in the old Saxon Bedanford i.e. Beds or Innes at the Ford. A towne conveniently seated on both sides of a river which runneth through it well built and populous as having in it no lesse then five Churches But the chiefe commendations which it hath is for the antiquity and strength thereof as being a towne of no small note and consequence Anno 572. when as Cuthwulf the Saxon vanquished the Britainâ— in the open feild and became Master of the Countrey The Castle here being counted very strong and almost impregnable brought no small mischeife to the place being a peece much aimed at by all those in the former times which either pretended to the Crown or bate armes against it But all the fortifications being demolished in the reigne of K. H. 3. the people have since lived in quiet and the chiefe reputation of it now consisteth in this that it hath given the title of Dukes and Earles to these persons following being in their severall ages Dukes and Earles of Bedford 1365 1 Ingelram de Cowâ—y E. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1414 2 John son of Henry 4. L. Adm. Const. and Regent of Fr. D. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1470 3 George Nevill D   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1485 4 Jasp. de Hatfeild E. of Pembroke halfe brother to King H. 6. D. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1549 5 John L. Russell L. Pr. and L. Adm. created E of Bedford by Edw. 6. * 1554 6 Francis Russell 1585 7 Edward Russell 1628 8 Francis Russell now Earle 1641. BErkley is the name of a noble and an ancient family dispersed in many places of this Kingdome They tooke this name from Berkley Casâ—â—â— situate neare the Severne bankes in the County oâ— Gloucester of which they were made Barons by King H. 2. Whereas before that time they were called Fitz-Harding as being descended from one Robert Fitz-Harding of the bloud 〈◊〉 of the Danes Which Robert Fitz-Harding by the name of Robertus fâ—â—ius Haâ—dingi 〈◊〉 Regâ—â— Dacae is joyned as a Co-founder with 〈◊〉 H 2 of the Cathedrall Church of Bristoll but then a Monastery onely as doth appeare by an inscription over the gate of the said Church William L. Berkley of this house being descended from the Mowbraies who amongst other titles were Earles of Nottingham was in the yeere 1482. created Visc. Berkley by King Richard 3. afterwards Earle of Nottingham and Earle Marshall by King H. 7. and finally created Marqu Berkley by the same King H. Aâ—no 1509. But dying without issue all those titles ended with him that of the Lord Berkley still continuing in the line collaterall Visc. and Marqu Berkley 1509 1 Will. L. Berkley created Viscount Berkley by King R. 3. was created Marqu Berkley by K. H. 7. mort sans issue BErkshire was anciently in the Saxon times called Berroâ—schire which name the learned Antiquary Master Camden out of Asserius Menevensis deriveth from Berroc a certaine Forrest where grew good store of Box to which the people used in the time of danger to retire themselves I lieth conveniently all along the bankes of the river of Thames which serves them well for the conveyance of their corne fewell and other commodities to the City of London and containeth in it 140. Parishes of the which 12. are Market townes the chiefe Reading and Abington But that which gives most lustre to it is the royall Palace and Castle of Windsore the principall seate and residence of the most honourable order of the Garter and indeed the most magnificent mansion of the Kings of England Camden in his description of this County doth conclude it thus Thus much of Barksh which as yet hath given the title of Earle to no man And true it was when he so said it But since it hath bestowed that title on these Earles of Berks. 1620 1 Francis L. Morrys crea E of Berkshire Jan. 28. mort sans issue masle   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1625 2. Tho. Howard Visc. Andover created E. of Berksh Feb. 7. now living Anno 1641. BRIDGEWATER BRidgewater but more properly and in the old records Burgh-Walter that is Walters Burgh so called of Walter de Duaco who came in with the Normans had faire lands given him in these parts by the Conquerour is a town of Somerset-shire A great and populous town it is descending by the Chaworths to the Dutchy of Lancaster and was by Hen. 8. the heire of the Lancastrian family adorned with the tlitle of Earledome which hee bestowed on Sir Henry Dâ—wbeney son of that Giles Dawbeney who came in with King Hen. 7. from Britaine in France and was by him made his L. Chamberlaine and Knight of the Garter Which Henry dying without issue this title lying long a sleep was afterward awakened in another family ordeined to be a seminary for the Earles of Bridgewater A. Ch.   1538 1 Hâ—nry L. Dâ—wbeney created Earle of Bridgewater 30. H. 8.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1617 2 Iohn Egerton Visc. Brackly created â— of Bridgewater May 15 L. President of Walâ—s now living Anno 1641. BRISTOL BRistol the third in ranke of the Cities of England is situate on the rivers of Fâ—ome and Avon not far off from the entrance of the Severne into the Ocâ—an In that regard it stands commodiously for trade and trafick the ships with full sayle comming up into the bosome of the City and verily the Cityzens there are wealthy Merchants and trade into the most part of the world with good faith and fortune Part of it stands in Somersetsh and part in Glocâ—ster shire though they account themselves of neither being a County in it selfe incorporate and independent upon any other than its own Officers A town exceeding populous and exceeding cleanly there being sinks and sewers made under ground for the conveyance of all filth and nastinesse which by them passeth into the rivers The Castle of it once was a place of strength and in it K. Stephen was kept a prisoner by Maud the Empresse but now not able to defend it selfe from the ruines of time Churches it hath in it and thereto adjoyning to the number of 18 or thereabouts whereof the fairest and most memorable next to the Cathedrall of which we have already spoken in our description of the Bishoprick is S. Maâ—ies of Radcliffe without the wals esteemed to be the fairest Parish Church in England yet however it hath long been a town of Fame it is not full an hundred yeares since it was made a Bishops see But lesse since it became a title of nobility viz. not till King Iames conferred the honour of Earle of Bristol on 1622 Iohn L. Digby of Sherborne cr E. of Bristol Sept. 15. Iac 20. now living 1641. BVCKINGHAM BVckingham is another of the three Counties which were once the seate of the Catâ—ieuchlani and is supposed to take that name from Bucken that is Beech-trees with which the Countrey is well stored It is generally a very rich and plentifull soyle equally
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
of Matravall It was bestowed by Roderick Mawr in his division of Wales on Mervyn his youngest son and did continue in his line a long time together but much afflicted and dismembred by the Princes of Northwales who cast a greedy eye upon it The first Prince of it was called Mervyn but we have no good constat of his successors the last that held it all entire was Meredith ap Blethin who divided it betweene his two sonnes Madoc and Gryffith of the which Madoc died at Winchester Anno 1160. and Gryffith was by Henry the first of England created Lord Powys the residue of Powys-land which pertained to Madoc depending still upon the fortune of North-Wales The Lords of Powys A. Ch.    1 Gryffith ap Meredith  2 Owen Cynelioc  3 Gwenwynnin  4 Gryffith ap Gwenwynnin  5 Owen ap Gryffith 6 John Charleton one of the Bed-chamber to King Edward the second married Hâ—wys daughter of Owen ap Gryffith 1353 7 John Charleton Lord Powys 1360 8 John Charleton Lord Powys 1374 9 John Charleton Lord Powys 1401 10 Edward Charleton Lord Powys 1420 11 Henry Grey nephew of Edward Lord Powys by his daughter Iane created Earle of Tanquerville by King H. 5.  12 Richard Gray Lord Powys  13 John Gray Lord Powys  14 John Gray Lord Powys  15 Edward Gray the last Lord Powys of the race of Mervyn sonne of Roderick King of Wales 1629 16 William Herbert of Red-castle sonne of Edward second sonne of William Herbert Earle of Pembroke created Lord Powys 5. Car. Apr. 2. now living 1641. Kings and Lords of MAN THe Isle of MAN is situate so equally betweene England and Ireland that once it was a controversie unto the which it appertained but was in fine adjudged to England in that some venemous wormes brought hither did not furthwith die which kinde of creatures the nature of the Irish soyle will by no meanes brooke It was once subject unto the crowne and Kingdome of Northumberland but from them taken by the Danes Norwegians and other people of the North in their irruptions on these parts who having mastered it ordained therein a Peâ—it King of their owne Nation who thus succeeded one another A. Ch.  Kings of MAN 1065 1 Godred the sonne of Syrrie 1066 2 Fingall sonne of Godred 1066 3 Godred the sonne of Harald 1082 4 Lagman eldest sonne of Godred 1089 5 Dopnald sonne of Tade 1098 6 Magnus King of Norway 1102 7 Olave third sonne of Godred 1144 8 Godred sonne of Olave 1187 9 Reginald base sonne of Godred 1226 10 Olave the lawfull sonne of Godred 1237 11 Herald sonne of Olave 1249 12 Raignald II. brother of Harald 1252 13 Magnus II. brother of Raignald 1266 14 Magnus King of Man being deceased without issue Alexander third King of the Scots partly by conquest and parâ—ly by money paied to the Norwegians brought this and all the rest of the Westerne Isles under his obedience After this time it was sometimes dependant on the Crowne of Scotland and sometimes on England according as their fortunes varied till in the end it was regained finally from the Scots by William Montacute Earle of Salisbury who was descended from the ancient Kings of Man and by him after sold to the Lord Scrope on whose attainder it fell unto the Crowne of England and changed Lords as followeth Kings and Lords of MAN of English bloud A. Ch.   1340 1 William Earle of Salâ—sbury K. 1395 2 William Lord Scrope K. 1399 3 Henry Earle of Northumberland Lord. 1403 4 William Lord Stanley Lord of Man  5 John Lord Stanley Lord of Man  6 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man  7 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man created Earle of Darbie by K. Henry 7. 1503 8 Thomas Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1521 9 Edward Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1572 10 Henry Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1593 11 Ferdinando Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1604 12 William Stanley now Earle of Darby and Lord of Man 1640. Lords and Kings THe Isle of Wight abutting on the coast of Hampshire was taken from the English by William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford in the time of William Duke of Normandy and King of England who thereupon became the first Lord therof After whose death the proscription of his sonne Roger it fell unto the Crowne and was by Henry the second bestowed upon the family of the Ryvers Earles of Devon On the extinction of which line it fell againe unto the Crowne in the time of King Edward the first and in the same hath since continued giving the title onely of one King and one Lord to two Potent subjects Now for the Lords and King they are these here following A. Ch.    1 William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford 1072 2 Roger de Breteville Earle of Hereford  3 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  4 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1154 5 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1161 6 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 7 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  8 William de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1216 9 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1245 10 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1261 11 Isabell sister to Earle Baldwin and wife to William de Fortibuâ— surrendred up her interest in this Iland to King Edward the first 1445 12 Henry Beauchamp Earle of Warwick Anno 23. of Henry 6. was crowned King of the Isle of Wight and shortly after made Duke of Warwick 1466 13 Richard Lord Wideville Earle Ryvers made by King Edward 4. Lord of the Wight THE SECOND TABLE OR A CATALOGVE OF All the Bishops which have governed in the Church of England and VVales since the conversion of the SAXONS Together with the honourary Offices which they or any of them have enjoyed in the civill government Divided into two parts Printed at London 1641. THE PREFACE TO THE ENSUING CATALOGUE of Arch-Bishops and Bishops THE â—aith of Christ being here planted as â—aith Gildaâ— tempore summo Tiberii Caesaris towards the latter end of Tiberius Caesar was as it seemes concealed and hidden â—ill the time of Lucius who publikely making profession of it procured three Archiepiscopall seates to be erected at Yorke Caer-Leon upon Vsk and London for the North West and Southerne parts and suffragan Bishops to be allotted and assigned unto each of them Of these and their successors wee have little Constat onely some foot-steps in some places whereby we may discerne the ruine of religion which had beene made here by the Saxons But when the Saxons were converted to the Christian faith they grew more zealous of the same then formerly they had beene a verse from it and gave it suddenly a generall and unanimous admittance Which being done that part of England which was then in their possession was divided into the two Provinces of Canteâ—bury and Yorke the ancient Britons
Ferdin Stanley 1594 13 William Stanlâ—â— Earle of Darby 1641. * DENBIGH Denbigh-shire is one of the shires of Northwales heretofore appertaining to the Ordevices The Countrey very mounteinous and as barren generally though by the paines and industry of the husband-man it be made in some parts very fruitfull The chiefe towne Denbigh is well seated on the banks of the river Istrad which from thence runneth into the Cluyd the fairest river of this countrey A town well peopled and inhabited especially since it became the head of the county which was not till the 27 of Hen. the 8. what time the five new shires were added to the rest in Wales of which this was one But before that it was the head town of the Barony of Denbigh being conceived to be one of the goodliest territories in all England as having more Gentlemen holding thereof in fee and by service than any other Lords it hath had good store and of severall Families but none of them a Parliamentary Peere in reference hereunto till these later times Of late it hath given title both of Lord and Earle to two severall Families viz. to these Lords and Earles of Denbigh 1564 1 Rob. Dudley created B. of Denbigh E. of Leicester Eliz. 6. Sept. 29.  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1622 2 William Visc. Feilding created Earle of Denbigh 20. Iac. Sept. 14 Master of the Wardrobe and now living 1641. DEVONSHIRE DEvonshire is the most Western Countrey of all England excepting Cornwall together with the which it made up the possession of the old Danmon i. It is called Deviâ—an by the Cornish Britans that is the country of Low-valleies because the people dwel for the most part beneath in vales From thence the Saxons had their Devenshire and the Latinâ—s borrow their Devonia A countrey harborous on either side with commodious Havens enriched with inexhaustable mines of tinne beautified with fresh and pleasant meadows shaded again in other parts with greater store of woods and very well replenished with Towns and Villages whereof it reckoneth in the whole 394 Parishes and therein 37 Market townes of good note and trade The countrey of it selfe not so fit for corne but that the toyle and travaile of the plouâ—â—â—an supplies that defect and addes unto it both by cost and industry what it wants by Nature Earles it hath had of severall Families of which the Rivers and the Courtneys held the title long as now the Cavendishes may doe who have possession of it in the third generation But how long any of them held it and who they were that interloped wee shall best see by looking over the particular Names and Families of the Earles of Devonshire  1 Ric. de Rivers or Riparis 1106 2 Baldwin de Rivers 1154 3 Ric. de Rivers 1161 4 Baldw. de Rivers  5 Rich. de Rivers  6 Wil. de Rivers 1216 7 Baldw. de Rivers 1245 8 Baldw. de Rivers   ✚ ✚ ✚  9 Wil. de Fortibus husband of Isabel sister of the last Baldw.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1335 10 Hugh Courtney next heire of Isabel de Fortibus 1340 11 Hugh Courtney 1378 12 Edw. Courtney 1418 13 Hugh Courtney 1421 14 Tho. Courtney 1461 15 Hen. Courtney   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1469 16 Humfrey L. Stafford of Southwick made E. of Devon by K. Edw. the 4.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1469 17 Iohn Courtney slaine at Tewksbury 1487 18 Edw. Courtney * 1509 19 Wil. Courtney 1525 20 Henry Courtney Marquesse of Exeter * 1553 21 Edw. Courtney died 1556.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1603 22 Charles Blount Lord Montjoy created E. of Devon by K. Iames.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1618 23 Wil. Lord Cavendish of Hardwick created E of Devonshire 10 Iac. Aug. 20. 24 Wil. Cavendish  25 Wil. Cavendish now E. of Devonshire 1641. DORSET THe County of Dorset abbutteth upon that of Devonshire having the Sea up on the South and Somersetshire upon the North. It was inhabited hertofore by the Durotriges and was all the land they did inhabit The aire good and of an healthfull constitution the soyle fat and rich in many places and where in that it is defective it yelds good store of woods and pasture The Country generally very pleasant in her situation as being no lesse beholding to the inner land Rivers than the bordering Ocean the one yeelding merchandise from far the other the commodity of conveyance to most parts thereof and both of them good store of fish It conteines in it 248 Parishes and in them 18 Market-Townes the chiefe of which in name is Dorcester as that which doth denominate the whole Country and tooke that name it selfe from the Durotriges whom before I spake of unlesse you rather think that it comes from Durâ—ium which Ptolomy placeth in this tract A Towne not famous for much els than that it hath long been and doth still continue the honorary title of these Noble personages which have beene severally Marquesses and Earles of Dorset  1 Osmund de Sees E.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1397 2 Iohn Beaufort Marquesse Lord Admirall *  3 Thomas Beaufort Earle Duke of Exeter Lord Chancellor and L. Adm. * 1444 4 Edmund Beaufort Earle and Marquesse * 1454 5 Hen. Beaufort Marq. 1462 6 Edm. Beaufort Marq.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1474 7 Tho. Grey Marq. * 1494 8 Tho. Grey Marq. * 1530 9 Hen. Grey Marq. D. of Suff. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1603 10 Tho. Sâ—ckvill L. Buckhurst created E. of Dorset 10. Iac. March 13 L. Tres. and Chanc. of Oxf. * 1608 11 Rob. Sackvill 1609 12 Rich. Sackvill 1625 13 Edw. Sackvill now E. and Lord Chamberlain unto the Queen 1641. DOVER DOver is a well knowne and famous Town both for the Haven and the Castle for the security and renown of which and the convenient siâ—uation of it over against France it hath long beene accounted one of the Cinque Ports Seated it is in the very South-East point of Kent from whence a man may easily discerne the coast of Fâ—ance as being but 34 miles distant The â—own stands in the bottom between the clyffes very warme and safe the Castle mounted up aloft both to comand and to defend it A place indeed of such impregnable strength and so great importance that Philip King of France when Lâ—wys his son being called in hither by the factious Barons against their Soveraigne L. King Iohn had gotten many Townes and Forts but yet could not get the mastery of this peece despised all saying verily my son hath not one foot of land in England if he be not master of Dover Castle It now gives title of an Earle to 1627 3 Henry Cary Visc. Rochfort created E of Dover 3 Car. Mart. 8 and is now living 1641. ESSEX ESsex was anciently perteining to the East Saxons and made a chiefe part of their Kingdome hence it took the name Before it did belong to the Trâ—nobantes A Countrey large in compasse fruitfull of corne and other sorts
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.   ✚ ✚ ✚