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to_o be_v aid_v unto_o he_o in_o that_o which_o to_o his_o office_n appertain_v and_o therefore_o no_o person_n whatsoever_o can_v respite_n the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_v write_v of_o the_o king_n be_v also_o the_o sheriff_n at_o his_o discretion_n may_v levy_v three_o hundred_o man_n if_o need_v be_v to_o aid_v he_o in_o that_o behalf_n the_o word_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n of_o the_o forest_n in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n be_v as_o follow_v to_o every_o archbishop_n bishop_n earl_n or_o baron_n come_v to_o we_o and_o pass_v by_o our_o forest_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o take_v one_o beast_n or_o two_o by_o the_o view_n of_o the_o forest_n if_o he_o be_v present_a or_o else_o he_o shall_v cause_v one_o to_o blow_v a_o horn_n for_o he_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o steal_v our_o deer_n although_o the_o statute_n do_v speak_v but_o of_o bishop_n earls_z and_o baron_n yet_o if_o a_o duke_n marquis_n or_o viscount_n which_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n be_v come_v towards_o the_o king_n by_o his_o command_n they_o also_o shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o article_n so_o if_o the_o king_n send_v to_o any_o of_o the_o lord_n aforesaid_a to_o come_v to_o his_o parliament_n or_o send_v for_o he_o by_o writ_n of_o subpoena_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o chancery_n or_o by_o privy_a seal_n to_o appear_v before_o his_o council_n or_o send_v for_o he_o by_o letter_n missive_n or_o by_o messenger_n or_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n in_o all_o these_o case_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o statute_n because_o that_o they_o come_v at_o the_o king_n command_n the_o same_o law_n be_v if_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la go_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n or_o king_n bench_n to_o a_o lord_n of_o parliament_n but_o if_o such_o process_n go_v forth_o against_o a_o lord_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n or_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o he_o come_v upon_o the_o same_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o statute_n for_o he_o do_v not_o come_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v veniens_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la and_o all_o the_o process_n which_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n and_o king_n bench_n be_v quod_fw-la sit_fw-la coram_fw-la nobis_fw-la and_o so_o be_v the_o process_n out_o of_o the_o star-chamber_n also_o lord_n which_o come_v to_o visit_v the_o new_a king_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n though_o not_o send_v for_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o privilege_n and_o so_o that_o this_o statute_n be_v a_o warrant_n dormant_a to_o such_o lord_n which_o also_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o well_o of_o their_o return_v homeward_o as_o of_o their_o come_n to_o the_o king_n and_o note_v that_o this_o statute_n do_v extend_v to_o give_v licence_n to_o kill_v or_o hunt_v in_o the_o king_n park_n though_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v transiens_fw-la per_fw-la forestam_fw-la nostram_fw-la the_o oath_n 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fermenaughâ—â—_n yâ—_z sd._n kingdom_n esq_n r_o katherine_n game_n be_v daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o hoo_n game_n be_v of_o newton_n in_o brecknock_n shire_n esq_n r_o grand_a daughter_n to_o sr._n john_n game_n be_v descend_v by_o the_o elder_a house_n from_o the_o mighty_a sr._n david_n gam'â—_n of_o newton_n afore_n â—_o who_o do_v wonder_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n who_o be_v descend_v from_o tudor_n the_o greaâ—_n king_n of_o south_n wales_n the_o occasion_n of_o wearing_z the_o leek_n be_v from_o that_o family_n vide_fw-la seeâ—_n chapt._n 4._o katherine_n sedley_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sr._n charles_n sedley_n of_o south_n fleet_n in_o kent_n baronet_n of_o knighthood_n in_o generalâ—_n chap._n xvi_o although_o i_o be_o not_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o that_o vain_o derive_v the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n from_o st._n michael_n the_o archangel_n who_o they_o term_v the_o premier_n chevalier_n yet_o i_o may_v say_v that_o it_o be_v near_o as_o 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with_o a_o white_a escallop_n but_o a._n mendoza_n believe_v that_o these_o knight_n be_v rather_o some_o of_o those_o which_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o knight_n hospitaller_n for_o that_o they_o wear_v the_o same_o habit_n follow_v the_o same_o rule_n and_o observe_v the_o same_o custom_n as_o do_v the_o knight_n of_o st._n john_n of_o acon_n knights_z of_o the_o thistle_n or_o of_o st._n andrew_n in_o scotland_n chap._n xxiii_o hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n the_o night_n before_o the_o battle_n that_o be_v fight_v betwixt_o he_o and_o athelstan_n king_n of_o england_n see_v in_o the_o sky_n a_o bright_a cross_n in_o fashion_n of_o that_o whereon_o st._n andrew_n suffer_v martyrdom_n and_o the_o day_n prove_v successful_a unto_o hungus_n in_o memorial_n of_o the_o say_a apparition_n which_o do_v presage_v so_o happy_a a_o omen_n the_o pict_n and_o
a._n 1351._o they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n and_o short_o after_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o pope_n clement_n the_o six_o the_o queen_n and_o lewis_n prince_n of_o tarentum_n be_v crown_v king_n and_o queen_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o in_o commemoration_n of_o so_o happy_a a_o union_n the_o prince_n institute_v this_o order_n into_o which_o be_v enroll_v seventy_o of_o the_o noble_a lord_n in_o naples_n together_o with_o some_o stranger_n their_o habit_n appoint_v they_o be_v a_o white_a garment_n and_o their_o ensign_n be_v a_o knot_n intermix_v with_o gold_n but_o this_o order_n expire_v soon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o founder_n knight_n of_o the_o argonaut_n of_o st._n nicholas_n in_o naples_n this_o order_n be_v institute_v in_o anno_fw-la 1382._o by_o charles_n the_o three_o king_n of_o naples_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o navigation_n which_o be_v much_o want_v among_o the_o neopolitan_n but_o other_o say_v it_o be_v erect_v for_o the_o preserve_n of_o amity_n among_o the_o noble_n who_o be_v the_o person_n that_o be_v inveâ—â—ed_v with_o the_o say_a honour_n their_o ensign_n appoint_v they_o by_o the_o say_a king_n be_v a_o ship_n toâ—â—ed_v in_o a_o storm_n with_o this_o motto_n non_fw-la credo_fw-la tempori_fw-la their_o habit_n be_v a_o white_a garment_n and_o their_o great_a feast_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o convent_n of_o that_o stately_a church_n build_v by_o st._n nicholas_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o king_n be_v not_o settle_v a_o revenue_n thereon_o upon_o his_o death_n it_o become_v disuse_v knight_n of_o the_o ermyn_v in_o naples_n ferdinand_n the_o first_o king_n of_o naples_n have_v end_v the_o war_n which_o he_o have_v against_o john_n of_o lorain_n duke_n of_o calabria_n his_o brother_n in_o law_n marinus_n marcianus_n duke_n of_o sessa_o and_o prince_n of_o rosiano_n have_v raise_v a_o confederacy_n against_o he_o and_o intend_v to_o kill_v he_o when_o they_o be_v together_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o 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pledge_n of_o dominion_n be_v deliver_v to_o they_o with_o great_a solemnity_n at_o their_o inauguration_n this_o order_n be_v institute_v and_o be_v make_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n augustine_n the_o habit_n assign_v they_o be_v a_o ash-colour_n or_o grey_a gown_n and_o chaperon_n with_o sleeve_n face_v with_o red_a chamlet_n also_o a_o vest_n of_o the_o same_o gird_a about_o they_o with_o a_o golden_a girdle_n and_o on_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o mantle_n a_o white_a cross_n pommette_v of_o cloth_n or_o taffeta_n about_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o papal_a see_v be_v void_a by_o the_o deposition_n of_o pope_n eugenius_n the_o four_o this_o duke_n for_o his_o devout_a life_n be_v elect_v pope_n â—_o which_o with_o much_o persuasion_n he_o accept_v of_o but_o he_o have_v not_o be_v in_o it_o above_o nine_o year_n but_o he_o resign_v the_o chair_n to_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o four_o and_o retire_v again_o to_o a_o solitary_a life_n at_o ripaille_n where_o he_o end_v his_o 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town_n who_o in_o time_n of_o their_o majoralty_n have_v their_o propraetor_n or_o deputy_n there_o the_o present_a mayor_n and_o alderman_n for_o the_o present_a year_n be_v john_n thwaites_n esquire_n mayor_n lancelot_n machell_n of_o gackanthorp_n esq_n who_o be_v first_o mayor_n after_o the_o king_n return_n and_o tear_v in_o piece_n oliver_n charter_n in_o open_a court_n before_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o that_o office_n which_o he_o have_v decline_v all_o oliver_n time_n richard_n brathwate_fw-mi of_o warcop_n esq_n and_o justice_n of_o peace_n who_o contest_v with_o the_o judge_n and_o take_v place_n of_o they_o virtute_fw-la chartae_fw-la robert_n hilton_n of_o morton_n esquire_n justice_n if_o peace_n edward_n musgrave_n of_o askeby_n esq_n oustice_n of_o peace_n thomas_n warcop_n of_o colby_n gentleman_n john_n routlidge_n of_o 〈…〉_z gent._n alderman_n leonard_n smyth_n alderman_n william_n smyth_n alderman_n robert_n harrison_n alderman_n john_n lawson_n alderman_n thomas_n robinson_n alderman_n john_n atkinson_n which_o six_o last_n be_v all_o of_o appleby_n appleby_n be_v very_o eminent_a for_o its_o loyalty_n in_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n and_o most_o of_o the_o alderman_n except_o those_o who_o oliver_n cromwell_n obtrude_v upon_o they_o suffer_v many_o imprisonment_n during_o his_o tyranny_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v most_o of_o the_o gentry_n round_o about_o for_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o county_n of_o westmoreland_n that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o person_n of_o quality_n in_o it_o who_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o his_o king_n and_o but_o two_o or_o three_o in_o cumberland_n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n or_o head_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o honour_n and_o nobility_n first_o part_n honour_n military_a of_o war_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o fol._n 3_o of_o soldier_n 4_o of_o ambassador_n or_o legate_n 5_o of_o war_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o english_a to_o it_o ibid._n of_o captain_n generals_z marshal_n and_o other_o chief_a commander_n 7_o second_o part_n honour_n civil_a chap._n i._o of_o honour_n general_a and_o particular_a 11_o of_o gentry_n and_o bear_v of_o arm_n 12_o principle_n of_o honour_n and_o virtue_n that_o every_o gentleman_n ought_v to_o be_v endow_v with_o 13_o of_o precedency_n ibid._n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o king_n or_o monarch_n of_o great_a britain_n 19_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o prince_n 24_o chap._n iv._o of_o duke_n 32_o the_o form_n of_o a_o patent_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n temp_n jacobi_n 33_o ceremony_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o a_o duke_n 36_o chap._n v._o of_o marquess_n 37_o chap._n vi_o of_o earl_n 39_o chap._n vii_o of_o viscount_n 44_o chap._n viii_o of_o lord_n spiritual_a 45_o chap._n ix_o of_o baron_n 48_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o baron_n ibid._n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o baron_n ibid._n the_o antiquity_n and_o dignity_n of_o baron_n and_o the_o sundry_a use_n of_o the_o name_n 49_o the_o tenor_n and_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n baron_fw-fr ibid._n chap._n x._o baron_n of_o tenure_n 50_o chap._n xi_o baron_n by_o writ_n 52_o chap._n xii_o baron_n by_o patent_n 56_o chap._n xiii_o privilege_n incident_a to_o the_o nobility_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 59_o certain_a case_n wherein_o a_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n have_v no_o privilege_n 65_o chap._n fourteen_o nobility_n and_o lord_n in_o reputation_n only_o 68_o chap._n xv._n of_o the_o queen_n consort_n and_o of_o noble_a woman_n 69_o 70_o lady_n in_o reputation_n 75_o chap._n xvi_o of_o knighthood_n in_o general_n 77_o chap._n xvii_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n 79_o chap._n xviii_o of_o knight_n banneret_n 84_o chap._n xix_o of_o baronet_n 85_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o patent_n of_o creation_n of_o baronet_n 88_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o baronet_n of_o england_n according_a to_o their_o creation_n 91_o chap._n xx._n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 105_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n make_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o 107_o chap._n xxi_o of_o knight_n bachelor_n 108_o observation_n concern_v knight_n bachelor_n 116_o of_o degrade_n of_o knight_n 117_o chap._n xxii_o knight_n of_o the_o round_a table_n 118_o chap._n xxiii_o knight_n of_o the_o thistle_n or_o of_o st._n andrew_n 120_o chap._n xxiv_o order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o palestine_n and_o other_o part_n of_o asia_n 121_o knight_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n in_o jerusalem_n ib._n knight_n hospitaler_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n in_o jerusalem_n now_o call_v knight_n of_o malta_n 122_o knight_n templar_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n lazarus_n 123_o knight_n of_o st._n bass_n ibid._n knight_n of_o st._n katherine_n at_o mount_n sinai_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o martyr_n in_o palestine_n ibid._n order_n of_o knighthood_n in_o spain_n knight_n of_o the_o oak_n in_o navarre_n 124_o knight_n of_o the_o lily_n in_o navarre_n ibid._n knight_n of_o the_o band_n 125_o knight_n of_o