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A48960 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 Logan, John, 17th cent.; Blome, Richard, d. 1705. 1677 (1677) Wing L2834; ESTC R17555 244,594 208

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esq_n 586_o john_n buck_n of_o lamby-grange_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 587_o 24._o william_n frankland_n of_o thirkelby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 588_o richard_n stiddolph_n of_o norbury_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 589_o william_n gardner_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 590_o 28._o william_n juxon_n of_o albourn_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 591_o 29._o john_n legard_n of_o ganton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 592_o 31._o george_n marwood_n of_o little-buskby_a in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 593_o john_n jackson_n of_o hickleton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 594_o jan._n 2._o sir_n henry_n pickering_n of_o whaddon_n in_o cambridgshire_n kt._n 595_o henry_n bedingfield_n of_o oxbrough_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 596_o 4._o walter_n plomer_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esq_n 597_o 8._o herbert_n springet_n of_o broil_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 598_o 23._o william_n powell_n alias_o hinson_n of_o pengethley_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n 599_o 25._o robert_n newton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n s_o 600_o 29._o 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kent_n esq_n 528_o 22._o richard_n brown_a of_o london_n ald._n 529_o 23._o henry_n vernon_z of_o hodnet_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 530_o sir_n john_n awbrey_n of_o llantrilhed_a in_o glamorganshere_n kt._n 531_o william_n thomas_n of_o fowington_n in_o essex_n esq_n 532_o 25._o thomas_n sc●ater_n of_o cambridge_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 533_o henry_n conway_n of_o botritham_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 534_o 26._o edward_n green_n of_o sonpford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 535_o 28._o john_n stapeley_n of_o patcham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 536_o 30._o metcalf_n robinson_n of_o newby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 537_o 31._o marmaduke_n gresham_n of_o limpsfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 538_o aug._n 1._o william_n dudley_n of_o clopton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 539_o 2._o hugh_n smithson_n of_o stanwick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 540_o 3._o sir_n roger_n mostin_n of_o mostic_n in_o flintshire_n kt._n 541_o 4._o william_n willoughby_z of_o willoughby_z in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 542_o 6._o anthony_n 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556_o 11._o sir_n john_n bowyer_n of_o knipersley_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 557_o 13._o sir_n william_n wild_n kt._n recorder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 558_o 19_o joseph_n ash_n of_o twittenham_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 559_o 22._o john_n how_o of_o compton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 560_o 26._o john_n swimburne_n of_o chap-heton_a in_o northumberland_n esq_n 561_o oct._n 12._o john_n trott_n of_o laverstoke_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 562_o 13._o humphrey_n miller_n of_o oxenheath_n in_o kent_n esq_n 563_o 15._o sir_n john_n lewes_n of_o ledston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 564_o 16._o john_n beale_n of_o m●idston_n in_o kent_n esq_n 565_o sir_n richard_n franklin_n of_o moore-park_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 566_o nou._n 8._o william_n russel_n of_o langhorne_n in_o caermarthenshire_n esq_n 567_o 9_o thomas_n boothby_n of_o fridayhill_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o chingford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 568_o william_n backhouse_n of_o london_n esq_n extinct_a 569_o 12._o sir_n john_n cutler_n of_o london_n kt._n 570_o 16._o giles_n mottet_n of_o leigh_n in_o esq_n 571_o 21._o henry_n gifford_n of_o burstall_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 572_o sir_n thomas_n foot_n of_o london_n kt._n and_o alderman_n 573_o 22._o thomas_n manwaring_n of_o overpever_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 574_o thomas_n benet_n of_o baberham_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 575_o 29._o john_n wroth_a of_o blenden-hall_n in_o kent_n esq_n 576_o dec._n 3._o george_n wynne_n of_o nostell_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 577_o 4._o heneage_n featherstou_n of_o blakesware_v in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 578_o humphrey_n monnox_n of_o wotton_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 579_o 10._o john_n peyton_n of_o dodington_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 580_o 11._o edmond_n anderson_n of_o broughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 581_o john_n fag_n of_o wiston_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 582_o 18._o matthew_n herbert_z of_o bromfield_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 583_o 19_o edward_n ward_n of_o bexley_n in_o norfolk_n 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the_o city_n of_o london_n esqr._n des●●nded_v from_o the_o family_n of_o the_o beauvoir_n of_o the_o island_n of_o garnsey_n john_n evance_n of_o the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d london_n esqr._o valentine_n crome_n of_o maiden_n early_o in_o berk●shire_n esqr._n descend_v from_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o lewis_n in_o yorkshire_n thomas_n windham_n of_o tale_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o his_o matys●_n bedchamber_n three_o son_n of_o sr._n edmond_n windham_n of_o cathanger_n in_o somerset_n shire●_n kt_n martial_n of_o his_o matys●_n most_o honorable_n household_n and_o lineal_o descend_v of_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o windhams_n of_o crown-thorp_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n thomas_n stringer_n of_o bexwell_n in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n esq●_n daniel_n collingwood_n of_o branton_n in_o northumberland_n es_fw-ge r_o major_a to_o the_o queen_n troop_n of_o his_o majesty_n guard_n governor_n of_o his_o matis●_n castle_n in_o holy_a 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no_o gentleman_n of_o title_n under_o knight_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o people_n yet_o with_o we_o there_o be_v in_o this_o rank_n which_o have_v name_n of_o pre-eminence_n whereby_o they_o be_v in_o degree_n above_o the_o rest_n as_o esquire_n and_o gentleman_n all_o which_o give_v ensign_n of_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o thereby_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o mean_a people_n in_o which_o respect_n bartoll'_v tract_n the_o ensign_n call_v they_o noble_a but_o yet_o of_o weak_a nobility_n for_o it_o have_v no_o further_a prerogative_n in_o it_o than_o it_o make_v they_o differ_v from_o the_o base_a sort_n of_o people_n of_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o gentleman_n with_o we_o the_o esquire_n have_v the_o priority_n but_o it_o seem_v if_o a_o esquire_n be_v name_v gentleman_n or_o a_o gentleman_n call_v a_o esquire_n it_o be_v no_o offence_n or_o fault_n in_o legal_a proceed_n esquire_n seem_v by_o the_o common_a name_n we_o give_v he_o in_o latin_a to_o 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lord_n they_o hold_v
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kent_n esq_n 224_o giles_n bridge_n of_o wilton_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n 225_o john_n kirle_n of_o muchmarcle_a in_o herefordshire_n esq_n 226_o 20._o sir_n humphrey_n style_v of_o beckham_n in_o kent_n kt._n extinct_a 227_o 21._o henry_n moor_n of_o falley_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 228_o 28._o thomas_n heale_n of_o fleet_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 229_o john_n carleton_n of_o holcombe_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 230_o 30._o thomas_n maples_n of_o stow_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n extinct_a 231_o may_n 30._o 1627._o sir_n john_n isham_n of_o lamport_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 232_o henry_n bagot_n of_o blithfield_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 233_o 31._o lewes_n pollard_n of_o kings-nimph_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 234_o june_n 1._o francis_n mannock_n of_o giffords-hall_n in_o stoke_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 235_o 7._o henry_n griffith_z of_o agnes-burton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n extinct_a 236_o 8._o lodowick_n dyer_n of_o staughton_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n 237_o 9_o sir_n hugh_n stukley_n of_o hinton_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 238_o 26._o edward_z stanley_z of_o bickerstaff_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 239_o 28._o edward_n littleton_n of_o pillaton-hall_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 240_o july_n 7._o ambrose_n brown_a of_o betsworth-castle_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 241_o 8._o sackvile_n crow_n of_o llanherne_a in_o caermarthenshire_n esq_n 242_o 11._o michael_n livesey_n of_o east-church_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o sheppy_n in_o kent_n esq_n extinct_a 243_o 17._o simon_n bennet_n of_o benhampton_n in_o buck_n esq_n 244_o 19_o sir_n thomas_n fisher_n of_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 245_o 23._o thomas_n bowyer_n of_o legthorn_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 246_o 29._o butt_v bacon_n of_o milden-hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 247_o sept._n 19_o john_n corbet_n of_o stoke_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 248_o oct._n 31._o sir_n edward_n tirrill_a of_o thornton_n in_o buck_n kt._n 249_o feb._n 18._o basil_n dixwell_n of_o tirlingham_n in_o kent_n esq_n 250_o march_v 10._o sir_n richard_n tongue_n kt._n extinct_a 251_o may_n 6._o 1628._o william_n pennyman_n junior_n of_o mask_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n extinct_a 252_o 7._o william_n stonehouse_n of_o radley_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 253_o 21._o sir_n thomas_n fowler_n of_o islington_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 254_o june_n 9_o sir_n john_n fenwick_n of_o fenwick_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n 255_o 30._o sir_n william_n wray_n of_o trebitch_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n 256_o july_n 1._o john_n trelawney_n of_o trelawney_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n 257_o 14._o john_n conyers_n of_o horden_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n gent._n 258_o july_n 24._o john_n bolles_n of_o scampton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 259_o 25._o thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 260_o 30._o kenelm_n jenoure_n of_o much-dunmore_n in_o essex_n esq_n 261_o aug._n 15._o sir_n john_n price_n of_o newtown_n in_o montgomeryshire_n kt._n 262_o 19_o sir_n richard_n beaumond_n of_o whitley_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 263_o 29._o william_n wiseman_n of_o canfield-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 264_o sept._n 1._o thomas_n nightingale_n of_o newport-pond_n in_o essex_n esq_n 265_o 2._o john_n jaques_n of_o esq_n extinct_a 266_o 6._o robert_n dillington_n of_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n esq_n 267_o 12._o francis_n pile_n of_o compton_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 268_o john_n pole_n of_o shur_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 269_o 14._o william_n lewes_n of_o langor_n in_o brecknockshire_n esq_n 270_o 20._o william_n culpeper_n of_o wakehurst_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 271_o oct._n 3._o peter_n vanloor_n of_o tylehurst_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n extinct_a 272_o 9_o sir_n john_n laurence_n of_o iver_n in_o buck_n kt._n 273_o 23._o anthony_n slingesby_n of_o screvin_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 274_o 24._o thomas_n vavasour_n of_o haselwood_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 275_o nou._n 24._o robert_n wolseley_n of_o wolseley_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 276_o dec._n 8._o rice_n rudd_n of_o aberghaney_n in_o caermarthenshire_n 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langley_n of_o higham-gobion_a in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 303_o june_n 8._o william_n paston_n of_o oxnead_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n now_o viscount_n yarmouth_n in_o england_n 304_o 11._o james_n stonehouse_n of_o amerden-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 305_o 24._o john_n palgrave_n of_o norwood-barningham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 306_o 25._o gerard_n nappier_n of_o middle-merthall_a in_o dorsetshire_n esq_n 307_o 28._o thomas_z whitmore_z of_o apley_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 308_o 29._o john_n ●●ney_n of_o linton_n in_o kent_n esq_n 309_o 30._o sir_n thomas_n cave_n junior_n of_o stanford_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 310_o sir_n christopher_n yeluerton_n of_o easton_n mauduit_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 311_o july_n 3_o william_n boteler_n of_o teston_n in_o kent_n esq_n 312_o 5._o sir_n thomas_n hatton_n of_o long-stanton_n in_o cambridgshire_n kt._n 313_o 7._o thomas_n abdy_n of_o flex-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 314_o 14._o thomas_n bampfield_n of_o poltmore_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 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in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 329_o 30._o sir_n william_n strickland_n of_o boynton_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 330._o aug._n 4._o sir_n thomas_n wolriche_n of_o dadmaston_n in_o shropshire_n kt._n 331_o thomas_n maulevere_a of_o allerton-maulevere_a in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 332_o william_n boughton_n of_o lawford_n in_o warwickshire_n esq._n 333_o john_n chichester_n of_o raleigh_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 334_o norton_n knatchbull_n of_o mersham-hatch_a in_o kent_n esq._n 335_o hugh_n windham_n of_o pilsden-court_n in_o dorsetshire_n esq._n extinct_a 336_o 9_o richard_n carew_n of_o antony_n in_o cornwall_n esq._n 337_o william_n castleton_n of_o st._n edmondsbury_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 338_o richard_n price_n of_o gogarthan_a in_o cardiganshire_n esq._n 339_o 10._o hugh_n cholmondley_n of_o whitby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 340_o 11._o william_n spring_n of_o pakenham_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 341_o thomas_n trevor_n of_o enfield_n in_o middlesex_n esq._n 342_o sir_n john_n curson_n of_o 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y●_z bath_n decease_a by_o ann_n daughter_n and_o coheyre_n of_o george_n mine_n of_o i_o in_o shropshir_n esq_n s_o decend_v from_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o lewke●ors_n thomas_n cox_n m.d._n physician_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o 2d._o william_n thompson_n of_o the_o middle_a temple_n london_n esq_n no●_n marry_v to_o mary_n sole_a daughter_n of_o john_n stephens_n of_o broadway_n in_o worcestershire_n gent._o william_n atwood_n of_o bromfeild_n in_o essex_n and_o grais_n inn_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n atwood_n esq_n desceased_a by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o coheyre_n of_o patrick_n young_a esq_n son_n of_o sr._n peter_n young_a k_o ●_o abnoner_n and_o privy_a councillor_n of_o scotland_n to_o king_n james._n thoma●_n plott_n esq_n secretary_n to_o his_o highness_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n descend_v of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o plot_n of_o sparsholt_n in_o berkshire_n john_n warner_n of_o
slight_v unless_o he_o be_v sufficient_o qualify_v by_o birth_n part_n or_o other_o generous_a accomplishment_n or_o be_v knight_n of_o the_o field_n who_o be_v never_o abridge_v of_o their_o merit_a honour_n be_v acquire_v according_a to_o the_o original_a institution_n of_o that_o degree_n among_o all_o nation_n and_o we_o see_v our_o parliament_n man_n our_o sheriff_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o honourable_a commander_n and_o captain_n of_o cavalry_n and_o infantry_n for_o the_o most_o esquire_n at_o their_o first_o election_n by_o the_o statute_n 23_o hen._n 6._o cap._n 15._o the_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n shall_v be_v notable_a knight_n or_o else_o notable_a esquire_n or_o gentleman_n bear_v in_o the_o same_o county_n for_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v see_v the_o statute_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o game_n 22_o and_o 23_o car._n 2._o by_o which_o and_o many_o other_o statute_n they_o be_v equal_o privilege_v with_o knight_n and_o other_o person_n of_o high_a degree_n to_o represent_v therefore_o a_o esquire_n as_o now_o define_v be_v no_o easy_a task_n but_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a rule_n i_o take_v he_o for_o a_o foot-commander_n the_o achievement_n of_o a_o esquire_n differ_v from_o the_o knight_n bachelor_n only_o in_o the_o helmet_n as_o you_o may_v here_o observe_v i_o shall_v also_o give_v you_o other_o example_n of_o esquire_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o achievement_n of_o my_o honour_a friend_n robert_n logan_n vulgar_o write_v login_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n logan_n lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o idbury_n in_o oxfordshire_n who_o be_v of_o the_o ancient_a house_n of_o restalridge_n in_o scotland_n unfortunate_o ruin_v for_o their_o loyalty_n to_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n he_o succeed_v his_o father_n at_o idbury_n be_v high_a sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n a_o man_n eminent_a for_o his_o virtue_n and_o learning_n among_o who_o prayer_n this_o manuscript_n be_v find_v exemplar_n in_o his_o life_n for_o charity_n and_o conversation_n the_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o the_o gentry_n or_o civil_a nobility_n of_o england_n chap._n xxvi_o gentleman_n generosus_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v make_v of_o two_o word_n the_o one_o french_a gentil_n honestus_fw-la vel_fw-la honesta_fw-la parent_n natus_fw-la the_o other_o saxon_a man_n as_o if_o you_o will_v say_v a_o man_n well_o bear_v and_o under_o this_o name_n be_v all_o comprise_v that_o be_v above_o yeoman_n and_o artificer_n so_o that_o noble_n be_v true_o call_v gentleman_n by_o the_o course_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n nobility_n be_v either_o major_a or_o minor_n major_n contain_v all_o title_n and_o degree_n from_o knighthood_n upward_o minor_n all_o from_o baron_n downward_o mr._n william_n mainstone_n alias_o mayneston_n of_o ye._n city_n of_o london_n merchant_n lineal_o descend_v from_o thomas_n mainston_n of_o vrchinfield_n in_o herefordshire_n gent_n temps_fw-fr edw_n ye._n 3d._o now_o marry_v to_o penelope_n daughter_n to_o sr_n thomas_n jones_n of_o shrewsbury_n in_o ye●_n county_n of_o salop_n kt._n one_o of_o ye._n justice_n of_o his_o mat_n be_v court_n of_o k-bench_n john_n bourne_n of_o more_o field_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n leonard_n shoreditch_n in_o middz_n dr._n in_o phisicks●_n non_fw-la marry_v to_o eleanor_n daughter_n of_o george_n shire_n of_o wakefield_n in_o yorkshir_n bachelor_n in_o divinity_n john_n row_n of_o ye._n city_n of_o bristol_n gent._n lineal_o descend_v from_o ye._n ancient_a family_n of_o ye._n row_v of_o windley_n hill_n in_o derbyshire_n which_o say_v john_n be_v now_o marry_v to_o lucy_n sister_n &_o coheyre_n of_o an●thony_n hungerford_n son_n &_o heir_n of_o anthony_n hungerford_n of_o ye._n lea_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n mr._n peter_n vandeput_fw-la of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n merchant_n john_n btome_n of_o sevenoke_n in_o kent_n gent._n ric●ard_o btome_n of_o chobham_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o westham_n in_o ess●●●_n gent._n richard_n whitworth_n of_o adbaston_n in_o the_o county_n of_o stafford_n gentleman_n mr._n john_n vanheck_v of_o ye._n city_n of_o london_n merchant_n descend_v of_o a_o dutchfamily_n of_o that_o name_n this_o c●at●_n armour●●_n bear_v by_o the_o stanleys_n of_o devonshire_n and_o be_v engrave_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o mr._n edward_n stanley_n of_o bamstable_n in_o the_o sd●_n county_n agreat_a lover_n of_o heraldry_n and_o promoter_n of_o public_a vndertakeing_n nicholas_n eyre_n of_o london_n gent_n descend_v from_o a_o ancient_a family_n of_o that_o name_n john_n farrington_n of_o ye._n city_n of_o london_n merchant_n descend_v of_o ye._n farringtons_n of_o verdon_n near_o faringtonheath_n in_o lancashire_n a_o family_n of_o good_a account_n and_o antiquity_n john_n gregory_n of_o st._n margaret_n westminster_n in_o middlesex_n gentleman_n son_n of_o leiutenant_n colonel_n william_n gregory_n of_o east_n stockwith_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n a_o great_a sufferer_n for_o his_o majesty_n in_o ye._n late_o unhappy_a war_n mr._n thomas_n shaw_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n merchant_n now_o marry_v to_o deborah_n daughter_n of_o roger_n reeva_n late_a citizen_n of_o london_n r●lph_n martial_n gennt_v secretary_n to_o th●_n r_o ●_o honorable_n william_n earl_n of_o craven_n des●n●ded_v from_o ye._n family_n of_o ye._n marshal_n of_o yorkshire_n fran●is_n lunde_n of_o parson_n green_a in_o ye._n parish_n of_o funtham_n in_o middlesex_n gennt_v descend_v fr●m_n the_o family_n of_o lunde_n in_o ye._n county_n of_o yorke●_n ●●chard_n stratford_n of_o hawling_n and_o nether_a ge●●_n 〈◊〉_d glocestershire_n gen_n t_o descend_v from_o the●_n ancient_a family_n of_o ye._n stra●fords_n of_o farmc●●●n_o the_o say_a county_n thomas_n glover_n of_o raine_n hill_n in_o lancashire●_n gent._n now_o marry_v to_o rebecca_n daughter_n of_o ninian_n buther_n staplehurst_n in_o kent_n gent._o but_o if_o a_o gentleman_n be_v sue_v by_o addition_n of_o husbandman_n he_o may_v say_v he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n and_o demand_v judgement_n of_o the_o writ_n without_o say_v and_o not_o husbandman_n for_o a_o gentleman_n may_v be_v a_o husbandman_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v sue_v by_o his_o addition_n most_o worthy_a for_o a_o gentleman_n of_o what_o estate_n soever_o he_o be_v although_o he_o go_v to_o plough_v and_o common_a labour_n for_o his_o maintenance_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v name_v in_o legal_a proceed_n yeoman_n husbandman_n or_o labourer_n if_o a_o gentleman_n be_v bind_v a_o apprentice_n to_o a_o merchant_n or_o other_o trade_n he_o have_v not_o thereby_o lose_v his_o degree_n of_o gentility_n but_o if_o a_o recovery_n be_v have_v against_o a_o gentleman_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o yeoman_n in_o which_o case_n no_o action_n be_v necessary_a than_o it_o be_v no_o error_n so_o if_o any_o deed_n or_o obligation_n be_v make_v to_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o yeoman_n if_o a_o capias_fw-la go_v against_o a._n b._n yeoman_n and_o if_o the_o sheriff_n take_v a._n b._n gentleman_n a_o action_n of_o false_a imprisonment_n lie_v against_o the_o sheriff_n but_o if_o a._n b._n yeoman_n be_v indict_v and_o a._n b._n gentleman_n be_v produce_v be_v the_o same_o man_n intend_v it_o be_v good_a if_o a_o man_n be_v a_o gentleman_n by_o office_n only_o and_o lose_v the_o same_o then_o do_v he_o also_o lose_v his_o gentility_n by_o the_o statute_n 5_o eliz._n chap._n 4._o entitle_v a_o act_n touch_v order_n for_o artificer_n labourer_n servant_n of_o husbandry_n and_o apprentice_n among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o a_o gentleman_n bear_v etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o serve_v in_o husbandry_n if_o any_o falcon_n be_v lose_v and_o be_v find_v it_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o sheriff_n who_o must_v make_v proclamation_n and_o if_o the_o owner_n come_v not_o within_o four_o month_n then_o if_o the_o ●inder_n be_v a_o simple_a man_n the_o sheriff_n may_v keep_v the_o hawk_n make_v agreement_n with_o he_o that_o take_v he_o but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n and_o of_o estate_n to_o have_v and_o keep_v a_o falcon_n than_o the_o sheriff_n ought_v to_o deliver_v to_o he_o the_o say_a falcon_n take_v of_o he_o reasonable_a cost_n for_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v he_o in_o custody_n a_o commission_n be_v make_v to_o take_v child_n into_o cathedral_n church_n etc._n etc._n one_o in_o another_o place_n where_o child_n be_v instruct_v to_o sing_v for_o the_o furnish_n of_o the_o king_n chapel_n these_o general_a word_n by_o construction_n of_o law_n have_v a_o reasonable_a intendment_n viz._n that_o such_o child_n who_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o teach_v to_o sing_v to_o get_v their_o live_n by_o it_o those_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o king_n service_n in_o his_o chapel_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o good_a preferment_n to_o they_o but_o the_o son_n of_o gentleman_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v teach_v to_o sing_v for_o their_o ornament_n or_o recreation_n and_o not_o
artificer_n retailer_n labourer_n or_o such_o like_a of_o who_o tully_n say_v nihil_fw-la proficiuntur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la mentiuntur_fw-la and_o by_o divers_a statute_n certain_a immunity_n be_v give_v to_o man_n of_o quality_n which_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n read_v hereof_o among_o other_o 1_o jac._n cap._n 127._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o hen._n 4._o chap._n 27._o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o yeoman_n shall_v take_v or_o wear_v any_o livery_n of_o any_o lord_n upon_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n and_o to_o make_v fine_a at_o the_o king_n will_n and_o pleasure_n these_o yeoman_n be_v famous_a in_o our_o forefather_n day_n for_o archery_n and_o manhood_n our_o infantry_n which_o so_o often_o conquer_v the_o french_a and_o repulse_v the_o scot_n be_v compose_v of_o they_o as_o be_v our_o militia_n at_o present_a who_o through_o want_n of_o use_n and_o good_a discipline_n be_v much_o degenerate_v from_o their_o 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