G» \L U) tftX+ys* 56 BROOKE (Ralph, Yorke Herault at Armes), A Dis- coverie of certaine errours published in print in the much commended Britannia 1594. Very preiudiciall to the discentes and successions of the auncient Nobilitie of this Realme. Without place or date, \London, 1590]. Sm. 4to, First Edition, half calf neat , L\ v. The author took umbrage at the appointment of William Camden as Clarenceux King-at-arms, as the latter was not a professional herald, and in this book made a most bitter attack upon him. At the end he printed in support of his contentions, John Leyland's "New yeeres Gyft," and a piece of verse entitled " Leylands sup- Dosed Ghost." t Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/cataloguesuccessOObroo A CATALOGVE and Succefsion of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquefles, Earles, and Vifcounts of this Ttealrneof England^ fince the Norman Conqueft, to this pre/entyeare ) i 6 i ToGETHBRj With their Amies, Wiues,and Children : the times of their deaths and burials, with many their memorable Actions. Collected by Raphe Brooke £fquire y Yorke Herauld : Difcouering, and Reforming ma- rt)! Errors committed, by men of other Profefiion, and lately publifhed in Print ; to the great wronging of the Nobility, and preiudke of his Maieslies Officers of Armes y who are onely appointed and fworne to deale faithfully in thefe caufes. ^uam quiffynorit Artem> tnhac fe exerceat. Printed by VV illiam Iaggard, and fold at his houfe in Barbican. 1619. TP THE HIGH AND Mighty Prince, James, King of Cjreat- c Britame y France^ and Ire- land, in Germany, in the yeare* 11 14-with whom fhe continued twelueyeares, and out-iiued him, but had no iflue by him. After (he married Geffrey Plantagenet ,Earle of Aniou,hn of Foulke king of Ierufalemjn the yeare 1 127 and had iflue Henry ^ftcr King of England, Geffrey, Earle of Nantes in Britaine ; and William, Earle of Poytou : She was his wife 23.yeares,and a widdow 1 7.yeares,and after dyed in Roan, n6j< and was buried at Bee Abbey in Normandy. His ljjue by Qoncubines. Robert (p{ fbme Writers called the Confuli of GloceSlef) bate fbrtne of King Henry the firft,begotten of Nefi,thc daughter of Rice ap T euderjhc great Prince of South wales, who was after married to Girjild dc Wmdfore, Conftable of the Caftle of Penbroke. This Robert married Mabell, daughter of Robert Fitz>-Ha- mond, Lord of Glamorganhy whom he had iflue, William Earle of Glocefler } and others,as in the Title of Earles of Glocetter is more at large. Regwald,baCe fbnne of King Henry the firft, begotten of the daughter of Ro- bert Corbet, of Alencetter in Warwick/hire,had iflue, foure daughters his heires, as in the Title of Earles of Cornwall js more at large. Henry, fame, in Angle fey in North -wales, without iflue. Richard,Mary and Margaret were drowned, with their brother William,com* ming out of Normandy into England, 1120. Eliz,abeth,bafe daughter of King£fenry the firft, (begotten of Elizabeth, fifterof waller an Earle of Meulan, and Robert Bojfue Earle of Leicester) was wife to Gilbert Strongbow Earle of Penbroke, and Mother to Richard Earle of Penbroke, as in the Title of Earles of Penbroke, /a/w^Countefleof Paffy. King A Catalogue of the I\ing Stephen, r/ £^Pj| Tephen,Eavk of Mortaine and ^f^Cklli? Bolloigne'm Picardy, third Son of Stephen, Earle of Bloys and Champaigne, begotten ot Mice, the third daughter of William theConqu eror and Queene Mauld, was crow- ned King on S.Stephens day 3 by William Arch- Bifhop of Canterbury^ at weslminjler 1 1 3 5 ,by the plotting of his younger Brother Henry ^ who was Bilhop of Winchester, and Abbot of Glosienbury, and who had drawn vnto his Fa- t\ion,tvilliam Archbifhop of Canterbury, the very firft man that before had fworne fealty to Queene Mauld the EmprefTe, and to ftir vp the Nobility of the Realme againft the faide Mauld, protefting, that it was bafenefTe for Co many great Peeres to be fubiecl: vnto a woma. And further, tohelpe forward this mifchie- uousplot, (another of the fame brood) Roger Bilhop of Salisbury, the late Kings Treafurer,protefted,that the Nobility were free from the Oath they had before made to Mauld the Emprefle, byreafon that (he had married Geffrey Plamagenet, without their priuity and confent, (as though free Princes could not marry without the confent of their Subjects) which falfe inft igations of thefe wickt d Bi(hops,made the Nobility to forfwear themfelues.in fwearing fealty vnto King Stephen a Vfurper. And thefe were the fruites of thefe honeft Churchmen,who were the caufe,and lofTe alfb of many a mans life. This Stephen married Mauld, &M\$\tzx of Euftace Earle of Bolloigne, Brother of Godfrey and Baldvcyn kings of fcrufalem,by whom he had iflue,three fonnes and two daughters : he reigned eighteene yeares,ten moneths,and odde dayes,and~dyedatI>0/«Tthe 2 5. of October, 11 54. being 49 yearesolde, and was buried at Feuerjham in Kent, where his Queene and Sonne were alfo buri- ed.She dyed at Henin^ham Caftle in Effex, the thrd of May, 1 1 \ i.It is faid,that King Stephen entring this Realme,the figne being in Sagittarius, and obtayning great victory by the helpe of his Archers, aflumed the Sagitarius for his Arms. £c portoii, guemles a Saguarius d ot. Their Ifae. Baldvcyn the eldeft fbnne^ dyed in his infancy, and was buried at London, in the Priory of the Trinity within AldgateSounM by Queen Mauld,mk to king the firft. Eustace fecond fbnne,was by his Father created Earle of Bolloigne, and mar- ried Kings of England, ried C onf?ance,Ci{\er of Lewis the feuenth King of France, and dyed without hTue the tenth of Auguft,\ i52.and was buried at Feuerjham. William the third fonne, married Ifabell, daughter and heyre of William the third Earkwarren and Surrey, in whole right he was EarJe warren and Surrey , Lord of Norwich and Peuenjey, Earle Mortaine, and Lord of xheEgle in Nor- wndy.Hc dyed in his returne from Thohu&jn thcyeare, 1 160. Mauld,thc eldeft daughter of King Stephen, dyed young, and was buried at London An the Priory of the Trinity within Aldgate, cald Chrift-Church,now the Dukes place. Mary, fecond daughter of King Stephen, was AbbeiTe of the Nunnery at Rumfey in Hump/hire-, after (lie forfooke her habite,and married Mathew, Bro- ther of Philip Earle of Flanders, who (in her right) was Earle of Bolloigne,md had hTue/^4 and Mauld* t\ing Henry the fecond, Enry, the fecond of that Name 5 (fur-named Short-mantle,bornc in France) Son of Geffrey Pl&ntage* ##,Earle of Amou^ and Mauld the EmprelTe, daughter of King Henry thetirftj began his Reigne ouer this Realme of Eng- land,thc twentieth day of Odober,i 1 54. His firft comming was to Winchester, where the Nobles of the Realme came vnto him, of who he tooke homage and fealty : then comming to London, he was crowned at weftminffer by 7^^4/^,Archbilhopof Canterbury, the 17. of December, 1 1 54. being then 2 3 . yeares of age. He chofe to be of hisCounlell, thegra- ueft and wifeft he could finde, 6c fiich as were beft experienced in the Lawes ofthe Land.He expelled by publike Proclamation, all Gran- gers out ofthe Land, whohadfwarmed into Englandjn the time of variance betweene king Stephen and him : amongft whom y william of Tpers Earle of Kent, was alio com- pelled to be gone ; taking into his hands all fuch lands and pofleffions as per- tained to the Crowne, which had bene before alienated and made away to any perfon of what degree foeuer.From Hugh Mortimer fat took the Caftles of Cle- bery,wigmore 6c Bridgnorth. He maried Elianor, daughter: and fole heyre ofwilli- amDukeofAauitaine, Earieof Poicliersmd Tholouze, the fiftofthat name, (begotten of trie daughter of Raymond>Eatk of Tholouf e.) This Elianors Title, was A Catalogue of the was the cheefe caufe of thofe bloody warres betwixt England and France - y yea, and the Bello wes that blew that vnnaturall difcord,betwixt the Father and his Sonnes.She ouer-liued her husband,nnd did fee three of her fonnes to be kings; and dyed the third of the Kalends of Aprill, 1 204 . This Henry dyed the 6. day ot Inly, 1 1 in the 6 i.yeareof his age.when he had reigned 34-yearcs,9. moncths.and two daies,and was buried at Founteuerddjn the Dutchy ot Alan- /^neere to the Towne of the Egle. Et portoit. {.uculles au deuxkopard paflant d'or. Thefjjue of H\ing Henry tbefecond, And Quecne. hiianor bis Wife. William cldeft fbnne, borne in the yeare, 1 1 5 2 , to whom the Nobility fware fealty at the Caifle oiWallingford in Berk/hire ; he dyed in the yeare 1156, be- ing but liue yeares olde, and was buried at Readings by his great Grandfather, King Henry the rirft. Henry the fecond (bnne,after the death of William his Brother, was Duke of Normandy, Earh of Anion and Mayne, and was crowned king in the life time of his Father,the 1 5 .of Iune, 1 1 70. His wife was Margaret, daughter of Lewis the younger,king of France, and was married at Newburgh in Normandy, 1 itfo.and Hie was after crowned Queene at WinchesJer,i 1 6 3 . He dyed at Mar cell in Tou- raine,thc ckuenth of Iune,i 1 82.and was buried at Roan, Richard the third fonne, was borne at Oxford, 1 1 57. and was fur- named of the French,Cuer-de-Lyon.Hc was firft created earle of Poyftou,& had the whole Dutchy of Aquitaine, for which he did his homage to King Lewis theyonger, of France, 1 i7o.After he fell at variance with his Father, and maintained wars againft him : but he was afterwards reconciled into his Fathers loue againe, & fucceeded him in his Kingdome. Geffrey the fourth fonne,borne the fift yeare of his Fathers Reigne^be mar- ried Qw/^tf^daughter and heyreof Conan Duke of Britame, and did his ho- mage for the fame to his brother Henry,and dyed at Paris,! i87;anddid beareon his Shield or Targe, for his Armes, a Lyon rampant, which was thefirft Armes that euerl hauefeene borne by any in England. He began his Reigne ouer England, the fixt day of Iuly, in theyeare of our Lord, 1 189. being 3 5. y cares olde* And vp- on the folemnizing of his Fathers Funerals.he went to the City of Roan,whcrc, on thetwen- tieth of Iuly after, he was proclaymed Duke of Normandy. In the beginning of his reigne, Pope Innocent Solicited him with many ftrong perfwafions,and promifes of his blefflngs, to wage warre in his owne perfbn againft the Tarkes in the holy Land, and to attempt the Winning of lertifalemhom the Infidels 5 which iourney hevndertooke,becau(e Fredericke the Emperor, and Philip the fecond of France, and Leopolds then Arch-Duke of A*Hm#Xk& others had engaged them(elues,to further thofeat- tempts,that their generall meeting ftiould be in Sicilia : and that fuch wealth 6c booty as God and good fortune flhould make them owners of, fhould be equal- ly fliaredand diuided amongft them and theirs. King Richard to fupplyhis wants,and to furnifli himfelfe with money , he folde the Caftles of Barwiek and Rokesbrougb to the King of Scots, for ten thoufand pounds ; and the Lordlhip and Earledome of Ditrbam,\nto Hugh the proud Bifhop of that See,fbr a great fumme of money. He alfo enriched himfelfe by the fale of fundry Honours, Lordlhips, Mannors, Offices, Prruiledges, Royalties,an3 other things j prote- fting,that (forthe performance of Co great and honourable a feruice) heewas not vnwilling to fell his Citty of London j£ any were able to buy it, rather then he would be chargeable vnto others . His iourney being performed, and hee proclaymed King of lerufalem, and had the pofleffion thereof, and after ma- king his returne for England-jNzs in great danger of fliipwracke,where he limed his life by fwimming, neere vnto Hisiria, which "lyeth betweene Aquileia and Venice. And comming to the Territories of Leopold in Auliria, hee was by him taken prilbner & folde to the Empercur Henry the fixt, for threefcore thoufand Markesj which Emperour affefied him to pay for hisranfomc, one hundred thoufand pounds ; for which, fecurity being giuen, he was fet at liberty. Hee \^as firft contracted in marriage to Alice, daughter of Lewis the feuenth lung of France^vx with her he neuer kept company.nor had any iflue. His Kings of England, His fecond wife was Berengaria } daughter of Sanches the fourth, King of Nauarre,who married him at Ciprus, and accompanied him to the holy land. He was flaine by Bertram de Gurdonn^ with the (hot out of a Croflebow, at a CaftleoftheVifcountof Limoges, called Chalons, which wounding him in the fiioulder.the Surgeons hauing dra wne out the wood of the Arrow, and not the enuenomedyron forke; mangled the Arme with cruell incifions,that the paines thereof haftned his death,when he had raigned arnioft nineyeares.He was bu- ried at Founteuerard in Trance at his Fathers feete, the 6 .of A prill, in theyeare 1 1 9?. without any lawfull ilTue. He had two bafe children,/*/?*/// a fonne,and Ifabell a daughter. King Richard the firft did beare for his Armes in his Pauis or Shield,one ly- pn rampant : and this is the firft Amies that euer I could fee any authority for* K^itig Iohn. gfO^», thefixtandyoungeft fbnn^ of King Henry the fecond, was borne in theyeare Ii66.and by his Father was made Earle of Mo- riton,and Lord of Ireland ; and by the boun- ty and guift of King Richard his Brother, hee was Earle of Cornwall y LancaHer & Somerfet, and after his brothers death, at Roane he was created Duke of Normandy. Andlaftly.vpon the Afcenfion day,i 199 ■ hee was crowned at Weltminsier Jfongot England.Hc was fur-na- med Iohn Sanz-terre, becaufe (when hee was King) hee refignedboth Crowneand King- dome to the Pope, which Pandulphe the Le- gate kept for theupaceof fouredayesto the Popes vfe.~ The whole courfe of this Kings gouernment, was accompanied with continu- all troubles; and his two Perfecutors were Pope Innocent the third,and Philip the fecond, then King of France. He married two wiues,the firft was Ifabell, daughter & co-heyre of William Earle of Glocetter y fonne of Earle Robert, married to him whc n he was Earle Mor/tayne,thc firft of King Richard the firft, and after tenne yeares (hauing no iflue) was the firft yeare of his Reigne diuorced from him.vn- der pretence of confanguinity, and married to Geffrey Magna-vileJEatk of Ef- fexj A Catalogue of the [ex ; and after his deceafe,to Hubert de Bnrgo, Earle of Kent, and dyed without iflfue. Ifabell,kcond wife to King A^»,was daughter and heyre of Aymer, Earle of Angolefme,by whom he had iflue,as heereaf ter fblloweth. This lfabell ouer-li- ued King Iohn,and married Hugh de BrunJ&ixlt of the Marches of Aquitawejtx. Lord of Lufignan and Valence m Foytou, (to whom (he Ihould haue bene mar- ried,befbre (he married King by whom (he had diuers children, greatly aduanced by King Henry the third.their halfe brother. This King,lying in the Abbey of Swansteed, not fi irre from Lincolne,was poyfbned by a Monke, of the Order of S.Bernard, who to makehismatchfure,andtoauoide iealoufieand fufpition,firft dranke vnto the King, and poyfoned himfelfe : the King beeing brought from the (aide Abbey in a Horfe-litter, vnto the Caftle of Newarke, there dyed on S. Lukes night.the i4.Kalends of Nouember, and was after bu- ried at worcelier, intheyeare 1216. when he had reigned 17. yeares, fiuemo- neths,lacking eight dayes s at the age of 5 1 .y earcs. This lohn, beeing King of England and Duke of Normandy, in right of his Grand-mother Mauld the Empreflejand Duke ofAquitaine by Elianor his Mo- ther.ioyned the Armesof Aquitaine, being a Lyon pafTantgardant, vnto the Armes of Normandy and £#g/W,rnaking it Gtteulles trots Lyons faffant gardant £or. KJng fohnsfjfue by Ifabell his loft Wife* King Henry the third, borneatwwto^thcfirftof October, i2o8.being the tcnthyeare of his Fathers Reigne. Richard&cond fonne of King lohn, was borne the next yeare after his Bro- ther King Hmry,by whom he was made Knight,and created Earle of Cornwall and by the Ele&ors, chofen to be Emperor of the We#, and crowned King of the Romans and Almany, at the Citty of Aeon in Germony ; (others haue, at A- quifgraue) He married three wiuesjthe firft was lfabell, daughter of William Marfball theyounger, Earle of Penbroke, wid do w of Gilbert de Clare , Earle of Glocesierhy whom he had i([uc,Henry flaine at Vitirbo in Italy, & lohn, who dy- ed both without ifliie . His fecond wife was Senchia, daughter of Raymond Earle of Prouince,and filter of Queen Eltanor his brothers wife, who was crow- ned with him at Acon,ar\d by whom he had iftuc,Edmend Earle of Cornwall, & others. His third and laft wife was Beatrix, Niece to the Archbilhop of Co* . leyne. This Richard dyed at his Mannor of Barkhamtted,x\\ 1 204. with whom her Father gaue in marriage>the Caftle and Lordfhip of EUnfmere^m the MarchefTeof South-Wales. King A Catalogue of the Kjng Henry the third. Enry, Connc andheyreof king Iohn, was borne at mncheftcr, the firft of O&ober, in the yeare noS.beingthe lo.yeare of his Fathers Reigne ; 6c be- ing of the ageof nine yeares, was crowned King at Glocejlerjhtz 2 8 .of October, 1 2 1 6 .by Prt^Bilhop of Winchester j*vi& the Protecti- on of him and his Realme, was committed to William Marfha/l the elder, Earle of Penbroke - y and after his death, 12 1 8. hee was committed to Peter ,Bifhop of winchtjler, by whole coun- fellhewas crowned the lecond time, at trejt- minfier, in the fift yeare of his Reigne.He had great trouble and wax s with his Barons, and was taken prifoner at the battailc of Lewis in SuJJex, 1263. and with him, Richard Kingof Romanes his Brother, and Prince Edwardhis fonne,with many others ; Simon Mountfort Earle of heicefier, Gilbert de Clare Earle of Gloccfterj\r\& Robert Earle Ferrari and Derby, being the Ring-leaders of the re- bellious Barons.Not long after, the King,Princeand others werefec at liberty, and railing new Forces,fbught a battaile at Euerfham in worce(lerfbire,v/htxz the Barons were difcomfited,and Simon Earle of Leicejler,mth his cldeft fbnne, 6c Sir Hugh Spencer , and many others of great account were flaine . This ouer- throw did vtterly defeat the Barons,and depriued them of all their hopes j and fo reuiued the melancholy King,that now he began againeto befenfiblcof his ltrength,and refolued (with all (peed poffible) tobreake thofe chaynes, with which fo lately he was fo ftrongiy bound. He married £/wwr,fecond daughter and one of the co-heyresof Raymond Berengarius,YiM\c of Prouence, by Beatrix, daughter of Thomas Earle of Sauoy t and fifter to the Earles Amee and Peter , and Boniface, Archbilhop of Canterbu- rie.Shc was married at Canterbury, the 1 4«of Ianuary,i2g^.and was crowned $xwejlminfter,t\\z 19 .day of Ianuary after. He fell fickcatS.Edmo»ds+bury in Sftffolke.and dyed the i6.of Nouemberji 2y2.when he had liued £5 .yeares,and reigned 56.yeares,and 28. dayes, and was buried at weflminfier. She was his Wife 37-yeares,his Widdow i?.yeares,and dyed aNun at Almesbury ,the 25. of Iune 3 i2pi.and was buried inherMonaftery,the 11. of September after. Etportoit, d'engleterre,guculIcstroislyons paflant gardantd'or,arme St lampaffe d'azur. His Kings of England His IfTue. Edward eldeft fbnne,was borne at weftminfter 2 8. of Iune,i239,he was fur-named Long-Jbanks,of his tall &c (lender legs.he was made knight in Spaing by Atyhonfus King of Ctfttle&nd Earle of Chester by his Father,arter the death oiDauid Earle of Chester, without ilTue male. Edmond Tecond (bnne,borne the 26. of Ianuary, 1245. fur named Crouch- backe&i bowing in his backe : He was entituled King of Cicilia and Apulia^ & was created Earle of Lancafter. He had the lands of Simon Mountfort, Earle of Leicefter^nd Robert F err ars Earle of Derby giuen him \ who were disinherited, for railing war with the Barons,againft the King.He dyed at Bayon'm Ga^coigne^ the rift of Iune,u?6.being $0 yeares old $ as in the Earles of Lancafter is more at large. Richard third lonne dyed young,and was buried ^weftminfter. John fourth fonne,dyed alio young,and was buried at Weftminfter. William rift fonne dyed young,and was buried in the new Temple at London. Henry fixt fbnne dyed young,and was buried at weftminfter. Margaret eldeft daughter>was the firft Wife of Alexander die third, King of Scots. Beatrix lecond daughter,borne at Burdeaux in Gafcoigne, married to John the firft,Duke of Britatnejwho had iflTue, Arthur and Iohn. Katherine third daughter,borne at London^ 1 25 2.dyed young. K^ing Edward the Firft. Dward, eldeft fonne of King Henry the third, was borne at weftmtnfier, the 28.of Iune,i239. wasfurnamed Long Jhanks of his long legs.and be-* gan his Reigne the 16 .of Nouembcr, in the yeareofourLord, nyi.beeing then beyond the Sea,comming homeward from the Holy- Land; and the ip.ofAuguft, inthefecond yeare of his Reigne, both he and his Queenc Elianor were crownd at weftminfter ', by Robert Kilwarby Archbilhop of Canterbury. At which Coronation,^/««#dferKingof Scots, &Iohn Earl of Britaine were prefent,with their wiues, who were both filters to K.Edward. At which follemnity,fiue hundred great horfes were let at liberty by the King of Scots, the Earles of Cornwall \GlocefterJ>enbrookefvarren& others as they alighted from their backs ; and it was free for any that could, to catch & haue the as their owne. ^ ^ 2 King A Catalogue of the KmgEdward being returned out of W-W^diuers complaints were prefen- ted vnto him, againft diuers of his Iuftices, namely, Sir Thomas Weyland^ Lord Chiefe-Iuftice of the Kings Bench, Adam Stretton, William Brampton^ Roger Leicefter, and Uhn Lunetb y all Iuftices of the (aid Bench , with Robert Ltthbury y Mafter of the Rolles;Sir Thomas Weylandjjy a Queft of twelue men was found guilty, acceffary of a murder, for relecuing the murderer after the deed done ; For which, he tooke San&uary in the Church of the Fryars Minors ^xS. Ed- monds-bury , from whence he was had, and brought and deliuered to Sir Robert Mallet Knight, who fent him to the Tower of London^ and after banilhed the Land,and all his goods confifcated to the Kings vfe. William Brampton, Ro^er LeicelterJobnLunetb, and Richard Lithbury before named > being accufed of wrongfull iudgements,and other foule mif-demeanors, were deliuered out of the Tower of Eondon,by paying each of them a thoufand Markc s fy ne^and Sa- lomon de RogesTer, Thomas de Sudington ) Richard de Boiland, and Walter de Hop- *dyed young,his Father being then in the Ifle of Cicill&. was Kings of England. was buried at We ftminfter, the 2 o of Nouember, 1272. Alpbons third fonne,borne in the Towne of Mayne'm Gafcoigne, as his Fa- therand Mother were comming out of the Holy- Land to England \ the 23. of Nouember, 12 73. and dyed at W-W^r^the 4.01 Auguft,i285.and was buried at Canterbury. Edward the fourth fonne,borne at Cairnaruon in North-wW^the 25«of A- prill,i284.Afterthe death of Lewellynap Griffith <, was created Prince of wales, by his Fathcr,being the firft of the Kings fonnes of England, that had that Ti- tle.He was alfo Earle of Pontbieu, and of Chefter^xad was made Knight by his Father.on wbitfonday, 1305. Elianor eldeft daughter, borne at windefore, in the 50. yeare of her Fathers Rcigne,and was married with a Proxie, to a Deputy for^//>£ a little Village inTork/mre, in theyeare 1 300. and was (after the death of Roger Bigot) created Earle of Norfolke and Marfhall of England. He had two wiues, the firft was ^//V^,daugbter of Sir Roger Hayles,o£ Harwich in Suffolke, by who he had iflhc,Edward and others, as in the Title of Earles of Norfolke. His fe- cond wife was ^f^,daughter of William Lord Ros, widdowof Sir Raphe Cob- ham , who out liuing him,married the third umCyWiHiam Lord Brufept Brember mSuffex. Edmond the fixt fbnne, was borne at Woodslocke in Oxford/hire, the fift of Auguft,i3oi.and was created Earle of Kent. Hemarried ^rg^jr^daughter pf 7^#,andfifterandfbleheyreof Thomas LordH^£ the firft day of February after, by ^/£tbe.x of King Edward the thirdly whofe death, the Kingdome of France did defceridto KingEdward, by ifabell his Mother, the onely fifter and hey re of her three Brothers, todowike Hutinjhiltyle Long 9 and Charles the f aire, Kin^ of France. But thefaid Kingdome was vfurped and polTeffedby I- 'bilip de Valois ,Vnckle to thefaide Charles y who did intrude him- felfe by force. In the yeare 1339 -King Edward going to make his clayme tt the Kingdoms of France, (praiedaydeof the Flemings, who before had fworne, and bound themfelues in a bond of a Million of goldeinthe Popes Chamber, that they fhould alwayes hclpe the King of France, and fight vnder his Enfigne ) for re- leafe whereof, King£^W,bytheperfwafionof Jaques D'ArtueUof Gaunt, did quarter the Armes of France, With the Armes of England, and proclaimed himfelfe King of France. By which a&e, the Flemings held themfelues difchar- ged of their band and oath. After, Charles' the fixt French King of that Name, cnuying greatly ,that the Kings of England fhould bcare the Armes of France, (which was femie de luces) changed the fame vnto three De luces; of which thing,King Henry the fift of England tooke example,and bare the like. By rea- fon A Catalogue of the fon whereof,the Kings of France, haue euer fince ceafed to make any further change of their Armes. He married P/Wz/sdaughter of William Earleof Henaultund Holland, and fitters daughter of Philip of rdoysJUingoi France afore mentioned. This mar- riage was at Torke,xhc 24-of Ianuary,and (he was crowned at WeUmnHer, the firft Sunday in Lent following,^ 7-She was his Wife42.yeares,and dyed the 1 5 .of Auguft,i 3 69 .and was buried at Wettminpr. King Edward her husband, dyed at Sheene, now called Richmond, the 2 1 .of Iune,i 377* after hee had liued 5.yeares,and reigned 5o.yeares,4.moneths,and 28.dayes. His body was con- uayed from Sheene,by his foure (onncs/Jonell Duke of Clarence, John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, Edmondof Langley Duke of Tor he, and Thomas 0/ Wood- fiocke Earle of Cambridge, with others,and was buried at weslm'tnfter* His IfTue. Edward eldcft fonne (borne at Woodliocke the fifteenth of Iuly, i 3 29 •) was created Prince of Wales 5 Duke of Aquitaine and Cornwall r ,and Earle of Chefier t and Earle of Kent in right of his Wife lo ane, daughter of Edmond Earle of Kent (brother by the Father 5 to King Edward the fecond) She had bin twice married before,firft to the Earle of Salisbury, a nd after to Thomas Holland. She had if- fue by Prin ce Edward,mo ConntSiEdward borne at Angolefme,who died yong - 9 and Richard borne at Burdeaux^bo was after King of England,by the name of King Richard the fecond. This Prince had ifliie alfb,two baftard fbnnes,Sir lohn Sounder, and Sir Re* ger claridon Knights ; the latter was attainted in King Henry the fourths time. ^/7//4wlecond fonne, was borne at and was fur-named William of Hatfield ; he had his chriften name of willtam Earle of He- nault, his grand -father ,and dyed in his childhood >and was buried at Yorke. Lionell third fbnne,was borne in the Citty of Antwerfe, the 2?.of Noucm- ber,i 3 38.and was fur-named of Antwerpe. He had two Wiues, the firft was Elizabeth, daughter andhcyreof William Burgh, Earle of ylsler in Ireland^m whole right he was firft created Earle of Vtiter. Andbecaufehe had with her the Honour of Clare inM»^/&,asparcellof the Inheritance of her Grand- mother (Elizabeth, {\i\zx and co-heyre of the laft Gilbert de Clare Earle of Gloce- fier) He was in Parliament,^! .created Duke of Clarence j from which Dut* chie,the name of Clarenceux, K.ing of Armes of the South parts of England, ta- keth his denomination. He had iffue by the faidc Elizabethans onely daughter named Phillip 3 married to Edmond Mortimer Earle of March, Grand-father of ^/M/^CounteiTe of C4^r/^,Grand-mother of King Edward the fourth. He was after married at Millaine in Lumbar dy, to the Lady Violanta, daugh- ter of Galeazo, the fecond Duke thereof ; as in the Earles of Clare is fet forth. /^fourth fonne,borne at Gaunt in Flander^i^o. wasfirft created Earle of Kings of England of Richmond, which was furrendred to/^«Dukeof Britaine, fur-named The Wwfff ,who had married Mary his filler, to whofe Dukedome formerly it had belonged. This Iohn married three Wiues, the firft was Blanch , daughter and hcire of Henry Duke of Lancajhr (fonneof Edmond Croochbacke) by whom he had if- fuc, King Henry the fourth ; PhilOp, Wife to hhn the firft, King of Portmgali^ and Eli&abethfirft married to Iohn Holland Earle of Huntington ,and after to Sir John Cornwall Baron of Fanhope. His fecond Wife wasConflance y ddcft daugh- ter of Peter King of Caflile and Leon,m whofe right he intituled himfelfe King of both thofc Realmes,and had iilue Katherine, Wife to Henry the third 3 fonne of King /4-and was buried at Canterbury. His fecond Wire was/*4W>daughtcrof Charles King of Nauarre^nd Wid- dow of John Mountfort Dukeof Britaine, who dyed at Hauering in the Bower in Ejjex, without hTue,the tenth of Iuly, I437«and was buried at Canterbury, His Iflue by his firft Wife. Henry cldeft fonne, was created Prince of lVales,D\ike of Corn-wall & Earle of Chejler, in the firft yeare of his Fathers Kcigne.This Henry ,in the time of his Fathers banifhment,was fent into Ireland ; and, vpon hearing of his Fathers a- riuallinto England, King Richard caufed him to beeimprifoned with Humfrey, fonne and heyre ot Thomas of Woodjlockejrx the Caftle of T rime in Ireland; but in the firft yeare of King Henry the 4. they were both deliuered, and comming into England \Humfrey dyed of the plague at Chejler. Thomas fecond fbnne,was created Duke of Clarence ^\x\ the eleucnth yeare of King Henry the 4-and in the b. yeare of King Henry the 3 .he was made Lieute- nant Generallof France and Normandy and (in the yeare after) was flainc at Bangy -Bridge in France t by the Duke or Orliance. He rnarrkd Margaret >daugh- ter of Thomas Holland Earle of Kentjnd Widow of lohn Biaufort Earle of So* nterfet ; as is more at large in the Title of the Dukes and Earles of Clarence. Iohn third fonne, was made Duke of Bedford r ,thc 1 1. yeare of King Henry the 4. his Father j and in the fift yeare of Henry the 5 . his brother, he was by Parli- ament made Regent of England,and Head of the publike Wealth. He knighted King Henry the 6. his Nephew, at a Parliament heid at Leicefler, in the 4. yeare of his Reigne. And in the firft yeare of the laid King Henry the 6 .being made Regent of / ranee, Charges King of France dying: the moft part of France was deliuered to him by the Nobility thereto the vfe of King Henry the fixt. His marriages and death is more at large in the Title of Bedford. Humfrey, fourth fonne of King Henry the 4. was by his Brother King Henry the 5 .made Duke of Glocejter; and in the firft yeare of Henry the 6.he was made Protector of the Kingdome of England,for 1 5 .yeares, during the (aid kings mi- nority ; and was ftilcd, Humfrey M the grace of 'God, Sonne, Brother and Vnckle to Kings,Duke of Glocefler,Ht mult, Holland^Zeland and Penbrokt, Lord of Friez>- land^great chamber laine of England, Proteftor and Defender of the Kingdome and Church of England. He had two Wiues. His firft Wife was /4Loxd Cobhamof Ster- hurgh Kings of England burgh in Surrey , who for witchcraft and poyfonings, was much defamed. Queene MargaretfNik to King Henry the fixtjenuyed greatly his eftate tk go- uernment,and pra&ifed with others,his ouerthrow and deflru&ion ^ for after, he was found murdered in his bed,at Bury in Sujfolke^ and was after buried at S. Albons in Hertford/hire. Blanch eldcft daughter, was married at Col/en, to William Duke of Bauaria y fonne and heyre of Lewis of Bauaria. After (he married the King of Arragon : and thirdly ,fhe married the Duke of Barr^but had no ifliie by any of them. Philip, fecond daughter of King Henry the 4. was married to John, King of Denmarke and /Nforn^and dyed without ifTuc. f\ing Henry the fift. mil & Enry the fife, fur-named w of Monmouth in the Mar- |F ches of ffts/tf , where he was borne, in the yeare 1388. Hee began his reigne,the 20. day of March,in the yeare of our Lord 1 4 1 2 . And the ninth day of Aprill after, hee was crowned King at Wejlminfter , by Thomas of Arundell^ Archbifhop of Canterbury .Which done, he called before him all his yong Lords and Companions,that were followers of his young actions i toeueryofthem he gauerichguifts, and commanded, that as many as would change their life and manners, (as he intended to do) fhould follow him ftill; and to thofe that would perfift in their former life and conuerfa- tion, hee commanded vppon paine of death, neuer after to come in hispre- fence.This Princc.by the inftigation and prouokement of fome ofthefevnthrifty and lewd Companions, in his Fathers dayes, fmotc the then Lord Chiefe-Iu- ftice of the Kings Bench, a blow on the Face : for which,hee was by his Father imprifoned,an3put from his place of being Prefidentofthe Kings Counfellj which Office (to his great greefe and difgracc) the King gaue to 7hmss Duke of clarence, his fecond fonne. This King following his Father, vfed eucry day when no ftate was kept,after dinner 3 to haue a Cuftiion laid on the cupboord,& there to leane a whole houre or more,to receiue Petitions and heare complaints of whofoeuer would come. A Catalogue of the And in thofe dayes, when the King dyned in his Chamber, the Steward of the Houfhold, fate alwayes in the Hall, vnder the Cloth of Eftate, the dime being rolled vp aboue his head, and fuch Knights with him, as waited that time vpon the King.He dyed in the Caftle of Boysder/fcenne.not fiirre from Pari*, the 1 3. day of Auguft,i422,when he had reigned nine yearcs,riue moneths, and odde dayesjbeing 36.yearesold,and was buried axmftminjler. He married Katherine, daughter of Charles the fixtJGngof France,at Troyes mChampaignejhc third of Iune,i4io. and the i4-of February after, fhe was crowned at wejtmnfier$xA was his Wife.two yeares and three moneths. She was after married to a Noble Gentleman, named OwenTbeodor of Wales, by whom (he had iflue three (or\nzs,Edmond, Iafper and Owen ; Edmond was made Earleof Kicbmond&nd married Margaret, daughter and fole heyre of John D, of Somerfet^nd hadiflue, King Henry the feuenth ; lafper thefecond lonne, was Earleof Penbroke, and after Duke of Bedford. This Queene Katberine dyed at Bermondfey in Southwarke, the fecond of Iune,i43(> . and was buried at Wejiminfter y leauing ilTue by King Henry the flft her husband, King Henry the {ixt. This King left Seme de Itces&nd bare three. Et portoit, Franc« } efcartcl]e d'engleterrc KJng Henry the fixt. Enry the fixt, borne at Windforejbcing an infant not nine moneths olde, began his R eigne the laft of Augult,in theyeare of ourLord,i422. Thegouernmtntof his Realmes was committed to Humfrey Duke of 67^//^, and the guard of his perfon to Thomas Duke of Excefter,an<\ to Uhn Duke of Bedford, the Regiment of Trance. Theft his three Vnckles,with great wifedome and valour dilcharged the truft committed vnto them . This Henry ,on the llxtof Nouember, 142?. inthe8.yeareof hisReigne was crow- ned at weftminfter with iblemnization. Hee tooke his iourney to France, and comming to Paris, was receiued with great folemnity : and on the i7.of No- uember, 143 1. was crowned King of France our Lady Church in Paris. Heeefpoufed Margaret, daughter of Reyner, Duke of Anion, (and titulary King Kings of England. of cicily, Naples and Ierufalem) by Proxy at the Citty of Towers in Tourainejn Saint Martyns Church, by William de la Pole his Procurator, in the pretence of the French King and Queene which King, was Vnckle to the Brides Father, and the French Queen, Aunt to her Mother. She being conueyed to the Abbey of Tichfield, was there (olemnly married to King Henry the fixt,thc22.)pf A- prill, 1445. and was crowned at Wejlm'mjler, the 30. day of May after J In the 3 3 .y care of this Kings Reigne, he loft the battaile at S.Jlbo&s ; and was ca- taken prifoner at the battaile of Nortbampton t by the Earle of W drwicke y t\\Q 38. yeare of his Reigne ; and theyeare after, was deliuered againe by Queen Mar- garet his Wife, after 'the fecond battaile of S.Mbons j but in the fame, after the battaile at Mortimers CroJ/e,thc King and Queene fled to Torke j and the Earlc of March, comming to London with his power, was proclaimed King of Eng- Und. And in the fourth yeare of his Reigne, hee tooke King Henry, neerethc Abbey of Selby in Lancashire ,w\d brought him prifbner to the Tower of Lon- don. And in the ninth yeare of his Rcigne,King H.nry the fixt 3 was againe dc- liuered,by the Duke of Clarence and the Earle of warwicke. King Edward flying into Flanders, was proclaimed a Vfurper; but the next yeare aftcr,King £dwW returning againe into England^ and comming to Lon- 4znd the morrow after, brought into S.Paules Church in London jn an open Coffin bare-faced, where hee bled : From thence he was conuayed to the Blacke-Fryars,and there alio bled. Laftly, bis body was conuayed to mudfore^nd there buried. fffi A Catalogue of the I\ing Edward the fourth. Dward, Earle of March, borne at Roan in Norman- dy ', (bnne and heyre of Ri- chard Plantagenet Duke of Torke , by Cicely Nemll^ daughter of Rafe, Earle of weftmerland • about the age of eighteeneycares, began his Reigne, the 4. day of March, 1460. and was crowned at Weftminjler, the 28. of Iune after. Philip Combines , writing of the death of this King Edward the fburth,(aith.The lateKing£^4r^the4. of England, be- ing heyre of the Houfe of Torke, vtterly dcftroyedtheHoufeof Lancafier, vnder the which, both his Father and he had li- ued many y eares. And although the (aid King Edwardhzd done homage to King Henry the tf.being of the houfe of Lanca- fier-.did he not afterwards hold him pri- loner many yeares,in the Tower of Lon- don, where in the end he was murdered ? Haue wee not fcene alfo (faith hee) the Earle of Warwickejpxmcvpa\\ Gouernour ofall the faid King Edwards Offices (after he had put to death all his enemies, efpecially the Duke of Somerfet) in the ende became deadly enemy to the king his Mafter,gaue his daughter in marriage,to Edward Prince of wales, fonnc of King Henry \ attempted againeto fet vp the houfe of Lancaster, paft with the faid Prince into E»g/W,difcomrited in the field and flaine.both he and his bro- ther ,with many other Noblemen their kindred, and others, who in time paft had done the like to their enemies ? After all this,the children of thefe,when the world turned ,reuenged themfelues,and cau(ed(in like manner) the other to die. For after King Edward was cjuiet in his place and Realme,and receiucd yearely out of France^oooo. Crownes, paide him in the Tower of London, and was growne Co rich, that richer he could not bej he dyed fodainly 9 as it were of me- lancholy, becaufe of the French Kings marriage with the Lady Margaret, the Duke of Auftriches daughter. For fo (bone as hee was aducrtifed thereof, hec fell ficke, and began then toperceiue,how hehadbeneabufed, touching the marriage of his daughter, whom he had caufed to be called the Lady Dolphi- neflerthen alio was the penfion (which he had receiued out of France) taken fro him,whjchhe called Tnbutc,&c. He Kings of England He married Eliz^beth^daughtcr of Richard Woodailefiatk Riuers, and/<*- queline his Wife, DutchefTe of Bedford, and Widdow of Sir John G^flajnc a* S.Albons, where he was knighted, the day before his death, by King Henry the fixt. After whofe deathfhe was priuatly married to King £^rrWthefburth,the firft day of May ..at his Mannor of 'Grafton in Northampton/hire, 1464, and the next yeare after, was crowned Queene at weflminfierjkx. stf.day of May. She was his Wife,i8.yeare,eleuen moneths, and nine dayes, and in the beginning of King Edward the fift (her fonnes Reigne) (he was forced to take San&uary mtlVeftmrnJler ; and after, hauing all her lands and pofleffionsfeized vponby King Henry the feuenth, liued in meane eftate in the Monaft ery of Bermondjej mSouthwarke, where not long after fhe dyed, and was buried at Windfore, by King Edward her husband, who dyed before at Weftmwfterjhz ?.day of April, I483.at the age of 41 .yeares, when he had reigned 22.yeares,one moneth, and odde dayes. His IfTue. Edward^tldcH fonneof King Edward the fourth, borne in the Sanctuary at wefiminfterjhz 4.of Nouember, 1 47 1 -the tenth yeare of his Fathers Reign; at that time King Edward was expulfed the Realme,by the Earle 6f warwicke^ but Fortune changing,the Father was reftorcd a and the Sonne created Prince of wales^nd Earle ot Chefterjhc firft of Iuly. Xichardfccond fonne of King Edward the fourth,borneats£wj£#ry,and being but a childe,was created Duke of Torke . He was betrothed vnto Anne 7 daughter and heyre of John Mowbray Duke of Norfolkejiarlc Marfball, War- ren and Nottingham-jour, he enioy ed neither wife.nor life long, for he was (with his brother Edward ) murdered in the Tower of London; which place euer fince is called, The bloody Tower. George third fonne, was alfo borne at Shrewsbury ,and being very yong, di- ed and was buried at IVindfore. Elizabeth eldeft daughter,borne at (Vejlminfier ,thc 1 1 .of February, 1 4 66.{hc was promifed in marriage to Charles the Dolphin of France, wooed and cour- ted by Richard Duke of Glocefter, her vnhappy Vnckle, after he had murdered her two Brothers,and he then King i but after flic was married toKingHtotf the feuenth. Cecily fecond daughterjwas motioned to marry lames, Prince of Scotland & Duke of Roth fay 1 ,but it tooke no effect,and fo (he was married after to lohn Vif- count Welles, whom fhe out-liued,and married againc to one Kymeq? Lincoln* Jhtre^nd dyed without ifliie. Anne A Catalogue of the Anne third daughter,married to Thomas Howard Duke of Notfilke> Earle Marfhall,and LordTrcafiirerof £»£/W,andhadiflue,twofonnes who died very young.She dyed without iflue,and was buried at Framingham in Nor (bike. Bridget fourth daughtenwas borne at Ehham in Kent, the tenth of Nouem- ber,i48o.and was a Nunnc at Dartford,wherQ ftie remained till ihe dyed. Mary flit daughter, was promifed in marriage to the King of Denmarke^ but (he dyed before marriage,in the Tower of G reenwich 9 i $2. and was buried ztmndjore. Margaret fixt daughter,dyed in her Infancy. #4f£mw(euenthdaughter,married William C out tney> Earle of Deuonfhire, and Lord of Ochampton,and hadillue.tfflw? Earle of Deuonf&ire, whom Henry the eight created Marquefle of Exceslerj. 525. c Baftarcls> Arthur Plantagenet,bafc fonne of King Edward the fourth, begotten of £//- &f£?flr Lucy t xvas created VifcountL//Z,eldeft daughter of King Edward the 4«the i8.day of January, 148 5 . fhee being ninetceneyeares olde , whereby was vnited the two Families of Torke and Lam -after ,to the great ioyofall Bnglifla Subie&s; be- twixt whom,infinite contentions and mortall warres, had formerly confiuned and deftroyed many thoufands of noble»and valiant Gentlemen . ^hee was crowned at Wejlminfter, the 2 5,of Nouember,i487.the third of her Husbands Reigncand continued his Wife, i8.yeares, and 24-dayes, and dyed in Childc- bed in the Tower of London, the eleuenth of Fcbruaiy, being the day of her birth, 1 50j.and was buried at wejlminjler. A Catalogue of the His IfTue* ^^,eldeftfonneand heyrcbbrne VLttvinchefterfht 10. day of Septcm- bcr,i486 .who,by his Father was created Prince of wales jx\ the riftyeare of his Reigne,Dukeof Cornwall r ,and Earlcof Chetter^ who,vponthe i4.dayofNo- uember,i5oi.beingfifteencyeares old, married Katherme t daughter of Ferdi* nando King of Spawe ; fhe being then about eighteene yeares of age. This mar- riage was folemnized in the Cathedral Church of S.paul 'm London ,and within 4. moneths and ip.dayes after,hc dyed at Ludlowjhc fecond of Aprill, 1 502. fee being then 1 5. yeares,^. moneths ,and i3.dayesolde 3 and was buried atwrr- cefteryci S.Maries Church. Henry fecond fbnne,borne at Greenwich in Kent , the 22. of Iune,i4?i. In his infancy he was created Duke of Torkejind Marfhall of England-,md after King of England. Edmond third fbnne,was borne in theyearc 149 5. and was created Earle of Somerfet,and dyed young at Bifiops Hatfield, being not Hue yearcs olde, 1499* and was buried atwejlmwfler. Margaret eldeft daughter ,borne the 2?.of Nouember, 1489. and being 14. yeares olde,was married to lames the fourth, King of Scotland, 1 503, and had iffuc,Ai«tt thcfiftjKingof Scotland, Arthur and Alexander ,andone daughter , all which but the eldeft, dyed without iflue yong. Shee married to her fecond husband, Archibald DougUs, Earle of Anguijh, 15 14. by whom fhe had iflue, Margaret, mzxxkd to Mathew Earle of Lenox, who had iflue, Henry Lord Derth ley, after King of Scotland in right of Mary Quecnc of Scotland his Wife, by whom he had iffuejames, King of great Bntaine, 161 8. EH&abeth fecond daughter, borne the fecond of Iuly, 1492. and dyed the i4«of September,i495.and was buried at wejlminfter, Mary third daughter,was firft married to Lewis Kingof France, who liucd not long with hcr,but dyed without iflue. After whofe dcath,fhe married for her fecond husband, Sir Charles Brapdon a Noble Knight, and after Duke of Suffolke&s in the Title of Earles of Suffolke is more at large. Katherine fourth daughter,bornc vpon Candlemas day,i50j.in the i8.yearc of her Fathers Reigne,who dyed young. King Kings of England, f\itig Henry the Eight. Ing HENRY the eight, borne at Greenwich, th* 22.of Iune 3 i49i.andac the age of t welue y cares, was by his Father, cre- ated Duke of Torke, and (after his Bro- ther Arthurs deth) Prince of wales. And in the 18. yeareof his age,he began his Reigne of King of England, the 2 2. of Aprill,and on the 25 .day of lime after, was crowned with his Wife Queen Ka- thertne^x. IVeJlminfter^ov. And in the fourth yeareof his Reigne, heewonne Turwin andTurney ; hauing vnder his Banner,the Emperor Maximitfian, with moit of the Nobility of Brabant , f lan- ders and Holland. And in the 37. yeare of his Reigne, theTowne of Boloigne Was yeelded vnto him 3 hee being there in perfbn,at the winning thereof. Hee married fixe Wiues,and died on Thur£ day,the 28.of Ianuary, 1547. when he had Reigned King, 37.yeares, and ten moneths. His WiUes. T7 r Ather 'me t tht firft Wife of King Henry the eight,was daughter of Ferdinan- *^-do the fixt,King ofSpaine (and the Widdow of Prince Arthur his brother) and was maried to King Henry the eight,the third of Iune,i 509«and was crow- ned withhim,the 2 5. day of Iune after : And twenty yeares after was diuorced from him,by the Bifhop of Canterbury. She dyed at Ktmbalton in Huntington- fiirejhc 8.of Ianuary 1 53 5-and was buried in Peterborough Church. A NNEy the lecond Wife of King Henry the eight, was fecond daughter of ^*Sir Thomas Bullen, Earle of Wiltjhire and Ormond. She was firft created MarchionefTe of Penbroke, hauing one thoufand pounds a yeare giuenherto maintaine her eftatej and was married to him in the Clofet at white -Hallux. 2 5. of Ianuary,i553. and was crowned at westminsier> on whitfunday the firftof I une.She was his Wife,three y eares,three moneths,and 2 5 dayes,and after was beheaded in the Tower of London 3 the i?ofMay,i536.andwasburiedin the Chappell,within thefaid Tower. A Catalogue of the J Ane the third Wife, was daughter of Sir Iohn Seymour Knight, and fiffcr of *£4r^Earleof Hartfordand Duke of Somerfet. She wasmarried vnto King Henry the cight,thc 20.day of May, which was the very next day after the be- heading of Queene Anne.T\i\s Iane,was his Wife one yeare, fiue moneths, and 24.dayes,and dyed in childe-bed of King Edward the fixt,thc j 4-of C )&ober, 1 5 37.and was buried at Windfore. ANne of Cleue, the fourth Wife of King Henry the 8. was filler of William % Duke of Cleue t and wasmarried vnto him at Greenwich, the 6of Ianuary, l54o.inthe 3i.yeareofthcfaid Kings Reigne,and was his Wife fixe moneths, and the yeare after was diuorced,and by A&e of Parliament decreed, that flic fhould be no more called nor taken for Queene; but (hould be called the Lady Anne of CleeueShc remained in EnglandAong after King Henries death, & was marfhalled with the Lady Eliz>ab*th%6m% through London, to the Coronation of Queene Mary,i$} 3. KAtherine Howard ,the fift Wife of King Henry the 8. was daughter of Lord Edmond Howard t brothcr of Thomas Howard,the third Duke oi Norfolk of that Family,& was married to the faid King,the 8.of Auguft.i ^o.-dt Hampton* Court.and was his Wifc,one yeare, fixe moneths : and 4-dayes. She was compe- ted of adultery, and by Parliament adiudged to bee beheaded in the Tower of London.thc 1 2.of February ,and was buried in the Ghappell there, by Queene Anne Bullen t i^2. KAtherineParre t \vlddow of Iohn NeuiU t Lord Latimer, and daughter of Sir Thomas Par of Kendall Knight, and fiftcr of William Par, Marqucflcof Northampton,wa$fm Wife to King Henry the eight, and was married to him at Hampton-Court the ii.of Iuly.in the yeare 1543. She was his Wife, 3. yearcs, .moneths.and 5 .dayes. She was after King Henriei death, married to Thomas Seymour >Loid Admirall,and after his deceafe,(he married Edward Burgh.jConnc of Thomas Lord Burgh. Shu dyed in childbed, 1 5 48. HIiic by his firft Wife. /fc/ir^ firft fbnnc of King Henry the eight, begotten of Queene Catherine his firft Wife,was borne at Richmond in Surrey, the hrft of January, 1 50J?. who liued not full two moncths 3 and dyed the 22.of February after, and was buried at IVeJiminfrr. Another fbnne,whofe name is not well knowne, borne of Queene Kathe- rine his fir ft Wife an the fixt yeare of his Reigne, who dyed very young. The death of thefe two Princes, King Henry tooke as a puniftimcnt from God, for begetting them of his Brothers Wife. ^4r7,the third childc and firft daughter,begottcn of Q.Katherine t was borne at Greenwich in Kent>the i8.of February, 151b. who out-liuingher yonger bro- ther King Kings of England. King Edwardthc fixt,and being then Queene,and 36yearesolde,marricd Phil- lip King of Spaine, to the great diflike of many her louing Subie&s, andfmaJl content to her felfe,as more at large in place eonueriient will be flic wed. Ifluebyhisfecortd Wife. Elizabethfccbnd daughter of Henry the eight, begotten of the ha&yJnne Bollenjriis fecond Wife, was borne at Greenwich* vpon Sunday, the fcauenth of September,! 5 34. and was chriftned of Do&or Cranmer, Archbilhop o\ Can- terbury &c.S\\z fucceeded her Sifter Queene Mary^ as Queene of England ; and was for wifedome, venue, piety and iuftice, notonely the mirrour of her Sexc^ but a patterne for Gouernment,to all the Princes of Chriftendome. Another man-childe had Queene 4nne,bui Rill borne, the 2?. of Febru- ary,! 5 3 5. to the great greefe,both of the Father and Mother* Iflue by his third Wife. Edwardjhc fixtand laft childeof King Henry the eight, begotten of lane Seymour,his third Wife; was borne at Hampton-Court 3 thc 12. of O&ober,i537 being cut out of his Mothers wombe ($&luliwC&far isfaideto hauebeene) Thomas Cranmer^ Archbilhop of Canterbury ', and Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolkeywcrc his Godfathers, and Lady Mary his filler, his Godmother. Hee was firft created Prince of Wales ^ and after the death of his Father, crowned King of England. A bafe Sonne by his Concubine. Henry Fitz-Roybafc (bnne of King Henry the cight,begottcn of Elizabeth, daughter of Sir hhn Blount Knight (then Lady T dboys) and borne in theMan- nour of Blackmore in Ejfex, in thcyearc 1 5 18. who bceing cightceneyearcs of age, was created Earleof Nottingbant^txhi Kings Pallace of Bridewell j as in the Title of Nottingham is fct fborth. ffff * A Catalogue of the Kjng EdvvardA Sixt. Drvard, the fixt of that Name, fonne of king Hen- ry the eight,and Lady Unc Seymour (his third Wife) was borne at Hamfton- court,thz i2.of Odto.ber,i537. And in the 2?.yeare of his Fathers Reign,being cut out of his Mothers wombe, and fixe day es after was created Prince of wales ; and after his Fathers death, was proclay- medKing,the 28.of Ianuary, 1547. be- ing then nine yeares olde, and lying at Hatfield, the Nobility conducted him to London, and 10 to the Tower. During the time of his abode there, his Vnckle Edward Seymour ,Ei\r\c of Hertford^was chofen and made Protectour,and chkfe Gouernor of the Kings perfbn.vntill hee came to the age of eighteene yeares. The fixrof February after, the Lord Prote&or knighted King Edward in the Tdwer of London ^ which done, King E^Wprefentiy after ,knighted Sir Hen- ry Hobletborne, then Lord Maior of Lon- don.and Sir Henry Portman^onc of the Iudges of the Kings Bench. The 1 7. of February ,the Lord Protector was created Duke of Somerfetjmd the 20. ofFc- bruary ,King Edward rode through London to Wejlmmfter, and was there crow- ned. In the life time of King Henry the eight, a marriage was treated ofbetween Mary , late Queeneof Scotland $ Vnto which, a Parliament ztEdenburgh had confentecj,in the yeare 1 5 43-but that tookc not effect ; for Ihe was after marri- ed to the Dolphin of France, Thi:> Nobie pi ince dyed at Greenwich , the 6.of Iuly,i5 5 3. being the feuenth yeaie of his reigne,and the feuenteene yeare of his age,and was buried at weft- mmfierytho. ?.of Auguft after. £geenc Kings of England. Queene ^Mary, A R IE> eldeft daughter of K. Henry ihc eight, by Katberine his firft Wife, was borne at Green- wicb> the 18. of February, 15 18. and began her Reigne the <5of Iuly,and was proclaymed Queene,the 17. day of thefaidMoneth,intheyeare 1553, In heryoungyeares (hee wasfued vnto, to be married to the then Emperour, the King of Scots,'dnd the Duke of Orleance in France. But all thefe failing, at thirty fixeyearesof age, (bee married Phillip, King of Spaine, to the great diflike of herSubiects, and fmall content of her (elfe. She was crowned at Wejlmwfler y the laft of September,in theyeareafore- faid, and dyed at S James by Charing- CrofTe,the iy.of Nouember,i558. whe (he had reigned fiueyeares, foure mo- neths,and eleuen dayes,being42.yearcs olde,and was buried atWejlminJlerfaximg no hTueof her body. Queene A Catalogue of the Queene Elizabeth Uzabeth ,fecond daughter of King Henry the eight, and Queene Anne Bollen his Wife ; was borne at Greenwich, thefeuenthof September, 1 534. And by the great fa- uourand grace of God, was aduanced to the Emperiall Throane, pafling ma- ny dangers of life, wherewith fliee was opprefled (being aprifoner) during her fillers Reigne.Vpon the feuentcenth day of Nouember,i 5 5 8. (he was proclaimed Queene of England, France and Ireland j and vpon the fifteenth of Ianuary after, was crowned at Wcftminfter^ by theBi- fliop of Carlile. She was for wifedome, vertue, piety and iuftice, not onely the Mirrourof hcrSexei butaPatterne for Goucrnment, to all the Princes of Chri- ftendome. Shce dyed at Richmond, the 24 of March, 1602. being 69. yeares, fixe mo- ncths,and 17. dayes olde, when (he had Reigned 44. yeares, foure moneths, and feuen dayes. Her body being brought to White HaU, and her Statue made very like in her Parliament Robes, with a Cro wne Imperiall on her head, and a Scepter in her hand, was on Thurfday, the ao.of Auguft, carried in a Chariot, drawne with foure horfes couered with blacfce Veluet,to S.Peters xtwefiminfteri and after all ceremonies perfbrmed,was buried in a faireToomb, made by commandement of King lames. King Kings of England. KJng I AMESi and moft mighty Prince AmeSyKingot Scotland (oncly fbnfle and hcyre of Henry Stewart ,lare King of Scotland, and of Quecne Mary his Wife,Dowager of France,znd daugh- ter and heyre of lames the fift, King of Scotland) was borne in Edcnburgk-Cajtle, the 19. of Iune» i<)66. and was proclaimed King of England^ France ar\dlreland,ax. London, the 24. of March, 1 60 2 .being then 3 tf.yeares of age. And on the 2 5, of Iuly after, 1603. was crowned (with Queen* Anne his Wife) at wejlminfter, by the hands of the moft reuerend Father in God 3 Iohn whitgift^rch* Biftiop of Canterbury ; in the prefence of the No-, bility and States of the Realme. Whofe greatnes* with all honour,happinelTe and peace, God now fan&ific and encrcafc in him and his iflue, to all pofterity. This potent 6c magnificent Monarch of Great Britaine^mzvvit d .daughter of Fre* ^r/akthefecond 5 Kingof Denmark? £i Norway, and Sifter to christian the 4. now King of pen- mar ke, 1 6 1 8. She was borne at Scanderburgh, the 1 2. of December, 1 574«and at the age of i6.years was married by Proxy, at Groningburg in Den- mark ,the 2o.of Auguft, 1590. vnto this moft high m flic hath had moft roy all Ifluc,4s followeth. Their Iffuc. Henry .Prince of walei, Duke of Cor/w^and Earle of Chester, was borne on Tuefc day.the i?.of February, 1593. and dyed without iflue, at S./Jw«Hou(e neerc Charing- Crofejmd was buried at Wefiminttervexy Prince-like,the 7 .of December,^ 12. Robert Stewart fecond fonne,dyed very young. cW/fJ,Dukeof ^4»y,Marqucfle of Ormond, Earle of Ros, and Lord of Ardma* jw^third fonnc of limes, King of Great-Britaine, was borne the 27. of February, 1600. and was created Duke of Tor he at white- Ha//,on Tuefday the 6 .of Ianuary, 1 604. and afc ter,on the 4. of Nouember, 1616. he was likewife at white-Hal/ created Prince of wales and Earle of Che Her. Lady Elizabeth 3 bomc the ip.of Auguft,i59tf. was married to Fredericke, Elector Pa- latine of the Rhyne ,and hath \ftut,Henry Fredericke, and Charles Lewis. Margaret ,borne the i^.of December, 1 k ?8.and dyed in Scotland young. Mary^bomc in England,nnd dyed an Infant,and was buried at weflminfier. SopbiAibomc at Greenwich, and dyed an Infant,and was buried at weflminfier. Errors published in Print, to the great preiudiceof thofe they con- cerne. MJry ^ueene of Fraunce, Sifter of King Henry the eighty hadiffueby Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke, her Husband* two fonnes ; Henry Brandon Duke of Suffolke, and Charles a fecond fonne. Milles y pag. 543. THomas Grey, Marqueffe Dorfet, begot of Margaret Wootton his wife, two Sonnes \ Sir John Grey Knight , who married Mary , daughter of Anthome Browne , Vtf count Montague , and Henry Grey, Baron ofGroby, Mil fag, 40S . William de Romera, Earl of Lin- colne, married Auice, daughter of Richard de Rtyarus->and had ijfueJVil- liam de Romara who married the daugh- ter of Stephen garle of Albemarle. Mil.9i6>&9H. QVeene lane third wife to King Henry .the eighty was daughter of Sirlohn Seymour Earle of Hertford^ and Duke of Somerfet. John Speed^pag. 783. TlEnry Brandon Duke of Sufiolk,and ^Charles his brother, were the Tons of Catherine Willoughby Dutchefle of Suffolke, and not the fonnes of Mark the French Queene, as Mi lies hath. L_JEere Henry Grey Barorf of Groby, is *• *made to bee brother to John his owne Father. And Mary Brown*> is al- fb made to bee daughter to her owne brother. JUT Eere the father is made to marric * his fonnes wife, and the fonne his owne mother. "PHerewasneuerany Iohn Seymor, either Earle of Hertford, or Duke of Somerfet; and therefore Iohn Speed may do well, to go to fome skilful He- rauld, to bee better informed of this matter. TOhn Courtney, begot te of Eleanor TJEere£/*VMW Spencer , is made to * daughter of Hugh Spencer Earle of *i* * bee mother to Hugh Earle of De- Wincheslerjiugh Courtney whom King ; uonfhire, when as in truth ftie was his Edward the third made Earle of Deuon- wife. /hire . Mil. pag. 4 5 9 . IN they ear e 1546. the Duke of Ner- *folke and his fonne the Earle of Surrey were fodamly apprehended, and fentto the Tower of London for bearing in their Tfcochion certaine Armes i which were LJAdnot this Writer beenea little *■* too bold and bufie, in matters of Armes and Herauldry (wherein hee hath (hewed himfelfe very ignorant) he would neuerhaue put this in Prink' Errours. pretended onely to belong vnto the King, I wifli him therefore to know, that the which Armes notwithstanding^ they and their Anceliors time out of minde hadde borne ^without checke or controttlemcnt. For this offence was the f aid Earle endi- tedj&c. Martin pag.4.19. ~C Edward Fynes,£m/ Clynton created ^ Earle of Lincolnej. 572. Henry FynesJZarleofLincolne. Mil.pag.p50. £^252. Wllliam^rother of Malcome king of Scottes, married Ermingard, daughter of Richard de Beaumont* at IVoodftockejn the Kings Chappelljhe 3 3 yeare of King Henry thefecond^and dyed in they ear e 1 1 24. the ij.yeareofhis age. Millespag. pop. King lohn left behinde him four f on s, . Henry who fucceededhim, Ri- chard who was elecledK. of the Romans; William of Valence, andGuido Di/nay: and three daughter s^the fecond was ma- ried to William MarJhaU^Earlc of Wor- cejler i &c. Marty n.pag. $p 3 6 6. "D Obert de Bellemont, Earl of Mel- *-^-lent, married Matild y daughter and one of the heires of Reginald earl of Corn* wallfonne of King lohn. Milpag&-p. Lettice honourable Family of the Howards he fpeakethof, may, and doe lawfully beare, and quarter, the Armes of Tho- mas of Brotherton the Kings fon j but not the king of Englands Armes.Thcr- fore I would haue M.Martyn to know, that thofe Armes he mentioneth , did want a lambell for the difference * the neglect whereof, made it the Kinges Armes, and not Tho: ofBrothertons. ^PHere was neuer any of the Family * or name ofFynes Earl of Lincoln, to this time, 1 6 1 8 . But the trueth is, there was one Edw: Clynton t that was created Earle of Lincolne,in thcyeare 1 5 7 2. which I take to be the perlon he meancth. HpHis William is made to marrie this A Ermingard his wife at Woodftock fo.yearesafterhe was dead : For the 33-of KingHenry the fecond,is n8<5. and theyeare of his death, as he fayth, is 1 1 24. T£ Ing/^»hadbuttwo fonnes, and •^•none named William of Valence, or Guy de Difnayfax they wcr the fbns ofHugh le Brun, Earle of the Marches of Aquitaine, and not king Iohns : and that William Marfhal was Earle of Wor- cester is as vntruc, as the other j for hee was onely Earle of Penbroke, and not ofWorccfter. "CRom the beginning of the reigne of *■ King Henry the firft, to King lohn, was^B.yeares, and fo far wide is this Author from the truth. For this Regi- naldhc mentioneth, was bale fonne of King Henry the firft, and not of King lohn. This LEtticc daughter of fir Frances Knots, waswiddow of Robert Earle of Ef- fex. Milf>ag.$4l. Errours. THis Lettice, is made to be Wife to her owne lorme. H flee. Vgh de hudky,Joungefl Some of James Audley, md of Adela Long- Millet fag.tfZ. MIchaellde hVok(fonne andheire ofMicbaell, and Katberine Staf^ ford) married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Mowbray Duke of Norfolk^ badifue three daughters ; if obeli, wife to the Lord Morley, Katberine a Nunne, and Elizabeth Counteffe of Kendall. Milfag^. THomas Earle of Arundell, married Constance, Daughter ofEdmondof Lan°ley,Dukeof Torke, and badyjjue, Annmarriet to Hugh de Audley, for that Ma- bellhc married, was daughter and co- heyre of Wi Uiam Fitz Patrich, Earle ot ^Wy,whohad giuenherin Mar- riage, the Mannorof5^Mm sur- r^asismanifeftedbythefaidGrant. * * This Errours. ISabell, daughter of Gilbert de Clare* Earle of Hertford^ married William L. Brufe of Gower tn Wales. Millet fag. 369. T^His lfabell y married Robert Br us of Annanderdale in Scotland, and not Isabel daughter of 'plliam king of Scott married Robert Lord Ros of Hamlake^ Father of Robert Lord Ros ', father of Wil- liam Lord Ros-fiompetitor for the crown of Scotland. Mil. fag, 507. RObert dcV aloriifitLord of Orford married Cicely , jifler of William Bloundy and had iff ue Cicely deValoniis wife to Robert Vjfordjleward of the hou- fhold to King Edward the fecond. MiUes,pag.^2S. A A Argaret^ daughter of Sir fohnWor- ^-wich Knight ^andjisler and hey of Thomas "Norwich joo as wife to Robert Vjford Earle of Suffolke. Mil.pag.a daughter of William de wormegay, and haiifjueJVilliam. Mil.pag.6 1 6,617,6 1$>6 19. VV: ' llliam the third, Earle of Arun- dell and Suffex , maried Mabel, fitter and Coheir e of Hugh Mef chines, furnamed Blundeuile , thelaft Earle of Chelter of that Family, Mil.pag. 642,643. lSabd\,fecond Sifter and Co-bey re of Hugh Earle of Arundell and Suflex, mar- my Bookes I can find ; confidering his father was created Earle of Dorfet, to him and his heires male. L_J Ere is Howell, Bertha, & Cwftame, * ^rnade to be Children to Alan Far- gant,xvha\ as they were the children of Conanle Gro/J'e Earle of Britaine,and fo they fathered vpon a wrong father. "D Eginald de Warren, mentioned in this place, is made to haue two fe- uerall Fathers and Mothers, as by this afbrelaid it may appeare but the firft is falfe. His true Father was William the fecond Earle Warren 3 and his mo- ther was Ifabel, Sifter of Rafe de Per on- ne, Earle of Vermandois* HTHere was neuer any Hugh Mef chines Earle of Chefter (furnamed Blundeuile) nor any Mabell his Sifter. Butthetruethis, there was a Mabell, which was Sifter and Co-heire of Ran- doll Blundeuile Earle of Chefter. TT is true , that this Ifabell married hobrtFitz, Alan, and had iflue Iohn, who Errours. married I obn Fitz Alan , Lord of clan I who by Mauld Kerdonhls wife, had if- and ofwaldtre-Jq who} e right jhe Cafile fue a third John, who marry ed If obeli and honour of Arundell came to the Fitz. Mortimer, and had y flue Richard the Alans. Their fonne John Fitz, Alan^ was firft Earle of Arundel, which thirde Father of Richard firft Earle of Arundel Iohnis omitted, and (o the fayde Ri- of that Family. chards Grandfather made to be his fa • Mil.pag.643. ther. T TF.nry Percy the ninth Earle of Nor- thumberland , Lord Percy > Lucy y Poyningfy Fit Hamon, Lord of Glamorgan, and had iflue Mabellmfe to bert Confull,bzfc fonne of Kin g Henry the fi rft ; Emm* the third daughter; Mauld the fourth Daughter was married to Robert Earle of Mortaigne. This Roger MontgomeriedycdatCardtfeir\Soinh'Wales,io9i.$twis buried at Shrewsbu- ry, in the Abbey which before he had founded. Milks pag'717' faietb, That on his Tombewas the figure of an armed Knight of hard (lone, with his Armes the Lyon rampant, and that he was jlaine at Cardifein stn. 1 09 3 . but let him pardon mee if I beleeue not the fame ; for that 1 haue dili- gently 'perufed the Scales both of the Kings and Noblemen s Charters liuinginthat age (and a great while after) andasyet could neuer findeany Armes a pcre B 2 WtUtm Arvndell. William de Albeney the fourth of that Name, was after the death of his Father Earle of Arundell and Sujfex : this William dyed without iflue, in his return from leru/alem, in the yeere 1 22 1. and being brought ouer fea into England ^ was buried at Wymondham, his inheritance filling to his Bro- ther Hugh . Hubert deBurgo, Earle of Kent, had his Ward- Ihip. Et portoit de Gueulles au Lion rampant d'o^arinc" & lanapafle d'azur. HVgh de Albeney, fecondfonne of William the third, and Brother and heire of William the fourth, was the laft Earl of Arundell and Sujfex of that Family . Hee matried ifabell, Daughter of William Earle Warren and Surrey \ and dyed without iflue: he was buried at Wymondham by his Anceftors, intheyeare 1143. the i$.Henrietht third, leauing his foure fi- lters his heires, who made partition of his Lands in the lame yeare,viz. Mabel the eldeft had the Mannor of Buckengham ; Ifabelhad the Caftle and honor of Arundell-, Nicholca had the Mannor of Bar row ; and Cicely theyongeft Sifter had for her part the Mannor of Rtftng in Norfolke , with diuers other Lands, and were married as aforefaid. Ec poi toit, Jes armes de fon pere' r) Jchard Fttz,-Alan,\jord of Clun and Ofwaldslre in Wales, fbnne of John Fitzr-Alan, Grandchilde of Iohn Fitz-Alan, and Jfabel de Albeney his Wife, (by their lonne Iohn) was gir- ded with thefword of the Earledome of Arundell by K. Ed- ward the rirft, in the 1 8. yeare ofriis reigne . Hee married A • liz>on daughter of the MarquelTe of Saluce in It aly by whom hchadiftue Edmond Earle of Arundel ; ifabel married vnto Hugh Lord Spencer Earle of Wincbetter ; Mauld married vnto Phillip Lord Burnel ; and Margaret was the wife of William Butler fecond Baron of Wemme. This Richard died in the jo. yeare of K. Edw. 1 . and Alison his wife dyed in the yeare of our Lord, 1 29 2. He bare for his Armes, the Armes of Albeney, viz. Gueulles au Lion rampant d'or } arme'& lampaifc d' Azure. Heere would I gladly be informed of the Error which M. Camden in his Britannia* Page 309. hathfet downe y concerning the Earledome of A'undell; which is, that Ttbojoeuer is feifed of the Cafile & Lordfhip of Arundel in his Demefme as of Feet is immediately Earle of ArundeUw'ithout either Creation? Letters Patents y or other Cere- mony to be vfed.A thinggreatly to be maruailed at 3 £> therfore for my better - Alan fecond Earle of Arundell of that for- ename, was alio Lord of Clun and Ofwaldeflre, and marri- ed Alice Daughter of William, and Sifter and heireof John Earle Warren and Surrey, by whom he had iflue, a fonne na- med Richard, and two daughters, viz. Alice married to Iohn de Bohun, Earle of Hereford and Ej/ex, and Conftable of Eng- land; lane married to Warryn Lord Li fie. This Edmund was borne in the Caftle of Malborough : hee was verie hatefull to Qjrfabelljwho by the means of her Minion Roger Lord Mor- timer ■, was taken at Shrewsbury \ and brought to Hereford, and there beheaded, in the twenuethyeareofKing£-Alan, fbnne and heire of Richard afbrefaide, was Earle of Arundell and Surrey, o\c. He married Eliza* beth daughter of William de Bohun, Earle of 2%ortbampton,and had ifliie three Ions, and fbure daughters, viz. Thomas Earle of Arundell and Surrey , Richard and William dyed without iflue. Elizabeth the firft daughter, was married to Thomas Mowbray Earle of Nottingham, and after to Sir Robert Goufell Knight.Ioan the fecond Daughter, was firft maried to William Beauchampe Baron of Abergauenny (Father of Richard Earle of Worcester^) Margaret the third Daughter, married Sir Row- land Lenthall¥Lmgbt,and had iflue Edward that died without iflue. Alice the fourth daughter, was married to John C barton Lord Powis, and dyed without iflue. This Richard, married to his fecond "Wife, Philip daughter of Edmond Mortimer Earle of March, the Widdow of Iohn Hastings, Earle of Tenbroke, and had iflue John that dyed young. This Richard Earle of Arundell^ with Thomas Duke of GlocesJer, Tbomts Earle of Warwicke, and Thomas Mow* bray , Earle Mar/hall, and others, did combindeand fweare each to other, a* gainft i? *■ red by King Henry the fourth, in the firft yeareof his reigne,totheEarledomeof^r»«^and*F«rr^ ; in London he married Beatrix baft daughter of Iohn King of PortingaU 9 140 5 . in prefence of King Henry the fourth, but left no uTue ; by reafon whereof, all his Lands pertaining to the Earldome of Surrey, was diuided amongft his Sifters,and the Earldome of Arundell, with the Title andLandes thereto belonging, and intayled, went to John Fit z,- Alan Lord Maltreuers Sonnt of Iohn, ibnne of Iohn Fit Alan Lord Maltreuers, Vncklc of this Thomas Earle of Arundell. . M.Miilesfettetbdowne this Thomas Earle of Arundell, tobeejlaineat Gerbery C alile, the 13. of October, in the thirdyeare of King Henry the fift, wherein hee hath greatly erred. For the Booke of the Knights of the Garter Jheweth, that it was Iohn Fit z-Alan his neere kinfaan which was Jlaine at Gerbery Casile, the 12. of Henry the fix t , 1 4 3 3 . as heere after appear eth. Iohn Stow in his Annales, pag. 60 5 . bath, that the Earle of Arundell was jlaine at theTowne of Rue, and was buried atBeauoisin the Gray-Friars, the i^.of Henry the fixt. M. Martin likewtfein bis Chronicle,pag. liy. faith, that the Earle of Arundell was jlaine at the CaHle of Gerbery, neere to Be amis, in the 1 2 yeare of King Ben.6. i/ty.whichltake to be true, Et portoit, Gueullcs au Lion rampant d'or > arme'& lanipaflj d' Azure. uhn •Arvndell. 7 lohn Fitz>-Alan, Lord Maltreuers (lonne of lohn Fit z>- Alan , ■*fonne of another lohn Lord Maltretters , Brother of Richard Earle of Arundell, Father of this laft Thomas aforefaid) being the next cofine and heire male of Thomas afbrefaide, was the next Earle Arundell, and by that name and Title late in Parliament the fourth yeare of King Henrie the fiftrhe marri- ed Elianor daughter of Sir lohn Berkley of Betifhorne Knight , by whom he had iffuejohn Earle of Arundell (father of Hum- frey Earle of Arundell that dyed without ifiue) and William . This/^»,purpofingto refeize the Towneof Rucfor King Henry the fixt, which greeuoufly punilhed the Countries of Ponthieu, Arthoys, and Bolenois, marched by an old Caftle called Gerbery, neere vnto Beauois, which he aflaulted, and being wounded thereat in the anckle with the (hot of a Culuerine was taken prifbner, and within few dayes after dyed, in the yeare 1433. £{ portoit, Gueullet au Lion rampant d'or arms' & lampaiTe c'axur 10hnFit&-Alan t fbrineand heyre of lohn Earle of Arundell *afbrefaide, after the death of his Father, was alio Earle of Arundell^ and married Mauld, daughter and heyre of Robert Louell and Elizabeth Brian his Wife, daughter and heyre of Sir Guy de Brian Knight, the yonger j and had ifliie, Humfrey Fit Alan Earle of Arundell,and dyed in the thirteenth yearc of King Henry the fixt, and was buried at Lewis in Sujfex. Lez armories dc Ton perc' XJVmfreyFitz-Aldni after the death of lohn his Father^ was •'the next Earle of Arundell, and dyed young without iC- fue, in the fixteenthyeare of the reigne of King Henry the 6. leauing William his Vnckle to fucceede him in the Earledomc of Arundell. Et portoit dc Gueulles au Lion rampant d'or, armt' Si Jampaflc d'azur* M. Miles fetteth downe, that this Humfrey es father, was by Let- ters Patents, bearing date the 12. of Henry the Jixtjmtde Duke of T irayne, to him and his heiresnttle* WiUUm 8 Arvndell. William Fitz-Alan, Vnckle and heire of Humfrey afbre- faide, was the next Earle of Arundell* Lord Maltre- uers&c. He married /- Alan, Lord Maltreuers, lonneandheyre of William Earle of Arundell, after the death of his Father, was alfo Earle of Arundetl. He married Margaret, daughter of Richard Wooduile Earle Riuers, and Baron of Wimington* (flain at Banbury field, the tenth of King Edward the fourth}) and filter and one of theheyresof Anthony Wooduile* Earle Riuers, and Lord Scales j by whom he had iffue>WiHiam Earle of Arundell ; and Edward a fecond fonne. Hee had alio two daughters, viz. Margaret married to John de la, Pole* Earle of Lincolne $ and loan married to George Neuile y Baron of Abur- gauenny. This Thomas died in his Parke of Dunley, the 16 . of KmgHenry the eight, Anno. 1524. and was buried at Arundell^thzonz and twentieth ofNouember. Et portoit, les armories defon Pcre'<> \A7 illiamFitz-Alanfczris. o£ ArundellXoxd Maltreuers % v » Clun,hc. lonneandheyre of Thomas aforeiaid, mar- rizd to his firft Wife, Anne daughter of Henry Percie, Earle of Northumberland^ by whom he had iflue, Henry Earl of Arun- dell, Anne, and Catherine, which two daughters dyed both without iflue . His fecond Wife was Elizabeth ,Daughter of Robert Willoughby Lord Brooke ; by whom hee had yffue two daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth », that dyed without iflue . This William dyed in the flue and thirtieth year of King Hen- rie the eight,and was buried by his Anceftorsin the Colledge. of 'Arundell, Anno 1543. Et portoit de Guculles au Lion rampant d'or s armc' & lampafle d'azur. A RVNDELLi LJEnry Fit z- Alan , fbnneof William tforehldc, was after A his Father Earle of Arundel, Lord Maltreuers, Clun, oic, & Knight of the honorable Order of the Garter. He married two wiues j the firft was Katherine, daughter of Thomas Gray Marques Dorfet, L. Bonuile and Hmngton, and filler ofH.n- ry Gray Duke of Sujfolke ; by whom he had ifltie, Hmry Lord Maltreuers, which married A we, daughter and lole hey re of Sir IohnWentworth Knight,and died and was buried ztBrux- els without ifliie, 1556. being but nineteene yeeres of age. He had alio two daughters his heires, line the eldeft was marri- ed to Iohn Lord Lumley, and had ifliie Charles, Thomas and Mary, which dyed all three without ifliie j Mary the fecond daughter and co- heire, was married to Thomas Howard the laft Duke of Norfolke of that £ imily , & had ifliie Phillip Howard after Earle of Arnndell. This Henry maried to his ie- cond wife, Mary daughter of Sk John Ar undel of the Weft Countrey Knight , the Widdo w of Robert Radcliffe Earle of SuJJex, by whom he had no ifliie • He was Gouernor of Callis when King H-nry the eight befieged Boloine, and Lord Marlhall of his army, Lord Chamberlaine to KmgHenry the eight , King Ed- ward the frxt, and Lord Steward of the Houlhold to Queene Mary and Queene Elizabeth, and dyed very old the 2 5. of February, 1 579. the 22. of Queene Eli- zabeth, and was buried at Arnndell with his Anceftors. Et portoit, Gueullcs au Lion rampant d'or arme' & lampaffc d'azur. PH'illip Howard, fonne and heireof Thomas Howard Duke ofT^rfolke, and Mary Fit z- Alan afbrefaid,was by Queen Elizabeth reftored and admitted to be Earle of Arundel after the death of Henry Fitz-AlanHs Grandfather. Hee married Anne Daughter of Thomas Lord E> acres, and fifterand co- heire of George Lord D acres of Gijleland, by whom he had if- fue Thomas Earle of ^Wf/nowliuing,i6i8. This Philip was attainted of high Treafon the 14. of April, 1 5 8? .and died a natural death in the Tower of London , where hce had bin longtime priibner. Gueulles a vnbande cntrc fix croillets botonny fichc d'Argr nc. THmas Howard, fonne of Philip Earle of Arundel, was re- ftored by King/w*^ in the fecond yeare of his reigne, 1 604. to bee Earle of ^Arundel, and after made one of his Maieftiesmoft Honourable Priuy Councell, Knight of the Honorable Order of the Garter, and one of the Lords Com- miflioners for the office of Earle Marlhall of England . This Noble Lord out of his loue and honourable difpofition(with the other Lords) was the meanes that his Maiefty did aug- ment and doable the penfions of the Kings Heraulds & Pur- fuiuantsofArme-s, with an allowance of tennepoundes th e ycar e IO Albemarle, yeare for cuer, towards the maintenance and repairing of their Office or Col- ledge. He married Alithea yongeft daughter and coheire of Gilbert T ilbot Earle of Shrewsbury, by whom he had hTue lames Lord Maltreuers, and knight of the Bath, Sir Henry Howard knight of the Bath : Thomas and Gilbert dyed both young, William and Charles Howard Anno 1618. Et portoitjGueulks a vn band cmrc fix cioiflecs botonny ficbe d'argent. A CATALOGVE OF the Earles of Albemarle, with their Wtues, Arme^and Qkildren- Tephen lonne of Eudo Earle of Blefenjis and Champaine, by MatildHs wife, halfe filler by the mother to William Conqueror, was Lord of the Cittie of * Albemarle in Normandie, ( by the gift of O^Biihopof Bay on and Earle of Kent his vncle)of which City King William Rtipbus in the fixt yeare of his reigne, did not onely create him Earle of, but alfo gaue him the Ifle otHoldemeffe, with the Caftle and Towne of Bi- tham and other great Seigniories and Lands in England and Normandie, in the Jfiue and twentieth yeare of King Henry the firft : this Stephen was witnefle to the laide Kings Charter of Lands that hee gauc to the Abbey of Reading : Hee married daughter of Roger Mortimer fbnne of Raphe, and had uTue three fons and fburc daughters ; William^2x\t of 'Albemarle , Stephen, and Ingeram : The daughters were all married out of England , but the yongeft , who was firft married vnto William de Romare Earle ofLincolne, and after to Peter de Br us, who died in the Holy Land , in the fixe and twentith yeare of King Henry the firft. Et portoitjGueullcs a vn Croix patce vairc. wtllim - Albemarle, \T \Tllliam furnamed le Gros, fbnne of Stephen, was after y * the death of his father Earle of Albemarle, and Lord of Holdernejfe ; he married C/«^ daughter of William Fit z, Duncan (fbnne of Malcolme King o£ Scots) by ^//fAldwinede Betun (by confentof King Richard thefirft) ■^married , and was the third husband to Hawis Countefle of Albemarle, Daughter of William ie Crojfe^ in whofe right he wasEarleof>4faiw7 by whom he had iflue one only daughter his heire named Hawis, which was married to William, (onnc and heire of William Mar (ball Earleof Peribrooke, and died without iflue. Maifter Lambert inhis Per ambulation of Kent page53j. &ith> That this Bauld- wine de Betun liued, and was a Teftie in the feauenth yearc of King Iohn; and therefore I holdehim the third husband to Hawis Countefle of Albemarle , and not the fecond , as Mai- fter Camden and Maifter Milles hauefethim downetobe, her other two huf- bands being dead long before . This Baldwine dyed in the thirteenth yeare of King/^, and was buried in the Abbey of Meaux, whereof he was the Foun- der. Et pen toit, d'argent bandc defix d'argent & dc gueullea, au chef d'or. \\Tllliam de Fortibus ,fbnne of William de Forts by Hawis * * Countefle of Albemarle aforcfoide, after the death of his mother, and her three husbands, was the fixt Earle ofA'- bemarle.and Lord of Hdderncffe : He maried Auelyne daugh- ter of Richard Lord Montfichet, and by her had iflue William, which was after Earle of Albemarle . This William died in the fix and twentithyeare of King Henry the third , and was bu- ried in the Abbey of Meaux. Et poitoit, d'argent au chef dc gueullci. \J\7 Ittiam de Fortibw, the laft of that name and Familie, * * v/as the feauenth Earle of Albemarle , and Lord of H older neffe^c. He married to his firft wife Christian daugh- ter of Alan Earle of Galloway in Scotlandwho died v/ithout if- fue , the 30. yeare of King Henry the third , and was buried in the Abbey of Thornton. His fecond wife was ifabel daugh- ter ofBauldwine, the fourth of that name Earle of Deuon ,and lifter and heire to Baldwine the fift and laft Earle of Devon of the furname of Riuers ; by whom he had iflue two fbnnes, and two daughters. Thorn is the eldeft lonne died without if- lue, and was buried at Stamford^ William the fecond Sonne dyed Albemarle* 13 died at Oxford without hTue , and was buried by his brother ; Auice the eldeft fifter died alfo without iffue, and was buried in the Abbey of Melfa\ and Ade- line the fecond filler and co-heire ofBaldwine aforefaid, was married in the fifty foure yeare of king Henry the third, to Edmond Crooke-backe Earle of Lancaster, fecond fonne of the faid king Henry the third . This CountefTe o£ Albemarle and Veuon , and Lady of the ijle of wight ( for fo foe writ her felfe ) ouer liued her husband, and in her widdow-hood fold the jjle of Wight , and a great part of the Earledome of Deuon, and counfelled her daughter Aueline to giue her whole in- heritance, after her death (from the Courtneis her next heires) to Lord Edmond her husband and his heires,which foe accordingly did. This William died in the fortith yeare of king Henry the third , and was buried in the Abbey of Meauxi Et portoit, les armes de fen perc'« *~T f Homa5 o&WoodHocke, fixt fon of King Edward the third; was by King Richard the fecond, created Earle of Albe- marle , ( he was alfo Earle of Buckingham and Northampton, Duke of Glocefier and Conftableof England) and married Elianor daughter and co-heire of Humfrey de BohunEarlc of Hereford, Effex , and Conftable of England, and hadiflue, Humfrey Earle of Buckingham , and Anne married to Edmond, Earl Stafford. This Thomas of Woodstock was taken by force out of his Caftle of Pleffy in Effex, by Thomas Mowbray Earle Marfoall of England,and conueied fecretly to Callis, and there moft cruelly murthered : his body beeing brought ouer into England, wasbuxkdatWeJlminJler thcx^).o£ King Richardthc fecond, 1398. Les armcs dc franco feme, & D'engleterre cfcarrellr ,a la bordure d'argenr* "C Dward plantagenet, fbnne and heire of Edmond of Langley ■^Duke of Torke, in the thirteenth yeare of King Richard the fecond,was Earle of Rutland and Corkers father then liuing; and in the one and twentith of the faid Kings reigne, hee was created Duke of Albemarle, from which Dukedome he was depofed by Parliament, in the firft yeare of King Henrie the fourth. He married Phillip daughter and co-heire of lohnde Mohan Lord of Dunfleh , and was flaine at the battell of E- gencourt 141 5. and was buried at F other ingale without iflue. Etporcoit, fiance feme & D'engleterre efcartelle »a lambelldetrois point.* perpnle gueulles &d'argcnt, charge' de fix cbaftclls d'or & fix lions rarapatit gueulles. c 14 Albemarle. T Homos Duke of Clarence (fecond fonnetoKing Henrii the fourth, in the thirteenth yeare of his Fathers reigne* was created Earle of Albemarle, and was after flaine by the Duke of Orliance at Bangie bridge in France,, the ninth of K. Henry the fift, without iflue ; and his body being brought o- uerinto England, was buried in Chrift-Church in Canter- burie. Et portoit, les armcs d'France feme efcarcelle, D'engler.erre.aa lambell d'er myn trois cantons gueulles* jD Ichard Beaacbampe, Earle of warwicke (Lieutenant Gene- rail vnder John Duke of Bedford Regent of France) was by King Henry the fixt created Earle of Albemarle. Hee mar- ried for his fecond wife Ifabell the Widdow of Richard Beau- champe Earle of 'worceBer (his coufine Germane) daughter and heire of Thomas Lord Spencer, and Earle of Glocefterfey whom he had ilTue Henry Duke of Warwicke, &c. He dyed at Roan in the 1 7. yeare of King Henry the fixt, and was bu- ried at ^r?w/rf\ Et portoit, gueuUes a vne fees & fix croifcletz d'or. A Catalogue o A n g v I s h and Kyme» IT A Catalogue of the Earles of Anguish and Kyme, their Armcs, Wiues, and Children. ilbertVmfreuile, Earle of Anguifh, Lord of Prodhoo, Ot- ter borne Harbotle* and Ride '/ 'dale \ a man of great Fame heere in England in King Henry the thirds time,and King Ed- ward the firft} married and had iflue Gilbert and Robert.both Earles of Anguifh. Et portoir, gueullcs a vnequintfoile & Ie champe croifcle paiee d or. (~1 llbert Vmfreuilefomc and heire of Gilbert aforefaid,was" after the death of his Father alfo Earle of Anguifh> Lord of Prodboo&c. He fought the battell of Argile: after which, hee with William Valence Earle of Penbroke, encountred Ro- bert Brm King of Scots, at S'. Johns Towne in Scotland, This Gilbert fate in Parliament helde at Northampton in the firft yeare of King Edward the firft, by the name and Title of Earle of Anguijh, in which yeare he died without HTue. Et pouoitjlesarmesde fonPere'« O obertVmfreuile ffecond Ibnne of the firft Gilbert & bro- ■■■^'ther and heire to the hft Gilbert) was after his Brother Earle of Angui/h, Lord of Prodboo&c.Hc fate in Parliament held at Weftminster, the lecond yeare of King Edward the fe- cond, and Co continued vnto the feuenteenth of the fame Kings reigne, as Earle of Angmfh^ and then dyed. He marri- ed Luce daughter and heire of Phillip de Kime, a great Baron, and had nTue Gilbert , Robert^ and Thomas ; and a Daughter named Elionor, married to Sir Gilbert Borrowdon,Knight. Et portoit, les armes de fon Frerc\ ' C 2 Gilbert i6 Angvish and K y m e. ilbertVmfteuile (fonne and heire o£Robert)wns after his Father Earle of Anguifl, Lord of Prodhoo, Otter borne , Harebotle,and Ridefdale, and by his mother Lord of Kyme . Hee married to his firft wife, /^daughter of Robert Lord willoughby and after, he married Matild, daughter & heire of Sir Thomas Lucy of Cockermotb knight, and dyed without ifTue in theyeare 1 384. (Hislaft wife was maried afterwards vnto Henry Percy firft Earle otNorthumberland.) This Gil- bert fought the battell of Gladefmore, at which time hee was Marfhall of Scotland, & fate in Parliaments in England from the eight yeere of K.Edward the third, vntill the fourth of King Rtchard the fecond, by the name and title of Gilbert Earle of Anguifb. Ec portoit,Guculki a vne quintfoile & lc champc croiftlc patee d'or. O ObertVmfreuile (fecond Brother of the laft Gilbert) in ■^^the eight yeere of King Henry thefift,was created Earle of ICyme^ and was after (lain by the Duke of Orleance at Ban- gie-bridge in France, the ninth of jCing Henry the fife, & was buried at Calice, and after remooued from thence and inter- red in the Monaftery of Kyme. Hee married Anne, daughter of Raphe Neuill firft Earle otwejlmerland. * This Robert haue I made to be Earle of Kyme (ypon the cre- dit of Claurenciux Cooke) and yet do 1 greatly doubt theroffor that I cannot euer findeany of that Name and Family to fittein Parliament after the last Earle Gilbert (in the fourth yeare of King Richard the fecond) brother of this Robert, This defcent of Vmftreuile is diuerjly fet forth by fundry perfons, who haue made many heyres male to the lafi Gilbert more then I can finde any good proofe for. Therefore for the better cleering thereof take this out of the Kings Records : Gilbert the laft Earl of Anguifh, with Mauld Lucy his wife, did entaile diuers lands to themfelues, and the heyres of their two bodies : and for default thereof to Robert his brother, ' and to the heirs male of his body : and for default thereof, to Thomas Fmfr.uile his third Brother, and to the heires male of his body : and for default thereof, the remainder to Elizabeth (or Elionor) his Sifter, wife of Gilbert Borrow don, and the heires of their two bo dyes: and that Elionor the wife of Henry Talboys is daughter and heire of Gilbert Bor row- don, and Neece and heire of the faide laft Earle Gilbert, and is forty ye ares of age. A Catalogue ATHOLL* • ly A C AT ALOGVE OF THE Earles of Atholl, their Armes,Wmes, and (children* lAuid (fur-named) Strathbogie.Eark of At ho /I'm King Henry the thirds time, married Jfabe/l, one of the Daughters & Heyres of Richard of chil- lam (bafe fonne of King Iihri) and had iflfue, J two fbnnes, lobn and Dauid, lobn was hanged, and died without hTue : Dauidhis Brother fucceeded him in the Earledome. Ec portoir, pale de fix d'or & de fable, T"^\ Auid Stratbolgie or Strathbolgie, fecond fbnne and heire -■—'of DauidJE&Az of At ho //,married/a^,daughter & one of the heires of lofm'Lord Comenoi Badzenotb&nd of loans his Wife,fecond fifter and one of the heires of Aymer de Va- Earle of Penbroke, with whom hee had in mariage the Barony and Cattle of Mitford in ?(ortbumberlandy and fate in Parliament by the name and title of Earleof^fW, the 1 7-yeare of King Edward the fecond, and the fifteenth of King Edward the third, and had i(fiic>Dauid Earle of Atho// t Elizabeth and Philip, and was flaine by Andrew Murrey \ in theyearei335. Et portoit ,palc de fix d'or & de fable. Y\Auid Strathbolgie, after the death of his Father Dauid, was Earle of Atholl'm Scotland, and Baron of Mitford in England : he fate in Parliament helde 2X\VeHminster^ the 4 3 of King Edward the third,by the name and title of Earle of AtholljxxsA. died in the 44. yeare of the lame Kings reigne. After whofe death his inheritance was diuided betweene his two fillers and heires : Elizabeth the eldeft fifter was maried to Thomas Percy Earle of WorcsJter \ and Philip the fecond, was married to Sir lobn Hal/ham Knight.and had ilTue. After the death of this laft Dauid, the title of Earle of Atholl went to the Family of Ste warts in Scotland. Ec portoit, les artnoirie 3 de fon pcrc. C 3 A i6 Bv CKINGHA M. A CAT ALOGVE OF THE Earlcs and Dukes of Buckingham, their Armes, Wiues 7 and Qbildren* Alter Gifford, the fecond of that name , Earle cfiLonguile'm Normandy , came into England with William the Conqueror, and was a Wit- nefleto King Henry the firft his Charter, for the reformation of the Lawes and Cuftomes of England. He married and had ifliie Walter the fe- cond Earle of Buckingham, and Hugh. Hee had alfo a Sifter, named Rhohifla, married to Richard Fitz-Gtlbert , Lord of Clare and Tunbridge, Grand-father of Gilbert fur-named Strongbow, Earle ofPenbroke (by his fbnne Gtlbert.) Ec portoitj Gueulles trois Lions paflant cn pale d'argent. \ AT Alter Gifford, the fecond Earle of Buckingham, and * * ofihonguile in Normandy in France, married one Er- myngard, who with her (aid husband founded the Abbey of Notley neere to the Towne of Buckingham, in King Henrie the feconds time. The laid waiter dyed without yfliie, and was buried in the faide Abbey, in the yeare 1 1 64. leauing al his entailed Lands to Osbert Gifford his nephew (by his bro- ther Hugh:) and all his other Lands to William Marjhal earle ofPenbroke, who had married ifabell daughter and heyre of Richard Strongbow ,fonne of Gilbert Earle of Penbroke,gtand-< child to RhohTfia Gifford aforenamed. Etporcoit, les armories de fca Pere'. HP Homos o£WoodBocke(fax fonne of King Edw. the third) being ConftablcofEngland, was in the firft yeare of K. Richard the fecond created Earle of 'Buckingham, and fate in Parliament the fime yeare by that name and Title ; and in the ninth year of the laid Kings reigne,he was created Duke ofGlocester.HcmarrkdElianor daughter andco-heyre of h'umfrey de Bohun Earle of Hereford^ ffex,and Northampton, and Conflable of England ; by whom hee had ifliie Humfrey Earle of Buckingham 5 and Anne, who was married to Ed- mond Earle Stafford . This Thomas was ftrangled to death vnder a Feather-bed at Ca/iu;hy Thomas Moivbray^Duke of Norfolke i and Marfhall of England, 1196. Ecportoit, France-feme & D'eng!etcrrc cfcartellc, au border d'argent. jtfftmjrey B VCKINGHAM. 17 Vmfrey Plantagenet (fonne otThotnas of Woodfiocke ) af- ter the death of his Father was Earle of Buckingham,and being baniftied England into Ireland, was re-called backe a- gain by King Henry the fourth,in the firft year of his reigne, in which returne hee dyed of the plague at Chester, (others haue at Couentry) and was buried in the Abbey of Walden in Etfex, without ifliie. Et portoitlesarmcs de Ton Pcre'. Vmfrey Stafford (fonne and heire of Edmond Earle Staf- ford \ by Anne Plantagenet, daughter of Thomas of Wood- (locke) was created the firft Duke of Buckingham, in the 22. yeare ofK.Hcn.6. 1443 • an< ^ to naue tri e precedent place of all other Dukes in England. He married Anne, Daughter of Raphe Neuillftth Earle of Weflmerlani, andhadiflue fbure fonnesand three daughters, viz. Humjrey Earle of Stafford the eldeft fonne flaine at S. Albons the 3 3 .yeare ofK.Hen.6. (in the life time of his father) John Stafford the fecond fonne was Earle ofwiltfhire ^ Richardthc third fonne dyed young; and Robert the fourth fonne was Archbylhop of Canterbury, Katherme the eldeft daughter, was married vnto John T dbot Earle of Shrewsbury lane the fecond daughter, was married firft to William Lord Bardolph, and after to Sir William Knyuet Knight ; and Anne the third daughter was firft maried to Aubrey de Fere (fon and heire of the Earle of Ox- ford) and after to Sir Tho: Cobham Knight.This Humjrey with John Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury, Thomas Lord Egremont, and John Vifcount Beaumont, was flaine at the battell of 'Northampton, in the 38.yeare of K.Hen.6 .1460. (the king being then taken prifoner)and his body buried in the Gray-Friars at Northampton. RicarteUe France Scd'engleterrCjaubordurd'argent (being his mothers arrues) quartered with hisownc armes, d'or au Cheueron gueulles. TlEnry Stafford (fonne and heire of Humjrey Earle Staf- ^*ford, flaine at the firft battell of S. Albons ,i 45 5.) after the death of Humjrey Duke of Buckingham his grand-father, was Duke of Buckingham, Earle Stafford, Hereford, and Nor- thampton, Lord of Brecknocke, Kimbalton, and Tunbridge,was by King Richard the third, 1482. made Conftable of Eng- land. Hee married Catherine daughter of Richard Woodutle, Earle Riuers, and fifter and heire of Anthony Wooduile Earle Riuers, by whom he had iiTue Edward Stafford Duke of Buc- kingham, Henry Ezrk of Wiltflpire, and Humfrey that dyed young. 2Q Bv CKlNGHAM. vounp Elizabeth married to Robert Radcliff Lord Eitz-Walter. Anne the fe- £nd daughter was firft married to Sir Walter Herbert, Knight, and after vnto Geor*e Lord HafHngs^nd Earle of Hmtingdonby whom (he had i^Francts Eark dUmtiwdm and others. This Haw? Duke of /ttfto^w was behea- ded at SaUsbmxM * -of King Richard the third, for plotting with Henry Eark of Richmond^ozmk the faid King. Et portoit, les armoiries <3c fon pcre. ED ward Stafford (fonne and heire of Henry aforcfaid) be- ing reftored, the firft of King Henry the feuenth, i$6. was the laft Duke of Buckingham ; he maried Eitanor daugh- ter of Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland, and had ifliie, Henry Lord Stafford (who married Frfuld daughter of Sir S/^WM-,knight,andof Margaret his Wife, daughter of George Duke of Clarence) and three daughters,viz.£//z^6 married to Howard Duke of Norfolke,mA Earl Mar- (hall of England. {Catherine the fecond daughter,was married to&#* /V^7/ Earle of IVeftmerland : and Mary the third daughter.was married to George Neuill Baron of Abergauen- m. This £^W, for confulting with a Monke (or Wizard) how he might ob- taine the Crowne ; was araigned at WesimwJier Hall,before the Duke of Nor- Mv,then high Steward of England, and found guilty of high treafon, and af- terwards beheaded at the Tower Hill by London,the 1 3 .of Kmg&enry ™ 8. 1521. Et portoit, lcs armoiries de fon bifayeul. I R. George Fillers Kinght, (ayonger fonne of Sir George Fillers of Leicetterfbire, knight) was created Baron of Wbaddonjmd Vifcount Filers at IVoodftocke, the 27 .of Au- guft,i6i^.andthei^.of Ianuary after, heewas created at vVhite-Hall,Earle of Buckingham : laftly,he was made Mar- quefTe of Buckingham, at White-Hall the firft of Ianuary, 1617% the dcliuery ofa letters Patents:he was alfo knight of the honorable Order of the Garter, Matter of the Horfe, & one of his Maiefties moft honourable priuy Councell,and in commiffion for the Office of Earle Marlhall of England, i5i8. Et portoitj&'argent au Croix de gucullcs,chargc de cinq coquilles d'or. Bedford. 21 A C AT ALOGVE OF THE Dukes and Earles of Bedford, their Armes, WtueSy and Qhildren. Ngelram de Coucy (fbnne of Ingram by Ka- therine the daughter of the Duke of Aujlria ) Seig&de Coucy, D'Oyfy et Mountmirall, was created Earle of Bedford the fbrtithyeare of King Edward the third, 15^5. and married 7/^irkey,i igj. Et poi toic, hurelle dc fix vair & de Gueulles. This Ingelram de Coucy had a bafe daughter named Mauld, married vnto the Lord Strange >, by whom (he had ifTue Ancarat, wife to Sir Henry Hufee, knight. TohnPlantagenet (third Tonne of King Henry the fourth) in * the fecond yeare of King Henry the rift, was created Duke of Bedford, Earle of 'Richmond, and Lord of Kendall, & in the fift yeare of the fame Kings reigne, hee was made Protecior of the Reaime of England, and head of the pufclike Weale . AlfointhefiftofKingA^^thefixt, he was made Regent o&France,and was ftyled, /^Regent of France, Duke of Bedford, Anion, and Alanfon , Earle of Mayne, Harecourt, Drux, Richmond, and Carlell 3 and ViTcount Beaumond. Hee Knighted King Henry the Tixt, in the yeare 1415. and marri- ed to his firft wife Anne daughter of Iohn Duke of Burgundy, but by her had no ifTue ; and to his fecond wife he married Iaquelline, daughter of Peter Earle of S. Paul, and by her had no ifTue : (fhe was after married to Ri~ chardwoodiuWEaxizRiuerSy and had ifTue Elizabeth wife to King Edward the fourth.) 22 Bedford. fourth.) This lohn as Conftable of England, determined the controuerfie be- tweene Reginald Lord Gray ofRuthen, and Sir Edward Hastings Knight, for the bearing of the Armes of Hailings . And at the winning oCrernoyle tooke the Duke of Alanfon prifoner, and with the lofle of 2 100. of his common- foldiers, flew of their Enemies riue Earles, two Vifcounts, one and twentie Barons, fe- uen thouland French, and two thoufandfiue hundred Scots: and after dyed at Paris, the fourteenth of September, and was buried at Roane, in our Ladie Church, An. 143s- vnder a fumptuous Monument ; which when Lewis the ele- uenth, King of 'France was counfelled to deface, he anfwered laying : What ho- nor fljallitbe toVs, or to you, to breake this rich Monument, and to pull out of the ground the dead bones of him whom in his life time, neither my Father, nor your Pro- genitors, with all their puiffance, were once able to make flye one foote backwards ? Wherefore let his bodienow lye in reft, which when he was aliue, would haue difqui- eted the proudeft of ErecJion or Creation nothwithjlanding. This George dyed without iflue, and was buried at Shrief Huton the fourth of May, 148;' . twelue yeeres after his Father, leauing his fiue Sifters his heires, viz. Anne married vnto Sir William Stoner Knight ; Elizabeth wife to the Lord Scrope ofrpfall ; Margaret married to Sir lohn Mortimer, and after to Robert Home ^Luce wife to Sir William Fitz,-Williams Earle of Southampton, and after wife to Sir Anthony Browne Knight } and if obeli the lift Sifter, was married to Sir William Hudlefton Knight \ all which fiue Sifters had iftue. Gueulksj su Saukcur d'^rgent aulatr.be!! gobonne d'argene & d'azuf. Xajfer B EDtOEtD. 2? T AJper of Hatfield (fonneof Owen Tuder ,by Margaret the Widdo w of King Henry the fife, and brother to King Hen- ry the fixt by his mother) was created Earleof Penbrokem the 1 % . yeare of King Henry the fixe: and in the fi ft y eare of King Edward the fourth, he was attainted by Parliament,& his Earledome of Penbroke giuen v'nto Lord Herbert, flain after at the battel of Banbury the ninth of King £^.the fourth. This la/per, with his Nephew Henry Earle of Rich- mond returning out ofBntaine into England, in the laft yeare of the reigne of King Richard the third, who beeing flaine at the battell of Bofoorth, 1485. // and fifter of Oliuer Lord S.Iohn of Bletfo, by whom hee had ifliie foure fonnes,and three daughters,that is to fayfidward Lord Ruffe// that dyed' without iiTue ; John Lord Ruffel/, fe- cond fonne, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Antho- ny Cooke Knight, and Widdow of Sir Thomas Hoby Knight, by whom hee had iiTue two daughters, Elizabeth that dyed without iiTue j and Anne married to Henry Lord Herbert fon and 24 Bedford and heire of Edward Eark of IVorcejler. Frances Ruffe II the third fbnne, after rhe death of lohn his Brother , xvas Lord Raffell, and married Iulian daughter of Sir tehn Forfier Knight, Lord Warden of the middle Marchefle againft Scot- land, and was flaine by the Scottes at a day of truce (in the life time of Frances his Father) hauing ilTue Edward after Larle of Bedford. Sir William Rufi r el , knight, fourth fbnne was created Lord Ruffe 11 of Tbornhaugh, in the Tower of Londonby King lames, in An. 1603. and had to wife Elizabeth, daughter and heyre of honge of Chengie in the Countie of Cambridge Elquire . Anne the eldert daughter, was wife to A?nbrofe Dudley Earle of Wanvickc : Margaret the fecond daughter, was married to George Clifford Earle of Comberknd, and had illueLady Anne Countcffc ofDorfet : Elizabeth the third Daughter, was marriedto William Bourcber Earle of Bath, and hath iflue Edward, now Lord Fitz-Warren. This Frances Earle of Bedford, married for his fecond wife, Brid- get daughter of lohn Lord Huffee, the Widdow of Henry Manner j.Earle of 'Rut- land, but by her had no iffue. He died the twenty eight of July, in the 2y.yeare of the reign e of Queene Elizabeth, and was buried at cheyneys by his Father, in the yeare of our Lord,i 1 83 . Esponoic, lesarmcs defonPere'. C Dward Lord Ruffe 11 (Granchilde to Fr Antes Earle of Bed- *~*ford by his fbnne Frances flaine by the Scots) fucceeded his Grandfather, and is now Earle oi'Bedford,i <5i8.and ma- ried Luce daughter of lohn Lord Harington of Exton y and Si- fter and co-heire of lohn Lord Harington of Extonjby whom hehadnoyflue. . ErportoiCjd'argcntau Lion rampant d'Gueullesj'arme&Iaropaflci'aziir, an la chef fable charge de crois coquilles d argent. A Catdlogut Britaine and Richmond. 2S A Catalogue of the Dukes and Earles of Britaine and Richmond/neir Armcs, Wiues, and Children. Lan (fur-named Fergant, or the Red) Earle of Britaine and Richmond, (fbnneof Hoel, fecond fbnne of Alan Caignard, by Hawis his Wife* daughter and heire o?Alan Duke of Britaine, and great Aunt to William Conquer our) to whom the {aide Conqueror in the fourth yeare of his Reigne (at the fiedge of Yorke) did giue vnto him and his heires,ail the Lands & Ho- nours, late belonging vnto Earle Edwin in Torkjhire . This AlanFergant married firft, Constance, daughter of William Conquer our who died without ifTue. And after he married Ermingard,dzughter of Foulk Rechw Earle of Anion,and had x^xtfonan, fur-named le Groffe; vnto whom alfo was giuen the Earledome of Britaine ; but the Earledome of Richmond, the hide William Conquer our gaue to his Coufin Alan, fur-named Niger, or the Blacke, ("Sonne of Eudo, the fonneof Geffrey, firft Duke of Britaine of that name, by Hawis his wife,daughter of Richard the firft Duke of Normandy.) This Alan Fergant di- ed in the yeare of our Lord, 109 3 • and was buried in the Monaftery of Rhedon t in the feuenth yeare of King William Rufus. Et portcit,efchierien, was after the death of his father, the 4. Earle of 'Richmond ; and married Bertha, eldeft daughter and co-heire of Conan le Grojfe, in whofe right hce was the third Earle of Britaine^ had iffue,C«*« le Petit. This ^ was FdithfuU to King Stephen, in his warres with ^«/^the Em- preiTe;and befiedeed the Citty of Lmcolne in her behalf e,and Henry Duke of 'Normandy her fonne : Hee dyed in theyeare n^.andwas buriedin Britaine, in the thirteenth yeare or King Henry the fecond. COnanle Petit (fonne of Alan the was the fourth Earle of Srto^and the fift Earle of Richmond : He mai- xkdMargaret, daughter of Henry Earle ofHtrntt^ton, and fiftcrof Ifc Kingof Swfr, bywhomhe hadiflue, one only daughter named Conpnce,Hs heire, who was hrft mar- ried [to Geffrey Plantagenet, third fonne to YLmg Henry tneie- cond ; afterwards Ihee married Randolph Earle of Chester (from whomlhee was diuorced : ) her third husband, was (7«y^,Vifcount of Torraine, by whomlhee hadiflue, two daughters^ the eldeft,was married vnto Peter de Dreux, Duke of Britaine; and /Catherine thefecond daughter, was married to Andrew de Vetre. All which three husbands,the faid Conflance honoured with the Title of Earle of Britaine and [Richmond This Conan, founded the Monaftery of Richmond, and was there buried, in Anno, H70. Ecportoitjksarmoiries de Britaine,vw °r Sty Vifcount of Thouars (fecond husband to Constance the heire of Britaine) was aHb in her right the next Earle oiBritaine and Richmond^nd by her had inue,tw6 daughters his heires, Alice and Katherine 5 Alice was married to Peter de Dreux • and Katherine was the wife of Andrew de l r itre in Britaine. Et portott,d'or cinq fleurs de liz d'azur au quanton dc"gucullcs^ Rundoll 28 Britain e and Richmond. D ^W AbberTe of F omit -Huer us, Mary married to the Earle of S. Pole^nd Blanch the third daughter, was wife to Philip,Connc and heire of the Earle tfArthoys. This Iohn dyed zxtiow in Fuvcejn theyearc i505.with the fill of a wall. Etportoitjefchsquettc d'or & d'azur, a bordure gueulles, charge au leopards dor,au quanton crmyn. D3 Arthur B r I r a i n e and Richmond. A Rtkur Duke of Britaine f fbnne and heire of John, the fe-J **"cond Duke of Britaine of that name) was after his Fa- thers death,Duke of Britaine : he married two wiues,the firft was Beatrix.Vifcountcffc of Limogen, and Lady of Auennos in Hennault, by whom hee had uTue, lohn Duke of Britaine^ that dyed without hTue, and Guy, Earleof Pentebria (who married /^daughter and heire of Henry de Auangour, and had iflue/ Obert de Arthoysji Noble-man borne,of the blood roy- * till of Ermce, defended from another Robertfonnc of Lewis the eight,and brother to Saint Lewis King of France a he was Councellor vnto Philip de Valois,Kmg of Franc e,who. (entenced the Earledome of Arthoys from the faid Robert ,vn- to Afauld, CounteiTe of Burgundy (the Glide Roberts Aunt) which fenteneefo difcontented the Glide Robert, that in his greefehe vttered thefe words : By mecwas Philip made King* and by me he jhall be depofed agatne. For this, was this Robert proclaimed traytor throughout all France, and was driuen to flye into England, to King Edward the third, who kindly receiuedhim,and created him Earle of Richmond, in the 16. yeareof hisReigne. This Robert was the firftthatmooued King Edward to make his title and claime to the Crowne of France, in the right of Queene /ft- bellhis Mother : he was Admirall of the Englifh Fleet,and Generall of the wars 7 in France ; and was after hurt in the head at the fiedge of the Citty of Vannes in Britaine ',and being conuayed to London for the cure of his hurts, ihortly after died therein the yeare, 1342. and was moft honourably buried in Saint Faults Church in London ; the King being at his Funerall,did weare blackes. Etpcrcoitjfeme' de France ou lambcil de gueulles, chaftelle' d'or. Tote of Gaunt,Dukzo£ Lancaster, (fourth fbnne of King 1 Edward the third) was by his Father in the yeareof our Lord, 1 3 42. made Earle of Richmond-, and in the 4<£.yeare of his faid Fathers Reigne,he furrendred the faid Earledome of Richmond againe.He married Blanch, daughter and co-heire of Henry Duke of LancaTter, and had ilTue,King Henry the fourth (as in the Title of Lancaster is more at large.,) Et portoit, efcartd'e France ferae & D'engleterrc a vne lambcil d'ermyn. D4 lohn 3 Daughter and heire of Almericke Earle Mountford \ whome Phillip de Faloys King of France did connTcatein his Earle* dome of Mountford, becaufe hee ayded King Edward the j. In consideration whereof, King Edward the third gauc vnto this I)hn the Earledome of Richmond in England. He fate in Parliament held at Wejlminfier in the 34. yeare of the fayde Kings reigne, by the name and Title of Jjhn Earle of Rich- mond. Wt was bound by Indenture, bearing date 1373, to feme King Edward the third in his warres in France and Bri- taine, againft Phillip of Vaioys-. in which Indenture, he is Itiled John Duke of Britaine, Earle Mountford and Richmond^, married loan daugh- ter of Charles King ofNauarre, after married to King Henry the fourth of Eng- land. This lohnhad iiTue, John Mount ford furnamed the Valiant; and a daugh- ter named loan, wife to Rafe Buffet of Drayton. This John was taken prifoner at Nantes by the Earle ofBloys, and dyed after in prifbn at Paris in France. John Mountford (furnamed the Valiant, fbnne and heire of *Iohn Breno) after the death of his Father was Duke of Bri- taine, and Earle of Richmond: which Earledome hee was de- pofed of by Acle of Parliament, the fourth of King Richard the fecond. He married Mary daughter of King Edward the third ; and had iffuc, Iohn Duke of Britaine , fur-named the Sage (who had ifllie Peter and Frances, both Dukes of Bri- tatnejkax. dyed without ifTue;) Richard Earle of EFtampsjmd Arthur the third of that name, who was alfb Duke of Brit- tame, and Earle of Richmond, after his two Nephewes, Peter and Frances, This Iohn Mountford flew the Earle ofBloys. Et portoic, cfchc queuce d or & d'azur, vne border D'engleterre, a' quancon dc Britaine. Aphe Neuilly firft Earle of wejlmerland, was made Earle of Richmond 'for terme of life by King Henry the fourth, and dyed the fourth of King Henry the fixt, as in the title of Weftmerland is more at large. Guculles au faultcur d'argent. Iohn Brit a i n e andR. ichmosd, 31 John D.of 'Bedford^ third fbn of King Henry the fourth, was * Regent of France^ Duke of Bedford, Anion, and Alanfon, Earle ofMayne, Harccourt, Dreux,Ricbmond,and Carle 7/,and Vifcount#svwB%w£. He died the xiii of/te»ry thefixt, as in the Title of Bedford is more at large . TC Dmond ofHadham (the place of his birth) fbnne of Owen ^Tender by Queene Katherine, and halfe brother by the mother to King Henry 6. was created Earle of Richmond at Reading in the 3 1 . y eare of the faid Kings reigne, notwith- ftanding that Arthur Duke ofBritaine was then lining, and did vfe that Title. He married Margaret, daughter and heire of Iohn Beaufort, Duke of Somerfet (Granchilde to John of Gaunt, by his fonne Iohn) and by her had \Kxxz,Henrie Earle of Richmond, after King of England , by the name of King Henry the feuenth. This Margaret in the yeare 14? I . by the commandement and authority of King Jii?wj; the feuenth, her fbnne, made the Orders (yet extant) for great Mates of Ladies and Noblewomen for their precedence, Attires,and wearing ofBarbes at Funerals, ouer the chin, vpon the chin, and vnder the fame ; which Noble & good Orders at this day is greatly profaned and abufed, by euerie meane and common woman, to the great wrong and difhonour of honourable Eftates. This Edmond dyed in the yeare 1456. tx was buried in the Gray Friars church in Carmarden in Wales, 3 5 . of Hen. 6 . And Margaret his wife died in the yeare 1 $op. and was honorably buried in the Abbey o£WeJiminfter. ; Eiportoit, efcartelle France & D'englcterrea'vne bordurd'az,ur } {emc' fl.urs dcliz, & Marlettesd'or F> Icbard Duke ofGlocefier (brother to King Edward the -^-fourch) did ftile himfelfe Earle of Richmond. And Mills mGlouerSomerfetsbookc,pagc <5i4.fayeth, That this Rt- cfiard had the faide Earledome of Richmond gmtn vnto him, and the heyres of his body,the twelfth day of Auguft,in the fecond yeare of King Edward the fourth. Hee bare for his Armes Efcartelle France^ d'en^lcterre a vnc lambel ermyn charge au trois cjuancbnsde g;icul!e«.. Henrie 32 Britain e and Richmond. L_j£«/7 Earle of Richmond (fonne of Edmond of Hadham, * "*and Margaret his wife, Countefleof Richmond) in the 1 1 .yeare of King Edward the fourth, fledde with his Vnckle lajper Earle of Penbroke into Britaine, where they remained vntil the third yeare of the reigne of King Richard the third* and then returning again, landed at Milford Hauen in Wales* and fought a battaile with the laid King Richard at Bo/worth Field, where he flew the laid Richard,nnd after was crowned King of England, by the name of King Henry thefeaucnth* He married Elizabeth, daughter and heyre of King Edward the fourth, and had ilTue, Prince Arthur that dyed without iiiue,and Henry Duke of Torke, who was after King of Eng- land, by the name of king Henry the eight. Etportoit, lesarmoirics dc fon pcK'< TJlEnry Fitz,-Roy y baCc fbnne of King Henry the eight, (be- *• ■* gotten of the Lady Talboys, daughter of Sir John Blount, Knight) was in the 1 7. yeare of his Fathers reigne, created Duke of Richmond, &c.He married Mary, daughter of Tho- mas Howard Duke of Norfolke,but by her had no ilTue. Hee dyed at S.James houfe beyond Charing-CrofTe, beeing but 1 tfyeares of age,and was buried at Thetford in Norfolke, the 2 8. of King Henry the eight (as Grafton hath; ) Others haue, that he lyes buried at Framingham in Norfolke, He bare for his Armes, France &D'engleterre' a' bordur efcartelle' ermyn&compone d' argent & d'a- zur, abatunfinefter d'argent, a'vnc Efcbutcheon de pretence efcartelle' gu- eu]les& varrey d'or&vertJurlatoutjauLionrampant d'argen^aucbefe d'azur,vnc chattel cntrc deux leftes ducerf d'argent* L Ewis Stewart, Duke of £«wx,and Lord ^#£/g>*y,created Earle of Richmond and Baron of Setterington in Eng- land,)^ Letters pattents vnder the great Sealeof England* (without any ceremony of creation) intheyeare,i6i4. He wasalfo Lord Darnley, Trebant and Methuen, Lord Great Chamberlaineand Admirallof Scotland, Lord Steward of thehou(holdtoKing/4Wfx 5 and one of his Maiefties moft honourable priuy Counfell, Knight of the Garter, and one of the Commiflioners for the Office of Earle Marfhall of England,i6i8. Et purtoit,Francc a' la bordarc dc gueulles, fermaillc d'ordehuit pieces,efcar- telle d'or,a la face clchiquette d'argent & de azur,bordurc de gueulles, fur le tour,d'argent au faultcur de gueullc*,entre quatre quinrcfuilles de mcfaie. A Catalogue A Catalogue of the Earles of Bath, their Armes, Wiues, and Children* T)Hilibertde cbandewa Britaine, borne in France, a kindc friend to King Henry thefeauenth in the time of hisba- niiTiment out of England ; which to requite, the laid King in the firft yeare of his Reigne,from the degree of a Baron,cre- ated him Earle of Bath,md gaue him alfo a hundred markes yearelyjifTuingout of the profits of Somerfetjbire & Dorset*. "tohn B ourchitr ,Lord Fitz-Warin of Tauefloke in Denmfbire* * (fonne of Foulke Bo urchier, Lord Fitz-Warin of T naesJoke) was created Earle of Bath at White-Hall the ninth of July, in the ;-8.yeare of King Henry the eight. He married Cecily \ daughter of Giles Lord Daubeny, and lifter and heyre of Hen- ry Lord Daubeny, Earle of Bridgwater, and hadiiTue, John Bourcbier,fecond Earle of Bath, and two daughters ; Eliza- beth the eldeft, was married vnto Sir John Chichelier of De- uonfhire,knight : Dorothy the fecond daughter, was married to Sir lohn Fulford, knight , This lohn the fecond Earle of Bath, dyed in the 3 1 . yeare of King Henry the eight. Et portoit,Qargentala Croix eugreflee de gueulles accompaignec de quatre bouces dc fable, a lambel d'az,ur chai gee dc ncuf flcurs de Jix d'or. lohn Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin y the 2. of that name,and 3. ■* Earle of Bath, married to his fir ft Wife, Elizabeth,daugh- ter of Sir Walter Hunger -f m -^,knight,and had iflue, Elizabeth. His fecond wife was Elianor, daughter of George Mannors, Lord Ros,by whom he had ilTue, lohn Bourchier, Lord Fitz- Warin that died before his father,fir George Bourchier,knight 7 and Henry ; he had alfo two daughters,^**? the eldeft, was married vnto Hugh Wyot of Exeter ; Cecily the fecond daugh- ter, was married to Thomas Peyton, Cuftomer of Plimouth, This lohn married to his third wifc>Margaret, daughter and heire oflohn Donington, Efquire,and had ilTue, Sufan & Brid-< get ^ Bridget was married to Price of Montgomerifhire mwales. This Earle dyed in the third yeare of Queene Elizabeth. Et portoir,les armoiries de loo pcre, William 36 Bridg-vvater. momnmrcbier (ronneandhe.reof lohnBmnbur VM.mX i^/VrfecondEarleof Bath, wasthethrd B Zb of chat fur-name,and Lord Lieutenant of Df- rft/ " E ark of S ^.andhad ife*** now Lord m •. . nI ,r,(1«deeueul!« emrcquatreBouccsdtf*- A CATALOGVEOFTHE Earlcs of Bi -idg-Water, their Armes, ^iwex, W (bittren, H^LordD«WCfonneof efo Lord Wj^, iChamberlaine to king 7/^the feuenth) on he ' l2 ,.day of Iuly , in the 30. yeareof lung Hem, the daugtiter or ^ Knighto f the Garter, and dyed Er portoir,gu eH lles cinqLo«nges cn face d'argene ir ■ u*r>f the nath at the Coronation of king Earieof**"*- r £^^V«hM**> terandco-heire otJ-OT^ ' . daughters, viz. ^^^^^^^ ^g and had iffue, Henry Lord Beaumont . This Henry Lord Beaumont ol Fokinghamfotc in Parliament held at Weflmin- fter the ninth of King Edward the third, by the name and ti- tle of 'Henry de Bello- Monte Earle of Boughan, and fo continued vnto the thir- teenth of the fame kings Reigne. Et portcir, d'azur flurette an lion rampanr d'or a vnc bafton gobonnc d'argent & dc gueulles. A CATALOGVE OF THE Earles Palatine of Chefter, with their Vgh, fur-named tufas j a No rman borne, (fonne of Richard, Vifcountof Aurenges in Normandy \ by Margaret his wife, halfe fifter by the Mother to William Conquer our) came into England with William the firft,who gaue vnto him and his heires, the Earl- dome of Chefier, to hold as freely of him by the fword, as he thefaid Williamhdd England by the Crowne.This Earle Hugh inthei2.yeare of king William Ruphus, conquered Angle fey in Wales married Ermentrude,daughtcr of and had itfxic,Richard the fecond Earle of chesJer, Ro- bert, Abbot of S.Edmonsbury, and Otwell that was Tutor to the Children of king Henry the firft : he dyed.and was buri- ed by Ermentrudehis Counteffcin the Abbey of S.Werburge in Chester, which was of his owne foundation, 1 103. Etporcoit, d ! azur a vn teftde Lou erafcd d'argcnt. Richard Chester "D Ichard, fbnne of Hugh Lupus, after the death of his Fa- •*-^-ther,was the fecond Earle of Chefter, after the ?{orma# Conqueft, who in the 1 9 .yeare of King Henry the firft, was married in E ranee, to L/^daughter of Stephen,Eark ofBloys and Champaine, by Adela his wife, daughter of William Con- queror ; and in the 20.yeare of King Henry the rirft, hee with his wife,the Kings fonne, and daughter, and Otwell his Bro- thcr,and others* to the number of 160. perfbns weredrow- ned,comming out of Normandy into England, without iffue i leauing Randoll Mefchines his coufin-germanc by Margaret his Fathers fifter,to fucceed him in the Earledomc ofchefier, Ec portoit, d'gueullcs crululy d'or, a' un tcfte dc Lou craze d'argent. R^#^^/? Earle of Cambridge,was Witneffe to the Charter of Alexan- der Biftiop of Lincolne, of his gift of the Ifland of Hajreholme^ to the religious Nuns of S. Maries, of the order of Sifter-fen- ces,i 139. the fourth of King Stephen And in theyeare,i 141. this Randoll, and Robert Earle of Glocefter, tookc the faide V J King prifbner at Lincolne. He married Mauld, daughter of / Robert Earle of Glocefter, bale fbnne of King Henry the firft; n/ by whom he had iflhc.Hugh the rift Earle Palatine ofchefter, and Richard; and died poyfoned by the pradife of his Wife Mxdwilliam feuerell Lord ofNottingham,m the yeare, 1 1 56. EtportoitjUegueuL'es an Lion rampant d'argent a la cowecftant. Hugh Chester. 39 IJT^iur-named Kiuilioc formz of Randolphe Gernons,wdS A *the life Earle Palatine of Chester jhe married Bertrade, daughter of Simon Earle Mo untford and Eureux wxNorman- d/ ■"^was Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, andEarie of cbefler and Flint,and after,king of England, by the name of king Edward the third. Ec portoit,D'englctcrrc au lambcU d'argent. P Dward, fur-named the blacke Prince, fonne and heireof •^king Edward the third,was Duke of Cornwall, and Jqui- taine^nd Earle of CheTtcr and f/w£. This Edward died be- fore his Father, 1 37 <5.and was buried at Canterbury. Et portoir,efcartel]e France feme & D'engkterre,au lambelld'argent. "D Ichard of Bordeaux, forme and heire of Edward the black *^-Prwce,was Prince of Wales,Dukc of CornwalljcoA Earle of c£ and Ireland j the fourth of Iune, 1610. was created Prince of Wales^Dukc of Cornwallfmd Earleof Chefter^nd dyed without ilTue, 1 6 1 2 . Et porcoit, lesarmss d'cnglstcrreaulambell d'argent. E 2 Charles, 4f CoRNVVALL. Harles, (econd fonne of fames, King of Great Britaine, France ',and Ireland '/was created Duke of T*f^of£/ig- land. Et portoir, France & D'englctcrre, cfcartelle,au lambell d'argenr. Edward C O R N VV A LL. C Dward,the onely fbnneof king Richard the third, was •^Dukeof Cornwall; and in the tirft yeare of his Fathers reigne,he was created Prince of Wales, and Earle of Cbejler, and died (being but ten yeares of age) without iflue. Etportoit, cfcsrtdle France & D'cngletetre.aa lambeil d'argent. \Rthur Duke of Cornwall, Ibnne and heire of king Henry r the feuenth ; in the lift yeare of his Fathers reigne, was created Prince of trales&nd Earle of chesier-^ and married Katberwe,daughtcr ofFerdmando Duke of Austria, and king of Spame, when he was but fourteene years ofage.c* dyed in the next yeare afcer,i ^01 .without iflue.at JLudlow, and lieth buried at Worcester. France& D'englecerre, ercartcllc, au latnbeJl d'argent. XJlEnrji Duke of Yorke, (fecond fonne of king Henry the 1 feuenth) after the death of Arthur, his brother, was D. of Cornwall - y and in the nineteenth yeare of his Fathers reigne,was created Prince of wales, and Earle of Chefter ; & after, he was king of England , by the name of king Henry the eight. Ecportoicj lcsarraci de fonfrere. Henry C ARLILE. TJT Enry Stewart, fbnneand heireof lames, king of great 1 * Britainefrancejind lreland,was created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earle of Chefter, the fourth of June' itfio.and died after at S./wj-,neere Charing- CrolTe, with- out hTue ; and was buried in the Abbey at Wejlminfier, the feuenth of December ; 1612, * A Catalogue of the Earles of Carlile, their Armes, Wines, and Children. Andolphe Mefchmes, fonne of Randolphe, Vifcountof BaieulxjmA Altce his wife, bafe daughter of Richard the t\\K&£)vk«»/fw,and dyed in the yeare 1 zife. and was buried in the Priory of Tunbridgc* Et portoit, les airaet de fon pcrc'. r\ '/Wert, Earle of Clare and Hertford, and Earleof Glo- ^cefler by his Mother Amicia (after the death of his two Aunts without ilfue. ) He was a WitnefTe to King Henry the thirds Charter,df Lands that he gaue (in the 9 -yeare of his Reigne) to the Abbey of Peterborough, by the name of GilbertyEaAc of Clare^Hertford, and Glocefler. He married ffabetfjhird fiftcr, and one of the heyres of Anfelme Mar- 1 jjhall, Earle of Penbroke, and had iffuc y Richard Earle of Clare, V J Hertford and GloceHer* and William de Clare ; lfabell y mft, to >^ Robert Bru/e^ Amie, wife to Baldwin Earle of T>euon y and others. He dyed at Penrofe in Britaim,a% the Book of T £«r; hath,H30,and lyeth there buried. Et portoir, d"or troii chcurpn* de^f ucwljci. - ' K/cfc^ri Clare and G l a r e n c fe Q R: /r^4r^ */ with whom the faide Gilbert had neyther lands nor money, but onely the Kings fauouf, which before he had loft, for refilling to goe with him the faid King to the aid of Guy, Earle of Flanders, againft the French King, 1287. He had iflue by his laft wife loane, Iohn that dyed yong, leauing his three fifters his heircs;£Zf4wr,wifeto//«g/'Lord^w^j Elizabeth, firft married to Iohn %urgh Earle of Vlfler in Ireland ; and after to Theobald Lord Verdon-, & laftly ,to Sir Roger Damory ,Baroi\ of Armey \nircland;Margaret the ^.daughter, was firft ttiaried to Peter ox Pier es of GauesJon,Eaik of Cornwall-, & after to Hugh Lord Audley the yonger ,who after was Earle of Gloceffer.This Gilbert dyed in wales, 1295 .and was buried at Teukesbury. After the death of this Gilbert, the Title df Clare fell to the Crowne, which after King Edward the 3. beftowed that Title on LyoneU his fonne- fet ponoit, d'or au trois chcuions de gueulles. i T Tonett (fur named of Anltiwfe, the place of his birth) ■■-'third fonne of King Edward the third,was created Earle of FT/7^^ J inthe2i?.ycareof his Fathers Rcigne^ and in the 3 rf.yeare of the faid Kings Reigne, he was created Duke of Clarence. He married to his firft wifc,£&w&f A,daughter and heyreof WtStam Burgh Earte of VlHtr^ and had iflue, Phillip his onely childe, married to Edmond Mortuomar^, Earle of March ZndrfsJer : and to his fecond wife he mar- ried rw/w/4,daughtcr of who dyed without iflue. This Richard dyed in the Gitty of Cenomania in Wrmc % in theyeare,n6i. Aldwine deRiuerSy fonne and heire of Richard aforefaid, was after his father ,the fourth Earle of Denon y and mar- ried ////^daughter of Raphe deDol'm Berry , (as Milks hath, pag.457.) he was Earle but a while,and dyed without illue ; leauing Richardhis brother to fucceed him in his Earledoms and lands. F3 Richard Devon and Exet e r. /rW;/ afe Riuers (fecond fonne of Richard, the third Earleof and brother and heire of Baldwine, the fourth Earle of Deuonfbtre) was the rift Earleof Deuonjhire^ and married Margaret, daughter and one of the hey res of Iohn*Lox<\ Bifet, andgaue lands to the Abbey of Bruer, to pray for the foule of Earle Richard his Father ,his own health, and Margaret the Counteife his wife, hee died without iflfue, and was buried at Montbroge'm Normandy , the thirtieth of King Henry the fecond . Et for ton, dor, au lion rampant da- z>ur. This is the firft man that bare this Armes, that euer I could finde i and for the Griffyn which hath bene vfually fee downe for their Armes,it is but a deuice,and no Armes. VV; l/liam,Cm- named de rernon.of the Towne ofVemontf in Normandy, where he was borne, as fome haue (but the booke of Forde Abbey hath, where he went to fchoole) af- ter the death of Baldwine and Richard, his two Nephewes, without ilfue,was the fixt Earle of Deuonjhire^ and Lord of the Ijle of Wight Hz married Afa/*//,daughter to RobertEarh o£Me/knt,mth whom her Father did giue in marriage all his lands of KiderminH er, Morels, and Redelifton, which were be- fore the lands of her Mother Mauld, one of the daughters 6c hcires of Reginald Earle of Cornwall, (bafe fonne of K.Henry the firft;) by whom,this William had ilTue,B*/^w/»*,who mar- ried Alargaret, daughter of waryn F/'te-G^/^Chamberlaine to kmglobn; and dyed before his Father, leauing ilfue, Baldwine his fonne and" heire . This William had iflue alio, two daughters ; the eldeft was lane, mar- ried vnto William Bruer,xhc younger Lord of T orbay, who dyed without ifiiie : Mary the fecond daughter,was firft married to Sir Robert CVar/^knightjfonne of Reginald, and after,to Peter de Prou^nA had iflue. This William deFemon, by his Deed or Charter, bearing date the fourth of September, 1 206. did giue lands to the Abbey of Quarara,io pray : for the foules of king Henry, and Bald- wine his father, and the Conn teffe his Mother, and Earle Richard his brother, and for the health of Mabel/ the CountefTe, his wife, and Baldwine his fonne ; and after dyed, in theyeare ofour Lord,i2 i<5.the firft of king Henry the third. Et portoit, d'or aa lion rampant cTszur, arme&lampafledegucullej. Btldwiw A Devon and Exeter, T9 Aldwine de Eiuers, ihc fourth of that chriften name (Son of Baldwins the third,which dyed before his father) was after the death of William derernon,his grand-father, thefe- uenth Earle of Deuonfhire , and Lord of the ijle of wight. He married Amicia i daughter of Gilbert de clare, Earle of Glocelier and Hertford, by whom he had iflTue, Baldwine the fift,and eight Earle of Deuonfhire of that fur-name, and ifa- Lellde Fo> Countefle of Albemarle, the wife of William de Fortibus Earle of Albemarle. Th\s Baldwine in the 2 5 .y eare ofthereigneof king Henry the third, was created Earle of the Jjle of Wight, at thcfuteand petition of Richard Earle of Cornwall ',the kings brother, (whofe Ward this Baldivine had bene:) and in the 2?.yeare of the laid kings reigne, thefaideZW^w'/^dyedin his youthfullyeares. After whole death, his CountefTe Amicia gaue lands to the Abbey of Bniarne, to pray for the foules of Gilbert de Clare, late Earle of Glocefter, ,her Father,and for ijabell the CountefTe her Mother,and Baldwine late Earle of Deuonfljire, her husband,and for the health of her owne foule,c< Bald- winehcr fonne.She dyed in the yeare,i 283. Ec portoit, a'or aulion rampant d'azur. Aldwine de Riuers the fift of that name,and eight Earle of Deuonfhire, of that fur-name, & Lord of the {//married Muriell,dau$\- ter 1 60 Devon and Exeter. the fecond *WjS^s wife to Rokrt Lord Safe, . This m g b dyed the third d aug titer, ^wa s w ^ ^ C|j _ in the fourteenth yeare of king Umm* me tmru, ^ Etportoit, d'or.woisiorteauxjaulanabeU d'« ur - H' J^Cwrr^thc third of that chriftcn name, (fonneof flU the fecond) after the death of his father, was the tenth Earle of : m*ff*"M Margaret daughter rfHumfreydeBohun, the eight Earle of Hereford and£/M mdConftable of England, by his wife E lizabetb, daughter of K. £ an< ^ was tne fourteenth Earle of Deuon- $mma$0& fhire,md Lord of Ochampton : he married Margaret, daugh- ter of John Beaufort, Earle of Somerfet, and MarquefTe Dor- fet,by whom he had iffue, three lonnes and two daughters : Thomas the eldeft fonne, beeing in the battell at Toutgn with king Henry the fixt,againft king Edward the fourth, was there taken prifoner,and had his head fmitten off. Henry the fe- cond fonne, was likewife beheaded at Salisbury, the eight of king Edward the fourth^and Iohn the third fonne, was ilaine at Tewkesbury ,in the tenth yeare of king Edward the fourth. loane the eldeft daughter, was married to Sir Roger Clifford , knight ; and Eliza- beth the fecond daughter, was wife to Sir Hugh Conwey, kmght. This Tbomas y being at the battell of Touton,iq6o.was taken prifoner, and beheaded atTorke. Humfrey 62 Devon and Exeter, Vmfrey Lord Stafford of Seuthwike, Ibnne of William Stafford of #knight, but had no iiTue by her. This Humfrey became vngratefuli to king Ed- ward,znd fell from him, and after was taken by fome of K . Edwards friends,and carried to Bridgwater in Dcuonfbire ,^nd there had his head fmitten off.in the yeare,i4^o.hauing bene an Earle but three Moneths and odde dayes. Etportoit,d'or au Chcuion de gueullcs a la bordure cngrcflec dc fablci P Dward Courtney otHucombe, fbnneof Sir Hugh Court- *^ney of2?0*0aw&,knight,grand-fa father to Edward Courtney the eleuenth Earle of Deuon(bire,was after the death of Hum- frey Stafford, r ,reftored in blood, and made the fixteenth Earle of Deuon/hire,m the firft yeare of king //fvwjthefeuenth: he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Philip Courtney of Mol- AW,knight,and had iflue, William Courtney Earle of Deuon- fiire.This Edwardhzd foure fillers, whofe hTue came after to be his heyres. The firft was Elizabeth, married to hhn T ae- ther fe,of whom Viuian is defcended : the fecond was Mauld* wife to hhn Arundell of Taluerne : ifabell the third fifter,was married to William Moune: and f/mw7 and Elizabeth. This Williams fecond wife,was £//z^f ^daughter of Edward Boughton of Caufton^nA wid- dow of Sir Richard Wortley^ knight, by whom hee had iffue, Sii/obnCauendifi, knight oftheBath, who dyed without Et poruoit de fable au trois'tcftcs du ccrf d'argent^ lea corncs d'or. A Catalogue F e r r a r s and Derby. 6t A CATALOGVEOF THE Earles Ferrars, and Derby^their ^rmes, Wiues^ and Qhtldren* EnryEarlcFerrars y a. NormanborniyConne otwajm //w,came into England with William the Conquer our •, who gauc him the Caftles of Tutbury & Oucume y with diuers other great Seigneuries in England and NoYmandy. He married one Berta y and had iflue, Eugenulphu4 y william y and Robert ; and two daughters, Cundred y md Emelyn. He foun- ded the Abbey of Tutbury ,in the yeare, i o?o. Vnto which Foundation, were Witneffes Eugenulphm y William* & Robert hislbnnes. And fbrproofe that this Henry was an Earle, (which fome great and late Writers denie) I haue heere fet downe the (aid Henries Epitath, which I finde printed in the yeare, 1 577. and dedicated to the late Earle of Ejfcx y and (aid. to be found in the Abbey of Tutbury. Hie iacet Henricus de Ferrari/ s comes \huius Ecclejta fundator Imago ^ nomine cu- ius Anno milleno domini quater at £ r tiiceno Tutburi&fynono domus efl fundata pa- ir ono. it it [aid that he bare for his Ar mes urgent. 6 horfe-fhooes fable. Obert de Ferrars y aftcr the death of Henry his Fatherland Eugenulphns andWiBambis two Brothers, without if- fue, was the fecond Earle Ferrars y and by that name was Witnefle to king Henry the firft his Charter, of lands which he gaue to the Abbey of T tttesbury. Alfo in the 31. yeare of the faid kings Reigne, h'ee began the Foundation of the Ab- bey of Muriuall y and dyed in the 19. yeare of king Stephen, and was buried at Muriuall y leauing iflue, William Earle of Tutesbury, flaine in his lodging in London, without ifliie ; Robert Earle Ferrars } and wakelyn de Ferrars the third tonne. Lcs aitnes ic fan pere,d'argent a fix Ferrcs de chcuall de fable. Robtt 66 Ferrars and Derby. r Obert de Ferrars, the fecond of that name,after the death of Robert his Father, 2nd William his brother, was the third Earle Ferrars, whom diuers late Writers haue great- ly miftaken,they affirming him to be the firft ^£^,Founder of MuriuaU Abbey, and to be Earle of Nottingham ; when as in truth, it was this Roberts Father, that was Founder of Mttrittall Abbey, and another Robert Ferrars, grand-childe of this fecond Robert by his fbnne William, that was made Earle of Nottingham, as heereafter will appeare in his due place. And where they fay they haue feen Deeds and Charters,to approue their affirmation,it is vntrue ; for thofe they meane* arc vnperfect Notes and Abftracts, taken out of Gloucr Somer/ets Booke of Mifcellama;w\\\ch Book 1 haue,and perufing the fame, finde them offmall cre- dite. This Earle Robert married, and had irfue jvilliam Earle Ferrars,xhe fourth Earle Ferrars * and died in the yeare, 1 18 4 .the 3 1 .of king Henry the fecond :but others haue,that he dyed in the Holy-Land \n the yeare, 1 ipo.the fecond of king Richard the rirft 3 which is miftaken. . Et portoit, lez armoiries de (on pere". Now to the iffue, which iJ^l.Milles maketh this Robert to haue, in his Booke of fucceffion of Earles,pag.%6g.viz,. William de ferrars Earleof Derby. Fet>onell{or I'ernell) wife of Henry Lord Stafford ; and Elizabeth -married vnto William UHarfball Baron of %ie: I confejfe William onely,but no daughters atall.For by a Record of the i6.of King henry the 3. it is proued,that Henry Lord St affords wifes name veas Mabell'daugh er of Robert tJAiufegros and t/fgnes hU wife, daughter of William Earle Ferrars and Derby , great grand-fonne of Ro- bert Ferrars Earle of Nottingham, which iJMilUs faith ,dted in the holy-land, 1 1 ^O. And for Eltz^abeeh the other daughter, to be married to Wtlliam 'JMarfchall, Baron of Rye and Heng- ham in Nor fol^o, which died, \ z6&.that is moft vntrue; for that William hee meaneth, had to his wife Alina\daughter and heire of Hubert, Baron of Rye, and died in the 1 1 .yeare of king Edward thefirfi,as by an Inquifition of that date it doth appeare. \T\TlUiam Earle Ferrars, Lord of Tutbury in Staff or d- * * (hire, and Oucume mRutlandJhire, fbnne of the fe- cond Robert Earle Ferrars, married Margaret, daughter and heire of William? euerill of Nottingham ,(whofe grand-father WiUiam was the bale fbnne of William Conqueror, begotten of the wife of Randolphe PeuereUof Hatfield PeuereW) and had ifTue, Robert and William : Robert the eldeft fbnne in the life time of his Father, was made Earle of Nottingbam,and dyed without iffucmHiam the fecond fonne, after rhe death of his Father was Earle Ferrars, and firft Earle of Derby. This Wil- liam Earle Ferrars the Father, dyed (as Roger Houedon hath, F0I.390A) at Achon in the Holy-Land, in the yeare, n?o. But Millcs (in Glouer Somerfets Book of fucceflions of Earles, pag.870.) hath, that he dyed in the yeare, 1 247«and Margaret his wife to dye in the fame year, the 32. of king Henry the third, which I doubt of. Et portoit, ti'argcnr-jd fix Ferresdecheualdc fable. William Fe rr ars and Derbv, Ill'tam de Ferrars t the feeond Earle Ferrars of that chriften name,was by king Iohn made the firft Earle of Derby of that (ur-name.He married Agnes, the third fifter and co-heireof ' Randolphe Blundemle , Earle ofcbefternnd Lincclne : in whofe right he was Lord of C hartley, and had i{[ut,William Earle Ferrars and Derby , Robert, Hugh, znd Tho- mas de Ferrars-,and dyed in the yeare of our Lord,i 242.and was buried azMuriuall, the 27-of king Henry the third. Et porroit,vaire d'or & dc gueulles, a la bordure de atur feme Ferrars ds cbe- uall d' argent. X 7 XT IHiamde Ferrars 5 the third ofthatname,was Earle V ^ Ferrars and Derby, Lord of Tutbury and Cbartley. He married two wiues,the firft was 5/^//, daughter of Willi- am Mar/ball the elder Earle of Pembroke, and one of the" Hue lifters and heyres of Auncelmc Marjha/l Earle of Pembrooke, (with who he had 1520. pounds Rents of affize per annum) and had illue,fiue daughters,who inherited their Mothers in- heritance 3 and were married as followeth. Agnes the eldeft, was married to William Lord Fefcy ofAlnwicke in Northum- berland: If abetter ft. married vnto Gilbert Bajfet, and after* vnto Reginald de Mohun the younger Earle of Somerfet loane the third daughter, was married vnto John Mohun, Sonne of Regi- jw/^afbrefaid : Maald the fourth daughter 5 was married to Philip de Kyme,Lord of Kyme } and hadilTue, Sibell wife to Franke de Bohun, Baron of Midhurfi in SuJJex : and after,flhe married William de Fortz, Baron of Clapton $ and thirdly, the laid Maald married William deVallibus; Anne Agatha thefift daughter, was married to Hugh Mortimer of Chdmerjh^ fbnne of Ralphe Lord Mortimer of wigmore. The fbrefaid William Earle Ferrars, married to his fecond wife, Margaret, daughter and one ofthe heyres of Roger Quincie Earle of Winche- ster, and Conftable of Scotland,by whom he bad iflut.Robert Earle Ffrrars and Derby, and William Lord and Baron of Groby, by the gift of his Mother ; and a daughter named Agnes, xnxmzd to Robert Mujegros, fbnneof Richard Lord of Derhnrfi. This William dyed of a bruife,taken with a fall out of his Coach, in the yeare, 1 25 3 • the 3 8 .of king Henry the third- Etpoitoit, vairc d'or & de guiles. G 1 Robert 68 Ferrars and Derby, r Obert de Ferrars (fonne and heire of William Earle Fcr- * ^rars and Derby) was alfo Earle Ferrars and Derby, and combined with Simon Mountfort Earle of Leicester Gil- bert de Clare Earle of GloceUer and others, to raife warre a- gainft king Henry the third,becaufe he refufed to ftand to the Statutes made by Parliament at Oxford, for the banilliment of Strangers,&c. In which ciuill difcord, this Robert,m the fiftieth yeare of the faid kings reigne, was taken prifonerat^ theBattell of cbejlerfield, and imprifonedin the Cattle of Cbipenbam,necrc to wmdefor; where he,for the obtayning of his liberty,became bound (before lohn Cbijhull Lord Chan- cellor of England) and did aflure ouer all his Lands in Eng- land (excepting C hartley, and the To wne of Bolbrookc) to diuers Noblemen his fureties for the payment of fifty thoufand pounds in one day,and at one entire navment^o Lord Edmondthc kings fonne ; which payment being not perfor- med at the day appointed ; the faid Lord Edmond, vpon the : furrender of the a- forefaid Sureties,tooke pofTeffionofall the faid Lands,whichwere then valued at two thoufand pounds per annum : his Sureties were,the Lord Henry, Son to the kine of Romans, William Faience Earle of pembrooke, lohn Earle Warren and Surrey, William Beaucbamp Earle of IVarwicke, Roger S ornery, Thomas Clare, Ro- ver Waller on, Roger Clifford, HamonLe Strange, Bartholmew Sudley, and Robert W^Barons. This Earle Robert, married E lianor, daughterof Ralphe Lord W^ndhadnTue,/^ Lord Ferrars of chartley^ anddyedm thefeauenth yeare of king Edward the firft,U 7 8. After whofe death,the Dukes andEarles of Lancaster had the Titles of X>^y,vntill the firft yeareof king Henry thefe- uenth,that he befto wed the fame vpon Thomas Stanley^, Father in law. Ecportoit, les Armoiricsdelbn pere. EDmond Plantagenetfur-namcd Crowcb-backe, fecond Son of king Henry the third, and Brother of king Edward the firft,was Earle of Lancafier, Leicefter, and Derby j as more at large doth appeare in the Title of Lwcajler. Etporcoit,gueullestrois Leopards d'or, tulambeU d'axwr feme* fleurs deliz. d'or. Thorns Ferrars and Derb 69 Homas Plantagenet,Connc and heire of£^#Wafbrelaid, was after his Father, Earleof Lancaster, Leicefier, and Derby, as in the Title of Lancattcr. He dyed without ifluev. leauing Henry his brother his heire. Et portoit, les armoiries de fon pcre; TJlEnry of Lanc4jler,Lord of Monmouth, Brother to Too- ■*• ma* Plantagenet, (was after his Father & Brother) refto- redtobe Earleof Lancajier, Leicefier, and Derby, with the Office of high Steward of England,as in the Title of Lanca- fler is more at large. Et portoit, D'engleterrej a vn band d'a^ur- E/?7,fur-named Tdrtcoll (or Qrook-necke) fbnne & heire of Henry Monmouth^ was in the life time of his Father created Earle of Derby ,in the eleuenth yeare of king Edward the third ,as in the Title of Earles of Lanufier. Et portoit, gucullcs a trois leopards d'or, au lambell d'azur ncuf ficurs de liz d'or. ''0 lobn fur-named of Gaunt, (the place of his birth) fourth *lbnne of king Edward the third,writ in his Stile,/<^#,fonne of the king of England, Duke of Jquitame and Lancafier, Earleof Derby, Lmcolne, and Leicefier > and high Steward of England as in the Earles of Lancafier is more at large. Et portoit, efcaf telle feme d« France & D'cngletcrre, a lambell d'herminef; G 3 Henry Ferrars and D e r b y Enryot Bullingbrooke,(bnv\to£ Iohno£ Gaunt, was crea- ted Earleof Derby the ninth yeare of king Richard the fecond,his Nephew } and in the twentieth yeare of the fame Kings reigne, hee was made Duke of Hereford ; and laftly, King of England,by the name of King Henry the fourth. Ec pottoit, les armcs de Ion pcre. r T r Homos Lord Stanley, and of Man, knight of the Noble * Order of the Garter, and Lord Steward of the houfe to King Edward the fourth, was created Earle of Derby, in the firft yeare of king Henry the feuenth,on Simon and Iudes day; and in the fame yeare, he was made alio high Conftable of EnglandHe married to his firft wife,£//4wr,daughter of Ri- chard Neuill Earle of Salisbury ; by whom he had ifTue, fixe fonnes and fbure daughters,viz. Thomas and Richard dyed young; George the third fbnne, was Lord Strange right of loane his wife, daughter and heyreof Jo hn Lord Strange o£ Knocking,znd died before his Father,the third of king Henry the feuenth ; William the fourth fbnne dyed young \ Edward the fife fbnne, was Lord Monteagle ; and lames the fixt fonne, was Bifhop of Elie : loane the eldeft daughter dyed young ; Catherine the fecond daughter, Anne the third daughter dyed young j and Margaret the fourth daughter, was married to Sir John Of- berton,kr\\ght. This Thomas married to his fecond wife, Margaret, dau$itcr 6c heire of John Duke of Somerfet,thc widdow of Edmond Earle of Richmond ,and Mother to King Henry the feuenth ; by whom hee had no ifTue . Hee dyed at Lathum in Lancafhire, in the twentieth yeare of King Henry ' the feuenth, i ; 04. And Margaret his wife, Counteffe of Richmond, dyed in the firft yeare of king Uenry the feuenth. Et porcoit,d'argcnj a la bandc d'azur, chargee de trois ceftcs de cerf d'or. Thomas F e R R a R s and Derby 71 Homos Lord Stanley, Strange and of Man, grand-childe A to Thomas afbrefaid.by his Tonne Georgette the fecond Earleof Derbie of that Family , and married Anne, daughter of Edward Lord Ha (lings ,and fifter of George,hark of Hun- tingdon (who was after married to Iohn Radclijf, Lord F itz- water. ) This 'Thomas had iffucthree fonnes and one daugh- tzx,\YL.Iohn Lord Strange, that dyed before his Father ; £^/- wWthat was after Earleof Derby ^and Henry that dyed young of the fweat. Margaret the daughter, married Robert RaddffEark of Sujfex. This 7 #00^/ dyed in the 1 3 . y eare of king Henry the eight, 1521. £r f ouoUjlcs arnsoiries dc fon perc. D'argent a la bandc d'azur, chargee de croi& teftes du cerf dor. C Dward Lord Stanley of Lathum,Strange of Knocking ,& of ' J^»,Son of Thomas afbrefaid, was the 3 . Earle of Derby Of that Family, who had three wiues: the rirft w-|s Dorothea, daughter of Thomas Howard, the fecond D. : >; lorfolke, by whom he had ifTue,three fonnes and foure daughters} Henry, who after his Father was the fourth Earle of Derby ; Sir Ed- ward Stanley of Einjham in Oxfordfbire knight ; and Sir 7&0- mas Stanley knight } who married Margaret, daughter and one of the heyres of George Vernon of Derbyjkre i knight: Anne the eldeft daughter, was h* rft married to Charles Lord Sturton, and after to Sir Iohn Arundell of Cornwall, knight j Elizabeth was wife to //fwjy Parker Lord Morley; lane married to Edward Lord zW// ^wmadeBi(hopof Salisbury, & after.the firft Earle Dor fet, (asM.Camden h\th'm\\\sBritannia, pag. 1171.) But Milles, in Somerfet Glouers Booke of the fucceflions of Earles,pag.392.hath, that the faid Ofmond was Earle of So- merfet-, and therefore to which I lhall giue credite, I leaue to the indifferent Reader. To/w,Brother of king Richard the firft,was Earle of Morton^ Lancaster, and Comwall,m6. Lord of the Mannour ofwal- lingford, Marleshurgh,andTikell; and in the right of Hawis his wife, (daughter 5 and one of the heires of Wtlliam Earle of Glocestef) Earle of GloceJier ; and after, by the guift of king Richard the firft, Earle of Somerfet and Dor fet $ and laftly s King of Englandjby the name of King John. Et portoit, D'engletcrrc a la bandc d'azw. lohn fur-named Beaufort, Ibnne of lohn of Gaunt Duke of J Lancaster, by the Lady Katherine Sxoynford, his third wife, was created Earle of Somerfet, at a Parliament held the 20. ~7 yeare of king Richard the fecond : and in the 2 i.yeare of the I faid kings reigne,he was created MarquefTeDtfr/V^and Lord \ Chamberlaine of England, and in the firft yeare of King I Henry the fburth,he was by Parliament depoled from the ti- j tie of MarqueiTe Dorfet^nd remained onely Earle ofSomer- / fet . This Uhn,w'nh the reft ofahe Children which John of * Gaunt had,before marriage of t* faid Lady Swynford, were made 7% Dorset. made legitimate, by Parliament held at London,in the yeare i 3 on the part of king Henry the fixr,agamft Richard Duke o^Torke, and was buried in the Abbey at S. jlbons.Hc married Elimor, fecond daughter and one of the heyres of Richard Beauchamp Earle of Warwick, by whom he had iflue, Henry Duke o£Somerfet,and EdmondDuke of Somerfet, and Aflame at the battel! of Tewkesbury ; and fine daughters,^"*, wife to HUmfrey Earle Stafford; mz,abeth,m to Sir Henry Fttir-Lewis ; Annexe to Sivmlham Pa/lonkmghv, lane, fob married to the Lord Hoth of lreland,and after to Sir Rich. Fry knight h Elianorfob married to lames Butler Earle of wiltjlnre, and after to Sir Robert S^w 76 Do R S K T. HTHomas GV^Marquefle Dorfet ,Lord Harington andto- tilt, (fonne and hcircofThomas Grey, MarquclTe Dor- /tf,and Cictly Bomile) married Margaret, the widdowofttfil- , Ham Medley, and daughter of Sir Robert IVotton o{ Boffon in .Ktaf,knight,and had itfuc,Henry Grey Duke of Suffolke, and Lord Ishn Grey, who married Mary, fitter of Sir Anthony #r .and after was beheaded for treafbn,at the Tower-Hill neere London,thc firft of Queene Mary, 1553. Et portok, les armoir:es,de fon pcre* '"T Y Homas Sackitile, (fonne andheireof Richard Sackuile of J* Buckberft,kmght, Chancellour of the Exchequer) who in his youth was a Schollerinthe Vniuerfity of Oxford, and there profited Co well, that he became an excellent Poet, lea- uing many of his labours both in Latine and Englifh to the world j After he became a Student in the Temple, where hee proceeded Barretter from thence hee was called by the Queene and State,and created Baron of Buckherfi, the ninth of Queene Elizabeth ; and after, the 1 3 . of March, 1 603 .by King D O R S fe T. King fames was created Earle of Dorfct in the Tower of London.He was alio Lord high Treafurer of England,Knight of the Garter, and Chancellor of the Vniuerfiry of Oxford ; and married Cecily, daughter of Sir tohn Baker knight, of the priuy Counlel to Queen Mary ,by whom he had iftue,Robert Lord Buck- hurftjfoec Earle of Dorfet; Henry the fecond tonne: Sir William Sackuile knight, third lonne ; and Thomas, fomth Son j and three daughters,^/?*;? married to Sir Henry Glemham ofSufolkekni$it ; loane married to Anthony BrowneS^aowwx. Montague j Mary married to Sir Henry Neuill knight, lonne & heyre of Edward Baron of Abergauenny.ThisThomas dyed fodainlyofadeadPalfie* fitting in Counfell at White -Hall,in theyeare.i 608. Etpottoit, efcartclle d'or&dc gucullcsaubaflondevaire. "D Obert Sackuilefontit and heire of Thomas ^ was after his ■"^Father, Earle of Dorfet, and married Lady Margaret, onely daughter of Thomas late Duke of Norfolke,by whom he had iflhe,Richard Sackuile the third Earle of Dor jet of that Family ; and Edward S&ckuile]f±y$\i of the Bath at the cre- ation of Prince Charles : heehadifme alfb,two daughters^ Cecily married to Sir Henry CompJen,kmght of the Bathjand Anne married to Edward Seymour, lonne and heyre of Ed- ward Seymour ; and grand-childe to Edward Earle of Hart- ford. This Robert, founded at Eaft Griensied in Suff ex, a Colledge for thirty and one poore people, and gaue to their maintenance, 330. pounds yearely to the worlds end j and dyed in the lame ycare his Father dyed, at Dorfet houfe in Fleets7reete 7 md was buried by his Fa- ther in SuJJex, 1 60%* Et portoic, les armes dc Ion pcre. I chard SackuilejBaronof Biuckburft,and the third Earic* of Dorfet, and lonne and heire of Robert Sackuile, trie fecond Earle of Dorfet of that Family, married the Lady Anne Clifford , daughter and fole heire of George Clifford Earle of Cumber land, by whom he hath ilTuc now liuing, La- dy Margaret Sackuile. Et ponoir, c fear telle d'or & de guculksaubaftonde Tair. H A Catalogue Essex, A CAT ALOGVE OF THE Earles of Eflex, their Armes, JVtMS) and Qbildren. GEffrey Magna-uilla , fbhne of William, and Grand- childeto Geffrey Magna-uilla, which came into Eng- land with Wtlliam the Conqueror, was created Earle of EffeXjby KingStepben ; vnto whole Lettes Patents or Char- ter, were Witneffes^^w/0 defpres, Henry de EJJex \Iohn,Son of Robert F it alter ^ Robert de Newborougb, and others. After, Mauld the EmprefTe winning him to her Fa&ion, gauehimthe Tower of London, the Towneof walden'm E fex, with the Shriffealty of Middkfex,Effex ,and Hertford- fhirejx) hold them as Geffrey his Grand-father held them; as alio all the lands which Eudo (his grand-father by the Mo- ther) the Sewer to king Henry the rirft, held in Normandy. He married Robefia daughter of Alberick deVere, Chiefe-Iuftice of England, and had ilTue v4r*-Pierso£ Ludgarfball,tho. fourth Earle of Effex. Etporroit, elcartelle d'or & oe guculles. ~rey Titz-Piers of LudgarfiallCaMc in Wilifhire^ Chiefe-Iuftice of England,married to his firft wife, Bea- trix, elded daughter of William Say ^on & heire o^WiU.Say, & Beatrix his Wife, filter of Geffrey Mandeuile Earle of Effex) In whofe right,the faid Geffrey Fiiz,-Piers(zt the Coronation of K./V;«) was made earle oiEffex (the family of Mandettili being then fpent.)He had ilTue^.fons and one daughter,viz. Geffrey fur-named Mandeuile, Earle of Effex $ William his brother alfo Earle of Effex ; and Henry that was Deacon of wolfren-Hampton^ Mould the daughter, was married to Hen- ry deBohun Earle of Hereford : after, this Geffrey married to his fecond wife,one Aitelyne,and by her had ifTuc, Iohn Fitx,- Pters Lord of Berkhamfled,and Chiefe-Iuftice of Ireland, who had to wife, Ifa- £i8.) He dyed without iflue, and was buried at Warwicke, inth» yeare, I $7 1, leauing Anne his fitter and heyre married to William Herbert Eark of Pembrooke. Et portoitjd'argem * deux faces d'axur, a la bordure engreflee de fable. Walter 84 Essex, W Alter Deuereux, Vifcount Hereford, and Lord Fer- rars of chertley, (fonne of Richard, fbnne of 'miter, fonneof Iohn Deuereux, and Cecily Bourchier, the fifkrof Henry Bourchier Earle of E([ex,md coufin and heire of Anne Bourcbier ,late wife of WtUiarn fi»re , ,Marquefle of 'Northamp- ton) was created Earle of Ejfex by Queene Elizabeth, in the yeare, 1 5 7 i.and after made Marlhall of Ireland. He married ' Z,onc\y tonne of lohn Holland 'Duke of Ex- cefter aforefaid, (by his tirft wife the Lady Anne Staf- ford) was after his Fathers death,Dukeof Excejler, cx Earle of Huntington j who in the lirft yeare of king Edward the 4«was difmherited by A&eof Pariiam«it,with//Lord of Ochampton, and **■ Knight of the Garter (fonne of William Courtney Earle of Deuonjhire ,and Katherine his wife, daughter of King Ed- ward the fourth) was created Marques or ExcJier at Bride- Wf/Zjthe 1 8 .of Iune, 1 5 2 5 . in the feuenteenth of King Hen- ry the 8. He maried two wiues,the tirft was Elizabeth, d?iu$\- ter and heire of lohn Gr^Vilcount Lijle.who dyed without ilTue. His 2. wife was G^/jW^daughter of William Blount* 'L.Mountioy 1 (and heire to Elizabeth her mother, who was daughter EXCESTER. c&ughter and heireof Sir William Say knight) by whom lie had iflue, Edward the laft Earle of Deuonjhire, who dyed without iflfue . This Henry Marcjuelle of Excefte r,was attainted of high treafbn, for ayding of Reginald Poole Cardi - nail and a fugitiuc with money ,&c. (as in the Title of Deuonjhire') and was be- headed with Henry Poole Lord Mount Ague, 2nd Sir Edward Neuill knight, in the thirtieth yearc of king Henry the eight. His laft wife Gertrude was alfo attain- ted of high treafbn the fame yeare,but not executed ; (he dyed afterward, and was buried at Wynborne Mynfter in Dorfetjbire in the y eare, 1557. Etportoit,efcartcl!cc, France & D*engleterre a vne bordure efcartcllee de lunenl'autre, efcartelle, Courtney qui clt d'or trois tottcaux } le tiers lc meimc : le quart,R.iuerij »,qui eft, d'or au lion rampant d'azur, , T Homos Cecill, Baron of Burghley , (fbnne and heyre of William Cecillfiaxon of Burghley, and Lord high Trea- furour of England) was created Earle of Excefier at Greene- wichjn the third yeare of King lames. He married Dorothie^ daughter and one of the co-heyres of John Neuill Lord La- tymer, andhadifTue, fourefbnnes and fixe daughters, viz. William Cecill Lord Burghley , who married Elizabeth , daughter and heyre of Edward Mannors Earle of Rutland, andhadifTue, William Lord Ros, Sir Richard Cecill Knight, Sir Edward Cecill knight, and Thomas Cecill Efquire, fourth fbnne. Luce the eldeft daughter, was married to William Paulet MarquefTe of wynchelter^ Mildred the fecond daughter,was married firft to Sir Thomas Ready knight, and after to Sir Edmond Tr afford of Lancafbire, knight \Mary the third daughter, was married to the Lord Denny ; Elizabeth the fourth daughter, firft married to Sir William Hatton, alias Afop/irf, knight j and after to Sir Edward Coke knight,Lord Ghiefe-Iuftice of the kings Bench, Sc one of his Maiefties moft honorable priuy Counfell ; Dorothy the fift daughter was married to Six Gyles Allington of Hounjlow-tieath knight $ and Francti the fixt daughter was married to Sir Richard Tufton>kn\ght. Etportoitjburcllc de fix pieces d'argcnt&d'az.ur,furlc tout fix efcuJTon« de fable, charge de fix Iyoru d'argent, A Gatalog«« E vv E,or Avg y. A CATALOGVE OF THE Earles of Ewe^r Augy in Normandy, their -Ricbard y conquered Netber-Gwent > and halfc the Country of Lege. He founded the Abbey of Tynterne, and dyed without iflue, in the third yeare of King Stephen 5 leauing his inheritance to Gilbert > fur-named Strongbowjinvl of Vembrooke)tis Nephew,and was after buried at Tynterne. John Earle of Augie (fbnneof Iobn) married Alice,daugh- ■"terof William Daubigney Enrlc of Chichester , by Alice his wife,late widdow of king Henry the firft, and had uTue,/:fr#- rie Earle of Augi,e> John de Augte t Matilda and Margaret ,and after dyed in the yeare of our Lord, 1171. the i8.of Henry thefecond. TJtEnry Earle of Augie Connt of lehn) gaueto the Monks A "*of Bermondfey in Soutbwarke, his lands calkdOfware- /-warrin , John Lord Bernes y arid Thomas Arch Biflbop of Canterbury, and Cardinall of S.Cirac in Rome 5 and Anne his daughter, was married to lohn Mow- bray Duke of Norfolke. This wtlliam,dyzd in the eight yeare of King Henry the fift,at Troys in champaine; and his body being brought ouer Sea into England>was buried at Eyslon y ponoit, d'argcnt au croix cngrcflee de gueuilcj.entre ouatre buflcux de fable. XlEnry Bourchier, fbnne and heire ofiwilliam afbrefaide^ h was after the death of his Father, Earle of Ewe in Nor- wandy ,\nti\\ the 28.yeare of king Henry the iixt,that Charles the French king had recouered that earledome to the crown of France. Afterwards he fate in Parliament,by the name 6c title of Lord. Bourchier, vniiW ,the 3 5 .yeare of the faid Kings Reigne,that he was created Vifcount Bourchier, king Edward the fourth in the firft yeare of his reigne, created him Earle of E/fex : and in the 1 3 .of king Edward the fourth, he was Lord Keeper of the great Seale of England , as in the title of Effex is more at large. Etportoit, leu araaes de fonpere, A Catalogue A CAT ALOGVE OF THE 'Dukes and Earles of Glocefter and Hartford, their (tArmes.Wmes.and Qbi/dren. o£*rf, fur-named the Confull of Glocefter, bafe fonne of King Henry the firft, (begotten of Neft> the daughter of Rhice ap T ewder , Prince of m South-Wales, who was after married to Girald detvyndefore,ConfrMcof Penbroke-Czftk, and aunceftour ofthe Earles of Kddare in Ireland) in the 1 1 . yeare of his Far thers Reigne, was created Earle of Glocefter. He affifted and tooke part with Mauld the Empreffe, his halfe filter, againflj K. Stephen the Vfurper^ which Stephen being taken prifoner, and imprifoned in the Caftle of Briftoll : This Robert, veiy ihortly after, waslikewife taken by King Stephens forces ■> whereupon it was concluded, that a King for an Earle, and : an Earle for a King,(hould make an exchange, and ey ther fet the other at liber- ty. He married Mabell, daughter and one of the foure heyres of Robert Fttz- Hamo» 3 Lotd of Corboilm Normandy, Cardiffe in wales, and Tervksbury in Eng- land,andhadhTue, WiBam Earle of Glocefter, Roger Bilhop of wyncbefter, Ri- chard Bifliop of Bayon in Normandy, and Hamon (feme at Tholouze, with Willi- am King StephensConntMfo. He had alfo two daughters, one named Mabell, married to Aabre de Vere • the fecond was ^/7^,married to Randolphe Gerno- »y *,Earle of Chefter. This Robert , builded the Caftles of Briftoll and C aerdife in ivales t and the Monaftery of S./ames by Briftoll, and dyed in the 1 2 .yeare of King^fo^and was buried in the (aide Monaftery,! 146. j Et portoit,de gucullcs autro'uReftes des Armcs d'or. William, Glocester and Hartford, 91 Illiam,(6nne and heirc of Robert Confull, was after his Father, Earle of Glocejler, and Lord of Glamor- gan , in right of his grand-father Robert Fit z>-Hamon, who wonne the laid Lordlhip, from Uift me ap Gurgan, Lord of Glamorgan , in King William Ruphm time ; and made his a- bode in the laid Caftle of Caerdiffe, where the laide Robert kept his Courts Monethly , and vfed therein Jura Regalia, hauing his twelue Knights to attend him the firft day, they hauing fenerall Lodgings giuen to them, & their heires for euer within the faid Caftle. He married Hawis, daugh- ter of Robert Boffu Earle of Leicefter, and had iflue, Robert that dyed before his Father, 1166. and three daughters; Mabell the eldeft, was married vnto Al- mericke Mount fort, Earle of Eureux in Normandy ; Amicia was married to Ri- chard, Earle of Clare and Hartfordr, and ifabell the third daughter of tHstviili- and from him was diuorced for neercnefle of kinne ; and after (lie was married to Geffrey Mandeuill Earle of Effex ; and for her third husband, (lie tookc Hugh deBurgo, Earle of Kent, And Lord Chiefe- Iuftice of England . This William, built the Abbey of Keinfiam, and dyed in the yeare of our Lord, 1 183 .and was buried in the laid Monaftery . M. Glouer Somerfet Herald,bath, that King Henry the fecond, after the death of this Willi' am wit bout ijfue Male, gaue the Title and Earle dome of Glocefter, to Iohn A/if fon,who married Ifabell/^ third daughter of the faid Wiltiam;andgaue to Mabell the eldeft daughter, married to Alrhericke Mountfbrt,0# Amicia the fecond daughter jvife to the Earle of Qhxe,another bwdredfonnds . Etportoit, lesarmcsdefonpere. John (fur-named without Land) the fourth fbnneof King * Henry the fecond, in right, or by realbn of his wife Ifabell, third daughter and co-heyre of William Earle of Glocefier y was made Earle of GloceHer by the faid King his Father, in the yeare, 1 1 87. Afterwards, King Richard the firft, his bro- ther,^ his lone and bounty gaue him the Earledomesof Cornewall, Deuon,?(ottingham, and Lancafter ; after whole death,he came to be King,by the name of King lohn . And becaufe Ifabell his wife was counted barren, a diuorce was procured from the Pope, and he married againe to ifabell, daughter of the Earle of Angolefmc, by whom heehadifliie, King Henry the third. Etponoir jlcs armes d'cnglecerre aabafton d'azur trocham fur letcut. } t Almericke 92 Glocester and Hartford, \ Lmerick Mount for Earle of Eureux in Normandy, after •**'the diuorce of King Iobnfrom his wife ifabell, yongeft daughter & co-heire of H^'//: Earle of Glocefter, the next Earle of Glocefter right of his mother MabeU,z\d&. daugh- ter and heire of the fore-faid William Earle oand three daughters ; Gilbert the eldeft fonne, was after his Father Earle of Glocejier^ Thomas the fecond fonne, was Steward of the Forefts in Ejjex, (who maried //^daughter Of Mau- rice Fitz>-Mauriceof Ireland, and had \iXue,Gilbert, Richard, andThomas) Beuis the third fonne, was a Church-man in Torke Mynfter j Margaret die tldeft daughter ,married Edmond Earle of Cornwall, fonne of Ri- chard Earle of Cornwall, and king of Romanes ; Rofe the fecond daughter of Ri- chard de Clare Earle of G beefier, maried Roger Lord Mowbray of Axholme; and jfabell the third daughter,was a Nunne at Barking in E(fex . Grafton and Eabi- m faith , that this Richard died in theyeare, 1 ic o. and that Gilbert his fonne Suc- ceeded him,to whom the Father gaue great charge, to maintaine the Statutes made at Oxford.##£ iW.Milles hath in M.SomerfersBook of Earlcs,p.$~o.that(the Annals of S. Auguftincs in Canterbury hath) he died in theyeare,\ 2 6i.at Emeresfield in Kent,*/ the Lord Iohn Criolls houfe , and that his bowels were buried at Canter- bury ,m Chrift- Church ; his heart ^Tunbridge, and his body at Tewkesbury. Diuers other good authors affirme, that this Richard Earle of GloceHer dyed tn France. 1 3 Gilbert Hartford and Glocester, I Wert de Clare (fur-named xhcRed) fonne and heyre of ^-^/VWdfaforefaid, was the third Earle of Glocejler and Hereford of that fur-name,and married two wiues ; the lirft was Alice j the widdowof lohn Earle Warren and Surrey, daughter of Hughle Brun, Earle of Angolefme t and of the Marches of Aquitaine,by whom he had iffue,a daughter na- med ffabe// } married to Maurice Lord Berkley . This Alice falling mad,was diuorcedfrom this Gilbert her husband ; a£ ter which diuorce, the fecond of May, 1290. at Weftminjler, the laid Gilbert married loane, daughter of king Edward the firft (fur named loane of Acres, becaule fhee was borne at Acres in the Holy-Land;) by whom he had iffue, Gilbert the fourth Earle of Glocefier and Hertford, and three daughters, Elianor the cldeft, was married to Hugh Lord S fencer ; Elizabeth the fecond daughter, was firft married to lohn Burgh Earle otvlfler ; fecondly, flie was married to Theobald Lord Terdon ; and thirdly ,to Sir Roger Damory, Baron olArmoye'm Ireland. Ifa- belhhc third daughter, was firft married to Pierce o£ Gauefton, Earko£ Corn- walihy whom (he had no uTue ; and after, to Hugh Lord Audley the younger. This Gilbert, before the marriage with his laft wife loane, had loft the fc mour of king Edward the rirft,for refufing to go with him ouer Seas,to the ayde of Guy, Earle of F lander s,agiinl\ the then French King : for which cauie,king Edward feized all the f lid Gilberts Lands, and forced him after to marry his daughter without do wer,lands, or money : which done, the laid King granted backc a- gaine all the Lands, confirming them to the faid Gilbert, and loane his wife, Sc the iflue begotten of their two bodics,in Fee-Farme. This Gilbert, dyed in the Caftle of Mounmothjn the 24.yeare of king Edward the iirft, and was buried in Tewkesbury Priory, by his Father ,i 19 5 . Et portoir ,d'or,a ttois cheurons dc gueullcs. D Alphe de Mounte-hermer , (feruant to Gilbert de Clare and loane of Acres') after the death of Earle Gilbert, married the faid loane his Miftris,in the yearc,i2?6.Which marriage being done without the knowledge and confent of kingEa- ward her Father,this Ralphs was committed to prifon, in the Caftle ofBriftof/j and all thofe Lands and Caftles as he had formerly made ouer to the fiide loane and her former hus- band Gilbert, he caufed to bee feized againe into his hands. But (hortly after ,by the intercelfion of Anthony Bee, Bifliop of Glocester and Hartford. of Durefme^ peace was made betweene the K.& his daughter, & her new hus- band^ theyeare following, 1 2^7«at a Parliament held at London,her former lands were reftored to her again,with others:& in the i'y.yeare of the (aid kings Reigne,thefame Ralpbe wasfummoned to Parliament.by the name and title of Earle of Glace shr and Hertfordyxnd by that name and title of honour, hee late in all Parliaments after, vntili the firft yeare of king Edward 'the fecond, 1 307. In whichyeare", young Gilbert declare being of age, was admitted to his lands and honours, and fate in Parliament alwayes after, as Earle of C/^irtr and Hereford,during his life. And thefaid Ralpbe Mount-hermer (his Father in law) was euer after fummoned,and late in all Parliaments, as Lord Mcnnt-hermer. This Ralpbe had ilfue by his Countcffc Ioarte, two tonnes, Edward Mount herA tner that dyed without lflue.and was buried in the Augutfine-Fryarsai Clare and SkTbomas Mount -bermer knight, who married and had ifTue, Margaret^ married to lobn Moimta-cute^mA had ifTue/tf/w Mounta-cute Earlc of Salisbury, He dyed in the 17. yeare of king Edward the fecond, 13 23; and Iomc his Coun- te{Te,'dy ed in the yeare, 1 305 .at her Mannor of Clare. Er portoit, d'or,a l'aiglc de vert,mcmbrcs,& becqucz.de gueulle? ilbert de Clare (fonne ck heire of Gilbert de Clare ,mr-na- med the Red } & Ioane of Acres) was the laft Earle of Glo- cester and Hartford of that firname and Family. He married Matilda .daughter of lobn de Burgb ,fon & heire ofRicb. Earle of Flfter in Ireland^ and had hTue,a Ion which died in his in- fancy. This Gilbert being, with K.E^.the 2. in Scotland^ to raize the fiedgeof Sterling-Cable, was there flainein the yeare, 13 1 3. who the Scots would gladly haue fauedforran- iomejhad they kno wne him^but he had negie&ed to put on his Coate of Armes ouer his armor .With him were (lain (as Tbowalfingbam hath) Sir Edmond Mauley^Sit Robert Clifford^ Sir Paine Tiptoft^Sir William Marfoall, & Sir Gyles Argentine knights,with many others. K.Robert Br us caufed the bodies of this Gilbert Earle of Giocefterfc. Sir Robert C/ijford,to be fent to K.E^.being then at Barwick, to be buried at his pieafure,demanding no reward for the fame. This Gilbert was borne at Tewkesbury jn the yeare, 1 19 1 .& was there buried by his Father, lea- uing his inheritance to be diuided between his three fitters his hekes>who were I 4 married Glocester and Hartford. married as before is exprefled. The partition of thefe lands, were made in the eieuenth yeare of the reigne of king Edward the fecond. Ei poi toit.les amies de Ton perc. TJLVghdeAudley, (fecond fonne of Nicholas Lord Audley, -*and grand-childe of lames Lord Audley of Heleigh,and ofEla his wifcdaughter of William Longejpee, fonne 6c heire of William Longefpee Earle of Salisbury) after the death of the laft Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester, at a Parliament held at Weftminfter, the eieuenth yeare of king Edward the third.Th!sH«g^^^/t7,wasmade Earle of Gloce Her, Henry of Lancast bergauenny, by whom Ihe had illue Elizabeth : her fecond husband was Richard Beauchamp Earle of v/armck (coufm-germane to her other husband) by whom fhe had iflue, Henry Duke of Ifanvicke. Et portoi^d'ai gtiitjclcartelle gueulles trctie d*or, au bafton de fablcprochant fur le tout. \\V~w fir cy Plant agenet, fourth fonne of king Hmry the 4. ''was at a Parliament held aiWejiminfter the fecond of king Henry the tift,created lirft Earle or Pembroke, and after ODuke of Glocejier ; and in the Hi ft yeare of King Hemy the lixt,he was by Parliament,made Protecloi of England, du- ring the Kings minority, (which was hftecneyeares) and writ in his bi\te.,Humjriy Duke of Gocejrer,harle otHenault, -ollund^Zedand^nd Pcnbroke,Loidof fr*/w,great Cham- bers i ;eof England, and Defender of the ilealmeof Eng- land-He married two wiues,the rirft was Iaquet, daughter 6c fbieheyreof w.UiamY)ukco£ Bauana &H>Uand- y (the then wife or l)hn Duke of Brabant) from whom hee was diuor- ced,hauing no ifliie by her : his fecond Wife was Eltanor, daughter of Reginald Lord Cobham of Ster burgh in Surrey (who long before had bene his Paramore) by whom he had no lawfull ifliie. After,at a Parliament held at ^.Edmonds- bury in s nffolke, 1 4 /\6 he was arrefted of high Treafon, 6c within few dayes af- ter,he was found ftrangled to death, in the Abbey o£Bury,by the procurement of the Marquette of Suffolke. He builded the Diuiniry Schoole in Oxford, and his Mannour houfe of Greinwich, and embattelled the fame. Hee had iflue,a bafe daughter named Antigone, wife to Henry 6>* 4 Ian Earle of Arundell, who dyed in childe-bed,and was buried at Walden,with her infant fonne. His fecond wife was Margaret, daughter of Ralphe Lord Ba/fet, by whom he had no iiTue . He dyed at Kir by Thore, 13 34-the s>.of king Edward the third, & was buried at Strat- ford Abbey neere London. Et portoit, d'aziir a la bande d'argent, a deux cottiecs entie fix lions ram- pant d'er* - J Tlrmjrey de B«hun the ninth, fecond fonne of Humfrey the ■^*-eight,and brother and heyre of Iohn deBohun, Earleof Her ef or d,Effex, and Conftableof Englandfuccccdcd his Fa- ther and Brother: he ouer-liued his brother William of Nor- thampton,ont yeare,one moneth, and fiue dayes, and dyed without iflue,at plaifie in Ejjex, 1 3 6 1 • and was buried in the Auguttine-Fryars in London, leauing Humfrey deBohun the tenthjhis Nephew by his brother William de Bohun, Earle of Northampton, to fucceed him in all his Lands and Dignities, Lcs armci de fon pcrc. Humfrey io4 Hereford. mfrei de Bohun,thc tenth and laft of that name.was af- - ter the death of William his Father Earle of Northamp- ton^ after the death dHnmfrey his Vncklc, Earle of H.re- ^fordMexM Conftable of £* ? W,Lord of Brecknock^ Matron of the Abbey of LantbonyHc married /^daugh- ter of Richard Fits* Aon Earle of ArunM ? and had iflue, onelv two daughters his heires, Elianor the eldeft, was max- n^toThomasofwoodHocke Dukeof Glocefter a younger fonne of king Edw. the third 5 and Mary the fecond daugh- taws w&to Henry Plantagenet, fonne and heyre ot Mm of Gaunt Duke of Lancafter, and after King of England, by ' the name of king Henry the fourth.He dyed in the 4*. yeare of king Edward the third, 137 1 -and was buried at Wdden ' EtportoM* Wlaband d'argem,* deux coitices owe fix lions rampanc dor. HEnry Plantagenet (or Henry of Bttllingbroke) Earle of D^Xonneand heyre of lohn of Gaunt Duke eALm- «/fcr,married M*ry,fecond daughter and co-heire of Hum- fi-ey de Bohun the tenth of that name, with whom he had the Eavkdomco? Hereford and Northampton, with the Lord- fhipof flrttWr.andthe Patrionageof Lanthony; and in theyeare,i397.hewascreated Dukeof Hereford, by King Richard the fecond; and after the death of his Father, hcc was alfo Duke of Lancafter. This Henry Duke of Hereford, being accufed of diuers points of high trcafon, (againit king Richard the fecond)by Thomas Mowbray then Duke of Nor- folke for clearing himfelfc thereof, he challenged the (aide Dukeof^/Atoafinglecombate,whkhwasbyh^ ed bv the Ki4 But when the appointed day was come, and the two Dukes them to oroceed • but banithed the Duke of Norfolke the land for euer, (.who Dukc Henry returned back againe the fame yeare, and by force tooke hngR cWprifoner at Flynt Caftle,and brought him to the TowoM*^ hewa? vnmftlyconftrained torefigne ^^T'^ after crowned king, by the name of king Henry the fourth He : had iflue by his w\kMary,Henry who was after king of England, by the name of king Henry the fift ; and dyed the 20 .of March,i4t 2. E< ported feme de France, eTcuceUf d'cnglcterre, au baflon de guculle*. A Catalogue HvNTINGTON. ACATALOGVE OF THE Earles of Huntington, their Arm es, W 'ties, and £ hildren* Altbeof (fbnne of Sward the great Earle of Northumberland) married Iuditb, daughter of Lambert Earle of Lens in Artoys, and Niece to William the Conquer or Joy Mauld his halfe lifter (by the Mo- ther) daughter of Herlwyn Comittis Villa, and Arleta his wife i with whom the laid Conqueror gaue in marriage, the Earledome of Huntington. The faid Waltheof and Iuduh had ilTue,three daughters onely j Mauld the eldefr was married firfr, to Simon Saint Liz>e, and had ilTue, Simon the fecond, Earle of Northampton after fhee married Dauid, fonnc of Malcolme Makduncan, and brother to the fecond Mauld, Queeneof England findhadiffue, Henry Earieof Hunting- ton j / udith the fecond daughter, was married to Ralphe Lord 7 oney of Flam- jled ; and the third daughter* was wife to Robert Fitz>-Ricbard Dapifer, (defcended out of the Family of Clare.) This Waltheof (at the marriage of Ralphe de waiet ^with Emme the fitter of Roger Bretiuile) with diuers other great Lords,did confpire together,to turne William the Conqueror and his Normans a- gaine out of England: which contpiracy being reuealed by waltheof ,and he fub- mitting himfelfe to the lyings mercy, the laid Conqueror notwithfranding,cau- jted him to be beheaded at tvinchefler, 107 5 . and nis body to be buried in the Fields,neere the Towne 5 which afterwards was taken vp againe, and buried ait Crowland in Linco'nfhire. Et portoit, d'argeoc ail lion rainpan: d'azur, au chef ds gueulle*. C imon Saint-Li su (the firft of that name, fbnne of Randoll, ^fur-named the kich, a Norman borne) with Warner le llickhis brother, came into England to the ayde of William Ruph n^-who beftowed the Hundred of Falkeley (valued then at forty pounds a yeare) vpon him,to fhooe his HorfesjFor thefaide Simon and his brother Warner, had brought with them to ayde the faide King,forty knights. King Henry the firfl-, entreated a marriage betweene thefaide Simon, and Judith, the Widdow of Earle waltheof, which fhe refufed, beeaufe the faide Simon was lame ; whereupon the King K gaue io6 HVNTINGTON gaue him in mmhgc y Mauld, the eldeft daughter and co-heyre of Waltheof& Iudith,mxh the Earledome of Huntington. This Simon, with Mauld his wife, builded the Caftle and Abbey of S.Andrewes in Northampton, in the fixtyeare of king Henry the rirft,and had iflue,«S'/»w» the fecond Earle of Huntington, & Waltheof, Abbot of Melrofe j and after dyed, in theyeare,n 2?.and was buried in the Abbey of Bourne. Et portoic, pet pale endente d'argent & gueulles. Y^\Auid(ConncoWalcolmehtigof Scots, and brother to *-^king Alexander) by the fauour of king Henry the firft, had to wife, Mauld, the eldeft daughter and co-heyre of Earle waltheof, the widdow of SrmonSawt-Lize Earle of Huntington, (and by that title of Earle of Huntington, the faid I>d#/d was a WitnefTeto king Henry the rirfts Charter, of lands and liberties he gaue to the Citty of London?) But when Alexander his brother was dead without iflue, and he fent for to be king, there was a peace madebetweene King Stephen St him, with condition, that the Earledome of Hun- tington Ihould abide and remaine to Henry ,fbnne of the (aid Dauid 5 for which,he fhould fweare fealty , and doe homage to king Stephen.Bytcafon whereof, Simon Saint-Lice the fecond of that name, to whom of right,as the elder fonne of Mauld his Mother, the faid Earledome of Huntington did belong,was negle&ed and excluded. This Dauid had iflue, Henry Earle of Huntington, {in his Fathers life time) and dyed in the yeare, 1155 .and was buried at Dunfirmlyn in Scotland. Et portoit,d'or au lion rampant d' gueulles. Enry, fonne of Dauid king of Scots, was Earle of Hun-' tington in the life time of his Father : He married Ada, daughter of William de Warren the fecond, and fifter ofw/- liam the third Earle Warren and Surrey ^and had ilfue, Mal- colme and mtfiam,both Kings of Scots jand Dauid the third fonne was Earle of Huntington and Caret! ; hee had alio three daughters, Ada married to Florence Earle of Holland 5 Margaret married to Conanle Petit, Earle ofBritaine; and Mauld that dyedyoung. This Henry, dyed at Calcone, the 1 8. of kii\gStephen,i 1 5 2. his Father being then liuing. Etportoir, d'or,au lion rampant de gueulles. Simon HvNTINGTON, I07 Oimon Saint- Lice, the fecond of that name, Earleof Nor- ^ thampton, (after the death of king Henry thefirft, and //?;z>7 fonne of Dd#/^kingof Scots) entred into peaceable poflefl jon of the Earledome of Huntington, which he could teuerobtaine before,d tiring the faid kings Reigne, for that nchadgiuen thefaide Earledome to Dauid, hiswiues bro- ther ,who had married this Simons Mother, vvhofe children by her firft husband Simon Saint-Lice the tirft, being youngs were fent into Normandy ', and committed to the cuftody of Stephen Earle of Albemarle, their Mothers Vnckle. This Si- mon married ifabel/, daughter of Robert liellomont (fur-na- med Crouch-backe or Bofjue') Earle of Leice/ler, 6c had liTue, the third Simon Saint-Lice, Amicia,md Hawis. He founded the Abbey of S. Mary de Prat is ,neere Northampton, t\Sawtre{r\ Huniingtonflrire ; and dyed the 1 8 .of king Stephen, 1 1 5 2 .as Henry of Huntington hath,Fol.2 i-j.b. Etportoit, per paieendcnic d'ar£enc& gucullej. \A Alcolme king of Scots, eldeft fbnne and heyre of Henry Earle of Huntington aforefaid.and grand chiide to king Dauid (in the minority of Simom Saint Lice the third) was Ward to king Henry the fecond, and was with him in his ex- pedition to TheloJJe, for which he had giuenvnto him the Earledome oCHmtington,whkh he held during his life.The King was often fued vnto in the behalfe of young Simon the right heyre, for Iuftice, but it was euer denyed him 5 at the ende of 1 2:yeares and fixe moneths of his Reigne of King ot Scotland, he dyed at Gedworth, and was buried at Dum- jirmelyn without iflue, 1 1 6 5 . leauing William his brother to fucceed him ; in whofe ume,Simon Saint-Lice could obtaine no fauour or grace,vntill king Henry the yonger, and the laid William & Dauid his brother with others,made wars againft king Henry the fecond. Ecporcoir, les armes de Ion pere. \j\f Illhm, fecond fonne of Henry Earleof Huntington * * aforefiid,in the life time of king Mdcolme his elder brother ■■, by the fauour of king Henry the fecond , was Earle of Huntington ; but after his brothers death, and hee in the kingdome, forgot his duty, and in Armes forcibly entred Northumberland, where he was taken prifoner at Anwike, & led to Richmcndjn • hcyeare,i 174-and after was ranfomed vpon thefe conditions,thathe fhould acknowledge himfelfe the kinoofEnvUnJs Liegeman,againit al men for the Relme of Scotland^ his other lands, & to pay one hundred thou- fand pounds fterling ; part wherof he mould pay prefently, and for the reft ,he mould pawne and morgagc Cumberland, K 2 Huntington, io8 HVNTINGTON. Huntington and Northumberland^ the money were paide, and for farther fSKlhonld neuer after inuade or moue warre againft England, hee ^ffiSw King Henry the feconds cuftody foure Caftles.viz.S* rmck, STEJe^rajMsterlmg Caftles-, andCo Huntington was taken frmKing^^,andreftoredto SimonS.Lice the ^third of that name, who wrrightlyr^ ^returned y againeto »kingof **x,who ^^^cnrf^ ^theHrftJaueittoP^hisyongerbrother {Holhngfbed, />^.i8^,receiued both the Caftle and Earledome of Huntington, *s his right inheri- tance, and fo peaceably enioyed thefaid title and Earldome during his life,by king Henry the fecond, and reftored euery man to his right, whom thcScots had eyther wronged or difpoffeft in that County. But the faide king Henry, feeing daily contention to arife betweene the Scots, and the Saint- Lices, for this Earledome of Huntington, caufed the Caftle to be raced to the ground ^ but Simon held the Earledome, and married Alice, daughter of Gilbert de Gaunt Earle of Lincolne,but died without hTue,in theyeare,i i8 4 .the 3 of Henry the 2. After whofe death.the dud King reftored the Earledome oWwtington agamc tomU /Mwkingof 5^whoby thepermiffionof king */VW the firft, furrendred the fame to Dauid his yonger brother. Ei portoit, lez armoiries dc foo pcre DAuid Earle of Care tf, thud fon of Henry Earle of Hun- tington,wzs knighted by king Henry the fecond,the day of his fonne Henries Coronation, and had bytheguiftof W//^i^kingof5^/ihis eld eft brother, the Earledome of Hmtwgton, with the third penny of the County of Cam- bridge giuen him, in Anno, 1 1 90. after the death of Simon Saint-Licethc third, without iffue. And haumg fwornefeal- ty to King Richard the firft, he went with him towards the Holy -Land,and carried with him 5 00. knights, whom hee carried vpon his o wne charges. He maried Mauld, the eldeft daughter of Hugh Ktuilioke , and fitter and co-heyre of 5 Kandoll Hv NTINGTON Rand o I! £/#Wm/?,the fixt Earle of Chejler andof Lincolne, andhadifTue,/;^ fur-named JVvtf, Earle of Huntington and Cbejler, and Margaret, wife to Alan of Galloway, Confablc of Scotland: Jfabel/ the fecond daughter, was married 10 Robert Br us Lord of Annandale^ Ada was married to /fr/?^ Hajltngs ;and ^«/r^,married Lady Katherine^ daughter of lohn Dudley Duke of 'Northumberland, & fifter to Ambrofe Earle of Warwtcke,md Robert Earle of Leicefier, by whom he had no ifTue : He dyed in the yeare, i \9^ Ec poitoit, le? armci dc fon pere. f~^Eorge Hajlings,Cecond fonnco£ Francis Earle ofHttn- //#£to#,and brother and heyre of fltary afbrefaid, was the fourth Earle of Huntington, of that Family & fur-name, and married Elianor ..daughter and co-heyre of Sir lohn Fort of D erbyfhir ?,knight; and had ifTue, Francis Lord Hafiings that dyed before his Father,who married Sara, daughter of Sir lames Harington, and fifter of lohn Lord Harington ;by whom he had iffue, Henry now Earle of Huntington, 161%. and others ; thefaide George had ifTue a\Co, Sir Henry Ha- fiings ii4 K E NT, (linos knight, who married Vorothy, daughter and co-heyreof Sir Franc* Oilmen in Nottwghamfhire knight, Edwar* jthatdyed ^Germany, T^v&nEtoviVHt*** andafterhisdeath, ^-^^ edSl ^ chetwin of Staffer dffme knight ; and Dorothy was married to J *«w» a W«k flaine at //%^ in fingle combate, by Sir George wharton, fonnc and heyre of the Lord wharton. Et portoit, d' argent au Maunch de fable, Enry Hafings, fonneand heyre of Francis Lord L 7%j,and grand childe to George Earle of Huntington^ after the death of his faid Grand-Father, was the fift Earle ofHuntington of that fur-name,and married E//z^ouer, Roche ft er,ax\d Canterbu- ry, granted to him during life, by a Charter bearing date the 1 6. of Henxhc 3 .At laft he procured himfelfe great hatred of all the Nobility ,fbr caufing the laic] king to breake his word and dced,fbr the reftitution of thole lawes and auneient cu- ftomes,which before he had granted to the Subie&s; which did greatly agrauate the hate of the Commons. He married three wiues, the firft was Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Arfike knight \ the fecond was 7/^//,daughter and one of the hey res ofwilliam Earle of Glocefter, (the repudiate wife of king John.) His third wife was Margaret, daughter of wiliiam,ax\d fitter of Alexander king of Scots : he had iftue by his firft wife, John de Burgo, who married Hdwis Lamale, and dyed before his Father, leaning his (bnne /tf/w,Baron of Lamale,his heyre.This Hubert ,dyed at his Cattle of Bark- hamfled in Hart for dfhire^ the 2 7 .of king Henry the third, and was buried at the Fryars Predicants in London^btxz now white- HaUAand^th Et p; rt'jit_) gueitllci fept k'lengies yaire. |.j.-f. Edmond Kent* C Dmond Plantagenet, fur- named of Woodjlocke, the place *^of his birthsthird forme of king Edward the rirft, by his fecond wife Margaret, daughter of Philip king of France, in the 15-yeareof king Edwardxhz fecond.his brother, was created Earle of Kent. And after, at a Counfell held at win- chefier,t\\t 5. of Edward the third, 1330. the morrow after S. Gregories day,he was arretted, and on the Vigill of S. Cut- £-Alan,Ear\co{ 'Arundell,znd had iftuc, Thomas Earle of Kent,Edmond, Iohn,and Richard-, & 6.dnughtQrs,Elianor firft maried to Roger Mortimer £&t\t o£March,nnd after to Edward Charlton Lord Powes ; Mar- married firft to lohn Beauf or d, MarquefleDtfr/ff.and Earleof Somerfet; and after to Thomas Duke of Clarence, fonne of king Henryjoane the 3 .daughter, was firft married to£^nw^Dukeof Torke-, and after,to William Lord Wil- oughbj of Eresbie $ and thirdly, to Henry Lord Scroope ; and laftly,to Sir Henry Bromflet knight ; Alice the fourth daughter,was wife to Tho- mas Mountague Earle of Salisbury ; Elizabeth the fift daughter, was married to lohn Lord Neuill fonne of Rolf he, firft Earle of Wejlmerland ; and Bridget the fixt daughter,was a Nunnc at Barking. This Thomas Holland, dyed the ao.of King Richard the fecond. Et portott,les armcs d'engletcrre aw bordurc d'argent. THcmas Hoiland&OLtltof Kerned Loxdmke (fonne of 7VW^aforefaid) married Con/lance, daughter of Bd- mond of Langley Duke of Tor he, widdow of Tta^ Lord Spencer, but by her had no iitie; after he tooke to wife loane, daughter of Hugh Earle Stafford, by whom he had no iflue. This Thomas was created Duke of Surrey, the 21. of King Richard thz fccond,i 3 98.And in thcyeare,i4oo.he,with the Earles of Huntington and Salisbury, intending vnder colour of a Maske or Mummery, at the Caftle of Windeforre, to haue furprized king Henry the fourth, and to haue reftored L King Il8 Kent. King Richard againe; and Co by that meanes to haue gotten reftitution of their former titles of honour, with their pofTeffions which they had loft,by iudgmcnt of the laft Parliaments little before. But this their confpiracy being difcouered to the King, and he fled to London, they were driuen to flye to Cicefler, where the rude Townefmen and others fet vpon them,tooke them,and in the Market- place Itroke off their heads : his body was buried at Cicefler, but after taken vp againe, and enterred in the Priory of Montgrace, which was of his Fathers foundation. This Thomas Duke of Surrey, did beare for his Armes, King Ed- ward the Confeflbrs Armes, within a border ermyne, impaled with the Armes of Enghnd,witbin a border argent ; as by his Scales is Manifested. C Dmond Holland, fecond lonne of Thomas Holland Earle *"^of Kent^nd brother to the laft Thomas Holland, Earle of Kent, and Duke of Surrey, flaine at Cicefler, was after the death of his (aid Brother.Earle of Kent, and Lord Wakeot Lidell; and by king Henry the 4. was made Lord high Ad- mirall of England ; and being at the fiedge of Br take m Bri- taine,thc 9.ofthe (aid Kings Reigne, was wounded in the head with an Arrow,lhot out of a CrolTe-bowe,whereof he dyed within flue dayes after. He married Lw^daughter of Barnaby, Vifcouht of Millaine, the widdow of Lewis of Fa- loys\vi\\o after this Edmonds death, married for her third husband ,Sir Henry Mortimer knight . This Edmond dyed without hTue, the^.of king Hi?^ the 4. 1408, and lyeth buried ax Bourne in LincolnJbire,\cauing his fixe fitters his heyres,married as aforefaid. Eeporcoic, les armes d'englet'erre, au bordure d'argenc. \/\ JUliam Neuill, ayonger fbnneof Ralphe Ncuill,t\r& * * Earle of Westmerland, begotten of Ioane his fecond wife,daughter of Uhn of Gaunt, and Lady Katherine Swyn- ford,was created Earle of Kent, in the lirft yeare of king Ed- ward the fourthiand after made Lord Admirall of England and knight oi^he Garter. He married Ioane, daughter and hey re of Thomas Lord Falconbridge of shelton jin whofe right he was alfb Lord Falconbridge^nd had iflue/^ Efquire, (fonne and heyre of Hrw; Grey - Efquire 3 grand-childe to George Earle of tfwf aforefaid, by his fonne Sir Henry Grey of WreJlXm&t) was in the yearc,i57i. aduancedto the title and Earledome of Kent, (which before was difcontinued, for want of competent h- uingto maintaine the fame, by this Reginalds Father, and Grand-father) by the fpeciall fauour and bounty, of the moft famous and renowned Queene of famous memory, Queene Eliz.deth.Hc married Sufanna daughter of Richard Berty Efquire, and Katharine Dutchefle of Suffolke his wife, by whom he had no mue,and died in the yeare of our Lord, 1572. and was buried in S. Giles Church without Cnpple- gatcin Undent his Grand-father, Sir Henry Grey knight ; leauing Henry Grey his brother, to fucceed him in his Earledome. Et ponoit.lcs armcs dc Grcy.BureUtcde fix d'argent& d'szur d la chef tro'u torteux. H Enry Greyjtind fonne of Henry Grey Efquire, and bro- ther and heire of Reginald Earle of Kent aforefaid, was the fift Earle of Kent of that Family . Hee married Mary, daughter of Sir George Cotton of C^/Vtf,knight , the wid- dow of Edward Stanley Earle of Derby ,by whom he had no iflue.He dyed in the yeare,i 6 1 3 . and was very honourably buried at wreft, leauing Sir Charles Grey knight, his brother, to fucceed him in his Earledome. Et portoit, le« armes de fori frerc. C Harks Grey, third fonne of Henry Grey Efquire, and bro- ther and'heyreof Reginald and Henry Earlesof itatf, afore mentioned, was after their deaths, the fixt Earle of Kent of that fur-name; and married Sufan, daughter of Ri- chard Cotton oWampfhire, Efquire, and had ilfue, Sir Henry Grfi>,Lord of Ruthin,who married Elizabeth ,fecond daugh- ter and co- hey re of Gilbert Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury ; and a daughter named Sufan, married to SirMichae/t Longfield of Buckinghamfiire,km$it y i6i8. Et portoit, burellce dcfi* d'atgent & d'azur i la chef troistortcux.aulam. bell ermyne. A Catalogue K END A LL. 121 A CAT A LOG VE OF THE Earles of Kendall, their Arm es, Jftues, and (children. ohn Duke of Bedford r ,third Son of king Henry the fourth, wa s by his Brother, king Henry the lift, created Earle of Kenda//,and made Regent of France. Hee married two wiues,but had no ifliie by eytherjthe firlt was ^wz^daugh- ter of / ohn Duke of Burgundy fecond was Jaquet t daugh- ter of Peter of Luxenburge, Earle of S.Paule in France. He dyed in the ij.yeareof king Henry the fixt,and lyeth buried in a faire Toombe,in the Cathedrall Church at Roan: whole Monument,when king Charles the eight came to fee, one of his Nobles willed him to deface the fame, that no further memory might be had of him there. To which fpeech,the laid king replyed and (aide; That if the whole ftrength and power of France could not expel/ hirn liuing,it were no honour to take reuenge vpon the dead ; and therefore, (aide he,A?f him now refl in peace. Ec portoit, France ieme, cfcartclle (Tcngkterre, alambcll decinq pointz dc Britahic &de France- Xobn Duke of Somerfet, after the death of lohnDukc of '■Bedford, without ilTue, was by king Henry the fixt, made the next Earle of Kendall. He was at the battaile of Bangie- bridge, where Thomas Duke of Clarence the kings brother, was flaine,and himfelfe taken prifbner by the Duke of Orli- ancejhc 9 .of king Henry the lift ; from which imprifbnmenc he was Ihortly after deliuered by rahlbme . He married Margaret, daughter and heyre of Sir tohn Beauchampe of Bletfo knight, the widdow of Sir Oliuer S. Tohn knight, de- fcendedoftheS/tf^w of Fanmon'xn South-wales, by whom he had iffuc,Margaret his onely daughter and heyre, marri- ed firft to tdmonddt Hadham Earle of Richmond, by whom fhc had ilTue,king Henry the feuenth : fhe married afterward, Thomas Stanley, Earle of D^,but by him had no iflue.This Iohn ,dyed in the 22. of king Henry fhe llxt,and was buried at Wimborne Minfter,in Dorfetfhire. Et ponoit, Franccjefcarcellce d'engleterre, aubordure gobonne d'argent& d'aiur. John 122 Lincoln e. TohndeFoix^iCcountCaJleton^ndLord Greyley (fonneof * Gaflon de Foix, knight: of the Order of the Garter, brother to the Countede F oixC apitaine delaBouche Countie de Lon- gueuileet deBeuancies) for his good feruice done againft the Frencb,wasby king Henry the fixt, 1446. created Earleof Kendall 'in England , and made Knight of the Order of the Garter: fbmeofthehoufeof Foys, now Earles of Longue- uile in France,do write themfelues at this day , Earles of Lon- gueuile and Kendall. He married Margaret y c.m^xtn of Mi- cbaelldelaPole,Ear\co£ Sujfolke, and fifterto William de la /Wwi/liam de Romare the fecond.Lord of Bullingbroke, who tooke to wife,/k/W^daughter of Baldwyn Riuers Earle of Deuonfhire, and dyed before his Father,in the ycarc, 1 1 1 leauing ilTue ,a fonne named William the third,who alfodyed withoutilfue,in Anno,ii75.and one daughter named Hawis, marri- ed to Gilbert de Gaunt, Earle of Lincolne . This laft William de Romare, by his Deed >gaue lands to the Abbey of Reuesbie, to pray for the foule oiwiUiamhis Father^ mlliam the Earle,his Grand-father,! i72.the ip.of King Henry the 2. Et portoir, gueulles fept macks d'or fcrue de croix recroifcttees de mefme. Gilbert Lincoln e. 123 filbert de Gaunt 5 Lordof 'L'mdefey in Lincolnshire (fonnc ^ of waiter de Gauntly Afa«/king /^72rK the third did giuethefaide Earledomeof Lincolne, to Rondoll 'fur-named Blundeuile, thefixt Earle of Chejler, Etpo:tcit, burdlc d'or & d'azur aubande dc guculles. "D Ando II Me f chines (fur-named Blundeuile) thefixt Earle *^-of Chejler from Hugh Lupus, and the fourth Earle of this Family Jbnne of Hugh Keueliock, fonne of 'Randoll Ger- nons,hx\fe brother by the Mother, to William Romara Earle of Lincolne, was reftored to the Earledome of Lincolne, in theyeare,i2i8.the third of king Henry the third, after the death of his kinefman Gilbert de Gaunt the laft Earle of Lin- colne of that fur-name. {It is fet downe by fome exquifite wri- ters J hat this Randoll dying without ijfue, did gme the Title and Earledome of Lincolne, to his fifier Auicc,the wife of Robert Quincy* 124 Lincoln e. Qjimcy,andfobethefaidR.db&t i became Earle of Lincolne; which thing I can hardly be 'leeue ; for that all honours and titles of Dignities are deriued andenioyed by the bounty andfauour of the King or Soueraigne and therefore , that thisguift of Randoll to his fitter, could make her Counteffe^ or Robert her husband Earle of Lincolne,/* idle and altogether vntrue.) He married ftxft.£ontfance , daughter of Conan Earle of Bntaine and Richmond, (thewiddowof Geffrey Plantagenet) from whom he wasdiuorced, thelecondof fonglobn j and after married Cle- mence, daughter of William Fengeres ; and to his third wife,he tookc Margaret, daughter of Humfrey de Bohu^Eavk of Hereford, but had no ifluebyany of them.He was a WitnelTe to king Henry the thirds Charter, bearing date, 1224. of lands that he gaue to the Abbey of Peterborough, by the name of Randoll Earle of Chefier and Lincolne ; and after dyed at his Caftle of Waliingford, the 17-yeare of King Henry the 3.6c was buried at Chefier, leauing his foure lifters his heyres.which were married,as in the title of Earles of Chefier t Ec portoit, d'amr a croij garbcsd'or. John Lacie, Baronofffalton, Lord of Ponfretand Blacke- A £«r/^/r the fourth filter, and one of the heyres of Randoll Blundeuile, Earle of Chefier & Lin- colne ^ by whom he had ifliiej Lord Edmond Lacie, that dyed before his Father,in the yeare > 1 2 5 7. who before had maned ^Z^f,daughter of the MarquelTe of Saluce in Italy, and had ifliie, Henry Lacie Earle of Lincolne&nd Mauld,mnr\cd to Richard de Clare Earle of Glocefler. This A^#,dyed in the 2 4 .yeare of king Henry the third, & was bu- ried in the Abbey of Stanloe. Ei porcoit, d'or au lion rampant dc pourptc. Enry Lacie, ( grand- childe of tohn Lacie Earle of Lin- colne, by his lonnc Edmond) was the fecond Earle of Lincolne of that Family, Baron of Balton, and Conftable of Chefier ,and Lord of Denbeigh,by king Edward the firft. He writ in his ftile,Earle of Lincolne, Conftable of chefier ,Lord Ros and Roweniock, and married to his firft wife, Margaret, daughter and heire dtWilliam Z^/^^grand-childc oiWilli- am Longfpee Earle of Salisbury, by his lbnne William, by wh5 he had ifliie , Edmond Lacie drowned in a Well in Denbeigh Caftle, Lincoln e, 12^ Caftle,in the life time of his father;& ^//rc,maried to Thomas Plantagenet y Eark of Lanca(ler,LeiceJler y & Derby. This Henry 3 married to his fecond wife,/a»fc , daughter of William Martyne Lord Camoysjaut by her had no iflue. He dyed at his houie, now called Lincolnes inne, in chancery-Lane^ in London,- 1 3 1 1. and Jyeth buried in P aides Church 3 in London^ in S.Dunftans Chappell. Et portoit, d'or au lion rampant it purpre. TlEnryofAdounmoth (fur-named Tort coll) fbnne of Hen- *■ *ry Earle of Lancaflerjmd brother and heyre of Thomas Earleof LancaJler^LeiceJler, and Derby, that married Alice Lacy afbrelaid,was created Earle of Derby \ in the life time of his Father ; after whofe death (which was in the yeare, 1345.) he was alio Earle of Lancafter y LeiceJler, and Lord high Steward of England ; and in the 2 5 .of king Edward the third,he was made Duke of Lancafier j and in the 27. yeare of the fame Kings reigne,he had the Earledome of Lincolne giuen him.He married lfabell,daughtcr of Henry Lord Beau- mont^nd had ilTue, two daughters his heyres ; Mauld the eldeft was married to William Duke of Bauarre, Earle of Henault y Holland^ and Zeland $ Blanch the fecond daughter, was wife to Iohn of Gaunt Earle of Richmont, (fourth fbnne of king Edward the third) who after the death of this Henry f his Father in law, was the fecond Duke of Lancafier. This Henry ,dyzd in the 3 5 .yeare of hngEdward the third. Et portoit, d'englcterre au band d'azur. V IOhndelaPole, lonne and heyre of Iohn de la Pole fecond Duke of Suffolke^was created Earle of Lincolne ,\n the fea- uenthyeare of king Edward the fourth, and married ^r- daughter of Thomas Fitz-JlanEarlcofJrttndell, by whom he had no ilTue. He was flaine in the life time of his- Father,at Stokefieldjaking part with Martme Swarth,the 16. of lunejn the fecond of king Henry tht feuenth, 1487. Et portoit,d'azur a la face a trois teftts de leopards d'or, au lasrtbell d'ar- gent. Henry 126 Lin coln e. H Enry Brandon, fonne and heyre of Charles Brandon, Duke o£Sufolke,by Mary the French Queene, being a- bout twelue y eares of age,was created Earle of Lincolne, at Bridewell, in the feuenteene yeareof kmgHenry the eight, and then dyed without iflue,his Father liuing. Etponoit, burelle d'argent & de gueullcs de dix pieces au lion rampant d'or, corrcne perpale gueullcs & d'argent au lambell d argent. EDward Clinton } Lotd Clinton, was created Earle of Lin- colne, in the i^yeareof Queene Elizabeth, I57 2 - ant * made Lord Admirall of England. He married three wiues, the rirft was Eliz,abetb,daughtcr of Sir lohn Blount, the wid- dowofthe LordT4%i,by whom he had iiTue, Bridget* wife to Robert Dymock of Lincolnffnre .Efquire, Father of Sir Edward DymockMs Maiefties moft worthy Champion; Ca- therine, wife of William Lord Borough, Father of Thomas Lord Borough, Lord Deputy of Ireland - y Margaret, wife to Charles Lord. Willoughby of parham. His fecond wife was r^/^,daughterof William Lord Sturton, by whom he had iffmflenry lord Clinton,Edward,&Tbomas, which Tho: had to wife,^,daughter 'of lohn Terrell of warky;Anne Clinton maried to William AfcouMonm & heyre of Sir Francis Afcough of Kelfey in Lmeolnfhm sknight : ; £r4W« married to 6>/« 2?n*g*', Lord Shandos of ^//^ Caftle : His third wife was £^^,daughter of G^Earie of Kildare in Ireland, by whom he had noilTue. Hedycdm the 25. yeareof Queene Elizabeth, -and was honourably buried at Windefore^^ '' , Et porto^d-argcrttfis croifete de fable, au pied fichc, au chef dazur charg^ de deux moktjet d'or. HEnry Lord C/to, Son and heyreof £^WEarleof Lmcolne,and Lord high Admirall of England, after the death of his Father,was Earle of Lwcolne, and married Ka- tberwe,dmzhta: of Francis Hafiings, Earleof Huntington, by whom he hadifluc, Thomas Lord ClwtonwA Earle of £W^ t i £ 1 6.Sa Edward Clinton knight, who married Ma- ry daughter of Thomas Dighton of Sturton - y and Elizabeth Cltnton,v/ik to Sir Arthur Gorge knight. Thomas Lancaster, 127 Hp Homos Lord Clinton, and Earle of Lincolne nowliuing, A i6i8.married Eliz>abetb,daughter and one of the hey res of Sir H enry Knyuet knight, and hath iflue, Edward Lord C/wta^knightofthei?^, Henry and Thomas Clinton, Ka- thertne, Elizabeth, md Francis* ACATALOGVE of the Dukes and Earles Palatines of Lancafter, their ^Irmes^Wiues^and (children, John (fur-named Without-Land ) brother of king Richard the firft^was by the (aid King,created Earle of Lancafler, and had giuen him alio the Earledomes of Nottingham, Deuonjhire, and Cornwall. He married lfaheH y tbird daughter and one of the hey res of William Ezy\c of GloceBerby whom he had the faid Earldome,conditionally,that he fliould giue yearely betweene the other two lifters , fbure hundred pounds ; but from the laid Jfabcll he was diuorced, in the flrft yeare he came to bee King ; as in the title of Earles of Glocejler, is more at large. E-: portent, les armes d'cnglctcrre an bafton d'aiurbrochantfus' lc tout. "P Dmond (fur-named Crouchbacke) fecondfonne of king ^ Henry the third, borne in the yeare, 1245. and created Earle of Lancafter by his Father.in the yeare, 1 267. He had alfo giuen him,the Earledomes of Leicejler and Derby, with the Office of high Steward of England, after the attaindor of Simon Mount fort Earle of Leicefter, flaine at the battaile 'ofEuc/ham, and the disinheriting of Robert Ferrars Earle of Derby . Hee married two wiues } the firft was Auelina, daughter of William de Fortibut, Earle of A Ibemarle, and fi- lter and heyre of William de Fortibus, Earle of Jlbemarle,by whom 128 Lancaster whom he had no iflue.His fecond wife was Bla»ch,Qgccnz ofNauarre, daugh- ter of Robert Earle of Ar toys ,by whom he had ifliie, Thomas Earle of LancaFer ' Henry Lord of Munmoth ,and lohn that ctyed in Fr^, w ithout iflue. This Ed- mrtdwm Lieutenant of 6^^,in the hVft yeare of king Edward the firft- 6c being fent into Aqmtame with an Army,dyed at Bay on, in the yeare 1 20 6 and his body being brought ouer Seas into England, was buried at weftminfter, on the North-fide of the high-Altar. Et portoit, gueulles au trois leopards palTam d'or, au Jambcll de, cinq pointz feme de France Or ii/«,denglcterre aulambeJlde France. V nance, ur Homos Plantagenet,fonneandh6rc of Edmond Crouch* backers after the death of his Father, EarJe of Lanca- fter&iceiter 3 and Derby, and Lord Steward of England W^t -married Alice, daughter and heyreof Henry Lacie Earle of Lincolne,by the daughter and heyre of William Lom fee, Son and heyre of William Longjpee Earle of Salisbury, by whom he had no iflue. This Alice was held to be a very loofe and vnchafte woman of her body,for in the life time of this Tho- mas fat husband, (he maintained Sir Richard S. Martyn for her Sweet-heart,and after her husbands death, flie married two other husbands, the firft was £^Lord Strame of ^*'^ndthefecond,wa^^^ neuer had any iflue.Npt vvith{randing,(he gaue all her lands and inheritance to Thomas her firft husband,and to his heyres for euer. This Thomas , fiding with the Barons againft king Edward the fecond,in hatred of the spencers, was taken pnloner at Burrough Brigge, by the treachery of Robert Holland and Andrew of ^/^andbroughttoP^MaCaftleof hisowne, andwithoutthe Walks w°t l Wa l b ^ ea ^ d ' inthei 4-yeareofKing£^Wthefecond,leauing^- ry rus Brother,his heire. ° Et portoit, Jes armcs de fon pete'. ]Enryof Lane after, ,Lor dof Monmouth, brother and heire of Thomas Earle of Lancafter, b&icaded at Pomftet afore- faid,was reftored to the Earledome of Lancafter,Leicefter & Derby, with the Office of high Steward of England, in the hrft yeare of king Edward the third . He married Mauld y daughter and heire of Sir Patrick Cadurcis (or Chaworth) knight,Lord of Kidwelly and Ogmore in wales, and had iflue, \Henry Earkof Derby, and br(f Duke of Laneailer ; and fixe 'daughters, Blanch the eldeft, was married to Thomas Lord wake of Udell , Mauld the fecond,was firft married to Willi- am Lord Burgh, Earle of r liter in Ireland; and after,toSir r u t 1 ,y Ral P he rjford knight; /^the third daughter, was married to Afo Lord *Mr? of ^fe 5 JfabeU was AbbejTe of 5 Imesbury j Elinor the Lancaster, the fift daughter,was firft married to John,Connc of Henry Lord Beaumond-, and after to Richard Earleof Arundell ; and Mary the fixt daughter, was married to Henry Lord Percy of Alnewtke.Hc dyed at Leicefter,at\d was there buried in the Monaftery of the Channons,in theyeare,i345. Etporcoit, les armes d'engleterre au band d'azuf. T-jEnryof Monmouth, Cur-mmedTortcotf 3 fbnne&heyrc * of Henry Earle of Lancafter, and grand-childe of Ed- tnond Crouch-backe aforefaid, was created Earle of Derby \ in the tenth yeare of king Edward the third ; his Father being then liuing , after whofe death, he was alio Earle of Lanca- ster, Leicefter, and Lord high Steward of England and at a Parliament helde at Weft mini! er, the 2 5 . of the faide Kings Reigne, he was created Duke of Lancaster $ and about two yeares after, the faide King gaue him the Earledome of Un- coined married Ifabell, daughter of Henry Lord Beaumont (coufin-germane to Queene Jfabetf,wi& to king Edward the fecond.by whom he had ilTue,two daughters his heyres , Mauld,mankd wilti- 4w Duke of Bauarre y Earle of Henault, Holland, Zeland, and Fri&eland; Blanch thefecond daughter, was married to John of Gaunt, fourth fbnne of king Ed- rear d the third* and after Duke of Lancafter . This Henry, for fbme difgrace- full words, fuppofed to be fpoken by him,againft the Duke of Brunfmcke, was by the faide Duke challenged to a fingle combate, before king John of France j which this Hemy gladly accepted of j and at the appointed time, they beeing bothprouided, entred the liftes with haughty courage, for the triallof their caufe : but King John reconciled them,to the great contentment and honour of the Duke of Lancafter. This Henry dyed of the plague, and was buried in the Collegiate at Leicester , which himfelfe founded, and placed therein a Deane, twelue Maior Canons,and fo many inferior Brethren) in the 3 5. yeare of king Edward the third. Etportoir,d'engleterre au band d'axun John of Gaunt l , (Co named of the place where he was borne) f fourth fonne of king Edward the third, was created Earle of Richmond, in the yeare, 1355 .and in the 38. yeare of the faid Kings Reigne, hee fate in Parliament, with the title of Duke of Lancafter ,and Earle of Richmond 5 and did write in his hikjohn, fonne to the King of England, Duke of Aqui- taine and Lancaster Earle of Derby, Lincolne,md Leicefter, & high Conftable of England, {and asfome haue,high ConBa- blcof France ; but of that I doubt-, For Robert de Morell Lord of FienneSj was then Conftable of France.) And in M the Lancaster, the fiftieth yeare of King Edward the third, he fate in Parliament, by the nam^,Dukeof Excefter jmd Chancellouf of England-, loane Beaufort ,rirft married to Ralphe Neaill, firft Earleof weftmerland ; and after to FerrarSyhordof On/ley: Thislaft marriage with Katherine Swynford, & | the legitimating of her children was made good, by a Bull from fow*. This great Duke and Prince, dyed in the 2 2 . of king Richard the fecond, and lyeth buried in Fades Church in London. fcc porcoir, feme de France, efcanclle a englcterre, au larabcll d'bermm*;. j% TJ £#ry Plantagenet,borne at Bullingbroke, fonne and heire of John of Gaunt, was created Earle of Derby in the life *W^S$t time of his Father, 1 3 8 5 .by king Richard the fecond j and in — t | l£ 21> y eare 0 f t h e faid kings reigne, he was made Duke of Wreford fi.r\d by that name and title fate in the Parliament, held at WeftminHer ; and after being accufed of treafon, by Thomas Mowbray Duke or* Norplke, was banifhed England for ten yeares; meane time dyed John of Gaunt, Duke of P- J Lancaster, his Father ; whom this Pfc#ry fucceeded in the >v >^ Dukedome of Lancaster ; and after, depoiing King Richard, ^S^^ and obtaining the kingdome,he ordayned by aflent of Par- liament, that Henry his eldeft fonne fhould enioy the fame Dignities, and be ftiled Prince of Wales, Duke of Lancaster and Cornwall, and Earle of Chester : and fo this Henry being crowned King, vnited the whole In- heritance of Lancaster vnto the Crowne.Since which time, the Ducall Title of Lane alter hath bene drowned in the Title of the Regall Dignity. This Henry ^ married ^ry, daughter and one of the two heyres oiHumfrey de Bohun Earle of Hereford, Eft ex, and Northampton, and Conftableof England, by whom he; liadittue,Henry Prince of wales, ThomasDukeof Clarence, John Duke of Bed* ford, Humfiey Duke oiGloceUer ; Blanch married to William Duke of Bauarre ; and Philip married to /diking of Denmarke and NorweyBe dyed in the yeare, 1412. Et portoir, les armoiries de Ton pere, A Catalogue A CATALOGVEOF THE Earles of Leiceftcr, their -Armus, fViues, and Qhttiren* Obert de Bellomont (a Norman borne) fbnne of Roger de Bellomont ^ Lord of Ponteaudemer, and AdelinA his wife,fift er and heyre of Hugh Earle of Mellent, (after the death of Leofrike, Algar, and Edwin, Saxon Earies) was made Earle of L eicetfer, by king Henry the firft, 1 10 3 . Hee married £/*z.^at D#r^/ in GV*w 3 where he was buried in theyeare, 1 190. Etponoit, de gucuiles a. l'quintfoille d'hermyne. F> o£by whom he had no \C- fue.This Robert went with King Richard into the Holy-land, and was there taken prifoner ,and paide for his ranfome,two thoufand Markes : He dyed in theyeare of our Lord, 1204- and was buried in the Abbey of Leicester, the fixtof King John ; leauing Simon de Mount fort, and Saier de Sluincy \ who had married his two filters his heyres. Ecportoic,les armcs de fon pete". C lrm» de Mount fort (fbnne of Simon Earle Mounfort m. ^ France, fbnne of another Simon Earle Mont fort, and Ber- ths his wifc,daughter of Richard Earle of Eureux, and C012- ftable of France : which laft Simon, was grand-diilde of R0- bertfm- named the Bvly King of France } by his balelbnnc^- mericke'&itlz Mount fort) married Amiaa, eldeft fifter and co heyre of Robert Fttz-Pernell Earle of Leicester l in whole right he was created Earle of Leicester, 6t made Lord Stew- ard of England^ in the eight yeare of king lohn, as may ap- peare by his Charter , dated at sUnge$bie 7 the tenth day of Leicester. I33 of March,i 2o6.This Stmon 3 whh his fbnne was after banifhed England, Sc dif- inherited for rebellion againft the king, and allying themfelues to the French King. He was Generall of the Army, at the fiedge of the Citty of Tholoufe, who before the Gates thereof, was ftriken in the head with a ftone fhot out of an En- gine, whereof he dyed fodainly \ and his Brother Almericke, befiedging a Ca- ttle hard by the faid Citty, at the (lime time, was likewifeflaine in the yeare, 1218. This Simon had iflue by his wife Amicia, Almericke Earle Montfort in France ; and Simon that was after Earle of Leicefler,'m England. Et portoic, gueulles,au lion d'argenc i la double queue paff.-c en en Saulteur. C Imon de Montfort ,fecond fbnne of Simon Montfort Earle ^of Leicester jm& Amtcia his wife, hauing compounded tx agreed with Almericke his elder brother, for his right 6c title of the Earledome of Leicester, came into England, and was gracioufly receyued of king Henry the third, 1235. who did not onely reftore to him the Earledome of Leicejler, with the Office of Lord Steward of England^bm alio in theyeare, 1 237.gaue vnto him in marriage, his fifter Elianor, the widow of William Mar jhall (theyonger) Earle of Fenbrok?, by who he had ilTue, Henry Montfort, flaine with his Father at the battaile of Eucrfbam, in the yeare, 1255. Simon Montfort, Guy^ndAlmerick, were all three banifhed the Land byActe of Parliament 5 Edward and Richard dyed young ; and Elianor his daughter ,was married to Le- 0/}W,Prince of Wales, When the Noblemen of England railed warre againft king Henry the third (for denying to performe the Orders and Decrees made a little before, at a Parliament held at Oxford) this Simon was made their Gene- rally and at a battaile,' ftrocke neere Lewis in Suffix, he tooke the King with his Brother Richardjiatlc of Cornewall and king of Almayne, with Prince Edward hisfonne,prifoners;but Prince £^wWcfcaping,bidthe Barons battaile againe at Euerfham, where this Simon was flaine,& the Barons ouerthrowne,in the 40, yeare of the laid kings Reigne. This Simon the fecond Earle of Leicester ,at the Coronation of Queene Elianor, challenged the Office of Lord Steward of England (in right of Amtcia, his Mother, daughter of Robert Blanchmaynes , and Pernell his wire.eldeft daughter and co-heyre of Hugh Grentmefnill) which Ro- ger Biqot Earle of Norfolke gain-faid,alledging,that that Office belonged to him of right,by Alice the other daughter of Hugh Grentmefnill $ to which this Simon anfwered>7^f in King Iohns time this Conirouerfie was agreed, That the Earle of Leicefter that then was fhouldgiue to the then Earle ^Norfolke, tenne Knights Fee s \for which the Earle of Norfolke did releafe all his right and claime to the [aid Office of Lord high Steward of England ; Whereunto Earle Roger replied frfaid, That of thofe ten Knights Fees, there were yet two fa a halfe r*,daughter of Robert Earle of Artboys, and had iffue, Thorn* Earle of Lancafier, Henry ,and Ubn j and after died at Bay on in France, 129 5. and was buried at Weflminfter, on the North fide of the Altar. Et portoit, d'cnglcterre, au larobcll de France, T Homos, eldeft fonne and heyre of EdmondC rouchbacke, Earle of LekeBer$xA high Steward of England, marri- ed Alice, daughter and heyre of Henry Lacie Earlcof'*^ colne, but by her had no hTue.He was beheaded at Pomfret ,in theyeare of our Lord, 13 22 . as is more at large in the Title of EttlesofLanctffer. Et portoit, d'cnglcterre, au lambcll de France. Enryof Lancafier,Lord of Monmouth (brother Scheyrc of Tbomos aforefaid) wasreftored to the Esrlcdomes of LancaBer,heiceBer, and Derby, with the Office of high Steward of Bngland,m the eighteenth yeare of king Edward the fecond,and married Muddot Matild, daughter & heyre of Sir Patrick Chaworth knight,and had ifluc.as in the Earles of Lancafter.Hc dyed iff theyeare,i345 .and lyeth buried at Leicefler. Et portoit, lcsarmct,d'engleterrc a la band d'azur. Henry Leicester. TTEnry of Monmouth (fur-named Tortco/l) fonne & heyre * *of henry Lord of Monmouth, arid grand-childe of Ed- mondCrouchbacke, was after the death of his Father, Earle of Lancajler^LeiceJler^nd high Steward of England, and af- ter created Duke of Lancaster, in the yeare, 1 3 5 1 . He marri- ed ifabell, daughter of Henry Lord Bcllomont or Beaumont j and had iffue, two daughters his heyres, Mauld the eldeft, married to William Duke of Bauary • and Blanch thefecond daughter, was married to Iohnof Gaunt , Duke of Lancafter. He dyed of the plague,and was buried atLeicester,the 35 -of king Edward the third. Et portoir, les armcs de fon perc. jUmnof Bauary,tiark of tfenault, Holland \Z 'eland \ and England, married Mauld, daughter 6c co-heire of Henry of Monmouth, fur-named Tortcoll, the firft Duke of Lancaster • by reafon whereof he was Earle of Leicejler, in the 3 5. yeare of king Edward tht third j as doth appeare by his Charter ,bearir*g date,i 3 tfo.He dyed withour iflue. Et portou,lcs amies dc Bauary Pcrbcndee lozengtc d'argcm & d'azur. John of Gaunt, (fo named of the place where he was borne) * fourth fonne of king Edward the third ; after the death of William of Bauary, his brother by marriage, was by his Fa- ther, created Earle of Leicester, Lmcolne, and Derby, in the yeare, 1361 as in the Earles of Lancafter, is more at largc.Hc married Blanch < 9 the fecond daughter and co-heyre of Henry firft Duke of Lancaster, by whom he had iflue, King Henry the fourth,and others He dyed in the yeare, 13 9?. Et portoit, France ieme,eftancllc d'cnglctcrre au lasnbel! d'hermym. Henry 136 Leicester. Enryof BttHingbroke, fonnc andheyreof lohnof Gaunt, was Duke oiHereford in the life time of his Father; and after created Earle of Leicefier and Derby, as alio Lord high Steward of England ; andlaftly, king of England, by the name of kin g Henry the fourth. Et portoir,les armcs de fon pcre. "D Obert Dudley, fift fonneof John Dudley Duke of Nor* *-^-thumberland,\w2s created Earle of Leicester, and Baron of Denbeigbjn the fixtyeare of Queene Elizabeth,! 564. at S.Iames houfe on Michelmas day. He was Knight of the ho- nourable Order of the Garter, and of S. Micbael,LStcw- ard of her houfe, and Mafter of the Horfe, and one of her Maiefties moft honourable priuy Counfell. He married two wiues,the rirft was ^»/V,daughter and heyre of Sir Iohn Rob' /*rf,knight, who dyed without iflue. His fecond wife was Lettice, daughter of Sir Francis Kno/les, Treafurer of the houfhold to Queene Elizabethan^ Knight of the Noble Qr- der of the Garter, by whom he had a fbnne named Robert, Baron of Denbeigh, who dyed young without iflue. This Robert dyed without any lawfull iflue, at Cornebury Lodge in Ox for df hire, 158 6. and was buried at Warwick, leauing iflue, Roberta bafe fonne,begotten ofDuglafiHowardfiUcrof Charles Earle of Not* tingham, Et portoit, d'or au lyon rampant vert a la double queue'. ^^^^^^M R Obert Sidney ,Lord Gouernour of Vlifhing, fbnne of Sir ^HSEIBbP Henry Sidney, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of " Ureland, and Prefidentof the Counfellofthe Marchefleof |/Ki/«,and of Lady Mary his wife,eldeft lifter and co-heyre I of Robert Dudley Earle of Leicefier, fift fonneof John Dud- iley,Dukc of Northumberland^ was by King lames, the thir- jteenth day of May, 1 60s -created Baron Sidney of Penfburjl, V /in the Tower of London : and on the fourth day of May, ^/ 1^05. he was created Vifcount Lifle at Grienwich; andlaftly, on M ARCH* 137 on Sunday,ihefecondday of Auguft,i6i8. he was created Earieof Leicefter, at Salisbury : he being then Lord Chamberlhine to Queene Anne, and knight and companion of the Noble Order of the Garter. He married Bar bary, the on- ly daughter and heyre of Iohn Gamage, Lord of Coy tie in Glamor ganjhire, by whom he hath ilTue now \\\x\r\^,Robert Lord Lip, who married Lady Dorothy \ eldeft daughter of Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland ; Lady Mary married to Sir Robert wroth ; Lady Phillip wife to Sir Iohn Hubert knight, fonne & heyre of Sir H^nry Hubert knight, Baronet and Lord Chiefe-Iuftice ofthe Court of common Pleas i and Lady Barbara Sidney the third daughter, yetvnmarned, I<5l8. Et portoitj d'or a la pheon d'azur. A CAT ALOGVE OF THE Earles of March, their Armes, lVtue$> and (children. ROger Lord Mortimer of Wigmore, (fbnne and heyre of Edmond Lord Mortimer of wigmore) waficreated the firft Earle of the MarchefTe of Wales, in the fecond yeare of king Edward the third, at a Parliament held at Sa- lisbury. Vnto this Roger, was committed the gouernment of Edward the third,for that he was generally accounted a man of lingular vertue; and vnto him was ioyned Edmond of Wooditocke Earieof Kent, and Henry Plantagenet Earle of Lacafler^s affiftants. A Parliament being held at Northamp- ton, 1328, a difhonourable peace and marriage was made, wherein the King (by the directions of his Mother, and this Roger Mortimer) rdcaCcd to rhe &w.r,ttieir homage, fealty, andferuice due to him for that kingdome ; and deliuered vp to them alfo, the grand Charter cal- led Ragman i which vnder the hands and feales of their late King, and of the Nobility of S^/W,teftiried their tenure and fubieclion to the Kings of Eng- land. This Roger the fourth yeare of king Edward the third, was taken ac Nottingham'C^dk at midnight,in Queene ij'abell the Kings Mothers chamber, (with whom he had bene ouer familiar) by William Lord Montague, & others* and lent to the Tower of London,:md condemned of high treafon at Westmin- ster ,in pretence ofthe whole Parliament; and after drawneto the common Gallowes,and there hanged two dayes and two nights, and then taken downe and buried in the Grey-Fry ars Church. He married /^w/^daughter and heyre of Peter lamitile, Lord of Mede^Vauoolour^nd Trims in Ireland, and had ilme, Edmond 1^8 March. Edmond Mortimer, knighted at the Coronation of KingEdward the third, with his Brother Sir Roger Mortimer ; tnd Geffrey Mortimer Lord of Cowich ; John the fourth ibnne of this Roger , was flaine at a Iufting at Shrewsbury ; Kathcrine the eldeft daughter, was married to Thomai Beauchampe Earle of Warwick foane married to lames Lord Audley ; Agnes married to Laurence Hastings, Earle of Penbroke^ Margaret married to Thomas, fbnne and hey re of Maurice Lord Berkeley ; Mauld married to Sir John Charlton, Lord Powis; Blanch,w\fe to Peter Lord Grandifon-,and Beatrix the feuenth daughter, was married firft to Edward, fbnne and heyre of Thomas of Brother ton^x\eoi ' Norfolke-. and after to Tho- mas Brews. Et porcoit, barred'or& d'azur.au chef paleeles corners geronnea vn efcuchond'argent. O Oger ^rf/j%*y,grand-childe to Roger Mortimer ,the firft Earle of March aforefaid,by his fbnne Edmond,wa$ re- ftored in the 2?.yeare of king Edward the third, to the Earl- dome of March, and all other lands, honours, and pofleffi- ons,which his faid Grand-Father was poflelTed of ; for that he was,contrary to law (as the Lawyers then (aide) put to death,bcing neuer brought to anfwer ; (which courfe of lu- ff ice was vfed before,at the triall of the Earles of Lancaster y Winchester, Glocester, and Kent, by the aduice of the faid Ro- ger and Queene Ifabell^ This Roger, was one of the firft Founders of the Order of the Garter, and married Phillip, daughter of William Mount ague Earle of Salisbury \ and had iflue, Roger Mortimer, that dyed without iflue before his Father, and Edmond Mortimer, that was the third Earle of March ; Margaret married to Robert Vere Earle of Oxford ; and Margery married to lohn Lord Audley. He dyed in Burgundy, ataTovine called Roueray, in the three and thirtieth yeare of King Edward the third, and his body being brought into England, was buried by his Aunceftors,at Wigmore. Et poitoit^baire d'or&d'azur, auchef paleeles corner* geronne a vn efcuchon d' argent. C I> mend Mortimer Second fbnne and heyreof Roger Mor- ^ timer, the fecond Earle of March,{wzs after the death of his Father) the third Earle of March, and Lord of Wigmore. He mm'icd Phillip, daughter andonely heyreof Lionellof A#twerpe,Duke of Clarence, Earle of wilt/hire and Plfter, 6c Lord of Conaught and T nme in Ireland^ whom he had if- Cue, Roger Mortimer, the fourth Earle of March, and Sir Ed- rnond Mortimer, knight, that married the daughter of Owen Glendottr j Sir lohn Mortimer knight,the third lbnne,was be- headed for treafon, the third of king Henry the fixt j Eliza- beth March. 139 ieth married to Henry Lord Percy ,fur-named Hotfpurre ; Philip, firft married to John Hastings, Earle of Penbroke ; and after to Richard Earle of Arundell j and Jaftly ,to John Lord S. John, and dyed without iflue . This Edmond, recouered from William Mountague Earle of Salisbury , the Caftle and honour of Den- beigh, which kingEdward the third had giuen before to i?^r Mortimer Earle of March, t\\is Edmonds Grand- Father. This Edmonds died at Corke'm Irelandj.be: rift of king Richard the fecond,and was buried at Wigmore. Ei portok, burclle de fix pieces do'r & 'd'azur, au chef dc la primier deux paletts cntre deux bade tquires dc la lecond, fur lc tout a vnefcuchon d'argenc. T) Oger Mortimer, after the death of f^/wW, his Father, *• ^ was the fourth Earle of March of that fur-name, whom king Richard the fecond nominated for his fuccelfour in the kingdome of England, 1387, being defcended of the body of Philip, or\t\y daughter and heyre of tioneWDukc of Cla- rence ,thir:d fonne of king Edward the third. He married £//- 4wr,daughter of Thomas Holland Earle of Kent^ordwake, and Duke of Surrey, and lifter and co-heyre of Thomas her brother,by whom he had hTue,two fonnes and two daugh- ters j Edmond the-rirft fonne, was the lift Earle of March $ Roger the fecond fonne dyed young - y Anne was married to Richard of Coningsbourgh Earle of Cambridge, fonne of Ed- mond ofLangley Duke of Torke$ and Elianor married to Edward Courtney Earle of Deuon/hire.Hc was writ and ftiled Earle of March and Flfler, Lord of Wig- more,Triwe,Clare,M\dConaught; and was flaine by the wilde Irijh, being then Lieutenant of the Kings Forces in Ireland, in the two and twentieth yeare of King Richard the fecond,and bare the Armes of his Father. C Dmond Mortimer, fonne and heyre of &^afbrefaide, •*- > was after the death of his Father,the fift Earle of March and Vlsierjv&d Lord of 'wigmore,Trime, Clare, & Conaught, and married Anne, daughter of Edmond Earle Stafford, and dy ed wit hout hTue,in the Caftle of T rime in Ireland,^, third of King Henry the lixt,and was buried at Stoke neere Clare, leauing Richard Duke of Torke, his Nephew and heyre to fucceedhim : Anne his widdow was^after married to lohn Holland Earle of Huntington. Les arme* de Mortimer. Rkhard 140 MOVNTAGVE, p Ichard Plantagenet, (fonne and h^y re of Richard of Co- ^•nesburgh Earle of Cambridge, by Jtowe his wife, fifter 6c co-heyre of Edmond Mor timer * the tift Earle of March) af- ter the death of his Father, and Edmond Mortimer his Vno kle, did write himfelfe, Duke of Torke, Earle of Cambridge, Vlttcr, March, and Rutland ..Lord of Wigmore and CW. He married CVf/'/y, daughter of iVcw# ? firft Earle of wefi- merlandyind had ittuc,Edward Earle of -W*^, (after king,, by the name of king Edward the fourth) and others, as in the title of IV/r. This Richard,was flaine at the battaile of TOfejfc/*/,i4$o.and the 3? .of king Henry the fixt. Et portoit, France cfcartcllc d'cngleterrc a boroure d' argent feme lyons ram- pant purprc, P Dward Plantagenet, fonne and heyre of Richard Duke of ^TVwkaforefaid, was after the death of his Father, Earle of March znMBer, and Lord of wigmore and Clare ; and laftly, king of England, by the name of King Edward the fourth. Et pottoit.France cfcartefle d'engleterre a rnlairbell d' argent, charge de neuf totteaux. A CAT A LOG VE OF THE MarquelTes Montague, their Armes, Jfiues, and (children* John AV#/'//,brother of Richard" Neuil (fur-named the great) Earle of Warwicke and Salisbury, was in the firft yeare of king Edward the fourth, created Lord Mountague^ and in the fourth yeare of the faid Kings Reigne, hee was created Earle of Northumberland at Torke ; (at which time, Henry Percie Earle of Northumberlandliucdinbaniihmcnt attain- ted ; but afterward obtayning the Kings fauour, he returned into England,and was reftored to his Earledome of Northu- berland againe,in the eight yeare of king Edward the fourth) And in the tenth yeare of the faid Kings Reigne, (the faide lohn t NoRTHVMBERLAND 141 John hauing furrendred his grant of che laid Earkdome) was created Marques Mountague , and in theyeare after,was flaine at Gladmore Heath, at the battell of Barnet; and being brought to London in one Coffin, with his brother the Earle ofW r arwicke,wd$ fet in S.Paules Church in London,with their Faces bare, to befeene three dayes,and then carried to the Priory of Bifham,and there both buried in one graue.This John, married ifabell, daughter and heyre of Sir Ed- nwnd Engelefihorp knight,and had iSuc,George Neuill, created Duke of Bedford, the tenth of king Edward the fourth ; and liue daughters, (who after the death of the (aide George without iiTue,were his heyres) Anne the eldeft, was married to Sixwilliam Stoner knight ~ Elizabeth, married to the Lord Scroope of Vpfale j Margaret, married to Sir lohn Mortimer knight ; and after to Home ; Lucy ,was firlt married to Sir Thomas Fit & Williams of ^/^w^in him and his heires ceaffe,and be daughter of Edward Vere Earleof Oxford, and hath hTue, AnneSophta. Et portoit, per pale d'azur & dc gueulles au trois lyons rampant d'argent a vn bordur gobonny d'or & dc gueulles, au creflam pur la difference. A CATALOGVE OF THE Dukes and Earles of Northumberland, their , andleated themlelues in a place called 7 homey. But after long fiedge of that phcCyMorcbar was taken prifoner,and fo kept, all Willi' am Conquerors dayes,and dyed in prifonjn the fecond yeare of William Rupbtts.He had a lifter named Lucia 3 firft married vnto luo Talboys,a great Baron of Angeo ; and after to Roger Romara, Lord of Bullingbroke, by whom Ihe had iffueJVilli- amRomara Earle of Lincolne: and the third time fhe married Randall Me fc bi- nes, third Earle of Cbesler, and had uTue another Randall* fur- named Gerno- nijs, the fourth Earle of Chester. Et portoit, de fable a l'aig/e d'oi^mcmbre Scbeque de gucullesi OJpatricke , (fonne of Maldred, and Aldgitb his wife, Si- ftcr of Syward the great Earle of Northumberland) was after the depriuation of Earle Morcbar, the next Earle of Northumberland 5 and becaufe he fuffered Malcolme King of Scotland with a power to enter England-, was by the Conque- rour depriued of this Earledome, in the yeare, 1072. and after dyed in baniftiment. Of this Gotf>atricke,did defcend the Noble Families of Neuilsof Midelbam,Branjj>atb,bXRaby. Et portoit, degueulleufuSaultcur d'argem. \7\TAltheof (fonne of Syward the great Earle of Not- v v thumberland, by Alfleda his wife, daughter of Al- dred,fon\ei\n\e Earle of Northumberland) was the next earle of Northumberland and Huntington, after Gofpatricke. This waltbeof, in the yeare, 1074. at Exningham in Cambridge^ fiire, at the marriage of Raphe, Earle of theEaft Angles, {Norfolke and Sujfolke) with the daughter of William Fitz- Osbert, and fifter of Roger Earle of Hereford; confpired with the {aid Roger and Raphe, and many others, to cxpell & driue wili.Conqueror out of * England againe.For which conlpiracy, N 2 this 144 NORTHVMBERLAND, this mltbeofws taken and beheaded at Winchester, and was buried without the walks of the Citty ,in a place where two high-wayes meetq but afterwards his body was taken vp againe,and with great honour carried to Crowland, and there buried,intheyeare,io 7 6. He married/^, Niece to WtUum C and had iflue,^/^,of whom is defcended the now Earle of SufJe^Ui*. Et portoit, d'argent au lyon rampant d'azur au chef de gueulles. \ TX TAlcher, Biihoppe of Durham, borne in Loraine, M V bought of mlliamConquerour, the Earledome of Northumberland,^ for a.i\mz was Earle thereof, after the death of Waltheof. He was a proud and an infolent Prelate, couetous and rich, & was flaine by the Commons at Goats- head,on the Riuer of Tyne, 107? . for denying to do them lu- ftice, vnlelfe they would rlrft pay vnto him, foure hundred pounds of currant money* as Mathew Paris, more at large letteth downe . I pray God wee haue no fuch Bijhopslulticers m this our age ; for the faid Mathew further faith, That there wereaboue a hundrethperfons Jlaine about this matter. Robert Mowbray, an honourable Englilhman, after the death of Walcher, obtayned of William Conqueror the earledome of 'Northumberland. Andafter,hauing Haine MaL colme&n%ot Scots, and his fonne, neere to Anwike, in the yeare,io? 2 . demanded reward for the fame ; which beeing neglefted 3 he was fo moued, that when king William Ruphus r ent his Letters for him.he denyed not only to come to him, but combyned with diuers other Noblemen ofthe Realme, how to depriue the faid King of his Crowne j which being reuealed,he was driueri to flye to the Monaftery of S.Owm 9 from whence hee was taken by force, and carried to prifon, and Nor THVMBERLAND. and after ,by the Kings Commandement, was brought before his owne Caftle of Bamborougb, and there willed to haue his eyes put out,vnlefle his Wife, and Moreall her kmefman (who were within the faide Caftle) would yeeld vp the fame ; which being furrendred, this Robert was fen t to be imprifoned in the Ca- ftle ofV/W Earle of 'WorceHer, his Tnckle) at the battaile of Shrewsbury ; Sir Thomas Terete knight,Father of Henry Percy, Earle of Atholl'm Scotland ; Sir Ralphe Per- cie third fonne, flaine in battaile by the Sarrauns ; and Alan the fourth fbnne dyed young.This Henries fecond wife, was Mould, daughter of Thomas Lord Lucy, and filler and heyre of Anthony her brother, by whom he had no iflue ; notwithstanding ,fhe gaue all her lands to her husband, conditionally , that he and his heyres fhould for euer after, quarter and beare her Armes, next to his owne^and before the Per cie s Armes; which was granted,and to this day is per- formed. Et portoic, d'or, au lion rampant d'azur : efcarielle Percy, qui eft d'azur au cinq fixelles cn face d'or TJlEw? Lord Per cie (grand-childe to Henry Lord Percy, & * J firft Earleof Northumberland, by hislbnne Sir Henry Hotjpur) was reftored and made the fecond Earle of Nor- I thumberland,thc third of King Henry the rift. Hee was lent pledge into Scotland, for his Grand-father, who was taken | prifbnerat the battaile of Otterbornejhc 12. of "King Richard I the fecond, 1 388^nd there continued vnto the yeare, 1414- j Who after taking part with King Henry the fixt, againft RU \ J chard Duke of Torke, was flaine at the firft battaile of S. AU bons,in the yeare, 1455 . He married Elimor, daughter of Ralphe NORTHVMBERLAND. H7 Ralphe Neuillfirft Earle of wettmerland, and had iffae,Henry the third Earle of Northumberland ;Thomas Lord Egremont, flaine at the battaileof Northamp- ton^ 19 of king Henry the fixt ; William iVr«>,BHhop of C^z-M ; mar- ried to Thomas Lord Hunger f or d;Katherine,w\fe to Edmond Grey Earle of £<7tf > and Elizabeth was married to the Lord Clifford-, anddiuers other children which dyed without uTue. Et portoit, d'orau lion rampant d'azur,efcartelle' gueulles a trois Luces hauriant d'argent,le tierce de Percy qui eft d'azur cinq fizellcs en face dor, le quart de la premier. XJlEnry Lord Percy, the third Earle of ^Northumberland of A •* that Family, taking part with King Henry the fixt, was flaine on Palme-Sunday, the 29. day of March,in the firft yeareof king Edward the fourth, betweene Touton 8c Sax- to#,withtheEarlesof Shrewsbury and Deuonjhire, and the Lord Cltffbrd.Hc married Zj/ww^daughter and heyre of Ri- chard Lord Poynings,Brian,znd Fitz-Paynefcy whom he had iffue,Henry the fourth Earle of Northumberland; Elizabeth married to Henry Lord Scroope of Bolton ; Elianor married vnto Reginald lVeft,Los:d Laware j and Margaret married to Sir William Gafcoine knight. Et portoit, d'orau lyon rampant d'azur, armc & lampaffe d'gueullcs jefcaitcllc Lucy ,qui eft, gueulles a trois Luces hauriant d' argent. lOhn Neuill, Lord Mount ague, Brother to Richard Neuill * Earle of warwicke and Salisbury's created Earle of Nor- thumberlandby Letters Patents,dated ntTorke,tht 28 .day of May,in the fourth yeare of king Edward the fourth, by rea- fon Henry Lord Percy, fonne and heyre of Henry the third Earle of Northumberland, was then fled into Scotland, with King Henry the fixt ,and for a time remained there jyct after returning againe, and obtayning the Kings fauour, wasre- ftored to the Earledome of Northumberland againe 5 & this John Neuill, furrendring his Grant of that Earledome, was created Marquefle Mountague,thc eight of king Edward the fourth, as in the ti- tle of Mountague is more at large. Et portoit, de gueulles au Saultier d'argent,au lambell gobonnc d'argentSc dazur. Henry H8 N ORTHVMB ERLANDi XI Emy Lord Percie (fonne andheyreof Henry Percy the *~ third Earle of Northumberland, after the furrender of Iohn,MarqucffcMountague, of the Earledome of Northum- berland) was reftored to his Fathers Earledomcin the yeare, 1467 .and was the fourth Earle of that name and Family, & Knight of the Garter; who being with king Richard the third at the battaile of Bo/worth neere LeiceHer , againft Henry Earle of Richmond, (where the faid king was flaine) was ta- ken prifoner ; whom king/£w7 the feuenth,after pardoned, and tooke to fauour, and made him of his priuy Counfell. After all which, i488.a taxe being granted by Parliament,of the tenth penny of all lands and goods} (to the ayde of the Duke of Britaine) which thofe of the Bilhopprick of Durham and Yorkshire did refufe to pay ; the king commanded this Earle Henry to diftreffe, or otherwife to leuie the money ; which being made kno wne to the rude people, they with great violence fet vpon the Earle,and furioufly flew him y in a place called Cock- ledge Joy r/W*/*. 18. miles from Torke 3 m the 4-yeare of king Henry the y.h was buried in Eeuerley Minfter with his wife.He married A/d#/^,daughter ofwilliam Herbert Earle of Penbreke ,by whom he had iftucMenry Lord Percy ,the 5. Earle of Northumberland; Sir William Percy knight ■> Alan Percy a Clarke ; and loceline Percy ; and three daughters ; Elianor, wife to Edward Stafford 3 Duke of Bucking- ham; Anne, married to William Fitz-Alan Earle of Arundell; and Elizabeth) which died young. Etportoitjd'or aulion rampant d' a zur efcartelle gueullcsa crois Luce* hauriant d'argcm ; TTJEwj Lord Percy, after the death of his Father, was the * lift Earle of Northumberland JjoxdPoynings,Fitz> Payne and Bryan,& knight of the honourable Order of the Garter, & married Kathefine, daughter and oneoftheheires of Sir Robert 6 fencer ,knight, and of Elianor his wife, daughter of Edwond Beauford,D.ofSomerfet i & filter and co-heire ofHen* ry Beau ford & Edmond^Dukcs of Somerfet,\icr brothers; and had iffue,Henry Percy,thc 6. Earle of Northumberland of that mmc;Siv Thomas Percy knight; Sitlngelram Percy knight, Sc Margaret, married to Henry Clifford^ firft Earle of Cumber- 1 * — s u land. He died in the 18 .yeare of king Henry the eight. Et portoit, les armei defon pcre. Henry North vmberland, 149 IJlEnry Lord Percy after the death of Henry the fift, his Fa- ther, was the fixt Earle of Northumberland of that fur- name, and was made Knight of the Garter, in the two and twentieth yeare of king Henry the eight ; he was Cent by the faide King with a Commiffion vnder the great Seale of Eng- land,to attache and arreft Cardinall Wolfey,and to carry and deliuer him prifoner to the Earle of Shrewsbury, at Sheffield Caftle, which he did ; although the Cardinall proudly chec- ked him, .& told him.that he was a member of the Colledge of Cardinals in Rome-, and that neyther the King, nor any other temporall Prince vnder Heauen, could or ought to intermedle with him, for any caufe or matter whatlbeuer. This Henry, married ^^daughterofG^r^TW^Earleof Shrewesbury, and dyed without iflue, at Hackney neere London, the thirtieth day of Iune, in the 2 9. yeare of king Henry the eight,and was there buried. (His fecond brother Thomas being before executed,for taking Armes againft King Henry the eight, in the firft difference about Religion.) He gaue a great part of his Lands and Inheritance to the Hud King, and others. After this Henries death, the Earle* dome of Northumberland lay vacant, vntillKing Edward the fixt made lohn Dudley , Vifamnt £//fc,Duke of Northumberland. Etportcit,d'orau lyon rampant d'az.ur,efcartcHe dc guculles a trois Luces hauriant d'argens- John Dudley knight, was firft created Vi/count Lijle, the 3 3 . A yeare of King Henry the eight ; and in the firft yeare of King Edward the fixt,he was created Earle of warwkkc-,and the eleuenth of October, in the fift yeare ofthe (aide Kings R.eigne,he was created Duke of Northumberland. He marri- ed lane, daughter and hey re of Sir Edward Guilford knight, andhaduTue, eight Tonnes andfiue daughters, viz. Henry, who dyed at Bullen ; lohn, Earle of Warwicke, who dyed without ilTue Thomas dyed young ; Ambrofe Earle of war- wicke,who dyed without ilTue ; Robert, \lzr\e of Leicester, dy- ed alio without any lawfull i{Tue; Guilford Dudley beheaded, with the Lady lane his wife; Henry llaine at S.Jguintins ; and Charles theyong- cft (bnne, dyed a Childe : Lady Mary the eldeft daughter, was married to Sir Henry Sidney, knight of the Garter,and Lord Prefident of Wales, Father of Ro- bert, Baron of Penfburft, Vifcount Lijle, Earle of Leicesler, and Knight of the Garter ; Lady Margaret dyed young ; Lady Catherine third daughter, married Hmry Ha flings, Earle of Huntington ; Lady Temperance and Lady Katherine t dyed both young. ThisgreatDuke,onthe22.dayof Auguft, in the firft yeare of NoRTHVMBERLAND, of Queene Mary, was beheaded at the Tower-Hill, with Sir Iohn Gates,ax\d Sir Thomas Palmer , knights. Iohn Cocke, Lanca/ler Herald, (fome-time feruant to this Duke) begged of Queene Mary, to bury the head of his olde Mafter,in the Tower of London; which was granted him with the whole body, and perfor- med accordingly.In remembranee whereof, the laid Lancajler, did (euer after) beare for his Crean\a Beares head,filuer,crowned gold. Et portoit, d'or au lyon rampant,a la queue noucc de vcrt,arme & Jampafle de gueulles. THomas Percy, (Nephew to Henry P*rry,thc fixt Earle of Northumberland, ^by Thomas his brother, put to death by KMenry the 8. as aforefaid) after the death of Iohn Duke of North umber land, was by Queene Mary relfored in blood; and by Letters Patents, bearing date,i 557. created a new Lord Percy, and thefeuenth Earle of Northumberland ofthat I Family ,to him and the heyres male of his body; and for de- I fault thereof, to his brother and the heyres male of V J his body. After , Queene Elizabeth made him knight of the \v Garter,in the lift yea re of her Reigne ; of which he was de- graded , in the yeare, 1 5 69 • for rebellion with Charles Earle \of wejlmerland, and afterwards attainted by Parliament, in Anno, 1571 : and laftly,was beheaded at Yorkejn theyeare,i 572. He married Anne, daughter of Henry Somerfet^Earlc of Worcefter ,-av\&{aR.zx o£ William Earle of Worcester, 6c had iffuc,Thomas that dyed young; Elizabeth, married to Richard woodroofe of Torkfhire ; Mary '.wife to Sir Thomas Grey of Northumberland ^knight; Lucie,mar- riedto Sir Edward Stanley, o£ Einfbam in Oxford/hire, knight ; a younger fbnne of Edward Stanley Earle of Derby ; and lane married to the Lord Henry Sey- mour, brother to the now Earle of Hartford. Et rortoit, d'or au lyon rampant d'azjjr,arme & Jampafle de gueulles, efcartelle degueul ! es a trois Luccshauriant d'argem. C lr Henry Percy knight, (fecond brother of Thomas afore- ^faid) was after his laid brothers death and attaindure, by venue of the former entayle and Grant, the eight Earle of Northumberland,^ the 16. yeare of Queene Elizabeth ; and after,being accufed of treafon.and impriioned in the Tower of London, (hot himfelfe to death with a Dag, charged with two Bullets,before either his caufe was heard 3 or he arraign- ed, in the yeare, 1585. Hee married Katherine, one of the daughters and co-heyresof Iohn Neui 11 Lord Latimer, by whom he had iiTue, Henry, now the 9. Earle of Northumber* land, 1618. Thomas that dyed young ; William third fonne ; Sir Charles Percy knight ; Richard Percy ; Sir Alan Percy knight ; Sir Ioceltne Percy knight ; and George Percy Efquire : Anne Percy dyed young ; and Lucy married to Sir Iohn Wotton knight. Etportuit, d'er aulyon rampantd'azurjcfcartelleLucyyiui eft,guculles a trois Luces hauriantd'argenr. Henry Norfolk e. "LI Enry Lord Percy, fonneand heyre of Henry aforefaide, ■* (after the dearh of his Father) was the ninth Earleof NortbumberlandJLord Poynings,Fitz>-Pa^,with Emme y the daughter of William f it &-Osberne, L&rlzoi 'Her ej or ^,and Marlhall of England, andfifterto William de BritolioEaric of Iuory, and Roger Earle of Hereford. There was in this con- fpiracyJValtheofthc great Earleof Northumberland, diuers Bilhops, Abbots, and Barons : all which, by the Arch-Bi- fiiop Lanfrahe, were made knowne to William Conqueror, he being then in Nor- mandy, ,which cauled him with all fpeed to returne into England, and apprehen- ding the faidwaltbeof, and Roger Earle of Hereford Waltheof was beheaded at mnchetfer,and Roger had his eyes put out, and was kept in prilbn during his life. This Raphe de Waiet, keeping the Caft le of Norwich, againft the loyalty of William thefirft, was driuen out of England, and went with his wife to Iem- falem; leauing behinde him one daughter named It ta,yiho married Robert Earle of Leiceslerjn Anno, 1 1 0 3 . Hugh 1^2 Nor thvmb erland, HVgb Bigot , ((bnne and heireof Roger Bigot 3 Sewer ro King Henry the firft.and Adeliz-a his wife, daughter and co-heyreof Hugh ■ Grentmefnell, Lord Steward of England) a Noble Baron of this Reaime, and Steward of the houfe to King Henry the firft, being prefent at the death of the {aide King.teftified vpon his Oath, before the Arch-Biflboppe of Canterbury '.and other the Nobility of this Reaime, that king Henry the firft, willed vpon his death-bed: that Stephen his Nephew, and not Manld the Emprefle(his daughter) fhould fucceed him in the kingdome of England . For which Oath, King Stephen in the firft yeare of his Reigne, made this Hugh., Earle of Njrfolke. (Tho : walfwgham Tpodigma NeustrU.pag.ifi.) He married /Ww»,daughter of AlberickdeVere, the Kings Chamberlaine,and had ifluc,'Roger Bigot rftcr Earle of Norfolke, and Williams. fecond (bnne.He dyed in the 24 .yeare of king Henry the fecond, 1 177, and was buried in the Priory of S.Bennets in Thetford. Et pottoir, d'or a la croix de gueullcj. "D Oger Bigot y Earle oftheEaft Angles or Norfolke, thefe- **^-cond of that fur-name,in the yeare, 1 2 1 5 . with diuers o- ther Noblemen of the Reaime, did require of King Iohn, to haue the auncient Lawes of S.Edward the c onfeffor ,rene wed and confirmed vnto them ; which being denyed, they put themfelues into Armes, & lent for Lewis {Philip) the French Kings ibnne,promifing to make him King of England . At whofe requeft he came , and landed in the Ifle of Thanet in Kent,thc 2 1. day of May, 12 16. and comming to London >\\\&z had fealty fworne vnto him by the laid Noblemen. So that through all England,was nothing but killing and firing, vn- till it chanced, the Viicount of Melyn,* Nobleman of France (which came with Lewis into England) to fall very ficke in the Citty of London-, who feeling death to approach,called vnto him certaine of the Barons of England* vnto whom he vttered thefe words. Iamforry ((aid he) Brethren, for your fubuerjion and defo- lationjvhereaf you are ignorant ; For Lewis , and fixteene of the Earles and Barons with him* haue fworne, that if it be his chance to fubduc England, and to be crowned King, hee would banijh out of the Reaime, allthofe Tablemen which now take his parkas T ray tors to their King. A little while after, King Iohn dyed 5 and Henry his fbnne became King,and made an agreement with his Nobles, whereby Lewis was faine to abandon and leaue £#g/W,and goe into France backe againe. This £0£ married to Hugh de Albeneio, Earle of Arundell. The Petition of Marjhals Lands, was made in the 3 1. yeare of king Henry the third, whereof this Mauld had for her part.n 20. pounds per annum, with the Office and Rod of Marlhall of Ew 2and,nnd the Mannor and Caftle of Chepftow, or Strigull'm Wales. She ouer- liued her husband, and in the faid 31. of Henry the third,ftie gaue the Office and Rod of the Marlhalfbip to Roger her eldeft fonne, who was then Earle of Nor- folke,znd Marftiallof England ; and zsMathew Parts hath, this Hugh dyed at London,^, ninth of king Henry the third,i 225. And M. Milles hath,pag. 504. That he hathfeene diuers Charters of this lAwgvtsfigned and fealed with a Scale of a Lyonpaffant vpon the fame, which 1 greatly maruaile at,confidering y that both the faideHugh>and Roger his Father, did 'vfe and bear e in their Shields and Scales, aplaine C roffe, which isgrauen m ft one, and painted on the North- fide of the Cathe- dral! {or Minsler) at W eftminfter,//* the time of king Henry the third, with ma- ny other Noblemens Armes, who liued in that time . And further J fpeakeofmy ewne knowledge, that neuer any of this Noble Family of Bigots, did euer giue other Coateof Armes, then Gold,a CroffcGuenlles, before they married with Marlhals daughter, and were Mar/bals of England : At which time, they did ajfume and take dCoate, daughter and (ble hcire of Thomas of Brother- *~**-ton aforefaid, was (for the greatnelTe of her birth, her large reuennues and wealth) created Dutcheffe of Norjolke, for tearme of her life,in the 2 1 . yeare of King Richard the 2. at whofe Coronation, ftiee exhibited her Petition in thefe words. T 0 the right honourable Lord, the King of Caftile and Legeons, Duke of Lancafter,W Steve ard of England. Hum- bly befeecheth (Margaret, daughter and heire of Thomas of Brotherton,/*/* Earle 0/Norfolke, W Marjballof England) to be accepted,to the Office of high Mar/ha//, now at the Corona- tion of our Soueraigne Lord the King, after the death of the faid Thomas her Father ', executing it by her Deputy, as Gilbert Scrongbowe,£4r/f tf/Pembroke,^ at the Coronation of King Henry the fecond. That is to fay, to appeafe the debates in the Kings houfefhe day of his Coronation, fe to make deliuerance of all lodgings, fee. Taking of euery Earle, Baron and Gentle- men, made Knig hts of the Bath that day, a palfrey and Saddle, fee. Shee married two Husbands,and had ilTue by them both, as before is mentioned, and dyed the 24«of March, 1 39?.and was buried at the Fryars Minors in London. EtportoitjUl Armoirics d'engleterrc aulambcll d'argent. *Tp Homos Lord Mowbray - y (fonneof John Lord Mowbray , * and Elizabeth his wife,daughter and heyre of Margaret^ Dutchefle of Norfolke,and John Lord Segraue her husband) after the death of Iohn Lord Mowbray, Earle o£Nottingham t and Marlhall of England his Brother j was by King Richard the fecond, created Duke of Norfolke, 1397. andthefirft Earle Mar/hall of England (for before this time they were but Lord Marftials.) This Thomas, with Henry of Bulling- broke, Earle of Derby, and Duke of Hereford, wasbanilhed the Reaime,in the 22. yeare of king Richard the fecond, be- caufe he the faid Henry, had complained vnto this Thomas Lord Mowbray, of the Kings euill gouernment : of all which,this Thomas made the King acquainted with,and thereupon, the king called Duke Henry before him,demanding the truth thereof 5 which Henry ftoutly denyed the accufation, praying to hauethe combate of his accuter . Thomas Mowbray maintained, what before he had affirmed, and accepted the Challenge : Whereupon, the King granted their requefts,and figned a day for tryall thereof. At which time, the King being well aduifedbyhis Counfell,for-bid the faide Combate, and banifhed Duke Henry for ten yeares, and Thomas for all dayes of his life, who trauelling into Italy, and after to Venice, dyed there withgreefe, in the yeare, i400.the firft of king Henry the fourth,and was there buried. He married two wiucs, NORFOLKE. wiues,the firft was Elizabeth* daughter of the Lord Strange } by whom he had no iiTue.His fecond wife was Elizabeth, filter and one of the heyres of Thomas Fit z,- Alan, Eark ofArunde// y by whom he had i(Tuz 3 Thomas Lord Mowbray,bc~ headedat7Wv,with Richard Scrope Arch-Bifhop of Canterbury y 'm thcycarc, 140 j John the fecond fbnne, was Duke of Norfolke, Margaret the eldeft daugh- ter, was married vnto Sir Robert Howard Knight, Father of Iohn Duke of Nor- folke ; ifabell the fecond daughter, was firft married vnto Henry Ferrarsof Gro- ^,and after to Sir lames Berkeley knight, Father of ^///w^Marqueflfe Berkeley. Et portoit, gueullcs au lyon rampant d'argent, arme' & IaropaiTe d'azur. IT7 John Lord Mowbray, fecond fbnne of Thomas Mowbray *Duke of Norfolke (andyonger Brother of Thomas, behea- ded at Torke s who was commonly called Earle Marfliall, 6c by no other Name or Title) was reftored to the Earledomes of Nottingham and Surrey, in the firft yeareof king Henry the lift, with the Office of Earle Marfhall. And in the fourth yeare of the faide Kings Reigne, at a Parliament held at Lei- cester ,the king was dubbed knight, by John Duke of Somer- \. / fet ,then Regent of France, and this John Mowbray, reftored ^^y^ to be Duke of Norfolke. He married Catherine, daughter of Raphe Neuill&tft. Earle of fVef^merland,ando£ Inane his wife, daughter of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, by whom he had iflue, Iohn Mowbray Duke of SP^or/olke, and after dyed at hisMannorof Eplewortb, in the Ifleof Axholme, I4.34.and was buried in the Charter-houfe of Carthttfians there. Et portoit, les arm c» dc Ton perl. John Lord Mowbray 5 fbnne of Iohn afbrefaid, was after the *deathof his Father,Duke of Norfolke, Earle Marfhall and NottinghamjLoxd Segrattc,znd.o( GowerWo, married Elianor, daughter of William Lord Bourchier , and fifter of Henry Bourchier Earle of Ejfex, and had ifTue, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolke. He dyed in the firft yeare of king Edward the\ fourth,i4^i,and lyeth buried in the Abbey of Thetford. Et portoit, de gueullcs au lyon rampant d'argent', arme & lampaffe d'azur 03 John Norfolk e. I Ohn Lord Mowbray, Connc of John aforefaide, and Elianor Bottrchier his wife,was in the life time of his Father, created Earle Warren and Surrey, by king Henry the fixt, and after his Fathers death, he was alfo Duke of 2{orfolke,Eark Mar- (hall of EngUnd,nnd Earle of Nottingham, Lord S egraue, &: Brufeoi Gower.Hc married £//£4^/;,daughter of jobnTal- £rjk,fecond fonne to king Edward the fourth, and dyed without iffue. This John dyed in the fifteenth yeare of King £^jWthefourth,i475.athisCaftleof pramingham, and was buried in the Abbey of Thetford. His Inheritance was equally diuided betweenc the Howards and Berkley es, who were defcended of Margaret and ^Mdaughters of Thomas Mowbray Duke of Norfolk , before mentioned. Et portoit, gueulles au lyon rampant d'argcmarroe&larnpaffe d'azur. "D Jchard Duke of Torke, fecond fonne of King Edward *^"thz fourth,married Anne, daughter and onely heyreof John Lord Mowbray jho. laft Duke of Norfolke, and Marlhal of England of that name ; in whofe right heewas Duke of Norfolke, and Earle Marfhallof England. This Richard, with his brother King Edward the fift,was,by the vnnaturall and cruel command of Richard Duke of GloceHer, thdv Vnc- kle,moft barbaroufly murdered in the Tower of London^ in thcycare,i483. leauing no iflue. Et portoit, France, efcartelic d'engleterrc, au lambell d' argent, char gee d'e neuf tottcaux. lohn Howard knight, (fonne of Robert Howard knight, and A of Margaret his wife, daughter and co-heyre of Thomas Mowbray Duke of Norfolke, was firft made Baron by King Edward the fourth^ 146 1 . And after, by king Richard the third>he was created Duke of Norfolke,thc 28.0F Iune, 1483 . He married two wiues, the flrft was Catherine, daughter of William Lord Molins$>y whom he had iffuc,Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey, and Duke of Norfolke, and fbure daughters; Anne the firft daughter, was maried to Edmond Gorge knight; Jfabell, married to Robert Mortimer of Effcx, knight ; Jane, married to John Timperley Efquire ; and Margaret was mar- ried to John Windham of Cowtherke in Norfolke,knight. This Johns N O R F O L K E* Johns recond wife, was Margaret, daughter of Sir lohn Chedwortb knight, by whom he had ilTue,^^n/tf, married to lobn Bottrchier Lord Berners, who had ifiue,three daughters and hey res ; loane, Margaret and Mary . This lobn Duke of A^r/^/^,wasnaineat5^w/7iield,intheaydeof King Richard the third, on Monday ,the 2 2. of Auguft,i485. Et potioit, de gueulles a la bande entre fix croix recroifettees, au pisd fichi d'argent. Homos Howardfonnc & heyre of lohn Duke afbrefaide, * was created Earle of Surrey , in the tirft yeare of King Richard the third, and Lord Treafurer of England the fix- teenth yeare of king Henry the feuenth \ and was made Duke of Norjolke, at the Bifhopol : . Canterburies houfe at Lambeth, 1 5 i^.the fift of king Henry the eight. And for an honour and augmentation to his Armes, he had giuen him by the faid King, in the middle of the Bend of his auncient Armes, in a Schocheon gold,* demie Lyon rampant ,fhot in the mouth "with an Arrow, within a double treffure gueulles . He married two wiues, the firft was Elizabeth, daughter & fble heyre of Sir Fredericke Tilney knight,and had ifliie, Thomas 9 after Duke of Norfolke ± Edward flaine at Br eft, without hTuej Edmond Howard, who married loyce, daughter of Richard Culpeperoi Kent, (and had hTue, Ka- tberine,w'ifc to king Henry the eight) Elizabeth* wife to Thomas Bullen Earle of Wilt [hire $ and Muriel/, married to lohn Grey Viieount Lijle. His fecond wife, was Agrte daughter of Philip Tilney Efquire,by whom he had ifliie 2&o,william Howard Baron of Effinghaw,and Admirall of England,Lotd Chamberlaine to Queene Elizabeth s Knight of the Garter, and Lord priuySeale; Thomas Ho- ward,that dyed in the Tower of London ; Dorothy, married to Edward Stanley, Earle of Derby y Jnne,wifc to lobn Vere Earle of Oxford ; £//z4^f/?,married to Henry Radcliffe Earle of Sujfex ; and Catherine, firft married to Sir Rice op Tho- mas, Knight of the Garter ; and after to Henry Dawbeny, Earle of Bridgwater. This Thomas Dute of Mrfolke,dytd in the fixteenth yeare of the reigne of king Henry the eight ,and was buried in the Monaftery at Tbetford } i 5 24. Et portoit, de gueullct i la bande a fix croix recroifettees fitchez d'argent. Thomas i6o Norfolk e. ""jr* Nomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolke of that furname, * Earleof J7 after Earle of Suffolke, axxdlstrdWilham Ho- ward t^nd a daughter named Margaret ,married to Robert Sackmle Earle of Dor- fetMk third wif e,was Elizabeth,daughter of Sir Francis Leiborne knight, and widdow of Thomas Lord Dacres of GiUeJland,by whom he had no iiTiie. This Thomas, fourth Duke of Norfolke, was after attainted of hightreafon, and beheaded at the Tower Hill,the 4-of Iune, 1 572. This Noble Duke, was a great Friend and Benifa&or to the Officers of Armes. Et ponoit, dc gueullcs,a]a band a fix ctoix recroifctcecs pied fichc d'argent. A Catalogue No RTHAMPTON. 161 A CAT ALOG VE OF THE Marqueffcs and Earles of Northampton, their %A rmes, W ittes>and Children. \T\ TMtbeofr fonne of Syward the great, Earle of Y Y Northumberland ) marricdL*ditb,HiccQ>tolVilli- am Conqueror, and daughter of Lambert, Earle of Lens in Artoys, (with whom the faid Conquerour gaue in marriage, the Earledomes of Huntington and Northampton) by whom he had iflue, three daughters hisheyres ; MauLd theeldeft, was married firft to Simon S '. Lt 'z>e (who in his wiucs right was after Earle of Northampton) and after fhee was married to Daitidfonnc of Malcolme king of Scots : Ju- dith the fecond daughter,was married to Rafe de Toney, (onnz of Roger deTeney, Baron of Flamfied: Alice the third daugh- ter,was married to Robert Fitz-Richard, Saver to King Hen- ry the firft. This waltheof was beheaded at wincheBer, by commandement of William the firftjn the yeare, 107 5. and his body firft buried without the walks of the laid Towne,and afterward remoued,and interred in the Abbey of Crow- land in Lincolncjhire; as more at large is let downe in the Title of Earles of Nor- thumberland. Et portoitj d'argent au lyon rampant d'azur, au chef dc gueulles. v Olmon S.Liz>c,z Norman borne,and Ibnne of one Randall le ^Rich, had the Earlcdomeof Northampton, and the Hun- dred of Falkley giuen him by king William Rupbus. He marri- ed Mauld,xhzdM daughter, and one of the hey res of ml- tbeof,Ezrlcof Nortbnmbcrland,Huntington and 'Northamp- ^andhadhTuc, as in the Title of Earles of Huntington is more at large.He built the Caftle of 2{ortbampton; and hee, with Mauldhis wife, in the fixt yeare of king Henry the firft, founded the Abbey of S.Andrew in Northampton. This Si- mon, after going to the Holy-Land, to fight againft the Sar- raans,ai his coraming homewards dyed in the yeare, 1 1 5 2 . in the Priory called Charity, and there lyeth buried. After his death, king Henry the firft, gaue hiswiddowin marriage,to Dauid, brother of Alexander king of Scots. By which marriage, the faide Dauid obtained of King Henry the firft,to be Earle of Huntington, faxing the minority of youngSimen SZf&eJbnne of this Simon and Mauld. Et poitoir, party per pale endente d'argent & de gueulles. Simin Northampton, OfmonS.Lize, the fecond of that .name, after the death of ^his Father, was Earle of Northampton •* and being very young at his Fathers death , was committed to the cuftody of Earle Dauid, who had married Mauld his Mother, who fent him ouer Seas into Normandy \ to be nurtured & broghc vp,whereheferued in the wars. Meane time,/&#ry,fonnc of Earle Dauid, his halfe brother by the Mother, cnioyedand carried the Title and Honour of Earle of Huntington. And although this Simon did oftentimes follicite King Henry the firft (by Petitions and other meanes) to bee reftored to the faide Earlcdome of Huntington*\\\s Mothers Inheritance^ et could heneuer obtaine the fame, folong as King Henry liued. After whofc death, and that Henry Earle of Huntington dyed alio, in the life time of Dauid his Father,by whofe meanes he had held the lame * this Simon obtained the raid Earledome of Huntington,and cnioyed it quietly, with the Earledome of Nor- thamptonjby the fauour and good liking of King Stephen. He married ifabell* daughter of Robert Be//omont,Cur-namcd Crouch-backe, Earle of Leicester * and Chiefe-Iufticeof£#g/W, andhadiffue,iVwHumfrey de Bohun, the laftr \ j of that Family and Name,Earle o{Hereford,EjJex, and Nor- y thampton,nnd Conftableof England (afterthe death of his ^s^X^ Father and Vnkle) and Elizabeth, married to Richard Fitz>- Alan, Eark of Arundell and Surrey. This William dyed be- fore his elder brother Humfrey de Bohun the 9 . Earle of Hereford, Ejfex, & Con- ftable of England jiXi the yeare, 1 3 59. and was buried at walden in Et portoit, d'azur, fur lc bandc d' argent, trois mulciz de fable, entre deux cotticcs & it* lyons rampant d'or. X^lrmfrey de Bohun,thc laft of that name, fonne and he^re * **of Willtam Earle of Northampton his Father, and Ne- phew and heyreof 'Humfrey de Bohun the p. Earle of Here- yford, Effex&nd Conftable of England, In all which Titles and Honours,hefucceeded both his Father and Vnkle, and married Ioane,dmgjhtcr of Richard Fitz-Alan Earle of Arun- dell,and had iflue, onely two daughters his heyres ; Elianor theeldeft, was married to Thomas ofWoodftockeDukcof GloceUer (by whom the Title of ^Northampton did defoend to the Family of Staffbrds) Mary the fecond daughter, was married to Henry of Bullingbroke; who(in her right) was cre- ated Duke of Hereford, and after king of England, by the name of king Henry the fourth. This Humfrey dyed in the 3 5 . yeare of king Ed- ward the third, and was buried by his Wife,at Walden in Ejfex. The Dukes of Buckingham, from the 2 3. yeare of king Henry the fixt, vntill the thirteenth of king Henry the eight, did write and ftile themlelues Earles of Northampton and Hereford-Became they were defcended of the eldeft daughter andhoyxc of Humfrey de Bohun, the tenth and laft Earle of that Name and Fa- mily. Et portoit, d'azur, a la bandc d'argent, entre deux cotticcs & fix lyons rampant d'or. Wilftam 164 Northampton. \7\JlHiamparre, Knight of the Garter, (forme of Sir * V Thomas Par of Kir by Kendall knight) was created Baron of Kendall, the 9. of March, in the 30. yeare of King Henry the 8.And in the 3 6.of the faid kings Reigne, he was created Earlc of Effex, in regard he had married Anne, the daughter and heyre of Henry Bourchier Earle of Ejjex. And laftly , in the firft yeare of King Edward the fixt, he was cre- ated Marquette of Northampton* and writ in his Stile, Earle V /of £^xr, Vicegerent, great Chamberlaine of England, Kee- \^ ^/ per of the priuy Seale,Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Iu- X/ 1 ^ ftice of the Forrefts 6c Chafes to the Rjuer of Trent North- ward. He married three wiues,the firft was <4/«^,daughter and onely heyre of Henry Bourchier Earle of Effex, from whom hee was diuor- ced . His fecond wife, was EUx>abethy daughter of George Brooke Lord Cobham. And his third wife was //Thomas Duke of Norfolke,Eark of Nottingham, and Earle Marfhall of England, Lord Mowbray, Segraue, Brufe of Guptr and <5V«- Et porcoit, les armes de fon perc; Homos Mowbray (after the death of Thomas his Father inbanifhmentatr^wv?) was Lord Mowbray, Duke of ] Norfolkefiavkof Nottingham, and Earle Marfhall of Eng- land.Hc married Lady ConHanc (?,daughter of Iohn Holland^ Earle of Huntington,znd Duke of Excefter, but by her had no uTue.He was after accufed and found guilty of high trea- (bn, and for the fame was beheaded, with Ric hard Scrope Arch-Biftiopofr^^inthe fixt yeare of King Henry the 4. and his body was buried at Torke. Et portoit, de gueulles,au Jyon rampant d' argent arme& lampaffe d'azur. John Lord Mowbray (fecond brother of Thomas Mowbray * beheaded atYorke) was Earle of Nottingham, and Earle Marfhall of England $ and in the fourth yeare of king Henry the fixt 3 he was created Duke of Norfolke.Hc married Kathe- ?w,daughterof Raphe Neui/tfir&Eark of Weflmerland, 6t had iflue, Iohn Lord Mowbray, Duke of Norfolke, Earle of Nottingham, and Earle Marfhall of England, Lord Segraue, and Brufe of Gower,b\c. and dyed at his Mannorof Eple- worthjn the Ifle of Ax holme, and was buried in the Abbey or Houfe of Carthufians there,in the yeare, 14 3 2 . Et portoit, les armouries de fon frere. Iohn Nottingham, 167 \Ohn Lord Mowbray, fbnne of /^afbrefaid, was after the A death of his Father,Duke of ytyrfolkeJEark of Nottingham and Earle Marshall of England,Lord Segraue, and Brufe of Gower.Hc married Elianor, -daughter of William Lord Bottr- chier, and fifter of Henry Bourchier Earlc of Ejfex y by whom he had iducjohn Earle warren and J^r^and after Duke of Norfolke, and dyed in the firft yeare of king Edward the fourth, 146 1 .and lyeth buried at Thetford. Et portoic, de gueulles au lyon rampant d'argenr,anr.e & lampaflc d'azur. lOhnLord Mowbray, fbnne and heyreof fohn and Elianor '■Bourchier) in the life time of his Father, was created Earle Warren and Surrey fry king Henry the fixt ; & after the death of his Father,he was Duke of Norfolk -AlanHark of Arundell; was created ViCcountBerkley, the 2 1 .of king Edward the fourth : And in the firft yeare of King Richard the third,he was made Earle of Nottingham,?*. Earle Marfhall of England, And in the fourth yeare of king # daughter of tames Stewart Earle of Murrey >zxvd had iiTueJames a fonne. Et porwir, lei armcs de Inward, fur le tout au Molette de fable. A Catalogue Oxford. 169 ACATALOGVE OF THE Earles of Oxford, with their Armes, IViues, and £ hildren. Vbrey deFere, (Ibnneof 'Aubrey de rm^Chamberlaine to King Henry the firft, Portgraue of London, and Chiefe-Iuftice vnder king Henry the firft, fiaine by the Commons in London \m theyeare,i 140. defcended from the Earles of Guifnes,and that fur-name from Fere, a Towne in Zeland y ([\sM. Camden hath others in Normandy) was by king Hemy the fecond,and Mauld the Empreife his Mother, reftored firft to the Chamberlainfhip of England, and the Porrgraueihip of London (which hee had loft before in the ciuill warres) and after had giucnhim, thechoife of fbure Earledomesin England,\\z.Oxford, Huntington, Cambridge- Jhire, and Wiltes, with this condition, that if Dauid of Scotland did challenge theEarledomes of Huntington and Cambridge, heflhould nothaue eytherof them j and for that the faid Dauid did challenge Huntington and Cambridge, as his due and right inheritance, the faide Aubrey made his choife to take Oxford : In which Earledome,when the faide Henry the fecond came to the Crowne.hee by his Charter did confirme and make the faid Aubrey, Earle of Oxford. This Aubrey married Adeliua, daughter of Henry of£//£xr,Baron oiRaleigb^at kings Conftable,by whomhehadiflue, Aubrey and Robert Fere, both Earles of Ox- ford one after another; and a danghter named Robefia, firft CountefTeof Salis- bury ,and after wife to Geffrey Magnauile Earle of Effex ; and laftly (he married Pagans de Beaucbamp, Baron of Bedford : She founded the Church, and built the Towne of RoyJlon.This Aubrey the firft Earle of Ox/wv^dyedintheyeare, 1 194-the fixt of king Richard the firft. Ei porcoitjefcartcMjdcgueulles&d'orjlc premier canton,charge d'une Moletce d' argent. A Vbrey deFere, fonneof^^aforefaid, was after the death of his Father, the fecond Earle of Oxford, and Lord high Chamberlaine of England. This Aubrey con- firme the guiftof 7. liber at is terre , which Aubrey his Father didgiue to the Canons of SJEditb (or Efitb) in Effex, and married ^daughter of Roger Bigot Earle oiNorfolke^ by whom he had no iflucHe dyed in the yeare,xa 14. Et portoir, les armoirict de fon perc. P 3 Robert 170 Ox F0 R D. Obert Vere the third Earle of Oxford and great Cham- bcrlaineof£/?g/W,brother Aubrey the lecond afore- faid, paideafineof one thoufand Markcs to King lohn y 'm the itf.yeareof his reigne, for the feizure of thofe lands which lately were of the inheritance of Earle Aubrey his el- der brother, and thereby wasfeizedof theCaftksof Heue- ningham and Caneutl^wkh their appurtenances,and had alfo giuenhimthe Ward (hip of willum Fkz>-Otbo^ tobeftowin marriage with his Niece. Notwithftanding all which fauors, he tooke part with the Barons, who maintayned Lewis the French Kings fonne againft king Henry the third ,in the year, 1 2 1 5 .He married lfabetf y daughter and heire of Hugh Lord Bulbtcfif Bulbec Caftle in B uckinghamfhir *,and of Swefham Bulbec in Cambridg- jfrire> and Founder of Wtburne Abbey in Bedford/hire > and had iffu^Hugbde Vere Earle of Oxford, and Sir Henry Vere knight ; of whom the Lord Mordant and others are defcended.He had ifiiie alfo,one daughter named Jfabel/, marri- ed to Sir Iohn Courtney knight, great Grand-father of Sir Hugh Courtney ,rirft Earle of Deuonjhire of that name.She founded the Preaching Fryars in Oxford, and lyeth there buried in Anno, 1245 .' This Robert alfo founded the Priory of Hatfield Brodoke, where he lyeth buried erofTe-legged,in the y eare, 1 2 2 1 . with this Epitaph. Sir Robert Vere the firft,and third Earle of Oxford,/ytf£ heere.God if he pleafe, haue mercy of his Joule. Whofoeuerfhallpay forhis foule, [ball obtaine forty dayes pardon. His Armes depicted vpon his Shield or Pauice, is gold, .a quarter of France Seme,charged with a Molet Argent. f-JPgh deVerc,fonnc and heyre of Robert aforefoid,was re- I 1 ftored and made Earle of Oxford 3 and Lord great Cha- berlaineof England 3 in the ycarc,i2$$. and married Haw is > daughter of Sayre de putney, Earle of Winchester > and had iffuCyRobert de Vere, after Earle of Oxford^Aubreyjk Richard^ Margaret,manied to Hugh de Crejft, with whom her Father gaueinmarriage,theMannorof Keteringham, with the ap- purtenance {Robert Lord JZuincy, undLordfviUiam Blunde being WitnefTes to the faid Charter fanz date.) Mauld Cc- cond daughter, and Jfabell Vere the third daughter . This Hugh dyed in the yeare,^^. and was buried at Colne, the 48.of King Henry the third. Et porcoic, de gueullcs, efcartcllc d'or; le premier butt dc vn molcttc d'argenr. Robert Oxford \ 13 Obert de Verejht lecond of that chriften name, fbnne ck hey re of Hugh afbrelaid, was the fiftEarleof Oxfordot that lur-name,Lord Bulbec, and great Chamberlaine of land; who iiding with the Barons in the ciuill diflentions a- gainft king Henry the third, was taken prifbner by Prince Edward the kingsfonne,ina battaile neere Kenelworihjn the year e, 1 265 . He married ^//V»^»,andgauehima thouwnd Markes lands by the yeare,with the Caftle of Flynt in Wales- y alfbhegauetohim thcibnneand heyre of Charles de Bloys % the a prifbner jfor whofe redemption he had loooo.poundsj and in the 10. yeare of the faide Kings reigne, he was made Duke of Ireland. After all which, the King granted him by Letters Patents, to hold the kingdome and Soueraignty of Ireland, and to bearefbr his Armes, Azure, three Crownes gold,mthin a bor dure argent, quartered before his o wne Coate. He was much hated of the Nobility, for abufing the Kings eares to the hurt of the Sate. Hee married Philip, daughter of Ingelram deCuifnes, Lord of Coucie and Earleof Bed/or d,by Jfabell his wife,daughter of king Edward the third,whom he diuor- ced,and tooke to wife Lantegronia^ meane woman,that came with the Queene out o£Bohemia,but had no ifliie by eythef of them.At laft he was baniftied Eng- land by the Barons,and went into France, where about flue yeares after, being a hunting,he was flaine by a wilde Boare. King Richard hearing thereofout of his loue caufed his body to be brought into England, and to bee apparelled in Princely Ornaments and Robes,and put about his necke a chaine of gold, and Rings vpon his fingers,and fo was buried in the Priory of Ear les Colne in Ejjex t 1392. The king being thereat,did weare blackes. Et pcrtok, les armes de Ton pcrc. Aubrey Ox FORD, 173 de me, after the banilhment and death of Robert **Duke of Ireland his Nephew, was the tenth Earle of Oxford ,Lord Bulbec and Samford, 1393. But the Chamber- lainfhip of England (faith Mffles) which his Aunceftors did hold in Fee,he furrendred vnto king Richard the fecond, who befto wed the fame vpon Iohn Holland Duke of Exce Iter, his haife brother by the Mother. He married ^fe,daughter of Iohn Lord Fitz>-walter,o£ Woodham waiter in Effex, and had ifluc, Richard Eark o£ Oxford, and Iohn that dyed without hTue,the ninth of Henry the rift ; Alice a daughter, was marri- ed to Sir Iohn Fitz-Lewis knight. This Aubrey dyed in the firft yeare of king Henry the fourth, and was buried in the Priory of Earles Colne in Efex,m the yeare, 1400. Et portbit, gueullcs, efcartelle d'or, 1c premier brife de vn Molette d'argent. "D Ichard de piste, (twenty foure yeares olde at the death of * his Father Aubrey) was the eleuenth Earle of Oxford* Lord Bulbec and Samford; and in the third yeare of King Henry the fift,he was made Knight oftheGarter.He married Alice, daughter and one of the hey res of Sir Richard Serge- aulx knight,and widdow of Guy S.Albon, by whom hee had |hTue,/0/w Earle of Oxford, and Sir Robert Fere knight, who I married Margaret, daughter of Sir Hugh Courtney of ffac- ham knight, (and heyre to her Mother Phillip, one of the daughters and heyres of Sir Warren Archdeacon knight) and had hTue Iohn, who married Alice, daughter and heyre of Walter Kilr'tngton, alias Colbroke, by whom he had ifluc, Iohn de Vere Earle of Oxford, This Richard dyed in the 4-yeare of King Henry the fift. Etporcoit, les armes de Ton pere. John deVerefht fecond of that name,fonne and heire of Ri- •vW^ aforefaid, was after the death of his Father, the 12. Earle of Oxford,Lord Bulbec and Samford. He married £//- z^r/^daughter and heyre of Sir Iohn Howard knight, and had i([uc,Aubrey de Vere, Iohn de Vere Earle of Oxford-fieorge Vere knight,that dyed before his Brother ; Richard and Tho- mas knights ; Mary, a Nunne at Barking in Ejfex Ioane,mzr- ried to Sir William Norris of Tatter den knight and Elizabeth was married to William Bourchierfonnc and heyre of Henry Bourchier Earle of Effex. This Iohn, was one of the Noble- men \y/^ Oxford, men that withftood and gain-faide the Lords fpirituall,for place and preceden- ™fn Pari Irnent,in King 'Henry the fixt time 5 which controuerfie is entred on ^t^S^LicntRolkthus. Memorandum, the Lords fpirituall aUealged in that Parliament, that for fo much as they m^mttWrn^, omhtto haue of right the precedent face of the Lords T emporall- For (faide they) itwaswellknowne, howfarre things firiluall exceed temporal . TowkcMte Barons temporall anfwered, That whatfoeuer right or priuiledge they had or could beene the worth Founders andBenef actors ofthefaideLordsfimtmU: and fur, thttm^tUwmwM thing Jor Matters to k -inferiors ^tharSer- uants. Befides,the Lords temporall further affirmed \That they were defcended of Honourable and Noble Families, and Jo were not the fmtuall Barony j Which matter beine well vnderftood and indifferently weighed,the Lords Temporall preuailed,and had place and precedency giuen them . This hiseldeftfonne, Sir Thomas Tudenbam ^i,WtUiamTirreU^IohnMom^ 0 ornery Efquires, were attainted,and at feuerall times beheaded at Tower-Hill neere London^ theyeare,i 4 62. Iohn and his fonne Aubrey, were buried in the Augmiine Fryars in LondonM firft of king Edward the fourth. Et portoit, de gueulles cfcattelle d'or, le piiraier brife dc vn molette d'argetu. \ohn deVere, fecond fbnne of iohn Earle of Ox/W,behea- *ded with his eldeft fonne ^w^, was after his Father and Brothers death,the ^.Earleof Oxford, Lord Bulbec Sam- ford and Scales, great Chamberlaine and Admirall of Eng- land ; who not long after the battaile and ouerthrow of Bar- net, 147 1 .fled into CornewaUto S. Michaels Mount, where he was taken by King Edward the fourth, and fent prifoncr to theCaftleof Hames beyond the Seas, where he continued vntillthefirftyeareof king Henry the feuenth, with whom he came into England, and fought the battaile at Bofwortb- Field,where King Richard was flaine. He maried two wiues, the firft was Margaret, daughter of Rtchard Neuill Earle of Salisbury by wh<> m he had ittuc,Iohn that dyed in the Tower of London yong, in the time of his Fathers banifhment. His fecond wife was Eto^.daughter of Richard ScroPe knight,the widdow of William Lord Beaumont, by whom he had no iflue.He dyed without ifTue,in the fourthyeare of King 'Henry the eight, andwasburiedatC^in£#x,leauing/^^^, fonneof Georgebis Bro- ther^ to fucceed him in the Earledome of Oxford&c. Et portoit, les arraes de fon pcre. Iohn Oxford. John deVere, the fourth of that name, forme and heyreof Sir George Vere knight,and Nephew and hey re of John, the thirteenth Earleof Ox/^r^fucceeded his Vnkk John, 6c was the fourteenth Earleof Oxford, Lord Bulbec, Samford and Scales ,Lord great Chamberlaine of England, and Knight of the Garter. This lobn was commonly called Little lohnof Camp: Hee married Annc^ daughter of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolke,and Treafurer of England, and dyed with- out i(Tue,in the eighteenth yeare of King H.nry the eight,the i/f.of Iuly, 1 5 26. and was buried at Colne, leauing/^# de Vere, his great Vnkle Roberts Grand-childe to fucceed him. Et portoit, tie guculles, elcattelle d'or,le primicr Urifc de vn molttte d'argent. John de Vere, the lift of that name, (fbnne of lohnVere, Son *of Robert r-Gilbert (Sewer to William Conquerour) and ^(f/whiswifejdaughterof Walter Gifford, Earleof Longe- uile'm Normandy ; was created Earle of Penbroke y in the 4. yeareof King Stephen ; hee was alfo Marlhallof the Kings Pallace, and Lord of Chepslow^ Sirighull>Tudenham^wola- Jlon, AluerdeHon^ and halfe the Country of Liege. Hee was heyreof Roger and waiter Fitz,-Richard his Vnkles ; which waiter was a great Baron, and Lord of Caer-went in Mon- mouthfbire^nd Founder of Tinterne Abbey in Wales , 1 1 3 1. He married Elizabeth , filler of Waller an Earle of Me (lent , and Robert Earle of Leicefler (twin brothers) andhaduTue, Richard Strongbow Earleof Penbroke, and &*/z# 5 married to RaymondXonne of William Fitz>-Gerald of Ireland. This Gilbert dyed in the 14. yeareof King Stephen, and was buried by his Vnkle Fitz,-Richard } in the Abbey of Tinterne. Ei porioit, d'or,trois chcurons de gueullcs, au latribell de cinq points d'azur. T> Ichardof C/^fonne of G/^rr fur-named Strongbow, *-^ofwhom itisfaide, that this Richard ftandingvpright, with the Palmes of his hands would touch his knees ; he was after his Father,Earleof Penbroke y L. o£strighull,ChepsJow and Caer-went jind Lord Marshall. Dermoc,Mac*Murough, fonneof Patricke,Kingof Leinsler in Ireland $ whofe Sub- ie&s rebelling againft him, prayed this Richards aydc 9 who being a moft valorous Captaine,granted his requeft,& went with fufficient ftrength, and conquered all LeinUer . In re- compence whereof,this Dermoc gaue his daughter Eua vnto him in marriage, with all the Country of Leinfler, (which contaynedwe/hfordjKildarejKilkennyjOj/ory and Carlogh) Al which Lands he enioyed with the, good liking of King Henry the fecond, eight whole yeares. He had ifiue,one onely daughter his hey re, named ifabelt, who being i4-yeares Ward to King Henry the fecond, was giuen in marriage to wil- Uiam MarjlulUhz eldcr,Earle of Penbroke. This Richard dyed, and was buried at Kilkenny , in Anno,! i7^,and afterwards his body was taken vp againe, and buried at Dublyn in I r eland. Ec portok, les armes de Ton pere. William 178 PeNBROKEi \7\Tllliam the Kings Marlhall.fonne of Iohn, St grand- * V c hilde of Gilbert 3 was in right < of his wife ifabell, daughter and hey re of Richard 5^^^afbrefaid,lcreated Earleof Pcnbroke^by King/^», on the day of his Corona- tions i^p. and had giuenhimthe Marfhalihip of England. King Richard the firft, in the firft yeareof his Reigne, 1 189. gaue this Ifabell in marriage,to this William MarJhaU 3 (he be- ing then his Ward,by whom he had iiTue fiue fbnnes j willu am, Richard, Gilbert, Walter and Anfelme y a\l Earlesof I 'en- broke, .and Marlhals of England,and dyed without iflue. Hee had alfo fiue daughters,who were married as followeth.^4- tild the eldeft ,was married to Hugh Bigot Earle of Norfolke, with whom he had in marriage, the Marfhalfhip of England, and Hemsted Marjfoall in Bark(bire y by which the faid Office is held : Ioane the fecond daughter, was married to wa- rin de Montchenfey, Lord of Swanefcamp : Ifabell the third da ughter, was firft married to Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocelier, and after to Richard PlantageneC Earleof Cornwall, younger fbnne of King John : Sibill the fourth daughter, married William Ferrars Earle of Derby; and Eua the fift daughter, was married to William Brufe Lord of Brecknock . This William, after the death of King John,had the gouernment of King Henry the third, being but tenyeares of age, vntill the faid William dy ed ,which was in the y eare,i 2 1 9. and was buried in the Temple'm London,thc 16. of March.the fourth of king Henry rhe third . This Williams Father did beare forhisArmes, Gueullesalabande fizelle d'or$ (as his Seale doth witnefle) But after he and his fbnnes came to be Marfhals,they vfed for their Armes, D'or party de vert, au lyon rampant degueulles fur letout^arme falampaffe daz,ur. William Marfhall the younger,fbnne and heyre of Wil- liam Marjhall the elder, was the fourth Earle of Pen- broke^nd Marfhall of England,Lord of Strighull, Chep/low, Caer-went, Leigh (or Liege) We/bford, Kildare, Kilkenny, Ojje- rie and Carlogh : and married two wiues; the firft was Alice, daughter and hey re of Baldwin de Betun,Ear\c of Albemarle and Holderneffe (by Auis his wife, daughter and heyre of William leGrojfeEarlc of Albemarle.) His fecond wife was Elianor, daughter of king John* and lifter of king Henry the third-He dyed without ifTue,the 6.of Aprill, 123 i.the 1 5. of king Henry the third, and was buried by his Father, in the Temple of London,kzmng Richard his brother to fucceed him. Ei portoit, lcs armoirics de fon perc. Richard ENBROKE, 179 R: /chard Marjhall, fecond fbnneof William Marjhall the elder, who after the death of William his Brother,the 5 . Earleof Penbroke,md Marfhall of England, Lord of Longe- uiie in France, Strighu/l y Cheps/orv,nnd Caerwent } &c.did giue to the Church of S. Maries Thame, certaine Woods in Crendon,to pray for his ownefbule a and Geruafia his Wife j (and as Mathew Paris hath) when king Henry the third did, vpon the fuggeflion of Peter Bifhopof Winchester, remoue all his home- bred Subieds from their Offices in his Court, and preferre certaine ftrangers of Potcliers in their roomes 5 this Richard not liking thereof,came boldly vnto the King,in the prefence of many the Nobility & others, and tolde him, that by ill counfell he had fent for Grangers into the Land, to the great hurt of his kingdomeandfubiects, to the impeachment of the Lawesand Liberties of this Realme. For rcdrefle whereof,he vowed he would right fo long as hee had any life } and thereupon ioyned league with Luellyn Prince of Wales ex others. But whileft the King wasbufiedin leuyingan Army, to fend againft him and Lttellyn,word was brought to this Richard, that Monce Fitz,-Gcrald and other /r^,had fackedhis Countries and Lands in IrelandM pon the hearing whereof he hafted thether withrifteene Knights,to encounter with his enemiesjand ioy- ned battaile with them vpon Satterday the rirft of Aprill, 1234 .and fought ele- uen houres, vntill his horfewas flaine vnderhim . And he then falling to the ground one of the / rijh perceiuing his backe part ill armed, lifted vp his haber- geo,& thruft a knife into his backe vp to the haft,giuing him his deadly wound, and then brought him to a Caftle of his o wne named Kilkenny, (which the faid Maurice Fitz>- Gerald had taken a little before from him) where he dyed flfteene dayes after without ifliie, hauing beene Earle but three yeares. Hee was buried in the Quier of the Fryars Minor ies at Kilkenny, the 1 8. of King Henry the third . Et porcoit, les armej dc fon trcre. Ilbert Marfhall ^ third Son of William Mar/hall the elder, after the death of Richara his brother, was reftored to King Henry the thirds fauour and grace,& to all his brothers Lands and Honours, both in England and Ireland ; and for the fame did his homage in the fame yeare, 1234. and was Earle of Penbrokc and Marlhall of England^ Lord of Longe- uile'm F ranee ,Linefler in Ireland^nd of C hep flow and Strig- hull in Wales,&cHc married Margaret, daughter of William King of Scots,but had no ifliie. He mifcarried at a Turna* ment held at Hartford,by endeuoring to ftay his horfe from his fwift running, who being caft out of his Saddle,the horfe gaue him fuch a blow on the breaft,with his head backward,that he died therof the fame day,in the Abbey of Hartford nccrcWarejn the yeare 1242.H1S body being conueyed to London, was buried by his Father in the Temple. Et ponoit, d'or party dc vert au lion rampant dc gucullcs fur Ie tour, arme & lampafTe d'azur. Q^2 waiter I i8o Pembroke. \ \ J Alter Mar/hall, fourth forme of William MtirfbaU the * ^ elder, with whom King Henry the third (after the death of his Brother Gilbert Marfhall) was greatly difpiea- fed,denying him thofe Honours and Seigneuries belonging vnto him from his Aunceftors.faying: That this Walters el- deft Brother Willi.im,d\& refcue Lewis the French Kings Son being in England,that he was not taken prifbner. Secondly, that his Brother Richard was his enemy, and was flame in o- pen field againft him. And thirdly, that his brother Gilbert that dyed laft, had all his dignities reftored to him by the Kings fauour ; and that (contrary to the faide Kings Com- mandement)he went to the Tihing at Hartford, which was held to the Kings difgrace. But afterwards,the King being well pacified, this Walter was admitted to be Earle of Penbroke and Marlhall of England, and to haue all other the honours and lands his brothers held and enioyed before. He married Margaret, daughter and co-heyre of Robert Lord guincy (fonne and heyreof Saierde Qumcy Earle of 'Winchester} widdowof lohn Lacie Earle of Lincolne by whom he had no idue. Hedyed at GWer/^ Caftle by Monmouth, the fourth of Deccmber,i245.and was buried at Tynteme Abbey without hTue, in the 30.yeare of King Henry the third. Ec poitoit, les armcs de fon frcie'. A Nfelme Marfhall, the fift fonne of William Marfhall the ■**-elder,was at the time of his Brother Walters death,Dean of Salisbury, znd after admitted to be Earle of Fenbroke, and Marlhall of England.Ht married Mauld, daughter of Hum- frey de Bohun, Earle of Hereford and Conftable of England, and dyed without hTue, the 2 2. of December, being the 18. day after the death of his Brother waiter; leauing his rich Patrimony and Inheritance, tobediuidedamongft hisfiuc lifters and heyres before mentioned. I finde this Earledomc of Fenbroke in ancient rime,to be a County Palatine, 6c had all IurildicTrion Regall. And that the Earle had vnder him there,Iuftices of his owne.a Shireiffc ,Steward, Chanccllour, Chamberlaine,Coroner,Efchetcr,and diuers other Officers^eceflary for a Re- gal lurifdi&ionjall made and appointed by himfelfe.He had SeffionsA Coun- ty Courts Monethly ,in which County Courts were tried all Real Pleas what- foeuer,by originall Writ,vnder the Seale and Name of the laid Earle ; all fynes wereleuied,and recoueriespalTed,and all Writs made in the Earles name, (and not in the Kings) He had power to pardon all offences,and had his Chancery, court of Common Pleas,and Exchequer,holden within his Caftle of Fenbroke; whereuntoallthe Inhabitants of that Country reforted, foriufticeandtriallof all their caufes. He erefted Townes, and incorporated them with many large and ample liberties.He had all manner of forfeitures and efcheats whatfbeuer. He had within his County ,?.Caft les of hisowne,and 12. Seigneuries or Man- ners, Penbroke, igl nors,which were parcell of his County. The Iurifdi&ion royall of this Earle- dome, remained and was permitted in the Earles themfelues, from the time of the Norman Conqueft,vntill the 27.yeare of King Henry the 8. Whereas all o- ther Earles of this Realme, had loft their Iurifdictions many hundred yeares befbrcand had but the bare names of their Earledomes. Alfo the laid Earles of Pcnbroke,by Office at the Coronations of the Kings of England,wcrc to carry a paire of gilt Spurs.To end ; this County is called Penbrokjhire, of the To wne Co named;for the word PtnQn Welili)fignifieth the head or chiefe part of a things and fltt>,fignirieth a Vale or plaine foyle,fertile and fit to beare Corne.&o Et porcoit, d'or party dc vert,au Jyon rampant de guculies/ur lc tont,arme & larupailc a'azur. \ATllliam de Faience) fo fur- named of the place where ^ * he was borne) ibnne otHughleBrun, Earleofthe MarchefTe of Aquitaine,and halfe brother by the Mother, to King Henry the third \ was created Earle of Penbroke, in the yeare, 1 247. He married /^w,daughter and heyre of warm Lord Montchency, and loane his wife, fecond filter and co- htyxtoC Anfelme Alar/hall Earle of Penbroke, by whomhee had iffue^Aymer de Valence Earle or Penbroke, and Iohn that dyedachilde; and fbure daughters,viz. ifabe Unmarried to John Lord Hastings o£ Aburgauenny '(one of the Competitors for the Crowne of Scotland) loane the fecond daughter was married vnto Iohn Lord Corny n of Badzenoth (fonne of Iohn Lord Corny n and Mary his wife,daughter of Iohn Ba/liol) Agnes the third daughter, was firft mar- ried to Maurice Friz-Gerald ^ and after to Henry Ballioll, brother of Alexander Ballioll Lord of Chilham^nd dyed without iflue; Margaret was the 4-daughter. This wilUam de Valence and loane his wife,gaue to the To wne of Tembie the firft: Charter of incorporating them; licenfing the to chufe euery yeare Port Reifes: He granted like wife to the BurgefTes,free common yearely vpon al his grounds and Medowes,from the time of mo wing, vnto the purification of Mary-, which to this day they enioy.This William dyed in theyeare,i29<5« and was buried in a magnificent Toombe, on ithe South-fide of the Abbey at weliminjler, the 2 5 . yeare of King Edward the firft. Et portoii, burclle d' argent & d'azur de dix pieces, a l'orle de Marlettes de gueulles. A Tmer de Valence ,fbnne and heyre of William de Valence a- **forefaid,and/efcarte)k d'engktcrrcjau bordur d'argent. \T\Tllliamde la Pole, Lord mngfidd,b\c. was created V V £ ar i e 0 f penbroke>by Letters Patents,bearing date at S.Edmonds -bury, the third of March, 1446 .the 2 5 . of king Henry the fixt ; which Title & Dignity he enioyed not longj for at the next Parliament after, 1450. he was banifhed Eng- land,md in his flying,was taken and beheaded >and his body being carried to wingfield Golledge in Suffolke, was there bu- ried : After whofe death, the Earledome of Penbroke reuer- ted againe to the Crowne, where it remained two yeares. TbiisWilliam married Alice, daughter and heyre of Thomas Chaucer, of Newelme in Oxfordjhire Eiquire j as in the Title of Suffolke is more at large. Be portoit, d'azur a la face & trois cedes de Leopards d or. lAfper ofltatfieldjkmght of the Garter, (fonne of Owen Tit- *-Hugb, Marm)on,and S.^uintinej by whom heehad i([\ic,Henry Lord Herbert jficzv Earle of Penbroke-, Sir Edward Herbert of Red- Caftle knight^and Lady Anne,n\avmd to Francis Lord Talbot, Son and heyre of George the fixt Earle of Shrewsbury, This William, mMxkd to his fecond wife, Anne, daughter of George Talbot $\z fourth Earle of Shrewsbury, but by her had no uTue. He dyed at Hampton-Court, the 18. of Aprill,and was buried in S. Paules Church in London,in theyeare.i 57o.being the 73-yeare of his age. Et portoit, pany per pale d'azur & de gueulles an lyons rampant d'argent, a la bordur gobonne d'or & gueulles, fur la gueulles bezants. Henry 1 88 Penbroke. TlEnry Herbert, Earle of penbroke,\s>xA Herbert of caer- * *dijfe in wales, Knight of the honourable Order of the Garter, Lord Prefident of the Counfellofthe Marchefleof wales-, married two Wiues ; Katherine the rirft wife, was daughter of George Talbot, the fixt Earle of Shrewsbury, by whom he had no uTue.His fecond wife was Mary, daughter of Sir H enry Sidney, knight of the Garter, and of the priuy Counfellto Queene Elizabeth ,Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Prefident of the Counfell of the MarchelTe of wales , and fi- ller to Robert Sidney, Vifcount li/fc and Earle of Leicesler % Knight of the Garter, and Chamberlaine to Queene Anne, by whom he had iflue, William Lord Herbert of Caerdiffe, and after his Father, Earle of Penbroke ; Philip Herbert fecond fbnne, created Earle of Montgomery and Lady Anne, that dyed young vnmarried at Cam- brtdge,zv\d was there buried, 1 60 1 . Ec portoic, pec pale d'azur & de gueulles, au crojs Jyons rampant d' argent, a vn bcrdur gobonny d'or & de guculle». William ^y^jfonncandheyreof Henry afbrefaid, was after the death of his Father,Earle of Penbroke, Lord Herbert of Caerdiffe in Wales, Fitz-Hugh, Marmion, and S.^uintineXord Chamberlaine to King fames, Knight of the honorable Order of the Garter, one of hisMaielties moft honourable priuy Counfell, and one of theComiffi- oners for the Office of Earle Marihall of England. He mar- ried Mary, eldeft daughter andco-heyre of Gilbert Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury frut asyet hath no iflue, 1 6 1 8 . Et portott, per pale d'azur & de gueulles, au ttois lyons rampant d' ar- gent, a vn bordur gobonny d'or & de gueulles. A Catalogue RvTLA N'D. 1$C) A CATALOG VE OF THE Earles of Rutland, their Armes, IViues, and £ Hldren, EDward Plant agenet^Son and heyre of Edmond of Lang- ley Duke of To? £v Conftableand Admirallof England ^Lord of Tyndall, and Knight of the Garter. He married (at Fotheringhay in Nor- tbamptonfbire) Philip third daughter and co- heyre of Jobnde Mohun, Lord of Dunshr Caftle in Somerfetfljirefcy whom he had no iflue. He was after flaine atthebattaileof Agin Court-Field jhz third of King £toH?thefift,i4i$. and was buried at Fotheringhay^cauin^ Richard his brother to fucceed him. portoit^ France feroee efcartellc d'eng!eterrc,aulambclld'argentbrifede neuftorccaux. T) IchardPlantagenet, fonne and heyre of Richard Coningf- borough Earle of Cambridge, fecond brother of Edward aforefaid,after the death of his Vnkle Edward without iflue, wasreftored to be Duke of Yorke, Earle of Cambridge and Rutland, and Lord of Tyndall, in the fourth yeare of King Henry the fixt ; he was alfo Earle of March and Vlfler, Lord of Wigmore and Clare, in right of Anne his Mother, lifter & heyre of Edmond Mortimer Earle of March&c.He married Ce #/y,youngeft daughter of Raphe i\te«///,firft Earle of iveft- merland,by whom he had ilTue, (as in the title of Torke) Hee was flaine at the battaile of Wakefield, by Queene Margaret^ in the 38 .yeare of King Henry the fixt.and was buried at Fothertnghay in Nor- thamptonjhire. Et portoir, France femee, efcat telle" d'engleterre, au bordur d'argem charge de ly. ens rampant purprc. R Edmond 190 RVTLAND, P Dmond Plantagenet,Connc andhcyvcoC Richard Duke of ^Torke afbrefaid, was the third Earle of Rutland in the life time of his Father ; who being with his (aide Father at the battaile of Wakefield, 60. the 35) .of king Henry the 6. and but i2.yearesolde, fell downevpon his knees dellring mer- cy^was cruelly ft abbed to the heart, by lohn Lord Clifford of Weflmerland,who did fweare,that(by that acte) he would be reucnged for Thomas his Fathers death . After he was thus murdered, he wasfirft buried at Pomfret, and from thence remoued,and brought to Eotheringhay Caftle,& there buried by his Father. Et portoit, France cfcartelle d'engletene, au lambell de cinque points d'argem/hargec adcuxi.lyons gueuUcs &neuf torteaux.tfcar telle a vccVJitcr & Mortymer. HTHomas Mannors, Knight of the Garter, Lord Ros of Hamelake, Beluoir, and Trusbut , (fbnne and heyre of George Mannors Lord Ros ,and Anne his wife, daughter and heyre of Sir Thomas S.Levger knight,and Anne DutchefTe of ExceUer his wife ; which Anne was filler of king Ed-ward the fourth) was created Earle of Rutland by king Henry the 8. at his Pallaceof Bridewell in London,by Letters Patents, bea- ring date the 18. of Iune } the 17. ofthefaide Kings Reigne. King Henry the 8.did alio augment vnto his ancient Armes, (in regard that he was defcended of the fifter of King Ed- ward the fourth) gold \two bar res autre ; a chiefe quarterly a- zur andgueulles - y on the firft two Flour-de-luces gold ; in the fecond,<* lyon paffant gardant of the firft.the third as the fecond,the fourth as the lirft.He married Ehanor, daughter of Sir William Pafton of Norfolke knight, by whomhchadiiTue,fiueibnnes and fixe daughters ; Henry Mannors the eldeft fonnejwas after his Father ,Earle of Rutland ; Sir John Mannors knight ; Sir Ro- ger Mannors knight ; Sir Thomas Mannors knight ; and Oliuer was the fift Son. Gertrude, xnaxx\w#4; Matilajmni- ed to Robert Earle of Moretaigne • Mabi/lthe third daughter ; and 5/£/// was the fbunh daughter, who was married to &?£*r£ Fitz>-Hamon t Lord of Glamorgan, Founder of Tewkesbury Abbey in England^md Lord of Tortgney in Normandy. This was left by William Conqueror* to be Gouernor to his fonne William Ruphm, and was flaine at Caerdijfe in South-tfWa, and buried at Shrewsbury , in the Ab(?ey which before he had founded. T^STgh de Montegummery, (fonne of /^^raforefaide) was * after the death of his Father, Earle of Shrewsbury and Arundell. He, wjth Earle of Chester, tookc the /Jle of Man by force and ftrong hand, i098.At which time,M7g#/# King of iWr^^and grandchilde to Olaue, after he had ioy- ned to his Empire,the Illnnds of Or cades and Menauia^ame with a few Ships to the Ijle of Man-, whom this Hugh being willing to refift on the fhore, was flricken in the right eye with an Arrow, of which hurt, the eight day after, hee dyed without hTue,and was buried by his Fatheran the Abbey of Shrewsbury. Vpon whofeToomh, (MMilles faith) his, Por- traiture is made of ftone, with his legs acroife, (as in olde times was vied) and vpon his Shield Autre, a lyon rampant gold, with a border , us before is ipecifled in the Title of Earles of Arundell. O obert de Montegummery, fecond fonne of Aoger aforc- A ^-faid,and brother and heyre of 'Hugh, was the third Earle of Shrewsbury and Arundell, and married the daughter and heyre of Guy Earle of Pontiue in T^ormandy. He was a man very outragioufly giuen, andmoft cruell to his owne Chil- dren and Hoftages,whofeeyes (with his owne hands) hee plucked out . Hee helde and fortified the Caftles of Shrewsbury, Arundell, Tickhill, Bruge, and Carrocoue in Eng- land, againft king Henry the firft, which after was his vndo- ing. For thereupon the King proclaimed him Traitor , and fhortly after, all his Townesand Caftles being yeeldedvp vnto the laid King, he was banifhed England* with his Bro- ther Arnold r ,in the y eare, 1 10 3 . the fourth yeare of the faid Kings Reigne. But afterward this Robert y with Robert Duke of l^ormandy, the Kings eldeft brother, were taken prifoners at the Battaile of T marsbray, and were brought into Eng- /W,where they had both their eyes putout,and kept prifoners in the Caftle of Caerdijfe 196 S H R E VV S B V R Y. caerdiffe in South wales,whcxt they miferably ended their dayes. This Robert had itfue, William fur- named Taluaife Earle of i^.who married Ela, daughter of /fr/)',brotherof Geffrey Earle of Aniou, widdow ot the Duke of Burgundy x John his fecond fonne, had all his Lands in Normandy and Mayne i his eldcft daughter married luheltjbnnt of Walter de Meduana ; and Ela was firft married' to mliiam, the third Earle Warren in England and after to Patrick* Earle of Sa- lisbury. Et portoic, ks armes de fon pcre. Tobn LordTalbot, Strange of Blakmer,Furmua//oi Ferdon, ■■■Gouernorof Anioye and Mayne, (fonne of Richard Tajbot, Baron T dbot of Calile Goderic, and brother and heyre male of Gilbert Lord Talbot) was created Earle of Shrewsbury by Letters Patents, bearing date at Wmdfore, the 20. day of May 3 in the i^.yeare of king Henry the fixt. And by another Letters Patents, dated atWeftminsler, the ly.of Iuly, the 24-of king Henry the fixt, he was made Earle of wefhford,b\ Steward of England jind after Marihallof France ; and be- ing fent to fuccour them of Burdeaux,tookc the Towne,and placed therein a Garrifon ; and proceeding further into the Country, to releeue the Towne of CaHellon in Aquitaine, which the Englifh had recouered; (the French hauingon all fides begirt the fame) at which time, a great battaile being then fought, this John was with the fhot of a Piece there flaine, the 7 .of Iuly, 145 3. the 32. of King Henry the fixt. He married two wiues, the firft was Mauld, daughter and onely heyre of Tho- mas NeuillXoxd Furniuatf,by whom he had iffuc,Iobn T dbot Earle of Shrewf- bury ; Sir Christopher T ilbot 3 and Sir Humfrey T dbot knights . His fecond wife was Margaret, el deft daughter and co heyre of Richard Beauchampe Earle of Warwicke,by whom he had iffuc,Iobn T dbot Vifcount Lijle, vnto whom his Fa- rher gaue the Lordfhip of Panfwike, whaddon, Morton, wotton, Schirborne y Poly xot 5 and other Lands in Shropfhirefiir Humfrey T dbot knight,{laine in Mont- Sinay j Eliz,abetb,wife to John Mowbray Duke of Norfolkc $ and Elianor married to Thomas Butler, of Sudely Caftle in GloceFterjhire. This Iohn being flaine as aforefaid,with Iohn Vifcount Lifle his fbnne 3 his body was buried in a Toombe at Roane in Normandy, whereon this Epitaphe is written . Heere lycth the right Noble Knight, Iohn Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury, Earle of Wejhford, Waterfordand Valence, Lord T dbot of Goodrich and Orchenfield^ Lord Strange of Blakmer, Lord Verdonof Atlon, Lord Cromwell of wingfield, Lord Louetofte of worfop, Lord Furniuall of Sheffeild, Lord Faulconbridge, Knight of the Noble Order of S.George, S.Michaell, and the golden Fleece, great Marjhall to King Henry the fixt, of his Realme of France, who died in the Battaile of Burdeaux, 1453. Hoe bare for his Armes, ShREVVSBVRY. Armes, Gueulles au lyon rampant d'or, a la bordure endente demefme . Which Armes were Riceap Griffiths, Prince of South-Wales, whofe daughter named Wentlian,was married to Gilbert Talbot (in King Henry the thirds time) Aunce- llorof this John. John T albotfccond Earleof Shrewsbury of that Name and 1 Family, was after the death of John his Father, aJfo Lord Talbot, Strange of Blakmer, Furniuall, Verdon, and Knight of the Garter. He married Elizabeth, daughter of lames Butler, Earle of Ormond in Ireland, and had ilFue, lohn Talbot the third Earle of Shrewsbury ; Sir lames T tlbot knight, who dy- ed the 1 1. of King Edward the fourth } Sir Gilbert Talbot of Graf ton, knight Banneret, and Captaine of Callis third Son ; 'chriftopher Talbot fourth fonne, was Arch-Deacon of Che- fter-,& George was the rift Son^ Anne the eldeft daughter, was married to Sir Henry Vernon of the Peake in Derbyjhire ; and Margaret was the fecond daughter .This lohn was flainein a battaile at Northampton the tenth of Iuly,i4^o.the 3?.yeare of King Henry the fixt 3 who(e part he tooke, (and in which battaile the faid King himfelfe was ta- ken prifoner) and was after buried in the Priory at Worfop. Etportoit, les armes de fon pere. John Talbot,Connc and heyre of lohn thefecond, was after *the death of his Father ,the third Earle of Shrewsbury jvejh- ford and waterford, Lord Talbot, Furniuall, Verdon, and Strange o£Blakmer,and married J(atherine,daughter: of Hum- jrey Stafford Duke of Buckingham, Earle Stafford, Hereford, and Northampton, by whom he had ilTue, George Talbot the fourth Earle of Shrewsbury ; and Thomas that dyed with- out ifliie; Anne a daughter, was married to Thomas Butler the laft Baron of Sudley, who dyed without ifTue. This John dy- ed at Couentry,m the yeare of our Lord,i473.the ^..kalends of Iuly ; and his body was buried in our Lady Chappell at worfop. Et portoic,de guculles au lyon rampant d'or, a la bordure endent de mcfme. George jc)g Shrevvsbvry, GEorge Talbot, the fourth Earle of Shrewsbury , vpon whofe Toombe at Sheffield frt is ftiled Earle of Shrew f- bury,Wefl)ford and waterford ,Lord Talbot J? urniuall,Ver don, and Strange of Blakmer, and Knight of the honourable Or- der of the Garter. This George, being but twenty yeares of age,was at the battaile of Stoke, where hee fought manfully, in the behalfe of King Henry the feuenth, who made him Knight of the Order of the Garter and after he was made Steward of the houfe to King Henry the eight, and Generall ofthe Armyatthefitdgeof Turwin.iyi. Hemarriedtwo wiues,the rirft was *4^,daughter of William Lord Wfiings, Chamberlaine to king Edward the fourth, by whom he had ilTue,H^j Lord Talbot, that dyed without ilTue, and was buried at Calke Priory ; Francis Lord Talbot and Earle of Shrewsbury after his Father ;Iohn,-2LX\&Iohn,bQt\\ borne, & buried at Ajhbyde laZouche-, williamTalbot fiftfonne, borne at Sheffield', Ri- chard Talbot fixt fbnne,borne at Chelfey : and fiue daughters ; Margaret ,marricd to Henry Clifford Earle of Cumberland ; Anne and Dorothy. Jboth borne atwmg- field ; Mary, wife to fift*^ Pw? Earle of Northumberland-, and Elizab°th the fife daughter , was married vnto William Lord Dacres of Gillefland . This Georges lecond wife, was Elizabeth, daughter and one of the heyres of Richard walden, ofErith in Kent knight ; of whom he begot lobnjhat dyed young, and Anne,mamed to Peter ComptonSonwt and heyre of Sir William Comfton knight; and aftcrtowi/Iiam Herbert Earle of Penbroke. ThisG^r^dyed atwingfield, the 2 6 . of Iuly , 1 5 3 8 .and was honourably bu ried by his firft wife,at Sheffield. Et poitoit, de gueulle s au lyon rampant a'or, 2 la bordure endente de tnelme. Rancis Talbot, lonne and heyre of George,was borne in the Grille of Sheffield jxk theyeare,i soo.the 1 6 of king Hen- ry the feuenth, and was the fift Earle of Shrewsbury, Lord Talbot, Furniuallyer don, and Strange of Blakemer, 6c knight of the Garter. He married two wiues,thefrrft was Mary, daughter of Thomas Lord Dacres of Gi/lejland t by whom he had ilTue, G^jg* Lord Talbot, and fixt Earle of Shrewsbury ; Thomas T ilbot that dyed at Sheffield without ilTue, the 2 5 .of king Henry the eight ; and Anne, firft married to John Lord /toi^and after to Thomas Lord wharton, and dyed without iiTue.His fecond wife was C7rv*f ^daughter of Robert Shacker- ley of Derbifhire Efquire . He dyed the 2 1 . of September, the lecond of Queene£//z^f£,and was burred at Shejfieldjxi theyeare, 15 ; p. Et portoit, let armoiries de Con pcrc. George Shrevvsbvry 199 Eorge Talbot, {v/x Earle of Shrewsbury ,Lord T dbot 3 Fur- ^~*niuall, Ferdon , and Strange of Blakmer, fbnne and heyreof Francis afbrefaid, was made Knight of the Garter, in the third yeare of Quecne Elizabeth-, and at the arraign- ment of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolke,Lord Steward of England j\x\d prefently after Earle Marfhall of England. He married two wiues,the firft was Gertrude, daughter of Tho- mas Mannors Earle of Rutland,by whom he had ifTue, Fr-Patricke,]lark of Salisbury aforefaid, & h^d iilucjrVitltam Long/pee y from whom king Henry the third did take both the S title 202 Salisbvry. title of Earle,as alfo the Caftle of Salisbury ,and who after dyed in a battaile a- gainft the Infidels,in the yeare 1250. Stephen Longjpee Chiefe- Iuftice of Ireland, fecond fonne, (vnto whom William his Brother gaue the Mannor of Wamberge. This Stephen had to wifc.Emmelyne CountefTe of Fitter^ daughter and heyre of waiter Ridclesf or d, Baron of Bray in Ireland. Nicholas Longjpec the third lonne, was Bifhopof Salisbury ', and dyed, 1296. Richard Longfpce was a Cannon at Braienfioke : Jfabellthc eldeft daughter,was married to William Lord Fe/cy^Ella 9 married to Thomas fixt Earle of warwicke; and after to Philip Lord Baffet ; and I dona the third daughter, was married to William Beauchampe Baron of Bedford. This William Earle of Salisbury, was Conftableof Douer- Caftle, and layling with Richard Earle of Cornwall his Nephew, and Philip de Albeney into Gafi coignejhe tenth of Henry the third, recouered PoicJiers, which before was loft by king John ;and in their return againe into England,h^d\y efcaped (hip wrack, being ftrangcly caft vpon the Cornifh fhores, and dyed in the fameyeare 1225. and lyeth buried in the Cathedrall Church at Salisbury ,in a faire Toomb.After whole death,£7/<« his Wife and CounteiTe^rofefTed her felfe a Nunnejn the re- ligious houfe at Lacok in wiltjhire, which was of her Foundation, and was the firft Abbeffe thereof.Afterward (lie forfboke her Abbatefle, in theyeare 1 257. and dyed in theyeare 12 61. This William lyeth buried with thefe Armes vp- pon his fhield, t)'az,ur fix lyons rampant ^,3,2,1. which werethe Armesof William Fitz>-Patricke,his wiues Father. \ X J Jlh am Lord Mont acute, (Son of Simon Monte-acute* y, * Baron of shipton Monte-acute) was created Earle of Salisbury, in the 9. yeare of king Edward the third, and had giuen him the Caftle and Barony of Denbigh -,and in the 17. yeare of the (aid Kings Reigne,he was crowned King of the l fie of Afo#,andhad giuen to him and his heyres,a thoufand Markes land by theyeare, (for taking of Roger Lord Morti- mer prifoner,at Nottingham Caftle, who had beene too fami- liar with the kings Mother. ) This William, when king Ed- ward the third went to clayme his right to the Crowneof France^gxmft. Philip de Valois, 1 1 38,was taken prifoner,and carried to Parts, and after ranfbmed by the exchange of the Earle of Morret,who was then prifoner in England. At this expedition, king Ed- ward grayed the ayde of the Flemmgs,who excufed themfelues, by an oath and bond ofa Million of gold, which they had taken and made,in the Popes Cham- ber ,that they fhould alwayes helpe and ayde the King of F ranee, o\ right vnder his Standards Arms;whereupon,by theaduice of Iaques TfArtiuille of Gaunt, king Edward did quarter the Armes of France before his owne of England, and proclaimed himfelfe King of France, byrcafon whereof the Flemings helde themfelues difcharged both of oath and bond, and fo did ayde and helpe king Edward . This William married Katherine, daughter and one of the co- hcyres Salisbvry. 203 heyres of William Lord Grantfon,a Burgonyan borne,and a great Baron in Eng- land^by whom he had iflue.two fonnes and fbure daughters; William the eldeft, was after his Father, Earleof Salisbury-, Sir John Montague knight, married Margaret, daughter andheyreof Sir Thomas Mounthermer knight, (fonne of Raj/be Mounthermer Earie of Glocefler) and dyed before his brother William, in the 1 3-yeare of king Richard the fecond. Sibil/ the eldeft daughter, was married to Edmond Earle of Jrundc//,fov his third wife r Philip the fecond daughter, was married to Roger Mortimer Earle of March-, Elizabeth the third daughter, was married to Gyles Lord Badelifmer, and dyed without ifTue ; Agnes the 4. daugh- ter. This William founded the Abbey of Brijlicjbam Montague, and dyed at a Iufts and Turney at fvind/bre, in theyeare, 1 343, and was buried in the White- Fryers in London. Et portoitjd'argent an trois Lozcngics en facedc gueu'.ks. 3 ^ O \TXT llliam Lord Mount acute (fonne and heyre< '-Mli^^m * am Earle of Salisbury aforelaid) after the < of Willi- ^^^SjaT v y am Earle of Salisbury aforefaid) after the death of his Father, was the fecond Earle of Salisbury, Lord of Den- bigh^wd of the jjle of Man, of that name j which honour of Denbigh, was recouered from him, by Edmond Mortimer Earle of March. He was one of the Founders of the Noble OrderoftheGarter,andGouernorof Callis, vnderkingfo- chard the fecond, ijFo.Hefolde the ijle of Man ,to William Lord Scrooge, Treafurer of England, and Earle of wiltjhire 5 who being after beheaded, king Henry the fourth, gaue the Ijle of Man, to Henry Percy Earleof Northumberland,tobo\& of him and his SuccefTors, kings of England, by the feruice of bearing the fword at the Coronation . He married Elizabeth, daughter and one of the co-heyres of John Lord Mohun, of Dunf/er Caftle in Somerfetjhire, and had ittuCyWi/liam his onely fonne & heire,flaine at Tilt atwindfore, by Wil- liam his Father,the 6 .of Richard 'the fecond. This William the Father, dyed in the2o.yeareof king Richard the fecond, leauing lohn his Nephew (fonne of John his Brother) tofucceedhim,i3?6. Etportoitjesarmesdefonper}^ John MountacuteYJ^cASovmc ocheyreof Sir John Moun- tacutekviv^xt, and Nephew andheyreof fvi/fiam Earle of Salisbury his Vnkle, was the third Earleof Salisbury of that Iname, and was one of the Noblemen which conipired the death of king Henry the fourth, at a Iufts held at Oxford-, but beeing difclofed, diuers of them were put to death} j and this lohn and Thomas Holland Earle of Kent, flying Ivnto Circesler, were by the rude Townes-men there, V /brought into the Market-place, and there had their heads fmitten off, the firft yeare of King Henry the fourth. He ^^y"^ S 2 married 204 Sal is bvry. married Mauld ^daughter and hcyre of Sir Adam Francis of L W^knight.and vviddow of Sir Alan BoxhuU knight, Lieutenant of the Tower, and had iffuc, Thomas MountacuteEatlcof Salisbury ,and Richard that dyed without ilTue, Sc three daughters; Anne the eldeft, was ririt married to Sir Richard Hanckford, af- ter to Sir John Fitz-Lewps knight ; and thirdly, to lohn Holland Earle of Hun- tington^nd Duke of Excejler ; Margaret the fecond daughter, was married to wtlliam Lord Ferrars of Groby ; and Elizabeth the third daughter, was married to Robert Lord willoughby of Eresbie. Et portoit, d'argcnt, au trois Lozengies cnfacc cie gueulles. HT Homos Montacute ,Sor\ of John Earle of Salisbury ,flainc by the Commons at CirceHer, was reftored to be Earle of Salisbury the tenth yeare of king Hiew? the fourthjand i after in thefixt yeare of king Henry the fixt, hee was made Knight of the Garter ; and in the yeare, 1423. he raifed the fiedge of Crauant in Burgoigne, where he, with the lolTe of 2 1 .hundred men,flew eight thoufend of the enemies. After he was fubftituted Vice-Regent of the Countries of France, Bry and Champaigne t and Sir John FaHoffe Deputy in the Dutchyof Normandy. And in the fixt yeare of king Henry the fixt,he,with William de la Pole. Earle of Suffolk*, and John Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury, beticdgcd theCittyof Orliance in France, where he and Sir Thomas Gargraue knight.looking out of a high Win- dow, in a Tower at the Bridge ende, to view the Towne, was (hot with a Bul- let from the enemy, which brake the Window,and droue the ftiiuers thereof in- to his Face and Head vpon which wound, hee dyed within eight dayes after. Whofebody being brought into England.was honourably buried by his Aun- ceftors,at Bifham Abbey in Bark/hire, 142 8 . He married Eleonor, daughter of Thomas Holland Earle of Kent,and filter and one of the heyres of Edmond Earle of Kent -,and had iflue, one oncly daughter and heyre named Alice, married to Richard Neuil/> a younger (bnne of Raphe Neuill, firft Eztk of We ftmerland. ThisThomas had a bafe Ibnne named John. Et portoitjd'argentjau trois Louxcngiesen face de gucullci. Rithard Salisbvry. 205* F> lchard.Neuill,thirdConnc of Raphe Neuill, firft Earle of *-^weftmerland, (by loane hisfecond wife, daughterof lohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster) was made Earleof Salisbury, after the death of Thomas Montague his wiues Father, and Knight of the Garter,in the 1 5-yeare of king Henry theilxt, and Lord Chancellor,in the 32. yeare of the laid kings reign. He tooke part with Richard. Duke of Torke, againft king Hen- /7thefixt, and was taken prifbner by Q^Kcnc Margaret, at the battaile of Wakefield, and beheaded ntPomfret, and his headfentvpontheendeofaSpearetor«?r&?: in which bat- taile,was Richard Duke of Torke alfo (laine,i4<5o. This Ri- chard Neui//,mamed £/*vwr,daughter and heyre of Thomas Montague Earle of Salisbury, and had hTue,foure fonnes and fixe daughters - y Richard the eldeft fbnne.was after reftored and made Earle of Salisbury, znd af- ter Earle of Warwicke ; lohn thefecond Ibnne, was created Marquefle Moun- tague; Thomas the third fonne,married the widdow of the Lord wilioughby, and dyed without iflfue; George the fourth fonne, was Arch-bifhop of Torke, and Lord Chancellor of England. Ioane the eldeft daughter, was married to Willi- am Fit Alan, Earle olArundell ; Cecily the fecond daughter, was married vnto Henry Beauchamp Duke of Warwicke ; Alice the third daughter, was married to Henry Lord Fitz>-Hugh, Baron of Rauenfwath j Eleanor the fourth daughter, was married to Thomas Stanley _,firft Earle of Derby of that name ; Katherine the fift daughter, was wife to William Bonuill 'Lord Harington ; and Margaret the fixt daughter, was married to lohn Fere Earle of Oxford. This Richards body, was firft buried in the Prioiy at Pontfret,md after remoued to Bijham Abbey, necre mndefore in Bark/hire. Et portoic, gtieullcs au Saulteur d'argent, au Iansbell gobonnc d'argent & d'azur. "D hhird Neuill, fbnne and heyre of Richard Neuill Earle *.\.of Salisbury aforefaid,was reftored to be Earle of Salis- bury ; and in right of his wife, he was Earle of warmcke j he was alfo great Chamberlaine and high Admiral of England, 1 Lord Warden of the North Marches toward Scotland,and of the Cinque-Ports, Captaine of Callis, high Steward of the Dutchy of Lane after, and knight of the Noble Order of the Garter .This famous and great Earle of Warwicke , did fet vp and pull do wne Kings at his pleafure.Firft he fet vp king Ei- wWthe^andput downeking Henry the 6.and after fome breach and vnkindnes between them.this Richard took Hen- ry the 6 .out of prifon, where he had bin ten yeares,and placed him againe in his Regall Throne, forcing Edward to flye into Flanders, to feeke ayde of the D. of Burgundy his brother in law. But Edward returning againe,did encounter with this great Earle,& his brother lohn MarquefTe Montacute, at Barnet field, where they were both flain,in theyear,i47i. This Eade Rich, married ^^daughter S 3 of 206 Salisbvry. of Richard Beauchamp Earle of Warwicke, and fitter and hcyre of Henry Duke of warwickehy whom he had ifTue,two daughters his hey res ; ifabelitht eldcft, was married to George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence ; and Anne the fecond daughter, was firft married to Prince Edward, and,afterto Richard Duke of GloceJler,akcr king,by the name of Richard the third. Et porcoit^ les armes dc fon pcre. (^lEorge Plantagenet ,borne at Dublin in /mW,third fbnnc ^-*of Richard Duke of Torke, and brother of king Edward the fburth,was created Duke of Clarence jn theyeare,!4^|. And by Letters Patents dated at weftminjlerjhc twenty fiue of March,the 12. of King Edward the fourth,he was created Earle of Salisbury a nd warwicke. This George married I fa • A?#,fiftcr and co-heyre of Henry Duke of Warwicke 3 zn& had iflhtjEdward Earle of warwicke, who from his childe-hoode was kept in the Tower of London,znd in the ende beheaded by king Henry the feuenth, leauing no ifliie 5 and Margaret, the daughter of the faid George , married Sir Richard Pole knight, and was beheaded after her brother, in the 3 3. yeare of king Henry the cight.This George was fecretly murdered in the Tower of London, in the yeare, 1477-and was buried at Tuekesbury, Et portoit.France efcartcllc d'engletcrre>aulambell d'argentau trois cantons de gucullci. p Dward,om\y fonne of King Richard the third,& Queen ^Anne his wife, was borne in the Caftle of Middleham, neere Richmond, in the County of Torke, 1473, wno Seeing not foure yeares of age,was created Earle of Salisbury, the 17-yeare of the Reigne of king Edward the fourth. And on the twenty foure day of Auguft,i4.83,he being then about ten yeares olde, was by his Father created Prince of Wales, and dyed before his Father. Etportoit, les armes d'cngleterreau lambcll d'argeni. Margaret Salisbvry. 207 AA Argaret Plantagenet, daughter of George Duke of Cla- £ v-^remr&nd filler and heyre of Edward Earle of Warwick, beheaded as aforelaid, was created CounteiTe of Salisbury, ■ by king Henry the eight, in the rift yeare of his Reigne, and in the 3 1 .yeare of the faid kings Reigne, ftiee was attainted by Parliament,of high trsafon,together with Gertrude, wife of Henry CourtneyMarc\uc(fc of ExcesJer, Reginald Polehcv lonne, Sir Adrian Forte/cue and others ; and after was be- headed in the Tower of London,thc 3 3. of kingHenry the 8. She was married to Sir Richard Pole knight, (borne in Wales) & had iflue, Henry Pole Lord Mount ague beheaded; Reginald Pole Cardinall ; Geffrey pole third fon ne ; Arthur Pole fourth fbnne ; andrr/V4,married to Henry Lord Siaffordfonne and heyre of Edward Duke of Buckingham. Et portoit, France & d'coglcterre efcattcllcaulambelld'crmyn Kois cantons de gueulles. "D Obert CeciU knight, (fecond fbnne of William CeciU, Ba- ronof Burghley, Lord high Treafurerof England, and Knight of the Garter, by his fecond wife Mildred) wasfirft created at the Tower of Londa»,xhc 13. of May ,1603. Baron CeciU of Effenden in Rutland/hire. And at White ball the 20. day of Auguft, 1604. he was created Vifcount Cranborne in Dorfetfetrefind laftly at Greenwich, the fourth of May, 1 605, he was created Earle of Salisbury by King lames . Hee was alfo Matter of the Court of W ards, Chancellor of the Vni- ucr&ty o£Cambridge, Lord high Treafurerof England, and Knight of the Order of the Garter. He married Elizabeth, daughter o£william Brooke Lord C obham, and had iflue, William cicell Earle of Salisbury, 16 18. and a daughter named Francis, married to Henry Lord Clifford, fbnne and heyre of Francis Earle of Cumberland. He dyed at Marlborough,on Sunday ,the 24-of May 16 12. Ecportrit, burellee de dis d' argent & d'azur.furletout fix efchuchons,3ii,l.fablc,charge de fix lyons rampant a la premicr,au Crefland pur le difference. \T\7 Illiam CeciU, Baron CeciU of 'Effenden, Vifcount V V Ov*»£«mr, and Earle of Salisbury, 16 1 8. married Catherine, youngeft daughter of Thomas Howard Earle of Snjfolke ,and Lord high Treafurer of England^nd had iffue, lames that dyed young,and Frances a daughter. A Catalogue S V F F O L K E. A CAT ALOGVE OF THE Dukes, Marqueffes, and Earles of Suffolke, their %A rmes y JV iues^and Children. Robert de afford knight,Son of Sir Robert Vjford knight, Steward of the houlhold to King Edward the fecond, and of his wife Cecily, daughter and co-heire of Robert deValonijs Lord of Or ford, was created Earleof Sujfolke, v\ theeleuenth yeareof king Edward the third, 1335, asalfo Knight of the Garter ; he was Lord of Eay and Framling- ham in Sujfolke. Before this Robert ; did the Family of Bigots hold Worjolke and Sujfolke together as one County. This Robert, and William Mo untague Earleof Salisbury \ were Ge- nerals of king Edward the thirds Army in F 'lander *,when he went to make his clayme to the Cro wne of France, defen- ded to him by his Mother, and kept from him by Philtp de Valois the Vfurper, 1338. He ferued vnder the blacke Prince,at the battaile of PoicJow, where John the French King was takenprifoner,i35p, and married ^/gdm,daughter of Sir John Norwich, of Mettingham Caftle in Sujfolke, and Aunt and heyreof lohn her Nephew, (by Walter her Brother) by whom hee had iffuc,william Vjford Earle of Sujfolke,and three daughters ; Cecily, married to lohn Lord Willmghby ; Katherine, mzmcd to Robert Lord Scales ; and Marga- ret jtmrried to William Lord Ferrers of Groby. He dyed in the 43. yeareof King Edward the third. Ec portoit, de fable au creix engrefle d'or. \ \JlUiam de Vjford, fonneand heyre of Robert afbre- ^ * faid,was the fecond Earle of Sujfolke of that fur- name,L. of Eye and Framlingham,ht married ^^//,daugh- ter of Thomas Beauchampe Earle of warwicke, and had ilme, Thomas, William & Edward,who dyed all without ifluc. This William Earle of Sujfolke. dyedfbdainely in the Parliament houfe at weftminfter ,the 1 5 .day of February, 1382. leauing his three fifters his heyres, who were married as aforeJfaid. Les armes de Ton pere. Mkhaell V F F O L K E. 209 \yj Ichaell de la Pole knight, (bnne and heyre of Sir William *-**-de :a Pole Knight Banneret,& Katberine his wife,daugh- ter of Sir Iohn Tforwicb knight, and grand-childe to another Sir William Pole knight ; (which Father and Grand-father of this Micbaell, doth difproue our late Writers, who fetteth him downe to bee of bafe Parentage and birth) Hee was Lord Wingfield, and Lord Chancellour of England ; and by King fl/V/>Wthefecond,he was created Earleof Suffolke, m. theyeare,i385.andhad giucn himathoufand Markesby the yeare,out of the Kings Treafury. But when King Richard began to decline, by reafon of the difcord of the Nobility, the honour of this Micbaell (being newly raifed) decreafed alfo. For by a pub- like Decree, he was banifhed England, the n.yeareof kingRicbard, as a great corrupter of the King; in which bani(liment,he dyed withgriefe at Parts,i$%$ and was after buried at Hull He married f/abell, daughter of Sir John Wing- field knight,and filter and heyre of Sir Thomas wingfield, of Wingfield Caftle in Suffolke knight,and had iflue,riue fonnes; Thomas dela Pole,bomc 1 $66 William, borne i^6y.MichaeU^boxnt i$68.Richard,bornc 1369, and borne, 1373. He had hTue, three daughters; Margaret, married to William Lord Ferrers of Groby ; Elizabeth and Anne. Etportou, d'azur a h face entre trois teftes de leopards d'or. \ li Ichaell 'dela Pole, Lord wingfield, fonne of Micbaell a- ^*^forefaid,wasreftoredto be Earleof Suffolke, after his Father in bani(hment,the 22.of king .R*V/>W the fecond,and married Katherine daughter of Hugh Earle Stofford,and had iflue,fixe (bnnes and fiue daughters, viz. Micbaell de la Pole 9 Earle of Suffolke ; William fecond fonne, was after the death of Micbaell his elder brother, Earle, Marquefle and Duke of Suffolke ; Thomas was a Clarke ; Sir Iohn dela Pole knight, Captaine of the To wne of Auerenges in Normandy ; Miles de la Pole,2.r\d Alexander i Ifabell the eldeft daughter, was mar- ried to William Lord Morley j Katherwe,was AbbefTe of Ber- king ; Elizabeth dyed young ; Philip the fourth daughter, was wife to the Lord Burnell; and Margaret married Iohn de F#/,Earle of Kendall 'm England, fbnnc of Gaftonde Fay s,Eark of Longeu'tle'm France. This Micbaell dyedoftheFlix, atthefiedgeof Harejlew,!^. Et pottoir, les artnoiries defonpere. MtchaeU 2IO SVFFOLKE, \A Ichaell dela Pole, the third of that name, Lord Wing- ™~fidd,avtQ Earle of Suffolke^ wasflaineatthe battaiieof Egen-Court, with Edward plantagenct Duke of Torke, the 25 . of O£tober,i4i4,leauing no iflue of his body, and was bu- ried at Butley. Et poitoir, d'azur a la face entre troii tcftes dc leopards d'or. \\TIlliam dela pole,hoxdWmgjield and Earle of Suffolk* * * (fecond lbnneof Michael/ the fecond Earle of Suf- folke of that Family ) after the death of Michaell Earle of Suffolke his elder brother , without iflue, (being Captaine of the Caftle and Citty of Auerenges in T^ormandy) was in the 22.of king Henry the fixt,created Marquette of Suffolke,and in the 25.yeareoft.he laid kings reigne, he was made Earle of Penbroke 5 and laftly Duke of Suffolke ,in the 26. of Henry the fixt. After all which honors giuen him,in theyeare 1442, he was banifhed England for fiue yeares, for being too fami- liar with Queene Margaret, priuy and confenting to the yeelding and lofle of Attfay&n&Mdyney (asalfoto appeafe the murmuring of the people,for the murdering of the Duke of Glocesler :)and as he was taking of Ship to pafle for Prance \ he was furprized and taken on the fea, by a Shippe of warre,called the Nicholas ^ belonging to the Duke of Excesler, then Conftable of the Tower of London,zx\d there prefently beheaded, and his body caft into the Sea, which was after found and taken vpagaineat-D^/w, and brought to the Colledge at Wingfeld in Suffolke^wd there honourably buried. He married Alice, daughter and heyreof SixThomat Chaucer knight, fonne of Six Geffrey Chaucer the Poet,by whom he had ifihejohn Duke of Suffolke j\x\d William. Et J orcoit, d'azurala face entre trois tcftes de leopards d'or. T Ohn de la Pole ,fonne and heyre of William afbrefaide,being * the fift of this Family, was after the death of his Father, Duke of Suffolke. He was Founder of the houfe of the car- thujians dt Kingston on Hull* where the houfe of thefaide Poles as yet remaineth like a Pallace. He married Elizabeth y daughter of Richard Plantagenet Duke of Torke^xxd fifter of king Edward thefourth,and had iiTuc/ohn de la Pole, created Earle of Lincolnejhc feuenth of king Edward the fourth,who hauing no iflue of his body,was flain at Stokefieldwith Mar- tyn Swarthy who vniuftly had taken vp Armes againftKing Henry S V F F O L K E. 211 Henry the feuenth,in they ear e 1487, the fecond of the (aid Kings Reigne. Ed- mond the fecond fbnne,was Earle of Suffolke ; Humfrey was a Clarke ; Edward the fourth fonne was At ch- Deacon of Richmond; and Richard the rift fbnne wasflainat Pauia in Italy, at a battaile fbughten in the yeare, 1525X1/^/7/^ the eldeft daughter,was married to William Lord Sturton ; Anne the fecond daugh- ter, was a Nunne at Sion ; Dorothy was the third daughter; and Elizabeth the 4. daughter, was married to Henry Loucll Lord Morley. This Uhn dyed in the yeare 14? 1. and was buried at Wingfield,o£ which he was Lord and Owner. Et portoit, les armes defonpcre. "C Dmond de la Pole, fecond fbnne and heyre of Iohn de la ^Pole Duke of Suffolke 5 by Elizabeth his wife, fiftc r of king Edward the fourth, was the laft Earle of Suffolke of that Fa- mily, (a bold,ftout,and couragious man, but very intempe- rate in his anger) This Edmond vpon a time killed a meane man,which fact King Henry the fcuenth pardoned.notwith- ftanding he tooke it fo ill,that he was arraigned for the fame. As he fhortly after (without the Kings licence) went into Flanders to his Aunt Margaret, DutchefTe of Burgondy, but after returning backeagaine: heexcufed himfelte fo,as hee obtayned the kings fiuour; and not long after, while Prince Arthurs marriage with Katberine of Spams, and the peoples heads were occupied with delights ; he, with his Brother Richard departed the fecond time into fYW0r/^, and Baron Ferrers of Gro* * * by, Huntington tvooduii^imdAfheley, IufticeoftheFor- refts and Chafes by South,the Riuer of Trent, and knight of the Garter; was after the death of Henry Brandon Duke of Suffolke and Charles his brother, created Duke of Suffolkc y the eleuenth of October ,the fift of king Edward the fixt.He married Lady Francis, daughter of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke, by Mary the French Queene, Dowager of France^ and had illue three daughters : lane the ekteft , was married to the Lord Guilford Dudley ,fbnne of lohn Duke of Northu- berland,who were both beheaded without illue. Katherine the fecond daughter, was married to Hwry Lord Herbert, from whom (againft her will) fhe was diuorced./l/47,married to Martyn Kayes of Kent Eiquircand dyed without ilTue. This Henry Grey Duke of Suffolke, was beheaded at Tow- er Hiiljthe 2 3. of February, in the firftyeare of Queene Mary,\ 554. Et portoii, burelle de fix d'argent & d'azur trois torteaux a lambcll d'ermyn. Thomas Somerset. 2 1 3 Horn as Lord Howard, Cccond fbnne of Thomas Howard A Jate Duke of Norfolke, and of Margaret his fecond Wife, daughter andonely heyreof Thomas Lord Dudley o£ Wal- den,Lotd Chancellor ot England ; was by Summons of wric to the Parliament, made Lord Howard of IValden : he was Lord Chamberlaine to Queene Elizabeth, and King/4/»e\r, and knight of the Garter ; and after created Earle of Suffolk* at Hampton Court, on Thurfday the 21 .of July, 1 603. and laftly made Lord Treafurer of England . He married Ka- therine,cldci\ daughter and one of the co-heyres of Sir Hen- ry Knyuet, of Chorlton in wilt/hire knight, by whom he had iflue, 7 heopbiltu Lord Walden;Six Thomas Howard, knight of the Bath; Henry Howard fiharles Howard, Robert Howard r , William Howara, and Sir Edward Howard, all knights of the Bath ; John the 7 ionne dyed yong ; Eli- zabeth the eldeft daughter ; was married to William Lord Knolies of Greye s, and Vifcount wallmgford ; Francis fecond daughter, wife to Robert Carre Earle of Somerfet ; and Katherine the third daughter, was married 10 William Cecil! now Earle of Salisbury, 161 8. Margaret the fourth daughter dyed young, and was buried at walden in Efjex. Et portoic, gueullei a Ja band entre fixer oix aupiedfiched'argcntacroUfant fable pur la difference. A CATALOGVEOFTHE Dukes and Earles of Somerfet, their ^jtrmesyU^iueSjand Children. iUiamde Mohun, (or Moun) the 5. of that name froxn the Norman Conqueft, (grand- childe to William de ^«»,furnamed Sapell,Loxd of L>##- i?*r Caftle in Somerfetfhire, by his fbnne William) was made Earle of Somerfet by King H^ry the firft ; and by that name and title,did found the Priory and Conuent of S. Maries of Brintonfa gaue to the Cannons Regular of the fame, diuers Lands for their maintenance. To which his Charter.are wit- nti\QS,William de Moyn his Son, Henry Iuwe, William de Brin- t on, Hugh de Punchardon and others .This william(o.s Mat hew Paris hath) in the yeare 1 1 38. did keepe and fortefle his Ca- ftle of Dunfter,againl\K.Stepben; and williamTalbot kept the Caftle of Hereford ; William Louelt the Caftle of LuMow; and William Fttz- Alan the Caftle of Salopesbury ,on the part of Mauld the EmprelTe, and Henry Duke of Normandy her (bnne.This willtam de Moun Earle of ^wer/^married i»^,daughter of and had ilXucJVilliam de Mohun Lord of Dunfter and Oodecombe,Muneth and Culueton in Somerfetfbire. fit portoic, gueulles,au Manch maltaik d'ermyn lc maine propre tenant a la flour de Jiz d'or. T Reginald 214 Somerset. O Eginaldde Mobun Lord of Dunfler, (fonne and heyrc fr^of Reginald de Mobun Lord of Dunstcr,grand childeof William de Mobun Earleof Somerset, by his fonne William) was the fecond,and laft Earle of Somerjes of that Family, 5c did by that Name 6c Title giue his Mannor of Axmimftre, with the appurtenances, to found the Abbey of Newbam 5 To which his gift are witnefles, Ricbard Earle of Cornwall, the Kings brother, Simon Earle of Leicester, Henry Earle of Oxford, John Fitz-Gejfrey, Ran- F it z, -Hubert, Hugh Tmcy, Hugh Peuerellof Ermmgton, William Malberbe knights and others.Primapars Patent, Anno, i^,Edw.$,m.^. Hemarried ifabell, daughter of William Earle Ferrars and Derby, & c - heyre of her Mother Sibell, filter and co-heyre of Anjelme Marfhall, Earleof Penbroke,by whom he had iflue, lobn de Mobun Lord of Dunfier&c. This Re- ginald loft his Title of Earle, infiding with the Barons againft king Henry the third,and dyed in the 43-yeare of the (aid Kings Reigne, and was buried in the Abbey of Newbam. Et portoic^Jcs armoiries defon pcre, guculles,au Maruh mailtaile d'ermyn,lemainepro« pre tenant a la flour de liz d'or. John fur-named Beaufort (of Beaufort in Fr4»i*,which came •'to the houfeof Lancaster, by Blanch of Arthois, wife to EdmondhxH Earleof Lancaster) fonne of lohnof Gaunt D. of Lancaster, begotten of Catherine Swinford before marri- age^ who with his brothers and filters, were made legitimate by A&e of Parliament, in the 2 1 . y eare of king Richard the fecond,and in the yeare, I 3? 6. he was made Earle of Somer- fet&nd the yeare after, MarquelTe Dorfet - from which king Henry the fourth depriued him ; leauing him onely Earle of Somerfet. Hemmed Margaret, daughter of Thomas Holland Earleof Kent, and fifter and co heyre of Edmond Earleof Kent, by whom he had iffuc,H>nry Earle of Somerfct, that dyed young without i(Tue,and John jvho by king Henry the flft, was created the hrft Duke of Somer- /was with William Talboys,xhc Lord Ros^Molyns, and Hungerford, Sir Henry NeuiH } Sir Thomas wentworth, and Sir Richard T uns7all,vnluckily taken prifoner,by Marquefle Mountague, and there beheaded.in theyeare 1462. Hehadiflue,abafclbnne named Charles Somerfet, (begotten of loane Hill his Concubine) who was after created Earle of Worcester, oi whom the now Earle of Worcester is defcended. Et portoit, lesarmesdefon pcre. P Dmond Beau fort, brother and heyre of Henry Duke of So- ^merfet aforefaid, and fecond fonne of Edmond Duke of Somerfet,([aine at S.Albons, was the laft Duke of Somerfet of this Name and Family, who taking part with thehoufeof Lancalter,was with Prince Edward (fonne of king Henry the fixt) taken prifoner at the battaile of Tuekesbury, by King Edward the fourth, 1 47 1. and within two dayes after behea- ded there,without ifluejleauing his fiue filters his heyres be- fore mentioned. E t portoit, France efcartelle d'cnglecerre a la bordur gobonne d'argent & d'azur. Edmond Somerset 217 C Dmondjhird (bnne of King Henry the feuenth,was borri *-^at Greenwich in AV»f , 1495 . and was created Duke of So- merfet ; and after dyed at Bijhops Hatfield in Hertforcfhire, in theyeare 1499, being not full fiueyeares olde,and was buri- ed in the Abbey at Wefiminfter. T_T Enry Fit z-Rcy y knight of the Gartef , and bafe fonne to * *king Henry the eight (begotten of the Lady Talboys^ daughter of Sxvlobn tf/tf/wr knight) beeinga childe of fixe y cares olde,was by his Father in the 17. y care of hisreigne, created Duke of Somerfet and Richmond at Brtdewell, anq married Mary, daughter of Thomas Howard Duke of Nor- folke,butby her had noiflae. He dyed at S.Awmhoufeby charing-CrofJefczmg but 1 6-yeares of age, and was honou- rably buried at Thetford in Tforfolke, the 27-of king Henry the eight, 1 5 3 5 . (as Grafton hath) Others hath,that he lyeth buried at Framingbdm in Norfolke. He bare for his Arme$, Efcartelle' France & d'engleterre,a bordur efcaitelle ermyn & componc d' argent & d'azur, abatun fine- ftre d'argent,a vn efcutchcon dc pretence efcartelle' guculles & varrey d'or Sc vert, far la tout, ail Jyor* tampant d'argcnt,au chef d'axur vn Chattel erisrc deux tcftcsducerf d'argent, "C Dward Seymour, knight of the Garter, was created Vif- ■^count Beauchamp in the Whitfon weeke, 153c?. and Earle of Hertford^ i8 5 of Odober.1537.and laftly Dukeof&>- merfetjhc \y.o? February, 1 547. the firft of king Edward the fixt.He was Lord Prote&or both of the Kings perfbn & Kingdomes,and to leade to war(as wel by Sea as by Land) all the Kings Armies, as Lord Lieutenant Generall ; he was alfo Lord high Treafurer and Earle Marfhall of England* & Gouernor of the Iflesof Gemefey and lerfey.Hc maried two wiues,the firft was Katherine, daughter and co-heyre of Sir William Foliotsfi Woodland in Dorjetfhire knight,& had ifluev Lord Edward Seymour ofBerye V ornery in Heuonjhire-^h. Iohn fecond Son.His fe- cund wife was ^/w,daughter of Edward Stanhop Efquire,by who he had ilTue, T 3 Edward 218 Somerset Edward Seymour, now Earle of Hertford, 1 6 1 8 . Lord and Edward ; the eldeft daughter, was married to fohnDudley^Eark otwarwicke; lane was the iecond daughter ; Mary the third daughter, was married to Andrew Rogers 5 Ka- thcrine the fourth daughter; ancf Elizabeth the rift daughter, was married to Sir Richard Knightley knight. This Edward was arraigned at Weftminfter Hall (the rirft of December, the rift of king Edward the fixt) of high treafon, and was found guilty of Fellony ; for which,the 22 .of Ianuary after,he was behea- ded at the Tower-Hill. Et portoir, de gueulles a deux Ailes de l'agle en leuure d'or. O ObertCarr, a man greatly fauoured and honoured by ■*-^-King/4w«, whoflrit created him Baron of BranJ}atb> and after Vifcount Rocheiler^t White-Hall on Monday ,the 25-dayof March,i6n.andlaftlyEarleof Somerfet, in the yearei£i4- And for a further fauour, the faide King made him Lord Chamberlaine of his Houfhold, Knight of the Garter,and one of his honourable priuy Counfell. He mar- ried Francis, fecond daughter of Thomas Ijoward Earle of Sitffolke^nd Lord highTreafurer of England^ by whom hee had ifTue,a daughter named Anne. T\v&.Robert and his wife (beeing fufpe&ed to bee of the counfell, and confenting to the poyfoning of Sir Thomas Ouerbury knight, (fomctime his familiar friend and ftuourite) were both called in queftion.endited and arraigned at wettminfter Hall,in May 16 1 6, and there by the Peeres were found guilty ,and had iudgemcnt to dye for the fame. Et portoit, de gueulles au cheuron d'argentjcharge dc trois eftoilles dc (able> brifedevn leopard paf- lanc d'or, du phmicr canton de l'efcu. A Catalogue Stafford. 219 A C AT ALOGVE OF THE Dukes and Earles of StafFord,their xA rmes, W tues^and Children. Jphe Lord Stafford, Steward of Cafcoigne, defcended lyneally as heyre male of the body of Heruy Bagot,and MiUefcent his wife, fitter ck heire of Robert Lord Staf- ford ',in king lohns time.This Raphe was created Earle Stafford in the 25. yeare of king Edward the third} and married Margaret, daughter and heyre of Hugh Lord Audley Earle of GloccHer ,and had iffuc,Hugh Earle Stafford* and Sir Richard Stafford knight,and three daughters $ Beatrix the eldeft, was firft married to Maurice ^ Earle of Defmond in Ireland and after to Thomas Lord Ros of Hamlake $ loam the fecond daughter, married Uhn Charlton Lord Powes, and Margaret the third daughter, was maried to John Stafford^ atrorx of the Church of Brom- hall in Staff or djhire . This Raphe dyed in the 45 . of king Edward the third* I370.and was buried in the Priory of Tunbridgejoy his wife Margaret. Et portok, d'or au cheuron de gueulles. T-1 Fgh Lord Stafford 3 Conneof Raphe Earle Stafford, after * the death of his Father, was the fecond Earle Stafford, and married P&///>daughter of Thomas Beauchamp the elder, Earle of warwicke, and had \ftuc>Thomai, William & Edmond % al three Earles of Stafford&nd Raphe flaine by Uhn Holland^ and foure daughters,^^*^ ,wife to Raphe Neuill Earle of WeHmerland \ Rathertne, married to Michaelldela Pole, Earle of Suffolke 5 Joane the third daughter, married Thomas Hol- land Earle of Kent ; and the fourth daughter, was married to John Lord Ferrars of C hartley . This dyed in his re- turne from /erufalem,in the Ifle of Rhodes an the tenth yeare of king Richard the fecond, and was buried by his wife, in the Abbey of Stone in Stafford/hire. Ec portoit, d'or,au cheuron de gueulles , Thomat 220 Stafford. '"T* Homos Lord Stafford, Ibnneand heyre of Hugh^fbvc- • iaidjwas the third Earle Stajford^nd died Without iflue, Jin the fourteene yeare of king Richard the fecond, and was I buried by his Father and Mother,in the Abbey of Stone,\ta- luing William and Edmond his brothers>to fucceed him in the | Earledome of Stafford. But William dying without iflue,E^ jwWthe third fonne fucceeded Earle. \y " — "-■ C Dmond Staffer d> third fbnne of Hugh Earle Stafford, and ^brother and heyre of Thomas andmlliam his brothers, was (after their deaths) the rift Earle Stafford, and Lord of Tunbridge. He married ^Wjdaughter of Thomas of PTW- i/W&r,Earleof Buckingham,and Duke of G/^tf^andfifter and onely heyre of Humfrey her brother; by whom he had iffue, Humfrey Earle Staff ord,and rirft Duke Of Buckingham ; and that dyed young ; ^ftfe, flrft married to Edmond \j Mortimer Earle of March and Fitter , (but by him had no ifc fue) after flie married John Holland Earle of Huntington, and ^sX^ had iffuCyHenry Duke of Excetfer. This Edmond,with Tho- mas Percy Earle of Worcefter,and Henry Percy his Nephew, was flaine at the battaile of Shrewsbury, in the fourth yeare of king Henry the fburth,and was buried at Stafford jn S.Auguttines Fryars. Et portoitj d'or au chcuron de gucullcs. tO ^1 Vmfrey Staff "or d, fbnne of Edmond, was the fixt Earle Stafford, -whom king the fixt in the 2 3. yeare of his oReigne,createdthefirftDukeof Buckingham, andgauehim place and precedence before all other Dukes Of England.Ht writ in his Stilc$ Humfrey, Duke of Buckingham, Earle Staf- ford t Hereford and Northampton, Lord of Brecknock and Hol- derneffe. This Humfrey in the eight yeare of king Henry the fift,did his homage at Roanfor the Earledome of Perch; and at the fame t\mt,Arthur Duke of Britame did the like for the Earledome of Turye. He married Anne, daughter of Raphe Neuillhrk Earle of Westmerland, & had \fiv£.,t)umfrey Earle Stajfordyvho married MargaretSifci and co-heyre of Edmond Beaufort, puke of Stafford. 221 of Somerfet,and was wounded with an Arrow,at the firft battaile at S. Albons, the 3 3 .of Henry the fixt,of which wound he dyed theyeareafter,in the life time of his Father, 14s 5 . hhn the fecond fonne, was created Earle of wiltfbire&tid Richard the third fbnne,was flaine with the fall from a horfe ; George & William were twins,and dyed both young : Anne the eldeft daughter, was firft married to Aubrey de Ver, fonne and heyre of lohn Earle of Oxford, and had no iffuc 5 After (he maried Sir Thomas Cobham knight, fonne of Reginald Lord Cobham of S terborough,and had hTue ; the fecond daughter, was firft married to wit* Ham Lord Bardolph, and after to Sir William Kniuet knight and Katherine the third daughter,married Lord T Earle of Shrewsbury . This Humfrey was flaine at the battaile of Northampton, in the 38.yeare of king Hmry the 6". and his body buried in the Grey Fryers in Northampton. He bare for his Amies, France and England quarterly, within a bor dure argent ; which was the Armes of Thomas of WoodHocke ,bis Grand-father by his Mother. T_T£»rj' Lord Stafford, (fonne and heyre of Humfrey Stiff* * *ford,by Margaret his wife,fifter and co -heire of Edmond Beaufort Duke of Somerfet) grandchilde of Humfrey Staf- ford the firft Duke of Buckingham, and Anne Neuillhis wifej was after the death of his faid Grandfather ,the fecond Duke of Buckingham, Earle Stafford, Hereford and Northampton, Lord of Brecknock, Kimbdton and 7 unbridge, and Knight of the Garter; who falling in diflike with king Richard the third; laboured the returne of Henry Earle of Richmond out of France. Diuers Authors diuerfly report the caufe thereof, but one amongft the reft faith, that Humfrey the tenth Earle of Hereford,Northampton,and Effex,andConfttibteot England,itiking Richard the feconds timchad two daughters his heyres , Elianor the eldeft,married to Thomas of WoodHocke Duke ot GloceHer ; and Mary the fecond daughter 5 mar- ried to Henry Earle of Derby (after King, by the name of Henry the 4.) whole ifliie being fpent and ended in Prince Edward, (otitic of king Henry the 6, this Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham, madeclaymeto that part of Humfrey de Bohuns Lands,which before were conueyed to Mary the fecond daughter (they being then in the Crowne) for that this Duke Henry was then theonely heyre both of Elianor and Mary . At which clayme and demand, King Richard the third was greatly offended, and flide ; will you (Duke Henry) challenge the right of kingWtnty the fourth, by which hee wrongfully held the Crowne, and fo make way maried to Robert Radcliffe, Lord Fitz>-fValter and Earle of Suffex; and Anne, firft married to Sir Walter Herbert knighr,and after to George Lord Hastings Earle of Huntington. Et porcoit, France & d'cnglclerre •fcartcllc, au bordur d'argent. P Dward Stafford, fbnne and heire of Duke Henry afbxe* • L -'faid ) was after the death of his Father reftored,the firft of king Henry the feuent h,to all his Fathers honours, digni- ties and polTeffion$,which king Richard the third tooke from him} and was Duke of Buckingham, Earle Stafford, Hereford and Northampton,znd Conftable of England. He married Elianor, daughter of Henry l'ercy Earle of Northumberland^ by whom he had ilfue, Henry Lord Stafford ( for after the death of this Edward, the Family of Staffords neuer attai- ned other title of honour,then onely of Barons) He had if- fuealfo three daughters j Elizabeth the eldeft, was married to Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolke,i\nd Lord high Tr eafu- rerof England ; Katherine the fecond daughter, was married to Raphe NeuiU fourth Earle of wettmerland; and Mary the third daughter,married George Ne- uile Lord of Abergauenny. This Edward r ,was a Prince of high fpirit,and very ambitious, daily plotting of treafbn againft king H nry the eight, by which hee ouertbrew himfelfe,and all his Noble Family ; and for the fame, was beheaded at the Tower-Hill by London, the 1 7-of May, 1 52 1 . in the thirteenth yeare of King Henry the eight. Les armoiries de Ton pcre. A Catalogue SOVTHAMPTON. 223 A C ATALOGVE OF THE Earles of Southampton, their Armes, Wiues> and Qhildren* BEttuois a Saxon,and flower of Chiualry in his time, was at the fiedge of Torkejn the fourth yeare of William Con* queror ; and the yeare after, fought the great battaile at Cairdiffe in South-wales,againQi the Normans ; he was made Earle of Southampton by the faid Conqueror ,and was a VVit- neffe to his Charter, of lands that he gauc to the Abbey of S.Edmonsbury in Sujfolkejby the name and title of Earle Bea- uois. He dyed without iflue (knowne) the tenth yeare after the Norman Conqueft. This is that Beauois of Southampton. M.Camden in his Britannia, pag. 272. faith, That whiles the Monkes laboured to fet out his fame with their faigned Fables-, they obfcuredhis doughty and Martiall Attions in Armes. \7\TIlliam Fitz-mffiamsMight of the Garter, Treafu- * V rcrofthehoufhdldto king Henry the eight, Lord Priuy Seale, and Lord Admirall of England, was created Earle of Southampton,^ Hampton Court, the 19 .yeare of the faid Kings Reigne. He married Mabell, daughter of Henry Lord Clifford of Weffmer land, and fifter and hey re of Henry firft Earle of Cumberland, and dyed without iflue, at New- Caftle vpon Tinejhc 34-yeare of king Henry the eight. Et portoit, lozcngie d'argent& dcgucuUes. Homos Wriothefley, Knight of the Garter, fonne of Willi* am lVriothejley,Torke Herald of Armes, and grand childe to John wriothefley, alias Garter king of Armes, was created Baron of Tichfield, at Hampton Court the firft of Ianuary, the 35 of Henry the eight 3 Anno,i 543. and Lord Chancellor of England, In May the yeare after ; in which Office he con- tinued vntil the beginning of king Edward the fixt his reign, when for his obftinacy in the Romaine Religion, he was the fixt of March remoued, and William Paulet Lord S. John of Bajing put in his place. He was after created Earle of South- hampton 9 224 SoVTHAMPT ON. hampton, the i7.of February ,in thefirft yeareof king Edward the fixt, & mar- ried daughter and heyreof William Cheney, by whomhehadifluc,//wry' the fecond Earle of Southampton of that name, and foure daughters \ Marythz eldeft,was firft married to William Shelley of Michelgroue in SuJ/ex^nd after to List tf/-,fonne of Sir Michaell Lifter knight ; Elizabeth, was wife to Tho- mas Radclijfe Earle of SuJJex $ Katherine^mamcd to Thomas Cornwallis Groom- Porter ; and Mabell the fourth daughter, was wife to Sir Walter Sands knight. He dyed at his houfe called Lincolne Place in Holbome 3 the 30. day of Iuly, in the fourth yeare of king Edward the fixt,and was buried in S.Andrews Church in Holborne. Et portoit, d'azur a vn croix dor, enuironne de quaere faulcons clofc d'argent. "LSiEnrymiothejley, fonne and heyreof Thomas aforeiaid, *■ * was after the death of his Father, the fecond Earle of" Southampton^nd Baron of Titchjield . He married Mary, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne WifcountMountague, and knight of the Garter,by whom he had uTue, Henry Wriothejly the third Earle of Southampton of that Family j and Mary married to Thomas Arundell Baron of Warder. He dyed at Ythell in Hampfbifejhc fourth of Odober, 1 5 8 1 .and was bu- ried at Titchfieldytht 2 3 .of Queene Elizabeth. Ec portoit, les armcs de fon perc 4 Enrywriothejley y (fonne and heyreof Henry afbrefaid) was the third Earle of Southampton of this Family, and Baron of Tichfield, Knight of the Garter, and Captaineof the ifle of Wight. Hz married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Vernon of Hodnet'm Staff or djhire, and had uTuc, lames Wri- othejley - y Thomas a fecond fonne, Penelope, Anne and Eliza- heth y \6\%. Et portoit, d'azur i vn croix d'or, enuiionne* dc quartre faucon* d'argenc. A Catalogue OVSSEX. 22^ A CAT ALOGVE OF THE Earles of Suflex, their Armes, Witter and Qbildren. ^y^T ^^^"Illiam de Albeney, the third of that Name 3 grand= childeto William de Albeney and Queens Adi- dife his wife, (the widdow of King Henry the firft) by his fonne William the fecond j was in the life time of his Father, created the firft Earle of Suffex, by KmgHwry the fecond, and girded with the Sword thereof. (Roger Ho- «£db?,pag.32o.a.line 35.1177.) He was faithfuil to thefaid King, in all his wars uga'mfi Henry Courtmantelt his fonne, the young King. He married Mabell, the daughter of Hugh Kiuiliock, Earle o£ Che/l errand hadifTue, two ionnes 6c foure daughters ; William and Hugh, both Earles of Arundell and Suffex ,who dyed without ifTue ; Mabell the eldeft daughter, was married to Sit>Robert Tatefall Knight ; IJabell the fecond daughter,married John Fit zr- Alan ,Lord of Clun and Ofwaldllre; Nicholea the third daughter,mar- ried Roger Lord S ornery ; and Cicely the fourth daughter, was married to Roger Lord Monthault, of Hawarden in Flint/hire. This William dyed at his Mannor of Offingtonjm theyeare,i i^.and was buried at Wimondham. Ec portoit, de gucullss au 1 yon rampant d'or, arnac & lampaffe d'azur, \7 \TlUiam de Albeney, the fourth of that Name, and fc* * * cond Earle of Suffer was a WitnefTe to the Char- ter of King /^»,bearing date the fourth of May, in the 14. yeare of the faid Kings Keigne , by the name of William of Arundell., Earle of Sujfex, and dyed in his rcturne fromD4- mieta in Paleftine> 1 2 2 1 . And his body being brought into England, was buried at Wimondham, leauing his Brother Hu?h his heyre, tofucceed him; whom Hubert de Burga Chiefe-Iuftice of England, had the cuftodyof, during his Wardlhip. Ec portoit a les armes de Ton pere„ V Hugh 226 Sv SSEX. r_J^6 de Albeney, brother and heire of William aforefaide, was Earle of Arundell,and the third Eark of Suffex. Ho. married 7/^//,daughter of William Earle warren ^Surrey , and dyed in the prime of his youth, without iflue, 1 245. and was buried with his Aunceftors,in our Lady Church at Wy- mondham,who were Patrons and Founders thereof, Ieauing his foure lifters his hey res. Mabell the eldeft,was married to Sir Robert latefaU, who had by partition of her brothers V J lands, the Caftle and Barony of Buckenham. Ifabe/l the fe- \ y cond fifter, being married to lohn Fit z- Alan, Lord of Clun \/ and Ofwaldftre in Walesfad the Caftle & Honour of Aran* dell,Nicholea the third fifter, being wife to Roger Lord Somt- J7,had theMannorof Barrow, and Cicely the fourth fifter, beeing married to Roger Lord Mouthalt, had the Caftle of Rifing in ?(orfolke. The partition of thefe lands and others, was made and diuided betweene thefe foure fillers and heyres ofthis Hugh>m the 28.yeare of King Henry the third. Et portoit, de guculks au lyon rampant d'or,armc & lampaflc d'azur. John Plantagenet, (fonne and heyre of William, the 6. Earle -* Warren and Surrey* and grand- childe to Hamelyne Tlanta- £that he did not commit the faid facie, vpon any pretenccd malice,neyther in contempt ofthe King,nor his Lawes ; but on- ly in defence of his ancient Inheritance ; and fo was releafed,vpon payment of a fyne of 1 200, Markes, in Anno, 1 270. After King Edward the firft, in the 2 5 . y eare of his Reigne, made this lohn, Earle warren and Suffex, Gouernour of Scotland; Sir Hu^hCrefsingham,Loid Treafurer; and William Earnlcy Chiefe- Iuftice S V S S E X. Iuftice.He married ^// the 33 .of King Edivard the firft,aud was buried at Lewis in Suffex, i}oq. Et ponoit, efchiquettee d'or & d'azur. 227 John Plantagenet, Eaile warren and Sujfex ; as alfb Earle of *Stratherne in Scotland, Lord of Bromfield and Tale, and grand- childe and heyre of Iohn,thc feuenth Earle Warren by H$(ox\nzWi/liam; who after the death of his grand-father, enioyedall his Lands & Honors.fbr thefpaceof 4i.yeares, and dyed without iflue, 1 347, leauing Alice hisonely fifter and heyre, married to Edntond Fitz,-Alan Earle of Arundell, to fucceed him in all his Inheritances . M.Camden in his Bri- tannia,pag. 3 2o.denyeth this John, and John his Grandfather, to be euer Earles of Sujfex, in thefe words . After the death of Hugh de Albeneio, the Ufl Earle of Arnndell and Sujfex of that fur-name-,the Title of Earle of Sujfex lay hidden and lofi t -Wal- WfcUR was Knight of the Garter, Lord Fitz>-W alter, hgre- mont and Burnett, and after created Vifcount Fitz,4Valter at Bridewell, the i8.of Iune,in the 17. yeare of King Henry the eight j and the 8.of Decemh jr, in the 21. yeare of thefaide Kings reigne,he was created at White-Hall Earle of Sujjex, He married three wiues, the firft was Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Stafford Duke of Buckinghamby whom he had iflue, Henry Lord Fitz^-walter, Sir Hamfrey Radchffe of Elttow, knight ; and George RadcUjfe third lonne . His fecond wife was Margaret, {\& er of Edward Earle of Derby, by whom he had \^at,Anne,w\{t to Thomas Lord wharton-, and lane, married to Sir Anthony Browne, Vifcount Mountague.His third wife was Mary .daughter of Sivhhn A~ rundcll of Cornwall knight,by whom he had ifliie,Sir lohn Radcliffe knight, who dyed without iffue,in the yeare i\66. and was buried in S.Olaues in Hartslreete in London. This Earle Robert dyed at Chelfey, the 2 8.of Nouember, 1 5 4 2 , the 34-of King Henry the eight. Et poicoit, d'argent a la bandc engreflcy de fable. Henry S VSS E X. 229 . ILlEnry Radclijfefonnc and heyre of Robert afbrefaid,after * the death of his Father, was Earle of Suffex, Vifcount Fitz,-JVater s Lord Egremont and Burnett, and knight of the Garter,& married two wiues; the firft was Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk?, by whom he had ifliie,r^/»^the third Earle of Suffex of this Family ^ and Henry the fourth Earle of Suffex ; and Francis. His fecond wife was Anne, daughter of Sir Philip Calthorp knight, by whom he had iffue, Egremont Radcliffe, attainted of treafbn ; Mary, married to Sir Thomas Mildmey of Effex knight. This Henry dyed in the fourth yeare of Queene Mary, 1557. and was buried in S. Laurence Poultneys Church, neere London- Stone in London. Et pottoitjles amies de fon pere. D'argem a labande engrefley dt fable. HT 1 Homos Radclijfe, fbnne and heyre of Henry afbrefaide, T was after the death of his Father, Earle of Suffix, Vif- cowntFitz-Walter, Lord Egremont , Burnell, and Knight of the Garter,Lord Chamberlaine of the Houfhold to Queene £//'s<*£rt/?,andIufticeof Eyre, of all the Forreftsand Parkes beyond the Trent. He married two wiues,the firft was£fa- ^-tvalter f Lord Egremont and Bume//,Kmght of the Garter,and Captaine of Ports-mouth,n\2mcd Honora, daughter and heyre of Antho- ny Pound, of Hampfbire Efquire,and hadifliie, Robert Rad- clijfe the fift Earle of Suffex, .He dyed in the yeare, 1 55*3. Et portoit, d'argem a labande engrcflee de fable, V 3 Robert 230 SVRREY. © q "p Okrt Radcliffe f onncandheyrco£ Henry afor&'^ms XV after the death of his Father, the fift Earle of SuJJex of 'mSBf l ^ at Family, Vifcount Fit ^-Walter, Lord Egremont and Bur- — * ne/I y and knight of the Garter, 1 618. Hee married Bridget* daughter of Sit Charles Morifonkni$\u by whom hee had Henry Radcltffe Lord F it z>- waiter, who married Iwe % daughter of SirMichaeU Stanhop knight j Thomas Radcliffe fecondfonne;£to^, wife to Sir lohn Ram fey >, Vifcount J Hadington-, and Honor a Radcliffe. Et portoit, d'argcnc a la band cngceflee de fable A CATALOGVEOFTHE Earles of Surrey, their Armes, IViues^and Qhildren* Illiam de Warren, fonne of William de Warren, a 2^rw4»,begotten of the daughter of Herfaftus the Dane. This Willi am,With Roger Mortimer his younger brother,came into England with William the Con- queror, whole daughter Gundred, the faidc William married, and had giuen him in marriage with her,all Chirkland, Brom~ field and Tale ; and after was by the (aid Conquerour made Earle of Surrey, and Lord of Dinasbrayne'mWales. Hebuilc the Caftle of Holland founded the Priory of Lewis in Suf- fex^ and had hTue by the Countefle Gundred his wife, Willi- am de warren, t he fecond Earle of Surrey ; and a daughter named Gundred&nd after died the 8.of the Kalends of Iuly, io8S.the firlr of fongwilliam Ruphus,and was buried at Lewis .Wis wife Gundred dyed in childe-bedat Cattle-AcremNorfolke, the 6. of the Kalends of Iune, io85.threeyeares before her husband, and was buried aho at Lewis. About this Williams creation,and who made him Earle of Surrey, there hath bin fome cjueftion, (which heere I hope to giue fatisfa&ion of) M.Camden in his Britan- nia fettcth do wne, that king William Ruphus made him Earle, and not William Conqueror. And MMilles, in his Booke (called Somerfets vntruly) pag.616. fol- Joweth him,ftep by ftepM.Camden for his authority,voucheth the faid William de Warrens Charter, of the Foundation of the Priory of Lewis, (as he faith) in thefe words. Donaui fac.pro falute Domini mei willielmi Regis qui me in Angliam adduxit, fa pro S V R R E y. 231 profalute Vomin&met Matildis Reginxmatris 4«/^kingof Scots, This William died thefiftday of the Idesof May, 1 138. which was the fifty yeare of his Earledome, wherin he con* tinued vntill the third yeare of kingStephen t and then was buried at his Fathers feete, in the Church of Lewis. Et portoit , let armes de fon pere. william 232 Sv R R E Y. VV; I lliamde Warren, fonne and hey re of William the fecond Earle Warren and Surrey, was after the death of his Father,the third Earle warren and Surrey 5 and married Ela, daughter of William Taluace Earle of Sagiens, grand childe to Roger Montgomery, Earle of Arnndell and Shrewsbury \ by his fonne £ who dyed threeyeares before. Et portoit, efcbiquette d'or & d'azur. T Ohn, the feuenth Earle Warren and Surrey \ and Regent of * Scotland in King Edward the firfts time, fonne of William />/4»tag fbnne and heyre of Edmond Fitz^ *^-Alan, Earle of Arundell by Alice his wife,fift$r &heyrc of lohnjhe eight and laft Earle warren and Surrey ,&c. was after the death of his Father, Earle of Arundell) Lord of Clun and Ofwaldflre, and chiefe Butler of England, and (in right of his Mother) he was Earle of Surrey, Lordof Brom- field, Tale, Chirkland,md Dyna-f-bran in wales. He married Eltanor, daughter of Henry Earle of Lancai i er, widdow of lobn Lord Beaumont , and had ifTue^/^WEarle of Arundel, lobnj'hom ts and others, (as in the Title of the Earles of A- rundell) He dyed in the Caftle of Arunde Z^the 45. yeare of Edward the third, and was buried in the Priory of Lewis in Suffex. Et portoit, gueullcs au lyon rampant d'or lamp 0 flc, &arme d'azur. T3 fcbardFitz-Alan, Earle of Arundell and Surrey > fbnne ■*-^-of Richard Fit z>- Alan and Elianor his wife,fucceeded his Father in the Earledomes afbrefaid. And being charged to combine with Thomas Duke of Glocetter, Thomas Earle of >varwicke,znd others, to raife a rebellion at Haringey Parke, ill were taken , arraigned, and found guilty of treafon, the io. of King Richard the fecond j for which, the laid Richard Earle of Arunde/l,was beheaded at Tower-Hill by London, and his body was buried in the Aiigtittine Fryers in London. He married £//A4^^,daughter of William de Bohun Earle of Northampton, S V R R e r. Northampton ,and had iffiie, Thomas Earle of Arundelland Surrey \ Richard and William that dyed young without lflue, and fbure daughters; /^wtheeldeft, was married to William Beauchampe, Baron of Aburgauenn) ; Elizabeth the fe- cond daughter,was wife to Thomas Mowbray Duke of Norfolke y and after Earle of Surrey by his wife- Margaret the third daughter, was married to Sir Rowland Lenthall Knight ; and Alice the fourth daughter, was married to lohn Charlton, Lord Powis. Et portoitjlcz armes dc fon pcre. ^ Homos Holland, Earle of Kent ,and Lord wafo, fonne of * Thomas Holland Earle of Rent y iind halfe brother to king Richard the fecond,was (after the attaindor 6c death of chard Fitz-Alan^arkof A run dell & Surrey) created Dtfke of Surrey, in the 2 1 .yeare of King Richard the fecond. He was one of them which accufed Thomas of ivoodffocke£)ukc of GloceJfer y ofticdfon - y for which, in the firft Parliament held in king Henry the fourths time, 1 39? . he with the reft of the accufers, were depriued both of honors and liuings. But afterwards, confpiring with others of the Nobility, to fur- prize King Henry the fourth, andtofetvp King Richard a- gaine (who was then liuing) was with the Earle of Salisbury bewrayed, 6c fly- ing to Circelier in Glocefferfhire y wcre by the Townef men there, taken and be- headed in the yeare 1400. He married Conslance, daughter of Edmond Langley Duke of rf^thewiddowof Thomas Lord Spencer 3 Earle of Glocesler, 6c dy- ed without iflue. Et poitou, gucullcsa trois leopards paflant en pale d'or,au bordur d'argenr. Hp Homos Fit z- Alan, fonnc and heyre of Richard afbrefaid, * by Elizabeth Bohun his wife, inthefirft yeare of King Henry the fourth, was reftored in blood, after the attaindour of his Father, and was Earle of Arundell and Surrey », Lord of Bromfield andT ale y and Knight of the Garter,Lord War- den of the Cinque-Ports, and Conftableof Douer Caftle. This Thomas obtained great honour and fame, for his vali- ant atchieuements ; amongft many , one was his going out of Normandy to the Bellouacosjo hinder the building of the Caftle of Gerbery y with a fmall company of Souldiers ; at whofe comming the enemy left the Caftle. At which great pcece of feruice,this Thomas was very fore wounded, whereof he fhortly after dyed.the i3.of O6tober.1414.in the third yeare of Kin§Henn the 5. and was buried at Arundell.Hc married Beatrix y baCc daughter of John K. of Portugal/ y ap- Londonjn theyeare 140 5 .in the prefence o£¥L.Henry the 4.(after whofe death, fhe maried lohn Holland Earle of Huntington) 6c had iftucjohn Fitz-Alan y who dyed 236 SvR R E ?• dyed in the life time of his Father,without hTue ; by reafbn whereof, and that this Thomas had no ifTue male to fucceed hinv his Inheritance (which belonged to the Earledomeof Surrey) was diuided arrongft hisfoure fitters before men- tioned -But the Earledomeof * Arundel/ went according to hisreftitution, and the intayle,to lobn Fitz-Alan, Lord Maltrouers, his V nckle lohns grand-childe, by hisfonne/lf/?». Et portoit, guculles au lyon rampant d'dr,arme,8:lampafle d'aiur. lobn Lord Mowbray , ((bnne of lobn, grand-childe of Tho- *m of IVinterJlawa mwiltjhirej&nd the fee of Richard T uruileoi Helmeden. Witnefle to this DccdyEavlcDamdyWif/iam Earle Ferrars&c. This Sdfr,married Margaret Second fifter and co-heyre of Robert Fitz-per- nelly Earle of teicejler and Steward of England, by whom he had ilTue, Robert Lord £luinc) Roger fecond fonne,after his Father,Earle of Winchefter, and a- nother Robert third fonne, and two daughters j Hawts the eldeft, was married to Hugh de Fere Earle of Oxford : the fecond I finde not certainly, ney ther her name,or what became of her.He dyed at Acon^omg to the Holy-Land, in the 4-yeare of KingHenry the third : his body was buried at Aeon* his heart and bowels being brought into England, was buried in the Abbey of Gerondon in Leicefterjhire, 1119. He bare for his Armes,in a Seale annexed to his Charter (inmycuftody) Afece with a lambellof 12. points j but the colours thereof (as yet) could I neuer finde. D Oger guincy \ (fecond fbnne of S^aforeiakle) after •^the death of his Father, and in the abfence of Robert his elder brother in the Holy-Land, afliimed the title and name of Earle of Winchefler. For which, Robert his elder brother, vpon his returne againe into England* brought an afflzc, for entring and vfing the title of Earle of wwcheBerji being the faid Rogers Free- hold : which being come to bee tryed at Wefitmnfterjihz King being there in perfon,gaue iudgement for Roger the fecond fonne, by reafon he had bene inuefted in the faide Earledome,and had place and voyce in the high Court of Parliament and elfewhere,as Earle of Winchefter ; he was to hold and continue the title ftill,during his life. He married Hellyn, daughter and hey re of Alan^Lovdot Ga/Ioway'm Scotland $iri whole right,he was Conftable of Scotland,and Lord of Galbway ,and had three daughters his heyres $ Margaret the eldeft, was married to William de Ferrars Earle :of Derby, with the Barony of Groby^ Hellen the fecond daughter, was married to Alan Lord Zone h, of Ajhby de la Zouch in LetceBer/hire ; and Eliza- beth the third daughter, was married to Alexander ComynJLatte of Bucqhaine in Scotland.Hcdycd the25-of Aprill 3 the 48.of King Henry the third, 12^4. Ecportoit, gueullcj a fepi tnafcles d'or.jj.i. Hngh VV INCHESTER. 241 T_J^ Lord Spencer (fbnne and heyre of Hugh Chiefe-Iu- A ** ftice of England fame, at the battaile of Euejham^ 1256. taking part with Simon Mount fort Earleof Leicefter, againft King Henry the third) was created Earle of Winchester \ ifi the 14-yeareof KmgEdward thefecond, at a Parliament held atTorke. At which time, Sir Andrew of Harkley, was made Earle of Carlile j and in the 1 6. yeare of the (aid kings Reigne.he was made Lord Treafurer of England } and Lord of Denbigh . This Hugh and Hugh his fbnne 3 were the great fauourites to King Edward xhc fecond^who being fufpe&cd to be corrupters of the King, were by the Nobility banifhed the Realme.But after, the King being minded to recall them home againe,to his Company and Counfell: Queene Ifabell purlued this Hugh to Brislowjmd taking him, commanded him to be bound; and without any further anfwere or rryall.to be dra wne and hanged in his Armor, taken downe aliue and bowelled,his bowels to be burned,and his head to be /mitten off, and his body to be hanged vp againe,and after foure dayes,to be cut all to pieces,6c giuento dogs to eate; his head wasfentto winchejler t and there let vpinthe yeare 132(5. He married i/4^//,daughter of William Beauchampe Earle of War- wicke, (the widdow of Sir Patricks chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly in wales) by whom he had iflucHugh Lord Spencer Earle of GloceFter, executed by the No- bility at Hereford,:\nd a daughter named /fabell y which wasfecond Wife to lohn Lord Hastings of Aburgauennyfcc. Et poitoir, d'argenr, tfcarteUe de gucwllc»fretce d > or,furIa toutau band dc fabltf. T Ewis of BruggeSy a Burgundian borne, Lord de la Gru- 'f/w/^Princeof SteenhuJe y hotdo£ Auelghien, de Spiers, de Amefied y et de ofcampe y was created Earle ofwinchefier by Letters Patents, Bearing date the 23-of Nouembef, in the 14-yeareof King Edward the fourth. By which Patent,he had alio giuen him (by way of increafe to his Armes) D'a- zura dtx mafcles dor en or trie dune Canton de no fire propre armes d'engleterre: ceji afauoir y de gueulles 'vn leopard pafjant d'orarme d'azur.pat.H.Edw.qpars.i.m.i. Thefe honours did King Edward confer vpon him, becaufehee gauehim great entertainment, when he was driuen out of England,by Richard Neuill Earle of warwicke. Which Earledomeof winchefter y whcn King Edward was deadjthe faid Lewis refigned againe to King Henry thefeuenth. He married Margaret , daughter of Henry de Borfelle, Lord of Fere, Sande- burgh and Pbaltx, and had hTue, lohn de Brugges Lord of Gruthufc y Father of Reginald Brugge j,Lord of Gruthufe. His ancient Armes was, D'»r a la croix fa- Me ; and his Wiues Armes were, Sable a la face d' argent. X 3 William 242 VVl NCHESTER. Illiam Pawlet Knight, Ibrme and heyre of Sir lohn Pawlet knight,defcendcd of a fecond Brother of the Pawletsoi wiltfbire, was created Lord S. lohnoi Bajing, the $>.of March,in the 30.yeare of kingHenry the 8. and knight of theGarter,in the3$.yeareoftheiaid Kings Rcignc ; and in the third yeare of King Edward the fixt, hee was created Earlc of Wiltjhire : and the elcuenth of Odober, in the fife yeare of the faid Kings Reigne,he was created Marqucfle of w'mcbeHer : he was alfo Lord high Treafurer of England^ b\ Mafter of the houfhold to King Edward the fixt, and Presi- dent of the Counfcll. He was borne in the yeare 1483. and was of the priuy Counfell to King Henry the eight,King Ed- ward the fixt,Queene Maryji nd Queene Elizabeth of famous memory. He li- ued to fee one hundreth and three perfons ilTue out of his loynes, and dyed at Bajin?,tht tenthof March,i57i. where he was honourably buried, when hee had liued 87. yeares. Who being on a time asked, how he carried himfelfe in thofe tempeftuous times (wherein fo many of all forts mifcarried) His anfwerc was ;By being a WiUough^nd not an Oake. He married Elizabeth t dm^titcr of Sir William Capell knight, and had uTiie, foure fonncsand foure daughters; lohn Pawlet Marqueffe of Winchester ; Sir Thomas P owlet knight, who married Mary, daughterandco-heyrcof Thomas Moore of Dorfet/hire; SirChidioc Powletof wade knightjthird fonne,who married .4/w*,daughterof Sir Thomas white&nd Sir Giles Powlet fourth fonne,married daughter of Trapes. Alice the eldeft daughter, was Wife to Richard St owe It of Somerfetjhire^ Margaret fe» cond daughter, married Sir wiUtam Berkley Knight ; Margery the third daugh- tcr,was married to Richard waller of Oldttoke^ and Elianor the fourth daugh- ter, was wife to Sir Richard PeckfaU Knight,Mafter of the Buck-Hounds. Et porioit, fable troit efpees auec lepoimz citbas d'argent, au crcfam d'or. lohn Powlet ({bnneandheyrcofwf/7wwaforefaide) fuc- •*ceeded his Father ,and was Marquefle of Winchester, Earle of WiitfbireflxA Lord S lohn of Bajtng. He married Eliza- ^//?,daughtcr of Robert willoughby Lord Brooke < s and had i£ {uCyWilliam PowU t ,MarquefTe oi Winchester after his Father; Sir George Powletof Crundall in Hampfhire Knight; Richard Powlet third fonne ; and Thomas Powlet fourth fbnne, who married if/2W,daughter of Brent ; Mary Powlet eldeft daughter, was married to Henry Lord Cromwell of Oukham in Rutla?id[hire ; and Elizabeth the fecond daughter, was -firft married to Sir William Courtney of Powder ham Knight, and after to Sir Henry Oughtred Knight. This lohn dyed at his houfe at Chelfey, 1576. and was buried at Bafing, the ip.of Qiicene Elizabeth. Et portoit, lesarmoiries defon pert* William V V INCHESTER. 24? \A7 1 Mam T owlet (fbnne and heyreof Iohn) was in the * * life time of his Father jfummoned to the Parliament held at Westminster, 1 5 7 5 -as Lord S./m&h of Bafing,^ there had place and voyce accordingly ; and after his Fathers deatn.hewas alfo Marquefle ofwtmhtftcr^ andEarlc of Wiitjhire. He married Anne, daughter of William Lord Ho- ward of Ejfingham&hchc to her Mother Katherine, daugh- ter and co -hey re of Sir John Brought on, of X^ddington in Bedford/htre,by whom he had \ttu£>William P owlet Marcjues of Winchester nowliuing, 16 18. Anne, wife to Sir Thomas Dennis of Deuonfhire Knight ; and Katherine, Wife to Giles Wroughton Knight, fbnne and heyre of Sir Thomas Wrougb- ton of Broadhinton in Hampfhire Knight-This William dyed in the yeare, i$?8. Et poitoit, fable trois cfpees auec le pointz cmbas d'argenr, au crcfant d'or. William f owlet, Marcjuefle of Winchester, Earle of wiltjbtre,and Lord SJohn of Bafing now liuing,id 18 married Lucie, daughter of Thomas CVr/#,Baronof Bourgh- /#,and Earle of Exeter, had iffucjrilliam Lord SJohn of Bafing, who married Mary, daughter of Anthony Browne, Vifcount Mountague >, Thomas fecond fbnne; John third lbn 3 Henry fourth fbnne, Charles fift fbnne, and£and Qhlidren. WAllerandeBellomont, or Beaumont, fonne of bert de Beaumont, Earle of Meullen in Norman- <^>was by King Stephen created Earle of worce~ Her, in they care 1144.1-Ie married £/^^^,daughter of sf» mon Mountfort, Earle of Eureux in Normandy, and Aunt of Simon Mounjort, Earle of Leicester 'in England-, by whom he had iftue,Robert Earle of Meullen, and Lord of Pont-Auda- mare,who married Mauld 9 one of the daughters Sc co-hcires of Reginald Earle of Cornwall (bafe fonne of King iftwry the firft) and had ittuc,Henry, Peter jrnd Mabell - y Henry dyed without ilTue } Peter was Earle of Meullen, and rcuolted to the French King, \\66. deliuering vpto him his Caftleof Belhmont \ Mabell the daughter, was married to William de Riueris (fur-named de Vernon) Earle of Deuonfhire, and had iflue, Baldwin and Mary fuhxeh Mary was firft married to Sir Robert Courtney Knight, and after to Peter Prouz, of Deuonjhire,of whom there are many remaining at this day. To which Peter de Prg4r7,was flaine with a ftone throwne out of an Engine,in the tenth yearc of King Henry the fift,and was buried in the Abbey of Tewksbury. Et portoitjgue ulles a vn face St Gx ctoifelctz botones d'or, a vn cioiffant fable en la face* lOhn t Lord Tiptoft and pewis (fonne and heireof John Lord * Tipto ft, and loice his Wife, daughter and co-heyre of ward Charlton Lord Powis) was created Earle of Worcester, in the 27. yeare of King Henry the fixt and the yeare after, he was made high Conftableof England, and Lieutenant of Ireland. He married £/^^^,daughter of Thomas Hopton, and fifter and heyre of Sir Walter Hopton, by whom he had i([uc,Edward Lord T iptoft, who was after reftored, & made Earle of Worcester by King Edward the fourth. This Uhn Earle of Worcester, was attainted by Parliament, and be* headed at the Tower-Hill, the tenth of King Edwardthe 4. 1470. and his body was buried in the Preaching Fryars in London. Et portoit, d* argent a yo Saukeur engrefiey de gueulles. Edward 246 Wo RCESTER, p DwardLordTiptoft, after the death of his Father, was •^reftored in blood, and made Earle of Worcester by King Edward the fourth.He dyed without uTue,the 12. of Auguft, in the third yearc of King Richard the third, and was buried at Ely, leauing his Fathers foure filters his heyres,viz./^7/;/>, married to Thomas Lord Ros of Hamlake ; Z^e-, Wife to Sir Edmond Englethorpe of CambridpJtre ; Joice t married vnto Edmond Sutton* fonne and heyre of John Lord Dudley $ and Margaret the fourth daughter,profeflcd her felfe a Nun. Ec portoit, les armcsde fon pcre. Harles Somerfet 9 Knight Banneret, (bafe fbnne oftHenry ^* Beaufort Duke of Somerfet, begotten of Ioane HilD&s Concubine) was Vice-Chambcrlaineto King Henry thefc- uenth, and after Lord Chamberlainc, both to King Henry the feuenth and King Henry the eight. Hec married three Wiues,the firft was Elizabeth, daughter and heyre of Willi- am Herbert Earle of Huntington^ whom he was Lord HeA bert of Gower, and was after created Earle of worceper^x. Lambeth houfe on Candlemas day, 1 5 1 3 . in the firft y eare of King Henry the eight.Hisfecond Wife was £/w/w,daughter of Edward Sutton Lord Dudley. His third Wife was EltzA- £tf/?,daughter of 7 homos Lord Law are : By his firft Wife he had ittkc>Henry Lord #c7^r/,after Earle of Worcefer; and Elizabeth ,marricd to Sir John Sauageknight. By hisfecond Wife he had ifliie, Sir Charles Somerfet knight, Captaine of Rifebanke and Callis ; Sir George Somerfet of Badmansficld Hall in Suffolke ; and a daughter named Mary, married to William Lord Grey of Wilton, By his third Wife he had no ifliie. This Charles, in the tenth y care of King Henry the eight, furrendred and yeeldedvpto Mounjieur chafiiUion, to the vie of the French King,thc Citty and Caftle of T mrney, for fbure hundreth and fixty thoufand Crowncs,to be paid to King Henry. At which furrendcr, the laid chaflillion was not fuftered to enter with Banner difplayed, but rolled vp,becauie thefaid Citty was not wonne by forcc,butyeelded vp by compofi- tion (which is to be noted.) He was Knight of the Order of the Garter,& dyed in the Jj-ycareof King Henry the 8.and was buried zzmndeforr Et portoit, lcz armcs de France & d'engleterre efeartclle, avnbordure gobonnc d'argent 8c d'a- zur,au barton fineftcr d'argent, fur le tout a yn efcuflbn per pale d'azurScdegueullcs autroit lyont rampant d'argent. Henry VV ORCESTER. 247 T7£wj/ Somerfet Lord Herbert, and fecond Earle of Wcr- *• *ccjlero£ that name, married Elizabeth y daughter of Sir Anthony Browne Knighr, and had ifliie, William Lord Her- bert Rafter Earle of Worce/fer, Sir Charles Somerfet Knight,and Standard-bearer of the Peniioners, to Queene Elizabeth. Thomas Somerfet, who dyed in the Tower of London-, Fran- cis Somerfet fourth fbnne, was flaine at Mufcleborough field. Lady Elianor eldeft daughter.married to Sir Roger Vaughan ; Lady Luce fecond daughter, was Wife to hhn Neuill Lord Laiymer ; Lady Anne third daughter,married Thomas Percy Earle of Northumberland, beheaded ztTorke,i 572. and La- dy /4wtheyongeft daughter, was maried to that worthy and valorous knighr. Sir Edward Manfell of Glamorganflirefathcrof Sir Thomas ManfetfJSaronet, Sir Robert Manfell knight,and others. This Henry dyed, Ei portoir, d'oiyUa face France efcattelle d'engleterre^laborduregobonne d'argem & d'azur. AT VTllliam Somerfet,Lord Herbert 3 znd Earle of Worce- ▼ ▼ fter , fonne and heyre of Henry afbrefaid ,& gra rtd- childe to Charles, married Chriiftan, daughter of Edward Lord North of Kirtling in Cambridgfbire, by whom he had iiTuc t Edward Lord Herbert,znd two daughters ; Elizabeth, married to William windefore, a younger fbnneof William Lord Windfore ; and Luce the fecond daughter ,was married to Henry Herbert, (bnne of Sir Thomas Herbert o{ Wyneftow in Mountgomerifhire in Wales. This William was Knight of the Garter,and dyed at his houfe by S Johns at London, and was honourably conueighed by the Officers of Armesand others,to cbeptfow'mWales, and there buried intheyeare,i58<>. Et pottoic,lez anneide Ton peie\ C Dward Lord Herbert Rafter the death of his Father willi- ^am, was the fourth Earle of Worcester of that Family, Knight of the Garter ,Lord Priuy Sealc,of his Maiefties pri- uyCounfell, and one of the Lords Commimoners for the Office of Earle Marftiall of England, a very honourable and good friend to the Officers of Armes, 1 61 8. He married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Ha- flings Earle of Huntmgton,zr\d AT4f£cy///*his Wife,daughter and heyre of Henry Pole.Lord Montague, md had ilTue, Willi- am Lord Herbertytbat dyed without lfluc, Henry L. Herbert now 248 Wilt shire. now liuing, who married Anne, daughter and fble heyre of Iohn Lord Rufjell, forme and heyre of Francis Earle of Bedford Sir Thomas Somerfet, Knight of the Bath,& Mafter of the Horfe to Queene Anne ; Sir Charles Somerfet, Knight of the Bath ; and Sir Edward Somerfet, Knight of the Bath.fiftfonne; Ladyf- hz,abeth Somerfet, wife to Sir Henry Guilford Knight ; Katherine fccond daugh- ter.married William Lord Peter of Writile in E(fex 5 Anne, Wife to Sir Edward Wynter of GloceUerjhire Knight \ Francis, married to Sir William Morgan of Lkntarnam in Monmouthfhire \ Blanch,mfe to Thomas Arundell, fbnne & heyrc of the Lord Arundell>oi warder Caftki and Katherine the. youngeft daughter, was married to Thomas, now Lord Windfore,\6\%. Et ponoit, d'or,a la face efcartclle France & d'cnglcterre, alabordtare gobcnne d'argent & d'azur. A CATALOGVE OF THE Earles of VViltftiire,their Armes, tVittes, and Qhildren. Lionel! Planiagenet, (fur-named of Antwerpe, the place of his birth) third fonne of King Edward the third,was by his Father, in the 2 6. y care of his Reignc, created Earle of Wiitfhir e,zr\d in the j5.yeare of his Reigne, he was created Duke of Clarence. He married £//'^^daughter and heyre of William Lord Burgh, Earle of Flfter in Ireland^ and of Mauld his wife, lifter of Henry Duke o£Lancafier t by whom he had iff\ie t Philip his onely daughter and heyre, married to Edmond Mortimer Earle of March . This Leo- ne ll dyed comming from Mellent,m theyeare of our Lord, I3*8.&c. Et portoit, Ie» ariuoirici de France & d'cnglcterrc efcartellc, aulambell d'ermyn, chargee au troif cantons de gueulles. William VVl L TSHIRE, 249 W J IlltamLordScroope (fbnneof Richard, Lord Scroop of Bolton, Lord Chanccllour of England) was by King Richard the fecond,iu the 2 1 .yeare of his Reigne, cre- ated Earle of Wiltfbire ; & they eare after he was made Lord high Treafurer of England, and Knight of the Garter .Wh5 when Henry of BullingbrokeJ^ukc of Lancafter, came from being a baniftied man to be King, by rhe name of king Hen- ry the 4. he tooke this William Lord Scroope,Su lobn Bufsie, 6c Sir Henry Greene (King Richard the feconds Fauorites) and beheaded them at Briftowjn the yeare 1395). This Wtlliam, bought the ijle of Man, of William Mountague, Earle of Sa- lisbury ; which Ifland, after the (aid Williams attaindor, King Henry the 4-did giue it to Henry Percy the firft, Earle of Northumberland, in the firft yeare of his Reignejto hold the fame,by the feruice of carrying the (word, with which he entred England before him at his Coronation. He dyed without iffiie,leauing Roger his Brother to fucceed him. Et portoit:, d'azur a la band d'oi. J Awes Butler (fbnne and heyre of lames Butler fomih Earle *of Ormond) was in the life time ofhisFather,created earle of Wiltjlnre, in the 27. yeare of King Henry the fixt ; and in the 37. yeare of the (aid Kings Reigne,he was made Knight of the Garter ; and the yeare after, Lord high Treafurer of England. And in the firft yeare of King Edward the fourth* he was beheaded at New-Caftle, without ilTue ; leauing Tho- mas his brother his heyre,who after fucceeded him,and was Earle of Ormond. Et portoit, d'or au chef endente d'azuti John Stafford (fecond fbnne of Humfrey, Duke of Bucking* *bam) was made Knight of the Garter, in the tenth yeare of King Edward the 4. and in the \i yeare of the faide Kings Reigne,he was created Earle of Will/hire, He married Con* #4W fonne and heyre of William, fucceedea* his Fa- ther, and was Marquefleof Wmbefter^ and Earle ot wilt- Jbire, and Lord S.Jobn of Bafing, and dyed at his houfe at Cbelfeyi 1576. and was buried at Bafing, the 19. of Queene Elizabeth , as is more at large,in the title of Winchejler* Et portoit, les acmes dc fon perc. J William Powlei, (bnncand heyre of labn y was in the lifetime of his Father, fummoned to Parliament, 1575. as Lord S.IohnofBafing- y and after the death of his Father, he was both Marquefleof wwebefter, and Earle of wtltfhire&nd dyed in the yeare 1598. as in the Title of win- chefter. Et portoit, fable trois elpees attccjepointz cmbas d"arg«nc,ati creffant d'or. "M : srrfnorfv/'v-: Y 2 mlliaw VVe s m e r l a n d. vv; iti'um Poxelet, Lbrd S.Iohn of Bajlng, Eitrlc of Wilt- fbirtyand Marqueflc of winchesler now liuing,i 61 8. married Lucie, daughter of Thomas Cecill Earle of Excefler, by whom he hath ifliie, as aforefaid, in the Title of Wmcbe- fter. Et portoir, fable trois efpees auec le pointz cmbas d'argent, ail crelfant d'ot. A CATALOGVE of the Earles of VVeftmerlarid,their Am\ts 9 Wines, and Qbildren. RAphe Lord Nem//,o£ Raby, Branfrath -,in the Biftiop- priefce of Durham, warkeworth in Northumberland* Sheryhuton in Torkfhire i & Midleham in Richmond/hire, \ &c.was created Earle of Weftmerland, in the 2 i .yeare of the Reigne of King Richard the fecond 5 and in the hrft yeare of KingEtettry the 4. he was made Earle of Richmond for terme of life. He was alfo Knight of the Garter, Earle Marfliall of England, and Lord warden of the Marches towards Scot- land. He married two wiues,the firft was Margaret, daugh- ter of Hugh Earle Stafford fry whom he had ilme, two Sons and feuen daughters , lohn Lord Neuill his fonne and heire, married Elizabeth , lifter and co-heyreof Edmond Holland Earle of Kentjmd had ifTue,/?4/^(ecDnd Earle of mftmer land and others, and dyed m France before his Father.*4/>^the(econdfonne,was Lord of Oujley in warwickjhirejn right of Mary his Wife, daughter and co-heyreof Robert Fer- rars Baron of Oujley. Mauld the eldeft daughter, was married to Peter Lord Mauley of Moulgraue : Jlice,mk firft to Sir Thomas Grey of Heton, and after to 1 Sir Gilbert Lancajler: Philip, , wife to Thorn as Lord Dacres of Gillefiand: Mar* garet ,married to Richard Lord Scroope of Bolton : Anne,W\k to Sir Gilbert Vm- freuile t of Kyme in Lincoln/hire ; Margery was Abbefle of Barking y and £//,&4- betb was a Nun in the Minories in London. His fecond Wife was /^4»r, daughter of lirtfo* to?;/ Duke of Lanc&* fter, by the Lady Katherine Swinford, by whom hee had hTue alfo, eight lonnes and Hue daughters : viz. Richard Neuill Earle of Salisbury ; wilham Tieuill vv ESMERLAND. Neuill, Lord Falconberg ; Edward'T^euil^Lord of Aburgauenny George Neuill, Lord Latymer ; Afo H / iues i and QhiUren, Enry de Nouoburgo (a Caftle or Towne in Normandy^ where the faide Henry was borne) fonne of Roger de Bellomont ^nd Adelina his Wife,daughter of waller -an, and fitter and heyre of Hugh Earle of Mellent (Father and Mother alfo of Robert, Earle of Mellent and Leicester) was created Earle of warwicke y by William the Conqueror , & had giuen him the Borough and Liberties of Warwicke, as fully and furely, as when they were belonging to the Crowne of England. He married Margerie, fifter and heyre of Rotroc x Earle of Percv, by whom he had iflue. Hue fonnes ; Roger de Bellomont, Earle of warwicke 5 Rotherick,Archbi(hop of Ro- an ; Robert fur-named of Newburgh ; Geffrey and Henry ,and two daughters. He founded the Priory of ^.Sepulchres in Warwicke^ and dyed in the 2 3 yeare of King Henry the firft, 1 1 23 . and was buried with his Aunce. ftors.at Pratum (or Preaux) neere the Towne of Pont-Adamare in Normandy, £c portoit, lozengie d or & d'azur. Oger de Bellomont (fonne and heyre of Henry de Nouo- burgo aforefaid) was after his Father, the fecond Earle of Warwicke after the Conqucft.He maried c7«Wm/,daugi> terof William^ the fecond Earle Warren and Surrey, and had ifiueJwiUiam Earle of M*r?Wib , ,who dyed without nTue,and waller an, who was the fourth Earle of (Varwicke. This made diuers iournies to the Holy-Land, and dyed the fe- cond day of the Ides of Iune,in the yeare 115 3 .and was bu- ried at warwicke. Ec portoic, les armcs de Ton pere. William 2^*6 VVarvvi cke, XT \Tllliam de Pletfeto, fonne and hcire of Roger de Bello- V ▼ mon t^ was after his Fathers death, the third Earle of warmche after the Norman Conqueft. He married two Wiucs,the firft was Matilda, eldeft daughter and co heyre of William Lord Poland fifter of Agnes , the W ife of loce- line de Louaine. His fecond Wife was Margaret dmgjcitzt of the Lord D'eyuile, but had no iflue by eyther. He dyed the 17-day before the Kalends of December, 1183. leauinghis Brother Waller an tofucceedhiminthe Earledomeof War- Wicke. St portoit, les armes de (on bifaycul. ing the fecond of King lohn. \/\/ AUeran (fecond fbnne of Roger de Bellomont) after * * t he ofcwilliam his elder brother, was the fourth Earle of warwicke, and married twowiuesj the firft was Af4ri^?/,daugh.terof Httmfrey de Bob tin Earle of Hereford^ who dyed without ifliie. His fecond Wife was Alice ,daugh* ter of lohn Harecourt, by whom he had iflue, three fbnnes & one daughter,wr^w, Henry and waller an ; Alice the daugh- ter, was married to William Mandud, Baron of Hanjlape in Buckingham/hire ,and Chamberlaineofthe Exchecquer.This waller an j& the Coronation of king fobn } did carry the fword vpon the right hand of the faid King, for his feruice due for the Earledome of warwicke &nd dyed in theyeare 1200. be- Et portoit, Iozcngic d'or& d'aiuralabordur guculles. William ,fbnnc and hey re ofWalletanjhz fourth Earle ofWarwicke, was after the death of his Father, the fift Earle of Warwick : In whofe time, all England was vn- derthefubiection ofthePope,forfeuenyeares together. He dyed withotit iflue^s John Rom of warwicke hath. Et portoit, les artnes de fon pere. Henry vv A R VV I C K E. 2T7 I_j£w*jy,fecond ibnne of Earlc Walleran, and brother and *■ heyre of Willi am, the life Earle of Warwicke aforefaide, was the fixt Earle of Warwicke. He was euer faithfull to king /^.although he tooke from him the Lordlhip of Gower in South-wales. Hz always maintained the laid Kings part, a- gainft Lewis the French Kings Sonne,and others the Nobili- ty of the Realme: who tooke vnto themfeliies the name of Maintainers of the liberties of the Kingdome. Hee married two Wiues,the lirft was Margery ,daughtct of Henry tie Oy- /^,Baronof Hocbnorton, and Founder of Ofney Abbey and Mi/Jenden,and lifter & co-heyre of Henry DOy ley theyong- er.bywhomhehadifliie, T/^w^ Earle of Warwicke, and a daughter named Margery , who was firft married to lohn Mar/hall ( Brother of William Mar/hall the elder, Earle of Penbroke) who (in her right) was Earle of warwicke, and dyed without ilTue. Her fecond husband was lohn de plejjetis, a Pitfauian borne, who in her right was alfo Earle of Warwicke. This Henry married to his fecond Wifc,phiUip, daughter of Thomas Lord Baffet y of Hedington in Oxford/hire, Founder of the Priory of Biffeter, by whom he had no iflue.He dyed in the fecond yeare of King Henry the third. Les amies de foa pcrc. Q HT* HomasSonnc and heyre of Henry, the fixt Earle of war- f wicke, after the death of his Father, was the 7. Earle of Warwicke; and married Ela, daughter pf William Long/pee, Earle of Salisbury, bak fonne of King Henry the fecond, by whom he had no iflue. Hee dyed ifluelelTe, the z6> of King Henry the third,i 242.1eauing his fifter Margery his heire,and to polFeffe his Inheritance j She being married to lohn Mar- Jhall,zs aforefaid. Et portoitjCfcbiqueuce d'or & d'azur, au cheuron d hcrminet. lohn Marfhall, Ibnne of lohn the Kings Marlhall in King *Henry the feconds time, and Brother of William Marjhall the elder, Earle of Penbroke, (whom M. Milles hath greatly miftaken in his Booke,pag7?4) This lohn married Marge- r/^fifter and fole heyre of Thomas ,the feuenth Earle of war- wicke,m whofe right ,he was the eight Earle of Warwicke , by the permiffion and fauour of King Henry the third.and after dyed without ilTue,the 27.yeare ofthe faid Kings Reigne. Et porcok,dc gucuUes a la band fizelle d'or. lohn 2T8 VV A RVVICKE, 10h»dePleJ/etti, a Pictauian borne, after the death of Iohn *Mar[hall y married Margery his Widdo w, fitter and heyre of 7lw»^,thefeuenth Earle of warwicke, in whole right (& King Henry the thirds permiffion and fauour) he was the 9. Earle of warwicke. This lohn>\v\th diuers other EngliQimen, trauelling from Aquitaine towards their owne country ouer land,by a fafe conduct of the French Kings, were arretted in a Towne of Poiclow, called Poms, and there imprifoncd (notwithstanding they (hewed the faide Licence) heedyed without ittiie, in the yeare 1 263. and was buried in the Mo- nastery of Mijjenden in Buckingham/hire. Etportoit, d'argeat a fix annelletz de gneulle» jii.i. \ X J AUeran$i\xd fonne of Waller an, the fourth Earle of * * Warwicke j\r\d Vnckle and heyre of Margery, Couri' tefTe of Warwicke his Niece, after whofe death, and her two husbands,/^ Marjkall, and Iohn de Pleffetis Earle of War- wicke^he was the tenth Earle of warwicke, awd the laft of that Family .In his time liued thefe famous Writers, Robert Crof- hed Bifhop of Lincolne j Roger Bacon and others. Hee dyed without ifiue, leauing William Manduit, Huron of Hanjlape, his fitter Alices fonne to fucceed him,as Iohn Rom of Warwick hath. Et portoit>lozcngle d'or & d'azur 4 la bordur de gueuUes. \XTllliam Manduit (of Maledoctus) fonne of William ~ ^ ManduityBaronoftianjlapeyandAlicehiswifeyfi&cr and heyre of Walleran the tenth Earle of w«nr/^,was after the death of William his Fathcr,Baron of Hanjlap, and here- ditary Chamberlaine of the Exchequer } and after the death ! of wa.llerm his Vnckle aforefaidc, was the eleuenth Earle of ■ trarmcke, and Was furprized in his Cattle of Warwicke, by Simon Mountfort Earle of Leicejler; and (with his Wife and Family) were carried away prisoners to the Cattle of Kenel- worth,and his Cattle of warwicke de(poyled,becaufe he took part with King Henry the third,againft the Barons. He dyed without ifiue,the 4. day ofthe Ides of Ianuary, in the yeare 1268. and was buried honourably at Warwicke, Icming/fabeH his fitter and heyre, married to William Beauchampe Baron oiElmtley, called the Blinde Baron. Et portoit, cfargent a deux barre» de guculles. William w ARVVICKE. 2f9 9 % % © \J \J lUiamBeauchampcjQxBzlb'Campo, Baron of ^/m- *t0ktsSk ley and Han flap fonne. of willtamBeauchampe, and Afanduit } was the 1 2. Earle of Warwicke, Shiricffe of worceflerjbire by Inheritance, and Chamberlaine of the Ex- chequer,and by his Wife,Lord of Kirtling. This WtUiam t with Richard Bifhop of London, Reginald Grey, lohn Gijford, and Plugenet, were appointed Tutors and Gouernours to Prince Edward, in theabfenceof King £^w?Wthe firft his Fathers abode in Flanders, He married /kfaw/^daughter and one of the heyres of John Fit2-Gejfrey,Lord of Kirtling, and Chiefe-Iuftice of Ireland&nd had ifTue, GttyBeauchdmpe Earle of Warwicke - y ifabell, wife to Patrick Cbaworth, Lord of Kidwelly in South-^/« } and ^«W,married to Blount. He dyed at Aelmley,\\\z 2 6.of King Edward the firft, and was buried at Worcesler by his Father,in the Fryars Minories. Et portoitjgueulles a la face entre fix croix croifettces d'at. C\Vy 2^fl^4/»/v,fonneandheyreof William the 12. Earle of warwicke, was after the death of his Father, the thir- teenth Earle of warwic fo^Baron of Aelmley and Hatijlap, and Founder of the Colledge at Elmeley, and had giuen him by king Edward the firft (for his good feruice) the Caftle of Bar- nard in the Bifhoprickc of Durifme, being parcell of the Ba- liols inheritance.He was one of the Noblemen, which caufed Peter of Gauefton (King Edward the feconds Minnion ) to be beheaded. Hee married ./4//urgauenny : Mauld>wi& to Roger Lord Clifford 5 Katha- rine, married Hugh Earle Stafford ; Elizabeth, mk to John Beauchampe, Baron of Hatche in Somerfetjbire ; Ioane,Wi& to Raphe BaJJet of Drayton j ^i^married to William Ffford,Ear\c of Suffolk* ; the laft was a Nun . • Et portoit, de gueullcsa lafaccemrc fixcioix ctoifettccs i'ou Homos Beauchampe, after the death of Thomas his Fa- *i thcr, and daughter of Richard Neuill, Earle of Salisbury ,and fifterof Richard, Earle of warwicke, and had iflue, one onely daughter and heyre named Anne, being but two ycares olde at his death. She was Ward to William dela Pole, Duke, Marquefle and Earle of Suffolke 5 and Z dyed 262 W ARVV1CKE. dyed in theytare 1442 .being but fixe yearcs of agc,and was buriedat Readings and Henry her Father dyed at Hmley, the place of his birth (being not full 2 2. ycarcs oldc,|iin theycareofour Lord, 1446. and was buried at Tewkesbury (as John Rous of Warwicke hath. Et for tonnes armes de [on fere. Icbard Mw&fonneandheyreoF Richard 2^f«#, Earle of Salisbury, married Anne, daughterof Richard Beau- champe,thci6.Earko1i Warwicke, by his fecond Wife, and fitter and fole heire of the whole blood of Henry Beauchampj Duke of Warvoicke aforefaid ; in whofe right, this Richard Neuill, in the 28. yeare of King Henry the lixt, was the eigh- teenth Earle of Warwicke and by that Name and Title late in Parliament held at weftminficr, the 3 3 . of the faide Kings Rcignc ; and in the 3?yeare of Henry the fixt,his Father be- ing dead,wasalfo Earle of Salisbury and Lord Monthermer, great Chamberlaine and Admirallof England, Lord War- den of the North Marches towards Scotland, and of the Cinquc-Ports, Cap- tainc of Catlis, and high Steward of the Dutchy of Lancaster. At what time this Richard was fentimo France, totreatea marriage for King Edward the 4«King Edward fell in louc, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard woodutlc, Earle Ryuers (the Widdowof Sir lohn Grey) which pro- cured great hatred betwecne this Earle and the King. Which difgrace,this Ri- chard oeeing not able to digeft , plotted a confederacy with George, Duke of Clarence,King Edwards brother, for to rcftore King Henry the fixe : and aflem- bling his Forces at Banbury, he oucrthrew King Edward in battaile, and tookc him prifoner. But King Edward within a while after (by the helpeof his Friends) made an efcape from out the Caftle of Banbury, wherein he was pri- fbncr.and began a new warre at Stamford,whcrc be was Conquerour, and en- forced this Earle Richard to flye into France. But within fixe moneths after, hec returned againe into England, and enforced King Edward to flye into Flanders, to Charles Duke of Burgundy, who had married his fifter* letting King Henry at liberty , after ten yeares imprifonmcnt. After all which,King Edward (by the affiftance of his faid Brother of Bur- gundy) came into England againe, and waging battaile againft King Henries Facl:ion,at Barnet ,tcn miles from L ,vanquiftied his enemies, and flew this Richard, and his brother John, Marquefle Mountague, in the yeare 147 1. beeing Eafter day. And this was the ende of this great Earle of Warwicke, who pulled downe Kings,and fct them vp againe at his pleafurc. He had iflue by his (aide Wife,two daughters his hey res ; IfaheUjaznkd to George RlanUgenet, Duke of Clarence $xo\\xex to King Edward the 4. And AnneStW married to Edward % Prince of wdes Sonne of King Henry the fixt,who was flaine at Tewksbury^ and afterto/toW^Dukeof Glocefter tZfrcrKingof England. Et portoit, gucullci aufaukeur d'argent^u lanabcl] gobonnc d'stgenf & d'aztir. George VV ARVVICKE. 263 (~> Eorge Plantagenet, Duke of clarence, brother of King Vn Edward the 4. found drowned in a But of Malmefey,in the Tower of London.He married lfabe//,daughtcr and co- heyreof Richard \euill, Earle of Warwicke aforefaide, in whofe right he was the 19 .Earle of warmcke , and had ifluc, Edward, the twentieth Earle of warwicke, and Margaret y Counteflfe of Salisbury, Wife to Richard Pole Knight, Fa- ther of Henry Pole Monntague, as in the Title of Clare is more at large. Et portoit, les armoirics de France efcartclle d'cnglctcrrcau lamjjcli d'argem charged dc trois cantons de guculles. P DwardPlantagenet,Connt andheyrco? George, Duke of *^ Clarence ^ and Nephew to King Edward the 4. was after the death of his Father, Earle of Salisbury, and the twen- tieth Earle of Warwickejmd the laft heyre male of the Fami- ly of Plantagenets. He was a childe of moft difaftrous for- tune's the creature, who had from his Cradle beene nurfed vpin prifon, & his fa tall day was haftened by another mans folly . Fdr a certaine youth of meane parentage, was fubbor- ned by a knaue Prieft, to take vpon him, the name and per- fon of this Earle Edward \ giuing it out,that he had lately ef- caped out of the prifbn,in the To wer of London.This bruit caufed a great tumult amongft the Commons, who the were glad to hearc,that a branch of the Plantagenets was to be reft ored to the Impe- riall Diadem. But the truth was,that Edward Earle of warwicke,had complot- ted with Perky n werbert (as it was faid) to make an efcape : the which attempt, was then helde no lefTe a crime then high treafbn it felfe. But the plot being difc couered, the filly young Nobleman, was brought to his triall for the fame, the 2 1 of Nouem ber {John Earle of Oxford, being then appointed Lord high Ste- ward of England) and found guilty,and for the (ame,the 28.day of Nouember after aftcr,in the 1 5yeare of King Henry thefeueuth, was beheaded at the To- wer- Hill. His body being conuay ed to &//ww,was there buried, he being then 24y eares of a ge, 1 5 99 • Et portoit, les armes de fbn pete. 2a John 264 VV ARVVICKE, XOhn Sutton Dudley ,fonne of Edwond Dudley , and Eli- •*£.4^/;,daughter of Edward Grey ^Vifcounz Ltjle, and Aunc and hey re of Elizabeth Grey, Countefleof Deuon; was cre- ated Vifcount Lijle,thc 34.of King Henry the eighty and after Earle of warwickejn the firft yeare of King Edwardthc fixt, 1547-And laftly,in the fift yeare of the faid King £d?rW,he was created Duke of Northumberland. He married daughter of Edward Guilford, &fifter and heyre of Sir Henry Guilford Knight, by whom hee had iflue,eight fbnnes and Hue daughters.^^ the eldeft fbnne, married Wynefred 3 daughtQr of Richard Lord Rich, and dyed at the fiedge of Bollen, 1 543. Thomas dyed young ; John third fbnne, was Earle of Warwicke : he married Anne,daughtci of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerfet, and dyed without ilfue^eing 24-yeares olde : Ambrofethc fourth fonne,was alfo Earle of warwicke,an<] dyed without iffue ; Robert the fife fonne.was Earle of Leicefterfe married Lettice, daughter of Sir Francis Knolles, Knight of the Garter,and Treafurer of the Houfhold to Qjieene Elizabeth ; and had ilTue,/^cT£,Baron of Denbigh, that dyed yong ; Guilford Dudley fixt fonne, married the Lady Aw Obert Lord Rich of Veze> grand- child e to Richard Rich, created Lord Rich of Leze, the i7«of February, 1 547. and Lord Treafurerof England (byhisfbnne Robert Lord Rich) was by Letters Patents dated :\t Salisbury, the of Auguft 3 i6i8. made the three and twentieth Earleoftfttr- t*w£and gaue him the Earle- uomeof P0/#04.and after created Prince of wales atwhite-Hall, the third of Nouember, in thcyearc, 1616. A Catalogue VlSCOVNTS. 269 A CATALOGVEOF THE Vifcounts fince the Norman Conqueft, their xA rmes> Wme$> and Children. IOhn Lord Beaumont , Tonne of Henry Lord Beaumont , fate in Parliament the tenth yeare of King Henry thefixt, as Lord Beaumont-, and was after by Letters Patents,bearing date at Reading the 1 2.of February,in the 1 8.yeare of King Henry the <5.made Vifcount Beaumont. He maned Elizabeth, daughter and heyreof Sir William Phillips, Lord Bardolph, & hadiiiuc,william and Henry both Vifcounts, and dyed with- out iflue leauing Jane their fitter and heyre, married to John, Lord Louell. This John,was flaine at the lecond battaile of Northampton^ pof Iuly,the 38.of King Henry the fixt. Et portoit, d'azur,au lyon rampant feme de lices d'or. Ifinde (before this lohn, Vifcount Beaumont) John Robfert, Captaine of S. Samers in France,Conac of Sir Lewis Robjert, knight of the Garter ,to be Vifcount Robfertjn King Henry the fifts time.But by whom,or where hee was made Vif- count,! linde not,neither whom he raarried,or ofany iflue he left behind him. mtr- ISlEnry Bourchier Knight,fbnne and heyre of William Be * *chier, created Earlcof Ewe,ztMaunt in Normandy, by KingHenry the fift,fatein Parliament the 1 5. of King Henry the 6. as Lord Bourchier; and in the 25-yeareoftheiaid kings Reigne,he was in Parliament, by the name and title of Vif- count Bourchier ; and in the 27. yeare of King Henry the 6. Rtchard Duke of Torke y by his Charter,did continue certainc Lands vnto him, in marriage with J/abell his fifter, with an annuity of one hundred pounds by the yeare, by the name and title o£ Henry, Vifcount Bourchier. He had hTue tf.fonnes, William that dyed before his Father, Sir Henry Bourchier * knight ; Humfreyfame at Barnet-Field, 1 47 1 . fohn 3 Thomas and Edmrd $ and dyed in the yeare 148 3 . Et portoit) (Urgent a vncroix cngrcflecMe gueullcs ; entrc quatrc bouces de fable. John 270 V \ VlSCOVNTS. \Obn Talbot, kco^ fon of lohn Talbot, firft Earle of Shrew f- kury by Margaret his Wife, eldeft daughter and co-heyre of Richard Beauchampe Earle of Warwick*, was created Vif- count UP;m the 3 1 -yeare of King Henry the * He married /daughter and one of the co-heyres of Sir JohnChedder Knieht 5 and had ^Thomas Talbot ,who was alfo Vifcount Lfend was flaine at Wotton ynderedge, without ifl tie ; and Eliz,abeth>rmnk 6t dyed without iffue : the iaide Edward had alfb iflue, two daughters, Elizabeth and Muriell ; Elizabeth was firft marri- ed to Edmond Dudley, of the priuy Chamber toKingtf^w? thefeuenth,andhadiirue,A^# Dudley, Vifcount Z*/k, and after (he was married to Arthur plantagenet, bafefonne of king Edward the fourth, who was alfo Vifcount Up. Muriell the fecond daugh- ter 3 was Wife to Henry Stajf 'ord,Eark of mltfbire,but by him had no iffue. Et porcoit, burcllec dc fix d'argent & d'azur, trois torteaux en chef au lambcll d'argent. \ John Lord Wf^,fbnne of Lymell 'Lord Welles, and Marga* *ret his Wife,DutchelTe of ^wzfr/i^daughter of John Lord Beauchampe,\vas created Vifcount Welles, by King Henry the feuenthj and married Cecily, daughter of King-Edward the fourth 5 by whom he had iflue a daughter, named Elhabeth, which dyed without iffue. He dyed, and was buried in the Auguiiine-EryarpAXi London. Et portoit, d'or,au lyon rampant a la double queue Table, arme & lampafle dc gueullcs. C Ir Charles Brandon Knight,created Vifcount Lipjhc 4-of ^ King Henry the eight, and Duke of Suffolke, in the fift yeare of the faide Kings Reigne : who,at the requeft of the French Queene 3 then his Wife, refigned the Title and Dig- nity of Vifcount Lip, to Arthur plantagenet, bafefonne of King Edward the 4. who had married the daughter & heyre of Edward Gr^.Vifcount Lip aforefaid 3 and had iffue, as is more at large in the Title of Sujfolke. Et portoit, burelle d'argent & de gueulles de dix pieces,a la lyon rampant d'or coronne per pale d'argent & de gueulles,arme & laropafle d'azur. Arthur VlSCOVNTS. A Rtbur plantagenet, bafe fonneof King Edward the 4. **was after the furrender of C bar ies Brandon, created Vifc count Lijle at Bridewell, the 2 .of Aprill, in the 1 5 . yeare of King Henry the eight,and married £#&rf£rtMaughter of £^- wardGrejf^H(countLtjle y andfifter andheyreof lohn Grey her brother,by who he had iflue,three daughters his heires, Bridget, Frances and Elizabeth j Bridget, was wife to Sir Willi' am Car den Knight 5 Frvwo^married rirft Iobn Baffet, & after, Thomas Monke of Deuonjhtre ± Elizabeth the third daughters was married to Sir Francis lobfon Knight. This Arthur dy- ed the third of March, 15 42. the 33. yeare of theReigne of King Henry the eight. £t portoit, France d'engleterre efcartelie au baflon jineflre d 'argent. But moft commonly he is made to quarter the Armes of Vlsler and Mortimer (as his Fa- ther did before he was King: which I hold not good,for a baftard hath no right to any Armes but his Fathers chiefe Coate \ to Ihew he was the naturall fbnne offuchaman. John Dudley Knight, fonne of Edmond Dudley, and Eliza- *bcth his wife, fifterand heyreof Vifcount Lijle, was created Vifcount Lijle, by King Henry the eight, in the lame yeare Arthur Plantagenet dyed, 1542. and was after made Earleof warwicke, and laftly Duke of Northumber- land^ in thofe Titles is more at large. Et portoit, d'or au ly o» ram pant a la double queue vert. D Obert Rddclife,BsironFitz,-Walter (grand-childe of Sir *-^"/ohn Radcliffe Knight,and Elizabeth his Wife, daughter and one of the hcyres of Walter Lord Fitz-walter) was cre- ated Vifcount Fitz-IValter, in the 17. yeare of King Henry the eight * and after jhe was created Earle of Suffex.He mar- ried three Wiues,and had iffue by them all,as in the Title of Earlcs of Suffex, is more at large. He dyed in the 34-yeare of KingHvjti;*ttw8tt M 'i&lottfUK;) a**^ lie <*srh*$*sl jjft ,iMi\' x iuh bitrfi :>rf: >'av Wf^ "\ mvbfii: .i . inV'fib ^/^r Deuereux, Lord Ferrers of C hartley (fbnne of Richard, fbnne of Wrf/tovfonneof D^f- ra*AT,and Cfw/y Bourchier his Wife/ifter of i/^ry Bourchier, Earleof£^x, and coufinand heyre of ^#w,the Wife of William Prfrr^Marqueffe of Northampton) was created Vif- count Hereford, the rirft of King Edward the fixt; and after, Earleof £^x,the i4.ofQueene£/;^^.He married Let- //^daughter of SirFr4»wArW/ daugh- ter and one of the co-heyres of Iohn, Lord Marney, and had \Rut,Henry, Vircolint Byndon; 7 homos ,Vilcount Hyndon,\\m dyed in the yeare, 1 610. Francis and Gyles, and two daugh- tcts,Eliz,abeth and Gw* 1 . £1 pottoit, les atmcs dc Howard avec la creiTantpur la difference. A Nthony Browne,Knight of the Garter, was created Vif- **"COunt Mountague at Hampton-Court, the fecond of Sep- tember,! 5 54. the firft of Quecne Mary-, and married two I Wiues, the firft was lane, daughter of Robert Radcliffe Earle of Su(fex,by whom he had itfuc, Anthony Browne his eldeft jfonne, who married Mary, daughter of SixWilltam Dormer, of Ethorp in Buckingham/hire, and dyed before his Father, [lcauing ifTue Anthony Browne, now Vifcount Mount ague, 16 18. and Mary , married vnto Henry wriothejley, Earle of Southampton ,Father of Henry, wow Earle of South- ampton, 16 1 8. This Anthonies fecond Wife, was Magdalen, daughter of wilHamLordDacres,of Gillejland'm the North, by whom hee had iflue,Sir George Browne Knight,Thomas and Henry, and three daughters $ Eliza- ð,w\fc to Sir Robert Dormer, fonne of Sir William aforefaid ; Mabell fecond daughter, and lane Browne was the third daughter. This Anthony , dyed at his houfe of Medhurjl in Suffex,and was there very honourably buried,wijh fourc Officers of Armes. Et pot loir, Sables ttois lyons paflant cn la band cntre quatre cottice d'argent. O Ir Robert Cecill Knight fecond fonne 'of William Cecill, Baron of Bur%hley,Lord high Treafurer of England, be- ing Secretary to Queene Elizabeth, and Matter of the Court nof Wards,and Chancellor of the Vniuerfity of Cambridge ; was by King lames, firft created Baron of Ejjenden, in the Tower of London 5 the 1 3 .of May, 1 603 .and after Vifcount Cranburne, the 20. of Auguft, 1 604. and laftly Earle of Salisbury ,the 4. of May, 1^05. He married Elizabeth, daugh- ter of William Brooke, Lord Cobham, and had \tt\it,william Cecill, now Earle of Salisbury, 161%. and -F/vwwev, Wife to Henry Lord Clifford, fonne and heyrcof Francis Clifford, now Earle of Cumberland,i6i&. Et portoit, burclie de dix,d'argent & d'azure, lur le tout, fix Efcuchons ^.i.l.fablc fix lion* rampant d'argent,;* yn crcfl'antpur la fecond difference. Sir VlSCOVNTS. 27$ C Ir Robert Sidney night of the Garter, fonnc of Sit Henry ^^/Vwo'jKnightofthe Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 6c Lord Prefident of the Counfell of the Marches of Wales ; was firft created Baron of Penjhurjl, in the Tower of Lon- don,the 1 3 .of May , 1 603 .and after, Vifcount Ltfle at Green- wV^,thc4.of May,i^o5. Andlaftly, was created Earle of Leicester at Salisbury ',the (ccond day of Auguft,ic> i8;being then Lord Chamberlaineto Quecnc<<4**f . He married Bar- £ 18. Etportoit, d' argent au croixde gucullci, charge de cinq coquilles d'of. Sir VlSCOVNTS. Oh Thomas Egerton Knight (bafefonne of Sir Richard £- Egerton, of Ridley in Chefhire Knight) being LordChan- ccllour of England ,was created Baron of Ele/mere t nt Hamp- ton-Court fh.z ij.of Iuly ,in the firft y care of King /<«»« ; 6c the 7 .of Nouember, 1 616, hee was created (at White-Hall) Vifcount #y -ackUy. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Tho- mas RauenJ croft of Flint/hire, and had ifiTue, Thomas that dy- ed before his Father, and Sir John Egerton, now Earleof Brtdgwater, 161 8.and a daughter named Afary, maried to Sir Francis Z^,Knight of the Bath. He dyed atTorke -Place, by Charing-CroJ/e. d'argent,au lyon ramp anc gueulles, entrc trois pheons^la bordure engreilcy d« fable. O Ir William X/w// -/^created Earle of Nottingham^ at 7-yeares ofage,for i8.yeares. "DAge inline 32,readeHwrj'therirft,forK£'»>7thefecond. Ibidemdine 33-reade,Anno ni4,for 1168. Page 9. line 28. rcadc Gt/lejland for Gif eland. Pag. 1 o. line 24. reade he dyed, for who dyed. Pag.13.line 33. reade DunsJerjn ftead of DuniJeth. Pag. 1 S.line 9. reade before He maried; (by the name of Earle of Buckingham.) Pag.20.line 12. reade Vrfula (forTrfuld.) Pag.23.Hne4. reade 31 for 13. Pag.3 1 .line 9. reade France for Erance. Pag.36.line 6. reade Edward Lord Fitz>-waryn for Richard, Ibidem. The Earle of Bridgwater s Armes are alfo omitted to be blazoned Et port fitted 'argent au lyon rampant gueulles entre trots pheons a la bordure engrejley de fable, Pag. 3 8 .line 1 8 . reade Morcar 5 for Mo car, Pag.3p.line 11. reade Robert Sluincy forme of SayreEarle of Winchester* Pag.fj2.line 1 1. reade Grandchilde for Grandfather. Pag.<54,line 17. reade Sir William Maynardfor Sir Henry. Pag.73,line 3. reade 217.6^2171. Pag.74,line 16. reade Edmond Beau fort ,fonne of lohn Beaufort, Pag.83,line 30. In Parrjeade ^6 for 25. Pag.99,linen. reade fonne of OsberneforConneOsberne. Pag.io^Jine 7. reade, (as Sir Robert Cottonhath } i2i9.) Pag. 1 1 7,line 2 . reade Sir Thomas Hollandfonne of Sir Robert. Pag.120.line 16, reade Sir Henry Grey fecondfonne, for third fonne. Pag. 1 2 2, line 3 4, reade 1 151, for n 1. Pag i36,linei9, reade for 1586, 1588. Pag. 153 3 line 1 5,reade partition,for petition. Pag. 1 64. The blazon of the Earle of Northamptons Armes wanteth* Et portoit, fable au lyon paffantgardant dor, entre trois Heaulmes £ argent* Pag.i76,line 16, reade i8.Earleof Oxfordforty. Pag. 187. 250. 273. in Bollens Armes reade, aucbeuron gueulles entre&c. Pag.i87,linethelaft, reader trois lyonsfa ftead of aulyons. Pag. ip9,linelaft, reade i6i6,for 1618. Pag. 2 1 2, line 23. reade Harington 3 ior Huntington. Pag.2 33,line 11. reade 38, for 28. Pag,234,line 12. reade i347,for 1357. . Pag.2<$:,line the laft, reade 1499, for ij99> Pag.273,line 17. reade Hertford for Bedford. Pag.276,line27, reade Lady huce ) for Lady Dorathy. 1 THE 6LL- CENTER LIBRARY