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heraldry_n write_v by_o john_n guillim_n about_o fol._n 18._o that_o sister_n be_v allow_v no_o difference_n of_o badge_n in_o their_o coat-armour_n by_o reason_n that_o by_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o house_n can_v be_v preserve_v but_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o inheritance_n equal_o and_o be_v adjudge_v but_o one_o heir_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n whatsoever_o and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o point_n in_o these_o day_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v inquire_v into_o for_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o precedent_n and_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o every_o dutiful_a subject_n that_o the_o king_n can_v advance_v to_o honour_n who_o he_o please_v and_o therefore_o whereas_o radulph_n cromwell_n be_v a_o baron_n by_o writ_n die_v without_o issue_n have_v two_o sister_n and_o coheir_n elizabeth_n the_o elder_a marry_v unto_o sir_n thomas_n nevil_n knight_n and_o joan_n the_o young_a marry_v to_o sir_n humphrey_n bowcher_n who_o be_v call_v to_o parliament_n as_o lord_n cromwell_n and_o not_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n nevil_n who_o marry_v the_o elder_a sister_n and_o hugh_n lupus_n the_o first_o and_o great_a earl_n of_o chester_n habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la adeo_fw-la libere_fw-la per_fw-la gladium_fw-la sicut_fw-la iple_n rex_fw-la tenuit_fw-la angliam_fw-la per_fw-la tenorem_fw-la hugh_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o earldom_n be_v divide_v among_o his_o four_o sister_n and_o the_o elder_a have_v not_o the_o seignory_n entire_a unto_o herself_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v noble_a by_o birth_n or_o descent_n with_o whosoever_o she_o do_v marry_v although_o her_o husband_n be_v under_o her_o degree_n yet_o she_o do_v remain_v noble_a for_o birthright_n est_fw-fr character_n indelebilis_fw-la other_o woman_n be_v ennoble_v by_o marriage_n and_o the_o text_n say_v thus_o viz._n woman_n ennoble_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o husband_n and_o with_o the_o kindred_n of_o their_o husband_n we_o 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and_o dispensation_n etc._n etc._n and_o chaplain_n may_v not_o be_v non-residents_a afterward_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o retain_v of_o chaplain_n by_o lady_n of_o great_a estate_n be_v ordinary_a and_o nevertheless_o some_o question_n in_o law_n have_v be_v concern_v the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n law_n i_o think_v it_o not_o impertinent_a to_o set_v down_o subsequent_a resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n touch_v such_o matter_n so_o long_o as_o the_o wife_n of_o a_o duke_n be_v call_v duchess_n or_o of_o a_o earl_n a_o countess_n and_o have_v the_o fruition_n of_o the_o honour_n appertain_v to_o their_o estate_n with_o kneel_v taste_v serve_v so_o long_o shall_v a_o baron_n widow_n be_v salute_v lady_n as_o be_v also_o a_o knight_n wife_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n quamdiâ_n matrimonium_fw-la aut_fw-la viduitas_fw-la uxoris_fw-la durant_fw-mi except_o she_o happen_v to_o clope_v with_o a_o adulterer_n for_o as_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n do_v adjudge_v that_o a_o woman_n shall_v lose_v her_o dowry_n in_o that_o as_o unto_o land_n tenement_n and_o justice_n so_o do_v the_o law_n of_o gentry_n and_o nobleness_n give_v sentence_n against_o such_o a_o woman_n advance_v to_o title_n of_o dignity_n by_o the_o husband_n to_o be_v unworthy_a to_o enjoy_v the_o same_o when_o she_o put_v her_o husband_n out_o of_o her_o mind_n subject_n herself_o unto_o another_o if_o a_o lady_n which_o be_v marry_v come_v through_o the_o forest_n she_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o duchess_n marchioness_n or_o countess_n shall_v have_v advantage_n of_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr charta_fw-la forest._n 12_o artic._n during_o the_o time_n that_o she_o be_v unmarried_a this_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n si_fw-mi filia_fw-la regis_fw-la nubat_fw-la alicui_fw-la duci_fw-la vel_fw-la comiti_fw-la ducetur_fw-la tamen_fw-la semper_fw-la regalis_fw-la as_o among_o noble_a woman_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n of_o degree_n so_o according_a to_o their_o distinct_a excellency_n the_o law_n do_v give_v special_a privilege_n as_o follow_v by_o the_o statute_n 25_o edw._n 3._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v high_a treason_n to_o compass_v or_o imagine_v the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n or_o to_o violate_v the_o king_n companion_n the_o king_n response_n be_v a_o sole_a person_n except_o by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o she_o may_v purchase_v in_o feesimple_n or_o make_v lease_n or_o grant_n with_o the_o king_n she_o may_v plead_v and_o be_v implead_v which_o no_o other_o marry_v woman_n can_v do_v without_o her_o husband_n all_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o any_o cause_n which_o any_o way_n may_v concern_v the_o queen_n be_v such_o statute_n whereof_o the_o judge_n ought_v to_o take_v recognizance_n as_o of_o general_a statute_n though_o the_o matter_n do_v only_o concern_v the_o capacity_n of_o the_o queen_n yet_o it_o do_v also_o concern_v all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o realm_n for_o every_o subject_a have_v interest_n in_o the_o king_n and_o none_o of_o his_o subject_n within_o his_o law_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o king_n who_o be_v head_n and_o sovereign_n so_o that_o his_o business_n concern_v all_o the_o realm_n and_o as_o the_o realm_n have_v interest_n in_o the_o king_n so_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v the_o queen_n be_v his_o wife_n a_o man_n seize_v of_o divers_a land_n in_o fee_n hold_v by_o knight_n service_n some_o by_o priority_n that_o be_v by_o ancient_a feoffment_n hold_v of_o other_o and_o some_o other_o part_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o posteriority_n the_o king_n grant_v his_o seignory_n to_o the_o queen_n during_o her_o life_n and_o afterward_o the_o tenant_n die_v his_o son_n within_o age_n in_o this_o case_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o the_o body_n and_o have_v the_o prerogative_n even_o as_o the_o king_n himself_o shall_v have_v have_v the_o queen_n consort_n or_o dowager_n shall_v not_o be_v amerce_v if_o she_o be_v nonsuited_a
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 ãâ¦ã_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 derbâshire_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 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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 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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 auâten_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 scâater_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 mâidston_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
esq_n 586_o john_n buck_n of_o lamby-grange_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 587_o 24._o william_n frankland_n of_o thirkelby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 588_o richard_n stiddolph_n of_o norbury_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 589_o william_n gardner_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 590_o 28._o william_n juxon_n of_o albourn_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 591_o 29._o john_n legard_n of_o ganton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 592_o 31._o george_n marwood_n of_o little-buskby_a in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 593_o john_n jackson_n of_o hickleton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 594_o jan._n 2._o sir_n henry_n pickering_n of_o whaddon_n in_o cambridgshire_n kt._n 595_o henry_n bedingfield_n of_o oxbrough_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 596_o 4._o walter_n plomer_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n london_n esq_n 597_o 8._o herbert_n springet_n of_o broil_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 598_o 23._o william_n powell_n alias_o hinson_n of_o pengethley_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n 599_o 25._o robert_n newton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n s_o 600_o 29._o nicholas_n staughton_n of_o staughton_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 601_o william_n rokeby_n of_o skyers_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 602_o feb._n 2._o walter_n ernley_n of_o new-sarum_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 603_o john_n hubaud_n of_o ipsley_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 604_o 7._o thomas_z morgan_z of_o llangahock_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 605_o 9_o richard_n lane_n of_o tulske_n in_o the_o county_n of_o roscommon_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq_n 606_o 15._o george_n wakefron_n of_o beckford_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 607_o benjamin_n wright_n of_o cranham-hall_n in_o essex_n esq_n 608_o 18._o john_n colleton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 609_o 18._o sir_n james_n modyford_n of_o london_n kt._n 610_o 21._o thomas_n beaumond_n of_o stoughtongraâge_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 611_o 23._o edward_n smith_n of_o eshe_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n march_n 4._o john_n napier_n alias_o sandy_a of_o in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n to_o take_v place_n next_o after_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n num-88_a 612_o thomas_n gifford_n of_o castle-iordan_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meath_z in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n esq_n 613_o thomas_n clifton_n of_o clifton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 614_o william_n wilson_n of_o eastborne_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 615_o compton_n read_v of_o burton_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 616_o 10._o sir_n brian_n broughton_n of_o broughton_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 617_o 16._o robert_n slingsby_n of_o newcell_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 618_o john_n crofts_n of_o stow_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 619_o ralph_n verney_n of_o middle-claydon_n in_o buck_n esq_n 620_o 18._o robert_n dicer_n of_o vphall_a in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 621_o 20._o john_n bromfield_n of_o southwark_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 622_o thomas_n rich_a of_o sunning_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 623_o edward_n smith_n of_o edmundthorp_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 624_o 26._o 1661._o walter_n long_o of_o whaddon_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 625_o 30._o john_n fetiplace_n of_o chilrey_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 626_o april_n 8._o walter_n hendley_n of_o louchfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 627_o 9_o william_n parson_n of_o langley_n in_o buck_n esq_n 628_o john_n cambell_n of_o woodford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 629_o 20._o william_n morris_n of_o werrington_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n 630_o sir_n charles_n gawdey_n of_o crowshall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 631_o 29._o william_n godolphin_n of_o godolphin_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n 632_o william_n caley_n of_o brumpton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 633_o 30._o 1661._o thomas_n curson_n of_o water-perry_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 634_o may_n 1._o edmund_n fowel_n of_o fowel_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 635_o 7._o john_n croplây_n of_o clerkenwell_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 636_o 10._o william_n smith_n of_o redcliff_n in_o buck_n esq_n 637_o george_n cook_n of_o wheatley_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 638_o charles_n lloyd_n of_o garth_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 639_o nathaniel_n powel_n 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