A help to English history containing a succession of all the kings of England, the English Saxons, and the Britans : the kings and princes of Wales, the kings and lords of Man, the Isle of Wight : as also of all the dukes, marquesses, earls, and bishops thereof : with the description of the places from whence they had their titles : continued with a supplement, and enlarged with the names and ranks of the viscounts and barons to the year 1652.

YORK.

York-shire is past all peradventure the greatest County in England, conteining 70 miles in length from North to South, and 80 miles in bredth from West to East; the circuit being above 300. In this great quantity of ground, are not above 563 Parish Churches, which is no great number, but then withall there are great plenty of Chappels of Ease, equall for bignesse and resort of people, to any Parish; elsewhere. The soyle is generally fruitfull in a very good measure. If that one part therof be stony and barren ground; another is as fertile and as richly adorned with come and pasturage: If here you find it naked and de∣stitute of woods in other places you shal find it shadowed with most spacious forrests: If it be somwhere moorish, mirie and unplea∣sant; elsewhere it is as beauteous and delight∣some as the eye can wish. It is divided ordi∣narily into 3 parts, which according to the quarters of the world are called East-Riding, West-Riding, and North-Riding; Richmond∣sh. comming in to make up the 4, which is a part of York-sh. as before was said. The whole was antiently possessed by the Brigantes, who were diffused all over those Northerne parts, beyond the Trent; and for their capitall City had Eboracum, seated upon the river Vre which we now call Ouse) in the Westriding of this County; and by a later Saxon name

is now called York. This is the 2 City of all Eng. both for fame and greatnesse; A plea∣sant large and stately place, well fortified & beautifully adorned, as well with private as publike edifices, and rich and populous with∣all; Seated (as erst was said) on the river Ouse, which cutteth it, as it were, in twaine; both parts being joyned together with a faire stone bridge, consisting of high and mighty Arches. A City of great fame in the Roman times, and of as eminent reputation in all Ages since; and in the severall turnes and changes, which have befallen this Kingdome under the Saxons, Danes and Normans, hath still preserved its antient lustre. Adorned it was with an Archiepiscopall see in the times of the Britans; nor stooped it lower when the Saxons received the Faith. Rich. 2, laying un∣to it a little territory on the Westside therof, made it a County of it selfe, in which the Archbishops of York enjoy the rights of Pa∣latines. And for a further lustre to it, H. S. ap∣pointed here a Councell for the governance of the Northern parts, consisting of a L. P. re∣certaine Councellors, a Secretary and other Officers. And yet in none of these hath York been more fortunate, than that it adorned so many Princes of the Imperiall line of Ger∣many and bloud Royall of England, with the stile and attribute of

Dukes and Earles of York.

1190	1	Otho of Baveria E. of York.
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1385	2	Edm. of Langley 5 son of K. Edw. 3 E. of Camb. and D. of York. *
1401	3	Edw. Planta. son of Edm. of Lang. E. of Rutl. and D. of York. *
1426	4	Rich. Planta. nephew of Edm. of Lang. by his son Rich. E. of Cam. D. of York. *
1474	5	Rich. of Shrews. 2 son of K. Edw. 4. D. of York. *
1495	6	Hen. 2 son of K. H. 7. after K of En.
1604	7	Char. 2 son of K. James, now the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Monarch of Gr. Brit. *
1633	8	Iames, 2 son of K Charles, decla∣red D. of York, by his Royall Fa∣ther, and so instituted, but not yet created.