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A48960 Analogia honorum, or, A treatise of honour and nobility, according to the laws and customes of England collected out of the most authentick authors, both ancient and modern : in two parts : the first containing honour military, and relateth to war, the second, honour civil, and relateth Logan, John, 17th cent.; Blome, Richard, d. 1705. 1677 (1677) Wing L2834; ESTC R17555 244,594 208

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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 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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 au●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 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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 m●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 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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 stoughtongra●ge_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 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of_o sarum_fw-la &_o chancellor_n
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ormus_n in_o persian_a ●_z with_o some_o other_o place_n of_o less_o concern_v and_o to_o their_o precedent_n factor_n and_o other_o servant_n they_o allow_v good_a salary_n and_o be_v raise_v to_o high_a preferment_n with_o great_a salary_n as_o their_o merit_n deserve_v and_o the_o great_a trade_n that_o they_o drive_v to_o these_o place_n export_v such_o vast_a quantity_n of_o our_o manufacture_n and_o commodity_n and_o import_v so_o many_o sundry_a and_o rich_a commodity_n can_v but_o make_v they_o to_o be_v very_o beneficial_a to_o the_o nation_n this_o worthy_a company_n for_o the_o better_a negotiation_n of_o their_o affair_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o governor_n deputy-governour_n and_o committ●e_v consist_v of_o four_o and_o twenty_o who_o about_o the_o midst_n of_o april_n be_v annual_o elect_v by_o the_o adventurer_n of_o the_o say_a company_n of_o which_o there_o must_v be_v eight_o new_a one_o always_o choose_v and_o these_o meet_v at_o their_o house_n in_o leaden-hall-street_n london_n call_v the_o east
the_o dove_n in_o castille_n ibid._n ordo_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr scama_n in_o castille_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o lily_n in_o arragon_n ibid._n knight_n of_o mountjoy_n ibid._n knight_n of_o acon_n or_o acres_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n james_n in_o galicia_n 126_o knight_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o arragon_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n julian_n de_fw-fr pereyro_n or_o of_o alcantara_n ibid._n knight_n of_o calatrava_n in_o castille_n ibid._n knight_n of_o truxillo_n ibid._n knight_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o of_o st._n george_n of_o montesa_n in_o valencia_n 127_o knight_n of_o st._n mary_n de_fw-fr merced_n in_o arragon_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o rosary_n in_o toledo_n ibid._n order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o flanders_n knight_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n or_o toison_n d'or_n 128_o order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o portugal_n knight_n d'avis_fw-la 129_o knight_n of_o the_o wing_n of_o st._n michael_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n james_n 130_o knight_n of_o christ_n ibid._n order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o france_n knight_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 131_o knight_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n of_o mount-carmel_n 132_o knight_n of_o st._n michael_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n esprit_fw-fr ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o jennet_n 133_o knight_n of_o the_o crown_n royal_a among_o the_o frizon_n ibid._n knight_n of_o our_o lady_n of_o the_o star_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o thistle_n of_o bourbon_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o porcupine_n 134_o knight_n of_o the_o croissant_n of_o anjou_n ibid._n the_o order_n of_o the_o ermyne_n in_o bretagne_n ibid._n degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o italy_n knight_n of_o st._n marry_o the_o glorious_a 135_o knight_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o saxia_n at_o rome_n ibid._n the_o constantinian_n angelic_a knight_n of_o saint_n george_n former_o in_o greece_n 136_o knight_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o rome_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n george_n at_o rome_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n paul_n at_o rome_n ibid._n knight_n call_v pios_fw-la at_o rome_n ibid._n knight_n of_o loretto_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n at_o rome_n 137_o knight_n of_o jesus_n at_o rome_n ibid._n knight_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr calza_n in_o venice_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n mark_v in_o venice_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n george_n at_o genoa_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n stephen_n at_o florence_n 138_o knight_n of_o the_o knot_n in_o naples_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o argonaut_n of_o st._n nicholas_n in_o naples_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o ermyne_n in_o naples_n ibid._n degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o savoy_n knight_n of_o the_o annunciation_n 139_o knight_n of_o st._n maurice_n 140_o knight_n of_o st._n maurice_n and_o st._n lazarus_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o bear_n in_o switzerland_n 141_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o germany_n knight_n of_o the_o tutonick_a order_n of_o prusia_n 142_o knight_n of_o st._n jerom_n 143_o knight_n of_o st._n george_n in_o austria_n and_o carinthia_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n michael_n the_o archangel_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n anthony_n of_o hainolt_n 144_o knight_n of_o the_o tusin_n order_n in_o bohemia_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n hubert_n in_o juliers_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n james_n in_o holland_n ibid._n degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o swedeland_n knight_n of_o the_o brician_n order_n 145_o knight_n of_o seraphin_n ibid._n knight_n of_o amarantha_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o elephant_n in_o denmark_n 146_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n in_o poland_n knight_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o the_o sword-bearer_n in_o livonia_n 147_o knight_n of_o the_o white_a eagle_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o dragon_n overthrow_v in_o hungary_n 148_o knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o sword_n in_o cyprus_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n anthony_n in_o aethiopia_n 149_o knight_n of_o the_o burgundian_n cross_n in_o tunis_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o west-indies_n 150_o chap._n xxv_o of_o esquires●_n 151_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o gentleman_n 154_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o gentry_n 156_o chap._n xxvii_o of_o yeoman_n 158_o chap._n i._o the_o second_o part_n of_o honour_n civil_a treat_v of_o the_o privilege_n coat-armour_n etc._n etc._n of_o london_n and_o the_o city_n and_o chief_a town_n corporate_a in_o england_n 161_o london_n its_o government_n court_n etc._n etc._n 162_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o aldermen_z 164_o the_o incorporate_v company_n of_o merchant_n ibid._n the_o chief_a company_n of_o london_n 167_o chap._n ii_o treat_v of_o the_o city_n and_o shire-town_n of_o england_n county_n town_n f●l_o berks_n read_v 170_o bedfordshire_n bedford_n ibid._n buck_n buckingham_n ibid._n cambridgshire_n cambridge_n ibid._n cambridgshire_n ely_n ibid._n cheshire_n chester_n 171_o cornwall_n launston_n ibid._n cumberland_n carlisle_n ibid._n derbyshire_n derby_n ibid._n devonshire_n ●xeter_fw-la ibid._n devonshire_n barnstable_n ibid._n dorsetshire_n dorchester_n 172_o durham_n durham_n ibid._n essex_n colchester_n ibid._n glocestershire_n bristol_n ibid._n glocestershire_n bristol_n merchant_n ibid._n glocestershire_n gloucester_n 173_o hantshire_n winchester_n ibid._n hantshire_n southampton_n ibid._n hertfordshire_n hertford_n ibid._n herefordshire_n hereford_n ibid._n huntingtonshire_n huntingdon_n 174_o kent_n canterbury_n ibid._n kent_n rochester_n ibid._n lancashire_n lancaster_n ibid._n leicestershire_n leicester_n ibid._n lincolnshire_n lincoln_n ibid._n lincolnshire_n stamfor●_n 175_o monmouthshire_n monmout●_n ibid._n norfolk_n norwich_n ibid._n northamptonshire_n northampton_n ibid._n northamptonshire_n peterborow_n ibid._n northumberland_n newcastle_n ibid._n nottinghamshire_n nottingham_n 176_o oxfordshire_n oxford_n ibid._n rutlandshire_n oakham_n ibid._n shropshire_n shrewsbury_n ibid._n somersetshire_n bath_n 177_o somersetshire_n wells_n 177_o staffordshire_n litchfield_n ibid._n staffordshire_n stafford_n ibid._n suffolk_n ipswich_n ibid._n sussex_n chichester_n ibid._n warwickshire_n coventrey_n 178_o westmoreland_n apleby_n 179_o wiltshire_n salisbury_n 181_o worcestershire_n worcester_n ibid._n yorkshire_n york_n ibid._n yorkshire_n hull_n ibid._n yorkshire_n richmond_n ibid._n a_o table_n of_o the_o effigy_n and_o achievement_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o honour_n civil_a and_o military_a the_o effigy_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o albemarle_n fol._n 9_o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o carlisle_z 10_o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o craven_n ibid._n the_o effigy_n of_o the_o lord_n bellasis_n ibid._n the_o effigy_n of_o bertram_n ashburnham_n ibid._n the_o effigy_n of_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n finch_n 14_o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o shaftesbury_n as_o lord_n chancellor_z 14_o his_o majesty_n effigy_n 19_o his_o majesty_n achievement_n 19_o duke_n the_o effigy_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n 32_o achievement_n numb_a ●ol_n d._n of_o albemarle_n 6_o 32_o d._n of_o buckingham_n 5_o 32_o d._n of_o grafton_n 11_o 32_o d._n of_o monmouth_n 7_o 32_o d._n of_o newcastle_n 8_o 32_o d._n of_o norfolk_n 3_o 32_o d._n of_o richmond_n 10_o 32_o prince_n rupert_n 2_o 32_o d._n of_o somerset_n 4_o 32_o d._n of_o southampton_n 9_o 32_o d._n of_o york_n 1_o 32_o marquess_n effigy_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n 37_o achievement_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr marquess_n of_o dorchester_n 3_o 37_o marquess_n of_o winchester_n 1_o 37_o marquess_n of_o worcester_n 2_o 37_o earl_n effigy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o aylesbury_n 39_o effigy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o burford_n 39_o achievement_n a_o e._n of_o air_o 77_o 39_o e._n of_o anglesey_n 51_o 39_o e._n of_o arlington_n 57_o 39_o e._n of_o aylesbury_n 55_o 39_o b_o e._n of_o banbury_n 29_o 39_o e._n of_o bath_n 52_o 39_o e._n of_o bedford_n 7_o 39_o e._n of_o berkshire_n 26_o 39_o e._n of_o brecknock_n d._n of_o ormond_n 47_o 39_o e._n of_o bridgwater_n 15_o 39_o e._n of_o bristol_n 21_o 39_o e._n of_o bullingbrook_n 23_o 39_o e._n of_o burford_n 68_o 39_o e._n of_o burlington_n 56_o 39_o c_o  _fw-fr numb_a so_o e._n of_o cardigan_n 50_o 39_o e._n of_o carlisle_n 53_o 39_o e._n of_o carnarvan_n 36_o 39_o e._n of_o castlemaine_n 80_o 39_o e._n of_o chesterfield_n 38_o 39_o e._n of_o clare_n 22_o 39_o e._n of_o clarendon_n 48_o 39_o e._n of_o craven_a 54_o 39_o d_o e._n of_o danby_n 64_o 39_o e._n of_o derby_n 4_o 39_o e._n of_o denbigh_n 20_o 39_o e._n of_o devonshire_n 19_o 39_o e._n of_o donegall_a 76_o 39_o e._n of_o dorset_n and_o middlesex_n 12_o 39_o e._n of_o dover_n 32_o 39_o e._n of_o down_o 79_o 39_o e._n of_o droheda_n 74_o 39_o e_o e._n of_o essex_n 49_o 39_o e._n of_o exeter_n 14_o 39_o f_o e._n of_o feversham_n 67_o 39_o e._n of_o fingall_n 75_o 39_o g_o e._n of_o guildford_n d._n lotherdale_n 62_o 39_o h_n e._n of_o huntingdon_n 6_o 39_o ay_o e._n of_o incsiquin_n 73_o 39_o k_o e._n of_o kent_n 3_o 39_o e._n of_o kildare_n 78_o 39_o l_o e._n of_o langford_n