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attachment_n against_o he_o if_o the_o subpoena_n have_v be_v due_o serve_v and_o peaceable_o accept_v of_o although_o the_o say_a lord_n have_v not_o appear_v thereupon_o all_o lord_n be_v compellable_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 7_o the_o of_o king_n james_n chap._n 4._o and_o see_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 7_o the_o of_o king_n james_n chap._n 6._o who_o have_v authority_n to_o minister_v the_o say_a oath_n unto_o they_o if_o a_o baron_n that_o hold_v by_o baron_n tenure_n have_v his_o absence_n excuse_v by_o essoyn_n he_o which_o cast_v his_o essoyn_n or_o excuse_v aught_o to_o find_v surety_n that_o the_o say_a essoyn_n be_v true_a but_o in_o case_n of_o common_a person_n it_o shall_v rest_v upon_o the_o credit_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o essoyner_n wherein_o a_o lord_n have_v lesser_a privilege_n than_o a_o common_a person_n and_o whereas_o the_o amercement_n shall_v be_v offer_v per_fw-la pares_fw-la the_o use_n be_v to_o refer_v 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before_o he_o be_v by_o the_o attainder_n make_v ignoble_a not_o only_a himself_o but_o all_o his_o child_n have_v regard_n unto_o the_o nobility_n which_o they_o have_v by_o their_o birth_n and_o this_o corruption_n be_v so_o strong_a and_o high_a that_o it_o can_v be_v salve_v by_o the_o king_n pardon_n or_o otherwise_o than_o by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n but_o here_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o nobility_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n substantial_a but_o mere_a accidental_a for_o it_o may_v be_v present_a or_o absent_a without_o corruption_n of_o the_o subject_a whereof_o it_o do_v depend_v for_o experience_n show_v that_o the_o pass_n of_o honourable_a title_n be_v restrain_v by_o exorbitant_a crime_n when_o as_o nature_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n can_v be_v thrust_v away_o wherefore_o though_o the_o lawyer_n do_v call_v extinguishment_n of_o nobility_n which_o happen_v by_o such_o heinous_a offence_n commit_v by_o corruption_n of_o blood_n nevertheless_o they_o use_v not_o this_o manner_n of_o phrase_n as_o though_o nobility_n be_v natural_o and_o essential_o in_o the_o honour_n of_o blood_n more_o than_o any_o other_o hereditary_a faculty_n but_o because_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n which_o be_v by_o degree_n of_o communication_n of_o blood_n direct_v be_v by_o that_o mean_v determine_v and_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n of_o the_o crime_n it_o be_v call_v corruption_n of_o blood_n and_o here_o a_o question_n may_v arise_v whether_o by_o attainder_n of_o the_o father_n the_o blood_n be_v so_o corrupt_v that_o the_o son_n shall_v also_o be_v bar_v his_o mother_n inheritance_n who_o have_v not_o transgress_v or_o no_o they_o that_o maintain_v the_o affirmative_a say_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o none_o can_v be_v procreate_v or_o engender_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n but_o of_o a_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o must_v have_v in_o he_o two_o blood_n viz._n the_o father_n and_o mother_n therefore_o the_o law_n also_o faith_n those_o blood_n commix_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o man_n in_o lawful_a marriage_n do_v constitute_v and_o make_v he_o a_o heir_n and_o that_o none_o can_v be_v heir_n unto_o any_o unless_o he_o have_v both_o blood_n in_o he_o to_o who_o he_o do_v convey_v himself_o to_o be_v heir_n and_o therefore_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o half_a blood_n shall_v not_o inherit_v because_o he_o do_v want_v one_o of_o the_o blood_n which_o shall_v make_v he_o inheritable_a and_o upon_o this_o reason_n britan._n chap._n 5._o say_v if_o a_o man_n be_v attaint_v of_o felony_n by_o judgement_n the_o heir_n engender_v after_o the_o attainder_n be_v preclude_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o succession_n in_o the_o heritage_n as_o well_o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o mother_n as_o of_o the_o father_n for_o ex_fw-la leproso_fw-la parent_n leprosus_fw-la generatur_fw-la filius_fw-la and_o when_o the_o father_n be_v attaint_v of_o treason_n or_o felony_n the_o blood_n in_o respect_n whereof_o he_o be_v inheritable_a be_v corrupt_v the_o same_o have_v but_o half_o his_o blood_n that_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o mother_n in_o he_o without_o corruption_n and_o with_o this_o do_v agree_v bracton_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o non_fw-la valebit_fw-la felonis_fw-la generatio_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la paternam_fw-la nec_fw-la maternam_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la ante_fw-la feloniam_fw-la generationem_fw-la fecerit_fw-la talis_fw-la generatio_fw-la succedit_fw-la in_o haereditatem_fw-la patris_fw-la vel_fw-la matris_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la felonia_fw-la perpetrata_fw-la because_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n he_o have_v two_o lawful_a blood_n commix_v in_o he_o which_o can_v not_o be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o attainder_n subsequent_a but_o only_o as_o unto_o that_o party_n who_o do_v offend_v but_o on_o the_o negative_a part_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o so_o penal_a against_o the_o innocent_a child_n as_o
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
of_o request_n to_o his_o majesty_n 460_o april_n 2._o 1652._o william_n curtius_n esq_n 461_o oct._n 19_o 1657._o sir_n arthur_n slingsby_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o kent_n 462_o 〈◊〉_d 1658._o thomas_n orby_n of_o 〈…〉_z in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 463_o thomas_n bond_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d esq_n 464_o aug._n arthur_n marigny_n carpentier_n esq_n 465_o 1660._o sir_n anthony_n de_fw-fr merces_fw-la extinct_a 466_o may_n 29._o sir_n john_n evelyn_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d kt._n 467_o 30._o sir_n gualther_n de_fw-fr read_v 468_o feb._n 11._o john_n osborn_n of_o chicksands_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 469_o june_n 7._o sir_n orlando_n bridgman_n of_o great_a leaver_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n late_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 470_o sir_n jeffrey_n palmer_n of_o carleton_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n his_o majesty_n attorney_n general_n 471_o sir_n heneage_n finch_n of_o raunston_n in_o buck_n kt._n now_o lord_n daventry_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 472_o sir_n john_n langham_n of_o catsbrook_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 473_o 9_o humphrey_n winch_n of_o hanmes_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 474_o sir_n robert_n abdy_n of_o albin_n in_o essex_n kt._n 475_o thomas_n draper_n of_o sunninghill-park_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 476_o 11._o henry_n wright_n of_o dagenham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 477_o june_n 12._o jonathan_n keate_n of_o the_o hoo_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 478_o sir_n hugh_n speak_v of_o hasilbury_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 479_o 13._o nicholas_n gould_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 480_o sir_n thomas_n adam_n kt._n alderman_n of_o london_n 481_o richard_n atkins_n of_o clapham_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 482_o 14._o thomas_n allen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 483_o henry_n north_n of_o milden-hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 484_o 15._o sir_n william_n wiseman_n of_o rivenham_n in_o essex_n kt._n 485_o 18._o thomas_n cullum_n of_o hastede_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 486_o 20._o thomas_n darcy_n of_o st._n cleres-hall_n in_o st._n olith_n in_o essex_n esq_n 487_o george_n grubham_n how_o of_o cold-barwick_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 488_o 21._o john_n cut_v of_o childerley_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n extinct_a 489_o solomon_n small_a of_o swale-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 490_o william_n humble_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 491_o 22._o henry_n stapleton_n of_o miton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 492_o gervase_n elwes_n of_o stoke_n near_o clare_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 493_o robert_n cordell_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 494_o sir_n john_n robinson_n kt._n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 495_o sir_n john_n abdy_n of_o moor_n in_o essex_n kt._n 496_o 25._o sir_n robert_n hilliard_n of_o patrington_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 497_o jacob_n astley_n of_o hill-morton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 498_o sir_n william_n bowyer_n of_o denham_n in_o buck_n kt._n 499_o thomas_n stanley_n of_o alderley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 500_o 26._o john_n shuckborough_n of_o shuckborough_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 501_o 27._o william_n wray_n of_o ashby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 502_o nicholas_n steward_n of_o hartley_n manduit_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 503_o june_n 27._o 1660._o george_n warburton_n of_o areley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 504_o sir_n francis_n holles_n of_o winterburne_n st._n martin_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n son_n and_o heir_n to_o denzill_n lord_n holles_n 505_o 28._o oliver_n st._n john_n of_o woodford_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 506_o 29._o ralph_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n of_o seyton_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n 507_o 30._o andrea_n henly_n of_o henly_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 508_o thomas_n ellis_n of_o wyham_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 509_o july_n 2._o john_n covert_a of_o slaugham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 510_o peter_n lear_n of_o london_n gent._n 511_o maurice_n berkley_n of_o bruton_n esq_n 512_o 3._o henry_n hudson_n of_o melton-mowbray_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 513_o thomas_n herbert_n of_o tinterne_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 514_o 4._o thomas_n middleton_n of_o chirk_n in_o denbighshire_n esq_n 515_o 6._o verney_n noell_n of_o kirkby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 516_o 7._o george_n buswell_n of_o clipston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 517_o 10._o robert_n auâ—ten_n of_o bexley_n in_o kent_n esq_n 518_o 12._o robert_n hales_n of_o bekesburne_n in_o kent_n esq_n 519_o 13._o sir_n william_n boothby_n of_o bradley-ash_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 520_o 14._o wolstan_n dixey_n of_o market-bosworth_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 521_o 16._o john_n bright_a of_o badsworth_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 522_o john_n warner_n of_o parham_n in_o esq_n 523_o 17._o sir_n job_n harby_n of_o aldenham_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 524_o 18._o samuel_n morland_n of_o southamstede-bane_a in_o berkshire_n esq_n 525_o 19_o sir_n thomas_n hewit_n of_o pishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 526_o edward_n honywood_n of_o evington_n in_o kent_n esq_n 527_o basil_n dixwell_n of_o bromehouse_n in_o kent_n esq_n 528_o 22._o richard_n brown_a of_o london_n ald._n 529_o 23._o henry_n vernon_z of_o hodnet_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 530_o sir_n john_n awbrey_n of_o llantrilhed_a in_o glamorganshere_n kt._n 531_o william_n thomas_n of_o fowington_n in_o essex_n esq_n 532_o 25._o thomas_n scâ—ater_n of_o cambridge_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 533_o henry_n conway_n of_o botritham_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 534_o 26._o edward_n green_n of_o sonpford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 535_o 28._o john_n stapeley_n of_o patcham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 536_o 30._o metcalf_n robinson_n of_o newby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 537_o 31._o marmaduke_n gresham_n of_o limpsfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 538_o aug._n 1._o william_n dudley_n of_o clopton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 539_o 2._o hugh_n smithson_n of_o stanwick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 540_o 3._o sir_n roger_n mostin_n of_o mostic_n in_o flintshire_n kt._n 541_o 4._o william_n willoughby_z of_o willoughby_z in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 542_o 6._o anthony_n oldfield_n of_o spalding_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 543_o 10._o peter_n leicester_n of_o tabley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 544_o 11._o sir_n william_n wheeler_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n kt._n 545_o 16._o john_n newton_n of_o barscote_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 546_o thomas_n lee_n of_o hartwell_n in_o buck_n esq_n 547_o thomas_n smith_n of_o hatherton_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 548_o 17._o sir_n ralph_n ashton_n of_o middleton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 549_o john_n rous_n of_o henham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 550_o 22._o henry_n massingbeard_n of_o bratostshall_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 551_o 28._o john_n hales_n of_o coventry_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 552_o 30._o ralph_n bovey_n of_o hill-field_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 553_o john_n knightley_n of_o offchurch_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 554_o 31._o sir_n john_n drake_n of_o ash_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 555_o sept._n 5._o oliver_n st._n george_n of_o carickermrick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o trim_a in_o ireland_n esq_n 556_o 11._o sir_n john_n bowyer_n of_o knipersley_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 557_o 13._o sir_n william_n wild_n kt._n recorder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 558_o 19_o joseph_n ash_n of_o twittenham_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 559_o 22._o john_n how_o of_o compton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 560_o 26._o john_n swimburne_n of_o chap-heton_a in_o northumberland_n esq_n 561_o oct._n 12._o john_n trott_n of_o laverstoke_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 562_o 13._o humphrey_n miller_n of_o oxenheath_n in_o kent_n esq_n 563_o 15._o sir_n john_n lewes_n of_o ledston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 564_o 16._o john_n beale_n of_o mâ—idston_n in_o kent_n esq_n 565_o sir_n richard_n franklin_n of_o moore-park_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 566_o nou._n 8._o william_n russel_n of_o langhorne_n in_o caermarthenshire_n esq_n 567_o 9_o thomas_n boothby_n of_o fridayhill_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o chingford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 568_o william_n backhouse_n of_o london_n esq_n extinct_a 569_o 12._o sir_n john_n cutler_n of_o london_n kt._n 570_o 16._o giles_n mottet_n of_o leigh_n in_o esq_n 571_o 21._o henry_n gifford_n of_o burstall_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 572_o sir_n thomas_n foot_n of_o london_n kt._n and_o alderman_n 573_o 22._o thomas_n manwaring_n of_o overpever_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 574_o thomas_n benet_n of_o baberham_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 575_o 29._o john_n wroth_a of_o blenden-hall_n in_o kent_n esq_n 576_o dec._n 3._o george_n wynne_n of_o nostell_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 577_o 4._o heneage_n featherstou_n of_o blakesware_v in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 578_o humphrey_n monnox_n of_o wotton_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 579_o 10._o john_n peyton_n of_o dodington_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 580_o 11._o edmond_n anderson_n of_o broughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 581_o john_n fag_n of_o wiston_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 582_o 18._o matthew_n herbert_z of_o bromfield_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 583_o 19_o edward_n ward_n of_o bexley_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 584_o 22._o john_n keyt_n of_o ebrington_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 585_o william_n killigrew_n of_o arwynick_n in_o cornwall_n
again_o into_o the_o hall_n where_o he_o shall_v sit_v at_o table_n with_o the_o knight_n and_o be_v rise_v and_o retire_v into_o his_o chamber_n his_o attire_n be_v take_v off_o and_o again_o clothe_v with_o a_o blue_a robe_n have_v on_o his_o left_a shoulder_n a_o lace_n of_o white_a silk_n hang_v to_o be_v wear_v upon_o all_o his_o garment_n from_o that_o day_n forward_o till_o he_o have_v gain_v some_o honour_n and_o renown_n for_o some_o feat_n of_o arm_n or_o some_o prince_n or_o lady_n of_o quality_n cut_v that_o lace_n from_o his_o shoulder_n after_o dinner_n the_o knight_n must_v come_v to_o the_o knight_n and_o conduct_v he_o into_o the_o king_n presence_n to_o return_v he_o thanks_o for_o these_o honour_n and_o so_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o governor_n crave_v his_o pardon_n for_o any_o miscarriage_n and_o claim_v their_o fee_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o court_n also_o take_v their_o leaf_n of_o the_o knight_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n with_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o knight_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o his_o majesty_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o edward_n lord_n clinton_n now_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n john_n egerton_n viscount_n brackley_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n philip_n herbert_n than_o second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n sir_n william_n egerton_n second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgwater_n sir_n vere_n fane_n second_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n sir_n charles_n berkley_n elder_a son_n to_o george_n lord_n berkley_n sir_n henry_n bellasis_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o lord_n bellasis_n sir_n henry_n hyde_n now_o earl_n of_o clarendon_n sir_n rowland_n bellasis_n brother_n to_o viscount_n faulconberg_n sir_n henry_n capell_n sir_n john_n vaughan_n now_o elder_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o carbery_n sir_n charles_n stanley_n grandchild_n to_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o derby_n sir_n francis_n fane_n sir_n henry_n fane_n grandchild_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n sir_n william_n portman_n baronet_n sir_n richard_n temple_n baronet_n sir_n william_n ducy_n baronet_n sir_n thomas_n trevor_n baronet_n sir_n john_n scudamore_n baronet_n sir_n william_n gardiner_n baronet_n sir_n charles_n cornwallis_n afterward_o lord_n cornwallis_n sir_n john_n nicholas_n sir_n john_n monson_n sir_n bourcher_n wray_fw-fr sir_n john_n coventry_n sir_n edward_n hungerford_n sir_n john_n knevett_n sir_n philip_n boteler_n sir_n adrian_z scroop_z sir_n richard_n knightley_n sir_n henry_n heron._n sir_n john_n lewkenor_n sir_n george_n brown_n sir_n william_n tyrringhum_fw-la sir_n francis_n godolphin_n sir_n edward_n baynton_n sir_n greville_n verney_n sir_n edward_n harley_n sir_n edward_n walpool_n sir_n francis_n popham_n sir_n edward_n wise._n sir_n christopher_n calthrop_n sir_n richard_n edgcombe_n sir_n william_n bromley_n sir_n thomas_n bridges_n sir_n thomas_n fanshaw_n sir_n john_n denham_n sir_n nicholas_n bacon_n sir_n james_n altham_n sir_n thomas_n wendy_n sir_n john_n bramston_n sir_n george_n freeman_n sir_n nicholas_n slane_v sir_n richard_n ingoldsby_n sir_n john_n rolle_n sir_n edward_n heath_n sir_n william_n morley_n sir_n john_n bennet_n sir_n hugh_n smith_n sir_n simon_n leech_n sir_n henry_n chester_n sir_n robert_n atkyns_n now_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a pleas._n sir_n robert_n gayre_a sir_n richard_n poll_n sir_n hugh_n ducy_n sir_n stephen_n hales_n sir_n ralph_n bash._n sir_n thomas_n whitmore_n of_o knights_z bachelor_n with_o what_o be_v incident_a to_o that_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n chap._n xxi_o the_o particular_a kind_n of_o service_n by_o which_o land_n of_o inheritance_n be_v distinguish_v be_v two_o viz._n knight_n of_o service_n and_o knight_n of_o soccage_n and_o in_o ancient_a time_n tenure_n by_o knight_n 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