Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	henry_n	sir_n	william_n	13,675	5	8.9418	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60887	Caliope's cabinet opened wherein gentlemen may be informed how to adorn themselves for funerals, feastings, and other heroick meetings : also, here they may know their place and worth with all the degrees and distinctions of honour in the realm, shewing how every one ought to take place with the titles due to them, with other things of antiquity very observable / by James Salter.	Salter, James, fl. 1665.	1665 (1665)	Wing S465; ESTC R16669	19,612	74

proclaimed by the King in matters of Religion or for the Kingdoms good which is the best A Gentleman In the Saxon language they were called Aedels which signifieth Elder or Chief but we have since from the French Borrowed the Roman word Gentilehome which imports men of Nations The word Gentiles was given to the Northern people during the Government of the Romans over them they then taking it to be a glory to them though otherwise meant by the Romans The priviledges that belongs to a Gentleman Read Sir Will. Seager For the Helmets that belongs to each degree of Gentlemen Look on Guillianus And for their Crowns See Carter Their degrees in England are divided viz. 1. An Esquire 2. A Knight 3. A Baron These three are esteemed noble besides there are five which are excellent to whom belongs Crowns and Coronets as 1. A Viscount 2. An Earle 3. A Marquess 4. A Duke 5. A Prince Our gracious King Charles the Second has allowed Crowns to Barons In Latine he is called Scutiger of these each Knight in times past had two to attend him in Wars and to bear his Helmet and Shield before him forasmuch as they did hold certain Lands of him in Scutage as the Knight did hold of the King by Military service This title came not in honorary amongst us till the Reign of Richard the Second though the Title as to the Office is far more ancient The ancient Saxon word is Scyldknappa which is a Shield Serviture Degrees of an Esquire 1. There is an Esquire by Birth as the eldest Son of a Knight and his eldest Sonne successively 2. By Creation to whom belongs the silver Spurs whence they are called white Spurs 3. By Office as Serjeants at Law Sheriffs c. But to them the Title dyes with them A Knight Batchelor The word Knight cometh from the Saxon word Cnight which signifieth puer or servus The French calls them Chaveleers the German Rutter both of riding or lusty young men Since the Conquest those that held Estates to serve on horse-back in the Wars are by the Lawyers stiled Milites Coming to be a reward and degree of Honour is thought to be in imitation of the Equestres Order in Rome The first using of Ceremonies at the creating a Knight was done by King Alfred Knighting his Grand-son Ethelston after it grew more precise and customary Knights Titles 1. Knight Bannoret 2. Knight Baronet A Knight Bannoret This was anciently an Order in France At his Creation he is led to the King or General with his Penon of Arms in his hand and there the Herauld declares his merit and the King or General causeth the point of his Penon to be rent off and he returns with Trumpet sounding Under the degree of a Knight Bannoret Supporters may not be born A Knight Barronet This Title was erected by King James for the propagation of a Plantation in Ulster in Ireland It is hereditary they are to take place before all Knights Batchelors or Knight of the Bath Their Augmentation is on a Canton Argent a Senister ●and couped gules A Baron This word is variously interpreted as from the word Baria which signifies grave authority or Baro which in Latine is the same with Vir which imports force The Danes were the first which brought in the use of this word The Saxons called the next to the King Thane as Thane of such a Castle Town c. A Viscount The word in Latine is Vice Comes which is interpreted from the Office of the person he is one to whom an Earle or his Lord committeth his Towns or Government of a Castle The title is derived from the same Order in France where they were onely substitutes to Earles till getting in power got also to have the power honorary and hereditary It is the same word which is for our Sheriff and began with us not till about the 18. of Henry the Sixth who then created John Lord Beamont Viscount by Letter Patent An Earle An Earle or Count is called Comes The reason for that denomination is uncertain The word Earle we had from the Danes from the word Earlick which signifieth honourable They were stiled Ealdermen till Cannius time the Dane Their Dignity and power heretofore was far more large then now Selden is of opinion they are in Latine called Comes of the society the King has with them A Marquess This word was first used to Earles and Barons that were Lord Marches or Lords of Fronteers and came afterwards into a Title of special Dignity above an Earle The title began in the time of Richard the Second The French and Germans prefer an Earle before a Marquess which is preposterous A Duke The word at first was a title of Office afterwards honorary and since hereditary The word comes à Ducendo from leading forch an Army Royal The Saxons called them Hertshog The first we finde in England was Edward the Black Prince A Prince In the Saxons time they were called Clitons from Klutos in Greek which is illustrious The first that was created in England was Edward the eldest Son of Henry the 3d. There are degrees of Nobility as of Nations and Cities For the Ceremonies at the Creating of the aforesaid Gentlemen read Sir William Seager and Fern. And for their priviledges read likewise Seager and Selden Ancient form of Government 'T Is upon good grounds concluded that the ancient Form of Government was viz. Under the King was substituted ten Dukes under one Arch-Bishop ten Bishops under one Duke ten Earles under an Earle ten Barons under a Baron ten Chatellanes or Constables unto whom was committed the keeping of some Castle or Fort under every Constable fifty men Significations of Charges and Devises in Coats A Helmet signifies Direction and Command A side-long Helmet denotes Attention and Obedience A Helmet full forward and open fac'd betokeneth Authority Direction and Command A Cross it was first bestowed on such as had performed or at least undertaken some service for Christ or Christian profession A Chief signifies a Senator or honourable Man A Pale denotes the first bearer to have deserved well by some Stratagem of Mining A Bend it signifies the bearer to have been one of the first which mounted upon the enemies wall Escutcheon 't is ancient bearing Burley in the time of Richard the Second bore an Eschutcheon A Cheveron it betokeneth to the bearer the atchieving of some business of moment or the finishing of some chargeable or memorable work Saltire befits rich and covetous people such as would not willingly go from their substance A Bar may be implied to him whose invention industry and labour has so fenced or forfeited the Camp City or Fort that the Enemies thereby receiveth a damage A Mascle In Armory it signifieth the Bearer thereof in a Field Gules to have been most prudent and politick in stratagems of War A Hart denotes a man wise and politick that foreseeth his time and stands to his own guard