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JOHN LELAND.
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so far as it concerneth Britain (1658).


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Authorities.
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Anthony à Wood. 1772.
The introduction to Miss L. T. Smith's edition of the Itinerary.
HUMPHREY LLWYD.
Commentarioli Descriptionis Britannicae Fragmentum. 1572. This was
translated into English, under the title: The Breviary of Britain.
1573.
John NORDEN,
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Observations concerning Crown Lands and Woods. 1613.
Surveyors dialogue. 1608.
MATTHEW PARKER.
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Flores Historiarum per Matthaeum Westmonasteriensem collecti, praecipuè
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He also published the works of Asser, Gildas, Thomas Walsingham and
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Strype, John. The Life & Acts of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canter-
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WILLIAM PATTEN.
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David POWELL.
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JOHN PROCTOR.
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SIR THOMAS SMITH.
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