The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England, divided and described by Iohn Speed.

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The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England, divided and described by Iohn Speed.

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Speed, John, 1552?-1629.

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Imprinted at London :: [By William Hall] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse,

[1611, i.e. 1612]

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Contents

• engraved title page
• THE BRITISH EMPIRE CONTAINETH, AND HATH NOVV IN ACTVALL possession, those many, and renovvned KINGDOMES, and PRINCIPALITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS OVR THEATRE:
• illustration
• dedication
• THE CONTENTS OF THE CHOROGRAPHJCALL PART
  • THE FIRST BOOKE.
  • THE SECOND BOOKE.
  • THE THIRD BOOKE.
  • THE FOVRTH BOOKE.
  • THE FIFTH BOOKE.
  • THE SIXTH BOOKE.
  • THE SEVENTH BOOKE.
  • THE EIGHTH BOOKE.
  • THE NINTH BOOKE.
  • contents of book - 10
• encomium
• HENR. SPELMAN Mil. Lectori
• Rich. Saint George Norrey King at armes, in fauour of this worke.
• To my friend Mr. IOHN SPEED, being very sicke.
• In exactissimi huius operis Authorem, Eulogium
• To the right well deseruing Mr. IOHN SPEED the Author of this worke.
• encomium
• ❧ TO THE WELL-AFFEC∣TED AND FAVOVRABLE READER.
• THE BRITISH ILANDS, PROPOSED IN ONE VIEVV IN THE ENSVING MAP. WITH A GENERALL DESCRIPTION OF GREAT BRITAINE VNDER THE ROMANS.
  • CHAPTER I.
  • chapter - 2
  • THE TYPE OF THE FLOVRISHING KINGDOME OF ENGLAND, VVITH THE GENERALL DESCRIPTION OF IT, AS IT WAS FROM THE TIME OF THE NORMANS.
  • chapter - 4
    • LATHES DIVI∣ded into Hundreds, and Hundreds into Parishes.
  • chapter - 5
    • Hundreds and Rapes in SVSSEX.
  • chapter - 6
    • Hundreds in SVRREY.
  • chapter - 7
    • Hundreds in Hantshire.
  • THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VVIGHT ILAND.
    • illustration
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and memorable places mentioned in Wight Iland.
  • chapter - 9
    • illustration
    • DORSETSHIRE Diuisions and Hundreds.
  • chapter - 10
    • Hundreds in Deuon-shire.
  • chapter - 11
    • Hundreds in Cornwall.
  • chapter - 12
    • HVNDREDS in Sommerset∣shire.
  • chapter - 13
    • Hundreds in Wilt-shire.
  • chapter - 14
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Bark-shire.
  • chapter - 15
    • HVNDREDS in MIDDLESEX.
  • chapter - 16
    • Hundreds in Essex.
  • chapter - 17
    • HVNDREDS in SVFFOLK.
  • chapter - 18
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 19
    • illustration
    • ❧ An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Cambridge-shire.
  • HERTFORD-SHIRE.
    • list of hundreds
  • BEDFORD-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Bedford-shire.
  • BVCKINGHAM-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Buckingham-shire.
  • chapter - 23
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 24
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 25
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 26
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 27
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 28
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 30
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and memorable places mentioned in Huntington-shire.
  • chapter - 31
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Rutland-shire.
  • chapter - 31
    • list of hundreds
  • LINCOLN-SHIRE.
    • list of hundreds and wapentakes
  • NOTTINGHAM-SHIRE.
    • list of places
  • chapter - 35
    • Hundreds in Darby-shire.
  • STAFFORD-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Stafford-shire.
  • SHROP-SHIRE.
    • Hundreds in Shrop shire.
  • chapter - 38
    • Hundreds in Chesshire
  • LANCA-SHIRE.
    • Hundreds in Lancashire.
  • THE DESCRIPTION OF YORKE-SHIRE.
  • THE VVEST-RIDING OF YORKE-SHIRE.
    • list of hundreds
  • chapter - 42
    • list of places
  • The Bishopricke of Durham.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in the B. of Durham.
  • VVESTMORLAND.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and memorable places mentioned in VVestmorland.
  • CVMBERLAND.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Cumberland.
  • NORTHVMBERLAND.
    • list of places
  • chapter - 47
    • A Table of the Townes, Villages, Castles, Riuers, and Hauens within this Ile of Man, Alphabetically gathered.
    • A Chronicle of the Kings of Man.
  • chapter - 48
    • HOLY ILAND.
    • FARNE ILE.
    • GARNSEY.
    • IERSEY.
• title page
• illustration
• ❧ A Catalogue of such Princes sprong FROM THE ROYAL STEMME OF THE ENGLISH KINGS, AS HAVE BEEN Entituled, PRINCES OF WALES, since the time of that Countries last Conquest, and first voluntary subiection vnder KING EDWARD THE FIRST.
• THE NAMES OF THE COVNTIES IN WALES, (AS THEY ARE NOW NVM∣BRED, AND ANNEXED VNTO THE ENGLISH Crowne) in such order as we haue described them.
• book - 2
  • THE GENERALL DESCRIPTION, AND SEVERALL DIVISIONS OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES.
  • PEMBROKE-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Pembroke-shire.
  • CAERMARDEN-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Caermarden-shire.
  • chapter - 5
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Glamorgan-shire.
  • MONMOVTH-SHIRE.
    • illustration
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Monmouth-shire.
  • BREKNOCK-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Breknock-shire.
  • RADNOR-SHIRE.
    • illustration
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Radnor-shire.
  • CARDIGAN-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and Places mentioned in Cardiganshire.
  • MOVNTGOMERIE-SHIRE.
    • illustration
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Mountgomery-shire.
  • MERIONETH-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Tovvnes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Merioneth-shire.
  • chapter - 12
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Denbigh-shire.
  • chapter - 13
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and places mentioned in Flint-shire.
  • CAERNARVON-SHIRE.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and memorable places mentioned in Caernaruon-shire.
  • ANGLESEY.
    • An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes, Riuers, and memorable places mentioned in Anglesey.
• title page
• ❧ The Diuisions of SCOTLAND.
  • IN THE NORTH.
  • IN THE SOVTH.
  • SVBDIVIDED ACCORDING TO THEIR CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
• illustration
• THE TYPE OF THE FAMOVS KING∣DOME OF SCOTLAND, VVITH A GENE∣RALL DESCRIPTION OF SVNDRIE THINGS RE∣MARKEABLE THEREIN.
  • CHAPTER I.
• title page
• ❧ The particular Counties in the foure SEVERAL PROVINCES OF IRELAND, AS NOW THEY ARE DIVIDED, AND LIMITTED.
• illustration
• book - 4
  • IRELAND, AS IT VVAS, AND IS INHABITED, the Site and Commodities of the Jland described and declared.
  • chapter - 2
    • Mounster Diuision.
  • chapter - 4
    • list of places
  • chapter - 4
    • The Diuision of CONNAVGHT.
  • chapter - 5
    • The Diuision of VLSTER.
• ❧ THE FIRST INDEX OR ALPHABETICAL TABLE, containing the principall matters in the Maps both of ENGLAND and JRELAND: the first num∣ber noting the Page, and the second the Section.
• title page
• THE PROEME.
• THE SITE AND CIRCVIT OF GREAT BRITAINES MONARCHIE.
  • CHAPTER I.
  • THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEENE ATTRIBVTED VNTO THIS ILAND OF GREAT BRITAINE.
  • THE ANCIENT NATIONS IN∣HABITING THIS ILAND OF GREAT BRI∣TAINE BEFORE THE CONQVEST THERE∣OF BY THE ROMANES.
  • THE MANNERS AND CVS∣TOMES OF THE ANCIENT BRITAINES.
  • THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAINE.
    • A TABLE OF THE ANCIENT INHABITANTS, AND THE SITES OF THEIR POSSESSIONS AS THEY WERE CALLED BY PTOLEMY, AND OFTEN SINCE MEN∣TIONED IN THE ROMAN WRITERS.
  • THE KINGS AND GOVERNORS OF GREAT BRITAIN VVITH THE ANCI∣ENT COINES VSED IN THEIR TIMES.
  • THE PORTRAITVRES OF THE AN∣CIENT BRITAINES, OF THEIR NAKED∣NESSE, PAINTING AND FIGVRING THEIR BODIES, OF THEIR PERSONAGES HABITES, AND HABILI∣MENTS, BOTH IN PEACE AND WARRE: AS ALSO OF THE PICTS, THEIR ORIGI∣NALL AND HABITES, &c.
• book - 6
  • THE SVCCESSION OF THE MO∣NARCHS OF GREAT BRITAINE IN THE TIME OF THE ROMANS, WITH AN HISTORICALL RELATION OF THE LIVES, ACTS, AND GOVERN∣MENTS OF THEIR EMPEROVRS AND LIEVTENANTS: So farre as toucheth the affaires of this Iland, and so long as it stood a Prouince to that Empire.
  • CESARS SECOND EXPEDI∣TION INTO BRITAINE.
  • OCTAVIVS AVGVSTVS.
  • TIBERIVS.
  • CAIVS CALIGVLA.
  • CLAVDIVS DRVSVS.
  • NERO.
  • GALBA.
  • THE FIRST PLANTING OF RELIGION IN BRITAINE.
  • OTHO.
  • VITELLIVS.
  • FLAVIVS VESPASIAN.
  • TITVS FLAVIVS VESPASIAN.
  • FLAVIVS DOMITIAN.
  • NERVA.
  • TRAIAN.
  • HADRIAN.
  • ANTONINVS PIVS.
  • MARCVS AVRELIVS.
  • LIVIVS AELIVS AVRELIVS COMMODVS ANTONINVS.
  • PVBLIVS HELVIVS PERTINAX.
  • DIDIVS IVLIANVS.
  • SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS
  • M▪ AVRE. BAS. CARA. ANTO. BRIT. Brethren. P. SEPT. ANTONI. GETA BRIT.
  • OPILIVS MACRINVS.
  • ANTONINVS HELIOGABALVS.
  • ALEXANDER SEVERVS.
  • CAIVS. IVLIVS. VER VS. MAXI. EMP.
  • PVPIENVS MAXIMVS Emperours. CLODIVS BALBINVS
  • M. ANTONINVS GORDIANVS.
  • M. IVLIVS PHILIPPVS EMP.
  • GN. MESSIVS, QVINCTVS, TRAIAN, DECIVS.
  • C. VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS, Emperours. CAIVS VIBIVS VOLVSIANVS,
  • C. IVLIVS AEMILIANVS.
  • P. LICINIVS VALERIANVS.
  • P. LICINIVS GALIENVS.
  • M. AVRELIVS FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS.
  • M. AVRELIVS QVINTILIVS.
  • L. DOMITIVS AVRELIVS VALER. AVRELIANVS.
  • M. CLAVDIVS TACITVS.
  • M. ANNIVS FLORIANVS.
  • M▪ AVREL. VALER. PROBVS.
  • M. AVRELIVS CARVS, VVITH CARINVS AND NVMERIA∣NVS HIS SONNES.
  • C. AVRELIVS VALER. DIOCLESI∣ANVS IOVIVS AND M. AVRELIVS VALERIVS MAXIMIANVS.
  • FLAV. VALER. CONSTANTIVS CHLORVS, C. GALERIVS VALERIVS MAXIMIANVS.
  • FLA. VALERIVS CON∣STANTINVS MAXIMVS. CA. VALERIVS LICI∣NIVS LICINIANVS.
  • FLA. VAL. CONSTANTINVS IVNIOR, FLA. VAL. CONSTANS,—FLA. JVLIVS CONSTANTIVS, FLA. DELMATIVS ANNIBALLIANVS, Emp.
  • FLAVIVS CLAVDIVS IV∣LIANVS EMPEROR APOSTATA.
  • FLAVIVS IOVIANVS.
  • FLAVIVS VALENTINIAN VS, Emp. FLAVIVS VALENS,—
  • FLAVIVS GRACIANVS— Emp. FLA. VALENTINIANVS IVNIOR,
  • FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS.
  • ARCADIVS Emperours. HONORIVS
  • THEODOSIVS 2. Emp. VALENTINIAN 3.
• THE ORIGINALL, INVA∣SIONS, AND HEPTARCHIE OF THE SAXONS; VVITH A SVCCESSION OF THEIR MONARCHS IN THIS ILAND OF GREAT BRITAINE, THEIR RAIGNES, MARRIAGES, ACTS, AND ISSVES, VNTIL THEIR LAST SVB∣VERSION BY THE DANES▪ AND NORMANS.
  • BOOKE VII. CHAPTER I.
  • THE SAXONS ORIGINALL.
  • THE MANNERS AND CVS∣TOMES OF THE ANCI∣ENT SAXONS.
  • THE SAXONS ARRIVALL INTO BRITAINE VNDER THE CONDVCT OF HENGIST AND HORSA.
    • table of the Heptarchy
  • THE KINGDOME OF KENT BEGVN BY HENGIST THE SAXON, WITH THE SVC∣CESSION OF THEIR KINGS, THEIR ISSVES AND RAIGNES.
  • SOVTH SAXONS KINGDOME, THE CIRCVIT AND CONTINV∣ANCE, THEIR KINGS, SVCCESSI∣ONS, ISSVES AND RAIGNES.
  • THE KINGDOME OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, THE CIRCVIT THEREOF, AND SVCCESSION OF THEIR KINGS VNTO EGBERT; WITH THEIR ISSVES AND RAIGNES.
  • THE EAST-SAXONS KINGDOME, THE CIRCVIT, SVCCESSIONS OF THEIR KINGS, THEIR ISSVES, AND KING∣DOMES CONTINVANCE.
  • THE KINGDOME OF NORTHVM∣BERLAND, CIRCVIT AND CONTI∣NVANCE, WITH THE SVCCESSIONS AND ISSVES OF THOSE KINGS, VNTO THE LAST SVBVERSION THEREOF BY KING EGBERT.
  • THE CIRCVIT AND SVCCESSORS OF THE MERCIAN KINGDOME, VN∣TILL IT WAS SVBIECTED TO THE WEST-SAXONS.
  • THE KINGDOME OF THE EAST-ANGLE, THE CIRCVIT OF THAT PRO∣VINCE, WITH THE SVCCESSION AND ACTS OF THEIR KINGS, SO LONG AS IT STOOD IN THAT REGALL ESTATE, AND VNTILL IT WAS VNITED TO THE WEST-SAXONS.
  • A CATALOGVE OF SVCH BRITISH PRINCES AS WITHSTOOD THE SAXONS IN THEIR CONQVESTS FROM VORTIGERNE THEIR FIRST MAINTAINER, VNTO CADWALLADER THEIR LAST RESISTER.
    • VORTIGERN. 1.
    • VORTIMER. 2.
    • AVRELIVS AMBROSIVS. 3.
    • VTERPENDRAGON. 4.
    • KING ARTHVR. 5.
    • CONSTANTINE. 6.
    • AVRELIVS CONANVS. 7.
    • VORTIPORVS. 8.
    • MALGO CANONVS. 9.
    • CARETICVS. 10.
    • CADWAN. 11.
    • CADWALLO. 12.
    • CADWALLADER. 13.
  • THE SAXONS SVCCESSIONS IN THE MONARCHY OF GREAT BRI∣TAINE, WHEREOF HENGIST THE FIRST KING OF KENT BECAME THE FIRST MO∣NARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN.
  • ELLA THE FIRST KING OF THE SOVTH-SAXONS, AND SECOND MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN.
  • CHERDIK THE FIRST KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND THIRD MONARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN.
  • KENRIK THE SECOND KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND FOVRTH MONARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN.
  • CHEVLINE THE THIRD KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND FIFTH MONARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN.
  • ETHELBERT THE FIFTH, AND FIRST CHRISTIAN KING OF KENT, AND THE SIXTH MONARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN, HIS WIVES AND ISSVE.
  • REDVVALD THE THIRD KING OF THE EAST-ANGLES, AND SEVENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS WIFE AND ISSVE.
  • EDVVINE THE GREAT KING OF NORTHVMBERLAND, AND THE EIGHTH SOLE MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS RAIGNE, WIVES, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • OSVVALD KING OF NORTHVM∣BERLAND, AND THE NINTH MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS RAIGNE, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • OSVVY KING OF NORTHVM∣BERLAND, AND THE TENTH MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS ACTS, WIFE, AND CHILDREN.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • VVLFHERE THE SIXTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE ELE∣VENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH∣MEN, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • ETHELRED THE SEVENTH KING OF MERCIA, AND TVVELFTH MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH: HIS ACTS, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • KENRED THE EIGHTH KING OF MERCIA, AND THE THIR∣TEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN.
  • CHELRED THE NINTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE FOVR∣TEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HIS RAIGNE AND SVCCESSION.
    • His Wife.
  • ETHELBALD THE TENTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE FIF∣TEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH∣MEN: HIS RAIGNE AND ACTS.
  • OFFA THE ELEVENTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE SIX∣TEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH∣MEN, HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, WIFE AND ISSVE.
    • His wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EGFRID THE TVVELFTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE SE∣VENTEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH.
  • KENVVOLFE THE THIRTEENTH KING OF THE MERCIANS, AND THE EIGHTEENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN.
    • His Wife.
    • His Children.
  • EGBERT THE EIGHTEENTH KING OF THE WEST-SAXONS, THE NINE∣TEENTH, BVT FIRST SOLE AND ABSO∣LVTE MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS ACTS, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His wife.
    • His Issue.
  • ETHELVVOLFE THE NINTEENTH KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND THE TWENTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENG∣LISHMEN: HIS WARRES, ACTS, WIVES, AND CHILDREN.
    • His wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • ETHELBALD THE TVVENTIETH KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND THE TWENTIE ONE MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS ACTS AND RAIGNE.
    • His Wife.
  • ETHELBERT THE TVVENTIETH ONE KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND THE TWO AND TWENTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN: HIS RAIGNE AND ISSVES.
    • His supposed Issue.
  • ETHELRED THE TVVO AND TVVENTIETH KING OF THE WEST∣SAXONS, AND THE TWENTY THIRD MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • In hoc loco quiescit corpus Sancti Ethelredi Regis West-Saxonum Martyris, qui Anno Domini 872. 23. die Aprilis, per manus Dacorum Paganorum occu∣buit.
  • ELFRED THE TVVENTIE THIRD KING OF THE VVEST SAXONS, AND TWENTIE FOVRTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, WIFE AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVARD SVRNAMED THE EL∣DER THE TWENTIE FOVRTH KING OF THE WEST SAXONS, AND TWENTY FIFT MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE; ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Children.
  • ETHELSTAN THE TVVENTIE FIFT KING OF THE VVEST SAXONS, AND THE TWENTIE SIXT MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND SVPPOSED ISSVE.
    • His supposed Issue.
  • EDMVND THE TVVENTIE SIXTH KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND TWENTIE SEVENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN: HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, DEATH, WIFE AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EDRED THE TVVENTIE SE∣VENTH KING OF THE VVEST-SAX∣ONS, AND TWENTIE EIGHTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVY THE TVVENTIE EIGHTH KING OF THE VVEST-SAXONS, AND TWENTIE NINTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN: HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND DEATH.
    • His Wife.
  • EDGAR SVRNAMED THE PEACEABLE THE THIRTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE; ACTS, WIVES AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Children.
  • EDVVARD SVRNAMED THE MARTYR THE THIRTIE ONE MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE, AND DEATH.
  • ETHELRED COMMONLY CAL∣LED THE VNREADIE, THE TVVO AND THIRTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS WARS, RAIGNE, WIVES AND ISSVES.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • EDMVND SVRNAMED IRON∣SIDE THE THIRTIE THREE MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS WARRES, ACTS, RAIGNE, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
• book - 8
  • THE ORIGINALL OF THE DANES, THEIR MANNERS, RELIGI∣ON, AND INVASIONS OF ENGLAND, THE RAIGNES OF THEIR KINGS HERE, ƲN∣TILL THE CROWNE REVERTED AGAINE TO THE SAXONS; WORNE BY KING EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, AND AFTER HIM BY HAROLD THE LAST KING OF THEIR RACE.
  • THE DANES FIRST AT∣TEMPTS AGAINST ENGLAND.
  • CANVTVS THE FIRST DANISH KING RAIGNING INENGLAND AND THE THIRTIE FOVRTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, WIVES▪AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • HAROLD, THE SECOND DANISH KING RAIGNING IN ENGLAND, AND THE THIRTIE FIFT MONARCH OF THE LAND, HIS RAIGNE, AND ACTS.
  • HARDICANVTE, THE THIRD DA∣NISH KING THAT RAIGNED IN ENGLAND, AND THE THIRTIE SIXT MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE, AND DEATH.
  • EDVVARD THE CONFESSOR, SONNE OF KING ETHELRED, THE THIRTIE SEVENTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN: HIS RAIGNE, VER∣TVES, AND MAR∣RIAGE.
    • His wife.
  • HAROLD THE SECOND OF THAT NAME, THE SONNE OF EARLE GOOD∣WINE, AND THIRTIE EIGHT MONARCH OF THE ENGLISHMEN, HIS LIFE, RAIGNE, ACTS, WIVES, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
• book - 9
  • A CATALOGVE OF THE ENGLISH MONARCHES FROM VVILLIAM THE CONQVEROVR, VN∣TO KJNG JAMES, NOVV SOLE MO∣NARCH OF GREAT BRITAINE, WHOSE ACTS ARE ENTR EATED OF IN THIS ENSVING HISTORIE.
  • THE SVCCESSION OF ENGLANDS MONARCHES FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE NORMANS VNDER WILLIAM THE CONQVEROR: VNTILL THE REGALL RIGHTS OF THE WHOLE ILAND WERE BY GODS PROVIDENCE VNITED VNDER ONE IMPERIALL DIADEME, IN THE PERSON OF OVR PRE∣SENT SOVERAIGNE KING IAMES, SOLE MONARCH OF GREAT BRITAINE: THEIR SEVERALL ACTS, ISSVES, RAIGNES, ARMES, SEALES, AND COINES.
  • VVILLIAM SVRNAMED THE CONQVEROVR, THE THIRTIE NINTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH∣MEN: AND FIRST OF THE NORMANS: HIS LIFE, RAIGNE, ACTS, WIFE, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • VVILLIAM THE SECOND SVR∣NAMED RVFVS, THE FORTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH: HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, AND VNTIMELY DEATH.
  • HENRIE, THE FIRST OF THAT NAME, THE FORTIETH ONE MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN: HIS ACTS, RAIGNE, WIVES, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
    • His Naturall Issue.
  • STEPHEN THE TVVO AND FORTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN: HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
    • His Naturall Issue.
  • HENRIE THE SECOND, DVKE OF NORMANDY, GVYEN AND AQVI∣TAINE, THE FORTIE THIRD MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
    • His Naturall Issue.
  • RICHARD THE FIRST, DVKE OF NORMANDY, GVYEN AND AQVI∣TAINE, &c. THE FORTIE FOVRTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH-MEN, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His naturall Issue.
  • IOHN DVKE OF NORMANDIE GVYEN AND AQVITAINE, &c. THE FJRST STILED LORD OF IRELAND, THE FORTIE-FIFTH MONARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • HENRIE THE THIRD, LORD OF IRELAND, DVKE OF NORMANDIE, GVYEN, AND AQVITAINE, &c. THE FORTIE-SIXTH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVARD THE FIRST, LORD OF IRELAND, AND DVKE OF AQVI∣TAINE, &c. THE FORTIE-SEVENTH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVARD THE SECOND, LORD OF IRELAND, AND DVKE OF AQVI∣TAINE, &c. THE FORTIE-EIGHTH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVARD THE THIRD, KING OF ENGLAND, AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, &c. THE FORTIE-NINTH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • RICHARD THE SECOND, KING OF ENGLAND, AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND. THE FIFTIETH MONARCH▪ OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND TROVBLES.
    • His first wife.
    • His second Wife.
  • HENRIE THE FOVRTH, KING OF ENGLAND, AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, THE FIFTIE ONE MONARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Children.
  • HENRIE THE FIFTH, KING OF ENGLAND, AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, THE TWO AND FIFTIETH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Sonne.
  • HENRIE THE SIXTH, KING OF ENGLAND, AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, THE THREE AND FIFTIETH MO∣NARCH OF ENGLAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • EDVVARD THE FOVRTH, FIRST KING OF THE HOVSE OF YORKE, KING OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE, LORD OF IRELAND, THE FIFTIE FOVRTH MO∣NARCH OF THIS LAND, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
    • His Concubines.
    • His naturall Issue.
  • EDVVARD THE FIFTH, KING OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE, AND LORD OF IRELAND, THE FIFTIE FIFTH MO∣NARCH OF THIS LAND, HIS RAIGNE, AND DEATH.
  • RICHARD THE THIRD, KING OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE, AND LORD OF IRELAND, THE FIFTIE SIXTH MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, ISSVE AND DEATH.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • HENRIE THE SEVENTH, KING OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE, AND LORD OF IRELAND, THE FIFTIE SEVENTH MO∣NARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wife.
    • His Issue.
  • HENRIE THE EIGHT OF THAT NAME, KING OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND IRELAND, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c. THE FIFTIE EIGHT MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HIS RAIGNE, ACTS, WIVES, AND ISSVE.
    • His Wiues.
    • His Issue.
    • His Naturall Issue.
    • notice
    • A CATALOGVE OF THE RELIGIOVS HOVSES VVITHIN THE REALME OF ENGLAND AND VVales, with many their Orders, Founders, and Values, most of them being sup∣pressed by King Henry the eight. Together with such other sacred places, as either then wereby him left standing, or since haue been erected.
    • catalogue of religious houses in Wales
    • The Totall Number and Valevv of these and all the Promotions Spirituall certified at the Taxation in King Henry the eight his time of the first Fruites and Tenthes, are by the Record, as followeth.
  • EDVVARD THE SIXT OF THAT NAME, KING OF ENGLAND, FRANCE AND IRELAND, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c. THE FIFTIE NINTH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HIS LIFE, ACTS, AND DEATH.
  • MARIE QVEENE OF ENGLAND, FRANCE AND IRELAND, DEFEN∣DER OF THE FAITH, &c. THE SIXTIETH MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH, HER RAIGNE, MARIAGE, ACTS, AND DEATH.
  • ELIZABETH QVEENE OF ENG∣LAND, FRANCE AND IRELAND, DEFEN∣DER OF THE FAITH, &c. THE SIXTIE ONE MONARCH OF THE ENGLISH CROVVNE SINCE HINGIST THE FIRST SAXON, AND THE LAST BEFORE THE V∣NION OF THE VVHOLE ILAND. HER GLORIOVS RAIGNE, LIFE AND ACTS, VVITH THE TREA∣SONS AND INVASIONS ATTEMPTED AGAINST HER PERSON AND STATE.
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  • IAMES, OF THAT NAME THE FIRST, AND FIRST MONARCH OF THE VVHOLE ILAND OF GREAT BRITAINE, VNITING VNDER ONE, AND THE SAME HIS MOST GLORIOVS CROVVNE, THE KINGDOMES OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, AND IRELAND, GODS IMMEDIATE VICEGERENT, SVPREAME HEAD OF ALL PERSONS, AND DEFENDER OF THE ANCIENT AND TRVE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THESE HIS EMPIRE AND DOMINI∣ONS. HIS PEACEABLE ENTRANCE, AND MOST HAPPIE BEGVN RAIGNE.
    • part
• A summary Conclusion of the vvhole.
• colophon
• ❧ THE SECOND INDEX, OR ALPHABETICALL TABLE CONTAI∣NING THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS JN THJS HISTORY.
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