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5_o henry_n beauford_n 6_o john_n beauford_n d._n of_o somersetsh_n 7_o edmund_n beauford_n e._n and_o d._n 8_o henry_n beauford_n d._n 9_o edmund_n beauford_n d._n 10_o edmund_n 3_o son_n of_o henry_n 7._o 11_o henry_n fitz_n roy_fw-fr base_a son_n of_o henry_n 8._o d._n of_o somerset_n and_o richmond_n 12_o edw._n seymor_n lord_n prot._n of_o ed._n 6._o d._n of_o somerset_n 13_o robert_n carr_n e._n of_o somerset_n 14_o william_n seymor_n d._n of_o somerset_n 15_o seymor_n now_o d._n of_o somersetshire_n 1660_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n george_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n marry_v ______o sole_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n lord_n fairfax_n and_o ______o his_o wife_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o lord_n vere_n by_o which_o affinity_n this_o illustrious_a family_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o british_a blood_n as_o shall_v more_o at_o large_a appear_v in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n george_n villers_n duke_n marquis_n and_o earl_n of_o buckingham_n etc._n etc._n marry_a katherine_n the_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o francis_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n by_o which_o match_n this_o honourable_a family_n apparent_o be_v derive_v from_o british_a noble_a progenitor_n as_o be_v copious_o declare_v in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n buckingham_z as_o it_o be_v suppose_v take_v it_o name_n from_o bucken_n that_o be_v beech_n tree_n with_o which_o the_o country_n be_v well_o store_v it_o be_v general_o a_o rich_a and_o plentiful_a soil_n equal_o good_a for_o corn_n and_o graze_v and_o lie_v all_o along_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o thames_n confront_v berkshire_n it_o contain_v in_o it_o 185._o parish_n church_n eleven_o of_o which_o be_v market_n town_n and_o among_o they_o the_o chief_a in_o name_n be_v buckingham_n a_o town_n of_o no_o great_a note_n when_o it_o be_v at_o best_a but_o more_o considerable_a heretofore_o then_o at_o present_a be_v once_o fortify_v with_o a_o castle_n now_o hardly_o 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march_n and_o lichfield_n etc._n etc._n 1660._o by_o that_o royal_a progeny_n be_v descend_v from_o cadelm_n king_n of_o southwales_n meruin_n k._n of_o powis_n anarand_n king_n of_o north-wales_n and_o gwaith_v void_a k._n of_o cardigan_n and_o by_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o martiner_n from_o gladiis_fw-la daughter_n and_o h._n to_o prince_n llewelin_n and_o by_o the_o daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o 7._o from_o owen_n tudor_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o royal_a descent_n of_o his_o majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o second_o and_o james_n duke_n of_o york_n richmondshire_n be_v no_o county_n of_o itself_o but_o a_o part_n of_o yorkshire_n lie_v towards_o the_o northwest_o the_o chief_a town_n be_v richmond_n first_o build_v by_o alane_n e._n of_o bretagne_n the_o first_o earl_n thereof_o after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n who_o fence_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n and_o a_o strong_a castle_n and_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o richmont_n as_o a_o place_n equal_o participate_v of_o 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montfort_n d._n of_o rich._n 17_o john_n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lan._n e._n 18_o john_n de_fw-fr montfort_n surname_v the_o valiant_a e._n 19_o ralph_n nevil_n e._n of_o richmond_n durante_fw-la vita_fw-la 20_o john_n d._n of_o bedford_n 21_o edm._n of_o hadham_n half_a brother_n to_o k._n hen._n 6._o 22_o henry_n e._n of_o rich._n after_o k._n of_o england_n 23_o henry_n fitz_n roy_fw-fr d._n of_o rich._n 24_o lodowick_n stewart_n d._n of_o lennox_n e._n of_o rich._n 25_o esme_fw-fr stewart_n d._n of_o rich._n stewart_n d._n of_o rich._n 26_o charles_n stewart_n now_o live_v 1660._o d._n of_o rich._n the_o duke_n of_o albemarle_n george_n monck_n duke_n of_o albemarle_n sir_n thomas_n monck_n of_o powdrich_n or_o potheridge_n com._n devon_n knight_n eliz_n daughter_n of_o george_n smith_n of_o madeworthy_n juxta_fw-la exeter_n kt._n anthony_n monck_n de_fw-fr eodem_fw-la armig._n one_o of_o the_o deputy_n lieutenant_n com._n devon_n marry_o daug._n of_o rich_a arscot_n of_o ashwater_n esq_n com._n devon_n thomas_n monck_n esq_n de_fw-fr eodem_fw-la france_n 2._o d._n and_o coh_o to_o arthur_n plantagenet_n viscount_n lisle_n who_o as_o be_v a_o inheritrix_n bring_v unto_o the_o family_n of_o her_o husband_n these_o coat_n quarterly_a in_o the_o first_o france_n and_o england_n quarter_v in_o the_o 2._o and_o 3._o ulster_n and_o in_o the_o 4._o mortimer_n a_o batune_n argent_fw-fr arthur_n plantagenet_n kt._n of_o the_o garter_n natural_a son_n to_o edw._n 4._o by_o the_o lady_n eliz._n lucy_n as_o be_v suppose_v be_v create_v viscount_n lisle_n at_o bridewell_n in_o london_n the_o 26_o of_o april_n 1533_o this_o arthur_n be_v lieutenant_n of_o calis_n which_o town_n some_o of_o his_o follower_n intend_v to_o betray_v to_o the_o french_a for_o which_o with_o their_o fact_n he_o be_v send_v unto_o the_o tower_n but_o the_o truth_n appear_v after_o much_o search_n k._n hen._n the_o 8._o send_v he_o a_o ring_n from_o his_o finger_n with_o such_o comfortable_a word_n that_o at_o the_o hear_n thereof_o he_o be_v so_o overjoy_v that_o in_o the_o same_o night_n he_o die_v eliz._n daughter_n of_o edward_n grey_n viscount_n lisle_n sister_n and_o coh_n to_o the_o lord_n john_n grey_n her_o brother_n in_o who_o right_a her_o husband_n after_o the_o surrender_n of_o charles_n brandon_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n he_o be_v viscount_n lisle_n king_n edward_z the_o four_o richard_n plantagenet_n duke_z of_o york_z sicily_a d._n to_o ralph_n nevil_n first_o e._n of_o westmoreland_n richard_n plantagenet_n e._n of_o cambridge_n anne_n d._n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n mortimer_n e._n of_o march_n and_o ulster_n her_o brother_n roger_n mortimer_n e._n of_o march_n elinor_n d._n of_o thomas_n holland_n e._n of_o kent_n edmund_n martimer_n e._n of_o march_n philip_n only_o d._n and_o heir_n of_o lyonel_n plantagenet_n d._n of_o clarence_n and_o e._n of_o ulster_n roger_n martimer_n e._n of_o march_n joan_n d._n and_o heir_n of_o peter_n tenivil_a or_o genevil_n lord_n of_o mede_n vancolour_n and_o trim_n in_o ireland_n this_o roger_n lineal_o in_o the_o male_a line_n descend_v from_o sir_n ralph_n mortimer_n lord_n of_o wigmore_n who_o marry_v gladis_n daughter_n to_o prince_n llewelin_n and_o sister_n and_o heir_n to_o david_n by_o the_o whole_a blood_n who_o have_v issue_n roger_n mortimer_n lord_n wigmore_n and_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n prince_n of_o wales_n albemarle_n avmerle_n or_o albemerle_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o small_a town_n and_o territory_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o normandy_n it_o belong_v heretofore_o to_o stephen_n son_n of_o odo_n descend_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o champagne_n who_o william_n the_o conqueror_n make_v earl_n of_o albemarle_n as_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o half_a sister_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n and_o give_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o further_a maintenance_n of_o his_o estate_n the_o territory_n of_o holderness_n in_o
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