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A36230 Honors pedigree, or, The [se]veral fountaines of gentry [be]ing a treatise of the distinct degrees of the nobilitie of this kingdome, with their rights and priviledges, according to the lawes and customes of England / [by] that juditious lawyer, Sir John Dodoredge ... Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628. 1652 (1652) Wing D1793; ESTC R37279 103,037 198

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dower_n or_o any_o jointure_n from_o he_o a_o english_a woman_n do_v take_v to_o husband_n the_o earl_n of_o kildare_n in_o ireland_n or_o if_o a_o lord_n of_o scotland_n though_o he_o be_v a_o post_n natus_fw-la take_v a_o english_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n their_o wife_n shall_v not_o participate_v their_o husband_n title_n of_o dignity_n but_o if_o the_o king_n do_v create_v one_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o scotland_n naturalize_v here_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v viscount_n rochester_n within_o england_n and_o after_o by_o his_o writ_n of_o summons_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n do_v call_v he_o to_o his_o uper_n house_n of_o his_o parliament_n and_o assign_v he_o a_o place_n there_o in_o his_o great_a council_n among_o the_o lord_n and_o peer_n of_o
kt_n john_n de_fw-fr vere_n john_n de_fw-mi veer_fw-mi earl_n of_o oxford_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o entail_n john_n de_fw-fr vere_n william_n lord_n pag●t_n of_o bewdesert_n be_v seize_v in_o his_o demesn_a as_o of_o fee_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o langden_n and_o hawood_n and_o of_o and_o in_o the_o manor_n of_o bewdesert_n landen_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v so_o seize_v by_o fine_a quinto_fw-la mariae_fw-la entail_v the_o barony_n and_o manor_n aforesaid_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n issue_v and_o afterward_o anno_fw-la 5._o eliz._n die_v leaving_z henry_n his_o son_n next_o heir_n male_a which_o henry_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n and_o land_n aforesaid_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o foresay_a fine_a and_o die_v thereof_o seize_v 11._o eliz._n leave_v elizabeth_n his_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n after_o who_o death_n thomas_n paget_n brother_n and_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o say_v henry_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n and_o manor_n aforesaid_a and_o be_v summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a fine_a william_n lord_n paget_n of_o bewdesert_n die_v anno_o 5._o eliz._n henry_n lord_n paget_n die_v an._n 11._o eliz._n elizabeth_z his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n thomas_n lord_n paget_n by_o force_n of_o the_o entail_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n robert_n lord_n ogle_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n of_o bothal_n and_o ogle_n with_o divers_a other_o manor_n and_o land_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n by_o conveyance_n which_o be_v to_o himself_o for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n beget_v and_o he_o take_v to_o his_o wife_n dorothy_n witherington_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n robert_n ogle_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o margery_n his_o daughter_n marry_v gregory_n ogle_n of_o chippington_n and_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o father_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v dorothy_n his_o wife_n take_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n joane_n ratcliff_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n cuthbert_n his_o second_o son_n and_o after_o die_v after_o who_o death_n robert_n the_o son_n be_v lord_n ogle_n from_o who_o the_o same_o descend_v to_o cuthbert_n be_v brother_n of_o the_o half_a blood_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a entail_n and_o not_o to_o the_o say_v margery_n nor_o unto_o her_o heir_n be_v of_o the_o whole_a blood_n unto_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o son_n robert_n ogle_n lord_n ogle_n dorothy_n daughter_n of_o henry_n withrington_n first_o wife_n robert_n ogle_n l._n ogle_n die_v without_o issue_n margery_n marry_v to_o ogle_n of_o chippington_n cuthbert_n ogle_n of_o chippington_n joan_n the_o daughter_n of_o cuthbert_n ratcliff_n kni._n the_o second_o wife_n cuthbert_n ogle_n l._n ogle_n die_v margery_n ogle_n marry_v robert_n witherington_n thomas_n ogle_n moreover_o concern_v the_o second_o objection_n it_o be_v very_o ●rue_a that_o many_o ancient_a manor_n which_o be_v ancient_o hold_v by_o barony_n as_o the_o head_n or_o parcel_n of_o a_o barony_n be_v now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o gentleman_n mean_a and_o un-noble_a by_o blood_n who_o neither_o do_v nor_o may_v claim_v any_o nobility_n or_o honour_n thereby_o but_o the_o reason_n that_o some_o former_a gift_n make_v by_o the_o king_n majesty_n progenitou●s_n the_o supreme_a sovereign_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o such_o as_o they_o honour_v in_o augmentation_n and_o support_v of_o their_o honour_n and_o by_o honourable_a service_n shall_v thus_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o mean_a personage_n be_v twofold_a first_o for_o that_o such_o manor_n have_v be_v alieve_v by_o licence_n unto_o such_o person_n before_o speak_v who_o such_o possession_n alone_o can_v make_v noble_a second_o and_o that_o be_v usual_o such_o manor_n as_o be_v hold_v by_o barony_n have_v upon_o divers_a e●cheasons_n and_o occasion_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o way_n of_o revertor_n or_o eschete_n or_o forfeit_v by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o ancient_a tenor_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n by_o reason_n of_o those_o land_n so_o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n be_v extinct_a and_o after_o the_o say_v land_n be_v give_v or_o convey_v to_o other_o reserve_v other_o service_n than_o those_o which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v due_a for_o the_o same_o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n to_o see_v that_o some_o manor_n ancient_o hold_v by_o barony_n or_o other_o honourable_a service_n shall_v now_o be_v hold_v in_o soccage_n or_o by_o other_o trivial_a or_o mean_a tenure_n as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v three_o object_v that_o some_o ancient_a baron_n there_o be_v which_o have_v alien_v and_o sell_v away_o those_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o the_o which_o they_o have_v and_o do_v bear_v the_o name_n and_o dignity_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o themselves_o do_v still_o retain_v and_o keep_v lawful_o their_o estate_n dignity_n and_o degree_n of_o a_o bar●●_n and_o have_v be_v and_o be_v call_v to_o the_o parliament_n such_o alienation_n notwithstanding_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v true_a but_o it_o prove_v nothing_o against_o the_o former_a resolution_n and_o therefore_o for_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o this_o observation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o such_o baron_n either_o be_v original_o baron_n by_o writ_n or_o baron_n by_o tenure_n baron_n by_o writ_n in_o this_o respect_n now_o in_o hand_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n for_o either_o in_o such_o writ_n whereby_o they_o or_o their_o ancestor_n be_v at_o first_o summon_v they_o be_v name_v only_o by_o their_o own_o name_n or_o else_o there_o be_v addition_n give_v they_o of_o the_o principal_a place_n of_o their_o abode_n which_o be_v do_v either_o for_o distinction_n sake_n to_o sever_v they_o from_o some_o honourable_a person_n of_o the_o same_o surname_n or_o else_o to_o give_v they_o such_o honourable_a title_n by_o addition_n of_o the_o place_n which_o place_n notwithstanding_o be_v not_o hold_v by_o barony_n and_o therefore_o if_o such_o a_o baron_n do_v alien_a away_o that_o place_n which_o ancient_o be_v his_o seat_n he_o may_v nevertheless_o retain_v his_o honourable_a title_n in_o respect_n have_v of_o such_o a_o place_n but_o if_o a_o baron_n by_o tenure_n do_v alien_a away_o the_o honourarable_a castle_n or_o manor_n hold_v by_o barony_n unto_o a_o mean_a person_n not_o capable_a of_o honour_n and_o that_o by_o sufficient_a licence_n so_o to_o do_v and_o after_o the_o alienour_n which_o make_v such_o alienation_n be_v call_v by_o writ_n to_o the_o parliament_n under_o the_o title_n or_o as_o baron_n of_o such_o honour_n castle_n or_o manor_n so_o alien_v he_o be_v not_o any_o more_o a_o baron_n by_o tenure_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o place_n for_o that_o he_o have_v alien_v that_o away_o which_o he_o hold_v by_o barony_n but_o thenceforth_o after_o such_o writ_n of_o summons_n he_o be_v become_v a_o baron_n by_o writ_n and_o may_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o baron_n by_o title_n of_o the_o place_n as_o baron_n by_o writ_n such_o alienation_n notwithstanding_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o write_v direct_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n do_v give_v unto_o he_o that_o addition_n of_o name_n and_o dignity_n and_o thus_o much_o touch_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o say_a question_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o say_a objection_n and_o of_o baron_n by_o tenure_n baron_n by_o writ_n which_o be_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o baron_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a division_n of_o baron_n a_o baron_n by_o writ_n be_v he_o unto_o who_o a_o writ_n of_o summons_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n be_v direct_v to_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n appoint_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v hold_v and_o there_o with_o his_o highness_n the_o prelate_n nobility_n and_o peer_n to_o treat_v and_o advise_v touch_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o realm_n t●e_v form_n of_o which_o writ_n be_v much_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o write_v before_o mention_v in_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n which_o kind_n of_o writ_n be_v as_o well_o direct_v to_o the_o baron_n by_o tenure_n as_o ba●●●●_n by_o creation_n patent_n or_o otherwise_o but_o those_o which_o 〈◊〉_d baron_n by_o tenure_n nor_o by_o patent_n and_o have_v only_a 〈◊〉_d writ_n be_v therefore_o call_v baron_n by_o writ_n and_o up●●_n 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o writ_n and_o place_n take_v according_o in_o 〈◊〉_d aught_o to_o enjoy_v the_o name_n dignity_n and_o ho●●_n of_o a_o baron_n 〈◊〉_d ●ouching_v the_o antiquity_n of_o baron_n by_o writ_n only_o and_o ●●eir_n first_o institution_n i_o find_v little_a or_o no_o mention_n before_o ●he_n time_n of_o h._n 3._o and_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o either_o the_o first_o of_o all_o or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o first_o frequent_a use_n of_o such_o baron_n be_v have_v and_o devise_v 49._o h._n 3._o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o upon_o a_o lamentable_a