created Baron of Elesmere and Viscount Brachley leaving at his Death an Estate of his own raising of at least Eight thousand pound per Annum Edward Rich Earl of Warwick and Holland Lord Rich of Leez and Kensington is Lineally descended from Sir Richard Rich Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple in the One and twentieth year of Henry the Eighth who for his great knowledge in the Law was made Sollicitor General to that Prince and afterwards in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth farther advanced to the Dignity of Lord High Chancellor of England and created Baron of Leez Court obtaining a great share of the Revenues of the Church to support his Dignity both which he left to his Son Robert created Earl of Warwick Charles Montague Earl of Manchester Viscount Mandevill and Baron of Kimbolton Edward Montague Earl of Sandwich Viscount Hitchinbrooke and Baron of St. Neotts and Ralph Montague Baron of Boughton all persons of great Estates The foundation whereof was first laid by Sir Edward Montague Knight Serjeant at Law first Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench and then Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth He was the Father of Sir Edward Montague Knight who had Six Sons First Sir Edward made Lord Montague of Boughton the Third Son was Sir Henry Montague of the Middle-Temple London Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench Lord High Treasurer of England in the Reign of King James afterwards advanced to the Dignity of the Earl of Manchesters The Sixth Son was Sir Sidney Montague Knight Grandfather to Edward now Earl of Sandwich John Sheffield Earl of Mulgrave and Baron of Butterwick is directly descended from Sir Robert Sheffield of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of London and Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh which Sir Robert by his great knowledge in the Laws of this Kingdom very much advanced his Family and purchased a fair Estate in the County of Lincoln which is now part of the Inheritance of the present Earl who is the Fifth Baron and Third Earl of the Family Henry Mordant Earl of Peterborough Baron of Turvey and Charles Lord Viscount Mordant are both of them the Descendants of John Mordant of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law and Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh who having accumulated a great Estate was before his death made a Peer of this Realm by King Henry the Eighth Thomas Weston Earl of Portland and Baron of Neyland is descended from Richard Weston of the Inner-Temple one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who being a younger Brother may truly be supposed to be the first advancer of this Family to the Quality and Estate it now enjoys Henry Hide Earl of Clarendon Viscount Cornbury and Baron of Hindon as also Lawrence Hide Earl of Rochester Viscount Kenellworth and Baron of Wooton Basset are both of them the Sons of Edward late Earl of Clarendon who was bred up in the Middle-Temple in the Study of the Law in which he arrived to such perfection that he became first Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer and afterwards Lord High Chancellor of England by means of which Honourable preferments 't is well known what a Vast Estate he left to his Posterity Robert Brudnell Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudnell of Stanton-Wivell is direct Heir-Male to Robert Brudnell Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the time of King Henry the Eighth a Man of great Learning in the Laws and Master of a great Estate most of his own acquiring Robert Earl of Alesbury Viscount Bruce of Ampthill and Baron of Skelton is the Grandson of Edward Bruce Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King James by whom the said Edward was created Baron of Kinloss in Scotland The place of Master of the Rolls did doubtless much conduce to the advancement of the Estate which the said Edward Lord Kinloss had yet notwithstanding he was Honourably descended and enjoyed an ample Fortune before he executed that Office but most of it lay in Scotland the place of his Nativity Anthony Cooper Earl of Shaftsbury Baron Ashly of Wimbourne Saint Giles and Lord Cooper of Paulett is the Son and Heir to Anthony late Earl of Shaftesbury who tho' I cannot say he ever made it his business to study the Law yet was he of the Society of Lincolns-Inn and by the profits arising out of such Offices as he enjoyed relating to the Law did he greatly augment his Estate being first Chancellor of the Exchequer and afterwards Lord High-Chancellor of England Charles Gerrard Earl of Macklesfield Viscount and Baron of Brandon Digby Lord Gerrard Baron of Gerrards-Bromley are both descended from that Learned and Judicious Lawyer of Grays-Inn Sir Gilbert Gerrard Knight Attorney General and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth who being a Younger Son of the House of Bryn in Lancashire was placed to Study the Law and thereby lay'd the first Foundation of those great Estates and Honours which in succeeding times accrewed to this spreading Family * The Reader may be pleased to observe that though the Earl of Macklesfield according to his Dignity be placed before the Lord Gerrard of Bromley yet the said Lord Gerrard is of the Elder House William Paston Earl and Viscount of Yarmouth and Baron of Oxnead is descended from Sir William Paston Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Much might be mentioned to the Antiquity and Greatness of this Worthy Family were it not contrary to the method designed Daniell Finch Earl of Nottingham and Baron of Daventry is the Grandson of Sir Heneage Finch of the Inner-Temple Knight Recorder of the City of London and Son of Sir Heneage Finch Barronet a Member of the same Society who was first Attorney General to this King next Lord Keeper then Baron of Daventry after Lord High Chancellor of England and lastly Earl of Nottingham which first Sir Heneage was a younger Branch of the House of Winchelsea and so consequently it may be presumed what Estate this Noble Earl now enjoys was in a great measure acquired by those two famous Members of the Law A younger Brother of this Earl is that most Ingeneous and Excellent Lawyer Heneage Finch of the Inner-Temple Esq His now Majesties Sollicitor General as also William Finch Esq his Brother a learned Gentleman of the same Socity Of this Family was John Finch of Grays-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Charles the first and for a short time Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England and created Baron of Fordwich in Kent but
and soon after called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law John Lord Coventry Baron of Alesbrough in the County of Worcester enjoys an Estate of vast extent and worth as Heir to those two most famous Lawyers of their time the first of which was Thomas Coventry of the Inner-Temple London Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Father of the no less Learned Thomas Coventry a Student in the same Society who for his great Abillities was first Recorder of London next Sollicitor and afterwards Attorney General to King James and lastly further advanced to the Dignity of Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England which Honourable place he Executed with great Honour and Justice for the space of Fifteen years in the Reign of King Charles the first And was longer than any person before or since his time ever held the same and longer he might have enjoyed it had not Death interposed Francis Smyth Lord Carrington and Baron of Woton in Warwickshire is directly descended from John Smyth Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which John Dyed seized of a very plentiful Estate most of his own acquiring John Lord Colepeper Baron of Thoresway in the County of Lincolne is lineally descended by many worthy Ancestors and men of great quallity in the County of Kent from John Colepeper Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth The Father of this Lord Colepeper was Master of the Rolls for a short time till he was devested thereof for his Loyalty by the Parliament about the year 1642. Thomas Crew Lord Crew and Baron of Stone in the County of Northampton is the Grandson and Heir to Sir Thomas Crew Knight one of his Majesties Serjeants at Law in the Reign of King Charles the First which Sir Thomas purchased a very fair Estate in the County of Northampton himself being a younger Branch of the Antient Family of the Crews of Crew in Cheshire A younger Brother of the present Lord Crew is the Right Reverend Father in God Nathaniel Lord Bishop of Durham Hugh Clifford Lord Clifford of Chudleigh in the County of Devon is the Son and Heir to the late famous and truly honourable Sir Thomas Clifford Baron Clifford of Chudleigh who was of the Society of the Middle-Temple and for his singular Learning and Merits was made Lord High-Treasurer of England which great Trust he faithfully Executed with all the Justice and integrity imaginable Francis Lord North Baron of Guilford in the County of Surry whose descent from Edward North Esq Treasurer and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations I have herein before expressed being a younger Son of Dudly late Lord North applyed himself to the Study of the Law in the Middle-Temple in which he became so eminent for his great Learning and Experience that he was first invested with the Honour of Knighthood and then constituted his now Most Gracious Majesties Solicitor General after Attorney General then one of his said Majesties Serjeants at Law and shortly after Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas from whence upon the Death of the late Earl of Nottingham his Lordship was most worthily removed to the Dignity of Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in which he now continues Administring Justice and Equity without partiallity to the great ease and satisfaction of His Majesties Subjects and his own everlasting Honour Henry Lord Farfax Baron of Cameron in the Kingdom of Scotland is descended from that Learned Lawyer Sir Guy Farfax Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth which Sir Guy was descended of a Family of great Antiquity and Honour in the County of York in which his now Lordship's residence is Henry Lord Richardson Baron of Cramond in the said Kingdom of Scotland is descended from the late famous Sir Thomas Richardson of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law first Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas and thence removed to the same Dignity in the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James by which honourable places and his own great Abillities he laid a fair foundation to that Honour and Estate which now attends this Noble Lord. Henry Hare Baron of Colerane in the Kingdom of Ireland is descended from Sir Nicholas Hare Knight Reader of the Inner-Temple in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth made Master of the Rolls in the Reign of Queen Mary and from Hugh Hare Esq who was Reader of the same Society in the last Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Thomas Needham Lord Kilmurry of the Kingdom of Ireland is descended from Sir John Needham of Shevington Alias Sheinton in the County of Salop Knight Serjeant at Law Cheif Justice of Chester and one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Baronets SIR Edmond Bacon of Redgrave in the County of Suffolke Baronet the first of that Dignity within this Kingdom is Descended from the famous Sir Nicholas Bacon of Grays-Inn Knight Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth a younger Son of which Sir Nicholas was the no less learned Francis Bacon of Grays-Inn aforesaid a person singularly read in the Laws and of incomparable Parts in respect whereof he was Created Baron of Verulam Viscount St. Albans and Lord High Chancellor of England by King James which great Honours and Preferments were soon blasted by some great Offence he committed during the time he had the Custody of the Seal and so became reduced to lead the remainder of his Life in privacy at his Chambers in Grays-Inn till his Death leaving no Issue Male. Sir Henry Hobart of Intwood in the County of Norfolk Baronet a Gentleman of a very fair Estate in those parts is the great Grandson and Heir to Sir Henry Hobart of Lincolns-Inn Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King James and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas a person of profound Judgment and Knowledge in the Laws as by his Learned works lately published under the Title of Hobarts Reports is sufficiently manifested which said Reverend Judge was descended by a Younger Son from Sir James Hobart Knight Reader of the same Society and Attorney General to King Henry the Seventh Sir John Shelly of Michelgrove in the County of Sussex Barronet is Descended from William Shelly of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry
the Eighth which William did very considerably augment the Estate of his Ancestors who for many Ages before had flourished in this County in great splendor Sir Henry Mounson of Carleton in the County of Lincoln and of Broxbourn-Bury in the County of Hertford Baronet of the Antient Family of the Mounsons of Burton in the County of Lincoln is descended from Robert Mounson a Learned Lawyer of Grays-Inn called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Elizaheth in the beginning of her Reign and soon after constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas by which means he made a fair Addition to his Antient Inheritance Sir Philipp Woodhouse of Wilber Hall in the County of Norfolk Baronet is descended by many worthy Ancestors of great honour in this County from Robert de Woodhouse Esq one of the Barons of the Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Philip Tirwhit of Kettilby in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from Robert Tirwhit Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of both Benches in the several Reigns of King Henry the Fourth and Henry the Fifth Sir Robert Dallison of Lauton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from William Dallison of Grays-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth and one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Sir Thomas Hussey of Hennington in the County of Lincoln Baronet is directly descended from Sir William Hussey of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Attorney General to King Edward the Fourth and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench in the Reign of the same Prince Sir Charles Mordant of Massingham in the County of Norfolk Baronet is descended by a younger Branch from John Mordant Serjant at Law and Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Reign of King Henry the seventh created Lord Mordant of Turvey by King Henry the 8th Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton in the County of Oxford Baronet a younger Branch of the Spencers Earls of Sunderland had a fair Addition made to his Estate by the access of divers Mannours and Lands of great value given to Sir Thomas his Grandfather by Thomas Spencer of Claverdon in the County of Warwick Esq a Lawyer of Eminent practice and Note in Lincolns-Inn of which Society he was many years one of the Governours or Treasurers in the Reign of King James Sir William Appleton of South-Bemstead and great Badow in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Thomas Appleton Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Richard the Third Sir Charles Sedley of Aylesford and Southfleet in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from Sir William Sedley of Lincolns-Inn Knight and Baronet one of the Benchers of the said Society in the Reign of King James Sir Edward Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstal in the County of Kent Baronet is descended from James Hales Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth Sir William Portman of Orchard in the County of Somerset Knight of the Bath and Baronet a person of great Honour and ample Fortune is descended from William Portman Esq Reader of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law and one of the Reverend Judges of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Wray of Glentworth in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended from the Famous and Learned Sir Christopher Wray Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Sir John lately terminating in one Daughter and Heir She by her Intermarriage with George Son and Heir apparent to George Sanderson Lord Viscount Castleton of the Kingdom of Ireland hath annexed avast Estate to that Honourable Family Sir William Ayloff of Braxted-Magna in the County of Essex Baronet is directly descended from William Ayloff Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and from William Ayloff of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Christopher Wivel of Constable-Burton in the County of York Baronet a Family of great Antiquity and repute is descended from John de Wivell one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Judges of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Third Sir Thomas Englefield of Wooton-Basset in the County of Wilts Baronet is descended from Thomas Englefield of the Middle-Temple London Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Napier of Lewtonhow in the County of Bedford Baronet is descended from Sir Robert Napier of the Middle-Temple London Knight Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland Sir Henry Littleton of Franckley and Over-Arley in the County of Worcester Baronet is the Eldest Male Branch directly descended from the Famous Sir Thomas Littleton Alias Westcote of Franckley aforesaid Knight of the Bath Author of that Excellent Book Intituled Littleton's Tenures which Sir Thomas applied himself to the Study of the Law in the Inner-Temple wherein he soon arrived to such perfection that he was called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law a Dignity in those days esteemed of at a better rate than it is now usually looked upon and lastly constituted one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth this Sir Thomas accumulated a very great Estate and therewith made such ample Provisions to advance his Posterity that few Families in this Kingdom now living do surpass them in Estate and Dignity as by what I shall herein after mention of the rest of the Branches thereof will sufficiently be Demonstrated Sir Edward Philipps of Barrinton in the County of Somerset Baronet is directly descended from Sir Edward Philipps of the Middle-Temple London Knight Serjeant at Law and Master of the Rolls a place of great Honour and Profit in the Reign of King James Sir Henry Newton alias Puckering of the Priory near Warwick in the County of Warwick and of Charleton in the County of Kent Baronet enjoyeth a great Estate as Heir to the Learned Sir John Puckering of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England towards the latter end of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Boteler of Hatfield-Woodhall in the County of Hatford Baronet is descended from John Boteler of Lincolns-Inn Esque Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir John Packington of Hampton-Lovett in the County of Worcester and of Aylesbury in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from John Packington of the
of the deservedly famous and Learned Judge Sir Thomas Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight of the Bath Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth The Estate of this Sir Thomas Littleton Baronet was in a large measure augmented by the Access of what his Mother annexed thereto who was Ann Sole Daughter and Heir to that Eminent Lawyer Edward Lord Littleton Baron of Mounslow aforesaid who being a younger Son of the Littletons of Spechley abovementioned applyed himself to the studies of the Law in the Inner-Temple and therein arrived to such perfection that he became first of all Reader of that House then Solicitor General soon after Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and lastly Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England all in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First He was the Author of that Learned Book Intituled Littleton's Reports lately made publick and elder Brother of William Littleton Esq Serjeant at Law and to Sir Timothy Littleton of the Inner-Temple Knight also Serjeant at Law and lately one of the Barons of the Exchequer Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Wickham in the County of Oxford Baronet is descended from Sir Thomas Chamberlain of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Chief Justice of Chester from whence he was removed and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Sir Samuell Danvers of Cullworth in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Robert Danvers a Learned and Famous Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn one of the King's Serjeants at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of Henry the Sixth Sir Richard Anderson of Penley in the County of Hertford Baronet is descended from Sir Edmond Anderson Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King James Sir Richard Foster of Stokesly in the County of York Baronet is descended from William Foster Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth and called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary Sir Aston Cockain of Ashburn in the Peak in the County of Derby and of Pooley in the County of Warwick Baronet a Family of great Antiquity in those Counties perticularly in Derbyshire is descended from Sir John Cockain of Ashburne aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth as also Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Sir Paul Whichcott of Hendon in the County of Middlesex Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir Jeremiah Whichcott of the Inner-Temple Baronet sometime Warden of the Fleet in His now Majesties Reign Sir John Bridgeman of Great Leaver in the County of Lancaster and of Castle-Bromwich in the County of Warwick Baronet is the eldest Son and Heir to the late famous Sir Orlando Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas and from thence removed to the dignity of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England he was the first English man that His present Majesty advanced to the degree of a Baronet after His most happy Restoration Sir Lewis Palmer of Carleton in the County of Northampton Baronet a Gentleman of a very plentiful Estate is the Son and Heir to the late worthy Sir Jefrey Palmer of Carleton aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Knight and Baronet His Majesties Attorney General a person of profound Judgement in the Laws and of other singular Abilities Sir Humphry Winch of Hannes in the County of Bedford and of Harleford in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from Sir Humphry Winch of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in Ireland and thence removed to the dignity of one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in England in the Reign of King James Sir Thomas Allen of the City of London Knight and Baronet sometime since Lord Mayor thereof is descended from John Allen Esq Serjeant at Law Reader of Lincolns Inn in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and afterwards one of the Barons of the Exchequer Sir Henry North of Mildenhall in the County of Suffolk Baronet a younger branch of the Honourable Family of the Lord North is descended from Sir Edward North Knight who was Chancellor and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after created Lord North. Sir Thomas Darcey of St. Cleres Hall in the County of Essex Baronet of the Ancient Family of the Darcies of the North is descended from John Darcey of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Reign of His late Majesty King James Sir Henry Stapleton of Mitton in the County of Tork Baronet is descended by many worthy Ancestors who by Marriages were allyed to the best Families in this Kingdom from Nicholas de Stapleton a Person of great Note in the time of Henry the Third and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the first Year of the Reign of King Edward the First Sir Robert Cordell of Long-Melford in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended from Sir William Cordell of Lincolns-Inn Knight a person of great Learning and Knowledge in the Laws in respect whereof he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary and afterwards made Master of the Rolls Sir William Wray of Ashby in the County of Lincoln Baronet is a younger Branch descended from the Famous Sir Christopher Wray Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir George Warburton of Arely-hall in the County of Chester Baronet a Family of long continuance and great esteem in this County is descended from Sir Peter Warburton of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law in the time of Queen Elizabeth and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James a person very eminent in his time for his great abilities in the Law Sir Saint Andrew Saint John of Woodford in the County of Northampton Baronet is descended from Oliver St. John of Lincolns-Inn Esq a man of great Prudence and Learning who was Attorney General to King Charles the First in the year One thousand six hundred and fourty and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Vpper Bench as it was then termed in the time of the late unhappy Usurpation Sir Andrew Henly of Bramsell in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended from Sir William Henley Knight one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir William Ellis of Wyham
Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Anthony Shirly of Preston in the County of Sussex Baronet is descended from that Eminent Lawyer Sir George Shirly Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in Ireland in the Reign of King James which Sir George was a Branch of the Antient Family of the Shirlyes of Shirly in Derbyshire Nether Ettendon in Warwickshire and Stanton Harrold in Leicestershire all which Lordships with many more are now the Inheritance of Robert Shirly Lord Ferrers of Chartly Sir Goddard Nelthrope of Burton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is the Son and Heir to Sir John Nelthrope Baronet a Lawyer of very considerable note and of the Society of Grays-Inn in His now Majesties Reign Sir Roger Twisden of Bradburne near East-Malling in the County of Kent Baronet is the Son and Heir to the late Reverend and Learned Judge and most Excellent Lawyer Sir Thomas Twisden of the Inner-Temple and of Bradburne aforesaid Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law and for above Twenty years together one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench till through the greatness of Age and the infirmities of his Body he obtained His Majesties leave to retire from the Affairs of the Bench and spend the short remainder of his days in Peace whereupon he betook himself to a private Life at his Mannor of Bradburne and there soon expired in the Eighty first year of his Age. Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Fiskerton in the County of Lincoln Baronet is descended by a younger Son from Sir Gilbert Gerrard of Grays-Inn Knight Reader thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary and afterwards made Attorney General and Master of the Rolls by Queen Elizabeth Sir Roger Martyn of Long-Melford in the County of Suffolk Baronet is descended from Roger Martyn Esq one of the Reaâ—ers as also one of the Governors of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh Sir Orlando Bridgeman of Ridley in the County of Chester Baronet is the second Son to the late famous Sir Orlando Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and lastly Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England which said Sir Orlando the Father was descended from John Bridgeman of the Inner-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester in the Reign of King James Sir Francis Wyndham of Trent in the County of Somerset Baronet is descended from Francis Wyndham Esq a Learned and profound Lawyer of Lincolns-Inn called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and constituted one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas by Queen Elizabeth Sir Arthur Onslow of West-Clandon in the County of Surry Baronet in revection expectant upon the Death of Sir Thomas Foot Baronet is descended from Richard Onslow Esq a Reader of the Inner-Temple in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth which Richard was a Branch of the ancient Stock of the Onslowes of Shropshire Sir Thomas Rich of Sonden in the County of Essex Baronet is descended from Sir Richard Rich Knight Reader of the Middle-Temple and Solicitor General to King Henry the Eighth afterwards created Baron Rich of Leez in Essex and constituted Lord High Chancellor of England by King Edward the Sixth Sir Jobn Hoskins of Harwood in the County of Hereford Baronet one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery is descended from Bennet Hoskins Esq a Learned Lawyer and one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King Charles the First Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton-Hall in the County of Nottingham and of Middleton in the County of Warwick Baronet is directly descended from Sir Thomas Willoughby of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth which said Sir Thomas was a younger Son to Christopher Lord Willoughby of Eresby and married with the only Daughter and Heir to Sir Robert Read Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh from which said Sir Thomas descended Sir Percevall Willoughby Knight who in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth did intermarry with one of the Daughters and Heirs to Sir Francis Willoughby then of Wollaton aforesaid Knight descended from Sir Richard de Willoughby Knight Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir John Newdigate of Erdbury in the County of Warwick Baronet is Son and Heir to the late Famous and Wealthy Sir Richard Newdigate of Erdbury and Lincolns-Inn Baronet Serjeant at Law who was lineally descended from John Newdigate Reader of the same Society in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh and made a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth Sir James Poole of Poole in the County of Chester Baronet a person of singular Repute and Worth and of a very Honourable Family in this County is descended from Ralph Pool Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth Sir Thomas Skipwith of Methringham in the County of Lincoln and of Grays-Inn Knight and Baronet Serjeant at Law a Gentleman of an excellent Family is descended from William de Skipwith Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Barons of the Exchequer and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the Third Sir Roger Bradshaw of Haigh in the County of Lancaster Knight and Baronet is descended from Henry Bradshaw of the Inner-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof Attorney General and Lord Chief Baron of His Majesties Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth branched out of the Ancient Family of Bradshaw of Bradshaw in the said County Sir Thomas Parkins of Bonney in the County of Nottingham Baronet is lineally descended from Richard Parkins of the Inner-Temple Esq Recorder of the Towns of Leicester and Nottingham and a Lawyer of great Note in those Counties in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir John Crooke of Shilton in the County of Buckingham Baronet is descended from Sir John Crooke of the Middle-Temple Knight Serjeant at Law Recorder of the City of London Speaker of the House of Commons and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James The time of the Creation of this Sir John to the Dignity of a Baronet I cannot at present find and therefore I place him here till I can be certified of his due precedencey Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Barnbow in the County of York Baronet of Scotland is descended by many renowned Ancestors persons of great Interest in those parts from the famous Sir William Gascoigne of Grays-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in the Second year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth Sir
the second Son of Edward Turner of Paringdon aforesaid and of the Middle-Temple Esq a person very Eminent for his Learning and practice in the Law in the Reign of King James Sir William Scroggs of Southweal in the County of Essex and of the Society of Grays-Inn Knight one of His most Gracious Majesties Council Learned in the Laws is the Son and Heir apparent to the Learned and Memorable Sir William Scroggs of the same Society Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas and thence removed to that great Honour of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench where he sate not long but the clamours of the Faction backed by some haughty Members of the House of Commons found a means to get him removed from the said Dignity nor would their malice have ended there had not the Dissolutions of those hot Spirited men so fortunately ensued whereby his Enemies became dispersed Sir Robert Atkins of Sapperton in the County of Glocester of Totteridge in the County of Middlesex and of Lincolns-Inn Knight of the Honourable order of the Bath Serjeant at Law lately Recorder of the City of Bristol and before that time one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas is the Son and Heir to Sir Edward Atkins Knight Serjeant at Law Reader of Lincolns-Inn in his late Majesties Reign and since one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer soon after this Kings most happy Restoration Sir John Brampston of Screnes in the County of Essex Knight of the Bath and High Steward of the Burough of Malden is directly descended from that able Lawyer Sir John Brampston Knight one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King James by whom he was called to the Degree of a Serjeant at Law and by King Charles the First advanced to the place of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Francis Popham of Little coat in the County of Somerset Knight of the Bath a person of a very plentiful Fortune and a worthy Family is descended from that Eminent and Judicious Lawyer Sir John Popham of the Middle-Temple Knight Reader of that Society Serjeant at Law Solicitor and Attorney General to Queen Elizabeth who afterwards made him Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench which great Trust was also reposed in him by King James Sir Edward Sylyard of Wetherden in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended through many Honourable Ancestors from John Sylyard of Lincolns-Inn Esq one of the Readers of that House in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and by King Richard the Third made one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench whose Son and Heir William Sylyard Esq was an Eminent and Learned Lawyer of the said Honourable Society and for many years one of the Benchers and Governours thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth Sir Robert Howard of Vasterne in the County of Wilts and of St. Margarets Westminster in the County of Middlesex Knight of the Noble Blood of the Howards and a younger Branch of the House of Berkshire is descended from the Learned William Howard Esq one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the First and Second Sir Thomas Yarborough of Snaith in the West-Riding of Yorkshire Knight a person of a very plentiful Fortune in those parts is descended from Francis Yarborough Esq a famous Lawyer of Lincolns Inn and one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir William Hoskins of Oxtead in the County of Surry Knight is descended from John Hoskins of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof and called to the degree of a Serjeant by King James Sir Nevill Catlyn of Darsham-Hall in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from Richard Catlyn Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn and made a Serjeant at Law by Queen Mary A Contemporary with this Richard and of the same Society and Family was that profound Lawyer Sir Robert Catlyn Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench who leaving one only Daughter and Heir She by her intermarriage with Sir John Spencer of Althorpe in the County of Northamptom and of Wormleighton in the County of Warwick Knight annexed a considerable estate to that worthy Family from whom Robert Spencer the present Earl of Sunderland and Mr. Spencer of Ashton in Lancashire are lineally descended Sir Richard Ingoldsby of Walridge in the County of Bucks Knight of the Bath is descended from John Ingoldsby Esq a person very well read in the Laws and one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth Sir Thomas Engham of Godmingston in the County of Kent Knight is descended from Ralph de Hengham or Engham one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King-Henry the Third and Edward the First Sir Thomas Harvey of the Town of St. Edmonds-bury in the County of Suffolk Knight is descended from the late famous and profound Lawyer Sir Francis Harvey Knight Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple in the Reign of King James and afterwards one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Forster of Egham in the County of Surry Knight is descended from William Forster Esq Reader of Lincolns-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which in respect of his great Learning and Abilities he was made a Serjeant at Law Sir Thomas Estcourt of St. Dunstans in the West London and of Pinckney in the County of Wilts Knight is the Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Estcourt Knight deceased late one of the Masters of the Hononrable Court of Chancery who was descended from Edmond Estcourt Esq one of the Benchers of Lincolns-Inn and Reader thereof in the Reign of King James Sir George Crooke of Waterstocke in the County of Oxon Knight is the lineal Heir and Eldest male branch descended from the Learned Sir John Crooke of Waterstocke aforesaid Knight and of the Middle-Temple Serjeant at Law Speaker of the House of Commons Recorder of the City of London and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James Sir Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland Hall in the County of Suffolk Knight of the Honourable order of the Bath is descended by a younger Son from that famous Lawyer Sir Nicholas Bacon of Grays-Inn Knight Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Sir Thomas Stephens of Little Sadbury in the County of Glocester Knight a person of a signal Repute and an ample Fortune is descended from Thomas Stephens Esq an Eminent Practicer in the Law and Attorney General to Henry Prince of Wales after whose Decease he Executed
so great perfection that his most gracious Majesty as a mark of his Royal Favour hath been pleased to make choice of him to execute the Office of his Solicitor General being but an entrance to those future preferments which his great Learning Loyalty and Elloquence do most justly intitle him to He is the Second Son of the late Famous and most Incomparable Lawyer Heneage Earl of Nottingham Lord High Chancellor of England and the true inheritor of his great Abilities and Judgement who as in the Catalogue of the Nobility I have there mentioned was the Son and Heir of another great Lawyer of the same Society namely Sir Heneage Finch Knight Serjeant at Law and Recorder of the City of London a younger Son of Sir Thomas Finch and Brother to Thomas Finch Earl of Winchelsea Roger North of the Middle-Temple Esq Chief Justice of Chester and one of His Majesties Learned Council in the Law is a younger Brother to the Right Honourable Francis Lord North Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Sons of Dudley late Lord North of Carthlidge who was descended from Edward Lord North a person eminently Learned in the Laws and Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations in the Reigns of Henry the Eighth Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary Evan Seys of the City of Gloucester and of Boverton in the County of Glamorgan Esq several times one of the Members of Parliament for the said City was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law by the Arch-Traytor Oliver Cromwell in the year 1656 and again by his present Majesty in the year 1660. which said Evan Seys being by Birth of the Ancient British Race is descended from Roger Seys of Boverton aforesaid a Man of great Note and Attorney General of the whole Principality of Wales in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Tristram Coniers of the Middle Temple Serjeant at Law and of Walthamstow in the County of Essex Esq a person of great Judgement and knowledge in the Law is descended from William Coniers Esq a Learned Member of the said honourable Society and one of the Readers thereof in the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First Gyles Strangwaies of Melbury-Samford in the County of Dorset Esq a Gentleman of a very fair Estate is the direct descendant of James Strangwaies Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of King Henry the Fifth and Sixth John Caryll of Harting in the County of Sussex Esq a person of great Learning and Integrity is the eldest Malebranch directly descended from Sir John Caryll of Harting aforesaid and of the Inner-Temple Knight one of the Readers of that Honourable Society in the Thirty Sixth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which by Queen Mary in the Second year of her Reign he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and lastly by Queen Elizabeth was constituted her Attorney of the Dutchy of Lancaster which Sir John Caryll was the Son and Heir to the no less famous and learned John Caryll of the Inner-Temple aforesaid Esq advanced to the like dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Eighth in the Second year of his Reign by which two great Sages of the Law was considerable part of the Estate of this Honourable Family raised which remains to their Posterity at this day Francis Plowden of Shiplake in the County of Oxon Esq and Cotton Plowden of the City of London Gentleman are lineally descended from that famous and excellent Lawyer of his time Edmond Plowden originally of Plowden-Hall in the County of Salop a Family of great Antiquity there and of the Middle-Temple Esq one of the Readers thereof in the Reign of Queen Mary by whom he was called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law whose Learned Works now extant do sufficiently evidence his great Abilities Thomas Markham of Allerton in the County of Nottingham Esque a person of great Integrity and Repute is the Son and Heir to the late valiant and Loyal Thomas Markham of Allerton aforesaid Esq who discerning the Flames of Rebellion breaking forth upon this Kingdom which threatned no less then those Miseries and Calamities which afterwards befel this distressed Nation did Cordially put himself in Arms on the behalf of His late Majesty in whose Service he was slain at Gainsburgh in Lincolnshire fighting stoutly against the Parliament forces in the year 1643. to the no small diminution of his Estate which Thomas was descended by many Ancestors of the greatest note in this County from Sir John Markham Knight one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth and he the Son of Robert Markham and Grandson of John Markham both Eminent Lawyers John Lukener of West-Dean in the County of Sussex Esq a Gentleman of a very ample Fortune is descended from Sir Roger Lukener Knight one of the Readers of the Middle-Temple and made a Serjeant at Law by Queen Elizabeth in the latter end of her Reign which Sir Roger was descended from Geffrey de Lukener one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas in the beginning of the Reign of King Edward the First John Stoner of Stoner in the County of Oxon Esq a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in this County is descended from John de Stoner Esq Serjeant at Law Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reigns of King Edward the Second and Edward the Third Thomas Sympson of the Inner-Temple Esq is the Son and Heir to the late Learned and Judicious Sir John Sympson of the same Society Knight one of His Majesties Serjeants at Law Recorder of the Town of St. Albans in the County of Hertford and one of the Judges of the Sheriffs Court held in the City of London Thomas Gawdy of Claxton in the County of Norfolk Esq is descended from Thomas Gawdy of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of that House and one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Reign William Fortescue of Buckland in the County of Devon Esq is descended from the famous Sir John Fortescue of Buckland aforesaid Knight Serjeant at Law and Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth he was a Man of profound knowledge and experience in the Law as his Learned Works some part whereof still extant do manifest and by Birth was a younger Son to Sir Henry Fortescue of Wood in the said County of Devon Knight Chief Justice of Ireland and descended of a Family of great Honour and Antiquity in the West of England Edward Tildesly of Morlies in the County of Lancaster Esq is the Son and Heir to that great patern of Loyalty and Valour Sir Thomas Tildesly of Morleys aforesaid Knight who being in Arms on the
behalf of his late Majesty after many brave Actions by him atchieved had the hard fate at last to dye in the Bed of Honour being killed in the Road near Preston in Lancashire fighting stoutly in his Princes Service after which his Body was buried in the place where it fell under a heap of Stones there remaining as a monument to perpetuate his memory it being a Custom amongst the Ancient Romans to erect such as marks of Honour where any great Action was performed which said Sir Thomas Tildesly was descended by many renowned and honourable Ancestors of this County from Thomas Tildesly Esq a person famous for his great Judgement in the Laws of our Nation and called to the dignity of a Serjeant at Law by King Henry the Fourth and from whom also did descend another Sir Thomas Tildesly of Grays-Inn Knight one of the Readers thereof and one of the Council in the North in the Reign of King James but he dyed without Issue Male. Henry Guildeford of Hempsted in the County of Kent Esq a Gentleman of a fair Estate and a most excellent Family in that County is descended from Henry de Guildeford one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Edward the First Richard Hopton of Cannon-Frome vulgarly Can-Frome in the County of Hereford Esq is descended from Walter de Hopton Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of Assize for several years in the Reign of King Edward the First Collonel John Wyndham of Norrington and of the City of Salisbury in the County of Wilts Esq a Gentleman of great Loyalty and Repute and possessor of a very considerable Estate is the Son and Heir of the no less Loyal Wadham Wyndham of Lincolns-Inn Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Kings-Bench in the year 1660. who was descended from Francis Wyndham of the same Society Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the same Court in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and he descended of a younger branch of the Ancient Family of the Wyndhams of Felbrig-hall in Norfolk where the same still remains and flourisheth in great esteem John Caesar of Barkway in the County of Hertford is descended from Sir Julius Caesar of the Inner-Temple Knight Chancellor of the Court of Exchequer and Master of the Rolls in the Reign of King James and one of the Privey Council to that Prince Francis Harvey of the Middle-Temple and of Cockfield in the County of Suffolk Esq lately Reader of that Honourable Society is descended from Sir Francis Harvey of the same House Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the Reign of King James Lestrange Calthorp of the Middle-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law is descended from Sir Henry Calthorp of the same Society Knight one of the Readers thereof as also Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries in the Reign of His late Majesty King Charles the First descended of the Ancient Family of the Calthorp's of Cockthorp in the County of Norfolk William Fitz-Herbert of Tissington in the County of Derby Esq a Gentleman of an Ample Fortune is directly descended from the famous Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert of Norbury in the said County of Derby Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth He was descended of an Ancient Family in the said County but having an elder Brother who happening to dye without Issue Male a great part of his Estate descended to this Learned Judge who so greatly augmented the same that thereby he preferred his younger Children of which he had divers both Sons and Daughters by matching them to several worthy Families of this Kingdom and yet left a very plentiful Estate to his Son and Heir Christopher Danby of Masham Thorp-parrow and Scruton in the North Riding of Yorkshire of Driffield in the East-Riding and of Thornby near Leeds in the West Riding of the said County Esq a Family of great interest in those parts is descended from Sir Robert Danby Knight Serjeant at Law in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth and constituted Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas in the first year of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth William Stanford of Salford-Priors in the County of Warwick Esq is descended by a younger Son from that great and famous Lawyer William Stanford Esq Serjeant at Law one of the Readers of Grays-Inn in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth after which by Queen Mary he was made one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas Richard Walmesly of Dunkenhalgh in the County of Lancaster Esq a Gentleman of excellent parts and of an ample estate is the direct Heir to the sometime Learned and most expert Lawyer of his time Sir Thomas Walmesly of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the said Court of Common-Pleas in the several Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James The Right Honourable Henry Coventry of Enfield in the County of Middlesex Esq late one of His present Majesties principal Secretaries of State and a person of great Integrity and Stedfastness to the Royal Interest is one of the younger Sons of Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England who was the Son and Heir to Thomas Coventry of Crombe in the County of Worcester and of the Inner-Temple Esq Serjeant at Law and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas in the Reign of King James Robert Coke of Holkham in the County of Norfolk Esq is the eldest Branch descended from Sir Edward Coke of the Inner-Temple Knight so much celebrated for his profound Judgement and experience in the Laws of this Kingdom in respect whereof he became the Autumn Reader of the said Society in the thirty fourth year of Queen Elizabeths Reign soon after which time he was constituted Solicitor and then Attorney General to that Princess as also Recorder of the City of London and by King James called to the degree of a Serjeant at Law and advanced to the dignity of Lord Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas whence he was removed to the like Honour in the Kings-Bench and elected one of His then Majesties Privy-Council John Crew of Misterton in the County of Leicester Esq is descended from the Famous Sir Randolph Crew of Lincolns-Inn Knight Serjeant at Law and 〈◊〉 Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Kings-Bench in the Reign of King James which said Sir Randolph was descended of the Antient and Worshipful Family of the Crews of Crew-Hall in the County Palatine of Chester where they have flourished for five Hundred years and upwards as men of the greatest Honour and Esteem of that County and are at this day so reputed William Whitlocke of Fellis-Court in the County of Oxon and of the Middle-Temple Esq