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 themselves had dwelled besides the famous river Iberus, named this land Iberia, (for so Iohn Leland, and many forraine Chroniclers write it,) or Ibernia, adding the letter n. for difference sake, there being a rich Citty which Ptolome recounteth called then Ibernis, &from Ibernia proceedeth Iberland or Iuerland, from Iuerland by contraction Ireland, for so much as in corruption of common talke, wee finde that v, with his vowell, are easily lost and suppressed. So wee say ere for ever, ore for over, ene for even, nere for never, shoole for shovell, dile for divell. At the same time it was also named Scotia in reverence of Scota, the wife of Gathelus, auncient Capitaine of those Iberians, that flitted from Spaine into Ireland. And the said Scota was olde grandame to Hiberus and Hirimon, after the Scottish Chronicles, who in any wise will have their Countrymen derived from the Irish, and not from the Brittaines.

CAP. V.

Dispositions of the People.

THE People are thus inclined; religious, franke, amorous, irefull, sufferable, of paines infinite, very glorious, many sorcerers, excellent horsemen,