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and_o heir_n of_o charlâ—s_n d._n of_o suffolk_n  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1572_o 12_o edward_n fenys_n lord_n clinton_n lord_n admiral_n create_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o queen_n elizabeth_n 1585._o 13_o hen._n fenys_n 1616_o 14_o tho._n fenys_n 1618._o 15_o theophilus_n fenys_n now_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n 1641._o lindsey_n lindsey_n be_v one_o of_o the_o 3_o part_n of_o lincolnshire_n the_o other_o 2_o be_v holland_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o late_o and_o kesteven_n not_o yet_o become_v a_o honorary_a title_n as_o the_o other_o be_v it_o contain_v all_o the_o northern_a part_n thereof_o from_o the_o river_n witham_n unto_o humber_n and_o from_o the_o ocean_n to_o the_o trent_n happy_a above_o the_o rest_n not_o in_o bigness_n only_o but_o that_o in_o this_o part_n stand_v the_o city_n of_o lincoln_n the_o chief_a denominator_fw-la of_o the_o county_n which_o be_v the_o antien_o call_v lindum_n as_o before_o i_o say_v give_v to_o this_o part_n the_o name_n of_o lindsey_n for_o by_o that_o 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lord_n and_o potent_a man_n who_o land_n lay_v near_a to_o these_o part_n which_o be_v call_v lord_n marcher_n who_o have_v great_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o their_o several_a quarter_n among_o these_o be_v the_o mortimer_n of_o wigmore_n man_n of_o great_a authority_n who_o after_o be_v advance_v above_o the_o rest_n and_o make_v earl_n of_o march._n and_o it_o continue_v in_o that_o family_n until_o it_o fall_v by_o marriage_n to_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o so_o by_o edw._n the_o 4_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o eng._n nor_o be_v it_o long_o before_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o lord_n marcher_n be_v extinguish_v quite_o by_o the_o unite_n of_o wales_n to_o eâ—_n &_o either_o make_v new_a shire_n of_o the_o say_a march_n ground_n such_o as_o be_v monmouth_n brecknoch_n radnor_n denbigh_n and_o montgomcry_n or_o lay_v it_o unto_o the_o old_a for_o which_o consult_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 27_o h._n 8._o cap._n 26._o however_o the_o title_n of_o e._n of_o march_n be_v revive_v again_o only_o translate_v from_o the_o house_n of_o mortimer_n to_o that_o of_o stewart_n out_o of_o which_o house_n have_v be_v successive_o these_o earl_n of_o march_n 1327_o 1_o rog._n l._n mortimer_n of_o wigmore_n *_o 1354_o 2_o roger_n morti._n 1359_o 3_o edm._n morti._n 1381_o 4_o rog._n morti._n 1399_o 5_o edm._n morti._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 6_o edw._n plantagenet_n son_n of_o rich._n d._n of_o york_n and_o after_o k._n of_o eng._n of_o that_o name_n the_o 4._o  _fw-fr 7_o edw._n elder_a son_n of_o k._n edw._n 4._o â—_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1619_o 8_o esme_fw-fr steward_n l._n aubigny_n create_v e._n of_o march_v 17_o jac._n jun_n 7._o after_o d._n of_o lennox_n *_o 1624._o 9_o james_n d._n of_o lennox_n and_o earl_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la 1641._o *_o marleburgh_n marleburgh_n be_v a_o town_n in_o the_o north-east_n part_n of_o wilt-shire_n seat_v not_o far_o off_o from_o the_o head_n of_o the_o river_n kenet_n which_o run_v thence_o to_o hungâ—rford_n and_o newbury_n and_o so_o by_o read_v into_o the_o thames_n the_o town_n call_v ancient_o cunetio_n in_o antonino_n itinerarium_fw-la as_o the_o river_n be_v but_o by_o the_o norman_n in_o who_o time_n this_o town_n revive_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o old_a it_o be_v call_v marleburgh_n as_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o chalky_a soil_n which_o in_o some_o place_n still_o we_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o marle_n a_o town_n stretch_v out_o from_o east_n to_o west_n upon_o the_o pendant_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o have_v a_o castle_n once_o belong_v unto_o john_n surname_v sans_o tâ—rre_n who_o afterward_o be_v k._n of_o england_n which_o be_v still_o famous_a in_o our_o law_n book_n for_o a_o parliament_n there_o hold_v 52._o h._n 3_o in_o which_o be_v make_v the_o statute_n from_o hence_o call_v of_o marleburgh_n right_a necessary_a for_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o people_n as_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o preamble_n unto_o the_o same_o our_o sovereign_n 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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 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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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5._o restore_v unto_o the_o title_n of_o e._n of_o nottingham_n and_o e._n m_o and_o by_o k._n h._n 6._o to_o that_o of_o norfolk_n 1432_o 25_o john_n l._n mowb._n d._n of_o norf._n e._n mar._n  _fw-fr 26_o john_n l._n mo._n d._n of_o nor._n &_o e._n m._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1476_o 27_o ric._n d._n of_o york_n 2_o son_n of_o k._n edw._n 4_o be_v by_o his_o father_n cr_n d._n of_o n._n and_o â—_o marsh._n and_o after_o marry_a anne_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o last_o mow._n d_o of_o norfolk_n 1483_o 28_o john_n l._n how_n descend_v from_o the_o l._n tho._n mow._n first_o d._n of_o norfolk_n cr_n d._n of_o norfolk_n and_o e._n marsh._n by_o k._n rich._n 3._o 1486_o 29_o wil._n l._n berkley_n e._n of_o nottingham_n descend_v from_o another_o daughter_n of_o the_o say_v first_o d._n of_o norfolk_n cr_n e._n marsh._n by_o k._n h._n 7._o and_o marq._n barkeley_n 1497_o 30_o hen._n d._n of_o york_n the_o 2_o son_n of_o k._n hen_n 7._o cr_n e._n m._n by_o his_o father_n &_o 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