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patrimony_n as_o i_o very_o think_v of_o any_o subject_a prince_n in_o christendom_n lancaster_n final_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n by_o k_o edward_n the_o 3_o and_o have_v be_v hounour_v with_o theâ—e_n duke_n and_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n 1267_o 1_o edm._n plantagenet_n 2_o son_n of_o k_o hen._n the_o 3_o e._n of_o lanc._n 1295_o 2_o tho._n plantagenet_n 1324_o 3_o hen._n planta_n 1345_o 4_o hen._n planta_n first_o d_o of_o l._n  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1361_o 5_o john_n of_o gaunt_n son_n of_o k._n edw._n the_o 3_o marry_v the_o la._n blanch_n daughter_n of_o h._n d._n of_o launch_v â—399_n â—_o hen._n of_o bullingbroke_n son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n after_o k._n of_o eng._n by_o who_o this_o county_n palatine_n and_o all_o the_o land_n and_o honour_n belong_v and_o incorporate_a into_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n be_v bring_v unto_o the_o crown_n of_o eng._n though_o govern_v as_o a_o estate_n apart_o then_o by_o its_o proper_a officer_n as_o it_o continue_v till_o the_o 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simon_n de_fw-fr montf_n marry_a amicia_n sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o last_o e._n ro._n e._n of_o lei._n and_o l_o hy_o stew._n 1239_o 8_o simon_n de_fw-fr mont._n l._n high_a stâ—w_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1267_o 9_o edm._n e._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n 1295_o 10_o â—ho_n e._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stâ—w_n 1324_o 11_o hen._n â—_o of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n 1345_o 12_o hen._n d._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n ✚_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1360_o 13_o will_n of_o bavaria_n e._n of_o heinalt_n marry_v the_o la._n maud_n of_o lanc._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1361_o 14_o io._n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lan._n l._n stew._n ✚_o 1399_o 15_o hen._n d._n of_o lanc._n l._n high_a stew._n ✚_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1564_o 16_o rob._n dudley_n l._n denbigh_n l._n s._n and_o of_o the_o house_n to_o q._n e._n die_v 1588._o ✚_o 1618._o 17_o rob_v sidney_n vise_n liâ—le_a descend_v of_o a_o sister_n of_o the_o last_o rob._n e._n of_o leic_a be_v by_o k._n james_n cr_n e._n of_o leic._n aug._n 2._o  _fw-fr 18_o robert_n sidney_n now_o earl_n of_o leices_n ambassador_n extraordinary_a with_o the_o k_o of_o france_n anno_fw-la 1641._o lincoln_z lincolnshire_n ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o coreâ—ani_n a_o very_a large_a and_o spacious_a country_n extend_v almost_o 60_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o some_o 30_o in_o breadth_n within_o which_o compass_n be_v include_v 630_o parish_n church_n and_o of_o they_o 30_o market_n to_n it_o be_v account_v very_o kindly_a ground_n for_o the_o yield_v of_o corn_n and_o feed_v of_o cattle_n and_o furnish_v in_o the_o low_a part_n thereof_o with_o good_a store_n of_o foul_a which_o from_o hence_o be_v convey_v to_o london_n in_o great_a abundance_n it_o take_v name_n from_o the_o principal_a city_n by_o ptolemy_n and_o antoninâ—_n call_v lindum_n and_o after_o by_o the_o saxon_n lindâ—colline_a either_o because_o it_o stand_v on_o so_o high_a a_o hill_n from_o the_o latin_a collis_n or_o that_o it_o have_v be_v former_o some_o roman_a colony_n a_o town_n of_o great_a renown_n and_o strength_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britan_n and_o in_o the_o norman_n time_n as_o say_v william_n of_o malmesbury_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a people_a city_n of_o england_n a_o place_n of_o merchandise_n and_o traffic_n for_o all_o comer_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n insomuch_o that_o 〈◊〉_d than_o bishop_n of_o dorcâ—sâ—er_n think_v fit_v to_o translate_v hither_o his_o episcopal_a see_v from_o this_o opinion_n it_o then_o have_v first_o begin_v the_o proverb_n that_o lincoln_n be_v london_n be_v etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n what_o and_o how_o they_o be_v we_o have_v see_v already_o we_o will_v now_o look_v a_o while_n on_o the_o eaâ—les_n of_o lincoln_n â—140_n
it_o be_v only_o give_v they_o then_o by_o the_o courtesy_n or_o curiality_n of_o england_n because_o the_o office_n in_o those_o day_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o person_n of_o none_o but_o earl_n as_o by_o the_o like_a mistake_n or_o courtesy_n we_o find_v the_o title_n of_o comes_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la and_o comes_fw-la constabularius_fw-la in_o some_o old_a record_n the_o manor_n of_o hamsted_n martial_n in_o the_o county_n of_o berkshire_n be_v hold_v of_o old_a by_o grand_a sergianty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n condition_v that_o the_o grantee_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v the_o k._n marshal_n according_a as_o the_o office_n of_o steward_n constable_n and_o lord_n high_a chamberlain_n in_o those_o time_n be_v grant_v what_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v of_o this_o great_a officer_n we_o regard_v not_o here_o it_o be_v our_o undertake_n only_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o name_n of_o those_o as_o many_o at_o lest_o as_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o my_o read_n which_o in_o their_o several_a time_n have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n and_o earl_n marshal_v 1135_o 1_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n l._n marshal_n create_v e_o of_o pembroke_n by_o k._n stephen_n anno_fw-la 1139._o 1149_o 2_o richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n surname_v strongbow_n e._n of_o pemb._n and_o l._n marsh._n die_v anno_fw-la 1176._o 1176_o 3_o john_n sirnamâ—d_a marshal_n frâ—m_v this_o office_n which_o be_v confer_v on_o he_o by_o k._n h._n 2_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o rich._n e._n of_o pemb._n 4_o william_n martial_n l._n martial_n the_o grandchild_n of_o the_o former_a john_n who_o have_v marry_v isabel_n daug_fw-mi and_o heir_n of_o ric._n strongbow_n be_v cr_n e_o of_o pemb._n by_o k._n io._n an._n 1201_o 1219_o 5_o william_n martial_n the_o young_a e._n of_o pemb._n 1231_o 6_o richardo_n marsh._n e._n of_o pemb._n 1234_o 7_o gilb_n marsh._n e._n of_o pemb._n 1242_o 8_o wal._n marsh._n e._n of_o pemb._n 1245_o 9_o anselm_n marsh._n e._n of_o pemb._n 1245_o 10_o rogeâ—_n bigot_n e._n of_o norfolk_n l._n martial_n in_o right_a of_o maud_n his_o mother_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o 5_o last_o marshal_n 1269_o 11_o roger_n bigot_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n who_o estate_n be_v confiscate_v to_o the_o crown_n come_v after_o his_o decease_n to_o the_o k._n hand_n 1307_o 12_o robert_n de_fw-fr clyfford_n make_v lord_n martial_n by_o k._n edw._n 2_o duranâ—e_fw-la benepâ—acito_fw-la  _fw-fr 13_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr seagrave_n 1315_o 14_o thomas_n de_fw-fr brotherton_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n be_v in_o the_o 9_o of_o edw._n 2._o make_v l._n marsh._n 1388_o 15_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thom._n de_fw-fr brotherton_n be_v often_o honour_a with_o the_o title_n of_o la._n marsh._n and_o be_v afterward_o cr_n dutch._n of_o norfolk_n  _fw-fr 16_o wil._n de_fw-fr montacute_n  _fw-fr 17_o tho._n beauchamp_n  _fw-fr 18_o edmund_n mortimer_n do_v several_o and_o successive_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o l._n marsh._n but_o whether_o as_o deputy_n 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