v crocadon_n east_n crosthole_n east_n crowan_n pen._n cubye_n prove_v curye_n kerry_n coswath_n bed_n cuttcall_a east_n cuttbert_n bid_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o castle_n pen._n d_o davidstone_n les._n s._n daye_n kerry_n s._n dennis_n prove_v denmer_n bridge_n trid._n dewloe_n west_n s._n dominick_n east_n dounstocke_n le._n dosmery_n pool_n west_n driffe_n pen._n duckpoole_n strat_n dudman_n point_n prove_v dulo_fw-la west_n dunacombe_n strat_n dunhevid_v alias_o east_n daunceston_n east_n dyzarde_n les_fw-fr e_o s._n earth_n east_n s._n eartham_n pen._n edith_n chapel_n trig._n edgcombe_n east_n estorde_v strat_n eglosaile_n trig._n egloskerry_n east_n endellion_n trig._n enis_n kerry_n enedor_n bid_v erme_v prove_v erne_n east_n ervan_fw-mi bid_v ethy_o west_n eva_n prove_v evall_fw-fr bid_v f_o fawey_n â—lu_fw-fr falmouth_n haven_n prove_v fentongallon_n prove_v feocke_n prove_v forybery_n les._n foy_n well_o les._n foye_n prove_v foye_n haven_n west_n frisie_n kerry_n g_o garlyn_n pen._n gennis_n les._n s._n germane_a east_n germow_n kerry_n gerrance_n prove_v gillet_n les._n gluvyn_n kerry_n glyman_n bid_v glynford_n west_n gnarnack_n prove_v godolphyn_n kerry_n godolphyn_a hall_n ker._n golant_n prove_v golden_a prove_v goon_n hilly_a down_n kerry_n golsury_n pen._n grade_n kerry_n grampound_n prove_v greston_n east_n gudreny_n isle_n pen._n gulnall_a pen._n gullrock_n pen._n gunhaskyn_n bid_v gunwalow_v kerry_n gunwallaw_n mount_n kerry_n grendron_n kerry_n s._n gurran_n prove_v gwindrath_n bay_n prove_v gwinier_n pen._n gwithion_n pen._n gwyn_n rock_n prove_v gwynap_v kerry_n h_o hacton_n east_n halâ—_n flu._n hall_n west_n ham_n strat_n harlyn_n bid_v haye_o east_n helegan_n trig._n helford_n haven_n ker._n helland_n trig._n helland_n bridge_n trig._n hensbery_n prove_v helset_fw-la les._n helstone_n ker._n helstonford_n east_n hillary_n pen._n hilston_n strat_n hinckon_v down_o east_n hurler_n east_n i_o jacobstowe_n strat_n ilcombe_n strat_n illogan_n pen._n s._n john_n kerry_n s._n john_n east_n s._n islac_n bid_v s._n ithies_n pen._n s._n ithies_n bay_n pen._n s._n have_v east_n kern_n ivis_n pen._n s._n just_o prove_v s._n just_o pen._n k_o karnusack_n pen._n s._n keave_v west_n kellington_n east_n kennegy_n pen._n kenwyn_n prove_v kergoe_v bid_v kern_n bridge_n east_n kernbray_n pen._n kern_v prove_v karnmargh_n beacon_n pen._n kernsew_v kerry_n kelstle_n kerry_n keswell_n trig._n s._n keverne_n kerry_n s._n kewe_n trig._n kibberd_a bid_v kilguh_o pen._n killiow_n prove_v kilkamton_n strat_n kiliegath_o west_n killigrew_n prove_v kilmarr_o east_n kickleo_n ker._n kirthies_n pen._n arm_a pen._n knight_n pen._n l_o ladocke_n prove_v uny_fw-fr pen._n lalant_n pen._n lalant_n pen._n lamchan_n west_n lamorram_n prove_v lamornye_a point_n pen._n labren_n bid_v lanbrigan_n bid_v ladew_o east_n landewenak_n kerry_n landilpe_v east_n land_n end_n pen._n lancaste_n east_n langdon_n strat_n langford_n strat_n langhadern_a prove_v lanhidrocke_n bid_v lanivett_n bid_v lanlyverrye_n prove_v lanno_n trig._n lanrake_n east_n lanrest_n west_n lansarllos_n west_n lanteglas_n les._n lanteglos_n west_n lanwarnock_n west_n lounce_v prove_v launcells_n strat_n launston_n ea._n s._n laurence_n trig._n lawannicke_a east_n lawhitton_n east_n lawreth_n west_n lee_n strat_n lean_a castle_n east_n lelant_n pen._n lepperry_n bid_v lesante_n east_n lesnewth_n les._n lesterman_n prove_v levan_n pen._n levethan_n trig._n lezante_n â—ast_n lezard_n kerry_n lezard_n point_n kerry_n linkynhorne_n east_n liver_n flu._n looburg_n east_n west_n the_o low_a kerry_n 'loo_o flu._n low_a east_n west_n low_a west_n west_n ludgnam_fw-la pen._n luggan_n pen._n lugion_n pen._n luland_n isle_n trig._n port_n prove_v luny_n prove_v luxulian_n prove_v lyskerd_a we_o lystwithiel_n prove_v m_o mabe_n kerry_n s._n mabyn_n trig._n madern_a pen._n madern_a pen._n madern_n well_o pen._n magdalen_n chapel_n kerry_n maker_n east_n malader_n prove_v manacka_fw-mi kerry_n
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the_o sphere_n be_v bear_v there_o and_o for_o the_o law_n it_o have_v against_o steal_v and_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o parish_n which_o reckon_v in_o it_o eleven_o chapel_n whereof_o two_o be_v parish_n chapel_n and_o in_o they_o to_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o people_n york_z shire_n pomfret_n pomfret_n be_v famous_a for_o the_o site_n as_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o place_n so_o pleasant_a that_o it_o bring_v forth_o liquorice_n and_o great_a plenty_n of_o skiriwort_n but_o it_o be_v infamous_a for_o the_o murder_n and_o bloodshed_n of_o prince_n the_o castle_n whereof_o be_v build_v by_o hildebert_n lacie_n a_o norman_a to_o who_o william_n the_o conqueror_n give_v this_o town_n after_o alrick_n the_o saxon_a be_v thrust_v out_o of_o it_o 9_o but_o i_o will_v forbear_v to_o be_v prolix_a or_o tedious_a in_o the_o particular_a memoration_n of_o place_n in_o a_o province_n so_o spacious_a and_o only_o make_v a_o compendious_a relation_n of_o york_n city_n the_o 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constantius_n and_o a_o metropolitan_a city_n by_o a_o pall_n send_v unto_o it_o from_o honorius_n three_o egbert_n archbishop_n of_o york_n who_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n seven_o hundred_o forty_o erect_v in_o it_o a_o most_o famous_a library_n richard_n the_o three_o repair_v the_o castle_n thereof_o be_v ruinous_a eight_o and_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o appoint_v a_o council_n in_o the_o same_o to_o decide_v and_o determine_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n of_o the_o north-part_n according_a to_o equity_n and_o conscience_n which_o counsel_n consist_v of_o a_o lord_n precedent_n certain_a counsellor_n at_o the_o prince_n pleasure_n a_o secretary_n and_o other_o under-officer_n the_o original_n of_o this_o city_n can_v be_v fetch_v out_o but_o from_o the_o roman_n see_v the_o britain_n before_o the_o roman_n come_v have_v no_o other_o town_n than_o wood_n fence_v with_o trench_n and_o rampier_n as_o caesar_n and_o strabo_n do_v testify_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o colony_n of_o
call_v the_o hell-kettle_n hell-kettle_n which_o be_v adjoin_v near_o unto_o darlington_n who_o water_n be_v somewhat_o warm_a these_o be_v think_v to_o come_v of_o a_o earthquake_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n 1179._o whereof_o the_o chronicle_n of_o tynmouth_n make_v mention_v who_o record_n be_v this_o on_o christmas_n day_n at_o oxenhall_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o darlington_n within_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n the_o ground_n heave_v up_o aloft_o like_v unto_o a_o high_a tower_n &_o so_o continue_v all_o that_o day_n as_o it_o be_v unmoveable_a until_o the_o evening_n and_o then_o fall_v with_o so_o horrible_a a_o noâ—se_n that_o it_o make_v all_o the_o neighbour_n dweller_n sure_o afraid_a and_o the_o earth_n swallow_v it_o up_o and_o make_v in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o deep_a pit_n which_o be_v there_o to_o be_v see_v for_o a_o testimony_n unto_o this_o day_n 8_o of_o no_o less_o admiration_n be_v certain_a stone_n lie_v within_o the_o river_n be_v at_o butterbee_n near_o durham_n from_o who_o side_n at_o the_o ebb_n and_o low_a water_n in_o the_o summer_n issue_v a_o certain_a salt_n red_a water_n which_o with_o the_o sun_n wax_v white_a and_o grow_v into_o a_o thick_a substance_n stone_n become_v a_o necessary_a salt_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o by-dweller_n 9_o and_o place_n of_o elder_a time_n have_v in_o account_n by_o the_o roman_n be_v benovium_n now_o binchester_n binchester_n and_o condercum_n condercum_n chester_n in_o the_o street_n where_o their_o money_n have_v be_v dig_v up_o and_o at_o condercum_n so_o much_o that_o egelrik_n bishop_n of_o durham_n be_v therewith_o make_v exceed_o rich_a castle_n this_o country_n have_v be_v strengthen_v with_o seven_o strong_a castle_n baâ—nard_n be_v yet_o trade_v with_o six_o market_n town_n and_o god_n divine_a honour_n in_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o parish-church_n celebrate_v who_o name_n in_o the_o table_n be_v further_o insert_v â—â—e_z bishopric_n and_o city_n of_o duâ—â—am_n ¶_o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o all_o the_o town_n river_n and_o memorable_a place_n mention_v in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n a_o table_n of_o all_o the_o town_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n a_o acle_n scole_n acle_n aldomedg_n ashe_n west_n aukland_n bishop_n aukland_n s._n andrew_n aukland_n b_o balam_n barnetton_n barnard_n castle_n batterby_n beamond_n hill_n bedborne_n park_n bedik_n bedik_n west_n bear_v yark_n bellosyse_n benselside_n biarsgreene_n biarsgarthe_n biarside_n bichborne_n billingham_n binchester_n birtley_n bishop_n bishopton_n blackhall_n blakhall_n blackston_n blackwell_n blaydon_n bollyop_n bowdens_fw-la bradbury_n bradley_n hall_n brad_n wood_n brafferton_n brandon_n east_n brandon_n west_n bransp_v castle_n brantoste_n brearton_n brome_n buley_n grange_n thorp_n bulmer_n burdon_n great_a burdon_n little_a burdon_n old_a burdop_n flu_fw-fr burnhall_n butterwick_n c_o cassop_n chapwell_n chester_n chilton_n great_a chilton_n little_a claxton_n cletlam_n cleydon_n cockerton_n cockfeild_n cokon_v coksey_n coteham_n cotham_n cowpigh_a hell_n cowpon_n cowside_o hall_n crawcrake_n croke-hall_n cromforthe_a croxdale_n cundon_n nether_a cunsley_n over_o cunsley_n d_o dawdon_n darlington_n darwencote_n dauton_n denton_n derwen_n flu_fw-fr dowton_n nether_a dunsley_n durham_n durpit_fw-la chapell_n e_o east_n yate_fw-mi ebchester_n castle_n eden_n eden_n little_a edder-aker_n edmondbyer_n eggecliffe_n eggleton_n eldon_n s._n ellin_n elmedon_n elstok_v elton_n elwick_n enewood_n west_n eppleton_n escombe_n esington_n eslabye_n f_o farnton_n hall_n fellin_n very_o on_o the_o mount_n finkeley_n fishborne_n flask_n follonsby_n ford._n foulforth_n foulthorp_n foxton_n frosterley_n fulwell_n g_o garmansway_n gatesend_n gaunlesse_a flu_n gaynford_n gibside_n the_o grange_n grayston_n green_a croft_a gretham_n grindon_n h_o halam_n hamsterley_n harburhowse_n hardon_n hardwicke_n hardwicke_n harintons_n harpley_n hill_n harroton_n hartborne_n west_n harte_n hartlepoole_n harton_n haswell_n little_a haswell_n great_a haughton_n haughton_n hawthorp_n hebborne_a hedlam_n hedley_n hedworth_n heighington_n hesselton_n hall_n monk_n hesselton_n cold_a hesselton_n hett_n hetton_n in_o the_o hole_n hetton_n on_o the_o mount_n heughewell_n nether_a heworthe_n over_o heworthe_n hilton_n hilton_n castle_n hollinside_o holinside_o holme_n houghton_n hude_fw-fr flu_fw-fr hunsterworth_n hunwicke_n hurnworth_n hurworth_n huton_n i_o jarrow_n ingleton_n s._n johns_n chapel_n iseton_n the_o isle_n k_o kellow_n kellop_v flu_fw-fr kepeyre_n ketton_n kibbleworth_n killarby_n kinchley_n l_o lamton_n lanchester_n landew_o langdon_n flu_fw-fr langley_n langley_n langley_n langton_n layton_n littleburne_n ludworth_n lumley_n castle_n lumsley_n m_o the_o manor_n mansforth_n marwood_n park_n marwood_n hag_n mayland_n medumsley_n kirk_n merington_n middleton_n middleton_n middleton_n ero._n middleton_n george_n midlam_n milkborn_a flu_fw-fr mordon_n morehouse_n moresley_n mortons_n morton_n morton_n morton_n mugliswicke_n munkwermouth_n mylhouse_n n_o nesb_v nettleworth_n newbigin_n newbigin_n newbigin_n new-bottle_n newfeild_n newsham_n newtowne_n newton_n newton_n newton_n newton_n little_a newton_n long_o newton_n hanset_n norton_n nunstanton_n nysam_n o_o oldaker_n old_a durham_n owston_n owton_n p_o west_n parke_n east_n park_n pedumsak_n peloo_n pelton_n pencher_n persbridge_n piddington_n town_n kirk_n piddington_n the_o cole_n pit_n plausworth_n the_o old_a pork_n preston_n preston_n premrose_n side_n q_o quarinton_n r_o raby_n castle_n ramside_n ravensworth_n ravensworth_n castle_n rayntons_n the_o raw._n redhugh_n redmarsham_n redworth_n relley_n riop_n rowley_n ryton_n s_o satley_n chapell_n seaton_n seaton_n sedgefeild_n segerston_n haught_a seham_n selabye_n shadford_n sheale_v shepley_n sherborne_n sherborne_n house_n sheroton_n shildraw_v shildon_n shillington_n shinkley_n shotton_n shotton_n shotton_n silkesworth_n skern_n flu_fw-fr skirmingham_n slingley_n snotterton_n sockborne_n sodburye_n somerhouse_n spen._n standley_n stanhope_n stanhope_n park_n little_a staynton_n great_a staynton_n stayndrop_n stirtwith_n stokley_n stokton_n stotfeld_n stranton_n stretlam_n sudick_n sunderland_n sunderland_n swalwoll_n t_o tanfeild_n teesdale_n thickley_n east_n thickley_n west_n thorp_n thornton_n thornley_n thornerlet_n throstous_n thruslington_n trimden_n tuddaye_n tunstall_n tursdale_n v_o vfferton_n vnthank_n vnthank_n vrpethe_v vsshaw_n vsworth_n great_a vsworth_n little_a w_n wackerfeild_n waldridge_n wardley_n washinton_n wascrop_a burne_n wellop_v fla_fw-mi werdenlaw_n hill_n be_v flu_n weredall_n weremouth_n westgate_n wessoo_o westerton_n westwick_n wharleton_n wheatley_n hill_n whikham_n whitborne_n lezard_n whitchurch_n whithone_n whitton_n whitwell_n whitwell_n willington_n willynton_n windgate_n windleston_n windridge_n winston_n witton_n witton_n castle_n woodcroft_n hall_n wulley_n wulsingham_n wulston_n wynyerd_v wytton_n chapter_n xliii_o westmorland_z by_o some_o late_a latin_a writer_n be_v call_v westmaria_fw-la westmoreland_n and_o westmorlandia_n by_o some_o late_a westmoria_n and_o in_o our_o english_a tongue_n westmoreland_n it_o come_v to_o be_v thus_o name_v in_o our_o language_n by_o the_o situation_n which_o in_o every_o part_n be_v so_o plenteous_o full_a of_o moor_n and_o high_a hill_n reach_v one_o to_o another_o that_o westmoreland_n with_o we_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o western_a moorish_a country_n have_v on_o the_o west_n and_o north-side_n cumberland_n on_o the_o south-part_n lanca-sbire_a on_o the_o east-side_n yorkshire_n and_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n 2_o the_o length_n thereof_o extend_v from_o burton_n in_o her_o south_n length_n to_o kirkland_n on_o her_o north-part_n be_v thirty_o mile_n breadth_n the_o broad_a part_n from_o east_n to_o west_n be_v from_o the_o river_n eden_n to_o dunbalrase-stone_n contain_v 24._o mile_n the_o whole_a circumference_n about_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o mile_n 3_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v somewhat_o long_a and_o narrow_a form_n the_o air_n sharp_a and_o pierce_a purge_v itself_o from_o the_o trouble_n of_o gross_a foggy_a mist_n and_o vapour_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o people_n of_o this_o province_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o strange_a disease_n or_o imperfection_n of_o body_n but_o live_v long_o and_o be_v healthful_a and_o attain_v to_o the_o number_n of_o many_o year_n 4_o the_o soil_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o soil_n be_v but_o barren_a and_o can_v hardly_o be_v bring_v to_o any_o fruitfulness_n by_o the_o industry_n and_o painful_a labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v so_o full_a of_o infertile_a place_n which_o the_o northern_a englishman_n call_v moores_n yet_o the_o more_o southerly_a part_n be_v not_o report_v to_o be_v so_o sterile_a but_o more_o fruitful_a in_o the_o valley_n though_o contain_v in_o a_o narrow_a room_n between_o the_o river_n lone_n and_o winander-mear_a and_o it_o be_v all_o term_v by_o one_o name_n the_o barony_n of_o kendale_n or_o candale_n that_o be_v the_o dale_n by_o can_n take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n can_v that_o run_v through_o it_o 5_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n be_v the_o brigantes_n inhabitant_n mention_v in_o the_o several_a county_n of_o york_n lancaster_n and_o cumberland_n 6_o it_o be_v not_o commend_v either_o for_o plenty_n of_o corn_n or_o
cattle_n commodity_n be_v neither_o store_v with_o arable_a ground_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o one_o norpasturage_n to_o breed_v up_o the_o other_o the_o principal_a profit_n that_o the_o people_n of_o this_o province_n raise_v unto_o themselves_o be_v by_o clothing_n 7_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o which_o be_v kandale_n or_o kendale_n town_n call_v also_o kirkeby_n kendale_n stand_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n can._n this_o town_n be_v of_o great_a trade_n and_o resort_n and_o for_o the_o diligent_a and_o industrious_a practice_n of_o make_v cloth_n so_o excel_v the_o rest_n that_o in_o regard_n thereof_o it_o carry_v a_o supereminent_a name_n above_o they_o and_o have_v great_a vent_n and_o traffic_v for_o her_o woollen_a clothes_n through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o england_n it_o challenge_v not_o much_o glory_n for_o antiquity_n only_o this_o it_o account_v a_o great_a credit_n that_o it_o have_v dignify_v three_o earl_n with_o the_o title_n thereof_o kendale_n as_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n who_o henry_n the_o five_o be_v his_o brother_n advance_v to_o that_o honour_n john_n duke_n of_o somerset_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr foix_n who_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o prefer_v to_o that_o dignity_n for_o his_o honourable_a and_o trusty_a service_n do_v in_o the_o french_a war_n kendale_n it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o very_o civil_a and_o orderly_a government_n the_o which_o be_v manage_v by_o a_o alderman_n choose_v every_o year_n out_o of_o his_o twelve_o brethren_n who_o be_v all_o distinguish_v and_o notify_v from_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o wear_n of_o purple_a garment_n the_o alderman_n and_o his_o senior_a brother_n be_v always_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o quorum_fw-la there_o be_v in_o it_o a_o town-clerke_n a_o recorder_n two_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n it_o and_o two_o chamberlain_n by_o mathematical_a observation_n the_o site_n of_o this_o town_n be_v in_o the_o degree_n of_o longitude_n 17.30_o scruple_n from_o the_o first_o west_n point_n and_o the_o 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fortification_n limit_v the_o roman_a province_n 6.9_o saint_n alban_n isle_n 94.8_o saint_n alban_n town_n and_o monastery_n 39.5_o alcluid_n i._n dunbritton_n 132.12_o alesbury_n wherefore_o much_o frequent_v 43.7_o alexander_n king_n of_o scot_n king_n of_o the_o western_a land_n and_o of_o man_n 92.16_o alfred_n or_o elfred_n restore_v the_o university_n of_o oxford_n 45.7_o build_v college_n and_o place_v reader_n there_o ibid._n almanac_n of_o harvest_n man_n in_o denbigh_n shire_n 119.3_o alney_n island_n 47.10_o amble-side_n or_o amboglana_n 85_o 10_o ambresbury_n abbey_n 17.6_o &_o 25.9_o ancalites_n where_o seat_v 45.4_o anderida_n city_n 9.4_o andradswald_n 9.4_o s._n annes-well_a at_o buxstone_n 67.8_o anglesey_n isle_n how_o confine_v 99.8_o what_o cantred_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 99.8_o how_o name_v and_o why_o 125.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 2_o the_o air_n and_o commodity_n thereof_o 3_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o druid_n 5_o how_o divide_v ibid._n by_o who_o infest_a and_o subdue_v 9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 126_o antimonium_n see_v stibium_fw-la antiquity_n in_o west_n ride_v 79.7_o anwicke_n field_n 89.10_o appleby_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o westmoreland_n 85.8_o aquila_n prophsi_v 17.6_o archbishop_n see_v in_o britain_n three_o 2.14_o armagh_n a_o archiepiscopall_a and_o metropolitan_a see_v in_o ireland_n 145.9_o arran_n land_n near_o galway_n 143.6_o arthur_n chair_n a_o high_a mountain_n 109.4_o king_n arthur_n round_a table_n at_o llansanan_n in_o denbighshire_n 119.6_o prince_n arthur_n keep_v his_o court_n at_o ludlow_n 71.7_o prince_n arthur_n his_o monument_n or_o sepulchre_n 51.5_o &_o 23.10_o arvon_n i_o cair-narvon_a 99.7_o ash_n make_v ground_n fruitful_a 119.4_o ashbridge_n much_o renown_a for_o a_o feign_a miracle_n 43.7_o saint_n assaph_n in_o north-wales_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 99.11_o &_o 121.9_o astroit_n the_o precious_a stone_n find_v at_o slugbury_n in_o warwick_n shire_n 53.7_o alsoneere_a beaver_n 61.3_o attrebatii_n where_o plant_v 27_o 5_o saint_n andree_n foundress_n of_o ely_n 37.5_o saint_n andrees_n liberties_n ibid._n angustine_n first_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 6.5_o angustines_n oak_n in_o worcestershire_n 51.6_o anteri_n what_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o b_o badbury_n the_o west-saxon_a king_n court_n 17.6_o brinbrig_n a_o ancient_a place_n 79.7_o bala_n curi_n the_o bishop_n palace_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o baldwine_n the_o great_a forester_n of_o flaunders_n 57.2_o banchor_n or_o bangor_n a_o city_n and_o the_o first_o monastery_n 121_o 9_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o bishop_n see_v 99.9_o brakley_n castle_n where_o king_n edward_n the_o 2._o be_v murder_v 47.10_o braklow_n hill_n in_o essex_n 31.5_o bark-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v ramâ—_n 27.1_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 27.1_o the_o form_n measure_n and_o air_n thereof_o 27.2.3.4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 27.4_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 27.5_o what_o religious_a house_n it_o have_v 27.10_o hundred_o and_o town_n in_o berkshire_n 28_o barnet_n field_n 29.9_o bartholanus_n &_o his_o three_o son_n plant_v in_o ireland_n 137_o 8_o barwick_n 89.9_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n battle-bridge_n 81.7_o battaile-field_n 9.7_o battle_n of_o standard_n 81.7_o bath_n in_o sommersetshire_n what_o name_v it_o have_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 23.7_o beault_n in_o brecknockshire_n 109_o 5._o beaumarish_a why_o so_o name_v see_v bonover_n 125.8_o thomas_n becket_n his_o tomb_n 7.8_o bede_n a_o monk_n of_o weremouth_n where_o bear_v 83_o 6_o bedford-shire_n how_o bound_v 41.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 41.2_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n of_o bedford-shire_n 41.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n thereof_o 41.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 42_o bedford_n town_n and_o castle_n 41.6.7_o how_o describe_v and_o how_o govern_v 41.7_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 41_o 10_o of_o beeston_n castle_n a_o prophecy_n 73.9_o belga_n where_o seat_v 13.6_o &_o 15_o 6_o &_o 23.5_o &_o 25.5_o bellona_n temple_n in_o york_n 78_o 9_o bennones_n see_v cleicester_n benonium_fw-la see_v binchester_n berinus_fw-la the_o first_o archbishop_n of_o dorchester_n 6.8_o his_o circuit_n ibid._n the_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n ibid._n preach_v and_o baptize_v at_o oxford_n 45.4_o the_o apostle_n also_o of_o the_o south-saxons_a ibid._n berry_n sometime_o a_o famous_a city_n in_o shrop-shire_n 71.9_o birth_n a_o town_n in_o scotland_n destroy_v by_o the_o inundation_n of_o tai_n 132.16_o y._n bervedhwald_n the_o four_o part_n of_o north-wales_n the_o bound_n commodity_n cantred_n and_o commot_n in_o it_o 99.11_o beaver_n in_o tivi_n river_n describe_v 113.3_o beverley_n a_o sanctuary_n 81.5_o saint_n john_n of_o beverley_n ibid._n bibroces_n what_o people_n 25_o 5_o binbridge_n isle_n 15.4_o binchester_n sometime_o benonium_fw-la 83.9_o sir_n richard_n bingham_n his_o valour_n and_o wisdom_n in_o repress_v mac-williams_n posterity_n 143.7_o bishopricke_n how_o many_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n 6.4_o blany_n people_n in_o ireland_n 141_o 4_o blond-raine_n 15.8_o &_o 78.9_o charles_n blunt_n lord_n mountioy_n quench_v the_o rebellion_n of_o tirone_n 139.9_o bedman_n the_o middle_a town_n of_o cornwall_n 21.8_o the_o climate_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o bishop_n see_v remove_v to_o excester_n 21.10_o queen_n boduo_n raze_v maldon_n 31.8_o bone-well_a in_o herefordshire_n 49_o 6_o benover_n now_o beaumarish_a 129_o the_o government_n and_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n border_n between_o scotland_n and_o england_n 6.11_o now_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n borrow_v what_o it_o signify_v 3.6_o bors-holder_n or_o tithingman_n 3.6_o bosham_n in_o sussex_n 9.8_o boskenna_n monument_n or_o trophy_n 21.9_o bovata_fw-la see_v oxgang_n bovium_n see_v banâ—hor_n bow_v a_o ancient_a town_n in_o west-riding_a 79.7_o brazen_a armour_n dig_v up_o in_o cornwall_n 21.9_o brazen_a nose_n college_n in_o stanford_n 59.8_o breake-speare_n see_v hadrian_n the_o four_o breertous_a death_n in_o cheshire_n presignify_v 73.9_o brecknockshire_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o 100.21_o what_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v
earl_n of_o motgomery_n 115.5_o herâ—rd-shire_n how_o bound_v 49.1_o tâ—e_v climate_n of_o what_o temperature_n 49.2_o huâ—dreds_n and_o town_n therein_o 50_o herefâ—rd_n city_n and_o bishopric_n 49.5_o thâ—_n circuit_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n thâ—â—ivill_a magistracy_n thereof_o ibid._n herbeâ—t_n losinga_n b._n of_o norwiâ—_n what_o church_n and_o monastery_n he_o build_v 35.8_o herefordshire_n how_o bound_v 39.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 39.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 39.4_o hâ—â—dreds_n and_o town_n â—erein_o 40_o herâ—rd_n town_n 39.6_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o 49.8_o hibâ—ia_n whence_o it_o take_v man_n 138.12_o hidosland_n what_o it_o signify_v 3.3_o &_o 57.3_o higâ—andmen_n natural_a scot_n 11.4_o see_v heghlandmen_n hillâ—ie_o isle_n 9â—_n 8_o sainâ—_n hilda_n his_o miracle_n 81.6_o himinbrooke_n nuunery_n 57.6_o histricall_a tome_n of_o this_o work_fw-mi 1.1_o hoby_n irish_a in_o leinster_n 141.5_o ho_o island_n see_v lindisferne_n ho_o well_o see_v winifrid_n well_o ho_o cross_n in_o tipperary_n within_o monster_n 139.11_o hound_n a_o three_o part_n of_o lincâ—nshire_n 63.10_o hlander_n fish_v by_o licence_n â—on_v the_o north-east_n coast_v england_n 81.3_o hâ—ry_n holland_n his_o high_a descent_n and_o calamity_n 19.8_o hâ—_n castle_n in_o bromfield_n 100_o 12_o horse_n muscle_n full_a of_o good_a earl_n 132.15_o horse-shoe_n in_o the_o shire-hall_n at_o oakâ—ham_n 59.7_o â—orsa_fw-mi slay_v in_o battle_n 7.11_o at_o horsted_n his_o monument_n ibid._n â—orton_n see_v halifax_n hospital_n at_o leicester_n with_o a_o collegiate_n church_n build_v 61.6_o charles_n howard_n defeat_v the_o the_o spanish_a armada_n at_o sea_n 19.4_o hubblestone_n in_o devon-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 19.7_o humber_n as_o arm_v of_o the_o sea_n 79.3_o hundred_o what_o they_o be_v 3.4_o huntingâ—on-shire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 57.1_o how_o divided_a 57.3_o what_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n therein_o at_o first_o 57.4_o hundred_o town_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 58_o 10_o huntingdon_n town_n why_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 57.5_o their_o common-seale_a ibid._n their_o priory_n of_o black-canon_n ibid._n the_o castle_n ibid._n the_o river_n there_o sometime_o navigable_a 57.6_o hurl_v in_o cornwall_n what_o they_o be_v 21.9_o i_o jamesâ—he_v â—he_z four_o king_n of_o scot_n slay_v 89_o 10._o james_n 5._o king_n of_o scot_n die_v for_o grief_n of_o heart_n 87.5_o iceni_n â—hat_n people_n and_o where_o seat_v 33.4_o &_o 35.3_o icat_a or_o black_a amber_n 81.6_o jersey_a island_n how_o seat_v 94_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 94.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 94.3.4_o stocking_n there_o make_v 94.4_o the_o original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94.5_o the_o commodity_n 94.6_o how_o govern_v 94.7_o a_o island_n float_v 132.15_o ilchester_n in_o somersetshire_n 23.10_o kingdom_n of_o the_o island_n divide_v 92.17_o johannes_n de_fw-fr sacro_fw-la bosco_n bear_v at_o halifax_n 77.8_o king_n john_n his_o monument_n and_o portraiture_n 51.5_o saint_n johns_n tomb_n in_o scotland_n 132.6_o jona_n i_o columkil_n 132.18_o josephus_n of_o exeter_n or_o iscanus_n his_o praise_n 19.6_o ipswich_n commend_v 33.6_o the_o dimension_n and_o site_n of_o ipswich_n ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n ireland_n how_o divide_v into_o province_n and_o country_n 135_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 137_o 1_o the_o name_n whence_o derive_v 137.2_o the_o most_o western_a island_n 137.2_o why_o call_v the_o holy_a island_n 137.3_o thought_n to_o be_v ogygia_n in_o plutarch_n 137.3_o call_v also_o scotia_n ibid._n the_o three_o island_n for_o bigness_n in_o the_o know_a world_n 137.4_o when_o and_o how_o it_o receive_v christianity_n 135.22_o christianity_n there_o much_o decay_v 139.8_o ireland_n of_o what_o form_n it_o be_v 137.4_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o air_n and_o temperature_n 137.5_o the_o soil_n 137.6_o the_o commodity_n 137.7_o the_o ancient_a and_o original_a inhabitant_n 137.8_o by_o who_o divide_v into_o five_o province_n 138.12_o call_v little_a britain_n ibid._n irishman_n cottage_n in_o anglesey_n 125_o the_o manner_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o irish_a in_o old_a time_n 138.14_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v 138.15_o their_o child_n how_o nurce_v ibid._n their_o fantastical_a conceit_n 138.16_o addict_v much_o to_o witchcraft_n ibid._n their_o idolatry_n ibid._n their_o attire_n 138.18_o they_o forsake_v their_o wife_n at_o their_o pleasure_n 145.8_o their_o manner_n of_o war_n 138.19_o their_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a 138.20_o irish_a bb._n consecrate_a by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 145.8_o isca_n silurum_n i._o caerlion_n 107.4_o ithancester_n see_v st_n peter_n upon_o the_o wall_n ibid._n s._n ivo_n a_o persian_a bishop_n 15.7_o s._n ivoes_n priory_n a_o cell_n to_o ramsey_n abbey_n ibid._n k_o katherine_n dowager_n of_o spainâ—_n where_o inter_v 55.7_o key_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o kendale_n or_o candale_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 85.4_o kendale_n town_n 85.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kendale_n earl_n 85.7_o kent_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 7.1_o the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o form_n site_n and_o position_n of_o it_o 7.2.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n 7.4_o river_n navigable_a therein_o 7_o 5_o kent_z unconquered_a 7.7_o receive_v christianity_n first_o in_o this_o isle_n ibid._n trouble_a with_o civil_a dissension_n 7.10_o how_o govern_v 7.11_o make_v a_o kingdom_n ibid._n make_v a_o earldom_n ibid._n earl_n thereof_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o several_a family_n ibid._n how_o divide_v into_o hundred_o and_o parish_n 7.8_o kesteven_n a_o three_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n 63.10_o kildare_n adorn_v with_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 141.8_o kilkenny_n a_o fair_a burrough-town_n in_o leinster_n 141.8_o kimbolton_n manor_n 58.9_o kings-delfe_a see_v swords-delfe_a kingston_n upon_o hull_n 81_o 4_o when_o build_v ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n kirkstall_n monastery_n 77.7_o kirkstall_n battle_n 78.10_o knights-fee_n how_o many_o in_o england_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n day_n 4.10_o knocktoe_n battle_n 143.7_o l_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n his_o only_a son_n drown_v in_o a_o well_o 119.7_o lactorodum_fw-la see_v stonystratford_n laford_n i_o lord_n what_o it_o import_v 47_o lagetium_fw-la see_v casterford_n lagman_n king_n of_o man_n 92.4_o he_o take_v the_o badge_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o jerusalem_n 92.4_o in_o his_o journey_n die_v ibid._n his_o cruelty_n to_o his_o brother_n harold_n 92.4_o lambeth_n commend_v 11.7_o lamp_n burn_v many_o age_n 78.11_o llanbadarn_n vaur_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 113.7_o lancaster_n county_n palatine_n 7â—_n 1_o how_o confine_v ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 75.2_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n thereof_o 75.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 76_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 75.5_o lancaster_n town_n 75.6_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n how_o govern_v ibid._n lancaster_n house_n and_o york_n conjoin_v 75.9_o lancastrian_n put_v to_o flight_n 78.10_o llandaff_n city_n how_o site_v 105.5_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n llandevi_fw-la breve_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 113.7_o langley_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.6_o lath_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o law_n i_o great_a stone_n 89.13_o law_n of_o three_o sort_n in_o england_n 4.8_o &_o 5.3_o law-trouble_n none_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v and_o certain_a 5.3_o lawland_n man_n 2.12_o lavatrae_n see_v levatre_n saint_n laurence_n island_n 1.2_o lead-mine_n in_o derbyshire_n 67.5_o lead-blacke_a in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o leet_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 4.6_o legeolium_n see_v casterford_n leicester-shire_n how_o bound_v 61.1_o the_o commodity_n and_o air_n thereof_o 61.2_o &_o 3_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 61.8_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 62_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 61.4_o leicester_n city_n or_o town_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o shire_n 61.5_o the_o position_n of_o it_o ibid._n what_o name_v it_o have_v beside_o 61.1_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n build_v long_o before_o christ_n nativity_n ibid._n well_o trade_v and_o as_o well_o wall_v in_o time_n past_a ibid._n the_o graduation_n thereof_o 61_o 5_o destruction_n thereof_o 61.6_o leinster_n province_n in_o ireland_n how_o call_v 141.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 141.2_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 141.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 141.4_o religious_a house_n therein_o 141.14_o irish_a therein_o mischievous_a one_o to_o another_o 141.2_o country_n and_o town_n therein_o 142_o lonn_n or_o linn_n a_o ancient_a borough_n 35.6_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n lenn_n episcopi_fw-la 35.6_o lenn_n regis_fw-la ibid._n laeth_n what_o it_o be_v 4.6_o lettustan_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.9_o letrim_a county_n plentiful_a of_o grass_n 143.4_o levatrae_n see_v bowes_n lewes_n battle_n in_o sussex_n 9.7_o llewellin_n prince_n of_o wales_n where_o slay_v and_o behead_v
palace_n 19.6_o saint_n rumald_v well_o 43.5_o ruthlan_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o north-wales_n 99.11_o rutland-shire_n how_o bound_v 59.1_o why_o so_o name_v 59.2_o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o dimension_n thereof_o 59.3_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 59.4_o &_o 5_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n and_o possessor_n thereof_o 59.6_o &_o 7_o hundred_o and_o parish_n therein_o 60_o s_o sabbath_n day_n market_n 111_o 6_o saffran_n a_o commodity_n of_o essex_n 31.6_o salisbury_n plain_a 25.4_o salisbury_n city_n 25.7_o the_o cathedral_n church_n ibid._n earl_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o situation_n there_o 25_o 8_o old_a salisbury_n 25.8_o salmon_n great_a and_o plentiful_a in_o scotland_n 103.5_o &_o 132.14_o salmon_n leap_v 113.3_o &_o 145.9_o salt_n how_o make_v in_o lancashire_n 75.7_o salt_n come_v from_o stone_n 83.8_o saltry_a judeth_n why_o so_o call_v 52.8_o saltry_a monastery_n ibid._n sand_n a_o part_n of_o nottinghamshire_n 65.7_o sangue_fw-fr lac_fw-la in_o sussex_n 9.7_o sarnia_n see_v garnsey_n saxon_n heptarchy_n whence_o it_o first_o begin_v 3.1_o the_o seven_o several_a kingdom_n how_o name_v 3.1_o the_o heptarchy_n northern_a limit_n 3.2_o saxon_n state_n several_o how_o at_o first_o divide_v in_o england_n 3_o 3_o saxon_n government_n in_o england_n how_o long_o it_o continue_v 4.11_o saxon_n first_o seven_o king_n pagan_a 4.12_o saxon_n first_o seven_o king_n christian_n ibid._n sceafull_a mountain_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.7_o scope_n of_o the_o author_n in_o this_o work_n or_o theatre_n 1.1_o scotland_n how_o bound_v 99.1_o &_o 131.4_o how_o divide_v 129_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 131.2_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o ibid._n &_o 131.14_o the_o feature_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o scot_n ibid._n scotland_n adorn_v with_o three_o university_n ibid._n the_o position_n of_o scotland_n 131.9_o scotland_n how_o divide_v into_o country_n or_o sheriffedom_n stewardship_n and_o bailiwickes_n 191.10_o in_o scotland_n archbishop_n metropolitan_a 2._o &_o 132.11_o scot_n southern_a of_o one_o original_a with_o the_o english_a 131_o 4_o scot_n natural_o whence_o descend_v and_o name_v 131_o 5_o scot_n vanquish_v the_o pict_n and_o raise_v their_o name_n 131_o 8_o scythian_n come_v into_o spain_n 138.7_o sea-coal_n 89.6_o a_o seaman_n take_v 33.7_o sea-sand_n make_v the_o soil_n fruitful_a 21.3_o seffrid_n bishop_n reedefy_a chichester_n cathedral_n church_n 9.6_o segontium_n now_o caernarvon_n 123.6_o segontian_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 13.6_o selby_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o 63.7_o selby_n abbey_n 77.7_o selonae_fw-la now_o sandie_n 41.4_o session_n four_o time_n in_o the_o year_n ordain_v 5.3_o severne_n a_o noble_a river_n 47_o 3._o the_o head_n thereof_o 115.2_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 115.3_o severus_n the_o emperor_n die_v at_o york_n ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o his_o funeral_n ibid._n sexwolfe_n bishop_n of_o leicester_n 61.6_o shaftesbury_n 6_o sheriff_n whence_o they_o come_v 4.6_o shatland_n isle_n 132.22_o shirburne_n a_o bishop_n see_v 17_o 7_o translate_v to_o salisbury_n 27_o 8_o shire_n whence_o it_o come_v 3_o 4_o shire_n how_o many_o in_o england_n at_o sundry_a time_n 4.8_o &_o 9_o shrewsbury_n chief_a town_n of_o shrop-shire_n 71.8_o the_o building_n site_n trade_n and_o strength_n thereof_o 71_o 8_o how_o govern_v ibid._n shrop-shire_n how_o limit_v 71_o 1_o the_o form_n soil_n and_o air_n thereof_o 71.2.3.4_o castle_n 32._o therein_o 71_o hundred_o and_o town_n thereof_o 72_o sicicle_n why_o so_o call_v 15.1_o sidre_n in_o garnsey_n what_o drink_n 94.4_o sigebert_n king_n of_o south-saxons_a skin_n 9.4_o silcester_n sometime_o caer-segonte_a 13.6_o how_o ancient_a 13.10_o destroy_v 13.10_o silures_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 47.4_o &_o 493._o &_o 107.4_o &_o 109_o 4._o &_o 111.5_o describe_v 49.3_o their_o valour_n ibid._n 63.7_o subdue_v by_o vespasian_n 49_o 3_o simon_n a_o monk_n of_o swinstead_n poison_v king_n john_n sister_n three_o what_o river_n in_o leinster_n 141.6_o slege_n county_n in_o ireland_n what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 143.4_o smyris_n see_v emeryll_n snowdâ—n_a hill_n 123.4_o soland_n goose_n their_o use_n 132.14_o solemne-mosse_n field_n 87.5_o somersetshire_n how_o bound_v 23.1_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n ibid._n the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 23.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 23_o 3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 23.5_o the_o profit_n it_o afford_v 23_o 6_o memorable_a for_o sundry_a event_n 23.8_o religious_a house_n 23_o 9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 24_o somersham_n annex_v to_o the_o crown_n 57.7_o southampton_n describe_v 13.10_o south-wales_n divide_v into_o six_o part_n 100.16_o spring_n of_o salt-water_n at_o leamington_n in_o warwickeshire_n 53.7_o spring_n that_o ebb_n and_o flow_v 78.11_o stafford_n shire_n how_o bound_v 69.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 69.2_o by_o who_o ancient_o inhabit_v 69.5_o commodity_n thereof_o 69.6_o what_o house_n of_o religion_n it_o have_v 69.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 70_o stafford_n town_n describe_v 69.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o site_n or_o positure_n of_o it_o ibid._n sir_n hubert_n saint_n clare_n his_o death_n to_o save_v king_n henry_n the_o second_o 7.6_o stamford_n sometime_o a_o university_n 59.8_o stamford_n bridge_n battle_n 92.1_o stannery_n or_o stannier_n 21.3_o stibium_fw-la in_o derbyshire_n gâ—tten_v 67.5_o stock-chappell_n in_o norfolk_n why_o so_o call_v 35.8_o stockfish_n gainful_a to_o kingston_n man_n upon_o hull_n 81.4_o stone_n like_o serpent_n 81.6_o stony_a serpent_n find_v within_o round_a stone_n 81.6_o stoney-stredford_a 4.3_o 6_o the_o cross_n there_o ibid._n stone_n resemble_v shell-fish_n 47.10_o stonehengâ—_n describe_v in_o the_o map_n of_o wilt-shire_n stoneley_n priory_n in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.9_o suffolk_n how_o bound_v 33.1_o the_o air_n thereof_o 33.2_o the_o form_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o dimension_n thereof_o 33.3_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 33_o 4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 33.5_o how_o divide_a 33.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 34_o sumatra_n think_v to_o be_v the_o isle_n taprobana_n 1.2_o summerl_v prince_n of_o herergaidel_n slay_v 92.6.8_o sunning_n a_o episcopal_a see_v translate_v to_o shirburne_n 27.8_o surrey_n or_o suthrey_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 11.1_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 11.4_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 11.2_o the_o length_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o breadth_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o circumference_n thereof_o ibid._n by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 11.4_o principal_a place_n in_o it_o 11.5_o &_o 6.8_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 11.6_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 11.9_o what_o castle_n be_v in_o it_o 11.10_o how_o divide_a ibid._n hundred_o and_o town_n in_o it_o 12_o sussex_n what_o memorable_a place_n it_o have_v 9.8_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 9.9_o religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v 9.10_o how_o bound_a 9.1_o how_o divide_a 9.10_o rape_n hundred_o &_o town_n in_o it_o 10_o why_o so_o name_v 9.1_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 9.2_o the_o length_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o breadth_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o air_n of_o it_o 9.3_o havens_n in_o it_o uncertain_a and_o dangerous_a 9.3_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n 9.4_o small_a river_n 79.3_o small_a dale_n ibid._n sword_n delfe_n why_o so_o call_v 58.8_o synod_n at_o colne_n about_o priest_n marriage_n 25.6_o t_o tamar_n river_n bound_v the_o britain_n by_o king_n athelstanes_n device_n 3.2_o tameworth_n sometime_o the_o mercian_n king_n court_n 69.5_o taprobane_n the_o great_a island_n 137.4_o tave-river_n 105.3_o teigne-mouth_n the_o land_a place_n of_o the_o dane_n at_o their_o first_o invasion_n 19_o 4_o saint_n telean_a bishop_n of_o llandaffe_n 105_o 2_o temple_n to_o god_n terminus_n 132.11_o tetnall_n alias_o theotnall_n what_o it_o signify_v 69_o 5_o teukesbury_n field_n fatal_a to_o the_o lancastrian_n 47.10_o thane_n or_o thean_a 4.7_o under_o thean_a ibid._n theodore_n a_o grecian_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n 7.8_o theon_n first_o archbishop_n of_o london_n 6.5_o thetforl_n a_o bishop_n see_n thrihing_n and_o thrihingreves_n 4.6_o thule_n where_o it_o be_v seat_v 132_o 22_o thule_n see_v shetland_n sr._n richard_n thumbleby_n knight_n where_o bury_v 117_o 6_o thurle-headâ—_a fish_n of_o the_o sea_n come_v to_o land_n in_o munster_n 132.10_o tinne-mine_n in_o cornwall_n 21.3_o tinne-lawe_n therein_o ibid_fw-la tinne-workes_a in_o it_o ibid_fw-la earl_n of_o tyrone_n his_o rebellion_n extinguish_v 139.9_o tithing_n what_o they_o be_v 3_o 4.6_o tithing-man_n or_o borsholder_n 3.6_o titus_n grasp_v by_o a_o adder_n without_o any_o harm_n 13.6_o torcoch_n a_o rare_a fish_n 123.7_o totnesse_n the_o land_a place_n of_o suppose_a brute_n 19.4_o toulesland_n hundred_o in_o huntingdon-shire_n 58.10_o town_n of_o britain_n be_v wood_n etc._n etc._n 58.9_o town_n how_o many_o in_o england_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n his_o time_n 4_o 10_o tree_n float_v in_o bagmere_n 73.9_o trinobantes_n what_o people_n and_o where_o they_o inhabit_v 29.5_o &_o
31.5_o &_o 39.4_o turkill_n the_o dane_n earl_n of_o the_o east-angle_n 58.8_o twomonâ—_n or_o county_n clare_n convenient_o seat_v 143_o 4_o five_o valentia_n a_o part_n of_o britain_n why_o so_o call_v 2.15_o how_o limit_a â—_o 16_o velâ—â—â—â—_n ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o place_v 139_o 4_o venedotia_n i._n north-wales_n venta_n belgarum_n i._n winchester_n 13.9_o venta_n icenorum_n i._n castor_n 35_o 5_o venta_n silurum_n i._n monmouth_n 107.4_o robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n marquesse_n of_o dublin_n and_o duke_n of_o ireland_n 45_o 5_o verolanium_fw-la or_o verolamium_n in_o hertford-shire_n 39.5_o sack_a by_o queen_n boduo_n 39_o 5_o verterae_n a_o place_n in_o westmoreland_n 85.8_o vffine_n whence_o so_o call_v 35_o 3_o vidom_n what_o they_o be_v 4_o 6_o saint_z vincents_fw-mi rock_n 23.6_o virgata_fw-la or_o yardland_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o ulster_n province_n how_o bound_v 145.1_o the_o form_n thereof_o 145_o 2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la the_o air_n of_o it_o 145.3_o the_o soil_n and_o commodity_n hereof_o 145.4_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 145_o 5.6_o their_o ancient_a custom_n of_o make_v a_o king_n 145.6_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 145_o 10_o county_n and_o town_n in_o it_o 146_o vodia_n or_o vdiae_fw-la a_o ancient_a nation_n in_o ireland_n where_o plant_v 139.4_o vodius_n archbishop_n of_o london_n slay_v by_o vortigerne_n 6_o 5_o voluntii_n 145.5_o vortigerne_n where_o consume_v by_o lightning_n 111.5_o vortimer_n slay_v in_o battle_n horsa_n brother_n to_o hengist_n 7_o 11_o vpton_n in_o worcester-shire_n a_o station_n of_o the_o roman_n 51_o 6_o vriconium_n see_v wroxceâ—ster_n vsoconia_n see_v okenyate_n ursula_n the_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n daughter_n with_o her_o virgin-saint_n 21.5_o vskebah_a a_o wholesome_a aquavitae_n in_o ireland_n 137.6_o vterini_fw-la ancient_a people_n in_o ireland_n where_o they_o dwell_v 139.4_o w_n a_o wall_n in_o scotland_n from_o abercorne_n or_o abercurve_v unto_o dunbritton_n 132_o 11_o wall-towne_n 89.12_o wales_n how_o confine_v 99.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 99_o 4_o wales_n and_o welsh_a what_o it_o signify_v 99.1.2_o county_n of_o wales_n twelve_o 98._o &_o 100.22_o divide_v into_o three_o region_n or_o kingdom_n 99_o 5_o divide_v into_o south-wales_n 100.22_o divide_v into_o north-wales_n ibid._n west-wales_n ibid._n wales_n why_o void_a of_o wood_n 121.5_o prince_n of_o wales_n spring_v from_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o english_a king_n 97_o wallingford_n castle_n &_o town_n 27.7_o wansdike_n in_o wilt-shire_n 25.6_o wantage_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n elfred_n 27.9_o wapentach_n or_o wapentake_n what_o it_o be_v 3.6_o war_n civil_a of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n 75.9_o warwickeshire_n how_o bound_v 53.1_o how_o divide_a 53.3_o the_o form_n of_o it_o 53.2_o the_o compass_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la commodity_n ibid._n who_o inhabit_v it_o in_o old_a time_n 55.4_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 54_o warwick_n town_n by_o who_o build_v 53.6_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 53.6_o washes_n in_o lincolnshire_n hurtful_a to_o king_n john_n 63.4_o wat_n tyler_n a_o arch-rebel_n slay_v 7.10_o waterfall_n or_o catadupa_n 85.10_o waterford_n the_o second_o city_n in_o ireland_n 139.7_o ever_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n since_o the_o first_o conquest_n of_o it_o ibid_fw-la watling-street_n 43.6_o waveney_n river_n 35.3_o wedon_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o bannavenna_n 55.7_o weisford_n in_o ireland_n the_o first_o english_a colony_n 141.8_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n ibid_fw-la a_o well_o boil_v up_o with_o stream_n of_o blood_n 27.9_o ebb_a and_o flow_v accorto_a the_o sea_n 103.7_o &_o 111.8_o ebb_a and_o flow_v contrary_a to_o the_o sea-tyde_n 105.7_o a_o well_o the_o dropping_n whereof_o turn_n into_o hard_a stone_n 132.15_o a_o well_o float_v with_o bitumen_n 132.15_o welles_n a_o city_n in_o somersetshire_n why_o so_o call_v 23.7_o by_o what_o civil_a magistracy_n govern_v ibid._n the_o position_n or_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n wentsdale_n 79.3_o saint_n werburgs_n church_n in_o chester_n 73.7_o western_a land_n subject_a to_o scotland_n how_o many_o 132_o 17_o how_o rule_v in_o ancient_a time_n 132.18_o their_o commodity_n 132_o 19_o westminster_n a_o bishop_n see_v 29_o 7_o westmoreland_n how_o bound_v 85.1_o the_o measure_n thereof_o 85_o 2_o the_o form_n and_o air_n 85.3_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 85.5_o place_n of_o chief_a note_n therein_o 85.8_o town_n in_o it_o 86_o west-saxon_a lage_n 5.3_o west-saxon_a law_n 4.8_o west_n sox_n 4.11_o whitby_n abbey_n found_v 77.7_o whitgar_n the_o saxon_a 15.7_o whittington_n castle_n 100.12_o whorwell_n monastery_n build_v 17_o 6_o wiscii_fw-la what_o people_n 51.4_o wiche_n i._o salt_n pit_n ibid._n john_n wickliff_n england_n morning_n star_n 61.7_o wight_n island_n describe_v 15_o what_o name_v it_o have_v in_o old_a time_n 15.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 15.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 15.4_o the_o commodity_n of_o it_o 15_o 4.5_o by_o who_o first_o inhabit_v 15.6_o by_o who_o subdue_v 15.10_o how_o fortify_v 15.9_o what_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n be_v in_o it_o 15.10_o how_o divide_a 15.7_o &_o 16_o wike_a see_v kingston_n upon_o hull_n saint_n wilfreds_n needle_n 78_o 11_o wilfrid_n bishop_n reduce_v the_o islander_n of_o wight_n to_o christianity_n 15.10_o william_n the_o bastard_n conquer_a england_n 92.2_o &_o 5.1_o william_n now_o bishop_n of_o excester_n repair_v the_o cathedral_n church_n there_o 19_o 6_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n take_v prisoner_n 89.10_o his_o son_n drown_v with_o his_o cradle_n 132.16_o wilt-shire_n how_o bound_v 25_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 25.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 25_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 25.5_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 25.9_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 26_o 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51.2_o the_o air_n and_o commodity_n 51.5_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 52_o worcester_n city_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 51.3_o what_o calamity_n it_o have_v sustain_v ibid._n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v by_o sexwolfe_n bishop_n ibid._n the_o civil_a magistracy_n ibid._n the_o geographical_a position_n of_o it_o ibid._n wring-cheese_n rock_n 21.9_o wroxcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n in_o shrop-shire_n 71.9_o y_o yanesbury_n trench_n 25.5_o yardland_n see_v virgate_n yeoman_n and_o yeomanry_n 4.7_o year_n river_n 35.3_o yeremouth_n or_o yarmouth_n whence_o so_o name_v and_o how_o seat_v 35.7_o make_v a_o corporation_n ibid._n a_o town_n very_o hospitable_a and_o famous_a for_o herring_n ibid._n york_n a_o arch-bishop_n see_v 6.5_o what_o suffragan_o bishop_n it_o have_v and_o now_o have_v 6.7_o york_n metropolitan_a and_o primate_n 6.7_o &_o 78.9_o his_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n york_n city_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 78.9_o how_o york_n be_v govern_v ibid._n the_o positure_n of_o it_o ibid._n library_n thereof_o ibid._n yorkshire_n how_o otherwise_o call_v 77.2_o what_o battle_n there_o fight_v 78.10_o the_o soil_n of_o it_o 77.2_o &_o 5_o how_o bound_v 77.3_o divide_v into_o east-riding_a 77.4_o north-riding_a ibid._n west-riding_a ibid._n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 77_o 4_o york_n manner-house_n sometime_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n mary_n by_o who_o build_v 77.7_o z_o zelander_n their_o fish_n upon_o our_o north-east_n sea_n with_o licence_n 81.3_o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la there_o be_v in_o the_o summer_n land_n as_o i_o have_v see_v to_o the_o westward_o of_o port-royall_a such_o a_o kind_n of_o fish_n yield_v a_o purple_a juiceâ—_n but_o i_o do_v not_o so_o well_o remember_v it_o as_o to_o set_v down_o certain_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o purple_a fish_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o palm_n but_o much_o different_a from_o the_o palmetoe_n that_o be_v in_o the_o somâ—er_a land_n land_n he_o mean_v not_o cutcheneâ—e_v which_o be_v a_o fly_v bring_v from_o the_o indies_n without_o head_n
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