The descrypcyon of Englonde Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descrypcyon of this londe which of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne and now is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same

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The descrypcyon of Englonde Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descrypcyon of this londe which of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne and now is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same

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Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364.

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[Westminster :: Printed by Wynkyn de Worde,

1498]

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Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

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• title page
• ¶Hit is so that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of En∣glonde ben hadde and also now late enprynted at Westmynstre. And for as moche as the descrypcyon of this lon∣de whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon / and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly hadde / ne the noblenesse & worthynesse of the same is not knowen. Therfore I entende to sette in this booke the descrypcyon of this sayd Yle of Brytayne & with the commodytees of the same.
• ¶The names of this Ylonde. Ca. j.
• ¶Of the settynge boūdynge lengthe & brede of this londe. ca. ij.
• ¶Of the worthynesse and prerogaty∣ues. ca. iij.
• ¶Of the merueylles and of won¦dres. ca.
• ¶Of the chyef partyes of the same londe. ca. v.
• ¶Of the Ylondes that ben therto ad∣iacent. ca. vj.
• ¶Of the kynges hye wayes and stre∣tes. ca. vij.
• ¶Of the famous Ryuers and stre∣mes. ca. viij.
• ¶Of aūcyent cytees & townes. ca. ix.
  • ¶Wilhel. de pon. li. iij.
• ¶Of prouynces & shyres. ca. x.
  • ¶De legibus legū{que} vocabulis.
• ¶Of kyngdoms of boundes & mar∣kes bytwene them. ca. xij.
• ¶Of bisshopryches & theyr sees ca. xiij
  • ¶De episcopis occiden∣talibus. Wilhelmus.
  • ¶De orientalibus episcopis.
  • ¶De episcopis mercio{rum}. Whilhelmus.
• ¶De episcopis Northumbra¦nis. Wilhel. de pon. li. ca. xi.
• ¶Of how many maner people haue dwelled therin. ca. xiiij.
• ¶Of the langages of maners & vsa∣ge of the people of that londe. ca. xv.
  • ¶De gentis huius mori∣bus. ¶Gir. in itinere.
• ¶Of the londe of Wales. ca. xvi.
• ¶Of the name and why it is named Wales. ca. xvij.
• ¶Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales. ca. xviij.
• ¶Of the maners and rytes of the Walsshmen. ca. xix.
• ¶Of the merueylles and wondres of Wales. ca. xx.
• ¶Of the descrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania. ca. xxi.
• ¶Of ye descrypcōn of Irlonde .ca .xxij.
• ¶Of ye boūdynge of Irlonde. ca .xxiij.
• ¶Of the gretnes and qualyte of that londe. ca. xxiiij.
• ¶Of the defautes of ye londe. ca .xxv.
• ¶Of them that fyrste enhabyted Ir∣londe. ca. xxvi.
• ¶Of the condycyons and maners of Irlonde. ca. xxvij.
• ¶Of the meruaylles and wondres of Irlonde. ca. xxviij.
• ¶Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca. xxix.
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