Britannia, by William Camden

Table of Contents

Preliminaries.

• To the King.
• The Preface.
• Part of the Preface to the Former Edition.
• The Life of Mr. Camden.
• Mr. Camden’s Preface.
• Ad Lectorem.
• Books and Treatises Relating to the Antiquities of England, Scotland, and Islands.
• Antoninus’s Itinerary Through Britain.

Great Britain.

The General Heads, of the Introduction, and Counties of England.

Britain.

• The Name of Britain.
• The Manners of the Britains.
• The Romans in Britain.
• Conjectures upon the British Coins.
• Conjectures upon the Roman Coins.
• The Destruction of Britain.
• Britains of Armorica.
  • The Britains of Wales and Cornwall.
  • The Picts.
  • The Scots.
  • The English-Saxons.
  • The Names of the English-Saxons.
  • Notes Upon the Saxon Coins.
  • Danes.
  • The Normans.
• The Division of Britain.
• The Degrees of England.
• The Law-Courts of England.
• A Posthumous Discourse Concerning the Etymology, Antiquity, and Office Of Earl Marshal of England.
• Another Discourse concerning the Original and Succession of the Earls Marshals of England.
• Conclusion of the General Description of Britain.⌉

The Counties of England and Wales.

• Danmonii.
  • Cornwall.
  • Devonshire.
• Durotriges.
  • Dorsetshire.
• Belgæ.
  • Somersetshire.
  • Wiltshire.
  • Hamshire.
  • Isle of Wight.
• Attrebatii.
  • Barkshire.
• Regni.
  • Suth-Rey.
  • Suth-Sex.
• Cantium.
  • Kent.
• Dobuni.
  • Glocestershire.
  • Oxfordshire.
• Cattieuchlani.
  • Buckinghamshire.
  • Bedfordshire.
  • Hertfordshire.
• Trinobantes.
  • Middlesex.
  • Essex.
• Iceni.
  • South-Folk or Suffolk.
  • North-Folk or Norfolk.
  • Cambridgeshire.
  • Huntingdonshire.
• Coritani.
  • Northamptonshire.
  • Leicestershire.
  • Rutlandshire.
  • Lincolnshire.
  • Nottinghamshire.
  • Derbyshire.
• Cornavii.
  • Warwickshire.
  • Worcestershire.
  • Staffordshire.
  • Shropshire.
  • Cheshire.
• Silures.
  • Herefordshire.
  • Radnorshire.
  • Brecknockshire.
  • Monmouthshire.
  • Glamorganshire.
• Dimetæ.
  • Caer-Mardhin-Shire.
  • Penbrokshire.
  • Cardiganshire.
• Ordevices.
  • Montgomeryshire.
  • Meirionydhshire.
  • Caernarvonshire.
  • Anglesey.
  • Denbighshire.
  • Flintshire.
  • Princes of Wales.
• Brigantes.
  • Yorkshire.
  • Yorkshire, East-Riding.
  • Yorkshire, North-Riding.
  • Yorkshire, Richmondshire.
  • The Bishoprick of Durham.
  • Lancashire.
  • Westmoreland.
  • Cumberland.
  • Vallum; or, The Picts Wall.
  • Observations upon the Picts Wall, in a Journey made between Newcastle and Carlisle, in the Year 1708, on purpose to Survey it.
  • Observations upon that part of the Picts Wall, which lies betwixt Newcastle and the Wall’s-end; in a second Journey, begun May the 25th, 1709.
  • An Account of the Division of Cumberland by William the Conquerour amongst his Followers; taken out of two ancient Latin Manuscripts in the Library of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle, carefully Collated by the Reverend Dr. Hugh Todd.
• Ottadini.
  • North-Humber-Land.

The Union Of England And Scotland.

Preamble to The Union Of England And Scotland.

Scotland, Or, North-Britain.

The General Heads in Scotland, or North-Britain.

Preamble to Scotland.

Of Scotland, in general.

• The Division of Scotland.
• The States or Degrees, Of Scotland.
• The Judicatories, or Courts of Justice.

Gadeni or Ladeni.

• Teifidale.
• Twedale or Pebles.
• Merchia, Merch or Mers.
• Lauden, or Lothien.

Selgovæ.

• Liddesdale, Eusdale, Eskdale.
• Annandale.
• Nidisdale.

Novantes.

• Galloway.
• Carrict.
• Kyle.
• Cunningham.
• The Island Glotta, or Arran.

Damnii.

• Cluydesdale.
• Lennox.
• Sterling Sheriffdom.

Caledonia.

• Fife.
• Strathern.
• Argathelia, or Argile.
• Cantire.
• Lorn.
• Braidalbin.
• Perthshire.
• Angus.
• Mernis.
• Marr.
• Buquhan.
• Murray.
• Loqhuabre.
• Rosse.
• Sutherland.
• Cathnes.
• Strath-Navern.

An Additional Description of the Roman Wall, in Scotland.

Ireland.

The General Heads in Ireland.

Preamble to Ireland. The British Ocean.

Ireland, in General.

• The Persons who came with Dermic Mac Morrog into Ireland.
• The Government of the Kingdom of Ireland.
• The Courts or Tribunals Of Ireland.
• The Division of Ireland.

Momonia, or Mounster.

• The County of Kerry.
• Desmonia or Desmond.
• Vodiæ or Coriondi.
• Comitatus Corcagiensis; commonly, The County of Cork.
• The County of Waterford.
• The County of Limerick.
• The County of Tipperary.

Lagenia, or Leinster.

• Brigantes, or Birgantes.
• The County of Kilkenny.
• The County of Caterlogh.
• Queens-County.
• The Kings-County.
• The County of Kildare.
• The County of Weisford.
• Cauci. The County of Wicklow.
• The County of Divelin or Dublin.

Meth.

• The County of Meth.
• The County of West-Meth.
• The County of Longford.

Conaght.

• Twomond, or the County of Clare.
• The County of Gallway.
• The County of Maio.
• The County of Slego.
• The County of Letrim.
• The County of Roscoman.
• The Lords of Conaght.

Ulster.

• The County of Louth.
• The County of Cavon.
• The County of Fermanagh.
• The County of Monaghan.
• The County of Armagh.
• The County of Down.
• The County of Antrim.
• The County of Colran, ⌈or London-Derry.⌉
• The County of Tir-Oen.
• The County of Donegall or Tir-Conel.
• The Antient and Modern Customs Of the Irish.

The Smaller Islands in the British Ocean.

General Heads in the British Islands.

Preamble to The Smaller Islands in the British Ocean.

• Islands to the West of Britain.
• The Isle of Man.
• A new Survey and Description of the Isle of Man.
• The Hebrides, or Western Isles.
• The Orcades, or Isles of Orkney.
• The Thule of the Ancients.
• A Discourse Concerning the Thule of the Ancients.
• Islands in the German Ocean.
• Islands in the British Ocean. The British Sea.
• British Islands on the Coast of France.
• The Cassiterides, or Silly Islands.
• The Conclusion.

Appendix.

The Preface To The Annals of Ireland.

The Annals of Ireland.

The O-Neals, And Their Rebellions.

A Chronicle Of The Kings of Man.

The Insertions.

The Insertions Made by Dr. Holland, in his English Translation of Mr. Camden’s Britannia.

Index.

Errata.