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 23, 2025.

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Ad Guil. Camdenum, Edw. Grant Sacrae Theologiae Doctor.

ERgóne priscorum lustras monumenta virorum, Vt possis facili contexere singula filo, Quae latuere diu caecis immersa tenebris, Antiquata usu, priscum sumptura nitorem? Vnde Britannorum nomen? quo coeperit ortu? Incola quis primus celebres habitaverit oras? In quavis regione doces, quaecunque vetustae Sunt urbes, quae vera simul Comitúm{que} Ducúm{que} Stemmata: quae terrae dotes: quis limes agrorum, Ordine perspicuo perstringis singula plenè. Egregium moliris opus, vel judice Momo, Quod semper praesens, quod postera praedicet aetas; Te patriae stimulavit amor, te docta vetustas Excitat, ut cunctis patriae spatiêris in agris: Multi multa canunt, tu multum scribere tentas, Hoc multo multos superas, qui multa tulerunt. Tu Camdenus eris seros celebrandus in annos: Ergo age, quo tendis gressu, patriám{que} venusta, Ne labor iste tuus desit cupientibus ista.
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