to are onely these Earles of Anglesey â—624 1 Châ—â—stop Villiers brother of Geo. D. of Buck. created F. of Angles Sept. 24. â—630 2 Charles Villiers now living 1641. ARundell is the name of an ancient towne and Castle in the County of Sussex pleasantly seated neare the river of Arun whence it was called Arundale or Aâ—untina vaâ—â—â—â— in some Latine Authors The Castle of great fame and strength but farre more famous for the Lords and Earles therof then the strength or beauty A place in this farre different from the rest of England the title of the Earle of Arundell being annexed unto the Castle honour and signeurie of Arundell and going along with the possession of the same as was adjudged in that great controversie between Sir Iohn Fitz-Alan being in possession of the Castle against Iohn-Mowbrayâ— of Norfolke being the right heire in the nearest degree The Earles here of in regard that by ancient Charter they had had the â—ertium denarium or the second penny of the Plees of Sussex and that they sometimes had their residence and abode in Chichester as the chiefe City of that County are in some old Charters â—alled Earles of Sussex and in some others Earles of Chichester That which was theirs most properly hath stayed longest by them and is of late increased by the addition of thâ— titles and dignities of the Baronies of Fitz-Alan Clun Oswaldstree and Malâ—raverâ— with divers other lands tenements and here ditaments annexed unto the title name anâ— dignity oâ— Earle of Arundell by speciall Act 〈◊〉 Parliam An. 3. Car. R. the noble personage which have borne this title are these that folâ—low Earles of Arundell 1067 1 Rog. Montgomery 1091 2 Hugh de Montgomery 1098 3 Rob. de Montgomery devested of this honour An. 1102.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚  4 William de Albeney 1189 5 Will. de Albeney 1196 6 Will. de Albeney 1199 7 Will. de Albeney 1224 8 Hugh de Albeney died 1243.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1289 9 Rich. Fitz-Alan descended of the Lady Isabell sister of Hugh de Albeney 1301 10 Edm. Fitz-Alan 1326 11 Rich. Fitz-Alan * 1375 12 Rich. Fitz-Alan L. Tr. L. Adm. 1397 13 Tho. Fitz-Alan L. Tr. died 1416. * 1434 14 John Fitz-Alan L. Malâ—ravers * 1439 15 Will. Fitz-Alan * 1487 16 Tho. Fitz-Alan 1524 17 Will. Fitz-Alan * 1543 18 Henry Fitz-Alan Ch. of Oxford *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1579 19 Philip Howard son of Tho. D. of Norfolk the La. Mary Fitz-Alan 1604 20 Tho. Howard now E. of Arund and Surry and E. Marshall of Engl. Anno 1641. AVmerle or Aâ—bemarle is the name of a small town and territory in the Dukedome of Normandy It belonged heretofore to Stephen the sonne of Odo desâ—â—nded from the Earles of Champagne whom William the Conquerer made Earle of Albemaâ—le as being the sonne of his halfe sister by the mothers side and gave unto him for the further maintenance of his estate the territory of Holderâ—â—sse in Yorkeshire This title hee enjoyed and left the same to his posterity who enjoyed it also And when his issue failed the Kings of England honoured others with it though they had long since lost their estate in Normandy the Dukes and Earles whereof take thus in order Dukes and Earles of Aumerle 1095 1 Stephen sonne of Odo Earle of Bloys 1128 2 Will. le Gros.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1182 3 Will. de Magnaville E. of Essex Hawys daught of Will le Gros.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1191 4 Will. de Fortibus 1196 5 Will. de Fortibus 1244 6 Will. de Fortibus 1258 7 Tho. de Fortibus   ✚ ✚ ✚  8 Tho. of Woodstock D. of Gloc. *   ✚ ✚ ✚  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1378 9 Edw. Plantagenet D. L. Adm. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1412 10 Tho. D. of Clarence E. *   ✚ ✚ ✚  11 Rich. Beauchamp E. of Warwick created Earle of Aumerle by King Henry 6. BAnbury is a towne in Oxfordshire the second both for wealth and beauty in all that County Most famous in our common Chronicles for the great battell there-by fought betweene the two great houses of Lancaster and Yorke in which the victory fell to the Eare of Warwick then chieâ—e of the Lancastrian party who forthwith tooke King Edward prisoner of that name the fourth now forlorne and hopelesse It was not long since much wasted by a devouring fire but very well repaired and beautified and still is as it hath beene anciently casâ—o conficiendo notissimum as Camden notes it a towne much famed for the best and most delicate sort of Cheeses It never had but one Earle and he 1626 1 William L. Knollys Visc. Wallingford created E of Banbury Aug. 18. and died Anno 1631. BAthe is the fairest and the principall City in all Somersetshire seated in a very low Plaine and round about environed with hils very high and steepe from whence come many rivulets and fresh-water springs to the great commodity of the people But that which brings most wealth unto the place are not the waters from without but those waters which are within sending up from them much thinne vapours and a strong sent withall which springs are very medicinable unto many maladies Three of these springs there are in all the waters of the which being received in large and fitting receptacles for the publick use they call the Kings Bath the crosse Bath and the hot Bath From bathing in these waters it was called the Bath and thence Bathoâ—ia in the Latine unlesse perhaps you rather thinke that bathing tooke its hint from hence and that this place tooke name from Badon or mons Badoâ—icus not far off as certainely Caer Badon the old Britainâ— called it The Greeks and Latines gave it names according to the nature and condition of the waters or the Baths there being it being called by Ptolomee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hot waters by Anâ—oninus â—quae solis the waters of the Sunne on â—he selfe same reason Of the â—aire Church here we have spoke already in our description of the Bishoprick which being ruined amongst other Monasteries in the time of K. H. 8. hath of late times beene as it were reedified but certainely repaired and beautified and made 〈◊〉 for use by the great costs of Bishop Montague a late Bishop there Earle it had none untill the time of H. 7. since it hath had divers whose names and times we now present you Earles of Bathe 1486 1 Philibert de Chandew   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1536 2 John Bourchier Lord Fitz-Waâ—in created E. of Bathe by H. 8. July 10. 1539 3 John Bourchier 1561 4 William Bourchier  5 Edward Bourchier 1638 6 Henry Bourchier now E. of Bathe Anno 1641. BEdford is one of those three Counties which anciently were possessed by the Cattieucâ—lani the Countrey indifferently well provided of all necessaries both for foode and fewell It taketh denomination from the chiefe town thereof called Bedford or
the L. K. Edw. gave it to his son surnamed the black Prince since the which time the eldest sons of the Kings of England whether it be by birth or by the death of their Elder brothers are ipso facto Dukes of Cornwall without any creation and are at age to sue their livery how young soever Whom with their predecessors we shall marshall thus Dukes and Earles of Cornwall  1 Robert of Morton E of Cornwal 1087 2 Wil. de Morton   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1140 3 Reginald Fitz-Harry base son unto K. Hen. the first   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚  4 Iohn second son of K. H. the 2. 1227 5 Rich. Plantagenet 2 son of K. Iohn K. of the Romans 1272 6 Edw. Plantagenet son of Rich.   ✚ ✚ ✚  7 Piers Gaveston   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1336 8 Iohn of Eltham 2 son of Edw. 2. 1336 9 Edw. the black Prince 1357 10 Rich of Burdeaâ—x eldest son of the black Prince * 1399 11 Hen. of Monmouth eldest son of H. the 4. * 1422 12 H of Windsore eld son of H. 5. * 1453 13 Edwof West eld son of H. 6. * 1470 14 Edwof West eld son of â—dw 4. * 1483 15 Edw. of West eld son of Rich. 3. * 1487 16 Arthur eld son of K. H. 7. * 1503 17 Hen. 2 son of K. H. 7. * 1537 18 Edw. eld son of K H 8. * 1602 19 Hen eld son of K Iomes * 1612 20 Char 2 son of K Iames. * 1630 21 Charles eld son of our dread Soverâ—â—â—nâ— now being An. 1641. * COVENTRY COventry is a faire and goodly City within the limits of Warwâ—ck shire but now within the County of Warwiâ—k heretofore called so from the Convent by which and the translating of the See Epiâ—copalâ— from Lichfâ—ild hither it grew exceeding rich and wealthy And though it now hath neither Convent nor Episcopall See more than in ruine and in title it still continues its old wealth being the best City of mart and trade in all these parts commodiously built and seated and more than ordinarily frequented for an Inland Towne It belonged once unto the â—arles of Chester and afterward by many meane conveyances to Iohn of Eltham Earle of Cornwall and so this place became annexed unto that Earldome Nor lost it any thing but rather gained much by that annexation Henry the 6. laying unto it certaine the adjacent Villages and making it with them a County corporate cleerely distinct from that of Warwick It is now one of the honourary titles of the Duke of Buckingham George Marquesse of Buckingham being created Duke of Bukingham and Earle of Covenâ—y by letters patents bearing date in May 21 Iac. and for the remnant of his life he and since him his son enjoyed both the title of Dukes of Buckingham and Earles of Coventry 1623 1 Georges Villiers Marquesse of Buckingham 1628 2 George Villiers now Duke of Buckingham and Earle of Coventry 1641. CVMBERLAND CVmberland is the furthest Country of England on the Northwest side antiently part of the Brigantes It is called Cumbria in the Latine and Cumbrorum â—erra as being inhabited by the true and naturall Britans who in their own language are cald Kymri when as the residue of these Northern parts had yeelded to the conquering Saxon. A Countrey for the situation of it neither unpleasant nor unprofitable the Valleis yeelding corne sufficiently the Mountaines breeding great flocks of sheep the Meeres replenished with all kind of wild foule and the adjoyning Sea affording a variety of excellent fish It conteineth in it not above 58 Parish Churches but very many Chappels of Ease as big and large as any Parish Of these there are 9 Market Townes whereof the chiefe next Carlile for dispatch of busines is that of Perith wherein they hold their Sessions and Assises Late was it ere this County became an Earldome viz. when as K. H. the 8. bestowed the stile and dignity of Earle of Cumberland upon Henry Lord Clyfford whose issue still continue Earles of Cumberland 1525 1 Henry L Clifford created Earle of Cumber 17 of K. H. 8. Iun. 18. * 1542 2 Henry Clifford 1569 3 George Clifford 1605 4 Francis Clifford 1640 5 Henry Clifford Now Earle of Cumberland 1641. DANBY DAnby is an ancient Castle in the hundred or Wapontake of Cleveland in the North-riding of York-shire seated neare to a large Parke and a goodly chase of the same name It belonged anciently unto the L. Latimer and was sold with other lands belonging to that Family unto Ralph Nevill Earle of Westmerland who forth with gave the same to his son Sir George Nevil whom K. H. the 6. not long after summoned to the Parliament by the name of Lord Latimer His issue male failing in Qu Elizabeths times and the Estate being divided betweene his two daughters and coheires this Castle with the lands adjoyning fell unto the share of his daughter Mary who being married to Sir Iohn Danvers of Wilâ—sh was by him mother of S Hen. Danvers created by K. Iames L. Danvers of Danâ—eser and by our Sovereigne now being the first E of Danby 1629 1 Henry L. Danvers of Dantesey cr E. of Danby Feb. 7. 10 Car. now living Anno 1641. DARBY DArbyshire is a part of the Coritani and tooke that name of Darby the chief town thereof A Town conveniently seated on the River of Derwent beautified with five Parish Churches a goodly stone Bridg and a large Market-place and no lesse famous for Good Ale than Banbury for Cakes and Cheâ—se Finally the Town is well traded and of good resort and is the usuall place of holding Sessions and Assisses for all the County The Countrey of the East and South parts well manured and fruitfull yeelding a very spacious and pleasing prospect both out of Tutbury Castle and that of Boulsover The West part which they call the Peak is not so pleasing to the eye though possible as profitable to the purse being rich in iron lead and coales which it yeelds abundantly and grazing multitudes of sheep on the Mountaine tops It containes in it 106 Parish Churches of the which 8 be Marketâ—towns the chiefe thereof being Darby as before is said the Catalogue of whose Earls now followeth Earles of Darby 1199 1 William de Ferrars 1247 2 Wil. de Ferrars 1254 3 Wil. de Ferrars 4 Robert de Ferrars   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1131 5 Edm of Lancaster 2 sonne to King Henry the 3. after which time this title was continued in the house of Lancaster 1338 6 Henry of Lancaster son of Henry Earle of Lancaster cr Earle of Darby in his fathers life 11. Edw. 3. * 1386 7 Henry of Bullingbroke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster cr Earle of Darby in his fathers life 9 Ric. 2. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1485 8 Thomas Lord Stanley cr Earle of Darby by King Henry the 7. L. Constable * 1503 9 Tho. Stanley 1521 10 Edward Stanley * 1572 11 Henry Stanley * 1593 12
Wakeman last Abbat â— Tewkesbury 1550 2 John Hooper 1555 3 James Brookes Vacat sedes Ann. 3. 1562 4 Kichard Cheinie Vacat sedes Ann. 3. 1581 5 John Bullingham 1598 6 Godfr Goldsbourgh 1604 7 Thomas Ravys tr to London 1607 8 Henry Parry tr to Worcest 1611 9 Giles Tomson 1612 10 Miles Smith 1624 11 Godfr Goodman now Bishop there 1641. HEREFORD and the Bishops there HEreford also was of old one of the Bishopricks erected in the Britons time first under the Metropolitan of Caer-Leon upon Vske of Saint Davids afterwards and when these parts were conquered by the Saxon Kings it came to be a member of the Province of Canterbury The Cathedrall Church here founded first by Milfride one of the Noblemen of this County in honor of Ethelbert King of the East Angles treacherously made away by the Queene of Mercia his intended mother in law That which now standeth oweth the most part of it selfe to Bishop Reinelm and what he lived not to performe was finished by his successours as they had either meanes or opportunity The Diocese hereof containeth the County of Hereford and part of Shrop-shire wherein it hath 313. parish Churches of which 166. are impropriations and for the government hereof hath two Arch-Deacons viz. of Hereford and Salop. It hath afforded to the Church one Saint to the state two Chancellours and three Lord Treasurers one Deputy to the Realme of Ireland two Chancellours to the University of Oxford and one unto the Queenes of England Finally it is valued in the Kings bookes 768. li. 10. s. 6. d. ob q. the tenth of the Clergy comming unto 340. li. 2. s. 2. d. ob Bishops of Hereford A. Ch.   680 1 Putta  2 Tirtellus  3 Torteras  4 Wastoldus 740 5 Cuthbertus  6 Podda  7 Eccâ— Â 8 Cedda 857 9 Alberâ—us  10 Esna 885 11 Celmund  12 Utellus  13 Wulfehard  14 Benna  15 Edulfus  16 Cuthwolfus  17 Mucellus  18 Deorlaf  19 Cunemond  20 Edgâ—r  21 Tidhelm  22 Wulfehelm  23 Alfricus  24 Athulfus  25 Athelstan 1055 26 Leovegard Vacat sedes Ann. 4. 1060 27 Walterus 1079 28 Robert Losinga  29 Gerrardus tr to Yorke 1107 30 Reinelmus Chan. to the Queene 1115 31 Galfredus de Cliva 1120 32 Richardus 1131 33 Robert de Betun 1149 34 Gilbert Foliot tr to London 1162 35 Robert de Melun 1174 36 Robert Foliot 1186 37 Gul. de Vere * 1200 38 Egidius de Bruse * 1216 39 Hugh de Mapenore 1219 40 Hugh Foliot 1234 41 Radulph de Maydestone 1239 42 Peter de Egueblanc 1268 43 John Breton the geat Lawyer 1275 44 S. Thomas Canterupe Chan. of Oxford and L. Chan. 1282 45 Richard Swinfeild 1317 46 Adam de Orlton L. Treas transl to Worcest 1327 47 Thomas Carlton Deputy of Ireland and L. Treas 1344 48 John Trilleck 1361 49 Lud. Charlton 1369 50 Gul. Courtney tr to London * 1376 51 John Gilbert L. Treas tr to S. Davids 1389 52 John Treâ—â—ant 1405 53 Robert Mascall 1417 54 Edm. Lacy tr to Exeter 1420 55 Tho. Polton tr to Chichest 1422 56 Tho. Spofford 1448 57 Rich. Beauchamp tr to Sarum * 1450 58 Reginald Butler * 1453 59 John Stanbery 1574 60 Tho. Milling 1492 61 Edm. Audley tr to Sarum * 1502 62 Adrian de Castello tr to Welles 1504 63 Rich. Mayo Chan. of Oxford 1516 64 Charles Boothe 1535 65 Edward Foxe 1539 66 John Skipp 1553 67 John Harley 1554 68 Robert Perâ—ewe 1559 69 John Scorie 1585 70 Herbert Westfaling 1602 71 Robert Bennet  72 Francis Godwin 1633 73 Augustin Lindsell 1634 74 Matthew Wrenn 1635 75 Theophilus Feild 1636 76 Geo. Cooke now Bishop 1639. LLANDAFF and the Bishops there LLandaff is one of the most ancient Bishops Sees either in England or Wales and claimeth a direct succession from the Arch-Bishops of Caerleon upon Vske as unto the Bishopricke though for the Metropolitan dignity it bee content to let S. Davids have what is left thereof The first Bishop here of whom is any good record is S. Dubritius consecrate Bishop of this places by Lupus and Germanus what time they came hither out of France for the extirpation of the Pelagian heresie The Church here dedicated to S. Thelians the next successour to S. Dubritius founded upon the River Taffi and thence called Llandaff Llan in the Welch tongue signifying a Church a Church very well endowed by the munificence and piety of great persons in those times so well that as it is affirmed by Bishop Godwin were it possessed now of the tenth part onely of what once it had it might be reckoned one of the richest Churches in all Christendome The ruine of it came in the time of Bishop Dunstan alias Kitchin who thereupon is called fundi nostri calamitas by Bishop Godwin The Diocese containeth onely part of Glamorganshire and part of Momnouthshire though the most of each and in those parts 177. Parishes whereof 98. impropriations and for them one Arch-Deacon which is called of Llandaff The Bishopricke is valued in the Kings bookes 154. li. 14. s. 1. d. the Clergy paying for their tenth somewhat neere that summe viz. 155. li. 5. s. 4. d. It is to be observed or may be if it please the Reader that neither here nor at Saint Davids there is any Deane nor never was in any of the times before us the Bishop being head of the severall Chapters and in his absence the Arch-Deacon here as is the Chanter at S. Davids Bishops of Llandaff A. Ch.    1 S. Dubritius 522 2 S. Telian alias Eliud  3 S. Oudoceus  4 Ubilwinus  5 Ardanus  6 Elgistil  7 Lunapejus  8 Comegern  9 Argwistill  10 Garvan  11 Guodloin  12 Edilbinus  13 Grecielus  14 Berthgwen  15 Trychan  16 Elvogus  17 Catgwaret  18 Cerenhit 19 Nobis  20 Gulfridus  21 Nudd  22 Cimelianc  23 Libian  24 Marcluith  25 Pater 982 26 Gogwan 993 27 Bledri 1022 28 Joseph 1056 29 Herewaldus 1107 30 Urbanus Vacat sedes Annos 6. 1139 31 Uhtred 1148 32 Galfridus 1153 33 Nicolas ap Gurgant 1183 34 Gul. de Salso Marisco  35 Henricus 1219 36 Gulielmus 1229 37 Elias de Radnor 1244 38 Gul. de Burgo 1253 39 John La Ware 1256 40 Gul. de Radner 1265 41 Gul. de Brews * Vacat sedes Annos 9. 1296 42 John Monumeteus 1323 43 John Eglescliffe 1347 44 John Pascall 1362 45 Roger Cradoc 1383 46 Thomas Rushooke translated to Chichester 1385 47 Gul. de Bottlesham translated to Rochester 1389 48 Edm. Bromfeld 1391 49 Tidemannus translated to Worcester 1395 50 Andrew Barret  51 John Burghill translated to Lichfeild 1399 52 Thomas Peverell translated to Worcester 1408 53 John Zouch * 1423 54 John Wells 1441 55 Nicolas Ashby 1458
1398. And thus the Lady Anne Bullen daughter of Thomas Earle of Wilâ—s was by King Henry 8 made Marchionesse of Pembroke Anno 1532 as was the Lady Margaret daughter of Georgâ— D. of Clarence created Countesse of Salisbury by the same King Henry Anno 1514 Thus also the Lady Elizabeth Finch being by King Iames created Viscountesse Mâ—idstone was by our gracious Soveâ—aâ—gne Lord now being created Countesse of Winchelsey Anno 1628. the dignity entailed on the heires males of her body hegotten And finally thus was the Lady Elizabeth Richardson wife of Sir Thomas Richardson Lord Chiefe Justice created Baronesse Cramont by his Majesty now reâ—gning not to say any thing of the Lady Mary Fane Baronesse Despencer or of the Lady Margaret Lennard Baâ—onesse Dacres of the South being restitutions rather then creations Now for the method which I am to use in this following Catalogue it shall be after the most naturall of the Alphabet as being of most ease and speediest use in finding what we have a minde to looke for And in the same I shall lay downe the just successions of and in each severall title premising first a brief description of the placâ— denominating together with the yeere of Christs nativity wherein each severall Duke Earle or Marquesse either succeeded in the place or was advanced unto the same I also shall report in briefe on what pretext of bloud such and such men attained those honours which they have enjoyed If any neernesse or descent of bloud was pretended by them and where a family breakes off and a new comes in that I have marked with a few crosses thus ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ I have observed also who and how many of each title have managed any of the great and honourary Offices in the Common-wealth as those of Lord high Steward Lord high Chamberlaine Lord â—â—â—â—table Lord Admirall Lord Chancellour Lord Treasurer Lord Chiefe Justice or Lord Privie Seale together with the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlaine of hiâ— Majesties houshold and the LL. Presidents of Yorke and Wales and Chancellours or either oâ— the Universities Such of them as have had the honour to be admitted into the Order of the Garter I have noted with this littlâ—â—sterisme * And all this I have done 〈…〉 much brevity as was possible 〈◊〉 nothing in this place but a Nomencâ—â—tor a 〈◊〉 and naked Catalogue of names and hoâ—ours for the more easie understanding of oâ—r English History which was the matter which first moved me to compose 〈◊〉 Tables As for the order of precedencie of the men themselves that are thus dignified and advanced as now they stand that is to be accounted from and by the seniority of their creations in their severall series save that a course was tooke in Parliament 31. H. 8. c. 10. for placing those above the rest which were entrusted with the greatest Offices of State and Court. As viz. that of the Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper Lord Treasurer Lord President Lord Privie Seale Lord Constable Lord high Chamberlaine Lord Admirall Lord Marshall together with the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlaine of his Majesties houshold Which manner of precedencie being it is personall as unto the men and hath no reference to their place and titlâ—◠〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 with the times according as they 〈…〉 and favour with their 〈◊〉 and Soveraignâ— But for the places which have given 〈◊〉 and title to Dukes Marquesses or Earles and for the men that have beene honoured with those titles they are thâ—se that follow taking along such Lords and Viscounts as have â—eene dignified with and by the selfe-same titles and no more but those Saint Albans S. Albans is the fairest and the goodliest town in the County of Hertford It arose out of the ruines of old Verulamium a towne more strong and ancient â—arre as being the strongest Fort of all the Britaines in the time of Caesar though not haiâ—e so beautifull It took both name original Grandour from Alban once a Citizen of Verulamium who suffering Martyrdome for the faith of Christ during the persecution of Diocâ—â—â—ian had first a faire Church built in memoriall of him in that very place or if you will Ecclesia mirandi operis atque ejus martyrio condigna in the Authors language Bedae hist. lib. 1. c. 7 But this Church and towne of Verulam being both destroyed in those fierce warres which were betweene the Saxons and the Britains Offa the great and puissant K. of the Mercians built not farre off from the old seate a Monastery to the honour of Saint Alban endowed it with a great revenue and many goodly priviledges as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall This in short time improved the Monastery into a towne the Abbat in regard of his great possessionâ— and jurisdiction correspondent drawing no ordinary conâ—â—â—ence of all sorts of people Pope Adrian borne at Aâ—bats-Langley about five miles off added this honour to the place that as Saint Alban was the first Martyr of the Engllsh nation so should the Abbat have precedencie of all English Abbats This house was valued at the suppression at 2510. li. 6. s. 1. d. per annum and was surrendred into the hands of Sir Thomas Pope Doctor Petre and Master Cavendish for the use of K. H. 8. Decemb. 5. Anno 1639. The Abby Church being a stately and magnificent fabrick is leâ—t standing still townesmen purchasing the same at the price of 400. li. and turning it into a Parish Church as it now remaines For the great battels fought about this towne and in the very streets thereof between the two contending houses of York and Lancaster I leave you to the common Chronicles The persons which it hath ennobled are these that follow Viscounts and Earles 1620 1 Francis Bacon L. Verulam and L. Chan. of England created Visc. S. Albans Jan. 18. 1628 2 Rich. de Burgh E. of Clan-Ricard in the Kingd of Irel creat E. of S. Albans Aug. 23 1636 3 Vlike de Burgh E of S. Albans and Clan-Ricard now living 1641. Anglesey ANglesey is an Iland of North-Wales situate over against Carnaâ—vonshire from which it is divided by a narrow straight called in the Latines Mona by the Britains Mon but being conquered by the English obtained the name of Anglesey as one would say the Iland of the English-men It is exceeding fruitfull both in corne and cattell from whence the Welch are liberally stored with both And therefore it is said proverbially Mon mam Cymbri that Anglesey is the mother of Wales It was the ancient seate of the Druides and brought with no small difficulty under the command of the Romans by Iulius Agricola the people fighting here ut pro aris focis for their religion and their gods It containeth in it 74. Parishes the principall wherof is named Beauâ—arish being at this time the head towne of â—he shire and Aberfraw now an obscure and â—omely place but anciently the Royall seate â—f the Kings of North-Wales The persons which it hath given title
E. of Kingston upon Hull 4. Car. Iuly 25 who is now living Annâ— 1641. LANCASTER LAncashiâ—e or the County Palatine of Lancaster was heretofore a part of the Brigants and lieth upon the Irishâ—ea â—ea to the North of Châ—shire The ground accounted not so fertâ—le as in other places fitter for oates and such leane corne than wheate or barley And yet it is observed with all that in tâ—ose parts thereof in which the husbandman is not wanting to it in cost and labour that there it yeldeth corne in a very good measure The ayre therâ—of may seem to be very healthfull and one would easily coâ—jecture so by the complexion of the people which arâ— faire and beautifull And yet the Country is not much inhabited as in the nâ—ighbouring shires about them there being in so large a quantity of ground as this shire conâ—aines not above 36 Parishes though indeed many Chappelâ— of Ease equall to Pâ—rishes elsewhere for multitudes of people It takes name from the Town of Lancasâ—eâ— or more truly Lâ—ncaster seated upon the banks of the river Lâ—nc whence it had the name the Saxons adding Ceaster as in other places for the â—ermination The Town not very well peopled nor much frequented and yet of that authority and credit that it gives name to all the County and hath obteined this priviledge from K. Edw. the 3 that the Sessions and Assises should be held in no other place What Lords and Governours it had in the former times we regard not here The first time it became an Earldome was when K. H. 3 conferred that title on his 2 son Edm. and it was destinâ—te to greatnesse in the first foundation there being layed unto it at the veâ—y first besides this County the whole conâ—iscated estates of the Eâ—rles of Leicesâ—er and Darby and the Bâ—rony of Monmouth And into this by marriages accrewed in time the great estates of Wil. de Fortibus E. of Aâ—merlâ— and Lord of Holdernesse 〈◊〉 and other goodly lands in Frances the Earldome of Lincoln and good part of that of Salisbury the Lorships of Ogmore and Kidwelly in Wales which were once the Chaworths Iohn of Gaâ—nt a dâ—d hereunto the Castles and Honours of Hertford and Thickhill and his son Bâ—lling broke a moyetie of the lands of â—ohun being â— of Hereâ—ord Essex and Northampton so that it was the greatest patrimony as I verily thinke of any subject Prince in Christendome Lancaster finally was made a County Palatine by K Edward the 3 and hath been hounoured with theâ—e Dukes and Earles of Lancaster 1267 1 Edm. â—lantagenet 2 son of K Hen. the 3 E. of Lanc. 1295 2 Tho. Plantagenet 1324 3 Hen. Planta 1345 4 Hen. Planta first D of L.  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1361 5 Iohn of Gaunt son of K. Edw. the 3 married the La. Blanch daughter of H. D. of Lanch â—399 â— Hen. of Bullingbroke son of Iohn of Gaunt after K. of Eng. by whom this County Palatine and all the lands and honors belonging and incorporate into the Dutchy of Lancaster were brought unto the Crown of Eng. though governed as an Estate apart then by its proper Officers as it continued til the time of K. Edw. the 4 who did appropriate it to the Crown and dissolved the former government thereof to which it was restored again by K. H. 7 and so still remaineth under the guidance of the Chancellor and other Officers of the same LEICESTER LEicester-shire is a part of the Coritani and â—ooke that name from Leicester the chiefe town thereof a town indifferent large and of a reasonable handsom building and as welâ—raded as most inland towns that want as this the benefit of a navigable river It had once a very faire Collegiate Church within it a faire Abbey close unto 〈◊〉 and a strong Castle therewithall but all these the iniquity and injuâ—y â—f time hath ruined Only the Hospitall of all the antient edifices stands still undefaced As for the Countrey hence denominated it beares corne good plâ—nty but is bare of woods the want of which is well supplyed with pit-coale with which the North part of the Country doth store al the rest It coÌ„â—eineth in the whole 200 Parishes and of them 12 are market Towns the biggest as in bulke being Leicester so in title too as that which hath beene honored even before the â—onquest with the stile and reputation of an Earldome and hath continued it till now in the names and families of these Earles of Leicester 1057 1 Algar the Saxon.  2 Edwyn died 1071.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1103 3 Rob. de Bellomont 1118 4 Rob. de Bellomont 1167 5 Rob. de Beaumont L. Sâ—ew 1190 6 Rob. de Beaum. L. high Stew.   ✚ ✚ ✚  7 Simon de Montf married Amicia sister and coheire to the last E. Ro. E. of Lei. and L high Stew. 1239 8 Simon de Mont. L. high Stâ—w   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1267 9 Edm. E. of Lanc. L. high Stew. 1295 10 â—ho E. of Lanc. L. high Stâ—w 1324 11 Hen. â— of Lanc. L. high Stew. 1345 12 Hen. D. of Lanc. L. high Stew. ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1360 13 Wil of Bavaria E. of Heinalt married the La. Maud of Lanc.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1361 14 Io. of Gaunt D. of Lan. L. Stew. ✚ 1399 15 Hen. D. of Lanc. L. high Stew. ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1564 16 Rob. Dudley L. Denbigh L. S. and of the house to Q. E. died 1588. ✚ 1618 17 Rob Sidney Vise Liâ—le descended of a sister of the last Rob. E. of Leicest was by K. Iames cr E. of Leic. Aug. 2.  18 Robert Sidney now Earle of Leices Ambassadour extraordinary with the K of France Anno 1641. LINCOLN LIncoln-shire antiently belonged to the Coreâ—ani A very large and spacious Countrey extending almost 60 miles in length and some 30 in breadth within which compasse are included 630 Parish Churches and of them 30 market Towns It is accounted very kindly ground for the yeeld of corn and feeding of cattell and furnished in the lower part thereof with good store of fowle which from hence are conveied to London in great abundance It takes name from the principall City by Ptolomy and Antoninâ— called Lindum and after by the Saxons Lindâ—colline either because it stands on so high an hill from the Latine Collis or that it had been formerly some Roman Colony A Town of great renown and strength in the times of the Britans and in the Normans time as saith William of Malmesbury it was one of the best peopled Cities of England a place of merchandise and traffick for al commers both by sea and land insomuch that 〈◊〉 then Bishop of Dorcâ—sâ—er thought fitting to translate hither his Episcopall see From this opinion it then had first began the Proverb that Lincoln was London is c. The Bishops of Lincoln what and how they were we have seen already We will now look a while on the Eaâ—les of Lincoln â—140
1 Wil. de Romara E. of Lincoln   ✚ ✚ ✚  2 Gilb. de Gaunt 1216 3 Gilb. de Gaunt   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1218 4 Randal de Meschines E. of Che. whose grand-father halfe brother unto Wil. de Romara by the mothers side   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1232 5 Iohn â—acy descended by his mother from E. Randall 1251 6 Henry de Lacy whose daughter Alice was married unto Tho. E. of Lancaster and settled all her lands upon that Family   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1354 7 Hen. D. of Lanc * â—361 8 Iohn of Gaunt D. of Lanc. * 1399 9 Hen. of Bullingbroke D. of Lanc. after K. of Eng.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1467 10 â—ohn de la Pole son and heire of Iohn D. of Suffolke   ✚ ✚ ✚ â—525 11 Henry Brandon son and heire of Charlâ—s D. of Suffolk  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1572 12 Edward Fenys Lord Clinton Lord Admirall created Earle of Lincolne by Queen Elizabeth 1585 13 Hen. Fenys 1616 14 Tho. Fenys 1618 15 Theophilus Fenys now Earle of Lincoln 1641. LINDSEY LIndsey is one of the 3 parts of Lincolnshire the other 2 being Holland which we spake of lately and Kesteven not yet become an honourary title as the others are It conteineth all the Northerne parts thereof from the river Witham unto Humber and from the Ocean to the Trent Happy above the rest not in bignesse only but that in this part stands the City of Lincoln the chiefe denominator of the County which being the antienly called Lindum as before I said gave to this part the name of Lindsey for by that name of Lindsey it is now the Earldome of 1626 1 Robert Bertu Lord Willoughby of Eresby and Lord great Chamberlaine of England created E. of Lindsey 2 Car. Novemb. 29 now living 1641 MANCHESTER MAnchester is a good Town of Lancashire situate on the hithermost part thereof where it joyneth to the County of Darby A Town of very great antiquity known to the Emperour Antonine by the name of Mancâ—nium part of which name it still retaines And still it carrieth a good accompt and far excels the Towns lying round about it both for the beautifull shew it carrieth and the resort unto it of the neighboring people and which allures them thither the great trade of Cloathing Manchester Coâ—tons being famous in all drapers shops It is remarkable also in those parts for the large Market place for a faire Church and for the Colledge which last being founded first by the Lord De la Ware was afterwards refounded or confirmed by Qu. Eliz. consisting fo a Warden and certaine fellows which notwithstanding it is yâ—t more famous in being made the honorary title of 1625 1 Henry Montague Vise Mandevi cr E. of Manch â— Car. Fâ—â— 7 bâ—ing then L President of the Councel now L. Privy Seale Anno 1641. MARCH March is a name of different nature from the rest before as being neither Towne nor County Vnder that name of March or of Marches rather our Ancestors did comprehend those baâ—able grounds between Wales and Eng. for governance whereof and the repressing of the insolencies of either side there were certaine Lords and Potent men whose lands lay nearest to these parts which were called Lords Marchers who had great power and jurisdiction in their severall quarters Amongst these were the Mortimers of Wigmore men of great authority who after were advanced above the rest and made Earles of March. And it continued in that Family untill it fell by marriage to the house of York and so by Edw. the 4 to the Crown of Eng. Nor was it long before the authority of the Lords Marchers was extinguished quite by the uniting of Wales to Eâ— either making new shires of the said March ground such as are Monmouth Brecknoch Radnor Denbigh and Montgomcry or laying it unto the old for which consult the Act of Parliament 27 H. 8. cap. 26. However the title of E. of March is revived again only translated from the house of Mortimer to that of Stewart out of which houses have been successively these Earles of March 1327 1 Rog. L. Mortimer of Wigmore * 1354 2 Roger Morti. 1359 3 Edm. Morti. 1381 4 Rog. Morti. 1399 5 Edm. Morti.   ✚ ✚ ✚  6 Edw. Plantagenet son of Rich. D. of York and after K. of Eng. of that name the 4.  7 Edw. eldest son of K. Edw. 4. ◠  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1619 8 Esme Steward L. Aubigny created E. of March 17 Iac. Iun 7. after D. of Lennox * 1624 9 Iames D. of Lennox and Earle of March Anno 1641. * MARLEBVRGH MArleburgh is a Town in the North-east part of Wilt-shire seated not far off from the head of the river Kenet which runneth thence to Hungâ—rford and Newbury and so by Reading into the Thames The Towne called antiently Cunetio in Antonino's Itinerarium as the river was but by the Normans in whose time this Town revived out of the ruines of the old it was called Marleburgh as being seated in a chaulky soyle which in some places still we call by the name of Marle A Town stretched out from East to West upon the pendant of an hill and had a Castle once belonging unto Iohn sirnamed Sans tâ—rre who afterwards was K. of England which is still famous in our Law books for a Parliament there held 52. H. 3 in which were made the â—tatutes from hence called of Marleburgh right necessary for the peace and tranquility of the people as is affirmed in the preamble unto the same Our Soveraigne at his Coronation made it yet more notable in making it thâ— honour as it was the neighbour of 1625 1 Iames L. Ley L. Tr. cr E. of Marleburgh 1 Car. Feb 7. 1628 2 Henry Ley.  3 Iames Ley now E. of Marleburgh Anno 1641. MARSHALL THe title of E. Maâ—shall is different from the rest of England all of the which the title of Earle Rivers excepted only are locall or denominated from some place this only personall the residue being only honorary this honorary and officiary both together Antiently they that had this office were only Marshals of the Kings house according as the same is now discharged by the Knights Marshall But in succeeding times it grew to be a place of great power and honour as it still continueth At first they had the title of L. Marshall only Rich. the 2 was the first who by letters Paâ—ents advanced them to the dignity of Earles Marshals and with all gave them power to beare a stafâ—e of gold enammeled black at both ends with the Kings Armes on the upper end and their own Armes on the lower whereas before that time the Marshâ—ls had no other than a wooden staffe as other the Great Officers have at Court Before this time they were L. Maâ—shals only as before I said For howsoever the title of E. Marshall and Comes Marescallus doth many times occurre in our antient histories Yet I conceive that
it was only given them then by the courâ—esie or curiality of England because the Office in those dayes was vested in the person of none but Earles as by the like mistake or courtesie we find the title of Comes Seneschallus and Comes Constabularius in some old Records the manour of Hamsted Marshall in the County of Berkshire was held of old by Grand Sergianty of the Kings of England conditioned that the Grantees should for ever be the K. Marshals according as the Offices of Steward Constable and Lord High Chamberlaine in those times were granted What the authority and jurisdiction is of this great Officer we regard not here it being our undertaking only to lay down the names of those as many at lest as I have met with in my reading which in their severall times have borne the title of Lords and Earles Marshall 1135 1 Gilbert de Clare L. Marshal created E of Pembrok by K. Stephen Anno 1139. 1149 2 Richard de Clare sirnamed Strongbow E. of Pemb. and L. Marsh. died Anno 1176. 1176 3 Iohn sirnamâ—d Marshall frâ—m this Office which was conferred on him by K. H. 2 upon the death of Rich. E. of Pemb. 4 William Marshall L. Marshall the grand-child of the former Iohn who having married Isabel daug and heire of Ric. Strongbow was cr E of Pemb. by K. Io. An. 1201 1219 5 William Marshall the younger E. of Pemb. 1231 6 Rich Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1234 7 Gilb Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1242 8 Wal. Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1245 9 Anselm Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1245 10 Rogeâ— Bigot E. of Norfolk L. Marshall in right of Maud his mother one of the sisters and heires of the 5 last Marshals 1269 11 Roger Bigot Earle of Norfolke whose estate being confiscated to the Crown came after his decease to the K. hands 1307 12 Robert de Clyfford made Lord Marshall by K. Edw. 2 duranâ—e benepâ—acito  13 Nicolas de Seagrave 1315 14 Thomas de Brotherton Earle of Norfolk was in the 9. of Edw. 2. made L. Marsh. 1388 15 Margaret daughter and heire of Thom. de Brotherton is often honored with the title of La. Marsh. and was afterwards cr Dutch of Norf.  16 Wil. de Montacute  17 Tho. Beauchamp  18 Edmund Mortimer did severally and successively discharge the Office of L. Marsh. but whether as Deputies for the La. Marga. â—â—ndum planè constat 1377 19 Henry Lord Percy L. Marsh. at the coronation of K Rich. 2.   Earles Marshall 1383 20 Tho. L. Mowbray â— of Notingh nephew unto the Lady Marg. by her daughter Eliz. was made the first E. Marsh. by K. Rich. 2 and was after D. of Norfolk 1398 21 Tho. Holland E. of Kent and D. of Surrey was made E. Marsh upon the banishment of the D. of Norfolk 1399 22 Tho. L. Mâ—wb E. of Noting did on his fathers death at Venice assume the title of E Marsh. but the office was exercised by  23 Ralp Nevill E. of Westmerland made L. M of En. by K. H. 4. for terme of life in the beginning of his râ—igne 1412 24 Iohn L. Mowb. brother of Tho. E. M. was by K H 5. restored unto the title of E. of Notingham and E. M and by K. H. 6. to that of Norfolk 1432 25 Iohn L. Mowb. D. of Norf. E. Mar.  26 Iohn L. Mo. D. of Nor. E. M.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1476 27 Ric. D. of York 2 son of K. Edw. 4 was by his Father cr D. of N. and â— Marsh. and after married Anne daughter and heire of the last Mow. D of Norfolk 1483 28 Iohn L. How descended from the L. Tho. Mow. first D. of Norf. cr D. of Norf. and E. Marsh. by K. Rich. 3. 1486 29 Wil. L. Berkley E. of Notingham descended from another daughter of the said first D. of Norfolk cr E. Marsh. by K. H. 7. and Marq. Barkeley 1497 30 Hen. D. of York the 2 son of K. Hen 7. cr E. M. by his Father was after K. of Eng. 1509 31 Tho. How Earle of Surrey son of Ioh. L. How D. of Norfolk was by K H. 8. cr first E. M and afterwards restored to the Duk. of Norfolk 1546 32 Tho. How D. of Norfolk and E. Marsh. attainted An. 1546. 1547 33 Edw. Seymour D. of Somerset And L. Protector of K Edw. the 6 was in the said Kings time cr E. Marshall 1553 34 Tho. D. of Norfolk and E Marsh. restored unto his bloud and honours by Q. Mary 1554 35 Thomas Howard D. of Nor. and E. Marsh. beheaded 1571. 1572 36 Geo Talbot E of Shrewsbury E. M. died anno 1590. 1597 37 Rob. d'Evreux E. of Essex and E. Mar. died anno 1601.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1603 37 Edw. Somerset E. of Worcester executed the office of Earl Marshall at the Coronation of K. Iames after which time the Office was a long time executed by Commission 1621 38 Thomas Howard Earle of Arundell and Surrey grand son of Thomas Duke of Norfolk by his son Philip Earle of Arundell was by King Iames created Earle Marshall as hee still continueth Anno 1641. MIDDLESEX MIddlesex is a part of the Trinobantes lying upon the banks of the river Tâ—ames A Counâ—y not so large as others but far more remarkable for sumptuous houses wel-built villages a fertile soyle and temperate aire and which addeth most unto it for the great Cities of London and Westminster which are seated in it and for the constant residence of the Court the Receptacle and aboade of the Kings of Eng. who have made this County happy above others with their Royall mansions Whitehall and Hampton Court Somerset house and S. Iames still in the possession of the Crown Enfeild and Hanworth aliened now have either been the chiefe aboades or retiring places of our Kings and Princes In which regard the Kings of Eng. antiently as Camden notes it vouchsafed the title of Middlesex unto none neither D. Marq. E. nor B. although I know not by what popular error the Citizens of London reckoned the L. Major elect for E. of Middlesex Which whatsoever ground it had hath none now to stand on that title being not long since bestowed on 1622 1 Lionel L. Cranfeild L. Tr. of Eng. cr E. of Middlesex 20 Iac. Sep. 17. now alive Anno 1641. MONMOVTH MOnmouth-shire is the neerest shire of Wales though it desires rather to be accounted a part of England and is indeed included in the circuit of the English Iudges It lieth upon the North of the river Sevâ—n there where it groweth into a Sea the East parts full of grasse and woods the West somewhat hilly and stony withall yet not unprofitable to the husbandman if he be not wanting to himselfe It takes name from the chiefe Town Monmouth and that from being seated on the mouth of the River Muâ—ow there where it shootes into the Wye It was the Barony once of Iohn L. of Monmouth on whose attaindure it was
cr E. of Norwich a Car. Aug. 24. Mort sans issue masle NOTTINGHAM NOttinghamsh antiently was a part of the Coritani well watred with the river of Trent and many other pleasant streames The people generally divide it into the sand and the clay that being the E. part taking up the forrest of Sherwood famous for Rob. Hood and his companions this being the South and Eastern part more fruitfull and more fit for corne and throughout well furnished both with wood and coale It conteineth in it 168 Parishes of which the chiefe and that from whence the shire takes name is Nottingham A Town well seated on the Trent though very high up on an hill which overlookes it for buildings and faire streets and a spatious market place not giving way to many Cities But that which gave the greatest ornament unto it was indeed the Caâ—â—le a Royall and magnificent building which for strength statelinesse and command of prospect may justly challenge the precedency of the best in Eng. Of Mortimeâ—s hole there who was hence haled to his executioÌ„ and of the long imprisonment which David K. of Scots here suffred the people are as good as a common Chronicle and intermixe too not afew Fables with the truth of story But that which we have good record for without fraud or fiction is that it hath afâ—orded in successive Ages these Lords and Earles of Nottingham  1 Wil. Peverell L. of the honour of Nottingham  2 Wil. Peverell L.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1141 3 Rob. de Ferrers married Margar. daughter of Wil. Peverell   ✚ ✚ ✚  4 Iohn after K. of Eng.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1377 5 Iohn L. Mowbray 1382 6 Tho. Mow. E. Mar. after D. of Nor. 1400 7 Tho. Mow. E. M. and D. N. 1405 8 Iohn Mow. E. M. and D N. * 1432 9 Iohn Mow. E. M. and D. N. * 1461 10 Iohn Mow. E. M and D. N. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1475 11 Rich. D. of York 2 son of K Edw. 4 married the La. Anne sole child of Iohn D of Norf. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1483 12 Wil. L. Berkley descended from the L Isab. daugh of Tho. 1 D. of Nor. E. of Nott. 1597 13 Charles L. How of Eâ—â—ing L. Adm. deâ—cended by the house of Nor. from the Mow.  14 Charles How now E. of Nottin Anno 1641. OXFORD OXford-shire is a part of the Dobuni situated North-ward of the Thames which parteth it all along from Berkshire A plentifull and fruitfull Countrey wherein the plaines are garnished with cornefields and meadows the hils well covered with woods and the downes with sheep and wanting in no kind of pleasure which either hawke or hound can afford a Gentleman It conteines in it being no great circuit 270 Parish Churches and 10 market townes the chiefe of which in name and beauty giving denomination to the County is the famous City and Vniversity of Oxford A faire and goodly City both for site and building whether one look on the magnificence of the publique structures or the compacted uniformity of private houses And sure it may be said without immodesty and heard without dislike or envy that for the statelinesse of the Schooles and publique Library the bravery and beauty of particular Colledges all built of faire and polished stone the liberall endowments of those houses and notable incouragements of industry and learning in the salary of the Professors in most Arts and Sciences it is not to be parallelled in the Christian world and for the number of her studens and the well ordering of those Students by good laws and ordinances not to be equalled by any but her sister Cambridge From whence it had the name of Oxford is adhuc sub judice whether of Vadum Isidos the ford of Ouse or Isis on whose banks it stands and so called Ousford or Vada boum the ford of Oxen as the Greeks had their Bosphori in former times I determine not Suffice it that this name is very antient and that it antiently hath beene an Vniversity or seat of learning in which respect it hath co-evity with that of Paris if not priority above it as being refounded by K. Alfâ—ed Anno 806 after it had been overborne a while by the Danish fury Colledges it conteineâ—h in all 18. Hals for students 6 and about 13 Parisâ— Churches It is moreover a see 〈◊〉 and it hath withall received no small honour from the noble 〈◊〉 of the Veres who now for 20 generations 〈◊〉 been Earles of Oxford 1067 1 Edgar Atheling   ✚ ✚ ✚  2 Aubrey de Verâ— L. high Chamb. 1146 3 Aubrey de Vere L. high Ch. 1214 4 Rob. de Vere L. high Ch. 1233 5 Hugh de Vere L. high Ch. 1263 6 Rob. de Vere L. high Ch. 1295 7 Rob de Vere L. high Ch. 1331 8 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1358 9 Tho. de Vere L high Ch. 1310 10 Rob. de Vere D. of Ireland 1393 11 Aubrey de Vere 1400 12 Rich. de Vere * 1415 13 Iohn de vere 1462 14 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. * 1512 15 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1526 16 Iohn de Vere * 1539 17 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1562 18 Edw de Vere L. high Ch. 1604 19 Hen. de Vere L. high Ch. 1624 20 Rob. de Vere 1632 21 Aubrey de Vere now Earle of Oxon 1641 PEMBROKE PEmbrok-shire was inhabited of old by the Dimetae a Countrey quite surrounded by the Sea save where it joyneth unto Cardigan and Carmarthen shires A Countrey plentiful in corne and Cattell not destitute of pit-coale and which is far above the rest as Giraldus tels us considering that it is so neare to Ireland of a temperate and wholesome Aire It conteines in it 140 Parish Churches and 5 Markets that which is most of note being Milford renowned for its safe and capacious haven But that from which it takes denomination is the town of Pembrok seated upon a forked arme of Milford haven and in the best part of all the Countrey A town consisting principally of one long street on a long narrow point of rock and hath within the wals there of two Churches The Earles hereof in former times were County Palatines and passed al things that concerned that County under the seale of the Earldom And it continued so untill the reigne of H. 8. when as Wales was reduced to England and the authority of the great Lords there dissolved by Parliament Since which the Earles of Pembrok have been meerely titular as of other places and of each sort were these in their severall Ages the Marq. and Earles of Pembrok 1139 1 Gilb. de Calre 1149 2 Râ—c de Clare sirnamed Strongbow   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1199 3 Wil. Mar. married Isabel daughter and heire of Rich Strongbow 1219 4 Wil. Marsh and L. chiefe Iustice. 1231 5 Ric. Marsh. 1234 6 Gilb. Marsh. 1242 7 Walt. Marsh. 1245 8 Anselm Marsh.   ✚ ✚ ✚