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A36231 Judge Dodaridge, his law of nobility and peerage wherein the antiquities, titles, degrees, and distinctions, concerning the peeres and nobility of this nation, are excellently set forth : with the knights, esquires, gentleman, and yeoman, and matters incident to them, according to the lawes and customes of England.; Magazine of honour Bird, William, 17th cent.; Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628. 1658 (1658) Wing D1794; ESTC R11125 103,063 198

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same_o pedigree_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n dacres_n it_o be_v express_v that_o thomas_n sometime_o lord_n dacres_n have_v issue_n thomas_n his_o elder_a son_n ralph_n his_o second_o son_n and_o humphrey_n his_o three_o son_n thomas_n the_o elder_a dye_v in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n have_v issue_n joan_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n who_o be_v marry_v unto_o sir_n richard_n fines_n knight_n and_o after_o thomas_n lord_n dacres_n her_o grandfather_n and_o father_n unto_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n and_o humphrey_n die_v after_o who_o death_n henry_n 6._o by_o his_o letter_n parent_n bear_v date_n at_o westminster_n 7._o novem._n anno_fw-la 7._o regni_fw-la recite_v the_o say_a pedigree_n and_o marriage_n do_v by_o his_o letter_n a_o patent_n accept_v declare_v and_o repute_v the_o say_a richard_n fines_n to_o be_v lord_n dacres_n and_o one_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o his_o realm_n but_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n of_o edw_n 4._o the_o say_v humphrey_n dacres_n after_o 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and_o call_v lord_n dacres_n and_o that_o the_o say_v richard_n fines_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n by_o the_o say_v joane_n beget_v shall_v keep_v have_v and_o use_v the_o same_o state_n and_o place_n in_o every_o parliament_n as_o the_o say_v thomas_n dacres_n knight_n late_a lord_n dacres_n have_v use_v &_o keep_v etc._n etc._n that_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n dacres_n knight_n late_a lord_n dacres_n lawful_o beget_v shall_v have_v and_o hold_v to_o they_o &_o their_o heir_n the_o manor_n of_o holbech_n and_o furthermore_o the_o say_a king_n do_v award_n on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o the_o say_v humphrey_n dacres_n knight_n and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n late_a lord_n dacres_n shall_v be_v repute_v have_v name_v and_o call_v the_o l._n dacres_n of_o gillesland_n and_o that_o he_o and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n then_o late_a lord_n dacres_n shall_v have_v use_n and_o keep_v the_o place_n in_o 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