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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 esq_n 277_o 18._o richard_n wiseman_n of_o thundersley_n in_o essex_n esq_n 278_o 19_o henry_n ferrer_n of_o skellingthorp_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 279_o jan._n 3._o john_n anderson_n of_o st._n ives_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n 280_o 19_o sir_n william_n russel_n of_o chippenham_n in_o cambridgeshire_n kt._n 281_o 29._o richard_n everard_n of_o much-waltham_a in_o essex_n esq_n 282_o thomas_n powell_n of_o berkinhead_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 283_o march_v 3_o william_n luckin_n of_o waltham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 284_o 29._o 1629._o richard_n graham_n of_o eske_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 285_o april_n 2._o george_n twisleton_n of_o barley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 286_o may_n 30._o william_n acton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 287_o june_n 1._o nicholas_n l'estrange_n of_o hunstanton_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 288_o 15._o john_n holland_n of_o quiddenham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 289_o 24._o edward_n alleyn_n of_o hatfield_n in_o essex_n esq_n 290_o july_n 2._o richard_n earl_n of_o craglethorpe_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 291_o nou._n 28._o robert_n ducy_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n alderman_n 292_o april_n 9_o 1630._o sir_n richard_n greenvile_n of_o kilkhampton_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n 293_o june_n 22._o 1631._o charles_n vavasour_n of_o killingthorp_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 294._o feb._n 19_o 1638._o sir_n edward_n tirril_n of_o thornley_n in_o buck_n kt._n 295_o july_n 20._o 1640._o edward_n mosely_n of_o rowlstone_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 296_o jan._n 8._o martin_n lumley_n of_o bardfield_n in_o essex_n esq_n 297_o feb._n 15._o william_n dalston_n of_o dalston_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 298_o 19_o henry_n fletcher_n of_o hutton_n in_o the_o forest_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 299_o march_v 4._o nicholas_n cole_n of_o brancepeth_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n 300_o april_n 23._o 1641._o edmund_n pie_n of_o leekhamsted_n in_o buck_n esq_n 301_o may_n 26._o simon_n every_o of_o egginton_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 302_o 29._o william_n 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 ââney_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 315_o sir_n john_n cotton_n of_o landwade_n in_o cambridgshire_n kt._n 316_o 15._o sir_n simon_n d'ewe_v of_o stow-hall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 317_o henry_n frederick_n thinn_n of_o cause-castle_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 318_o john_n burgoyne_n of_o sutton_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 319_o 16._o john_n northcote_n of_o haine_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 320_o 17._o sir_n william_n drake_n of_o sherdelow_n in_o buck_n kt._n 321_o 23._o thomas_n rous_n of_o rouselench_a in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 322_o ralph_n hare_n of_o stow-bardolph_a in_o norfolk_n esq._n 323_o july_n 24._o 1641._o sir_n john_n norwich_n of_o brampton_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 324_o 26._o john_n brownlow_n of_o belton_n near_o grantham_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 325_o 27._o william_n brownlow_n of_o humby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 326_o 28._o john_n sidenham_n of_o brimpton_n in_o somersetshire_n esq._n 327_o henry_n prat_n of_o coleshall_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 328_o francis_n nichols_n of_o hardwick_n 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 kedleston_n in_o derbyshire_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 343_o hugh_n owen_n of_o orrelton_n in_o pembrokeshire_n esq._n 344_o 12._o morton_n briggs_n of_o haughton_n in_o shropshire_n esq._n
345_o henry_n heyman_n of_o somerfield_n in_o kent_n esq._n 346_o thomas_n sandford_n of_o howgill-castle_n in_o westmoreland_n esq._n 347_o 14._o sir_n francis_n rhodes_n of_o barlbrough_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 348_o richard_n sprignell_n of_o coppenthorpe_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 349_o sir_n john_n potts_n of_o mannington_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 350_o aug._n 14._o 1641._o sir_n john_n goodrick_n of_o ribstan_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 351_o 16._o robert_n bindlosse_n of_o borwick_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 352_o william_n walter_n of_o saresden_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 353_o thomas_n lawley_n of_o spoonhill_n in_o shropshire_n esq._n 354_o sept._n 6._o william_n farmer_n of_o eston-neston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 355_o 9_o john_n davye_n of_o creedy_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 356_o 23._o thomas_n pettus_n of_o rackheath_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 357_o dec._n 11._o william_n andrews_n of_o denton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 358_o john_n meaux_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n esqâ_n 359_o 14._o sir_n richard_n gurney_n kt._n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 360_o 15._o thomas_n willis_n of_o fen-ditton_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq._n 361_o francis_n armitage_n of_o kirklees_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 362_o 18._o richard_n halford_n of_o wistow_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 363_o 24._o sir_n humphrey_n tufton_n of_o the_o mote_n near_o maidstone_n in_o kent_n kt._n 364_o 30._o edward_n coke_n of_o langford_n in_o derbâshire_n esq._n 365_o jan._n 21._o isaac_n astley_n of_o melton-constable_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 366_o sir_n david_n cunningham_n of_o london_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 367_o 22._o sir_n john_n rayney_n of_o wrotham_n in_o kent_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 368_o 29._o revet_z eldred_n of_o saxham_n magna_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 369_o john_n gell_n of_o hopton_n in_o derbyshire_n esq._n 370_o sir_n vincent_n corbet_n of_o morton-corbet_n in_o shropshire_n kt._n 371_o feb._n 4._o sir_n john_n kay_n of_o woodsome_a in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 372_o 5._o thomas_n trollop_n of_o casewick_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 373_o mar._n 3._o edward_n thomas_n of_o michells-town_n in_o glamorganshire_n esq._n 374_o 4._o sir_n william_n cowper_n of_o ratling-court_n in_o kent_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 375_o 5._o denner_n strut_v of_o little-worley-hall_n in_o essex_n esq._n 376_o 8._o william_n st._n quintin_n of_o harpham_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 377_o 14._o sir_n robert_n kempe_n of_o gissing_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 378_o 16._o john_n read_v of_o brocket-hall_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq._n 379_o apr._n 9_o 1642._o james_n enyan_n of_o flower_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 380_o 19_o sir_n edmond_n williams_n of_o marnehull_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n 381_o 22._o john_n williams_n of_o minster_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o thanet_n in_o kent_n esq._n 382_o 29._o george_n wintour_n of_o huddington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 383_o may_n 4._o john_n borlase_n of_o bockmer_n in_o buck_n esq._n 384_o 6._o henry_n knollys_n of_o groveplace_n in_o hantshire_n esq._n extinct_a 385_o 11._o john_n hamilton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 386_o 12._o edward_z morgan_z of_o llanternam_fw-la in_o monmouthshire_n esq._n 387_o 13._o sir_n nicholas_n kemey_n of_o keven-mabley_a in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 388_o 14._o trevor_n williams_n of_o llangibbye_n in_o monmoutshire_n esq_n 389_o 16._o john_n reresby_n of_o thribergh_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 390_o 17._o william_n ingilby_n of_o ripley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 391_o 18._o poynings_n moor_n of_o loseley_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 392_o 19_o christopher_n dawney_n of_o cowick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 393_o june_n 3_o thomas_n hampson_n of_o taplow_n in_o buck_n esq_n 394_o thomas_n williamson_n of_o east-markham_n in_o kent_n esq_n 395_o william_n denney_n of_o gillingham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 396_o 11._o christopher_n lowther_n of_o whitehaven_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 397_o 13._o sir_n thomas_n alston_n of_o odell_n in_o bedfordshire_n kt._n 398_o 20._o edward_n corbet_n of_o leighton_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 399_o 21._o george_n middleton_n of_o leighton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 400_o 28._o edward_n payler_n of_o thoralby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 401_o july_n 9_o sir_n william_n widdrington_n of_o widdrington_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n 402_o 20._o matthew_n valckenburgh_n of_o middle-ing_a in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 403_o philip_n constable_n of_o everingham_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 404_o 30._o 1642._o ralph_n blackston_n of_o gibside_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq._n 405_o aug._n 8._o sir_n edw._n widdrington_n of_o cartington_n in_o northumberland_n a_o scotch_a baronet_n 406_o 15._o robert_n markham_n of_o sedgbrook_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 407_o philip_n hutgate_n of_o saxton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 408_o stephen_n lennard_n of_o west-wickham_a in_o kent_n esq._n 409_o 24._o sir_n william_n thorold_n of_o marston_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 410_o 29._o walter_n rudston_n of_o hayton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 411_o 30._o walter_n wrotesley_n of_o wrotesley_n in_o staffordshire_n esq._n 412_o thomas_n bland_n of_o kippax-park_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 413_o sept._n 1._o robert_n throckmortoâ_n of_o coughton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq._n 414_o 10._o william_n halton_n of_o samford_n in_o essex_n esq._n 415_o 26._o brocket_n spencer_n of_o offley_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 416_o 27._o edward_n golding_n of_o colston-basset_a in_o nottinghamshire_n esq._n 417_o william_n smith_n of_o crantock_n in_o cornwall_n esq._n 418_o octob._n 1._o henry_n henn_n of_o wingfield_n in_o berkshire_n esq._n 419_o 5._o walter_n blount_n of_o sodington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 420_o 14._o adam_n littleton_n of_o stoke-milburge_a in_o shropshire_n esq._n 421_o nou._n 2._o thomas_n lidell_n of_o ravensholme-castle_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq._n 422_o 9_o richard_n lawday_o of_o exeter_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n extinct_a 423_o feb._n 4._o thomas_n chamberlain_n of_o wickham_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 424_o 28._o henry_n hunloke_n of_o wingarworth_n in_o derbyshire_n esq._n 425_o thomas_n bad_a of_o cames-oysells_a in_o hantshire_n esq._n 426_o mar._n 20._o richard_n crane_n of_o wood-rising_a in_o norfolk_n esq._n extinct_a 427_o 21._o samuel_n danvers_n of_o culworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 428_o july_n 3._o 1643._o henry_n anderson_n of_o penley_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq._n 429_o 17._o william_n vavasour_n of_o in_o yorkshire_n esq._n extinct_a 430_o 25._o sir_n henry_n jones_n of_o abermarles_n in_o caernarvanshire_n kt._n 431_o aug._n 1._o 1643._o sir_n edward_n walgrave_n of_o hever-castle_n in_o kent_n kt._n 432_o octob._n 28._o john_n pate_n of_o sysonby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 433_o nou._n 9_o john_n bale_n of_o carleton-curley_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 434_o 13._o brian_n oneal_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq._n 435_o 16._o willoughby_z hickman_n of_o gaynesborough_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 436_o dec._n 7._o john_n butler_n of_o bramfield_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 437_o jan._n 17._o edward_n acton_n of_o aldenham_n in_o shropshire_n esq._n 438_o mar._n 14._o sir_n fran._n hawley_n of_o buckland_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n now_o irish_a baron_n 439_o apr._n 1._o 1644._o john_n preston_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o furness_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 440_o 2._o john_n webb_n of_o odstoke_n in_o wiltshire_n esq._n 441_o 25._o thomas_n prestwick_n of_o holme_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 442_o may_n 4._o henry_n williams_z of_o guernevet_n in_o brecknockshire_n esq._n 443_o 20._o gervase_n lucas_n of_o fenton_n in_o lincolnshire_n eâq_n 444_o june_n 14._o robert_n thorold_n of_o hawley_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 445_o july_n 23._o john_n scudâmore_n of_o balingham_n in_o herefordshire_n esq._n 446_o octob._n 8._o sir_n henry_n bard_n of_o stânes_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 447_o feb._n 12._o sir_n richard_n vivian_n of_o trelowren_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n 448_o 28._o william_n vancolst_a of_o amsterdam_n in_o holland_n esq_n 449_o mar._n 21._o william_n de_fw-fr boreel_n of_o amsterdam_n aforesaid_a esq_n 450_o may_n 4._o 1645._o edward_n greaves_n of_o st._n leonards-forest_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 451_o 9_o george_n carteret_n of_o metesches_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o jersey_n esq_n 452_o nou._n 25._o thomas_n windebanke_n of_o haynes_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 453_o feb._n 7._o benjamin_n wright_n of_o dennington_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n who_o patent_n be_v supersede_v 454_o march_v 6._o edward_n charleton_n of_o hesleyside_n in_o northumberland_n 455_o july_n 11._o richard_n willis_n esq_n brother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n willis_n of_o fen-ditton_n in_o cambridgshire_n baronet_n create_a by_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o 456._o sept._n 1._o 1649._o richard_n brown_a of_o deptford_n in_o kent_n esq_n create_v by_o letter_n patent_n date_v at_o st._n germansâ_n â_z in_o france_n 457_o 3._o henry_n de_fw-fr vic_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o garnsey_n esq_n create_v by_o letter_n patent_n at_o st._n germane_a aforesaid_a 458_o sept._n 18._o richard_n forster_n of_o stokesley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n by_o letter_n patent_n date_v at_o st._n germane_a 459_o sept._n 2._o 1650._o richard_n fanshaw_n esq_n afterward_o master_n
of_o request_n to_o his_o majesty_n 460_o april_n 2._o 1652._o william_n curtius_n esq_n 461_o oct._n 19_o 1657._o sir_n arthur_n slingsby_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z in_o kent_n 462_o ãâã_d 1658._o thomas_n orby_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 463_o thomas_n bond_n of_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d esq_n 464_o aug._n arthur_n marigny_n carpentier_n esq_n 465_o 1660._o sir_n anthony_n de_fw-fr merces_fw-la extinct_a 466_o may_n 29._o sir_n john_n evelyn_n of_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d kt._n 467_o 30._o sir_n gualther_n de_fw-fr read_v 468_o feb._n 11._o john_n osborn_n of_o chicksands_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 469_o june_n 7._o sir_n orlando_n bridgman_n of_o great_a leaver_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n late_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 470_o sir_n jeffrey_n palmer_n of_o carleton_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n his_o majesty_n attorney_n general_n 471_o sir_n heneage_n finch_n of_o raunston_n in_o buck_n kt._n now_o lord_n daventry_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 472_o sir_n john_n langham_n of_o catsbrook_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 473_o 9_o humphrey_n winch_n of_o hanmes_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 474_o sir_n robert_n abdy_n of_o albin_n in_o essex_n kt._n 475_o thomas_n draper_n of_o sunninghill-park_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 476_o 11._o henry_n wright_n of_o dagenham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 477_o june_n 12._o jonathan_n keate_n of_o the_o hoo_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 478_o sir_n hugh_n speak_v of_o hasilbury_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 479_o 13._o nicholas_n gould_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 480_o sir_n thomas_n adam_n kt._n alderman_n of_o london_n 481_o richard_n atkins_n of_o clapham_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 482_o 14._o thomas_n allen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 483_o henry_n north_n of_o milden-hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 484_o 15._o sir_n william_n wiseman_n of_o rivenham_n in_o essex_n kt._n 485_o 18._o thomas_n cullum_n of_o hastede_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 486_o 20._o thomas_n darcy_n of_o st._n cleres-hall_n in_o st._n olith_n in_o essex_n esq_n 487_o george_n grubham_n how_o of_o cold-barwick_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 488_o 21._o john_n cut_v of_o childerley_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n extinct_a 489_o solomon_n small_a of_o swale-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 490_o william_n humble_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 491_o 22._o henry_n stapleton_n of_o miton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 492_o gervase_n elwes_n of_o stoke_n near_o clare_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 493_o robert_n cordell_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 494_o sir_n john_n robinson_n kt._n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 495_o sir_n john_n abdy_n of_o moor_n in_o essex_n kt._n 496_o 25._o sir_n robert_n hilliard_n of_o patrington_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 497_o jacob_n astley_n of_o hill-morton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 498_o sir_n william_n bowyer_n of_o denham_n in_o buck_n kt._n 499_o thomas_n stanley_n of_o alderley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 500_o 26._o john_n shuckborough_n of_o shuckborough_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 501_o 27._o william_n wray_n of_o ashby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 502_o nicholas_n steward_n of_o hartley_n manduit_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 503_o june_n 27._o 1660._o george_n warburton_n of_o areley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 504_o sir_n francis_n holles_n of_o winterburne_n st._n martin_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n son_n and_o heir_n to_o denzill_n lord_n holles_n 505_o 28._o oliver_n st._n john_n of_o woodford_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 506_o 29._o ralph_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n of_o seyton_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n 507_o 30._o andrea_n henly_n of_o henly_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 508_o thomas_n ellis_n of_o wyham_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 509_o july_n 2._o john_n covert_a of_o slaugham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 510_o peter_n lear_n of_o london_n gent._n 511_o maurice_n berkley_n of_o bruton_n esq_n 512_o 3._o henry_n hudson_n of_o melton-mowbray_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 513_o thomas_n herbert_n of_o tinterne_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 514_o 4._o thomas_n middleton_n of_o chirk_n in_o denbighshire_n esq_n 515_o 6._o verney_n noell_n of_o kirkby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 516_o 7._o george_n buswell_n of_o clipston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 517_o 10._o robert_n auâten_n of_o bexley_n in_o kent_n esq_n 518_o 12._o robert_n hales_n of_o bekesburne_n in_o kent_n esq_n 519_o 13._o sir_n william_n boothby_n of_o bradley-ash_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 520_o 14._o wolstan_n dixey_n of_o market-bosworth_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 521_o 16._o john_n bright_a of_o badsworth_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 522_o john_n warner_n of_o parham_n in_o esq_n 523_o 17._o sir_n job_n harby_n of_o aldenham_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 524_o 18._o samuel_n morland_n of_o southamstede-bane_a in_o berkshire_n esq_n 525_o 19_o sir_n thomas_n hewit_n of_o pishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 526_o edward_n honywood_n of_o evington_n in_o kent_n esq_n 527_o basil_n dixwell_n of_o bromehouse_n in_o 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 scâater_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 oldfield_n of_o spalding_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 543_o 10._o peter_n leicester_n of_o tabley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 544_o 11._o sir_n william_n wheeler_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n kt._n 545_o 16._o john_n newton_n of_o barscote_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 546_o thomas_n lee_n of_o hartwell_n in_o buck_n esq_n 547_o thomas_n smith_n of_o hatherton_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 548_o 17._o sir_n ralph_n ashton_n of_o middleton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 549_o john_n rous_n of_o henham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 550_o 22._o henry_n massingbeard_n of_o bratostshall_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 551_o 28._o john_n hales_n of_o coventry_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 552_o 30._o ralph_n bovey_n of_o hill-field_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 553_o john_n knightley_n of_o offchurch_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 554_o 31._o sir_n john_n drake_n of_o ash_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 555_o sept._n 5._o oliver_n st._n george_n of_o carickermrick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o trim_a in_o ireland_n esq_n 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 mâidston_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 esq_n 584_o 22._o john_n keyt_n of_o ebrington_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 585_o william_n killigrew_n of_o arwynick_n in_o cornwall_n
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 nicholas_n staughton_n of_o staughton_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 601_o william_n rokeby_n of_o skyers_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 602_o feb._n 2._o walter_n ernley_n of_o new-sarum_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 603_o john_n hubaud_n of_o ipsley_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 604_o 7._o thomas_z morgan_z of_o llangahock_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 605_o 9_o richard_n lane_n of_o tulske_n in_o the_o county_n of_o roscommon_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq_n 606_o 15._o george_n wakefron_n of_o beckford_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 607_o benjamin_n wright_n of_o cranham-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 608_o 18._o john_n colleton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 609_o 18._o sir_n james_n modyford_n of_o london_n kt._n 610_o 21._o thomas_n beaumond_n of_o stoughtongraâge_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 611_o 23._o edward_n smith_n of_o eshe_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n march_n 4._o john_n napier_n alias_o sandy_a of_o in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n to_o take_v place_n next_o after_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n num-88_a 612_o thomas_n gifford_n of_o castle-iordan_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meath_z in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq_n 613_o thomas_n clifton_n of_o clifton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 614_o william_n wilson_n of_o eastborne_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 615_o compton_n read_v of_o burton_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 616_o 10._o sir_n brian_n broughton_n of_o broughton_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 617_o 16._o robert_n slingsby_n of_o newcell_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 618_o john_n crofts_n of_o stow_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 619_o ralph_n verney_n of_o middle-claydon_n in_o buck_n esq_n 620_o 18._o robert_n dicer_n of_o vphall_a in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 621_o 20._o john_n bromfield_n of_o southwark_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 622_o thomas_n rich_a of_o sunning_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 623_o edward_n smith_n of_o edmundthorp_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 624_o 26._o 1661._o walter_n long_o of_o whaddon_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 625_o 30._o john_n fetiplace_n of_o chilrey_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 626_o april_n 8._o walter_n hendley_n of_o louchfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 627_o 9_o william_n parson_n of_o langley_n in_o buck_n esq_n 628_o john_n cambell_n of_o woodford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 629_o 20._o william_n morris_n of_o werrington_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n 630_o sir_n charles_n gawdey_n of_o crowshall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 631_o 29._o william_n godolphin_n of_o godolphin_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n 632_o william_n caley_n of_o brumpton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 633_o 30._o 1661._o thomas_n curson_n of_o water-perry_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 634_o may_n 1._o edmund_n fowel_n of_o fowel_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 635_o 7._o john_n croplây_n of_o clerkenwell_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 636_o 10._o william_n smith_n of_o redcliff_n in_o buck_n esq_n 637_o george_n cook_n of_o wheatley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 638_o charles_n lloyd_n of_o garth_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 639_o nathaniel_n powel_n of_o ewhurst_n in_o essex_n esq_n 640_o 15._o denney_n ashburnham_n of_o bromhall_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 641_o 16._o hugh_n smith_n of_o long-ashton_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 742_o 18._o robert_n jenkinson_n of_o walcott_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 643_o 20._o william_n glynn_n of_o bissister_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 644_o 21._o john_n charnock_n of_o holcot_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 645_o robert_n brook_n of_o newton_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 646_o 25._o thomas_n nevil_n of_o holt_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 647_o 27._o henry_n andrews_n of_o lathbury_n in_o buck_n esq_n 648_o july_n 4._o anthony_n craven_a of_o spersholt_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 649_o 5._o john_n clavering_n of_o axwell_n in_o durham_n esq_n 650_o 8._o thomas_n derham_n of_o west-derham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 651_o 17._o william_n stanley_n of_o howton_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 652_o abraham_n cullen_n of_o eastshene_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 653_o james_n roushout_v of_o milnstgreen_n in_o essex_n esq_n 654_o godfrey_n copley_n of_o sprotborough_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 655_o griffith_n williams_n of_o penrhin_n in_o caernarvonshire_n esq_n 656_o 18._o henry_n winchcumbe_v of_o buckdebury_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 657_o clement_n clerk_n of_o lande-abby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 658_o thomas_n vyner_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 659_o john_n sylyard_n of_o delaware_n in_o kent_n esq_n 660_o 10._o christopher_n guise_n of_o elsmore_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 661_o 11._o reginald_n forster_n of_o east-greenwich_n in_o kent_n esq_n 662_o 11._o philip_n parker_n of_o erwarton_n in_o esq._n 663_o sir_n edward_n duke_n of_o denhall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 664_o 21._o charles_n hussey_n of_o caythorpe_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 665_o edward_n barkham_n of_o waynfleet_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 666_o 23._o thomas_n norton_n of_o coventry_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 667_o john_n dormer_n of_o the_o grange_n in_o buck_n esq_n 668_o aug._n 2._o thomas_n carew_n of_o haccombe_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 669_o 7._o mark_v milbank_n of_o halnaby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 670_o 16._o richard_n rothwell_n of_o ewerby_n and_o stapleford_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 671_o 22._o john_n bank_n of_o london_n esq_n 672_o 30._o john_n ingoldsby_n of_o letherborow_n in_o buck_n esq_n 673_o sept._n 3._o francis_n bickley_n of_o attilborough_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 674_o 5._o robert_n jason_n of_o broad-somerford_a in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 675_o 26._o sir_n john_n young_a of_o culliton_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 676_o oct._n 4._o john_n frederick_n van_fw-mi freisendorf_n of_o herdick_n lord_n of_o kymp_n ambassador_n to_o his_o majesty_n 677_o nou._n 8._o william_n roberts_n of_o willesdon_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 678_o 15._o william_n luckin_n of_o waltham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 679_o 28._o thomas_n smith_n of_o hill-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 680_o dec._n 3._o edwin_n sadler_n of_o temple-donesley_a of_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 681_o 9_o sir_n william_n windham_n of_o orchard-windham_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n 682_o jan._n 24._o george_n southcote_n of_o bliborough_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 683_o george_n trevillian_n of_o nettlecombe_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 684_o feb._n 4._o francis_n duncombe_n of_o tangley_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 685_o 7._o nicholas_n bacon_n of_o gillingham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 686_o richard_n cock_n of_o dumbleton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 687_o 27._o john_n coriton_n of_o newton_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n 688_o 28._o john_n lloyd_n of_o woking_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 689_o mar._n 1._o edward_n more_o of_o morehall_n and_o bankhall_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 690_o 7._o thomas_n proby_n of_o elton-hall_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n 691_o mar._n 20._o miles_n stapleton_n of_o carleton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 692_o april_n 16._o 1662._o sir_n richard_n braham_n of_o new-windsor_n in_o berkshire_n kt._n 693_o may_n 2._o sir_n john_n witerong_v of_o stantonbury_n in_o buck_n kt._n 694_o june_n 13._o philip_n matthews_n of_o great_a gobion_n near_o rumford_n in_o essex_n esq._n 695_o july_n 1._o robert_n bernard_n of_o huntingdon_n in_o huntingtonshire_n sergeant_n at_o law_n 696_o 15._o roger_n lort_z of_o stock-poole_n in_o pembrokeshire_n eâq_n 697_o 15._o edward_n gage_n of_o hargrave_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 698_o 22._o thomas_n hooke_n of_o franchford_n in_o surrey_n esq._n 699_o 24._o john_n savile_n of_o copley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 700_o aug._n 5._o christopher_n wandesford_n of_o kirklington_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 701_o 13._o richard_n astley_n of_o parshall_n in_o staffordshire_n esq._n 702_o 16._o sir_n jacob_n gerard_n of_o langford_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 703_o 21._o edward_n fust_v of_o hill_n in_o glocestershire_n esq._n 704_o sept._n 1._o robert_n long_o of_o westminster_n in_o middlesex_n esq._n 705_o 13._o sir_n robert_n can_v of_o compton-greenfield_n in_o glocestershire_n esq._n 706_o octob._n 24._o william_n middleton_n of_o belsey-castle_n in_o northumberland_n esq._n 707_o nou._n 17._o richard_n graham_n of_o norton-coniers_a in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 708_o thomas_n tankard_n of_o burrow-brigg_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 709_o 20._o cuthbert_n heron_n of_o chipchase_n in_o northumberland_n
esq._n 710_o 29._o sir_n francis_n wenman_n of_o caswell_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n 711_o dec._n 4._o henry_n purefoy_n of_o wadley_n in_o berkshire_n esq._n 712_o 9_o thomas_n cobb_n of_o adderbury_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 713_o 12._o henry_n brook_v of_o norton_n in_o cheshire_n esq._n 714_o dec._n 22._o 1662._o peter_z pindar_z of_o edinsnaw_n in_o cheshire_n esq._n 715_o jan._n 19_o sir_n nicholas_n slane_v of_o mariston_n in_o devonshire_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 716_o 22._o sir_n george_n râeve_v of_o thwayte_v in_o suffolk_n kt._n 717_o mar._n 18._o thomas_n brograve_n of_o hammel_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 718_o arpil_n 7._o 1663._o sir_n thomas_n barnardiston_n of_o kedington_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 719_o may_n 11._o sir_n samuel_n barnardiston_n of_o brightwell-hall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 720_o june_n 1._o sir_n john_n daw_n of_o putney_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 721_o sir_n john_n holman_n of_o banbury_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n 722_o 29._o william_n cook_n of_o bromehall_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 723_o 30._o john_n bellot_n of_o moreton_n in_o cheshire_n esq._n 724_o july_n 1._o sir_n george_n downing_n of_o east-hatley_a in_o cambridgshire_n kt._n 725_o 13._o william_n gawdey_n of_o west-herting_a in_o norfolk_n esq._n 726_o 14._o sir_n charles_n pym_n of_o brymmore_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n 727_o 29._o sir_n william_n d'oyley_n of_o shottesham_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 728_o aug._n 12._o sir_n john_n marsham_n of_o curton_n in_o kent_n kt._n 729_o 15._o robert_n burnham_n of_o boughton-mancalsey_a in_o kent_n esq._n 730_o dec._n 15._o francis_n leek_n of_o newark_n in_o noâtinghamshire_n esq._n 731_o 30._o john_n st._n barbe_n of_o broadlands_n in_o hantshire_n esq._n 732_o feb._n 22._o james_n pennyman_n of_o ormesby_n in_o cleaveland_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 733_o mar._n 1._o thomas_n moddiford_n of_o lincolns-inn_n in_o middlesex_n esq._n 734_o 3._o george_n selby_n of_o whitehouse_n in_o durham_n esq._n 735_o 31._o 1664._o sir_n edmund_n forrescâe_v of_o fallowpit_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 736_o samuel_n tuke_n of_o cressing-temple_n in_o essex_n esq._n 737_o may_n 25._o john_n tempest_n of_o touge_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 738_o june_n 25._o littleton_n osgoldeston_n of_o chadlington_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 739_o july_n 1._o giles_n tooker_n of_o maddington_n in_o wiltshire_n esq._n 740_o 13._o stephen_n anderson_n of_o eyworth_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq._n 741_o aug._n 31._o 1664._o thomas_n bateman_n of_o how-hall_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 742_o sept._n 26._o thomas_n lorraine_n of_o kirke-hall_n in_o northumberland_n esq._n 743_o 27._o thomas_n wentworth_n of_o bretton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 744_o nou._n 2._o sir_n theophilus_n biddulph_n of_o westcombe_n in_o kent_n kt._n 745_o william_n green_n of_o micham_n in_o surrey_n esq._n 746_o dec._n 24._o william_n cook_n of_o norgrave_n in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 747_o jan._n 10._o sir_n john_n wolstonholme_n of_o london_n kt._n 748_o 11._o sir_n john_n jacob_n of_o bromley_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 749_o 12._o john_n yeoman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n esq._n 750_o 13._o john_n pie_n of_o hone_n in_o derbyshire_n esq._n 751_o 18._o thomas_n tailor_n of_o the_o parkhouse_n in_o maid-stone_n in_o kent_n esq._n 752_o mar._n 3._o william_n leman_n of_o northaw_n or_o northall_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 753_o 30._o 1665._o sir_n robert_n smith_n of_o vpton_n in_o essex_n kt._n 754_o apr._n 14._o sir_n nicholas_n crispe_n of_o hammersmith_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 755_o 15._o sir_n john_n shaw_n of_o eltham_n in_o kent_n kt._n 756_o may_n 10._o john_n brown_a of_o casome_a in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 757_o 20._o george_n rawden_n of_o moira_n in_o the_o county_n of_o down_o in_o ireland_n esq._n 758_o june_n 8._o robert_n jocelyn_n of_o hyde-hall_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 759_o 16._o robert_n dackenfâeld_n junior_n of_o duckenfield-hall_n in_o cheshire_n esq._n 760_o july_n 6._o john_n lawson_n of_o broughton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 761_o 20._o philip_n tyrrell_n of_o hanslap_n and_o castlethorpe_n in_o buck_n esq._n 762_o 25._o francis_n burdet_n of_o burchet_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 793_o 26._o george_n moor_n of_o maids-morton_n in_o buck_n esq._n 764_o sept._n 9_o abel_n barker_n of_o hambleton_n in_o rutlandshire_n esq._n 765_o dec._n 12._o sir_n william_n oglander_n of_o nunwell_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n kt._n 766_o jan._n 31._o william_n temple_n of_o sheen_n in_o surrey_n esq._n 767_o mar._n 1._o william_n swan_n oâ_n south-fleet_n in_o kent_n esq._n 768_o mar._n 6._o 1665._o anthony_n shirley_n of_o preston_n in_o sussex_n esq._n 769_o maurice_n diggs_n of_o chilham-castle_n in_o kent_n esq._n 770_o peter_n glean_v of_o hardwick_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 771_o may_n 10._o 1666._o john_n nelthorpe_n of_o grays-inn_n in_o middlesex_n esq._n 772_o 10._o sir_n robert_n vyner_n of_o london_n kt._n 773_o june_n 13._o sir_n thomas_n twisden_n of_o bradburn_n in_o kent_n kt._n 774_o july_n 4._o sir_n anthony_n aucher_n of_o bishops-bourn_n in_o kent_n kt._n 775_o 7._o john_n doyle_n of_o chiselhamton_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 776_o 12._o edward_n hoby_n of_o bisham_n in_o berkshire_n esq._n 777_o 21._o thomas_n put_v of_o comb_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 778_o octob._n 22._o john_n tyrrell_n of_o siringfield_n in_o essex_n esq._n 779_o nou._n 17._o gilbert_n gerard_n of_o friskerton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 780_o dec._n 31._o sir_n robert_n yeoman_n of_o redlands_n in_o glocestershire_n kt._n 781_o jan._n 16._o carr_n scroop_n of_o cockerington_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 782_o 29._o peter_n fortescue_n of_o wood_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 783_o feb._n 7._o sir_n richard_n bettenson_n of_o wimbleton_n in_o surrey_n kt._n 784_o mar._n 21._o algernon_n peyton_n of_o doddington_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n esq._n 785_o 28._o 1667._o roger_n martin_n of_o long-melford_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 786_o may_n 7._o richard_n hastings_z of_o redlench_v in_o somersetshire_n esq._n 787_o william_n hanham_n of_o wimborn_n in_o dorcetshire_n esq._n 788_o 24._o francis_n top_n of_o yarmarton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq._n 789_o aug._n 28._o 1668._o william_n langhorne_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esq._n 790_o april_n 28._o 1670._o edward_n moston_n of_o talacre_n in_o flintshire_n esq._n 791_o may_n 5._o sir_n george_n stonehouse_n for_o life_n have_v surrender_v his_o former_a patent_n dated_n may_v 7._o 1628._o 792_o octob._n 25._o fulwar_n skipwith_n of_o newbold-hall_n in_o warwickshire_n esq._n 793_o may_n 19_o 1671_o john_n sabin_n of_o eye_n in_o bedfordshire_n 794_o june_n philip_n carteret_n of_o st._n owen_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o jersey_n esq._n 795_o 28._o william_n chaitor_n of_o croft-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 796_o sept._n herbert_n croft_n son_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n 797_o mar._n 11._o john_n seintowbin_n of_o clowence_n in_o cornwall_n esq._n 798_o edward_n nevil_n of_o grove_n in_o nottinghamshire_n esq._n 799_o sept._n 1672._o robert_n eden_n of_o west-stukeland_a in_o durham_n esq._n 800_o nou._n 28._o john_n werden_n of_o chester_n esq._n secretary_n to_o his_o royal_a highness_n 801_o june_n 2._o 1673._o francis_n war_n of_o hestercombe_n in_o somersetshire_n esq._n 802_o nou._n 12._o orlando_n bridgman_n of_o ridley_n in_o cheshire_n esq._n 803_o 18._o francis_n windham_n of_o trent_n in_o somersetshire_n esq._n 804_o dec._n 1._o arthur_n harris_n of_o stowford_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 805_o 12._o william_n blacket_n of_o newcastle_n in_o northumberland_n esq._n 806_o john_n thomson_n of_o haversham_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq._n 807_o feb._n 7._o thomas_n allen_n of_o blundeston_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 808_o june_n 7._o 1674._o halswell_o tynte_v of_o halswell_n in_o somersetshire_n esq._n 809_o may_n 22._o robert_n parker_n of_o ratton_n in_o sussex_n esq._n 810_o 20._o john_n sherard_n of_o lopthorpe_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 811_o feb._n 11._o john_n osborn_n of_o chicksands_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq._n 812_o octob._n 30._o walter_n clargis_n of_o st._n martin_n in_o the_o field_n in_o middlesex_n esq._n 813_o nou._n 12._o thomas_n williams_n of_o elham_n in_o kent_n esq._n 814_o dec._n 24._o robert_n filmer_n of_o east-sutton_n in_o kent_n esq._n 815_o feb._n 24._o sir_n edward_n nevil_n of_o grove_n in_o nottinghamshire_n kt._n 816_o mar._n 25._o 1675._o cornelius_n martin_n tromp_n of_o amstârdam_n esq._n 817_o april_n 23._o richard_n tulpe_n of_o amsterdam_n esq._n 818_o dec._n 7._o thomas_n samwell_n of_o vpton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 819_o jan._n 24._o charles_n rich_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq._n 820_o mar._n 11._o benjamin_n maddox_n of_o wormley_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 821_o apr._n 1._o 1676._o william_n barker_n of_o bokinghall_n in_o essex_n esq._n 822_o aug._n 19_o richard_n head_n oâ_n rochester_n in_o kent_n esq._n 823_o dec._n 18._o bennet_n hoskins_n of_o harwood_n in_o herefordshire_n esq._n 824_o feb._n 8._o richard_n standish_n of_o ãâã_d in_o lancashire_n esq._n 825_o 3._o alexander_n robertson_n alias_o collyear_n of_o holland_n esq._n 826_o mar._n 3._o thomas_n dyke_n
again_o into_o the_o hall_n where_o he_o shall_v sit_v at_o table_n with_o the_o knight_n and_o be_v rise_v and_o retire_v into_o his_o chamber_n his_o attire_n be_v take_v off_o and_o again_o clothe_v with_o a_o blue_a robe_n have_v on_o his_o left_a shoulder_n a_o lace_n of_o white_a silk_n hang_v to_o be_v wear_v upon_o all_o his_o garment_n from_o that_o day_n forward_o till_o he_o have_v gain_v some_o honour_n and_o renown_n for_o some_o feat_n of_o arm_n or_o some_o prince_n or_o lady_n of_o quality_n cut_v that_o lace_n from_o his_o shoulder_n after_o dinner_n the_o knight_n must_v come_v to_o the_o knight_n and_o conduct_v he_o into_o the_o king_n presence_n to_o return_v he_o thanks_o for_o these_o honour_n and_o so_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o governor_n crave_v his_o pardon_n for_o any_o miscarriage_n and_o claim_v their_o fee_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o court_n also_o take_v their_o leaf_n of_o the_o knight_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n with_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o knight_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o his_o majesty_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o edward_n lord_n clinton_n now_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n john_n egerton_n viscount_n brackley_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n philip_n herbert_n than_o second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n sir_n william_n egerton_n second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n vere_n fane_n second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n sir_n charles_n berkley_n elder_a son_n to_o george_n lord_n berkley_n sir_n henry_n bellasis_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o lord_n bellasis_n sir_n henry_n hyde_n now_o earl_n of_o clarendon_n sir_n rowland_n bellasis_n brother_n to_o viscount_n faulconberg_n sir_n henry_n capell_n sir_n john_n vaughan_n now_o elder_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o carbery_n sir_n charles_n stanley_n grandchild_n 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thomas_n bridges_n sir_n thomas_n fanshaw_n sir_n john_n denham_n sir_n nicholas_n bacon_n sir_n james_n altham_n sir_n thomas_n wendy_n sir_n john_n bramston_n sir_n george_n freeman_n sir_n nicholas_n slane_v sir_n richard_n ingoldsby_n sir_n john_n rolle_n sir_n edward_n heath_n sir_n william_n morley_n sir_n john_n bennet_n sir_n hugh_n smith_n sir_n simon_n leech_n sir_n henry_n chester_n sir_n robert_n atkyns_n now_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a pleas._n sir_n robert_n gayre_a sir_n richard_n poll_n sir_n hugh_n ducy_n sir_n stephen_n hales_n sir_n ralph_n bash._n sir_n thomas_n whitmore_n of_o knights_z bachelor_n with_o what_o be_v incident_a to_o that_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n chap._n xxi_o the_o particular_a kind_n of_o service_n by_o which_o land_n of_o inheritance_n be_v distinguish_v be_v two_o viz._n knight_n of_o service_n and_o knight_n of_o soccage_n and_o in_o ancient_a time_n tenure_n by_o knight_n 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