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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 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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 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