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d'no_n darcy_n chevaleer_n camerario_fw-la hospitij_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o in_o the_o 43._o eliz._n to_o tho._n cary_n lord_n hunsden_n camerario_fw-la hospitij_fw-la and_o continue_v in_o the_o same_o office_n he_o be_v summon_v again_o primo_fw-la jacobi_n and_o in_o the_o 15._o car._n 1._o philip_n earl_n of_o penbrook_n be_v summon_v camerario_fw-la hospiti_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o to_o this_o parliament_n first_o edward_z earl_n of_o manchester_n camerario_fw-la hospitij_fw-la then_o henry_n earl_n of_o st._n alban_n camerario_fw-la hospitij_fw-la and_o after_o he_o hen._n earl_n of_o arlington_n camerario_fw-la hospitij_fw-la who_o continue_v his_o place_n and_o precedency_n in_o this_o parliament_n to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o 3._o edward_n earl_n of_o manchester_n lord_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o king_n household_n be_v summon_v so_o by_o writ_n 18._o feb._n 1661._o vid._n cap._n 2._o sect_n xvi_o of_o the_o principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n he_o bring_v up_o the_o 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sort_n of_o noble_n viz._n majores_fw-la and_o minores_fw-la and_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o old_a roman_n the_o majores_fw-la he_o call_v the_o fix_v hereditary_a noble_n diversifide_v into_o 6_o degree_n viz._n prince_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o cap._n the_o four_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n not_o of_o the_o blood_n and_o descend_v no_o low_o and_o these_o be_v capacitate_v by_o such_o creation_n and_o writ_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n the_o minores_fw-la he_o begin_v at_o knight_n for_o he_o write_v before_o baronet_n be_v know_v esquire_n and_o gentleman_n and_o descend_v no_o low_o and_o out_o of_o these_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n for_o parliament_n be_v elect_v and_o compose_v and_o thereby_o capacitate_v to_o sit_v therein_o as_o the_o representative_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n but_o of_o these_o nobiles_fw-la minores_fw-la i_o shall_v speak_v more_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n
have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o particular_o except_v to_o be_v choose_v into_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o by_o the_o writ_n of_o election_n as_o will_v be_v show_v and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o official_a viscountship_n be_v in_o the_o king_n who_o give_v only_o a_o annual_a deputation_n to_o the_o person_n who_o execute_v that_o office_n in_o such_o county_n of_o which_o he_o be_v make_v vicecome_v or_o deputy_n to_o the_o king_n and_o so_o be_v not_o the_o noble_a viscount_n who_o can_v be_v make_v sheriff_n or_o return_v of_o a_o jury_n but_o have_v his_o constant_a writ_n of_o summons_n to_o every_o parliament_n as_o will_v be_v show_v 4._o seven_o viscount_n summon_v by_o writ_n 18._o feb._n 1661._o and_o one_o viscount_n summon_v by_o writ_n 20_o ap._n 1661._o and_o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o baron_n the_o last_o degree_n of_o the_o nobility_n but_o ancient_o the_o first_o or_o second_o sect_n vi_o of_o baron_n i_o shall_v refer_v the_o etymology_n of_o this_o word_n baron_n to_o my_o annotation_n because_o the_o learned_a cambden_n selden_n and_o other_o have_v take_v pain_n about_o it_o but_o for_o many_o age_n as_o at_o present_a it_o comprehend_v all_o such_o prelate_n and_o bishop_n as_o be_v summon_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o barony_n or_o tenor_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n as_o also_o all_o such_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n and_o viscount_n as_o do_v ancient_o mount_v to_o any_o of_o those_o 4_o degree_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o barony_n which_o they_o obtain_v by_o gift_n from_o the_o king_n or_o other_o acquisition_n so_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o 4_o in_o nominal_a gradation_n rather_o than_o essential_a and_o though_o there_o be_v nominal_a difference_n ancient_o in_o the_o tenor_n of_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n yet_o they_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o a_o general_a contribution_n to_o the_o king_n affair_n according_a to_o their_o certain_a number_n of_o knight_n fee_n for_o as_o barony_n make_v the_o other_o 4_o superior_a degree_n so_o the_o increment_n of_o knight_n fee_n whereupon_o i_o conceive_v sir_n thomas_n smith_n make_v that_o degree_n of_o nobiles_fw-la minores_fw-la do_v capacitate_v a_o baron_n to_o be_v make_v a_o baron_n and_o so_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o barony_n to_o be_v a_o viscount_n and_o earl_n and_o of_o earledom_n to_o be_v a_o duke_n as_o may_v be_v read_v in_o sir_n edward_n coke_n and_o other_o more_o ancient_a by_o he_o cite_v and_o mr._n selden_n forgive_a the_o knight_n say_v that_o istud_fw-la verbum_fw-la baro_n est_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o scala_fw-la dignitatum_fw-la regalium_fw-la i._n e._n majoris_fw-la nobilitatis_fw-la 2._o in_o former_a time_n these_o proportion_n be_v observe_v among_o the_o temporal_a lord_n but_o not_o with_o the_o spiritual_a for_o mr._n selden_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o bishop_n pag._n 580._o tit._n hon._n that_o have_v 220_o barony_n and_o do_v sit_v in_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o barony_n yet_o be_v neither_o duke_n nor_o earl_n so_o those_o be_v the_o computation_n of_o honour_n and_o contribution_n till_o the_o method_n of_o creation_n be_v use_v and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o late_a act_n of_o parliament_n all_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v dissolve_v and_o thereby_o the_o tenurial_a contribution_n but_o not_o the_o title_n of_o honour_n yet_o for_o a_o little_a variety_n i_o may_v inform_v some_o that_o in_o former_a time_n the_o spiritual_a baron_n have_v some_o exemption_n from_o contribution_n unless_o there_o be_v as_o the_o learned_a selden_n call_v it_o trinoda_n necessitas_fw-la viz._n of_o war_n of_o repair_v of_o castle_n or_o bridge_n but_o they_o be_v general_o exempt_v from_o personal_a assistance_n in_o war_n for_o though_o as_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o william_n the_o first_o that_o king_n make_v the_o bishop_n etc._n etc._n subject_a to_o knight_n service_n in_o chief_a by_o creation_n of_o their_o tenor_n and_o so_o be_v the_o first_o king_n that_o turn_v their_o possession_n by_o frankalmoine_n a_o french_a word_n signify_v charitable_a gift_n for_o so_o begin_v their_o temporality_n into_o barony_n and_o thereby_o make_v they_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o tenure_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v pray_v by_o they_o in_o the_o 5_o hen._n the_o 3d._n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la clerici_fw-la tenentes_fw-la baronias_fw-la etc._n etc._n personaliter_fw-la procederent_fw-la contra_fw-la regis_fw-la adversarios_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o answer_n allow_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la debent_fw-la pugnare_fw-la cum_fw-la gladio_fw-la materiali_fw-la sed_fw-la spirituali_fw-la scilicet_fw-la cum_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la &_o orationibus_fw-la humilibus_fw-la &_o devotis_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la propter_fw-la beneficia_fw-la sva_fw-la manutenere_fw-la debent_fw-la pacem_fw-la non_fw-la bellum_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la baroniae_fw-la eorum_fw-la ab_fw-la eleemosynis_fw-la puris_fw-la stabiliuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o as_o he_o conceive_v that_o the_o barony_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v make_v of_o such_o land_n as_o former_o be_v as_o i_o say_v hold_v in_o franckalmoine_n 3._o but_o what_o ever_o exemption_n the_o spiritual_a baron_n have_v the_o temporal_a baron_n be_v oblige_v by_o their_o baronial_a tenor_n of_o several_a nature_n to_o all_o defensive_a and_o offenfive_a duty_n for_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n preservation_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o dependent_a tenor_n or_o territory_n and_o so_o be_v yet_o in_o honour_n oblige_v to_o perform_v and_o they_o all_o have_v and_o have_v equal_a vote_n in_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o baronial_a interest_n for_o as_o to_o matter_n parliamentary_a the_o title_n of_o baron_n be_v more_o ancient_a copious_a and_o comprehensive_a than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o title_n of_o lord_n in_o parliament_n 4._o this_o word_n baron_n we_o see_v be_v appilicable_a not_o only_o to_o the_o two_o degree_n of_o lord_n spiritual_a viz._n archbishop_n and_o bishop_n but_o to_o the_o 5_o degree_n of_o lord_n temporal_a so_o as_o the_o noble_a baron_n and_o all_o the_o degree_n above_o they_o do_v set_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n virtute_fw-la baroniae_fw-la and_o by_o writ_n of_o summons_n the_o superior_a title_n to_o the_o baron_n differ_v rather_o upon_o some_o extrinsic_a order_n than_o any_o real_a intrinsic_a distinction_n 5._o as_o for_o those_o title_n of_o baron_n which_o be_v give_v to_o degree_n equal_a or_o under_o the_o noble_a baron_n they_o be_v of_o several_a sort_n one_a some_o noble_a baron_n by_o ancienty_n never_o summon_v to_o a_o parliament_n yet_o capable_a of_o summons_n 2_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n which_o be_v 4_o in_o number_n who_o be_v summon_v by_o writ_n ad_fw-la consulendum_fw-la or_o to_o be_v assistant_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n as_o will_v be_v show_v 3ly_a baron_n of_o the_o cinqueport_n out_o of_o who_o number_n 16_o be_v usual_o elect_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o will_v be_v show_v 4ly_a baron_n of_o court-baron_n who_o be_v also_o capable_a of_o be_v elect_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 5_o baron_n in_o the_o law_n french_a call_v baron_n i._n e._n and_o husband_n and_o feme_fw-fr the_o wife_n but_o i_o here_o only_o speak_v of_o the_o nobiles_fw-la barones_n distinct_a from_o these_o titular_a baron_n though_o such_o of_o they_o as_o sit_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n thereby_o nobilitated_a of_o who_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o when_o i_o come_v to_o the_o assistant_n and_o such_o as_o sit_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n be_v thereby_o dignify_v though_o not_o nobilitated_a of_o who_o i_o shall_v speak_v when_o i_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 6._o now_o it_o may_v here_o be_v observe_v that_o some_o person_n of_o merit_n have_v be_v summon_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n as_o baron_n which_o be_v not_o baron_n or_o any_o otherwise_o capacitate_v to_o sit_v there_o but_o by_o writ_n of_o summons_n upon_o this_o occasion_n sir_n edward_n coke_n cite_v a_o case_n where_o one_o summon_v by_o writ_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n die_v before_o he_o sit_v there_o and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o if_o he_o have_v sit_v there_o he_o have_v be_v nobilitated_a thereby_o but_o have_v not_o sit_v there_o whereby_o that_o writ_n be_v not_o execute_v for_o want_v of_o his_o personal_a attendance_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o direction_n or_o delivery_n of_o the_o writ_n bare_o to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o writ_n be_v direct_v without_o personal_a appearance_n and_o investiture_n of_o robe_n and_o a_o possession_n of_o place_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o ennoble_v he_o without_o a_o conjunction_n of_o those_o circumstance_n and_o ceremony_n 7._o but_o baron_n create_v by_o letter_n patent_n and_o make_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n be_v thereby_o nobilitated_a and_o to_o be_v
be_v remarkable_a that_o this_o william_n lord_n pawlet_n marquis_n of_o winchester_n be_v exemplar_n in_o all_o the_o parliament_n pawn_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o pettibag_n from_o the_o first_o of_o edw._n the_o six_o to_o the_o first_o of_o king_n james_n inclusive_a which_o be_v 55._o year_n and_o be_v in_o that_o time_n lord_n treasurer_n 22._o year_n which_o be_v long_o than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n continue_v in_o that_o office_n except_o sicily_n who_o continue_v 27._o year_n 1_o car._n 1._o georgio_n duci_fw-la buckingham_n for_o one_o parliament_n sir_n thomas_n coventry_n be_v then_o lord_n keeper_n and_o have_v a_o distinct_a writ_n and_o sir_n richard_n weston_n treasurer_n who_o be_v then_o in_o scotland_n 15_o car._n 1._o johanni_n marchioni_n winchester_n for_o one_o parliament_n sir_n john_n finch_n be_v then_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o have_v a_o distinct_a writ_n also_o will._n bishop_n of_o london_n be_v lord_n treasurer_n and_o 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to_o the_o two_o marquess_n have_v exemplar_n who_o have_v not_o any_o till_o the_o 6._o of_o edw._n 6._o one_o be_v as_o he_o be_v treasurer_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o 15._o of_o car._n 1._o only_a as_o marquis_n because_o there_o be_v no_o duke_n summon_v to_o that_o parliament_n and_o sir_n john_n finch_n be_v then_o lord_n keeper_n and_o william_n bishop_n of_o london_n lord_n treasurer_n and_o both_o have_v distinct_a writ_n so_o there_o be_v none_o of_o the_o three_o great_a officer_n of_o state_n remain_v to_o be_v exemplar_n except_o henry_n earl_n of_o manchester_n than_o lord_n privy-seal_n who_o according_a to_o the_o forementioned_a act_n of_o precedency_n be_v place_v in_o the_o lord_n house_n before_o all_o duke_n marquess_n etc._n etc._n not_o of_o the_o blood_n but_o i_o suppose_v because_o there_o be_v no_o precedent_n wherein_o the_o lord_n privy-seal_n have_v be_v exemplar_n since_o its_o first_o institution_n in_o the_o 11._o of_o hen._n 4._o and_o be_v not_o call_v lord_n privy-seal_n nor_o that_o place_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n allot_v to_o he_o till_o the_o 31._o h._n 8._o possible_o for_o those_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n privy-seal_n but_o to_o the_o marquis_n single_o or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o omission_n in_o not_o mind_v the_o act_n of_o precedency_n these_o latter_a writ_n from_o the_o 36._o of_o hen._n 8._o do_v seem_v to_o break_v the_o method_n of_o the_o former_a for_o before_o that_o pawn_n of_o that_o year_n no_o duke_n or_o marquess_n be_v make_v consimilar_n where_o a_o earl_n be_v make_v exemplar_n but_o in_o the_o exemplar_n of_o the_o 36._o h._n 8._o wriothes_o earl_n of_o southampton_n be_v make_v exemplar_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n then_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o charles_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n the_o great_a master_n of_o the_o king_n household_n and_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n be_v beside_o the_o marquis_n of_o dorchester_n and_o thirteen_o earl_n and_o twenty_o 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marquis_n of_o winchester_n be_v lord_n treasurer_n the_o next_o in_o precedency_n to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n by_o the_o act_n of_o 31._o h._n 8._o have_v the_o exemplar_n to_o two_o duke_n one_o marquis_n fourteen_o earl_n one_o viscount_n and_o thirty_o one_o baron_n all_o which_o be_v his_o consimilar_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o reason_n why_o this_o exemplar_n be_v give_v to_o the_o treasurer_n and_o not_o to_o the_o chancellor_n be_v because_o thomas_n goodrick_n bishop_n of_o ely_n be_v then_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a for_o that_o bishop_n to_o be_v exemplar_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a now_o in_o the_o first_o car._n primi_fw-la thomas_n coventry_n be_v lord_n keeper_n and_o have_v a_o distinct_a writ_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n have_v the_o exemplar_n who_o have_v one_o marquis_n thirty_o seven_o earl_n eleven_o viscount_n and_o forty_o seven_o baron_n to_o his_o consimilar_n also_o in_o the_o 15._o car._n 1._o john_n 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indentur_fw-la '_o in_o it_o '_o ipsum_fw-la vic'_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la &c._n &c._n nolumus_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la vic'_fw-fr etc._n etc._n et_fw-la electionem_fw-la illam_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o sic_fw-la factam_fw-la distincte_n aperte_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o &_o sigillis_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la electioni_fw-la illi_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o cancellar_n '_o nostram_fw-la angliae_fw-la ad_fw-la dictos_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la certificetis_fw-la indilate_v remitten_v '_o nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la rex_fw-la camerario_fw-la svo_fw-la com'_v palatini_n svi_fw-la cestriae_fw-la vel_fw-la ejus_fw-la locum_fw-la tenenti_fw-la ib'm_n salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la tractatum_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungend'quod_fw-la per_fw-la seperalia_fw-la brevia_fw-la nostra_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la nostro_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o debite_fw-la conficiend'detis_fw-la in_o mandatis_fw-la tam_fw-la vic'_fw-la nostro_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la com'_v cestr_n '_o quam_fw-la vic'_fw-la nostris_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o cestr_n '_o quod_fw-la facta_fw-la proclamatione_fw-la in_o prox_n '_o com'_v suis_fw-fr post_fw-la receptionem_fw-la eorundem_fw-la brevium_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la tenend'de_v die_v &_o loco_fw-la praed'dictus_fw-la vic'_fw-la dc'i_fw-la com'_v cestr_n '_o dvos_fw-la milites_fw-la gladio_fw-la cinctos_fw-la magis_fw-la idoneos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la com'_v praed'&_n praed'&_n praed'vic_a '_o dc'ae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o cestr_n '_o dvos_fw-la cives_fw-la dc'ae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o de_fw-fr discretioribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la nomina_fw-la eorundem_fw-la milit_fw-la '_o sic_fw-la eligend'in_v quibusdam_fw-la indentur_fw-la '_o in_o it_o '_o ipsum_fw-la vic'_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o &_o illos_fw-la qui_fw-la hujusmo'i_fw-la electioni_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la ac_fw-la nomina_fw-la praed'civium_fw-la sic_fw-la 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