ΗΡΩΟΛΟΓΙΑ ANGLORVM OR An help to English History CONTAINING A succession of all the Kings of England and the English-Saxons the Kings and Princes of Wales the Kings and Lords of Man and the Isle of Wight As also of all the Arch Bishops Bishops Dukes Marquesses and Earles within the said Dominions In three Tables By Robert Hall Gent. LONDON By T. and R. Cotes for Henry Seile and are to be sold at his shop in Fleet-streete over against Saint Dunstans-Church 1641. TO THE MOST EXCELLENT PRINCE CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES Heire-Apparent to the Monarchy of Great Britaine c. Most Illustrious Sir I Doubt not your Closet already abounds and is daily replenished with volumes of English History as those Mirrours in whose Reflections your Royall Ancestors you may best discover Theirs and direct your owne Actions I therefore humbly addresse this piece to your Highnesse not as a Booke but as an Index which cannot offer the Pompe ofâ— a Volume yet may yeeld the profit of a Manuall The work is Posthumus bereav'd both of the Author and protection and had it not desired to live under the Patronage of so clement a Prince was willing to dye in the Cradle rather then be expos'd to theadventures of a distempered Age. I referre its merits to the judgement of the Publique to whose use it affords it selfe but humbly begges that being an Orphan its Fatherlesse condition may finde succour and countenance from the splendour of your goodnesse under which it hath beene first brought â—orth into the world Vouchsafe â— therefore Great Prince to cast a gracious Eye on this desertedâ—Object and the poore Oblation of Your most humbly devoted servant and Subject HENRY SEILE A GENERALL PREFACE Touching the use of these three Catalogues or Tables HAving a purpose to peruse our English Histories and those of forraine Nations which had any intercourse or commerce with the affaires either of this Realme or Church of England I found it no small trouble to me to know the names of those whose actions I encountred within the said perusall For whereas commonly great persons are not called by the names of their Families but of their Dignities it was a matter of no meane difficulty to finde out what and who they were who were presented to us by their Dignities as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall Upon this ground to save me from that troublesome inquirie for the time to come I set my selfe to draw up a complete and perfect Catalogue of all the persons of chiefe ranke in this Realme of England from Earles inclusively and upwards so farre as any light of story and warrantable ascent would direct and guide me And having formed it in that frame and order as hereafter followeth found manifestly that that paines it cost me was not ill bestowed because of that great ease it did me being once composed For then no sooner did I meete in any story with any either Prince or Prelate of or in this Nation but I could forthwith turne unto him and by computing of the times finde out exactly who he was And yet me thought it was not perfect till I had added to the same all those Soveraigne Princes which have borne rule in all or any part hereof the names and actions of the which occurre as well in our owne Chronicles as forraine stories That done I thought it not amisse to note and adde according as I met it in my course of reading what Kings and Prelates of this Nation have beene ennobled in the Church with the stile of Saints as also what great offices any of the Arch-Bishops Bishops Dukes Marquesses and Earles had severally borne in the Civill State By doing which as I received great ease and benefit as before is said so I was easily intreated to let all such partake thereof who thinke it may be either profitable or usefull to them and for that cause have suffered it to come abroad that they that will may take the benefit of my poore endeavours And this I have the raâ—her beene intreated to to satisfie the mindes of those if any thing will satisfie them that either are the enemies of Regall or Episcopall power For whereas some concâ—ive that Kings were instituted by the people on â—ight perhaps of such confusions as had beene noted and observed in a popular government these following Catalogues will make it evident and apparent that in this Countrey there was never any other government then that of Kings either in any part thereof or the whole together And whereas it is factiously given out by others that the Episcopall authority and regiment in and of the Church is not the proper and peculiar government of the same but violently obtruded on it by the power of man the Tables of Episcopall succession will make it evident that the said forme of Government is of as long a standing as the Church it selfe Religion and Episcopall jurisdiction being brought into this Land together Lastly if any such there be as have beene formerly that would crie downe Nobility and that precedencie and power which somâ— men have above the rest they may here see that from the first setling of this Monarchie in the Norman Race that Kings of England have advanced to place and dignity whom they thought most fit and did it sans controule of inferiour people And so they did no question in the Saxons times and those before them of which if we have no such cleare and evident succession as in the rest of later ages it is because their digties and honorarie titles were rather personall then hereditary Now in these Catalogues I shall begin as reason is with that of Kings from the first entrance of the Romans to this present time to which I shall adjoyne the Kings and Princes of Wales as also the Kings and Lords of Man and the Isle of Wightâ— assigning unto every one his time according to the computation of our best Historians The Catalogue of the Bishops I shall bring along from the first planting of Religion here amongst the Saxons since which we have a cleare and undeniable succession in the holy Hierarchy the former times under the Empire of the Britons having transmitted to our hands onely some fragments of antiquity by which we may perceive that the Episcopall government was here received together with the faith it selfe but cannot gather from the same a constant and continued succession of the persons governing Then for the third Catalogue that of the Nobility we have continued that from the first entrance of the Normans to this present day that at one view a man may see the quality and antiquity of those noble families which are now both an honour and an ornament to this flourishing Kingdome I shall not neede say more in this generall Preface having prefixed particular Prefaces to each severall Catalogue to which I rather shall referre the Reader then detaine him here THE FIRST TABLE OR A CATALOGVE OF All the Kings which have reigned in
England since the first entrance of the ROMANS As Also of the Kings and Princes of Wales the Kings and Lord of Man and the Isle of Wight together with the Princes and Lords of Powys Printed at London 1641. THE PREFACE TO THE CATALOGVE Of the KINGS of ENGLAND THe Realme of England is thâ—t Southerne and more flourishing part of the Isle of Britaine that which was civiâ—ized by the Romans and made a Province of their Empire when as the Northeâ—ne parts thereof were â—ither neglected or not conquered When it was under the command of the Romaâ— Emperours it wanted not its proper and peculiar Kings over the chiefest and most principall of their Tribes and Nations it being the custome of that Empire as Tacitus hath truely noted habere servitutis instrumenta etiam Reges Of these inferiour tributary Kings those which were in their severall times of more power then others may probably be thought to have assum'd unto themselves the stile and title of Kings of the Britons even as in after times during the heptarchy of the Saxons those which gave law unto the rest did call themselves and were accounted the Kings or Monarchs of the English But those inferiour petite Kings being in tract of time worne out and almost all the South reduced under the immediate command of the Roman Empire either the Emperours themselves or such of their Lieutenants as did here usurpe the regall state were stiled Kings of Britaine till Constantine the Great united it inseparably to the Roman Diadem And in him ended the first line of the Kings of Britaine according to the British story The second line of Kings beares daâ—e from the departure of the Romans who being called from hence to looke unto their Empire in the Continent leâ—t their possessions here unto the â—ury of the Scots and Picts who dwelling in the Northerne and unconquered parts attempted to subdue the Southerne For the repressing of whose rage the Britons chose themselves a King out of Armoâ—ica now called Bretagâ—e being extracted from the old British bloud which had not long before beene planted in that Region by the Roman Emperours Whose li4e continued here not long till they were dispossessed both of Crowne and Countrey by the Saxons a German people called in by Vortiger to oppose the Scots and other Nations of the North. Who having by degrees subdued all that which formerly had beene conquered by the Romans the Countrey beyond Severne excepted onely divided it amongst themselves into seven Kingdomes which finally being all brought under by the West-Saxon Kings did at last settle and continues in the name of England A Kingdome though of small extent compared unto the greater Countries of France Spaine and Germany yet of so high esteeme abroad that it may challenge an equality with either of them and in some kinde hath had precedâ—ncie before them For to the honour of this Realme as well before as since it had the name of England we may say thus much It was the first Kingdome which received the faith of Christ which was here planted as it is affirmed by Gildas upon certaine knowledge toward the latter end of Tiberius Empire Tempore ut scimus summo Tiberii Caeâ—aris as his owne words are which by computing of the times will fall to be five yeares before Saint Peter came to Rome and but five yeares after the death of our Redeemer It shewed unto the world the first Christiaâ— King whose name was Lucius and gave unto the Church her first Christian Emperour even the famous Constantine here borne by whose example and incouragement the saith was generally received over all the Empire and all the Temples of the Idols either demolished or forsaken It also was the first Christian Kingdome out of which the Jewes those bitter and most obstinate enemies of the Crosse of Christ were universally expulsed and our of which the insolent and usurped Supremacie of the Popes of Rome was first ejected after they had a long time domineered in the Church of Christ. The one of these performed by King Edward the first the other by King Henry the eighth Not to say any thing in this place of their warres and victories in France Spaine Scotland the Netherlands the Isle of Cyprus and the Holy land In these regards the Kings of England as they are aâ— absolute so they are as sacred as of any Countrey whatsoever What ever things are proper unto Supreme Majesty Scepters and Crownes â—he Purple Roâ—e the Gloâ—e or golden Ball and Vnction have beene as long theirs as any others The foure first are by Leland a â—â—â—ous Antiquarie ascribed unto King Aâ—thur who did begin his reigne Anno 506. which was as soonâ— as they were ordinarily in use with the Roman Emperours And thiâ— doth Leland justifie out of an ancient Seale of the said King Arthurs kept in his time as an especiall monument in the Abbie of Westminster As for their Vnction or Annointing it appeares by the old Roman Prâ—vinciall and the ancient practise that of all the Kings of Christendome there were none anciently annointed but the two Emperours of the East and West the Kings of France England Sicilie and Hierâ—salem By reason of which Vnction or annointing besides what is united or annexed to the Crowne Impâ—riall of this Realme it was declared Term. Hilarii 33. Edward 3. that the Kings of England were capaces jurisdictionis spiritualis capable of Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction As after in the reigne of King Henry the eighth it was declared rather then enacted that the Kings highnesse was the Supreme head of the Church of England and that he had authority to reforme all errours heresies and abuses in the same 26. Henry 8. cap. 1. Which title or Supreme head though used by King Edward 6. in aâ—l his â—eigne and by Queene Mary for awhile was changed by Queene Elizabeth into that of Supreme Governour and it is now reckoned as a part of the stile of the Kings of England that they are Supreme Governoâ—rs in all their Dominions and Countries over all persons in all causes as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall Now as the Kings of England are absolute at home so are they no lesse honoured and esteemed abroad the Emperour being accounted filius major Ecclesiae the eldest sonne of the Church the King of France filius minor or the second sonne and the King of England filius tertius adopâ—ivus the third and the adopted sonne In generall Councels the King of France took place at the Emperours right hand the King of England on his left and the King of Scots having precedencie next before Castile And whereas since the time of Charles the fifth the Kings of Spaine have challenged the precedencie of all Christian Princes yet in the time of King Henry 7. Pope Iulius gave it to the English before the Spaniard Nay lest the Kings of England might fall short in any thing wherein their neighbour Princes glory they also have an adjunct or
5 Roderick sirnamed the Great who divided Wales betweene his three sonnes allottiâ—g unto each his partthe Countrey being divided into North-Wâ—les South-Wales and Powys-land which had their severall Lords and Princes as hereafter followeth The Principality and Princes of south-South-Wales SOuth Waâ—es in the division of the Countrey amongst the sonnes of Roderick Mawr â—ell unto Cadel the second sonne It contained all that quantity and tract of ground which now we call the Counties of Glamorgan Pembroke Carmarthen Cardigan and part of Brecknock which being the richer and more fruitfull part of Wales and lying most open to invasion both by sea and land was soonest brought under the command of the Kings of England The principall seat of the Princes of it was Dynâ—sar or Dynevor Castle not farre from Carmarthen who thence were called by their subjects the Kings of Dynevor and whilest they stood upon their owne legges were these that follow A. Ch.   877 1 Cadell second sonne of Roderick  2 Howell 907 3 Howell Dha 948 4 Owen  5 â—neas  6 Theodore Mawr 1077 7 Rhese I. 1093 8 Gryffith I.  9 Rhese II.  10 Gryffith II. in whom ended the line of the Princes of south-South-Wales his Countrey being conquered by the English and his two sonnes Meredith and Cynerick taken by King Henry the second who caused their eyes to be put out After which time South-Wales was reckoned as a part of the Realme of England The Principality and Princes of north-North-Wales NOrth-Wales in the division of the Kingdome of Wales fell to the share of Amarawd the eldest sonne of Roderick Mawr the last King thereof with a superiorâ—ty of power over both the rest who were but homagers to this It contained in it all that territory which now doth comprehend the Counties of Merioneth Deâ—bigh Flint Carnaâ—von and the Isâ—e of Anglesey which being the more mountainous parts and consequently of more difficult accesse then the others were as they did longest keepe their liberties so doe they still preserve their language from the incursions of the English Abersâ—aw in the Isle of Anglesey was the Princes seate who were hence sometimes called the Kings of Abersraw and were these ensuing A. Ch.   8077 1 Amarawd eldest sonne of Roderick 913 2 Idwallo 3 Merick  4 Joanes 1067 5 Conan 1099 6 Gryffith 1120 7 Owen 1178 8 David I. 1194 9 Llewellen I. 1240 10 David II. 1246 11 Llewellen II. the last of the Princes of Wales of the British bloud of whom and the conclusion of his race see the following Catalogue The Kings and Princes of it according to the History of Wales IN the History of Wales writ by Humphrey Lloyd the Kings and Princes of Wales are reckoned differently from that succession of them before laied downe The reason of which difference may be that he reciteth there the Predominant Princes such as gave law unto the rest whether of north-North-Wales South-Wales or of Powys-land even as wee see was done before in summing up the Monarchs of the English Saxons out of the severall Kingdoms in that Heptarchie Now for his Catalogue of the Welch both Kings and Princes he recites them thus A Ch.   688 1 Ivor 720 2 Roderick Moâ—winoâ— 755 3 Conan Tindaethwy 820 4 Mervyn Urich 843 5 Roderick Mawr 877 6 Amarawdh 913 7 Edward Voel 940 8 Howel Dha 948 9 Jevaf and Jago 982 10 Howel ap Jevaf 984 11 Cadwallan ap Jevaf 986 12 Meredith ap Owen 992 13 Edwal ap Meiric 1003 14 Aedan ap Blegored 1015 15 Lhewellen ap Sitâ—ylt 1021 16 Jago ap Edwall 1037 17 Gryffith ap Llewellen 1061 18 Blethyn and Rhywallon 1073 19 Trahaern ap Caradoc 1078 20 Gryâ—â—ith ap Conan 1137 21 Owen Gwineth 1169 22 David ap Owen 1194 23 Llewellen ap Jorweth 1240 24 David ap Llewellen 1246 25 Llewellen ap Gryffith the last Prince of Wales of the British race who lost his life and principality to King Edward the first Anno 1282. After whose death the King perceiving that the Welch had no affection to be ruled by strangers sent for his Queene then great with child to come unto him to Carnarvon and hearing that shee was delivered of a sonne called the Welch Lords together and proffered them a Prince to beare rule amongst them of their owne nation one who spake no word of English and such a one whose life no man could tax To such a Prince when they had all sworn to yeeld obedience he named his new-borne sonne unto them and made him their Prince since when the eldest sonnes of England have commonly beene created Princes of Wales The Princes of it of the bloud Royall of England WALES thus brought under the obedience of the Kings of England hath since beene commonly the honourary title and possession of their eldest sonnes Not that they challenge it as of due belonging to them but take it from their Fathers as of speciall Grace by solemne creation and investure tenendum sibi Haeredibus suis Regibus Augliae to hold to them and their heires Kings of England our Kings not being willing to deprive themselves of such a power of gratifying and obliging their eldest sonnes as they saw occasion Edward 2. who had been summoned by his Father unto the Parliament by the name of Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester summoned his eldest sonne King Edward 3. by no other name then Earle of Chester and Flint Edward 3. first used the ceremony of creation by letters Patents and investiture which hath since continued and for the want of which Edward 6. Queene Mary and Queen Elizabeth however in their severall turnes they have beene called Princes and Princesses of Wales were not truely such Those which were so created either by Parliamentary Writ or especiall Charter are these that follow A. Ch.    1 Edward of Carnarvon eldest sonne of King Edward the first 1344 2 Edward the black Prince eldest son of King Edward the third 1377 3 Richard of Burdeaux eldest sonne unto the black Prince 1399 4 Henry of Monmouth eldest sonne of King Henry the fourth 1454 5 Edward of Westminster onely son of King Henry the sixth 1472 6 Edward of Westminster eldest son of King Edward the fourth 1483 7 Edward Earle of Salisbury eldest sonne of King Richard the third 1492 8 Arthur the eldest sonne of King Henry the seventh 1506 9 Henry Duke of Yorke second sonne to King Henry the seventh after K. Henry the eighth 1610 10 Henry eldest sonne of King Iames the first Monarch of Great Britaine 1616 11 CHARLES Duke of Yorke second sonne of King Iames now the second Monarch of Great Britaine Princes and Lords of Powys-land POwys-land is the third part of Wales but the least of all containing onely the whole County of Montgomery and part of Radnor Brecknock Denbigh and Shropshire The chiefe seate hereof was Matravall in Montgomery shire from whence the Princes of it would be called the Kings
peculiar title annexed unto the stile Imperiall For where the King of France is stiled Christianissimus most Christian and the King of Spaine Catholiâ—us or the Catholick King the King of England hath the title of Defensor fidei oâ— the defender of the Faith A title not so much conferred on King Henry 8. by the Popes of Rome as confirmed unto him For in a Charter of King Richard 2. unto the University of Oxford the same stile occurres for which and other proofes hereof consult the Epistle Dedicatory before Doctor Cracaâ—â—horp against the Arch-Bishop of Spalato and Sir Isaâ—c Wake in his Rex Platonicus But now we goe unto the Kings South-Britaine or ENGLAND The Kings thereof according to the British story from I. Caesar unto Constantine  1 CAssibelan  2 Theomantius  3 Cymbeline  4 Guiderius A. Ch   45 5 Arviragus called Prâ—â—â—sagâ—â— by Hector Bâ—â—â—ius 73 6 Marius 125 7 Coilus 180 8 Lucius the first Christned King of Britâ—ine and the world who dying without Children left the 〈◊〉 Emperours his heire 207 9 Severus Emperour of Rome 211 10 Bassianus sonne of Severus 218 11 Carausius a noble Briton 225 12 Alectus 232 13 Aesclepiodorus 262 14 Coilus II. 289 15 Helena daughter of Coilus and Constantius Emp. of Rome  16 Constantine sonne of Helena and Constantius who added or uniteâ— his estate in Britaine unto the Monarchy of Rome South-Britaine or England the Kings thereof from the departure of the Romans unto the setling of the Saxons A. Ch.   431 1 COnstantine of Arâ—orica or little Britaine 443 2 Constantius sonne of Constantine 446 3 Vortiger Earle of thâ— Gevisses who called in the Saxons 464 4 Voâ—â—imer 〈…〉 471 5 Vortiger againe 481 6 Aurelius Ambrosiuâ—â—â—â—cond sonne of 〈◊〉 500 7 Uâ—er Pendâ—â—gon 〈◊〉 son of Const. 506 8 Arthâ—r son of Vter â—â—â—dragon 542 9 Constantine II. next Cousin of Arthur 546 10 Conan 576 11 Vorhpor 580 12 Malgo. 586 13 Careticus 613 14 Cadwan 635 15 Cadwallan 678 16 Cadwalladar After whose death the Saxons having totally subdued all the Countrey on this side the Severne â—he British Princes were no longer called Kings of Britaine but Kings of Wales of whâ—m more hereafter The Kingdome and Kings of Kent THe Saxons being called in by Vortiger to resist the Scots and other people of the North did by degrees expulse the Britons and having totally subdued the Countrey erected in the same seven Kingdomes Of these the ancientest was that of Kent confined within that County onely the Kings these that follow A. Ch.   455 1 Hengist the first King of 〈◊〉 488 2 Eske or Osca 512 3 Octa. 532 4 Immerick 561 5 Ethelbert S. the first Christned King the founder of S. Pauls in London 617 6 Edbald 641 7 Ercombert 665 8 Egbert 673 9 Lotharius 686 10 Edrick 693 11 Wightred 726 12 Egbert II. 749 13 Ethelbert II. 759 14 Alricus 794 15 Ethelbert III. sirnamed Pren. 797 16 Cuthred 805 17 Baldred who in the yeare 827. lost both his life and Kingdome unto Egbert King of the WEST-SAXONS The Kingdome and Kings of the SOUTH-SAXONS THe Kingdome of the South-Saxons was begun by Ella a noble Captaine of that people It contained the two Counties of Sussex and Survey which were thence denominated the first so called quasi South sex the Countrey of the South-Saxons the second qâ—asi South rey as lying on the South of the river Tâ—amise This Kingdome lasted but a while and had onely these foure Kings that follow viz. A. Ch.   488 1 Ella the first King of the Soâ—th-Saxoâ—s 514 2 Cissa  3 Ethelwolf or Edilwach the first Christned King of the South-Saxons  4 Berthun and Authun two brothers both joyntly reigning and both joyntly vanquished by Cradâ—all King of the WEST-SAXONS The Kingdome and Kings of the WEST-SAXONS THe third in order of these Kingdomes and that which did in fine prevaile over all the rest was that of the West-Saxons It contained in it the Counties of Cornwall Devon Dorset Sommerset Wiltes Southampton and Berks the Kings these A. Ch.   522 1 Cerdicus the first King 17. 539 2 Kinricus 29. 565 3 Celingus or Cheâ—line 10. 595 4 Celâ—icus 5. 600 5 Ceolwolf 614 6 Kingil the first christned King 646 7 Kenewalchin 31. 677 8 Sigebertus 1. 678 9 Esâ—win 2. 680 10 Centwin 7. 687 11 S. Cedwalla 3. 690 12 Ina 35. who first gave thâ— Peter-pence to the Church of Rome 725 13 Ethelard 14. 739 14 Cuthbert 16. 755 15 Sigebert II. 1. 756 16 Kinulphus 31. 787 17 Bithrick 13. 800 18 Egbert of whom see more in the Saxon Monarchs The Kingdome and Kings of the EAST-SAXONS THe Kingdome of East-Saxons is the fourth in order of the Heptarchie begunne in Anno 527. some five yeares after that of the Wâ—st-Saxons It comprehended the Counties of Essex Midlesex and part of Hertfordshire the Kings these that follow A. Ch.   527 1 Erchenwme 587 2 Sledda 596 3 S. Seber tthe first Christned King of the East Saxons and first founder of S. Peters in Westminster  4 Seward and Sigebert 623 5 Sigebert the little  6 Sigebert III. 661 7 Swithelme 664 8 Sighere 664 9 S. Sebba  10 Sigherd  11 Seofride 701 12 Offa. 709 13 Selred 747 14 Suthred subdued by Egâ—ert King of the West-Saxons and his Kingdome made a member of that rising Empire The Kingdome and Kings of the EAST-ANGLES NExt to the Kingdome of the East-Saxons was that of the East-Angles containing in it the Counties of Norfolke Suffolke and Cambridge shire with the Isle of Ely and had these Kings following A. Ch.   575 1 Uffa the first King 582 2 Titullus 593 3 Redwald the first christned King 624 4 Erpenwald 636 5 S. Sigebert 638 6 Egric 642 7 Anna. 654 8 Ethelbeâ—t 656 9 Edelwald 664 10 Alduffe 683 11 Elsewolfe 714 12 Beorne 714 13 S. Etheldred 749 14 Ethelbert II. who died Anno 793. 870 15 S. Edmund After whose slaughter by the Danes and that his Kingdome had beene long wasted by that people it was at last united to the West-Saxons by King Edw the elder The Kingdome and Kings of the NORTH-HUMBERS THe Kingdome of the North humbers or Northumberland was the fifth in course of time of the Saxon Heptaâ—chy it was divided into two parts or Provinces the one of which was called Bernicia the other Dâ—ira of which the former called Bernicia was founded by one Ida Anno 547. the other by one Ella his fellow and companion in armes Anno 559. This last contained the whole Countries from the North of Humber to the Twede viz. the Counties of Yorke Durham Lancaster Westmorland Cumberland and Northumberland the other all that part of Scotland which lieth betweene the river Twede and the Frith of Edenbourg which was as farre as ever the Romans had gone before them Those Kings of either which were more powerfull then the other were
honoured with the name of Kings of the North humbers and are marshalled thus A. Ch.   547 1 Ella and Ida.  2 Adda and Elappea  3 Theodwald  4 Frethulfe  5 Theodorick 589 6 Ethelrick 593 7 Ethelâ—ride 617 8 Edwine the first christned King 633 9 Osrick 634 10 S. Oswald 643 11 Oswy who having subdued Oswinâ— King of Deira was the first absolute King of all Northumberland 671 12 Egfride 686 13 S. Alfride 705 14 Osred 716 15 Kenred 718 16 Osrick II. 729 17 Ceolnulph 738 18 Egbert 758 19 Oswulph 759 20 Edilwald 765 21 Alured 774 22 Ethelred 778 23 Alâ—wald 789 24 Osred II. 794 25 Etheldred II. After whose death this Kingdome much molested by the Danes became a Province of the West-Saxâ—â—s The Kingdome and Kings of MERCIA THe last and greatest of the seven Kingdomes of the Saxons was that of Mercia so called for that being seared in the middle of the whole Countrey it was a March or border unto all the rest which abutted on it It comprehended the Counties of Glâ—â—cester Hereford Worcester Warwick Leicester Rutland Northampton Lincoln Bedford Nottingham Bâ—ckingham Oxford Darby Stafford Shropshire Cheshire and that other part of Hertfordshire which was not under the Kingdome of the East-Saxons By reason of this great extent of Empire â—hey were a long time very powerfull and over-awed their neighbour Princes till at the last the fatall period being come it fell into the Armes of the West-Saxons after it enjoyed these twenty Kings which hereafter follow A. Ch.   582 1 Cridda the first King of Mercia 593 2 Wibba 614 3 Cheorl 626 4 Penda 656 5 Peada the first christned King 659 6 Wulfherâ— 675 7 Ethelred 704 8 Kenred 709 9 Chelred 716 10 Ethelbald 758 11 Offa. 796 12 Egfride 797 13 Kenwolf 819 14 Kenelm 820 15 Ceolwolf 811 16 Bernulf 824 17 Ludecan 826 18 Withlafe 839 19 Berthulf 85â— 20 Burdred After whose death this Kingdome having beene shrewdly shaken in a great battell fought near Burford Comit. Oxoâ— wherein King Ethelbalâ— was vanquished and his whole strength broken by Cuthbert or Cuthred King of the West-Saxons then his tributary and after no lesse shrewdly shaken by the valiant Egbert became a Province of that Empire The Monarchs of the English-SAXONS THe Saxons though they were divided into the seven Kingdomes before named were for the most part subject unto one alone who was entituled Râ—x Gentis Anglorum or King of the English Nation those which were stronger then the rest giving the law unto them in their severall turnes till in the end they all became incorporated into the Empire of the West-Saxons Which Monarchs who they were and of whence entituled is next in order shewne A. Ch.   455 1 Hengist King of Kent 481 2 Ella King of the South-Saxons 495 3 Cerdick King of the West-Saxons 534 4 Kenrick King of the West-Saxons 561 5 Cheuline or Celingus King of the West-Saxons 562 6 Ethelbert King of Kent 616 7 Redwald King of the East-Angles 617 8 Edwin King of Northumberland 634 9 Oswald King of Northumberland 643 10 Oswy King of Northumberland 659 11 Wulfhere King of Mâ—rciâ— 675 12 Ethelred King of Mercia 704 13 Kenred King of Mercia 709 14 Chelred King of Mercia 716 15 Ethelbald King of Mercia 758 16 Offa King of Mercia 794 17 Egfride King of Mercia 796 18 Kenwolf King of Mercia 800 19 Egbert the sonâ—e of Alâ—mond King of the West-Saxons the first and absolute Monarch of the whole Heptarchy who having vanquished all or most of thâ— Saxâ—n Kings and added their estates unto his owne commanded the whole Countrey to be called by the name of ENGLAND The Kings whâ—reof after thâ— Countâ—â—y was so named are these that follow The Kings of ENGLAND of the Saxon Race A. Ch.   800 1 Egbert the 18 King of the West-Saxons the 19 Monarch of the English and first King of England 37. 837 2 S. Ethelwolf 20. 857 3 Edelbald 858 4 Edelbert 5. 863 5 Edelfride 9. 873 6 S. Alured who totally reduced the Saxons under one Monarchy and founded the University of Oxford 23. 900 7 Edward the elder 24. 924 8 Athelstane 16. 940 9 Edmund 6. 946 10 Eadred who stiled himselfe King of Great Britaine 955 11 Edwin 4. 959 12 S. Edgar 16. 975 13 Edward the younger 3. 678 14 Ethelred 1016 15 Edmund Ironside The Danish Race 1017 16 Canutus King of Danâ—mark 20. 1037 17 Harald Harfager 4. 1041 18 Hardie Cnute 4. The Saxons repossessed 1045 19 S. Edward who founded and endowed the Church of Westminster and was the first that cured the disease called the Kings-evill leaving the same hereditary to his successors 1066 20 Harald the sonne of Godwin usurped the Crowne and shortly lost both it and his life to boote to William Duke of Nâ—rmandy The NORMAN Race 1067 21 William Duke of Normandy sirnamed the Conquerour 22. 1089 22 William Rufus 13. 1102 23 Henry Beauclerk 35. 1136 24 Stephen E. of Bloys 19. The Saxon line restored 1155 25 Henry II. descended by his Grandmother from the bloud Royall of the Saxons 34. 1189 26 Richard Coeur de Lyon 1â— 1201 27 John 17. 1218 28 Henry III. 56. 1274 29 Edward I. 34. 1308 30 Edward II. 19. 1327 31 Edward III. 50. 1377 32 Richard II. The line of Lancaster 1399 33 Henry IV. 15. 1414 34 Henry V. 9. 1423 35 Henry VI. 38. The line of Yorke 1461 36 Edward IV. 23. 1483 37 Edward V. 1483 38 Richard III. 3. The families united 1486 39 Henry VII 23. 1508 40 Henry VIII 39. 1547 41 Edward VI. 6. 1553 42 Queene Mary 5. 1558 43 Queene Elizabeth 45. The union of the Kingdomes 1602 44 JAMES King of Scots reassumed the title of Great-Britaine 1625 45 CHARLES by the grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland the 63. King in descent from the West-Saxon Cerdick the 64. Monarch of the English and 45. King of England in descent from Egbert whom God long preserve Kings of WALES THe Britons being outed of their Countrey by the conquering Saxons retired themselves beyond the Severn and therein fortified themselves which Countrey thereupon came to bee called Wales and the people Walsh or Welch men Not that the word Walsh signified in the Saxon language a Foreiner or Alien as it is â—conceived for how could they be called Aliens in their native Countrey but Wales and Wallish for Galles and Gallish by changing G into W according to the custome of the Saxons The Britons being descended of the Gaules kept their old name still though somewhat altered in the letter as before is said and to this day the French doe call the Prince of Wales by the name of le Prince de Galles At first their cheifes were honoured with the title of Kings of Wales aâ—d are these that follow A. Ch.   690 1 Idwallo 30. 720 2 Roderick 35. 755 3 Conan 63. 818 4 Mervyn 25. 843
of Matravall It was bestowed by Roderick Mawr in his division of Wales on Mervyn his youngest son and did continue in his line a long time together but much afflicted and dismembred by the Princes of north-Northwales who cast a greedy eye upon it The first Prince of it was called Mervyn but we have no good constat of his successors the last that held it all entire was Meredith ap Blethin who divided it betweene his two sonnes Madoc and Gryffith of the which Madoc died at Winchester Anno 1160. and Gryffith was by Henry the first of England created Lord Powys the residue of Powys-land which pertained to Madoc depending still upon the fortune of North-Wales The Lords of Powys A. Ch.    1 Gryffith ap Meredith  2 Owen Cynelioc  3 Gwenwynnin  4 Gryffith ap Gwenwynnin  5 Owen ap Gryffith 6 John Charleton one of the Bed-chamber to King Edward the second married Hâ—wys daughter of Owen ap Gryffith 1353 7 John Charleton Lord Powys 1360 8 John Charleton Lord Powys 1374 9 John Charleton Lord Powys 1401 10 Edward Charleton Lord Powys 1420 11 Henry Grey nephew of Edward Lord Powys by his daughter Iane created Earle of Tanquerville by King H. 5.  12 Richard Gray Lord Powys  13 John Gray Lord Powys  14 John Gray Lord Powys  15 Edward Gray the last Lord Powys of the race of Mervyn sonne of Roderick King of Wales 1629 16 William Herbert of Red-castle sonne of Edward second sonne of William Herbert Earle of Pembroke created Lord Powys 5. Car. Apr. 2. now living 1641. Kings and Lords of MAN THe Isle of MAN is situate so equally betweene England and Ireland that once it was a controversie unto the which it appertained but was in fine adjudged to England in that some venemous wormes brought hither did not furthwith die which kinde of creatures the nature of the Irish soyle will by no meanes brooke It was once subject unto the crowne and Kingdome of Northumberland but from them taken by the Danes Norwegians and other people of the North in their irruptions on these parts who having mastered it ordained therein a Peâ—it King of their owne Nation who thus succeeded one another A. Ch.  Kings of MAN 1065 1 Godred the sonne of Syrrie 1066 2 Fingall sonne of Godred 1066 3 Godred the sonne of Harald 1082 4 Lagman eldest sonne of Godred 1089 5 Dopnald sonne of Tade 1098 6 Magnus King of Norway 1102 7 Olave third sonne of Godred 1144 8 Godred sonne of Olave 1187 9 Reginald base sonne of Godred 1226 10 Olave the lawfull sonne of Godred 1237 11 Herald sonne of Olave 1249 12 Raignald II. brother of Harald 1252 13 Magnus II. brother of Raignald 1266 14 Magnus King of Man being deceased without issue Alexander third King of the Scots partly by conquest and parâ—ly by money paied to the Norwegians brought this and all the rest of the Westerne Isles under his obedience After this time it was sometimes dependant on the Crowne of Scotland and sometimes on England according as their fortunes varied till in the end it was regained finally from the Scots by William Montacute Earle of Salisbury who was descended from the ancient Kings of Man and by him after sold to the Lord Scrope on whose attainder it fell unto the Crowne of England and changed Lords as followeth Kings and Lords of MAN of English bloud A. Ch.   1340 1 William Earle of Salâ—sbury K. 1395 2 William Lord Scrope K. 1399 3 Henry Earle of Northumberland Lord. 1403 4 William Lord Stanley Lord of Man  5 John Lord Stanley Lord of Man  6 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man  7 Thomas Lord Stanley Lord of Man created Earle of Darbie by K. Henry 7. 1503 8 Thomas Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1521 9 Edward Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1572 10 Henry Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1593 11 Ferdinando Stanley Earle of Darby Lord of Man 1604 12 William Stanley now Earle of Darby and Lord of Man 1640. Lords and Kings THe Isle of Wight abutting on the coast of Hampshire was taken from the English by William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford in the time of William Duke of Normandy and King of England who thereupon became the first Lord therof After whose death the proscription of his sonne Roger it fell unto the Crowne and was by Henry the second bestowed upon the family of the Ryvers Earles of Devon On the extinction of which line it fell againe unto the Crowne in the time of King Edward the first and in the same hath since continued giving the title onely of one King and one Lord to two Potent subjects Now for the Lords and King they are these here following A. Ch.    1 William Fitz-Osborne Earle of Hereford 1072 2 Roger de Breteville Earle of Hereford  3 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  4 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1154 5 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1161 6 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 7 Richard de Ryvers Earle of Devon  8 William de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1216 9 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1245 10 Baldwin de Ryvers Earle of Devon 1261 11 Isabell sister to Earle Baldwin and wife to William de Fortibuâ— surrendred up her interest in this Iland to King Edward the first 1445 12 Henry Beauchamp Earle of Warwick Anno 23. of Henry 6. was crowned King of the Isle of Wight and shortly after made Duke of Warwick 1466 13 Richard Lord Wideville Earle Ryvers made by King Edward 4. Lord of the Wight THE SECOND TABLE OR A CATALOGVE OF All the Bishops which have governed in the Church of England and VVales since the conversion of the SAXONS Together with the honourary Offices which they or any of them have enjoyed in the civill government Divided into two parts Printed at London 1641. THE PREFACE TO THE ENSUING CATALOGUE of Arch-Bishops and Bishops THE â—aith of Christ being here planted as â—aith Gildaâ— tempore summo Tiberii Caesaris towards the latter end of Tiberius Caesar was as it seemes concealed and hidden â—ill the time of Lucius who publikely making profession of it procured three Archiepiscopall seates to be erected at Yorke Caer-Leon upon Vsk and London for the North West and Southerne parts and suffragan Bishops to be allotted and assigned unto each of them Of these and their successors wee have little Constat onely some foot-steps in some places whereby we may discerne the ruine of religion which had beene made here by the Saxons But when the Saxons were converted to the Christian faith they grew more zealous of the same then formerly they had beene a verse from it and gave it suddenly a generall and unanimous admittance Which being done that part of England which was then in their possession was divided into the two Provinces of Canteâ—bury and Yorke the ancient Britons
on the vacancie thereof they nominate their designed Bishop unto the King who having given his Royall assent dismisseth him to the Arch-Bishop of Yorke for his consecration This is perhaps the reason why the Bish. of Man is no Lord of Parliament because not at the Kings disposing none having suffrage in that house but those that hold immediately of the King himselfe nor is it reason that they should Whether the Bishop of this Isle was anciently a Suâ—â—ragan to the See of Yorke I can hardly say I finde ordered in the Act of Parliament 33. H. 8. c. 31. wherein the Bishoprick of Chester was made a member of that Province that that of Man should be reputed of it also which may perhaps perswade one that it was otherwise before The Diocese hereof containeth onely 17 Parishes of the which five are Market Townes the rest Villages the people of them all being very conformable unto the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England Now for the Bishops of this See I can meete with few and therefore shall desire those who are more conversant in the businesse of this Isle to supply this want and make a perfect catalogue of the Bishops of Man out of the fragments here ensuing Bishops of Man  ✚ ✚ ✚ A. Ch.   Michael Bishop of Man 1203 Nicolas 1217 Reginald 1257 Richard Bishop of Man dedicated the Church of S. Maries in Russin  ✚ ✚ ✚  Heâ—â—â— Mann who died Anno 1556  John Merick  George Lloyd removed to Chester An.  1604.  Forster  Parry now Bishop of Man 1641. THE THIRD TABLE OR A CATALOGVE OF All the Dukes Marquesses and Earles which have been in England since the first entrance of the NORMANS TOGETHER With the honourary Offices which they or any of 〈◊〉 have enjoyed in their severall times The Preface to the ensuing Catalogne of Dukes Marquesses and Earles THe Kings of England as they are the fountaine of all authority and jurisdiction in their owne Dominions so are they the founâ—aine also of all civill honour which they dispose of and dispence as to them seemes best Kingâ— have so much of God in them whose Deputies they are on earth as many times where they finde merit and desert to raise the poore out of the dust that they may set them with the Princes even with the Princes of their people Now for their honourary attributes which by our Kings have beene conferred upon their Subjects the ancientest are those of Earle and Baron the Kings of England of the Norman race not giving unto any the stile of Duke untill that Edw. the third created his sonne Edward the black Prince Duke of Cornwall Anno 1336. As for the title of Marquesse that was made honourary by King Richard the second who first created his great favourite Robert de Vere then Earle of Oxford Marquesse of Dublyn as afterwards he made his Cosen German Iohn de Bausort one of the sonnes of Iohn of Gaunt by Katherine Swinfort then Earle of Somerset the first Marquesse Dorset But that of Earles hath beene as ancient in this Kingdome as the line of Normandy William the Conquâ—râ—r advancing many to that honour at his first enâ—â—ance on this State both to reward them for their service and oblige them to him Of which ranke were the Earles of Arundâ—ll Chester Cornwall Kent Oxford with some others Anno 1067. being the next yeere after he attained the Kingdome Which with the other Earles of ancient creation were commonly endowed de tertio denario placitorum Comitatus with the third penny of the pleas of that County wherof they were Earles the other two parts being accompted by the Sheriffe the Vice-Comes into the Exchequer for the Kings use And though we mean to go no lower in our following Catalogue then the stile of Earle yet by the way we may take notice that Viscount here became an honourary title in the time of K. H. 6. who in the 18. of his raigne advanced Sir Iohn Beaumâ—nt unto that honour and gave him place above all Barons as Richard 2. gave his new Marquesses precedencie before all Earles Now at the ennobling of deserving persons into these high dignities it is and hath beene of later times the custome of the Kings of England to give unto them some set pension for the support of their estate which is now generally brought unto this proportion that Viscounts have a fee of 20. markes Earles of 20. li. Marquesses of 40. markes and Dukes of 40. li. assigned unto them out of some part or other of the Kings revenues Which bounty I observe not to have beene used in the creation of a Baâ—on excepting onely that it pleased his sacred Majesty now being when hee created the righâ— honourable Montjoy Blount now Earle of Newport L. Montjoy of Thurleston in the County of Darby to give unto him and his heires a fee of 20. markes per annum which I note here by reason of the singularity and rarenesse of it Nor have the Kings of England beene â—â—customed to frame new honourary titles for the advancement of those men which are dear unto them but to preferre them before others of the same honourary ranke and order Henry the sixth bearing especiall affection unto Henry Beauchamp Earle of Warwick first made him the prime Earle of England or Praecomes Angliae And when he after made him Duke of Warwick hee ordered him to have precedencie next after the Duke of Norfolke and before the Duke of Buckingham The â—ame King Henry making his halfe-brother Edmund of Hâ—dham Earle of Richmond gave him the place above all Earles and next of all unto the Dukes Thus did King Iames of blessed memory conferre upon the Earle of Nâ—â—tingham on his surrendry of the place and Office of Lord Admirall the seniority and precedencie of the Mowbraies out of which house he was extracted during the life of the said Earle And thus his sacred Majesty now being when he created the right honourable the Visâ—ount Walling ford Earle of Banbury gave him precedencie before all Earles created since his Majesties happy comming to the Crowne And in the Patent of creation of the right honourable the Lord Montjoy 3. Can there was a clause of precedencie inserted before all the Barons of that yeere by which hee forthwith had the place both of the Lord Craven and the Lord Falconbridge though created before him So absolute a power have our English Monarchs in the dispensing of their honours and maâ—shalling those persons whom they have advanced to these high dignities As for the Female sex they have no reason to complaine that they have beene neglected or omitted in the distributing of these honourary rewards and dignities some of them having had the happinesse to taste the bounty of the Prince in the highest honours For thus the Lady Margaret dâ— Brotherton daughter of Thomas of Brotherton Earle of Norfolke was by King Richard the second made Dutchesse of Norfolke Anno
good for corne and grazing and lieth al along on the banke of the Thames confronting Bark-shire It conteines in it 185 Parishes eleven of the which are market townes and amongst them the chiefe in name is Buckingham the head town of the County A town of no great note when it was at the best but more considerable heretofore than at the present being once fortified with a Castle now hardly to bee found in the very ruines as also with a rampire and certaine sconces built for defence thereof against the Danes now more invisible than the Castle The greatest honour it can chalenge is that it hath given titles of the highest honour to many a brave and worthy personage as well of the bloud Royall as of other families who by the Kings of England have been hence denominated Dukes Marq. and Earles of Buckingham  1 Walter Giffard E.  2 Walter Giffard   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1164 3 Richard Strongbow Earle of Pembroke   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1377 4 Thom. of Woodstock D. of Glouc. L Constabâ—e * 1397 5 Humfrey Plantageneâ— died 1400.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1444 6 Humfrey Stafford D.L. Constable descended from a daughter of Thom of Woodstock * 1460 7 Henry Stafford D.L. Consta. * 1468 8 Edw. Stafford D.L. Consta. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1616 9 George visc Villiers or Earle of Buck. 14 Iac. Ian. 5. Marq. Buck. Iac. 17. Ian. 10. and finally D. of Buck. 21. Iac. May 1623. Lord Admirall and Ch. Camb. * 162â— 10 Geo. Villiers now Duke 1641. BVLLINGBROKE BVlling broke is an antient town in Lincolnshire heretofore belonging to the Lacies E. of Lincolne and by the marriage with Alice daughter and heire of Hen. Lacy E. of Lincolne to Thomas E. of Lancaster this with the residue of the lands of Lincolne became united and incorporated with those of Lancaster The greatest fame thereof was for a Castle built there by William of Romara E. of Lincoln but much more famous in succeeding times in that it was the birth place of K. H. 4. surnamed according to the fashion of that age of Bullingbroke It hath beene almost eversince his time one of the honours as we call it of the crown of England but never made an honorarie title unto any family untill K Iames conferred it on Sr. Oliver S. Iohns who possibly might affect to bee thence denominated as fetching his descent from the Ladâ—e Margaret Beauchamp grand-mother to King Henry the 7. the heire of the Lancastrian Family Earle of Bullingbroke 1624 1 Oliver L. S. Iohn of Bletho created E. of Bullingbroke Iac. 22. Dec. 28. Nowliving 1641. CAMBRIDGE CAmbridge-shire was once part of the posâ—essions of the old Iceni and takes that name from Cambridge the chiefe town thereof and that derived either from the old town called Cambâ—ritum which Antoninus mentions in this tract or else as other have conceived from a bridge built on the river cam on whose banks it â—tandeth A town that hath beene long since dedicated unto learning here being a publique Schoole erected An. 630 or thereabouts by Sebert King of the East Angles and that ad morem Cantuariorum as it is in Beda But Schooles and studies being overthrown by the Danish fury it lay long forlorne and discontinued till it beganne to flourish under the calmer times of the Normans government that is to say about the middle of the reign of K. H. the first the 3 K of the Norman Kings Nor was it long before that of a famous Schoole or Schola illustris as we phrase it now it did become as famous an Vniversity Robert de Remington affirming that in the reigne of Edward the 1 it was made an Vniversity such as Oxford is by the Court of Rome There are now 16 Colleges and Hals endowed replenished with such store of students that unlesse it be in her sister Oxford the like are not found in all Europe But we must leave this speculation of it as an Academy and look upon it next as a title of honour in which consideration we shall find it no lesse fortunate than we did before in these Earles of Cambridge  1 William de Meschines son to Randolph E of Chester   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1342 2 Iohn de ✚ Hainalâ— uncle to Qu. Philip wife of Edw. 3.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1349 3 William Marq of Iuliers   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1362 4 Edm. of Langley D. of York * 1401 5 Edw. Plantagenet D. of York * 1414 6 Rich. de Conisburgh 2 son of Edm. of Langley   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1619 7 Iames marq. Hamilton cr Earle of Cambridge 17. Iac. Iun. 15. Lord Steward * 1625 8 Iames Marq. Hamilton Master of the horse and now E. of Cambridge 1641 * CARLILE CArlile is the principall City in the County of Cumbâ—rland situate in the furthest part of the Kingdome toward Scotland on the Westerne marches fortified with a Citadel and sundry Bulwarks for a defence against the Scots as standing in a place of most advantage for the securing of that border It flourishedheretofore in the time of the Romans and was by them called Lugu-vallum as standing on the Trench or Vallum Picticum the Picts wall as our stories call it made by the Romans to defend their Province from the Picts and Scots So that it seemes of old to have been the boundary betweene the nations though the Northumbers after in the Saxon times enlarged their Empire to the banks of Dunbâ—itton Fryth From whence or when it fiâ—st was called Carlâ—le our Authors say not but by that name and in the Latin by Caâ—lâ—olum it hâ—th long been known The Danes consumed it into ashes and it lay unrepaired in rubbish til the time of Williâ—m Rufus who rebuilt it Since which by the accession of the Episcopall See erected there by H. the first who succeeded Rufus it came to be of wealth and creâ—it and hath given the title of an Earldome to two severall Families whâ—ch being of a different quality have in as different times beene Earles of Carlile Earles of Carlile 1321 1 Andrew de Harcla   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1622 2 Iames Hay Visc. Doncaster created E. of Carlile 18. Iac. Sept. 17 1636 3 Iames Hay now E. of Carlâ—le 1641. CARNARVON CArnarvon is a shire of North-wales butting upon the Irish seas and paâ—ted fâ—om the Isle of Anglesey by a streit or Fretum A mountainous and rocky Countrey but the defects thereof are plentifully supplyed by the Isle adjoyning It tooke name from Carnarvon the chiefe town there of heretofore very strongly wailed and forâ—ified with a faire Castle Edward the 2. K. of England was here borne and hence according to the custome of those times entituled Edward of CARNARVON For the occasion of it I refer you to the common Chronicles The Princes of Wales had in this place their Chancery and Exchequet for all North-Wales which was no small improvement to it Earle it had never any till the present Age in
which our Soveraigne Lord now reigning conferred that title on 1628 1 Rob. L. Dormer of Wing created E. of Carnarvon 4. Car. Aug. 2. now living Anno 164â— CHESTER CHester is the principall City of Cheshire antiently part of the Cornavii The Country not so plentifull in corne as in fish and cattell but fruitfull in no one thing more than the production of ancient Gentry of which it can still shew more antient Families than any one County in the Kingdome The City built in form of a quadrant fouresquare is enclosed with a wall that taketh up more than 2 miles in compasse and hath 11 Parishes the houses being very faire and well built and having all along in the chief streets before the doors a kind of galleriâ— through which a man may walk dry from one end to the other Seated it is upon the river of Dee on which to shew his splendor and magnificenâ—e K. Edgar was once rowed by 7 petie â—ings of the Scots and Britans to the great joy of the beholders The Earles hereof were anciently accounted Palatines William the Conquerour giving this Earldome to Hugh Lupus a noble Norman to be holden as freâ—ly by his sword as the King himselfe held England by his own And though it be now and hath long beene incorporated into the Patrimony regall yet it still holds the rights and privileges of a County Palatine and hath for the administration thereof a Chamberlaine a Iustice for the Commonâ— plees of the Crown two Barons of the Exchequer a Sheriffe an Eschetour and other Officers to the great case of all the countryin expedition of their businesse The Palatines hereof before it came into the Crown are these here following Earles of CHESTER 1067 1 Hugh sirnamed Lupus 1103 2 Richard son of Hugh   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1120 3 Randolph de Meschines 1129 4 Randolph de Gernoniis 1153 5 Hugh Kivilioc son of Randolph 1181 6 Randol Blondeville son of Hugh   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1233 7 Iohn le Scot sonne to the Lady Maud eldest sister of Randolph   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1245 8 Edw. eldest son of K H. 3.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1255 9 Simon de Montford Earle of Leicester after whose death Chesler was laid unto the Crowne and hath beene since united to the Principality of Wales so that who list to see the residue of the Earles of Chester shall find them in the former Catalogue of the Princes of Wales which have beene of the Royall bloud of England CHESTERFEILD CHesterfield is a town of Darbysh commonly called Chesterâ—eild in Scardale A towne which by the ruines of it doth seem to be of good antiquity and therefore likely to have had some more ancient name which seemes to be now buried in those ruines or by continuance of time quite worne out and lost It glorieth much of being made a free Burrough in the time of K. Iohn and for the battaile fought hard by between K. Henry the 3 and his rebellious Barons in which Rob. de Ferrers Earle of Darby being taken prisoner lost his Estate and Dignity though not his life But that in which it hath most cause to glory is that from an ordinary Market Town it is become the seate of an Earldome the stile and title of Earle of Chesterfeild being conferred by our dread Soveraigne now being upon 1628 1. Philip Lord Stanhop of Shelford or Earle of Chesterfeild 4 Car. Aug. 4 and is now living Anno 1640. CLARE CLARENCE CLare is an ancient Town on the edge of Suffolk where it joyneth to Essex seated not far off from the banks of the river Stoure by which the Counties are divided A Town that hath not any thing whereof to boast the Castle and the Collegiall Church being both in rubbish but that it gave both name and title unto that noble Family siâ—named De Clare who in their times were Earles of Hartford Clare and Gloucester But the male issue of these Clares being failed Lioâ—el the 3 sonne of K. Edw. the 3. having married the sole daughter and heire of William de Burgh E. of Vlster in Ireland begotten on the body of Elizabeth one of the sisters and coheires of Gilbert de Clare who died Anno 1291 the last E. of Clare and Glocester of that name was made Duke of Clarence the termination of the title being only changed not the place denominating And from the change thus made which I note only by the way the second king of Armes is surnamed Clarentieux as apperteining formerly to the Dukes of Clarence whom with the Earles preceding and succeeding take in order thus Dukes and Earles of Clarence 1139 1 Gilbert E. of Clare 1152 2 Roger de Clare 1174 3 Richard de Clare after whose death this title lay long drowned in that of Gloucester   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1362 4 Lionel D. of Clarence 2 son to K. Edw. the 3.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1411 5 Tho. D. of Clarence 2 son to K. H. the 4. L. Admirall   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1461 6 Geo. D. of Clarence brother to K. Edw. the 4 L Constable   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1624 7 Iohn Hollys Lord Houghton cr E. of Clare Com. Suffolk 22. Iac. Nov. 2. 1638 8 Iohn Hollys now Earle of Clare 1641. CLEVELAND CLeveland is a wapon-take or hundred in the northriding of York-shire taking that name as Camden tels us of the steepe banks which we call Clyffes which run all along the side thereof and at the foot of which the Countrey spreadeth into a plaine ful of fertile fields It seemeth to be a place of a faire extent as being one of those 3 Arch-deaconries into which the whole County is divided and doth give the title of an Earle to 1625 1 Thomas L. Wentworth created E. of Cleveland 1 Car. Feb. 7. who doth still enjoy it An. 1641. CORNWALL COrnwall is the most western part of England and takes denomination from the shape and fashion of it being like an horne which the old Britans called Kern as now the Welch call the countrey Kernaw The people of it are a remainder generally of the antient Britans whose language for much of it they do still retaine although by intermixture of the Saxons not easie to be understood by the Welch themselves The Countrey very mountainous as Wales is also and therefore of the lesse accesse to the Conquering Saxons but the sea-costs well beautified with goodly townes able to set to Sea a good Fleet of shippes And for the mountaines they doe recompence their defects without by their abundant wealth within as being very full of mines of tinne which yeelds great profit to the Countrey and furnisheth most parts of Christendome with that commodity The Earles of Cornwall heretofore gave great immunities and liberties to those that laboured in these mines and when this Earldome fell again unto the Crown Edw. the 3 erected a L. Warden of the Stannaries to have the government thereof And at that time of its reverting to the Crown
of graine plentifull in saffron wel wooded and wel watred also that not only by the Sea and the River of Thams which washeth all one side thereof but with faire and fresh and fishful Rivers which do afford no smal commodity unto it The greatest want it hath is of sweet fresh aire those parts thereof which lye along upon the Thames which they call the hundreds being very aguish and unhealthy This County conteineth in it 415 Parish Churches whereof 21 are Market Townes of which Colchester is farre the richest fairest and best traded Yet in regard it standeth in the extremity of all the Countrey the Sessions and Assisses are held most commonly at Chelmesford which is almost in the middle of it But it is time to leave the Countrey and come unto The Earles of Essex  1 Geofrey de Mandeville  2 Geofrey de Mand. 1166 3 Wil. de Mand. 1199 4 Geof Fitz-Piers L. Ch. Iustice. 1213 5 Geof de Mand. 1216 6 Wil. de Mand.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1228 7 Humfrey de Bohun E of Hereford who married Maud sister and heire of Wil. de Mand. 1234 8 Humf. de Bohun L. Con.  9 Humf. de Bohun L.C. 1298 10 Humf. de Bohun L.C. 1322 11 Iohn de Bohun L.C. 1336 12 Humf. de Bohun 1361 13 Humf. de Boh. L.C. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1461 14 H Visc. Bourchier L. Ch. L. T. * 1483 15 Hen. Visc. Bourchier *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1539 16 Tho. L. Cromwell *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1543 17 W.L. Parre Marq. of Northamp *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1572 18 Walt. d'Evreux L Ferrars descended by the Bourchiers from the Bohuns * 1576 19 Rob. d'Evreux master of the horse B. Marsh and Ch. of Cam. * 1604 20 Rob. d'Evreux now E. of Essex 1641. EXETER EXeter is now the chiefe City of Devonshire as heretofore of the Danmonii by Ptolomy called Isca and so by Antonine but that the Copies are mistaken in which instead of Isca Danmoniorum we read Isca Dunmoriorum A faire and goodly Town it is seated upon the Easterne banke of the river Ex from whence it had the name of Excester In circuit it conteines within the wals about a mile and a halfe besides the suburbs which every way stretch out to a great length and in that circuit there are numbred 15 Parish Churches besides the Cathedrall The whole enviroâ—ed with deep ditches and very strong wals having many towrs therin very well disposed and yet the animosity of the inhabitants is a greater strength unto it than the wals or ditchâ—s whereof they have given notable proofe in these later times But for that I refer you to the common Chronicles and now present you with the Dukes Marq. and Earles of Exeter 1389 1 Iohn Holland E of Huntingdon made D. of Exeter by K. Rich. 2. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1416 2 Tho. Beaufort E of Dorser L Ch. And Adm. made D. of Exeter by K. H. the 5.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1444 3 Iohn Holland D.L. Adm. * 1474 4 Hen. holland D.L. Adm.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1525 5 Hen. Courtney E. of Devonsh cr Marq. of Exeter by K. H the 8. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1605 6 Tho Cecill L. Burleigh cr E. of Exeter 3 Iac. May 4. * 1623 7 Wil Cecill 1639. * 1640 8 David Cecill now E. of Exeter 1641. FLINT Fâ—intshire is one of the old shires of Northwales and though augmented somewhat by K. H. the 8. what time the March-ground was appropriated unto severall shires for which see 37. H. c. 26. Yet it is still the lest of all as not containing above 2â— Parishes and of them only one market town The Countrey not so mounteinous as the rest of Wales exceedingly well furnished both with corne for men and grasse for cattell of which it hath good store for number though for bulke but litle It tooke denomination from the Castle of Flint begun by H. 2 but finished by K. Edw 1 for a goodfence against the Welch This Country hath been always held to bee an appendant on that of Chester and doth ad gladium Cestriae pertinere as the old books â—ay but both united now unto the principality of Wales Edward of Windsore eldest son of K. Edw. 2 was summoned by his father to the Parliament by the name of E. of Chester and Flint since which it hath continued as a title in the Princes of Wales and there you shall be sure to find who were Earles of Flint GLOCESTER GLocesterâ—shire antiently was part of the possessions of the Dobuni A fruitful and a pleasant Countrey being honoured with a full course of the river of Severne and the originall or fountaine of the River of Thames That part thereof which is beyond the Seâ—erne is overspread with woods all which included in one name make the Forrest of Deane That part that butteth upon Oxfordshire is swelled up with hils called the Cotswold hils but these even covered as it were with sheep which yeelds a wooll of notable finenesâ—e hardly inferiour to the best of England Between those two is seated a most fruitfull Vale fruitfull to admiration of all kindes of graine and heretofore of Vineâ— and Vineyards the want of which is now supplied by a drink made of Apples called Syder which here they make in great abundance In this so fruitfull Vale stands the City of Glocester denominating all the Countrey and taking name from the old Glevum herein placed by Antonine for Gleaucester the Saxons stiled it A fine and neate city I assure you t is daintily seated on the Severne with a large Keye or wharse on the bankes thereof very commodious to the Merchandise and trade of the place The streets are generally faire and the town well built And which addes no smal lustre to it Richard the 3 once Duke hereof by laying unto it two of the adjacent hundreds made it a County of it selfe calling it the County of the City of Glocester A City finally it is as worthy to denominate so rich a Countrey as is the Countrey to give title to those eminent persons that in their severall times and ages have been the Dukes and Earles of Glocester 1100 1 Rob. base son of K. H. 1. E. 1147 2 William   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1188 3 Iohn sans Terre son to K H. the 2 who married Isabel daughter and coheire of Wil. E. of Gloce.   ✚ ✚ ✚  4 Geof de Mandeville E. of Essex 2. husband of Isabel.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1216 5 Abmeric de Evreux son of Mabell another coheire of E. Wil.   ✚ ✚ ✚  6 Gilbert the Clare son of Amice another of the Coheires 1230 7 Rich. de Clare 1262 8 Gilb. de Clare who married Ioane of Acres daughter to K. Edw. 1.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1297 9 Ralph de Monte Hermer 2 husband of Ioane of Acres   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1314 10 Gilb. de Clare son
it was only given them then by the courâ—esie or curiality of England because the Office in those dayes was vested in the person of none but Earles as by the like mistake or courtesie we find the title of Comes Seneschallus and Comes Constabularius in some old Records the manour of Hamsted Marshall in the County of Berkshire was held of old by Grand Sergianty of the Kings of England conditioned that the Grantees should for ever be the K. Marshals according as the Offices of Steward Constable and Lord High Chamberlaine in those times were granted What the authority and jurisdiction is of this great Officer we regard not here it being our undertaking only to lay down the names of those as many at lest as I have met with in my reading which in their severall times have borne the title of Lords and Earles Marshall 1135 1 Gilbert de Clare L. Marshal created E of Pembrok by K. Stephen Anno 1139. 1149 2 Richard de Clare sirnamed Strongbow E. of Pemb. and L. Marsh. died Anno 1176. 1176 3 Iohn sirnamâ—d Marshall frâ—m this Office which was conferred on him by K. H. 2 upon the death of Rich. E. of Pemb. 4 William Marshall L. Marshall the grand-child of the former Iohn who having married Isabel daug and heire of Ric. Strongbow was cr E of Pemb. by K. Io. An. 1201 1219 5 William Marshall the younger E. of Pemb. 1231 6 Rich Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1234 7 Gilb Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1242 8 Wal. Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1245 9 Anselm Marsh. E. of Pemb. 1245 10 Rogeâ— Bigot E. of Norfolk L. Marshall in right of Maud his mother one of the sisters and heires of the 5 last Marshals 1269 11 Roger Bigot Earle of Norfolke whose estate being confiscated to the Crown came after his decease to the K. hands 1307 12 Robert de Clyfford made Lord Marshall by K. Edw. 2 duranâ—e benepâ—acito  13 Nicolas de Seagrave 1315 14 Thomas de Brotherton Earle of Norfolk was in the 9. of Edw. 2. made L. Marsh. 1388 15 Margaret daughter and heire of Thom. de Brotherton is often honored with the title of La. Marsh. and was afterwards cr Dutch of Norf.  16 Wil. de Montacute  17 Tho. Beauchamp  18 Edmund Mortimer did severally and successively discharge the Office of L. Marsh. but whether as Deputies for the La. Marga. â—â—ndum planè constat 1377 19 Henry Lord Percy L. Marsh. at the coronation of K Rich. 2.   Earles Marshall 1383 20 Tho. L. Mowbray â— of Notingh nephew unto the Lady Marg. by her daughter Eliz. was made the first E. Marsh. by K. Rich. 2 and was after D. of Norfolk 1398 21 Tho. Holland E. of Kent and D. of Surrey was made E. Marsh upon the banishment of the D. of Norfolk 1399 22 Tho. L. Mâ—wb E. of Noting did on his fathers death at Venice assume the title of E Marsh. but the office was exercised by  23 Ralp Nevill E. of Westmerland made L. M of En. by K. H. 4. for terme of life in the beginning of his râ—igne 1412 24 Iohn L. Mowb. brother of Tho. E. M. was by K H 5. restored unto the title of E. of Notingham and E. M and by K. H. 6. to that of Norfolk 1432 25 Iohn L. Mowb. D. of Norf. E. Mar.  26 Iohn L. Mo. D. of Nor. E. M.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1476 27 Ric. D. of York 2 son of K. Edw. 4 was by his Father cr D. of N. and â— Marsh. and after married Anne daughter and heire of the last Mow. D of Norfolk 1483 28 Iohn L. How descended from the L. Tho. Mow. first D. of Norf. cr D. of Norf. and E. Marsh. by K. Rich. 3. 1486 29 Wil. L. Berkley E. of Notingham descended from another daughter of the said first D. of Norfolk cr E. Marsh. by K. H. 7. and Marq. Barkeley 1497 30 Hen. D. of York the 2 son of K. Hen 7. cr E. M. by his Father was after K. of Eng. 1509 31 Tho. How Earle of Surrey son of Ioh. L. How D. of Norfolk was by K H. 8. cr first E. M and afterwards restored to the Duk. of Norfolk 1546 32 Tho. How D. of Norfolk and E. Marsh. attainted An. 1546. 1547 33 Edw. Seymour D. of Somerset And L. Protector of K Edw. the 6 was in the said Kings time cr E. Marshall 1553 34 Tho. D. of Norfolk and E Marsh. restored unto his bloud and honours by Q. Mary 1554 35 Thomas Howard D. of Nor. and E. Marsh. beheaded 1571. 1572 36 Geo Talbot E of Shrewsbury E. M. died anno 1590. 1597 37 Rob. d'Evreux E. of Essex and E. Mar. died anno 1601.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1603 37 Edw. Somerset E. of Worcester executed the office of Earl Marshall at the Coronation of K. Iames after which time the Office was a long time executed by Commission 1621 38 Thomas Howard Earle of Arundell and Surrey grand son of Thomas Duke of Norfolk by his son Philip Earle of Arundell was by King Iames created Earle Marshall as hee still continueth Anno 1641. MIDDLESEX MIddlesex is a part of the Trinobantes lying upon the banks of the river Tâ—ames A Counâ—y not so large as others but far more remarkable for sumptuous houses wel-built villages a fertile soyle and temperate aire and which addeth most unto it for the great Cities of London and Westminster which are seated in it and for the constant residence of the Court the Receptacle and aboade of the Kings of Eng. who have made this County happy above others with their Royall mansions Whitehall and Hampton Court Somerset house and S. Iames still in the possession of the Crown Enfeild and Hanworth aliened now have either been the chiefe aboades or retiring places of our Kings and Princes In which regard the Kings of Eng. antiently as Camden notes it vouchsafed the title of Middlesex unto none neither D. Marq. E. nor B. although I know not by what popular error the Citizens of London reckoned the L. Major elect for E. of Middlesex Which whatsoever ground it had hath none now to stand on that title being not long since bestowed on 1622 1 Lionel L. Cranfeild L. Tr. of Eng. cr E. of Middlesex 20 Iac. Sep. 17. now alive Anno 1641. MONMOVTH MOnmouth-shire is the neerest shire of Wales though it desires rather to be accounted a part of England and is indeed included in the circuit of the English Iudges It lieth upon the North of the river Sevâ—n there where it groweth into a Sea the East parts full of grasse and woods the West somewhat hilly and stony withall yet not unprofitable to the husbandman if he be not wanting to himselfe It takes name from the chiefe Town Monmouth and that from being seated on the mouth of the River Muâ—ow there where it shootes into the Wye It was the Barony once of Iohn L. of Monmouth on whose attaindure it was
1247 9 William de Valence halfe brother to King Henry the 3 whose wife was daughter of a sister of Ans. Marshall 1296 10 Aymer de Valence   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1341 11 Lawrence Hastings who married the Lady Isabell de Valence 1348 12 Iohn Hastings * 1373 13 Iohn Hastings   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1414 14 Humf. D. of Glocester   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1447 15 Wil. de la Pole D of Suff.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1452 16 Iasp. of Hatfeild half brother to K. H. 6 after D. of Bedf. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1468 17 Wil Herbert * 1469 18 Wil. Herbert  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1479 19 Edw. Prince of Wales son of K. Edw. 4.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1532 20 Anne Bolen Marchionesse of Pemb. wife of K. H. 8.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1551 21 Wil. Herb. L. Steward crea E. of Pemb. by K. Edw. 6. * 1570 22 Hen. Herbert * 1601 23 Wil. Herb. L. Steward and Chan. of Oxon. * 1630 24 Philip Herb. now E. of Pembrok and Montgom and L. Chamberlaine 1641. * PETERBVRGH OF Peterburgh as it is an Epiâ—copall see we have spoke already and have not much to adde of it as it hath the title of an Earldom It standeth in the very nooke or angle of Northampton-shire where formerly had been a gulfe or whirle poole of exceeding depth but made firme ground by Wolpher K. of the Mercians when with great paines and diligence he laid the foundation of the Church A Town but for the Church of no great note as standing out of the way for trade and traffick and seated in no plausible place whether one look to health or pleasure Yet by occasion of the Abbey in the former times and now by reason of the Bishop there it drawes resort of people for dispatch of businesse hath a large marketplace a faire Parish Church and 2 handsome streets Of late unto the Ecclesiasticall relation of it is joyned an honourary it pleasing he Kings Majesty that now is to create 1627 Iohn L. Mordant E. of Peterburgh 3 Car. March 9. who now enjoyes that title Anno 1641. PORTLAND POrtland was once a little Island but now adjoyneth to the mainland of Dorset-shire lieth full against the good town of Weymouth and seemes to take thâ—s name from Port a noble Saxon who about the yeare 703 infested and annoyed these Coasts and made here his station It is not above 7 miles in compasse and very scatteringly inhavited but plentifull enough of corne and good for pastures On the East side it hath a Church on the North a Castle which seems to guard the entrance of Weymouth haven But however it was in former times it is now remarkable it gave and gives the stile of Earle 1632 1 Richard Lord Weston L. high Tâ— created Earle of Portland Feb. 15. 8 Car. 1635 2 Hier. Weston now E. of Portland Anno 1641. RICHMOND RIchmond-shire is no County of it selfe but a part of York-shire lying towards the North-west with rugged rocks and swelling mountaines whose sides in some places beare good grasse the bottomes underneath not being unfruitfull and in the hils themselves are found good mines of lead and pit-coale The chiefe Town of the whole is Richmond of a small circuit in the wals but by reason of the Suburbs lying out in length very well peopled and frequented A Town first built by Alane E. of Bretagne the first E. here after the entrance of the Normans who fenced it with a wall and a most strong Castle the better to assure these parts against the English and having finished the same according to his own content gave it the name of Richmount as a place equally participating of strength and beauty It standeth on the banks of the river of Swale which with a mighty noise runneth underneath it A River reputed very sacred by antient English for that in it Paulâ—nus the first Archb. of â—orke baptized in one day above 100â—0 men besides women and children The Earles of Bretagne for a long time together continued in the title and possession of this Couâ—trey Since it hath been bestowed upon other Families who in their severall times have been adorned with the stile of Dukes and Earles of Richmond  1 Alan the Red E. of Bretagne 1093 2 Alan the black E. of Breta  3 Steph. E. of Bret. 1104 4 Alan E. of Bret. 1166 5 Conan D. of Bret.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1170 6 Geof Plantag son of K. H. 2 married Const. daught of Conan 1186 7 Arthur the son of Geof   ✚ ✚ 1201 8 Guido Visc. of Touars 2 husband of Constance   ✚ ✚ ✚  9 Randolph of Chester 2 husband of Constance   ✚ ✚ ✚  10 Peter of Dreux D. of Bret.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1241 11 Pet. of Savoy unckle to Qu. Eleon wife of H. 3.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1268 12 Iohn de Dreux D. of Bret. 1305 13 Iohn de Dreux D. of Bret.  14 Iohn de Bret. E. of Richm. 1334 15 Iohn de Dreux D. of Bret.  16 Iohn de Montf D. of Richm.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1341 17 Iohn of Gaunt after D. of Lanc.   ✚ ✚ ✚  18 Iohn de Montf sirnamed the valiant D. of Bret. and E. of Rich.   ✚ ✚ ✚  19 Ralph Nevill E. of Westm. cr E. of Rich for term of life *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1425 20 Iohn D. of Bedford *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1452 21 Edm. of Haddam halfe brother to K. H 6.  22 Hen. E. of Rich. after K. of Eng.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1525 23 Hen. Fitz-Roy base son of H. 8. D. of Rich. and Somerset L. Adm. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1613 24 Lodow. D. of Lennox crea E. of Richm. 11 Iac. Oct. 9. and after D. of Rich. 1623 May L. Stew. RIVERS THe title of Earle Rivers is of different nature from all the rest of England those being locall that of E. Marsh. excepted and this nominall those taking their denomination from some speciall place and this from an illustrious Family The antient name was Redveâ—s or de Ripariis thence it came to Rivers At first they were but Barons of Plimpton in the County of Devon after they came to bee Earles of Devonsh which title 8 of them enjoyed successively and then the masculine issue failing the name and patrimony both were lost amongst the females or heires generall From some of these as I conjecture came S. Rich. Woddeville whom first K. H. 6. advanced unto the honourable title of L Rivers and after Edw. 4. marrying his daughter advanced him higher and made him E. Rivers Which title ending in the 3 E. of this name and Family was since again revived in the honourable houses of Darcy and Savage this last deriving a descent hereto by the line of Worcester Huntington from one of the daught and coheires of the first E. Rivers whom and his successors