The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

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Title: The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.
Author: Avity, Pierre d', sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam: Islip; for Mathewe: Lownes; and Iohn: Bill,; 1615.
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Subject terms: World history -- Early works to 1800.; Geography -- Early works to 1800.; Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Early works to 1800.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.; Europe -- Early works to 1800.
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[ D] ¶ The first Countie.

THe first countie of this prouince is called Louth: and this countie containeth in it all the land by the sea side, from the riuer of Boyne neere Drogheda vnto the hauen of Caringford. It confines towards the East, with the sea; towards the South, with the prouince of Meath; with the countie of Monaghan to the West; and with the countie of Armaugh to the North.

The chiefe townes of any importance are, Louth, Drogheda, Dundalke, Ardec,* 1.1 and Carlingford.

The lords & gentlemen of chiefe note in this countie, are the Bishop of Ardeigh,* 1.2 the lord of Louth, Brandons, Taffies, Casshells, Barnwells, Reytons, Dowdalls, Sir Garrat More, Sir Iohn Bedlow, Plunkets, Bedlowes, Clintons and many others.

Notes

* 1.1

Townes.

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* 1.2

Lords and Gentlemen▪

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