a County blest with a sweet and temperate and of a fertile both for and bearing good crops of and feeding store of It is every where interlaced with aspiring which are well clothed with the chief amongst which are the aliàs and and through its run those many Rivers which so plentifully water the Country, as the (which in a winding Chanel almost cutteth the Country in the midst) the all which are plentifully stored with excellent and particularly the which is of note for its

This hath such great aboundance of that even the and are beset therewith, which are common to all Passengers, and of which they make great plenty of and

Here are many or which afford a most excellent, and high-prized sort of for the which for fineness, whiteness and hardness, imitateth

Its form is triangular, but not of an equal proportion, for from South to North are numbred about 32 from South to North-west, about 22; and from thence to its North-east point, about 28; making its circumference to be about 120 But indeed its extent cannot well be measured, it having so many several inlets and places, which lye in the limits of other Counties; with the like parts of other Counties within its body, all which are set forth in the what should be the cause thereof, I leave to the judicious to judge; but according to the opinion of some (as Mr. in his of noteth) it was occasioned by such which had the command of the County, who having parcels of their own dispersed in the adjacent Counties, desired them to be united thereunto, making their own Authority the more entire.

Places in this County set apart for wear at aliàs and

And for places of Defence, it had the Castles of and

This lyeth confronted on the East with on the South with on the West with and and on the North with

It is severed into five in which are numbred 152 and for intercourse of is unto by 11 whose names are as followeth.

no less pleasantly then commodiously seated on the Eastern banks of the over which it hath a fair with a Tower upon it; and thence arising with a gentle ascent; affordeth to the upper parts a delectable prospect in the beneath. It is a City of great antiquity, called by and by the and by the Latins, and said to be built by the the better to secure themselves from the who were of all beyond the likewise its Antiquity doth appear by the many ancient granted unto them by the Kings of before the Conquest, both of the and even as high as and And although it hath received so many shocks of ill-fortune, having been and its almost all slain by in . for that they killed his of the and being again rebuilt and peopled, in . it suffered much by the merciless flames of a sudden which spared not the and It was likewise twice in flames in the Civil broyls of King which so impaired it, that it lay almost waste, and despairing of a recovery; yet notwithstanding from these dead ashes a new arose, and her buildings were raised in a more stately proportion, especially its dedicated to and the blessed Virgin which having been beautifully repaired by the Bishop, is a stately Structure, in whose are several or as that of King in White-marble, that of Prince of and son to King the Seventh, in black jet; with several of the and ancient Family of the It is a every way considerable, enjoying ample sends two to Is honoured with the Title of which is at present in the Person of the Right Noble Marquess and Earl of is dignified with an and for Civil is at present governed by a 24 principal 48 less principal called two a and other It is a place of a good largeness, conteining 9 besides its and St. which are without the Liberties of the City; is graced with good built and well ordered is well inhabited, enjoyeth a good especially for its here made in great quantities; and its which are on and are very considerable, (especially that on ) for living and all which are here had in great plenty, and at very easie rates.

of good antiquity, being said to be built by Duke of in the Reign of King It is seated in a plain, on the great Road from to and on the banks of the River where it hath a for the conveniency of passage: and although it is somewhat

or as being seated on the River where it hath a good It is a well-built which was of great account in the time of the and hath a on

Nigh this are the or rather which also give name to a which for the space of about seven miles, do as it were by degrees rise higher and higher, and on the brow of which Earl of did cause a wonderful to be cast up for a division of his Lands from those of the of

Opposite to these Eastwards, are which also raise themselves to a great eminence, and are very remarkable; at the foot whereof is the Village where was an ancient founded by King of the

scituate on a arising from the River which almost encompasseth it, where it hath a at the head whereof (and as it were in the ) sometime stood long since levelled to the ground, and the place hallowed for a This was of note for its founded by with the helping hand of King Son to King of the it is at present a large and well-built esteemed the best in the County next to conteining two or three giveth its voice in by two is well inhabited and frequented, enjoying a good principally for and its which is on is very considerable for and

This giveth name to a near adjoyning, which for fertility of soil, may deservedly be called the of these parts.

upon so called as seated on the but in a slip of the County which lyeth within as appeareth by the It is an ancient and hath a very great on for

seated on the River a not over-large, hath a small on but is of great note for its having three which afford great plenty of water for the making the which are fevered asunder by a small Brook of Fresh-water; and out of these or excellent (as before I have noted) is boyled in their placed round about, from to for which they drive a very considerable

Nigh unto this is and which are very serviceable unto the Undertakers of these in supplying them with for the boyling the brine in their

seated on the River an indifferent good well inhabited by and hath a great on for and all sorts of

scituate on a Flat, and on the over which it hath a so called; it is a good and well-built which hath the accommodation of a good where there is a and its which is on is well furnished with and

Between this and is a small track of Land which is part of adjoyning to which Eastwards is which commandeth a fair prospect.

seated under a and on the where the little River looseth it self, dividing the in twain. It is an ancient being indifferent large, its well- built, beautified with a fair is well inhabited, and much traded unto for its called and its which is on is considerable for and several Country

a which sendeth to pleasantly seated on the and near the of which in former time was a place of great delight, and of good account in the time of King the Seventh, where he built a retiring House for Prince and called it The at present is neat, and well-built, enjoyeth a good for and called here made; and hath a on chiefly considerable for

seated on the banks of a River which severeth the County from adjoyning to which is a small track of ground, which is part of It is an indifferent and hath a good on

[] Its Rivers.

[] Great plenty of Fruits.

[] Salt-pits.

[] Its form and Extent.

[] Religious Houses.

[] Its Castles.

[] Its bounds.

[] Its division

[] Worcester.

[] Pershore.

[] Upton upon Severn.

[] Malverne-hills and Chase.

[] Bredon-hills.

[] Bredon.

[] Evesholme,

[] Bengworth-Castle.

[] Shipton upon Stower.

[] Droitwich.

[] Fakenham-Forest.

[] Norton-wood.

[] Bromes-grove.

[] Sturbridge.

[] Clent-hill.

[] Kidderminster

[] Bewdley.

[] Tiken-hall.

[] Tenbury.