Index of places by R

Relic of the Holy Cross in St John's

And to the holy roode made oblacion, [Bradshaw]
Y grog drugarog, wiwrym, [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
Yw’r grog i wŷr a gwragedd. [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
The merciful cross, fitting its strength, [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
is the cross towards men and women. [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
gwiw ddelw’r wirgrog a addolaf. [To Reinallt ap Gruffudd ap Bleddyn of the Tower]
I will worship the fine image of the true cross. [To Reinallt ap Gruffudd ap Bleddyn of the Tower]

Repton

River Dee

In the west part of Englande / by the water of Dee, [Bradshaw]
Most swete holsome ayre by the water of dee: [Bradshaw]
With his power passed ouer the water of Dee - [Bradshaw]
From the Castell he went to the water of Dee [Bradshaw]
Habet preterea nostra Cestria ex Dei munere, ditantem atque decorantem amnem secus urbis muros pulchrum atque piscosum, [Lucian]
De amne diua. [Lucian]
quem marinis fluctibus incumbentem, maris conditor misericorditer euocauit et ministerium tuum mirabiliter permutauit, [Lucian]
amne pariter [Lucian]
Meanwhile God has given our Chester an enriching river, which follows the line of the city walls and teems beautifully with fish, [Lucian]
Concerning the estuary. [Lucian]
to you whom the creator of the sea mercifully called forth to control the prevailing tides, marvellously altering your role, [Lucian]
and with its river, [Lucian]
Llanw a’i dug dduw Llun i dir. [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
a tide brought it on a Monday to the land. [Poem to the Cross at Chester]
oerchwedl i’r dinas mewn dwfr bas bach, [Satire on the Men of Chester]
vengeance on the city in its shallow little water, [Satire on the Men of Chester]
naws dŵr tair afon y trefi , [Satire on Chester beer]
The flavour of the water from the towns' three rivers , [Satire on Chester beer]
The flavour of the water from the towns' three rivers , [Satire on Chester beer]

River Mersey

River Weaver

Rochester

Rofecestriam, quam teste BEDA, Rof quidam uir primarius antiquitus possedit ac tenuit. [Lucian]
and Rochester, which, according to BEDE, a certain chieftain called Rof held in days of yore. [Lucian]

Roman Empire

Rome

Like as the faith of Peter neuer fayled at Rome. [Bradshaw]
Gaue Peter pens vnto the court of Rome; [Bradshaw]
More pite of Rome cite was manyfolde, [Bradshaw]
legionibus ex longinquo uenientibus receptoria quondam ad repausandum fuit, [Lucian]
De Roma et Cestria: collatio. [Lucian]
Qui sibi Romam elegit ut dictaret, [Lucian]
Ibi consistorium et litigium, [Lucian]
In Roma auctoritas, in Cestria affectus. [Lucian]
it was once a resting place for legions coming from afar [Lucian]
Concerning Rome and Chester: a comparison. [Lucian]
He chose Rome so that he might speak to the world, [Lucian]
There he is found in the law courts, [Lucian]
In Rome, he has authority; in Chester, goodwill. [Lucian]

Royal Estates

Royal Halls

Royal Highway

Nam qui, per confidentiam meriti uel contumatiam sullimis ingenii, regiam inter errores medios uiam relinquit, [Lucian]
For he who through an obstinate belief in his exalted understanding abandons the royal highway for the uncertainties either side, [Lucian]

Runcorn

Mapping Medieval Chester