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               Analogia
               Honorum
               :
               OR
               ,
               A
               TREATISE
               OF
               Honour
               and
               Nobility
               ,
               According
               to
               the
               LAWS
               and
               CUSTOMES
               OF
               ENGLAND
               .
               Collected
               out
               of
               the
               most
               Authentick
               Authors
               ,
               both
               Ancient
               and
               Modern
               .
               In
               Two
               Parts
               .
               THE
               FIRST
               Containing
               Honour
               Military
               ,
               and
               relateth
               to
               War.
               THE
               SECOND
               Honour
               Civil
               ,
               and
               relateth
               to
               Court
               and
               City
               .
            
             
               Illustrated
               with
               variety
               of
               SCULPTURES
               sutable
               to
               the
               several
               Subjects
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               by
               
                 Tho.
                 Roycroft
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               MDCLXXVII
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           To
                           the
                           Right
                           Noble
                           Iames
                           Duke
                           of
                           Monmouth
                           and
                           Buccleuth
                           ,
                           Earle
                           of
                           Doncaster
                           and
                           D●
                           Lord
                           Scott
                           of
                           Askdale
                           ,
                           Tendale
                           ,
                           and
                           Wichester
                           ,
                           Lord
                           high
                           Chamberlaine
                           of
                           Scotland
                           ,
                           cheife●y
                           and
                           Iustice
                           in
                           Eyre
                           of
                           all
                           his
                           Matys
                           .
                           Parks
                           ,
                           Chaces
                           ,
                           and
                           Forests
                           on
                           the
                           South
                           side
                           of
                           Trent
                           ,
                           L
                           d
                           L●●
                           of
                           the
                           County
                           and
                           Steward
                           of
                           the
                           Towne
                           of
                           Stafford
                           ,
                           Lord
                           Leivtenant
                           of
                           the
                           East
                           Rideing
                           of
                           York
                           shire
                           ,
                           Governor
                           of
                           the
                           Towne
                           and
                           Citadel
                           of
                           Kingston
                           upon
                           Hull
                           ,
                           Chancellor
                           of
                           ●
                           University
                           of
                           Cambridge
                           ,
                           Master
                           of
                           the
                           Horse
                           to
                           his
                           Maty
                           ,
                           Captaine
                           of
                           his
                           Matys
                           .
                           Guard
                           of
                           H●●
                           Knight
                           of
                           the
                           Garter
                           ,
                           Captaine
                           Generall
                           of
                           his
                           Matys
                           .
                           land
                           Forces
                           and
                           one
                           of
                           ●
                           Lords
                           of
                           his
                           Matys
                           most
                           Honourable
                           privy
                           Councell
                           &c
                           a.
                           This
                           Plate
                           with
                           the
                           Treatise
                           of
                           Honor
                           Military
                           and
                           Civill
                           is
                           in
                           all
                           Humility
                           dedicated
                           to
                           your
                           Grace
                           ,
                           by
                           m●
                        
                         
                           
                             your
                             Graces
                             most
                             Submissive
                             Servant
                             .
                             Richard
                             Blome
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Royal blazon
                     
                       HONI
                       SOIT
                       QVI
                       MAL
                       Y
                       PENSE
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               THE
               FIRST
               PART
               ;
               OR
               Honour
               Military
               .
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 ALL
                 Honours
                 may
                 not
                 improperly
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 receive
                 their
                 Birth
                 either
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 Camp
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 all
                 is
                 esteemed
                 the
                 most
                 worthy
                 and
                 honourable
                 ,
                 raising
                 some
                 to
                 Imperial
                 and
                 Princely
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 disthroning
                 others
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 all
                 Kingdoms
                 (
                 even
                 amongst
                 the
                 barbarous
                 Americans
                 )
                 War
                 hath
                 ever
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 is
                 ,
                 held
                 in
                 high
                 esteem
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 great
                 Importance
                 ;
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 their
                 Laws
                 and
                 Rights
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 their
                 Dominions
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 War
                 is
                 permitted
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 is
                 taught
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 Nations
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 excite
                 men
                 to
                 valour
                 and
                 noble
                 Atchievments
                 ,
                 Reward
                 ,
                 or
                 Honours
                 is
                 conferred
                 upon
                 such
                 that
                 merits
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Deserts
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 their
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 War
                 being
                 therefore
                 of
                 such
                 concern
                 ,
                 it
                 behoveth
                 every
                 prudent
                 Prince
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 welfare
                 of
                 his
                 People
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 always
                 prepared
                 for
                 Peace
                 or
                 War
                 ,
                 either
                 Offensive
                 or
                 Defensive
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 Forreign
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 suppressing
                 Domestick
                 Insurrections
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 found
                 expedient
                 to
                 joyn
                 good
                 Laws
                 (
                 the
                 Friends
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Rest
                 )
                 unto
                 Arms
                 ;
                 War
                 being
                 always
                 accompanied
                 with
                 men
                 of
                 audacious
                 and
                 furious
                 Spirits
                 .
              
               
                 Iustinianus
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 uniting
                 of
                 Laws
                 and
                 Arms
                 ,
                 appointed
                 one
                 Officer
                 ,
                 called
                 a
                 Praetor
                 ,
                 to
                 command
                 both
                 Martially
                 and
                 Civilly
                 ;
                 which
                 Name
                 the
                 Romans
                 continued
                 for
                 their
                 General
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 Office
                 had
                 Authority
                 both
                 Martial
                 and
                 Civil
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 War
                 cannot
                 endure
                 without
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 Law
                 :
                 and
                 wise
                 men
                 ,
                 in
                 former
                 Ages
                 ,
                 did
                 hold
                 that
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Power
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 separated
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 Opinion
                 was
                 Horace
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Vis
                   expers
                   consilii
                   mole
                   ruit
                   sua
                   .
                
                 Likewise
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 reason
                 ,
                 learned
                 Writers
                 were
                 induced
                 to
                 commend
                 valiant
                 Captains
                 and
                 wise
                 Counsellors
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 joyntly
                 and
                 in
                 one
                 rank
                 ;
                 for
                 with
                 Simonides
                 they
                 joyned
                 Pausanias
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   Craesus
                   ,
                   Solon
                
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 
                   Pericles
                   ,
                   Anaxagoras
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Causes
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   DIscord
                   is
                   common
                   to
                   all
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   occasioned
                   either
                   by
                   Revenge
                   for
                   Injuries
                   done
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   covetousness
                   in
                   gaining
                   that
                   which
                   belongs
                   to
                   others
                   ;
                   for
                   ambition
                   in
                   gainning
                   Fame
                   by
                   noble
                   Victories
                   ,
                   or
                   such
                   like
                   
                   Reasons
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   maketh
                   one
                   City
                   to
                   wage
                   war
                   against
                   another
                   ,
                   one
                   Province
                   to
                   invade
                   another
                   ,
                   and
                   whole
                   Kingdoms
                   to
                   oppress
                   one
                   another
                   ,
                   even
                   to
                   a
                   Conquest
                   if
                   they
                   can
                   .
                   Aristotle
                   proveth
                   that
                   some
                   men
                   by
                   nature
                   are
                   born
                   to
                   Command
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   to
                   Obey
                   :
                   by
                   which
                   it
                   appears
                   that
                   War
                   is
                   necessary
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   to
                   compel
                   those
                   to
                   Obedience
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   others
                   to
                   hold
                   their
                   Authority
                   .
                   The
                   Romans
                   did
                   sometimes
                   judge
                   it
                   convenient
                   to
                   make
                   War
                   only
                   to
                   train
                   up
                   their
                   Youth
                   fit
                   for
                   Service
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   keep
                   them
                   from
                   idleness
                   ,
                   which
                   breedeth
                   Intemperance
                   and
                   Dishonesty
                   .
                   And
                   by
                   Action
                   ,
                   Princes
                   that
                   are
                   martially
                   inclined
                   ,
                   have
                   not
                   only
                   gained
                   Renown
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   much
                   enlarged
                   their
                   Dominions
                   .
                   Yet
                   I
                   am
                   of
                   the
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   That
                   War
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   without
                   just
                   cause
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   the
                   Enemy
                   cannot
                   be
                   perswaded
                   to
                   reason
                   by
                   Embassadors
                   ,
                   prudent
                   Princes
                   and
                   Commanders
                   do
                   not
                   wage
                   War
                   unadvisedly
                   ;
                   and
                   when
                   they
                   do
                   ,
                   they
                   should
                   follow
                   the
                   Example
                   of
                   Trajanus
                   ,
                   who
                   observed
                   these
                   Cautions
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   careful
                   to
                   supply
                   the
                   places
                   of
                   his
                   slain
                   Souldiers
                   ;
                   to
                   repress
                   the
                   enemies
                   pride
                   ;
                   and
                   according
                   to
                   Military
                   Discipline
                   ,
                   constrain
                   Mutiners
                   to
                   Obedience
                   and
                   Order
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Souldiers
                   .
                
                 
                   SOuldiers
                   ,
                   or
                   men
                   professing
                   Arms
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   Vlpianus
                   ,
                   were
                   called
                   
                     Milites
                     à
                     malitia
                     ,
                     id
                     est
                     duritia
                  
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   were
                   so
                   named
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   hardness
                   and
                   danger
                   they
                   endure
                   in
                   defence
                   of
                   other
                   people
                   ,
                   or
                   because
                   they
                   keep
                   off
                   the
                   injuries
                   which
                   enemies
                   do
                   offer
                   .
                   He
                   that
                   desireth
                   to
                   enjoy
                   the
                   Honour
                   belonging
                   to
                   Arms
                   ,
                   ought
                   first
                   to
                   prove
                   himself
                   a
                   Souldier
                   :
                   which
                   by
                   the
                   Civil
                   Laws
                   may
                   be
                   done
                   three
                   ways
                   ;
                   the
                   first
                   is
                   by
                   Certificate
                   from
                   the
                   Captain
                   or
                   Officers
                   ;
                   secondly
                   ,
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   make
                   proof
                   of
                   his
                   experience
                   and
                   manhood
                   in
                   Martial
                   Affairs
                   ;
                   and
                   thirdly
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   registred
                   in
                   the
                   List
                   of
                   received
                   Souldiers
                   :
                   and
                   none
                   other
                   properly
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   termed
                   Souldiers
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   ancient
                   Custom
                   ,
                   Souldiers
                   always
                   took
                   an
                   Oath
                   not
                   to
                   abandon
                   their
                   Captain
                   or
                   Camp
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   commit
                   Treason
                   ,
                   nor
                   consult
                   with
                   one
                   another
                   privately
                   to
                   cause
                   mutining
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   .
                   Martianus
                   the
                   great
                   Doctor
                   ,
                   did
                   reject
                   Bondmen
                   as
                   persons
                   unfit
                   and
                   unworthy
                   to
                   be
                   called
                   Souldiers
                   ;
                   and
                   no
                   person
                   that
                   hath
                   committed
                   any
                   infamous
                   Crime
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   is
                   convicted
                   ,
                   ought
                   afterwards
                   to
                   bear
                   Arms
                   ;
                   so
                   honourable
                   is
                   the
                   Name
                   and
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Souldier
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   persons
                   excused
                   from
                   bearing
                   Arms
                   ,
                   are
                   Priests
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   in
                   Holy
                   Orders
                   ,
                   all
                   Graduates
                   in
                   Schools
                   ,
                   all
                   men
                   above
                   the
                   Age
                   of
                   60
                   years
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   under
                   the
                   Age
                   of
                   17
                   years
                   .
                
                 
                   Those
                   Souldiers
                   that
                   had
                   long
                   served
                   the
                   Romans
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   their
                   Legion
                   ,
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   ,
                   and
                   deported
                   themselves
                   obediently
                   to
                   their
                   Officers
                   ,
                   and
                   honestly
                   to
                   all
                   men
                   ,
                   were
                   called
                   Veterani
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   great
                   favour
                   shewed
                   them
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   when
                   any
                   Veteran
                   had
                   honestly
                   served
                   them
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   twenty
                   years
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   then
                   called
                   Emeritus
                   ,
                   and
                   might
                   have
                   his
                   dismission
                   to
                   end
                   his
                   days
                   in
                   peace
                   and
                   quietness
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   enjoyment
                   of
                   divers
                   Immunities
                   ,
                   besides
                   signal
                   marks
                   of
                   Honour
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   merit
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   encouragement
                   to
                   Youth
                   to
                   be
                   trained
                   up
                   in
                   Military
                   Service
                   ,
                   which
                   oft-times
                   they
                   made
                   use
                   of
                   ,
                   appointing
                   Tutors
                   to
                   instruct
                   them
                   therein
                   ,
                   and
                   these
                   they
                   called
                   Tyrones
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   as
                   on
                   the
                   one
                   hand
                   the
                   Romans
                   rewarded
                   them
                   for
                   good
                   Service
                   ,
                   so
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   they
                   inflicted
                   punishments
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   heinousness
                   of
                   the
                   Offence
                   ;
                   as
                   for
                   Treason
                   ,
                   Disobedience
                   ,
                   Abandoning
                   their
                   Colours
                   ,
                   and
                   Assisting
                   the
                   Enemy
                   ;
                   also
                   for
                   Theft
                   ,
                   Murther
                   ,
                   and
                   Cowardise
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   esteemed
                   most
                   vile
                   .
                   The
                   experience
                   of
                   which
                   was
                   seen
                   when
                   Spractacus
                   defeated
                   the
                   Romans
                   ,
                   conducted
                   by
                   Crassus
                   :
                   For
                   presently
                   upon
                   that
                   dishonour
                   ,
                   Crassus
                   commanded
                   a
                   Decimation
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   to
                   death
                   a
                   tenth
                   man
                   in
                   every
                   Legion
                   ,
                   for
                   not
                   having
                   couragiously
                   behaved
                   himself
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   done
                   ,
                   he
                   began
                   the
                   fight
                   afresh
                   ,
                   and
                   although
                   their
                   number
                   was
                   lessened
                   ,
                   yet
                   were
                   they
                   victorious
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   havock
                   of
                   the
                   Enemy
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   happened
                   that
                   a
                   Souldier
                   was
                   degraded
                   for
                   any
                   Offence
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   deemed
                   more
                   dishonourable
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   than
                   a
                   punishment
                   either
                   Corporal
                   or
                   Pecuniary
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Donatives
                   or
                   Rewards
                   which
                   the
                   Romans
                   used
                   to
                   bestow
                   on
                   deserving
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   were
                   either
                   advance
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   increase
                   of
                   Wealth
                   ,
                   or
                   both
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   more
                   or
                   less
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Deserts
                   :
                   some
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   shall
                   here
                   give
                   account
                   of
                   .
                   To
                   him
                   that
                   had
                   dismounted
                   an
                   Enemy
                   (
                   if
                   a
                   Foot-man
                   )
                   was
                   given
                   a
                   pot
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   piece
                   of
                   Plate
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   an
                   Horse-man
                   ,
                   an
                   ornamental
                   Badge
                   to
                   be
                   set
                   on
                   his
                   Crest
                   .
                   He
                   that
                   first
                   mounted
                   the
                   Wall
                   of
                   an
                   Enemies
                   Town
                   or
                   place
                   of
                   Fortification
                   ,
                   had
                   a
                   Crown
                   of
                   Gold.
                   
                     Octavius
                     Caesar
                  
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   Philippian
                   War
                   ,
                   gave
                   unto
                   the
                   Legionary
                   Souldiers
                   certain
                   Crowns
                   ,
                   and
                   unto
                   every
                   Captain
                   a
                   purple
                   Garment
                   .
                   
                     Iulius
                     Caesar
                  
                   ,
                   after
                   his
                   Triumph
                   for
                   Victory
                   against
                   Pharnax
                   ,
                   gave
                   unto
                   every
                   Souldier
                   five
                   thousand
                   Groats
                   ,
                   to
                   every
                   Leader
                   twice
                   as
                   many
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   every
                   Horse-man
                   double
                   so
                   much
                   .
                   Pompeius
                   having
                   overcome
                   Mithridates
                   ,
                   before
                   he
                   triumphed
                   ,
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   every
                   Souldier
                   five
                   hundred
                   Groats
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   Captains
                   a
                   far
                   greater
                   Reward
                   .
                   And
                   
                     Alexander
                     Severus
                  
                   did
                   usually
                   say
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     Souldiers
                     would
                     not
                     live
                     in
                     awe
                     of
                     their
                     General
                     ,
                     if
                     they
                     were
                     not
                     well
                     clothed
                     ,
                     well
                     fed
                     ,
                     well
                     armed
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     mony
                     in
                     their
                     Purses
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Nor
                   was
                   the
                   Romans
                   slack
                   in
                   their
                   Rewards
                   unto
                   their
                   Generals
                   ;
                   for
                   besides
                   rich
                   Presents
                   ,
                   they
                   conferred
                   Honour
                   on
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   received
                   them
                   home
                   with
                   triumphal
                   Arches
                   ;
                   
                   and
                   to
                   perpetuate
                   their
                   Fame
                   ,
                   they
                   erected
                   Pillars
                   ,
                   Statues
                   ,
                   or
                   Obylisks
                   ,
                   to
                   set
                   forth
                   their
                   noble
                   Victories
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   what
                   need
                   we
                   fetch
                   all
                   these
                   Examples
                   from
                   the
                   Romans
                   ,
                   when
                   our
                   modern
                   Princes
                   do
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   witness
                   the
                   high
                   advance
                   to
                   Honour
                   and
                   Riches
                   that
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   ,
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   bestowed
                   on
                   that
                   truly
                   loyal
                   and
                   much
                   deserving
                   Subject
                   ,
                   George
                   late
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   whom
                   I
                   shall
                   anon
                   take
                   more
                   occasion
                   to
                   speak
                   of
                   :
                   Nor
                   hath
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Favour
                   been
                   only
                   shewed
                   on
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   on
                   divers
                   others
                   ,
                   as
                   their
                   Merits
                   deserved
                   ;
                   some
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   shall
                   also
                   take
                   occasion
                   to
                   speak
                   of
                   in
                   place
                   more
                   convenient
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Ambassadors
                   or
                   Legats
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Office
                   of
                   an
                   Ambassador
                   is
                   of
                   so
                   great
                   Honour
                   and
                   Trust
                   ,
                   that
                   none
                   are
                   imployed
                   therein
                   ,
                   but
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   sufficiently
                   known
                   unto
                   their
                   Prince
                   for
                   Persons
                   of
                   Integrity
                   ,
                   Prudence
                   ,
                   Knowledge
                   in
                   State
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   will
                   be
                   strict
                   Observers
                   of
                   their
                   Masters
                   Commands
                   .
                   The
                   Romans
                   had
                   so
                   high
                   an
                   esteem
                   for
                   Ambassadors
                   ,
                   that
                   whensoever
                   any
                   came
                   to
                   Rome
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   first
                   brought
                   unto
                   the
                   Temple
                   of
                   Saturnus
                   ,
                   where
                   his
                   Name
                   was
                   written
                   before
                   the
                   Praefectiarii
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   he
                   was
                   conducted
                   to
                   deliver
                   his
                   Embasie
                   to
                   the
                   Senate
                   .
                   Ambassadors
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   all
                   Countries
                   inviolable
                   ;
                   and
                   whoso
                   offered
                   Violence
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   was
                   thought
                   to
                   have
                   done
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   Nations
                   :
                   which
                   caused
                   
                     Publius
                     Mutius
                  
                   to
                   command
                   ,
                   That
                   whosoever
                   did
                   assault
                   an
                   Ambassador
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   delivered
                   up
                   to
                   the
                   Enemy
                   from
                   whom
                   the
                   Ambassador
                   was
                   sent
                   ;
                   and
                   although
                   the
                   Enemy
                   received
                   him
                   not
                   ,
                   yet
                   was
                   he
                   to
                   remain
                   an
                   Exile
                   .
                
                 
                   Ambassadors
                   are
                   generally
                   imployed
                   by
                   their
                   Prince
                   for
                   the
                   Confirming
                   or
                   Establishing
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   a
                   Truce
                   ,
                   or
                   Leagues
                   :
                   To
                   demand
                   Restitution
                   for
                   things
                   unjustly
                   detained
                   ,
                   or
                   Satisfaction
                   for
                   Injuries
                   done
                   :
                   To
                   establish
                   or
                   adjust
                   Commerce
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   .
                   And
                   they
                   are
                   sent
                   (
                   and
                   so
                   likewise
                   received
                   )
                   in
                   some
                   State
                   and
                   Grandure
                   befitting
                   so
                   high
                   a
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Ceremonies
                   ,
                   in
                   many
                   Countries
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Confirming
                   and
                   Establishing
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   a
                   Truce
                   ,
                   and
                   Leagues
                   have
                   been
                   diversly
                   used
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Lacedemonians
                   confirmed
                   their
                   Treaties
                   with
                   great
                   Sacraments
                   ,
                   swearing
                   to
                   observe
                   the
                   same
                   justly
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   fraud
                   .
                   The
                   Tartarians
                   caused
                   some
                   weapon
                   of
                   War
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   ,
                   and
                   thereupon
                   they
                   took
                   an
                   Oath
                   to
                   observe
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   they
                   drank
                   of
                   the
                   water
                   wherein
                   the
                   weapon
                   was
                   washed
                   .
                   The
                   Grecians
                   (
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Cyrus
                   the
                   younger
                   )
                   confirming
                   a
                   Peace
                   with
                   Arieno
                   ,
                   a
                   Commander
                   of
                   a
                   barbarous
                   sort
                   of
                   people
                   ,
                   caused
                   a
                   Bull
                   ,
                   a
                   Boar
                   ,
                   a
                   Wolf
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Ram
                   to
                   be
                   slain
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   upon
                   a
                   Shield
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   blood
                   of
                   those
                   Beasts
                   the
                   Grecians
                   dipt
                   their
                   Swords
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Barbarians
                   their
                   Launces
                   ,
                   each
                   protesting
                   to
                   observe
                   Fidelity
                   and
                   Friendship
                   to
                   each
                   other
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Romans
                   used
                   this
                   Ceremony
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   Peace
                   was
                   made
                   ,
                   the
                   Praetor
                   ,
                   the
                   Consul
                   ,
                   or
                   Senate
                   delivered
                   to
                   the
                   Foecial
                   an
                   Herb
                   called
                   Verbena
                   ,
                   or
                   Grass
                   pull'd
                   up
                   by
                   the
                   root
                   ,
                   and
                   therewith
                   some
                   Boughs
                   of
                   Verbena
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   a
                   Flint
                   taken
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Temple
                   of
                   
                     Iupiter
                     Feretrius
                  
                   ;
                   which
                   done
                   ,
                   the
                   Foecial
                   caused
                   a
                   Sow
                   to
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   the
                   Market-place
                   ,
                   and
                   holding
                   a
                   Scepter
                   in
                   his
                   Hand
                   ,
                   having
                   his
                   Head
                   covered
                   with
                   a
                   Cloath
                   ,
                   he
                   crowned
                   himself
                   with
                   a
                   Crown
                   of
                   Verbena
                   ;
                   then
                   beseeched
                   he
                   
                     Iupiter
                     ,
                     Mars
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   Gods
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Parties
                   failed
                   to
                   perform
                   their
                   Agreements
                   ,
                   that
                   then
                   he
                   should
                   be
                   stricken
                   and
                   slain
                   like
                   the
                   Sow
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   Imprecations
                   her
                   Body
                   was
                   cut
                   with
                   the
                   Flint
                   ,
                   upon
                   which
                   they
                   cast
                   Fire
                   and
                   Water
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   their
                   Sacrifice
                   was
                   solemnized
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   natural
                   Inclinations
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   to
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   IRrational
                   Animals
                   and
                   Vegetables
                   are
                   not
                   only
                   subject
                   to
                   ,
                   and
                   swayed
                   by
                   the
                   Powers
                   and
                   Influences
                   of
                   the
                   Climate
                   under
                   which
                   they
                   live
                   ,
                   but
                   likewise
                   the
                   Temperatures
                   and
                   Complexions
                   of
                   Mens
                   Bodies
                   ,
                   which
                   also
                   worketh
                   different
                   effects
                   in
                   their
                   Minds
                   and
                   Dispositions
                   :
                   For
                   proof
                   whereof
                   ,
                   Experience
                   sheweth
                   that
                   the
                   Italians
                   and
                   French
                   (
                   as
                   well
                   in
                   former
                   Ages
                   as
                   at
                   present
                   )
                   are
                   more
                   naturally
                   Courtly
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   brisker
                   Spirits
                   than
                   the
                   Flemmings
                   :
                   The
                   Spaniards
                   and
                   Lybians
                   more
                   Agile
                   and
                   Crafty
                   ,
                   subject
                   to
                   Choller
                   ,
                   Malice
                   ,
                   and
                   Pride
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   
                     Suede
                     ,
                     Muscovite
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Septentrional
                   People
                   remoter
                   from
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   more
                   inclined
                   to
                   Valour
                   and
                   Animosity
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Nations
                   proximate
                   to
                   the
                   Sun
                   have
                   their
                   Blood
                   seccicated
                   ,
                   which
                   causeth
                   Melancholiness
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   noted
                   for
                   the
                   searching
                   into
                   the
                   secrets
                   of
                   Nature
                   .
                   The
                   Greeks
                   are
                   inclined
                   to
                   Anger
                   ,
                   but
                   noted
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   exquisite
                   Mechanicks
                   .
                   The
                   Egyptians
                   and
                   Iews
                   are
                   addicted
                   to
                   Superstition
                   and
                   Idolatry
                   .
                   The
                   Turks
                   and
                   Tartars
                   to
                   Cruelty
                   :
                   yea
                   ,
                   the
                   careless
                   Americans
                   to
                   Lust
                   and
                   Idleness
                   ,
                   representing
                   the
                   Golden
                   Age
                   in
                   their
                   modern
                   Lives
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   ,
                   according
                   as
                   Ovid
                   fansies
                   ,
                   the
                   ancient
                   World.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Contentique
                       cibis
                       nullo
                       cogente
                       creatus
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Arbutes
                       fetus
                       ,
                       montanaque
                       fraga
                       legebant
                       .
                    
                     
                       Cornaque
                       ,
                       &
                       in
                       duris
                       herentia
                       mora
                       rubetis
                    
                     
                       Etque
                       deciderant
                       patula
                       Jovis
                       arbore
                       glandes
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Content
                       with
                       Natures
                       vain
                       forc'd
                       food
                    
                     
                       They
                       gather
                       Wildings
                       ,
                       Strawberries
                       of
                       the
                       Wood
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Sower
                       Curnels
                       ,
                       what
                       upon
                       the
                       Bramble
                       grows
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       Acrons
                       which
                       Joves
                       spreading
                       Oak
                       bestows
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   To
                   draw
                   home
                   to
                   Britain
                   ,
                   a
                   Microcosme
                   of
                   it self
                   ,
                   situate
                   under
                   a
                   temperate
                   Clime
                   ,
                   Fertile
                   to
                   the
                   envy
                   of
                   many
                   of
                   her
                   Neighbours
                   ,
                   and
                   blessed
                   with
                   all
                   that
                   is
                   necessary
                   for
                   Human
                   Life
                   ,
                   producing
                   Men
                   endowed
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Vertues
                   that
                   other
                   People
                   dispersed
                   over
                   the
                   face
                   of
                   the
                   Universe
                   ,
                   can
                   boast
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   principally
                   with
                   hearts
                   that
                   contemn
                   death
                   it self
                   ,
                   which
                   to
                   other
                   Nations
                   is
                   so
                   dreadful
                   ,
                   having
                   an
                   affection
                   to
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   covetous
                   of
                   Fame
                   ,
                   Soveraignity
                   ,
                   and
                   Honour
                   above
                   other
                   men
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   objected
                   ,
                   How
                   then
                   comes
                   it
                   to
                   pass
                   that
                   we
                   are
                   confined
                   within
                   the
                   narrow
                   Bounds
                   of
                   our
                   
                     Brittish
                     Seas
                  
                   ?
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   Wherefore
                   have
                   we
                   quitted
                   our
                   Claim
                   to
                   France
                   ,
                   or
                   suffered
                   it
                   to
                   lye
                   dormant
                   so
                   many
                   Ages
                   ?
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   first
                   may
                   be
                   Answered
                   ;
                   That
                   it
                   was
                   the
                   piety
                   of
                   our
                   Princes
                   to
                   content
                   their selves
                   within
                   their
                   own
                   Limits
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   unwilling
                   to
                   be
                   troublesome
                   to
                   other
                   Princes
                   ,
                   until
                   our
                   Henry
                   the
                   Second
                   was
                   supplicated
                   by
                   the
                   Irish
                   to
                   commiserate
                   their
                   Calamities
                   ,
                   and
                   deliver
                   them
                   out
                   of
                   their
                   Intestine
                   Broyls
                   ,
                   into
                   which
                   their
                   irreconcileable
                   Divisions
                   and
                   unchristian-like
                   Fewds
                   had
                   plunged
                   them
                   .
                   Thus
                   by
                   Composition
                   ,
                   rather
                   than
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   was
                   our
                   Soveraignity
                   confirmed
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Charter
                   signed
                   by
                   the
                   Irish
                   Princes
                   and
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   transmitted
                   to
                   Rome
                   ,
                   was
                   confirmed
                   by
                   Pope
                   Adrian
                   about
                   the
                   Year
                   1174.
                   
                
                 
                   For
                   France
                   it
                   may
                   also
                   be
                   Answered
                   ;
                   That
                   we
                   were
                   constrained
                   to
                   vindicated
                   a
                   just
                   Title
                   to
                   that
                   Crown
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   Arms
                   ,
                   when
                   Arguments
                   and
                   fair
                   Means
                   would
                   not
                   prevail
                   :
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   it
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   apparent
                   in
                   all
                   Histories
                   ,
                   that
                   our
                   Discords
                   at
                   home
                   ,
                   not
                   the
                   Courage
                   or
                   Force
                   of
                   France
                   forced
                   us
                   to
                   quit
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   gaining
                   with
                   few
                   Blows
                   what
                   otherwise
                   they
                   would
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   have
                   attempted
                   .
                   Add
                   hereunto
                   the
                   covetousness
                   and
                   envy
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   our
                   Natives
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   themselves
                   out
                   of
                   Command
                   ,
                   will
                   yield
                   any
                   tearms
                   to
                   a
                   Forreign
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   rather
                   than
                   maintain
                   an
                   Army
                   in
                   pay
                   for
                   their
                   security
                   ;
                   by
                   which
                   facile
                   Concessions
                   and
                   Peace
                   thus
                   purchased
                   ,
                   we
                   discourage
                   our
                   Souldery
                   ,
                   suffer
                   them
                   to
                   lose
                   their
                   Discipline
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   degenerate
                   by
                   Sloath
                   and
                   Idleness
                   ;
                   (
                   a
                   Depravity
                   which
                   cost
                   the
                   Romans
                   very
                   dear
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   their
                   second
                   Carthagenian
                   War
                   )
                   being
                   almost
                   ruined
                   before
                   they
                   could
                   recover
                   their
                   former
                   practise
                   of
                   Arms
                   ,
                   but
                   for
                   us
                   
                     meliora
                     spero
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   War
                   being
                   in
                   divers
                   Cases
                   just
                   upon
                   the
                   Offensive
                   part
                   ,
                   and
                   absolutely
                   necessary
                   on
                   the
                   Defensive
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   fit
                   we
                   consider
                   the
                   proper
                   Definition
                   thereof
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   generally
                   said
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Exercise
                   of
                   Arms
                   against
                   an
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   but
                   more
                   properly
                   't
                   is
                   a
                   Contention
                   between
                   Princes
                   or
                   States
                   ,
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   Men
                   under
                   Discipline
                   to
                   obtain
                   Victory
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   War
                   is
                   either
                   to
                   obtain
                   Victory
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   live
                   in
                   Peace
                   and
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Division
                   of
                   War
                   (
                   for
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   concerns
                   England
                   )
                   may
                   be
                   of
                   two
                   sorts
                   or
                   kinds
                   ;
                   viz.
                   Terene
                   and
                   Naval
                   ;
                   in
                   open
                   Field
                   ,
                   or
                   upon
                   the
                   Seas
                   .
                   The
                   Art
                   and
                   Exercise
                   of
                   both
                   are
                   absolutely
                   necessary
                   ,
                   it
                   being
                   impossible
                   for
                   us
                   to
                   secure
                   our
                   Shoars
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   are
                   not
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   Seas
                   ;
                   nor
                   were
                   we
                   ever
                   victorious
                   in
                   our
                   Transmarine
                   Attempts
                   ,
                   before
                   our
                   Enemies
                   Naval
                   Forces
                   were
                   conquered
                   ,
                   as
                   appears
                   by
                   the
                   Histories
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fifth
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Thus
                   are
                   our
                   Oaken
                   Castles
                   our
                   securest
                   Bulwarks
                   to
                   defend
                   us
                   from
                   our
                   Enemies
                   ;
                   nor
                   can
                   we
                   offend
                   them
                   abroad
                   without
                   these
                   floating
                   Squadrons
                   ;
                   how
                   needful
                   then
                   is
                   the
                   excellent
                   employ
                   of
                   Navigation
                   to
                   our
                   Nation
                   ,
                   and
                   how
                   glorious
                   ,
                   or
                   rather
                   terrible
                   might
                   we
                   be
                   to
                   the
                   Universe
                   ,
                   it
                   we
                   did
                   more
                   encourage
                   it
                   ,
                   by
                   maintaining
                   a
                   Royal
                   Navy
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   an
                   Army
                   ready
                   upon
                   any
                   occasion
                   ;
                   be
                   it
                   either
                   by
                   standing
                   Troops
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   reformed
                   and
                   well
                   disciplined
                   Militia
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   held
                   more
                   grateful
                   to
                   the
                   People
                   in
                   general
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Philip
                     de
                     Comines
                  
                   tells
                   us
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   knowledge
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   first
                   Arrival
                   in
                   France
                   ,
                   were
                   very
                   raw
                   ,
                   and
                   ill
                   disciplined
                   Souldiers
                   ;
                   but
                   within
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   two
                   or
                   three
                   weeks
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   spent
                   in
                   moderate
                   Exercise
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   French
                   could
                   rally
                   up
                   a
                   Force
                   to
                   engage
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   grew
                   expert
                   in
                   their
                   Weapons
                   ,
                   and
                   became
                   fit
                   for
                   the
                   Field-Service
                   :
                   from
                   whence
                   he
                   concludes
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   People
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   are
                   the
                   most
                   prone
                   to
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   aptest
                   to
                   make
                   good
                   Souldiers
                   .
                   Our
                   late
                   Actions
                   at
                   home
                   and
                   abroad
                   justifie
                   our
                   ligitimate
                   Succession
                   from
                   such
                   valiant
                   Ancestors
                   ;
                   nor
                   is
                   there
                   any
                   thing
                   so
                   much
                   wanting
                   amongst
                   us
                   ,
                   as
                   Encouragement
                   to
                   the
                   truly
                   generous
                   Martial
                   Spirits
                   .
                   Charles
                   the
                   Fifth
                   advises
                   his
                   Son
                   to
                   preserve
                   his
                   old
                   Souldiers
                   from
                   sloath
                   by
                   constant
                   Exercise
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   train
                   up
                   the
                   Youth
                   of
                   Spain
                   under
                   Leaders
                   who
                   had
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Goods
                   ,
                   and
                   Relations
                   ,
                   to
                   secure
                   their
                   Loyalty
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   naturally
                   addicted
                   to
                   Arms
                   ;
                   because
                   sense
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   or
                   shame
                   of
                   Punishment
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   Estate
                   ,
                   must
                   necessarily
                   prevail
                   more
                   with
                   such
                   ,
                   that
                   can
                   be
                   expected
                   from
                   others
                   who
                   carry
                   all
                   their
                   Interest
                   in
                   their
                   Persons
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   nothing
                   to
                   care
                   for
                   but
                   their
                   own
                   safety
                   .
                   Also
                   the
                   priviledge
                   of
                   wearing
                   a
                   Martial
                   Robe
                   ;
                   the
                   priority
                   of
                   place
                   in
                   some
                   publick
                   Assemblies
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   ,
                   would
                   much
                   encourage
                   Youth
                   to
                   Martial
                   Discipline
                   .
                   Nor
                   is
                   this
                   only
                   a
                   Spanish
                   Device
                   ,
                   but
                   't
                   was
                   the
                   practise
                   of
                   the
                   Romans
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   their
                   several
                   Triumphs
                   for
                   their
                   Victorious
                   Generals
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   particular
                   Rewards
                   for
                   their
                   private
                   Souldiers
                   .
                   He
                   who
                   had
                   first
                   boarded
                   an
                   Enemies
                   Ship
                   ,
                   entred
                   their
                   Camp
                   or
                   Garrison
                   ,
                   slain
                   one
                   of
                   their
                   Captains
                   in
                   Combat
                   ,
                   taken
                   a
                   Standard
                   ,
                   &c.
                   was
                   rewarded
                   with
                   a
                   Silver
                   Crown
                   of
                   form
                   denoting
                   his
                   Exploit
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Collar
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   ;
                   the
                   wearing
                   
                   〈◊〉
                   which
                   in
                   their
                   Theatres
                   was
                   prized
                   〈◊〉
                   to
                   the
                   possession
                   of
                   a
                   Seignory
                   without
                   ●●ch
                   an
                   Honour
                   .
                   We
                   read
                   of
                   a
                   young
                   man
                   ●●
                   
                   Scipio's
                   Army
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   done
                   gallant
                   Exp●o●ts
                   in
                   a
                   Battel
                   under
                   him
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   deserved
                   such
                   a
                   Reward
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   Scipio
                   judging
                   of
                   his
                   mind
                   ,
                   gave
                   him
                   a
                   good
                   sum
                   of
                   Money
                   ,
                   exhorting
                   him
                   to
                   persevere
                   in
                   his
                   Valour
                   :
                   but
                   he
                   with
                   a
                   sad
                   countenance
                   laid
                   down
                   the
                   Gold
                   at
                   
                   Scipio's
                   feet
                   ,
                   demanding
                   of
                   him
                   the
                   Honourable
                   Ensign
                   of
                   Victory
                   in
                   lieu
                   of
                   the
                   Gold
                   ,
                   preferring
                   Glory
                   before
                   Gain
                   ;
                   for
                   which
                   noble
                   Act
                   he
                   was
                   not
                   only
                   commended
                   ,
                   but
                   advanced
                   by
                   the
                   General
                   ,
                   as
                   most
                   fit
                   for
                   Honour
                   and
                   Office
                   ,
                   having
                   a
                   Spirit
                   free
                   from
                   the
                   sordid
                   Vice
                   of
                   Covetousness
                   ,
                   which
                   blasts
                   the
                   Fame
                   of
                   many
                   a
                   valiant
                   Captain
                   ,
                   and
                   ruins
                   many
                   a
                   brave
                   Army
                   .
                   It
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   wished
                   that
                   such
                   Roman
                   Spirits
                   were
                   now
                   to
                   be
                   found
                   amongst
                   us
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   't
                   is
                   probable
                   the
                   War
                   might
                   have
                   proved
                   more
                   succesful
                   :
                   but
                   now-adays
                   such
                   true
                   Valour
                   gives
                   place
                   to
                   Interest
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   an
                   Officer
                   of
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   the
                   dread
                   of
                   being
                   disbanded
                   makes
                   a
                   Victory
                   more
                   fatal
                   to
                   him
                   than
                   a
                   Foil
                   ;
                   for
                   who
                   will
                   beat
                   his
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   that
                   must
                   feel
                   a
                   want
                   when
                   he
                   has
                   none
                   to
                   appear
                   against
                   ?
                   What
                   then
                   more
                   serviceable
                   than
                   a
                   well
                   disciplined
                   Militia
                   to
                   be
                   imployed
                   upon
                   all
                   occasions
                   ,
                   at
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   ?
                   For
                   the
                   Officers
                   (
                   as
                   men
                   of
                   Estates
                   )
                   would
                   be
                   glad
                   to
                   win
                   Honour
                   with
                   hazard
                   of
                   their
                   Lives
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   they
                   should
                   return
                   with
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   a
                   Limb
                   ,
                   would
                   not
                   put
                   the
                   King
                   to
                   the
                   Charge
                   of
                   a
                   Pension
                   :
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   when
                   dismist
                   ,
                   may
                   immediately
                   fall
                   to
                   their
                   Trade
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   Husbandry
                   ,
                   pleasing
                   themselves
                   to
                   tell
                   their
                   Neighbours
                   the
                   Story
                   of
                   their
                   Adventures
                   .
                   Thus
                   the
                   large
                   Armies
                   of
                   Horse
                   ,
                   which
                   support
                   the
                   Turkish
                   Empire
                   ,
                   are
                   maintained
                   .
                   Thus
                   is
                   Poland
                   preserved
                   from
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   the
                   Turk
                   :
                   and
                   by
                   this
                   very
                   way
                   were
                   our
                   Kings
                   anciently
                   guarded
                   ,
                   their
                   Castles
                   defended
                   ,
                   their
                   Forces
                   for
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Defence
                   ,
                   mustered
                   up
                   (
                   viz.
                   by
                   Knights
                   Service
                   )
                   as
                   our
                   Histories
                   and
                   Law
                   Books
                   sufficiently
                   demonstrate
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Captains
                   General
                   ,
                   Marshals
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   chief
                   Commanders
                   .
                
                 
                   AN
                   Army
                   may
                   be
                   provided
                   ,
                   a
                   Navy
                   rigged
                   ,
                   manned
                   ,
                   and
                   equipped
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   chief
                   and
                   most
                   difficult
                   task
                   is
                   to
                   find
                   a
                   Generalissimo
                   worthy
                   of
                   Command
                   ,
                   one
                   upon
                   whose
                   Conduct
                   the
                   hope
                   of
                   the
                   War
                   depends
                   ;
                   I
                   mean
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   force
                   of
                   his
                   Person
                   ,
                   but
                   in
                   his
                   Knowledge
                   in
                   Military
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Magnanimity
                   ,
                   which
                   comprehends
                   the
                   four
                   Cardinal
                   Vertues
                   ,
                   viz.
                   Prudence
                   ,
                   Justice
                   ,
                   Temperance
                   ,
                   and
                   Fortitude
                   ;
                   in
                   his
                   Authority
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   his
                   Disposition
                   to
                   engage
                   the
                   Affections
                   of
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   without
                   which
                   they
                   will
                   hardly
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   do
                   him
                   Honour
                   ,
                   nor
                   their
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   good
                   Service
                   ,
                   as
                   might
                   be
                   demonstrated
                   by
                   several
                   Examples
                   ,
                   were
                   it
                   convenient
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   behoveth
                   a
                   General
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   to
                   Conduct
                   his
                   Army
                   ,
                   but
                   carefully
                   to
                   provide
                   for
                   them
                   Provisions
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Ammunition
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   shew
                   himself
                   prudent
                   ,
                   patient
                   ,
                   cautious
                   ,
                   and
                   liberal
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   indeavouring
                   to
                   gain
                   by
                   love
                   what
                   he
                   might
                   command
                   from
                   them
                   by
                   power
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   made
                   Homer
                   to
                   call
                   Agamemnon
                   a
                   
                     Pastor
                     of
                     People
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   he
                   carefully
                   looked
                   after
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   .
                   Theodosius
                   the
                   Emperor
                   did
                   not
                   command
                   the
                   meanest
                   of
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   to
                   do
                   any
                   thing
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   he
                   himself
                   would
                   sometimes
                   do
                   .
                   And
                   Antonius
                   did
                   sometimes
                   march
                   on
                   foot
                   ,
                   and
                   carry
                   in
                   his
                   Hand
                   the
                   general
                   Ensign
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   very
                   ponderous
                   ,
                   to
                   shew
                   that
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   should
                   not
                   refuse
                   to
                   undergo
                   any
                   Labour
                   that
                   should
                   be
                   required
                   from
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   Amongst
                   the
                   many
                   good
                   properties
                   required
                   in
                   a
                   General
                   ,
                   nothing
                   is
                   more
                   commendable
                   than
                   Liberality
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   Covetousness
                   as
                   much
                   detestable
                   :
                   for
                   hard
                   it
                   is
                   to
                   attend
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   overmuch
                   in
                   love
                   with
                   Money
                   .
                   Yet
                   that
                   Commander
                   ,
                   who
                   with
                   Honor
                   and
                   good
                   Conscience
                   can
                   attain
                   to
                   Wealth
                   ,
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   disliked
                   ;
                   for
                   thereby
                   he
                   may
                   upon
                   an
                   emergent
                   occasion
                   supply
                   the
                   wants
                   of
                   a
                   necessitated
                   Army
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   General
                   is
                   most
                   to
                   be
                   esteemed
                   ,
                   who
                   (
                   as
                   a
                   Souldier
                   )
                   knoweth
                   how
                   to
                   offend
                   his
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   to
                   govern
                   his
                   own
                   Forces
                   ,
                   patiently
                   to
                   suffer
                   want
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   endure
                   labour
                   .
                   heat
                   ,
                   and
                   cold
                   :
                   For
                   sometimes
                   it
                   is
                   found
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   who
                   hath
                   Authority
                   to
                   command
                   ,
                   wanteth
                   another
                   to
                   command
                   him
                   ,
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   true
                   knowledge
                   of
                   those
                   things
                   that
                   belong
                   unto
                   his
                   Office
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   is
                   more
                   difficult
                   for
                   a
                   General
                   or
                   Commander
                   to
                   know
                   what
                   belongeth
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   execute
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   that
                   place
                   ,
                   seeing
                   that
                   Skill
                   must
                   precede
                   Action
                   ,
                   and
                   use
                   go
                   before
                   Commandment
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   expedient
                   for
                   all
                   Princes
                   and
                   Commanders
                   to
                   be
                   well
                   read
                   in
                   Histories
                   ,
                   and
                   principally
                   those
                   that
                   concern
                   the
                   Actions
                   of
                   their
                   Ancestors
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   (
                   as
                   some
                   believe
                   )
                   caused
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   (
                   when
                   he
                   made
                   War
                   against
                   Robert
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   Scots
                   )
                   to
                   order
                   a
                   certain
                   Monk
                   to
                   attend
                   him
                   in
                   that
                   Expedition
                   ,
                   to
                   write
                   down
                   all
                   the
                   Actions
                   of
                   that
                   Enterprize
                   .
                   Mahomet
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   Emperour
                   of
                   the
                   Turks
                   ;
                   endeavoured
                   much
                   to
                   know
                   the
                   Histories
                   of
                   his
                   Predecessors
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   liberally
                   unto
                   one
                   
                     Iohn
                     Maria
                  
                   of
                   Vincenza
                   ,
                   to
                   write
                   the
                   Victories
                   he
                   obtained
                   against
                   Vssancassan
                   King
                   of
                   Persia.
                   Much
                   more
                   praise
                   and
                   honour
                   is
                   due
                   unto
                   those
                   Commanders
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   long
                   Service
                   ,
                   and
                   due
                   degrees
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   have
                   deserved
                   the
                   Titles
                   
                   appertaining
                   unto
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   bear
                   about
                   them
                   the
                   Scars
                   and
                   Marks
                   of
                   true
                   Valour
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   General
                   of
                   Horse
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   Plato
                   )
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   Army
                   .
                   The
                   Praefecti
                   or
                   great
                   Commanders
                   were
                   elected
                   by
                   those
                   Souldiers
                   that
                   bare
                   Targets
                   :
                   The
                   
                     Tribuni
                     militum
                  
                   had
                   their
                   advancement
                   by
                   the
                   voice
                   of
                   Men
                   at
                   Arms
                   ;
                   and
                   other
                   Captains
                   or
                   Commanders
                   of
                   a
                   lower
                   quality
                   were
                   chosen
                   by
                   the
                   chief
                   General
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   Person
                   that
                   in
                   Service
                   was
                   most
                   painful
                   ,
                   in
                   Actions
                   most
                   industrious
                   ,
                   in
                   Perils
                   most
                   resolute
                   ,
                   in
                   Counsel
                   most
                   provident
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Execution
                   most
                   quick
                   ,
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   Chieftains
                   elected
                   for
                   their
                   Emperor
                   .
                
                 
                   Leo
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Book
                   entituled
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     Preparation
                     for
                     War
                  
                   ,
                   speaking
                   of
                   the
                   Election
                   of
                   a
                   General
                   ,
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     to
                     know
                     the
                     generosity
                     of
                     a
                     Horse
                     ,
                     or
                     a
                     Dog
                     ,
                     we
                     have
                     regard
                     to
                     his
                     proper
                     Operations
                     ,
                     rather
                     than
                     to
                     the
                     Dam
                     or
                     Sire
                     which
                     begot
                     him
                     ;
                     even
                     so
                     the
                     Nobleness
                     of
                     a
                     Man
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     considered
                     by
                     his
                     proper
                     Valour
                     and
                     Vertue
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     by
                     the
                     Blood
                     of
                     those
                     that
                     brought
                     him
                     into
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     neither
                     of
                     the
                     Glory
                     of
                     his
                     Ancestors
                     ,
                     which
                     oft-times
                     degenerates
                     .
                  
                   I
                   confess
                   ,
                   to
                   aim
                   more
                   at
                   the
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   than
                   at
                   the
                   necessary
                   Vertues
                   of
                   the
                   Person
                   chosen
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   dangerous
                   Error
                   in
                   time
                   of
                   Action
                   ,
                   and
                   proved
                   fatal
                   to
                   Phocas
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   sent
                   his
                   Nephew
                   Manicel
                   against
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   young
                   Man
                   of
                   no
                   Experience
                   ,
                   yet
                   stubborn
                   in
                   his
                   Resolves
                   ;
                   who
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Vote
                   of
                   his
                   Council
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   followed
                   his
                   Enemy
                   till
                   he
                   was
                   drawn
                   by
                   them
                   into
                   certain
                   Streights
                   ,
                   and
                   hemmed
                   in
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   slain
                   .
                   
                     Fazelli
                     lib.
                  
                   6.
                   
                   Dec.
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Hist.
                     Sicili
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Charge
                   of
                   so
                   grand
                   an
                   Import
                   ought
                   therefore
                   to
                   be
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   a
                   worthy
                   Person
                   ,
                   whose
                   Vertues
                   have
                   been
                   tryed
                   in
                   times
                   of
                   trouble
                   ,
                   one
                   (
                   if
                   to
                   be
                   found
                   )
                   whose
                   conduct
                   hath
                   been
                   crowned
                   with
                   Success
                   .
                   The
                   Commander
                   ,
                   whose
                   Helmet
                   hath
                   been
                   usually
                   canopied
                   with
                   the
                   Plumes
                   of
                   Victory
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   quickly
                   be
                   forsaken
                   of
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   in
                   the
                   uttermost
                   Extremity
                   ;
                   they
                   still
                   expecting
                   the
                   same
                   Fortune
                   should
                   attend
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Iulius
                     Caesar
                  
                   oftentimes
                   experienced
                   :
                   nor
                   is
                   it
                   an
                   easie
                   task
                   to
                   engage
                   an
                   Enemy
                   against
                   him
                   upon
                   equal
                   terms
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   experienced
                   ,
                   liberal
                   ,
                   and
                   tender
                   affectionative
                   General
                   to
                   his
                   Souldiers
                   is
                   then
                   the
                   Man
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   more
                   Illustrious
                   by
                   Birth
                   the
                   better
                   ;
                   Equality
                   causing
                   Emulation
                   ,
                   which
                   some
                   convert
                   to
                   envy
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   oftentimes
                   ends
                   in
                   inveterate
                   Malice
                   .
                
                 
                   Never
                   have
                   we
                   been
                   more
                   fortunate
                   than
                   in
                   our
                   Royal
                   Armies
                   when
                   we
                   have
                   had
                   a
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   an
                   Heir
                   Apparent
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   the
                   Head
                   thereof
                   ;
                   witness
                   our
                   Victories
                   in
                   Palestine
                   and
                   Cyprus
                   under
                   King
                   Richard
                   ;
                   our
                   many
                   victorious
                   Henries
                   and
                   Edwards
                   ;
                   the
                   Battels
                   of
                   
                     Cressey
                     ,
                     Poictiers
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Agincourt
                   ;
                   our
                   grand
                   Victory
                   at
                   Sea
                   in
                   the
                   Dutch
                   War
                   under
                   the
                   Conduct
                   of
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   .
                   Nor
                   are
                   we
                   at
                   present
                   destitute
                   of
                   Captains
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   Royal
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   endowed
                   with
                   all
                   Virtues
                   and
                   Princely
                   Qualities
                   requisite
                   for
                   so
                   great
                   Imploy
                   :
                   Let
                   me
                   but
                   mention
                   his
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Christendome
                   will
                   second
                   me
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   eternal
                   Fame
                   ;
                   that
                   neither
                   
                     Alexander
                     ,
                     Caesar
                  
                   ,
                   nor
                   any
                   other
                   old
                   Captains
                   shewed
                   greater
                   Courage
                   or
                   Skill
                   ,
                   passed
                   through
                   greater
                   perils
                   by
                   Land
                   or
                   Sea
                   than
                   he
                   hath
                   done
                   ;
                   nor
                   is
                   there
                   any
                   Person
                   in
                   Europe
                   that
                   can
                   justly
                   dispute
                   for
                   Glory
                   with
                   him
                   ,
                   or
                   whose
                   Life
                   hath
                   been
                   so
                   illustrious
                   .
                   Let
                   us
                   but
                   consider
                   ,
                   How
                   that
                   at
                   Twenty
                   years
                   of
                   Age
                   he
                   had
                   traced
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   Christendome
                   to
                   encounter
                   glorious
                   Actions
                   ;
                   that
                   since
                   he
                   has
                   been
                   engaged
                   in
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Combats
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   hath
                   been
                   Conqueror
                   :
                   That
                   he
                   hath
                   appeared
                   magnanimous
                   in
                   Campaigns
                   ,
                   Leguers
                   ,
                   Battels
                   ,
                   and
                   Seiges
                   by
                   Land
                   ;
                   in
                   the
                   most
                   furious
                   and
                   dreadful
                   Sea
                   fights
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   he
                   hath
                   given
                   life
                   to
                   some
                   Enemies
                   ,
                   and
                   taken
                   it
                   from
                   others
                   :
                   His
                   escaping
                   such
                   Hazards
                   ,
                   and
                   passing
                   by
                   Domestick
                   Broyls
                   with
                   a
                   Princely
                   Scorn
                   ,
                   would
                   half
                   perswade
                   a
                   credulous
                   person
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   evaded
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   dying
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   for
                   the
                   World
                   's
                   general
                   good
                   it
                   were
                   decreed
                   ,
                   he
                   should
                   endure
                   as
                   long
                   as
                   the
                   Sun
                   and
                   Moon
                   to
                   support
                   the
                   Grandure
                   of
                   the
                   Brittish
                   Monarchy
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Person
                   of
                   his
                   Sacred
                   Majesty
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   lawful
                   Successors
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Effiges
                     of
                     the
                     Right
                     Noble
                     George
                     ,
                     late
                     Duke
                     of
                     ALBEMARLE
                     .
                     Earle
                     of
                     Torrington
                     Baron
                     Moncke
                     of
                     Potheridge●
                     Beauchamp
                     and
                     Teys
                     ,
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     Noble
                     order
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Leiutenant
                     of
                     Devonshire
                     .
                     Captaine
                     Generall
                     of
                     all
                     his
                     Majestyes
                     Land
                     Forces
                     .
                     Ioynt
                     Admirall
                     with
                     his
                     Highness
                     Prince
                     Rupert
                     in
                     the
                     last
                     Dutch
                     Warr●
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     Comissioners
                     of
                     his
                     Majestys
                     Treasury●
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Gentlemen
                     of
                     his
                     Bedchamber
                     &
                     -
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Lds
                     .
                     of
                     his
                     most
                     honble
                     .
                     privy
                     Councell
                     &c
                     a.
                     
                  
                   
                     Edw.
                     Le
                     Davis
                     sculp
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thus
                     in
                     a
                     Victor's
                     Garland
                     oft
                     we
                     see
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Laurels
                     with
                     Cypress
                     intermixed
                     be
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   But
                   I
                   could
                   lose
                   my self
                   in
                   the
                   Admiration
                   of
                   these
                   Objects
                   ,
                   were
                   I
                   not
                   again
                   surprized
                   by
                   the
                   late
                   Generous
                   and
                   Noble
                   Exploits
                   of
                   the
                   Heroick
                   Prince
                   ,
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   o●
                   Monmouth
                   ,
                   whose
                   brave
                   Spirit
                   disdaining
                   to
                   be
                   confined
                   to
                   the
                   ease
                   of
                   a
                   Court
                   life
                   ,
                   contemning
                   the
                   soft
                   pleasures
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   seeks
                   out
                   Dangers
                   abroad
                   ,
                   makes
                   Bellona
                   his
                   Mistress
                   ,
                   de●ies
                   death
                   in
                   his
                   ascent
                   to
                   Honour
                   ,
                   and
                   thus
                   immortalizes
                   his
                   Name
                   throughout
                   Christendome
                   by
                   his
                   Valour
                   and
                   Conduct
                   at
                   Mastricht
                   ,
                   in
                   Anno
                   1673.
                   
                   To
                   affect
                   Glory
                   in
                   Youth
                   is
                   becoming
                   a
                   Royal
                   Birth
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   begin
                   with
                   Victory
                   is
                   a
                   happy
                   Omen
                   of
                   Future
                   Success
                   .
                   In
                   a
                   long
                   progress
                   of
                   time
                   a
                   Coward
                   may
                   become
                   a
                   Conquerour
                   :
                   Some
                   others
                   from
                   mean
                   Adventures
                   ,
                   passing
                   through
                   gross
                   Errors
                   ,
                   grow
                   to
                   Experience
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   time
                   perform
                   great
                   Exploits
                   :
                   But
                   as
                   there
                   are
                   few
                   Rivers
                   Navigable
                   from
                   their
                   first
                   Fountain
                   ;
                   so
                   are
                   such
                   Men
                   doubtless
                   very
                   rare
                   and
                   singular
                   ,
                   who
                   have
                   not
                   any
                   need
                   either
                   of
                   growth
                   or
                   years
                   ,
                   nor
                   are
                   subject
                   either
                   to
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   Times
                   ,
                   or
                   Rules
                   of
                   Nature
                   .
                   Proceed
                   brave
                   Prince
                   in
                   the
                   path
                   you
                   have
                   so
                   fairly
                   traced
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   let
                   the
                   World
                   see
                   your
                   renowned
                   Valour
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   a
                   lower
                   Orb
                   ,
                   we
                   may
                   justly
                   boast
                   of
                   our
                   English
                   Fabius
                   ,
                   General
                   Monk
                   ,
                   who
                   so
                   wisely
                   wearied
                   out
                   Lambert
                   by
                   his
                   delays
                   ,
                   and
                   cajoled
                   the
                   rebellious
                   Rump
                   Parliament
                   .
                   He
                   was
                   a
                   Person
                   of
                   great
                   Valour
                   ,
                   Experience
                   and
                   Prudence
                   ,
                   whose
                   Loyalty
                   and
                   Conduct
                   hath
                   given
                   him
                   a
                   never
                   dying
                   Fame
                   to
                   be
                   celebrated
                   by
                   the
                   Pens
                   and
                   Tongues
                   of
                   all
                   good
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   whilst
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Britain
                   lasteth
                   .
                   His
                   Exploits
                   were
                   truly
                   great
                   ,
                   his
                   Success
                   in
                   his
                   Conduct
                   renowned
                   with
                   too
                   many
                   Victories
                   to
                   be
                   here
                   inserted
                   :
                   Let
                   it
                   suffice
                   to
                   say
                   he
                   was
                   bred
                   a
                   Souldier
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   the
                   many
                   risks
                   of
                   Fortune
                   got
                   the
                   Art
                   to
                   mannage
                   that
                   fickle
                   Lady
                   so
                   well
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   triumphed
                   over
                   his
                   Foes
                   both
                   in
                   War
                   and
                   Peace
                   ,
                   acted
                   the
                   part
                   of
                   a
                   good
                   Politician
                   ,
                   the
                   trusty
                   old
                   Cushai
                   ,
                   confounding
                   the
                   Counsel
                   of
                   Achitophel
                   ,
                   to
                   preserve
                   his
                   Royal
                   Master
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   the
                   blessed
                   Instrument
                   of
                   his
                   Majestie
                   's
                   most
                   happy
                   Restauration
                   to
                   his
                   Crown
                   and
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   to
                   its
                   pristine
                   Laws
                   and
                   Liberties
                   ,
                   securing
                   to
                   himself
                   and
                   Posterity
                   that
                   well
                   purchased
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   High
                   ,
                   Potent
                   ,
                   and
                   Noble
                   Prince
                   George
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   Earl
                   of
                   Torrington
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Monk
                   of
                   
                     Potheridge
                     ,
                     Beauchamp
                  
                   and
                   Teys
                   ;
                   besides
                   which
                   Hereditary
                   Titles
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Noble
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   most
                   Honourable
                   Privy
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   Captain
                   General
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   Majesties
                   
                   Forces
                   during
                   life
                   ;
                   an
                   Honour
                   and
                   Office
                   scarce
                   ever
                   before
                   intrusted
                   in
                   the
                   hands
                   of
                   a
                   Subject
                   in
                   times
                   of
                   Peace
                   .
                   He
                   lived
                   the
                   darling
                   of
                   his
                   Country
                   ,
                   dearly
                   beloved
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Royal
                   Stem
                   ,
                   and
                   dreadful
                   to
                   our
                   Forreign
                   and
                   Home-bred
                   Foes
                   ,
                   but
                   laden
                   with
                   Love
                   ,
                   Honour
                   ,
                   and
                   Years
                   .
                   He
                   yielded
                   up
                   his
                   Life
                   to
                   the
                   Hands
                   of
                   him
                   that
                   gave
                   it
                   ,
                   and
                   departed
                   in
                   peace
                   the
                   Third
                   Day
                   of
                   
                     Ianuary
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Dom.
                  
                   16
                   69
                   /
                   70.
                   lamented
                   by
                   all
                   good
                   Subjects
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     —
                     Post
                     funera
                     Virtus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   We
                   have
                   many
                   more
                   that
                   by
                   Experience
                   and
                   Conquest
                   are
                   very
                   well
                   known
                   to
                   be
                   eminent
                   Warriers
                   ,
                   whose
                   Noble
                   Acts
                   were
                   enough
                   to
                   fill
                   large
                   Volumes
                   ,
                   and
                   whose
                   worthy
                   Atchievements
                   will
                   be
                   recorded
                   in
                   the
                   Histories
                   of
                   that
                   Age
                   for
                   an
                   Encouragement
                   to
                   Posterity
                   ,
                   the
                   Effigies
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   here
                   lively
                   represented
                   to
                   your
                   View
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Effigies
                     of
                     ye.
                     Right
                     honble
                     :
                     Charles
                     Earle
                     of
                     CARLISLE
                     Viscount
                     Morpeth
                     Baron
                     Dacres
                     of
                     Gillsland
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Leiutenant
                     of
                     Cumberland
                     &
                     Westmoreland
                     Vice
                     Admirall
                     of
                     ye.
                     Countyes
                     of
                     North●mberland
                     Camberland
                     Westmoreland
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     .
                     The
                     Towne
                     &
                     County
                     of
                     Newcastle
                     &
                     Maritin
                     parts
                     There
                     adiacent
                     &
                     one
                     of
                     his
                     Matyes
                     most
                     honble
                     priuy
                     Councell
                     &c
                     a
                  
                   
                     Abra.
                     Bl●thing
                     sculp
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Effiges
                     of
                     the
                     Right
                     honble
                     .
                     William
                     Earle
                     of
                     Craven
                     ,
                     Viscount
                     Craven
                     of
                     Vffington
                     ,
                     Baron
                     Craven
                     of
                     Hampsted-Marshall
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Leiutenant
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     and
                     Borough
                     of
                     Southwarke
                     ,
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     of
                     his
                     Majestys
                     most
                     honble
                     .
                     privy
                     Councell
                     &
                     ca.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Portraiture
                     is
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     Bertram
                     Ashburnham
                     of
                     Ashburnham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     the
                     tyme
                     of
                     King
                     Harold
                     was
                     Warden
                     of
                     the
                     Cinqueports
                     ,
                     Constable
                     of
                     Dover
                     and
                     Sheriff
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     .
                     and
                     being
                     a
                     person
                     in
                     soe
                     great
                     power
                     at
                     the
                     Landing
                     of
                     William
                     the
                     Congueror
                     ,
                     King
                     Harold
                     (
                     who
                     was
                     then
                     in
                     the
                     North
                     )
                     sent
                     him
                     a
                     Letter
                     to
                     raise
                     all
                     the
                     force
                     under
                     his
                     Comand
                     to
                     withstand
                     the
                     Invador
                     .
                     And
                     when
                     the
                     King
                     cam●
                     vp
                     to
                     oppose
                     y●
                     Conqueror
                     ,
                     the
                     said
                     Bertram
                     (
                     who
                     had
                     an
                     eminent
                     Comand
                     in
                     the
                     Battle
                     )
                     received
                     soe
                     many
                     wounds
                     that
                     soon
                     after
                     he
                     dyed
                     thereof
                     And
                     since
                     which
                     tyme
                     (
                     through
                     the
                     mercy
                     of
                     god
                     )
                     the
                     Said
                     family
                     (
                     in
                     a
                     direct
                     male
                     line
                     )
                     have
                     euer
                     since
                     continued
                     at
                     Ashburnham
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     and
                     are
                     the
                     present
                     possessors
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                   
                     Edw
                     :
                     Le
                     Davis
                     Sculp
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
             
               THE
               SECOND
               PART
               ;
               OR
               Honour
               Civil
               :
               AND
               Treateth
               of
               the
               Nobility
               and
               Gentry
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Laws
               and
               Customes
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 I.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Honour
                   General
                   and
                   Particular
                   .
                
                 
                   HONOUR
                   is
                   the
                   Reward
                   of
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   as
                   Infamy
                   the
                   Recompence
                   of
                   Vice
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   that
                   desireth
                   to
                   mount
                   her
                   footsteps
                   (
                   as
                   naturally
                   all
                   men
                   in
                   some
                   degree
                   or
                   other
                   are
                   addicted
                   unto
                   )
                   must
                   arrive
                   thereunto
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   Vertue
                   :
                   which
                   was
                   strictly
                   observed
                   by
                   the
                   Romans
                   ;
                   for
                   Dignities
                   by
                   Birth
                   were
                   not
                   enough
                   to
                   advance
                   them
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   not
                   endowed
                   with
                   Heroick
                   and
                   Vertuous
                   Qualifications
                   ;
                   and
                   Honour
                   should
                   be
                   a
                   Testimony
                   of
                   their
                   Excellency
                   therein
                   .
                   Some
                   Learned
                   Writers
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   Honour
                   consisteth
                   in
                   exterior
                   Signs
                   ;
                   and
                   Aristotle
                   calleth
                   it
                   
                     Maximum
                     bonorum
                     exteriorum
                  
                   :
                   Others
                   say
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   certain
                   Reverence
                   in
                   Testimony
                   of
                   Vertue
                   .
                   Honour
                   is
                   of
                   greater
                   esteem
                   than
                   Silver
                   or
                   Gold
                   ,
                   and
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   prized
                   above
                   all
                   Earthly
                   Treasure
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   encouragement
                   of
                   Youth
                   to
                   vertuous
                   Atchievements
                   ,
                   the
                   Romans
                   were
                   no
                   more
                   slack
                   in
                   their
                   Rewards
                   and
                   Badges
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   than
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   their
                   punishment
                   of
                   Vice
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   most
                   detestable
                   unto
                   them
                   .
                   And
                   
                     Marcus
                     Tullius
                  
                   studying
                   to
                   restrain
                   the
                   Vice
                   of
                   Youth
                   ,
                   by
                   Law
                   ordained
                   eight
                   several
                   punishments
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   called
                   
                     Damnum
                     ,
                     Vincula
                     ,
                     Verbera
                     ,
                     Talio
                     ,
                     Ignominia
                     ,
                     Exilium
                     ,
                     Mors
                     ,
                     Servitus
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Ensigns
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Romans
                   used
                   to
                   be●tow
                   in
                   token
                   of
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   were
                   Chains
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   gilt
                   Spurs
                   and
                   Launces
                   ,
                   but
                   principally
                   Crowns
                   of
                   different
                   forms
                   ;
                   which
                   at
                   first
                   were
                   made
                   of
                   Bays
                   in
                   token
                   of
                   Mirth
                   and
                   Victory
                   ,
                   but
                   afterwards
                   they
                   were
                   made
                   of
                   Gold.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   chief
                   Crowns
                   were
                   Military
                   ,
                   with
                   which
                   their
                   Consuls
                   and
                   chief
                   Commanders
                   in
                   their
                   Triumphs
                   were
                   crowned
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   next
                   was
                   by
                   them
                   called
                   
                     Corona
                     Muralis
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   given
                   to
                   him
                   that
                   was
                   first
                   seen
                   upon
                   the
                   Wall
                   of
                   an
                   Enemies
                   Town
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   Crown
                   was
                   wrought
                   with
                   certain
                   Battlements
                   like
                   a
                   Wall
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   of
                   Gold.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Castrensis
                  
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Gold
                   with
                   points
                   like
                   Towers
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   was
                   given
                   for
                   a
                   Reward
                   to
                   him
                   that
                   could
                   break
                   the
                   Wall
                   of
                   an
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   and
                   enter
                   the
                   Town
                   or
                   Castle
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Navalis
                  
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   garnished
                   with
                   Forecastles
                   ,
                   and
                   given
                   to
                   him
                   that
                   first
                   boarded
                   an
                   Enemies
                   Ship.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Oleaginea
                  
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   given
                   to
                   them
                   that
                   repulsed
                   an
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   or
                   were
                   Victorious
                   in
                   the
                   Olympian
                   Games
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Ovalis
                  
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   given
                   to
                   them
                   that
                   entred
                   a
                   Town
                   taken
                   with
                   little
                   Resistance
                   ,
                   or
                   yielded
                   upon
                   Composition
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Obsidionalis
                  
                   ,
                   given
                   to
                   a
                   General
                   Leader
                   that
                   had
                   saved
                   his
                   Army
                   in
                   Distress
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   Crown
                   was
                   made
                   of
                   the
                   Grass
                   growing
                   where
                   the
                   Army
                   was
                   beseiged
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Civica
                  
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Oaken
                   Boughs
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   given
                   to
                   him
                   that
                   saved
                   a
                   Citizen
                   from
                   the
                   Enemy
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Haederalis
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   given
                   to
                   Poets
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Corona
                     Populea
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   given
                   to
                   young
                   men
                   that
                   were
                   industrious
                   ,
                   and
                   inclined
                   to
                   Vertue
                   .
                
                 
                   Aristotle
                   makes
                   four
                   kinds
                   of
                   Civil
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Divitiarum
                     ,
                     Generis
                     ,
                     Virtutis
                     ,
                     &
                     Disciplinae
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Ferne
                  
                   defines
                   Civil
                   Nobility
                   to
                   be
                   an
                   Excellency
                   of
                   Dignity
                   and
                   Fame
                   ,
                   placed
                   in
                   any
                   Kingdom
                   or
                   People
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   Vertues
                   there
                   shewed
                   forth
                   to
                   the
                   profit
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   Which
                   made
                   Diogenes
                   to
                   tearm
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   Blood
                   a
                   Vail
                   of
                   Lewdness
                   ,
                   a
                   Cloak
                   of
                   Sloth
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Vizard
                   of
                   Cowardise
                   .
                
                 
                   Civil
                   Nobility
                   may
                   be
                   refined
                   into
                   a
                   triple
                   Division
                   ;
                   first
                   by
                   Blood
                   ,
                   secondly
                   by
                   Merit
                   ,
                   and
                   thirdly
                   by
                   Blood
                   and
                   Merit
                   ;
                   which
                   last
                   without
                   doubt
                   is
                   the
                   most
                   honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   greatest
                   esteem
                   :
                   For
                   certainly
                   the
                   Honour
                   gained
                   lives
                   in
                   his
                   Family
                   ,
                   and
                   doth
                   perpetuate
                   his
                   Vertues
                   to
                   Posterity
                   ;
                   whilst
                   the
                   glory
                   that
                   those
                   by
                   descents
                   of
                   Blood
                   shine
                   in
                   ,
                   is
                   but
                   the
                   reflection
                   of
                   their
                   Ancestors
                   .
                   For
                   all
                   will
                   judge
                   the
                   raiser
                   of
                   a
                   Family
                   more
                   honourable
                   than
                   him
                   that
                   succeeded
                   him
                   ,
                   not
                   adding
                   to
                   that
                   Honour
                   by
                   any
                   Merit
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   .
                   So
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   best
                   honour
                   the
                   Son
                   can
                   do
                   his
                   deceased
                   Father
                   or
                   Relation
                   ,
                   to
                   imitate
                   his
                   Vertues
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   any
                   person
                   be
                   advanced
                   by
                   lawful
                   Commission
                   of
                   his
                   Prince
                   ,
                   to
                   any
                   Place
                   ,
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   or
                   publick
                   Administration
                   ,
                   be
                   it
                   either
                   Ecclesiastical
                   ,
                   Military
                   ,
                   or
                   Civil
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Office
                   comprehends
                   in
                   it
                   
                     Dignitatem
                     ,
                     vel
                     dignitatis
                     titulum
                  
                   ,
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   received
                   into
                   the
                   Degree
                   of
                   Gentility
                   .
                   And
                   a
                   Man
                   may
                   be
                   ennobled
                   by
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   from
                   his
                   Prince
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   have
                   not
                   the
                   Superiour
                   Titles
                   added
                   ;
                   and
                   may
                   have
                   a
                   Coat
                   of
                   Arms
                   given
                   him
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Gentry
                   ,
                   and
                   bearing
                   of
                   Arms.
                   
                
                 
                   NOah
                   had
                   three
                   Sons
                   who
                   were
                   saved
                   with
                   him
                   in
                   the
                   Ark
                   from
                   the
                   Deluge
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Sem
                     ,
                     Cham
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Iapheth
                   ;
                   and
                   between
                   these
                   three
                   he
                   divided
                   the
                   World.
                   Sem
                   ,
                   his
                   eldest
                   Son
                   he
                   made
                   Prince
                   of
                   
                     Asia
                     ;
                     Cham
                  
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   ,
                   Prince
                   of
                   Affrica
                   ;
                   and
                   Iapheth
                   ,
                   his
                   third
                   ,
                   Prince
                   of
                   Europe
                   .
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   these
                   three
                   issued
                   divers
                   Emperors
                   and
                   Rulers
                   ,
                   whereof
                   at
                   this
                   day
                   we
                   have
                   ten
                   Degrees
                   ;
                   of
                   which
                   Six
                   are
                   called
                   Noble
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     Esquire
                     ,
                     Knight
                     ,
                     Baronet
                     ,
                     Baron
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Viscount
                   :
                   and
                   four
                   others
                   are
                   called
                   excellent
                   ,
                   as
                   an
                   
                     Earl
                     ,
                     Marquis
                     ,
                     Duke
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Prince
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   are
                   Nine
                   sundry
                   Callings
                   of
                   Gentlemen
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                     The'
                     first
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Ancestry
                     ,
                     which
                     must
                     needs
                     be
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Blood.
                     
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                     The
                     second
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Blood
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     of
                     Ancestry
                     ,
                     as
                     when
                     he
                     is
                     the
                     second
                     degree
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     first
                     .
                  
                   
                     3.
                     
                     The
                     third
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Coat
                     Armour
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     of
                     Blood
                     ,
                     as
                     when
                     he
                     weareth
                     the
                     Kings
                     Devise
                     given
                     him
                     by
                     a
                     Herald
                     .
                     If
                     he
                     have
                     Issue
                     to
                     the
                     third
                     Descent
                     ,
                     that
                     Issue
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Blood.
                     
                  
                   
                     4.
                     
                     The
                     fourth
                     also
                     is
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Coat
                     Armour
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     of
                     Blood
                     ;
                     as
                     when
                     the
                     King
                     giveth
                     a
                     Lordship
                     to
                     him
                     and
                     his
                     heirs
                     for
                     ever
                     ;
                     then
                     he
                     may
                     by
                     vertue
                     thereof
                     bear
                     the
                     Coat
                     of
                     the
                     Lord
                     's
                     making
                     ,
                     the
                     Herald
                     approving
                     thereof
                     :
                     But
                     if
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     of
                     that
                     Lordship
                     be
                     yet
                     remaining
                     ,
                     he
                     cannot
                     bear
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       5.
                       
                       The
                       fifth
                       is
                       a
                       Christian
                       man
                       ,
                       that
                       in
                       the
                       Service
                       of
                       God
                       and
                       his
                       Prince
                       kills
                       a
                       Heathen
                       Gentleman
                       ,
                       he
                       shall
                       bear
                       his
                       Arms
                       of
                       what
                       degree
                       soever
                       (
                       a
                       Knight
                       Banneret
                       excepted
                       )
                       and
                       use
                       his
                       Atchievement
                       without
                       any
                       difference
                       ,
                       saving
                       only
                       the
                       word
                       of
                       the
                       same
                       miscreant
                       Gentleman
                       .
                       If
                       he
                       also
                       have
                       Issue
                       to
                       the
                       fifth
                       Degree
                       ,
                       they
                       are
                       Gentiles
                       of
                       Blood.
                       Note
                       that
                       no
                       Christian
                       may
                       bear
                       another
                       Christians
                       Coat
                       ,
                       nor
                       a
                       Pagan
                       a
                       Pagans
                       Coat
                       ,
                       on
                       the
                       Condition
                       abovesaid
                       :
                       But
                       if
                       an
                       English
                       man
                       in
                       the
                       Field
                       ,
                       when
                       the
                       Banner
                       Royal
                       is
                       displayed
                       ,
                       do
                       put
                       to
                       flight
                       any
                       Gentleman
                       which
                       is
                       an
                       Enemy
                       to
                       his
                       Prince
                       ,
                       from
                       his
                       Banner
                       of
                       Arms
                       the
                       English
                       Souldier
                       may
                       honour
                       his
                       own
                       Coat
                       in
                       the
                       Sinister
                       Quarter
                       with
                       the
                       proper
                       Coat
                       of
                       the
                       Gentleman
                       that
                       he
                       so
                       put
                       to
                       flight
                       .
                    
                     
                       Also
                       in
                       Challenge
                       of
                       Combat
                       the
                       Victor
                       shall
                       not
                       bear
                       the
                       Coat
                       of
                       the
                       Vanquished
                       :
                       yet
                       indeed
                       the
                       Vanquished
                       shall
                       lose
                       his
                       own
                       Coat
                       ;
                       But
                       if
                       he
                       marry
                       a
                       Gentlewoman
                       of
                       Coat-Armour
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       Courtesie
                       of
                       England
                       he
                       may
                       bear
                       hers
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     6.
                     
                     If
                     the
                     King
                     do
                     make
                     a
                     Yeoman
                     a
                     Knight
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     then
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Blood.
                     
                  
                   
                     7.
                     
                     The
                     Seventh
                     is
                     when
                     a
                     Yeoman's
                     Son
                     is
                     advanced
                     to
                     Spiritual
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     then
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     ,
                     but
                     not
                     of
                     Blood
                     ;
                     but
                     if
                     he
                     be
                     a
                     Doctor
                     of
                     the
                     Civil
                     Law
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     then
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Blood.
                     
                  
                   
                     8.
                     
                     The
                     Eighth
                     is
                     called
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     untryal
                     ,
                     as
                     brought
                     up
                     in
                     an
                     Abby
                     ,
                     and
                     serving
                     in
                     good
                     calling
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     is
                     of
                     kind
                     to
                     the
                     Abbots
                     .
                  
                   
                     9.
                     
                     The
                     Ninth
                     is
                     called
                     a
                     Gentleman
                     Apocrifate
                     ,
                     such
                     a
                     one
                     as
                     serving
                     the
                     Prince
                     as
                     a
                     Page
                     ,
                     groweth
                     by
                     diligence
                     of
                     Service
                     to
                     be
                     Steward
                     ,
                     or
                     Clerk
                     of
                     the
                     Kitchin
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     without
                     Badge
                     of
                     his
                     own
                     ,
                     except
                     when
                     the
                     Prince
                     by
                     the
                     Herald
                     endoweth
                     him
                     with
                     some
                     Conisance
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Aristotle
                   in
                   his
                   Politicks
                   reciteth
                   four
                   kinds
                   of
                   Nobility
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   Riches
                   ,
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   Lineage
                   ,
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   Nobleness
                   of
                   Science
                   ,
                   amongst
                   which
                   ,
                   those
                   of
                   Vertue
                   and
                   Lineage
                   are
                   of
                   chief
                   estimation
                   ,
                   being
                   such
                   from
                   whence
                   the
                   others
                   do
                   proceed
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   some
                   write
                   ,
                   Nobility
                   began
                   to
                   be
                   advanced
                   shortly
                   after
                   
                   Noah's
                   Flood
                   :
                   For
                   when
                   possessions
                   were
                   given
                   by
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   all
                   things
                   in
                   common
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   of
                   equal
                   degree
                   )
                   they
                   gave
                   them
                   to
                   such
                   whom
                   they
                   admired
                   for
                   their
                   Vertues
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   whom
                   they
                   received
                   a
                   common
                   benefit
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Law
                   of
                   Arms
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   chiefly
                   directed
                   by
                   the
                   Civil
                   Law
                   ,
                   must
                   needs
                   be
                   very
                   ancient
                   ;
                   for
                   field
                   nor
                   fight
                   cannot
                   be
                   continued
                   without
                   the
                   Law
                   ;
                   therefore
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   presumed
                   it
                   began
                   when
                   Battels
                   were
                   first
                   fought
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   bearing
                   of
                   Arms
                   was
                   come
                   to
                   some
                   perfection
                   at
                   the
                   Siege
                   of
                   Troy
                   ;
                   for
                   Hector
                   of
                   Troy
                   bore
                   Sable
                   ,
                   two
                   Lyons
                   combattant
                   ,
                   Or.
                   
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   written
                   by
                   an
                   ancient
                   Author
                   ,
                   called
                   Gesta
                   Trojanor
                   ●
                   that
                   a
                   Knight
                   was
                   made
                   before
                   any
                   Coat-Armour
                   ;
                   and
                   how
                   .
                   Asterial
                   ,
                   who
                   came
                   from
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Iapheth
                   ,
                   had
                   a
                   Son
                   named
                   Olibion
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   a
                   strong
                   and
                   mighty
                   man
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   the
                   people
                   multiplyed
                   ,
                   being
                   without
                   a
                   Governour
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   warred
                   upon
                   by
                   the
                   people
                   of
                   Cham
                   ,
                   they
                   all
                   cryed
                   upon
                   Olibion
                   to
                   be
                   their
                   Governour
                   ;
                   which
                   accepting
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   men
                   being
                   mustered
                   under
                   him
                   ,
                   his
                   Father
                   made
                   to
                   his
                   Son
                   a
                   Garland
                   of
                   Nine
                   divers
                   precious
                   Stones
                   ,
                   in
                   token
                   of
                   Chivalry
                   .
                   Then
                   Olibion
                   kneeled
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Father
                   took
                   
                   Iapheth's
                   Faulchion
                   that
                   Tubal
                   made
                   before
                   the
                   Flood
                   ,
                   and
                   smote
                   him
                   nine
                   times
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   shoulder
                   ,
                   in
                   token
                   of
                   the
                   nine
                   Vertues
                   of
                   Chivalry
                   .
                   Also
                   Asterial
                   gave
                   to
                   his
                   Son
                   Olibion
                   a
                   Target
                   made
                   of
                   an
                   Olive
                   Tree
                   ,
                   with
                   three
                   Corners
                   ,
                   two
                   above
                   his
                   Face
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   beneath
                   to
                   the
                   ground-ward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Principles
                   of
                   Honour
                   and
                   Vertue
                   that
                   every
                   Gentleman
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   endowed
                   with
                   .
                
                 
                   TO
                   love
                   ,
                   honour
                   ,
                   and
                   fear
                   God
                   ,
                   to
                   walk
                   after
                   his
                   Commandments
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   his
                   power
                   defend
                   and
                   maintain
                   the
                   Christian
                   Religion
                   ;
                   To
                   be
                   loyal
                   and
                   serviceable
                   to
                   his
                   Prince
                   and
                   Country
                   ;
                   To
                   use
                   Military
                   Exercises
                   ;
                   To
                   frequent
                   the
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   prefer
                   Honour
                   before
                   worldly
                   wealth
                   ;
                   to
                   be
                   charitable
                   to
                   the
                   distres●ed
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   support
                   Widows
                   and
                   Orphans
                   ;
                   To
                   reverence
                   Magistrates
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   placed
                   in
                   Authority
                   ;
                   To
                   cherish
                   and
                   encourage
                   Truth
                   ,
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   Honesty
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   eschew
                   Riot
                   ,
                   Intemperance
                   ,
                   Sloth
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   dishonest
                   Recreations
                   and
                   Company
                   ;
                   To
                   be
                   of
                   a
                   courteous
                   ,
                   gentle
                   ,
                   and
                   affable
                   deportment
                   to
                   all
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   detest
                   pride
                   and
                   haughtiness
                   ;
                   To
                   be
                   of
                   an
                   open
                   and
                   liberal
                   heart
                   ,
                   delighting
                   in
                   Hospitality●
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Talent
                   that
                   God
                   hath
                   blest
                   him
                   with
                   ;
                   To
                   be
                   true
                   and
                   just
                   in
                   his
                   word
                   and
                   dealing
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   all
                   respects
                   give
                   no
                   cause
                   of
                   Offence
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Precedency
                   .
                
                 
                   THe
                   Degrees
                   of
                   Honour
                   which
                   are
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   observed
                   ,
                   and
                   according
                   to
                   which
                   they
                   have
                   precedency
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   comprehended
                   under
                   two
                   Heads
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Nobiles
                     Majores
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Nobiles
                     Minores
                  
                   .
                   Those
                   comprehended
                   under
                   Majores
                   are
                   Dukes
                   of
                   the
                   Royal
                   Blood
                   ,
                   Archbishops
                   ,
                   Marqui●●es
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   and
                   Barons
                   :
                   And
                   those
                   under
                   Minores
                   are
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   (
                   ●f
                   no
                   otherwise
                   dignified
                   )
                   Knights
                   Bannerets
                   ,
                   Baronets
                   ,
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   Knights
                   Batchelors
                   ,
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   and
                   Gentlemen
                   .
                   And
                   all
                   or
                   most
                   of
                   these
                   Degrees
                   of
                   Honour
                   are
                   speculatively
                   distinguished
                   the
                   one
                   from
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   their
                   Ensigns
                   or
                   Shields
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   as
                   shall
                   be
                   shewed
                   in
                   the
                   Chapter
                   of
                   each
                   particular
                   Degree
                   .
                
                 
                   Touching
                   place
                   of
                   Precedency
                   amonst
                   the
                   Peers
                   ,
                   or
                   those
                   under
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   
                     Nobiles
                     Majores
                  
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   all
                   Nobles
                   of
                   each
                   Degree
                   take
                   place
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Seniority
                   of
                   Creation
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   of
                   years
                   ,
                   unless
                   they
                   are
                   descended
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   Royal
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   they
                   take
                   place
                   of
                   all
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Degree
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   after
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   the
                   Princes
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   viz.
                   the
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Grandsons
                   ,
                   Brothers
                   ,
                   and
                   Nephews
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   take
                   place
                   :
                   Then
                   these
                   great
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   and
                   Crown
                   are
                   to
                   precede
                   all
                   other
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   
                   or
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   of
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   the
                   Archbishop
                   of
                   York
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   President
                   of
                   the
                   Privy
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   Privy
                   Seal
                   .
                   Next
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Dukes
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Dukes
                   younger
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   Earls
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   younger
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   Barons
                   ,
                   Viscounts
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Earls
                   youngest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Barons
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   ,
                   Privy
                   Councellors
                   ,
                   Judges
                   ,
                   and
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   Viscounts
                   younger
                   sons
                   ,
                   Barons
                   younger
                   sons
                   ,
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   (
                   if
                   no
                   otherwise
                   dignified
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   seldom
                   sound
                   )
                   Knights
                   Bannerets
                   ,
                   Baronets
                   ,
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   Knights
                   Batchelors
                   ,
                   Colonels
                   ,
                   Serjeants
                   at
                   Law
                   ,
                   Doctors
                   ,
                   and
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   be
                   comprehended
                   under
                   ●ive
                   Heads
                   :
                   1.
                   
                   Esquires
                   unto
                   the
                   King's
                   Body
                   ;
                   2.
                   
                   The
                   Descendants
                   by
                   the
                   Male
                   Line
                   from
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ;
                   3.
                   
                   The
                   eldest
                   sons
                   of
                   Baronets
                   and
                   Knights
                   ;
                   4.
                   
                   The
                   two
                   Esquires
                   attending
                   upon
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   at
                   their
                   making
                   ;
                   And
                   5.
                   
                   Officiary
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   as
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   ,
                   Barresters
                   at
                   Law
                   ,
                   Lieutenant
                   Colonels
                   ,
                   Majors
                   ,
                   and
                   Captains
                   ;
                   and
                   lastly
                   Gentlemen
                   .
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   That
                   these
                   great
                   Officers
                   of
                   Court
                   ,
                   of
                   what
                   Degree
                   soever
                   they
                   are
                   of
                   ,
                   take
                   place
                   above
                   all
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Degree
                   ;
                   viz.
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Horse
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Chamberlain
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Lord
                   High
                   Cons●able
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Marshal
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Admiral
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Steward
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Chamberlain
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Houshold
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   the
                   Secretaries
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   if
                   Peers
                   ,
                   take
                   place
                   of
                   all
                   of
                   that
                   Degree
                   ,
                   except
                   these
                   great
                   Officers
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Ladies
                   take
                   place
                   or
                   precedency
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Degree
                   or
                   Quality
                   of
                   their
                   Husbands
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     ☞
                     Note
                     ,
                     That
                     in
                     a
                     Volume
                     lately
                     published
                     by
                     me
                     ,
                     entituled
                     Britannia
                     ,
                     being
                     a
                     Description
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Dominions
                     ,
                     in
                     page
                     33.
                     the
                     precedency
                     of
                     the
                     Nobility
                     and
                     Gentry
                     is
                     treated
                     of
                     ,
                     wherein
                     the
                     Masters
                     of
                     the
                     Chancery
                     are
                     placed
                     next
                     after
                     Serjeants
                     at
                     Law
                     ,
                     which
                     Error
                     happened
                     through
                     wrong
                     Information
                     ,
                     their
                     right
                     place
                     being
                     next
                     after
                     Iudges
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     here
                     set
                     down
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   That
                   it
                   was
                   decreed
                   by
                   King
                   Iames
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   younger
                   sons
                   of
                   Viscounts
                   and
                   Barons
                   should
                   yield
                   place
                   to
                   all
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   Bannerets
                   made
                   under
                   the
                   Standard
                   Royal
                   ,
                   his
                   Majesty
                   being
                   present
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   Privy
                   Councellors
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Wards
                   ,
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   ,
                   Chief
                   Justice
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Bench
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   ,
                   Chief
                   Justice
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Pleas
                   ,
                   Chief
                   Baron
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   all
                   other
                   Judges
                   and
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   degree
                   of
                   the
                   Coif
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   their
                   Honourable
                   imploy
                   in
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Courts
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   That
                   as
                   there
                   are
                   some
                   great
                   Officers
                   ,
                   as
                   a●oresaid
                   ,
                   that
                   take
                   place
                   above
                   the
                   Nobility
                   of
                   a
                   higher
                   Degree
                   ;
                   so
                   are
                   there
                   some
                   persons
                   ,
                   who
                   for
                   their
                   Dignities
                   Ecclesiastick
                   ,
                   Degrees
                   in
                   the
                   Universities
                   ,
                   and
                   Of●icers
                   in
                   an
                   Army
                   ,
                   although
                   neither
                   Knights
                   nor
                   Gentlemen
                   born
                   ,
                   take
                   place
                   amongs●
                   them
                   :
                   Thus
                   all
                   Deans
                   ,
                   Chancellors
                   ,
                   Prebends
                   ,
                   Doctors
                   of
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   Law
                   ,
                   and
                   Physick
                   ,
                   are
                   usually
                   placed
                   before
                   most
                   sorts
                   of
                   Esquires
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   Colonels
                   are
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   Arms
                   ought
                   to
                   precede
                   simple
                   Knights
                   ;
                   so
                   are
                   all
                   Field
                   Officers
                   ,
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Artillery
                   ,
                   Quarter-Master
                   General
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   All
                   Batchelors
                   of
                   Divinity
                   ,
                   Law
                   ,
                   and
                   Physick
                   ,
                   all
                   Masters
                   of
                   Arts
                   ,
                   Barrestors
                   in
                   the
                   Inns
                   of
                   Court
                   ,
                   Captains
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Commissionate
                   Officers
                   in
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   or
                   those
                   by
                   Patent-places
                   in
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Houshold
                   may
                   equal
                   (
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   them
                   precede
                   )
                   any
                   Gentleman
                   that
                   hath
                   none
                   of
                   these
                   qualifications
                   .
                   But
                   how
                   unjustly
                   these
                   Priviledges
                   are
                   possessed
                   by
                   some
                   of
                   these
                   pretenders
                   ,
                   and
                   how
                   contrary
                   this
                   usage
                   is
                   to
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   see
                   the
                   Chapter
                   of
                   Gentlemen
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   think
                   it
                   here
                   convenient
                   to
                   give
                   you
                   an
                   Account
                   of
                   the
                   Cavalcade
                   of
                   his
                   M●●●●ties
                   passing
                   through
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   ●●●●●e
                   his
                   Coronation
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   on
                   Monday
                   t●e
                   22
                   th
                   of
                   April
                   ,
                   1661.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     First
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     
                     York's
                     Horse
                     Guard.
                     
                  
                   
                     Messengers
                     of
                     the
                     Chambers
                     in
                     their
                     Coats
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     King's
                     Arms
                     before
                     and
                     behind
                     .
                  
                   
                     Esquires
                     to
                     the
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     ,
                     in
                     number
                     140.
                     
                  
                   
                     Knight
                     Harbinger
                     and
                     Serjeant
                     Porter
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sewers
                     of
                     the
                     Chamber
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Gentlemen
                     Ushers
                     ,
                     Quarter
                     Waiters
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Chancery
                     ,
                     6.
                     
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Signet
                     ,
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Privy
                     Seal
                     ,
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Council
                     ,
                     4.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     Clerks
                     of
                     the
                     Crown
                     ,
                     2.
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Chaplains
                     having
                     Dignities
                     ,
                     10.
                     in
                     Gowns
                     and
                     square
                     Caps
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Advocate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Remembrancer
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     the
                     Chancery
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Counsel
                     at
                     Law
                     ,
                     2.
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     puisne
                     Serjeants
                     ,
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Attorney
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Solicitor
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     eldest
                     Serjeants
                     ,
                     2.
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Secretaries
                     of
                     the
                     French
                     and
                     Latin
                     Tongue
                     ,
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gentlemen
                     Ushers
                     ,
                     Daily
                     Waiters
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sewers
                     in
                     Ordinary
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Carvers
                     in
                     Ordinary
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cup-bearers
                     in
                     Ordinary
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Esquires
                     of
                     the
                     Body
                     ,
                     4.
                     
                     
                     
                       
                         The
                         Effigies
                         of
                         the
                         Right
                         honble
                         :
                         Heneage
                         Lord
                         Finch
                         ,
                         Baron
                         of
                         Daventry
                         ,
                         Lord
                         High
                         Chancellor
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         &
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         Lords
                         of
                         the
                         most
                         honble
                         .
                         Privy
                         Councell
                         ,
                         to
                         King
                         Charles
                         ye.
                         second
                         .
                         Anno
                         Dn̄i
                         :
                         1676.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                     
                     
                       
                         The
                         Effigies
                         of
                         the
                         Right
                         honble
                         :
                         Anthony
                         Earle
                         of
                         Shaftsbury
                         ,
                         Baron
                         Ashley
                         ,
                         of
                         Wimbourne
                         ,
                         St
                         Giles
                         ,
                         &
                         Ld.
                         Cooper
                         of
                         Pawlet
                         ;
                         Ld.
                         High
                         Chancellor
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         Ld.
                         Leiutenant
                         of
                         the
                         County
                         of
                         Dorset
                         ,
                         and
                         ●one
                         of
                         the
                         Lords
                         of
                         ye.
                         most
                         honble
                         .
                         Privy
                         Councell●
                         to
                         King
                         Charles
                         y●
                         .
                         2d.
                         Anno
                         Domini
                         ●673
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Tents
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Revels
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Ceremonies
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Armory
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Wardrobe
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     standing
                     Offices
                     ,
                     Ordnance
                     1.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     the
                     Requests
                     ,
                     4.
                     
                  
                   
                     Chamberlains
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     2.
                     in
                     Gowns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gentlemen
                     of
                     the
                     Privy
                     Chamber
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     ,
                     68.
                     in
                     long
                     Mantles
                     ,
                     with
                     Hats
                     and
                     Feathers
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Knight
                     Marshal
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     rich
                     Coat
                     .
                  
                   
                     Treasurer
                     of
                     the
                     Chamber
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Jewel
                     House
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Barons
                     younger
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Viscounts
                     younger
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Barons
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                     3.
                     in
                     Robes
                     and
                     Caps
                     .
                  
                   
                     Justices
                     of
                     the
                     King's
                     Bench
                     and
                     Common
                     Pleas
                     ,
                     6.
                     in
                     Robes
                     ,
                     Caps
                     ,
                     and
                     Collars
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chief
                     Baron
                     of
                     the
                     Exchequer
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chief
                     Justice
                     of
                     the
                     Common
                     Pleas
                     ,
                     in
                     Robes
                     ,
                     Caps
                     ,
                     and
                     Collars
                     .
                  
                   
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Rolls
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     Gown
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chief
                     Justice
                     of
                     the
                     King's
                     Bench
                     ,
                     in
                     his
                     Robe
                     ,
                     Cap
                     ,
                     and
                     Collar
                     .
                  
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Privy
                     Council
                     ,
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Barons
                     eldest
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earls
                     younger
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Viscounts
                     eldest
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Kettle
                     Drums
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     King's
                     Trumpeters
                     ,
                     in
                     rich
                     Coats
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Serjeant
                     Trumpeter
                     with
                     his
                     Mace.
                     
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Pursuevants
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     in
                     their
                     Coats
                     of
                     Arms.
                     
                  
                   
                     Barons
                     51.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marquisses
                     younger
                     sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earls
                     eldest
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Pursuevants
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     in
                     their
                     Coats
                     of
                     Arms.
                     
                  
                   
                     Viscounts
                     7.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dukes
                     younger
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marquisses
                     eldest
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Heralds
                     in
                     their
                     Coats
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     Earls
                     32.
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lord
                     Chamberlain
                     of
                     the
                     King's
                     Houshold
                     ,
                     with
                     his
                     white
                     Staff.
                     
                  
                   
                     Dukes
                     eldest
                     Sons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Heralds
                     in
                     Coats
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Marquisses
                     in
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Heralds
                     in
                     Coats
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Duke
                     of
                     Buckingham
                     .
                  
                   
                     Clarencieux
                     ,
                     King
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     in
                     Coats
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     Norroy
                     ,
                     King
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     in
                     Coats
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     Treasurer
                     with
                     his
                     white
                     Staff.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     Chancellor
                     with
                     the
                     Purse
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     High
                     Steward
                     with
                     his
                     white
                     Staff.
                     
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Persons
                     ,
                     one
                     representing
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Aquitain
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     other
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Normandy
                     ,
                     in
                     broad
                     Caps
                     and
                     Robes
                     of
                     Ermyn
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Gentleman
                     Usher
                     with
                     the
                     black
                     Rod
                     on
                     the
                     right
                     hand
                     ,
                     bareheaded
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     rich
                     Cloak
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Garter
                     King
                     of
                     Arms
                     ,
                     bareheaded
                     ,
                     in
                     his
                     Coat
                     and
                     Collar
                     of
                     SS
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     of
                     London
                     carrying
                     the
                     City
                     Scepter
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     hand
                     ,
                     bareheaded
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Duke
                     of
                     York
                     .
                  
                   
                     Serjeants
                     at
                     Arms
                     with
                     their
                     Maces
                     ,
                     8
                     on
                     a
                     side
                     from
                     the
                     Sword
                     forwards
                     ,
                     in
                     rich
                     Cloaks
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     Great
                     Chamberlain
                     on
                     the
                     right
                     hand
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Sword
                     born
                     by
                     the
                     Earl
                     of
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Marshal
                     
                       pro
                       tempore
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Lord
                     Constable
                     of
                     
                       England
                       pro
                       tempore
                    
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     hand
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gentlemen
                     Pensioners
                     with
                     Pole-Axes
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     Gentlemen
                     Pensioners
                     with
                     their
                     Pole-Axes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Esquires
                     .
                  
                   
                     Footmen
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Horse
                     leading
                     a
                     spare
                     Horse
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Vice
                     Chamberlain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Captain
                     of
                     the
                     Pensioners
                     .
                  
                   
                     Captain
                     of
                     the
                     Guard.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lieutenant
                     of
                     the
                     Pensioners
                     .
                  
                   
                     the
                     King's
                     Horse
                     Guard.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Lord
                     General
                     's
                     Horse
                     Guard.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   As
                   in
                   Man's
                   Body
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   ,
                   divers
                   Functions
                   and
                   Offices
                   of
                   Members
                   are
                   required
                   ;
                   even
                   so
                   in
                   all
                   well
                   governed
                   Common-wealths
                   ,
                   a
                   distinction
                   of
                   persons
                   is
                   necessary
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   policy
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Government
                   and
                   Maintainance
                   of
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   ,
                   hath
                   made
                   a
                   threefold
                   Division
                   of
                   persons
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                
                 
                   First
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   our
                   Soveraign
                   Monarch
                   (
                   under
                   which
                   Name
                   also
                   a
                   Soveraign
                   Queen
                   is
                   comprised
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   declared
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   Queen
                   
                     Mary
                     ,
                     cap.
                  
                   1.
                   
                   Parliam
                   .
                   2.
                   )
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   the
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   which
                   comprehend
                   the
                   Prince
                   ,
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   and
                   Lords
                   Spiritual
                   and
                   Temporal
                   .
                
                 
                   Thirdly
                   the
                   Commons
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   general
                   word
                   is
                   understood
                   Baronets
                   ,
                   Knights
                   ,
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   Yeomen
                   ,
                   Artificers
                   ,
                   and
                   Labourers
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   observed
                   ,
                   that
                   our
                   Law
                   calleth
                   none
                   Noble
                   under
                   the
                   Degree
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   as
                   men
                   of
                   Forreign
                   Countries
                   do
                   use
                   to
                   speak
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   every
                   man
                   of
                   Gentle
                   Birth
                   is
                   counted
                   Noble
                   :
                   For
                   we
                   daily
                   see
                   ,
                   that
                   both
                   Gentlemen
                   and
                   Knights
                   do
                   serve
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   as
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   .
                   Neither
                   do
                   these
                   words
                   the
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   the
                   high
                   and
                   great
                   men
                   in
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   imply
                   the
                   Person
                   and
                   Majesty
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   but
                   with
                   the
                   Civilians
                   the
                   King
                   is
                   reckoned
                   among
                   the
                   Nobility
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Nobility
                   are
                   known
                   by
                   the
                   general
                   Name
                   of
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   or
                   Barons
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   for
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   and
                   Viscounts
                   did
                   anciently
                   sit
                   together
                   in
                   the
                   
                   King
                   's
                   great
                   Council
                   of
                   Parliament
                   as
                   Barons
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   right
                   only
                   of
                   their
                   Baronies
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   by
                   the
                   general
                   Name
                   of
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   Baronage
                   thereof
                   ,
                   we
                   under●●and
                   the
                   whole
                   Body
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ;
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Robes
                   of
                   the
                   Dukes
                   differing
                   nothing
                   from
                   the
                   Barons
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   they
                   wear
                   the
                   Guards
                   upon
                   their
                   Shoulders
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   folds
                   :
                   For
                   though
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   and
                   Viscounts
                   in
                   their
                   Creations
                   are
                   attired
                   with
                   Ornaments
                   of
                   Silk
                   and
                   Velvet
                   ;
                   yet
                   in
                   Parliament
                   they
                   use
                   the
                   same
                   that
                   Barons
                   do
                   ,
                   made
                   of
                   Scarlet
                   ,
                   with
                   divers
                   differences
                   of
                   white
                   Fur
                   set
                   as
                   Fringes
                   or
                   Edgings
                   on
                   their
                   Shoulders
                   ;
                   and
                   although
                   they
                   sit
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   their
                   Baronies
                   ,
                   yet
                   they
                   take
                   their
                   places
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   degrees
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   hence
                   it
                   is
                   that
                   those
                   bloody
                   Civil
                   Wars
                   concerning
                   the
                   Liberties
                   granted
                   in
                   the
                   Great
                   Charter
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   King
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   and
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   his
                   Son
                   ,
                   prosecuted
                   by
                   all
                   the
                   Nobility
                   (
                   some
                   few
                   excepted
                   )
                   are
                   called
                   in
                   our
                   Histories
                   the
                   
                     Barons
                     Wars
                  
                   .
                   Neither
                   have
                   the
                   Spiritual
                   Lords
                   any
                   other
                   Title
                   to
                   that
                   preheminence
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   their
                   ancient
                   Baronies
                   :
                   For
                   although
                   originally
                   all
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   Abbots
                   ,
                   and
                   Priors
                   ,
                   were
                   given
                   and
                   holden
                   in
                   Frank
                   Almoign
                   ;
                   most
                   of
                   their
                   Tenures
                   were
                   altered
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Baronia
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   appeareth
                   in
                   
                     Matthew
                     Paris
                     A.
                  
                   1070.
                   fol.
                   66.
                   and
                   of
                   that
                   Tenure
                   have
                   continued
                   ever
                   since
                   ,
                   as
                   you
                   may
                   read
                   by
                   the
                   Constitutions
                   of
                   Clarendon
                   in
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Glanvile
                   and
                   Bracton
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Tenures
                   of
                   all
                   Abbots
                   and
                   Priors
                   were
                   extinguished
                   by
                   the
                   uniting
                   and
                   coming
                   of
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   Dissolution
                   of
                   Monasteries
                   :
                   For
                   though
                   the
                   Nobility
                   of
                   England
                   differ
                   in
                   Titles
                   and
                   certain
                   Ceremonies
                   ,
                   yet
                   a
                   Baron
                   enjoyeth
                   the
                   same
                   priviledges
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   by
                   experience
                   it
                   is
                   found
                   ,
                   That
                   Dukes
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   degrees
                   of
                   Nobility
                   in
                   Cases
                   Criminal
                   are
                   tryed
                   by
                   Barons
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   and
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   as
                   their
                   Peers
                   ,
                   and
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   .
                
                 
                   Nobilitas
                   generally
                   is
                   of
                   the
                   word
                   [
                   Nosco
                   ]
                   signifying
                   in
                   common
                   phrases
                   of
                   speech
                   ,
                   Men
                   of
                   Generosity
                   of
                   Blood
                   and
                   Degree
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   ,
                   
                     Vir
                     nobilis
                     idem
                     est
                     quod
                     notus
                     ,
                     &
                     per
                     omnia
                     or
                     a
                     vulgatus
                     :
                  
                   But
                   especially
                   it
                   is
                   applyed
                   and
                   used
                   to
                   express
                   the
                   reward
                   of
                   Vertue
                   in
                   honourable
                   measure
                   ,
                   
                     Ageneris
                     claritate
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   in
                   part
                   of
                   distributive
                   Justice
                   ,
                   remaineth
                   with
                   the
                   highest
                   Soveraign
                   annexed
                   to
                   the
                   Imperial
                   Crown
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   as
                   Vertue
                   is
                   the
                   gift
                   of
                   none
                   but
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   so
                   the
                   reward
                   thereof
                   with
                   Honour
                   cannot
                   be
                   the
                   gift
                   of
                   any
                   but
                   the
                   Supreme
                   Governour
                   ,
                   being
                   God's
                   Vicegerent
                   on
                   Earth
                   .
                   But
                   when
                   Honour
                   and
                   Arms
                   be
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   any
                   ,
                   if
                   there
                   shall
                   arise
                   contention
                   between
                   Competitors
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   the
                   ancient
                   policy
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   hath
                   ordained
                   a
                   Special
                   Court
                   ;
                   the
                   Judges
                   whereof
                   in
                   all
                   times
                   having
                   been
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Personages
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Lord
                   High
                   Constable
                   and
                   the
                   Earl
                   Marshal
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   latter
                   times
                   the
                   Judge
                   thereof
                   only
                   the
                   Earl
                   Marshal
                   .
                   The
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   consis●eth
                   in
                   the
                   Execution
                   of
                   that
                   part
                   of
                   distributive
                   Justice
                   ,
                   which
                   concerneth
                   the
                   advancement
                   and
                   support
                   of
                   Vertue
                   .
                
                 
                   Nevertheless
                   some
                   men
                   there
                   are
                   ,
                   not
                   duly
                   considering
                   of
                   what
                   principle
                   and
                   parts
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   do
                   consist
                   ,
                   have
                   laboured
                   to
                   prove
                   that
                   the
                   Questions
                   and
                   Controversies
                   of
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Arms
                   should
                   not
                   be
                   determined
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   Civil
                   Law
                   ,
                   framing
                   to
                   themselves
                   many
                   Arguments
                   to
                   prove
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   but
                   being
                   of
                   small
                   value
                   ,
                   I
                   pass
                   them
                   over
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Common
                   Laws
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   Charity
                   used
                   in
                   the
                   Marshals
                   Court
                   ,
                   do
                   prohibit
                   any
                   Subject
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   to
                   receive
                   Titles
                   of
                   Honour
                   and
                   Dignity
                   by
                   gift
                   or
                   donation
                   from
                   a
                   Forreign
                   Prince
                   ,
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   Emperor
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   thing
                   greatly
                   touching
                   the
                   Majesty
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   State
                   of
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   
                     Est
                     vis
                     Majestatis
                     &
                     inter
                     insignia
                     summae
                     potestatis
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   shall
                   bring
                   an
                   Action
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Writ
                   is
                   styled
                   by
                   such
                   a
                   Forreign
                   Title
                   ,
                   the
                   Defendant
                   may
                   plead
                   in
                   Abatement
                   of
                   his
                   Writ
                   ,
                   That
                   he
                   is
                   no
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquis
                   ,
                   Earl
                   or
                   Baron
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   if
                   the
                   Plaintiff
                   ,
                   as
                   demanded
                   ,
                   take
                   Issue
                   ,
                   the
                   Issue
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   tryed
                   by
                   the
                   Jury
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   the
                   Records
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   faileth
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   any
                   English
                   man
                   be
                   created
                   Earl
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   any
                   other
                   Forreign
                   Nation
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   also
                   do
                   create
                   him
                   into
                   any
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   named
                   in
                   all
                   Judicial
                   proceedings
                   only
                   by
                   such
                   Name
                   and
                   Title
                   as
                   he
                   hath
                   received
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   ,
                   whose
                   Subject
                   he
                   is
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   he
                   be
                   not
                   advanced
                   to
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   then
                   he
                   shall
                   bear
                   the
                   name
                   only
                   of
                   his
                   Baptism
                   and
                   Surname
                   ,
                   unless
                   he
                   be
                   a
                   Knight
                   .
                   For
                   experience
                   teacheth
                   that
                   Kings
                   joyned
                   in
                   League
                   together
                   by
                   certain
                   mutual
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   natural
                   ,
                   power
                   of
                   Monarchies
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   Nations
                   ,
                   have
                   dismissed
                   one
                   anothers
                   Subjects
                   and
                   Ambassadors
                   graced
                   with
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Duke
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   another
                   Forreign
                   Nation
                   ,
                   cometh
                   into
                   England
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   safe
                   Conduct
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   also
                   the
                   King
                   doth
                   style
                   him
                   Duke
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   Creation
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   in
                   all
                   proceedings
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Courts
                   he
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   so
                   stiled
                   by
                   his
                   Title
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   although
                   the
                   said
                   Noble
                   person
                   be
                   also
                   by
                   the
                   King's
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   his
                   Forreign
                   Name
                   and
                   Title
                   of
                   Dignity
                   made
                   Denizon
                   (
                   for
                   that
                   is
                   the
                   right
                   Name
                   so
                   called
                   ,
                   because
                   his
                   Legitimation
                   is
                   given
                   to
                   him
                   )
                   :
                   Or
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   naturalized
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   seemeth
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   all
                   things
                   made
                   as
                   a
                   Subject
                   born
                   ,
                   
                   yet
                   shall
                   he
                   not
                   be
                   styled
                   by
                   his
                   Foreign
                   Titles
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   so
                   it
                   is
                   if
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   ,
                   come
                   into
                   England
                   as
                   Ambassador
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   lawful
                   Marriage
                   hath
                   a
                   Son
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Father
                   dieth
                   ,
                   the
                   Son
                   is
                   by
                   Birth
                   a
                   Natural
                   Englishman
                   ,
                   yet
                   he
                   shall
                   not
                   bear
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   reason
                   thereof
                   is
                   ,
                   because
                   that
                   Title
                   of
                   Nobility
                   had
                   its
                   Original
                   by
                   a
                   French
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   by
                   any
                   natural
                   Operation
                   :
                   which
                   thing
                   is
                   well
                   proved
                   both
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Law
                   and
                   Experience
                   in
                   these
                   days
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Postna●us
                   of
                   Scotland
                   or
                   Ireland
                   (
                   who
                   in
                   these
                   days
                   is
                   a
                   Natural
                   Subject
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   )
                   or
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Posterity
                   be
                   the
                   Heirs
                   of
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   of
                   Scotland
                   or
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   yet
                   he
                   is
                   none
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   But
                   if
                   that
                   Alien
                   or
                   Stranger
                   born
                   a
                   Scot
                   ,
                   be
                   summoned
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Writ
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   therein
                   is
                   styled
                   by
                   his
                   Foreign
                   or
                   other
                   Title
                   ,
                   whereunto
                   he
                   is
                   invested
                   within
                   England
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Grant
                   ;
                   then
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thenceforth
                   he
                   is
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   all
                   Judicial
                   and
                   Legal
                   Proceedings
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   styled
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   no
                   other
                   Name
                   .
                   And
                   it
                   was
                   the
                   Case
                   of
                   
                     Gilbert
                     Humfrevile
                  
                   Earl
                   of
                   Angus
                   in
                   Scotland
                   :
                   of
                   it
                   appertaineth
                   to
                   the
                   Royal
                   Prerogative
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   to
                   call
                   and
                   admit
                   an
                   Alien
                   born
                   to
                   have
                   place
                   and
                   voice
                   in
                   his
                   Parliament
                   at
                   his
                   pleasure
                   ;
                   although
                   it
                   is
                   put
                   in
                   practice
                   very
                   rarely
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   for
                   great
                   and
                   weighty
                   Considerations
                   of
                   State.
                   And
                   if
                   after
                   such
                   Parliamentary
                   Summons
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   Stranger
                   born
                   question
                   do
                   arise
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Issue
                   be
                   ,
                   whether
                   he
                   is
                   of
                   that
                   Title
                   or
                   no
                   ?
                   it
                   may
                   well
                   be
                   tryed
                   by
                   the
                   Record
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   only
                   lawful
                   tryal
                   in
                   that
                   Case
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   Diversity
                   worthy
                   of
                   Observation
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   highest
                   and
                   lowest
                   Degrees
                   are
                   universal
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   a
                   Knight
                   (
                   Engglish
                   or
                   Stranger
                   born
                   )
                   is
                   a
                   Knight
                   in
                   all
                   Nations
                   ,
                   in
                   what
                   place
                   soever
                   he
                   received
                   his
                   Title
                   and
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   ought
                   of
                   right
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Law
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   named
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Courts
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   if
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Foreign
                   King
                   ,
                   come
                   into
                   this
                   Realm
                   by
                   safe
                   conduct
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   ought
                   ;
                   for
                   a
                   Monarch
                   or
                   absolute
                   Prince
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   be
                   in
                   League
                   ,
                   cannot
                   come
                   without
                   the
                   King's
                   Licence
                   and
                   safe
                   Conduct
                   ;
                   but
                   any
                   Subject
                   to
                   such
                   a
                   Foreign
                   King
                   in
                   League
                   ,
                   may
                   come
                   without
                   Licence
                   .
                   )
                   In
                   this
                   Case
                   he
                   shall
                   sue
                   and
                   be
                   sued
                   by
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Emperor
                   or
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   the
                   Writ
                   shall
                   abate
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   is
                   a
                   notable
                   President
                   cited
                   out
                   of
                   Fleta
                   ,
                   where
                   treating
                   of
                   the
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Court
                   of
                   Marshalsea
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   ,
                   And
                   these
                   things
                   he
                   might
                   lawfully
                   do
                   by
                   Office
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   The
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   Liberty
                   of
                   any
                   other
                   ,
                   although
                   in
                   another
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Offender
                   may
                   be
                   found
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   :
                   according
                   to
                   that
                   which
                   happened
                   at
                   Paris
                   in
                   the
                   Fourteenth
                   year
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   First
                   ,
                   when
                   Engelram
                   of
                   Nogeut
                   was
                   taken
                   in
                   the
                   Houshold
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   (
                   the
                   King
                   himself
                   being
                   then
                   at
                   Paris
                   )
                   with
                   silver
                   Dishes
                   lately
                   stoln
                   ;
                   at
                   which
                   deed
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   did
                   claim
                   Cognizance
                   of
                   the
                   Plea
                   concerning
                   that
                   .
                   Theft
                   by
                   Jurisdiction
                   of
                   that
                   Court
                   of
                   Paris
                   .
                   The
                   matter
                   being
                   diversly
                   debated
                   in
                   the
                   Council
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   at
                   length
                   it
                   was
                   Ordered
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   should
                   use
                   and
                   enjoy
                   that
                   Kingly
                   Prerogative
                   of
                   his
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   who
                   being
                   Convicted
                   by
                   
                     Robert
                     Fitz-Iohn
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Theft
                   ,
                   by
                   consideration
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Court
                   ,
                   was
                   hanged
                   on
                   the
                   Gallows
                   in
                   St.
                   Germans
                   Field
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   here
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   may
                   be
                   noted
                   from
                   those
                   recited
                   Books
                   alledged
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   another
                   King's
                   Dominions
                   is
                   not
                   absolutely
                   priviledged
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   he
                   may
                   be
                   impleaded
                   for
                   Debt
                   or
                   Trespass
                   ,
                   or
                   condemned
                   for
                   Treason
                   committed
                   with
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Dominions
                   :
                   For
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   general
                   Law
                   of
                   Nations
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   what
                   place
                   an
                   Offence
                   is
                   committed
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   place
                   they
                   may
                   be
                   judged
                   ,
                   without
                   regard
                   to
                   any
                   priviledge
                   .
                   Neither
                   can
                   a
                   King
                   in
                   any
                   other
                   Kingdom
                   challenge
                   any
                   such
                   Prerogative
                   of
                   Immunity
                   from
                   Laws
                   :
                   For
                   a
                   King
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   proper
                   Kingdom
                   hath
                   not
                   
                     merum
                     Imperium
                  
                   ,
                   but
                   only
                   doth
                   retain
                   
                     Honoris
                     titulos
                     &
                     dignitatis
                  
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   where
                   he
                   hath
                   offended
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   Person
                   against
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   whose
                   Nation
                   he
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     per
                     omnia
                     distringitur
                     ,
                     etiam
                     quoad
                     personam
                     .
                  
                   And
                   the
                   same
                   Law
                   is
                   of
                   Ambassadors
                   ,
                   
                     ne
                     occasio
                     daretur
                     delinquendi
                  
                   .
                   That
                   Ambassadors
                   are
                   called
                   Legats
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   are
                   chosen
                   as
                   fit
                   men
                   out
                   of
                   many
                   ;
                   and
                   their
                   Persons
                   be
                   sacred
                   both
                   at
                   home
                   and
                   abroad
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   no
                   man
                   may
                   injuriously
                   lay
                   violent
                   hands
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   without
                   breach
                   of
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   Nations
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   less
                   upon
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   a
                   King
                   in
                   a
                   strange
                   Land.
                   
                
                 
                   Bracton
                   ,
                   a
                   Judge
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   in
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   first
                   Book
                   ,
                   and
                   eighth
                   Case
                   ,
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     There
                     is
                     no
                     respect
                     of
                     Persons
                     with
                     God
                     ;
                     but
                     with
                     men
                     there
                     is
                     a
                     difference
                     of
                     Persons
                     ;
                     viz.
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     under
                     him
                     Dukes
                     ,
                     Counts
                     ,
                     Barons
                     ,
                     Lords
                     ,
                     Vavasors
                     ,
                     and
                     Knights
                     .
                     Counts
                     ,
                     so
                     called
                     ,
                     because
                     they
                     take
                     the
                     Name
                     from
                     the
                     County
                     ,
                     or
                     from
                     the
                     word
                  
                   Sociati
                   ,
                   
                     who
                     also
                     may
                     be
                     termed
                  
                   Consules
                   
                     of
                     Counselling
                     ;
                     for
                     Kings
                     do
                     associate
                     such
                     men
                     unto
                     them
                     to
                     govern
                     the
                     People
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     ordaining
                     into
                     great
                     Honours
                     ,
                     Power
                     ,
                     and
                     Name
                     ,
                     where
                     
                     they
                     do
                     gird
                     them
                     with
                     Swords
                     ,
                     that
                     is
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                  
                   Ringis
                   gladorium
                   .
                   Upon
                   this
                   cause
                   were
                   the
                   Stations
                   and
                   Encampings
                   of
                   Arms
                   ,
                   called
                   by
                   the
                   
                     Romans
                     Castra
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   word
                   Castrare
                   ,
                   since
                   they
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   
                     Castrata
                     vel
                     Casta.
                  
                   In
                   this
                   place
                   ought
                   a
                   good
                   General
                   to
                   foresee
                   that
                   Venus
                   Delights
                   be
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   )
                   gelded
                   and
                   cut
                   off
                   from
                   the
                   Army
                   .
                   So
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   Fern's
                   Book
                   ,
                   entituled
                   
                     The
                     Glory
                     of
                     Generosity
                     ;
                     Ring
                     ,
                  
                   so
                   called
                   
                     quasi
                     renes
                     girans
                     &
                     circundans
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   they
                   compass
                   the
                   Reins
                   of
                   such
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   may
                   keep
                   them
                   from
                   Incest
                   of
                   Luxury
                   ;
                   because
                   the
                   Luxurious
                   and
                   Incestuous
                   persons
                   are
                   abominable
                   unto
                   God.
                   The
                   Sword
                   also
                   doth
                   signifie
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   much
                   in
                   general
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   of
                   England
                   .
                   Now
                   followeth
                   a
                   more
                   particular
                   Discourse
                   of
                   each
                   particular
                   Degree
                   ;
                   and
                   first
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   the
                   Fountain
                   from
                   whence
                   all
                   these
                   Rivulets
                   and
                   swelling
                   Streams
                   of
                   Honour's
                   Spring
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     most
                     high
                     and
                     mighty
                     Monarch
                     CHARLES
                     the
                     second
                     by
                     the
                     Grace
                     of
                     God
                     King
                     of
                     Great
                     Britaine●
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland●
                     Defender
                     of
                     the
                     faith
                     &
                     ca.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Effiges
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     high
                     and
                     mighty
                     Monarch
                     CHARLES
                     the
                     second
                     by
                     the
                     Grace
                     of
                     God
                     King
                     of
                     Great
                     Britaine
                     ;
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ;
                     De●ender
                     of
                     the
                     faith
                     .
                     &
                     c●●
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 THE
                 KING
                 ,
                 OR
                 MONARCH
                 OF
                 Great
                 Britain
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 II.
                 
              
               
                 MONARCHY
                 is
                 as
                 ancient
                 as
                 Man
                 ,
                 Adam
                 being
                 created
                 Soveraign
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Universe
                 ,
                 whose
                 Office
                 was
                 to
                 govern
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 and
                 all
                 Creatures
                 therein
                 .
                 His
                 Posterity
                 (
                 after
                 his
                 Death
                 )
                 dividing
                 into
                 Tribes
                 and
                 Generations
                 ,
                 acknowledged
                 no
                 other
                 Dominion
                 than
                 Paternity
                 and
                 Eldership
                 .
                 The
                 Fathers
                 of
                 Nations
                 were
                 instead
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Eldest
                 Sons
                 in
                 every
                 Family
                 were
                 reverenced
                 as
                 Princes
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 came
                 the
                 word
                 Seignior
                 amongst
                 the
                 Italians
                 and
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 Seignories
                 for
                 Lordship
                 and
                 Dominion
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 Seneca
                 makes
                 two
                 kinds
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Potestas
                   aut
                   Imperium
                
                 ,
                 power
                 to
                 command
                 ,
                 
                   &
                   Proprietas
                   aut
                   Dominium
                
                 ,
                 Property
                 or
                 Dominion
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Empires
                 in
                 the
                 Golden
                 Age
                 were
                 founded
                 upon
                 natural
                 Reverency
                 and
                 Piety
                 ;
                 their
                 Power
                 was
                 executed
                 with
                 the
                 soft
                 Weapons
                 of
                 paternal
                 perswasions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 greatest
                 penalties
                 that
                 they
                 inflicted
                 upon
                 the
                 most
                 Capital
                 Criminals
                 was
                 the
                 malediction
                 of
                 their
                 Primogenitors
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Excommunication
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tribes
                 :
                 But
                 as
                 Men
                 and
                 Vice
                 began
                 to
                 increase
                 ,
                 Pride
                 and
                 evil
                 Examples
                 overshadowed
                 Filial
                 Obedience
                 ,
                 and
                 Violence
                 entred
                 upon
                 the
                 Stage
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 mighty
                 Men
                 tru●ling
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 strength
                 ,
                 oppressed
                 the
                 Feeble
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 at
                 length
                 forced
                 to
                 truckle
                 under
                 the
                 tyranny
                 of
                 others
                 more
                 Gygantick
                 than
                 themselves
                 ,
                 which
                 necessitated
                 them
                 to
                 submit
                 to
                 Government
                 for
                 self-preservation
                 ,
                 many
                 housholds
                 conjoyning
                 made
                 a
                 Village
                 ,
                 many
                 Villages
                 a
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 Cities
                 and
                 Citizens
                 confederating
                 established
                 Laws
                 by
                 consent
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 tract
                 of
                 time
                 were
                 called
                 Commonwealths
                 ;
                 some
                 being
                 governed
                 by
                 Kings
                 ,
                 some
                 by
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 so
                 unfortunate
                 as
                 to
                 fall
                 under
                 the
                 yoak
                 of
                 a
                 popular
                 Rule
                 ,
                 
                   Nam
                   Plebs
                   est
                   pessimus
                   Tyrannus
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Chiefs
                 or
                 Kings
                 were
                 men
                 of
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 elected
                 for
                 their
                 Wisdom
                 and
                 Courage
                 ,
                 being
                 both
                 
                   Reges
                   &
                   Duces
                
                 ,
                 to
                 govern
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Laws
                 in
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 lead
                 them
                 forth
                 to
                 Battel
                 against
                 their
                 Enemies
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 Hostility
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Rule
                 proving
                 more
                 safe
                 for
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 honourable
                 amongst
                 
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 ●●rm
                 in
                 it self
                 than
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 most
                 Nations
                 followed
                 it
                 ,
                 approving
                 the
                 Sentence
                 of
                 
                   Tacitus
                   ,
                   Pr●stat
                   sub
                   Principo
                   ●alo
                   esse
                   quam
                   nulle
                   .
                
                 Lamentable
                 Experience
                 ,
                 the
                 Mistress
                 of
                 Fools
                 in
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Wisdom
                 in
                 others
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Ages
                 sequent
                 necessitated
                 them
                 again
                 to
                 quit
                 the
                 ●orm
                 of
                 Election
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 entail
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 Power
                 in
                 the
                 Hereditary
                 Loyns
                 of
                 their
                 Kings
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 fatal
                 consequence
                 of
                 Ambition
                 amongst
                 equal
                 pretenders
                 in
                 popular
                 Elections
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 an
                 Empire
                 is
                 ascribed
                 to
                 reason
                 and
                 necessity
                 ;
                 ●ut
                 't
                 was
                 God
                 himself
                 that
                 illuminated
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 them
                 see
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 subsist
                 without
                 a
                 Supream
                 in
                 their
                 human
                 affairs
                 .
                 
                   Necessitas
                   ●st
                   firmum
                   judicium
                   &
                   immutabilis
                   providentiae
                   potestas
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 Island
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 ,
                 when
                 Barbarism
                 was
                 so
                 happy
                 as
                 to
                 submit
                 to
                 a
                 Regal
                 Power
                 (
                 as
                 Caesar
                 in
                 his
                 Commentaries
                 witnesseth
                 )
                 then
                 divided
                 into
                 many
                 Kingdoms
                 ;
                 under
                 which
                 Government
                 of
                 Kings
                 (
                 with
                 some
                 small
                 alterations
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 necessity
                 of
                 times
                 and
                 pleasure
                 of
                 Conquerors
                 )
                 it
                 hath
                 flourished
                 ,
                 descending
                 from
                 the
                 
                   British
                   ,
                   Saxon
                   ,
                   Danish
                   ,
                   Norman
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Scotch
                 Kings
                 ,
                 to
                 our
                 gracious
                 Soveraign
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 into
                 whose
                 Veins
                 all
                 those
                 several
                 streams
                 of
                 Royal
                 Blood
                 are
                 conjoyned
                 to
                 unite
                 those
                 jarring
                 Nations
                 into
                 one
                 Body
                 ,
                 under
                 a
                 Head
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 each
                 one
                 may
                 justly
                 claim
                 an
                 interest
                 .
              
               
                 God
                 hath
                 thus
                 restored
                 our
                 ancient
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 seated
                 our
                 Soveraign
                 in
                 the
                 Throne
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 giving
                 him
                 a
                 power
                 just
                 and
                 absolute
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 to
                 preserve
                 as
                 curb
                 his
                 people
                 ,
                 being
                 not
                 only
                 
                   Major
                   singulis
                
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   Major
                   universis
                
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 power
                 is
                 
                   super
                   totam
                   Rempublicam
                
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 thus
                 prove
                 ,
                 Either
                 the
                 whole
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 is
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 ;
                 if
                 not
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 is
                 no
                 absolute
                 King
                 or
                 Monarch
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 (
                 as
                 all
                 must
                 yield
                 )
                 a
                 Monarch
                 ,
                 I
                 ask
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 power
                 in
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 in
                 him
                 ?
                 Is
                 it
                 subordinate
                 to
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 ?
                 If
                 subordinate
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 power
                 is
                 above
                 that
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 
                   super
                   totam
                   Rempublicam
                   &
                   Major
                   universis
                
                 ;
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 ,
                 then
                 there
                 are
                 a
                 
                   simul
                   &
                   semel
                
                 to
                 Supream
                 Civil
                 Powers
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 individual
                 Kingdom
                 and
                 Gubernation
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 divided
                 against
                 it self
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 absurd
                 and
                 impossible
                 .
                 This
                 in
                 Answer
                 to
                 a
                 monstrous
                 Pamphlet
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 lasciviousness
                 of
                 our
                 late
                 unhappy
                 Wars
                 produced
                 ,
                 which
                 asserted
                 
                   Rex
                   minor
                   universis
                
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 hath
                 (
                 I
                 hope
                 )
                 put
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 all
                 such
                 Trayterous
                 Tenents
                 ,
                 and
                 concluded
                 such
                 Disputes
                 by
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 no
                 person
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 shall
                 dare
                 to
                 question
                 who
                 hath
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 making
                 Peace
                 or
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 Militia
                 by
                 Land
                 and
                 Sea
                 ,
                 all
                 strong
                 Holds
                 and
                 Forts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 being
                 the
                 inherent
                 right
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Monarchs
                 by
                 their
                 Prerogative
                 Royal.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 is
                 God's
                 Vicegerent
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 obeyed
                 accordingly
                 :
                 If
                 good
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 blessing
                 ;
                 if
                 bad
                 ,
                 a
                 judgment
                 :
                 and
                 then
                 against
                 whom
                 we
                 are
                 to
                 use
                 no
                 other
                 weapons
                 but
                 prayers
                 and
                 tears
                 for
                 his
                 amendment
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 styled
                 
                   Pater
                   Patriae
                   ,
                   &
                   Caput
                   Re●publicae
                
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 the
                 protection
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 belongs
                 to
                 his
                 care
                 and
                 office
                 ;
                 the
                 Militia
                 is
                 annext
                 to
                 his
                 Crown
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Sword
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 .
                 The
                 Parliament
                 (
                 then
                 all
                 Roman
                 Catholicks
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 writ
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 declaring
                 that
                 his
                 Royal
                 Majesty
                 is
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 very
                 Soul
                 of
                 us
                 all
                 ;
                 his
                 Cause
                 is
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 us
                 all
                 ,
                 derived
                 from
                 the
                 Head
                 upon
                 the
                 Members
                 ;
                 his
                 Griefs
                 and
                 Injuries
                 are
                 ours
                 ,
                 we
                 all
                 suffer
                 equally
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 Camden
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Britannia
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 100.
                 calls
                 the
                 King
                 the
                 most
                 excellent
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 next
                 unto
                 God.
                 He
                 is
                 under
                 no
                 Vassuage
                 ;
                 he
                 takes
                 his
                 Investure
                 from
                 no
                 man.
                 
                   Rex
                   non
                   habet
                   Superiorem
                   ,
                   nisi
                   Deum
                   :
                   satìs
                   habet
                   ad
                   poenam
                   ,
                   quod
                   Deum
                   expectat
                   ultorem
                   .
                
              
               
                 In
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   France
                   ,
                   Spain
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 Kings
                 are
                 styled
                 
                   Dei
                   Gratia
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 
                   Rex
                   Francorum
                   Christianissimus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 King
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 the
                 most
                 Catholick
                 ;
                 The
                 Emperour
                 the
                 Defender
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 :
                 So
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Bull
                 from
                 Pope
                 Leo
                 the
                 Tenth
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 (
                 for
                 a
                 Book
                 of
                 Controversie
                 written
                 by
                 him
                 against
                 Luther
                 )
                 have
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 
                   Defenders
                   of
                   the
                   Faith
                
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 he
                 is
                 declared
                 Supream
                 Head
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 the
                 manner
                 also
                 for
                 Kings
                 to
                 write
                 in
                 the
                 plural
                 Number
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 God's
                 own
                 style
                 )
                 
                   Mandamus
                   ,
                   Volumus
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Scripture
                 we
                 find
                 them
                 called
                 Gods
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 sense
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 styled
                 Divi
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Dii
                   ,
                   quia
                   Dei
                   Vicarii
                   ,
                   &
                   Dei
                   voce
                   judicant
                   .
                
              
               
                 Our
                 Lawyers
                 also
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Rex
                   est
                   persona
                   mixta
                   cum
                   Sacerdote
                   ,
                   habet
                   Ecclesiasticam
                   &
                   Spiritualem
                   Iurisdictionem
                   .
                
                 This
                 shews
                 the
                 King's
                 power
                 in
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Causes
                 ,
                 being
                 anoynted
                 with
                 Oyl
                 as
                 the
                 Priests
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 Israel
                 were
                 ;
                 which
                 signifies
                 his
                 person
                 to
                 be
                 both
                 Sacred
                 and
                 Spiritual
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 hath
                 put
                 upon
                 him
                 a
                 Priest's
                 Garment
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Dalmatica
                 ,
                 or
                 Colobium
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 Vests
                 .
                 And
                 before
                 the
                 Reformation
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Spiritual
                 person
                 ,
                 received
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 in
                 both
                 kinds
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 capable
                 of
                 holding
                 Tithes
                 ;
                 all
                 Extra-Parochial
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 some
                 Proxies
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Spiritual
                 profits
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 are
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 us
                 in
                 England
                 more
                 than
                 in
                 many
                 other
                 Countries
                 ;
                 As
                 the
                 Anoynting
                 with
                 Oyl
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 proved
                 by
                 Mr.
                 Selden
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 above
                 one
                 thousand
                 years
                 standing
                 ;
                 the
                 Crown
                 set
                 upon
                 his
                 Head
                 with
                 many
                 Religious
                 Ceremonies
                 :
                 besides
                 the
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 
                 Regality
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 a
                 Ring
                 to
                 signi●ie
                 his
                 Fait●fulnes
                 ;
                 a
                 Bracelet
                 for
                 Good
                 Works
                 ;
                 a
                 Scepter
                 for
                 Justice
                 ;
                 a
                 Sword
                 for
                 Vengeance
                 ;
                 Purple
                 Robes
                 to
                 attract
                 Reverence
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 Diadem
                 triumphant
                 to
                 blazon
                 his
                 Glory
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 the
                 saying
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 
                   Canterbury
                   ,
                   Inunguntur
                   Reges
                   in
                   Capi●e
                   ,
                   etiam
                   pect●re
                   &
                   brach●is
                   ,
                   quod
                   significat
                   gloriam
                   ,
                   sanctitatem
                   &
                   for●●n●
                   in●●n
                   .
                
                 King's
                 are
                 Anoynted
                 on
                 the
                 Head
                 to
                 signi●●e
                 their
                 Glory
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 Breast
                 to
                 Emblematize
                 their
                 Sanctity
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 their
                 Arms
                 to
                 declare
                 their
                 power
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 is
                 crowned
                 with
                 an
                 Imperial
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 Crown
                 set
                 on
                 his
                 Head
                 by
                 the
                 Arch-bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 a
                 prerogative
                 belonging
                 to
                 that
                 See
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 Spain
                 to
                 Toledo
                 ,
                 in
                 France
                 to
                 Rheims
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Sueden
                 to
                 Vpsalia
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 Imperial
                 Crown
                 hath
                 not
                 been
                 long
                 in
                 use
                 amongst
                 us
                 (
                 though
                 our
                 Kings
                 have
                 had
                 Imperial
                 Commands
                 ,
                 as
                 over
                 
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Man
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Isles
                 )
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 like
                 that
                 of
                 an
                 Earls
                 now
                 .
                 Neither
                 is
                 it
                 found
                 that
                 any
                 such
                 thing
                 as
                 a
                 Diadem
                 was
                 at
                 all
                 in
                 use
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 tune
                 of
                 Constantine
                 the
                 Great
                 :
                 For
                 before
                 the
                 distinction
                 was
                 some
                 kind
                 of
                 Chaplet
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 a
                 white
                 silk
                 Fillet
                 about
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 an
                 ordinary
                 way
                 to
                 distinguish
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 we
                 read
                 that
                 Alexander
                 the
                 Great
                 took
                 off
                 his
                 white
                 Diadem
                 to
                 cure
                 the
                 madness
                 of
                 Seleucus
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 King
                 that
                 was
                 crowned
                 with
                 this
                 Imperial
                 Crown
                 floried
                 and
                 arched
                 ,
                 was
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 but
                 some
                 say
                 Henry
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 it
                 is
                 left
                 in
                 dispute
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 probable
                 and
                 plain
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 ancientest
                 Ensign
                 of
                 Regal
                 Authority
                 was
                 the
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 every
                 where
                 spoken
                 of
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Scripture
                 and
                 Prophane
                 History
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 another
                 Ensign
                 of
                 their
                 Authority
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 Globe
                 or
                 Mound
                 with
                 a
                 Cross
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 been
                 in
                 use
                 amongst
                 us
                 ever
                 since
                 Edward
                 the
                 Confessor's
                 time
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 seen
                 in
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 Coyns
                 :
                 The
                 Cross
                 denoting
                 his
                 Faith
                 ,
                 the
                 Globe
                 his
                 Empire
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 ;
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 said
                 of
                 Iustinian
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 ever
                 used
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Fortescue
                   ,
                   Pugnare
                   bella
                   populi
                   sui
                   &
                   eos
                   rectissime
                   judicare
                   ,
                
                 to
                 fight
                 the
                 Battels
                 of
                 his
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 Right
                 and
                 Justice
                 done
                 unto
                 them
                 :
                 or
                 more
                 particularly
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 promised
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 )
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Rights
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 Holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 the
                 Royal
                 Prerogatives
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Customs
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 to
                 do
                 Justice
                 ,
                 shew
                 Mercy
                 ,
                 keep
                 Peace
                 and
                 Unity
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 is
                 enabled
                 to
                 perform
                 this
                 great
                 and
                 weighty
                 Office
                 by
                 certain
                 extraordinary
                 powers
                 and
                 priviledges
                 which
                 he
                 holds
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Nations
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Statutes
                 .
                 The
                 Regalia
                 were
                 anciently
                 called
                 
                   Sacra
                   Sacrorum
                
                 (
                 as
                 his
                 Lands
                 are
                 called
                 in
                 Law
                 
                   Patrimoni●●
                   S●c●●●
                
                 )
                 now
                 commonly
                 
                   Royal
                   Preroga●ives
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 being
                 
                   Principium
                   ,
                   Cap●●
                   ,
                   &
                   ●inis
                   Parli●menti
                   ,
                
                 may
                 of
                 his
                 meer
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 Convoke
                 ,
                 Adjourn
                 ,
                 Remove
                 ,
                 and
                 Dissolve
                 Parliaments
                 :
                 He
                 may
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 Bill
                 that
                 is
                 passed
                 by
                 both
                 Houses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 refuse
                 to
                 give
                 his
                 Royal
                 Assent
                 ,
                 without
                 rendring
                 a
                 Reason
                 ;
                 and
                 without
                 his
                 Assent
                 a
                 Bill
                 is
                 as
                 a
                 ●ody
                 without
                 a
                 Soul
                 :
                 He
                 may
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 encrease
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 by
                 creating
                 more
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 bes●owing
                 priviledges
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 Towns
                 to
                 send
                 Burgelles
                 by
                 Writ
                 to
                 Parliament
                 :
                 and
                 he
                 may
                 refuse
                 to
                 send
                 his
                 Writ
                 to
                 some
                 others
                 that
                 have
                 sate
                 in
                 former
                 Parliaments
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 alone
                 the
                 choice
                 and
                 nomination
                 of
                 all
                 Commanders
                 and
                 Officers
                 for
                 Land
                 and
                 Sea-service
                 ;
                 the
                 choice
                 and
                 election
                 of
                 all
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 Counsellors
                 ,
                 and
                 Officers
                 of
                 State
                 ;
                 of
                 all
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Ecclesiastick
                 Dignities
                 ;
                 also
                 the
                 bestowing
                 and
                 conferring
                 of
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 determining
                 Rewards
                 and
                 Punishments
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 Letters
                 Patent
                 his
                 Majesty
                 may
                 erect
                 new
                 Counties
                 ,
                 Universities
                 ,
                 Bishopricks
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 Boroughs
                 ,
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 Hospitals
                 ,
                 Schools
                 ,
                 Fairs
                 ,
                 Markets
                 ,
                 Courts
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 Forests
                 ,
                 Chases
                 ,
                 Free
                 Warrens
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 enfranchise
                 an
                 Alien
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 him
                 a
                 Denison
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 is
                 enabled
                 to
                 purchase
                 Lands
                 and
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 bear
                 Offices
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 power
                 to
                 grant
                 Letters
                 of
                 Mart
                 or
                 Reprisal
                 ;
                 to
                 grant
                 safe
                 Conducts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 hath
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 had
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 Purveyance
                 or
                 Preemption
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Victuals
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Twelve
                 miles
                 round
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 take
                 Horses
                 ,
                 Carts
                 ,
                 Ships
                 ,
                 or
                 Boats
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Carriage
                 of
                 his
                 Goods
                 ,
                 at
                 reasonable
                 rates
                 .
                 Also
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 set
                 reasonable
                 rates
                 and
                 prices
                 upon
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 Fish
                 ,
                 Fowl
                 ,
                 Oats
                 ,
                 Hay
                 ,
                 &c.
                 sold
                 within
                 the
                 limits
                 of
                 the
                 Verge
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Progress
                 .
              
               
                 Debts
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 to
                 be
                 satisfied
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Executorship
                 and
                 Administratorship
                 ;
                 and
                 until
                 the
                 King's
                 Debts
                 be
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 protect
                 the
                 Debtor
                 from
                 the
                 Arrest
                 of
                 other
                 Creditors
                 .
                 He
                 may
                 dis●rein
                 for
                 the
                 whole
                 Rent
                 upon
                 one
                 Tenant
                 that
                 holdeth
                 not
                 the
                 whole
                 Land
                 :
                 He
                 may
                 require
                 the
                 Ancestors
                 Debt
                 of
                 the
                 Heir
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 especially
                 bound
                 :
                 He
                 is
                 not
                 obliged
                 to
                 demand
                 his
                 Rent
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custome
                 of
                 Landlords
                 :
                 He
                 may
                 distrein
                 where
                 he
                 pleaseth
                 ,
                 and
                 sue
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Courts
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Proclamation
                 can
                 be
                 made
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 No
                 protection
                 for
                 a
                 Defendant
                 to
                 obstruct
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 not
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Menial
                 Servants
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 case
                 of
                 loss
                 by
                 Fire
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 granteth
                 Patents
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Charitable
                 Benevolences
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Forest
                 ,
                 Chase
                 ,
                 or
                 Park
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 nor
                 
                 Castle
                 ,
                 Fort
                 ,
                 or
                 Tower
                 to
                 be
                 built
                 without
                 his
                 Majesties
                 especial
                 Licence
                 .
              
               
                 Where
                 the
                 King
                 hath
                 granted
                 a
                 Fair
                 ,
                 with
                 Toll
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 ,
                 yet
                 his
                 Goods
                 shall
                 be
                 there
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 said
                 Duties
                 of
                 Toll
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Servants
                 in
                 Ordinary
                 are
                 priviledged
                 from
                 serving
                 in
                 any
                 Offices
                 that
                 require
                 their
                 Attendance
                 ;
                 as
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 Constable
                 ,
                 Church-warden
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 Receivers
                 of
                 Money
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 Accomptants
                 to
                 him
                 for
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 their
                 Persons
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Goods
                 ,
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Executors
                 ,
                 and
                 Administrators
                 ,
                 are
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 chargeable
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 for
                 
                   Nullum
                   tempus
                   occurrit
                   Regi
                
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Debtor
                 hath
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Prerogative
                 Remedy
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Quo
                   minus
                
                 in
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 against
                 all
                 other
                 Debtors
                 ,
                 or
                 against
                 whom
                 they
                 have
                 any
                 cause
                 of
                 personal
                 Action
                 ;
                 supposing
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 thereby
                 disabled
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 Suit
                 the
                 King's
                 Debtor
                 being
                 Plaintiff
                 ,
                 hath
                 some
                 priviledges
                 above
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 doubtful
                 Cases
                 
                   semper
                   praesumitur
                   pro
                   Rege
                
                 ,
                 no
                 Statute
                 restraineth
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 except
                 he
                 be
                 especially
                 named
                 therein
                 .
                 The
                 quality
                 of
                 his
                 Person
                 alters
                 the
                 descent
                 of
                 Gavelkind
                 ,
                 the
                 Rules
                 of
                 joynt
                 Tenancy
                 :
                 No
                 Estoppel
                 can
                 bind
                 him
                 ,
                 nor
                 Judgment
                 final
                 in
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Right
                 .
                 Judgments
                 entred
                 against
                 the
                 King's
                 Title
                 ,
                 are
                 entred
                 with
                 
                   Salvo
                   Iure
                   Domini
                   Regis
                
                 .
                 That
                 if
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 the
                 King's
                 Counsel
                 at
                 Law
                 can
                 make
                 out
                 his
                 Title
                 better
                 ,
                 that
                 Jugment
                 shall
                 not
                 prejudice
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 permitted
                 the
                 Subject
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 may
                 demand
                 reasonable
                 Ayd-money
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 for
                 the
                 Knighting
                 his
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 at
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 Fifteen
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 marry
                 his
                 eldest
                 Daughter
                 at
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 Seven
                 years
                 ;
                 which
                 Ayd
                 is
                 20
                 s.
                 for
                 every
                 Knights
                 Fee
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 for
                 every
                 20
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   annum
                
                 in
                 Soccage
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 be
                 taken
                 prisoner
                 ,
                 Ayd-money
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 paid
                 by
                 the
                 Subjects
                 for
                 his
                 Redemption
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 upon
                 reasonable
                 Causes
                 him
                 thereunto
                 moving
                 ,
                 may
                 protect
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 from
                 Suits
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 all
                 Cases
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 party
                 ,
                 his
                 Officers
                 with
                 an
                 Arrest
                 by
                 force
                 of
                 a
                 Process
                 at
                 Law
                 ,
                 may
                 enter
                 and
                 (
                 if
                 any
                 entrance
                 be
                 denied
                 )
                 may
                 break
                 open
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 any
                 man
                 by
                 force
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Benefice
                 ,
                 or
                 Spiritual
                 Living
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 full
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Institution
                 only
                 ,
                 without
                 Induction
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 be
                 so
                 against
                 a
                 Subject
                 .
              
               
                 None
                 but
                 the
                 King
                 can
                 hold
                 Plea
                 of
                 false
                 Judgments
                 in
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 is
                 
                   Summus
                   Regui
                   Custos
                
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 the
                 Custody
                 of
                 the
                 Persons
                 and
                 Estates
                 of
                 such
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 understanding
                 cannot
                 govern
                 themselves
                 ,
                 or
                 serve
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 that
                 of
                 Ideots
                 to
                 his
                 own
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 Lunaticks
                 to
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 Heir
                 :
                 So
                 the
                 Custody
                 or
                 Wardships
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 Infants
                 ,
                 whose
                 Ancestors
                 held
                 their
                 Lands
                 by
                 Tenure
                 
                   in
                   Capite
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Knights
                 Service
                 ,
                 were
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 Conquest
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 honour
                 and
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 But
                 abuses
                 ,
                 which
                 too
                 often
                 happened
                 ,
                 made
                 the
                 people
                 complain
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 its
                 laying
                 aside
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 is
                 
                   Vl●imus
                   Haeres
                   Regni
                
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 great
                 Ocean
                 is
                 of
                 small
                 Rivers
                 )
                 the
                 Receptacle
                 of
                 all
                 Estates
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Forfeiture
                 ,
                 Revert
                 or
                 Escheat
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 All
                 Spiritual
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 presentation
                 in
                 due
                 time
                 by
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 are
                 elapsed
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 All
                 Treasure
                 Trove
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 Money
                 ,
                 or
                 Gold
                 and
                 Silver
                 plate
                 ,
                 or
                 Bullion
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 owners
                 unknown
                 )
                 belongs
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 :
                 So
                 doth
                 all
                 Waifs
                 ,
                 Strays
                 ,
                 Wrecks
                 ,
                 not
                 granted
                 away
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 former
                 Kings
                 .
                 All
                 waste
                 Ground
                 or
                 Land
                 recovered
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 :
                 All
                 Lands
                 of
                 Aliens
                 dying
                 before
                 Naturalization
                 or
                 Denization
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 whereof
                 the
                 property
                 is
                 not
                 known
                 :
                 All
                 Gold
                 and
                 Silver
                 Mines
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 Ground
                 soever
                 they
                 are
                 found
                 :
                 Royal
                 Fish
                 ,
                 as
                 Whales
                 ,
                 Sturgeons
                 ,
                 Dolphins
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Royal
                 Fowl
                 ,
                 as
                 Swans
                 not
                 mark't
                 ,
                 and
                 swimming
                 at
                 Liberty
                 on
                 the
                 River
                 ,
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Church
                 the
                 King's
                 prerogative
                 and
                 power
                 is
                 extraordinary
                 great
                 :
                 He
                 only
                 hath
                 the
                 patronage
                 of
                 all
                 Bishopricks
                 ;
                 none
                 can
                 be
                 chosen
                 but
                 by
                 his
                 
                   Conge
                   d'Es●ire
                
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 hath
                 first
                 nominated
                 ;
                 none
                 can
                 be
                 consecrated
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 or
                 take
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Revenues
                 of
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 special
                 Writ
                 or
                 Assent
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 Guardian
                 or
                 Nursing
                 Father
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 our
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 did
                 so
                 reckon
                 amongst
                 their
                 principal
                 Cares
                 ;
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 year
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 alledged
                 in
                 a
                 pleading
                 ,
                 and
                 allowed
                 ;
                 The
                 King
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 call
                 a
                 National
                 or
                 Provincial
                 Synod
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 advice
                 and
                 consent
                 thereof
                 to
                 make
                 Canons
                 ,
                 Orders
                 ,
                 Ordinances
                 and
                 Cons●itutions
                 to
                 introduce
                 into
                 the
                 Church
                 what
                 Ceremonies
                 he
                 shall
                 think
                 sit
                 ;
                 to
                 re●orm
                 and
                 correct
                 all
                 Heresies
                 ,
                 Schisms
                 ,
                 and
                 p●nish
                 Contempts
                 ,
                 &c
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 hath
                 power
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 unite
                 ,
                 consolidate
                 ,
                 separate
                 ,
                 inlarge
                 ,
                 or
                 contract
                 the
                 limits
                 of
                 any
                 old
                 Bishoprick
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Benefice
                 :
                 But
                 also
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 may
                 erect
                 new
                 Bishopricks
                 ,
                 as
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 did
                 Six
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Martyr
                 intended
                 to
                 do
                 at
                 St.
                 Albans
                 for
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Martyr
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 contracting
                 the
                 too
                 large
                 extent
                 of
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 28.
                 of
                 Eliz.
                 when
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 would
                 have
                 passed
                 Bills
                 touching
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 granting
                 Faculties
                 ,
                 conferring
                 Holy
                 Orders
                 ,
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Censures
                 ,
                 the
                 Oath
                 
                   Ex
                   Officio
                
                 ,
                 Non-Residency
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Queen
                 being
                 much
                 incensed
                 ,
                 forbade
                 them
                 to
                 meddle
                 
                 in
                 any
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 belonged
                 to
                 her
                 prerogative
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 hath
                 also
                 power
                 of
                 Coynage
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 of
                 pardoning
                 all
                 Criminals
                 ,
                 of
                 dispensing
                 with
                 all
                 Statutes
                 made
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 
                   Malum
                   prohibitum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 
                   Malum
                   in
                   se.
                
                 The
                 diversity
                 between
                 these
                 terms
                 is
                 set
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 
                   Term.
                   Mich.
                   Anno
                
                 11
                 H.
                 7.
                 11.
                 
                 Thus
                 where
                 the
                 Statute
                 doth
                 prohibit
                 a
                 man
                 to
                 coyn
                 Money
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 do
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 hanged
                 ;
                 this
                 is
                 
                   Malum
                   prohibitum
                
                 :
                 for
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 it
                 was
                 lawful
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 after
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 this
                 Evil
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 dispense
                 :
                 But
                 
                   Malum
                   in
                   se
                
                 neither
                 the
                 King
                 nor
                 any
                 other
                 can
                 dispense
                 with
                 .
                 As
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 would
                 give
                 leave
                 to
                 rob
                 on
                 the
                 High-ways
                 ,
                 &c.
                 this
                 is
                 void
                 ;
                 yet
                 after
                 the
                 Fact
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 pardon
                 it
                 .
                 So
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Laws
                 for
                 conformity
                 to
                 the
                 Liturgy
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 are
                 
                   Malum
                   prohibitum
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 by
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 Royal
                 as
                 well
                 dispense
                 with
                 all
                 those
                 penal
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 as
                 with
                 Merchants
                 to
                 transport
                 Silver
                 ,
                 Wooll
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 prohibited
                 Commodities
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 cannot
                 devest
                 himself
                 or
                 his
                 Successors
                 of
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Power
                 ,
                 Prerogative
                 ,
                 and
                 Authority
                 inherent
                 and
                 annext
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ;
                 nor
                 bar
                 his
                 Heir
                 of
                 the
                 Succession
                 ,
                 no
                 not
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 for
                 such
                 an
                 Act
                 is
                 void
                 by
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 Prerogatives
                 do
                 of
                 right
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 collected
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Authentick
                 Modern
                 Authors
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 compleat
                 this
                 Chapter
                 I
                 shall
                 proceed
                 to
                 his
                 Superiority
                 and
                 Precedency
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 acknowledgeth
                 no
                 Superior
                 but
                 God
                 alone
                 ;
                 not
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 
                   Omnem
                   potestatem
                   Rex
                   Angliae
                   in
                   Regno
                   suo
                   quam
                   Imperator
                   vendicat
                   in
                   Imperio
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 he
                 giveth
                 Precedency
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 
                   Eo
                   quod
                   antiquitate
                   Imperium
                   omnia
                   regna
                   superare
                   creditur
                   .
                
              
               
                 Touching
                 our
                 King's
                 Supremacy
                 before
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 these
                 Reasons
                 are
                 offered
                 ;
                 First
                 ,
                 Lucius
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 this
                 Land
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Christian
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 Constantine
                 our
                 Country-man
                 the
                 first
                 Emperor
                 that
                 publickly
                 planted
                 Christianity
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 The
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 is
                 anoynted
                 as
                 no
                 other
                 King
                 is
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Sicily
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ierusalem
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 He
                 is
                 crowned
                 ,
                 which
                 honour
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 
                   Spain
                   ,
                   Portugal
                   ,
                   Navarr
                
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 Princes
                 have
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 honour
                 of
                 Precedency
                 amongst
                 Christian
                 Kings
                 is
                 often
                 disputed
                 by
                 their
                 Ambassadors
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 representative
                 at
                 General
                 Councils
                 ,
                 Diets
                 ,
                 publick
                 Treaties
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Honourable
                 Assemblies
                 at
                 Coronations
                 ,
                 Congratulations
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Countries
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 best
                 Information
                 I
                 can
                 get
                 is
                 thus
                 stated
                 ;
                 As
                 to
                 England
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 take
                 place
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 largest
                 Realm
                 in
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 Noble
                 ,
                 since
                 
                   Charles
                   le
                   mayne
                
                 ,
                 their
                 King
                 ,
                 obtained
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Diadem
                 ;
                 the
                 second
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 Empire
                 was
                 undisputably
                 the
                 right
                 of
                 our
                 English
                 Kings
                 ,
                 so
                 enjoyed
                 for
                 hundreds
                 of
                 years
                 ,
                 'till
                 Spain
                 grown
                 rich
                 and
                 proud
                 by
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 the
                 Indies
                 ,
                 claimed
                 the
                 priority
                 ,
                 yet
                 could
                 not
                 gain
                 it
                 till
                 their
                 Charles
                 the
                 Fifth
                 was
                 Elected
                 Emperor
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 his
                 Resignation
                 ,
                 the
                 Controversie
                 renewed
                 upon
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 between
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 and
                 Philip
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 at
                 ●oloign
                 in
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Anno
                
                 1600.
                 
                 Our
                 Ambassadors
                 were
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Nevil
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Harbert
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Thomas
                   Edmonds
                
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 
                   Spain
                   ,
                   Balthazer
                   de
                   Coniga
                   ,
                   Ferdinando
                   Carillo
                   ,
                   Io.
                   Ricardett
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Lewis
                   Varreyken
                
                 .
                 The
                 English
                 challenged
                 precedency
                 as
                 due
                 to
                 them
                 before
                 the
                 Emperor
                 Charles
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 appear
                 by
                 Volatteram
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 our
                 Henry
                 the
                 Seventh
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 like
                 difference
                 being
                 in
                 question
                 ,
                 't
                 was
                 joyntly
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 who
                 adjudged
                 to
                 England
                 the
                 most
                 Honourable
                 place
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 refusing
                 to
                 stand
                 to
                 that
                 old
                 Award
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 admit
                 of
                 an
                 equality
                 ,
                 the
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 broke
                 up
                 ;
                 neither
                 hath
                 any
                 certain
                 Resolution
                 been
                 hitherto
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 as
                 ever
                 I
                 heard
                 of
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 THE
                 PRINCE
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 III.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 King
                 's
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 ,
                 is
                 entituled
                 Prince
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Latin
                 word
                 ,
                 
                   quasi
                   Principalis
                   post
                   Regem
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 that
                 we
                 read
                 of
                 in
                 England
                 was
                 Edward
                 ,
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 since
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 hath
                 been
                 by
                 Patent
                 and
                 other
                 Ceremonies
                 created
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 and
                 Earl
                 of
                 Chester
                 and
                 Flint
                 .
                 By
                 Patent
                 also
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ,
                 added
                 the
                 Dukedom
                 of
                 Cornwal
                 to
                 the
                 Principality
                 of
                 Wales
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Anno
                   Regni
                
                 36.
                 he
                 makes
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 Edward
                 the
                 Black
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Aquitain
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 Fealty
                 and
                 Homage
                 at
                 
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   Sed
                   tamen
                   Principatum
                   Walliae
                   ,
                   Ducatum
                   Cornubiae
                   ,
                   Comitatum
                   Cestriae
                   &
                   Cantii
                   non
                   reliquit
                   .
                   Walsing
                   .
                   fol.
                
                 172.
                 
              
               
                 Since
                 the
                 Union
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 his
                 Title
                 hath
                 been
                 
                   Magnae
                   Britanniae
                   Princeps
                
                 ,
                 but
                 ordinarily
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 .
                 As
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 Duke
                 of
                 Rothsay
                 ,
                 and
                 Seneschal
                 of
                 Scotland
                 from
                 his
                 Birth
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 Normandy
                 remained
                 in
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 always
                 the
                 style
                 of
                 Duke
                 of
                 Normandy
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 his
                 Creation
                 he
                 is
                 presented
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 Princely
                 Robes
                 ,
                 who
                 putteth
                 a
                 Coronet
                 upon
                 his
                 Head
                 ,
                 a
                 Ring
                 on
                 his
                 middle
                 Finger
                 ,
                 a
                 Verge
                 of
                 Gold
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 after
                 they
                 are
                 rea●
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 wears
                 in
                 ●arliament
                 ,
                 is
                 once
                 more
                 doubled
                 upon
                 the
                 sho●●●●rs
                 than
                 a
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 his
                 Cap
                 of
                 State
                 indente●●nd
                 his
                 Coronet
                 ,
                 formerly
                 of
                 Crosses
                 and
                 Flower
                 de
                 lis
                 ,
                 mixed
                 .
                 But
                 since
                 the
                 happy
                 Restauration
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 it
                 was
                 solemnly
                 ordered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 shall
                 bear
                 his
                 Coronet
                 of
                 Crosses
                 and
                 Flower
                 de
                 lis
                 with
                 one
                 Arch
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 a
                 Ball
                 and
                 Cross
                 ,
                 as
                 hath
                 the
                 Royal
                 Diadem
                 .
                 That
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 immediate
                 Sons
                 and
                 Brothers
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 shall
                 use
                 and
                 bear
                 their
                 Coronets
                 ,
                 composed
                 of
                 Crosses
                 and
                 Flower
                 de
                 lis
                 only
                 :
                 But
                 all
                 their
                 Sons
                 respectively
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 shall
                 bear
                 and
                 use
                 their
                 Coronets
                 composed
                 of
                 Leaves
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Coronets
                 of
                 Dukes
                 not
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Blood.
                 
              
               
                 Note
                 ,
                 That
                 by
                 Order
                 ,
                 not
                 Creation
                 ,
                 our
                 present
                 King
                 was
                 admitted
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 Principality
                 with
                 the
                 Earldom
                 of
                 
                   Chester
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 confirmed
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 allowed
                 to
                 hold
                 his
                 Court
                 apart
                 from
                 the
                 Kings
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Prince
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 is
                 reputed
                 as
                 the
                 same
                 Person
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 declared
                 by
                 Statute
                 
                   temp
                   .
                   Hen.
                
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Civilians
                 say
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 Fathers
                 life
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 styled
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Nations
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 so
                 near
                 Relation
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Father
                 die
                 he
                 is
                 
                   ipso
                   momento
                   Rex
                
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 not
                 crowned
                 .
                 A
                 usual
                 custome
                 in
                 Spain
                 ,
                 and
                 once
                 allowed
                 here
                 to
                 Henry
                 ,
                 Son
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ;
                 yet
                 he
                 holdeth
                 his
                 Seigniories
                 and
                 Principalities
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 Subject
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 giveth
                 the
                 same
                 respect
                 to
                 him
                 as
                 other
                 Subjects
                 do
                 .
              
               
               
                 He
                 hath
                 certain
                 priviledges
                 above
                 other
                 persons
                 :
                 To
                 him
                 it
                 was
                 permitted
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 24
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 to
                 wear
                 Silk
                 of
                 the
                 colour
                 of
                 Purple
                 ,
                 and
                 cloth
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 of
                 Tissue
                 in
                 his
                 Apparel
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 his
                 Horse
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 24
                 Ed.
                 3.
                 ca.
                 2.
                 
                 Takings
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 from
                 henceforth
                 made
                 by
                 others
                 than
                 the
                 Purveyors
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 their
                 eldest
                 Son
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 mans
                 Purveyor
                 make
                 such
                 takings
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 done
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 do
                 without
                 Warrant
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Deed
                 adjudged
                 as
                 a
                 thing
                 done
                 against
                 the
                 Peace
                 and
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 do
                 not
                 in
                 manner
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 duly
                 punished
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 eschew
                 Maintenance
                 ,
                 and
                 nourish
                 Peace
                 and
                 Amity
                 in
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 many
                 Statutes
                 have
                 been
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 prohibiting
                 the
                 giving
                 of
                 Signs
                 or
                 Liveries
                 to
                 any
                 but
                 Menials
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 2
                 Hen.
                 4.
                 cap.
                 21.
                 it
                 is
                 provided
                 that
                 the
                 Prince
                 may
                 give
                 his
                 honourable
                 Liveries
                 or
                 Sign
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 his
                 Menial
                 Gentlemen
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 Lords
                 may
                 wear
                 the
                 same
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 King's
                 Liveries
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Menials
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 may
                 also
                 wear
                 the
                 same
                 as
                 the
                 King's
                 Menials
                 .
                 But
                 afterwards
                 by
                 occasion
                 of
                 divers
                 other
                 Statutes
                 made
                 by
                 sundry
                 Kings
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 suppressing
                 o●
                 that
                 enormity
                 of
                 Maintenance
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 general
                 word
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 priviledge
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 abridged
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 therefore
                 the
                 Statute
                 12
                 Ed.
                 4.
                 cap.
                 4.
                 was
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 21
                 H.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 the
                 Prince
                 may
                 retain
                 as
                 many
                 Chaplains
                 as
                 he
                 pleaseth
                 ,
                 although
                 all
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 (
                 except
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 Royal
                 )
                 are
                 constrained
                 to
                 a
                 certain
                 number
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 may
                 purchase
                 Licence
                 and
                 Dispensation
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 and
                 retain
                 two
                 Parsonages
                 or
                 Benefices
                 with
                 Cure
                 of
                 Souls
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 Levy
                 a
                 reasonable
                 Ayd
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 did
                 hold
                 their
                 Lands
                 of
                 him
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 
                   pur
                   faire
                   fitz
                   Chevalier
                   ,
                   &
                   pur
                   File
                   marrier
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 was
                 not
                 in
                 certainty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Note
                   that
                   the
                   Ayd
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   recovered
                   before
                   the
                   Son
                   be
                   of
                   the
                   Age
                   of
                   Fifteen
                   years
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Daughter
                   accomplish
                   the
                   Age
                   of
                   Seven
                   years
                   :
                   Fitz.
                   Natur.
                   B.
                
                 28.6
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 till
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 in
                 the
                 25
                 Ed.
                 3.
                 cap.
                 11.
                 it
                 was
                 Enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 for
                 the
                 Knighting
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 and
                 marrying
                 his
                 eldest
                 Daughter
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 the
                 Ayd
                 following
                 shall
                 be
                 demanded
                 and
                 levied
                 ,
                 viz.
                 of
                 every
                 Knight
                 so
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 without
                 mean
                 )
                 20
                 s.
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 every
                 20.
                 l.
                 of
                 Land
                 holden
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 without
                 mean
                 )
                 in
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 20
                 s.
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 after
                 this
                 rate
                 for
                 the
                 Lands
                 in
                 Soccage
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 Land
                 in
                 Tenure
                 of
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Fee.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 another
                 Statute
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 25
                 th
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 cap.
                 2.
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 declared
                 ,
                 That
                 to
                 compass
                 or
                 imagine
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 ,
                 is
                 
                   Crimen
                   laesae
                   Majestatis
                
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 do
                 violate
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 Statute
                 26
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 doth
                 declate
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 was
                 the
                 ancient
                 Common
                 Law
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 a
                 new
                 Law
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 ,
                 Coke
                 8.
                 part
                 28.
                 b.
                 but
                 this
                 Statute
                 is
                 a
                 Manifestation
                 and
                 Application
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Common
                 Law
                 in
                 this
                 Case
                 .
              
               
                 Because
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 in
                 ambiguity
                 ,
                 Whether
                 Children
                 born
                 in
                 parts
                 beyond
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 demand
                 any
                 Inheritance
                 within
                 his
                 said
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 ;
                 It
                 was
                 declared
                 at
                 a
                 Parliament
                 holden
                 at
                 Westminster
                 in
                 the
                 Seventeenth
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 removing
                 of
                 those
                 doubts
                 ,
                 That
                 
                   les
                   Enfants
                   du
                   Roy
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Children
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 whatsoever
                 parts
                 they
                 are
                 born
                 in
                 ,
                 are
                 able
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 bear
                 the
                 Inheritance
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 .
              
               
                 Read
                 the
                 Statute
                 in
                 
                   Coke's
                   Seventh
                   Part
                
                 ,
                 8.
                 a.
                 where
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 ,
                 that
                 though
                 generally
                 the
                 Birth-place
                 is
                 observed
                 ,
                 yet
                 many
                 times
                 Legiance
                 and
                 Obedience
                 without
                 any
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 may
                 make
                 a
                 Subject
                 born
                 :
                 For
                 we
                 see
                 by
                 Experience
                 almost
                 in
                 every
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King's
                 Souldiers
                 do
                 sue
                 therein
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 Cases
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 Children
                 Naturalized
                 ,
                 or
                 made
                 Denisons
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 Articles
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Parliament
                 touching
                 the
                 Marriage
                 between
                 Philip
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 and
                 Queen
                 
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Anno
                   primo
                   Parliamenti
                
                 2.
                 cap.
                 2.
                 a
                 special
                 Proviso
                 was
                 to
                 bar
                 him
                 from
                 being
                 Tenant
                 by
                 the
                 Courtesie
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 Issue
                 by
                 her
                 ,
                 and
                 survive
                 ;
                 which
                 was
                 superfluous
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 would
                 have
                 denied
                 it
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 last
                 point
                 see
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor's
                 Speech
                 in
                 the
                 Case
                 
                   Postnati
                   ,
                   f.
                
                 36.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 note
                 ,
                 If
                 an
                 Alien
                 Enemy
                 come
                 into
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 English
                 or
                 Stanger
                 ,
                 be
                 here
                 delivered
                 of
                 a
                 Child
                 ,
                 this
                 Child
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 Birth-place
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 Alien
                 born
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 in
                 the
                 Parents
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 did
                 create
                 Edward
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 the
                 first
                 Prine
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 give
                 unto
                 him
                 the
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Dignity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 Heirs
                 ,
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 And
                 after
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 have
                 been
                 Princes
                 of
                 Wales
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 did
                 and
                 might
                 make
                 Laws
                 and
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 and
                 use
                 Jurisdiction
                 and
                 Authority
                 ,
                 as
                 amply
                 as
                 any
                 King
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 could
                 do
                 ;
                 for
                 Wales
                 was
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 :
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 Statute
                 made
                 the
                 Twelfth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 Wales
                 was
                 incorporated
                 and
                 united
                 to
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 became
                 part
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 by
                 another
                 Statute
                 made
                 27
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 c.
                 24.
                 
                 a
                 general
                 resumption
                 of
                 many
                 Liberties
                 and
                 Franchises
                 heretofore
                 granted
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Authority
                 to
                 pardon
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 Murder
                 ,
                 Manslaughter
                 ,
                 and
                 Felony
                 ;
                 also
                 power
                 to
                 make
                 Justices
                 in
                 Oyer
                 ,
                 Justices
                 of
                 Assize
                 ,
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 Goal
                 deliveries
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 eldest
                 Son
                 hath
                 only
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Style
                 of
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 but
                 no
                 other
                 Jurisdiction
                 than
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 pleasure
                 is
                 permitted
                 and
                 granted
                 him
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 tenor
                 thereof
                 here
                 following
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 to
                 Edward
                 his
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 ,
                 may
                 appear
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       HENRY
                       by
                       the
                       Grace
                       of
                       God
                       ,
                       King
                       of
                       England
                       and
                       of
                       France
                       ,
                       Lord
                       of
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                     
                       To
                       all
                       Archbishops
                       ,
                       Bishops
                       ,
                       Abbots
                       ,
                       Priors
                       ,
                       Dukes
                       ,
                       Earls
                       ,
                       Barons
                       ,
                       Iustices
                       ,
                       Viscounts
                       ,
                       Governors
                       ,
                       Ministers
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       all
                       our
                       Bayliffs
                       and
                       faithful
                       Subjects
                       ,
                       Greeting
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Out
                     of
                     the
                     Excellency
                     of
                     Royal
                     Preheminence
                     ,
                     like
                     leaves
                     from
                     the
                     Sun
                     ,
                     so
                     do
                     inferior
                     humours
                     proceed
                     ;
                     neither
                     doth
                     the
                     integrity
                     of
                     Royal
                     Lustre
                     and
                     Brightness
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     natural
                     disposition
                     of
                     the
                     Light
                     affording
                     Light
                     ,
                     feel
                     any
                     loss
                     or
                     detriment
                     by
                     such
                     borrowed
                     Lights
                     ;
                     yea
                     ,
                     the
                     Royal
                     Scepter
                     is
                     also
                     much
                     the
                     more
                     extolled
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Royal
                     Throne
                     exalted
                     ,
                     by
                     how
                     much
                     the
                     more
                     Nobleness
                     ,
                     Preheminencies
                     and
                     Honours
                     are
                     under
                     the
                     power
                     and
                     command
                     thereof
                     .
                     And
                     this
                     worthy
                     Consideration
                     allureth
                     and
                     induceth
                     us
                     ,
                     with
                     desire
                     to
                     increase
                     the
                     Name
                     and
                     Honour
                     of
                     our
                     Firstbegotten
                     and
                     best
                     Beloved
                     Son
                     Edward
                     ,
                     in
                     whom
                     we
                     behold
                     and
                     see
                     our self
                     to
                     be
                     honoured
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     Royal
                     House
                     also
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     people
                     subject
                     to
                     us
                     ;
                     hoping
                     by
                     the
                     grace
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     by
                     conjecture
                     taken
                     of
                     his
                     gracious
                     future
                     proceedings
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     more
                     honourably
                     strengthened
                     ,
                     that
                     we
                     may
                     with
                     honour
                     prevent
                     ,
                     and
                     with
                     abundant
                     grace
                     prosecute
                     him
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     reputation
                     of
                     us
                     is
                     deemed
                     the
                     same
                     with
                     us
                     .
                     Wherefore
                     by
                     the
                     counsel
                     and
                     consent
                     of
                     the
                     Prelates
                     ,
                     Dukes
                     ,
                     Earls
                     ,
                     Viscounts
                     ,
                     and
                     Barons
                     of
                     our
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     being
                     in
                     our
                     present
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     We
                     have
                     made
                     and
                     created
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     these
                     Presents
                     do
                     make
                     and
                     create
                     him
                     the
                     said
                     Edward
                     ,
                     Prince
                     of
                     Wales
                     ,
                     and
                     Earl
                     of
                     Chester
                     :
                     And
                     unto
                     the
                     same
                     Edward
                     do
                     give
                     and
                     grant
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     this
                     Charter
                     have
                     confirmed
                     the
                     Name
                     ,
                     Style
                     ,
                     Title
                     ,
                     State
                     ,
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     and
                     Honour
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Principality
                     and
                     Connty
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     may
                     therein
                     in
                     Governing
                     Rule
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     Ruling
                     direct
                     and
                     defend
                     ;
                     we
                     say
                     by
                     a
                     Garland
                     upon
                     his
                     Head
                     ,
                     by
                     a
                     Ring
                     of
                     Gold
                     upon
                     his
                     Finger
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Verge
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     have
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     manner
                     invested
                     him
                     ,
                     to
                     have
                     and
                     to
                     hold
                     ,
                     to
                     him
                     and
                     his
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     the
                     Kings
                     of
                     England
                     for
                     ever
                     .
                     Wherefore
                     we
                     will
                     and
                     command
                     for
                     us
                     and
                     our
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     that
                     Edward
                     our
                     Son
                     aforesaid
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     Name
                     ,
                     Style
                     ,
                     Title
                     ,
                     State
                     ,
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     and
                     Honour
                     of
                     the
                     Principality
                     of
                     Wales
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Chester
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     unto
                     him
                     and
                     his
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     the
                     Kings
                     of
                     England
                     for
                     ever
                     :
                     These
                     being
                     Witnesses
                     ,
                     the
                     Reverend
                     Father
                     John
                     ,
                     Cardinal
                     and
                     Archbishop
                     of
                     Canterbury
                     ,
                     Primate
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     our
                     Chancellor
                     ,
                     and
                     William
                     Archbishop
                     of
                     York
                     ,
                     Primate
                     of
                     
                       England
                       ,
                       Thomas
                    
                     Bishop
                     of
                     
                       London
                       ,
                       John
                    
                     Bishop
                     of
                     
                       Lincoln
                       ,
                       William
                    
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Norwich
                     ,
                     our
                     most
                     well
                     beloved
                     Cosins
                     Richard
                     Earl
                     of
                     
                       Warwick
                       ,
                       Richard
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     
                       Salisbury
                       ,
                       John
                    
                     Earl
                     of
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     well
                     beloved
                     and
                     faithful
                     
                       Ralph
                       Cromwel
                    
                     Chamberlain
                     of
                     our
                     House
                     ,
                     
                       William
                       Falconbridge
                    
                     and
                     
                       John
                       Stourton
                    
                     ,
                     Knights
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Dated
                       at
                       our
                       Palace
                       at
                       Westminster
                       
                         the
                         
                         15th
                         day
                         of
                         March
                         ,
                         and
                         in
                         the
                         year
                         of
                         our
                         Reign
                         32.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 may
                 be
                 observed
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 English-Saxon
                 Kings
                 ,
                 the
                 use
                 was
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 pennings
                 of
                 the
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 when
                 any
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 or
                 Hereditaments
                 did
                 pass
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 any
                 Estate
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Creations
                 of
                 any
                 man
                 unto
                 Honour
                 and
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 was
                 with
                 the
                 sign
                 of
                 the
                 Cross
                 in
                 form
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 
                   his
                   testibus
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 But
                 long
                 since
                 that
                 form
                 hath
                 been
                 discontinued
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 years
                 past
                 ,
                 the
                 King's
                 Patents
                 for
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 do
                 conclude
                 with
                 
                   Teste
                   me
                   ipso
                
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 in
                 all
                 Creations
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 the
                 ancient
                 form
                 of
                 concluding
                 
                   His
                   testibus
                
                 is
                 used
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 all
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Statutes
                 which
                 do
                 concern
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 the
                 Firstbegotten
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 
                   perpetuis
                   futuris
                   temporibus
                
                 ,
                 be
                 such
                 Acts
                 whereof
                 the
                 Judges
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Realm
                 must
                 take
                 Cognizance
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 General
                 Statutes
                 :
                 For
                 every
                 Subject
                 hath
                 interest
                 in
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 (
                 who
                 are
                 within
                 his
                 Laws
                 )
                 be
                 divided
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 he
                 is
                 Head
                 and
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 business
                 and
                 things
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 do
                 concern
                 all
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 namely
                 when
                 it
                 doth
                 concern
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 the
                 Firstbegotten
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 the
                 Prince
                 by
                 express
                 words
                 hath
                 no
                 priviledge
                 by
                 the
                 Great
                 Charter
                 of
                 the
                 Forest●
                 ,
                 9
                 Hen.
                 3.
                 cap.
                 11.
                 for
                 hunting
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Forests
                 or
                 Parks
                 ,
                 passing
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Command
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Prince
                 is
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 benefit
                 and
                 advantage
                 thereby
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 Earls
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 or
                 Barons
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 expressed
                 .
                 
                   Crompton's
                   Courts
                   des
                   Iustices
                   de
                   Forest
                   ,
                
                 167.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Parliament
                 31
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 10.
                 an
                 Act
                 concerning
                 the
                 placing
                 of
                 King's
                 Children
                 and
                 Lords
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Assemblies
                 ,
                 was
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 made
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 
                   That
                   no
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   ,
                   of
                   what
                   degree
                   ,
                   estate
                   ,
                   or
                   condition
                   soever
                   his
                   or
                   they
                   be
                   of
                   (
                   except
                   
                   only
                   the
                   King's
                   Children
                   )
                   shall
                   at
                   any
                   time
                   hereafter
                   attempt
                   to
                   sit
                   ,
                   or
                   have
                   place
                   on
                   any
                   side
                   of
                   the
                   Cloth
                   of
                   Estate
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Chamber
                   ,
                   whether
                   his
                   Majesty
                   be
                   there
                   personally
                   present
                   ,
                   or
                   absent
                   .
                   The
                   Prince
                   shall
                   not
                   find
                   Pledges
                   for
                   the
                   prosecution
                   of
                   any
                   Action
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   amerced
                   no
                   more
                   than
                   the
                   King
                   or
                   Queen
                   should
                   be
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Prince
                 is
                 a
                 distinct
                 person
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Subject
                 ,
                 and
                 holdeth
                 his
                 Principalities
                 and
                 Seigniories
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 as
                 a
                 Subject
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 token
                 of
                 the
                 Prince's
                 subjection
                 ,
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 upon
                 his
                 Posie
                 in
                 his
                 Arms
                 disdain
                 the
                 old
                 Saxon
                 words
                 [
                 
                   Ich
                   Dieu
                
                 ]
                 I
                 serve
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Case
                 ,
                 that
                 Glascoine
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 did
                 commit
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 who
                 would
                 have
                 taken
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 from
                 their
                 Bar
                 in
                 the
                 
                   King's
                   Bench
                
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Prince
                 did
                 humbly
                 submit
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 go
                 at
                 his
                 Command
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 did
                 much
                 rejoyce
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Judge
                 so
                 bold
                 to
                 administer
                 Justice
                 upon
                 his
                 Son
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Son
                 so
                 gracious
                 as
                 to
                 obey
                 his
                 Laws
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Exercises
                 befitting
                 Princes
                 ,
                 whilst
                 they
                 are
                 young
                 ,
                 are
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 and
                 Feats
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 adjoyn
                 therewith
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 and
                 God
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 Duty
                 and
                 Office
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 to
                 fight
                 the
                 Battels
                 of
                 his
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 rightly
                 to
                 judge
                 them
                 ,
                 1
                 Kings
                 8.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Prophet
                 David
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Be
                   ye
                   learned
                   ,
                   you
                   that
                   judge
                   the
                   Earth
                   .
                
                 Whereto
                 if
                 they
                 also
                 would
                 endeavour
                 to
                 have
                 knowledge
                 in
                 the
                 Principles
                 and
                 Grounds
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Country
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 in
                 due
                 time
                 inherit
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 much
                 the
                 more
                 enabled
                 to
                 govern
                 their
                 Subjects
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 point
                 of
                 Wisdom
                 in
                 such
                 to
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Rex
                   datur
                   propter
                   Regnum
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   Regnum
                   propter
                   Regem
                   :
                
                 And
                 to
                 move
                 the
                 Princes
                 to
                 these
                 things
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 excellent
                 Book
                 ,
                 Dialogue-wise
                 ,
                 between
                 a
                 Prince
                 (
                 a
                 King's
                 Son
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 )
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Fortescue
                
                 a
                 Judge
                 ,
                 entituled
                 
                   De
                   laudibus
                   Legum
                   Angliae
                
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 Heirs
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 Norman
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 taken
                 away
                 either
                 by
                 their
                 natural
                 deaths
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 violence
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 not
                 attained
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 ,
                 the
                 only
                 Son
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 was
                 drowned
                 in
                 his
                 passage
                 from
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 his
                 Father
                 reigning
                 .
              
               
                 Eustace
                 ,
                 King
                 
                 Stephen's
                 only
                 Son
                 ,
                 died
                 mad
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 grief
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
                 William
                 ,
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 Fourth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Third
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Reign
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second's
                 Son
                 ,
                 called
                 Curt-Mantel
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 his
                 Father's
                 life
                 time
                 crowned
                 King
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 younger
                 ,
                 but
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
                 Geffrey
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 died
                 during
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   Coeur
                   de
                   Leon
                
                 ,
                 his
                 third
                 Brother
                 ,
                 which
                 King
                 Richard
                 had
                 no
                 Son
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Geffrey
                 was
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 had
                 Issue
                 
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Henry
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Alphons
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 three
                 died
                 in
                 their
                 Childhood
                 in
                 their
                 Father's
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 Edward
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Prince
                
                 (
                 of
                 famous
                 memory
                 )
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 died
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 the
                 Third
                 had
                 Issue
                 only
                 one
                 Son.
                 named
                 Edward
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 without
                 Issue
                 .
              
               
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Seventh
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 also
                 left
                 the
                 World
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Examples
                 may
                 serve
                 as
                 a
                 Mirror
                 for
                 all
                 succeeding
                 Princes
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 how
                 transitory
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 is
                 ;
                 whereof
                 the
                 saying
                 of
                 the
                 Princely
                 Prophet
                 David
                 may
                 never
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 Psal.
                 82.
                 
                 
                   I
                   have
                   said
                   ye
                   are
                   Gods
                   ,
                   and
                   ye
                   are
                   all
                   the
                   Children
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   High
                   ;
                   but
                   ye
                   shall
                   die
                   like
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   ye
                   Princes
                   like
                   others
                   .
                
              
               
                 Also
                 divers
                 other
                 Heirs
                 apparent
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 possession
                 of
                 their
                 Crowns
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 defeated
                 by
                 Usurpers
                 :
                 And
                 namely
                 Robert
                 Duke
                 of
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 was
                 defeated
                 of
                 his
                 Birth-right
                 by
                 his
                 two
                 younger
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 and
                 Henry
                 ,
                 successively
                 one
                 after
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 Six
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 having
                 both
                 his
                 Eyes
                 put
                 out
                 ,
                 died
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 his
                 Brother
                 Henry
                 .
              
               
                 Maud
                 ,
                 the
                 sole
                 Daughter
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Henry
                 ,
                 was
                 defeated
                 of
                 her
                 Birth-right
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 by
                 Stephen
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 her
                 Fathers
                 Sister
                 .
              
               
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 the
                 only
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 of
                 Geffrey
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 Son
                 to
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 was
                 next
                 Heir
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Uncle
                 Richard
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 King
                 of
                 that
                 Name
                 ,
                 who
                 died
                 without
                 Issue
                 (
                 his
                 Father
                 being
                 dead
                 before
                 )
                 but
                 his
                 Uncle
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 defeated
                 him
                 not
                 only
                 of
                 his
                 right
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 of
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 by
                 starving
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Second
                 was
                 deposed
                 by
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 took
                 upon
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Richard
                 ,
                 the
                 only
                 Son
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 
                   black
                   Prince
                
                 ,
                 and
                 next
                 Heir
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Grandfather
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 was
                 defeated
                 both
                 of
                 his
                 Crown
                 and
                 Life
                 by
                 Henry
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gaunt
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 but
                 the
                 fourth
                 Son
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ;
                 yea
                 ,
                 although
                 Lionel
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 had
                 Issue
                 Philip
                 his
                 only
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 consequence
                 was
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 before
                 the
                 Issue
                 
                 of
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gaunt
                 ;
                 which
                 Philip
                 was
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Edward
                   Mortimer
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 from
                 whom
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 are
                 lineally
                 descended
                 :
                 For
                 William
                 of
                 Hatfield
                 ,
                 second
                 Son
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 died
                 young
                 without
                 Issue
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 having
                 but
                 one
                 Son
                 ,
                 named
                 Edward
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 deposed
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 murthered
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 :
                 So
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 made
                 between
                 them
                 for
                 an
                 indented
                 Peace
                 ,
                 exemplified
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 of
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 Edward
                 and
                 Richard
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 only
                 Sons
                 to
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 descent
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 Prince
                 Edward
                 ,
                 were
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 murthered
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 by
                 their
                 Uncle
                 ,
                 Richard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 who
                 thereupon
                 took
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 although
                 there
                 were
                 remaining
                 alive
                 divers
                 Daughters
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 .
                 During
                 these
                 troublesome
                 and
                 tragical
                 times
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 prevailing
                 attainted
                 the
                 other
                 their
                 Adversary
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 intending
                 utterly
                 to
                 disable
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 incapable
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
                 And
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 matter
                 worthy
                 of
                 Observation
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 Hand
                 of
                 God
                 did
                 not
                 forget
                 to
                 pursue
                 Revenge
                 in
                 these
                 Cases
                 ;
                 for
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 died
                 without
                 Issue
                 ;
                 Henry
                 his
                 Brother
                 had
                 a
                 Son
                 and
                 one
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 but
                 his
                 Son
                 died
                 an
                 Infant
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 only
                 Daughter
                 Maud
                 was
                 defeated
                 of
                 her
                 Birthright
                 by
                 Stephen
                 .
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 who
                 defeated
                 Arthur
                 his
                 Nephew
                 of
                 his
                 Birthright
                 and
                 Life
                 ,
                 lived
                 in
                 continual
                 Wars
                 ,
                 never
                 enjoyed
                 Peace
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 driven
                 to
                 submit
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 subject
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 .
                 In
                 his
                 time
                 Normandy
                 ,
                 which
                 King
                 William
                 the
                 First
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 in
                 five
                 Descents
                 continued
                 in
                 actual
                 Obedience
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 lost
                 ,
                 until
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fifth
                 recovered
                 it
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 left
                 it
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 who
                 again
                 lost
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Eight
                 and
                 twentieth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 appear
                 both
                 in
                 our
                 Chronicles
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 of
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 violence
                 done
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 albeit
                 Edward
                 his
                 Son
                 enjoyed
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 prosperous
                 Reign
                 ;
                 yet
                 his
                 Successor
                 ,
                 King
                 Richard
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 violent
                 manner
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 deprived
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 by
                 whom
                 King
                 Richard
                 was
                 deposed
                 ,
                 did
                 exercise
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Acts
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 in
                 executing
                 those
                 ,
                 who
                 conspired
                 with
                 him
                 against
                 King
                 Richard
                 :
                 His
                 Son
                 had
                 his
                 Vertue
                 well
                 seconded
                 by
                 Felicity
                 ,
                 during
                 whose
                 Reign
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 Wars
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 the
                 humour
                 against
                 him
                 was
                 otherwise
                 imployed
                 :
                 But
                 his
                 next
                 Successor
                 ,
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 like
                 manner
                 deprived
                 ,
                 and
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 young
                 Son
                 Edward
                 ,
                 imprisoned
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 death
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Fourth
                 .
                 This
                 Eward
                 died
                 not
                 without
                 suspicion
                 of
                 poyson
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 his
                 death
                 ,
                 his
                 two
                 Sons
                 were
                 likewise
                 disinherited
                 ,
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 and
                 murthered
                 by
                 their
                 cruel
                 Uncle
                 ,
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 both
                 a
                 Tyrant
                 and
                 Usurper
                 ,
                 was
                 justly
                 encountred
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Seventh
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 :
                 So
                 infallible
                 is
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Justice
                 in
                 revenging
                 Cruelties
                 and
                 Injuries
                 ,
                 not
                 always
                 observing
                 the
                 present
                 time
                 wherein
                 they
                 are
                 done
                 ;
                 but
                 often
                 calling
                 them
                 into
                 reckoning
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Offenders
                 retain
                 least
                 memory
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 the
                 saying
                 is
                 ,
                 
                   Ex
                   malis
                   moribus
                   bonae
                   leges
                   oriuntur
                
                 ;
                 so
                 their
                 Tragical
                 and
                 Miserable
                 Combustions
                 have
                 occasioned
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 established
                 more
                 certain
                 Resolutions
                 in
                 all
                 these
                 cases
                 and
                 pretences
                 against
                 the
                 right
                 Heir
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 than
                 before
                 .
                 For
                 first
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 common
                 Opinion
                 was
                 conceived
                 ,
                 that
                 a
                 Conqueror
                 might
                 freely
                 dispose
                 of
                 the
                 Succession
                 of
                 that
                 Estate
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 had
                 obtained
                 by
                 the
                 purchase
                 of
                 his
                 Sword
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 Title
                 pretended
                 for
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 )
                 yet
                 now
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 this
                 difference
                 is
                 taken
                 for
                 Law
                 ,
                 viz.
                 between
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 from
                 a
                 Christian
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Conquest
                 of
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 from
                 an
                 Infidel
                 :
                 For
                 if
                 a
                 King
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 Christian
                 Kingdom
                 by
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 seeing
                 he
                 hath
                 
                   Vitae
                   &
                   necis
                   potestatem
                
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 alter
                 and
                 change
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 but
                 until
                 he
                 doth
                 make
                 an
                 alteration
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 ancient
                 Laws
                 do
                 stand
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 Rufus
                 ,
                 the
                 ancient
                 Law
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 being
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 should
                 inherit
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 King
                 in
                 possession
                 cannot
                 devise
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 his
                 last
                 Will
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 other
                 Act
                 ;
                 therefore
                 the
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Rufus
                
                 was
                 no
                 other
                 than
                 a
                 Usurper
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Christian
                 King
                 should
                 Conquer
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 from
                 an
                 Infidel
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 then
                 under
                 his
                 subjection
                 ,
                 there
                 
                   ipso
                   facto
                
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Infidels
                 are
                 abrogated
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 only
                 against
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 but
                 against
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 Nature
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Decalogue
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 ,
                 until
                 certain
                 Laws
                 be
                 established
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Judges
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 appoint
                 ,
                 shall
                 judge
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 causes
                 according
                 to
                 natural
                 Equity
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 Kings
                 in
                 ancient
                 times
                 did
                 within
                 their
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 before
                 any
                 certain
                 municipal
                 Laws
                 were
                 given
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 King
                 have
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 by
                 Title
                 of
                 Descent
                 there
                 ,
                 seeing
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 he
                 doth
                 inherit
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 he
                 cannot
                 change
                 those
                 Laws
                 of
                 himself
                 ,
                 without
                 consent
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Also
                 if
                 a
                 King
                 have
                 a
                 Christian
                 Kingdom
                 by
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 as
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 had
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 after
                 that
                 King
                 Iohn
                 had
                 given
                 unto
                 them
                 (
                 being
                 under
                 his
                 Obedience
                 and
                 Subjection
                 )
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 England
                 for
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 ,
                 no
                 succeeding
                 King
                 could
                 alter
                 the
                 same
                 without
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Succession
                 of
                 Kings
                 a
                 question
                 hath
                 been
                 ,
                 Whether
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 had
                 Sons
                 both
                 
                 before
                 and
                 after
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 them
                 should
                 succeed
                 ,
                 he
                 that
                 was
                 born
                 before
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 the
                 prerogative
                 of
                 his
                 Birthright
                 ;
                 or
                 he
                 that
                 was
                 born
                 after
                 ?
                 And
                 for
                 each
                 Reasons
                 and
                 Examples
                 have
                 not
                 been
                 wanting
                 .
                 For
                 Xerxes
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 Darius
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Persia
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 after
                 the
                 enthroning
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 carried
                 away
                 the
                 Empire
                 from
                 his
                 Brother
                 Arthemones
                 or
                 Artobazanes
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 born
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Possession
                 thereof
                 .
                 So
                 Arceses
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 another
                 Darius
                 ,
                 born
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Empire
                 ,
                 carried
                 away
                 the
                 Garland
                 from
                 his
                 Brother
                 Cyrus
                 ,
                 born
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Empire
                 .
                 So
                 Lewis
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Millain
                 ,
                 born
                 after
                 his
                 Father
                 was
                 Duke
                 ,
                 was
                 preferred
                 to
                 the
                 Dukedom
                 before
                 his
                 Brother
                 Galiasius
                 ,
                 born
                 before
                 the
                 Dukedom
                 .
                 But
                 notwithstanding
                 these
                 Examples
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 sundry
                 Doctors
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 common
                 use
                 of
                 Succession
                 in
                 these
                 latter
                 days
                 hath
                 been
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 not
                 without
                 good
                 reason
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 meet
                 that
                 any
                 that
                 hath
                 right
                 to
                 any
                 Succession
                 by
                 the
                 prerogative
                 of
                 their
                 Birthright
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 all
                 elder
                 Brothers
                 have
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 put
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 pretence
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 First
                 against
                 Robert
                 his
                 eldest
                 Brother
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 sundry
                 Contentions
                 have
                 risen
                 in
                 Kingdoms
                 between
                 the
                 Issue
                 of
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 dying
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 second
                 Brother
                 surviving
                 ,
                 who
                 should
                 Reign
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 ;
                 the
                 Nephew
                 challenging
                 the
                 same
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Birthright
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Representation
                 ,
                 
                   Cok.
                   part
                
                 3.
                 cap.
                 4.
                 the
                 other
                 claiming
                 as
                 eldest
                 Son
                 to
                 his
                 Father
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 death
                 :
                 Upon
                 which
                 Title
                 ,
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 there
                 grew
                 a
                 Controversie
                 between
                 Arcus
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 Arrotatus
                 ,
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 Cleomenes
                 King
                 of
                 Lacedemonia
                 ,
                 and
                 Cleomenes
                 second
                 Son
                 of
                 Cleomenes
                 ,
                 Uncle
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Arcus
                 :
                 But
                 upon
                 debate
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 the
                 Senate
                 gave
                 their
                 Sentence
                 for
                 Arcus
                 against
                 Cleomenes
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 Enominus
                 King
                 of
                 Lacedemon
                 having
                 two
                 Sons
                 ,
                 Polydectes
                 and
                 
                   Licurgius
                   ,
                   Poyldectes
                
                 dying
                 without
                 Children
                 ,
                 Licurgius
                 succeeded
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 but
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 understood
                 that
                 Polydectes
                 Widow
                 had
                 a
                 Child
                 ,
                 he
                 yielded
                 the
                 Crown
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 wherein
                 he
                 dealt
                 far
                 more
                 religiously
                 ,
                 than
                 either
                 did
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 or
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Third
                 :
                 For
                 King
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 like
                 pretence
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 put
                 by
                 
                   Arthur
                   Plantaginet
                
                 ,
                 his
                 eldest
                 Brother's
                 Son
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Succession
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 most
                 unnaturally
                 took
                 away
                 his
                 life
                 And
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 did
                 most
                 barbarously
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 slay
                 his
                 two
                 innocent
                 Nephews
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 defamed
                 his
                 Mother
                 in
                 publishing
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 his
                 Brother
                 was
                 a
                 Bastard
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 Stories
                 do
                 obscurely
                 note
                 ,
                 that
                 Controversie
                 of
                 like
                 matter
                 had
                 like
                 to
                 have
                 grown
                 between
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Gaunt
                 his
                 Uncle
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 procured
                 the
                 Counsel
                 fo
                 sundry
                 great
                 Learned
                 Men
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 found
                 the
                 hearts
                 of
                 divers
                 Noblemen
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 be
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 he
                 desisted
                 from
                 his
                 intended
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 acknowledged
                 his
                 Nephews
                 Right
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 of
                 England
                 is
                 notable
                 in
                 this
                 point
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 collected
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Authors
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 
                   Glanvile
                   lib.
                
                 7.
                 cap.
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Bracton
                   lib.
                
                 7.
                 c.
                 30.
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Brittan
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 119.
                 
                 For
                 they
                 say
                 ,
                 Whosoever
                 is
                 Heir
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 
                   aut
                   est
                   haeres
                   jure
                   proprietatis
                
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 shall
                 inherit
                 only
                 before
                 his
                 Brothers
                 ;
                 
                   aut
                   jure
                   representationis
                
                 :
                 as
                 where
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 dieth
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 his
                 Issue
                 shall
                 inherit
                 before
                 the
                 youngest
                 Son
                 ;
                 for
                 though
                 the
                 youngest
                 
                   sit
                   magis
                   propinquus
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 
                   jure
                   representationis
                
                 the
                 Issue
                 of
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 shall
                 inherit
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 doth
                 represent
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ;
                 And
                 as
                 Bracton
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   jus
                   proprietatis
                
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 Father
                 had
                 by
                 his
                 Birthright
                 ,
                 doth
                 descend
                 unto
                 him
                 :
                 
                   aut
                   jure
                   propinquitatis
                   ,
                   ut
                   propinqui
                   jus
                   excludit
                   remotum
                   ,
                   &
                   remotus
                   remotiorem
                   :
                   aut
                   jure
                   sanguinis
                   .
                
                 And
                 yet
                 Glanvile
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 under
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 seemeth
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 questionable
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 Who
                 should
                 be
                 preferred
                 ,
                 the
                 Uncle
                 or
                 the
                 Nephew
                 .
                 Also
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 resolved
                 for
                 Law
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 purgeth
                 all
                 defects
                 ,
                 Hen.
                 1.
                 fol.
                 3.
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 Vlpian
                 the
                 Civilian
                 determine
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Reasons
                 alledged
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 by
                 the
                 policy
                 of
                 our
                 Law
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 a
                 Body
                 Politick
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 avoid
                 the
                 attainder
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 had
                 right
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 
                   Coke's
                   seventh
                   part
                
                 ,
                 12.
                 a.
                 lest
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 an
                 interregnum
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Law
                 will
                 not
                 suffer
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 manifold
                 Incumbrances
                 thereof
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 clearly
                 resolved
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 That
                 presently
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 descent
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 Heir
                 is
                 compleatly
                 and
                 absolutely
                 King
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 essential
                 Ceremony
                 or
                 Act
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 
                   ex
                   postfacto
                
                 ;
                 And
                 that
                 Coronation
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 Royal
                 Ornament
                 and
                 outward
                 Solemnization
                 of
                 the
                 Descent
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 appeareth
                 evidently
                 by
                 abundance
                 of
                 Presidents
                 and
                 Book-Cases
                 .
                 Let
                 us
                 take
                 one
                 or
                 two
                 Examples
                 in
                 a
                 Case
                 so
                 clear
                 for
                 all
                 :
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 was
                 not
                 crowned
                 till
                 the
                 Eighth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 divers
                 men
                 before
                 his
                 Coronation
                 were
                 attainted
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 Felony
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 Crimes
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 was
                 as
                 absolute
                 and
                 compleat
                 a
                 King
                 for
                 matters
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 Grants
                 ,
                 &c.
                 before
                 his
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 was
                 after
                 .
              
               
               
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 reigned
                 three
                 moneths
                 before
                 she
                 was
                 crowned
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 space
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 and
                 others
                 were
                 condemned
                 and
                 executed
                 for
                 Treason
                 which
                 they
                 had
                 committed
                 before
                 she
                 was
                 Queen
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 upon
                 this
                 reason
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Maxim
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 
                   Rex
                   nunquam
                   moritur
                
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 his
                 ever
                 living
                 and
                 never
                 dying
                 politique
                 capacity
                 .
                 In
                 France
                 also
                 the
                 same
                 Custome
                 hath
                 been
                 observed
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 more
                 assurance
                 it
                 was
                 expresly
                 enacted
                 under
                 Charles
                 the
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 That
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 any
                 King
                 ,
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 should
                 immediately
                 succeed
                 ;
                 for
                 which
                 cause
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Court
                 of
                 Paris
                 doth
                 accompany
                 the
                 Funeral
                 Obsequies
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 their
                 Kings
                 ,
                 not
                 in
                 mourning
                 attire
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 Scarlet
                 ,
                 the
                 true
                 Ensign
                 of
                 the
                 never
                 dying
                 Majesty
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 certain
                 Cities
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 not
                 long
                 since
                 ,
                 alledged
                 for
                 themselves
                 ,
                 that
                 because
                 they
                 had
                 not
                 reputed
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 for
                 their
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 professed
                 Allegiance
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 adjudged
                 Rebels
                 ;
                 Whereupon
                 the
                 chief
                 Lawyers
                 of
                 our
                 Age
                 did
                 resolve
                 ,
                 That
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 original
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 even
                 Subjects
                 by
                 Birth
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 Rebels
                 in
                 bearing
                 Arms
                 against
                 their
                 King
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 had
                 never
                 professed
                 Allegiance
                 unto
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 this
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 give
                 you
                 a
                 View
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 Henry
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 which
                 began
                 on
                 the
                 Thirtieth
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 1610.
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 The
                 Prince
                 accompanied
                 with
                 divers
                 young
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 Servants
                 ,
                 rode
                 from
                 his
                 Court
                 at
                 St.
                 
                 Iames's
                 to
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 reposed
                 that
                 night
                 ;
                 on
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 several
                 Companies
                 in
                 their
                 Barges
                 attended
                 his
                 Highness
                 about
                 
                   Barn
                   Elmes
                
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 entertained
                 with
                 a
                 Banquet
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 other
                 places
                 with
                 Speeches
                 by
                 a
                 Neptune
                 upon
                 a
                 Dolphin
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 
                   Sea
                   Goddess
                
                 upon
                 a
                 Whale
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 His
                 Highness
                 landing
                 at
                 Whitehall
                 ,
                 was
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 order
                 ,
                 viz.
                 by
                 the
                 Knight
                 Marshal
                 and
                 the
                 Serjeant
                 Porter
                 ;
                 In
                 the
                 Hall
                 by
                 the
                 Treasurer
                 and
                 Comptroller
                 of
                 the
                 Houshold
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 Chamber
                 by
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 the
                 Guard
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 Chamber
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 went
                 into
                 the
                 Privy
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 met
                 him
                 ;
                 the
                 Saturday
                 after
                 was
                 taken
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 usual
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 making
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Highness
                 at
                 his
                 Creation
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 Five
                 and
                 twenty
                 in
                 number
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 Monday
                 following
                 these
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Queens
                 Closet
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 put
                 on
                 long
                 Purple
                 Satten
                 Robes
                 ,
                 lined
                 with
                 white
                 Taffata
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Hood
                 like
                 a
                 Batchelor
                 of
                 Law
                 about
                 their
                 Necks
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Barge
                 prepared
                 for
                 them
                 went
                 before
                 the
                 Prince
                 to
                 
                   Westminster
                   Palace
                
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Highness
                 landed
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeded
                 to
                 his
                 Creation
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   
                     First
                     the
                     Heralds
                     .
                  
                   
                     Next
                     the
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     the
                     Lords
                     that
                     were
                     imployed
                     in
                     several
                     Services
                     .
                  
                   
                     Garter
                     King
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     bearing
                     the
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Sussex
                     the
                     Robes
                     of
                     Purple
                     Velvet
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Huntington
                     the
                     Train
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Cumberland
                     the
                     Sword.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Rutland
                     the
                     Ring
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Derby
                     the
                     Rod.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Shrewsbury
                     the
                     Cap
                     and
                     Coronet
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Earl
                     of
                     Nottingham
                     and
                     Privy
                     Seal
                     supported
                     his
                     Highness
                     ,
                     being
                     in
                     his
                     Surcoat
                     only
                     ,
                     and
                     bareheaded
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Parliament
                     Chamber
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 was
                 already
                 set
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Lords
                 Spiritual
                 and
                 Temporal
                 in
                 their
                 Robes
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 the
                 lower
                 House
                 present
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Foreign
                 Ambassadors
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Ladies
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 seated
                 upon
                 Scaffolds
                 .
                 The
                 Procession
                 entring
                 in
                 manner
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 made
                 three
                 several
                 low
                 Reverencies
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Throne
                 ,
                 Garter
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 kist
                 the
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 who
                 presented
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 delivered
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 Principal
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 who
                 read
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 kneeling
                 all
                 the
                 while
                 before
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 words
                 accustomed
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 put
                 on
                 the
                 Robe
                 ,
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 the
                 Cap
                 and
                 Coronet
                 ,
                 the
                 Rod
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ring
                 .
                 The
                 Patent
                 being
                 read
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 kist
                 him
                 on
                 the
                 Cheek
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 placed
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 Parliament
                 Seat
                 ,
                 viz.
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 which
                 Ceremony
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 the
                 Palace
                 Bridge
                 in
                 manner
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 the
                 King's
                 Council
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ;
                 next
                 twenty
                 Trumpets
                 before
                 them
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 Judges
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 them
                 all
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 in
                 order
                 ,
                 the
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Viscounts
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 Marquisses
                 having
                 Coronets
                 on
                 their
                 Heads
                 ;
                 then
                 Norroy
                 and
                 Clarenceaux
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 going
                 next
                 before
                 the
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ;
                 then
                 Garter
                 next
                 before
                 the
                 Sword
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 King.
                 They
                 took
                 Barge
                 at
                 the
                 Palace
                 Stairs
                 ,
                 and
                 landed
                 at
                 
                   Whitehall
                   Bridge
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Officers
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 being
                 first
                 landed
                 ,
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 before
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 into
                 his
                 
                 Majestie
                 's
                 Presence
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 whence
                 the
                 Prince
                 descended
                 again
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 to
                 Dinner
                 ,
                 himself
                 seated
                 at
                 the
                 upper
                 end
                 of
                 a
                 Table
                 ,
                 accompanied
                 with
                 the
                 Lords
                 that
                 attended
                 him
                 at
                 his
                 Creation
                 ,
                 who
                 sate
                 on
                 both
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 Table
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 At
                 another
                 Table
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 sate
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 in
                 their
                 Robes
                 along
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Servants
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 second
                 Course
                 ,
                 Garter
                 with
                 the
                 Heralds
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Prince's
                 Table
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 due
                 reverence
                 ,
                 proclaimed
                 the
                 King's
                 Style
                 with
                 three
                 Largesses
                 ,
                 viz.
                 King
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   France
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 Defender
                 of
                 the
                 Faith
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 then
                 proclaimed
                 the
                 Prince's
                 Titles
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 and
                 Rothsay
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Rothsay
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Chester
                 ,
                 and
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 Largesses
                 :
                 Then
                 with
                 Feasting
                 ,
                 Masques
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 sort
                 of
                 Courtly
                 Gallantry
                 ,
                 that
                 joyful
                 Creation
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 at
                 present
                 we
                 have
                 no
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 yet
                 I
                 shall
                 give
                 you
                 the
                 Badge
                 or
                 Armorial
                 Ensign
                 of
                 Honour
                 appropriate
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 here
                 depincted
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 DUKES
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 IV.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 Title
                 and
                 Degree
                 of
                 a
                 Duke
                 hath
                 been
                 of
                 ancienter
                 standing
                 in
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Countries
                 ,
                 than
                 amongst
                 us
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 English
                 Duke
                 was
                 Edward
                 the
                 black
                 Prince
                 ,
                 created
                 Duke
                 of
                 Cornwal
                 by
                 his
                 Father
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 Creation
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 his
                 Patent
                 ,
                 the
                 Firstborn
                 Sons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 are
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Cornwall
                 :
                 Nor
                 is
                 there
                 any
                 Creation
                 required
                 for
                 the
                 said
                 Honour
                 ,
                 although
                 there
                 is
                 for
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 .
                 A
                 Duke
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 called
                 
                   à
                   Ducendo
                
                 ,
                 from
                 leading
                 ;
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 always
                 a
                 Leader
                 of
                 an
                 Army
                 Imperial
                 or
                 Regal
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 so
                 chosen
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 casting
                 of
                 Lots
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 common
                 Voice
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Saxons
                 called
                 this
                 Leader
                 an
                 Hertzog
                 :
                 but
                 now
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 some
                 time
                 past
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Dignity
                 given
                 by
                 Kings
                 and
                 Princes
                 to
                 men
                 of
                 great
                 Blood
                 and
                 excellent
                 Merit
                 .
                 In
                 some
                 Countries
                 ,
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 Soveraign
                 Princes
                 are
                 called
                 Dukes
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Savoy
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Muscovy
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Saxony
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Florence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 Noblemen
                 at
                 their
                 Creation
                 have
                 two
                 Ensigns
                 ,
                 to
                 signifie
                 two
                 Duties
                 ,
                 viz.
                 their
                 Heads
                 are
                 adorned
                 
                   ad
                   consulendum
                   Regem
                   &
                   Patriam
                   in
                   tempore
                   pacis
                   ,
                
                 and
                 they
                 are
                 girt
                 with
                 Swords
                 ,
                 
                   ad
                   defendendum
                   Dominum
                   Regem
                   ,
                   &
                   Patriam
                   in
                   tempore
                   belli
                   .
                
                 The
                 Chapeau
                 or
                 Head-attire
                 (
                 saith
                 Chassanaeus
                 )
                 Dukes
                 were
                 accustomed
                 to
                 wear
                 in
                 token
                 of
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 Scarlet
                 Colour
                 ,
                 lined
                 or
                 doubled
                 Ermin
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 Marquisses
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 Viscounts
                 plead
                 Custome
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 for
                 Coronets
                 ;
                 which
                 his
                 Majesty
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 hath
                 also
                 granted
                 Barons
                 to
                 wear
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 due
                 difference
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 also
                 in
                 their
                 Robes
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 appear
                 by
                 the
                 Portraiture
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Degrees
                 here
                 lively
                 set
                 forth
                 .
                 His
                 Sword
                 is
                 girt
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 short
                 Cloak
                 or
                 Mantle
                 over
                 his
                 Shoulders
                 is
                 guarded
                 with
                 four
                 Guards
                 ;
                 his
                 Coronet
                 is
                 Gold
                 ,
                 the
                 Cap
                 Crimson
                 ,
                 doubled
                 Ermin
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 indented
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 Royal
                 are
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Verge
                 which
                 he
                 holds
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 is
                 also
                 of
                 Gold.
                 
              
               
                 Dukes
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Line
                 or
                 Blood
                 are
                 reputed
                 as
                 Arch-Dukes
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 Coronets
                 composed
                 of
                 Crosses
                 and
                 Flower
                 delis
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 Dukes
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Duke
                 tantùm
                 shall
                 take
                 place
                 before
                 any
                 Lord
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 both
                 Marquis
                 and
                 Earl
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 Duke
                 that
                 is
                 both
                 a
                 Marquis
                 and
                 Earl
                 ,
                 shall
                 precede
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 Marquisses
                 ,
                 and
                 Earls
                 at
                 their
                 Creations
                 have
                 a
                 Sword
                 put
                 over
                 their
                 Shoulders
                 ,
                 or
                 girt
                 about
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Viscounts
                 and
                 Barons
                 have
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Duke
                 may
                 have
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 ou●
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 or
                 Princes
                 presence
                 a
                 Cloth
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 hanging
                 down
                 within
                 half
                 a
                 yard
                 of
                 the
                 Ground
                 ;
                 so
                 may
                 his
                 Dutchess
                 ,
                 who
                 may
                 have
                 her
                 Train
                 born
                 up
                 by
                 a
                 Baroness
                 :
                 And
                 no
                 Earl
                 ,
                 without
                 permission
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 wash
                 with
                 a
                 Duke
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Effigies
                   of
                   the
                   Most
                   Noble
                   ,
                   George
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquess
                   ,
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Coventry
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Villers
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Whaddon
                   ,
                   &
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   .
                   &
                   a.
                   
                
                 
                   R.
                   While
                   sculp
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   His
                   Royall
                   Highness
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   of
                   Yorke
                   and
                   Albany
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   sole
                   Brother
                   ,
                   to
                   his
                   sacred
                   Majesty
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   second
                   &
                   coet.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   most
                   Illustrious
                   Prince
                   Rupert
                   ,
                   Count
                   Palatine
                   of
                   the
                   Rhine
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Bavaria
                   ,
                   and
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cumberland
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Holderness
                   ,
                   Governor
                   of
                   Windsor-Castle
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Ber●shire
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Nephew
                   to
                   the
                   late
                   King
                   of
                   blessed
                   memory
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●es
                   .
                   most
                   Honourable
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   ●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Henry
                   Duke
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Arundell
                   ,
                   Surrey
                   ,
                   Norwich
                   &
                   Earle
                   Marshall
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Howard
                   ,
                   Fitz-Allen
                   ,
                   Matravers
                   ,
                   Mawbrey
                   Seagrave
                   ,
                   Bruce●
                   Clu●n
                   ,
                   Oswalds
                   tree
                   &
                   Castle
                   Riseing
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Francis
                   Seumour
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Marquess
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Hertford
                   Viscount
                   Beauchamp
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   Seymour
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   George
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquess
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   .
                   Earle
                   of
                   Coventrey
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Villiers
                   .
                   ●●ron
                   of
                   Whaddon
                   ,
                   &
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Noble
                   Christopher
                   Duke
                   of
                   Albemarle
                   .
                   Earle
                   of
                   Toringto●
                   Baron
                   Monck
                   of
                   Potheridge
                   ,
                   Beauchamp
                   &
                   Teys
                   ,
                   Kt.
                   of
                   ye.
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   ye.
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Devon-shire
                   &
                   Essex
                   .
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   Bedchamber
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Coun●●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   of
                   No●●●uth
                   &
                   Buccleuth
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Doncaster
                   ,
                   &
                   Dalkeith
                   Baron
                   of
                   Askedale
                   Te●d●l●
                   &
                   Whitch●●●●●en
                   〈…〉
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   Scotland
                   .
                   Mas●●r
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●
                   .
                   horse
                   ,
                   &
                   Captain
                   of
                   his
                   life
                   Guard
                   ,
                   Gouernor
                   of
                   Hull
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   ye.
                   East
                   Rideing
                   of
                   Yo●k-shire
                   ,
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   ye.
                   Vniversity
                   of
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   ye.
                   Garter
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   .
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   William
                   Cavendish
                   .
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquess
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Newcas●
                   Earle
                   of
                   Ogle
                   .
                   Viscount
                   Mansfield
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Ogle
                   ,
                   Bertram
                   &
                   Bolesmere
                   .
                   Kt
                   of
                   th●
                   Garten
                   Ld.
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   Nottinghamshire
                   ,
                   Gent
                   :
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Bedchamber
                   ,
                   Iustice
                   in
                   Ire
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Parks
                   ;
                   fforests
                   and
                   Chases
                   Northwards
                   of
                   Trent
                   ,
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &
                   ●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Charles
                   Fitz-Roy
                   Duke
                   of
                   Southampton
                   Earle
                   of
                   Chichester
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Newbury
                   .
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   and
                   heyre
                   in
                   Succession
                   to
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Cleaveland
                   &
                   c●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Charles
                   Lennox
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Richmond
                   and
                   Lennox
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   March
                   ,
                   and
                   Darneley
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Settrington
                   and
                   Tarbolton
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Noble
                   Henry
                   Fitz-Roy
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Grafton
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Euston
                   Viscount
                   Ipswich
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Sudbury
                   .
                   &
                   ●●
                
              
               
                 A
                 Duke
                 hath
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Grace
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 written
                 unto
                 is
                 styled
                 ,
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 Potent
                 ,
                 and
                 Noble
                 Prince
                 .
                 And
                 Dukes
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Blood
                 are
                 styled
                 ,
                 Most
                 High
                 ,
                 most
                 Mighty
                 ,
                 and
                 Illustrious
                 Princes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 younger
                 Sons
                 of
                 Kings
                 are
                 by
                 courtesie
                 styled
                 Princes
                 by
                 birth
                 ,
                 but
                 have
                 their
                 Titles
                 of
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 ,
                 &c.
                 from
                 Creation
                 ;
                 The
                 Daughters
                 are
                 styled
                 Princesses
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 King's
                 Children
                 ,
                 both
                 Sons
                 and
                 Daughters
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   form
                   of
                   a
                   Patent
                   of
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   
                     York
                     ,
                     tempore
                     Iacobi
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         JACOBUS
                         ,
                         &c.
                      
                       To
                       all
                       Archbishops
                       ,
                       Bishops
                       ,
                       Dukes
                       ,
                       Marquisses
                       ,
                       Earls
                       ,
                       Viscounts
                       ,
                       Barons
                       ,
                       Iustices
                       ,
                       Knights
                       ,
                       Governors
                       ,
                       Ministers
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       all
                       Bailiffs
                       and
                       faithful
                       Subjects
                       ,
                       Greeting
                       .
                    
                     
                       Whereas
                       oftentimes
                       we
                       call
                       to
                       mind
                       how
                       many
                       and
                       innumerable
                       Gifts
                       ,
                       and
                       what
                       excellent
                       Benefits
                       that
                       Great
                       Maker
                       of
                       all
                       Goodness
                       (
                       of
                       his
                       own
                       benignity
                       and
                       clemency
                       )
                       hath
                       abundantly
                       bestowed
                       upon
                       us
                       ,
                       who
                       not
                       only
                       by
                       his
                       power
                       hath
                       consociated
                       divers
                       and
                       mighty
                       Lyons
                       in
                       firm
                       Peace
                       ,
                       without
                       any
                       strife
                       ;
                       but
                       also
                       hath
                       amplified
                       and
                       exalted
                       the
                       Bounds
                       and
                       Limits
                       of
                       our
                       Government
                       ,
                       by
                       his
                       unspeakable
                       Providence
                       ,
                       above
                       our
                       Progenitors
                       ,
                       with
                       an
                       indissolvable
                       Conjunction
                       of
                       the
                       ancient
                       and
                       famous
                       Kingdoms
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       right
                       of
                       Blood
                       ,
                       under
                       our
                       Imperial
                       Diadem
                       .
                       In
                       regard
                       whereof
                       we
                       cannot
                       boast
                       ,
                       but
                       most
                       willingly
                       acknowledge
                       our
                       fruitfulness
                       and
                       Issue
                       plentifully
                       adorned
                       with
                       the
                       gifts
                       of
                       Nature
                       ,
                       which
                       he
                       hath
                       vouchsafed
                       unto
                       us
                       ,
                       because
                       in
                       truth
                       in
                       the
                       Succession
                       of
                       Children
                       a
                       mortal
                       man
                       is
                       made
                       as
                       it
                       were
                       immortal
                       ;
                       neither
                       unto
                       any
                       mortal
                       men
                       ,
                       at
                       leastwise
                       unto
                       Princes
                       not
                       acknowledging
                       Superiors
                       ,
                       can
                       any
                       thing
                       happen
                       in
                       worldly
                       causes
                       more
                       happy
                       and
                       acceptable
                       ,
                       than
                       that
                       their
                       Children
                       should
                       become
                       notable
                       in
                       all
                       vertuous
                       Goodness
                       ,
                       Manners
                       ,
                       and
                       Increase
                       of
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       so
                       as
                       they
                       which
                       excel
                       other
                       men
                       in
                       Nobleness
                       and
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       endowments
                       of
                       Nature
                       ,
                       might
                       not
                       be
                       thought
                       of
                       others
                       to
                       be
                       exceeded
                       :
                       Hence
                       it
                       is
                       that
                       we
                       (
                       that
                       great
                       goodness
                       of
                       God
                       ,
                       which
                       is
                       shewed
                       unto
                       us
                       in
                       our
                       felicity
                       not
                       to
                       pass
                       in
                       silence
                       ;
                       or
                       to
                       be
                       thought
                       not
                       to
                       satisfie
                       the
                       Law
                       of
                       Nature
                       ,
                       whereby
                       we
                       are
                       chiefly
                       provoked
                       to
                       be
                       well
                       affected
                       and
                       liberal
                       to
                       those
                       in
                       whom
                       we
                       behold
                       our
                       Blood
                       to
                       begin
                       to
                       flourish
                       )
                       coveting
                       with
                       great
                       and
                       fatherly
                       affection
                       ,
                       that
                       the
                       perpetual
                       memory
                       of
                       our
                       Blood
                       ,
                       with
                       Honour
                       and
                       increase
                       of
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       and
                       all
                       praise
                       may
                       be
                       affected
                       ,
                       our
                       well
                       beloved
                       Son
                       ,
                       Charles
                       Duke
                       of
                       Albony
                       ,
                       Marquis
                       of
                       Ormond
                       ,
                       Count
                       of
                       Ross
                       ,
                       and
                       Lord
                       of
                       Ardmannoth
                       ,
                       our
                       second
                       begotten
                       Son
                       ,
                       in
                       whom
                       the
                       Regal
                       form
                       and
                       beauty
                       worthy
                       Honour
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       gifts
                       of
                       Vertue
                       ,
                       do
                       now
                       in
                       the
                       best
                       hopes
                       shine
                       in
                       his
                       tender
                       years
                       ,
                       We
                       erect
                       ,
                       create
                       ,
                       make
                       and
                       ordain
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       him
                       the
                       Name
                       ,
                       Style
                       ,
                       State
                       ,
                       Title
                       ,
                       and
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       and
                       Authority
                       ,
                       and
                       Honour
                       of
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       York
                       do
                       give
                       ,
                       to
                       him
                       that
                       Name
                       ,
                       with
                       the
                       Honour
                       to
                       the
                       same
                       belonging
                       and
                       annexed
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       girding
                       of
                       the
                       Sword
                       ,
                       Cap
                       ,
                       and
                       Cirtlet
                       of
                       Gold
                       put
                       upon
                       his
                       Head
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       delivery
                       of
                       a
                       Golden
                       Verge
                       ,
                       we
                       do
                       really
                       invest
                       ,
                       To
                       have
                       and
                       to
                       hold
                       the
                       same
                       Name
                       ,
                       Style
                       ,
                       State
                       ,
                       Dignity
                       ,
                       Authority
                       ,
                       and
                       Honour
                       of
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       York
                       unto
                       the
                       aforesaid
                       Charles
                       our
                       second
                       begotten
                       Son
                       ,
                       and
                       to
                       the
                       Heirs
                       male
                       of
                       his
                       Body
                       lawfully
                       begotten
                       for
                       ever
                       .
                       And
                       that
                       the
                       aforesaid
                       Charles
                       our
                       second
                       begotten
                       Son
                       ,
                       according
                       to
                       the
                       decency
                       and
                       state
                       of
                       the
                       said
                       Name
                       of
                       Duke
                       of
                       York
                       ,
                       may
                       more
                       honourably
                       carry
                       himself
                       ;
                       we
                       have
                       given
                       and
                       granted
                       ,
                       and
                       by
                       this
                       our
                       present
                       Charter
                       ,
                       we
                       confirm
                       for
                       us
                       and
                       our
                       Heirs
                       unto
                       the
                       aforesaid
                       Duke
                       and
                       his
                       Heirs
                       for
                       ever
                       ,
                       out
                       of
                       Farms
                       ,
                       Issues
                       ,
                       Profits
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       Commodities
                       whatsoever
                       coming
                       out
                       of
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       York
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       hands
                       of
                       the
                       Sheriff
                       of
                       the
                       said
                       County
                       for
                       the
                       time
                       being
                       ,
                       at
                       the
                       times
                       of
                       Easter
                       and
                       Michaelmas
                       by
                       even
                       portions
                       .
                       For
                       that
                       express
                       mention
                       of
                       other
                       Gifts
                       and
                       Grants
                       by
                       us
                       unto
                       the
                       said
                       Duke
                       before
                       time
                       ,
                       made
                       in
                       these
                       Presents
                       ,
                       doth
                       not
                       appear
                       notwithstanding
                       these
                       being
                       Witnesses
                       ;
                       The
                       most
                       excellent
                       and
                       most
                       beloved
                       Henry
                       our
                       Firstbegotten
                       Son
                       ,
                       Ulrick
                       Duke
                       of
                       Hellet
                       ,
                       Brother
                       of
                       the
                       Queen
                       our
                       beloved
                       Wife
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       Reverend
                       Father
                       in
                       Christ
                       Richard
                       Archbishop
                       of
                       Canterbury
                       ,
                       Primate
                       and
                       Metropolitan
                       of
                       all
                       England
                       ,
                       and
                       also
                       our
                       beloved
                       and
                       faithful
                       Counsellor
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       Lord
                       Elsmere
                       our
                       Chancellor
                       of
                       
                         England
                         ,
                         Thomas
                      
                       Earl
                       of
                       Suffolk
                       ,
                       Chamberlain
                       of
                       our
                       Houshold
                       ,
                       and
                       our
                       dear
                       Cosin
                       ,
                       Thomas
                       Earl
                       of
                       Arundel
                       ,
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       Cosins
                       and
                       Counsellors
                       Henry
                       Earl
                       of
                       
                         Northumberland
                         ,
                         Edward
                      
                       Earl
                       of
                       Worcester
                       ,
                       Master
                       of
                       our
                       Horse
                       ,
                       George
                       Earl
                       of
                       Cumberland
                       ,
                       and
                       also
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       Cosins
                       ,
                       Henry
                       Earl
                       of
                       
                         Southampton
                         ,
                         William
                      
                       Earl
                       of
                       Pembroke
                       ,
                       and
                       also
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       Cosins
                       and
                       Counsellors
                       ,
                       Charles
                       Earl
                       of
                       Devonshire
                       ,
                       Master
                       of
                       our
                       Ordinance
                       ,
                       Henry
                       Earl
                       of
                       Northampton
                       ,
                       Warden
                       of
                       the
                       Cinque
                       Ports
                       ,
                       John
                       Earl
                       of
                       
                         Warwick
                         ,
                         Robert
                      
                       Viscount
                       Cranborne
                       our
                       Principal
                       Secretary
                       ,
                       and
                       our
                       well-beloved
                       and
                       faithful
                       Counsellor
                       ,
                       Edward
                       Lord
                       Zouch
                       ,
                       President
                       of
                       our
                       Council
                       within
                       the
                       Principality
                       and
                       Marches
                       of
                       Wales
                       ,
                       and
                       also
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       and
                       trusty
                       Robert
                       Lord
                       Willoughby
                       of
                       
                         Eresby
                         ,
                         William
                      
                       Lord
                       
                         Mounteagle
                         ,
                         Gray
                      
                       Lord
                       Chandois
                       ,
                       William
                       Lord
                       
                         Compton
                         ,
                         Francis
                      
                       Lord
                       
                         Norris
                         ,
                         Robert
                      
                       Lord
                       Sidney
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       and
                       faithful
                       Counsellor
                       ,
                       
                       William
                       Lord
                       Knowles
                       Treasurer
                       of
                       our
                       Houshold
                       ,
                       and
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       and
                       faithful
                       Counsellor
                       
                         George
                         Dunbar
                      
                       ,
                       Lord
                       of
                       Barwick
                       ,
                       Chancellor
                       of
                       our
                       
                         Exchequer
                         ,
                         Edward
                         Bruce
                      
                       of
                       Kinloss
                       ,
                       Master
                       of
                       the
                       Rolls
                       of
                       our
                       Chancery
                       ,
                       and
                       also
                       our
                       welbeloved
                       and
                       faithful
                       
                         Thomas
                         Eareskine
                      
                       of
                       Birketon
                       ,
                       Captain
                       of
                       our
                       Guard
                       ,
                       James
                       Lord
                       Barmermoth
                       ,
                       and
                       others
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Given
                         by
                         our
                         Hand
                         at
                         our
                         Palace
                         at
                         Westminster
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         Second
                         year
                         of
                         our
                         Reign
                         of
                         England
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   third
                   year
                   of
                   his
                   Reign
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Charter
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   did
                   create
                   Edward
                   his
                   eldest
                   Son
                   ,
                   called
                   the
                   
                     black
                     Prince
                  
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwal
                   not
                   only
                   in
                   Title
                   ,
                   but
                   
                     cum
                     feodo
                  
                   with
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Cornwal
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   may
                   appear
                   in
                   
                   Coke's
                   
                     Eighth
                     Part
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Pleadings
                   ,
                   
                     Habendum
                     &
                     tenendum
                     eidem
                     Duci
                     ,
                     &
                     ipsius
                     ,
                     &
                     haeredum
                     suorum
                     ,
                     Regum
                  
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   
                     filiis
                     Primogenitis
                     ,
                     &
                     dicti
                     loci
                     Ducibus
                     ,
                     in
                     Regno
                  
                   Angliae
                   
                     ei
                     haereditarie
                     successuris
                  
                   :
                   So
                   that
                   he
                   who
                   is
                   hereditable
                   must
                   be
                   Heir
                   apparent
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   King
                   who
                   is
                   Heir
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Prince
                   Edward
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   a
                   one
                   shall
                   inherit
                   the
                   said
                   Dukedom
                   ;
                   which
                   manner
                   of
                   limitation
                   of
                   Estate
                   was
                   short
                   and
                   excellent
                   ,
                   varying
                   from
                   the
                   ordinary
                   Rules
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   framing
                   of
                   any
                   Estate
                   of
                   Inheritance
                   in
                   Fee-simple
                   ,
                   or
                   Fee-tayl
                   ;
                   and
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   a
                   special
                   Fee-simple
                   is
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   only
                   made
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   Judgment
                   may
                   appear
                   in
                   the
                   Book
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   fol.
                   27.
                   and
                   27
                   Ed.
                   3.41
                   .
                   b.
                   And
                   ever
                   since
                   that
                   Creation
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Dukedom
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   hath
                   been
                   the
                   peculiar
                   Inheritance
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   eldest
                   Son
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   is
                   ever
                   
                     Dux
                     natus
                     ,
                     non
                     creatus
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   at
                   the
                   very
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Birth
                   is
                   taken
                   to
                   be
                   of
                   full
                   and
                   perfect
                   Age
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   may
                   send
                   that
                   day
                   for
                   his
                   Livery
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Dukedom
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   black
                   Prince
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   Duke
                   of
                   England
                   after
                   the
                   Conquest
                   :
                   For
                   though
                   Bracton
                   ,
                   who
                   made
                   his
                   Book
                   in
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     &
                     sunt
                     sub
                     rege
                     Duces
                  
                   (
                   as
                   appeareth
                   )
                   that
                   place
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   understood
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Kings
                   before
                   the
                   Conquest
                   :
                   For
                   in
                   
                     Magna
                     Charta
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Ninth
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   we
                   find
                   not
                   the
                   name
                   Duke
                   amongst
                   the
                   Peers
                   and
                   Nobles
                   there
                   mentioned
                   ;
                   for
                   seeing
                   the
                   Norman
                   Kings
                   themselves
                   were
                   Dukes
                   of
                   Normandy
                   for
                   a
                   great
                   while
                   ,
                   they
                   adorned
                   none
                   with
                   this
                   Honour
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   every
                   King
                   ,
                   after
                   his
                   Creation
                   ,
                   was
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   :
                   as
                   for
                   example
                   ;
                   Henry
                   of
                   Monmouth
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   Henry
                   of
                   Windsor
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fifth
                   ,
                   Edward
                   of
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   Arthur
                   of
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   eldest
                   son
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   and
                   Edward
                   of
                   Hampton
                   ,
                   first
                   Son
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   .
                   But
                   Richard
                   of
                   Burdeaux
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   Son
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   black
                   Prince
                   ,
                   was
                   not
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Creation
                   :
                   For
                   albeit
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   he
                   was
                   Heir
                   apparent
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ;
                   yet
                   because
                   he
                   was
                   not
                   the
                   Firstbegotten
                   Son
                   of
                   a
                   King
                   (
                   for
                   his
                   Father
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   )
                   the
                   said
                   Richard
                   was
                   not
                   within
                   the
                   limitation
                   of
                   the
                   Grant
                   and
                   Creation
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Eleventh
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   supply
                   that
                   defect
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Fifth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   created
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   by
                   special
                   Charter
                   .
                
                 
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Daughter
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   was
                   not
                   a
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   ,
                   although
                   she
                   was
                   the
                   Firstbegotten
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Limitation
                   is
                   to
                   the
                   First-begotten
                   Son.
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   was
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   eldest
                   Brother
                   Arthur
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   ,
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Creation
                   ;
                   for
                   although
                   he
                   was
                   sole
                   Heir
                   apparent
                   ,
                   yet
                   he
                   was
                   not
                   his
                   eldest
                   begotten
                   Son.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   Stamford
                   ,
                   a
                   Learned
                   Judge
                   ,
                   hath
                   been
                   ,
                   That
                   he
                   shall
                   have
                   within
                   his
                   Dukedom
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   the
                   King's
                   Prerogative
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   severed
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   after
                   the
                   form
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   given
                   ;
                   for
                   none
                   shall
                   be
                   Inheritor
                   thereof
                   but
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   :
                   For
                   example
                   ;
                   whereas
                   by
                   Common
                   Law
                   ,
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   hold
                   divers
                   Mannors
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Lands
                   or
                   Tenements
                   of
                   divers
                   Lords
                   ,
                   all
                   by
                   Knights
                   Service
                   ,
                   some
                   part
                   by
                   Priority
                   and
                   ancient
                   Feoffment
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Land
                   by
                   Posterity
                   and
                   a
                   later
                   Feoffment
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Tenant
                   so
                   seized
                   dieth
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Son
                   and
                   Heir
                   within
                   Age
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   the
                   custody
                   and
                   wardship
                   of
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   marriage
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   divided
                   amongst
                   all
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   but
                   one
                   of
                   them
                   only
                   shall
                   have
                   right
                   unto
                   it
                   (
                   because
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   a
                   man
                   is
                   intire
                   )
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   the
                   Law
                   doth
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                   of
                   whom
                   some
                   part
                   of
                   those
                   Lands
                   are
                   holden
                   by
                   Priority
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Tenure
                   of
                   Chivalry
                   ,
                   shall
                   have
                   it
                   ,
                   except
                   the
                   King
                   be
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   ;
                   for
                   then
                   though
                   the
                   Tenant
                   did
                   purchase
                   that
                   Land
                   last
                   ,
                   yet
                   after
                   his
                   death
                   the
                   King
                   shall
                   be
                   preferred
                   before
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   Lords
                   of
                   whom
                   the
                   Tenant
                   did
                   hold
                   the
                   Priority
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   shall
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Case
                   have
                   the
                   Prerogative
                   ,
                   if
                   his
                   Tenant
                   die
                   ,
                   holding
                   of
                   him
                   but
                   by
                   posterity
                   of
                   Feoffment
                   for
                   any
                   Tenure
                   of
                   his
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   ,
                   although
                   the
                   same
                   Duke
                   is
                   not
                   seized
                   of
                   any
                   particular
                   Estate
                   ,
                   whereof
                   the
                   Reversion
                   remaineth
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Prince
                   is
                   seized
                   in
                   Fee
                   of
                   his
                   Dukedom
                   ,
                   as
                   beforesaid
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Iohn
                   of
                   Gaunt
                   ,
                   the
                   fourth
                   Son
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   took
                   to
                   Wife
                   Blanch
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Heir
                   of
                   Henry
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   Issue
                   Henry
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   ;
                   so
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   did
                   come
                   unto
                   the
                   said
                   Henry
                   by
                   descent
                   from
                   the
                   party
                   of
                   his
                   Mother
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   a
                   Subject
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   observe
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   in
                   all
                   things
                   concerning
                   his
                   Dutchy
                   .
                   For
                   if
                   he
                   would
                   depart
                   in
                   Fee
                   with
                   any
                   thereof
                   ,
                   he
                   must
                   have
                   made
                   Livery
                   and
                   Seisin
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   he
                   had
                   made
                   a
                   Lease
                   for
                   life
                   ,
                   reserving
                   Rent
                   with
                   a
                   Re-entry
                   for
                   default
                   of
                   payment
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Rent
                   happen
                   to
                   be
                   behind
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   might
                   not
                   enter
                   without
                   making
                   his
                   Demand
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   he
                   had
                   alienated
                   any
                   part
                   thereof
                   whilst
                   he
                   was
                   within
                   Age
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   defeat
                   the
                   Purchaser
                   for
                   that
                   Cause
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   he
                   would
                   grant
                   a
                   Reversion
                   of
                   an
                   Estate
                   for
                   life
                   or
                   years
                   in
                   being
                   ,
                   there
                   must
                   also
                   be
                   Attornment
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   the
                   Grant
                   doth
                   not
                   take
                   effect
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   after
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   deposed
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   and
                   did
                   assume
                   the
                   Royal
                   Estate
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   had
                   conjoyned
                   his
                   Natural
                   Body
                   in
                   the
                   Body
                   Politick
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   was
                   become
                   King
                   ;
                   then
                   the
                   possession
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   was
                   in
                   him
                   as
                   King
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   as
                   Duke
                   ,
                   which
                   degree
                   of
                   Dignity
                   was
                   swallowed
                   up
                   in
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   lesser
                   must
                   always
                   give
                   place
                   to
                   the
                   greater
                   .
                   And
                   likewise
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Franchises
                   ,
                   Liberties
                   ,
                   and
                   Jurisdictions
                   thereof
                   ,
                   when
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Hands
                   ,
                   were
                   by
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   extinct
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   that
                   time
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   could
                   not
                   pass
                   from
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   by
                   Livery
                   of
                   Seisin
                   ;
                   but
                   by
                   his
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   under
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   without
                   Livery
                   of
                   Seisin
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   Attornment
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   he
                   make
                   a
                   Lease
                   for
                   Life
                   ,
                   being
                   Duke
                   ,
                   reserving
                   a
                   Rent
                   with
                   a
                   Re-entry
                   for
                   default
                   of
                   payment
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   his
                   Assumption
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   his
                   Rent
                   happen
                   to
                   be
                   unpaid
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   Re-enter
                   without
                   Demand
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   is
                   not
                   bound
                   to
                   such
                   personal
                   Ceremonies
                   as
                   his
                   Subjects
                   are
                   .
                
                 
                   Therefore
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   said
                   Dutchy
                   to
                   be
                   still
                   a
                   Dutchy
                   with
                   the
                   Liberties
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   be●ore
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   alter
                   the
                   order
                   and
                   degree
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   ;
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   made
                   a
                   Charter
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   entituled
                   
                     Charta
                     Regis
                     Hen.
                  
                   4.
                   
                     de
                     separatione
                     Lancastriae
                     à
                     corona
                     authoritate
                     Parliamenti
                     Anno
                     Regni
                     sui
                     primo
                     ,
                  
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Tenor
                   thereof
                   may
                   appear
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   that
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Dutchy
                   ,
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Franchises
                   and
                   Liberties
                   was
                   meerly
                   resigned
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   the
                   Ministers
                   and
                   Officers
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   the
                   Order
                   ,
                   to
                   pass
                   by
                   such
                   Conveyance
                   which
                   the
                   Law
                   did
                   require
                   in
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   .
                   But
                   now
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Statute
                   ,
                   stood
                   divided
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   and
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   demeaned
                   and
                   ordered
                   ,
                   and
                   pass
                   as
                   they
                   did
                   before
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   was
                   King
                   ;
                   yet
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   Clause
                   in
                   the
                   Charter
                   which
                   doth
                   make
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   (
                   who
                   hath
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   )
                   in
                   any
                   other
                   Degree
                   than
                   it
                   was
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   things
                   concerning
                   his
                   pleasure
                   shall
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   estate
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   before
                   such
                   separation
                   :
                   insomuch
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   the
                   Law
                   before
                   the
                   Charter
                   ,
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   adjudged
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   always
                   of
                   full
                   Age
                   ,
                   having
                   regard
                   unto
                   his
                   Gifts
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   which
                   he
                   doth
                   inherit
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   Crown
                   ,
                   or
                   Body
                   Politick
                   ,
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   so
                   adjudged
                   for
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   Land
                   after
                   the
                   said
                   Statute
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Statute
                   doth
                   go
                   and
                   reach
                   unto
                   the
                   Estate
                   ,
                   Order
                   ,
                   and
                   Condition
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   ,
                   but
                   doth
                   not
                   extend
                   unto
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   hath
                   the
                   Lands
                   in
                   points
                   touching
                   his
                   person
                   .
                   Neither
                   doth
                   that
                   distinguish
                   ,
                   or
                   alter
                   the
                   preheminences
                   which
                   the
                   Law
                   doth
                   give
                   to
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   For
                   if
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   had
                   made
                   a
                   Lease
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Grant
                   of
                   parcel
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Henry
                   Duke
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   only
                   ,
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   void
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   stood
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   severed
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   all
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   Henry
                   the
                   Fifth
                   ,
                   and
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   being
                   politickly
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   upholding
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   their
                   true
                   and
                   ancient
                   Inheritance
                   ;
                   however
                   the
                   right
                   Heir
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   might
                   ,
                   in
                   future
                   time
                   ,
                   obtain
                   his
                   right
                   thereunto
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   happened
                   in
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth's
                   time
                   :
                   )
                   but
                   after
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   Edward
                   obtained
                   his
                   right
                   unto
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   in
                   Parliament
                   he
                   attainted
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   and
                   appropriated
                   and
                   annexed
                   the
                   said
                   Dutchy
                   again
                   to
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   thereof
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Reign
                   it
                   doth
                   appear
                   .
                   By
                   which
                   Statute
                   three
                   things
                   were
                   ordained
                   :
                   First
                   ,
                   The
                   County
                   Palatine
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   was
                   again
                   established
                   :
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   He
                   did
                   invest
                   it
                   in
                   the
                   Body
                   Politick
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   :
                   And
                   thirdly
                   ,
                   He
                   did
                   divide
                   it
                   from
                   the
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Crown
                   Land.
                   And
                   in
                   this
                   form
                   it
                   continued
                   until
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   who
                   forthwith
                   (
                   being
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   )
                   did
                   separate
                   it
                   only
                   in
                   Order
                   and
                   Government
                   from
                   the
                   Crown
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   it
                   continueth
                   at
                   this
                   day
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Ceremonies
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   in
                   the
                   Creation
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   .
                
                 
                   AT
                   the
                   Creation
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   he
                   must
                   have
                   on
                   him
                   his
                   Surcoat
                   and
                   Hood
                   ,
                   and
                   should
                   be
                   led
                   between
                   two
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   present
                   ,
                   if
                   not
                   ,
                   a
                   Marquiss
                   or
                   two
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   want
                   of
                   either
                   ,
                   an
                   Earl
                   ;
                   somewhat
                   before
                   him
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   right
                   hand
                   ,
                   shall
                   go
                   on
                   Earl
                   which
                   shall
                   bear
                   a
                   Cap
                   of
                   Estate
                   with
                   the
                   Coronet
                   in
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   shall
                   also
                   go
                   an
                   Earl
                   which
                   shall
                   bear
                   the
                   Golden
                   Rod
                   ;
                   and
                   before
                   the
                   Duke
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   created
                   should
                   go
                   a
                   Marquiss
                   ,
                   or
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   greatest
                   Estate
                   ,
                   to
                   bear
                   the
                   Sword
                   ;
                   and
                   before
                   him
                   an
                   Earl
                   to
                   bear
                   the
                   Mantle
                   or
                   Robe
                   of
                   Estate
                   lying
                   on
                   his
                   Arms.
                   And
                   all
                   these
                   Nobles
                   that
                   do
                   Service
                   must
                   be
                   in
                   their
                   Robes
                   of
                   Estate
                   .
                
                 
                   His
                   Title
                   is
                   proclaimed
                   twice
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Largess
                   thrice
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Effigies
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     Noble
                     CHARLES
                     PAULET
                     MARQUESS
                     of
                     WINCHESTER
                     EARLE
                     of
                     Wiltsh
                     :
                     And
                     BARON
                     St.
                     IOHN
                     of
                     Basing
                     .
                     &ct.
                  
                   
                     R.
                     White
                     Sculp
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     most
                     honble
                     :
                     Charles
                     Paulet
                     Mar●quess
                     of
                     Minchester
                     Earle
                     of
                     Miltshire
                     Baron
                     St
                     Iohn
                     of
                     Basing
                     &
                     ●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     most
                     honble
                     :
                     Henry
                     Somerset●
                     Marquess
                     &
                     Earle
                     of
                     Worcest●●●
                     Ld.
                     Her●ert
                     Baron
                     of
                     Chipstom
                     ,
                     Raglan
                     ,
                     &
                     Gomer
                     ,
                     Ld.
                     President
                     ●
                     Ld●
                     Leivtenant
                     of
                     Wales
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Marches
                     ,
                     L
                     d
                     Leivtenant
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     Countyes
                     of
                     Glocester
                     ,
                     Hereford
                     ,
                     &
                     Monmouth
                     ,
                     &
                     of
                     the
                     〈◊〉
                     &
                     County
                     of
                     Bristoll
                     ;
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     noble
                     order
                     of
                     the
                     G●●te●
                     &
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     most
                     honble
                     :
                     privy
                     Counc●ll●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     most
                     hono
                     rble
                     .
                     Henry
                     Rerrepont
                     ,
                     Marqu●ss
                     of
                     Dorchester
                     ,
                     Earle
                     of
                     Kingston
                     upon
                     Hull●
                     Viscount
                     Nemarke
                     ,
                     Ld.
                     Rerrepont
                     ,
                     Maunvers
                     ,
                     &
                     Herris
                     ,
                     &
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Lords
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     most
                     honorble●
                     Priuy
                     Councel
                     &
                     c●
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
               
                 OF
                 MARQUISSES
                 CHAP.
                 V.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Marquiss
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 Saxons
                 is
                 called
                 Marken-Reue
                 ,
                 and
                 signifieth
                 a
                 Governor
                 or
                 Ruler
                 of
                 the
                 Marches
                 ,
                 hath
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 of
                 Honour
                 to
                 a
                 Duke
                 .
                 This
                 Title
                 came
                 to
                 us
                 but
                 of
                 late
                 days
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 was
                 
                   Robert
                   Vere
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 created
                 Marquiss
                 of
                 Dublin
                 by
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 that
                 time
                 it
                 became
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 former
                 time
                 those
                 that
                 Governed
                 the
                 Marches
                 were
                 commonly
                 called
                 
                   Lord
                   Marchers
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 Marquisses
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 Normans
                 had
                 conquered
                 this
                 Land
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 them
                 carefully
                 observed
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 matter
                 of
                 great
                 moment
                 ,
                 to
                 place
                 upon
                 the
                 Confines
                 and
                 Borders
                 of
                 the
                 Britains
                 (
                 and
                 those
                 not
                 then
                 subdued
                 )
                 men
                 of
                 much
                 Valour
                 ;
                 such
                 that
                 were
                 not
                 only
                 sufficient
                 to
                 encounter
                 the
                 Inrodes
                 and
                 Invasions
                 of
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 ready
                 upon
                 all
                 Occasions
                 to
                 make
                 onset
                 upon
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 enlarging
                 their
                 Conquest
                 .
                 These
                 men
                 thus
                 placed
                 were
                 of
                 high
                 Blood
                 and
                 Reputation
                 amongst
                 their
                 Countrey-men
                 ,
                 the
                 Normans
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 whose
                 Faith
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 reposed
                 special
                 Trust
                 and
                 Confidence
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 in
                 their
                 Territories
                 given
                 unto
                 them
                 to
                 hold
                 ,
                 their
                 Tenures
                 were
                 devised
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 special
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 great
                 importance
                 and
                 honour
                 ,
                 enriched
                 with
                 Name
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 Earl
                 of
                 Chester
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 North-border
                 of
                 Wales
                 created
                 to
                 a
                 County
                 Palatine
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 middle
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Marches
                 were
                 adorned
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 with
                 a
                 Palatine
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 and
                 Writs
                 only
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 pleadable
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 their
                 Attendance
                 might
                 not
                 thence
                 be
                 drawn
                 for
                 the
                 prosecuting
                 of
                 Controversies
                 or
                 Quarrels
                 in
                 the
                 Law.
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Marches
                 ,
                 they
                 seemed
                 to
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 fenced
                 with
                 the
                 River
                 Severn
                 and
                 the
                 Sea.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Marquiss
                 is
                 created
                 
                   per
                   gladii
                   cincturam
                   ,
                   &
                   circuli
                   aurei
                   suo
                   capiti
                   positionem
                   .
                
                 He
                 is
                 honoured
                 with
                 a
                 Coronet
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 part
                 flowered
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 pyramidal
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 points
                 and
                 flowers
                 ,
                 or
                 leaves
                 of
                 an
                 equal
                 height
                 .
                 His
                 Mantle
                 is
                 doubled
                 Ermin
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 three
                 doublings
                 and
                 an
                 half
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Mantle
                 of
                 an
                 Earl
                 is
                 but
                 of
                 three
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 doublings
                 of
                 a
                 Viscount's
                 Mantle
                 is
                 but
                 two
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 only
                 plain
                 white
                 Furr
                 without
                 Ermins
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 the
                 Barons
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 but
                 of
                 two
                 doublings
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 form
                 of
                 their
                 Patent
                 (
                 which
                 at
                 their
                 Creation
                 is
                 delivered
                 into
                 their
                 hands
                 )
                 was
                 various
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 late
                 ●tis
                 regulated
                 to
                 the
                 method
                 of
                 those
                 of
                 other
                 Degrees
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 This
                 Honour
                 is
                 hereditary
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Courtesie
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 Earl
                 ,
                 or
                 Lord
                 of
                 a
                 place
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 younger
                 Sons
                 only
                 Lord
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
               
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 most
                 Noble
                 ,
                 most
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 and
                 Potent
                 Prince
                 ;
                 and
                 may
                 have
                 his
                 Cloth
                 of
                 Estate
                 reaching
                 within
                 a
                 yard
                 of
                 the
                 Ground
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 a
                 Duke
                 not
                 being
                 present
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Marchioness
                 may
                 have
                 her
                 Train
                 born
                 up
                 by
                 a
                 Knight's
                 Lady
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 in
                 a
                 Dutchesses
                 presence
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Marquisses
                 eldest
                 Son
                 is
                 born
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 go
                 as
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 his
                 Essay
                 in
                 an
                 Earl's
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 wear
                 as
                 many
                 powdrings
                 as
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 give
                 place
                 to
                 an
                 Earl
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Wife
                 shall
                 go
                 beneath
                 a
                 Countess
                 ,
                 and
                 abov●
                 all
                 Marquisses
                 Daughters
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 born
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 eldest
                 a
                 Countess
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 go
                 beneath
                 a
                 Countess
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 a
                 Marquiss
                 ,
                 he
                 must
                 have
                 on
                 him
                 his
                 Surcoat
                 and
                 Hood
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 led
                 by
                 a
                 Duke
                 or
                 Marquiss
                 ;
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 Cap
                 to
                 be
                 born
                 by
                 Earls
                 .
                 He
                 must
                 go
                 after
                 his
                 Creation
                 ,
                 not
                 after
                 his
                 Marquisite
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Marchioness
                 his
                 Wife
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Effigies
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   CHARLES
                   BEAUCLAIRE
                   Baron
                   of
                   Heddington
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   BURFORD
                   .
                   And
                   of
                   ye.
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   :
                   IAMES
                   Ld.
                   BEAUCLAIRE
                   Brother
                   and
                   heir
                   to
                   ye.
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Charles
                   Earle
                   of
                   Burford
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Aubrey
                   Vere
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Oxford●
                   Baron
                   Bulbeck
                   ,
                   Sandford
                   ,
                   &
                   Badlefinere
                   ,
                   Kt.
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   L
                   ?
                   Leiutenant
                   wth
                   .
                   his
                   grace
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   ●●●●marle
                   of
                   Essex
                   ,
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   .
                   Ma●ys●
                   most
                   Hon.
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Talbot
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   Baron
                   Talbot
                   ,
                   Strange
                   of
                   Blackmere
                   ,
                   Gifford
                   of
                   Brimshel●
                   Purnivull●
                   Verdon
                   ,
                   &
                   Loveto●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Anthony
                   Grey
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Grey
                   of
                   Ruthin
                   ,
                   Hasting
                   ,
                   and
                   Valance
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   William
                   Stanley
                   Earle●
                   of
                   Der●●
                   Lord
                   Stanley
                   &c
                   Strange
                   of
                   Knocking
                   Viscount
                   Kint●●
                   Baron
                   of
                   We●●on
                   L
                   ●
                   .
                   Mob●n
                   Burnet
                   ,
                   Basset
                   ,
                   &
                   Lacy.
                   L
                   ●
                   .
                   Leivt●nant
                   of
                   Lanc●shire
                   .
                   &
                   ●
                   Cheshire
                   and
                   Admirall
                   of
                   the
                   Seas
                   their●
                   belonging
                   .
                   C●amberlaine
                   of
                   Ch●ster
                   ,
                   &
                   ●
                   L
                   ●
                   .
                   of
                   Man
                   as
                   of
                   the
                   Isles
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Mannors
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rutland
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Ross
                   of
                   Hamlack
                   ,
                   Trushut
                   ,
                   and
                   Belvior
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Leivetenant
                   of
                   Leicestershire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Theophilus
                   Earle
                   of
                   Huntington
                   ,
                   L
                   d
                   Hastings
                   of
                   Hastings
                   ,
                   Hungerford
                   ,
                   Homet
                   ,
                   Botreaux
                   ,
                   Moules
                   ,
                   Moulins
                   ,
                   &
                   Pe●erell
                   ,
                   &
                   Elizabeth
                   Countess
                   of
                   Huntington
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   &
                   Coeheire
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Lewis
                   ,
                   late
                   of
                   Ledston
                   in
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   K
                   ●
                   ,
                   Bart.
                   deceased
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   William
                   Russell
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Russell
                   of
                   Tavestock
                   ,
                   &
                   Thornhaugh
                   &
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Noble
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honb
                   le
                   .
                   Philip
                   Herbert
                   Earle
                   of
                   Pembrook
                   ●
                   Montgomery
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Herbert
                   of
                   Shurland
                   ,
                   Cardiffe
                   ,
                   Ross
                   of
                   Kendale
                   ,
                   Parr
                   ,
                   Marmion
                   ,
                   and
                   St.
                   Quintin
                   ,
                   Ld.
                   of
                   the
                   Lordships
                   of
                   Vske
                   ,
                   Carleon
                   ,
                   Nemport
                   &
                   .
                   Treleg
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   Wiltshire
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Edward
                   Fines
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lincoln
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   of
                   Clinton
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Charles
                   Howard
                   Earle
                   of
                   Nottingham
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Howard
                   of
                   Effington
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Iames
                   Howard
                   Earle
                   of
                   Suffol●
                   Baron
                   Howard
                   of
                   Walden
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leiuetenant
                   of
                   the
                   Countys
                   of
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   &
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   bedchamber
                   ,
                   &
                   Deputy
                   Earle
                   Marshall
                   of
                   England●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   ,
                   Charles
                   〈◊〉
                   ●
                   Earle
                   of
                   Dorset
                   &
                   Middsex
                   ,
                   Baron
                   〈◊〉
                   &
                   Cranf●ild
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlem●●
                   〈◊〉
                   his
                   Maty●
                   ,
                   Bedchamber
                   &
                   Lord
                   Leiut●●●nt
                   of
                   Sussex
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iames
                   Coecill
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Salisbury
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Cranborne
                   and
                   Baron
                   Coecill
                   of
                   Essenden
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iohn
                   Coecill
                   Earle
                   of
                   Exeter
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Coecill
                   of
                   Burleigh
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   〈◊〉
                   Iohn
                   Egerton
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bridg
                   〈…〉
                   Brackley
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   El●mere
                   ,
                   Ld.
                   〈◊〉
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Bucks
                   ,
                   &
                   one
                   the
                   〈◊〉
                   his
                   matys●
                   most
                   Hon.
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Robert
                   Sidney
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Leicester
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Lisle
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Sidney
                   of
                   ●en●urst
                   .
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Ma.
                   ●●s
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iames
                   Earle
                   of
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Compton
                   of
                   Compton
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Warwick
                   shire
                   .
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   :
                   privy
                   Councell
                   ●
                   Constable
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   the
                   Hamlets
                   thereto
                   belonging
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Earle
                   of
                   Warwick
                   ,
                   and
                   Holland●
                   and
                   Baron
                   Rich
                   of
                   Leeze
                   ,
                   and
                   Kensington
                   &c
                   a
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Earle
                   of
                   Devonshire●
                   Baron
                   Cavendish
                   of
                   Hardwick
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Derby
                   shire
                   &c
                   a
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Feildin●
                   〈◊〉
                   de
                   Hapsburgh
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Denbig●
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Feilding
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Feilding
                   of
                   Newenham
                   :
                   Pad●x
                   and
                   St.
                   Lis.
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Desmond
                   &c
                   a.
                   in
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Hononrable
                   George
                   Digby
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bristoll
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Digby
                   of
                   Sherborne
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Gilbert
                   Holles
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Clare
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Holles
                   of
                   Haughton
                   in
                   Nottinghamshire
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Oliver
                   St.
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bullingbrook
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   S.
                   t
                   Iohn
                   of
                   Bletshoe
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Hono●rable
                   Charles
                   Fane
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Westmorland
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   de
                   la
                   Spencer
                   and
                   Burghwash
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Montague
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Manchester
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Mandevill
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Kimbolton
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Huntingtonshire
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Bedchamber
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Howard
                   Earle
                   of
                   Berkshire
                   Viscount
                   Andover
                   and
                   Baron
                   Howard
                   of
                   Charlton
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iohn
                   Sheffeild
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Mograue
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Sheffeild
                   of
                   Butterwick
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlem●●
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Bedchamber
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Ley
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Marlborough
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   Ley
                   of
                   Ley
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Knowles
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Banbury
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Wallingford
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Knowles
                   of
                   Greys
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Savage
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rivers
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Colchester
                   ,
                   and
                   Rock
                   savage
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Darcy
                   of
                   Chich.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Bertue
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Lindsey
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Villoughby
                   of
                   Eresby
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Great
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Lincolnshire
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   the
                   B●dchamber
                   ,
                   and
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   honble
                   privy
                   Councell
                   to
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●y
                   K
                   Charles
                   ye●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iohn
                   Cary
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Dover
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Rochford
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Hunsden
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Henry
                   Mordaunt
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Peterborow
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Baron
                   of
                   Turvey
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   And●
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Most
                   Honourable
                   Privy
                   Councell
                   .
                   &
                   c
                   t
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Grey
                   Earle
                   of
                   Stamford
                   ,
                   Ld.
                   Ferrers
                   of
                   Grooby
                   ,
                   Banevill
                   and
                   Harrin●●●escended
                   from
                   the
                   family
                   of
                   the
                   Greus
                   who
                   were
                   Marqueses
                   o●
                   Dorset
                   :
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   wch
                   was
                   Hen.
                   who
                   before
                   his
                   Attain●ure
                   and
                   Execution
                   in
                   Anno
                   1553
                   was
                   Created
                   Duke
                   of
                   Suffolk
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Heneage
                   Finch
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Winchelsey
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Maidston
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Fiz
                   Herber●
                   of
                   Eastwell
                   ,
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Royall
                   Manner
                   of
                   Wye
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   the
                   Countys
                   of
                   Kent
                   ●
                   Somerset
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Dormer
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Carnarvan
                   .
                   Viscount
                   Ascot●
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   wing
                   ,
                   Master
                   ,
                   Marshall
                   ,
                   and
                   Surveyour
                   of
                   his
                   Majetyes
                   Hawks
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Montjoy
                   Blunt
                   Earle
                   of
                   New●port
                   .
                   Baron
                   Montjoy
                   of
                   Thurveston
                   in
                   Devonsh●●●
                   and
                   Lord
                   Montjoy
                   of
                   Montjoy
                   Fort
                   in
                   Ireland
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Phillip
                   Stanhope●
                   Earle
                   of
                   Ches●erfield
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Stanhope
                   of
                   Shelford
                   ,
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Nicholas
                   Tufton●
                   Earle
                   of
                   Thanet
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Tufton
                   of
                   Tufton
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Weston
                   Earl●
                   of
                   Portland
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Weston
                   of
                   Neyland
                   &c
                   ●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Wentworth
                   Earl●
                   of
                   Strafford
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Wentworth
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Went●●●●●●d
                   house
                   Newmar●h
                   Oversley
                   and
                   Raby
                   Knight
                   of
                   th●
                   Garler
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●ys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Spencer
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Sunderland
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Spencer
                   of
                   Wormle●ton
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   th●●●ntlemen
                   of
                   the
                   Bedchamber
                   ,
                   and
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   privy
                   Councell
                   to
                   his
                   Maty
                   .
                   K
                   Ch
                   y●
                   2
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Nicholas
                   Leake
                   ,
                   Earle
                   o●
                   Scarsdale
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Dayncourt
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iohn
                   Wilmot
                   Earle
                   of
                   Rochester
                   Baron
                   Wilmot
                   of
                   Alderbury
                   in
                   England
                   and
                   Discount
                   Wil●mot
                   of
                   Athlone
                   in
                   Ireland
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Bedchamber
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Henry
                   Iermine
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   St.
                   Albon●
                   Baron
                   of
                   St.
                   Edmonds●bury
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Edward
                   Montague
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Sandwich●
                   Viscount
                   Montague
                   of
                   Hinchingbrooke
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Montague
                   of
                   St.
                   Neots
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Noble
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   Marquest
                   ,
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Ormond
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   ossery
                   &
                   Br●cknock
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Thurles
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Arklow
                   &
                   Lanthony●
                   Ld.
                   Leiutenan●
                   〈◊〉
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Ld.
                   High
                   ,
                   ●teward
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   House
                   hold
                   ,
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   the
                   ●niversity
                   of
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   ●t.
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   ●
                   o●●
                   of
                   the
                   Lds
                   .
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●s
                   most
                   Hon
                   privy
                   Councell
                   ●c●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Henry
                   Hide
                   ,
                   Earl●
                   of
                   Clarendon
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Cornbu●●●
                   Baron
                   Hide
                   of
                   Hendon
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Arthur
                   Capell
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Essex
                   .
                   Viscount
                   Malden
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Capell
                   of
                   Hadham
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   Honourable
                   privy
                   Councell
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   ,
                   &
                   Custos
                   Rotollorum
                   of
                   Hartfordshire
                   ,
                   la●●
                   Ld.
                   Leivtenant
                   Generall
                   ,
                   and
                   Generall
                   Governor
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●s
                   .
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Brudenell
                   Earle
                   of
                   Cardigan
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Brudenell
                   of
                   Staughton
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Arthur
                   Annesley
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Anglesey
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Annesley
                   of
                   Newport
                   Pagnell
                   in
                   England
                   Viscount
                   Valentia
                   &
                   Baron
                   Mount
                   Norris
                   of
                   Mount-Noris
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ;
                   Ld.
                   privy
                   Seale
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lds
                   .
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   for
                   England
                   &
                   Ireland
                   &c●●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Earle
                   of
                   Bath
                   Viscount
                   ●renvile
                   of
                   Lonsdowne
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Greenvile
                   of
                   Kilkhampton
                   &
                   Bidiford
                   ,
                   L
                   ●
                   Warden
                   of
                   the
                   Stanneries
                   ,
                   high
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   Dutchy
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   ,
                   Ld.
                   Leivetenant
                   of
                   Cornwall
                   Governour
                   of
                   Plymouth
                   ,
                   Groom
                   of
                   the
                   Stoole
                   ,
                   first
                   Gent.
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Bedchamber
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &
                   c●t.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Charles
                   Howard
                   Earle
                   of
                   Carlisle
                   Viscount
                   Morpeth
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Dacres
                   of
                   Gisland
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Cumberland
                   and
                   Westmorland
                   ,
                   Vice
                   Admirall
                   of
                   the
                   Coast
                   of
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                   Cumberland
                   Westmoreland
                   ,
                   Bishoprick
                   of
                   Durham
                   Towne
                   and
                   County
                   of
                   New
                   castle
                   and
                   Maritin
                   parts
                   adjacent
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Maties
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c●t
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   William
                   Earle
                   of
                   Craven
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Craven
                   of
                   Vffington
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Craven
                   of
                   Hampsted-Marshall
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Midd●x
                   .
                   and
                   Borough
                   of
                   Southwark
                   ,
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Mtys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c●t
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Robert
                   Bruce
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Alisbury
                   &
                   Elgin
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Bruce
                   of
                   Ampthill
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Bruce
                   of
                   Whor●●on
                   Skelton
                   &
                   Kinloss
                   ,
                   Hereditary
                   High
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   Amp●hi●●
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   and
                   High
                   Steward
                   of
                   Leicester
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Richard
                   Boyle
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Burlington
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   Clifford
                   of
                   Lansborow
                   in
                   England●
                   Earle
                   of
                   Corke
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Dungarvan
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Yaughal●
                   and
                   Lord
                   High
                   Tr●asurer
                   of
                   Ireland
                   &
                   ●
                   ●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Henry
                   Bennet
                   Earle
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Arlington
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Thetford
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Household
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   Councel
                   &ct.
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Anthony
                   Earle
                   of
                   Sha●tesbury
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Ashley
                   of
                   Wimbourne
                   St.
                   Giles
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Cooper
                   of
                   Pawle●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Henry
                   Howard
                   ,
                   ●arle
                   of
                   Norwich
                   &
                   Earle
                   Marshall
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Howard
                   of
                   Castle
                   Riseing
                   ,
                   Now
                   Duke
                   of
                   Norfolk●
                   ,
                   see
                   in
                   the
                   Catalogue
                   of
                   Du●es
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Herbert
                   ,
                   Earle
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Powis
                   .
                   &
                   ●
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Edward
                   Henry
                   〈◊〉
                   of
                   Litchfield
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Quarenton
                   ●●d
                   Baron
                   Spilsbury
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Noble
                   Iohn
                   Maitland
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Guilford
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Petersham
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   Duke
                   of
                   Latherdale
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Maitland
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Thirleston
                   ,
                   Miescleboroug●
                   and
                   Bolton
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ;
                   Ld.
                   Comissioner
                   for
                   his
                   present
                   Ma
                   ●y
                   .
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   Kt.
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   Gentlem●●
                   of
                   the
                   Bedchamber
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   for
                   the
                   Kingdomes
                   of
                   England
                   &
                   Ireland●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Cha●les
                   Fitz-Charles
                   Earle
                   of
                   Plymouth
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Totnes
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Dartmouth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Osborne
                   Earle
                   of
                   Danby
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Latimer
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Osborne
                   of
                   Kiveton
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Osborne
                   of
                   Danblaine
                   in
                   Scotland
                   ;
                   Kt.
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ●
                   L
                   d
                   high
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   England●
                   &ct●
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   George
                   Fitz
                   Roy
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Northumberland
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Falmouth
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Ponte●fract
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Leonard
                   Earle
                   of
                   Sussex
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   of
                   Giles
                   land
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   R
                   t
                   Honourable
                   Lovis
                   Earle
                   of
                   Feversham
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Sondes
                   Lord
                   Duras
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Holdenby
                   and
                   Throwley
                   ,
                   Captaine
                   of
                   his
                   Royall
                   Highness
                   Troop
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Guards
                   ,
                   Leivtenant
                   Gene●rall
                   of
                   his
                   Maties
                   forces
                   ,
                   and
                   Collonell
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   owne
                   Royall
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Dragoons
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Beauclair
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Heddington
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Burford
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   William
                   O●Brien
                   Earle
                   &
                   Baron
                   of
                   Insi●uin
                   ,
                   &
                   Baron
                   of
                   Burren
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   Captaine
                   Generall
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Forces
                   in
                   Affrica
                   ,
                   Gouernor
                   of
                   the
                   Royoll
                   Citty
                   of
                   Tanger
                   ,
                   vice
                   Admirall
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   parts
                   adjacent
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Mat
                   ys
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   for
                   the
                   Sd.
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Charles
                   Moore
                   Earle
                   and
                   Viscount
                   of
                   Drogheda
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Mellefont
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Ri
                   t
                   :
                   honble
                   .
                   Luke
                   Plunkett
                   Earle
                   of
                   Fingall
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Killeene
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt●
                   Honerable
                   Sr.
                   Arthur
                   Chichester
                   Kt
                   Baron
                   of
                   Belfast
                   Vist.
                   Chichester
                   of
                   Carikfergus
                   &
                   Earle
                   of
                   Donegall
                   in
                   ye.
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   Gouernor
                   of
                   Carikfergus
                   &
                   ye.
                   Teritoryes
                   Ther●●●●
                   Belonging
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   mat
                   ys
                   .
                   Most
                   Ho●●●
                   〈◊〉
                   Councell
                   for
                   ye.
                   S
                   ●
                   .
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Iames
                   Ogilby
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Airly
                   ,
                   Elight
                   ,
                   and
                   Glentrahen
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Scotland
                   .
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Iohn
                   Fitz
                   Gerard
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Kildeare
                   .
                   primier
                   Earle
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Pope
                   Earle
                   of
                   Downe
                   ,
                   Baron
                   and
                   Lord
                   Pope
                   of
                   Bellterbitt
                   in
                   Ireland
                   .
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Roger
                   Palmer
                   ,
                   Earle
                   of
                   Castlemaine
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Lamberick
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 EARLES
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 VI.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 next
                 Degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 is
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 which
                 Word
                 and
                 Title
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Saxons
                 :
                 For
                 it
                 is
                 observed
                 ,
                 That
                 originally
                 within
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 ancient
                 English-Saxon
                 Government
                 ,
                 Earldomes
                 of
                 Counties
                 were
                 not
                 only
                 Dignities
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 but
                 Offices
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 charge
                 and
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 whereof
                 they
                 were
                 Earls
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 had
                 their
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 called
                 Vicecomes
                 :
                 which
                 Office
                 is
                 now
                 managed
                 by
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 each
                 County
                 having
                 his
                 Sheriff
                 Annually
                 chosen
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 eminent
                 Inhabitants
                 thereof
                 under
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 
                   Nobiles
                   Majores
                
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Earls
                 ,
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 their
                 Travels
                 concerning
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 then
                 received
                 a
                 Salary
                 ,
                 viz.
                 a
                 third
                 peny
                 of
                 the
                 Profits
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ;
                 which
                 Custome
                 continued
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 after
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 inserted
                 as
                 a
                 Princely
                 Benevolence
                 in
                 their
                 Patents
                 of
                 Creation
                 (
                 as
                 by
                 divers
                 ancient
                 Patents
                 may
                 appear
                 )
                 which
                 afterwards
                 were
                 turned
                 into
                 Pensions
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 support
                 of
                 that
                 Honour
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 a
                 Book-Case
                 32
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 28.
                 
                 And
                 therefore
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 such
                 Pensions
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 other
                 Gratuities
                 given
                 in
                 lieu
                 thereof
                 ,
                 some
                 men
                 have
                 not
                 without
                 probability
                 thereof
                 imagined
                 ,
                 
                   quod
                   Comites
                   nominabantur
                   ,
                   quia
                   à
                   multis
                   fisci
                   Regii
                   socii
                   &
                   Comites
                   eidem
                   participes
                   essent
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 word
                 Earl
                 by
                 the
                 Saxons
                 was
                 called
                 Erlig
                 or
                 Ethling
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Germans
                   Graves
                
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Lantgrave
                   ,
                   Palsgrave
                   ,
                   Margrave
                   ,
                   Rheingrave
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 was
                 called
                 Eorle
                 :
                 But
                 upon
                 the
                 coming
                 in
                 of
                 the
                 Normans
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 Comes
                 ,
                 or
                 Comites
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 Counts
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 Gravity
                 in
                 Council
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 called
                 
                   Comes
                   Illustris
                   ,
                   a
                   Comitando
                   Principem
                   .
                
                 And
                 as
                 Earls
                 for
                 their
                 Vertues
                 and
                 Heroical
                 Qualities
                 are
                 reputed
                 Princes
                 ,
                 or
                 Companions
                 for
                 Princes
                 :
                 so
                 ought
                 they
                 to
                 deport
                 themselves
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 their
                 Attendance
                 and
                 Noble
                 House-keeping
                 ,
                 as
                 otherwise
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Earl
                 is
                 of
                 divers
                 kinds
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 either
                 local
                 or
                 personal
                 :
                 Local
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 denomination
                 of
                 some
                 place
                 :
                 and
                 Personal
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 in
                 some
                 great
                 Office
                 ,
                 as
                 Earl-Marshal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 Those
                 Local
                 are
                 also
                 Palatine
                 and
                 Simplices
                 .
                 Those
                 that
                 are
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 or
                 Count
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 are
                 
                   Chester
                   ,
                   Lancaster
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bishopricks
                 of
                 Durham
                 and
                 Ely
                 ,
                 and
                 retain
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Priviledges
                 allowed
                 them
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Saxons
                   .
                   Hugh
                   Lupus
                
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Hereditary
                 Earl
                 ,
                 had
                 the
                 County
                 Palatine
                 of
                 Chester
                 given
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 who
                 governed
                 it
                 Forty
                 years
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 he
                 created
                 eight
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 
                   Iura
                   Regalia
                
                 within
                 the
                 County
                 .
              
               
               
                 Of
                 Earls
                 not
                 Palatine
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 ancient
                 as
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ,
                 there
                 have
                 been
                 principally
                 two
                 kinds
                 ,
                 but
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 subdivided
                 into
                 several
                 Branches
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 either
                 take
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 place
                 ,
                 or
                 hold
                 their
                 Title
                 without
                 any
                 place
                 .
                 Those
                 that
                 take
                 their
                 Name
                 of
                 a
                 place
                 are
                 of
                 two
                 kinds
                 ;
                 for
                 either
                 the
                 place
                 is
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Devonshire
                   ,
                   Kent
                   ,
                   Middlesex
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 some
                 Town
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Honour
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Earldom
                 of
                 Richmond
                 in
                 
                   Yorkshire
                   ,
                   Clarence
                
                 in
                 
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   Arundel
                
                 in
                 
                   Suffex
                   ,
                   Bathe
                
                 and
                 Bridgwater
                 in
                 Somersetshire
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 Earldoms
                 which
                 have
                 their
                 Titles
                 without
                 any
                 place
                 ,
                 are
                 likewise
                 of
                 two
                 kinds
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Office
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Birth
                 :
                 By
                 Office
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Earl-Marshal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 called
                 in
                 Latin
                 
                   Comes
                   Marascallus
                   Angliae
                
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 an
                 Office
                 not
                 only
                 of
                 great
                 power
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Vacancy
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 High
                 Constable
                 of
                 England
                 the
                 King's
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 in
                 all
                 Marshal
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 as
                 great
                 Honour
                 ,
                 taking
                 place
                 of
                 all
                 Earls
                 ,
                 except
                 the
                 Lord
                 Great
                 Chamberlain
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 likewise
                 endowed
                 with
                 many
                 honourable
                 priviledges
                 .
                 This
                 Title
                 of
                 Earl-Marshal
                 was
                 by
                 K.
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 first
                 given
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Mowbray
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Nottingham
                 (
                 whereas
                 before
                 they
                 were
                 simply
                 styled
                 Marshals
                 )
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 Banishment
                 of
                 Mowbray
                 ,
                 he
                 granted
                 it
                 to
                 
                   Thomas
                   Holland
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 carry
                 a
                 Rod
                 or
                 Verge
                 of
                 Gold
                 enammeled
                 black
                 at
                 both
                 ends
                 ,
                 whereas
                 before
                 they
                 used
                 one
                 of
                 Wood
                 :
                 This
                 Office
                 is
                 now
                 by
                 his
                 present
                 Majesty
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 Family
                 of
                 the
                 Howards
                 Hereditary
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 enjoyed
                 by
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 
                   Henry
                   Howard
                
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 Baron
                 Howard
                 of
                 Castle-Rising
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 his
                 Grace
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolk
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 sort
                 of
                 Earls
                 are
                 by
                 Birth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 are
                 all
                 the
                 Sons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 have
                 no
                 other
                 Dignity
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 was
                 said
                 that
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   Comites
                   sans
                   terre
                
                 .
              
               
                 Earls
                 (
                 as
                 other
                 Degrees
                 of
                 Nobility
                 )
                 are
                 Offices
                 of
                 great
                 Trust
                 ,
                 being
                 created
                 by
                 Patent
                 for
                 two
                 principal
                 purposes
                 ;
                 one
                 
                   ad
                   consulendum
                   Regi
                   in
                   tempore
                   pacis
                
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 
                   ad
                   defendendum
                   Regem
                   &
                   Patriam
                   in
                   tempore
                   belli
                   .
                
                 And
                 therefore
                 Antiquity
                 hath
                 given
                 them
                 two
                 Ensigns
                 to
                 resemble
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 Duties
                 :
                 For
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Head
                 is
                 adorned
                 with
                 a
                 Cap
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Coronet
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 distinction
                 is
                 pyramidal
                 ,
                 pointed
                 ,
                 and
                 pearled
                 ,
                 between
                 each
                 pyramid
                 a
                 Flower
                 much
                 shorter
                 th●n
                 the
                 pyramid
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Body
                 is
                 adorned
                 with
                 Robes
                 ,
                 viz.
                 a
                 Hood
                 ,
                 Surcoat
                 ,
                 and
                 Mantle
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 guards
                 of
                 Fur
                 upon
                 the
                 Shoulders
                 ;
                 which
                 Robe
                 is
                 an
                 emblem
                 of
                 Counsel
                 :
                 and
                 they
                 are
                 begirt
                 with
                 a
                 Sword
                 in
                 resemblance
                 of
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 be
                 faithful
                 and
                 true
                 to
                 defend
                 their
                 Prince
                 and
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Earl
                 had
                 formerly
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Prince
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 it
                 is
                 Most
                 Potent
                 and
                 Noble
                 Lord
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 The
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 and
                 truly
                 Noble
                 .
                 Out
                 of
                 his
                 Superiors
                 presence
                 he
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 Cloth
                 of
                 Estate
                 fringed
                 without
                 pendants
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Countess
                 may
                 have
                 her
                 Train
                 born
                 up
                 by
                 an
                 Esquire's
                 Wife
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 high
                 Council
                 of
                 Parliament
                 no
                 man
                 ought
                 to
                 presume
                 to
                 come
                 before
                 he
                 hath
                 received
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 .
                 This
                 Constitution
                 was
                 first
                 made
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Barons
                 War
                 was
                 appeas'd
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 carefully
                 observed
                 .
                 The
                 form
                 of
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 to
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 is
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         REX
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                       
                         Vnto
                         his
                         welbeloved
                         Cosin
                         ,
                         John
                         Earl
                         of
                         Greeting
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       Because
                       by
                       the
                       advice
                       and
                       assent
                       of
                       our
                       Council
                       ,
                       for
                       certain
                       weighty
                       and
                       urgent
                       businesses
                       concerning
                       us
                       ,
                       the
                       state
                       and
                       defence
                       of
                       our
                       Kingdom
                       and
                       Church
                       ,
                       we
                       have
                       ordained
                       to
                       be
                       holden
                       a
                       certain
                       Parliament
                       at
                       our
                       City
                       of
                       Westminster
                       the
                       day
                       of
                       next
                       coming
                       ,
                       and
                       there
                       together
                       with
                       you
                       ,
                       and
                       with
                       the
                       Prelates
                       ,
                       and
                       Great
                       and
                       Noble
                       Men
                       of
                       our
                       said
                       Kingdom
                       ,
                       to
                       have
                       confidence
                       and
                       treaty
                       ,
                       commanding
                       ,
                       and
                       firmly
                       injoyning
                       you
                       upon
                       your
                       Faith
                       and
                       Allegiance
                       whereby
                       you
                       are
                       holden
                       unto
                       us
                       ,
                       that
                       the
                       dangers
                       and
                       perils
                       imminent
                       of
                       that
                       business
                       considered
                       ,
                       and
                       all
                       Excuses
                       set
                       apart
                       ,
                       you
                       be
                       present
                       at
                       the
                       said
                       day
                       in
                       the
                       same
                       place
                       with
                       us
                       ,
                       and
                       with
                       the
                       Prelates
                       and
                       Noblemen
                       aforesaid
                       ,
                       to
                       treat
                       and
                       give
                       counsel
                       upon
                       the
                       aforesaid
                       business
                       ;
                       and
                       hereof
                       fail
                       not
                       ,
                       as
                       you
                       tender
                       our
                       honour
                       and
                       the
                       safegard
                       ,
                       and
                       defence
                       of
                       our
                       Kingdom
                       and
                       Church
                       aforesaid
                       .
                    
                     
                       Witness
                       our self
                       
                         at
                         Westminster
                         
                           the
                           day
                           of
                           in
                           the
                           year
                           of
                           our
                           Reign
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 Writ
                 an
                 Earl
                 is
                 saluted
                 by
                 the
                 K●ng
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Cosin
                 ,
                 although
                 no
                 Kin
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Peer
                 ,
                 is
                 particularly
                 directed
                 to
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 unto
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 general
                 Summons
                 are
                 to
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 created
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 above
                 his
                 Title
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 become
                 parcel
                 of
                 his
                 Name
                 ;
                 and
                 not
                 an
                 addition
                 only
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 all
                 legal
                 Proceedings
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 styled
                 by
                 that
                 his
                 Dignity
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 fol.
                 151.
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Formedon
                 was
                 brought
                 against
                 Richard
                 Son
                 of
                 Alleyn
                 ,
                 late
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arundel
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 demand
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 C.
                 with
                 the
                 Appurtenances
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Tenant
                 by
                 his
                 Learned
                 Counsel
                 ,
                 did
                 plead
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 
                 Earl
                 of
                 Arundel
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Writ
                 purchased
                 ,
                 and
                 demanded
                 Judgment
                 of
                 the
                 Writ
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 Writ
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 Demandant
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 did
                 purchase
                 the
                 Writ
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenant
                 was
                 not
                 known
                 nor
                 taken
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 severe
                 Justice
                 if
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 abate
                 without
                 any
                 default
                 in
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 :
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 was
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earldom
                 did
                 descend
                 unto
                 him
                 before
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 had
                 commenced
                 his
                 Action
                 ,
                 and
                 purchased
                 his
                 Writ
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 therefore
                 by
                 Judgment
                 his
                 Writ
                 was
                 abated
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 Tenant
                 was
                 not
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 known
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Earl.
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Baron
                 be
                 Plaintiff
                 or
                 Defendant
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 of
                 necessity
                 to
                 name
                 him
                 Baron
                 ,
                 8
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 10.
                 yet
                 see
                 a
                 distinction
                 of
                 Barons
                 concerning
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 here
                 following
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 
                   Reginald
                   Gray
                
                 was
                 reputed
                 Esquire
                 after
                 the
                 Earldom
                 descended
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 till
                 at
                 last
                 it
                 was
                 published
                 and
                 declared
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Heralds
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kent
                 in
                 Right
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Descent
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 reputed
                 or
                 named
                 Earl
                 before
                 that
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 an
                 addition
                 may
                 be
                 used
                 ,
                 or
                 omitted
                 at
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 except
                 in
                 special
                 Cases
                 where
                 Processes
                 of
                 style
                 of
                 
                   Supremum
                   Caput
                   Ecclesiae
                   Anglicanae
                
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 26
                 th
                 of
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 1.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 35
                 th
                 of
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 3.
                 was
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Crown
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 no
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 style
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 omitted
                 in
                 the
                 Summons
                 of
                 Parliament
                 at
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 is
                 adjudged
                 and
                 declared
                 by
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 and
                 Second
                 of
                 Philip
                 and
                 
                   Mary
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 8.
                 fol.
                 156.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 not
                 between
                 the
                 Majestical
                 Style
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 appertaining
                 to
                 a
                 Subject
                 ;
                 this
                 difference
                 is
                 between
                 Grants
                 or
                 Purchases
                 made
                 by
                 or
                 to
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 For
                 in
                 that
                 first
                 case
                 it
                 is
                 necessary
                 that
                 the
                 Name
                 [
                 King
                 ]
                 be
                 expressed
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 they
                 are
                 void
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Earl
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Degree
                 of
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 do
                 Purchase
                 or
                 Grant
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Baptisme
                 and
                 Surname
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 void
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Rule
                 in
                 Law
                 ,
                 That
                 every
                 man's
                 Grant
                 shall
                 be
                 construed
                 most
                 to
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 him
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 Grant
                 is
                 made
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 rather
                 be
                 strengthened
                 than
                 made
                 void
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 diversity
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 between
                 Writs
                 and
                 Grants
                 :
                 For
                 if
                 Writs
                 are
                 not
                 formally
                 made
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 abated
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 only
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 a
                 Grant
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 void
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 party
                 hath
                 no
                 remedy
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 new
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 cause
                 the
                 Law
                 doth
                 not
                 favour
                 Advantages
                 by
                 occasion
                 of
                 false
                 Latin
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 mistake
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 an
                 Earl
                 be
                 Plaintiff
                 or
                 Demandant
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 the
                 Writ
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 abate
                 ;
                 but
                 nevertheless
                 he
                 shall
                 proceed
                 ,
                 and
                 count
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 such
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 as
                 he
                 did
                 bear
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Commencement
                 of
                 his
                 Action
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Quare
                   Impedit
                
                 be
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 Writ
                 ,
                 shall
                 abate
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 Statute
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 cap.
                 5.
                 wherein
                 is
                 contained
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 
                   Item
                   ,
                   It
                   is
                   ordained
                   and
                   established
                   ,
                   That
                   every
                   original
                   Writ
                   of
                   Actions
                   ,
                   personal
                   Appeals
                   ,
                   and
                   Indictments
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   the
                   Exigent
                   shall
                   be
                   awarded
                   in
                   the
                   names
                   of
                   the
                   Defendants
                   ;
                   in
                   such
                   Writs
                   ,
                   original
                   Appeals
                   ,
                   and
                   Indictments
                   ,
                   additions
                   shall
                   be
                   m●de
                   of
                   their
                   Estates
                   ,
                   Degrees
                   ,
                   and
                   Mysteries
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Towns
                   ,
                   Hamlets
                   ,
                   and
                   Places
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   County
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   conversant
                   :
                   And
                   if
                   by
                   Process
                   upon
                   the
                   said
                   original
                   Writs
                   ,
                   Appeals
                   ,
                   or
                   Indictments
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   additions
                   are
                   omitted
                   ,
                   any
                   Outlawries
                   be
                   pronounced
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   be
                   clearly
                   void
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   before
                   these
                   Outlawries
                   pronounced
                   the
                   said
                   Writs
                   and
                   Indictments
                   shall
                   be
                   abated
                   by
                   the
                   exceptions
                   of
                   the
                   party
                   wherein
                   the
                   said
                   additions
                   are
                   omitted
                   :
                   Provided
                   ,
                   that
                   though
                   the
                   said
                   Writs
                   of
                   Additions
                   Personal
                   be
                   not
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Records
                   and
                   Deeds
                   by
                   the
                   surplusage
                   of
                   the
                   Additions
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   that
                   for
                   this
                   cause
                   they
                   be
                   not
                   abated
                   :
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   Clerks
                   of
                
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 
                   under
                   whose
                   Names
                   such
                   Writs
                   shall
                   go
                   forth
                   written
                   ,
                   shall
                   not
                   leave
                   out
                   ,
                   or
                   make
                   omission
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Additions
                   ,
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   punishment
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   make
                   fine
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   discretion
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   or
                   Keeper
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   Ordinance
                   shall
                   begin
                   to
                   hold
                   place
                   at
                   the
                   suit
                   of
                   the
                   party
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Feast
                   of
                   St.
                
                 Michael
                 
                   then
                   next
                   ensuing
                
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 addition
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 Degree
                 ,
                 and
                 Mystery
                 to
                 be
                 added
                 unto
                 Names
                 be
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 first
                 before
                 the
                 additions
                 of
                 the
                 Places
                 and
                 Counties
                 ;
                 yet
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 used
                 always
                 after
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 ,
                 to
                 place
                 the
                 Addition
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 Degree
                 ,
                 and
                 Mystery
                 after
                 the
                 Places
                 and
                 Counties
                 in
                 all
                 Writs●
                 Appeals
                 ,
                 and
                 Indictments
                 against
                 common
                 persons
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 use
                 is
                 otherwise
                 in
                 Appeals
                 and
                 Indictments
                 of
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 against
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 Marquisses
                 ,
                 and
                 Earls
                 ;
                 for
                 their
                 Names
                 of
                 Degrees
                 are
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 put
                 before
                 the
                 Additions
                 of
                 Places
                 and
                 Counties
                 ;
                 as
                 Charles
                 Earl
                 of
                 Westmoreland
                 ,
                 late
                 of
                 Branspit
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Durham
                 .
              
               
                 Names
                 of
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 as
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 Barons
                 ,
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 &c.
                 are
                 contained
                 within
                 the
                 word
                 [
                 Degree
                 ]
                 for
                 the
                 Sate
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 his
                 Mystery
                 .
                 
                   Brook
                   ,
                   Chief
                   Iustice
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Pleas
                   in
                   Abridgment
                   of
                   the
                   Case
                   of
                
                 14
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 fol.
                 15.
                 
                   titulo
                   ,
                   Nosme
                   de
                   Dignitate
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Injuries
                   done
                   to
                   the
                   Name
                   and
                   Honour
                   of
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   .
                
                 
                   IN
                   the
                   Second
                   of
                   Richard
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   c.
                   1.
                   that
                   Counterfeits
                   and
                   Spreaders
                   abroad
                   of
                   false
                   and
                   reproachful
                   words
                   and
                   lies
                   against
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   Prelates
                   ,
                   and
                   Great
                   Men
                   in
                   publick
                   Offices
                   ;
                   as
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   or
                   Keeper
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   the
                   Judges
                   ,
                   &c.
                   whereby
                   Debates
                   and
                   Discord
                   may
                   arise
                   between
                   the
                   said
                   Lords
                   and
                   Commons
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   detriment
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   if
                   due
                   Remedy
                   be
                   not
                   provided
                   ;
                   It
                   is
                   s●raitly
                   Enacted
                   upon
                   grievous
                   pain
                   ,
                   to
                   eschew
                   the
                   said
                   Dangers
                   and
                   Perils
                   ,
                   That
                   from
                   thenceforth
                   none
                   presume
                   to
                   tell
                   ,
                   or
                   report
                   any
                   false
                   and
                   scandalous
                   News
                   against
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   persons
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   whereby
                   discord
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   slander
                   might
                   arise
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   that
                   doth
                   the
                   same
                   shall
                   incur
                   the
                   punishment
                   ordained
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     cap.
                  
                   33.
                   which
                   wills
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   be
                   taken
                   and
                   imprisoned
                   till
                   he
                   have
                   found
                   him
                   that
                   first
                   reported
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   And
                   further
                   ,
                   by
                   another
                   Statute
                   Anno
                   12
                   
                     Rich.
                     cap.
                  
                   12.
                   it
                   was
                   enacted
                   moreover
                   ,
                   That
                   when
                   the
                   said
                   Offender
                   is
                   taken
                   and
                   imprisoned
                   ,
                   and
                   cannot
                   find
                   him
                   that
                   first
                   spake
                   them
                   ,
                   then
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   punished
                   by
                   the
                   advice
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   to
                   the
                   intent
                   that
                   such
                   evil
                   disposed
                   persons
                   ,
                   which
                   by
                   their
                   lewd
                   speeches
                   and
                   slanderous
                   words
                   or
                   reports
                   ,
                   do
                   endeavour
                   to
                   break
                   and
                   disquiet
                   the
                   peace
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   might
                   the
                   sooner
                   be
                   enquired
                   of
                   ,
                   found
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   punished
                   by
                   a
                   Statute
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   and
                   second
                   of
                   Philip
                   and
                   Mary
                   ,
                   it
                   was
                   established
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   Peace
                   in
                   every
                   Shire
                   ,
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   Town
                   Corporate
                   within
                   the
                   Limits
                   of
                   their
                   several
                   Commissions
                   ,
                   shall
                   have
                   full
                   power
                   to
                   hear
                   and
                   determine
                   the
                   Causes
                   abovesaid
                   in
                   the
                   two
                   Acts
                   of
                   Edw.
                   1.
                   and
                   2
                   Rich.
                   2.
                   specified
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   put
                   the
                   said
                   Statutes
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   in
                   due
                   execution
                   ,
                   that
                   condign
                   punishment
                   be
                   not
                   deferred
                   from
                   such
                   Offenders
                   .
                   And
                   besides
                   the
                   said
                   Penalties
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   inflicted
                   on
                   Transgres●ors
                   ,
                   every
                   Nobleman
                   ,
                   or
                   great
                   Officer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   against
                   whom
                   any
                   scandalous
                   words
                   ,
                   false
                   news
                   or
                   lies
                   are
                   spoken
                   ,
                   may
                   prosecute
                   the
                   Offender
                   in
                   any
                   Action
                   
                     de
                     scandalis
                     magnatum
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   recover
                   damages
                   against
                   him
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   may
                   every
                   inferiour
                   person
                   ,
                   for
                   any
                   such
                   like
                   words
                   of
                   infamy
                   spoken
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   recover
                   damages
                   against
                   the
                   Offender
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   former
                   times
                   ,
                   speeches
                   tending
                   to
                   the
                   reproach
                   of
                   others
                   were
                   so
                   odious
                   ,
                   that
                   King
                   Edgar
                   ordained
                   ,
                   That
                   his
                   Tongue
                   should
                   be
                   cut
                   out
                   that
                   spake
                   any
                   infamous
                   or
                   slanderoas
                   words
                   of
                   another
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   Beauchamp
                   did
                   sue
                   an
                   Action
                   upon
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   Richard
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   
                     cap.
                     5.
                     de
                     scandalis
                     magnatum
                  
                   ,
                   against
                   Sir●
                   
                     Richard
                     Ch●●fts
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   he
                   did
                   sue
                   a
                   Writ
                   of
                   forging
                   of
                   false
                   Deeds
                   against
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   Beauchamp
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Defendant
                   doth
                   justifie
                   the
                   said
                   slander
                   by
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Writ
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   upon
                   Demurrer
                   the
                   matter
                   of
                   Justification
                   was
                   good
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   not
                   liable
                   to
                   the
                   punishment
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Statutes
                   ,
                   but
                   was
                   quite
                   discharged
                   from
                   the
                   same
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   is
                   no
                   foul
                   puddle
                   that
                   ariseth
                   from
                   the
                   same
                   corrupt
                   Quagmire
                   ,
                   and
                   distilled
                   likewise
                   out
                   of
                   a
                   heart
                   infected
                   with
                   Malice
                   and
                   Envy
                   ,
                   but
                   it
                   devised
                   and
                   practised
                   by
                   another
                   meaner
                   than
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   by
                   lybelling
                   ,
                   secret
                   slandering
                   or
                   defaming
                   of
                   others
                   ;
                   for
                   this
                   privy
                   Backbiter
                   doth
                   not
                   by
                   words
                   impeach
                   his
                   Adversary
                   in
                   so
                   manifest
                   and
                   turbulent
                   manner
                   as
                   the
                   cholerick
                   Menacer
                   in
                   his
                   fury
                   doth
                   ;
                   but
                   seeming
                   to
                   sit
                   quietly
                   in
                   his
                   Study
                   ,
                   doth
                   more
                   deeply
                   wound
                   his
                   Fame
                   and
                   Credit
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   other
                   boisterous
                   person
                   doth
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   in
                   a
                   moment
                   threatneth
                   to
                   do
                   more
                   ,
                   than
                   peradventure
                   he
                   is
                   either
                   able
                   ,
                   or
                   hath
                   courage
                   to
                   perform
                   in
                   all
                   his
                   life
                   :
                   For
                   his
                   Passion
                   thus
                   discovering
                   the
                   Malice
                   of
                   his
                   Heart
                   ,
                   doth
                   give
                   his
                   Adversary
                   warning
                   to
                   defend
                   himself
                   from
                   him
                   :
                   But
                   this
                   secret
                   Canker
                   the
                   Libeller
                   concealeth
                   his
                   Name
                   ,
                   hideth
                   himself
                   in
                   a
                   Corner
                   ,
                   and
                   privily
                   s●ingeth
                   his
                   Reputation
                   and
                   Credit
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   knoweth
                   not
                   how
                   to
                   right
                   himself
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   greater
                   is
                   this
                   Offence
                   ,
                   if
                   done
                   to
                   a
                   publick
                   Magistrate
                   or
                   Minister
                   of
                   State
                   ;
                   for
                   then
                   it
                   may
                   bring
                   a
                   disturbance
                   to
                   the
                   peace
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Kingdom
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   against
                   a
                   private
                   person
                   ,
                   the
                   staining
                   his
                   Reputation
                   will
                   cause
                   him
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   at
                   quiet
                   in
                   Body
                   and
                   Mind
                   ,
                   until
                   he
                   hath
                   found
                   his
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   which
                   many
                   times
                   may
                   lie
                   so
                   secretly
                   hid
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   cannot
                   be
                   discovered
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   probably
                   one
                   innocent
                   (
                   upon
                   some
                   suspicion
                   or
                   other
                   )
                   may
                   come
                   to
                   suffer
                   for
                   it
                   .
                   Sometimes
                   the
                   malicious
                   Defamer
                   poureth
                   forth
                   his
                   poyson
                   in
                   writing
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   Scandalous
                   Book
                   ,
                   Ballad
                   ,
                   Epigram
                   ,
                   or
                   Rhime
                   ,
                   near
                   the
                   place
                   where
                   the
                   party
                   so
                   abused
                   doth
                   most
                   converse
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   cases
                   the
                   Law
                   hath
                   provided
                   that
                   the
                   party
                   delinquent
                   (
                   when
                   he
                   is
                   found
                   out
                   and
                   discovered
                   )
                   shall
                   be
                   severely
                   punished
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   may
                   either
                   be
                   Indicted
                   by
                   the
                   ordinary
                   Course
                   of
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   an
                   exorbitant
                   Offence
                   ,
                   then
                   by
                   Pillory
                   ,
                   loss
                   of
                   Ears
                   ,
                   Whipping
                   ,
                   &c.
                   or
                   the
                   party
                   grieved
                   may
                   have
                   an
                   Action
                   upon
                   the
                   Case
                   against
                   the
                   Offender
                   ,
                   and
                   recover
                   his
                   Damages
                   :
                   And
                   in
                   this
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   material
                   whether
                   the
                   Libel
                   be
                   true
                   or
                   false
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   party
                   scandalized
                   be
                   alive
                   or
                   dead
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   of
                   a
                   good
                   or
                   ill
                   Name
                   ;
                   yet
                   our
                   Laws
                   are
                   so
                   made
                   as
                   to
                   punnish
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   like
                   men
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   due
                   Course
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   to
                   conclude
                   this
                   matter
                   concerning
                   Wrongs
                   done
                   to
                   the
                   Name
                   and
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   ,
                   this
                   may
                   be
                   added
                   ,
                   That
                   it
                   is
                   usual
                   for
                   any
                   person
                   to
                   usurp
                   the
                   Arms
                   of
                   another
                   .
                   Further
                   ,
                   if
                   a
                   Nobleman's
                   Coat-Armour
                   and
                   Sword
                   of
                   other
                   Gentleman
                   's
                   bearing
                   Arms
                   at
                   the
                   solemnizing
                   of
                   their
                   Funerals
                   ,
                   is
                   set
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   for
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   the
                   deceased
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   by
                   the
                   covetousness
                   of
                   the
                   Incumbent
                   that
                   pretendeth
                   right
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   as
                   Offerings
                   due
                   unto
                   him
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   taken
                   down
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   they
                   be
                   defaced
                   by
                   any
                   other
                   ,
                   such
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   severely
                   punished
                   as
                   Malefactors
                   :
                   And
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   the
                   Action
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   Widow
                   ,
                   though
                   she
                   be
                   Executrix
                   or
                   Administratrix
                   of
                   her
                   Husband's
                   Goods
                   ;
                   for
                   such
                   things
                   which
                   serve
                   for
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   the
                   party
                   deceased
                   ,
                   are
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   accounted
                   
                     inter
                     bona
                     Testatoris
                  
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Heir
                   shall
                   have
                   his
                   Action
                   as
                   the
                   Defender
                   of
                   his
                   Ancestor's
                   Honour
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   wrong
                   is
                   offered
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   and
                   Blood
                   ,
                   and
                   therein
                   specially
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   ,
                   
                     qui
                     est
                     totius
                     geniturae
                     splendor
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   him
                   accrueth
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Action
                   ;
                   for
                   so
                   it
                   is
                   reported
                   by
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fern
                  
                   in
                   his
                   
                     Glory
                     of
                     Generosity
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   83.
                   that
                   the
                   Lady
                   Withers
                   Case
                   in
                   9
                   Edw.
                   4.
                   14.
                   hath
                   been
                   adjudged
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 VISCOUNTS
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 VII
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 next
                 Degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 to
                 an
                 Earl
                 is
                 a
                 Viscount
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 anciently
                 a
                 Name
                 of
                 Office
                 under
                 an
                 Earl
                 ;
                 who
                 being
                 an
                 immediate
                 Officer
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 in
                 their
                 County
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 their
                 personal
                 attendance
                 was
                 oft-times
                 required
                 at
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 had
                 his
                 Deputy
                 to
                 look
                 after
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 is
                 an
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 a
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 retaining
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 his
                 Substitution
                 ;
                 in
                 Latin
                 therefore
                 called
                 Vicecomes
                 .
                 But
                 about
                 the
                 Eighteenth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 it
                 became
                 a
                 Degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 who
                 conferred
                 this
                 Title
                 upon
                 Iohn
                 Lord
                 Beaumont
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patent
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Viscount
                 is
                 created
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 Earl
                 ;
                 hath
                 a
                 Hood
                 ,
                 Surcoat
                 ,
                 and
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 on
                 it
                 two
                 Guards
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 of
                 white
                 plain
                 Furr
                 ,
                 without
                 Ermins
                 ;
                 And
                 his
                 Coronet
                 is
                 only
                 pearled
                 with
                 a
                 row
                 of
                 Pearls
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 Chaplet
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 and
                 truly
                 Noble
                 ,
                 or
                 Potent
                 Lord
                 :
                 He
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 Taveress
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Viscountess
                 may
                 have
                 her
                 Train
                 born
                 up
                 by
                 a
                 Woman
                 out
                 of
                 her
                 Superior's
                 presence
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 presence
                 by
                 a
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Effigies
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   honble
                   :
                   Thomas
                   Belasise
                   viscount
                   Falconbergh
                   of
                   Henknowle
                   Baron
                   Falconbergh
                   of
                   Yarum
                   Ld.
                   Leiuetenant
                   of
                   the
                   North
                   rideing
                   of
                   York
                   shire
                   And
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   maties
                   :
                   most
                   honble
                   :
                   Priuy
                   Councell
                   &
                   ct
                   .
                   R.
                   Whi●●
                   sculp
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   George
                   Sauile
                   Viscount
                   Halifax
                   Baron
                   Sauile
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   Robert
                   Paston
                   Viscoun●
                   Yarmouth
                   Baron
                   Paston
                   of
                   Paston
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   Francis
                   Viscount
                   Nervport
                   ●f
                   Bradford
                   ,
                   Baron
                   Nervport
                   of
                   High
                   Erc●ll
                   .
                   Ld.
                   Leutenant
                   of
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Salop.
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Household
                   .
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lds
                   .
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   Privy
                   Councell
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Hon●rbl●
                   .
                   Thoma●
                   Needham
                   L●rd
                   Viscount
                   Killmurr●y
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honorable
                   Wi●liam
                   Viscount
                   Brouncker
                   of
                   Lyon●
                   ,
                   and
                   Baron
                   Brouncker
                   of
                   N●●
                   Castle
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                   &
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   R
                   t
                   Hon●rable
                   Charles
                   Ld.
                   Fairfax
                   Viscount
                   Emula
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honorable
                   Maurice
                   Berkeley●
                   Baron
                   Beckeley
                   of
                   Rathdowne
                   ;
                   &
                   Viscount
                   Fitz
                   Harding
                   ,
                   of
                   ●ear
                   hauen
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Leicester
                   Devoreux
                   Viscount
                   Hereford
                   and
                   Baron
                   Ferrers
                   of
                   Chartley.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Francis
                   Browne
                   ,
                   Viscount
                   Montague
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Finn●●
                   Viscount
                   and
                   Baron
                   Say
                   and
                   Seale
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Edward
                   Viscount
                   Conway
                   ,
                   &
                   Bar●n
                   of
                   Ragley
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   Viscount
                   of
                   Kilultagh
                   in
                   Ireland
                   Leivetenant
                   Generall
                   of
                   the
                   Horse
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   Majestys
                   mo●t
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   for
                   the
                   said
                   Kin●dome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   Baptist
                   Noel
                   Viscoun●
                   Baron
                   Noel
                   of
                   Ridlington
                   and
                   Elmington
                   And
                   Lord
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   Rutlandshire
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Howard
                   Viscount
                   and
                   Baron
                   Stafford
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   Thomas
                   Bellasis●●
                   Viscount
                   Folconbergh
                   of
                   Henknowle
                   .
                   〈◊〉
                   Falconbergh
                   of
                   Yarum
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   North
                   rideing
                   of
                   Yorkeshire
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Ld●
                   .
                   of
                   his
                   〈◊〉
                   .
                   Most
                   honble
                   .
                   Priuy
                   Councell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   ●he
                   Rt.
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Mordant
                   〈…〉
                   Mordant
                   of
                   Aveland
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Rygate
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   most
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   god
                   Gilbert
                   Sheldon
                   by
                   Divine
                   Providence
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   Primate
                   &
                   Metropolitan
                   of
                   all
                   England
                   ,
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   y●
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   most
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Richard
                   Sterne
                   by
                   Divine
                   Prouidence
                   Lord
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Yorke
                   ,
                   Primate
                   and
                   Metropolitane
                   of
                   England
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   god
                   Humfrey
                   Hinchman
                   by
                   Divine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Grand
                   Almoner
                   to
                   his
                   Maty
                   .
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Seth
                   by
                   Diuine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bisshop
                   of
                   sarum
                   &
                   Chancellor
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   &c
                   ●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Henry
                   Compton
                   ,
                   by
                   Divine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   Deane
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Chappel
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   ,
                   brother
                   to
                   the
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Iames
                   Earle
                   of
                   Northampton
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Nathaniel
                   Crew
                   ,
                   by
                   divine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Durham
                   ,
                   Clerk
                   of
                   the
                   Closet●
                   to
                   his
                   Maty
                   .
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   privy
                   Councell
                   ;
                   son
                   to
                   the
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Iohn
                   .
                   Ld.
                   Crew
                   Baron
                   of
                   Steane
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Iohn
                   Pearson
                   by
                   Divine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Chester
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                   Peter
                   Gunning
                   by
                   Divine
                   permission
                   Lord
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Ely.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 THE
                 Lords
                 Spiritual
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 VIII
                 .
              
               
                 ACCORDING
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Customes
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 many
                 are
                 the
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Clergymen
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 all
                 succeeding
                 Ages
                 have
                 been
                 reverenced
                 with
                 the
                 greatest
                 observance
                 imaginable
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 acknowleded
                 by
                 all
                 good
                 Christians
                 to
                 be
                 those
                 Messengers
                 sent
                 ,
                 and
                 particularly
                 appointed
                 by
                 God
                 to
                 take
                 care
                 of
                 our
                 Souls
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Subjects
                 of
                 England
                 are
                 either
                 Clergy
                 or
                 Laymen
                 ,
                 both
                 which
                 are
                 subdivided
                 into
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Commons
                 .
                 Thus
                 we
                 find
                 in
                 our
                 Parliament
                 the
                 Lords
                 Spiritual
                 and
                 Temporal
                 make
                 the
                 Upper
                 House
                 ;
                 the
                 Commons
                 Spiritual
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Clergy
                 elected
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 Convocation
                 (
                 who
                 once
                 had
                 place
                 and
                 suffrage
                 in
                 the
                 Lower
                 House
                 of
                 Parliament
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Commons
                 Temporal
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 make
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
                 Most
                 evident
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Consent
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Councils
                 ,
                 Fathers
                 ,
                 Histories
                 ,
                 and
                 Universal
                 Tradition
                 ,
                 That
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 Fifteen
                 hundred
                 years
                 continuance
                 of
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Example
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 of
                 any
                 Church
                 governed
                 by
                 any
                 Authority
                 Ecclesiastick
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 Episcopacy
                 ;
                 they
                 were
                 ordained
                 by
                 the
                 Apostles
                 themselves
                 to
                 be
                 their
                 Successors
                 in
                 Christ's
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 vigilant
                 eye
                 over
                 the
                 Pastors
                 and
                 Teachers
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 their
                 Lives
                 and
                 Doctrine
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 Truth
                 and
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 prevention
                 of
                 Scandal
                 ,
                 suppression
                 of
                 Heresie
                 and
                 Schism
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 Flock
                 ,
                 to
                 bring
                 them
                 to
                 Salvation
                 .
                 'T
                 is
                 not
                 therefore
                 without
                 reason
                 that
                 in
                 all
                 times
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Divisions
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 the
                 Clergy
                 and
                 Laity
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 Spiritual
                 Barons
                 take
                 place
                 of
                 Temporal
                 ;
                 they
                 take
                 their
                 name
                 from
                 the
                 Saxon
                 word
                 Biscoep
                 ,
                 a
                 Super-intendent
                 or
                 Overseer
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 three
                 ways
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 viz.
                 by
                 Writ
                 ,
                 Patent
                 ,
                 and
                 Consecration
                 .
                 They
                 precede
                 all
                 under
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Viscounts
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 always
                 placed
                 upon
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 right
                 hand
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 House
                 .
                 They
                 have
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 Right
                 Reverend
                 Fathers
                 in
                 God
                 :
                 And
                 their
                 Sees
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 piety
                 of
                 former
                 times
                 ,
                 are
                 endowed
                 with
                 fair
                 Revenues
                 for
                 the
                 due
                 administration
                 of
                 what
                 belongs
                 to
                 their
                 places
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 from
                 corrupt
                 and
                 sinister
                 affections
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 most
                 Noble
                 Progenitors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ancestors
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 have
                 sufficiently
                 endowed
                 the
                 Church
                 with
                 Honour
                 and
                 Possessions
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 Priviledges
                 and
                 Immunities
                 were
                 likewise
                 granted
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Saxon
                 and
                 Danish
                 Kings
                 ;
                 as
                 coyning
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 conferring
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 hath
                 been
                 long
                 since
                 appropriate
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 .
                 Thus
                 Laufranck
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 made
                 William
                 the
                 Second
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 .
              
               
               
                 Of
                 Priviledges
                 remaining
                 ,
                 some
                 belong
                 to
                 to
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 ;
                 some
                 to
                 the
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 so
                 ;
                 and
                 some
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 read
                 of
                 three
                 Archbishopricks
                 in
                 England
                 before
                 the
                 Saxons
                 came
                 amongst
                 us
                 ;
                 viz.
                 that
                 of
                 
                   London
                   ,
                   York
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Carleon
                 upon
                 Vske
                 :
                 But
                 Christianity
                 being
                 thence
                 expelled
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Pagans
                 ,
                 the
                 succession
                 of
                 those
                 Sees
                 ceased
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 to
                 restore
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 his
                 Gospel
                 to
                 the
                 blind
                 Saxons
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 had
                 planted
                 themselves
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 Ministration
                 of
                 St.
                 Augustin
                 ,
                 who
                 first
                 preached
                 Salvation
                 to
                 them
                 at
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 there
                 buried
                 ,
                 for
                 whose
                 sake
                 they
                 removed
                 the
                 Episcopal
                 See
                 from
                 London
                 unto
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 placed
                 another
                 Archbishop
                 at
                 ●ork
                 ;
                 which
                 two
                 Provinces
                 included
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 Five
                 and
                 twenty
                 Bishops
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 Six
                 and
                 twenty
                 Deans
                 of
                 Cathedrals
                 and
                 Collegiate
                 Churches
                 ,
                 Sixty
                 Arch-Deacons
                 ,
                 Five
                 hundred
                 forty
                 four
                 Prebendaries
                 ,
                 many
                 rural
                 Deans
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 Ten
                 thousand
                 Rectors
                 and
                 Vicars
                 of
                 Parishes
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 was
                 anciently
                 the
                 Metropolitan
                 of
                 
                   England
                   ,
                   Scotland
                   ,
                   Ireland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Isles
                 adjacent
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 therefore
                 sometime
                 styled
                 a
                 Patriarch
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 several
                 Archbishops
                 under
                 him
                 :
                 His
                 style
                 was
                 ,
                 
                   Alterius
                   orbis
                   Papa
                   ,
                   &
                   orbis
                   Britannici
                   Pontifex
                   :
                
                 The
                 Date
                 of
                 Records
                 in
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Affairs
                 ran
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Pontificatus
                   nostri
                   primo
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 He
                 was
                 
                   Legatus
                   Natus
                
                 ;
                 which
                 power
                 was
                 annexed
                 to
                 that
                 See
                 near
                 One
                 thousand
                 years
                 ago
                 ,
                 whereby
                 no
                 other
                 Legat
                 or
                 Nuntio
                 from
                 Rome
                 could
                 exercise
                 any
                 Legantive
                 power
                 without
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 special
                 Licence
                 .
                 In
                 General
                 Councils
                 he
                 had
                 place
                 before
                 all
                 other
                 Archbishops
                 at
                 the
                 Pope's
                 right
                 Foot
                 :
                 Nor
                 was
                 he
                 respected
                 less
                 at
                 home
                 than
                 abroad
                 ,
                 being
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 practise
                 of
                 most
                 other
                 Christian
                 States
                 ,
                 reputed
                 the
                 second
                 person
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 and
                 ranked
                 before
                 the
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 Blood.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 our
                 present
                 King
                 he
                 still
                 enjoys
                 divers
                 considerable
                 preheminences
                 ;
                 as
                 Primate
                 and
                 Metropolitan
                 of
                 all
                 England
                 ;
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 summon
                 the
                 Arch-bishop
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 his
                 Province
                 to
                 a
                 National
                 Synod
                 ;
                 is
                 
                   primus
                   par
                   Regni
                
                 ,
                 preceding
                 not
                 only
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 the
                 Great
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Royal
                 Family
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 styled
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 
                   Dei
                   Gratia
                   Archiopiscopus
                   Cantuarii
                
                 :
                 Writes
                 himself
                 
                   Divina
                   Providentia
                
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 York
                 ;
                 (
                 other
                 Bishops
                 write
                 
                   Divina
                   permissione
                
                 :
                 )
                 and
                 hath
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Grace
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 Dukes
                 ;
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Most
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God.
                
                 
              
               
                 His
                 Office
                 is
                 to
                 Crown
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 wheresoever
                 the
                 Court
                 shall
                 happen
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 said
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 are
                 
                   Speciales
                   Domestici
                   Parochiani
                   Domini
                   Archiepisc.
                   Cant.
                
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 is
                 accounted
                 his
                 Provincial
                 Dean
                 ;
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Winchester
                 his
                 Chancellor
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 his
                 Chaplain
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 probate
                 of
                 Wills
                 ,
                 and
                 granting
                 Letters
                 of
                 Administration
                 where
                 the
                 party
                 hath
                 
                   bona
                   notabilia
                
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 Five
                 pounds
                 worth
                 ,
                 or
                 above
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Diocess
                 wherein
                 he
                 dieth
                 ;
                 or
                 Ten
                 pounds
                 worth
                 within
                 the
                 Diocess
                 of
                 London
                 .
                 By
                 Statute
                 of
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 25.
                 he
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 grant
                 Licences
                 ,
                 Dispensations
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 holds
                 divers
                 Courts
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ;
                 viz.
                 his
                 Courts
                 of
                 Arches
                 ,
                 of
                 Audience
                 ,
                 his
                 Prerogative
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Court
                 of
                 Peculiars
                 :
                 And
                 he
                 may
                 retain
                 ,
                 and
                 qualifie
                 eight
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 by
                 two
                 than
                 a
                 Duke
                 can
                 do
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Arch-bishop
                 of
                 York
                 was
                 also
                 
                   Legatus
                   Natus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 that
                 Authority
                 annexed
                 to
                 his
                 See.
                 He
                 had
                 all
                 the
                 Bishopricks
                 of
                 Scotland
                 under
                 his
                 Province
                 till
                 the
                 year
                 1470.
                 
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 place
                 and
                 precedency
                 of
                 all
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 great
                 Officers
                 ,
                 except
                 only
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 ,
                 or
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Grace
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Most
                   Reverend
                   Father
                   in
                   God
                
                 :
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 Honour
                 to
                 Crown
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 her
                 perpetual
                 Chaplain
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 also
                 styled
                 Primate
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Metropolitan
                 of
                 his
                 Province
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 the
                 Rights
                 of
                 a
                 County
                 Palatine
                 over
                 Hexamshire
                 in
                 Northumberland
                 .
                 He
                 may
                 qualifie
                 Chaplains
                 ;
                 and
                 hath
                 divers
                 other
                 Prerogatives
                 which
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 hath
                 within
                 his
                 own
                 Province
                 ;
                 but
                 Durham
                 being
                 one
                 ,
                 hath
                 in
                 many
                 things
                 a
                 peculiar
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 exempted
                 from
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Priviledges
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Bishops
                   are
                   as
                   followeth
                   .
                
                 
                   IN
                   their
                   own
                   Court
                   they
                   have
                   power
                   to
                   judge
                   and
                   pass
                   Sentence
                   alone
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   Colleague
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   not
                   done
                   in
                   any
                   other
                   Court
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   the
                   Bishops
                   send
                   sorth
                   their
                   Citations
                   in
                   their
                   own
                   Names
                   ,
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Writs
                   in
                   other
                   Courts
                   run
                   .
                   They
                   may
                   depute
                   their
                   Authority
                   to
                   another
                   (
                   as
                   doth
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   either
                   to
                   their
                   Suffragan-Bishops
                   ,
                   their
                   Chancellors
                   ,
                   Commissaries
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Officers
                   ,
                   which
                   none
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Judges
                   can
                   do
                   .
                   In
                   whatever
                   Prince's
                   Dominions
                   they
                   come
                   ,
                   their
                   Episcopal
                   Dignity
                   and
                   Degree
                   is
                   owned
                   ;
                   they
                   may
                   confer
                   Orders
                   ,
                   &c.
                   whereas
                   no
                   Lay-lord
                   is
                   acknowledged
                   but
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Dominions
                   ,
                   who
                   gave
                   him
                   the
                   Title
                   .
                   None
                   of
                   them
                   can
                   be
                   Indicted
                   of
                   any
                   Crime
                   before
                   a
                   Temporal
                   Judge
                   ,
                   without
                   especial
                   Licence
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   A
                   severe
                   penalty
                   to
                   be
                   inflicted
                   on
                   them
                   that
                   raise
                   any
                   Scandal
                   or
                   false
                   Report
                   .
                   In
                   a
                   Tryal
                   where
                   a
                   Bishop
                   is
                   Plaintiff
                   or
                   Defendant
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   may
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   any
                   Lay-lord
                   ,
                   challenge
                   the
                   Array
                   ,
                   if
                   one
                   Knight
                   at
                   least
                   be
                   not
                   returned
                   upon
                   the
                   Jury
                   .
                   In
                   Criminal
                   Tryals
                   for
                   life
                   ,
                   all
                   Bishops
                   are
                   to
                   
                   be
                   tryed
                   by
                   their
                   Peers
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   Barons
                   ,
                   and
                   none
                   under
                   that
                   Degree
                   to
                   be
                   impanelled
                   :
                   but
                   anciently
                   they
                   were
                   exempted
                   from
                   any
                   Tryal
                   by
                   Temporal
                   Judges
                   .
                   In
                   Parliament
                   they
                   may
                   Vote
                   in
                   any
                   thing
                   ,
                   but
                   in
                   sentence
                   for
                   Life
                   ,
                   or
                   loss
                   of
                   Member
                   ,
                   they
                   being
                   by
                   Common
                   Law
                   to
                   absent
                   themselves
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   Common
                   Law
                   to
                   make
                   Proxies
                   to
                   Vote
                   for
                   them
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   freed
                   from
                   all
                   Arrests
                   ,
                   Outlawries
                   ,
                   Distresses
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   They
                   have
                   liberty
                   to
                   hunt
                   in
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Forests
                   or
                   Parks
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   one
                   or
                   two
                   Deer
                   ,
                   coming
                   or
                   going
                   from
                   the
                   King's
                   Presence
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   Wine
                   free
                   from
                   Impost
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Their
                   Persons
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   seized
                   for
                   Contempt
                   but
                   their
                   Temporalities
                   only
                   ;
                   and
                   their
                   word
                   only
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   taken
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Certificate
                   allowed
                   in
                   the
                   Tryal
                   of
                   Bastardy
                   ,
                   Heresie
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   such
                   respect
                   has
                   been
                   shewed
                   their
                   Persons
                   ,
                   that
                   an
                   Offence
                   by
                   a
                   Clergyman
                   to
                   his
                   Bishop
                   is
                   called
                   Episcopicide
                   ,
                   and
                   punished
                   as
                   Paracide
                   ,
                   equal
                   to
                   petty
                   Treason
                   .
                
                 
                   Every
                   Bishop
                   may
                   qualifie
                   as
                   many
                   Chaplains
                   as
                   a
                   Duke
                   :
                   They
                   are
                   all
                   Barons
                   and
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   place
                   in
                   the
                   upper
                   House
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   as
                   afore
                   noted
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   place
                   according
                   to
                   Seniority
                   of
                   their
                   Consecration
                   ,
                   except
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Durham
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Winchester
                   ,
                   who
                   precede
                   by
                   Statute
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   will
                   not
                   be
                   amiss
                   to
                   speak
                   somewhat
                   of
                   the
                   Immunities
                   common
                   to
                   all
                   Ecclesiasticks
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   Commons
                   as
                   Lords
                   Spiritual
                   ,
                   as
                   followeth
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   Suffragan
                   Bishops
                   ,
                   Deans
                   ,
                   Archdeacons
                   ,
                   Prebends
                   ,
                   Rectors
                   ,
                   and
                   Vicars
                   have
                   priviledge
                   ,
                   some
                   by
                   themselves
                   ,
                   others
                   by
                   proxy
                   ,
                   to
                   sit
                   and
                   vote
                   in
                   the
                   lower
                   House
                   of
                   Convocation
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   Subsidy
                   or
                   other
                   Tax
                   can
                   be
                   imposed
                   upon
                   them
                   without
                   their
                   own
                   consent
                   .
                   No
                   Clergyman
                   may
                   be
                   compelled
                   to
                   undergo
                   any
                   personal
                   Service
                   in
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   ,
                   nor
                   to
                   serve
                   in
                   the
                   Wars
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   bear
                   any
                   servile
                   Office
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   free
                   from
                   the
                   King's
                   Purveyors
                   ,
                   Carriers
                   ,
                   Posts
                   ,
                   &c.
                   for
                   which
                   they
                   may
                   demand
                   a
                   protection
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   
                     cum
                     clausula
                     nolumus
                  
                   .
                   They
                   are
                   not
                   obliged
                   to
                   appear
                   at
                   the
                   Sheriffs
                   Turns
                   or
                   Views
                   of
                   Frank
                   pledge
                   ,
                   nor
                   are
                   impanelled
                   to
                   serve
                   upon
                   Inquests
                   at
                   Assizes
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   .
                   If
                   a
                   Clergyman
                   acknowledge
                   a
                   Statute
                   ,
                   his
                   Body
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   taken
                   thereupon
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Writ
                   runs
                   ,
                   
                     Si
                     Laicus
                     sit
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                   Their
                   Goods
                   are
                   discharged
                   from
                   Tolls
                   and
                   Customs
                   (
                   
                     si
                     non
                     exerceant
                     Merchandizas
                     de
                     eisdem
                  
                   ;
                   )
                   but
                   they
                   must
                   have
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Writ
                   to
                   discharge
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   the
                   Clergymen
                   are
                   exempted
                   from
                   the
                   Wars
                   ,
                   being
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   their
                   Function
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   prohibited
                   the
                   wearing
                   a
                   Sword
                   ;
                   so
                   every
                   man
                   in
                   the
                   order
                   of
                   Priesthood
                   is
                   debarred
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   of
                   the
                   Sword
                   ,
                   
                     cum
                     eorum
                     militia
                     sit
                     contra
                     mundum
                     carnem
                     &
                     diabolum
                     ,
                  
                   saith
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fern
                  
                   ;
                   yet
                   laying
                   aside
                   their
                   Cures
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   lying
                   themselves
                   to
                   a
                   secular
                   life
                   ,
                   they
                   have
                   been
                   admitted
                   .
                   
                     Dei
                     natalin
                  
                   (
                   saith
                   
                     Matth.
                     Paris
                  
                   )
                   
                     Iohannem
                     de
                     Gatesden
                     clericum
                     &
                     multis
                     dit●atum
                     beneficiis
                     ,
                     sed
                     omnibus
                     resignatis
                     ,
                     quia
                     sic
                     oportuit
                     ,
                     Baltheo
                     cinxit
                     militari
                     .
                  
                   These
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   other
                   Rights
                   ,
                   Liberties
                   ,
                   and
                   Priviledges
                   belong
                   to
                   the
                   Clergy
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   all
                   which
                   the
                   King
                   at
                   his
                   Coronation
                   solemnly
                   swears
                   to
                   preserve
                   to
                   them
                   :
                   And
                   they
                   have
                   been
                   confirmed
                   by
                   above
                   Thirty
                   Parliaments
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   any
                   Act
                   be
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   Null
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 BARONS
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 IX
                 .
              
               
                 AMONGST
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Honourable
                 Persons
                 ,
                 Barons
                 have
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 .
                 And
                 first
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Degrees
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 in
                 general
                 :
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Etymology
                 of
                 the
                 Name
                 :
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Antiquity
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 divers
                 uses
                 in
                 former
                 Ages
                 :
                 Fourthly
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Division
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 kinds
                 of
                 Barons
                 :
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 divers
                 and
                 sundry
                 Priviledges
                 allowed
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Definition
                   or
                   Description
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   .
                
                 
                   IT
                   is
                   a
                   certain
                   Rule
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     Definitiones
                     in
                     jure
                     sunt
                     periculosissimae
                     ;
                     earum
                     est
                     enim
                     〈◊〉
                     non
                     subverti
                     possunt
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   do
                   not
                   often
                   find
                   any
                   Definition
                   or
                   Description
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   delivered
                   by
                   Writers
                   :
                   nevertheless
                   in
                   this
                   our
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   my
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Baron
                   may
                   be
                   described
                   in
                   a
                   generality
                   ,
                   answerable
                   unto
                   every
                   special
                   kind
                   thereof
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Baron
                   is
                   a
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Honour
                   next
                   unto
                   the
                   Viscount
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Books
                   of
                   Law
                   do
                   make
                   a
                   difference
                   between
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   and
                   Viscounts
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   allowed
                   Names
                   of
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Baron
                   ;
                   for
                   they
                   affirm
                   ,
                   That
                   such
                   a
                   Baron
                   need
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   named
                   Lord
                   or
                   Baron
                   by
                   his
                   Writ
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquiss
                   ,
                   Earl
                   ,
                   or
                   Viscount
                   ,
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   named
                   by
                   their
                   Names
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cambden
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   1692.
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     our
                     Common
                     Laws
                     do
                     not
                     allow
                     a
                     Baron
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Degrees
                     of
                     Nobility
                     :
                  
                   But
                   I
                   take
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   understood
                   of
                   Barons
                   by
                   Tenure
                   ,
                   or
                   Barons
                   by
                   Writ
                   only
                   :
                   For
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Patent
                   is
                   in
                   his
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   under
                   the
                   Great
                   Seal
                   of
                   England
                   adorned
                   by
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   
                     Status
                     ,
                     Gradus
                     ,
                     Dignitas
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   is
                   requisite
                   to
                   be
                   named
                   :
                   And
                   such
                   Dignities
                   are
                   a
                   parcel
                   of
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   the
                   Pohenor
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   the
                   Title
                   and
                   Style
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Marquiss
                   ,
                   Earl
                   ,
                   or
                   Viscount
                   .
                   And
                   although
                   there
                   may
                   be
                   conceived
                   this
                   Difference
                   last
                   mentioned
                   between
                   the
                   Baron
                   by
                   Tenure
                   or
                   Writ
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Baron
                   by
                   Patent
                   ;
                   yet
                   they
                   being
                   all
                   Members
                   of
                   the
                   higher
                   House
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   thereby
                   equally
                   made
                   Noble
                   ,
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   are
                   Barons
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   other
                   distinction
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Etymology
                   of
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Baron
                   .
                
                 
                   MAny
                   Writers
                   have
                   laboured
                   to
                   place
                   the
                   Etymology
                   and
                   signification
                   of
                   this
                   word
                   ,
                   wherein
                   (
                   following
                   too
                   much
                   their
                   own
                   Fantasies
                   )
                   they
                   have
                   bred
                   much
                   variation
                   of
                   Opinion
                   .
                   As
                   for
                   Etymology
                   of
                   words
                   ,
                   I
                   agree
                   with
                   him
                   that
                   saith
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     Levis
                     &
                     fallax
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       Effigies
                       Illustrissimi
                       Dnī
                       Caecilij
                       Calvert
                       ,
                       Baronis
                       BALTEMORE
                       de
                       Baltemore
                       in
                       Regno
                       Hibernice
                       ;
                       Absoluti
                       Dnī
                       et
                       Proprietarij
                       Provinciarum
                       Terrae-Mariae
                       et
                       Avaloniae
                       in
                       America
                       etc
                       a.
                       
                    
                     
                       Abra
                       :
                       Blotling
                       sculp
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       George
                       Lord
                       Nevill
                       Baron
                       of
                       Aberg●venny
                       in
                       Monmouthshire
                       ●●
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iames
                       Lord
                       Tou●hett
                       Baron
                       Audley
                       of
                       H●leigh
                       in
                       England
                       ,
                       and
                       Earle
                       of
                       Castle
                       ha●en
                       in
                       Ireland
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       We●●
                       Baron
                       De
                       la
                       Ware
                       in
                       Hantshire
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       George
                       Lord
                       Berkley
                       of
                       Berkley
                       &c
                       a.
                       descended
                       from
                       Harding
                       a
                       yonger
                       sone
                       of
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Danish
                       Kings
                       Who
                       came
                       in
                       with
                       William
                       ye.
                       Conquerour
                       &c
                       a
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Thomas
                       Lord
                       Parker
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Morley
                       ,
                       and
                       Monteagl●
                       in
                       Lancashire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honourable
                       Conyers
                       Lord
                       D'Arcy
                       ,
                       Baron
                       D'Arcy
                       ,
                       and
                       Menil
                       ,
                       in
                       Yorkshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Benjamin
                       Lord
                       Mildmay
                       Baron
                       Fitzwater
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Lord
                       Sturton
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Sturton
                       of
                       Sturton
                       ,
                       in
                       Wiltshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Henry
                       Lord
                       Sandis
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Sandis
                       of
                       the
                       Vine
                       in
                       Hantshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Thomas●
                       Lord
                       Windsor
                       ,
                       Lord
                       Leivetenant
                       of
                       Worcestersh
                       ;
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       Ma
                       ●●s
                       .
                       most
                       honble
                       .
                       Privy
                       Councel
                       for
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Thomas
                       Lord
                       Cromwell
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Oakham
                       in
                       Rutlandsh
                       :
                       and
                       Earle
                       of
                       Arglast
                       ,
                       &
                       Viscount
                       Lecaile
                       ,
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Ralph
                       Lord
                       Eure
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Wilton
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Northumberland
                       .
                       &
                       ct
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Phillip
                       L●●●
                       Wharton
                       Baron
                       of
                       Wharton
                       in
                       The
                       County
                       of
                       Westmoreland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       〈◊〉
                       Baron
                       Willoughby
                       of
                       Parh●m
                       in
                       Lincolnshire
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Lor●
                       Pag●●●
                       〈◊〉
                       of
                       Beaudefert
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Stafford
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Lo●●
                       〈◊〉
                       of
                       Cartlidge
                       in
                       ye.
                       County
                       of
                       Can●●r●●●
                       and
                       Baron
                       Grey
                       of
                       Roleston
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Lord
                       Bruges
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Chandois
                       of
                       Sudley
                       Castle
                       in
                       Glocester
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iames
                       Lord
                       Bertue
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Norris
                       of
                       Rycott
                       in
                       Oxford
                       shire
                       ,
                       brother
                       to
                       the
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Robert
                       Earle
                       of
                       Lindsey
                       &
                       ct
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Petre
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Writtle
                       in
                       Essex
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Digby
                       Gerard
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Gerards●
                       Bromley
                       in
                       Staffordshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       Stanhope
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Harrington
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Northampton
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       Henry
                       Lord
                       Arundell
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Wardure
                       in
                       Wiltshire
                       ,
                       and
                       Count
                       of
                       the
                       Empire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Christopher
                       Lord
                       Roper
                       ,
                       Baron
                       .
                       Tenham
                       of
                       Tenham
                       in
                       Kent
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Robert
                       Grevill
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Brook
                       of
                       Beauchamps
                       :
                       Court
                       in
                       Warwickshire
                       ,
                       Ld.
                       Leivtenant
                       of
                       Staffordshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Edward
                       Lord
                       Montague
                       of
                       Boughton
                       ,
                       decended
                       from
                       Simon
                       Montague
                       of
                       Houghton
                       who
                       was
                       brother
                       to
                       Iohn
                       Earle
                       of
                       Salisbury
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Rt.
                       honble
                       .
                       Ralph
                       Lord
                       Grey
                       Baron
                       of
                       Warke
                       &c
                       ●
                       of
                       whose
                       family
                       was
                       Sr.
                       Iohn
                       Grey
                       who
                       for
                       his
                       good
                       service
                       in
                       France
                       was
                       by
                       King
                       Henry
                       the
                       5th
                       .
                       created
                       Earle
                       of
                       Tangverville
                       in
                       the
                       said
                       Kingdome
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       Roberts
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Truro
                       in
                       Cornwall
                       ,
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       maties
                       .
                       most
                       Honourable
                       Privy
                       Councell
                       .
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lovelace
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Hurley
                       in
                       Barkshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       Poulet
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Hinton
                       St.
                       George
                       in
                       Somerset
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Maynard
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Estaines
                       in
                       Essex
                       ,
                       and
                       Baron
                       Maynard
                       of
                       Wicklow
                       in
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       Comptroler
                       of
                       his
                       Mtys
                       .
                       household
                       ,
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       most
                       Honourable
                       privy
                       Councell
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       George
                       Coventry
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Alesborough
                       in
                       Worcestershire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Thomas
                       Howard
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Escricke
                       in
                       Yorkshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       Mohun
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Mohun
                       of
                       Okehampton
                       in
                       Devonshire
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       the
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Edward
                       Lord
                       Herbert
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Cherbury
                       in
                       Montgomeryshire
                       ,
                       and
                       of
                       Castle
                       Island
                       in
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       maty●
                       .
                       most
                       honble
                       .
                       privy
                       Councell
                       for
                       the
                       Kingdom
                       of
                       Ireland●
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Thomas
                       Lord
                       Leigh
                       .
                       Baron
                       Leigh
                       of
                       Stoneley
                       in
                       Warwick-shire
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Richard
                       Lord
                       Biron
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Rachdale
                       in
                       Lancashire
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Christopher
                       Lord
                       Hatton
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Kirby
                       in
                       Northamptonsh
                       :
                       Governor
                       of
                       the
                       Isle
                       of
                       Gemsey
                       &
                       ct
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       :
                       Richard
                       Lord
                       Vaughan
                       Baron
                       of
                       Emlyn
                       in
                       England
                       ,
                       and
                       Earle
                       o●
                       Carbery
                       in
                       Ireland
                       .
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lds
                       .
                       of
                       his
                       Majestys
                       most
                       honble
                       :
                       Privy
                       Councell
                       :
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Francis
                       Lord
                       Carrington
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Wotton
                       in
                       Warwicksh
                       ,
                       &
                       Viscount
                       B●rreford
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       William
                       Lord
                       Widdrington
                       of
                       Widdrington
                       Castle
                       in
                       Northumberland
                       and
                       Baron
                       of
                       Blackney
                       in
                       ye.
                       County
                       of
                       Lincolne
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Edward
                       Lord
                       Ward
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Bermingham
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Warwick
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       :
                       Thomas
                       Lord
                       Culpeper
                       Baron
                       of
                       Thornsway
                       in
                       Kent
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Iacob
                       Lord
                       Astley
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Reding
                       in
                       Berkshire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       Lucas
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Shenfeild
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Essex
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       the
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       John
                       Lord
                       Belasis
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Worlabye
                       in
                       Lincolnshire
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       the
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Edward
                       Watson
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Rockingham
                       of
                       Rockingham
                       in
                       Northamtonshire
                       ,
                       son
                       of
                       Lewis
                       Lord
                       Rockingham
                       by
                       the
                       Lady
                       Elianor
                       sister
                       to
                       Iohn
                       Earle
                       of
                       Rutland
                       now
                       living
                       .
                       An.
                       1625
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       Gerard
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Brandon
                       in
                       Suffolk
                       Gentleman
                       of
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       Bedchamber
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Robert
                       Sutton
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Lexington
                       of
                       Axam
                       in
                       Nottingham
                       shire
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Henry
                       Lord
                       Kirkhoven
                       Baron
                       .
                       Wotton
                       of
                       Wotton
                       in
                       Kent
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Marmaduke
                       Lord
                       Langdale
                       Baron
                       of
                       Holme
                       Langdale
                       in
                       Westmorland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       :
                       William
                       Lord
                       Crofts
                       Baron
                       of
                       Saxham
                       in
                       Suffolk
                       O●e
                       of
                       the
                       Gentlemen
                       of
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       Bedchamber
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       Iohn●
                       Lord
                       Berhley
                       Baron
                       of
                       Stratton
                       in
                       Somersetshire
                       One
                       o●
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       Majestys
                       most
                       honble
                       Privy
                       Councell
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Denzell
                       Lord
                       Holles
                       Baron
                       of
                       Ifield
                       in
                       Sussex
                       ,
                       Lord
                       high
                       Steward
                       of
                       the
                       Honors
                       Manor
                       s
                       ,
                       and
                       Revenews
                       of
                       the
                       Queens
                       ,
                       Custos
                       Rotolorum
                       of
                       Dorset
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Charles
                       Lord
                       Cornwallis
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Eye
                       in
                       Suffolke
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Rt.
                       honble
                       .
                       George
                       Lord
                       Booth
                       ,
                       Baron
                       De
                       la
                       Mer
                       of
                       Dunham
                       :
                       Massey
                       in
                       Cheshire
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Horatio
                       Lord
                       Townesend
                       Baron
                       of
                       Linn
                       Regis
                       in
                       the
                       County
                       of
                       Norfolke
                       ,
                       &
                       .
                       Lord
                       Leivetenant
                       of
                       the
                       said
                       County
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       Crew
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Stean
                       in
                       Northampton
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       Frescheville
                       Baron
                       of
                       Staveley
                       in
                       Derby
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Richard
                       Lord
                       Arundell
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Trerife
                       in
                       Cornwall
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Thomas
                       Butler
                       ,
                       Earle
                       of
                       Oss●ry
                       in
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       Baron
                       Butler
                       of
                       More
                       Park
                       in
                       Hereford
                       shire
                       ,
                       Eldest
                       Son
                       to
                       his
                       Grace
                       Iames
                       Duke
                       of
                       Ormond
                       ,
                       Kt
                       of
                       the
                       Garter
                       ,
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Gentlemen
                       of
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       Bedchamber
                       and
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       most
                       Honourable
                       privy
                       Councell
                       &c
                       a.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honorbl
                       :
                       Hugh
                       Lord
                       Clifford
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Chudleigh
                       in
                       Devon
                       :
                       shire
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Richard
                       Butler
                       ,
                       Second
                       son
                       to
                       his
                       Grace
                       Iames
                       Duke
                       of
                       Ormond
                       Earle
                       of
                       Arran
                       ,
                       Viscount
                       Tulough
                       ,
                       ●nd
                       Baron
                       of
                       Clougrenan
                       in
                       Ireland
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       most
                       Honourable
                       Privy
                       Councell
                       for
                       the
                       said
                       Kingdome
                       and
                       Baron
                       of
                       Weston
                       in
                       England
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       honble
                       .
                       Heneage
                       Lord
                       ●inch
                       Baron
                       of
                       Doventry
                       Lord
                       High
                       Chancellor
                       of
                       England
                       .
                       &
                       ●
                       a
                    
                  
                   
                   
                   
                     
                       The
                       Rt.
                       honble
                       :
                       Walter
                       Ld.
                       Aston
                       Baron
                       of
                       Forfare
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Scotland
                       whose
                       Father
                       Sr.
                       Walter
                       Aston
                       Kt.
                       of
                       the
                       :
                       Bath
                       &
                       Bart.
                       was
                       in
                       the
                       :
                       3d
                       :
                       of
                       K.
                       Ch
                       :
                       the
                       :
                       ist
                       :
                       created
                       to
                       the
                       :
                       sd.
                       Dignity
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Coecilius
                       Coluert
                       Baron
                       Baltemore
                       ,
                       de
                       Baltemore
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       Absolute
                       Lord
                       and
                       Proprietary
                       of
                       the
                       Provinces
                       of
                       Maryland
                       and
                       Avalon
                       in
                       America
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       William
                       Lord
                       Allington
                       ,
                       Baron
                       of
                       Killard
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       Iohn
                       Lord
                       Baron
                       of
                       Kingstō
                       Ld
                       President
                       of
                       the
                       Province
                       of
                       Connaugh
                       .
                       Comissary
                       generall
                       of
                       ye.
                       Horse
                       for
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       Army
                       in
                       Ireland
                       and
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       Lds
                       .
                       of
                       his
                       matys
                       .
                       most
                       honble
                       .
                       Privy
                       Councell
                       for
                       ●he
                       said
                       Kingdome
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                   
                     &
                     plerumque
                     ridicula
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   
                     saepe
                     numero
                     ubi
                     proprietas
                     verborum
                     attenditur
                     sensus
                     veritas
                     amittitur
                     .
                  
                   It
                   may
                   leave
                   some
                   use
                   ,
                   and
                   serve
                   turn
                   in
                   Schools
                   ,
                   but
                   it
                   is
                   too
                   light
                   for
                   Judgment
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   Seats
                   of
                   Justice
                   .
                   
                     Thomas
                     Aquinas
                  
                   setteth
                   down
                   a
                   more
                   certain
                   Rule
                   ,
                   
                     In
                     vocibus
                     videndum
                     ,
                     non
                     tam
                     a
                     quo
                     quam
                     ad
                     quid
                     sumatur
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   words
                   should
                   be
                   taken
                   
                     sensu
                     currenti
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   Use
                   and
                   Custome
                   is
                   the
                   best
                   Expositor
                   of
                   the
                   Laws
                   and
                   Words
                   ,
                   
                     quem
                     penes
                     arbitrium
                     est
                     ,
                     &
                     jus
                     ,
                     &
                     norma
                     loquendi
                     ,
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor's
                   Speech
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Case
                   
                     Postnati
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   61.
                   
                   And
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   the
                   word
                   may
                   aptly
                   be
                   applyed
                   to
                   import
                   men
                   of
                   strength
                   ,
                   Bracton
                   (
                   as
                   before
                   appeareth
                   )
                   not
                   unaptly
                   useth
                   the
                   signification
                   thereof
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   ,
                   
                     Sunt
                     &
                     alii
                     potentes
                     sub
                     Rege
                     qui
                     dicuntur
                     Barones
                     ,
                     hoc
                     est
                     robur
                     belli
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Antiquity
                   of
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Barons
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   sundry
                   uses
                   of
                   the
                   Name
                   .
                
                 
                   IT
                   seemeth
                   that
                   the
                   Dignity
                   was
                   more
                   ancient
                   than
                   the
                   Name
                   ;
                   for
                   in
                   the
                   ancient
                   Constitutions
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   mention
                   made
                   of
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   Barons
                   ;
                   howbeit
                   ,
                   the
                   Learned
                   Interpreters
                   do
                   understand
                   that
                   Dignity
                   to
                   be
                   comprehended
                   under
                   those
                   which
                   are
                   there
                   called
                   
                     Valvasores
                     Majores
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   called
                   Capitanei
                   .
                   For
                   of
                   the
                   Valvasors
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   thought
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Barons
                   
                     Valvasores
                     Minores
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Valvasini
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Valvasores
                     Minimi
                  
                   .
                   The
                   like
                   Dignity
                   (
                   before
                   the
                   Conquest
                   )
                   had
                   those
                   which
                   of
                   the
                   English-Saxons
                   were
                   called
                   
                     Thaines
                     .
                     Mills
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   28.
                   saith
                   ,
                   Barons
                   were
                   in
                   France
                   from
                   the
                   beginning
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   Baron
                   was
                   not
                   much
                   used
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   until
                   the
                   Norman
                   Conquest
                   ,
                   after
                   which
                   the
                   word
                   Baron
                   seemeth
                   to
                   be
                   frequently
                   used
                   instead
                   of
                   Thaine
                   amongst
                   the
                   English-Saxons
                   :
                   For
                   as
                   they
                   in
                   general
                   and
                   large
                   signification
                   did
                   sometimes
                   use
                   the
                   same
                   to
                   the
                   sense
                   and
                   meaning
                   ,
                   and
                   import
                   of
                   a
                   Freeman
                   ,
                   born
                   of
                   a
                   Free
                   Parentage
                   ,
                   or
                   such
                   like
                   :
                   So
                   did
                   the
                   Normans
                   use
                   the
                   word
                   Baron
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   called
                   their
                   best
                   esteemed
                   Towns
                   and
                   Boroughs
                   by
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   Barons
                   :
                   And
                   so
                   the
                   Citizens
                   of
                   London
                   were
                   called
                   
                     Barons
                     Londonni
                  
                   ;
                   divers
                   ancient
                   Monuments
                   of
                   whom
                   also
                   Britan.
                   maketh
                   mention
                   ,
                   fol.
                   272.
                   
                     &
                     lib.
                  
                   5.
                   cap.
                   14.
                   
                   Also
                   there
                   are
                   divers
                   Charters
                   wherein
                   mention
                   is
                   made
                   of
                   such
                   like
                   Barons
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   Warwick
                   in
                   the
                   Record
                   of
                   Domesday
                   :
                   and
                   unto
                   our
                   time
                   ,
                   the
                   Free
                   Burgesses
                   of
                   the
                   Five
                   priviledged
                   Ports
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   that
                   also
                   divers
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   of
                   Barons
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   Spiritual
                   as
                   Temporal
                   ,
                   did
                   in
                   ancient
                   time
                   sit
                   in
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   to
                   determine
                   the
                   matters
                   there
                   arising
                   .
                   The
                   Judges
                   of
                   that
                   Court
                   have
                   been
                   ,
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   mind
                   ,
                   called
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                   And
                   
                     ●●lliam
                     de
                     la
                     Poole
                  
                   was
                   created
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   Lord
                   Chief
                   Baron
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   
                     English
                     Saxons
                  
                   had
                   two
                   kinds
                   of
                   Thaines
                   ,
                   the
                   like
                   hath
                   been
                   observed
                   as
                   touching
                   Barons
                   ;
                   ●or
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Monarchs
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   have
                   their
                   immediate
                   Barons
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   :
                   And
                   in
                   like
                   manner
                   certain
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   especially
                   the
                   Earls
                   which
                   have
                   Jurisdiction
                   Palatine
                   ,
                   and
                   Earls-Marshal
                   ,
                   whose
                   Countries
                   have
                   confined
                   upon
                   the
                   Coasts
                   of
                   the
                   Enemy
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   under
                   them
                   for
                   their
                   better
                   defence
                   ,
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   Barons
                   ;
                   as
                   namely
                   under
                   the
                   County
                   Palatine
                   of
                   Chester
                   were
                   these
                   Barons
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   
                     Hilton
                     ,
                     Mountale
                     ,
                     Molebanck
                     ,
                     Shipbrooke
                     ,
                     Malpas
                     ,
                     Massa
                     ,
                     Kinderton
                     ,
                     Stockport
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   The
                   Earldom
                   of
                   Pembroke
                   being
                   first
                   erected
                   by
                   
                     Arnulphus
                     Montgomery
                  
                   that
                   conquered
                   part
                   of
                   Wales
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   Earl
                   thereof
                   being
                   an
                   Earl-Marshal
                   ,
                   had
                   also
                   under
                   him
                   his
                   Barons
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   Rolls
                   18
                   Edw.
                   1.
                   doth
                   appear
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   hath
                   been
                   therefore
                   a
                   common
                   Opinion
                   received
                   ,
                   That
                   every
                   Earldom
                   in
                   times
                   past
                   had
                   under
                   it
                   Ten
                   Barons
                   ,
                   and
                   every
                   Baron
                   Ten
                   Knights
                   Fees
                   holden
                   of
                   him
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   those
                   which
                   have
                   Four
                   Knights
                   Fees
                   were
                   usually
                   called
                   and
                   promoted
                   to
                   the
                   Degree
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   Lords
                   and
                   Proprietors
                   of
                   Mannors
                   were
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   them
                   in
                   ancient
                   remembrance
                   ,
                   called
                   Barons
                   (
                   but
                   absolutely
                   )
                   and
                   the
                   Courts
                   of
                   their
                   Mannors
                   called
                   thereof
                   Courts
                   Barons
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   resteth
                   now
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   more
                   explanation
                   of
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   Barons
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   call
                   to
                   remembrance
                   that
                   which
                   hath
                   bin
                   afore
                   spoken
                   .
                   That
                   the
                   Custome
                   of
                   our
                   Country
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   a
                   Baron
                   be
                   created
                   Earl
                   ,
                   the
                   eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Earl
                   taketh
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   the
                   Name
                   and
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   Barony
                   ,
                   although
                   he
                   want
                   the
                   priviledges
                   belonging
                   to
                   a
                   Baron
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Tenor
                   and
                   proper
                   signification
                   of
                   the
                   word
                   Baron
                   .
                
                 
                   BArons
                   Honourable
                   are
                   of
                   three
                   kinds
                   ,
                   viz.
                   by
                   Tenure
                   ,
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Creation
                   or
                   Patent
                   .
                   As
                   for
                   Barons
                   by
                   Prescription
                   ,
                   which
                   some
                   men
                   have
                   spoken
                   of
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   intended
                   to
                   be
                   all
                   one
                   with
                   the
                   Barons
                   by
                   Tenure
                   ,
                   or
                   those
                   whose
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   time
                   out
                   of
                   mind
                   ,
                   have
                   been
                   called
                   to
                   Parliament
                   by
                   Writ
                   ;
                   for
                   otherwise
                   there
                   are
                   no
                   such
                   to
                   be
                   found
                   as
                   Barons
                   by
                   Prescription
                   only
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 CHAP.
                 X.
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 .
              
               
                 BArons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 are
                 those
                 ,
                 which
                 do
                 hold
                 any
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 their
                 Barony
                 
                   per
                   Baroniam
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 Grand
                 Ser●eanty
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 are
                 of
                 two
                 sorts
                 ,
                 Barons
                 Spiritual
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 and
                 Barons
                 Temporal
                 by
                 Tenure
                 .
                 Of
                 Barons
                 Spiritual
                 by
                 Tenure
                 sufficient
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 may
                 be
                 added
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 appeareth
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 ancient
                 Writers
                 of
                 our
                 Law
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Brittan
                   ,
                   Glanvile
                   ,
                   Bracton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 Bishops
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 in
                 the
                 ancient
                 Saxons
                 days
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 the
                 Realm
                 was
                 divided
                 into
                 divers
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 after
                 the
                 uniting
                 of
                 them
                 into
                 one
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 were
                 called
                 to
                 Parliament
                 or
                 Assemblies
                 of
                 State
                 as
                 Wisemen
                 ;
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 their
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 for
                 in
                 those
                 days
                 all
                 their
                 Tenures
                 were
                 by
                 a
                 Frank
                 Almoigne
                 ;
                 but
                 especially
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Laws
                 and
                 Counsels
                 of
                 men
                 are
                 then
                 most
                 currant
                 and
                 commendable
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 a
                 more
                 blessed
                 Issue
                 and
                 Success
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 grounded
                 upon
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Root
                 and
                 Beginning
                 of
                 all
                 true
                 Wisdom
                 And
                 therefore
                 our
                 wise
                 and
                 religious
                 Ancestors
                 called
                 to
                 their
                 General
                 Council
                 ,
                 or
                 Wittengemote
                 ,
                 or
                 Court
                 of
                 Wisemen
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 called
                 it
                 )
                 those
                 chief
                 and
                 principal
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 their
                 places
                 and
                 professions
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Gravities
                 ,
                 Learning
                 and
                 Wisdom
                 ,
                 might
                 best
                 advise
                 them
                 what
                 was
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 God's
                 acceptable
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 frame
                 Laws
                 answerable
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 wise
                 not
                 contrary
                 and
                 repugnant
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 touching
                 the
                 Temporal
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 mention
                 is
                 made
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Books
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 Records
                 ,
                 and
                 ancient
                 Monuments
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 Baronies
                 were
                 anciently
                 uncertain
                 ,
                 and
                 rentable
                 at
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 But
                 such
                 incertainty
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 certainty
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 Bracton
                 doth
                 make
                 express
                 mention
                 of
                 Barons
                 Temporal
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ;
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 needful
                 here
                 again
                 to
                 remember
                 the
                 former
                 assertion
                 of
                 Bracton
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 a
                 Barony
                 descending
                 to
                 Daughters
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 divided
                 by
                 partition
                 ,
                 which
                 argueth
                 likewise
                 the
                 Tenure
                 of
                 Barony
                 .
                 But
                 let
                 us
                 descend
                 to
                 other
                 Authority
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Book-Case
                 in
                 the
                 48
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 fol.
                 30.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Ralph
                   Everdon's
                
                 Case
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 Case
                 of
                 Law
                 't
                 is
                 most
                 evidently
                 proved
                 that
                 there
                 are
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 such
                 their
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 summoned
                 to
                 Parliament
                 .
                 And
                 furthermore
                 ,
                 That
                 there
                 were
                 or
                 are
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 read
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 2.
                 cap.
                 41.
                 where
                 the
                 Fees
                 of
                 the
                 Earl-Marshal
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chamberlain
                 are
                 expressed
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 by
                 them
                 upon
                 the
                 Homage
                 done
                 of
                 every
                 Baron
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 Baron
                 holdeth
                 by
                 a
                 whole
                 Barony
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 a
                 less
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 here
                 ariseth
                 a
                 Question
                 ;
                 If
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Tenure
                 alien
                 and
                 grant
                 away
                 the
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 Mannor
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 whether
                 shall
                 such
                 Alien
                 or
                 Grauntee
                 take
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 Title
                 ,
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 ?
                 Or
                 what
                 shall
                 become
                 of
                 such
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Baronage
                 after
                 such
                 Alienation
                 and
                 Grant
                 made
                 ?
                 They
                 which
                 do
                 deny
                 that
                 there
                 are
                 any
                 such
                 Baronies
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 do
                 use
                 these
                 as
                 their
                 principal
                 Motives
                 or
                 Reasons
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 If
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 Baronies
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Alience
                 or
                 Grantee
                 of
                 such
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 Mannor
                 so
                 holden
                 ,
                 must
                 hold
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Tenure
                 that
                 his
                 Grantor
                 or
                 Feoffer
                 before
                 held
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 was
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 therefore
                 such
                 Grantee
                 must
                 hold
                 by
                 Barony
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 such
                 Grant
                 or
                 Alienation
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 persons
                 Vulgar
                 or
                 Ignoble
                 ,
                 then
                 should
                 such
                 Tenure
                 be
                 made
                 Noble
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 very
                 absurd
                 ,
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 inconveniency
                 ;
                 for
                 
                   Ornanda
                   potius
                   est
                   dignitate
                   domus
                   ,
                   quam
                   ex
                   domo
                   dignitas
                   ,
                   utcunque
                   quibus
                   quaerenda
                   est
                   ,
                   ab
                   iis
                   honestanda
                   .
                   Milles
                   peroration
                   .
                
                 3.
                 
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 It
                 is
                 very
                 evident
                 and
                 manife
                 ,
                 stthat
                 many
                 ancient
                 Mannors
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 were
                 holden
                 by
                 Baronage
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 Baronies
                 ,
                 are
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 Tenures
                 of
                 mean
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 neither
                 may
                 ,
                 nor
                 do
                 challenge
                 unto
                 themselves
                 in
                 any
                 respect
                 hereof
                 any
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 great
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 the
                 Fountain
                 of
                 all
                 Honour
                 within
                 his
                 Dominions
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 Some
                 ancient
                 Barons
                 there
                 are
                 that
                 have
                 aliened
                 and
                 sold
                 many
                 of
                 those
                 Castles
                 and
                 Mannors
                 which
                 did
                 bear
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Baronage
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 themselves
                 do
                 still
                 retain
                 ,
                 and
                 lawfully
                 keep
                 their
                 Estate
                 ,
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Degree
                 of
                 Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 usually
                 are
                 ,
                 such
                 Alienations
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 summoned
                 nevertheless
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 do
                 take
                 and
                 hold
                 their
                 ancient
                 place
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 these
                 Objections
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 convenient
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 easie
                 unfolding
                 the
                 s●ate
                 of
                 this
                 Question
                 ,
                 to
                 exhibit
                 certain
                 necessary
                 distinctions
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 draw
                 true
                 and
                 infallible
                 Conclusions
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 to
                 prove
                 them
                 by
                 authority
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 consent
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 and
                 manifold
                 Presidents
                 :
                 which
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Answer
                 will
                 be
                 presently
                 made
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 conceive
                 )
                 to
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Objections
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 therefore
                 ,
                 If
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 which
                 holdeth
                 any
                 Castle
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 by
                 Baronage
                 ,
                 do
                 Alien
                 o●
                 give
                 the
                 same
                 away
                 ,
                 he
                 doth
                 it
                 either
                 with
                 or
                 without
                 a
                 Licence
                 obtained
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 If
                 he
                 doth
                 it
                 without
                 a
                 Licence
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Conclusion
                 is
                 certain
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 the
                 Barony
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 so
                 aliened
                 
                 without
                 licence
                 or
                 consent
                 ,
                 is
                 for●eited
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 Mannor
                 ●o
                 ●olden
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 aliened
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 ●e
                 seized
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 hands
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 ●aid
                 Forfeiture
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Estate
                 no
                 longer
                 to
                 be
                 born
                 and
                 continue
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 be
                 resumed
                 and
                 extinguished
                 in
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 it
                 was
                 derived
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 reason
                 therefore
                 is
                 notable
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 call
                 to
                 remembrance
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 formerly
                 alledged
                 out
                 of
                 Bracton
                 ,
                 That
                 Baronies
                 are
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 suffer
                 no
                 division
                 ,
                 they
                 suffer
                 also
                 no
                 alienation
                 without
                 the
                 consent
                 or
                 licence
                 of
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 Monarch
                 ;
                 for
                 so
                 should
                 the
                 Realm
                 be
                 infeebled
                 ,
                 and
                 base
                 persons
                 ennobled
                 without
                 desert
                 of
                 Vertue
                 or
                 Prowess
                 :
                 For
                 where
                 the
                 thing
                 so
                 aliened
                 is
                 an
                 Honour
                 or
                 Head
                 of
                 a
                 Barony
                 ,
                 it
                 differeth
                 much
                 from
                 the
                 ordinary
                 Tenure
                 
                   in
                   Capite
                
                 ,
                 whereof
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Tenant
                 make
                 Alienation
                 without
                 Licence
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 only
                 to
                 pay
                 a
                 Fine
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 1
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 cap.
                 12.
                 whereof
                 also
                 before
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 diversity
                 of
                 Opinions
                 at
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 after
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 31.
                 
                 And
                 for
                 further
                 proof
                 see
                 Glanvile
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 certain
                 Lands
                 being
                 parcel
                 of
                 the
                 Barony
                 of
                 Bremberway
                 were
                 aliened
                 by
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Browse
                
                 the
                 Baron
                 thereof
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 King's
                 Licence
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Argument
                 of
                 the
                 Case
                 concerning
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Green
                 delivered
                 this
                 for
                 Law.
                 First
                 ,
                 That
                 parcel
                 of
                 a
                 Barony
                 or
                 Earldom
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 chief
                 cannot
                 be
                 aliened
                 or
                 dismembred
                 without
                 his
                 Licence
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 seized
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 King's
                 hands
                 as
                 forfeited
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 be
                 seized
                 thereof
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 right
                 again
                 .
                 In
                 43
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 it
                 was
                 found
                 by
                 an
                 Office
                 ,
                 that
                 William
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chester
                 had
                 leased
                 unto
                 one
                 
                   Iohn
                   Preston
                
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 a
                 Mannor
                 which
                 was
                 parcel
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishoprick
                 without
                 Licence
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Council
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 forfeited
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 mediation
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Council
                 the
                 Bishop
                 submitted
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 a
                 Fine
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Scire
                 Facias's
                 issued
                 out
                 against
                 them
                 that
                 had
                 received
                 the
                 many
                 pro●its
                 ,
                 to
                 answer
                 unto
                 the
                 King
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 concerning
                 Alienations
                 of
                 Baronies
                 without
                 Licence
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 part
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Tenure
                 who
                 holds
                 any
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 do
                 grant
                 or
                 alien
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 Licence
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 again
                 distinguish
                 :
                 for
                 either
                 such
                 Alienation
                 is
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 his
                 Barony
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Lands
                 ,
                 and
                 Tenements
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Name
                 ,
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 Issue
                 Male
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 the
                 same
                 Alienation
                 is
                 made
                 for
                 Money
                 or
                 other
                 Recompence
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 to
                 a
                 meer
                 Stranger
                 :
                 and
                 hereof
                 ensueth
                 this
                 second
                 Conclusion
                 or
                 Assertion
                 ,
                 That
                 if
                 such
                 Alienation
                 be
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 his
                 Barony
                 in
                 his
                 Name
                 and
                 Blood
                 ,
                 or
                 Issue
                 Male
                 (
                 as
                 many
                 have
                 made
                 the
                 like
                 )
                 then
                 may
                 such
                 Is●ue
                 Male
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Barony
                 (
                 be
                 it
                 Ca●●e
                 ,
                 Honour
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 so
                 hold●n
                 )
                 hold
                 ,
                 and
                 law●ully
                 enjoy
                 the
                 Name
                 ,
                 Style
                 ,
                 Title
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 baron
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 concerning
                 the
                 second
                 Objection
                 ,
                 It
                 is
                 very
                 true
                 that
                 many
                 ancient
                 Mannors
                 which
                 were
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 are
                 now
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 mean
                 and
                 ignoble
                 by
                 blood
                 ,
                 who
                 neither
                 do
                 ,
                 or
                 may
                 claim
                 any
                 Nobility
                 or
                 Honour
                 thereby
                 .
                 But
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 some
                 former
                 Gifts
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Progenitors
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 they
                 honoured
                 in
                 augmentation
                 and
                 support
                 of
                 their
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 honourable
                 Services
                 ,
                 should
                 thus
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 mean
                 personages
                 ,
                 are
                 twosold
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 For
                 that
                 such
                 Mannors
                 have
                 been
                 aliened
                 by
                 Licence
                 unto
                 such
                 persons
                 before
                 spoken
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 such
                 Possessions
                 alone
                 cannot
                 make
                 Noble
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 And
                 that
                 was
                 usually
                 such
                 Mannors
                 as
                 were
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 upon
                 divers
                 occasions
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 ,
                 were
                 extinct
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 Lands
                 were
                 given
                 or
                 conveyed
                 to
                 others
                 ,
                 reserving
                 other
                 Services
                 than
                 those
                 which
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 were
                 due
                 ●or
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 no
                 marvel
                 that
                 some
                 Mannors
                 anciently
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 honourable
                 Service
                 ,
                 should
                 now
                 be
                 holden
                 in
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 other
                 mean
                 Tenure
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 thirdly
                 Objected
                 ,
                 That
                 some
                 ancient
                 Barons
                 there
                 are
                 which
                 have
                 aliened
                 and
                 sold
                 away
                 those
                 Castles
                 and
                 Mannors
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 and
                 do
                 bear
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 still
                 themselves
                 do
                 retain
                 and
                 lawfully
                 keep
                 the
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Degree
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 called
                 to
                 Parliament
                 notwithstanding
                 such
                 alienation
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 that
                 I
                 Answer
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 is
                 true
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 proveth
                 nothing
                 against
                 the
                 former
                 Resolution
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 for
                 better
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 this
                 point
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 ,
                 that
                 either
                 such
                 Barons
                 are
                 original
                 Barons
                 by
                 Writ
                 ,
                 or
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 .
                 Barons
                 by
                 Writ
                 (
                 in
                 this
                 respect
                 now
                 in
                 hand
                 )
                 are
                 of
                 two
                 kinds
                 ;
                 for
                 either
                 in
                 such
                 Writ
                 whereby
                 they
                 are
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 were
                 first
                 summoned
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 only
                 named
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 Names
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 there
                 was
                 addition
                 given
                 them
                 of
                 the
                 principal
                 place
                 of
                 their
                 abode
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 for
                 distinction
                 sake
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 sever
                 them
                 from
                 some
                 honourable
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Name
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 such
                 honourable
                 Title
                 by
                 addition
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 place
                 notwithstanding
                 was
                 not
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 if
                 such
                 a
                 Baron
                 do
                 alien
                 away
                 that
                 place
                 which
                 was
                 antiently
                 his
                 Seat
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 nevertheless
                 retain
                 his
                 honourable
                 Title
                 ,
                 no
                 respect
                 had
                 of
                 such
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Tenure
                 do
                 alien
                 away
                 the
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 unto
                 a
                 mean
                 person
                 not
                 capable
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 sufficient
                 Licence
                 so
                 to
                 do
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 Alienor
                 which
                 made
                 such
                 Alienation
                 ,
                 be
                 called
                 
                 by
                 Writ
                 to
                 Parliament
                 under
                 the
                 Title
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 a
                 Baron
                 to
                 such
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Castle
                 ,
                 or
                 Mannor
                 so
                 aliened
                 that
                 away
                 which
                 he
                 held
                 by
                 Barony
                 .
                 But
                 thenceforth
                 ,
                 after
                 such
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 he
                 is
                 become
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Writ
                 ,
                 such
                 Alienation
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 Writ
                 directeth
                 at
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 doth
                 give
                 unto
                 him
                 that
                 Addition
                 of
                 Name
                 and
                 Dignity
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 touching
                 the
                 Resolution
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Question
                 ,
                 and
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Objections
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XI
                 .
                 Barons
                 by
                 VVrit
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 second
                 kind
                 of
                 Barons
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 Division
                 of
                 Barons
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Baron
                 by
                 Writ
                 ,
                 is
                 he
                 unto
                 whom
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 is
                 directed
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 appointed
                 at
                 a
                 certain
                 time
                 and
                 place
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 with
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 the
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 and
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 to
                 treat
                 and
                 advise
                 about
                 the
                 weighty
                 affairs
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ;
                 which
                 Writ
                 is
                 much
                 to
                 the
                 effect
                 of
                 the
                 aforementioned
                 Writ
                 in
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Earl
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 kind
                 of
                 Writ
                 is
                 as
                 well
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 Creation
                 by
                 Patents
                 :
                 But
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 not
                 Barons
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 nor
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 only
                 such
                 Writs
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 receipt
                 of
                 such
                 Writ
                 ,
                 and
                 place
                 taken
                 in
                 Parliament
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 enjoy
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Barons
                 .
              
               
                 Touching
                 the
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 Barons
                 by
                 Writ
                 only
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 institution
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 find
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 mention
                 before
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 I
                 conceive
                 that
                 either
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 the
                 first
                 frequent
                 use
                 of
                 such
                 Barons
                 was
                 had
                 ,
                 and
                 devised
                 49
                 Hen.
                 3.
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 necessity
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 a
                 commendable
                 occasion
                 :
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 disorder
                 between
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Nobility
                 in
                 those
                 troublesome
                 Wars
                 ,
                 where
                 Seditions
                 and
                 Rebellions
                 were
                 stirred
                 up
                 by
                 them
                 against
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 many
                 great
                 Battels
                 fought
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 effusion
                 of
                 much
                 Blood
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 said
                 Rebellions
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 Simon
                 Earl
                 of
                 Exeter
                 ,
                 was
                 Ring-leader
                 for
                 the
                 Defence
                 of
                 their
                 Liberties
                 (
                 as
                 pretended
                 )
                 granted
                 by
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Charter
                 of
                 the
                 Forest
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 even
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 the
                 principal
                 Grounds
                 of
                 the
                 positive
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 Statutes
                 now
                 in
                 use
                 amongst
                 us
                 )
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 other
                 Constitutions
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 then
                 made
                 at
                 Oxford
                 :
                 And
                 after
                 divers
                 Fields
                 sought
                 betwixt
                 them
                 at
                 
                   Northampton
                   ,
                   Rochester
                   ,
                   Lewes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 places
                 ;
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 was
                 the
                 Catastrophe
                 of
                 that
                 Tragedy
                 finished
                 at
                 Eveshalm
                 or
                 Easam
                 in
                 Worcestershire
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 said
                 Earl
                 was
                 slain
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 gained
                 the
                 Victory
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rebellious
                 Barons
                 received
                 their
                 overthrow
                 :
                 Upon
                 which
                 presently
                 ensued
                 the
                 Parliament
                 holden
                 at
                 Winchester
                 in
                 Hantshire
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 Barons
                 as
                 were
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 others
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 were
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 or
                 made
                 their
                 escape
                 by
                 flight
                 ,
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 attainted
                 ,
                 and
                 disinherited
                 of
                 their
                 Estates
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 Barons
                 who
                 had
                 continued
                 faithful
                 unto
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 being
                 small
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 deemed
                 a
                 necessary
                 policy
                 ,
                 to
                 supply
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 diminished
                 Barons
                 with
                 other
                 persons
                 of
                 known
                 worth
                 ,
                 wisdom
                 ,
                 and
                 repute
                 ;
                 by
                 reason
                 whereof
                 there
                 were
                 called
                 at
                 those
                 Parliaments
                 the
                 Abbots
                 and
                 Priors
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 those
                 that
                 held
                 not
                 by
                 Barons
                 ,
                 as
                 others
                 ;
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 worthy
                 Laity
                 not
                 holding
                 by
                 Barony
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 by
                 means
                 thereof
                 were
                 thenceforth
                 Barons
                 by
                 Writ
                 ;
                 but
                 certain
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Abbots
                 and
                 Priors
                 ,
                 which
                 held
                 not
                 by
                 Barony
                 ,
                 and
                 thought
                 it
                 a
                 burthen
                 to
                 their
                 Houses
                 ,
                 got
                 themselves
                 (
                 upon
                 Petition
                 )
                 afterwards
                 to
                 be
                 exempted
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 divers
                 Records
                 thereof
                 remaining
                 in
                 the
                 Chancery
                 may
                 appear
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 moreover
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 concerning
                 the
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 to
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 Writs
                 in
                 form
                 of
                 their
                 directions
                 are
                 divers
                 ,
                 some
                 directed
                 by
                 special
                 Name
                 of
                 Barons
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Rex
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Edmundo
                   Baroni
                   de
                   Stafford
                   ,
                   Iohanni
                   Baroni
                   de
                   Graystock
                   ,
                   Iohanni
                   Baroni
                   de
                   Dudley
                   ,
                   Edwardo
                   Nevill
                   Baroni
                   Abergaveny
                   ,
                
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Iames.
                 
              
               
                 Some
                 other
                 are
                 summoned
                 by
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 with
                 addition
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Iohanni
                   Strange
                   de
                   Knocking
                   ,
                   Militi
                   ,
                   Edwardo
                   Gray
                   de
                   Groby
                   ,
                   Militi
                   ,
                   Iohanni
                   le
                   Scroop
                   de
                   Masham
                   ,
                   Militi
                   ,
                   Willielmo
                   Souch
                   de
                   Harringworth
                   ,
                   Militi
                
                 )
                 the
                 chief
                 Castle
                 or
                 Mannor
                 of
                 such
                 Baron
                 ,
                 which
                 always
                 stands
                 afterwards
                 for
                 the
                 head
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Barony
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 said
                 Baron
                 and
                 his
                 Heirs
                 shall
                 be
                 surnamed
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 continue
                 that
                 name
                 of
                 place
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 do
                 alien
                 away
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 )
                 Some
                 others
                 are
                 named
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Lord
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Bramsteed
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Writ
                 of
                 the
                 27
                 th
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 was
                 styled
                 
                   Lord
                   Veysey
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohan.
                   Beauchamp
                   Domino
                   de
                   Beauchamp
                   Iohanni
                   Domino
                   de
                   Clynton
                   .
                
                 To
                 some
                 others
                 the
                 Writ
                 is
                 directed
                 only
                 by
                 their
                 Name
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 addition
                 of
                 place
                 or
                 dignity
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   William
                   de
                   Lovell
                   ,
                   Mil.
                   William
                   Devereux
                   ,
                   Mil.
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Nature
                 ,
                 Quality
                 ,
                 and
                 Addition
                 of
                 those
                 Barons
                 by
                 Writ
                 is
                 aptly
                 discovered
                 by
                 the
                 debate
                 of
                 a
                 Question
                 moved
                 often
                 amongst
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 spoken
                 of
                 concerning
                 the
                 continuance
                 and
                 descent
                 of
                 a
                 Barony
                 by
                 Writ
                 ;
                 which
                 Question
                 ,
                 
                 for
                 the
                 more
                 orderly
                 disposition
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 divide
                 into
                 these
                 Heads
                 or
                 Points
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Question
                   .
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   
                     Whether
                     a
                     Barony
                     by
                     Writ
                     may
                     descend
                     from
                     the
                     Ancestor
                     to
                     the
                     Heir
                     ,
                     or
                     not
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   
                     Admit
                     such
                     a
                     Barony
                     may
                     descend
                     ,
                     then
                     ,
                     Whether
                     it
                     doth
                     descend
                     to
                     the
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     although
                     not
                     so
                     near
                     as
                     the
                     Heir
                     Female
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   
                     Admit
                     it
                     doth
                     descend
                     to
                     the
                     Heirs
                     Female
                     ;
                     then
                     ,
                     Whether
                     may
                     the
                     Husband
                     of
                     such
                     an
                     Heir
                     Female
                     take
                     upon
                     him
                     the
                     Name
                     ,
                     Style
                     ,
                     and
                     Dignity
                     of
                     such
                     a
                     Barony
                     in
                     right
                     of
                     his
                     Wife
                     ,
                     or
                     no
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   Those
                   therefore
                   that
                   maintain
                   the
                   Negative
                   ,
                   that
                   such
                   a
                   Barony
                   shall
                   not
                   descend
                   ,
                   do
                   strengthen
                   themselves
                   with
                   these
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   Arguments
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   first
                   Argument
                   ,
                   Whether
                   a
                   Barony
                   by
                   Writ
                   may
                   descend
                   ?
                
                 
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Honour
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   given
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   Wisdom
                   ,
                   Connsel
                   ,
                   and
                   Advise
                   ,
                   cannot
                   extend
                   to
                   any
                   other
                   person
                   ,
                   or
                   descend
                   from
                   one
                   man
                   to
                   another
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   Rule
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   That
                   
                     Privilegium
                     personae
                     personam
                     sequitur
                     ,
                     &
                     extinguitur
                     cum
                     persona
                  
                   :
                   But
                   such
                   is
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   ;
                   therefore
                   it
                   is
                   reason
                   that
                   it
                   should
                   not
                   descend
                   from
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   second
                   Argument
                   .
                
                 
                   Again
                   ,
                   If
                   the
                   calling
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   by
                   Writ
                   be
                   the
                   sufficient
                   instrumental
                   cause
                   of
                   such
                   Nobility
                   to
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   ,
                   the
                   not
                   calling
                   of
                   the
                   Heir
                   is
                   a
                   loss
                   of
                   that
                   Nobility
                   :
                   For
                   if
                   the
                   Heir
                   have
                   defects
                   of
                   Nature
                   in
                   him
                   ,
                   as
                   Idiotsie
                   ,
                   Frensie
                   ,
                   Leprosie
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   ,
                   whereby
                   he
                   is
                   become
                   unfit
                   for
                   Counsels
                   and
                   Conversations
                   ,
                   for
                   what
                   reason
                   should
                   he
                   enjoy
                   that
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   whereof
                   he
                   is
                   either
                   unworthy
                   or
                   uncapable
                   ?
                   for
                   the
                   effect
                   hath
                   no
                   place
                   where
                   the
                   cause
                   faileth
                   :
                   and
                   hereof
                   they
                   conclude
                   that
                   such
                   Dignities
                   of
                   Baronies
                   by
                   Writ
                   should
                   not
                   descend
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   part
                   ,
                   the
                   Affirmation
                   is
                   thus
                   proved
                   .
                   Honour
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   given
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   Wisdom
                   and
                   Vertue
                   of
                   him
                   on
                   whom
                   it
                   was
                   first
                   bestowed
                   ,
                   is
                   not
                   only
                   a
                   due
                   recompence
                   for
                   himself
                   whilst
                   he
                   lived
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   a
                   memorable
                   Reward
                   thereof
                   to
                   Posterity
                   .
                   The
                   words
                   of
                   Cicero
                   to
                   this
                   effect
                   are
                   most
                   excellent
                   ,
                   
                     Homines
                     bonos
                     semper
                     nobilitate
                     favimus
                     ,
                     &
                     quia
                     utile
                     republicae
                     est
                     nobiles
                     esse
                     &
                     homines
                     dignos
                     majoribus
                     suis
                     ,
                     &
                     quia
                     valere
                     debet
                     apud
                     nos
                     claros
                     hujusmodi
                     senes
                     fuisse
                     ,
                     è
                     republica
                     moveretur
                     memoria
                     &
                     mortucrum
                     Honor.
                  
                   Therefore
                   this
                   kind
                   of
                   Honour
                   is
                   Patrimonial
                   and
                   Hereditary
                   ;
                   for
                   things
                   which
                   are
                   once
                   granted
                   unto
                   a
                   man
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   for
                   his
                   Honour
                   ,
                   are
                   not
                   again
                   to
                   be
                   returned
                   to
                   his
                   loss
                   and
                   disgrace
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   his
                   Heirs
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   second
                   Argument
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   If
                   the
                   Infamy
                   of
                   the
                   Father
                   be
                   a
                   blot
                   to
                   the
                   Posterity
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Wiseman
                   Solomon
                   affirmeth
                   ,
                   The
                   Children
                   complain
                   for
                   an
                   ungodly
                   Father
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   reproved
                   for
                   his
                   sake
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   that
                   also
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   doth
                   corrupt
                   the
                   blood
                   of
                   the
                   Posterity
                   by
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   Offence
                   of
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   ;
                   Reason
                   would
                   also
                   be
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   should
                   be
                   likewise
                   Honour
                   to
                   the
                   Posterity
                   ;
                   for
                   contraries
                   do
                   also
                   carry
                   their
                   contrary
                   Reason
                   .
                   For
                   the
                   determination
                   whereof
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   noted
                   ,
                   that
                   diversity
                   of
                   Reason
                   hath
                   bred
                   diversity
                   of
                   Opinion
                   .
                   Some
                   there
                   are
                   that
                   do
                   speak
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   is
                   not
                   discendable
                   from
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   unto
                   the
                   Heir
                   ,
                   unless
                   the
                   Heir
                   be
                   likewise
                   called
                   by
                   Writ
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   then
                   it
                   becometh
                   an
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   before
                   .
                   But
                   this
                   Assertion
                   is
                   repugnant
                   to
                   the
                   nature
                   of
                   Descent
                   ,
                   which
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   doth
                   carry
                   a
                   Patrimony
                   descendable
                   by
                   act
                   of
                   Law
                   presently
                   upon
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   unto
                   the
                   Heir
                   not
                   at
                   all
                   .
                   Wherefore
                   the
                   Custom
                   of
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   manifest
                   Presidents
                   do
                   prove
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   kind
                   of
                   Baronies
                   doth
                   descend
                   from
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   needeth
                   not
                   any
                   word
                   of
                   Heir
                   in
                   the
                   Writ
                   of
                   Summons
                   ;
                   only
                   one
                   President
                   there
                   is
                   in
                   a
                   special
                   Writ
                   sometime
                   directed
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bromfleet
                  
                   in
                   the
                   27
                   th
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   was
                   styled
                   
                     Lord
                     Veysey
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   wherein
                   there
                   are
                   these
                   words
                   inserted
                   ,
                   
                     Volumus
                     tamen
                     vos
                     &
                     haeredes
                     vestros
                     de
                     corpore
                     vestro
                     ligitime
                     enatos
                     Barones
                     de
                     Veysey
                     existentes
                     .
                  
                   Wherefore
                   it
                   is
                   very
                   true
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   the
                   Heir
                   of
                   any
                   such
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   is
                   called
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   Descent
                   of
                   Honour
                   is
                   thereby
                   established
                   and
                   approved
                   of
                   by
                   the
                   gracious
                   Judgment
                   of
                   our
                   Sacred
                   Sovereign
                   :
                   So
                   it
                   is
                   also
                   true
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   it
                   shall
                   stand
                   with
                   his
                   Majesties
                   pleasure
                   ,
                   that
                   such
                   an
                   Heir
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   summoned
                   at
                   all
                   ,
                   then
                   that
                   Nobility
                   is
                   much
                   impaired
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   manner
                   extinguished
                   in
                   the
                   censure
                   of
                   all
                   men
                   ;
                   for
                   that
                   it
                   hath
                   no
                   other
                   original
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   Writ
                   of
                   Summons
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   which
                   by
                   the
                   Judgment
                   of
                   the
                   Supream
                   Sovereign
                   he
                   is
                   excluded
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   to
                   the
                   second
                   principal
                   point
                   ,
                   Whether
                   the
                   Barony
                   by
                   Writ
                   may
                   descend
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ,
                   it
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   amiss
                   likewise
                   to
                   shew
                   the
                   Reasons
                   on
                   either
                   part
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   conflict
                   of
                   Argument
                   the
                   truth
                   may
                   the
                   better
                   be
                   discovered
                   .
                
                 
                   Those
                   that
                   maintain
                   the
                   Affirmative
                   part
                   ,
                   do
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   in
                   reason
                   the
                   Sex
                   of
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ought
                   no
                   more
                   to
                   barr
                   her
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   Nonage
                   of
                   the
                   Heir
                   Male
                   ought
                   to
                   barr
                   him
                   ,
                   though
                   during
                   his
                   Nonage
                   he
                   be
                   unable
                   to
                   do
                   the
                   Service
                   .
                   But
                   as
                   the
                   Service
                   of
                   the
                   one
                   is
                   for
                   time
                   forborn
                   ,
                   so
                   the
                   Sex
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   
                   may
                   at
                   all
                   times
                   be
                   supplied
                   by
                   the
                   maturity
                   of
                   her
                   Husbands
                   Offices
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   which
                   do
                   much
                   import
                   the
                   Commonweal
                   ,
                   being
                   passed
                   by
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   do
                   descend
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   Constableship
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   which
                   descended
                   unto
                   the
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Hum.
                     de
                     Bohun
                  
                   Earl
                   of
                   Hereford
                   and
                   Essex
                   .
                   Also
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Steward
                   descended
                   to
                   Blanch
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Henry
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   .
                   The
                   like
                   may
                   be
                   said
                   of
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   Earl-Marshal
                   ,
                   which
                   descended
                   by
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   to
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   .
                   All
                   which
                   Offices
                   are
                   as
                   unsit
                   to
                   be
                   exercised
                   by
                   a
                   woman
                   ,
                   as
                   for
                   a
                   Woman
                   to
                   be
                   summoned
                   by
                   Writ
                   to
                   the
                   Parli●ment
                   as
                   a
                   Baroness
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Many
                   Noble
                   Houses
                   also
                   in
                   England
                   do
                   support
                   and
                   lawfully
                   bear
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Baronage
                   unto
                   them
                   descended
                   by
                   a
                   Woman
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   first
                   Argument
                   contra
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   which
                   stand
                   of
                   the
                   Negative
                   part
                   in
                   this
                   Controversie
                   ,
                   do
                   encounter
                   their
                   Adversaries
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   ,
                   viz.
                   The
                   Writ
                   of
                   Summons
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   whereby
                   the
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   hath
                   his
                   Original
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   call
                   that
                   Honourable
                   and
                   Worthy
                   Person
                   so
                   summoned
                   to
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   that
                   Right
                   ,
                   High
                   ,
                   and
                   Honourable
                   Assembly
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Judge
                   ,
                   to
                   sit
                   ,
                   hear
                   ,
                   and
                   determine
                   Life
                   and
                   Member
                   ,
                   Plea
                   and
                   right
                   of
                   Land
                   ,
                   if
                   there
                   shall
                   come
                   occasion
                   :
                   likewise
                   to
                   give
                   Counsel
                   and
                   Advise
                   in
                   the
                   most
                   mighty
                   Affairs
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   :
                   But
                   these
                   things
                   are
                   convenient
                   for
                   the
                   quality
                   and
                   condition
                   of
                   men
                   ;
                   unfitting
                   ,
                   and
                   altogether
                   unbeseeming
                   the
                   Sex
                   of
                   women
                   .
                
                 
                   Ergo
                   ,
                   having
                   respect
                   unto
                   the
                   scope
                   and
                   final
                   purpose
                   of
                   such
                   Writs
                   ,
                   such
                   Inheritances
                   should
                   only
                   descend
                   unto
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Second
                   Argument
                   contra
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   If
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   answered
                   ,
                   That
                   although
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   such
                   Inheritance
                   is
                   descended
                   ,
                   be
                   unfit
                   in
                   her
                   own
                   person
                   for
                   the
                   accomplishing
                   of
                   these
                   things
                   ;
                   yet
                   she
                   may
                   marry
                   with
                   one
                   sufficiently
                   able
                   for
                   her
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   her
                   behalf
                   to
                   execute
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   This
                   Answer
                   will
                   neither
                   satisfie
                   nor
                   salve
                   the
                   inconveniences
                   :
                   For
                   admit
                   that
                   such
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   were
                   at
                   full
                   Age
                   at
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   her
                   Ancestor
                   ,
                   unmarried
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   doth
                   lye
                   in
                   her
                   own
                   choice
                   then
                   whom
                   shall
                   be
                   her
                   Husband
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Third
                   Argument
                   contra
                   .
                
                 
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   If
                   such
                   Husband
                   shall
                   be
                   called
                   by
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   the
                   Writ
                   shall
                   make
                   some
                   mention
                   thereof
                   ;
                   for
                   otherwise
                   it
                   may
                   well
                   be
                   taken
                   that
                   the
                   Husband
                   was
                   chosen
                   in
                   his
                   own
                   person
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   behalf
                   of
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   or
                   such
                   pretended
                   Dignity
                   descended
                   unto
                   him
                   .
                   But
                   there
                   was
                   never
                   such
                   a
                   Writ
                   of
                   Summons
                   seen
                   wherein
                   the
                   wife
                   was
                   mentioned
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   husband
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   wife
                   have
                   been
                   called
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   always
                   by
                   General
                   Writ
                   )
                   not
                   mentioning
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   he
                   is
                   thereby
                   made
                   a
                   Baron
                   of
                   himself
                   by
                   virtue
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Writ
                   .
                   Having
                   thus
                   heard
                   both
                   sides
                   to
                   dispute
                   place
                   ,
                   it
                   doth
                   now
                   require
                   to
                   interpose
                   Opinion
                   to
                   compound
                   the
                   Controversie
                   .
                   This
                   point
                   in
                   que●tion
                   is
                   somewhat
                   perplexed
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   difficult
                   Presidents
                   :
                   For
                   first
                   it
                   is
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   some
                   Presidents
                   do
                   prove
                   that
                   Baronies
                   by
                   Writ
                   have
                   descended
                   unto
                   Heirs
                   Female
                   ,
                   whose
                   husbands
                   have
                   been
                   called
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   whether
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   themselves
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   their
                   wives
                   right
                   ,
                   it
                   maketh
                   no
                   matter
                   :
                   but
                   since
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   marriage
                   of
                   such
                   Ladies
                   gave
                   that
                   occasion
                   to
                   be
                   summoned
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   husbands
                   and
                   their
                   Po●●erity
                   have
                   and
                   do
                   lawfully
                   bear
                   the
                   same
                   Title
                   of
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Ancestors
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   wife
                   did
                   before
                   rightfully
                   bear
                   :
                   For
                   by
                   this
                   Controversie
                   the●e
                   is
                   no
                   purpose
                   to
                   call
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   such
                   Noble
                   Houses
                   into
                   question
                   .
                   Howbeit
                   ,
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   this
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Presidents
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   acknowledged
                   of
                   every
                   dutiful
                   Subject
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   King's
                   Majesty
                   is
                   nevertheless
                   at
                   liberty
                   to
                   call
                   to
                   his
                   High
                   Council
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   shall
                   in
                   his
                   Princely
                   Wisdom
                   think
                   fit
                   ,
                   which
                   by
                   his
                   Majestie
                   's
                   Noble
                   Progenitors
                   have
                   in
                   former
                   Ages
                   likewise
                   observed
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   therefore
                   whereas
                   Ralph
                   Lord
                   Cromwell
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   died
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   having
                   two
                   Sisters
                   and
                   Coheirs
                   ,
                   Elizabeth
                   the
                   eldest
                   ,
                   who
                   married
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Nevile
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Ioan
                   the
                   younger
                   ,
                   who
                   married
                   Sir
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Butcher
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   called
                   to
                   Parliament
                   as
                   Lord
                   Cromwell
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   .
                   Thirdly
                   ,
                   It
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   if
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   die
                   without
                   Heir
                   Male
                   ,
                   having
                   his
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   Sister
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Collateral
                   Heir
                   Male
                   that
                   can
                   challenge
                   the
                   Land
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Baron
                   deceased
                   by
                   any
                   ancient
                   entail
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   such
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   hath
                   heretofore
                   been
                   allowed
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   honourable
                   Opinions
                   and
                   Relations
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   the
                   late
                   Commissioners
                   in
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   Earl-Marshal
                   ,
                   signified
                   unto
                   the
                   late
                   Queen
                   ,
                   upon
                   Petition
                   of
                   the
                   Sister
                   and
                   Heir
                   of
                   Gregory
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   deceased
                   ,
                   may
                   appear
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Pedigree
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   it
                   was
                   expressed
                   ,
                   That
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   sometimes
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   had
                   issue
                   Thomas
                   his
                   eldest
                   Son
                   ,
                   Ralph
                   his
                   Second
                   ,
                   and
                   Humphrey
                   his
                   third
                   .
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   the
                   eldest
                   ,
                   died
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   having
                   issue
                   Ioan
                   Daughter
                   and
                   Heir
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   married
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   his
                   Grandfather
                   ,
                   and
                   Father
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Ralph
                   and
                   Humphrey
                   ,
                   died
                   ;
                   after
                   whose
                   death
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   bearing
                   date
                   at
                   Westminster
                   the
                   Seventh
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Seventh
                   year
                   of
                   his
                   Reign
                   ,
                   reciting
                   the
                   said
                   Pedigree
                   and
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   doth
                   by
                   his
                   said
                   
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   accept
                   ,
                   declare
                   ,
                   and
                   repute
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   to
                   be
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   .
                   But
                   afterwards
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Dacres
                  
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   attainder
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   and
                   himself
                   by
                   an
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ;
                   And
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Reversal
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   by
                   another
                   Act
                   in
                   the
                   Twelfth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Humphrey
                   made
                   challenge
                   unto
                   the
                   said
                   Barony
                   ,
                   and
                   unto
                   divers
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Thomas
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   whereupon
                   both
                   parties
                   ,
                   after
                   their
                   Title
                   had
                   been
                   considered
                   of
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   submitted
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   Arbitrement
                   of
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   and
                   entred
                   into
                   Bond
                   each
                   to
                   other
                   for
                   the
                   performance
                   thereof
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Award
                   under
                   his
                   Privy
                   Seal
                   ,
                   bearing
                   date
                   at
                   Westminster
                   the
                   Eighth
                   of
                   
                     April
                     ,
                     Anno
                     Regni
                     sui
                     decimo
                     tertio
                     ,
                  
                   did
                   Award
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Ioan
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Heirs
                   of
                   his
                   body
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Ioan
                   begotten
                   ,
                   should
                   keep
                   ,
                   have
                   ,
                   and
                   use
                   the
                   same
                   Seat
                   and
                   Place
                   in
                   every
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dacres
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   had
                   used
                   and
                   kept
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Heirs
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dacres
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   then
                   late
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   begotten
                   ,
                   should
                   have
                   and
                   hold
                   to
                   them
                   and
                   to
                   their
                   Heirs
                   the
                   Mannor
                   of
                   Holbeach
                   .
                   And
                   further
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   Edward
                   did
                   Award
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   part
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Dacres
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   late
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   should
                   be
                   reputed
                   ,
                   had
                   ,
                   named
                   ,
                   and
                   called
                   the
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   of
                   Gillesland
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   then
                   late
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   should
                   have
                   ,
                   use
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   the
                   place
                   in
                   Parliament
                   next
                   adjoyning
                   beneath
                   the
                   said
                   place
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   then
                   had
                   and
                   occupied
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   that
                   the
                   Heirs
                   of
                   the
                   body
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ioan
                   his
                   wife
                   shall
                   have
                   and
                   enjoy
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Dacres
                  
                   ,
                   late
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   should
                   have
                   to
                   them
                   and
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   of
                   their
                   bodies
                   begotten
                   ,
                   the
                   Mannor
                   of
                   
                     Iothington
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                   And
                   so
                   note
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Barony
                   ,
                   namely
                   Gillesland
                   ,
                   remained
                   unto
                   the
                   Heir
                   Male
                   to
                   whom
                   the
                   Land
                   was
                   entailed
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   this
                   is
                   specially
                   observed
                   ,
                   If
                   any
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   do
                   die
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   other
                   Issue
                   than
                   Female
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   by
                   some
                   special
                   entail
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   assurance
                   ,
                   there
                   be
                   an
                   Heir
                   Male
                   which
                   doth
                   enjoy
                   all
                   or
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Possessions
                   ,
                   and
                   Inheritances
                   of
                   such
                   Baron
                   deceased
                   ,
                   the
                   Kings
                   have
                   used
                   to
                   call
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   as
                   Baron
                   ,
                   such
                   Heir
                   Male
                   ,
                   omitting
                   the
                   Husband
                   of
                   the
                   Issue
                   of
                   such
                   Heir
                   Female
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   also
                   appeareth
                   by
                   a
                   notable
                   Controversie
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   between
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Willoughby
                  
                   Lord
                   Brook
                   ,
                   and
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Barony
                   of
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   effect
                   was
                   ;
                   The
                   said
                   Lord
                   Brook
                   did
                   challenge
                   the
                   Barony
                   of
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   as
                   Co●in
                   and
                   Heir
                   of
                   Elizabeth
                   his
                   Great-grandmother
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   Sister
                   and
                   Heir
                   of
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nevill
                  
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   without
                   Issue
                   :
                   And
                   hereupon
                   exhibited
                   a
                   Petition
                   to
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   whereunto
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   was
                   called
                   to
                   answer
                   ,
                   because
                   he
                   then
                   enjoyed
                   the
                   said
                   Title
                   and
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   said
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   did
                   by
                   his
                   Answer
                   shew
                   ,
                   That
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nevill
                  
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   Elizabeth
                   was
                   his
                   Sister
                   ,
                   and
                   next
                   Heir
                   ,
                   and
                   married
                   unto
                   
                     Thomas
                     Willoughby
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   second
                   Son
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Willoughby
                   .
                   But
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nevill
                  
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   was
                   dead
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   next
                   Heir
                   was
                   Female
                   ,
                   did
                   therefore
                   call
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   
                     George
                     Nevill
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   second
                   Son
                   of
                   Henry
                   Earl
                   of
                   Westmoreland
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   as
                   Cosin
                   and
                   next
                   Heir
                   Male
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nevill
                  
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ;
                   which
                   George
                   was
                   Grandfather
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   Father
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Richard.
                   In
                   debate
                   of
                   which
                   cause
                   ,
                   the
                   Question
                   now
                   in
                   hand
                   ,
                   namely
                   ,
                   Whether
                   a
                   Barony
                   by
                   Writ
                   may
                   descend
                   to
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Female
                   ?
                   was
                   advisedly
                   considered
                   of
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   his
                   Nobility
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   end
                   adjudged
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ;
                   which
                   President
                   doth
                   afford
                   us
                   two
                   Judgments
                   in
                   this
                   point
                   :
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Writ
                   was
                   directed
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Nevill
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   whereby
                   he
                   was
                   summoned
                   as
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   Heir
                   Male
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Willoughby
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   husband
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Elizabeth
                   ,
                   Heir
                   Female
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   second
                   Judgment
                   was
                   given
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   whereby
                   the
                   said
                   Barony
                   was
                   adjudged
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Richard
                   Lord
                   Lattimer
                   ,
                   coming
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   special
                   Heir
                   Male
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Lord
                   Brook
                   ,
                   descended
                   of
                   the
                   general
                   Heir
                   Male.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   here
                   in
                   this
                   President
                   before
                   remembred
                   of
                   the
                   Barony
                   of
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   objected
                   to
                   encounter
                   this
                   Conclusion
                   ;
                   for
                   there
                   was
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   married
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   ;
                   who
                   by
                   the
                   Declaration
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   was
                   Baron
                   of
                   Dacres
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   .
                   And
                   there
                   was
                   also
                   Ralph
                   and
                   Humphrey
                   ,
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   ,
                   before
                   whom
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   was
                   preferred
                   by
                   the
                   censure
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   and
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   .
                   This
                   Objection
                   is
                   easily
                   answered
                   ;
                   for
                   although
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   Princely
                   favour
                   which
                   he
                   bore
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Fines
                  
                   ,
                   had
                   declared
                   him
                   to
                   be
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   ;
                   yet
                   notwithstanding
                   did
                   
                     Ralph
                     Dacres
                  
                   ,
                   being
                   Heir
                   Male
                   then
                   unto
                   the
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   that
                   name
                   was
                   attainted
                   in
                   Parliament
                   
                     Anno
                     primo
                     Hen.
                  
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   Wherefore
                   the
                   reason
                   why
                   the
                   Heir
                   Male
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   regarded
                   was
                   the
                   said
                   Attainder
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ra●ph
                   and
                   Humphrey
                   his
                   brother
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   when
                   Humphrey
                   in
                   the
                   12
                   th
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   laboured
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   said
                   Attainder
                   Reversed
                   ,
                   he
                   submitted
                   himself
                   to
                   the
                   Arbitrement
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   to
                   satisfie
                   both
                   Competitors
                   ,
                   both
                   having
                   deserved
                   of
                   him
                   after
                   he
                   had
                   admitted
                   them
                   to
                   his
                   favour
                   ,
                   he
                   allowed
                   one
                   to
                   be
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   Lord
                   Dacres
                   of
                   Gillesland
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     And
                     thus
                     much
                     concerning
                     the
                     second
                     Point
                     ,
                     Whether
                     a
                     Barony
                     by
                     Writ
                     may
                     descend
                     unto
                     the
                     Heir
                     Female
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   third
                   Point
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   concerning
                   the
                   third
                   Point
                   ,
                   admitting
                   such
                   Descent
                   to
                   be
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ,
                   when
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   Heir
                   Male
                   that
                   may
                   claim
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   for
                   then
                   doth
                   this
                   Question
                   take
                   place
                   ,
                   Whether
                   the
                   husband
                   of
                   such
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   shall
                   enjoy
                   the
                   Dignity
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   or
                   no
                   ?
                   Wherein
                   we
                   are
                   to
                   rest
                   upon
                   a
                   Resolution
                   had
                   and
                   given
                   to
                   this
                   special
                   Question
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   in
                   this
                   manner
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   ,
                   when
                   Mr.
                   Winby
                   took
                   upon
                   him
                   the
                   style
                   of
                   Lord
                   Talbois
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   Issue
                   by
                   her
                   ;
                   The
                   said
                   King
                   ,
                   assisted
                   both
                   by
                   Civil
                   and
                   Temporal
                   Lawyers
                   ,
                   gave
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   That
                   no
                   husband
                   of
                   a
                   Baroness
                   ,
                   in
                   her
                   right
                   ,
                   should
                   use
                   that
                   Style
                   and
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   until
                   he
                   had
                   by
                   her
                   a
                   Child
                   ,
                   whereby
                   she
                   should
                   become
                   Tenant
                   by
                   Courtesie
                   unto
                   her
                   Inheritance
                   .
                   The
                   special
                   Reasons
                   that
                   occasioned
                   this
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   were
                   two
                   .
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   It
                   should
                   be
                   convenient
                   for
                   her
                   husband
                   this
                   day
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Baron
                   and
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   morrow
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   wife
                   ,
                   to
                   become
                   none
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   the
                   default
                   of
                   the
                   party
                   .
                
                 
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   If
                   he
                   had
                   Issue
                   by
                   wife
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   entituled
                   to
                   be
                   Tenant
                   by
                   the
                   Courtesie
                   of
                   England
                   of
                   his
                   wives
                   Lands
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   shall
                   not
                   also
                   bear
                   the
                   Style
                   and
                   Dignity
                   of
                   his
                   Wives
                   Barony
                   ,
                   then
                   should
                   the
                   Son
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   mother
                   ,
                   dying
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   father
                   ,
                   be
                   a
                   Baron
                   and
                   Lord
                   without
                   Land
                   ;
                   for
                   so
                   the
                   father
                   should
                   have
                   the
                   Land
                   as
                   Tenant
                   by
                   Courtesie
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Son
                   the
                   Lordship
                   without
                   Land.
                   And
                   thus
                   much
                   said
                   concerning
                   the
                   Nature
                   ,
                   Quality
                   ,
                   and
                   Estate
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   Resolution
                   of
                   the
                   several
                   points
                   and
                   Articles
                   of
                   the
                   Question
                   proposed
                   ,
                   may
                   suffice
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 CHAP.
                 XII
                 .
                 Barons
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 third
                 kind
                 of
                 Barons
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 Division
                 of
                 Barons
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 is
                 also
                 a
                 fourth
                 means
                 of
                 Creation
                 ,
                 viz.
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 first
                 two
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 other
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 is
                 most
                 usual
                 for
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 for
                 thereby
                 the
                 Donation
                 doth
                 proceed
                 from
                 his
                 Majesty
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 Fountain
                 of
                 Honour
                 :
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 Creation
                 is
                 by
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 ever
                 is
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 Donor
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Baron
                 therefore
                 by
                 Creation
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 noble
                 Person
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Progenitors
                 ,
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 have
                 created
                 Baron
                 by
                 such
                 their
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 kind
                 of
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 such
                 continuance
                 in
                 Descent
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 limited
                 in
                 the
                 Habendum
                 in
                 such
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 contained
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 him
                 to
                 whom
                 it
                 is
                 given
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 term
                 
                   vanter
                   vie
                
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 hold
                 Opinion
                 in
                 the
                 32
                 of
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 for
                 
                   cujus
                   est
                   dare
                   est
                   disponere
                
                 .
                 It
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 special
                 in
                 our
                 general
                 Tayl
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Tayl
                 was
                 usual
                 before
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 
                   decimo
                   tertio
                
                 of
                 Edw.
                 1.
                 by
                 which
                 Estate
                 Tayl
                 of
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 was
                 created
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 Patent
                 whereby
                 
                   Hubert
                   de
                   Burgo
                
                 was
                 made
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kent
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 by
                 these
                 words
                 ;
                 
                   Habendum
                   sibi
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   suis
                   de
                   corpore
                   Margaretae
                   uxoris
                   sui
                   ,
                   sorors
                   Alexandri
                   Regis
                   Scotiae
                   ,
                   procreatis
                   ,
                   &
                   pro
                   defectu
                   talis
                   exitus
                   remanere
                   in
                   directis
                   haeredibus
                   dicti
                   Huberti
                   .
                
                 And
                 that
                 Estates
                 intayl
                 are
                 at
                 this
                 Day
                 of
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honour
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 the
                 second
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Question
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   and
                   his
                   Progenitors
                   have
                   for
                   a
                   long
                   time
                   been
                   called
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   a
                   Baron
                   either
                   by
                   Tenure
                   or
                   Writ
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   had
                   in
                   regard
                   thereof
                   a
                   place
                   certain
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   if
                   afterwards
                   the
                   said
                   Nobleman
                   should
                   be
                   created
                   a
                   Baron
                   of
                   that
                   Barony
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   name
                   by
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   ,
                   whether
                   shall
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   Heirs
                   retain
                   his
                   old
                   place
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   former
                   Dignity
                   ;
                   or
                   whether
                   shall
                   he
                   lose
                   his
                   old
                   place
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   a
                   new
                   one
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Creation
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Answer
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Case
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Delaware
                   lately
                   erected
                   a
                   Resolution
                   somewhat
                   answerable
                   to
                   this
                   Question
                   :
                   
                     Thomas
                     Delaware
                  
                   in
                   the
                   third
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   being
                   in
                   some
                   displeasure
                   with
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   his
                   Heir
                   and
                   Nephew
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   Father
                   to
                   Thomas
                   late
                   Lord
                   Delaware
                   ,
                   and
                   Grandfather
                   to
                   Henry
                   Lord
                   Delaware
                   that
                   Nevis
                   procured
                   by
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   the
                   said
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   was
                   ;
                   during
                   his
                   natural
                   life
                   only
                   ,
                   clearly
                   disabled
                   to
                   claim
                   ,
                   demand
                   ,
                   or
                   have
                   any
                   manner
                   of
                   Right
                   ,
                   Title
                   ,
                   or
                   Interest
                   by
                   Descent
                   ,
                   Remainder
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   in
                   or
                   to
                   the
                   Mannors
                   ,
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   or
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   Title
                   and
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Thomas
                   Lord
                   Delaware
                   his
                   Uncle
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   After
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Thomas
                     Delaware
                  
                   died
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Queen
                   Mary
                   attainted
                   of
                   Treason
                   by
                   Verdict
                   ,
                   but
                   pardoned
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Queen
                   ;
                   and
                   afterwards
                   by
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Queen
                   Elixabeth
                   ,
                   was
                   restored
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   fourth
                   year
                   of
                   her
                   Reign
                   was
                   created
                   Lord
                   Delaware
                   by
                   Patent
                   ,
                   and
                   took
                   place
                   in
                   Parliament
                   accordingly
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   excluded
                   to
                   challenge
                   the
                   former
                   ancient
                   Barony
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   he
                   died
                   .
                   Now
                   whether
                   
                     Thomas
                     Delaware
                  
                   should
                   take
                   his
                   place
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   ancient
                   Barony
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   or
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   Father's
                   Creation
                   by
                   Patent
                   ,
                   was
                   the
                   Question
                   .
                   The
                   Opinions
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   Queens
                   Council
                   ,
                   being
                   his
                   Majestie
                   's
                   Attorney
                   General
                   and
                   Solicitor
                   ,
                   were
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   acceptance
                   of
                   the
                   new
                   Creation
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   could
                   not
                   extinguish
                   the
                   ancient
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   ancient
                   Dignity
                   in
                   him
                   at
                   that
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Creation
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   Dignity
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   Act
                   of
                   Parliament
                   3
                   Edw.
                   6.
                   in
                   the
                   ballance
                   of
                   suspence
                   or
                   consideration
                   of
                   Law
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   thereby
                   utterly
                   disabled
                   to
                   have
                   the
                   same
                   during
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   only
                   so
                   as
                   other
                   acceptance
                   could
                   not
                   extinguish
                   that
                   Dignity
                   which
                   he
                   then
                   had
                   not
                   ,
                   nor
                   could
                   not
                   conclude
                   his
                   Heir
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   not
                   disabled
                   by
                   the
                   Parliament
                   3
                   Edw.
                   6.
                   to
                   claim
                   the
                   ancient
                   Barony
                   ;
                   which
                   Opinion
                   of
                   theirs
                   was
                   seen
                   and
                   allowed
                   by
                   the
                   then
                   Chief
                   Justice
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   Lord
                   Chief
                   Baron
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   signified
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   .
                   But
                   this
                   to
                   be
                   noted
                   by
                   the
                   Reasons
                   made
                   for
                   the
                   said
                   Resolution
                   ,
                   though
                   if
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     West
                  
                   had
                   been
                   Baron
                   ,
                   and
                   entituled
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   possession
                   of
                   the
                   ancient
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   accepted
                   the
                   ancient
                   Creation
                   ,
                   the
                   Law
                   perchance
                   might
                   have
                   been
                   otherwise
                   ;
                   but
                   that
                   remains
                   as
                   yet
                   unresolved
                   :
                   Nevertheless
                   the
                   Rule
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     Eodem
                     modo
                     ,
                     quo
                     quid
                     constituitur
                     ,
                     dissolvitur
                     .
                  
                   But
                   by
                   a
                   Grant
                   which
                   is
                   but
                   a
                   matter
                   of
                   Fact
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   cannot
                   transfer
                   his
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   .
                   And
                   thus
                   much
                   concerning
                   the
                   Degrees
                   of
                   Barons
                   within
                   this
                   Realm
                   upon
                   this
                   occasion
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   understanding
                   and
                   direction
                   of
                   that
                   which
                   followeth
                   to
                   be
                   handled
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   this
                   place
                   I
                   think
                   it
                   not
                   impertinent
                   to
                   mention
                   one
                   Case
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   met
                   with
                   in
                   our
                   Books
                   of
                   Common
                   Law
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Descent
                   of
                   a
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   whereof
                   the
                   Ancestor
                   had
                   Estate
                   in
                   Feesimple
                   ;
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   Maxim
                   in
                   the
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     Possessio
                     fratris
                     in
                     feodo
                     facit
                     sororemesse
                     haeredem
                  
                   :
                   But
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   by
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   means
                   aforesaid
                   be
                   created
                   into
                   a
                   Title
                   of
                   Dignity
                   to
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   Heirs
                   for
                   ever
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   have
                   Issue
                   by
                   one
                   wife
                   a
                   Son
                   and
                   a
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   also
                   a
                   Son
                   by
                   a
                   second
                   wife
                   ;
                   afterwards
                   the
                   Father
                   dieth
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   eldest
                   Son
                   entreth
                   into
                   all
                   his
                   Father's
                   Inheritances
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   enjoyeth
                   the
                   Titles
                   and
                   Dignities
                   which
                   his
                   Father
                   had
                   ,
                   but
                   dieth
                   without
                   Issue
                   :
                   In
                   this
                   Case
                   the
                   Dignity
                   shall
                   descend
                   upon
                   the
                   younger
                   Son
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   be
                   but
                   of
                   the
                   half
                   blood
                   to
                   him
                   that
                   last
                   enjoyed
                   that
                   Name
                   and
                   Title
                   of
                   descent
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   not
                   descend
                   to
                   his
                   Sister
                   of
                   the
                   whole
                   blood
                   .
                   And
                   yet
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   he
                   shall
                   only
                   be
                   her
                   Brother's
                   Heir
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   Feesimple
                   Lands
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   reason
                   thereof
                   is
                   ,
                   because
                   
                     possessio
                     fratris
                  
                   is
                   the
                   name
                   and
                   sole
                   cause
                   which
                   may
                   give
                   Title
                   to
                   her
                   ,
                   his
                   Sister
                   ,
                   which
                   faileth
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   of
                   Dignity
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   cannot
                   be
                   said
                   that
                   her
                   elder
                   brother
                   was
                   in
                   possession
                   of
                   his
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   no
                   more
                   than
                   of
                   his
                   blood
                   ;
                   so
                   as
                   neither
                   by
                   his
                   own
                   act
                   ,
                   nor
                   any
                   act
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   by
                   any
                   other
                   ,
                   did
                   gain
                   more
                   actual
                   possession
                   (
                   if
                   so
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   termed
                   )
                   then
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   did
                   descend
                   to
                   him
                   :
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   younger
                   brother
                   may
                   well
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   make
                   himself
                   Heir
                   unto
                   his
                   Father
                   of
                   the
                   Honour
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   cannot
                   be
                   heir
                   unto
                   his
                   brother
                   :
                   So
                   that
                   this
                   word
                   [
                   Possession
                   ]
                   which
                   is
                   no
                   other
                   than
                   
                     pedis
                     positio
                  
                   ,
                   extendeth
                   only
                   unto
                   such
                   things
                   of
                   which
                   a
                   man
                   may
                   ,
                   by
                   h●s
                   entry
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   act
                   be
                   possessed
                   ,
                   and
                   doth
                   require
                   actual
                   possession
                   .
                   
                   Coke's
                   
                     third
                     part
                  
                   ,
                   92.
                   
                
                 
                   Having
                   thus
                   much
                   treated
                   concerning
                   the
                   Creations
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   things
                   incident
                   to
                   the
                   degrees
                   of
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   I
                   cannot
                   omit
                   some
                   things
                   concerning
                   the
                   sufficiency
                   and
                   ability
                   of
                   Estate
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Law
                   doth
                   require
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   every
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   several
                   Dignities
                   .
                   The
                   Common
                   Law
                   (
                   which
                   always
                   will
                   decorum
                   and
                   conveniency
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   considering
                   the
                   Charges
                   and
                   Dignities
                   appertaining
                   to
                   these
                   Degrees
                   and
                   Dignities
                   ,
                   being
                   Offices
                   of
                   principal
                   Service
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Realm
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   War
                   and
                   Peace
                   )
                   hath
                   ordered
                   ,
                   that
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   a
                   convenient
                   Portion
                   and
                   Inheritance
                   in
                   Land
                   to
                   support
                   the
                   said
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   which
                   Supplies
                   are
                   as
                   Sinews
                   conjoyned
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   For
                   in
                   Vertue
                   and
                   Riches
                   (
                   as
                   Aristotle
                   confesseth
                   )
                   all
                   the
                   old
                   Nobility
                   consisted
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   two
                   Properties
                   maketh
                   a
                   good
                   Complement
                   ;
                   for
                   
                     utilior
                     est
                     sapientia
                     cum
                     divitiis
                     conjuncta
                     .
                  
                   Therefore
                   a
                   Knight's
                   Fee
                   which
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   is
                   Twenty
                   pounds
                   Land
                   by
                   the
                   year
                   ;
                   a
                   Baron's
                   thirteen
                   Knights
                   Fees
                   and
                   a
                   quarter
                   ;
                   and
                   an
                   Earl's
                   twenty
                   Knights
                   Fees.
                   For
                   always
                   the
                   fourth
                   
                   part
                   of
                   each
                   Revenues
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   held
                   requisite
                   for
                   the
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   paid
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   for
                   the
                   Relief
                   .
                   As
                   for
                   Example
                   ;
                   the
                   Relief
                   of
                   a
                   Knight
                   is
                   five
                   pounds
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   one
                   fourth
                   of
                   his
                   Revenue
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Second
                   .
                   The
                   Relief
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   is
                   One
                   hundred
                   Marks
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   also
                   the
                   fourth
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Revenue
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Relief
                   of
                   an
                   Earl
                   is
                   One
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   al●o
                   ,
                   the
                   fourth
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Revenue
                   .
                   And
                   it
                   appears
                   by
                   the
                   Records
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Relief
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   amounteth
                   unto
                   Three
                   hundred
                   pounds
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   reason
                   in
                   our
                   Books
                   ,
                   that
                   every
                   of
                   the
                   Nobility
                   is
                   presumed
                   in
                   the
                   Law
                   to
                   have
                   sufficient
                   Freehold
                   
                     ad
                     sustinendum
                     nomen
                     &
                     onus
                  
                   .
                   And
                   to
                   what
                   value
                   those
                   ancient
                   Fees
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   and
                   Edward
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   at
                   this
                   day
                   do
                   amount
                   unto
                   ,
                   most
                   men
                   are
                   not
                   unskilful
                   in
                   ,
                   
                   Coke's
                   
                     seventh
                     part
                  
                   ,
                   33.
                   
                   And
                   in
                   Cases
                   of
                   Decay
                   of
                   Ability
                   ,
                   and
                   Estate
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Senatores
                     Romani
                     amoti
                     Senatu
                  
                   ,
                   so
                   sometimes
                   they
                   are
                   not
                   admitted
                   to
                   the
                   Upper
                   House
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   though
                   they
                   still
                   keep
                   their
                   Title
                   and
                   Dignity
                   .
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Smith
                     de
                     Republica
                     A●glorum
                  
                   22.
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   made
                   31
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   cap.
                   10.
                   the
                   Lords
                   have
                   their
                   places
                   prescribed
                   after
                   this
                   manner
                   as
                   followeth
                   ,
                   viz.
                   These
                   four
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Treasurer
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   President
                   of
                   the
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   Privy
                   Seal
                   ,
                   being
                   Persons
                   of
                   the
                   Degree
                   of
                   a
                   Baron
                   or
                   above
                   ,
                   are
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Act
                   appointed
                   to
                   sit
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   all
                   Assemblies
                   and
                   Councils
                   above
                   all
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   not
                   being
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   Royal
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   King's
                   Uncle
                   ,
                   Brother
                   ,
                   and
                   Nephew
                   .
                   And
                   these
                   six
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Lord
                   Great
                   Chamberlain
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   High
                   Constable
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Marshal
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   Admiral
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   the
                   Lord
                   High
                   Steward
                   of
                   his
                   Majesties
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   Chamberlain
                   also
                   of
                   his
                   M●jesties
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   by
                   that
                   Act
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   placed
                   in
                   all
                   Assemblies
                   of
                   Council
                   after
                   the
                   Lord
                   Privy
                   Seal
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Degrees
                   :
                   So
                   that
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   a
                   Baron
                   ,
                   than
                   he
                   is
                   to
                   sit
                   above
                   all
                   Barons
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   an
                   Earl
                   ,
                   above
                   all
                   Earls
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   likewise
                   the
                   King's
                   Secretaries
                   ,
                   being
                   Barons
                   or
                   Earls
                   ,
                   have
                   place
                   above
                   all
                   Barons
                   or
                   Earls
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 PRIVILEDGES
                 Incident
                 to
                 the
                 NOBILITY
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XIII
                 .
              
               
                 WHEN
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 Arraigned
                 upon
                 any
                 Trespass
                 or
                 Felony
                 whereof
                 he
                 is
                 indicted
                 ,
                 and
                 whereupon
                 he
                 hath
                 pleaded
                 
                   Not
                   Guilty
                
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patens
                 shall
                 assign
                 some
                 great
                 and
                 sage
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 be
                 High
                 Steward
                 of
                 England
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Arraignment
                 ,
                 who
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 day
                 shall
                 make
                 a
                 Precept
                 to
                 his
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 appointed
                 to
                 serve
                 him
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Commission
                 ,
                 to
                 warn
                 to
                 appear
                 before
                 him
                 Eighteen
                 or
                 Twenty
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 or
                 Twelve
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 appointed
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 High
                 Steward
                 shall
                 be
                 set
                 under
                 the
                 Cloth
                 of
                 Estate
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Arraignment
                 of
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 caused
                 the
                 Commission
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 Serjeant
                 shall
                 return
                 his
                 Precept
                 ,
                 and
                 thereupon
                 the
                 Lords
                 shall
                 be
                 called
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 have
                 appeared
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 set
                 in
                 their
                 places
                 ,
                 the
                 Con●●able
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 shall
                 be
                 called
                 to
                 bring
                 his
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Barr
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 High
                 Steward
                 shall
                 declare
                 to
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 the
                 cause
                 why
                 the
                 King
                 hath
                 assembled
                 thither
                 those
                 Lords
                 ,
                 and
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 perswade
                 him
                 to
                 answer
                 without
                 fear
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 shall
                 call
                 the
                 Clerk
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 to
                 read
                 his
                 Indictment
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 ask
                 him
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 
                   Guilty
                   ,
                   or
                   not
                
                 :
                 whereunto
                 when
                 he
                 hath
                 answered
                 
                   Not
                   Guilty
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Clerk
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 shall
                 ask
                 him
                 How
                 he
                 will
                 be
                 tryed
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 will
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   By
                   God
                   and
                   his
                   Peers
                
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 King's
                 Serjeant
                 and
                 Attorney
                 will
                 give
                 Evidence
                 against
                 him
                 ;
                 whereunto
                 when
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 hath
                 made
                 answer
                 ,
                 the
                 Constable
                 shall
                 be
                 commanded
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 from
                 the
                 Barr
                 to
                 some
                 other
                 place
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Lords
                 do
                 secretly
                 confer
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Lords
                 shall
                 rise
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 consult
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 they
                 affirm
                 shall
                 
                 be
                 done
                 upon
                 their
                 Honour
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Oath
                 to
                 be
                 ministred
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 all
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 agreed
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 retire
                 to
                 their
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 sit
                 down
                 .
                 Then
                 the
                 High
                 Steward
                 shall
                 ask
                 of
                 the
                 youngest
                 Lord
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 Arraigned
                 be
                 Guilty
                 or
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 Offence
                 whereof
                 he
                 is
                 Arraigned
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 youngest
                 next
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 residue
                 one
                 by
                 one
                 ,
                 until
                 he
                 hath
                 asked
                 them
                 all
                 ;
                 and
                 every
                 Lord
                 shall
                 answer
                 by
                 himself
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 Steward
                 shall
                 send
                 for
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 again
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 led
                 to
                 the
                 Barr
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 High
                 Steward
                 shall
                 rehearse
                 the
                 Verdict
                 of
                 the
                 Peers
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 Judgment
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Antiquity
                 and
                 Original
                 of
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Tryal
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 opinion
                 of
                 several
                 Authors
                 ,
                 is
                 grounded
                 from
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 not
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 quantity
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 Coke
                 to
                 the
                 Reader
                 before
                 his
                 eight
                 part
                 ,
                 fol.
                 2.
                 cap.
                 29.
                 beginning
                 thus
                 ,
                 
                   Millus
                   liber
                   homo
                   ,
                   &c.
                   nec
                   super
                   eum
                   ibimus
                   ,
                   nec
                   super
                   eum
                   mittemus
                   ,
                   nisi
                   per
                   legale
                   judicium
                   parium
                   suorum
                   .
                
                 But
                 I
                 take
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 ancient
                 than
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 as
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Realm
                 with
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 being
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 Norman
                 and
                 French
                 Laws
                 ,
                 and
                 agreeable
                 with
                 the
                 Custom
                 Feudale
                 ,
                 where
                 almost
                 all
                 Controversies
                 arising
                 between
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 and
                 the
                 Vassal
                 are
                 tryed
                 
                   per
                   Iudicium
                   parium
                   suorum
                
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 Arraignment
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 do
                 stand
                 mute
                 ,
                 or
                 will
                 not
                 answer
                 directly
                 ,
                 Judgment
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 against
                 him
                 as
                 a
                 Traytor
                 Convict
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 prest
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 save
                 the
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 his
                 Lands
                 ;
                 for
                 Treason
                 is
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 1.
                 chap.
                 12.
                 15.
                 
                 Ed.
                 4.
                 33.
                 
                 Dyer
                 205.
                 
                 But
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 Arraigned
                 upon
                 Indictment
                 of
                 Felony
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 mute
                 .
                 This
                 priviledge
                 hath
                 some
                 restraint
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 person
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 proceeding
                 .
                 As
                 touching
                 the
                 person
                 ;
                 first
                 the
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 Bishops
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 be
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 impeached
                 of
                 such
                 offence
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 tryed
                 by
                 the
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 Jury
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 substantial
                 Persons
                 upon
                 their
                 Oaths
                 ;
                 the
                 reason
                 thereof
                 alledged
                 is
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 Bishops
                 cannot
                 pass
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 cases
                 upon
                 Peers
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 prohibited
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 and
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Laws
                 to
                 be
                 judged
                 of
                 Life
                 and
                 Blood.
                 Reason
                 would
                 that
                 the
                 other
                 Peers
                 should
                 not
                 try
                 them
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 Tryal
                 should
                 be
                 mutual
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 performed
                 upon
                 their
                 Honours
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Oath
                 taken
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 the
                 great
                 respect
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 to
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 speaketh
                 upon
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 even
                 in
                 a
                 case
                 concerning
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 a
                 Peer
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 ought
                 they
                 much
                 more
                 to
                 keep
                 their
                 Words
                 and
                 Promises
                 in
                 smaller
                 matters
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 engage
                 their
                 Honour
                 for
                 any
                 just
                 cause
                 or
                 consideration
                 .
              
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 as
                 touching
                 these
                 persons
                 ,
                 no
                 Temporal
                 Lords
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 that
                 are
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Tryal
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 are
                 excluded
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 of
                 a
                 Duke
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 called
                 an
                 Earl.
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 
                   Henry
                   Howard
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 to
                 Thomas
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 in
                 38
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 
                   Brook's
                   Abridgment
                
                 Treason
                 ,
                 2.
                 
                 Likewise
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 of
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 called
                 a
                 Lord.
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 younger
                 Sons
                 of
                 Kings
                 are
                 Earls
                 by
                 birth
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 have
                 no
                 other
                 Creation
                 ;
                 but
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 partaker
                 of
                 these
                 or
                 other
                 Priviledges
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 Those
                 that
                 are
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 of
                 Scotland
                 or
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 if
                 upon
                 the
                 like
                 Offence
                 committed
                 in
                 England
                 they
                 be
                 apprehended
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 have
                 this
                 Tryal
                 by
                 Peers
                 ,
                 no
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 were
                 born
                 in
                 England
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 received
                 their
                 Dignity
                 from
                 a
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 of
                 other
                 Nations
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 do
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 create
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Subjects
                 of
                 Scotland
                 or
                 Ireland
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Peer
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 his
                 ordinary
                 Writ
                 of
                 Summons
                 under
                 his
                 Great
                 Seal
                 do
                 call
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Upper
                 House
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 assign
                 him
                 a
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 Voice
                 free
                 amongst
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Peers
                 there
                 assembled
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 partaker
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 all
                 priviledges
                 .
              
               
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   much
                   concerning
                   the
                   restraint
                   of
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   persons
                   39
                   Ed.
                   3.
                   
                
              
               
                 And
                 touching
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 proceeding
                 ,
                 it
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 29.
                 
                 That
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 shall
                 be
                 tryed
                 by
                 his
                 Peers
                 only
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 indicted
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 Suit
                 of
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 be
                 
                   Nec
                   super
                   eum
                   ibimus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 any
                 Appeal
                 of
                 Murther
                 of
                 Felony
                 be
                 sued
                 by
                 any
                 common
                 person
                 against
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 tryed
                 by
                 common
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 by
                 his
                 Peers
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 was
                 Fines
                 Lord
                 Dacres
                 tryed
                 in
                 Appeal
                 of
                 Murther
                 .
                 The
                 Nobility
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 do
                 enjoy
                 this
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 impannelled
                 on
                 any
                 Jury
                 or
                 Inquest
                 to
                 make
                 tryal
                 or
                 inquiry
                 upon
                 their
                 Corporal
                 Oaths
                 between
                 party
                 and
                 party
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 Writ
                 for
                 their
                 Discharge
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Rule
                 in
                 Law
                 ,
                 
                   Vigilantibus
                   non
                   dormientibus
                   subveniant
                   jura
                
                 .
                 For
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 have
                 not
                 received
                 any
                 such
                 Writ
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 have
                 returned
                 any
                 such
                 Lord
                 on
                 Juries
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 Assize
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 they
                 thereupon
                 do
                 appear
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 sworn
                 ;
                 if
                 they
                 do
                 not
                 appear
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 lose
                 their
                 Issues
                 35
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 they
                 must
                 purchase
                 a
                 Writ
                 
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 reciting
                 their
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Justices
                 before
                 whom
                 such
                 Noble
                 persons
                 are
                 so
                 impannelled
                 ,
                 commanding
                 to
                 dismiss
                 him
                 or
                 them
                 that
                 were
                 so
                 impannelled
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Pannel
                 ,
                 F.N.B.
                 165.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 priviledge
                 hath
                 ,
                 in
                 two
                 causes
                 ,
                 not
                 been
                 allowed
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 place
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 If
                 the
                 enquiry
                 concern
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 necessary
                 and
                 important
                 degree
                 or
                 business
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 divers
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Marshes
                 of
                 Wales
                 were
                 impannelled
                 before
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Ely
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 ,
                 to
                 enquire
                 of
                 a
                 notable
                 outrage
                 committed
                 by
                 
                   Gilbert
                   de
                   Clare
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 against
                 
                   Humphrey
                   de
                   Bohun
                
                 ,
                 Earl
                 of
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Essex
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Tenants
                 in
                 Wales
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Twelfth
                 year
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Hastings
                   ,
                   Edmond
                   de
                   Mortimer
                   ,
                   Theobald
                   Beardmoe
                   ,
                
                 and
                 other
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Marshes
                 ,
                 challenged
                 their
                 priviledges
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 insisted
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 was
                 afterwards
                 answered
                 by
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 words
                 in
                 the
                 Record
                 appeareth
                 .
                 The
                 Barons
                 aforesaid
                 did
                 persist
                 in
                 the
                 Challenge
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 both
                 the
                 said
                 Earls
                 ,
                 between
                 whom
                 the
                 said
                 outrage
                 had
                 been
                 perpetrated
                 ,
                 submitted
                 themselves
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Grace
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 their
                 Fines
                 .
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 This
                 priviledge
                 hath
                 no
                 place
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 necessity
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 the
                 case
                 cannot
                 otherwise
                 come
                 to
                 light
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 words
                 in
                 the
                 Writ
                 in
                 the
                 Register
                 are
                 ,
                 
                   Nisi
                   sua
                   praesentia
                   ob
                   aliquam
                   causam
                   specialiter
                   exigatur
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 Nobleman
                 do
                 bring
                 an
                 Action
                 of
                 Debt
                 upon
                 Account
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 where
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 examined
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 always
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 upon
                 Oath
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 his
                 cause
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 chap.
                 8.
                 it
                 shall
                 suffice
                 to
                 examine
                 his
                 Attorney
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 himself
                 upon
                 his
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 priviledge
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 Arrested
                 upon
                 any
                 Warrant
                 of
                 a
                 Justice
                 of
                 Peace
                 for
                 their
                 good
                 behaviour
                 ,
                 or
                 breach
                 of
                 Peace
                 ;
                 nor
                 by
                 a
                 Supplicavit
                 out
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 the
                 
                   King's
                   Bench
                
                 :
                 For
                 such
                 an
                 Opinion
                 hath
                 the
                 Law
                 conceived
                 of
                 the
                 peaceable
                 disposition
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 thought
                 enough
                 to
                 take
                 their
                 promise
                 upon
                 their
                 Honour
                 in
                 that
                 behalf
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 in
                 Civil
                 Causes
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 Rule
                 doth
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Equity
                 observe
                 in
                 Cases
                 of
                 Conscience
                 ;
                 for
                 if
                 the
                 Defendant
                 be
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 in
                 the
                 Star-Chamber
                 ,
                 or
                 Court
                 of
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 a
                 Subpaena
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 awarded
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor
                 or
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 in
                 lieu
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 do
                 not
                 appear
                 ,
                 no
                 Attachment
                 shall
                 go
                 out
                 against
                 him
                 :
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 year
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 this
                 Order
                 and
                 Rule
                 was
                 declared
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 That
                 an
                 Attachment
                 is
                 not
                 awarded
                 by
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 Custome
                 ,
                 or
                 President
                 ,
                 against
                 any
                 Lord
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 do
                 appear
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 his
                 Bill
                 of
                 Complaint
                 upon
                 his
                 Honour
                 only
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 compelled
                 to
                 be
                 sworn
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 5
                 
                   Eliz.
                   cap.
                
                 1.
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Knights
                 and
                 Burgesses
                 of
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 take
                 the
                 Oath
                 of
                 Supremacy
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 shall
                 Citizens
                 and
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Cinque
                   Ports
                
                 ,
                 being
                 returned
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 Parliament
                 House
                 ;
                 which
                 Oath
                 shall
                 be
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 tenor
                 ,
                 effect
                 ,
                 and
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 set
                 forth
                 in
                 the
                 Statutue
                 of
                 1
                 Eliz.
                 Provided
                 always
                 ,
                 that
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 is
                 otherwise
                 sufficiently
                 assured
                 of
                 the
                 Faith
                 and
                 Loyalty
                 of
                 the
                 Temporal
                 Lords
                 of
                 her
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 therefore
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 thing
                 therein
                 contained
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 extend
                 to
                 compel
                 any
                 Temporal
                 person
                 of
                 or
                 above
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 said
                 Oath
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 incur
                 any
                 penalty
                 limited
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Act
                 for
                 not
                 taking
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Peer
                 be
                 sued
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 in
                 an
                 Action
                 of
                 Debt
                 or
                 Trespass
                 ,
                 and
                 Process
                 be
                 awarded
                 by
                 Capias
                 or
                 Exigit
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 may
                 sue
                 out
                 a
                 Certiorari
                 in
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 directed
                 to
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 ,
                 testifying
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
                 For
                 unless
                 the
                 Court
                 be
                 certified
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 Writ
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Defendant
                 is
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 Capias
                 or
                 Exigit
                 issue
                 forth
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 Error
                 ,
                 neither
                 is
                 it
                 punishable
                 in
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 his
                 Bailiffs
                 or
                 Officers
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 execute
                 the
                 said
                 Process
                 ,
                 and
                 arrest
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Noble
                 person
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 appertaineth
                 not
                 to
                 them
                 to
                 argue
                 or
                 dispute
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 Court.
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Court
                 be
                 thereof
                 certified
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 award
                 a
                 Supersedeas
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Books
                 of
                 Entries
                 in
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Error
                 ,
                 Sect.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 there
                 are
                 two
                 Reasons
                 or
                 Causes
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 no
                 Capias
                 or
                 Exigit
                 lieth
                 against
                 any
                 Peer
                 ;
                 one
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 dignity
                 of
                 their
                 persons
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 intendment
                 of
                 Law.
                 There
                 is
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 but
                 have
                 sufficient
                 Freehold
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Plaintiffs
                 may
                 extend
                 for
                 their
                 payment
                 or
                 satisfaction
                 .
                 But
                 a
                 Capias
                 or
                 Exigit
                 lieth
                 against
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 not
                 that
                 Opinion
                 of
                 his
                 Freehold
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 happen
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 wilful
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 appear
                 ,
                 the
                 Court
                 will
                 compel
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 to
                 return
                 great
                 Issues
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 at
                 every
                 default
                 to
                 encrease
                 the
                 issues
                 ,
                 as
                 lately
                 against
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 hath
                 been
                 in
                 practice
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 ancient
                 Laws
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 William
                 the
                 Conqueror
                 ,
                 many
                 good
                 Laws
                 were
                 made
                 for
                 keeping
                 the
                 Peace
                 ;
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 above
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 twelve
                 years
                 should
                 be
                 sworn
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 which
                 we
                 in
                 remembrance
                 thereof
                 do
                 keep
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 view
                 of
                 Frank
                 Pledge
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Court
                 Leet
                 .
                 But
                 Noblemen
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 are
                 neither
                 bound
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Court
                 Leet
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 Oath
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 by
                 
                   Britan.
                   c.
                
                 29.
                 treating
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Sheriffs
                   Tourn
                
                 ,
                 
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Leet
                 to
                 be
                 extracted
                 .
                 And
                 agreeable
                 thereunto
                 is
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Marlbridge
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 10.
                 
                 See
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancellor's
                 Speech
                 in
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 
                   Postnati
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 78.
                 
                 If
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Error
                 be
                 brought
                 in
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 a
                 Judgment
                 given
                 in
                 the
                 
                   King's
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 higher
                 House
                 alone
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 are
                 to
                 examine
                 the
                 Errors
                 ,
                 
                   ibid.
                   fol.
                
                 22.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 fol.
                 26.
                 in
                 a
                 Case
                 concerning
                 a
                 Distress
                 taken
                 for
                 Expences
                 and
                 Fees
                 ,
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 are
                 not
                 contributary
                 for
                 such
                 Lands
                 as
                 are
                 parcel
                 of
                 their
                 ancient
                 Lordships
                 and
                 Baronies
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 other
                 Lands
                 they
                 are
                 .
                 But
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Question
                 made
                 ,
                 If
                 one
                 which
                 is
                 no
                 Baron
                 ,
                 but
                 ignoble
                 ,
                 do
                 purchase
                 any
                 ancient
                 Barony
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 discharged
                 of
                 such
                 Expences
                 and
                 Fees
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 ?
                 Which
                 is
                 not
                 worthy
                 the
                 questioning
                 :
                 For
                 as
                 Land
                 holden
                 by
                 Villainous
                 Service
                 doth
                 not
                 make
                 him
                 a
                 Villain
                 or
                 Bondman
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 free
                 doth
                 purchase
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 although
                 by
                 his
                 Tenure
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 do
                 such
                 Villainous
                 Service
                 :
                 So
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 side
                 ,
                 Land
                 that
                 is
                 holden
                 by
                 Barony
                 doth
                 not
                 make
                 the
                 Villain
                 or
                 Ignoble
                 which
                 purchaseth
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 Noble
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 such
                 Tenure
                 do
                 lye
                 upon
                 him
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 said
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 ,
                 That
                 a
                 day
                 of
                 Grace
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 in
                 any
                 Suit
                 or
                 Action
                 whereby
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 is
                 Defendant
                 ;
                 because
                 thereby
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 should
                 be
                 longer
                 delayed
                 than
                 the
                 ordinary
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 is
                 ;
                 and
                 such
                 a
                 Lord
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 expedition
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 no
                 Noble
                 person
                 to
                 the
                 Suit
                 ,
                 the
                 Judges
                 do
                 and
                 may
                 at
                 their
                 discretion
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 motion
                 ,
                 grant
                 a
                 day
                 more
                 of
                 Grace
                 otherwise
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 strict
                 course
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 may
                 challenge
                 .
                 
                   Cambden
                   ,
                   f.
                
                 169.
                 writing
                 upon
                 this
                 Subject
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Where
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   is
                   Demandant
                   ,
                   the
                   Defendant
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   assoyned
                   for
                   the
                   delay
                   and
                   cause
                   aforesaid
                   .
                
                 To
                 which
                 I
                 could
                 also
                 subscribe
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Book
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 of
                 Hen.
                 4.
                 15.
                 b.
                 is
                 otherwise
                 adjudged
                 :
                 There
                 the
                 King
                 brought
                 a
                 
                   Quare
                   Impedit
                
                 against
                 a
                 common
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Defendant
                 was
                 essoyned
                 by
                 a
                 Rule
                 of
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 be
                 Plaintiff
                 or
                 Defendant
                 in
                 any
                 Action
                 ,
                 real
                 or
                 personal
                 ,
                 a-against
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 any
                 Issue
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 tryed
                 by
                 a
                 Jury
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 must
                 return
                 one
                 Knight
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Inquest
                 ;
                 otherwise
                 upon
                 challenge
                 made
                 the
                 whole
                 pannel
                 shall
                 be
                 quashed
                 .
                 Which
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 is
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 for
                 honour
                 and
                 reverence
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 that
                 degree
                 :
                 For
                 when
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 is
                 party
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 otherwise
                 than
                 when
                 the
                 Suit
                 is
                 between
                 private
                 persons
                 ;
                 
                   F.
                   N.
                   B.
                   Title
                   Challenge
                
                 115.
                 13.
                 
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Quare
                   Impedit
                
                 against
                 a
                 Bishop
                 adjudged
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kent
                 in
                 the
                 fourteenth
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Queen's
                 Reign
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 parties
                 did
                 plead
                 to
                 an
                 Issue
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Venire
                   Facias
                
                 is
                 awarded
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 did
                 return
                 ●●rved
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 pannel
                 returned
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 is
                 no
                 Knight
                 named
                 .
                 The
                 truth
                 of
                 which
                 Case
                 was
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 the
                 return
                 made
                 ,
                 the
                 Demand
                 is
                 published
                 ,
                 and
                 demanded
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 and
                 the
                 Heralds
                 to
                 be
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kent
                 in
                 right
                 and
                 discent
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 so
                 reputed
                 or
                 named
                 before
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 after
                 that
                 time
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 then
                 last
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenant
                 is
                 made
                 a
                 Baron
                 by
                 Writ
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 Jury
                 doth
                 appear
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Kent
                 did
                 challenge
                 the
                 Array
                 ,
                 because
                 no
                 Knight
                 was
                 returned
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 allowed
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 admittance
                 of
                 both
                 parties
                 is
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 default
                 can
                 be
                 laid
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 honourable
                 Es●ate
                 of
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 parties
                 ;
                 the
                 Demandant
                 not
                 being
                 then
                 known
                 or
                 reputed
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Earl
                 by
                 descent
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 Tenant
                 then
                 also
                 being
                 no
                 Baron
                 .
                 How
                 much
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 hath
                 always
                 prohibited
                 perpetuity
                 in
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 
                 Corbet's
                 Case
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 part
                 of
                 
                 Coke's
                 Book
                 ,
                 fol.
                 48.
                 and
                 in
                 many
                 other
                 Cases
                 in
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 his
                 Books
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 
                   Littleton
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 145.
                 saith
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 principle
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 Land
                 in
                 Feesimple
                 may
                 be
                 charged
                 with
                 a
                 Rent
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 King's
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 upon
                 a
                 Creation
                 of
                 any
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 degree
                 soever
                 ,
                 do
                 as
                 the
                 manner
                 is
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patent
                 give
                 unto
                 any
                 such
                 new
                 created
                 Nobleman
                 an
                 Annuity
                 or
                 Rent
                 for
                 the
                 support
                 of
                 his
                 degree
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 Creation-money
                 ;
                 this
                 is
                 so
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 dignity
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 no
                 Grant
                 ,
                 Assurance
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 Alienation
                 it
                 can
                 be
                 given
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 still
                 incident
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 support
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Creation
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 all
                 Cases
                 wherein
                 is
                 any
                 Suit
                 ,
                 a
                 Baron
                 or
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 amerced
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 five
                 pounds
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 amercement
                 of
                 a
                 Duke
                 is
                 One
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 .
                 Although
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 14.
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Negative
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Comites
                   &
                   Barones
                   non
                   amercientur
                   nisi
                   per
                   pares
                   suos
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   nisi
                   secundum
                   modum
                   delicti
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 use
                 hath
                 reduced
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 certainty
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Statute
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 Amercements
                 should
                 be
                 assessed
                 
                   per
                   pares
                   suos
                
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 it
                 were
                 troublesome
                 to
                 assemble
                 Barons
                 for
                 so
                 small
                 a
                 matter
                 ,
                 such
                 Amercements
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 have
                 been
                 assessed
                 by
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 who
                 sometime
                 were
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 already
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 writeth
                 
                   Bracton
                   lib.
                
                 3.
                 
                   tract
                   .
                   cap.
                
                 1.
                 fol.
                 116.8
                 .
              
               
                 Whereas
                 by
                 Statute
                 32
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 16.
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 shall
                 not
                 keep
                 in
                 their
                 Houses
                 or
                 Families
                 above
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 four
                 Strangers
                 born
                 ;
                 nevertheless
                 ,
                 
                 by
                 a
                 Proviso
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Act
                 ,
                 every
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 hath
                 this
                 priviledge
                 allowed
                 unto
                 him
                 to
                 keep
                 in
                 his
                 Family
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 six
                 born
                 Strangers
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 14
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 a
                 priviledge
                 was
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Nobility
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 degrees
                 concerning
                 Apparel
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 by
                 a
                 Statute
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 ,
                 chap.
                 15.
                 all
                 Laws
                 and
                 Statutes
                 concerning
                 Apparel
                 are
                 taken
                 away
                 .
              
               
                 Whereas
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 2
                 Hen.
                 5.
                 
                 Parl.
                 2.
                 cap.
                 1.
                 it
                 is
                 ordained
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 in
                 every
                 County
                 ,
                 named
                 of
                 the
                 Quorum
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 resident
                 in
                 the
                 Shires
                 wherein
                 they
                 are
                 Justices
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Proviso
                 whereby
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 named
                 in
                 such
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 are
                 excepted
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 1
                 Edw.
                 6.
                 cap.
                 12.
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 Case
                 and
                 Cases
                 ,
                 where
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Subjects
                 shall
                 and
                 may
                 upon
                 his
                 prayer
                 have
                 the
                 priviledge
                 of
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Clark
                 Convict
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 make
                 purgation
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Cases
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 in
                 all
                 and
                 every
                 Cases
                 of
                 Felony
                 wherein
                 the
                 priviledge
                 or
                 benefit
                 of
                 Clergy
                 is
                 taken
                 away
                 by
                 this
                 Statute
                 ,
                 wilful
                 Murther
                 ,
                 and
                 poysoning
                 only
                 excepted
                 ,
                 the
                 Lords
                 and
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 having
                 place
                 and
                 voice
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 shall
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 this
                 Act
                 of
                 Common
                 Grace
                 ,
                 upon
                 his
                 or
                 their
                 requests
                 and
                 prayer
                 ,
                 alledging
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Lord
                 or
                 Peer
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 claiming
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Act
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 cannot
                 read
                 ,
                 without
                 burning
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 loss
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 or
                 corruption
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 be
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 only
                 to
                 all
                 constructions
                 ,
                 intents
                 ,
                 and
                 purposes
                 as
                 a
                 Clark
                 Convict
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 make
                 purgations
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 benefit
                 of
                 Clergy
                 to
                 any
                 such
                 Lord
                 or
                 Peer
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 after
                 for
                 any
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 allowed
                 ,
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 or
                 admitted
                 ,
                 any
                 Law
                 ,
                 Custome
                 ,
                 Statute
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 thing
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 notwithstanding
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 Statute
                 a
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 his
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 common
                 person
                 shall
                 not
                 ,
                 viz.
                 for
                 breaking
                 open
                 an
                 House
                 by
                 day
                 or
                 night
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 robbing
                 any
                 on
                 the
                 High-way
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Cases
                 excepted
                 ,
                 saving
                 in
                 wilful
                 Murther
                 and
                 Poysoning
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Cases
                 ,
                 wherein
                 Clergy
                 is
                 taken
                 away
                 by
                 any
                 Statute
                 made
                 since
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 of
                 1
                 Edw.
                 6.
                 he
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 degree
                 that
                 a
                 common
                 and
                 inferiour
                 person
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Court
                 will
                 not
                 give
                 him
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Statute
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 require
                 it
                 .
                 If
                 a
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 do
                 confess
                 his
                 Offence
                 upon
                 his
                 Arraignment
                 ,
                 or
                 doth
                 abjure
                 ,
                 or
                 is
                 Outlawed
                 for
                 Felony
                 ,
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 in
                 these
                 Cases
                 he
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Statute
                 ,
                 viz.
                 his
                 Clergy
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 18
                 
                   Eliz.
                   cap.
                
                 18.
                 he
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 need
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 purgation
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 be
                 forthwith
                 delivered
                 out
                 of
                 Prison
                 by
                 the
                 Justices
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Imperial
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 
                   Nobiles
                   non
                   torquentur
                   ,
                   &
                   Nobiles
                   non
                   suspendentur
                   ,
                   sed
                   decapitantur
                   :
                
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 is
                 almost
                 grown
                 into
                 a
                 Custome
                 of
                 England
                 by
                 the
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 rare
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 executed
                 in
                 other
                 form
                 .
                 Yet
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fines
                
                 Lord
                 Dacres
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 23
                 th
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 Sturton
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 ,
                 were
                 hanged
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 it
                 was
                 lawful
                 for
                 any
                 man
                 ,
                 Noble
                 or
                 Ignoble
                 ,
                 to
                 retain
                 as
                 many
                 Chaplains
                 as
                 they
                 pleased
                 for
                 their
                 instruction
                 in
                 Religion
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 a
                 Statute
                 made
                 21
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 a
                 restraint
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 certain
                 number
                 only
                 allowed
                 the
                 Nobility
                 :
                 And
                 such
                 Chaplains
                 for
                 their
                 attendance
                 have
                 Immunities
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 at
                 large
                 may
                 appear
                 ,
                 viz.
                 every
                 Archbishop
                 and
                 Duke
                 may
                 have
                 six
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 whereof
                 every
                 one
                 may
                 have
                 ,
                 and
                 purchase
                 Licence
                 of
                 Dispensation
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 ,
                 receive
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 two
                 Parsonages
                 or
                 Benefices
                 with
                 Cure
                 of
                 Souls
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 every
                 Marquiss
                 and
                 Earl
                 may
                 have
                 five
                 Chaplains
                 ;
                 every
                 Viscount
                 or
                 other
                 Bishop
                 four
                 Chaplains
                 ;
                 and
                 every
                 Baron
                 and
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 may
                 have
                 three
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 whereof
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 may
                 purchase
                 License
                 of
                 Dispensation
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 ,
                 receive
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 two
                 Benefices
                 with
                 Cure
                 of
                 Souls
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 retaining
                 of
                 Chaplains
                 by
                 Lords
                 and
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 is
                 ordinary
                 ;
                 and
                 nevertheless
                 some
                 questions
                 have
                 been
                 concerning
                 the
                 true
                 understanding
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 Law
                 ,
                 I
                 think
                 it
                 not
                 unnecessary
                 to
                 set
                 down
                 some
                 subsequent
                 Resolutions
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 touching
                 some
                 matters
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Bishop
                 be
                 translated
                 to
                 an
                 Archbishoprick
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Baron
                 be
                 created
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 yet
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 they
                 can
                 have
                 but
                 only
                 so
                 many
                 Chaplains
                 as
                 an
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 Earl
                 might
                 have
                 ;
                 for
                 although
                 he
                 hath
                 divers
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 is
                 still
                 but
                 one
                 person
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 attendance
                 and
                 service
                 should
                 be
                 done
                 :
                 So
                 if
                 a
                 Baron
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 or
                 Lord
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Cinque
                   Ports
                
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 in
                 all
                 but
                 three
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 
                   &
                   sic
                   de
                   similibus
                
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 such
                 an
                 Officer
                 allowed
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 to
                 have
                 one
                 ,
                 two
                 ,
                 or
                 more
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 do
                 retain
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 he
                 is
                 removed
                 from
                 his
                 Office
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 he
                 cannot
                 be
                 now
                 Nonresident
                 ,
                 nor
                 accept
                 a
                 second
                 Benefice
                 of
                 his
                 Complement
                 which
                 was
                 not
                 full
                 before
                 his
                 removing
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 it
                 behoveth
                 the
                 Chaplain
                 to
                 procure
                 a
                 
                   Non
                   obstante
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 punished
                 for
                 his
                 Nonresidence
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 if
                 any
                 Earl
                 or
                 Baron
                 do
                 retain
                 a
                 Chaplain
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 his
                 advancement
                 his
                 Lord
                 is
                 Attainted
                 of
                 Treason
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Westmoreland
                 )
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 Attainder
                 such
                 a
                 Chaplain
                 cannot
                 except
                 a
                 second
                 Benefice
                 ;
                 for
                 though
                 his
                 Lord
                 be
                 still
                 living
                 according
                 to
                 Nature
                 ,
                 yet
                 after
                 the
                 Attainder
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 dead
                 person
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 case
                 to
                 have
                 priviledge
                 for
                 himself
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 .
              
               
               
                 If
                 a
                 Baron
                 have
                 three
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 have
                 two
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 Baron
                 dieth
                 ;
                 they
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 those
                 Benefices
                 with
                 Cure
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 lawfully
                 settled
                 in
                 them
                 before
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 said
                 Chaplains
                 be
                 resident
                 upon
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 yet
                 now
                 he
                 is
                 become
                 punishable
                 for
                 being
                 resident
                 upon
                 the
                 other
                 ;
                 for
                 
                   Cessante
                   causa
                   ,
                   cessat
                   effectus
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 Law
                 is
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Baron
                 be
                 attainted
                 of
                 Treason
                 or
                 Felony
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 any
                 Officer
                 be
                 removed
                 from
                 his
                 Office
                 ,
                 
                   &
                   sic
                   de
                   similibus
                
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 if
                 a
                 Lord
                 do
                 one
                 time
                 retain
                 more
                 Chaplains
                 than
                 are
                 allowed
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 lawful
                 number
                 only
                 shall
                 have
                 priviledge
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 which
                 of
                 them
                 be
                 first
                 promoted
                 shall
                 have
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 are
                 excluded
                 ;
                 for
                 
                   aequali
                   jure
                   melior
                   est
                   conditio
                   possidentis
                   .
                
                 If
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 doth
                 retain
                 Chaplains
                 above
                 his
                 number
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 his
                 Chaplains
                 die
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 that
                 was
                 retained
                 shall
                 not
                 succeed
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 first
                 retainer
                 was
                 void
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 ,
                 it
                 behoveth
                 him
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 new
                 retaining
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 the
                 predecessor
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 his
                 advancement
                 ;
                 for
                 
                   quod
                   ab
                   initio
                   non
                   valet
                   ,
                   in
                   tractu
                   temporis
                   non
                   convalescit
                   .
                
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Noble
                 person
                 retain
                 such
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 Chaplains
                 as
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 law
                 allowed
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 afterwards
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 upon
                 such
                 dislike
                 or
                 other
                 cause
                 ,
                 do
                 discharge
                 any
                 of
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 attendance
                 or
                 service
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 cannot
                 retain
                 other
                 (
                 thereby
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 priviledge
                 )
                 during
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 them
                 so
                 retained
                 and
                 discharged
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 reason
                 thereof
                 is
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 first
                 Chaplains
                 were
                 lawfully
                 retained
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 virtue
                 thereof
                 ,
                 during
                 their
                 lives
                 ,
                 might
                 purchase
                 Dispensations
                 to
                 have
                 advantage
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Statute
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 if
                 the
                 discharge
                 of
                 their
                 service
                 and
                 attendance
                 might
                 give
                 liberty
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 to
                 retain
                 others
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 means
                 he
                 might
                 advance
                 Chaplains
                 without
                 number
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Statute
                 might
                 be
                 defrauded
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 must
                 be
                 strictly
                 construed
                 ,
                 
                   Non-residents
                   ,
                   &
                   Pluralities
                
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 thing
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ordinary
                 instruction
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 of
                 God.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 3
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 cap.
                 4.
                 it
                 is
                 enactect
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 Forasmuch
                 as
                 by
                 quarrels
                 made
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 great
                 Authority
                 ,
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Council
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 hath
                 ensued
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 undoing
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 evidently
                 appeared
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 compassing
                 of
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 true
                 Subjects
                 was
                 had
                 ,
                 the
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 was
                 imagined
                 thereby
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 it
                 hath
                 grown
                 and
                 been
                 occasioned
                 by
                 malice
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 own
                 Houshold
                 Servants
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 this
                 Land
                 ,
                 if
                 actual
                 deeds
                 were
                 not
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 remedy
                 for
                 such
                 false
                 compassing
                 ,
                 imaginations
                 ,
                 and
                 confederacies
                 had
                 against
                 any
                 Lord
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Council
                 ,
                 or
                 great
                 Officers
                 in
                 his
                 Houshold
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 great
                 inconveniences
                 did
                 ensue
                 ,
                 because
                 such
                 ungodly
                 demeanours
                 were
                 not
                 strictly
                 punished
                 before
                 that
                 any
                 actual
                 deed
                 was
                 done
                 ;
                 for
                 remedy
                 whereof
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 ordained
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 or
                 Comptroller
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Houshold
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 full
                 authority
                 to
                 enquire
                 by
                 twelve
                 discreet
                 persons
                 of
                 the
                 Check
                 Roll
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 honourable
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 person
                 admitted
                 and
                 sworn
                 the
                 King's
                 Servant
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 name
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 Check
                 Roll
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 quality
                 or
                 degree
                 whatsoever
                 under
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 a
                 Lord
                 ,
                 do
                 make
                 any
                 Confederacies
                 or
                 Conspiracies
                 with
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 to
                 destroy
                 or
                 murther
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Lord
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 person
                 sworn
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Council
                 ,
                 Steward
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 or
                 Comptroller
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 found
                 before
                 the
                 said
                 Steward
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 twelve
                 men
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 such
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Servants
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 hath
                 confederated
                 or
                 conspired
                 as
                 abovesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 so
                 found
                 by
                 the
                 enquiry
                 be
                 put
                 thereupon
                 to
                 answer
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Steward
                 ,
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 or
                 Comptroller
                 ,
                 or
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 have
                 power
                 to
                 determine
                 the
                 said
                 matter
                 according
                 to
                 Law
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 put
                 in
                 trial
                 ,
                 that
                 then
                 he
                 be
                 tried
                 by
                 Oath
                 of
                 twelve
                 discreet
                 men
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 such
                 Misdoers
                 have
                 no
                 challenge
                 but
                 for
                 maliace
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 such
                 Misdoers
                 be
                 found
                 Guilty
                 by
                 confession
                 or
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Offence
                 is
                 adjudged
                 Felony
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 have
                 Judgment
                 and
                 Execution
                 ,
                 as
                 Felons
                 attainted
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 cap.
                 8.
                 
                 Authority
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 King's
                 Justices
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 suppressing
                 of
                 Riots
                 ,
                 to
                 raise
                 
                   posse
                   Comitatus
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 liberty
                 doth
                 in
                 Common
                 Law
                 guide
                 in
                 many
                 other
                 cases
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 may
                 not
                 by
                 such
                 Authority
                 command
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 any
                 Nobleman
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Service
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 upon
                 a
                 Supplicavit
                 against
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 do
                 return
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 so
                 puissant
                 that
                 he
                 cannot
                 ,
                 nor
                 dare
                 not
                 arrest
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 shall
                 be
                 grievously
                 amerced
                 for
                 such
                 his
                 return
                 :
                 For
                 by
                 the
                 Writ
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 King's
                 Command
                 is
                 to
                 all
                 Archbishops
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 Counts
                 ,
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 all
                 Leigemen
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 aiding
                 unto
                 him
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 to
                 his
                 Office
                 appertaineth
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 no
                 person
                 whatsoever
                 can
                 respit
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Writ
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 :
                 Also
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 at
                 his
                 discretion
                 may
                 levy
                 three
                 hundred
                 men
                 ,
                 if
                 need
                 be
                 ,
                 to
                 aid
                 him
                 in
                 that
                 behalf
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Charter
                 of
                 the
                 Forest
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 followeth
                 ;
                 
                   To
                   every
                   Archbishop
                   ,
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   Earl
                   ,
                   or
                   Baron
                   coming
                   to
                   us
                   ,
                   and
                   passing
                   by
                   our
                   Forest
                   ,
                   
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   lawful
                   for
                   him
                   to
                   take
                   one
                   Beast
                   or
                   two
                   by
                   the
                   view
                   of
                   the
                   Forest
                   if
                   he
                   be
                   present
                   ;
                   or
                   else
                   he
                   shall
                   cause
                   one
                   to
                   blow
                   a
                   Horn
                   for
                   him
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   seem
                   not
                   to
                   steal
                   our
                   Deer
                   .
                
                 Although
                 the
                 Statute
                 doth
                 speak
                 but
                 of
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 yet
                 if
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Marquiss
                 ,
                 or
                 Viscount
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 be
                 coming
                 towards
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 command
                 ,
                 they
                 also
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Article
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 send
                 to
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 aforesaid
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 or
                 send
                 for
                 him
                 by
                 Writ
                 of
                 Subpoena
                 to
                 appear
                 in
                 the
                 Chancery
                 ;
                 or
                 by
                 Privy
                 Seal
                 to
                 appear
                 before
                 his
                 Council
                 ;
                 or
                 send
                 for
                 him
                 by
                 Letters
                 Missive
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 Messenger
                 ,
                 or
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Arms
                 ;
                 in
                 all
                 these
                 cases
                 he
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 this
                 Statute
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 they
                 come
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 command
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 Law
                 is
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 
                   Scire
                   Facias
                
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 or
                 
                   Kings
                   Bench
                
                 to
                 a
                 Lord
                 of
                 Parliament
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 such
                 Process
                 go
                 forth
                 against
                 a
                 Lord
                 to
                 appear
                 before
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Barons
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 cometh
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 come
                 unto
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 are
                 ,
                 
                   Veniens
                   ad
                   nos
                
                 ;
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 Process
                 which
                 are
                 made
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 and
                 
                   King's
                   Bench
                
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 
                   Quod
                   sit
                   coram
                   nobis
                
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 are
                 the
                 Process
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Star-Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 Lords
                 which
                 come
                 to
                 visit
                 the
                 new
                 King
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 (
                 though
                 not
                 sent
                 for
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 priviledge
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 that
                 this
                 Statute
                 is
                 a
                 Warrant
                 dormant
                 to
                 such
                 Lords
                 ;
                 which
                 also
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 understood
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 their
                 returning
                 homeward
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 their
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 And
                 note
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Statute
                 doth
                 extend
                 to
                 give
                 Licence
                 to
                 kill
                 or
                 hunt
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Parks
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Letter
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 be
                 
                   Transiens
                   per
                   Forestam
                   nostram
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Oath
                 of
                 Supremacy
                 is
                 not
                 imposed
                 on
                 the
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Peer
                 shall
                 for
                 his
                 first
                 Offence
                 of
                 Felony
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 cannot
                 read
                 ,
                 have
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 his
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 burning
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 person
                 shall
                 divulge
                 false
                 and
                 scandalous
                 Reports
                 of
                 any
                 Lord
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 the
                 Offender
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 imprisoned
                 until
                 he
                 bring
                 forth
                 the
                 Author
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 personal
                 Actions
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 may
                 pray
                 a
                 day
                 of
                 Grace
                 ;
                 but
                 against
                 a
                 Lord
                 of
                 Parliament
                 it
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 allowed
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 Actionable
                 for
                 any
                 to
                 deface
                 the
                 Coat
                 Armour
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 any
                 Nobleman
                 or
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Church
                 or
                 Window
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Certain
                   Cases
                   wherein
                   a
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   hath
                   no
                   priviledge
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Statute
                   of
                   Westminster
                   2.
                   cap.
                   39●
                   saith
                   ,
                   If
                   the
                   Sheriff
                   return
                   that
                   he
                   cannot
                   execute
                   the
                   Kings
                   precept
                   
                     propter
                     resistentiam
                     alicujus
                     magnatis
                  
                   ;
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   true
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   punish
                   the
                   resisters
                   by
                   Imprisonment
                   ,
                   from
                   whence
                   they
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   delivered
                   without
                   the
                   Kings
                   special
                   commandment
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   11
                   Hen.
                   4.
                   15.
                   
                     in
                     homine
                     replegiando
                  
                   ,
                   against
                   Dame
                   Spencer
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   (
                   viz.
                   a
                   Baroness
                   born
                   )
                   a
                   Capias
                   was
                   granted
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   was
                   an
                   high
                   injury
                   to
                   the
                   person
                   whom
                   she
                   eloigned
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   some
                   other
                   cases
                   of
                   great
                   contempt
                   a
                   Capias
                   may
                   be
                   awarded
                   against
                   a
                   Peer
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   Abbot
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   was
                   impleaded
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   did
                   pray
                   priviledge
                   to
                   appear
                   by
                   an
                   Attorney
                   :
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   ,
                   because
                   the
                   Statute
                   is
                   general
                   ,
                   and
                   against
                   it
                   ;
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   special
                   Writ
                   out
                   of
                   Chancery
                   he
                   might
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   in
                   case
                   where
                   he
                   doth
                   pray
                   to
                   be
                   received
                   .
                   For
                   if
                   a
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   holding
                   Lands
                   of
                   another
                   in
                   Feesimple
                   ,
                   doth
                   forbear
                   and
                   withhold
                   to
                   do
                   ,
                   and
                   pay
                   his
                   Service
                   to
                   his
                   Landlord
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   two
                   years
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   he
                   bringeth
                   a
                   Writ
                   of
                   Cessment
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   his
                   Remedy
                   given
                   by
                   Law
                   )
                   thereby
                   to
                   recover
                   the
                   Inheritance
                   of
                   the
                   Land
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   saving
                   of
                   Tenancy
                   ,
                   being
                   minded
                   to
                   pay
                   all
                   the
                   Arrearages
                   before
                   Judgment
                   given
                   against
                   him
                   (
                   as
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   do
                   )
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   he
                   must
                   come
                   in
                   proper
                   person
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   by
                   an
                   Attorney
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   be
                   indicted
                   ,
                   and
                   cannot
                   be
                   found
                   ,
                   Process
                   of
                   Outlary
                   shall
                   be
                   awarded
                   against
                   him
                   
                     per
                     legem
                     terrae
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   outlawed
                   
                     per
                     judicium
                     Coronatorum
                  
                   ,
                   but
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   tried
                   
                     per
                     judicium
                     parium
                     suorum
                  
                   when
                   he
                   appeals
                   and
                   pleads
                   to
                   issue
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   any
                   Lord
                   did
                   depart
                   this
                   Realm
                   as
                   Ambassador
                   and
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Kings
                   Licence
                   ,
                   or
                   without
                   Licence
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   not
                   return
                   at
                   the
                   King's
                   command
                   ,
                   or
                   upon
                   the
                   Kings
                   Writ
                   ,
                   upon
                   his
                   privy
                   Signet
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   may
                   seize
                   his
                   Goods
                   and
                   Chattels
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Lord
                   ,
                   arrested
                   upon
                   a
                   Supplicavit
                   for
                   the
                   peace
                   ,
                   do
                   refuse
                   to
                   obey
                   the
                   Arrest
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   Rescous
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Sheriff
                   do
                   return
                   the
                   Rescous
                   ;
                   upon
                   such
                   return
                   shall
                   issue
                   an
                   Attachment
                   against
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   for
                   his
                   contempt
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   his
                   Body
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   is
                   a
                   way
                   to
                   obtain
                   the
                   peace
                   against
                   any
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Parliament
                   ;
                   whereas
                   the
                   party
                   could
                   not
                   have
                   an
                   Attachment
                   against
                   him
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   Subpoena
                   had
                   been
                   duly
                   served
                   ,
                   and
                   peaceably
                   accepted
                   of
                   ,
                   although
                   the
                   said
                   Lord
                   had
                   not
                   appeared
                   thereupon
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   Lords
                   are
                   compellable
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   Oath
                   mentioned
                   in
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   the
                   7
                   th
                   of
                   King
                   
                     Iames
                     ,
                     chap.
                  
                   4.
                   
                   And
                   see
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   the
                   7
                   th
                   of
                   King
                   
                     Iames
                     ,
                     chap.
                  
                   6.
                   who
                   have
                   Authority
                   to
                   minister
                   the
                   said
                   Oath
                   unto
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Baron
                   that
                   holdeth
                   by
                   Baron
                   Tenure
                   ,
                   have
                   his
                   absence
                   excused
                   by
                   Essoyn
                   ,
                   he
                   which
                   casteth
                   his
                   Essoyn
                   or
                   Excuse
                   ,
                   ought
                   to
                   find
                   Surety
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   Essoyn
                   is
                   true
                   .
                   But
                   in
                   case
                   of
                   common
                   persons
                   ,
                   it
                   shall
                   rest
                   upon
                   the
                   Credit
                   and
                   Integrity
                   of
                   the
                   Essoyner
                   ;
                   wherein
                   a
                   Lord
                   hath
                   lesser
                   priviledge
                   than
                   a
                   common
                   person
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   whereas
                   the
                   Amercements
                   should
                   be
                   offered
                   
                     per
                     pares
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   use
                   is
                   to
                   refer
                   them
                   to
                   the
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Exchequer
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   is
                   Arraigned
                   in
                   any
                   Appeal
                   of
                   Felony
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   not
                   have
                   that
                   priviledge
                   to
                   be
                   tried
                   by
                   his
                   Peers
                   (
                   as
                   in
                   case
                   of
                   Indictment
                   )
                   but
                   must
                   undergo
                   the
                   ordinary
                   Trial
                   of
                   Twelve
                   men
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   in
                   case
                   of
                   Indictment
                   ,
                   the
                   Defendant
                   (
                   though
                   a
                   Peer
                   )
                   may
                   not
                   challenge
                   any
                   of
                   his
                   Triers
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Judgment
                   to
                   be
                   given
                   against
                   any
                   Lord
                   of
                   Parliament
                   in
                   cases
                   of
                   Felony
                   or
                   Treason
                   shall
                   be
                   no
                   other
                   ,
                   than
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   usual
                   Judgment
                   given
                   against
                   common
                   persons
                   .
                   And
                   their
                   Execution
                   (
                   through
                   the
                   special
                   Grace
                   and
                   Favour
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   )
                   is
                   beheading
                   .
                
                 
                   By
                   Attainder
                   of
                   Felony
                   or
                   Treason
                   is
                   corruption
                   of
                   Blood
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   their
                   Children
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   Heirs
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   nor
                   to
                   any
                   other
                   Ancestor
                   .
                   And
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   before
                   ,
                   he
                   is
                   by
                   the
                   Attainder
                   made
                   Ignoble
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   himself
                   ,
                   but
                   all
                   his
                   Children
                   ;
                   having
                   regard
                   unto
                   the
                   Nobility
                   which
                   they
                   had
                   by
                   their
                   Birth
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   corruption
                   is
                   so
                   strong
                   and
                   high
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   cannot
                   be
                   salved
                   by
                   the
                   King's
                   pardon
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   than
                   by
                   Authority
                   of
                   Parliament
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   here
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   Nobility
                   is
                   not
                   a
                   thing
                   substantial
                   ,
                   but
                   mere
                   accidental
                   ;
                   for
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   present
                   or
                   absent
                   ,
                   without
                   corruption
                   of
                   the
                   Subject
                   whereof
                   it
                   doth
                   depend
                   ;
                   for
                   experience
                   sheweth
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   passing
                   of
                   honourable
                   Titles
                   are
                   restrained
                   by
                   exorbitant
                   Crimes
                   ,
                   when
                   as
                   Nature
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   while
                   cannot
                   be
                   thrust
                   away
                   .
                   Wherefore
                   ,
                   though
                   the
                   Lawyers
                   do
                   call
                   Extinguishment
                   of
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   which
                   happeneth
                   by
                   such
                   hainous
                   Offences
                   committed
                   by
                   corruption
                   of
                   Blood
                   :
                   nevertheless
                   they
                   use
                   not
                   this
                   manner
                   of
                   phrase
                   ,
                   as
                   though
                   Nobility
                   were
                   naturally
                   and
                   essentially
                   in
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   Blood
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   any
                   other
                   hereditary
                   Faculty
                   ;
                   but
                   because
                   the
                   right
                   of
                   Inheritance
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   by
                   degrees
                   of
                   communication
                   of
                   Blood
                   directed
                   )
                   is
                   by
                   that
                   means
                   determined
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   the
                   hatred
                   and
                   detestation
                   of
                   the
                   Crime
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   called
                   corruption
                   of
                   Blood.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   here
                   a
                   Question
                   may
                   arise
                   ,
                   Whether
                   by
                   Attainder
                   of
                   the
                   Father
                   the
                   Blood
                   be
                   so
                   corrupted
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Son
                   shall
                   also
                   be
                   barred
                   his
                   Mother's
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   who
                   hath
                   not
                   transgressed
                   ,
                   or
                   no
                   ?
                
                 
                   They
                   that
                   maintain
                   the
                   Affirmative
                   ,
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   none
                   can
                   be
                   procreated
                   or
                   ingendred
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   course
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                   but
                   of
                   a
                   Father
                   and
                   Mother
                   ,
                   and
                   must
                   have
                   in
                   him
                   two
                   Bloods
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Fathers
                   and
                   Mothers
                   ;
                   therefore
                   the
                   Law
                   also
                   faith
                   ,
                   Those
                   Bloods
                   commixt
                   in
                   the
                   person
                   of
                   a
                   man
                   in
                   lawful
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   do
                   constitute
                   and
                   make
                   him
                   an
                   Heir
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   none
                   can
                   be
                   Heir
                   unto
                   any
                   ,
                   unless
                   he
                   hath
                   both
                   Bloods
                   in
                   him
                   to
                   whom
                   he
                   doth
                   convey
                   himself
                   to
                   be
                   Heir
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   the
                   Heir
                   of
                   the
                   half
                   Blood
                   shall
                   not
                   inherit
                   ,
                   because
                   he
                   doth
                   want
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Bloods
                   which
                   should
                   make
                   him
                   inheritable
                   .
                   And
                   upon
                   this
                   reason
                   
                     Britan.
                     chap.
                  
                   5.
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     If
                     a
                     man
                     be
                     attainted
                     of
                     Felony
                     by
                     Iudgment
                     ,
                     the
                     Heirs
                     ingendred
                     after
                     the
                     Attainder
                     are
                     precluded
                     from
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     succession
                     in
                     the
                     Heritage
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     the
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Mother
                     as
                     of
                     the
                     Father
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   
                     ex
                     leproso
                     parente
                     ,
                     leprosus
                     generatur
                     filius
                     .
                     And
                     when
                     the
                     Father
                     is
                     attainted
                     of
                     Treason
                     or
                     Felony
                     ,
                     the
                     Blood
                     ,
                     in
                     respect
                     whereof
                     he
                     is
                     Inheritable
                     ,
                     being
                     corrupted
                     ,
                     the
                     same
                     hath
                     but
                     half
                     his
                     Blood
                     ,
                     that
                     is
                     ,
                     the
                     Blood
                     of
                     his
                     Mother
                     in
                     him
                     without
                     corruption
                     .
                  
                   And
                   with
                   this
                   doth
                   agree
                   
                     Bracton
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   3.
                   cap.
                   13.
                   
                   
                     Non
                     valebit
                     felonis
                     generatio
                     ,
                     nec
                     ad
                     haereditatem
                     paternam
                     ,
                     nec
                     maternam
                     ;
                     si
                     autem
                     ante
                     feloniam
                     generationem
                     fecerit
                     ,
                     talis
                     generatio
                     succedit
                     in
                     haereditatem
                     patris
                     vel
                     matris
                     ,
                     à
                     quo
                     non
                     fuerit
                     felonia
                     perpetrata
                     .
                  
                   Because
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Birth
                   he
                   had
                   two
                   lawful
                   Bloods
                   commixt
                   in
                   him
                   ,
                   which
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   corrupted
                   by
                   the
                   Attainder
                   subsequent
                   ,
                   but
                   only
                   as
                   unto
                   that
                   party
                   who
                   did
                   offend
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   on
                   the
                   Negative
                   part
                   it
                   is
                   said
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Law
                   is
                   not
                   so
                   penal
                   against
                   the
                   innocent
                   Child
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   prejudice
                   him
                   touching
                   his
                   Mothers
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   who
                   also
                   did
                   not
                   offend
                   ;
                   or
                   contrariwise
                   ,
                   especially
                   in
                   case
                   where
                   the
                   Mother
                   was
                   seized
                   of
                   an
                   Estate
                   in
                   Feesimple
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   Lands
                   or
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   or
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   was
                   the
                   case
                   (
                   if
                   I
                   be
                   not
                   mistaken
                   )
                   of
                   Philip
                   late
                   Earl
                   of
                   Arundel
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   Attainder
                   of
                   Thomas
                   Duke
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   his
                   Father
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   had
                   that
                   Earldom
                   in
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   Mother
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   they
                   do
                   agree
                   ,
                   That
                   if
                   the
                   Lands
                   or
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   a
                   man
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   his
                   wife
                   in
                   tayl
                   who
                   hath
                   Issue
                   :
                   The
                   Father
                   is
                   attainted
                   of
                   Treason
                   ,
                   and
                   executed
                   ,
                   though
                   this
                   forfeiture
                   of
                   the
                   Husband
                   shall
                   be
                   no
                   barr
                   to
                   the
                   Wife
                   concerning
                   her
                   interest
                   by
                   Survivorship
                   ;
                   yet
                   their
                   Issue
                   is
                   barred
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   26
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   cap.
                   13.
                   and
                   his
                   Blood
                   corrupted
                   :
                   For
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   the
                   Heir
                   must
                   necessarily
                   make
                   himself
                   Heir
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Body
                   of
                   the
                   one
                   as
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   .
                   And
                   yet
                   the
                   words
                   of
                   the
                   Statute
                   32
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   cap.
                   28.
                   are
                   ,
                   That
                   no
                   Fine
                   ,
                   Feof●ment
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Act
                   or
                   Acts
                   hereafter
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   ,
                   or
                   suffered
                   by
                   the
                   Husband
                   only
                   of
                   any
                   Mannors
                   ,
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   or
                   Hereditaments
                   ,
                   being
                   the
                   Inheritance
                   or
                   Freehold
                   of
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   during
                   the
                   Coverture
                   between
                   them
                   ,
                   shall
                   in
                   any
                   wise
                   be
                   ,
                   or
                   make
                   any
                   discontinuance
                   ,
                   or
                   be
                   prejudicial
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Wife
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   her
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   have
                   right
                   ,
                   title
                   ,
                   or
                   interest
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   by
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   such
                   Wife
                   or
                   Wives
                   ;
                   but
                   the
                   same
                   Wife
                   or
                   her
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   other
                   to
                   whom
                   such
                   right
                   shall
                   appertain
                   after
                   her
                   decease
                   ,
                   shall
                   or
                   may
                   then
                   lawfully
                   enter
                   into
                   all
                   such
                   Mannors
                   ,
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   and
                   Hereditaments
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Rights
                   and
                   Titles
                   therein
                   .
                   For
                   there
                   is
                   Adversity
                   taken
                   and
                   agreed
                   for
                   Law
                   between
                   a
                   discontinuance
                   which
                   doth
                   imply
                   a
                   wrong
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   lawful
                   Baron
                   which
                   doth
                   imply
                   a
                   right
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   if
                   Land
                   be
                   given
                   to
                   the
                   Husband
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Wife
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   Heirs
                   of
                   their
                   Bodies
                   begotten
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Husband
                   levies
                   a
                   Fine
                   with
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   or
                   do
                   commit
                   High
                   Treason
                   ,
                   and
                   dieth
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Wife
                   before
                   or
                   after
                   Entry
                   dieth
                   ,
                   the
                   Issue
                   is
                   barred
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Comisee
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   hath
                   right
                   unto
                   the
                   Lands
                   ,
                   because
                   the
                   Issue
                   cannot
                   claim
                   as
                   Heir
                   unto
                   both
                   .
                   And
                   with
                   this
                   doth
                   agree
                   Dyer
                   351.
                   b.
                   adjudged
                   .
                   vide
                   5
                   Hen.
                   7.
                   32.
                   
                   
                     Cott's
                     Assize
                     ,
                     Coke's
                     eighth
                     part
                     ,
                  
                   27.
                   where
                   it
                   is
                   resolved
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Statute
                   32
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   doth
                   extend
                   only
                   unto
                   Discontinuances
                   ,
                   although
                   the
                   Act
                   hath
                   general
                   words
                   ,
                   
                     or
                     be
                     prejudicial
                     to
                     the
                     Wife
                     or
                     her
                     Heirs
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   but
                   the
                   conclusion
                   ;
                   
                     if
                     she
                     shall
                     lawfully
                     enter
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   right
                   and
                   title
                   therein
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   cannot
                   do
                   when
                   they
                   be
                   barred
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   no
                   right
                   ,
                   title
                   ,
                   and
                   interest
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   Statute
                   doth
                   give
                   advantage
                   unto
                   the
                   Wife
                   ,
                   &c.
                   so
                   long
                   as
                   she
                   hath
                   right
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   doth
                   not
                   extend
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   a
                   future
                   barr
                   .
                   Although
                   the
                   Statute
                   doth
                   give
                   Entry
                   without
                   limitation
                   of
                   any
                   time
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   the
                   Entry
                   must
                   attend
                   upon
                   the
                   right
                   :
                   and
                   therefore
                   if
                   the
                   Wife
                   be
                   seized
                   in
                   Feesimple
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   Husband
                   levy
                   a
                   Fine
                   with
                   Proclamation
                   unto
                   another
                   ,
                   and
                   dieth
                   ,
                   now
                   the
                   Wife
                   may
                   enter
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   Statute
                   ;
                   for
                   as
                   yet
                   that
                   Fine
                   is
                   not
                   any
                   barr
                   unto
                   her
                   ,
                   but
                   her
                   right
                   doth
                   remain
                   ,
                   which
                   she
                   may
                   continue
                   by
                   Entry
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   she
                   do
                   surcease
                   her
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   five
                   years
                   do
                   pass
                   without
                   Entry
                   ,
                   &c.
                   now
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   the
                   Fine
                   with
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   and
                   five
                   years
                   past
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   she
                   is
                   barred
                   of
                   her
                   right
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   consequence
                   she
                   cannot
                   enter
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   Statute
                   doth
                   speak
                   of
                   Fine
                   only
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   of
                   Fine
                   with
                   Proclamation
                   .
                   If
                   there
                   be
                   Father
                   and
                   Son
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Father
                   be
                   seized
                   of
                   Lands
                   holden
                   
                     in
                     Capite
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   by
                   Knight's
                   Service
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   doth
                   create
                   the
                   Son
                   Duke
                   ,
                   Earl
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Degree
                   of
                   Nobility
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   the
                   Father
                   dieth
                   ,
                   his
                   Son
                   being
                   within
                   the
                   Age
                   of
                   One
                   and
                   twenty
                   years
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   no
                   Ward
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   the
                   King
                   had
                   made
                   him
                   Knight
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   he
                   should
                   not
                   have
                   been
                   in
                   Ward
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   neither
                   for
                   the
                   Lands
                   descended
                   ,
                   nor
                   for
                   his
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   be
                   within
                   Age.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 NOBILITY
                 AND
                 LORDS
                 IN
                 REPUTATION
                 ONLY
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XIV
                 .
              
               
                 THERE
                 are
                 also
                 other
                 Lords
                 in
                 Reputation
                 and
                 Appellation
                 ,
                 who
                 nevertheless
                 are
                 not
                 
                   de
                   jure
                
                 ;
                 neither
                 can
                 they
                 enjoy
                 the
                 priviledges
                 of
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 that
                 are
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 of
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 Father's
                 life
                 ,
                 is
                 only
                 in
                 courtesie
                 of
                 Speech
                 and
                 Honour
                 called
                 an
                 Earl
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 a
                 Marquiss
                 or
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 a
                 Lord
                 :
                 but
                 not
                 so
                 in
                 legal
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Courts
                 of
                 Judicature
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 create
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 into
                 any
                 Degree
                 of
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
                 And
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 German
                 Custom
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 younger
                 Sons
                 of
                 Dukes
                 and
                 Marquisses
                 are
                 called
                 Lords
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 courtesie
                 only
                 ,
                 which
                 Title
                 descends
                 not
                 to
                 their
                 Heirs
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Duke
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 of
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Nation
                 ,
                 doth
                 come
                 into
                 this
                 Land
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 safe
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 said
                 Letters
                 of
                 safe
                 Conduct
                 he
                 is
                 named
                 a
                 Duke
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Creation
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 Appellation
                 maketh
                 him
                 not
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 &c.
                 to
                 sue
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 sued
                 by
                 that
                 name
                 within
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 only
                 so
                 by
                 Reputation
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Sovereign
                 King
                 come
                 into
                 England
                 under
                 safe
                 Conduct
                 ,
                 he
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 abode
                 here
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 styled
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 retain
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 although
                 not
                 his
                 Regal
                 Command
                 and
                 Power
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 may
                 be
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 That
                 no
                 Sovereign
                 King
                 may
                 enter
                 into
                 this
                 Realm
                 without
                 licence
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 be
                 in
                 League
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 the
                 younger
                 Sons
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 Earls
                 by
                 their
                 Birth
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 Creation
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 an
                 Englishman
                 be
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 by
                 the
                 Emperor
                 or
                 other
                 Monarch
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 bear
                 that
                 Dignity
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 only
                 an
                 Earl
                 in
                 Reputation
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Lord
                 or
                 Peer
                 of
                 Scotland
                 or
                 Ireland
                 is
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 or
                 Peerage
                 of
                 England
                 in
                 all
                 Courts
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 is
                 commonly
                 reputed
                 a
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 priviledge
                 as
                 a
                 Peer
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 THE
                 QUEEN
                 CONSORT
                 ,
                 AND
                 OF
                 NOBLE
                 WOMEN
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XV.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 QUEEN
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 from
                 the
                 S●xon
                 word
                 Cuningine
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 from
                 Cuning
                 (
                 by
                 variation
                 of
                 Gender
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 their
                 manner
                 )
                 signifieth
                 Power
                 and
                 Knowledge
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 denotes
                 the
                 Sovereignty
                 due
                 unto
                 them
                 which
                 they
                 enjoyed
                 in
                 those
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 now
                 in
                 most
                 Nations
                 ,
                 being
                 capable
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Diadem
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 right
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Heirs
                 Male.
                 But
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Salique
                 Law
                 ,
                 the
                 Sex
                 is
                 excluded
                 from
                 their
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 debarred
                 the
                 English
                 Title
                 to
                 their
                 Crown
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 three
                 kinds
                 of
                 persons
                 capable
                 of
                 the
                 Title
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Queen
                 amongst
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 different
                 in
                 Power
                 and
                 Priviledge
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 is
                 a
                 Queen
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 the
                 Crown
                 descends
                 by
                 Birth-right
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 equal
                 in
                 power
                 to
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 noted
                 .
                 She
                 is
                 her
                 Husband
                 's
                 Sovereign
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 her
                 Subject
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 were
                 an
                 Emperor
                 :
                 So
                 was
                 King
                 Philip
                 of
                 Spain
                 to
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 ;
                 and
                 her
                 Authority
                 is
                 included
                 in
                 the
                 foregoing
                 Chapter
                 of
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 need
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 here
                 repeated
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 in
                 Honour
                 is
                 the
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 third
                 the
                 Queen
                 Dowager
                 or
                 Queen
                 Mother
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 from
                 the
                 benign
                 influence
                 of
                 the
                 glorious
                 Planet
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 all
                 Creatures
                 (
                 by
                 God's
                 decree
                 in
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 Nature
                 )
                 receive
                 life
                 and
                 motion
                 ;
                 so
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 God's
                 Vicegerent
                 on
                 earth
                 )
                 all
                 degrees
                 of
                 Nobility
                 take
                 their
                 advance
                 and
                 dignity
                 :
                 'T
                 is
                 therefore
                 requisite
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 as
                 far
                 excel
                 his
                 Subjects
                 in
                 Majesty
                 and
                 Splendor
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 the
                 Sun
                 the
                 other
                 Planets
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 the
                 mirror
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 representing
                 his
                 Glory
                 by
                 Night
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 ,
                 the
                 Counterpart
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 shines
                 amongst
                 us
                 ,
                 for
                 whom
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 whose
                 Posterity
                 the
                 Nation
                 is
                 bound
                 to
                 send
                 up
                 their
                 Prayers
                 to
                 God.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Queen
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 hath
                 as
                 high
                 prerogatives
                 and
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 and
                 liveth
                 in
                 as
                 great
                 state
                 as
                 any
                 Queen
                 in
                 Europe
                 .
                 She
                 is
                 reputed
                 the
                 second
                 person
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Law
                 setteth
                 so
                 high
                 a
                 value
                 upon
                 her
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 High
                 Treason
                 to
                 conspire
                 her
                 death
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 violate
                 her
                 Chastity
                 .
              
               
                 She
                 is
                 allowed
                 Regal
                 Robes
                 ,
                 Ornaments
                 
                 and
                 a
                 Crown
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 form
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 absolute
                 Queen
                 weareth
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 (
                 as
                 formerly
                 they
                 were
                 )
                 crowned
                 with
                 Royal
                 Solemnity
                 ;
                 the
                 performance
                 of
                 which
                 Office
                 properly
                 belongeth
                 to
                 the
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 York
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 their
                 Coronations
                 of
                 late
                 have
                 been
                 disused
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 have
                 as
                 much
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 enjoy
                 the
                 same
                 priviledges
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 that
                 Ceremony
                 had
                 been
                 done
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 manner
                 and
                 solemnity
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 a
                 Queen
                 is
                 at
                 large
                 set
                 down
                 in
                 most
                 of
                 our
                 Chronicles
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 particular
                 in
                 Holinshead
                 and
                 Stow
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 splendid
                 Coronation
                 of
                 
                   Anna
                   Bulloign
                
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 Reader
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Queen
                 is
                 permitted
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 state
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keep
                 a
                 distinct
                 Court
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 although
                 she
                 be
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 a
                 Nobless
                 ;
                 and
                 hath
                 her
                 Courtiers
                 in
                 every
                 Office
                 ,
                 as
                 hath
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 though
                 not
                 altogether
                 so
                 many
                 ;
                 )
                 and
                 hath
                 her
                 Yeomen
                 of
                 her
                 Guard
                 to
                 attend
                 her
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 doors
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Lifeguard
                 of
                 Horse
                 for
                 her
                 state
                 and
                 security
                 when
                 she
                 goeth
                 abroad
                 :
                 She
                 hath
                 her
                 Attorney
                 ,
                 Solicitor
                 ,
                 and
                 Counsel
                 for
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 her
                 Law
                 concerns
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 great
                 respect
                 shewed
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 placed
                 within
                 the
                 Barr
                 with
                 the
                 King's
                 Counsel
                 in
                 all
                 Courts
                 of
                 Judicature
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 she
                 be
                 an
                 Alien
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Feme
                 covert
                 during
                 the
                 King's
                 Life
                 ,
                 yet
                 without
                 any
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 for
                 Naturalization
                 ,
                 or
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 for
                 her
                 Denization
                 ,
                 she
                 may
                 purchase
                 Lands
                 in
                 Feesimple
                 ;
                 make
                 Leases
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 Name
                 without
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 give
                 ,
                 to
                 sue
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 contract
                 Debts
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 is
                 denied
                 any
                 other
                 Feme
                 Covert
                 ;
                 she
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 impleaded
                 till
                 first
                 petitioned
                 ;
                 nor
                 is
                 the
                 formality
                 of
                 fifteen
                 days
                 Summons
                 to
                 the
                 Defendant
                 needful
                 ,
                 if
                 she
                 be
                 Plaintiff
                 ;
                 nor
                 can
                 she
                 be
                 amerced
                 ,
                 if
                 she
                 be
                 Nonsuited
                 in
                 any
                 Action
                 ;
                 she
                 may
                 present
                 by
                 her self
                 to
                 a
                 Spiritual
                 Benefice
                 .
              
               
                 Anciently
                 the
                 Queens
                 had
                 a
                 Revenue
                 called
                 
                   Aurum
                   Reginae
                
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 Queen's
                 Gold
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 the
                 tenth
                 part
                 of
                 what
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Oblata
                 upon
                 Pardons
                 ,
                 Gifts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 but
                 of
                 late
                 they
                 keep
                 to
                 their
                 Dowry
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Forty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 besides
                 fines
                 upon
                 the
                 renewing
                 of
                 Leases
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Dowry
                 is
                 as
                 large
                 as
                 any
                 Queens
                 in
                 Christendome
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 honour
                 and
                 respect
                 that
                 is
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 exhibited
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Foreigners
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 King's
                 Subjects
                 ;
                 as
                 is
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 Dowager
                 ,
                 who
                 looseth
                 not
                 her
                 Dignity
                 or
                 Reverence
                 ,
                 although
                 she
                 should
                 marry
                 a
                 private
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 Queen
                 Kath●rine
                 ,
                 Widow
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 she
                 was
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Owen
                   Teudor
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 maintained
                 her
                 Action
                 at
                 Law
                 as
                 Queen
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 present
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 is
                 the
                 thrice
                 Illustrious
                 
                   Donna
                   Katherina
                   Infanta
                   Portuguesa
                
                 ,
                 whose
                 vertue
                 and
                 true
                 piety
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 in
                 all
                 Histories
                 ,
                 ●or
                 succeeding
                 Queens
                 to
                 trace
                 her
                 Noble
                 footsteps
                 ,
                 whom
                 God
                 preserve
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Queen
                 Dowager
                 takes
                 place
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 her
                 Son
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 his
                 minority
                 ,
                 is
                 sometimes
                 made
                 Queen
                 Regent
                 ,
                 or
                 Protectress
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 trust
                 is
                 usually
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 own
                 command
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 States
                 assembled
                 in
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 an
                 usurpation
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 :
                 the
                 like
                 trust
                 is
                 sometimes
                 imposed
                 upon
                 the
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 in
                 her
                 Husband's
                 absence
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 twice
                 during
                 his
                 Wars
                 in
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 ,
                 That
                 during
                 the
                 minority
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 Laws
                 are
                 enacted
                 in
                 Parliament
                 under
                 a
                 Queen
                 Regent
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Protectress
                 ,
                 are
                 no
                 longer
                 binding
                 than
                 till
                 the
                 King
                 attains
                 to
                 full
                 age
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 he
                 may
                 revoke
                 and
                 make
                 void
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Daughters
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 England
                 are
                 all
                 styled
                 Prince●●es
                 .
                 The
                 eldest
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Princess
                 Royal
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 an
                 aid
                 or
                 certain
                 rate
                 of
                 money
                 paid
                 by
                 every
                 Tenant
                 
                   in
                   Capite
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 towards
                 her
                 marriage
                 Portion
                 ,
                 as
                 was
                 levied
                 by
                 K.
                 Iames
                 when
                 he
                 married
                 the
                 Princess
                 Elizabeth
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 violate
                 her
                 Cha●●ity
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 adjudged
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Noble
                   VVomen
                   .
                
                 
                   WOmen
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   Husbands
                   Qualities
                   ,
                   are
                   either
                   Honourable
                   and
                   Noble
                   ,
                   or
                   Ignoble
                   .
                   Their
                   Honourable
                   Dignities
                   are
                   Princesses
                   ,
                   Dutchesses
                   ,
                   Marchionesses
                   ,
                   Countesses
                   ,
                   Viscountesses
                   ,
                   and
                   Baronesses
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Nobless
                   (
                   as
                   the
                   French
                   call
                   them
                   )
                   are
                   all
                   Knights
                   Ladies
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   all
                   writings
                   are
                   styled
                   Dames
                   ;
                   all
                   Esquires
                   and
                   Gentlemens
                   wives
                   only
                   Gentlewomen
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   third
                   sort
                   comprehends
                   the
                   Plebeans
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   commonly
                   called
                   Goodwives
                   .
                
                 
                   Noble
                   women
                   are
                   so
                   by
                   Creation
                   ,
                   Descent
                   ,
                   or
                   Marriage
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   women
                   honourable
                   by
                   Creation
                   are
                   divers
                   Examples
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   the
                   first
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   remember
                   )
                   that
                   we
                   read
                   of
                   ,
                   was
                   Margaret
                   Countess
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   ,
                   created
                   by
                   Richard
                   the
                   Second
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   .
                   And
                   many
                   of
                   them
                   had
                   their
                   Honours
                   granted
                   by
                   Patents
                   to
                   themselves
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   of
                   their
                   Bodies
                   to
                   be
                   begotten
                   ,
                   with
                   special
                   Clauses
                   that
                   their
                   Heirs
                   Male
                   shall
                   have
                   voices
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   Creation
                   money
                   ,
                   their
                   Mothers
                   Titles
                   ;
                   as
                   if
                   a
                   Dutchess
                   ,
                   he
                   a
                   Duke
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   a
                   Countess
                   ,
                   he
                   an
                   Earl
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Ceremony
                   of
                   Mantle
                   ,
                   Surcoat
                   ,
                   Coronet
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   The
                   like
                   Grant
                   was
                   to
                   
                     Anna
                     Bulloign
                  
                   when
                   she
                   was
                   created
                   Marchioness
                   of
                   
                   Pembroke
                   by
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   .
                   Of
                   a
                   later
                   date
                   was
                   the
                   Lady
                   Finch
                   made
                   Countess
                   of
                   Winchelsey
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   all
                   the
                   said
                   priviledges
                   granted
                   to
                   her
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   Heirs
                   Male.
                   The
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   also
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   King
                   Iames.
                   And
                   in
                   our
                   Age
                   we
                   have
                   divers
                   Noble
                   Ladies
                   advanced
                   to
                   degrees
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   viz.
                   the
                   Countess
                   of
                   Guilford
                   ,
                   Groom
                   of
                   the
                   Stool
                   to
                   the
                   Queen
                   Mother
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   faithful
                   Servant
                   to
                   her
                   in
                   her
                   banishment
                   ,
                   being
                   then
                   Countess
                   of
                   Killimeak
                   in
                   Ireland
                   :
                   The
                   Lady
                   Dudley
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   〈…〉
                   The
                   celebrated
                   Beauties
                   ,
                   
                     Barbara
                     Villiers
                  
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Cleaveland
                   ,
                   and
                   Countess
                   of
                   Southampton
                   ;
                   and
                   
                     Louyse
                     Rene
                     Angelique
                     de
                     Carwell
                  
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Portsmouth
                   ,
                   Countess
                   of
                   
                     Petersfield
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   Titles
                   by
                   Descent
                   and
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   there
                   are
                   Examples
                   enough
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   I
                   need
                   not
                   trouble
                   the
                   Reader
                   with
                   any
                   repetition
                   ;
                   I
                   shall
                   only
                   set
                   down
                   some
                   few
                   general
                   Observations
                   not
                   sufficiently
                   discoursed
                   of
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   King's
                   Daughter
                   marry
                   a
                   Duke
                   or
                   an
                   Earl
                   ,
                   
                     illa
                     ●emper
                     dicitur
                     Regalis
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   Law
                   and
                   Courtesie
                   .
                
                 
                   Noble
                   women
                   by
                   descent
                   ,
                   Birthright
                   ,
                   or
                   Creation
                   ,
                   remain
                   Noble
                   although
                   they
                   marry
                   Husbands
                   under
                   that
                   degree
                   .
                   Also
                   any
                   Daughter
                   of
                   an
                   Earl
                   or
                   Viscount
                   that
                   continues
                   a
                   Virgin
                   ,
                   or
                   marrieth
                   an
                   Esquire
                   ,
                   yet
                   she
                   retaineth
                   the
                   Honour
                   that
                   sprung
                   from
                   her
                   Parents
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   take
                   place
                   accordingly
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   saluted
                   by
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   Lady
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   Knight
                   ,
                   or
                   Peer
                   marry
                   a
                   wife
                   of
                   ignoble
                   Parents
                   ,
                   she
                   shall
                   enjoy
                   the
                   Title
                   ,
                   Name
                   ,
                   and
                   Dignity
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   during
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   but
                   when
                   she
                   is
                   a
                   widow
                   ,
                   or
                   afterwards
                   married
                   to
                   an
                   Ignoble
                   person
                   ;
                   but
                   this
                   is
                   by
                   the
                   Courtesie
                   (
                   and
                   not
                   by
                   the
                   Law
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   .
                   Whereas
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   let
                   a
                   woman
                   of
                   Blood
                   and
                   Coat-Armour
                   marry
                   a
                   Yeoman
                   or
                   Churle
                   that
                   is
                   Ignoble
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   no
                   Coat-Armour
                   ,
                   his
                   Condition
                   in
                   point
                   of
                   Honour
                   is
                   in
                   no
                   respect
                   advanced
                   ,
                   and
                   she
                   shall
                   retain
                   the
                   Honour
                   ,
                   State
                   ,
                   and
                   Dignity
                   she
                   was
                   born
                   unto
                   .
                   Yet
                   if
                   she
                   have
                   i●●ue
                   by
                   that
                   Yeoman
                   or
                   Ignoble
                   person
                   ,
                   she
                   being
                   an
                   Heiress
                   ,
                   that
                   Issue
                   shall
                   have
                   liberty
                   to
                   bear
                   her
                   Coat
                   ;
                   but
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Fern
                  
                   saith
                   only
                   for
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   on
                   a
                   Lozenge
                   Shield
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   difference
                   of
                   a
                   Cinquefoil
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   
                     French
                     ,
                     Spanish
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   woman
                   Alien
                   ,
                   be
                   married
                   to
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   not
                   denizened
                   ,
                   she
                   is
                   debarred
                   all
                   Priviledges
                   and
                   Titles
                   due
                   to
                   her
                   Husband
                   ;
                   nor
                   can
                   she
                   claim
                   any
                   Dower
                   or
                   Joynture
                   from
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   England
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   in
                   some
                   things
                   our
                   Laws
                   are
                   wonderful
                   kind
                   to
                   the
                   Female
                   Sex
                   ,
                   especially
                   
                     procreandi
                     causa
                  
                   :
                   As
                   thus
                   ;
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   and
                   his
                   wife
                   separate
                   for
                   some
                   fraud
                   ,
                   or
                   private
                   loathing
                   of
                   the
                   Marriage
                   Bed
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   like
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   continue
                   for
                   some
                   years
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   time
                   the
                   woman
                   bringeth
                   forth
                   a
                   Child
                   ,
                   which
                   though
                   got
                   by
                   another
                   man
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   Husband
                   in
                   all
                   that
                   time
                   not
                   having
                   enjoyed
                   her
                   ,
                   yet
                   if
                   he
                   live
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   he
                   must
                   Father
                   the
                   Child
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   before
                   that
                   time
                   he
                   had
                   no
                   Child
                   ,
                   that
                   shall
                   inherit
                   his
                   Lands
                   ,
                   if
                   entailed
                   ,
                   or
                   left
                   without
                   Will.
                   Also
                   if
                   a
                   Wife
                   be
                   with
                   Child
                   when
                   her
                   Husband
                   dieth
                   ,
                   and
                   she
                   marry
                   another
                   man
                   before
                   her
                   delivery
                   ,
                   the
                   latter
                   Husband
                   must
                   own
                   the
                   Child
                   ,
                   which
                   must
                   be
                   his
                   Heir
                   at
                   Law
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   childless
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Wives
                   Dignities
                   and
                   Lands
                   descend
                   to
                   her
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   not
                   to
                   her
                   Husband
                   ;
                   yet
                   to
                   encourage
                   him
                   to
                   play
                   the
                   man
                   ,
                   the
                   Courtesie
                   of
                   England
                   is
                   such
                   ,
                   that
                   as
                   the
                   Wife
                   hath
                   the
                   third
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Estate
                   in
                   Lands
                   for
                   her
                   Joynture
                   ,
                   during
                   her
                   life
                   if
                   a
                   Widow
                   ;
                   so
                   the
                   Husband
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   get
                   his
                   Wife
                   with
                   Child
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   Child
                   be
                   heard
                   to
                   cry
                   ,
                   he
                   shall
                   enjoy
                   all
                   her
                   Lands
                   during
                   his
                   life
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Wife
                   can
                   make
                   no
                   contract
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   that
                   shall
                   stand
                   good
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   detriment
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   without
                   his
                   consent
                   ;
                   nor
                   can
                   she
                   make
                   a
                   Will
                   ,
                   or
                   dispose
                   of
                   what
                   she
                   hath
                   ,
                   whilst
                   she
                   is
                   a
                   Feme
                   Covert
                   ;
                   ●he
                   cannot
                   be
                   produced
                   as
                   a
                   witness
                   for
                   or
                   against
                   her
                   Husband
                   ;
                   nor
                   shall
                   she
                   be
                   accessory
                   to
                   his
                   felonious
                   acts
                   ,
                   although
                   she
                   receive
                   the
                   Goods
                   ,
                   or
                   conceive
                   the
                   Fact
                   ,
                   if
                   she
                   be
                   not
                   personally
                   an
                   Actor
                   therein
                   .
                
                 
                   Female
                   Children
                   are
                   also
                   by
                   Law
                   capable
                   to
                   give
                   their
                   consent
                   to
                   marriage
                   at
                   Seven
                   years
                   old
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Lord
                   's
                   eldest
                   Daughter
                   is
                   to
                   have
                   aid
                   of
                   his
                   Tenants
                   to
                   marry
                   her
                   at
                   that
                   age
                   ,
                   though
                   she
                   may
                   dissent
                   from
                   this
                   Contract
                   when
                   she
                   comes
                   to
                   Twelve
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   at
                   that
                   Age
                   she
                   doth
                   not
                   dissent
                   ,
                   she
                   is
                   bound
                   for
                   life
                   :
                   she
                   may
                   then
                   make
                   a
                   Will
                   ,
                   and
                   dispose
                   of
                   Goods
                   and
                   Chattels
                   by
                   it
                   .
                   At
                   Nine
                   years
                   of
                   Age
                   she
                   is
                   Dowable
                   :
                   at
                   Fourteen
                   she
                   might
                   receive
                   her
                   Lands
                   into
                   her
                   Hands
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   then
                   out
                   of
                   Wardship
                   ,
                   if
                   she
                   were
                   Fourteen
                   at
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   her
                   Ancestor
                   ;
                   otherwise
                   she
                   was
                   in
                   Wardship
                   till
                   she
                   accomplished
                   Sixteen
                   years
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   she
                   was
                   free
                   .
                   At
                   One
                   and
                   twenty
                   she
                   is
                   enabled
                   to
                   contract
                   or
                   alienate
                   her
                   Lands
                   by
                   Will
                   or
                   otherwise
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   there
                   be
                   no
                   Son
                   ,
                   the
                   Lands
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Goods
                   are
                   equally
                   divided
                   amongst
                   the
                   Daughters
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   Coheirs
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   ancient
                   times
                   Women
                   amongst
                   the
                   Romans
                   were
                   thought
                   worthy
                   of
                   enjoying
                   peculiar
                   favours
                   and
                   respect
                   .
                   And
                   out
                   of
                   their
                   great
                   love
                   and
                   honour
                   to
                   the
                   Mother
                   of
                   
                     Marcus
                     Coriolanus
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   diverting
                   his
                   fury
                   which
                   he
                   threatned
                   the
                   Citizens
                   to
                   their
                   ruin
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   ingratitude
                   towards
                   him
                   ,
                   the
                   Citizens
                   granted
                   the
                   Roman
                   Dames
                   the
                   priviledge
                   of
                   wearing
                   the
                   
                     Segmenta
                     Aurea
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Bordures
                   of
                   Gold
                   and
                   purple
                   on
                   their
                   Garments
                   :
                   They
                   were
                   also
                   permitted
                   to
                   wear
                   gold
                   Ear-rings
                   ;
                   to
                   have
                   place
                   on
                   the
                   way
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   memorial
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   preservation
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   erected
                   a
                   Temple
                   dedicated
                   to
                   the
                   Female
                   Fortune
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Anne
                   of
                   Britain
                   ,
                   wife
                   to
                   Charles
                   the
                   Eighth
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   as
                   an
                   ornamental
                   Honour
                   to
                   several
                   deserving
                   Ladies
                   ,
                   instead
                   of
                   the
                   Military
                   Belt
                   and
                   Collar
                   ,
                   bestowed
                   on
                   them
                   a
                   Cordon
                   or
                   Lace
                   ,
                   and
                   admonishing
                   them
                   to
                   live
                   chastly
                   and
                   devoutly
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   put
                   the
                   greater
                   esteem
                   thereon
                   ,
                   the
                   surrounded
                   her
                   Escocheon
                   of
                   Arms
                   with
                   the
                   like
                   Cordon
                   ;
                   from
                   which
                   Example
                   it
                   is
                   now
                   become
                   the
                   Custome
                   for
                   unmarried
                   women
                   to
                   bear
                   their
                   Arms
                   in
                   form
                   of
                   a
                   Lozenge
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   commonly
                   adorned
                   with
                   such
                   a
                   Cordon
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Ioseph
                     Micheli
                     Marquez
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   further
                   Honour
                   of
                   the
                   Female
                   Sex
                   ,
                   gives
                   an
                   Example
                   of
                   the
                   Noble
                   women
                   of
                   Tortosa
                   in
                   Aragon
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   calls
                   Cavalleros
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Knights
                     :
                     For
                  
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   Don
                   Raymond
                   ,
                   
                     last
                     Earl
                     of
                  
                   Barcellona
                   (
                   
                     who
                     by
                     right
                     of
                     his
                     wife
                  
                   Petronilla
                   ,
                   
                     sole
                     Daughter
                     and
                     Heir
                     to
                     King
                  
                   Ramiro
                   
                     the
                     Monk
                     ,
                     joyned
                     his
                     Principality
                     to
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                  
                   Aragon
                   )
                   
                     having
                     in
                     the
                     year
                  
                   1149.
                   
                     taken
                     from
                     the
                  
                   Moors
                   
                     the
                     City
                     of
                  
                   Tortosa
                   ,
                   
                     who
                     in
                     a
                     few
                     months
                     after
                     laid
                     siege
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     City
                     ,
                     and
                     reduced
                     the
                     Inhabitants
                     to
                     so
                     great
                     a
                     strait
                     ,
                     that
                     their
                     intentions
                     were
                     of
                     surrendring
                     it
                     up
                     to
                     the
                  
                   Moors
                   ;
                   
                     but
                     the
                     women
                     hearing
                     thereof
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     diverting
                     their
                     ruin
                     ,
                     put
                     on
                     mens
                     Apparel
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     a
                     resolute
                     Sally
                     forced
                     the
                  
                   Moors
                   
                     to
                     raise
                     the
                     Seige
                     .
                     And
                     the
                     Earl
                     ,
                     in
                     acknowledgment
                     of
                     his
                     thanks
                     for
                     this
                     their
                     Noble
                     Act
                     ,
                     as
                     a
                     reward
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     instituted
                     an
                     Order
                     (
                     not
                     much
                     unlike
                     a
                     Military
                     Order
                     )
                     into
                     which
                     were
                     admitted
                     only
                     those
                     brave
                     women
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Descendants
                     .
                     The
                     Badge
                     which
                     he
                     assigned
                     them
                     was
                     something
                     like
                     a
                     Fryer's
                     Capouch
                     ,
                     but
                     of
                     a
                     crimson
                     colour
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     upon
                     their
                     Head-clothes
                     .
                     Amongst
                     the
                     priviledges
                     which
                     this
                     Earl
                     granted
                     them
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     to
                     be
                     freed
                     from
                     all
                     Taxes
                     ;
                     to
                     have
                     precedency
                     of
                     men
                     in
                     publick
                     Meetings
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     Iewels
                     and
                     Apparel
                     of
                     their
                     deceased
                     Husbands
                     should
                     be
                     their
                     own
                     ,
                     although
                     of
                     never
                     so
                     great
                     value
                     .
                     And
                     these
                     women
                     having
                     thus
                     purchased
                     this
                     Honour
                     ,
                     deported
                     themselves
                     after
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     Military
                     Knights
                     of
                     those
                     days
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   To
                   look
                   further
                   back
                   ,
                   ancient
                   Histories
                   do
                   take
                   notice
                   of
                   the
                   Amazons
                   of
                   old
                   ,
                   whose
                   Fame
                   in
                   Arms
                   is
                   sufficiently
                   known
                   .
                
                 
                   Although
                   Noble
                   women
                   may
                   not
                   sit
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   their
                   Sex
                   ;
                   yet
                   they
                   are
                   in
                   Law
                   Peers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ;
                   and
                   all
                   or
                   most
                   of
                   the
                   prerogatives
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   which
                   to
                   the
                   Noblemen
                   are
                   belonging
                   ,
                   do
                   appertain
                   unto
                   them
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   some
                   men
                   have
                   been
                   ,
                   That
                   a
                   Countess
                   ,
                   Baronness
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   women
                   of
                   great
                   Estate
                   ,
                   cannot
                   maintain
                   an
                   Action
                   upon
                   the
                   Statute
                   
                     de
                     Scandalis
                     magnatum
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   the
                   Statute
                   2
                   Rich.
                   2.
                   speaketh
                   but
                   of
                   Prelates
                   ,
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Earls
                   ,
                   Barons
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Chancellor
                   ,
                   Treasurer
                   ,
                   Privy
                   Seal
                   ,
                   Steward
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Houshold
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   great
                   Officers
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ;
                   by
                   which
                   words
                   they
                   conceive
                   that
                   the
                   meanings
                   of
                   the
                   Makers
                   of
                   that
                   Statute
                   was
                   only
                   to
                   provide
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   for
                   Noblemen
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   for
                   Noble
                   women
                   .
                
                 
                   Also
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Servants
                   within
                   the
                   Check-Roll
                   do
                   conspire
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   any
                   Noble
                   woman
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   Felony
                   within
                   the
                   compass
                   of
                   the
                   Statute
                   3
                   Hen.
                   7.
                   18.
                   
                
                 
                   Honourable
                   women
                   ,
                   as
                   before
                   noted
                   ,
                   are
                   of
                   three
                   sorts
                   ,
                   by
                   Creation
                   ,
                   by
                   Descent
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   Marriage
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   King
                   may
                   create
                   any
                   woman
                   into
                   any
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   at
                   his
                   pleasure
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   his
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   openly
                   read
                   in
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   without
                   any
                   other
                   Investure
                   ,
                   did
                   create
                   
                     Mary
                     Fane
                  
                   Widow
                   ,
                   the
                   sole
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Baron
                   of
                   
                     Aburgaveny
                     ,
                     Baronness
                     de
                     le
                     Spencer
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Noble
                   women
                   by
                   Descent
                   are
                   ,
                   either
                   those
                   to
                   whom
                   the
                   Lands
                   holden
                   by
                   such
                   Dignity
                   do
                   descend
                   as
                   Heir
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   are
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   by
                   Tenure
                   ;
                   or
                   by
                   whose
                   worthy
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   they
                   were
                   Heirs
                   ,
                   was
                   seized
                   of
                   an
                   Estate
                   descendable
                   to
                   them
                   in
                   their
                   Titles
                   of
                   Dukedoms
                   ,
                   Earldoms
                   ,
                   or
                   Baronies
                   ;
                   or
                   those
                   whose
                   Ancestors
                   were
                   summoned
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   for
                   hereby
                   also
                   Inheritance
                   doth
                   accrew
                   to
                   their
                   Posterities
                   .
                
                 
                   Noble
                   women
                   are
                   also
                   those
                   ,
                   who
                   do
                   take
                   to
                   their
                   Husbands
                   any
                   Lord
                   or
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   although
                   they
                   themselves
                   were
                   not
                   of
                   any
                   degree
                   of
                   Nobility
                   .
                
                 
                   Question
                   and
                   doubt
                   hath
                   been
                   made
                   ,
                   Whether
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   be
                   summoned
                   to
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   die
                   without
                   Issue
                   Male
                   ,
                   the
                   Dignity
                   and
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   may
                   descend
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   .
                   And
                   many
                   Arguments
                   have
                   been
                   
                     pro
                     &
                     contra
                  
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   ,
                   which
                   at
                   this
                   time
                   I
                   purposely
                   omit
                   ,
                   because
                   I
                   have
                   before
                   discoursed
                   thereof
                   in
                   the
                   Chapter
                   of
                   Barons
                   .
                
                 
                   Concerning
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   descendable
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   a
                   Tenure
                   of
                   her
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   there
                   needs
                   no
                   more
                   doubt
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   than
                   of
                   Offices
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   the
                   which
                   do
                   much
                   support
                   the
                   publick
                   wealth
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   of
                   Estate
                   of
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   do
                   descend
                   to
                   the
                   Heir
                   Female
                   ,
                   if
                   there
                   be
                   no
                   nearer
                   Heir
                   Male
                   :
                   As
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   High
                   Constableship
                   of
                   England
                   challenged
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Eighth
                   by
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   ,
                   and
                   adjudged
                   by
                   the
                   Advise
                   and
                   Resolution
                   of
                   the
                   Judges
                   ,
                   as
                   by
                   a
                   note
                   of
                   that
                   Case
                   extant
                   ,
                   whereof
                   Dyer
                   in
                   his
                   Reports
                   hath
                   a
                   memorial
                   205.
                   
                     b.
                     Kelway
                     ,
                     the
                     Sixth
                     of
                     Henry
                     the
                     Eighth
                  
                   170.
                   b.
                   which
                   descended
                   to
                   the
                   Daughter
                   of
                   
                     Humphrey
                     de
                     Bohune
                  
                   ,
                   Earl
                   of
                   Hereford
                   and
                   Essex
                   ,
                   as
                   before
                   is
                   declared
                   .
                   The
                   Office
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Steward
                   descended
                   to
                   Blaunch
                   ,
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Henry
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lancaster
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   right
                   Iohn
                   of
                   Gaunt
                   her
                   Husband
                   enjoyed
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   The
                   like
                   may
                   be
                   said
                   of
                   the
                   Office
                   of
                   Earl-Marshal
                   ,
                   which
                   descended
                   by
                   an
                   Heir
                   Female
                   unto
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   :
                   All
                   which
                   Offices
                   are
                   as
                   unfit
                   to
                   be
                   exercised
                   
                   by
                   a
                   Woman
                   ,
                   as
                   for
                   a
                   Woman
                   of
                   Honour
                   to
                   be
                   summoned
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   .
                   And
                   when
                   a
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   doth
                   descend
                   to
                   a
                   Woman
                   ,
                   if
                   question
                   in
                   Law
                   do
                   arise
                   between
                   the
                   said
                   Noble
                   woman
                   and
                   any
                   other
                   person
                   ,
                   whether
                   she
                   be
                   of
                   that
                   Degree
                   of
                   Nobleness
                   or
                   no
                   ,
                   the
                   Issue
                   shall
                   be
                   tried
                   by
                   the
                   Record
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   Writ
                   it
                   shall
                   be
                   certified
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   by
                   a
                   Jury
                   of
                   twelve
                   Men
                   ,
                   even
                   as
                   it
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   in
                   case
                   her
                   Ancestor
                   had
                   been
                   party
                   .
                
                 
                   Although
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   regularly
                   do
                   make
                   all
                   the
                   Daughters
                   (
                   where
                   there
                   are
                   no
                   Sons
                   )
                   equally
                   to
                   inherit
                   Lands
                   and
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   but
                   one
                   Heir
                   to
                   their
                   Ancestor
                   ;
                   yet
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   so
                   in
                   the
                   descent
                   of
                   Dignity
                   and
                   Titles
                   of
                   Honour
                   :
                   for
                   Inheritances
                   concerning
                   matter
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   being
                   things
                   in
                   their
                   nature
                   participating
                   of
                   Superiority
                   and
                   Eminency
                   ,
                   are
                   not
                   partable
                   amongst
                   many
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   must
                   of
                   necessity
                   descend
                   unto
                   one
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   the
                   eldest
                   Daughter
                   ,
                   Sister
                   ,
                   Aunt
                   ,
                   or
                   Cosin
                   Female
                   ,
                   and
                   inheritable
                   where
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   Heirs
                   Males
                   that
                   may
                   lawfully
                   challenge
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   in
                   this
                   point
                   is
                   the
                   Civil
                   Law.
                   
                
                 
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   a
                   Judgment
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   descent
                   of
                   the
                   Earldom
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   Earl
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   his
                   Sisters
                   being
                   his
                   Heirs
                   ;
                   which
                   Judgment
                   was
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   said
                   Earldom
                   should
                   be
                   divided
                   amongst
                   the
                   said
                   Copartners
                   as
                   the
                   other
                   Lands
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   eldest
                   should
                   not
                   have
                   it
                   alone
                   .
                   But
                   this
                   Judgment
                   was
                   holden
                   Erroneous
                   ,
                   even
                   in
                   those
                   times
                   wherein
                   it
                   was
                   given
                   :
                   For
                   Bracton
                   ,
                   a
                   Learned
                   Judge
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   in
                   that
                   Age
                   ,
                   writeth
                   thereof
                   ,
                   treating
                   of
                   partition
                   between
                   Copartners
                   ,
                   lib.
                   2.
                   
                   Case
                   24.
                   by
                   which
                   it
                   is
                   evident
                   ,
                   That
                   Baronies
                   and
                   Dignities
                   of
                   Honour
                   do
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   descend
                   unto
                   the
                   eldest
                   Copartner
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Judgment
                   given
                   once
                   to
                   the
                   contrary
                   thereof
                   ,
                   Bracton
                   doth
                   rightly
                   account
                   to
                   be
                   unjust
                   :
                   His
                   Reason
                   is
                   notable
                   ;
                   
                     Forasmuch
                     as
                     the
                     Honour
                     of
                     the
                     Chivalry
                     of
                     this
                     Realm
                     doth
                     chiefly
                     consist
                     in
                     the
                     Nobility
                     ,
                     Reason
                     would
                     not
                     that
                     such
                     Dignity
                     should
                     be
                     divided
                     amongst
                     Copartners
                     ,
                     whereby
                     through
                     multitude
                     of
                     partitions
                     the
                     reputation
                     of
                     Honour
                     in
                     such
                     Succession
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     divided
                     ,
                     might
                     be
                     impaired
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     strenght
                     of
                     the
                     Realm
                     ,
                     being
                     drawn
                     into
                     many
                     hands
                     ,
                     with
                     decrease
                     of
                     livelyhood
                     by
                     such
                     partition
                     ,
                     should
                     be
                     infeebled
                     .
                  
                   In
                   which
                   Resolution
                   Britton
                   ,
                   the
                   Learned
                   Bishop
                   of
                   Hereford
                   (
                   who
                   compiled
                   his
                   Book
                   of
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Commandment
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   First
                   )
                   accordeth
                   ,
                   Britton
                   187.
                   
                   And
                   therefore
                   ,
                   howsoever
                   the
                   Judgment
                   was
                   given
                   ,
                   or
                   whensoever
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   nevertheless
                   very
                   evident
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   soon
                   redressed
                   :
                   For
                   if
                   it
                   were
                   given
                   upon
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   that
                   Name
                   Earl
                   of
                   Chester
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   about
                   the
                   Seventh
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   the
                   Writers
                   of
                   that
                   time
                   do
                   testifie
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Earldom
                   of
                   Chester
                   came
                   wholly
                   unto
                   
                     Iohn
                     Scott
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Son
                   of
                   David
                   Earl
                   of
                   Huntington
                   ,
                   and
                   Auguish
                   and
                   Maud
                   ,
                   the
                   eldest
                   Sisters
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Ralph
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   were
                   given
                   upon
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Scott
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   died
                   about
                   the
                   Four
                   and
                   twentieth
                   of
                   Henry
                   the
                   Third
                   without
                   Issue
                   ;
                   yet
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   said
                   Judgment
                   stood
                   in
                   force
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   the
                   said
                   King
                   assumed
                   the
                   Earldom
                   into
                   his
                   own
                   Hands
                   upon
                   other
                   satisfaction
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sisters
                   ,
                   Copartners
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   
                     Iohn
                     Scott●
                     Ne
                     tanta
                     haereditas
                     inter
                     colos
                     deduceretur
                     Matth.
                     Paris
                     Monaster
                     .
                     Sancti
                     Allane
                     in
                     Crompton
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   366.
                   b.
                   
                
                 
                   Nevertheless
                   you
                   may
                   read
                   in
                   this
                   Treatise
                   of
                   Heraldry
                   ,
                   written
                   by
                   
                     Iohn
                     Guillim
                  
                   about
                   fol.
                   18.
                   
                   That
                   Sisters
                   are
                   allowed
                   no
                   differences
                   of
                   Badges
                   in
                   their
                   Coat-Armour
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   that
                   by
                   them
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   cannot
                   be
                   preserved
                   ,
                   but
                   are
                   admitted
                   to
                   the
                   Inheritance
                   equally
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   adjudged
                   but
                   one
                   Heir
                   to
                   all
                   intents
                   and
                   purposes
                   whatsoever
                   .
                   And
                   the
                   knowledge
                   of
                   this
                   point
                   in
                   these
                   days
                   is
                   worthy
                   to
                   be
                   enquired
                   into
                   ;
                   for
                   this
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   out
                   of
                   Presidents
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   acknowledged
                   of
                   every
                   dutiful
                   Subject
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   can
                   advance
                   to
                   Honour
                   whom
                   he
                   pleaseth
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   whereas
                   
                     Radulph
                     Cromwell
                  
                   ,
                   being
                   a
                   Baron
                   by
                   Writ
                   ,
                   died
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   having
                   two
                   Sisters
                   and
                   Coheirs
                   ;
                   Elizabeth
                   the
                   eldest
                   married
                   unto
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Nevill
                  
                   Knight
                   ,
                   and
                   Ioan
                   the
                   younger
                   married
                   to
                   Sir
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Bowcher
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   called
                   to
                   Parliament
                   as
                   Lord
                   Cromwell
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   the
                   said
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Nevill
                  
                   who
                   married
                   the
                   eldest
                   Sister
                   .
                   And
                   
                     Hugh
                     Lupus
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   and
                   greatest
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                     Chester
                     ,
                     Habendum
                     sibi
                     &
                     haeredibus
                     adeo
                     libere
                     per
                     gladium
                     sicut
                     iple
                     Rex
                     tenuit
                     Angliam
                     per
                     tenorem
                     .
                     Hugh
                  
                   died
                   without
                   Issue
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Inheritance
                   of
                   his
                   Earldom
                   was
                   divided
                   amongst
                   his
                   four
                   Sisters
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   eldest
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   Seigniory
                   entire
                   unto
                   herself
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Woman
                   be
                   Noble
                   by
                   Birth
                   or
                   Descent
                   ,
                   with
                   whomsoever
                   she
                   doth
                   marry
                   ,
                   although
                   her
                   Husband
                   be
                   under
                   her
                   Degree
                   ,
                   yet
                   she
                   doth
                   remain
                   Noble
                   ;
                   for
                   Birth-right
                   
                     est
                     Character
                     indelebilis
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Other
                   Women
                   are
                   enobled
                   by
                   Marriage
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Text
                   saith
                   thus
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Women
                     ennobled
                     with
                     the
                     Honour
                     of
                     their
                     Husbands
                     ,
                     and
                     with
                     the
                     Kindred
                     of
                     their
                     Husbands
                     ,
                     we
                     worship
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     Court
                     ,
                     we
                     decree
                     matters
                     to
                     pass
                     in
                     the
                     Names
                     of
                     their
                     Husbands
                     ,
                     and
                     into
                     the
                     House
                     and
                     Surname
                     of
                     their
                     Husbands
                     do
                     we
                     translate
                     them
                     :
                     But
                     if
                     afterwards
                     a
                     Woman
                     do
                     marry
                     with
                     a
                     Man
                     of
                     a
                     baser
                     Degree
                     ,
                     then
                     she
                     loseth
                     her
                     former
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     and
                     followeth
                     the
                     condition
                     
                     of
                     her
                     latter
                     Husband
                     .
                  
                   And
                   concerning
                   the
                   second
                   disparaged
                   Marriage
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   many
                   other
                   Books
                   of
                   the
                   Law
                   do
                   agree
                   ;
                   for
                   these
                   be
                   Rules
                   conceived
                   in
                   those
                   Cases
                   :
                   
                     Si
                     mulier
                     nobilis
                     nupserit
                     ignobili
                     desinit
                     esse
                     nobilis
                     ,
                     &
                     eodem
                     modo
                     quo
                     quid
                     constituitur
                     dissolvitur
                     .
                  
                   It
                   was
                   the
                   Case
                   of
                   
                     Ralph
                     Howard
                  
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   who
                   took
                   to
                   Wife
                   Anne
                   ,
                   the
                   widow
                   of
                   the
                   Lord
                   Powes
                   :
                   they
                   brought
                   an
                   Action
                   against
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Name
                   of
                   
                     Ralph
                     Howard
                  
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Lady
                   
                     Anne
                     Powes
                  
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   and
                   exception
                   was
                   taken
                   for
                   mis-naming
                   of
                   her
                   ;
                   because
                   she
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   named
                   of
                   her
                   Husband's
                   Name
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   otherwise
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   Exception
                   was
                   by
                   the
                   Court
                   allowed
                   ;
                   For
                   ,
                   said
                   they
                   ,
                   
                     by
                     the
                     Law
                     of
                     God
                     she
                     is
                  
                   Sub
                   potestate
                   viri
                   ;
                   
                     and
                     by
                     our
                     Law
                     her
                     Name
                     of
                     Dignity
                     shall
                     be
                     changed
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Degrees
                     of
                     her
                     Husband
                     ,
                     notwithstanding
                     the
                     Courtesie
                     of
                     the
                     Ladies
                     of
                     Honour
                     and
                     Court
                     :
                     Dyer
                  
                   79.
                   
                   And
                   the
                   like
                   is
                   also
                   in
                   Queen
                   Maries
                   Reign
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Suffolk
                   took
                   to
                   her
                   Husband
                   
                     Adrian
                     Brook
                     ,
                     Title
                     Brief
                  
                   ,
                   54.
                   6.
                   
                   And
                   many
                   other
                   Presidents
                   have
                   been
                   of
                   later
                   times
                   .
                   And
                   herewith
                   agreeth
                   the
                   Civil
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     Digest
                     .
                     lib.
                  
                   1.
                   
                     title
                     q.
                     lege
                  
                   1.
                   
                   In
                   this
                   Case
                   of
                   acquired
                   Nobility
                   by
                   marriage
                   ,
                   if
                   question
                   in
                   Law
                   be
                   ,
                   whereupon
                   an
                   Issue
                   is
                   taken
                   between
                   the
                   Parties
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   Dutchesses
                   are
                   not
                   Dutchesses
                   ,
                   Countesses
                   are
                   not
                   Countesses
                   ,
                   and
                   Baronesses
                   are
                   not
                   Baronesses
                   ;
                   the
                   Trial
                   whereof
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   by
                   Record
                   (
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   former
                   Case
                   )
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   Jury
                   of
                   Twelve
                   men
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   diversity
                   is
                   because
                   in
                   this
                   Case
                   the
                   Dignity
                   is
                   accrued
                   unto
                   her
                   by
                   her
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Lawyers
                   term
                   
                     Matter
                     in
                     Fact
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   by
                   any
                   Record
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   a
                   Noble
                   Woman
                   by
                   marriage
                   ,
                   though
                   she
                   take
                   to
                   her
                   second
                   Husband
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   mean
                   Degree
                   ,
                   yet
                   she
                   may
                   keep
                   two
                   Chaplains
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Proviso
                   in
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   11.
                   
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   
                   Case
                   13.
                   for
                   and
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   Honour
                   which
                   once
                   she
                   had
                   ,
                   viz.
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   Retainer
                   :
                   And
                   every
                   such
                   Chaplain
                   may
                   purchase
                   Licence
                   and
                   Dispensation
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   Chaplains
                   may
                   not
                   be
                   Non-residents
                   afterwards
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   the
                   retaining
                   of
                   Chaplains
                   by
                   Ladies
                   of
                   great
                   Estate
                   is
                   ordinary
                   ,
                   and
                   nevertheless
                   some
                   questions
                   in
                   Law
                   have
                   been
                   concerning
                   the
                   true
                   understanding
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Statute
                   Law
                   ;
                   I
                   think
                   it
                   not
                   impertinent
                   to
                   set
                   down
                   subsequent
                   Resolutions
                   of
                   the
                   Judges
                   touching
                   such
                   matters
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   long
                   as
                   the
                   Wife
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   is
                   called
                   Dutchess
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   an
                   Earl
                   a
                   Countess
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   the
                   fruition
                   of
                   the
                   Honour
                   appertaining
                   to
                   their
                   Estate
                   ,
                   with
                   kneeling
                   ,
                   tasting
                   ,
                   serving
                   ;
                   so
                   long
                   shall
                   a
                   Baron's
                   Widow
                   be
                   saluted
                   Lady
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   also
                   a
                   Knight's
                   Wife
                   by
                   the
                   courtesie
                   of
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     quamdi●
                     matrimonium
                     aut
                     viduitas
                     uxoris
                     durant
                  
                   ;
                   except
                   she
                   happen
                   to
                   clope
                   with
                   an
                   Adulterer
                   :
                   for
                   as
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   do
                   adjudge
                   that
                   a
                   Woman
                   shall
                   lose
                   her
                   Dowry
                   in
                   that
                   (
                   as
                   unto
                   Lands
                   ,
                   Tenements
                   ,
                   and
                   Justice
                   ;
                   )
                   so
                   doth
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   Gentry
                   and
                   Nobleness
                   give
                   Sentence
                   against
                   such
                   a
                   Woman
                   ,
                   advanced
                   to
                   Titles
                   of
                   Dignity
                   by
                   the
                   Husband
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   unworthy
                   to
                   enjoy
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   when
                   she
                   putting
                   her
                   Husband
                   out
                   of
                   her
                   mind
                   ,
                   subjects
                   her self
                   unto
                   another
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Lady
                   which
                   is
                   married
                   come
                   through
                   the
                   Forest
                   ,
                   she
                   shall
                   not
                   take
                   any
                   thing
                   ;
                   but
                   a
                   Dutchess
                   ,
                   Marchioness
                   ,
                   or
                   Countess
                   shall
                   have
                   advantage
                   of
                   the
                   Statute
                   
                     de
                     Charta
                     Forest.
                  
                   12
                   Artic.
                   during
                   the
                   time
                   that
                   she
                   is
                   unmarried
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   is
                   a
                   Rule
                   in
                   the
                   Civil
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     Si
                     filia
                     Regis
                     nubat
                     alicui
                     Duci
                     vel
                     Comiti
                     ,
                     ducetur
                     tamen
                     semper
                     regalis
                     .
                  
                   As
                   amongst
                   Noble
                   Women
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   difference
                   of
                   Degrees
                   ,
                   so
                   according
                   to
                   their
                   distinct
                   Excellencies
                   the
                   Law
                   doth
                   give
                   special
                   priviledges
                   ,
                   as
                   followeth
                   :
                   By
                   the
                   Statute
                   25
                   Edw.
                   3.
                   cap.
                   1.
                   it
                   is
                   High
                   Treason
                   to
                   compass
                   or
                   imagine
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   violate
                   the
                   King's
                   Companion
                   .
                   The
                   King's
                   Response
                   is
                   a
                   sole
                   person
                   ,
                   except
                   by
                   the
                   Common
                   Law
                   ;
                   and
                   she
                   may
                   purchase
                   in
                   Feesimple
                   ,
                   or
                   make
                   Leases
                   or
                   Grants
                   with
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   she
                   may
                   plead
                   and
                   be
                   impleaded
                   ,
                   which
                   no
                   other
                   married
                   Woman
                   can
                   do
                   without
                   her
                   Husband
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   Acts
                   of
                   Parliament
                   for
                   any
                   cause
                   ,
                   which
                   any
                   way
                   may
                   concern
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   are
                   such
                   Statutes
                   whereof
                   the
                   Judges
                   ought
                   to
                   take
                   Recognizances
                   as
                   of
                   general
                   Statutes
                   :
                   though
                   the
                   matter
                   doth
                   only
                   concern
                   the
                   capacity
                   of
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   yet
                   it
                   doth
                   also
                   concern
                   all
                   the
                   Subjects
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ;
                   for
                   every
                   Subject
                   hath
                   interest
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   none
                   of
                   his
                   Subjects
                   within
                   his
                   Laws
                   are
                   divided
                   from
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   is
                   Head
                   and
                   Sovereign
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   his
                   business
                   concerns
                   all
                   the
                   Realm
                   :
                   and
                   as
                   the
                   Realm
                   hath
                   interest
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   so
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   Reason
                   is
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   being
                   his
                   Wife
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   man
                   seized
                   of
                   divers
                   Lands
                   in
                   Fee
                   holden
                   by
                   Knight's
                   Service
                   ,
                   some
                   by
                   Priority
                   (
                   that
                   is
                   by
                   ancient
                   Feoffment
                   holden
                   of
                   others
                   )
                   and
                   some
                   other
                   part
                   holden
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   posteriority
                   ;
                   the
                   King
                   granteth
                   his
                   Seigniory
                   to
                   the
                   Queen
                   during
                   her
                   life
                   ;
                   and
                   afterwards
                   the
                   Tenant
                   dieth
                   ,
                   his
                   Son
                   within
                   Age
                   :
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   he
                   shall
                   have
                   the
                   Wardship
                   of
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   the
                   Prerogative
                   even
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   himself
                   should
                   have
                   had
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Queen
                   Consort
                   or
                   Dowager
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   amerced
                   ,
                   if
                   she
                   be
                   Nonsuited
                   in
                   any
                   Action
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ;
                   in
                   which
                   case
                   any
                   other
                   Subject
                   ,
                   of
                   what
                   degree
                   soever
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   amerced
                   :
                   for
                   in
                   that
                   case
                   the
                   Queen
                   
                   shall
                   participate
                   of
                   the
                   King's
                   Prerogative
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   Queen
                   shall
                   not
                   in
                   all
                   cases
                   have
                   the
                   same
                   prerogative
                   as
                   the
                   King
                   ;
                   as
                   for
                   Example
                   ,
                   Petition
                   is
                   all
                   the
                   remedy
                   the
                   Subject
                   hath
                   when
                   the
                   King
                   seizeth
                   his
                   Lands
                   ,
                   or
                   taketh
                   away
                   his
                   Goods
                   from
                   him
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   Title
                   by
                   order
                   of
                   Law
                   so
                   to
                   do
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   some
                   ancient
                   Books
                   ,
                   as
                   you
                   may
                   see
                   
                   Stamford's
                   
                     Prerogative
                     ,
                     Case
                  
                   19.
                   
                   But
                   no
                   such
                   Suit
                   shall
                   be
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   but
                   Actions
                   as
                   against
                   other
                   Lieges
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   according
                   as
                   the
                   Case
                   shall
                   require
                   :
                   For
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Reason
                   that
                   the
                   Queen
                   may
                   be
                   Plaintiff
                   or
                   Demandant
                   in
                   Actions
                   without
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Reason
                   she
                   shall
                   be
                   Defendant
                   without
                   the
                   part
                   taking
                   of
                   such
                   Prerogatives
                   as
                   do
                   appertain
                   to
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
                 
                   Against
                   the
                   King
                   by
                   his
                   Prerogative
                   
                     nullum
                     tempus
                     occurrit
                  
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   so
                   with
                   the
                   Queen
                   ,
                   18
                   Edw.
                   3.
                   2.
                   a.
                   And
                   plenarily
                   by
                   six
                   months
                   is
                   a
                   good
                   Plea
                   in
                   a
                   
                     Quare
                     Impedit
                  
                   brought
                   by
                   
                     Philip
                     Regina
                     Anglia
                     ,
                     ibidem
                     fol.
                  
                   1.
                   13.
                   b.
                   Stamford's
                   
                     Prerogative
                     ,
                     Case
                  
                   18.
                   
                     prope
                     finem
                  
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   22
                   Edw.
                   3.
                   6.
                   it
                   is
                   thus
                   to
                   be
                   read
                   ;
                   
                     Note
                     that
                     a
                     Protection
                     was
                     sued
                     forth
                     against
                     the
                     Queen
                     in
                     a
                     Writ
                     which
                     she
                     brought
                     ,
                     and
                     it
                     was
                     allowed
                     ,
                     though
                     she
                     be
                     a
                     person
                     exempt
                     .
                  
                   Nevertheless
                   by
                   this
                   short
                   Case
                   following
                   may
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   Justices
                   do
                   not
                   easily
                   suffer
                   any
                   proceedings
                   in
                   Law
                   against
                   the
                   Queen
                   (
                   Wife
                   or
                   Widow
                   ;
                   )
                   but
                   will
                   hold
                   with
                   their
                   Immunities
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   by
                   Law
                   they
                   may
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Writ
                   of
                   Dower
                   was
                   brought
                   against
                   Isabel
                   Queen
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   Mother
                   to
                   the
                   then
                   King
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Court
                   said
                   to
                   the
                   Plaintiff
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     Queen
                     is
                     a
                     person
                     of
                     Dignity
                     and
                     Excellency
                     ,
                     and
                     we
                     are
                     of
                     Opinion
                     that
                     she
                     shall
                     not
                     answer
                     to
                     the
                     Writ
                     ,
                     but
                     that
                     she
                     should
                     be
                     sued
                     unto
                     by
                     Petition
                     .
                  
                   And
                   thereupon
                   the
                   Demandant
                   
                     dixit
                     gratis
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   she
                   prayed
                   the
                   Court
                   to
                   grant
                   a
                   Continuance
                   of
                   Action
                   until
                   another
                   day
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   mean
                   time
                   she
                   might
                   speak
                   with
                   the
                   Queen
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   Court
                   would
                   not
                   agree
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Continuance
                   ;
                   but
                   said
                   ,
                   That
                   upon
                   her
                   request
                   they
                   might
                   give
                   day
                   
                     prae
                     re
                     pertin
                  
                   .
                   and
                   so
                   it
                   was
                   done
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   Queen's
                   Counsel
                   would
                   not
                   agree
                   to
                   a
                   Continuance
                   ,
                   for
                   thereby
                   the
                   Queen
                   shall
                   be
                   accepted
                   as
                   answerable
                   .
                
                 
                   Neither
                   do
                   I
                   suppose
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   digressed
                   from
                   any
                   former
                   purpose
                   for
                   making
                   mention
                   in
                   those
                   Cases
                   concerning
                   the
                   Queen
                   Consort
                   :
                   For
                   notwithstanding
                   the
                   intermarriage
                   with
                   the
                   Sovereign
                   King
                   ,
                   yet
                   she
                   is
                   no
                   other
                   than
                   a
                   King
                   's
                   Subject
                   ,
                   whether
                   she
                   be
                   of
                   a
                   Foreign
                   Nation
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Native
                   born
                   ;
                   and
                   though
                   she
                   be
                   by
                   the
                   favour
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   solemnly
                   crowned
                   Queen
                   ,
                   yet
                   that
                   is
                   but
                   a
                   Royal
                   Ceremony
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   essential
                   Exception
                   ,
                   whereby
                   she
                   may
                   not
                   from
                   henceforth
                   be
                   accounted
                   in
                   the
                   rank
                   of
                   Noble
                   Women
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   hath
                   been
                   proved
                   by
                   the
                   effect
                   in
                   the
                   Reign
                   of
                   King
                   Henry
                   the
                   Sixth
                   ,
                   when
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Wives
                   ,
                   crowned
                   Queens
                   ,
                   have
                   been
                   Arraigned
                   of
                   High
                   Treason
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   put
                   to
                   Trial
                   by
                   the
                   Nobles
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   as
                   her
                   Peers
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Wife
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   eldest
                   Son
                   hath
                   also
                   some
                   Prerogatives
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   the
                   Excellency
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Wives
                   of
                   other
                   Noblemen
                   have
                   not
                   :
                   For
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   the
                   Thrteenth
                   of
                   Edward
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   High
                   Treason
                   to
                   violate
                   the
                   Wife
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   eldest
                   Son
                   and
                   Heir
                   .
                
                 
                   Dutchesses
                   and
                   Countesses
                   have
                   special
                   Honours
                   appertaining
                   to
                   their
                   Estates
                   ;
                   as
                   Kneeling
                   ,
                   Tasting
                   ,
                   &c.
                   which
                   things
                   are
                   more
                   appertaining
                   properly
                   to
                   the
                   Heralds
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   be
                   here
                   treated
                   of
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ladies
                   in
                   Reputation
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   Wife
                   or
                   Widow
                   of
                   the
                   Son
                   and
                   Heir
                   of
                   a
                   Duke
                   or
                   Earl
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   is
                   a
                   Lady
                   by
                   Courtesie
                   of
                   Speech
                   and
                   Honour
                   ,
                   and
                   taketh
                   place
                   according
                   as
                   in
                   ancient
                   time
                   hath
                   been
                   permitted
                   by
                   the
                   Sovereign
                   Prince
                   ,
                   and
                   allowance
                   of
                   the
                   Heralds
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   legal
                   proceedings
                   they
                   are
                   not
                   Priviledged
                   ,
                   nor
                   to
                   be
                   named
                   according
                   to
                   such
                   Names
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   King
                   may
                   at
                   his
                   pleasure
                   create
                   such
                   Men
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   their
                   Ancestors
                   ,
                   unto
                   degrees
                   of
                   Lord's
                   of
                   his
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   Law
                   is
                   otherwise
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   a
                   Noble
                   Woman
                   of
                   Spain
                   come
                   into
                   this
                   Realm
                   by
                   safe
                   Conduct
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   though
                   in
                   the
                   Letters
                   of
                   safe
                   Conduct
                   by
                   the
                   King
                   she
                   be
                   styled
                   by
                   such
                   her
                   Sovereign
                   Title
                   ;
                   yet
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Courts
                   of
                   Justice
                   she
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   named
                   by
                   such
                   Title
                   ,
                   though
                   in
                   common
                   Speech
                   she
                   is
                   styled
                   a
                   Lady
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   English
                   Woman
                   born
                   doth
                   taken
                   to
                   her
                   Husband
                   a
                   French
                   or
                   Spanish
                   Duke
                   ,
                   though
                   he
                   be
                   made
                   a
                   Denizen
                   ,
                   yet
                   she
                   shall
                   not
                   bear
                   his
                   Title
                   of
                   Dignity
                   in
                   Legal
                   Proceedings
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   German
                   Woman
                   is
                   married
                   to
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   ,
                   and
                   unless
                   she
                   be
                   made
                   a
                   Denizen
                   ,
                   she
                   cannot
                   lawfully
                   claim
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   or
                   Titles
                   of
                   her
                   Husband
                   ,
                   no
                   more
                   than
                   she
                   can
                   to
                   have
                   Dower
                   or
                   Joynture
                   from
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   An
                   English
                   Woman
                   doth
                   take
                   to
                   her
                   Husband
                   an
                   Irish
                   Earl
                   ;
                   or
                   if
                   a
                   Lord
                   of
                   Scotland
                   (
                   though
                   he
                   be
                   a
                   Postnatus
                   )
                   take
                   an
                   English
                   Woman
                   to
                   his
                   Wife
                   ,
                   their
                   Wives
                   shall
                   not
                   participate
                   of
                   their
                   Husbands
                   Titles
                   of
                   Dignity
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   But
                   if
                   the
                   King
                   do
                   create
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Subjects
                   of
                   Scotland
                   or
                   Ireland
                   a
                   Peer
                   of
                   this
                   Realm
                   ,
                   then
                   shall
                   he
                   and
                   his
                   Wife
                   enjoy
                   all
                   the
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   a
                   Nobleman
                   .
                   But
                   if
                   an
                   English
                   man
                   by
                   the
                   Emperor
                   be
                   made
                   an
                   Earl
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ,
                   his
                   Wife
                   shall
                   not
                   bear
                   that
                   Title
                   of
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   the
                   Daughters
                   of
                   Dukes
                   ,
                   Marquisses
                   ,
                   and
                   Earls
                   are
                   by
                   the
                   ancient
                   Custome
                   of
                   the
                   Realm
                   styled
                   Ladies
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   precedency
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Degrees
                   of
                   their
                   Parents
                   ;
                   And
                   of
                   this
                   Custome
                   the
                   Laws
                   do
                   take
                   notice
                   ,
                   and
                   give
                   allowance
                   for
                   Honour
                   and
                   Decency
                   :
                   But
                   nevertheless
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Courts
                   of
                   Justice
                   they
                   bear
                   not
                   those
                   Titles
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   no
                   more
                   than
                   the
                   Sons
                   of
                   such
                   Noble
                   persons
                   may
                   do
                   :
                   So
                   in
                   this
                   point
                   the
                   Law
                   is
                   one
                   way
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Honour
                   and
                   Courtesie
                   of
                   Ladies
                   another
                   .
                   And
                   as
                   a
                   Civilian
                   in
                   like
                   Case
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     Aliud
                     est
                     jus
                     ,
                     &
                     aliud
                     privilegium
                  
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   the
                   Books
                   of
                   our
                   Law
                   do
                   make
                   mention
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   allow
                   of
                   it
                   as
                   a
                   Courtesie
                   ,
                   though
                   not
                   as
                   a
                   Law.
                   
                
                 
                   Thus
                   much
                   of
                   Women
                   :
                   If
                   I
                   have
                   been
                   too
                   large
                   upon
                   this
                   Subject
                   ,
                   I
                   crave
                   their
                   pardons
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   too
                   short
                   ,
                   I
                   wish
                   I
                   had
                   been
                   more
                   large
                   for
                   their
                   Honour
                   :
                   Yet
                   let
                   them
                   compare
                   their
                   Conditions
                   with
                   that
                   of
                   their
                   Neighbouring
                   Nations
                   ,
                   and
                   't
                   is
                   believed
                   they
                   have
                   reason
                   to
                   judge
                   themselves
                   the
                   happiest
                   Women
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ;
                   but
                   
                     Nemo
                     sua
                     sorte
                     contentus
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     None
                     truly
                     value
                     what
                     they
                     do
                     possess
                     :
                  
                   
                     Birth
                     ,
                     Beauty
                     ,
                     Titles
                     ,
                     Riches
                     in
                     excess
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Are
                     all
                     a
                     Plague
                     ,
                     if
                     ought
                     else
                     we
                     desire
                     ;
                  
                   
                     The
                     loss
                     of
                     that
                     makes
                     all
                     our
                     joys
                     on
                     fire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Right
                     Noble
                     Frances
                     Stewart
                     dutchess
                     dowager
                     of
                     Richmond
                     and
                     Lenox
                     &
                     ●
                     a.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Ann
                     Stuart
                     Baroness
                     of
                     Castle
                     Stuart
                     in
                     ye.
                     Kingdome
                     of
                     Ireland
                     Relict
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Iosias
                     Baron
                     of
                     Castle
                     Stuart
                     and
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Maddē
                     of
                     Rousky
                     Castle
                     in
                     ye.
                     County
                     of
                     Fermenaugh●●
                     y●
                     sd.
                     Kingdome
                     Esq
                     r
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Katherine
                     Gam
                     's
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheire
                     of
                     Hoo
                     Gam
                     's
                     of
                     Newton
                     in
                     Brecknock
                     shire
                     Esq
                     r
                     ,
                     Grand
                     daughter
                     to
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     Gam
                     's
                     discended
                     by
                     the
                     elder
                     house
                     from
                     the
                     mighty
                     Sr.
                     David
                     Gam'●
                     of
                     Newton
                     afores
                     ●
                     who
                     did
                     wonders
                     at
                     the
                     battle
                     of
                     Agencourt
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     discended
                     from
                     Tudor
                     the
                     grea●
                     King
                     of
                     South
                     Wales
                     .
                     The
                     occation
                     of
                     wearing
                     the
                     Leek
                     was
                     from
                     that
                     family
                     .
                     vide
                     see●
                     chapt.
                     4.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Katherine
                     Sedley
                     sole
                     daughter
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Charles
                     Sedley
                     of
                     South
                     fleet
                     in
                     Kent
                     Baronet
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
               
                 OF
                 KNIGHTHOOD
                 IN
                 GENERAL●
                 CHAP.
                 XVI
                 .
              
               
                 ALthough
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 some
                 that
                 vainly
                 derive
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 from
                 St.
                 Michael
                 the
                 Archangel
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 term
                 the
                 
                   primier
                   Chevalier
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 I
                 may
                 say
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 near
                 as
                 ancient
                 as
                 Valour
                 and
                 Heroick
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 derive
                 its
                 Original
                 from
                 Troy
                 ,
                 which
                 bred
                 many
                 Noble
                 and
                 Renowned
                 Knights
                 ;
                 amongst
                 which
                 were
                 
                   Hector
                   ,
                   Troilus
                   ,
                   AEneas
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Antenor
                 .
                 So
                 among
                 the
                 Greeks
                 were
                 
                   Agamemnon
                   ,
                   Menelaus
                   ,
                   Peleus
                   ,
                   Hercules
                   ,
                   Diomedes
                   ,
                   Telamon
                   ,
                   Vlysses
                   ,
                
                 and
                 several
                 others
                 ,
                 whose
                 Military
                 and
                 Heroick
                 Acts
                 purchased
                 unto
                 them
                 a
                 never
                 dying
                 Fame
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Romans
                 took
                 so
                 great
                 care
                 for
                 the
                 cherishing
                 and
                 advancement
                 of
                 Heroick
                 and
                 Military
                 Vertue
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 erected
                 and
                 dedicated
                 Temples
                 to
                 Vertue
                 and
                 Honour
                 ;
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 infancy
                 of
                 their
                 Military
                 Glory
                 they
                 instituted
                 a
                 Society
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 a
                 select
                 number
                 .
                 And
                 some
                 there
                 are
                 that
                 plead
                 to
                 have
                 Knighthood
                 take
                 its
                 rise
                 from
                 Romulus
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 say
                 they
                 ,
                 that
                 Romulus
                 having
                 settled
                 his
                 Government
                 in
                 Rome
                 ,
                 partly
                 for
                 Security
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 for
                 magnificence
                 ,
                 erected
                 or
                 inrolled
                 three
                 Bands
                 or
                 Centuries
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 or
                 Horsmen
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 he
                 called
                 Romene
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 Name
                 ;
                 the
                 second
                 Titience
                 from
                 
                   Titus
                   Tacitus
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 third
                 Luceria
                 ,
                 whereof
                 mention
                 is
                 made
                 by
                 Livy
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Inrollment
                 consisted
                 of
                 Three
                 hundred
                 stout
                 and
                 personable
                 men
                 ,
                 chosen
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Families
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 to
                 attend
                 him
                 as
                 his
                 Life-guard
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 Peace
                 and
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 called
                 Celeres
                 ,
                 or
                 Equites
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 personal
                 Valour
                 and
                 dexterity
                 in
                 Martial
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 add
                 to
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 the
                 Romans
                 oft-times
                 made
                 the
                 Knights
                 Judges
                 for
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 their
                 Civil
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 yet
                 continued
                 they
                 of
                 the
                 Equestrian
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Romans
                 called
                 their
                 Knights
                 Milites
                 ,
                 or
                 Miles
                 ,
                 and
                 Equites
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Equites
                   Aurati
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Italians
                 and
                 
                   Spaniards
                   ,
                   Cavalieri
                
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   French
                   ,
                   Chevaliers
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 
                   English
                   ,
                   Knights
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Addition
                 of
                 Sir
                 is
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 all
                 Knights
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Sir
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 Baronets
                 the
                 said
                 Addition
                 of
                 Sir
                 is
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 by
                 a
                 peculiar
                 Clause
                 in
                 their
                 Patents
                 of
                 Creation
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 dubbed
                 Knights
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 man
                 is
                 born
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 any
                 Title
                 or
                 Degree
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 so
                 ;
                 either
                 before
                 
                 a
                 Battel
                 ,
                 to
                 encourage
                 him
                 to
                 adventure
                 his
                 Life
                 ;
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 ●ight
                 ,
                 as
                 an
                 advancement
                 to
                 Honour
                 for
                 their
                 valiant
                 Acts.
                 And
                 although
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 first
                 Institution
                 ,
                 was
                 only
                 a
                 Military
                 Honour
                 ;
                 yet
                 of
                 later
                 days
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been●
                 frequently
                 seen
                 ,
                 that
                 meritorious
                 persons
                 in
                 Civil
                 Affairs
                 have
                 this
                 degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 conferred
                 upon
                 them
                 .
                 Nor
                 ar●
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Princes
                 ,
                 or
                 Potentates
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 limitted
                 or
                 confined
                 their
                 bestowing
                 this
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 free
                 to
                 bestow
                 it
                 on
                 whomsoever
                 they
                 shall
                 in
                 their
                 Princely
                 favour
                 think
                 worthy
                 to
                 be
                 advanced
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Honour
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 their
                 Merit
                 ,
                 Birth
                 ,
                 of
                 Estate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Ensigns
                 or
                 Ornaments
                 belonging
                 to
                 Knighthood
                 are
                 many
                 ,
                 each
                 Country
                 or
                 Kingdom
                 having
                 those
                 peculiar
                 to
                 it self
                 :
                 I
                 shall
                 name
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Equestrian
                 Order
                 amongst
                 the
                 ancient
                 Romans
                 was
                 given
                 a
                 Horse
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Gold
                 Ring
                 .
                 The
                 Germans
                 gave
                 the
                 Badge
                 of
                 the
                 Shield
                 and
                 Launce
                 .
                 The
                 French
                 anciently
                 gave
                 also
                 the
                 Shield
                 and
                 Launce
                 (
                 as
                 Favin
                 notes
                 )
                 but
                 since
                 they
                 used
                 the
                 Equestrian
                 Target
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Knightly
                 Ornament
                 is
                 the
                 Military
                 Belt
                 ,
                 first
                 made
                 of
                 Leather
                 ,
                 which
                 afterwards
                 came
                 to
                 be
                 richly
                 adorned
                 with
                 Gold
                 and
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 this
                 Belt
                 was
                 added
                 a
                 Sword.
                 Other
                 Ornaments
                 were
                 gilt
                 or
                 golden
                 Spurs
                 ,
                 and
                 golden
                 Collars
                 of
                 SS
                 .
                 But
                 these
                 have
                 been
                 for
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 laid
                 aside
                 ;
                 and
                 instead
                 thereof
                 is
                 only
                 used
                 Dubbing
                 with
                 a
                 naked
                 Sword
                 to
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 speak
                 of
                 when
                 I
                 treat
                 of
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 are
                 ,
                 the
                 Degrees
                 and
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 in
                 Christendom
                 ,
                 each
                 Kingdom
                 having
                 some
                 appropriated
                 to
                 themselves
                 :
                 which
                 though
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 are
                 now
                 extinct
                 ;
                 yet
                 I
                 shall
                 touch
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 find
                 them
                 Recorded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Segar
                
                 in
                 his
                 Volume
                 of
                 
                   Honour
                   Military
                   and
                   Civil
                
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 
                   Elias
                   Ashmole
                
                 ,
                 
                   Esq
                
                 in
                 his
                 incomparable
                 Volume
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 Curious
                 Reader
                 for
                 his
                 further
                 satisfaction
                 .
                 And
                 of
                 these
                 Degrees
                 or
                 Orders
                 I
                 shall
                 first
                 treat
                 of
                 those
                 used
                 amongst
                 us
                 ,
                 beginning
                 with
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Noble
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 next
                 with
                 the
                 Knights
                 Bannerets
                 ;
                 then
                 with
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 this
                 being
                 their
                 proper
                 place
                 according
                 to
                 precedency
                 ,
                 although
                 something
                 improper
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 being
                 of
                 any
                 degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ;
                 next
                 with
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ;
                 then
                 with
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 conclude
                 with
                 those
                 Degrees
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Countries
                 .
              
               
                 
                   His
                   Royall
                   Highness
                   Iames
                   Duke
                   of
                   Yorke
                   and
                   Albany
                   Kt.
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   and
                   sole
                   brother
                   to
                   his
                   sacred
                   maty
                   .
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   2d.
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Effigies
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   Henry
                   Somerset
                   ,
                   Marques
                   and
                   Earle
                   of
                   Worcester
                   .
                   Ld.
                   Herbert
                   ,
                   Baron
                   of
                   Chipston
                   Raglon
                   and
                   Gowen
                   Lord
                   President
                   and
                   Ld.
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   Wales
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Marches
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Leivtenant
                   of
                   the
                   Countyes
                   of
                   Glocester
                   ,
                   Hereford
                   ,
                   and
                   Monmouth
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Cilty
                   and
                   County
                   of
                   Bristol
                   ,
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   most
                   honble
                   .
                   Privy
                   Councell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Effigies
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   honble
                   .
                   Henry
                   Bennet
                   Earle
                   and
                   Baron
                   of
                   Arlington
                   Viscount
                   Thetsord
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   noble
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   Lord
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●s
                   .
                   Household
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   of
                   his
                   most
                   Honourable
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
               
                 KNIGHTS
                 Of
                 the
                 most
                 Noble
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 OR
                 St
                 GEORGE
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XVII
                 .
              
               
                 IT
                 was
                 the
                 custome
                 and
                 policy
                 of
                 puissant
                 Princes
                 in
                 all
                 Ages
                 to
                 invite
                 and
                 secure
                 to
                 themselves
                 persons
                 of
                 Renown
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Heroick
                 Spirits
                 were
                 encouraged
                 with
                 Remarks
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 (
                 viz.
                 eminent
                 priviledges
                 of
                 Place
                 ,
                 different
                 Habits
                 ,
                 and
                 additional
                 Titles
                 )
                 to
                 distinguish
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 ,
                 besides
                 other
                 opulent
                 Rewards
                 :
                 And
                 amongst
                 those
                 persons
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 eminent
                 or
                 excellent
                 of
                 merit
                 were
                 placed
                 in
                 a
                 Superior
                 Orb
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 Glory
                 might
                 be
                 the
                 more
                 splendid
                 to
                 the
                 World.
                 Such
                 were
                 King
                 
                 David's
                 mighty
                 men
                 ,
                 the
                 Satrapae
                 of
                 Persia
                 ,
                 the
                 Orders
                 Military
                 amongst
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 many
                 Institutions
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 in
                 Christendome
                 :
                 But
                 of
                 all
                 Orders
                 purely
                 Military
                 now
                 extant
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 prefer
                 this
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 not
                 only
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 our
                 own
                 Nation
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 none
                 are
                 commonly
                 admitted
                 but
                 Peers
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 excellency
                 of
                 it self
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 for
                 its
                 Antiquity
                 ;
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 for
                 its
                 glorious
                 Institution
                 by
                 that
                 Renowned
                 King
                 Edward
                 ;
                 And
                 thirdly
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 many
                 Emperors
                 ,
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 Princes
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Fraternity
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 I
                 find
                 it
                 agreable
                 to
                 all
                 Histories
                 ,
                 that
                 't
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1350.
                 which
                 was
                 fifty
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Instituting
                 the
                 French
                 Order
                 of
                 St.
                 Michael
                 by
                 Lewis
                 the
                 Eleventh
                 ;
                 Two
                 hundred
                 twenty
                 nine
                 years
                 before
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third
                 devised
                 the
                 new
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Holy
                   Ghost
                
                 ,
                 full
                 Eighty
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Golden
                   Fleece
                
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 
                   Philip
                   the
                   Good
                
                 of
                 Burgundy
                 ;
                 One
                 hundred
                 and
                 ninety
                 years
                 before
                 King
                 Iames
                 the
                 Fifth
                 refined
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 and
                 about
                 Two
                 hundred
                 and
                 nine
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 Denmark
                 begun
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Elephant
                 ;
                 which
                 gives
                 it
                 clearly
                 the
                 pre-eminency
                 before
                 other
                 Orders
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Antiquity
                 .
              
               
               
                 For
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 pristine
                 Institution
                 you
                 must
                 know
                 ,
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 having
                 engaged
                 himself
                 in
                 a
                 War
                 with
                 France
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 obtaining
                 of
                 that
                 Crown
                 which
                 descended
                 on
                 him
                 in
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 Mother
                 )
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 allure
                 to
                 his
                 party
                 all
                 such
                 Gallant
                 Spirits
                 as
                 were
                 Friends
                 to
                 Bellona
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 that
                 end
                 erected
                 a
                 Round
                 Table
                 in
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Windsor
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 King
                 
                 Arthur's
                 at
                 Winchester
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 exercised
                 at
                 Tilts
                 and
                 Tournaments
                 ,
                 and
                 Royally
                 entertained
                 with
                 magnificent
                 Feasts
                 and
                 other
                 Princely
                 Favours
                 to
                 engage
                 them
                 unto
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 Philip
                 of
                 Vallois
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 in
                 actual
                 possession
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 countermined
                 him
                 by
                 erecting
                 a
                 like
                 Table
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Court
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 drew
                 away
                 many
                 from
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 being
                 disappointed
                 in
                 that
                 Project
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 proving
                 victorious
                 in
                 his
                 Arms
                 against
                 France
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 Return
                 he
                 rewarded
                 the
                 most
                 eminent
                 of
                 those
                 Heroick
                 Knights
                 that
                 had
                 born
                 the
                 brunt
                 of
                 the
                 Day
                 ,
                 and
                 persevered
                 in
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Noble
                 Order
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 Six
                 and
                 twenty
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 himself
                 was
                 one
                 ;
                 being
                 all
                 persons
                 of
                 choice
                 Endowments
                 ,
                 of
                 great
                 renown
                 in
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 should
                 be
                 bound
                 by
                 Oath
                 and
                 Honour
                 to
                 adhere
                 unto
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 upon
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 any
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 supplied
                 by
                 another
                 ,
                 elected
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Successors
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 Sovereigns
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 Fraternity
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 the
                 Election
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 entire
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Ther●
                 are
                 many
                 Articles
                 confirmed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 all
                 that
                 are
                 enstalled
                 Subscribe
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 forementioned
                 Oath
                 ,
                 viz.
                 that
                 whilst
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 Fellows
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 they
                 will
                 defend
                 the
                 Honour
                 ,
                 Quarrels
                 ,
                 Rights
                 and
                 Lordships
                 of
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 will
                 endeavour
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Statutes
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 without
                 fraud
                 or
                 covin
                 ,
                 
                   Quinam
                   perjurati
                
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 esteemed
                 most
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 there
                 having
                 been
                 more
                 Emperors
                 ,
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 Foreign
                 Princes
                 of
                 this
                 one
                 Order
                 ,
                 than
                 of
                 all
                 others
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 which
                 Honour
                 is
                 obtained
                 by
                 keeping
                 precisely
                 to
                 the
                 primitive
                 Number
                 ,
                 never
                 exceeding
                 Six
                 and
                 twenty
                 ;
                 whereas
                 all
                 others
                 of
                 this
                 kind
                 have
                 been
                 so
                 frankly
                 communicated
                 unto
                 all
                 pretenders
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 last
                 they
                 lost
                 their
                 lustre
                 and
                 esteem
                 in
                 the
                 World.
                 Of
                 this
                 Order
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 eight
                 Emperors
                 ,
                 seven
                 Kings
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 two
                 Kings
                 of
                 Scots
                 before
                 the
                 Union
                 ,
                 five
                 Kings
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 three
                 of
                 Naples
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 Poland
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 Sueden
                 ,
                 besides
                 many
                 Foreign
                 Sovereign
                 Princes
                 of
                 
                   Italy
                   ,
                   Germany
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 The
                 Order
                 and
                 Institution
                 being
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 many
                 Learned
                 Pens
                 sufficiently
                 cleared
                 from
                 the
                 envy
                 of
                 Froysart
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 French
                 men
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 from
                 the
                 folly
                 of
                 
                   Polydore
                   Virgil
                
                 ,
                 who
                 favours
                 the
                 Romantick
                 Story
                 of
                 the
                 fair
                 Countess
                 of
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 a
                 dancing
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 let
                 fall
                 her
                 Garter
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 King
                 took
                 up
                 and
                 tied
                 about
                 his
                 Leg
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 the
                 Queen
                 being
                 jealous
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 this
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   Honi
                   sort
                   qui
                   mal
                   y
                   pense
                   ,
                
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 Evil
                 be
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 evil
                 thinks
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Patron
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 is
                 St.
                 George
                 ,
                 a
                 Man
                 of
                 great
                 Renown
                 for
                 Chivalry
                 ;
                 he
                 suffered
                 Martyrdom
                 at
                 Lydda
                 under
                 Dioclesian
                 ,
                 saith
                 Mr.
                 Selden
                 ;
                 supposed
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Helyn
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 martyrred
                 at
                 Nicomedia
                 ,
                 the
                 principal
                 Seat
                 then
                 of
                 the
                 Eastern
                 Empire
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 others
                 at
                 Diosprilia
                 or
                 Lyddea
                 in
                 Palestine
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 interred
                 ;
                 whose
                 Fame
                 was
                 so
                 great
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 Temples
                 and
                 Monasteries
                 were
                 dedicated
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Eastern
                 Countries
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 his
                 esteem
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 who
                 celebrated
                 to
                 his
                 memory
                 the
                 Three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 April
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Universal
                 Church
                 :
                 But
                 how
                 long
                 he
                 has
                 been
                 honoured
                 as
                 Patron
                 and
                 Protector
                 of
                 England
                 is
                 disputable
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Selden
                 concludes
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 ;
                 
                   And
                   't
                   is
                   no
                   marvel
                
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   that
                   so
                   warlike
                   a
                   people
                   should
                   make
                   choice
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   Souldier-Saint
                   ,
                   known
                   by
                   the
                   particular
                   name
                   of
                
                 Tropheophorus
                 ,
                 
                   of
                   greater
                   eminency
                   in
                   both
                   the
                   Eastern
                   and
                   Western
                   Churches
                   than
                   any
                   other
                   Souldier-Saint
                   .
                
                 To
                 this
                 Tutelary
                 Saint
                 or
                 Patron
                 of
                 Martial
                 men
                 King
                 Edward
                 commends
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 Companions
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   The
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   George
                
                 :
                 And
                 having
                 both
                 beautified
                 and
                 enlarged
                 his
                 Castle
                 at
                 Windsor
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Royal
                 Seat
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 he
                 caused
                 a
                 solemn
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Spain
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 to
                 invite
                 all
                 Military
                 Spirits
                 to
                 attend
                 those
                 Tilts
                 and
                 Tournaments
                 which
                 were
                 intended
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 on
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 day
                 then
                 next
                 ensuing
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 designed
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Institution
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 fifteen
                 days
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 after
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 might
                 be
                 still
                 continued
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 them
                 for
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 daily
                 Habit
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 encountring
                 with
                 the
                 Dragon
                 or
                 Devil
                 ,
                 inchased
                 with
                 Pearls
                 and
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ,
                 appendant
                 to
                 a
                 blue
                 Ribon
                 ,
                 continually
                 to
                 be
                 worn
                 about
                 their
                 necks
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 Habit
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 George
                 and
                 Ribon
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Garter
                 enamelled
                 with
                 Gold
                 ,
                 Pearl
                 ,
                 and
                 precious
                 Stones
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Motto
                 ,
                 
                   Honi
                   soit
                   qui
                   mal
                   y
                   pense
                
                 embroydered
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 fastned
                 about
                 the
                 left
                 Leg
                 with
                 a
                 buckle
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 these
                 two
                 Ornaments
                 none
                 of
                 these
                 Knights
                 are
                 to
                 appear
                 in
                 publique
                 ;
                 There
                 also
                 properly
                 belongs
                 to
                 this
                 Order
                 a
                 Cassock
                 of
                 crimson
                 Velvet
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Mantle
                 and
                 Hood
                 of
                 purple
                 Velvet
                 ,
                 lined
                 with
                 white
                 Sarsnet
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 shoulder
                 ,
                 whereof
                 is
                 an
                 Escocheon
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 embroidered
                 with
                 a
                 Garter
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Motto
                 :
                 The
                 Escocheon
                 is
                 Argent
                 ,
                 a
                 Cross
                 ,
                 Gules
                 .
                 But
                 these
                 
                 to
                 be
                 worn
                 only
                 upon
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 it
                 shall
                 please
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 to
                 celebrate
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Installations
                 .
                 To
                 each
                 Knight
                 belongs
                 a
                 Collar
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 made
                 of
                 pure
                 Gold
                 ,
                 weighing
                 thirty
                 Ounces
                 of
                 Troy
                 weight
                 ,
                 composed
                 of
                 Garters
                 and
                 Roses
                 ,
                 enamelled
                 with
                 Roses
                 red
                 and
                 white
                 ;
                 and
                 since
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 an
                 intermixture
                 of
                 Thistles
                 ;
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 enriched
                 with
                 precious
                 Stones
                 appendant
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 worn
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 Robes
                 at
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 over
                 their
                 ordinary
                 Cloaks
                 ,
                 upon
                 all
                 such
                 days
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 is
                 bound
                 by
                 Statute
                 to
                 make
                 Offerings
                 .
                 Also
                 besides
                 these
                 Robes
                 and
                 Ornaments
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Founder
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 ordered
                 by
                 K.
                 Charles
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Knights
                 should
                 ordinarily
                 wear
                 upon
                 their
                 Cloaks
                 or
                 Coats
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 side
                 ,
                 a
                 Star
                 of
                 Silver
                 imbroidery
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Escocheon
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 within
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 &c.
                 in
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Habit
                 doth
                 more
                 lively
                 appear
                 by
                 the
                 Pourtraiture
                 representing
                 the
                 Habit
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 some
                 of
                 these
                 Habiliments
                 these
                 Knights
                 are
                 attired
                 in
                 publick
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 diversity
                 of
                 the
                 occasion
                 requireth
                 ;
                 but
                 always
                 in
                 their
                 stateliest
                 Robes
                 and
                 richest
                 Collars
                 when
                 the
                 Solemnities
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 performed
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 celebrating
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 their
                 Installations
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Free
                 Chappel
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 ,
                 built
                 within
                 the
                 verge
                 and
                 limits
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Foundation
                 whereof
                 was
                 appointed
                 a
                 Dean
                 ,
                 Prebends
                 ,
                 and
                 poor
                 Gentlemen
                 established
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 maintained
                 with
                 Stipends
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Knights
                 (
                 or
                 
                   poor
                   Knights
                
                 )
                 
                   of
                   Windsor
                
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 provided
                 for
                 them
                 Robes
                 of
                 Cloth
                 according
                 to
                 them
                 of
                 their
                 Order
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 to
                 pray
                 for
                 the
                 Order
                 .
                 Concerning
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 of
                 the
                 Installation
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 Knight
                 is
                 bound
                 to
                 fasten
                 an
                 Escocheon
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 on
                 a
                 plate
                 of
                 Metal
                 on
                 their
                 several
                 Stalls
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Inscription
                 of
                 their
                 Names
                 ,
                 Titles
                 ,
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 remove
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 advanced
                 in
                 order
                 higher
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 order
                 they
                 also
                 advance
                 their
                 Banners
                 ,
                 Swords
                 ,
                 and
                 Helmets
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 continually
                 over
                 their
                 Stalls
                 during
                 their
                 being
                 of
                 that
                 Order
                 ,
                 that
                 plate
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 being
                 left
                 unto
                 the
                 Stall
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 last
                 sate
                 ;
                 the
                 Hatchment
                 taken
                 down
                 to
                 make
                 room
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 succeed
                 unto
                 the
                 deceased
                 or
                 higher
                 removed
                 Knights
                 ,
                 touching
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 placed
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Seniority
                 of
                 their
                 Creations
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honour
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Knight
                 Batchelor
                 hath
                 place
                 before
                 an
                 Earl
                 or
                 Duke
                 ;
                 as
                 not
                 long
                 since
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Lea
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Armory
                 ,
                 had
                 precedency
                 of
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lenox
                 ,
                 besides
                 Earls
                 and
                 Barons
                 :
                 only
                 in
                 honour
                 to
                 Strangers
                 who
                 are
                 Sovereign
                 Princes
                 ,
                 or
                 Sons
                 or
                 Brothers
                 to
                 such
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 permitted
                 by
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 Order
                 that
                 they
                 take
                 place
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 these
                 persons
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 by
                 a
                 late
                 Indulgence
                 .
                 Anciently
                 if
                 a
                 King
                 crowned
                 came
                 in
                 place
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 Batchelor
                 ,
                 he
                 sate
                 there
                 without
                 any
                 difference
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 alteration
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 supposed
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Seventh
                 ,
                 in
                 reference
                 to
                 Foreign
                 Princes
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 continue
                 in
                 their
                 Stalls
                 where
                 first
                 seated
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 reserved
                 to
                 themselves
                 the
                 power
                 once
                 in
                 their
                 Lives
                 (
                 so
                 saith
                 the
                 Statute
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 general
                 translation
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Stalls
                 ,
                 except
                 of
                 Emperors
                 and
                 Foreign
                 Princes
                 ,
                 which
                 order
                 continues
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 Much
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 this
                 Noble
                 Order
                 :
                 but
                 it
                 being
                 so
                 well
                 and
                 accurately
                 treated
                 of
                 by
                 that
                 great
                 Antiquary
                 
                   Elias
                   Ashmole
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 in
                 a
                 large
                 Volume
                 in
                 Folio
                 lately
                 published
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 entituled
                 
                   The
                   Institution
                   ,
                   Laws
                   ,
                   and
                   Ceremonies
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   Noble
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   ,
                
                 that
                 nothing
                 more
                 can
                 be
                 said
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 illustrated
                 with
                 great
                 variety
                 of
                 useful
                 &
                 ornamental
                 Sculptures
                 ;
                 I
                 shall
                 therefore
                 conclude
                 by
                 setting
                 down
                 the
                 Heads
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Chapters
                 and
                 Sections
                 by
                 him
                 so
                 learnedly
                 treated
                 of
                 ,
                 recommending
                 to
                 the
                 Reader
                 the
                 said
                 Volume
                 as
                 a
                 Work
                 fit
                 to
                 adorn
                 and
                 enrich
                 the
                 Libraries
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Curious
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 Chapter
                 treats
                 of
                 Knighthoood
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 divided
                 into
                 ten
                 Sections
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 II.
                 Of
                 the
                 Religious
                 Orders
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 in
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 divided
                 into
                 five
                 Sections
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 III.
                 Of
                 Military
                 Orders
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 in
                 three
                 Sections
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 IV.
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ,
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 and
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Windsor
                 ,
                 in
                 eight
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Castle
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Dean
                 ,
                 Canons
                 ,
                 Clerks
                 and
                 Choristers
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Poor
                 Knights
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 Of
                 other
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Endowment
                 of
                 the
                 Colledge
                 ;
                 And
                 8.
                 of
                 the
                 Priviledges
                 of
                 the
                 Chappel
                 and
                 Colledge
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 5.
                 
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 five
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Opinions
                 concerning
                 the
                 occasion
                 of
                 its
                 Institution
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 true
                 Cause
                 inserted
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Time
                 of
                 its
                 Institution
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Patrons
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ;
                 And
                 5.
                 the
                 Honour
                 and
                 Reputation
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 VI.
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Statutes
                 and
                 Annals
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Statutes
                 and
                 Institutions
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 those
                 other
                 bodies
                 of
                 Statutes
                 since
                 established
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 endeavours
                 for
                 the
                 reforming
                 the
                 Statutes
                 since
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 of
                 the
                 Annals
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 VII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Habit
                 and
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 ten
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Mantle
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Surcoat
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Cap
                 and
                 Hood
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Robes
                 anciently
                 assigned
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 and
                 great
                 Ladies
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Collar
                 in
                 general
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Collar
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Collar
                 of
                 SS
                 ;
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 lesser
                 
                 George
                 ;
                 And
                 10.
                 when
                 the
                 Habits
                 ,
                 in
                 whole
                 or
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 worn
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 VIII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 seven
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Prelat's
                 Institution
                 ,
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 Robe
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Chancellor's
                 Office
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 Badge
                 ,
                 and
                 Pension
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Register's
                 Institution
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 Badge
                 ,
                 &c.
                 4.
                 
                 
                 Garter's
                 Institution
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 Mantle
                 ,
                 &c.
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod's
                 Office
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 Habit
                 ,
                 &c.
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 payment
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 Pensions
                 upon
                 the
                 new
                 Establishment
                 ;
                 And
                 7.
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 these
                 Offices
                 by
                 Deputies
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 IX
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Election
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 into
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 eighteen
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 Summons
                 to
                 the
                 Election
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Assembly
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Dispensation
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 a
                 full
                 number
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Of
                 opening
                 the
                 Chapter
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 That
                 Knights
                 only
                 present
                 in
                 Chapter
                 ought
                 to
                 nominate
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 number
                 ,
                 qualifications
                 ,
                 and
                 degrees
                 of
                 those
                 persons
                 to
                 be
                 nominated
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Scrutiny
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 whom
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 ;
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 time
                 when
                 ;
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Order
                 and
                 Manner
                 of
                 it
                 ;
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 presentation
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 ;
                 12.
                 
                 His
                 considerations
                 referring
                 to
                 the
                 qualifications
                 of
                 the
                 person
                 to
                 be
                 elected
                 ;
                 13.
                 
                 Of
                 other
                 inducements
                 for
                 Election
                 ;
                 14.
                 
                 The
                 Sovereign
                 only
                 Electeth
                 ;
                 15.
                 
                 The
                 Scrutiny
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 entred
                 amongst
                 the
                 Annals
                 ;
                 16.
                 
                 The
                 Scrutiny
                 ought
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 viewed
                 until
                 it
                 be
                 entred
                 ;
                 17.
                 
                 Of
                 Scrutinies
                 taken
                 ,
                 yet
                 no
                 Election
                 made
                 ;
                 And
                 18.
                 the
                 penalties
                 inflicted
                 on
                 Knights
                 Companions
                 who
                 appear
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 Election
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 X.
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Investure
                 of
                 a
                 Knight-Subject
                 with
                 the
                 Garter
                 and
                 George
                 ,
                 in
                 six
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 notice
                 given
                 to
                 a
                 Knight-Subject
                 of
                 his
                 Election
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 His
                 reception
                 into
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 Investiture
                 with
                 the
                 Garter
                 and
                 George
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 sending
                 the
                 Garter
                 and
                 George
                 to
                 an
                 elect
                 Knight-Subject
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 a
                 Knight's
                 Investiture
                 ;
                 And
                 6.
                 the
                 Allowances
                 and
                 Rewards
                 given
                 to
                 Garter
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 for
                 his
                 Service
                 in
                 this
                 Employment
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XI
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 preparations
                 for
                 the
                 personal
                 Installation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 in
                 seven
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 That
                 Installation
                 gives
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Founder
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 time
                 and
                 place
                 appointed
                 for
                 Installation
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 Commissions
                 for
                 Installation
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 Letters
                 of
                 Summons
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Of
                 Warrants
                 for
                 the
                 Livery
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 removal
                 of
                 Atchievements
                 and
                 Plates
                 ;
                 And
                 7.
                 preparations
                 made
                 by
                 Knights
                 Elect.
                 
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 personal
                 Installation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight-Subject
                 ,
                 in
                 eleven
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Cavalcade
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Offerings
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 the
                 Installation
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Supper
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 order
                 in
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 performed
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 proceeding
                 into
                 the
                 Choire
                 .
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 Installation
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 order
                 observed
                 when
                 two
                 or
                 more
                 Knights
                 are
                 installed
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 ;
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Offerings
                 of
                 Gold
                 and
                 Silver
                 ;
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 grand
                 Dinner
                 at
                 the
                 Installation
                 ;
                 And
                 11.
                 of
                 setting
                 up
                 the
                 Knight's
                 Atchievements
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XIII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Installation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight-Subject
                 by
                 proxy
                 ,
                 in
                 nine
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 original
                 cause
                 of
                 making
                 Proxies
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Letters
                 of
                 Procuration
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Qualifications
                 of
                 a
                 Proxy
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Preparations
                 for
                 Installations
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 Transactions
                 in
                 it
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Choire
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 Ceremonies
                 performed
                 there
                 ;
                 And
                 9.
                 the
                 grand
                 Dinner
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XIV
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 signification
                 of
                 Election
                 to
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 in
                 five
                 Sections
                 ;
                 1.
                 
                 In
                 what
                 time
                 and
                 manner
                 Certificate
                 is
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 Election
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 notice
                 given
                 of
                 an
                 Election
                 before
                 sending
                 the
                 Habit
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Notice
                 of
                 Election
                 sent
                 with
                 the
                 Habit
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Certificate
                 of
                 acceptation
                 ;
                 And
                 5.
                 of
                 an
                 Election
                 not
                 accepted
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XV.
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Investiture
                 of
                 Strangers
                 with
                 the
                 Habit
                 and
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 time
                 for
                 sending
                 the
                 Habit
                 and
                 Ensigns
                 unlimited
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Preparations
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Legation
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 Investiture
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 
                 Certificates
                 of
                 having
                 received
                 the
                 Habit
                 and
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XVI
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Installation
                 of
                 a
                 Stranger
                 by
                 Proxy
                 ,
                 in
                 thirteen
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Touching
                 the
                 choice
                 and
                 nomination
                 of
                 a
                 Proxy
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Proctor's
                 qualifications
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 His
                 Letters
                 of
                 Procuration
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Proctor's
                 Reception
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 preparations
                 for
                 Installation
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Proctor's
                 Cavalcade
                 to
                 Windsor
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Supper
                 after
                 his
                 arrival
                 there
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 performed
                 therein
                 ;
                 10.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Choire
                 ;
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 Installation
                 ;
                 12.
                 
                 The
                 Proctor's
                 Offerings
                 ;
                 And
                 13.
                 the
                 Dinner
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XVII
                 ,
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Duties
                 and
                 Fees
                 payable
                 by
                 the
                 Knights-Companions
                 at
                 their
                 Installations
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Concerning
                 the
                 Fees
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Windsor
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Fees
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Register
                 ,
                 Garter
                 ,
                 Black
                 Rod
                 ,
                 and
                 Officers
                 of
                 Arms
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Fees
                 belonging
                 to
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Sovereign's
                 Servants
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 
                 Fees
                 payable
                 for
                 Strangers
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XVIII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 ten
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 appointed
                 to
                 be
                 annually
                 kept
                 on
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 day
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 St.
                 George
                 fixed
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 unto
                 the
                 Three
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 April
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 day
                 made
                 
                   Festum
                   duplex
                
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 place
                 for
                 celebrating
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 assigned
                 to
                 
                   Windsor
                   Castle
                
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 day
                 kept
                 apart
                 from
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 then
                 observed
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 neglected
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Removed
                 
                 from
                 Windsor
                 by
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 Of
                 prorogation
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ;
                 9.
                 
                 Of
                 Commissions
                 for
                 prorogation
                 ;
                 And
                 10.
                 that
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 celebrated
                 once
                 every
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XIX
                 .
                 Of
                 preparations
                 for
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 in
                 eight
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 Letters
                 giving
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 and
                 place
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 Dispensations
                 for
                 not
                 attending
                 at
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 Commissions
                 of
                 Lieutenancy
                 and
                 Assistance
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Warrants
                 for
                 the
                 Removal
                 of
                 Atchievements
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Scutcheons
                 of
                 Arms
                 and
                 Styles
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 Of
                 adorning
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 furnishing
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 George's
                 Hall
                 ;
                 And
                 8.
                 
                 Officers
                 and
                 Servants
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 at
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XX.
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ,
                 in
                 seven
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 setting
                 the
                 proceeding
                 in
                 order
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 opening
                 of
                 the
                 Chapter
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 Transactions
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter
                 held
                 before
                 the
                 first
                 Vespers
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 relating
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 Vespers
                 ;
                 And
                 7.
                 the
                 Supper
                 on
                 the
                 Eve.
                 
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXI
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 on
                 the
                 Feast
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 nine
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chappel
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 second
                 Service
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Procession
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Service
                 ;
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Offering
                 of
                 Gold
                 and
                 Silver
                 ;
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 presence
                 ;
                 7.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Dinner
                 on
                 the
                 Feast-day
                 ;
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Ceremonies
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 second
                 Vespers
                 ;
                 And
                 9.
                 of
                 the
                 Supper
                 on
                 the
                 Evening
                 of
                 the
                 Feast-day
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 observed
                 on
                 the
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Feast
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 proceeding
                 to
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 elect
                 Knights
                 proceeding
                 into
                 the
                 Choire
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 performed
                 at
                 Divine
                 Service
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 the
                 Diets
                 at
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feasts
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXIII
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Observations
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 by
                 absent
                 Knights
                 ,
                 in
                 five
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Absent
                 Knights
                 enjoyned
                 to
                 observe
                 the
                 Grand
                 Feast
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 More
                 particular
                 directions
                 for
                 their
                 observation
                 thereof
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 How
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ;
                 4.
                 
                 In
                 what
                 manner
                 the
                 Feast
                 hath
                 been
                 observed
                 by
                 absent
                 Knights
                 ;
                 And
                 5.
                 
                 Dispensation
                 for
                 absence
                 granted
                 during
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXIV
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 Degradation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight-Companion
                 ,
                 in
                 three
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Degradation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 Batchelor
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 Degrading
                 a
                 Knight-Companion
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 And
                 3.
                 of
                 Restauration
                 into
                 the
                 Order
                 after
                 Degrading
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXV
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 Honors
                 paid
                 to
                 deceased
                 Knights-Companions
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 celebration
                 formerly
                 of
                 Masses
                 for
                 defunct
                 Knights-Companions
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 fixing
                 on
                 the
                 Stalls
                 Plates
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 and
                 Styles
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Offering
                 of
                 Atchievements
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 of
                 depositing
                 the
                 deceased
                 Knights
                 Mantles
                 in
                 the
                 Chapter-house
                 .
              
               
                 Chap.
                 XXVI
                 .
                 Treats
                 of
                 the
                 Founder
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Knights-Companions
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Successors
                 ,
                 in
                 four
                 Sections
                 :
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 what
                 number
                 they
                 consisted
                 ;
                 2.
                 
                 A
                 short
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Founder's
                 Wars
                 ;
                 3.
                 
                 Some
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Five
                 and
                 twenty
                 Knights-Companions
                 ;
                 And
                 4.
                 a
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 their
                 Successors
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 Knights
                 Bannerets
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XVIII
                 .
              
               
                 THIS
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 called
                 by
                 some
                 
                   Equites
                   Vexillarii
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Chevaliers
                   a
                   Banier
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 most
                 ancient
                 Order
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 used
                 in
                 England
                 ever
                 since
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ;
                 and
                 hath
                 been
                 always
                 conferred
                 on
                 most
                 deserving
                 persons
                 for
                 their
                 signal
                 Valour
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 shall
                 anon
                 take
                 occasion
                 to
                 speak
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 the
                 Judgment
                 of
                 some
                 Antiquaries
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 Bannerets
                 were
                 once
                 used
                 as
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 States
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 Custome
                 of
                 Kings
                 hertofore
                 to
                 summon
                 by
                 Writ
                 the
                 Lords
                 Spiritual
                 and
                 Temporal
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 other
                 worthy
                 persons
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 as
                 they
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 call
                 to
                 consult
                 about
                 the
                 Publick
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 which
                 persons
                 thus
                 assembled
                 were
                 then
                 called
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 those
                 Bannerets
                 often
                 serving
                 their
                 King
                 and
                 Country
                 ,
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 obtained
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Peerage
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 their
                 Titles
                 affixed
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 their
                 Heirs
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 usuage
                 and
                 custome
                 of
                 the
                 Saxon
                 Kings
                 to
                 consult
                 their
                 Affairs
                 without
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 ,
                 as
                 both
                 Ethelred
                 and
                 Edwin
                 did
                 .
                 But
                 whether
                 this
                 be
                 a
                 truth
                 ,
                 or
                 only
                 opinion
                 ,
                 I
                 leave
                 to
                 others
                 to
                 dispute
                 .
              
               
                 Certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 they
                 always
                 retained
                 some
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 Honour
                 equal
                 to
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 being
                 allowed
                 to
                 bear
                 their
                 Arms
                 with
                 Supporters
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 denied
                 to
                 all
                 others
                 under
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 a
                 Baron
                 :
                 Also
                 they
                 take
                 place
                 before
                 all
                 Viscounts
                 and
                 Barons
                 younger
                 Sons
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 before
                 all
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 of
                 such
                 esteem
                 ,
                 that
                 divers
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 and
                 Esquires
                 have
                 served
                 under
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Order
                 in
                 France
                 was
                 Hereditary
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 us
                 only
                 for
                 life
                 to
                 the
                 meritorious
                 person
                 ;
                 yet
                 esteemed
                 a
                 Glory
                 and
                 Honour
                 to
                 their
                 Family
                 .
                 The
                 Ceremony
                 of
                 their
                 Creation
                 is
                 most
                 Noble
                 :
                 The
                 King
                 (
                 or
                 his
                 General
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 very
                 rare
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 (
                 drawn
                 up
                 into
                 Battalia
                 after
                 a
                 Victory
                 )
                 under
                 the
                 Royal
                 Standard
                 displayed
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Field
                 Officers
                 and
                 Nobles
                 af
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 receives
                 the
                 Knight
                 led
                 between
                 two
                 renowned
                 Knights
                 or
                 valiant
                 Men
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 having
                 his
                 Pennon
                 or
                 Guydon
                 of
                 Arms
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 ;
                 and
                 before
                 them
                 the
                 Heralds
                 ,
                 who
                 proclaim
                 his
                 valiant
                 Atchievements
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 deserves
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 Banneret
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 display
                 his
                 Banner
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 or
                 General
                 )
                 says
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 
                   Advances
                   toy
                   Banneret
                
                 ,
                 and
                 causeth
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 his
                 Pennon
                 to
                 be
                 rent
                 of
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 new
                 Knight
                 having
                 the
                 Trumpets
                 before
                 him
                 sounding
                 ,
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Officers
                 accompanying
                 him
                 ,
                 is
                 remitted
                 to
                 his
                 Tent
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 nobly
                 entertained
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 doth
                 belong
                 peculiar
                 Robes
                 and
                 other
                 Ornaments
                 at
                 their
                 Creation
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Banneret
                 thus
                 made
                 may
                 bear
                 his
                 Banner
                 displayed
                 in
                 an
                 Army
                 Royal
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 his
                 Arms
                 thereon
                 with
                 Supporters
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 the
                 Nobles
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 this
                 Order
                 there
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 none
                 extant
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 I
                 read
                 of
                 was
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Smith
                
                 ,
                 made
                 so
                 after
                 Edghill
                 fight
                 (
                 for
                 rescuing
                 the
                 King's
                 Standard
                 from
                 the
                 Rebels
                 in
                 that
                 Battel
                 )
                 who
                 was
                 afterwards
                 flain
                 in
                 his
                 said
                 Majesties
                 Service
                 at
                 Alresford
                 in
                 Hantshire
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   de
                   la
                   More
                
                 (
                 Ancestor
                 to
                 the
                 present
                 
                   Edward
                   More
                
                 of
                 More-hall
                 and
                 Bank-hall
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 ,
                 
                   Esq
                
                 )
                 was
                 advanced
                 by
                 Edward
                 the
                 black
                 Prince
                 for
                 his
                 eminent
                 Service
                 done
                 at
                 the
                 Battel
                 of
                 Poictiers
                 in
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Portrature
                   and
                   Coate
                   Armour
                   of
                   Sr.
                   William
                   de
                   la
                   More
                   Ancestor
                   of
                   ye.
                   present
                   Sr.
                   Edw.
                   More
                   of
                   More●hall
                   and
                   Banke●hall
                   in
                   Lancashire
                   Baronet
                   wch
                   :
                   sd.
                   Sr.
                   Will
                   :
                   was
                   made
                   Kt.
                   Banneret
                   by
                   Edw
                   ye.
                   Black
                   Prince
                   at
                   ye.
                   Battle
                   of
                   Poictiers
                   in
                   France
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Rt.
                   Honoura●le
                   Sr.
                   George
                   Ca●teret
                   of
                   Nawnes
                   in
                   Bedford
                   shire
                   Kt.
                   Baronet
                   .
                   Vice
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   his
                   Majestys
                   Household
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Majestys
                   most
                   Honourable
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c
                   a.
                   the
                   45●
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   honble
                   .
                   Sr
                   H●rbotle
                   Grimston
                   of
                   Gore
                   ham
                   bury
                   in
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   Baronet
                   ,
                   Speaker
                   of
                   the
                   honble
                   .
                   house
                   of
                   Comon
                   〈◊〉
                   ●irst
                   Parliament
                   vnder
                   his
                   Majesty
                   King
                   Ch●●●e●●he
                   2d
                   and
                   at
                   present
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Roll●
                   the
                   87
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Edmund
                   Bacon
                   of
                   Redgrave
                   in
                   Suffolk
                   Primier
                   Bart.
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   the
                   first
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr
                   Francis
                   Radcliffe
                   of
                   Dilston
                   in
                   Northumberland
                   Bar
                   t
                   of
                   which
                   Family●
                   there
                   haue
                   been
                   six
                   Earle●
                   of
                   S●●r●x
                   &
                   fiue
                   of
                   them
                   were
                   Kt●
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Garter
                   besides
                   S
                   ●
                   Iohn
                   Radclyffe
                   Kt.
                   of
                   ye.
                   Garter
                   t●m̄ps
                   K.
                   Hon
                   6th
                   .
                   &
                   ●●
                   〈◊〉
                   Rodclyffe
                   al●oe
                   Kt.
                   of
                   ye.
                   Garter
                   tem̄ps
                   K.
                   Rich.
                   3d.
                   q.
                   18
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Richard
                   Atkins
                   of
                   Much
                   Haddam
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hertford
                   Knight
                   and
                   Baronet
                   .
                   The
                   4
                   S●
                   .
                   Bart.
                   by
                   creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Francis
                   Gerard
                   of
                   Harrow
                   Hill
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   and
                   of
                   Aston
                   Clinton
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Buckingham
                   Knight
                   and
                   Baronet
                   .
                   The
                   126.
                   
                   Bar
                   ●
                   .
                   by
                   creation
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Tho.
                   Mauleverer
                   of
                   Allerton-Mauleverer
                   in
                   the
                   West
                   rideing
                   of
                   York
                   shire
                   Barnt
                   .
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Katherine
                   sole
                   daughter
                   &
                   heyre
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Miles
                   Stapleton
                   of
                   Wihill
                   in
                   ye.
                   Sd.
                   rideing
                   of
                   Yorkshire
                   Kt.
                   deceased
                   .
                   The
                   Barnt
                   .
                   by
                   creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Wittewronge
                   of
                   Rothamsted
                   in
                   the
                   parish
                   of
                   Harpenden
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hertford
                   K
                   ●
                   .
                   and
                   Bart.
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   Wittewronges
                   in
                   Flanders
                   ,
                   whose
                   Grandfather
                   Iaques
                   Wittewronge
                   of
                   Gaunt
                   in
                   the
                   sd.
                   province
                   did
                   thence
                   transplant
                   himselfe
                   and
                   family
                   into
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   Anno.
                   1564.
                   
                   The
                   Bart.
                   by
                   creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Tho
                   :
                   P●yton
                   of
                   Knowlton
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   Bart.
                   descen●d
                   from
                   the
                   Peyton's
                   of
                   Peyton
                   Hall●
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   who
                   had
                   by
                   his
                   first
                   wife
                   Margaret
                   daughter
                   and
                   heyre
                   of
                   Sr.
                   John
                   Bernard
                   of
                   J●esham
                   in
                   Cambridg
                   shire
                   ,
                   much
                   land
                   and
                   many
                   children
                   ,
                   from
                   whom
                   are
                   descended
                   the
                   Peyton's
                   of
                   Suffolk
                   ,
                   Cambride
                   shire
                   ,
                   Kent
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Eley
                   ,
                   his
                   second
                   wife
                   was
                   Margaret
                   daughter
                   and
                   Coheyre
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Hugh
                   Francie
                   s
                   ,
                   by
                   whome
                   he
                   had
                   also
                   much
                   land
                   and
                   many
                   Children
                   and
                   from
                   whome
                   are
                   descended
                   the
                   Peyton's
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Edmondsbury
                   ,
                   Warwick
                   shire
                   ,
                   Worcester
                   shire
                   ,
                   and
                   Glocester
                   sh.
                   the
                   61.
                   
                   Bar.
                   by
                   creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Anthony
                   Craven
                   of
                   Sparsholt
                   in
                   Berkshire
                   Knight
                   and
                   Baronet
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   name
                   and
                   family
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   William
                   Earle
                   of
                   Craven
                   &
                   ct
                   The
                   648.
                   
                   Bart.
                   by
                   creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Henry
                   Puckering
                   alias
                   Newton
                   of
                   the
                   priory
                   near
                   the
                   Borough
                   of
                   Warwick
                   in
                   Warwickshire
                   Bart.
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   daughter
                   of
                   Tho.
                   Murrey
                   Esq.
                   ●
                   secretary
                   to
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   first
                   wh●●●rince
                   of
                   Wal●●
                   .
                   The
                   ●24
                   .
                   Bart.
                   by
                   creat●●n
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Phillip
                   Mathei●s
                   of
                   Edmonton
                   in
                   Middx.
                   Bart.
                   Now
                   Maried
                   to
                   Ann
                   eldest
                   doughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Tho
                   :
                   Wolstonholme
                   of
                   Minsingden
                   in
                   ye.
                   Sd.
                   Parish
                   of
                   Edmonton
                   Bart.
                   the
                   6●4
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Tempest
                   of
                   Stelle
                   in
                   the
                   Bishoprick
                   of
                   Durham
                   .
                   Bart.
                   the
                   ●99
                   Bar
                   t
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   John
                   Molinevx
                   of
                   Teversa●●
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Nottingham
                   Bart.
                   the
                   3●
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                
              
               
                 
                   ●r.
                   William
                   Walter
                   of
                   Sarsden
                   in
                   Oxfordshire
                   Bart.
                   ●●●ended
                   from
                   ye.
                   antien●family
                   of
                   ye.
                   Walters
                   of
                   Warwi●●●●●re
                   whose
                   late
                   wife
                   was
                   ye.
                   Lady
                   Mary
                   Tuston
                   dau●
                   〈◊〉
                   ye.
                   Rt●
                   honble
                   .
                   Nicholas
                   Earle
                   of
                   Thanet
                   decea●e●
                   ye.
                   352
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   S●
                   Iohn
                   Osborn
                   of
                   Chick●ands
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Bedford
                   Baronet
                   :
                   the
                   468
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   Vyner
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   K
                   ●
                   Baro
                   ●
                   .
                   And
                   Lord
                   Major
                   thereof
                   Anno.
                   Domini
                   .
                   1675
                   ye.
                   658
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Wolstenholme
                   of
                   Minsingden
                   in
                   ye.
                   Paris●
                   of
                   Edmunton
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Middlesex
                   Baronet
                   the
                   747
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Peter
                   Gleane
                   of
                   Hardwick
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Norfolk
                   Baronet
                   ye.
                   770.
                   
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   Iason
                   of
                   Broadsomerford
                   in
                   Wiltshire
                   Baronet
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Ann
                   daughter
                   of
                   George
                   Dacres
                   of
                   Cheston
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Hertford
                   
                     Esq.
                  
                   y●
                   672
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Wilbraham
                   of
                   Woodhey
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Chester
                   .
                   Baronett
                   :
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Eliz●
                   sole
                   Daug●ter
                   :
                   &
                   heyr
                   of
                   Edward
                   Mitton
                   of
                   Weston
                   vnd●●
                   Lozzardin̄
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Stafford
                   ●
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   :
                   ye.
                   ●4●8
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Myddelton
                   of
                   Chirk
                   ●
                   Castle
                   in
                   Denbighshir
                   Bart.
                   first
                   Maried
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Tho
                   Wilbrāham
                   of
                   Woodh●●
                   in
                   Cheshire
                   Bart.
                   &
                   now
                   to
                   Charlott
                   Daughter
                   of
                   ye.
                   R
                   t
                   honble
                   .
                   Orlando
                   Bridgman
                   Kt
                   and
                   Bart.
                   deceased
                   ,
                   Late
                   Ld.
                   Keeper
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Seale
                   of
                   En●land
                   :
                   the
                   514
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   ●●hn
                   Bridg●man
                   of
                   Castle
                   Bromwic●
                   in
                   Warwickshire
                   Bar
                   t
                   ,
                   Eldest
                   son
                   of
                   ye.
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Sr.
                   Orlando
                   Bridg●●an
                   :
                   of
                   great
                   Lea●er
                   in
                   Lancashir
                   Kt.
                   &
                   Bart.
                   dece●●●●
                   La●e
                   ●●
                   .
                   Keeper
                   .
                   of
                   ye.
                   great
                   seale
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   wth
                   .
                   〈◊〉
                   S
                   ●
                   .
                   ●ohn
                   is
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Mary
                   Daughter
                   &
                   Coheyr●
                   of
                   ●●●●g●●radock
                   of
                   Carswall
                   Castle
                   in
                   Stafordshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   deceased
                   :
                   Th●
                   496
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   ●r.
                   Samuell
                   Barnadiston
                   of
                   Brightwell
                   Hall
                   in
                   Suffol●
                   Bart.
                   Third
                   son
                   to
                   Sr.
                   Nath
                   :
                   Barnadiston
                   of
                   Ketto●●●●
                   〈◊〉
                   the
                   Sd.
                   County
                   :
                   who
                   was
                   ye.
                   23d.
                   Kt.
                   Lineally
                   descended
                   of
                   ye.
                   family
                   wth
                   :
                   still
                   Enjoyes
                   ye.
                   Paternall
                   Estate
                   they
                   had
                   before
                   ye.
                   Conquest
                   ye.
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Dar●ey
                   of
                   St.
                   Clerehall
                   in
                   St.
                   oseth
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   Bart.
                   :
                   The
                   486
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Humfrey
                   Forster
                   of
                   Aldermaston
                   in
                   Barkshire
                   :
                   Bart.
                   ,
                   descended
                   of
                   a
                   family
                   of
                   great
                   antiquity
                   Whose
                   Ancestors
                   haue
                   been
                   there
                   seated
                   for
                   Aboue
                   300
                   yeares
                   :
                   the
                   129
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Alderman
                   :
                   Kt.
                   &
                   Bart.
                   &
                   Leiutenant
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Tower
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   The
                   494
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Ralph
                   Verney
                   of
                   Middle
                   Claydon
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Bucks
                   Kt.
                   &
                   Bart.
                   son
                   to
                   Sr.
                   Edmund
                   Verney
                   Kt.
                   Marshall
                   to
                   K.
                   Charles
                   ye.
                   first
                   and
                   Standard
                   bearer
                   at
                   ye.
                   Battle
                   of
                   Edghill
                   :
                   The
                   619
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   S
                   ●
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Hobart
                   of
                   Blicklin●
                   in
                   Norfolk
                   Barot.
                   heire
                   male
                   to
                   Sr.
                   Henry
                   Hobart
                   K
                   ●
                   .
                   &
                   Barot.
                   Cheife
                   Iustice
                   of
                   ye.
                   Common
                   please
                   who
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   2d
                   son
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Iames
                   Hobart
                   of
                   Hal●s
                   in
                   ●●d.
                   County
                   Attorney
                   Generall
                   to
                   King
                   H●nry
                   ye.
                   〈…〉
                   Iohn
                   is
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Mary
                   daughter
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Hampden
                   of
                   Hampden
                   in
                   Buckingham
                   shire
                   
                     Esq.
                  
                   〈◊〉
                   .
                   ye●
                   ●t●
                   .
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Corbett
                   of
                   Stoke
                   upon
                   Tean
                   and
                   Adderley
                   in
                   Shropshire
                   Bart.
                   first
                   maried
                   to
                   Theophila
                   daughter
                   and
                   Coheire
                   of
                   Iames
                   Cambell
                   in
                   Essex
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   and
                   now
                   to
                   ●rances
                   daughter
                   of
                   Randolph
                   Egerton
                   of
                   Betley
                   in
                   Staffordshire
                   .
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   ●
                   y●
                   .
                   217
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Vincent
                   Corbett
                   of
                   Moarton
                   Corbett
                   in
                   Shropshire
                   Bart.
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   daughter
                   of
                   Francis
                   Thornes
                   of
                   Shelvock
                   in
                   ye.
                   sd.
                   County
                   ye.
                   37●
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Williams
                   of
                   Elham
                   Court
                   in
                   Co●●
                   Kent
                   Kt.
                   and
                   Baronet
                   first
                   and
                   principall
                   Chymical
                   Ph●sitian
                   to
                   his
                   maty
                   King
                   Ch●
                   the
                   2d.
                   the
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Phillip
                   Perci●●le
                   of
                   Burton
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Corke
                   in
                   Ireland
                   Baronet
                   descend●d
                   from
                   the
                   Perciuals
                   of
                   North
                   Weston
                   near
                   Bristoll
                   in
                   Somersetshire
                   :
                   the
                   family
                   ca●●
                   in
                   with
                   William
                   the
                   Conquerer
                   and
                   were
                   ●hefore
                   of
                   Vile
                   near
                   Caenē
                   in
                   Normandy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Lowther
                   of
                   Lowther
                   hall
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Westmoreland
                   Bart.
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr●
                   Charl●s
                   Whe●er
                   of
                   Burbury
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Warwick
                   Baronet●
                   anciently
                   of
                   Martin
                   Hus●ingtre
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Worcester
                   .
                   the
                   544
                   by
                   Creacion
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   ●r●
                   Me●calfe
                   Robinson
                   of
                   Newby
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   rideing
                   of
                   Yorkshire
                   Bart.
                   maried
                   Margaret
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Darc●●
                   of
                   Witton
                   Castle
                   in
                   the
                   Bishoprick
                   of
                   Durham
                   Kt.
                   the
                   536
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Kingmill
                   Lucy
                   of
                   N●tley
                   in
                   Huntshire
                   Bar●●
                   Second
                   Branch
                   of
                   the
                   Ancient
                   Family
                   of
                   the
                   Lucy●
                   of
                   Charle●o●
                   in
                   Warwickshire
                   ,
                   now
                   Maried
                   to
                   Theophila
                   .
                   2d.
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   R
                   ●
                   .
                   honble
                   .
                   G●●●ge
                   Ld.
                   Barkley
                   of
                   〈…〉
                   Castle
                   .
                   the
                   99th
                   .
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creati●●
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Thomas
                   Hanmer
                   of
                   Hanmer
                   &
                   Bettes
                   fi●l●
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Flint
                   Bart.
                   descended
                   by
                   many
                   Knights
                   from
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Hanmer
                   who
                   lived
                   in
                   the
                   tyme
                   of
                   King
                   Edw
                   the
                   first
                   the
                   139
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Henry
                   Hunlock
                   of
                   Wingerworth
                   in
                   Derbyshire
                   Bar
                   ●
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   Escocheon
                   of
                   pretence
                   is
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   Katherine
                   his
                   Lady
                   who
                   was
                   sole
                   daughter
                   &
                   he●r●
                   of
                   ●rancis
                   Turwhit
                   of
                   Kettleby
                   of
                   Lincolnshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   ●
                   last
                   ●f
                   y●
                   Eldest
                   branch
                   of
                   that
                   great
                   &
                   antient
                   family
                   the
                   424
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr●
                   William
                   Glynne
                   of
                   Biss●●●er
                   alias
                   Byrcester
                   in
                   Oxfordshire
                   &
                   of
                   Hawarden
                   in
                   flintshire
                   .
                   Baronet
                   ●●iter
                   maried
                   wth
                   .
                   Penelope●
                   daughter
                   of
                   Stephen
                   Anderson
                   of
                   Evworth
                   in
                   Bedfordshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   the
                   64●
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   ●r●
                   Richard
                   Graham
                   of
                   Nether
                   by
                   in
                   Cumberland
                   Bart.
                   〈…〉
                   in
                   the
                   second
                   son
                   of
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Monteith
                   in
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   ●cotland
                   ,
                   who
                   about
                   the
                   tyme
                   of
                   K●
                   Hen●
                   y●
                   4th
                   .
                   of
                   England
                   maried
                   y●
                   Lady
                   Anne
                   Vere
                   Daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Oxford
                   wch
                   .
                   Sd.
                   Sr.
                   Ric●●●●
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   the
                   Lady
                   Anne
                   2d.
                   daught●r
                   to
                   Charles
                   ●arle
                   of
                   〈◊〉
                   the
                   284
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   IOHN
                   ●ANKS
                   of
                   the
                   Fryers
                   in
                   Aylesford
                   ●●
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   Bart.
                   now
                   maried
                   Elizabeth●
                   eldest
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Dethick
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Kt.
                   and
                   Alderman
                   deceas●d
                   .
                   ye.
                   671
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Iohn
                   Shaw
                   of
                   Eltham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent●
                   〈◊〉
                   &
                   Bart.
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Bridget
                   Viscount
                   〈◊〉
                   Kilmurrey
                   daughter
                   to
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Dru●y
                   of
                   Bestroorp
                   in
                   Norfolk
                   Bart.
                   the
                   755
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation●
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   RICHARD
                   HEAD
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   Rochester
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   Baronet
                   the
                   by
                   Creation
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Edw●
                   More
                   of
                   Morehall
                   &
                   Bank
                   hall
                   in
                   Lancashi●●●a●t.
                   Whos
                   's
                   late
                   wife
                   was
                   Dorothy
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Daugh●●●
                   &
                   Coeheir●s
                   to
                   Sr.
                   ●itt●
                   Fenwick
                   of
                   Meldon
                   in
                   Northumberland
                   Kt.
                   and
                   Bart●
                   by
                   ●eabell
                   Daugh●●●●
                   &
                   sole
                   heire
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Arthur
                   Grey
                   Kt.
                   Unc●●
                   to
                   ●●esent
                   Will
                   Ld.
                   Grey
                   of
                   Warke●
                   the
                   689
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   S●●
                   Iohn
                   Holland
                   of
                   Quidenham
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Nor●●●●●ar
                   t
                   d●scend●d
                   from
                   the
                   Hollands
                   of
                   ye.
                   Antient
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   in
                   Lancashir
                   :
                   Maried
                   to
                   Alathea
                   daughter
                   and
                   C●heyce
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Panton
                   of
                   Bru●●shop
                   in
                   Denbighshi●●●●que
                   Re●ict
                   of
                   ye.
                   Rt.
                   Honerbl●
                   .
                   Witt●
                   Ld.
                   〈◊〉
                   of
                   the
                   Vine
                   in
                   Hantshire
                   :
                   the
                   188
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   ●r●
                   Anthony
                   Aucher
                   of
                   Byshopsbourn
                   in
                   〈◊〉
                   ●t.
                   &
                   Bart.
                   maried
                   to
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   daughter
                   o●
                   Robert
                   Hatton
                   Kt.
                   deceased
                   :
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Chamberlyns
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Exchequ●r●
                   the
                   Bart.
                   by
                   Creation●
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Reresby
                   of
                   Thriberge
                   in
                   the
                   West
                   Rideing
                   of
                   Yorkshire
                   Bart.
                   Gouernor
                   of
                   Burlington
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   County
                   the
                   387
                   Bart.
                   by
                   creation
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 BARONETS
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XIX
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 lowest
                 degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 that
                 is
                 Hereditary
                 is
                 this
                 of
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1611.
                 
                 They
                 are
                 created
                 by
                 Patent
                 under
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 a
                 form
                 of
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 here
                 set
                 down
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 generally
                 all
                 of
                 one
                 form
                 ;
                 viz.
                 to
                 a
                 Man
                 and
                 the
                 Heirs
                 Males
                 of
                 his
                 Body
                 lawfully
                 begotten
                 ;
                 yet
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Honour
                 is
                 otherwise
                 entailed
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Issue
                 Male.
                 And
                 the
                 Proeme
                 or
                 Argument
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Patent
                 being
                 for
                 the
                 propagating
                 a
                 Plantation
                 in
                 the
                 Province
                 of
                 Vlster
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 aid
                 of
                 these
                 Knights
                 was
                 ordained
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 Thirty
                 Souldiers
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 Ireland
                 for
                 three
                 years
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 rate
                 of
                 eight
                 pence
                 sterling
                 
                   per
                   diem
                
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 first
                 was
                 payed
                 into
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 at
                 a
                 lump
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 passing
                 their
                 Patents
                 ;
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 Fees
                 of
                 Honour
                 due
                 to
                 Officers
                 ,
                 amounted
                 to
                 above
                 One
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 a
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 Their
                 Titles
                 are
                 to
                 descend
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 have
                 precedency
                 before
                 all
                 Knights
                 ,
                 except
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 Bannerets
                 ,
                 and
                 Privy
                 Councellors
                 :
                 they
                 are
                 styled
                 Baronets
                 in
                 all
                 Writs
                 ,
                 Commissions
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 Sir
                 is
                 attributed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 title
                 of
                 Lady
                 is
                 to
                 their
                 Wives
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 to
                 take
                 place
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 priority
                 of
                 the
                 date
                 of
                 their
                 Patents
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Honour
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 created
                 between
                 Baronets
                 and
                 Barons
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 first
                 instituting
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 King
                 Iames
                 engaged
                 that
                 they
                 〈…〉
                 two
                 hundred
                 in
                 number
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 said
                 number
                 should
                 be
                 compleated
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 an
                 He●r
                 Male
                 should
                 be
                 extinct
                 ,
                 there
                 should
                 never
                 any
                 more
                 be
                 created
                 in
                 their
                 room
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 title
                 should
                 diminish
                 to
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 them
                 remaining
                 .
                 But
                 afterwards
                 a
                 Commission
                 was
                 ordained
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 the
                 vacant
                 places
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 instructions
                 also
                 enacted
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 were
                 impowered
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 others
                 that
                 desired
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 said
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 allowed
                 without
                 limitation
                 ;
                 yet
                 with
                 this
                 Proviso
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 of
                 good
                 Reputation
                 ,
                 and
                 descended
                 of
                 a
                 Grandfather
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 by
                 the
                 Father's
                 side
                 that
                 bare
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 also
                 a
                 certain
                 yearly
                 Revenue
                 of
                 One
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                   de
                   claro
                
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 ordained
                 that
                 they
                 and
                 their
                 Descendants
                 ,
                 viz.
                 their
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 ,
                 attaining
                 the
                 full
                 Age
                 of
                 One
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 ,
                 may
                 receive
                 Knighthood
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 in
                 a
                 Canton
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 an
                 Escocheon
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 please
                 )
                 bear
                 the
                 Arms
                 of
                 
                   Vlster
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 in
                 a
                 Field
                 Argent
                 ,
                 a
                 sinister
                 hand
                 couped
                 at
                 the
                 wrist
                 ,
                 Gules
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 King's
                 Army
                 Royal
                 they
                 have
                 place
                 in
                 the
                 gross
                 near
                 the
                 King's
                 Standard
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 allowed
                 some
                 peculiar
                 Solemnities
                 for
                 their
                 Funerals
                 .
              
               
                 Since
                 the
                 first
                 Creation
                 of
                 Baronets
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 several
                 made
                 after
                 the
                 like
                 manner
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 
                   Nova
                   Scotia
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Indies
                
                 by
                 King
                 Iames
                 upon
                 the
                 like
                 design
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 planting
                 that
                 Country
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Scotch
                   Colonies
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Deg●●es
                 likewise
                 made
                 Hereditary
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   By
                   the
                   King.
                   THE
                   INSTRUCTIONS
                   Within
                   mentioned
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   by
                   Our
                   COMMISSIONERS
                   WITHIN
                   NAMED
                   .
                
                 
                   FOrasmuch
                   as
                   We
                   have
                   been
                   pleased
                   to
                   authorize
                   you
                   to
                   treat
                   and
                   conclude
                   with
                   a
                   certain
                   number
                   of
                   Knights
                   and
                   Esquires
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   shall
                   present
                   themselves
                   unto
                   you
                   with
                   such
                   offers
                   of
                   assistance
                   for
                   the
                   service
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   such
                   Conditions
                   as
                   are
                   contained
                   in
                   these
                   Presents
                   ,
                   wherein
                   We
                   do
                   repose
                   great
                   trust
                   and
                   confidence
                   in
                   your
                   discretions
                   and
                   integrities
                   ,
                   knowing
                   well
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   such
                   cases
                   there
                   are
                   so
                   many
                   circumstances
                   incident
                   ,
                   as
                   require
                   a
                   choice
                   care
                   and
                   consideration
                   :
                   We
                   do
                   hereby
                   require
                   you
                   to
                   take
                   such
                   course
                   as
                   may
                   make
                   known
                   abroad
                   both
                   Our
                   purpose
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   authority
                   given
                   unto
                   you
                   ,
                   That
                   by
                   the
                   more
                   publick
                   notice
                   thereof
                   ,
                   those
                   persons
                   who
                   are
                   disposed
                   to
                   advance
                   so
                   good
                   a
                   Work
                   ,
                   may
                   in
                   time
                   understand
                   where
                   and
                   to
                   whom
                   to
                   address
                   themselves
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   For
                   which
                   purpose
                   We
                   require
                   you
                   to
                   appoint
                   some
                   certain
                   place
                   and
                   times
                   for
                   their
                   Access
                   :
                   which
                   We
                   think
                   fittest
                   to
                   be
                   at
                   the
                   Council
                   Chamber
                   at
                   Whitehall
                   ,
                   upon
                   Wednesdays
                   and
                   Fridays
                   in
                   the
                   Afternoon
                   ,
                   where
                   you
                   shall
                   make
                   known
                   to
                   them
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   come
                   )
                   that
                   those
                   who
                   desire
                   to
                   be
                   admitted
                   into
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   Baronets
                   ,
                   must
                   maintain
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   thirty
                   foot
                   Souldiers
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   for
                   three
                   years
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   rate
                   of
                   eight
                   pence
                   sterling
                   money
                   of
                   England
                   by
                   the
                   day
                   ;
                   And
                   the
                   wages
                   of
                   one
                   whole
                   year
                   to
                   be
                   paid
                   into
                   Our
                   Receipt
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   passing
                   of
                   the
                   Patent
                   .
                
                 
                   Provided
                   always
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   proceed
                   with
                   none
                   ,
                   except
                   it
                   shall
                   appear
                   unto
                   you
                   upon
                   good
                   proof
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   men
                   for
                   quality
                   ,
                   state
                   of
                   living
                   ,
                   and
                   good
                   reputation
                   ,
                   worthy
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   And
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   descended
                   of
                   a
                   Grandfather
                   by
                   the
                   Father's
                   side
                   that
                   bare
                   Arms
                   ;
                   and
                   have
                   also
                   of
                   certain
                   yearly
                   revenue
                   in
                   Lands
                   of
                   inheritance
                   in
                   possession
                   ,
                   One
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                     de
                     claro
                  
                   ;
                   or
                   Lands
                   of
                   the
                   old
                   Rent
                   ,
                   as
                   good
                   (
                   in
                   accompt
                   )
                   as
                   One
                   thousand
                   pounds
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                  
                   of
                   improved
                   Rents
                   ,
                   or
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   two
                   parts
                   in
                   three
                   parts
                   to
                   be
                   divided
                   of
                   Lands
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   values
                   in
                   possession
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   third
                   part
                   in
                   reversion
                   ,
                   expectant
                   upon
                   one
                   life
                   only
                   ,
                   holding
                   by
                   Dower
                   or
                   in
                   Ioynture
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   Order
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   in
                   ranking
                   those
                   that
                   shall
                   receive
                   the
                   Dignity
                   of
                   a
                   Baronet
                   ,
                   although
                   it
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   wished
                   ,
                   that
                   those
                   Knights
                   which
                   have
                   now
                   place
                   before
                   other
                   Knights
                   (
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   their
                   Creation
                   )
                   may
                   be
                   ranked
                   before
                   others
                   (
                   
                     Caeteris
                     paribus
                  
                   )
                   yet
                   because
                   this
                   is
                   a
                   Dignity
                   which
                   
                   shall
                   be
                   Hereditary
                   ,
                   wherein
                   divers
                   circumstances
                   are
                   more
                   considerable
                   ,
                   than
                   such
                   a
                   Mark
                   as
                   is
                   but
                   Temporary
                   (
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   of
                   being
                   now
                   a
                   Knight
                   ,
                   in
                   time
                   before
                   another
                   )
                   Our
                   pleasure
                   is
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   so
                   precise
                   ,
                   in
                   placing
                   those
                   that
                   shall
                   receive
                   this
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   an
                   Esquire
                   of
                   great
                   Antiquity
                   and
                   extraordinary
                   Living
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   ranked
                   in
                   this
                   choice
                   before
                   some
                   Knights
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   (
                   of
                   Knights
                   )
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   greater
                   living
                   ,
                   more
                   remarkable
                   for
                   his
                   house
                   ,
                   years
                   ,
                   or
                   calling
                   in
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   now
                   preferred
                   in
                   this
                   Degree
                   ,
                   before
                   one
                   that
                   was
                   made
                   a
                   Knight
                   before
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   ,
                   because
                   there
                   is
                   nothing
                   of
                   Honour
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   Value
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   known
                   to
                   be
                   sought
                   or
                   desired
                   (
                   be
                   the
                   Motives
                   never
                   so
                   good
                   )
                   but
                   may
                   receive
                   scandal
                   from
                   some
                   ,
                   who
                   (
                   wanting
                   the
                   same
                   good
                   affection
                   to
                   the
                   Publick
                   )
                   or
                   being
                   in
                   other
                   considerations
                   incapable
                   ,
                   can
                   be
                   contented
                   out
                   of
                   envy
                   to
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   so
                   preferred
                   ,
                   to
                   cast
                   aspersions
                   and
                   imputations
                   upon
                   them
                   ;
                   As
                   if
                   they
                   came
                   by
                   this
                   Dignity
                   for
                   any
                   other
                   consideration
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   which
                   concerneth
                   this
                   so
                   publick
                   and
                   memorable
                   a
                   work
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   take
                   order
                   ,
                   That
                   the
                   party
                   who
                   shall
                   receive
                   this
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   may
                   take
                   his
                   Oath
                   ,
                   that
                   neither
                   he
                   (
                   nor
                   any
                   for
                   him
                   )
                   hath
                   directly
                   or
                   indirectly
                   given
                   any
                   more
                   for
                   attaining
                   the
                   Degree
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   Precedency
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                   than
                   that
                   which
                   is
                   necessary
                   for
                   the
                   maintenance
                   of
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   in
                   such
                   sort
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   saving
                   the
                   charges
                   of
                   passing
                   his
                   Patent
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   because
                   We
                   are
                   not
                   Ignorant
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   distribution
                   of
                   all
                   Honours
                   ,
                   most
                   men
                   will
                   be
                   desirous
                   to
                   attain
                   to
                   so
                   high
                   a
                   place
                   as
                   they
                   may
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Iudgment
                   whereof
                   (
                   being
                   matter
                   of
                   dignity
                   )
                   there
                   cannot
                   be
                   too
                   great
                   caution
                   used
                   to
                   avoid
                   the
                   interruption
                   that
                   private
                   partialities
                   may
                   breed
                   in
                   so
                   worthy
                   a
                   Competition
                   .
                
                 
                   Forasmnch
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   well
                   known
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   can
                   concern
                   no
                   other
                   person
                   so
                   much
                   to
                   prevent
                   all
                   such
                   Inconveniencies
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   must
                   do
                   our self
                   ,
                   from
                   whom
                   all
                   Honour
                   and
                   Dignity
                   (
                   either
                   Temporary
                   or
                   Hereditary
                   )
                   hath
                   his
                   only
                   root
                   and
                   beginning
                   ,
                   You
                   shall
                   publish
                   and
                   declare
                   to
                   all
                   whom
                   it
                   may
                   concern
                   ,
                   That
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   warrant
                   of
                   your
                   own
                   Actions
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   matter
                   of
                   Precedency
                   (
                   wherein
                   We
                   find
                   you
                   so
                   desirous
                   to
                   avoid
                   all
                   just
                   Exceptions
                   )
                   We
                   are
                   determined
                   upon
                   view
                   of
                   all
                   those
                   Patents
                   ,
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   subscribed
                   by
                   you
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   same
                   pass
                   Our
                   Great
                   Seal
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   especial
                   care
                   upon
                   Vs
                   ,
                   to
                   order
                   and
                   rank
                   every
                   man
                   in
                   his
                   due
                   place
                   ;
                   And
                   therein
                   always
                   to
                   use
                   the
                   particular
                   counsel
                   and
                   advice
                   that
                   you
                   our
                   Commissioners
                   shall
                   give
                   Vs
                   ,
                   of
                   whose
                   integrity
                   and
                   circumspection
                   We
                   have
                   so
                   good
                   experience
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   so
                   well
                   perswaded
                   ,
                   as
                   We
                   assure
                   Our self
                   ,
                   you
                   will
                   use
                   all
                   the
                   best
                   means
                   you
                   may
                   to
                   inform
                   your
                   own
                   Iudgments
                   in
                   cases
                   doubtful
                   ,
                   before
                   you
                   deliver
                   Vs
                   any
                   such
                   opinion
                   as
                   may
                   lead
                   Vs
                   in
                   a
                   case
                   of
                   this
                   Nature
                   ,
                   wherein
                   our
                   intention
                   is
                   (
                   by
                   due
                   consideration
                   of
                   all
                   necessary
                   circumstances
                   )
                   to
                   give
                   every
                   man
                   that
                   satisfaction
                   which
                   standeth
                   with
                   Honour
                   and
                   Reason
                   .
                
                 
                   Lastly
                   ,
                   having
                   now
                   directed
                   you
                   ,
                   how
                   and
                   with
                   what
                   caution
                   you
                   are
                   to
                   entertain
                   the
                   Offers
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   shall
                   present
                   themselves
                   for
                   this
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   We
                   do
                   also
                   require
                   you
                   to
                   observe
                   these
                   two
                   things
                   .
                   The
                   one
                   ,
                   That
                   every
                   such
                   person
                   as
                   shall
                   be
                   admitted
                   ,
                   do
                   enter
                   into
                   sufficient
                   Bond
                   or
                   Recognizance
                   to
                   Our
                   use
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   payment
                   of
                   that
                   portion
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   remaining
                   after
                   the
                   first
                   payment
                   is
                   made
                   ,
                   which
                   you
                   are
                   to
                   see
                   paid
                   upon
                   delivery
                   of
                   the
                   Letters
                   Patents
                   :
                   The
                   other
                   ,
                   That
                   seeing
                   this
                   Contribution
                   for
                   so
                   publick
                   an
                   Action
                   is
                   the
                   motive
                   of
                   this
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   greatest
                   good
                   which
                   may
                   be
                   expected
                   upon
                   this
                   Plantation
                   ,
                   will
                   depend
                   upon
                   the
                   certain
                   payment
                   of
                   those
                   Forces
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   fit
                   to
                   be
                   maintained
                   in
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   until
                   the
                   same
                   be
                   well
                   established
                   ,
                   the
                   charge
                   whereof
                   will
                   be
                   born
                   with
                   the
                   greater
                   difficulty
                   ,
                   if
                   We
                   be
                   not
                   eased
                   by
                   some
                   such
                   extraordinary
                   means
                   ;
                   we
                   require
                   you
                   Our
                   Treasurer
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   so
                   to
                   order
                   this
                   Receipt
                   ,
                   as
                   no
                   part
                   thereof
                   be
                   mixed
                   with
                   Our
                   other
                   Treasure
                   ,
                   but
                   kept
                   apart
                   by
                   it self
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   wholly
                   converted
                   to
                   that
                   use
                   to
                   which
                   it
                   is
                   given
                   and
                   intended
                   ;
                   And
                   in
                   regard
                   thereof
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   assign
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   received
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Bonds
                   to
                   be
                   kept
                   by
                   some
                   such
                   particular
                   person
                   as
                   you
                   shall
                   think
                   good
                   to
                   appoint
                   ,
                   who
                   upon
                   the
                   payment
                   of
                   every
                   several
                   portion
                   ,
                   shall
                   both
                   deliver
                   out
                   the
                   Bonds
                   ,
                   and
                   give
                   his
                   Acquittance
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   For
                   which
                   this
                   shall
                   be
                   yours
                   and
                   his
                   the
                   said
                   Receiver's
                   sufficient
                   Warrant
                   in
                   that
                   behalf
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   THE
                   PRECEDENT
                   OF
                   THE
                   PATENT
                   OF
                   Creation
                   of
                   Baronets
                   .
                
                 
                   REX
                   omnibus
                   ad
                   quos
                   .
                   
                     &c.
                     Salutem
                  
                   .
                   Cum
                   inter
                   alias
                   Imperii
                   nostri
                   gerendi
                   curas
                   ,
                   quibus
                   animus
                   noster
                   assiduè
                   exercetur
                   ,
                   illa
                   non
                   minima
                   sit
                   ,
                   nec
                   minimi
                   momenti
                   ,
                   de
                   Plantatione
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   Hiberniae
                   ,
                   ac
                   potissimum
                   Vltoniae
                   ,
                   amplae
                   &
                   percelebris
                   ejusdem
                   Regni
                   Provinciae
                   ,
                   quam
                   nostris
                   jam
                   auspiciis
                   atque
                   armis
                   ,
                   foeliciter
                   sub
                   obsequii
                   jugum
                   redactam
                   ,
                   ita
                   constabilire
                   elaboramus
                   ,
                   ut
                   tanta
                   Provincia
                   ,
                   non
                   solum
                   sincero
                   Religionis
                   cultu
                   ,
                   humanitate
                   civili
                   ,
                   morumque
                   probitate
                   ,
                   verum
                   etiam
                   opum
                   affluentia
                   ,
                   atque
                   omnium
                   rerum
                   copia
                   ,
                   quae
                   statum
                   Reipublicae
                   ornare
                   vel
                   beare
                   possit
                   ,
                   magis
                   magisque
                   efflorescat
                   .
                   Opus
                   sane
                   ,
                   quod
                   nulli
                   progenitorum
                   nostrorum
                   praestare
                   &
                   perficere
                   licuit
                   ,
                   quamvis
                   id
                   ipsum
                   multa
                   sanguinis
                   &
                   opum
                   profusione
                   saepius
                   tentaverint
                   ;
                   In
                   quo
                   opere
                   ,
                   sollicitudo
                   nostra
                   Regia
                   ,
                   non
                   solum
                   ad
                   hoc
                   excubare
                   debet
                   ,
                   ut
                   Plantatio
                   ipsa
                   strenuè
                   promoveatur
                   ,
                   oppida
                   condantur
                   ,
                   aedes
                   &
                   castra
                   extruantur
                   ,
                   agri
                   colantur
                   ,
                   &
                   id
                   genus
                   alia
                   ;
                   Sed
                   etiam
                   prospiciendum
                   imprimis
                   ,
                   ut
                   iniversus
                   hujusmodi
                   rerum
                   civilium
                   apparatus
                   ,
                   manu
                   armata
                   ,
                   praesidiis
                   videlicet
                   &
                   cohortibus
                   ,
                   protegatur
                   &
                   communiatur
                   ,
                   ne
                   qua
                   aut
                   vis
                   hostilis
                   ,
                   aut
                   defectio
                   intestina
                   ,
                   rem
                   disturbet
                   aut
                   impediat
                   :
                   Cumque
                   nobis
                   intimatum
                   sit
                   ,
                   ex
                   parte
                   quorundam
                   ex
                   fidelibus
                   nostris
                   subditis
                   ,
                   quod
                   ipsi
                   paratissimi
                   sint
                   ,
                   ad
                   hoc
                   Regnum
                   nostrum
                   inceptum
                   ,
                   tam
                   corporibus
                   ,
                   quam
                   fortunis
                   suis
                   promovendum
                   :
                   Nos
                   commoti
                   operis
                   tam
                   sancti
                   ac
                   salutaris
                   intuitu
                   ,
                   atque
                   gratos
                   habentes
                   hujusmodi
                   generosos
                   affectus
                   ,
                   aque
                   propensas
                   in
                   obsequium
                   nostrum
                   &
                   bonum
                   publicum
                   voluntates
                   ,
                   Statuimus
                   apud
                   nos
                   ipsos
                   nulli
                   rei
                   deesse
                   ,
                   quae
                   subditorum
                   nostrorum
                   studia
                   praefata
                   remunerare
                   ,
                   aut
                   aliorum
                   animos
                   atque
                   alacritatem
                   ,
                   ad
                   operas
                   suas
                   praestandas
                   ,
                   aut
                   impensas
                   in
                   hac
                   parte
                   faciendas
                   ,
                   excitare
                   possit
                   ;
                   Itaque
                   nobiscum
                   perpendentes
                   atque
                   reputantes
                   ,
                   virtutem
                   &
                   industriam
                   ,
                   nulla
                   alia
                   re
                   magis
                   quam
                   honore
                   ali
                   atque
                   acui
                   ,
                   omnemque
                   honoris
                   &
                   dignitatis
                   splendorem
                   ,
                   &
                   amplitudinem
                   ,
                   à
                   Rege
                   tanquam
                   à
                   fonte
                   ,
                   originem
                   &
                   incrementum
                   ducere
                   ,
                   ad
                   cujus
                   culmen
                   &
                   fastigium
                   propriè
                   spectat
                   ,
                   novos
                   honorum
                   &
                   dignitatum
                   titulos
                   erigere
                   atque
                   instituere
                   ,
                   utpote
                   à
                   quo
                   antiqui
                   illi
                   fluxerint
                   ;
                   consentaneum
                   duximus
                   (
                   postulante
                   usu
                   Reipublicae
                   
                   atque
                   temporum
                   ratione
                   )
                   nova
                   merita
                   ,
                   novis
                   dignitatum
                   insignibus
                   rependere
                   :
                   Ac
                   propterea
                   ,
                   ex
                   certâ
                   scientiâ
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   ,
                   Ordinavimus
                   ,
                   ereximus
                   ,
                   constituimus
                   ,
                   &
                   creavimus
                   ,
                   quendam
                   statum
                   ,
                   gradum
                   ,
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   nomen
                   &
                   titulum
                   Baronetti
                   (
                   Anglicè
                   
                     of
                     a
                     Baronet
                  
                   )
                   infra
                   hoc
                   Regnum
                   nostrum
                   Angliae
                   perpetuis
                   temporibus
                   duraturum
                   .
                   Sciatis
                   modo
                   ,
                   quod
                   nos
                   de
                   gratia
                   nostra
                   speciali
                   ,
                   ac
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   ,
                   ereximus
                   ,
                   praefecimus
                   &
                   creavimus
                   ,
                   ac
                   per
                   praesentes
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   Haeredibus
                   ,
                   &
                   Successoribus
                   nostris
                   ,
                   erigimus
                   ,
                   prae●icimus
                   ,
                   &
                   creamus
                   dilectum
                   nostrum
                   de
                   in
                   comitatu
                   virum
                   ,
                   familia
                   ,
                   patrimonio
                   ,
                   censu
                   ,
                   &
                   morum
                   probitate
                   spectatum
                   (
                   qui
                   nobis
                   auxilium
                   &
                   subsidium
                   satis
                   amplum
                   ,
                   generoso
                   &
                   liberali
                   animo
                   dedit
                   &
                   praestit
                   ,
                   ad
                   manutenendum
                   &
                   supportandum
                   triginta
                   viros
                   in
                   cohortibus
                   nostris
                   pedestribus
                   in
                   dicto
                   Regno
                   nostro
                   Hiberniae
                   ,
                   per
                   tres
                   annos
                   integros
                   pro
                   defensione
                   dicti
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   ,
                   &
                   praecipue
                   pro
                   securitate
                   plantationis
                   dictae
                   Provinciae
                   Vltoniae
                   )
                   ad
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   statum
                   ,
                   &
                   gradum
                   Baronetti
                   (
                   Anglicè
                   
                     of
                     a
                     Baronet
                  
                   )
                   Ipsumque
                   Baronettum
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   ,
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   ,
                   prae●icimus
                   ,
                   constituimus
                   &
                   creamus
                   per
                   praesentes
                   ,
                   habendum
                   sibi
                   ,
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   masculis
                   de
                   corpore
                   suo
                   legitime
                   procreatis
                   imperpetuum
                   .
                   Volumus
                   etiam
                   &
                   per
                   praesentes
                   de
                   gratia
                   nostra
                   speciali
                   ,
                   ac
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   ,
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   ,
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   concedimus
                   praefato
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   masculis
                   de
                   corpore
                   suo
                   legitime
                   procreatis
                   ,
                   Quod
                   ipse
                   idem
                   &
                   haeredes
                   sui
                   masculi
                   praedicti
                   habeant
                   ,
                   gaudeant
                   ,
                   teneant
                   ,
                   &
                   capiant
                   locum
                   atque
                   Praecedentiam
                   ,
                   virtute
                   dignitatis
                   Baronetti
                   praedicti
                   ,
                   &
                   vigore
                   praesentium
                   ,
                   tam
                   in
                   omnibus
                   Commissionibus
                   ,
                   brevibus
                   ,
                   literis
                   patentibus
                   ,
                   scriptis
                   ,
                   appellationibus
                   ,
                   nominationibus
                   ,
                   &
                   directionibus
                   ,
                   quam
                   in
                   omnibus
                   Sessionibus
                   ,
                   Conventibus
                   ,
                   Caetibus
                   &
                   locis
                   quibuscunque
                   prae
                   omnibus
                   militibus
                   ,
                   tam
                   de
                   Balneo
                   (
                   Anglicè
                   
                     of
                     the
                     Bathe
                  
                   )
                   quam
                   militibus
                   Baccalaureis
                   (
                   Anglicè
                   Batchelors
                   )
                   ac
                   etiam
                   prae
                   omnibus
                   militibus
                   Bannerettis
                   (
                   Anglicè
                   Bannerets
                   )
                   jam
                   creatis
                   ,
                   vel
                   imposterum
                   creandis
                   (
                   Illis
                   militibus
                   Bannerettis
                   tantummodo
                   exceptis
                   ,
                   quos
                   sub
                   vexillis
                   regiis
                   ,
                   in
                   exercitu
                   regali
                   ,
                   in
                   aperto
                   bello
                   ,
                   &
                   ipso
                   Rege
                   personaliter
                   praesente
                   ,
                   explicatis
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   aliter
                   creari
                   contigerit
                   .
                   Quodque
                   uxores
                   dicti
                   &
                   Haeredum
                   masculorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   virtute
                   dictae
                   dignitatis
                   maritorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   habeant
                   ,
                   teneant
                   ,
                   gaudeant
                   ,
                   &
                   capiant
                   locum
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   ,
                   prae
                   uxoribus
                   omnium
                   aliorum
                   quorumcunque
                   prae
                   quibus
                   mariti
                   hujusmodi
                   uxorum
                   ,
                   vigore
                   praesentium
                   habere
                   debent
                   locum
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   ;
                   Atque
                   quod
                   primogenitus
                   filius
                   ,
                   ac
                   caeteri
                   omnes
                   filii
                   &
                   eorum
                   uxores
                   ,
                   &
                   filiae
                   ejusdem
                   &
                   haeredum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   respectivè
                   ,
                   habeant
                   ,
                   &
                   capiant
                   locum
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   ,
                   ante
                   primogenitos
                   filios
                   ,
                   ac
                   alios
                   filios
                   &
                   eorum
                   uxores
                   ,
                   &
                   filias
                   omnium
                   quorumcunque
                   respective
                   ,
                   prae
                   quibus
                   patres
                   hujusmodi
                   filiorum
                   progenitorum
                   ,
                   &
                   aliorum
                   filiorum
                   ,
                   &
                   eorum
                   uxores
                   ,
                   &
                   filiarum
                   ,
                   vigore
                   praesentium
                   habere
                   debent
                   locum
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   .
                   Volumus
                   etiam
                   ,
                   &
                   per
                   praesentes
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   ,
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   ,
                   de
                   gratia
                   nostra
                   speciali
                   ,
                   ac
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   ,
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   concedimus
                   ,
                   quod
                   dictus
                   nominetur
                   ,
                   appelletur
                   ,
                   nuncupetur
                   ,
                   placitet
                   &
                   implacitetur
                   ,
                   per
                   nomen
                   Baronetti
                   ;
                   Et
                   quod
                   stylus
                   &
                   additio
                   Baronetti
                   apponatur
                   in
                   fine
                   nominis
                   ejusdem
                   &
                   haeredum
                   masculorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   in
                   omnibus
                   Literis
                   Patentibus
                   ,
                   Commissionibus
                   ,
                   &
                   brevibus
                   nostris
                   ,
                   atque
                   omnibus
                   aliis
                   Chartis
                   ,
                   factis
                   ,
                   atque
                   literis
                   ,
                   virtute
                   praesentium
                   ,
                   ut
                   vera
                   ,
                   legitima
                   ,
                   &
                   necessaria
                   additio
                   dignitatis
                   .
                   Volumus
                   etiam
                   ,
                   &
                   per
                   praesentes
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   ,
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   ordinamus
                   ,
                   quod
                   nomini
                   dicti
                   &
                   haeredum
                   masculorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   in
                   sermone
                   Anglicano
                   ,
                   &
                   omnibus
                   scriptis
                   Anglicanis
                   ,
                   praeponatur
                   haec
                   additio
                   ,
                   videlicet
                   Anglicè
                   (
                   Sir
                   :
                   )
                   Et
                   similiter
                   quod
                   uxores
                   ejusdem
                   &
                   haeredum
                   masculorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   habeant
                   ,
                   utantur
                   ,
                   &
                   gaudeant
                   hac
                   appellatione
                   ,
                   videlicet
                   Anglicè
                   (
                   
                     Lady
                     ,
                     Madam
                     ,
                     &
                     Dame
                  
                   )
                   respective
                   ,
                   secundum
                   usum
                   loquendi
                   .
                   Habendum
                   ,
                   tenendum
                   ,
                   utendum
                   ,
                   &
                   gaudendum
                   ,
                   eadem
                   ,
                   statum
                   ,
                   gradum
                   ,
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   stylum
                   ,
                   titulum
                   ,
                   nomen
                   ,
                   locum
                   ,
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   ,
                   cum
                   omnibus
                   &
                   singulis
                   Privilegiis
                   ,
                   &
                   caeteris
                   praemissis
                   ,
                   praefat
                   .
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   masculis
                   de
                   corpore
                   suo
                   exeuntibus
                   imperpetuum
                   .
                   Volentes
                   &
                   per
                   Praesentes
                   concedentes
                   ,
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   ,
                   quod
                   praedictus
                   &
                   haeredes
                   sui
                   masculi
                   praedicti
                   ,
                   nomen
                   ,
                   stat●m
                   ,
                   gradum
                   ,
                   stylum
                   ,
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   titulum
                   ,
                   locum
                   ,
                   &
                   praecedentiam
                   praedictam
                   ,
                   cum
                   omnibus
                   &
                   singulis
                   Privilegiis
                   ,
                   &
                   caeteris
                   praemissis
                   successive
                   ,
                   gerant
                   &
                   habeant
                   ,
                   &
                   eorum
                   quilibet
                   gerat
                   &
                   habeat
                   ,
                   quodque
                   idem
                   haeredes
                   sui
                   masculi
                   praedicti
                   successive
                   Baronetti
                   in
                   omnibus
                   teneantur
                   ,
                   Et
                   ut
                   Baronetti
                   tractentur
                   &
                   reputentur
                   ,
                   Et
                   eorum
                   quilibet
                   teneatur
                   ,
                   tractetur
                   et
                   reputetur
                   .
                   Et
                   ulterius
                   de
                   uberiori
                   gratiâ
                   nostrâ
                   speciali
                   ,
                   ac
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   et
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   Concessimus
                   ,
                   ac
                   per
                   praesentes
                   pro
                   nobis
                   haeredibus
                   et
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   concedimus
                   praefato
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   suis
                   masculis
                   praedictis
                   ,
                   quod
                   numerus
                   Baronettorum
                   hujus
                   Regni
                   
                   Angliae
                   ●unquam
                   posthac
                   excedet
                   in
                   toto
                   ,
                   in
                   aliquo
                   uno
                   tempore
                   ,
                   numerum
                   ducentorum
                   Baronettorum
                   :
                   et
                   quod
                   dicti
                   Baronetti
                   ,
                   et
                   eorum
                   haeredes
                   masculi
                   praedicti
                   respectivè
                   ,
                   de
                   tempore
                   in
                   tempus
                   in
                   perpetuum
                   ,
                   habebunt
                   ,
                   tenebunt
                   ,
                   et
                   gaudebunt
                   locos
                   et
                   praecedentias
                   suas
                   inter
                   se
                   ,
                   videlicet
                   ,
                   quilibet
                   eorum
                   secundum
                   prioritatem
                   &
                   senioritatem
                   Creationis
                   suae
                   Baronetti
                   praedicti
                   ;
                   quotquot
                   
                   autem
                   creati
                   sunt
                   ,
                   vel
                   creabuntur
                   Baronetti
                   per
                   literas
                   nostras
                   Patentes
                   ,
                   gerentes
                   Datas
                   uno
                   &
                   eodem
                   die
                   ,
                   &
                   haeredes
                   sui
                   praedicti
                   ,
                   gaudebunt
                   locis
                   &
                   praecedentiis
                   suis
                   inter
                   se
                   secundum
                   prioritatem
                   ,
                   quae
                   cuilibet
                   eorum
                   dabitur
                   ,
                   per
                   alias
                   literas
                   nostras
                   patentes
                   in
                   ea
                   parte
                   primo
                   conficiendas
                   ,
                   sine
                   impedimento
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   aliter
                   ,
                   nec
                   alio
                   modo
                   .
                   Et
                   insuper
                   de
                   abundantiori
                   gratiâ
                   nostrâ
                   speciali
                   ,
                   &
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   concessimus
                   ,
                   ac
                   per
                   praesentes
                   ,
                   pro
                   nobis
                   haeredibus
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   concedimus
                   praefato
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   suis
                   masculis
                   praedictis
                   ,
                   quod
                   nec
                   nos
                   ,
                   nec
                   haeredes
                   vel
                   successores
                   nostri
                   ,
                   de
                   caetero
                   in
                   posterum
                   erigemus
                   ,
                   ordinabimus
                   ,
                   constituemus
                   ,
                   aut
                   creabimus
                   infrà
                   hoc
                   Regnum
                   nostrum
                   Angliae
                   aliquem
                   alium
                   gradum
                   ,
                   ordinem
                   ,
                   nomen
                   ,
                   titulum
                   ,
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   sive
                   statum
                   sub
                   vel
                   infra
                   gradum
                   ,
                   dignitatem
                   ,
                   sive
                   statum
                   Baronum
                   ,
                   hujus
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   qui
                   erit
                   vel
                   esse
                   possit
                   superior
                   ,
                   vel
                   aequalis
                   gradui
                   &
                   dignitati
                   Baronettorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   sed
                   quod
                   tam
                   dictus
                   &
                   haeredes
                   sui
                   masculi
                   praedicti
                   ,
                   quam
                   uxores
                   ,
                   filii
                   ,
                   uxores
                   filiorum
                   &
                   filiae
                   ejusdem
                   &
                   haeredum
                   masculorum
                   suorum
                   praedictorum
                   ,
                   de
                   caetero
                   in
                   perpetuum
                   liberè
                   &
                   quietè
                   habeant
                   ,
                   teneant
                   ,
                   &
                   gaudeant
                   ,
                   dignitates
                   ,
                   locos
                   &
                   praecedentias
                   suas
                   praedictas
                   prae
                   omnibus
                   ,
                   qui
                   erunt
                   de
                   talibus
                   gradibus
                   ,
                   statibus
                   ,
                   dignitatibus
                   vel
                   ordinibus
                   in
                   posterum
                   ,
                   ut
                   praefertur
                   creandi
                   respectivè
                   secundum
                   veram
                   intentionem
                   praesentium
                   absque
                   impedimento
                   nostro
                   ,
                   haeredum
                   ,
                   vel
                   successorum
                   nostrorum
                   ,
                   vel
                   aliorum
                   quorumcunque
                   .
                   Et
                   ulterius
                   per
                   praesentes
                   declaramus
                   ,
                   &
                   significamus
                   beneplacitum
                   &
                   voluntatem
                   nostram
                   in
                   hac
                   parte
                   fore
                   &
                   esse
                   ,
                   Et
                   sic
                   nobiscum
                   statuimus
                   &
                   decrevimus
                   ,
                   quod
                   si
                   postquam
                   nos
                   praedict
                   .
                   numerum
                   ducentorum
                   Baronettorum
                   hujus
                   Regni
                   Angliae
                   compleverimus
                   &
                   perfecerimus
                   ,
                   Contigerit
                   aliquem
                   ,
                   vel
                   aliquos
                   eorundem
                   Baronettorum
                   ab
                   hac
                   vitâ
                   discedere
                   ,
                   absque
                   haerede
                   masculo
                   de
                   corpore
                   vel
                   corporibus
                   hujusmodi
                   Baronetti
                   vel
                   Baronettorum
                   procreato
                   ,
                   quod
                   tunc
                   nos
                   non
                   creabimus
                   ,
                   vel
                   praeficiemus
                   aliquam
                   aliam
                   personam
                   ,
                   vel
                   personas
                   in
                   Baronettum
                   ,
                   vel
                   Baronettos
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   sed
                   quod
                   numerus
                   dictorum
                   Ducentorum
                   Baronettorum
                   ea
                   ratione
                   de
                   tempore
                   in
                   tempus
                   diminuetur
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   minorem
                   numerum
                   cedet
                   &
                   redigetur
                   ;
                   Denique
                   volumus
                   ,
                   ac
                   per
                   praesentes
                   pro
                   nobis
                   ,
                   haeredibus
                   &
                   successoribus
                   nostris
                   de
                   gratia
                   nostra
                   speciali
                   ,
                   ac
                   ex
                   certa
                   scientia
                   &
                   mero
                   motu
                   nostris
                   concedimus
                   praefato
                   &
                   haeredibus
                   suis
                   masculis
                   praedictis
                   ,
                   quod
                   hae
                   Literae
                   nostrae
                   Patentes
                   erunt
                   in
                   omnibus
                   ,
                   &
                   per
                   omnia
                   firmae
                   ,
                   validae
                   ,
                   bonae
                   ,
                   sufficientes
                   &
                   effectuales
                   in
                   lege
                   ,
                   tam
                   contra
                   nos
                   ,
                   haeredes
                   ,
                   &
                   successores
                   nostros
                   ,
                   quam
                   contra
                   omnes
                   alios
                   quoscunque
                   secundum
                   veram
                   intentionem
                   earundem
                   ,
                   tam
                   in
                   omnibus
                   curiis
                   nostris
                   ,
                   quam
                   alibi
                   ubicunque
                   Non
                   obstante
                   aliqua
                   lege
                   ,
                   consuetudine
                   ,
                   praescriptione
                   ,
                   usu
                   ,
                   ordinatione
                   ,
                   sive
                   constitutione
                   quacunque
                   ante
                   hac
                   editâ
                   ,
                   habitâ
                   ,
                   usitatâ
                   ,
                   ordinatâ
                   ,
                   sive
                   provisâ
                   ,
                   vel
                   in
                   posterum
                   edendâ
                   ,
                   habendâ
                   ,
                   usitandâ
                   ,
                   ordinandâ
                   ,
                   vel
                   providendâ
                   :
                   Et
                   non
                   obstante
                   aliqua
                   alia
                   re
                   ,
                   causâ
                   vel
                   materiâ
                   quacunque
                   Volumus
                   etiam
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Absque
                   ●ine
                   in
                   Hanaperio
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Eo
                   quod
                   expressa
                   mentio
                   ,
                   &c.
                   In
                   cujus
                   rei
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Teste
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   CATALOGUE
                   OF
                   THE
                   Baronets
                   of
                   England
                   ACCORDING
                   To
                   their
                   Creations
                   from
                   the
                   first
                   Institution
                   to
                   the
                   last
                   ;
                   with
                   their
                   Seats
                   and
                   Titles
                   expressed
                   in
                   their
                   Patents
                   ,
                   Anno
                   9.
                   
                   
                     Iacobi
                     Regis
                  
                   ,
                   1611.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     May
                     22.
                     1611.
                     
                  
                   
                     1
                     SIR
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Bacon
                    
                     of
                     Redgrave
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     2
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Molineux
                    
                     of
                     Sefton
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Irish
                     Viscount
                     .
                  
                   
                     3
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mauncell
                    
                     of
                     Mergan
                     in
                     Glamorganshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     4
                     
                       George
                       Shirley
                    
                     of
                     Staunton
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     5
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stradling
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     Donates
                     in
                     Glamorganshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     6
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Leeke
                    
                     of
                     Sutton
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     English
                     Earl.
                     
                  
                   
                     7
                     
                       Thomas
                       Pelham
                    
                     of
                     Laughton
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     8
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Houghton
                    
                     of
                     Houghton-Tower
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     9
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Hobart
                    
                     of
                     Intwood
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Attorney
                     General
                     to
                     the
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     10
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Booth
                    
                     of
                     Dunham-Massey
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     11
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Peyton
                    
                     of
                     Isleham
                     in
                     Cambridgeshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     12
                     
                       Lionel
                       Talmache
                    
                     of
                     Helmingham
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     13
                     Sir
                     
                       Gervase
                       Clifton
                    
                     of
                     Clifton
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     .
                  
                   
                     14
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gerard
                    
                     of
                     Bryn
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     15
                     Sir
                     
                       Walter
                       Aston
                    
                     of
                     Tixhall
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     Kt.
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     ,
                     since
                     a
                     Baron
                     of
                     Scotland
                     .
                  
                   
                     16
                     
                       Philip
                       Nevet
                    
                     of
                     Buckenham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     17
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       St.
                       Iohn
                    
                     of
                     Lidiard-Tregoz
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     18
                     
                       Iohn
                       Shelley
                    
                     of
                     Michelgrove
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iune
                     29.
                     1611.
                     9
                     
                     Iacobi
                     .
                  
                   
                     19
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Savage
                    
                     of
                     Rock-Savage
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     now
                     English
                     Earl.
                     
                  
                   
                     20
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Barington
                    
                     of
                     Barington-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     21
                     
                       Henry
                       Berkley
                    
                     of
                     Wimundham
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     22
                     
                       William
                       Wentworth
                    
                     of
                     Wentworth-wood-house
                     in
                     
                       Yorkshire
                       ,
                       English
                    
                     Earl.
                     
                  
                   
                     23
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Musgrave
                    
                     of
                     Hartley-Castle
                     in
                     Westmoreland
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     24
                     
                       Edward
                       Seymour
                    
                     of
                     Bury-Pomeray
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     25
                     Sir
                     
                       Moyle
                       Finch
                    
                     of
                     Eastwell
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     English
                     Earl.
                     
                  
                   
                     26
                     Sir
                     
                       Anthony
                       Cope
                    
                     of
                     Hanwell
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     27
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mounson
                    
                     of
                     Carleton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     28
                     
                       George
                       Gresly
                    
                     of
                     Drakedow
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     29
                     
                       Paul
                       Tracy
                    
                     of
                     Stanway
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     30
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wentworth
                    
                     of
                     Coffield
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     31
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Bellasis
                    
                     of
                     Newborough
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Faulconberg
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     32
                     
                       William
                       Constable
                    
                     of
                     Flamborough
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     33
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Leigh
                    
                     of
                     Stoneley
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     34
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Noel
                    
                     of
                     Brook
                     in
                     Rutlandshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Cambden
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     35
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Cotton
                    
                     of
                     Conington
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     36
                     
                       Robert
                       Cholmondleigh
                    
                     of
                     Cholmondleigh
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     since
                     Earl
                     of
                     Lempster
                     ,
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     37
                     
                       Iohn
                       Molineux
                    
                     of
                     Taversal
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     38
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Wortley
                    
                     of
                     Wortley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     39
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Savile
                    
                     Senior
                     ,
                     Thornhill
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Halifax
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     40
                     
                       William
                       Kniveton
                    
                     of
                     Mircaston
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     41
                     Sir
                     
                       Philip
                       Woodhouse
                    
                     of
                     Wilberly-hall
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     42
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Pope
                    
                     of
                     Wilcot
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Down
                     in
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                   
                     43
                     Sir
                     
                       Iames
                       Harington
                    
                     of
                     Ridlington
                     in
                     Rutlandshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     44
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Savile
                    
                     of
                     Metheley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     45
                     
                       Henry
                       Willoughby
                    
                     of
                     Risley
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     46
                     
                       Lewes
                       Tresham
                    
                     of
                     Rushton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     47
                     
                       Thomas
                       Brudenell
                    
                     of
                     Dean
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Cardigan
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     48
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       St.
                       Paul
                    
                     of
                     Snarsford
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     49
                     Sir
                     
                       Philip
                       Tirwhit
                    
                     of
                     Stainfield
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     50
                     Sir
                     
                       Roger
                       Dalison
                    
                     of
                     Loughton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     51
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Carre
                    
                     of
                     Sleford
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     52
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Hussey
                    
                     of
                     Henington
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     53
                     
                       L'Estrange
                       Mordant
                    
                     of
                     Massinghamparva
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     54
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bendish
                    
                     of
                     Steeple-Bemsted
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     55
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wynne
                    
                     of
                     Gwidder
                     in
                     Carnarvanshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     56
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Throckmorton
                    
                     of
                     Tortworth
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     57
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Worsley
                    
                     of
                     Apledercombe
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     58
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Fleetwood
                    
                     of
                     Calwiche
                     in
                     Stafforshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     59
                     
                       Thomas
                       Spencer
                    
                     of
                     Yarnton
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     60
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Tufton
                    
                     of
                     Hothfield
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     61
                     Sir
                     
                       Samuel
                       Peyton
                    
                     of
                     Knowlton
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     62
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Morrison
                    
                     of
                     Caishobury
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     63
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Baker
                    
                     of
                     Sissinghurst
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     64
                     
                       Roger
                       Apleton
                    
                     of
                     South-Bemsted
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     65
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Sidley
                    
                     of
                     Ailesford
                     and
                     Southfleet
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     66
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Twisden
                    
                     of
                     Royden-hall
                     in
                     East-Peckham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     67
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Hales
                    
                     of
                     Woodchurch
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     of
                     Tunstall
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     68
                     
                       William
                       Monins
                    
                     of
                     Waldersher
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     69
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mildway
                    
                     of
                     Mulsham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     70
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Maynard
                    
                     of
                     Eastanes
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       Easton
                       parva
                    
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     71
                     
                       Henry
                       Lee
                    
                     of
                     Quarendon
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Litchfield
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Anno
                     1612.
                     
                     Nov.
                     25.
                     
                  
                   
                     72
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Portman
                    
                     of
                     Orchard
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     73
                     Sir
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Saunderson
                    
                     of
                     Saxby
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Castleton
                     in
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                   
                     74
                     Sir
                     
                       Miles
                       Sandys
                    
                     of
                     Wimbleton
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Ely
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     75
                     
                       William
                       Gostwick
                    
                     of
                     Willington
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     76
                     
                       Thomas
                       Puckering
                    
                     of
                     Weston
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     77
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wray
                    
                     of
                     Glentworth
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     78
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Aylofte
                    
                     of
                     
                       Braxsted
                       magna
                    
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nov.
                     25.
                     1612.
                     
                  
                   
                     79
                     Sir
                     
                       Marmaduke
                       Wivell
                    
                     of
                     Constable-Burton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     80
                     
                       Iohn
                       Penshall
                    
                     of
                     Horsley
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     81
                     
                       Francis
                       Englesfield
                    
                     of
                     Wotton-Basset
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     82
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Ridgeway
                    
                     of
                     Torre
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Londonderry
                     in
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                   
                     83
                     
                       William
                       Essex
                    
                     of
                     Bewcott
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     84
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Gorges
                    
                     of
                     Langford
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     a
                     Baron
                     of
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                   
                     85
                     
                       Edward
                       Devereux
                    
                     of
                     Castle-Bromwich
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Hereford
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     86
                     
                       Reginal
                       Mohun
                    
                     of
                     Buckonnock
                     in
                     Cornwal
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     since
                     an
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     87
                     Sir
                     
                       Harbottle
                       Grimston
                    
                     of
                     Bradfield
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     88
                     Sir.
                     
                       Thomas
                       Holt
                    
                     of
                     
                       Aston
                       juxta
                       Burmingham
                    
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sept.
                     24.
                     1612.
                     
                  
                   
                     89
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Naper
                    
                     aliàs
                     Sandy
                     of
                     Lewton-How
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     90
                     
                       Paul
                       Banning
                    
                     of
                     
                       Bentley
                       parva
                    
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     since
                     Viscount
                     in
                     England
                     ,
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     91
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Temple
                    
                     of
                     Stow
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     92
                     
                       Thomas
                       Penystone
                    
                     of
                     Leigh
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     93
                     May
                     27.
                     1615.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Blackstone
                    
                     of
                     Blackstone
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     94
                     Iune
                     10.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Dormer
                    
                     of
                     Wing
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     Earl
                     of
                     Carnarvan
                     .
                  
                   
                     95
                     April
                     5.
                     1617.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Rowland
                       Egerton
                    
                     of
                     Egerton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     96
                     April
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Roger
                       Townsend
                    
                     of
                     Rainham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     an
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     97
                     May
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Simon
                       Clark
                    
                     of
                     Salford
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     98
                     Oct.
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Fitton
                    
                     of
                     Houseworth
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     99
                     March
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Lucy
                    
                     of
                     Broxburne
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     enjoyed
                     by
                     Sir
                     
                       Kingsmill
                       Lucy
                    
                     of
                     Facombe
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     .
                  
                   
                     100
                     May
                     25.
                     1618.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Matthew
                       Boynton
                    
                     of
                     Bramston
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     101
                     Iuly
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Littleton
                    
                     of
                     Frankley
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     102
                     Dec.
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Leigh
                    
                     of
                     Newnham
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     an
                     English
                     Earl
                     ,
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     103
                     Feb.
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Burdet
                    
                     of
                     Bramcote
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     104
                     March
                     1.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Morton
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Andrews
                       Milborn
                    
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     105
                     May
                     31.
                     1619.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Hervey
                    
                     of
                     Kidbrook
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     a
                     Baron
                     of
                     England
                     and
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     now
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     106
                     Iune
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mackworth
                    
                     of
                     Normanton
                     in
                     Rutlandshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     107
                     15.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Grey
                    
                     of
                     Chillingham
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Baron
                     Warke
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     108
                     Iuly
                     19.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Villiers
                    
                     of
                     Brooksby
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     109
                     Iuly
                     20.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iames
                       Ley
                    
                     of
                     Westbury
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     Earl
                     of
                     Marlborough
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     110
                     21.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Hicks
                    
                     of
                     Beverston
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     111
                     Sept.
                     17.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beaumont
                    
                     of
                     Coleorton
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     a
                     Viscout
                     of
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                   
                     112
                     Nov.
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Salisbury
                    
                     of
                     Leweney
                     in
                     Denbeighshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     113
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Erasmus
                       Driden
                    
                     of
                     Canons-Ashby
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     114
                     28.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Armine
                    
                     of
                     Osgodby
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     115
                     Dec.
                     1.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Bambury
                    
                     of
                     Howton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     116
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Hartop
                    
                     of
                     Freathby
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     117
                     31.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Mill
                    
                     of
                     Canons-Court
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     118
                     Ian.
                     31.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Ratcliff
                    
                     of
                     Darent-water
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     119
                     Feb.
                     6.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       David
                       Foulis
                    
                     of
                     Ingleby-mannour
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     120
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Phillips
                    
                     of
                     Barington
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     121
                     Mar.
                     7.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Claudius
                       Forster
                    
                     of
                     Bramburgh-Castle
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     122
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Chester
                    
                     of
                     Chickley
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     123
                     28.
                     1620.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Samuel
                       Tryon
                    
                     of
                     Laire-Marney
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     124
                     April
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Adam
                       Newton
                    
                     of
                     Charlton
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     125
                     12.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Boteler
                    
                     of
                     Hatfield-Woodhall
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     since
                     a
                     Baron
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     126
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Gilbert
                       Gerrard
                    
                     of
                     Harrow-hill
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     127
                     May
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Lee
                    
                     of
                     Langley
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     128
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Berney
                    
                     of
                     Park-hall
                     in
                     Redham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     129
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Forster
                    
                     of
                     Aldermaston
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     130
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bigs
                    
                     of
                     Lenchwick
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     131
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Bellingham
                    
                     of
                     Helsington
                     in
                     Westmoreland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     132
                     31.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Yelverton
                    
                     of
                     Rougham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     133
                     Iune
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Iune
                       Scudamore
                    
                     of
                     Holm-Lacy
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     an
                     Irish
                     Viscount
                     .
                  
                   
                     134
                     2.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gore
                    
                     of
                     Stitnam
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     135
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Packington
                    
                     of
                     Alisbury
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     136
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Ralph
                       Ashton
                    
                     of
                     Lever
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     137
                     Iuly
                     1.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Baptist
                       Hicks
                    
                     of
                     Camden
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Camden
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     138
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Roberts
                    
                     of
                     Glassenbury
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     139
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hanmer
                    
                     of
                     Hanmer
                     in
                     Flintshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     140
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Fryer
                    
                     of
                     Water-Eaton
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     141
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Osborn
                    
                     of
                     Keeton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Danby
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     142
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Felton
                    
                     of
                     Playford
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     143
                     20.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Challoner
                    
                     of
                     Gisborow
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     144
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bishop
                    
                     of
                     Parham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     145
                     26.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Vincent
                    
                     of
                     
                       Stoke
                       d'
                       Abernon
                    
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     146
                     Feb.
                     27.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Clere
                    
                     of
                     Ormsby
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     147
                     March
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Titchborne
                    
                     of
                     Titchborne
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     148
                     May
                     5.
                     1621.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Wilbraham
                    
                     of
                     VVoodhey
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     149
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Delves
                    
                     of
                     Duddington
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     150
                     Iune
                     23.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Lewes
                       VVatson
                    
                     of
                     Rockingham-Castle
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     Kt.
                     since
                     an
                     English
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     151
                     29.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Palmer
                    
                     of
                     VVingham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     152
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Roberts
                    
                     of
                     Truro
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Baron
                     Truro
                     .
                  
                   
                     153
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Rivers
                    
                     of
                     Chafford
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     154
                     Sept.
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Darnell
                    
                     of
                     Heyling
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     155
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Isaac
                       Sidley
                    
                     of
                     
                       Great
                       Chart
                    
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     156
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     VValcot
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     157
                     Oct.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hewit
                    
                     of
                     Headley-hall
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     158
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Iernegan
                    
                     of
                     Cossey
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     159
                     Nov.
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Hide
                    
                     of
                     Albury
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     160
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Phillips
                    
                     of
                     Picton
                     in
                     Pembrokeshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     161
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stepney
                    
                     of
                     Prendergast
                     in
                     Pembrokeshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     162
                     Dec.
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Baldwin
                       VVake
                    
                     of
                     Clevedon
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     163
                     20.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Masham
                    
                     of
                     High-Laver
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     164
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Colebrond
                    
                     of
                     Bocham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     165
                     Ian.
                     4.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hotham
                    
                     of
                     Scarborough
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     166
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Mansell
                    
                     of
                     Mudlescomb
                     in
                     Carmarthenshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     167
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Powel
                    
                     of
                     Penkelley
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     168
                     Feb.
                     16.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Gerrard
                    
                     or
                     Garrard
                     of
                     Lamer
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     169
                     23.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Grosvenour
                    
                     of
                     Eaton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     170
                     Mar.
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Moody
                    
                     of
                     Garesdon
                     in
                     VViltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     171
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Barker
                    
                     of
                     Grimston-hall
                     in
                     Trimley
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     172
                     18.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Button
                    
                     of
                     Alton
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     173
                     26.
                     1622.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Gage
                    
                     of
                     Ferle
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     174
                     May
                     14.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Gore●●g
                    
                     of
                     Burton
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     175
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Peter
                       Courteen
                    
                     of
                     Aldington
                     in
                     VVorcestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     176
                     23.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Norton
                    
                     of
                     Rotherfield
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     177
                     30.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Laventhorp
                    
                     of
                     Shingle-hall
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     178
                     Iune
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Capell
                       Bedell
                    
                     of
                     Hamerton
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     179
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Darell
                    
                     of
                     VVestwoodhey
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     180
                     15.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       VVilliams
                    
                     of
                     Veynol
                     in
                     Carnarvanshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     181
                     18.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Ashby
                    
                     of
                     Hatfield
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     182
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Anthony
                       Ashley
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     Giles-VVinborne
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     183
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cooper
                    
                     of
                     Rochbourn
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Earl
                     of
                     Shaftsbury
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     184
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Edmund
                       Prideaux
                    
                     of
                     Netherton
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     185
                     21.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Haselrigg
                    
                     of
                     Nousley
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     186
                     22.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Burton
                    
                     of
                     Stockerston
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     187
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Foliamb
                    
                     of
                     VValton
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     188
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Yate
                    
                     of
                     Buckland
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     189
                     Aug.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Chudleigh
                    
                     of
                     Ashton
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     190
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Drake
                    
                     of
                     Buckland
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     191
                     13.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Meredith
                    
                     of
                     Stansly
                     in
                     Deubighshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     192
                     Oct.
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Hugh
                       Middleton
                    
                     of
                     Ruthin
                     in
                     Deubighshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     193
                     Nov.
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Gifford
                       Thornhurst
                    
                     of
                     Agne-Court
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     194
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Percy
                       Herbert
                    
                     of●
                     Redcastle
                     in
                     Montgomeryshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     195
                     Dec.
                     7.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Fisher
                    
                     of
                     Packington
                     in
                     VVarwickshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     196
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Hardolph
                       VVastneys
                    
                     of
                     Headon
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     197
                     20.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Skipwith
                    
                     of
                     Prestwould
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     198
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Harris
                    
                     or
                     Herris
                     of
                     Boreatton
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     199
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Tempest
                    
                     of
                     Stella
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     200
                     Feb.
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Cottington
                    
                     of
                     Hanworth
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     since
                     an
                     English
                     Baron
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     201
                     April
                     12.
                     1623.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Harris
                    
                     of
                     Tong-Castle
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     202
                     Iune
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Barkham
                    
                     of
                     South-acre
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     203
                     Iuly
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Corbet
                    
                     of
                     Sprouston
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     204
                     Aug.
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Playters
                    
                     of
                     Sotterley
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Baronets
                     according
                     to
                     their
                     Creations
                     by
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     First
                     .
                  
                   
                     205
                     Iuly
                     27.
                     1626.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ashfield
                    
                     of
                     Netherhall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     206
                     Sept.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Harpur
                    
                     of
                     Calke
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     207
                     Dec.
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Seabright
                    
                     of
                     Besford
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     208
                     Ian.
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Beaumont
                    
                     of
                     Grace-dieu
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     209
                     Feb.
                     1.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Dering
                    
                     of
                     Surrenden-Dering
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     210
                     5.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Kempe
                    
                     of
                     Pentlone
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     211
                     Mar.
                     10.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Brereton
                    
                     of
                     Hanford
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     212
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Patricius
                       Curwen
                    
                     of
                     Workinton
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     213
                     
                       William
                       Russel
                    
                     of
                     Witley
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     214
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Spencer
                    
                     of
                     Offley
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     215
                     17.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Giles
                       Estcourt
                    
                     of
                     Newton
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     216
                     Apr.
                     19.
                     1627.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Aylesbury
                    
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Masters
                     of
                     Requests
                     ,
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     217
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Style
                    
                     of
                     Waterinbury
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     218
                     May
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Frederick
                       Cornwallis
                    
                     of
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     219
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Drue
                       Drury
                    
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     220
                     8.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Skeffington
                    
                     of
                     Fisherwick
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     221
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Crane
                    
                     of
                     Chilton
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     222
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Wingfield
                    
                     of
                     Goodwins
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     223
                     17.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Culpeper
                    
                     of
                     Preston-hall
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     224
                     
                       Giles
                       Bridges
                    
                     of
                     Wilton
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     225
                     
                       Iohn
                       Kirle
                    
                     of
                     Much-marcle
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     226
                     20.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Stiles
                    
                     of
                     Beckham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     227
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Moor
                    
                     of
                     Falley
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     228
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Heale
                    
                     of
                     Fleet
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     229
                     
                       Iohn
                       Carleton
                    
                     of
                     Holcombe
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     230
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Maples
                    
                     of
                     Stow
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     231
                     May
                     30.
                     1627.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Isham
                    
                     of
                     Lamport
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     232
                     
                       Henry
                       Bagot
                    
                     of
                     Blithfield
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     233
                     31.
                     
                     
                       Lewes
                       Pollard
                    
                     of
                     Kings-Nimph
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     234
                     Iune
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Mannock
                    
                     of
                     Giffords-hall
                     in
                     Stoke
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     235
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Griffith
                    
                     of
                     Agnes-Burton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     236
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Lodowick
                       Dyer
                    
                     of
                     Staughton
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     237
                     9.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Hugh
                       Stukeley
                    
                     of
                     Hinton
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     238
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Stanley
                    
                     of
                     Bickerstaff
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     239
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Littleton
                    
                     of
                     Pillaton-hall
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     240
                     Iuly
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Ambrose
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     Betsworth-Castle
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     241
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Sackvile
                       Crow
                    
                     of
                     Llanherne
                     in
                     Caermarthenshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     242
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Michael
                       Livesey
                    
                     of
                     East-church
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Sheppy
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     243
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Simon
                       Bennet
                    
                     of
                     Benhampton
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     244
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Fisher
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     
                     Giles's
                     in
                     the
                     Fields
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     245
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bowyer
                    
                     of
                     Legthorn
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     246
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Buts
                       Bacon
                    
                     of
                     Milden-hall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     247
                     Sept.
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Corbet
                    
                     of
                     Stoke
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     248
                     Oct.
                     31.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Tirrill
                    
                     of
                     Thornton
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     249
                     Feb.
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Basil
                       Dixwell
                    
                     of
                     Tirlingham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     250
                     March
                     10.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Toung
                    
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     251
                     May
                     6.
                     1628.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Pennyman
                    
                     Junior
                     of
                     Mask
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     252
                     7.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Stonehouse
                    
                     of
                     Radley
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     253
                     21.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Fowler
                    
                     of
                     Islington
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     254
                     Iune
                     9.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Fenwick
                    
                     of
                     Fenwick
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     255
                     30.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wray
                    
                     of
                     Trebitch
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     256
                     Iuly
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Trelawney
                    
                     of
                     Trelawney
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     257
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Conyers
                    
                     of
                     Horden
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     Gent.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     258
                     Iuly
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bolles
                    
                     of
                     Scampton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     259
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Aston
                    
                     of
                     Aston
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     260
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Kenelme
                       Ienoure
                    
                     of
                     Much-Dunmore
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     261
                     Aug.
                     15.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Price
                    
                     of
                     Newtown
                     in
                     Montgomeryshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     262
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Beaumont
                    
                     of
                     Whitley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     263
                     29.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Wiseman
                    
                     of
                     Canfield-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     264
                     Sept.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Nightingale
                    
                     of
                     Newport-pond
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     265
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Iaques
                    
                     of
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     266
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Dillington
                    
                     of
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Wight
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     267
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Pile
                    
                     of
                     Compton
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     268
                     
                       Iohn
                       Pole
                    
                     of
                     Shur
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     269
                     14.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Lewes
                    
                     of
                     Langors
                     in
                     Brecknockshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     270
                     20.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Culpeper
                    
                     of
                     Wakehurst
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     271
                     Oct.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Peter
                       Vanloor
                    
                     of
                     Tylehurst
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     272
                     9.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Laurence
                    
                     of
                     Iver
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     273
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Slingesby
                    
                     of
                     Screvin
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     274
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Vavasour
                    
                     of
                     Haselwood
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     275
                     Nov.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Wolseley
                    
                     of
                     Wolseley
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     276
                     Dec.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Rice
                       Rudd
                    
                     of
                     Aberghaney
                     in
                     Caermarthenshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     277
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Wiseman
                    
                     of
                     Thundersley
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     278
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Ferrers
                    
                     of
                     Skellingthorp
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     279
                     Ian.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Anderson
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     Ives
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     280
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Russel
                    
                     of
                     Chippenham
                     in
                     Cambridgeshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     281
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Everard
                    
                     of
                     Much-waltham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     282
                     
                       Thomas
                       Powell
                    
                     of
                     Berkinhead
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     283
                     March
                     3.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Luckin
                    
                     of
                     Waltham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     284
                     29.
                     1629.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Graham
                    
                     of
                     Eske
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     285
                     April
                     2.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Twisleton
                    
                     of
                     Barly
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     286
                     May
                     30.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Acton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     287
                     Iune
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       L'Estrange
                    
                     of
                     Hunstanton
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     288
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Holland
                    
                     of
                     Quiddenham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     289
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Alleyn
                    
                     of
                     Hatfield
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     290
                     Iuly
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Earle
                    
                     of
                     Craglethorpe
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     291
                     Nov.
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Ducy
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Alderman
                     .
                  
                   
                     292
                     April
                     9.
                     1630.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Greenvile
                    
                     of
                     Kilkhampton
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     293
                     Iune
                     22.
                     1631.
                     
                     
                       Charles
                       Vavasour
                    
                     of
                     Killingthorp
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     294.
                     
                     Feb.
                     19.
                     1638.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Tirril
                    
                     of
                     Thornley
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     295
                     Iuly
                     20.
                     1640.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Mosely
                    
                     of
                     Rowlstone
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     296
                     Ian.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Martin
                       Lumley
                    
                     of
                     Bardfield
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     297
                     Feb.
                     15.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Dalston
                    
                     of
                     Dalston
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     298
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Fletcher
                    
                     of
                     Hutton
                     in
                     the
                     Forest
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     299
                     March
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Cole
                    
                     of
                     Brancepeth
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     300
                     April
                     23.
                     1641.
                     
                     
                       Edmund
                       Pye
                    
                     of
                     Leekhamsted
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     301
                     May
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Simon
                       Every
                    
                     of
                     Egginton
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     302
                     29.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Langley
                    
                     of
                     Higham-Gobion
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     303
                     Iune
                     8.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Paston
                    
                     of
                     Oxnead
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Viscount
                     Yarmouth
                     in
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     304
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iames
                       Stonehouse
                    
                     of
                     Amerden-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     305
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Palgrave
                    
                     of
                     Norwood-Barningham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     306
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Gerard
                       Nappier
                    
                     of
                     Middle-Merthall
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     307
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Whitmore
                    
                     of
                     Apley
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     308
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       ●●ney
                    
                     of
                     Linton
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     309
                     30.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Cave
                    
                     Junior
                     of
                     Stanford
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     310
                     Sir
                     
                       Christopher
                       Yelverton
                    
                     of
                     
                       Easton
                       Mauduit
                    
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     311
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Boteler
                    
                     of
                     Teston
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     312
                     5.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hatton
                    
                     of
                     Long-Stanton
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     313
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Abdy
                    
                     of
                     Flex-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     314
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bampfield
                    
                     of
                     Poltmore
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     315
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cotton
                    
                     of
                     Landwade
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     316
                     15.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Simon
                       D'Ewes
                    
                     of
                     Stow-hall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     317
                     
                       Henry
                       Frederick
                       Thinn
                    
                     of
                     Cause-Castle
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     318
                     
                       Iohn
                       Burgoyne
                    
                     of
                     Sutton
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     319
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Northcote
                    
                     of
                     Haine
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     320
                     17.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Drake
                    
                     of
                     Sherdelow
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     321
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Rous
                    
                     of
                     Rouse-Lench
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     322
                     
                       Ralph
                       Hare
                    
                     of
                     Stow-Bardolph
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     323
                     Iuly
                     24.
                     1641.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Norwich
                    
                     of
                     Brampton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     324
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Brownlow
                    
                     of
                     Belton
                     near
                     Grantham
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     325
                     27.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Brownlow
                    
                     of
                     Humby
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     326
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Sidenham
                    
                     of
                     Brimpton
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     327
                     
                       Henry
                       Prat
                    
                     of
                     Coleshall
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     328
                     
                       Francis
                       Nichols
                    
                     of
                     Hardwick
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     329
                     30.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Strickland
                    
                     of
                     Boynton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     330.
                     
                     Aug.
                     4.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Wolriche
                    
                     of
                     Dadmaston
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     331
                     
                       Thomas
                       Mauleverer
                    
                     of
                     Allerton-Mauleverer
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     332
                     
                       William
                       Boughton
                    
                     of
                     Lawford
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     333
                     
                       Iohn
                       Chichester
                    
                     of
                     Raleigh
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     334
                     
                       Norton
                       Knatchbull
                    
                     of
                     Mersham-Hatch
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     335
                     
                       Hugh
                       Windham
                    
                     of
                     Pilsden-Court
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     336
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Carew
                    
                     of
                     Antony
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     337
                     
                       William
                       Castleton
                    
                     of
                     
                       St.
                       Edmondsbury
                    
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     338
                     
                       Richard
                       Price
                    
                     of
                     Gogarthan
                     in
                     Cardiganshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     339
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Hugh
                       Cholmondley
                    
                     of
                     Whitby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     340
                     11.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Springe
                    
                     of
                     Pakenham
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     341
                     
                       Thomas
                       Trevor
                    
                     of
                     Enfield
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     342
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Curson
                    
                     of
                     Kedleston
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     a
                     Baronet
                     of
                     Scotland
                     .
                  
                   
                     343
                     
                       Hugh
                       Owen
                    
                     of
                     Orrelton
                     in
                     Pembrokeshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     344
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Morton
                       Briggs
                    
                     of
                     Haughton
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     345
                     
                       Henry
                       Heyman
                    
                     of
                     Somerfield
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     346
                     
                       Thomas
                       Sandford
                    
                     of
                     Howgill-Castle
                     in
                     Westmoreland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     347
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Rhodes
                    
                     of
                     Barlbrough
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     348
                     
                       Richard
                       Sprignell
                    
                     of
                     Coppenthorpe
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     349
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Potts
                    
                     of
                     Mannington
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     350
                     Aug.
                     14.
                     1641.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Goodrick
                    
                     of
                     Ribstan
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     351
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Bindlosse
                    
                     of
                     Borwick
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     352
                     
                       William
                       Walter
                    
                     of
                     Saresden
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     353
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lawley
                    
                     of
                     Spoonhill
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     354
                     Sept.
                     6.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Farmer
                    
                     of
                     Eston-Neston
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     355
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Davye
                    
                     of
                     Creedy
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     356
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Pettus
                    
                     of
                     Rackheath
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     357
                     Dec.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Andrews
                    
                     of
                     Denton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     358
                     
                       Iohn
                       Meaux
                    
                     of
                     〈…〉
                     in
                     the
                     
                       Isle
                       of
                       Wight
                    
                     ,
                     Esq●
                  
                   
                     359
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Gurney
                    
                     Kt.
                     Lord
                     Mayor
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                   
                     360
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Willis
                    
                     of
                     Fen-Ditton
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     361
                     
                       Francis
                       Armitage
                    
                     of
                     Kirklees
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     362
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Halford
                    
                     of
                     Wistow
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     363
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Tufton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Mote
                     near
                     Maidstone
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     364
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Coke
                    
                     of
                     Langford
                     in
                     Derb●shire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     365
                     Ian.
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Isaac
                       Astley
                    
                     of
                     Melton-Constable
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     366
                     Sir
                     
                       David
                       Cunningham
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     a
                     Baronet
                     of
                     Scotland
                     .
                  
                   
                     367
                     22.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Rayney
                    
                     of
                     Wrotham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     a
                     Baronet
                     of
                     Scotland
                     .
                  
                   
                     368
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Revet
                       Eldred
                    
                     of
                     
                       Saxham
                       Magna
                    
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     369
                     
                       Iohn
                       Gell
                    
                     of
                     Hopton
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     370
                     Sir
                     
                       Vincent
                       Corbet
                    
                     of
                     Morton-Corbet
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     371
                     Feb.
                     4.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Kay
                    
                     of
                     Woodsome
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     372
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Trollop
                    
                     of
                     Casewick
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     373
                     Mar.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Thomas
                    
                     of
                     Michells-Town
                     in
                     Glamorganshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     374
                     4.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Cowper
                    
                     of
                     Ratling-Court
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     a
                     Baronet
                     of
                     Scotland
                  
                   
                     375
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Denner
                       Strut
                    
                     of
                     Little-Worley-Hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     376
                     8.
                     
                     
                       William
                       St.
                       Quintin
                    
                     of
                     Harpham
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     377
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Kempe
                    
                     of
                     Gissing
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     378
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Read
                    
                     of
                     Brocket-hall
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     379
                     Apr.
                     9.
                     1642.
                     
                     
                       Iames
                       Enyan
                    
                     of
                     Flowre
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     380
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edmond
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Marnehull
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     381
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Minster
                     in
                     the
                     
                       Isle
                       of
                       Thanet
                    
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     382
                     29.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Wintour
                    
                     of
                     Huddington
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     383
                     May
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Borlase
                    
                     of
                     Bockmer
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     384
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Knollys
                    
                     of
                     Grove-place
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     385
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hamilton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     386
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Morgan
                    
                     of
                     Llanternam
                     in
                     Monmouthshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     387
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Kemeys
                    
                     of
                     Keven-Mabley
                     in
                     Glamorganshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     388
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Trevor
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Llangibbye
                     in
                     Monmoutshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     389
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Reresby
                    
                     of
                     Thribergh
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     390
                     17.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Ingilby
                    
                     of
                     Ripley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     391
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Poynings
                       Moore
                    
                     of
                     Loseley
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     392
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Christopher
                       Dawney
                    
                     of
                     Cowick
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     393
                     Iune
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hampson
                    
                     of
                     Taplow
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     394
                     
                       Thomas
                       Williamson
                    
                     of
                     East-Markham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     395
                     
                       William
                       Denney
                    
                     of
                     Gillingham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     396
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Christopher
                       Lowther
                    
                     of
                     Whitehaven
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     397
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Alston
                    
                     of
                     Odell
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     398
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Corbet
                    
                     of
                     Leighton
                     in
                     Montgomeryshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     399
                     21.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Middleton
                    
                     of
                     Leighton
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     400
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Payler
                    
                     of
                     Thoralby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     401
                     Iuly
                     9.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Widdrington
                    
                     of
                     Widdrington
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     402
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Matthew
                       Valckenburgh
                    
                     of
                     Middle-Ing
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     403
                     
                       Philip
                       Constable
                    
                     of
                     Everingham
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     404
                     30.
                     1642.
                     
                     
                       Ralph
                       Blackston
                    
                     of
                     Gibside
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     405
                     Aug.
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edw.
                       Widdrington
                    
                     of
                     Cartington
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     a
                     Scotch
                     Baronet
                     .
                  
                   
                     406
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Markham
                    
                     of
                     Sedgbrook
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     407
                     
                       Philip
                       Hutgate
                    
                     of
                     Saxton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     408
                     
                       Stephen
                       Lennard
                    
                     of
                     West-wickham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     409
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Thorold
                    
                     of
                     Marston
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     410
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Rudston
                    
                     of
                     Hayton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     411
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Wrotesley
                    
                     of
                     Wrotesley
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     412
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bland
                    
                     of
                     Kippax-Park
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     413
                     Sept.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Throckmorto●
                    
                     of
                     Coughton
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     414
                     10.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Halton
                    
                     of
                     Samford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     415
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Brocket
                       Spencer
                    
                     of
                     Offley
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     416
                     27.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Golding
                    
                     of
                     Colston-Basset
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     417
                     
                       William
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Crantock
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     418
                     Octob.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Henn
                    
                     of
                     Wingfield
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     419
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Blount
                    
                     of
                     Sodington
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     420
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Adam
                       Littleton
                    
                     of
                     Stoke-Milburge
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     421
                     Nov.
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lidell
                    
                     of
                     Ravensholme-Castle
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     422
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Lawday
                    
                     of
                     Exeter
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     423
                     Feb.
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Chamberlaine
                    
                     of
                     Wickham
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     424
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Hunloke
                    
                     of
                     Wingarworth
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     425
                     
                       Thomas
                       Badd
                    
                     of
                     Cames-Oysells
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     426
                     Mar.
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Crane
                    
                     of
                     Wood-Rising
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     427
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Samuel
                       Danvers
                    
                     of
                     Culworth
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     428
                     Iuly
                     3.
                     1643.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Anderson
                    
                     of
                     Penley
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     429
                     17.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Vavasour
                    
                     of
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     430
                     25.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Iones
                    
                     of
                     Abermarles
                     in
                     Caernarvanshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     431
                     Aug.
                     1.
                     1643.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Walgrave
                    
                     of
                     Hever-Castle
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     432
                     Octob.
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Pate
                    
                     of
                     Sysonby
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     433
                     Nov.
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bale
                    
                     of
                     Carleton-Curley
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     434
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Brian
                       Oneal
                    
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     435
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Willoughby
                       Hickman
                    
                     of
                     Gaynesborough
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     436
                     Dec.
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Butler
                    
                     of
                     Bramfield
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     437
                     Ian.
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Acton
                    
                     of
                     Aldenham
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     438
                     Mar.
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Fran.
                       Hawley
                    
                     of
                     Buckland
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Irish
                     Baron
                     .
                  
                   
                     439
                     Apr.
                     1.
                     1644.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Preston
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Mannour
                     in
                     Furness
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     440
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Webb
                    
                     of
                     Odstoke
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     441
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Prestwick
                    
                     of
                     Holme
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     442
                     May
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Guernevet
                     in
                     Brecknockshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     443
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Gervase
                       Lucas
                    
                     of
                     Fenton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     E●q
                     .
                  
                   
                     444
                     Iune
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Thorold
                    
                     of
                     Hawley
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     445
                     Iuly
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Scud●more
                    
                     of
                     Balingham
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     446
                     Octob.
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Bard
                    
                     of
                     St●nes
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     447
                     Feb.
                     12.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Vivian
                    
                     of
                     Trelowren
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     448
                     28.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Van-Colster
                    
                     of
                     Amsterdam
                     in
                     Holland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     449
                     Mar.
                     21.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       de
                       Boreel
                    
                     of
                     Amsterdam
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     450
                     May
                     4.
                     1645.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Greaves
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     Leonards-Forest
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     451
                     9.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Carteret
                    
                     of
                     Metesches
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Iersey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     452
                     Nov.
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Windebanke
                    
                     of
                     Haynes
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     453
                     Feb.
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Wright
                    
                     of
                     Dennington
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     whose
                     Patent
                     was
                     Superseded
                     .
                  
                   
                     454
                     March
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Charleton
                    
                     of
                     Hesleyside
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     .
                  
                   
                     455
                     Iuly
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Willis
                    
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Brother
                     to
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Willis
                    
                     of
                     Fen-Ditton
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Baronets
                     created
                     by
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     Second
                     .
                  
                   
                     456.
                     
                     Sept.
                     1.
                     1649.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     Deptford
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     created
                     by
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     dated
                     at
                     St.
                     
                     Germans
                     ●
                     in
                     France
                     .
                  
                   
                     457
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       de
                       Vic
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Garnsey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     created
                     by
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     at
                     St.
                     Germans
                     aforesaid
                     .
                  
                   
                     458
                     Sept.
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Forster
                    
                     of
                     Stokesley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     by
                     Letters
                     Patents
                     dated
                     at
                     St.
                     Germans
                     .
                  
                   
                     459
                     Sept.
                     2.
                     1650.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Fanshaw
                    
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     afterwards
                     Master
                     of
                     Requests
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     460
                     April
                     2.
                     1652.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Curtius
                    
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     461
                     Oct.
                     19.
                     1657.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Arthur
                       Slingsby
                    
                     of
                     〈…〉
                     in
                     Kent
                     .
                  
                   
                     462
                     〈◊〉
                     1658.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Orby
                    
                     of
                     〈…〉
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     463
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bond
                    
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     in
                     〈◊〉
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     464
                     
                       Aug.
                       Arthur
                       Marigny
                       Carpentier
                    
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     465
                     1660.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Anthony
                       de
                       Merces
                    
                     ,
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     466
                     May
                     29.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Evelyn
                    
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     in
                     〈◊〉
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     467
                     30.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Gualter
                       de
                       Read.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     468
                     Feb.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Osborn
                    
                     of
                     Chicksands
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     469
                     Iune
                     7.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Orlando
                       Bridgman
                    
                     of
                     
                       Great
                       Leaver
                    
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     late
                     Lord
                     Keeper
                     of
                     the
                     Great
                     Seal
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     470
                     Sir
                     
                       Ieffrey
                       Palmer
                    
                     of
                     Carleton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Attorney
                     General
                     .
                  
                   
                     471
                     Sir
                     
                       Heneage
                       Finch
                    
                     of
                     Raunston
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     now
                     Lord
                     Daventry
                     ,
                     and
                     Lord
                     Chancellor
                     of
                     the
                     Great
                     Seal
                     of
                     England
                     .
                  
                   
                     472
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Langham
                    
                     of
                     Catsbrook
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     473
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Winch
                    
                     of
                     Hanmes
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     474
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Abdy
                    
                     of
                     Albins
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     475
                     
                       Thomas
                       Draper
                    
                     of
                     Sunninghill-Park
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     476
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Wright
                    
                     of
                     Dagenham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     477
                     Iune
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Ionathan
                       Keate
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Hoo
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     478
                     Sir
                     
                       Hugh
                       Speake
                    
                     of
                     Hasilbury
                     in
                     VViltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     479
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Gould
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     480
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Adams
                    
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Alderman
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                   
                     481
                     
                       Richard
                       Atkins
                    
                     of
                     Clapham
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     482
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Allen
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     483
                     
                       Henry
                       North
                    
                     of
                     Milden-hall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     484
                     15.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wiseman
                    
                     of
                     Rivenham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     485
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Cullum
                    
                     of
                     Hastede
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     486
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Darcy
                    
                     of
                     St.
                     Cleres-hall
                     in
                     St.
                     Oliths
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     487
                     
                       George
                       Grubham
                       How
                    
                     of
                     Cold-Barwick
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     488
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cutts
                    
                     of
                     Childerley
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     489
                     
                       Solomon
                       Swale
                    
                     of
                     Swale-hall
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     490
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Humble
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     491
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Stapleton
                    
                     of
                     Miton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     492
                     
                       Gervase
                       Elwes
                    
                     of
                     Stoke
                     near
                     Clare
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     493
                     
                       Robert
                       Cordell
                    
                     of
                     Melford
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     494
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Robinson
                    
                     Kt.
                     Lieutenant
                     of
                     the
                     Tower
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                   
                     495
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Abdy
                    
                     of
                     Moores
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     496
                     25.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Hilliard
                    
                     of
                     Patrington
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     497
                     
                       Iacob
                       Astley
                    
                     of
                     Hill-Morton
                     in
                     VVarwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     498
                     Sir
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Bowyer
                    
                     of
                     Denham
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     499
                     
                       Thomas
                       Stanley
                    
                     of
                     Alderley
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     500
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Shuckborough
                    
                     of
                     Shuckborough
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     501
                     27.
                     
                     
                       VVilliam
                       Wray
                    
                     of
                     Ashby
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     502
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Steward
                    
                     of
                     
                       Hartley
                       Manduit
                    
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     503
                     Iune
                     27.
                     1660.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Warburton
                    
                     of
                     Areley
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     504
                     Sir
                     
                       Francis
                       Holles
                    
                     of
                     
                       Winterburne
                       St.
                       Martin
                    
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Son
                     and
                     Heir
                     to
                     Denzill
                     Lord
                     Holles
                     .
                  
                   
                     505
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Oliver
                       St.
                       Iohn
                    
                     of
                     Woodford
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     506
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Ralph
                       De
                       la
                       Vall
                    
                     of
                     
                       Seyton
                       De
                       la
                       Vall
                    
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     507
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Andreas
                       Henley
                    
                     of
                     Henley
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     508
                     
                       Thomas
                       Ellis
                    
                     of
                     Wyham
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     509
                     Iuly
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Covert
                    
                     of
                     Slaugham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     510
                     
                       Peter
                       Lear
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Gent.
                     
                  
                   
                     511
                     
                       Maurice
                       Berkley
                    
                     of
                     Bruton
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     512
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Hudson
                    
                     of
                     Melton-Mowbray
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     513
                     
                       Thomas
                       Herbert
                    
                     of
                     Tinterne
                     in
                     Monmouthshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     514
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Middleton
                    
                     of
                     Chirk
                     in
                     Denbighshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     515
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Verney
                       Noell
                    
                     of
                     Kirkby
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     516
                     7.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Buswell
                    
                     of
                     Clipston
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     517
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Au●ten
                    
                     of
                     Bexley
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     518
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Hales
                    
                     of
                     Bekesburne
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     519
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Boothby
                    
                     of
                     Bradley-Ash
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     520
                     14.
                     
                     
                       Wolstan
                       Dixey
                    
                     of
                     Market-Bosworth
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     521
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bright
                    
                     of
                     Badsworth
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     522
                     
                       Iohn
                       Warner
                    
                     of
                     Parham
                     in
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     523
                     17.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iob
                       Harby
                    
                     of
                     Aldenham
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     524
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Samuel
                       Morland
                    
                     of
                     Southamstede-Banester
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     525
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hewit
                    
                     of
                     Pishobury
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     526
                     
                       Edward
                       Honywood
                    
                     of
                     Evington
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     527
                     
                       Basil
                       Dixwell
                    
                     of
                     Bromehouse
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     528
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     London
                     Ald.
                     
                  
                   
                     529
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Vernon
                    
                     of
                     Hodnet
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     530
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Awbrey
                    
                     of
                     Llantrilhed
                     in
                     Glamorganshere
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     531
                     
                       William
                       Thomas
                    
                     of
                     Fowington
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     532
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Sc●ater
                    
                     of
                     Cambridge
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     533
                     
                       Henry
                       Conway
                    
                     of
                     Botritham
                     in
                     Flintshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     534
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Green
                    
                     of
                     Sonpford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     535
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Stapeley
                    
                     of
                     Patcham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     536
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Metcalf
                       Robinson
                    
                     of
                     Newby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     537
                     31.
                     
                     
                       Marmaduke
                       Gresham
                    
                     of
                     Limpsfield
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     538
                     Aug.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Dudley
                    
                     of
                     Clopton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     539
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Hugh
                       Smithson
                    
                     of
                     Stanwick
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     540
                     3.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Roger
                       Mostin
                    
                     of
                     Mosti●
                     in
                     Flintshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     541
                     4.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Willoughby
                    
                     of
                     Willoughby
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     542
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Oldfield
                    
                     of
                     Spalding
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     543
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Peter
                       Leicester
                    
                     of
                     Tabley
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     544
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wheeler
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     545
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Newton
                    
                     of
                     Barscote
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     546
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lee
                    
                     of
                     Hartwell
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     547
                     
                       Thomas
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Hatherton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     548
                     17.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Ralph
                       Ashton
                    
                     of
                     Middleton
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     549
                     
                       Iohn
                       Rous
                    
                     of
                     Henham
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     550
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Massingbeard
                    
                     of
                     Bratostshall
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     551
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hales
                    
                     of
                     Coventry
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     552
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Ralph
                       Bovey
                    
                     of
                     Hill-fields
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     553
                     
                       Iohn
                       Knightley
                    
                     of
                     Offchurch
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     554
                     31.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Drake
                    
                     of
                     Ash
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     555
                     Sept.
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Oliver
                       St.
                       George
                    
                     of
                     Carickermrick
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Trim
                     in
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     556
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bowyer
                    
                     of
                     Knipersley
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     557
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Wild
                    
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     Recorder
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                   
                     558
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Ioseph
                       Ash
                    
                     of
                     Twittenham
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     559
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       How
                    
                     of
                     Compton
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     560
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Swimburne
                    
                     of
                     Chap-Heton
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     561
                     Oct.
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Trott
                    
                     of
                     Laverstoke
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     562
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Miller
                    
                     of
                     Oxenheath
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     563
                     15.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Lewes
                    
                     of
                     Ledston
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     564
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Beale
                    
                     of
                     M●idston
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     565
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Franklin
                    
                     of
                     Moore-Park
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     566
                     Nov.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Russel
                    
                     of
                     Langhorne
                     in
                     Caermarthenshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     567
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Boothby
                    
                     of
                     Friday-hill
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Chingford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     568
                     
                       William
                       Backhouse
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                   
                     569
                     12.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cutler
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     570
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Giles
                       Mottet
                    
                     of
                     Leigh
                     in
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     571
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Gifford
                    
                     of
                     Burstall
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     572
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Foot
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     and
                     Alderman
                     .
                  
                   
                     573
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Manwaring
                    
                     of
                     Overpever
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     574
                     
                       Thomas
                       Benet
                    
                     of
                     Baberham
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     575
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wroth
                    
                     of
                     Blenden-hall
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     576
                     Dec.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Wynne
                    
                     of
                     Nostell
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     577
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Heneage
                       Featherstou
                    
                     of
                     Blakesware
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     578
                     
                       Humphrey
                       Monnox
                    
                     of
                     Wotton
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     579
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Peyton
                    
                     of
                     Dodington
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Ely
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     580
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Edmond
                       Anderson
                    
                     of
                     Broughton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     581
                     
                       Iohn
                       Fagg
                    
                     of
                     Wiston
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     582
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Matthew
                       Herbert
                    
                     of
                     Bromfield
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     583
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Ward
                    
                     of
                     Bexley
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     584
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Keyt
                    
                     of
                     Ebrington
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     585
                     
                       William
                       Killegrew
                    
                     of
                     Arwynick
                     in
                     Cornwal
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     586
                     
                       Iohn
                       Buck
                    
                     of
                     Lamby-Grange
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     587
                     24.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Frankland
                    
                     of
                     Thirkelby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     588
                     
                       Richard
                       Stiddolph
                    
                     of
                     Norbury
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     589
                     
                       William
                       Gardner
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                   
                     590
                     28.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Iuxon
                    
                     of
                     Albourn
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     591
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Legard
                    
                     of
                     Ganton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     592
                     31.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Marwood
                    
                     of
                     Little-Buskby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     593
                     
                       Iohn
                       Iackson
                    
                     of
                     Hickleton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     594
                     Ian.
                     2.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Pickering
                    
                     of
                     Whaddon
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     595
                     
                       Henry
                       Bedingfield
                    
                     of
                     Oxbrough
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     596
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Plomer
                    
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Inner
                       Temple
                       ,
                       London
                    
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     597
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Herbert
                       Springet
                    
                     of
                     Broyle
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     598
                     23.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Powell
                    
                     aliàs
                     Hinson
                     of
                     Pengethley
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     599
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Newton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     s
                  
                   
                     600
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Staughton
                    
                     of
                     Staughton
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     601
                     
                       William
                       Rokeby
                    
                     of
                     Skyers
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     602
                     Feb.
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Ernley
                    
                     of
                     New-Sarum
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     603
                     
                       Iohn
                       Hubaud
                    
                     of
                     Ipsley
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     604
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Morgan
                    
                     of
                     Llangahock
                     in
                     Monmouthshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     605
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Lane
                    
                     of
                     Tulske
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Roscommon
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     606
                     15.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Wakefron
                    
                     of
                     Beckford
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     607
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Wright
                    
                     of
                     Cranham-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     608
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Colleton
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     609
                     18.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iames
                       Modyford
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     610
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Beaumont
                    
                     of
                     Stoughtongra●ge
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     611
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Eshe
                     in
                     the
                     Bishoprick
                     of
                     Durham
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     March
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Napier
                    
                     aliàs
                     Sandy
                     of
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     to
                     take
                     place
                     next
                     after
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Holt
                    
                     ,
                     Num-88
                     .
                  
                   
                     612
                     
                       Thomas
                       Gifford
                    
                     of
                     Castle-Iordan
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Meath
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     613
                     
                       Thomas
                       Clifton
                    
                     of
                     Clifton
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     614
                     
                       William
                       Wilson
                    
                     of
                     Eastborne
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     615
                     
                       Compton
                       Read
                    
                     of
                     Burton
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     616
                     10.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Brian
                       Broughton
                    
                     of
                     Broughton
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     617
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Slingsby
                    
                     of
                     Newcells
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     618
                     
                       Iohn
                       Crofts
                    
                     of
                     Stow
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     619
                     
                       Ralph
                       Verney
                    
                     of
                     Middle-Claydon
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     620
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Dicer
                    
                     of
                     Vphall
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     621
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bromfield
                    
                     of
                     Southwark
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     622
                     
                       Thomas
                       Rich
                    
                     of
                     Sunning
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     623
                     
                       Edward
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Edmundthorp
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     624
                     26.
                     1661.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Long
                    
                     of
                     Whaddon
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     625
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Fetiplace
                    
                     of
                     Chilrey
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     626
                     April
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Hendley
                    
                     of
                     Louchfield
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     627
                     9.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Parsons
                    
                     of
                     Langley
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     628
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cambell
                    
                     of
                     Woodford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     629
                     20.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Morice
                    
                     of
                     Werrington
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     one
                     of
                     his
                     Majesties
                     Principal
                     Secretaries
                     of
                     State.
                     
                  
                   
                     630
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Gawdey
                    
                     of
                     Crowshall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     631
                     29.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Godolphin
                    
                     of
                     Godolphin
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     632
                     
                       William
                       Caley
                    
                     of
                     Brumpton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     633
                     30.
                     1661.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Curson
                    
                     of
                     Water-Perry
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     634
                     May
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Edmund
                       Fowel
                    
                     of
                     Fowel
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     635
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Cropl●y
                    
                     of
                     Clerkenwell
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     636
                     10.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Redcliff
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     637
                     
                       George
                       Cooke
                    
                     of
                     Wheatley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     638
                     
                       Charles
                       Lloyd
                    
                     of
                     Garth
                     in
                     Montgomeryshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     639
                     
                       Nathaniel
                       Powel
                    
                     of
                     Ewhurst
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     640
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Denney
                       Ashburnham
                    
                     of
                     Bromhall
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     641
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Hugh
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Long-Ashton
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     742
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Ienkinson
                    
                     of
                     Walcott
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     643
                     20.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Glynn
                    
                     of
                     Bissister
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     644
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Charnock
                    
                     of
                     Holcot
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     645
                     
                       Robert
                       Brook
                    
                     of
                     Newton
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     646
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Nevill
                    
                     of
                     Holt
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     647
                     27.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Andrews
                    
                     of
                     Lathbury
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     648
                     Iuly
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Craven
                    
                     of
                     Spersholt
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     649
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Clavering
                    
                     of
                     Axwell
                     in
                     Durham
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     650
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Derham
                    
                     of
                     West-Derham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     651
                     17.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Stanley
                    
                     of
                     Howton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     652
                     
                       Abraham
                       Cullen
                    
                     of
                     Eastshene
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     653
                     
                       Iames
                       Roushout
                    
                     of
                     Milnstgreen
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     654
                     
                       Godfrey
                       Copley
                    
                     of
                     Sprotborough
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     655
                     
                       Griffith
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Penrhin
                     in
                     Caernarvonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     656
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Winchcumbe
                    
                     of
                     Buckdebury
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     657
                     
                       Clement
                       Clarke
                    
                     of
                     Lande-Abby
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     658
                     
                       Thomas
                       Vyner
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     659
                     
                       Iohn
                       Sylyard
                    
                     of
                     Delaware
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     660
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Christopher
                       Guise
                    
                     of
                     Elsmore
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     661
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Reginald
                       Forster
                    
                     of
                     East-Greenwich
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     662
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Philip
                       Parker
                    
                     of
                     Erwarton
                     in
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     663
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Duke
                    
                     of
                     Denhall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     664
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Charles
                       Hussey
                    
                     of
                     Caythorpe
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     665
                     
                       Edward
                       Barkham
                    
                     of
                     Waynfleet
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     666
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Norton
                    
                     of
                     Coventry
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     667
                     
                       Iohn
                       Dormer
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Grange
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     668
                     Aug.
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Carew
                    
                     of
                     Haccombe
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     669
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Mark
                       Milbank
                    
                     of
                     Halnaby
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     670
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Rothwell
                    
                     of
                     Ewerby
                     and
                     Stapleford
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     671
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bankes
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     672
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Ingoldsby
                    
                     of
                     Letherborow
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     673
                     Sept.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Bickley
                    
                     of
                     Attilborough
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     674
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Iason
                    
                     of
                     Broad-Somerford
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     675
                     26.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Young
                    
                     of
                     Culliton
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     676
                     Oct.
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Frederick
                       van
                       Freisendorf
                    
                     of
                     Herdick
                     ,
                     Lord
                     of
                     Kymp
                     ,
                     Embassadour
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     .
                  
                   
                     677
                     Nov.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Roberts
                    
                     of
                     Willesdon
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     678
                     15.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Luckin
                    
                     of
                     Waltham
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     679
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Hill-hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     680
                     Dec.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Edwyn
                       Sadler
                    
                     of
                     Temple-Donesley
                     of
                     Hartfordshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     681
                     9.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Windham
                    
                     of
                     Orchard-Windham
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     682
                     Ian.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Southcote
                    
                     of
                     Bliborough
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     683
                     
                       George
                       Trevillian
                    
                     of
                     Nettlecombe
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     684
                     Feb.
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Duncombe
                    
                     of
                     Tangley
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     685
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Bacon
                    
                     of
                     Gillingham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     686
                     
                       Richard
                       Cocks
                    
                     of
                     Dumbleton
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     687
                     27.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Coriton
                    
                     of
                     Newton
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     688
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Lloyd
                    
                     of
                     Woking
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     689
                     Mar.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       More
                    
                     of
                     More-hall
                     and
                     Bankhall
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     690
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Proby
                    
                     of
                     Elton-hall
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                   
                     
                     691
                     Mar.
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Miles
                       Stapleton
                    
                     of
                     Carleton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     692
                     April
                     16.
                     1662.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Braham
                    
                     of
                     New-Windsor
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     693
                     May
                     2.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Witerong
                    
                     of
                     Stantonbury
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     694
                     Iune
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Philip
                       Matthews
                    
                     of
                     
                       Great
                       Gobions
                    
                     near
                     Rumford
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     695
                     Iuly
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Bernard
                    
                     of
                     Huntington
                     in
                     Huntingtonshire
                     ,
                     Serjeant
                     at
                     Law.
                     
                  
                   
                     696
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Roger
                       Lort
                    
                     of
                     Stock-poole
                     in
                     Pembrokeshire
                     ,
                     E●q
                     .
                  
                   
                     697
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Gage
                    
                     of
                     Hargrave
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     698
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Hooke
                    
                     of
                     Franchford
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     699
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Savile
                    
                     of
                     Copley
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     700
                     Aug.
                     5.
                     
                     
                       Christopher
                       Wandesford
                    
                     of
                     Kirklington
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     701
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Astley
                    
                     of
                     Parshall
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     702
                     16.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iacob
                       Gerard
                    
                     of
                     Langford
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     703
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Fust
                    
                     of
                     Hill
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     704
                     Sept.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Long
                    
                     of
                     Westminster
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     705
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Can
                    
                     of
                     Compton-Greenfield
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     706
                     Octob.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Middleton
                    
                     of
                     Belsey-Castle
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     707
                     Nov.
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Graham
                    
                     of
                     Norton-Coniers
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     708
                     
                       Thomas
                       Tankard
                    
                     of
                     Burrow-Brigg
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     709
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Cuthbert
                       Heron
                    
                     of
                     Chipchase
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     710
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Sir
                       Francis
                       Wenman
                    
                     of
                     Caswell
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     711
                     Dec.
                     4.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Purefoy
                    
                     of
                     Wadley
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     712
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Cobb
                    
                     of
                     Adderbury
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     713
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Henry
                       Brooks
                    
                     of
                     Norton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     714
                     Dec.
                     22.
                     1662.
                     
                     
                       Peter
                       Pindar
                    
                     of
                     Edinsnaw
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     715
                     Ian.
                     19.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Slaning
                    
                     of
                     Mariston
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Knight
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     .
                  
                   
                     716
                     22.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       R●eve
                    
                     of
                     Thwayte
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     717
                     Mar.
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Brograve
                    
                     of
                     Hammels
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     718
                     Arpil
                     7.
                     1663.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Barnardiston
                    
                     of
                     Kedington
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     719
                     May
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Samuel
                       Barnardiston
                    
                     of
                     Brightwell-hall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     720
                     Iune
                     1.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Daws
                    
                     of
                     Putney
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     721
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Holman
                    
                     of
                     Banbury
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     722
                     29.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Cooke
                    
                     of
                     Bromehall
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     723
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Bellot
                    
                     of
                     Moreton
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     724
                     Iuly
                     1.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Downing
                    
                     of
                     East-Hatley
                     in
                     Cambridgshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     725
                     13.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Gawdey
                    
                     of
                     West-Herting
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     726
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Charles
                       Pym
                    
                     of
                     Brymmore
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     727
                     29.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       D'oyley
                    
                     of
                     Shottesham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     728
                     Aug.
                     12.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Marsham
                    
                     of
                     Curton
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     729
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Burnham
                    
                     of
                     Boughton-Mancalsey
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     730
                     Dec.
                     15.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Leek
                    
                     of
                     Newark
                     in
                     No●tinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     731
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       St.
                       Barbe
                    
                     of
                     Broadlands
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     732
                     Feb.
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iames
                       Pennyman
                    
                     of
                     Ormesby
                     in
                     Cleaveland
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     733
                     Mar.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Moddiford
                    
                     of
                     Lincolns-Inn
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     734
                     3.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Selby
                    
                     of
                     Whitehouse
                     in
                     Durham
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     735
                     31.
                     1664.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edmund
                       Forresc●e
                    
                     of
                     Fallowpit
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     736
                     
                       Samuel
                       Tuke
                    
                     of
                     Cressing-Temple
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     737
                     May
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Tempest
                    
                     of
                     Touge
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     738
                     Iune
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Littleton
                       Osgoldeston
                    
                     of
                     Chadlington
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     739
                     Iuly
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Giles
                       Tooker
                    
                     of
                     Maddington
                     in
                     Wiltshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     740
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Stephen
                       Anderson
                    
                     of
                     Eyworth
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     741
                     Aug.
                     31.
                     1664.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Bateman
                    
                     of
                     How-hall
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     742
                     Sept.
                     26.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Lorrayne
                    
                     of
                     Kirke-Hall
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     743
                     27.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Wentworth
                    
                     of
                     Bretton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     744
                     Nov.
                     2.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Theophilus
                       Biddulph
                    
                     of
                     Westcombe
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     745
                     
                       William
                       Green
                    
                     of
                     Micham
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     746
                     Dec.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Cookes
                    
                     of
                     Norgrave
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     747
                     Ian.
                     10.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Wolstonholme
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     748
                     11.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Iacob
                    
                     of
                     Bromley
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     749
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Yeomans
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Bristoll
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     750
                     13.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Pye
                    
                     of
                     Hone
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     751
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Taylor
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Parkhouse
                     in
                     Maid-stone
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     752
                     Mar.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Leman
                    
                     of
                     Northaw
                     or
                     Northall
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     753
                     30.
                     1665.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Smith
                    
                     of
                     Vpton
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     754
                     Apr.
                     14.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Nicholas
                       Crispe
                    
                     of
                     Hammersmith
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     755
                     15.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Iohn
                       Shaw
                    
                     of
                     Eltham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     756
                     May
                     10.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Brown
                    
                     of
                     Casome
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     757
                     20.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Rawden
                    
                     of
                     Moira
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Downe
                     in
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     758
                     Iune
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Iocelyn
                    
                     of
                     Hyde-hall
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     759
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Dackenf●eld
                    
                     Junior
                     ,
                     of
                     Duckenfield-hall
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     760
                     Iuly
                     6.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Lawson
                    
                     of
                     Broughton
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     761
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Philip
                       Tyrrell
                    
                     of
                     Hanslap
                     and
                     Castlethorpe
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     762
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Burdet
                    
                     of
                     Burchet
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     793
                     26.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Moore
                    
                     of
                     Maids-Morton
                     in
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     764
                     Sept.
                     9.
                     
                     
                       Abel
                       Barker
                    
                     of
                     Hambleton
                     in
                     Rutlandshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     765
                     Dec.
                     12.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Oglander
                    
                     of
                     Nunwell
                     in
                     the
                     
                       Isle
                       of
                       Wight
                    
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     766
                     Ian.
                     31.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Temple
                    
                     of
                     Sheene
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     767
                     Mar.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Swan
                    
                     o●
                     South-fleet
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     768
                     Mar.
                     6.
                     1665.
                     
                     
                       Anthony
                       Shirley
                    
                     of
                     Preston
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     769
                     
                       Maurice
                       Diggs
                    
                     of
                     Chilham-Castle
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     770
                     
                       Peter
                       Gleane
                    
                     of
                     Hardwick
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     771
                     May
                     10.
                     1666.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Nelthorpe
                    
                     of
                     Grays-Inn
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     772
                     10.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Vyner
                    
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     773
                     Iune
                     13.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Thomas
                       Twisden
                    
                     of
                     Bradburn
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     774
                     Iuly
                     4.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Anthony
                       Aucher
                    
                     of
                     Bishops-bourn
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     775
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Doyle
                    
                     of
                     Chiselhamton
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     776
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Hoby
                    
                     of
                     Bisham
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     777
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Put
                    
                     of
                     Combe
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     778
                     Octob.
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Tyrrell
                    
                     of
                     Siringfield
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     779
                     Nov.
                     17.
                     
                     
                       Gilbert
                       Gerard
                    
                     of
                     Friskerton
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     780
                     Dec.
                     31.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Y●omans
                    
                     of
                     Redlands
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     781
                     Ian.
                     16.
                     
                     
                       Carr
                       Scroop
                    
                     of
                     Cockerington
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     782
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Peter
                       Fortescue
                    
                     of
                     Wood
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     783
                     Feb.
                     7.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Richard
                       Bettenson
                    
                     of
                     Wimbleton
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     784
                     Mar.
                     21.
                     
                     
                       Algernon
                       Peyton
                    
                     of
                     Doddington
                     in
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Ely
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     785
                     28.
                     1667.
                     
                     
                       Roger
                       Martin
                    
                     of
                     Long-Melford
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     786
                     May
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Hastings
                    
                     of
                     Redlench
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     787
                     
                       William
                       Hanham
                    
                     of
                     Wimborn
                     in
                     Dorcetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     788
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Top
                    
                     of
                     Yarmarton
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     789
                     Aug.
                     28.
                     1668.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Langhorne
                    
                     of
                     the
                     
                       Inner
                       Temple
                       London
                    
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     790
                     April
                     28.
                     1670.
                     
                     
                       Edward
                       Moston
                    
                     of
                     Talacre
                     in
                     Flintshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     791
                     May
                     5.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       George
                       Stonehouse
                    
                     for
                     life
                     ,
                     having
                     surrendred
                     his
                     former
                     Patent
                     ,
                     Dated
                     May
                     7.
                     1628.
                     
                  
                   
                     792
                     Octob.
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Fulwar
                       Skipwith
                    
                     of
                     Newbold-hall
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     793
                     May
                     19.
                     1671
                     ,
                     
                       Iohn
                       Sabin
                    
                     of
                     Eyne
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     794
                     
                       Iune
                       Philip
                       Carteret
                    
                     of
                     
                       St.
                       Owen
                    
                     in
                     the
                     
                       Isle
                       of
                       Iersey
                    
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     795
                     28.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Chaitor
                    
                     of
                     Croft-hall
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     796
                     
                       Sept.
                       Herbert
                       Croft
                    
                     ,
                     Son
                     to
                     the
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Hereford
                     .
                  
                   
                     797
                     Mar.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Seintowbin
                    
                     of
                     Clowence
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     798
                     
                       Edward
                       Nevill
                    
                     of
                     Grove
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     799
                     Sept.
                     1672.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Eden
                    
                     of
                     West-Stukeland
                     in
                     Durham
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     800
                     Nov.
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Werden
                    
                     of
                     Chester
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     Secretary
                     to
                     his
                     Royal
                     Highness
                     .
                  
                   
                     801
                     Iune
                     2.
                     1673.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Warre
                    
                     of
                     Hestercombe
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     802
                     Nov.
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Orlando
                       Bridgman
                    
                     of
                     Ridley
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     803
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Windham
                    
                     of
                     Trent
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     804
                     Dec.
                     1.
                     
                     
                       Arthur
                       Harris
                    
                     of
                     Stowford
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     805
                     12.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Blacket
                    
                     of
                     Newcastle
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     806
                     
                       Iohn
                       Thomson
                    
                     of
                     Haversham
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     807
                     Feb.
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Allen
                    
                     of
                     Blundeston
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     808
                     Iune
                     7.
                     1674.
                     
                     
                       Halswell
                       Tynte
                    
                     of
                     Halswell
                     in
                     Somersetshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     809
                     May
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Parker
                    
                     of
                     Ratton
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     810
                     20.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Sherard
                    
                     of
                     Lopthorpe
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     811
                     Feb.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Iohn
                       Osborn
                    
                     of
                     Chicksands
                     in
                     Buckinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     812
                     Octob.
                     30.
                     
                     
                       Walter
                       Clargis
                    
                     of
                     
                       St.
                       Martins
                       in
                       the
                       Fields
                    
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     813
                     Nov.
                     12.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Williams
                    
                     of
                     Elham
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     814
                     Dec.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Robert
                       Filmer
                    
                     of
                     East-Sutton
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     815
                     Feb.
                     24.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Edward
                       Nevill
                    
                     of
                     Grove
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     816
                     Mar.
                     25.
                     1675.
                     
                     
                       Cornelius
                       Martin
                       Tromp
                    
                     of
                     Amst●rdam
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     817
                     April
                     23.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Tulpe
                    
                     of
                     Amsterdam
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     818
                     Dec.
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Samwell
                    
                     of
                     Vpton
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     819
                     Ian.
                     24.
                     
                     
                       Charles
                       Rich
                    
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     820
                     Mar.
                     11.
                     
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Maddox
                    
                     of
                     Wormley
                     in
                     Hertfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     821
                     Apr.
                     1.
                     1676.
                     
                     
                       William
                       Barker
                    
                     of
                     Bokinghall
                     in
                     Essex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     822
                     Aug.
                     19.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Head
                    
                     o●
                     Rochester
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     823
                     Dec.
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Bennet
                       Hoskins
                    
                     of
                     Harwood
                     in
                     Herefordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     824
                     Feb.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Standish
                    
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     825
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Alexander
                       Robertson
                    
                     alias
                     Collyear
                     of
                     Holland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     826
                     Mar.
                     3.
                     
                     
                       Thomas
                       Dyke
                    
                     of
                     Horeham
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     827
                     29.
                     1677.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Robert
                       Cotton
                    
                     of
                     Cumbermere
                     in
                     Cestr.
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     828
                     April
                     7.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Willoughby
                    
                     of
                     Wollaton
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     829
                     Iuly
                     28.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Newdigate
                    
                     Serjeant
                     at
                     Law.
                     
                  
                   
                     830
                     Sept.
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Richard
                       Cust
                    
                     of
                     Stamford
                     in
                     Lincolnshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     831
                     Octob.
                     8.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Anderton
                    
                     of
                     Lostock
                     in
                     Lancashire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     832
                     18
                     :
                     
                       Iames
                       Symeon
                    
                     of
                     Chilworth
                     in
                     Oxfordshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     833
                     25.
                     
                     
                       Iames
                       Poole
                    
                     of
                     Poole
                     in
                     Worrell
                     in
                     Cheshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     834
                     Dec.
                     31.
                     
                     
                       George
                       Wharton
                    
                     of
                     Kirkby-Kendal
                     in
                     Westmoreland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     835
                     Ian.
                     31.
                     
                     
                       Hugh
                       Ackland
                    
                     of
                     Cullum-Iohn
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     836
                     Apr.
                     22.
                     
                     
                       Francis
                       Edwards
                    
                     of
                     Shrewsbury
                     in
                     Shropshire
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     837
                     May
                     8.
                     
                     Sir
                     
                       Henry
                       Oxinden
                    
                     of
                     Deane
                     in
                     Kent
                     ,
                     Kt.
                     
                  
                   
                     838
                     18.
                     
                     
                       Iames
                       Bowyer
                    
                     of
                     Leighthorne
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     for
                     life
                     ,
                     and
                     after
                     to
                     
                       Henry
                       Goring
                    
                     of
                     Higden
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                   
                     839
                     Iune
                     29.
                     
                     
                       Ignatius
                       Vitus
                    
                     alias
                     White
                     of
                     Limberick
                     in
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 KNIGHTS
                 OF
                 THE
                 BATH
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XX.
                 
              
               
                 KNights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 from
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Ceremony
                 at
                 their
                 Creation
                 )
                 are
                 commonly
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 or
                 Queen
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 a
                 Duke
                 of
                 the
                 Blood
                 Royal
                 .
                 Thus
                 at
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 Henry
                 Prince
                 of
                 VVales
                 ,
                 and
                 Charles
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 Son
                 of
                 King
                 Iames
                 ,
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 were
                 made
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 our
                 dread
                 Sovereign
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 68
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 whose
                 Names
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 in
                 the
                 ensuing
                 Catalogue
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Order
                 was
                 first
                 erected
                 ,
                 saith
                 Froysard
                 ,
                 in
                 Anno
                 1399.
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 add
                 to
                 the
                 lustre
                 of
                 his
                 Coronation
                 ,
                 created
                 46
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ;
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Selden
                 thinks
                 them
                 more
                 ancient
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 great
                 Antiquary
                 
                   Elias
                   Ashmole
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 Opinion
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 King
                 did
                 not
                 constitute
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 restore
                 the
                 ancient
                 manner
                 of
                 making
                 Knights
                 ;
                 for
                 formerly
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 were
                 created
                 by
                 Ecclesiasticks
                 with
                 the
                 like
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 thus
                 brought
                 again
                 into
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 peculiar
                 to
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 ever
                 ●ince
                 continued
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 maintain
                 this
                 his
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 they
                 have
                 neither
                 Laws
                 nor
                 Statutes
                 assigned
                 them
                 ;
                 neither
                 are
                 they
                 to
                 wear
                 their
                 Robes
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 time
                 or
                 solemnity
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 created
                 (
                 except
                 the
                 red
                 Ribbon
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 allowed
                 always
                 to
                 wear
                 cross
                 their
                 left
                 Shoulder
                 ;
                 )
                 and
                 upon
                 any
                 vacancy
                 their
                 number
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 uncertain
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 supplyed
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 created
                 with
                 much
                 noble
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 had
                 Princes
                 and
                 the
                 prime
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 of
                 their
                 Fellowship
                 .
                 The
                 particular
                 manner
                 of
                 their
                 Creation
                 is
                 mentioned
                 by
                 many
                 Authors
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 exactly
                 described
                 ,
                 and
                 illustrated
                 with
                 Figures
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 learned
                 Hand
                 of
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Dugdale
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Norroy
                 King
                 at
                 Arms
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Description
                 of
                 VVarwickshire
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 laborious
                 Peece
                 I
                 refer
                 the
                 curious
                 Reader
                 ,
                 borrowing
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 ,
                 this
                 small
                 abstract
                 of
                 their
                 Ceremonies
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 one
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 coming
                 to
                 Court
                 he
                 is
                 honourably
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Chief
                 Officers
                 and
                 Nobles
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 two
                 Esquires
                 appointed
                 to
                 wait
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 convey
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 Chamber
                 without
                 more
                 seeing
                 him
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 entertained
                 with
                 Musick
                 ;
                 then
                 a
                 Bath
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 prepared
                 by
                 the
                 Barber
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 to
                 trim
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 
                 King
                 being
                 informed
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 ready
                 for
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 grave
                 Knights
                 there
                 present
                 instructed
                 in
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Fees
                 of
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 the
                 Musick
                 playing
                 to
                 his
                 Chamber
                 door
                 ;
                 then
                 they
                 hearing
                 the
                 Musick
                 shall
                 undress
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 him
                 naked
                 into
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Musick
                 ceasing
                 ,
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 shall
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Be
                   this
                   an
                   honourable
                   Bath
                   unto
                   you
                   :
                
                 then
                 shall
                 he
                 be
                 conveyed
                 to
                 his
                 Bed
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 plain
                 and
                 without
                 Curtains
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 dry
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 help
                 to
                 dress
                 him
                 ,
                 putting
                 over
                 his
                 inward
                 Garment
                 a
                 Rus●et
                 Robe
                 with
                 long
                 sleeves
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Hood
                 like
                 unto
                 that
                 of
                 an
                 Hermit
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Barber
                 shall
                 take
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 the
                 Bath
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Collar
                 about
                 his
                 Neck
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Fees
                 :
                 then
                 shall
                 he
                 be
                 conducted
                 to
                 the
                 Chappel
                 with
                 Musick
                 ,
                 where
                 being
                 entred
                 ,
                 the
                 Knights
                 and
                 Esquires
                 shall
                 be
                 entertained
                 with
                 Wine
                 and
                 Spices
                 for
                 their
                 favours
                 done
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 then
                 they
                 take
                 their
                 leaves
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 two
                 Esquires
                 and
                 a
                 Priest
                 performs
                 a
                 Vigil
                 till
                 almost
                 day
                 ,
                 with
                 Prayers
                 and
                 Offerings
                 ,
                 beseeching
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 blessed
                 Mother
                 to
                 make
                 him
                 worthy
                 of
                 that
                 Dignity
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 confessed
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 ,
                 with
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Governours
                 ,
                 hold
                 a
                 Taper
                 till
                 the
                 reading
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 shall
                 give
                 it
                 to
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Esquires
                 to
                 hold
                 till
                 the
                 Gospel
                 is
                 ended
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 elevation
                 of
                 the
                 Host
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Governours
                 shall
                 take
                 the
                 Hood
                 from
                 the
                 Essquire
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 deliver
                 it
                 again
                 till
                 the
                 Gospel
                 
                   in
                   principio
                
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 take
                 the
                 Hood
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 him
                 the
                 Taper
                 again
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 penny
                 ready
                 near
                 the
                 Candlestick
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 words
                 
                   Verbum
                   caro
                   factum
                   est
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Esquire
                 kneeling
                 ,
                 shall
                 offer
                 the
                 Taper
                 to
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 penny
                 to
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 person
                 that
                 makes
                 him
                 a
                 Knight
                 :
                 This
                 Ceremony
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 conducted
                 to
                 his
                 Chamber
                 for
                 some
                 repose
                 until
                 the
                 King's
                 pleasure
                 is
                 known
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 is
                 dressed
                 and
                 attended
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 Reception
                 ,
                 being
                 girded
                 with
                 a
                 Girdle
                 of
                 white
                 Leather
                 without
                 Buckles
                 ,
                 having
                 a
                 Coif
                 on
                 his
                 Head
                 ,
                 Mantles
                 of
                 Silk
                 over
                 a
                 Kirtle
                 of
                 red
                 Tartarin
                 ,
                 tied
                 with
                 a
                 lace
                 of
                 white
                 silk
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 pair
                 of
                 white
                 Gloves
                 hanging
                 at
                 the
                 ends
                 of
                 the
                 Lace
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 Attire
                 is
                 the
                 Chandlers
                 Fees
                 :
                 Then
                 he
                 is
                 conducted
                 by
                 the
                 Knights
                 on
                 Horsback
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Hall
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Sword
                 and
                 his
                 Spurs
                 hanging
                 at
                 the
                 Pomel
                 of
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 being
                 carried
                 before
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Marshal
                 and
                 Ushers
                 meeting
                 him
                 ,
                 do
                 desire
                 him
                 to
                 alight
                 ;
                 the
                 Marshal
                 shall
                 take
                 his
                 Horse
                 for
                 his
                 Fee
                 :
                 and
                 being
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 high
                 and
                 second
                 Table
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Sword
                 being
                 held
                 upright
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 coming
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 doth
                 ask
                 for
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 Spurs
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Chamberlain
                 shall
                 take
                 and
                 shew
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 takes
                 the
                 right
                 Spur
                 and
                 delivers
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 Noble
                 Person
                 there
                 ,
                 wishing
                 him
                 to
                 put
                 it
                 on
                 the
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 puts
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 Spur
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 King
                 taking
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 girts
                 about
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 putting
                 his
                 Arms
                 about
                 his
                 Neck
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Be
                   thou
                   a
                   good
                   Knight
                
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 kisseth
                 him
                 ;
                 then
                 he
                 is
                 conducted
                 to
                 the
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 and
                 kneeling
                 with
                 his
                 right
                 hand
                 lying
                 on
                 the
                 high
                 Altar
                 ,
                 he
                 promiseth
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Rites
                 of
                 Holy
                 Church
                 until
                 his
                 death
                 ;
                 and
                 ungirting
                 his
                 Sword
                 with
                 great
                 Devotion
                 he
                 offereth
                 it
                 there
                 to
                 God
                 ;
                 then
                 at
                 his
                 going
                 out
                 the
                 King's
                 Master
                 Cook
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 there
                 ready
                 to
                 take
                 off
                 his
                 Spurs
                 ,
                 shall
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   the
                   King's
                   Master
                   Cook
                   am
                   come
                   to
                   receive
                   thy
                   Spurs
                   for
                   my
                   fee
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   you
                   do
                   any
                   thing
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   (
                   which
                   God
                   forbid
                   )
                   I
                   shall
                   back
                   your
                   Spurs
                   from
                   your
                   heels
                   .
                
                 Then
                 he
                 is
                 conducted
                 again
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 shall
                 sit
                 at
                 Table
                 with
                 the
                 Knights
                 ;
                 and
                 being
                 risen
                 and
                 retired
                 into
                 his
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 his
                 Attire
                 is
                 taken
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 again
                 clothed
                 with
                 a
                 blew
                 Robe
                 ,
                 having
                 on
                 his
                 left
                 Shoulder
                 a
                 Lace
                 of
                 white
                 Silk
                 hanging
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 worn
                 upon
                 all
                 his
                 Garments
                 from
                 that
                 day
                 forwards
                 ,
                 till
                 he
                 have
                 gained
                 some
                 Honour
                 and
                 Renown
                 for
                 some
                 Feats
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 Prince
                 or
                 Lady
                 of
                 Quality
                 cut
                 that
                 Lace
                 from
                 his
                 Shoulder
                 .
                 After
                 Dinner
                 the
                 Knights
                 must
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 conduct
                 him
                 into
                 the
                 King's
                 presence
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 him
                 thanks
                 for
                 these
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 takes
                 his
                 leave
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Governours
                 craving
                 his
                 pardon
                 for
                 any
                 miscarriage
                 ,
                 and
                 claiming
                 their
                 Fees
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Custom
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 also
                 take
                 their
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 Knight
                 .
                 I
                 shall
                 conclude
                 this
                 Chapter
                 with
                 giving
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   made
                   at
                   the
                   Coronation
                   of
                   his
                   Majesty
                   King
                   CHARLES
                   the
                   Second
                   .
                
                 
                   EDward
                   Lord
                   Clinton
                   ,
                   now
                   Earl
                   of
                   Lincoln
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Egerton
                  
                   Viscount
                   Brackley
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Bridgwater
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Philip
                     Herbert
                  
                   ,
                   then
                   second
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Pembroke
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Egerton
                  
                   ,
                   second
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Bridgwater
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Vere
                     Fane
                  
                   ,
                   second
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Westmoreland
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Berkley
                  
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   to
                   George
                   Lord
                   Berkley
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Bellasis
                  
                   ,
                   eldest
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Bellasis
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Hyde
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   Earl
                   of
                   Clarendon
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Rowland
                     Bellasis
                  
                   ,
                   Brother
                   to
                   Viscount
                   Faulconberg
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Capell
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Vaughan
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   eldest
                   Son
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Carbery
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Stanley
                  
                   ,
                   Grandchild
                   to
                   the
                   late
                   Earl
                   of
                   Derby
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Fane
                  
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Fane
                  
                   Grandchildren
                   to
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   Westmoreland
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Portman
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Temple
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Ducy
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Trevor
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Scudamore
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Gardiner
                  
                   Baronet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Charles
                     Cornwallis
                  
                   ,
                   afterwards
                   Lord
                   Cornwallis
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Nicholas
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Monson
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Bourcher
                     VVray
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Coventry
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Hungerford
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Knevett
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Philip
                     Boteler
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Adrian
                     Scroop
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Knightley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Heron.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lewkenor
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Brown.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Tyrringhum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Godolphin
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Baynton
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Greville
                     Verney
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Harley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     VValpool
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Francis
                     Popham
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     VVise.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Calthrop
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Edgcombe
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Bromley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Bridges
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     Fanshaw
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Denham
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Bacon
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iames
                     Altham
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     VVendy
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bramston
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     George
                     Freeman
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Slaning
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Ingoldsby
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Rolle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Edward
                     Heath
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Morley
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bennet
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Hugh
                     Smith
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Simon
                     Leech
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Henry
                     Chester
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Atkyns
                  
                   ,
                   now
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Justices
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Common
                     Pleas.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Robert
                     Gayre
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Richard
                     Powle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Hugh
                     Ducy
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Stephen
                     Hales
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Ralph
                     Bash.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Thomas
                     VVhitmore
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 ,
                 With
                 what
                 is
                 incident
                 to
                 that
                 Degree
                 of
                 KNIGHTHOOD
                 According
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 England
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXI
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 particular
                 kinds
                 of
                 Services
                 by
                 which
                 Lands
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 are
                 distinguished
                 ,
                 are
                 two
                 ;
                 viz.
                 Knights
                 of
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 Knights
                 of
                 Soccage
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 Tenure
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Regale
                   serviti●m
                
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 to
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   forinsecum
                   servitium
                
                 ,
                 as
                 appeareth
                 in
                 the
                 19
                 Edw.
                 2.
                 
                 Avowry
                 224.
                 26.
                 
                 
                   Ass.
                   p.
                
                 66.
                 7.
                 
                 Hen.
                 4.
                 19.
                 
                 
                 Coke's
                 
                   seventh
                   Part
                
                 ,
                 8.
                 a.
                 Calvin's
                 case
                 :
                 because
                 they
                 who
                 hold
                 by
                 Escuage
                 ought
                 to
                 do
                 and
                 perform
                 their
                 Services
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 Litt.
                 35.
                 
                   &
                   ideo
                   forinsecum
                   dici
                   potest
                   sit
                   quia
                   ,
                   &
                   capitur
                   foris
                   ,
                   &
                   hujusmodi
                   ,
                   servitia
                   persolvuntur
                   ratione
                   Tenementorum
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   Personarum
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 Knights-Service-Land
                 requireth
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 the
                 Tenant
                 in
                 Warfare
                 and
                 Battel
                 abroad
                 ,
                 so
                 Soccage-Tenure
                 commandeth
                 the
                 attendance
                 at
                 the
                 Plough
                 ;
                 the
                 one
                 by
                 Manhood
                 defending
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Lord's
                 life
                 and
                 person
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 by
                 industry
                 maintaining
                 with
                 Rents
                 ,
                 Corn
                 ,
                 and
                 Victuals
                 his
                 Estate
                 and
                 Family
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Kings
                 did
                 thus
                 order
                 their
                 own
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 :
                 one
                 part
                 they
                 kept
                 and
                 detained
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 them
                 stately
                 Houses
                 and
                 Castles
                 were
                 erected
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 habitations
                 ,
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 their
                 Persons
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ;
                 also
                 Forests
                 and
                 Parks
                 were
                 there
                 made
                 for
                 their
                 Majesties
                 Recreation
                 :
                 One
                 other
                 part
                 thereof
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 their
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 reserving
                 Tenure
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 :
                 The
                 third
                 part
                 was
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 men
                 of
                 meaner
                 condition
                 and
                 quality
                 ,
                 with
                 reservation
                 of
                 Soccage-Tenure
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 the
                 Dukes
                 and
                 Nobles
                 amongst
                 their
                 Menials
                 and
                 Followers
                 dissipated
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Lands
                 ;
                 viz.
                 to
                 their
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 quality
                 ,
                 to
                 hold
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 other
                 of
                 meaner
                 condition
                 by
                 Soccage-Tenure
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   S.
                   Ioseph
                   .
                   Williams
                   on
                   of
                   Milbeck
                   hall
                   in
                   Cumberland
                   Knight
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Majestys
                   principall
                   Secretarys
                   of
                   State
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Honourable
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   Atkins
                   of
                   Totteridge
                   in
                   Hertford
                   shire
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Sapperton
                   in
                   Glocester
                   shire
                   Knight
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Iustices
                   of
                   the
                   Com̄on
                   pleas
                   &c
                   a.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Bennet
                   of
                   Dawly
                   in
                   Midd
                   sx
                   .
                   Kt.
                   of
                   the
                   honble
                   .
                   order
                   of
                   the
                   Bath
                   ,
                   Leivtenant
                   to
                   his
                   maties
                   Band
                   of
                   Gentlemen
                   Pentioners
                   ,
                   and
                   eldest
                   brother
                   to
                   the
                   Rt.
                   honble
                   .
                   Henry
                   Earle
                   of
                   Arlington
                   ;
                   who
                   was
                   first
                   maried
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   Countess
                   of
                   Mulgrave
                   daughter
                   to
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   Midd
                   sx
                   .
                   and
                   now
                   to
                   Bridget
                   Howe
                   of
                   the
                   Family
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Grubham
                   Howe
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   Southwell
                   Knight
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Clerkes
                   attending
                   his
                   Majesty
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   Second
                   in
                   his
                   most
                   Honourable
                   privy
                   Councell
                   &c●t
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Hugh
                   Wyndham
                   of
                   Silton
                   in
                   Dorsetshire
                   Kt.
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Iustices
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Court
                   of
                   Comon
                   pleas
                   at
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   eighth
                   sonn
                   of
                   S.
                   Iohn
                   Wyndham
                   of
                   Orchard-Wyndham
                   in
                   Somersetshire
                   Kt
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   lineally
                   descended
                   from
                   the
                   antient
                   Family
                   of
                   the
                   Wyndhams
                   of
                   Felbrigg
                   in
                   Norfolk
                   ●own●r
                   ther●of
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Daniell
                   of
                   Beswick
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   Rideing
                   of
                   Yorkshire
                   Kt.
                   Major
                   to
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Regiment
                   of
                   Foot
                   Guards
                   ,
                   and
                   Captaine
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Archchiffe
                   Fort
                   in
                   Dover
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Mompesson●
                   antiently
                   Montpintson●
                   of
                   Bathampton
                   in
                   Wiltshire
                   Knight
                   ,
                   a
                   person
                   of
                   eminent
                   Loyalty
                   and
                   suffering
                   in
                   the
                   late
                   trouble
                   ,
                   whose
                   Family
                   have
                   been
                   of
                   greate
                   antiquity
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   County
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Lynch
                   of
                   Great
                   Sonkey
                   in
                   Lancashire
                   Kt.
                   ,
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Gentlemen
                   of
                   his
                   maty●
                   .
                   privy
                   Chamber
                   in
                   ordinary
                   ,
                   and
                   late
                   Governour
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●●
                   Island
                   of
                   Jamaica
                   ,
                   decended
                   of
                   the
                   Linc●●s
                   of
                   Groves
                   in
                   Kent
                   ;
                   and
                   is
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Vere
                   Herbert
                   ,
                   2●
                   .
                   daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Edw
                   :
                   Herbert
                   sometyme
                   Lord
                   Keeper
                   of
                   the
                   gro●t
                   sea●e
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Pelham
                   of
                   Brocklesby
                   in
                   Lincolnshire
                   Kt.
                   ,
                   whose
                   Grandfat●er
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Pelham
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   place
                   Kt.
                   ,
                   (
                   who
                   was
                   descended
                   of
                   the
                   antient
                   family
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Pelhams
                   of
                   Langhtoni●●
                   sussex
                   )
                   was
                   employed
                   under
                   Queen
                   Eliz
                   :
                   in
                   the
                   offices
                   of
                   L
                   d
                   cheife
                   Justice
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   Marshall
                   of
                   the
                   English
                   forces
                   sentinto
                   the
                   Low
                   Countrys
                   ,
                   Mast●●
                   of
                   her
                   ordnance●
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   her
                   privy
                   Councell
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr
                   Thomas
                   Davi●s
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Knight
                   Ld.
                   Maior
                   thereof
                   Anno
                   1677.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Prichard
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Kt.
                   and
                   Alderman
                   ;
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Sarah
                   daughter
                   of
                   Francis
                   Cooke
                   of
                   Kingsthorp
                   in
                   Northampton
                   shire
                   Gent
                   ●
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Player
                   of
                   Hackney
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Chamberlaine
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Berkenhead
                   Knight
                   Master
                   of
                   Requests
                   to
                   his
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   and
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Faculties
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   members
                   of
                   the
                   Honourable
                   house
                   of
                   Comons
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr
                   William
                   Drake
                   of
                   Amersham
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Bucks
                   Knight
                   .
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Elizabeth
                   daughter
                   of
                   the
                   honble
                   .
                   ●
                   ●
                   .
                   Mount●gu
                   Lord
                   cheife
                   Baron
                   of
                   his
                   matys
                   Court
                   of
                   Exchequer
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr
                   William
                   Pargiter
                   of
                   Greetworth
                   in
                   Northampton
                   shire
                   Knight
                   a
                   samily
                   of
                   good
                   Antiquity
                   whose
                   Ancestors
                   have
                   been
                   their
                   Seated
                   for
                   many
                   Generations
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Waller
                   of
                   Winchester
                   in
                   Hantshire
                   K
                   ,
                   descended
                   from
                   Richard
                   Waller
                   of
                   Groombridg
                   in
                   Kent
                   Esqr.
                   who
                   at
                   the
                   battle
                   of
                   Agencourt
                   took
                   Io●
                   Duke
                   of
                   Orleanse
                   Prisoner
                   ,
                   and
                   brought
                   him
                   to
                   Groombridg
                   ,
                   wh●re
                   he
                   remained
                   a
                   Prisoner
                   24
                   yeares
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   Action
                   it
                   hath
                   bin
                   ever
                   since
                   allowed
                   to
                   the
                   family
                   to
                   beare
                   hanging
                   on
                   their
                   Antient
                   Crest
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Duke
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr
                   William
                   Hustler
                   of
                   Acklam
                   in
                   Cleaveland
                   in
                   The
                   County
                   of
                   York
                   Kt
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Joseph
                   Sheldon
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   o●
                   London
                   Kt.
                   Alderman
                   &
                   ,
                   Lord
                   M●j
                   .
                   therof
                   Anno
                   〈◊〉
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Robt.
                   Hanson
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   Londo●
                   Knight
                   and
                   Alderman
                   .
                   Lord
                   Major
                   thereof
                   Anno
                   1673
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Maynard
                   of
                   Gunnersbury
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Ealing
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Midlesex
                   Knight
                   ,
                   sergeant
                   at
                   Law
                   to
                   his
                   Majesty
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   second
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   S
                   ●
                   .
                   Iohn
                   Short●r
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Kt.
                   and
                   Alderman
                   ;
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Ezabe●
                   daughter
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Birkhead
                   of
                   Ristwhait
                   〈◊〉
                   y●
                   parish
                   of
                   Crostwhait
                   in
                   Cumberland
                   Gen
                   ●
                
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Peyton
                   of
                   East
                   Barnet
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   〈◊〉
                   Kt.
                   descended
                   of
                   ye.
                   Antient
                   Family
                   of
                   ye.
                   Peyton●
                   Cambridgshire
                   .
                   no●
                   Maried
                   to
                   Iane
                   Daughter
                   and
                   〈◊〉
                   heyrs
                   of
                   Lionell
                   Robison
                   of
                   Couton
                   in
                   York
                   shire
                   
                     Esq.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Edward
                   Lowe
                   of
                   new
                   Sarum
                   in
                   Wiltshire
                   Kt.
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Masters
                   of
                   the
                   High
                   &
                   Honourable
                   Court
                   of
                   Chancery
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Iohn
                   Iames
                   of
                   Wi●●borow
                   in
                   K●nt
                   Kt.
                   d●scended
                   of
                   ye.
                   ●nti●●●
                   And
                   S●r●ading
                   Family
                   of
                   ye.
                   Iam●●is
                   Who
                   Transpl●nted
                   Themselu●s
                   out
                   of
                   Cle●●
                   in
                   Germa●y
                   into
                   England
                   About
                   ye●
                   〈◊〉
                   of
                   y●●●igne
                   of
                   K.
                   〈…〉
                   Family
                   S●●
                   〈◊〉
                   in
                   T●●
                   Body
                   of
                   y●
                   .
                   Book
                   S●ction
                   Chap
                   :
                   1
                   Th●
                   S●S
                   .
                   Io●n
                   is
                   ●●w
                   Maried
                   to
                   M●●y
                   d●ught●r
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   Ki●●e●r●w
                   of
                   Ha●worth
                   in
                   Middle●●●
                   Kt.
                   des●●ed
                   〈◊〉
                   C●●m●er●●n
                   to
                   y●
                   Late
                   Queen
                   Mother
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   Hon
                   Sr.
                   Robert
                   B●oth
                   of
                   Salford
                   in
                   L●●c●shire
                   K
                   ●
                   .
                   ●
                   chife
                   Iustice
                   of
                   〈◊〉
                   Mat●s
                   Court.
                   of
                   Com●n
                   pleas
                   in
                   Ireland
                   &
                   one
                   of
                   his
                   Ma
                   ●●●
                   most
                   Hon
                   pri●●●●●ncell
                   for
                   y●
                   S
                   d
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   Grandchild
                   &
                   heyre
                   of
                   Humfry
                   ●ooth
                   of
                   Salford
                   〈◊〉
                   G●n
                   .
                   whose
                   Ch●ritable
                   works
                   〈…〉
                   his
                   name
                   of
                   w
                   ●
                   .
                   see
                   more
                   in
                   ●●●dy
                   of
                   y●
                   Bocke
                   s●e
                   3
                   chapt.
                   1●
                   The
                   Sd.
                   S●r.
                   Robert
                   was
                   first
                   maried
                   to
                   mary
                   ●●●ghter
                   &
                   heyre
                   of
                   Spencer
                   Po●ts
                   of
                   Chalgraye
                   in
                   Bedfordshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   ,
                   &
                   〈…〉
                   to
                   Susanna
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   〈…〉
                   of
                   Dean
                   in
                   East
                   Kent
                   Kt.
                   A●●so●
                   D●ceased
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Charles
                   Pitfeild
                   of
                   H●xton
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   St.
                   Leonard
                   ●horditch
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   Kt.
                   Descended
                   of
                   the
                   Antient
                   family
                   of
                   the
                   Pitfeilds
                   of
                   ●um●n●s●ry
                   in
                   D●rs●tshire●
                   is
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Winefrid
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Daughters
                   and
                   coeheyrs
                   of
                   Iohn
                   Adderley
                   of
                   Cotton
                   in
                   Stafordshire
                   Es●
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Middleton
                   of
                   Stansted
                   Mount
                   Fichit
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Essex
                   Kt.
                   now
                   maried
                   to
                   Mary
                   ye.
                   Relict
                   of
                   Thomas
                   Style
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   Eldest
                   Son
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Style
                   of
                   Wa●ering
                   bury
                   in
                   ye●
                   County
                   of
                   Kent
                   Bar
                   ●
                   :
                   and
                   only
                   Daughter
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Stephen
                   Langham
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   Kt.
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Francis
                   Theobald
                   of
                   Barking
                   hall
                   in
                   Suffolk
                   Kt.
                   a
                   great
                   Lover
                   of
                   Lerning
                   &
                   fautor
                   of
                   Lerned
                   men
                   in
                   Soemuch
                   that
                   Dr.
                   Castle
                   in
                   his
                   Polyg●o●
                   Lexicon
                   makes
                   This
                   mention
                   of
                   him
                   yt.
                   he
                   is
                   harum
                   Linguarum
                   Callentissimus
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Robt.
                   Hardinge
                   late
                   of
                   Kings-Newton
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Melborne
                   in
                   Darby-shire
                   ,
                   N●w
                   of
                   Grais
                   Inn
                   in
                   Middle
                   ●
                   .
                   Kt.
                   his
                   matys
                   .
                   Attorney
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   Forests
                   &c.
                   from
                   Trent
                   Northward's
                   a
                   great
                   sufferer
                   for
                   there
                   matys
                   .
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   first
                   &
                   second
                   .
                   Hee
                   Maried
                   Anna
                   eldest
                   daughr.
                   of
                   Sr.
                   Richard
                   Sprignell
                   of
                   H●gate
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   Bar
                   ●
                   .
                   Deceased
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Io.
                   Kirke
                   of
                   East
                   Ham
                   in
                   Esex
                   Kt.
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Band
                   of
                   Gentleman
                   Pentioners
                   to
                   his
                   maty●
                   .
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   2d.
                   which
                   sd.
                   Sr.
                   Io.
                   and
                   his
                   family
                   hath
                   been
                   very
                   actiue
                   for
                   the
                   Servi
                   c
                   ●
                   of
                   there
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   .
                   &
                   in
                   particular
                   at
                   Canade
                   in
                   America
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   Thomas
                   Marshe
                   of
                   Darkes
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   South
                   Mimms
                   in
                   Com
                   Middlesex
                   Knight
                
              
               
                 
                   Sr.
                   William
                   Beversham
                   of
                   Holbrookhall
                   in
                   Suffolk
                   Knight
                   .
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   Masters
                   o●
                   the
                   High
                   and
                   Honourable
                   Court
                   of
                   Chancery
                
              
               
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 anciently
                 ordained
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Knights
                 Fees
                 should
                 come
                 unto
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 by
                 succession
                 of
                 Heritage
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 succeeding
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 the
                 better
                 able
                 to
                 maintain
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 King's
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Lords
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Soccage
                 of
                 Freehold
                 be
                 partable
                 between
                 the
                 Male
                 Children
                 ,
                 to
                 enable
                 them
                 to
                 encrease
                 into
                 many
                 Families
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 encrease
                 of
                 Husbandry
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 nothing
                 is
                 more
                 unconstant
                 than
                 the
                 Estates
                 we
                 have
                 in
                 Lands
                 and
                 Livings
                 ,
                 even
                 so
                 long
                 since
                 these
                 Tenures
                 have
                 been
                 so
                 indifferently
                 mixt
                 and
                 confounded
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 each
                 sort
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 not
                 now
                 any
                 note
                 of
                 difference
                 to
                 be
                 gathered
                 by
                 them
                 .
                 
                   Lambert
                   Peramb
                   .
                   of
                   Kent
                
                 ,
                 10.
                 
                 
                   Et
                   quia
                   tale
                   servitium
                   forinsecum
                   non
                   semper
                   manet
                   sub
                   eadem
                   quantitate
                   ,
                   sed
                   quandoque
                   praestatur
                   ad
                   plus
                   ,
                   quandoque
                   ad
                   minus
                   ;
                   ideo
                   eo
                   quantitate
                   Regalis
                   servitii
                   ,
                   &
                   qualitate
                   fiat
                   mentio
                   in
                   charta
                   ,
                   ut
                   tenens
                   certum
                   tenere
                   possit
                   ,
                   quid
                   &
                   quantum
                   persolvere
                   teneatur
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 certainty
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 that
                 holdeth
                 by
                 a
                 whole
                 and
                 entire
                 Knight's
                 Fee
                 must
                 serve
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 other
                 Lord
                 ,
                 forty
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 Wars
                 well
                 and
                 sufficiently
                 arrayed
                 and
                 furnished
                 at
                 all
                 points
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 twenty
                 days
                 if
                 he
                 hold
                 by
                 a
                 moiety
                 of
                 a
                 Knights
                 Fee
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 proportionable
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 Seventh
                 of
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 246.
                 it
                 was
                 demurred
                 in
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 Whether
                 Forty
                 days
                 shall
                 be
                 accounted
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 did
                 first
                 enter
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 the
                 days
                 shall
                 be
                 accompted
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 doth
                 enter
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Service
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 they
                 that
                 hold
                 
                   per
                   Regale
                   servitium
                
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 perform
                 that
                 Service
                 ,
                 unless
                 the
                 King
                 do
                 also
                 go
                 himself
                 into
                 the
                 Wars
                 in
                 proper
                 Person
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Earle
                
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                   ,
                   Irium
                   Sept.
                   Edw.
                
                 3.
                 246.
                 but
                 vide
                 3
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 
                   tit
                   .
                   Protection
                
                 2.
                 in
                 which
                 Case
                 it
                 was
                 observed
                 ,
                 That
                 seeing
                 the
                 Protector
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 Prorex
                 )
                 went
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 was
                 adjudged
                 a
                 Voyage
                 Royal.
                 
              
               
                 Also
                 before
                 the
                 Statute
                 
                   de
                   quia
                   emptores
                   terrarum
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 made
                 
                   decimo
                   octavo
                   Edw.
                
                 1.
                 the
                 King
                 or
                 other
                 Lord
                 had
                 given
                 Lands
                 to
                 a
                 Knight
                 to
                 hold
                 of
                 him
                 by
                 Service
                 and
                 Chivalry
                 (
                 scil
                 .
                 )
                 to
                 go
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 with
                 his
                 Lord
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 doth
                 make
                 a
                 Voyage
                 Royal
                 to
                 subdue
                 his
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 by
                 Forty
                 days
                 well
                 and
                 conveniently
                 arrayed
                 for
                 the
                 War.
                 In
                 this
                 Case
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 such
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 find
                 an
                 able
                 person
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Knight
                 is
                 not
                 compelled
                 by
                 his
                 Tenure
                 to
                 go
                 in
                 person
                 as
                 ordinary
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 hired
                 or
                 retained
                 by
                 Prest-money
                 or
                 Wages
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 hath
                 been
                 many
                 and
                 varying
                 Opinions
                 of
                 the
                 contraries
                 of
                 a
                 Knight's
                 Fee
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                 Coke's
                 
                   ninth
                   Part
                
                 122.
                 and
                 there
                 it
                 is
                 proved
                 ,
                 that
                 Antiquity
                 hath
                 thought
                 that
                 Twenty
                 pounds
                 in
                 Land
                 was
                 sufficient
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ;
                 as
                 it
                 doth
                 appear
                 in
                 the
                 ancient
                 Treatise
                 
                   De
                   modo
                   tenendi
                   Parliamentum
                   tempore
                   Regis
                   Edwardi
                   ,
                   filii
                   Regis
                   Ethelred
                
                 ;
                 which
                 also
                 doth
                 concur
                 with
                 the
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 
                   Anno
                   primo
                   Edw.
                
                 2.
                 
                   de
                   militibus
                
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 
                   Census
                   militis
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Estate
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 was
                 measured
                 by
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 Twenty
                 pound
                 Lands
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 by
                 any
                 certain
                 content
                 of
                 Acres
                 .
                 And
                 with
                 this
                 doth
                 agree
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   VVestminster
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 35.
                 
                 
                   &
                   Fitz.
                   Nat.
                   Brev.
                
                 82.
                 where
                 Twenty
                 pounds
                 Land
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 in
                 Soccage
                 is
                 put
                 in
                 equipage
                 with
                 a
                 Knight's
                 Fee.
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 reasonable
                 estimation
                 ;
                 for
                 one
                 Acre
                 may
                 be
                 more
                 worth
                 in
                 value
                 than
                 many
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 relief
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 all
                 Superiors
                 that
                 be
                 Noble
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 fourth
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 Revenue
                 by
                 the
                 year
                 ;
                 as
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 five
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 because
                 this
                 Tenure
                 doth
                 concern
                 Service
                 in
                 War
                 ,
                 the
                 Tenants
                 are
                 therefore
                 called
                 
                   Milites
                   Militia
                
                 :
                 for
                 though
                 the
                 word
                 doth
                 properly
                 signifie
                 a
                 Souldier
                 ,
                 yet
                 antiquity
                 hath
                 appropriated
                 that
                 name
                 to
                 the
                 chiefest
                 of
                 Military
                 Profession
                 .
                 In
                 our
                 Law
                 they
                 are
                 styled
                 Milites
                 ,
                 and
                 never
                 Equites
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 Miles
                 is
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 self
                 same
                 that
                 Chivalry
                 is
                 .
                 
                   Bracton
                   fol.
                
                 79.
                 maketh
                 mention
                 of
                 Rode
                 Knights
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 serving
                 Horsmen
                 ,
                 who
                 held
                 their
                 Lands
                 with
                 condition
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 serve
                 their
                 Lords
                 on
                 Horsback
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 by
                 cutting
                 off
                 a
                 peece
                 of
                 a
                 Name
                 (
                 as
                 our
                 delight
                 is
                 to
                 speak
                 short
                 )
                 this
                 name
                 Knight
                 remaineth
                 
                 with
                 us
                 ;
                 for
                 Armiger
                 ,
                 scil
                 .
                 the
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 Degree
                 under
                 the
                 Knight
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Military
                 Service
                 to
                 serve
                 on
                 foot
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 ,
                 He
                 that
                 holdeth
                 by
                 a
                 whole
                 Knight's
                 Fee
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 Forty
                 days
                 well
                 and
                 compleatly
                 arrayed
                 for
                 the
                 War
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 understood
                 to
                 serve
                 on
                 Horseback
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 all
                 Nations
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 this
                 Dignity
                 is
                 taken
                 of
                 Horses
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Italians
                 call
                 them
                 Cavelieri
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   Frenchmen
                   Chivaleris
                
                 ;
                 the
                 
                   Germans
                   ,
                   Regters
                
                 ;
                 our
                 
                   Britains
                   ,
                   Murgeghe
                
                 ,
                 all
                 riding
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 Latin
                 we
                 call
                 them
                 
                   Equites
                   aurati
                
                 ;
                 for
                 at
                 their
                 Creations
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Sword
                 and
                 Girdle
                 ,
                 gilt
                 Spurs
                 were
                 added
                 for
                 more
                 Ornament
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 a
                 Knight
                 doth
                 commit
                 any
                 offence
                 for
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 to
                 suffer
                 death
                 ,
                 the
                 use
                 hath
                 been
                 in
                 the
                 begining
                 of
                 his
                 punishment
                 to
                 degrade
                 and
                 deprive
                 him
                 publickly
                 of
                 his
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 but
                 with
                 life
                 leas'd
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 Mills
                 81.
                 )
                 by
                 ungirding
                 his
                 Military
                 Girdle
                 ,
                 by
                 taking
                 away
                 his
                 Sword
                 ,
                 and
                 broken
                 ,
                 his
                 Spurs
                 cut
                 off
                 with
                 an
                 Hatchet
                 ,
                 his
                 Gauntlets
                 pluck't
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Escocheons
                 of
                 his
                 Arms
                 reversed
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 24
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 chap.
                 13.
                 entituled
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 Reformation
                 of
                 Apparel
                 ,
                 It
                 was
                 permitted
                 for
                 Knights
                 to
                 wear
                 a
                 Collar
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 named
                 the
                 Collar
                 of
                 SS
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 although
                 this
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 had
                 its
                 original
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 men
                 of
                 War
                 and
                 Prowess
                 ;
                 yet
                 in
                 all
                 Successions
                 of
                 Ages
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Nations
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 also
                 is
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 men
                 of
                 Peace
                 by
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 Power
                 to
                 deserving
                 persons
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 at
                 home
                 is
                 made
                 equal
                 with
                 that
                 abroad
                 :
                 For
                 as
                 Tully
                 saith
                 truly
                 ,
                 
                   Parvi
                   sunt
                   arma
                   foris
                   ,
                   nisi
                   est
                   consilium
                   domi
                   .
                
                 But
                 Experience
                 ,
                 the
                 faithfullest
                 Counsellor
                 and
                 best
                 Mistress
                 ,
                 hath
                 made
                 it
                 manifest
                 both
                 in
                 this
                 modern
                 Age
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 in
                 that
                 of
                 Tullie's
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Camp
                 hath
                 bred
                 more
                 eminent
                 Statesmen
                 ,
                 and
                 happily
                 as
                 good
                 Politicians
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 long
                 Robe
                 :
                 Perhaps
                 for
                 this
                 Reason
                 ,
                 one
                 aims
                 chiefly
                 at
                 Glory
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 which
                 easily
                 attracts
                 admirers
                 and
                 favourers
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 at
                 Riches
                 and
                 indirect
                 Negotiations
                 ,
                 which
                 begets
                 Envy
                 and
                 private
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 that
                 receiveth
                 the
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 kneeleth
                 down
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 King
                 slightly
                 smiteth
                 him
                 upon
                 his
                 Shoulder
                 ,
                 and
                 saith
                 unto
                 him
                 these
                 words
                 in
                 
                   French
                   ,
                   Sois
                   Chivaler
                   au
                   nome
                   de
                   Dieu
                
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 saith
                 moreover
                 ,
                 
                   Avance
                   Chivaler
                
                 :
                 See
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honour
                 due
                 to
                 the
                 Earl-Marshal
                 for
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 176.
                 
                 For
                 a
                 Knight
                 is
                 not
                 made
                 by
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 's
                 Writ
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 higher
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 Honour
                 is
                 supposed
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 on
                 the
                 sudden
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 is
                 commonly
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 create
                 a
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 Earls
                 in
                 ancient
                 times
                 had
                 a
                 power
                 of
                 Knighting
                 ;
                 but
                 now
                 neither
                 may
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 make
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 or
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 by
                 his
                 Commission
                 .
                 No
                 man
                 is
                 born
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 to
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honour
                 by
                 Patent
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 Knight
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 assoon
                 as
                 a
                 Child
                 is
                 baptized
                 ,
                 except
                 Knight
                 Bannerets
                 .
                 Note
                 the
                 printed
                 Book
                 of
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 fol.
                 218
                 ,
                 313.
                 the
                 first
                 Knight
                 .
                 With
                 us
                 in
                 England
                 there
                 are
                 divers
                 sorts
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Cambden
                 171.
                 and
                 Mills
                 do
                 write
                 at
                 large
                 :
                 But
                 amongst
                 the
                 Romans
                 there
                 was
                 but
                 one
                 Order
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 were
                 next
                 in
                 Degree
                 unto
                 the
                 Senators
                 .
                 And
                 they
                 who
                 simply
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 Addition
                 ,
                 be
                 called
                 Knights
                 ,
                 howsoever
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 order
                 ranked
                 last
                 ,
                 yet
                 by
                 institution
                 they
                 are
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 greatest
                 Antiquity
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Orders
                 are
                 but
                 late
                 Attributes
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 several
                 inventions
                 of
                 particular
                 Princes
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 remember
                 that
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 of
                 Law
                 I
                 have
                 read
                 any
                 thing
                 concerning
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Knights
                 with
                 Addition
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ,
                 Knights
                 Bannerets
                 ,
                 and
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 12
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 cap.
                 13.
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 every
                 Knight
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 may
                 have
                 three
                 Chaplains
                 ,
                 whereof
                 every
                 one
                 may
                 purchase
                 licence
                 or
                 dispensation
                 ,
                 and
                 receive
                 ,
                 have
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 two
                 Benefices
                 with
                 cure
                 of
                 Souls
                 :
                 but
                 they
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 which
                 I
                 now
                 treat
                 of
                 ,
                 are
                 called
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Spur
                 ,
                 or
                 Knights
                 Batchelors
                 .
              
               
                 Between
                 Doctors
                 of
                 the
                 Civil
                 Law
                 and
                 Knights
                 hath
                 ever
                 been
                 question
                 for
                 precedency
                 ,
                 since
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 hath
                 been
                 in
                 credit
                 in
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 :
                 as
                 may
                 appear
                 both
                 by
                 the
                 Comparison
                 that
                 Tully
                 maketh
                 between
                 
                   Lucius
                   Murena
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Knight
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Publius
                   Sulpitius
                
                 a
                 Lawyer
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 them
                 standing
                 for
                 Consulship
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Eloquent
                 Oration
                 made
                 for
                 Murena
                 ;
                 and
                 many
                 Disputes
                 of
                 Bardal
                 and
                 Bardus
                 ,
                 arguing
                 the
                 Case
                 Pro
                 and
                 Con
                 :
                 which
                 though
                 it
                 be
                 disputable
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Parts
                 ;
                 yet
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 it
                 is
                 without
                 Controversie
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 precedency
                 thereof
                 is
                 undoubtedly
                 the
                 Knights
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 both
                 of
                 equal
                 degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 then
                 it
                 goeth
                 by
                 Seniority
                 .
                 The
                 Opinion
                 of
                 some
                 men
                 lately
                 hath
                 been
                 ,
                 That
                 Knights
                 Lieutenants
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 )
                 such
                 Knights
                 as
                 either
                 have
                 been
                 Ambassadors
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Parts
                 ,
                 or
                 Judges
                 within
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 may
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 ,
                 during
                 their
                 lives
                 ,
                 precedency
                 above
                 men
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 rank
                 after
                 their
                 Offices
                 expire
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   sub
                   Iudice
                   his
                   est
                
                 ,
                 not
                 determined
                 by
                 Judgment
                 .
                 But
                 admitting
                 it
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Argument
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Heralds
                 do
                 deny
                 that
                 priviledge
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 or
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 their
                 limited
                 Jurisdiction
                 of
                 Magistracy
                 confined
                 them
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 former
                 are
                 generally
                 Magistrates
                 throughout
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 employment
                 concerneth
                 the
                 whole
                 Commonwealth
                 ;
                 and
                 having
                 the
                 publick
                 Justice
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Estate
                 committed
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 do
                 more
                 
                 meritoriously
                 draw
                 from
                 thence
                 a
                 great
                 respect
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 generality
                 of
                 their
                 Administration
                 and
                 Employments
                 ,
                 which
                 an
                 inferiour
                 and
                 more
                 con●●ned
                 Magistrate
                 cannot
                 have
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 is
                 a
                 name
                 of
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Degree
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Earl
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Actions
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 slyled
                 Knight
                 ;
                 otherwise
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 abate
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Knight
                 also
                 must
                 be
                 named
                 by
                 both
                 his
                 Chri●tian
                 and
                 Surnames
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                
                 Knight
                 .
                 But
                 those
                 Degrees
                 honourable
                 that
                 are
                 made
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 named
                 only
                 by
                 their
                 Christian
                 Names
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 as
                 Gilbert
                 Earl
                 of
                 Shrewsbury
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 for
                 two
                 causes
                 ;
                 First
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 their
                 solemn
                 Creations
                 (
                 
                   &
                   nomen
                   dicitur
                   à
                   noscendo
                
                 ;
                 )
                 Secondly
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 but
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 within
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 what
                 person
                 he
                 is
                 ;
                 but
                 otherwise
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 certainly
                 known
                 in
                 the
                 8
                 Edw.
                 4.24
                 .
                 a.
                 And
                 Prisot
                 ,
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 ,
                 saith
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 32
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 26.
                 b.
                 That
                 if
                 an
                 Esquire
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 he
                 loseth
                 his
                 Name
                 of
                 Esquire
                 ;
                 but
                 though
                 a
                 Knight
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 higher
                 Degree
                 ,
                 he
                 doth
                 still
                 retain
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 styled
                 in
                 all
                 Writs
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 do
                 recover
                 in
                 an
                 Action
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Stiles
                
                 ,
                 
                   Esq
                
                 and
                 afterwards
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 he
                 must
                 sue
                 his
                 
                   Scire
                   Facias
                
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 name
                 shall
                 not
                 die
                 with
                 him
                 ;
                 for
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 bound
                 in
                 an
                 Obligation
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 or
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 one
                 is
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 dieth
                 ,
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 in
                 the
                 Action
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 against
                 his
                 Executors
                 ,
                 must
                 name
                 him
                 Knight
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 abate
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Grant
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 
                   H.
                   D
                
                 Knight
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 void
                 Grant
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 a
                 Feoffment
                 with
                 Livery
                 ,
                 the
                 Livery
                 maketh
                 it
                 good
                 .
                 If
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 or
                 Demandant
                 do
                 in
                 his
                 Writ
                 name
                 the
                 Defendant
                 or
                 Tenant
                 Esquire
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 not
                 only
                 abate
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 may
                 not
                 have
                 another
                 Writ
                 by
                 Iourneys
                 accompt
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 1
                 Edw.
                 6.
                 chap.
                 7.
                 it
                 is
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 albeit
                 any
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 being
                 Justices
                 of
                 Assize
                 ,
                 Justices
                 of
                 Goal-delivery
                 ,
                 or
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 within
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Commissions
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 fortune
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 or
                 created
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Archbishop
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 Earl
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 Baron
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 Bench
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Law
                 ,
                 or
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 he
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 remain
                 Justices
                 and
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 full
                 power
                 and
                 authority
                 to
                 execute
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 and
                 form
                 as
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 might
                 or
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 done
                 before
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 Satute
                 of
                 1
                 Hen.
                 5.
                 chap.
                 5.
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 as
                 followeth
                 ,
                 That
                 every
                 Writ
                 ,
                 Original
                 of
                 Actions
                 personal
                 ,
                 Appeals
                 ,
                 and
                 Indictments
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 which
                 an
                 Exigit
                 shall
                 be
                 awarded
                 to
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Defendants
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 Writs
                 ,
                 Oginal
                 ,
                 Appeals
                 ,
                 and
                 Indictments
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 the
                 Additions
                 of
                 their
                 Estate
                 ,
                 Degrees
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 it
                 is
                 provided
                 ,
                 That
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Writs
                 of
                 Actions
                 Personal
                 be
                 not
                 accordding
                 to
                 the
                 Record
                 and
                 Deed
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Surplusage
                 of
                 the
                 Additions
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 this
                 cause
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   S●iles
                
                 Gent.
                 is
                 bound
                 by
                 Obligation
                 to
                 one
                 
                   W.
                   B.
                
                 the
                 Obligor
                 is
                 afterwards
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 the
                 Bond
                 is
                 forfeited
                 ;
                 
                   W.
                   B.
                
                 by
                 his
                 Attorney
                 draweth
                 a
                 Note
                 or
                 Title
                 for
                 an
                 Original
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Defendants
                 Degree
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 varies
                 from
                 the
                 Original
                 Specialty
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Cursitor
                 mistaking
                 ,
                 did
                 make
                 the
                 Original
                 only
                 according
                 to
                 such
                 Addition
                 as
                 was
                 specified
                 in
                 the
                 Obligation
                 ,
                 omitting
                 his
                 Degree
                 or
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Entry
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Capias
                   alias
                   &
                   pluris
                
                 was
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Original
                 ;
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 Exigit
                 and
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 and
                 Entry
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Defendant
                 was
                 named
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 Degree
                 of
                 Dignity
                 :
                 upon
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Error
                 after
                 a
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 doubt
                 was
                 ,
                 If
                 this
                 might
                 be
                 amended
                 in
                 another
                 Court
                 than
                 where
                 the
                 Original
                 was
                 mâde
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Record
                 should
                 be
                 amended
                 by
                 the
                 Cursitor
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Note
                 and
                 Title
                 delivered
                 unto
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Attorney
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 appeareth
                 in
                 our
                 Books
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 highest
                 and
                 lowest
                 Dignities
                 are
                 universal
                 ;
                 for
                 as
                 if
                 a
                 King
                 of
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Nation
                 come
                 into
                 England
                 by
                 his
                 Majestie
                 's
                 leave
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 )
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 he
                 shall
                 sue
                 and
                 be
                 sued
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 ;
                 So
                 shall
                 a
                 Knight
                 sue
                 or
                 he
                 sued
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 wheresoever
                 he
                 received
                 that
                 Degree
                 of
                 Honour
                 :
                 But
                 otherwise
                 it
                 is
                 as
                 if
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 Earl
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Title
                 of
                 Honour
                 given
                 by
                 any
                 Foreign
                 King
                 or
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 of
                 safe
                 Conduct
                 do
                 name
                 him
                 Duke
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 what
                 other
                 Foreign
                 Title
                 of
                 Dignity
                 he
                 hath
                 ;
                 For
                 Experience
                 teacheth
                 that
                 Kings
                 joyned
                 in
                 League
                 together
                 by
                 a
                 certain
                 mutual
                 (
                 and
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 a
                 natural
                 )
                 power
                 of
                 Monarchs
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Nations
                 )
                 have
                 admitted
                 one
                 anothers
                 Servants
                 ,
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 and
                 Ambassadors
                 graced
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 .
                 Therefore
                 though
                 a
                 Knight
                 receive
                 his
                 Dignity
                 of
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Prince
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 stiled
                 in
                 all
                 Legal
                 Proceedings
                 within
                 England
                 .
                 And
                 Kings
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 send
                 their
                 Sons
                 unto
                 their
                 Neighbour
                 Princes
                 to
                 receive
                 Knighthood
                 at
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 thinking
                 that
                 it
                 was
                 more
                 honourable
                 to
                 take
                 Arms
                 of
                 some
                 other
                 ,
                 le●t
                 affection
                 might
                 seem
                 to
                 prevent
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Father
                 gave
                 them
                 that
                 Honour
                 .
                 Thus
                 our
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 sent
                 unto
                 David
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Malcombe
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 unto
                 our
                 Henry
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 unto
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Castile
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 of
                 them
                 Military
                 Arms
                 :
                 For
                 these
                 terms
                 and
                 phrases
                 they
                 used
                 in
                 that
                 Age
                 for
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 Knights
                 in
                 all
                 Foreign
                 Countries
                 have
                 ever
                 place
                 and
                 precedency
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Seniority
                 of
                 being
                 Knighted
                 ,
                 which
                 priviledge
                 is
                 denied
                 to
                 Noblemen
                 ;
                 for
                 be
                 they
                 never
                 so
                 ancient
                 ,
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Countries
                 they
                 shall
                 go
                 below
                 ,
                 as
                 Puisnes
                 .
                 The
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 a
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Honour
                 to
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 it
                 is
                 termed
                 in
                 
                 Brook's
                 
                   Title
                   Additions
                
                 44.
                 )
                 but
                 an
                 Honour
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 an
                 ancient
                 Prerogative
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 at
                 their
                 pleasure
                 to
                 compel
                 men
                 of
                 worth
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 that
                 Degree
                 upon
                 payment
                 of
                 a
                 Fine
                 .
                 But
                 we
                 see
                 by
                 Experience
                 in
                 these
                 days
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 are
                 compelled
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 reason
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Plaintiff
                 be
                 Knighted
                 having
                 the
                 Writ
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 abate
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 hath
                 changed
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 Act.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 that
                 cause
                 also
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 but
                 every
                 Lord
                 of
                 a
                 Mannor
                 ought
                 to
                 have
                 of
                 every
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 a
                 reasonable
                 Aid
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 a
                 Knight
                 :
                 And
                 all
                 Lands
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 these
                 Aids
                 ,
                 except
                 only
                 ancient
                 Demesne
                 ,
                 and
                 grand
                 and
                 petty
                 Serjeanty-Tenures
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 ●een
                 anciently
                 delivered
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 
                   Io.
                   Shelden
                
                 131.
                 where
                 also
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 wrote
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 allows
                 as
                 a
                 good
                 barr
                 to
                 the
                 Avowry
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Tenant
                 to
                 plead
                 that
                 the
                 Father
                 himself
                 is
                 no
                 Knight
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 one
                 not
                 Knighted
                 cannot
                 claim
                 this
                 Ayd
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 
                   Bri●an
                   .
                   cap.
                   de
                   prices
                   de
                   avers
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 it
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 to
                 make
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 in
                 this
                 Case
                 ;
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Chap.
                 35.
                 it
                 is
                 put
                 in
                 contrary
                 ,
                 viz.
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 before
                 this
                 time
                 reasonable
                 Aid
                 to
                 make
                 ones
                 Son
                 Knight
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 marry
                 his
                 Daughter
                 was
                 never
                 put
                 in
                 certain
                 ,
                 nor
                 how
                 much
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 nor
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 ,
                 whereby
                 some
                 levied
                 unreasonable
                 Aid
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 often
                 than
                 seemed
                 necessary
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 people
                 were
                 sore
                 grieved
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 provided
                 that
                 from
                 henceforth
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 whole
                 Knight's
                 Fee
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 taken
                 but
                 Twenty
                 shillings
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 Twenty
                 pounds
                 in
                 Land
                 holden
                 in
                 Soccage
                 ,
                 Twenty
                 shillings
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 more
                 ,
                 more
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 less
                 ,
                 less
                 ;
                 after
                 that
                 rate
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 none
                 shall
                 levy
                 such
                 Aid
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 Son
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 until
                 his
                 Son
                 be
                 of
                 fifteen
                 years
                 old
                 ;
                 nor
                 to
                 marry
                 his
                 Daughter
                 until
                 she
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 seven
                 years
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 that
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 mention
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Writs
                 formed
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 when
                 any
                 will
                 demand
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 it
                 happen
                 that
                 the
                 Father
                 ,
                 after
                 he
                 hath
                 levied
                 such
                 Aid
                 of
                 his
                 Tenants
                 ,
                 die
                 before
                 he
                 hath
                 married
                 his
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 the
                 Executors
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 shall
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 the
                 Daughter
                 for
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 the
                 Father
                 received
                 for
                 the
                 Aid
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Father's
                 Goods
                 be
                 not
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 his
                 Heir
                 shall
                 be
                 charged
                 therewith
                 unto
                 the
                 Daugher
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Aid
                 is
                 so
                 incident
                 ,
                 that
                 although
                 the
                 Lord
                 do
                 confirm
                 unto
                 the
                 Tenant
                 to
                 hold
                 by
                 Fealty
                 and
                 certain
                 Rent
                 ,
                 and
                 release
                 unto
                 him
                 all
                 other
                 Services
                 and
                 Demands
                 ;
                 yet
                 shall
                 he
                 have
                 the
                 Aid
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 eldest
                 Son
                 a
                 Knight
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 bound
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 aforementioned
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 not
                 named
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 :
                 Therefore
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 25
                 Edw.
                 3.
                 chap.
                 11.
                 the
                 King's
                 Aid
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 like
                 value
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 intention
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 an
                 Heir
                 until
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 One
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 do
                 Knights
                 Service
                 .
                 But
                 such
                 a
                 presumption
                 of
                 Law
                 doth
                 give
                 place
                 to
                 a
                 Judgment
                 of
                 proof
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 as
                 Bracton
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   S●abitur
                   presumptioni
                   ,
                   donec
                   probetur
                   in
                   contrarium
                   .
                
                 And
                 therefore
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 the
                 Sovereign
                 Judge
                 of
                 all
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 hath
                 dubbed
                 him
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 he
                 by
                 this
                 hath
                 adjudged
                 him
                 able
                 to
                 do
                 him
                 Knight's
                 Service
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 men
                 are
                 concluded
                 to
                 say
                 the
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 such
                 an
                 Heir
                 being
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 or
                 afterwards
                 during
                 his
                 minority
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 Ward
                 and
                 Custody
                 both
                 for
                 his
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 marriage
                 by
                 the
                 Award
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Common
                 Law.
                 By
                 reason
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 is
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 under
                 by
                 any
                 ;
                 yet
                 if
                 the
                 King
                 do
                 create
                 such
                 an
                 Heir
                 within
                 Age
                 a
                 Duke
                 ,
                 Marquess
                 ,
                 Earl
                 ,
                 Viscount
                 ,
                 or
                 ●aron
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 Ward
                 and
                 Custody
                 both
                 for
                 his
                 Land
                 and
                 Body
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 is
                 propounded
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 3.
                 
                 
                   Ita
                   tamen
                   quod
                   si
                   ipse
                   ,
                   dum
                   infra
                   aetatem
                   fuerit
                   ,
                   fiat
                   miles
                   ,
                   nihilominus
                   terra
                   remaneat
                   in
                   Custodia
                   Dominorum
                   suorum
                   .
                
                 So
                 that
                 although
                 such
                 an
                 Heir
                 within
                 Age
                 be
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 is
                 esteemed
                 as
                 of
                 full
                 Age
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Land
                 shall
                 remain
                 in
                 Custody
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 till
                 his
                 Age
                 of
                 One
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 by
                 the
                 purview
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Act.
                 
              
               
                 Question
                 :
                 If
                 the
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 of
                 the
                 Tenant
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 ,
                 &c.
                 be
                 made
                 Knight
                 in
                 Paris
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 Wardship
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 or
                 no
                 ?
                 for
                 thereby
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Knight
                 in
                 England
                 :
                 Coke's
                 
                   seventh
                   part
                   ,
                   b.
                
                 2
                 Edw.
                 4.
                 
                   fol.
                   tamen
                   vide
                   in
                
                 Coke's
                 
                   sixth
                   part
                
                 ,
                 74.
                 b.
                 mention
                 is
                 only
                 made
                 of
                 Knights
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 his
                 Lieutenant
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 doth
                 make
                 an
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 within
                 Age
                 of
                 a
                 Tenant
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 a
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 the
                 said
                 Heir
                 being
                 within
                 Age
                 ,
                 shall
                 in
                 this
                 Case
                 be
                 out
                 of
                 Ward
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 pay
                 no
                 value
                 for
                 his
                 marriage
                 ,
                 neither
                 shall
                 the
                 Lord
                 have
                 the
                 Custody
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 that
                 Case
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 him
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 made
                 of
                 full
                 Age
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 when
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 dieth
                 ,
                 no
                 interest
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 shall
                 invest
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Knight
                 may
                 tender
                 his
                 Livery
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 were
                 of
                 full
                 Age
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 have
                 
                   primier
                   Seisin
                
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 been
                 One
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 of
                 Age
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 otherwise
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                
                 doth
                 not
                 extend
                 unto
                 it
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 purview
                 of
                 it
                 doth
                 extend
                 only
                 when
                 the
                 Heir
                 in
                 Ward
                 (
                 
                   infra
                   aetatem
                
                 )
                 is
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 then
                 
                   remanet
                   terra
                   in
                   Custodia
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 Heir
                 is
                 made
                 Knight
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Custody
                 cannot
                 remain
                 ,
                 which
                 never
                 had
                 any
                 inception
                 or
                 essence
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 when
                 the
                 Heir
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 within
                 Age
                 is
                 made
                 Knight
                 ,
                 if
                 after
                 tender
                 made
                 to
                 him
                 he
                 within
                 Age
                 do
                 marry
                 elsewhere
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 pay
                 the
                 forfeiture
                 of
                 his
                 marriage
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 making
                 him
                 Knight
                 he
                 is
                 out
                 of
                 Ward
                 and
                 Custody
                 of
                 his
                 Lord
                 ,
                 for
                 then
                 he
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 
                   sui
                   Iuris
                
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 imploy
                 himself
                 in
                 feats
                 of
                 Arms
                 for
                 defence
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 therefore
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 Custody
                 of
                 another
                 ;
                 and
                 none
                 shall
                 pay
                 any
                 forfeiture
                 ,
                 but
                 when
                 after
                 any
                 refusal
                 he
                 doth
                 marry
                 himself
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 under
                 the
                 custody
                 and
                 keeping
                 of
                 his
                 Lord
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 doth
                 appear
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Merton
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 6.
                 
                 
                   Si
                   se
                   mariturierit
                   sine
                   licentia
                   Domini
                   sui
                   ,
                   &
                   ei
                   conferet
                   maritagium
                   suum
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 which
                 words
                 cannot
                 be
                 understood
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 out
                 of
                 Ward
                 and
                 Custody
                 ,
                 no
                 more
                 than
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 married
                 after
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 One
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 .
                 Note
                 hereby
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 may
                 prevent
                 his
                 Grantee
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Lords
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 double
                 value
                 by
                 Knighthood
                 :
                 Yet
                 in
                 such
                 case
                 ,
                 presently
                 after
                 the
                 Heir
                 is
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 after
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestor
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 Writ
                 
                   de
                   valore
                   maritagii
                
                 for
                 the
                 single
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 by
                 the
                 ancient
                 Common
                 Law
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 Villain
                 be
                 made
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 immediately
                 infranchised
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Ribald
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 base
                 birth
                 and
                 condition
                 had
                 struck
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 ancient
                 Law
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 lost
                 his
                 hand
                 wherewith
                 he
                 offended
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 France
                 it
                 was
                 anciently
                 adjudged
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 a
                 Villain
                 had
                 Knighted
                 his
                 Villain
                 ,
                 being
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 he
                 became
                 free
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 his
                 Honour
                 law●ully
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 another
                 Lord
                 had
                 Knighted
                 him
                 ,
                 nothing
                 had
                 been
                 wrought
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 none
                 could
                 manumit
                 him
                 but
                 his
                 Lord
                 ;
                 and
                 till
                 Manumission
                 or
                 Knighthood
                 he
                 had
                 civil
                 freedom
                 for
                 his
                 ground
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 not
                 capable
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 except
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 only
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 enacted
                 by
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 
                   Iohn
                   ,
                   in
                   haec
                   verba
                   ,
                   Rex
                   Vicecom
                   .
                   &c.
                   Sciatis
                   quod
                   consensum
                   est
                   cum
                   assensu
                   Archiepiscoporum
                   ,
                   Comitum
                   ,
                   Baronum
                   ,
                   &
                   omnium
                   fidelium
                   nostrorum
                   Angliae
                   quod
                   novem
                   Milites
                   per
                   totam
                   Angliam
                   invenient
                   decuriam
                   Militum
                   bene
                   paratorum
                   aequis
                   &
                   armis
                   ad
                   defensionem
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 hath
                 ever
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 still
                 is
                 ,
                 great
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Services
                 of
                 Knights
                 even
                 in
                 Civil
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 concerning
                 matters
                 of
                 Justice
                 :
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Writ
                 of
                 Right
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 highest
                 Writ
                 in
                 Law
                 for
                 trial
                 of
                 Titles
                 touching
                 the
                 Inheritance
                 of
                 Lands
                 ;
                 the
                 Tenant
                 is
                 at
                 his
                 Election
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Trial
                 by
                 great
                 Assize
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 by
                 Battel
                 ;
                 if
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Assize
                 ,
                 the
                 Writ
                 
                   De
                   magna
                   Assiza
                   eligenda
                
                 shall
                 be
                 thus
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Rex
                   Vicecomiti
                   salutem
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Summone
                   as
                   per
                   bonos
                   summonitores
                   quatuor
                   legales
                   Milites
                   de
                   Comitatu
                   tuo
                   ,
                   quod
                   sint
                   coram
                   Iusticiariis
                   nostris
                   ad
                   primam
                   Assizam
                   cum
                   in
                   partes
                   illas
                   venerint
                   ad
                   eligendum
                   super
                   sacramentum
                   suum
                   ,
                
                 12
                 
                   de
                   militibus
                   de
                   visum
                   de
                
                 N.
                 
                   qui
                   melius
                   sciant
                   &
                   velint
                   dicere
                   veritatem
                   adfaciendam
                   recognitionem
                   magnae
                   assurae
                   inter
                
                 A.
                 
                   petent
                   .
                   &
                
                 B.
                 
                   tenent
                   .
                   de
                   uno
                   messuagio
                   cum
                   pertinentiis
                   in
                
                 N.
                 
                   unde
                   idem
                
                 B.
                 
                   qui
                   tenens
                   est
                   posuit
                   secum
                   magnam
                   Ass.
                   nostram
                   &
                   petit
                   recognitionem
                   fieri
                   utrum
                   eorum
                   habent
                   jus
                   in
                   messuagium
                   praed
                   .
                
                 B.
                 
                   qui
                   tunc
                   sit
                   ibi
                   auditurus
                   illam
                   electionem
                   ,
                   &
                   habeas
                   ibi
                   nomina
                   praed
                   .
                   milit
                   .
                   ad
                   hoc
                   breve
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 And
                 upon
                 the
                 Return
                 of
                 this
                 Writ
                 ,
                 those
                 four
                 Knights
                 must
                 appear
                 
                   gladiis
                   cuncti
                   ,
                   Dier
                
                 79.
                 fol.
                 103.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 the
                 Tenant
                 make
                 his
                 Election
                 by
                 Battel
                 ,
                 each
                 parties
                 are
                 to
                 choose
                 their
                 Champions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Court
                 shall
                 award
                 the
                 Battel
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Champions
                 shall
                 be
                 at
                 Mainprize
                 ,
                 and
                 sworn
                 to
                 perform
                 the
                 Battel
                 at
                 a
                 certain
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 Term
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   idem
                   dies
                
                 shall
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 parties
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 day
                 and
                 place
                 a
                 List
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 an
                 even
                 and
                 plain
                 Ground
                 there
                 quadrant
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 every
                 way
                 sixty
                 foot
                 square
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Place
                 or
                 Court
                 for
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Common
                   Pleas
                
                 without
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Lists
                 furnished
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 Clothes
                 which
                 belong
                 to
                 their
                 Court
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Barr
                 shall
                 be
                 there
                 made
                 for
                 the
                 Serjeants
                 at
                 Law
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Robes
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 and
                 Serjeants
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 Scarlet
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Coifs
                 on
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 the
                 Thirteenth
                 of
                 Eliz.
                 and
                 then
                 was
                 made
                 Proclamation
                 with
                 three
                 
                   O
                   Yes
                
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Demandant
                 first
                 was
                 solemnly
                 demanded
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 not
                 appear
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 the
                 Manuperors
                 of
                 the
                 Champion
                 were
                 demanded
                 to
                 bring
                 forth
                 the
                 Champion
                 of
                 the
                 Demandant
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 place
                 apparelled
                 with
                 red
                 Sandals
                 upon
                 his
                 black
                 Armour
                 ,
                 bare
                 legged
                 from
                 the
                 Knee
                 downwards
                 ,
                 and
                 bare
                 headed
                 ,
                 and
                 bare
                 Arms
                 to
                 the
                 Elbows
                 ,
                 being
                 brought
                 in
                 by
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 namely
                 Sir
                 
                   Ierom
                   Bowes
                
                 ,
                 who
                 carried
                 a
                 red
                 Battoon
                 of
                 an
                 ell
                 long
                 ,
                 tipped
                 with
                 horn
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 carrying
                 the
                 Target
                 made
                 of
                 double
                 Leather
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 were
                 brought
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Lists
                 ,
                 and
                 went
                 about
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 Lists
                 until
                 they
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Lists
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 came
                 
                 towards
                 the
                 Barr
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 Justices
                 ,
                 with
                 three
                 solemn
                 Congies
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 he
                 made
                 to
                 stand
                 on
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 right
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 :
                 And
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 other
                 Champion
                 was
                 brought
                 in
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 South
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Lists
                 ,
                 with
                 like
                 Congies
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Chequie
                
                 Kt.
                 &c.
                 and
                 was
                 placed
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Barr
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Serjeants
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 Counsel
                 of
                 each
                 part
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 between
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Demandant
                 was
                 solemnly
                 called
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 appeared
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 made
                 default
                 .
                 Bowham
                 ,
                 Serjeant
                 for
                 the
                 Tenant
                 ,
                 prayed
                 the
                 Court
                 to
                 record
                 the
                 Nonsuit
                 ,
                 
                   quod
                   factum
                   fuit
                
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 Dyer
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 ,
                 reciting
                 the
                 Writ
                 and
                 Content
                 ,
                 and
                 Issue
                 joyned
                 upon
                 the
                 Battel
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Champions
                 to
                 perform
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 prefiction
                 of
                 this
                 day
                 and
                 place
                 ,
                 did
                 give
                 final
                 Judgment
                 against
                 the
                 Demandant
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Tenant
                 should
                 have
                 the
                 Land
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 Heirs
                 for
                 ever
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Demandant
                 and
                 his
                 Pledges
                 
                   de
                   prosequendo
                   in
                   misericordia
                   Reginae
                
                 :
                 And
                 afterwards
                 solemn
                 Proclamation
                 was
                 made
                 that
                 the
                 Champions
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 there
                 present
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 by
                 estimation
                 above
                 Four
                 thousand
                 persons
                 )
                 might
                 depart
                 every
                 man
                 in
                 the
                 peace
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 the
                 Queen
                 ,
                 
                   &
                   sic
                   fecerunt
                   cum
                   magno
                   clamore
                   ,
                   vivat
                   Regina
                   .
                
              
               
                 Also
                 if
                 false
                 Judgment
                 be
                 given
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 Court
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 be
                 thus
                 ;
                 
                   Henricus
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Vicecomiti
                   Lincoln
                   .
                   salutem
                   ;
                   Si
                
                 A.
                 
                   fecerit
                   ,
                   &c.
                   tum
                   in
                   pleno
                   Comitatu
                   tuo
                   per
                   breve
                   nostrum
                   de
                   recto
                   inter
                   Iohannem
                   L.
                   petentem
                   ,
                   &
                   Will.
                   B.
                   tenentem
                   de
                   uno
                   messuagio
                   &
                   centum
                   acris
                   terrae
                   cum
                   pertinentiis
                   in
                   C.
                   unde
                   idem
                   I.
                   L.
                   queritur
                   falsum
                   sibi
                   factum
                   fuisse
                   Iudicium
                   in
                   eodem
                   ,
                   &
                   Record
                   .
                   illud
                   habeas
                   coram
                   Iusticiariis
                   Iuris
                   apud
                   Westminsterium
                   tali
                   die
                   sub
                   sigillo
                   tuo
                   ,
                   &
                   per
                   quatuor
                   legales
                   Milites
                   ejusdem
                   comitatus
                   ,
                   &
                   illos
                   qui
                   Recordo
                   illi
                   interfuerunt
                   ,
                   &
                   summoneas
                   per
                   bonos
                   summonitores
                   praedictum
                   B.
                   quod
                   tunc
                   sit
                   ibi
                   auditurus
                   Recordum
                   illud
                   ,
                   &
                   habeas
                   ibi
                   sua
                   nomina
                   quatuor
                   militum
                   &
                   hoc
                   breve
                   .
                   Fitz.
                   Nat.
                   Brev.
                   itidem
                   E.
                
                 And
                 those
                 four
                 must
                 be
                 Knights
                 indeed
                 .
                 Also
                 the
                 Justices
                 upon
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 usual
                 words
                 in
                 every
                 Writ
                 of
                 
                   Venire
                   Facias
                   ,
                   Coram
                   &c.
                   
                   Duodecim
                   tum
                   Milites
                   quam
                   alios
                   liberos
                   &
                   legales
                   homines
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 say
                 that
                 these
                 words
                 [
                 
                   tum
                   Milites
                
                 ]
                 were
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Writ
                 without
                 effect
                 ,
                 Plowden
                 117.
                 b.
                 For
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 in
                 
                   diebus
                   illis
                
                 ,
                 some
                 Knights
                 were
                 returned
                 upon
                 every
                 
                   Venire
                   Facias
                
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 12.
                 
                 It
                 is
                 ordained
                 that
                 Assizes
                 of
                 Novel
                 Disseison
                 and
                 Mortdancester
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 taken
                 any
                 where
                 ,
                 but
                 within
                 the
                 Countries
                 where
                 they
                 happen
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Justices
                 of
                 Assize
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Shire
                 ;
                 
                   vide
                   Westminster
                
                 2.
                 chap.
                 30.
                 
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Seven
                 and
                 twentieth
                 of
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 chap.
                 30.
                 
                   de
                   finibus
                   levandis
                
                 ,
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 for
                 the
                 utility
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 more
                 assured
                 conservation
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 the
                 Justices
                 assigned
                 to
                 take
                 Assizes
                 in
                 all
                 Shires
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 take
                 Assizes
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 ordained
                 ,
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 Assizes
                 taken
                 in
                 the
                 Shires
                 shall
                 remain
                 both
                 together
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 Lay
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 be
                 a
                 Clerk
                 ,
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 discreet
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Shire
                 being
                 associated
                 unto
                 him
                 that
                 is
                 a
                 Lay-man
                 ,
                 by
                 our
                 Writ
                 shall
                 deliver
                 the
                 Goals
                 of
                 the
                 Shires
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 within
                 the
                 Liberties
                 as
                 without
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 Goal
                 Delivery
                 of
                 those
                 Shires
                 be●ore
                 time
                 used
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 in
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 21.
                 cap.
                 38.
                 
                   de
                   non
                   ponendis
                   in
                   Assizis
                   &
                   Iuratis
                   ,
                
                 it
                 is
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 shall
                 not
                 extend
                 to
                 Grand
                 Assizes
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 it
                 behoveth
                 many
                 times
                 Knights
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 not
                 resident
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 Lands
                 in
                 the
                 Shire
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 Knights
                 having
                 Land
                 may
                 be
                 returned
                 upon
                 Juries
                 in
                 ordinary
                 Trials
                 between
                 party
                 and
                 party
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 Freeholders
                 may
                 be
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 in
                 a
                 Challenge
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Assize
                 under
                 Edward
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 one
                 was
                 challenged
                 
                   pur
                   ceo
                   qu'il
                   fait
                   abaner
                
                 ;
                 or
                 as
                 the
                 Abridgment
                 hath
                 it
                 ,
                 a
                 Baronet
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 allowed
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Reason
                 is
                 given
                 ;
                 
                   Car
                   s'il
                   soit
                   à
                   Baner
                   ,
                   &
                   ne
                   tient
                   pas
                   per
                   Baronie
                   il
                   serra
                   en
                   l'assise
                   .
                
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 double
                 parity
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 of
                 Barons
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Dignities
                 above
                 them
                 ,
                 being
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 under
                 them
                 ,
                 are
                 Peers
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ;
                 for
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 Dignity
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 reckoned
                 amongst
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
                 And
                 we
                 daily
                 see
                 that
                 Knights
                 do
                 serve
                 in
                 Parliament
                 as
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 in
                 his
                 discretion
                 will
                 not
                 impannel
                 Knights
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 special
                 and
                 great
                 Causes
                 :
                 As
                 in
                 Cases
                 of
                 Indictments
                 of
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 enquired
                 and
                 found
                 by
                 Knights
                 and
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 though
                 their
                 Trial
                 shall
                 be
                 only
                 by
                 their
                 Peers
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 38
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 
                 
                   Henry
                   Howard
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 apparent
                 of
                 Thomas
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 was
                 attainted
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 tried
                 also
                 by
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 by
                 Lords
                 or
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 of
                 that
                 Dignity
                 by
                 Creation
                 .
              
               
                 Since
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 making
                 every
                 Earl
                 first
                 a
                 Baron
                 of
                 some
                 place
                 (
                 which
                 began
                 ,
                 as
                 most
                 Writers
                 treat
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 )
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 a
                 Custome
                 to
                 style
                 their
                 Heirs
                 apparent
                 Lords
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 their
                 Father's
                 Barony
                 (
                 when
                 Viscounts
                 ,
                 or
                 Baron's
                 Heirs
                 apparent
                 are
                 only
                 styled
                 Esquires
                 ;
                 )
                 but
                 this
                 is
                 only
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 Civility
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 meer
                 fashion
                 ;
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 allowed
                 of
                 in
                 Heraldry
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 the
                 Rule
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 eldest
                 Son
                 of
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 a
                 created
                 
                 Degree
                 is
                 as
                 of
                 the
                 next
                 Degree
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 applied
                 to
                 Dukes
                 ,
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 Legal
                 Proceedings
                 they
                 enjoy
                 no
                 such
                 matter
                 ,
                 nor
                 have
                 by
                 their
                 being
                 Heirs
                 Apparent
                 any
                 Prerogative
                 of
                 the
                 greater
                 Nobillty
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 case
                 where
                 a
                 Peer
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 is
                 party
                 Plaintiff
                 or
                 Defendant
                 in
                 any
                 Action
                 or
                 Suit
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 do
                 not
                 return
                 one
                 Knight
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Jury
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 Noble
                 Person
                 may
                 Challenge
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 only
                 cause
                 quash
                 the
                 whole
                 pannel
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 15
                 Edw.
                 2.
                 it
                 was
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 who
                 levied
                 a
                 Fine
                 should
                 appear
                 in
                 proper
                 person
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 Idiocy
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 defect
                 might
                 be
                 discovered
                 by
                 the
                 Judges
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 upon
                 Impotency
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 cannot
                 come
                 in
                 Court
                 ,
                 two
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Justices
                 ,
                 shall
                 go
                 unto
                 him
                 and
                 take
                 his
                 Recognizance
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 but
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 go
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 take
                 a
                 Knight
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 certifie
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Bench
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 that
                 all
                 things
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 fine
                 be
                 examined
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 fine
                 may
                 be
                 levied
                 .
                 But
                 after
                 this
                 good
                 Statute
                 ,
                 a
                 worse
                 Custom
                 and
                 Use
                 hath
                 come
                 in
                 place
                 :
                 For
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Dedimus
                   potestatem
                
                 out
                 of
                 Chancery
                 to
                 one
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 a
                 Justice
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 in
                 such
                 cases
                 ,
                 is
                 procured
                 and
                 directed
                 to
                 a
                 Knight
                 and
                 two
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 perhaps
                 be
                 neither
                 Knights
                 nor
                 Justices
                 ,
                 but
                 perhaps
                 men
                 of
                 small
                 estimation
                 ,
                 and
                 unto
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 without
                 saying
                 Quorum
                 the
                 Knight
                 shall
                 be
                 one
                 ;
                 and
                 two
                 of
                 them
                 without
                 the
                 Knight
                 have
                 taken
                 the
                 Recognizance
                 of
                 the
                 Fine
                 ,
                 ibid.
                 101.
                 b.
                 But
                 great
                 prejudice
                 this
                 practise
                 of
                 omitting
                 the
                 interposing
                 of
                 the
                 usual
                 Service
                 of
                 Knights
                 in
                 this
                 behalf
                 hath
                 been
                 to
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 scandalous
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 ,
                 they
                 sometimes
                 taking
                 Recognizances
                 of
                 a
                 Fine
                 from
                 a
                 Feme
                 Covert
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 she
                 were
                 sole
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 times
                 acknowledged
                 by
                 Justices
                 .
                 If
                 a
                 Tenant
                 do
                 lay
                 an
                 
                   Essoin
                   de
                   morbo
                   lecti
                
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 Writ
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Chancery
                 to
                 warrant
                 it
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 commanded
                 to
                 four
                 Knights
                 to
                 view
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 see
                 him
                 sick
                 ,
                 then
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 day
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 a
                 year
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 .
                 Note
                 the
                 Register
                 ,
                 fol.
                 177.
                 
                   b.
                   Quod
                   Coronator
                   non
                   elegatur
                   nisi
                   sit
                   miles
                   in
                   ,
                   &c.
                   juxta
                   formam
                   Statuti
                   Westm.
                
                 1.
                 cap.
                 10.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 received
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 Knights
                 are
                 excused
                 from
                 attendance
                 at
                 Leets
                 ,
                 and
                 Britton
                 29.
                 
                 &
                 36.
                 is
                 cited
                 to
                 prove
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 a
                 large
                 understanding
                 of
                 the
                 intent
                 and
                 meaning
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Marlbridge
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 10.
                 
                 For
                 the
                 ancient
                 Common
                 Law
                 had
                 such
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 ,
                 nor
                 their
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 ,
                 were
                 compelled
                 to
                 find
                 Pledges
                 in
                 the
                 Leet
                 or
                 Law-days
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 Marlbridge
                 aforesaid
                 was
                 not
                 
                   Introductiva
                   novae
                   Legis
                
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 was
                 before
                 the
                 Conquest
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 is
                 not
                 by
                 this
                 Statute
                 abridged
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Book
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Mirror
                   of
                   Iustice
                
                 ,
                 mentioned
                 in
                 the
                 Preface
                 to
                 
                 Coke's
                 
                   ninth
                   part
                
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 that
                 Knights
                 are
                 excepted
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 the
                 practice
                 was
                 as
                 well
                 before
                 ,
                 as
                 immediately
                 after
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 that
                 Statute
                 of
                 Marlbridge
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Interpretatio
                   Practica
                
                 is
                 a
                 principal
                 way
                 and
                 form
                 of
                 Interpretation
                 of
                 Laws
                 .
                 The
                 Lord
                 Chancellor's
                 Speech
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Case
                 of
                 
                   Postnati
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 58.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 
                   Praxis
                   sanctorum
                   est
                   interpretatio
                   praeceptorum
                   ,
                   ibid.
                
                 66.
                 
                 But
                 a
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Superiors
                 and
                 Inferiors
                 ,
                 are
                 bound
                 by
                 Law
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 County
                 or
                 Sheriffs
                 Court
                 wherein
                 he
                 dwelleth
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 his
                 peril
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 of
                 the
                 proceedings
                 thereof
                 :
                 For
                 if
                 a
                 Man
                 be
                 Outlawed
                 of
                 Felony
                 at
                 a
                 County
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 County
                 not
                 knowing
                 of
                 the
                 Felony
                 doth
                 receive
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 Accessory
                 .
                 Also
                 when
                 the
                 King
                 doth
                 Summon
                 his
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 Writs
                 shall
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 to
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 Knights
                 of
                 every
                 Shire
                 in
                 this
                 form
                 ;
                 
                   Rex
                   Vicecom
                
                 .
                 N.
                 
                   Salutem
                   ,
                   quia
                   de
                   avisamento
                   &
                   asse●su
                   nostri
                   Concilii
                   ,
                   pro
                   quibusdam
                   arduis
                   &
                   urgentibus
                   negotiis
                   nos
                   ,
                   statum
                   ,
                   &
                   defensionem
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   Angliae
                   ,
                   &
                   Ecclesiae
                   Anglicanae
                   concernentibus
                   quoddam
                   Parliamentum
                   nostrum
                   apud
                   Civitatem
                   nostram
                
                 Westm.
                 
                   duodecimo
                   die
                   Novembris
                   proxime
                   futuro
                   teneri
                   ordinavimus
                   ,
                   &
                   ibidem
                   cum
                   Praelatis
                   magnatibus
                   ,
                   &
                   proceribus
                   dicti
                   Regni
                   nostri
                   colloquium
                   habere
                   &
                   tractare
                   ,
                   tibi
                   praecipimus
                   firmiter
                   injungentes
                   ,
                   quod
                   facta
                   Proclamatione
                   in
                   prox
                   .
                   Comit.
                   tuo
                   post
                   receptionem
                   hujus
                   brevis
                   nostri
                   tenendi
                   die
                   ,
                   &
                   loco
                   praed
                   .
                   duos
                   Milites
                   gladiis
                   cinctos
                   Magisidouers
                   &
                   Discretos
                   Com.
                   praed
                   .
                   &c.
                   &
                   electionem
                   &
                   partes
                   sub
                   sigillo
                   tuo
                   ,
                   &
                   sub
                   sigillis
                   eorum
                   qui
                   electioni
                   illi
                   interfuerunt
                   nobis
                   in
                   Cancellaria
                   nostra
                   ad
                   dictum
                   diem
                   ,
                   &
                   locum
                   certifices
                   indilate
                   .
                
                 See
                 the
                 Statute
                 23
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 cap.
                 15.
                 where
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Shires
                 for
                 Parliaments
                 hereafter
                 to
                 be
                 chosen
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 notable
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Counties
                 for
                 the
                 which
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 chosen
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 such
                 notable
                 Esquires
                 or
                 Gentlemen
                 being
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Counties
                 ,
                 as
                 shall
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 be
                 Knights
                 .
              
               
                 Peers
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 are
                 by
                 intendment
                 of
                 Law
                 sufficient
                 of
                 Freehold
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 is
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Reasons
                 wherefore
                 no
                 Capias
                 or
                 Exigit
                 lieth●
                 against
                 them
                 for
                 Debt
                 or
                 Trespass
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 not
                 that
                 Opinion
                 of
                 the
                 Knights
                 sufficiency
                 of
                 Freehold
                 :
                 for
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 a
                 Knight
                 without
                 Land
                 ;
                 therefore
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 returned
                 of
                 any
                 Jury
                 or
                 Inquest
                 ,
                 howsoever
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 worthy
                 and
                 sufficient
                 to
                 serve
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 in
                 Marshal
                 Affairs
                 .
                 The
                 Wives
                 and
                 Widows
                 of
                 
                 Knights
                 in
                 Legal
                 Proceedings
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Courts
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 have
                 not
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 Lady
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Wives
                 or
                 Widows
                 of
                 Noblemen
                 have
                 ;
                 yet
                 by
                 the
                 Courtesie
                 of
                 England
                 that
                 Title
                 is
                 given
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 in
                 any
                 action
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 called
                 Ladies
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 cause
                 the
                 Writ
                 shall
                 not
                 abate
                 for
                 that
                 Surplusage
                 ,
                 because
                 Domina
                 is
                 general
                 to
                 Women
                 ,
                 as
                 Domini
                 to
                 Men.
                 So
                 where
                 Women
                 after
                 Fourteen
                 years
                 of
                 Age
                 are
                 called
                 Dominae
                 for
                 Ladies
                 or
                 Dames
                 ;
                 and
                 with
                 us
                 anciently
                 marriageable
                 Women
                 were
                 called
                 Dominae
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 our
                 old
                 English
                 Leets
                 ,
                 Dames
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 Dominae
                 is
                 often
                 used
                 for
                 Women
                 generally
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 special
                 Honour
                 for
                 that
                 Sex
                 ,
                 being
                 not
                 out
                 of
                 fashion
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ;
                 nor
                 with
                 the
                 French
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 amongst
                 the
                 
                   Italians
                   ,
                   Domina
                
                 for
                 them
                 is
                 familiar
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 she
                 be
                 named
                 Comitessa
                 or
                 Baronessa
                 ,
                 whereas
                 she
                 is
                 no
                 Countess
                 or
                 Baroness
                 in
                 Law
                 ,
                 then
                 without
                 question
                 the
                 naming
                 of
                 her
                 so
                 shall
                 abate
                 the
                 Writ
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 21.
                 
                 Knights
                 are
                 freed
                 from
                 Cart-taking
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Demesne
                 Cart
                 of
                 them
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 1
                 
                   Iacobi
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 27.
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 Knights
                 Sons
                 may
                 keep
                 Greyhounds
                 ,
                 and
                 Setting-Dogs
                 ,
                 and
                 Nets
                 to
                 take
                 Pheasants
                 and
                 Partridges
                 in
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 cannot
                 expend
                 Ten
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 ,
                 nor
                 be
                 worth
                 Two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 the
                 express
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Sons
                 of
                 Knights
                 are
                 excepted
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Observations
                   concerning
                   Knights
                   Batchelors
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Baronet
                   cannot
                   claim
                   the
                   Priviledge
                   that
                   Knights
                   have
                   from
                   Cart-taking
                   by
                   
                     Magna
                     Charta
                  
                   23.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Baronet's
                   Son
                   cannot
                   keep
                   a
                   Grey-hound
                   ,
                   &c.
                   because
                   he
                   is
                   not
                   within
                   the
                   Statute
                   of
                   1
                   Iac.
                   27.
                   unless
                   he
                   hath
                   Ten
                   pounds
                   
                     per
                     Annum
                     ,
                     tamen
                     qu●re
                  
                   ;
                   See
                   the
                   said
                   Statute
                   ,
                   and
                   Statute
                   22
                   &
                   23
                   Car.
                   2.
                   
                   Quaere
                   whether
                   the
                   Baronets
                   Addition
                   doth
                   abate
                   any
                   Action
                   .
                   If
                   one
                   be
                   Knighted
                   in
                   the
                   life
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   it
                   frees
                   him
                   from
                   Wardship
                   ;
                   but
                   contra
                   of
                   a
                   Baronet
                   .
                   Knights
                   are
                   excused
                   from
                   attendance
                   at
                   Leets
                   ,
                   which
                   Baronets
                   are
                   not
                   .
                
                 
                   Note
                   ,
                   That
                   by
                   the
                   Statute
                   12
                   Car.
                   2.
                   chap.
                   24.
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Wards
                   ,
                   Tenures
                   in
                   Capite
                   ,
                   Liveries
                   ,
                   
                     Ouster
                     le
                     maines
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   dependance
                   upon
                   the
                   Court
                   is
                   taken
                   away
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   was
                   repealed
                   the
                   Statute
                   32
                   Hen.
                   8.
                   chap.
                   6.
                   33
                   
                   Car.
                   22.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   Knight
                   Batchelor
                   is
                   a
                   Title
                   (
                   as
                   before
                   noted
                   )
                   borrowed
                   from
                   Horsmanship
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   represented
                   by
                   the
                   Ef●igies
                   of
                   a
                   Captain
                   of
                   a
                   Troop
                   of
                   Horse
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   shall
                   here
                   set
                   down
                   the
                   manner
                   of
                   making
                   Knights
                   about
                   the
                   year
                   of
                   Christ
                   500
                   ,
                   near
                   which
                   time
                   King
                   Arthur
                   Reigned
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   find
                   it
                   in
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Segar's
                  
                   Book
                   of
                   Honour
                   Military
                   and
                   Civil
                   ,
                   page
                   53.
                   where
                   he
                   saith
                   ,
                   That
                   a
                   Prince
                   being
                   minded
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Knight
                   ,
                   commanded
                   a
                   Stage
                   or
                   Scaffold
                   to
                   be
                   erected
                   in
                   some
                   Cathedral
                   Church
                   in
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   or
                   some
                   spacious
                   place
                   near
                   unto
                   it
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   place
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   was
                   brought
                   to
                   receive
                   that
                   Honour
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   come
                   ,
                   was
                   forthwith
                   placed
                   on
                   a
                   silver
                   Chair
                   ,
                   adorned
                   with
                   green
                   Silk
                   .
                   Then
                   it
                   was
                   demanded
                   of
                   him
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   of
                   a
                   healthy
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   able
                   to
                   undergo
                   the
                   Travel
                   required
                   in
                   a
                   Souldier
                   ;
                   also
                   whether
                   he
                   were
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   honest
                   conversation
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   credible
                   Witnesses
                   he
                   could
                   produce
                   to
                   affirm
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   Then
                   the
                   Bishop
                   or
                   chief
                   Prelate
                   of
                   the
                   Church
                   took
                   the
                   Bible
                   ,
                   and
                   holding
                   it
                   open
                   before
                   the
                   Knight
                   in
                   presence
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   all
                   others
                   ,
                   spake
                   these
                   words
                   ;
                   
                     Sir
                     ,
                     you
                     that
                     desire
                     to
                     receive
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     swear
                     before
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     this
                     Holy
                     Book
                     ,
                     that
                     you
                     shall
                     not
                     fight
                     against
                     this
                     mighty
                     and
                     excellent
                     Prince
                     that
                     now
                     bestoweth
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     upon
                     you
                     ,
                     unless
                     you
                     shall
                     be
                     commanded
                     so
                     to
                     do
                     in
                     the
                     service
                     of
                     your
                     own
                     King
                     ;
                     for
                     in
                     that
                     case
                     ,
                     having
                     first
                     yielded
                     up
                     the
                     Collar
                     ,
                     Device
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Ensigns
                     of
                     Honour
                     now
                     received
                     ,
                     it
                     shall
                     be
                     lawful
                     for
                     you
                     to
                     serve
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     without
                     reproach
                     or
                     offence
                     to
                     all
                     other
                     Companions
                     in
                     Arms.
                     But
                     otherwise
                     doing
                     you
                     shall
                     incur
                     Infamy
                     ,
                     and
                     being
                     taken
                     in
                     War
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     subject
                     to
                     the
                     pains
                     of
                     death
                     :
                     You
                     shall
                     also
                     swear
                     with
                     all
                     your
                     force
                     and
                     power
                     to
                     maintain
                     and
                     defend
                     all
                     Ladies
                     ,
                     Gentlewomen
                     ,
                     Widows
                     ,
                     Orphans
                     ,
                     and
                     distressed
                     Women
                     ;
                     and
                     you
                     shall
                     shun
                     no
                     adventure
                     of
                     your
                     person
                     in
                     any
                     War
                     wherein
                     you
                     shall
                     happen
                     to
                     be
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   My
                   Author
                   further
                   saith
                   ,
                   That
                   this
                   Oath
                   being
                   taken
                   ,
                   two
                   of
                   the
                   chief
                   Lords
                   led
                   him
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   ,
                   who
                   presently
                   drew
                   forth
                   his
                   Sword
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   it
                   upon
                   his
                   Head
                   ,
                   saying
                   ,
                   
                     God
                     and
                     St.
                  
                   George
                   (
                   or
                   what
                   other
                   Saint
                   the
                   King
                   pleaseth
                   to
                   name
                   )
                   
                     make
                     thee
                     a
                     good
                     Knight
                  
                   .
                   Then
                   came
                   to
                   the
                   Knight
                   seven
                   Noble
                   Ladies
                   attired
                   in
                   white
                   ,
                   and
                   begirt
                   a
                   Sword
                   unto
                   his
                   side
                   ;
                   which
                   being
                   done
                   ,
                   four
                   Honourable
                   Knights
                   put
                   on
                   his
                   Spurs
                   .
                   These
                   Ceremonies
                   being
                   past
                   ,
                   the
                   Queen
                   took
                   him
                   by
                   the
                   right
                   Arm
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Dutchess
                   by
                   the
                   left
                   ,
                   and
                   led
                   him
                   to
                   a
                   rich
                   Seat
                   placed
                   on
                   an
                   Ascent
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   seated
                   him
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   sitting
                   on
                   his
                   right
                   hand
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Queen
                   on
                   his
                   left
                   ;
                   then
                   the
                   Lords
                   and
                   Ladies
                   also
                   sate
                   down
                   upon
                   other
                   Seats
                   three
                   Descents
                   under
                   the
                   King
                   :
                   And
                   being
                   all
                   thus
                   seated
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   entertained
                   
                   with
                   a
                   Delicate
                   Banquet
                   or
                   Collation
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   the
                   Ceremony
                   ended
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   Degrading
                   of
                   Knights
                   .
                
                 
                   DEgrading
                   of
                   Knights
                   is
                   not
                   very
                   customary
                   ,
                   Examples
                   being
                   seldom
                   found
                   ,
                   it
                   being
                   used
                   only
                   for
                   great
                   and
                   notable
                   Facts
                   and
                   Offences
                   against
                   Loyalty
                   and
                   Honour
                   ;
                   as
                   absenting
                   themselves
                   dishonourably
                   from
                   their
                   King's
                   Service
                   ;
                   for
                   leaving
                   their
                   Colours
                   ,
                   and
                   flying
                   to
                   the
                   Enemy
                   ;
                   for
                   betraying
                   Castles
                   ,
                   Forts
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   like
                   hainous
                   Crimes
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   manner
                   of
                   Degrading
                   a
                   Knight
                   hath
                   been
                   as
                   followeth
                   :
                   When
                   a
                   Knight
                   had
                   been
                   found
                   thus
                   disloyal
                   or
                   corrupt
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   apprehended
                   ,
                   and
                   armed
                   Cap-a-pe
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   he
                   was
                   going
                   to
                   the
                   Wars
                   ,
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   placed
                   upon
                   a
                   high
                   Scaffold
                   made
                   for
                   that
                   purpose
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ;
                   and
                   after
                   the
                   Priest
                   had
                   sung
                   some
                   Funeral
                   Psalms
                   ,
                   as
                   are
                   used
                   at
                   Burials
                   ,
                   as
                   though
                   he
                   had
                   been
                   dead
                   ,
                   first
                   they
                   take
                   of
                   his
                   Helmet
                   to
                   shew
                   his
                   face
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   by
                   Degrees
                   his
                   whole
                   Armour
                   :
                   then
                   the
                   Heralds
                   proclaiming
                   him
                   a
                   disloyal
                   Miscreant
                   ,
                   with
                   many
                   other
                   Ceremonies
                   to
                   declare
                   him
                   Ignoble
                   ,
                   he
                   was
                   thrown
                   down
                   the
                   Stage
                   with
                   a
                   Rope
                   ;
                   and
                   this
                   was
                   done
                   about
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   King
                   Arthur
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   affirmed
                   by
                   
                     Mills
                     ,
                     fol.
                  
                   84.
                   
                
                 
                   Also
                   about
                   the
                   Degrading
                   of
                   Knights
                   these
                   things
                   have
                   also
                   been
                   used
                   ;
                   as
                   the
                   reversing
                   their
                   Coat
                   of
                   Arms
                   ;
                   by
                   seizing
                   of
                   their
                   Equipage
                   (
                   except
                   one
                   Horse
                   )
                   
                     ne
                     qui
                     dignitate
                     f●ctus
                     est
                     eques
                     cogatur
                     pedes
                     incedere
                  
                   ;
                   b●
                   cutting
                   of
                   the
                   Spurs
                   from
                   their
                   Heels
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   taking
                   away
                   their
                   Sword
                   and
                   breaking
                   it
                   .
                   But
                   of
                   late
                   the
                   Martial
                   Law
                   is
                   usually
                   put
                   in
                   Execution
                   ,
                   both
                   in
                   our
                   Civil
                   Wars
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   France
                   ,
                   and
                   elsewhere
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   to
                   dispatch
                   such
                   trayterous
                   persons
                   by
                   a
                   File
                   of
                   Musquetiers
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 KNIGHTS
                 OF
                 THE
                 Round
                 Table
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXII
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Founder
                 of
                 this
                 ancient
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 was
                 Arthur
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Britains
                 ,
                 who
                 reigned
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 516.
                 whose
                 Valour
                 was
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 admirable
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 now
                 living
                 do
                 believe
                 the
                 same
                 rather
                 fabulous
                 than
                 real
                 .
                 This
                 Noble
                 King
                 having
                 ,
                 as
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Segar
                
                 noteth
                 ,
                 driven
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 the
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 conquered
                 
                   Norway
                   ,
                   Scotland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 France
                 (
                 where
                 at
                 Paris
                 he
                 was
                 crowned
                 )
                 and
                 returning
                 home
                 ,
                 lived
                 in
                 such
                 great
                 Renown
                 ,
                 that
                 many
                 Princes
                 and
                 worthy
                 Knights
                 came
                 from
                 all
                 Parts
                 to
                 his
                 Court
                 to
                 give
                 Evidence
                 of
                 their
                 Valour
                 in
                 the
                 Exercise
                 of
                 Arms.
                 Upon
                 this
                 he
                 erected
                 a
                 Fraternity
                 of
                 Knights
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 say
                 )
                 of
                 Four
                 and
                 twenty
                 ;
                 others
                 ,
                 a
                 greater
                 Number
                 ;
                 amongst
                 whom
                 he
                 himself
                 was
                 Chief
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 avoiding
                 of
                 Controversies
                 for
                 taking
                 place
                 when
                 they
                 met
                 together
                 ,
                 he
                 caused
                 a
                 Round
                 Table
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 took
                 their
                 Name
                 ;
                 which
                 said
                 Table
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 believe
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 Winchester
                 )
                 hangs
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 Castle
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 used
                 to
                 meet
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 meeting
                 was
                 at
                 Whitsontide
                 .
              
               
                 Into
                 this
                 Society
                 none
                 were
                 admitted
                 ,
                 whether
                 Britains
                 or
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 did
                 make
                 sufficient
                 proof
                 of
                 their
                 Prowess
                 and
                 Dexterity
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 Renowned
                 for
                 their
                 Vertue
                 and
                 Valour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Articles
                 which
                 they
                 vowed
                 to
                 keep
                 ,
                 were
                 ;
                 To
                 be
                 always
                 well
                 armed
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 Horse
                 or
                 Foot
                 Service
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Land
                 or
                 Sea
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 always
                 ready
                 to
                 assail
                 Tyrants
                 and
                 Oppressors
                 ;
                 To
                 protect
                 and
                 defend
                 Widows
                 ,
                 Maidens
                 ,
                 and
                 Children
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 relieve
                 all
                 that
                 are
                 in
                 necessity
                 :
                 To
                 maintain
                 the
                 Christian
                 Faith
                 ,
                 contribute
                 their
                 Aid
                 to
                 Holy
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 protect
                 Pilgrims
                 :
                 To
                 advance
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 suppress
                 Vice
                 :
                 To
                 bury
                 Souldiers
                 that
                 wanted
                 Sepulchres
                 :
                 To
                 ransom
                 Captives
                 ,
                 deliver
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 and
                 administer
                 to
                 the
                 cure
                 of
                 wounded
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 hurt
                 in
                 the
                 Service
                 of
                 their
                 Country
                 :
                 To
                 Record
                 all
                 Noble
                 Enterprizes
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 the
                 Fame
                 thereof
                 may
                 ever
                 live
                 to
                 their
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Renown
                 of
                 the
                 Noble
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 upon
                 any
                 complaint
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Injury
                 or
                 Oppression
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 these
                 Knights
                 ,
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 should
                 appoint
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 Revenge
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 If
                 any
                 Foreign
                 Knight
                 came
                 to
                 Court
                 ,
                 with
                 desire
                 to
                 shew
                 his
                 Prowess
                 ,
                 
                 these
                 Knights
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 ready
                 in
                 Arms
                 to
                 answer
                 him
                 .
                 If
                 any
                 Lady
                 ,
                 Gentlewoman
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 oppressed
                 or
                 injured
                 person
                 ,
                 did
                 present
                 a
                 Petition
                 declaring
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 Injury
                 was
                 done
                 here
                 or
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 he
                 or
                 she
                 should
                 be
                 graciously
                 heard
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 delay
                 one
                 or
                 more
                 Knights
                 should
                 be
                 sent
                 to
                 make
                 Revenge
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 every
                 Knight
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 advancement
                 of
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 ready
                 to
                 inform
                 young
                 Lords
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 in
                 the
                 Orders
                 and
                 Exercises
                 of
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 what
                 I
                 can
                 find
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 Robe
                 or
                 Habit
                 prescribed
                 unto
                 these
                 Knights
                 ;
                 nor
                 can
                 I
                 find
                 with
                 what
                 Ceremony
                 they
                 were
                 made
                 ;
                 neither
                 what
                 Officers
                 did
                 belong
                 unto
                 the
                 said
                 Order
                 ,
                 except
                 a
                 Register
                 to
                 record
                 all
                 their
                 Noble
                 Enterprizes
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 to
                 pass
                 over
                 this
                 Noble
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 give
                 me
                 leave
                 to
                 repeat
                 what
                 I
                 find
                 mentioned
                 of
                 him
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Segar
                
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Chapter
                 .
                 This
                 valiant
                 Prince
                 ,
                 not
                 confining
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 narrow
                 limits
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 left
                 the
                 Government
                 thereof
                 to
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 his
                 Cosin
                 Mordred
                 ,
                 and
                 began
                 his
                 Journey
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 Conquest
                 (
                 for
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 he
                 found
                 Fortune
                 to
                 favour
                 him
                 )
                 And
                 after
                 his
                 many
                 Victories
                 gained
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Saxons
                   ,
                   Scots
                   ,
                   Norwegians
                   ,
                   Romans
                   ,
                   Saracens
                   ,
                
                 and
                 French
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 being
                 laden
                 with
                 Honour
                 ,
                 he
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 but
                 found
                 Mordred
                 a
                 Traitor
                 ,
                 as
                 usurping
                 the
                 Government
                 ,
                 and
                 obstructing
                 his
                 Landing
                 :
                 But
                 all
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 do
                 was
                 in
                 vain
                 ;
                 for
                 being
                 landed
                 ,
                 he
                 fled
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Citizens
                 refusing
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 Entrance
                 ,
                 he
                 went
                 into
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 where
                 King
                 Arthur
                 gave
                 him
                 Battel
                 ,
                 which
                 proved
                 unfortunate
                 to
                 them
                 both
                 ,
                 for
                 Mordred
                 was
                 slain
                 by
                 King
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 also
                 desperately
                 wounded
                 ;
                 and
                 after
                 this
                 wound
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 say
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 never
                 found
                 alive
                 or
                 dead
                 ,
                 which
                 made
                 the
                 Poets
                 to
                 feign
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 taken
                 up
                 into
                 the
                 Firmament
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 remaineth
                 a
                 Star
                 amongst
                 the
                 Nine
                 Worthies
                 :
                 Which
                 phansie
                 is
                 founded
                 upon
                 the
                 Prophesie
                 of
                 old
                 Merlin
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 his
                 Counsel
                 ,
                 and
                 esteemed
                 as
                 a
                 Prophet
                 ;
                 who
                 for
                 many
                 years
                 before
                 affirmed
                 ,
                 That
                 King
                 Arthur
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 certain
                 time
                 ,
                 should
                 resuscitate
                 and
                 come
                 unto
                 Carlion
                 ,
                 to
                 restore
                 the
                 Round
                 Table
                 .
                 He
                 wrote
                 this
                 Epitaph
                 :
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     jacet
                     Arturus
                     ,
                     Rex
                     quondam
                     ,
                     rexque
                     futurus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 According
                 to
                 
                   Andrew
                   Favin
                
                 ,
                 there
                 was
                 an
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 called
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   Thomas
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 surprisal
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Acon
                 ,
                 and
                 consisted
                 of
                 all
                 English
                 men
                 .
                 Their
                 Patron
                 was
                 St.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 ;
                 their
                 Garment
                 was
                 white
                 ;
                 and
                 their
                 Ensign
                 was
                 a
                 red
                 Cross
                 charged
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 with
                 a
                 white
                 Escallop
                 .
                 But
                 
                   A.
                   Mendo
                
                 believeth
                 that
                 these
                 Knights
                 were
                 rather
                 some
                 of
                 those
                 which
                 joyned
                 themselves
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Knights
                   Hospitallers
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 wore
                 the
                 same
                 Habit
                 ,
                 followed
                 the
                 same
                 Rule
                 ,
                 and
                 observed
                 the
                 same
                 Customes
                 as
                 did
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 St.
                 Iohn
                 of
                 Acon
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 KNIGHTS
                 OF
                 THE
                 THISTLE
                 ,
                 OR
                 OF
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXIII
                 .
              
               
                 HVNGVS
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Picts
                 ,
                 the
                 Night
                 before
                 the
                 Battel
                 that
                 was
                 fought
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 Athelstan
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 saw
                 in
                 the
                 Skie
                 a
                 bright
                 Cross
                 in
                 fashion
                 of
                 that
                 whereon
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 suffered
                 Martyrdom
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 proving
                 successful
                 unto
                 Hungus
                 ,
                 in
                 memorial
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Apparition
                 ,
                 which
                 did
                 presage
                 so
                 happy
                 an
                 Omen
                 ,
                 the
                 Picts
                 and
                 Scots
                 have
                 ever
                 since
                 bore
                 in
                 their
                 Ensigns
                 and
                 Banners
                 the
                 Figure
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cross
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 fashion
                 of
                 a
                 Saltier
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 from
                 hence
                 't
                 is
                 believed
                 that
                 this
                 Order
                 took
                 its
                 rise
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 810.
                 
                 For
                 King
                 Hungus
                 and
                 Achains
                 (
                 Confederates
                 against
                 Athalstan
                 )
                 went
                 bare-footed
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 devote
                 way
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Kirk
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 to
                 return
                 thanks
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 his
                 Apostles
                 for
                 their
                 Victory
                 ;
                 vowing
                 for
                 themselves
                 and
                 their
                 posterity
                 ,
                 ever
                 to
                 use
                 the
                 said
                 Cross
                 in
                 their
                 Ensigns
                 in
                 any
                 warlike
                 Expedition
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 principal
                 Ensign
                 of
                 this
                 Order
                 is
                 a
                 golden
                 Collar
                 composed
                 of
                 Thistles
                 ,
                 intermixed
                 with
                 Annulets
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 hangs
                 the
                 figure
                 of
                 St.
                 Andrew
                 with
                 his
                 Cross
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Epigraph
                 ,
                 
                   Nemo
                   me
                   impune
                   lacessit
                
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 their
                 common
                 Ensign
                 they
                 wore
                 a
                 green
                 Ribon
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 hung
                 a
                 golden
                 Thistle
                 crowned
                 with
                 an
                 Imperial
                 Crown
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 Circle
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Epigraph
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 grand
                 meeting
                 was
                 annually
                 on
                 St.
                 Andrews
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 so
                 called
                 ;
                 and
                 during
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 of
                 the
                 Feast
                 ,
                 these
                 Knights
                 (
                 which
                 were
                 in
                 number
                 Thirteen
                 ,
                 in
                 allusion
                 to
                 our
                 Saviour
                 and
                 the
                 Twelve
                 Apostles
                 )
                 were
                 richly
                 apparelled
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 their
                 Parliament
                 Robes
                 ,
                 having
                 embroidered
                 on
                 their
                 left
                 Shoulders
                 St.
                 Andrews
                 Cross
                 within
                 a
                 blew
                 Rundle
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Cross
                 was
                 a
                 Crown
                 composed
                 of
                 Golden
                 
                   Flower
                   de
                   lis
                
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 thus
                 treated
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Degrees
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 which
                 are
                 or
                 have
                 been
                 used
                 amongst
                 us
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 I
                 shall
                 give
                 the
                 Reader
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 divers
                 Degrees
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 in
                 other
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 although
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 are
                 now
                 Extinct
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 ORDERS
                 OF
                 KNIGHTHOOD
                 Which
                 are
                 or
                 were
                 Instituted
                 in
                 PALESTINE
                 AND
                 OTHER
                 Parts
                 of
                 ASIA
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXIV
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Holy
                   Sepulchre
                   in
                   Ierusalem
                   .
                
                 
                   THIS
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   is
                   held
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   most
                   ancient
                   of
                   all
                   those
                   Orders
                   that
                   took
                   their
                   beginning
                   in
                   the
                   Holy
                   Land
                   ;
                   and
                   is
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   instituted
                   about
                   the
                   time
                   that
                   the
                   Temple
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   was
                   regained
                   from
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   in
                   Anno
                   1099.
                   
                
                 
                   Some
                   Authors
                   say
                   ,
                   That
                   Philip
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   Instituter
                   of
                   this
                   Order
                   ;
                   but
                   Favin
                   saith
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   Baldwin
                   the
                   first
                   King
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   who
                   made
                   the
                   Regular
                   Canons
                   (
                   which
                   then
                   resided
                   in
                   a
                   Convent
                   near
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Sepulchre
                   )
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Order
                   ,
                   whose
                   chief
                   Duty
                   was
                   to
                   guard
                   the
                   Holy
                   Sepulchre
                   ;
                   to
                   relieve
                   and
                   protect
                   Pilgrims
                   ;
                   to
                   fight
                   against
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   and
                   Infidels
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   hear
                   Mass
                   every
                   day
                   .
                   The
                   Armorial
                   Ensign
                   belonging
                   unto
                   them
                   was
                   two
                   red
                   Crosses
                   united
                   into
                   one
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   the
                   Christians
                   were
                   expelled
                   the
                   Holy
                   Land
                   ,
                   these
                   Knights
                   settled
                   themselves
                   at
                   Perugia
                   in
                   Italy
                   :
                   But
                   by
                   the
                   Bulls
                   of
                   Pope
                   Innocent
                   the
                   Eighth
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1484.
                   they
                   and
                   all
                   their
                   Goods
                   were
                   annexed
                   and
                   joyned
                   to
                   the
                   Knights
                   Hospitallers
                   ,
                   then
                   residing
                   at
                   Rhodes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Knights
                   Hospitallers
                   of
                   St.
                   
                     John
                     Baptist
                  
                   in
                   Jerusalem
                   ,
                   called
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Rhodes
                   ,
                   now
                   of
                   Malta
                   .
                
                 
                   SOmewhat
                   before
                   the
                   Christians
                   took
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   from
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   ,
                   certain
                   Christian
                   Merchants
                   of
                   Naples
                   ,
                   who
                   traded
                   to
                   these
                   parts
                   ,
                   obtained
                   leave
                   from
                   the
                   Caliph
                   of
                   Egypt
                   (
                   who
                   had
                   then
                   the
                   Government
                   thereof
                   )
                   to
                   dwell
                   near
                   the
                   Sepulchre
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   erect
                   a
                   small
                   House
                   for
                   the
                   entertainment
                   of
                   themselves
                   and
                   Pilgrims
                   ,
                   and
                   called
                   it
                   
                     The
                     Hospital
                     of
                     Christians
                  
                   ;
                   together
                   with
                   a
                   small
                   Oratory
                   dedicated
                   to
                   the
                   blessed
                   Virgin
                   Mary
                   .
                   After
                   that
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   Christians
                   increasing
                   ,
                   they
                   built
                   another
                   House
                   for
                   Women
                   ,
                   and
                   dedicated
                   it
                   to
                   St.
                   
                     Mary
                     Magdalen
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   they
                   built
                   a
                   more
                   large
                   House
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   dedicated
                   to
                   St.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Baptist
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   others
                   being
                   too
                   small
                   for
                   the
                   entertainment
                   of
                   Strangers
                   that
                   thither
                   came
                   for
                   Devotion
                   ,
                   and
                   here
                   they
                   entertained
                   and
                   cured
                   the
                   diseased
                   amongst
                   them
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   their
                   Religion
                   ,
                   Charity
                   ,
                   and
                   Hospitality
                   they
                   began
                   to
                   become
                   eminent
                   ;
                   and
                   having
                   took
                   St.
                   
                     Iohn
                     Baptist
                  
                   for
                   their
                   Patron
                   ,
                   they
                   obtained
                   the
                   title
                   or
                   name
                   of
                   
                     Brethren
                     Hospitallers
                     of
                     St.
                  
                   John
                   Baptist
                   of
                   Jerusalem
                   :
                   Then
                   received
                   they
                   the
                   regular
                   Habit
                   of
                   black
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   white
                   Cross
                   on
                   the
                   Garment
                   near
                   their
                   left
                   Shoulder
                   ,
                   and
                   vowed
                   Obedience
                   ,
                   Poverty
                   ,
                   and
                   Chastity
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Order
                   is
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   first
                   instituted
                   in
                   Anno
                   1099.
                   by
                   one
                   Gerard
                   of
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Tholouse
                   ,
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   a
                   holy
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   large
                   priviledges
                   conferred
                   upon
                   them
                   by
                   King
                   Baldwin
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   who
                   created
                   them
                   Knights
                   ,
                   and
                   permitted
                   them
                   to
                   use
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   fight
                   against
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   and
                   Infidels
                   for
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   the
                   Christian
                   Faith
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   Guardians
                   of
                   the
                   Holy
                   Sepulchre
                   .
                   At
                   this
                   time
                   they
                   acknowledged
                   their
                   Obedience
                   to
                   the
                   Patriarch
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ;
                   but
                   growing
                   in
                   wealth
                   ,
                   they
                   obtained
                   the
                   favour
                   of
                   the
                   Pope
                   to
                   be
                   absolved
                   from
                   their
                   Obedience
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   by
                   Pope
                   Adrian
                   the
                   fourth
                   received
                   under
                   the
                   protection
                   of
                   the
                   Papal
                   See.
                   
                
                 
                   Gerard
                   being
                   dead
                   ,
                   they
                   elected
                   one
                   Raimond
                   for
                   their
                   Rector
                   or
                   great
                   Master
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   authority
                   was
                   given
                   that
                   he
                   should
                   govern
                   and
                   command
                   all
                   Knights
                   of
                   this
                   Order
                   wheresoever
                   dispersed
                   .
                   This
                   Gerard
                   ,
                   after
                   he
                   had
                   digested
                   and
                   enlarged
                   their
                   Laws
                   and
                   Institutions
                   ,
                   divided
                   that
                   whole
                   Body
                   into
                   three
                   Classes
                   ;
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   Knights
                   ,
                   Ecclesiasticks
                   ,
                   and
                   Servants
                   :
                   And
                   since
                   which
                   time
                   the
                   succeeding
                   Great
                   Masters
                   have
                   much
                   added
                   to
                   their
                   Priviledges
                   and
                   Dignities
                   ;
                   and
                   his
                   Title
                   is
                   now
                   
                     The
                     Illustrious
                     Prince
                     of
                  
                   Malta
                   and
                   Goza
                   .
                
                 
                   Saladine
                   having
                   made
                   himself
                   Master
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   these
                   Knights
                   retired
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   Acres
                   ,
                   which
                   being
                   also
                   taken
                   ,
                   they
                   seized
                   upon
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Rhodes
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   continued
                   as
                   Masters
                   ,
                   until
                   forced
                   thence
                   by
                   Solyman
                   the
                   Great
                   in
                   Anno
                   1522.
                   
                   After
                   which
                   they
                   betook
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Malta
                   ,
                   which
                   with
                   Tripoli
                   and
                   Goza
                   were
                   granted
                   to
                   them
                   by
                   the
                   Emperour
                   Charles
                   the
                   ●ifth
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1530.
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   year
                   was
                   confirmed
                   to
                   them
                   by
                   Pope
                   Clement
                   the
                   Seventh
                   :
                   and
                   in
                   this
                   Isle
                   they
                   yet
                   continue
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   as
                   a
                   Bulwark
                   to
                   that
                   part
                   of
                   Christendom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   Templars
                   .
                
                 
                   ABout
                   the
                   year
                   1118.
                   
                   
                     Hugo
                     de
                     Paganes
                     ,
                     Godfrey
                     de
                     St.
                     Omer
                     ,
                  
                   with
                   seven
                   other
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   Devotion
                   went
                   into
                   the
                   Holy
                   Land
                   ,
                   where
                   they
                   determined
                   to
                   erect
                   ,
                   and
                   enter
                   into
                   a
                   Brotherhood
                   ;
                   and
                   being
                   come
                   to
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   they
                   consulted
                   what
                   they
                   should
                   do
                   (
                   though
                   to
                   the
                   hazard
                   of
                   their
                   Lives
                   )
                   that
                   should
                   be
                   a
                   service
                   acceptable
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   praiseworthy
                   of
                   men
                   :
                   And
                   being
                   informed
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   Town
                   of
                   Zaffo
                   there
                   resided
                   many
                   Thieves
                   that
                   used
                   to
                   rob
                   the
                   Pilgrims
                   that
                   resorted
                   to
                   the
                   Holy
                   Sepulchre
                   ,
                   they
                   resolved
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   passage
                   more
                   free
                   by
                   destroying
                   or
                   dispersing
                   these
                   Robbers
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   encouragement
                   of
                   these
                   Gentlemen
                   in
                   so
                   good
                   an
                   undertaking
                   ,
                   the
                   King
                   assigned
                   them
                   lodgings
                   in
                   his
                   Palace
                   adjoyning
                   to
                   
                   Solomon's
                   Temple
                   ,
                   from
                   which
                   place
                   they
                   were
                   called
                   
                     Knights
                     Templars
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   King
                   and
                   Patriarch
                   finding
                   their
                   Actions
                   very
                   successful
                   ,
                   furnished
                   them
                   with
                   many
                   necessary
                   Provisions
                   :
                   And
                   although
                   their
                   charitable
                   Service
                   made
                   them
                   acceptable
                   unto
                   all
                   ,
                   yet
                   for
                   the
                   first
                   Nine
                   years
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   strait
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   were
                   forced
                   to
                   take
                   the
                   Charity
                   of
                   well
                   disposed
                   people
                   ;
                   however
                   there
                   resorted
                   unto
                   them
                   many
                   Christians
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   their
                   number
                   was
                   much
                   encreased
                   .
                   And
                   there
                   being
                   all
                   this
                   while
                   no
                   Habit
                   or
                   Order
                   assigned
                   them
                   ,
                   Pope
                   Honorius
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   request
                   of
                   Stephen
                   Patriarch
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   prescribed
                   unto
                   them
                   an
                   Order
                   of
                   Life
                   ,
                   whereby
                   they
                   were
                   to
                   wear
                   a
                   white
                   Garment
                   ;
                   and
                   Pope
                   Eugenius
                   added
                   thereto
                   a
                   red
                   Cross
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Patriarch
                   they
                   made
                   their
                   Vows
                   of
                   Obedience
                   ,
                   Poverty
                   ,
                   and
                   Chastity
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   live
                   under
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   Regular
                   Canons
                   of
                   St.
                   Augustine
                   .
                   Being
                   thus
                   entred
                   into
                   an
                   Order
                   ,
                   they
                   elected
                   an
                   Head
                   or
                   Great
                   Master
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   process
                   of
                   time
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   daily
                   encrease
                   of
                   their
                   number
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   famous
                   enterprizes
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   for
                   securing
                   the
                   passages
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   for
                   waging
                   War
                   both
                   by
                   Sea
                   and
                   Land
                   against
                   the
                   Infidels
                   ,
                   they
                   became
                   highly
                   favoured
                   of
                   the
                   Christian
                   Princes
                   ,
                   who
                   
                   assigned
                   to
                   them
                   great
                   Revenues
                   to
                   be
                   spent
                   in
                   God's
                   Service
                   ;
                   and
                   in
                   process
                   of
                   time
                   they
                   became
                   exceeding
                   wealthy
                   and
                   powerful
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   they
                   grew
                   proud
                   ,
                   and
                   withdrew
                   themselves
                   from
                   the
                   Obedience
                   of
                   the
                   Patriarch
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   and
                   joyned
                   with
                   the
                   Pope
                   .
                   But
                   in
                   the
                   end
                   they
                   found
                   not
                   the
                   favour
                   from
                   the
                   Pope
                   as
                   they
                   expected
                   ;
                   for
                   by
                   him
                   ,
                   or
                   through
                   his
                   consent
                   ,
                   upon
                   some
                   infamous
                   crimes
                   charged
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   their
                   Lands
                   and
                   Possessions
                   were
                   seized
                   upon
                   ,
                   and
                   otherways
                   disposed
                   of
                   ,
                   their
                   Order
                   suppressed
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   themselves
                   imprisoned
                   ,
                   condemned
                   ,
                   and
                   cruelly
                   executed
                   ;
                   but
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   many
                   Authors
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   unjustly
                   accused
                   by
                   subornation
                   of
                   Witnesses
                   ,
                   meerly
                   to
                   gain
                   their
                   Revenues
                   ,
                   which
                   according
                   to
                   Dr.
                   Heylin
                   ,
                   were
                   exceeding
                   great
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   less
                   than
                   Sixteen
                   thousand
                   Lordships
                   in
                   Europe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   Lazarus
                   .
                
                 
                   THis
                   Order
                   at
                   the
                   first
                   Institution
                   was
                   only
                   a
                   Brotherhood
                   of
                   Religious
                   Monks
                   ,
                   and
                   became
                   an
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   in
                   or
                   about
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   St.
                   Basil
                   ,
                   being
                   first
                   instituted
                   upon
                   a
                   most
                   charitable
                   account
                   ,
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   care
                   of
                   persons
                   infected
                   with
                   the
                   Leprosie
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   a
                   Disease
                   very
                   frequent
                   in
                   the
                   Eastern
                   parts
                   )
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   which
                   they
                   were
                   separated
                   from
                   the
                   Society
                   of
                   men
                   ;
                   and
                   had
                   assigned
                   to
                   them
                   a
                   famous
                   Hospital
                   in
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   called
                   St.
                   Lazarus
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   reception
                   of
                   Lepers
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   through
                   the
                   incursion
                   of
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   and
                   Barbarians
                   in
                   these
                   parts
                   ,
                   this
                   Order
                   was
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   )
                   extinguished
                   ;
                   but
                   when
                   the
                   Latin
                   Princes
                   joyned
                   together
                   in
                   a
                   Holy
                   League
                   to
                   expel
                   them
                   the
                   Holy
                   Land
                   ,
                   these
                   Religious
                   Men
                   entred
                   into
                   a
                   Martial
                   Discipline
                   ,
                   and
                   performed
                   great
                   Service
                   ,
                   insomuch
                   that
                   they
                   gained
                   great
                   fame
                   and
                   esteem
                   of
                   Baldwin
                   the
                   second
                   King
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   time
                   this
                   Order
                   much
                   flourished
                   under
                   the
                   Government
                   of
                   a
                   Great
                   Master
                   :
                   And
                   about
                   the
                   year
                   1150.
                   they
                   made
                   their
                   Vows
                   of
                   Obedience
                   ,
                   Poverty
                   ,
                   and
                   Chastity
                   before
                   William
                   Patriarch
                   of
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   and
                   submitted
                   themselves
                   to
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   St.
                   Benedict
                   :
                   They
                   also
                   constituted
                   several
                   Orders
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   amongst
                   them
                   ;
                   viz.
                   to
                   wear
                   a
                   green
                   Cross
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   all
                   before
                   they
                   entred
                   into
                   this
                   Knighthood
                   ,
                   should
                   prove
                   themselves
                   born
                   in
                   Wedlock
                   of
                   Christian
                   Parents
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   by
                   the
                   Fathers
                   and
                   Mothers
                   side
                   ;
                   also
                   to
                   be
                   of
                   an
                   unblameable
                   life
                   and
                   conversation
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   perform
                   daily
                   certain
                   Religious
                   Ceremonies
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   Bass.
                   
                
                 
                   THese
                   Knights
                   were
                   founded
                   under
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   St.
                   Basil
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   also
                   called
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   Mary
                   .
                   Their
                   Garment
                   was
                   skie
                   colour
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   gold
                   Cross
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   wore
                   before
                   their
                   breast
                   ,
                   having
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   thereof
                   the
                   picture
                   of
                   St.
                   Basil
                   ,
                   their
                   Patron
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   Officers
                   and
                   Servants
                   to
                   the
                   Kings
                   of
                   Armenia
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   St.
                   Katharine
                   at
                   Mount
                   Sinai
                   .
                
                 
                   THE
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   Institution
                   of
                   these
                   Knights
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   about
                   the
                   year
                   of
                   Christ
                   1063.
                   )
                   was
                   to
                   guard
                   and
                   defend
                   the
                   Sepulchre
                   of
                   St.
                   Katharine
                   their
                   Patron
                   (
                   whose
                   Body
                   is
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   buried
                   in
                   Mount
                   Sinai
                   ,
                   near
                   to
                   which
                   place
                   a
                   Monastery
                   was
                   erected
                   and
                   dedicated
                   to
                   her
                   Name
                   )
                   to
                   secure
                   the
                   passage
                   for
                   Travellers
                   who
                   came
                   thither
                   for
                   Devotion
                   sake
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   entertain
                   them
                   during
                   their
                   abode
                   .
                
                 
                   They
                   lived
                   under
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   St.
                   Basil
                   the
                   Great
                   ,
                   vowed
                   Obedience
                   to
                   the
                   Abbot
                   of
                   this
                   Monastery
                   ,
                   and
                   wore
                   a
                   white
                   Garment
                   .
                   But
                   when
                   the
                   Turks
                   became
                   Masters
                   of
                   these
                   parts
                   ,
                   this
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   suffered
                   very
                   much
                   ;
                   notwithstanding
                   ,
                   some
                   Remains
                   of
                   the
                   Order
                   doth
                   yet
                   continue
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Martyrs
                   in
                   Palestine
                   .
                
                 
                   THese
                   Knights
                   followed
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   St
                   Basil
                   ,
                   and
                   wore
                   on
                   their
                   Garments
                   a
                   red
                   Cross
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   whereof
                   (
                   within
                   a
                   Circle
                   )
                   was
                   the
                   Figures
                   of
                   Cosmas
                   and
                   Damianus
                   ,
                   their
                   Saints
                   and
                   Patrons
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   martyred
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   Hospital
                   or
                   place
                   of
                   abode
                   bore
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   their
                   Saints
                   ;
                   where
                   they
                   exercised
                   all
                   Acts
                   of
                   Charity
                   to
                   sick
                   Strangers
                   and
                   people
                   in
                   necessity
                   ;
                   to
                   redeem
                   Captives
                   taken
                   by
                   the
                   Sarazens
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bury
                   the
                   Dead
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   ORDERS
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   SPAIN
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Oak
                     in
                     Navarr
                     .
                  
                   
                     THE
                     Inhabitants
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Navarr
                     being
                     almost
                     over-run
                     by
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     notwithstanding
                     their
                     great
                     Army
                     raised
                     to
                     oppose
                     them
                     ,
                     for
                     that
                     they
                     wanted
                     an
                     experienced
                     General
                     to
                     command
                     them
                     ;
                     at
                     length
                     one
                     
                       Don
                       Garcia
                       Ximenes
                    
                     (
                     who
                     had
                     betook
                     himself
                     to
                     a
                     religious
                     and
                     solitary
                     Life
                     )
                     was
                     perswaded
                     to
                     take
                     upon
                     him
                     that
                     Command
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     Christ
                     722.
                     
                     And
                     as
                     he
                     was
                     marching
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     to
                     fight
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     there
                     appeared
                     to
                     him
                     from
                     the
                     top
                     of
                     an
                     Oaken
                     Tree
                     the
                     sign
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     adored
                     by
                     an
                     innumerable
                     quantity
                     of
                     Angels
                     .
                     In
                     this
                     Battel
                     he
                     gained
                     so
                     signal
                     a
                     Victory
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     people
                     elected
                     him
                     their
                     King
                     ;
                     and
                     shortly
                     after
                     he
                     instituted
                     this
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     investing
                     therewith
                     the
                     Nobles
                     ,
                     and
                     persons
                     of
                     Renown
                     in
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     whom
                     he
                     obliged
                     to
                     defend
                     the
                     Christian
                     Faith
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     own
                     Obedience
                     to
                     him
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     Kings
                     of
                     Navarr
                     .
                     The
                     Habit
                     that
                     he
                     assigned
                     them
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Garment
                     ,
                     having
                     thereon
                     a
                     plain
                     red
                     Cross
                     set
                     on
                     the
                     top
                     of
                     an
                     Oaken
                     Tree
                     in
                     its
                     Verdure
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Lilly
                     in
                     Navarr
                     .
                  
                   
                     GRacius
                     King
                     of
                     Navarr
                     ,
                     the
                     sixth
                     of
                     that
                     Name
                     ,
                     lying
                     in
                     a
                     languishing
                     and
                     sick
                     Condition
                     ,
                     sent
                     to
                     St.
                     
                       Saviour
                       de
                       Lyra
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     places
                     of
                     Devotion
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     end
                     that
                     prayers
                     might
                     be
                     made
                     for
                     his
                     Recovery
                     :
                     In
                     which
                     time
                     in
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Naiera
                     (
                     where
                     he
                     kept
                     usually
                     his
                     Court
                     )
                     there
                     was
                     found
                     the
                     Image
                     of
                     our
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     issuing
                     out
                     of
                     a
                     Lilly
                     ,
                     holding
                     her
                     Son
                     betwixt
                     her
                     Arms
                     ,
                     and
                     suddenly
                     after
                     (
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     believe
                     the
                     Story
                     )
                     the
                     King
                     not
                     only
                     recovered
                     his
                     health
                     ,
                     but
                     divers
                     other
                     Miracles
                     were
                     done
                     on
                     diseased
                     people
                     in
                     that
                     place
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     honour
                     whereof
                     the
                     King
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1048.
                     )
                     erected
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     which
                     consisted
                     of
                     Eight
                     and
                     thirty
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     himself
                     was
                     Sovereign
                     ,
                     as
                     were
                     his
                     Successors
                     to
                     be
                     after
                     him
                     .
                     The
                     Badge
                     which
                     these
                     Knights
                     daily
                     wore
                     on
                     their
                     Breasts
                     was
                     a
                     Lilly
                     embroidered
                     in
                     Silver
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     Festival
                     days
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     double
                     Chain
                     of
                     Gold
                     interlaced
                     
                     with
                     Letters
                     M.
                     after
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     a
                     Gothish
                     Letter
                     ,
                     with
                     an
                     enamelled
                     Lilly
                     in
                     an
                     Oval
                     Medal
                     hanging
                     at
                     it
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     Habit
                     was
                     white
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Band.
                     
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     first
                     erected
                     by
                     Alphonso
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1368.
                     and
                     for
                     this
                     reason
                     ;
                     The
                     King
                     considering
                     that
                     he
                     had
                     many
                     Enemies
                     to
                     deal
                     with
                     ,
                     for
                     his
                     better
                     security
                     ,
                     thought
                     it
                     convenient
                     to
                     institute
                     an
                     Order
                     of
                     Knights
                     ,
                     making
                     himself
                     Master
                     thereof
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     did
                     a
                     little
                     before
                     his
                     Coronation
                     in
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Burgos
                     in
                     great
                     Solemnity
                     ;
                     the
                     whole
                     Night
                     being
                     spent
                     in
                     the
                     Monastery
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Mary
                       Royal
                    
                     in
                     watching
                     and
                     prayer
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     day
                     following
                     ,
                     after
                     Mass
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     invested
                     with
                     a
                     red
                     Ribon
                     of
                     about
                     three
                     Inches
                     broad
                     ,
                     which
                     went
                     cross
                     their
                     left
                     Shoulders
                     like
                     our
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     Badge
                     from
                     whence
                     these
                     Knights
                     took
                     their
                     Name
                     .
                     Their
                     Articles
                     are
                     at
                     large
                     set
                     down
                     by
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Segar
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     being
                     too
                     many
                     to
                     repeat
                     ,
                     are
                     here
                     omitted
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Dove
                     in
                     Castile
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     Favin
                     ,
                     was
                     first
                     instituted
                     by
                     Iohn
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Castile
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     1379.
                     in
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Segovia
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     composed
                     of
                     peeces
                     which
                     represented
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     the
                     Sun
                     in
                     his
                     Glory
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     hung
                     a
                     golden
                     Dove
                     enamelled
                     white
                     ,
                     and
                     encircled
                     with
                     rayes
                     :
                     But
                     the
                     King
                     dying
                     the
                     same
                     year
                     ,
                     and
                     before
                     it
                     was
                     well
                     received
                     ,
                     it
                     became
                     of
                     no
                     great
                     esteem
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ordo
                     de
                     la
                     Scama
                     in
                     Castile
                     .
                  
                   
                     JOHN
                     the
                     second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Castile
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     stirring
                     up
                     his
                     Nobles
                     to
                     assist
                     him
                     in
                     his
                     Wars
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1420.
                     did
                     erect
                     this
                     order
                     ,
                     which
                     took
                     so
                     good
                     effect
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     a
                     short
                     time
                     the
                     Moors
                     were
                     subdued
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     ,
                     according
                     to
                     
                       Ios.
                       Micheli
                    
                     ,
                     was
                     a
                     Cross
                     composed
                     of
                     Scales
                     of
                     F●shes
                     ,
                     from
                     which
                     it
                     seemeth
                     to
                     have
                     took
                     its
                     Name
                     ;
                     for
                     Scama
                     in
                     the
                     Spanish
                     signifies
                     the
                     Scale
                     of
                     a
                     Fish.
                     These
                     Knights
                     were
                     obliged
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     to
                     accompany
                     the
                     King
                     in
                     the
                     Wars
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     die
                     in
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     .
                     Their
                     Rules
                     and
                     Statutes
                     for
                     their
                     Government
                     were
                     ordained
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     King
                     ,
                     upon
                     whose
                     death
                     this
                     Order
                     lost
                     much
                     of
                     its
                     splendor
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Lilly
                     in
                     Aragon
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     by
                     Ferdinand
                     King
                     of
                     Aragon
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1403.
                     and
                     dedicated
                     to
                     the
                     honour
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     ,
                     in
                     token
                     of
                     a
                     signal
                     Victory
                     which
                     this
                     King
                     obtained
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     was
                     composed
                     of
                     Bough-pots
                     fill'd
                     with
                     white
                     Lillies
                     ,
                     interlaced
                     with
                     Griffons
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Mount-joy
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     first
                     instituted
                     in
                     the
                     Holy
                     Land
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     securing
                     these
                     parts
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     and
                     Sarazens
                     ,
                     and
                     lay
                     in
                     Garison
                     in
                     a
                     Castle
                     built
                     on
                     the
                     point
                     of
                     a
                     Mountain
                     near
                     Ierusalem
                     :
                     And
                     after
                     the
                     loss
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Land
                     ,
                     these
                     Knights
                     retired
                     into
                     Spain
                     ,
                     and
                     performed
                     good
                     Service
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ;
                     but
                     in
                     process
                     of
                     time
                     this
                     Order
                     fell
                     to
                     decay
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     incorporated
                     into
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Calatrava
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     red
                     short
                     Mantle
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     their
                     Breasts
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     white
                     Star
                     with
                     five
                     Rayes
                     .
                     They
                     observed
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Benedict
                     ;
                     which
                     afterwards
                     was
                     changed
                     to
                     that
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     ,
                     and
                     vowed
                     Poverty
                     ,
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     and
                     Obedience
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Acon
                     ,
                     or
                     Acres
                     .
                  
                   
                     IN
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Acon
                     these
                     Knights
                     resided
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     used
                     all
                     Duties
                     of
                     Charity
                     to
                     Pilgrims
                     that
                     went
                     to
                     the
                     Holy
                     Land.
                     They
                     assumed
                     the
                     exercise
                     of
                     Arms
                     in
                     imitation
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     Hospitallers
                     :
                     They
                     followed
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     ,
                     and
                     wore
                     a
                     black
                     Garment
                     ,
                     whereon
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Cross
                     Pattee
                     ;
                     but
                     
                       Ios.
                       Micheli
                       Marquez
                    
                     saith
                     it
                     was
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     thereof
                     stood
                     the
                     figures
                     of
                     St.
                     Iohn
                     and
                     St.
                     Thomas
                     .
                  
                   
                     After
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Acon
                     was
                     taken
                     ,
                     they
                     removed
                     into
                     Spain
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     flourished
                     ,
                     receiving
                     great
                     favour
                     from
                     Alphonsus
                     the
                     Astrologer
                     ,
                     K.
                     of
                     Castile
                     ;
                     but
                     after
                     his
                     death
                     by
                     little
                     and
                     little
                     they
                     decayed
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     end
                     were
                     united
                     to
                     the
                     Knights
                     Hospitallers
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     James
                     in
                     Galicia
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     (
                     called
                     by
                     the
                     Spaniards
                     
                       Cavalieri
                       di
                       san
                       Iago
                    
                     )
                     is
                     of
                     great
                     esteem
                     amongst
                     them
                     ;
                     and
                     was
                     first
                     erected
                     upon
                     this
                     occasion
                     :
                     When
                     the
                     Arabians
                     had
                     almost
                     subdued
                     the
                     Country
                     ,
                     the
                     remainder
                     of
                     the
                     Spanish
                     people
                     refusing
                     to
                     live
                     under
                     the
                     Obedience
                     of
                     so
                     barbarous
                     a
                     Nation
                     ,
                     retired
                     unto
                     the
                     Mountains
                     of
                     Asturia
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     settled
                     a
                     Government
                     ;
                     and
                     after
                     their
                     abode
                     there
                     some
                     few
                     years
                     certain
                     Nobles
                     or
                     Gentlemen
                     of
                     great
                     quality
                     (
                     to
                     the
                     number
                     of
                     Thirteen
                     )
                     upon
                     a
                     serious
                     consultation
                     to
                     regain
                     their
                     Country
                     ,
                     resolved
                     to
                     enter
                     into
                     a
                     Fraternity
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     begin
                     a
                     War
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     and
                     Barbarians
                     .
                     The
                     Ensign
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     was
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     in
                     form
                     of
                     a
                     Sword
                     ,
                     with
                     an
                     Escallop
                     Shell
                     on
                     it
                     ,
                     in
                     imitation
                     of
                     the
                     Badge
                     of
                     the
                     Pilgrims
                     that
                     go
                     to
                     Ierusalem
                     to
                     the
                     Sepulchre
                     of
                     St.
                     Iames
                     the
                     Apostle
                     .
                     They
                     elected
                     one
                     chief
                     Governour
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     called
                     Great
                     Master
                     ,
                     who
                     with
                     the
                     Thirteen
                     other
                     Knights
                     had
                     power
                     to
                     choose
                     or
                     remove
                     any
                     Knight
                     at
                     their
                     discretion
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     make
                     Statutes
                     and
                     Orders
                     for
                     the
                     well
                     Government
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Society
                     at
                     their
                     Day
                     of
                     Meeting
                     (
                     which
                     is
                     Annually
                     )
                     on
                     the
                     Feast
                     day
                     of
                     All-Saints
                     in
                     great
                     State
                     ,
                     having
                     large
                     Revenues
                     to
                     support
                     their
                     Grandure
                     ;
                     this
                     Order
                     being
                     esteemed
                     the
                     chiefest
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Saviour
                     in
                     Aragon
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       DON
                       Alphonso
                    
                     ,
                     for
                     his
                     better
                     enabling
                     to
                     force
                     the
                     Moors
                     out
                     of
                     Aragon
                     (
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1118.
                     )
                     did
                     erect
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     electing
                     a
                     certain
                     number
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     chose
                     out
                     of
                     those
                     Spanish
                     and
                     French
                     Nobles
                     ,
                     that
                     assisted
                     him
                     in
                     his
                     Wars
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ;
                     which
                     Honour
                     engaged
                     them
                     to
                     pursue
                     the
                     War
                     against
                     them
                     the
                     more
                     vigorously
                     .
                     The
                     Moors
                     being
                     subdued
                     ,
                     King
                     Alphonso
                     established
                     these
                     Knights
                     in
                     the
                     place
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     in
                     Montreal
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     a
                     rule
                     of
                     living
                     somewhat
                     conformable
                     unto
                     them
                     (
                     save
                     only
                     to
                     marry
                     )
                     and
                     were
                     obliged
                     to
                     support
                     and
                     defend
                     the
                     Holy
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     Christian
                     Faith
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Mantle
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     their
                     Breast
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     red
                     Cross.
                     But
                     when
                     the
                     Moors
                     were
                     expelled
                     (
                     being
                     the
                     chief
                     end
                     for
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     instituted
                     )
                     these
                     Knights
                     were
                     laid
                     aside
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     leastwise
                     not
                     regarded
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Revenues
                     joyned
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Julian
                       de
                       Pereyro
                    
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     Alcantara
                     .
                  
                   
                     THese
                     Knights
                     take
                     their
                     name
                     from
                     the
                     place
                     of
                     their
                     Institution
                     ,
                     viz.
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Alcantara
                     in
                     Castiglia
                     (
                     seated
                     on
                     the
                     Tago
                     )
                     where
                     they
                     had
                     a
                     stately
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     richly
                     endowed
                     :
                     They
                     had
                     many
                     Priviledges
                     and
                     Orders
                     observed
                     amongst
                     them
                     ;
                     their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     black
                     Garment
                     ,
                     having
                     on
                     the
                     Breast
                     a
                     green
                     Cross
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     first
                     great
                     Master
                     was
                     Ferdinando
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Leon
                     and
                     Galicia
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1176.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Calatrava
                     in
                     Castile
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     ancient
                     Order
                     was
                     first
                     instituted
                     by
                     
                       Don
                       Sanchio
                    
                     the
                     third
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Toledo
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     Christ
                     1158.
                     and
                     took
                     its
                     Name
                     from
                     the
                     Castle
                     Calatrava
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     a
                     Frontire
                     both
                     of
                     Toledo
                     and
                     Castile
                     ;
                     which
                     place
                     the
                     Moors
                     took
                     upon
                     their
                     Victory
                     they
                     obtained
                     against
                     
                       Don
                       Rodrigro
                    
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     714.
                     but
                     after
                     above
                     Four
                     hundred
                     years
                     continuance
                     they
                     were
                     forced
                     thence
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     place
                     given
                     to
                     the
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     by
                     
                       Don
                       Alphonso
                    
                     Emperor
                     of
                     Spain
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     maintained
                     as
                     a
                     Garison
                     against
                     the
                     Incursion
                     of
                     the
                     Moors
                     ;
                     but
                     they
                     not
                     being
                     able
                     to
                     maintain
                     and
                     defend
                     it
                     ,
                     withdrew
                     their
                     Garison
                     ;
                     upon
                     which
                     ,
                     lest
                     the
                     Moors
                     should
                     become
                     Masters
                     of
                     it
                     again
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     by
                     his
                     Charter
                     gave
                     the
                     said
                     Castle
                     and
                     Village
                     to
                     one
                     
                       Don
                       Raymund
                    
                     ,
                     formerly
                     a
                     Knight
                     of
                     great
                     Fame
                     ,
                     and
                     then
                     Abbot
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Mary
                       de
                       Fitero
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     fortified
                     it
                     ,
                     and
                     began
                     the
                     said
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     which
                     flourished
                     very
                     much
                     ,
                     and
                     became
                     exceeding
                     powerful
                     ,
                     so
                     that
                     the
                     Moors
                     durst
                     not
                     make
                     any
                     further
                     Attempt
                     .
                     The
                     Habit
                     that
                     they
                     wore
                     was
                     a
                     black
                     Garment
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     on
                     their
                     Breast
                     ,
                     and
                     had
                     many
                     great
                     Priviledges
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     great
                     Possessions
                     in
                     divers
                     places
                     of
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Truxillo
                     ,
                     or
                     Trugillo
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     took
                     its
                     appellation
                     from
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Trugillo
                     ,
                     seated
                     in
                     Estremadura
                     in
                     Spain
                     ;
                     but
                     as
                     for
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     its
                     Institution
                     Writers
                     are
                     silent
                     in
                     ;
                     but
                     certain
                     it
                     is
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     in
                     being
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1227.
                     for
                     one
                     
                       Don
                       Arias
                       Perez
                       Dallego
                    
                     ,
                     then
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     ,
                     took
                     this
                     City
                     from
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     settled
                     a
                     Brotherhood
                     of
                     Knights
                     and
                     Priests
                     ,
                     who
                     lived
                     after
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     a
                     Convent
                     ,
                     but
                     what
                     was
                     their
                     Badge
                     or
                     Habit
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     Orders
                     were
                     observed
                     amongst
                     them
                     ,
                     is
                     also
                     not
                     certainly
                     known
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     our
                     Lady
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     St
                     George
                     of
                     Montesa
                     in
                     Valencia
                  
                   
                     THese
                     Knights
                     took
                     their
                     rise
                     from
                     the
                     dissolution
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     in
                     Valencia
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     instituted
                     by
                     Iames
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Aragon
                     and
                     Valencia
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1317.
                     for
                     the
                     better
                     defence
                     of
                     his
                     Kingdoms
                     against
                     the
                     Inroads
                     of
                     the
                     Moors
                     ;
                     but
                     were
                     subject
                     to
                     those
                     of
                     Calatrava
                     before
                     spoken
                     of
                     .
                     The
                     place
                     assigned
                     them
                     for
                     their
                     abode
                     was
                     at
                     Montesa
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     had
                     a
                     Colledge
                     built
                     and
                     dedicated
                     to
                     St.
                     George
                     by
                     the
                     Pope
                     at
                     the
                     instance
                     of
                     the
                     King.
                     The
                     Statutes
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     are
                     the
                     same
                     as
                     those
                     of
                     Calatrava
                     ;
                     they
                     vowed
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     ;
                     their
                     Habit
                     was
                     white
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     plain
                     red
                     Cross
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     first
                     Master
                     was
                     
                       Guilielmus
                       de
                       Eril
                    
                     ,
                     a
                     valiant
                     Souldier
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Mary
                       de
                       Merced
                    
                     in
                     Aragon
                     .
                  
                   
                     JAMES
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Aragon
                     ,
                     although
                     for
                     his
                     Conquests
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     was
                     Surnamed
                     the
                     Invincible
                     ;
                     yet
                     had
                     he
                     the
                     ill
                     fate
                     to
                     be
                     a
                     Prisoner
                     to
                     Simon
                     Earl
                     of
                     Montfort
                     in
                     France
                     ,
                     where
                     he
                     suffered
                     many
                     troubles
                     ,
                     and
                     indured
                     great
                     hardship
                     ,
                     which
                     made
                     him
                     throughly
                     sensible
                     of
                     the
                     Miserie
                     's
                     the
                     Christians
                     indured
                     under
                     the
                     tyranny
                     of
                     the
                     Moors
                     .
                     Whereupon
                     he
                     made
                     a
                     Vow
                     to
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     ,
                     that
                     when
                     he
                     was
                     freed
                     from
                     his
                     Captivity
                     ,
                     he
                     would
                     endeavour
                     the
                     Redemption
                     of
                     the
                     Captive
                     Christians
                     :
                     And
                     being
                     set
                     at
                     liberty
                     ,
                     he
                     heaped
                     up
                     great
                     Sums
                     to
                     be
                     imployed
                     accordingly
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     advice
                     of
                     
                       Raymond
                       de
                       Penafort
                    
                     his
                     Confessor
                     ,
                     a
                     Dominican
                     Frier
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Pedro
                       Nolasco
                    
                     a
                     Noble
                     Cavalier
                     ,
                     he
                     founded
                     an
                     Order
                     of
                     Knights
                     in
                     Barcelona
                     ,
                     called
                     
                       la
                       Neuva
                       Merced
                    
                     ,
                     so
                     named
                     by
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     a
                     Vision
                     appeared
                     at
                     one
                     and
                     the
                     same
                     time
                     in
                     one
                     Night
                     to
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     to
                     Raymond
                     ,
                     and
                     Nolasco
                     ,
                     giving
                     this
                     Order
                     its
                     Name
                     ,
                     and
                     directing
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     whole
                     Institution
                     ,
                     because
                     of
                     the
                     great
                     good
                     which
                     the
                     Christian
                     Captives
                     should
                     receive
                     by
                     this
                     means
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     was
                     founded
                     in
                     Anno
                     1218.
                     and
                     their
                     Feast
                     day
                     for
                     the
                     celebrating
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     was
                     Annually
                     on
                     St.
                     Laurence
                     the
                     Martyr
                     in
                     August
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     Coat
                     and
                     Scapular
                     of
                     Ordinary
                     white
                     Cloth
                     ,
                     and
                     garnished
                     with
                     Ribons
                     and
                     Cordons
                     ,
                     wherewith
                     they
                     fastned
                     it
                     about
                     their
                     Necks
                     ;
                     and
                     from
                     the
                     upper
                     part
                     thereof
                     was
                     a
                     Cap
                     that
                     covered
                     half
                     their
                     Head
                     ,
                     but
                     the
                     Monks
                     wore
                     their
                     Coats
                     and
                     Scapulars
                     much
                     longer
                     than
                     the
                     Knights
                     .
                     These
                     Knights
                     professed
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     and
                     Obedience
                     to
                     their
                     Superiors
                     .
                     The
                     first
                     General
                     or
                     Master
                     was
                     
                       Pedro
                       Nolasco
                    
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     sent
                     into
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Valencia
                     to
                     redeem
                     Captives
                     ;
                     which
                     Journey
                     proved
                     so
                     successful
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     the
                     space
                     of
                     six
                     years
                     he
                     ransomed
                     no
                     less
                     than
                     Four
                     hundred
                     ;
                     nor
                     cease
                     they
                     to
                     send
                     abroad
                     their
                     Agents
                     to
                     
                       Algier
                       ,
                       Fess
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     places
                     for
                     Redemption
                     of
                     Christian
                     Captives
                     .
                     And
                     being
                     an
                     Order
                     thus
                     Charitable
                     ,
                     great
                     sums
                     of
                     Money
                     are
                     Annually
                     collected
                     and
                     put
                     into
                     their
                     Hands
                     for
                     that
                     use
                     ;
                     and
                     few
                     die
                     (
                     of
                     any
                     account
                     )
                     in
                     Spain
                     ,
                     but
                     bequeath
                     a
                     Legacy
                     to
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     insomuch
                     that
                     they
                     have
                     great
                     Revenues
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Rosary
                     in
                     
                     Toledo
                     ●
                  
                   
                     THE
                     Country
                     of
                     Toledo
                     being
                     grievously
                     oppressed
                     by
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     Roderick
                     Archbishop
                     thereof
                     ,
                     assembled
                     together
                     the
                     Nobles
                     and
                     Chiefs
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     ,
                     and
                     told
                     them
                     of
                     the
                     great
                     necessity
                     to
                     give
                     their
                     assistance
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Country
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     extirpation
                     of
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     readily
                     imbraced
                     ,
                     and
                     many
                     of
                     the
                     Nobles
                     entred
                     into
                     this
                     Order
                     ;
                     which
                     was
                     instituted
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Catholick
                     Religion
                     ,
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     say
                     continually
                     a
                     Rosary
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Lady
                     .
                     They
                     were
                     of
                     the
                     Dominican
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     our
                     Lady
                     of
                     the
                     Rosary
                     upon
                     a
                     Cross
                     flory
                     ,
                     quarterly
                     Argent
                     and
                     Sable
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   ORDERS
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   FLANDERS
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Golden
                     Fleece
                     ,
                     called
                     
                       Toizon
                       d'Or
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Philip
                     Duke
                     of
                     Burgundy
                     ,
                     and
                     Earl
                     of
                     Flanders
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1429.
                     being
                     moved
                     thereto
                     with
                     devout
                     Zeal
                     to
                     undertake
                     the
                     Conquest
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Land
                     :
                     The
                     Patron
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     St.
                     Andrew
                     :
                     The
                     Sovereign
                     ,
                     he
                     to
                     whom
                     the
                     Dukedom
                     of
                     Burgundy
                     doth
                     lawfully
                     descend
                     .
                     The
                     number
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     at
                     the
                     first
                     Election
                     were
                     Four
                     and
                     twenty
                     besides
                     the
                     Sovereign
                     ;
                     all
                     of
                     Noble
                     Blood
                     ;
                     which
                     were
                     afterwards
                     much
                     increased
                     by
                     the
                     Emperor
                     Charles
                     the
                     Fifth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     a
                     Cassock
                     of
                     crimson
                     Velvet
                     ,
                     and
                     over
                     it
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     lined
                     with
                     white
                     ,
                     which
                     openeth
                     on
                     the
                     right
                     side
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     turned
                     upon
                     the
                     left
                     over
                     the
                     Shoulder
                     ,
                     embroidered
                     round
                     about
                     with
                     a
                     Bordure
                     of
                     Flames
                     ,
                     Fusils
                     ,
                     and
                     Fleeces
                     ;
                     and
                     a
                     Hood
                     of
                     crimson
                     Velvet
                     on
                     their
                     Heads
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     is
                     of
                     Gold
                     wrought
                     of
                     Flames
                     and
                     Fusils
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Toizon
                     or
                     Figure
                     of
                     a
                     Golden
                     Fleece
                     which
                     Iason
                     won
                     at
                     Colchos
                     ,
                     or
                     as
                     some
                     suppose
                     ,
                     
                     Gideon's
                     Fleece
                     ,
                     which
                     signifies
                     Fidelity
                     or
                     Justice
                     uncorrupted
                     .
                     And
                     this
                     Collar
                     or
                     Toizon
                     they
                     are
                     obliged
                     upon
                     a
                     Penalty
                     always
                     to
                     wear
                     ,
                     not
                     to
                     make
                     any
                     alterations
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     sell
                     or
                     exchange
                     it
                     is
                     deemed
                     most
                     unlawful
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Sovereign
                     hath
                     in
                     himself
                     authority
                     absolutely
                     to
                     give
                     and
                     bestow
                     this
                     Honour
                     ,
                     when
                     and
                     to
                     whom
                     he
                     pleaseth
                     :
                     And
                     whosoever
                     entreth
                     into
                     the
                     said
                     Dignity
                     ,
                     must
                     first
                     renounce
                     all
                     other
                     Orders
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ;
                     nevertheless
                     all
                     Emperors
                     ,
                     Kings
                     ,
                     and
                     Dukes
                     are
                     excepted
                     ,
                     unto
                     whom
                     it
                     is
                     dispenced
                     that
                     they
                     may
                     wear
                     the
                     Ensigns
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     if
                     they
                     be
                     the
                     chief
                     of
                     their
                     own
                     Order
                     .
                     These
                     ,
                     with
                     other
                     Statutes
                     and
                     Ordinances
                     ,
                     the
                     Knights
                     are
                     sworn
                     to
                     observe
                     and
                     keep
                     .
                     The
                     day
                     of
                     their
                     Assembly
                     was
                     first
                     on
                     St.
                     Andrews
                     day
                     ,
                     which
                     since
                     was
                     changed
                     to
                     the
                     Second
                     of
                     May
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     but
                     once
                     in
                     three
                     years
                     ,
                     unless
                     the
                     Sovereign
                     otherwise
                     pleaseth
                     .
                  
                   
                     To
                     this
                     Order
                     doth
                     belong
                     four
                     principal
                     Officers
                     ;
                     viz.
                     a
                     Chancellor
                     ,
                     a
                     Treasurer
                     ,
                     a
                     Register
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     King
                     at
                     Arms
                     ,
                     called
                     
                       Toizon
                       d'Or
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   ORDERS
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   PORTUGAL
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     d'
                     Avis
                     .
                  
                   
                     IN
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     
                       Don
                       Alphonso
                       Henriquez
                    
                     ,
                     first
                     King
                     of
                     Portugal
                     ,
                     gained
                     from
                     the
                     Moors
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Evora
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     fortifying
                     and
                     securing
                     of
                     this
                     Garison
                     ,
                     he
                     sent
                     thither
                     several
                     brave
                     Commanders
                     ,
                     who
                     took
                     upon
                     them
                     the
                     Title
                     of
                     
                       Knights
                       of
                       St.
                       Mary
                    
                     of
                     Evora
                     ,
                     who
                     not
                     long
                     after
                     were
                     called
                     Knights
                     
                       d'
                       Avis
                    
                     from
                     a
                     Castle
                     of
                     that
                     Name
                     ,
                     seated
                     on
                     the
                     Frontiers
                     of
                     Portugal
                     ,
                     which
                     the
                     King
                     gave
                     to
                     
                       Ferdinando
                       de
                       Yannes
                    
                     ,
                     Master
                     of
                     Evora
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     Castle
                     he
                     and
                     his
                     Brethren
                     removed
                     from
                     Evora
                     .
                     The
                     Badge
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     a
                     green
                     Cross
                     flory
                     ,
                     like
                     those
                     of
                     Calatrava
                     .
                     They
                     took
                     upon
                     them
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Benedict
                     ;
                     and
                     none
                     were
                     to
                     be
                     admitted
                     into
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     but
                     such
                     as
                     were
                     Gentlemen
                     by
                     the
                     Fathers
                     and
                     Mothers
                     side
                     two
                     Descents
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Wing
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       DON
                       Alphonso
                       Henriquez
                    
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Portugal
                     ,
                     being
                     sorely
                     oppressed
                     by
                     Albara
                     the
                     Moor
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Savil
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     freeing
                     his
                     Country
                     ,
                     raised
                     an
                     Army
                     ;
                     and
                     before
                     he
                     gave
                     them
                     Battel
                     ,
                     commanded
                     all
                     his
                     Souldiers
                     to
                     pray
                     to
                     their
                     particular
                     Saints
                     for
                     happy
                     Deliverance
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     King
                     offered
                     up
                     his
                     Prayers
                     to
                     St.
                     Michael
                     the
                     Arch-angel
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     Saint
                     he
                     was
                     much
                     devoted
                     unto
                     .
                     When
                     the
                     Armies
                     were
                     engaged
                     ,
                     St.
                     Michael
                     (
                     as
                     the
                     Story
                     goes
                     )
                     appeared
                     on
                     the
                     King's
                     right
                     side
                     ,
                     and
                     fought
                     against
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     routed
                     ,
                     and
                     lost
                     the
                     day
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     Commemoration
                     of
                     this
                     great
                     Victory
                     ,
                     at
                     his
                     return
                     home
                     (
                     which
                     was
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1171.
                     or
                     thereabouts
                     )
                     he
                     instituted
                     this
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     who
                     for
                     their
                     Badge
                     had
                     a
                     red
                     Sword
                     cross'd
                     with
                     Flowers
                     de
                     lis
                     ,
                     and
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Quis
                       ut
                       Deus
                    
                     .
                     These
                     Knights
                     (
                     before
                     their
                     growing
                     out
                     of
                     use
                     )
                     were
                     of
                     the
                     
                     Cistertian
                     Order
                     ,
                     followed
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Benedict
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     their
                     Obligation
                     were
                     to
                     secure
                     the
                     Borders
                     of
                     the
                     Countries
                     against
                     the
                     Incursions
                     of
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     to
                     defend
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     succour
                     the
                     Widows
                     and
                     Fatherless
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     James
                     .
                  
                   
                     THE
                     Portugals
                     being
                     still
                     oppressed
                     by
                     the
                     Moors
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     
                       Don
                       Denys
                    
                     the
                     Sixth
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     his
                     great
                     affection
                     to
                     relieve
                     his
                     people
                     ,
                     did
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1310.
                     institute
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     Assistance
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     (
                     which
                     were
                     victorious
                     in
                     divers
                     Battels
                     )
                     at
                     length
                     he
                     quitted
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     them
                     ;
                     for
                     which
                     signal
                     Service
                     they
                     had
                     many
                     priviledges
                     conferred
                     upon
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     which
                     caused
                     them
                     much
                     to
                     flourish
                     .
                     They
                     profess
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     Hospitality
                     ,
                     and
                     Obedience
                     :
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     red
                     Sword
                     ,
                     like
                     that
                     of
                     St.
                     Iames
                     in
                     Galicia
                     :
                     Their
                     Habit
                     is
                     white
                     ;
                     and
                     none
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     admitted
                     until
                     they
                     have
                     proved
                     their
                     Gentility
                     by
                     Blood.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Christ.
                     
                  
                   
                     THE
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     being
                     dissolved
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Estates
                     confiscated
                     ,
                     
                       Don
                       Denys
                    
                     King
                     of
                     Portugal
                     ,
                     sent
                     to
                     Pope
                     Iohn
                     the
                     Two
                     and
                     twentieth
                     ,
                     to
                     desire
                     that
                     an
                     Order
                     of
                     Knights
                     might
                     be
                     instituted
                     in
                     
                       Castro
                       Marin
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     a
                     Frontier
                     Town
                     of
                     the
                     Enemy
                     ,
                     and
                     very
                     commodious
                     for
                     the
                     building
                     a
                     Fort
                     for
                     the
                     resisting
                     the
                     Neighbouring
                     Moors
                     which
                     did
                     much
                     annoy
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     which
                     request
                     seemed
                     so
                     reasonable
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     Pope
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1319.
                     )
                     instituted
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     commanding
                     that
                     they
                     should
                     observe
                     the
                     Cistertian
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     enjoy
                     the
                     same
                     Priviledges
                     and
                     Indulgences
                     formerly
                     granted
                     to
                     their
                     Great
                     Master
                     and
                     Knights
                     ;
                     that
                     they
                     should
                     take
                     the
                     Oath
                     of
                     Fidelity
                     ;
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     possessions
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Portugal
                     formerly
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     should
                     belong
                     to
                     these
                     Knights
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     obliged
                     to
                     make
                     War
                     against
                     the
                     Neighbouring
                     Moors
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     black
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Cross
                     Pattee
                     ,
                     Gules
                     ,
                     charged
                     with
                     another
                     of
                     Argent
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     on
                     their
                     Breasts
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   ORDERS
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   FRANCE
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Iesus
                     Christ.
                     
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1206.
                     by
                     St.
                     Dominick
                     ,
                     chiesly
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     Albigenses
                     or
                     Hereticks
                     ,
                     and
                     prescribed
                     to
                     them
                     a
                     white
                     Habit
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Cross
                     flory
                     ,
                     quarterly
                     Sable
                     and
                     Argent
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     worn
                     upon
                     their
                     Breasts
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     they
                     should
                     elect
                     a
                     Master
                     ;
                     and
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     approved
                     of
                     by
                     Pope
                     Innocent
                     the
                     Third
                     in
                     Anno
                     1215.
                     
                     They
                     professed
                     Obedience
                     and
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     .
                     When
                     their
                     business
                     was
                     ended
                     for
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     instituted
                     ,
                     they
                     laid
                     away
                     their
                     Arms
                     ,
                     and
                     wholly
                     devoted
                     themselves
                     to
                     a
                     Religious
                     Life
                     ,
                     and
                     admitted
                     into
                     their
                     Society
                     Widows
                     and
                     Virgins
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Passion
                     of
                     Iesus
                     Christ.
                     
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Charles
                     King
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     Richard
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Re-conquest
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Land
                     ,
                     the
                     overthrow
                     of
                     the
                     Enemies
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     advancement
                     of
                     the
                     Catholick
                     Faith
                     amongst
                     the
                     Eastern
                     people
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     chief
                     Convent
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Chivalry
                     (
                     which
                     was
                     to
                     be
                     beautified
                     with
                     stately
                     Structures
                     ,
                     as
                     Palaces
                     ,
                     a
                     Castle
                     ,
                     a
                     Church
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     be
                     richly
                     endowed
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     common
                     amongst
                     them
                     ,
                     that
                     they
                     might
                     the
                     better
                     follow
                     the
                     Exercise
                     of
                     their
                     Arms
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Duties
                     )
                     all
                     things
                     of
                     publick
                     Concernment
                     were
                     to
                     be
                     heard
                     and
                     debated
                     in
                     the
                     presence
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     by
                     five
                     sufficient
                     Counsels
                     .
                     The
                     two
                     principal
                     Officers
                     of
                     the
                     Chivalry
                     were
                     ,
                     first
                     the
                     Grand
                     Justiciary
                     ,
                     who
                     had
                     the
                     disposal
                     of
                     all
                     chief
                     Offices
                     and
                     Places
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     whom
                     belonged
                     the
                     Judgment
                     of
                     all
                     criminal
                     Affairs
                     ,
                     and
                     next
                     the
                     Grand
                     Bailiff
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     to
                     administer
                     both
                     Civil
                     and
                     Criminal
                     Justice
                     ;
                     besides
                     several
                     other
                     Officers
                     of
                     a
                     lower
                     degree
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Potestate
                     ,
                     the
                     Senator
                     of
                     the
                     General
                     Chapter
                     ,
                     the
                     Ten
                     Executors
                     of
                     Justice
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Charitable
                     Commissaries
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     And
                     for
                     their
                     better
                     living
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     Rules
                     of
                     Order
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     to
                     vow
                     Obedience
                     ,
                     Poverty
                     ,
                     and
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Habits
                     which
                     these
                     Knights
                     were
                     appointed
                     to
                     wear
                     ,
                     was
                     a
                     civil
                     coloured
                     Cloth
                     Coat
                     ,
                     which
                     should
                     reach
                     down
                     half
                     way
                     their
                     
                     legs
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     to
                     be
                     girt
                     about
                     them
                     with
                     a
                     Girdle
                     of
                     Silk
                     or
                     Leather
                     about
                     two
                     fingers
                     broad
                     ,
                     a
                     red
                     Cap
                     ,
                     and
                     over
                     the
                     said
                     Coat
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     white
                     Cloth
                     or
                     Stuff
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     of
                     Cloth
                     or
                     Serge
                     about
                     two
                     fingers
                     broad
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     on
                     the
                     Breast
                     from
                     the
                     top
                     to
                     the
                     bottom
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     round
                     the
                     Waist
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     number
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     were
                     to
                     be
                     about
                     One
                     thousand
                     ;
                     and
                     each
                     Knight
                     was
                     to
                     have
                     his
                     Esquire
                     armed
                     at
                     all
                     points
                     ,
                     with
                     three
                     Varlets
                     ;
                     one
                     to
                     carry
                     his
                     Helmet
                     and
                     Launce
                     ,
                     another
                     to
                     carry
                     his
                     Mail
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     third
                     to
                     lead
                     his
                     Sumpter
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     time
                     of
                     Peace
                     two
                     or
                     three
                     Horses
                     and
                     Servants
                     ,
                     according
                     as
                     the
                     Ability
                     of
                     the
                     Chivalry
                     would
                     allow
                     .
                     But
                     although
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     upon
                     so
                     good
                     a
                     Design
                     ,
                     yet
                     no
                     great
                     progress
                     was
                     made
                     therein
                     ,
                     for
                     it
                     died
                     almost
                     in
                     its
                     birth
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     of
                     Mount
                     Carmel
                     .
                  
                   
                     KIng
                     Henry
                     the
                     Fourth
                     being
                     desirous
                     to
                     have
                     a
                     new
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     made
                     his
                     application
                     to
                     Pope
                     Paul
                     the
                     Fifth
                     ,
                     who
                     in
                     Anno
                     1608.
                     confirmed
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     prescribed
                     divers
                     things
                     (
                     according
                     to
                     the
                     desire
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     )
                     necessary
                     to
                     the
                     Institution
                     ;
                     and
                     further
                     ordained
                     Pensions
                     to
                     the
                     Great
                     Master
                     and
                     Knights
                     ,
                     out
                     of
                     certain
                     Ecclesiastical
                     Benefices
                     in
                     several
                     places
                     in
                     France
                     .
                     Upon
                     this
                     the
                     Commandaries
                     and
                     Hospitals
                     of
                     St.
                     Lazarus
                     in
                     France
                     were
                     disposed
                     of
                     for
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     these
                     new
                     erected
                     Knights
                     ;
                     and
                     those
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Lazarus
                     that
                     remained
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Kingdom
                     were
                     joyned
                     unto
                     these
                     .
                  
                   
                     These
                     Knights
                     by
                     their
                     Institution
                     are
                     to
                     be
                     choice
                     Gentlemen
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     whose
                     Duty
                     is
                     to
                     attend
                     the
                     King's
                     person
                     upon
                     any
                     Expedition
                     of
                     War
                     ;
                     they
                     also
                     are
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     Enemies
                     of
                     the
                     Roman
                     Church
                     ;
                     and
                     they
                     vow
                     Obedience
                     and
                     Chastity
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     consists
                     of
                     One
                     hundred
                     :
                     Their
                     Feast
                     is
                     celebrated
                     Annually
                     on
                     the
                     Sixteenth
                     of
                     Iuly
                     .
                     The
                     Badge
                     of
                     their
                     Order
                     is
                     a
                     Cross
                     of
                     eight
                     points
                     ,
                     of
                     a
                     tawny
                     or
                     violet
                     colour
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     white
                     Bordure
                     ,
                     sewed
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     their
                     Cloaks
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     the
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     of
                     Mount
                     Carmel
                     placed
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     within
                     a
                     Rundle
                     ,
                     encircled
                     with
                     Rayes
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     all
                     wrought
                     in
                     curious
                     imbroidery
                     .
                     They
                     also
                     wear
                     about
                     their
                     Necks
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     tawny
                     Ribon
                     ,
                     the
                     like
                     Cross
                     of
                     Gold
                     enamelled
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     by
                     Lewis
                     the
                     Eleventh
                     in
                     Anno
                     1469.
                     whereinto
                     himself
                     ,
                     with
                     others
                     the
                     most
                     principal
                     Peers
                     of
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     did
                     enter
                     .
                     And
                     the
                     Reason
                     that
                     did
                     occasion
                     the
                     King
                     to
                     erect
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     was
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     an
                     Apparition
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     upon
                     the
                     Bridge
                     of
                     Orleance
                     ,
                     when
                     that
                     City
                     was
                     besieged
                     by
                     the
                     English
                     ;
                     at
                     which
                     time
                     (
                     as
                     Histories
                     relate
                     )
                     lived
                     a
                     certain
                     Maiden
                     called
                     Ioan
                     ,
                     of
                     so
                     rare
                     a
                     Wit
                     and
                     Valour
                     in
                     Arms
                     ,
                     that
                     she
                     was
                     reputed
                     more
                     than
                     a
                     mortal
                     Creature
                     ,
                     leading
                     an
                     Army
                     her self
                     in
                     the
                     Field
                     against
                     the
                     English
                     ;
                     for
                     which
                     good
                     Service
                     ,
                     when
                     the
                     English
                     had
                     vanquished
                     her
                     Army
                     ,
                     and
                     took
                     her
                     Prisoner
                     ,
                     they
                     in
                     Revenge
                     caused
                     her
                     to
                     be
                     burnt
                     for
                     a
                     Witch
                     in
                     the
                     Market
                     place
                     of
                     Orleance
                     ,
                     in
                     which
                     place
                     is
                     since
                     erected
                     a
                     Conduit
                     to
                     her
                     Memory
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     is
                     ornified
                     with
                     a
                     great
                     Collar
                     ,
                     whereto
                     hangeth
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     .
                     The
                     Sovereign
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     the
                     French
                     King
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     .
                     The
                     number
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     at
                     first
                     were
                     Six
                     and
                     thirty
                     ,
                     which
                     of
                     late
                     years
                     is
                     much
                     encreased
                     ,
                     which
                     doth
                     much
                     eclipse
                     its
                     lustre
                     .
                     The
                     place
                     of
                     their
                     general
                     Assembly
                     was
                     at
                     the
                     Church
                     on
                     Mount
                     St.
                     Michael
                     ,
                     every
                     Michaelmas
                     day
                     .
                     To
                     this
                     Order
                     belongeth
                     a
                     Treasurer
                     ,
                     Chancellor
                     ,
                     Register
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Herald
                     ,
                     named
                     Monsanmichaele
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     ,
                     as
                     now
                     used
                     ,
                     is
                     as
                     followeth
                     ;
                     first
                     ,
                     Doublet
                     ,
                     Hose
                     ,
                     Shoes
                     ,
                     Scabard
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     band
                     of
                     his
                     Cap
                     and
                     Feather
                     all
                     white
                     ,
                     his
                     Surcoat
                     Cloth
                     of
                     Silver
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Sleeves
                     on
                     ;
                     over
                     that
                     a
                     Mantle
                     also
                     of
                     Cloth
                     of
                     Silver
                     ,
                     tied
                     over
                     the
                     right
                     Shoulder
                     ,
                     and
                     turned
                     up
                     over
                     the
                     left
                     ,
                     and
                     bordered
                     about
                     with
                     a
                     rich
                     embroidery
                     of
                     Cockles
                     and
                     Knots
                     ;
                     and
                     over
                     all
                     the
                     Collar
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Esprit
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Ghost
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Henry
                     the
                     Third
                     of
                     France
                     in
                     Anno
                     1578.
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     Whitsunday
                     ,
                     on
                     which
                     day
                     ,
                     at
                     an
                     Assembly
                     of
                     Estates
                     General
                     of
                     Poland
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     those
                     for
                     the
                     Dutchy
                     of
                     Lithuania
                     ,
                     he
                     was
                     elected
                     King
                     of
                     Poland
                     ;
                     and
                     afterwards
                     upon
                     the
                     same
                     Day
                     and
                     Feast
                     he
                     was
                     called
                     and
                     accepted
                     of
                     for
                     their
                     King.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     number
                     of
                     persons
                     contained
                     in
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     said
                     to
                     be
                     One
                     hundred
                     ,
                     besides
                     the
                     Sovereign
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     always
                     to
                     be
                     the
                     King
                     :
                     In
                     which
                     said
                     number
                     are
                     comprehended
                     four
                     Cardinals
                     ,
                     five
                     Prelats
                     ,
                     the
                     Chancellor
                     ,
                     Provost
                     ,
                     Master
                     of
                     the
                     Ceremonies
                     ,
                     great
                     Treasurer
                     ,
                     and
                     Scribe
                     ,
                     who
                     are
                     called
                     Commanders
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Their
                     Grand
                     Feast
                     is
                     Annually
                     celebrated
                     the
                     first
                     of
                     Ianuary
                     in
                     the
                     Church
                     of
                     the
                     Augustine
                     Friers
                     in
                     Paris
                     ;
                     but
                     if
                     the
                     King
                     cannot
                     be
                     there
                     present
                     ,
                     then
                     it
                     is
                     to
                     be
                     celebrated
                     where
                     he
                     shall
                     personally
                     be
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     greatest
                     Church
                     ,
                     there
                     being
                     divers
                     Ceremonies
                     to
                     be
                     observed
                     by
                     them
                     in
                     the
                     celebration
                     thereof
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     set
                     down
                     by
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       Segar
                       ,
                       pag.
                    
                     88.
                     
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Robe
                     is
                     like
                     that
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     ,
                     only
                     of
                     black
                     Velvet
                     embroidered
                     all
                     about
                     with
                     Gold
                     and
                     Silver
                     of
                     Flower
                     de
                     lis
                     ,
                     and
                     knots
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     between
                     sundry
                     Ciphers
                     of
                     Silver
                     and
                     flames
                     of
                     Gold
                     seamed
                     ;
                     also
                     garnished
                     with
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     green
                     Cloth
                     of
                     Silver
                     ,
                     wrought
                     over
                     with
                     the
                     same
                     manner
                     of
                     Embroidery
                     ,
                     and
                     both
                     lined
                     with
                     Orange-coloured
                     Satan
                     :
                     Their
                     Hose
                     and
                     Doublet
                     is
                     white
                     ;
                     their
                     Bonets
                     black
                     ,
                     with
                     white
                     Plumes
                     :
                     Their
                     great
                     Mantle
                     they
                     wear
                     turned
                     up
                     over
                     the
                     left
                     Shoulder
                     ,
                     and
                     open
                     on
                     the
                     right
                     :
                     And
                     over
                     all
                     the
                     Collar
                     wrought
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     embroidery-Work
                     ,
                     on
                     which
                     hangeth
                     a
                     Cross
                     with
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Dove
                     in
                     the
                     center
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                   
                     Note
                     ,
                     that
                     these
                     five
                     Orders
                     ,
                     viz.
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Garter
                     in
                     England
                     ,
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Toizon
                     in
                     Flanders
                     ,
                     that
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     in
                     France
                     ,
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Annunciation
                     in
                     Savoy
                     (
                     yet
                     to
                     treat
                     of
                     )
                     and
                     this
                     of
                     St.
                     Esprit
                     ,
                     are
                     reputed
                     most
                     honourable
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     token
                     of
                     their
                     excelling
                     all
                     other
                     Degrees
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     are
                     adorned
                     with
                     great
                     Collars
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Genet
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     (
                     by
                     Favin
                     )
                     is
                     esteemed
                     the
                     first
                     in
                     France
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     instituted
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     726.
                     by
                     
                       Charles
                       Martel
                    
                     high
                     Steward
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     that
                     famous
                     Battel
                     fought
                     near
                     Tours
                     ,
                     where
                     about
                     Three
                     hundred
                     eighty
                     five
                     thousand
                     Sarazens
                     and
                     Moors
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     their
                     General
                     Abdiramo
                     ,
                     were
                     slain
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     said
                     Charles
                     to
                     reward
                     those
                     that
                     valiantly
                     behaved
                     themselves
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Battel
                     ,
                     erected
                     this
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ,
                     which
                     consisted
                     of
                     Sixteen
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     he
                     gave
                     Collars
                     of
                     Gold
                     made
                     of
                     a
                     Triple
                     Chain
                     ,
                     enterwoven
                     with
                     enameled
                     red
                     Roses
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     end
                     whereof
                     hung
                     a
                     Genet
                     of
                     Gold
                     enameled
                     black
                     and
                     red
                     upon
                     a
                     bank
                     of
                     Flowers
                     fairly
                     enameled
                     .
                     
                       Aubertus
                       Meraeus
                    
                     saith
                     these
                     Knights
                     have
                     other
                     Ensigns
                     belonging
                     unto
                     them
                     ;
                     as
                     a
                     Ring
                     after
                     the
                     manner
                     of
                     the
                     Romans
                     ,
                     and
                     certain
                     Habits
                     for
                     the
                     Body
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     reason
                     why
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     so
                     called
                     ,
                     was
                     from
                     a
                     great
                     many
                     neat
                     shaped
                     Horses
                     called
                     Genets
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     a
                     great
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Founders
                     Chivalry
                     was
                     said
                     to
                     consist
                     :
                     But
                     others
                     say
                     it
                     took
                     its
                     name
                     from
                     the
                     great
                     store
                     of
                     
                       Genet
                       Furs
                    
                     taken
                     amongst
                     the
                     Spoils
                     of
                     the
                     Victory
                     .
                     But
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     now
                     Extinct
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Crown
                     Royal
                     amongst
                     the
                     Frizons
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     by
                     Charles
                     the
                     Great
                     ,
                     Son
                     of
                     King
                     Pepin
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     802.
                     for
                     the
                     rewarding
                     and
                     honouring
                     those
                     amongst
                     the
                     Frizons
                     that
                     had
                     valiantly
                     behaved
                     themselves
                     in
                     his
                     Army
                     against
                     the
                     ancient
                     Saxons
                     or
                     Lombards
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     encourage
                     others
                     to
                     acts
                     of
                     Heroick
                     Vertue
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     took
                     its
                     name
                     from
                     its
                     Ensign
                     ,
                     viz.
                     an
                     Imperial
                     Crown
                     ,
                     which
                     these
                     Knights
                     used
                     to
                     wear
                     upon
                     their
                     Breasts
                     .
                     They
                     were
                     invested
                     with
                     a
                     Military
                     Belt
                     and
                     a
                     Box
                     on
                     the
                     Ear.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     our
                     Lady
                     of
                     the
                     Star.
                     
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     King
                     Robert
                     in
                     Anno
                     1022.
                     in
                     honour
                     to
                     the
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     ,
                     but
                     was
                     of
                     no
                     long
                     continuance
                     ,
                     being
                     discontinued
                     by
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     Seventh
                     ,
                     for
                     that
                     it
                     was
                     grown
                     so
                     common
                     by
                     the
                     admitting
                     into
                     the
                     Order
                     persons
                     of
                     no
                     merit
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     Mantles
                     of
                     white
                     Damask
                     ,
                     lined
                     with
                     light
                     carnation
                     Damask
                     ,
                     with
                     Surcoats
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     the
                     Breast
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Garments
                     was
                     embroidered
                     a
                     Star
                     of
                     Gold
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     their
                     Collar
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     much
                     like
                     that
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Genet
                     ,
                     did
                     hand
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Star.
                     The
                     Ceremony
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     on
                     the
                     Nativity
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     their
                     Patroness
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     place
                     where
                     it
                     was
                     kept
                     ,
                     was
                     at
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     St.
                     Owen
                     ,
                     near
                     St.
                     Denis
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     France
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Thistle
                     of
                     Bourbon
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     on
                     New-years-day
                     1370.
                     by
                     Lewis
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Bourbon
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     corroborating
                     his
                     power
                     and
                     interest
                     for
                     the
                     Aid
                     of
                     Charles
                     Duke
                     of
                     Orleans
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     his
                     two
                     Brothers
                     Philip
                     and
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     against
                     the
                     Faction
                     of
                     the
                     House
                     of
                     Burgundy
                     .
                     The
                     set
                     number
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     were
                     Six
                     and
                     twenty
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     himself
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     Dukes
                     of
                     Bourbon
                     ,
                     were
                     chief
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     Skie-coloured
                     Damask
                     ,
                     lined
                     with
                     red
                     Satin
                     ,
                     with
                     broad
                     Welts
                     of
                     Gold
                     embroidered
                     on
                     the
                     Collar
                     .
                     The
                     Bonnet
                     was
                     of
                     green
                     Velvet
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Tassel
                     of
                     Gold
                     and
                     crimson
                     Silk
                     hanging
                     on
                     the
                     Band
                     :
                     
                     Their
                     great
                     Collar
                     was
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     wrought
                     and
                     enameled
                     with
                     green
                     ;
                     at
                     the
                     bottom
                     whereof
                     ,
                     in
                     an
                     Oval
                     ,
                     hung
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     their
                     Patroness
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     ;
                     as
                     also
                     the
                     head
                     of
                     a
                     Thistle
                     enameled
                     green
                     and
                     white
                     .
                     And
                     these
                     Knights
                     were
                     obliged
                     daily
                     to
                     wear
                     a
                     Girdle
                     or
                     Belt
                     of
                     watchet
                     Velvet
                     embroidered
                     with
                     Gold
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     of
                     which
                     was
                     wrought
                     the
                     word
                     Esperance
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Porcupine
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     
                       Monsieur
                       Lewis
                    
                     of
                     France
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Orleans
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1393.
                     for
                     the
                     further
                     honouring
                     the
                     Baptism
                     of
                     his
                     eldest
                     Son
                     Charles
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     by
                     Valentina
                     ,
                     Daughter
                     to
                     
                       Iohn
                       Galeas
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Millan
                     :
                     and
                     he
                     made
                     choice
                     of
                     this
                     Device
                     of
                     the
                     Porcupine
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     words
                     
                       Cominus
                       &
                       Eminus
                    
                     for
                     his
                     Epigraph
                     ;
                     which
                     intimated
                     as
                     well
                     something
                     of
                     Revenge
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     bore
                     to
                     his
                     inveterate
                     Enemy
                     Iohn
                     Duke
                     of
                     Burgundy
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     great
                     hopes
                     he
                     had
                     of
                     this
                     Child
                     .
                     Of
                     this
                     Order
                     were
                     Four
                     and
                     twenty
                     besides
                     the
                     Founder
                     :
                     Their
                     Habits
                     were
                     Surcoats
                     of
                     violet
                     Velvet
                     ,
                     over
                     which
                     were
                     Mantles
                     of
                     watchet
                     Velvet
                     lined
                     with
                     carnation
                     Satin
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     Collar
                     was
                     formed
                     of
                     Gold
                     chains
                     ,
                     whereto
                     hung
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     a
                     Porcupine
                     of
                     Gold
                     upon
                     a
                     hillock
                     of
                     Grass
                     and
                     Flowers
                     enamelled
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Croissant
                     of
                     Anjou
                     .
                  
                   
                     RENE
                     Duke
                     of
                     Anjou
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Ierusalem
                     and
                     Sicily
                     ,
                     instituted
                     this
                     Order
                     in
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Anjou
                     in
                     Anno
                     1464.
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     the
                     support
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     exaltation
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     :
                     Their
                     Patron
                     was
                     St.
                     Maurice
                     ,
                     himself
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     were
                     Chiefs
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     on
                     the
                     right
                     side
                     of
                     their
                     Mantle
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     crimson
                     Velvet
                     ,
                     was
                     a
                     Golden
                     Crescent
                     ,
                     whereon
                     was
                     the
                     word
                     L'oz
                     enameled
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     this
                     Crescent
                     was
                     fastned
                     as
                     many
                     small
                     pieces
                     of
                     Gold
                     fashioned
                     like
                     Columes
                     ,
                     and
                     enameled
                     red
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     Knights
                     had
                     been
                     present
                     in
                     Battels
                     and
                     and
                     Sieges
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Ermine
                     in
                     Bretagne
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1450.
                     by
                     Francis
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Bretagne
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     his
                     Grandfather
                     Iohn
                     ,
                     Surnamed
                     the
                     Conqueror
                     ;
                     and
                     consisted
                     of
                     Five
                     and
                     twenty
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     himself
                     was
                     the
                     Chief
                     .
                     The
                     Habit
                     by
                     him
                     appointed
                     them
                     was
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     white
                     Damask
                     lined
                     with
                     carnation
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     Mantlet
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     .
                     The
                     great
                     Collar
                     was
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     composed
                     of
                     Ears
                     of
                     Corn
                     in
                     Saltier
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     the
                     end
                     thereof
                     hung
                     the
                     Ermine
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       Mus
                       Ponticus
                    
                     ,
                     passing
                     over
                     a
                     Turf
                     of
                     Grass
                     ;
                     at
                     the
                     edge
                     of
                     which
                     was
                     this
                     Epigraph
                     ,
                     
                       A
                       mavie
                    
                     .
                     But
                     this
                     Order
                     expired
                     when
                     the
                     Dukedom
                     of
                     Bretagne
                     became
                     annexed
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     of
                     France
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   DEGREES
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   ITALY
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Mary
                     the
                     Glorious
                     .
                  
                   
                     IN
                     the
                     life
                     of
                     Pope
                     Vrban
                     ,
                     when
                     there
                     was
                     great
                     War
                     amongst
                     the
                     Italian
                     Princes
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1233.
                     there
                     were
                     certain
                     rich
                     Gentlemen
                     of
                     Modena
                     and
                     Bologna
                     ,
                     who
                     being
                     fearful
                     of
                     the
                     Troubles
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     be
                     exempt
                     from
                     the
                     Publick
                     Charges
                     ,
                     moved
                     the
                     Pope
                     to
                     permit
                     them
                     to
                     live
                     in
                     contemplation
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     erect
                     a
                     new
                     Religious
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     ;
                     which
                     for
                     a
                     sum
                     of
                     Money
                     they
                     obtained
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Cassock
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Mantle
                     of
                     a
                     russet
                     Colour
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     their
                     Badge
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     purple
                     Cross
                     Pattee
                     on
                     their
                     Breasts
                     .
                     They
                     are
                     commonly
                     called
                     
                       Cavaleri
                       de
                       Madona
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     because
                     they
                     had
                     no
                     Monasteries
                     ,
                     but
                     dwelt
                     at
                     their
                     own
                     Houses
                     with
                     their
                     Wives
                     and
                     Children
                     at
                     ease
                     and
                     plenty
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     termed
                     
                       Fratres
                       Gaudentes
                    
                     .
                     They
                     were
                     obliged
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     Infidels
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     protect
                     Widows
                     and
                     Orphans
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Ghost
                     in
                     Saxia
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THE
                     chief
                     Seat
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     is
                     the
                     stately
                     Hospital
                     of
                     the
                     Holy
                     Ghost
                     ,
                     founded
                     by
                     Pope
                     Innocent
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1198.
                     
                     Before
                     their
                     admittance
                     they
                     are
                     obliged
                     to
                     bring
                     Certificate
                     of
                     their
                     Gentility
                     :
                     They
                     profess
                     Obedience
                     ,
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     and
                     Poverty
                     :
                     They
                     live
                     under
                     the
                     rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     ,
                     and
                     have
                     a
                     Master
                     :
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     white
                     Patriarchal
                     Cross
                     ,
                     with
                     twelve
                     points
                     ,
                     sewed
                     on
                     their
                     Breast
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     their
                     black
                     Mantle
                     .
                     The
                     Revenue
                     belonging
                     to
                     this
                     Hospital
                     is
                     24000
                     Ducats
                     daily
                     ,
                     with
                     which
                     they
                     do
                     works
                     of
                     great
                     Charity
                     ;
                     as
                     nursing
                     and
                     educating
                     of
                     exposed
                     Children
                     ;
                     the
                     curing
                     of
                     Diseases
                     ;
                     relieving
                     the
                     poor
                     ,
                     and
                     entertainment
                     of
                     Strangers
                     for
                     three
                     days
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     The
                     Constantinian
                     Angelick
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     George
                     which
                     was
                     formerly
                     in
                     Greece
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     ancient
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     is
                     said
                     to
                     take
                     its
                     beginning
                     from
                     Constantine
                     the
                     Great
                     ,
                     ●or
                     that
                     he
                     saw
                     by
                     an
                     Angel
                     from
                     Heaven
                     a
                     Cross
                     with
                     this
                     Inscription
                     ,
                     
                       In
                       hoc
                       signo
                       vinces
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     patern
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Cross
                     presented
                     to
                     his
                     view
                     in
                     the
                     Skie
                     he
                     caused
                     to
                     be
                     made
                     of
                     Gold
                     and
                     precious
                     Stones
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     be
                     carried
                     before
                     his
                     Army
                     instead
                     of
                     their
                     golden
                     Standard
                     formerly
                     used
                     :
                     And
                     this
                     Cross
                     was
                     also
                     to
                     be
                     engraven
                     upon
                     the
                     Armour
                     of
                     his
                     Legionary
                     Souldiers
                     .
                     And
                     for
                     the
                     further
                     adoration
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     ,
                     after
                     his
                     Triumphal
                     Entrance
                     into
                     Rome
                     upon
                     his
                     Victory
                     over
                     Maxentius
                     ,
                     he
                     erected
                     many
                     Crosses
                     with
                     Inscriptions
                     :
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     principal
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     he
                     caused
                     his
                     Statue
                     to
                     be
                     set
                     up
                     ,
                     holding
                     a
                     Banner
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     with
                     an
                     Inscription
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     Collar
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     was
                     fastned
                     a
                     Cross
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     form
                     ,
                     and
                     thereunto
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     St.
                     George
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     this
                     Order
                     Constantine
                     elected
                     Fifty
                     of
                     the
                     Noblest
                     Persons
                     in
                     his
                     Empire
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     he
                     gave
                     the
                     Standard
                     of
                     the
                     Labarum
                     ,
                     and
                     likewise
                     a
                     Collar
                     of
                     Gold
                     ;
                     and
                     constituted
                     several
                     Laws
                     to
                     be
                     observed
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Fraternity
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     confirmed
                     by
                     Pope
                     Leo
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     who
                     assigned
                     to
                     them
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Basil
                       ,
                       Anno
                       Dom.
                    
                     456.
                     which
                     said
                     Order
                     hath
                     been
                     since
                     confirmed
                     by
                     divers
                     succeeding
                     Popes
                     and
                     Emperors
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Great
                     Masters
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     have
                     now
                     their
                     Convent
                     at
                     Brianno
                     ,
                     near
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     Venice
                     ,
                     and
                     live
                     in
                     great
                     Grandure
                     ,
                     being
                     persons
                     of
                     Eminency
                     ,
                     are
                     subject
                     to
                     no
                     Prince
                     ;
                     have
                     the
                     power
                     of
                     coyning
                     Money
                     ,
                     restoring
                     of
                     Honours
                     ,
                     giving
                     Degrees
                     with
                     the
                     Title
                     of
                     Doctors
                     ,
                     creating
                     of
                     Poet
                     Laureats
                     ,
                     legitimating
                     of
                     Bastards
                     ;
                     and
                     are
                     priviledged
                     to
                     sit
                     at
                     the
                     Table
                     with
                     the
                     Pope
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Patron
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     St.
                     George
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     their
                     Protectress
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     is
                     a
                     white
                     Garment
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     which
                     is
                     affixed
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     flory
                     ,
                     made
                     of
                     Velvet
                     ;
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     of
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     Labarum
                     embroidered
                     after
                     the
                     form
                     of
                     the
                     Letter
                     X
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Letters
                     Ω
                     upon
                     the
                     one
                     Arm
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     ,
                     and
                     A
                     upon
                     the
                     other
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Peter
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1520.
                     by
                     Pope
                     Leo
                     the
                     Tenth
                     ,
                     to
                     defend
                     the
                     Sea-Coasts
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     fight
                     against
                     the
                     Turks
                     .
                     Their
                     number
                     was
                     Four
                     hundred
                     ;
                     who
                     were
                     assigned
                     to
                     wear
                     in
                     an
                     Oval
                     of
                     Gold
                     the
                     Figure
                     of
                     St.
                     Paul.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     George
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Pope
                     Alexander
                     the
                     Sixth
                     Anno
                     1498.
                     
                     But
                     as
                     Micheli
                     saith
                     ,
                     by
                     Pope
                     Paul
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     Security
                     of
                     the
                     Confines
                     of
                     the
                     Adriatick
                     Sea
                     against
                     Pirats
                     ,
                     who
                     for
                     their
                     Ensign
                     wore
                     a
                     Cross
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     entow'red
                     with
                     a
                     Circle
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     in
                     form
                     of
                     a
                     Crown
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Paul
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Pope
                     Paul
                     the
                     Third
                     in
                     Anno
                     1540.
                     
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     the
                     Figure
                     of
                     St.
                     Paul
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     hanging
                     on
                     a
                     Chain
                     of
                     Gold.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     called
                     Pios
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Pope
                     Pius
                     the
                     Fourth
                     in
                     Anno
                     1560.
                     which
                     number
                     at
                     first
                     was
                     Three
                     hundred
                     seventy
                     five
                     ,
                     but
                     afterwards
                     encreased
                     to
                     Five
                     hundred
                     thirty
                     and
                     odd
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     the
                     Effigies
                     of
                     St.
                     Ambrose
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wear
                     about
                     their
                     Necks
                     ,
                     hanging
                     on
                     a
                     Chain
                     of
                     Gold.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Loretto
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1587.
                     by
                     
                       Sixtus
                       Quintus
                    
                     ;
                     whose
                     Ensign
                     was
                     the
                     Figure
                     of
                     our
                     Lady
                     of
                     Loretto
                     hanging
                     on
                     a
                     golden
                     Chain
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     glorious
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     of
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     took
                     its
                     rise
                     from
                     three
                     Brethren
                     of
                     Spella
                     in
                     Italy
                     ,
                     surnamed
                     Petrignanoes
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1618.
                     and
                     the
                     cause
                     of
                     its
                     institution
                     was
                     for
                     .
                     the
                     advancement
                     of
                     the
                     Romish
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     suppressing
                     the
                     Turkish
                     Rovers
                     in
                     the
                     Mediterranean
                     Sea.
                     Pope
                     Paul
                     the
                     Fifth
                     approved
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     gave
                     them
                     for
                     their
                     Convent
                     the
                     Palace
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Iohn
                       de
                       Laterane
                    
                     ;
                     also
                     the
                     City
                     and
                     Port
                     of
                     
                       Civita
                       Vechia
                    
                     for
                     their
                     Arsenal
                     of
                     Gallies
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     government
                     of
                     his
                     Gallies
                     .
                     These
                     Knights
                     lived
                     under
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Francis
                       d'
                       Assise
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     Pope
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     are
                     Great
                     Masters
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Badge
                     ,
                     which
                     these
                     Knights
                     wear
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     their
                     Mantles
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     white
                     ,
                     is
                     a
                     Cross
                     of
                     blew
                     Satin
                     embroidered
                     with
                     Silver
                     ,
                     and
                     bordered
                     with
                     Gold
                     ,
                     having
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     a
                     round
                     circle
                     wherein
                     is
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       In
                       hoc
                       signo
                       vincam
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     within
                     the
                     said
                     circle
                     is
                     the
                     Letters
                     
                       S.
                       M.
                    
                     From
                     the
                     round
                     circle
                     issue
                     forth
                     twelve
                     Rayes
                     :
                     The
                     ends
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     are
                     in
                     fashion
                     of
                     Flower
                     de
                     lis
                     ;
                     on
                     each
                     of
                     which
                     is
                     a
                     Star
                     ,
                     which
                     may
                     signifie
                     the
                     four
                     Evangelists
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     twelve
                     Rayes
                     do
                     the
                     twelve
                     Apostles
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Iesus
                     at
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1320.
                     by
                     Pope
                     Iohn
                     the
                     Two
                     and
                     Twentieth
                     ,
                     at
                     Avignon
                     in
                     France
                     ,
                     and
                     much
                     enlarged
                     by
                     Pope
                     Paul
                     the
                     Fifth
                     .
                     Their
                     Badge
                     is
                     a
                     plain
                     red
                     Cross
                     ,
                     within
                     a
                     Cross
                     Pattee
                     ,
                     Gold
                     ,
                     which
                     hangs
                     on
                     a
                     gold
                     Chain
                     .
                     And
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     chiefly
                     erected
                     for
                     the
                     honouring
                     of
                     some
                     of
                     the
                     Nobles
                     and
                     Persons
                     of
                     Quality
                     in
                     his
                     Territories
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     
                       de
                       la
                       Calza
                    
                     in
                     Venice
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     1400.
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     the
                     Inauguration
                     of
                     Duke
                     
                       Michele
                       Stelo
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     consisted
                     of
                     a
                     Society
                     of
                     Noblemen
                     and
                     Gentlemen
                     ,
                     who
                     entred
                     into
                     a
                     Society
                     ,
                     and
                     elected
                     a
                     person
                     of
                     Eminence
                     for
                     their
                     Chief
                     ;
                     and
                     afterwards
                     the
                     said
                     Order
                     was
                     confirmed
                     ,
                     and
                     priviledges
                     granted
                     unto
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     On
                     solemn
                     days
                     their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     crimson
                     Senator's
                     Vest
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     Sun
                     on
                     a
                     Shield
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     used
                     as
                     well
                     for
                     their
                     Seal
                     ,
                     as
                     painted
                     on
                     their
                     Banners
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Mark
                     in
                     Venice
                     .
                  
                   
                     THE
                     Ceremony
                     in
                     creating
                     these
                     Knights
                     is
                     much
                     the
                     same
                     as
                     the
                     Knights
                     Batchelors
                     ,
                     being
                     dubbed
                     with
                     the
                     Sword
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Title
                     a
                     bare
                     mark
                     of
                     Honour
                     only
                     :
                     They
                     are
                     not
                     governed
                     by
                     Laws
                     or
                     Statutes
                     ;
                     they
                     have
                     no
                     Revenue
                     ,
                     nor
                     are
                     they
                     under
                     any
                     particular
                     Obligation
                     by
                     Vow
                     ,
                     as
                     those
                     of
                     other
                     Orders
                     are
                     .
                     This
                     Honour
                     is
                     conferred
                     as
                     well
                     by
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Venice
                     ,
                     as
                     by
                     the
                     Senate
                     ,
                     upon
                     Persons
                     of
                     eminent
                     Quality
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     such
                     as
                     have
                     merited
                     well
                     of
                     this
                     Commonwealth
                     ,
                     which
                     puts
                     the
                     greater
                     esteem
                     thereon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Badge
                     of
                     Honour
                     ,
                     wherewith
                     they
                     are
                     adorned
                     ,
                     is
                     a
                     gold
                     Chain
                     ,
                     which
                     hangs
                     over
                     their
                     Shoulders
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     depends
                     a
                     Medal
                     ;
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     side
                     of
                     which
                     is
                     the
                     Emblem
                     of
                     St.
                     
                       Mark
                       ,
                       viz.
                    
                     a
                     Lion
                     with
                     Wings
                     ,
                     holding
                     in
                     his
                     right
                     Paw
                     a
                     drawn
                     Sword
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     his
                     left
                     an
                     open
                     Book
                     with
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Pax
                       tibi
                       Marce
                       Evangelista
                       meus
                    
                     .
                     And
                     upon
                     removing
                     the
                     Body
                     of
                     St.
                     Mark
                     from
                     Alexandria
                     in
                     Egypt
                     (
                     where
                     he
                     was
                     buried
                     )
                     to
                     this
                     City
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     828.
                     
                     This
                     Saint
                     hath
                     been
                     taken
                     for
                     their
                     titular
                     Angel
                     and
                     Guardian
                     ;
                     and
                     his
                     Picture
                     was
                     anciently
                     painted
                     upon
                     their
                     Ensigns
                     and
                     Banners
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     George
                     at
                     Genoa
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Frederick
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     Emperor
                     of
                     Germany
                     ,
                     and
                     dedicated
                     to
                     the
                     honour
                     of
                     St.
                     G●orge
                     their
                     titular
                     Saint
                     and
                     Patron
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     plain
                     Cross
                     ,
                     Gules
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     fastned
                     to
                     a
                     gold
                     Chain
                     ,
                     and
                     wore
                     about
                     their
                     Necks
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     precious
                     Blood
                     of
                     our
                     Saviour
                     Iesus
                     Christ
                     at
                     Mantua
                     .
                  
                   
                     IN
                     Mantua
                     't
                     is
                     reported
                     that
                     there
                     is
                     kept
                     some
                     of
                     the
                     Blood
                     of
                     our
                     Saviour
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     piece
                     of
                     the
                     Spunge
                     in
                     which
                     he
                     received
                     the
                     Vinegar
                     and
                     Gall
                     ;
                     by
                     which
                     Reliques
                     (
                     as
                     they
                     say
                     ,
                     great
                     Miracles
                     are
                     wrought
                     ;
                     And
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     which
                     Blood
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     and
                     propagation
                     of
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     the
                     more
                     noble
                     Cosummation
                     of
                     the
                     Nuptial
                     of
                     Francisco
                     ,
                     eldest
                     Son
                     to
                     
                       Vicentio
                       de
                       Gonzaga
                    
                     ,
                     fourth
                     Duke
                     of
                     Mantua
                     ;
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     1608.
                     and
                     consisted
                     of
                     twenty
                     Knights
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     the
                     
                     Great
                     Master
                     was
                     one
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     and
                     Founder
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Collar
                     is
                     composed
                     of
                     Ovals
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     some
                     the
                     length
                     one
                     way
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     another
                     ;
                     in
                     one
                     of
                     which
                     were
                     these
                     words
                     ,
                     
                       Domine
                       probâsti
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     the
                     other
                     flames
                     of
                     Fire
                     slashing
                     about
                     a
                     crucible
                     or
                     melting
                     Pot
                     full
                     of
                     sticks
                     of
                     Gold
                     ;
                     and
                     at
                     the
                     same
                     hanged
                     another
                     large
                     Oval
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     wherein
                     were
                     two
                     Angels
                     standing
                     upright
                     ,
                     holding
                     between
                     them
                     a
                     Chalice
                     crowned
                     ;
                     on
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     it
                     were
                     enameled
                     three
                     drops
                     of
                     Blood
                     ,
                     and
                     about
                     the
                     Oval
                     this
                     Inscription
                     ,
                     
                       Nihil
                       isto
                       triste
                       recepto
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Stephen
                     at
                     Florence
                     .
                  
                   
                     COSMO
                     Duke
                     of
                     Florence
                     and
                     Sienna
                     ,
                     having
                     settled
                     his
                     Government
                     ,
                     and
                     living
                     in
                     a
                     peaceable
                     E●●ate
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1561.
                     erected
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     calling
                     those
                     that
                     entred
                     into
                     the
                     said
                     Society
                     
                       Cavalieri
                       de
                       san
                       Steffano
                    
                     .
                     Their
                     Statutes
                     by
                     him
                     constituted
                     are
                     much
                     the
                     same
                     with
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     Malta
                     ;
                     only
                     these
                     have
                     the
                     liberty
                     to
                     marry
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     red
                     Cross
                     bordered
                     about
                     with
                     Gold
                     :
                     Their
                     chief
                     place
                     of
                     Residence
                     is
                     at
                     Pisa
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     have
                     a
                     Church
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     place
                     of
                     Residence
                     built
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     Duke
                     ,
                     as
                     being
                     near
                     to
                     the
                     Haven
                     ,
                     which
                     receiveth
                     the
                     Gallies
                     wherein
                     these
                     Knights
                     should
                     serve
                     for
                     the
                     checking
                     the
                     Inroads
                     of
                     the
                     Turkish
                     Pirates
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Duke
                     himself
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     ,
                     is
                     Great
                     Master
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     under
                     whom
                     are
                     divers
                     other
                     Officers
                     of
                     Reputation
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     is
                     a
                     long
                     Mantle
                     of
                     white
                     Chamlet
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Breast
                     a
                     Cross
                     of
                     red
                     crimson
                     Satin
                     ,
                     bordered
                     with
                     Gold
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     Festival
                     days
                     they
                     wear
                     a
                     Ribon
                     about
                     their
                     Necks
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Knot
                     in
                     Naples
                     .
                  
                   
                     IEwis
                     K.
                     of
                     Hungary
                     being
                     resolved
                     to
                     revenge
                     the
                     death
                     of
                     his
                     Brother
                     Andrew
                     ,
                     whom
                     Ioan
                     Q.
                     of
                     Naples
                     ,
                     wife
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Andrew
                     ,
                     had
                     caused
                     to
                     be
                     strangled
                     ,
                     undertook
                     an
                     Expedition
                     to
                     Italy
                     ,
                     and
                     much
                     harassed
                     her
                     Kingdom
                     ;
                     but
                     after
                     a
                     3
                     years
                     War
                     ,
                     in
                     A.
                     1351.
                     they
                     came
                     to
                     an
                     Agreement
                     ,
                     and
                     shortly
                     after
                     (
                     with
                     the
                     consent
                     of
                     Pope
                     Clement
                     the
                     Sixth
                     )
                     the
                     Queen
                     and
                     Lewis
                     Prince
                     of
                     Tarentum
                     were
                     crowned
                     King
                     and
                     Queen
                     of
                     that
                     Kingdom
                     :
                     And
                     in
                     commemoration
                     of
                     so
                     happy
                     a
                     Union
                     ,
                     the
                     Prince
                     instituted
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     into
                     which
                     were
                     enrolled
                     Seventy
                     of
                     the
                     noblest
                     Lords
                     in
                     Naples
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     some
                     Strangers
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     appointed
                     them
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Garment
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     Knot
                     intermixed
                     with
                     Gold.
                     But
                     this
                     Order
                     expired
                     soon
                     after
                     the
                     death
                     of
                     the
                     Founder
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Argonauts
                     of
                     St.
                     Nicholas
                     in
                     Naples
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1382.
                     by
                     Charles
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Naples
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     advancement
                     of
                     Navigation
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     much
                     wanting
                     amongst
                     the
                     Neopolitans
                     ;
                     but
                     others
                     say
                     it
                     was
                     erected
                     for
                     the
                     preserving
                     of
                     Amity
                     amongst
                     the
                     Nobles
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     the
                     Persons
                     that
                     were
                     inve●●ed
                     with
                     the
                     said
                     Honour
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     appointed
                     them
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     King
                     was
                     a
                     Ship
                     to●●ed
                     in
                     a
                     Storm
                     ,
                     with
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Non
                       credo
                       tempori
                    
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Garment
                     ;
                     and
                     their
                     great
                     Feast
                     was
                     held
                     in
                     the
                     Convent
                     of
                     that
                     stately
                     Church
                     built
                     by
                     St.
                     Nicholas
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Smyrna
                     .
                     But
                     by
                     reason
                     of
                     the
                     King
                     's
                     not
                     settling
                     a
                     Revenue
                     thereon
                     ,
                     upon
                     his
                     death
                     it
                     became
                     disused
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Ermyn
                     in
                     Naples
                     .
                  
                   
                     FErdinand
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Naples
                     ,
                     having
                     ended
                     the
                     War
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     against
                     Iohn
                     of
                     Lorain
                     Duke
                     of
                     Calabria
                     ;
                     his
                     Brother
                     in
                     Law
                     
                       Marinus
                       Marcianus
                    
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Sessa
                     ,
                     and
                     Prince
                     of
                     Rosiano
                     ,
                     had
                     raised
                     a
                     Confederacy
                     against
                     him
                     ,
                     and
                     intended
                     to
                     kill
                     him
                     when
                     they
                     were
                     together
                     ,
                     by
                     which
                     means
                     the
                     Kingdom
                     might
                     be
                     transferred
                     to
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     Calabria
                     :
                     But
                     this
                     Plot
                     being
                     discovered
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Duke
                     apprehended
                     ,
                     instead
                     of
                     causing
                     him
                     to
                     be
                     executed
                     ,
                     the
                     King
                     elected
                     him
                     one
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     admitted
                     thereunto
                     all
                     the
                     Nobles
                     of
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     ,
                     with
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     invested
                     ,
                     was
                     of
                     Gold
                     intermixed
                     with
                     mud
                     or
                     dirt
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     hung
                     an
                     Ermyn
                     ,
                     with
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Malo
                       mori
                       quam
                       foedari
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   DEGREES
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   SAVOY
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Annunciation
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     1362.
                     by
                     Amedeo
                     the
                     Sixth
                     ,
                     Earl
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     Surnamed
                     
                       Il
                       Verde
                    
                     ,
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     Amedeo
                     the
                     first
                     Earl
                     thereof
                     ,
                     who
                     having
                     valorously
                     defended
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Rhodes
                     against
                     the
                     Turks
                     ,
                     won
                     those
                     Arms
                     which
                     are
                     now
                     born
                     by
                     the
                     Dukes
                     of
                     
                       Savoy
                       ,
                       viz.
                    
                     Gules
                     ,
                     a
                     Cross
                     Argent
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     belonging
                     to
                     this
                     Order
                     is
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     on
                     which
                     are
                     these
                     Letters
                     Engraven
                     ,
                     
                       F.
                       E.
                       R.
                       T.
                    
                     which
                     signifie
                     
                       Fortitudo
                       ejus
                       Rhodum
                       tenuit
                    
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     this
                     Collar
                     hangeth
                     a
                     Tablet
                     ,
                     wherein
                     is
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     the
                     Annunciation
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     their
                     daily
                     Badge
                     which
                     they
                     wear
                     about
                     their
                     Shoulders
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     at
                     first
                     consisted
                     of
                     Fifteen
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     the
                     Founder
                     was
                     the
                     Sovereign
                     ;
                     which
                     number
                     was
                     afterwards
                     enlarged
                     .
                     The
                     Church
                     where
                     the
                     Ceremonies
                     were
                     observed
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Chapters
                     held
                     by
                     the
                     Sovereign
                     and
                     the
                     Knights
                     ,
                     was
                     first
                     at
                     
                       Pierre
                       Chastle
                    
                     ,
                     which
                     afterwards
                     removed
                     to
                     Montmeillar
                     ,
                     and
                     thence
                     to
                     the
                     Hermitage
                     of
                     Camaldule
                     ,
                     seated
                     upon
                     the
                     Mountain
                     of
                     of
                     Turin
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     is
                     now
                     a
                     purple
                     Mantle
                     seeded
                     with
                     Roses
                     and
                     Flames
                     in
                     embroidery
                     of
                     Gold
                     and
                     Silver
                     ,
                     bordered
                     with
                     the
                     Symbols
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     ,
                     fringed
                     with
                     Gold
                     ,
                     and
                     lined
                     with
                     Cloth
                     of
                     Silver
                     ,
                     and
                     tissued
                     blew
                     ;
                     under
                     which
                     ,
                     instead
                     of
                     a
                     Surcoat
                     ,
                     is
                     worn
                     a
                     white
                     Satin
                     Suit
                     embroidered
                     with
                     Silk
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Breeches
                     like
                     Trouses
                     half
                     way
                     their
                     Thighs
                     .
                  
                   
                     In
                     the
                     said
                     Church
                     were
                     entertained
                     Fifteen
                     Priests
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     to
                     say
                     Fifteen
                     Masses
                     daily
                     to
                     the
                     honour
                     of
                     the
                     fifteen
                     Joyes
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     Souls
                     health
                     of
                     him
                     ,
                     his
                     Predecessors
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     who
                     have
                     been
                     ,
                     were
                     ,
                     or
                     should
                     hereafter
                     be
                     Knights
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     .
                  
                   
                     Amongst
                     the
                     Orders
                     by
                     them
                     observed
                     ,
                     every
                     Knight
                     at
                     his
                     death
                     was
                     to
                     give
                     to
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     One
                     hundred
                     Florins
                     ,
                     which
                     was
                     to
                     be
                     paid
                     to
                     the
                     
                     Prior
                     for
                     the
                     time
                     being
                     .
                     That
                     at
                     the
                     death
                     of
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     ,
                     the
                     rest
                     should
                     assemble
                     themselves
                     to
                     bury
                     the
                     dead
                     in
                     an
                     honourable
                     order
                     ,
                     and
                     every
                     Knight
                     to
                     wear
                     a
                     white
                     Gown
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     make
                     his
                     Offering
                     ;
                     each
                     bringing
                     with
                     him
                     four
                     Wax
                     Torches
                     weighing
                     One
                     hundred
                     pound
                     ,
                     and
                     afterwards
                     for
                     Nine
                     days
                     to
                     apparel
                     themselves
                     in
                     mourning
                     :
                     And
                     that
                     every
                     Knight
                     at
                     his
                     burial
                     should
                     give
                     unto
                     the
                     Church
                     a
                     Collar
                     ,
                     a
                     Banner
                     ,
                     his
                     Armour
                     and
                     Coat
                     of
                     Arms
                     ;
                     all
                     which
                     to
                     be
                     offered
                     at
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     Entertainment
                     at
                     the
                     Church
                     in
                     memory
                     of
                     the
                     deceased
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Maurice
                     .
                  
                   
                     AMadis
                     the
                     eighth
                     Duke
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     with
                     ten
                     of
                     his
                     Court
                     Knights
                     ,
                     retired
                     themselves
                     to
                     the
                     Desart
                     of
                     Ripaille
                     ,
                     near
                     the
                     Lake
                     of
                     Geneva
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     led
                     a
                     Solitary
                     and
                     Hermetical
                     Life
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     1434.
                     as
                     well
                     to
                     honour
                     St.
                     Maurice
                     the
                     titular
                     Saint
                     and
                     Patron
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     as
                     of
                     his
                     Launce
                     or
                     Sword
                     and
                     Ring
                     ,
                     which
                     as
                     a
                     Pledge
                     of
                     Dominion
                     are
                     delivered
                     to
                     them
                     with
                     great
                     Solemnity
                     at
                     their
                     Inauguration
                     :
                     This
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     made
                     subject
                     to
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     .
                     The
                     Habit
                     assigned
                     them
                     was
                     an
                     Ash-colour
                     or
                     grey
                     Gown
                     and
                     Chaperon
                     ,
                     with
                     Sleeves
                     faced
                     with
                     red
                     Chamlet
                     ;
                     also
                     a
                     Vest
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     girded
                     about
                     them
                     with
                     a
                     golden
                     Girdle
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     Breast
                     of
                     the
                     Mantle
                     a
                     white
                     Cross
                     pommette
                     of
                     Cloth
                     or
                     Taffaty
                     .
                  
                   
                     About
                     Nine
                     years
                     after
                     (
                     the
                     Papal
                     See
                     being
                     void
                     by
                     the
                     Deposition
                     of
                     Pope
                     Eugenius
                     the
                     Fourth
                     )
                     this
                     Duke
                     for
                     his
                     devout
                     Life
                     was
                     elected
                     Pope
                     ●
                     which
                     ,
                     with
                     much
                     perswasions
                     he
                     accepted
                     of
                     :
                     But
                     he
                     had
                     not
                     been
                     in
                     it
                     above
                     Nine
                     years
                     ,
                     but
                     he
                     resigned
                     the
                     Chair
                     to
                     Pope
                     Nicholas
                     the
                     Fourth
                     ,
                     and
                     retired
                     again
                     to
                     a
                     Solitary
                     Life
                     at
                     Ripaille
                     ,
                     where
                     he
                     ended
                     his
                     days
                     in
                     Anno
                     1451.
                     and
                     was
                     interred
                     in
                     the
                     Cathedral
                     of
                     Lausanna
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Maurice
                     and
                     St.
                     Lazarus
                     .
                  
                   
                     THese
                     two
                     Orders
                     were
                     erected
                     by
                     
                       Emanuel
                       Philibert
                    
                     ,
                     Duke
                     of
                     Savoy
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1572.
                     and
                     at
                     the
                     request
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     were
                     confirmed
                     and
                     united
                     into
                     one
                     Order
                     by
                     Pope
                     Gregory
                     the
                     Thirteenth
                     ,
                     who
                     constituted
                     the
                     said
                     Duke
                     and
                     his
                     Successors
                     Dukes
                     of
                     Savoy
                     Grand
                     Masters
                     thereof
                     ,
                     obliging
                     them
                     to
                     set
                     out
                     two
                     Gallies
                     for
                     the
                     Service
                     of
                     the
                     Papal
                     See
                     against
                     the
                     Turkish
                     Pirats
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     green
                     Cross
                     of
                     St.
                     Lazarus
                     ,
                     charged
                     with
                     a
                     white
                     Cross
                     of
                     St.
                     Maurice
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wear
                     either
                     tied
                     to
                     a
                     gold
                     Chain
                     or
                     a
                     Ribon
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     is
                     a
                     Gown
                     of
                     crimson
                     Tabby
                     ,
                     with
                     a
                     long
                     Train
                     ,
                     wide
                     Sleeves
                     ,
                     and
                     edged
                     about
                     with
                     white
                     Taffaty
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Cordon
                     with
                     a
                     Tassel
                     of
                     white
                     and
                     green
                     fixt
                     to
                     the
                     Collar
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   A
                   DEGREE
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   SWITZERLAND
                   ,
                   CALLED
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Bear.
                   
                
                 
                   THE
                   Emperor
                   Frederick
                   the
                   Second
                   going
                   in
                   Pilgrimage
                   to
                   the
                   Abbey
                   of
                   St.
                   Gall
                   in
                   Anno
                   1213.
                   gave
                   great
                   Priviledges
                   in
                   acknowledgment
                   of
                   their
                   Assistance
                   in
                   pulling
                   down
                   the
                   Emperor
                   Otho
                   ,
                   and
                   establishing
                   himself
                   ,
                   and
                   erected
                   this
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   (
                   which
                   he
                   conferred
                   on
                   several
                   Noblemen
                   )
                   which
                   Annually
                   met
                   at
                   the
                   Abbey
                   of
                   St.
                   Gall
                   on
                   the
                   Sixteenth
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   where
                   all
                   new
                   Knights
                   were
                   to
                   receive
                   the
                   Order
                   from
                   the
                   Abbot
                   ,
                   the
                   Patron
                   thereof
                   ;
                   on
                   which
                   day
                   such
                   as
                   were
                   to
                   be
                   admitted
                   into
                   the
                   Fraternity
                   ,
                   were
                   girded
                   with
                   a
                   Military
                   Belt
                   (
                   the
                   Sword
                   being
                   first
                   consecrated
                   at
                   the
                   Altar
                   )
                   and
                   adorned
                   with
                   the
                   Collar
                   of
                   the
                   Order
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   this
                   Order
                   took
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   Bear
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   St.
                   Vrsus
                   of
                   the
                   Theban
                   Legion
                   ,
                   who
                   was
                   martyred
                   before
                   the
                   Temple
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   at
                   Soleurre
                   in
                   Switzerland
                   .
                
                 
                   Unto
                   this
                   Order
                   the
                   Founder
                   gave
                   a
                   Collar
                   and
                   a
                   Chain
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   hung
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   golden
                   Bear
                   mounted
                   on
                   an
                   Hillock
                   ,
                   enameled
                   with
                   black
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   when
                   this
                   Country
                   became
                   a
                   Common-wealth
                   ,
                   this
                   Order
                   was
                   laid
                   aside
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   DEGREES
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   GERMANY
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Tutonick
                     Order
                     of
                     Prusia
                     .
                  
                   
                     THE
                     first
                     Institutor
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     a
                     wealthy
                     Gentleman
                     of
                     Germany
                     ,
                     who
                     dwelt
                     at
                     Ierusalem
                     after
                     it
                     was
                     taken
                     by
                     the
                     Christians
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     divers
                     other
                     men
                     of
                     his
                     Country
                     ;
                     and
                     being
                     exceeding
                     rich
                     ,
                     kept
                     an
                     hospitable
                     House
                     ,
                     relieving
                     all
                     Passengers
                     and
                     Pilgrims
                     that
                     travelled
                     to
                     Ierusalem
                     ,
                     insomuch
                     that
                     his
                     House
                     became
                     (
                     as
                     it
                     were
                     )
                     an
                     Hospital
                     :
                     At
                     length
                     he
                     built
                     near
                     unto
                     his
                     House
                     a
                     fair
                     Church
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     dedicated
                     to
                     our
                     Lady
                     ;
                     and
                     many
                     Christians
                     resorting
                     thither
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     out
                     of
                     Devotion
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     visit
                     the
                     Sick
                     ,
                     they
                     resolved
                     to
                     erect
                     a
                     Fr●ternity
                     ;
                     and
                     having
                     chosen
                     a
                     Great
                     Master
                     for
                     their
                     Governor
                     (
                     which
                     was
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1190.
                     )
                     they
                     imitated
                     the
                     Knights
                     Templars
                     in
                     their
                     Military
                     Employments
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Knights
                     Hospitallers
                     in
                     their
                     Acts
                     of
                     Piety
                     and
                     Charity
                     ;
                     and
                     instituted
                     several
                     Orders
                     to
                     be
                     observed
                     amongst
                     them
                     ,
                     being
                     much
                     the
                     same
                     with
                     those
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     Hospitallers
                     and
                     Templars
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     afterwards
                     confirmed
                     by
                     Pope
                     Celestine
                     the
                     Third
                     :
                     But
                     their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Mantle
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     Breast
                     thereof
                     for
                     their
                     Ensign
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     black
                     Cross
                     voided
                     with
                     a
                     Cross
                     Potence
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Holy
                     Land
                     being
                     retaken
                     from
                     the
                     Christians
                     by
                     the
                     Sarazens
                     ,
                     these
                     Knights
                     returned
                     into
                     Germany
                     ,
                     where
                     they
                     had
                     not
                     continued
                     long
                     ,
                     ere
                     they
                     went
                     to
                     the
                     Emperor
                     Frederick
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     and
                     acquainted
                     him
                     that
                     the
                     people
                     of
                     Prusia
                     (
                     who
                     were
                     barbarous
                     Idolaters
                     )
                     used
                     Incursions
                     upon
                     the
                     Confines
                     of
                     Saxony
                     ,
                     and
                     besought
                     the
                     Emperor's
                     leave
                     to
                     make
                     War
                     upon
                     them
                     at
                     their
                     own
                     Charges
                     ,
                     but
                     with
                     this
                     Condition
                     ,
                     that
                     whatsoever
                     they
                     took
                     should
                     be
                     theirs
                     for
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Order
                     ;
                     
                     which
                     request
                     being
                     so
                     reasonable
                     was
                     immediately
                     granted
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     con●irmed
                     under
                     his
                     Scal
                     :
                     And
                     being
                     thus
                     encouraged
                     ,
                     forthwith
                     took
                     up
                     Arms
                     ,
                     in
                     which
                     they
                     were
                     so
                     fortunate
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     a
                     short
                     time
                     they
                     not
                     only
                     subdued
                     all
                     that
                     Province
                     ,
                     but
                     also
                     passed
                     the
                     River
                     Vistula
                     ,
                     and
                     conquered
                     other
                     people
                     ,
                     who
                     became
                     their
                     Tributaries
                     ,
                     and
                     received
                     the
                     Christian
                     Faith.
                     
                  
                   
                     These
                     Knights
                     thus
                     increasing
                     in
                     Riches
                     and
                     Territories
                     ,
                     they
                     built
                     divers
                     Churches
                     and
                     Cathedral
                     Temples
                     ,
                     where
                     resided
                     Bishops
                     ,
                     who
                     were
                     enjoyned
                     to
                     wear
                     the
                     Habit
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     .
                     And
                     near
                     unto
                     the
                     River
                     Vistula
                     was
                     a
                     great
                     Oak
                     ,
                     where
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1340.
                     )
                     they
                     built
                     the
                     first
                     Cas●●●
                     and
                     Town
                     ,
                     which
                     afterwards
                     took
                     the
                     Name
                     of
                     Mareenburgh
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       Burgo
                       〈◊〉
                       St.
                       Maria
                    
                     ;
                     where
                     is
                     now
                     the
                     chief
                     Ch●rch
                     belonging
                     to
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     belongeth
                     so
                     great
                     Riches
                     ,
                     that
                     these
                     Knights
                     ,
                     for
                     Men
                     and
                     Money
                     ,
                     might
                     compare
                     with
                     divers
                     Princes
                     :
                     But
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     1525.
                     
                     
                       Albertus
                       Brandenburgh
                    
                     being
                     Great
                     Master
                     ,
                     he
                     renounced
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     and
                     became
                     feudatory
                     to
                     Sigismond
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Poland
                     ,
                     who
                     raised
                     Prusia
                     into
                     a
                     Dukedom
                     ,
                     and
                     this
                     Albert
                     was
                     made
                     first
                     Duke
                     thereof
                     .
                     But
                     some
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     did
                     afterwards
                     elect
                     a
                     new
                     Great
                     Master
                     ,
                     and
                     settled
                     in
                     Germany
                     ;
                     but
                     the
                     Order
                     is
                     now
                     of
                     small
                     lustre
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Gereom
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     received
                     its
                     first
                     Institution
                     by
                     
                       Frederick
                       Barborossa
                    
                     the
                     Emperor
                     ,
                     which
                     consisted
                     only
                     of
                     German
                     Gentlemen
                     .
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Gown
                     ,
                     whereon
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     black
                     Patriarchal
                     Cross
                     set
                     on
                     a
                     green
                     Hillock
                     ;
                     and
                     they
                     followed
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     George
                     in
                     Austria
                     and
                     Carinthia
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1470.
                     )
                     by
                     Frederick
                     the
                     Third
                     ,
                     Emperor
                     of
                     Germany
                     ,
                     principally
                     for
                     the
                     guarding
                     the
                     Frontiers
                     of
                     
                       Germany
                       ,
                       Austria
                       ,
                       Carinthia
                       ,
                       Stiria
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     Hungary
                     against
                     the
                     Incursions
                     of
                     the
                     Turks
                     ,
                     who
                     before
                     much
                     harassed
                     these
                     parts
                     :
                     But
                     since
                     the
                     Institution
                     of
                     these
                     Knights
                     they
                     have
                     received
                     great
                     checks
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     St.
                     
                     George's
                     Cross
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     wear
                     on
                     their
                     Garment
                     ,
                     which
                     is
                     white
                     .
                     They
                     profess
                     Conjugal
                     Chastity
                     ,
                     and
                     Obedience
                     to
                     their
                     Great
                     Master
                     ,
                     whose
                     Seat
                     and
                     Residence
                     was
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Mildstad
                     in
                     the
                     Dukedom
                     of
                     Carinthia
                     ,
                     where
                     there
                     was
                     founded
                     a
                     Cathedral
                     Church
                     of
                     Canons
                     under
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     ;
                     and
                     for
                     their
                     Protector
                     they
                     have
                     or
                     had
                     the
                     Emperors
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     the
                     Arch-Angel
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1618.
                     )
                     by
                     
                       Charles
                       Gonzaga
                    
                     Duke
                     of
                     Mantua
                     and
                     Nevers
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     contrivance
                     of
                     his
                     Brother
                     Adolph
                     Count
                     of
                     Altham
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Iohn
                       Baptist
                       Petrignan
                       Sfortia
                    
                     ,
                     chiefly
                     to
                     establish
                     peace
                     and
                     concord
                     between
                     Christian
                     Princes
                     and
                     their
                     Subjects
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     relate
                     and
                     redeem
                     Captives
                     .
                     The
                     year
                     following
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     received
                     at
                     Vienna
                     by
                     sundry
                     Princes
                     of
                     divers
                     Countries
                     ;
                     and
                     in
                     Anno
                     1624.
                     it
                     was
                     confirmed
                     by
                     Pope
                     Vrban
                     the
                     Eighth
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     white
                     Mantle
                     ,
                     over
                     which
                     they
                     wore
                     a
                     shorter
                     of
                     blew
                     Silk
                     ,
                     with
                     Buskins
                     also
                     of
                     blew
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     black
                     silk
                     Cap
                     :
                     About
                     their
                     Necks
                     on
                     a
                     blew
                     Ribon
                     hung
                     a
                     gold
                     Cross
                     of
                     eight
                     points
                     ,
                     enameled
                     blew
                     ;
                     on
                     the
                     one
                     side
                     thereof
                     was
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     the
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     with
                     our
                     Saviour
                     in
                     her
                     Arms
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     other
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     St.
                     Michael
                     treading
                     the
                     Dragon
                     under
                     his
                     Feet
                     :
                     And
                     on
                     the
                     left
                     side
                     of
                     their
                     white
                     Mantles
                     was
                     a
                     Cross
                     embroidered
                     with
                     blew
                     Silk
                     and
                     Gold
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     midst
                     whereof
                     was
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     the
                     blessed
                     Virgin
                     with
                     Christ
                     in
                     her
                     left
                     Arm
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Scepter
                     in
                     her
                     right
                     hand
                     ,
                     crowned
                     with
                     twelve
                     Stars
                     ,
                     surrounded
                     with
                     Rayes
                     of
                     the
                     Sun
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     Crescent
                     under
                     her
                     feet
                     ;
                     all
                     which
                     was
                     encircled
                     with
                     the
                     Cord
                     of
                     St.
                     Francis
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     four
                     Angles
                     of
                     the
                     Cross
                     cast
                     forth
                     each
                     of
                     them
                     a
                     golden
                     Flame
                     .
                     But
                     some
                     differences
                     arising
                     amongst
                     the
                     Founders
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     was
                     the
                     cause
                     of
                     its
                     so
                     sudden
                     dissolution
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Anthony
                     in
                     Hainolt
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1382.
                     )
                     by
                     Albert
                     of
                     Bavaria
                     ,
                     Earl
                     of
                     
                       Hainolt
                       ,
                       Zealand
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     Holland
                     ,
                     upon
                     his
                     Expedition
                     against
                     the
                     Turks
                     and
                     Moors
                     .
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     golden
                     Collar
                     ,
                     after
                     the
                     fashion
                     of
                     a
                     Hermit's
                     Girdle
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     hung
                     a
                     walking
                     Staff
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     little
                     golden
                     Bell.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Tusin
                     Order
                     in
                     Bohemia
                     or
                     Austria
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     (
                     as
                     't
                     is
                     said
                     )
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     the
                     Arch-Dukes
                     of
                     Austria
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     engaging
                     their
                     Subjects
                     to
                     expel
                     the
                     Turks
                     and
                     Hereticks
                     out
                     of
                     their
                     Territories
                     ,
                     which
                     for
                     about
                     Two
                     hundred
                     years
                     had
                     there
                     seated
                     themselves
                     ;
                     which
                     cost
                     the
                     Dukes
                     an
                     excessive
                     Charge
                     to
                     maintain
                     a
                     War
                     against
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     no
                     great
                     purpose
                     .
                     But
                     these
                     Knights
                     having
                     by
                     Grant
                     for
                     their
                     support
                     what
                     they
                     gained
                     from
                     them
                     ,
                     gave
                     them
                     so
                     great
                     Encouragement
                     ,
                     that
                     in
                     a
                     few
                     years
                     the
                     whole
                     Province
                     was
                     almost
                     cleared
                     of
                     them
                     by
                     them
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Habit
                     was
                     a
                     red
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     plain
                     green
                     Cross.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     St.
                     Hubert
                     in
                     Gulick
                     or
                     Juliers
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1473.
                     by
                     Gerard
                     Duke
                     of
                     Gulick
                     and
                     Berg
                     ,
                     or
                     Iuliers
                     and
                     Mount
                     ,
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     St.
                     Hubert
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Liege
                     ,
                     who
                     died
                     in
                     the
                     year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     727.
                     
                     As
                     to
                     their
                     Habit
                     and
                     Ensign
                     ,
                     I
                     have
                     met
                     with
                     no
                     account
                     thereof
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     St.
                     James
                     in
                     Holland
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     received
                     its
                     institution
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     1290.
                     from
                     Florentius
                     Earl
                     of
                     Holland
                     and
                     Zealand
                     ,
                     who
                     (
                     in
                     his
                     Palace
                     at
                     the
                     Hague
                     )
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     St.
                     Iames
                     created
                     Twelve
                     of
                     his
                     principal
                     Nobles
                     Knights
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     ,
                     whom
                     he
                     invested
                     with
                     Collars
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     or
                     Military
                     Belts
                     of
                     Silver
                     and
                     Gilt
                     ,
                     adorned
                     with
                     six
                     Escallops
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     hung
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     St.
                     Iames
                     the
                     Apostle
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   DEGREES
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   SWEDEN
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Brician
                     Order
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1366.
                     by
                     the
                     famous
                     Queen
                     Bridget
                     ,
                     who
                     for
                     her
                     holy
                     Life
                     was
                     styled
                     and
                     enrolled
                     a
                     Saint
                     ;
                     and
                     out
                     of
                     her
                     zeal
                     for
                     the
                     honour
                     of
                     Jesus
                     Christ
                     ,
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     ,
                     the
                     securing
                     the
                     Confines
                     of
                     her
                     Kingdom
                     ,
                     the
                     succouring
                     Widows
                     and
                     Fatherless
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     Hospitality
                     ,
                     endowed
                     this
                     Order
                     with
                     a
                     considerable
                     Revenue
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Order
                     was
                     approved
                     of
                     by
                     Pope
                     Vrban
                     the
                     Fifth
                     ,
                     who
                     gave
                     them
                     the
                     Rule
                     of
                     St.
                     Augustine
                     :
                     And
                     their
                     Ensign
                     was
                     a
                     blew
                     Cross
                     of
                     eight
                     points
                     ,
                     and
                     under
                     it
                     a
                     Tongue
                     of
                     Fire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Seraphins
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     in
                     Anno
                     1334.
                     by
                     Magnus
                     the
                     Fourth
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Sweden
                     ,
                     in
                     memorial
                     of
                     the
                     Siege
                     laid
                     to
                     the
                     chief
                     City
                     of
                     Vpsala
                     .
                     The
                     Collar
                     assigned
                     to
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     composed
                     of
                     Patriarchal
                     Crosses
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     Seraphins
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     enameled
                     red
                     ;
                     and
                     at
                     the
                     end
                     thereof
                     hung
                     the
                     figure
                     of
                     our
                     Saviour
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     the
                     Virgin
                     Mary
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Amaranta
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     1645.
                     by
                     Christiana
                     Queen
                     of
                     Sweden
                     ,
                     in
                     honour
                     of
                     a
                     Lady
                     named
                     Amaranta
                     ,
                     
                     celebrated
                     for
                     her
                     Charity
                     ,
                     Modesty
                     ,
                     Beauty
                     and
                     Courage
                     .
                     And
                     by
                     their
                     Oath
                     they
                     were
                     to
                     defend
                     and
                     protect
                     the
                     person
                     of
                     the
                     Queen
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     the
                     persons
                     of
                     their
                     Fellow
                     Brothers
                     from
                     harm
                     :
                     To
                     his
                     power
                     to
                     advance
                     Piety
                     ,
                     Virtue
                     ,
                     and
                     Justice
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     discountenance
                     Injury
                     and
                     Vice.
                     
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Ensign
                     is
                     a
                     Jewel
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     composed
                     of
                     two
                     great
                     A
                     A
                     ,
                     one
                     being
                     reversed
                     ;
                     enriched
                     on
                     both
                     sides
                     with
                     Diamonds
                     ,
                     and
                     set
                     within
                     a
                     wreath
                     of
                     Laurel
                     Leaves
                     ,
                     banded
                     about
                     with
                     white
                     ,
                     whereon
                     is
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Dolce
                       nella
                       memoria
                    
                     :
                     And
                     this
                     Badge
                     they
                     wear
                     either
                     hanging
                     at
                     a
                     gold
                     Chain
                     ,
                     or
                     a
                     crimson
                     or
                     blew
                     Ribon
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     please
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     is
                     another
                     Order
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     in
                     this
                     Kingdom
                     of
                     Sweden
                     ,
                     called
                     of
                     the
                     Sword
                     and
                     Military
                     Belt
                     ,
                     whose
                     Collar
                     consisted
                     of
                     Swords
                     and
                     Belts
                     conjoyned
                     ;
                     but
                     by
                     whom
                     and
                     when
                     Instituted
                     ,
                     I
                     am
                     ignorant
                     of
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   KNIGHTS
                   OF
                   THE
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Elephant
                   IN
                   DENMARK
                   .
                
                 
                   KING
                   Christian
                   the
                   First
                   of
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   upon
                   a
                   Religious
                   account
                   travelled
                   to
                   Rome
                   ;
                   and
                   amongst
                   other
                   Honours
                   ,
                   Pope
                   Sixtus
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   in
                   memory
                   of
                   the
                   Passion
                   of
                   our
                   Saviour
                   ,
                   invested
                   him
                   with
                   this
                   Order
                   ,
                   and
                   ordained
                   him
                   and
                   his
                   Successors
                   ,
                   Kings
                   of
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   Chief
                   and
                   Supream
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Order
                   ;
                   which
                   was
                   conferred
                   on
                   the
                   Danish
                   Princes
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   memorial
                   to
                   incite
                   them
                   to
                   defend
                   the
                   Christian
                   Religion
                   against
                   the
                   Moors
                   and
                   A●ricans
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   Knights
                   were
                   obliged
                   to
                   perform
                   Acts
                   of
                   Piety
                   and
                   Charity
                   ,
                   with
                   certain
                   Ceremonies
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ,
                   especially
                   upon
                   those
                   days
                   on
                   which
                   they
                   wore
                   the
                   Ensign
                   of
                   their
                   Order
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   an
                   Elephant
                   ,
                   on
                   whose
                   side
                   ,
                   within
                   a
                   rundle
                   ,
                   was
                   represented
                   a
                   Crown
                   of
                   Thorns
                   with
                   three
                   bloody
                   Nails
                   .
                
                 
                   Instead
                   of
                   their
                   golden
                   Collar
                   formerly
                   won
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   now
                   wear
                   about
                   them
                   a
                   blew
                   Ribon
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   hangs
                   an
                   Elephant
                   enameled
                   white
                   ,
                   and
                   beautified
                   with
                   five
                   large
                   Diamonds
                   set
                   in
                   the
                   midst
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Coronation
                   of
                   the
                   King
                   's
                   of
                   Denmark
                   this
                   Order
                   hath
                   been
                   commonly
                   conferred
                   upon
                   the
                   Nobles
                   and
                   most
                   deserving
                   Senators
                   of
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   DEGREES
                   OF
                   KNIGHTHOOD
                   IN
                   POLAND
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     the
                     Sword-bearers
                     in
                     Livonia
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     instituted
                     by
                     Albert
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Livonia
                     ,
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     1200.
                     for
                     the
                     propagation
                     of
                     the
                     Christian
                     Religion
                     in
                     those
                     Parts
                     ,
                     in
                     imitation
                     of
                     the
                     Knights
                     Teutonicks
                     in
                     Prusia
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     Order
                     they
                     were
                     united
                     about
                     the
                     Year
                     1237.
                     and
                     submitted
                     themselves
                     to
                     their
                     Rule
                     and
                     Habit
                     ;
                     by
                     whose
                     assistance
                     they
                     subdued
                     the
                     Idolatrous
                     Livonians
                     ,
                     and
                     brought
                     them
                     to
                     embrace
                     the
                     Christian
                     Faith.
                     But
                     in
                     the
                     Year
                     1561.
                     
                     
                       Gothard
                       de
                       Ketler
                    
                     ,
                     then
                     Great
                     Master
                     in
                     the
                     Castle
                     of
                     Riga
                     ,
                     surrendred
                     to
                     the
                     use
                     of
                     Sigismond
                     the
                     Second
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Poland
                     ,
                     Surnamed
                     Augustus
                     ,
                     all
                     the
                     Lands
                     belonging
                     to
                     this
                     Order
                     ;
                     together
                     with
                     the
                     Seal
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     ,
                     his
                     Cross
                     ,
                     the
                     Keys
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     and
                     Castle
                     of
                     Riga
                     ,
                     the
                     Charters
                     and
                     Grants
                     of
                     the
                     several
                     Popes
                     and
                     Emperors
                     which
                     concerned
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     the
                     priviledge
                     of
                     Coynage
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     matters
                     concerning
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     upon
                     which
                     the
                     said
                     Great
                     Master
                     received
                     back
                     from
                     the
                     said
                     King's
                     Commissioners
                     the
                     Dukedom
                     of
                     Curland
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     enjoyed
                     by
                     him
                     and
                     his
                     Heirs
                     for
                     ever
                     ;
                     upon
                     which
                     this
                     Order
                     became
                     extinguished
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     white
                     Eagle
                     .
                  
                   
                     THIS
                     Order
                     was
                     erected
                     by
                     Ladislaus
                     the
                     Fifth
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     Poland
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     further
                     honouring
                     the
                     Marriage
                     of
                     his
                     Son
                     Casimire
                     the
                     Great
                     with
                     Anne
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Gerdimir
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lithuania
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1325.
                     and
                     for
                     their
                     Ensign
                     had
                     a
                     white
                     Eagle
                     crowned
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   KNIGHTS
                   OF
                   THE
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Dragon
                   OVERTHROWN
                   IN
                   HUNGARY
                   .
                
                 
                   THIS
                   Order
                   was
                   instituted
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1418.
                   by
                   Sigismund
                   the
                   Emperor
                   ,
                   Surnamed
                   the
                   Glorious
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   the
                   Christian
                   Religion
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   suppressing
                   the
                   Schismaticks
                   and
                   Hereticks
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   had
                   been
                   victorious
                   over
                   in
                   many
                   Battels
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   Ensign
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   daily
                   wore
                   ,
                   was
                   a
                   green
                   Cross
                   flory
                   ;
                   on
                   Festival
                   days
                   they
                   wore
                   a
                   scarlet
                   Cloak
                   ,
                   and
                   on
                   their
                   Mantle
                   of
                   green
                   Silk
                   a
                   double
                   gold
                   Chain
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   green
                   Ribon
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   hung
                   the
                   figure
                   of
                   a
                   Dragon
                   ,
                   dead
                   ,
                   with
                   broken
                   Wings
                   ,
                   and
                   enameled
                   with
                   variety
                   of
                   colours
                   .
                   But
                   although
                   this
                   Order
                   was
                   of
                   high
                   esteem
                   for
                   a
                   time
                   ,
                   yet
                   it
                   almost
                   expired
                   with
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   the
                   Founders
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Order
                     of
                     the
                     Sword
                     in
                     Cyprus
                     .
                  
                   
                     GVY
                     of
                     Lusignan
                     soon
                     after
                     his
                     possession
                     (
                     as
                     King
                     )
                     of
                     the
                     Isle
                     of
                     Cyprus
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     bought
                     of
                     Richard
                     the
                     First
                     ,
                     King
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     for
                     One
                     hundred
                     thousand
                     Crowns
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     in
                     Anno
                     1195.
                     erected
                     this
                     Order
                     in
                     Commemoration
                     of
                     so
                     good
                     and
                     fortunate
                     a
                     Plantation
                     for
                     Fifteen
                     thousand
                     Persons
                     ,
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     brought
                     thither
                     with
                     him
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Collar
                     of
                     this
                     Order
                     was
                     composed
                     of
                     round
                     Cordons
                     of
                     white
                     Silk
                     woven
                     in
                     Love-knots
                     ,
                     and
                     interlaced
                     with
                     the
                     Letters
                     S.
                     and
                     R.
                     To
                     this
                     Collar
                     hung
                     an
                     Oval
                     of
                     Gold
                     ,
                     wherein
                     was
                     enameled
                     a
                     Sword
                     ,
                     the
                     Blade
                     Silver
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Hilt
                     Gold
                     ,
                     and
                     about
                     the
                     Oval
                     was
                     this
                     Motto
                     ,
                     
                       Securitas
                       Regni
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Honour
                     of
                     Knighthood
                     the
                     said
                     King
                     (
                     who
                     was
                     Great
                     Master
                     )
                     conferred
                     on
                     his
                     Brother
                     Amaury
                     Constable
                     of
                     Ierusalem
                     and
                     Cyprus
                     ,
                     and
                     on
                     Three
                     hundred
                     Barons
                     which
                     he
                     had
                     created
                     in
                     this
                     his
                     new
                     Kingdom
                     :
                     But
                     when
                     the
                     Turks
                     became
                     Masters
                     of
                     the
                     Isle
                     ,
                     this
                     Order
                     ceased
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   KNIGHTS
                   OF
                   Saint
                   Anthony
                   IN
                   AETHIOPIA
                   .
                
                 
                   ABout
                   the
                   Year
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   370.
                   
                   Iohn
                   Emperor
                   of
                   AEthiopia
                   (
                   vulgarly
                   called
                   
                     Prester
                     Iohn
                  
                   )
                   erected
                   into
                   a
                   Religious
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   certain
                   Monks
                   ,
                   who
                   lived
                   an
                   austere
                   and
                   solitary
                   Life
                   in
                   the
                   Desert
                   ,
                   after
                   the
                   Example
                   of
                   St.
                   Anthony
                   the
                   Hermit
                   ,
                   and
                   Patron
                   of
                   this
                   Empire
                   ,
                   and
                   bestowed
                   upon
                   these
                   Knights
                   great
                   Revenues
                   and
                   many
                   Priviledges
                   .
                   And
                   thus
                   being
                   instituted
                   ,
                   they
                   received
                   the
                   Rule
                   of
                   St.
                   Basil
                   ,
                   submitted
                   to
                   his
                   Constitutions
                   ,
                   wore
                   a
                   black
                   Garment
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   their
                   Ensign
                   a
                   blew
                   Cross
                   in
                   form
                   of
                   the
                   Letter
                   T.
                   
                
                 
                   Their
                   chief
                   Seat
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   Isle
                   of
                   Meroe
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Abbots
                   both
                   Spiritual
                   and
                   Temporal
                   resided
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   many
                   other
                   parts
                   of
                   AEthiopia
                   they
                   have
                   or
                   had
                   great
                   store
                   of
                   Monasteries
                   and
                   Convents
                   ,
                   with
                   about
                   two
                   Millions
                   of
                   yearly
                   Revenue
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   Knights
                   vow
                   to
                   defend
                   the
                   Christian
                   Religion
                   ;
                   to
                   yield
                   Obedience
                   to
                   their
                   Superiors
                   ;
                   to
                   observe
                   Conjugal
                   Chastity
                   ;
                   not
                   to
                   Marry
                   ,
                   or
                   receive
                   any
                   other
                   holy
                   Orders
                   without
                   licence
                   first
                   obtained
                   from
                   the
                   Abbot
                   ;
                   to
                   guard
                   the
                   Confines
                   of
                   the
                   Empire
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   go
                   to
                   War
                   when
                   and
                   where
                   they
                   are
                   commanded
                   .
                
                 
                   Into
                   this
                   Order
                   the
                   eldest
                   Sons
                   of
                   Noblemen
                   or
                   Gentlemen
                   cannot
                   be
                   admitted
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   second
                   Sons
                   may
                   :
                   And
                   if
                   a
                   man
                   of
                   any
                   degree
                   whatsoever
                   (
                   except
                   a
                   Physician
                   )
                   have
                   three
                   Sons
                   ,
                   he
                   is
                   bound
                   to
                   enter
                   one
                   of
                   them
                   into
                   this
                   Order
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Knights
                     of
                     the
                     Burgundian
                     Cross
                     in
                     Tunis
                     .
                  
                   
                     MVlleasses
                     King
                     of
                     Tunis
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     driven
                     out
                     of
                     his
                     Kingdom
                     by
                     Barbarossa
                     ,
                     that
                     noted
                     Pirate
                     ,
                     was
                     again
                     (
                     in
                     Anno
                     1535.
                     )
                     restored
                     thereunto
                     by
                     the
                     assistance
                     of
                     Charles
                     the
                     Fifth
                     ,
                     Emperor
                     of
                     Germany
                     ,
                     and
                     King
                     of
                     Spain
                     .
                     And
                     being
                     desirous
                     to
                     gain
                     the
                     love
                     of
                     all
                     those
                     that
                     had
                     served
                     in
                     that
                     War
                     ,
                     did
                     (
                     as
                     a
                     reward
                     )
                     confer
                     this
                     honour
                     of
                     Knighood
                     upon
                     all
                     those
                     Commanders
                     that
                     valiantly
                     behaved
                     themselves
                     in
                     his
                     Service
                     .
                     The
                     Ensign
                     that
                     he
                     assigned
                     them
                     was
                     the
                     Burgundian
                     Cross
                     ,
                     to
                     which
                     was
                     added
                     a
                     Steel
                     striking
                     Sparks
                     of
                     Fire
                     out
                     of
                     Flint
                     ,
                     with
                     this
                     Inscription
                     ,
                     BARBARIA
                     ;
                     which
                     third
                     Badge
                     hung
                     to
                     a
                     Collar
                     of
                     Gold.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   KNIGHTS
                   OF
                   THE
                   West-Indies
                   .
                
                 
                   PErsons
                   that
                   performed
                   valiant
                   Acts
                   in
                   War
                   were
                   by
                   the
                   Mexicans
                   advanced
                   to
                   Honour
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   sundry
                   Priviledges
                   granted
                   them
                   ;
                   insomuch
                   that
                   their
                   chief
                   Nobility
                   sprang
                   from
                   the
                   Camp.
                   And
                   Montezuma
                   was
                   so
                   high
                   a
                   Favourer
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   ordained
                   divers
                   Orders
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   distinguished
                   by
                   several
                   Ensigns
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   principal
                   Degree
                   of
                   these
                   Knights
                   were
                   those
                   that
                   had
                   the
                   crown
                   of
                   their
                   Hair
                   tied
                   with
                   a
                   small
                   red
                   Ribon
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   rich
                   Plume
                   of
                   Feathers
                   ,
                   from
                   which
                   hung
                   so
                   many
                   Branches
                   and
                   Rolls
                   of
                   Feathers
                   upon
                   their
                   Shoulders
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   had
                   performed
                   worthy
                   Exploits
                   in
                   War.
                   And
                   these
                   were
                   termed
                   Eagle
                   Knights
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   Order
                   the
                   King
                   was
                   the
                   Supream
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Knights
                   of
                   the
                   Lions
                   and
                   Tigers
                   were
                   the
                   most
                   valiant
                   in
                   War
                   ,
                   and
                   always
                   bore
                   with
                   them
                   their
                   Badges
                   and
                   Armorial
                   Ensigns
                   ,
                   and
                   went
                   to
                   the
                   War
                   (
                   as
                   did
                   the
                   Eagle
                   Knights
                   )
                   armed
                   Cap-a-pe
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Grey
                   Knights
                   had
                   their
                   Hair
                   cut
                   round
                   about
                   their
                   Ears
                   ,
                   were
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   honoured
                   as
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   and
                   when
                   they
                   went
                   to
                   Wars
                   ,
                   were
                   armed
                   but
                   to
                   the
                   middle
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   these
                   Degrees
                   of
                   Knights
                   had
                   their
                   Apartments
                   in
                   the
                   King's
                   Palace
                   ,
                   which
                   were
                   distinguished
                   by
                   their
                   several
                   Ensigns
                   :
                   And
                   amongst
                   the
                   honourable
                   Priviledges
                   that
                   they
                   enjoyed
                   ,
                   they
                   might
                   carry
                   Gold
                   and
                   Silver
                   ,
                   wear
                   rich
                   Cotton
                   ,
                   and
                   Shoes
                   after
                   their
                   fashion
                   ,
                   and
                   use
                   painted
                   and
                   guilt
                   Vessels
                   ;
                   all
                   which
                   were
                   prohibited
                   the
                   common
                   people
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Order
                   of
                   Knighthood
                   of
                   the
                   Blood
                   Royal
                   in
                   Peru
                   were
                   of
                   great
                   esteem
                   for
                   their
                   approved
                   Valour
                   ;
                   for
                   before
                   they
                   could
                   be
                   admitted
                   into
                   the
                   said
                   Degree
                   ,
                   their
                   Manhood
                   was
                   sufficiently
                   tried
                   ;
                   as
                   in
                   managing
                   the
                   Dart
                   ,
                   Lance
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Military
                   Exercises
                   ;
                   also
                   in
                   Leaping
                   ,
                   Wrestling
                   ,
                   Running
                   ,
                   Shooting
                   ,
                   &c.
                   in
                   all
                   which
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   not
                   very
                   expert
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   thought
                   unworthy
                   to
                   receive
                   so
                   great
                   an
                   Honour
                   :
                   But
                   being
                   found
                   worthy
                   to
                   be
                   admitted
                   ,
                   divers
                   Ceremonies
                   were
                   used
                   at
                   their
                   Creation
                   ;
                   as
                   putting
                   on
                   them
                   fine
                   Shoes
                   and
                   Breeches
                   ;
                   boreing
                   of
                   holes
                   in
                   their
                   Ears
                   ;
                   giving
                   them
                   an
                   Ax
                   ;
                   and
                   adorning
                   their
                   Heads
                   with
                   Flowers
                   ,
                   &c.
                   all
                   which
                   was
                   forbidden
                   the
                   common
                   people
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Peruvian
                   Lords
                   at
                   their
                   solemn
                   Feasts
                   at
                   Cusco
                   used
                   to
                   dedicate
                   their
                   Children
                   to
                   Honour
                   ,
                   adorning
                   them
                   with
                   Ensigns
                   ,
                   making
                   holes
                   in
                   their
                   Ears
                   ,
                   and
                   anoynting
                   their
                   Faces
                   with
                   Blood
                   ,
                   in
                   token
                   that
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   true
                   Knights
                   to
                   the
                   Ingua
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Knights
                   of
                   Cinaloa
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   a
                   Province
                   near
                   
                     New
                     Mexico
                  
                   ,
                   were
                   created
                   by
                   giving
                   them
                   a
                   Bow
                   ,
                   and
                   ordering
                   them
                   to
                   encounter
                   a
                   Lion
                   ,
                   or
                   some
                   other
                   savage
                   Beast
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   they
                   slew
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   received
                   into
                   favour
                   and
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Rt.
                     Honourble
                     .
                     Henry
                     Coventry
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     principall
                     Secretary
                     of
                     State
                     &c
                     a.
                     son
                     t●
                     the
                     Rt.
                     Honourble
                     .
                     Thomas
                     Lord
                     Coventry
                     Lord
                     Keeper
                     of
                     ye.
                     Great
                     Seale
                     of
                     England
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Honourble
                     .
                     Iohn
                     Hervey
                     of
                     Ickworth
                     in
                     Suffolke
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     ●
                     Treasurer
                     to
                     ye.
                     Queens
                     maty
                     .
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     honble
                     .
                     William
                     Ashburnham
                     of
                     Ashburnham
                     in
                     ye.
                     County
                     of
                     Sussex
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     Cofferer
                     to
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     2d.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Wharton
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     Fourth
                     son
                     to
                     y●e
                     .
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Phillip
                     Lord
                     Wharton
                     of
                     Wharton
                     in
                     Westmoreland
                     by
                     Ann
                     Daughter
                     to
                     〈◊〉
                     ●am
                     Carr
                     of
                     Fernihast
                     in
                     Scotland
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     〈◊〉
                     of
                     ye.
                     Groomes
                     of
                     ye.
                     Bedchamber
                     to
                     King
                     Iames.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     SAMVEL
                     GRANT
                     of
                     Crundall
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     society
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     
                       Esq.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●ender
                     Molesworth
                     of
                     Spring
                     Garden
                     in
                     the
                     parish
                     of
                     St.
                     Katherines
                     in
                     the
                     Island
                     of
                     Jamaica
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     one
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Councell
                     〈◊〉
                     the
                     Sd.
                     Isle
                     second
                     son
                     of
                     Hender
                     Molesworth
                     of
                     Pencarrow
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     Es●abque
                     ;
                     who
                     was
                     lineally
                     descended
                     from
                     Sr.
                     Walter
                     de
                     Molesworth
                     of
                     Northamptonshire
                     who
                     flourished
                     in
                     Marshall
                     proess
                     in
                     the
                     dayes
                     of
                     King
                     Edw.
                     the
                     first
                     &
                     went
                     wth
                     .
                     him
                     to
                     the
                     holy
                     warrs
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     GEORGE
                     LEGGE
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     Governor
                     of
                     ●ortsmouth
                     master
                     of
                     the
                     Horse
                     to
                     his
                     Royall
                     Highness
                     Iames
                     Duke
                     of
                     Yorke
                     Leiutenant
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Forest
                     of
                     Alce
                     holt
                     &
                     Woolmer
                     in
                     Hantshire
                     &
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Deputy
                     Leiutenant
                     of
                     the
                     Sd.
                     County
                     Comander
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Shipp
                     ye●●yall
                     Katherine
                     &
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     principall
                     Officers
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Ordnance
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     THOMAS
                     FEJLD
                     of
                     Stanstead
                     Bury
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hertford
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Thomas
                     Byde
                     of
                     Ware
                     park
                     in
                     the
                     Said
                     County
                     Kt.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Humfrey
                     Wi●●ley
                     of
                     the
                     J●●ter
                     T●mpl●
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Prothonotar●●s
                     of
                     his
                     maties
                     .
                     Court
                     of
                     Common
                     ●lea●
                     at
                     Westminster
                     fift
                     son
                     of
                     Humfrey
                     W●●rley
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     of
                     H●msted
                     hall
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Stafford
                     by
                     Knightley
                     his
                     Wife
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●OGER
                     TW●SDEN
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     eldest
                     son
                     of
                     S
                     ●
                     Thomas
                     Twisden
                     of
                     Bradborne
                     in
                     th●
                     parish
                     of
                     East
                     Malling
                     in
                     Kent
                     Kt.
                     &
                     Ba●●●
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Justices
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Court
                     of
                     Kings
                     Bench
                  
                
                 
                   
                     EDWARD
                     THVRLAND
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     only
                     son
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Edward
                     Thurland
                     of
                     R●ygate
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surrey
                     Kt.
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Barons
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Court
                     of
                     Exchequer
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     EDWARD
                     ROBERTS
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     Dublin
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdome
                     of
                     Ireland
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     Maried
                     to
                     Alce
                     daughter
                     of
                     Edw
                     :
                     Chute
                     of
                     Surrendē
                     in
                     the
                     Weld
                     of
                     Kent
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     much
                     Honoured
                     Daniel
                     Fleming
                     of
                     〈…〉
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     &
                     of
                     Rydal
                     hall
                     in
                     〈…〉
                     and
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     of
                     which
                     family
                     &
                     Surname
                     there
                     〈…〉
                     Lords
                     of
                     ye.
                     maner
                     of
                     B●ckermet
                     of
                     〈…〉
                     b●en
                     Kts
                     .
                     &
                     all
                     ye.
                     rest
                     (
                     that
                     then
                     wedd●d
                     )
                     〈…〉
                     ye.
                     Daughters
                     of
                     Baronets●
                     or
                     Knigh●●●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●●●●ill
                     Skelton
                     (
                     eldest
                     sonn
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     Skelton
                     〈◊〉
                     Leiutenant
                     Gouernor
                     of
                     Plimouth
                     )
                     who
                     wa●
                     〈◊〉
                     of
                     Honor
                     to
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     in
                     his
                     ,
                     exile
                     &
                     now
                     〈◊〉
                     ye●●oomes
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     Bedchamber●
                     &
                     Captaine
                     in
                     his
                     Foot
                     Guards
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     Mariet
                     of
                     Whitchurch
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     ,
                     &
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     Pr●ston
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     maried
                     one
                     of
                     th●
                     〈◊〉
                     and
                     h●yr●s
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Richard
                     Brawn●
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     of
                     Glocester
                     Knight
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Walter
                     Chetwynd
                     of
                     Ingestre
                     in
                     ye.
                     County
                     of
                     Stafford
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Pepys
                     of
                     Brampton
                     in
                     Huntin●●tonshire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     Secretary
                     of
                     the
                     Admiralty
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     Second
                     .
                     Descende●
                     of
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     Pepys
                     of
                     Cottenham
                     in
                     Cambridg●●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●●hn
                     Georges
                     of
                     Bawton
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     a
                     member
                     of
                     the
                     Honourable
                     house
                     of
                     Comons
                     for
                     this
                     present
                     Parliament
                     1677
                     descended
                     the
                     antient
                     and
                     Worthy
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Georges
                     of
                     Cicester
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Butler
                     D.
                     D.
                     Chaplain
                     in
                     ordinary
                     to
                     his
                     〈◊〉
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     2d.
                     and
                     Canon
                     of
                     Windsor
                     ,
                     mar●●
                     Susanna
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     daughters
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Edward
                     Thomas
                     of
                     Lamihangle
                     in
                     Glamorganshire
                     Bart.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●●ptaine
                     Iohn
                     Loggan
                     of
                     Idbury
                     in
                     Oxfordshir●
                     and
                     of
                     Bassetsbury
                     in
                     Com●
                     Bucks
                     ,
                     Maried
                     Mary
                     Sole
                     Daughter
                     and
                     heire
                     of
                     Hugh
                     D●rrell
                     of
                     Millend
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     of
                     Buckingha●
                     Gent.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Pilkington
                     of
                     Stanton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Derby
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     George
                     Bowen
                     Esqr.
                     lineally
                     descended
                     from
                     and
                     present
                     heire
                     unto
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Bowens
                     of
                     Courthouse
                     in
                     the
                     seigniory
                     of
                     Gower
                     in
                     Glomorganshire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Gilbert
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Henry
                     Gilbert
                     of
                     Lockoe
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     Esqr.
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coeheyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     Barnard
                     of
                     Abington
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     Knight
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Colwall
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Sanders
                     son
                     &
                     heyre
                     apparent
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Sanders
                     of
                     Ireton
                     in
                     Derbyshire
                     Esqr.
                     which
                     maried
                     Margaret
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coeheyre
                     of
                     Evers
                     Armyne
                     of
                     Osgodby
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Lincolne
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Goodlad
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Lewis
                     Inkledon
                     of
                     Buckland
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Branton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Devon
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Rawlins
                     of
                     Langarran
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hereford
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Colonell
                     Titus
                     of
                     Bushy
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Her●ford
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Groomes
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Bedchamber
                     &c.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Tho●
                     Dereham
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     of
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     Dereham
                     at
                     Dereham
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     Servant
                     to
                     his
                     Majesty
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     2d.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     E●an
                     Seq●
                     of
                     Boverton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Gla●morgan
                     sergeant
                     at
                     Law
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     Coat
                     and
                     family
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     Booke
                     Section
                     6.
                     
                     Chapter
                     ●
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●ndrew
                     Lant
                     of
                     Thorp
                     :
                     vnderwood
                     alias
                     Thorp
                     Bill●●
                     in
                     Northamptonshire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     son
                     of
                     Robert
                     Lant
                     of
                     London
                     Merchant
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     Daughter
                     &
                     heyre
                     of
                     Rich
                     :
                     Andrews
                     of
                     Thorp
                     :
                     vnderwoo●●●●resaid
                     Gent.
                     which
                     said
                     Andrew
                     Lant
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Iudith●
                     〈◊〉
                     daughter
                     of
                     Will
                     Vannam
                     of
                     London
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Darnall
                     of
                     the
                     Middle
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esqr.
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     daughter
                     of
                     William
                     Bacon
                     of
                     St.
                     Clements
                     Danes
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Gabriel
                     Armiger
                     of
                     North
                     Creak●
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Norfolk
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esq
                     ●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Dutton
                     Colt
                     Esq
                     r
                     son
                     of
                     George
                     Colt
                     of
                     Colt
                     Hall
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     Esq
                     r
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheyre
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Dutton
                     of
                     Sherbourn
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     Esqr.
                     which
                     said
                     William
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Lucy
                     sole
                     daughter
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Webb
                     of
                     —
                     in
                     Kent
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Randolph
                     Egerton
                     of
                     Betley
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                     Esqr.
                     first
                     Leivtenant
                     and
                     Major
                     of
                     his
                     Mat●s
                     .
                     owne
                     Troop
                     of
                     Guards
                     under
                     the
                     comand
                     of
                     his
                     grace
                     Iames
                     Duke
                     of
                     Monmouth
                     first
                     maried
                     to
                     Penelope
                     daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Rob
                     :
                     viscount
                     Kilmurrey
                     of
                     the
                     Kingdome
                     of
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     to
                     Eiliz
                     ●aughter
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Henry
                     Murrey
                     Esq
                     r
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Gent
                     of
                     his
                     Matis
                     .
                     Bed-chamber
                     to
                     K.
                     Charles
                     the
                     first
                     by
                     Ann
                     now
                     viscountess
                     Banning
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Wildman
                     of
                     Beaucot
                     alias
                     Becket
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Berks
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nathan
                     Knight
                     of
                     Ruscombe
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     Esq
                     r
                     intermariat
                     ●th
                     .
                     Margaret
                     Eldest
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheire
                     of
                     William
                     Stroode
                     of
                     Ruscombe
                     Aforesaid
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Petyt
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     T●mple
                     London
                     Esq
                     r
                     :
                     and
                     Silvester
                     Petyt
                     Gen●
                     Brother
                     to
                     the
                     Sd.
                     Wm.
                     desc●nde●●
                     (
                     by
                     Gilbert
                     a
                     Younger
                     sonn
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     Petyt●
                     From
                     ●●
                     Antient
                     family
                     of
                     that
                     name
                     who
                     were
                     Lords
                     of
                     Ardever
                     in
                     Cornwall
                     .
                     tempore
                     H.
                     ●
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lamphigh
                     of
                     Lamplugh
                     in
                     Cumberland
                     Esqr.
                     Collonell
                     of
                     a
                     foot
                     Regiment
                     at
                     Marston
                     Moore
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     under
                     the
                     Command
                     of
                     his
                     High●ness
                     Prince
                     Rupert
                     of
                     wch
                     .
                     Family
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     Booke●
                     section
                     2d.
                     Chapt
                     :
                     ●
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Burton
                     of
                     the
                     City
                     of
                     London
                     
                       Esq
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Madden
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Es●
                     des●ended
                     of
                     ye.
                     Maddens
                     Formerly
                     of
                     Muddenton
                     in
                     Mil●shire
                     who
                     are
                     now
                     seated
                     at
                     Rousky
                     Castle
                     in
                     〈◊〉
                     County
                     of
                     Fermanaugh
                     in
                     the
                     Kingdome
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Godwin
                     Swift
                     of
                     Gooderidge
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hereford
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     society
                     of
                     Gra●s
                     Inn
                     descend
                     of
                     the
                     Family
                     of
                     ye.
                     Swists
                     of
                     York-shire
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Ra●●sford
                     B.
                     D
                     and
                     Rector
                     of
                     Stanmo●e
                     Magna
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Midd
                     :
                     Maried
                     Mary
                     one
                     of
                     ye.
                     Daughters
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Montfort
                     of
                     Jewing
                     in
                     ye.
                     County
                     of
                     Hartford
                     D.
                     D.
                     &
                     Residentiary
                     of
                     St
                     Pauls
                     London
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     Stoughton
                     of
                     St.
                     Iohns
                     near
                     Warwick
                     in
                     Warwick
                     shire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     lineally
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     St●ughtons
                     of
                     Stoughton
                     in
                     Surrey
                     ;
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Ann
                     daughter
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Will.
                     Brough
                     ,
                     late
                     Deane
                     of
                     Glocester
                     deceased
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     family
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     booke
                     Section
                     6.
                     
                     Chap
                     1.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Capt.
                     Iohn
                     Clifford
                     of
                     Frampton
                     upon
                     Severne
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     ;
                     whose
                     family
                     have
                     there
                     continued
                     ever
                     since
                     the
                     Reigne
                     of
                     Will
                     :
                     the
                     Conqueror
                     ,
                     takeing
                     its
                     rise
                     from
                     Puntins
                     a
                     noble
                     man
                     of
                     Normandy
                     who
                     came
                     into
                     England
                     with
                     the
                     said
                     Will
                     ,
                     whose
                     second
                     sonn
                     Osbert
                     held
                     the
                     said
                     Frampton
                     ,
                     and
                     from
                     whom
                     ,
                     for
                     want
                     of
                     issue
                     it
                     descended
                     to
                     Walter
                     de
                     Clifford
                     the
                     predecessor
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Iohn
                     .
                     of
                     wch
                     .
                     Coate
                     and
                     family
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     booke
                     section
                     5.
                     
                     Chapter
                     4.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Booth
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esqr.
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     Booth's
                     of
                     Witton
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     .
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Elizabeth
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Hopcroft
                     Cittizen
                     of
                     London
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Stephens
                     Esq
                     r
                     ,
                     only
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     S.
                     Tho.
                     Stephens
                     of
                     little
                     Sodbury
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     Kt
                     ,
                     now
                     liveing
                     ,
                     whose
                     Grandfather
                     Tho
                     :
                     Stephens
                     was
                     Attourney
                     Generall
                     to
                     Prince
                     Hen●
                     and
                     after
                     his
                     decease
                     to
                     K.
                     Charles
                     the
                     first
                     when
                     Prince
                     of
                     Wales
                     ,
                     in
                     wch
                     service
                     he
                     dyed
                     of
                     this
                     family
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     the
                     booke
                     section
                     3.
                     chap.
                     20.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Iollife
                     of
                     Carswall
                     Castle
                     in
                     Stafford
                     shire
                     Esqr.
                     who
                     first
                     maried
                     Martha
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Foley
                     of
                     Witley
                     Court
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     Esq
                     r
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     the
                     Lady
                     Mary
                     Hastings
                     daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Ferdinando
                     late
                     Earle
                     of
                     Huntington
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Arthington
                     of
                     Arthington
                     in
                     the
                     west
                     Rideing
                     of
                     York
                     shire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     ●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Modyford
                     of
                     Easttuar
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     Esqr●
                     Collonell
                     of
                     a
                     Regiment
                     of
                     Foot
                     at
                     Port
                     Royall
                     in
                     the
                     Island
                     of
                     Iamaica
                     ,
                     sonn
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Tho.
                     Modyford
                     Bart.
                     late
                     Governor
                     of
                     the
                     Sd.
                     Island
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Erasmus
                     Smith
                     alias
                     Her●●
                     of
                     St.
                     Iones
                     in
                     the
                     parish
                     of
                     Clarkenwell
                     in
                     Midd
                     Esqr.
                     sonn
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Roger
                     Smith
                     of
                     Edmonthorp
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     Kt.
                     dec●ased
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Smiths
                     of
                     Withcock
                     in
                     the
                     s
                     ●
                     .
                     County
                     ●c●
                     .
                     S
                     ●
                     .
                     Erasmus
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     daughter
                     of
                     Hugh
                     Hare
                     Baron
                     of
                     Cole●●●
                     in
                     Ireland
                     〈◊〉
                     the
                     Lady
                     Lucy
                     Mountague
                     daughter
                     of
                     Hen
                     :
                     Earle
                     o●●●●chester
                     L
                     d
                     〈◊〉
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Coll
                     :
                     Robert
                     Werden
                     of
                     Chester
                     ,
                     Comptroler
                     to
                     his
                     Royall
                     Highness
                     Iames
                     Duke
                     of
                     York
                     ,
                     and
                     first
                     Leiutenant
                     ,
                     and
                     Major
                     of
                     his
                     Guards
                     ,
                     first
                     maried
                     to
                     Iane
                     daughter
                     of
                     Edw
                     :
                     Barnham
                     of
                     Cock
                     hall
                     ,
                     in
                     Kent
                     Esq
                     r
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     to
                     Margaret
                     daughter
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Will.
                     Towse
                     of
                     Bassingburn
                     hall
                     in
                     Essex
                     
                       Esq.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Weld
                     of
                     Lulworth
                     Castle
                     in
                     Dorsetshire
                     Esq
                     r
                     Governor
                     of
                     his
                     Ma
                     ●ys
                     .
                     Isle
                     and
                     Castles
                     of
                     Portland
                     and
                     Sandes
                     foot
                     ,
                     lineally
                     desended
                     from
                     Edricke
                     Sylvaticus
                     alias
                     Wild●
                     a
                     Saxon
                     of
                     great
                     renowne
                     in
                     the
                     reignes
                     of
                     K.
                     Herold
                     ,
                     and
                     Will.
                     the
                     Conqueror●whose
                     father
                     Alfrick
                     was
                     brother
                     to
                     Edricke
                     of
                     Stratton
                     Duke
                     of
                     Mercia●
                     wch
                     sd.
                     Humprey
                     is
                     now
                     Maried
                     to
                     Clara
                     daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     Th●●
                     Ld.
                     Arundel
                     of
                     Warden
                     Court
                     of
                     the
                     Empire
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Col●
                     .
                     Thomas
                     Sackevile
                     of
                     Selscombe
                     in
                     Sussex
                     ,
                     a
                     Person
                     of
                     great
                     Loyalty
                     ,
                     being
                     one
                     that
                     served
                     his
                     late
                     maty
                     .
                     in
                     all
                     his
                     expeditions
                     ,
                     and
                     was
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Captaines
                     of
                     his
                     life
                     guards
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     begining
                     of
                     the
                     late
                     warrs
                     .
                     He
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Margaret
                     daughter
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     Henry
                     Compton
                     of
                     Brambletye
                     in
                     Sussex
                     K
                     ●
                     .
                     of
                     the
                     Bath
                     and
                     Uncle
                     to
                     the
                     late
                     Earle
                     of
                     Northampton
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Phillip
                     Doughty
                     of
                     Eashere
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surrey
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     descended
                     from
                     an
                     English
                     Saxon
                     family
                     of
                     ye.
                     Dohags
                     who
                     were
                     here
                     Sealed
                     before
                     the
                     Conguest
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Skynner
                     Byde
                     Esqr.
                     eldest
                     sonn
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Thomas
                     Byde
                     of
                     Ware
                     Park
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hertford
                     Knight
                     ,
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Anne
                     daughter
                     of
                     Tho
                     Austen
                     of
                     Hoxton
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Captaine
                     Iohn
                     Huitson
                     of
                     Cl●asbey
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     York
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Captaines
                     of
                     the
                     Couldstrem
                     Regiment
                     of
                     foot
                     guards
                     to
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     second
                     ,
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Martha
                     daughter
                     of
                     Sr.
                     William-Cooper
                     of
                     Ratling
                     Court
                     in
                     Kent
                     Baronet
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Tomlins
                     of
                     St.
                     Leonards
                     Bromley
                     in
                     Midd.
                     sx
                     Esq
                     r
                     first
                     maried
                     to
                     Ann
                     daughter
                     of
                     Captaine
                     Will
                     :
                     Goodladd
                     of
                     Lee
                     in
                     Essex
                     2dly
                     .
                     to
                     Eliz
                     :
                     daughter
                     of
                     Ric
                     :
                     Swinglehurst
                     of
                     London
                     Merchant
                     ,
                     3dly
                     .
                     to
                     Eliz
                     :
                     daughter
                     of
                     Reynolds
                     of
                     East
                     Grenwich
                     in
                     Kent
                     Esq
                     r
                     &
                     now
                     to
                     Susanna
                     daughter
                     of
                     Geo
                     :
                     Cranmer
                     of
                     Canterbury
                     in
                     Kent
                     afore
                     sd
                     Merchant
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Barbon
                     of
                     London
                     M.D.
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Colledge
                     of
                     Phisitians
                     of
                     the
                     S
                     ●
                     .
                     Citty
                     .
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Margaret
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Hayes
                     of
                     Hadley
                     in
                     Midd
                     sx
                     .
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Beaumont
                     Dixie
                     of
                     Bosworth
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     Esqsr.
                     sonn
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Wolstan
                     Dixie
                     of
                     Bosworth
                     aforesaid
                     Bart.
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     sister
                     and
                     heyre
                     to
                     Sr.
                     William
                     Willoughby
                     of
                     Willoughby
                     in
                     Nottinghamshire
                     Bart.
                     deceased
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Winwood
                     of
                     Ditton
                     Park
                     and
                     Quainton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Bucks
                     Esqsr●
                     sonn
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Sr.
                     Ralph
                     Winwood
                     Knight●
                     Embassador
                     Ledger
                     to
                     ●he
                     States
                     of
                     the
                     united
                     Provinces
                     ,
                     and
                     principall
                     secretary
                     of
                     state
                     to
                     King
                     Iames.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Peck
                     of
                     Samford
                     Hall
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     sergeant
                     〈◊〉
                     Law
                     to
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     2●
                     .
                     sonn
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Will
                     Peck
                     of
                     Met●●●●old
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Norfolk
                     Esqsr.
                     and
                     interm●ried
                     w
                     ●
                     .
                     Gra●e
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     daug●●●ers
                     ●●d
                     Coheyr̄s
                     of
                     Will
                     Green
                     of
                     East
                     Barnet
                     in
                     Hartfordshire
                     Esqs
                     ●
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Peck
                     of
                     Samford
                     hall
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     Esqs
                     ●
                     .
                     sonn
                     and
                     ●eyre
                     of
                     Edw.
                     Peck
                     sergeant
                     at
                     Law
                     and
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Gartrude
                     sole
                     daughter
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Will●
                     Gr●en
                     of
                     Mitcham
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surry
                     Bart.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iustinian
                     Pagit
                     of
                     Grais
                     Inn
                     in
                     Com
                     Middz
                     Esqss.
                     Cristos
                     Br●ium
                     et
                     Recordorum
                     Banco
                     Regis
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ioseph
                     Micklethwaite
                     of
                     Swyne
                     in
                     Holderness
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     York
                     '
                     Esqs
                     s
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Mountagu
                     Esqss.
                     (
                     son
                     &
                     heyre
                     to
                     the
                     honble
                     William
                     Mountagu
                     Lord
                     cheife
                     Baron
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     Court
                     of
                     Exchequer
                     )
                     maried
                     to
                     Ann
                     Sole
                     daugh●●●●
                     heyre
                     of
                     Ric
                     :
                     Evelyn
                     of
                     Woodcot
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Surrey●
                     Esqss.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Robinson
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     Londo●
                     Esqss.
                     cheife
                     Prothonotary
                     of
                     his
                     matys
                     .
                     Court
                     of
                     Comon
                     Pleas.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Diue
                     of
                     Bromham
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Bedford
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     son
                     &
                     heirè
                     of
                     Sr
                     Lewis
                     Diue
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     place
                     Kt.
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Theophila
                     Daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Right
                     Reverend
                     Father
                     in
                     God
                     Iohn
                     Hackett
                     late
                     Lord
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Litchfeild
                     and
                     Couentry
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Owen
                     Feltham
                     of
                     Greys
                     Inn
                     in
                     ye.
                     County
                     of
                     Middlesex
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     r
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     one
                     of
                     ye.
                     Daughters
                     &
                     Coheires
                     of
                     Alexander
                     Portree
                     of
                     Barnsta●le
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     Esq●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Francis
                     Wythens
                     of
                     Eltham
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     ,
                     one
                     of
                     ye.
                     society
                     of
                     the
                     Middle
                     Temple
                     London
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iames
                     Hoare
                     of
                     Edmonton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Middlesex
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     and
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     society
                     of
                     ye.
                     Middle
                     Temple
                     London
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Foley
                     of
                     Kidderminster
                     in
                     Worcestersh
                     :
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     eldest
                     son
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Foley
                     of
                     Witley
                     Court
                     in
                     Worcestersh
                     :
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Elizabeth
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Edward
                     Ash
                     of
                     Halsted
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Kent
                     
                       Esq.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Paul
                     Foley
                     of
                     Stoak●
                     Court
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Hereford
                     
                       Esq.
                    
                     second
                     sonn
                     of
                     Tho
                     :
                     Foley
                     of
                     Witley
                     Court
                     in
                     Worcester
                     shire
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Lane
                     of
                     ye.
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     
                       Esq.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Phillip
                     Foley
                     of
                     Prestwood
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Stafford
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     third
                     son
                     of
                     Tho
                     :
                     Foley
                     of
                     Witley
                     Court
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Penelope
                     daughter
                     of
                     the
                     Rt.
                     honble
                     .
                     Wm.
                     Ld.
                     Pagett
                     Baron
                     of
                     Bea●desert
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Tollemach
                     Duke
                     of
                     Lincolns
                     Inn
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     ,
                     Exigenter
                     for
                     London
                     &ct.
                     in
                     the
                     Court
                     of
                     Common
                     pleas
                     ,
                     sonn
                     &
                     heyre
                     of
                     Dr.
                     Edward
                     Duke
                     of
                     Honingtō
                     .
                     in
                     Suffolk
                     ,
                     by
                     Eliz
                     :
                     his
                     wife
                     onely
                     daughter
                     of
                     Robert
                     2d
                     son
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Lionel
                     Tollemach
                     of
                     Bently
                     &
                     Helmingham
                     in
                     the
                     Sd.
                     County
                     ●ar
                     ●
                     :
                     linealy
                     descended
                     in
                     a
                     direct
                     male
                     line
                     from
                     ye.
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Dukes
                     of
                     Brampton
                     &
                     Shadingfeild
                     in
                     the
                     Sd.
                     Coun●y
                     of
                     late
                     Barts
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thoma●
                     Walker
                     of
                     y●
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esqs
                     s
                     som
                     time
                     Comptroller
                     of
                     y●
                     S
                     ●
                     .
                     society
                     .
                     son
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Walker
                     of
                     Warwic●shire
                     Esqss.
                     who
                     is
                     descended
                     from
                     an
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     that
                     name
                     in
                     Leicestershire
                     wch
                     .
                     Sd.
                     Tho
                     :
                     (
                     the
                     bearer
                     hereof
                     )
                     is
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Elizabeth
                     daughter
                     &
                     Cohey●e
                     of
                     Hoo
                     Games
                     of
                     Newton
                     in
                     Brecknockshir
                     Esqs
                     ●
                     .
                     of
                     wch
                     .
                     Sd.
                     familys
                     see
                     more
                     in
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     th●
                     Book
                     S●ction
                     chapter
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Bennet
                     of
                     ●bington
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Cambridge
                     Esqss.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Lewkenor
                     of
                     West
                     Deane
                     in
                     Sussex
                     Esqs
                     s
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     Lewkenor
                     Kt.
                     of
                     y●
                     Bath
                     deceased
                     .
                     by
                     Ann
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheyre
                     of
                     George
                     Myn
                     of
                     Myn
                     in
                     Shropshir
                     Esqs
                     s
                     decended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Lewke●ors
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Coxe
                     M.D.
                     Physitian
                     in
                     ordinary
                     to
                     his
                     maty
                     .
                     King
                     Charles
                     the
                     2d.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Thompson
                     of
                     the
                     Middle
                     Temple
                     London
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     no●
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     Sole
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Stephens
                     of
                     Broadway
                     in
                     Worcestershire
                     Gent.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Atwood
                     of
                     Bromfeild
                     in
                     Essex
                     and
                     Grais
                     :
                     Inn
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Atwood
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     desceased
                     by
                     Elizabeth
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheyre
                     of
                     Patrick
                     Young
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     son
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Peter
                     Young
                     K
                     ●
                     .
                     Abnoner
                     ,
                     and
                     privy
                     Councellor
                     of
                     Scotland
                     to
                     King
                     Iames.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thoma●
                     Plott
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     secretary
                     to
                     his
                     Highness
                     the
                     Great
                     Duke
                     of
                     Tuscany
                     :
                     descended
                     of
                     the
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Plotts
                     of
                     Sparsholt
                     in
                     Berkshire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Warner
                     of
                     Brakent
                     waite
                     in
                     the
                     Parish
                     of
                     Kirkby●
                     overblow
                     in
                     the
                     i●est
                     rideing
                     of
                     Yorkshire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     lineally
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     Warners
                     of
                     Warner
                     hall
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Humphrey
                     Borlase
                     of
                     Treluddro
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Cornwall
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Keck
                     of
                     The
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iacob
                     Lucie
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esqr.
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Mary
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Sr.
                     Iohn
                     of
                     Coldoverton
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Leicester
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Richard
                     Peirce
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Roger
                     Iames
                     of
                     Riegate
                     in
                     Surrey
                     Esqr.
                     of
                     y●
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     Haestract
                     in
                     Holland
                     ,
                     from
                     whom
                     are
                     Descended
                     the
                     severall
                     familys
                     of
                     the
                     Iames
                     of
                     Surrey●
                     Kent
                     .
                     Middlesex
                     .
                     &
                     Essex
                     .
                     wk.
                     Sd.
                     Roger
                     is
                     n●w
                     maried
                     to
                     Elizabeth
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Anthony
                     Ancher
                     of
                     Bishops
                     bo●●●h
                     in
                     Kent
                     Kt.
                     deceased
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Charles
                     Beauvoir
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esqr.
                     Des●●nded
                     from
                     the
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Beauvoir
                     of
                     the
                     Island
                     of
                     Garnsey
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Evance
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     〈◊〉
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     London
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Valentine
                     Crome
                     of
                     Mayden●
                     Early
                     in
                     Berk●shire
                     Esqr.
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     Lewis
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Windham
                     of
                     Tale
                     in
                     Devonshire
                     
                       Esq
                    
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     Grooms
                     of
                     his
                     matys●
                     Bedchamber
                     ;
                     third
                     son
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Edmond
                     Windham
                     of
                     Cathanger
                     in
                     Somerset
                     shire●
                     Kt
                     Marshall
                     of
                     his
                     matys●
                     most
                     honble
                     .
                     household
                     and
                     lineally
                     descended
                     of
                     the
                     antient
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Windhams
                     of
                     Crown-Thorp
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Norfolk
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Stringer
                     of
                     Bexwells
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Essex
                     Esq●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Daniel
                     Collingwood
                     of
                     Branton
                     in
                     Northumberland
                     Es
                     r
                     Major
                     to
                     the
                     Queens
                     Troop
                     of
                     his
                     Matis
                     Guard
                     ,
                     Governor
                     of
                     his
                     Matis●
                     Castle
                     in
                     Holy
                     Island
                     ,
                     and
                     Deputy
                     Leivtenant
                     of
                     the
                     s●id
                     County
                     of
                     Northumberland
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Iollife
                     of
                     the
                     Citty
                     of
                     London
                     Esq
                     r
                     descened
                     from
                     the
                     family
                     of
                     Iollifs
                     of
                     Botham
                     in
                     Staffordshire
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iohn
                     Strachey
                     of
                     Sutton
                     Court
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Somerset
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Martyn
                     of
                     Lincolns
                     Inn
                     in
                     Middlesex
                     Esq.
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     Martyn
                     of
                     Lincolns
                     ●n
                     aforesaid
                     Esr.
                     deceased
                     ,
                     who
                     was
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     family
                     of
                     ye.
                     Martins
                     of
                     Admiston
                     ,
                     alias
                     ,
                     Athelha●●ston
                     ,
                     in
                     Dorsetsh
                     :
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     Dorcas
                     ,
                     daughter
                     o●
                     Richard
                     Graves
                     Esqr.
                     deceased
                     late
                     Reader
                     of
                     Lincolns
                     Inn●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     Palmer
                     of
                     Winthorp
                     in
                     Lincolnsh
                     :
                     Esq
                     ●
                     .
                     Captaine
                     of
                     a
                     Troop
                     in
                     the
                     Regiment
                     of
                     Horse
                     of
                     his
                     Grace
                     the
                     Duke
                     of
                     ●onmouth
                     :
                     Captaine
                     Generall
                     of
                     all
                     his
                     ●atys
                     .
                     land
                     forces
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Clarke
                     of
                     the
                     Inner
                     Temple
                     London
                     Esqr.
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Edward
                     Clarke
                     of
                     Chipley
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Somerset
                     Esqr.
                     Maried
                     Mary
                     sole
                     daughter
                     &
                     heyre●
                     of
                     Samuel
                     Ieppe
                     ,
                     of
                     Suttons
                     court●
                     in
                     the
                     sd.
                     county
                     Esq.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Anthony
                     Rowe
                     of
                     St.
                     Martins
                     in
                     the
                     Fields
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Midd●
                     Esq
                     ●
                     third
                     son
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Thomas
                     Rowe
                     of
                     Muswell
                     hill
                     in
                     the
                     said
                     County
                     .
                     K
                     ●
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Marwood
                     of
                     〈◊〉
                     Bus●y
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     Esqr.
                     Son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     George
                     H●rwood
                     Bart.
                     First
                     maried
                     to
                     Margaret
                     fourth
                     daughter
                     of
                     th●
                     R
                     ●
                     .
                     honourable
                     Con●ers
                     Ld.
                     Darc●●to
                     his
                     second
                     Dorothy
                     second
                     daughter
                     of
                     Allen
                     Bellingham
                     ,
                     of
                     L●v●ns
                     in
                     Westm●rland
                     Esq
                     r
                     and
                     to
                     his
                     present
                     wife
                     〈◊〉
                     second
                     Daughter
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Tho●
                     W●●●worth
                     of
                     Emprall
                     in
                     Yorkshire
                     K
                     ●
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Edward
                     Braba●on
                     of
                     Bally
                     arthur
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Wic●loe
                     in
                     Ireland
                     Esqr.
                     second
                     son
                     to
                     the
                     Right
                     Honourable
                     Edward
                     Earle
                     of
                     ●eath
                     deceased
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     William
                     L●ggan
                     of
                     Butlers
                     marston
                     in
                     Warwickshire
                     Esqr●
                     now
                     maried
                     to
                     〈◊〉
                     daughter
                     to
                     〈◊〉
                     Newsham
                     of
                     Chadhurst
                     in
                     the
                     s
                     d
                     County
                     Esq
                     r
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     Brouncker
                     of
                     Roumbold-week
                     in
                     sussex
                     and
                     of
                     Brokedish
                     in
                     Norfolk
                     Esqr.
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Iames
                     Vernon
                     of
                     St.
                     Martins
                     in
                     the
                     Fields
                     
                     ,
                     Esq
                     r
                     Secretary
                     to
                     the
                     R
                     t
                     Noble
                     Iames
                     Duke
                     of
                     Monmouth
                     .
                     Descended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Vernons
                     of
                     Cheshire
                     who
                     were
                     Barons
                     of
                     Shipbrooke
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cudmore
                     of
                     Ke●edon
                     in
                     Essex
                     Esqr.
                     son
                     &heire
                     of
                     Thomas
                     Cudmore
                     Esqr.
                     deceased●
                     by
                     Dorothy
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheire
                     of
                     Sr.
                     Thomas
                     Cecill
                     Kt.
                     son
                     of
                     Tho
                     :
                     Earle
                     of
                     Exeter●
                     by
                     Dorothy
                     daughter
                     &
                     Coheire
                     of
                     Iohn
                     Nevill
                     Ld.
                     Latimer
                     son
                     and
                     heyre
                     of
                     Io
                     :
                     Ld.
                     Latimer
                     by
                     Dorothy
                     daughter
                     and
                     Coheyre
                     of
                     Sr.
                     George
                     Vere
                     .
                     Kt.
                     wch
                     .
                     sd.
                     Sr.
                     Tho
                     :
                     dyed
                     Anno
                     1002.
                     and
                     ●●eth
                     buried
                     in
                     Stamford
                     Baron
                     in
                     Northa●tons●●mong
                     his
                     Ancestors
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Samuel
                     Collins
                     Dr.
                     in
                     Physick
                     ,
                     late
                     fellow
                     of
                     Trinity
                     Colledge
                     in
                     Cambridge
                     ,
                     onely
                     sonof
                     ,
                     Iohn
                     Collins
                     late
                     Parson
                     of
                     Rotherfield
                     in
                     Suss●x
                     ,
                     decended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Collins
                     of
                     the
                     Countys
                     of
                     Somerset●
                     and
                     Devonshire
                     he
                     wa●●
                     First
                     maried
                     to
                     Ann
                     ,
                     eldest
                     daughter
                     of
                     Iohn
                     :
                     Bodenham
                     Esqr.
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     family
                     of
                     the
                     Bodenhams
                     of
                     Wiltshi●
                     and
                     Herefordshire
                     .
                     And
                     now
                     to
                     Dame
                     Katherine
                     Countess●
                     Dow●g●●
                     of
                     Carnwath
                     in
                     scotland
                     ,
                     daughter
                     of
                     Io
                     :
                     Abington
                     of
                     Dowdes
                     well
                     in
                     Glocestershire
                     Esqr.
                     descended
                     from
                     the
                     antient
                     Family
                     of
                     the
                     Abingtons
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
               
                 OF
                 ESQUIRES
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXV
                 .
              
               
                 ALTHOUGH
                 by
                 the
                 Civil
                 Law
                 there
                 be
                 no
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 Title
                 under
                 Knights
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 went
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 People
                 ;
                 yet
                 with
                 us
                 there
                 are
                 in
                 this
                 rank
                 which
                 have
                 names
                 of
                 Preheminence
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 Degree
                 above
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 as
                 Esquires
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 give
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 Coats
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 are
                 distinguished
                 from
                 the
                 meaner
                 People
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 respect
                 
                   Bartoll's
                   Tract
                   de
                   Ensignes
                
                 calleth
                 them
                 Noble
                 :
                 but
                 yet
                 of
                 weak
                 Nobility
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 hath
                 no
                 further
                 Prerogative
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 than
                 it
                 makes
                 them
                 differ
                 from
                 the
                 baser
                 sort
                 of
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 these
                 two
                 sorts
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 with
                 us
                 ,
                 the
                 Esquire
                 hath
                 the
                 Priority
                 .
                 But
                 it
                 seemeth
                 if
                 an
                 Esquire
                 be
                 named
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 called
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 Offence
                 or
                 Fault
                 in
                 Legal
                 Proceedings
                 .
              
               
                 Esquire
                 seemeth
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 Name
                 we
                 give
                 him
                 in
                 Latin
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Original
                 either
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 carried
                 the
                 Armour
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 Duke
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 great
                 Personage
                 ;
                 as
                 we
                 read
                 not
                 only
                 in
                 Scripture
                 ,
                 as
                 Saul
                 and
                 Ionathan
                 had
                 their
                 Armour-bearers
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 Poets
                 and
                 other
                 profane
                 Stories
                 ,
                 we
                 find
                 that
                 Troclus
                 was
                 
                 Achilles's
                 Armour-bearer
                 ,
                 and
                 Clytus
                 Alexander's
                 the
                 Great
                 ;
                 whereupon
                 some
                 write
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 whom
                 we
                 call
                 Armiger
                 in
                 Latin
                 is
                 a
                 Footman
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 a
                 Spear
                 ,
                 Shield
                 ,
                 or
                 Head-piece
                 followeth
                 an
                 armed
                 Knight
                 in
                 Battel
                 ;
                 or
                 rather
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 other
                 suppose
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 Footman
                 armed
                 in
                 the
                 Field
                 :
                 But
                 howsoever
                 the
                 words
                 be
                 taken
                 ,
                 this
                 is
                 sure
                 ,
                 That
                 those
                 men
                 were
                 of
                 good
                 accompt
                 in
                 the
                 old
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 won
                 themselves
                 Credit
                 out
                 of
                 War
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 their
                 Estimation
                 remaineth
                 in
                 their
                 Posterity
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 those
                 were
                 in
                 times
                 before
                 ,
                 so
                 are
                 these
                 which
                 are
                 in
                 our
                 days
                 ,
                 as
                 descending
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 from
                 their
                 worthy
                 Ancestors
                 :
                 And
                 our
                 Books
                 of
                 Common
                 Law
                 doth
                 distinguish
                 them
                 thus
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 Knighthood
                 is
                 a
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 but
                 Esquires
                 and
                 Gentlemen
                 are
                 but
                 Names
                 of
                 Worship
                 :
                 And
                 Brooks
                 in
                 the
                 Abridgment
                 of
                 that
                 Case
                 ,
                 Title
                 
                   Nosman
                   de
                   Dignitie
                
                 ,
                 33.
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   be
                   a
                   Knight
                   est
                   gradus
                   ;
                   but
                   to
                   be
                   an
                   Esquire
                   or
                   Gentleman
                   est
                   status
                   ;
                   for
                   Gradus
                   continet
                   status
                   in
                   se
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   è
                   contrario
                   .
                
                 Concerning
                 the
                 word
                 Worshipful
                 ,
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 printed
                 Book
                 of
                 
                   Titles
                   of
                   Honour
                
                 the
                 first
                 Part
                 ,
                 fol.
                 124.
                 
                   &
                   sequentia
                
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 times
                 past
                 every
                 Knight
                 had
                 two
                 of
                 these
                 waiting
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 carried
                 his
                 Murrion
                 and
                 Shield
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 inseparable
                 Companions
                 ,
                 they
                 stuck
                 close
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Knight
                 their
                 Lord
                 ,
                 they
                 held
                 certain
                 Lands
                 in
                 Escuage
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 Knight
                 himself
                 did
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 Knights
                 Service
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 beginning
                 of
                 giving
                 Arms
                 in
                 Europe
                 amongst
                 Christians
                 is
                 supposed
                 from
                 the
                 Holy
                 Wars
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Turks
                 paint
                 them
                 not
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 with
                 us
                 about
                 Henry
                 the
                 Third's
                 time
                 they
                 became
                 here
                 more
                 firmly
                 established
                 :
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 Prince
                 enobled
                 any
                 ,
                 he
                 usually
                 gave
                 them
                 the
                 particular
                 of
                 his
                 bearing
                 in
                 Blazon
                 .
                 
                   Iohn
                   Selden
                
                 in
                 his
                 Preface
                 ,
                 fol.
                 5.
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 also
                 see
                 an
                 Example
                 in
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 now
                 there
                 are
                 five
                 distinct
                 sorts
                 of
                 Esquires
                 observed
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 been
                 already
                 spoken
                 of
                 are
                 now
                 in
                 no
                 request
                 .
                 Of
                 these
                 sorts
                 the
                 principal
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 are
                 the
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 of
                 Viscounts
                 and
                 Lord
                 ;
                 next
                 are
                 all
                 Noblemens
                 younger
                 Sons
                 ;
                 then
                 are
                 accounted
                 those
                 that
                 are
                 select
                 Esquires
                 for
                 the
                 King's
                 Body
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 are
                 Knights
                 eldest
                 Sons
                 successively
                 ;
                 in
                 a
                 fourth
                 rank
                 are
                 reckoned
                 those
                 unto
                 whom
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Title
                 giveth
                 Arms
                 ,
                 or
                 createth
                 Esquires
                 by
                 putting
                 about
                 their
                 Necks
                 a
                 Silver
                 Collar
                 of
                 SS
                 .
                 and
                 in
                 former
                 times
                 upon
                 their
                 Heels
                 a
                 pair
                 of
                 white
                 silvered
                 Spurs
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 Western
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 they
                 be
                 called
                 White-spurs
                 ,
                 for
                 distinction
                 from
                 Knights
                 who
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 wear
                 gilt
                 Spurs
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 begotten
                 Sons
                 only
                 of
                 these
                 doth
                 this
                 Title
                 belong
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 fifth
                 and
                 last
                 place
                 be
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 any
                 superiour
                 publick
                 Office
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 as
                 high
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 &c.
                 or
                 serve
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 any
                 worshipful
                 Calling
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 Coronation
                 of
                 Kings
                 and
                 Queens
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 are
                 made
                 ,
                 men
                 of
                 worth
                 and
                 honourable
                 blood
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 their
                 Majesties
                 may
                 be
                 accompanied
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Honours
                 ,
                 every
                 of
                 which
                 Knights
                 having
                 two
                 Gentlemen
                 to
                 attend
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 Ceremony
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 ever
                 after
                 (
                 by
                 that
                 Service
                 )
                 enabled
                 to
                 be
                 Esquires
                 during
                 their
                 lives
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Esquire
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 was
                 a
                 name
                 of
                 Charge
                 and
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 first
                 crept
                 in
                 amongst
                 other
                 Titles
                 of
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Worship
                 (
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 ever
                 I
                 could
                 observe
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 Second
                 ;
                 vide
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Smith
                   de
                   Republica
                   Anglorum
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 26.
                 where
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Esquire
                   is
                   no
                   distinct
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Commonwealth
                   .
                
              
               
                 A
                 Serjeant
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Kitchin
                 may
                 bear
                 the
                 Name
                 and
                 Addition
                 of
                 Cook
                 or
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 Newton
                 :
                 But
                 Ienne
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Such
                   Officers
                   of
                   his
                   Majestie
                   's
                   Houshold
                   would
                   be
                   much
                   grieved
                   if
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   named
                   by
                   their
                   Trade
                   or
                   Office.
                
                 Peradventure
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 the
                 Writ
                 may
                 be
                 good
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 ,
                 viz.
                 1
                 Hen.
                 5.
                 ch
                 .
                 5.
                 
                 For
                 the
                 Statute
                 is
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 named
                 of
                 the
                 Town
                 ,
                 Degree
                 ,
                 State
                 ,
                 Condition
                 ,
                 or
                 Mystery
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 named
                 Cook
                 ,
                 he
                 observed
                 the
                 Statute
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 hath
                 named
                 him
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 name
                 of
                 Mystery
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 that
                 case
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Cook.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 man
                 be
                 an
                 Esquire
                 or
                 Gentleman
                 only
                 by
                 Office
                 ,
                 and
                 loseth
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 he
                 loseth
                 also
                 that
                 title
                 of
                 Gentility
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 ,
                 That
                 an
                 Esquire
                 or
                 Gentleman
                 is
                 but
                 an
                 Addition
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 said
                 Statute
                 ;
                 but
                 names
                 of
                 Dignity
                 are
                 parcel
                 of
                 the
                 name
                 .
                 And
                 thereupon
                 if
                 a
                 
                   Praecipe
                   quod
                   reddat
                
                 be
                 against
                 
                   Iohn
                   a
                   Stiles
                
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 and
                 recovery
                 is
                 had
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Tenant
                 was
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Recovery
                 is
                 good
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 Law
                 where
                 a
                 Release
                 is
                 made
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   a
                   Stiles
                
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ;
                 and
                 where
                 addition
                 is
                 given
                 by
                 the
                 party
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 needeth
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 (
                 being
                 no
                 Dignity
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 void
                 .
                 So
                 if
                 a
                 deed
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 difference
                 between
                 Deeds
                 and
                 Writs
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 an
                 Esquire
                 be
                 to
                 be
                 Arraigned
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 tried
                 
                   per
                   probos
                   &
                   Legales
                   homines
                
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 expend
                 Forty
                 shillings
                 of
                 Freehold
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 worth
                 One
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 in
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 Goods
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 the
                 Statute
                 that
                 doth
                 speak
                 of
                 men
                 of
                 his
                 condition
                 hath
                 always
                 been
                 put
                 in
                 ure
                 ,
                 Dyer
                 99.
                 b.
                 Note
                 a
                 Knight
                 hath
                 no
                 other
                 priviledge
                 by
                 Statute
                 or
                 Common
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 may
                 make
                 an
                 Esquire
                 by
                 Patent
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Creamus
                   te
                   Armigerum
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 Note
                 the
                 Preface
                 to
                 the
                 printed
                 Book
                 of
                 
                   Titles
                   of
                   Honour
                
                 ,
                 5.
                 
                   b.
                   &
                
                 318.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 statute
                 21.
                 
                 Hen.
                 8.
                 chap.
                 13.
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Sons
                 born
                 in
                 Wedlock
                 of
                 every
                 Knight
                 being
                 
                   Spiritual
                   men
                
                 ,
                 may
                 every
                 of
                 them
                 purchase
                 License
                 or
                 Dispensation
                 ,
                 and
                 receive
                 ,
                 take
                 and
                 keep
                 two
                 Parsonages
                 ,
                 or
                 Benefices
                 with
                 cure
                 of
                 souls
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Son
                 or
                 Sons
                 of
                 any
                 Knight
                 ,
                 and
                 heir
                 apparent
                 of
                 an
                 Esquire
                 is
                 priviledge
                 to
                 keep
                 
                   Greyhounds
                   ,
                   setting
                   Doggs
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Nets
                 to
                 take
                 Pheasants
                 or
                 Partridges
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 cannot
                 dispend
                 ten
                 pounds
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 right
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 his
                 Wives
                 right
                 of
                 Estate
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 thirty
                 pounds
                 of
                 Estate
                 for
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 precedent
                 discourse
                 of
                 
                   Knights
                   Batchelors
                
                 we
                 understand
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 persons
                 by
                 the
                 common
                 Law
                 are
                 compellable
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 fine
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 are
                 possest
                 of
                 such
                 an
                 Estate
                 as
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 Council
                 shall
                 judge
                 fit
                 to
                 maintain
                 that
                 Port
                 in
                 their
                 Country
                 .
                 And
                 his
                 annual
                 Revenue
                 deemed
                 fit
                 for
                 that
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fines
                 imposed
                 upon
                 such
                 as
                 refused
                 ,
                 we
                 find
                 in
                 our
                 Histories
                 and
                 Statutes
                 to
                 vary
                 with
                 the
                 times
                 ;
                 and
                 certainly
                 the
                 best
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 none
                 under
                 the
                 Reputation
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 were
                 compelled
                 ,
                 although
                 't
                 was
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 pleasure
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 1
                 Edw.
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Stat.
                   de
                   Militibus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 saith
                 Sanderson
                 )
                 more
                 for
                 ease
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 ,
                 than
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 limited
                 it
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 had
                 Twenty
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 and
                 better
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 't
                 was
                 raised
                 to
                 Thirty
                 pounds
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 plentiful
                 Revenue
                 in
                 those
                 times
                 ,
                 when
                 a
                 Dowry
                 of
                 Three
                 thousand
                 
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 to
                 a
                 Queen
                 ,
                 was
                 deemed
                 a
                 great
                 impoverishment
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 )
                 but
                 the
                 East
                 and
                 Western
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 being
                 laid
                 open
                 to
                 the
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 money
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 common
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 consequence
                 Land
                 to
                 its
                 value
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 reign
                 of
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 First
                 Forty
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   Annum
                
                 being
                 the
                 rate
                 set
                 for
                 such
                 as
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 Knights
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 fine
                 ,
                 many
                 Farmers
                 ,
                 Leaseholders
                 ,
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 Inholders
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 were
                 called
                 in
                 ,
                 whereby
                 above
                 100
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 was
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 which
                 divers
                 persons
                 made
                 Friends
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 which
                 occasioned
                 the
                 extinguishment
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 Tax
                 ;
                 For
                 many
                 Esquires
                 by
                 birth
                 ,
                 wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 education
                 ,
                 who
                 bore
                 the
                 chiefest
                 Offices
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Trust
                 in
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 disdained
                 to
                 stoop
                 or
                 give
                 place
                 to
                 those
                 new
                 dubbed
                 Knights
                 ,
                 countenanced
                 the
                 Complaints
                 of
                 the
                 common
                 people
                 against
                 the
                 Law
                 it self
                 as
                 a
                 grievance
                 ,
                 and
                 prevailed
                 so
                 far
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 get
                 it
                 repeal'd
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 17
                 
                   Car.
                   chap.
                
                 20.
                 
                 Since
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 and
                 Dignity
                 of
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 consists
                 only
                 in
                 Title
                 ,
                 a
                 double
                 rate
                 in
                 the
                 Pole
                 Tax
                 ,
                 and
                 priority
                 of
                 place
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 before
                 noted
                 )
                 is
                 often
                 slighted
                 ;
                 unless
                 he
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 qualified
                 by
                 Birth
                 ,
                 Parts
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 generous
                 Accomplishments
                 ;
                 or
                 are
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 never
                 abridged
                 of
                 their
                 merited
                 Honour
                 ,
                 being
                 acquired
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 original
                 Institution
                 of
                 that
                 Degree
                 amongst
                 all
                 Nations
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 we
                 see
                 our
                 Parliament
                 men
                 ,
                 our
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Honourable
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 and
                 Captains
                 of
                 Cavalry
                 and
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 Esquires
                 at
                 their
                 first
                 Election
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 23
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 cap.
                 15.
                 the
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Shires
                 shall
                 be
                 notable
                 Knights
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 notable
                 Esquires
                 or
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 born
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Counties
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 chosen
                 .
                 See
                 the
                 Statute
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 the
                 Game
                 22
                 and
                 23
                 Car.
                 2.
                 by
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Statutes
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 equally
                 priviledged
                 with
                 Knights
                 and
                 other
                 persons
                 of
                 higher
                 Degree
                 .
                 To
                 represent
                 therefore
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 as
                 now
                 defined
                 ,
                 is
                 no
                 easie
                 task
                 ;
                 but
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ancient
                 Rule
                 ,
                 I
                 take
                 him
                 for
                 a
                 Foot-Commander
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Atchievement
                 of
                 an
                 Esquire
                 differs
                 from
                 the
                 Knight
                 Batchelors
                 only
                 in
                 the
                 Helmet
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 here
                 observe
                 .
                 I
                 shall
                 also
                 give
                 you
                 other
                 Examples
                 of
                 Esquires
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 the
                 rest
                 the
                 Atchievement
                 of
                 my
                 Honoured
                 Friend
                 
                   Robert
                   Logan
                
                 (
                 vulgarly
                 written
                 Login
                 )
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Logan
                
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Mannor
                 of
                 Idbury
                 in
                 Oxfordshire
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 House
                 of
                 Restalridge
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 unfortunately
                 ruined
                 for
                 their
                 Loyalty
                 to
                 Mary
                 Queen
                 of
                 Scots
                 :
                 He
                 succeeded
                 his
                 Father
                 at
                 Idbury
                 ,
                 was
                 High
                 Sheriff
                 of
                 the
                 County
                 ;
                 a
                 man
                 eminent
                 for
                 his
                 Virtue
                 and
                 Learning
                 (
                 amongst
                 whose
                 prayers
                 this
                 Manuscript
                 was
                 found
                 )
                 exemplar
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 for
                 Charity
                 and
                 Conversation
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 THE
                 DEFINITION
                 OR
                 DESCRIPTION
                 OF
                 THE
                 GENTRY
                 OR
                 Civil
                 Nobility
                 OF
                 ENGLAND
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXVI
                 .
              
               
                 GEntleman
                 ,
                 Generosus
                 ,
                 seemeth
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 two
                 words
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 French
                 (
                 Gentil
                 )
                 
                   honestus
                   vel
                   honesta
                   parente
                   natus
                
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 Saxon
                 (
                 Man
                 )
                 as
                 if
                 you
                 would
                 say
                 a
                 man
                 well
                 born
                 :
                 And
                 under
                 this
                 name
                 are
                 all
                 comprized
                 ,
                 that
                 are
                 above
                 Yeomen
                 and
                 Artificers
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 Nobles
                 are
                 truly
                 called
                 Gentlemen
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 Course
                 and
                 Custome
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 Nobility
                 is
                 either
                 Major
                 or
                 
                   Minor.
                   Major
                
                 contains
                 all
                 Titles
                 and
                 Degrees
                 from
                 Knighthood
                 upwards
                 .
                 Minor
                 all
                 from
                 Barons
                 downwards
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   William
                   Mainstone
                   Alias
                   Mayneston
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Merchant
                   ,
                   Lineally
                   descended
                   from
                   Thomas
                   Mainston
                   of
                   Vrchinfield
                   in
                   Herefordshire
                   Gent
                   :
                   Temps
                   Edw
                   :
                   ye.
                   3d.
                   now
                   Maried
                   to
                   Penelope
                   Daughte●
                   To
                   Sr
                   :
                   Thomas
                   Iones
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                   in
                   ye●
                   County
                   of
                   Salop
                   Kt.
                   one
                   of
                   ye.
                   Iustices
                   of
                   his
                   mat
                   ys
                   .
                   Court
                   of
                   K-Bench
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bourne
                   of
                   More
                   feilds
                   in
                   the
                   parish
                   of
                   St.
                   Leonards
                   Shoreditch
                   in
                   Middz
                   Dr.
                   in
                   Phisicks●
                   non
                   maried
                   to
                   Eleanor
                   daughter
                   of
                   George
                   Shyres
                   of
                   Wakefield
                   in
                   Yorkshir
                   Batche●●●
                   in
                   Divinity
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Rowe
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   Bristoll
                   Gent.
                   Lineally
                   descended
                   from
                   :
                   ye.
                   antient
                   :
                   family
                   of
                   ye.
                   Rowes
                   of
                   Windley
                   hill
                   :
                   in
                   Derbyshire
                   :
                   Which
                   Said
                   Iohn
                   is
                   now
                   maried
                   :
                   to
                   Lucy
                   Sister
                   &
                   Coheyre
                   of
                   An●thony
                   Hungerford
                   Son
                   &
                   heyre
                   :
                   of
                   Anthony
                   Hūgerford
                   of
                   ye.
                   Lea
                   in
                   Wiltshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   Peter
                   Vandeput
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Merchant
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Btome
                   of
                   Sevenoke
                   in
                   Kent
                   Gent.
                   :
                   Ric●ard
                   Btome
                   of
                   Chobham
                   in
                   the
                   Parish
                   of
                   Westham
                   in
                   Ess●●●
                   Gent.
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Richard
                   Whitworth
                   of
                   Adbaston
                   in
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   Stafford
                   Gentleman
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   Iohn
                   Vanheck
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Merchant
                   descended
                   of
                   a
                   Dutchfamily
                   of
                   that
                   name
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   C●at●
                   Armour●●
                   borne
                   by
                   the
                   Stanleys
                   of
                   Devonshire
                   :
                   and
                   is
                   Engraven
                   at
                   the
                   Charge
                   of
                   Mr.
                   Edward
                   Stanley
                   of
                   Bamstable
                   in
                   the
                   Sd●
                   County
                   ,
                   agreat
                   Lover
                   of
                   Heraldry
                   ,
                   and
                   Promoter
                   of
                   Publique
                   Vndertakeings
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Eyre
                   of
                   London
                   Gent
                   :
                   Descended
                   from
                   a
                   Antient
                   Family
                   of
                   that
                   name
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Farrington
                   of
                   ye.
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Merchant
                   descended
                   of
                   ye.
                   Farringtons
                   of
                   Verdon
                   near
                   Faringtonheath
                   in
                   Lancashire
                   .
                   a
                   Family
                   of
                   good
                   Account
                   and
                   Antiquity
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gregorie
                   of
                   St.
                   Margarets
                   Westminster
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   Gentleman
                   son
                   of
                   Leiutenant
                   Collonell
                   William
                   Gregorie
                   of
                   East
                   Stockwith
                   in
                   Lincolnshire
                   
                     Esq
                  
                   a
                   great
                   sufferer
                   for
                   his
                   maty
                   .
                   in
                   ye.
                   Late
                   Vnhappy
                   warrs
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Mr.
                   Thomas
                   Shaw
                   of
                   the
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   Merchant
                   now
                   Maried
                   to
                   Deborah
                   daughter
                   of
                   Roger
                   Reeva
                   Late
                   Cittizen
                   of
                   London
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   R●lph
                   Marshall
                   Gen̄t
                   .
                   Secretary
                   to
                   th●
                   R
                   ●
                   .
                   honble
                   William
                   Earle
                   of
                   Craven
                   ,
                   des●n●ded
                   :
                   from
                   ye.
                   family
                   :
                   of
                   ye.
                   Marshalls
                   of
                   yorkshire
                
              
               
                 
                   Fran●is
                   Lunde
                   of
                   Parsons
                   Green
                   in
                   ye.
                   Parish
                   of
                   Fūtham
                   in
                   Middlesex
                   Gen̄t
                   .
                   descended
                   fr●m
                   the
                   Family
                   of
                   Lunde
                   in
                   ye.
                   County
                   of
                   Yorke●
                
              
               
                 
                   ●●chard
                   Stratford
                   of
                   Hawling
                   and
                   nether
                   Ge●●
                   〈◊〉
                   Glocestershire
                   Gen
                   t
                   ,
                   descended
                   from
                   the●
                   Ancient
                   family
                   of
                   ye.
                   Stra●fords
                   of
                   Farmc●●●n
                   the
                   Said
                   County
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Glover
                   of
                   Raine
                   Hill
                   in
                   Lancashire●
                   Gent.
                   now
                   Maried
                   to
                   Rebecca
                   daughter
                   of
                   Ninian
                   Buther
                   Staplehurst
                   in
                   Kent
                   Gent.
                
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 be
                 sued
                 by
                 addition
                 of
                 Husbandman
                 ,
                 he
                 may
                 say
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 demand
                 Judgment
                 of
                 the
                 Writ
                 without
                 saying
                 (
                 and
                 not
                 Husbandman
                 ;
                 )
                 For
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 may
                 be
                 a
                 Husbandman
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 shall
                 be
                 sued
                 by
                 his
                 Addition
                 most
                 worthy
                 :
                 For
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 what
                 Estate
                 soever
                 he
                 be
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 go
                 to
                 plough
                 and
                 common
                 labour
                 for
                 his
                 maintenance
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 named
                 in
                 legal
                 Proceedings
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 Husbandman
                 ,
                 or
                 Labourer
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 be
                 bound
                 an
                 Apprentice
                 to
                 a
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 Trade
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 not
                 thereby
                 lost
                 his
                 Degree
                 of
                 Gentility
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 a
                 Recovery
                 be
                 had
                 against
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 case
                 no
                 Action
                 is
                 necessary
                 ,
                 then
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 Error
                 :
                 So
                 if
                 any
                 Deed
                 or
                 Obligation
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Yeoman
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Capias
                 go
                 against
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 take
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 an
                 Action
                 of
                 false
                 imprisonment
                 lieth
                 against
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                
                 Yeoman
                 be
                 Indicted
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                
                 Gentleman
                 be
                 produced
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 same
                 man
                 intended
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 good
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 man
                 be
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 by
                 Office
                 only
                 ,
                 and
                 loseth
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 then
                 doth
                 he
                 also
                 lose
                 his
                 Gentility
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 5
                 
                   Eliz.
                   chap.
                
                 4.
                 intituled
                 
                   An
                   Act
                   touching
                   Orders
                   for
                   Artificers
                   ,
                   Labourers
                   ,
                   Servants
                   of
                   Husbandry
                   ,
                   and
                   Apprentices
                   ,
                
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 declared
                 ,
                 That
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 born
                 ,
                 &c.
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 compelled
                 to
                 serve
                 in
                 Husbandry
                 .
                 If
                 any
                 Falcon
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 found
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 who
                 must
                 make
                 Proclamation
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 owner
                 come
                 not
                 within
                 four
                 Months
                 ,
                 then
                 if
                 the
                 ●inder
                 be
                 a
                 simple
                 man
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 may
                 keep
                 the
                 Hawk
                 ,
                 making
                 agreement
                 with
                 him
                 that
                 took
                 him
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Estate
                 to
                 have
                 and
                 keep
                 a
                 Falcon
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 ought
                 to
                 deliver
                 to
                 him
                 the
                 said
                 Falcon
                 ,
                 taking
                 of
                 him
                 reasonable
                 costs
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 him
                 in
                 Custody
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Commission
                 is
                 made
                 to
                 take
                 Children
                 into
                 Cathedral
                 Churches
                 ,
                 &c.
                 one
                 in
                 anothers
                 places
                 ,
                 where
                 Children
                 are
                 instructed
                 to
                 sing
                 for
                 the
                 furnishing
                 of
                 the
                 King's
                 Chappel
                 :
                 These
                 general
                 words
                 ,
                 by
                 construction
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 have
                 a
                 reasonable
                 intendment
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 such
                 Children
                 ,
                 who
                 be
                 brought
                 up
                 and
                 taught
                 to
                 sing
                 to
                 get
                 their
                 living
                 by
                 it
                 ,
                 those
                 may
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King's
                 Service
                 in
                 his
                 Chappel
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 good
                 preferment
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Sons
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 that
                 are
                 taught
                 to
                 sing
                 for
                 their
                 Ornament
                 or
                 Recreation
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 merely
                 for
                 their
                 livelyhoods
                 ,
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 taken
                 against
                 their
                 Wills
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 their
                 Parents
                 and
                 Friends
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 it
                 was
                 resolved
                 by
                 the
                 two
                 Chief
                 Justices
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Star-Chamber
                 ,
                 Anno
                 43
                 Eliz.
                 in
                 the
                 Case
                 of
                 one
                 Evans
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 by
                 colour
                 of
                 such
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 taken
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 one
                 Clifton
                 a
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 quality
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 taught
                 to
                 sing
                 for
                 his
                 Recreation
                 ;
                 which
                 Evans
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 offence
                 was
                 grievously
                 punished
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 it
                 may
                 withal
                 appear
                 ,
                 what
                 Degrees
                 of
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 Realm
                 before
                 the
                 coming
                 of
                 the
                 Normans
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 what
                 merits
                 men
                 might
                 ascend
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 promoted
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 here
                 set
                 down
                 the
                 Copy
                 of
                 an
                 English
                 or
                 Saxon
                 Antiquity
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                 Lambert's
                 
                   Perambulation
                   of
                   Kent
                   ,
                   fol.
                
                 364.
                 and
                 Englished
                 thus
                 :
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 sometimes
                 in
                 the
                 English
                 Laws
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 People
                 and
                 Laws
                 were
                 in
                 Reputation
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 were
                 the
                 wisest
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 worship-worthy
                 
                 each
                 in
                 his
                 degree
                 ,
                 Earl
                 and
                 Churle
                 ,
                 Theyne
                 and
                 Undertheyne
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Churle
                 so
                 thrived
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 fully
                 five
                 Hides
                 of
                 Land
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 a
                 Church
                 and
                 a
                 Kitchin
                 ,
                 a
                 Bell-house
                 and
                 a
                 Gate
                 ,
                 a
                 Seat
                 and
                 a
                 several
                 Office
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Hall
                 ,
                 then
                 was
                 he
                 thenceforth
                 the
                 
                   Theynes
                   right-worthy
                
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Theyne
                 so
                 thrived
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 served
                 the
                 King
                 on
                 his
                 Journey
                 ,
                 rode
                 in
                 his
                 Houshold
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 then
                 had
                 a
                 Theyne
                 which
                 him
                 followed
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 the
                 King's
                 Expectation
                 five
                 Hides
                 had
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 King's
                 Palace
                 his
                 Lord
                 served
                 ,
                 and
                 thrice
                 with
                 his
                 Errand
                 had
                 gone
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 afterwards
                 with
                 his
                 fore-oath
                 his
                 Lord's
                 part
                 play
                 at
                 any
                 need
                 ;
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 Theyne
                 that
                 he
                 became
                 an
                 Earl
                 ,
                 then
                 was
                 thenceforth
                 an
                 Earl
                 rightworthy
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Merchant-man
                 so
                 thrived
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 passed
                 over
                 the
                 wide
                 Sea
                 thrice
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 Craft
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 thenceforth
                 the
                 Theynes
                 right-worthy
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Scholar
                 so
                 thrived
                 through
                 Learning
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 had
                 degree
                 and
                 served
                 Christ
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 thenceforth
                 of
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Peace
                 so
                 much
                 worthy
                 ,
                 as
                 thereunto
                 belonged
                 ,
                 unless
                 he
                 forfeit
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 his
                 Degree
                 remit
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 observed
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Saxons
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 Trades
                 of
                 life
                 which
                 be
                 conversant
                 in
                 gain
                 ,
                 admit
                 to
                 the
                 Estate
                 of
                 Gentry
                 such
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 encreased
                 by
                 honest
                 Husbandry
                 or
                 plentiful
                 Merchandize
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 Cicero
                 affirmeth
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 nothing
                 meeter
                 for
                 a
                 freeborn
                 man
                 ,
                 nor
                 no
                 man
                 fitter
                 to
                 make
                 braver
                 Souldier
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 that
                 't
                 is
                 prize-worthy
                 also
                 ,
                 if
                 at
                 the
                 length
                 ,
                 being
                 satisfied
                 with
                 gain
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 often
                 come
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 to
                 the
                 Haven
                 ,
                 so
                 it
                 changeth
                 from
                 the
                 Haven
                 into
                 Lands
                 and
                 Possessions
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 whereas
                 
                   Gervasius
                   Tilburiensis
                
                 in
                 his
                 Observations
                 of
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 ,
                 accounted
                 it
                 an
                 abusing
                 of
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 to
                 occupy
                 
                   publicum
                   mercimonium
                
                 ,
                 common
                 buying
                 and
                 selling
                 ;
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 parts
                 of
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 a
                 Negotiation
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 retailing
                 and
                 keeping
                 of
                 an
                 open
                 shop
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 a
                 Function
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 exercise
                 Mercery
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 some
                 call
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 play
                 the
                 Chapman
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 see
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 only
                 laudable
                 part
                 of
                 all
                 buying
                 and
                 selling
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 again
                 ,
                 whereas
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 6.
                 and
                 
                   Merton
                   ,
                   chap.
                
                 7.
                 it
                 was
                 a
                 discouragement
                 for
                 a
                 Ward
                 in
                 Chivalry
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 was
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 to
                 say
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 married
                 to
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 a
                 Burgess
                 ;
                 I
                 think
                 that
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 restrained
                 to
                 such
                 only
                 as
                 professed
                 Handycrafts
                 ,
                 or
                 those
                 baser
                 Arts
                 of
                 buying
                 and
                 selling
                 to
                 get
                 their
                 living
                 by
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 much
                 the
                 case
                 is
                 now
                 altered
                 for
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 Tradesmen
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 remembred
                 ,
                 that
                 Henry
                 the
                 Eighth
                 thought
                 it
                 no
                 disparagement
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 quitted
                 his
                 Queen
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 Anne
                 the
                 Daughter
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bullen
                
                 ,
                 sometime
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 Wife
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Statute
                 of
                 Westminster
                 2.
                 chap.
                 1.
                 which
                 was
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Thirteenth
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 was
                 procured
                 especially
                 at
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 their
                 Lands
                 and
                 Hereditaments
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 their
                 Surnames
                 and
                 Families
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 one
                 calleth
                 this
                 Statute
                 
                   Gentilitium
                   municipale
                
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lawyers
                 call
                 it
                 
                   Ius
                   Taliatum
                   &
                   Taliabile
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Children
                 only
                 of
                 Gentlemen
                 were
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Inns
                 of
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 scant
                 any
                 man
                 found
                 (
                 in
                 former
                 ages
                 )
                 within
                 the
                 Realm
                 skilful
                 and
                 cunning
                 in
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 except
                 he
                 were
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 born
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 House
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 ,
                 more
                 than
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 have
                 a
                 special
                 care
                 of
                 their
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 preservation
                 of
                 their
                 Honour
                 and
                 Fame
                 :
                 For
                 in
                 these
                 Inns
                 of
                 Court
                 are
                 (
                 or
                 at
                 leastwise
                 should
                 be
                 )
                 Vertues
                 studied
                 ,
                 and
                 Vices
                 exiled
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 endowment
                 of
                 Vertue
                 ,
                 and
                 abandoning
                 of
                 Vice
                 ,
                 Knights
                 and
                 Barons
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 States
                 and
                 Noblemen
                 of
                 the
                 Realm
                 ,
                 place
                 their
                 Children
                 in
                 those
                 Inns
                 ,
                 though
                 they
                 desire
                 not
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 learned
                 in
                 the
                 Laws
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 have
                 them
                 live
                 by
                 the
                 practise
                 thereof
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 upon
                 their
                 Parents
                 allowance
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 have
                 heard
                 how
                 cheap
                 Gentility
                 is
                 purchased
                 by
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 you
                 look
                 more
                 strictly
                 unto
                 the
                 perfection
                 thereof
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 it
                 more
                 honourable
                 ;
                 for
                 Gentlemen
                 well
                 descended
                 and
                 qualified
                 ,
                 have
                 always
                 been
                 of
                 such
                 repute
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 higher
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 no
                 nor
                 the
                 King
                 himself
                 ,
                 have
                 thought
                 it
                 any
                 disparagement
                 to
                 make
                 them
                 their
                 Companions
                 .
                 Therefore
                 I
                 shall
                 set
                 down
                 the
                 priviledges
                 due
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 find
                 them
                 collected
                 out
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ferne
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Segar
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Carter
                 in
                 his
                 Analysis
                 of
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 good
                 Authors
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 thus
                 found
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   the
                   Gentry
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     PRo
                     honore
                     sustinendo
                  
                   ;
                   If
                   a
                   Churle
                   or
                   Peasant
                   do
                   detract
                   from
                   the
                   honour
                   of
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   he
                   hath
                   a
                   remedy
                   in
                   Law
                   ,
                   
                     actione
                     injuriarum
                  
                   ;
                   but
                   if
                   by
                   one
                   Gentleman
                   to
                   another
                   ,
                   the
                   Combat
                   was
                   anciently
                   allowed
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   In
                   equal
                   Crimes
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   shall
                   be
                   punishable
                   with
                   more
                   favour
                   than
                   the
                   Churle
                   ,
                   provided
                   the
                   Crime
                   be
                   not
                   Heresie
                   ,
                   Treason
                   ,
                   or
                   excessive
                   Contumacy
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   The
                   many
                   Observances
                   and
                   Ceremonial
                   Respects
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   is
                   and
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   honoured
                   with
                   by
                   the
                   Churle
                   or
                   Ungentle
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   giving
                   Evidence
                   ,
                   the
                   Testimony
                   of
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   is
                   more
                   authentick
                   than
                   a
                   Clowns
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   Election
                   of
                   Magistrates
                   and
                   Officers
                   by
                   Vote
                   ,
                   the
                   Suffrage
                   of
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   should
                   take
                   place
                   of
                   an
                   Ignoble
                   Person
                   .
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                   A
                   Gentleman
                   should
                   be
                   excused
                   from
                   base
                   Services
                   ,
                   Impositions
                   and
                   Duties
                   both
                   Real
                   and
                   Personal
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   7.
                   
                   A
                   ●●ntleman
                   condemned
                   to
                   death
                   ought
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   ●anged
                   ,
                   but
                   beheaded
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Examination
                   taken
                   without
                   Torture
                   .
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   To
                   take
                   down
                   the
                   Coat-Armour
                   of
                   any
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   to
                   deface
                   his
                   Monument
                   ,
                   or
                   offer
                   Violence
                   to
                   any
                   Ensign
                   of
                   the
                   de●eased
                   Noble
                   ,
                   is
                   as
                   to
                   lay
                   buffets
                   on
                   the
                   face
                   of
                   him
                   if
                   alive
                   ,
                   and
                   punishment
                   is
                   due
                   accordingly
                   .
                
                 
                   9.
                   
                   A
                   Clown
                   may
                   not
                   Challenge
                   a
                   Gentleman
                   to
                   Combat
                   ,
                   
                     quia
                     conditiones
                     ●mpares
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 Many
                 other
                 are
                 the
                 Priviledges
                 due
                 to
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 forbear
                 to
                 repeat
                 ,
                 referring
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 the
                 Books
                 before
                 cited
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 protection
                 and
                 defence
                 of
                 this
                 Civil
                 Dignity
                 they
                 have
                 three
                 Laws
                 :
                 The
                 first
                 ,
                 
                   Ius
                   agnitionis
                
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 or
                 law
                 of
                 descent
                 for
                 the
                 kindred
                 of
                 the
                 Father's
                 side
                 :
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 
                   Ius
                   Stirpis
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Family
                 in
                 general
                 :
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   Ius
                   Gentilitatis
                
                 ,
                 a
                 law
                 for
                 the
                 descent
                 in
                 Noble
                 Families
                 ,
                 which
                 Tully
                 esteemed
                 most
                 excellent
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 Law
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 Blood
                 and
                 Coat-Armour
                 perfectly
                 possessing
                 Vertue
                 was
                 only
                 priviledged
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 make
                 that
                 perfection
                 in
                 Blood
                 ,
                 a
                 Lineal
                 Descent
                 from
                 
                   Atavus
                   ,
                   Proavus
                   ,
                   Avus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Pater
                 on
                 the
                 Fathers
                 side
                 was
                 required
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 on
                 his
                 Mothers
                 line
                 ;
                 than
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 perfect
                 Blood
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 his
                 Ancestors
                 too
                 .
                 The
                 neglect
                 of
                 which
                 Laws
                 hath
                 introduced
                 other
                 sorts
                 of
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 viz.
                 men
                 that
                 assume
                 that
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 but
                 are
                 neither
                 so
                 by
                 Blood
                 nor
                 Coat-Armour
                 :
                 which
                 style
                 only
                 hurries
                 them
                 to
                 an
                 unruly
                 pride
                 ,
                 which
                 indeed
                 is
                 but
                 rude
                 and
                 false
                 honour
                 ,
                 termed
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ferne
                   Apocriphate
                
                 ,
                 and
                 debarred
                 of
                 all
                 priviledge
                 of
                 Gentility
                 .
                 These
                 Gentlemen
                 
                   nomine
                   non
                   re
                
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 Students
                 of
                 Law
                 ,
                 Grooms
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Palace
                 ,
                 Sons
                 of
                 Churls
                 made
                 Priests
                 or
                 Canons
                 ,
                 &c.
                 or
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 received
                 Degrees
                 in
                 Schools
                 ,
                 or
                 born
                 Office
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 styled
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 yet
                 have
                 they
                 no
                 right
                 to
                 Coat-Armour
                 by
                 reason
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 the
                 Student
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   I.
                   Ferne
                
                 allows
                 him
                 the
                 best
                 a●●urance
                 of
                 his
                 title
                 of
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 all
                 these
                 irregular
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 terms
                 them
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 is
                 named
                 in
                 some
                 Acts
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ;
                 yet
                 (
                 he
                 saith
                 )
                 he
                 is
                 also
                 debarred
                 of
                 all
                 honour
                 and
                 priviledge
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 anciently
                 none
                 were
                 admitted
                 into
                 the
                 Inns
                 o●
                 Court
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 noted
                 )
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 Gentlem●●
                 〈◊〉
                 Blood
                 ,
                 be
                 their
                 merits
                 never
                 so
                 great
                 :
                 ●or
                 were
                 the
                 Church
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Preferments
                 bestowed
                 indifferently
                 amongst
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 .
                 The
                 Jews
                 confined
                 their
                 Prie●●hood
                 to
                 a
                 Family
                 ;
                 but
                 Ieroboam
                 debased
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 by
                 preferring
                 the
                 basest
                 of
                 his
                 people
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 duties
                 .
                 The
                 Russians
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Nations
                 admit
                 none
                 to
                 the
                 study
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 but
                 Gentlemens
                 younger
                 Sons
                 .
                 The
                 decayed
                 Families
                 in
                 France
                 are
                 supported
                 and
                 receive
                 new
                 life
                 from
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 Camp
                 ,
                 Law
                 and
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Preferments
                 ;
                 take
                 the
                 most
                 solemn
                 and
                 serious
                 ,
                 who
                 contemn
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 if
                 such
                 are
                 wanting
                 ,
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 their
                 Vacancies
                 the
                 Ingeniouser
                 sort
                 of
                 the
                 Plebeans
                 are
                 admitted
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 their
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 is
                 in
                 e●●eem
                 and
                 reverence
                 ,
                 being
                 filled
                 most
                 commonly
                 with
                 the
                 best
                 Blood
                 and
                 Noblest
                 by
                 Birth
                 amongst
                 them
                 ;
                 whereas
                 with
                 us
                 every
                 Clown
                 ,
                 that
                 can
                 spare
                 but
                 mony
                 to
                 bring
                 up
                 his
                 Son
                 ●or
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Studies
                 ,
                 bereaves
                 the
                 Gentry
                 of
                 those
                 Benefices
                 ,
                 and
                 robs
                 them
                 of
                 their
                 support
                 ;
                 which
                 grand
                 abuse
                 is
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 general
                 Corruption
                 in
                 the
                 State
                 Civil
                 and
                 Ecclesiastick
                 ;
                 whereas
                 were
                 this
                 preferment
                 made
                 peculiar
                 to
                 the
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 stand
                 more
                 upon
                 their
                 Honour
                 ,
                 and
                 live
                 without
                 being
                 a
                 Burthen
                 to
                 their
                 Relations
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Atchievement
                 of
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 hath
                 no
                 difference
                 with
                 that
                 of
                 an
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 both
                 their
                 Helmets
                 being
                 close
                 and
                 sideways
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 OF
                 YEOMEN
                 .
                 CHAP.
                 XXVII
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Yeomen
                 or
                 Common
                 People
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 are
                 they
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 Saxon
                 word
                 Zemen
                 ,
                 which
                 signifies
                 Common
                 )
                 who
                 have
                 some
                 Lands
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 to
                 live
                 upon
                 :
                 For
                 a
                 Carn
                 of
                 Land
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Plough
                 Land
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 ancient
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 yearly
                 value
                 of
                 five
                 Nobles
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 Living
                 of
                 a
                 Stokeman
                 or
                 Yeoman
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 our
                 Law
                 they
                 are
                 called
                 
                   Legal●
                   homines
                
                 ,
                 a
                 word
                 familiar
                 in
                 Writs
                 and
                 Inquests
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 divers
                 Statutes
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 none
                 shall
                 pass
                 in
                 any
                 Inquest
                 unless
                 they
                 had
                 forty
                 shillings
                 Free-hold
                 in
                 yearly
                 Revenue
                 ,
                 which
                 maketh
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 most
                 value
                 were
                 taken
                 to
                 the
                 proportion
                 of
                 moneys
                 )
                 above
                 Sixteen
                 pounds
                 of
                 currant
                 money
                 at
                 this
                 present
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 27
                 
                   Eliz.
                   ch
                
                 .
                 6.
                 every
                 Juror
                 must
                 have
                 Forty
                 pounds
                 Lands
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Statute
                 made
                 23
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 c.
                 15.
                 concerning
                 the
                 Election
                 of
                 Knights
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 ordered
                 and
                 expresly
                 provided
                 ,
                 That
                 no
                 man
                 shall
                 be
                 such
                 Knight
                 ,
                 which
                 standeth
                 in
                 the
                 degree
                 of
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 appeareth
                 in
                 
                 Lambert's
                 
                   Perambulation
                   of
                   Kent
                
                 ,
                 367.
                 that
                 this
                 Saxon
                 word
                 Telphioneman
                 was
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Theyne
                 or
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 because
                 his
                 life
                 was
                 valued
                 at
                 One
                 thousand
                 two
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 those
                 days
                 the
                 lives
                 of
                 all
                 men
                 were
                 rated
                 at
                 certain
                 sums
                 of
                 Money
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 Churle
                 or
                 Yeoman
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 his
                 head
                 was
                 taxed
                 at
                 Two
                 hundred
                 shillings
                 .
                 Which
                 things
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 not
                 expresly
                 set
                 forth
                 in
                 sundry
                 old
                 Laws
                 yet
                 extant
                 ,
                 might
                 well
                 enough
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Etymology
                 of
                 the
                 words
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 called
                 a
                 
                   Twelve
                   hundred
                   man
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 a
                 Twyhind
                 for
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 Two
                 hundred
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 this
                 Estate
                 they
                 pleased
                 themselves
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 a
                 man
                 might
                 (
                 and
                 also
                 now
                 may
                 )
                 find
                 sundry
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 though
                 otherwise
                 comparable
                 for
                 wealth
                 with
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Gentile
                 sort
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 not
                 yet
                 for
                 that
                 change
                 their
                 condition
                 ,
                 nor
                 desire
                 to
                 be
                 appareled
                 with
                 the
                 title
                 of
                 Gentry
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Common
                 Law
                 it
                 may
                 appear
                 in
                 1
                 Ed.
                 2.
                 
                   de
                   Militibus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 7
                 Hen.
                 6.
                 15.
                 a.
                 men
                 that
                 had
                 Lands
                 to
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 Twenty
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 were
                 compellable
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 pleasure
                 to
                 take
                 upon
                 them
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 Summons
                 there
                 came
                 a
                 Yeoman
                 who
                 might
                 expend
                 a
                 hundred
                 Marks
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Court
                 was
                 in
                 doubt
                 how
                 they
                 might
                 put
                 him
                 off
                 ;
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 he
                 was
                 waved
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 came
                 the
                 second
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 sort
                 of
                 men
                 the
                 trial
                 of
                 Causes
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 proceedeth
                 ordinarily
                 ;
                 for
                 of
                 them
                 there
                 are
                 greater
                 number
                 in
                 England
                 than
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 also
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 plentiful
                 livelyhood
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 cometh
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 that
                 men
                 of
                 this
                 Country
                 are
                 more
                 apt
                 and
                 fit
                 to
                 discern
                 in
                 doubtful
                 Cases
                 and
                 Causes
                 of
                 great
                 examination
                 and
                 trial
                 ,
                 than
                 are
                 men
                 wholly
                 given
                 to
                 moil
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 that
                 Rural
                 exercise
                 engendreth
                 rudeness
                 of
                 wit
                 and
                 mind
                 .
                 And
                 many
                 Franklins
                 and
                 Yeomen
                 
                 there
                 are
                 so
                 near
                 adjoyning
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 make
                 a
                 Jury
                 without
                 difficulty
                 ;
                 for
                 there
                 be
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 are
                 able
                 to
                 expend
                 One
                 or
                 two
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 per
                 Annum
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 in
                 the
                 ancient
                 time
                 the
                 Senators
                 of
                 Rome
                 were
                 elected
                 a
                 Censu
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 with
                 us
                 in
                 conferring
                 of
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 respect
                 is
                 had
                 to
                 their
                 Revenues
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 their
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Nobility
                 may
                 be
                 supported
                 and
                 maintained
                 .
                 So
                 the
                 Wisdom
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 hath
                 of
                 ancient
                 time
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 shall
                 pass
                 upon
                 Juries
                 for
                 the
                 trial
                 of
                 any
                 matter
                 real
                 or
                 personal
                 ,
                 or
                 upon
                 any
                 criminal
                 cause
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 as
                 besides
                 their
                 Moveables
                 have
                 Lands
                 for
                 estate
                 of
                 life
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 to
                 a
                 competent
                 value
                 ,
                 lest
                 for
                 need
                 or
                 poverty
                 such
                 Jurors
                 might
                 easily
                 be
                 corrupted
                 or
                 suborned
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 all
                 Cases
                 and
                 Causes
                 the
                 Law
                 hath
                 conceived
                 a
                 better
                 Opinion
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 have
                 Lands
                 and
                 Tenements
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 are
                 of
                 worth
                 in
                 moveable
                 Goods
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 will
                 commit
                 or
                 omit
                 nothing
                 ,
                 that
                 may
                 any
                 way
                 be
                 prejudicial
                 to
                 their
                 estimation
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 may
                 endanger
                 their
                 Estates
                 ,
                 than
                 it
                 hath
                 of
                 Artificers
                 ,
                 Retailers
                 ,
                 Labourers
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 ;
                 of
                 whom
                 Tully
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Nihil
                   proficiuntur
                   ,
                   nisi
                   ad
                   modum
                   mentiuntur
                   .
                
                 And
                 by
                 divers
                 Statutes
                 certain
                 Immunities
                 are
                 given
                 to
                 men
                 of
                 Quality
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 denied
                 to
                 the
                 Vulgar
                 sort
                 of
                 People
                 :
                 Read
                 hereof
                 amongst
                 other
                 ,
                 1
                 
                   Iac.
                   cap.
                
                 127.
                 
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 Statute
                 of
                 2
                 Hen.
                 4.
                 chap.
                 27.
                 amongst
                 other
                 things
                 it
                 is
                 enacted
                 ,
                 That
                 no
                 Yeoman
                 should
                 take
                 or
                 wear
                 any
                 Livery
                 of
                 any
                 Lord
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 imprisonment
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 Fine
                 at
                 the
                 King's
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Yeomen
                 were
                 famous
                 in
                 our
                 Forefathers
                 days
                 for
                 Archery
                 and
                 Manhood
                 ;
                 our
                 Infantry
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 often
                 conquered
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 repuls'd
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 were
                 composed
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 our
                 Militia
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 who
                 through
                 want
                 of
                 use
                 and
                 good
                 discipline
                 are
                 much
                 degenerated
                 from
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 valour
                 and
                 hardiness
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Gentry
                 ,
                 and
                 Clergy
                 have
                 certain
                 priviledges
                 peculiar
                 to
                 themselves
                 ;
                 so
                 have
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 of
                 England
                 beyond
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 other
                 Monarchs
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Freeman
                 of
                 England
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 imprisoned
                 ,
                 outed
                 of
                 his
                 possession
                 ,
                 dis●eised
                 of
                 his
                 Freehold
                 ,
                 without
                 Order
                 of
                 Law
                 and
                 just
                 cause
                 shewed
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 him
                 that
                 is
                 imprisoned
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 denied
                 a
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 desired
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 no
                 just
                 cause
                 be
                 alledged
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 returned
                 upon
                 a
                 
                   Habeas
                   Corpus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Prisoner
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 .
                 By
                 
                   Magna
                   Charta
                
                 9
                 Hen.
                 3.
                 no
                 Souldier
                 can
                 be
                 quartered
                 in
                 any
                 House
                 except
                 Inns
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 publick
                 Victualling-houses
                 ,
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 peace
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 Owners
                 consent
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Petition
                 of
                 Right
                 ,
                 3
                 Car.
                 1.
                 
                 No
                 Taxes
                 ,
                 Loans
                 ,
                 or
                 Benevolences
                 can
                 be
                 imposed
                 but
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 idem
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Yeomanry
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 prest
                 to
                 serve
                 as
                 a
                 Souldier
                 in
                 the
                 Wars
                 ,
                 unless
                 bound
                 by
                 Tenure
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 now
                 abolished
                 :
                 Nor
                 are
                 the
                 Trained
                 Bands
                 compelled
                 to
                 march
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 transported
                 beyond
                 Sea
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 :
                 Nor
                 is
                 any
                 one
                 to
                 be
                 compelled
                 to
                 bear
                 his
                 own
                 Arms
                 ,
                 finding
                 one
                 sufficient
                 man
                 qualified
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Act
                 aforementioned
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 Freeman
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 tried
                 but
                 by
                 his
                 equals
                 ,
                 nor
                 condemned
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Land.
                 These
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 Freedoms
                 make
                 them
                 most
                 happy
                 ,
                 did
                 they
                 but
                 know
                 it
                 ;
                 and
                 should
                 oblige
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 Alegiance
                 to
                 their
                 Prince
                 ,
                 under
                 whose
                 power
                 and
                 government
                 themselves
                 ,
                 their
                 Rights
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 are
                 preserved
                 ,
                 and
                 quietly
                 enjoyed
                 :
                 yet
                 such
                 is
                 the
                 inconstancy
                 of
                 mens
                 nature
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 contented
                 with
                 the
                 bliss
                 they
                 enjoy
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
               THE
               SECOND
               PART
               OF
               Honour
               Civil
               :
               Treating
               of
               the
               CUSTOMS
               ,
               GOVERNMENT
               ,
               PRIVILEDGES
               ,
               ARMORIAL
               ENSIGNS
               of
               HONOUR
               OF
               THE
               City
               of
               London
               .
               With
               the
               like
               Account
               of
               the
               CITIES
               of
               ENGLAND
               :
               Together
               with
               the
               Chief
               Town
               Corporate
               in
               each
               COUNTY
               of
               ENGLAND
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               by
               
                 Samuel
                 Roycroft
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               MDCLXXVIII
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   and
                   Honourable
                   the
                   Right
                   Worshipfull
                   and
                   Worshipfull
                   the
                   Governors
                   ,
                   Deputy
                   Governors
                   ,
                   Treasurers
                   ,
                   Consulls
                   Assistants
                   &c
                   a.
                   of
                   these
                   severall
                   Incorporated
                   Companys
                   of
                   Merchants
                   ,
                   This
                   Plate
                   is
                   humbly
                   dedicated
                   By
                   your
                   Honours
                   and
                   Worships
                   most
                   humble
                   Servant
                   Richard
                   Blome
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   Atchivement
                   of
                   the
                   Honourable
                   Citty
                   of
                   LONDON
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Armes
                   of
                   the
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   the
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Aldermen
                   and
                   Sheriffs
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   yeare
                   of
                   our
                   Lord
                   1678.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Right
                   Honourable
                   Sr.
                   Iames
                   Edwards
                   Knight
                   ,
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   of
                   the
                   honble
                   Citty
                   of
                   London
                   for
                   the
                   yeare
                   1678
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
             
               THE
               SECOND
               PART
               OF
               Honour
               Civil
               :
               CHAP.
               I.
               
            
             
               ALL
               Chronologers
               and
               Antiquaries
               do
               agree
               ,
               that
               in
               the
               Infancy
               of
               the
               Worlds
               Creation
               ,
               men
               had
               no
               habitation
               other
               than
               Woods
               ,
               Groves
               ,
               bushy
               Thickets
               ,
               Caves
               ,
               and
               Concavities
               in
               Rocks
               and
               Sandy
               Grounds
               to
               shelter
               themselves
               from
               the
               wind
               and
               weather
               ;
               which
               places
               they
               fenced
               about
               with
               sticks
               ,
               heaps
               of
               stones
               ,
               or
               the
               like
               ,
               to
               preserve
               them
               from
               ravenous
               Beasts
               ,
               which
               otherwise
               would
               annoy
               them
               .
               Then
               by
               degrees
               (
               as
               the
               World
               increased
               ,
               and
               Inconvenience
               being
               the
               Mother
               of
               Invention
               )
               they
               made
               themselves
               small
               Hutts
               ;
               from
               Hutts
               they
               came
               to
               build
               Houses
               ,
               and
               to
               cohabit
               in
               Hamlets
               or
               Villages
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               sprang
               up
               Towns
               ,
               Cities
               ,
               Castles
               ,
               and
               Fortified
               Places
               .
               Then
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               one
               City
               or
               Place
               waged
               warr
               against
               those
               of
               another
               ,
               and
               the
               Victorious
               enlarged
               their
               Territories
               ,
               and
               made
               them
               their
               Tributaries
               ;
               and
               thus
               increasing
               in
               number
               of
               Inhabitants
               ,
               formed
               to
               themselves
               a
               Civil
               Government
               ,
               and
               growing
               in
               Riches
               ,
               some
               studied
               one
               Art
               ,
               and
               some
               another
               ,
               some
               addicted
               themselves
               to
               Traffick
               ,
               whilst
               others
               imployed
               their
               time
               in
               Martial
               Affairs
               .
               And
               what
               are
               Cities
               in
               these
               our
               days
               ,
               but
               the
               nursery
               ,
               habitation
               ,
               and
               receptacle
               of
               worthy
               ,
               ingenious
               ,
               wealthy
               ,
               and
               munificent
               brave
               men
               ;
               which
               made
               Charles
               the
               Quint
               much
               to
               glory
               that
               he
               was
               a
               Citizen
               of
               Ghent
               .
               And
               Henry
               the
               Great
               ,
               in
               answer
               to
               a
               Letter
               of
               the
               King
               of
               Spains
               ,
               wherein
               he
               declared
               his
               many
               Titles
               ,
               styled
               himself
               only
               Henry
               King
               of
               France
               ,
               and
               Burgess
               of
               Paris
               .
            
             
               Since
               then
               that
               Cities
               are
               of
               such
               renown
               ,
               and
               the
               Inhabitants
               thereof
               so
               signal
               in
               Coat-Armour
               ,
               as
               having
               such
               a
               mixture
               and
               affinity
               with
               the
               Gentry
               ,
               it
               will
               be
               necessary
               that
               in
               this
               Treatise
               we
               take
               notice
               of
               our
               Cities
               and
               chief
               Towns
               Corporate
               (
               being
               places
               of
               such
               concern
               to
               the
               Nation
               )
               as
               to
               their
               Priviledges
               ,
               Governments
               ,
               Courts
               of
               Judicature
               ,
               Magistrates
               ,
               their
               Armorial
               Badges
               belonging
               as
               well
               to
               the
               said
               Cities
               and
               Towns
               ,
               as
               to
               their
               several
               Incorporated
               Companies
               in
               London
               :
               And
               first
               with
               London
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               the
               Metropolis
               ,
               Mistress
               ,
               and
               bravery
               of
               all
               England
               ,
               the
               King's
               Chamber
               and
               Epitomy
               of
               the
               whole
               Kingdom
               ,
               of
               so
               great
               Antiquity
               and
               Fame
               in
               other
               Countreys
               ,
               that
               it
               wanteth
               no
               mans
               commendation
               As
               to
               its
               rise
               ,
               various
               are
               the
               Opinions
               of
               Writers
               .
               
               
                 Ptolomy
                 ,
                 Tacitus
              
               ,
               and
               Antoninus
               calls
               her
               Londinium
               ,
               or
               Longidinium
               ;
               others
               ,
               
                 Augusta
                 ,
                 Troja
                 nova
              
               ,
               or
               Troynovant
               ;
               others
               ,
               Caer-Lud
               ,
               and
               others
               
                 Dinas
                 Belin.
              
               It
               is
               seated
               no
               less
               pleasantly
               than
               commodiously
               on
               the
               Banks
               of
               the
               Thames
               ,
               which
               in
               its
               hasty
               (
               but
               not
               rapid
               )
               course
               towards
               the
               Sea
               saluteth
               its
               walls
               ,
               and
               payeth
               its
               duty
               to
               her
               ,
               dividing
               it
               into
               two
               (
               but
               unequal
               )
               parts
               ,
               which
               are
               again
               joyned
               together
               by
               a
               most
               stately
               Stone-Bridge
               ,
               sustained
               by
               nineteen
               great
               Arches
               ,
               and
               so
               furnished
               with
               Houses
               ,
               that
               it
               seemeth
               rather
               a
               Street
               than
               a
               Bridge
               .
               And
               beyond
               the
               said
               Bridge
               ,
               the
               Thames
               with
               a
               deep
               and
               safe
               Channel
               ,
               gives
               entertainment
               to
               Ships
               of
               very
               considerable
               Burthen
               ,
               which
               daily
               bring
               in
               their
               rich
               Ladings
               from
               the
               known
               parts
               of
               the
               traded
               World.
               And
               if
               we
               consider
               its
               great
               Riches
               and
               Traffick
               with
               other
               Nations
               ;
               its
               Jurisdiction
               and
               Bounds
               ,
               being
               about
               twelve
               or
               fifteen
               miles
               in
               Circuit
               ;
               its
               populousness
               and
               strength
               in
               Men
               and
               Ammunition
               both
               for
               Sea
               and
               Land
               Service
               ;
               it
               s
               well
               Government
               ,
               both
               Civil
               and
               Ecclesiastical
               ;
               the
               civility
               ,
               ingenuity
               ,
               and
               experience
               of
               its
               Inhabitants
               in
               Letters
               ,
               Arts
               ,
               Sciences
               ,
               Manufactures
               ,
               and
               Martial
               Affairs
               ;
               its
               stately
               Buildings
               ,
               both
               publick
               and
               private
               ;
               as
               the
               Palaces
               of
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               
                 Whitehall
                 ,
                 St.
                 Iames's
              
               ,
               and
               Somerse●-houses
               ;
               the
               several
               Houses
               of
               the
               Nobility
               ;
               its
               Courts
               of
               Judicature
               ,
               and
               Houses
               of
               Parliament
               ;
               its
               Collegiate
               and
               other
               Churches
               for
               Divine
               Service
               ;
               its
               Inns
               of
               Court
               and
               Chancery
               ;
               its
               Royal
               Exchange
               ,
               built
               by
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gresham
              
               ;
               its
               Custome-house
               ;
               its
               Tower
               ,
               which
               contains
               a
               Palace
               ,
               a
               Prison
               ,
               Mint
               ,
               Armory
               ,
               Wardrobe
               ,
               and
               Artillery
               ;
               its
               Guild-hall
               ,
               where
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               and
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               meet
               about
               the
               concerns
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               and
               where
               their
               Courts
               of
               Judicature
               are
               kept
               ;
               its
               Halls
               for
               the
               several
               Companies
               ;
               its
               Colledges
               and
               Free-Schools
               ;
               its
               Hospitals
               and
               Alms-houses
               ;
               its
               Theatres
               ,
               Tennis-Courts
               ,
               and
               places
               of
               Recreation
               ;
               and
               its
               great
               plenty
               of
               all
               sorts
               of
               Provision
               which
               its
               Shambles
               and
               Markets
               are
               stored
               with
               ;
               it
               may
               be
               deservedly
               styled
               the
               
                 Mistress
                 of
                 the
                 World.
              
               
            
             
               
                 It
                 s
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 famous
                 City
                 ,
                 when
                 under
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Britains
                   ,
                   Romans
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Saxons
                 ,
                 was
                 destroyed
                 by
                 the
                 Danes
                 :
                 but
                 AElfred
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 West-Saxons
                 ,
                 having
                 reduced
                 the
                 whole
                 Land
                 to
                 one
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 repaired
                 and
                 re-peopled
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 the
                 custody
                 thereof
                 to
                 his
                 Son
                 in
                 Law
                 Alhered
                 Earl
                 of
                 Mercia
                 ,
                 after
                 whose
                 decease
                 it
                 returned
                 to
                 King
                 Edward
                 ,
                 sirnamed
                 the
                 Elder
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 it
                 governed
                 under
                 him
                 by
                 Port-Graves
                 ,
                 or
                 Port-Reves
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 divers
                 Records
                 are
                 styled
                 
                   Vicecomites
                   ,
                   Viscounties
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Sheriffs
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Citizens
                 obtained
                 to
                 be
                 governed
                 by
                 two
                 Bailiffs
                 or
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 obtained
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 Mayor
                 for
                 their
                 principal
                 Magistrate
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 
                   Henry
                   Fitz-Alwyn
                
                 a
                 Draper
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 constituted
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 continued
                 four
                 and
                 twenty
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 City
                 within
                 the
                 Walls
                 and
                 Freedom
                 thereof
                 is
                 divided
                 into
                 six
                 and
                 twenty
                 Wards
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 government
                 thereof
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 as
                 many
                 grave
                 Citizens
                 of
                 good
                 repute
                 and
                 quality
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 which
                 having
                 the
                 overseeing
                 of
                 his
                 respective
                 Ward
                 .
                 And
                 besides
                 these
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 two
                 Sheriffs
                 which
                 are
                 annually
                 chosen
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 a
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 who
                 according
                 to
                 his
                 degree
                 and
                 seigniority
                 of
                 being
                 Alderman
                 after
                 Sheriff
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 consent
                 of
                 the
                 Citizens
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 Livery-men
                 of
                 each
                 Company
                 )
                 yearly
                 elected
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 are
                 clothed
                 in
                 Scarlet
                 Gowns
                 ,
                 and
                 wear
                 Gold
                 Chains
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 Coadjutors
                 ,
                 every
                 Alderman
                 hath
                 his
                 Deputy
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 Common-Councel-men
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 City
                 by
                 their
                 Charter
                 hath
                 ample
                 and
                 large
                 Priviledges
                 and
                 Immunities
                 granted
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 been
                 confirmed
                 and
                 enlarged
                 by
                 most
                 of
                 our
                 Kings
                 and
                 Queens
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 Acts
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 for
                 the
                 regulation
                 and
                 better
                 government
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Incorporated
                 Companies
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Members
                 thereof
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 repugnant
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 detriment
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 they
                 have
                 also
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 keeping
                 of
                 Courts
                 ,
                 holding
                 Pleas
                 ,
                 Assizes
                 ,
                 and
                 Goal
                 Delivery
                 ;
                 with
                 the
                 punishment
                 of
                 Offenders
                 by
                 Fine
                 ,
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 or
                 Death
                 ,
                 as
                 occasion
                 requireth
                 .
                 The
                 Citizens
                 are
                 not
                 constrained
                 to
                 go
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 to
                 warr
                 ,
                 without
                 an
                 emergent
                 occasion
                 to
                 suppress
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Invasion
                 ;
                 they
                 may
                 pass
                 Toll-free
                 throughout
                 all
                 England
                 ;
                 they
                 have
                 a
                 Common
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 Armorial
                 Ensigns
                 of
                 Honour
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 Recreation
                 have
                 Free-warren
                 or
                 Liberty
                 to
                 hunt
                 about
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ;
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 Immunities
                 too
                 tedious
                 to
                 set
                 down
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Courts
                 appropriate
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Hustings
                 is
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 great
                 Antiquity
                 and
                 Concern
                 ,
                 being
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Rights
                 ,
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Franchises
                 ,
                 Customs
                 ,
                 and
                 Dignities
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 every
                 Tuesday
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Court
                 of
                 Requests
                 or
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 the
                 Judges
                 whereof
                 are
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Common-Councel-men
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 monthly
                 chosen
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 sit
                 twice
                 every
                 week
                 to
                 hear
                 and
                 determine
                 all
                 matters
                 brought
                 before
                 them
                 (
                 betwixt
                 Freemen
                 )
                 where
                 the
                 just
                 Debt
                 or
                 Dammage
                 doth
                 not
                 exceed
                 forty
                 shillings
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 proof
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Plaintiffs
                 Oath
                 is
                 sufficient
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 award
                 the
                 Defendant
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 present
                 (
                 or
                 weekly
                 )
                 payment
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Judges
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 ;
                 which
                 sentence
                 cannot
                 be
                 avoided
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 presum'd
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 (
                 especially
                 of
                 some
                 repute
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 
                 of
                 )
                 will
                 forswear
                 himself
                 for
                 so
                 small
                 a
                 sum
                 of
                 money
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Lord
                   Mayor's
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 being
                 an
                 ancient
                 Court
                 of
                 Record
                 ,
                 held
                 every
                 Tuesday
                 and
                 Thursday
                 by
                 the
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 to
                 redress
                 and
                 correct
                 the
                 errors
                 and
                 defaults
                 which
                 happen
                 in
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 taketh
                 cognizance
                 of
                 all
                 matters
                 wich
                 concern
                 the
                 City
                 for
                 Receipts
                 and
                 Payments
                 of
                 money
                 ,
                 the
                 granting
                 Leases
                 ,
                 purchasing
                 of
                 Lands
                 ,
                 building
                 and
                 repairing
                 of
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 appointing
                 their
                 several
                 Officers
                 to
                 look
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 two
                 Sheriffs
                 Courts
                 ●
                 one
                 for
                 each
                 Compter
                 ,
                 is
                 on
                 Wednesdays
                 and
                 Fridays
                 for
                 Trials
                 for
                 
                   Woodstreet
                   Compter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 Thursdays
                 and
                 Saturdays
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Poultrey
                   Compter
                
                 :
                 and
                 each
                 Court
                 hath
                 its
                 Judge
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 Lawyer
                 of
                 good
                 repute
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 hearing
                 and
                 trial
                 of
                 all
                 Actions
                 brought
                 before
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 the
                 Action
                 brought
                 be
                 above
                 5
                 l.
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 by
                 the
                 Defendant
                 removed
                 to
                 a
                 higher
                 Court.
                 And
                 to
                 these
                 Courts
                 belong
                 four
                 Counsellors
                 ,
                 eight
                 Attorneys
                 ,
                 besides
                 Secondaries
                 ,
                 Clerks
                 ,
                 Keepers
                 of
                 the
                 Compters
                 ,
                 sixteen
                 Sergeants
                 and
                 their
                 Yeomen
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Sub-Officers
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   Orphans
                
                 ,
                 which
                 medleth
                 with
                 the
                 Estates
                 of
                 deceased
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 to
                 provide
                 for
                 the
                 Orphans
                 until
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 that
                 an
                 equal
                 division
                 of
                 the
                 Estate
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 being
                 their
                 Guardians
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   Common-Councel
                
                 ,
                 much
                 resembling
                 the
                 
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   Parliament
                
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 termed
                 the
                 Higher
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Common-Councel
                 the
                 Lower
                 House
                 :
                 and
                 these
                 make
                 and
                 constitute
                 Laws
                 and
                 Acts
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 binding
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   the
                   Chamberlain
                
                 for
                 the
                 binding
                 and
                 making
                 free
                 Apprentices
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 reforming
                 grievances
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Master
                 and
                 the
                 Apprentice
                 :
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 an
                 Office
                 of
                 great
                 Trust
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 such
                 Power
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Apprentice
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 sworn
                 by
                 him
                 )
                 can
                 set
                 up
                 and
                 open
                 Shop
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 disobey
                 his
                 Summons
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 power
                 to
                 Imprison
                 or
                 Fine
                 .
                 This
                 Office
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Player
                
                 Kt.
                 a
                 Person
                 every
                 way
                 fit
                 for
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Trust.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Courts
                 of
                 the
                 Coroner
                 and
                 Escheater
                 ,
                 which
                 doth
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   Policies
                   and
                   Assurances
                
                 for
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   Halmote
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistance
                 of
                 every
                 Company
                 generally
                 every
                 month
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   Wardmote
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Wardmote
                   Inquest
                
                 for
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 ,
                 being
                 divided
                 into
                 six
                 and
                 twenty
                 Wards
                 ,
                 every
                 Ward
                 having
                 such
                 an
                 Inquest
                 consisting
                 of
                 about
                 twelve
                 or
                 sixteen
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 thereof
                 ,
                 who
                 meet
                 at
                 every
                 Christmass
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 enquire
                 after
                 the
                 Disorders
                 and
                 Abuses
                 of
                 Tradesmen
                 in
                 their
                 Weights
                 ,
                 Measures
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Misdemeanours
                 they
                 make
                 their
                 Presentments
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sessions
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 ,
                 and
                 Goal
                 Delivery
                 of
                 Newgate
                 for
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 holden
                 every
                 month
                 at
                 Iustice-hall
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Baily
                
                 for
                 the
                 trial
                 of
                 Felons
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 being
                 cheif
                 Judge
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 power
                 of
                 Reprieving
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Court
                 for
                 the
                 conservation
                 of
                 the
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 Rivers
                 of
                 Thames
                 and
                 Medway
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Court
                   of
                   the
                   Tower
                
                 ,
                 held
                 within
                 the
                 Verge
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 before
                 the
                 Steward
                 by
                 Prescription
                 ,
                 of
                 Debt
                 ,
                 Trespass
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Actions
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 no
                 Magistrate
                 in
                 Europe
                 that
                 liveth
                 in
                 greater
                 state
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 more
                 power
                 than
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 this
                 City
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 evident
                 by
                 the
                 noble
                 Entertainment
                 given
                 to
                 Strangers
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 his
                 great
                 attendance
                 both
                 at
                 home
                 and
                 abroad
                 :
                 for
                 besides
                 the
                 abundance
                 of
                 inferiour
                 Officers
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 his
                 Sword-Bearer
                 ,
                 Common
                 Hunt
                 ,
                 Common
                 Cryer
                 ,
                 and
                 four
                 Water
                 Bailiffs
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 their
                 places
                 are
                 Esquires
                 ;
                 then
                 the
                 Coroner
                 ,
                 three
                 Sergeant-Carvers
                 ,
                 three
                 Sergeants
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 a
                 Sergeant
                 of
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 four
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Water-side
                 ,
                 the
                 Under-water-Bailiff
                 ,
                 two
                 Yeoman
                 of
                 the
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 publick
                 Officers
                 belonging
                 to
                 this
                 City
                 are
                 the
                 two
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 the
                 Recorder
                 ,
                 the
                 Chamberlain
                 ,
                 the
                 Common
                 Sergeant
                 ,
                 the
                 Town
                 Clerk
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Remembrancer
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 their
                 places
                 are
                 Esquires
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sheriffs
                 (
                 who
                 are
                 persons
                 of
                 repute
                 and
                 ability
                 )
                 are
                 annually
                 by
                 the
                 Commons
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 Livery-men
                 of
                 each
                 Company
                 )
                 in
                 formality
                 chosen
                 on
                 
                 Midsomer-day
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 after
                 Michaelmass
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 go
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Exchequer-Chamber
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 presented
                 and
                 sworn
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 two
                 old
                 Sheriffs
                 also
                 sworn
                 to
                 their
                 Accounts
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 Simon
                 and
                 Iudes
                 day
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 being
                 attended
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 in
                 their
                 formalities
                 ,
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Hustings
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 elect
                 taketh
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 and
                 receiveth
                 from
                 the
                 Chamberlain
                 the
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 the
                 Keys
                 of
                 the
                 Common
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Seal
                 of
                 the
                 Majoralty
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Sword-Bearer
                 the
                 Sword
                 ,
                 all
                 which
                 according
                 to
                 custom
                 he
                 delivereth
                 to
                 them
                 again
                 .
                 On
                 the
                 day
                 following
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 ,
                 the
                 old
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 attend
                 the
                 Mayor
                 elect
                 from
                 his
                 House
                 to
                 Guild-hall
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 in
                 their
                 formalities
                 they
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 Vintrey
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 Barge
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 being
                 attended
                 by
                 the
                 Livery-men
                 of
                 divers
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 in
                 their
                 Barges
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 bedecked
                 with
                 Banners
                 ,
                 Pennons
                 ,
                 and
                 Streamers
                 of
                 their
                 Arms
                 ,
                 &c.
                 which
                 with
                 their
                 Musick
                 makes
                 a
                 pleasing
                 show
                 .
                 Being
                 come
                 to
                 Westminster-hall
                 ,
                 having
                 saluted
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 they
                 go
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Exchequer
                 Barr
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 
                 t●keth
                 his
                 Oath
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 some
                 usual
                 Ceremonies
                 in
                 the
                 Hall
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Abby
                 ,
                 in
                 seeing
                 the
                 Tombs
                 ,
                 they
                 return
                 to
                 their
                 Barges
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 rowed
                 back
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 &
                 being
                 landed
                 ,
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 Guild-hall
                 in
                 great
                 pomp
                 ,
                 where
                 a
                 most
                 stately
                 Dinner
                 is
                 prepared
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 several
                 Companies
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 Judges
                 ,
                 and
                 Gentry
                 that
                 are
                 invited
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Feast
                 ,
                 which
                 oft-times
                 is
                 graced
                 with
                 the
                 Royal
                 Presence
                 of
                 their
                 Majesties
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   York
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
                 The
                 Ceremony
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 being
                 ended
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 is
                 attended
                 to
                 his
                 House
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 liveth
                 in
                 great
                 grandure
                 during
                 his
                 Majoralty
                 ,
                 looking
                 after
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 to
                 whose
                 fatherly
                 care
                 the
                 Government
                 thereof
                 is
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 Ceremonies
                 in
                 the
                 electing
                 and
                 swearing
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 ,
                 being
                 largely
                 treated
                 of
                 in
                 
                 Stow's
                 Survey
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Howel's
                 Londinensis
                 ,
                 I
                 forbear
                 to
                 speak
                 further
                 of
                 them
                 here
                 ,
                 but
                 referr
                 the
                 Reader
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 List
                 of
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 Aldermen
                 ,
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 that
                 for
                 this
                 present
                 year
                 1678
                 have
                 the
                 government
                 of
                 this
                 Honourable
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 six
                 and
                 twenty
                 Wards
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Aldermen
                 do
                 belong
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 THe
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Edwards
                
                 Kt.
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
                 and
                 Alderman
                 of
                 Candlewick
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Chiverton
                
                 of
                 the
                 Ward
                 of
                 Bridge
                 without
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Allen
                
                 of
                 Aldgate
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Frederick
                
                 of
                 Coleman-street
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Robinson
                
                 of
                 Tower-street
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Laurence
                
                 of
                 Queen-hith
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bludworth
                
                 of
                 Aldersgate-street
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Turner
                
                 of
                 Castle-Baynards
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Waterman
                
                 of
                 Brides
                 Ward
                 within
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Hanson
                
                 of
                 Basingshaw
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Hooker
                
                 of
                 Cornhill
                 Ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Vyner
                
                 of
                 Langborn
                 ward
                 ,
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Sheldon
                
                 of
                 Bishops-gate
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Davies
                
                 of
                 Farendon
                 ward
                 without
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Chaplin
                
                 of
                 the
                 Vintrey
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Clayton
                
                 of
                 Cheap
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Patience
                   Ward
                
                 of
                 Farendon
                 ward
                 within
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Moore
                
                 of
                 Walbrook
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Prichard
                
                 of
                 Bread-street
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Tulse
                
                 of
                 Bread-street
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Smith
                
                 of
                 Portsoken
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Herne
                
                 of
                 Billingsgate
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Ieffreys
                
                 of
                 Cordwainer
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Shorter
                
                 of
                 Cripple-gate
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gold
                
                 of
                 Dowgate
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Rawstorne
                
                 of
                 Limestreet
                 ward
                 ,
                 Kt.
                 The
                 Sheriffs
                 for
                 this
                 year
                 are
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   How
                
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Chapman
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 thus
                 in
                 brief
                 treated
                 of
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Immunities
                 ,
                 Priviledges
                 ,
                 Courts
                 of
                 Judicature
                 ,
                 &c.
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 we
                 will
                 treat
                 of
                 each
                 particular
                 Incorporated
                 Company
                 ,
                 as
                 Stems
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 first
                 with
                 the
                 several
                 Companies
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 next
                 with
                 the
                 twelve
                 chief
                 Companies
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 Annually
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 end
                 with
                 the
                 other
                 Companies
                 ,
                 as
                 Stars
                 of
                 a
                 less
                 magnitude
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   East-India
                   Company
                
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 the
                 ancientest
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 most
                 honourable
                 and
                 eminent
                 ,
                 was
                 first
                 Incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 with
                 divers
                 other
                 Priviledges
                 added
                 to
                 their
                 Charter
                 by
                 succeeding
                 Kings
                 ,
                 having
                 now
                 power
                 of
                 making
                 Acts
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 not
                 repugnant
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 or
                 detriment
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 well
                 government
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Trade
                 and
                 Company
                 ;
                 likewise
                 power
                 to
                 hear
                 and
                 decide
                 Causes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 implead
                 ,
                 fine
                 ,
                 and
                 punish
                 Offenders
                 as
                 they
                 please
                 ;
                 to
                 raise
                 and
                 maintain
                 Souldiers
                 in
                 their
                 Factories
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 man
                 out
                 Ships
                 of
                 warr
                 for
                 their
                 further
                 security
                 ,
                 for
                 warr
                 offensive
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 defensive
                 ,
                 as
                 occasion
                 requireth
                 ;
                 also
                 the
                 using
                 of
                 a
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 bearing
                 of
                 a
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 depicted
                 in
                 the
                 Escocheon
                 of
                 Arms
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Companies
                 of
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Company
                 is
                 managed
                 by
                 a
                 joynt
                 stock
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 them
                 potent
                 ,
                 eminent
                 ,
                 and
                 rich
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 found
                 several
                 ways
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 advantageous
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 as
                 in
                 their
                 building
                 of
                 Ships
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 imploying
                 and
                 maintaining
                 of
                 thousands
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 in
                 their
                 Ships
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 their
                 Plantations
                 and
                 Factories
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 
                   Surat
                   ,
                   Cambaya
                   ,
                   Bambay
                   ,
                   Curwar
                   ,
                   Baticale
                   ,
                   Calicut
                   ,
                   Fort
                   St.
                   George
                   ,
                   Pentapoli
                   ,
                   Musulipatan
                   ,
                   Ougely
                   ,
                   Gonro
                   ,
                   Bantam
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Indies
                   ,
                   Ormus
                
                 in
                 
                 Persia
                 ●
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 places
                 of
                 less
                 concern
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 their
                 Presidents
                 ,
                 Factors
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Servants
                 they
                 allow
                 good
                 Salaries
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 raised
                 to
                 higher
                 preferments
                 ,
                 with
                 greater
                 Salaries
                 ,
                 as
                 their
                 merits
                 deserve
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 great
                 Trade
                 that
                 they
                 drive
                 to
                 these
                 places
                 ,
                 exporting
                 such
                 vast
                 quantities
                 of
                 our
                 Manufactures
                 and
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 and
                 importing
                 so
                 many
                 sundry
                 and
                 rich
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 cannot
                 but
                 make
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 beneficial
                 to
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 worthy
                 Company
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 negotiation
                 of
                 their
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 is
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 Committ●e
                 consisting
                 of
                 four
                 and
                 twenty
                 ,
                 who
                 about
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 April
                 are
                 Annually
                 elected
                 by
                 the
                 Adventurers
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 must
                 be
                 eight
                 new
                 ones
                 always
                 chosen
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 meet
                 at
                 their
                 House
                 in
                 
                   Leaden-hall-street
                   London
                
                 ,
                 (
                 called
                 the
                 
                   East-India
                   House
                
                 )
                 generally
                 twice
                 a
                 week
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 Courts
                 ●or
                 the
                 negotiation
                 of
                 their
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 government
                 of
                 this
                 Company
                 for
                 this
                 present
                 year
                 1678.
                 is
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Herne
                
                 Kt.
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Major
                 
                   Robert
                   Thomson
                
                 ,
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 George
                 Lord
                 Berkeley
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Samuel
                   Barnadiston
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Banks
                
                 ,
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Thomson
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Stephen
                   White
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Edwards
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Moore
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lethulier
                
                 ,
                 Knights
                 ,
                 
                   Iosia
                   Child
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Iolliff
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Bathurst
                   ,
                
                 Col.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Clarke
                   ,
                   Iames
                   Houblon
                   ,
                   Samuel
                   Moyer
                   ,
                   Charles
                   Thorold
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Papillon
                   ,
                
                 Esquires
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 
                   Christopher
                   Boone
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Canham
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Herne
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Letton
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Page
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Rudge
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Daniel
                   Sheldon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Ieremy
                   Sambrook
                
                 ,
                 Assistants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Levant
                 or
                 
                   Turky
                   Company
                
                 of
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 their
                 Discovery
                 made
                 the
                 first
                 Trade
                 into
                 the
                 Seigniory
                 of
                 Venice
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 into
                 the
                 Dominions
                 of
                 the
                 Grand
                 Seignior
                 ,
                 and
                 including
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 the
                 East-Indies
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 then
                 was
                 undiscovered
                 to
                 us
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 their
                 goods
                 being
                 brought
                 upon
                 Camels
                 and
                 Ass-negroes
                 to
                 Aleppo
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 Turky
                 :
                 but
                 since
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 the
                 Indies
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 this
                 Company
                 is
                 something
                 eclipsed
                 for
                 those
                 Commodities
                 which
                 are
                 now
                 brought
                 us
                 by
                 the
                 East-India
                 Company
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 benefit
                 that
                 ariseth
                 to
                 this
                 Nation
                 from
                 this
                 Company
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 imploying
                 so
                 many
                 Ships
                 and
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Exporting
                 and
                 Importing
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 rich
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 Clothes
                 both
                 died
                 and
                 drest
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 thirty
                 thousand
                 pieces
                 yearly
                 ,
                 Kersies
                 ,
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Tinn
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 Steel
                 ,
                 Wire
                 ,
                 Pewter
                 ,
                 Furrs
                 ,
                 pieces
                 of
                 Eight
                 ,
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 Hides
                 ,
                 Elephants-teeth
                 ,
                 Brasill
                 ,
                 red
                 and
                 white
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Indico
                 ,
                 Logwood
                 ,
                 Couchaniel
                 ,
                 Callicoes
                 ,
                 Spices
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 Indian
                 Commodities
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 these
                 they
                 Import
                 raw
                 Silks
                 of
                 
                   Persia
                   ,
                   Damascus
                   ,
                   Tripoli
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 also
                 Camblets
                 ,
                 Grograins
                 ,
                 Grograin-yarn
                 ,
                 Mohairs
                 of
                 Angor
                 ,
                 Woolls
                 ,
                 Cottons
                 ,
                 Cotton-yarn
                 of
                 Smyrna
                 and
                 Cyprus
                 ,
                 Galls
                 of
                 Mosolo
                 and
                 Toccat
                 ,
                 the
                 Coralls
                 and
                 Oyls
                 of
                 
                   Zant
                   ,
                   Zeffalonia
                   ,
                   Morea
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 Drugs
                 of
                 Egypt
                 and
                 Arabia
                 ,
                 also
                 Turky-Carpets
                 ,
                 Cordovants
                 ,
                 Box-wood
                 ,
                 Rhubarb
                 ,
                 Worm-seed
                 ,
                 Sena
                 ,
                 Cummin-seed
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 other
                 rich
                 Commodities
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 worshipful
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 was
                 first
                 Incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 confirmed
                 by
                 her
                 Successors
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 ample
                 Priviledges
                 and
                 Immunities
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 as
                 making
                 of
                 Laws
                 and
                 Orders
                 for
                 the
                 well
                 government
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Fellowship
                 ,
                 power
                 of
                 deciding
                 Controversies
                 which
                 arise
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 as
                 to
                 their
                 Trade
                 ,
                 giving
                 Oaths
                 ,
                 imposing
                 Fines
                 ,
                 or
                 imprisoning
                 of
                 Offenders
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 discretion
                 ,
                 the
                 using
                 of
                 a
                 Publick
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 bearing
                 of
                 a
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 set
                 forth
                 in
                 the
                 Escocheon
                 of
                 Arms
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 this
                 Honourable
                 Company
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 18
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 February
                 are
                 Annually
                 chosen
                 by
                 a
                 general
                 Consent
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 these
                 meet
                 and
                 keep
                 Courts
                 monthly
                 ,
                 weekly
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 oft
                 as
                 their
                 occasions
                 require
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 concerns
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Society
                 ;
                 as
                 binding
                 and
                 making
                 free
                 ,
                 electing
                 and
                 sending
                 over
                 Consuls
                 ,
                 Vice-Consuls
                 ,
                 Factors
                 and
                 Servants
                 to
                 
                   Constantinople
                   ,
                   Smyrna
                   ,
                   Aleppo
                   ,
                   Cyprus
                   ,
                
                 and
                 such
                 places
                 where
                 their
                 Factories
                 are
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 this
                 Honourable
                 Company
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 present
                 year
                 1678.
                 is
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 prudent
                 government
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 George
                 Lord
                 Berkeley
                 of
                 Berkeley
                 ,
                 whose
                 worthy
                 parts
                 and
                 great
                 love
                 to
                 Traffick
                 makes
                 him
                 every
                 way
                 so
                 fit
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Company
                 for
                 these
                 several
                 years
                 past
                 ,
                 have
                 by
                 an
                 unanimous
                 consent
                 elected
                 his
                 Lordship
                 their
                 Governour
                 ,
                 
                   Iohn
                   Buckworth
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Deputy
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Harvey
                
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Vernon
                
                 Husband
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lethulier
                
                 Kt.
                 
                   Charles
                   Thorold
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Morden
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pilkington
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Poulter
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Griffith
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Morice
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Onslow
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hartopp
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Walter
                   Conventrey
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Hedges
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iasper
                   Clotterbook
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Abraham
                   Wessell
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Nicol
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Bernard
                   Saltonstall
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Carew
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Russia
                 or
                 
                   Moscovy
                   Company
                
                 of
                 Merchant
                 Adventurers
                 for
                 discovery
                 of
                 new
                 Trades
                 ,
                 was
                 first
                 Incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 King
                 Philip
                 and
                 Queen
                 Mary
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Discoveries
                 of
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Territories
                 ,
                 Seigniories
                 ,
                 and
                 Isles
                 by
                 Seas
                 lying
                 Northwards
                 ,
                 North-eastwards
                 ,
                 and
                 North-westwards
                 from
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 afterwards
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliament
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 now
                 they
                 enjoy
                 several
                 Immunities
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 ;
                 as
                 to
                 raise
                 Arms
                 for
                 the
                 subduing
                 of
                 Countreys
                 in
                 the
                 limits
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 enter
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 the
                 English
                 Standards
                 ;
                 to
                 make
                 Acts
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Society
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 repugnant
                 to
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 to
                 punish
                 Offenders
                 by
                 Fine
                 or
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 to
                 use
                 a
                 Common
                 Seal
                 ,
                 to
                 bear
                 a
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 ,
                 &c.
                 as
                 is
                 here
                 depicted
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commodities
                 that
                 this
                 Company
                 Exporteth
                 are
                 ,
                 woollen
                 Clothes
                 both
                 died
                 and
                 dressed
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 Kersies
                 ,
                 Bayes
                 ,
                 Cottons
                 ,
                 Perpetuances
                 ,
                 Fustians
                 ,
                 Norwich
                 Stuffs
                 ,
                 Lace
                 ,
                 Thread
                 ,
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Tinn
                 ,
                 Pewter
                 ,
                 Allom
                 ,
                 Copper
                 ,
                 much
                 defective
                 Wines
                 and
                 Fruits
                 ,
                 not
                 fit
                 to
                 be
                 spent
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 with
                 most
                 sorts
                 of
                 English
                 Goods
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 these
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 they
                 Import
                 Pot-ashes
                 ,
                 Tarr
                 ,
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 Cable-yarn
                 ,
                 Tallow
                 ,
                 Wax
                 ,
                 Isinglass
                 ,
                 several
                 sorts
                 of
                 Hides
                 in
                 the
                 Hair
                 ,
                 Goat-skins
                 undrest
                 ,
                 Cordovants
                 ,
                 tan'd
                 Hides
                 ,
                 Hogs-brissles
                 ,
                 raw
                 Silk
                 ,
                 Linseed
                 ,
                 Slod
                 ,
                 Bever
                 wooll
                 and
                 wombs
                 ,
                 several
                 sorts
                 of
                 rich
                 Furrs
                 ,
                 Seal-skins
                 ,
                 Rhuberb
                 ,
                 Castorum
                 ,
                 Agarick
                 ,
                 
                 Train-oyl
                 ,
                 Flax
                 ,
                 Hemp
                 ,
                 Linen
                 ,
                 Caviare
                 ,
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 Stockfish
                 ,
                 Codfish
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 worshipful
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 is
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Governour
                 ,
                 four
                 Consuls
                 ,
                 and
                 Assistants
                 consisting
                 of
                 four
                 and
                 twenty
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 March
                 are
                 Annually
                 chosen
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Society
                 :
                 and
                 for
                 this
                 present
                 Year
                 1677.
                 the
                 management
                 thereof
                 is
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Iolliff
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Ayloff
                
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 
                   Samuel
                   Moyer
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 
                   Charles
                   Thorold
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Charles
                   Carill
                
                 Consuls
                 ,
                 to
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Bell
                
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gould
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Daniel
                   Edwards
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Glanvile
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iames
                   Young
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Colds
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Grove
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Francis
                   Pargiter
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Carew
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Heritage
                   Lenten
                
                 ,
                 Captain
                 
                   Gervase
                   Lock
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Grace
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Thursby
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hancox
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ashby
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Adams
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Davenport
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Thomas
                 Hawes
                 ●
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Cooks
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Ward
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Wolfe
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Porter
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Osborne
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Penning
                
                 Assistants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Eastland
                   Company
                
                 ,
                 first
                 Incorporated
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 confirmed
                 by
                 King
                 Charles
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 Charter
                 have
                 ample
                 Immunities
                 and
                 Priviledges
                 granted
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 large
                 a
                 scope
                 to
                 traffick
                 in
                 ,
                 including
                 the
                 Trade
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Dominions
                 ,
                 Dukedoms
                 ,
                 Countreys
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 and
                 Towns
                 of
                 
                   Norway
                   ,
                   Swedeland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Poland
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Territories
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 
                   Lettow
                   ,
                   Liffland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Pomerland
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 River
                 Odera
                 Eastwards
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 in
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 
                   Findland
                   ,
                   Eoland
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ber●tholine
                 within
                 the
                 Sound
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Commodities
                 by
                 this
                 Company
                 Exported
                 are
                 ,
                 Woollen
                 Clothes
                 ,
                 Perpetuances
                 ,
                 Kersies
                 ,
                 Serges
                 ,
                 Norwich
                 Stuffs
                 ,
                 Cottons
                 ,
                 Lead
                 ,
                 Tinn
                 ,
                 Pewter
                 ,
                 Stockins
                 ,
                 Hats
                 ,
                 Gloves
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 several
                 Southern
                 and
                 Eastern
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 as
                 Sattins
                 ,
                 Silks
                 ,
                 Spices
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 the
                 Commodities
                 by
                 them
                 ●mported
                 are
                 ,
                 Deals
                 ,
                 Masts
                 ,
                 Timber
                 ,
                 Oars
                 ,
                 Balks
                 ,
                 Clapboards
                 ,
                 Bom-spars
                 ,
                 Cant-spars
                 ,
                 Pipe-staves
                 ,
                 Wainscot
                 ,
                 and
                 Quarters
                 ,
                 Flax
                 ,
                 Hemp
                 ,
                 Linen-cloth
                 ,
                 Fustians
                 ,
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 Cable-yarn
                 ,
                 Pitch
                 ,
                 Tarr
                 ,
                 Tallow
                 ,
                 Hides
                 ,
                 Pot-ashes
                 ,
                 Wheat
                 ,
                 Rye
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 Lattin
                 ,
                 Copper
                 ,
                 Steel
                 ,
                 Wire
                 ,
                 Quicksilver
                 ,
                 rich
                 Furrs
                 ,
                 Buck-skins
                 ,
                 Train-oyl
                 ,
                 Sturgeon
                 ,
                 Stock-fish
                 ,
                 Mather
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 other
                 good
                 Commodities
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 this
                 worshipful
                 Company
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 four
                 and
                 twenty
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 yearly
                 elected
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Society
                 in
                 the
                 month
                 of
                 October
                 ,
                 and
                 keep
                 their
                 Courts
                 for
                 the
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 concerns
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 as
                 others
                 do
                 ,
                 having
                 also
                 large
                 Immunities
                 granted
                 unto
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 present
                 Governour
                 for
                 this
                 Year
                 1678.
                 is
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Chiverton
                
                 Kt.
                 Governour
                 ,
                 
                   Francis
                   Asty
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 
                   Randolph
                   Knipe
                
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Ayloffe
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Bilton
                
                 Senior
                 ,
                 
                   Esq
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dogget
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Tench
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 
                   Peter
                   Rich
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Canham
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Henry
                   Moody
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edw.
                   Bilton
                
                 Junior
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Samuel
                   Feake
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Rivett
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Hugh
                   Vpton
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Nutt
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Cooper
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mathews
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Oliver
                   Westland
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Harwell
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Abraham
                   Wessel
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Ioseph
                   Martin
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Philpe
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Sayer
                
                 Assistants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Royal
                   Affrican
                   Company
                
                 of
                 England
                 was
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 great
                 prudence
                 and
                 care
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 general
                 good
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Foreign
                 Dominions
                 and
                 Plantations
                 ,
                 erected
                 into
                 a
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 likely
                 to
                 prove
                 the
                 most
                 beneficial
                 Trade
                 that
                 belongs
                 to
                 his
                 Crown
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 the
                 Commodities
                 Exported
                 and
                 Imported
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Negro
                 Trade
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Goods
                 of
                 English
                 growth
                 Exported
                 are
                 ,
                 Sayes
                 ,
                 Perpetuances
                 ,
                 Broad-clothes
                 ,
                 Welsh-plains
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Woollen
                 Manufactures
                 in
                 great
                 abundance
                 ,
                 besides
                 quantities
                 of
                 other
                 English
                 Goods
                 and
                 Stuffs
                 ;
                 the
                 large
                 consumption
                 whereof
                 doth
                 not
                 only
                 enable
                 the
                 Tenant
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 pay
                 his
                 Rent
                 ,
                 and
                 maintain
                 his
                 Family
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 sets
                 many
                 thousands
                 of
                 poor
                 people
                 at
                 work
                 ,
                 in
                 making
                 ,
                 dying
                 ,
                 and
                 dressing
                 of
                 these
                 Stuffs
                 and
                 Clothes
                 :
                 And
                 together
                 with
                 these
                 Goods
                 of
                 English
                 growth
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 sent
                 vast
                 quantities
                 of
                 Foreign
                 Goods
                 ,
                 chiefly
                 imported
                 by
                 our
                 East-India
                 Company
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Customes
                 ,
                 the
                 wealth
                 of
                 his
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Navigation
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 are
                 much
                 encreased
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Foreign
                 Commodities
                 Imported
                 are
                 ,
                 Gold
                 ,
                 Elephants-teeth
                 ,
                 Wax
                 ,
                 Hides
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Commodities
                 almost
                 all
                 as
                 good
                 as
                 gold
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Negro
                 Trade
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 such
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 it
                 all
                 the
                 American
                 Plantations
                 are
                 yearly
                 furnished
                 with
                 great
                 quantities
                 of
                 Slaves
                 ,
                 not
                 elsewhere
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 ;
                 by
                 whose
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Planters
                 industry
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 his
                 People
                 are
                 very
                 much
                 enriched
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 bounds
                 of
                 this
                 Companies
                 Trade
                 are
                 large
                 ,
                 viz.
                 from
                 Sally
                 in
                 South-Barbary
                 to
                 
                   Cape
                   Bona
                   Esperanza
                
                 inclusive
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Voyage
                 out
                 and
                 home
                 is
                 short
                 ,
                 usually
                 within
                 the
                 compass
                 of
                 a
                 year
                 .
                 Many
                 ships
                 and
                 seamen
                 are
                 constantly
                 employed
                 in
                 the
                 Companies
                 Service
                 ;
                 who
                 for
                 the
                 securing
                 their
                 Trade
                 ,
                 have
                 at
                 a
                 very
                 great
                 expence
                 erected
                 several
                 Forts
                 and
                 Factories
                 all
                 along
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Guiny
                 ,
                 without
                 which
                 the
                 Trade
                 cannot
                 possibly
                 be
                 preserved
                 to
                 this
                 Nation
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 that
                 very
                 reason
                 this
                 Trade
                 cannot
                 be
                 managed
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 Company
                 and
                 a
                 joynt
                 Stock
                 ;
                 for
                 no
                 private
                 person
                 will
                 undergo
                 the
                 Charge
                 of
                 Forts
                 and
                 Factories
                 abroad
                 ,
                 besides
                 such
                 as
                 Venture
                 one
                 Voyage
                 ,
                 and
                 perhaps
                 no
                 more
                 ,
                 do
                 usually
                 consult
                 the
                 cheapest
                 way
                 in
                 their
                 Exports
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 
                 not
                 have
                 that
                 care
                 to
                 send
                 so
                 good
                 and
                 merchantable
                 Commodities
                 as
                 a
                 Company
                 who
                 are
                 constantly
                 to
                 trade
                 thither
                 will
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 obliged
                 so
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 supporting
                 the
                 credit
                 of
                 their
                 trade
                 ,
                 as
                 for
                 bringing
                 our
                 English
                 Manufactures
                 into
                 a
                 better
                 reputation
                 than
                 those
                 of
                 our
                 Neighbours
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 Company
                 hath
                 really
                 effected
                 in
                 several
                 Commodities
                 formerly
                 bought
                 in
                 Holland
                 ,
                 as
                 Sayes
                 ,
                 Muskets
                 ,
                 Knives
                 ,
                 &c.
                 being
                 now
                 all
                 Exported
                 of
                 our
                 own
                 make
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 this
                 difference
                 in
                 and
                 between
                 the
                 Commodities
                 send
                 by
                 the
                 Company
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 sent
                 by
                 private
                 Traders
                 ,
                 the
                 Natives
                 of
                 Guiny
                 (
                 who
                 are
                 a
                 sagacious
                 people
                 )
                 are
                 very
                 sensible
                 by
                 the
                 ill-dealings
                 they
                 have
                 met
                 with
                 in
                 that
                 kind
                 from
                 some
                 private
                 Traders
                 ,
                 which
                 hath
                 been
                 a
                 thing
                 very
                 disadvantageous
                 to
                 our
                 English
                 Manufactures
                 and
                 Trade
                 :
                 but
                 these
                 mi●chiefs
                 have
                 been
                 removed
                 ever
                 since
                 his
                 Majesties
                 settling
                 the
                 Trade
                 in
                 a
                 Company
                 ,
                 with
                 prohibition
                 to
                 all
                 such
                 interloping
                 Traders
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Company
                 consisteth
                 of
                 a
                 Governour
                 (
                 who
                 is
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 Iames
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 the
                 very
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 under
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 )
                 a
                 Sub-Governour
                 ,
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 generality
                 mixt
                 of
                 divers
                 Noblemen
                 ,
                 honourable
                 ,
                 Persons
                 and
                 eminent
                 Merchants
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 about
                 two
                 hundred
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 are
                 Annually
                 chosen
                 by
                 Vote
                 at
                 a
                 general
                 Court
                 four
                 and
                 twenty
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 any
                 six
                 with
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sub-Governour
                 ,
                 or
                 Deputy-Governour
                 ,
                 make
                 a
                 Court
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 their
                 Charter
                 dated
                 Sept.
                 27.
                 1672.
                 is
                 called
                 a
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 and
                 impowered
                 for
                 the
                 well
                 ordering
                 and
                 governing
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Company
                 ,
                 subject
                 nevertheless
                 to
                 a
                 general
                 Court
                 when
                 occasion
                 requireth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 management
                 of
                 the
                 Affairs
                 of
                 this
                 Honourable
                 Company
                 for
                 this
                 Year
                 1678.
                 is
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 prudent
                 care
                 and
                 government
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 ,
                 Governour
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Gabriel
                   Roberts
                
                 ,
                 Sub-Governour
                 ,
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Newland
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Deputy-Governour
                 .
                 Twenty
                 four
                 Assistants
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Banks
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bludworth
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Bathurst
                   ,
                   William
                
                 Earl
                 of
                 Craven
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   Colleton
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Roger
                   Chappel
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Samuel
                   Dashwood
                   ,
                   Thomas
                
                 Lord
                 Viscount
                 
                   Fauconberg
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Hopegood
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Peter
                   Ioy
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Andrew
                   King
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mead
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mathews
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Mead
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Nichols
                   ,
                   Lawrence
                   du
                   Puy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Peter
                   Proby
                   ,
                   William
                   Roberts
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Rudge
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 
                   Iohn
                   Searle
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Benjamin
                   Skutt
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Turner
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Alderman
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Vernon
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Warren
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Coat
                 of
                 Arms
                 and
                 Motto
                 belonging
                 to
                 this
                 Company
                 is
                 also
                 depicted
                 in
                 the
                 Plate
                 of
                 Arms
                 of
                 the
                 Companies
                 of
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 worshipful
                 Company
                 (
                 as
                 indeed
                 all
                 others
                 are
                 )
                 is
                 governed
                 by
                 a
                 Master
                 ,
                 Wardens
                 ,
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistants
                 .
              
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
                 Thus
                 having
                 briefly
                 treated
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 the
                 Metropolis
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 Incorporated
                 Companies
                 ,
                 our
                 next
                 business
                 shall
                 be
                 to
                 treat
                 of
                 the
                 Cities
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 principal
                 places
                 or
                 Shire-Towns
                 in
                 every
                 County
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               CHAP.
               II.
               Treats
               of
               the
               Cities
               of
               England
               ,
               with
               the
               Shire
               or
               chief
               Town
               Corporate
               in
               each
               County
               ;
               and
               first
               with
               Berkshire
               .
            
             
             
             
             
             
               ELY
               ,
               a
               City
               of
               more
               antiquity
               than
               beauty
               ,
               being
               but
               meanly
               built
               ,
               nor
               well
               inhabited
               or
               frequented
               ,
               and
               would
               be
               farr
               less
               ,
               were
               it
               not
               the
               See
               of
               a
               Bishop
               .
               It
               is
               a
               place
               that
               enjoyeth
               ample
               Immunities
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               
                 Isle
                 of
                 Ely
              
               the
               Bishop
               hath
               all
               the
               Rights
               of
               a
               County
               Palatine
               ,
               and
               beareth
               chief
               sway
               therein
               ,
               and
               appointeth
               his
               Bailiff
               and
               other
               Officers
               .
            
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
               WELLS
               ,
               another
               City
               in
               Somersetshire
               ,
               of
               no
               large
               extent
               ,
               but
               well
               inhabited
               ,
               and
               of
               good
               account
               ,
               being
               the
               See
               of
               a
               Bishop
               ,
               under
               whose
               Jurisdiction
               is
               that
               of
               Bath
               .
               Its
               buildings
               are
               fair
               and
               good
               ,
               its
               Cathedral
               a
               stately
               Pile
               of
               building
               ,
               adjoyning
               to
               which
               is
               the
               Bishop's
               Palace
               .
               This
               City
               is
               governed
               by
               a
               Mayor
               ,
               seven
               Masters
               ,
               sixteen
               Burgesses
               ,
               a
               Recorder
               ,
               Town-Clerk
               ,
               &c.
               and
               hath
               the
               election
               of
               Parliament
               men
               .
            
             
             
             
             
             
             
               It
               offers
               to
               view
               ,
               amongst
               other
               remarkables
               ,
               four
               Steeples
               and
               three
               Churches
               ,
               whereof
               two
               are
               Parochial
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Trinity
              
               and
               
                 St.
                 Michaels
              
               ;
               that
               ,
               an
               ancient
               well
               built
               Church
               ,
               in
               form
               Cathedral
               ,
               which
               being
               impaired
               by
               a
               late
               fall
               of
               its
               beautiful
               Spire
               ,
               is
               since
               restored
               to
               its
               former
               lustre
               at
               a
               vast
               expence
               and
               charge
               :
               this
               ,
               a
               stately
               ,
               large
               ,
               and
               brave
               inlightned
               Fabrick
               ;
               a
               curious
               Shell
               ,
               whose
               Content
               is
               one
               hundred
               yards
               in
               length
               ,
               and
               seven
               and
               twenty
               yards
               in
               breadth
               ,
               besides
               several
               Isles
               and
               Chappels
               both
               on
               the
               North
               and
               South
               sides
               thereof
               ,
               supported
               by
               neat
               and
               slender
               Pillars
               ,
               with
               five
               Isles
               ,
               whose
               Steeple
               for
               tower
               and
               lofty
               tapering
               Spire
               gives
               place
               to
               none
               in
               
                 England
                 .
                 Bablack
              
               Church
               (
               one
               of
               the
               three
               )
               is
               a
               solid
               Antique
               Structure
               ,
               its
               form
               Collegiate
               ,
               where
               Divine
               Offices
               are
               performed
               but
               at
               some
               Festivals
               in
               the
               year
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               gloried
               in
               a
               matchless
               Wall
               ;
               and
               though
               its
               form
               was
               irregular
               for
               a
               defensible
               Fortification
               ,
               yet
               was
               it
               built
               strong
               ,
               broad
               ,
               high
               ,
               and
               large
               in
               circumference
               ,
               now
               only
               guessed
               at
               by
               its
               ruins
               and
               its
               twelve
               lofty
               Ports
               o●
               Gates
               yet
               standing
               .
            
             
               No
               place
               compares
               with
               this
               City
               for
               a
               most
               beautiful
               Cross
               of
               large
               dimensions
               and
               height
               ,
               adorned
               with
               variety
               of
               Statues
               ,
               Figures
               ,
               and
               Sculptures
               ,
               richly
               laid
               over
               with
               Gold
               ,
               and
               set
               off
               with
               becoming
               Colours
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               (
               among
               others
               )
               one
               magnificent
               Hall
               called
               
                 Aula
                 Sanctae
                 Mariae
              
               ,
               fit
               for
               a
               celebrious
               Congress
               or
               Assembly
               .
            
             
               Here
               is
               a
               fair
               Grammar
               School
               ,
               founded
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Hales
              
               Esquire
               ,
               yet
               styled
               
                 Schola
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 Octavi
              
               ;
               and
               another
               School
               of
               late
               erection
               for
               poor
               Children
               by
               Mr.
               
                 Christopher
                 Davenport
              
               ,
               late
               Alderman
               .
               Appendant
               to
               both
               is
               a
               Library
               with
               learned
               Authors
               ,
               both
               Print
               and
               Manuscripts
               ;
               of
               which
               Schools
               the
               Mayor
               and
               Aldermen
               of
               this
               City
               are
               Visitors
               .
               The
               Hospitals
               are
               2
               ,
               well
               and
               plentifully
               providing
               for
               twenty
               Blue-Coats
               ,
               eleven
               poor
               men
               in
               black
               Gowns
               ,
               and
               two
               Nurses
               in
               the
               one
               ,
               and
               eight
               other
               married
               Couples
               in
               blue
               Gowns
               in
               the
               other
               ,
               and
               a
               Nurse
               .
            
             
               To
               it
               is
               annexed
               very
               large
               and
               rich
               Commons
               ,
               great
               Annual
               Loans
               and
               G●fts
               distributed
               amongst
               poor
               young
               and
               hopeful
               Tradesmen
               ,
               together
               with
               frequent
               remembrances
               of
               some
               noble
               Benefactor
               or
               other
               ,
               who
               intrustred
               the
               City
               to
               dispose
               of
               their
               bounty
               to
               others
               ,
               as
               among
               themselves
               ,
               viz.
               forty
               pounds
               
                 per
                 Annum
              
               to
               St.
               
                 Iohns
                 Colledge
              
               in
               Oxford
               ,
               and
               forty
               pounds
               
                 per
                 Annum
              
               to
               several
               other
               Cor-Proporations
               .
            
             
               Also
               near
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               at
               a
               Pool
               called
               Swanswell
               ,
               is
               a
               Spring
               which
               filleth
               a
               seven
               Inch
               Diameter
               ,
               of
               which
               water
               the
               quantity
               of
               five
               Tun
               an
               hour
               is
               daily
               raised
               to
               the
               top
               of
               a
               Turret
               six
               and
               thirty
               foot
               high
               ,
               by
               a
               stream
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Pool
               containing
               nine
               cubical
               Inches
               ,
               which
               moveth
               an
               overshot
               Wheel
               and
               a
               triangular
               Crank
               with
               Ballances
               and
               Buckets
               ,
               being
               an
               heaving
               or
               lifting
               Engine
               ;
               from
               hence
               the
               water
               is
               conveyed
               into
               the
               Streets
               of
               the
               City
               and
               Houses
               of
               such
               Inhabitants
               as
               will
               and
               do
               take
               the
               said
               water
               at
               an
               Annual
               Rent
               .
               This
               Water-work
               was
               begun
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Sargenson
              
               Mason
               ,
               and
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Bewley
              
               Plumber
               ,
               in
               the
               year
               1630.
               and
               hath
               been
               since
               altered
               and
               put
               into
               the
               form
               it
               now
               worketh
               ,
               in
               the
               year
               1658.
               and
               so
               continued
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Bewley
              
               ,
               Son
               of
               the
               said
               Bartholomew
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               present
               prietor
               .
            
             
               The
               City
               is
               owner
               of
               a
               rich
               Delf
               or
               Mine
               of
               Coles
               near
               adjoyning
               to
               it
               ,
               which
               is
               hoped
               will
               in
               a
               little
               time
               add
               much
               to
               its
               Revenue
               ,
               the
               present
               Undertakers
               using
               that
               method
               for
               the
               mastering
               of
               the
               Water
               ,
               which
               the
               inadvertency
               of
               former
               Undertakers
               either
               could
               not
               contrive
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               not
               effectually
               prosecute
               .
            
             
               The
               staple
               Commodity
               of
               the
               place
               is
               Cloth
               ;
               but
               to
               how
               low
               an
               ebb
               that
               trade
               is
               now
               come
               to
               ,
               every
               place
               can
               report
               and
               competently
               judge
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               this
               City
               .
            
             
               It
               s
               Government
               consists
               of
               Annual
               Officers
               ,
               ten
               Aldermen
               or
               Justices
               ,
               with
               two
               standing
               Councels
               ,
               viz.
               the
               Upper
               ,
               the
               Second
               or
               Common-Councel
               .
               The
               Annual
               Officers
               are
               the
               Mayor
               ,
               Recorder
               ,
               two
               Sheriffs
               ,
               Steward
               ,
               Coroner
               ,
               two
               Chamberlains
               ,
               tow
               Wardens
               ,
               and
               some
               other
               Attendant
               and
               Ministring
               Officers
               .
            
             
               The
               Mayor
               is
               the
               eye
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               the
               King
               's
               immediate
               Lieutenant
               ,
               having
               the
               precedency
               
               of
               all
               .
               Prince
               Henry
               himself
               ,
               when
               in
               Coventry
               ,
               refused
               to
               take
               the
               better
               hand
               of
               him
               when
               modestly
               the
               Mayor
               offered
               it
               ,
               saying
               ,
               
                 He
                 would
                 not
                 resume
                 a
                 right
                 of
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Graunts
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Authority
               is
               Solitary
               or
               Social
               :
               Solitary
               ,
               as
               to
               be
               Clerk
               of
               the
               King's
               Market
               ,
               Steward
               and
               Marshal
               of
               the
               King's
               House
               ,
               to
               be
               in
               Commission
               for
               Arrays
               ,
               and
               Head
               of
               the
               twelve
               Companies
               .
               Social
               ,
               in
               the
               upper
               Councel
               ,
               which
               consists
               of
               Aldermen
               and
               some
               Candidates
               for
               the
               Majoralty
               ,
               where
               he
               orders
               and
               manageth
               the
               particular
               Affairs
               and
               Revenues
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               distributes
               the
               bounty
               of
               Benefactors
               ,
               sometimes
               calling
               in
               the
               Assistance
               of
               the
               second
               Councel
               ,
               arbitrarily
               chosen
               by
               him
               and
               his
               Brethren
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               wealthiest
               and
               discreetest
               Citizens
               ,
               and
               consisting
               of
               five
               and
               twenty
               ,
               who
               are
               as
               Witnesses
               of
               their
               just
               administrations
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               Advisors
               ,
               in
               all
               Alienations
               of
               City
               Lands
               and
               Grants
               of
               other
               nature
               .
            
             
               The
               Aldermen
               are
               Justices
               of
               the
               Peace
               in
               as
               full
               Latitude
               as
               any
               other
               ,
               having
               ten
               Wards
               or
               Precincts
               assigned
               them
               ,
               with
               an
               Appropriation
               of
               a
               Ward
               to
               each
               Alderman
               ,
               as
               to
               some
               respects
               ,
               though
               otherwise
               every
               one
               is
               Justice
               throughout
               ,
               both
               as
               to
               the
               City
               and
               County
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               which
               is
               of
               large
               extent
               .
               Of
               these
               Justices
               there
               are
               of
               the
               Quorum
               four
               ,
               viz.
               the
               Mayor
               ,
               Recorder
               ,
               and
               two
               eldest
               Aldermen
               .
            
             
               The
               Mayor's
               Insignia
               are
               a
               Sword
               ,
               a
               Hat
               of
               Maintenance
               ,
               a
               great
               Mace
               ,
               and
               six
               smaller
               ,
               with
               a
               Tip-staff
               ;
               the
               Robes
               black
               ,
               lined
               with
               Furr
               ,
               and
               on
               solemn
               and
               festival
               days
               Scarlet
               lined
               with
               Foins
               .
            
             
               The
               present
               Aldermen
               and
               Justices
               for
               the
               year
               1676.
               are
               
                 William
                 Ielliff
              
               Alderman
               ,
               now
               Mayor
               the
               second
               time
               ;
               the
               Right
               Honourable
               Iames
               Earl
               of
               Northampton
               one
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Privy
               Council
               ,
               Recorder
               ;
               
                 Ioseph
                 Chambers
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Nailer
                 ,
                 Iulius
                 Billers
                 ,
                 William
                 Vale
                 ,
                 Ralph
                 Phillips
                 ,
                 Nathaniel
                 Harryman
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 King
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 Bewley
                 ,
                 Abell
                 Brooksby
                 ,
                 Humfry
                 Burton
              
               Coroner
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Hopkins
              
               Kt.
               Serjeant
               at
               Law
               ,
               Steward
               .
            
             
               As
               to
               the
               Rights
               ,
               Immunities
               ,
               Priviledges
               ,
               when
               and
               by
               whom
               granted
               ,
               together
               with
               all
               other
               things
               coincident
               to
               this
               City
               ,
               from
               its
               first
               appearance
               to
               its
               ascending
               Grandure
               and
               Declining
               or
               Cadency
               ,
               they
               are
               most
               amply
               and
               learnedly
               mentioned
               to
               our
               hand
               by
               the
               Pen
               of
               the
               learned
               Mr.
               
                 Dugdale
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               King
               of
               Arms
               ,
               to
               whom
               we
               referr
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
               The
               Arms
               belonging
               to
               this
               City
               are
               ,
               parted
               per
               Pale
               ,
               Gules
               and
               Vert
               ,
               an
               Elephant
               ,
               Argent
               ,
               on
               a
               Mount
               ,
               proper
               ,
               bearing
               a
               Castle
               on
               his
               back
               ,
               Or.
               
            
             
               WARWICK
               ,
               the
               Shire-Town
               ,
               of
               good
               account
               ,
               being
               the
               place
               where
               the
               Assizes
               and
               general
               Sessions
               for
               the
               County
               are
               kept
               ;
               it
               is
               indifferent
               large
               ,
               containing
               two
               Parish
               Churches
               ,
               besides
               some
               demolished
               ;
               its
               Houses
               are
               well
               built
               ,
               its
               Streets
               spacious
               and
               good
               ;
               is
               a
               place
               well
               inhabited
               ,
               and
               enjoyeth
               a
               good
               trade
               ,
               especially
               for
               Mault
               .
               It
               is
               governed
               by
               a
               Mayor
               ,
               twelve
               Brethren
               ,
               four
               and
               twenty
               Burgesses
               for
               Common-Councel
               ,
               a
               Recorder
               ,
               &c.
               s●nds
               Burgesses
               to
               Parliament
               .
               The
               Arms
               born
               by
               this
               Town
               is
               ,
               a
               Castle
               triple-towred
               ,
               having
               on
               the
               dexter
               side
               the
               Sun
               in
               its
               glory
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               sinister
               a
               Crescent
               ,
               on
               the
               top
               of
               the
               two
               fronting
               Towers
               stand
               two
               Watchmen
               with
               this
               Inscription
               upon
               the
               Ring
               of
               the
               Seal
               ,
               
                 Sigillum
                 Ballivi
                 Burgensium
                 Warwici
              
               .
            
             
             
               And
               notwithstanding
               this
               fatal
               overthrow
               ,
               ●o
               much
               of
               the
               Town
               was
               continued
               ,
               till
               the
               Reign
               of
               Richard
               the
               Second
               (
               who
               began
               in
               1377
               )
               that
               it
               paid
               to
               the
               King
               in
               Fee-farm
               Rent
               twenty
               Marks
               
                 per
                 Annum
              
               at
               2
               d.
               a
               Burgage
               ,
               which
               amounts
               to
               two
               thousand
               two
               hundred
               Burgages
               ,
               besides
               other
               Houses
               :
               But
               in
               1388.
               (
               as
               appears
               by
               Records
               )
               
                 die
                 Martis
                 in
                 festo
                 Sancti
                 Stephani
                 Martyris
              
               (
               which
               was
               about
               the
               eleventh
               of
               Richard
               the
               Second
               )
               it
               was
               so
               burn'd
               down
               and
               wasted
               by
               the
               Scots
               ,
               that
               of
               that
               Rent
               ,
               upon
               several
               Inquisitions
               found
               and
               returned
               ,
               there
               remained
               to
               the
               King
               only
               two
               Marks
               
                 per
                 Annum
              
               ,
               so
               that
               nine
               parts
               in
               ten
               were
               utterly
               destroy'd
               .
            
             
               But
               notwithstanding
               this
               great
               devastation
               that
               was
               never
               repaired
               ,
               it
               doth
               still
               retain
               its
               ancient
               Priviledges
               ,
               which
               are
               in
               every
               respect
               the
               same
               with
               York
               ,
               as
               appears
               from
               the
               confirmation
               of
               Henry
               the
               Third
               (
               in
               whose
               time
               here
               was
               an
               Exchequer
               ,
               called
               by
               the
               Name
               of
               
                 Scaccarium
                 de
                 Appleby
              
               )
               and
               King
               
               Iohn
               ●s
               Charter
               ,
               which
               I
               have
               seen
               ;
               wherein
               is
               expressed
               and
               firmly
               commanded
               ,
               
                 That
                 his
                 Burgers
                 of
              
               Appleby
               
                 shall
                 have
                 and
                 enjoy
                 all
                 the
                 Liberties
                 and
                 free
                 Customes
                 which
                 his
                 Burgers
                 of
              
               York
               
                 have
                 ,
                 well
                 and
                 peaceably
                 ,
                 freely
                 and
                 quietly
                 ,
                 fully
                 ,
                 wholly
                 ,
                 and
                 honourably
              
               (
               with
               a
               Prohibition
               ,
               
                 That
                 none
                 shall
                 attempt
                 to
                 disturb
                 them
                 thereof
              
               )
               ;
               And
               also
               ,
               
                 That
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 free
                 from
                 Toll
                 ,
                 Stallage
                 ,
                 Pontage
                 ,
                 and
                 Lestage
                 all
              
               England
               
                 over
                 ;
                 praeterquam
                 in
                 Civitate
                 London
                 ,
                 nisi
                 forte
                 Cives
                 Eobor
                 '
                 quietantias
                 inde
                 habent
                 libertates
                 suas
                 in
                 Civitate
                 London
              
               ;
               which
               exception
               doth
               very
               much
               confirm
               and
               strengthen
               their
               Priviledges
               to
               them
               .
            
             
               The
               Corporation
               consists
               at
               present
               of
               a
               Mayor
               ,
               with
               two
               Bailiffs
               ,
               a
               Court
               of
               Aldermen
               ,
               twelve
               in
               number
               ,
               a
               Recorder
               ,
               Common-Councel
               ,
               and
               Serjeants
               at
               Mace
               ,
               with
               their
               Attendants
               :
               And
               (
               if
               the
               Town
               were
               able
               to
               bear
               it
               )
               might
               take
               the
               same
               Priviledges
               with
               York
               in
               every
               thing
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               Charter
               ,
               which
               has
               been
               confirmed
               by
               all
               the
               succeeding
               Kings
               of
               England
               ;
               and
               if
               any
               would
               know
               what
               those
               Priviledges
               are
               more
               particularly
               ,
               I
               referr
               him
               to
               York
               ,
               where
               he
               may
               possibly
               meet
               with
               satisfaction
               .
               In
               the
               mean
               time
               take
               these
               which
               are
               now
               in
               practice
               at
               
                 Appleby
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               
            
             
               They
               have
               power
               to
               Arrest
               for
               any
               Sum
               without
               limitation
               .
            
             
               To
               elect
               and
               send
               two
               Burgesses
               to
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               To
               acknowledge
               Statute-Merchant
               before
               the
               Mayor
               .
            
             
               To
               take
               Toll
               both
               in
               Fairs
               and
               Markets
               .
            
             
               To
               seize
               Felons
               goods
               ,
               
                 Felones
                 de
                 se
              
               ,
               Waifes
               ,
               Strayes
               ,
               Forfeitures
               ,
               and
               Escheats
               ;
               all
               which
               do
               belong
               to
               the
               Mayor
               for
               the
               time
               being
               ,
               who
               takes
               place
               of
               the
               Judges
               of
               Assize
               ,
               as
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               of
               York
               is
               wont
               to
               do
               .
            
             
               Their
               Aldermen
               are
               some
               of
               them
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               Country
               ,
               for
               the
               greater
               honour
               and
               credit
               of
               the
               Town
               ,
               who
               in
               time
               of
               their
               Majoralty
               have
               their
               Propraetors
               or
               Deputies
               there
               .
               The
               present
               Mayor
               and
               Aldermen
               for
               the
               present
               year
               are
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Thwaites
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Mayor
               ,
               
                 Lancelot
                 Machell
              
               of
               Gackanthorp
               
                 Esq
              
               who
               was
               first
               Mayor
               after
               the
               King's
               return
               ,
               and
               tore
               in
               pieces
               
               Oliver's
               Charter
               in
               open
               Court
               ,
               before
               he
               would
               accept
               of
               that
               Office
               ,
               which
               he
               had
               declined
               all
               
               Oliver's
               time
               :
               
                 Richard
                 Brathwate
              
               of
               Warcop
               ,
               
                 Esq
              
               and
               Justice
               of
               Peace
               ,
               who
               contested
               with
               the
               Judges
               ,
               and
               took
               place
               of
               them
               
                 Virtute
                 Chartae
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Hilton
              
               of
               Morton
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Justice
               Jf
               Peace
               ,
               
                 Edward
                 Musgrave
              
               of
               Askeby
               
                 Esq
              
               oustice
               of
               Peace
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Warcop
              
               of
               Colby
               ,
               Gentleman
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Routlidge
              
               of
               〈…〉
               Gent.
               Alderman
               
                 Leonard
                 Smyth
              
               ,
               Alderman
               
                 William
                 Smyth
              
               ,
               Alderman
               
                 Robert
                 Harrison
              
               ,
               Alderman
               
                 Iohn
                 Lawson
              
               ,
               Alderman
               
                 Thomas
                 Robinson
              
               ,
               Alderman
               
                 Iohn
                 Atkinson
              
               ,
               which
               six
               last
               are
               all
               of
               Appleby
               .
            
             
               Appleby
               was
               very
               eminent
               for
               its
               Loyalty
               in
               the
               late
               Civil
               Warrs
               ,
               and
               most
               of
               the
               Aldermen
               (
               except
               those
               whom
               
                 Oliver
                 Cromwell
              
               obtruded
               upon
               them
               )
               suffered
               many
               imprisonments
               during
               his
               Tyranny
               ;
               and
               so
               likewise
               did
               most
               of
               the
               Gentry
               round
               about
               :
               for
               it
               is
               the
               glory
               of
               the
               County
               of
               Westmerland
               ,
               that
               there
               was
               not
               one
               Person
               of
               quality
               in
               it
               who
               took
               up
               Arms
               against
               his
               King
               ,
               and
               but
               two
               or
               three
               in
               Cumberland
               .
            
             
             
             
             
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           TABLE
           OF
           THE
           Contents
           or
           Heads
           Of
           the
           several
           CHAPTERS
           IN
           THE
           TREATISE
           OF
           Honour
           and
           Nobility
           .
        
         
           
             FIRST
             PART
             .
             HONOVR
             MILITARY
             .
          
           
             
               OF
               Warr
               ,
               and
               the
               causes
               thereof
               .
            
             
               
                 fol.
                 3
              
            
             
               Of
               Souldiers
            
             
               4
            
             
               Of
               Embassadors
               or
               Legats
            
             
               5
            
             
               Of
               Warr
               ,
               and
               the
               inclination
               of
               the
               English
               to
               it
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Of
               Captains
               ,
               Generals
               ,
               Marshals
               ,
               and
               other
               chief
               Commanders
               .
            
             
               7
            
          
        
         
           
             SECOND
             PART
             .
             HONOVR
             CIVIL
             .
          
           
             
               
                 CHap.
                 I.
              
               Of
               Honour
               general
               and
               particular
               ,
            
             
               11
            
             
               Of
               Gentry
               ,
               and
               bearing
               of
               Arms
            
             
               12
            
             
               Principles
               of
               Honour
               and
               Vertue
               that
               every
               Gentleman
               ought
               to
               be
               endowed
               with
            
             
               13
            
             
               Of
               precedency
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 II.
              
               Of
               the
               King
               ,
               or
               Monarch
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
            
             
               19
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 III.
              
               Of
               the
               Prince
            
             
               24
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 IV.
              
               Of
               Dukes
            
             
               32
            
             
               The
               form
               of
               a
               Patent
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               
                 York
                 ,
                 temp
                 .
                 Jacobi
              
               .
            
             
               33
            
             
               Ceremonies
               to
               be
               observed
               in
               the
               Creation
               of
               a
               Duke
            
             
               36
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 V.
              
               Of
               Marquisses
            
             
               37
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 VI.
              
               Of
               Earls
            
             
               39
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 VII
              
               .
               Of
               Viscounts
            
             
               44
            
             
               
               
                 Chap.
                 VIII
              
               .
               Of
               Lords
               Spiritual
            
             
               45
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 IX
              
               .
               Of
               Barons
            
             
               48
            
             
               The
               definition
               of
               a
               Baron
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Etymology
               of
               the
               name
               of
               a
               Baron
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               antiquity
               and
               dignity
               of
               Barons
               ,
               and
               the
               sundry
               uses
               of
               the
               Name
            
             
               49
            
             
               The
               tenor
               and
               proper
               signification
               of
               the
               word
               Baron
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 X.
              
               Barons
               of
               Tenure
            
             
               50
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XI
              
               .
               Barons
               by
               Writ
            
             
               52
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XII
              
               .
               Barons
               by
               Patent
            
             
               56
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XIII
              
               .
               Priviledges
               incident
               to
               the
               Nobility
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Laws
               of
               England
            
             
               59
            
             
               Certain
               Cases
               wherein
               a
               Lord
               of
               the
               Parliament
               hath
               no
               priviledge
            
             
               65
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XIV
              
               .
               Nobility
               and
               Lords
               in
               reputation
               only
            
             
               68
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XV.
              
               Of
               the
               Queen
               Consort
               ,
               and
               of
               Noble
               Women
            
             
               
                 69
                 ,
                 70
              
            
             
               Ladies
               in
               reputation
            
             
               75
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XVI
              
               .
               Of
               Knighthood
               in
               general
            
             
               77
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XVII
              
               .
               Knights
               of
               the
               Garter
            
             
               79
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XVIII
              
               .
               Of
               Knights
               Bannerets
            
             
               84
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XIX
              
               .
               Of
               Baronets
            
             
               85
            
             
               The
               president
               of
               the
               Patent
               of
               Creation
               of
               Baronets
            
             
               88
            
             
               The
               Catalogue
               of
               the
               Baronets
               of
               England
               according
               to
               their
               Creations
            
             
               91
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XX.
              
               Knights
               of
               the
               Bath
            
             
               105
            
             
               A
               Catalogue
               of
               the
               Knights
               of
               the
               Bath
               made
               at
               the
               Coronation
               of
               King
               
                 Charles
                 II.
              
               
            
             
               107
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXI
              
               .
               Of
               Knights
               Batchelors
            
             
               108
            
             
               Observations
               concerning
               Knights
               Batchelors
            
             
               116
            
             
               Of
               degrading
               of
               Knights
            
             
               117
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXII
              
               .
               Knights
               of
               the
               round
               Table
            
             
               118
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXIII
              
               .
               Knights
               of
               the
               Thistle
               ,
               or
               of
               St.
               Andrew
            
             
               120
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXIV
              
               .
               Orders
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Palestine
               and
               other
               parts
               of
               Asia
            
             
               121
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               holy
               Sepulchre
               in
               Jerusalem
               ,
            
             
               ib.
               
            
             
               Knights
               Hospitalers
               of
               St.
               
                 John
                 Baptist
              
               in
               Jerusalem
               ,
               now
               called
               Knights
               of
               Malta
            
             
               122
            
             
               Knights
               Templars
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Lazarus
            
             
               123
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Bass
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Katherine
               at
               
                 Mount
                 Sinai
              
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Martyrs
               in
               Palestine
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Orders
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Spain
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Oak
               in
               Navar
            
             
               124
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Lily
               in
               Navar
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Band
            
             
               125
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Dove
               in
               Castile
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               
                 Ordo
                 de
                 la
                 Scama
              
               in
               Castile
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Lily
               in
               Aragon
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Mountjoy
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Acon
               or
               Acres
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               James
               in
               Galicia
            
             
               126
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Saviour
               in
               Aragon
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               
                 St.
                 Julian
                 de
                 Pereyro
              
               ,
               or
               of
               Alcantara
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Calatrava
               in
               Castile
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Truxillo
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               our
               Lady
               ,
               and
               of
               St.
               George
               of
               Montesa
               in
               Valencia
            
             
               127
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               
                 Mary
                 de
                 Merced
              
               in
               Aragon
               ,
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Rosary
               in
               Toledo
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Orders
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Flanders
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Golden
               Fleece
               ,
               or
               
                 Toison
                 d'Or
              
            
             
               128
            
          
           
             
               Orders
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Portugal
               .
            
             
               Knights
               d'Avis
            
             
               129
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Wing
               of
               St.
               Michael
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               James
            
             
               130
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Christ
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Orders
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               France
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Iesus
               Christ
            
             
               131
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Passion
               of
               Iesus
               Christ
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               of
               Mount-Carmel
            
             
               132
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Michael
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Esprit
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               the
               Genet
            
             
               133
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Crown
               Royal
               amongst
               the
               Frizons
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               our
               Lady
               of
               the
               Star
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Thistle
               of
               Bourbon
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Porcupine
            
             
               134
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Croissant
               of
               Anjou
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Order
               of
               the
               Ermyne
               in
               Bretagne
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Degrees
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Italy
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Mary
               the
               Glorious
            
             
               135
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               in
               Saxia
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Constantinian
               Angelick
               Knights
               of
               Saint
               George
               ,
               formerly
               in
               Greece
            
             
               136
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Peter
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               George
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Paul
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               called
               Pios
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Loretto
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Glorious
               Virgin
               Mary
               at
               Rome
            
             
               137
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Jesus
               at
               Rome
            
             
               ibid●
            
             
               Knights
               
                 de
                 la
                 Calza
              
               in
               Venice
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Mark
               in
               Venice
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               George
               at
               Genoa
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Stephen
               at
               Florence
            
             
               138
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Knot
               in
               Naples
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Argonauts
               of
               St.
               Nicholas
               in
               Naples
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Ermyne
               in
               Naples
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Degrees
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Savoy
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Annunciation
            
             
               139
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Maurice
            
             
               140
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Maurice
               and
               St.
               Lazarus
            
             
               ibid
            
             
               
               Knights
               of
               the
               Bear
               in
               Switzerland
            
             
               141
            
          
           
             
               Degrees
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Germany
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Tutonick
               Order
               of
               Prusia
            
             
               142
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Jerom
            
             
               143
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               George
               in
               Austria
               and
               Carinthia
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Michael
               the
               Archangel
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Anthony
               of
               Hainolt
            
             
               144
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Tusin
               Order
               in
               Bohemia
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Hubert
               in
               Juliers
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               St.
               James
               in
               Holland
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Degrees
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Swedeland
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Brician
               Order
            
             
               145
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Seraphins
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Amarantha
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               the
               Elephant
               in
               Denmark
            
             
               146
            
          
           
             
               Degrees
               of
               Knighthood
               in
               Poland
               .
            
             
               Knights
               of
               Christ
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Sword-Bearers
               in
               Livonia
            
             
               147
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               white
               Eagle
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               the
               Dragon
               overthrown
               in
               Hungary
            
             
               148
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               the
               sword
               in
               Cyprus
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               St.
               Anthony
               in
               AEthiopia
            
             
               149
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               Burgundian
               Cross
               in
               Tunis
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Knights
               of
               the
               West-Indies
            
             
               150
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXV
              
               .
               Of
               Esquires●
            
             
               151
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXVI
              
               .
               Of
               Gentlemen
            
             
               154
            
             
               The
               priviledges
               of
               the
               Gentry
            
             
               156
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 XXVII
              
               .
               Of
               Yeomen
            
             
               158
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 I.
              
               The
               second
               Part
               of
               Honour
               Civil
               ,
               treats
               of
               the
               Priviledges
               ,
               Coat-Armour
               ,
               &c.
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               the
               Cities
               and
               chief
               Towns
               Corporate
               in
               England
            
             
               161
            
             
               London
               ,
               its
               Government
               ,
               Courts
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               162
            
             
               The
               Names
               of
               the
               Lord
               Mayor
               ,
               and
               Alderme●
            
             
               164
            
             
               The
               Incorporated
               Companies
               of
               Merchants
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               chief
               Companies
               of
               London
            
             
               167
            
             
               
                 Chap.
                 II.
              
               Treats
               of
               the
               Cities
               and
               Shire-Towns
               of
               England
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     Counties
                  
                   
                     Towns
                  
                   
                     f●l
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Berks
                  
                   
                     Reading
                  
                   
                     170
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Bedfordshire
                  
                   
                     Bedford
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Bucks
                  
                   
                     Buckingham
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cambridgshire
                  
                   
                     Cambridge
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cambridgshire
                  
                   
                     Ely
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cheshire
                  
                   
                     Chester
                  
                   
                     171
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cornwall
                  
                   
                     Launston
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Cumberland
                  
                   
                     Carlisle
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Derbyshire
                  
                   
                     Derby
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Devonshire
                  
                   
                     ●xeter
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Devonshire
                  
                   
                     Barnstable
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Dorsetshire
                  
                   
                     Dorchester
                  
                   
                     172
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Durham
                  
                   
                     Durham
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Essex
                  
                   
                     Colchester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Glocestershire
                  
                   
                     Bristoll
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Glocestershire
                  
                   
                     Bristoll
                     Merchants
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Glocestershire
                  
                   
                     Glocester
                  
                   
                     173
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hantshire
                  
                   
                     Winchester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hantshire
                  
                   
                     Southampton
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hertfordshire
                  
                   
                     Hertford
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Herefordshire
                  
                   
                     Hereford
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Huntingtonshire
                  
                   
                     Huntington
                  
                   
                     174
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Kent
                  
                   
                     Canterbury
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Kent
                  
                   
                     Rochester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Lancashire
                  
                   
                     Lancaster
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Leicestershire
                  
                   
                     Leicester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Lincolnshire
                  
                   
                     Lincoln
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Lincolnshire
                  
                   
                     Stamfor●
                  
                   
                     175
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Monmouthshire
                  
                   
                     Monmout●
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Norfolk
                  
                   
                     Norwich
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Northamptonshire
                  
                   
                     Northampton
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Northamptonshire
                  
                   
                     Peterborow
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Northumberland
                  
                   
                     Newcastle
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Nottinghamshire
                  
                   
                     Nottingham
                  
                   
                     176
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Oxfordshire
                  
                   
                     Oxford
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Rutlandshire
                  
                   
                     Oakham
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Shropshire
                  
                   
                     Shrewsbury
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Somersetshire
                  
                   
                     Bath
                  
                   
                     177
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Somersetshire
                  
                   
                     Wells
                  
                   
                     177
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Staffordshire
                  
                   
                     Litchfield
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Staffordshire
                  
                   
                     Stafford
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Suffolk
                  
                   
                     Ipswich
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Sussex
                  
                   
                     Chichester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Warwickshire
                  
                   
                     Coventrey
                  
                   
                     178
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Westmoreland
                  
                   
                     Apleby
                  
                   
                     179
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Wiltshire
                  
                   
                     Salisbury
                  
                   
                     181
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Worcestershire
                  
                   
                     Worcester
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Yorkshire
                  
                   
                     York
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Yorkshire
                  
                   
                     Hull
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Yorkshire
                  
                   
                     Richmond
                  
                   
                     ibid.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             A
             TABLE
             of
             the
             Effigies
             and
             Atchievements
             of
             the
             Nobility
             and
             Gentry
             in
             the
             Treatise
             of
             Honour
             Civil
             and
             Military
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               Albemarle
            
             
               fol.
               9
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Earls
               of
               Carlisle
            
             
               10
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Earls
               of
               Craven
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Lord
               Bellasis
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               
                 Bertram
                 Ashburnham
              
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Lord
               Chancellor
               Finch
            
             
               14
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Earl
               of
               Shaftesbury
               as
               Lord
               Chancellor
            
             
               14
            
             
               His
               Majesties
               Effigies
            
             
               19
            
             
               His
               Majesties
               Atchievement
            
             
               19
            
          
           
             
               DUKES
               .
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
            
             
               32
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Atchievements
                   .
                
                 
                   numb
                   .
                
                 
                   ●ol
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Albemarle
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Buckingham
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Grafton
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Monmouth
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Newcastle
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Norfolk
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Richmond
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   Prince
                   Rupert
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Somerset
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   Southampton
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   32
                
              
               
                 
                   D.
                   of
                   York
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   32
                
              
            
          
           
             
               MARQUISSES
               .
            
             
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Marquiss
               of
               Winchester
            
             
               37
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Atchievements
                   .
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Marquisses
                   of
                   Dorchester
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   37
                
              
               
                 
                   Marquisses
                   of
                   Winchester
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   37
                
              
               
                 
                   Marquisses
                   of
                   Worcester
                   .
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   37
                
              
            
          
           
             
               EARLS
               .
            
             
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Earls
               of
               Aylesbury
            
             
               39
            
             
               Effigies
               of
               the
               Earls
               of
               Burford
            
             
               39
            
          
           
             
               
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 A
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Airly
                
                 
                   77
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Anglesey
                
                 
                   51
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Arlington
                
                 
                   57
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Aylesbury
                
                 
                   55
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Banbury
                
                 
                   29
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Bath
                
                 
                   52
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Bedford
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Berkshire
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Brecknock
                   D.
                   of
                   Ormond
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Bridgwater
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Bristoll
                
                 
                   21
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Bullingbrook
                
                 
                   23
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Burford
                
                 
                   68
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Burlington
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                    
                
                 
                   numb
                   .
                
                 
                   so
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Cardigan
                
                 
                   50
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Carlisle
                
                 
                   53
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Carnarvan
                
                 
                   36
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Castlemaine
                
                 
                   80
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Chesterfield
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Clare
                
                 
                   22
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Clarendon
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Craven
                
                 
                   54
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Danby
                
                 
                   64
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Derby
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Denbigh
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Devonshire
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Donegall
                
                 
                   76
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Dorset
                   and
                   Middlesex
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Dover
                
                 
                   32
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Downe
                
                 
                   79
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Droheda
                
                 
                   74
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Essex
                
                 
                   49
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Exeter
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Feversham
                
                 
                   67
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Fingall
                
                 
                   75
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Guilford
                   ,
                   D.
                   Lotherdale
                
                 
                   62
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Huntington
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 I
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Incsiquin
                
                 
                   73
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Kent
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Kildare
                
                 
                   78
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Langford
                
                 
                   72
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Leicester
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Lincoln
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Lindsey
                
                 
                   31
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Litchfield
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Londonderry
                
                 
                   69
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Manchester
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Marl●orough
                
                 
                   28
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Mougrave
                
                 
                   27
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Newport
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Northampton
                
                 
                   17
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Northumberland
                
                 
                   65
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Norwich
                
                 
                   59
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Nottingham
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 O
              
               
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Oxford
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Pembroke
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Peterborow
                
                 
                   33
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   F.
                   of
                   Plymouth
                
                 
                   63
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Portland
                
                 
                   40
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Powis
                
                 
                   60
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Renelaugh
                
                 
                   71
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Rivers
                
                 
                   30
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Rochester
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Rutland
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Salisbury
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Sandwic●
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   St.
                   Albons
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Scardale
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Shaftesbury
                
                 
                   58
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Shrewsbury
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Stamford
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Strafford
                
                 
                   41
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Suffolk
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Sunderland
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Sussex
                
                 
                   66
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Thanet
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Warwick
                   and
                   Holland
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Westmoreland
                
                 
                   24
                
                 
                   39
                
              
               
                 
                   E.
                   of
                   Winchelsey
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   39
                
              
            
          
           
             
               VISCOUNTS
               .
            
             
               The
               Effigies
               of
               Viscount
               Falconbergh
            
             
               44
            
          
           
             
               
                 Atchievements
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Brounker
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Camden
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   44
                
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Conway
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Emula
                   Lord
                   Fairfax
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Falconbergh
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   44
                
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Fitzharding
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Hallifax
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   44
                
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Hereford
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Kilmurrey
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Mountague
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   44
                
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Mordant
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Newport
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Say
                   and
                   Seal
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   14
                
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Stafford
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 Y
              
               
                 
                   Viscount
                   Yarmouth
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   44
                
              
            
             
               
                 Atchievements
                 of
                 BISHOPS
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Canter●u●y
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   45
                
              
               
                 
                   Chester
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   ●5
                
              
               
                 
                   Durham
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   45
                
              
               
                 
                   Ely
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   45
                
              
               
                 
                   London
                
                 
                   3
                   ,
                   5
                
                 
                   45
                
              
               
                 
                   Sarum
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   45
                
              
               
                 
                   York
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   45
                
              
            
          
           
             
               BARONS
               .
            
             
               The
               Essigies
               of
               the
               Lord
               Baltemore
            
             
               48
            
          
           
             
               
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 A
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Albergavenny
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Allington
                
                 
                   67
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Arundel
                   of
                   Trerice
                
                 
                   59
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Arundel
                   of
                   Wardure
                
                 
                   22
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Astley
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Aston
                
                 
                   65
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Audley
                   Earl
                   of
                   Castlehaven
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Baltemore
                
                 
                   66
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Bellasis
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Berkeley
                   of
                   Berkeley
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Berkeley
                   of
                   Stratton
                
                 
                   52
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Biron
                
                 
                   36
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Brook
                
                 
                   24
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Butler
                   Earl
                   of
                   Aran
                
                 
                   62
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Butler
                   Earl
                   of
                   Ossery
                
                 
                   60
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Carrington
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Chandois
                
                 
                   17
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Clifford
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Cornwallis
                
                 
                   54
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Coventrey
                
                 
                   31
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Crew
                
                 
                   57
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Crofts
                
                 
                   51
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Cromwell
                   Earl
                   of
                   Arglass
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Culpeper
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   D'arcy
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   
                     De
                     la
                     Mere
                  
                
                 
                   55
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   
                     De
                     la
                     Ware
                  
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Eure
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Finch
                   Lord
                   Chancellor
                
                 
                   63
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Fitzwater
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Frechevile
                
                 
                   58
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Gerard
                   of
                   Brandon
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Gerard
                   of
                   Bromley
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Grey
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Hatton
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Herbert
                   of
                   Cherbury
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Holles
                
                 
                   53
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Howard
                
                 
                   32
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Kingston
                
                 
                   68
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Langdale
                
                 
                   50
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Leigh
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Lexington
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Lovelace
                
                 
                   28
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Lucas
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Maynard
                
                 
                   30
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Mohun
                
                 
                   33
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Montague
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   L.
                   Morley
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   North
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Norris●
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Pagit
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Petre
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Poulet
                
                 
                   29
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Roberts
                
                 
                   27
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Rockingham
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Sandis
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Stanhope
                
                 
                   21
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Stourton
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Tenham
                
                 
                   23
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Townesend
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Vaughan
                   Earl
                   of
                   Carbery
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Ward
                
                 
                   41
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Whartou
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Widdrington
                
                 
                   40
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Windsor
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   48
                
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Willoughby
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   L.
                   Wotton
                
                 
                   49
                
                 
                   48
                
              
            
             
               
                 Atchievements
                 of
                 Women
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                   Gam
                   's
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   76
                
              
               
                 
                   Dutchess
                   of
                   Richmond
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   76
                
              
               
                 
                   Castle-Stuart
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   76
                
                 
                   Sedley
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   76
                
              
            
             
               
                 Effigies
                 of
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Earl
                   of
                   Arlington
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   79
                
              
               
                 
                   Marquiss
                   of
                   Worcester
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   79
                
              
               
                 
                   His
                   Royal
                   Highness
                   Duke
                   of
                   York
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   79
                
              
            
             
               
                 Effigies
                 of
                 a
                 Knight
                 Banneret
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     de
                     la
                     More
                  
                
                 
                   ●
                
                 
                   84
                
              
            
             
               
                 BARONETS
                 .
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 A
              
               
                 
                   Atkins
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Aucher
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 
                   Bacon
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Banks
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Barnadiston
                
                 
                   24
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Bridgman
                
                 
                   23
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   Carteret
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Corbet
                
                 
                   30,31
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Craven
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 
                   D'arcy
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   Forster
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 
                   Gerard
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Gleane
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Glynn
                
                 
                   40
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Graham
                
                 
                   41
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Grimston
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   Hanmer
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Head
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Hobart
                
                 
                   29
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Holland
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Hunlock
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 J
              
               
                 
                   Iason
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   Lowther
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Lucy
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   Mathews
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Mauleverer
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Middleton
                
                 
                   22
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Molineux
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   More
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 O
              
               
                 
                   Osborne
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   Percivale
                
                 
                   33
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Peyton
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Puckering
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   Ratcliffe
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Reresby
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Robinson
                
                 
                   27,36
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   Shaw
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 
                   Tempest
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 
                   Verney
                
                 
                   28
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Viner
                
                 
                   17
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 
                   Walter
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Wheler
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
               
                 
                   Wilbraham
                
                 
                   32
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Williams
                
                 
                   32,85
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Wittewrong
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   85
                
              
               
                 
                   Wolstonholme
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   85
                
              
            
             
               
                 KNIGHTS
                 .
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 A
              
               
                 
                   Atkins
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 
                   Bennet
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Berkenhead
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Beversham
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Booth
                
                 
                   41
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Brathwait
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   Chicheley
                
                 
                   22
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Churchill
                
                 
                   30
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Clayton
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 
                   Daniel
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Davies
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Dolman
                
                 
                   23
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Drake
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   Fairborne
                
                 
                   27
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   Hacket
                
                 
                   20
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Hanson
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Harding
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Hustler
                
                 
                   33
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 J
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                
                 
                   40
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   Kirke
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 
                   Langham
                
                 
                   28
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Lowe
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Lynch
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   Marsh
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Maynard
                
                 
                   36
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Middleton
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Mompesson
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 N
              
               
                 
                   North
                
                 
                   21
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   Pargiter
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Pelham
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Peyton
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Pitfield
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Player
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Prichard
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   Raynsford
                
                 
                   17
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   Sheldon
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Shorter
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Smith
                
                 
                   32
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Southwell
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Sympson
                
                 
                   24
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 
                   Talbot
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Theobalds
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Thompson
                
                 
                   29
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Turnor
                
                 
                   31
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 W
              
               
                 
                   Waller
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Williamson
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   108
                
              
               
                 
                   Windham
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   108
                
              
            
             
               
                 ESQUIRES
                 .
                 Atchievements
                 .
                 A
              
               
                 
                   Armiger
                
                 
                   34
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Arthington
                
                 
                   50
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Ashburnham
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Atwood
                
                 
                   82
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 B
              
               
                 
                   Barbon
                
                 
                   60
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Beauvoir
                
                 
                   90
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Bennet
                
                 
                   78
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Booth
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Bowen
                
                 
                   22
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Brabazon
                
                 
                   103
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Brouncker
                
                 
                   105
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Burlase
                
                 
                   85
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Burton
                
                 
                   41
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Butler
                
                 
                   19
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Byde
                
                 
                   47
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 C
              
               
                 
                   Chetwynd
                
                 
                   16
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Clarke
                
                 
                   100
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Clifford
                
                 
                   46
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Callingwood
                
                 
                   95
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Collins
                
                 
                   108
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Colt
                
                 
                   35
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Colwall
                
                 
                   24
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Coventrey
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Coxe
                
                 
                   80
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Crome
                
                 
                   92
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Cudmore
                
                 
                   107
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 D
              
               
                 
                   Darnall
                
                 
                   33
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Dereham
                
                 
                   30
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Dive
                
                 
                   69
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Dixie
                
                 
                   61
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Doughty
                
                 
                   56
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Duke
                
                 
                   76
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 
                   Egerton
                
                 
                   36
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Evance
                
                 
                   91
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   Feild
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Feltham
                
                 
                   70
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Fleming
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Foley
                
                 
                   73,74,75
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 
                   Georges
                
                 
                   18
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Gilbertson
                
                 
                   23
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Goodlad
                
                 
                   26
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Grant
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 H
              
               
                 
                   Harvey
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   15●
                
              
               
                 
                   Hoare
                
                 
                   72
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Huitson
                
                 
                   58
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 J
              
               
                 
                   Iames
                
                 
                   89
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Inkledon
                
                 
                   27
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Iollife
                
                 
                   49,96
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 K
              
               
                 
                   Keck
                
                 
                   86
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Knight
                
                 
                   38
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 
                   Lamplugh
                
                 
                   40
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Lant
                
                 
                   32
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Legg
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Lewkenor
                
                 
                   79
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Loggan
                
                 
                   20,104
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Lucy
                
                 
                   86
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   Madden
                
                 
                   42
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Mariet
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Martyn
                
                 
                   98
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Marwood
                
                 
                   102
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Micklethwaite
                
                 
                   66
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Modyford
                
                 
                   51
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Molesworth
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Mountague
                
                 
                   67
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 P
              
               
                 
                   Pagit
                
                 
                   65
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Palmer
                
                 
                   99
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Peck
                
                 
                   63,64
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Peirce
                
                 
                   88
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Pepys
                
                 
                   17
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Petyt
                     1
                  
                
                 
                   39
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Pilkington
                
                 
                   21
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Plott
                
                 
                   83
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   Rawlins
                
                 
                   28
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Raynsford
                
                 
                   44
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Roberts
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Robinson
                
                 
                   68
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Rowe
                
                 
                   101
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   Sackvile
                
                 
                   55
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Sanders
                
                 
                   25
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Seys
                
                 
                   31
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Skelton
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Smith
                
                 
                   52
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Stephens
                
                 
                   48
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Stoughton
                
                 
                   45
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Strache
                
                 
                   97
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Stringer
                
                 
                   94
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Swift
                
                 
                   43
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 T
              
               
                 
                   Thompson
                
                 
                   81
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Thurland
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Titus
                
                 
                   29
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Tomlins
                
                 
                   59
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Twisden
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 
                   Vernon
                
                 
                   106
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 VV
              
               
                 
                   Walker
                
                 
                   77
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Warner
                
                 
                   84
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Weld
                
                 
                   54
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Werden
                
                 
                   53
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Wharton
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Wildman
                
                 
                   37
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Windham
                
                 
                   93
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Winwood
                
                 
                   62
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Wyrley
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   151
                
              
               
                 
                   Wythens
                
                 
                   71
                
                 
                   151
                
              
            
             
               
                 GENTLEMENS
                 Achievements
                 .
                 B
              
               
                 
                   Blome
                
                 
                   5
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Bourne
                
                 
                   2
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 E
              
               
                 
                   Eyre
                
                 
                   9
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 F
              
               
                 
                   Farington
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 G
              
               
                 
                   Glover
                
                 
                   10
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Gregory
                
                 
                   11
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 L
              
               
                 
                   Lunde
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 M
              
               
                 
                   Mainstone
                
                 
                   1
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Marshall
                
                 
                   13
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 R
              
               
                 
                   Rowe
                
                 
                   3
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 S
              
               
                 
                   Shaw
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Stanley
                
                 
                   8
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Stratford
                
                 
                   15
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 V
              
               
                 
                   Vandeput
                
                 
                   4
                
                 
                   154
                
              
               
                 
                   Vanheck
                
                 
                   7
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
             
               
                 VV
              
               
                 
                   Whitwath
                   .
                
                 
                   6
                
                 
                   154
                
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A48960-e2920
           
             i.e.
             Middlesex