A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.

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A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.
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Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
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London :: printed by John Legatt, for William Humble. and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Pallace,
1646.
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"A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61053.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 9, 2024.

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M
Madagascar an Island,
12
Madning-Money whence so called,
41.8
Magi. See Radnor Towne,
111.6
Magintum, now Dunstable, a Roman Station,
41.4
Magnus sonne of Olave, King of Man,
92.14
His death and buriall,
92 15
Maiatae,
2.12
Maiden Castle neere Dorce∣ster,
17.5
Maiden Castle.
79.7
Main-Amber, a strange rock,
21.9
Maio Countie what Com∣modities it yeeldeth
143 4
Malden in Essex the byall seat of King Kunobelin
31 8
Malmesburie Monaste whence it tooke name
25 8
William of Malmesburi Chronicler,
bid.
Malverne hills, and the ami∣rable ditch there,
1.6
Man Isle granted to Fury Percy Earle of Northuner∣land,
97.
Granted to the Stanlei and Earles of Darby,
I∣id.
What names it hath,
91 1
How bounded,
••••id.
The forme and dimen••••on,
9.2
The ayre,
9.3
The soile,
9.4
The Commodities,
94 & 5
How it is fortified,
ibd.
The Inhabitants Religiou
96
Malefactors there how ex∣cuted,
ib••••.
Castles, Townes, Parishe, and Villages there,
9
Chronicles of the Isle,
9
Manchester in Lanca-shire
75.
Mancunium. See Manche∣ster.
Manures where they inhabi¦ted,
13.
March Crosse upon Stane∣moore,
6.1
March stone-Crosse upon Frith-bridge,
6
March, what Countrey,
9
Markeley Hill removed,
4
Marquesite stones where found,
81.6
Marsland, part of Norfolke
35.2
Mary Queene of Scotland where enterred,
55.7
Mathravall, i. Powis land,
99 2
Maudbury a Trench,
17.5
Meden and Medena,
15.7
Medway, a famous River in Kent,
7 5
Melburne in Darby-sire fa∣mous for the Captivtie of Iohn Duke of Burbo,
67 7
Melitus Bishop of London,
6 5
Menpii people of Ireland,
141.4
Menevia an Archbishops See,
6.6
Called now Saint Davids,
ibid.
What Suffragan Bishops it had,
ibid.
Made subject to Canterbu∣ry,
ibid.
Merchenlage,
5.3
Merchet of Women,
132 18
Mercia,
4.11
Mercian Law,
48
Merioneth-shire how oun∣ded,
99.10. & 117.1
Cantreves and Commots therein,
99.10
The forme, aire, and soile of it,
117.2
Full of spired and clustred hills,
117.2
Hundreds and Townes in it,
118
Merlin Silvester a Wizard,
193.6
Borne in Caermarden,
I∣bid.
His Prophecy of the Welsh∣mens subjection,
107 4
Merton in Surrey where King Kenulphe dyed,
11.6
Metheglin, what drinke,
121 5
Metropolitanes in England two,
5.4
In ancient time three,
6 5
Mice in Essex spoile cattell and grasse,
3.6
Saint Michaell in the ale,
94 7
Michaell Ioseph overthrowne upon black-heath,
7 10
Middlesex why so called, and how it is bounded,
29 1
The measure of it,
29.2
The forme, aire, and soile thereof,
29.3
The situation of it,
29.4
What ancient Inhabitants,
29 5
Hundreds and Townes,
30
Middleton Monastery built in Dorset shire,
17.7
Milesius his foure son come into Ireland,
138.11
Milford haven,
101.5
Milfrid a petty King blt He∣reford Cathedrall Chuch,
49 5
Mill-stones and Grin-stones in Anglesey,
125
Mindip-hills in Summrset-shire,
23.6
Why so called,
ibid.
Minyd Morgan Monment,
05.8
Moillenlly hill,
19.6
Mon, i. Anglesey,
99.7
Mon, Man, Cy, what i signi∣fieth,
125
Mona Caesaris, i. the ••••e of Man. See Map of Mn.
Monkes swarmed in Es••••x,
31 9
Monmouthshire part of ales, now laid to England,
100 2
How it is bound,
107 1
The forme, ayre and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of it,
107. & 3
By whom inhabited i old time,
07 4
Hundreds, Townes, ad Ri∣vers, therein,
108
Monmouth Towne wereof it tooke name,
107.1
Their Castle the Bir••••place of King Henry th fifth,
107.4
The Towne how seaed,
I∣bid.
How governed,
ibid.
The position thereof,
ibid.
Religious houses theein,
I∣bid.
William Montacute Earle of Salisbury wrestet Man-Isle out of the Scots hand,
92.17
Selleth it and the Crowne thereof to William Scroop,
ibid.

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Montgomery-shire how boun∣ded,
115.1
The forme and soile of it,
115.2
Their horses,
115.4
Ancient Inhabitants,
115.5
Mountgomery towne and Ca∣stle,
115.5
The position of it,
ibid.
It giveth title of an Earl∣dome,
ibid.
Hundreds and Townes there,
116
Moores in Westmoreland,
85 4
Mortimers hole,
65.6
Motingham in Kent, where the ground sunke,
7.6
Mounster, what names it bea∣reth,
139.1
How it is bounded,
ibid.
The dimension thereof,
139 2
The forme, aire and soile,
139.3
How divided,
139.4 & 11
West-Mounster and South-Mounster how in old time inhabited,
139.4
The Commodities of Mounster,
139.5
Mounster addicted to super∣stitious vanities,
139.8
Much wasted by Rebelli∣ons,
139.9
Visited with sundry cala∣mities of dearth,
139 10
What Religious places there,
139.11
How governed,
ibid.
Murchard O Brien King of Ireland,
92.2
Mussold or Mossewold heath
35.5
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