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custom_n of_o the_o
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round_a table_n chap._n xxii_o the_o founder_n of_o this_o ancient_a order_n of_o knighthood_n be_v arthur_n king_n of_o the_o britain_n who_o reign_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 516._o who_o valour_n be_v so_o great_a and_o admirable_a that_o many_o now_o live_v do_v believe_v the_o same_o rather_o fabulous_a than_o real_a this_o noble_a king_n have_v as_o sir_n william_n segar_n note_v drive_v out_o of_o england_n the_o saxon_n conquer_v norway_n scotland_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o france_n where_o at_o paris_n he_o be_v crown_v and_o return_v home_o live_v in_o such_o great_a renown_n that_o many_o prince_n and_o worthy_a knight_n come_v from_o all_o part_n to_o his_o court_n to_o give_v evidence_n of_o their_o valour_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o arms._n upon_o this_o he_o erect_v a_o fraternity_n of_o knight_n which_o consist_v as_o some_o say_v of_o four_o and_o twenty_o other_o a_o great_a number_n among_o who_o he_o himself_o be_v chief_a and_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o controversy_n for_o take_v place_n when_o they_o meet_v together_o he_o cause_v a_o round_a table_n to_o be_v make_v from_o whence_o they_o take_v their_o name_n which_o say_v table_n if_o you_o will_v believe_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o winchester_n hang_v up_o in_o their_o castle_n where_o they_o use_v to_o meet_v and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o meeting_n be_v at_o whitsuntide_n into_o this_o society_n none_o be_v admit_v whether_o britain_n or_o stranger_n but_o such_o as_o do_v make_v sufficient_a proof_n of_o their_o prowess_n and_o dexterity_n in_o arm_n and_o such_o as_o be_v renown_v for_o their_o virtue_n and_o valour_n the_o article_n which_o they_o vow_v to_o keep_v be_v to_o be_v always_o well_o arm_v both_o for_o horse_n or_o foot_n service_n either_o by_o land_n or_o sea_n and_o to_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o assail_v tyrant_n and_o oppressor_n to_o protect_v and_o defend_v widow_n maiden_n and_o child_n and_o to_o relieve_v all_o that_o be_v in_o necessity_n to_o maintain_v the_o christian_a faith_n contribute_v their_o aid_n to_o holy_a church_n and_o to_o protect_v pilgrim_n to_o advance_v honour_n and_o suppress_v vice_n to_o bury_v soldier_n that_o want_v sepulcher_n to_o ransom_v captive_n deliver_v prisoner_n and_o administer_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o wound_a soldier_n hurt_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o country_n to_o record_v all_o noble_a erterprise_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o fame_n thereof_o may_v ever_o live_v to_o their_o honour_n and_o the_o renown_n of_o the_o noble_a order_n that_o upon_o any_o complaint_n make_v to_o the_o king_n of_o injury_n or_o oppression_n one_o of_o these_o knight_n who_o the_o king_n shall_v appoint_v be_v to_o revenge_v the_o same_o if_o any_o foreign_a knight_n come_v to_o court_n with_o desire_n to_o show_v his_o prowess_n these_o knight_n ought_v to_o be_v ready_a in_o arm_n to_o answer_v he_o if_o any_o lady_n gentlewoman_n or_o other_o oppress_a or_o injure_a person_n do_v present_v a_o petition_n declare_v the_o same_o whether_o the_o injury_n be_v do_v here_o or_o beyond_o sea_n he_o or_o she_o shall_v be_v gracious_o hear_v and_o without_o delay_n one_o or_o more_o knight_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o make_v revenge_n and_o that_o every_o knight_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o chivalry_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o inform_v young_a lord_n and_o gentleman_n in_o the_o order_n and_o exercise_n of_o arms._n for_o what_o i_o can_v find_v there_o be_v no_o robe_n or_o habit_n prescribe_v unto_o these_o knight_n nor_o can_v i_o find_v with_o what_o ceremony_n they_o be_v make_v neither_o what_o officer_n do_v belong_v unto_o the_o say_a order_n except_o a_o register_n to_o record_v all_o their_o noble_a erterprise_n not_o to_o pass_v over_o this_o noble_a arthur_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o repeat_v what_o i_o find_v mention_v of_o he_o by_o sir_n william_n segar_n in_o the_o say_a chapter_n this_o valiant_a prince_n not_o confine_v himself_o to_o the_o narrow_a limit_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n leave_v the_o government_n thereof_o to_o the_o management_n of_o his_o cousin_n mordred_n and_o begin_v his_o journey_n or_o rather_o conquest_n for_o in_o all_o place_n he_o find_v fortune_n to_o favour_v he_o and_o after_o his_o many_o victory_n gain_v of_o the_o saxon_n scot_n norwegian_n roman_n saracen_n and_o french_a in_o the_o end_n be_v lade_v with_o honour_n he_o return_v into_o england_n but_o find_v mordred_n a_o traitor_n as_o usurp_v the_o government_n and_o obstruct_v his_o land_n but_o all_o that_o he_o can_v do_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o be_v land_v he_o flee_v to_o london_n but_o the_o citizen_n refuse_v to_o give_v he_o entrance_n he_o go_v into_o cornwall_n where_o king_n arthur_n give_v he_o battle_n which_o prove_v unfortunate_a to_o they_o both_o for_o mordred_n be_v slay_v by_o king_n arthur_n who_o be_v also_o desperate_o wound_v and_o after_o this_o wound_n as_o some_o say_v he_o be_v never_o find_v alive_a or_o dead_a which_o make_v the_o poet_n to_o feign_v that_o he_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o firmament_n and_o there_o remain_v a_o star_n among_o the_o nine_o worthy_n which_o fancy_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o old_a merlin_n which_o be_v his_o counsel_n and_o esteem_v as_o a_o prophet_n who_o for_o many_o year_n before_o affirm_v that_o king_n arthur_n after_o a_o certain_a time_n shall_v resuscitate_a and_o come_v unto_o carlion_n to_o restore_v the_o round_a table_n he_o write_v this_o epitaph_n hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la arturus_fw-la rex_fw-la quondam_a rexque_fw-la futurus_fw-la according_a to_o andrew_n favin_n there_o be_v a_o order_n of_o knighthood_n call_v knight_n of_o st._n thomas_n which_o be_v institute_v by_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o after_o the_o surprisal_n of_o the_o city_n of_o acon_n and_o consist_v of_o all_o english_a man_n their_o patron_n be_v st._n thomas_n becket_n their_o garment_n be_v white_a and_o their_o ensign_n be_v a_o red_a cross_n charge_v in_o the_o midst_n with_o a_o white_a escallop_n but_o a._n mendoza_n believe_v that_o these_o knight_n be_v rather_o some_o of_o those_o which_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o knight_n hospitaller_n for_o that_o they_o wear_v the_o same_o habit_n follow_v the_o same_o rule_n and_o observe_v the_o same_o custom_n as_o do_v the_o knight_n of_o st._n john_n of_o acon_n knights_z of_o the_o thistle_n or_o of_o st._n andrew_n in_o scotland_n chap._n xxiii_o hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n the_o night_n before_o the_o battle_n that_o be_v fight_v betwixt_o he_o and_o athelstan_n king_n of_o england_n see_v in_o the_o sky_n a_o bright_a cross_n in_o fashion_n of_o that_o whereon_o st._n andrew_n suffer_v martyrdom_n and_o the_o day_n prove_v successful_a unto_o hungus_n in_o memorial_n of_o the_o say_a apparition_n which_o do_v presage_v so_o happy_a a_o omen_n the_o pict_n and_o
governor_n of_o plymouth_n who_o waâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o honour_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o exile_n &_o now_o 〈◊〉_d yeâ—â—oomes_n of_o 〈◊〉_d bedchamber_n &_o captain_n in_o his_o foot_n guard_n 〈◊〉_d mariet_z of_o whitchurch_n in_o warwickshire_n &_o of_o 〈◊〉_d prâ—ston_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n marry_v one_o of_o thâ—_n 〈◊〉_d and_o hâ—yrâ—s_n of_o sr._n richard_n brawnâ—_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o gloucester_n knight_n walter_n chetwynd_n of_o ingestre_n in_o ye._n county_n of_o stafford_n esq_n samuel_n pepys_n of_o brampton_n in_o huntinâ—â—tonshire_n esq_n secretary_n of_o the_o admiralty_n his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o descendeâ—_n of_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o pepys_n of_o cottenham_n in_o cambridgâ—â—_n â—â—hn_n george_n of_o bawton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n a_o member_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_n for_o this_o present_a parliament_n 1677_o descend_v the_o ancient_a and_o worthy_a family_n of_o the_o georges_n of_o cicester_n in_o the_o say_a county_n john_n butler_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d king_n charles_n the_o 2d._o and_o canon_n of_o windsor_n marâ—â—_n susanna_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o sr._n edward_n thomas_n of_o lamihangle_n in_o glamorganshire_n bart._o â—â—ptaine_n john_n loggan_n of_o idbury_n in_o oxfordshirâ—_n and_o of_o bassetsbury_n in_o comâ—_n buck_n marry_a mary_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n dâ—rrell_n of_o millend_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o buckinghaâ—_n gent._o henry_n pilkington_n of_o stanton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o derby_n esqr._o george_n bowen_n esqr._n lineal_o descend_v from_o and_o present_a heir_n unto_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o bowens_n of_o courthouse_n in_o the_o seignory_n of_o gower_n in_o glomorganshire_n henry_n gilbert_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n gilbert_n of_o lockoe_n in_o derbyshire_n esqr._n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o coeheyre_n of_o sr._n john_n barnard_n of_o abington_n in_o northamptonshire_n knight_n john_n colwall_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esqr._o samuel_n sanders_n son_n &_o heir_n apparent_a of_o thomas_n sanders_n of_o ireton_n in_o derbyshire_n esqr._n which_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o coeheyre_n of_o evers_n armyne_n of_o osgodby_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n esqr._o richard_n goodlad_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esqr._o lewis_n inkledon_n of_o buckland_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o branton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n esqr._o thomas_n rawlins_n of_o langarran_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n esqr._o colonel_n titus_n of_o bushy_n in_o the_o county_n of_o herâ—ford_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o his_o majesty_n bedchamber_n etc._n etc._n thoâ—_n dereham_n esq_n of_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o dereham_n at_o dereham_n in_o norfolk_n servant_z to_o his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o 2d._o eâ—an_v seqâ—_n of_o boverton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o glaâ—morgan_n sergeant_n at_o law_n of_o which_o coat_n and_o family_n see_v more_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o book_n section_n 6._o chapter_n â—_o andrew_v lant_n of_o thorp_n underwood_n alias_o thorp_n billâ—â—_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n son_n of_o robert_n lant_n of_o london_n merchant_n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n &_o heir_n of_o rich_a andrews_n of_o thorp_n underwooâ—â—â—â—resaid_a gent._n which_o say_v andrew_n lant_n be_v now_o marry_v to_o judithâ—_n 〈◊〉_d daughter_n of_o will_n vannam_n of_o london_n esq_n john_n darnall_n of_o the_o middle_a temple_n london_n esqr._n now_o marry_v to_o mary_n daughter_n of_o william_n bacon_n of_o st._n clements_n dane_n in_o middlesex_n esqr._o gabriel_n armiger_n of_o north_n creak_v in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n and_o of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esq_n â—_o william_n dutton_n colt_n esq_n r_o son_n of_o george_n colt_n of_o colt_n hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n r_o by_o elizabeth_z daughter_n and_o coheyre_n of_o john_n dutton_n of_o sherbourn_n in_o glocestershire_n esqr._n which_o say_v william_n be_v now_o marry_v to_o lucy_n sole_a daughter_n of_o thomas_n webb_n of_o in_o kent_n esqr._o randolph_n egerton_n of_o betley_n in_o staffordshire_n esqr._n first_o lieutenant_n and_o major_n of_o his_o majesty_n own_o troop_n of_o guard_n under_o the_o command_v of_o his_o grace_n james_n duke_n of_o monmouth_n first_o marry_v to_o penelope_n daughter_n of_o the_o rt._n honorable_n rob_n viscount_n kilmurrey_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n and_o now_o to_o eiliz_n â—aughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n murrey_n esq_n r_o one_o of_o the_o gent_n of_o his_o majesty_n bedchamber_n to_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o by_o ann_n now_o viscountess_n banning_n john_n wildman_n of_o beaucot_n alias_o becket_n in_o the_o county_n of_o berks_n esqr._o nathan_n knight_n of_o ruscombe_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n r_o intermariat_fw-la â—th_o margaret_z elder_a daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o william_n stroode_n of_o ruscombe_n aforesaid_a esqr._o william_n petyt_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esq_n r_o and_o silvester_n petyt_n genâ—_n brother_n to_o the_o sd._n wm._n descâ—ndeâ—â—_n by_o gilbert_n a_o young_a sonn_n of_o sr._n john_n petytâ—_n from_o â—â—_o ancient_a family_n of_o that_o name_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o ardever_n in_o cornwall_n tempore_fw-la h._n â—_o john_n lamphigh_n of_o lamplugh_n in_o cumberland_n esqr._n colonel_n of_o a_o foot_n regiment_n at_o marston_n moor_n in_o yorkshire_n under_o the_o command_n of_o his_o highâ—ness_n prince_n rupert_n of_o wch_z family_n see_v more_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bookeâ—_n section_n 2d._o chapt_n â—_o thomas_n burton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n thomas_n madden_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esâ—_n descend_v of_o ye._n maddens_n former_o of_o muddenton_n in_o milâ—shire_n who_o be_v now_o seat_v at_o rousky_a castle_n in_o 〈◊〉_d county_n of_o fermanaugh_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 〈◊〉_d godwin_n swift_a of_o gooderidge_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o society_n of_o graâ—s_n inn_n descend_v of_o the_o family_n of_o ye._n swist_n of_o yorkshire_n henry_n raâ—â—sford_n b._n d_o and_o rector_n of_o stanmoâ—e_n magna_n in_o the_o county_n of_o mid_a marry_a mary_n one_o of_o ye._n daughter_n of_o john_n montfort_n of_o jew_v in_o ye._n county_n of_o hartford_n d._n d._n &_o residentiary_n of_o st_n paul_n london_n nathaniel_n stoughton_n of_o st._n johns_n near_a warwick_n in_o warwick_n shire_n esq_n lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o stâ—ughtons_n of_o stoughton_n in_o surrey_n now_o marry_v to_o ann_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o will._n brough_n late_a deane_n of_o gloucester_n decease_v of_o this_o family_n see_v more_o in_o the_o body_z of_o the_o book_n section_n 6._o chap_n 1._o capt._n john_n clifford_n of_o frampton_n upon_o severne_n in_o glocestershire_n who_o family_n have_v there_o continue_v ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o will_n the_o 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service_n he_o die_v of_o this_o family_n see_v more_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o book_n section_n 3._o chap._n 20._o william_n jollife_o of_o carswall_n castle_n in_o stafford_n shire_n esqr._n who_o first_o marry_v martha_n elder_n daughter_n of_o thomas_n foley_n of_o witley_n court_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n r_o and_o now_o the_o lady_n mary_n hastings_n daughter_n of_o the_o rt._n honorable_n ferdinando_n late_a earl_n of_o huntingdon_n henry_n arthington_n of_o arthington_n in_o the_o west_n rideing_n of_o york_n shire_n esqâ—_n esqâ—_n thomas_n modyford_n of_o easttuar_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n esqrâ—_n colonel_n of_o a_o regiment_n of_o foot_n at_o port_n royal_a in_o the_o island_n of_o jamaica_n sonn_v and_o heir_n of_o sr._n tho._n modyford_n bart._n late_a governor_n of_o the_o sd._n island_n erasmus_fw-la smith_n alius_fw-la herâ—â—_n of_o st._n jones_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o clarkenwell_n in_o mid_a esqr._n sonn_v of_o sr._n roger_n smith_n of_o 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