Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the ilands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author.
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Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the ilands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author.
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Camden, William, 1551-1623.
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London :: Printed by F. K[ingston] R. Y[oung] and I. L[egatt] for George Latham,
1637.
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"Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the ilands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17832.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.
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CARRICTA. CARRICT.
NOw followeth Carrict upon Dunbritain Frith,* 1.1 faire to be seene with fresh pastures; supplyed both by land and sea with com∣modities abundantly. In this province Ptolomee placed RERI∣GONIUM a Creeke, and RERIGONIUM a Towne. For which BERIGONIUM is read in a verie ancient copie of Ptolomee, prin∣ted [ F] at Rome in the yeere 1480. so that wee cannot but verily thinke it was that which now is called Bargeney. A Lord it hath out of the family of the Kennedies, which came forth of Ireland in the reigne of Ro∣bert Brus, and is in this tract of high birth, spread into many branches, and of great power. The chiefe of which linage is Earle of Cassile: for this is the name of a Castle wherein he dwelleth by the river Dun: upon the banke whereof he hath also
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another Castle, named Dunnur: and he is the hereditarie Bailiffe of this Countrey. [ A] For this Carrict, together with Kyle and Cunningham, are counted the three Bailler∣ries of Scotland, because they that governe these with an ordinarie power and juris∣diction are called Ballives, by a tearme that came up in the middle times, and among the Greeks, Sicilians, and Frenchmen signifieth a Conservatour or Protector. But in the age aforegoing Carrict had Earles:* 1.2 for, to say nothing of Gilberts of Galloway, sonne unto whom King William gave all Carrict to bee possessed for ever, wee read that Adam of Kilconath was about the yeere 1270. Earle of Carrict, and died ser∣ving in the Holy-land: whose onely daughter Mariha fell extremely in love with Robert Brus, a beautifull young Gentleman, as she saw him hunting, and thereupon [ B] made him her husband, advanced him with the title of Earle, and with possessions: unto whom she bare Robert Brus, that most renowned King of Scots, from whom the royall line of the Kings is descended. But the title of the Earle of Carrict being left for a time to the younger sonnes of the family of Brus, afterwards among other honours encreased the stile of the Princes of Scotland.