created Baron of Elesmere and Viscount Brachley leaving at his Death an Estate of his own raising of at least Eight thousand pound per Annum Edward Rich Earl of Warwick and Holland Lord Rich of Leez and Kensington is Lineally descended from Sir Richard Rich Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple in the One and twentieth year of Henry the Eighth who for his great knowledge in the Law was made Sollicitor General to that Prince and afterwards in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth farther advanced to the Dignity of Lord High Chancellor of England and created Baron of Leez Court obtaining a great share of the Revenues of the Church to support his Dignity both which he left to his Son Robert created Earl of Warwick Charles Montague Earl of Manchester Viscount Mandevill and Baron of Kimbolton Edward Montague Earl of Sandwich Viscount Hitchinbrooke and Baron of St. Neotts and Ralph Montague Baron of Boughton all persons of great Estates The foundation whereof was first laid by Sir Edward Montague Knight Serjeant at Law first Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench and then Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth He was the Father of Sir Edward Montague Knight who had Six Sons First Sir Edward made Lord Montague of Boughton the Third Son was Sir Henry Montague of the Middle-Temple London Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench Lord High Treasurer of England in the Reign of King James afterwards advanced to the Dignity of the Earl of Manchesters The Sixth Son was Sir Sidney Montague Knight Grandfather to Edward now Earl of Sandwich John Sheffield Earl of Mulgrave and Baron of Butterwick is directly descended from Sir Robert Sheffield of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of London and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh which Sir Robert by his great knowledge in the Laws of this Kingdom very much advanced his Family and purchased a fair Estate in the County of Lincoln which is now part of the Inheritance of the present Earl who is the Fifth Baron and Third Earl of the Family Henry Mordant Earl of Peterborough Baron of Turvey and Charles Lord Viscount Mordant are both of them the Descendants of John Mordant of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law and Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh who having accumulated a great Estate was before his death made a Peer of this Realm by King Henry the Eighth Thomas Weston Earl of Portland and Baron of Neyland is descended from Richard Weston of the Inner-Temple one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who being a younger Brother may truly be supposed to be the first advancer of this Family to the Quality and Estate it now enjoys Henry Hide Earl of Clarendon Viscount Cornbury and Baron of Hindon as also Lawrence Hide Earl of Rochester Viscount Kenellworth and Baron of Wooton Basset are both of them the Sons of Edward late Earl of Clarendon who was bred up in the Middle-Temple in the Study of the Law in which he arrived to such perfection that he became first Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer and afterwards Lord High Chancellor of England by means of which Honourable preferments 't is well known what a Vast Estate he left to his Posterity Robert Brudnell Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudnell of Stanton-Wivell is direct Heir-Male to Robert Brudnell Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the time of King Henry the Eighth a Man of great Learning in the Laws and Master of a great Estate most of his own acquiring Robert Earl of Alesbury Viscount Bruce of Ampthill and Baron of Skelton is the Grandson of Edward Bruce Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King James by whom the said Edward was created Baron of Kinloss in Scotland The place of Master of the Rolls did doubtless much conduce to the advancement of the Estate which the said Edward Lord Kinloss had yet notwithstanding he was Honourably descended and enjoyed an ample Fortune before he executed that Office but most of it lay in Scotland the place of his Nativity Anthony Cooper Earl of Shaftsbury Baron Ashly of Wimbourne Saint Giles and Lord Cooper of Paulett is the Son and Heir to Anthony late Earl of Shaftesbury who tho' I cannot say he ever made it his business to study the Law yet was he of the Society of Lincolns-Inn and by the profits arising out of such Offices as he enjoyed relating to the Law did he greatly augment his Estate being first Chancellor of the Exchequer and afterwards Lord High-Chancellor of England Charles Gerrard Earl of Macklesfield Viscount and Baron of Brandon Digby Lord Gerrard Baron of Gerrards-Bromley are both descended from that Learned and Judicious Lawyer of Grays-Inn Sir Gilbert Gerrard Knight Attorney General and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who being a Younger Son of the House of Bryn in Lancashire was placed to Study the Law and thereby lay'd the first Foundation of those great Estates and Honours which in succeeding times accrewed to this spreading Family * The Reader may be pleased to observe that though the Earl of Macklesfield according to his Dignity be placed before the Lord Gerrard of Bromley yet the said Lord Gerrard is of the Elder House William Paston Earl and Viscount of Yarmouth and Baron of Oxnead is descended from Sir William Paston Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Much might be mentioned to the Antiquity and Greatness of this Worthy Family were it not contrary to the method designed Daniell Finch Earl of Nottingham and Baron of Daventry is the Grandson of Sir Heneage Finch of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of the City of London and Son of Sir Heneage Finch Barronet a Member of the same Society who was first Attorney General to this King next Lord Keeper then Baron of Daventry after Lord High Chancellor of England and lastly Earl of Nottingham which first Sir Heneage was a younger Branch of the House of Winchelsea and so consequently it may be presumed what Estate this Noble Earl now enjoys was in a great measure acquired by those two famous Members of the Law A younger Brother of this Earl is that most Ingeneous and Excellent Lawyer Heneage Finch of the Inner-Temple Esq His now Majesties Sollicitor General as also William Finch Esq his Brother a learned Gentleman of the same Socity Of this Family was John Finch of Grays-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Charles the first and for a short time Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and created Baron of Fordwich in Kent but
Stanford aforesaid is descended from John de Cave one of the Justices of the Kings Bench in the beginning of the Reign of the Victorious and renowned Prince King Edward the First Sir Oliver Boteler of Teston in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from John Boteler Reader of Lincolns-Inn and called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Seventh after which in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth he was constituted one of the Barons of the Exchequer Sir Robert Hatton of Long Stanton in the County of Cambridge Baronet is descended from Thomas Hatton Esq Reader of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King Charles the First a Branch of the Antient Family of the Hattons in Cheshire Sir Thomas Hare of Stow-Bardolf in the County of Norfolk Baronet a person of a very fair Estate is descended from Sir Nicholas Hare Knight Reader of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and afterwards made Master of the Rolls by Queen Mary Sir Roger Norwich of Brompton in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Robert Norwich of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Brownlow of Humbey and Belton in the County of Lincoln Baronet a person of a vast Estate in those parts is descended from Richard Brownlow a Learned Lawyer and one of the Benchers of the Inner Temple in the Reign of King James Author of Brownlow's Reports Sir John Sidenham of Brimpton in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended by many worthy Ancestors from Richard de Sidenham Esq one of the Learned Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in the Eleventh year of the Reign of King Richard the Second Sir Edward Nicholls of Hardwick and Flaxon in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Sir Augustine Nicholls of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James and Chancellor to King Charles the First whilst he was Prince of Wales Sir Hugh Cholmley alias Cholmondleigh of Whitby in the County of York Baronet is directly descended from Sir Roger Cholmondley of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which Sir Roger was descended by a younger branch from the Cholmondleighs of Cholmondleigh in Cheshire the Chief of which is Hugh Lord Viscount Cholmley of Kellis in Ireland residing at Cholmley aforesaid Sir Thomas Trevor of Tennington Hastings in the County of Warwick Knight and Baronet is descended from Sir Thomas Trevor Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Charles the First which Sir Thomas is as I hear lately Dead without Issue Male. Sir Francis Rhodes of Barlbrough in the County of Derby Baronet is descended from the Learned Sir Francis Rhodes of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Robert Bindloss of Borrick-Hall in the Parish of Warton in the County of Lancaster Baronet is lineally descended from William Bindloss a Famous and Learned Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn and one of Her Majesties Serjeants at Law in the Reign of Queen Mary which William left a great Estate to his Posterity Sir William Walter of Saresden in the County of Oxford Baronet is descended from Sir John Walter of the Inner-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King James which Sir John was the Son and Heir to Edmund Walter Esq a Man of great Judgement in the Law and divers times Reader of the same Society in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth by which two eminent persons a great part of the Lands and Estate of this Sir William was Purchased and annexed to the Ancient Possessions of this worthy Family Sir Robert Coke of Longford in the County of Derby Baronet is descended by a younger Son from the Famous and Profound Lawyer Sir Edward Coke of the Inner Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King James and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench whose Learned and Elaborate Works now extant and made publick do sufficiently evidence his great Abilities and remain as lasting monuments of Honour to him and his Posterity Sir John Gell of Hopton in the County of Derby Baronet is descended from Anthony Gell an Eminent Lawyer of the Inner-Temple Reader as also one of the Benchers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir William Ingilby of Ripley in the County of York Baronet is lineally descended from Thomas Ingilby Esq one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Richard the Second Sir John Lowther of White-Haven in the County of Cumberland and of Sockbridge in the County of Westmorland Baronet a Family of great Antiquity and Honour in those Northern parts is descended by many worthy Ancestors of Signal Renown and Quality from Hugh de Lowther Attorney General to King Edward the First and from Thomas de Lowther one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Robert Markham of Sedgebrook in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from that Reverend and Learned Judge Sir John Markham Knight Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth which Sir John Markham was descended from another Sir John Markham Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of King Richard the Second and Henry the Fourth Sir Anthony Thorold of Marston in the County of Lincoln Baronet is a person of a very Ancient Family in this County and men of great Repute and Honour in their times amongst whom was that Learned Lawyer of Grays-Inn Sir Anthony Thorold Knight one of the Readers of the said Society in the Reign of Queen Mary by which last named Sir Anthony was the Estate of this flourishing Family considerably advanced Sir William Halton of Samford in the County of Essex Baronet is directly descended from Robert Halton of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and Reader of that Honourable Society in the Fifteenth year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Thomas Littleton of Stoke-Milburge and Munslow in the County of Salop and of North Okindon in the County of Essex Baronet a person of a very ample Fortune is lineally descended from Thomas Littleton of Spechley in the County of Worcester Esq the third and youngest Son
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