or the of for that the thereof had and apperteining unto them: and to whom the paid their allegiance, as to the

It is a of a fat, fruitful, and rich soil, both for Tillage and Pasturage; is plentifully provided with both tame and wild; and other as also with aboundance of from which the reap good profit by the sale of their and to most parts of and the rather by reason of the goodness thereof. And their are very large, which they plentifully supply with.

The that this affordeth, are chiefly (especially ) and in great plenty, which is their staple also in the of the are of and out of the and very fair for as also broad are dug up, as are excellent out of

It is blest with a sweet and heal thful yet is the and cooler then in the Eastern parts of this Kingdom, and more subject to storms of It hath a pleasant scituation, is every where sufficiently replenished with the habitations of and in a word, it aboundeth with all necessary for the use of man, as well those for pleasure as profit, insomuch that it merited the name of the which name King the First gave unto the of which he founded upon the River in the midst of this

It hath for its Eastern bounds the of and for its Southern, those of and with part of for its Northern, and for its Western, the other part of and the where it formeth a made so by the Rivers and called once all a whereas the further point thereof Westward, night unto the Shore, lyeth a small, sandy, and barren called which at low water may be passed over on the Sand; and here in former times was a little of

Its extent from in the East, where the River springeth, to the furthest part of the in the West, near is about 44 and from in the South, to in the North, about 25; which makes its circumference to be about 112

And although (in most places) it is flat and even, yet is it not without several noted (besides the Mountains which divide it from the of and ) as which is a mile from the bottom to its summet; or then the Hills of and

It is well clothed with having several and two to wit, that of near from whence the Right Honourable Sir Baron of takes his Title; and that of adjoyning to the Town of And it is so well stored with that almost every hath one peculiar to himself.

It is plentifully watered with the chief of which are the and the which may rather be tearmed arms of the then and these kindly send forth their several branches into the amongst which are these following, the And besides these there are great store of or as and Also several as those of and with several others, in all which are abundance of excellent

Here are several and the serving for the feeding their and and out of the in the summer season, they digg up for their and in these (especially in the black) are oft-times dug up of a great bigness, which lye hid six or seven foot deep in the Earth, supposed by the to have lyen here since the Deluge.

The ancient of this County were the of and after the departure of the this with other made the Kingdom of the And according to the they are said to differ from the rest of the

This hath been strengthened with eight viz. and And where were also the like number of as at and besides the and the and the at all which were suppressed, and converted to other uses by King the Eighth.

It is severed into seven (whose names are set down in the ) in which are numbred 86 besides 38 of Ease, and hath entercourse of Traffick with 13 whose names are as followeth.

or by reason of its Western a that hath been known by divers names; called it the Emperour, of the River on which it is seated; and the And besides these names, its and of here oft-times dug up, do sufficiently declare its antiquity: And if is to be believed, it was built before by the Gyant a man (as noteth) beyond the and called (by )

It was made a by King the Seventh, and the Government

About the 24 of there is yearly a Ceremony observed amongst the of this worth the taking notice of, which was grounded upon this occasion, as followeth.

the third of that name, and sixth Earl of after the atchieved many enter prises against Prince of but being once forced to take the Castle of for his refuge, he sent to (alias ) Constable of to come to his aid: And calling his Friends together, desired them to make as many men as they could, and to go with him; at whose request, his Son in Law (being a lusty youth) assembled all the and in the with what others he could get, and went forth with the said against the who fled upon the sight of such a great body of people; and the Earl being delivered out of danger, granted unto his said divers and within the said and in other places; and withal granted to the said and his Heirs, the Rule and Ordering of all within the said which by his is to this day observed and enjoyed: And in memorial of that signal Exploit, that famous meeting of hath been duly observed at every at which time the Lord, or Heir of or his causeth a or of his to be hung out where he keepeth his Feast, and then a goeth about the to give notice to all that are, or will be concerned, to appear betwixt the hours of ten and eleven in the Forenoon. Then most of the of the being mounted, all the here, and in adjacent Counties, that will have liberty to play in this or go playing before them with also sounding, and the with a in his hand, (like unto a before the ) with the aforesaid borne before him by one of the principal and after him goeth a man with the like in imitation of a Some distance backwards cometh the Lord, or Heir of with most of the Gentry of the and in the midst of maketh after which they go to (the still playing before them) which when they have entred, the calls for all the who kneel down, and play several solemn which done Divine Service is read; after which the nobly entertaineth them, and in the Afternoon impannelleth a amongst them, giveth them their charge to enquire of any Treason against the King, Prince, or Earl of likewise whether any man of that Profession hath exercised his without from the Lord of that also what misdemeanours

Not far from this of is the famous of in which, as noteth, the renowned built a small which time hath long since reduced to ruin; and the place is now called by the

Nigh unto this place is which though a small yet hath it a and enjoyeth several

scituate on the Banks of the River the greatest, and fairest built (next to ) in the having a large and good It is a place well inhabited and frequented, and the rather by reason of its or in the making of which is esteemed excellent, and here had in great plenty. For the making the said they carry the which is taken out of the or to the within which are placed deep in the earth great which are filled with the Salt-water, and at the ringing of the they begin to make fire under the in which they seith the said (every house having six of the said ) and as it seiths, the (which generally are women) with a wooden Rake, gather the Salt from the bottom, which they call a from which the water droppeth away, and the Salt remaineth. This is very remarkable for having within a few feet distance a fresh which affordeth excellent sweet water. The for this Town is kept on which is sufficiently provided with all and especially and

seated on a great eminencie, not far from the and on the edge of the where it bordereth on the Counties of and The is fair, conteining three which are paved and well ordered; hath an and a was once strengthened with a and its which is kept on is of good account.

About six miles from formerly stood by a Lake so called.

About five miles Northwards from this was the famous of strongly seated on a great with a turretted of a large circuit.

scituate near the River beautified with a fair and hath an inconsiderable Market.

Nigh unto Northwards is not far from the great called

or not far from the great River of and near unto which for height are said to exceed all others in the and hath thereon a It is a composed but of one long at the west end thereof is seated a and its which is on is but small.

Not far from is a pretty Town with a so called, on and round about a in which said there is a kept every forthight, for all matters done within its limits, between party and party; where there is a Prison for taken in the said Jurisdiction, but are presented to for their

seated near the River falling into the a proper good of chief note for its or and hath a good Market for and on

so called, as standing between and and seated on the River near its influx into the of chief note also for its and making of It is a large governed by and conteineth several and its chief place being called the which is in the midst of the where its is kept every which is well served with and other

or on the Banks of the a of no large extent; nor its which is on very considerable; but graced with a fair of Stone. And in the doth stand near together two square of Stone mounted on steps, with certain and thereon. This at present may be taken notice of for its strong sold at for 12 d. the which for strength and clearness doth equalize

seated on the and not above two from the edge of a large and noted governed (as noteth) by a and six yet hath it but a small Chappel of Ease, its Mother Church being about two distant, which is a fair building. Its make great store of Leather and and the which is on is well provided with

or scituate on the edge of the so called, upon a high Bank, and at the foot of the River in the Parish of It is a very large and fair graced with a goodly Church, which hath a very high adjoyning to which on the South side is a built by Bishop of The of this Town drive a great in making of and its which is on is well served with

of which there are two, and not far distant from each other; the higher and the lower; The higher hath the and the lower a of Ease, with an indifferent on

in the North part of the governed by a hath two yearly kept at and with every moneth for the Manour of and hath a good on

Not far from this on the confines of this County reguarding is seated which though at present a small and obscure in the dayes of King the elder, was a large Town, and of good repute.

scituate on the River over which it hath a which leadeth into hath a very considerable for and on

[] Its fertility.

[] Its Commodities.

[] Its Air. Scituation.

[] Bounds. Helbree Isle.

[] Extent.

[] Its chief hills

[] Its Woods Forests.

[] Its Rivers,

[] Meres and Pools.

[] Heaths and Mosses.

[] Its Inhabitants.

[] Its ancient Castles and Religious, Houses.

[] Chester.

[] Its Castle.

[] Its Castle.

[] Customhouse.

[] Cathedral Church.

[] How governed.

[] Forest of Delamer.

[] Ouver.

[] Nantwich.

[] The making of Salt.

[] Malpas.

[] Comber-mere-Abbey.

[] Beeston-Castle.

[] Tarvin.

[] Budworthmere.

[] Frodsham.

[] Haulton. Haulton Court.

[] Northwich.

[] Middlewich.

[] Sandbach.

[] Congleton.

[] Actbury.

[] Maxfield.

[] Knutsford.

[] Altrincham.

[] Thelwall.

[] Stopford.