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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OBsidianus Lapis, what Cole,
735 c
Ochihole,
230 d
Ock-river,
286 c
Ockham Octha,
128
Odiam,
269 e
Odingsels,
567 c
Odo Bishop,
333 a
Odo Earle of Kent and Bishop of Baieux,
352 c
Oën a welch rebell,
658 b
Offa King of the Mercians his devout munificence to the Church,
410 f
Offa Dike,
421 e. 623
Off Church,
561 e
Offton,
463 c
Ogle Castle,
812 a
Ogmor,
643 a
Ogle Barons,
ibid.
Oilway a riveret,
636 c
Oisters called Mira,
449 f
Oister hils by S. Albans,
413 d
Oister pips in Kent,
335 a
Okeham,
526 a
Okenyate,
593
Oldbury,
269 d
Old man of Bullen,
345 c
Old Castle executed,
329
Old street or Ouldstreet,
540
Old Towne,
617 c
South Okindon,
442 d
O-Neall great Monarch of I∣reland,
126
Onions hole,
271 b
Onions Pennis,
ibid. e
Orbeies a family,
607
Orcas what point,
1
Orchard the Honour of certaine Barons,
223
Ordalium, what triall,
211 a
Ordulph his tomb,
199 e
Ordgar,
ibid.
Ore a river,
465 d
Oreford,
ibid.
Orell a family,
748 a
Oriall Colledge in Oxford,
381 d
Originall of Nations and their names,
4
Ormesby a towne and family,
542 c
Ormeskirke,
744 a
Orthotes,
139
Orton or Overton,
502 b
Orwell a river,
463 f
Orwell Haven,
465 a
Orewood,
184
Osgodby,
543 a
Osith a virgin,
451 c
S. Osiths a towne,
ibid. b
Osney Abbey founded,
375 c
Ostorius Lievtenant for the Ro∣mans,
590 a
Ostorius his adventures, and ser∣vice in Britaine, 42.43. his victorie, 44. honoured with Triumphant Ornaments,
45
Oswald Bishop of Worcester, a maintainer of Monasticall life,
576 b
Oswald slaine by Penda,
597
gloriously entombed,
540 f
Oswald,
690 f. 806 c
Oswald his Epitaph,
748 c
Fables going of him,
540 f
Oswaldslaw Hundred,
578 c
Oswestre,
597 c
Otherhalfe stone,
191
Otelands,
295
Otford,
328 e
Otley,
698 d
Ottadini,
796
Ottery river,
206 c
Otterbourne field,
803 c
Ottery S. Maris,
ibid.
Overburrow,
753 d
Overwent,
640 b

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Oulney,
397 c
Oundale, for Avondale,
510 c
Ounsbery Hill,
721 d
Ousley,
565 e
Ouse a river in Glocestershire,
367 a
Ouse river first called Ure and Your,
689
Ouse or Ouze river,
241
Ouse the greater,
471 b
Ousbourne a riveret,
701 d
Owen Iustice of the common Pleas,
592 a
Owen Glendowerdwy, or Glen∣dour, a notable Rebell,
623 c
Owers,
274 e
Outborow what it is,
815 b
Oxfordshire,
373
Oxford,
377 c.
made an University,
380 f
Oxford Earles,
389 d
Oxney,
351 f
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