Old Hampshire Mapped

Norden's Hampshire

The use and proffit of the mapps and tables following.

They comprehend, for the moste parte, all Citties, townes, parishes, hamlets, chappells, castells houses of names, and other things worthy to be remembred, in every Shyre with severall distinctions of theyr perticuler qualeties, as, whether they be Citties, townes parishes, or otherwise which distinctions appear in everie mapp.

Your Maiestie, beyng desirous to finde anie place within any shire contayned in anie of their severall mapps: It may please the same, to yealde your gratious view of the alphabeticall of that shire, and the Letter, and number, which follow the place, beinge referred to the same Letter and number in the Liste of the mapp and greate facilitie show the place by helpe of the crossing lines where the thing desired standeth. for which purpose I have for every mappe, collected one table of townes parishes &c. and another of howses of names and accompte onlie.

Also youre Maiestie may by the table of howses spedelie finde anie howses of name, in anie shire and the present occupier of the same, by the letters and numbers applyed as is sayd The present abode of anie gent of accompte, and of suche, as in regard of their wealthe usurpe that title, may, for the moste parte, be easelie founde, an alphabeticall table of their names in everie shire.

with the facilitie may be founde the distance of places, by the spaces betwene the crossing lines, which are eche 2 miles from other; as the universall scale, which circuteth eche mapp, showeth without the use of cumpasses.

The hundreds also, or principall devisions of every shire ar distinguished in every mapp, by Letters or numbers.

I have endevored to give everie place his trew denomination, though I have in the mapps most com~onlie set downe, the vulgar name, and which is moste in use amonge the com~en people, for that, time hath extinguished the moste auncient or made it to them straunge

Finallie I have remembred suche principall matters in the alphabeticall tables, as of some perticuler places of the same, are offered in discourse of histories. And that breifelie for that I feare to offend your Maiestie by tedious, and matter unnecessarie: wherin as I am in will faulteles, so I hope therin your Maiesties gratious pardon.