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lincolnshire_n kt._n 28_o george_n gresly_n of_o drakedow_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 29_o paul_n tracy_n of_o stanway_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 30_o sir_n john_n wentworth_n of_o coffield_n in_o essex_n kt._n 31_o sir_n henry_n bellasis_n of_o newborough_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n faulconberg_n in_o england_n 32_o william_n constable_n of_o flamborough_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 33_o sir_n thomas_n leigh_n of_o stoneley_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n since_o english_a baron_n 34_o sir_n edward_n noel_n of_o brook_n in_o rutlandshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n cambden_n in_o england_n 35_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n of_o conington_n in_o huntingtonshire_n kt._n 36_o robert_n cholmondleigh_n of_o cholmondleigh_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n since_o earl_n of_o lempster_n extinct_a 37_o john_n molineux_n of_o taversal_a in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 38_o sir_n francis_n wortley_n of_o wortley_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 39_o sir_n george_n savile_n senior_n thornhill_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n halifax_n in_o england_n 40_o william_n kniveton_n of_o mircaston_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 41_o sir_n philip_n woodhouse_n of_o wilberly-hall_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n 42_o sir_n william_n pope_n of_o wilcot_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n now_o earl_n of_o down_o in_o ireland_n 43_o sir_n james_n harington_n of_o ridlington_n in_o rutlandshire_n kt._n 44_o sir_n henry_n savile_n of_o metheley_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n extinct_a 45_o henry_n willoughby_n of_o risley_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n extinct_a 46_o lewes_n tresham_n of_o rushton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n extinct_a 47_o thomas_n brudenell_n of_o dean_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o cardigan_n in_o england_n 48_o sir_n george_n st._n paul_n of_o snarsford_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n extinct_a 49_o sir_n philip_n tirwhit_o of_o stainfield_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 50_o sir_n roger_n dalison_n of_o loughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n extinct_a 51_o sir_n edward_n car_n of_o sleford_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 52_o sir_n edward_n hussey_n of_o henington_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 53_o l'estrange_n mordant_n of_o massinghamparva_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 54_o thomas_n bendish_n of_o steeple-bemsted_n in_o essex_n esq_n 55_o sir_n john_n wynne_n of_o gwidder_n in_o carnarvonshire_n kt._n 56_o sir_n william_n throckmorton_n of_o tortworth_n in_o glocestershire_n kt._n 57_o sir_n richard_n worsley_n of_o apledercombe_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 58_o sir_n richard_n fleetwood_n of_o calwiche_n in_o stafforshire_n kt._n 59_o thomas_n spencer_n of_o yarnton_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n 60_o sir_n john_n tufton_n of_o hothfield_n in_o kent_n kt._n 61_o sir_n samuel_n peyton_n of_o knowlton_n in_o kent_n kt._n 62_o sir_n charles_n morrison_n of_o caishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n extinct_a 63_o sir_n henry_n baker_n of_o sissinghurst_n in_o kent_n kt._n 64_o roger_n apleton_n of_o south-bemsted_n in_o essex_n esq_n 65_o sir_n william_n sidley_n of_o ailesford_n and_o southfleet_n in_o kent_n kt._n 66_o sir_n william_n twisden_n of_o roydenhall_n in_o east-peckham_n in_o kent_n kt._n 67_o sir_n edward_n hales_n of_o woodchurch_n and_o now_o of_o tunstall_n in_o kent_n kt._n 68_o william_n monins_n of_o waldersh_a in_o kent_n esq_n 69_o thomas_n mildway_n of_o mulsham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 70_o sir_n william_n maynard_n of_o eastanes_n or_o easton_n parva_fw-la in_o essex_n kt._n now_o english_a baron_n 71_o henry_n lee_n of_o quarendon_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o litchfield_n in_o england_n anno_fw-la 1612._o nou._n 25._o 72_o sir_n john_n portman_n of_o orchard_n in_o somersetshire_n kt._n 73_o sir_n nicholas_n saunderson_n of_o saxby_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n castleton_n in_o ireland_n 74_o sir_n miles_n sandys_n of_o wimbleton_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n kt._n 75_o william_n gostwick_n of_o willington_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 76_o thomas_n pucker_v of_o weston_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 77_o sir_n william_n wray_n of_o glentworth_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 78_o sir_n william_n aylofte_o of_o braxsted_a magna_fw-la in_o essex_n kt._n nou._n 25._o 1612._o 79_o sir_n marmaduke_n wivell_n of_o constable-burton_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 80_o john_n penshall_n of_o horsley_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 81_o francis_n englesfield_n of_o wotton-basset_a in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 82_o sir_n thomas_n ridgeway_n of_o torre_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n now_o earl_n of_o londonderry_n in_o ireland_n 83_o william_n essex_n of_o bewcott_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 84_o sir_n edward_n gorges_n of_o langford_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o ireland_n 85_o edward_n devereux_n of_o castle-bromwich_a in_o warwickshire_n esq_n now_o viscount_n hereford_n in_o england_n 86_o reginal_n mohun_n of_o buckonnock_n in_o cornwall_n esq_n since_o a_o english_a baron_n 87_o sir_n harbottle_n grimston_n of_o bradfield_n in_o essex_n kt._n 88_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la burmingham_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n sept._n 24._o 1612._o 89_o sir_n robert_n naper_n alias_o sandy_a of_o lewtonhow_a in_o bedfordshire_n kt._n 90_o paul_n banning_n of_o bentley_n parva_fw-la in_o essex_n since_o viscount_n in_o england_n extinct_a 91_o sir_n richard_n temple_n of_o stow_n in_o buckinghamshire_n kt._n 92_o thomas_n penystone_n of_o leigh_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 93_o may_n 27._o 1615._o thomas_n blackstone_n of_o blackstone_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n 94_o june_n 10._o sir_n robert_n dormer_n of_o wing_n in_o buck_n kt._n since_o earl_n of_o carnarvan_n 95_o april_n 5._o 1617._o sir_n rowland_n egerton_n of_o egerton_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 96_o april_n 16._o roger_n townsend_n of_o rainham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n now_o a_o english_a baron_n 97_o may_n 1._o simon_n clark_n of_o salford_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 98_o oct._n 2._o edward_n fitton_n of_o houseworth_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n extinct_a 99_o march_v 11._o sir_n richard_n lucy_n of_o broxburne_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n now_o enjoy_v by_o sir_n kingsmill_n lucy_n of_o facombe_n in_o hantshire_n 100_o may_n 25._o 1618._o sir_n matthew_n boynton_n of_o bramston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 101_o july_n 25._o thomas_n littleton_n of_o frankley_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 102_o dec._n 24._o sir_n francis_n leigh_n of_o newnham_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n a_o english_a earl_n extinct_a 103_o feb._n 25._o thomas_n burdet_n of_o bramcote_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 104_o march_v 1._o george_n morton_n of_o st._n andrews_n milborn_n in_o dorsetshire_n esq_n 105_o may_n 31._o 1619._o sir_n william_n hervey_n of_o kidbrook_n in_o essex_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n now_o extinct_a 106_o june_n 4._o thomas_n mackworth_n of_o normanton_n in_o rutlandshire_n esq_n 107_o 15._o william_n grey_n of_o chillingham_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n now_o baron_n work_v in_o england_n 108_o july_n 19_o william_n villiers_n of_o brooksby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 109_o 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conformity_n to_o the_o liturgy_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v malum_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la and_o the_o king_n may_v by_o his_o prerogative_n royal_a as_o well_o dispense_v with_o all_o those_o penal_a statute_n as_o with_o merchant_n to_o transport_v silver_n wool_n and_o other_o prohibit_v commodity_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o king_n can_v divest_v himself_o or_o his_o successor_n of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o royal_a power_n prerogative_n and_o authority_n inherent_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o crown_n nor_o bar_v his_o heir_n of_o the_o succession_n no_o not_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o such_o a_o act_n be_v void_a by_o law_n these_o prerogative_n do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o i_o have_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o most_o authentic_a modern_a author_n and_o to_o complete_a this_o chapter_n i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o his_o superiority_n and_o precedency_n the_o king_n of_o england_n acknowledge_v no_o superior_a but_o god_n alone_o not_o the_o emperor_n omnem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la svo_fw-la quam_fw-la imperator_fw-la vendicat_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la yet_o he_o give_v precedency_n to_o the_o emperor_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la imperium_fw-la omne_fw-la regna_fw-la superare_fw-la creditur_fw-la touch_v our_o king_n supremacy_n before_o any_o other_o these_o reason_n be_v offer_v first_o lucius_z king_n of_o this_o land_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a king_n in_o the_o world_n as_o also_o constantine_n our_o countryman_n the_o first_o emperor_n that_o public_o plant_v christianity_n second_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v anoint_a as_o no_o other_o king_n be_v but_o france_n sicily_n and_o jerusalem_n three_o he_o be_v crown_v which_o honour_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n portugal_n navarr_n and_o divers_a other_o prince_n have_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o precedency_n among_o christian_a king_n be_v often_o dispute_v by_o their_o ambassador_n and_o commissioner_n representative_a at_o general_n council_n diet_n public_a treaty_n and_o other_o honourable_a assembly_n at_o coronation_n congratulation_n in_o foreign_a country_n etc._n etc._n which_o by_o the_o best_a information_n i_o can_v get_v be_v thus_o state_v as_o to_o england_n next_o to_o the_o imperial_a minister_n the_o french_a take_v place_n as_o be_v the_o large_a realm_n in_o christendom_n and_o most_o noble_a since_o charles_n le_fw-fr main_n their_o king_n obtain_v the_o imperial_a diadem_n the_o second_o place_n in_o the_o western_a empire_n be_v undisputable_o the_o right_a of_o our_o english_a king_n so_o enjoy_v for_o hundred_o of_o year_n till_o spain_n grow_v rich_a and_o proud_a by_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o indies_n claim_v the_o priority_n yet_o can_v not_o gain_v it_o till_o their_o charles_n the_o five_o be_v elect_v emperor_n but_o after_o his_o resignation_n the_o controversy_n renew_v upon_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n between_o queen_n elizabeth_n 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observe_v consider_v the_o charge_n and_o dignity_n appertain_v to_o these_o degree_n and_o dignity_n be_v office_n of_o principal_a service_n to_o the_o king_n and_o realm_n both_o in_o war_n and_o peace_n have_v order_v that_o each_o of_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o convenient_a portion_n and_o inheritance_n in_o land_n to_o support_v the_o say_a dignity_n which_o supply_n be_v as_o sinew_n conjoin_v in_o the_o same_o for_o in_o virtue_n and_o riches_n as_o aristotle_n confess_v all_o the_o old_a nobility_n consist_v and_o which_o two_o property_n make_v a_o good_a compliment_n for_o utilior_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la cum_fw-la divitiis_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la therefore_o a_o knight_n fee_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v twenty_o pound_n land_n by_o the_o year_n a_o baron_n thirteen_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o quarter_n and_o a_o earl_n twenty_o knight_n fe_n for_o always_o the_o four_o part_n of_o each_o revenue_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n hold_v requisite_a for_o the_o dignity_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o relief_n as_o for_o example_n the_o relief_n of_o a_o knight_n be_v five_o pound_n which_o be_v the_o one_o four_o of_o his_o revenue_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o first_o of_o edward_n the_o second_o the_o relief_n of_o a_o baron_n be_v one_o hundred_o mark_n which_o be_v also_o the_o four_o part_n of_o his_o revenue_n and_o the_o relief_n of_o a_o earl_n be_v one_o hundred_o pound_n alâ—o_o the_o four_o part_n of_o his_o revenue_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n of_o the_o exchequer_n that_o the_o relief_n of_o a_o duke_n amount_v unto_o three_o hundred_o pound_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n in_o our_o book_n that_o every_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v presume_v in_o the_o law_n to_o have_v sufficient_a freehold_n ad_fw-la sustinendum_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o onus_fw-la and_o to_o what_o value_n
in_o leicestershire_n kt._n since_o a_o viscout_n of_o ireland_n 112_o nou._n 10._o henry_n salisbury_z of_o leweney_n in_o denbeighshire_n esq_n 113_o 16._o erasmus_fw-la driden_n of_o canons-ashby_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 114_o 28._o william_n armine_n of_o osgodby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 115_o dec._n 1._o sir_n william_n bambury_n of_o howton_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n extinct_a 116_o 3._o edward_n hartop_n of_o freathby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq._n 117_o 31._o john_n mill_n of_o canons-court_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 118_o jan._n 31._o francis_n ratcliff_n of_o darent-water_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n 119_o feb._n 6._o sir_n david_n foulis_n of_o ingleby-mannour_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 120_o 16._o thomas_n phillips_n of_o barington_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 121_o mar._n 7._o sir_n claudius_n forster_n of_o bramburgh-castle_n in_o northumberland_n kt._n 122_o 23._o anthony_n chester_n of_o chickley_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n 123_o 28._o 1620._o sir_n samuel_n tryon_n of_o laire-marney_n in_o essex_n kt._n 124_o april_n 2._o adam_n newton_n of_o charlton_n in_o kent_n esq_n 125_o 12._o sir_n john_n boteler_n of_o hatfield-woodhall_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n since_o a_o baron_n of_o england_n 126_o 13._o gilbert_n gerrard_n of_o harrow-hill_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 127_o may_n 3_o humphrey_n lee_n of_o langley_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 128_o 5._o richard_n berney_n of_o parkhall_n in_o redham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 129_o 20._o humphrey_n forster_n of_o aldermaston_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 130_o 29._o thomas_n big_v of_o lenchwick_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 131_o 30._o henry_n bellingham_n of_o helsington_n in_o westmoreland_n esq_n extinct_a 132_o 31._o william_n yeluerton_n of_o rougham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 133_o june_n 1._o june_n scudamore_n of_o holm-lacy_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n now_o a_o irish_a viscount_n 134_o 2._o sir_n thomas_n gore_n of_o stitnam_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 135_o 22._o john_n packington_n of_o alisbury_n in_o buckinghamshire_n esq_n 136_o 28._o ralph_n ashton_n of_o lever_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 137_o july_n 1._o sir_n baptist_n hicks_n of_o camden_n in_o glocestershire_n kt._n now_o viscount_n camden_n in_o england_n 138_o july_n 3_o sir_n thomas_n roberts_n of_o glassenbury_n in_o kent_n kt._n 139_o 8._o john_n hanmer_n of_o hanmer_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 140_o 8._o edward_n friar_n of_o water-eaton_n in_o oxfordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 141_o 13._o edward_n osborn_n of_o keeton_n in_o yorkshire_n now_o earl_n of_o danby_n in_o england_n 142_o 20._o henry_n felton_n of_o playford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 143_o 20._o william_n challoner_n of_o gisborow_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 144_o 24._o sir_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o parham_n in_o sussex_n kt._n 145_o 26._o sir_n francis_n vincent_n of_o stoke_n d'_fw-fr abernon_n in_o surrey_n kt._n 146_o feb._n 27._o henry_n clere_n of_o ormsby_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 147_o march_v 8._o sir_n benjamin_n titchborne_n of_o titchborne_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 148_o may_n 5._o 1621._o sir_n richard_n wilbraham_n of_o woodhey_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 149_o 8._o sir_n thomas_n delves_n of_o duddington_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 150_o june_n 23._o sir_n lewes_n watson_n of_o rockingham-castle_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n since_o a_o english_a baron_n 151_o 29._o sir_n thomas_n palmer_n of_o wingham_n in_o kent_n kt._n 152_o july_n 3_o sir_n richard_n roberts_n of_o truro_n in_o cornwall_n kt._n now_o baron_n truro_n 153_o 19_o john_n rivers_n of_o chafford_n in_o kent_n esq_n 154_o sept._n 6._o thomas_n darnell_n of_o heyling_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 155_o 14._o sir_n isaac_n sidley_n of_o great_a chart_n in_o kent_n kt._n 156_o 21._o robert_n brown_a of_o walcot_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 157_o oct._n 11._o john_n hewit_n of_o headley-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 158_o 16._o henry_n jernegan_n of_o cossey_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 159_o nou._n 8._o sir_n nicholas_n hide_v of_o albury_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n extinct_a 160_o 9_o john_n phillips_n of_o picton_n in_o pembrokeshire_n esq_n 161_o 24._o sir_n john_n stepney_n of_o prendergast_n in_o pembrokeshire_n kt._n 162_o dec._n 5._o baldwin_n wake_v of_o clevedon_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 163_o 20._o william_n masham_n of_o high-laver_n in_o essex_n esq_n 164_o 21._o john_n colebrond_n of_o bocham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 165_o jan._n 4._o sir_n john_n hotham_n of_o scarborough_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 166_o 14._o francis_n mansell_n of_o mudlescomb_n in_o carmarthenshire_n esq_n 167_o 18._o edward_n powel_n of_o penkelley_n in_o herefordshire_n esq_n extinct_a 168_o feb._n 16._o sir_n john_n gerrard_n or_o garrard_n of_o lame_a in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 169_o 23._o sir_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eton_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n 170_o mar._n 11._o sir_n henry_n moody_n of_o garesdon_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n extinct_a 171_o 17._o john_n barker_n of_o grimston-hall_n in_o trimley_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 172_o 18._o sir_n william_n button_n of_o alton_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 173_o 26._o 1622._o john_n gage_n of_o ferle_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 174_o may_n 14._o william_n goreâ—â—g_v of_o burton_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 175_o 18._o peter_n courteen_fw-mi of_o aldington_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 176_o 23._o sir_n richard_n norton_n of_o rotherfield_n in_o hantshire_n kt._n 177_o 30._o sir_n john_n laventhorp_n of_o shingle-hall_n in_o hertfordshire_n kt._n 178_o june_n 3_o capell_n bedell_n of_o hammerton_n in_o huntingtonshire_n esq_n extinct_a 179_o 13._o john_n darell_n of_o westwoodhey_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 180_o 15._o william_n william_n of_o veynol_n in_o carnarvonshire_n esq_n 181_o 18._o sir_n francis_n ashby_n of_o hatfield_n in_o middlesex_n kt._n 182_o july_n 3_o sir_n anthony_n ashley_n of_o st._n giles-winborne_a in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n extinct_a 183_o 4._o john_n cooper_n of_o rochbourn_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n now_o earl_n of_o shaftsbury_n in_o england_n 184_o 17._o edmund_n prideaux_n of_o netherton_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 185_o 21._o sir_n thomas_n haselrigg_n of_o nousley_n in_o leicestershire_n kt._n 186_o 22._o sir_n thomas_n burton_n of_o stockerston_n in_o leicestershire_n kt._n 187_o 24._o francis_n foliamb_n of_o walton_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n extinct_a 188_o 30._o edward_n yate_n of_o buckland_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 189_o aug._n 1._o george_n chudleigh_n of_o ashton_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 190_o 2._o francis_n drake_n of_o buckland_n in_o devonshire_n esq_n 191_o 13._o william_n meredith_n of_o stansly_n in_o deubighshire_n esq_n 192_o oct._n 22._o hugh_n middleton_n of_o ruthin_n in_o deubighshire_n esq_n 193_o nou._n 12._o gifford_n thornhurst_n of_o agne-court_n in_o kent_n esq_n 194_o 16._o percy_z herbert_z ofâ—_n redcastle_n in_o montgomeryshire_n esq_n 195_o dec._n 7._o sir_n robert_n fisher_n of_o packington_n in_o warwickshire_n kt._n 196_o 18._o hardolph_n wastney_n of_o headon_n in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 197_o 20._o sir_n henry_n skipwith_n of_o prestwould_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n 198_o 22._o thomas_n harris_n or_o herris_n of_o boreatton_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 199_o 23._o nicholas_n tempest_n of_o stella_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n esq_n 200_o feb._n 16._o francis_n cottington_n of_o hanworth_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n since_o a_o english_a baron_n and_o now_o extinct_a 201_o april_n 12._o 1623._o thomas_n harris_n of_o tong-castle_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n extinct_a 202_o june_n 28._o edward_n barkham_n of_o southacre_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 203_o july_n 4._o john_n corbet_n of_o sprouston_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 204_o aug._n 13._o sir_n thomas_n playters_n of_o sotterley_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n baronet_n according_a to_o their_o creation_n by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 205_o july_n 27._o 1626._o sir_n john_n ashfield_n of_o netherhall_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n 206_o sept._n 8._o henry_n harpur_n of_o calke_n in_o derbyshire_n esq_n 207_o dec._n 20._o edward_n seabright_n of_o besford_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 208_o jan._n 29._o john_n beaumond_n of_o grace-dieu_a in_o leicestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 209_o feb._n 1._o sir_n edward_n dering_n of_o surrenden-dering_n in_o kent_n kt._n 210_o 5._o george_n kempe_n of_o pentlone_a in_o essex_n esq_n 211_o mar._n 10._o william_n brereton_n of_o hanford_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 212_o 12._o patricius_n curwen_n of_o workinton_n in_o cumberland_n esq_n extinct_a 213_o william_n russel_n of_o witley_n in_o worcestershire_n esq_n 214_o 14._o john_n spencer_n of_o offley_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 215_o 17._o sir_n giles_n estcourt_n of_o newton_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 216_o apr._n 19_o 1627._o thomas_n aylesbury_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o master_n of_o request_n extinct_a 217_o 21._o thomas_n style_n of_o waterinbury_n in_o kent_n esq_n 218_o may_n 4._o frederick_n cornwallis_n of_o in_o suffolk_n esq_n 219_o 7._o drue_n drury_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o norfolk_n esq_n 220_o 8._o william_n skeffington_n of_o fisherwick_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n 221_o 11._o sir_n robert_n crane_n of_o chilton_n in_o suffolk_n kt._n extinct_a 222_o 17._o anthony_n wingfield_n of_o goodwin_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 223_o 17._o william_n culpeper_n of_o preston-hall_n in_o
know_v of_o the_o felony_n do_v receive_v he_o he_o be_v accessary_a also_o when_o the_o king_n do_v summon_v his_o parliament_n writ_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o the_o sheriff_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o knight_n of_o every_o shire_n in_o this_o form_n rex_n vicecom_v n._n salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la avisamento_fw-la &_o asseâ—su_fw-la nostri_fw-la concilii_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n concernentibus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la apud_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la westm._fw-la duodecimo_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la proxime_fw-la futuro_fw-la teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o tractare_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la 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