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Show ttius a Byitaine, that thould fet fw2th an eract treatife of ead) of themin oder, andamong other tell of cew teinedefert ies beyond Scotland dedicatedto fun: Drie gods and goddelics, but of one efpectallie,Hhere Briareus fhould hold Saturne and mane other fpirits 20 heardof tidy fonredie now andthert, by meane hberof the aite beconuneth maruelloufiie troubled,ec sas pou may {ee i Plutarch DecefSatsone oraculorumserc.But fith thofe bakes are nolw perifhed,and the moof the faid Zlavids remainebtterlie bnknowwen, euen to our ntone felues (for tho is able in ourtine to fap ahere fs Glota,Hiucrion, Etta, Iduna, Armia, #farea, Barfa, Ifandium,Iedelis,Xantifma,Indelis,Siata,Ga. Andros 02Edros, Siambis., Xanthos, Ricnea, Menapia,&c ? thafe names onelie are left in memozie by ancient toriters.but Z faic theirplaces not fo muchas beard of inour dates) 3 meane(Godtilling)to fet dotwne fo ted an boute of religion,o2 &mefuch hing there) bnto alittle Jland in the Stoure month, iperebpon alfo the Thanerabutteth,abich Prolomiecalleth Toliapis other -_ Athanatos, bicanfe ferpents are fuypofed notto linen the fame,botwbeit fthitisnot enuitoned twith the fea; Hepe, Betis ‘ne thing curioullte th thefe by-matters,fo inreturning a gaine tomppurpole,and faking mp tourney folvard Seoieleyof the Wight,F mutt needspatte bp Selefep,eich fome- od ‘here time(as itthonle (ceme) hath bene a noble Sland,but cod MOLD iimaneraMpland 02 Peninfala,eherin the cheefe fie of the bithop of \Ghidetter was holaen bp the fpace of thy bundzed tluentienine peares, and wnder flventic bithops. Mert bnito this,wecome onto thole thatlic betiwene Whose, uided ftom our continent, bp the river called Cant BPs Haling, leffe in beenth,tt is now reckoned thatit bath not much butte aboue feauen miles from Nordemuthto Sandwich, and iy foure in bedth, from the Stoure to Margate, 02 from a 30 the fouth to the noath, the cirenit of the ahole being Be 17. 0218,a8 Lelandalfo noteth . This Zland hath no i Wwodgrotving in it ercept it be forced, and pet others Mie tle confirme bp thefe tows of Lucane,tg be read tit bis firtboke fone after the beginning: An 6 Whitiwell, | 12 Bauerland, | 13 Calboome; os = Motteffon, (| 1615 Barmonth, | J 11 9.4pelene, | | p.| 14 Wonerhureh:. p,-) 17 Hhozley. | | 18 Shalficte, Port. Wight. Guidh, P.fignitt eth parto. nages,G,vi farages, 19 Ghtpingham. | 20 Watton, Dn 4 21 Chale, 22 Hingifon, 23 Shorwell, 24 Gatrombe, 25 ihpofte, 26 WBpiriton, 27%5enffeo, St belongeth for temporal turifoiction to the countic of Hamibire, but in {ptrituall cafes tt peeloeth obez dienceto the fe of Whinchetter, therof itis a Deanee rie, As for the faile of the nbole Slanbd,itis berie frnits full,for nottofthitanving the hore of i felfe be veric the UMightand the maine landjoftrhich the mov eatter- 20 fullof rocks and craggiecliffes, pet there wanteth no licis cailed Thome,and to faie truth, the erie leatt of allthat ave'to befound in Mat knot. Being pat the plentic of cattell, come, patture, medoty ground,wild foule,fit}, fret) riuers, and pleafant toms , tiberebp the inhabitants map live inate and welfare, Jt was fthait the howe, and therein one totwne is fituat' of fitfi ruled bya feuerali king, and afterwards wonne fhe fame denomination belie another, thofe name F front the 152itons bp Vefpafian the legat, at {uch time remember not. 5p twetk allo of the Yaling lieth the as-hemade a botage into the tuetk countrie, An pros Pont (the greatetl of the thee alveadie mentioned)and celle oftimealfo it mas gotten from the axomans bp th this fandeth Porthnonth and Wingited,whereof ale the kings of Sutter, tho held the fouereigntic of the fo our Leland, faieth thus : Port Fle is cut from the fame, and kept the king thereof puder tribute, till if thorebp ararmeof the maine hanen, thich beeaketh 30 Was wonne alfo from them,in the time of Athelwo ld, out about thee miles aboue Porthinouth,and goeth bp the eight king of the fain fouth region, bp Ceadwalla, fivo miles 02 more bp mozifh ground toa place called tho btiled Arualdthat reigned there, and veferucd the Porthrivge, hich is tivo miles front pWortimonth, fourreigntie of that le to bimifelfe anv his tuccetiors Dhen beeaketh there ont another creeke frony the for cuermoze. At this time allo there tere 1200. faa maine fea,about Auant bauer, nhich quileth bp almott milies in that Jland,tbereofthe faip Ceadwalla gaue fo Portheidge, and thence isthe ground diffeuered,fo 300 fo Wilftide fometime bithop of 902ke, exhorting that Poztimonth fandeth tira comer ofthisFle,hich him toereda church there,and peach the gofpell Mio to Fland ts trlength ir miles, and three miles ti beeath, the inhabitants thereof, hich he in like maner perfox4 Derie god for grate and core, not twithout fone tuwd, med,but according to the peeferiptionsof the church of mid Here and there inclofure, Wefive this,there is alfo 40 Rome, therebntobe peloed himfelfe vattall ana ferw another Jland north nosthiwelk of Wort Fle, which is daric : fo that this Jlebp Wilfide was firt conuerten noty fo fyo2ne and inathed atwate- twith the working of to the faith , though the laff of all other that bearkes the fea,that at the {pring tides itis abholie conered twith ned bnto the two, After-Ceadwalla, Woolftide fhe twater,and therebp made dnprofitable, FFinallic being patvicive foas the firlt Savon prince that annentus patt allthefe, andin compatiing this gulfe, tve come ted foflic into the Wight for his fafegaro, ahither be, bp another, tbtch lieth noth of Pirtcaftell,; ¢ fouths {was driven by Kenwalciof the Wettfarons,tho mane eatt of Gate hauen,abereof J find nothing twozthie to Seat wares byon him, and inthe end compelled hint be nofed, fauing that it wanteth tuwd,as Prolomie af: to go into this place for fuccour, as Divalfo king Iohn, firmeth in bis Geograyhtcall tablesofall thofe Jands inthe rebellious fi of bis Iarons, practifen bp the fhich enntron our Albion. 5° clergie : the faid Jland being as then in poffeftton of The Wightis called in Latine eds, but in the the Forts, as fome dw iupite that haue handled it of SBritith {peach Guidh,thattsto fate, Cefe o2 eafie to be purpofe, The fir Carle of this Jland that J ow read feene,o2(as D.Caius faith)feparate, bicaufe that bya of,tas one Baldwijne de Betoun,abo marcied for bis bzeach of the fea, it toas once diuided fromthe maine, fecond twife, the Daughter of William le Grofle Carle , as Sicilia yas allo from Ftalie,Anglefetfrom Wales, of Atwmarle ; but he dieng without iffue bp thislavic, Foulenetle from Ciler, ¢ Nuinborow from kent. xt fhe was marten the fecond time to Carle Maundeuile, lieth diftant front the fouth hore of Writaine (there it and thirdlic to Williamde Fortes, tubo finithen Ship: is fardeff off) by fiue niles ¢ abalfe,but there it comfowcaftell, tbich bis wines father had begun about the incth neereff, not palling a thoufand paces, and this at time of king Kicharo the firff. Wereby it came to patte the cut ouer betiveene Wirt caffell anda place called 60 allo, that the Fo2ts were Earls of Amare. IUight, Whetinell chine, as the inhabitants dw report. It con and Deuonfhire a tong time,till the lavie Clisabeth teineth inlength tiventie miles, andin bedth ten, it Fortes, fole heire to all thofe poffetttons caine fo age, bath alfo the nozth pole eleuated bp 50. begrées and with thombing Edward the thira fo preuatlen though 27.inutes, and is onelic 18, Degrees in diffance,and monte ¢fatte wos, that be gat the poffetitonof the 50.00 minuts from the tueft point, as erperience hath Aight tholic into his hands,z helo it to himielfe ehis confirmed, contrarie fo the defcription of Prolomie, fucceflo2s, tntill Henrie the firt,about the twentieth of and fuch as foloiv bis affertions in the fante. Jnforme, bis reigne, crotwned Henrie Beauchamp forme to the it repzefenteth almoff an eg, and (6 well is it inhabited lo20 Richard Carle of Wlariwtke king thereof and of with mere Englith at this prefent, that there are thir Jarveley and Gardefep twith his tune hands, and tie fir totunes, villages and caftels to be found therein, therbnto gaue himacommenbdation of the Dutchie of befive 27.parifh-churches of fbich 15. 02 16. baue thetr Aarwike with the titles of Comes comitum Anglia, partons, the reff either {uch pmze Micars o: Curats, 1020 Spenfer of Aburgaucnie, and of fhe cattetl of as the linings left are able to fuffaine, The names of Wriftotw (Abid) caftell was fonctime taken from his the parifes in the CGlight are thefe. anceffo2s by king Iohn)albeit be dip not long entop Thorne,twe touched bpon the Paling, whidy ts bigger fume,ubich is about thee furlongs broad,andto be pate tay fed oucrintivs places onelie, Wut trhereas Polydoreinit! faieth, the Lhanet is ninemiles in length ¢rot nmuch fr 5 Ooddethilt, the troubled waues beguile, Peaningin like fox by thelatter, the coatk né&re albeit J twill not Iet to bo2otw af mp determination, amd deleribe it as J-qo, bicaule itis fo fruitfull. Beda noteth tt in times patt to haue conteined 6oo.famtlies, thich are all one twith Winelands, ploughtands Car: *He tucates,o2 Demelwares. We addetallo that tt is dt tyewa And Calidons ofBritifh bloud, ; 7 Lauvence, p Andredefwald, thith tr time pat tas called Littus ‘)8 Migbton, p5 Calidoniutn of that tood: 02 fowefk, as Lelandalfa 9 Baading, v confitmeth.ABut as it is notamp mind to deale anie 19. jo Petochurch, it isnot tobe dealt tithallasan Alandinthis place, life itis berie fruttfulland befinethat it wanteth foto bn inanic of them with thelr commoditics, as ZF dw either other commodities, the finett chalke ts fain to be found na knot by Leland, examotherioife intruded of by fuch there, Berein allo did Auguttine the monke file at' oy sare of credit. Werein alfo ¥ will touch at large tiue,When he came fo conuert the Sarons, and afters png thot that are moft famous and b2eeflic'patle ouer fuch Ward in proceffe oftime,fundzp religious bonfes tere as ate obf{cure and tnkuotwen, making mine entrance evecedthere,as ina fotle much bettered (as the fuper: at the Thames mouth, and directing this imagined Hicfous (nppofen)bp the fteps of that bolp man,¢fuch as coutfe (for J neuer fatlen it) bp the fouth part of the 40 Came ouer with hint, There ave at this time ro. parith Bland into the tuekk. trom thencein ike fort 3 will churches atthe leatt in the Fle of Dhanet, as S.Nichoproceedinto the nozth,t conte about againe by the eaft las, Birchington,S.Iohns, Wood 92 Woodchurch, S. Pe= fide into the fall of the afoxefatd ftreame, ahere ¥ ters,S.Laurence,Mownton 032 Monkeron, Minfter, S. wilh trike fatle,anv fafelie be fet a hove,that haue often Gyles,and all Sain@s, herent 9.Lambert hath tuzits in » Mis voiage twanted water, but oftener bene fen atlargein bis defcription of tent, and placen the fet a ground,efpeciallic on the Scotith fire. famein the Wath of fainc Auguftineand hundzed of Su beginning therefore, withfuch as lie in fhe bce mapeatilie be {ene to bins that fill per mouth of the aforefaid riuer, 4 mutt nevs patle by the uleit. Ho, Hotw,hich is not an Zland, and therefore not within HPometime Rutupium o2 (as Beda calleth it)Repta- Ru? fhe compafic of mydefcription at this fime,but almott 50 cefter, fodalfa in this land, but now thozongh alte: an Fland,hich parcelsthe Lating call Peninfulas, and tation of the chanelof the Dour,it ts that quite ont, ¥ do englity a Wpland,vfing the worf or fuch as a AMD annexed tothe maine. Ft is called in thefe daies MAM Map go into deie-footed at the full fea,o2 on booties Rlchboroww, andasit Hould femebuilocy bpon ani backe at the low water without anie boat o2 veffeil: different (oile 02 bigh ground. The large krickes all and {uch a one aloft is Rochfor Hundz ed in Efter als pet to befeene there,in the ruinous wwalles, declare ct? fo,pet not at this time to befpokerof , bicanfe not the ther the Romane o2 the old MWritih workemanthip. fea onelie but the frety water alfo dofh inmaner enuis IBut as time deeateth all things, fo Rutupium named ton itand ts the cheofe occafion therfo re it iscalled an Ruptimuth is note become defolate,and out of the Dull Sland.Chis Yotwlicth betwan Cliffe (nolo time cals thereof Sandiwich produced, which franveth a full ile led Clarotho,to wit, Cite in Wotw 02 in the hunoren 60 from the place there of Yotw) + the mintwaie that goeth Reptaccfterfad, The old wel: g by Rorhetter fers affirme,boto Arthur ¢Mordred fought one notable of ubichHuridzed there gocth an oldalon proue rbe itt rime battell bere,aberin Gwallon 03 Gawan{was fiaine;at after this maner ; tabich timethe fain rebell came againt bis foucreigne He that rideth into the hundred ofHow, taith 70000. Pits, Deots,Irith, Powwegiens,zcrand Befide pilfering fea-men thall find durt ynow. Greane, With Ethelbert the firtt chaiftian king of 3hent pid holo Hert onto this we haue the Grean e,therein is a totone ofthe fante dettomination, bis palace in this towne, and pet none of bis coine foure mites in length,and tiv bath hitherto bene found there,asis dailie that of the o wore Shepey, to Shepey,tibtch Prolomiccall Romanes, thereof manie péces of fuer and featur miles in length,and eth Connos, conteining fo Well as of bealle,copper,and other mettall bane gold, often Cattell catten Quiinborow, thzee in bredth, thereinisa bene thetven tnto me. Zt thouto aypéerein like fozt, and a patke, befi ‘ ne foure oes, of tbichone is name that of this placeall the fihole coatt of ent therabou d Minteroo Eaft. burch, the thira Warden, twas called Littus Rutupinum, ohich fome pm nota litt and the four y Ley : Whole file being thsougblie fen With i rie belonging intime paft to one Raculphus, txho eves alfo may be ferne by Plucarch,tho nameth one Deme- fat bound foith the chaines of anheanic Nepe,as he seca { 2 Cairfhofie, 3 Morthwwn, 4 Arviuit, Bly, thefe sosandgs nleeSee of fehidy ohn Frobufer J doubt not touched bpor fore inhis voiage to azeta Incognita: but for Comuth.as'X nuit {peake of the Shetlands hereatter , Fda not Meare to {pendantie time about them as pet. There haue beeric diuers that haue kyyitten of pars pole,De infiilis Britannia, as Cxfar doth confefle,Ihe like coupleand [1 Pewoport, a chap, VndaCalidoniosfallit turbata Britannos . Orwhen the wandering feas and Kentifh coafts doo worke, PETE Y SOs e vo land,being 31. 4/45 28.in number,as fothe reff thep lie feattered bere and thereanid pet net to be birtourhed as their courfesHall come about. Chere are alfo the 18. SHetland Zles,andother pet farther diffant from then, ‘The latt herle ofone a fe ee| -hanes,andthefeliebpon the nosthivelt point of Scot The defeription ofBritaine. Aut vaca cum Tethis, Rutupindg littordferwent, soc nr bunch conftiteth of thofe that are called the Dr fymdded,and(as ¥ beare) belongefh to the Wor Chey. ney, as parcelof bis tnberitance. St lieth thirtene miles bptuater from Wochetter, but the catkell is fife tene,and by fouth thereof are tivo {niall Flands,ther: t 3 ie Elmeie of theonetscalled Elmefic,and the move eafferlte Her = re tefic, In this alfo is a-totone called Hertie, 02 Hartic, and all itt the Wath of Scraie, nottvtthianding that Hartie lieth in the bundzed of Feuerfham, amd Shepey reteineth one efpectall Watlic of hit otvne, Frombencetue pale by the Weculnens (02 territe 10 Ss Thedefcription of Britaine. i and offer lierig betiuecnte them to be 2 Cafaris, Mona aneU1,{ntheir cosrupted indgement, The third clatter sooo 20 |