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harcourt_n knight_n 196._o anthony_n widvile_n lord_n scales_n and_o nucelles_n after_o earl_n rivers_n 197._o richard_n duke_z of_o gloucester_z after_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n the_o three_o 198._o lord_n mountgryson_n of_o apulia_n 199._o john_n mowbray_n duke_z of_o norfolk_z 200._o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n 201._o william_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 202._o john_n stafford_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 203._o john_n howard_n lord_n howard_n after_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 204._o walter_n ferrars_n lord_n ferrars_n of_o chartley._n 205._o walter_n blount_n lord_n mountjoy_n 206._o charles_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z 207._o henry_n stafford_z duke_z of_o buckingham_z after_o constable_n of_o england_n 208._o thomas_n fitz-alan_n lord_n matrevers_n after_o earl_n of_o arundel_n 209._o sir_n william_n parr_n 210._o frederick_n duke_n of_o urbin_n 211._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 212._o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n 213._o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 214._o thomas_n grey_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o marques_n dorset_n 215._o sir_n thomas_n montgomery_n knight_n 216._o ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n 217._o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferara_n 218._o john_n king_n of_o portugal_n son_n to_o alphonsus_n the_o five_o knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o 219._o sir_n john_n conier_n knight_n 220._o thomas_n howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n after_z lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 221._o francis_n viscount_n lovel_n 222._o sir_n richard_n ratcliff_n knight_n 223._o sir_n thomas_n burgh_n knight_n after_o lord_n burgh_n 224._o thomas_n stanley_n lord_n stanley_z after_z earl_n of_o derby_n 225._o sir_n richard_n tunstall_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o 226._o john_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 227._o sir_n giles_n d'_fw-fr aubeny_n knight_n after_o lord_n d'_fw-fr aubeny_n 228._o thomas_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 229._o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 230._o john_n wells_n viscount_n wells_n 231._o george_n stanley_n lord_n strange_n 232._o sir_n edward_n wydevile_n knight_n banneret_n 233._o john_n dynham_n lord_n dynham_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 234._o maximilian_n the_o first_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 235._o sir_n john_n savage_n knight_n 236._o sir_n william_n stanley_n knight_n lord_n chamberlain_z 237._o sir_n john_n cheney_n knight_n baneret_n 238._o alphonsus_n duke_n of_o calabria_n 239._o arthur_n prince_n of_o wales_n 240._o thomas_n grey_n marquess_z dorset_z 241._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 242._o henry_n bourchier_n earl_n of_o essex_n 243._o sir_n charles_n somerset_n knight_n baneret_n after_o earl_n of_o worcester_n 244._o robert_n willoughby_n lord_n brook_n 245._o sir_n edward_n poynings_n knight_n 246._o sir_n gilbert_n talbot_n knight_n baneret_n 247._o sir_n richard_n poole_n knight_n 248._o edward_n stafford_n duke_z of_o buckingham_z 249._o henry_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o after_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n the_o eight_o 250._o edward_n courtney_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n 251._o sir_n richard_n guildford_n knight_n baneret_n 252._o sir_n edmund_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n 253._o sir_n thomas_n lovel_n knight_n baneret_n 254._o sir_n reginald_n bray_n knight_n baneret_n 255._o john_n king_n of_o denmark_n 256._o guido_n ubaldo_n duke_n of_o urbin_n 257._o gerald_n fitz_n gerald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n 258._o henry_n stafford_z lord_n stafford_z after_z earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 259._o richard_n grey_z earl_n of_o kent_z 260._o sir_n rys_n ap_fw-mi thomas_n knight_n baneret_n 261._o philip_n king_n of_o castille_n 262._o sir_n thomas_n brandon_n knight_n baneret_n 263._o charles_n archduke_n of_o austria_n prince_n of_o spain_n after_o emperor_n of_o germany_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o 264._o thomas_n darcy_n lord_n darcy_n 265._o edward_n sutton_n lord_n dudley_n 266._o emanuel_n king_n of_o portugal_n 267._o thomas_n howard_n lord_n howard_n elder_a son_n to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 268._o thomas_n west_n lord_n la_fw-fr ware_n 269._o sir_n henry_n marney_n knight_n after_o lord_n marney_n 270._o george_n nevil_n lord_n abergaveny_n 271._o sir_n edward_n howard_n knight_n second_o son_n to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 272._o sir_n charles_n brandon_n after_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 273._o julian_n de_fw-fr medici_n brother_n to_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o 274._o edward_n stanley_n lord_n mounteagle_n 275._o thomas_n dacres_n lord_n dacres_n of_o gyllesland_n 276._o sir_n william_n sand_n knight_n after_z lord_n sand_n 277._o henry_n courtney_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n and_o after_o marquis_n of_o exeter_n 278._o ferdinand_n prince_n and_o infant_n of_o spain_n archduke_n of_o austria_n after_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 279._o sir_n richard_n wingfield_n knight_n 280._o sir_n thomas_n bullen_n knight_n after_o viscount_n rochfort_n and_o earl_n of_o wiltshire_n and_o ormond_n 281._o walter_n d'euereux_fw-fr lord_n ferrars_n of_o chartley_n after_o viscount_n hereford_n 282._o arthur_n plantagenet_n viscount_n lisle_n 283._o robert_n radcliff_n viscount_n fitz_n walter_n after_z earl_n of_o sussex_n 284._o william_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 285._o thomas_n manor_n lord_n roos_n after_o earl_n of_o rutland_n 286._o henry_n fitz_n roy_fw-fr after_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o duke_n of_o richmond_n and_o somerset_n 287._o ralph_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 288._o william_n blount_n lord_n montjoy_n 289._o sir_n william_n fitz_n william_n knight_n after_z earl_n of_o southampton_n 290._o sir_n henry_n guildford_n knight_n 291._o francis_n the_o french_a king_n 292._o john_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 293._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 294._o anne_n duke_n of_o montmorency_n 295._o philip_n chabot_n earl_n of_o newblanche_n 296._o james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n 297._o sir_n nicholas_n carew_n knight_n 298._o henry_n clifford_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n 299._o thomas_n cromwell_n lord_n cromwell_n after_z earl_n of_o essex_n 300._o john_n russell_n lord_n russell_n after_o earl_n of_o bedford_n 301._o sir_n thomas_n cheney_n knight_n 302._o sir_n william_n kingston_n knight_n 303._o thomas_n audley_n lord_n audley_n of_o walden_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 304._o sir_n anthony_n browne_n knight_n 305._o edward_n seymour_n earl_n of_o hertford_n after_o duke_n of_o somerset_n 306._o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n 307._o sir_n john_n gage_n knight_n 308._o sir_n anthony_n wingfield_n knight_n 309._o john_n sutton_n viscount_n lisle_n after_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n 310._o william_n paulet_n lord_n st._n john_n of_o basin_n after_o earl_n of_o wiltshire_n and_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n 311._o william_n parr_n lord_n parr_n of_o kendal_n after_o earl_n of_o essex_n and_o marquess_z of_o northampton_n 312._o sir_n john_n wallop_n knight_n 313._o henry_n fitz-alen_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 314._o sir_n anthony_n st._n leger_n knight_n 315._o francis_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 316._o
thomas_n wriothesley_n lord_n wriothesley_n after_o earl_n of_o southampton_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o 317._o henry_n grey_n marquess_z dorset_z after_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 318._o edward_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_z 319._o thomas_n seymour_n lord_n seymour_n of_o sudely_n 320._o sir_n william_n paget_n knight_n after_o lord_n paget_n of_o beaudesart_n 321._o francis_n hastings_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 322._o george_n brook_n lord_n cobham_n 323._o thomas_n west_n lord_n la_fw-fr ware_n 324._o sir_n william_n herbert_n knight_n after_z lord_n herbert_z of_o cardiff_n and_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a 325._o henry_n 2._o the_o french_a king_n 326._o edward_n fynes_n lord_n clinton_n after_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n 327._o thomas_n darcy_n lord_n darcy_n of_o chiche_n 328._o henry_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 329._o sir_n andrew_n dudley_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n 330._o philip_n prince_n of_o spain_n after_o king_n of_o england_n 331._o henry_n radclyff_fw-mi earl_n of_o sussex_n 332._o emanuel_n philibert_n duke_n of_o savoy_n 333._o william_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o effingham_n 334._o anthony_n browne_n viscount_n montague_n 335._o sir_n edward_n hastings_n knight_n after_z lord_n hastings_z of_o loughborow_n 336._o thomas_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 337._o william_n grey_n lord_n grey_z of_o wilton_n 338._o sir_n robert_n rochester_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 339._o thomas_n howard_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 340._o henry_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 341._o sir_n robert_n dudley_n knight_n after_z earl_n of_o leicester_n 342._o adolph_n duke_n of_o holstein_n 343._o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 344._o henry_n carey_n lord_n hunsdon_n 345._o thomas_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 346._o ambrose_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n 347._o charles_n 9_o the_o french_a king_n 348._o francis_n russell_n earl_n of_o bedford_n 349._o sir_n henry_n sidney_n knight_n 350._o maximilian_n the_o second_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 351._o henry_n hastings_z earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 352._o william_n somerset_n earl_n of_o worcester_z 353._o francis_n duke_n of_o montmorency_n 354._o walter_n d'euereux_fw-fr viscount_n hereford_n after_z earl_n of_o essex_n 355._o william_n cecil_n lord_n burghley_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 356._o arthur_n grey_n lord_n grey_z of_o wilton_n 357._o edmund_n bruges_n lord_n chandos_n 358._o henry_n stanley_z earl_n of_o derby_z 359._o henry_n herbert_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a 360._o henry_n 3._o the_o french_a king_n 361._o charles_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o effingham_n after_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n 362._o rodolph_n emperor_n of_o germany_n 363._o frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n 364._o johâ_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n 365._o edward_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 366._o william_n brook_n lord_n cobham_n 367._o henry_n scroop_n lord_n scroop_z of_o bolton_n 368._o robert_n d'euereux_fw-fr earl_n of_o essex_n 369._o thomas_n butler_n earl_n of_o ormond_n 370._o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n knight_n after_z lord_n chancellor_z of_o england_n 371._o henry_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 372._o thomas_n sackvile_n lord_n buckhurst_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o earl_n of_o dorset_n 373._o henry_n 4._o the_o french_a king_n 374._o james_n the_o six_o king_n of_o scotland_n after_o king_n of_o england_n france_n and_o ireland_n 375._o gilbert_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 376._o george_n clifford_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n 377._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 378._o edward_n somerset_n earl_n of_o worcester_z 379._o thomas_n burogh_n lord_n burogh_n of_o gainesborough_n 380._o edward_n sheffield_n lord_n sheffield_n after_o earl_n of_o mulgrave_n 381._o sir_n francis_n knolles_n knight_n 382._o frederick_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n 383._o thomas_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o walden_n after_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 384._o george_n carey_n lord_n hunsdon_n 385._o charles_n blount_n lord_n montjoy_n after_z earl_n of_o devonshire_n 386._o sir_n henry_n lea_n knight_n 387._o robert_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 388._o henry_n brooke_n lord_n cobham_n 389._o thomas_n scroop_n lord_n scroop_z of_o bolton_n 390._o william_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_z 391._o thomas_n cecil_n lord_n burghley_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james._n 392._o henry_n prince_n of_o wales_n 393._o christiern_n the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n 394._o lodowick_n stewart_n duke_n of_o lenox_n and_o after_o duke_n of_o richmond_n 395._o henry_n wriothesley_n earl_n of_o southampton_n 396._o john_n erskin_n earl_n of_o marr._n 397._o william_n herbert_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a 398._o vlrick_n duke_n of_o holstein_n 399._o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 400._o robert_n cecil_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 401._o thomas_n howard_n viscount_n bindon_n 402._o george_n hume_n earl_n of_o dunbar_n 403._o philip_n herbert_n earl_n of_o montgomery_z 404._o charles_n stewart_n duke_n of_o york_n after_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o title_n of_o charles_n the_o first_o 405._o thomas_n howard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o surrey_n after_o earl_n of_o norfolk_n 406._o robert_n car_n viscount_n rochester_n after_o earl_n of_o somerset_n 407._o frederick_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n prince_n elector_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o after_o king_n of_o bohemia_n 408._o maurice_n van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n 409._o thomas_n ereskin_n viscount_n fenton_n 410._o william_n knolles_n lord_n knolles_n of_o gray_n after_o viscount_n walingford_n and_o earl_n of_o âanbury_v 411._o francis_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 412._o sir_n george_n villers_n knight_n after_o baron_n of_o whaddon_n than_o earl_n and_o marquis_n of_o buckingham_n and_o last_o earl_n of_o coventry_n and_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n 413._o robert_n sidney_n viscount_n lisle_n after_o earl_n of_o leicester_n 414._o james_n hamilton_n marquis_n hamilton_n and_o earl_n of_o cambridge_n 415._o esme_fw-fr stewart_n duke_n of_o lenox_n 416._o christian_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n 417._o william_n cecil_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 418._o james_n hay_n âarl_n of_o carlisle_n 419._o edward_n sackvile_n earl_n of_o dorset_n 420._o henry_n rich_a earl_n of_o holland_n 421._o thomas_n howard_n viscount_n andover_n after_o earl_n of_o berkshire_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 422._o claude_n de_fw-fr lorraine_n duke_n of_o chevereuse_n 423._o gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n 424._o henry_n frederick_z van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n 425._o theophilus_n howard_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n 426._o william_n compton_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 427._o richard_n weston_n lord_n 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