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Show The defeription of Britaine. AD and called Jamesthe fourth) ree sponvsciieat title thattacueretther beor thers, fauing that thep hawe a ao ees forefard peeves as ayperreth bpthe charter. tame and gentle creature,and cafte tobe taken. Af bis anceftorsettherpefently oz hertofne bad,might Hane had,o2 becatrer may o2 foulauc, tnto thear a" ~- bout their necks. Thorets mozeot _ . -_tabict the people call faint Cuthberts fontes, a on Serre San 4 From hele Shotlandgles,and vntill wecome tet this tue cante to the Cocket Flandsfo called, bt about, ue camte at the lat into the Firth oz JForth, an Zland, andas ¥ gelle either hath baneo2 mapbe fthich foie call the Scotif} fea, therein wwe pale by feuenoreight {ach as thepbe, of thidthefirtealled fhe Pate,the fecond BaasandOGarwiethe thirdoe one: forthe bzonst placeof the ftria land that lea-deth tothe fame,is little aboueaquarterof amile, -abichagaint the raging wanesofthe fea canmake -caufe itlieth over agatnft the fall of Cocket water, fouthtwardsto the Scarce, thich liethindBuquban nelle,F find no mentionof anie le fituat bponthat. -_Werein isa veine of meane feacole,trhtch the people -adig out of the fhoxe at fhe low inater; and in this J. coaft, neither qreatlic from thence, bntill uecome at the Forth, that leaveth bp to Sterling , neither ro land divelled one Wenvic fometine a famous bere thought twe it fafetic fox bs to feared) fo farte as Zhu -mtife, tubo(as bis life declareth)came of the Dantih le, hence the mot ercellent bzimftonecommethe race. And from thence bntill wecante onto the coat thereto that ftoze of Zlandslie Dnder the moze nox oof Popffolke J fatonomore Jlands, - therlie climats,bole fecret fituations though part: Being therfre pat S.Comunds point, we founds lie fene inp time,baue not pet bin perfedlicreues a litle Ale oner againt the fall of the water that led oz difcouercd bpante,bicauleof thegreatabouny commett from Wolkbam,¢ liketotle another over adanceof huge Zlands of ice that moucth to and fro gaint the Clate,before wecame at Wlaburne hope: bpon their thozes, and fundzie perilous gulfes and the third alfo tn Parmouth tiuer ouer again Wzantidraughts of water,andforasmucas their know: -Wwell,atotwnein loin o2 little England, thereof alfo lege doth not concerne our purpote,therforecafting 20 Jmuffneds faie fomevhat, bicaule it is in maner fiemetobe inbabiten. From thefe alo holdingon -_but (mail refiftance. Little England o2 low Eng: Little Erp Sut courfe toward England, we patle by another land therefore is about eight nules in length and 1nd. Plesaherein Faurcattell fandeth,andthis((ofaras foure inbzedth, erie well teplenithen toith totunes, nip Mill ferueth)is the lak Jlandof the Scotifhine, as Friftan, Wurgh cattell, Diton, Flirton, Lele in compatithg thereof 9 am not able to difcerne, tof, Gunton, Wiundfton , Corton,Lotond, Ather fihetber theirflats and Hallowesnumber of Zlanvs 3° bie, Porton, Welton, Wradtwell, and Goslefton, and iuithout name, confuftonof fituation,lacke of true -_-befive this itis eerie' fruttfall and inouep twit all Defcription, ormine one ignorance bath troubley commodities, me moff. 20 meruell therefore that % haue bene fo offon ground among them, Wut mot foifukamy Hhatamcome home againe + ¢ although notbp the Shames mouth ints mp nating citte (ahtcy taketh bis nae of Lroie) pet into the Cnglith dominion, Going forward from hence,by the Cffonnelle (aloft an Fland)¥ fawatmail patceli cut from the matnein Daforo bauen, the Langerftone inDawell mouth, ettus peces 02 {Nets at Cattiwane batdges and then caffing about into the Colne; we bebeld tihere gud interteinementis much moeftankeand Perieie whichisapretic Jano, woell furntthen twith Merldis coplous.and better harborough obhercin.to rekmy wmd. Ft was fometimea gteat receptacle fox the Weatie bones, and refteth at cate our wetherbeaten 40 Dahes then they inuaden Cngland ; hotwhett at carcalles. this peefentit bathbefioe thonecaten biockeboufes, The fire Mand therefore thid) commeth to ou tina partth thurdyes,of hic) onetscallen caft ere fight, atter wepatled ierwike, is that Wid was Lindelfarne fomttire calten Lindelfarne, butnow WolieZland, "bi 3 ' andconteineth cight miles;a place muchbonozedad. mong our monafficall tyziters , bicanfe piuerte Monks adbheremits did (pendthete tynes therein, -_feie,the other weit Perleie,ad both onver the arch: beacon of Coldeffer,as parcel of bis ineifotcton. _FFoulenefleis an Hie vote of won, and pet tvell res -Fovlarh plenithed with berie gad gratte fo heat and dheepe ebereok the inbabitants bane great plentie: oanis There tuas allo the bithops fe of Lindetfarne fora alloa parity churchann albeit thas itfand fometbat long featon,which afterward tas tranflaten to@yes _diftant front the fho2e, pet ata dead low {water a ferin the dreet,¢ finaltic to Dureiine,Dunelmejo 2 50 mart map(as thep fate)rive thereto if he be fhilfull of Durham. Atwas i Get erected by by D Diwalo,wberet thecanfie.: 5 tt (tis § bn ifotcti boplac ed Aidanustive learned Scotith mothe fhe came bitheroutof the Be called Hij, thereo f Beda (peaking in the third ) chapter of bis thitobokenoNg alee--oeoe j - theBings fo? and, by Hot tituatfonenere neffe tothe coatt; vet the picts apointen thebit fops ,a famejand gaue the Be with the fee it felfe to ra miom =~ pees fat by Andat this efent a milena Sona of Dininitie-an anes ;. f turifoteidion his tt ¢ regiment, bythe furren ratamate fer John Gakalker Bodo? nce ds ate at Lucy timeras Y Fir amit th bbooke tothe mee tagn ara * Jn @Paloon water aveintike fozt three -tnufronediall toith falt fireames, as faint Zlands Diithes, tttnea he pain veined be fatth.Buttores 6o Portheie,amo another(ater a merth)that bearet - aienee ican Departedthis life, een = ded the bole church with Psset ‘oun the Mancrof bis coun ee ben aeaeen =io archbihop of Cane oa ve Aled, Ecberethebithopdidcaucr' est onto isis the ale of $ave, enbereinin rete : oe =lenfo - _ 3 ee & gteat Sueeetiee oo v fuer' a of twildfonle Deeeeranra! aan pat a nian Mall harblie remfox h na. Dfithe. hamefo faras 4 remember. Dn the righthann ale 7 _ foas ine iver ftotvard the fea againe, Wwe fata akan elf fete Sle, 02 rather a Peninfula:o2 Bilan tlikewwife a the Lete, in hich is achagpell of faint then coatting bpor the mouth of the Peter AND ete Bourne, we " sseepose Ble and mates, Khereof tivo lie » UWallot, and t t Abe decefuey, fo, en ren e rags the one five, and information on the other, meane' contetning the placing of Ftontenette But to:pzo+i Rano Marcle Guin ahetfeeais, eaegett MOE ENED tate shames lie certeine Files greater than Sarne it felfe se Boid of inbabitantssano in thele alf ts Gteat fore 2 The defcription of Britaine. . © Puffing, j of puffins qraic as Duckes,and intthout colored fe: a re eet ak concn ¥mind Co tntteat o ,moe re than ofe n Crotvle and, Merfia no, Clie, Tanwale, iblie,and the ref,that ave framed by the ouse, Aiv at the leattiwife to take in hand a more abtolnte pace brevefeiein Lrent,focalled of achurch therededicas ted to faint Andzety, and Auon (tio noble riers af Worke, as better Direction Mall incourage them thereto. Zhe entrance and beginning of cuerie hing bereatter tobe defcribed) fith J touch onelie thofe is the harveff; and he that beginneth well, hath atch that ave inuironed totth the {ea 02 falt toater round ued halfe bis purpofe . Lhe ice (mip lord) ts broken, about, as we map fee in the Cantwate Fles, which and frombencefozth tt totll be moze eafie for fuch as fome call marthes onelie, and liken them to an ipo: Hall come after to wave though with the ref, ith tras bag, fometo a dice, fcrue,o2 tide feeue, bis --Facileeft inuentisadderes, and to continue and fini, ts caufe thep are berie fmall at the eaff end, andlarge -snof fo great a matter in building, as to attempt at tell.Zhe falt rilles alfo that cvofle the fame dm fo 1° and late the foundation o2 platforme of anie. noble feparat the one of them from the other, that theyre: -_peece of tworkmanthtp, thoughit be but runclie handfemble the flope courte of thecuttingpartof afcrue led. 1But temp purpole.As J began atthe Thames o2gimlet, in berte perfect maner, ifa man do tmaz in mp defcription of Slands, ( will Ff now dm the Thamefis gine Himfelfe to loke Dotune fromthe top of the like with that of famous riners ; making mine enmatt opon them. Wbetwene thele, mozeouer andthe _-trie at the fatnrfuer tt felfe, of thofe founteine fome Leigh totwne lieth anotherlitle Sle or Holme,ahofe menmakeas muchado, as in time patk of the tive name ts to ntebnknotyne. CertesZ wouldhaue headof Nilus,tchich, till of late (ifit be pet delevien) gone toland and vietwen thele parcelsas theplaic.c: twas neuer found: 02 the Tanais,tyofe original was af the leatt haue failed round about them by the neuer knotune, no2 thal be : for abileff one placeth fibole hauen, hich map eafilic be pone at an high 2° tt here,anether there; there are noneatall that Beale hater ; but for as mud)as aperticof wind (fcarfe comparable tothe makerell gale, thereof John A+ neleof Calis one of the befffeamenthat Gngland eucr bed for bts fill in the narotp feas was Mont to falke) caught bold of our failes, ¢ caried bs fozth the right wate totpard London, 7 could not taric to fee fibat things tuere bereabouts. Thus much thete- fore of our Slands,¢ fo much map well {uffice Mhere aoe cannot be bad, fates ‘ Thedefcription ofthe Thames,and fuch rivers as fallinto the fame, Cap. 11, PEGIHY E Auing (as pou haue feene) ate : Le Ny © eh > tempted to fet dotwne a full Atas &, difcourfe of ail the Jlands, 2) tbatave fituat oponthe coat <a/F7J Gy mineintent, it hath cauflen be -_twith it evactlie. Wherefore leaning fo fuch mens writings as hane offet purpole fought out the {ping of the Hhames ; Jaffirme,that this famons ftreame bath bis bead o2 beginning out of the five of anbill, franbding tn the plaines of Cotfivold, about one mile from Zethurie, neve buto the Fofle (anbigh wate fo called of old) there it was fometinte named Ifs,02 -_-the Oule, although dinerfe nw ignozantlie call it the Thames even there, rather of afolith chfome thar 3° ante hill, bicaufe thep either neglect o2 vtterlie are fgnozant botv it was named at thefirl, from benceit runneth directlie toward the eat (as all gad riuers Hould)and meteth with the Cirne o2 Churne, (abzoke calledin Latine Corinium) ahereof Cirre Coriniuny ceffer tone (by which tt cometh) doth take the denomination, From hence it hatketh onto Creckelgne,alids Crekanford, Lechlane, Kadcotebsioge, Petobsoge, and Couelham , recetuing by the twaie an infinit of Writaine, and finding the 4° foztof (mall ftreames, bowkes,beckes, waters, and Apfucceffe not cozrefpondent to rundels ; and here on this five ofthe folune dinideth fe SAV BRD Rpias fometthat to reftreine mp purpote in this defeription alfo of our riuers . 3fo2 thereas Jintended at the fir to ane twzitten at large,of the number, fituation, names, quantities, tolpnes,villages,caftels,mounteines,frelh waters, plathes o2 lakes, falt waters, and other commodts ties of the aforefaid les, mine erpectation of infor it felfe into tio courfes , of tubich the one goeth fraight to 2otleie and inkleie, the other by Gove foto, a billage not farre off. This latter (preaveth it felfealfo for a abile into fundzte fmaller beanches, thi) ran notfarre per thep be reunited, and than beclipping Gindzie pleafant medotwes, tt paffeth at length bp Drforw , of fome fappofedrather to be cals led Dufeford of thisriver, there tt mnteteth twith the Charivelt, mation fromall parts of Cngland,was fo deceiued 50 Chartwell,alitle fromtubence the original brane in the end, that J was faine at laff onelie to leane thes do isine and go togither by Abbanoune(alas tothat hic) J knew my felfe either byteading,or Henthamoy Abington as iweeall it) although no fuch other belpe as ¥% bad alreadie purcafed and pact of tt at the firft came foncere the totwne as tt gotten of the fame. And enen fo it haypeneth in this doth nol, tillabeanch thereof twas led thither from Some wifte, mytracation of waters, of abofe heads, couries, the maine ftreame, thorough the inonftrie of te that themaing length,bzcdth,depth of chanell(foy burden)ebs,flotus ings,andfalles, 3 had thought tobaue mabea pers fea defeription onder the report alfo of animagined courfe taken by them all. 15ut now for want of in monks, as(befide the teftimonte of olv recoxs ne thereofpet ertant tobe fene) bp the ecate of Cair ther which Dour now Dorchetter tt felfe,fometine the through» ranne before fare from Wales and the tuck countrie toLonnam, betiweene Ana frucion, whic) hath bene largelic pzomifed, ¢Mack 60 thichinfued dponthis fac,is cafie tobe fene, From ae ae lie perfourmed, and other {adden and iniurfonsdez nial of belpe boluntarilic offered, olthoutoccafion given on mp part,¥ muff neds content mpfelfe inith fury obferuations as J haueeither obteined by mine otwne erpertence, 02 gathered fromtime to timeout of other nrens iweitings: therebythe full dDilcourle of the &holeis btterlie cut eff, and in fed of the fame a mangled rebearfall of the refidue fet dotone-anod left in inemoztie. Cherefore J beled pour honourto pardon this fiiperfecion anbrudenefle of mvp labour, hid) not WwithLanding is not altogtther in baine, {ith myer? ozs mate preuca {purre buto the better thilled, et Hee (0 copred op tnlarge there sccafion {eructh, 0; bence it gocth to Dozchelter, and fo toZpame, abere -_-toining with ariuer of the fame denomination, it a ee lofeththe name of Ifiso2 Oule (Ahereaf Dufencioat Drford ts praducted) and fromthenceforth ixlendlen Thamefis. From Lhameit gocty'to Wallingfor, amd (0 to Reving ; whtey in time pall, of the number Pontiuty, of bitoges there, twas called Pontius albeit that the Cuglith name doth rather proceed fromIhe} o7 we, the Saronwow foa twater-courfe 02 river 5 thich Haine Marie mate be (ene in Dueree,0 Sutheree, for ouer the le! Abe 4,02 fouth of the Wher, as to the fkilfull doth reanf lie appeetc; pet fomebold (and not altogtther again probabilitie and likelihwd) that the tyord Suthereeig fo called of Sudzife , towity the fonth kingdome', Shesinitg eed daeoe ; GILOr hg, pe : |