Anglia rediviva being a full description of all the shires, cities, principal towns and rivers, in England : with some useful observations concerning what is most remarkable ... : to which is prefix'd a short account of the first origine of our nation, of its being conquer'd by the Romans, as also the occasion of the Saxons and Danes first entring England / collected from the best historians by Mr. Dunstar.
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             Anglia rediviva being a full description of all the shires, cities, principal towns and rivers, in England : with some useful observations concerning what is most remarkable ... : to which is prefix'd a short account of the first origine of our nation, of its being conquer'd by the Romans, as also the occasion of the Saxons and Danes first entring England / collected from the best historians by Mr. Dunstar.
             Dunstar, Mr. (Samuel), 1675-1754.
          
           [6], 131, [13] p.
           
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             1699.
          
           
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             Errata: p. 131.
             Tables of cities, counties, and inhabitants: p. [2]-[9] at end.
             Advertisement: p. [10]-[13] at end.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           A
           DESCRIPTION
           Of
           all
           the
           
             Shires
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             and
             Towns
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           IN
           ENGLAND
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           
             Anglia
             Rediviva
          
           ;
           Being
           a
           full
           DESCRIPTION
           Of
           all
           the
           Shires
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Principal
           Towns
           and
           Rivers
           ,
           in
           ENGLAND
           .
        
         
           With
           some
           useful
           Observations
           concerning
           what
           is
           most
           Remarkable
           ,
           whether
           in
           relation
           to
           their
           Antiquity
           ,
           Situation
           ,
           Buildings
           ,
           Traffick
           ,
           or
           Inhabitants
           .
        
         
           
             To
             which
             is
             Prefix'd
          
           ,
           A
           short
           Account
           of
           the
           first
           Origine
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           of
           its
           being
           Conquer'd
           by
           the
           Romans
           As
           also
           the
           occasion
           of
           the
           Saxons
           and
           Danes
           first
           entring
           England
           .
        
         
           Collected
           from
           the
           best
           Historians
           By
           Mr.
           DUNSTAR
           .
        
         
           
             Vincit
             amor
             Patriae
             .
             —
          
           
             Virg.
             
          
        
         
           London
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             T.
             Bennet
          
           at
           the
           
             Half
             Moon
          
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           
             Church-yard
             ;
             C.
             Coningsby
          
           at
           the
           
           Turk's
           Head
           in
           Fleetstreet
           ;
           and
           
             D.
             Midwinter
          
           and
           
             T.
             Leigh
          
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1699.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           HONOURED
           Sir
           Thomas
           Twisden
           ,
           In
           the
           County
           of
           Kent
           ,
           BARONET
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           desire
           I
           always
           had
           to
           serve
           You
           ,
           encouraged
           me
           to
           prefix
           Your
           Name
           to
           this
           following
           Treatise
           .
        
         
         
           Which
           being
           Collected
           from
           the
           best
           of
           our
           English
           Historians
           ,
           whose
           Writings
           You
           have
           frequently
           conversed
           with
           ,
           I
           presum'd
           that
           what
           was
           here
           so
           compendiously
           Digested
           ,
           would
           revive
           in
           Your
           Mind
           some
           remarkable
           Observations
           ,
           not
           unworthy
           Your
           remembrance
           .
        
         
           You
           have
           here
           ,
           SIR
           ,
           a
           short
           view
           both
           of
           the
           ancient
           and
           present
           state
           of
           England
           ;
           as
           also
           an
           account
           of
           the
           most
           memorable
           Battels
           ,
           annex'd
           to
           the
           places
           near
           which
           they
           were
           Fought
           .
           I
           have
           spar'd
           for
           no
           Pains
           and
           Industry
           to
           make
           it
           Perfect
           ,
           I
           being
           earnestly
           desirous
           that
           it
           might
           in
           some
           manner
           Merit
           Your
           Favour
           and
           Esteem
           ;
           which
           being
           once
           gain'd
           ,
           would
           be
           a
           great
           means
           in
           engaging
           others
           (
           who
           are
           ambitious
           
           of
           emulating
           Your
           Example
           )
           to
           receive
           it
           kindly
           .
        
         
           How
           happy
           I
           have
           been
           in
           this
           Performance
           ,
           the
           Reader
           can
           best
           determine
           ;
           this
           I
           am
           sure
           of
           ,
           That
           if
           Learning
           and
           Sense
           ,
           Wit
           and
           Humour
           ,
           join'd
           with
           an
           Address
           that
           is
           every
           way
           becoming
           and
           agreable
           ,
           are
           accomplishments
           fit
           to
           recommend
           a
           Gentleman
           ,
           All
           those
           who
           know
           You
           ,
           and
           those
           who
           are
           to
           know
           You
           ,
           will
           applaud
           my
           Judgment
           in
           chusing
           You
           for
           my
           Patron
           .
        
         
           Be
           pleased
           then
           ,
           SIR
           ,
           to
           afford
           a
           kind
           Reception
           to
           these
           my
           first
           Offerings
           ;
           let
           the
           fulness
           of
           my
           Joy
           for
           Your
           safe
           return
           amongst
           us
           ,
           plead
           in
           my
           behalf
           ,
           and
           make
           an
           atonement
           for
           the
           Faults
           You
           will
           here
           meet
           with
           .
           Give
           me
           leave
           to
           hope
           that
           this
           
           short
           Description
           of
           Your
           own
           Country
           ,
           which
           cannot
           but
           be
           very
           dear
           unto
           You
           ,
           may
           find
           some
           place
           among
           those
           excellent
           Remarks
           which
           You
           have
           so
           lately
           made
           Abroad
           .
        
         
           SIR
           ,
           since
           the
           greatness
           of
           Your
           Quality
           forbids
           me
           to
           come
           near
           You
           as
           a
           Friend
           ,
           Permit
           me
           to
           Subscribe
           my self
           with
           all
           imaginable
           sincerity
           ,
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           
             Your
             most
             Humble
             Servant
             ,
             S.
             DUNSTAR
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Anglia
           Rediviva
           .
        
         
           UNDER
           the
           Title
           of
           ENGLAND
           we
           comprehend
           the
           better
           part
           of
           one
           of
           the
           best
           and
           greatest
           Islands
           of
           the
           whole
           Earth
           ;
           which
           together
           with
           that
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           is
           generally
           term'd
           both
           by
           Ancient
           and
           Modern
           Writers
           ,
           
             Great
             Brittain
          
           ,
           or
           Albion
           .
           It
           is
           bounded
           on
           the
           North
           with
           the
           Hyperborean
           Ocean
           ;
           on
           the
           West
           with
           the
           Vergivian
           ,
           or
           Western
           Ocean
           ,
           which
           parts
           it
           from
           Ireland
           ;
           on
           the
           South
           it
           is
           divided
           from
           France
           with
           the
           English
           Channel
           ;
           and
           on
           the
           East
           it
           is
           separated
           from
           
             Germany
             ,
             Belgium
          
           ,
           and
           Danemark
           ,
           with
           the
           Brittish
           ,
           or
           as
           some
           call
           it
           ,
           the
           German
           Ocean
           .
        
         
         
           It
           is
           in
           length
           from
           Berwick
           in
           the
           North
           ,
           to
           the
           
             Isle
             of
             Wight
          
           in
           the
           South
           ,
           375
           Miles
           ,
           whereof
           73
           make
           a
           Degree
           ;
           and
           from
           Dover
           in
           the
           East
           to
           the
           Lands-end
           in
           the
           West
           ,
           about
           328
           ;
           in
           compass
           1300.
           
           In
           shape
           it
           is
           Triangular
           ,
           it
           having
           Three
           Promontories
           shooting
           out
           into
           divers
           parts
           ,
           viz.
           the
           Cape
           of
           St.
           Burien
           in
           Cornwall
           ,
           the
           Foreland
           of
           Kent
           ,
           and
           the
           Point
           of
           Catness
           in
           Scotland
           ;
           it
           contains
           according
           to
           Mr.
           
           Morden's
           computation
           ,
           near
           30
           Millions
           of
           Acres
           ,
           being
           about
           the
           1
           /
           1000
           part
           of
           the
           Globe
           ,
           and
           the
           1
           /
           ●33
           part
           of
           the
           Habitable
           World.
           
        
         
           It
           s
           Air
           is
           Temperate
           ,
           the
           Cold
           in
           Winter
           being
           neither
           so
           extream
           ,
           nor
           the
           Heat
           in
           Summer
           so
           vexatiously
           scorching
           ,
           as
           in
           some
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           which
           have
           either
           a
           more
           Southern
           ,
           or
           
             Northern
             Scituation
          
           .
        
         
           The
           whole
           Country
           is
           exceeding
           Fruitful
           ,
           't
           is
           Bless'd
           with
           all
           the
           Commodities
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ;
           it
           has
           Corn
           in
           abundance
           ;
           it
           is
           rich
           in
           Pasture
           ;
           it
           hath
           innumerable
           quantities
           of
           Cattel
           ;
           plenty
           of
           Wild
           and
           Tame
           Fowl
           ,
           and
           variety
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Fish
           .
        
         
           The
           People
           are
           Bold
           and
           Warlike
           ,
           very
           Tenacious
           of
           their
           Liberty
           ,
           of
           a
           Generous
           and
           Noble
           Disposition
           ;
           see
           what
           the
           Ingenious
           Mr.
           〈◊〉
           says
           of
           them
           in
           his
           late
           Poem
           .
        
         
           
           
             See
             ,
             in
             the
             Ocean
             yon
             fair
             Western
             Isle
             ,
          
           
             Whose
             Three
             sharp
             Points
             th'
             insulting
             Waves
             divide
             !
          
           
             See
             with
             what
             beauteous
             Rivers
             't
             is
             suppli'd
             !
          
           
             How
             rich
             the
             happy
             Fields
             thro'
             where
             they
             glide
             !
          
           
             Well
             knew
             the
             Old
             Phoenicians
             that
             blest
             place
             :
          
           
             Enur'd
             to
             Pain
             ,
             there
             lives
             an
             hardy
             Race
             ;
          
           
             Daring
             as
             Virtues
             self
             for
             Conquest
             made
             :
          
           
             Peace
             but
             their
             Recreation
             ,
             War
             their
             Trade
             .
          
           
             Jealous
             of
             Liberty
             they
             Chains
             refuse
             ;
          
           
             Fair
             Death
             before
             Inglorious
             Life
             they
             chuse
             :
          
           
             Force
             cannot
             bend
             ,
             but
             Kindness
             may
             improve
             ,
          
           
             And
             mildly
             melt
             their
             generous
             warmth
             to
             Love.
             
          
           
             Book
             the
             3d.
             C.
             1147.
             
          
        
         
           As
           concerning
           its
           Name
           and
           its
           First
           Inhabitants
           ,
           Historians
           have
           left
           us
           in
           so
           great
           an
           uncertainty
           ,
           that
           we
           scarce
           know
           what
           to
           resolve
           on
           ;
           but
           we
           need
           not
           wonder
           at
           so
           great
           an
           Obscurity
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           the
           First
           Inhabitants
           of
           Countries
           had
           other
           Cares
           to
           employ
           their
           Thoughts
           ,
           than
           to
           deliver
           their
           Beginnings
           to
           Posterity
           ;
           and
           possibly
           had
           they
           been
           never
           so
           willing
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           have
           effected
           it
           ,
           seeing
           their
           Life
           was
           so
           uncultivated
           and
           void
           of
           all
           Literature
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           almost
           impossible
           for
           them
           to
           preserve
           the
           Memory
           of
           things
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           over
           the
           same
           to
           succeeding
           Ages
           .
        
         
         
           Besides
           their
           Druides
           and
           Bardi
           ,
           who
           Rehearsed
           and
           Sung
           the
           Actions
           of
           their
           Heroes
           ,
           not
           only
           like
           other
           Heathen
           Priests
           Monopolized
           that
           little
           Learning
           they
           had
           wholly
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           were
           by
           this
           means
           the
           only
           Persons
           suppos'd
           to
           be
           able
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           what
           was
           past
           ,
           thought
           it
           not
           lawful
           to
           Write
           any
           thing
           .
        
         
           Nor
           indeed
           have
           we
           any
           better
           account
           of
           ancient
           times
           ,
           even
           in
           those
           Civiliz'd
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           wherein
           Learning
           chiefly
           flourished
           ,
           when
           a
           profound
           Ignorance
           overspread
           the
           face
           of
           Greece
           its
           self
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           other
           Nations
           ;
           for
           if
           we
           would
           take
           the
           pains
           to
           enquire
           strictly
           into
           the
           matter
           ,
           we
           shall
           there
           find
           as
           much
           darkness
           and
           obscurity
           as
           to
           their
           Original
           ,
           as
           in
           these
           our
           European
           Parts
           .
        
         
           What
           Fabulous
           Stories
           would
           the
           subtle
           Greeks
           impose
           upon
           us
           if
           we
           had
           the
           Faith
           to
           believe
           them
           ?
           Who
           (
           as
           a
           Learned
           Father
           of
           our
           Church
           affirms
           )
           had
           not
           learn'd
           to
           speak
           plain
           truth
           till
           the
           World
           was
           about
           3173
           Years
           old
           ;
           for
           so
           it
           was
           when
           the
           Olympiads
           began
           .
        
         
           If
           we
           would
           enquire
           further
           into
           the
           Succession
           of
           the
           Latins
           ,
           and
           would
           take
           the
           trouble
           to
           examine
           the
           two
           first
           Dynasties
           the
           first
           before
           
           Aeneas's
           coming
           into
           Italy
           and
           the
           second
           of
           the
           Aeneadae
           after
           ;
           fo
           certainly
           it
           will
           be
           sufficient
           ground
           to
           question
           
           the
           account
           of
           times
           before
           ,
           if
           in
           the
           third
           Dynasty
           ,
           when
           the
           Succession
           seems
           so
           clear
           ,
           and
           so
           certain
           an
           Epocha
           as
           the
           Building
           of
           Rome
           to
           deduce
           their
           accounts
           from
           ,
           their
           Chronology
           be
           yet
           uncertain
           ;
           for
           several
           of
           their
           best
           Historians
           make
           no
           scruple
           to
           confess
           ,
           That
           no
           certain
           account
           can
           be
           given
           of
           Rome
           ,
           which
           was
           25
           Years
           after
           the
           Olympiads
           ,
           and
           but
           
             752
             Ante
             Christum
          
           ,
           till
           the
           Regisugium
           ,
           which
           was
           268
           Years
           
             Ante
             Christum
          
           384.
           
        
         
           A
           fair
           account
           then
           we
           are
           like
           to
           expect
           concerning
           the
           first
           rise
           of
           our
           own
           Nation
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           revolutions
           of
           Ages
           ,
           wherein
           Truth
           seems
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           more
           and
           more
           to
           have
           withdrawn
           her self
           from
           us
           ;
           which
           to
           trace
           out
           ,
           we
           must
           again
           return
           to
           the
           Romans
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           best
           able
           to
           satisfy
           us
           in
           this
           case
           ,
        
         
           This
           is
           most
           certain
           ,
           that
           the
           account
           of
           Times
           before
           the
           Romans
           ,
           either
           in
           
             Italy
             ,
             Germany
             ,
             Old
             Gallia
             ,
          
           or
           Brittain
           ,
           is
           scarce
           sit
           to
           be
           discoursed
           of
           under
           any
           other
           Head
           ,
           than
           that
           of
           Impostures
           ;
           not
           that
           I
           think
           that
           these
           Nations
           had
           lain
           in
           a
           perpetual
           sleep
           till
           the
           Romans
           rous'd
           them
           with
           their
           Swords
           ,
           and
           waken'd
           them
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           into
           some
           kind
           of
           Civility
           ;
           but
           that
           they
           had
           no
           certain
           uniform
           way
           of
           conveying
           the
           Transactions
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           and
           former
           times
           ,
           to
           the
           view
           of
           Posterity
           .
        
         
         
           On
           which
           account
           we
           may
           very
           justly
           reject
           all
           those
           pretended
           Successions
           of
           Gomer
           and
           Brute
           ,
           as
           Fabulous
           ;
           as
           also
           that
           this
           Island
           was
           Inhabited
           by
           Giants
           ;
           with
           a
           great
           many
           other
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           what
           ,
           pretty
           Stories
           ,
           adapted
           to
           the
           Ignorance
           of
           those
           times
           .
        
         
           However
           ,
           all
           Historians
           agree
           in
           this
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           highly
           probable
           that
           the
           first
           Inhabitants
           of
           this
           Island
           were
           Originally
           descended
           from
           the
           ancient
           Gauls
           ,
           (
           that
           part
           of
           the
           World
           being
           long
           Inhabited
           before
           this
           )
           which
           is
           sufficiently
           apparent
           from
           the
           resemblance
           of
           their
           Government
           ,
           Manners
           ,
           Conditions
           ,
           Buildings
           ,
           Habits
           ,
           and
           the
           Community
           of
           their
           Language
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           surest
           proof
           a
           Nations
           Original
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           its
           Name
           ,
           the
           most
           probable
           Conjecture
           is
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           termed
           Brittain
           from
           Brit
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           ancient
           Brittish
           Language
           signifies
           Painted
           ,
           and
           the
           word
           Tain
           ,
           which
           denotes
           a
           Nation
           ;
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Custom
           of
           the
           ancient
           Brittains
           ,
           who
           used
           to
           discolour
           and
           paint
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           that
           in
           their
           Wars
           they
           might
           seem
           more
           Terrible
           to
           their
           Enemies
           .
        
         
           We
           are
           inform'd
           by
           
             Julius
             Caesar
          
           in
           his
           Commentaries
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           Governed
           at
           first
           by
           several
           petty
           Rulers
           and
           Princes
           ,
           of
           different
           Interests
           and
           Counsels
           :
           He
           Landed
           
           in
           
             Brittain
             ,
             A.
             M.
          
           3095.
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           but
           was
           repuls'd
           by
           C●ssibelan
           ,
           a
           Bold
           and
           Warlike
           Prince
           ,
           who
           was
           Chosen
           King
           ,
           or
           rather
           Generalissimo
           ,
           by
           the
           Unanimous
           Consent
           of
           the
           other
           Roytelets
           ,
           to
           repel
           the
           common
           Enemy
           .
        
         
           He
           afterwards
           made
           several
           Inroads
           into
           it
           ,
           but
           without
           any
           great
           Success
           ;
           he
           in
           the
           end
           being
           forc'd
           to
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           Government
           of
           its
           own
           Kings
           .
           
             Augustus
             ,
             Tiberius
          
           ,
           and
           Caligula
           ,
           seemed
           with
           good
           Advice
           to
           have
           neglected
           it
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           the
           Emperor
           
             Claudius
             ,
             Plautius
          
           the
           Praetor
           ,
           
           and
           after
           him
           Ostorius
           ,
           subdued
           a
           great
           part
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Nero
           being
           Emperor
           ,
           Suetonius
           his
           Lieutenant
           gained
           a
           memorable
           Victory
           over
           Bonduce
           ,
           
           the
           Wife
           of
           Prasutagus
           ,
           King
           of
           the
           Iceni
           :
           After
           which
           time
           the
           Romans
           still
           gaining
           ground
           ,
           the
           Island
           was
           at
           last
           totally
           Conquered
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           the
           Emperor
           Domitian
           ,
           
           and
           by
           his
           Command
           first
           made
           a
           Province
           under
           Agricola
           ,
           who
           much
           about
           that
           time
           subdu'd
           Scotland
           and
           Ireland
           .
        
         
           The
           Romans
           after
           they
           had
           kept
           it
           in
           Subjection
           several
           Hundred
           Years
           ,
           were
           upon
           the
           Northern
           Nations
           sacking
           Rome
           ,
           
           under
           the
           Command
           of
           Alaricus
           ,
           
           King
           of
           the
           Goths
           and
           Vandals
           ,
           recalled
           by
           the
           Emperor
           Honorius
           ;
           at
           which
           time
           Brittain
           being
           left
           in
           a
           manner
           naked
           and
           destitute
           of
           help
           ,
           the
           Picts
           and
           Scots
           presently
           invade
           it
           :
           The
           Brittains
           after
           they
           had
           repelled
           them
           for
           several
           Years
           ,
           being
           at
           length
           much
           weakned
           ,
           they
           Counsel
           their
           King
           Vortigern
           to
           call
           the
           Saxons
           to
           their
           Assistance
           ;
           by
           whose
           Aid
           under
           the
           Commands
           of
           their
           Captains
           Hengist
           and
           Horsa
           ,
           they
           overcame
           their
           Enemies
           in
           a
           pitch'd
           Battel
           near
           Stamford
           in
           Lincolnshire
           .
           They
           rewarded
           the
           Saxons
           for
           this
           Victory
           ,
           first
           with
           the
           Isle
           of
           Thanet
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           with
           the
           whole
           County
           of
           Kent
           ;
           who
           growing
           daily
           more
           Powerful
           ,
           dispossessed
           at
           length
           their
           Benefactors
           of
           their
           Native
           Habitations
           ;
           
           so
           that
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           Cadwallader
           ,
           the
           last
           of
           the
           Brittish
           Kings
           ,
           they
           were
           compleat
           Masters
           of
           the
           whole
           Island
           ,
           parcelling
           it
           out
           into
           seven
           Kingdoms
           ,
           generally
           called
           the
           Saxons
           Heptarchy
           .
        
         
           The
           Saxon
           Kings
           striving
           amongst
           themselves
           for
           Sovereignty
           ,
           were
           at
           last
           ,
           after
           they
           had
           Ruled
           separately
           129
           Years
           ,
           reduced
           under
           subjection
           by
           Egbert
           King
           of
           the
           
             West-Saxons
             ,
             A.
             C.
          
           818.
           who
           caused
           this
           Land
           to
           be
           called
           England
           ,
           by
           a
           Parliament
           held
           at
           Winchester
           .
        
         
         
           From
           
             Egbert
             ,
             England
          
           continued
           under
           the
           Government
           of
           its
           own
           Kings
           ,
           till
           the
           Year
           1017
           ,
           which
           was
           199
           Years
           ;
           about
           which
           time
           Edmund
           ,
           surnamed
           Ironside
           ,
           being
           Murther'd
           ,
           (
           the
           Danes
           having
           for
           a
           long
           time
           infessed
           our
           Coasts
           ,
           hoping
           to
           succeed
           as
           the
           Saxons
           before
           them
           had
           done
           )
           Canutus
           King
           of
           Denmark
           seiz'd
           into
           his
           hands
           the
           Regal
           Government
           .
        
         
           The
           Danish
           Kings
           having
           Rul'd
           England
           29
           Years
           ,
           Edward
           the
           Confessor
           ,
           the
           Brother
           of
           
             Edmund
             Ironside
          
           ,
           succeeded
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           
             A.
             C.
          
           1046.
           who
           out
           of
           the
           
             Saxon
             ,
             Mercian
          
           ,
           and
           Danish
           Laws
           ,
           Compil'd
           one
           Universal
           Body
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           from
           whence
           our
           Common
           Law
           is
           thought
           to
           have
           its
           Original
           .
           He
           Reigned
           20
           Years
           ,
           and
           died
           
             A.
             C.
          
           1066.
           to
           whom
           succeeded
           Harold
           ;
           who
           having
           Reigned
           near
           a
           Year
           ,
           was
           slain
           in
           a
           pitch'd
           Battel
           near
           Hastings
           in
           
             Sussex
             ,
             A.
             C.
          
           1067.
           by
           William
           the
           Conqueror
           ;
           from
           whom
           begins
           the
           most
           exact
           Computation
           of
           the
           Kings
           of
           England
           .
        
         
           Thus
           much
           I
           thought
           necessary
           to
           give
           the
           Reader
           some
           insight
           into
           the
           first
           Ages
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           perform
           in
           as
           concise
           a
           manner
           as
           the
           Subject
           could
           possibly
           admit
           of
           .
           I
           shall
           now
           proceed
           in
           the
           Description
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           it
           stands
           divided
           by
           King
           Alfred
           into
           Shires
           or
           Counties
           ;
           which
           I
           have
           placed
           in
           that
           order
           
           as
           they
           are
           afterwards
           Treated
           of
           ;
           beginning
           with
           the
           Learned
           Cambden
           ;
           First
           ,
           in
           the
           furthest
           Western
           Parts
           ,
           and
           so
           from
           thence
           pass
           over
           the
           other
           Countries
           in
           order
           ;
           imitating
           herein
           (
           as
           he
           judiciously
           Observes
           )
           
             Strabo
             ,
             Ptolomy
          
           ,
           and
           others
           the
           most
           ancient
           Geographers
           ;
           who
           always
           begin
           their
           Descriptions
           in
           the
           Western
           Countries
           ,
           as
           being
           first
           from
           the
           first
           Meridian
           .
        
         
           The
           Shires
           of
           England
           are
           generally
           computed
           to
           be
           39
           ,
           to
           which
           if
           we
           add
           13
           more
           in
           Wales
           ,
           reckoning
           the
           Isle
           of
           Anglesey
           to
           be
           one
           ,
           the
           whole
           makes
           52.
           6
           of
           which
           were
           first
           Ordained
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           Edward
           the
           First
           ,
           
             A.
             C.
          
           1280.
           the
           rest
           were
           constituted
           in
           the
           Reign
           of
           Henry
           the
           VIIIth
           by
           a
           Parliamentary
           Authority
           ,
           
             An.
             Dom.
          
           1510.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Names
           of
           the
           Shires
           in
           England
           .
        
         
           
             Cornwall
             .
          
           
             Devonshire
             .
          
           
             Dorsetshire
             .
          
           
             Somersetshire
             .
          
           
             Wiltshire
             .
          
           
             Hampshire
             .
          
           
             Barkshire
             .
          
           
             Surrey
             .
          
           
             Sussex
             .
          
           
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Glocestershire
             .
          
           
             Oxfordshire
             .
          
           
             Buckinghamshire
             .
          
           
             Bedfordshire
             .
          
           
             Hartfordshire
             .
          
           
             Middlesex
             .
          
           
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Suffolk
             .
          
           
             Norfolk
             .
          
           
             Cambridgeshire
             .
          
           
             Huntingtonshire
             .
          
           
             Northamptonshire
             .
          
           
             Leicestershire
             .
          
           
             Rutlandshire
             .
          
           
             Lincolnshire
             .
          
           
             Nottinghamshire
             .
          
           
             Darbyshire
             .
          
           
             Warwickshire
             .
          
           
             Worcestershire
             .
          
           
             Staffordshire
             .
          
           
             Shropshire
             .
          
           
             Cheshire
             .
          
           
             Herefordshire
             .
          
           
             Radnorshire
             .
          
           
             Brecknockshire
             .
          
           
             Monmouthshire
             .
          
           
             Glamorganshire
             .
          
           
             Caermarthenshire
             .
          
           
             Pembrokeshire
             .
          
           
             Cardiganshire
             .
          
           
             Montgomeryshire
             .
          
           
             Merionethshire
             .
          
           
             Carnarvonshire
             .
          
           
             
               Isle
               of
            
             Anglesey
             .
          
           
             Denbighshire
             .
          
           
             Flintshire
             .
          
           
             Yorkshire
             .
          
           
             
               Bishop
               .
               of
            
             Durham
             .
          
           
             Lancashire
             .
          
           
             Westmorland
             .
          
           
             Cumberland
             .
          
           
             Northumberland
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
           
             Cornwall
             ,
             Danmonii
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Cornubia
            
             ;
             it
             lieth
             most
             Westward
             of
             all
             Brittain
             ,
             and
             shooteth
             into
             the
             Sea
             with
             little
             Promontories
             in
             manner
             of
             an
             Horn
             ;
             it
             hath
             on
             the
             North
             side
             the
             Severn
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             ,
             the
             Vergivian
             ,
             or
             Western
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             ,
             the
             Brittish
             Channel
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               East
               ,
               Devonshire
            
             :
             Both
             which
             Counties
             were
             in
             ancient
             time
             Inhabited
             by
             the
             Danmonii
             ,
             which
             Name
             is
             thought
             to
             have
             been
             given
             them
             from
             the
             Mines
             of
             Tin
             which
             abound
             in
             this
             Place
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Pensance
               ,
               a
               very
               pretty
               Market-Town
               ,
               near
               which
               is
               that
               famous
               Ambrose
               Stone
               ,
               which
               being
               a
               great
               Rock
               ,
               is
               advanced
               upon
               some
               other
               of
               a
               lesser
               size
               with
               so
               equal
               a
               Counterpoise
               ,
               that
               a
               Child
               may
               stir
               it
               with
               a
               push
               of
               a
               Finger
               ,
               yet
               a
               great
               number
               of
               Men
               are
               not
               able
               to
               remove
               it
               from
               its
               place
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Falmouth
               ,
               an
               Haven
               as
               noble
               as
               Brundusium
               its
               self
               in
               Italy
               ;
               't
               is
               able
               to
               receive
               an
               Hundred
               Ships
               so
               apart
               from
               each
               other
               ,
               that
               neither
               can
               see
               the
               others
               Masts
               ;
               't
               is
               defended
               from
               the
               violence
               of
               the
               Wind
               by
               the
               many
               rising
               Banks
               with
               which
               it
               is
               
               enclos'd
               ;
               't
               is
               fortified
               on
               the
               East
               with
               the
               Castle
               of
               St.
               Maudit
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               West
               with
               the
               Fort
               Pendinas
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Foy
               ,
               a
               Town
               renown'd
               in
               former
               Ages
               for
               the
               many
               Sea
               Engagements
               which
               have
               been
               fought
               near
               it
               ;
               't
               is
               pleasantly
               seated
               on
               the
               Banks
               of
               the
               River
               which
               bears
               its
               Name
               ;
               near
               the
               Haven
               it
               hath
               several
               Bulwarks
               rais'd
               for
               its
               defence
               by
               Edward
               the
               IVth
               .
               
                 A.
                 D.
              
               1460.
               
            
             
               4.
               
               Padstow
               ,
               the
               Situation
               of
               this
               Town
               is
               very
               commodious
               for
               Traffick
               with
               Ireland
               ,
               to
               which
               Men
               may
               easily
               Sail
               from
               hence
               in
               24
               Hours
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Launston
               ,
               a
               proper
               little
               Town
               ,
               Situate
               upon
               the
               pitch
               of
               an
               Hill
               ;
               remarkable
               upon
               the
               account
               of
               the
               Common
               Goal
               of
               the
               Country
               ,
               and
               the
               Assizes
               being
               kept
               there
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Bodman
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               great
               resort
               ,
               Situate
               between
               two
               Hills
               ,
               and
               lying
               out
               in
               length
               East
               and
               West
               ;
               its
               Inhabitants
               Populous
               ,
               Beautiful
               in
               its
               Buildings
               ;
               famous
               in
               ancient
               times
               for
               the
               Bishops
               See
               being
               kept
               there
               ,
               which
               in
               the
               Danish
               Wars
               was
               remov'd
               to
               St.
               Germans
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Leskerd
               ,
               a
               Town
               seated
               on
               the
               top
               of
               a
               very
               high
               Hill
               ,
               much
               frequented
               for
               its
               Market
               ,
               and
               renown'd
               for
               an
               ancient
               Castle
               which
               stands
               there
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Devonshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Davonia
            
             ;
             it
             hath
             Cornwall
             on
             the
             West
             ,
             on
             the
             South
             the
             Brittish
             Channel
             ,
             on
             the
             East
             it
             is
             bounded
             with
             Dorsetshire
             and
             Somersetshire
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             North
             with
             the
             Severn
             Sea
             ;
             it
             is
             a
             Country
             enrich'd
             with
             very
             good
             Mines
             ,
             especially
             towards
             the
             West
             ;
             it
             hath
             commodious
             Harbours
             on
             both
             sides
             of
             it
             ;
             it
             is
             adorn'd
             with
             pleasant
             Meadows
             and
             great
             store
             of
             Woods
             ;
             and
             is
             throughout
             replenished
             with
             fair
             Towns
             and
             beautiful
             Buildings
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Plimouth
               ,
               a
               Port
               Town
               ,
               seated
               near
               the
               Rivers
               Plime
               and
               Tamar
               ,
               which
               meeting
               near
               this
               place
               fall
               together
               into
               the
               Ocean
               ;
               of
               so
               great
               a
               repute
               ,
               that
               for
               the
               number
               of
               its
               Inhabitants
               it
               may
               be
               compared
               with
               a
               City
               ;
               such
               is
               the
               commodiousness
               of
               the
               Haven
               ,
               that
               it
               admitteth
               into
               its
               bosome
               the
               greatest
               Ships
               without
               striking
               Sail
               ;
               before
               the
               midst
               of
               its
               mouth
               lieth
               the
               Isle
               of
               St.
               Nicholas
               ,
               Fortified
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ;
               the
               Haven
               hath
               likewise
               Fortifications
               on
               each
               side
               ,
               and
               is
               Chained
               over
               when
               there
               is
               an
               occasion
               ;
               upon
               an
               Hill
               near
               adjoining
               it
               hath
               a
               fair
               Castle
               
               for
               its
               defence
               ;
               the
               Town
               is
               divided
               into
               Four
               Wards
               ,
               over
               which
               a
               Mayor
               was
               ordain'd
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIth
               .
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1430.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Dartmouth
               ,
               a
               Port
               Town
               seated
               on
               an
               Hill
               near
               the
               River
               Dartmore
               ;
               it
               hath
               two
               Castles
               for
               its
               defence
               ;
               and
               by
               reason
               of
               its
               commodious
               Haven
               is
               much
               frequented
               by
               Merchants
               ,
               and
               furnished
               with
               very
               good
               Shipping
               .
               It
               hath
               oftentimes
               bravely
               defended
               it self
               against
               the
               French
               ,
               but
               especially
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               IVth
               .
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1404.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               Torbay
               ,
               a
               safe
               Road
               and
               Harbour
               for
               Ships
               ;
               near
               it
               is
               a
               little
               Village
               called
               by
               its
               Name
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 Exonia
                 ,
                 Isca
              
               ;
               a
               City
               of
               great
               Traffick
               ,
               much
               frequented
               by
               Merchants
               ,
               situated
               on
               the
               East
               Bank
               of
               the
               River
               Ex
               ,
               upon
               a
               little
               Hill
               ,
               gently
               arising
               by
               an
               easy
               ascent
               to
               a
               pretty
               heighth
               ,
               the
               Pendant
               whereof
               lyeth
               East
               and
               West
               ;
               't
               is
               environ'd
               about
               with
               Ditches
               and
               very
               strong
               Walls
               ,
               having
               many
               Turrets
               orderly
               interposed
               ;
               't
               is
               in
               Circuit
               a
               Mile
               and
               an
               half
               ,
               having
               Suburbs
               running
               out
               a
               great
               way
               on
               each
               side
               ;
               it
               containeth
               15
               Parishes
               ,
               hath
               a
               Castle
               called
               Rugemont
               ,
               the
               Seat
               of
               the
               West-Saxon
               Kings
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               of
               the
               Earl
               of
               Cornwall
               ,
               which
               at
               this
               day
               is
               commendable
               for
               little
               else
               but
               its
               Antiquity
               
               and
               Situation
               ;
               't
               is
               beautified
               with
               a
               stately
               Cathedral
               ,
               founded
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               1st
               .
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1110.
               it
               hath
               been
               thrice
               Besieg'd
               ,
               but
               hath
               always
               bravely
               defended
               its
               self
               :
               First
               by
               
                 Hugh
                 Courtney
              
               Earl
               of
               Devonshire
               ,
               in
               the
               Civil
               War
               between
               the
               Houses
               of
               York
               and
               Lancaster
               ;
               then
               by
               
                 Perkin
                 Warbeck
              
               ,
               that
               Young
               imaginary
               pretended
               Prince
               ,
               who
               feign'd
               himself
               to
               be
               Richard
               Duke
               of
               York
               ,
               Second
               Son
               to
               Edward
               the
               IVth
               .
               Thirdly
               ,
               by
               seditious
               Rebels
               of
               
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1549.
               at
               which
               time
               the
               Citizens
               endured
               so
               great
               a
               Famine
               ,
               that
               for
               Twelve
               Days
               together
               they
               were
               forced
               to
               Eat
               Horses
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               Bread
               of
               coarse
               Bran
               moulded
               in
               Cloaths
               ,
               till
               they
               were
               at
               length
               reliev'd
               by
               my
               Lord
               Russel
               and
               Gray
               ,
               who
               forced
               the
               Rebels
               to
               raise
               the
               Siege
               ;
               upon
               which
               King
               Edward
               the
               VIth
               for
               a
               reward
               of
               their
               Loyalty
               ,
               gave
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Evyland
               to
               this
               City
               ;
               the
               Civil
               Government
               of
               which
               is
               in
               the
               Power
               of
               Twenty
               four
               Persons
               ,
               out
               of
               whom
               there
               is
               from
               Year
               to
               Year
               a
               Mayor
               Elected
               ;
               who
               with
               Four
               Bailiffs
               has
               the
               sole
               Command
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Bediford
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               good
               resort
               ,
               famous
               for
               a
               Stone
               Bridge
               with
               Arch'd
               Work
               ,
               where
               it
               windeth
               its
               self
               into
               the
               River
               Taw.
               
            
             
             
               6.
               
               Axminster
               ,
               a
               Town
               renown'd
               in
               ancient
               History
               for
               the
               Tombs
               of
               the
               Saxon
               Princes
               ,
               slain
               in
               the
               Battel
               of
               Brunabrug
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Dorsetshire
             ,
             Durotriges
             .
          
           
             THE
             Latin
             Name
             Dorcestria
             ;
             it
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             with
             Somersetshire
             and
             Wiltshire
             ,
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Devonshire
             ,
             and
             some
             part
             of
             Somersetshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             lieth
             open
             for
             50
             Miles
             to
             the
             Brittish
             Ocean
             ;
             On
             the
             East
             it
             hath
             Hampshire
             .
             The
             Soil
             of
             this
             Country
             is
             very
             fruitful
             ;
             the
             North
             part
             is
             overspread
             with
             Woods
             and
             Forests
             ;
             and
             from
             thence
             adorn'd
             with
             an
             innumerable
             many
             pleasant
             Pastures
             and
             fruitful
             Vallies
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Burport
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               plac'd
               between
               two
               small
               Rivers
               ,
               remarkable
               for
               its
               yielding
               the
               best
               Hemp
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               skill
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               in
               making
               Ropes
               and
               Cables
               for
               Ships
               ,
               those
               of
               the
               Navy
               being
               formerly
               twisted
               there
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Weymouth
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               join'd
               to
               Kings-Melcomb
               by
               a
               Bridge
               ,
               famous
               in
               regard
               of
               its
               Haven
               ;
               it
               is
               grown
               of
               late
               
               much
               greater
               than
               it
               formerly
               was
               by
               Sea-Adventures
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               
                 Dorchester
                 ,
                 Durnovaria
              
               ,
               the
               Head
               Town
               of
               the
               whole
               Shire
               ,
               yet
               it
               is
               neither
               great
               nor
               beautiful
               ,
               being
               despoil'd
               by
               Sueno
               King
               of
               Danemark
               ,
               about
               the
               Year
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               1013.
               
            
             
               4.
               
               Shirburn
               ,
               't
               is
               pleasantly
               seated
               on
               an
               hanging
               Hill
               ,
               and
               is
               the
               most
               remarkable
               and
               best
               frequented
               Town
               in
               all
               this
               Country
               ;
               it
               gaineth
               exceedingly
               by
               Clothing
               ;
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               704.
               an
               Episcopal
               Seat
               was
               Erected
               in
               this
               place
               by
               Aldeme
               the
               First
               Bishop
               there
               Consecrated
               ;
               it
               was
               afterwards
               remov'd
               to
               
                 Sarisburg
                 ,
                 Shirburn
              
               being
               kept
               in
               reserve
               for
               a
               retiring
               place
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Winburn
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               seated
               on
               a
               piece
               of
               an
               Hill
               between
               Two
               Rivers
               ;
               't
               is
               large
               in
               Compass
               ,
               replenished
               with
               Inhabitants
               ,
               but
               few
               fair
               Buildings
               ,
               except
               that
               its
               Church
               claims
               our
               observation
               ,
               upon
               the
               account
               of
               the
               Sepulchre
               of
               Ethelred
               King
               of
               the
               
                 West
                 Saxons
              
               who
               lieth
               there
               Interr'd
               ;
               however
               it
               retaineth
               even
               to
               this
               day
               divers
               tokens
               of
               the
               Majesty
               of
               the
               Romans
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Somersetshire
             ,
             Belgae
             .
          
           
             
               COmitatus
               Somersettensis
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             with
             the
             Severn
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             confineth
             on
             Devonshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             bordereth
             ,
             first
             upon
             Devonshire
             ,
             and
             then
             upon
             Dorsetshire
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             hath
             Wiltshire
             ;
             and
             North-East
             a
             part
             of
             Glocestershire
             :
             It
             is
             a
             large
             and
             wealthy
             Region
             ;
             the
             Soil
             of
             which
             is
             very
             rich
             ,
             yielding
             exceeding
             plenty
             of
             Corn
             and
             Pasture
             ;
             't
             is
             very
             Populous
             ,
             and
             sufficiently
             furnished
             with
             commodious
             Ports
             and
             Havens
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Taunton
               ,
               a
               proper
               Town
               ,
               pleasantly
               situated
               ,
               't
               is
               reputed
               to
               be
               one
               of
               the
               Eyes
               of
               the
               Shire
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Bridgewater
               ,
               a
               great
               and
               populous
               Market-Town
               ,
               agreeably
               situated
               near
               the
               Banks
               of
               the
               Severn
               Sea
               ,
               and
               is
               by
               some
               thought
               to
               have
               been
               so
               called
               from
               the
               Bridge
               and
               Water
               which
               is
               near
               it
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Bruiton
               ,
               a
               Town
               memorable
               for
               little
               else
               than
               that
               the
               Noble
               Family
               of
               the
               Mohuns
               is
               here
               Entomb'd
               ;
               unless
               we
               mention
               the
               late
               extraordinary
               Processions
               which
               the
               Women
               of
               the
               Town
               made
               on
               the
               Conclusion
               of
               the
               late
               Peace
               .
            
             
             
               Near
               this
               place
               was
               Founded
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Glastenbury
               ,
               fetching
               its
               original
               even
               from
               Joseph
               of
               Arimathea
               ,
               who
               Enterr'd
               the
               Body
               of
               our
               Saviour
               :
               In
               the
               first
               Age
               of
               the
               Primitive
               Church
               ,
               very
               Holy
               Men
               applied
               themselves
               diligently
               to
               the
               Service
               of
               God
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               who
               were
               maintained
               by
               an
               Allowance
               from
               Kings
               ,
               they
               Instructing
               Youth
               in
               Religion
               and
               in
               the
               Liberal
               Sciences
               ;
               these
               Men
               embrac'd
               a
               Solitary
               Life
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               the
               more
               quietly
               study
               the
               Scriptures
               ;
               till
               at
               length
               Dunstan
               ,
               a
               Man
               of
               a
               subtle
               Wit
               ,
               when
               he
               had
               once
               by
               an
               Opinion
               of
               his
               Holiness
               and
               Learning
               ,
               wound
               himself
               into
               an
               Acquaintance
               with
               Princes
               ,
               he
               brought
               in
               the
               Benedictine
               Monks
               ,
               he
               being
               made
               Abbot
               of
               the
               Convent
               ,
               after
               that
               he
               had
               obtain'd
               from
               the
               hands
               of
               many
               good
               Princes
               a
               Royal
               Revenue
               .
               When
               they
               had
               flourished
               600
               Years
               ,
               they
               were
               dispossessed
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               .
               the
               Monastry
               being
               raz'd
               even
               to
               the
               ground
               ,
               nothing
               now
               but
               the
               Ruines
               appearing
               of
               it
               .
            
             
               Arthur
               the
               Brittish
               Worthy
               is
               thought
               to
               have
               been
               Buried
               in
               this
               place
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               St.
               
                 Philips
                 Norton
              
               ,
               a
               large
               great
               Market-Town
               ,
               so
               nam'd
               from
               a
               Church
               Consecrated
               to
               St.
               Philip.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               Welles
               ,
               a
               Town
               so
               nam'd
               from
               the
               Springs
               found
               in
               it
               ;
               like
               as
               Susa
               in
               
                 Persia
                 ,
                 
                 Croia
              
               in
               Dalmatia
               ,
               and
               〈◊〉
               in
               Macedonia
               ;
               for
               multitude
               of
               Inhabitants
               ,
               and
               for
               stately
               Buildings
               ,
               it
               justly
               challengeth
               the
               Preheminence
               of
               this
               Province
               :
               It
               hath
               a
               noble
               Market-place
               ,
               sustain'd
               with
               Columns
               ,
               as
               also
               a
               stately
               Church
               and
               Colledge
               Endowed
               with
               many
               rich
               Livings
               and
               Revenues
               ;
               the
               Church
               throughout
               is
               very
               beautiful
               ,
               but
               especially
               the
               Frontespiece
               thereof
               at
               the
               West
               end
               is
               a
               Master-piece
               ;
               the
               Cloysters
               adjoining
               to
               it
               are
               likewise
               very
               fair
               and
               spacious
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Bath
               ,
               an
               ancient
               City
               ,
               so
               called
               from
               the
               Baths
               in
               it
               ;
               beautified
               throughout
               with
               very
               fair
               and
               noble
               Buildings
               for
               the
               receipt
               of
               Strangers
               ;
               't
               is
               seated
               in
               a
               low
               plain
               ,
               environ'd
               about
               with
               Hills
               of
               an
               equal
               height
               ,
               out
               of
               which
               certain
               pleasant
               Streams
               of
               fresh
               River
               Water
               continually
               descend
               into
               the
               City
               ,
               to
               the
               advantage
               and
               comfort
               of
               the
               Citizens
               ;
               within
               the
               City
               Three
               Springs
               of
               Hot
               Water
               boil
               up
               of
               a
               Blewish
               or
               Sea
               Colour
               ,
               sending
               up
               from
               them
               thin
               Vapours
               ,
               and
               a
               kind
               of
               strong
               Scent
               ,
               by
               reason
               that
               the
               Water
               is
               drill'd
               and
               strain'd
               through
               Veins
               of
               Brimstone
               ,
               and
               a
               clammy
               kind
               of
               Earth
               called
               Bitumen
               ;
               which
               Springs
               are
               very
               Medicinable
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               Virtue
               to
               Cure
               Bodies
               overcharg'd
               with
               Corrupt
               Humours
               ;
               for
               they
               open
               the
               Pores
               ,
               resolve
               ,
               attenuate
               ,
               digest
               ,
               
               consume
               ,
               and
               draw
               forth
               Superfluities
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               same
               time
               strongly
               heal
               and
               dry
               the
               whole
               Habit
               of
               the
               Body
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               Ist
               .
               
                 A.
                 D.
                 1110.
                 
                 Johannes
                 de
                 Villula
              
               being
               Elected
               Bishop
               of
               this
               place
               ,
               translated
               his
               See
               to
               Bath
               ,
               since
               which
               time
               the
               Two
               Sees
               growing
               into
               one
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               beareth
               the
               Title
               of
               both
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               the
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Bath
                 and
                 Wells
              
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Bristol
               ,
               this
               City
               standeth
               partly
               in
               Somersetshire
               ,
               and
               partly
               in
               Glocestershire
               ;
               it
               is
               sufficiently
               defended
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ,
               being
               situated
               on
               the
               meeting
               of
               the
               Frome
               and
               Avon
               ,
               not
               far
               from
               the
               influx
               of
               the
               Severn
               into
               the
               Ocean
               ;
               a
               City
               exceeding
               Populous
               and
               exceeding
               Cleanly
               ,
               there
               being
               Sinks
               made
               under
               ground
               for
               the
               conveyance
               of
               all
               the
               filth
               and
               nastiness
               into
               the
               Rivers
               .
               It
               hath
               Twenty
               Churches
               ,
               reckoning
               the
               Cathedral
               and
               that
               of
               Ratliff
               into
               the
               Number
               ;
               the
               Cathedral
               was
               first
               Built
               by
               
                 Robert
                 Fitz-Harding
              
               ,
               Son
               to
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               of
               
                 Danemark
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1248.
               and
               honoured
               with
               a
               Bishops
               See
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               .
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1542.
               
               The
               principal
               Building
               ,
               next
               the
               Church
               ,
               is
               an
               ancient
               Castle
               ,
               of
               such
               great
               strength
               ,
               that
               Maud
               the
               Emperess
               having
               taken
               King
               Stephen
               Prisoner
               ,
               thought
               this
               the
               safest
               place
               to
               secure
               him
               in
               ;
               't
               is
               furnished
               with
               all
               things
               necessary
               for
               Man's
               Life
               ,
               that
               ,
               next
               
               after
               London
               and
               York
               ,
               of
               all
               the
               Cities
               of
               England
               it
               may
               justly
               challenge
               the
               chief
               place
               ;
               't
               is
               so
               commodiously
               seated
               for
               Trade
               and
               Traffick
               ,
               that
               the
               Haven
               admitteth
               Ships
               with
               full
               Sail
               into
               the
               very
               bosome
               of
               the
               City
               ;
               which
               hath
               drawn
               People
               of
               many
               Countries
               thither
               ;
               the
               Citizens
               are
               for
               the
               most
               part
               rich
               Merchants
               ,
               who
               Traffick
               all
               over
               Europe
               ,
               and
               make
               Voyages
               even
               to
               the
               remotest
               known
               parts
               of
               America
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Wiltshire
             ,
             Belgae
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Wintonia
            
             ,
             is
             enclos'd
             with
             Somersetshire
             on
             the
             
               West
               ,
               Barkshire
            
             and
             Hampshire
             on
             the
             East
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             with
             Glocestershire
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             South
             with
             Dorsetshire
             and
             a
             part
             of
             Hampshire
             .
             'T
             is
             a
             Midland
             Region
             ,
             plentiful
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             and
             for
             its
             variety
             ,
             pleasant
             and
             delightful
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Malmsbury
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               famous
               for
               Clothing
               ;
               not
               far
               from
               hence
               dwelt
               Aldeme
               ,
               a
               very
               Learned
               Man
               ;
               he
               was
               the
               first
               of
               the
               English
               Nation
               that
               wrote
               in
               Latin
               ,
               and
               
               the
               first
               that
               taught
               Englishmen
               the
               measures
               of
               a
               Latin
               Verse
               .
            
             
               
                 Primus
                 ego
                 in
                 patriam
                 mecum
                 (
                 modo
                 vita
                 supersit
                 )
              
               
                 Aonio
                 rediens
                 deducam
                 vertice
                 Musas
                 .
              
               
                 Geer
                 .
                 Lib.
                 3.
                 
              
            
             
               2.
               
               Chipenham
               ,
               a
               large
               Town
               of
               great
               note
               for
               a
               Market
               kept
               there
               ;
               't
               is
               pleasantly
               seated
               on
               the
               River
               Avon
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Edindon
               ,
               a
               small
               Town
               ,
               remarkable
               for
               Clothing
               ;
               here
               King
               Alfred
               in
               a
               memorable
               Battel
               most
               fortunately
               Vanquished
               the
               Danes
               ,
               reducing
               them
               to
               such
               Extremities
               ,
               that
               they
               all
               Swore
               ,
               in
               a
               set
               form
               of
               Oath
               made
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               immediately
               to
               depart
               from
               England
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Trubridge
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               of
               great
               repute
               for
               the
               great
               number
               of
               Clothiers
               which
               Inhabit
               it
               ;
               it
               sheweth
               the
               remains
               of
               a
               Castle
               belonging
               to
               the
               Dutchy
               of
               Lancashire
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Werminster
               ,
               a
               Town
               very
               remarkable
               for
               a
               great
               Corn
               Market
               ,
               which
               is
               kept
               Weekly
               here
               ,
               and
               exceedingly
               much
               frequented
               ;
               it
               being
               almost
               incredible
               to
               relate
               what
               great
               numbers
               of
               people
               resort
               to
               it
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Wilton
               ,
               formerly
               the
               head
               Town
               of
               the
               whole
               Shire
               ;
               't
               is
               a
               place
               well
               watered
               ,
               but
               is
               now
               fallen
               to
               decay
               through
               the
               
               Bishop
               of
               
               Salisbury's
               turning
               away
               the
               passage
               that
               lay
               through
               it
               into
               the
               West
               Country
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 Sorbiodunum
              
               ,
               or
               Sarum
               ,
               a
               City
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               seated
               on
               the
               River
               Avon
               ,
               which
               watereth
               every
               Street
               of
               it
               ;
               't
               is
               plentiful
               in
               all
               things
               ,
               but
               especially
               in
               Fish
               ;
               't
               is
               adorned
               with
               a
               very
               stately
               Market-place
               ,
               wherein
               standeth
               their
               Common-Hall
               ,
               made
               of
               Timber
               ,
               a
               very
               Beautiful
               Building
               :
               It
               is
               particularly
               famous
               for
               its
               Minster
               ,
               which
               has
               Three
               hundred
               sixty
               five
               Windows
               ,
               Twelve
               Gates
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               great
               and
               small
               Pillars
               as
               there
               are
               Hours
               in
               a
               Year
               ;
               nor
               is
               its
               Cloyster
               for
               largeness
               or
               Workmanship
               inferior
               to
               any
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               8.
               
               Marlborough
               ,
               a
               fair
               large
               Town
               ,
               pleasantly
               situated
               ,
               and
               well
               frequented
               ;
               in
               this
               Town
               King
               Henry
               the
               IIId
               held
               a
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               
                 N.
                 B.
              
               Toward
               the
               North
               ,
               about
               6
               Miles
               from
               Salisbury
               ,
               is
               to
               be
               seen
               an
               huge
               and
               monstrous
               piece
               of
               work
               ,
               
                 Insana
                 Substructio
              
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               circuit
               of
               a
               Ditch
               ,
               there
               are
               erected
               in
               form
               of
               a
               Crown
               ,
               in
               three
               ranks
               one
               within
               another
               ,
               certain
               large
               ,
               mighty
               ,
               unwrought
               Stones
               ,
               whereof
               some
               are
               Twenty
               eight
               foot
               high
               ,
               and
               Seven
               broad
               ,
               which
               are
               so
               artificially
               ,
               or
               rather
               
               wonderfully
               plac'd
               one
               upon
               another
               ,
               that
               the
               whole
               frame
               seemeth
               to
               hang
               ;
               't
               is
               much
               wonder'd
               at
               ,
               both
               from
               whence
               they
               were
               brought
               (
               the
               Country
               affording
               none
               such
               )
               as
               also
               by
               what
               means
               they
               were
               set
               up
               :
               Some
               have
               thought
               them
               to
               be
               no
               Natural
               Stones
               ,
               but
               Artificially
               made
               of
               pure
               Sand
               ,
               and
               of
               some
               unctious
               matter
               incorporated
               together
               .
               Pliny
               tells
               us
               ,
               that
               the
               Sand
               of
               Putcoli
               covered
               over
               with
               Water
               ,
               becometh
               forthwith
               a
               very
               Stone
               ;
               which
               if
               true
               ,
               our
               Conjecture
               is
               the
               more
               probable
               ;
               it
               seeming
               to
               confirm
               what
               Historians
               tell
               us
               ,
               That
               they
               were
               erected
               by
               the
               Britans
               in
               Memory
               of
               
                 Ambrosius
                 Aurelianus
              
               ,
               who
               was
               Slain
               here
               by
               the
               Saxons
               as
               he
               was
               Fighting
               manfully
               for
               the
               Defence
               of
               his
               Country
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hampshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Hamptonia
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Dorsetshire
             and
             Wiltshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             with
             the
             Brittish
             Channel
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             hath
             Sussex
             and
             Surrey
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Barkshire
            
             .
             'T
             is
             a
             small
             Province
             ,
             fruitful
             in
             Corn
             ,
             furnished
             with
             well
             grown
             Woods
             ,
             abounding
             
             with
             Pasture
             ,
             and
             for
             Sea
             Commodities
             rich
             and
             happy
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Ringwood
               ,
               a
               Town
               in
               ancient
               times
               of
               great
               Fame
               ,
               but
               now
               little
               better
               than
               other
               good
               frequented
               Market-Towns
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Christ-Church
               ,
               a
               Town
               so
               named
               from
               a
               Church
               therein
               Dedicated
               to
               Christ
               ;
               't
               is
               seated
               between
               two
               Rivers
               ;
               it
               was
               Fortified
               in
               old
               time
               with
               a
               Castle
               ,
               and
               Beautified
               with
               an
               ancient
               Church
               and
               Twelve
               Prebendaries
               ,
               endowed
               with
               considerable
               ▪
               Rents
               and
               Revenues
               ;
               which
               continued
               in
               great
               repute
               till
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Southampton
               ,
               a
               Town
               so
               named
               from
               its
               situation
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               in
               a
               very
               commodious
               place
               between
               two
               Rivers
               ;
               for
               a
               great
               number
               of
               fair
               Built
               Houses
               much
               renown'd
               ;
               for
               Inhabitants
               and
               concourse
               of
               Merchants
               Wealthy
               ;
               fenced
               round
               with
               a
               double
               Ditch
               ,
               strong
               Walls
               ,
               and
               Turrets
               standing
               thick
               between
               ;
               for
               the
               defence
               of
               the
               Haven
               ,
               it
               hath
               a
               strong
               Castle
               of
               square
               Stone
               ,
               cast
               up
               upon
               a
               Mount
               of
               great
               heighth
               ;
               several
               of
               the
               Roman
               Emperors
               Coins
               are
               now
               and
               then
               digged
               up
               here
               ,
               which
               sufficiently
               shew
               the
               Antiiquity
               of
               this
               place
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Memorable
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 that
              
               Canutus
               
                 the
                 Puissant
                 King
                 of
              
               England
               
                 and
                 of
              
               Denmark
               ▪
               
                 rebuked
                 a
                 Sycophant
                 in
                 this
                 Town
                 ,
                 who
                 flattered
                 him
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 Realm
                 were
                 at
                 his
                 Command
                 .
                 He
                 ordered
                 his
                 Chair
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 Shore
                 when
                 the
                 Sea
                 began
                 to
                 flow
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 many
                 he
                 said
                 unto
                 the
                 Sea
                 as
                 it
                 flowed
                 ,
              
               Thou
               are
               part
               of
               my
               Dominions
               ,
               and
               the
               ground
               on
               which
               I
               sit
               is
               mine
               ,
               neither
               was
               there
               ever
               any
               that
               durst
               Disobey
               my
               Commands
               ,
               and
               escape
               Unpunished
               ;
               wherefore
               I
               charge
               thee
               ,
               that
               thou
               come
               not
               upon
               my
               Land
               ,
               neither
               wet
               the
               Cloaths
               and
               Body
               of
               thy
               Lord
               ;
               
                 but
                 the
                 Sea
                 flowing
                 on
                 still
                 without
                 any
                 Reverence
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 wet
                 his
                 Feet
                 ;
                 then
                 he
                 retiring
                 back
                 said
                 ,
              
               Let
               all
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               World
               know
               ,
               That
               vain
               and
               frivolous
               is
               the
               Power
               of
               Kings
               ,
               and
               that
               none
               is
               worthy
               of
               so
               sacred
               a
               Name
               ,
               but
               He
               to
               whose
               Command
               the
               Heaven
               ,
               Earth
               ,
               and
               Sea
               ,
               by
               bond
               of
               an
               everlasting
               Law
               are
               Subject
               and
               Obedient
               ;
               
                 after
                 which
                 he
                 never
                 put
                 his
                 Crown
                 upon
                 his
                 head
                 .
              
            
             
               4.
               
               Alrefford
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               standing
               on
               the
               bank
               of
               the
               River
               Alre
               ,
               it
               hath
               a
               very
               spacious
               Market-place
               ,
               built
               by
               Lucy
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1220.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 Wintonia
              
               ,
               formerly
               the
               Seat-Royal
               of
               the
               Kings
               of
               the
               West-Saxons
               ,
               a
               City
               adorn'd
               with
               several
               Magnificent
               Churches
               ,
               as
               also
               with
               a
               Bishop's
               See
               ;
               it
               
               hath
               been
               oftentimes
               defaced
               both
               by
               Fire
               and
               other
               Misfortunes
               ,
               but
               it
               seems
               now
               perfectly
               to
               have
               recovered
               its
               self
               ;
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               appointed
               in
               this
               place
               a
               Mart
               for
               Wool
               and
               Cloth
               ,
               which
               was
               generally
               called
               the
               Staple
               ;
               it
               is
               well
               Peopled
               ,
               hath
               plenty
               of
               Water
               ,
               and
               containeth
               about
               a
               Mile
               and
               an
               half
               in
               Circuit
               within
               the
               Walls
               ;
               as
               concerning
               the
               round
               Table
               in
               the
               Hall
               of
               this
               City
               ,
               vainly
               fancied
               by
               some
               to
               have
               been
               King
               
               Arthur's
               ,
               any
               man
               that
               vieweth
               it
               well
               ,
               may
               easily
               perceive
               that
               it
               is
               not
               so
               ancient
               .
               This
               City
               slourished
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Romans
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               Emperors
               of
               Rome
               seem
               to
               have
               had
               their
               Houses
               of
               Weaving
               and
               Embroidering
               ,
               peculiar
               to
               their
               own
               Persons
               and
               Uses
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Portsmouth
               ,
               a
               Port
               Town
               strongly
               Fortified
               both
               with
               a
               Wall
               and
               Block-Houses
               ,
               a
               Garison
               being
               continually
               kept
               in
               Pay
               for
               the
               defence
               of
               it
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               on
               the
               very
               mouth
               of
               the
               Haven
               ,
               and
               is
               always
               ,
               but
               especially
               in
               time
               of
               War
               ,
               well
               frequented
               ,
               as
               being
               more
               favourable
               and
               better
               affected
               to
               Mars
               and
               Neptune
               than
               to
               Mercury
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Basingstoak
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               well
               frequented
               ,
               situated
               on
               the
               descent
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               on
               the
               North
               side
               of
               which
               standeth
               a
               very
               fair
               Chappel
               ,
               Consecrated
               to
               the
               Holy
               
               Ghost
               ,
               by
               William
               the
               first
               Lord
               Sands
               ,
               who
               was
               Buried
               there
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Isle
             of
             Wight
             .
          
           
             
               VEcta
               Insula
            
             ;
             it
             belongeth
             to
             ,
             and
             is
             opposite
             to
             Southampton
             ;
             from
             East
             to
             West
             it
             stretcheth
             out
             near
             20
             Miles
             in
             length
             ,
             and
             spreadeth
             in
             the
             midst
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             broadest
             ,
             12
             Miles
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             greatest
             repute
             is
          
           
             1.
             
             Newport
             ,
             the
             chief
             Market-Town
             of
             the
             whole
             Isle
             ;
             it
             hath
             several
             Castles
             and
             Block-houses
             for
             its
             defence
             .
          
        
         
           
             Barkshire
             ,
             Attrebates
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Barcheria
            
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             part
             't
             is
             sever'd
             from
             Oxfordshire
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             from
             Buckinghamshire
             by
             the
             River
             Isis
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             beareth
             towards
             Hampshire
             ,
             where
             the
             River
             Kenet
             cutteth
             through
             it
             ,
             till
             it
             runs
             into
             the
             Thames
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             't
             is
             bounded
             by
             Wiltshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             East
             by
             Surrey
             :
             On
             the
             West
             part
             it
             hath
             plenty
             
             of
             Command
             Fruit
             ;
             but
             on
             the
             East
             part
             ,
             where
             it
             consineth
             with
             Surrey
             ,
             the
             Soil
             is
             very
             barren
             and
             unfruitful
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Farendon
             ,
             a
             Town
             seated
             on
             a
             rising
             ground
             ,
             famous
             for
             a
             Market
             kept
             there
             ,
             but
             in
             times
             past
             for
             a
             certain
             Fort
             which
             Robert
             Earl
             of
             Glocester
             Built
             ,
             and
             defended
             against
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             who
             having
             won
             it
             by
             many
             bloody
             Assaults
             ,
             levelled
             it
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             so
             that
             now
             it
             is
             not
             to
             be
             seen
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Abington
             ,
             a
             Populous
             Town
             ,
             pleasantly
             seated
             on
             the
             plain
             of
             an
             Hill
             ,
             since
             the
             Year
             1416.
             in
             which
             King
             Henry
             the
             Vth
             Built
             a
             Bridge
             over
             the
             River
             ,
             and
             turned
             the
             Kings
             high-way
             hither
             to
             make
             a
             shorter
             passage
             ;
             it
             began
             to
             be
             so
             frequented
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             now
             the
             chief
             Town
             of
             the
             whole
             Shire
             ;
             it
             is
             famous
             for
             its
             great
             Trade
             in
             Malt.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Wallingford
             ,
             in
             old
             time
             it
             was
             compass'd
             about
             with
             Walls
             ,
             it
             had
             a
             very
             large
             Castle
             situate
             upon
             the
             River
             ,
             which
             was
             thought
             to
             be
             invincible
             ;
             it
             was
             oftentimes
             Besieged
             by
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             but
             all
             in
             vain
             .
             This
             Town
             was
             so
             dispeopled
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             grievous
             Pestilence
             ,
             which
             happened
             in
             the
             Year
             1348
             ,
             that
             whereas
             before
             it
             was
             well
             Inhabited
             and
             had
             Twelve
             Churches
             ,
             it
             can
             shew
             now
             no
             more
             than
             One
             or
             Two.
             
          
           
           
             4.
             
             Newbury
             ,
             a
             famous
             Town
             raised
             out
             of
             the
             Ruins
             of
             Spine
             ,
             which
             was
             formerly
             a
             place
             of
             great
             repute
             ;
             it
             is
             situated
             in
             a
             champion
             plain
             ,
             being
             watered
             throughout
             with
             the
             River
             Kenet
             ;
             't
             is
             well
             Inhabited
             ,
             and
             is
             very
             remarkable
             for
             its
             Trade
             in
             Clothing
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Reading
             ,
             a
             Town
             famous
             for
             fair
             Streets
             ,
             well
             built
             Houses
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             the
             Riches
             of
             the
             Townsmen
             ,
             and
             for
             their
             Name
             in
             making
             Cloth
             ;
             it
             hath
             lost
             the
             greatest
             Ornaments
             it
             had
             ,
             viz.
             a
             beautiful
             Church
             ,
             and
             a
             most
             ancient
             Castle
             ,
             which
             was
             razed
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             IId
             ,
             because
             it
             was
             a
             Refuge
             for
             King
             
             Stephen's
             followers
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Maidenhead
             ,
             a
             large
             spacious
             Town
             ,
             fill'd
             with
             good
             Inns
             for
             the
             reception
             of
             Strangers
             ;
             it
             is
             well
             frequented
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Windsor-Castle
             ,
             't
             is
             situated
             on
             an
             Hill
             that
             riseth
             with
             a
             gentle
             Ascent
             ,
             and
             enjoyeth
             a
             most
             delightful
             Prospect
             round
             about
             ;
             on
             the
             front
             it
             overlooketh
             a
             spacious
             Vale
             ;
             behind
             it
             arise
             Hills
             every
             where
             ,
             neither
             rough
             nor
             high
             ,
             so
             that
             't
             is
             dedicated
             ,
             as
             one
             would
             say
             ,
             to
             Hunting-Game
             ;
             it
             was
             Built
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             Ist
             ,
             An.
             1100.
             and
             enlarg'd
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             IIId
             ,
             who
             was
             Born
             here
             ;
             't
             is
             in
             bigness
             equal
             to
             a
             pretty
             City
             ,
             Fortified
             with
             Ditches
             and
             Bulwarks
             made
             of
             Stone
             ;
             in
             this
             place
             
             King
             Edward
             the
             IIId
             Instituted
             the
             Noble
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             to
             increase
             Virtue
             and
             Valour
             in
             the
             Hearts
             of
             his
             Nobility
             ;
             or
             ,
             as
             some
             report
             ,
             in
             honour
             of
             the
             Countess
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             of
             which
             Lady
             the
             King
             had
             formerly
             been
             Enamour'd
             .
             The
             Garter
             was
             given
             to
             it
             in
             Testimony
             of
             that
             Love
             and
             affection
             wherewith
             the
             Knights
             of
             it
             were
             bound
             one
             to
             another
             ,
             and
             all
             of
             them
             jointly
             to
             the
             King
             as
             Sovereign
             ;
             there
             are
             of
             it
             Twenty
             six
             Knights
             ,
             of
             which
             the
             King
             of
             England
             is
             always
             Chief
             ;
             the
             Ensign
             is
             a
             Blew
             Garter
             Buckled
             on
             the
             Left
             Leg
             ,
             on
             which
             these
             words
             are
             Embroider'd
             ,
             
               Honi
               Soit
               ,
               qui
               mal
               y
               Pense
            
             ;
             about
             their
             Necks
             they
             wear
             a
             Blew
             Ribbond
             ,
             at
             the
             end
             of
             which
             hangeth
             the
             Image
             of
             St.
             George
             ;
             upon
             whose
             Day
             the
             Installations
             of
             the
             new
             Knights
             are
             commonly
             Celebrated
             .
          
        
         
           
             THese
             Regions
             which
             I
             have
             hitherto
             Describ'd
             ,
             viz.
             of
             the
             
               Danmonii
               ,
               Durotriges
               ,
               Belgae
               ,
               Attrebatii
            
             ;
             when
             the
             Saxons
             Rul'd
             in
             Brittain
             ,
             fell
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             the
             West-Saxons
             ;
             who
             under
             the
             Command
             of
             their
             King
             Egbert
             ,
             United
             the
             English
             Heptarchy
             into
             a
             Monarchy
             ;
             which
             afterwards
             ,
             
             through
             the
             Cowardise
             of
             their
             Kings
             ,
             soon
             vanished
             .
             For
             after
             this
             the
             Danes
             brake
             in
             upon
             the
             Northumbers
             ,
             and
             though
             often
             Vanquished
             ,
             yet
             being
             as
             often
             Victorious
             ,
             they
             at
             last
             seiz'd
             on
             the
             Monarchy
             of
             England
             ;
             which
             was
             sometime
             held
             by
             the
             Danes
             ,
             sometimes
             by
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             till
             William
             Duke
             of
             Normandy
             took
             it
             from
             Harold
             ,
             and
             established
             the
             Monarchy
             ;
             which
             hath
             ever
             since
             continued
             in
             a
             Succession
             of
             Twenty
             eight
             Princes
             ,
             down
             to
             our
             Gracious
             Sovereign
             King
             William
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           REGNI
           .
        
         
           NEXT
           unto
           the
           
             Attrebatii
             Eastward
          
           ,
           those
           Regions
           which
           we
           commonly
           term
           
             Surrey
             ,
             Sussex
          
           ,
           with
           the
           Sea-Coast
           of
           Hampshire
           ,
           were
           Inhabited
           by
           the
           Regni
           .
        
         
           
             Surrey
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Surria
            
             ;
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             by
             Barkshire
             ,
             and
             Hampshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             by
             Sussex
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             by
             Kent
             ;
             on
             
             the
             North
             't
             is
             Water'd
             by
             the
             River
             Thames
             ,
             and
             by
             it
             divided
             from
             Middlesex
             .
             It
             is
             a
             plain
             and
             Champion
             Country
             ,
             yielding
             Corn
             and
             Forage
             in
             abundance
             ,
             especially
             towards
             the
             South
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Farnham
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               ,
               so
               named
               from
               the
               great
               quantity
               of
               Fern
               growing
               near
               it
               ;
               near
               this
               place
               H●nry
               of
               〈◊〉
               erected
               a
               noble
               Castle
               ,
               which
               being
               afterwards
               demolished
               by
               Henry
               the
               IIId
               ,
               was
               again
               rebuilt
               by
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Winchester
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Guildford
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               well
               frequented
               ,
               full
               of
               fair
               Inns
               ;
               in
               old
               time
               it
               was
               a
               Royal
               Mansion
               of
               the
               
                 English
                 Saxon
              
               Kings
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Kingston
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               famous
               in
               old
               time
               by
               reason
               of
               a
               Castle
               therein
               belonging
               to
               the
               Clares
               ,
               Earls
               of
               Glocester
               ;
               it
               took
               its
               name
               from
               a
               little
               Town
               which
               stood
               near
               it
               ;
               in
               which
               when
               England
               was
               almost
               ruined
               by
               the
               Danish
               Wars
               ,
               
                 Athelstan
                 ,
                 Edwin
              
               ,
               and
               Etheldred
               ,
               were
               Crowned
               Kings
               in
               the
               Market-place
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Richmond
               ,
               a
               Town
               very
               beautiful
               and
               glorious
               in
               respect
               of
               its
               Buildings
               ,
               famous
               for
               the
               Death
               of
               several
               Kings
               ,
               but
               in
               particular
               of
               that
               most
               Mighty
               Prince
               King
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               .
               Here
               also
               Died
               Ann
               ,
               Wife
               
               to
               King
               Richard
               the
               IId
               ,
               Daughter
               to
               the
               Emperor
               Charles
               the
               IVth
               ,
               who
               first
               taught
               English
               Women
               the
               manner
               of
               sitting
               on
               Horseback
               ,
               which
               is
               now
               in
               use
               ,
               whereas
               before
               they
               rode
               very
               unseemly
               astride
               as
               Men
               do
               .
               Memorable
               it
               is
               likewise
               for
               that
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIth
               ,
               and
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               of
               glorious
               Memory
               ,
               yielded
               unto
               Nature
               in
               this
               place
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Croidon
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               well
               frequented
               ,
               whose
               Inhabitants
               gain
               to
               themselves
               great
               advantages
               by
               selling
               of
               Char-Coal
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Lambeth
               ,
               a
               Town
               famous
               in
               former
               times
               for
               the
               Death
               of
               Canutus
               the
               Hardy
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               who
               there
               Revelling
               with
               his
               Lords
               ,
               amidst
               his
               Cups
               yielded
               up
               his
               Breath
               ;
               but
               at
               this
               time
               't
               is
               much
               frequented
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               
               Canterbury's
               Palace
               which
               is
               in
               this
               place
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Southwark
               ,
               the
               most
               famous
               Market-Town
               and
               place
               of
               Trade
               in
               all
               this
               Shire
               ;
               't
               is
               so
               large
               and
               populous
               ,
               that
               it
               gives
               place
               to
               few
               Cities
               in
               England
               ;
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               VIth
               it
               was
               annexed
               to
               the
               City
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               is
               at
               this
               day
               reckoned
               as
               a
               part
               of
               it
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Sussex
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Sussexia
            
             ;
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             by
             Hampshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             by
             Surrey
             and
             part
             of
             Kent
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             by
             Kent
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             lieth
             upon
             the
             Brittish
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             Sea-Coast
             it
             hath
             many
             green
             Hills
             of
             an
             exceeding
             heighth
             ,
             called
             the
             Downs
             ,
             which
             standing
             on
             a
             Chalky
             sort
             of
             Mould
             ,
             yield
             great
             plenty
             of
             Corn
             ;
             the
             middle
             part
             of
             it
             is
             adorn'd
             with
             Meadows
             ,
             Corn-Fields
             ,
             and
             Groves
             ,
             which
             afford
             a
             delightful
             Prospect
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Chichester
               ,
               a
               City
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               having
               very
               fair
               and
               regular
               Buildings
               ,
               the
               Streets
               crossing
               one
               another
               exactly
               in
               the
               middle
               ,
               in
               which
               is
               erected
               a
               fair
               Stone
               Market-place
               ,
               supported
               with
               Pillars
               round
               about
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               very
               stately
               Cathedral
               ;
               the
               Bishop's
               See
               is
               kept
               here
               ;
               't
               is
               encompass'd
               almost
               round
               with
               the
               Lavant
               ,
               which
               falls
               not
               far
               off
               into
               the
               Sea
               ;
               it
               was
               Built
               by
               Cissa
               King
               of
               the
               
                 South-Saxons
                 ,
                 A.
                 C.
              
               514.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Arundel
               ,
               a
               good
               frequented
               Market-Town
               ,
               memorable
               for
               a
               magnificent
               strong
               Castle
               Built
               near
               it
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Earl
               of
               Arundel
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Lewis
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               seated
               upon
               a
               rising
               Ground
               ,
               which
               for
               its
               greatness
               and
               multitude
               of
               Inhabitants
               ,
               is
               reputed
               one
               of
               the
               Chiefest
               Towns
               in
               all
               this
               County
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               the
               bloody
               Battel
               between
               King
               Henry
               the
               IIId
               and
               his
               unruly
               Barons
               ,
               
                 An.
                 1263.
              
               in
               which
               the
               King
               lost
               the
               day
               ,
               upon
               Prince
               Edward
               his
               Son
               's
               pursuing
               a
               Troop
               of
               the
               Enemy
               too
               far
               ,
               which
               he
               had
               first
               routed
               by
               his
               Valour
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Hastings
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Cinque-Ports
               ,
               the
               Landing-place
               of
               the
               Normans
               ,
               famous
               for
               the
               overthrow
               of
               King
               Harold
               in
               the
               Fields
               adjoining
               ;
               't
               is
               Inhabited
               by
               a
               War-like
               People
               ,
               who
               are
               Skilful
               Sailors
               ;
               't
               is
               well
               stor'd
               with
               Barks
               ,
               it
               serving
               both
               the
               Country
               and
               London
               in
               Fish
               ,
               which
               they
               have
               here
               in
               great
               Plenty
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Winchelsey
               ,
               't
               is
               situated
               on
               an
               high
               Hill
               very
               steep
               on
               that
               side
               which
               looketh
               towards
               the
               Sea
               ;
               it
               was
               enclos'd
               with
               a
               Rampier
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               with
               very
               strong
               Walls
               ;
               but
               it
               no
               sooner
               began
               to
               flourish
               ,
               but
               it
               was
               unfortunately
               Sack'd
               by
               the
               French
               and
               Spaniards
               ;
               it
               beareth
               now
               only
               the
               countenance
               of
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               it
               having
               lost
               its
               chiefest
               Beauty
               upon
               the
               Seas
               leaving
               it
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Rhye
               ,
               it
               lay
               for
               a
               good
               while
               unknown
               in
               former
               Ages
               ,
               but
               upon
               the
               decay
               of
               Winchelsey
               it
               began
               to
               flourish
               ;
               it
               
               was
               Wall'd
               about
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               ,
               and
               had
               then
               a
               very
               commodious
               Haven
               ,
               it
               being
               an
               usual
               passage
               from
               hence
               to
               Normandy
               ;
               it
               is
               now
               in
               a
               manner
               deserted
               by
               the
               Sea
               ,
               yet
               notwithstanding
               it
               hath
               very
               many
               Fishing
               Vessels
               ,
               so
               that
               it
               serveth
               London
               with
               variety
               of
               Fish
               .
            
             
               Thus
               far
               Sussex
               ,
               which
               together
               with
               Surrey
               ,
               was
               the
               Habitation
               of
               the
               Regni
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Brittains
               ,
               and
               was
               afterwards
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               the
               South-Saxons
               ;
               but
               in
               the
               306th
               Year
               after
               the
               beginning
               of
               it
               ,
               it
               came
               under
               the
               Dominion
               of
               the
               West-Saxons
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Kent
             ,
             Cangi
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Cantium
            
             ;
             't
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             by
             Essex
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             by
             the
             Channel
             ;
             it
             hath
             Sussex
             on
             the
             South
             ;
             and
             Surrey
             on
             the
             West
             to
             confine
             upon
             it
             ;
             't
             is
             every
             where
             full
             of
             Meadows
             ,
             Pastures
             ,
             and
             Corn-Fields
             ,
             abounding
             wonderfully
             in
             Apple-Trees
             and
             Cherry-Trees
             ,
             which
             being
             brought
             out
             of
             Corasus
             ,
             a
             City
             of
             Tontus
             ,
             by
             Lucullus
             into
             Italy
             ,
             in
             the
             608th
             Year
             after
             the
             Building
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             120th
             
             Year
             after
             that
             translated
             from
             thence
             into
             Brittain
             ,
             which
             was
             24
             Years
             
               ante
               Christum
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Deptford
               ,
               a
               Town
               where
               the
               King's
               Ships
               are
               usually
               Built
               ,
               and
               such
               as
               are
               decay'd
               Repair'd
               ;
               there
               is
               also
               a
               Storehouse
               and
               College
               erected
               here
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Navy
               ;
               't
               is
               remarkable
               for
               the
               Monument
               of
               Sir
               Francis
               Drake's
               Ship
               ,
               which
               by
               the
               Command
               of
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               was
               drawn
               on
               shore
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               the
               Carkass
               of
               it
               is
               yet
               to
               be
               seen
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Greenwich
               ,
               a
               very
               beautiful
               Town
               ,
               but
               especially
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               King's
               House
               ,
               which
               Humphrey
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               Built
               and
               nam'd
               Placence
               ;
               't
               is
               likewise
               particularly
               famous
               for
               the
               Birth
               of
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Eltham
               ,
               a
               fair
               well
               Built
               Town
               ,
               formerly
               the
               retiring
               place
               of
               the
               Kings
               of
               Kent
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Sevenoke
               ,
               in
               this
               place
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Sevenoke
              
               ,
               an
               Alderman
               of
               London
               ,
               being
               a
               Foundling
               and
               brought
               up
               here
               ,
               and
               therefore
               so
               nam●d
               ,
               built
               in
               grateful
               remembrance
               an
               Hospital
               and
               School
               ;
               he
               liv'd
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               Vth.
               
            
             
             
               5.
               
               Dartford
               ,
               a
               large
               great
               Market-Town
               ,
               well
               frequented
               and
               well
               Watered
               ;
               here
               King
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               Built
               a
               Nunnery
               ,
               which
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               converted
               into
               a
               House
               for
               himself
               and
               his
               Successors
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Gravesend
               ,
               a
               Town
               as
               well
               known
               as
               any
               in
               England
               for
               the
               usual
               passage
               by
               Water
               between
               it
               and
               London
               ;
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               when
               he
               Fortified
               the
               Sea-Coast
               ,
               rais'd
               two
               Platforms
               here
               ,
               and
               two
               other
               on
               the
               side
               of
               Essex
               opposite
               to
               it
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Tunbridge
               ,
               a
               Town
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               famous
               in
               old
               time
               for
               a
               fair
               large
               Castle
               ,
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               River
               and
               deep
               Ditches
               ,
               which
               Richard
               Lord
               of
               Briony
               Built
               there
               ;
               the
               very
               Ruins
               of
               it
               at
               this
               time
               manifestly
               declare
               the
               greatness
               of
               it
               .
            
             
               8.
               
               Maidstone
               ,
               the
               largest
               and
               most
               beautiful
               Town
               in
               all
               this
               Shire
               ,
               most
               commodiously
               seated
               for
               publick
               Business
               ;
               one
               of
               the
               two
               common
               Prisons
               of
               all
               this
               County
               is
               appointed
               here
               ;
               its
               Inhabitants
               are
               particularly
               noted
               for
               their
               Manufacture
               in
               Thread
               .
            
             
               9.
               
               Rochester
               ,
               a
               City
               seated
               on
               the
               River
               Medway
               ,
               but
               of
               no
               greatness
               ;
               in
               former
               times
               called
               Durobrivis
               ,
               but
               afterwards
               Roffa
               ;
               't
               is
               honoured
               with
               a
               Bishop's
               See
               ,
               and
               is
               the
               Second
               City
               for
               Antiquity
               in
               all
               this
               Island
               .
            
             
             
               10.
               
               Chetham
               ,
               the
               Station
               of
               the
               Royal
               Navy
               ,
               where
               our
               Kings
               have
               always
               one
               ready
               for
               any
               Service
               whatever
               ;
               it
               was
               Built
               with
               exceeding
               great
               Cost
               by
               the
               Command
               of
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               ,
               who
               for
               the
               defence
               thereof
               raised
               a
               Castelet
               by
               the
               River
               side
               .
               Our
               Ships
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               to
               the
               dishonour
               of
               our
               Nation
               ,
               were
               burnt
               by
               the
               
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 A.
                 C.
              
               1667.
               
            
             
               11.
               
               Queensborough
               ,
               a
               Port-Town
               well
               Inhabited
               ;
               it
               hath
               Westward
               in
               the
               Front
               a
               very
               fine
               strong
               Castle
               Built
               by
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               .
            
             
               12.
               
               Feversham
               ,
               a
               Town
               very
               commodiously
               situated
               ,
               the
               most
               plentiful
               part
               of
               all
               this
               Country
               lying
               round
               about
               it
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               little
               Creek
               sit
               for
               bringing
               in
               and
               exporting
               Commodities
               ;
               so
               that
               at
               this
               day
               it
               flourisheth
               among
               the
               neighbouring
               Towns.
               
            
             
               13.
               
               Canterbury
               ,
               an
               ancient
               City
               ,
               famous
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Romans
               ;
               't
               is
               neither
               very
               great
               nor
               very
               small
               ;
               it
               has
               little
               or
               nothing
               in
               it
               worth
               Observation
               ,
               besides
               the
               Cathedral
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               in
               regard
               of
               St.
               Augustine
               its
               first
               Archbishop
               ,
               who
               is
               here
               Interr'd
               .
            
             
               14.
               
               
                 Isle
                 of
                 Tanet
              
               ,
               a
               very
               pleasant
               fruitful
               place
               ,
               its
               Inhabitants
               are
               very
               Industrious
               ,
               getting
               their
               Living
               both
               by
               Sea
               and
               Land
               ;
               
               they
               being
               both
               Fishermen
               and
               Plowmen
               ,
               Husbandmen
               and
               Mariners
               ;
               they
               are
               always
               ready
               appointed
               for
               both
               Elements
               ,
               they
               in
               a
               manner
               going
               round
               ,
               and
               keeping
               a
               circle
               in
               these
               their
               Labours
               .
            
             
               15.
               
               Sandwich
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Cinque-Ports
               ;
               't
               is
               on
               the
               North
               and
               West
               sides
               Fortified
               with
               walls
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               other
               parts
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               Rampier
               ,
               River
               ,
               and
               Ditch
               .
               The
               Haven
               ,
               upon
               the
               account
               of
               the
               Sands
               choaking
               it
               ,
               and
               a
               Ship
               of
               Burthen's
               being
               accidentally
               sunk
               in
               the
               Channel
               ,
               is
               not
               deep
               enough
               for
               any
               Tall
               Vessels
               .
            
             
               16.
               
               
                 Sandon
                 ,
                 Deal
                 ,
                 Walmer
              
               ,
               Three
               neighbouring
               Castles
               Built
               by
               King
               Henry
               VIII
               ;
               't
               is
               generally
               reported
               that
               
                 Julius
                 Caesar
              
               Landed
               first
               at
               this
               place
               .
            
             
               17.
               
               Dover
               ,
               't
               is
               seated
               on
               the
               Sea-shore
               ,
               where
               the
               passage
               is
               shortest
               into
               France
               ,
               for
               that
               cause
               Fortified
               with
               a
               strong
               and
               impregnable
               Castle
               ;
               esteemed
               one
               of
               the
               Keys
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               the
               Chief
               of
               the
               Cinque-Ports
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           Having
           now
           described
           all
           those
           Countries
           that
           lie
           between
           the
           Brittish
           Ocean
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           the
           Severn
           Sea
           ,
           and
           River
           Thames
           on
           the
           other
           ;
           passing
           now
           over
           the
           River
           ,
           let
           us
           return
           to
           the
           Head
           of
           Thames
           ,
           and
           the
           Salt
           Waters
           of
           Severn
           ,
           and
           there
           visit
           the
           Dobuni
           ,
           who
           formerly
           
           Inhabited
           those
           Parts
           which
           we
           now
           term
           Glocestershire
           and
           Oxfordshire
           .
        
         
           
             Glocestershire
             ,
             Dobuni
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Glocestria
            
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             bordereth
             on
             Monmouthshire
             and
             Herefordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             on
             Worcestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             upon
             
               Warwickshire
               ,
               Oxfordshire
            
             ,
             and
             Barkshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             upon
             Wiltshire
             and
             Somersetshire
             .
             The
             Country
             throughout
             yieldeth
             plenty
             of
             Corn
             ,
             and
             abundance
             of
             Fruit
             ;
             the
             one
             through
             the
             natural
             Goodness
             of
             the
             ground
             ,
             the
             other
             through
             the
             diligent
             Tillage
             and
             Labour
             of
             its
             Inhabitants
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Tewksbury
               ,
               a
               large
               fair
               Town
               ,
               having
               three
               Bridges
               to
               pass
               over
               ;
               it
               standeth
               between
               the
               Rivers
               Severn
               and
               Avon
               ,
               and
               another
               Brook
               which
               cometh
               from
               the
               East
               ;
               it
               is
               famous
               for
               making
               of
               fine
               Woollen
               Cloth
               ,
               and
               the
               best
               Mustard
               ;
               but
               more
               famous
               in
               times
               past
               by
               reason
               of
               an
               ancient
               Monastery
               Founded
               by
               Dodo
               a
               Man
               of
               great
               Power
               in
               
                 Mercia
                 ,
                 An.
                 Christ
              
               .
               715.
               
            
             
             
               Memorable
               it
               is
               for
               the
               fatal
               Battel
               Fought
               between
               the
               House
               of
               York
               and
               
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 An.
                 Christ
              
               .
               1471.
               wherein
               Prince
               Edward
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIth's
               Eldest
               Son
               ,
               being
               taken
               Prisoner
               ,
               he
               was
               brought
               before
               King
               Edward
               the
               IVth
               ,
               who
               was
               so
               provoked
               by
               his
               resolute
               Answers
               ,
               that
               he
               dash'd
               him
               on
               the
               Mouth
               with
               his
               Gauntlet
               ,
               and
               then
               Richard
               the
               Crouchback
               with
               his
               Dagger
               stabb'd
               him
               to
               the
               Heart
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Glocester
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               City
               ,
               both
               for
               number
               of
               Churches
               and
               for
               Buildings
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               upon
               the
               Severn
               ,
               near
               the
               Isle
               Aldney
               ,
               where
               was
               Fought
               the
               Combat
               between
               
                 Edmond
                 Ironside
              
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               English-Saxons
               ,
               and
               Canutus
               the
               Dane
               ;
               in
               the
               South
               part
               there
               was
               a
               lofty
               Castle
               of
               square
               Ashler-stone
               ,
               which
               is
               now
               wholly
               Ruined
               ;
               this
               City
               gives
               the
               Title
               to
               the
               Third
               Son
               of
               
                 Great
                 Brittain
              
               :
               The
               chiefest
               Trade
               of
               the
               Citizens
               is
               in
               working
               on
               Iron
               ;
               the
               City
               was
               Built
               by
               the
               Romans
               ,
               and
               set
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               on
               the
               neck
               of
               the
               Silures
               to
               keep
               them
               in
               Subjection
               ;
               there
               was
               also
               a
               Colony
               planted
               to
               People
               it
               ,
               which
               they
               call'd
               
                 Colonia
                 Glevum
              
               .
               It
               hath
               a
               very
               stately
               Cathedral
               Dedicated
               to
               St.
               Peter
               ,
               in
               which
               lie
               Interr'd
               King
               Edward
               the
               Second
               ,
               and
               
                 Robert
                 Courthose
              
               the
               Eldest
               Son
               of
               King
               William
               the
               Conqueror
               ,
               Two
               Unfortunate
               Princes
               .
               Near
               this
               place
               ,
               An.
               1643.
               was
               Fought
               a
               
               Battel
               between
               the
               Forces
               of
               King
               Charles
               the
               I
               st
               ,
               and
               his
               Rebellious
               Parliament
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               famous
               Lord
               Falkland
               was
               unfortunately
               slain
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Barkley
               ,
               a
               small
               Market-Town
               ,
               of
               great
               repute
               for
               a
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               but
               more
               famous
               for
               that
               King
               Edward
               the
               Second
               ,
               who
               was
               Deposed
               from
               his
               Kingdom
               by
               the
               ill
               Practises
               of
               his
               Wife
               ,
               was
               made
               away
               in
               this
               Castle
               by
               the
               subtilty
               of
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Hereford
               ,
               who
               wrote
               unto
               his
               Keepers
               these
               words
               without
               Points
               ,
               
                 Edwardum
                 occidere
                 nolite
                 timere
                 bonum
                 est
                 .
              
            
             
               4.
               
               Camden
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               ,
               well
               Peopled
               ,
               and
               of
               good
               resort
               ;
               in
               this
               place
               the
               Saxon
               Kings
               Assembled
               in
               the
               Year
               689
               ,
               and
               Consulted
               in
               common
               about
               making
               War
               upon
               the
               Brittains
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Winchelcomb
               ,
               a
               great
               Town
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               famous
               in
               old
               time
               for
               an
               Abbey
               Erected
               there
               by
               Kenulph
               King
               of
               Mercia
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Oxfordshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Oxonium
            
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             hath
             Glocestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             is
             divided
             from
             Barkshire
             by
             the
             River
             Isis
             ,
             and
             Thames
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             bordereth
             upon
             Buckinghamshire
             ;
             and
             Northward
             where
             it
             pointeth
             out
             in
             manner
             of
             a
             Cone
             or
             Pine-Apple
             ;
             it
             hath
             Northamptonshire
             on
             one
             side
             ,
             and
             Warwickshire
             on
             the
             other
             .
          
           
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             Country
             is
             Mild
             and
             Temperate
             ,
             the
             Land
             is
             Fertile
             and
             Delightful
             ,
             the
             Hills
             abound
             with
             Woods
             ,
             and
             the
             Valleys
             are
             fill'd
             with
             Corn
             and
             Pasture
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Evenlode
               ,
               a
               small
               Town
               famous
               for
               King
               Henry
               the
               Second's
               Building
               a
               Labyrinth
               in
               it
               for
               the
               Beautiful
               Rosamund
               ,
               the
               Lord
               
               Clifford's
               Daughter
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Banbury
               ,
               a
               fair
               large
               Town
               ,
               not
               far
               from
               which
               
                 Richard
                 Nevill
              
               ,
               Earl
               of
               Warwick
               ,
               taking
               part
               with
               the
               House
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               gave
               the
               House
               of
               York
               a
               very
               great
               overthrow
               ;
               't
               is
               a
               place
               of
               great
               Antiquity
               ,
               some
               Roman
               Coins
               being
               oftentimes
               found
               near
               it
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Oxford
               ,
               a
               fair
               and
               beautiful
               City
               ,
               both
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Private
               Buildings
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               in
               the
               stately
               Magnificence
               of
               the
               Publick
               ;
               the
               situation
               is
               extreamly
               pleasant
               ,
               for
               the
               Hills
               being
               beset
               with
               Woods
               do
               so
               environ
               the
               Plain
               ,
               that
               as
               on
               the
               one
               side
               they
               exclude
               the
               South
               and
               West
               Wind
               ,
               so
               on
               the
               other
               they
               let
               in
               the
               East
               ,
               and
               North-East
               Wind
               ,
               which
               frees
               the
               City
               from
               all
               Corruption
               ;
               't
               is
               particularly
               famous
               for
               its
               University
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               most
               Celebrated
               in
               all
               Europe
               ,
               it
               having
               16
               Colledges
               and
               8
               Halls
               ,
               all
               adorn'd
               with
               most
               stately
               Buildings
               ,
               and
               enrich'd
               with
               great
               Endowments
               ,
               noble
               Libraries
               ,
               and
               most
               Learned
               Graduates
               of
               all
               Professions
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
             Cattieuchlani
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Buckinghamia
            
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             looketh
             on
             Barkshire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Oxfordshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             it
             hath
             Northamptonshire
             ;
             and
             from
             the
             East
             ,
             first
             Bedfordshire
             ,
             then
             Hertfordshire
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             Middlesex
             .
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             County
             is
             Temperate
             and
             Pleasant
             ,
             the
             Soil
             is
             Rich
             ,
             Fat
             ,
             and
             Fruitful
             ,
             the
             Valleys
             maintain
             an
             insinite
             Number
             of
             Sheep
             ,
             whose
             soft
             and
             
             fine
             Fleeces
             are
             in
             great
             esteem
             throughout
             all
             Asia
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Marlow
               ,
               a
               pretty
               Town
               of
               good
               credit
               and
               repute
               ;
               it
               took
               its
               name
               from
               a
               certain
               Chalk
               ,
               commonly
               called
               Marle
               ,
               which
               being
               spread
               upon
               Corn-ground
               eaten
               out
               with
               long
               Tillage
               ,
               doth
               so
               quicken
               the
               same
               again
               ,
               that
               after
               one
               Years
               rest
               it
               never
               lieth
               fallow
               ,
               but
               beareth
               Corn
               in
               great
               plenty
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Wickam
               ,
               a
               large
               Town
               ,
               equal
               both
               in
               Beauty
               and
               Buildings
               to
               the
               best
               in
               the
               Shire
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Ailesbury
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               seated
               on
               a
               rising
               Hill
               ,
               and
               compass'd
               about
               with
               many
               pleasant
               Meadows
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               great
               reputation
               for
               Grazing
               and
               Feeding
               of
               Cattel
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Buckingham
               ,
               the
               Principal
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               situated
               on
               a
               low
               Ground
               ,
               and
               encompass'd
               by
               the
               River
               Ouse
               ;
               't
               was
               never
               of
               any
               great
               repute
               ,
               yet
               before
               the
               Conquest
               it
               was
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Castle
               and
               Rampiers
               against
               the
               Invasion
               of
               the
               Danes
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Stony-Stratford
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               ancient
               Note
               ,
               being
               supposed
               to
               be
               the
               
                 Romans
                 Lactorodum
              
               ;
               it
               is
               built
               of
               rough
               Stone
               upon
               the
               ancient
               Causey-way
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               
               Watling-street
               ;
               where
               remains
               Marks
               thereof
               even
               unto
               this
               day
               .
               At
               this
               place
               Edward
               the
               Elder
               stopp'd
               the
               passage
               of
               the
               Danes
               ,
               whilst
               he
               strenthened
               Torcester
               against
               them
               ;
               in
               this
               place
               Edward
               the
               First
               rear'd
               a
               beautiful
               Cross
               in
               Memory
               of
               Eleanor
               his
               Deceased
               Queen
               ,
               as
               he
               did
               in
               every
               place
               where
               her
               Corps
               rested
               ,
               from
               Herdby
               in
               Lincolnshire
               ,
               till
               it
               was
               received
               and
               Buried
               at
               Westminster
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Bedfordshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Bedfordia
            
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             and
             South
             side
             it
             joineth
             to
             Cambridge
             and
             Hertfordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             to
             Buckinghamshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             to
             Northampton
             and
             Huntingtonshire
             ;
             't
             is
             divided
             into
             two
             parts
             by
             the
             River
             Ouse
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             very
             bountiful
             ,
             especially
             towards
             the
             North
             ,
             that
             being
             Watered
             by
             the
             River
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Bedford
               ,
               a
               Town
               more
               famous
               for
               its
               Antiquity
               than
               for
               its
               .
               Beauty
               ,
               it
               having
               sustain'd
               great
               damages
               ,
               both
               in
               the
               Wars
               between
               King
               Stephen
               and
               Maud
               the
               Emperess
               ,
               
               as
               well
               as
               in
               the
               unhappy
               Dissentions
               between
               King
               John
               and
               his
               unruly
               Barons
               ;
               the
               River
               Ouse
               divides
               it
               into
               two
               parts
               ,
               but
               it
               is
               join'd
               together
               by
               a
               Stone
               Bridge
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Dunstable
               ,
               a
               Town
               seated
               in
               a
               Chalky
               Ground
               ,
               well
               Inhabited
               and
               full
               of
               Inns
               ,
               it
               hath
               Tour
               Streets
               answering
               to
               the
               Four
               parts
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               in
               every
               one
               of
               which
               is
               a
               Pond
               of
               standing
               Water
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hertfordshire
             .
          
           
             HErtfordia
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               West
               Bedfordshire
            
             and
             Buckinghamshire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Middlesex
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               East
               Essex
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Cambridgeshire
            
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             sweet
             and
             healthful
             ,
             being
             seated
             in
             a
             Climate
             neither
             too
             Hot
             ,
             nor
             too
             Cold
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             pleasant
             and
             delightful
             ,
             yielding
             abundance
             of
             Corn
             ,
             Cattel
             ,
             Wood
             ,
             and
             Grass
             ,
             being
             destitute
             of
             nothing
             which
             either
             affords
             Profit
             or
             Pleasure
             to
             Mankind
             ,
             which
             are
             more
             augmented
             by
             the
             many
             Rivers
             which
             arise
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             run
             through
             it
             .
          
           
             
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Royston
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               late
               days
               very
               famous
               and
               much
               frequented
               for
               Malt
               ,
               as
               also
               for
               a
               Corn-Market
               which
               is
               Weekly
               held
               there
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Hatfield
               ,
               a
               fair
               large
               Town
               ,
               in
               the
               upper
               part
               of
               which
               stands
               a
               pleasant
               Seat
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Earl
               of
               Salisbury
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Hertford
               ,
               it
               was
               formerly
               the
               Principal
               Town
               of
               the
               whole
               Shire
               ,
               but
               is
               now
               fallen
               to
               decay
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Ware
               ,
               a
               pleasant
               Town
               ,
               well
               Water'd
               and
               much
               frequented
               ,
               famous
               in
               old
               time
               for
               a
               Tournament
               instituted
               there
               by
               the
               Earl
               of
               Pembroke
               ,
               who
               was
               unfortunately
               kill'd
               by
               a
               fall
               from
               his
               Horse
               ▪
               They
               were
               first
               instituted
               ,
               
                 A.
                 C.
              
               934.
               and
               grew
               not
               out
               of
               use
               till
               the
               happy
               days
               of
               King
               James
               the
               First
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Bishop-Stortford
               ,
               a
               large
               well
               frequented
               Town
               ,
               fenc'd
               in
               old
               times
               by
               a
               Castle
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               
                 St.
                 Albans
              
               ,
               the
               Verulamium
               of
               the
               Romans
               ,
               a
               very
               ancient
               Town
               and
               well
               Peopled
               ;
               some
               old
               Coins
               are
               here
               oftentimes
               digged
               up
               ,
               which
               are
               thought
               by
               some
               to
               be
               Stamp'd
               before
               the
               coming
               in
               of
               the
               Romans
               .
               Near
               this
               place
               Ostorius
               ,
               the
               Emperor
               
               Claudius's
               Lieutenant
               ,
               is
               thought
               to
               have
               subdued
               the
               Valiant
               
                 Briton
                 Caractacus
              
               .
               Famous
               
               it
               is
               likewise
               for
               Two
               Memorable
               Battels
               Fought
               between
               the
               House
               of
               York
               and
               Lancaster
               ;
               first
               Richard
               Duke
               of
               
                 York
                 ,
                 Anno
              
               1455.
               gave
               the
               Lancastrians
               a
               great
               overthrow
               ,
               took
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIth
               Prisoner
               ,
               and
               slew
               a
               great
               many
               Honourable
               Persons
               .
               Four
               Years
               after
               the
               Lancastrians
               ,
               under
               the
               Conduct
               of
               Queen
               Margaret
               ,
               won
               the
               Field
               ,
               put
               the
               House
               of
               York
               to
               Flight
               ,
               and
               restor'd
               the
               King
               to
               his
               former
               Liberty
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Barnet
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               famous
               for
               a
               great
               Beast-Market
               kept
               there
               ,
               but
               more
               renown'd
               it
               is
               for
               a
               memorable
               Battel
               Fought
               April
               the
               14th
               An.
               1471.
               between
               the
               Houses
               of
               York
               and
               Lancaster
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Victory
               happily
               fell
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               IVth
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 Nevill
              
               the
               great
               Earl
               of
               Warwick
               ,
               being
               there
               slain
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Middlesex
             ,
             Trinobantes
             .
          
           
             MIddlesexia
             ,
             't
             is
             sever'd
             from
             Buckinghamshire
             on
             the
             West
             by
             the
             River
             〈◊〉
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             from
             Hertfordshire
             by
             a
             known
             crooked
             Limit
             ;
             from
             Essex
             on
             the
             East
             by
             the
             River
             Lea
             ;
             and
             from
             Surrey
             and
             Kent
             on
             the
             South
             by
             the
             Thames
             .
             'T
             is
             seated
             
             in
             a
             pleasant
             Vale
             ,
             having
             some
             Hills
             around
             it
             of
             a
             good
             ascent
             ,
             from
             whose
             tops
             the
             prospect
             of
             the
             whole
             is
             seen
             ,
             like
             to
             Zoar
             in
             Egypt
             ,
             or
             rather
             like
             a
             Paradise
             and
             Garden
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Uxbridge
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               late
               Years
               very
               full
               of
               Inns
               ,
               and
               pleasantly
               situated
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Stanes
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               Town
               ,
               near
               which
               the
               Baronage
               of
               England
               assembled
               together
               in
               great
               Numbers
               to
               exact
               their
               Liberties
               of
               King
               
                 John
                 ,
                 A.
                 C.
              
               1215.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               Hampton-Court
               ,
               a
               Royal
               Palace
               of
               the
               Kings
               ,
               of
               admirable
               Magnificence
               ,
               Built
               by
               Cardinal
               Wolsey
               ;
               it
               was
               enlarg'd
               and
               finish'd
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               ;
               it
               containeth
               within
               it
               Five
               Inner
               Courts
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Fulham
               ,
               a
               Town
               particularly
               famous
               for
               the
               Palace
               of
               the
               Bishop
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Chelsey
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               very
               fair
               Buildings
               ,
               but
               chiefly
               remarkable
               on
               the
               account
               of
               the
               College
               Erected
               for
               the
               Maintenance
               of
               ancient
               Soldiers
               ;
               it
               was
               finished
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               the
               late
               King
               James
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               LONDON
               ,
               the
               Seat
               of
               our
               Brittish
               Empire
               ,
               and
               the
               Chiefest
               for
               Traffick
               in
               the
               World
               ;
               Seated
               in
               an
               excellent
               Air
               upon
               the
               River
               Thames
               ;
               its
               Buildings
               are
               Fair
               and
               Stately
               ,
               the
               Streets
               Spacious
               ;
               it
               has
               scarcely
               
               any
               Rival
               in
               Europe
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               its
               Magnificent
               Cathedral
               ,
               thought
               to
               be
               in
               former
               times
               the
               Temple
               of
               Diana
               ,
               but
               it
               is
               now
               Consecrated
               to
               St.
               Paul.
               
            
             
               London-Stone
               is
               thought
               to
               have
               been
               fix'd
               for
               a
               Mile-Mark
               ,
               such
               as
               was
               in
               the
               Market-place
               of
               Rome
               ,
               from
               which
               was
               taken
               the
               dimension
               of
               all
               Journeys
               every
               way
               ;
               't
               is
               thought
               to
               be
               plac'd
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               was
               formerly
               Wall'd
               about
               by
               Constantine
               the
               Great
               ,
               at
               the
               request
               of
               his
               Mother
               Helena
               ;
               but
               at
               this
               time
               its
               chief
               Strength
               consists
               ,
               not
               so
               much
               in
               its
               Wall
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               great
               Number
               of
               its
               Inhabitant
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Westminster
               is
               a
               City
               of
               its
               self
               ,
               and
               has
               its
               peculiar
               Magistrates
               and
               Privileges
               ;
               it
               was
               formerly
               more
               than
               a
               Mile
               distant
               from
               London
               ,
               but
               it
               is
               now
               join'd
               close
               to
               it
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               the
               Abbey
               ,
               the
               Hall
               of
               Justice
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               's
               Royal
               Palace
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               place
               where
               the
               Abbey
               now
               stand
               :
               there
               was
               formerly
               a
               Temple
               Consecrated
               to
               Apollo
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               Ruins
               of
               which
               this
               present
               Abbey
               was
               Built
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ;
               a
               Work
               that
               cost
               Fifty
               Years
               Labour
               in
               Building
               :
               Which
               Church
               the
               Abbots
               afterwards
               very
               much
               enlarg'd
               towards
               the
               West
               end
               ,
               and
               King
               Henry
               the
               Seventh
               adjoin'd
               thereto
               at
               the
               East
               end
               a
               Chappel
               of
               admirable
               Elegancy
               ,
               wherein
               
               is
               to
               be
               seen
               his
               own
               most
               stately
               Monument
               of
               solid
               and
               massy
               Copper
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Essex
             .
          
           
             ESSEXIA
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             the
             River
             Stour
             divideth
             it
             from
             Suffolk
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             has
             the
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             the
             Thames
             separateth
             it
             from
             Kent
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             the
             Lea
             divideth
             it
             from
             Middlesex
             ;
             and
             the
             Stour
             from
             Hertfordshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             temperate
             and
             pleasant
             ,
             but
             towards
             the
             Waters
             somewhat
             Aguish
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             rich
             and
             fruitful
             ,
             being
             in
             some
             parts
             so
             very
             fertile
             ,
             that
             after
             Three
             Years
             Glebe
             of
             Saffron
             ,
             the
             Land
             for
             Eighteen
             more
             will
             yield
             plenty
             of
             Barley
             ,
             without
             either
             Dunging
             or
             Manuring
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Leyton
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               Market-Town
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Chelmsford
               ,
               a
               fair
               large
               Town
               ,
               thought
               to
               be
               the
               old
               Canonium
               of
               the
               Romans
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               Shire
               between
               two
               Rivers
               ,
               which
               join
               themselves
               together
               near
               this
               place
               ;
               the
               Assizes
               of
               the
               County
               are
               kept
               here
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Maldon
               ,
               an
               ancient
               Town
               ,
               called
               formerly
               Camolodunum
               ,
               famous
               for
               Bonduca
               ,
               or
               Boadicias
               Victory
               over
               the
               Romons
               ,
               70000
               being
               slain
               in
               this
               place
               ;
               its
               Antiquity
               is
               apparent
               from
               the
               Coins
               ,
               Helmets
               ,
               and
               Bones
               ,
               which
               were
               dug
               up
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               ,
               to
               which
               we
               may
               apapply
               these
               Verses
               of
               Virgil
               ,
               Geor.
               Lib.
               1.
               493.
               
            
             
               
                 Scilicet
                 &
                 tempus
                 veniet
                 ,
                 cum
                 sinibus
                 illis
              
               
                 Agricola
                 incurvo
                 terram
                 molitus
                 aratro
                 ,
              
               
                 Exesa
                 inveniet
                 Scabrâ
                 rubigine
                 pila
                 ;
              
               
                 Aut
                 gravibus
                 rassris
                 galeas
                 pulsabit
                 manes
                 ,
              
               
                 Grandiaque
                 essossis
                 mirabitus
                 ossa
                 Sepulchris
                 .
              
            
             
               4.
               
               Colchester
               ,
               a
               proper
               fair
               Town
               ,
               pleasantly
               seated
               ;
               it
               is
               Wall'd
               about
               ,
               and
               Beautified
               with
               15
               Churches
               ;
               the
               ancient
               Coins
               daily
               dug
               out
               here
               ,
               do
               shew
               that
               it
               flourished
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Romans
               .
               The
               Trade
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               consists
               chiefly
               in
               making
               of
               Cloth
               and
               Bays
               ,
               with
               other
               sort
               of
               Stuff
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Harwich
               ,
               a
               Port-Town
               ,
               not
               very
               great
               ,
               but
               well
               Peopled
               ,
               Fortified
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ;
               't
               is
               Memorable
               for
               a
               Battle
               at
               Sea
               fought
               between
               the
               English
               and
               
                 Danes
                 ,
                 An.
                 Christ
              
               .
               884.
               
            
             
               6.
               
               Saffron-Walden
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               famous
               for
               the
               great
               Quantity
               of
               Saffron
               which
               grows
               there
               ;
               which
               Commodity
               
               was
               at
               first
               brought
               into
               England
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Edward
               the
               IIId
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Suffolk
             ,
             Iceni
             .
          
           
             SUffolcia
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               West
               Cambridge
            
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             the
             Stour
             divideth
             it
             from
             Essex
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             hath
             the
             German
             Sea
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Norfolk
            
             .
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             place
             is
             thought
             by
             some
             Physicians
             to
             be
             the
             very
             best
             in
             the
             whole
             Island
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             fruitful
             ,
             and
             replenished
             with
             all
             things
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Bury
               ,
               a
               very
               fair
               beautiful
               Town
               ,
               remarkable
               for
               an
               Abbey
               Built
               by
               Canutus
               ,
               to
               Expiate
               the
               Sacrilegious
               Impiety
               of
               his
               Father
               Suenus
               against
               this
               Church
               ;
               it
               appears
               still
               beautiful
               even
               in
               its
               very
               Ruins
               .
               Near
               this
               place
               was
               fought
               a
               great
               Battel
               between
               
                 Robert
                 Bossu
              
               ,
               Earl
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               and
               King
               Henry
               the
               IId
               ,
               the
               Victory
               falling
               to
               the
               King's
               Party
               ,
               
                 A.
                 C.
              
               1173.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Sudbury
               ,
               formerly
               the
               chief
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ;
               't
               is
               Populous
               and
               Wealthy
               ,
               the
               Inhabitants
               making
               great
               advantages
               by
               Clothing
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Ipswich
               ,
               the
               principal
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               well
               Peopled
               ,
               beautiful
               in
               its
               Buildings
               ,
               has
               14
               Churches
               ,
               and
               a
               very
               commodious
               Haven
               ;
               't
               is
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               Rampier
               ;
               it
               was
               Sack'd
               by
               the
               
                 Danes
                 ,
                 An.
              
               991.
               and
               again
               in
               the
               Year
               1000
               ;
               yet
               it
               perfectly
               recovered
               its
               former
               Beauty
               ;
               and
               was
               the
               finest
               Town
               in
               England
               ,
               had
               a
               very
               noble
               Harbour
               ,
               which
               was
               most
               convenient
               for
               the
               Northern
               and
               Eastern
               parts
               of
               the
               World
               ;
               in
               this
               state
               it
               continued
               ,
               till
               through
               the
               severe
               Injunctions
               of
               Bishop
               Laud
               ,
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               King
               Charles
               the
               First
               ,
               concerning
               matters
               in
               Religion
               ,
               several
               Thousands
               of
               Families
               were
               frighted
               out
               of
               Norfolk
               and
               Suffolk
               into
               New-England
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Norfolk
             .
          
           
             NOrfolcia
             ,
             it
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             East
             and
             North
             by
             the
             German
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             the
             Ouse
             divideth
             it
             from
             Cambridge
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             confineth
             upon
             Suffolk
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             sharp
             and
             piercing
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             Champion
             and
             near
             the
             Sea
             ;
             upon
             which
             account
             the
             Spring
             and
             Harvest
             is
             not
             so
             soon
             here
             as
             in
             other
             Countries
             ;
             't
             is
             a
             Champion
             Country
             large
             and
             spacious
             ,
             
             abounding
             with
             Rivers
             ,
             pleasant
             Springs
             ,
             good
             Corn
             and
             Pasture
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Thetford
               ,
               a
               large
               Market-Town
               ,
               but
               thinly
               Inhabited
               ;
               in
               times
               past
               it
               was
               very
               Populous
               ,
               and
               besides
               other
               tokens
               of
               Antiquity
               ,
               it
               hath
               still
               to
               be
               seen
               a
               great
               Mount
               ,
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               double
               Rampier
               ,
               and
               Fortified
               in
               ancient
               times
               with
               Walls
               ;
               it
               was
               formerly
               the
               Seat
               of
               the
               Kings
               of
               the
               East-Angles
               ,
               and
               known
               to
               the
               Romans
               by
               the
               Name
               of
               Sitomagus
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Norwich
               ,
               a
               famous
               City
               ,
               pleasantly
               situated
               on
               the
               River
               Yare
               ,
               which
               runs
               thence
               to
               Yarmouth
               ,
               lying
               out
               in
               length
               from
               South
               to
               North
               a
               Mile
               and
               an
               half
               ,
               and
               in
               breadth
               about
               half
               so
               much
               ,
               it
               drawing
               in
               it self
               by
               little
               and
               little
               at
               the
               South
               end
               in
               manner
               of
               a
               Cone
               ;
               in
               that
               Circuit
               it
               comprehendeth
               about
               Thirty
               Parishes
               ,
               well
               Walled
               about
               with
               many
               Turrets
               ,
               and
               Twelve
               Gates
               ;
               but
               it
               hath
               in
               it
               much
               waste
               ground
               ,
               the
               City
               suffering
               great
               loss
               both
               in
               Wealth
               and
               Buildings
               by
               
               Ket's
               Rebellion
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               Sixth
               ;
               it
               hath
               recovered
               its
               first
               blow
               by
               the
               Dutch
               Manufactures
               ,
               but
               of
               the
               last
               it
               still
               languisheth
               ;
               though
               at
               this
               present
               it
               glories
               in
               the
               Beauties
               of
               a
               fair
               Cathedral
               ,
               the
               
               Three
               Palaces
               ,
               of
               the
               Bishops
               ,
               the
               Dukes
               of
               Norfolk
               ,
               and
               the
               Earls
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               and
               the
               ruins
               of
               an
               ancient
               Castle
               of
               the
               Saxons
               Building
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Yarmouth
               ,
               a
               Port-Town
               ,
               having
               a
               very
               convenient
               Haven
               ;
               't
               is
               beautifully
               Built
               ,
               and
               strongly
               fenc'd
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ;
               't
               is
               almost
               encompassed
               with
               Water
               ;
               on
               the
               West
               side
               with
               a
               River
               that
               hath
               a
               Draw-bridge
               over
               it
               ;
               on
               the
               other
               parts
               with
               the
               Ocean
               ,
               unless
               Northward
               ,
               where
               it
               is
               firm
               Land
               ;
               it
               is
               defended
               by
               a
               strong
               Wall
               ,
               which
               together
               with
               the
               River
               ,
               make
               a
               square
               Form
               of
               Four
               sides
               somewhat
               long
               ;
               upon
               the
               Wall
               towards
               the
               East
               ,
               a
               great
               Mount
               is
               cast
               up
               ,
               on
               which
               are
               planted
               several
               pieces
               of
               Ordinance
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Lynn
               ,
               a
               large
               Town
               ,
               encompass'd
               with
               a
               deep
               Trench
               and
               Walls
               ;
               for
               the
               most
               part
               't
               is
               divided
               by
               Two
               small
               Rivers
               ,
               which
               have
               Fifteen
               Bridges
               over
               them
               ;
               't
               is
               of
               no
               great
               Antiquity
               ,
               yet
               by
               reason
               of
               its
               Havens
               ,
               Buildings
               ,
               and
               Merchants
               ,
               't
               is
               the
               Second
               Principal
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Cambridgeshire
             .
          
           
             CAntabrigia
             ,
             on
             the
             East
             it
             lieth
             on
             Norfolk
             and
             Suffolk
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             on
             Essex
             and
             Hertfordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             on
             Bedford
             and
             Huntingtonshire
             ;
             't
             is
             divided
             into
             two
             parts
             by
             the
             River
             Ouse
             or
             Cam.
             This
             Province
             is
             not
             so
             large
             as
             some
             others
             ,
             nor
             the
             Air
             so
             temperate
             and
             pleasant
             ,
             it
             being
             infected
             by
             the
             Fens
             ;
             the
             North
             part
             is
             for
             the
             most
             part
             Fenny
             ,
             and
             surcharg'd
             with
             Waters
             ;
             but
             the
             South
             is
             Champion
             ,
             yielding
             Corn
             in
             abundance
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Cambridge
               ,
               a
               Town
               particularly
               famous
               for
               its
               University
               ;
               which
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               reported
               ,
               was
               first
               begun
               and
               Founded
               by
               Cantaber
               a
               Spaniard
               ,
               375
               Years
               
                 ante
                 Christum
              
               ;
               as
               also
               that
               Sigebert
               ,
               or
               Sebert
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East-Angles
               ,
               restor'd
               it
               again
               ,
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               630.
               
               Being
               drstroyed
               afterwards
               by
               the
               Danes
               ,
               it
               was
               for
               a
               long
               time
               of
               no
               account
               ,
               until
               it
               reviv'd
               under
               the
               Normans
               Government
               ;
               at
               this
               day
               it
               hath
               Sixteen
               stately
               Colleges
               and
               Halls
               ,
               which
               for
               Buildings
               ,
               Beauty
               ,
               Endowments
               ,
               and
               Number
               of
               Students
               ,
               are
               so
               replenished
               ,
               that
               Oxford
               excepted
               ,
               the
               like
               is
               hardly
               to
               be
               found
               in
               Europe
               .
            
             
             
               2.
               
               Ely
               ,
               a
               City
               not
               so
               great
               as
               ancient
               ,
               situate
               in
               the
               Isle
               so
               nam'd
               ,
               occasioned
               by
               the
               divided
               Streams
               of
               Ner
               and
               Ouse
               ,
               with
               the
               overflowings
               of
               other
               Rivers
               ,
               turning
               a
               great
               part
               of
               this
               Tract
               into
               Fenns
               and
               Marshes
               ;
               remarkable
               for
               little
               else
               but
               its
               Cathedral
               ,
               which
               was
               erected
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1110.
               in
               the
               10th
               Year
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               First
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Huntingtonshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Huntingtonia
            
             ;
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             South
             by
             Bedfordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             and
             North
             by
             Northamptonshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             East
             by
             Cambridgeshire
             .
             The
             Soil
             is
             fruitful
             ,
             yielding
             Corn
             in
             great
             abundance
             ;
             towards
             the
             East
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             Fenny
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             rich
             and
             plentiful
             for
             the
             Feeding
             of
             Cattel
             ;
             in
             all
             the
             other
             parts
             't
             is
             extreamly
             pleasant
             ,
             on
             the
             account
             of
             the
             Woods
             and
             Groves
             with
             which
             it
             aboundeth
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               
                 St.
                 Neets
              
               ,
               a
               Market
               Town
               ,
               so
               named
               of
               one
               Neutus
               a
               Learned
               and
               Holy
               Man
               ,
               who
               Travelled
               all
               his
               Life-time
               in
               Propagating
               Christianity
               ;
               his
               Body
               was
               translated
               
               from
               Neotstock
               in
               Cornwall
               to
               this
               place
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Huntington
               ,
               the
               principal
               Town
               of
               all
               this
               Country
               ;
               't
               is
               seated
               on
               the
               River
               Ouse
               ,
               somewhat
               high
               ,
               stretching
               its
               self
               out
               in
               length
               Northward
               ;
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               Four
               Churches
               ;
               and
               by
               the
               River
               near
               unto
               the
               Bridge
               the
               Mount
               and
               Plot
               of
               an
               ancient
               Castle
               is
               yet
               to
               be
               seen
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Godmanchester
               ,
               a
               very
               great
               ancient
               Country
               Town
               ,
               situate
               in
               an
               open
               ground
               ,
               of
               a
               light
               Mould
               ,
               and
               bending
               to
               the
               Sun
               ;
               't
               is
               reported
               in
               former
               times
               ,
               that
               the
               Inhabitants
               received
               King
               James
               the
               First
               in
               his
               Progress
               this
               way
               ,
               with
               a
               Hundred
               and
               eighty
               Plows
               ,
               brought
               forth
               in
               a
               Rustical
               kind
               of
               Triumph
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               
                 St.
                 Ives
              
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               so
               named
               from
               Ivo
               a
               Persian
               Bishop
               ,
               who
               about
               the
               Year
               600
               Travelled
               through
               England
               ,
               Preach'd
               diligently
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               ,
               especially
               to
               this
               Town
               ,
               wherein
               he
               Died.
               
            
             
               5.
               
               Kimbolton
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               Castle
               ,
               formerly
               the
               seat
               of
               the
               Mandevils
               ,
               but
               now
               in
               Possession
               of
               the
               Staffords
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Northamptonshire
             ,
             Coritani
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               ,
               Northamptonia
            
             ;
             't
             is
             situated
             in
             the
             very
             midst
             of
             England
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             't
             is
             bounded
             by
             Bedford
             and
             Huntingtonshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             by
             Buckingham
             and
             Oxfordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             hath
             Warwickshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Rutland
            
             and
             Lincolnshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             temperate
             and
             healthful
             ,
             the
             Soil
             rich
             and
             fruitful
             ,
             and
             so
             plenteously
             Peopled
             ,
             that
             from
             some
             ascents
             you
             may
             see
             30
             Churches
             at
             the
             same
             time
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Prinicipal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Northampton
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               Town
               Built
               for
               the
               most
               part
               of
               Stone
               ;
               't
               is
               Wall'd
               about
               ,
               except
               on
               the
               West
               ,
               where
               it
               is
               defended
               with
               a
               River
               ;
               from
               the
               Walls
               you
               have
               a
               goodly
               prospect
               every
               way
               to
               a
               wide
               and
               spacious
               plain
               Country
               ;
               it
               was
               Fortified
               heretofore
               with
               a
               very
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               and
               seated
               in
               so
               excellent
               an
               Air
               ,
               that
               once
               the
               Students
               of
               Cambridge
               purposed
               to
               remove
               the
               University
               to
               this
               place
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               a
               Battel
               fought
               between
               the
               House
               of
               York
               and
               Lancaster
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               House
               of
               York
               prevailing
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIth
               was
               taken
               Prisoner
               and
               conveyed
               to
               London
               .
            
             
             
               2.
               
               Peterborough
               ,
               a
               City
               seated
               in
               the
               very
               Angle
               of
               this
               Shire
               ;
               famous
               in
               old
               time
               for
               a
               Monastery
               ,
               which
               is
               since
               converted
               into
               a
               Cathedral
               ,
               the
               Building
               of
               which
               is
               truly
               Magnificent
               ,
               the
               Forefront
               carrieth
               a
               majesty
               with
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               Cloysters
               are
               exceeding
               large
               ;
               in
               the
               Glass
               Windows
               is
               represented
               the
               History
               of
               Wolpher
               the
               Founder
               ,
               who
               being
               most
               averse
               from
               Christianity
               ,
               Murther'd
               Wolphald
               and
               Rufin
               his
               own
               Sons
               ,
               because
               they
               had
               Devoted
               themselves
               to
               Christ
               .
               In
               the
               Cathedral
               lieth
               Buried
               Catherine
               the
               Repudiated
               Queen
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               .
               Mary
               Queen
               of
               Scots
               was
               also
               at
               first
               Buried
               here
               ,
               but
               was
               afterwards
               removed
               to
               Westminster
               by
               the
               Command
               of
               King
               James
               the
               Ist
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Rockingham
               Castle
               ,
               it
               was
               Built
               by
               William
               the
               Conqueror
               ,
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Rampier
               and
               Bulwarks
               ,
               and
               a
               double
               range
               of
               Battlements
               ;
               't
               is
               situate
               on
               the
               side
               of
               an
               Hill
               within
               a
               Forest
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Leicestershire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Leicestria
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             East
             by
             Lincolnshire
             and
             Rutlandshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             by
             Nottinghamshire
             and
             Darbyshire
             ;
             it
             hath
             Warwickshire
             on
             the
             West
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               South
               Northamptonshire
            
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             gentle
             ,
             mild
             ,
             and
             temperate
             ,
             giving
             Appetite
             both
             to
             Rest
             and
             Labour
             ;
             the
             Commodities
             of
             the
             Soil
             are
             Corn
             ,
             Cattel
             ,
             and
             Coals
             ,
             of
             which
             the
             Inhabitants
             have
             great
             plenty
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Bosworth
               ,
               an
               ancient
               Market-Town
               ,
               memorable
               for
               the
               Victory
               which
               Henry
               Earl
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               who
               was
               afterwards
               Henry
               the
               VIIth
               ,
               obtained
               over
               the
               Usurper
               Richard
               the
               IIId
               the
               Tyrant
               ,
               and
               most
               of
               his
               Commanders
               being
               there
               slain
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Leicester
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               beautiful
               in
               its
               Buildings
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               Antiquity
               ;
               't
               was
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               very
               strong
               Wall
               ,
               which
               was
               raz'd
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               IId
               ,
               it
               has
               in
               it
               a
               stately
               Church
               and
               Hospital
               ,
               Built
               by
               Henry
               the
               First
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Loughborough
               ,
               a
               fair
               beautiful
               Town
               ,
               which
               for
               its
               Buildings
               and
               pleasant
               Woods
               ,
               challengeth
               the
               second
               place
               in
               all
               this
               Shire
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Dunnington
               ,
               a
               fair
               ancient
               Castle
               Built
               by
               the
               Earls
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               it
               belongs
               now
               to
               the
               King.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Rutlandshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Rutlandia
            
             ,
             't
             is
             environ'd
             with
             Leicestershire
             ,
             unless
             it
             be
             on
             the
             South
             ,
             where
             it
             lieth
             on
             the
             River
             Welland
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             East
             where
             it
             toucheth
             on
             Lincolnshire
             ;
             the
             Air
             is
             both
             healthful
             and
             delightful
             ,
             subject
             neither
             to
             extremity
             of
             Heat
             or
             Cold
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             so
             rich
             ,
             that
             for
             Corn
             and
             Tillage
             this
             small
             County
             giveth
             place
             to
             none
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Town
               is
               ▪
            
             
               Okcham
               ,
               a
               Town
               remarkable
               only
               for
               the
               Ruins
               of
               an
               old
               decayed
               Castle
               Built
               in
               the
               Normans
               time
               ,
               formerly
               the
               Seat
               of
               the
               Ferrers
               ,
               but
               afterwards
               it
               was
               given
               by
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 
                 Cromwell
              
               ,
               whom
               he
               advanced
               to
               the
               highest
               Dignities
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Lincolnshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Lincolnia
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             by
             Rutlandshire
             and
             Nottinghamshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             it
             reacheth
             to
             Humber
             an
             arm
             of
             the
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             hath
             the
             German
             Ocean
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             it
             is
             divided
             from
             Northamptonshire
             by
             the
             River
             Well●nd
             .
             The
             Air
             upon
             the
             East
             and
             South
             part
             is
             thick
             and
             foggy
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Fenns
             ,
             but
             in
             other
             places
             very
             moderate
             and
             pleasing
             ;
             the
             Soil
             upon
             the
             West
             and
             North
             is
             very
             Fertile
             ,
             but
             towards
             the
             East
             and
             South
             ,
             Fenny
             ,
             Brakish
             ,
             and
             Barren
             ;
             yet
             for
             Fowl
             and
             Fish
             it
             exceeds
             any
             other
             in
             the
             Realm
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Crowland
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               good
               Note
               ;
               it
               stands
               amidst
               most
               deep
               Fenns
               and
               muddy
               Waters
               ;
               it
               is
               so
               shut
               up
               ,
               and
               divided
               round
               about
               from
               all
               entrance
               ,
               that
               there
               is
               no
               access
               unto
               it
               ,
               unless
               it
               be
               on
               the
               North-East
               side
               ,
               and
               that
               by
               narrow
               Cawseys
               ;
               't
               is
               seated
               altogether
               like
               Venice
               ;
               it
               hath
               three
               
               Streets
               divided
               from
               each
               other
               by
               Water-courses
               between
               ,
               planted
               thick
               with
               Willows
               ,
               and
               raised
               upon
               Posts
               pitch'd
               and
               driven
               down
               into
               the
               standing
               Waters
               ,
               having
               over
               them
               a
               Triangular
               Bridge
               of
               admirable
               Workmanship
               ;
               about
               the
               Town
               the
               ground
               is
               so
               rotten
               and
               moorish
               ,
               that
               a
               Man
               may
               thrust
               a
               Pole
               directly
               down
               Thirty
               Foot
               deep
               ;
               however
               the
               Town
               is
               well
               Inhabited
               ,
               the
               Inhabitants
               making
               great
               advantages
               by
               taking
               Fish
               ,
               and
               catching
               of
               Water-Fowl
               ,
               which
               is
               so
               great
               in
               the
               Month
               of
               August
               ,
               that
               they
               will
               spread
               a
               Net
               ,
               and
               at
               once
               draw
               Three
               thousand
               Wild
               Ducks
               together
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Spalding
               ,
               a
               Town
               situate
               upon
               the
               same
               River
               ,
               being
               enclosed
               round
               with
               Riverets
               and
               Drains
               ;
               yet
               is
               infinitely
               a
               fairer
               Town
               than
               a
               Man
               could
               possibly
               expect
               to
               find
               among
               such
               Slabs
               and
               Water-plashes
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Boston
               ,
               a
               famous
               Town
               ,
               standing
               on
               both
               sides
               the
               River
               Witham
               ;
               't
               is
               well
               frequented
               upon
               the
               account
               of
               its
               commodious
               Haven
               ;
               the
               Market-place
               is
               fair
               and
               large
               ,
               the
               Church
               great
               and
               beautiful
               ,
               the
               Steeple
               of
               it
               rising
               up
               to
               a
               mighty
               heighth
               ,
               doth
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               salute
               all
               Travellers
               ,
               and
               give
               direction
               to
               the
               Sailors
               ;
               a
               Staple
               
               of
               Wool
               is
               settled
               here
               ,
               which
               enriches
               it
               very
               much
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Stanford
               ,
               a
               Town
               well
               Peopled
               ,
               of
               good
               resort
               ,
               Endowed
               with
               several
               immunities
               ;
               it
               was
               formerly
               Wall'd
               about
               ,
               but
               is
               at
               this
               day
               beautified
               with
               Seven
               Churches
               ,
               and
               a
               very
               fair
               Hospital
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Grantham
               ,
               a
               Town
               well
               frequented
               ,
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               very
               fair
               Church
               ,
               and
               a
               Free
               School
               Built
               by
               
                 Richard
                 Fox
              
               Bishop
               of
               Winchester
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Lincoln
               ,
               a
               place
               in
               former
               days
               of
               great
               Strength
               and
               Note
               ,
               being
               one
               of
               the
               best
               Peopled
               Cities
               in
               all
               the
               Saxon
               Heptarchy
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               Merchandise
               and
               Trassick
               both
               by
               Sea
               and
               Land
               ;
               it
               had
               formerly
               Fifty
               Churches
               ,
               but
               is
               now
               much
               decay'd
               ,
               it
               having
               suffered
               much
               damage
               in
               the
               Wars
               of
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               and
               of
               Henry
               the
               IIId
               with
               his
               Barons
               ,
               as
               also
               both
               by
               Fire
               and
               Earthquakes
               ;
               the
               chief
               Fame
               it
               now
               hath
               is
               for
               its
               Minster
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               stateliest
               Piles
               in
               England
               ,
               and
               perhaps
               in
               Christendom
               ,
               high
               seated
               on
               an
               Hill
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               discern'd
               over
               all
               the
               Country
               .
               The
               City
               is
               seated
               on
               the
               side
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               where
               the
               River
               Witham
               bendeth
               his
               course
               Eastward
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               in
               respect
               that
               Vortimer
               
               the
               Warlike
               Briton
               ,
               who
               often
               discomfited
               the
               Saxon
               Armies
               ,
               ended
               his
               days
               ,
               and
               was
               here
               ,
               contrary
               to
               his
               Commandment
               ,
               Buried
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               Wainfleet
               ,
               a
               Town
               deservedly
               remarkable
               ,
               in
               that
               it
               Bred
               
                 William
                 Wainfleet
              
               Bishop
               of
               Winchester
               ,
               the
               Founder
               of
               Maudlin
               College
               in
               Oxford
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Nottinghamshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Nottingamia
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Lincolnshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               North
               Yorkshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Derbyshire
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             side
             Leicestershire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             pleasant
             and
             healthful
             ,
             the
             Soil
             rich
             and
             clayey
             ,
             and
             for
             Corn
             and
             Grass
             so
             fruitful
             ,
             that
             it
             claims
             the
             second
             place
             before
             any
             other
             in
             the
             Realm
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Stoke
               ,
               a
               little
               Village
               ,
               famous
               for
               the
               Victory
               obtain'd
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIth
               against
               Sir
               
                 John
                 de
                 la
                 Pool
              
               Earl
               of
               Lincoln
               ,
               who
               being
               by
               King
               Richard
               the
               IIId
               declared
               Heir
               apparent
               to
               the
               Crown
               ,
               Rebelliously
               
               opposed
               himself
               against
               his
               Sovereign
               ,
               and
               in
               this
               place
               sighting
               Manfully
               ,
               both
               he
               and
               most
               of
               his
               Followers
               lost
               their
               lives
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Nottingham
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               seated
               on
               the
               Trent
               ,
               but
               very
               high
               upon
               an
               Hill
               which
               overlooks
               it
               ;
               for
               Buildings
               ,
               fair
               Streets
               ,
               and
               a
               spacious
               Market-place
               ,
               not
               giving
               way
               to
               many
               Cities
               ;
               but
               of
               most
               fame
               for
               a
               Royal
               and
               magnificent
               Castle
               ,
               which
               for
               Strength
               ,
               Stateliness
               ,
               and
               Prospect
               ,
               may
               justly
               challenge
               the
               Precedency
               of
               most
               in
               England
               ;
               it
               is
               mounted
               upon
               an
               huge
               steep
               work
               on
               the
               West
               side
               of
               the
               City
               ;
               it
               was
               Built
               by
               William
               the
               Conqueror
               to
               bridle
               the
               
                 English
                 ▪
                 David
              
               the
               IId
               .
               King
               of
               Scots
               ,
               and
               
                 Roger
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               Earl
               of
               March
               ,
               were
               detain'd
               a
               long
               time
               Prisoners
               in
               this
               Castle
               .
               Memorable
               it
               is
               ,
               for
               that
               King
               Charles
               the
               I
               st
               ,
               first
               set
               up
               his
               Standard
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               occasion'd
               on
               the
               unhappy
               Differences
               between
               him
               and
               his
               Parliament
               ,
               August
               22.
               1642.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               Southwell
               ,
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               very
               beautiful
               Church
               Consecrated
               to
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ;
               't
               is
               a
               Town
               not
               very
               fair
               to
               outward
               view
               ,
               but
               strong
               ,
               ancient
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               fame
               ;
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               York
               has
               a
               stately
               Palace
               in
               this
               place
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Derbyshire
             .
          
           
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               Darbia
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Nottinghamshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             Leicestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Steffordshire
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
             North-side
             Yorkshire
             ;
             it
             resembles
             the
             Form
             of
             a
             Triangle
             ,
             but
             not
             with
             equal
             sides
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             good
             and
             healthful
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             rich
             and
             fertile
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             South
             and
             East
             Parts
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Derby
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               well
               traded
               and
               resorted
               ,
               situated
               on
               the
               River
               Darwent
               ;
               which
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               it
               affords
               to
               the
               Eye
               a
               pleasant
               and
               delightful
               Prospect
               ,
               running
               down
               and
               carrying
               a
               full
               and
               chearful
               Stream
               under
               a
               beautiful
               Stone-Bridge
               ;
               upon
               which
               formerly
               a
               fair
               Chappel
               was
               Erected
               ,
               which
               is
               now
               gone
               to
               decay
               ;
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               Five
               Churches
               ,
               the
               greatest
               of
               which
               named
               Alhallows
               ,
               and
               Dedicated
               to
               the
               Memory
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               ,
               is
               peculiarly
               remarkable
               for
               its
               lofty
               Spire
               ,
               and
               the
               Tomb
               of
               the
               Countess
               of
               Shrewsbury
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Peak
               ,
               so
               called
               from
               its
               Hills
               and
               Mountains
               ;
               from
               this
               place
               we
               have
               our
               Lead
               and
               Milstones
               ,
               and
               the
               Apothecaries
               their
               Antimony
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Buxton
               ,
               a
               Town
               memorable
               for
               Nine
               Water-springs
               which
               arise
               out
               of
               a
               Rock
               within
               the
               compass
               of
               Eight
               Yards
               ,
               Eight
               of
               them
               are
               Warm
               ,
               but
               the
               Ninth
               is
               very
               Cold
               ;
               these
               run
               under
               a
               very
               fair
               square
               Building
               of
               Free-stone
               ,
               and
               about
               Sixty
               Paces
               off
               receive
               another
               Hot
               Spring
               from
               a
               Well
               ,
               inclos'd
               with
               Four
               flat
               Stones
               ,
               called
               St.
               Anns
               ;
               near
               unto
               which
               another
               very
               Cold
               Spring
               bubbles
               up
               :
               The
               Inhabitants
               report
               that
               great
               Cures
               have
               been
               effected
               by
               these
               Waters
               ,
               and
               daily
               experience
               sheweth
               that
               they
               are
               good
               for
               the
               Stomach
               and
               Sinews
               ,
               and
               very
               pleasant
               to
               Bathe
               the
               Body
               in
               .
               The
               Town
               is
               lately
               adorn'd
               with
               very
               beautiful
               Buildings
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           Having
           now
           Describ'd
           the
           Regions
           of
           the
           Coritani
           ,
           we
           will
           next
           survey
           the
           Provinces
           of
           the
           Cornavii
           ;
           who
           ,
           if
           we
           may
           believe
           Ptolomy
           ,
           seem
           to
           have
           Possessed
           
             Warwickshire
             ,
             Worcestershire
             ,
             Staffordshire
             ,
             Shropshire
             ,
          
           and
           Cheshire
           .
        
         
           
           
             Warwickshire
             ,
             Cornavii
             .
          
           
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               Warwicus
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Northamptonshire
            
             and
             Leicestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Oxfordshire
            
             and
             Glocestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Worcestershire
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Staffordshire
            
             .
             It
             s
             Air
             and
             Soil
             are
             equally
             desirable
             ;
             the
             Air
             is
             extreamly
             healthful
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             in
             the
             South
             part
             yieldeth
             such
             a
             plentiful
             Harvest
             ,
             that
             the
             Husbandman
             smiles
             to
             behold
             his
             pains
             so
             well
             rewarded
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Warwick
               ;
               this
               Town
               was
               the
               ancient
               Praeciduum
               of
               the
               Romans
               ;
               it
               standeth
               on
               the
               River
               Avon
               upon
               a
               steep
               and
               high
               Rock
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Passages
               to
               it
               are
               wrought
               out
               of
               the
               very
               stone
               ;
               it
               is
               yet
               apparent
               that
               it
               was
               formerly
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Wall
               and
               Ditches
               ;
               towards
               the
               South-West
               it
               sheweth
               a
               Castle
               strongly
               Fortified
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ;
               't
               was
               in
               a
               good
               state
               upon
               the
               entrance
               of
               the
               Normans
               ,
               but
               hath
               lately
               suffered
               much
               by
               Fire
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Henly
               ,
               a
               pretty
               Market-Town
               ,
               which
               had
               formerly
               a
               Castle
               adjoining
               to
               it
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Family
               of
               the
               Montforts
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Killingworth
               ,
               a
               beautiful
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               encompassed
               with
               Parks
               ,
               given
               by
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Dudley
              
               Earl
               of
               Leicester
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Bremicham
               ,
               a
               Town
               full
               of
               Inhabitants
               ,
               resounding
               always
               with
               Hammers
               and
               Anvils
               ,
               they
               being
               most
               of
               them
               Smiths
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Coventry
               ,
               a
               City
               so
               called
               from
               an
               old
               Convent
               and
               Religious
               House
               which
               gave
               Name
               to
               it
               ;
               beautified
               it
               is
               with
               a
               well-Built
               Wall
               ,
               large
               Streets
               ,
               handsome
               Houses
               ,
               and
               two
               fair
               Churches
               ,
               Dedicated
               to
               the
               Holy
               Trinity
               ,
               and
               St.
               Michael
               ;
               it
               was
               formerly
               the
               only
               Mart
               and
               City
               of
               Trade
               in
               all
               these
               Parts
               ,
               notwithstanding
               that
               it
               is
               destitute
               of
               all
               the
               advantages
               which
               a
               Navigable
               River
               might
               afford
               it
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Edgehill
               ,
               a
               small
               Village
               famous
               for
               the
               Battel
               fought
               between
               the
               Forces
               of
               King
               Charles
               the
               I
               st
               ,
               and
               those
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               in
               which
               both
               sides
               claim'd
               the
               Victory
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Worcestershire
             .
          
           
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               Wigornia
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Warwickshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Glocestershire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Herefordshire
            
             and
             Shropshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Staffordshire
            
             .
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             Shire
             is
             temperate
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             fertile
             ,
             abounding
             with
             Corn
             ,
             Woods
             ,
             Pasture
             ,
             and
             every
             thing
             that
             is
             necessary
             for
             the
             Life
             of
             Man.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Kidderminster
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               hath
               a
               great
               Market
               ,
               it
               is
               well
               frequented
               ,
               divided
               into
               two
               parts
               by
               the
               River
               Stour
               ;
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               very
               beautiful
               Church
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Worcester
               ,
               the
               principal
               City
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               it
               being
               truly
               admirable
               both
               in
               respect
               of
               its
               Antiquity
               and
               Beauty
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               on
               the
               East
               Bank
               of
               the
               Severn
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               same
               is
               Walled
               triangularly
               about
               ,
               extending
               in
               Circuit
               One
               thousand
               six
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               Paces
               ,
               in
               which
               are
               made
               Seven
               Gates
               for
               entrance
               ,
               and
               Five
               Watch-Towers
               for
               its
               defence
               ;
               it
               hath
               suffered
               much
               damage
               both
               by
               War
               and
               Fire
               ,
               but
               seems
               now
               to
               have
               recovered
               its
               former
               Beauty
               ;
               
               it
               hath
               a
               stately
               Cathedral
               ,
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               which
               lieth
               Interred
               the
               Body
               of
               King
               John
               ,
               under
               a
               Monument
               of
               White
               Marble
               .
               The
               Reputation
               it
               now
               hath
               ariseth
               from
               its
               Inhabitants
               ,
               who
               are
               both
               Numerous
               and
               Wealthy
               by
               their
               Trade
               in
               Clothing
               .
               Near
               this
               place
               Cromwell
               the
               Usurper
               ,
               gave
               King
               Charles
               the
               Second's
               Forces
               a
               terrible
               overthrow
               ,
               wherein
               he
               slew
               Three
               thousand
               five
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               ,
               among
               which
               were
               Duke
               Hamilton
               and
               General
               Forbes
               ,
               and
               took
               Five
               thousand
               Prisoners
               ;
               this
               happened
               
                 June
                 13
                 ,
                 An.
              
               1651.
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Staffordshire
             .
          
           
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               Staffordia
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Warwickshire
            
             and
             Derbyshire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Worcestershire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Shropshire
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Cheshire
            
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             Healthful
             ,
             but
             very
             sharp
             towards
             the
             North
             ;
             in
             which
             place
             the
             Soil
             is
             not
             so
             fruitful
             as
             in
             the
             Southern
             parts
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Stafford
               ,
               the
               principal
               Town
               of
               this
               County
               ;
               it
               was
               Built
               by
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               and
               Incorporated
               by
               King
               John
               ;
               and
               upon
               the
               East
               and
               South
               part
               was
               Walled
               and
               Trench'd
               by
               the
               Barons
               of
               the
               place
               ;
               the
               rest
               from
               the
               East
               to
               North
               was
               secured
               by
               a
               large
               Pool
               of
               Water
               ,
               which
               now
               is
               become
               fair
               Meadow
               Grounds
               ;
               it
               hath
               Four
               Gates
               opening
               to
               the
               Four
               Winds
               ;
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               very
               beautiful
               Castle
               of
               its
               Name
               ,
               which
               adds
               not
               a
               little
               to
               the
               Beauty
               of
               the
               place
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Stone
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               famous
               for
               a
               Church
               Consecrated
               to
               the
               Memorial
               of
               the
               Death
               of
               Wolfald
               and
               Rusin
               ,
               Sons
               to
               Wolfer
               King
               of
               the
               Mercians
               ,
               who
               were
               
               slain
               by
               their
               Father
               because
               they
               had
               embrac'd
               Christianity
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Lichfield
               ,
               a
               fair
               large
               City
               ,
               situated
               in
               a
               Plain
               ,
               divided
               into
               two
               parts
               by
               a
               Pool
               of
               Water
               ,
               which
               notwithstanding
               are
               join'd
               into
               one
               by
               means
               of
               two
               Bridges
               made
               over
               it
               ,
               which
               have
               sluces
               to
               let
               out
               the
               Water
               ;
               the
               South
               part
               consists
               of
               divers
               Streets
               ,
               hath
               in
               it
               a
               School
               and
               Hospital
               Founded
               for
               the
               Relief
               of
               the
               Poor
               ;
               the
               other
               part
               is
               beautified
               with
               a
               stately
               Cathedral
               ,
               encompass'd
               with
               a
               strong
               Wall
               ,
               adorn'd
               with
               the
               Bishop's
               Palace
               ,
               and
               fair
               Houses
               for
               the
               Prebendaries
               ,
               which
               make
               together
               an
               excellent
               shew
               ,
               mounting
               up
               on
               high
               with
               Three
               Spires
               of
               Stone
               ;
               and
               indeed
               for
               elegant
               and
               noble
               Buildings
               ,
               it
               giveth
               place
               to
               few
               Cathedrals
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Burton
               ,
               a
               Town
               famous
               ,
               in
               regard
               it
               yieldeth
               great
               store
               of
               Alablaster
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Shropshire
             .
          
           
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               Salopia
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               East
               Staffordshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Worcestershire
               ,
               Herefordshire
            
             ,
             and
             Radnorshire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               West
               Montgomery
            
             and
             Denbighshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               North
               Cheshire
            
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             wholsome
             ,
             affording
             health
             to
             the
             Inhabitants
             in
             all
             Seasons
             of
             the
             Year
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             rich
             ,
             and
             standeth
             most
             upon
             a
             reddish
             Clay
             ,
             abounding
             in
             Wheat
             ,
             Barley
             ,
             Coals
             ,
             Iron
             ,
             and
             Woods
             ;
             it
             is
             divided
             into
             two
             parts
             by
             the
             River
             Severn
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Ludlow
               ,
               a
               Town
               more
               fair
               than
               ancient
               ,
               encompassed
               with
               a
               Wall
               reaching
               about
               a
               Mile
               in
               circuit
               ;
               it
               is
               defended
               by
               a
               stately
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               Built
               by
               
                 Roger
                 Montgomery
              
               .
               King
               Henry
               the
               VIIIth
               Ordained
               in
               this
               place
               the
               Council
               of
               the
               Marches
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Bridgnorth
               ,
               a
               Town
               seated
               upon
               a
               Rock
               ,
               out
               of
               which
               the
               ways
               leading
               to
               the
               upper
               part
               of
               the
               Town
               are
               wrought
               ;
               't
               is
               Fortified
               with
               Walls
               ,
               a
               Ditch
               ,
               a
               stately
               
               Castle
               ,
               and
               the
               Severn
               ,
               which
               between
               the
               Rocks
               runneth
               down
               with
               a
               very
               great
               fall
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Shrewsbury
               ,
               a
               Town
               strongly
               Fortified
               both
               by
               Art
               and
               Nature
               ,
               adorn'd
               with
               two
               fair
               Churches
               and
               other
               Buildings
               ,
               both
               Publick
               and
               Private
               ;
               almost
               all
               the
               Commodities
               of
               Wales
               do
               flow
               to
               this
               Town
               ,
               as
               to
               a
               common
               Mart
               of
               both
               Nations
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               the
               Battel
               between
               divers
               of
               the
               Nobility
               and
               King
               Henry
               the
               IVth
               ,
               they
               purposing
               to
               advance
               
                 Edmund
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               Earl
               of
               March
               ,
               to
               the
               Crown
               ,
               as
               the
               undoubted
               apparent
               Heir
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               IId
               :
               It
               was
               taken
               by
               the
               Parliament
               Forces
               raised
               against
               King
               Charles
               the
               First
               ,
               An.
               1645.
               
            
             
               4.
               
               Oswestre
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               enclosed
               with
               a
               Ditch
               and
               a
               Wall
               ,
               and
               Fortified
               with
               a
               pretty
               Castle
               ;
               the
               Inhabitants
               Traffick
               much
               in
               Welsh
               Cottons
               ,
               whereof
               great
               store
               is
               bought
               and
               sold
               here
               every
               Week
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Cheshire
             .
          
           
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               Cestria
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               South
               Shropshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               East
               Staffordshire
            
             and
             Darbyshire
             ;
             on
             the
             
               North
               Lancashire
            
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             
               West
               Denbighshire
            
             and
             Flintshire
             .
             For
             Air
             and
             Soil
             it
             far
             exceeds
             its
             Neighbouring
             Counties
             ,
             being
             in
             my
             opinion
             equal
             to
             the
             best
             ;
             the
             best
             Cheese
             in
             all
             Europe
             is
             made
             in
             this
             place
             .
             The
             Inhabitants
             of
             this
             Shire
             have
             never
             been
             stain'd
             with
             the
             blot
             of
             Rebellion
             ;
             whose
             Loyalty
             King
             Richard
             the
             IId
             so
             much
             esteem'd
             ,
             that
             by
             Authority
             of
             Parliament
             he
             made
             the
             County
             to
             be
             a
             Principality
             ,
             Stiling
             himself
             the
             Prince
             of
             Chester
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Chester
               ,
               a
               City
               Built
               in
               form
               of
               a
               Quadrant
               ;
               it
               is
               enclos'd
               with
               a
               Wall
               extending
               two
               Miles
               in
               compass
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               Eleven
               Parish-Churches
               ,
               of
               which
               that
               of
               St.
               
               John's
               by
               the
               North
               Gate
               is
               a
               most
               stately
               Building
               ;
               the
               Houses
               are
               very
               fair
               Built
               ,
               and
               along
               the
               chief
               Streets
               are
               Galleries
               ,
               or
               walking-places
               ,
               having
               Shops
               on
               both
               sides
               .
               
               Memorable
               it
               is
               ,
               for
               that
               King
               Edgar
               sitting
               in
               a
               Barge
               ,
               Kennady
               King
               of
               
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 Malcolm
              
               King
               of
               
                 Cumberland
                 ,
                 Macon
              
               King
               of
               Man
               and
               of
               the
               Islands
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Princes
               of
               Wales
               ,
               who
               were
               come
               to
               do
               him
               Homage
               ,
               Working
               like
               Watermen
               at
               the
               Oar
               ,
               Rowed
               him
               along
               the
               River
               Dee
               in
               a
               triumphant
               manner
               ,
               to
               his
               great
               glory
               and
               the
               joy
               of
               the
               Beholders
               ;
               this
               was
               about
               the
               Year
               960.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Nantwich
               ,
               a
               Town
               reputed
               to
               be
               the
               greatest
               and
               fairest
               Built
               of
               all
               this
               Shire
               ,
               next
               to
               Chester
               ;
               't
               is
               also
               very
               famous
               for
               the
               making
               of
               Salt.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               Macclesfield
               ,
               a
               very
               fair
               Town
               ,
               giving
               Name
               to
               a
               Forest
               near
               adjoining
               ,
               where
               
                 Thomas
                 Savage
              
               ,
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               York
               ,
               Built
               a
               Coll
               ,
               in
               which
               some
               of
               the
               Family
               of
               the
               Savages
               lie
               Entom'd
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           We
           have
           now
           Surveyed
           the
           Regions
           of
           the
           Cornavii
           ,
           who
           with
           the
           
             Coritani
             ,
             Dobuni
          
           ,
           and
           Cateuchlani
           ,
           made
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           the
           Mercians
           ;
           all
           the
           other
           Kingdoms
           of
           the
           Saxons
           Heptarchy
           confined
           upon
           it
           ;
           it
           was
           much
           larger
           than
           any
           of
           the
           rest
           ,
           but
           fell
           at
           last
           into
           the
           Dominion
           of
           the
           
             West-Saxons
             ,
             
             An.
          
           826.
           after
           that
           the
           Danes
           had
           wasted
           it
           many
           Years
           .
        
         
           
             Herefordshire
             ,
             Silures
             .
          
           
             BEfore
             I
             treat
             of
             the
             other
             parts
             of
             England
             ,
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             turn
             aside
             and
             to
             visit
             Wales
             ,
             called
             in
             
               Latin
               Cambria
            
             ,
             or
             Wallia
             ,
             where
             the
             ancient
             Brittains
             had
             their
             abode
             ;
             nor
             will
             it
             be
             improper
             ,
             it
             lying
             adjacent
             to
             the
             Cornavii
             ,
             that
             it
             should
             be
             spoken
             of
             in
             its
             due
             place
             ,
             especially
             since
             the
             Inhabitants
             are
             now
             Incorporated
             with
             us
             into
             our
             Commonwealth
             .
          
           
             Wales
             comprised
             in
             times
             past
             before
             the
             Conquest
             the
             whole
             Country
             beyond
             the
             Severr
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Romans
             was
             Inhabited
             by
             the
             
               Silures
               ,
               Dimaetae
            
             ,
             and
             Ordovices
             ;
             for
             these
             held
             not
             only
             the
             Twelve
             Shires
             of
             Wales
             ,
             but
             those
             Two
             also
             beyond
             the
             Severn
             ,
             viz.
             Herefordshire
             and
             Monmouthshire
             ,
             which
             are
             now
             reckoned
             among
             the
             Counties
             of
             England
             ;
             according
             to
             Ptolomy
             the
             Silures
             inhabited
             the
             South
             part
             ,
             called
             by
             one
             Name
             Dehubarth
             ,
             but
             now
             ,
             
               Herefordshire
               ,
               Radnorshire
               ,
               Brecknockshire
               ,
               Monmouthshire
               ,
            
             and
             Glamorganshire
             .
             
             The
             Inhabitants
             are
             generally
             impatient
             of
             Servitude
             ,
             very
             Valiant
             ,
             and
             given
             to
             War.
             
          
           
             Herefordia
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Worcestershire
             and
             Glocestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             with
             Monmouthshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Radnor
             and
             Brecknockshires
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             North
             with
             Shropshire
             .
             This
             Counties
             Climate
             is
             healthful
             and
             temperate
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             so
             fertile
             for
             Corn
             and
             Cattel
             ,
             that
             no
             place
             in
             England
             yieldeth
             more
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Hereford
               ,
               the
               principal
               City
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               seated
               on
               the
               Banks
               of
               the
               River
               Wye
               ,
               in
               the
               middle
               of
               most
               flourishing
               Meadows
               ,
               and
               no
               less
               plentiful
               Corn-Fields
               ;
               it
               was
               raised
               out
               of
               the
               ruins
               of
               the
               ancient
               Ariconium
               ;
               't
               is
               encompass'd
               almost
               round
               with
               Rivers
               ;
               it
               was
               Walled
               about
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               Henry
               the
               First
               ,
               who
               Founded
               in
               this
               place
               a
               most
               beautiful
               Cathedral
               Church
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Lemster
               ,
               a
               Town
               famous
               for
               exceeding
               fine
               Wool.
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Radnorshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Radnora
            
             ,
             hath
             on
             the
             
               North
               Montgomeryshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               East
               Herefordshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Brecknockshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             ,
             where
             〈◊〉
             groweth
             very
             narrow
             ,
             Cardiganshire
             .
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             Province
             is
             very
             sharp
             and
             Cold
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             lean
             and
             barren
             ;
             its
             riches
             consists
             chiefly
             in
             the
             brood
             of
             Cattel
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Radnor
               ,
               the
               principal
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               fair
               Built
               ,
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               the
               Country
               ,
               with
               thatch'd
               Houses
               ;
               in
               times
               past
               it
               was
               fenc'd
               with
               a
               Wall
               and
               Castle
               ,
               which
               are
               now
               grown
               to
               decay
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Prestan
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               ,
               so
               fair
               and
               beautiful
               ,
               that
               it
               in
               a
               manner
               putteth
               down
               Radnor
               ;
               it
               is
               of
               late
               Years
               wonderfully
               frequented
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Knighton
               ,
               a
               Town
               scarce
               inferior
               to
               Prestian
               ;
               near
               this
               place
               is
               King
               
               Offa's
               admirable
               Ditch
               ,
               reaching
               from
               Dee
               Mouth
               ,
               
               up
               to
               Wy
               Mouth
               ,
               by
               this
               Town
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               Fourscore
               and
               ten
               Miles
               ,
               made
               by
               him
               to
               separate
               the
               Brittons
               from
               his
               Englishmen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Brecknockshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Brechinia
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Herefordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             with
             Monmouth
             and
             Glamorganshires
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Caermardhenshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             North
             with
             Radnorshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             very
             Temperate
             ,
             the
             whole
             County
             is
             full
             of
             Hills
             ,
             and
             uneven
             for
             Travelling
             ;
             but
             the
             Soil
             is
             very
             fertile
             ,
             yielding
             in
             the
             Vallies
             both
             plenty
             of
             Corn
             and
             Pasture
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Town
               is
            
             
               1.
               
               Brecknock
               ,
               the
               Shire-Town
               ,
               seated
               in
               the
               very
               heart
               of
               the
               Country
               ;
               its
               Walls
               are
               strong
               and
               of
               good
               repair
               ,
               it
               hath
               Three
               Gates
               for
               entrance
               ,
               with
               Ten
               Towers
               for
               its
               defence
               ;
               on
               the
               West
               side
               it
               hath
               a
               stately
               Castle
               ;
               that
               it
               was
               Inhabited
               in
               the
               Romans
               time
               ,
               is
               evident
               from
               the
               Coins
               of
               the
               Roman
               Emperors
               oftentimes
               digged
               up
               here
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Monmouthshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Monumethia
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             by
             the
             River
             Munow
             ,
             that
             separateth
             it
             from
             Herefordshire
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             the
             River
             Wye
             divideth
             it
             from
             Glocestershire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             the
             River
             Remney
             severeth
             it
             from
             Glamorganshire
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             't
             is
             bounded
             by
             the
             Severn
             Sea.
             The
             Air
             is
             healthful
             and
             clear
             ;
             the
             Soil
             is
             Hilly
             ,
             Woody
             ,
             Rich
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             places
             very
             Fruitful
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Monmouth
               ,
               the
               chief
               Town
               of
               this
               Province
               ;
               't
               is
               encompassed
               almost
               round
               with
               the
               Rivers
               Munow
               and
               Wye
               ;
               on
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               where
               it
               is
               not
               defended
               with
               Rivers
               ,
               it
               was
               formerly
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Wall
               and
               Ditch
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Chepstow
               ,
               a
               Town
               situate
               on
               the
               side
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               rising
               from
               the
               very
               River
               ,
               Fortified
               round
               about
               with
               a
               Wall
               of
               a
               large
               Circuit
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               very
               fair
               Castle
               situate
               over
               the
               River
               Wye
               ;
               the
               Town
               generally
               speaking
               is
               of
               good
               resort
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Abergevenny
               ,
               a
               Town
               well
               frequented
               ,
               Fortified
               with
               Walls
               and
               a
               Castle
               ;
               which
               of
               all
               the
               Castles
               in
               Wales
               (
               as
               Giraldus
               says
               )
               has
               been
               most
               defam'd
               on
               the
               account
               of
               Treason
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Newport
               ,
               a
               Town
               lately
               Built
               ,
               not
               unknown
               upon
               the
               account
               of
               its
               Castle
               ,
               and
               the
               Commodiousness
               of
               its
               Harbour
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Glamorganshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Glamorgania
            
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             has
             the
             Severn
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             
               East
               Monmouthshire
            
             ;
             on
             the
             
               North
               Brecknockshire
            
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               West
               Caermardhenshire
            
             :
             The
             Air
             is
             temperate
             ,
             and
             giveth
             more
             content
             to
             the
             Mind
             ,
             than
             the
             Soil
             doth
             fruit
             or
             ease
             to
             Travellers
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Cardiffe
               ,
               a
               proper
               fair
               Town
               ,
               having
               a
               commodious
               Haven
               ,
               Fortified
               by
               a
               strong
               Wall
               and
               Castle
               by
               Fitz-Haimon
               ;
               memorable
               it
               is
               for
               that
               
                 Robert
                 Curthouse
                 ,
                 William
              
               the
               Conqueror's
               Eldest
               Son
               ,
               being
               quite
               put
               by
               his
               hopes
               of
               the
               Crown
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               depriv'd
               of
               both
               his
               Eyes
               by
               his
               Brother
               King
               Henry
               the
               First
               ,
               lived
               until
               he
               was
               an
               Old
               Man
               in
               this
               Castle
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Cowbridge
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               well
               frequented
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Landaffe
               ,
               a
               small
               City
               ,
               and
               of
               as
               small
               reputation
               ,
               situate
               somewhat
               low
               ,
               but
               adorn'd
               
               with
               a
               Bishops's
               See
               ,
               and
               a
               Cathedral
               Consecrated
               to
               St.
               Gelean
               Bishop
               of
               the
               place
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           West-Wales
           .
        
         
           
             Caermardhenshire
             ,
             Dimetae
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Maredunum
            
             ,
             is
             limited
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Glamorganshire
             and
             Brecknockshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Pembrokeshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             't
             is
             severed
             from
             Cardiganshire
             by
             the
             River
             Tovy
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             it
             hath
             the
             Ocean
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             pleasant
             and
             delightful
             ,
             the
             Soil
             being
             not
             so
             full
             of
             Hills
             as
             its
             neighbouring
             Counties
             ,
             is
             therefore
             much
             better
             for
             Corn
             and
             Pasturage
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Town
               is
            
             
               Caermardhen
               ,
               the
               chief
               Town
               of
               this
               County
               ,
               compass'd
               about
               with
               Brick
               Walls
               ,
               part
               of
               which
               is
               yet
               standing
               upon
               the
               River
               Tovy
               ;
               which
               is
               able
               to
               bear
               small
               Ships
               ,
               although
               there
               be
               now
               a
               Bar
               of
               Sand
               cast
               up
               against
               the
               mouth
               of
               it
               ;
               't
               is
               pleasant
               for
               its
               Woods
               and
               Meadows
               ,
               and
               venerable
               for
               its
               Antiquity
               ;
               memorable
               it
               is
               for
               the
               Birth
               of
               the
               Sage
               Merlin
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Pembrokeshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Pembrocia
            
             ;
             the
             Sea
             presseth
             upon
             every
             side
             of
             this
             County
             ,
             unless
             it
             be
             on
             the
             East
             ,
             where
             Caermardhenshire
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             North
             where
             a
             part
             of
             Cardiganshire
             boundeth
             upon
             it
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             passing
             temperate
             ,
             and
             the
             Soil
             very
             fruitful
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Tenby
               ,
               a
               fair
               Town
               ,
               strongly
               Walled
               towards
               the
               Land
               ,
               it
               looketh
               into
               the
               Sea
               from
               a
               dry
               Cliff
               ;
               famous
               it
               is
               for
               its
               commodious
               Roads
               for
               Ships
               ,
               and
               for
               an
               abundance
               of
               Fish
               taken
               there
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Milford-Haven
               ,
               than
               which
               there
               is
               not
               another
               in
               all
               Europe
               either
               nobler
               or
               safer
               ;
               there
               are
               reckoned
               within
               it
               Sixteen
               Creeks
               ,
               Five
               Bays
               ,
               and
               Thirteen
               Roads
               ,
               known
               every
               one
               by
               its
               several
               name
               ;
               't
               is
               particularly
               famous
               for
               the
               arrival
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               Seventh
               ,
               who
               released
               England
               from
               the
               Domestick
               Calamities
               and
               Civil
               Miseries
               it
               then
               groan'd
               under
               .
            
             
             
               3.
               
               Pembroke
               ,
               the
               principal
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ;
               it
               standeth
               on
               the
               East
               Creek
               of
               Milford-Haven
               ;
               it
               was
               formerly
               Fortified
               with
               Walls
               and
               a
               Castle
               ,
               which
               are
               now
               decayed
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Haverford
               ,
               situate
               in
               the
               Demy
               Island
               of
               this
               County
               ,
               by
               the
               Welsh
               called
               Ross
               ,
               by
               the
               
                 English
                 ,
                 Little
                 England
              
               beyond
               Wales
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               English
               Tongue
               there
               spoken
               ;
               it
               is
               a
               Town
               the
               best
               Traded
               and
               frequented
               of
               all
               South-Wales
               ;
               it
               was
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Rampier
               and
               Wall
               on
               the
               North
               side
               by
               the
               Earls
               of
               Clare
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               St.
               Davids
               ,
               a
               small
               City
               ,
               memorable
               for
               little
               else
               than
               that
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               Bishop's
               See
               ,
               and
               a
               fair
               Church
               Dedicated
               to
               St.
               Andrew
               and
               St.
               David
               ;
               from
               this
               place
               in
               a
               clear
               day
               you
               may
               see
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Newport
               ,
               a
               Town
               situate
               on
               a
               steep
               Cliff
               ,
               where
               there
               is
               a
               very
               commodious
               Harbour
               and
               Road
               for
               Ships
               ;
               't
               is
               endow'd
               with
               several
               Immunities
               and
               Privileges
               ,
               and
               defended
               with
               a
               Castle
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Cardiganshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Ceretia
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             by
             the
             Sea
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             by
             the
             River
             Tovy
             ,
             which
             Separateth
             it
             from
             Caermardhenshire
             ;
             the
             East
             and
             North
             sides
             are
             limited
             by
             Brecknockshire
             and
             Montgomeryshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             open
             and
             somewhat
             piercing
             ,
             the
             Soil
             is
             Hilly
             and
             uneven
             ,
             but
             more
             plain
             towards
             the
             Sea
             ,
             than
             in
             the
             East
             and
             North
             parts
             ;
             it
             hath
             very
             little
             Corn
             ,
             few
             Woods
             ,
             but
             Cattel
             ,
             Fish
             ,
             and
             Fowl
             ,
             in
             abundance
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Cardigan
               ,
               the
               Shire
               Town
               ,
               situated
               on
               a
               steep
               Bank
               ,
               strongly
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Wall
               and
               Castle
               by
               the
               Earls
               of
               Clare
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Aberistwith
               ,
               a
               most
               populous
               and
               plenteous
               Town
               ,
               near
               which
               are
               found
               several
               Veins
               of
               Lead
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             We
             have
             now
             describ'd
             the
             Counties
             of
             the
             Silures
             and
             Dimetae
             ;
             pass
             we
             now
             to
             the
             Ordovices
             ,
             the
             ancient
             Inhabitants
             of
             North-Wales
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             divided
             into
             the
             
             Counties
             of
             
               Montgomeryshire
               ,
               Merionethshire
               ,
               Caernarvonshire
               ,
               Denbighshire
               ,
            
             and
             Flintshire
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           North-Wales
           .
        
         
           
             Montgomeryshire
             ,
             Ordovices
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Mons
               Gomericus
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             South
             with
             Cardiganshire
             and
             Radnorshire
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Shropshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             with
             Denbighshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             West
             with
             Merionethshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             cold
             and
             piercing
             ,
             the
             Soil
             fruitful
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             East
             parts
             ,
             they
             being
             watered
             by
             the
             Severn
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Montgomery
               ,
               a
               Town
               seated
               on
               the
               rising
               of
               a
               Rock
               ,
               having
               a
               pleasant
               Plain
               under
               it
               ;
               it
               is
               defended
               by
               a
               very
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               both
               which
               were
               Built
               by
               
                 Roger
                 de
                 Montgomery
              
               ,
               Earl
               of
               Shrewsbury
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Plinlimmon-Hill
               ,
               is
               particularly
               famous
               for
               its
               wonderful
               Heighth
               ,
               and
               that
               on
               the
               part
               where
               it
               boundeth
               one
               side
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               it
               poureth
               forth
               the
               Severn
               ,
               which
               
               next
               to
               the
               Thames
               ,
               is
               the
               greatest
               River
               in
               all
               Brrittain
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Merionethshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Mervinia
            
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             the
             Sea
             beateth
             upon
             it
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             is
             divided
             by
             the
             River
             Dovy
             from
             Cardiganshire
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             it
             is
             bounded
             by
             Caernarvon
             and
             Denbighshires
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             East
             by
             part
             of
             Denbighshire
             .
             The
             Air
             of
             this
             place
             is
             neither
             pleasant
             ,
             nor
             the
             Soil
             profitable
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Bala
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               endowed
               with
               several
               Immunities
               ,
               Peopled
               with
               few
               Inhabitants
               ,
               and
               very
               rudely
               Built
               ;
               nevertheless
               it
               is
               the
               chief
               Market-Town
               of
               these
               Mountainers
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Harlech
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               ,
               situated
               in
               a
               bleak
               and
               barren
               place
               ,
               it
               has
               few
               Houses
               ,
               and
               those
               not
               curiously
               Built
               ;
               nor
               is
               it
               famous
               for
               any
               thing
               ,
               unless
               we
               make
               mention
               of
               a
               strong
               Castle
               that
               stands
               near
               it
               ,
               
               commanding
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               passage
               of
               such
               as
               might
               seek
               to
               invade
               the
               Coast
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Caernarvonshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Arvonia
            
             ,
             the
             North
             and
             West
             sides
             lie
             upon
             the
             Irish
             Sea
             ;
             the
             South
             is
             enclos'd
             with
             Merionethshire
             ;
             and
             the
             East
             with
             Denbighshire
             ,
             from
             which
             it
             is
             severed
             by
             the
             River
             Conony
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             sharp
             and
             piercing
             ,
             nor
             is
             the
             Soil
             to
             be
             commended
             much
             for
             its
             fertility
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Caernarvon
               ,
               a
               Town
               so
               called
               from
               its
               standing
               over-against
               the
               Island
               Mona
               ;
               't
               is
               encompass'd
               with
               a
               small
               Circuit
               of
               Walls
               about
               it
               ;
               but
               the
               same
               is
               exceeding
               strong
               ;
               't
               is
               also
               defended
               by
               a
               stately
               Castle
               ,
               which
               takes
               up
               the
               whole
               West
               side
               of
               it
               ;
               the
               Buildings
               are
               beautiful
               ,
               and
               the
               Inhabitants
               much
               commended
               for
               their
               courtesy
               ;
               who
               think
               it
               a
               point
               of
               their
               glory
               ,
               that
               King
               Edward
               the
               First
               Founded
               their
               Town
               ,
               and
               that
               King
               Edward
               the
               Second
               ,
               the
               first
               Prince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               was
               Born
               there
               ;
               it
               
               was
               formerly
               much
               resorted
               to
               ,
               for
               the
               Chancery
               and
               Exchequer
               of
               the
               Princes
               of
               North-Wales
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Bangor
               ,
               a
               City
               seated
               on
               the
               Menai
               ,
               a
               branch
               of
               the
               Irish
               Sea
               ;
               remarkable
               for
               little
               else
               than
               that
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               Bishop's
               See
               ,
               and
               a
               fair
               Cathedral
               Consecrated
               to
               Daniel
               ,
               who
               was
               sometime
               Bishop
               of
               the
               place
               ;
               it
               was
               defaced
               by
               
                 Owen
                 Glendower
              
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               re-edified
               by
               
                 Henry
                 Dean
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1496.
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             
               Isle
               of
               Anglesey
            
             ,
             or
             Mona
             .
          
           
             'T
             IS
             sever'd
             from
             Brittain
             with
             the
             small
             narrow
             strait
             of
             Menai
             ,
             and
             on
             all
             parts
             besides
             it
             is
             beaten
             upon
             by
             the
             Irish
             Sea
             ;
             't
             is
             in
             length
             20
             Miles
             ,
             and
             in
             breadth
             17.
             
          
           
             
               It
               s
               Principal
               Town
               is
               ,
            
             
               Beaumarish
               ,
               Built
               by
               Edward
               the
               First
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               the
               Isle
               ,
               on
               a
               Marish
               ground
               ,
               it
               was
               so
               named
               from
               the
               pleasantness
               of
               its
               situation
               ;
               other
               Towns
               there
               are
               ,
               such
               as
               
                 Newburg
                 ,
                 Aberfraw
              
               ,
               which
               have
               nothing
               in
               them
               remarkable
               .
               The
               Druids
               formerly
               Inhabited
               this
               place
               ;
               't
               was
               attempted
               by
               Suetonius
               ,
               and
               brought
               under
               the
               Power
               of
               the
               Romans
               by
               Agricola
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Denbighshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Denbiga
            
             ;
             on
             the
             North-North-West
             it
             has
             ,
             first
             the
             Sea
             for
             a
             small
             space
             ,
             and
             then
             Flintshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             the
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             
               South
               Merionethshire
            
             and
             Montgomeryshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             
               East
               Cheshire
            
             and
             Shropshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             pleasant
             and
             wholsome
             ,
             the
             Soil
             is
             barren
             towards
             the
             West
             part
             ;
             yet
             in
             the
             middle
             ,
             where
             it
             lieth
             flat
             with
             a
             Valley
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             fruitful
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Denbigh
               ,
               the
               Shire
               Town
               ,
               Fortified
               with
               a
               strong
               Wall
               and
               Castle
               ,
               and
               strengthned
               with
               high
               Towers
               by
               
                 Henry
                 Lacy
              
               Earl
               of
               Lincoln
               ;
               't
               is
               well
               frequented
               ,
               and
               is
               deservedly
               reputed
               the
               most
               beautiful
               place
               in
               all
               North-Wales
               ,
               especially
               since
               it
               was
               made
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               Eighth
               the
               Head
               Town
               of
               a
               County
               ;
               before
               which
               time
               it
               was
               also
               of
               great
               resort
               ,
               as
               being
               the
               Head
               Town
               of
               the
               Barony
               of
               Denbigh
               ,
               conceiv'd
               to
               be
               one
               of
               the
               goodliest
               Territories
               in
               
               England
               ,
               having
               more
               Gentlemen
               holding
               of
               it
               than
               any
               other
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Ruthin
               ,
               a
               very
               great
               Market-Town
               ,
               full
               of
               Inhabitants
               ,
               and
               well
               replenished
               with
               Buildings
               ,
               particularly
               famous
               not
               long
               since
               for
               a
               stately
               Castle
               ,
               Built
               by
               
                 Roger
                 Grey
              
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               First
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Flintshire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Flintum
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             with
             an
             Arm
             of
             the
             Irish
             Sea
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Cheshire
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             other
             parts
             with
             Denbighshire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             healthful
             and
             temperate
             ,
             without
             any
             Foggy
             Clouds
             and
             Fenny
             Vapours
             ;
             the
             Soil
             bringeth
             forth
             plenty
             of
             Co●●
             and
             Pasture
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Town
               is
            
             
               St.
               Asaph
               ,
               a
               very
               ancient
               City
               ,
               but
               at
               present
               it
               is
               neither
               remarkable
               for
               its
               Buildings
               ,
               nor
               the
               Church
               for
               its
               Beauty
               ;
               't
               is
               honoured
               with
               a
               Bishop's
               See
               ;
               it
               took
               its
               name
               from
               Asaph
               ,
               a
               very
               devout
               pious
               Man
               ,
               and
               was
               Founded
               in
               the
               Year
               of
               our
               Redemption
               560
               ,
               by
               Kentigern
               Bishop
               of
               Glascow
               ,
               who
               fled
               hither
               out
               of
               Scotland
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
           
             Yorkshire
             ,
             Brigantes
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Eboracum
            
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             side
             it
             hath
             the
             Bishoprick
             of
             Durham
             ,
             which
             the
             River
             Tees
             with
             a
             continued
             course
             separateth
             from
             it
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             it
             is
             bounded
             by
             the
             German
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             is
             enclos'd
             ,
             first
             with
             Cheshire
             and
             Darbyshire
             ,
             afterwards
             with
             Nottinghamshire
             ,
             and
             then
             with
             Lincolnshire
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             hath
             Lancashire
             and
             Westmorland
             ;
             the
             whole
             Shire
             is
             divided
             into
             Three
             parts
             ,
             which
             are
             term'd
             ,
             
               
                 The
                 West
                 Riding
              
               
                 The
                 East
                 Riding
              
               
                 The
                 North
                 Riding
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
               West-Riding
               .
            
             
               IS
               compass'd
               by
               the
               River
               Ouse
               ,
               with
               the
               bound
               of
               Lancashire
               ,
               and
               South
               limits
               of
               the
               Shire
               ,
               and
               beareth
               towards
               the
               West
               and
               South
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Principal
                 Towns
                 are
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Sheffield
                 ,
                 a
                 Town
                 of
                 great
                 repute
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 its
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 generally
                 Smiths
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 many
                 Iron
                 Mines
                 which
                 are
                 found
                 thereabouts
                 ;
                 't
                 is
                 Fortified
                 with
                 a
                 strong
                 and
                 ancient
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Halyfax
                 ,
                 a
                 famous
                 Town
                 lying
                 from
                 West
                 to
                 East
                 upon
                 the
                 steep
                 descent
                 of
                 an
                 Hill
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 many
                 Years
                 since
                 it
                 took
                 this
                 Name
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 formerly
                 called
                 Horton
                 ;
                 is
                 is
                 so
                 very
                 populous
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 thought
                 to
                 have
                 12000
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Wakefield
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Market-Town
                 well
                 frequented
                 ,
                 its
                 Buildings
                 are
                 very
                 beautiful
                 ,
                 famous
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 its
                 Inhabitants
                 getting
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 Wealth
                 by
                 making
                 Cloth
                 ;
                 nor
                 is
                 it
                 less
                 remarkable
                 for
                 its
                 Bridge
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 King
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 erected
                 a
                 beautiful
                 Chappel
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 lost
                 their
                 Lives
                 in
                 Battel
                 ,
                 his
                 own
                 Father
                 being
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 by
                 those
                 that
                 sided
                 with
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Leeds
                 ,
                 formerly
                 a
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 but
                 now
                 grown
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 populous
                 rich
                 Town
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Clothing
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Towton
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 Country
                 Village
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 unfitly
                 termed
                 
                 England's
                 Pharsalia
                 ;
                 famous
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 the
                 Battel
                 between
                 the
                 Houses
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lancastrians
                 received
                 so
                 terrible
                 an
                 overthrow
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 left
                 more
                 than
                 30000
                 dead
                 upon
                 the
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 York
                 the
                 second
                 City
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 fairest
                 in
                 all
                 this
                 County
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 singular
                 safeguard
                 and
                 Ornament
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 Northern
                 parts
                 ;
                 a
                 pleasant
                 place
                 ,
                 large
                 and
                 stately
                 ,
                 well
                 fortified
                 and
                 beautifully
                 adorn'd
                 as
                 well
                 with
                 private
                 as
                 publick
                 Buildings
                 ;
                 rich
                 ,
                 populous
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 its
                 greater
                 dignity
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 a
                 stately
                 Cathedral
                 consecrated
                 to
                 St.
                 Peter
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Archiepiscopal
                 See
                 ,
                 which
                 beside
                 Twelve
                 Bishopricks
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 exercised
                 formerly
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 a
                 Primate
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 hath
                 now
                 but
                 Four
                 within
                 its
                 Diocese
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 ,
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Isle
                   of
                   Man.
                
                 Memorable
                 it
                 is
                 for
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Severus
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Constantine
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 Constantine
                 the
                 Great
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
               East-Riding
               .
            
             
               ON
               the
               North
               and
               West
               side
               't
               is
               bounded
               with
               the
               River
               Darwent
               ;
               on
               the
               South
               with
               the
               Salt
               Water
               of
               Humber
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               East
               with
               the
               German
               Ocean
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Principal
                 Towns
                 are
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Beverly
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 Town
                 ,
                 very
                 populous
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 Trade
                 ;
                 so
                 named
                 from
                 
                   John
                   de
                   Beverly
                
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 a
                 Godly
                 and
                 Learned
                 Man
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 given
                 over
                 his
                 Bishoprick
                 as
                 weary
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 came
                 hither
                 and
                 ended
                 his
                 Life
                 in
                 Contemplation
                 ,
                 
                   An.
                   Dom.
                
                 721.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Hull
                 ,
                 a
                 Town
                 Founded
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 hath
                 rose
                 to
                 that
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 stately
                 and
                 sumptuous
                 Buildings
                 ,
                 for
                 strong
                 Blockhouses
                 ,
                 for
                 well-furnished
                 Ships
                 ,
                 for
                 store
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 abundance
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 become
                 now
                 the
                 most
                 famous
                 Town
                 in
                 all
                 these
                 parts
                 ;
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 make
                 a
                 great
                 Trade
                 of
                 Island
                 Fish
                 dried
                 and
                 hardened
                 ,
                 which
                 
                 they
                 term
                 Stock-Fish
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 gather
                 a
                 mass
                 of
                 Riches
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Patrington
                 ,
                 a
                 Town
                 pleasantly
                 seated
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 most
                 delightful
                 Prospect
                 ;
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 lieth
                 the
                 main
                 Sea
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 the
                 Humber
                 ,
                 and
                 over-against
                 it
                 the
                 fresh
                 and
                 green
                 Borders
                 of
                 Lincolnshire
                 .
                 The
                 Inhabitants
                 glory
                 much
                 on
                 the
                 account
                 of
                 their
                 Antiquity
                 and
                 the
                 commodiousness
                 of
                 their
                 Haven
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
               North-Riding
               .
            
             
               OR
               the
               North
               part
               of
               this
               County
               ,
               stretcheth
               it self
               Westward
               60
               Miles
               together
               ,
               even
               as
               far
               as
               to
               Westmorland
               ;
               't
               is
               limited
               on
               the
               one
               side
               with
               Darwent
               ,
               and
               for
               a
               while
               with
               the
               River
               Ure
               ;
               on
               the
               other
               side
               with
               the
               River
               Tees
               running
               all
               along
               by
               it
               ,
               which
               on
               the
               North
               Coast
               separateth
               it
               from
               the
               Bishoprick
               of
               Durham
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Principal
                 Towns
                 are
                 these
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Pickering
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Town
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Dutchy
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 situate
                 upon
                 an
                 Hill
                 ,
                 and
                 defended
                 by
                 an
                 old
                 Castle
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 a
                 great
                 number
                 of
                 small
                 Villages
                 lying
                 round
                 about
                 do
                 appertain
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 
                 Scarborough-Castle
                 ,
                 is
                 se●●ed
                 on
                 a
                 Rock
                 of
                 a
                 wonderful
                 heighth
                 and
                 bigness
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 steep
                 Cliffs
                 is
                 almost
                 inaccessible
                 on
                 every
                 side
                 ;
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 first
                 Built
                 by
                 
                   William
                   le
                   Grosse
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Albermarle
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 fallen
                 down
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 afterwards
                 Rebuilt
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 
                 Second
                 ;
                 here
                 the
                 Hollanders
                 Fish
                 for
                 Herrings
                 ,
                 demanding
                 first
                 License
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Rhidal
                 ,
                 a
                 pleasant
                 beautiful
                 Market-Town
                 ,
                 adorn'd
                 with
                 Twenty
                 three
                 Parish-Churches
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 midst
                 whereof
                 runneth
                 the
                 River
                 Rhy
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Malton
                 ,
                 a
                 large
                 Market-Town
                 ,
                 well
                 frequented
                 for
                 Corn
                 ,
                 Horses
                 ,
                 Fish
                 ,
                 and
                 Implements
                 of
                 Husbandry
                 ;
                 here
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 the
                 Foundations
                 of
                 an
                 old
                 Castle
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Vescys
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 a
                 fair
                 beautiful
                 Town
                 ,
                 seated
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 Swall
                 ;
                 it
                 seems
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 formerly
                 Fortified
                 with
                 a
                 Wall
                 ,
                 whose
                 Gates
                 yet
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Suburbs
                 are
                 extended
                 far
                 without
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 indifferently
                 populous
                 and
                 well
                 frequented
                 ;
                 the
                 People
                 are
                 most
                 employed
                 in
                 Knitting
                 of
                 Stockings
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 even
                 the
                 Decrepit
                 and
                 Children
                 get
                 their
                 own
                 Livings
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Durham
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Dunelmus
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             North
             by
             Northumberland
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             more
             narrow
             ,
             by
             Westmorland
             and
             Cumberland
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             it
             hath
             Yorkshire
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             East
             the
             German
             Ocean
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             sharp
             and
             piercing
             ,
             and
             would
             be
             more
             violent
             were
             it
             not
             for
             the
             Vapours
             of
             the
             German
             Sea
             ,
             which
             dissolving
             the
             Ice
             and
             Snow
             ,
             make
             the
             Air
             more
             mild
             and
             temperate
             .
             As
             for
             the
             Soil
             the
             East
             part
             is
             by
             far
             the
             richest
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Hartlepool
               ,
               a
               very
               large
               Town
               of
               good
               resort
               ,
               it
               has
               a
               very
               safe
               and
               convenient
               Harbour
               for
               Shipping
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Durham
               ,
               a
               noble
               City
               seated
               on
               high
               ,
               and
               shap'd
               in
               form
               of
               an
               Egg
               ,
               environ'd
               on
               all
               sides
               ,
               but
               on
               the
               North
               ,
               with
               the
               River
               Were
               ;
               't
               is
               Fortified
               with
               a
               Wall
               ;
               its
               Buildings
               are
               beautiful
               ,
               but
               especially
               its
               Cathedral
               ,
               which
               standing
               on
               the
               South
               side
               where
               the
               River
               windeth
               its
               self
               about
               ,
               
               maketh
               a
               solemn
               and
               gallant
               show
               ,
               having
               an
               high
               Tower
               in
               the
               midst
               ,
               an●
               two
               Spires
               at
               the
               West
               end
               .
               Famous
               it
               is
               likewise
               for
               its
               Castle
               ,
               which
               standeth
               between
               two
               stone
               Bridges
               over
               the
               River
               ;
               as
               also
               for
               its
               spacious
               Market-place
               ,
               and
               for
               St.
               
               Nicholas's
               Church
               ,
               which
               is
               a
               beautiful
               Fabrick
               .
               Near
               unto
               this
               City
               ,
               at
               Nevils
               Cross
               ,
               a
               sore
               Battel
               was
               Fought
               between
               the
               English
               and
               Scots
               ,
               wherein
               
                 David
                 Bruce
              
               ,
               King
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               with
               many
               of
               his
               Nobility
               ,
               were
               taken
               Prisoners
               by
               Queen
               Philippa
               ,
               Wife
               to
               that
               glorious
               Prince
               King
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ,
               who
               in
               Person
               was
               present
               in
               the
               Field
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Lancashire
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Lancastria
            
             ,
             is
             enclos'd
             between
             Yorkshire
             on
             the
             East
             side
             ,
             and
             the
             Irish
             Sea
             on
             the
             West
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             side
             ,
             where
             it
             boundeth
             on
             Cheshire
             ,
             it
             is
             broader
             ,
             and
             by
             degrees
             the
             more
             Northward
             it
             goeth
             ,
             where
             it
             confineth
             on
             Westmorland
             ,
             it
             is
             narrower
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             subtle
             and
             piercing
             ,
             not
             troubled
             with
             gross
             Vapours
             ;
             but
             the
             Soil
             for
             the
             most
             part
             is
             lean
             and
             barren
             ,
             yet
             it
             produceth
             such
             numbers
             of
             Cattel
             of
             such
             large
             proportion
             ,
             that
             even
             Spain
             can
             scarce
             afford
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Manchester
               ,
               a
               very
               beautiful
               Town
               ,
               far
               excelling
               all
               others
               round
               about
               it
               ;
               't
               is
               of
               good
               resort
               ,
               and
               is
               famous
               for
               Clothing
               ;
               the
               Market-place
               is
               large
               and
               spacious
               ;
               't
               is
               also
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               very
               fair
               Church
               and
               College
               ,
               Founded
               by
               Thomas
               Lord
               Delaware
               ;
               it
               was
               in
               former
               times
               called
               Mancunium
               ,
               and
               was
               made
               a
               Fort
               and
               Station
               of
               the
               Romans
               .
            
             
             
               2.
               
               Riblechester
               ,
               though
               it
               be
               at
               present
               but
               a
               small
               Town
               ,
               yet
               by
               Tradition
               it
               hath
               had
               the
               repute
               of
               the
               richest
               Town
               in
               Christendom
               ,
               and
               is
               reported
               to
               have
               been
               the
               Seat
               of
               the
               Romans
               ,
               which
               the
               many
               Monuments
               of
               their
               Antiquities
               ,
               Statues
               ,
               Pieces
               of
               Coin
               ,
               and
               other
               several
               Inscriptions
               digged
               up
               from
               time
               to
               time
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               may
               give
               us
               sufficient
               persuasion
               to
               believe
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Warrington
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               ,
               known
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               Lords
               thereof
               sirnam'd
               the
               Butlers
               ,
               who
               obtain'd
               of
               Edward
               the
               First
               the
               liberty
               of
               a
               Market
               for
               it
               .
            
             
               4.
               〈◊〉
               ,
               a
               good
               well
               frequented
               Town
               ,
               famous
               for
               it
               ,
               Antiquity
               ,
               but
               more
               famous
               for
               a
               convenient
               passage
               from
               this
               place
               to
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Ormeskirk
               ,
               a
               Market-Town
               ,
               remarkable
               for
               the
               Sepulchres
               of
               the
               Stanleys
               ,
               the
               Earls
               of
               Darby
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Preston
               ,
               a
               Town
               of
               good
               resort
               ,
               so
               named
               from
               the
               Religious
               Men
               dwelling
               in
               it
               .
            
             
             
               7.
               
               Lancaster
               ,
               it
               was
               formerly
               the
               chief
               Town
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               but
               at
               this
               day
               it
               is
               neither
               well
               peopled
               nor
               much
               frequented
               ;
               most
               of
               its
               Inhabitants
               are
               given
               to
               Husbandry
               ,
               the
               Territory
               round
               about
               being
               well
               Manur'd
               ,
               lying
               open
               ,
               fresh
               ,
               and
               fair
               ,
               and
               not
               void
               of
               Woods
               ;
               Roman
               Coins
               are
               often
               digged
               up
               here
               ,
               and
               here
               they
               say
               was
               the
               plot
               of
               ground
               in
               which
               the
               ancient
               Town
               was
               planted
               ,
               which
               was
               destroyed
               by
               the
               
                 Scots
                 ,
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1●●2
               .
               't
               is
               sufficiently
               famous
               in
               our
               English
               Annals
               for
               those
               Noble
               Persons
               who
               have
               successively
               born
               the
               Title
               of
               Earls
               and
               Dukes
               of
               it
               ,
               the
               greatest
               Princes
               for
               Revenues
               of
               any
               Subjects
               in
               Christendom
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Westmorland
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Westmoria
            
             ,
             is
             bounded
             on
             the
             West
             and
             North
             with
             Cumberland
             ;
             on
             the
             East
             with
             Yorkshire
             and
             the
             Bishoprick
             of
             Durham
             ;
             and
             on
             the
             South
             with
             Lancashire
             .
             The
             Air
             is
             sharp
             and
             piercing
             ,
             purging
             its
             self
             from
             Mists
             and
             Vapours
             ;
             but
             the
             Soil
             for
             the
             generality
             is
             so
             unfertile
             ,
             that
             it
             can
             hardly
             be
             brought
             to
             any
             fruitfulness
             by
             the
             industry
             and
             painful
             labour
             of
             the
             Husbandman
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Appleby
               ,
               a
               Town
               pleasantly
               seated
               ,
               encompass'd
               for
               the
               most
               part
               with
               the
               River
               Eden
               ;
               but
               it
               is
               at
               present
               so
               slenderly
               Inhabited
               ,
               and
               the
               Buildings
               so
               rude
               and
               simple
               ,
               that
               were
               it
               not
               for
               its
               Antiquity
               ,
               it
               deserveth
               not
               to
               be
               accounted
               the
               Shire-Town
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               the
               Assizes
               kept
               in
               the
               Castle
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               common
               Goal
               for
               Malefactors
               ;
               in
               short
               ,
               all
               the
               beauty
               lies
               in
               one
               broad
               Street
               ,
               which
               from
               North
               to
               South
               riseth
               with
               an
               easy
               ascent
               of
               an
               Hill
               ,
               in
               the
               upper
               part
               standeth
               the
               Castle
               ,
               in
               the
               lower
               
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               by
               that
               a
               very
               good
               School
               Founded
               by
               
                 Robert
                 Langton
              
               and
               
                 Miles
                 Spenser
              
               ,
               Doctors
               of
               Law.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               
                 Kirkby
                 Lonsdale
              
               ,
               a
               Town
               situate
               on
               the
               East
               side
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               the
               tract
               of
               Land
               lying
               about
               it
               being
               called
               Lonsdale
               ;
               it
               hath
               a
               very
               good
               frequented
               Market
               ;
               all
               the
               People
               round
               about
               repair
               hither
               on
               Sundays
               to
               Church
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               
                 Kirkby
                 Stephen
              
               ,
               a
               fair
               Market-Town
               of
               good
               resort
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Kendall
               ,
               situate
               in
               a
               Dale
               on
               the
               River
               Can
               ,
               from
               whence
               it
               had
               its
               Name
               ;
               it
               is
               the
               chief
               Town
               in
               Westmorland
               ,
               having
               two
               long
               fair
               broad
               Streets
               crossing
               one
               another
               ;
               it
               is
               of
               great
               Trade
               and
               Resort
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               diligent
               and
               industrious
               practice
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               so
               excels
               the
               rest
               ,
               that
               in
               regard
               thereof
               it
               carrieth
               a
               super-eminent
               Name
               above
               them
               ,
               and
               hath
               great
               Vent
               and
               Traffick
               for
               her
               Woollen
               Cloaths
               through
               all
               the
               parts
               of
               England
               .
               Famous
               it
               is
               for
               giving
               the
               Title
               of
               Earl
               to
               John
               Duke
               of
               Bedford
               ,
               Regent
               of
               France
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               Sixth
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Cumberland
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Cumbria
            
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             boundeth
             on
             Scotland
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             and
             West
             the
             Irish
             Sea
             beateth
             upon
             it
             ;
             and
             Eastward
             ,
             above
             Westmorlan●
             ,
             it
             confineth
             on
             Northumberland
             .
             It
             s
             ancient
             Inhabitants
             ,
             though
             known
             to
             the
             Romans
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Brigantes
             ,
             were
             the
             natural
             Britons
             ,
             who
             called
             themselves
             〈◊〉
             The
             Air
             is
             piercing
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             sharp
             temperature
             ,
             and
             would
             be
             more
             biting
             ,
             were
             it
             not
             that
             the
             high
             Hills
             oppose
             and
             break
             off
             the
             Northern
             Storms
             ,
             and
             dissolve
             the
             falling
             Snows
             .
             The
             Province
             is
             very
             rich
             ,
             the
             Vales
             smile
             with
             Corn
             ,
             and
             the
             Hills
             with
             Pasture
             ;
             the
             Sea
             affords
             plenty
             of
             Fish
             ,
             and
             the
             Land
             is
             overspread
             with
             variety
             of
             Fowls
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Keswick
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               ,
               seated
               in
               a
               very
               pleasant
               Soil
               ,
               being
               compass'd
               about
               with
               Hills
               ;
               King
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ordained
               a
               Market
               in
               this
               place
               by
               the
               procurement
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Darwentwater
              
               
               the
               Lord
               of
               it
               .
               Famous
               it
               was
               in
               times
               past
               for
               its
               Copper-Mines
               ,
               it
               being
               at
               this
               day
               much
               Inhabited
               by
               Mineral
               Men
               ,
               who
               have
               here
               their
               Smelting
               house
               by
               
               Darwent-side
               ,
               which
               with
               its
               fo●ible
               Stream
               ,
               and
               their
               ingenious
               Inventions
               ,
               serveth
               them
               in
               stead
               for
               easy
               Bellows-works
               ,
               Hammer-works
               ,
               Forge-works
               ,
               and
               Sawing
               of
               Boards
               ,
               not
               without
               admiration
               of
               such
               as
               behold
               it
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Cokermouth
               ,
               a
               rich
               frequented
               Market-Town
               ,
               seated
               in
               a
               Valley
               between
               two
               Hills
               ;
               its
               Buildings
               are
               fair
               and
               beautiful
               ;
               upon
               one
               of
               the
               Hills
               standeth
               the
               Church
               ,
               on
               the
               other
               a
               very
               strong
               Castle
               ,
               the
               Gate
               whereof
               carrieth
               in
               the
               Front
               the
               Arms
               of
               the
               Percus
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Papcastle
               ,
               an
               ancient
               Castle
               ,
               but
               at
               this
               present
               almost
               ruinated
               ;
               however
               memorable
               it
               is
               ,
               in
               that
               for
               a
               great
               number
               of
               Monuments
               it
               layeth
               claim
               to
               a
               Roman
               Antiquity
               ;
               among
               which
               was
               found
               a
               large
               Vessel
               of
               Greenish
               Stone
               ,
               engraven
               with
               little
               Images
               ,
               which
               serveth
               now
               for
               a
               
                 Sacrarium
                 Regenerationis
              
               in
               St.
               Brigids
               Church
               hard
               by
               .
               Several
               Authors
               tell
               us
               ,
               that
               Fonts
               were
               adorn'd
               with
               Pictures
               of
               Holy
               Men
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               that
               such
               as
               were
               Baptized
               ,
               might
               have
               
               before
               their
               Eyes
               the
               Pictures
               of
               those
               Men
               whose
               deeds
               they
               were
               to
               imitate
               ;
               so
               saith
               
                 Pontius
                 Paulinus
              
               :
               for
               in
               the
               first
               Plantation
               of
               Christianity
               among
               the
               Gentiles
               ,
               such
               only
               as
               were
               of
               full
               Age
               ,
               after
               they
               had
               been
               Instructed
               in
               the
               Principles
               of
               the
               Christian
               Religion
               ,
               were
               admitted
               to
               Baptism
               ;
               and
               that
               but
               twice
               in
               the
               year
               ,
               viz.
               at
               Easter
               and
               Whitsontide
               ,
               except
               on
               urgent
               occasions
               ;
               at
               which
               times
               they
               which
               were
               to
               be
               Baptized
               were
               attired
               in
               White
               Garments
               ,
               Exorcised
               and
               Exsuffled
               with
               sundry
               Ceremonies
               ,
               which
               I
               leave
               to
               the
               Learned
               in
               Christian
               Antiquities
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Solway-Frith
               ;
               within
               this
               very
               Frith
               ,
               where
               the
               Salt-waters
               ebb
               and
               flow
               ,
               the
               English
               and
               Scots
               by
               report
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               fought
               with
               their
               Fleets
               at
               full
               Sea
               ,
               and
               with
               their
               Horse
               and
               Footmen
               at
               the
               ebb
               ;
               which
               seems
               no
               less
               marvellous
               ,
               than
               that
               which
               Pliny
               reported
               ,
               not
               without
               wonder
               ,
               of
               the
               like
               place
               in
               Caramania
               ;
               this
               Arm
               of
               the
               Sea
               is
               called
               Solway-Frith
               ,
               from
               Solway
               a
               Town
               of
               Scotland
               bordering
               upon
               it
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               Penrith
               ,
               a
               little
               Town
               of
               an
               indifferent
               Trade
               ,
               Fortified
               on
               the
               West
               side
               with
               a
               Castle
               of
               the
               Kings
               ,
               which
               in
               the
               Reign
               
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               Sixth
               ,
               was
               repaired
               out
               of
               the
               Ruins
               of
               a
               Roman
               Fort
               ;
               't
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               a
               fair
               Church
               ,
               and
               a
               beautiful
               Market-place
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               Carlisle
               ,
               a
               City
               commodiously
               and
               pleasantly
               seated
               ;
               't
               is
               guarded
               on
               the
               North
               with
               the
               Channel
               of
               Eden
               ;
               on
               the
               East
               with
               Deterill
               ;
               on
               the
               West
               with
               Caud
               ;
               besides
               these
               natural
               Fences
               ,
               't
               is
               Fortified
               with
               strong
               Walls
               of
               Stone
               ,
               with
               a
               Castle
               and
               Cittadel
               ;
               in
               fashion
               it
               lieth
               out
               somewhat
               long
               ,
               running
               out
               from
               West
               to
               East
               ;
               on
               the
               West
               side
               standeth
               the
               Castle
               ,
               repair'd
               by
               King
               Richard
               the
               Third
               ;
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               City
               standeth
               the
               Cathedral
               Church
               ,
               the
               upper-part
               of
               which
               being
               the
               newer
               ,
               is
               very
               artificially
               and
               curiously
               wrought
               ,
               but
               the
               nether
               part
               is
               much
               more
               ancient
               .
               That
               this
               City
               flourished
               in
               the
               times
               of
               the
               Romans
               ,
               divers
               tokens
               of
               Antiquity
               now
               and
               then
               digged
               up
               there
               ,
               and
               the
               famous
               mention
               of
               it
               in
               those
               days
               do
               sufficiently
               prove
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Picts
               Wall.
               
            
             
               THrough
               the
               higher
               part
               of
               Cumberland
               shooteth
               that
               famous
               Wall
               which
               was
               the
               limit
               of
               the
               Roman
               Province
               ;
               for
               when
               the
               Romans
               had
               enlarg'd
               their
               Empire
               ,
               even
               so
               far
               beyond
               their
               Wishes
               ,
               that
               the
               unwieldiness
               thereof
               began
               to
               be
               of
               its
               self
               fearfully
               suspected
               ,
               the
               Emperors
               thought
               it
               the
               safest
               way
               to
               limit
               the
               same
               with
               certain
               bounds
               ;
               In
               this
               Isla●d
               therefore
               the
               Romans
               when
               they
               perceived
               that
               the
               further
               parts
               of
               Brittain
               lying
               Northward
               were
               Cold
               ,
               of
               a
               rough
               and
               barren
               Soil
               ,
               and
               Inhabited
               by
               the
               Caledonians
               ,
               Britons
               ,
               and
               barbarous
               Nations
               ,
               in
               subduing
               which
               they
               were
               sure
               to
               take
               much
               pains
               ,
               and
               reap
               very
               small
               Profit
               ;
               built
               at
               several
               times
               divers
               Fences
               ,
               as
               well
               to
               bound
               as
               to
               defend
               the
               Province
               ;
               the
               first
               Wall
               or
               Fence
               is
               thought
               to
               have
               been
               raised
               by
               
                 Julius
                 Agricola
              
               ,
               it
               being
               made
               of
               Turfs
               ,
               between
               
               Edenborough
               and
               
                 Dunbritton
                 Frith
              
               ;
               the
               second
               Fence
               was
               by
               the
               River
               Tine
               ,
               where
               a
               Stone
               Wall
               Fight
               Foot
               broad
               ,
               and
               Twelve
               Foot
               high
               ,
               was
               Built
               ,
               being
               an
               Hundred
               Miles
               long
               ,
               reaching
               from
               the
               German
               Sea
               to
               the
               Irish
               Ocean
               .
               It
               was
               begun
               by
               the
               command
               of
               Adrian
               the
               Emperor
               ,
               and
               was
               finished
               by
               Severus
               ,
               who
               hereupon
               was
               stiled
               Britannicus
               .
               Some
               report
               that
               this
               Wall
               was
               only
               of
               Turfs
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Stone
               Wall
               was
               erected
               afterwards
               by
               the
               Romans
               when
               they
               left
               Brittain
               .
            
             
               
                 Lollius
                 Urbicus
              
               Lieutenant
               of
               Brittain
               ,
               under
               the
               Emperor
               
                 Antoninus
                 Pius
              
               ,
               enlarged
               the
               bounds
               again
               as
               far
               as
               to
               the
               first
               Frontier
               Fence
               that
               was
               raised
               by
               Agricola
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               that
               was
               ever
               blamed
               for
               neglecting
               these
               limits
               ,
               was
               Constantine
               the
               Great
               ,
               for
               he
               it
               was
               that
               was
               the
               first
               and
               principal
               cause
               that
               the
               state
               of
               the
               Empire
               ran
               to
               ruin
               ;
               however
               ,
               this
               admirable
               work
               could
               not
               divert
               the
               tempestuous
               storms
               of
               Foregin
               Enemies
               ;
               for
               when
               the
               Romans
               retired
               out
               of
               Brittain
               ,
               the
               Picts
               and
               Scots
               a●●●ulting
               
               the
               Wall
               ,
               broke
               down
               the
               Fences
               with
               their
               Engines
               ,
               and
               over-ran
               Brittain
               ,
               being
               then
               disarm'd
               and
               shaken
               with
               Civil
               Broils
               ,
               and
               most
               miserably
               afflicted
               with
               extream
               Famine
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Northumberland
             ,
             Ottadini
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Latin
               Northumbria
            
             ;
             it
             lieth
             enclosed
             in
             fashion
             of
             a
             Triangle
             ,
             but
             not
             with
             equal
             sides
             ;
             the
             South
             side
             is
             shut
             in
             with
             Darwent
             running
             into
             Tine
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             River
             Tine
             its
             self
             ,
             where
             it
             confineth
             on
             the
             Bishoprick
             of
             Durham
             ;
             the
             German
             Sea
             beateth
             on
             the
             East
             side
             ;
             on
             the
             West
             it
             hath
             Cumberland
             ;
             on
             the
             North
             it
             fronteth
             Scotland
             with
             the
             River
             Tweed
             ,
             which
             was
             the
             ancient
             limit
             of
             both
             Kingdoms
             .
             The
             Air
             must
             needs
             be
             subtle
             and
             piercing
             ,
             these
             Northern
             parts
             being
             very
             much
             exposed
             to
             extremity
             of
             Weather
             .
             The
             Soil
             is
             neither
             rich
             nor
             fruitful
             ,
             it
             having
             neither
             fertility
             of
             ground
             for
             Corn
             or
             Cattel
             ,
             the
             most
             part
             of
             it
             being
             rough
             ,
             and
             in
             every
             place
             hard
             to
             be
             Manured
             .
          
           
             
             
               The
               Principal
               Towns
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Newcastle
               ,
               the
               Principal
               Town
               in
               all
               these
               parts
               ,
               ennobled
               by
               a
               notable
               Haven
               which
               the
               River
               Tine
               makes
               ,
               it
               being
               of
               that
               depth
               ,
               that
               it
               beareth
               very
               Tall
               Ships
               ;
               and
               so
               defendeth
               them
               ,
               that
               they
               can
               neither
               be
               easily
               toss'd
               with
               Tempest●
               ,
               nor
               driven
               upon
               the
               Shelves
               and
               Rocks
               ;
               't
               is
               situate
               on
               the
               rising
               of
               an
               〈◊〉
               ,
               very
               uneven
               ;
               on
               the
               North
               bank
               of
               the
               River
               which
               hath
               a
               fair
               Bridge
               over
               it
               ,
               on
               the
               left
               hand
               standeth
               the
               Castle
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               right
               the
               Market-place
               ,
               and
               the
               better
               part
               of
               the
               Town
               ;
               it
               was
               Built
               by
               Robert
               the
               Son
               of
               William
               the
               Conqueror
               ,
               and
               named
               by
               him
               Newcastle
               ;
               the
               Buildings
               are
               beautiful
               ,
               it
               is
               adorn'd
               with
               Five
               Churches
               ;
               the
               Inhabitants
               are
               extream
               Wealthy
               ,
               partly
               by
               intercourse
               of
               Traffick
               with
               the
               Germans
               ,
               and
               partly
               by
               carrying
               out
               Seacoals
               ,
               both
               into
               Foreign
               Countries
               ,
               and
               also
               into
               other
               parts
               of
               England
               ;
               it
               was
               Fortified
               with
               very
               strong
               〈◊〉
               having
               Eight
               Gates
               ,
               in
               the
               Reign
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               First
               .
               Before
               the
               Conquest
               it
               was
               called
               Monkchester
               ,
               it
               having
               been
               in
               possession
               of
               the
               Monks
               ,
               and
               Chester
               being
               added
               ,
               which
               signifying
               a
               Bulwark
               or
               
               place
               of
               defence
               .
               Shews
               that
               in
               ancient
               time
               it
               had
               been
               a
               place
               of
               Fortification
               .
               It
               was
               taken
               by
               the
               
                 Scots
                 ,
                 An.
              
               1642.
               who
               enter'd
               England
               in
               an
               Hostile
               manner
               ,
               under
               pretence
               of
               delivering
               a
               Petition
               to
               King
               Charles
               the
               First
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Tinmouth
               ,
               a
               very
               ancient
               and
               strong
               Castle
               ;
               on
               the
               East
               and
               Northside
               't
               is
               impossible
               to
               be
               enter'd
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               a
               mighty
               high
               Rock
               hanging
               over
               the
               Sea
               ;
               and
               in
               other
               places
               such
               is
               the
               heighth
               of
               it
               ,
               that
               it
               needs
               but
               small
               defence
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Morpeth
               ,
               a
               famous
               little
               Town
               ,
               situate
               on
               the
               North
               bank
               of
               the
               River
               Wentsbeck
               ,
               on
               the
               South
               bank
               standeth
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               the
               Castle
               by
               it
               ,
               all
               beset
               with
               Trees
               ;
               this
               Town
               ,
               
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1215.
               was
               set
               on
               Fire
               by
               its
               own
               Inhabitants
               out
               of
               spite
               and
               malice
               to
               King
               John.
               Near
               this
               place
               was
               Born
               
                 John
                 Duns
              
               ,
               called
               Scotus
               ,
               because
               he
               was
               descended
               of
               Scottish
               Blood
               ;
               who
               being
               brought
               up
               in
               Merton
               College
               in
               Oxford
               ,
               became
               wonderfully
               Learned
               in
               Logick
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               intricate
               Divinity
               of
               those
               times
               ;
               yet
               as
               one
               still
               doubtful
               and
               unresolv'd
               ,
               he
               overcast
               the
               truth
               of
               Religion
               with
               mists
               of
               obscurity
               ;
               and
               with
               so
               profound
               and
               admirable
               Subtilty
               he
               
               wrote
               many
               Books
               in
               a
               dark
               and
               rude
               Stile
               ,
               that
               he
               deserved
               the
               title
               of
               the
               Subtle
               Doctor
               ,
               and
               after
               his
               own
               Name
               he
               erected
               a
               new
               Sect
               of
               Scolists
               ;
               but
               he
               Died
               pitifully
               ,
               for
               being
               taken
               with
               an
               Apoplexy
               ,
               and
               over-hastily
               Buried
               for
               Dead
               ,
               whilst
               upon
               the
               return
               of
               Life
               Nature
               was
               about
               to
               discuss
               the
               violence
               of
               the
               Disease
               ,
               he
               endeavouring
               in
               vain
               by
               a
               lamentable
               noise
               to
               call
               for
               help
               ,
               after
               he
               had
               a
               long
               time
               knock'd
               his
               Head
               against
               the
               Gravestone
               ,
               he
               dash'd
               out
               his
               own
               Brains
               ,
               and
               at
               last
               yielded
               up
               his
               vital
               Breath
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               Barwick
               ,
               the
               utmost
               Town
               in
               England
               ,
               and
               the
               strongest
               Hold
               in
               all
               Brittain
               ;
               't
               is
               situated
               between
               two
               most
               mighty
               Kingdoms
               ,
               as
               Pliny
               has
               reported
               of
               Palmyra
               in
               Syria
               ;
               it
               was
               the
               first
               thing
               always
               that
               both
               Nations
               took
               care
               of
               whenever
               they
               were
               at
               discord
               ,
               it
               having
               had
               different
               fortunes
               ,
               being
               one
               time
               under
               the
               power
               of
               the
               Scots
               ,
               and
               another
               time
               of
               the
               English
               .
               Our
               Kings
               have
               oftentimes
               Fortified
               and
               Fenc'd
               it
               with
               new
               Works
               ,
               but
               especially
               Queen
               Elizabeth
               ,
               who
               enclos'd
               it
               about
               in
               a
               narrower
               compass
               within
               the
               old
               Wall
               ,
               with
               an
               high
               Wall
               of
               Stone
               most
               strangely
               compacted
               together
               ,
               which
               ,
               she
               hath
               
               so
               forewarded
               again
               ,
               with
               a
               Counterscarp
               ,
               a
               Bank
               round
               about
               ,
               with
               Mounts
               of
               Earth
               ,
               and
               other
               Terraces
               above
               ,
               that
               the
               strength
               thereof
               may
               justly
               cut
               off
               all
               hopes
               of
               winning
               it
               ,
               if
               these
               two
               so
               glorious
               Nations
               had
               not
               been
               most
               happily
               united
               .
            
             
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           A
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           of
           ENGLAND
           .
        
         
           
             ATtrebates
             Page
             30
          
           
             Belgae
             Page
             19
          
           
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             Page
             105
          
           
             
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               vel
               Cangi
            
             Page
             39
          
           
             Cateuchlani
             Page
             48
          
           
             Coritani
             Page
             65
          
           
             Cornavii
             Page
             76
          
           
             Danmonii
             Page
             12
          
           
             Durotriges
             Page
             17
          
           
             Dobuni
             Page
             44
          
           
             Dimaetae
             Page
             93
          
           
             Iceni
             Page
             58
          
           
             Ottadini
             Page
             127
          
           
             Regni
             Page
             34
          
           
             Silures
             Page
             86
          
           
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             Page
             53
          
        
      
       
         
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           Table
           of
           the
           Counties
           in
           England
           and
           Wales
           .
        
         
           
             BArkshire
             Page
             30
          
           
             Bedfordshire
             Page
             50
          
           
             Buckinghamshire
             Page
             48
          
           
             Cambridgeshire
             Page
             62
          
           
             Cheshire
             Page
             84
          
           
             Cornwall
             Page
             12
          
           
             Cumberland
             Page
             120
          
           
             Darbyshire
             Page
             74
          
           
             Devonshire
             Page
             14
          
           
             Dorsetshire
             Page
             17
          
           
             Durham
             Page
             113
          
           
             Essex
             Page
             56
          
           
             Glocestershire
             Page
             44
          
           
             Hampshire
             Page
             26
          
           
             
             Hartfordshire
             Page
             51
          
           
             Herefordshire
             Page
             86
          
           
             Huntingtonshire
             Page
             63
          
           
             Kent
             Page
             39
          
           
             Lancashire
             Page
             115
          
           
             Leicestershire
             Page
             67
          
           
             Lincolnshire
             Page
             69
          
           
             Middlesex
             Page
             53
          
           
             Northamptonshire
             Page
             65
          
           
             Nottinghamshire
             Page
             72
          
           
             Norfolk
             Page
             59
          
           
             Northumberland
             Page
             127
          
           
             Oxford
             Page
             47
          
           
             Rutland
             Page
             68
          
           
             Shropshire
             Page
             82
          
           
             Somersetshire
             Page
             19
          
           
             Staffordshire
             Page
             80
          
           
             Suffolk
             Page
             58
          
           
             Sussex
             Page
             37
          
           
             Surrey
             Page
             34
          
           
             Warwickshire
             Page
             76
          
           
             Westmorland
             Page
             118
          
           
             Wiltshire
             Page
             23
          
           
             Worcestershire
             Page
             78
          
           
             Yorkshire
             Page
             105
          
           
             Brecknockshire
             Page
             89
          
           
             Cardiganshire
             Page
             96
          
           
             Caermarthenshire
             Page
             93
          
           
             Caernarvon
             Page
             99
          
           
             Denbighshire
             Page
             102
          
           
             Flintshire
             Page
             104
          
           
             Glamorganshire
             Page
             92
          
           
             Montgomeryshire
             Page
             97
          
           
             Monmouthshire
             Page
             90
          
           
             Merionethshire
             Page
             98
          
           
             Pembrokeshire
             Page
             94
          
           
             Radnorshire
             Page
             88
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Table
           of
           the
           Cities
           and
           Principal
           Towns
           in
           England
           and
           Wales
           .
        
         
           
             A
          
           
             ABergevenny
             Page
             91
          
           
             Aberistwith
             Page
             96
          
           
             Abington
             Page
             31
          
           
             
               St.
               Albans
            
             Page
             52
          
           
             Alresford
             Page
             28
          
           
             Arundel
             Page
             37
          
           
             Axminster
             Page
             17
          
           
             Aylesbury
             Page
             49
          
           
             
               Isle
               of
               Anglesey
            
             Page
             101
          
           
             
               St.
               Asaph
            
             Page
             104
          
           
             Appleby
             Page
             118
          
        
         
           
             B
          
           
             BArnet
             Page
             53
          
           
             Barwick
             Page
             130
          
           
             Basingstoak
             Page
             29
          
           
             Bath
             Page
             21
          
           
             Beaumarish
             Page
             101
          
           
             Bedford
             Page
             50
          
           
             Bremicham
             Page
             77
          
           
             Beverly
             Page
             109
          
           
             Bishop-Stortford
             Page
             52
          
           
             Boston
             Page
             70
          
           
             Brecknock
             Page
             89
          
           
             Bridgnorth
             Page
             82
          
           
             Bridgewater
             Page
             19
          
           
             Bristol
             Page
             22
          
           
             Bruton
             Page
             19
          
           
             Buckingham
             Page
             49
          
           
             Burton
             Page
             81
          
           
             
               Bury
               St.
               Ed.
            
             Page
             58
          
           
             Bodnan
             Page
             13
          
           
             Bediford
             Page
             16
          
           
             Burport
             Page
             17
          
           
             Barkly
             Page
             46
          
           
             Banbury
             Page
             47
          
           
             Bosworth
             Page
             67
          
           
             Buxton
             Page
             75
          
           
             Bala
             Page
             98
          
           
             Banchor
             Page
             100
          
        
         
           
           
             C
          
           
             CAmbridge
             Page
             62
          
           
             Canterbury
             Page
             42
          
           
             Cardisse
             Page
             92
          
           
             Carlisle
             Page
             123
          
           
             Camden
             Page
             46
          
           
             Carmarthen
             Page
             93
          
           
             Chatham
             Page
             42
          
           
             Chelmsford
             Page
             56
          
           
             Chelsey
             Page
             54
          
           
             Chester
             Page
             84
          
           
             Chichester
             Page
             37
          
           
             Chipenhans
             Page
             24
          
           
             Colchester
             Page
             57
          
           
             Coventry
             Page
             77
          
           
             Cowbridge
             Page
             92
          
           
             Crowland
             Page
             69
          
           
             Croidon
             Page
             36
          
           
             
               Christ
               church
            
             Page
             27
          
           
             Chepstow
             Page
             90
          
           
             Cardigan
             Page
             96
          
           
             Carnarvon
             Page
             99
          
           
             Cokarmouth
             Page
             121
          
        
         
           
             D
          
           
             DArtford
             Page
             41
          
           
             
               St.
               Davids
            
             Page
             95
          
           
             Deal
             Page
             43
          
           
             Denbigh
             Page
             102
          
           
             Darby
             Page
             74
          
           
             Dorchester
             Page
             18
          
           
             Dover
             Page
             43
          
           
             Dunstable
             Page
             51
          
           
             Durham
             Page
             114
          
           
             Dartmouth
             Page
             15
          
           
             Deptford
             Page
             40
          
           
             
               Dunnington
               Castle
            
             Page
             68
          
        
         
           
             E
          
           
             EDghill
             Page
             77
          
           
             Ely
             Page
             63
          
           
             Exeter
             Page
             15
          
           
             Edindon
             Page
             24
          
           
             Eltham
             Page
             40
          
           
             Evenlode
             Page
             47
          
        
         
           
           
             F
          
           
             FArnham
             Page
             35
          
           
             Farindon
             Page
             31
          
           
             Foy
             Page
             13
          
           
             Falmouth
             Page
             12
          
           
             Feversham
             Page
             42
          
           
             Fulham
             Page
             54
          
        
         
           
             G
          
           
             GLocester
             Page
             45
          
           
             Grantham
             Page
             71
          
           
             Guildford
             Page
             35
          
           
             Glascon
             Page
             21
          
           
             Greenwich
             Page
             40
          
           
             Gravesend
             Page
             41
          
           
             Godmanchester
             Page
             64
          
        
         
           
             H
          
           
             HArwich
             Page
             57
          
           
             Hatfield
             Page
             52
          
           
             Haverford
             Page
             95
          
           
             Henley
             Page
             76
          
           
             Hereford
             Page
             87
          
           
             Hampton-Court
             Page
             54
          
           
             Hartford
             Page
             52
          
           
             Hastings
             Page
             38
          
           
             Huntington
             Page
             64
          
           
             Harlech
             Page
             98
          
           
             Halyfax
             Page
             106
          
           
             Hull
             Page
             109
          
           
             Hartlepool
             Page
             113
          
        
         
           
             I
          
           
             IPswich
             Page
             59
          
           
             
               St.
               Ives
            
             Page
             64
          
        
         
           
             K
          
           
             KIngston
             Page
             35
          
           
             
               Kimbolton
               Castle
            
             Page
             64
          
           
             
               Killingworth
               Castle
            
             Page
             77
          
           
             Kidderminster
             Page
             78
          
           
             Knighton
             Page
             88
          
           
             Kirby-Lonsdale
             Page
             119
          
           
             Kirby-Stephen
             Page
             119
          
           
             Kendall
             Page
             119
          
           
             Keswick
             Page
             120
          
        
         
           
             L
          
           
             LEskerd
             Page
             13
          
           
             Launston
             Page
             13
          
           
             Lambeth
             Page
             36
          
           
             Lewis
             Page
             38
          
           
             
             London
             Page
             54
          
           
             Leyton
             Page
             56
          
           
             Lynn
             Page
             61
          
           
             Leicester
             Page
             67
          
           
             Loughborough
             Page
             68
          
           
             Lincoln
             Page
             71
          
           
             Lichfield
             Page
             81
          
           
             Ludlow
             Page
             82
          
           
             Lemster
             Page
             87
          
           
             Landaffe
             Page
             92
          
           
             Leeds
             Page
             107
          
           
             Leverpool
             Page
             116
          
           
             Lancaster
             Page
             117
          
        
         
           
             M
          
           
             MAlmsbury
             Page
             23
          
           
             Marlborough
             Page
             25
          
           
             Maidenhead
             Page
             32
          
           
             Maidstone
             Page
             41
          
           
             Marlow
             Page
             49
          
           
             Maldon
             Page
             57
          
           
             Macclesfield
             Page
             85
          
           
             Monmouth
             Page
             90
          
           
             Milford
             Page
             94
          
           
             Montgomery
             Page
             97
          
           
             Malton
             Page
             112
          
           
             Manchester
             Page
             115
          
           
             Morpeth
             Page
             130
          
        
         
           
             N
          
           
             
               NOrton
               St.
               Phil.
            
             Page
             20
          
           
             
               Newport
               W.
            
             Page
             30
          
           
             Newbury
             Page
             32
          
           
             Norwich
             Page
             60
          
           
             
               St.
               Neots
            
             Page
             63
          
           
             Northampton
             Page
             65
          
           
             Nottingham
             Page
             73
          
           
             Nantwich
             Page
             85
          
           
             Newport
             Page
             95
          
           
             Newcastle
             Page
             128
          
        
         
           
             O
          
           
             OKeham
             Page
             68
          
           
             Oxford
             Page
             48
          
           
             Oswestre
             Page
             83
          
           
             Ormeskirk
             Page
             116
          
        
         
           
             P
          
           
             PEnsance
             Page
             12
          
           
             Padstow
             Page
             13
          
           
             Plimouth
             Page
             14
          
           
             Portsmouth
             Page
             29
          
           
             Peterborough
             Page
             66
          
           
             Peak
             Page
             74
          
           
             
             Prestain
             Page
             88
          
           
             Pembroke
             Page
             95
          
           
             
               Plinlimmon
               Hills
            
             Page
             97
          
           
             Patrington
             Page
             110
          
           
             Pickering
             Page
             111
          
           
             Preston
             Page
             116
          
           
             Papcastle
             Page
             121
          
           
             Penrith
             Page
             122
          
        
         
           
             Q
          
           
             QUeensborough
             Page
             42
          
        
         
           
             R
          
           
             RIngwood
             Page
             27
          
           
             Reading
             Page
             32
          
           
             Richmond
             Page
             112
          
           
             
               Richmond
               Y
            
             Page
             35
          
           
             Rhy
             Page
             38
          
           
             Rochester
             Page
             41
          
           
             Roiston
             Page
             52
          
           
             Rockingham-Castle
             Page
             66
          
           
             Radnor
             Page
             88
          
           
             Ruthin
             Page
             103
          
           
             Rhidal
             Page
             112
          
           
             Riblechester
             Page
             116
          
        
         
           
             S
          
           
             SHirburn
             Page
             18
          
           
             Salisbury
             Page
             25
          
           
             Southampton
             Page
             27
          
           
             Southwark
             Page
             36
          
           
             Sevenoke
             Page
             40
          
           
             Sandwich
             Page
             43
          
           
             Sandon
             Page
             43
          
           
             Stony-Stratford
             Page
             49
          
           
             Stanes
             Page
             54
          
           
             Saffron-Walden
             Page
             57
          
           
             Sudbury
             Page
             58
          
           
             Spalding
             Page
             70
          
           
             Stamford
             Page
             71
          
           
             Stoke
             Page
             72
          
           
             Southwell
             Page
             73
          
           
             Stafford
             Page
             80
          
           
             Stone
             Page
             80
          
           
             Shrewsbury
             Page
             83
          
           
             Sheffield
             Page
             106
          
           
             Scarborough-Castle
             Page
             111
          
           
             Solway-Frith
             Page
             122
          
        
         
           
             T
          
           
             TOrbay
             Page
             15
          
           
             Taunton
             Page
             19
          
           
             Trubridge
             Page
             24
          
           
             Tunbridge
             Page
             41
          
           
             
             
               Isle
               of
               Tanet
            
             Page
             42
          
           
             Tewksbury
             Page
             44
          
           
             Thetford
             Page
             60
          
           
             Tenby
             Page
             94
          
           
             Towton
             Page
             107
          
           
             Tinmouth-Castle
             Page
             130
          
        
         
           
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             Page
             54
          
        
         
           
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             Page
             17
          
           
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             Page
             18
          
           
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             Page
             20
          
           
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             Page
             24
          
           
             Wilton
             Page
             24
          
           
             Winchester
             Page
             28
          
           
             
               Isle
               of
               Wight
            
             Page
             33
          
           
             Wallingford
             Page
             30
          
           
             Windsor
             Page
             32
          
           
             Winchelsey
             Page
             38
          
           
             Walmer
             Page
             48
          
           
             Winchelcomb
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             46
          
           
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             49
          
           
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             52
          
           
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             55
          
           
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             Page
             72
          
           
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             Page
             76
          
           
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             Page
             78
          
           
             Wakefield
             Page
             106
          
           
             Warrington
             Page
             116
          
        
         
           
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             61
          
           
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           Scarronides
           ;
           or
           ,
           
             Virgile
             Traverstie
          
           :
           A
           Mock-Poem
           on
           the
           First
           and
           Fourth
           Books
           of
           
           Virgil's
           Enaeis
           ,
           in
           English
           Burlesque
           .
           Octavo
           .
           Price
           bound
           1
           s.
           
        
         
           A
           new
           Book
           of
           Cyphers
           :
           Containing
           in
           general
           all
           Names
           interwoven
           and
           reversed
           by
           Alphabet
           ;
           being
           very
           pleasant
           for
           Gentlemen
           and
           Ladies
           ,
           and
           useful
           for
           all
           sorts
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           Artists
           ,
           as
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           ,
           Carvers
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           ,
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           ,
           Imbroiderers
           ,
           &c.
           
           With
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           other
           useful
           and
           necessary
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           .
           Composed
           and
           Engraven
           after
           the
           newest
           and
           true
           Mode
           ,
           By
           
             Ben.
             Rhodes
             .
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           curious
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           of
           the
           Greek
           Alphabets
           ,
           and
           Joining-hand
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           With
           Directions
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           to
           write
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           little
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           sorts
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           .
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             William
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           A
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           together
           with
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           want
           of
           a
           Master
           .
           By
           
             William
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           .
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           and
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           of
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           ,
           and
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           of
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           .
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           England's
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           which
           for
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           and
           durable
           Blackness
           is
           fittest
           for
           Records
           or
           any
           other
           Writings
           ,
           and
           far
           transcends
           any
           yet
           extant
           .
           It
           is
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           up
           (
           with
           the
           Maker's
           Name
           on
           't
           )
           in
           Sixpenny
           strong
           Bottles
           fit
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           ;
           being
           made
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           sold
           by
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           hereof
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           Books
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           and
           
             T.
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           ,
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church
           yard
           .
        
         
           THE
           Education
           of
           Young
           Gentlewomen
           ,
           written
           originally
           in
           French
           and
           from
           thence
           made
           English
           and
           improved
           for
           a
           Lady
           of
           Quality
           .
           Twelves
           .
           1699.
           
        
         
           Advice
           to
           Young
           Gentlemen
           in
           their
           several
           conditions
           of
           Life
           ;
           by
           way
           of
           Address
           from
           a
           Father
           to
           his
           Children
           ,
           by
           the
           Abbot
           Goussault
           ;
           with
           his
           Sentiments
           and
           Maxims
           upon
           what
           passes
           in
           Civil
           Society
           .
           Printed
           at
           Paris
           1697.
           and
           Translated
           into
           English
           .
           Octavo
           .
        
         
           A
           compleat
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Bones
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           newest
           and
           most
           refined
           Notions
           of
           Anatomy
           ,
           shewing
           their
           Nature
           and
           Substance
           ,
           &c.
           By
           
             Robert
             Baker
          
           ,
           Chirurgeon
           .
           Octavo
           .
           1699.
           
        
         
           Plain
           and
           full
           Instructions
           to
           raise
           all
           sorts
           of
           Fruit-Trees
           that
           prosper
           in
           
             England
             ,
             &c.
          
           the
           Second
           Edition
           ,
           with
           the
           Addition
           of
           Two
           entire
           Chapters
           of
           Greens
           
           and
           Greenhouses
           ,
           by
           the
           Author
           
             T.
             Langford
          
           ,
           Gent.
           Octavo
           .
           1699.
           
        
         
           The
           Lives
           and
           Characters
           of
           the
           English
           Drammatick
           Poets
           ;
           also
           an
           Account
           of
           all
           the
           Plays
           that
           were
           ever
           yet
           Printed
           in
           the
           English
           Tongue
           ,
           &c.
           first
           begun
           by
           Mr.
           Langbain
           ;
           improv'd
           and
           continued
           down
           to
           this
           time
           by
           a
           Careful
           Hand
           .
           Octavo
           .
        
         
           A
           Voyage
           to
           the
           East-Indies
           ,
           giving
           an
           Account
           of
           the
           Isles
           of
           Madagascar
           ,
           and
           Mascarene
           ,
           of
           Surat
           ,
           the
           Coast
           of
           
             Malabar
             ,
             &c.
          
           
           Written
           originally
           in
           French
           by
           Mr.
           Dellon
           ,
           M.
           D.
           Octavo
           .
        
         
           The
           Mystery
           of
           Phanaticism
           ,
           or
           the
           Artifices
           of
           Dissenters
           to
           support
           their
           Schism
           ;
           together
           with
           the
           Evil
           and
           Danger
           of
           them
           ,
           set
           forth
           in
           several
           Letters
           ,
           &c.
           
           By
           a
           Divine
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
           Octavo
           .
        
         
           The
           Life
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           an
           Heroick
           Poem
           ,
           &c.
           with
           above
           Sixty
           Cuts
           .
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
           Fol.
           
        
         
           Resolves
           ,
           Moral
           ,
           Divine
           ,
           and
           Political
           .
           By
           
             Owen
             Feltham
          
           ,
           Esquire
           .
           Fol.
           
        
         
           Bishop
           
           Burnet's
           History
           of
           the
           Reformation
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           .
           In
           Two
           Vol.
           Fol.
           
        
         
           Dr.
           
           Cave's
           Lives
           of
           the
           Primitive
           Fathers
           .
           In
           Two
           Vol.
           Fol.
           
        
         
           Bishop
           
           Tillotson's
           Posthumous
           Sermons
           ,
           In
           Five
           Vol.
           Octavo
           :
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
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