1398. And thus the Lady Anne Bullen daughter of Thomas Earle of Wilâ—s was by King Henry 8 made Marchionesse of Pembroke Anno 1532 as was the Lady Margaret daughter of Georgâ— D. of Clarence created Countesse of Salisbury by the same King Henry Anno 1514 Thus also the Lady Elizabeth Finch being by King Iames created Viscountesse Mâ—idstone was by our gracious Soveâ—aâ—gne Lord now being created Countesse of Winchelsey Anno 1628. the dignity entailed on the heires males of her body hegotten And finally thus was the Lady Elizabeth Richardson wife of Sir Thomas Richardson Lord Chiefe Justice created Baronesse Cramont by his Majesty now reâ—gning not to say any thing of the Lady Mary Fane Baronesse Despencer or of the Lady Margaret Lennard Baâ—onesse Dacres of the South being restitutions rather then creations Now for the method which I am to use in this following Catalogue it shall be after the most naturall of the Alphabet as being of most ease and speediest use in finding what we have a minde to looke for And in the same I shall lay downe the just successions of and in each severall title premising first a brief description of the placâ— denominating together with the yeere of Christs nativity wherein each severall Duke Earle or Marquesse either succeeded in the place or was advanced unto the same I also shall report in briefe on what pretext of bloud such and such men attained those honours which they have enjoyed If any neernesse or descent of bloud was pretended by them and where a family breakes off and a new comes in that I have marked with a few crosses thus ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ I have observed also who and how many of each title have managed any of the great and honourary Offices in the Common-wealth as those of Lord high Steward Lord high Chamberlaine Lord â—â—â—â—table Lord Admirall Lord Chancellour Lord Treasurer Lord Chiefe Justice or Lord Privie Seale together with the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlaine of hiâ— Majesties houshold and the LL. Presidents of Yorke and Wales and Chancellours or either oâ— the Universities Such of them as have had the honour to be admitted into the Order of the Garter I have noted with this littlâ—â—sterisme * And all this I have done 〈…〉 much brevity as was possible 〈◊〉 nothing in this place but a Nomencâ—â—tor a 〈◊〉 and naked Catalogue of names and hoâ—ours for the more easie understanding of oâ—r English History which was the matter which first moved me to compose 〈◊〉 Tables As for the order of precedencie of the men themselves that are thus dignified and advanced as now they stand that is to be accounted from and by the seniority of their creations in their severall series save that a course was tooke in Parliament 31. H. 8. c. 10. for placing those above the rest which were entrusted with the greatest Offices of State and Court. As viz. that of the Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper Lord Treasurer Lord President Lord Privie Seale Lord Constable Lord high Chamberlaine Lord Admirall Lord Marshall together with the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlaine of his Majesties houshold Which manner of precedencie being it is personall as unto the men and hath no reference to their place and titlâ—◠〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 with the times according as they 〈…〉 and favour with their 〈◊〉 and Soveraignâ— But for the places which have given 〈◊〉 and title to Dukes Marquesses or Earles and for the men that have beene honoured with those titles they are thâ—se that follow taking along such Lords and Viscounts as have â—eene dignified with and by the selfe-same titles and no more but those Saint Albans S. Albans is the fairest and the goodliest town in the County of Hertford It arose out of the ruines of old Verulamium a towne more strong and ancient â—arre as being the strongest Fort of all the Britaines in the time of Caesar though not haiâ—e so beautifull It took both name original Grandour from Alban once a Citizen of Verulamium who suffering Martyrdome for the faith of Christ during the persecution of Diocâ—â—â—ian had first a faire Church built in memoriall of him in that very place or if you will Ecclesia mirandi operis atque ejus martyrio condigna in the Authors language Bedae hist. lib. 1. c. 7 But this Church and towne of Verulam being both destroyed in those fierce warres which were betweene the Saxons and the Britains Offa the great and puissant K. of the Mercians built not farre off from the old seate a Monastery to the honour of Saint Alban endowed it with a great revenue and many goodly priviledges as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall This in short time improved the Monastery into a towne the Abbat in regard of his great possessionâ— and jurisdiction correspondent drawing no ordinary conâ—â—â—ence of all sorts of people Pope Adrian borne at Aâ—bats-Langley about five miles off added this honour to the place that as Saint Alban was the first Martyr of the Engllsh nation so should the Abbat have precedencie of all English Abbats This house was valued at the suppression at 2510. li. 6. s. 1. d. per annum and was surrendred into the hands of Sir Thomas Pope Doctor Petre and Master Cavendish for the use of K. H. 8. Decemb. 5. Anno 1639. The Abby Church being a stately and magnificent fabrick is leâ—t standing still townesmen purchasing the same at the price of 400. li. and turning it into a Parish Church as it now remaines For the great battels fought about this towne and in the very streets thereof between the two contending houses of York and Lancaster I leave you to the common Chronicles The persons which it hath ennobled are these that follow Viscounts and Earles 1620 1 Francis Bacon L. Verulam and L. Chan. of England created Visc. S. Albans Jan. 18. 1628 2 Rich. de Burgh E. of Clan-Ricard in the Kingd of Irel creat E. of S. Albans Aug. 23 1636 3 Vlike de Burgh E of S. Albans and Clan-Ricard now living 1641. Anglesey ANglesey is an Iland of North-Wales situate over against Carnaâ—vonshire from which it is divided by a narrow straight called in the Latines Mona by the Britains Mon but being conquered by the English obtained the name of Anglesey as one would say the Iland of the English-men It is exceeding fruitfull both in corne and cattell from whence the Welch are liberally stored with both And therefore it is said proverbially Mon mam Cymbri that Anglesey is the mother of Wales It was the ancient seate of the Druides and brought with no small difficulty under the command of the Romans by Iulius Agricola the people fighting here ut pro aris focis for their religion and their gods It containeth in it 74. Parishes the principall wherof is named Beauâ—arish being at this time the head towne of â—he shire and Aberfraw now an obscure and â—omely place but anciently the Royall seate â—f the Kings of North-Wales The persons which it hath given title
take in order thus 1466 1 Rich Woodville L. Tr. and L. Con. father of Qu. Eliz. wife of Edw. 4 1469 2 Ant. Wood. 1483 3 Rich. Wood.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1626 4 Tho. L. Darcy Visc. Colch cr E. â—â—vers 2 Car. Nov. 4. 1639 5 Iohn Savage son of Tho. Visc Sav. and Eliz. his wife eldest daught and one of the coheires of Tho. E. Riv. by vertue of a speciall entaile in the said creation succeeded him in the titles of Earle Rivers and Visc. Colchester is now living 1641. RVTLAND RVtland for quantity is the least Country of Eng. for quality not inferior to the very best as being a pleasant and fruitfull Countrey especially about the vale of Catmosse The earth thereof is generally very red of colour so red that even the fleeces of the â—heep are coloured with it in which regard it had the name of Rudland the Saxons calling that Rud which we now call Red as we retaine the use of Ruddy still in the selfe-same sence Heretofore it was reckoned for a part of Northampton-sh not made a County till of late and now again is laid unto Northampton-sh the better to make up a Diocesse for the see of Peterburgh It contineth in it but 48 Parish Churches in the whole the chiefe of which are Vppingham and Oakham two small market towns of which the last is the shire town for the Assises Sessions and all publique businesses Yet small and little though it be can shew the seats and titles of 4 Parliamentary Barons and besides that hath honored many a noble person with the name and title of Earles of Rutland 1390 1 Edw. Planta eldest son of Edm. of Langley D. of York *   ✚ ✚ ✚  2 Edm. Plantage 2 son of Rich. D. of York   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1525 3 Tho. Mannours L. Roos descended by the La Anne his mother from the said Rich D. of York cr E. of Rutland by K. H. 8. * 1543 4 Hen. Man * 1563 5 Edw. Man * 1586 6 Iohn Mann 1587 7 Rog. Man 1612 8 Franc. Man 1632 9 Geor. Man 1641 41 Iohn Man now Earle of Rutland 1641. SALISBVRY SAlisbury is the chiefe City of Wilâ—sh antiently called Sorbioâ—unum which name it held untill the entrance of the Saxons who gave new names and laws to all parts of Eng. â—t was at first seated high upon an hill as being a place designed for strength and war yet honored for a while with a Bishops see and a faire Cathedrall But the Bishops and the Clergy finding no good quarter amongst the Souldiers which were there in garrison and being destitute of water on so dry an hill about the time of Rich. 1 began to leave it and plant themselves down lower by the water side Being once setled there and raising a new Minster for Gods publike service the people also followed after and left old Sarum to it self which in short space became so totally deserted that now the ruines of it are hardly visible But for new Salisbury that grew up presently into great renown pleaâ—antly seated on the river which watreth every street thereof and for the populousnesse of the place plenty of provision a spacious market place and a faire Townhall is esteemed to be the second City of all this Tract And which addes no small lustre to it a place that hath been very fortunate in those eminent persons on whom the Kings of England have bestowed the title of Earles of Salisbury  1 Patrick d'Evreux 1168 2 Wil. d'Ev.   ✚ ✚ ✚  3 Wil. Long-espee base son of K. H 2 who married Ella daughter of Wil. dâ— Ev. 1225 4 Wil. Long-espee   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1333 5 Wil. de Montacute * 1343 6 Wil. de Mont. 1396 7 Iohn de Mont. 1400 8 Tho. de Mont. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1428 9 Rich. Nevill who married Eleanor daughter of Th. Mont. L. Ch. * 1460 10 Rich. Nevill E. of Warwick *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1472 11 Geo. D. of Clarence who married Isab. daugh of Rich. E. of War *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1477 12 Edw. eldest son of K. Rich. 3. and Anne the 2 daugh of Rich. Nev.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1514 13 Marg. daugh of Geo. D. of Clar. cr Countesse of Salisâ— by K. H. 8.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1605 14 Rob. Cecil Visc Cranborn cr E. of Salisb. 3 Iac. May 4 L. Tr. * 1612 15 Wil. Cecil now E. of Salisbury and Captain of the Pensioners 1641. * SHREWSBVRY SHrewsbury is the principall town in Shropshire called by our Ancestors the Saxons Scrobbesbyrig for that it was of old a very thicket of shrobs A place that rose out of the ruines of old Vriconium seated not far off but grew not into any great request till the Norman Conquest The town stands neaâ—ly on a hill and is almost incompassed round by the river Severn that part thereof which is not fenced by the River being fortified with a very strong Castle built by Roger de Montgomery the first E. hereof A faire and goodly Town it is well traded and frequented by all sorts of people both Welch Eng. by reason of the trade of cloth and other merchandise this being the common mart or empory between Wales Eng. It standeth in the very midst or center as it were of the whole County which generally is inferiour unto none about it for delight and plenty and for the number of Townes and Castles ' standing exceeding thick on every side as having formerly been a frontier-Country very far above them It belonged antiently to the Cornavii and presently on the Norman Conquest was bestowed on Roger de Montgom whom before I spake of who and his successors and since them the honorable Family of the Talbots enjoyed the stile and title of Earles of Shrewsbury 1067 1 Rog. de Montgomery 1093 2 Hugh de Montg 1098 3 Rob. de Montg   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1442 4 Iohn Talbot Marsh. of France cr E. of Shrewsbury by K. H. 6. * 1453 5 Iohn Talbot L. Tr. * 1460 6 Iohn Talbot 1473 7 Geo. Talbot * 1541 8 Francis Talbot * 1559 9 Geo Talbot * 1590 10 Gilb. Talbot * 1616 11 Edw. Talbot 1618 12 Geor. Talbot 1630 13 Iohn Talbot now E. of Shrewsbury 1641. SOMERSET SOmersetsh antiently was inhabited by the Belga A Country of a fertile soyle hoth for corne and pasture exceeding populous â—as comprehending in the whole 385 Parish Churches whereof 33 are market towns furnished also with commodious havens for trade and traffick A Country howsoever pleasant in the Summer season yet in the Winter time so deep miery that it is scarce passable from whence the people have a proverb that it is bad for the Rider but good for the abider Yet in some parts theâ—eof those specially which are towards Wiltsh it is both hilly and stony but in the bowels of those hils particularly in those of Mendip they find rich veines of lead to the
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
the L. K. Edw. gave it to his son surnamed the black Prince since the which time the eldest sons of the Kings of England whether it be by birth or by the death of their Elder brothers are ipso facto Dukes of Cornwall without any creation and are at age to sue their livery how young soever Whom with their predecessors we shall marshall thus Dukes and Earles of Cornwall  1 Robert of Morton E of Cornwal 1087 2 Wil. de Morton   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1140 3 Reginald Fitz-Harry base son unto K. Hen. the first   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚  4 Iohn second son of K. H. the 2. 1227 5 Rich. Plantagenet 2 son of K. Iohn K. of the Romans 1272 6 Edw. Plantagenet son of Rich.   ✚ ✚ ✚  7 Piers Gaveston   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1336 8 Iohn of Eltham 2 son of Edw. 2. 1336 9 Edw. the black Prince 1357 10 Rich of Burdeaâ—x eldest son of the black Prince * 1399 11 Hen. of Monmouth eldest son of H. the 4. * 1422 12 H of Windsore eld son of H. 5. * 1453 13 Edwof West eld son of H. 6. * 1470 14 Edwof West eld son of â—dw 4. * 1483 15 Edw. of West eld son of Rich. 3. * 1487 16 Arthur eld son of K. H. 7. * 1503 17 Hen. 2 son of K. H. 7. * 1537 18 Edw. eld son of K H 8. * 1602 19 Hen eld son of K Iomes * 1612 20 Char 2 son of K Iames. * 1630 21 Charles eld son of our dread Soverâ—â—â—nâ— now being An. 1641. * COVENTRY COventry is a faire and goodly City within the limits of Warwâ—ck shire but now within the County of Warwiâ—k heretofore called so from the Convent by which and the translating of the See Epiâ—copalâ— from Lichfâ—ild hither it grew exceeding rich and wealthy And though it now hath neither Convent nor Episcopall See more than in ruine and in title it still continues its old wealth being the best City of mart and trade in all these parts commodiously built and seated and more than ordinarily frequented for an Inland Towne It belonged once unto the â—arles of Chester and afterward by many meane conveyances to Iohn of Eltham Earle of Cornwall and so this place became annexed unto that Earldome Nor lost it any thing but rather gained much by that annexation Henry the 6. laying unto it certaine the adjacent Villages and making it with them a County corporate cleerely distinct from that of Warwick It is now one of the honourary titles of the Duke of Buckingham George Marquesse of Buckingham being created Duke of Bukingham and Earle of Covenâ—y by letters patents bearing date in May 21 Iac. and for the remnant of his life he and since him his son enjoyed both the title of Dukes of Buckingham and Earles of Coventry 1623 1 Georges Villiers Marquesse of Buckingham 1628 2 George Villiers now Duke of Buckingham and Earle of Coventry 1641. CVMBERLAND CVmberland is the furthest Country of England on the Northwest side antiently part of the Brigantes It is called Cumbria in the Latine and Cumbrorum â—erra as being inhabited by the true and naturall Britans who in their own language are cald Kymri when as the residue of these Northern parts had yeelded to the conquering Saxon. A Countrey for the situation of it neither unpleasant nor unprofitable the Valleis yeelding corne sufficiently the Mountaines breeding great flocks of sheep the Meeres replenished with all kind of wild foule and the adjoyning Sea affording a variety of excellent fish It conteineth in it not above 58 Parish Churches but very many Chappels of Ease as big and large as any Parish Of these there are 9 Market Townes whereof the chiefe next Carlile for dispatch of busines is that of Perith wherein they hold their Sessions and Assises Late was it ere this County became an Earldome viz. when as K. H. the 8. bestowed the stile and dignity of Earle of Cumberland upon Henry Lord Clyfford whose issue still continue Earles of Cumberland 1525 1 Henry L Clifford created Earle of Cumber 17 of K. H. 8. Iun. 18. * 1542 2 Henry Clifford 1569 3 George Clifford 1605 4 Francis Clifford 1640 5 Henry Clifford Now Earle of Cumberland 1641. DANBY DAnby is an ancient Castle in the hundred or Wapontake of Cleveland in the North-riding of York-shire seated neare to a large Parke and a goodly chase of the same name It belonged anciently unto the L. Latimer and was sold with other lands belonging to that Family unto Ralph Nevill Earle of Westmerland who forth with gave the same to his son Sir George Nevil whom K. H. the 6. not long after summoned to the Parliament by the name of Lord Latimer His issue male failing in Qu Elizabeths times and the Estate being divided betweene his two daughters and coheires this Castle with the lands adjoyning fell unto the share of his daughter Mary who being married to Sir Iohn Danvers of Wilâ—sh was by him mother of S Hen. Danvers created by K. Iames L. Danvers of Danâ—eser and by our Sovereigne now being the first E of Danby 1629 1 Henry L. Danvers of Dantesey cr E. of Danby Feb. 7. 10 Car. now living Anno 1641. DARBY DArbyshire is a part of the Coritani and tooke that name of Darby the chief town thereof A Town conveniently seated on the River of Derwent beautified with five Parish Churches a goodly stone Bridg and a large Market-place and no lesse famous for Good Ale than Banbury for Cakes and Cheâ—se Finally the Town is well traded and of good resort and is the usuall place of holding Sessions and Assisses for all the County The Countrey of the East and South parts well manured and fruitfull yeelding a very spacious and pleasing prospect both out of Tutbury Castle and that of Boulsover The West part which they call the Peak is not so pleasing to the eye though possible as profitable to the purse being rich in iron lead and coales which it yeelds abundantly and grazing multitudes of sheep on the Mountaine tops It containes in it 106 Parish Churches of the which 8 be Marketâ—towns the chiefe thereof being Darby as before is said the Catalogue of whose Earls now followeth Earles of Darby 1199 1 William de Ferrars 1247 2 Wil. de Ferrars 1254 3 Wil. de Ferrars 4 Robert de Ferrars   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1131 5 Edm of Lancaster 2 sonne to King Henry the 3. after which time this title was continued in the house of Lancaster 1338 6 Henry of Lancaster son of Henry Earle of Lancaster cr Earle of Darby in his fathers life 11. Edw. 3. * 1386 7 Henry of Bullingbroke sonne of Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster cr Earle of Darby in his fathers life 9 Ric. 2. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1485 8 Thomas Lord Stanley cr Earle of Darby by King Henry the 7. L. Constable * 1503 9 Tho. Stanley 1521 10 Edward Stanley * 1572 11 Henry Stanley * 1593 12
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
Forest yeelding speciall opportunity and delight for Hunters the chiefe Town of it had the name of Hunter downe we now call it Huntingodâ— with very little variation The Towne commodiously seated upon the northern bank of the River Ouse rising unto the Noâ—th on the ascent of an hill adorned with foure parish Churches and had a little Aâ—bey once founded by Maud the Emper. and Eustace Lovelosâ— the ruines of the which and of a farâ—e more ancient Castle built by King Edward the older Anno 917 are yet to be seene This County conâ—â—ineth in it five other market Townes besides the shire-Towne and 79 Parishes in the whole and did become an Earldome presently on the Norman Conquest as it hath ever since continued in these Earles of Huntingdon â—068 1 Waltheof   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1075 2 Simon de Senlys married Maud the daughter of Waltheof   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚  3 David Pr. of Scotland 2 husband of Maud. 1138 4 Henry sonne of David King of Scots   ✚ ✚ ✚  5 Simon de S. Lyz.   ✚ ✚ 1152 6 Malcolm King of Scots sonne of Hen.  7 Wil. after K. of Scots 1174 8 Simon de S. Lys E. 1190 9 David 3 son of Henry 1219 10 Iohn le Scot son of David   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1337 11 Wil. de Clinton   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1377 12 Guiscard dâ—Angolesme ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1388 13 Iohn Holland L. high Chamb. 1400. 1416 14 Iohn Holland D. of Exet. ✚ 1447 15 Hen. Hol. D of Exon.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1474 16 Tho. Grey Marq. Dorset   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1479 17 Wil. Herb.   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1529 18 George Lord Hastings created Earle of Huntingdon by King H. the 8. 1544 19 Fr. Hastings ✚ 1560 20 Hen. Hastings ✚ 1595 21 Geo. Hastings  22 Henry Hastings now Earle 1639. KENDALL KEndall is the name of a Town in Westmâ—rland called also Candâ—le and Kirk by Candals as being seated in a dale neere the river Can. The Town built in the manner of a Crosse two long and broad streets crossing one another a Town of great resort trade especially for woollen cloaths which they make there in great abundance and thence vent through all parts of England This Town hath been an antient Barony descending from the Talboyses to the Breoses or Bruces by them unto the Rosses of Wark some of whose line aâ—tained the title of â— Rosse of Kendal so to distinguish them from the Lord Roos of Hamlake and so at last unto the Parres to one of which it gave the title of Baron of Kendall as it hath done before of E. to others of more note and eminency which are these that follow  1 Iohn D. of Bedford 3 son unot K. H. 4 Regent of France and E. of Kendall ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚  2 Iohn D. of â—omerset E. of Kend. ✚   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1446 3 Iohn de Foix cr E. of Kend. by K. H. 6 since which those of that Family do write themselves â—â—rles of Longueville and Kendall  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1539 4 William Parre Knight created Lord Parre of Kendall 30 Henry the 8. March 9 created after Earle of Ex. by King Henry the 8. and Marquesâ—e of Northampton by King Edward the 6 the rights and interests of which house are now devolved unto the Heâ—berts Earles of Pemâ—roke descending from the Lady Anne sister and heire of the said Lord Parre KENT KEnt in Latine Caâ—â—um so called as being seated in the Canton or Corner of the kingdome is a very rich and pleasant Countrey lying between the Tâ—ames and the narrow Seas A Contrey very good for corne and fit for pasturage according to the severall plots and parts thereof and wondrous full of fruitfull and well-ordered Orchards from whence the City of London is supplied with most sort of fruit The Villages and Towns stand exceeding thick beiâ—g in all 398 Parishes besidâ—s lesser Hamlets which make up the two Diocesses of Canterbury and Rochester It hath also divers safe Roades and sure Harbours for ships and those exceeding well defended with Forts and Castles Caesar when he arrived in kâ—nt found here 4 kings for so they cal'd the Chiefes of the principall Families and gives this testimony of the people that they were the most courteous and civill of all the Britanâ— In the declining of whose Empire Vorâ—iger gave this Countrey unto the Saxons who being Heathens when the rest of the Iâ—â—e were Christians gave an occasion to the Proverb of Kent and Christâ—ndome At that time it was made a Kingdome as in the entrance of the Normans it was made an Earldom and so it hath continued in the pâ—rsons of these Earles of Kent 1067 1 Odo B of Bâ—ieux halfe brother to the Conq. L. Ch. Iust. L. Tr.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1141 2 Wil. of Ypre◠  ✚ ✚ ✚ 1227 3 Hub de Burgh L. Ch Iust.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1321 4 Edm. of Wood stock son to K. E. 1. 1330 5 Edm. Plantag 1333 6 Iohn Plantag   ✚ ✚ ✚  7 Tho Hol. married the La. Ioane of Kent daugh of Edm. of Wood. ✚ 1360 8 Tho. Holland 1397 9 Tho. Hol. D. of Surrey ✚ 1400 10 Edm. Hol. L. Adm.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1461 11 Wil. Nevill L. Falconbridge   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1464 12 Edm. Grey L Rutâ—yn L. Tr. cr E. of Kent by K. Edw. 4.  13 Geo. Grey 1506 14 Rich. Grey died 1523. 1571 15 Reginald Grey 1572 16 Henry Grey 1613 17 Charles Grey  18 Hen. Grâ—y 1639 19 Anthony Grey Clerk Parson of â—urbage in the County of Leicester grand-child of Anthony 3 son of George Grey E. of Kent now living anâ—o 1641. KINGSTON KIngston is the name of a well known and eminent Town in the East Riding of York-shire which standing on the mouth of the river Hull where it doth fall into the Humber is better known amongst us by the name of Hull A town indeed of no antiquity being first built by Edward the â— who liking the situation of the place compounded for it with the Abbot of Meaux to whom it formerly belonged and there built the town and caused it to be called Kingston It rose up in a little time to great reputation so that for faire and sumptuous buildiâ—gs strong blockhouses well furnished ships wealth of trade it is become the most remarkable town for merchandise in these parts of Eng. Michael de la Pole the first E. of Suffolk of that Family being son of Wil. dâ— la Pole a rich merchant here obtained great priviledges for the place whiâ—h his successors as they grew in favour did iâ—crease and multiply and in the dayes of H. 6 â—il E. Marq. and D of Suffolk procured it to bee made a County incorporate as our Lawyers phrase it Of late dayes of a County it became the Earldome of 1628 1 Rob. Pierrepont Visc. Newark cr
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
cr E. of Norwich a Car. Aug. 24. Mort sans issue masle NOTTINGHAM NOttinghamsh antiently was a part of the Coritani well watred with the river of Trent and many other pleasant streames The people generally divide it into the sand and the clay that being the E. part taking up the forrest of Sherwood famous for Rob. Hood and his companions this being the South and Eastern part more fruitfull and more fit for corne and throughout well furnished both with wood and coale It conteineth in it 168 Parishes of which the chiefe and that from whence the shire takes name is Nottingham A Town well seated on the Trent though very high up on an hill which overlookes it for buildings and faire streets and a spatious market place not giving way to many Cities But that which gave the greatest ornament unto it was indeed the Caâ—â—le a Royall and magnificent building which for strength statelinesse and command of prospect may justly challenge the precedency of the best in Eng. Of Mortimeâ—s hole there who was hence haled to his executioÌ„ and of the long imprisonment which David K. of Scots here suffred the people are as good as a common Chronicle and intermixe too not afew Fables with the truth of story But that which we have good record for without fraud or fiction is that it hath afâ—orded in successive Ages these Lords and Earles of Nottingham  1 Wil. Peverell L. of the honour of Nottingham  2 Wil. Peverell L.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1141 3 Rob. de Ferrers married Margar. daughter of Wil. Peverell   ✚ ✚ ✚  4 Iohn after K. of Eng.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1377 5 Iohn L. Mowbray 1382 6 Tho. Mow. E. Mar. after D. of Nor. 1400 7 Tho. Mow. E. M. and D. N. 1405 8 Iohn Mow. E. M. and D N. * 1432 9 Iohn Mow. E. M. and D. N. * 1461 10 Iohn Mow. E. M and D. N. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1475 11 Rich. D. of York 2 son of K Edw. 4 married the La. Anne sole child of Iohn D of Norf. *   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1483 12 Wil. L. Berkley descended from the L Isab. daugh of Tho. 1 D. of Nor. E. of Nott. 1597 13 Charles L. How of Eâ—â—ing L. Adm. deâ—cended by the house of Nor. from the Mow.  14 Charles How now E. of Nottin Anno 1641. OXFORD OXford-shire is a part of the Dobuni situated North-ward of the Thames which parteth it all along from Berkshire A plentifull and fruitfull Countrey wherein the plaines are garnished with cornefields and meadows the hils well covered with woods and the downes with sheep and wanting in no kind of pleasure which either hawke or hound can afford a Gentleman It conteines in it being no great circuit 270 Parish Churches and 10 market townes the chiefe of which in name and beauty giving denomination to the County is the famous City and Vniversity of Oxford A faire and goodly City both for site and building whether one look on the magnificence of the publique structures or the compacted uniformity of private houses And sure it may be said without immodesty and heard without dislike or envy that for the statelinesse of the Schooles and publique Library the bravery and beauty of particular Colledges all built of faire and polished stone the liberall endowments of those houses and notable incouragements of industry and learning in the salary of the Professors in most Arts and Sciences it is not to be parallelled in the Christian world and for the number of her studens and the well ordering of those Students by good laws and ordinances not to be equalled by any but her sister Cambridge From whence it had the name of Oxford is adhuc sub judice whether of Vadum Isidos the ford of Ouse or Isis on whose banks it stands and so called Ousford or Vada boum the ford of Oxen as the Greeks had their Bosphori in former times I determine not Suffice it that this name is very antient and that it antiently hath beene an Vniversity or seat of learning in which respect it hath co-evity with that of Paris if not priority above it as being refounded by K. Alfâ—ed Anno 806 after it had been overborne a while by the Danish fury Colledges it conteineâ—h in all 18. Hals for students 6 and about 13 Parisâ— Churches It is moreover a see 〈◊〉 and it hath withall received no small honour from the noble 〈◊〉 of the Veres who now for 20 generations 〈◊〉 been Earles of Oxford 1067 1 Edgar Atheling   ✚ ✚ ✚  2 Aubrey de Verâ— L. high Chamb. 1146 3 Aubrey de Vere L. high Ch. 1214 4 Rob. de Vere L. high Ch. 1233 5 Hugh de Vere L. high Ch. 1263 6 Rob. de Vere L. high Ch. 1295 7 Rob de Vere L. high Ch. 1331 8 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1358 9 Tho. de Vere L high Ch. 1310 10 Rob. de Vere D. of Ireland 1393 11 Aubrey de Vere 1400 12 Rich. de Vere * 1415 13 Iohn de vere 1462 14 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. * 1512 15 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1526 16 Iohn de Vere * 1539 17 Iohn de Vere L. high Ch. 1562 18 Edw de Vere L. high Ch. 1604 19 Hen. de Vere L. high Ch. 1624 20 Rob. de Vere 1632 21 Aubrey de Vere now Earle of Oxon 1641 PEMBROKE PEmbrok-shire was inhabited of old by the Dimetae a Countrey quite surrounded by the Sea save where it joyneth unto Cardigan and Carmarthen shires A Countrey plentiful in corne and Cattell not destitute of pit-coale and which is far above the rest as Giraldus tels us considering that it is so neare to Ireland of a temperate and wholesome Aire It conteines in it 140 Parish Churches and 5 Markets that which is most of note being Milford renowned for its safe and capacious haven But that from which it takes denomination is the town of Pembrok seated upon a forked arme of Milford haven and in the best part of all the Countrey A town consisting principally of one long street on a long narrow point of rock and hath within the wals there of two Churches The Earles hereof in former times were County Palatines and passed al things that concerned that County under the seale of the Earldom And it continued so untill the reigne of H. 8. when as Wales was reduced to England and the authority of the great Lords there dissolved by Parliament Since which the Earles of Pembrok have been meerely titular as of other places and of each sort were these in their severall Ages the Marq. and Earles of Pembrok 1139 1 Gilb. de Calre 1149 2 Râ—c de Clare sirnamed Strongbow   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1199 3 Wil. Mar. married Isabel daughter and heire of Rich Strongbow 1219 4 Wil. Marsh and L. chiefe Iustice. 1231 5 Ric. Marsh. 1234 6 Gilb. Marsh. 1242 7 Walt. Marsh. 1245 8 Anselm Marsh.   ✚ ✚ ✚
the river of Stoure which is here called Yenlade An Island by Solinus called Athanatos in some copies Thanatos from whence the Saxons had their Thanet famous as in other things so in these particulars that it was here the Sax. landed when they came first for Britani and that S. Austin the Monk here landed also when he brought the Gospel to the Saxons The whole about 8. m. in leng and 4 in brea was reckoned then to hold about 600 Families and is now very populous for the bignesse and very plentiful withall of all commodities necessary but of corâ— especially The people generally are a kind of Amphibii and get their livings both by sea and land being well skilled according to the year aswel in stearing of a ship at sea as holding of the plough at land in both courses notably industrious Such is the Isle of Thaâ—et which was to late times made the title of an Earldome in the persons of 1628 1 Nico. L. Tufton cr E. of Thanet 4. Car. Aug. 5.  2 Iohn Tuf E. of Thanet now living Anno 1641. TOTNES TOtnes is a Town in the Southwest of Devonshire situate on the banks of the River of Dert about 6 miles from its influxe into the Sea An antient little Town it is and standeth on the fall of an hill lying East and West It hath a Major for the chiefe Magiâ—trate and so hath had ever since the time of K. Iohn and being a burrough town withall hath a vote in Parliament The greatest reputation which it had in the former times was that it gave the title of an Arch-deacon to one of 4 Arch-deacons of the Diocesse of Exeter who is hence called Arch-deacon of Totnes And by that name George Carew Dâ—ctor in Divinity after Deane of Windsore c. subscribes the Acts of Convocation Aâ—â—â— 1536. which possibly may be the reason why 162â— George L. Carew of Clopton son of the said George desired as hee enjoyed the title of E. of Totnes unto the which he was advanced 1 Car. Feb. Mort â—aâ—â—s issue WARWICK WArwickshire heretofore was part of the Cornavii a Country which for aire and soyle wants nothing for the profit or pleasure of man It is divided into two parts by the river Avon that on the South side being cald the Feldon which yeelds good store of corn and grasse and makes a lovely prospect from the neighbouring hils that on the North being called the Woodland from the great plenty of woods which grew here formerly but now grown thin enough by the making of iron It conteineth in it 158 Parishes and market towns of which the chief 〈◊〉 one exclude Coventry as a County of it selfe is that of Warwick called by the Romans antiently Praesidium from the garrison there which name it still retaines in a different language A town adorned with very faire houses a strong and well compact stone bridge on the river Avon and two goodly Churches But the chief beauty of it heretofore as now is a most stately and magnificent Castle which as it was of late repaired at the great cost and charges of Sir Fulk Grevill the late L. Broks who therein dwelt so was it antiâ—ntly the seat and abiding place of the Dukes and Earles of Warwick 1067 1 Hen. de Newburgh E. 1123 2 Rog. de New 1153 3 Wil. de New 1183 4 Waleran de New 1200 5 Hen. de New 1233 6 Tho. de New   ✚ ✚ ✚ ✚ 1242 7 Iohn Marsh. first husb of Margery sister and heire of Tho. de New 1243 8 Iohn de Plessetis 2 husband of the said Margery   ✚ ✚ ✚  9 Wale de New uncle and heire of the said Margery   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1262 10 Wil. Mauduit son of Alice sister heire of Waleran   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1268 â—1 Wil. Beauchamp son of the La. Isa sister and heire of Wil. Maud. 1291 12 Guido Beauch 1315 13 Tho. Beau. E. Marsh. ✚ 1369 14 Tho. Beau. ✚ 1401 15 Rich. Beau. Regent of Fr. ✚ 1439 16 Hen. Beau. D. of Warw.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1446 17 Rich. Nevill who married Anne sister of Hen. D. of Warw.   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1471 18 Geo. D. of Clarence who married Anne daughter of Rich. Nevill E. of Warw. 1478 19 Edw. Plantag son of George D. of Clarence   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1547 20 Iohn Dudley Visc Lis. descended from the Lady Margaret daughter of Rich. Beauchamp E. of Warw. ✚ 1562 21 Amb. Dudley   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1618 22 Robert L Rich of Leeze created Earle of Warwick 16 Iac. Aug. 2.  23 Rob. Rich now living 1641. WESTMORLAND WEstmorland was a part of the possessions of the old Brigantes and lyeth on the West of Yorkâ—sh from whence and from the Mores as they call them here that is those barren heathy grounds which are not tractable for corn it was named West-more-land The ayre accounted sharp and piercing the soyle in most parts barren and unprofitable yet in the Vales which are neither large nor manâ— indifferently fruitfull So that the greatest profit and commodity which here the people make unto themselves is by the benefit and trade of cloathing It containes in it only 26 Parishes which plainly shews that either the Countrey is not very populous or that the Parishes are exceeding large as geâ—erally indeed they are in these Northerne parts 4 of those 26 are market towns the chiefe of which next Kendale which wee â—pake of formerly is called Appleby and passeth for the shire town or head of the Countie The Viponts antiently and by them the â—lyffords were the hereditary Sherifs hereof which notwithstanding it pleased K. R. 2 to adde unto the titles of the Nevils of Raby the higher and more eminent stile of Earles of Westmorland 1398 1 Ralph Nevill L of Raby E. Marsh. 1425 2 Ralph Nevill 1484 3 Ralph Nevill  4 Ralph Nevill ✚ 1523 5 Hen. Nevill 1564 6 Charles Nevill   ✚ ✚ ✚ 1624 7 Francis Fane eldest son of Mary La. Despencer descended from the Nevils E. of Westmorland cr E. of Westmorland 22 Iac. Dec. 29. 1628 8 Mild may Fane now E. of Westmorland 1641. WILTSHIRE WIltsh belonging to the Relgae in the former times took this new name from Wilton once the chief town of it like as it of the river Willy on the which it standeth A region which as it breeds a race of hardy men who in old time with those of Devonsh Cornwal chalenged the seconding of the main battaille in our Eng. armies so is it very plentifull and fruitfull and withall very pleasant and delightsome The middle parts thereof which they call the Plaines are most scant of corne but those plaines being large and spacious reaching round about to the horizon do feed innumerable flocks of sheep which bring as great commodity to the inhabitants by their fleece wool and the most gainefull trad of cloathing as other parts that are more