Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.
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- Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.
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- G. S.
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- 1684.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
Courteous Reader,
I Here present you with an abstract of the Lives and Memoir's of the most famous and Illustrious Per∣sonages of this Realm, since the Con∣quest to this present time; for order sake I have digested it Alphabetically into the several Shires and Counties contained in this Kingdom; which I
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hope will find a kind acceptance, there being nothing of the same method now Extant.
Dr. Fuller in his large History in Folio, did go a great way in this mat∣ter, but here is included the Lives of many more eminent Heroes and gene∣rous Patrons, (which I hope their memory may survive in succeeding Ages) this being done with that bre∣vity, which may be more beneficial to the Reader.
Here you have the Original or rise of most of the Eminent Families in this Kingdom.
Also, an Epitome of the most ma∣terial matters in Church and State, containing the Lives of the most Emi∣nent
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Fathers in the English Church, and the most Flourishing Statesmen in the latter times; Also the most famous Authors, as well Divine as Histori∣cal; together with the Lives of the most Memorable Persons in the Law, Mathematicks, Geographers, Astro∣nomers, Poets, &c. which have made this Kingdom known throughout the World.
I need not inlarge, or give any further Incomium upon this subject, but referr you to the Table first, and then to the Book it self, which I hope will find that kind acceptance, that may ingage me in some further proce∣dure that may please my Countrymen, which I shall alwayes endeavour to
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do in plainness and brevity to the Readers satisfaction, and in the mean time, am
Yours to command G. S.