a Champain Country, and of a different the South-east part being exceeding fertile for all sorts of especially and and hath rich which feed store of and whose for its fineness is had in great esteem; The North-west part is generally barren, and in some places rocky and stony; and about the of (where is ) is store of wherewith they manure their ground; and the South-west, and North-east parts, are of a good both for and

It is but thinly clothed with especially in the South and East parts; which defect is sufficiently supplyed by the great plenty of digged up in the Northern parts, which being hilly is called the and breedeth abundance of

It hath for its Eastern bounds the Counties of and for its Southern, for its Western, where runeth and for its Northern, the Counties of and

Its extent from in the East, to in the West, is about 27 and from in the South, to in the North, is about 23; and makes in circumference about 196

It hath been strengthened with divers and as at and an ancient of the

Here were also many and as the of in and The of and The of and and the of and the great, and the less at

It is well watered with which afford good convenience to the the chief amonst which are the anciently called the from a thereon seated; and

The that possessed this County were the and in the time of the made part of the Kingdom of the

It is severed into six in which are numbred about 200 and hath intercourse of traffick with twelve whose names are as followeth.

pleasantly seated in a rich healthful and on the banks of the or (of old called ) which washes its Northern and Western parts, over which are two It is a place more famous for antiquity then beauty, being said to be built by King 844 years before the birth of and called wherein he placed a or to serve in the Temple of by himself there erected, and where he was buried, if saies true; but more certain it is, that it was in great request in the time of the and that here was erected an by King of the in , but soon translated elsewhere, which did much impair the beauty of the City, which lay in a languishing condition until the noble and virtuous Lady in . took compassion on it, and not only reedified her but also encompassed it with a strong and in a short time after it became a place of so great a that called it a wealthy But in the reign of K. the Second, it was sore overpressed with sundry and grievous calamities, and was dismantled of her and which was large and strong. But the Author of these miseries (to wit, the Earl of this ) for the expiating his horrid crimes, built the of wherein he became a and for 15 years offered up his prayers to God for pardon of his sins. With the like devotion the first Duke of built an for 110 poor people, with a fair and liberally endowed it, wherein he lyeth interr'd. As to the present state of it is a and governed by a and is dignified in giving Title to the Right Honorable Earl of and is the only in the County that hath the election of It is indifferent large, conteining three hath several good is well inhabited; and its which is on is well served with and Countrey

From this it was that set forth with great pomp and force to near where on the . in a bloody battle there fought (for the deciding the differences betwixt the houses of and ) he was slain, yielding both himself, and the success of the day to the victorious of who was proclaimed King in the and the next day the body of the said was brought back in ignominy, being cast cross a back naked and and as meanly buried in the of which being afterwards destroyed, the wherein he lay (which was a ) now serveth in an for a drinking for

seated near on the edge of the towards and in a good It is beautified with a fair and large which hath a lofty Spire-steeple; and its which is on is very well served with and most sorts of Country

or loftily seated on a and in a fertile soil for and an ancient whose which is on is but small; yet is it still of note for the bloody battel fought betwixtKing and of at near adjoyning, as before noted; which place is now known by the name of King

seated between two and near unto a of some account, and hath a very good on

Near unto this is of note for its which are here had in great plenty.

pleasantly seated amongst fertile near the of which is well clothed with and on the banks of the over which it hath a It is a good handsome adorned with fair and a large and its which is on is very considerable for and

or seated on a great eminency, and near the River where there is a for the conveniency of passage: and in times past it was of great renown for its seated on a steep and craggy long since demolished. It is at present an indifferent and hath a small on

At near adjoyning, is digged up excellent much commended for its binding.

scituate in a fertile and on the banks of the River which almost encircleth it, over which are two fair The is indifferent large, the well built, and its which is on is very considerable for being esteemed the best in the County, next to

Near unto this is or so called from a famous or there founded about the time of the first coming in of the by a common contribution over all for the cure of the which then sorely infected the

Mr. maketh mention of the ancient City of that stood in these highly seated; whose ruinous which enclosed about 18 Acres of ground (now made use of by the ) sufficiently speak it to have been a place of good account in the time of the where they had their and out of the ruins of this City, or is said to have been raised.

a pretty good and well seated in an who som but its which is on is very inconsiderable, and in a manner disused.

scituate in a Bottom; a little and hath a very mean on

Nigh unto this is a place of a great eminence, and enjoyeth a large and pleasant prospect; on the top of which is placed a

seated in a rich soil; a very small on

an ancient and pretty good seated on the River which severeth it from Its is on which is of good account for and

seated in a good and on the River which after a small distance falleth into the River in It is an indifferent Country beautified with a large and fair which hath a neat lofty and Spire-steeple; and its which is on is well served with and Country

Nigh unto this is raised out of the ruins of which was an ancient and flourishing City, and had a Senate of in it; whose antiquity doth appear by the pieces of four-square stone, &c. often plowed up. Nigh to this place was the or of the

[] Its Bounds.

[] Its extent.

[] Its Castles and Forts.

[] Religious Houses.

[] Its Rivers.

[] Its ancient Inhabitants.

[] Its division.

[] Leicester.

[] Crouch-back Richard slain at Redmore near Bosworth

[] Hinckley.

[] Bosworth.

[] Ashby de la Zouch.

[] Cole-overton.

[] Loughborow.

[] Mont-sorell.

[] Barrow.

[] Melton-Mowbray

[] Burton Lazers

[] Veromentum, now called Burrow.

[] Waltham on the would.

[] Billesden.

[] Life-hill.

[] Hallaton.

[] Harborow.

[] Lutterworth.

[] Clebrook.