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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Sandys, George, 1578-1644.
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London :: Printed for John Wright ... Thomas Passinger ... and William Thackary ...,
1684.
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Proverbs.

I. Cheshire chief of Men; which Challenge the Men •…•…f Cornwall or Kent are ready to Answer. But, ra∣••••er than any difference shall arise Wise-men will ••••ow of many Chiefs. Indeed the Cestrians have in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their Undertakings demeaned themselves Valiantly. •…•…ing Rich. II, in dangerous times, sent for 2000 of

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them, to attend him, and in time a suspicious Par•…•… the Number was doubled. Pity it was their Valour was once wasted against themselves in the Terrible Battle beteen H. 4. and H. Piercy, Sirnamed Hotsp••••, Of which Drayton, There Dutton D••••∣ton kills, a Done doth kill a Done. One * 1.1 side fought for Mortimer, who should be King by Right, the other for H. 4. who was Actu∣ally so. The Loyalty of the first side is not so much impeached by the Voice of Fame, as it is disprored by Voice of the Law which Supposes Treason may be committed against one that is only a King de facto; which Limitation was more Applicable to R. 3. than it was to H. 4.

II. Better Wed over the Mixon than over the Mo••••. Over the Mixon, that is at home, Mixon being the Compost, in the Yards of good Husbands. The mean∣ing is, the Gentry in Cheshire find it more profitable to Match within their County, than to bring a Bride out of other Shires, being more easily acquainted 〈◊〉〈◊〉 put to less Charge at home.

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