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hide_v hall_n odsey_n hidehall_n brang._n highover_n hitch_n highstreet_n dacor_n hillend_n caish._n hitch_v hitch_n hoddesdon_n hert._n horkerell_n brang._n holey_n hert._n hormead_n great_a edwinst._n hormead_n little_a edwinst._n how_o end_v hitch_n holwell_n brod._n hunsdon_n brang._n hyde_n caish._n i_o ickleford_n hitch_n ilestrey_n caish._n k_o kellshull_n odsey_n kempton_n hitch_n kensworth_n dacor_n kinswoodbury_n odsey_n kinsburne_n dacor_n knebworth_n brod._n l_o ladwell_n hitch_n laiston_n edwinst._n no_o man_n land_n caish._n king_n langley_n dacor_n langley_n abbey_n caish._n langley_n hitch_n the_o lea_n caish._n lechworth_n brod._n lenmere_n dacor_n levesden_n caish._n ludwell_n hitch_n ludwick_n hall_n brod._n lullie_o hitch_n m_o mallock_n brang._n s._n marget_n hert._n maiden_n cross_n hitch_n meesden_n edwinst._n merden_n hert._n merston_n long_o dacor_n s_o michael_n caish._n milford_n edwinst._n minhall_n caish._n minsingbery_n edwinst._n monden_n frewell_o brod._n monden_n furnivall_n brod._n more_o park_n caish._n morehouse_n caish._n north_n myms_n n_o nasthide_n caish._n newbarne_v caish._n newenham_n caish._n newenham_n odsey_n newgatestreet_n hert._n newhall_n brang._n new_a place_n brang._n nimhall_n northaw_n caish._n northchurch_n dacor_n norton_n caish._n norton_n odsey_n newsel_n edwinst._n nuthamsted_n edwinst._n nimhall_n caish._n o_o odsey_n grange_n odsey_n owghton_n head_n hitch_n owley_n edwinst._n p_o pansanger_n hert._n parkeward_o caish._n patmer_n hall_n edwinst._n pelham_n burn_v edw._n pelham_n furneux_n edw._n pelham_n stocking_n edw._n penley_n dacor_n periton_n hitch_n pessebery_n brang._n potter_n crouch_v caish._n pottrels_n bare_a caish._n pottrel_n caish._n pope_n hert._n the_o prithee_o caish._n preston_n hitch_n the_o priory_n brod._n puckridge_n bran._n punchin_n end_n dacor_n punsburne_n hert._n putnam_n dacor_n putteridge_n hitch_n q_o quenbery_n edwinst._n quickswood_n odsey_n r_o radwell_n odsey_n redborne_n caish._n the_o ree_n brang._n reed_n odsey_n redgewell_n edwinst._n revel_n brod._n reyford_n hert._n rickmansworth_n caish._n ricknesse_n brang._n ridge_n caish._n roiston_n odsey_n rose_n hall_n caish._n rushden_n odsey_n s_o sabsworth_n brang._n salesbery_n caish._n sandon_n odsey_n sarret_n caish._n satridge_n brang._n sauntridge_n caish._n sawcombe_n brod._n the_o scale_n hert._n shenley_n caish._n sheepehall_n brod._n shepeshide_n caish._n sâ—inglehall_n brang._n sinkle_n caish._n sleep_v caish._n smalford_n caish._n sopwell_n caish._n spelbrooke_n brang._n standen_n brang._n stansted_n abbot_n brang._n stanthecle_fw-mi brang._n stapleford_n hert._n s._n stephens_n caish._n stevenage_n brod._n stortford_n bishop_n brang._n studham_n dacor_n sullemaca_n caish._n t_o tannis_fw-la edwinst._n tednambury_n brang._n temple_n brod._n temple_n dinsley_n hitch_n tew_v hert._n tharfield_n odsey_n s._n thomas_n chapel_n hitch_n thoreley_n brang._n throcking_n edwinst._n thundrick_n brang._n thyobald_n hert._n titten_a hanger_n caish._n totteredge_n brod._n totteredge_n caish._n tring_n dacor_n tunwell_n brod._n two_o water_n dacor_n v_o vphall_n brang._n w_n wadesmill_n brang._n wakerley_n edwinst._n walden_n s._n paul_n hitch_n walden_n king_n hitch_n walkerne_n brod._n wallington_n odsey_n waltham_n cross_n hert._n walsworth_n hitch_n beware_v park_n brang._n warâ—_n brang._n watford_n hall_n hert._n watford_n caish._n watton_n brod._n waymer_n castle_n brang._n welbery_n hitch_n welde_n caish._n wellwin_n brod._n westhide_n caish._n westmill_n brang._n weston_n brod._n westwich_n caish._n wheathamsteed_o dacor_n whitebarnes_n edwinst._n widboro_n hill_n brang._n widford_n brang._n wigginton_n dacor_n willesborne_n dacor_n willion_n brod._n windridge_n caish._n withiall_a edwinst._n woodgreene_a hert._n woodhall_n brod._n wormeley_n hert._n wulmer_n green_a brod._n wymley_o great_a brod._n wimley_n little_a brod._n y_fw-fr yardley_n odsey_n bedford-shire_n chapter_n xxi_o bedford-shire_n seat_v in_o the_o southeast_n of_o this_o island_n be_v a_o plain_a and_o champion_n country_n and_o lie_v bound_v upon_o the_o north_n with_o huntingtonshire_n bedfordshire_n upon_o the_o east_n with_o cambridge_n and_o hartford-shire_n and_o upon_o the_o west_n with_o buckingham_n and_o northampton-shire_n form_n 2_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v somewhat_o oval_a and_o not_o very_o large_a for_o from_o tilbroke_n in_o the_o north_n unto_o studham_n in_o the_o south_n breadth_n be_v but_o twenty_o four_o english_a mile_n and_o from_o tourney_n in_o the_o west_n unto_o hatley_n coke_v in_o the_o east_n be_v not_o full_o fourteen_o the_o whole_a in_o circumference_n about_o seventy_o three_o mile_n soil_n 3_o the_o air_n be_v temperate_a and_o the_o soil_v bounteous_a especial_o the_o north_n who_o border_n the_o fruitful_a ouse_n with_o her_o many_o wind_n water_v the_o south_n be_v more_o lean_a and_o with_o great_a industry_n bring_v forth_o barley_n no_o better_o elsewhere_o general_o this_o county_n be_v champion_n though_o some_o place_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o pasturage_n and_o wood_n inhabitant_n 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n know_v to_o the_o roman_n that_o hold_v in_o this_o shire_n be_v part_n of_o the_o cattieuchlani_n a_o stout_a and_o warre-stirring_a people_n and_o yet_o upon_o the_o report_n of_o caesar_n proceed_n 5._o send_v he_o their_o subjection_n for_o peace_n but_o when_o that_o conquer_a nation_n have_v bring_v britain_n into_o a_o province_n under_o rome_n station_n their_o legion_n lay_v at_o sclanea_n and_o magintum_n which_o be_v now_o sandy_a and_o dunstable_n place_n of_o memorable_a note_n in_o this_o shire_n after_o they_o the_o saxon_n covet_v for_o so_o fair_a a_o seat_n first_o dispossess_v the_o britain_n under_o the_o lead_n of_o cuthwulfe_n the_o west-saxon_a about_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n 572._o who_o make_v it_o their_o own_o be_v last_o enjoy_v by_o the_o mercian_n as_o a_o part_n of_o their_o kingdom_n course_n 5_o in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n 1399._o immediate_o before_o those_o civil_a war_n that_o rend_v in_o piece_n the_o peace_n of_o this_o land_n betwixt_o the_o prince_n of_o lancaster_n and_o york_n the_o river_n ouse_n near_o unto_o harwood_n stand_v sudden_o still_o and_o refrain_v to_o pass_v any_o further_o so_o that_o forward_o man_n pass_v three_o mile_n together_o on_o foot_n in_o the_o very_a depth_n of_o her_o channel_n and_o backward_o the_o water_n swell_v unto_o a_o great_a height_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o judicious_a to_o foretell_v some_o unkind_a division_n that_o short_o
amound_n newbiggin_n loin_n newbridge_n loin_n newburgh_n west_n newchurch_n west_n newhall_n west_n newhall_n shall_fw-mi newland_n loin_n new_a park_n west_n nowton_n loin_n newton_n amound_n newton_n amound_n newton_n shall_fw-mi newton_n loin_n newton_n in_o makeâ—feild_n west_n nibthwat_fw-la loin_n nighull_n west_n norbreck_n amound_n northmealâ—â—_n west_n o_o ormeschurch_n orrel_n west_n oâ—baldeston_n black_a osmonderley_n loin_n oswoldtwi_v black_a overtoâ—_n loin_n ouldham_n shall_fw-mi oxecliffe_n loin_n oxenfeild_n loin_n p_o paddynham_n black_a park_n flu_fw-fr new_a park_n west_n parbold_n lai_o part_n west_n the_o peel_n lai_o the_o peel_n west_n pembleton_n west_n pendle_n hill_n black_a pendleton_n black_a pendleton_n shall_fw-mi penketh_n west_n pennington_n loin_n penwortham_n lai_o pilkington_n shall_fw-mi pilline_a mose_n amound_n pillin_a hall_n amound_n pleasinghâ—on_n black_a plumpton_n wood_n amoun_n plumpton_n amound_n plumpton_n loin_n pooleton_n west_n powton_n amound_n prescott_n west_n preston_n amoun_n prestwiche_n shall_fw-mi prisall_n amound_n priscoo_o amound_n prise_fw-la amound_n pulten_a loin_n punnington_n west_n the_o pyle_n of_o fondraw_v loin_n q_o quernmore_n loin_n r_o radcliffe_n shall_fw-mi ramsyde_o loin_n ratcliffe_z shall_fw-mi raventon_n lai_o ravenpik_a hill_n shall_fw-mi rawcliffe_n nether_a am._n rawcliffe_n over_o am._n raynforde_n west_n raynhill_n west_n read_v black_a rediche_n shall_fw-mi ribchester_n black_a ribchester_n black_a ribbie_n amound_n ribble_z flu_fw-fr ribleton_n amound_n rimington_n black_a risheton_fw-la black_a rivington_n shall_fw-mi rixton_n west_n roberts-hall_n loin_n robie_n west_n robrindale_n loin_n roburne_n flu_fw-fr roche_z flu_fw-fr rochedale_n shall_fw-mi roseaker_n amound_n rosse_n hall_n amound_n rossendale_n black_a royton_n shall_fw-mi ruseland_n loin_n rusforth_n lai_o rysley_n west_n ryton_n shall_fw-mi s_o saleburie_n black_a salford_n shall_fw-mi sambury_n hall_n black_a samblesbury_n black_a saterthwat_fw-la loin_n savoke_v flu_fw-la scaley_n loin_n scaley_n loin_n scal_n loin_n scaresbrick_n west_n scotfurth_n loin_n sell_v hall_n loin_n selton_n west_n shakerley_n shall_fw-mi shay_n chapel_n shall_fw-mi shevington_n lai_o shirehead_n amound_n silverdale_n loin_n simonswood_n forest_n west_n singleton_n little_a amound_n singleton_n great_a amound_n skales_n amound_n skarth_n north_n loin_n skelmersdale_n west_n skippâ—n_fw-fr flu_fw-fr skirton_n loin_n slyne_n loin_n smethel_n shall_fw-mi souckie_a west_n southwate_fw-mi loin_n southworthe_n west_n sowberthwat_fw-la loin_n sowick_n amound_n sowrbie_n amound_n speak_v west_n spodden_fw-mi flu_fw-fr spotland_n shall_fw-mi stalmyne_n amound_n stanall_n amound_n standish_n lai_o standish_n hall_n lai_fw-mi the_o stanke_z loin_n stanley_n loin_n stand_v hall_n amound_n the_o county_n stone_n loin_n stonyhurst_n black_a strangwe_n shall_fw-mi stretforde_n shall_fw-mi stubley_n shall_fw-mi sunbrick_n loin_n sunderland_n point_n loynd_v sutton_n west_n symonston_n black_a t_o tarleton_n lai_o tatham_n loin_n taude_fw-fr flu_fw-fr taume_n flu_fw-fr terinker_n amound_n terlescowood_n west_n terver_n chapel_n loin_n thistleton_n amound_n thorneley_n black_a thorneton_n west_n thorneton_n amound_n thurland_n loin_n thurnham_n loin_n thurstan_n flu_fw-fr tiberthwat_fw-la loin_n tilfey_n sal._n tockholes_n black_a todmerden_n shall_fw-mi torbucke_n west_n torkscarth_n park_n west_n torner_n loin_n tornesse_n loin_n torrisholme_n loin_n tottingtonn_n shall_fw-mi townley_n black_a traford_n shall_fw-mi trawden_n balck_n treales_n amound_n tunstall_n loin_n turton_n shall_fw-mi twekeston_n lai_o twiston_n black_a v_o ulneswalton_n lai_o ulverston_n loin_n up_o holland_n west_n urmston_n shall_fw-mi urswick_n loin_n w_n waarbreck_n amound_n waddiker_n amound_n walmesley_n shall_fw-mi walney_n island_n loin_n walney_n chappel_n loin_n walshwhitt_n lai_o walton_n hall_n lai_fw-mi walton_n in_o the_o dale_n black_a walton_n west_n wantree_n west_n warton_n loin_n warrington_n west_n warton_n amound_n weasam_n amound_n weeton_n amound_n wennyngton_n loin_n werdale_n black_a werdley_n shall_fw-mi werdon_n lai_o westbie_n amound_n whalley_n black_a wheatley_n black_a wheelton_n lai_o whickleswick_n shall_fw-mi whiston_n west_n whittle_n in_o the_o wood_n lai_fw-gr whittington_n loin_n whittingham_n amound_n wicoler_n black_a widdnes_n west_n wigan_n west_n wilpshire_n black_a winander_fw-ge mere_n loin_n windle_n west_n winmelay_n amound_n winnington_n flu_fw-fr winstanley_n west_n winstenley_n west_n winster_n flu_fw-fr winwick_n west_n winworth_n shall_fw-mi wire_n flu_fw-fr wire_n flu_fw-fr wiswall_n black_a withington_n shall_fw-mi withnell_n lay_v witton_n black_a woodland_n chapel_n loin_n woolston_n west_n woolton_n little_a west_n woolton_n great_a west_n woorston_n black_a wordsall_n shall_fw-mi worsley_n shall_fw-mi worsthorne_n black_a worthington_n lai_o wotton_n west_n wraye_v amound_n wraysholme_n tower_n loin_n wrayton_n loin_n wrenesse_n hill_n loin_n wrightington_n lai_o wulf_n crag_fw-mi loin_n wyersdale_n loin_n wyersale_fw-la forest_n loin_n window_n loin_n y_fw-fr yelland_n loin_n the_o description_n of_o yorkshire_n as_o the_o course_n and_o confluent_n of_o great_a river_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n fresh_a in_o memory_n though_o their_o head_n and_o fountain_n lie_v common_o unknown_a antiquity_n so_o the_o latter_a knowledge_n of_o great_a region_n be_v not_o traduce_v to_o oblivion_n though_o perhaps_o their_o first_o original_n be_v obscure_a by_o reason_n of_o antiquity_n and_o the_o many_o revolution_n of_o time_n and_o age_n province_n in_o the_o delineation_n therefore_o of_o this_o great_a province_n of_o yorkshire_n i_o will_v not_o insist_v upon_o the_o narration_n of_o matter_n near_o unto_o we_o but_o succinct_o run_v over_o such_o as_o be_v more_o remote_a yet_o neither_o so_o spare_o as_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o diminish_v from_o the_o dignity_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o country_n nor_o so_o prodigal_o as_o to_o spend_v time_n in_o the_o superfluous_a praise_v of_o that_o which_o never_o any_o as_o yet_o dispraise_v and_o although_o perhaps_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o labour_n unnecessary_a matter_n to_o make_v relation_n of_o ancient_a remembrance_n either_o of_o the_o name_n or_o nature_n of_o this_o nation_n especial_o look_v into_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n itself_o which_o in_o every_o age_n bring_v forth_o divers_a effect_n and_o the_o disposition_n of_o man_n that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n take_v less_o pleasure_n in_o they_o then_o in_o divulge_v the_o occurrent_n of_o their_o own_o time_n yet_o i_o hold_v it_o not_o unfit_a to_o begin_v there_o from_o whence_o the_o first_o certain_a direction_n be_v give_v to_o proceed_v for_o even_o of_o these_o ancient_a thing_n there_o may_v be_v good_a use_n make_v either_o by_o imitation_n or_o way_n of_o comparison_n as_o neither_o the_o reperition_n nor_o the_o repetition_n thereof_o shall_v be_v account_v impertinent_a bound_v 2_o you_o shall_v therefore_o understand_v that_o the_o county_n of_o york_n be_v in_o the_o saxon-tongue_n call_v euerric-scyre_a effrdc-scyre_a and_o ebora-scyre_a and_o now_o common_o yorkshire_n far_o great_a and_o more_o numerous_a in_o the_o circuit_n of_o her_o mile_n than_o any_o shire_n of_o england_n she_o be_v much_o bind_v to_o the_o singular_a love_n and_o motherly_a care_n of_o nature_n in_o place_v she_o under_o so_o temperate_a a_o clime_n that_o in_o every_o measure_n she_o be_v indifferent_o fruitful_a if_o one_o part_n of_o she_o be_v stony_a and_o a_o sandy_a barren_a ground_n another_o be_v fertile_a and_o rich_o adorn_v with_o cornfield_n if_o you_o here_o find_v it_o naked_a and_o destitute_a of_o wood_n tree_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o there_o shadow_v with_o forest_n full_a of_o tree_n that_o have_v very_o thick_a body_n send_v forth_o many_o fruitful_a and_o profitable_a branch_n if_o one_o place_n of_o it_o be_v moorish_a miry_a and_o unpleasant_a another_o make_v a_o free_a tender_a of_o delight_n and_o present_v itself_o to_o the_o eye_n full_a of_o beauty_n and_o contentive_a variety_n east_n 3_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n front_v she_o on_o the_o north-side_n and_o be_v separate_v by_o a_o continue_a course_n of_o the_o river_n tees_n the_o german_a sea_n lie_v sore_o upon_o her_o east-side_n beat_v the_o shore_n with_o her_o boisterous_a wave_n and_o billow_n the_o west_n part_n be_v bound_v with_o lancashire_n south_n and_o westmoreland_n the_o southside_n have_v cheshire_n and_o darbishire_n friendly_a neighbour_n unto_o she_o with_o the_o which_o she_o be_v first_o enclose_v then_o with_o nottingham_n and_o with_o lincoln_n shire_n after_o divide_a with_o that_o famous_a arm_n of_o the_o sea_n humber_n humber_n into_o which_o all_o the_o river_n that_o water_n this_o country_n empty_a themselves_o and_o pay_v their_o ordinary_a tribute_n as_o into_o the_o common_a receptacle_n and_o storehouse_n of_o neptune_n for_o all_o the_o watery_a pension_n of_o this_o province_n 4_o this_o whole_a shire_n be_v of_o itself_o so_o spacious_a for_o the_o more_o easy_a and_o better_a order_n of_o her_o civil_a government_n divide_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n which_o according_a to_o three_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n be_v call_v the_o west-riding_a west-riding_a the_o east-riding_a and_o the_o north-riding_a west-riding_a be_v for_o a_o good_a space_n compass_v
howd._n thorpe_n huns_fw-mi thorpe_n gillingw_n thorpe_n dic._n thorpe_n hangw_o thorpe_n basset_fw-la buc_fw-la thorpe_n row_n aller_n thoroby_n hangw_o thorppâ—â—om_o hang_fw-mi thaprow_o hangeast_n throstenby_n pick._n thrusk_v burdf._n thurâ—bie_n hangwest_fw-mi thwate_fw-mi hangwest_fw-mi thyw_v dick._n toâ—â—â—teâ—_n lan._n toleâ—bie_n lan._n tollerton_n bull_n topclisse_n bird_n toppy_n hill_n lan._n toulâ—hoâ—pe_v buc_fw-la the_o tower_n dic._n tranbie_n huns_fw-mi tunstall_n hold_v tunstell_n hangeast_n turnton_n bridge_n hal._n v_o vâ—kerby_n gillingeast_n verby_n lan._n vggelbarnby_n whit._n vgthorpe_n lan._n vâ—â—on_n howd_n vlston_n burdf_n vpsall_n bird_n vplethun_n lan._n vpstane_n halli_fw-la vpton_n hold_v w_n wabuâ—â—hâ—ll_o hangw_o wagheâ—_fw-mi hold_v walwith_o hangw_o walborne_n hangw_o waldby_n huns_fw-mi walden_n hangw_o walgrave_n pick._n wolkenton_n provost_n huns._n walkinton_n howd._n walton_n baynt._n wanlas_n hangwe_v wanford_n dic._n wapley_n lan._n 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roman_a world_n ibid._n what_o country_n about_o upon_o it_o 1.3_o her_o eulogy_n 1.3_o &_o 4_o the_o site_n thereof_o 1.2_o sometime_o no_o island_n 1.6_o slender_o know_v to_o julius_n caesar_n 2.8_o divide_v into_o kingdom_n in_o caesar_n time_n 2.9_o the_o suppose_a division_n thereof_o to_o brutus_n three_o son_n 2.10_o britain_n into_o three_o part_n divide_v 99.1_o britain_n the_o less_o in_o ptolemy_n be_v ireland_n 2.11_o britain_n great_a and_o less_o how_o to_o be_v take_v 2.12_o britain_n the_o high_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n 2.13_o britain_n the_o low_a what_o it_o be_v in_o dio_n ibid._n britain_n divide_v by_o severus_n into_o two_o province_n high_a and_o low_o 2.13_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n 2_o 14_o britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la secunda_fw-la maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n 2.14_o britain_n divide_v into_o five_o part_n 2.15_o prima_fw-la how_o limit_v 2.15_o 15_o secunda_fw-la how_o bound_v ibid._n maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n how_o limit_v 2.15_o britain_n for_o greatness_n the_o second_o island_n in_o the_o world_n 137.4_o britain_n conquest_n high_o respect_v of_o the_o roman_n 2_o 17_o britain_n triumph_n magnificent_a 2.17_o british_a brick_n 77.6_o british_a island_n which_o they_o be_v 1.3_o buckingham-shire_n why_o so_o call_v 43.1_o how_o bound_a 43.2_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o air_n and_o soil_n 43.3_o the_o commodity_n ibid._n by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 43.4_o place_n of_o religion_n therein_o 43.7_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 44_o buckingham_n town_n how_o seat_v 43.5_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n buleum_fw-la silurum_fw-la 109.5_o bullingbroke_n the_o birthplace_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o 63_o 7_o burâ—_n a_o river_n in_o norfolk_n 35_o 3_o burghese_n 4.7_o burgh_n under_o stanemore_n 85.8_o the_o same_o that_o vertera_fw-mi ibid._n busie-gap_n 89.13_o buxston_n well_n 67.8_o c_o caer-caradoc_n why_o so_o call_v 71.5_o caerdiff_a the_o fair_a town_n of_o all_o south-wales_n 105.4_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o site_n thereof_o ibid._n caerdiff_a castle_n where_o robert_n curthose_n be_v keep_v prisoner_n 105.4_o caerdigan_a shire_n how_o bound_v 100.16_o &_o 113.1_o town_n castle_n cantreves_n and_o commot_n therein_o 100.16_o the_o county_n give_v to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n 113.5_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 113.2_o commodity_n thereof_o 113_o 4_o hundred_o townes_n rivers_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 114_o caerdigan_a town_n upon_o tivi_n 100.16_o how_o seat_a and_o by_o who_o fortify_v 113.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n caer-legion_n be_v westchester_n 73_o 7_o caer-leon_n a_o archbishop_n see_v 6_o caerlheon_a upon_o vske_n 110_o 20_o caermarden_a shire_n how_o divide_v into_o cantreves_n &_o commot_n 100.18_o how_o it_o be_v bound_v 103_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 103.2_o &_o 3_o by_o who_o in_o old_a time_n possess_v 103_o 4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v ibid._n 5_o hundred_o townes_n etc._n etc._n in_o it_o 104_o roman_a coin_n there_o find_v 103.4_o carmarden_n town_n what_o name_v it_o have_v 103.6_o how_o govern_v 103.6_o the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n caernarvonshire_n how_o bound_v 99.9_o &_o 123.1_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 123_o 1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n ibid._n 3_o &_o 4_o in_o it_o pearl_n engender_v 123_o 5_o cantreve_n and_o commot_n in_o it_o 99.9_o by_o what_o people_n in_o old_a time_n inhabit_v 123.5_o town_n rivers_n and_o memorable_a place_n 124._o caernarvon_n town_n or_o city_n within_o a_o castle_n 123.6_o the_o civility_n and_o government_n thereof_o 123.6_o the_o position_n ibid._n 99.9_o caer-segont_a i._n carnarvan_n 99.9_o caesaria_n see_v jersey_n caledonia_n wood_n in_o scotland_n 123.12_o caledonium_n or_o deucaledonium_fw-la sea_n 99.1_o caledonii_n 2.12_o calphurnius_fw-la father_n of_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o camalet_n hill_n in_o sommersetshire_n 23.10_o camalodunum_n see_v malden_n cambria_n cambri_n cambraoc_fw-la 99.2_o cambridge-shire_n how_o name_v by_o the_o saxon_n 37.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o length_n breadth_n and_o circumference_n of_o it_o 37.2_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o call_v 37.4_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 37.3_o commodity_n thereof_o 37_o 6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 38_o cambridge_n town_n and_o graduation_n 37.4_o make_v a_o university_n ibid._n come_v a_o river_n in_o cambridge-shire_n 37.3_o candal_n see_v kendal_n cangi_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 37.5_o canterbury_n a_o very_a ancient_a city_n 7.8_o the_o glory_n and_o graduation_n of_o it_o 7._o â—_o canterbury_n archbishop_n primate_n of_o all_o england_n 6.7_o metropolitan_a and_o his_o jurisdiction_n 5.4_o king_n canute_n with_o his_o dane_n overthrow_v 17.4_o canutus_n delfe_n see_v sword_n delfe_n 57.1_o caractacus_n a_o valiant_a british_a prince_n 71.5_o caresbrooke_n castle_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o the_o position_n or_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n at_o carleton_n in_o leicester-shire_n they_o wharle_n in_o their_o speech_n 61.2_o carlilo_n city_n how_o seat_v 87_o 7_o a_o episcopal_a see_v 87.7_o what_o name_v it_o have_v 87.7_o a_o colony_n of_o fleming_n ibid._n the_o castle_n build_v ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n carreg_n castle_n 103.7_o caruca_n and_o carucata_n what_o it_o be_v 57.3_o casquet_n what_o rock_n 94.3_o casterford_n 78.10_o call_v legeolium_n ibid._n cassii_n what_o people_n and_o where_o plant_v 39.4_o castle_n cornet_n in_o garnsey_n 94.8_o castor_n in_o norfolk_n sometime_o venta_n icenorum_n 35.5_o catarick_n or_o cattrick_n bridge_n a_o ancient_a place_n 79_o 7_o cattieuchlani_n where_o seat_v 39.4_o &_o 41.4_o &_o 43.4_o catigern_n slay_v in_o battle_n 7_o 11_o a_o cave_n or_o chink_n yield_v a_o strange_a noise_n 105.6_o cauci_n people_n in_o ireland_n 104_o 4_o ceangi_n see_v cangi_n ceaulin_n defeat_v by_o the_o britain_n die_v in_o exile_n 25_o 6_o robert_n cecil_n the_o worthy_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n 25.7_o centuriatae_n or_o hundred_o why_o so_o call_v 57.3_o ceorle_n or_o churl_n 4.7_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73_o 7_o charlos_n duke_n of_o orleans_n take_v prisoner_n 9.8_o chersey_n in_o buckingham-shire_n 43.4_o cheese_n in_o essex_n 31_o 6_o cheese_n in_o suffolk_n 33.5_o cheshire_n how_o bound_v 73_o 1_o the_o form_n air_n and_o climate_n 73.2_o &_o 3_o the_o soil_n ibid._n 4_o cheese_n there_o the_o best_a 73_o 4_o the_o man_n describe_v ibid._n 5_o chief_a for_o man_n and_o woman_n ibid._n always_o true_a and_o loyal_a to_o their_o sovereign_n ibid._n their_o gentry_n ibid._n make_v a_o principality_n ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid._n the_o commodity_n thereof_o 73.7_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 74_o chester_n city_n alias_o west_n chester_n 73.7_o the_o minster_n or_o cathedral_n church_n by_o who_o build_v 73.7_o a_o corporation_n of_o itself_o 73.7_o the_o position_n thereof_o 73.7_o chester_n earldom_n 73.8_o chester_n in_o the_o street_n sometime_o condercum_n 83.9_o chichester_n city_n 9.6_o chichester_n the_o cathedral_n church_n build_v and_o twice_o burn_v ibid._n chichester_n have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o a_o earldom_n ibid._n the_o position_n thereof_o ibid._n chiltern-hill_n 43.3_o chirke_n castle_n in_o chirkeland_n 100.12_o chorographicall_a tomb_n of_o this_o work_n 1.1_o christ_n his_o passion_n cut_v in_o stone_n by_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisoner_n 65.7_o cidre_n see_v sidre_n cimenshore_n in_o sussex_n why_o so_o call_v 9.7_o cinque_fw-fr port_n 7.5_o circester_n why_o call_v passerum_fw-la urbi_fw-la 47.9_o how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n ibid._n of_o what_o circuit_n in_o time_n past_a ibid._n cites_n or_o kitescote_n the_o monument_n of_o catigern_n 7.11_o city_n build_v saint_n cuthbert_n in_o farne_n isle_n 93_o clare_n county_n see_v twomund_n clawdh_n offa._n see_v offa_n ditch_n clausentium_fw-la now_o southampton_n 13.10_o cleicester_n where_o it_o stand_v 61.7_o cley_n a_o part_n of_o nottinghamshire_n 65.7_o cockle_n on_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n 79.6_o coinage_n in_o
old_a time_n 57.5_o coal_n in_o pit_n of_o what_o substance_n 83.4_o coalpit_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n 83.4_o coal_n in_o pit_n at_o cole-overton_n in_o leicester-shire_n 61.1_o colchester_n by_o who_o build_v 31_o 7_o in_o colchester_n constantine_n the_o great_a bear_v 31.7_o colchester_n how_o fortify_v 31.7_o whereof_o it_o take_v name_n 31_o 7_o the_o civil_a government_n and_o graduation_n of_o colchester_n ibid._n college_n which_o be_v first_o endow_v with_o land_n in_o all_o christendom_n 45.7_o columbkill_n where_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n ireland_n and_o norway_n be_v entomb_v 132.18_o combat_n between_o edmond_n ironside_n and_o canutus_n 47.10_o comius_fw-la attrebas_fw-la or_o of_o arras_n 27.5_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n his_o hercules-like_a statue_n 79.7_o concani_n see_v gangani_n concha_n mother_n to_o saint_n patrick_n 101.7_o &_o 132.12_o condercum_n see_v chester_n in_o the_o street_n coning_n i._o king_n why_o so_o call_v 4.7_o connaught_n province_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 143.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 143.2_o the_o air_n and_o bogghe_n ibid._n 3_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 143.5_o extreme_a famine_n there_o 143.8_o what_o religious_a house_n there_o 143.9_o county_n and_o town_n there_o 144_o constantius_n chlorus_n the_o emperor_n die_v at_o york_n 78.9_o his_o sepulchre_n 78.11_o conwy_n river_n how_o name_v in_o old_a time_n 123.6_o john_n cobland_n a_o famous_a and_o valiant_a esquire_n in_o the_o map_n of_o durham_n bishopric_n cobland_n a_o part_n of_o cumberland_n 87.2_o copper-mine_a at_o wenlocke_v in_o shropshire_n 71.9_o in_o cumberland_n 87.4_o corinaeus_n 22_o coritani_n where_o they_o inhabit_v 55.4_o &_o 59.6_o &_o 61.4_o &_o 67.4_o corham_n or_o coverham_n abbey_n 79.8_o cork_n county_n in_o ireland_n sometime_o a_o kingdom_n 139_o cork_n city_n in_o monster_n how_o seat_v 139.6_o a_o episcopal_a see_v ibid._n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o citizen_n ibid._n cornavii_n what_o country_n they_o hold_v 51.4_o &_o 53.4_o &_o 69.5_o &_o 71.5_o &_o 73.5_o cornwall_n why_o so_o call_v 3.2_o &_o 21.1_o of_o what_o temperature_n for_o air_n it_o be_v 21.2_o almost_o a_o isle_n 21.4_o the_o soil_n 21.3_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 21.3_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a inhabitant_n 21.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o earl_n and_o duke_n 21.6_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 21.7_o religious_a house_n therein_o 21.10_o hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 22_o cotton_n family_n of_o coningham_n in_o huntingtonshire_n 58.8_o coventry_n a_o well_o wall_a city_n 53.5_o a_o corporation_n and_o county_n by_o itself_o 53.5_o counsel_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n ordain_v 71.7_o counsel_n at_o york_n erect_v 78_o 9_o court_n of_o justice_n alter_v by_o king_n william_n conqueror_n 5.3_o caway_o stake_n 29.6_o crediton_n or_o kirton_n a_o bishop_n see_v translate_v to_o excester_n 19.6_o cretingsbury_n 58.10_o sir_n adam_n the_o creting_n ibid._n robert_n bossu_fw-fr crouchbacke_a earl_n of_o leicester_n rebell_v 61.6_o build_v the_o abbey_n of_o st_n maries_fw-fr de_fw-fr pratl_n near_o leicester_n 61.6_o he_o become_v a_o canon_n regular_n 61.6_o cuba_n a_o island_n 1.2_o cumberland_n how_o bound_v 87.1_o the_o form_n and_o air_n of_o it_o 87_o &_o 2.3_o whence_o it_o take_v name_n 87.5_o commodity_n thereof_o 87.4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 87.5_o a_o kingdom_n ibid._n antiquity_n therein_o 87.6_o town_n therein_o 88_o cumri_n 99.2_o custodes_fw-la see_v lieutenant_n cuthbert_n bishop_n of_o lindâ—ssarne_n 93_o the_o tutelar_a patron_n of_o northern_a englishman_n against_o the_o scot_n 83.6_o a_o saint_n and_o much_o adore_v 83.6_o his_o tomb_n much_o visit_v by_o king_n in_o pilgrimage_n ibid._n d_o lord_n dalbney_n or_o daubney_n with_o cornish_a rebel_n overthrow_v upon_o black-heath_n 7.10_o danelage_n 5.3_o danish_a law_n 4.8_o danmonii_n where_o place_v danewort_n herb_n why_o so_o call_v 31.5_o derbyshire_n how_o bound_v 67.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 67.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o ibid._n 3_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o in_o old_a time_n 67.4_o commodity_n thereof_o 67_o 5_o what_o religious_a house_n therein_o 67.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n thereof_o 68_o derby_n town_n how_o name_v in_o time_n past_a 67.6_o all-hallows_n steeple_n there_o by_o who_o build_v ibid._n the_o government_n and_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n darnii_n people_n of_o ireland_n 145.5_o david_n disciple_n of_o dubricius_n uncle_n to_o king_n arthur_n archbishop_n of_o menevia_n 6.6_o david_n 2._o king_n of_o scot_n prisosoner_n in_o nottingham_n castle_n 65.6_o saint_n david_n city_n 101.7_o a_o nursery_n of_o holy_a man_n ibid._n a_o archiepiscopall_a see_v 101.6_o the_o cathedral_n church_n thereof_o ibid._n saint_n david_n bishop_n refute_v the_o pelagian_n 113.7_o dee_fw-mi river_n glide_v through_o pimple_n mere_a without_o mixture_n 117.5_o deemster_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 91.5_o deheubarth_n i_o south_n wales_n 110.15_o deirwand_n 81.8_o dela_n his_o five_o son_n seat_v in_o ireland_n 137.10_o demetia_n or_o dimetia_n i._o south-wales_n 100.15_o demetiae_n what_o nation_n and_o where_o plant_v 101.4_o &_o 103.4_o or_o dimetae_n 113.5_o denbigh_n town_n and_o castle_n in_o north_n wales_n 99.11_o &_o 119.7_o a_o earthquake_n there_o without_o harm_n 119.7_o how_o govern_v ibid._n the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n denbighshire_n how_o limit_v 119.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n thereof_o 119.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 119._o &_o 3.4_o by_o who_o inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 119.5_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 119.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n thereof_o 120_o depopulation_n in_o england_n complain_v of_o 4.10_o derwent_n river_n 67.3_o earl_n of_o desmonds_n rebellion_n suppress_v 139.9_o himself_o behead_v by_o a_o soldier_n ibid._n deucalidonian_a sea_n 99.1_o devil_n arse_n in_o the_o peake_n 67.8_o devil_n ditch_n 33.7_o &_o 37.7_o devon-shire_n name_n whence_o derive_v 91.1_o how_o bound_a 91_o 1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 19.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n of_o it_o 19.3_o what_o port_n and_o havens_n it_o have_v 19.4_o what_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 19.5_o it_o give_v title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n 19.8_o what_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 19.9_o hundred_o &_o town_n therein_o 20_o diamond_n get_v in_o cornwall_n 21.7_o in_o somersetshire_n 23.6_o dyffrin_n cluid_fw-la 119.6_o the_o fair_a valley_n within_o wales_n 99.11_o divelin_n or_o dublin_n county_n destitute_a of_o wood_n 141.3_o divelin_n city_n the_o chief_a in_o ireland_n why_o call_v in_o irish_a bala_n cleigh_n 141.6_o loyal_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 141.10_o how_o adorn_v ibid._n 11_o how_o govern_v ibid._n divet_n i._o pembrokeshire_n 100_o 17_o division_n of_o this_o whole_a work_n or_o theatre_n 1.1_o a_o division_n of_o england_n fourfold_a in_o canute_n his_o day_n 4.11_o division_n of_o england_n according_a to_o jurisdiction_n archiepiscopall_a 5.4_o dobuni_n where_o seat_v 45.4_o &_o 47.4_o domesday_n book_n why_o so_o call_v 5.8_o dopnald_n king_n of_o man_n tyrannize_v and_o fly_v into_o ireland_n 92.5_o dorchester_n by_o oxford_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 45.4_o remove_v to_o lincoln_n 6.9_o have_v archiepiscopall_a jurisdiction_n 6.8_o how_o seat_a 17.5_o the_o civil_a government_n thereof_o 17.5_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o 17.6_o dorcester-shire_n whence_o it_o take_v name_n 17.1_o how_o bound_a ibid._n the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o 17.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 17.3_o by_o who_o possess_v in_o old_a time_n 17.4_o the_o commodity_n it_o yield_v 17.5_o what_o memorable_a place_n there_o 17.6_o what_o religious_a house_n 17_o 7.8_o what_o castles_n 17.9_o division_n hundred_o and_o townes_n therein_o 18_o dover_n the_o lock_n and_o key_n to_o england_n 7.5_o down_n in_o sussex_n 9.4_o sir_n francis_n drake_n compass_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o sea_n 19.4_o drax_n a_o abbey_n 77.7_o drop_v well_o 78.11_o dubricius_n archbishop_n of_o caerlion_n 6.6_o dunstan_n against_o priest_n marriage_n his_o suppose_a stratagem_n 2d_o 6_o duwich_n a_o episcopal_a see_v 339_o durol_n rivae_fw-la 58.8_o duro_n sipont_n see_v god-manchester_n durotriges_n where_o seat_v 17.4_o durham_n bishopric_n how_o bound_v 83.1_o the_o form_n and_o dimension_n of_o it_o 83.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n 83.3_o &_o 4_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o it_o 83.5_o town_n in_o the_o bishopric_n 84_o bishop_n their_o royalty_n 83.6_o durham_n city_n a_o bishop_n see_v ibid._n a_o county_n palatine_n ibid_fw-la e_o eadesburg_n where_o now_o the_o chamber_n in_o the_o forest_n 73.7_o king_n eadgars_n triumph_n at_o chester_n ibid._n ealderman_n who_o in_o time_n past_a 4.7_o east-england_n 4.11_o east-riding_a how_v bound_v 81_o east-riding_a how_v seat_v 77.4_o the_o air_n soil_n and_o commodity_n 81.2_o &_o 3_o in_o east-riding_a what_o hundred_o and_o townes_n 82_o edelâ—fleda_n build_v gloucester_n church_n 47.7_o edelfleda_a beneficial_a to_o leicester_n 61.6_o edith_n a_o saint_n 45.7_o edmund_n earl_n of_o richmond_n father_n to_o king_n
but_o little_a worm_n breed_v on_o the_o root_n of_o a_o plant_n call_v bibenella_n bibenella_n this_o be_v that_o we_o call_v the_o prickle_a pear_n pear_n there_o be_v only_o of_o these_o two_o last_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o summer_n land_n land_n you_o must_v understand_v it_o to_o be_v mean_v whilst_o the_o fig_n be_v on_o the_o tree_n the_o principal_a motive_n of_o write_v eccles._n 1.9_o exod._n 31._o exod._n 25._o mark_n 12.42_o exod._n 34._o thing_n describe_v upon_o a_o personal_a survey_n of_o all_o england_n and_o wales_n amos_n 2.13_o what_o be_v perform_v in_o this_o worke._n city_n and_o shire-towne_n shire-division_n table_n to_o find_v all_o name_n in_o the_o map_n arm_n of_o the_o titular_a noble_n place_n of_o great_a battle_n micah_n 4.3_o the_o benefit_n make_v of_o this_o labour_n labour_n travel_n travel_n adulation_n the_o scope_n of_o this_o worke._n the_o distribution_n of_o the_o whâ—le_a work_n the_o first_o tome_n chorographicall_a the_o second_o tome_n historical_a historical_a for_o some_o land_n as_o gersey_n and_o gernsey_n we_o have_v leave_v to_o their_o proper_a place_n britain_n the_o great_a island_n island_n lib._n the_o consâ—an_n the_o site_n of_o britain_n britain_n dereâ—â—a_fw-la l._n 6._o 6._o buchanus_n so_o note_v against_o humph._n lloyd_n the_o degree_n of_o britain_n site_n the_o country_n abut_a upon_o britain_n all_o the_o land_n about_o britain_n count_v british_n british_n cambdens_fw-la britannia_fw-la britain_n eulogy_n eulogy_n lib._n 18._o c._n 7._o psal._n 16._o 16._o spenâ—ers_n fairy_n queen_n l._n 2._o can._n 10._o stan_n 5._o britain_n once_o no_o isle_n isle_n or_o half_a isle_n isle_n twine_n versteâ—an_n aeneid_n lib._n 8._o 8._o extremique_fw-la huminum_fw-la morini_n morini_n d._n cock_n epist_n l._n 3_o report_n report_n caâ—â—_n juda_n m._n s._n s._n italy_n britain_n but_o slender_o know_v to_o caesar._n epit._n liv_o l._n 105._o 105._o rebquam_fw-la iâ—silae_n partem_fw-la in_o potestatem_fw-la subâ—gâ—t_fw-la subâ—gâ—t_fw-la epod._n 7._o britain_n have_v king_n in_o it_o in_o caesar_n time_n time_n in_o cambden_n bâ—itannia_n britain_n suppose_a division_n 〈◊〉_d brute_n three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d england_n england_n wales_n wales_n scotland_n gâ—ff_o of_o monmouth_n father_n to_o brutus_n three_o son_n britain_n the_o great_a and_o less_o less_o appiau_n britain_n the_o high_a and_o low_a herodian_a britain_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n part_n camb._n p._n 111._o sexius_n rusus_n dist._n 80._o cap._n 1._o britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la britannia_fw-la secunda_fw-la maxima_fw-la caesariensis_n britain_n divide_v into_o five_o part_n valentia_n why_o call_v amianus_n l._n 28._o flavia_n why_o call_v the_o bound_n of_o britain_n five_o part_n part_n britannia_fw-la prima_fw-la prima_fw-la britannia_fw-la secunda_fw-la secunda_fw-la flavia_n caesa._n caesa._n max._n caesar._n caesar._n valentia_n lib_fw-la 5_o cap._n 5._o and_o 6._o the_o emperor_n respect_n of_o britain_n conquest_n their_o surname_n hence_o their_o residence_n here_o their_o favour_n their_o triumph_n scotland_n vide_fw-la lib._n 3._o ireland_n vide_fw-la lib._n 4._o how_o the_o saxon_a heptarchy_n begin_v the_o seven_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saxon_a heptarchy_n the_o most_o northern_a limit_n of_o the_o heptarchy_n the_o pict_n wall_n the_o roman_n only_a partition_n northward_o northward_o a_o river_n in_o cumberland_n the_o saxon_n add_v two_o other_o bound_n in_o the_o west_n west_n offa-dyke_n io._n sarisbu_n in_o polyâ—rat_n polyâ—rat_n the_o river_n tamar_n tamar_n marianus_n call_v they_o occidentales_fw-la britanes_fw-gr as_o saxon_a victor_n Æ¿_a Æ¿eale_n the_o saxon_n dominiâ—â—ns_v divide_v into_o hidâ—s_n hidâ—s_n m._n taâ—â—_n taâ—â—_n m._n clarenc_a p._n 114._o k._n elfred_n first_o divide_v the_o land_n into_o shire_n and_o why_o ingulphus_n malmesbury_n tacitus_n inguâ—phus_n alderman_n earl_n earl_n cam._n p._n 20._o but_o lambert_n think_v it_o a_o saxon_a title_n peramb_v p._n 502_o portgreves_n burgess_n thean_n vnderthaine_n vnderthaine_n lamb._n p._n 502._o but_o cam._n p._n 121._o â—â—inkes_v it_o danish_a churl_n yeomanry_n the_o number_n of_o the_o shire_n 32._o malme_n polyc._n li._n 1._o c._n 19_o a_o threefold_a â—â—stibution_n three_o sort_n of_o law_n and_o shire_n subject_a to_o they_o in_o will_n conq._n time_n shire_n 34._o and_o more_o shire_n 39_o shire_n 52._o polyclnon_n shire_n 36._o town_n in_o the_o conquâ—rours_n time_n parish-church_n knight_n fe_n lieutenant_n camd._n higdon_n a_o fourfold_a division_n â—â—der_v canutus_n theâ—_n dane_n dane_n lib._n 2._o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o saxon_n government_n the_o compartment_n of_o the_o map_n unfold_v the_o first_o seven_o king_n the_o first_o seven_a christian_a king_n king_n lib._n 7._o c._n 18._o 2_o lib._n 7._o c._n 8._o §._o 3_o 3_o li._n 7._o c._n 11._o §._o 3._o 3._o lib._n 7._o c._n 9_o §._o 8._o &_o ib._n c._n 20._o 20._o lib._n 7._o c._n 7._o §._o 7._o 7._o lib._n 7._o c._n 10._o §_o 5._o 5._o lib._n 7._o c._n â—_o §._o 3._o 3._o in_o io._n hondius_n his_o map_n of_o gallia_n gallia_n l._n 15._o c._n 14._o he_o live_v an._n 1330_o his_o author_n perchance_o much_o ancient_a ancient_a 〈◊〉_d some_o read_v not_o so_o well_o because_o sertilus_fw-la follow_v follow_v this_o verse_n hondius_n insert_v as_o peculiar_a to_o france_n france_n this_o verse_n hondius_n insert_v as_o peculiar_a to_o france_n deut._n 6._o v_o 10_o 11._o deut._n 11._o v_o 11_o 12._o deut._n 8._o v_o 7_o 9_o florentius_n wigor_n p._n 449._o gervas_n tilb._n inguâ—phus_n camb._n in_o norm_a mat._n west_n lib._n 2._o etc._n etc._n gervas_n tilb._n de_fw-fr scaccar_n hoveden_n p._n 243._o where_o they_o be_v set_v down_o ibid_fw-la p._n 347._o ingulphus_n lambert_n archaion_n gervas_n regis_fw-la caria_n in_o qua_fw-la iâ—sâ—_n in_fw-la propria_fw-la person_n jura_fw-la dieâ—â—â—t_fw-la hâ—st_n derob_fw-la polyd._n hist._n aâ—g_n lib._n 1._o 1._o this_o david_n be_v the_o uncle_n of_o arthuâ—_n and_o son_n of_o princ_n xâ—â—thus_n begoâ—_n on_o mâ—leaâ—ia_n a_o nun_n beda_n histâ—â—_n angliâ—_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2d_o 2d_o haâ—â—sâ—ald_n lindaâ—â—rn_v etc._n etc._n an._n jom_n 765._o chron._n winton_n hoâ—lienshed_v â—_o scrip_n brit._n p._n 12_o 12_o in_o the_o nor_o ride_v of_o yoâ—kshire_n m._n lamb._n peramb_v the_o length_n of_o kent_n the_o breadth_n the_o form_n the_o name_n as_o m._n william_n lambard_n conjecture_v the_o site_n of_o kent_n the_o soil_n the_o commodity_n wil._n lambard_n fol._n 248._o river_n of_o kent_n the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n peramb_v of_o kent_n fol._n 148._o goodwin-sand_n silve_v giraldus_n in_o his_o itinerary_n of_o wales_n lamb._n fol._n 105._o hector_n boetius_fw-la john_n stowe_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o kent_n caesar._n com._n lib._n 5._o fol._n 52._o lam._n peram_fw-la in_o description_n of_o dover_n fol._n 158._o canterbury_n by_o king_n rudhudibras_n lam._n peram_fw-la in_o description_n of_o canterbury_n fol._n 292._o ethelbert_n edbald_n lotharius_n wither_a edelbert_n 1_o sam_n 5.4_o herein_o king_n john_n and_o his_o queen_n be_v crown_v rochester_n civil_a dissension_n in_o kent_n the_o government_n of_o kent_n caes._n comment_fw-fr the_o earl_n of_o kent_n the_o division_n of_o kent_n the_o name_n of_o sussex_n the_o form_n length_n and_o breadth_n the_o air_n the_o soil_n an._n 478_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o sussex_n sussex_n subdue_v to_o the_o roman_n chief_a place_n in_o sussex_n lewes_n an._n 1263._o a_o battle_n at_o lewes_n battle_n will_v newberry_n basâ—â—â—_n pensey_n cimenshore_n gromebridge_n commodity_n religious_a house_n build_v and_o suppress_v the_o shire_n division_n the_o bound_n of_o surrey_n the_o form_n the_o length_n the_o circumference_n the_o air_n and_o soil_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n principal_a place_n in_o surrey_n king_n henry_n the_o six_o bury_v at_o chertsey_n cambden_n battle_n before_o the_o conquest_n in_o surrey_n some_o say_v this_o victory_n be_v obtain_v at_o fernham_n in_o kent_n john_n stow._n religious_a house_n erect_v and_o suppress_v in_o surrey_n the_o division_n of_o surrey_n the_o length_n and_o breadth_n of_o hampshire_n the_o air_n of_o hampshire_n the_o soil_n havens_n creek_n castle_n ninius_n in_o catalogue_n civit._n doomsdayes_n book_n beda_n bist_fw-ge lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o new_a forrest_n gualther_n map_n the_o city_n winchester_n lib._n notitiae_fw-la zosimus_n wil._n malm_n henry_n hunt_v the_o staple_n king_n bury_v in_o winchester_n the_o situation_n of_o winchester_n southampton_a clausentium_fw-la silcester_n ninius_n ger._n canâ—u_n the_o chief_a religious_a house_n in_o this_o county_n the_o ancient_a name_n ninius_n the_o occasion_n of_o name_v it_o guyth_v the_o length_n breadth_n air_n the_o soil_n the_o delectablenesse_n of_o it_o the_o commodity_n ancient_a inhabitant_n richard_n ridvers_fw-la newport_n the_o chief_a town_n a_o shower_n of_o blood_n the_o strength_n of_o this_o island_n the_o roman_a governor_n the_o mercian_n king_n wilfrid_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n their_o diocesan_n the_o ancient_a name_n of_o this_o shire_n the_o bound_n of_o limit_n the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o the_o air_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n
bing_n attenton_n brox._n b_o babworth_n bosset_n balderton_n new_a bantree_n basset_n basford_n brox._n basingfield_n bing_n barley_n grange_n thurg._n barmby_n in_o the_o willow_n new_a barmby_n on_o the_o more_o bas._n barnston_n bing_n barton_n rush._n beckingham_n northclay_n belam_fw-la northclay_n bellon_n southclay_n benall_a brox._n bernthorp_n new_a beskwood_n lodge_n brox._n bestwood_n park_n brox._n besthorp_n new_a beston_n brox._n bilborow_n brox._n bilsthorp_n southclay_n bingham_n bing_n bircotes_n basset_n bleasbie_n thurg._n blodworth_n brox._n blithe_n basset_n bole_n northclay_n boucot_n thurg._n boughton_n basset_n bothmusall_n basset_n bradmeere_v rush._n bramcot_n brox._n bridgeford_n east_n bing_n bridgeford_n west_n rush._n brimsley_n brox._n brodham_n new_a nether_a broughton_n bing_n bud_o basset_n bulwell_n bro._n bunney_n rush._n burton_n thurg._n burton_n west_n northclay_n bilbie_n basset_n c_o calverton_n thurg._n carberton_n basset_n carletons_n basset_n carleton_n thurg._n 3_o carleton_n thurg._n 3_o carleton_n thurg._n 3_o carroulston_n bing_n caunton_n thurg._n chilwill_n brox._n claworth_n northclay_n claerbourgh_n northclay_n clifton_n north_n new_a clifton_n south_n new_a clyfton_n bing_n clunther_n basset_n clipston_n rush._n clipston_n basset_n coddington_n new_a codgrave_n bing_n codlingstocke_n rush._n collingham_n north_n new_a collingham_n south_n new_a colwick_n thurg._n cossall_n brox._n cotes_n northclay_n cotham_n northclay_n cotham_n new_a coulston_n bing_n coulston_n basset_n bing_n cropwell_n bishop_n bing_n cropwell_n butlet_n bing_n crumwell_n thurg._n d_o darleton_n northclay_n draiton_n west_n basset_n draiton_n east_n southclay_n dorkard_n brox._n dunham_n southclay_n e_o easter_n leake_n rush._n eton_n southclay_n edwalton_n rush._n edwinstow_n basset_n egmanton_n southclay_n elkesley_n basset_n elston_n new_a elton_n bing_n eperston_n thurg._n erwash_n flu._n estwood_n brox._n everton_n northclay_n f_o farindon_n new_a farnesfeild_n thurg._n felly_n brox._n fenton_z northclay_n fiskerton_n thurg._n fledborough_n thurg._n flintham_n bing_n flixthorp_n basset_n fymingley_n basset_n fleet_n flu._n g_o gamston_n southclay_n gaitforth_n basset_n girton_n new_a godling_n thurg._n gonalston_n thurg._n gotham_n rush._n granby_n bing_n gresthorpe_n thurg._n griesley_n brox._n gringley_n on_o the_o hill_n nor_o gringley_n northclay_n grove_n southclay_n gunthorp_n thurg._n h_o hablestorp_n northclay_n halam_n thurg._n hallington_n thurg._n hanton_n thurg._n hardwick_n brox._n hareby_n new_a harworth_n basset_n haverham_n thurg._n hawksworth_n bing_n hawton_n new_a haiton_n northclay_n headon_n southclay_n heddingley_n thurg._n hexgrave_n park_n thurg._n hickling_n bing_n hockerton_n thurg._n hodsoke_n basset_n hokdike_n flu._n holbeck_n woodhouse_n basset_n holme_n bing_n holme_n new_a horringham_n thurg._n houghton_n basset_n hucknall_n brox._n i_o idle_a flu._n idleton_n southclay_n k_o keeton_n bing_n kellam_n thurg._n kersall_n thurg._n keyworth_n rush._n kimberley_n brox._n kingston_n rush._n kirkby_n brox._n kirklington_n thurg._n kirton_n southclay_n 2._o kirton_n southclay_n 2._o knesall_n thurg._n kynolton_n bing_n kynston_n rush._n l_o lamley_n thurg._n laâ—gar_n bing_n langforth_o new_a langhton_n lodge_n brox._n langham_n southclay_n laxton_n southclay_n lenton_n brox._n leverton_n south_n northc_n leverton_n north_n northc_n linby_n brox._n little-brough_n north._n lodge_v in_o the_o wowld_n bing_o lowdham_n thurg._n lynhurst_n wood_n brox._n m_o manner_n basset_n mansfeild_n brox._n mansfield_n woodhouse_n brox._n markham_n east_n south_n markham_n west_n south_n marnham_n thurg._n maplebeck_n thurg._n mattersey_n basset_n maun_n flu._n mering_n new_a missen_v basset_n misterton_n northclay_n morehouse_n southclay_n morton_n thurg._n muscombe_n south_n thu._n muscombe_n north_n th._n n_o newarke_n new_a newsted_n bro._n newthorp_n bro._n normanton_n upon_o sore_a rush._n normanton_n basset_n normanton_n thurg._n norton_n cucknie_n bas._n norwell_n thurg._n nottingham_n thu._n nutthall_n brox._n o_o ordsall_n basset_n orston_n bing_n osburton_n basset_n ossington_n thurg._n ouldcots_n basset_n ourney_n basset_n owthorpe_n bing_n oxton_n thurg._n p_o paplewick_n brox._n parklathes_fw-mi thurg._n plumtree_n rush._n perlethorpe_n basset_n r_o radford_n brox._n radforth_n basset_n ragnell_n south_n rampton_n southclay_n ranskill_n basset_n ratcliffe_z upon_o sore_a rush._n ratcliffe_z upon_o trent_n bing_n redford_n north._n remston_n rush._n roulston_n thurg._n ruddington_n rush._n rughford_n basset_n s_o saundby_n northclay_n saxendale_n bing_n scarrington_n bing_n scofton_n basset_n screveton_n bing_n scrooby_n basset_n selston_n brox._n shelford_n bing_n shelâ—ord_n abbey_n bing_n sherewood_n forest_n bing_o shelton_n new_a sibthorpe_n new_a skarle_fw-fr south_n new_a skarle_fw-fr north_n new_a skegby_n brox._n slauford_n rush._n southwell_n thu._n soveam_n basset_n spadworth_n new_a stanford_n rush._n stapleford_n brox._n staunton_n new_a staunton_n bing_n stockwitâ—h_o northclay_n stoke_n new_a stoke_n thurg._n stokham_n southclay_n strelley_n brox._n stretford_n east_n northc_n sturrop_n basset_n sturton_n northclay_n surlby_n basset_n sutton_n brox._n sutton_n bing_n sutton_n thurg._n sutton_n upon_o lound_n basset_n sutton_n bonington_n ru._n sweynton_n thurg._n syerston_n new_a t_o terleton_n rush._n teversall_a brox._n thorny_a new_a thorney_n wood_n bas._n thoroton_n bing_n thorpe_n new_a thorpe_n basset_n thowresby_n basset_n thurmpton_n rus._n thurgarston_n thurg._n tilney_n northclay_n tollaston_n bing_n torworth_n basset_n towto_fw-it brox._n triswell_n southclay_n trent_n flu._n trowel_n brox._n tuxford_n south_n tythby_n bing_n v_o upton_n thurg._n upton_n southclay_n w_n waerton_n bing_n walesby_n basset_fw-la wallam_n northclay_n walley_n basset_fw-la walkeringham_n nort._n wansley_n bro._n warnham_n thurg._n warsope_n basset_fw-la watnall_n brox_n welbeck_n abbey_n bass_n welley_n southclay_n wester_n leake_n rus._n westerford_n basset_fw-la weston_n thurg._n whatton_n be_v wheatley_n north_n northcl_n wheatley_n south_n northclay_n whit_n water_n flu._n widmerepoole_n rus._n wy_a northclay_n wiggesley_n new_a wilford_n rus._n willoughby_n rus._n willoughby_n thurg._n winkborne_n new_a winthorpe_n new_a wisall_n rus._n woldingwel_n basset_fw-la wollerton_n brox_n woodborow_n thurg._n woodthorpe_n thurg._n worksop_n basset_n derbyshire_n which_o the_o english_a saxon_n call_v deorbicire_fw-la darby-scire_a lie_v enclose_v upon_o her_o north_n part_n with_o yorkshire_n upon_o the_o east_n with_o nottinghamshire_n upon_o the_o south_n with_o leicester-shire_n and_o upon_o the_o west_n be_v part_v with_o the_o river_n dove_n and_o goyt_n from_o stafford_n and_o chesse-shire_n form_n 2_o it_o be_v in_o form_n somewhat_o triangle_n though_o not_o of_o any_o equal_a distance_n grow_v from_o her_o narrow_a south-point_n still_o wide_o and_o in_o the_o north_n be_v at_o the_o broad_a for_o from_o stretton_n near_o the_o head_n of_o mese_n to_o new_a chapel_n seat_v near_o the_o head_n of_o derwent_n length_n the_o two_o extreme_n from_o north_n to_o south_n be_v thirty_o eight_o mile_n but_o from_o the_o shire-oake_n unto_o the_o meeting_n of_o mersey_n and_o goyt_n breadth_n the_o broad_a part_n of_o all_o this_o shire_n be_v not_o full_o twenty-nine_o circumference_n the_o whole_a in_o circumference_n extend_v to_o a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o mile_n soil_n 3_o the_o air_n be_v good_a and_o very_o healthful_a the_o soil_n be_v rich_a especial_o in_o her_o south_n and_o east_n part_n but_o in_o the_o north_n and_o west_n be_v hilly_a with_o a_o black_a and_o mossy_a ground_n both_o of_o they_o fast-handed_n to_o the_o plougher_n pain_n though_o very_o liberal_a in_o she_o other_o gift_n who_o nature_n thus_o dissent_v the_o river_n derwent_n do_v divide_v 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