Tracts written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire ; the first entituled, Jani Anglorvm facies altera, rendred into English, with large notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. ; the second, England's epinomis ; the third, Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdictions of testaments ; the fourth, Of the disposition or administration of intestates goods ; the three last never before extant.

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Title: Tracts written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire ; the first entituled, Jani Anglorvm facies altera, rendred into English, with large notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. ; the second, England's epinomis ; the third, Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdictions of testaments ; the fourth, Of the disposition or administration of intestates goods ; the three last never before extant.
Author: Selden, John, 1584-1654.
Publication: London :: Printed for Thomas Basset ... and Richard Chiswell ...,; MDCLXXXIII [1683]
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Subject terms: Law -- England -- History and criticism.; Probate law and practice -- England.; Ecclesiastical law -- England.; Inheritance and succession -- England.
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CHAP. IV.

Pag. 6. lin. 22. King Phranicus.] It is so ordinary a matter for Histo∣rians, when they treat of things at great distance of time, to devise Fables of their own, or take them up from others, that I doubt not but this Phranicus was designed to give name to France; whereas it was so cal∣led from the Franks, who came to plant there out of Franconia a Coun∣trey of Germany, called East-France.

L. 29. With Corinus one of the chief of his company.] From whom Cornwall had its name, formerly called in Latin Corinia or Cornavia (say some) now Cornubia. And possibly if that were so, Corinium also or Cirencester, a Town in Glocestershire, and Corinus too, the River Churne, that runs by it, owe their appellations to the same Noble person.

L. 31. New Troy, that is, London.] Called also Troynovant, and the people about it called Trinobantes or Trinovantes, from whom also the City it self was styled Augusta Trinobantum, that is, the Royal Seat of the New Trojans.

L. 40. King Belin.] Who gave name to Billinsgate, that is, Be∣lin's Gate, as King Lud to Ludgate.

Pag. 8. lin. 39. Eumerus Messenius.] Some such fabulous Writer as our Sir John Mandevil, who tells us of People and Countreys, that are no where to be found in the World.