_COMPREHENDED IN THREE BOOKES, AND WRITTEN BY W. H._
A TABLE OF SUCH CHAPITERS AS ARE CONTEINED IN THE FIRST BOOKE OF THIS
DESCRIPTION.
1 _Of the diuision of the whole earth._
2 _Of the position, circuit, forme, and quantitie of the Ile of
Britaine._
3 _Of the ancient denominations of this Iland._
4 _What sundrie nations haue dwelled in Albion._
5 _Whether it be likelie that anie giants were, and whether they
inhabited in this Ile or not._
6 _Of the languages spoken in this Iland._
7 _Into how manie kingdoms this Iland hath beene diuided._
8 _The names of such kings and princes as haue reigned in this
Iland._
9 _Of the ancient religion vsed in Albion._
10 _Of such Ilands as are to be seene vpon the coasts of Britaine._
11 _Of riuers, and first of the Thames, and such riuers as fall into
it._
12 _Of such streames as fall into the sea, betweene the Thames and
the mouth of Sauerne._
13 _The description of the Sauerne, and such waters as discharge
themselues into the same._
14 _Of such waters as fall into the sea in compasse of the Iland,
betweene the Sauerne and the Humber._
15 _The description of the Humber or Isis, and such water-courses as
doo increase hir chanell._
16 _Of such fals of waters as ioine with the sea, betweene Humber
and the Thames._
17 _Of such ports and creeks as our sea-faring men doo note for
their benefit vpon the coasts of England._
18 _Of the aire, soile, and commodities of this Iland._
19 _Of the foure high waies sometime made in Britaine by the princes
of this Iland._
20 _Of the generall constitution of the bodies of the Britons._
21 _How Britaine at the first grew to be diuided into three
portions._
22 _After what maner the souereigntie of this Ile dooth remaine to
the princes of Lhoegres or kings of England._
23 _Of the wall sometime builded for a partition betweene England
and the Picts and Scots._
24 _Of the maruels of England._