the Eighth which William did very considerably augment the Estate of his Ancestors who for many Ages before had flourished in this County in great splendor Sir Henry Mounson of Carleton in the County of Lincoln and of Broxbourn-Bury in the County of Hertford Baronet of the Antient Family of the Mounsons of Burton in the County of Lincoln is descended from Robert Mounson a Learned Lawyer of Grays-Inn called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Elizaheth in the beginning of her Reign and soon after constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas by which means he made a fair Addition to his Antient Inheritance Sir Philipp Woodhouse of Wilber Hall in the County of Norfolk Baronet is descended by many worthy Ancestors of great honour in this County from Robert de Woodhouse Esq one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Philip Tirwhit of Kettilby in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from Robert Tirwhit Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of both Benches in the several Reigns of King Henry the Fourth and Henry the Fifth Sir Robert Dallison of Lauton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from William Dallison of Grays-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth and one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Sir Thomas Hussey of Hennington in the County of Lincoln Baronet is directly descended from Sir William Hussey of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King Edward the Fourth and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench in the Reign of the same Prince Sir Charles Mordant of Massingham in the County of Norfolk Baronet is descended by a younger Branch from John Mordant Serjant at Law and Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of King Henry the seventh created Lord Mordant of Turvey by King Henry the 8th Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton in the County of Oxford Baronet a younger Branch of the Spencers Earls of Sunderland had a fair Addition made to his Estate by the access of divers Mannours and Lands of great value given to Sir Thomas his Grandfather by Thomas Spencer of Claverdon in the County of Warwick Esq a Lawyer of Eminent practice and Note in Lincolns-Inn of which Society he was many years one of the Governours or Treasurers in the Reign of King James Sir William Appleton of South-Bemstead and great Badow in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Thomas Appleton Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Richard the Third Sir Charles Sedley of Aylesford and Southfleet in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from Sir William Sedley of Lincolns-Inn Knight and Baronet one of the Benchers of the said Society in the Reign of King James Sir Edward Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstal in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from James Hales Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Sir William Portman of Orchard in the County of Somerset Knight of the Bath and Baronet a person of great Honour and ample Fortune is descended from William Portman Esq Reader of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law and one of the Reverend Judges of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Wray of Glentworth in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from the Famous and Learned Sir Christopher Wray Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Sir John lately terminating in one Daughter and Heir She by her Intermarriage with George Son and Heir apparent to George Sanderson Lord Viscount Castleton of the Kingdom of Ireland hath annexed avast Estate to that Honourable Family Sir William Ayloff of Braxted-Magna in the County of Essex Baronet is directly descended from William Ayloff Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and from William Ayloff of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Christopher Wivel of Constable-Burton in the County of York Baronet a Family of great Antiquity and repute is descended from John de Wivell one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Third Sir Thomas Englefield of Wooton-Basset in the County of Wilts Baronet is descended from Thomas Englefield of the Middle-Temple London Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Napier of Lewtonhow in the County of Bedford Baronet is descended from Sir Robert Napier of the Middle-Temple London Knight Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland Sir Henry Littleton of Franckley and Over-Arley in the County of Worcester Baronet is the Eldest Male Branch directly descended from the Famous Sir Thomas Littleton Alias Westcote of Franckley aforesaid Knight of the Bath Author of that Excellent Book Intituled Littleton's Tenures which Sir Thomas applied himself to the Study of the Law in the Inner-Temple wherein he soon arrived to such perfection that he was called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law a Dignity in those days esteemed of at a better rate than it is now usually looked upon and lastly constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth this Sir Thomas accumulated a very great Estate and therewith made such ample Provisions to advance his Posterity that few Families in this Kingdom now living do surpass them in Estate and Dignity as by what I shall herein after mention of the rest of the Branches thereof will sufficiently be Demonstrated Sir Edward Philipps of Barrinton in the County of Somerset Baronet is directly descended from Sir Edward Philipps of the Middle-Temple London Knight Serjeant at Law and Master of the Rolls a place of great Honour and Profit in the Reign of King James Sir Henry Newton alias Puckering of the Priory near Warwick in the County of Warwick and of Charleton in the County of Kent Baronet enjoyeth a great Estate as Heir to the Learned Sir John Puckering of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England towards the latter end of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Boteler of Hatfield-Woodhall in the County of Hatford Baronet is descended from John Boteler of Lincolns-Inn Esque Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Packington of Hampton-Lovett in the County of Worcester and of Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from John Packington of the
lately one of the Readers and Treasurers of that House a person very well read in the Law and of eminent note for his great Knowledge in the Rules and Practice of the Honourable Court of Chancery is a younger Son to Bulstrode Whitloke of the same Society Esq one of the Commissioners of the great Seal of England in the time of the late Rebellion and a leading Man in those unhappy days which Bulstrode was descended from Sir James Whitlocke of the Middle-Temple aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law Chief Justice of Chester from whence he was removed to the Court of Common-Pleas and made one of the Justices thereof by King James Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham-Hall and other fair Possessions of great vallue in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from the late worthy Sir Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham-Hall aforesaid and of Grays-Inn Knight one of the Readers of that Society Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in His late Majesties Reign since which by His now Most Gracious Majesty in the year 1660. he was called to the dignity of a Serjeant Which said Sir Thomas was a Younger Branch of the Antient and Flourishing Family of the Bedingfields of Norfolk and Suffolk Charles Dallison of the City of Lincoln Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned Sir Charles Dallison of Lincoln aforesaid and of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law who was descended from William Dallison of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Henry Lowther of Cokermouth in the County of Cumberland a Gentleman of an Excellent Family in those parts is descended from Thomas de Lowther Esq one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Third Francis Beresford of Fenny-Bently in the County of Derby Esq is descended from William de Beresford Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the first and Lord Chief Justice of the same Court in the Reign of King Edward the Second Walter Littleton of the City of Litchfield in the County of Stafford Esq is one of the Descendants of the memorable Sir Thomas Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight of the Bath Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fourth this Walter being descended from Richard Littleton second Son of the said Sir Thomas a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of that Society in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Richard Harpur of Little-Over in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Sir Richard Harpur of Swarkeston in the said County and of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Ralph Earle of Sawle in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Erasmus Earle Esq one of the Honourable Benchers of Lincolns-Inn in His late Majesties Reign and afterwards called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law Wallop Brabazon of Eaton in the County of Hereford Esq is directly descended through alineal course of divers renowned Ancestors from the Learned Sir Roger de Brabazon of Eastwell in the County of Leicester Knight many years Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the First William Milward of Eaton in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Sir Thomas Milward Knight a Lcarned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn one of the Readers thereof and Chief Justice of Chester in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First Roger Wilbraham of Nantwich in the County Palatine of Chester Esq is descended from Sir Roger Wilbraham of Nantwitch aforesaid Knight one of the Readers of Lincolns-Inn in the latter end of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth after which King James advanced him to the dignities of Master of the Requests and Surveyor of the Court of Wards and Liveries which Sir Roger was a younger branch of the Ancient Family of the Wilbrahams of Woodhey in the said County of Chester the chief branch whereof is Sir Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey aforesaid Baronet William Fortescue of Cokehill in the County of Worcester and of Wethele in the County of Warwick Esq by a younger Son is descended from Lewes Fortescue of the Middle Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Richard Caryll of West-Grinstead in the County of Sussex Esq a Gentleman of singular repute and excellent parts is descended from those two famous Lawyers of the Inner-Temple herein before mentioned namely John Caryll Esq and Sir John Caryll Knight his Son both Serjeants at Law in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Queen Mary and the latter Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Richard Brudnell of Stanton-Wivell in the County of Leicester Esq of the Honourable Family of Robert Earl of Cardigan is descended from Robert Brudnell Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Charles Caesar of Gransden in the County of Huntington and of Much-Hadham in the County of Hertford Esq is the second Son of Sir Charles Caesar of the Inner-Temple Knight Master of the Rolls Son of Sir Julius Caesar of the same Society Knight also Master of the Rolls and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Reign of King James Anthony Gawdey of the Town of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from the Learned Sir Thomas Gawdey Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the honourable Society of the Inner-Temple and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Henry Cavendish of Donebridge in the County of Derby Esq a person of great Honour both by birth and otherwise being nearly related in blood to the Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of Devonshire is descended from Sir John de Cavendish Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Edward Sylyard of Runwell in the County of Essex Esq is descended from William Sylyard of Lincolns-Inn Esq a person of eminent Note and one of the Governors of that honourable Society for many years in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the eighth which William was descended from John Sylyard Esq Serjeant at Law another Learned Member of the said House and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Edward the fourth and constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench by Richard the third Henry Bromley of Holt-Castle and other Mannors and Lands of large extent and vallue in the County of Worcester Esq a Gentleman
Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Anthony Shirly of Preston in the County of Sussex Baronet is descended from that Eminent Lawyer Sir George Shirly Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in Ireland in the Reign of King James which Sir George was a Branch of the Antient Family of the Shirlyes of Shirly in Derbyshire Nether Ettendon in Warwickshire and Stanton Harrold in Leicestershire all which Lordships with many more are now the Inheritance of Robert Shirly Lord Ferrers of Chartly Sir Goddard Nelthrope of Burton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir John Nelthrope Baronet a Lawyer of very considerable note and of the Society of Grays-Inn in His now Majesties Reign Sir Roger Twisden of Bradburne near East-Malling in the County of Kent Baronet is the Son and Heir to the late Reverend and Learned Judge and most Excellent Lawyer Sir Thomas Twisden of the Inner-Temple and of Bradburne aforesaid Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law and for above Twenty years together one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench till through the greatness of Age and the infirmities of his Body he obtained His Majesties leave to retire from the Affairs of the Bench and spend the short remainder of his days in Peace whereupon he betook himself to a private Life at his Mannor of Bradburne and there soon expired in the Eighty first year of his Age. Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Fiskerton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended by a younger Son from Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Grays-Inn Knight Reader thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary and afterwards made Attorney General and Master of the Rolls by Queen Elizabeth Sir Roger Martyn of Long-Melford in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended from Roger Martyn Esq one of the Reaâ—ers as also one of the Governors of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Sir Orlando Bridgeman of Ridley in the County of Chester Baronet is the second Son to the late famous Sir Orlando Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and lastly Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England which said Sir Orlando the Father was descended from John Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester in the Reign of King James Sir Francis Wyndham of Trent in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended from Francis Wyndham Esq a Learned and profound Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas by Queen Elizabeth Sir Arthur Onslow of West-Clandon in the County of Surry Baronet in revection expectant upon the Death of Sir Thomas Foot Baronet is descended from Richard Onslow Esq a Reader of the Inner-Temple in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Richard was a Branch of the ancient Stock of the Onslowes of Shropshire Sir Thomas Rich of Sonden in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Sir Richard Rich Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and Solicitor General to King Henry the Eighth afterwards created Baron Rich of Leez in Essex and constituted Lord High Chancellor of England by King Edward the Sixth Sir Jobn Hoskins of Harwood in the County of Hereford Baronet one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery is descended from Bennet Hoskins Esq a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton-Hall in the County of Nottingham and of Middleton in the County of Warwick Baronet is directly descended from Sir Thomas Willoughby of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which said Sir Thomas was a younger Son to Christopher Lord Willoughby of Eresby and married with the only Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Read Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh from which said Sir Thomas descended Sir Percevall Willoughby Knight who in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth did intermarry with one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Francis Willoughby then of Wollaton aforesaid Knight descended from Sir Richard de Willoughby Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir John Newdigate of Erdbury in the County of Warwick Baronet is Son and Heir to the late Famous and Wealthy Sir Richard Newdigate of Erdbury and Lincolns-Inn Baronet Serjeant at Law who was lineally descended from John Newdigate Reader of the same Society in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and made a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth Sir James Poole of Poole in the County of Chester Baronet a person of singular Repute and Worth and of a very Honourable Family in this County is descended from Ralph Pool Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Sir Thomas Skipwith of Methringham in the County of Lincoln and of Grays-Inn Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law a Gentleman of an excellent Family is descended from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Roger Bradshaw of Haigh in the County of Lancaster Knight and Baronet is descended from Henry Bradshaw of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof Attorney General and Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth branched out of the Ancient Family of Bradshaw of Bradshaw in the said County Sir Thomas Parkins of Bonney in the County of Nottingham Baronet is lineally descended from Richard Parkins of the Inner-Temple Esq Recorder of the Towns of Leicester and Nottingham and a Lawyer of great Note in those Counties in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Crooke of Shilton in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from Sir John Crooke of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Recorder of the City of London Speaker of the House of Commons and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James The time of the Creation of this Sir John to the Dignity of a Baronet I cannot at present find and therefore I place him here till I can be certified of his due precedencey Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Barnbow in the County of York Baronet of Scotland is descended by many renowned Ancestors persons of great Interest in those parts from the famous Sir William Gascoigne of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Second year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth Sir
the like Office to Prince Charles afterwards King Charles the First Sir Francis Brampston of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that Society and lately one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer is also descended from Sir John Brampston Knight one of the Readers of that Honourable House one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Bulstrode Whitlocke of Chilton Park in the County of Wilts Knight a person of an ample Fortune is the Son and Heir to Bulstrode Whitlocke of the Middle-Temple Esq a man of great Note in the late miserable distractions of this Kingdom being one of the Commissioners of the great Seal and one of the prime favourers of the Factions so predominant in those unhappy Days he being commonly called Bulstrode Lord Whitlock Sir Henry Wood of Lowdham-Hall in the County of Suffolk Knight of an Ancient and worthy Family in that County is descended from the Learned Sir Thomas Wood Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Sir Edward Ascough of North Kelsey in the County of Lincoln Knight High Sheriff of the said County is directly descended by many worthy Ancestors from Sir William Ascough Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth by which Sir William was this worthy Family greatly advanced Sir John Pooley of Boxtead in the County of Suffolk Knight a Family of great Antiquity and Esteem in that County a great advancer whereof was John Pooley a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of Grayes-Inn in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Lineal Ancestor to this Honourable person Sir John Knivet of Ketringham in the County of Norfolk Knight of the Bath is descended from John Knivet Esq Serjeant at Law first one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas and afterwards constituted Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench by King Edward the Third Sir John Clopton of Clopton in the County of Warwick Knight a Family of Eminent quallity and long continuance at Clopton aforesaid is descended from Walter de Clopton Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Edward the Third and advanced to the Dignity of Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench by King Richard the Second Sir John Coventry of Pit-Minster in the County of Somerset and of Mere in the County of Wilts Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath is descended from Thomas Coventry of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the Reign of King James's Father of the Famous Thomas Lord Coventry first a Member of the said Society and afterward Lord Keeper of the great Seal Sir Henry Fitz-James of in the County of Essex Knight is descended from John Fitz-James of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Robert Crooke of Chekers in the County of Bucks Knight is a Branch of the Honourable Family of the Crooks of Waterstocke in Oxfordshire descended from Sir John Crooke of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas for many years in the Reign of King James Sir Peter Ball of Mynehead in the County of Devon Knight is descended from Sir Peter Ball Knight a late worthy Member of the Middle-Temple and Attorney General to her late Majesty Mary the Queen Mother Sir Anthony Browne of Chig well in the County of Essex Knight is descended from that eminent and Learned Lawyer Sir Anthony Browne of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Sir William Fleetwood of Woodstock in the County of Oxon Knight is descended from William Fleetwood Esq a Learned Lawyer of the Middle-Temple several times Reader of that Society and Recorder of the City of London in the time of Queen Elizabeth Sir Robert Clench of Cretinghall in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from that famous and eminent Lawyer of Lincolus-Inn John Clench Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer and afterwards one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Mallett of St. Andrews in West-Quantox-head in the County of Somerset Knight Recorder of the Town of Bridgewater in the said County is the Son and Heir to Thomas Mallett of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of His late Majesty where he sate till for his Loyalty to that Prince he was forced to retire but His Majesty upon his most happy Restoration re-advanced him to the same dignity Sir Philip Howard of Sissinghurst in the County of Kent Knight is a younger Branch of the House of Carlisle of the Noble Blood and numerous Family of the Howards descended from Sir William Howard Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the first as before is expressed Sir Drue Drury of Rougham in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from Robert Drury of Lincolns Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof Speaker of the House of Commons and a person of singular Note and Esteem in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Sir Edward Chisnall of Chisnall in the County of Lancaster Knight is descended from Richard Chisnall Esq a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Reign This is a Family of great antiquity and repute in this County for many Generations before this eminent person yet did he make a very considerable addition to the Ancient Inheritance of his Ancestors Sir Dudly North of the City of London Knight and Alderman is descended from Edward North afterwards Lord North a person of great judgement in the Laws and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Francis Wingate of Harlington in the County of Bedford Knight is descended from that Learned Gentleman Edmond Wingate of Grays-Inn Esq Author of that Excellent Book Intituled Wingate's Maxims Sir Gilbert Ireland of the Hutt and Beausey in the County of Lancaster Knight a person of great Integrity and Honour and of an Ample Fortune is descended from Sir Thomas Ireland Knight Reader of Grays-Inn and Vice Chamberlayn of the County Palatine of Chester in the time of King James Sir Richard Piggott of Dedershall in the County of Bucks Knight is descended from Thomas Piggott Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John
so great perfection that his most gracious Majesty as a mark of his Royal Favour hath been pleased to make choice of him to execute the Office of his Solicitor General being but an entrance to those future preferments which his great Learning Loyalty and Elloquence do most justly intitle him to He is the Second Son of the late Famous and most Incomparable Lawyer Heneage Earl of Nottingham Lord High Chancellor of England and the true inheritor of his great Abilities and Judgement who as in the Catalogue of the Nobility I have there mentioned was the Son and Heir of another great Lawyer of the same Society namely Sir Heneage Finch Knight Serjeant at Law and Recorder of the City of London a younger Son of Sir Thomas Finch and Brother to Thomas Finch Earl of Winchelsea Roger North of the Middle-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester and one of His Majesties Learned Council in the Law is a younger Brother to the Right Honourable Francis Lord North Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Sons of Dudley late Lord North of Carthlidge who was descended from Edward Lord North a person eminently Learned in the Laws and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reigns of Henry the Eighth Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary Evan Seys of the City of Gloucester and of Boverton in the County of Glamorgan Esq several times one of the Members of Parliament for the said City was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by the Arch-Traytor Oliver Cromwell in the year 1656 and again by his present Majesty in the year 1660. which said Evan Seys being by Birth of the Ancient British Race is descended from Roger Seys of Boverton aforesaid a Man of great Note and Attorney General of the whole Principality of Wales in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Tristram Coniers of the Middle Temple Serjeant at Law and of Walthamstow in the County of Essex Esq a person of great Judgement and knowledge in the Law is descended from William Coniers Esq a Learned Member of the said honourable Society and one of the Readers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First Gyles Strangwaies of Melbury-Samford in the County of Dorset Esq a Gentleman of a very fair Estate is the direct descendant of James Strangwaies Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of King Henry the Fifth and Sixth John Caryll of Harting in the County of Sussex Esq a person of great Learning and Integrity is the eldest Malebranch directly descended from Sir John Caryll of Harting aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Thirty Sixth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which by Queen Mary in the Second year of her Reign he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and lastly by Queen Elizabeth was constituted her Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster which Sir John Caryll was the Son and Heir to the no less famous and learned John Caryll of the Inner-Temple aforesaid Esq advanced to the like dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth in the Second year of his Reign by which two great Sages of the Law was considerable part of the Estate of this Honourable Family raised which remains to their Posterity at this day Francis Plowden of Shiplake in the County of Oxon Esq and Cotton Plowden of the City of London Gentleman are lineally descended from that famous and excellent Lawyer of his time Edmond Plowden originally of Plowden-Hall in the County of Salop a Family of great Antiquity there and of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law whose Learned Works now extant do sufficiently evidence his great Abilities Thomas Markham of Allerton in the County of Nottingham Esque a person of great Integrity and Repute is the Son and Heir to the late valiant and Loyal Thomas Markham of Allerton aforesaid Esq who discerning the Flames of Rebellion breaking forth upon this Kingdom which threatned no less then those Miseries and Calamities which afterwards befel this distressed Nation did Cordially put himself in Arms on the behalf of His late Majesty in whose Service he was slain at Gainsburgh in Lincolnshire fighting stoutly against the Parliament forces in the year 1643. to the no small diminution of his Estate which Thomas was descended by many Ancestors of the greatest note in this County from Sir John Markham Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and he the Son of Robert Markham and Grandson of John Markham both Eminent Lawyers John Lukener of West-Dean in the County of Sussex Esq a Gentleman of a very ample Fortune is descended from Sir Roger Lukener Knight one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple and made a Serjeant at Law by Queen Elizabeth in the latter end of her Reign which Sir Roger was descended from Geffrey de Lukener one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the First John Stoner of Stoner in the County of Oxon Esq a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in this County is descended from John de Stoner Esq Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the Second and Edward the Third Thomas Sympson of the Inner-Temple Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned and Judicious Sir John Sympson of the same Society Knight one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law Recorder of the Town of St. Albans in the County of Hertford and one of the Judges of the Sheriffs Court held in the City of London Thomas Gawdy of Claxton in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Thomas Gawdy of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that House and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Reign William Fortescue of Buckland in the County of Devon Esq is descended from the famous Sir John Fortescue of Buckland aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth he was a Man of profound knowledge and experience in the Law as his Learned Works some part whereof still extant do manifest and by Birth was a younger Son to Sir Henry Fortescue of Wood in the said County of Devon Knight Chief Justice of Ireland and descended of a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in the West of England Edward Tildesly of Morlies in the County of Lancaster Esq is the Son and Heir to that great patern of Loyalty and Valour Sir Thomas Tildesly of Morleys aforesaid Knight who being in Arms on the
Queen Elizabeth and he descended from another William Ayloff Esq a learned Lawyer of the same Society and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Bazill Fitz Herbert of Norbury in the County of Derby and of Swinnerton in the County of Stafford Esq a Gentleman of a very fair estate is descended from the famous and learned Sir Anthony Fitz Herbert of Norbury aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the eighth a younger Son of which Sir Anthony was William Fitz Herbert who by Marriage with Elizabeth Daughter and Co-heir to Humphry Swinnerton of Swinnerton aforesaid Esq annexed that Lordship and other Lands of good vallue to this Family and so continue to this day in the possession of the said Bazill William Palmes of Ashwell in the County of Rutland Esq is descended by many honourable Ancestors from Guy Palmes of the Middle-Temple Esq who for his great Judgement and Abilities in the Law was called to the state and dignity of a Serjeant by King Henry the Seventh and by King Henry the eighth constituted one of his Council learned in the Laws William Petre of Stanford in the County of Essex Esq of the Noble Family of the Lord Petre is a younger Branch descended from Sir William Petre Knight Doctor of the Civil Law Secretary of State to King Henry the eighth and a man of great action in most of the revolutions of that Princes Reign Richard Dowdswell of Poole-Court in the County of VVorcester Esq enjoys a very fair estate in that and other adjacent Counties as Grand-son and Heir to Richard Dowdswell of Poole-Court aforesaid Esq an eminent Practicer in the Laws and Principle of New-Inn as also Steward to the Right Honourable George Lord Coventry Daniel Kingsmill of Kings-Clere in the County of South-hampton Esq is descended from George Kingsmill of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which George was descended from John Kingsmill Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the same Court in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh George Scott of Chigwell in the County of Essex Esq is descended from John Scott Esq a Learned Lawyer and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Robert Coke of Trusly in the County of Derby Esq is descended by a younger Son from Sir Edward Coke of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General to Queen Elizabeth and Lord Chief Justice of both Benches in the time of King James Thomas Snagg of Milbrooke in the County of Bedford Esq is descended from Thomas Snagg Esq a Learned and able Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and twice Reader thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who in the two and twentieth year of her Reign advanced him to the degree of a Serjeant at Law Peter Phesant of Vpwood in the County of Huntington Esq is descended from Peter Phesant of Grays-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King James who was the Son and Heir to Peter Phesant another famous Lawyer and one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who constituted him her Attorney for the Northern parts of this Kingdom William Purefoy of the Sow in the County of Warwick Esq is descended from Humphrey Purefoy of Barwell in the County of Leicester and of Grays-Inn Esq one of the Readers of that House in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Humphrey was a younger Branch of the Antient and Numerous Family of the Purefoys of Drayton in the said County of Leicester where they have flourished for above five Hundred years past Sir Henry Purefoy of Wadley in the County of Berks and of Drayton aforesaid Baronet being the principal and Eldest Branch thereof Edward Bromley of Hampton in the County of Chester Esq the eldest Branch of that Honourable and Antient Family is descended from George Bromley of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof and Chief Justice of Chester in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which George was the eldest Brother to Sir Thomas Bromley Knight Lord High Chancellor of England and the eldest Son and Heir to George Bromley Esq another Learned Lawyer of the same Society and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Samuel Trotman of Siston in the County of Glocester and of Bucknell in the County of Oxon Esq one of the utter Baristers of the Inner-Temple and a person of a very fair estate is descended from Edward Trotman Esq one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the third year of the Reign of his late Majesty King Charles the First Richard Norton of Southwick in the County of Southampton Esq is descended from Richard Norton Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Henry the Fifth and Sixth John Turner of Walden in the County of Essex Esq is descended from Edward Turner of Little-Paringdon in the said County Esq an eminent Lawyer of the Middle-Temple and one of the Benchers thereof in the Reign of King James Thomas Babington of Rothely in the County of Leicester Esq is descended by many Worthy and Honourable Ancestors from Sir William Babington Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King Henry the Fourth and Fifth by which last Prince he was advanced to that great Dignity of Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and from thence removed to the like Honour in the Court of Common-Pleas being constituted Lord Chief Justice thereof Phillip Caryll of Shipley in the County of Sussex Esq is descended from Sir John Caryll of Harting in this County and of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster Son and Heir to John Caryll of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of Henry the Eighth Thomas Coventry of Chilvers Coton in the County of Warwick Esq Uncle to John now Lord Coventry is descended from Thomas Coventry of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth called to the Dignity of a Serjeant at Law and made one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in whose Reign he Dyed leaving Thomas Coventry Esq his Son and Heir who Studying the Laws in the same Society became Recorder of London Solicitor and Attorney General to King James Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England and Baron of Alesburough in the Reign of King Charles the First Thomas Atkins of Easendon in the County of Hertford Esq is descended from Thomas Atkins Esq a Learned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry