James Wright, The History and Antiquities of Rutland (1684)
Date
1684
Author
Book title
The History And Antiquities Of the County of Rutland: Collected From Records, ancient Manuscripts, Monuments on the Place, and other Authorities
Publication place
London
Publisher
Bennet Griffin
Text type
printed book
Genre
Proper and place name indexes
Subject area
- antiquities
- history
- place name
- proper name
Summary
Alphabetically-ordered small chapters, sometimes with etymological speculations
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Concerning the Etymology of the Name; there goes a Tale of one Rut, who rid round this County in a day: In memorial of which act, the space of ground so encircled, was from him called Rutland. Another opinion (a little, and but a little, more probable) is, that it took that name from the ruddy complexion of the Soil. Which notwithstanding I never perceived, but in one part of the County, and that about Glaiston. And no doubt there is few Shires in England, but produce a Mould of the same colour in some parts or other. To these therefore let me add one Etymology more, which is, that Rotelandia may possibly be so named from its Circular form, quasi Rotunda-landia, or Rotundlandia, which by contraction, leaving out the Consonants, n and d, for the more easie pronunciation, makes Rotulandia. (p. 1)
sample: Concerning the Etymology of the Name; there goes a Tale of one Rut, who rid round this County in a day: In memorial of which act, the space of ground so encircled, was from him called Rutland. Another opinion (a little, and but a little, more probable) is, that it took that name from the ruddy complexion of the Soil. Which notwithstanding I never perceived, but in one part of the County, and that about Glaiston. And no doubt there is few Shires in England, but produce a Mould of the same colour in some parts or other. To these therefore let me add one Etymology more, which is, that Rotelandia may possibly be so named from its Circular form, quasi Rotunda-landia, or Rotundlandia, which by contraction, leaving out the Consonants, n and d, for the more easie pronunciation, makes Rotulandia. (p. 1)
Alston
XI, p. 45
Wing
W3696
Other editions
1687: Wing W3691 (Additions, a 12-page supplement)
