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Q.

QUalities of the mind according to the qualities of the bodie, 115, a 40
Quarell in the daies of Edward the confessor, and what mischeefe grew thervpon, 7, a 10. Of monks Augustine cost 2100 monks liues 35, b 40
Quarries what they be and their sundrie sorts, 234, b 30. Of stone [...]now in England: note, 232, b 60, 233, a 10. In Scotland of sun|drie kinds, 109, b 10
Quickesiluer, 236, b 10. It and sul|phur father and mother to all met|tals, 237, a 10

R.

RAdegund a maid droue crowes to the pound which hurt hir corne whiles she went to masse, 68, a 40
Radwinter, the lord whereof at va|riance with the lord of Gwin|bach: note, 106, a 60
Ramhounds, 208, a 30
Rape à Rapiendo, 154, a 60
Rape oil [...] made sometimes within England, 111, a 40
Rat Iland and why so named, 34, a 40
Rauen & Uulture of some thought to be all one, 227, b 10
Reb [...]llion cannot properlie be but of subiects, 118, a 60
Read William bishop of Chichester a famous man, 141, a 60
Reading named of [...], that is, too|uerflow, 46, a 10. In times past called Pontium and why, 45, b 60
Redshanks the wild or rough footed Scots, 14, b 20
Religiõ that the posteritie of Cha [...] brought ouer into Britaine, 21, b 50, 60, 22, a all. Ancient vsed in Albion, 19, a 10. When it fell in de|caie after it was first established in Albion, 21, b 10. From whense Brute did learne his, 22, a 60. Of the Druides and their chéefe schoole held in Britaine, 20, a 60. Houses thereof in England, their reuenues & number at their disso|lution, 26, a 50, 60, b 10. Corrup|tors of it, 19, b 10
Rents inhansed, 189, a 30
Reuther king of Scots slaine, 118, a 60
Rhée or Rée a Saxon word for a water course, 45, b 60. A word in vse in Essex for a riuer, 46, a 10. A common name of all waters that run from their head, 96, b 40
Rhene riuer swalloweth bastards & casteth vp y^e right begottẽ, 46, b 10
Richard de la Wich bishop of Chi|chester: note, 240, b 10
Richard earle of Warwike, 31, b 60
Richmond by whõ bu [...]ded, 195, b 60
EEBO page image 718 Richmondshire and Westmerland in some places bounded by the ri|uer Swale. 94, b 10
Riddesdale where it lieth, 91, a 20
Right mainteined by might, 117, b 10
R [...] in the old Scithian toong dooth signifie a region or king|dome, 6, b 60
Ripe signifieth the banke of euerie brooke, 240, a 50
Riuer what finest for water in all Scotland, 88, b 30 One by Che|ster that changeth hir chanell e|uerie moneth, 129, b 50
Riuers in Angleseie and their cour|ses, 81, b 50. Great plentie in En|gland, 109, a 50. That fall into the Thames, 46, a 20. The lesse min|gle their names with the greater, 93, [...] 30. That fall into the sea betwéene the Thames & the Sa|uerne mouth, 53, a 10. In Den|bighshire and Flintshire, 81, b 10. In Deuonshire, 65, a 60. Upon the coast of Northfolke, 103, b 40. That fall & [...]oine with the sea be|twéene number & the Thames, 100, a 10. That fall into the sea in cõpasse of the Iland betwéene the Sauern & Humber, 72, a 10. That discharge themselues into the Sauerne, 68, b 10. Lieng vpõ the coast of Southwales, 72, a 10. In Summersetshire, 58, b 60. To be found vpon the Scotish shore, 88, a 30. Of strange qualities as au|thors write, 46, b 10. Two called the two swords, 78, a 10. Thrée called the thrée sisters, 68, b 60. Of forren parts indued with strange properties, 210, b 60
Robert a Norman archbishop of Canturburie, 7, a 10. An ambiti|ous priest and contentious, 132, a 40. ¶ Sée Archbishop.
Robin whoods baie, 92, a 50
Robberies doone in England oft, by whom, & in what maner, 186, a 40
Rochester called Durobreuum, 217, b 10. How called in the Romans time, 190, b 60. The bishoprike when, & by whom erected, and the circuit of the same, &c. 140, b 20. A preparatiue to an higher place, 140, b 40. The bridge by whome begun and finished, 52, b 60
Rocke called the Horsse more infor|tunate than ten of Setans colts, 78, b 50
Rocks called the Checkstones, 60, a 10. Called the cow and calfe verie cruell, 79, a 30. Dangerous lieng on a row vpon the west end of Southwales, called the bishops & his clerks, 78, b 50. Taken for Iles, 33, a 40
Roger a bishop builder of Uies ca|stell, 141, b 60
Roges how punished, 185, [...]40. Full of much mischéefe: note, 196, b 10. Egyptian, 183, b 50. ¶ Sée Ua|gabonds.
Rome a Babylon & sinke of mischéef saith the popes owne factor: note, 136, b 60
Romans colonies in what places of this land, 217, b 60. What coins they had, of what mettall, & with what stamps, 217, a 50. Made loo|king glasses of English tin, 237, b 60. Secure authoritie in this land apparant, 217, a 10. Wore lõg haire before they receiued barbars into their citie, 102, b 60. Coine found in Godmanchester, 102, b 60. Cõ|temptuouslie call their fooles, bards, 21, a 50. Diuide all Bri|taine into fiue prouinces, 17, b 30. What hauens in Britaine they v|sed for their passage & repassage to and fro, 3, a 30. Armie consisted of many sorts of people, 5, b 40. Sub|due Britaine to their dominion, 5, b 10. Brought in the Latine toong into Britaine, 13, b 20. In what places of Britaine they planted their legions, 5, b 30. Wofull ghests to Britaine and why, 5, b 40. Their senat fol|lowed the trade of merchandize, 204, b 60. Decrée for the restraint of superfluous grasing, 213, b 60. Brought fallow déere first into this land, 204, b 20. Prescribed li|mits to euerie mans tenure, 193, b 50. Coine found in the course of the Pictish wall, 128, a 50. Deui|sed Gauell kind first, & why, 180, a 60. Brought in the gelding of cocks, 223, [...]40. Placed certeine pyramides of stones, 113, b 10. Sometime inhabited Cabridge, 91, a 10. Soiourned at Chester, 73, b 50. Their ancient calendar, 242, b 60 ¶ Sée Britaine.
Romeneie a march betwéene Mon|mouth & Glamorganshire, 75, a 20
Romeneie marsh in old time called Romana or Romanorum insula, 3, a 30
Rootes. ¶ Sée Gardens.
Rose that bare a triple number of leaues to thrée score vpõ one but|ton, 210, b 30
Rot in shéepe and cattell whense it commeth, 221, b 10
Rother riuer separateth Suffex frõ Kent, 53, b 10
Rouers. ¶ Sée Pirats.
Round Ile, & why so called, 39, b 40.
Runners on foote verie swift, 226, b 40
Rutters deride our new archerie, 198, a 60

S.

SAint Albans martyrdome found written in an old booke, 191, b 60
S. Albons when most of all it excel|led, 191, a 60. How called in the Romans time, 190, b 30. Some|times Uerlamcester, 113, a 20. ¶ Sée Verolamium.
S. Andrews in Scotland standeth vpon the mouth of the lake Lon|dors, 88, b 40
S. Assaphs bishoprikes erection, circuit, and valuation, 145, a 50
S. Cutberts foules, 44, b 10
S. Dauids bishopriks erection, cir|cuit and valuation, 145, a 20
S. Dauidsland, 78, b 60. 79, a 10
S. Iames sometimes a nonnerie by whom builded. 195, b 60
S. Magnus bole, 42, b 10
S. Marie ouer Rhée, 45, b 60. 46, a 10
S. Néeds. ¶ Sée Newton.
S. Osmond, why commended and extolled by the papists, 141, b 40
S. Patrikes staffe full of vertue, 68, a 40
S. Uincents bath, 214, b 30
Sabrina a wood compounded of A|ber and Ina, &c. 68, b 20
Sacrifices of mankind to idols and yet thought most acceptable, 22, b 10, 20
Saffron in England described and the dressing thereof, 232, a 40. Not commonlie planted here till Ri|chard the seconds time, 234, a 60. English reckoned among spices, 232, a 40. How commonlie priced, 233, a 10. That more deceit is v|sed in no trade more, and how to perceiue it, 233, b 60. Hot in the se|cond and drie in the first degrée, 233, b 60. When great plentie and whẽ scarsitie, 233, b 10. The ver|tues thereof, 234, a 10. When the cõmoditie of it was first brought into this Iland, 234, a 60. Where the gretest mart is for it, 234, b 60
Salisburie the old how it tell into vtter decaie, 56, b 60, 57, a 10. The new when begun and hindered by waters, 57, a 30. The bishopr [...]e by whom erected, and of the cir|cuit, and iurisdiction of the same, 141, b 40. ¶ Sée Sarisburie.
Salsa parilla, 209, a 60
Salt artificiall of sundrie sortes: note, 240, a 40. Baie salt made in England, 241, a 20
Saltpéeter, 236, b 60
Salters thrée hundred in Wich, 240 a 60
Salt springs thrée in the towne of Wich, 240, a 60
Sammons where in season, when out of season else where, 72, a 40. When to be taken, 224, a 10, Of the greatest size in what riuers of Scotland to be found, 88, b 20. Taken in the Thames, 46, b 10
Samothea the name of Britaine a long while called, 3, a 60
Samothes brought a parcell of the linage of Iaphet into Britaine, 5, a 60. One of the sonnes of Ia|phet, 3, a 80. The religion that he published in Albion, 19, a 10 ¶ Sée Dis.
Satisburie so named of Saron, 190 a 10
Saron the son of Magus and what teaching he practised in Albion, 19, a 30
Saronides and whereof they were so called, 19, a 30
Sauerne described, & what waters discharge themselues thereinto, 68, b 10. Whense it tooke his name, 68, b 20. Wherein comparable to the Thames and wherein infe|riour, 68, b 40
Saxons diuided this land into fa|milies, 153, a 50. Builded manie townes & villages in England, 192, b 60. What natiõs came with them into Britaine, 5, a 30. Left no idoll vnhonored no not filthie Priapus, 27, a 10. Cõuerted from paganisme by Augustine y^e monke 27, a 20. Became first acquainted with Britaine, 6, b 10. Under Hẽgists armie in Britaine, 6, b 20 What name they gaue the wéeke daies, 242, a 60. The Hormans why deadlie enimies to the Eng|lish Saxons, 7, a 10. Their kings vsed to be crowned at Kings towne vpon Thames, 219, b 10
Schooles of Grammar a great nũ|ber through out England, 150, b 10. Full of abuses and by what means, 249, b 60
Schooles in the primitiue church vnder the bishops iurisdiction, 139, b 50
Scithians arriue in Albania, made thẽselues Scots, 117, b 60. First inhabited the Orchades, 42, a 40
Scolds how punished, 185, b 60
Scorie Edward builder of the new crosse in the market place of Chi|chester, 141, b 10
Scorpion, 228, b 20
Scots why so often ouercome of the English, 114, b 20. Alwaies desi|rous to shake off the English sub|iection, haue often made odious attempts so to doo, but in vaine, 116, b 50. Enter in league with Charles king of France, & what effect followed, 120, b 60, 121, a 10. Newlie arriue in Albania and crowne a second Fergus king, 118, b 10. Their king feined him|selfe a minstrell & harped before him: note dissimulation, 121, b 50. Slender shift alledging that their kings homage to the kings of England was for the earledome of Huntingdon, 123, b 10. 124, a 10. Driuen out of all the bounds of Britaine by Coell, 118, a 60. Their dreame that a stone (now at Westminster) was the same wheron Iacob slept when he sted into Mesopotania, 125, b 20. Thréescore thousand slaine at Fawkirke, 125, b 60. Des [...]tute of anie heire to the crowne from A|lexander their last king, 125, a 10. Palladius accounted their apo|stle, 27, b 50. Called Scoti because they are an obscure nation in the sight of the world, 6, a 20. Wild called the Redshanks or Rough|footed Scots, & why so called, 14, b 20. Mixed of the Scithian and Spanish bloud, 5, b 50. When they arriued in Britaine out of Ire|land, 5, b 50. They came stealing into Britaine and are no long continuers, 5, b 50. Neuer made cõquest in England, 8, a 10. Great crakers, braggers, and liers in their histories, 8, a 10. Properlie the Redshanks and Irish, 6, a 10. First driuen out of Britaine by Maximus, 6, a 60. Dwelt some|time in the Ile of Man, 37, b 10. Greatlie giuen to witcheraft and vnto sorcerie, 37, b 60. Used to féed on the buttocks of boies and womens paps, 6, a 20. ¶ Sée I|rish, & Picts.
Scotland had sometimes two king|domes, besides that of the Or|chades, 16, a 30. Stored with plẽ|tie of quarries of sundrie sorts, 109, b 10. Iles in it, 39, a 10 Hun|ting that their princes vsed, 226, b 10. Not so fruitfull as Wales, 109, a 10. The souereigntie of it all belongeth of right to the kings of England, 117, a 10. A parcell of ground besides the new palace of Westminster why so called, 122, a 40. All the holds thereof taken by Constantine king of Britaine into his owne possession, 120, a 10. How it first tooke that denomina|tion, 117, b 60. Deliuered vp of the king by his letters patents, 127, a 10. When the Orchades and o|ther Ilands were vnited perfect|lie to the crowne thereof, 43 b 60. All the land inhabited with Bri|tons, 118, a 60. Giuen to gorman|dising and bellichéere, 165, b 60. Under the dominiõs of the kings of Britaine, 118, b 60. Conuerted to the faith of Christ, 27, b 10. The first attempt of the bishop of Rome to bring it vnder his obe|dience, 27, b 30. Thrée seuerall toongs spoken in it, 14, b 10
Scroope William the kings vice|chamberlaine bought the Ile of Man and the crowne thereof, 37, b 50
Seas tempestuous about the Or|chades and why, 42, b 50
Seculum. ¶ Sée Aeuum.
Seimors descent supposed to be from Eldulph de Samor a noble man of Britaine, 120, a 40
Semiramis / ouercõmeth Stauro|bates to his losse, 3, b 60
Sermon at Paules crosse and the pulpit when first ordeined, and builded, 140, b 50
Sermons ordinarie in cathedrall churches, 135, a 62
Seruice in the vulgar toong offen|siue to the popes, 138, a 60
Seruingmen noted, 164, a 10. Shif|ters and robbers, 196, a 40
Sessions quarterlie and petie sessi|ons, 156, a 50
Seton in Deuonshire full of aliens that sought the conquest of Eng|land, &c: note, 59, a 20
Seuerus by birth a Romane but in bloud a Briton, 118, b 60. Fini|sher of the Picts wall, 127, b 30
Shaftesburie how called in the Ro|mans EEBO page image 719 time, 190, b 60
Sheepe of England passe all other. 221, a 10. Without horns, 221, a 40 Wild o [...]t hunted but seldome or neuer [...]ten, 41, a 40. As big as our fallow deere. 41, a 20
Shilling currant of siluer, when [...] by whom first coined. 218, b 60
Ship called great Henrie, 200, b 20
Ships well builded how far they will passe in a wéeke, 201, b 60. Of fiue hundred tun, &c: 201, a 50. Old of what burthen, and how ours & theirs differ, 200, a 50, b 20 Belonging to the queenes maie|stie and hir seruice, 200, b 40. 201 a 10. The northerlie regiõs [...]tie not theirs with iron, and whie, 3, b 50. The maner of dressing them in old time, 3, b 50. Wrought of wickers sometime vsed in Brit|taine, 3, b 60. Made of canes, 3, b 60. When first made and prouided in this Iland, 20, b 20. Made of wicker and couered with buffle hides, 201, b [...]0
Shires fortie in England, 154, a 60. By whom first made out, 153, a 50 Some lieng in [...]d parcels, 154, b 60, 155, a 10. Diuided into la [...]hes, 153, b 30. In time of néed haue their lieutenants, 155, a 30. The number of their market townes & parishes, 194, a 10. Such as send knights and burgesses to the par|lement, 174, b 40. Thirtéene in Wales, 154, a 60
Shires and shares all one, 153, a 60
Shirifles authoritie and office, and the reason of the name, 155, a 40. Their turne, 155, b 10
Shireburne bishoprike diuided into thrée, 142, a 40
Shelts a kind of dogs out of Ise|land, 231, b 40
Shooters hill and the length of the saie, 109, a 50
Shrimps in Midwaie as much estéemed as the westerne smelts, 52, b 10
Shrewes Ile in Scotland, 40, a 40
S [...]ill king of Britons warreth a|gainst y^e Scots, 118, a 60. He & his brother at ciuill discord, 118, [...] 60
S [...]er made of apples, 170, b 10
S [...]cester how called in the Ro|mans time, 190, b 50
Sillan Ilands their number & dif|ference in greatnesse, 33, b 40
Siluer not wanting in England, 237, a 50. How producted and in|gendred, 237, a 30
Simonie practised to obteine a bi|shoprike, 137, b 40
Simples thrée [...]dred in a litle gar|den of litle aboue thrée hundred foot of ground, 210, b 40. ¶ Sée Gardens,
Sistérs thrée being thrée riuers, 68, b 60
Sisters seuen being seuen springs in an [...]ll, 66, a 60
Sitomagus a citie in England, 189, b 50
Skie the greatest Ile about Scot|land, 40, b 20. ¶ Sée Ile & Ilãds.
Skipton castell by whome founded and finished, 31, b 50
Slate of sundrie colors, 235, b 30
Slaues none in England, 163, b 50
Sloworine described, 2 [...]8, b 10
Smithfield in the east giuen by Ca|nutus to certein knights, 111, a 10
Snake described, 228, a 60
Snowdoonie hils verie famous, 80, b 10
Soda salt, 236, b 60
Sonchus somewhat like our saf|fron, 233, b 10
Southãpton hauẽ described, 53, a 30
Spaniards set whole woods on fire in the west Indies, 212, a 10. Their words at the sight of the small munition in England, 198, a 20. Their words at the English plaine building and great fare, 187, a 40
Spaniels, 230, a 10, 60. ¶ Sée Dogs
Sparhawkes nature, 227, a 60
Specular stones, 239, b 20. ¶ Sée Stones.
Spider and the flie, 229, a 40
Spider of Naples, 228, b 20
Spirit that ran at tilt in complet armor in a moone shine night, 129, a 20
Spring néere Saffron walden of a notable ve [...]tge, 211, b 50
Springs seuen in an hill called the seuen sisters, 66, a 60. ¶ Sée Ri|uers and Waters.
Scafford how called in old time, 191, a 50
Stag accounted the noblest game to hunt, & so others in degrée, 226, a 50
Starre honoring how hatched at the first, 21, b 50, 60. 22. a 10
Sta [...]es. ¶ Sée Weapons.
Statutes penall not executed, 212, b 60, 213, a 10. ¶ Sée Lawes.
Staurobates his ships of canes wherein he sought against S [...]|miramis, 3, b 60
Stéele, 238, b 40
Stéeples in France how manie, 139, b 10
Stephan king of England licenced his barons to build castels, but with repentance, 194, b 10. Ill dealt withall of his clergie, 133, b 40. 134, a 10
Sterbirie a place where an armie hath lien, 218, a 30
Stockfish is light loding saie the Hollanders or Hulmen, 235, b 40
Stone that had verie swéet fauou|ring oile in it, 236, a 10. Regall of Scotland now in Westminster abbeie, and called Iacobs stone, 125, b 20. Huge at Pe [...]ber in Gu [...]therie parish, 130, a 50. Spe|cular vsed before glasse was knowne, 187, b 60. Uerie great, how moueable, & how vnmouea|ble, 130, b 10. Pretious how to be tried, 239, b 40. Used & dedicated in times past to building of chur|ches, 234, b 30. ¶ Sée Quarries.
Stones vpon Salisburie plaine to be woondered at, 129, a 60. Found vpon certeine hils in Glocester|shire: note, 239, b 60. Throwne a defense against the enimie, 4, a 50. Found in the heads of certein fi|shes, 240, a 10. Pretious, 239, a 10 Taken out of oisters, toads, mus|kels, &c: 239, b 60. With verie strãge things found in them, 235, b 50. Including graines of gold, 235, b 60. Fashioned like cockles & mightie oisters, 130, a 10. Of sun|drie sorts & not of common kinds where dailie found, 215, b 60
Strangers suffered to vse our pri|uileges & commodities in Eng|land, &c: which we may not doo in their countrie, 115, b 10
Streames that fall into the sea be|twéene the Thames & the mouth of Seuerne, 53, a 10. ¶ Sée Ri|uers.
Siure riuer whereof Sturbridge faire hath his name, 103, a 60. Parteth Essex from Suffolke, 105, a 40. By Ptolomie called E|domania, 105, a 50. With his six heads described, 57, a 60. With what kind of fishes it aboun|deth, 57, b 40
Sturbridge faire the most famous mart in England. 103, a 60
Sturgeon great plẽtie in Midwaie riuer in times past, 52, b 10. Ta|ken in Rochester water & giuen to the queene, 67, b 10
Sturton baronie whense it taketh the name, 57, b 10. What the lord giueth in his armes, 57, b 10
Subsidies greater imposed vpõ the clergie than the la [...]e, 137, a 20
Suffolke what hauens it hath, 108, a 60
Su [...]omaca. ¶ Sée Barnet.
Sulphur, 236, b 10. It and quicksil|uer father and mother to all met|tals, 237, a 10
Summerset place, 195, b 50. ¶ Sée Duke.
Summersetshire & Glocestershire parted asunder by Swinford ri|uer, 68, a 30, Cold baths there, 214, b 40
Sunne lost his light in the daies of Athelstane, 59, a 40
Sundaie prophaned, 213, b 50. By paltrie faires, 244, b 60
Superstition of some foolish countri|folks when their cattell die of the garget, 110, a 40
Sussex separated from Kent by the riuer of Rother, 53, b 10, A king|dome vnder E [...]la the Saxon, 16, b 10. What hauẽs it hath, 108, b 20
Sutherie why so called, 45, b 60
Swale riuer the bound in some pla|ces betwéene Richmondshire and Westmerland, 94, b 10
Swifts a noisome vermin, 228, b 30
Swine in England, & how diuerslie their flesh is vsed, 221, b 50
Swineford riuer parted Summer|set and Glocestershires asunder, 68, a 30
Swords two being two riuers so named, 78, a 10
Syria Phenices, 187, b 60

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