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that_o of_o pole_n the_o king_n of_o pole_n have_v debate_v for_o precedency_n with_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n in_o anno_fw-la 1557._o but_o at_o rome_n pope_n julius_n the_o second_o prefer_v portugal_n and_o yet_o the_o debate_n be_v renew_v under_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o who_o reign_n both_o their_o ambassador_n meet_v in_o his_o court_n at_o church_n and_o the_o ambassador_n of_o portugal_n have_v possess_v the_o first_o place_n the_o other_o make_v a_o sign_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v speak_v in_o private_a with_o he_o at_o which_o the_o portugal_n rise_v whereupon_o the_o polonian_a run_v in_o to_o his_o seat_n hottoman_n de_fw-fr legat._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 21._o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n contest_v for_o precedency_n with_o the_o king_n of_o pole_n but_o in_o the_o interview_n betwixt_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n sigismond_n king_n of_o pole_n vladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n and_o lodowick_n king_n of_o bohemia_n in_o anno_fw-la 1515._o the_o king_n of_o 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sovereign_n who_o be_v not_o crowned-head_n such_o as_o savoy_n mantua_n florence_n ferara_n parma_n venice_n who_o debate_v also_o their_o respective_a precedency_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n be_v by_o pius_n the_o five_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o italy_n and_o in_o the_o chapel_n of_o france_n venice_n etc._n etc._n get_v the_o first_o sâ—â—l_n and_o as_o king_n of_o cyprus_n pretend_v to_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o crowned-head_n but_o it_o may_v be_v admire_v why_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n take_v the_o title_n of_o royal_a highness_n for_o if_o he_o be_v king_n of_o cyprus_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o title_n of_o majesty_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o king_n royal_a highness_n be_v not_o due_a to_o he_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n do_v contend_v with_o he_o though_o his_o competition_n be_v not_o sustain_v vid._n crus_n pag._n 511._o and_o though_o the_o title_n of_o eminency_n be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o duchess_n of_o mantua_n by_o ferdinand_n the_o second_o yet_o that_o be_v a_o compliment_n bestow_v by_o the_o emperor_n rather_o with_o respect_n to_o her_o sex_n and_o her_o relation_n to_o the_o imperial_a family_n then_o to_o the_o true_a dignity_n due_a to_o she_o as_o duchess_n of_o mantua_n vid._n limneum_fw-la jur._n pub_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o the_o duke_n of_o florence_n be_v still_o prefer_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o ferara_n by_o charles_n the_o five_o and_o port._n lib._n 4._o resp._n juris_n 167._o confess_v that_o florence_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v first_o by_o the_o emperor_n by_o rome_n and_o by_o france_n but_o yet_o paul_n the_o three_o consider_v that_o the_o duchy_n of_o florence_n be_v only_o erect_v in_o anno_fw-la 1531._o whereas_o the_o family_n of_o est_fw-la be_v raise_v to_o be_v duke_n by_o paul_n the_o three_o 1452._o and_o be_v declare_v duke_n of_o ferara_n by_o the_o emperor_n 1454._o do_v therefore_o prefer_v ferara_n to_o florence_n chap._n
presence_n of_o king_n james_n it_o be_v determine_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o young_a son_n of_o viscount_n and_o baron_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o such_o banneret_n as_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o his_o majesty_n or_o prince_n of_o wales_n under_o the_o king_n standard_n display_v in_o a_o army_n royal_a as_o also_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n privy_a counselor_n master_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n chancellor_n and_o under-thesaur_a of_o the_o exehequer_n chancellor_n of_o the_o duchy_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n chief_a baron_n of_o exchequer_n and_o other_o judge_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o coif_n shall_v have_v place_n and_o precedency_n both_o before_o the_o young_a son_n of_o viscount_n and_o baron_n and_o before_o all_o baronet_n by_o which_o some_o alteration_n may_v appear_v from_o the_o rank_v appoint_v by_o henry_n the_o four_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v former_o observe_v in_o the_o description_n of_o knight_n baronet_n i_o find_v that_o of_o old_a a_o banneret_n or_o a_o ban-rent_a have_v be_v with_o we_o a_o title_n high_o than_o a_o baron_n for_o by_o act_n 101._o parl._n 7._o ja._n 1._o baron_n may_v choose_v their_o own_o commissioner_n but_o bishop_n duke_n earl_n lord_n and_o ban-rent_n be_v to_o be_v summond_v to_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n special_a precept_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o these_o ban-rent_n be_v knight_n of_o extraordinary_a reputation_n who_o be_v allow_v to_o raise_v a_o company_n of_o man_n under_o their_o own_o banner_n but_o now_o it_o be_v common_o take_v for_o such_o as_o be_v knight_v by_o the_o king_n or_o prince_n under_o the_o royal_a standard_n in_o time_n of_o war._n but_o i_o conceive_v that_o those_o can_v not_o now_o sit_v in_o parliament_n upon_o the_o king_n precept_n the_o former_a act_n of_o parliament_n be_v in_o desuetude_n they_o have_v the_o precedency_n from_o baronet_n though_o their_o wife_n have_v not_o this_o be_v but_o a_o temporary_a dignity_n and_o the_o other_o a_o heritable_a baron_n in_o england_n be_v lord_n with_o we_o but_o a_o baron_n with_o we_o be_v proper_o he_o who_o have_v power_n of_o pit_n and_o gallow_n and_o yet_o of_o old_a i_o conceive_v that_o lord_n and_o baron_n be_v the_o same_o for_o the_o statute_n of_o k._n robert_n 1._o bear_n to_o be_v make_v in_o his_o parliament_n hold_v at_o scoon_n with_o bishop_n abbot_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o other_o his_o nobleman_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o in_o our_o old_a original_a act_n of_o parliament_n i_o find_v that_o the_o lord_n and_o baron_n be_v put_v in_o one_o column_n undistinguished_a and_o under_o the_o common_a name_n baron_n and_o in_o the_o first_o parliament_n of_o k._n ja._n the_o four_o i_o find_v the_o master_n of_o glames_z i._n e._n the_o lord_n glames_z elder_a son_n sit_v inter_v barones_n now_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v the_o great_a baron_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v call_v small_a baron_n in_o the_o 101._o act._n 7._o parl._n ja._n 1._o and_o ever_o since_o but_o yet_o i_o find_v by_o the_o 166._o act._n 13._o parl._n ja._n 6._o every_o earl_n or_o lord_n pay_v 2000_o pound_n for_o lawborrow_n and_o every_o great_a baron_n 1000_o pound_n but_o by_o great_a baron_n there_o be_v mean_v a_o baron_n of_o a_o considerable_a estate_n because_o that_o act_n be_v to_o proportion_v the_o surety_n to_o be_v find_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o he_o who_o find_v the_o surety_n the_o old_a baron_n or_o laird_n among_o we_o especial_o where_o they_o be_v chief_n of_o clan_n or_o the_o representative_n of_o old_a family_n that_o be_v earldom_n as_o pitcurr_n be_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o dirleton_n and_o as_o chief_a of_o the_o name_n of_o halyburton_n have_v never_o cede_v the_o precedency_n to_o knights-baronets_n much_o less_o to_o ordinar_n knight_n though_o the_o other_o pretend_v that_o a_o baron_n be_v no_o name_n of_o dignity_n and_o that_o knights-baronets_n have_v a_o special_a privilege_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o degree_n betwixt_o they_o and_o lord_n except_o the_o banneret_n and_o though_o militia_n non_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la dignitas_fw-la chassan_n fol._n 344._o yet_o general_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o next_o to_o knights-baronets_n succeed_v knights-batchelour_n and_o next_o to_o they_o our_o laird_n or_o landed-gentleman_n though_o a_o laird_n in_o effect_n be_v but_o the_o corrupt_a word_n of_o a_o lord_n among_o such_o as_o profess_v science_n the_o rank_v go_v thus_o uncontraverted_o 1_o o._n such_o as_o profess_v theology_n 2_o o._n such_o as_o profess_v the_o canon-law_n 3_o o._n the_o civil-law_n 4_o o._n philosophy_n 5_o o._n medicine_n 6_o o._n rhetoric_n 7_o o._n poescy_n 8_o o._n history_n 9_o o._n grammar_n 10_o o._n logic_n 11_o o._n arithmetic_n 12_o o._n geometry_n 13_o o._n music_n 14_o o._n astronomy_n chassan_n de_fw-fr gloria_fw-la mundi_fw-la pars_fw-la decima_fw-la and_o among_o these_o such_o as_o be_v doctor_n precede_v these_o that_o be_v not_o and_o among_o doctor_n the_o priority_n go_v by_o age._n in_o town_n these_o who_o inhabit_v city_n be_v prefer_v to_o such_o as_o inhabit_v burgh_n and_o general_o those_o in_o the_o metropolitan_a or_o capital_a city_n be_v prefer_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o those_o who_o have_v bear_v magistracy_n be_v even_o when_o their_o magistracy_n be_v over_o prefer_v to_o all_o other_o and_o so_o far_o be_v this_o precedency_n observe_v that_o 1_o o._n a_o young_a alderman_n or_o bailie_n take_v not_o precedency_n from_o his_o senior_n because_o he_o be_v knight_v or_o as_o be_v the_o elder_a knight_n as_o be_v find_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o alderman_n craven_n who_o though_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o alderman_n be_v knight_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n james_n keep_v the_o precedency_n former_o due_a to_o he_o as_o senior_a alderman_n but_o though_o this_o hold_v not_o only_o among_o alderman_n but_o that_o even_o all_o knight_n of_o the_o country_n be_v burgess_n of_o a_o town_n do_v cede_fw-la to_o these_o who_o have_v be_v their_o magistrate_n in_o it_o as_o to_o public_a meeting_n relate_v to_o the_o town_n yet_o it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o such_o a_o knight_n will_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v place_n to_o a_o alderman_n or_o bailie_n in_o a_o neutral_a place_n but_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o the_o herald_n office_n of_o england_n that_o all_o such_o as_o have_v be_v mayor_n of_o london_n that_o be_v to_o say_v provost_n with_o we_o do_v take_v the_o place_n of_o all_o knights-batchelours_a every_o where_o because_o they_o have_v be_v the_o king_n lieutenant_n it_o be_v there_o likewlse_o remark_v that_o sir_n john_n crook_n sergeant_n at_o law_n be_v knight_v before_o any_o other_o sergeant_n his_o ancient_n and_o stand_v upon_o precedency_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o knighthood_n it_o be_v adjudge_v against_o he_o by_o the_o judge_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v take_v place_n according_a to_o his_o serjeancy_n and_o not_o after_o his_o knighthood_n yet_o his_o wife_n take_v her_o place_n of_o a_o lady_n before_o other_o sergeant_n wife_n the_o member_n of_o court_n do_v take_v place_n among_o themselves_o according_a to_o the_o precedency_n of_o the_o court_n where_o they_o serve_v as_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n take_v place_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o session_n in_o family_n likewise_o the_o chief_z of_o the_o family_n take_v place_n of_o any_o gentleman_n of_o the_o family_n and_o though_o general_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o gentleman_n have_v no_o precedency_n one_o from_o another_o yet_o reason_n and_o discretion_n do_v allow_v that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o three_o generation_n shall_v cede_fw-la to_o a_o gentleman_n of_o ten_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o very_a great_a disparity_n betwixt_o their_o fortune_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n almost_o that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o three_o 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