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margaret_n daughter_n of_o sr._n william_n darcâ—â—_n of_o witton_n castle_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n kt._n the_o 536_o bart._n by_o creation_n sr._n kingmill_n lucy_n of_o nâ—tley_n in_o huntshire_n barâ—â—_n second_o branch_n of_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o lucyâ—_n of_o charleâ—oâ—_n in_o warwickshire_n now_o marry_v to_o theophila_n 2d._o daughter_n to_o the_o r_o â—_o honorable_n gâ—â—â—ge_n ld._n barkley_n of_o 〈…〉_z castle_n the_o 99th_o bart._n by_o creatiâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d thomas_n hanmer_n of_o hanmer_n &_o bet_n fiâ—lâ—_n in_o the_o county_n of_o flint_n bart._n descend_v by_o many_o knight_n from_o sr._n john_n de_fw-fr hanmer_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edw_n the_o first_o the_o 139_o bart._n by_o creation_n 〈◊〉_d henry_n hunlock_v of_o wingerworth_n in_o derbyshire_n bar_v â—_o in_o the_o escocheon_n of_o pretence_n be_v the_o arm_n of_o katherine_n his_o lady_n who_o be_v sole_a daughter_n &_o heâ—râ—_n of_o â—rancis_fw-la turwhit_o of_o kettleby_n of_o lincolnshire_n esqâ—_n esqâ—_n last_o â—f_n yâ—_z elder_a branch_n of_o that_o great_a &_o ancient_a family_n the_o 424_o bart._n by_o creation_n srâ—_n william_n glynne_n of_o bissâ—â—â—er_n alias_o byrcester_n in_o oxfordshire_n &_o of_o hawarden_n in_o flintshire_n baronet_n â—â—iter_v marry_v wth_o penelopeâ—_n daughter_n of_o stephen_n anderson_n of_o euworth_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n the_o 64â—_n bart._n by_o creation_n â—râ—_n richard_n graham_n of_o nether_a by_o in_o cumberland_n bart._n 〈…〉_z in_o the_o second_v son_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o monteith_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_o who_o about_o the_o time_n of_o kâ—_n henâ—_n yâ—_z 4th_o of_o england_n marry_v yâ—_z lady_n anne_n vere_n daughter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o oxford_z wch_z sd._n sr._n ricâ—â—â—â—_n now_o marry_v to_o the_o lady_z anne_z 2d._o daughter_n to_o charles_n â—arle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 284_o bart._n by_o creation_n sr._n john_n â—anks_v of_o the_o friar_n in_o aylesford_n â—â—_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n bart._n now_o marry_v elizabethâ—_n elder_a daughter_n of_o sr._n john_n dethick_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n kt._n and_o alderman_n decease_v ye._n 671_o bart._n by_o creation_n 〈◊〉_d john_n shaw_n of_o eltham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kentâ—_n 〈◊〉_d &_o bart._n now_o marry_v to_o bridget_n viscount_n 〈◊〉_d kilmurrey_a daughter_n to_o sr._n william_n druâ—y_n of_o bestroorp_n in_o norfolk_n bart._n the_o 755_o bart._n by_o creation_n sr._n richard_n head_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rochester_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n baronet_n the_o by_o creation_n 〈◊〉_d edwâ—_n more_o of_o morehall_n &_o bank_n hall_n in_o lancashiâ—â—â—aâ—t._n who_o be_v late_a wife_n be_v dorothy_n one_o of_o the_o daughâ—â—â—_n &_o coeheirâ—s_n to_o sr._n â—ittâ—_n fenwick_n of_o meldon_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n and_o bartâ—_n by_o â—eabell_n daughâ—â—â—â—_n &_o sole_a heir_n of_o sr._n arthur_n grey_n kt._n uncâ—â—_n to_o â—â—esent_a will_n ld._n grey_n of_o work_n the_o 689_o bart._n by_o creation_n sâ—â—_n john_n holland_n of_o quidenham_n in_o ye._n county_n of_o north-star_n t_o descend_v from_o the_o holland_n of_o ye._n ancient_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o lancashir_n marry_v to_o alathea_n daughter_n and_o câ—heyce_n of_o john_n panton_n of_o bruâ—â—shop_n in_o denbighshiâ—â—â—â—que_a reâ—ict_n of_o ye._n rt._n honerblâ—_n wittâ—_n ld._n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o vine_n in_o hantshire_n the_o 188_o bart._n by_o creation_n â—râ—_n anthony_n aucher_n of_o byshopsbourn_n in_o 〈◊〉_d â—t._n &_o bart._n marry_v to_o one_o of_o ye._n daughter_n oâ—_n robert_n hatton_n kt._n decease_v one_o of_o the_o chamberlyns_n of_o his_o majesty_n exchequer_n the_o bart._n by_o creation_n sr._n john_n reresby_n of_o thriberge_n in_o the_o west_n rideing_n of_o yorkshire_n bart._n governor_n of_o burlington_n in_o the_o say_z county_z the_o 387_o bart._n by_o creation_n of_o baronet_n chap._n xix_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o honour_n that_o be_v hereditary_a be_v this_o of_o baronet_n which_o be_v institute_v by_o king_n james_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n anno_fw-la 1611._o they_o be_v create_v by_o patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n a_o form_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v here_o set_v down_o which_o be_v general_o all_o of_o one_o form_n viz._n to_o a_o man_n and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n lawful_o beget_v yet_o sometime_o the_o honour_n be_v otherwise_o entail_v for_o want_n of_o issue_n male._n and_o the_o proem_n or_o argument_n of_o the_o say_a patent_n be_v for_o the_o propagate_a a_o plantation_n in_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n to_o which_o the_o aid_n of_o these_o knight_n be_v ordain_v or_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o thirty_o soldier_n each_o of_o they_o in_o ireland_n for_o three_o year_n after_o the_o rate_n of_o eight_o penny_n sterling_a per_fw-la diem_fw-la which_o at_o first_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o exchequer_n at_o a_o lump_n upon_o the_o pass_a their_o patent_n which_o with_o the_o fee_n of_o honour_n due_a to_o officer_n amount_v to_o above_o one_o thousand_o pound_n a_o man._n their_o title_n be_v to_o descend_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o they_o
viscount_n 3_o sir_n thomas_n mauncell_n of_o mergan_n in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 4_o george_n shirley_n of_o staunton_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 5_o sir_n john_n stradling_n of_o st._n donate_v in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 6_o sir_n francis_n leek_n of_o sutton_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n now_o english_a earl_n 7_o thomas_n pelham_n of_o laughton_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 8_o sir_n richard_n houghton_n of_o houghton-tower_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n 9_o sir_n henry_n hobart_n of_o intwood_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n attorney_n general_n to_o the_o king_n 10_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massey_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n now_o english_a baron_n 11_o sir_n john_n peyton_n of_o isleham_n in_o cambridgeshire_n kt._n extinct_a 12_o lionel_n talmache_n of_o helmingham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 13_o sir_n gervase_n clifton_n of_o clifton_n in_o nottinghamshire_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 14_o sir_n thomas_n gerard_n of_o bryn_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n 15_o sir_n walter_n aston_n of_o tixhall_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n since_o a_o baron_n of_o scotland_n 16_o philip_n nevet_n of_o buckenham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n extinct_a 17_o sir_n john_n st._n john_n of_o lidiard-tregoz_a in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 18_o john_n shelley_n of_o michelgrove_n in_o sussex_n esq_n june_n 29._o 1611._o 9_o jacobi_fw-la 19_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o rocksavage_a in_o cheshire_n now_o english_a earl_n 20_o sir_n francis_n barington_n of_o barington-hall_n in_o essex_n kt._n 21_o henry_n berkley_n of_o wimundham_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 22_o william_n wentworth_n of_o wentworth-wood-house_n in_o yorkshire_n english_a earl_n 23_o sir_n richard_n musgrave_n of_o hartley-castle_n in_o westmoreland_n kt._n 24_o edward_n seymour_n of_o bury-pomeray_a in_o devonshire_n esq_n 25_o sir_n moyle_n finch_n of_o eastwell_n in_o kent_n kt._n now_o english_a earl_n 26_o sir_n anthony_n cope_n of_o hanwell_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n 27_o sir_n thomas_n mounson_n of_o carleton_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 28_o george_n gresly_n of_o drakedow_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 29_o paul_n tracy_n of_o stanway_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 30_o sir_n john_n wentworth_n of_o coffield_n in_o essex_n kt._n 31_o sir_n henry_n bellasis_n of_o newborough_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n faulconberg_n in_o england_n 32_o william_n constable_n of_o flamborough_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 33_o sir_n thomas_n leigh_n of_o stoneley_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n since_o english_a baron_n 34_o sir_n edward_n noel_n of_o brook_n in_o rutlandshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n cambden_n in_o england_n 35_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n of_o conington_n in_o huntingtonshire_n kt._n 36_o robert_n cholmondleigh_n of_o cholmondleigh_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n since_o earl_n of_o lempster_n extinct_a 37_o john_n molineux_n of_o taversal_a in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 38_o sir_n francis_n wortley_n of_o wortley_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 39_o sir_n george_n savile_n senior_n thornhill_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n halifax_n in_o england_n 40_o william_n kniveton_n of_o mircaston_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 41_o sir_n philip_n woodhouse_n of_o wilberly-hall_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 42_o sir_n william_n pope_n of_o wilcot_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n now_o earl_n of_o down_o in_o ireland_n 43_o sir_n james_n harington_n of_o ridlington_n in_o rutlandshire_n kt._n 44_o sir_n henry_n savile_n of_o metheley_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n extinct_a 45_o henry_n willoughby_n of_o risley_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n extinct_a 46_o lewes_n tresham_n of_o rushton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n extinct_a 47_o thomas_n brudenell_n of_o dean_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o cardigan_n in_o england_n 48_o sir_n george_n st._n paul_n of_o snarsford_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n extinct_a 49_o sir_n philip_n tirwhit_o of_o stainfield_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 50_o sir_n roger_n dalison_n of_o loughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n extinct_a 51_o sir_n edward_n car_n of_o sleford_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 52_o sir_n edward_n hussey_n of_o henington_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 53_o l'estrange_n mordant_n of_o massinghamparva_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 54_o thomas_n bendish_n of_o steeple-bemsted_n in_o essex_n esq_n 55_o sir_n john_n wynne_n of_o gwidder_n in_o carnarvonshire_n kt._n 56_o sir_n william_n throckmorton_n of_o tortworth_n in_o glocestershire_n kt._n 57_o sir_n richard_n worsley_n of_o apledercombe_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 58_o sir_n richard_n fleetwood_n of_o calwiche_n in_o stafforshire_n kt._n 59_o thomas_n spencer_n of_o yarnton_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 60_o sir_n john_n tufton_n of_o hothfield_n in_o kent_n kt._n 61_o sir_n samuel_n peyton_n of_o knowlton_n in_o kent_n kt._n 62_o sir_n charles_n morrison_n of_o caishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n extinct_a 63_o sir_n henry_n baker_n of_o sissinghurst_n in_o kent_n kt._n 64_o roger_n apleton_n of_o south-bemsted_n in_o essex_n esq_n 65_o sir_n william_n sidley_n of_o ailesford_n and_o southfleet_n in_o kent_n kt._n 66_o sir_n william_n twisden_n of_o roydenhall_n in_o east-peckham_n in_o kent_n kt._n 67_o sir_n edward_n hales_n of_o woodchurch_n and_o now_o of_o tunstall_n in_o kent_n kt._n 68_o william_n monins_n of_o waldersh_a in_o kent_n esq_n 69_o thomas_n mildway_n of_o mulsham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 70_o sir_n william_n maynard_n of_o eastanes_n or_o easton_n parva_fw-la in_o essex_n kt._n now_o english_a baron_n 71_o henry_n lee_n of_o quarendon_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o litchfield_n in_o england_n anno_fw-la 1612._o nou._n 25._o 72_o sir_n john_n portman_n of_o orchard_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n 73_o sir_n nicholas_n saunderson_n of_o saxby_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n castleton_n in_o ireland_n 74_o sir_n miles_n sandys_n of_o wimbleton_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n kt._n 75_o william_n gostwick_n of_o willington_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 76_o thomas_n pucker_v of_o weston_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 77_o sir_n william_n wray_n of_o glentworth_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 78_o sir_n william_n aylofte_o of_o braxsted_a magna_fw-la in_o essex_n kt._n nou._n 25._o 1612._o 79_o sir_n marmaduke_n wivell_n of_o constable-burton_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 80_o john_n penshall_n of_o horsley_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 81_o francis_n englesfield_n of_o wotton-basset_a in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 82_o sir_n thomas_n ridgeway_n of_o torre_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n now_o earl_n of_o londonderry_n in_o ireland_n 83_o william_n essex_n of_o bewcott_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 84_o sir_n edward_n gorges_n of_o langford_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o ireland_n 85_o edward_n devereux_n of_o castle-bromwich_a in_o warwickshire_n esq_n now_o viscount_n hereford_n in_o england_n 86_o reginal_n mohun_n of_o buckonnock_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n since_o a_o english_a baron_n 87_o sir_n harbottle_n grimston_n of_o bradfield_n in_o essex_n kt._n 88_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la burmingham_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n sept._n 24._o 1612._o 89_o sir_n robert_n naper_n alias_o sandy_a of_o lewtonhow_a in_o bedfordshire_n kt._n 90_o paul_n banning_n of_o bentley_n parva_fw-la in_o essex_n since_o viscount_n in_o england_n extinct_a 91_o sir_n richard_n temple_n of_o stow_n in_o buckinghamshire_n kt._n 92_o thomas_n penystone_n of_o leigh_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 93_o may_n 27._o 1615._o thomas_n blackstone_n of_o blackstone_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n 94_o june_n 10._o sir_n robert_n dormer_n of_o wing_n in_o buck_n kt._n since_o earl_n of_o carnarvan_n 95_o april_n 5._o 1617._o sir_n rowland_n egerton_n of_o egerton_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 96_o april_n 16._o roger_n townsend_n of_o rainham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n now_o a_o english_a baron_n 97_o may_n 1._o simon_n clark_n of_o salford_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 98_o oct._n 2._o edward_n fitton_n of_o houseworth_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n extinct_a 99_o march_v 11._o sir_n richard_n lucy_n of_o broxburne_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n now_o enjoy_v by_o sir_n kingsmill_n lucy_n of_o facombe_n in_o hantshire_n 100_o may_n 25._o 1618._o sir_n matthew_n boynton_n of_o bramston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 101_o july_n 25._o thomas_n littleton_n of_o frankley_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 102_o dec._n 24._o sir_n francis_n leigh_n of_o newnham_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n a_o english_a earl_n extinct_a 103_o feb._n 25._o thomas_n burdet_n of_o bramcote_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 104_o march_v 1._o george_n morton_n of_o st._n andrews_n milborn_n in_o dorsetshire_n esq_n 105_o may_n 31._o 1619._o sir_n william_n hervey_n of_o kidbrook_n in_o essex_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n now_o extinct_a 106_o june_n 4._o thomas_n mackworth_n of_o normanton_n in_o rutlandshire_n esq_n 107_o 15._o william_n grey_n of_o chillingham_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n now_o baron_n work_v in_o england_n 108_o july_n 19_o william_n villiers_n of_o brooksby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 109_o july_n 20._o sir_n james_n ley_n of_o westbury_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n since_o earl_n of_o marlborough_n in_o england_n 110_o 21._o william_n hicks_n of_o beverston_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 111_o sept._n 17._o sir_n thomas_n beaumond_n of_o coleorton_n
in_o leicestershire_n kt._n since_o a_o viscout_n of_o ireland_n 112_o nou._n 10._o henry_n salisbury_z of_o leweney_n in_o denbeighshire_n esq_n 113_o 16._o erasmus_fw-la driden_n of_o canons-ashby_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 114_o 28._o william_n armine_n of_o osgodby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 115_o dec._n 1._o sir_n william_n bambury_n of_o howton_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n extinct_a 116_o 3._o edward_n hartop_n of_o freathby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 117_o 31._o john_n mill_n of_o canons-court_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 118_o jan._n 31._o francis_n ratcliff_n of_o darent-water_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 119_o feb._n 6._o sir_n david_n foulis_n of_o ingleby-mannour_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 120_o 16._o thomas_n phillips_n of_o barington_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 121_o mar._n 7._o sir_n claudius_n forster_n of_o bramburgh-castle_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n 122_o 23._o anthony_n chester_n of_o chickley_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n 123_o 28._o 1620._o sir_n samuel_n tryon_n of_o laire-marney_n in_o essex_n kt._n 124_o april_n 2._o adam_n newton_n of_o charlton_n in_o kent_n esq_n 125_o 12._o sir_n john_n boteler_n of_o hatfield-woodhall_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o england_n 126_o 13._o gilbert_n gerrard_n of_o harrow-hill_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 127_o may_n 3_o humphrey_n lee_n of_o langley_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 128_o 5._o richard_n berney_n of_o parkhall_n in_o redham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 129_o 20._o humphrey_n forster_n of_o aldermaston_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 130_o 29._o thomas_n big_v of_o lenchwick_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 131_o 30._o henry_n bellingham_n of_o helsington_n in_o westmoreland_n esq_n extinct_a 132_o 31._o william_n yeluerton_n of_o rougham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 133_o june_n 1._o june_n scudamore_n of_o holm-lacy_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n now_o a_o irish_a viscount_n 134_o 2._o sir_n thomas_n gore_n of_o stitnam_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 135_o 22._o john_n packington_n of_o alisbury_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n 136_o 28._o ralph_n ashton_n of_o lever_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 137_o july_n 1._o sir_n baptist_n hicks_n of_o camden_n in_o glocestershire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n camden_n in_o england_n 138_o july_n 3_o sir_n thomas_n roberts_n of_o glassenbury_n in_o kent_n kt._n 139_o 8._o john_n hanmer_n of_o hanmer_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 140_o 8._o edward_n friar_n of_o water-eaton_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 141_o 13._o edward_n osborn_n of_o keeton_n in_o yorkshire_n now_o earl_n of_o danby_n in_o england_n 142_o 20._o henry_n felton_n of_o playford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 143_o 20._o william_n challoner_n of_o gisborow_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 144_o 24._o sir_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o parham_n in_o sussex_n kt._n 145_o 26._o sir_n francis_n vincent_n of_o stoke_n d'_fw-fr abernon_n in_o surrey_n kt._n 146_o feb._n 27._o henry_n clere_n of_o ormsby_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 147_o march_v 8._o sir_n benjamin_n titchborne_n of_o titchborne_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 148_o may_n 5._o 1621._o sir_n richard_n wilbraham_n of_o woodhey_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 149_o 8._o sir_n thomas_n delves_n of_o duddington_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 150_o june_n 23._o sir_n lewes_n watson_n of_o rockingham-castle_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n since_o a_o english_a baron_n 151_o 29._o sir_n thomas_n palmer_n of_o wingham_n in_o kent_n kt._n 152_o july_n 3_o sir_n richard_n roberts_n of_o truro_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n now_o baron_n truro_n 153_o 19_o john_n rivers_n of_o chafford_n in_o kent_n esq_n 154_o sept._n 6._o thomas_n darnell_n of_o heyling_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 155_o 14._o sir_n isaac_n sidley_n of_o great_a chart_n in_o kent_n kt._n 156_o 21._o robert_n brown_a of_o walcot_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 157_o oct._n 11._o john_n hewit_n of_o headley-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 158_o 16._o henry_n jernegan_n of_o cossey_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 159_o nou._n 8._o sir_n nicholas_n hide_v of_o albury_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n extinct_a 160_o 9_o john_n phillips_n of_o picton_n in_o pembrokeshire_n esq_n 161_o 24._o sir_n john_n stepney_n of_o prendergast_n in_o pembrokeshire_n kt._n 162_o dec._n 5._o baldwin_n wake_v of_o clevedon_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 163_o 20._o william_n masham_n of_o high-laver_n in_o essex_n esq_n 164_o 21._o john_n colebrond_n of_o bocham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 165_o jan._n 4._o sir_n john_n hotham_n of_o scarborough_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 166_o 14._o francis_n mansell_n of_o mudlescomb_n in_o carmarthenshire_n esq_n 167_o 18._o edward_n powel_n of_o penkelley_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 168_o feb._n 16._o sir_n john_n gerrard_n or_o garrard_n of_o lame_a in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 169_o 23._o sir_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eton_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 170_o mar._n 11._o sir_n henry_n moody_n of_o garesdon_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n extinct_a 171_o 17._o john_n barker_n of_o grimston-hall_n in_o trimley_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 172_o 18._o sir_n william_n button_n of_o alton_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 173_o 26._o 1622._o john_n gage_n of_o ferle_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 174_o may_n 14._o william_n goreâ—â—g_v of_o burton_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 175_o 18._o peter_n courteen_fw-mi of_o aldington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 176_o 23._o sir_n richard_n norton_n of_o rotherfield_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 177_o 30._o sir_n john_n laventhorp_n of_o shingle-hall_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n 178_o june_n 3_o capell_n bedell_n of_o hammerton_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n extinct_a 179_o 13._o john_n darell_n of_o westwoodhey_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 180_o 15._o william_n william_n of_o veynol_n in_o carnarvonshire_n esq_n 181_o 18._o sir_n francis_n ashby_n of_o hatfield_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 182_o july_n 3_o sir_n anthony_n ashley_n of_o st._n giles-winborne_a in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n extinct_a 183_o 4._o john_n cooper_n of_o rochbourn_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o shaftsbury_n in_o england_n 184_o 17._o edmund_n prideaux_n of_o netherton_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 185_o 21._o sir_n thomas_n haselrigg_n of_o nousley_n in_o leicestershire_n kt._n 186_o 22._o sir_n thomas_n burton_n of_o stockerston_n in_o leicestershire_n kt._n 187_o 24._o francis_n foliamb_n of_o walton_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n extinct_a 188_o 30._o edward_n yate_n of_o buckland_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 189_o aug._n 1._o george_n chudleigh_n of_o ashton_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 190_o 2._o francis_n drake_n of_o buckland_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 191_o 13._o william_n meredith_n of_o stansly_n in_o deubighshire_n esq_n 192_o oct._n 22._o hugh_n middleton_n of_o ruthin_n in_o deubighshire_n esq_n 193_o nou._n 12._o gifford_n thornhurst_n of_o agne-court_n in_o kent_n esq_n 194_o 16._o percy_z herbert_z ofâ—_n redcastle_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 195_o dec._n 7._o sir_n robert_n fisher_n of_o packington_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n 196_o 18._o hardolph_n wastney_n of_o headon_n in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 197_o 20._o sir_n henry_n skipwith_n of_o prestwould_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 198_o 22._o thomas_n harris_n or_o herris_n of_o boreatton_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 199_o 23._o nicholas_n tempest_n of_o stella_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n 200_o feb._n 16._o francis_n cottington_n of_o hanworth_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n since_o a_o english_a baron_n and_o now_o extinct_a 201_o april_n 12._o 1623._o thomas_n harris_n of_o tong-castle_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n extinct_a 202_o june_n 28._o edward_n barkham_n of_o southacre_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 203_o july_n 4._o john_n corbet_n of_o sprouston_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 204_o aug._n 13._o sir_n thomas_n playters_n of_o sotterley_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n baronet_n according_a to_o their_o creation_n by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 205_o july_n 27._o 1626._o sir_n john_n ashfield_n of_o netherhall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 206_o sept._n 8._o henry_n harpur_n of_o calke_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 207_o dec._n 20._o edward_n seabright_n of_o besford_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 208_o jan._n 29._o john_n beaumond_n of_o grace-dieu_a in_o leicestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 209_o feb._n 1._o sir_n edward_n dering_n of_o surrenden-dering_n in_o kent_n kt._n 210_o 5._o george_n kempe_n of_o pentlone_a in_o essex_n esq_n 211_o mar._n 10._o william_n brereton_n of_o hanford_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 212_o 12._o patricius_n curwen_n of_o workinton_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n extinct_a 213_o william_n russel_n of_o witley_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 214_o 14._o john_n spencer_n of_o offley_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 215_o 17._o sir_n giles_n estcourt_n of_o newton_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 216_o apr._n 19_o 1627._o thomas_n aylesbury_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o master_n of_o request_n extinct_a 217_o 21._o thomas_n style_n of_o waterinbury_n in_o kent_n esq_n 218_o may_n 4._o frederick_n cornwallis_n of_o in_o suffolk_n esq_n 219_o 7._o drue_n drury_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o norfolk_n esq_n 220_o 8._o william_n skeffington_n of_o fisherwick_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 221_o 11._o sir_n robert_n crane_n of_o chilton_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n extinct_a 222_o 17._o anthony_n wingfield_n of_o goodwin_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 223_o 17._o william_n culpeper_n of_o preston-hall_n in_o
it_o go_v by_o seniority_n the_o opinion_n of_o some_o man_n late_o have_v be_v that_o knight_n lieutenant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o knight_n as_o either_o have_v be_v ambassador_n in_o foreign_a part_n or_o judge_n within_o the_o realm_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o have_v during_o their_o life_n precedency_n above_o man_n of_o their_o own_o rank_n after_o their_o office_n expire_v and_o sub_fw-la judice_fw-la his_fw-la est_fw-la not_o determine_v by_o judgement_n but_o admit_v it_o so_o to_o be_v by_o way_n of_o argument_n in_o that_o case_n yet_o the_o herald_n do_v deny_v that_o privilege_n to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n or_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n who_o have_v their_o limit_a jurisdiction_n of_o magistracy_n confine_v they_o but_o the_o former_a be_v general_o magistrate_n throughout_o the_o realm_n and_o their_o employment_n concern_v the_o whole_a commonwealth_n and_o have_v the_o public_a justice_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o whole_a estate_n commit_v unto_o they_o do_v more_o meritorious_o draw_v from_o thence_o a_o great_a respect_n of_o honour_n according_a to_o the_o generality_n of_o their_o administration_n and_o employment_n which_o a_o inferior_a and_o more_o conâ—â—ned_a magistrate_n can_v have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o knight_n be_v a_o name_n of_o dignity_n and_o a_o degree_n as_o be_v the_o name_n of_o duke_n earl_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o all_o action_n he_o shall_v be_v slyle_v knight_n otherwise_o the_o writ_n shall_v abate_v a_o knight_n also_o must_v be_v name_v by_o both_o his_o christian_a and_o surname_n as_o sir_n a._n b._n knight_n but_o those_o degree_n honourable_a that_o be_v make_v by_o patent_n may_v be_v name_v only_o by_o their_o christian_a name_n and_o by_o their_o title_n of_o honour_n as_o gilbert_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o that_o for_o two_o cause_n first_o because_o of_o their_o solemn_a creation_n &_o nomen_fw-la dicitur_fw-la à _fw-la noscendo_fw-la second_o there_o be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o that_o title_n of_o honour_n within_o england_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a what_o person_n he_o be_v but_o otherwise_o of_o knight_n as_o it_o be_v certain_o know_v in_o the_o 8_o edw._n 4.24_o a._n and_o prisot_n chief_a justice_n sai_z in_o the_o 32_o hen._n 6._o 26._o b._n that_o if_o a_o esquire_n be_v make_v a_o knight_n he_o lose_v his_o name_n of_o esquire_n but_o though_o a_o knight_n be_v make_v a_o nobleman_n or_o of_o any_o high_a degree_n he_o do_v still_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o knight_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v style_v in_o all_o writ_n also_o if_o a_o man_n do_v recover_v in_o a_o action_n by_o the_o name_n of_o john_n stiles_n esq_n and_o afterward_o be_v make_v a_o knight_n he_o must_v sue_v his_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la by_o the_o name_n of_o knight_n and_o this_o name_n shall_v not_o die_v with_o he_o for_o if_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o a_o obligation_n by_o the_o name_n of_o gentleman_n or_o esquire_n and_o afterward_o one_o be_v make_v 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