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at_o all_o in_o the_o summer-solstice_n but_o a_o dark_a twilight_n thus_o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o cosmography_n put_v out_o by_o he_o in_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1660._o pag._n 293._o diodorus_n siculus_n who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o julius_n caesar_n say_v brettaine_n be_v the_o great_a island_n in_o europe_n lib._n 5._o pag._n 300._o which_o i_o think_v will_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o henry_n huntingdon_n call_v it_o insularum_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la lib._n 1._o histor_n sub_fw-la initio_fw-la there_o be_v also_o certain_a lesser_a island_n disperse_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o british_a sea_n adjacent_a and_o belong_v to_o great_a brettaine_n which_o be_v call_v british_a isle_n as_o 1._o the_o orcades_n or_o isle_n of_o orkney_n 2._o schetland_n 3._o the_o hebrides_n 4._o the_o isle_n of_o man._n 5._o the_o isle_n of_o anglesey_n 6._o the_o island_n of_o the_o severn-sea_n 7._o the_o sorling_n or_o isle_n of_o silley_n 8_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 9_o the_o isle_n of_o thanat_n 10._o sunderland_n 11._o holy-island_n the_o isle_n of_o orkney_n schetland_n and_o the_o hebrides_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n the_o other_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n but_o be_v all_o unite_a in_o king_n james_n who_o be_v the_o first_o monarch_n of_o great-brettaine_a be_v king_n of_o scotland_n by_o descent_n and_o next_o heir_n of_o blood_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n after_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n he_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o england_n the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o march_n which_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o year_n 1602_o according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o style_n imperial_n run_v jacobus_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la magnae_fw-la britanniae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la ii_o henry_n of_o huntingdon_n say_v it_o be_v first_o call_v albion_n and_o afterward_o brettaine_v haec_fw-la autèm_fw-la insularum_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la cvi_fw-la quondam_a nomen_fw-la albion_n fuit_fw-la posteà _fw-la verò_fw-la britannia_fw-la lib._n 1._o hist_o sub_fw-la initio_fw-la he_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1148_o so_o pitseus_n p._n 211._o and_o bede_n who_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 734_o according_a to_o malmesbury_n begin_v his_o history_n of_o england_n thus_o britannia_fw-la oceani_fw-la insula_fw-la cvi_fw-la quondà m_fw-la albion_n nomen_fw-la fuit_fw-la also_o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o cosmography_n p._n 295._o say_v the_o whole_a island_n of_o brettaine_n be_v first_o call_v albion_n and_o afterward_o brettaine_v which_o name_n of_o brettaine_n be_v first_o find_v in_o athenaeus_n among_o the_o greek_a author_n and_o in_o lucretius_n and_o julius_n caesar_n among_o the_o latin_n and_o be_v retain_v by_o strabo_n pliny_n and_o all_o other_o ancient_a writer_n except_o ptolemy_n only_o by_o who_o it_o be_v call_v albion_n as_o at_o first_o and_o the_o name_n of_o brettaine_n continue_v 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one_o by_o that_o of_o the_o westsaxons_a the_o poor_a brettan_n be_v drive_v into_o wales_n and_o cornwall_n iv_o egbert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a be_v now_o sole_a monarch_n of_o all_o england_n for_o so_o hoveden_n call_v he_o pag._n 414._o and_o have_v rout_v wilaf_n king_n of_o mercia_n and_o make_v he_o tributary_n which_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n be_v the_o large_a in_o compass_n of_o all_o the_o seven_o and_o the_o last_o of_o the_o six_o unsubdued_a ordain_v that_o this_o part_n of_o brettaine_n whereof_o he_o have_v now_o the_o sovereignty_n shall_v be_v call_v england_n since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v gain_v the_o name_n of_o england_n verstegan_n saxon_n antiquity_n p._n 123._o and_o this_o edict_n say_v trevisa_n in_o his_o translation_n of_o polychronicon_n be_v when_o egbert_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o all_o england_n at_o winchester_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o ellindon_n fol._n 275._o now_o the_o battle_n of_o ellindon_n be_v place_v in_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 823._o by_o florentius_n wigorniensis_n and_o stowe_n this_o egbert_n also_o be_v say_v to_o have_v new_o
model_v england_n into_o shire_n the_o word_n share_v we_o use_v at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o part_n or_o division_n huntingdon_n lib._n 1._o hist_o pag._n 298._o postquà m_fw-la reges_fw-la west-sexe_n caeteris_fw-la praevaluerunt_fw-la &_o monarchiam_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o 35_o provincias_fw-la dividebant_fw-la this_o may_v be_v ethelwolfe_n son_n of_o egbert_n yet_o egbert_n be_v the_o first_o monarch_n ingulphus_n say_v alfred_n the_o four_o son_n of_o ethelwolfe_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n hundred_o and_o tything_n pag._n 870._o but_o selden_n suppose_v ingulphus_n be_v herein_o mistake_v otherwise_o malmesbury_n will_v have_v attribute_v the_o division_n of_o shire_n unto_o alfred_n as_o well_o as_o hundred_o and_o tything_n which_o he_o omit_v altogether_o pag._n 44._o therefore_o shire_n be_v distinguish_v somewhat_o soon_o to_o wit_n by_o egbert_n hundred_o and_o tything_n by_o alfred_n this_o alfred_n also_o ordain_v judge_n and_o sheriff_n make_v two_o officer_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o a_o shire_n whereof_o before_o be_v but_o one_o officer_n call_v vicedominus_a this_o be_v but_o a_o new_a model_n by_o egbert_n and_o alfred_n for_o without_o doubt_v the_o ancient_a brettan_n have_v their_o division_n of_o county_n city_n and_o town_n as_o cook_n upon_o littleton_n well_o observe_v sect._n 248._o v._o as_o to_o this_o new_a division_n of_o shire_n huntingdon_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v reckon_v up_o 35._o where_o he_o reckon_v cornwall_n northumberland_z and_o cumberland_n to_o make_v up_o the_o account_n but_o malmesbury_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 63._o say_v that_o under_o king_n ethelred_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1016._o there_o be_v but_o 32_o shire_n in_o england_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o two_o doomsday_n book_n have_v only_o 33_o shire_n under_o william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o unless_o we_o take_v the_o east-ryding_a north-ryding_a and_o west-ryding_a there_o mention_v for_o shire_n see_v splelman_n glossary_a on_o the_o word_n doomsday_n which_o three_o do_v now_o make_v up_o but_o one_o shire_n call_v yorkshire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v divide_v nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n or_o lancashire_n howbeit_o part_n of_o lancashire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v distinguish_v be_v put_v under_o the_o title_n of_o cestershire_n in_o that_o book_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o part_n between_o the_o two_o river_n of_o ribbell_n and_o mersey_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o i_o conceive_v be_v put_v under_o euruic-scire_a so_o that_o lancashire_n seem_v to_o have_v get_v and_o gain_v a_o distinct_a name_n of_o a_o county_n or_o shire_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n but_o of_o late_a time_n it_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n to_o his_o son_n john_n of_o gaunt_n dated_n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la 51_o edw._n 3._o 1376._o with_o all_o privilege_n sicùt_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infrâ_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la habere_fw-la confirm_v by_o parliament_n 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o durham_n also_o have_v not_o his_o title_n in_o doomsday_n book_n but_o may_v seem_v there_o to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o euric-scire_a or_o yorkshire_n so_o likewise_o northumberland_n cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n be_v either_o there_o omit_v or_o comprehend_v under_o yorkshire_n but_o soon_o after_o these_o be_v all_o account_v for_o distinct_a county_n or_o shire_n which_o six_o as_o they_o now_o stand_v divide_v northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n yorkshire_n and_o lancashire_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n during_o their_o rule_n in_o brettaine_n style_v brigantes_n that_o be_v robber_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o saxon_n rule_n in_o brettaine_n these_o all_o make_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n as_o it_o be_v then_o call_v which_o afterward_o the_o saxon_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o north_n of_o england_n from_o the_o river_n humber_n in_o yorkshire_n to_o scotland_n so_o cambden_n britannia_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o yorkshire_n polychronicon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 49._o say_v thus_o that_o if_o northumberland_n be_v count_v for_o one_o shire_n which_o reach_v sometime_o from_o the_o river_n humber_n to_o the_o river_n twede_o then_o be_v in_o england_n but_o 32_o shire_n over_o and_o above_o cornwall_n but_o if_o it_o be_v part_v into_o six_o shire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v evoric-shire_n or_o yorkshire_n durhamshire_n northumberland_n carlisle-shire_n or_o cumberland_n appleby-shire_n or_o westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n then_o be_v there_o 36_o shire_n beside_o cornwall_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n who_o describe_v all_o the_o province_n of_o england_n be_v find_v 36_o shire_n and_o half_a a_o shire_n 52080_o town_n 45002_o parish_n church_n 75000_o knight_n fee_n whereof_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v 28015._o but_o now_o be_v more_o town_n and_o village_n enclose_v and_o inhabit_v then_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v write_v that_o cornwall_n be_v not_o set_v in_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o wales_n nor_o in_o scotland_n but_o it_o be_v in_o england_n and_o so_o reckon_v cornwall_n be_v 37_o shire_n in_o england_n thus_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n who_o write_v under_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o the_o monk_n err_v in_o his_o account_n for_o there_o be_v 33_o shire_n name_v in_o doomsday_n book_n with_o cornwall_n and_o if_o yorkshire_n in_o doomsday_n book_n have_v five_o other_o shire_n take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n than_o there_o must_v be_v in_o all_o 38_o shire_n and_o not_o 37._o as_o the_o monk_n count_v and_o if_o we_o add_v rutlandshire_n which_o be_v former_o part_v of_o northamptonshire_n but_o since_o edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o have_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o county_n and_o also_o richmondshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o yorkshire_n be_v now_o also_o put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o our_o county_n then_o have_v we_o just_a 40_o county_n in_o england_n at_o this_o present_a vi_o wales_n be_v new_o divide_v into_o shire_n and_o hundred_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 3._o say_v stow_n in_o his_o annal_n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o then_o build_v two_o strong_a castle_n there_o one_o at_o conway_n the_o other_o at_o caernarvan_n cambden_n say_v there_o be_v only_o six_o shire_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o constitute_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v ordain_v by_o parliamentary_a authority_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o britannia_n printed_n 1607._o pag._n 115._o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o tell_v we_o that_o eight_o shire_n be_v of_o ancient_a and_o long_a time_n to_o wit_n the_o shire_n of_o glamorgan_n caermarthen_n pembroke_n cardigan_n flint_n caernarvan_n anglesey_n and_o merion_v but_o other_o four_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o beside_o monmouthshire_n to_o wit_n radnor_n brecknock_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o divers_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v then_o also_o unite_v and_o annex_v to_o shropshire_n herefordshire_n and_o gloucestershire_n so_o that_o there_o be_v five_o shire_n new_o make_v under_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o eight_o shire_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o but_o some_o now_o account_n monmouth_n among_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n as_o cambden_n and_o speed_n and_o so_o make_v 41_o county_n in_o england_n because_o in_o that_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o it_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o chancery_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o king_n judge_n of_o westminster_n as_o all_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n be_v within_o every_o shire_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o may_v now_o account_v all_o the_o 13_o shire_n of_o wales_n for_o county_n of_o england_n because_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n be_v from_o thenceforth_o incorporate_v unite_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o proper_a that_o monmouth_n be_v place_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o wales_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v former_o part_v of_o wales_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n thereof_o and_o so_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n 13_o shire_n in_o wales_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n i._o for_o my_o better_a method_n and_o clear_a passage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o
perform_v earl_n leofric_n grant_v the_o townsman_n a_o freedom_n by_o charter_n polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 26._o westminster_n pag._n 424._o which_o charter_n mr._n dugdale_n in_o his_o warwickshire_n pag._n 86._o conceive_v rather_o a_o freedom_n from_o servile_a tenure_n than_o only_a toll_n this_o illustrious_a leofric_n die_v at_o his_o own_o town_n of_o bromley_n the_o last_o day_n of_o august_n obiit_fw-la 1057_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o so_o florentius_n and_o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o also_o matt._n westminster_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n in_o the_o monastery_n which_o he_o have_v build_v there_o the_o rich_a monastery_n then_o in_o england_n vi_o algar_n son_n of_o earl_n leofric_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o be_v style_v earl_n of_o chester_n by_o huntingdon_n pag._n 366._o and_o also_o earl_n of_o leycester_n by_o ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1053._o the_o earldom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a which_o before_o harold_n son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n hold_v be_v give_v to_o this_o algar_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1056._o he_o be_v banish_v by_o edward_n the_o confessor_n but_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o prince_n and_o receive_v his_o earldom_n in_o the_o year_n 1058._o be_v the_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v again_o banish_v for_o treason_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o king_n griffith_n and_o the_o norwey_a navy_n he_o recover_v his_o earldom_n by_o force_n he_o have_v to_o wife_n the_o sister_n of_o william_n mallet_n as_o burton_n in_o his_o antiquity_n of_o leycestershire_n affirm_v pag._n 168._o and_o have_v two_o son_n edwine_n earl_n of_o mercia_n and_o morcar_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o two_o daughter_n aldith_n first_o marry_v to_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n and_o after_o to_o harold_n king_n of_o england_n and_o lucio_n who_o have_v three_o husband_n ivo_n talbois_n earl_n of_o angeau_n the_o first_o husband_n of_o lucy_n roger_n the_o romara_n son_n of_o gerold_n the_o second_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n william_n de_fw-fr romara_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n randle_n de_fw-fr meschines_n viscount_n baieux_n in_o normandy_n lord_n of_o cumberland_n in_o england_n and_o afterward_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o three_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v also_o issue_n but_o she_o survive_v all_o her_o husband_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o hoveden_n pag._n 443_o 444._o ingul_n pag._n 902_o 903._o ordericus_n vitalis_fw-la pag._n 511._o &_o 871._o cambden_n britannia_n in_o leycestershire_n obiit_fw-la 1059_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o algar_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o vii_o edwine_n son_n of_o algar_n succeed_v earl_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o he_o and_o his_o brother_n morcar_n stout_o oppose_v william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la 1066._o but_o the_o conqueror_n prevail_v he_o lose_v his_o earldom_n he_o live_v to_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o conqueror_n reign_n anno_fw-la 1070._o obiit_fw-la 1070_o when_o fear_v to_o be_v imprison_v he_o convey_v himself_o secret_o from_o the_o court_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o unable_a to_o withstand_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v to_o malcolme_n then_o king_n of_o scotland_n but_o be_v betray_v by_o his_o own_o man_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o way_n ordericus_n pag._n 521._o florentius_n pag._n 437_o 438._o some_o say_v morcar_n be_v take_v by_o the_o conqueror_n and_o die_v in_o prison_n howbeit_o ingulphus_n pag._n 901._o say_v comites_fw-la edwinus_fw-la &_o morcarius_n ambo_fw-la à _fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la insidias_fw-la trucidati_fw-la i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o issue_n either_o of_o edwine_n or_o morcar_n finis_fw-la primae_fw-la partis_fw-la of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n part_n ii_o chap._n i._n i._o after_o that_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n have_v vanquish_v king_n harold_n in_o battle_n and_o obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o happen_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1066._o as_o all_o our_o history_n unanimous_o declare_v he_o by_o degree_n confer_v many_o great_a patrimony_n and_o large_a possession_n upon_o his_o more_o noble_a baron_n as_o just_a reward_n for_o their_o service_n by_o who_o assistance_n he_o have_v get_v a_o new_a kingdom_n so_o ordericus_n vitalis_n a_o writer_n who_o live_v near_o to_o those_o time_n lib._n 4._o eccles_n hist_o pag._n 521_o 522._o as_o it_o be_v set_v out_o with_o other_o history_n by_o andrew_n du_fw-fr chesne_n and_o print_v at_o paris_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1619._o tell_v we_o in_o these_o word_n rex_fw-la guillielmus_fw-la dejectis_fw-la merciorum_fw-la maximis_fw-la consulibus_fw-la edwino_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la interfecto_fw-la &_o morcaro_n in_o vinculis_fw-la constricto_fw-la adjutoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la inclytas_fw-la angliae_fw-la regiones_fw-la distribuit_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la infimit_fw-la normannorum_fw-la clientibus_fw-la tribunos_fw-la &_o centuriones_n ditissimos_fw-la erexit_fw-la among_o those_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n new_o raise_v the_o principal_a be_v geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n ralph_n basset_n with_o some_o other_o which_o ordericus_n express_v more_o at_o large_a pag._n 805._o ii_o but_o concern_v the_o distribution_n of_o his_o county_n in_o england_n to_o his_o great_a sort_n of_o noble_n and_o baron_n who_o accompany_v he_o in_o this_o service_n see_v ordericus_n pag._n 522._o among_o other_o anno_fw-la 1070._o the_o king_n give_v to_o william_n fitz-ozberne_a dapifero_fw-la normanniae_fw-la that_o be_v high_z steward_z of_o normandy_n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n which_o william_n with_o walter_n lacie_n and_o other_o try_a champion_n the_o king_n set_v as_o 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wales_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a begin_v in_o this_o prince_n edward_n selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 594._o matthew_n westminster_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1254._o also_o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1640._o pag_n 890._o nor_o be_v the_o ancient_a prince_n of_o wales_n of_o the_o british_a blood_n at_o this_o time_n quite_o extinct_a for_o wales_n be_v not_o absolute_o subdue_v till_o this_o prince_n edward_n be_v king_n of_o england_n scilicèt_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o so_o stowe_n neither_o do_v this_o edward_n while_o he_o be_v prince_n ever_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o can_v find_v and_o for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n cambden_n say_v it_o be_v give_v by_o henry_n the_o three_o to_o this_o prince_n edward_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o baron_n surrender_v it_o up_o to_o simon_n de_fw-fr monifort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n that_o he_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v redeem_v 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dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n person_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n deny_v whereupon_o they_o have_v a_o combat_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n to_o have_v be_v fight_v at_o coventry_n on_o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o september_n both_o of_o they_o enter_v the_o list_n courageous_o but_o the_o king_n take_v up_o the_o matter_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n have_v honourable_o perform_v his_o part_n and_o present_o after_o banish_v the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n for_o ten_o year_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n for_o ever_o so_o stow_n and_o walsingham_n but_o this_o duke_n of_o hereford_n return_v into_o england_n depose_v richard_n the_o second_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o read_v his_o own_o resignation_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o this_o henry_n public_o in_o the_o tower_n before_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n walsingham_n hist_n pag._n 359._o curse_a traitor_n and_o so_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n make_v himself_o king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o so_o be_v the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v also_o issue_n by_o blanch_n two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n marry_v john_n holland_n duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n cornwall_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o baron_n of_o fanhope_n philippe_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n king_n of_o portugal_n after_o the_o death_n of_o blanch_n he_o marry_v constantia_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o petro_n late_a king_n of_o spain_n and_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n his_o brother_n matryed_z isabella_z the_o other_z daughter_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1372._o 46_o edw._n 3._o stow_z and_o walsingham_n lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o f._n and_o from_o this_o time_n he_o write_v himself_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n by_o this_o constance_n he_o have_v issue_n katherine_n marry_v to_o henry_n son_n of_o john_n king_n of_o spain_n 1389._o upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o katherine_n a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o john_n of_o gaunt_n and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v to_o have_v ten_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o constance_n his_o wife_n walsingham_n who_o before_o in_o the_o year_n 1367._o have_v rout_v the_o spaniard_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n between_o he_o and_o henry_n the_o bastard_n who_o have_v eject_v peter_n king_n of_o spain_n constance_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1394._o walsingham_n john_n of_o gaunt_n relinquish_a his_o title_n of_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o aquitain_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 2_o die_v martii_fw-la 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o and_o then_o his_o title_n anno_fw-la 1394._o 18_o rich._n 2._o do_v run_v thus_o johannes_n filius_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la dux_n aquitaniae_n &_o lancastriae_fw-la comes-leycestriae_a lincolniae_n &_o derbiae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la southampton_n num_fw-la 36._o for_o he_o have_v honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tickhil_fw-la 46_o ed._n 3._o while_o he_o be_v style_v king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n &_o castrum_n &_o leucatam_fw-la de_fw-la pevenese_n inter_fw-la alià _fw-la in_o exchange_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o richmond_n 46_o edw._n 3._o and_o by_o his_o brother_n the_o black_a prince_n earl_n of_o chester_n he_o have_v 100_o mark_n yearly_o give_v he_o out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n at_o chester_n during_o his_o life_n by_o the_o name_n of_o john_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n 47_o edw._n 3._o 1373._o lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o e._n after_o the_o death_n of_o constance_n his_o second_o wife_n the_o duke_n go_v into_o aquitain_n scilicet_fw-la anno_fw-la 1396._o 19_o rich._n 2._o to_o have_v obtain_v the_o goodwill_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n confer_v upon_o he_o before_o by_o his_o father_n but_o be_v sudden_o call_v back_o into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o return_v into_o england_n he_o marry_v katherine_n swynford_n his_o old_a concubine_n to_o the_o wonder_n of_o all_o man_n which_o katherine_n former_o wait_v on_o blanch_n his_o first_o wife_n stow_n and_o walsingham_n this_o katherine_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o payn_n roet_fw-mi alias_o guienne_n king_n at_o arm_n and_o widow_n of_o sir_n oat_n swynford_n by_o who_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v issue_n before_o he_o marry_v she_o sir_n john_n beaufort_n the_o elder_a be_v earl_n of_o somerset_n and_o marquis_n dorset_n which_o marquis-ship_n be_v take_v away_o by_o parliament_n 1_o hen._n 4._o henry_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v after_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n cardinal_z of_o st._n eusby_n sive_fw-la euscbii_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n thomas_n create_v earl_n of_o dorset_n 21_o rich._n 2._o joan_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v second_o wife_n of_o ralph_n nevil_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n after_o she_o marry_v robert_n ferrer_n lord_n of_o owseley_n they_o be_v all_o surnamed_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v at_o beaufort_n in_o france_n all_o which_o be_v legitimate_a by_o parliament_n 1397._o 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o all_o purpose_n honour_n state_n and_o dignity_n exceptâ_fw-la dignitate_fw-la regale_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o record_n transcribe_v by_o the_o lord_n cook_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n pag._n 37._o lib._n c._n fol._n 82._o p._n walsingham_n put_v out_o by_o mr._n cambden_n call_v thomas_n beaufort_n comitem_fw-la de_fw-fr somerset_n all_o along_o pag._n 354._o &_o 550._o for_o dorset_n unless_o the_o title_n of_o somerset_n and_o dorset_n be_v promiscuous_a see_v vincent_n on_o brooke_n pag._n 169._o katherine_n synford_n die_v in_o may_n 4_o hen._n 4._o 1403._o stow._n this_o john_n procure_v the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n to_o who_o his_o father_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o by_o his_o charter_n grant_v jura_n regalia_z and_o when_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o the_o good_a service_n which_o the_o say_v john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o son_n have_v do_v for_o his_o country_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o he_o add_v concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la praefato_fw-la filio_fw-la nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la habeat_fw-la infra_fw-la comitatum_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la cancellariam_n svam_fw-la ac_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la pro_fw-la officio_fw-la cancellarii_n deputando_fw-la consignanda_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la suos_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la alia_fw-la placita_fw-la communem_fw-la legem_fw-la tangentia_fw-la tenenda_fw-la &_o cognitiones_fw-la eorundem_fw-la &_o quascunque_fw-la executiones_fw-la per_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o ministros_fw-la suos_fw-la ibidem_fw-la faciendas_fw-la et_fw-la quascunque_fw-la alius_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o jura_n regalia_z ad_fw-la comitatum_fw-la palatinum_fw-la pertinentia_fw-la adeo_fw-la libere_fw-la &_o integre_n sicut_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infra_fw-la eundem_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la obtinere_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la edw._n 3._o angliae_fw-la 51_o &_o francia_fw-la 38._o couchir-book_n of_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 1._o fol._n 430._o num_fw-la 16._o confirm_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 16_o die_v febrùarii_n 13_o rich._n 2._o ibidem_fw-la tom._n 1._o fol._n 52._o many_o be_v the_o act_n of_o this_o john_n of_o gaunt_n record_v in_o our_o annal_n and_o history_n i_o will_v reckon_v up_o some_o of_o the_o most_o memorable_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1373._o 47_o edw._n 3._o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v with_o a_o puissant_a army_n into_o france_n he_o pass_v by_o paris_n to_o burgundy_n and_o so_o through_o all_o france_n no_o man_n dare_v to_o oppose_v he_o but_o at_o last_o leave_v france_n he_o come_v into_o the_o desert_n mountain_n of_o avernia_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o meat_n for_o horse_n nor_o man_n and_o so_o lose_v most_o part_n of_o his_o army_n through_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n whence_o he_o come_v to_o bordeaux_n scarce_o with_o forty_o horse_n whereas_o he_o enter_v france_n with_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n attend_v he_o walsingham_n anno_fw-la 1377._o he_o be_v threaten_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o londoner_n for_o some_o high_a word_n speak_v against_o their_o bishop_n of_o london_n they_o have_v burn_v his_o house_n call_v the_o savoy_n but_o that_o the_o bishop_n intercede_v whereupon_o the_o duke_n flee_v to_o kensington_n and_o hate_v the_o londoner_n cause_v the_o mayor_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o be_v put_v out_o and_o new_a one_o choose_v short_o after_o richard_n the_o second_o before_o his_o magnificent_a coronation_n at_o westminster_n reconcile_v the_o citizen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n anno_fw-la 1376._o the_o king_n send_v again_o for_o
first_o 39_o king_n of_o scotland_n which_o some_o scotch_a historian_n do_v reckon_v up_o be_v but_o vain_a and_o fabulous_a as_o dr._n heylyn_n true_o account_v they_o in_o his_o cosmography_n pag._n 335._o king_n of_o scotland_n before_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o pict_n when_o the_o scot_n have_v but_o one_o part_n of_o scotland_n and_o the_o pict_n the_o other_o part._n ann._n dom._n 404_o 1._o fergus_n king_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o durstus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n slay_v in_o battle_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o brettan_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 420._o buchanan_n 2._o eugenius_n or_o euenus_n elder_a son_n of_o fergus_n 3._o dongard_n brother_n of_o eugenius_n 4._o constantine_n brother_n of_o dongard_n and_o young_a son_n of_o fergus_n 5._o congall_n son_n of_o dongard_n 6._o goran_z brother_n of_o congall_n 7._o eugenius_n ii_o son_n of_o congall_n 8._o congall_n ii_o brother_n to_o eugenius_n 9_o kinnatel_n in_o his_o time_n aidan_n son_n of_o gorran_n come_v into_o scotland_n who_o two_o year_n before_o come_v out_o of_o ireland_n and_o be_v now_o by_o st._n columba_n bring_v to_o kinnatel_n who_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n to_o aidan_n have_v only_o reign_v 14_o month_n 10._o aidan_n son_n of_o gorran_n have_v his_o kingly_a robe_n put_v on_o by_o columba_n deadly_a feud_n begin_v between_o he_o and_o brudeus_n 702._o brudeus_n brudeus_n be_v son_n of_o meilocon_n ordericus_n l_o 8._o p._n 702._o king_n of_o the_o pict_n aidan_n be_v rout_v by_o ethelfrid_n king_n of_o northumberland_n anno_fw-la 603._o bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o so_o that_o he_o never_o come_v again_o into_o scotland_n 11._o kenneth_n i._o be_v elect_a king_n he_o reign_v but_o 4_o month_n or_o ut_fw-la alii_fw-la 12_o month_n 12._o eugenius_n iii_o son_n of_o aidan_n 13._o ferchard_n i._o son_n of_o eugenius_n 14._o donaldus_n brother_n of_o ferchard_n 15._o ferchard_n ii_o son_n of_o ferchard_n he_o be_v wound_v by_o a_o wolf_n 16._o maldwine_n son_n of_o donwald_n he_o be_v strangle_v by_o his_o wife_n upon_o suspicion_n he_o have_v lie_v with_o a_o whore_n and_o she_o be_v burn_v for_o it_o 17._o eugenius_n iu._n son_n of_o dongard_n 18._o eugenius_n v._o son_n of_o ferchard_n 19_o amberkele_v son_n of_o findanus_n son_n of_o eugenius_n iu._n 20._o eugenius_n vi._n he_o marry_v spondana_n daughter_n of_o garnard_n and_o command_v the_o act_n of_o king_n to_o be_v register_v in_o abbey_n 21._o mordac_n son_n of_o amberkeleth_n 22._o etfin_n son_n of_o eugenius_n vi_o he_o force_v galloway_n to_o pay_v tribute_n 23._o eugenius_n vii_o son_n of_o mordac_n be_v murder_v by_o his_o noble_n 24._o fergus_n ii_o son_n of_o etfin_n be_v strangle_v by_o his_o wife_n when_o he_o be_v asleep_a 25._o solvathius_n son_n of_o eugenius_n vii_o a_o good_a prince_n 26._o achaius_n son_n of_o etfin_n first_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o france_n hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n obtain_v 10000_o scot_n of_o he_o 27._o congall_n iii_o cousin_n to_o achaius_n 28._o dongall_n ii_o son_n of_o solvathius_n 29._o alpin_n son_n of_o achaius_n slay_v in_o battle_n by_o the_o pict_n who_o challenge_v that_o kingdom_n in_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n sister_n to_o hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n and_o his_o heir_n also_o 30._o kenneth_n ii_o son_n of_o alpin_n utter_o subdue_v and_o destroy_v the_o pict_n and_o slay_v drusken_n their_o last_o king_n extend_v thereby_o the_o scottish_a kingdom_n from_o one_o sea_n to_o the_o other_o over_o all_o the_o bound_n of_o modern_a scotland_n king_n of_o scotland_n after_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o pict_n 1._o kenneth_n ii_o the_o first_o sole_a king_n of_o all_o scotland_n conquer_v the_o pict_n anno_fw-la 838._o he_o promote_v his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o orcades_n to_o adrian_n wall_n buchanan_n 2._o donald_n ii_o brother_n of_o kenneth_n die_v at_o scone_n anno_fw-la 858._o 3._o constantine_n ii_o son_n of_o kenneth_n slay_v by_o the_o dane_n 4._o ethus_n brother_n of_o constantine_n surname_v alipe_n à _fw-la pedum_n celeritate_fw-la 5._o gregorius_n son_n of_o dongall_n a_o stout_a prince_n he_o overcome_v the_o dane_n brettans_fw-fr and_o english_a subdue_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n enter_v ireland_n with_o a_o army_n in_o the_o time_n of_o duncan_n or_o donat_n or_o more_o true_o dunach_n king_n of_o ireland_n a_o child_n and_o overcome_v brien_n and_o cornelius_n general_n of_o the_o irish_a force_n 6._o donald_n iii_o son_n of_o constantine_n ii_o 7._o constantine_n iii_o son_n of_o ethus_n 8._o malcolme_n i._o style_v milcolumbus_n in_o latin_a son_n of_o donald_n iii_o have_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o edmund_n king_n of_o england_n upon_o condition_n that_o every_o succeed_a king_n of_o scotland_n shall_v swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n as_o the_o supreme_a sovereign_n 9_o indulf_n a_o intruder_n 10._o duffe_o son_n of_o malcolme_n be_v murder_v 11._o culen_n son_n of_o indulfe_n 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terrâ_fw-la illâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la autèm_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o testimonio_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la baronum_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la willielmi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o hugonis_fw-la silij_fw-la normanni_n &_o ricardi_n balaste_n &_o willielmi_n silij_fw-la auskitilli_n &_o ricardi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o domini_fw-la goisfridi_fw-la capellani_n &_o aliorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sexto_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la henrici_fw-la regis_fw-la in_fw-la mense_fw-la maii_n 1106._o 6_o hen._n 1._o 1106._o in_o die_v pentecostes_fw-la this_o be_v in_o may_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1106._o earl_n richard_z be_v then_o about_o twelve_o year_n old_a by_o the_o word_n nondùm_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la i_o suppose_v the_o monk_n mean_v that_o the_o earl_n be_v a_o child_n and_o under_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n use_v her_o seal_n to_o this_o charter_n and_o also_o to_o other_o his_o letter_n of_o which_o opinion_n likewise_o 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