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A38421	England's remarques giving an exact account of the several shires, counties, and islands in England and Wales. In every of which you have I. How the county is bounded. II. The length, breadth, and circumference. III. The temperature of the air, and fertility or barrenness of the soil. IV. What commodities each shire or county affordeth. V. In what dioces, and how many parishes in it. VI. The number of Parliament-men, hundreds, and market-towns. VII. In every shire you have the name of the city or shire-town, with the latitude thereof, and how it bears, with the reputed and measured distance of the same from London, the road to the same; how governed, and the coat of arms, and what other things are therein remarkable. VIII. You have the names of such noble families as have been dukes or earls of each county since their first constitution. IX. Whatsoever is eminent or remarkable thorow-out the whole kingdom. To which is added a travelling map, describing the principal roads thorow-out England.		1682 (1682)	Wing E3027; ESTC R218203	95,213	312

The Commodities that this Shire principally affords besides many others are Cloath Stockins Corn Cattle Knives Spurs c. It is in the Diocess of York and hath in it 563 Parishes Out of it are elected 29 Members to fit in Parliament Knights 2 York 2 Kingston upon Hull 2 Knaresborough 2 Skaredborough 2 Rippon 2 Richmond 2 Hidon 2 Burrowbrigg 2 Malton 2 Thirske 2 Aldeborough 2 Beverly 2 North-Allerton 2 Pomfret 2 Its Division is into Hundreds as are most of the Counties in England of which this is divided into 26. But because of the largeness thereof it is first divided into three Parts called Ridings viz. The East Riding The West Riding The North Riding And each of these Ridings have their several Hundreds and those Hundreds their respective Market Towns as followeth viz. The East Riding is divided into 4 Hundreds viz. Buccrosse Dickering Holdernesse Ouse and Derwent And in this Riding are these 8 Market-Towns viz. Hull Tu. and Sat. Beverly Wed. and Sa. Wighton Wednes Kilham Th. Headon Sat. Bridlington Sat. Howder Sat. Packlington Sat. The West Riding is divided into 10 Hundreds viz. Stancliffe Claro Ansty Barkston Skirink Motley Aggerage Osgoderosse Strasforth Staincrosse And in this Riding are 24 Market-Towns viz. Rotheram Monday Selby Mon. Leedes Tuesday and Saturday Otley Tues Settle Tues Sheffield Tues Barnesby Wednes Knaresborow Wed. Hallifax Thursday Wakefield Thursday and Friday Bradforth Thurs Wetherly Thurs Tadcaster Thurs Rippon Thurs Snathe Friday Ripley Friday Tickhill Saturday Bantrey Sat. Doncaster Sat. Sherborn Sat. Pontefract Sat. Borough Bridge Sat. Skipton Sat. Thorne The North Riding is divided into 12 Hundreds viz. Gilling West Gilling East Allerton Langborgh Whitbystand Pickering Ridall Bulmar Burford Hallikeld Hang East Hang West And in this Riding are 17 Market-Towns viz. Pickering Mond Gisborough Mond Thruske Mond Beda Tues Masham Tues Kirby moreside Wed North Allerton Wed. Abberforth Wedn. Scarborough Th. Yarum Thurs York Thursday and Saturday Malton Sat. Helmley Sat. Whitby Sat. Stokesly Sat. Richmond Sat. Askrigg The principal place in this large County is York the second City in England It lies in the Latitude of 53 deg 58 min. It bears from London N. by W. And is distant therefrom 150 miles Thus From London to Waltham-Crosse 12 miles to Ware 20. to Royston 33. to Caxton 42. to Huntingden 48. to Stamford 69. to Grantham 85. to Newark 95. to Tuxford 104. to Doncaster 122. to Wentbridge 129. to Tadcaster 141. to York 150. But being measured upon the Road the distance is found to be 192 miles from London This City saith Speed is a pleasant place large and full of Magnificence rich and populous in all which it over-masters all the other places of this County and it is not only strengthned with Fortifications but adorned with Magnificent Buildings both Private and Publick It is an Episcopal See a Metropolitan City and in it is a most famous Library It is Governed by a Lord Maior 12 Aldermen many Chamberlains a Recorder a Town-Clerk 6 Sergeants at Mace and 2 Esquires which are a Sword-bearer and a Common Sergeant who with a large Mace goeth on the left hand of the Sword The Arms of the City of York is Argent on a Cross Gules 5 Lyons Passant Guardant Or. Besides this City of York there are two other Places of note not to be forgotten viz. Richmond and Hull The Arms of Richmond is Gules an inner border Argent over all a Bend Dexter Ermine The Arms of Hull is Azure 3 Corronets in Pale Or. The Arms of such Families as have born the Dignity of Earls of Richmond and Holdernesse since the Conquest Allen E. of Brittain and Richmond Earl of Richmond John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Earl of Richmond Geffery 4th Son to K. Henry the 2d Earl of Richmond John D. of Brittain Earl of Richmond Gray Viscount Tours Earl of Richmond Ralph E. of Westmoreland Earl of Richmond Ralph E. of Chester Earl of Richmond John D. of Bedford Earl of Richmond Peter de Dreux Earl of Richmond Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Earl of Richmond Peter de Savoy Earl of Richmond Edmond Haddam Earl of Richmond John D. of Brittain Earl of Richmond Henry fits Roy D. Earl of Richmond Earls of Holdernesse Drugo de Buerer Earl of Holdernesse Stephen de Bloys Earl of Holdernesse William de Mendevile Earl of Holdernesse Baldwin de Beton Earl of Holdernesse William de Fortibus Earl of Holdernesse Edward E. of Rutland Earl of Holdernesse There are lately added by His Majesty K. Charles II. these following viz. Lodowick Stuart D. of Richmond John Ramsey E. of Richmond Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhyne E. of Holdernesse Things Remarkable in this County Upon Palm-Sunday in the year 1461. was a Battel fought in the Quarrel between Lancaster and York in which England never saw more Nobility and Gentry nor a more puissant Army in the Field for there were there at one time on both sides 100 Thousand fighting men When the Fight had continued doubtful a great part of the day the Lancasterians not being able longer to continue the force of their Enemies turned back and fled away and such as took part with York pursued them so hotly that they killed many of their Nobility and Gentry and that day were slain on both sides 30 thousand English-men About Pontefract and Knaresborough grows great quantities of Liquorice In some parts of this Shire near Sherbourn are Quarries whose Stones when first taken out of the Quarries are very soft but seasoned with Wind and Weather they become very hard and durable Other parts of this Shire produce a Lime-stone which being burnt serves to enrich and manure those Lands that are cold and hilly At the suppression of the Abbies in the days of K. Henry the 8th in a certain Chappel in York a Lamp was found burning in a Vault or Sepulchre under ground wherein Constantine the Emperour was supposed to have been Buried About Sheffield in this Shire are many Iron-Mines About the year of Christ 759. the Town of Doncaster was burnt by Fire from Heaven The Inhabitants about Dichmarsh and Marshland are of opinion that the Land there is hollow or hanging and that as the Waters rise the Land is also heaved up Near unto Bratherton is a yellow kind of Marle found which being cast upon the Fields causeth them to bear good Corn for many years together Not far from the Abby of Fountains there are Lead-Mines Near unto Burrough Bridge are certain Pyramids standing which are supposed to have been made of a factitious Stone compounded of pure Sand Lime Vitrials and other unctious matter Under Knaresborough is a Well called Dripa Well in which the Water springs not out of the Veins of the Earth but distills from the Rocks which hang over it The Water of this VVell saith Speed turns VVood into Stone for VVood put into it will shortly after be covered over with a Stony Bark and at length become Stone At Giggleswick in

in this Shire that Hunters when they and their Horses are tired do drink of though it be in the hottest weather they both become presently as fresh as if they had not run at all Suffolk IS bounded on the East by the German Ocean On the VVest by Cambridgshire On the South by Essex And on the North by Norfolk It containeth in length 48 miles In breadth 24 miles And in Circumference 156 miles The Temperature of the Air is exceeding good and is by some Physicians thought to be the best in England especially in the parts about Bury The Soil consists of Clay and rich Marle The chief Commodities are Butter Cheese Linnen and Woollen Cloath It is in the Diocess of Norwich and hath in it 575 Parishes Out of it are Elected 16 Members to sit in Parliament Knights 2 Ipswich 2 Dunwich 2 Orford 2 Aldborough 2 Sudbury 2 Eye 2 St. Edmonds-Bury 2 Its Division is into 22 Hundreds viz. Lackford Thingoe Risbridge Babergh Thredwastrye Blackborn Stowey Conford Bosmere Sampford Colneis Carleford Thredling Hartesmere Floxone Lones Milford Plumesgate Blithing Wangford Mutford Lothingland And in these Hundreds are 29 Market-Towns viz. Orford Mon. Hadleigh Mon. Lavenham Tu. Mendlesham Tu. Halesworth Tu. Haverill Wedn. Bildeston Wed. Needham W. Woodbridge W. Lestoff W. Bury Wed. Stow-Market Th. Tansdale Th. Saxmundham Th. Sowley Th. Bungay Th. New-market Th. Ikesworth Fr. Moldenhall Fr. Clare Fri. Neyland Fr. Debenham Fr. Sudbury Sa. Aye Sa. Franglingham S. Aldborough S. Dunwich S. Becles S. Ipswich W. F. Sa. Newland The Principal Town is Ipswich lying in the Latitude of 52 deg 8 min. It bears from London N. E. and is distant from thence 55 miles Thus From London to Rumford 10 miles to Burntwood 15. to Chelmsford 25. to Keldon 35. to Colchester 43. to Ipswich 55. But by more accurate admeasurement on the Road it is found to be distant from London 68 miles This Town of Ipswich hath been formerly VValled about by a Rampire of Earth and is a Town which for Commerce and fair Buildings may deserve the name of a City and that no inferiour one neither for its Trade Circuit and Situation may equalize any part of the Land This Town is yearly Governed by two Bailiffs and Ten Port-men in Scarlet and 24 Common-Council men in Purple a Recorder a Town-Clerk 5 Sergeants whereof one is for the Admiralty a Beadle and common Cryer all in Blew with the Towns Arms on their Sleeves which Arms are Party per pale Gules a Lion Rampant Or. And Azure 3 Sterns of Ships Argent The Dukes and Earls of Suffolk created since the Conquest Robert Vfford Earl of Suffolk William de la Pool D. of Suffolk Charles Brandon D. of Suffolk Henry Gray D. of Suffolk Thomas Howard E. of Suffolk The Dukes and Earls of Clare created since the Norman Conquest Gilbert de Clare E. of Clare Lionel Son to K. Edward the 3d. D. of Clarence Thomas Lancaster Duke of Clarence George Brother to K. Edward the 4th D. of Clarence John Holes E. of Clare Things Remarkable in this County Besides the Principal in this County viz. Ipswich this Town of St. Edmonds Bury is remarkable For 1. In it was erected the first Christian Church by Sigebert K. of the East Angles in which K. Edmond was Buried and in Memory of him the famousest Monastery in the World erected 2. For the Beauty and Buildings of this Town and Abbey I shall refer the Reader to the Character which Leyland gives of it viz. This The Sun hath not seen a Town more finely seated or so delicately upon the East ascent of a Hill with a River running on the East side Nor a more stately Abbey either for Revennues or incomparable magnificence in whose prospect appeareth rather a City than a Monastery so many Gates for entrance and many of them Brass so many Towers and a most glorious Church upon which attend 3 others standing all in the same Church-yard all of them very fine and of curious Artifice Not far from this Town a great Battel was fought by Robert Bassu E. of Leicester against his Soveraign K. Henry the 2d But Bassu was overthrown by Ri. Lucye the King 's High Justice Bassu and his Wife taken Prisoners and many English and Flemings slain In the 30th year of K. Henry the 2d near unto Orford there was taken a Fish in the shape of a Man which Fish was kept by Barthol de Glandevile in the Castle at Orford above 6 Months he spoke not one word all manner of meats he eat but delighted chiefly in raw Fish often-times they brought him to the Church but he never shewed any sign of adoration at length for want of looking to he stole to the Sea and was never more seen At Downham Bridge near unto Ipswich in the 10th year of Queen Elizabeth 17 Monstrous Fishes some of them being 27 foot in length In the year 1555. a crop of Pease without sowing or Tillage grew in the Rocks between Orford and Aldebrough when by unseasonable weather a great Dearth of Corn was in the Land there in the Month of August were gathered above 100 Quarters and in blossoming remained as many more where Grass never grew nor Earth ever seen but 3 yards solid Rock under their Roots Surrey IS bounded on the East by Kent On the West by Hantshire and Barkshire On the South by Sussex And on the North by Middlesex the River Thames dividing those two Counties This County containeth in length 40 miles In breadth 37. And in Circumference 130 miles The Temperature of the Air is sweet and wholsom For the Soil saith Speed it is better stored for Game than Grain and the wholsomness of the Air issues from the Sandiness of the Soil And notwithstanding it is wealthy enough both in Corn and Pasture especially in the North parts towards the River of Thames The chief Commodities of this County are Corn Box Fullers Earth and Walnuts It is in the Diocess of Winchester and hath in it 140 Parishes Out of it are elected 14 Members which sit in Parliament Knights 2 Southwark 2 Blechingly 2 Ryegate 2 Guildford 2 Gatton 2 Haslemore 2 Its Division is into 13 Hundreds viz. Chersey Woking Fernham Godalming Emley Kingston Brixton Croydon Tanridge Reygate Copthorne Darking Black-Heath And in these Hundreds are 7 Market-Towns viz. Reygate Tues Darking Thurs Farnham Thurs Croydon Sat. Kingston Sat. Gilford Sat. Ewell Besides the Burrough of Southwark which keeps Market equal with London The principal Town in this County is Guilford lying in the Latitude of 51 deg 13 min. It bears from London S. W. by W. and is distant therefrom 25 miles Thus From London to Kingston 10 miles to Cobham 17. to Guildford 25. But by more accurate admeasurement it is found to be 30 miles from London This County saith Speed is barren indeed of Cities or Towns of great estate yet is she stored with many Princely Houses yea and 5 of His Majesties Palaces so