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of_o request_n to_o his_o majesty_n 460_o april_n 2._o 1652._o william_n curtius_n esq_n 461_o oct._n 19_o 1657._o sir_n arthur_n slingsby_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o kent_n 462_o 〈◊〉_d 1658._o thomas_n orby_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 463_o thomas_n bond_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d esq_n 464_o aug._n arthur_n marigny_n carpentier_n esq_n 465_o 1660._o sir_n anthony_n de_fw-fr merces_fw-la extinct_a 466_o may_n 29._o sir_n john_n evelyn_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d kt._n 467_o 30._o sir_n gualther_n de_fw-fr read_v 468_o feb._n 11._o john_n osborn_n of_o chicksands_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 469_o june_n 7._o sir_n orlando_n bridgman_n of_o great_a leaver_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n late_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 470_o sir_n jeffrey_n palmer_n of_o carleton_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n his_o majesty_n attorney_n general_n 471_o sir_n heneage_n finch_n of_o raunston_n in_o buck_n kt._n now_o lord_n daventry_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 472_o sir_n john_n langham_n of_o catsbrook_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 473_o 9_o humphrey_n winch_n of_o hanmes_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 474_o sir_n robert_n abdy_n of_o albin_n in_o essex_n kt._n 475_o thomas_n draper_n of_o sunninghill-park_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 476_o 11._o henry_n wright_n of_o dagenham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 477_o june_n 12._o jonathan_n keate_n of_o the_o hoo_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 478_o sir_n hugh_n speak_v of_o hasilbury_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 479_o 13._o nicholas_n gould_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 480_o sir_n thomas_n adam_n kt._n alderman_n of_o london_n 481_o richard_n atkins_n of_o clapham_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 482_o 14._o thomas_n allen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 483_o henry_n north_n of_o milden-hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 484_o 15._o sir_n william_n wiseman_n of_o rivenham_n in_o essex_n kt._n 485_o 18._o thomas_n cullum_n of_o hastede_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 486_o 20._o thomas_n darcy_n of_o st._n cleres-hall_n in_o st._n olith_n in_o essex_n esq_n 487_o george_n grubham_n how_o of_o cold-barwick_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 488_o 21._o john_n cut_v of_o childerley_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n extinct_a 489_o solomon_n small_a of_o swale-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 490_o william_n humble_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 491_o 22._o henry_n stapleton_n of_o miton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 492_o gervase_n elwes_n of_o stoke_n near_o clare_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 493_o robert_n cordell_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 494_o sir_n john_n robinson_n kt._n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 495_o sir_n john_n abdy_n of_o moor_n in_o essex_n kt._n 496_o 25._o sir_n robert_n hilliard_n of_o patrington_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 497_o jacob_n astley_n of_o hill-morton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 498_o sir_n william_n bowyer_n of_o denham_n in_o buck_n kt._n 499_o thomas_n stanley_n of_o alderley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 500_o 26._o john_n shuckborough_n of_o shuckborough_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 501_o 27._o william_n wray_n of_o ashby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 502_o nicholas_n steward_n of_o hartley_n manduit_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 503_o june_n 27._o 1660._o george_n warburton_n of_o areley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 504_o sir_n francis_n holles_n of_o winterburne_n st._n martin_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n son_n and_o heir_n to_o denzill_n lord_n holles_n 505_o 28._o oliver_n st._n john_n of_o woodford_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 506_o 29._o ralph_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n of_o seyton_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n 507_o 30._o andrea_n henly_n of_o henly_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 508_o thomas_n ellis_n of_o wyham_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 509_o july_n 2._o john_n covert_a of_o slaugham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 510_o peter_n lear_n of_o london_n gent._n 511_o maurice_n berkley_n of_o bruton_n esq_n 512_o 3._o henry_n hudson_n of_o melton-mowbray_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 513_o thomas_n herbert_n of_o tinterne_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 514_o 4._o thomas_n middleton_n of_o chirk_n in_o denbighshire_n esq_n 515_o 6._o verney_n noell_n of_o kirkby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 516_o 7._o george_n buswell_n of_o clipston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 517_o 10._o robert_n auâ—ten_n of_o bexley_n in_o kent_n esq_n 518_o 12._o robert_n hales_n of_o bekesburne_n in_o kent_n esq_n 519_o 13._o sir_n william_n boothby_n of_o bradley-ash_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 520_o 14._o wolstan_n dixey_n of_o market-bosworth_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 521_o 16._o john_n bright_a of_o badsworth_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 522_o john_n warner_n of_o parham_n in_o esq_n 523_o 17._o sir_n job_n harby_n of_o aldenham_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 524_o 18._o samuel_n morland_n of_o southamstede-bane_a in_o berkshire_n esq_n 525_o 19_o sir_n thomas_n hewit_n of_o pishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 526_o edward_n honywood_n of_o evington_n in_o kent_n esq_n 527_o basil_n dixwell_n of_o bromehouse_n in_o kent_n esq_n 528_o 22._o richard_n brown_a of_o london_n ald._n 529_o 23._o henry_n vernon_z of_o hodnet_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 530_o sir_n john_n awbrey_n of_o llantrilhed_a in_o glamorganshere_n kt._n 531_o william_n thomas_n of_o fowington_n in_o essex_n esq_n 532_o 25._o thomas_n scâ—ater_n of_o cambridge_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 533_o henry_n conway_n of_o botritham_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 534_o 26._o edward_n green_n of_o sonpford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 535_o 28._o john_n stapeley_n of_o patcham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 536_o 30._o metcalf_n robinson_n of_o newby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 537_o 31._o marmaduke_n gresham_n of_o limpsfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 538_o aug._n 1._o william_n dudley_n of_o clopton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 539_o 2._o hugh_n smithson_n of_o stanwick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 540_o 3._o sir_n roger_n mostin_n of_o mostic_n in_o flintshire_n kt._n 541_o 4._o william_n willoughby_z of_o willoughby_z in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 542_o 6._o anthony_n oldfield_n of_o spalding_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 543_o 10._o peter_n leicester_n of_o tabley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 544_o 11._o sir_n william_n wheeler_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n kt._n 545_o 16._o john_n newton_n of_o barscote_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 546_o thomas_n lee_n of_o hartwell_n in_o buck_n esq_n 547_o thomas_n smith_n of_o hatherton_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 548_o 17._o sir_n ralph_n ashton_n of_o middleton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 549_o john_n rous_n of_o henham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 550_o 22._o henry_n massingbeard_n of_o bratostshall_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 551_o 28._o john_n hales_n of_o coventry_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 552_o 30._o ralph_n bovey_n of_o hill-field_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 553_o john_n knightley_n of_o offchurch_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 554_o 31._o sir_n john_n drake_n of_o ash_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 555_o sept._n 5._o oliver_n st._n george_n of_o carickermrick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o trim_a in_o ireland_n esq_n 556_o 11._o sir_n john_n bowyer_n of_o knipersley_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 557_o 13._o sir_n william_n wild_n kt._n recorder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 558_o 19_o joseph_n ash_n of_o twittenham_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 559_o 22._o john_n how_o of_o compton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 560_o 26._o john_n swimburne_n of_o chap-heton_a in_o northumberland_n esq_n 561_o oct._n 12._o john_n trott_n of_o laverstoke_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 562_o 13._o humphrey_n miller_n of_o oxenheath_n in_o kent_n esq_n 563_o 15._o sir_n john_n lewes_n of_o ledston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 564_o 16._o john_n beale_n of_o mâ—idston_n in_o kent_n esq_n 565_o sir_n richard_n franklin_n of_o moore-park_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 566_o nou._n 8._o william_n russel_n of_o langhorne_n in_o caermarthenshire_n esq_n 567_o 9_o thomas_n boothby_n of_o fridayhill_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o chingford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 568_o william_n backhouse_n of_o london_n esq_n extinct_a 569_o 12._o sir_n john_n cutler_n of_o london_n kt._n 570_o 16._o giles_n mottet_n of_o leigh_n in_o esq_n 571_o 21._o henry_n gifford_n of_o burstall_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 572_o sir_n thomas_n foot_n of_o london_n kt._n and_o alderman_n 573_o 22._o thomas_n manwaring_n of_o overpever_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 574_o thomas_n benet_n of_o baberham_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 575_o 29._o john_n wroth_a of_o blenden-hall_n in_o kent_n esq_n 576_o dec._n 3._o george_n wynne_n of_o nostell_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 577_o 4._o heneage_n featherstou_n of_o blakesware_v in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 578_o humphrey_n monnox_n of_o wotton_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 579_o 10._o john_n peyton_n of_o dodington_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 580_o 11._o edmond_n anderson_n of_o broughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 581_o john_n fag_n of_o wiston_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 582_o 18._o matthew_n herbert_z of_o bromfield_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 583_o 19_o edward_n ward_n of_o bexley_n in_o norfolk_n 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middleâ—â—â—_n kt._n desâ—â—ed_a 〈◊〉_d câ—â—mâ—erâ—â—n_v to_o yâ—_z late_o queen_n mother_n 〈◊〉_d hon_fw-fr sr._n robert_n bâ—oth_v of_o salford_n in_o lâ—â—câ—shire_n k_o â—_o â—_o chief_a justice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d majesty_n court_n of_o comâ—n_a plea_n in_o ireland_n &_o one_o of_o his_o ma_n â—â—â—_o most_o hon_n priâ—â—â—â—â—ncell_v for_o yâ—_z s_o d_o kingdom_n grandchild_n &_o heir_n of_o humphrey_n â—ooth_n of_o salford_n 〈◊〉_d gâ—n_n who_o charitable_a work_n 〈…〉_z his_o name_n of_o which_o â—_o see_v more_o in_o â—â—â—dy_n of_o yâ—_z bocke_n sâ—e_v 3_o chapt._n 1â—_n the_o sd._n sâ—r._n robert_n be_v first_o marry_v to_o marry_v â—â—â—ghter_n &_o heir_n of_o spencer_n poâ—ts_v of_o chalgraye_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n &_o 〈…〉_z to_o susanna_n daughter_n of_o sr._n 〈…〉_z of_o dean_n in_o east_n kent_n kt._n aâ—â—soâ—_n deceased_a sr._n charles_n pitfeild_n of_o hâ—xton_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n leonard_n shoreditch_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n descend_v of_o the_o ancient_a 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of_o cicester_n in_o the_o say_a county_n john_n butler_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d king_n charles_n the_o 2d._o and_o canon_n of_o windsor_n marâ—â—_n susanna_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o sr._n edward_n thomas_n of_o lamihangle_n in_o glamorganshire_n bart._o â—â—ptaine_n john_n loggan_n of_o idbury_n in_o oxfordshirâ—_n and_o of_o bassetsbury_n in_o comâ—_n buck_n marry_a mary_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n dâ—rrell_n of_o millend_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o buckinghaâ—_n gent._o henry_n pilkington_n of_o stanton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o derby_n esqr._o george_n bowen_n esqr._n lineal_o descend_v from_o and_o present_a heir_n unto_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o bowens_n of_o courthouse_n in_o the_o seignory_n of_o gower_n in_o glomorganshire_n henry_n gilbert_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n gilbert_n of_o lockoe_n in_o derbyshire_n esqr._n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o coeheyre_n of_o sr._n john_n barnard_n of_o 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lord_n mayor_n of_o this_o city_n which_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o noble_a entertainment_n give_v to_o stranger_n and_o by_o his_o great_a attendance_n both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o for_o beside_o the_o abundance_n of_o inferior_a officer_n he_o have_v his_o swordbearer_n common_a hunt_n common_a cryer_n and_o four_o water_n bailiff_n which_o by_o their_o place_n be_v esquire_n then_o the_o coroner_n three_o sergeant-carver_n three_o sergeant_n of_o the_o chamber_n a_o sergeant_n of_o the_o channel_n four_o yeoman_n of_o the_o waterside_n the_o under-water-bailiff_n two_o yeoman_n of_o the_o chamber_n with_o divers_a other_o the_o public_a officer_n belong_v to_o this_o city_n be_v the_o two_o sheriff_n the_o recorder_n the_o chamberlain_n the_o common_a sergeant_n the_o town_n clerk_n and_o the_o remembrancer_n who_o by_o their_o place_n be_v esquire_n the_o sheriff_n who_o be_v person_n of_o repute_n and_o ability_n be_v annual_o by_o the_o commons_o that_o be_v the_o 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baronet_n mr._n roger_n chappel_n mr._n samuel_n dashwood_n thomas_n lord_n viscount_n fauconberg_n edward_n hopegood_n esq_n mr._n peter_n joy_n sir_n andrew_n king_n mr._n john_n mead_n sir_n john_n mathews_n mr._n nicholas_n mead_n mr._n thomas_n nichols_n laurence_n du_fw-fr puy_n esq_n mr._n peter_n proby_n william_n roberts_n esq_n mr._n edward_n rudge_n col._n john_n searle_n mr._n benjamin_n skutt_n sir_n william_n turner_n knight_n and_o alderman_n mr._n thomas_n vernon_n mr._n william_n warren_n the_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o motto_n belong_v to_o this_o company_n be_v also_o depict_v in_o the_o plate_n of_o arm_n of_o the_o company_n of_o merchant_n this_o worshipful_a company_n as_o indeed_o all_o other_o be_v be_v govern_v by_o a_o master_n warden_n and_o court_n of_o assistant_n thus_o have_v brief_o treat_v of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a incorporate_v company_n our_o next_o business_n shall_v be_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o city_n in_o england_n with_o the_o principal_a place_n or_o shire-town_n in_o every_o county_n chap._n ii_o treat_v of_o the_o city_n of_o england_n with_o the_o shire_n or_o chief_a town_n corporate_a in_o each_o county_n and_o first_o with_o berkshire_n ely_z a_o city_n of_o more_o antiquity_n than_o beauty_n be_v but_o mean_o build_v nor_o well_o inhabit_v or_o frequent_v and_o will_v be_v far_o less_o be_v it_o not_o the_o see_v of_o a_o bishop_n it_o be_v a_o place_n that_o enjoy_v ample_a immunity_n for_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n the_o bishop_n have_v all_o the_o right_n of_o a_o county_n palatine_n and_o bear_v chief_a sway_n therein_o and_o appoint_v his_o bailiff_n and_o other_o officer_n well_n another_o city_n in_o somersetshire_n of_o no_o large_a extent_n but_o well_o inhabit_v and_o of_o good_a account_n be_v the_o see_v of_o a_o bishop_n under_o who_o jurisdiction_n be_v that_o of_o bath_n its_o building_n be_v fair_a and_o good_a its_o cathedral_n a_o stately_a pile_n of_o building_n adjoin_v to_o which_o
and_o twenty_o burgess_n for_o common-councel_n a_o recorder_n etc._n etc._n sâ—nds_o burgess_n to_o parliament_n the_o arm_n bear_v by_o this_o town_n be_v a_o castle_n triple-towred_n have_v on_o the_o dexter_a side_n the_o sun_n in_o its_o glory_n and_o on_o the_o sinister_a a_o crescent_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o two_o front_a tower_n stand_v two_o watchman_n with_o this_o inscription_n upon_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o seal_n sigillum_fw-la ballivi_fw-la burgensium_fw-la warwici_fw-la and_o notwithstanding_o this_o fatal_a overthrow_n â—o_o much_o of_o the_o town_n be_v continue_v till_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o who_o begin_v in_o 1377_o that_o it_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n in_o fee-farm_n rend_v twenty_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la at_o 2_o d._n a_o burgage_n which_o amount_v to_o two_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o burgage_n beside_o other_o house_n but_o in_o 1388._o as_o appear_v by_o record_n die_v martis_n in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la stephani_fw-la martyris_fw-la which_o be_v about_o the_o eleven_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o it_o be_v so_o burn_v down_o and_o waste_v by_o the_o scot_n that_o of_o that_o rent_n upon_o several_a inquisition_n find_v and_o return_v there_o remain_v to_o the_o king_n only_o two_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la so_o that_o nine_o part_n in_o ten_o be_v utter_o destroy_v but_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a devastation_n that_o be_v never_o repair_v it_o do_v still_o retain_v its_o ancient_a privilege_n which_o be_v in_o every_o respect_n the_o same_o with_o york_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o confirmation_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o in_o who_o time_n here_o be_v a_o exchequer_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o scaccarium_n de_fw-fr appleby_n and_o king_n johnâ—s_n â—s_z charter_n which_o i_o have_v see_v wherein_o be_v express_v and_o firm_o command_v that_o his_o burgher_n of_o appleby_n shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v all_o the_o liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n which_o his_o burgher_n of_o york_n have_v well_o and_o peaceable_o free_o and_o quiet_o full_o whole_o and_o honourable_o with_o a_o prohibition_n that_o none_o shall_v attempt_v to_o disturb_v they_o thereof_o and_o also_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o toll_n stallage_n pontage_n and_o lestage_n all_o england_n over_o praeterquam_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la london_n nisi_fw-la forte_fw-fr cives_fw-la eobor_fw-la '_o quietantias_fw-la inde_fw-la habent_fw-la libertates_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la london_n which_o exception_n do_v very_o much_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v their_o privilege_n to_o they_o the_o corporation_n consist_v at_o present_a of_o a_o mayor_n with_o two_o bailiff_n a_o court_n of_o alderman_n twelve_o in_o number_n a_o recorder_n common-councel_n and_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n with_o their_o attendant_n and_o if_o the_o town_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o may_v take_v the_o same_o privilege_n with_o york_n in_o every_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o charter_n which_o have_v be_v 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