The second part, or a continuance of Poly-Olbion from the eighteenth song Containing all the tracts, riuers, mountaines, and forrests: intermixed with the most remarkable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarities, pleasures, and commodities of the east, and northerne parts of this isle, lying betwixt the two famous riuers of Thames, and Tweed. By Michael Drayton, Esq.
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- The second part, or a continuance of Poly-Olbion from the eighteenth song Containing all the tracts, riuers, mountaines, and forrests: intermixed with the most remarkable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarities, pleasures, and commodities of the east, and northerne parts of this isle, lying betwixt the two famous riuers of Thames, and Tweed. By Michael Drayton, Esq.
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- Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
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- London :: Printed by Augustine Mathewes for Iohn Marriott, Iohn Grismand, and Thomas Dewe,
- 1622.
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"The second part, or a continuance of Poly-Olbion from the eighteenth song Containing all the tracts, riuers, mountaines, and forrests: intermixed with the most remarkable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarities, pleasures, and commodities of the east, and northerne parts of this isle, lying betwixt the two famous riuers of Thames, and Tweed. By Michael Drayton, Esq." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20849.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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Notes
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An Iland lying in the Thames, on Essex side.
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Albion fained to be the son of Neptune, going ouer into Frāce to fight with Hercules, by whom he was vanquished, is supposed to leaue his chil∣dren, the Iles of Thanet, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Greane, and this Cauney, lying in the mouth of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Nep∣tune their grand father. See to the latter end of the 18. Song.
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The braue scituation of VValtham 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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Hatfield Forest lying lower towards the East betweene Stortford and Dunmovv.
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Many Townes that stand on this Riuer, haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 name as an addition: as Kythorp Roding, LeadenKoding, with many other.
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The fruitfulst Hundred of Essex.
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Anciently cal∣led 〈◊〉〈◊〉 where these o∣minous signes foreran that great ouer∣throw giuen to the Roman Co. lony by the Britans. See the 8. Song.
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Chelmsfoid (ab∣ruptly 〈◊〉〈◊〉) as much to say, as the Ford vpon the Riuer Che'mer.
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Anciently cal∣led 〈◊〉〈◊〉 where these o∣minous signes foreran that great ouer∣throw giuen to the Roman Colony by the Britans. See the 8. Song.
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Walfleet Oysters
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Cizicum is a ci∣ty of Bythinia. Lucrinia is a citie of Apulia vpon the Adri∣atick Sea; the Oysters of which places, were reckoned for great deli∣cates with the Romans.
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The bones of Gyantlike people found in those parts.
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Medvvay in the 18. Song, reci¦teth the Cata∣logue of the English War∣riors.
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See the 4. Song.
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Sea-voyages.
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The great riuer of Russia.
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The greatest riuer of Danske.
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The greatest wonder of Nature.
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The wonderful Aduenture of Macham.
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Meta Incog∣nita.
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〈◊〉〈◊〉 Dauisium.
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Suffolke boun∣ded on the South and North.