For the wood wherein it growes conteineth in circuit 18 dayes iourney.
Island (saith he) conteineth many people liuing onely with the food of cattell, and sometimes by taking of fishes.
Empedocles thought that Baths were made hote by fire, which the earth secretly conteineth in many places, especially if the said fire bee vnder that ground where the water passeth.
His words aboue recited were these: Island conteineth many people liuing onely with the food of cattell, and sometimes by taking of fishes.
The principall wherof being more commodiously and pleasantly seated towards the South, and more abounding with corne then the rest, conteineth according to the estimation of the English, roome enough for 960.
For from hence also they say, that reproches are iustly vsed against our nation: namely that there is nothing in all the world more base, & worthlesse then it, which conteineth hell within the bounds therof.
Here begynneth the Egloges of Alexander Barclay, priest, whereof the first thre conteineth the miseries of courters and courtes, of all Princes in general .
Barclay, Priest, whereof the first three conteineth the Miseries of Courters and Courtes.
Certes, Oswester is thirteene miles northwest from Shrewesburie, and conteineth a mile within the walles.
Berwike, is that which was somtime called Lindesfarne, but now Holie Iland, and conteinetheight miles; a place much honored among our monasticall writers, bicause diuerse moonks and heremits did spend their times therein.
It conteineth in length twentie miles, and in bredth ten, it hath also the north pole eleuated by 50.
And heere we ended our voiage from the Auon, which conteineth the whole coast of Dorcester, or Dorcetshire, so that next we must enter into Summerset countie, and see what waters are there.
I might speake of the Cynike yeare also in this place (for the ease of our English readers) sometime in vse amongst the Egyptians, which conteineth 1460 common yeares, whose beginning is alwaies reckoned from the rising of the lesser dog.
It conteineth in longitude taken by the middest of the region 19.
The prince hath fiue yardes of cloth for his gowne and whood, and [Sidenote: A timber conteineth fortie skins, peltes, or felles.
Certes, Oswester is thirtéene miles northwest from Shrewesburie, and conteineth a mile within the walles.
For iurisdiction it conteineth in our daies Norffolke and Suffolke onelie, whereas at the first it included Cambridgeshire also, and so much as laie within the kingdome of the east-Angles.
And heere we ended our voiage from the Auon, which conteineth the whole coast of Dorcester, or Dorcetshire, so that next we must enter into Summerset countie, and sée what waters are there.
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