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A31570 AngliƦ notitia, or The present state of England together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof.; Angliae notitia. Part 1 Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703. 1669 (1669) Wing C1819; ESTC R212862 111,057 538

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of_o the_o blood_n p._n 194._o to_o p._n 213._o of_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o crown_n p._n 213._o to_o p._n 233._o of_o the_o king_n court_n the_o ecclesiastical_a civil_a and_o military_a government_n therein_o p._n 233._o to_o p._n 300._o of_o the_o queen_n consort_n court_n p._n 300._o of_o the_o q._n mother_n court_n p._n 305._o of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n court_n p._n 312._o of_o the_o three_o state_n of_o england_n and_o first_o of_o the_o clergy_n p._n 326._o to_o p._n 405._o and_o therein_o of_o their_o dignity_n name_n and_o degree_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n p._n 335._o of_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o bishop_n p._n 352._o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n p._n 363._o of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n p._n 376._o a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o dean_n of_o england_n p._n 402._o of_o the_o
french_a nation_n begin_v to_o take_v surname_n with_o the_o prefix_a as_o at_o this_o day_n be_v their_o usual_a manner_n the_o english_a also_o take_v to_o themselves_o surname_n but_o not_o general_o by_o the_o common_a people_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o edw._n 2._o at_o first_o for_o surname_n the_o english_a gentry_n take_v the_o name_n of_o their_o birth-place_n or_o habitation_n as_o thomas_n of_o aston_n or_o east-town_n john_n of_o sutton_n or_o south-town_n and_o as_o they_o alter_v their_o habitation_n so_o they_o alter_v their_o surname_n after_o when_o they_o become_v lord_n of_o place_n they_o call_v themselves_o thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n john_n sutton_n of_o sutton_n the_o common_a people_n for_o surname_n add_v their_o father_n name_n with_o son_n at_o the_o end_n thereof_o as_o thomas_n johnson_n robert_n richardson_n they_o also_o oft_o take_v their_o father_n nick_n name_n or_o abbreviation_n with_o addition_n of_o s_o as_o gibs_n the_o nick_n name_n or_o 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