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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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and_o dispensation_n etc._n etc._n and_o chaplain_n may_v not_o be_v non-residents_a afterward_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o retain_v of_o chaplain_n by_o lady_n of_o great_a estate_n be_v ordinary_a and_o nevertheless_o some_o question_n in_o law_n have_v be_v concern_v the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n law_n i_o think_v it_o not_o impertinent_a to_o set_v down_o subsequent_a resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n touch_v such_o matter_n so_o long_o as_o the_o wife_n of_o a_o duke_n be_v call_v duchess_n or_o of_o a_o earl_n a_o countess_n and_o have_v the_o fruition_n of_o the_o honour_n appertain_v to_o their_o estate_n with_o kneel_v taste_v serve_v so_o long_o shall_v a_o baron_n widow_n be_v salute_v lady_n as_o be_v also_o a_o knight_n wife_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n quamdiâ—_n matrimonium_fw-la aut_fw-la viduitas_fw-la uxoris_fw-la durant_fw-mi except_o she_o happen_v to_o clope_v with_o a_o adulterer_n for_o as_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n do_v adjudge_v that_o a_o woman_n shall_v lose_v her_o dowry_n in_o that_o as_o unto_o land_n tenement_n and_o justice_n so_o do_v the_o law_n of_o gentry_n and_o nobleness_n give_v sentence_n against_o such_o a_o woman_n advance_v to_o title_n of_o dignity_n by_o the_o husband_n to_o be_v unworthy_a to_o enjoy_v the_o same_o when_o she_o put_v her_o husband_n out_o of_o her_o mind_n subject_n herself_o unto_o another_o if_o a_o lady_n which_o be_v marry_v come_v through_o the_o forest_n she_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o duchess_n marchioness_n or_o countess_n shall_v have_v advantage_n of_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr charta_fw-la forest._n 12_o artic._n during_o the_o time_n that_o she_o be_v unmarried_a this_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n si_fw-mi filia_fw-la regis_fw-la nubat_fw-la alicui_fw-la duci_fw-la vel_fw-la comiti_fw-la ducetur_fw-la tamen_fw-la semper_fw-la regalis_fw-la as_o among_o noble_a woman_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n of_o degree_n so_o 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in_o the_o king_n and_o none_o of_o his_o subject_n within_o his_o law_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o king_n who_o be_v head_n and_o sovereign_n so_o that_o his_o business_n concern_v all_o the_o realm_n and_o as_o the_o realm_n have_v interest_n in_o the_o king_n so_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v the_o queen_n be_v his_o wife_n a_o man_n seize_v of_o divers_a land_n in_o fee_n hold_v by_o knight_n service_n some_o by_o priority_n that_o be_v by_o ancient_a feoffment_n hold_v of_o other_o and_o some_o other_o part_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o posteriority_n the_o king_n grant_v his_o seignory_n to_o the_o queen_n during_o her_o life_n and_o afterward_o the_o tenant_n die_v his_o son_n within_o age_n in_o this_o case_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o the_o body_n and_o have_v the_o prerogative_n even_o as_o the_o king_n himself_o shall_v have_v have_v the_o queen_n consort_n or_o dowager_n shall_v not_o be_v amerce_v if_o she_o be_v nonsuited_a
fermenaughâ—â—_n yâ—_z sd._n kingdom_n esq_n r_o katherine_n game_n be_v daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o hoo_n game_n be_v of_o newton_n in_o brecknock_n shire_n esq_n r_o grand_a daughter_n to_o sr._n john_n game_n be_v descend_v by_o the_o elder_a house_n from_o the_o mighty_a sr._n david_n gam'â—_n of_o newton_n afore_n â—_o who_o do_v wonder_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n who_o be_v descend_v from_o tudor_n the_o greaâ—_n king_n of_o south_n wales_n the_o occasion_n of_o wearing_z the_o leek_n be_v from_o that_o family_n vide_fw-la seeâ—_n chapt._n 4._o katherine_n sedley_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sr._n charles_n sedley_n of_o south_n fleet_n in_o kent_n baronet_n of_o knighthood_n in_o generalâ—_n chap._n xvi_o although_o i_o be_o not_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o that_o vain_o derive_v the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n from_o st._n michael_n the_o archangel_n who_o they_o term_v the_o premier_n chevalier_n yet_o i_o may_v say_v that_o it_o be_v near_o as_o ancient_a as_o valour_n and_o heroic_a virtue_n and_o may_v derive_v its_o original_a from_o troy_n which_o breed_v many_o noble_a and_o renown_a knight_n among_o which_o be_v hector_n troilus_n aeneas_n and_o antenor_n so_o among_o the_o greek_n be_v agamemnon_n menelaus_n peleus_n hercules_n diomedes_n telamonius_n ulysses_n and_o several_a other_o who_o military_a and_o heroick_n act_v purchase_v unto_o they_o a_o never_o die_a fame_n and_o the_o roman_n take_v so_o great_a care_n for_o the_o cherish_n and_o advancement_n of_o heroick_n and_o military_a virtue_n and_o honour_n that_o they_o erect_v and_o dedicate_v temple_n to_o virtue_n and_o honour_n and_o from_o the_o infancy_n of_o their_o military_a glory_n they_o institute_v a_o society_n of_o knight_n which_o consist_v of_o a_o select_a number_n and_o some_o there_o be_v that_o plead_v to_o have_v knighthood_n take_v its_o rise_n from_o romulus_n for_o say_v they_o that_o romulus_n have_v settle_v his_o government_n in_o rome_n partly_o for_o security_n and_o partly_o for_o magnificence_n erect_v or_o enrol_v three_o band_n or_o century_n of_o knighthood_n or_o horseman_n the_o first_o he_o call_v romene_n from_o his_o own_o name_n the_o second_o titience_n from_o titus_n tacitus_n and_o the_o three_o luceria_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v by_o livy_n and_o this_o inrollment_n consist_v of_o three_o hundred_o stout_a and_o personable_a man_n choose_v out_o of_o the_o chief_a family_n and_o be_v to_o attend_v he_o as_o his_o lifeguard_n both_o in_o peace_n and_o war_n and_o be_v call_v celeres_fw-la or_o equites_fw-la from_o their_o personal_a valour_n and_o dexterity_n in_o martial_a affair_n and_o to_o add_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n the_o roman_n ofttimes_o make_v the_o knight_n judge_n for_o the_o management_n of_o their_o civil_a affair_n yet_o continue_v they_o of_o the_o equestrian_a order_n the_o roman_n call_v their_o knight_n milites_fw-la or_o miles_n and_o equites_fw-la or_o equites_fw-la aurati_fw-la the_o italian_n and_o spaniard_n cavalieri_n the_o french_a chevalier_n and_o the_o english_a knights_z the_o addition_n of_o sir_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o name_n of_o all_o knight_n as_o sir_n john_n sir_n thomas_n and_o the_o like_a and_o to_o baronet_n the_o say_a addition_n of_o sir_n be_v grant_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o peculiar_a clause_n in_o their_o patent_n of_o creation_n although_o they_o be_v not_o dub_v knight_n no_o man_n be_v bear_v a_o knight_n of_o any_o title_n or_o degree_n whatsoever_o but_o make_v so_o either_o before_o a_o battle_n to_o encourage_v he_o to_o adventure_v his_o life_n or_o after_o the_o â—ight_n as_o a_o advancement_n to_o honour_n for_o their_o valiant_a acts._n and_o although_o knighthood_n according_a to_o its_o first_o institution_n be_v only_o a_o military_a honour_n yet_o of_o late_a day_n it_o have_v beenâ—_n frequent_o see_v that_o meritorious_a person_n in_o civil_a affair_n have_v this_o degree_n of_o honour_n confer_v upon_o they_o nor_o arâ—_n king_n prince_n or_o potentate_n at_o any_o time_n limit_v or_o confine_v their_o bestow_v this_o dignity_n be_v at_o all_o time_n free_a to_o bestow_v it_o on_o whosoever_o they_o shall_v in_o their_o princely_a favour_n think_v worthy_a to_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o say_a honour_n either_o for_o their_o merit_n birth_n of_o estate_n the_o ensign_n or_o ornament_n belong_v to_o knighthood_n be_v many_o each_o country_n or_o kingdom_n have_v those_o peculiar_a to_o itself_o i_o shall_v name_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a to_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o equestrian_a order_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v give_v a_o horse_n or_o a_o gold_n ring_n the_o german_n give_v the_o badge_n of_o the_o shield_n and_o lance_n the_o french_a ancient_o give_v also_o the_o shield_n and_o lance_n as_o favin_a note_n but_o since_o they_o use_v the_o equestrian_a target_n another_o knightly_a ornament_n be_v the_o military_a belt_n first_o make_v of_o leather_n which_o afterward_o come_v to_o be_v rich_o adorn_v with_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o to_o this_o belt_n be_v add_v a_o sword_n other_o ornament_n be_v gild_v or_o golden_a spur_n and_o golden_a collar_n of_o ss_z but_o these_o have_v be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n lay_v aside_o and_o instead_o thereof_o be_v only_o use_v dubbing_z with_o a_o naked_a sword_n to_o knight_n bachelor_n which_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o when_o i_o treat_v of_o knight_n bachelor_n many_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v the_o degree_n and_o order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o christendom_n each_o kingdom_n have_v some_o appropriate_v to_o themselves_o which_o though_o many_o of_o they_o be_v now_o extinct_a yet_o i_o shall_v touch_v upon_o they_o as_o i_o find_v they_o record_v by_o sir_n william_n segar_n in_o his_o volume_n of_o honour_n military_n and_o civil_a and_o by_o elias_n ashmole_n esq_n in_o his_o incomparable_a volume_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o curious_a reader_n for_o his_o further_a satisfaction_n and_o of_o these_o degree_n or_o order_n i_o shall_v first_o treat_v of_o those_o use_v among_o we_o begin_v with_o that_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n next_o with_o the_o knight_n banneret_n then_o with_o baronet_n this_o be_v their_o proper_a place_n according_a to_o precedency_n although_o something_o improper_a as_o not_o be_v of_o any_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n next_o with_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n then_o with_o knight_n bachelor_n and_o so_o conclude_v with_o those_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o foreign_a kingdom_n and_o country_n his_o royal_a highness_n james_n duke_n of_o york_n and_o albany_n kt._n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o sole_a brother_n to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o 2d._o &c_n &c_n a._n the_o effigy_n of_o the_o most_o honorable_n henry_n somerset_z marques_z and_o earl_n of_o worcester_n ld._n herbert_n baron_n of_o chipston_n raglon_n and_o gown_n lord_n precedent_n and_o ld._n lieutenant_n of_o wales_n and_o the_o march_n lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n hereford_n and_o monmouth_n and_o of_o the_o cilty_a and_o county_n of_o bristol_n knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honorable_n privy_a council_n the_o effigy_n of_o the_o right_a honorable_n henry_n bennet_n earl_n and_o baron_n of_o arlington_n viscount_n thetsord_n knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n lord_n chamberlain_n of_o his_o ma_n â—â—s_o household_n and_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n &c_n &c_n a._n knights_z of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n or_o st_n george_n chap._n xvii_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n and_o policy_n of_o puissant_a prince_n in_o all_o age_n to_o invite_v and_o secure_v to_o themselves_o person_n of_o renown_n and_o such_o heroic_a spirit_n be_v encourage_v with_o remark_n of_o honour_n viz._n eminent_a privilege_n of_o place_n different_a habit_n and_o additional_a title_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o vulgar_a beside_o other_o opulent_a reward_n and_o among_o those_o person_n the_o more_o eminent_a or_o excellent_a of_o merit_n be_v place_v in_o a_o superior_a orb_n that_o their_o glory_n may_v be_v the_o more_o splendid_a to_o the_o world_n such_o be_v king_n david_n mighty_a man_n the_o satrapae_fw-la of_o persia_n the_o order_n military_a among_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o many_o institution_n of_o knighthood_n in_o christendom_n but_o of_o all_o order_n pure_o military_a now_o extant_a i_o must_v prefer_v this_o of_o st._n george_n which_o we_o call_v the_o garter_n not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v our_o own_o nation_n or_o that_o none_o be_v common_o admit_v but_o peer_n but_o for_o the_o excellency_n of_o itself_o first_o for_o its_o antiquity_n second_o for_o its_o glorious_a institution_n by_o that_o renown_a
345_o henry_n heyman_n of_o somerfield_n in_o kent_n esq._n 346_o thomas_n sandford_n of_o howgill-castle_n in_o westmoreland_n esq._n 347_o 14._o sir_n francis_n rhodes_n of_o barlbrough_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 348_o richard_n sprignell_n of_o coppenthorpe_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 349_o sir_n john_n potts_n of_o mannington_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 350_o aug._n 14._o 1641._o sir_n john_n goodrick_n of_o ribstan_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 351_o 16._o robert_n bindlosse_n of_o borwick_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 352_o william_n walter_n of_o saresden_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 353_o thomas_n lawley_n of_o spoonhill_n in_o shropshire_n esq._n 354_o sept._n 6._o william_n farmer_n of_o eston-neston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 355_o 9_o john_n davye_n of_o creedy_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n 356_o 23._o thomas_n pettus_n of_o rackheath_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 357_o dec._n 11._o william_n andrews_n of_o denton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 358_o john_n meaux_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n esqâ—_n 359_o 14._o sir_n richard_n gurney_n kt._n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 360_o 15._o thomas_n willis_n of_o fen-ditton_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq._n 361_o francis_n armitage_n of_o kirklees_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 362_o 18._o richard_n halford_n of_o wistow_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 363_o 24._o sir_n humphrey_n tufton_n of_o the_o mote_n near_o maidstone_n in_o kent_n kt._n 364_o 30._o edward_n coke_n of_o langford_n in_o derbâ—shire_n esq._n 365_o jan._n 21._o isaac_n astley_n of_o melton-constable_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 366_o sir_n david_n cunningham_n of_o london_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 367_o 22._o sir_n john_n rayney_n of_o wrotham_n in_o kent_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 368_o 29._o revet_z eldred_n of_o saxham_n magna_n in_o suffolk_n esq._n 369_o john_n gell_n of_o hopton_n in_o derbyshire_n esq._n 370_o sir_n vincent_n corbet_n of_o morton-corbet_n in_o shropshire_n kt._n 371_o feb._n 4._o sir_n john_n kay_n of_o woodsome_a in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 372_o 5._o thomas_n trollop_n of_o casewick_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 373_o mar._n 3._o edward_n thomas_n of_o michells-town_n in_o glamorganshire_n esq._n 374_o 4._o sir_n william_n cowper_n of_o ratling-court_n in_o kent_n a_o baronet_n of_o scotland_n 375_o 5._o denner_n strut_v of_o little-worley-hall_n in_o essex_n esq._n 376_o 8._o william_n st._n quintin_n of_o harpham_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 377_o 14._o sir_n robert_n kempe_n of_o gissing_n in_o norfolk_n esq._n 378_o 16._o john_n read_v of_o brocket-hall_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq._n 379_o apr._n 9_o 1642._o james_n enyan_n of_o flower_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 380_o 19_o sir_n edmond_n williams_n of_o marnehull_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n 381_o 22._o john_n williams_n of_o minster_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o thanet_n in_o kent_n esq._n 382_o 29._o george_n wintour_n of_o huddington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 383_o may_n 4._o john_n borlase_n of_o bockmer_n in_o buck_n esq._n 384_o 6._o henry_n knollys_n of_o groveplace_n in_o hantshire_n esq._n extinct_a 385_o 11._o john_n hamilton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 386_o 12._o edward_z morgan_z of_o llanternam_fw-la in_o monmouthshire_n esq._n 387_o 13._o sir_n nicholas_n kemey_n of_o keven-mabley_a in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 388_o 14._o trevor_n williams_n of_o llangibbye_n in_o monmoutshire_n esq_n 389_o 16._o john_n reresby_n of_o thribergh_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 390_o 17._o william_n ingilby_n of_o ripley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 391_o 18._o poynings_n moor_n of_o loseley_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 392_o 19_o christopher_n dawney_n of_o cowick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 393_o june_n 3_o thomas_n hampson_n of_o taplow_n in_o buck_n esq_n 394_o thomas_n williamson_n of_o east-markham_n in_o kent_n esq_n 395_o william_n denney_n of_o gillingham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 396_o 11._o christopher_n lowther_n of_o whitehaven_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 397_o 13._o sir_n thomas_n alston_n of_o odell_n in_o bedfordshire_n kt._n 398_o 20._o edward_n corbet_n of_o leighton_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 399_o 21._o george_n middleton_n of_o leighton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 400_o 28._o edward_n payler_n of_o thoralby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 401_o july_n 9_o sir_n william_n widdrington_n of_o widdrington_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n 402_o 20._o matthew_n valckenburgh_n of_o middle-ing_a in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 403_o philip_n constable_n of_o everingham_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 404_o 30._o 1642._o ralph_n blackston_n of_o gibside_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq._n 405_o aug._n 8._o sir_n edw._n widdrington_n of_o cartington_n in_o northumberland_n a_o scotch_a baronet_n 406_o 15._o robert_n markham_n of_o sedgbrook_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 407_o philip_n hutgate_n of_o saxton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 408_o stephen_n lennard_n of_o west-wickham_a in_o kent_n esq._n 409_o 24._o sir_n william_n thorold_n of_o marston_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 410_o 29._o walter_n rudston_n of_o hayton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 411_o 30._o walter_n wrotesley_n of_o wrotesley_n in_o staffordshire_n esq._n 412_o thomas_n bland_n of_o kippax-park_n in_o yorkshire_n esq._n 413_o sept._n 1._o robert_n throckmortoâ—_n of_o coughton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq._n 414_o 10._o william_n halton_n of_o samford_n in_o essex_n esq._n 415_o 26._o brocket_n spencer_n of_o offley_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 416_o 27._o edward_n golding_n of_o colston-basset_a in_o nottinghamshire_n esq._n 417_o william_n smith_n of_o crantock_n in_o cornwall_n esq._n 418_o octob._n 1._o henry_n henn_n of_o wingfield_n in_o berkshire_n esq._n 419_o 5._o walter_n blount_n of_o sodington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq._n 420_o 14._o adam_n littleton_n of_o stoke-milburge_a in_o shropshire_n esq._n 421_o nou._n 2._o thomas_n lidell_n of_o ravensholme-castle_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq._n 422_o 9_o richard_n lawday_o of_o exeter_n in_o devonshire_n esq._n extinct_a 423_o feb._n 4._o thomas_n chamberlain_n of_o wickham_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq._n 424_o 28._o henry_n hunloke_n of_o wingarworth_n in_o derbyshire_n esq._n 425_o thomas_n bad_a of_o cames-oysells_a in_o hantshire_n esq._n 426_o mar._n 20._o richard_n crane_n of_o wood-rising_a in_o norfolk_n esq._n extinct_a 427_o 21._o samuel_n danvers_n of_o culworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq._n 428_o july_n 3._o 1643._o henry_n anderson_n of_o penley_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq._n 429_o 17._o william_n vavasour_n of_o in_o yorkshire_n esq._n extinct_a 430_o 25._o sir_n henry_n jones_n of_o abermarles_n in_o caernarvanshire_n kt._n 431_o aug._n 1._o 1643._o sir_n edward_n walgrave_n of_o hever-castle_n in_o kent_n kt._n 432_o octob._n 28._o john_n pate_n of_o sysonby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 433_o nou._n 9_o john_n bale_n of_o carleton-curley_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 434_o 13._o brian_n oneal_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq._n 435_o 16._o willoughby_z hickman_n of_o gaynesborough_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 436_o dec._n 7._o john_n butler_n of_o bramfield_n in_o hertfordshire_n esq._n 437_o jan._n 17._o edward_n acton_n of_o aldenham_n in_o shropshire_n esq._n 438_o mar._n 14._o sir_n fran._n hawley_n of_o buckland_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n now_o irish_a baron_n 439_o apr._n 1._o 1644._o john_n preston_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o furness_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 440_o 2._o john_n webb_n of_o odstoke_n in_o wiltshire_n esq._n 441_o 25._o thomas_n prestwick_n of_o holme_n in_o lancashire_n esq._n 442_o may_n 4._o henry_n williams_z of_o guernevet_n in_o brecknockshire_n esq._n 443_o 20._o gervase_n lucas_n of_o fenton_n in_o lincolnshire_n eâ—q_n 444_o june_n 14._o robert_n thorold_n of_o hawley_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq._n 445_o july_n 23._o john_n scudâ—more_n of_o balingham_n in_o herefordshire_n esq._n 446_o octob._n 8._o sir_n henry_n bard_n of_o stâ—nes_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 447_o feb._n 12._o sir_n richard_n vivian_n of_o trelowren_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n 448_o 28._o william_n vancolst_a of_o amsterdam_n in_o holland_n esq_n 449_o mar._n 21._o william_n de_fw-fr boreel_n of_o amsterdam_n aforesaid_a esq_n 450_o may_n 4._o 1645._o edward_n greaves_n of_o st._n leonards-forest_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 451_o 9_o george_n carteret_n of_o metesches_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o jersey_n esq_n 452_o nou._n 25._o thomas_n windebanke_n of_o haynes_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 453_o feb._n 7._o benjamin_n wright_n of_o dennington_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n who_o patent_n be_v supersede_v 454_o march_v 6._o edward_n charleton_n of_o hesleyside_n in_o northumberland_n 455_o july_n 11._o richard_n willis_n esq_n brother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n willis_n of_o fen-ditton_n in_o cambridgshire_n baronet_n create_a by_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o 456._o sept._n 1._o 1649._o richard_n brown_a of_o deptford_n in_o kent_n esq_n create_v by_o letter_n patent_n date_v at_o st._n germansâ—_n â—_z in_o france_n 457_o 3._o henry_n de_fw-fr vic_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o garnsey_n esq_n create_v by_o letter_n patent_n at_o st._n germane_a aforesaid_a 458_o sept._n 18._o richard_n forster_n of_o stokesley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n by_o letter_n patent_n date_v at_o st._n germane_a 459_o sept._n 2._o 1650._o richard_n fanshaw_n esq_n afterward_o master_n