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now_o irish_a
viscount_n 3_o sir_n thomas_n mauncell_n of_o mergan_n in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 4_o george_n shirley_n of_o staunton_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 5_o sir_n john_n stradling_n of_o st._n donate_v in_o glamorganshire_n kt._n 6_o sir_n francis_n leek_n of_o sutton_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n now_o english_a earl_n 7_o thomas_n pelham_n of_o laughton_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 8_o sir_n richard_n houghton_n of_o houghton-tower_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n 9_o sir_n henry_n hobart_n of_o intwood_n in_o norfolk_n kt._n attorney_n general_n to_o the_o king_n 10_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massey_n in_o cheshire_n kt._n now_o english_a baron_n 11_o sir_n john_n peyton_n of_o isleham_n in_o cambridgeshire_n kt._n extinct_a 12_o lionel_n talmache_n of_o helmingham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 13_o sir_n gervase_n clifton_n of_o clifton_n in_o nottinghamshire_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 14_o sir_n thomas_n gerard_n of_o bryn_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n 15_o sir_n walter_n aston_n of_o tixhall_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n since_o a_o baron_n of_o scotland_n 16_o philip_n nevet_n of_o buckenham_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n extinct_a 17_o sir_n john_n st._n john_n of_o lidiard-tregoz_a in_o wiltshire_n kt._n 18_o john_n shelley_n of_o michelgrove_n in_o sussex_n esq_n june_n 29._o 1611._o 9_o jacobi_fw-la 19_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o rocksavage_a in_o cheshire_n now_o english_a earl_n 20_o sir_n francis_n barington_n of_o barington-hall_n in_o essex_n kt._n 21_o henry_n berkley_n of_o wimundham_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n extinct_a 22_o william_n wentworth_n of_o wentworth-wood-house_n in_o yorkshire_n english_a earl_n 23_o sir_n richard_n musgrave_n of_o hartley-castle_n in_o westmoreland_n kt._n 24_o edward_n seymour_n of_o bury-pomeray_a in_o devonshire_n esq_n 25_o sir_n moyle_n finch_n of_o eastwell_n in_o kent_n kt._n now_o english_a earl_n 26_o sir_n anthony_n cope_n of_o hanwell_n in_o oxfordshire_n kt._n 27_o sir_n thomas_n mounson_n of_o carleton_n in_o 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 july_n 20._o sir_n james_n ley_n of_o westbury_n in_o wiltshire_n kt._n since_o earl_n of_o marlborough_n in_o england_n 110_o 21._o william_n hicks_n of_o beverston_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 111_o sept._n 17._o sir_n thomas_n beaumond_n of_o coleorton_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 goreââg_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 ãâã_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
of_o request_n to_o his_o majesty_n 460_o april_n 2._o 1652._o william_n curtius_n esq_n 461_o oct._n 19_o 1657._o sir_n arthur_n slingsby_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z in_o kent_n 462_o ãâã_d 1658._o thomas_n orby_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 463_o thomas_n bond_n of_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d esq_n 464_o aug._n arthur_n marigny_n carpentier_n esq_n 465_o 1660._o sir_n anthony_n de_fw-fr merces_fw-la extinct_a 466_o may_n 29._o sir_n john_n evelyn_n of_o ãâã_d in_o ãâã_d kt._n 467_o 30._o sir_n gualther_n de_fw-fr read_v 468_o feb._n 11._o john_n osborn_n of_o chicksands_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 469_o june_n 7._o sir_n orlando_n bridgman_n of_o great_a leaver_n in_o lancashire_n kt._n late_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 470_o sir_n jeffrey_n palmer_n of_o carleton_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n his_o majesty_n attorney_n general_n 471_o sir_n heneage_n finch_n of_o raunston_n in_o buck_n kt._n now_o lord_n daventry_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n 472_o sir_n john_n langham_n of_o catsbrook_n in_o northamptonshire_n kt._n 473_o 9_o humphrey_n winch_n of_o hanmes_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 474_o sir_n robert_n abdy_n of_o albin_n in_o essex_n kt._n 475_o thomas_n draper_n of_o sunninghill-park_n in_o berkshire_n esq_n 476_o 11._o henry_n wright_n of_o dagenham_n in_o essex_n esq_n 477_o june_n 12._o jonathan_n keate_n of_o the_o hoo_n in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 478_o sir_n hugh_n speak_v of_o hasilbury_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 479_o 13._o nicholas_n gould_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 480_o sir_n thomas_n adam_n kt._n alderman_n of_o london_n 481_o richard_n atkins_n of_o clapham_n in_o surrey_n esq_n 482_o 14._o thomas_n allen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 483_o henry_n north_n of_o milden-hall_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 484_o 15._o sir_n william_n wiseman_n of_o rivenham_n in_o essex_n kt._n 485_o 18._o thomas_n cullum_n of_o hastede_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 486_o 20._o thomas_n darcy_n of_o st._n cleres-hall_n in_o st._n olith_n in_o essex_n esq_n 487_o george_n grubham_n how_o of_o cold-barwick_n in_o wiltshire_n esq_n 488_o 21._o john_n cut_v of_o childerley_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n extinct_a 489_o solomon_n small_a of_o swale-hall_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 490_o william_n humble_a of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n esq_n 491_o 22._o henry_n stapleton_n of_o miton_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 492_o gervase_n elwes_n of_o stoke_n near_o clare_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 493_o robert_n cordell_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 494_o sir_n john_n robinson_n kt._n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 495_o sir_n john_n abdy_n of_o moor_n in_o essex_n kt._n 496_o 25._o sir_n robert_n hilliard_n of_o patrington_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 497_o jacob_n astley_n of_o hill-morton_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 498_o sir_n william_n bowyer_n of_o denham_n in_o buck_n kt._n 499_o thomas_n stanley_n of_o alderley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 500_o 26._o john_n shuckborough_n of_o shuckborough_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 501_o 27._o william_n wray_n of_o ashby_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 502_o nicholas_n steward_n of_o hartley_n manduit_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 503_o june_n 27._o 1660._o george_n warburton_n of_o areley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 504_o sir_n francis_n holles_n of_o winterburne_n st._n martin_n in_o dorsetshire_n kt._n son_n and_o heir_n to_o denzill_n lord_n holles_n 505_o 28._o oliver_n st._n john_n of_o woodford_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 506_o 29._o ralph_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n of_o seyton_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vall_n in_o northumberland_n esq_n 507_o 30._o andrea_n henly_n of_o henly_n in_o somersetshire_n esq_n 508_o thomas_n ellis_n of_o wyham_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 509_o july_n 2._o john_n covert_a of_o slaugham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 510_o peter_n lear_n of_o london_n gent._n 511_o maurice_n berkley_n of_o bruton_n esq_n 512_o 3._o henry_n hudson_n of_o melton-mowbray_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 513_o thomas_n herbert_n of_o tinterne_n in_o monmouthshire_n esq_n 514_o 4._o thomas_n middleton_n of_o chirk_n in_o denbighshire_n esq_n 515_o 6._o verney_n noell_n of_o kirkby_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 516_o 7._o george_n buswell_n of_o clipston_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 517_o 10._o robert_n auâten_n of_o bexley_n in_o kent_n esq_n 518_o 12._o robert_n hales_n of_o bekesburne_n in_o kent_n esq_n 519_o 13._o sir_n william_n boothby_n of_o bradley-ash_n in_o derbyshire_n kt._n 520_o 14._o wolstan_n dixey_n of_o market-bosworth_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 521_o 16._o john_n bright_a of_o badsworth_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 522_o john_n warner_n of_o parham_n in_o esq_n 523_o 17._o sir_n job_n harby_n of_o aldenham_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 524_o 18._o samuel_n morland_n of_o southamstede-bane_a in_o berkshire_n esq_n 525_o 19_o sir_n thomas_n hewit_n of_o pishobury_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 526_o edward_n honywood_n of_o evington_n in_o kent_n esq_n 527_o basil_n dixwell_n of_o bromehouse_n in_o kent_n esq_n 528_o 22._o richard_n brown_a of_o london_n ald._n 529_o 23._o henry_n vernon_z of_o hodnet_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 530_o sir_n john_n awbrey_n of_o llantrilhed_a in_o glamorganshere_n kt._n 531_o william_n thomas_n of_o fowington_n in_o essex_n esq_n 532_o 25._o thomas_n scâater_n of_o cambridge_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 533_o henry_n conway_n of_o botritham_n in_o flintshire_n esq_n 534_o 26._o edward_n green_n of_o sonpford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 535_o 28._o john_n stapeley_n of_o patcham_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 536_o 30._o metcalf_n robinson_n of_o newby_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 537_o 31._o marmaduke_n gresham_n of_o limpsfield_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 538_o aug._n 1._o william_n dudley_n of_o clopton_n in_o northamptonshire_n esq_n 539_o 2._o hugh_n smithson_n of_o stanwick_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 540_o 3._o sir_n roger_n mostin_n of_o mostic_n in_o flintshire_n kt._n 541_o 4._o william_n willoughby_z of_o willoughby_z in_o nottinghamshire_n esq_n 542_o 6._o anthony_n oldfield_n of_o spalding_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 543_o 10._o peter_n leicester_n of_o tabley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 544_o 11._o sir_n william_n wheeler_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n kt._n 545_o 16._o john_n newton_n of_o barscote_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 546_o thomas_n lee_n of_o hartwell_n in_o buck_n esq_n 547_o thomas_n smith_n of_o hatherton_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 548_o 17._o sir_n ralph_n ashton_n of_o middleton_n in_o lancashire_n esq_n 549_o john_n rous_n of_o henham_n in_o suffolk_n esq_n 550_o 22._o henry_n massingbeard_n of_o bratostshall_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 551_o 28._o john_n hales_n of_o coventry_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 552_o 30._o ralph_n bovey_n of_o hill-field_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 553_o john_n knightley_n of_o offchurch_n in_o warwickshire_n esq_n 554_o 31._o sir_n john_n drake_n of_o ash_n in_o devonshire_n kt._n 555_o sept._n 5._o oliver_n st._n george_n of_o carickermrick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o trim_a in_o ireland_n esq_n 556_o 11._o sir_n john_n bowyer_n of_o knipersley_n in_o staffordshire_n kt._n 557_o 13._o sir_n william_n wild_n kt._n recorder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 558_o 19_o joseph_n ash_n of_o twittenham_n in_o middlesex_n esq_n 559_o 22._o john_n how_o of_o compton_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 560_o 26._o john_n swimburne_n of_o chap-heton_a in_o northumberland_n esq_n 561_o oct._n 12._o john_n trott_n of_o laverstoke_n in_o hantshire_n esq_n 562_o 13._o humphrey_n miller_n of_o oxenheath_n in_o kent_n esq_n 563_o 15._o sir_n john_n lewes_n of_o ledston_n in_o yorkshire_n kt._n 564_o 16._o john_n beale_n of_o mâidston_n in_o kent_n esq_n 565_o sir_n richard_n franklin_n of_o moore-park_n in_o hartfordshire_n kt._n 566_o nou._n 8._o william_n russel_n of_o langhorne_n in_o caermarthenshire_n esq_n 567_o 9_o thomas_n boothby_n of_o fridayhill_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o chingford_n in_o essex_n esq_n 568_o william_n backhouse_n of_o london_n esq_n extinct_a 569_o 12._o sir_n john_n cutler_n of_o london_n kt._n 570_o 16._o giles_n mottet_n of_o leigh_n in_o esq_n 571_o 21._o henry_n gifford_n of_o burstall_n in_o leicestershire_n esq_n 572_o sir_n thomas_n foot_n of_o london_n kt._n and_o alderman_n 573_o 22._o thomas_n manwaring_n of_o overpever_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 574_o thomas_n benet_n of_o baberham_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 575_o 29._o john_n wroth_a of_o blenden-hall_n in_o kent_n esq_n 576_o dec._n 3._o george_n wynne_n of_o nostell_n in_o yorkshire_n esq_n 577_o 4._o heneage_n featherstou_n of_o blakesware_v in_o hartfordshire_n esq_n 578_o humphrey_n monnox_n of_o wotton_n in_o bedfordshire_n esq_n 579_o 10._o john_n peyton_n of_o dodington_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n in_o cambridgshire_n esq_n 580_o 11._o edmond_n anderson_n of_o broughton_n in_o lincolnshire_n esq_n 581_o john_n fag_n of_o wiston_n in_o sussex_n esq_n 582_o 18._o matthew_n herbert_z of_o bromfield_n in_o shropshire_n esq_n 583_o 19_o edward_n ward_n of_o bexley_n in_o norfolk_n esq_n 584_o 22._o john_n keyt_n of_o ebrington_n in_o glocestershire_n esq_n 585_o william_n killigrew_n of_o arwynick_n in_o cornwall_n
the_o desert_n after_o the_o example_n of_o st._n anthony_n the_o hermit_n and_o patron_n of_o this_o empire_n and_o bestow_v upon_o these_o knight_n great_a revenue_n and_o many_o privilege_n and_o thus_o be_v institute_v they_o receive_v the_o rule_n of_o st._n basil_n submit_v to_o his_o constitution_n wear_v a_o black_a garment_n and_o for_o their_o ensign_n a_o blue_a cross_n in_o form_n of_o the_o letter_n t._n their_o chief_a seat_n be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o meroe_n where_o the_o abbot_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a reside_v but_o in_o many_o other_o part_n of_o aethiopia_n they_o have_v or_o have_v great_a store_n of_o monastery_n and_o convent_v with_o about_o two_o million_o of_o yearly_a revenue_n these_o knight_n vow_v to_o defend_v the_o christian_a religion_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o their_o superior_n to_o observe_v conjugal_a chastity_n not_o to_o marry_o or_o receive_v any_o other_o holy_a order_n without_o licence_n first_o obtain_v from_o the_o abbot_n 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