Joannis Rossi antiquarii Warwicensis Historia regum Angliae / E codice MS. in Biblioteca Bodleiana descripsit, notisque et indice adornavit Tho. Hearnius ... Accedit Joannis Lelandi antiquarii Naenia in mortem Henrici Duddelegi Equitis [communicavit Thomas Bakerus]; cui praefigitur testimonium de Lelando amplum & praeclarum, hactenus ineditum [by J. Bale].

  • John Rous
Date:
1745
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Credit: Joannis Rossi antiquarii Warwicensis Historia regum Angliae / E codice MS. in Biblioteca Bodleiana descripsit, notisque et indice adornavit Tho. Hearnius ... Accedit Joannis Lelandi antiquarii Naenia in mortem Henrici Duddelegi Equitis [communicavit Thomas Bakerus]; cui praefigitur testimonium de Lelando amplum & praeclarum, hactenus ineditum [by J. Bale]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    This Place had before the time of Rich. E. of Warwike onely a fmall Chappell and a Cottage wherein an Here- mite d welt. Earle Rich. bearinge a great Devotion to the place made there a goodly new Chappell, dedicate to St, Mary Magdalene, and founded 2. Chauntery Preifts there to ferve God. He fett up there an Image of E. Guido Gyant like, and enclofed the Sylver Welles in the Meadowe with pure white flicke Stones like Marble, and there fett up a praty Houfe open like a Cage covered, onely to keepe Comers thither from the Raine. He alío made there a pretty Houfe of Stone for the Chauntery Preifts by the Chappell. The Lands that he gave to it lye a- boutthe Houfe. Itís a Houfe of Pleafüre, a Place meet for the Mufes. There is Sylence, a praty Wood, atra in vivo faxo, the River rouling over the Stones with a praty Noyfe, zemufculum. ibidem opacum, fontes liquidi CQ 'jemnei, prata flvida, antra mu[cofa, vivi levis € micifma. Leland's Itin. Vol. xx. p. 76. in Comm. nimirum in Cygueam. Cantionem. Secutus eft & Roffus Verovicanus, vir majoris longe diligentie quam judicii, hanc qualemcunque de Scho- larum tranflatione [Bellofitum fcil. à Grzcolada. & Lechelada.] | E Joannis Lelandi Com. de Scriptoribus Brit. p. 343. | MS. fed pag. 473. Edit. impreffa. Joannes Roffus, aut, fi' mavis, Rufus, quem patria lingua Rowfe vocant, * Verovici, * urbe magnz olim ce- lebritatis,ut ex reliquiis venerandz vetuftatis etiam nunc apparet, natus fimul & educatus fuit, donec maturiores anni philofophicos pofcebant praeceptores. Tum vero r. F, gemmei. 2. F.decurfus 5. F. mu(is. 4. Gaurovici primum fceri- pferat Lelandus. Deinde propria manu mutavit. $. Sic in M$. sta tamen ub fignum quoddam. (nempe t) fab e ponatur, perinde pd in utbis utar? debeat. Et tamen urbe etiam babet Baleus. 6. Ibique vitam duxit, donec primum feri- * fidis