William Somner, The Antiquities of Canterbury (1640)
Date
1640
Author
Book title
The Antiquities Of Canterbvry. Or A Svrvey Of That Ancient Citie, With The Svbvrbs, And Cathedrall. Containing principally matters of Antiquity in them all. Collected chiefly from old Manuscripts, Lieger-bookes, and other like Records, for the most part, never as yet Printed. With an Appendix here annexed: Wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the Manuscripts, and Records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited
Publication place
London
Printer
I.L.
Publisher
Richard Thrale
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP transcript
Text type
printed book
Genre
Proper and place name indexes
Subject area
- antiquities
- place name
- proper name
Summary
Occasional speculation on etymology
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: For (if as Huntington affirms it was) Canterbury were one of the 28 Cities infamousing this Iland in the Britains times, and of them called Kair-Chent, taking this note along with us, that Kair with them signified a walldefenced town or City, we need not doubt but it was walled in their times. And so much for the walls antiquitie, now I passe to after-accidents that have betided it. (p. 8)
sample: For (if as Huntington affirms it was) Canterbury were one of the 28 Cities infamousing this Iland in the Britains times, and of them called Kair-Chent, taking this note along with us, that Kair with them signified a walldefenced town or City, we need not doubt but it was walled in their times. And so much for the walls antiquitie, now I passe to after-accidents that have betided it. (p. 8)
Alston
XI, p. 50
STC
22918
