dyed without Issue William Brabazon Earl of Meath in Ireland is the direct Heir Male to Sir Roger Brabazon of Estwell in the County of Leicester Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the first Francis Lord Angier Earl of Longford in Ireland is descended from Francis Angier of Grays-Inn Esq Reader thereof in the Four and fortieth year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and afterwards became Master of the Rolls in Ireland where he layd the foundation to this Honour and the Estate that attends it Horatio Townsend Lord Viscount Raynham and Baron of Lynn-Regis in the County of Norfolk is descended by many worthy Ancestors from Sir Roger Townsend Knight Reader of Lincolns-Inn who for his great knowledge in the Law was called to the Degree of a Serjeant and made one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Richard the Third and Henry the Seventh Thomas Thynn Viscount Weymouth and Baron of Warminster enjoys a very plentiful Estate as descended from Sir Egremont Thynn of the Inner-Temple London Knight Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King James which Sir Egremont did not a little augment the Estate of his Ancestors who were before Men of very considerable repute and Quality Christopher Hatton Viscount Gretton and Baron of Kirby in the County of Northampton is a Branch of the Ancient Stem of the Hattons of Cheshire and is the Heir to Sir Christopher Hatton Knight who from a Student in the Inner-Temple in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth did by his great abillities and singular knowledge in the Laws raise himself to great Honour and Estate by the access of divers places of great Profit and Repute and at last arrived to the highest step of Preferment being made Lord High-Chancellor of England but Dying without Islue a great part of his Estate did at length devolve to the Ancestor of this Lord Hatton who was Nephew to the said Lord-Chancellor William Farefax Lord Viscount Farefax of the Kingdom of Ireland is descended from that famous Lawyer Sir Guy Farefax Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of King Edward the Fourth and Richard the Third Bryen Cockain Lord Viscount Cullen of the Kingdom of Ireland whose Seat is at Rushton in the County of Northampton is descended by a Younger Son from that famous and Learned Judge Sir John Cockain Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and afterwards one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth which John had his residence at Ashborn in the Peake in the County of Derby where his Ancestors for many Ages before and his Successors ever since continue and live in great Honour and Esteem Charles Mildmay Lord Fitz Walter a person of very Noble Extraction as descended from the Female Issue of the Antient Lords Fitz Walter and the Ratcliffs Earls of Sussex and by the Fathers side from Thomas Mildmay Esq one of the Auditors of the then new Erected Court of Augmentations in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Henry Yelverton Lord Grey of Ruthyn is lineally descended from those two Learned Judges Sir Cristopher Yelverton of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James and also from Sir Henry Yelverton of the same Society Knight Son of the said Sir Chistopher who was called to the Degree of a Serjeant and constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas by King Charles the First in the beginning of his Reign both which Eminent persons were the Descendants of Sir William Yelverton Knight one of the Justices of the said Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Vere Cromwell Lord Cromwell Baron of Oakeham in England and Earl of Ardglass Viscount Lecale c. in Ireland is directly descended from Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex Baron of Oakeham and Knight of the Garter who being a person of no great Extraction did by his great knowledge in the Laws and other singular accomplishments first of all obtain the place of Clerk of the Hannaper next Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer then Master of the Rolls after Lord Privy-Seal and lastly to those Honourable Titles abovementioned by the access of which Offices and by the dissolution of Religious Houses in which he acted a considerable part he did greatly enrich himself till at last being Convicted Attainted and Beheaded for Treason or some other great Offence the Earldome of Essex was thereby lost and his Son an Heir only dignified with the said Barony by a new Creation and restored to a considerable part of his Fathers Estate William Pagett Lord Pagett and Baron of Beudesert in Stafford-Shire is descended by many Noble Peers of this Realm in a direct course of succession from Sir William Pagett Knight a Gentleman very Learned in the Laws by means whereof he was made one of the Clerks of the Council and Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the several Reigns of King Henry the Eighth and Edward the Sixth and afterwards having greatly advanced himself in Estate and Riches he was created a Baron of this Kingdom being at first but a Student in the Inns of Court Charles North Lord North Baron of Carthlidge and Lord Grey of Rolleston is lineally descended from Edward North Esq a Younger Branch of the worthy Family of the Norths of Walkringham in the County of Nottingham which Edward having applyed himself to the Study of the Laws and thereby made himfelf capable of those honourable Preferments to which he afterwards arrived was first one of the Clerks of the Council next Treasurer and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and lastly made a Peer of this Realm by Queen Mary John Lord Petre Baron of Writtle in the County of Essex is descended from Sir William Petre Knight Doctor of the Civil Law and one of the Secretaries of State to King Henry the 8th Edward the Sixth Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth and by his great Learning and Honourable Preferments became Master of a great Estate most of which continueth to his Successors at this Day Christopher Roper Lord Tenham Baron of Tenham in Kent is very Honourably descended from a Family of great Antiquity in the said County amongst whom was John Roper of Lincolns-Inn Esq direct Ancestor to this Noble Lord which John being Attorney General to King Henry the Eighth and of profound Judgement and Knowledge in the Laws made a very considerable Augmentation to the Antient Inheritance of this worthy Family John Lovelace Lord Lovelace Baron of Hurly in Berkshire is Descended from that eminent Lawyer William Lovelace of Grays-Inn Esq Reader thereof in the fourth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth
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
Inner-Temple Esq one of the Kings Serjeants at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which John greatly advanced his Estate and Family Sir Thomas Delves of Duddington in the County of Chester Baronet a Family of long continuance in that County is direct Heir Male to Sir John Delves Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir John Norton of Rotherfield in the County of Southampton Baronet is descended from Richard Norton Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Fifth Sir Henry Skipwith of Priestwold in the County of Leicester Baronet is descended through a continued course of Eminent Ancestors from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer and also one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Thomas Tempest of Stella in the Bishoprick of Durham Baronet is descended from Thomas Tempest a Learned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and twice Reader thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth this Family is of far greater Antiquity in those Northern parts than in Henry the 8th's time though the said Thomas then did considerably add to the Antient Inheritance thereof Sir John Playters of Sotterly-Hall in the County of Suffolk Baronet a Person of a very worthy Family is descended from Thomas Playter Esq a Learned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and one of the Governours thereof in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir John Harpur of Calke in the County of Derby Baronet is directly descended from Richard Harpur of Swarkeston in the said County Esq who being brought up to the Study of the Law in the Inner-Temple became one of the Readers of that Society in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign and in a short time after called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law and then made one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas Of this Family was Sir John Harpur late of Swarkeston aforesaid Knight who dyed without any Issue Surviving Sir Thomas Beaumont of Grace-dieu in the County of Leicester Baronet a Younger Branch of the Antient Lords Beaumont is descended from John Beaumount of the Inner-Temple Esq Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth and from Francis Beaumont of the same Society Esq Son and Heir of the said John Serjeant at Law and one of the Learned Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth By which two Eminent Persons was this branch of that Noble Family very considerably advanced both in Honour and Estate Sir Thomas Colepeper of Preston-Hall in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from that learned Lawyer John Colepeper Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth Sir Henry Moore of Falley in the County of Berks Baronet is the Heir directly descended from Sir Francis Moore of Falley aforesaid Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and a Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King James Author of that elaborate Collection of Reports entituled Moores Reports some time since made publick by the learned Sir Gefrey Palmer Knight and Baronet Sir Henry Hele of Fleet in the County of Devon Baronet is descended from John Hele of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law in the several Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton-Hall in the County of Stafford Baronet is descended from Richard Littleton second Son of the famous and Learned Sir Thomas Littleton Alias Westcote of Franckly in the County of Worcester Knight of the Bath Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth which Richard was also of the Society of the Inner-Temple where he became very Eminent for his great Judgement in the Law and thereby and by his Intermarriage with Allice Sole Daughter and Heir to William Winsbury of Pillaton-Hall aforesaid Esq together with what Estate the said Sir Thomas setled upon him did he leave an ample Estate to his Posterity who were and are of as Honourable Esteem as this County affords Sir Henry Bacon of Milden-Hall and Laund in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended by many Honourable Ancestors from John de Bacon one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King Edward the Second and from Thomas de Bacon one of the Learned Judges of the same Court in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir John Corbett of Stoke upon Tene and Adderly in the County of Salop Baronet is lineally descended from Reignald Corbett of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Reignald was a younger Son of Sir Robert Corbett of Moreton Corbett in the said County Knight a Family of great Antiquity in those parts Sir Thomas Nitingall of Newport-Pond in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Gefrey Nitingall of Grays-Inn a person very Eminent for his great Knowledge in the Laws and Reader of the said Society in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir William Colepeper of Wakehurst and Ardingly in the County of Sussex Baronet is descended by many renowned Ancestors from John Colpeper one of the Learned Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth Sir Thomas Vavasour of Haselwood in the County of York Baronet is descended from John Vavasour of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reigns of King Edward the Fourth and Fifth after which he became Reader of the said Society being the first that arrived to that Dignity in that House and in the fifth year of King Henry the Seventh was constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas This is a Family of very long continuance and great Honour in the County of York for many Ages before this Learned Judges time yet did he in a large measure augment the Estate of his Ancestors Sir Charles Wolsely of Wolsely in the County of Stafford Baronet is descended from Ralph Wolsely Esq one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir John Anderson of St. Ives in the County of Huntington Baronet is directly descended from the Famous and Learned Sir Edmond Anderson of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King James which Sir Edmond was the Author of that Learned Volume of Reports Intituled Anderson's Reports Sir Roger Cave of Stanford in the County of Northampton Baronet a person of a very Honourable and Antient Family who for many Generations have had their Cheif Seat and Residence at
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
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
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
the said William William Tate of De-la Pree in the County of Northampton Esque is descended from Francis Tate of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King James Roger Sydenham of Shilgate in the County of Somerset Esq is descended from Richard de Sydenham Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Richard the Second Henry Bromley of Vpton in the County of Worcester Esq is descended from the famous Sir Thomas Bromley of the Inner-Temple Knight Solicitor General and lastly Lord High Chancellor of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth John Danvers of Bainton in the County of Wilts Esq is descended from Robert Danvers of Lincolns-Inn Esq a Person of great learning in the Law in respect whereof he was called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law and made one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas by King Henry the Sixth The Honorable Colonel Edward Sackvill of St. Martins in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Esq a Person of exemplary Loyalty and Valour is of the Noble Blood â— of the Sackvills Earls of Dorset descended from Sir Richard Sackvill of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex and of Grayes-Inn Knight one of the Benchers of that Society and Under Treasurer of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth The Honorable Edward Howard of Vrchfont in the County of Wilts Esq a younger Son of Thomas late Earl of Berkshire is descended from William Howard Esq one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the First Isaac Farfax of Dunsley in the County of York Esq is descended from the learned Sir Guy Farfax Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the Fourth and Richard the Third Anthony Ingilby of Clape-Dale in the West-Riding of Yorkshire Esq is descended from Thomas de Ingilby Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Kings Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third from whence he was removed and made one of the Justices of the Common Pleas by King Richard the Second The Honorable Robert Philipps Esq one of the Gentlemen of His Majestie 's Bed-Chamber is descended from Sir Edw. Philipps of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of His late Majesty King James Nicholas Delves of Camberwell in the County of Surrey Esq a Branch of the ancient Name and Family of Delves of Cheshire is descended from Sir John Delves Knight one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Robert Sheffield of Kensington in the County of Middlesex Esq is descended by a younger Son of Edmond late Earl of Mulgrave from Sir Robert Sheffield of Botterwick in the County of Lincoln and of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of London and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Edmond Pooley of Collumbyne-Hall in the County of Suffolk Esq is descended from Edmond Pooley Esq one of the Readers of Grayes-Inn and a Person very Eminent for his learning the Laws in the Reign Queen Elizabeth John Fitz Herbert of Luckington in the County of Wilts Esq is descended by a younger Son from Sir Anthony Fitz Herbert of Norbury in the County of Derby Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Vavasour of Fogarthorp in the East-Riding of the County of York Esq is descended from John Vavasour of the Middle-Temple Esq the first Reader of that Honorable Society in the 17th year of King Henry the Seventh After which he was called to the Dignity of a Serjeant at Law and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas by that Prince Dymock Walpole of Louth in the County of Lincoln and of Grayes-Inn Esq is descended from John Walpole of Grayes-Inn aforesaid Esq one of the Readers thereof and one of Her Majesties learned Serjeants at Law in the Reign of Queen Mary Thomas Petyte of Boughton Vnder Bleane in the County of Kent Esq is descended from John Petyte of Grayes-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Gerrard of Hilderston in the County of Stafford Esq is descended from Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Grayes-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General for above Twenty years together and also Master of the Rolls in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Thomas Colepepper of Bedgebury in the County of Kent Esq is descended from John Colepepper Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth Henry Drax of Sibsey in the County of Lincoln Esq is descended from Richard Drax a learned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and one of the Governors thereof for many years in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Anthony Drury of Intwood in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Robert Drury Esq one of the Readers of Lincolns-Inn and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh John Kingsmill of Sandleford in the County of Berks Esq is descended from John Kingsmill Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh William Walsh of Abberlylodge in the County of Worcester Esq is descended from Thomas Walsh Esq Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer and one of the Barons of the same Court in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth John Stapleton of Warter in the County of York Esq is descended from Nicholas de Stapleton Esq one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Third and Edward the First John Wyvell of Osgerby in the County of York Esq is descended from John de Wyvell one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Third Thomas Keble of Newton in the County of Suffolk Esq with several other worthy Gentlemen of that Name Family and County are descended from Thomas Keble Esq a learned Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh John Higham of East-Ham in the County of Essex Esq is descended from Richard Higham of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof and called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Seventh Henry Henly of Coleway in the County of Dorset Esq is descended from Sir Walter Henly Knight a learned Lawyer of Grayes-Inn and twice Reader of that Society in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Charles Trevanion of Goran in the County of Cornwall Esq is descended from John Trevanion Serjeant at Law and one of
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
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
of great Loyalty and Repute is the direct Heir to the famous Sir Thomas Bromley of Holt-Castle aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of the City of London Solicitor General and lastly Lord High Chancellor of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Sir Thomas was the Second Son of George Bromley of Bromley in the County of Chester and of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Francis Bell of Outwell in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from that incomparable Lawyer of his time Sir Robert Bell of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Edward Vaughan of Yrawscoed in the County of Cardigan Esq is the Son and Heir to Sir John Vaughan of Yrawscoed aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas and Author of the Learned Vollume Entituled Vaughan's Reports Stephen Anderson of Eyworth in the County of Bedford and Hamstead in the County of Middlesex Esq is descended from the Learned Sir Edmond Anderson of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James Anthony Irby of Boston in the County of Lincoln Esq a Gentleman of a very plentiful Fortune is descended from Anthony Irby of the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers as also for several years one of the Governours thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth William Lenthall of Besselsleigh and Burford in the County of Oxon Esq is the Grandson and Heir to William Lenthall of Lincolns-Inn Esq Reader thereof in the Reign of King Charles the First After the cruel Murther of which Royal Martyr the said William complying with the usurped Authority of those miserable times became a person of principal Note and Action being constituted Master of the Rolls Elected Speaker of the House of Parliament then Sâ—tting and frequently Honoured with the Title of William Lord Lenthall Richard Lovelace of Wargrave in the County of Berks Esq is descended from William Lovelace Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth John Thymelby of Iruham in the County of Lincoln Esq a Gentleman of great Integrity and of ample Fortune is descended from Stephen Thymelby Esq very eminent for his Learning in the Law and one of the Benchers of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth George Mordant of Ickwell in the County of Bedford Esq is directly descended by a younger Branch from the Right Honourable John Mordant of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law and Attorney of the Dutchey of Lancaster in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh after which by King Henry the Eighth he was created Baron of Turvey in the County of Bedford Nicholas Overbury of Barton on the Heath in the County of VVarwick Esq is directly descended by a younger Son from Sir Nicholas Overbury of Burton on the Hill in the County of Glocester and of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Hugh Trevanion of Treluggan in the County of Cornwall Esq is descended from John Trevanion Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Eighth year of the Reign of King Edward the Third Geffrey Nightingal of Knesworth in the County of Cambridge Esq is descended from Geffrey Nightingal Esq one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Allexander Crook of Studly in the County of Bucks Esq is one of the younger Branches descended from Sir John Crook of Waterstock in the County of Oxon and of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Robert Berkley of Spechly in the County of Worcester Esq a person of rare Accomplishments Singular Repute and of an ample Fortune is the Grandson and Heir to the Learned and Loyal Sir Robert Berkly of the Middle Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and for many years one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of His late Majesty of Blessed memory But at last the dark Clouds of Tyranny and Rebellion over-spreading this miserable Nation and all such as favoured or stood firm in their Duty and Allegiance to their Prince being branded with that ignominious Title of Malignants and enemies to the Arbitrary Government of those unhappy days This great Lawyer had the Honour to be one of those many worthy and Loyal Patriots as were then deposed and bereft of their places of trust and great part of their Estates for not complying with the Barbarous cruelties then practiced Mondeford Brampston of the Middle-Temple Esq Recorder of the Burrough of Maulden in the County of Essex is descended from Sir John Brampston of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Charles the First John Mingay of Gimingham in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Francis Mingay Esq one of the Readers of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King James John Breerewood of the City of Chester Esq is descended from Sir Robert Brerewood of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Recorder of Chester and one of the Justices of the Court of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Charles the first VVilliam Noy of Pendrea in the County of Cornwall Esq is descended from that expert Lawyer VVilliam Noy Esq a man of great practice one of the Benchers of Lincolns-Inn and Attorney General to his late Majesty King Charles the first in the beginning of his Reign Alexander Denton of Hillesden in the County of Bucks Esq is descended from Thomas Denton a learned Lawyer of the Middle-Temple and one of the Benchers thereof in the Reigns of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Edward Turpin of Basingbourne in the County of Cambridge Esq is descended from John Turpin Esq one of the Governors of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Thomas Catesby of Ecton in the County of Northampton and of Harmead in the County of Bucks Esq a Family of great Antiquity is descended from Sir John Catesby Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Francis Meynell of Bradley in the County of Derby Esq is descended from Robert Meynell of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of King Henry the eighth and afterwards called to the dignity of a Serjeant at Law William Ayloff of Chisele in the County of Essex Esq is descended from William Ayloff Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Readers of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of