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edw._n 3._o soon_o after_o create_a duke_n marshal_n of_o england_n great_a uncle_n to_o edw._n 3._o who_o have_v his_o exemplar_n write_v but_o for_o this_o one_o parliament_n 4._o to_z henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n 3._o 14_o edw._n 3._o soon_o after_o create_a duke_n son_n to_o john_n the_o 4._o son_n of_o edw._n 3_o who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n in_o this_o king_n and_o richard_n 2._o and_o h._n 4th_n time_n for_o 7_o parliament_n viz._n 14._o edw._n 3._o 17._o edw._n 3._o 18._o edw._n 3._o 22._o edw._n 3._o 25._o edw._n 3._o 23._o rich._n 2._o 1_o hen._n 4._o as_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n 5._o to_o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n 3._o 37_o edw._n 3._o who_o then_o be_v king_n of_o castille_n and_o duke_n of_o acquitane_n the_o four_o son_n to_o edw._n the_o 3._o as_o aforesaid_a and_o uncle_n to_o rich._n the_o 2._o who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 17._o parliament_n in_o this_o and_o rich._n the_o 2d_n time_n viz._n 37_o edw._n 3._o 38._o edw._n 3._o 1_o r._n 2._o 3_o r._n 2._o 4_o r._n 2._o 7_o r._n 2._o &_o 7_o r._n 2._o &_o 8_o r._n 2._o and_o 8_o r._n 2._o 9_o r._n 2._o 13_o r._n 2._o 14_o r._n 2._o 15_o r._n 2._o 17_o r._n 2._o 20_o r._n 2._o and_o 20_o r._n 2._o 21_o r._n 2._o exemplar_n exemplar_n 6._o 3._o 50_o edw._n 3._o to_z richard_z prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n grandchild_n to_o edw._n the_o 3d._n and_o son_n to_o edw._n the_o former_a prince_n of_o wales_n and_o afterward_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o who_o have_v a_o exemplar_n write_v but_o for_o this_o parliament_n and_o at_o the_o open_n thereof_o he_o do_v sit_v in_o the_o king_n chair_n 7._o 2._o 10_o ric._n 2._o to_z edmund_z earl_n of_o cambridge_n duke_z of_o clarence_z and_o first_o duke_n of_o york_n the_o 5._o son_n of_o edw._n the_o 3d._n who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 3_o parliament_n viz._n the_o 10.11.12_o of_o rich._n 2._o as_o duke_n of_o york_n 8._o 2._o 11_o ric._n 2._o to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n uncle_n to_o the_o king_n who_o have_v one_o exemplar_n for_o one_o parliament_n 9_o 4._o 1_o hen._n 4._o to_z henry_n prince_n of_o wales_n and_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n who_o have_v his_o exemplar_n writ_n for_o 9_o parliament_n in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n and_o be_v after_o king_n hen._n the_o 5_o viz._n 1_o h._n 4._o 2_o h._n 4._o 3_o h._n 4._o 6_o h._n 4._o 7_o h._n 4._o and_o 7_o h._n 4._o 9_o h._n 4._o 11_o h._n 4._o and_o 13_o h._n 4._o 10._o to_o thomas_n the_o second_o son_n of_o hen._n the_o four_o duke_n of_o clarence_n and_o earl_n of_o albemarl_n have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 7_o parliament_n in_o this_o and_o hen._n 6th_n reign_n viz._n exemplar_n exemplar_n 5._o 1_o hen._n 5._o 1_o h._n 5.3.4.5_o of_o hen._n the_o 5_o and_o in_o the_o one_a and_o 6._o and_o 3_o h._n 6._o 11._o to_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n 3_o 5._o 8_o hen._n 5._o son_n to_o hen._n four_o who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 5_o parliament_n in_o this_o and_o hen._n 6_o reign_n viz._n 8_o h._n 5.4_o and_o 4.11.14_o h._n 6._o 12._o to_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n 6._o 2_o hen._n 6._o the_o four_o son_n of_o hen._n 4._o he_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 10_o successive_a parliament_n viz._n 4.6.9.10.15.18.20.21.25_o and_o 25_o h._n 6._o 13._o to_o rich._n duke_n of_o york_n 6._o 27_o hen._n 6._o grandchild_n to_o hen._n 4._o and_o elder_a son_n to_o edw._n the_o 4._o when_o duke_n of_o york_n who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 4_o parliament_n viz._n 27.29.31.33_o h._n 6._o 14._o to_o george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n 3d._a 4._o 7_o edw._n 4._o brother_n to_o edward_n the_o four_o who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o 3_o parliament_n viz._n 7.9.12_o edw._n 4._o 15._o to_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n 4._o 22_o edw._n 4._o elder_a son_n to_o edward_n the_o four_o who_o have_v exemplar_n writ_n for_o two_o parliament_n and_o after_o be_v king_n edward_n the_o 5_o viz._n 22._o and_o 23._o edw._n 4._o note_v that_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o 21._o of_o hen._n the_o 8_o 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any_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a only_o to_o other_o lord_n temporal_a as_o will_v be_v show_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o in_o the_o 21._o of_o king_n james_n exemplar_n exemplar_n 16._o jacob._n 21_o jacob._n a_o exemplar_n writ_n be_v to_o charles_n prince_n of_o wales_n duke_z of_o york_z for_o that_o one_o parliament_n who_o be_v afterward_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 17._o 1._o 15_o car._n 1._o to_o charles_n prince_n of_o wales_n who_o have_v a_o exemplar_n write_v for_o one_o parliament_n and_o after_o be_v king_n charles_n the_o second_o 18._o 2._o 13_o car._n 2._o to_o james_n duke_n of_o york_n who_o sit_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o aforementioned_a write_v in_o the_o parliament_n begin_v the_o 8_o of_o may_n 1661._o to_o the_o end_n thereof_o sect_n iu_o observation_n on_o the_o title_n of_o york_n there_o be_v other_o duke_n of_o york_n beside_o these_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o collection_n viz._n edward_n the_o son_n of_o edmund_n duke_n of_o york_n 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a_o lord_n mayor_n as_o it_o be_v at_o london_n but_o how_o far_o the_o equivalency_n of_o that_o title_n extend_v to_o those_o two_o city_n will_v be_v further_o discourse_v when_o i_o speak_v of_o london_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o in_o my_o annotation_n 3._o whilst_o the_o quarrel_n continue_v between_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n which_o last_v for_o many_o age_n york_n have_v the_o title_n of_o white-rose_n the_o house_n of_o lancaster_n call_v the_o red-rose_a till_o both_o be_v inoculate_v into_o one_o stock_n of_o hen._n seven_o 4._o the_o title_n of_o this_o james_n duke_n of_o york_n and_o albany_n in_o scotland_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v give_v by_o king_n james_n to_o prince_n charles_n afterward_o call_v king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v first_o create_v duke_n of_o albany_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o 4_o year_n of_o age_n duke_n of_o york_n sect_n v._o of_o consimilar_v writ_n to_o the_o royal_a exemplar_n now_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o consimilar_n of_o these_o exemplar_n but_o in_o respect_n that_o they_o consist_v of_o a_o very_a great_a number_n and_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o labour_n to_o treat_v of_o all_o consimilar_n i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o recite_v they_o especial_o be_v in_o hope_n that_o my_o learned_a friend_n sir_n william_n dugdale_n will_v publish_v a_o particular_a treatise_n of_o they_o and_o ease_v i_o of_o that_o labour_n so_o as_o i_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n here_o of_o the_o writ_n for_o this_o parliament_n to_o prince_n rupert_n the_o sister_n son_n to_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o and_o this_o be_v consimilar_v in_o all_o part_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n exemplar_n except_o in_o the_o title_n so_o i_o need_v not_o set_v it_o down_o at_o large_a but_o by_o abbreviation_n shall_v thus_o render_v it_o viz._n carolus_n etc._n etc._n rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n praecharissimo_fw-la consanguinco_n duci_fw-la cumbriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la and_o so_o verbatim_o with_o the_o duke_n 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the_o lord_n house_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o king_n chair_n for_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o call_v the_o king_n of_o scot_n chair_n yet_o i_o can_v find_v by_o any_o record_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n or_o elsewhere_o that_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n do_v ever_o sit_v there_o or_o be_v summon_v or_o have_v any_o proxy_n to_o sit_v there_o for_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o exemplar_n or_o consimilar_v write_v and_o now_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o exemlar_n for_o bishop_n chap._n vii_o the_o second_o exemplar_n viz._n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n section_n i_o the_o examplar_n for_o bishop_n of_o which_o i_o be_o now_o to_o speak_v be_v not_o enter_v into_o this_o pawn_n in_o the_o pettibag_n which_o i_o have_v recite_v verbatim_o as_o all_o the_o other_o exemplar_n be_v but_o it_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o chancery_n crown-office_n a_o office_n of_o record_n also_o as_o i_o have_v show_v be_v issue_v after_o the_o parliament_n be_v sit_v nor_o 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