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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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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.
Author
Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
Publication
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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Geography -- Early works to 1800.
Atlases, English -- Early works to 1800.
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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 18, 2024.

Pages

P
Palladius, Apostle to the Scots,
132.13
Palme-Sunday Battell,
78 10
Parishes in England divided by Honorius Arch-Bishop of Canterburie,
5.4
In England how many
ibid.
How many in the Conque∣rours time,
4.10
Passerumurbs, See Circester.
Patricke, the first Apostle for Ireland,
158.22
His life,
138.23
His Purgatorie,
145 7
Where he lived, died, and was buried,
145.9
Strife about his Sepulchre,
13••.22
Paulinus Arch-Bishop of Yorke baptized in one day ten thousand,
79 6
Peaceable and safe travelling over all England in King Elfreds dayes,
3.4
Pembroke-shire how limited,
107. & 101.1
What Townes, Cantreves, and Commots therein,
101.2
How neere it is adjoyning to Ireland,
101.3
The ancient Inhabitants,
101.4
The Commodities there∣of,
101.5
What Religious houses dis∣solved,
101.8
Castles therein,
ibid.
Hundreds and Townes there,
102
Pembroke Towne,
100.17
The site of Pembroke,
ibid.
Pearles in Cumberland,
87.4
Engendred in Caernarvon-shire,
123.5
Perry a drinke in Worcester-shire,
51.3
Perth. See Saint Iohns Towne.
Saint Peters in Cornehill an Arch-Bishops Cathedrall Church,
6.5. & 29.7
Saint Peters Port,
94
Saint Peters upon the wall,
31.8
Peter-house in Cambridge built,
37.4
Peterborow Towne and Mo∣nasterie,
55.7
Peterborow the Cathedrall Church,
ibid.
Pichford famous for a Well of Bitumen,
71.9
Picts Wall,
3.2
It was the Romanes onely Partition North-ward,
ibid.
Picts the in-borne and naturall Britaines,
131.4
Why so called,
ibid.
Pimble-Mere in Merioneth-shire of what nature it is,
117.5
Plaister of Lincoln-shire harder then that of Paris,
65.4

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Plantius first Romane Prefect in Britaine,
2
Plimmouth famous where∣fore,
19.4
Plimlimmon Hill,
113.3
Plough-land what it is,
57 3
Pomona an Iland of the Or∣cades, an Episcopall See,
132.20
What commodities it yeel∣deth,
ibid.
Pontfret plentifull of Liquo∣rice and Skirworts
78 8
Port, the Saxon,
17.4
Port-land in Dorset-shire,
ibid.
Port-greeves,
4.7
Pondbery a Trench,
17.5
Powis-land how divided,
99 12
Powis Vadoc,
ibid.
Powis between Wye and Se∣verne,
100.13
Powis Wenwinwyn,
100 14
Powis Vadoc what Cantreves and Commots it hath,
100 12
Powis betweene Wye and S••∣verne what Townes and Castles it hath,
100 13
Powis Wenwinwyn what towns Cantreves and Commots it hath,
100 14
Prestaine a Towne of Com∣merce in Radnor-shire,
111 6
Processe and pleading in the French tongue,
5.3
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