Table of Contents for Holinshed's Chronicles (1577
edition)
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Volume 1
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- AN HISTORICALL DE|ſcription of the Iſlande of Britayne, with a briefe
re|hearſall of the nature and qualities of the people of Englande,
and of all ſuch com|modities as are to be founde in the ſame.
- To the Right Honorable, and his ſingular good Lord and maiſter, S.
William Brooke Knight, Lord warden of the cinque Portes, and Baron of
Cobham, all
increaſe of the feare and knowledge of God, firme obedience towarde
his Prince, infallible loue to the common wealth, and commen|dable renowne
here in this wo
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- The deſcription of Britaine. ¶Of the ſcituation and quantitie of the Iſle of Britayne. Cap. 1.
- Of the auncient names of this Iſlande. Cap. 2.
- What ſundry Nations haue inhabited in this Iſlande. Cap. 3.
- Whether it be likely that there were euer any Gyaunts inhabiting in this
Iſle or not. Cap. 4.
- Of the generall Language vſed from time to time in Britaine. Chap.
5.
- Into how many kingdomes the Iſle of Bri|taine hath bene deuided at once
in olde time. Cap. 6.
- Of the auncient Religion vſed in this Iſland, from the comming of
Samothes vnto the conuerſion of the ſame vn|to the faith of Chriſt. Cap.
8.
- Of the number and names of ſuch ſalt Iſlands, as lye diſperſed rounde
about vppon the coaſt of Brytaine. Cap. 8.
- Of the ryſing and falles of ſuch ryuers and ſtreames, as deſcende into
the ſea with|out alteration of their names, and firſt of thoſe that lye
betweene the Thames and the Sa|uerne. Cap. 9.
- Of the Sauerne ſtreame and ſuch falles of ry|uers as go into the ſea,
betweene it and the Humber. Cap. 10.
- ¶Of ſuch Riuers as fall into the Sea, betweene Humber to the Thames. Cap.
xj.
- Of the foure hyghe wayes ſometyme made in Brytaine, by the Princes of
thys Lande. Chap. 12.
- Of the ayre and ſoyle of Britaine. Chap. 13.
- Of the generall conſtitution of the bodyes of the Brytaines. Cap.
14.
- How Britayne grew at the firſt to be deuided into three portions. Chap.
1.
- That notwithſtanding the former diuiſion made by Brute vnto his children,
the ſoue|reigntie of the whole Iſlande remained ſtill to the prince of
Lhoegres and his poſteritie after him. Chap. xvj.
- Of the wall ſometime buylded for a parti|cion betweene Englande and the
Pictes. Cap. 17.
- The ſecond Booke and the hyſtoricall de|ſcription of
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- ¶The thirde Booke of the hiſtoricall deſcription of Brytaine, conteyning
theſe chap|ters inſuing.
- ¶Faultes eſcaped.
- THE HISTORIE of Englande.
Volume 2
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- TO THE RIGHT Honorable the Lorde Robert Dudley, Earle of Leyceſter, Baron
of Denbigh, Knight of the moſt noble order of the Garter, Maister of
the Queenes Maieſties Horſe, and one of hir highneſſe priuy
Counſell.
- THE DESCRIPTION OF Scotlande, written at the firſt by Hector Boethus in
Latin, and afterwarde tranſlated into the Scottish ſpeech by Iohn Bellendon
Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finally into Engliſh, for the benefite of ſuch as
are ſtudious in the Hi|ſtories, by W.H.
- TO THE RIGHT VVORSHIPFVL Maiſter Thomas Secford Eſquier and Maiſter of the
Requeſtes, William Hariſon vvisheth all knovvledge of God, with dayly increaſe
of his giftes at this preſent, and in the worlde to come life
euerlaſting.
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¶The boundes of Albion with the ſundry commodities thereof, and of
the great infirmities that fall vnto the people there for their
intemperancy, and finally of the Religion vſed there in old tyme. Chap.
1.
- The deſcription of the Eaſt weſt and middle bor|ders of Scotland, with
the moſt notable townes and flouds therof.
Chap. 2.
- The Deſcription of Galloway, Kyle, Carricke and Cunningham, with the
notable Townes, Lakes and Riuers in the ſame. Chap. 3.
- The ſituation of Renfrew, Cliddiſdall, Lennox, Lowmund, Argile,
Louchquhaber, Lorne, and Kentyre, with all the notable things contay|ned in
the ſame. Chap. 4.
- The diſcourſe of Ros, Stranauern, and M
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Chap. 5.
- Of Boene, Anze, Buchquhaue, Mar, Meruis, Fiffe, and Angus, with the
lakes, floudes, Abbeyes, townes, and other notable things contey|ned in the
ſame. Chap. 6.
- The deſcription of Lowthian, Striueling, Men|teth, Calidon wood,
Bowgewall, Gar
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oth, with the notable Cities, Caſtels and Floudes thereof. Chap.
7.
- Of the great plenty of Hares, redde Dere, and o|ther wilde beaſtes in
Scotland, of the ſtrange properties of ſundry Scottiſh Dogges, and of the
nature of Salmon. Chap. 8.
- Of the ſundry kindes of Muſkles and Cockles in Scotland, and pearles gotten in the ſame: of the vncouth
and ſtrange fiſh there to be ſeene, and of the nature of the herbe Cythiſus
commonly called Hadder. Chap. 9.
- Of the Iles of Scotland, and ſuch notable things as are to be found in
them. Chap. 10.
- Of the nature of the Claike geeſe, and ſundry maners of their
procreation, and of the Ile of Thule. Chap. 11.
- Of the deſcription of Orkenay, and Shetland with ſundry other ſmal Iles,
and of the maners and conditions of the people dwelling in the ſame. Chap.
12.
- Of the maners of the Scottes in theſe dayes, and their compariſon with
the behauiour of the old, and ſuch as liued long ſince with|in this Iland.
Chap. 13.
- The deſcription of an auncient Pict. Chap. 14.
- The number of Biſhoppes in Scot|land. Chap. 15.
- THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Volume 3
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- ¶ A Treatiſe contayning a playne and perfect Deſcription of Irelande,
with an Introduction, to the better vnderſtanding of the Hyſtories,
appartayning to that Iſlande: compyled by Richard Stanyhurst, and
written to the Ryght Honorable, Syr Henry Sydney Knight, Lorde Deputie
of Irelande, Lorde preſident of Wales, Knight of the moſt noble order of the
Garter, and one of hir Maieſties priuie Counſell with|in hir realme of
England.
- THE HISTORIE of Irelande.
- The ſeconde Booke of the Hiſtories of Irelande, in which the conqueſt made
by Henry the ſecond of that name, King of Englande, is comprehended.
- The thirde Booke of the Hiſtorie of Ireland, compriſing the raigne of Henry
the eyght: continued by Richard Stanihurſt, and vvritten to the right honorable
Sir Henrie Sidney Knight, Lord Deputie of Ireland, Lord preſident of VVales,
Knight of the moſt noble order of the Garter, and one of hir Maieſties priue
Counſayle within hir Realme of Englande.
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Volume 4
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A Table ſeruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England, wherein,
for thy better inſtruction (gentle Reader,) thou ſhalt vn|derſtand, that
the firſt number ſignifyeth the page, and the ſecond number, the line of the
page, which in ſome places thou ſhalt finde diuided into the lynes of
the Columes, and in ſome other, to followe the number of the whole
lynes of the page, ſome pages are by ouerſight eſcaped faultie, which it may
pleaſe thee to correct, and ſo vſe it to thy profite.
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Faultes and ouerſightes eſcaped in the printing of the firſt part of
the Engliſh Historie before the Conqueſt.