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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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richard_n adam_n mr._n edward_n davenport_n mr._n thomas_n hawesâ—_n â—_z mr._n george_n cook_n mr._n gilbert_n ward_n mr._n joseph_n wolf_n mr._n john_n porter_n mr._n john_n osborne_n and_o mr._n john_n pen_v assistant_n the_o eastland_n company_n first_o incorporate_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o confirm_v by_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o and_o by_o their_o charter_n have_v ample_a immunity_n and_o privilege_n grant_v to_o they_o and_o as_o large_a a_o scope_n to_o traffic_v in_o including_z the_o trade_n of_o the_o kingdom_n dominion_n dukedom_n country_n city_n and_o town_n of_o norway_n swedeland_n and_o poland_n with_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o say_a kingdom_n as_o also_o in_o lettow_n liffland_n and_o pomerland_n from_o the_o river_n odera_n eastward_n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o findland_n eoland_n and_o berâ—tholine_n within_o the_o sound_n the_o commodity_n by_o this_o company_n export_v be_v woollen_a clothes_n perpetuance_n kersey_n 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confirm_v by_o all_o the_o succeed_a king_n of_o england_n and_o if_o any_o will_v know_v what_o those_o privilege_n be_v more_o particular_o i_o refer_v he_o to_o york_n where_o he_o may_v possible_o meet_v with_o satisfaction_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n take_v these_o which_o be_v now_o in_o practice_n at_o appleby_n viz._n they_o have_v power_n to_o arrest_v for_o any_o sum_n without_o limitation_n to_o elect_v and_o send_v two_o burgess_n to_o parliament_n to_o acknowledge_v statute-merchant_n before_o the_o mayor_n to_o take_v toll_n both_o in_o fair_n and_o market_n to_o seize_v felon_n good_n felones_n de_fw-fr se_fw-la waife_n stray_n forfeiture_n and_o escheat_n all_o which_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o mayor_n for_o the_o time_n be_v who_o take_v place_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o assize_n as_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o york_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v their_o alderman_n be_v some_o of_o they_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n for_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o credit_n of_o the_o town_n who_o in_o time_n of_o their_o majoralty_n have_v their_o propraetor_n or_o deputy_n there_o the_o present_a mayor_n and_o alderman_n for_o the_o present_a year_n be_v john_n thwaites_n esquire_n mayor_n lancelot_n machell_n of_o gackanthorp_n esq_n who_o be_v first_o mayor_n after_o the_o king_n return_n and_o tear_v in_o piece_n oliver_n charter_n in_o open_a court_n before_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o that_o office_n which_o he_o have_v decline_v all_o oliver_n time_n richard_n brathwate_fw-mi of_o warcop_n esq_n and_o justice_n of_o peace_n who_o contest_v with_o the_o judge_n and_o take_v place_n of_o they_o virtute_fw-la chartae_fw-la robert_n hilton_n of_o morton_n esquire_n justice_n if_o peace_n edward_n musgrave_n of_o askeby_n esq_n oustice_n of_o peace_n thomas_n warcop_n of_o colby_n gentleman_n john_n routlidge_n of_o 〈…〉_z gent._n alderman_n leonard_n smyth_n alderman_n william_n smyth_n alderman_n robert_n harrison_n alderman_n john_n lawson_n alderman_n thomas_n robinson_n alderman_n john_n atkinson_n which_o six_o last_n be_v all_o of_o appleby_n appleby_n be_v very_o eminent_a for_o its_o loyalty_n in_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n and_o most_o of_o the_o alderman_n except_o those_o who_o oliver_n cromwell_n obtrude_v upon_o they_o suffer_v many_o imprisonment_n during_o his_o tyranny_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v most_o of_o the_o gentry_n round_o about_o for_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o county_n of_o westmoreland_n that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o person_n of_o quality_n in_o it_o who_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o his_o king_n and_o but_o two_o or_o three_o in_o cumberland_n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n or_o head_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o honour_n and_o nobility_n first_o part_n honour_n military_a of_o war_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o fol._n 3_o of_o soldier_n 4_o of_o ambassador_n or_o legate_n 5_o of_o war_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o english_a to_o it_o ibid._n of_o captain_n generals_z marshal_n and_o other_o chief_a commander_n 7_o second_o part_n honour_n civil_a chap._n i._o of_o honour_n general_a and_o particular_a 11_o of_o gentry_n and_o bear_v of_o arm_n 12_o principle_n of_o honour_n and_o virtue_n that_o every_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o be_v endow_v with_o 13_o of_o precedency_n ibid._n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o king_n or_o monarch_n of_o great_a britain_n 19_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o prince_n 24_o chap._n iv._o of_o duke_n 32_o the_o form_n of_o a_o patent_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n temp_n jacobi_n 33_o ceremony_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o a_o duke_n 36_o chap._n v._o of_o marquess_n 37_o chap._n vi_o of_o earl_n 39_o chap._n vii_o of_o viscount_n 44_o chap._n viii_o of_o lord_n spiritual_a 45_o chap._n ix_o of_o baron_n 48_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o baron_n ibid._n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o baron_n ibid._n the_o antiquity_n and_o dignity_n of_o baron_n and_o the_o sundry_a use_n of_o the_o name_n 49_o the_o tenor_n and_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n baron_fw-fr ibid._n chap._n x._o baron_n of_o tenure_n 50_o chap._n xi_o baron_n by_o writ_n 52_o chap._n xii_o baron_n by_o patent_n 56_o chap._n xiii_o privilege_n incident_a to_o the_o nobility_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 59_o certain_a case_n wherein_o a_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n have_v no_o privilege_n 65_o chap._n fourteen_o nobility_n and_o lord_n in_o reputation_n only_o 68_o chap._n xv._n of_o the_o queen_n consort_n and_o of_o noble_a woman_n 69_o 70_o lady_n in_o reputation_n 75_o chap._n xvi_o of_o knighthood_n in_o general_n 77_o chap._n xvii_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n 79_o chap._n xviii_o of_o knight_n banneret_n 84_o chap._n xix_o of_o baronet_n 85_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o patent_n of_o creation_n of_o baronet_n 88_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o baronet_n of_o england_n according_a to_o their_o creation_n 91_o chap._n xx._n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 105_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o 107_o chap._n xxi_o of_o knight_n bachelor_n 108_o observation_n concern_v knight_n bachelor_n 116_o of_o degrade_n of_o knight_n 117_o chap._n xxii_o knight_n of_o the_o round_a table_n 118_o chap._n xxiii_o knight_n of_o the_o thistle_n or_o of_o st._n andrew_n 120_o chap._n xxiv_o order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o palestine_n and_o other_o part_n of_o asia_n 121_o knight_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n in_o jerusalem_n ib._n knight_n hospitaler_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n in_o jerusalem_n now_o call_v knight_n of_o malta_n 122_o knight_n templar_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n lazarus_n 123_o knight_n of_o st._n bass_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n katherine_n at_o mount_n sinai_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o martyr_n in_o palestine_n ibid._n order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o spain_n knight_n of_o the_o oak_n in_o navarre_n 124_o knight_n of_o the_o lily_n in_o navarre_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o band_n 125_o knight_n of_o