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The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary (page 1/12)

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[picture: Front Cover, Leland's Itinerary Vol I]

Page images from Volume One of Thomas Hearne’s 1745 edition of the Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary. There are nine volumes in all. I have scanned all of the pages in volume one that are part of the Itinerary, but not the preface, introductions and other items. The final page has errata.

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Title: The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary

Author: Leland, John (Hearne, Thomas, Editor)

Published by: Oxford University Press

City: Oxford

Date: 1745

Total items: 123

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

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[picture: Leland's Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 23]

Leland’s Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 23

Mielburne Castelle
Dunnington
Leircestershir
Wiscumbe
Forest of Leefeild
Ruthelandshir
Uppingham
Luddington
the auncient Manor Place of the Bishop of Lincoln
Haringworth
The Shire of Rutheland
Wiland water
Staunford
Rokingham
Dene
Cliffe-Parke
Coliweston
Finshead, lately a Priory of Black Chanons
Stanford
a Castel cullid Hely
the Engaynes
Coly Weston
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[picture: Leland's Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 9]

Leland’s Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 9

Avon Ryver Northampton
Northampton Castel
[folio 8]
Al-Halowes Church, Northampton
Wedon Water
Chapelle of S. Catarinne
S. Andreas, the late [Monastery] of blake Monkes Simon Saincteliz Erle of Northampton and Huntenduneshiredied yn Fraunce Erle Simon the secunde Vreney, that was made Knight at the Feeld of Northampton S. James [[church in Northampton]] De la Pray
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[picture: Leland's Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 26]

Leland’s Itinerary, Volume 1 Page 26

Baroby a Manor of a 80 Poundes by the Yere, a Mile from Grantham Grantham
Duke of Bedeford
Baroby
Dunnington
Geffrey Paynelle
Boutheby
Thimleby
Irenham
Irham
th Paynelles
the Castelle of Newport Painel in Buckinghamshire
Boutheby
Sir Rafe Painelle Vice-Chamberlaine to King.... and Constable of Bolingbrok Castelle
The Paynelles
Marteres Abbey in France
Older Sir Jon Painelle [...] died 1420
Elizabeth his wife
Sir Walter Painelle
Richard Paynelle
Geffrey Paynelle
Panelle, Custumer of Boston
Bawdey, a Gentilman of mene Landes dwellith at [Somerby] a Mile from Boutheby,
Burne Market
Grymesthorpe
the Lord Wake
Geffry
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