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Norden's Hampshire
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dedication
address
Title Page
There is a title page to the volume with a grand strapwork cartouche, tinted blue, green, etc. The list of counties is in two columns.
A Chorographicall discription of the severall Shires and Islands of
Middlesex, Hampshire.
Essex. [Weighte]
Surrey Garnesey &
Sussex. Jarsey
performed by the traveyle and view of John Norden 1595
Dedication Page
The text of the dedication is centred, which breaks it up unwisely, not adding to readability.
TO THE HIGH AND MOST MIGHTY EMPRES, Elizabeth BY THE GRACE OF GOD, QUEEN OF England, Fraunce, and Ireland, POWR-FUL PROTECTOR OF THE FAYTH, AND VERIE RELIGION OF THE Messiah, THE MOST COMFORTABLE NURSING MOTHER OE THE Israel OF GOD IN THE BRITISH ISLES. YOUR HIGHNES LOYAL SUBJECT Iohn Norden IN ALL HUMELITIE CONSECRATETH HIS Speculum BRITAN~IAE
Address
There is an 'address' to the Privy Counsell.
TO THE GRATIOUS CONsideration of the Lords and others of her highes moste honorable pryvie Counsell.Continuing in the same vein.
Oute of the shallowe fountain of my poore abilitie (moste honorable) I have, in trew humilitie presumed to offer unto the unpassable sea of her Maiesties riche and most sacred wisdome, theis simple dropps of mine unfeyned desire to performe somthing, (though in the lowest degree) aunswerable to the love of a loyall subjecte. ... ...
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