so great perfection that his most gracious Majesty as a mark of his Royal Favour hath been pleased to make choice of him to execute the Office of his Solicitor General being but an entrance to those future preferments which his great Learning Loyalty and Elloquence do most justly intitle him to He is the Second Son of the late Famous and most Incomparable Lawyer Heneage Earl of Nottingham Lord High Chancellor of England and the true inheritor of his great Abilities and Judgement who as in the Catalogue of the Nobility I have there mentioned was the Son and Heir of another great Lawyer of the same Society namely Sir Heneage Finch Knight Serjeant at Law and Recorder of the City of London a younger Son of Sir Thomas Finch and Brother to Thomas Finch Earl of Winchelsea Roger North of the Middle-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester and one of His Majesties Learned Council in the Law is a younger Brother to the Right Honourable Francis Lord North Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Sons of Dudley late Lord North of Carthlidge who was descended from Edward Lord North a person eminently Learned in the Laws and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reigns of Henry the Eighth Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary Evan Seys of the City of Gloucester and of Boverton in the County of Glamorgan Esq several times one of the Members of Parliament for the said City was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by the Arch-Traytor Oliver Cromwell in the year 1656 and again by his present Majesty in the year 1660. which said Evan Seys being by Birth of the Ancient British Race is descended from Roger Seys of Boverton aforesaid a Man of great Note and Attorney General of the whole Principality of Wales in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Tristram Coniers of the Middle Temple Serjeant at Law and of Walthamstow in the County of Essex Esq a person of great Judgement and knowledge in the Law is descended from William Coniers Esq a Learned Member of the said honourable Society and one of the Readers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First Gyles Strangwaies of Melbury-Samford in the County of Dorset Esq a Gentleman of a very fair Estate is the direct descendant of James Strangwaies Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of King Henry the Fifth and Sixth John Caryll of Harting in the County of Sussex Esq a person of great Learning and Integrity is the eldest Malebranch directly descended from Sir John Caryll of Harting aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Thirty Sixth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which by Queen Mary in the Second year of her Reign he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and lastly by Queen Elizabeth was constituted her Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster which Sir John Caryll was the Son and Heir to the no less famous and learned John Caryll of the Inner-Temple aforesaid Esq advanced to the like dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth in the Second year of his Reign by which two great Sages of the Law was considerable part of the Estate of this Honourable Family raised which remains to their Posterity at this day Francis Plowden of Shiplake in the County of Oxon Esq and Cotton Plowden of the City of London Gentleman are lineally descended from that famous and excellent Lawyer of his time Edmond Plowden originally of Plowden-Hall in the County of Salop a Family of great Antiquity there and of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law whose Learned Works now extant do sufficiently evidence his great Abilities Thomas Markham of Allerton in the County of Nottingham Esque a person of great Integrity and Repute is the Son and Heir to the late valiant and Loyal Thomas Markham of Allerton aforesaid Esq who discerning the Flames of Rebellion breaking forth upon this Kingdom which threatned no less then those Miseries and Calamities which afterwards befel this distressed Nation did Cordially put himself in Arms on the behalf of His late Majesty in whose Service he was slain at Gainsburgh in Lincolnshire fighting stoutly against the Parliament forces in the year 1643. to the no small diminution of his Estate which Thomas was descended by many Ancestors of the greatest note in this County from Sir John Markham Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and he the Son of Robert Markham and Grandson of John Markham both Eminent Lawyers John Lukener of West-Dean in the County of Sussex Esq a Gentleman of a very ample Fortune is descended from Sir Roger Lukener Knight one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple and made a Serjeant at Law by Queen Elizabeth in the latter end of her Reign which Sir Roger was descended from Geffrey de Lukener one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the First John Stoner of Stoner in the County of Oxon Esq a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in this County is descended from John de Stoner Esq Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the Second and Edward the Third Thomas Sympson of the Inner-Temple Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned and Judicious Sir John Sympson of the same Society Knight one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law Recorder of the Town of St. Albans in the County of Hertford and one of the Judges of the Sheriffs Court held in the City of London Thomas Gawdy of Claxton in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Thomas Gawdy of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that House and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Reign William Fortescue of Buckland in the County of Devon Esq is descended from the famous Sir John Fortescue of Buckland aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth he was a Man of profound knowledge and experience in the Law as his Learned Works some part whereof still extant do manifest and by Birth was a younger Son to Sir Henry Fortescue of Wood in the said County of Devon Knight Chief Justice of Ireland and descended of a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in the West of England Edward Tildesly of Morlies in the County of Lancaster Esq is the Son and Heir to that great patern of Loyalty and Valour Sir Thomas Tildesly of Morleys aforesaid Knight who being in Arms on the
and soon after called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law John Lord Coventry Baron of Alesbrough in the County of Worcester enjoys an Estate of vast extent and worth as Heir to those two most famous Lawyers of their time the first of which was Thomas Coventry of the Inner-Temple London Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Father of the no less Learned Thomas Coventry a Student in the same Society who for his great Abillities was first Recorder of London next Sollicitor and afterwards Attorney General to King James and lastly further advanced to the Dignity of Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England which Honourable place he Executed with great Honour and Justice for the space of Fifteen years in the Reign of King Charles the first And was longer than any person before or since his time ever held the same and longer he might have enjoyed it had not Death interposed Francis Smyth Lord Carrington and Baron of Woton in Warwickshire is directly descended from John Smyth Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which John Dyed seized of a very plentiful Estate most of his own acquiring John Lord Colepeper Baron of Thoresway in the County of Lincolne is lineally descended by many worthy Ancestors and men of great quallity in the County of Kent from John Colepeper Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth The Father of this Lord Colepeper was Master of the Rolls for a short time till he was devested thereof for his Loyalty by the Parliament about the year 1642. Thomas Crew Lord Crew and Baron of Stone in the County of Northampton is the Grandson and Heir to Sir Thomas Crew Knight one of his Majesties Serjeants at Law in the Reign of King Charles the First which Sir Thomas purchased a very fair Estate in the County of Northampton himself being a younger Branch of the Antient Family of the Crews of Crew in Cheshire A younger Brother of the present Lord Crew is the Right Reverend Father in God Nathaniel Lord Bishop of Durham Hugh Clifford Lord Clifford of Chudleigh in the County of Devon is the Son and Heir to the late famous and truly honourable Sir Thomas Clifford Baron Clifford of Chudleigh who was of the Society of the Middle-Temple and for his singular Learning and Merits was made Lord High-Treasurer of England which great Trust he faithfully Executed with all the Justice and integrity imaginable Francis Lord North Baron of Guilford in the County of Surry whose descent from Edward North Esq Treasurer and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations I have herein before expressed being a younger Son of Dudly late Lord North applyed himself to the Study of the Law in the Middle-Temple in which he became so eminent for his great Learning and Experience that he was first invested with the Honour of Knighthood and then constituted his now Most Gracious Majesties Solicitor General after Attorney General then one of his said Majesties Serjeants at Law and shortly after Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas from whence upon the Death of the late Earl of Nottingham his Lordship was most worthily removed to the Dignity of Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in which he now continues Administring Justice and Equity without partiallity to the great ease and satisfaction of His Majesties Subjects and his own everlasting Honour Henry Lord Farfax Baron of Cameron in the Kingdom of Scotland is descended from that Learned Lawyer Sir Guy Farfax Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth which Sir Guy was descended of a Family of great Antiquity and Honour in the County of York in which his now Lordship's residence is Henry Lord Richardson Baron of Cramond in the said Kingdom of Scotland is descended from the late famous Sir Thomas Richardson of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law first Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas and thence removed to the same Dignity in the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James by which honourable places and his own great Abillities he laid a fair foundation to that Honour and Estate which now attends this Noble Lord. Henry Hare Baron of Colerane in the Kingdom of Ireland is descended from Sir Nicholas Hare Knight Reader of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth made Master of the Rolls in the Reign of Queen Mary and from Hugh Hare Esq who was Reader of the same Society in the last Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Thomas Needham Lord Kilmurry of the Kingdom of Ireland is descended from Sir John Needham of Shevington Alias Sheinton in the County of Salop Knight Serjeant at Law Cheif Justice of Chester and one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Baronets SIR Edmond Bacon of Redgrave in the County of Suffolke Baronet the first of that Dignity within this Kingdom is Descended from the famous Sir Nicholas Bacon of Grays-Inn Knight Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth a younger Son of which Sir Nicholas was the no less learned Francis Bacon of Grays-Inn aforesaid a person singularly read in the Laws and of incomparable Parts in respect whereof he was Created Baron of Verulam Viscount St. Albans and Lord High Chancellor of England by King James which great Honours and Preferments were soon blasted by some great Offence he committed during the time he had the Custody of the Seal and so became reduced to lead the remainder of his Life in privacy at his Chambers in Grays-Inn till his Death leaving no Issue Male. Sir Henry Hobart of Intwood in the County of Norfolk Baronet a Gentleman of a very fair Estate in those parts is the great Grandson and Heir to Sir Henry Hobart of Lincolns-Inn Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King James and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas a person of profound Judgment and Knowledge in the Laws as by his Learned works lately published under the Title of Hobarts Reports is sufficiently manifested which said Reverend Judge was descended by a Younger Son from Sir James Hobart Knight Reader of the same Society and Attorney General to King Henry the Seventh Sir John Shelly of Michelgrove in the County of Sussex Barronet is Descended from William Shelly of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry
of the deservedly famous and Learned Judge Sir Thomas Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight of the Bath Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth The Estate of this Sir Thomas Littleton Baronet was in a large measure augmented by the Access of what his Mother annexed thereto who was Ann Sole Daughter and Heir to that Eminent Lawyer Edward Lord Littleton Baron of Mounslow aforesaid who being a younger Son of the Littletons of Spechley abovementioned applyed himself to the studies of the Law in the Inner-Temple and therein arrived to such perfection that he became first of all Reader of that House then Solicitor General soon after Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and lastly Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England all in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First He was the Author of that Learned Book Intituled Littleton's Reports lately made publick and elder Brother of William Littleton Esq Serjeant at Law and to Sir Timothy Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight also Serjeant at Law and lately one of the Barons of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Wickham in the County of Oxford Baronet is descended from Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Chief Justice of Chester from whence he was removed and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Sir Samuell Danvers of Cullworth in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Robert Danvers a Learned and Famous Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn one of the King's Serjeants at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of Henry the Sixth Sir Richard Anderson of Penley in the County of Hertford Baronet is descended from Sir Edmond Anderson Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King James Sir Richard Foster of Stokesly in the County of York Baronet is descended from William Foster Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary Sir Aston Cockain of Ashburn in the Peak in the County of Derby and of Pooley in the County of Warwick Baronet a Family of great Antiquity in those Counties perticularly in Derbyshire is descended from Sir John Cockain of Ashburne aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth as also Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Sir Paul Whichcott of Hendon in the County of Middlesex Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir Jeremiah Whichcott of the Inner-Temple Baronet sometime Warden of the Fleet in His now Majesties Reign Sir John Bridgeman of Great Leaver in the County of Lancaster and of Castle-Bromwich in the County of Warwick Baronet is the eldest Son and Heir to the late famous Sir Orlando Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and from thence removed to the dignity of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England he was the first English man that His present Majesty advanced to the degree of a Baronet after His most happy Restoration Sir Lewis Palmer of Carleton in the County of Northampton Baronet a Gentleman of a very plentiful Estate is the Son and Heir to the late worthy Sir Jefrey Palmer of Carleton aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Knight and Baronet His Majesties Attorney General a person of profound Judgement in the Laws and of other singular Abilities Sir Humphry Winch of Hannes in the County of Bedford and of Harleford in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from Sir Humphry Winch of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in Ireland and thence removed to the dignity of one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in England in the Reign of King James Sir Thomas Allen of the City of London Knight and Baronet sometime since Lord Mayor thereof is descended from John Allen Esq Serjeant at Law Reader of Lincolns Inn in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and afterwards one of the Barons of the Exchequer Sir Henry North of Mildenhall in the County of Suffolk Baronet a younger branch of the Honourable Family of the Lord North is descended from Sir Edward North Knight who was Chancellor and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after created Lord North. Sir Thomas Darcey of St. Cleres Hall in the County of Essex Baronet of the Ancient Family of the Darcies of the North is descended from John Darcey of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Reign of His late Majesty King James Sir Henry Stapleton of Mitton in the County of Tork Baronet is descended by many worthy Ancestors who by Marriages were allyed to the best Families in this Kingdom from Nicholas de Stapleton a Person of great Note in the time of Henry the Third and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the first Year of the Reign of King Edward the First Sir Robert Cordell of Long-Melford in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended from Sir William Cordell of Lincolns-Inn Knight a person of great Learning and Knowledge in the Laws in respect whereof he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary and afterwards made Master of the Rolls Sir William Wray of Ashby in the County of Lincoln Baronet is a younger Branch descended from the Famous Sir Christopher Wray Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir George Warburton of Arely-hall in the County of Chester Baronet a Family of long continuance and great esteem in this County is descended from Sir Peter Warburton of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law in the time of Queen Elizabeth and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James a person very eminent in his time for his great abilities in the Law Sir Saint Andrew Saint John of Woodford in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Oliver St. John of Lincolns-Inn Esq a man of great Prudence and Learning who was Attorney General to King Charles the First in the year One thousand six hundred and fourty and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Vpper Bench as it was then termed in the time of the late unhappy Usurpation Sir Andrew Henly of Bramsell in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended from Sir William Henley Knight one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir William Ellis of Wyham
abilities in the Law and one of the Treasures of that honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn for many years in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Charles Hussey of Gaythorpe in the County of Lincoln Baronet is a descendant of the famous Sir William Hussey of Graies-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir John Bankes of Ailesford in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from Sir John Bankes of Grayes-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Sir Henry Ingoldsby of Lethenborow in the County of Bucks Baronet is descended from John Ingoldsby Esq one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir Walter Young of Colliton in the County of Devon Baronet is descended from Thomas Young Esq a Learned Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir Thomas Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham in the County of Somerset Knight and Baronet is descended from Francis Wyndham of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the One and twentieth year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth from which Francis did also descend the late Learned and Loyal Wadham Wyndham of Lincolns-Inn aforesaid Esq Serjeant at Law and made one of the Judges of the Court of Kings-Bench by His now Majesty soon after his happy Restoration Sir John Southcott of Witham in the County of Essex and of Bliborrow in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from John Southcott of the Middle Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that House and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Mary Sir Richard Bacon of Gillingham in the County of Norfolk Baronet Brother and Heir to Sir Edmond Bacon Baronet lately deceased is a younger branch descended from the late memorable Sir Nicholas Bacon of Grayes-Inn Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Sir Nicholas was descended from Thomas de Bacon one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Myles Stapleton of Carleton in the County of York Baronet a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in the North is descended from Nicholas de Stapleton one of the Judges of the Court of Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the First Sir John Bernard of Brampton in the County of Huntington Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir Robert Bernard Knight and Baronet a person very famous for his great Judgement in the Laws of this Kingdom in respect whereof he was called to the degree of a Serjeant by His now Majesty in the first year of His most happy Reign Sir James Long of Draycott-Cerne in the County of Wilts Baronet is the Heir both to the Honour and Estate of Sir Robert Long of the City of Westminster Baronet deceased late Auditor General of the Court of Exchequer Sir George Reeve of Thwaites in the County of Suffolk Knight and Baronet is descended from Edmond Reeve Esq Serjeant at Law and Reader of Grayes-Inn in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Thomas Brogave of Hammels in the County of Hertford Baronet is descended from Sir John Brograve of Grayes-Inn Knight one of the Readers thereof and Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and King James Sir William Cooke of Bromhall in the County of Norfolk Baronet is descended from William Cooke Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Readers of the Honourable Society of Grayes-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and afterwards made a Judge of the Common-Pleas by King Edward the Sixth Sir William Gawdy of West-Herting in the County of Norsolk Baronet is descended from that excellent Lawyer Sir Thomas Gawdy Knight one of the Readers of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth afterwards called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Robert Barnham of Boughton-Montchensey in the County of Kent Baronet a Family of Signal Esteem great Antiquity and an ample Estate is descended from Sir Walter Barnham Knight Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Richard the Second Sir George Selby of Whitehouse in the Bishoprick of Durham Baronet is descended through a continued course of Eminent Ancestors in that Northern Tract from William de Selby Attorney General to King Edward the first in the beginning of his Reign Sir Edmond Fortescue of Fallowpitt in the County of Devon Baronet is descended from Lewis Fortescue one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple as also a Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the latter end of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which said Lewis was a younger Son of the Antient and Flourishing Family of the Fortescues of the West Sir John Tempest of Tong in the County of York Baronet an Ancient Family in the North is descended from Thomas Tempest a famous Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and divers times Reader of that Society in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Littleton Osbaldeston of Chadlington in the County of Oxon Baronet is descended from Richard Osbaldeston a person of eminent practice and great Judgment in the Law and Reader of Grays Inn in the beginning of the Reign of his late Majesty King Charles the First Sir Gyles Tooker of Maddington in the County of Wilts Baronet is descended from Gyles Tooker one of the Readers and one of the Governors of Grays-Inn in the beginning of the Reign of King James Sir Stephen Anderson of Eyworth in the County of Bedford Baronet is a descendant of the truly Honourable and Learned Sir Edmond Anderson of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law who for above twenty Years successively in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and for sometime in the Reign of King James sate in that great place of Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Sir Thomas Tayler of Parkhouse in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from Edward Yayler Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Phillip Tyrell of Hanslape and Castlethorpe in the County of Bucks Baronet is descended from Sir Thomas Tyrell of Castlethorpe aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the beginning of his now Majesties Reign Sir Abell Barker of Hambledon in the County of Rutland Baronet is descended from Richard Barker Esq a Learned Lawyer of Grays-Inn and one of the
Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Anthony Shirly of Preston in the County of Sussex Baronet is descended from that Eminent Lawyer Sir George Shirly Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in Ireland in the Reign of King James which Sir George was a Branch of the Antient Family of the Shirlyes of Shirly in Derbyshire Nether Ettendon in Warwickshire and Stanton Harrold in Leicestershire all which Lordships with many more are now the Inheritance of Robert Shirly Lord Ferrers of Chartly Sir Goddard Nelthrope of Burton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir John Nelthrope Baronet a Lawyer of very considerable note and of the Society of Grays-Inn in His now Majesties Reign Sir Roger Twisden of Bradburne near East-Malling in the County of Kent Baronet is the Son and Heir to the late Reverend and Learned Judge and most Excellent Lawyer Sir Thomas Twisden of the Inner-Temple and of Bradburne aforesaid Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law and for above Twenty years together one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench till through the greatness of Age and the infirmities of his Body he obtained His Majesties leave to retire from the Affairs of the Bench and spend the short remainder of his days in Peace whereupon he betook himself to a private Life at his Mannor of Bradburne and there soon expired in the Eighty first year of his Age. Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Fiskerton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended by a younger Son from Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Grays-Inn Knight Reader thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary and afterwards made Attorney General and Master of the Rolls by Queen Elizabeth Sir Roger Martyn of Long-Melford in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended from Roger Martyn Esq one of the Reaâ—ers as also one of the Governors of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Sir Orlando Bridgeman of Ridley in the County of Chester Baronet is the second Son to the late famous Sir Orlando Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and lastly Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England which said Sir Orlando the Father was descended from John Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester in the Reign of King James Sir Francis Wyndham of Trent in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended from Francis Wyndham Esq a Learned and profound Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas by Queen Elizabeth Sir Arthur Onslow of West-Clandon in the County of Surry Baronet in revection expectant upon the Death of Sir Thomas Foot Baronet is descended from Richard Onslow Esq a Reader of the Inner-Temple in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Richard was a Branch of the ancient Stock of the Onslowes of Shropshire Sir Thomas Rich of Sonden in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Sir Richard Rich Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and Solicitor General to King Henry the Eighth afterwards created Baron Rich of Leez in Essex and constituted Lord High Chancellor of England by King Edward the Sixth Sir Jobn Hoskins of Harwood in the County of Hereford Baronet one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery is descended from Bennet Hoskins Esq a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton-Hall in the County of Nottingham and of Middleton in the County of Warwick Baronet is directly descended from Sir Thomas Willoughby of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which said Sir Thomas was a younger Son to Christopher Lord Willoughby of Eresby and married with the only Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Read Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh from which said Sir Thomas descended Sir Percevall Willoughby Knight who in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth did intermarry with one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Francis Willoughby then of Wollaton aforesaid Knight descended from Sir Richard de Willoughby Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir John Newdigate of Erdbury in the County of Warwick Baronet is Son and Heir to the late Famous and Wealthy Sir Richard Newdigate of Erdbury and Lincolns-Inn Baronet Serjeant at Law who was lineally descended from John Newdigate Reader of the same Society in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and made a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth Sir James Poole of Poole in the County of Chester Baronet a person of singular Repute and Worth and of a very Honourable Family in this County is descended from Ralph Pool Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Sir Thomas Skipwith of Methringham in the County of Lincoln and of Grays-Inn Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law a Gentleman of an excellent Family is descended from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Roger Bradshaw of Haigh in the County of Lancaster Knight and Baronet is descended from Henry Bradshaw of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof Attorney General and Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth branched out of the Ancient Family of Bradshaw of Bradshaw in the said County Sir Thomas Parkins of Bonney in the County of Nottingham Baronet is lineally descended from Richard Parkins of the Inner-Temple Esq Recorder of the Towns of Leicester and Nottingham and a Lawyer of great Note in those Counties in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Crooke of Shilton in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from Sir John Crooke of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Recorder of the City of London Speaker of the House of Commons and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James The time of the Creation of this Sir John to the Dignity of a Baronet I cannot at present find and therefore I place him here till I can be certified of his due precedencey Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Barnbow in the County of York Baronet of Scotland is descended by many renowned Ancestors persons of great Interest in those parts from the famous Sir William Gascoigne of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Second year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth Sir
John Lowther of Lowther-Hall in the County of Westmorland and of Newton-Reigney in the County of Cumberland Baronet of Scotland is descended from Thomas de Lowther one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Knights THE Right Honourable Sir William Mountague of Croft in the County of Lincoln Knight and of the Honourable Society of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law formerly Attorney General to Her most Gracious Majesty Queen Katharine and at this time Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer having been most worthily advanced to that great dignity in April 1676. and there sate with great Honour and Prudence in the worst of times executing the trust reposed in him with that equality and Justice that the poisonous Tongues of factious and malevolent persons of late so forward in aspersing His Majesties Ministers of publick Justice never once found the least imaginary foundation whereby they might vent their mallice upon this Honourable person honourable in his place of Judicature but much more in Blood as being the Son of Edward and Brother of Edward both late Lords Mountague of Boughton and great Grandson to that famous Lawyer Sir Edward Mountague of the Middle Temple Knight Serjant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of both Benches in the Reign of King Henry the 8th and Edward the Sixth being first of the Kings-Bench and then of the Common Pleas. Sir John Ernley of Buriton in the County of Wilts and of Much-Marcle in the County of Hereford Knight sometime since Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of the Court of Exchequer and at present one of the Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury is descended from Sir John Ernley of Grays-Inn Knight Solicitor General to King Henry the Seventh and afterwards in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth he was created a Serjeant at Law and made Attorney General to that Prince and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Hugh Wyndham of Sylton in the County of Dorset and of Lincolns-Inn Knight was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law in the year 1653. but not owning the Authority whereby he was so called His present Majesty in the first year of his most happy Restoration directed his Writ to this great and famous Lawyer to call him to the said dignity after which in the year 1672. he was made one of the Barons of the Exchequer where he sate Two years and then was further advanced to the Common-Pleas and continues one of the Justices of that Court to this day He is descended from Francis Wyndham of Lincolns-Inn Esq a person of great Learning and Judgement in the Law in respect whereof the said Francis was first made a Serjeant and afterwards one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Which said Sir Hugh Wyndham is like to terminate in Two Daughters and Heirs who are very honourably advanced in Marriage the one to John Digby the present Earl of Bristol and the other to Sir Nathaniel Napper of Dorsetshire Knight and Baronet The Reverend Sir Job Charleton of Whitton in the County of Sallop Knight Serjeant at Law lately Chief Justice of Chester and now one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas is descended of the Ancient and Honourable Family of the Charletons of Shropshire who deduce their descent from Sir Robert de Charleton Knight a person of profound Judgement and Knowledge in the Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Richard the Second The Honourable Sir Edward Atkins of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of His Majesties Court of Exchequer is a younger Son of that Eminent Lawyer Sir Edward Atkins Knight Serjeant at Law Reader of the said Honourable Society in the Reign of King Charles the First and afterwards one of the Barons of the same Court which Sir Edward the Father was the Son and Heir of Richard Atkins Esq Reader of that House in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and Chief Justice of North-Wales and the Son and Heir to Thomas Atkins Esq another Learned Member of Lincolns-Inn and twice Reader thereof in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Edward the Sixth Sir Richard May of the City of Chichester in the County of Sussex Knight now the puisne Baron of the Exchequer is descended from Sir Humphry May Knight Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King Charles the first Sir Robert Sawyer of the Inner-Temple and of Lawrence Waltham in the County of Berks Knight His Majesties Attorney General whose great Loyalty and profound Judgement and Abilities in the Law are sufficiently conspicuous to the World by his prudent management of Affairs of great import to his Prince and couragiously effecting the same in a time when Fidelity and Loyalty were branded with reproach and Infamy and to serve His Majesty was looked upon as a disservice to his people by such whose endeavours tended wholly to the subversion of all Civil Government and Society Notwithstanding which and the affronts of the Faction did this most worthy Gentleman faithfully adhere to the Service of his Prince in those distracted times He is the Son and Heir of Sir Edmond Sawyer of the same Society Knight deceased late one of the Auditors of the Court of Exchequer Sir John Franklyn of Lincolns-Inn Knight one of the Masters of the Honourable Court of Chancery is descended from Nicholas Franklyn Esq a Learned Lawyer of that Society and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Robert Henley of Northington in the County of Southampton and of the Inner-Temple Knight Master of the Kings-Bench-Office a Place of great Honour and Profit is descended from Sir William Henley Knight Reader of Grays-Inn and a person very eminent for his great Learning in the Laws in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Heath of Brastead in the County of Kent and of the Inner-Temple Knight His Majesties Attorney General of the Dutchy of Lancaster is descended from that great Lawyer Sir Robert Heath Knight one of the Readers of that House and Solicitor General to King James after which in the Reign of King Charles the First he was Recorder of the City of London Attorney General to that Prince who called him to the dignity of a Serjeant at Law and then advanced him to the Honour of Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Edward Turner of Little Paringdon and Hollingbury in the County of Essex Knight is the Son and Heir to the late Famous and Learned Judge Sir Edward Turner of Little Parringdon aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer which Sir Edward was the Son and Heir to Arthur Turner of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law and he
one of the Benchers of that House in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Author of several Learned Books now extant Sir Mondiford Brampston of Woodham-Walter in the County of Essex and of the Middle-Temple Knight lately one of the Masters of the High and Honourable Court of Chancery is descended from the late famous Sir John Brampston of the said Society Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles Sir Thomas Overbury of Burton upon the Hill in the County of Glocester Knight is descended from Sir Nicholas Overbury Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James The eldest Son of which Sir Nicholas was that Ingenuous Gentleman Sir Thomas Overbury Knight Poisoned in the Tower of London during his Imprisonment by the procurement and contrivance of Robert Carr Earl of Somerset a great Favourite to King James and his Countess Sir Edward Challoner of Gisburgh in the North Riding of the County of York Knight is descended from Robert Challoner Esq a person eminent for his Learning in the Laws and one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Robert Rich of Horndon in the County of Essex Knight is a younger Branch of the Noble Family of Rich Earls of Warwick descended from Richard Rich of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers of that Society in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth afterwards created a Peer of this Realm and constituted Lord High Chancellor of England Sir William Vnderhill of Idlicote in the County of Warwick Knight is descended from William Vnderhill of Idlicote aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Esq an eminent practicer of the Law in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth by means whereof he raised a considerable Estate in this County which his posterity now enjoys he himself being a younger Son of Edward Vnderhill of Nether-Etendon in this County Esq where the eldest Branch of this Family now maketh his residence Sir Edward Griffin of Dingley in the County of Northampton Knight a Family of great Honour and Interest in that County and possessor of a very plentiful Estate is descended from Sir Edward Griffin of Dingly Knight one of the Readers of Lincolns-Inn and Solicitor General in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth also Attorney General to Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary Sir Robert Townsend of the City of Coventry in the County of Warwick Knight is descended from Sir Robert Townsend of Ludlow in the County of Salop Knight Reader of Lincolns-Inn Chief Justice of all Wales and called to the degree and dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth Sir Humphry Sydenham of Dulverton in the County of Somerset Knight is deâ—sended from Richard de Sydenham Esq one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the beginning of the Reign of King Richard the Second this is a Family of great Antiquity and of Signal note in these Western Counties Sir Edward Rich of Milburton in the County of Norfolk Knight is descended from Richard Rich of the Middle-Temple Esque Chyrographer of the Court of Common-Pleas Reader of the said Society and Lord High Chancellor of England in the several Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Edward the Sixth Sir Edward Philips of Mountacute in the County of Somerset Knight is descended from the Learned Sir Edward Philips of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that Honourable Society and thence advanced to that great Office of Master of the Rolls by his late Majesty King James Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne in the County of Kent Knight is descended from John Colepeper Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Learned Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth Sir Christopher Calthorpe of Basham in the County of Norfolk Knight of the Bath is descended from the late Learned Sir Henry Calthorpe of the Middle-Temple Knight one of the Readers thereof and Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries in His late Majesties Reign this is a Family which for many Generations have flourished in great splendor and Executed many Honourable Offices relating to this County Nevertheless did this Sir Henry by his great Prudence and eminent Practice together with the profits arising out of the Court of Wards in a great measure augment the ancient Inheritance of his Ancestors Sir Stephen Hales now or late of Newland and Snitfield in the County of Warwick Knight of the Bath is descended from Sir Charles Hales of Newland aforesaid and of Grays-Inn Knight one of the Readers of that Society and one of her Majesties Council in the North in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir James Altham of Latton in the County of Essex Knight of the Bath is descended from Sir James Altham Knight one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and afterwards called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and made one of the Barons of the Exchequer by King James Sir George Carey of Dorr-Abby in the County of Devon Knight is descended in a lineal course of many renowned Ancestors from John Carey of Hollway in the County of Devon Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Richard the Second from which John by a younger Branch did descend John Carey late Earl of Dover and Robert Carey late Earl of 〈◊〉 Monmouth both lately terminated and extinguished in Female Heirs the too common Fate and utter Ruin of many great Families of this Kingdom Sir William York of Burton-Pedwardine in the County of Lincoln Knight is descended from Roger York Esq a Learned Lawyer of Grays Inn and one of the Readers of that Ancient and Honourable Society in the Fifteenth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir William Bastard of West-Allington in the County of Devon Knight a person of great Loyalty and Repute is descended from that able and Learned practicer of the Laws William Bastard Esq one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King James Sir Robert Cary of Clovel in the County of Devon Knight is also a younger Branch descended from John Cary of Hollway aforesaid Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Richard the Second which John was of the Ancient Family of Cary of Cary in the said County and indeed the prime Branch thereof Esquires I Shall begin the Catalogue of those of this dignity with the Honourable Heneage Finch of the Inner-Temple Esq a person endowed with all the accomplishments that Learning and Education can afford and a most Excellent Ornament of the Laws in the Studdy whereof he hath already arrived to
lately one of the Readers and Treasurers of that House a person very well read in the Law and of eminent note for his great Knowledge in the Rules and Practice of the Honourable Court of Chancery is a younger Son to Bulstrode Whitloke of the same Society Esq one of the Commissioners of the great Seal of England in the time of the late Rebellion and a leading Man in those unhappy days which Bulstrode was descended from Sir James Whitlocke of the Middle-Temple aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law Chief Justice of Chester from whence he was removed to the Court of Common-Pleas and made one of the Justices thereof by King James Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham-Hall and other fair Possessions of great vallue in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from the late worthy Sir Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham-Hall aforesaid and of Grays-Inn Knight one of the Readers of that Society Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in His late Majesties Reign since which by His now Most Gracious Majesty in the year 1660. he was called to the dignity of a Serjeant Which said Sir Thomas was a Younger Branch of the Antient and Flourishing Family of the Bedingfields of Norfolk and Suffolk Charles Dallison of the City of Lincoln Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned Sir Charles Dallison of Lincoln aforesaid and of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law who was descended from William Dallison of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Henry Lowther of Cokermouth in the County of Cumberland a Gentleman of an Excellent Family in those parts is descended from Thomas de Lowther Esq one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Third Francis Beresford of Fenny-Bently in the County of Derby Esq is descended from William de Beresford Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the first and Lord Chief Justice of the same Court in the Reign of King Edward the Second Walter Littleton of the City of Litchfield in the County of Stafford Esq is one of the Descendants of the memorable Sir Thomas Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight of the Bath Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fourth this Walter being descended from Richard Littleton second Son of the said Sir Thomas a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of that Society in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Richard Harpur of Little-Over in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Sir Richard Harpur of Swarkeston in the said County and of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Ralph Earle of Sawle in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Erasmus Earle Esq one of the Honourable Benchers of Lincolns-Inn in His late Majesties Reign and afterwards called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law Wallop Brabazon of Eaton in the County of Hereford Esq is directly descended through alineal course of divers renowned Ancestors from the Learned Sir Roger de Brabazon of Eastwell in the County of Leicester Knight many years Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the First William Milward of Eaton in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Sir Thomas Milward Knight a Lcarned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn one of the Readers thereof and Chief Justice of Chester in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First Roger Wilbraham of Nantwich in the County Palatine of Chester Esq is descended from Sir Roger Wilbraham of Nantwitch aforesaid Knight one of the Readers of Lincolns-Inn in the latter end of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth after which King James advanced him to the dignities of Master of the Requests and Surveyor of the Court of Wards and Liveries which Sir Roger was a younger branch of the Ancient Family of the Wilbrahams of Woodhey in the said County of Chester the chief branch whereof is Sir Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey aforesaid Baronet William Fortescue of Cokehill in the County of Worcester and of Wethele in the County of Warwick Esq by a younger Son is descended from Lewes Fortescue of the Middle Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Richard Caryll of West-Grinstead in the County of Sussex Esq a Gentleman of singular repute and excellent parts is descended from those two famous Lawyers of the Inner-Temple herein before mentioned namely John Caryll Esq and Sir John Caryll Knight his Son both Serjeants at Law in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Queen Mary and the latter Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Richard Brudnell of Stanton-Wivell in the County of Leicester Esq of the Honourable Family of Robert Earl of Cardigan is descended from Robert Brudnell Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Charles Caesar of Gransden in the County of Huntington and of Much-Hadham in the County of Hertford Esq is the second Son of Sir Charles Caesar of the Inner-Temple Knight Master of the Rolls Son of Sir Julius Caesar of the same Society Knight also Master of the Rolls and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Reign of King James Anthony Gawdey of the Town of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from the Learned Sir Thomas Gawdey Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the honourable Society of the Inner-Temple and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Henry Cavendish of Donebridge in the County of Derby Esq a person of great Honour both by birth and otherwise being nearly related in blood to the Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of Devonshire is descended from Sir John de Cavendish Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Edward Sylyard of Runwell in the County of Essex Esq is descended from William Sylyard of Lincolns-Inn Esq a person of eminent Note and one of the Governors of that honourable Society for many years in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the eighth which William was descended from John Sylyard Esq Serjeant at Law another Learned Member of the said House and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Edward the fourth and constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench by Richard the third Henry Bromley of Holt-Castle and other Mannors and Lands of large extent and vallue in the County of Worcester Esq a Gentleman
the Eighth Richard Maunsfield of West-leak in the County of Nottingham Esq is the Son and Heir to Thomas Maunsfield of West-leak aforesaid Esq an ingenious practicer of the Law and a Barister of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Charles the First Edward Willoughby of Boreplace in the County of Kent Esq is descended from the Learned Sir Thomas Willoughby of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which Thomas intermarrying with the sole Daughter and Heir of Sir Robert Read Knight Lord Chief Justice of the same Court did thereby annex an ample Estate to this Honourable Family amongst whom was Edward Willoughby of Boreplace aforesaid Esq who added very considerably thereunto by a Match with one of the Daughters and Coheirs to Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton in the County of Nottingham Knight descended in a direct Course of Succession from Sir Richard de Willoughby Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Third from which Sir Richard by younger Sons did descend Sir Henry Willoughby late of Risley in the County of Derby Baronet and Sir Willoughby late of Willoughby in the County of Nottingham Baronet both lately terminated in Daughters and Heirs who have carried the Inheritance of those two honourable persons to several worthy Families of this Kingdom Edward Rich of Dowdeswell in the County of Glocester Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned Sir Edward Rich of Dowdswell aforesaid Knight one of the Readers of Lincolns Inn and a person eminent for his great Experience in the Laws in the beginning of His now Majestie 's Reign George Willoughby of Cossale in the County of Nottingham Esq of the Ancient Family of the Lords Willoughby of Eresby is descended from Sir Thomas Willoughby of Lincolns-Inn aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Richard Shuckburgh of Burton upon Dunsmore and Birdingbury in the County of Warwick Esq is directly descended from John Shuckburgh of Birdingbury aforesaid one of the Six Clerks in Chancery in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Which John being a wary provident Person Purchased all or the greatest part of the Estate which this worthy Gentleman is now possessed of Francis Morgan of Kingsthorp in the County of Northampton Esq is descended from Francis Morgan of Heyford in the County aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that House and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Mary Robert Brome of Woodlow in the County of Warwick Esq is descended from John Brome of Badsly-Chiston in this County Esq a Lawyer of very eminent note in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and Purchasor of this Mannor of Woodlow which he settled upon Nicholas Brome his Son and Heir who left it to Ralph his Son by a Third Venter the lineal Ancestor of the said Robert which John was himself the Grandson and Heir to Robert Brome of Warwick Esq another learned Lawyer in the Reign of King Richard the Second William Seyes of Killan in the County of Glamorgan Esq is descended from Roger Seyes of Boverton in the said County Esq a Learned Lawyer and Attorney-General of all Wales in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Gilbert Boon of Hockerton in the County of Nottingham Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned and Loyal Gilbert Boon of Grayes-Inn Esq called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law by His late Majesty King Charles the First in the year 1636. after which he endured great Oppressions in the time of the late Rebellion for his exemplary Loyalty and Stedfastness to his Prince Charles Skipwith of Gosberton in the County of Lincoln Esq is descended from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Third Thomas Wetenhall of East-Peckham in the County of Kent Esq a Gentleman of honorable Extraction and great Integrity is descended from George Wetenhall Esq a learned Lawyer of Grayes-Inn and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Philipps of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Auditors of His Majestie 's Court of Exchequer is descended from Sir Edward Philipps of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King James Cecill Tirwhitt of Cameringham in the County of Lincoln Esq a Family of great Antiquity and Honor in that County is descended from Robert Tirwhitt an eminent Lawyer in the Reigns of King Henry the Fourth and Fifth by which two Victorious Princes he was first called to the Dignity of a Serjeant at Law and then constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas out of which Court he was removed to the like Place in the King's-Bench Henry Reynell of Laytham in the County of Middlesex Esq is descended from Richard Reynell Esq Reader of the Middle Temple in the Reign of King James Edward Atkins of Albury-Hall in the County of Hertford Esq is descended from Thomas Atkins of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Michael Lister of Burwell in the County of Lincoln Esq with other worthy Gentlemen of that Name and Family in the said County are descended from Sir Richard Lister of the Middle Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Solicitor-General to King Henry the Eighth which Prince in the last year of his Reign constituted him Lord Chief Justice of the King's-Bench Thomas Herlakenden of Woodchurch in the County of Kent Esq a Family of long continuance there is descended from Thomas Herlakenden of Woodchurch aforesaid and of Grayes-Inn Esq a Person of great Judgment in the Laws of this Nation and one of the Readers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth George Townsend of Wrotham in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Sir Roger Townsend of Lincolns-Inn Knight Reader thereof in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law After which by King Richard the Third he was made one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas and in that place continued by King Henry the Seventh Richard Raynsford of Dallington in the County of Northampton Esq is the eldest Son and Heir to Sir Richard Raynsford of Dallington aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law deceased first one of the Barons of the Exchequer then one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench and lastly Lord Chief Justice of that Court in which he sate not long before he was eased of the burthen thereof by His Majesties Writ Robert Heath of Oâ—ford in the County of Kent and of the
Inner-Temple Esq called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law in Hillary Term last is descended from that excellent Lawyer Sir Robert Heath Knight Serjeant at Law a worthy Member of the same Society Recorder of the City of London and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Charles the First Francis Bacon of the City of Norwich Esq Recorder of the said City lately one of the Readers of Grayes-Inn is descended from Francis Bacon Esq Serjeant at Law also one of the Readers of that Honorable Society and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First George Hill of St. Martins in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Esq is the Son and Heir to George Hill late of Clifford's Inn Esq a Person of great Practice and Eminent Repute as also one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex for many years before his Death Robert Challoner of the City of London Esq is descended from Robert Challoner Esq a learned Lawyer of Grays-Inn and one of the Readers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Francis Twisden of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Masters of the Examiners Office belonging to the Court of Chancery is one of the younger Sons of the late famous and Profound Lawyer Sir Thomas Twisden of Bradburne in the County of Kent and of the Inner-Temple aforesaid Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law and for many years one of His present Majejestie's Justices of the Court of King's Bench. Francis Crawley of Enfield in the County of Middlesex and of Someris near Luton in the County of Bedford Esq is descended from Sir Francis Crawley Knight Serjeant at Law Reader of Grayes-Inn and lastly one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Henry Montague of the Inner-Temple Esq a Person of Noble Extraction is descended from Sir Henry Montague of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's-Bench and Lord High Treasurer of England in the Reign of King James after which he became Earl of Manchester and was descended by a younger Son from Sir Edw. Montague of the said Honorable Society of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Edward the Sixth Edward Diggs of Chilham-Castle in the County of Kent Esq 〈…〉 of good account there is descended from Sir Dudley Diggs Knight Master of the Rolls in the Reign of His late Majesty which Sir Dudley was descended from Richard Diggs of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King James John Danvers of Shackerston in the County of Leicester Esq is descended by many worthy Ancestors from Sir Robert Danvers of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Recorder of the City of London first one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer and afterwards one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas for many years in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth George Markham of Werksopp-Lodge in the County of Nottingham Esq is descended by many eminent Ancestors from Sir John Markham Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth who was descended from Robert Markham Son of John both very learned Lawyers in the Reign of King Edward the Second and Edward the Third which said Sir John was Father also to the famous Sir John Markham Knight Lord Chief Justice of the same Court from whom is descended Sir Robert Markham of Sedgebrooke Baronet herein before mentioned amongst the Baronets William Booth of Witton in the County of Warwick Esq is descended from William Booth of Witton aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Esq Reader thereof in the Reign of King Charles the First which William was a younger Branch of the honorable Family of the Booths of Dunham-Massey in Cheshire Originally of Barton in Lancashire Nevill Brome of Clifton in the County of Oxon Esq a Gentleman of an Ancient Family in this County and Warwickshire is descended from Robert Brome of Warwick Esq a Person very eminent for his Knowledge in the Laws In respect whereof he was made Steward to Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick who lived in the Reign of King Richard the Second and thereby layed the first step to the Estate and Preferments which in succeeding Ages accrewed to his Posterity Richard Seys of Swansey in the County of Glamorgan Esq is descended from Roger Seys of Boverton in the said County Esque Attorney General of all Wales for many years in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Cliston Rhodes of Sturton in the County of Nottingham Esq is a younger Branch descended from Sir Francis Rhodes of Grayes-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth George Montague of St. Martin's in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Esq is descended from Sir Henry Montague of the Midale-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the King's-Bench in the Reign of King James which Sir Henry was the Grandson of Sir Edward Montague of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the same Court in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Fountayn of Melton upon the Mount in the West Riding of Yorkshire Esq is the Son and Heir to that able Lawyer John Fountayn late Serjeant at Law deceased a Person of very considerable Practice and great Wealth Thomas Sackvill of Seddlescombe in the County of Sussex Esq is descended from Sir Richard Sackvill Knight one of the Benchers of Grayes-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and soon after became Under Treasurer of the Court of Exchequer George Harpur of Twiford in the County of Derby Esq is descended from the Learned Sir Richard Harpur of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that ancient House and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth William Cartwright of Normanton in the County of Nottingham Esq is the Son and Heir of William Cartwright of Normanton aforesaid Esq Barister at Law and a Person of considerable repute and practice in this County John Sylyard of Penshurst in the County of Kent Esq is descended from John Sylyard of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth and by King Richard the Third called to the State and Dignity of a Serjeant at Law and made one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench Thomas Ascough of West-Terrington in the County of Lincoln Esq is descended by a younger Son from Sir William Ascough of Colling in the said County of Lincoln Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the
Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth John Bingham of Bingham's-Melcombe in the County of Dorset Esq is descended from Sir Richard Bingham Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reigns of King Henry the Sixth and Edward the Fourth George Faunt of Foston in the County of Leicester Esq a Gentleman of a very Ancient and Worshipful Family in that County is descended from William de Faunt Esq one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Clement Spelman of Magdalen in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Clement Spelman Esq late Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the year 1663. who was descended from Sir John Spelman of Grayes-Inn Knight the first Reader of that House Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of K. Henry the Eighth Francis Howard of Thornthwait in the County of Westmorland is a younger Branch of the Noble house of the Howards Dukes of Norfolk and consequently descended from William Howard Esq one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the First Francis Lovelace of Baynhurst in the County of Berks Esq is descended from William Lovelace of Grays-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth William Bromley of Baginton in the County of Warwick Esq is descended from Sir Thomas Bromley of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after the Death of which Prince he was constituted Chief Justice of that Court by King Edward the Sixth This Sir Thomas was the Son and Heir of Sir John Bromley of Radington in the County of Chester Knight by his second Wife the Daughter of Richard Widvill Earl Rivers but it so fell out that Sir John had before entailed his whole Estate upon the Issue of his first Lady who were all Daughters insomuch that the said Sir Thomas left little to his Posterity but what was of his own acquiring Thomas Townsend of Horseford in the County of Norfolk Esq is one of the descendants of Sir Roger Townsend of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh John Chamberlayn of Chilvers-Coton in the County of Warwick Esq is descended from Richard Chamberlayn of Chilvers-Coton aforesaid and of Lincolns-Inn Esq Clerk of the Court of Wards and Liveries in the Reign of King Charles the First Charles Baldwin of Stoake in the County of Salop Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned Sir Samuel Baldwin of Stoake aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law deceased which Sir Samuel was descended from Sir John Baldwin of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Paston of Paston and Appleton in the County of Norfolk Esq a Gentleman of an Honourable Family of great Antiquity is descended from Sir William Paston of Paston Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Henry the Sixth John Keeling of Southill in the County of Bedford Esq is the Son and Heir to Sir John Keeling of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law lately deceased Son of another Sir John Keeling of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in His now Majestie 's Reign William Glanvill of Broad-Hinton in the County of Wilts Esquire is descended from the learned John Glanvill of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas towards the latter end of Q Elizabeths Reign Francis Fitz Herbert of Somersall-Herbert in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Sir Anthony Fitz Herbert of Norbury in the said County Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Coke of Melburne in the County of Derby Esq is descended by a younger Son from the famous Sir Edward Coke of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James John Hobart of the City of Norwich in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Sir James Hobart of Lincolns-Inn Knight one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth and Attorney General to King Henry the Seventh Robert Jenny of Knats-Hall in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from Christopher Jenny Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which Christopher was descended from Thomas Jenny Esq an eminent Lawyer several times Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Baldwyn Mallett of Poyntington in the County of Somerset Esq is descended from Baldwyn Mallett of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Edward Skipwith of Ketsby in the County of Lincoln Esq is descended from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Third Roger Downes of Wardley in the County of Lancaster Esq is descended from Roger Downes Esq Reader of Grayes Inn and Vice-Chamberlain of the County Palatine of Chester in the Reign of King James Adrian Scroope of Cockrington in the County of Lincoln Esq Brother and Heir to the Ingenious Sir Carr Scroope Baronet deceased is descended by many honorable Ancestors and Peers of this Realm from Geffery de Scroope Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Edward the second Vincent Denn of Denn's-hill in the County of Kent Esq is descended from Thomas Denn of Denn's-hill aforesaid a learned Practicer of the Laws and Reader of the Inner Temple in the Third year of the Reign of King Charles the First Clement Higham of Barrow in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from Richard Higham of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Richard the Third and afterwards by King Henry the Seventh he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law Anthony Drury of Intwood in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Robert Drury of Lincolns-Inn Esq a Person of great Learning and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Thomas Colepeper of Hackington in the County of Kent Esq a younger Branch of that truly Noble and worthy Family of that County who derive their descent from John Colepeper Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth William Bassett of Cheale alias Chedle in the County of Lincoln Esque a Person of very Noble and Honorable
the second Son of Edward Turner of Paringdon aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Esq a person very Eminent for his Learning and practice in the Law in the Reign of King James Sir William Scroggs of Southweal in the County of Essex and of the Society of Grays-Inn Knight one of His most Gracious Majesties Council Learned in the Laws is the Son and Heir apparent to the Learned and Memorable Sir William Scroggs of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas and thence removed to that great Honour of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench where he sate not long but the clamours of the Faction backed by some haughty Members of the House of Commons found a means to get him removed from the said Dignity nor would their malice have ended there had not the Dissolutions of those hot Spirited men so fortunately ensued whereby his Enemies became dispersed Sir Robert Atkins of Sapperton in the County of Glocester of Totteridge in the County of Middlesex and of Lincolns-Inn Knight of the Honourable order of the Bath Serjeant at Law lately Recorder of the City of Bristol and before that time one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas is the Son and Heir to Sir Edward Atkins Knight Serjeant at Law Reader of Lincolns-Inn in his late Majesties Reign and since one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer soon after this Kings most happy Restoration Sir John Brampston of Screnes in the County of Essex Knight of the Bath and High Steward of the Burough of Malden is directly descended from that able Lawyer Sir John Brampston Knight one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King James by whom he was called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law and by King Charles the First advanced to the place of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Francis Popham of Little coat in the County of Somerset Knight of the Bath a person of a very plentiful Fortune and a worthy Family is descended from that Eminent and Judicious Lawyer Sir John Popham of the Middle-Temple Knight Reader of that Society Serjeant at Law Solicitor and Attorney General to Queen Elizabeth who afterwards made him Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench which great Trust was also reposed in him by King James Sir Edward Sylyard of Wetherden in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended through many Honourable Ancestors from John Sylyard of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers of that House in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and by King Richard the Third made one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench whose Son and Heir William Sylyard Esq was an Eminent and Learned Lawyer of the said Honourable Society and for many years one of the Benchers and Governours thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Robert Howard of Vasterne in the County of Wilts and of St. Margarets Westminster in the County of Middlesex Knight of the Noble Blood of the Howards and a younger Branch of the House of Berkshire is descended from the Learned William Howard Esq one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the First and Second Sir Thomas Yarborough of Snaith in the West-Riding of Yorkshire Knight a person of a very plentiful Fortune in those parts is descended from Francis Yarborough Esq a famous Lawyer of Lincolns Inn and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir William Hoskins of Oxtead in the County of Surry Knight is descended from John Hoskins of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof and called to the degree of a Serjeant by King James Sir Nevill Catlyn of Darsham-Hall in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from Richard Catlyn Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn and made a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary A Contemporary with this Richard and of the same Society and Family was that profound Lawyer Sir Robert Catlyn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench who leaving one only Daughter and Heir She by her intermarriage with Sir John Spencer of Althorpe in the County of Northamptom and of Wormleighton in the County of Warwick Knight annexed a considerable estate to that worthy Family from whom Robert Spencer the present Earl of Sunderland and Mr. Spencer of Ashton in Lancashire are lineally descended Sir Richard Ingoldsby of Walridge in the County of Bucks Knight of the Bath is descended from John Ingoldsby Esq a person very well read in the Laws and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir Thomas Engham of Godmingston in the County of Kent Knight is descended from Ralph de Hengham or Engham one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King-Henry the Third and Edward the First Sir Thomas Harvey of the Town of St. Edmonds-bury in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from the late famous and profound Lawyer Sir Francis Harvey Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King James and afterwards one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Forster of Egham in the County of Surry Knight is descended from William Forster Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which in respect of his great Learning and Abilities he was made a Serjeant at Law Sir Thomas Estcourt of St. Dunstans in the West London and of Pinckney in the County of Wilts Knight is the Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Estcourt Knight deceased late one of the Masters of the Hononrable Court of Chancery who was descended from Edmond Estcourt Esq one of the Benchers of Lincolns-Inn and Reader thereof in the Reign of King James Sir George Crooke of Waterstocke in the County of Oxon Knight is the lineal Heir and Eldest male branch descended from the Learned Sir John Crooke of Waterstocke aforesaid Knight and of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law Speaker of the House of Commons Recorder of the City of London and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James Sir Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland Hall in the County of Suffolk Knight of the Honourable order of the Bath is descended by a younger Son from that famous Lawyer Sir Nicholas Bacon of Grays-Inn Knight Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Thomas Stephens of Little Sadbury in the County of Glocester Knight a person of a signal Repute and an ample Fortune is descended from Thomas Stephens Esq an Eminent Practicer in the Law and Attorney General to Henry Prince of Wales after whose Decease he Executed
behalf of his late Majesty after many brave Actions by him atchieved had the hard fate at last to dye in the Bed of Honour being killed in the Road near Preston in Lancashire fighting stoutly in his Princes Service after which his Body was buried in the place where it fell under a heap of Stones there remaining as a monument to perpetuate his memory it being a Custom amongst the Ancient Romans to erect such as marks of Honour where any great Action was performed which said Sir Thomas Tildesly was descended by many renowned and honourable Ancestors of this County from Thomas Tildesly Esq a person famous for his great Judgement in the Laws of our Nation and called to the dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Fourth and from whom also did descend another Sir Thomas Tildesly of Grays-Inn Knight one of the Readers thereof and one of the Council in the North in the Reign of King James but he dyed without Issue Male. Henry Guildeford of Hempsted in the County of Kent Esq a Gentleman of a fair Estate and a most excellent Family in that County is descended from Henry de Guildeford one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the First Richard Hopton of Cannon-Frome vulgarly Can-Frome in the County of Hereford Esq is descended from Walter de Hopton Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of Assize for several years in the Reign of King Edward the First Collonel John Wyndham of Norrington and of the City of Salisbury in the County of Wilts Esq a Gentleman of great Loyalty and Repute and possessor of a very considerable Estate is the Son and Heir of the no less Loyal Wadham Wyndham of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the year 1660. who was descended from Francis Wyndham of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the same Court in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and he descended of a younger branch of the Ancient Family of the Wyndhams of Felbrig-hall in Norfolk where the same still remains and flourisheth in great esteem John Caesar of Barkway in the County of Hertford is descended from Sir Julius Caesar of the Inner-Temple Knight Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King James and one of the Privey Council to that Prince Francis Harvey of the Middle-Temple and of Cockfield in the County of Suffolk Esq lately Reader of that Honourable Society is descended from Sir Francis Harvey of the same House Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the Reign of King James Lestrange Calthorp of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law is descended from Sir Henry Calthorp of the same Society Knight one of the Readers thereof as also Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First descended of the Ancient Family of the Calthorp's of Cockthorp in the County of Norfolk William Fitz-Herbert of Tissington in the County of Derby Esq a Gentleman of an Ample Fortune is directly descended from the famous Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert of Norbury in the said County of Derby Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth He was descended of an Ancient Family in the said County but having an elder Brother who happening to dye without Issue Male a great part of his Estate descended to this Learned Judge who so greatly augmented the same that thereby he preferred his younger Children of which he had divers both Sons and Daughters by matching them to several worthy Families of this Kingdom and yet left a very plentiful Estate to his Son and Heir Christopher Danby of Masham Thorp-parrow and Scruton in the North Riding of Yorkshire of Driffield in the East-Riding and of Thornby near Leeds in the West Riding of the said County Esq a Family of great interest in those parts is descended from Sir Robert Danby Knight Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and constituted Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth William Stanford of Salford-Priors in the County of Warwick Esq is descended by a younger Son from that great and famous Lawyer William Stanford Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which by Queen Mary he was made one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas Richard Walmesly of Dunkenhalgh in the County of Lancaster Esq a Gentleman of excellent parts and of an ample estate is the direct Heir to the sometime Learned and most expert Lawyer of his time Sir Thomas Walmesly of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the said Court of Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James The Right Honourable Henry Coventry of Enfield in the County of Middlesex Esq late one of His present Majesties principal Secretaries of State and a person of great Integrity and Stedfastness to the Royal Interest is one of the younger Sons of Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England who was the Son and Heir to Thomas Coventry of Crombe in the County of Worcester and of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Robert Coke of Holkham in the County of Norfolk Esq is the eldest Branch descended from Sir Edward Coke of the Inner-Temple Knight so much celebrated for his profound Judgement and experience in the Laws of this Kingdom in respect whereof he became the Autumn Reader of the said Society in the thirty fourth year of Queen Elizabeths Reign soon after which time he was constituted Solicitor and then Attorney General to that Princess as also Recorder of the City of London and by King James called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and advanced to the dignity of Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas whence he was removed to the like Honour in the Kings-Bench and elected one of His then Majesties Privy-Council John Crew of Misterton in the County of Leicester Esq is descended from the Famous Sir Randolph Crew of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and 〈◊〉 Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James which said Sir Randolph was descended of the Antient and Worshipful Family of the Crews of Crew-Hall in the County Palatine of Chester where they have flourished for five Hundred years and upwards as men of the greatest Honour and Esteem of that County and are at this day so reputed William Whitlocke of Fellis-Court in the County of Oxon and of the Middle-Temple Esq