I CplNNE bu the Q\ 'aca ojCfocl I I 
 Qttcotp of GI'oatD/dtiriim France j 
 8c ^7'eltmd-J Defendei' cf ij Truth .. I 
 
Eriiliiil <W*4.7 
 
To the Moft Illuftrfous 
 
 High-born Prince 
 
 Duke and Earl of Marlborough, 
 Prince of the Holy Empire, Mar¬ 
 quis o/Blandford, Baron Churchill 
 ' of Aymoiuh and Sandridge, One 
 of the Lords of Her Majeftys moft 
 Honourable Privy-Council y Knight 
 of the 7?2oft Noble Order of the 
 Garter , Colonel of the Fir ft Regi¬ 
 ment of the Guards , Mafter of the 
 Ordnance , Lord Lieutenant of the 
 County of Oxford, Captain-Gene¬ 
 ral of all her Majeftys Armies , 
 and Commander in Chief of the 
 Army of the Allies, &c. . 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 T HE Prefent State of England is 
 alter’d fo glorioufly for the bet¬ 
 ter, and its Future Profpe&s are fo 
 A 3 much 
 
"TM 5 Epifik "Dedicatory. 
 
 ’much more Pleating how, than evei' 
 they were in Former Ages, thro 5 the 
 BlefSng of GqcI upon her Majefty’s 
 Arms under Your G r a c e’s Conduct, 
 that it would be unjull to prefix any 
 other Name to this Account of it than 
 Yours, who have io great a (hare in 
 this happy Change: And fince the 
 whole Kingdom has been crouding 
 in with Addrefles of Thanks to our 
 Qli E EN for'chufing fuch a Gene¬ 
 ral, who has always carried Victory 
 wherever He advanced • permit me, 
 My Lord, thus to teftify my Senfe 
 of the Publick Joys and Triumphs, 
 "But then I muft beg to be excus’d, 
 both by Your Grace and by the 
 Publick, if what 1 fay falls fhort of 
 the Noble Subject $ and if that be 
 now imperfe&ly exprefs’d, which here¬ 
 after will require the greateft Hifto- 
 fians to fet forth but as it is : I hope 
 1 may plead for Pardon, 
 
 The 
 
The Epijtle Dedicatory'] 
 
 The Luftre of Your Grace’s 
 A nions is too near at prefent • [oy 
 as well as Grief may be too exceffive, 
 before Time has given it Moderation, 
 and even then it may appear too too 
 bright to be drawn out in diftind and 
 proper Colours. 
 
 When we think or fpeak of the 
 DUKE of MA%L<BU%OUGB, 
 we are yet all Extafy and Rapture. 
 
 We were fo long accuftom’d to 
 dread the Exorbitant Power of the 
 French King, that to fee him Conquer’d, 
 and that in the Centre of his S: r eng-h, 
 appears fo very incredible, that it m 
 require fome time, -e'er our Thoughts 
 can be enough fetled to judge, and 
 Speak, as we ought, of th u. 8"olifb 
 General who has been able r o c.o thde 
 Great Things. Other Writers may 
 praife Your Graces Felicity: They 
 may obferve, That You never at¬ 
 tempted any one thing of Moment 
 which You did not efred if left to 
 A 4 lour 
 
fbeEpifle Dedicatory 
 
 Four Self ; That Your G r a c e has had 
 the Honor to carry the !Britijh Arms in¬ 
 to Regions unknown to them before: 
 That Nothing was capable of flopping 
 You : That Y o u there gain’d a 
 tmpleat ViHory over the Armies of the 
 French King and the Fde&or of L Bava¬ 
 ria • the Greaieft in itfelf as well as in 
 its lonje^uences that has been fought in 
 thefe latter Ages : That neither Alex¬ 
 ander^ nor Ce/ar, nor Guflalms Adolphus , 
 excelled You in the Rapidity of their 
 Conquers; tho’ they all had to do 
 with Weaker and more Divided Ene¬ 
 mies : That CefaAs Vent, Vidi , Vici, 
 was literally fulfill’d at %amilhs: And 
 that that Country which for near 15 o 
 Years has been difputed by Inches, by 
 the Greateft Captains of Europe , did 
 yield this Summer to Your Gk ace’s 
 Valor and ’Johtim , as fall as You 
 could lend to take, PofieiTion of fit, 
 Thefe, My Lord, with abundance 
 of other Particulars equally Glorious, 
 
The Epiflle Dedicatory. 
 will be the common Topics of all our 
 Panegyrifts $ wherefore I rather chufe 
 to exprefs my Thankfulnefs to G O D 
 for railing You up, for fuch a Time 
 as this ; and to meditate upon Her 
 M A J E S T Y's admirable Piety, which 
 brought down fuch a (Reward from 
 Heaven. 
 
 I delight toobferve, That yourSuc- 
 ceffes Abroad have been doubly fuccefs- 
 fulby the conftantAfliftancel theyhave 
 receiv’d from a wife and fteady AdmU 
 niftration at Home. And l rejoice in 
 the Thoughts of that Peace, which a 
 General, as Great in the Cabinet , as in 
 the Fie/d, will by God’s Blelfmg foon 
 procure us; a Peace which will fecure the 
 Proteftant (Religion in thefe and our 
 Neighbouring Nations, refcore to us 
 the (Ballanee of Power in Europe, and in¬ 
 troduce Publick Liberty into the World, 
 ' which has been fo long driven into this 
 Ifland as the only Shelter of it. 
 
 But, 
 
The Epiitle Dedictfory. 
 
 Bat, My Lord, lam now writing 
 not 2 Hi&ory. but 2 Dedication, and 
 it is 2 Fublick Concern, that Yoiu 
 Grace's Precious Minutes fliould 
 not be unnecelTarily interrupted ; io 
 I humbiv conclude : 
 
 • Mav Your Grace long enjoy the 
 BleiSnJs ot that Peace, which God will 
 make Y 0 u lo Inftnimnut! in Giving to 
 Us 2nd to the World, and may Y 0 u 
 never meet with that Ingratitude which 
 too commonly attends Exalted Merit: 
 Thefe are the iincere and ardent Pray¬ 
 ers of, 
 
 . May It pleafe hour GRACE, 
 Your GR.AC e’s Mod Obedient 
 and Mod Faithful 
 
 "Wtfimivfitr, Humble Servant, 
 
 Dumb. 2j. ‘ 
 
 1707. 
 
 John Chmherlayne . 
 
T II E 
 
 / 
 
 S ince upon my Fathers Death 7 the (.tare of 
 Publ/fhing New Iulitions of his Prdent 
 State of England, does of cottrfc devolve up'- 
 on we ; it will he excelled that / Jhould Jay 
 fomethimr of This, and give an account of what 
 is done in it- and that indeed is hut re a]on alls 
 and neccffary for my oven Jake , and for the fake 
 of the Work, 
 
 Firft then , I have taken care to ad juft it etf- 
 a£Hy to the Prefect Time. 1 have carefully 
 Revifed the whole Rook - I cannot fay it it 
 without Faults , hut nwfl of 'em areffuch. as 
 whoever anfiders the nature of this Work , 
 knows to he unavoidable , and I think I have 
 taken notice of all of ’em at ■ the end of this 
 Preface , especially of the Alterations in Titles 
 of. Honour , Offices, &c. that happen'd vohilft 
 the Lifts were in the Prefs: Tet-1 am hold to 
 affirm-, that the Exattnefs and Cdrrechefs of 
 this prefent Edition , and the Addition cf je* 
 veral valuable Lifts to the old ones , as they 
 bavecoftwe fome Pains, and no fniatl Expert ?, 
 
The Preface. 
 
 -per and Dry Additions of his own , has fet up 
 for an Author , a cheap andt eafie way of ac¬ 
 quiring Fame! And, as if the Performance 
 were all his own ,■ he is angry that the Puhlick 
 has fo little regarded his Eminent Services, 
 For thus he concludes his Advertifement, with 
 as much Modefty as good Englifh, prefixt 
 hi the }d Imprejfton of his Book. As I am the 
 molt free from Refentment, fo great care has 
 been taken for near 25 years I ferv’d the 
 Pubiick with my Pen, that I fhould not be 
 sranfported with a 'Senfe of Gratitude. Ano¬ 
 ther proof of his skill in Grammar ( his avowed 
 Profefion) may he found in the Dedication of 
 hi 5 lajl Imprejfion. Now if he has defervd no 
 better of the Puhlick in other things , than he 
 has--in this , the World does not wrong him 
 by (lighting him. But the injury this Foreigner 
 has done the Puhlick, has been greater , and 
 efgreater Conference , than any little Inconve¬ 
 nience which we have fujferd by this means ; 
 for by fet ting up a New State of England, in 
 oppofition to-.-my Father's Prefent State, he has 
 hinder d very many People from buying a De¬ 
 fer iption of their Native Country upon divers 
 accounts much preferable to his: The great 
 advantage, of thefe Books , is to, inf pi re Men 
 with a love to their Country , which will natu¬ 
 rally lead honejl Men to follow after thofe 
 things that-make for .it’s Peace, An Eng- 
 
 mil 
 
The Preface. 
 
 lifti Man is exceeding jehlous of every thing 
 that does hut feemto intrench upon his Glori* 
 ous Liberty ; and the Wealth of this Kingdom 
 being more equally diffufed, than in fo¬ 
 reign Countries; the Common People have more 
 Leafure here , than they have in Mr. Mie’ge’s, 
 ormo(l other Countries ; which Leafure is often 
 turn'd to Mifchievous Furpofes. He therefore 
 that gives an honejl and a full Reprefentation of 
 cur Government in all its Branches , and the 
 Reafonablenefs and Excellency of every Part, 
 efpecially in an Age in which our Conflitution 
 has been , in the Memories of many yet alive, 
 fatally overturn’d by one fort of Men , as it 
 has of late (thd God be praisd , very unfix- 
 cefsfully) been attempted by another Set of ill 
 dejigning Men, under the fpecious Pretences 
 of the Dangers of the Church ; that Man t 
 fay , does his Country a Signal piece of Ser¬ 
 vice 5 For when the Monarchy and the Church 
 are Defray d, this Nation is undone , and pro¬ 
 portionally as the Reverence to either of them 
 is loft, proportionally the foundations of the 
 Kingdoms Peace are undermin’d. Bui having 
 premis’d thefe things at large in my former E- 
 dition , /fhall content my Jelf with only adding 
 farther , that fince, the Publicly by the kind 
 Reception g iven to the very many Editions of 
 my Fathers Book, have few d their approba¬ 
 tion of his Honed and Loyal Intentions in 
 writing 
 
The Preface. 
 
 'writing it , as I am hand in Gratitude to take 
 care of ihofe farther Editions of it , which 
 may be publifbt in time to come, fo I Jballen. 
 deavour to anfwer any Expectations that may be 
 conceiv'd of me in this Matter, to the utmofi, 
 of my Power . 
 
 Wefiminfter., r s> 
 
 'Dec. 2$, xjbS. J> 
 
 Alterations and Additions 1 . 
 
 T H E Right Honourable Francis Lord Ryalson, 'tiis 
 Queen’s Cofferer, omitted in p._535. The Right Ho¬ 
 nourable the Eorlo? Sunderland, Principal Secretary of State, 
 in the room of Sir Charles Hedges: The Honourable Pen. 
 grine Bertie, one of the Tellers of the Exchequer j The Ho¬ 
 nourable Thomas Cooke, Efq; Vice-Chamberlain, and Privy- 
 Councellor ; The Honourable Sir John Cooke, Kt, Her Ma- 
 jefty’s Advocate-General, Matter of the Pipe Office, in the 
 room of the Lord C heyne. Blank, p. 535. infertCWer God¬ 
 frey, Efq; and dele in the Accompting-Houfe : For John 
 Tucker , Efq; read Thomas Hopkins, Efq; p. 513- Sir Philip 
 Medows , jun. Ku Her Majefty’s Envoy Extraordinary at 
 Vienna. For Ear! of Lindjcy, read Marquis of Lindjcy, for 
 Earl of Kent, read Marquis of Kent ; for Earl of Kingflon, 
 read Marquis of Dorchejhr ; for Lord Godolphh , read Earl 
 of Godolphh ; for Lord Wharton, read Earl of Wharton ; for 
 Lord Cholmondeley, read Earl of Cholmndehy ; Lord Pauhtt 
 and Walden, their Titles not afcertaiivd ; for Sir William 
 Cowper , Bar. Lord Keeper, &c. read Lord Copper, for Sit 
 Thomas Pelham , Bar. read Lord Pelham. " 
 
 If rhe Sheers in which an Account of our Englijb Money 
 j-Lgiven, had not been worktoff, it filould have been men¬ 
 ded; from the kind Admonition given me by the Ingeni¬ 
 ous and Learned Author of the Chronicon Preciofum, p. 4.3.. 
 AH that I can do now, is to give the Reader a hint of ?r, 
 and to psomile that that Fault thall be corrected in the ner. 
 Edition. ‘ 
 
THE 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 PARTI. 
 
 A Defcription of England in general. 
 
 C HAP. I. Of its Name, Climate, Dimenfions and 
 Divifions, Page i 
 
 Chap. II. Of the Bifhoprichs of England,, 3 
 
 Chap. III. A Defcription of the feveral Counties 0/Eng¬ 
 land and Wales, . 8 
 
 Chap. IV. Of its Air, Soil, and Commodities, 38 
 Chap. V. Of its Inhabitants, their Number, Language , 
 and Character, 47 
 
 Chap. VI. Of Religion, { - 51 
 
 Chap. VII. Of Trade, . 
 
 PART II. 
 
 GOVERNMENT, 
 
 Chap. I. /IF the Government of England in gene- 
 ^ ral, 71 
 
 Chap. II. Of the Kjng of England, and therein of his 
 Name, Title, Perfon, Office, Supremacy and Sovereignty, 
 Power and Prerogative, Dominions, Strength, Patri¬ 
 mony, Amt, and Refpeft, 74 
 
 st Chap. 
 
The Contents. 
 
 Chap. Jll. Of Succcjfton to the Crown. of England, an 
 
 • of -tke-Jfings Msnarlty^..lncapacity,_.and. Ahfence, 9; 
 
 Chap. IV. Of the prefent Qiiecn of England : And there¬ 
 in of her Name, 'Title, Surname, Genealogy, Birth , 
 Education, Travels, Marriage, Suceejfion to the Crown, 
 and Char after in part, 93 
 
 Chap. V. Of the Queen of England when floe is Confer: 
 
 only, not Regent j 96 
 
 Chap. VI. Of the Sons and Daughters of England, 98 
 Chap. VII. Of the prefent Princes and Princcffes of tin 
 Blood, arid firfl of his Royal Highnefs George Print: 
 of Denmark, floyal Confort to her Sacred Majefly,' 
 Queen ANNE,- and Father to his floyal Highnefs 
 William, late Duke of Glocefter, 1 01 
 
 Chap. VIII . Of Ecclejiaftical Government, 113 
 
 Chap.' IX. Of Eiclcflaflicai Courts, and firfl of the Con¬ 
 vocation, 130 
 
 '■-Chap. X; Of the Civil Government of Ehgland, ! andfirf 
 
 • 1 of -the Great Officers of the Crown, 135 
 
 - Chap. XI. Of the Privy-Council, 143 
 
 "Chap. XII. Of 'the Parliament of Englahd, Und therein 
 ; of the Perf on fummqning,the Manner of the Summons , 
 c the Pcrfons ftimiftonedy their Privileges , the Place and 
 < Manner of Sitting, the'puffing 'of Bills in either Houfe, 
 
 the faffing of Afts of Parliament-, of Adjourning, Prg- 
 ' ■ r oguing, and DiJJ'olving of Parliaments, >148 
 
 " Chap. XIII. Of particular Governments, 5 and firfl of fa 
 Ecclefuiflical, Civii and Military Government of the 
 King's Houfhold, 163 
 
 Chap. XIV. Of the Civil Government of England in the 
 refpeftive Courts of Judicature ■ and firfl, of the Com: 
 ^ of Jufiice, call'd the Queens-Bencli,. 187 
 
 Chap. XV. Of the Military Government of England 
 .. ' ' '' • ' 2'J? 
 
 .P&R-I 
 
The Contents. 
 
 PART III. 
 
 Of Manners, Cuftoms, Laws., &c. 
 
 Chap. I. YJF Religions, Mainers, yjz. of the Clergy ; 
 
 Their Name, Orders, Privileges, Revenues, 
 Munificence, 8cc. 129 
 
 Chap. II. O/Englith Computation, Numbering, Weights, 
 Meafures, Money, 2,53 
 
 Chap. III. Of Names, Titles'of Honour, Privilege, &c. 
 
 270 
 
 Chap. IV. Of the Commons of England, and therein of 
 Kjiights, Lfquires, Gentlemen, Yeomen, Citizens, Han¬ 
 dicrafts, See. .285 
 
 Chap. V. Of the Women, 'Children ,. and Servants in 
 England, 1 293 
 
 Chap. VI. Of the Laws of England, ' 304 
 
 Chap. VII. Of Humours, Manners, Diet, Affairs, Re¬ 
 creations and Buildings, ’ 309 
 
 Chap. VIII. Of Vices and P uni foments, 314- 
 
 Chap. IX, Of Societies infiiluted' in England for the 
 Advancement of Religion, whether incorporated or vo- 
 “ luntary, ‘ ' 340 
 
 Chap. X. Of Engiilh Benefactions relating to Piety, 
 Learning and Charity, 346 
 
 Chap. XI. Of the City of London, 347 
 
 Chap. XII. Of the two Vniverfiticsl 449 
 
 Chap. XIII. Of the reft of her Majeftf s Kingdoms and 
 ' Dominions, See. 479 
 
The Contents^ 
 
 THE 
 
 L I S T S. 
 
 f\F the Members' of the ZJpper-Houfc of Convoca- 
 KJ’ tion for the Province of Canterbury, 483 
 
 T be Lowsr-Houfe of Convocation, for the fame Province , 
 
 • _ 484 
 
 'The Vpper-Houfe of Convocation for the Province of 
 ■ ■ York, ' 489 
 
 (The Loyoer-Houfe of the fame Province, ib. 
 
 The Officers of the Chief Ecclefiajiical Courts of the Pro- 
 ; vince of Canterbury, ’ 491 
 
 The Officers of her Majeftys Treafury, and that Part 
 • of the Exchequer appointed for Receiving and Dif- 
 lurjing the Royal Revenue, 491 
 
 .The Commiffioners , ' Officers and others belonging to the 
 Cuftom-Houfe, 496 
 
 The Commiffioners and other Officers belonging to the Ex- 
 cife for Beer, Malt, &c. 503 
 
 T he Commiffioners arid other Officers of the Salt-Duty, 
 506 
 
 The Commiffioners, Sec. for Wine-Licences, 508 
 
 The Commiffioners , &c. for Statnpt-Paper and Vellum, 
 ' ' ' ‘ ib. 
 
 The Commiffioners, &c. for Hackney-Coaches, ib. 
 
 The Commiffioners, See. of the Duty arifmg from Haw¬ 
 kers, Pedlars and Petty-Chapmen, 509 
 
 The Lord Privy-Seal and his Officers , ib. 
 
 The Depury Earl-Marfhal of England (appointed by the 
 Queen) and his Officers, 509 
 
 The Lords and others of her Majeftys moft Honourable 
 : Privy-Council, 5x1 
 
 The Principal Secretaries, and their Officers, 513 
 
 : ’ Her 
 
The Contents" 
 
 Her Majefty’s Publick Minifters abroad, 51^. 
 
 Foreign Minifters refuting here, 515 
 
 I A Lift of the Lords Temporal, 516 
 
 The Members of the Honourable Houfe of Commons, 
 ' ' 5 
 
 Tbe Officers and Gentlemen of her Majefty's Chappel- 
 Royal, 531, 
 
 Her Majefty's Houfhold Officers and Servants attending 
 in the fcveral Offices below Stairs, under his Grace 
 Williaih Duke of Devonlhire, 535 
 
 The Queens Officers and Servants in Ordinary above Stairs 
 under the Lord Chamberlain, 54a 
 
 The Mafter of theHorfe and his Officers, 551 
 
 The Mafter of the Great Wardrobe and his Officers , 
 55 J 
 
 The Band of. Gentlemen-Penfioners, 554 
 
 The Yeomen of her Majefty's Guard and Officers, 555 
 A Lift of the Land-Forces, &c. 557 
 
 The Conftables, Governors, Lieutenants and Deputy- 
 Governors of her Majefty's Garrifons in England and 
 Wales, 573f 
 
 The Governors of her Majefty’s Territories in America, 
 574 
 
 The Court of his fyyal Highnefs the Prince, 575 
 
 Judges and Officers of the Court of Queens-Bench, 
 578 
 
 The Officers of the Court of Chancery, 584 
 
 The Court of Common-Pleas Officers, 584 
 
 The Court of Exchequer Officers, 587 
 
 The Offices and Officers of the Datchy-Court and County 
 Palatine of Lancafter, 594 
 
 A Lift of the Lords-Licutenants in England and Wales, 
 
 The Cuftodes Rotulorum in England and Wales, 597 
 The Officers of the Admiralty-Office, 599 
 
 A Lift of the Vice-Admirals, 600 
 
 A Lift of all’the Ships and Vejfels of her Majefty’s 
 ' ‘ Royal Navy, with their Compliments of Men and 
 Guns, < 5 oi 
 
The Gonten’ts; 
 
 ’XbfrCommi'lfioiKrs,' for-the N4Vjy, 6,0 
 
 Comm!([toners, for ViHualling the Navy, 6n 
 
 Qommijftoners, for talking Carp, of the Sick andfVoundei 
 ftSeameifjind Exchange ofPrifoners of War, 61t 
 
 Cpmmifftoners, for the Tranfport-Service, ib. 
 
 Theftovereign andylQiights-Companions of the •mofi Noble 
 , Order of the Garter, _ ' 6 i 
 
 "A Catalogue , of . Baronets, from: the- fi r fi Creation of that 
 .\bignity to. the-prefent time, .61 3 
 
 fhe ? Members of the Society for .^Propagation of the 
 .. . Gofpei in Foreign. Parts, -626 
 
 £ Lift of the Charity-Schools in and / about London, 
 : -Weftminfter -andptber Places, \ ■' .629 
 
 ^latjty-^hoolls, injtfoer-.Places ^630 
 jhe. Names of the Places in and about London, when 
 land where Lectures are Preached ir and. ColleSlions 
 - ~»iade for. Jetting. up • and erefting . . Charity - Schools, 
 ■■'ft- v ‘ • . f .641 
 
 The Governors of the Queen’s Bounty, for the Aug- 
 :..fmentation of the Maintenance of. the Poor Clergy 
 .... ' 642 
 
 Government of , London, Fccleftaftical, Civil and Mili¬ 
 tary, 645 
 
 A Lift of the Governor, Deputy-Governor and Direflors 
 
 of-the Bank of England, 651 
 
 The Governors of the Eaft-India Company, ■ and Officers, 
 
 ...... 653 
 
 Government of Weftminfter, Eccleftaftical, Civil, Mili- 
 . b-ry, 653 
 
 A .Lift of the Officer 3 of the Tower’ of London, 65.5 
 
 The Fellows of Sion-College, ; , 657 
 
 The Fellows .and other Members of the. Royal College oj 
 : Phyficians, ' 659 
 
 The College of. Civilians c<*//VDo&ors-Commons, 661 
 A. Lift of the Royal Society, 665 
 
 Jr of effort at Greiham-CoIIege, 668 
 
 The Governors of. Suttons'Hofpical or the Charter-houfe, 
 "1 . 669 
 
 ' A Lift 
 
The Contents. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers Civil and Military at Chelfea- 
 Hofpital, 671 
 
 The Directors and Officers of Greenwich-Hofpiral, 
 6yz 
 
 The Officers of Chrifts>Hofpital, 675 
 
 The Officers of St. Bartholornews-Hofpital, 676 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the General-Pcift-Office, 
 67 8 
 
 Penny-Poft-Office, 680 
 
 A Lift of the Colleges, Names of the Founders, 7 'cars 
 ' when Founded, Number of Fellows, and Scholars of the 
 Foundations, with the prefent Heads of the Colleges 
 
 and Halls , and the Magiftrates and other Officers in 
 the Vniverfity of Oxford, 68 r 
 
 A Lift of the Colleges , Halls , &c. in the Vniverfity of 
 Cambridge, 685 
 
 The Commiffioners of Trade and Plantations, 687 
 
 The Queen’s and other Serjeants at Law, 688 
 
 Her Majeftys Council at Law, 689 
 
 The Juftices of Alike for the Principality of Wales, 
 «:• ib. 
 
 Places where all the Offices are l^ept, 670 
 
 T H E 
 
I N 
 
 GENERAL. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of its Name, Climate , Dimevfiom, and Dfa'Jiom, 
 
 “W 1 N G LAND, the better Put of the 
 H 1 beft Ifland in the whole World, with 
 Scotland, was called by ancient Writers 
 || \ Albion,White-, fo termed, probably, by 
 
 ■Jaw—J the firft Difcoverers ofic, from its 
 White Cliffs, as the Snowy Hills between France 3nd Italy 
 are called Alya. Afterwards, as appears in the time of 
 Lucretius and Julius Cafar, it had the Name of Britanniaj, 
 from Brith, which in the old British Tongue fignifies 
 Painted, (for the fame reafon that fome of the Britains were 
 afterwards called Pills, from painting their Skins in a man¬ 
 ner terrible to their Enemies) and wasabout 800 Yearsaftes 
 the Incarnation of Chrift (by a fpecial Edict of King Egbert, 
 defended from the /ingles, a People of the Lmr Samj, 
 8 in 
 
2 . S^pJ^efoM^tate Part l, 
 
 inwhofePofleflion^he ^reateil Part of this Country then 
 was) named Angle or Engtemd',' then by the Fmich called 
 Angk-um , by the 1 Gc><maw,i Engeland ; and by the Ink" 
 bitants England. 
 
 Climate*] It is fituated between the Degrees j 7 and « 
 of Longitude, as are Brittany and Normandy in France, and 
 between 50 and 56 of Northern Latitude, as are Flanders, Zea¬ 
 land, Holland , Lower Saxony, and Denmark : Advantageoufly 
 for Traffick to all Parts of the World. 
 
 The longeft Day in the moft Northern Part is 17 Hours, 
 3 0 Minutes, and the Ihorteft Day in the moft Southern Parts, 
 is almoft 8 Hours long. 
 
 ©imenfiotw*] It is in Shape Triangular; the longeft fide 
 from Berwick North, to the Land’s-End South-Weft, 386 
 Miles; from Berwick to Sandwich S. S. E. about 280 Miles; 
 from Sandwich E. to tin LandVEnd W. by S. 279 Miles, 
 And the Perpendicular from Berwick to Portfmouth N. and 
 S. 320 Miles: Contains, by Computation of Mr. Hough ■ 
 ton, 39938500 Acres, 1175931 Houfes, is almoft ten 
 times as big as the United Netherlands ; five times as big as 
 the Spanijb Netherlands ; lefs than all Italy by almoft one half, 
 and in comparifon vvijjf France , is as 30 to 82. The Yearly 
 Rent of ail the Lands in England and Wales, is computed 
 at 7 s00000 Pounds, befides the Rent of Houles. 
 
 SBibifttn.] That Part of Britain now called England, was 
 in the time of the Romans, divided into Britannia Prima, 
 BritanniaSeeunda, and Maxima Cajarienfit. The firft of thei'e 
 contained the South Pan of England ; the fecond, all that 
 Weftern Pan now called Wales ; and the third, the Northern 
 Part beyond Trent ; and by a later Divifion, into Britan* 
 via Prima, Britannia Seatnda, Fiavia Cssfarienfis, Maxima 
 Cajarienjis, and Valentia. 
 
 . When the Britains had received the Chriftian Faith under 
 K. Lucius about the Year 18c, ’tis faid they divided the fame, 
 (for the better Government Ecclefiaftical)into three Provin¬ 
 ces, or Archbilhopricks, viz,, the Archbilho prick of London , 
 which contained BritamiaPrhna; theArchbilhoprick of Toil:, 
 which contained that Part called Maxima Cesfaricnfis ; and 
 theArchbilhoprick of Caerleon, an ancient .great City of South 
 Wales upon the River XJske, under which was Britannia Se- 
 cunda.\ Afterwards the Heathen Saxons over-running this 
 Country,and dividing it into Seven Kingdoms (the King of 
 Kent being firft converted to the Chriftian Faith by Aufi’n 
 
parti* af ENGLAND. ^ 
 
 the Monk, who lived and was burled at Canterbury) the 
 Archiepifcopal See of London was there placed, and the 
 other at Caerleon, was tranflated to St. David's in Pembroke - 
 f)ire, and at laft fubje&ed to the See of Canterbury : The 
 North Part of England , and all Scotland, was put under the 
 Archbilhoprick of Tork, and all England divided into Dio- 
 cefes 5 and fometime before the Conqueft it was, for better 
 Order and Government, diftinguilh’d into Parilhes, by the 
 Care and Pains of Theodore Archbilhop of Canterbury, almoft 
 ioo Years before it was divided into Counties or Shires, by 
 King Alfred, by whom all thofe Shires, (To called from 
 the Saxon Word Scyre, a Partition or Divifion) were fub- 
 divided into Hundreds, which at firlt contained ten Ty- 
 things, and each Tything ten Families. 
 
 At prefent, England, according to its Ecclefiaftical Jurif- 
 diftion, is divided firft into two Provinces, or Archbilhop- 
 ricks, viz. Canterbury and Tork ; thefe two Provinces into 
 2 6 Diocefes, which are again divided into < 5 o Archdea¬ 
 conries, and thofe into Rural Deaneries, and thofe again 
 into Parilhes: Of which there are in both Provinces, 9913. 
 hereof 3845: are Churches impropriate, i. e. in Lay-Hands, 
 where Lay-men receive the Tythgs 3 or Appropriate, i. e, 
 annexed to Church-Dignities. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Of the Bifhopricks of England. 
 
 •“THE Archbilhoprick of C A N T E R B V R Y is a Pro- 
 JL vince containing almoft all the South Part of England, 
 from the Rivers Trent and Humber ; its Diocefe only Part of 
 Kent, and divers peculiar Churches amidft other Diocefes. 
 It was founded by Ethelbert, the firft Chriftian King of the 
 Kentijh Saxons, Anno Dom. 596. in the Perfon of Auftin, the firft 
 Apoftle of the Englijh. Valued in the King’s Books ac 423 3 1 
 8 s. 8d. Chief Seats belonging to this See, are Lamhetk- 
 Houfe, and Croydon-Palace, both in Surrey. The Archbifliop 1 8 
 Palace in Canterbury has lain in Ruins ever fince the Civil 
 Wars. 
 
 The Archbilhoprick of TO R K is a Province contain* 
 ing the North?MS of England, from #umhr } Ds?, and Trent 5 
 B a its 
 
4 -%l)Z pjefcut fytm Part L 
 
 its Diocefe Yorkjbire- and Nottinghamjhirs: Was founded 
 about the Year 652, by Edwin King of Northumberland, in the 
 Perfon of Paulinas,his Queen Ethelburga’s Chaplain, the firft 
 Apoftle in the Northern Parts of this Land. The Biflioprick 
 of Hagulftad or Hcxatn was taken out of it by King Etgfrid, 
 and loft back again in the Danijb Wars* Valued in the 
 King’s Books at rooo /. per Annum. Chief Seat Bifliop:- 
 7horp in Yorkjbire. 
 
 Biflioprick of LONDON, Founded about the Yea? 60c, 
 by Scbert and Ethelbert, Kings of the Eafi and Kentijh Saxon:, 
 in the Perfon of Melitus, Apoftle of the Eaft Samis. This 
 Diocefe contains Ejfex, Middlesex, and Part of Hartfordfhire, 
 and hath not been altered fince its firft Inftitution. Value 
 1117I. Sr. 4 d.' Seats, London.Houle in Alderfgate-Jlreet in 
 London, and Fulham-Houfte in Middlejex. 
 
 WINCHESTER, taken out of the Diocefe of Dor- 
 after —-That of 
 
 Dorcefter was a large Biflioprick, whofe See was Dor- 
 cefter near Oxford ; Founded by Kinglis, or Ilingils, the firft 
 Clmftia'n King of the Weft Saxons, about the Year 640, in 
 the Perfon of Berinus or Birinas, an Italian Prieft, who was 
 fucceeded by'Agilbert, 4 Frenchman ; promoted thereto by 
 Kai'.vald Son of Kingils, who afterward difliking the broken 
 and bad Englijb of Agilbert, divided the Biflioprick into 
 two'; one he founded in the See of Dorcefter under Agil- 
 bert , and the other he founded at 
 IVINC HESTER about the Year 660, in the Perfon 
 of Wina, another Frenchman, but who could fpeak better 
 Englifti. Agilbert difcontented at this Divifion, left England, 
 and fo the two Bifliopricks were united again both in the 
 See of Winchefter. King In a afterwards added his Conquefts 
 of the South Saxons, and the Biflioprick of Sclfey to it; fo 
 it became a vaft Biflioprick, containing both Kingdoms of 
 the South arid Weft Saxons • 
 
 But about the Year 704, lua took out of it the Bifliop- 
 rick of Sherborne, which was afterwards divided into the Bi- 
 fiiopricks 6? Wells, Raines bury, Kir ton, and Bodmyn ;but Ramefi 
 bury mWiltftiire was re-united to Sherborne in Bi'fliop Her. 
 man, by, Edward the Confejfor : Bodmyn was ■ tranflated to 
 St. Germans , arid after that united with Kirton, by King 
 Cmmtus. But ftil! 
 
 WIN- 
 
Parti. of ENGLAND. . ? 
 
 WINCHESTER continues a large Diocefe, contain¬ 
 ing Surrey and Hampfioirc, the llles of Wight, Jerfey, Gernfey, 
 
 ■ and Aldcmay. Value 3885 l. %s- 3 d. Seats, Farnham-CaftU 
 in Surrey, Wolvefiy-Hotife in Winchefter, Chelfcy-Houfe in Mid » 
 dlefex. 
 
 In the Year 733, Dorcefier was again made aBifliop’s See. 
 and its Diocefe taken out of Lichfield, 
 
 LlCH FI ELD , Founded by Of.vy King of Nort hmn'oer- 
 hnd, in the Perfon of Diuma a Scotchman, Anno 656. railed to 
 an Archbiihoprick by King Of a,in Adulph, and had Authori¬ 
 ty over Winchefter, Hereford, &c. But this Dignity of the 
 See did not furvi ve Adulph; the See was removed Anno 
 1075' to Chefier, and by Robert de Limefey, Anno 1093, to 
 Coventry, the Reiidence of many of the fucceeding Biihops, 
 on which account, among others, it hath now the Title 
 of Coventry and Lichfield, 
 
 Out of this Diocefe were taken -the Bifliopricks of Wor- 
 cefier and Sidnacefier by King Ethelred , and foon after Anno 
 733, thofe of Leicefier and Dorcefier. Laftly by H. 8. that 
 of Chefier, which continues as well as Worcester. 
 
 This Bilhoprick of Coventry and Lichfield at prefent con¬ 
 tains all Stajfordfbire and Darbyjhire, and Part of Warwick- 
 fiire and Shropjhire, Value 703 /. 5 s. 2 d. Seats, Lich- 
 field-Clofe and Ecclefbal-Cafile in Staffiordfhire. 
 
 Sidnacefier and Leicefier came afterwards united to Dor- 
 cefier, and Dorcefier tranllated to Lincoln. 
 
 LINGO L id, begun at Dorcefier near Oxford, and brought 
 hither by Remegius (the Son of a Pried) by Order of a Sy¬ 
 nod at London, which Ordain’d, That the Sees of Bifhop¬ 
 ricks fhoiild be removed from lmall and decay’d Tojvns, to 
 Cities of greater Note and Refort. It contained then the 
 middle of England between Thames and Humber : But Hen. I. 
 took out of it the Biflioprick of Ely, and Hen. VIII. thofe 
 of Oxford and Peterborough. At this Day belong to ic Lin - 
 cplnjhire, Leicefier(hire, Huntingtonfhire, Bcdfora'jhire, Bucking- 
 hmnfbire, and Part of Hartfordjhire, being the larged Bi- 
 Ihoprick of England. Value 830/. iSr. id. Se its, Buck- 
 den in Huntingtonfhire, and Lincoln.Palacs in Lincoln, ruin’d 
 by the Civil Wars. 
 
 ELY, taken out of Lincoln by Hen, I. tranflating hither 
 Hervy Bilhop of Bangor ; contains only C ambridgejbire. Va¬ 
 lued 2x34/. 18 s 1 d. Seats, Ely-Houfc in Holbont, London; 
 hly^Psha in Ely ; Wifinsh-Cafilein Witbich, Gnmbridgcfhirc. 
 
6 %\z fBjefent £>tate Parti 
 
 SALISBURY,. tranflated from Sherborne by tbe afore- 
 faid Herman, in the Reign of William the Conqueror; 
 contains now Wiltjh're and Barkjbire, Value 1367 /. 11 r. 8 </, 
 Seat, Salisbury-Palace in Wtltfhire. 
 
 EXETER, tranflated from Kirton in Devonjhire, under 
 Leofricusf by Edward the Confeflor; which Kirton was taken 
 out of Sherborne, as afore in the Perfon of Adulph, by Ed. 
 mard the Elder. Value 15 66 L 14*. 6d. Seat, Exeter. 
 Palace in Exeter. 
 
 W ELLS, taken out of Sherborne, and Founded by Ed. 
 ward the Elder, Monarch of the Englijh Saxons in Athelm- 
 afterwards, in the Reign of William Rufus, the See was re. 
 moved by John de Vilhda to Bath, retaining to this Day the 
 Name of Bath and Wells ; contains only Somerjetjlire. Va¬ 
 lue 527 /. 14 s. 2 d . Seats, WeUs-Palace, and Barnwell in. 
 Smerfetfbm. 
 
 CHiCHESTER, firfl: Founded in Selfey, by Edilwalch 
 the firfl: ChriftianK. of the South-Saxons, in St. Wilfride, the 
 Exiled Archbifhop of York ; afterward^ united to Winchejhr, 
 and about the Year 711 divided again, and reftored to Selfey, 
 and laftly, by vertue of the aforementioned Synodical De¬ 
 cree at London , removed to Chichefler, the chief Town of 
 the Diocefe under Bifhop Stigand. It contains only Suffex, 
 Valued 677 l. is. jd. Seat, Chichejla-Palacem Suffex. 
 
 NORWIC H, Founded firfl at Dunwich, Anno 630, by 
 Sigibert King of the Eajl-Angles, in the Perfon of Felix a 
 Burgundian; afterwards divided it into twoBifhopricks.'w'x, 
 of Dunwich and Elmham. Long time after this joined again 
 by King Edwin in Athelf, in the. See of Elmham ; removed 
 f rom thence by Bifhop Herfafi, in the time of William the 
 Conqueror, to Thctford, and from thence 1086 by Bifhop 
 Herbert to Norwich. ' Tn this Diocefe are Norfolk, Suffolk, and 
 a Email Part of Cambridgeshire. Value 899/. 8 s. j d. Seats. 
 Norwich-Palace, zxids.hadham.HaU, in Norfolk. '' ' 
 
 WORCESTER, was taken out of Lichfield in the 
 Year 679, by Ethelred King of the Mercians , Bojel being the 
 firfl Bifhop; contains Worceflerfbire, and Part of Warwickfliirc, 
 Value 1049/. 171. i,d. Seats, Worcefier-Palace, and Hart!:- 
 bury-Cajlle in Worcefierfhire. ' ■ ■ • 
 
 HEREFORD Diocefe was Founded Anno 680, in 
 Bifhop Putt a •, contains Herefordfhire, and Part of Shropjhire, 
 Value 768 l. 10 s. sod. Seats, Hereford-Palace in Hereford, 
 and Whitburn in the fame County. ’ ■ ■■ 
 
 fLQ* 
 
Parti. cf ENGLAND.- 7 
 
 R 0 CHEST E R, Founded in the Year 606, by Ethel- 
 fart, the firft Chriftian King of Kent, in the Perfon of 
 St. jufim; contains Part of Kent only. Value 358 /. 3 s. 8 d. 
 Seat, Bromley-Houje in Kent. 
 
 OXFORD, taken out of Lincoln 15-41, by Hen. VIII. 
 The firft Bifliop was Robert King, Abbot of 0 jney ; con¬ 
 tains Oxfordjhire. Value 354 L. 16 s. 4 d. Seat, Cuddefdon 
 in Oxfordjhire. 
 
 PETER BOROUG H, taken out of Lincoln likewife 
 • i>y Hen. VIII. Its firft Biftiop was John Chambers, not AbbaC 
 of Peterborough, as Godwin miftook, but Dean of St Ste¬ 
 phens, and Canon of Wrndjor ; contains Northamptonshire 
 and Rutlandshire. Value 414 /. 19 s. u d. Seats, Peter- 
 famgb-Cafile, and Cajlor in Northamptonshire. 
 
 G LOU C ESTER, taken out of K'orcefier by Hen. VIII, 
 whofe firft Bifhop was John Wakcmcm, Abbot of Tewksbury ; 
 contains Ghm^erjhire . Value 315 /. 7 s, 2 d. Seat, Glou- 
 gefter-Pcsface in Gloucejhr. 
 
 BRISTOL, Founded by Hen. VIII. Paul Bujh the firft 
 Bifliop; contains the City of Brijlol, and County of Dorfet -. 
 {hire. Value 383 l. 8^.4 d. Seat, Brijlol-Palace in Sowerfetjhire, 
 
 L A ND A F F, Founded by Dubritius its firft Bifliop, in 
 the Reign of [Aurelius Ambrofius, about the Year 490 ; con¬ 
 tains Glamorganshire, Motmmtbjhire, BrecknockShire, and Rad¬ 
 norshire. Value 154 1 . 14 s. id. Seats, Mathern-Palace in 
 Monmotithjhire, and Landaff Palace in Glamorganshire. 
 
 St. DAVIDS. The aforefaid Dubritius afterwards, 
 upon the Foundation of the Archbifhoprick of ifea Stlurttm, 
 or Caerleon in Monmotithjhire, was removed thither. His 
 Succeflor in this See, St. David, got it removed, in the 
 Reign of King Arthur, to Men tv a or Mender, called after¬ 
 wards, in Honour of this Learned and Pious Prelate, who 
 fo oppofed and vanquilhed the Pelagian Herefy, St. Davids. 
 This MetTopolitical See was afterwards made fubjeft to that 
 of Canterbury ; it contains Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire, and 
 Caermarthenjhirc- Value 416 /. 5 r. 8 d. Seat, Abcrgwilly in 
 < Saermarthen . 
 
 St .ASAPH,- Founded by Malgo King of the Britons,^ 
 Anno 560, in the Perfon of Kentigern, the Scotch Bifliop of' 
 Glafgere, and took its Name from St. Aftsph, the fecod Bi- 
 fhop; contains the greateft Part of Flint- Denbigh- and 
 Montgomeryshire, and fome Part of Shropshire, Value 187 L 
 Ilf, 6 d. Seat, St. AUph in Flintshire , 
 
8 SEUiefjefent&tate Parti 
 
 BANGOR, the time of its Foundation is not certainly 
 known; the firft Bifhop was Daniel, who flourifhed in the 
 Year 560. though the'firft mentioned by Godwin was Her- 
 •vein (in theReign of Hen. I. ) who was afterwards tran¬ 
 slated to Ely. Value 131 /. 16 f. 4 d. Seat, Bangor Palacs 
 in Carnarvon* 
 
 ■ In the. Province of YORK* 
 
 DURHAM, began at Lindisfarnc, or the Holy Ijland, in 
 'Aidan the Scot, by Ojwald King of the Northumbrian Saxons, 
 cranflated to Durham, with its Bifhop Edmund, in the Reign 
 of Ethelred-, contains Durham and Northumberland. Value 
 28; 1 1 . is. - 5d. Seats, Durham Palace, and Aukland Cafilt 
 in Durham, 
 
 CARLILE, taken out of Durham by Hen. I. who na¬ 
 med Atlmtlphus the firft Bilhop thereof; contains two Parts 
 an three of Cumberland, and about the like fhare of Wefimor* 
 land', the remainder of both thefe Counties being under 
 the Jurifdi&ion of the Bilhop of Cheflcr, excepting only 
 two Parilhes in that of Cumberland , which are in the Dio- 
 cefe of Durham. Value 531/. 4;, ji d. Seat, Rofc-Caftle 
 in Cumberland. 
 
 CHESTER, taken out of Lichfield by Hen. VIII. The 
 firft Bilhop was John Bird, Provincial of the Carmelite 
 Friars ; contains Chcjlure, Lancajbire, Ricbmondjhire, with 
 Part of Cumberland and Wejlmorland. Value 420 /. I s. 8 d. 
 Seats,. Cheshire* Palace in Chefler. 
 
 MAN, The Ille was appointed' to be a Bilhoprick by 
 Pope Gregory 4. 
 
 C HAP. III. 
 
 Defer ip ion Gf the feveral Counties of England,. 
 
 NGLAN D. including that Part Of it which is call’d 
 -a Wales, is divided according to its Temporal Jurifdi&i- 
 on into Fifty two Counties or Shires, and thofe into Hun¬ 
 dreds,JLaths, Rapes, or Wapentakes (as they are called ill 
 fome Counties) and thofe again into Tythings. 
 
PartE efENGLA'ND; ^ 
 
 Is In the Dlocefe of Lincoln, 73 Miles in Circumference ; 
 contains about 260000 Acres, and about 12170 Houfes : 
 The Air is temperate; the Soil, efpecially in the North Part, 
 fruitful ; its principal Rivers are Ouje and Ivel : The whole 
 Country is well ftor’d with Corn and Cattle ; fome of its 
 chief Commodities are Butter, Cheefe, and Poultry. It 
 lias in it n <5 Pariflies, _ and 10 Market-Towns. Bedford 
 the Shire Town, ,38 Miles from London, is moft noted; 
 Dm fable for Larks, Woburn for Fuller’s-Earth. It has many 
 Noble Seats, as Wrefi-lloufe and Harr old, the Earl of Kent's ; 
 Woburn Abbey, the Duke of Bedford's ; Bletflw and Mekhborn 
 the Earl of Builingbrook's ; Turvey, the Earl of Peterborough's ; 
 
 Jmpthil and Clophil, the Earl of Aylesbury's ;-Lord 
 
 AJbhmiham's near Ampthil ; Hawncs, Lord Carter it's ; Lid- 
 lington Park, Sir John Chefters ; and Baddlcfden, William 
 Duncomb's, Efq, 
 
 Xkr&fijirc, 
 
 Is in Salisbury Diocefe, 120 Miles in Circumference; con¬ 
 tains about 527000 Acres, and 16906 Houfes; the Air is 
 fwegt; the Soil plentiful; the whole County is well flor’d 
 with .Corn, Cattle, Filh, Fowl, Wool, and Wood, efpeci¬ 
 ally Oak; its chief Rivers, Thames, Ifts, and Rennet. It con¬ 
 tains 140 Parifhes, and 12 Market-Towns: The chief in 
 note,,ar s Reading, 32 Miles from London , for Cloth and 
 Malt, particularly for a mofl noble. Manufaftme of Can¬ 
 vas or Sail-Cloth, wherein 7 or 800 poor People are con- 
 Handy employ’d by Sir Owen Buckingham, and luch Quan¬ 
 tities of that Commodity made, that the Royal Navy of 
 England, and feveral Merchants, are now wholly fupply’d 
 with as good, or better, Sail-Cloth made at Home, than 
 that they us’d formerly to import from •Prance at great Ex= 
 pence ; Abington, a large Town, hath a Free-School well en¬ 
 dowed; Hungerford for Trouts and Craw-Fifh; Newbury for 
 Broad-cloth ; Farendon a Market; Windfor is famous for its 
 Cagle, which is one of the Queen’s Palaces, and the College 
 ofthe Knights of the Garter-, fituated ftrongly and pleafantly; 
 of late curioufly adorned by King Charles II. with the Ex¬ 
 cellency of Modern Painting and Carving: It has a fine 
 Patls and Forefl; belonging to it It hath many other fine 
 
io Cljc p^efene . Part £ 
 
 Seats, as SwaSowfteld, the Earl of Clarendons ; Hamftesi- 
 Mar fall and Aft on-Park, the Lord Craven's-, Wygbtham, thg 
 Earl of Abingdon s ; Hurley, Sir Henry Johnjhns . 
 
 33uckingljarofiiire, 
 
 In Lincoln Diocefe, in Circumference 138 Miles; ccn« 
 tains about 441000 Acres, and 1839c Houfes: The Air 
 good ; the Soil rich : Its principal Rivers Tcrae, Otife, and 
 Coin : Its chief Commodities are Wood, Corn, Sheep and 
 Oxen. Bttckingh.vnjbire Bread and Beef is a Proverb for their 
 Goodned. I. hath 18;, Pariflies and 15 Towns; the moil 
 noted are Buckingham, .the Shire Town, 44 Miles from Lon- 
 den; Aylakiry. near a rich Vale; Higb-Wickam for good 
 Building; Newport-Pagnd for Bone-Lace ; Eaton, a Village 
 ■within a Mile of VVindjor, hath a College nobly endow’d, 
 hath a Provoft, the Reverend Dr. H. Godolphin, and feven 
 Fellows, befides Chorifters, &c. and a Free-School, notv 
 one of the moft flourifhing in England, where are feventy 
 .Queen’s Scholars taught and maintain’d gratis, and fent 
 yearly to the Univerfity as Places become void : Founded 
 by Hen. VI. Its chief.Seats are Cheynes, Duke of Bedford’s : 
 fSjbdridge, the Earl of Bridgewater's ; Latimirs, Duke of De¬ 
 mits; Wing and Ethrop, Earl of Carnarvon's; Qtiarendm, 
 Earl of Lichfield's; Woborn and Over-WinchendonHoufe, Lord 
 Wharton's } Granborn, .Lord Ranelagh's ;' Chichety, Sir. John 
 Che ft or s j Stow, Sir Richard Temple's; Wefton, Sir Robert 
 Throckmorton s ; Salden-Houfe, Mr. Fortejciis ; Tyringham , 
 Mr. Blackwell's. '/ 
 
 . . ,Camb^5g£(i)ire r 
 
 In the Diocefe of Ely, 130 Miles in Circumference.; com 
 tains about 570000 Acres, and 17347 Houfes: The Ai: 
 moift; the Soil of divers forts; its principal Rivers Ob,/:, 
 Cam, and Grant 5 its Commodities, Corn mod excellent. 
 Cattle, Fifli, .Fowl, and Saffron; its Manufactures, Pape: 
 and Baskets:- ! The Northern Part is' call’d the Ifle of Ely : 
 The whole contains 163 Pariflies, and eight Market-Towns; 
 the moft noted^ are Cambridge, the Shire Town, 44 Miles 
 from London,, for its noble Univerfity, near which is kept 
 Siurbridge Fair, one of the mod noted Fairs in England; 
 Ely, Bifhop’s Seat, for its Minder; Newmarket, relorted 
 to by the Court for Hunting, Racing, &c. Royfion for 
 Malt: Its chief Seats are Thoriuy- Abbey, Duke of Bedford's ; 
 
 Nev> 
 
Part I. cf ENGLAND. it 
 
 Neromarket-Houfe, Earl of Suffolk's ; Chippenham, Earl of 
 Orford’s 5 C atlidge, Lord North and Grefs ; Cheveleigh, 
 Lord Dover's ; befides numerous and beautiful Seats of 
 private Gentlemen. 
 
 Cljcfljire, 
 
 In the Diocefeof Chefier, in Miles in Circumference, 
 contains about 720000 Acres, and 24054 Houfes, is a Coun¬ 
 ty Palatine; the Air is wholefom, the Soil good, the Men 
 called the chief of Men, are famous for Strength, the Wo¬ 
 men for Beauty,the Gentry are here very numerous and 
 eminent for Ancientry, Loyalty and Hofpitality ; its Ri¬ 
 vers, Dee and Weever ; its Commodities, Corn,Cattle, Cheefe, 
 JFifh, Fowl, Metals, Salt, and Mill-Bones; contains 68 
 Parifhes, and 13 Towns, the chiefeftis the City of C hejler, 
 140 Miles from London , peculiar for its Galleries, or Rows, 
 upon which the whole City is built, Nantwich , Middlewich 
 and Northwich for Salt-pits, Mat-:field for Buttons, and Gonglt- 
 ton for Gloves: Chief Seats are Clifton , or Rock Savage, and 
 Frodfham Caftle, Earl Rivers's; Gawfieonh and Alford, 
 Lord Mohan's ; Dutton, Lord Gerard's; Dunham-,naffey, Earl 
 of Warington's. 
 
 Cojntoall. 
 
 In the Diocefe of Exeter, in Circumference iyo Miles ; 
 contains about 960000 Acres, and 25 3 74 Houfes: The Air 
 is clear and lharp, the Vallies rich in Corn and Pafture,and 
 the Hills in Mines of Copper and Tin,, not without Gold 
 and Silver: The Men are flrong and boifterous,great Wre- 
 ftlers, and healthy. ' This County is enrich’d likewife 
 by the great number ofFifh, efpecially Pilchards, which 
 are taken on thefeCoafls; here are Porpefles and Seals; 
 its other Commodities are French or bearded Wheat, 
 and other Corn: Fowl in great abundance. Woodcocks 
 efpecially; the fine blue Slat, which the French call 
 Ardois ; tranfparent Pibbles, like Diamonds; and for¬ 
 merly Ambergreefe in confiderable Quantities: Here’s 
 plenty of Rofa Solis, and Sage, Hyfop and Rofernary, grow¬ 
 ing wild on the Sea-Cliffs; as alfo Samphire and Eringo, 
 or Sea-Holly. It hath many fafe and commodious Ports 
 and Havens, as Falmouth vaftly fpacious, &c. The chief 
 Rivers ar sTamer, Camell and Fale. It contains 161 Parifhes, 
 2nd 27 Towns, the chief is Launfim, or Lancefion, 170 
 Miles 
 
Parti; of LONDON;' . % f. 
 
 Sutton, Earl of Scarfdale's ; Shirty, Lord Ferrar's, Stsvety 
 late Lord Frefchville's. Among the wonders of this Shire' 
 Buxton-Well has two Springs; one of hot, and the other of 
 cold Water: the Peak is notorious for its three ftrange 
 Caves of prodigious Shapes and Dimenfions, called The Dt~ 
 mil's Arfe, Eiden-hole, and Pool’s-hole. 
 
 ■,. ©ebonfljirf, 
 
 ' In the Diocefe of Exeter, 200 Miles in Circumference ■; 
 j contains about 1920000 Acres, and 563 roHoufes. The Air 
 iliarp and healthful, the Soil Hilly, Woody and Fruitful, as 
 jit is manur’d with Earth fetch’d from the Sea-fide : its Hi- 
 j vers, Tamer, Turridge, Ex, Taw, and Dart : The Men are 
 ftrong and aftive; its Commodities are Corn, Cattle, Wool, 
 Sea-filh and Fowl, Kerlies, Serges and Bone-lace; befides 
 the produftion of its Mines, Lead and Tim and lome 
 quantities of Silver and Load-Hone, formerly on Dartmore 
 Rocks. ' It has divers excellent Harbours for the Navy* 
 Royal, as Dartmouth, Plymouth, &c. It contains 394 Pa¬ 
 rities, and 32 Towns: The chief Town is Exeter, a very 
 large well-built City, 138 Miles from London, aBiihop’s 
 See; hath a noble Cathedral Church, and ltrong Caftls : 
 It hath a good Trade, for Serges Specially, in which they 
 deal for rocoo /. a Week. Its chief Seats;are Wenberry 
 and Pothcridgc, the late Duke of Albemarl's ; Bedford-Houfe 
 in Exeter, Duke of Bedford's’, Bideford, Earl of Bath's 7 
 Vgbrook^ near C hudleigh, Lord Clifford's. 
 
 I ©otfcfcfijire. 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Briflol, 15 0 Miles in Circumference; 
 j contains about 772000 Acres, and 21944 Houles; a plea- 
 iant County, the Air healthy, the Soil rich, both in Paitu- 
 rage and Corn-fields; the Rivers Stowrc, famed for Ten- 
 J ches, Fromc, &c. Its Commodities are Corn, Cattle, Wood, 
 
 I Filh, Fowl, Hemp, and Free-ftone, with fome Marble. 
 
 | In the Hie of Pnrbeek is Marble and Tobacco-pipe Clay 5 
 j worth at London , 3 or. a Tun: It hath 24S Parifhes, and r<j 
 Towns; the Shire Town is Dorchefter,' noted for Trade, 
 
 ! Sy miles from London-, Shaft sbury for its fine ProfpeQ: and 
 Market; Shirbom for the Curious Workmanihip of its 
 Church : Bridport, for Hemp and Cables ; Pool is well built 1 * 
 and rich : The chief Seats are Hook-Cajlle, Duke o£ Bob 
 ton's ; Cranborn-Hottfe, Earl of Salisbury's ; Shirborn-Caftle, 
 
i4 #JCftntParti 
 
 Earl of Srifots ; Wimborn St. Giles, Earl of Shaftsbttrf s; 
 Buckland, Lord Pallet's ; aijhley la Friery near Dorckefler, 
 Winterborn, Sir Martin Frame’s ; Whitfield, Duke of New. 
 ettftle's. Portland is an Ifle near this Gounty, eminent for 
 its Quarries of durable Frce-ftone. 
 
 SDttrljam, 
 
 In theDiocefe of Durham, 107 Miles in Circumferences 
 contains about 61 cooo Acres, and 15984 Houles; is a Coun¬ 
 ty Palatine; the Royalty whereof belonging to the Bilhop, 
 therefore it is called i'be Bijbopnck of Durham: The Air is 
 Iharp, the Soil divers, the Eafl Rich, the South Moorifli, the 
 Wefl Rocky: ’Tis very rich in Coal-Pits; hath fome Lead 
 and Iron Mines, not without Silver in the Weft Parts. Ri¬ 
 vers, line, Ware, Derwent, Tees: Hath 118 Parilhes, and 6 
 Towns. The City of Durham is 200 Miles from London: 
 The Bifliop’s See, whofe Palace is a fine Caftle: Bijhop-shvk* 
 land is noted likewife for its Caftle and good Air: Darling, 
 ton for three Pits near it, of a wonderful depth, called Hell. 
 Kettles: It has divers good Seats, a sLumly Caftle, Earl of 
 Scarborough's ; Henbiomle,htc Earle of Faulconbergs ; Branjpeth 
 Cafile, an ancient Seat, formerly belonging to the Family 
 of the Coles, but lately purchas’d and beaucify’d by Sis 
 Henry Bellafyfe. 
 
 CDlfejc, 
 
 In London Diocefe, 146 Miles in Circumference; contain; 
 about 1240000 Acres,and 34819 Houfes: Its Air is tempe¬ 
 rate, but towards the Sea and Thames, Moift and Aguilli: 
 The Soil in fome Places is fo Rich, that after three Years 
 bearing Saffion, it will bear good Barley for almoft 20 Years 
 together without Dunging. Its Rivers are Thames, Stoner, 
 ■Coin, Chelmer, Lea, Crouch, Roding. At Stratford by Bon is 
 a Bridge, the firft of Stone in England -, built by Queen 
 Maud, Wife to Henry the Firft, on the River Lea, and call’d 
 Stratford-Bow, from its Arch, which was a Piece of Archi- 
 tefture perhaps new to the Englijb Nation. This County has 
 abundance of Corn, Cattle, Wood, Saffron, Fowl and Filh; 
 ’Tis of note likewife for Cloths, Stuffs, and Hopps: Here 
 are 415 Parilhes, and 21 Towns; the moftnoted are Col. 
 thefter, 43 Miles from London-, a Town of great Antiquity, 
 pretending to have given Birth to Lucius, Helena, and Conflan- 
 tine the Great, the firft Chriftian.King, Emprels, and Empe* 
 roty 
 
parti. tfEN GLAND. if 
 
 rour' in the World: ’Tis now large, and has a greas 
 Trade for White Bays and Oyfters; Chelmsford is the Af- 
 jize Town: Harwich is noted for its Harbour, neareft of a=> 
 ny to Holland ; Walden for Saffron. Here over againfi: 
 Gravefcnd in Kent, Hands Tilbury-Fort , a ffrong Block-houfe, 
 upon the Thames. Its chief Seats are Hadley-Inn, a noble 
 and Royal Palace; New-'Had, late Duke of Albemarl's ; 
 Ecntly, late Earl of Oxford's ; Che[lerford, Earl of Suffolk's ; 
 Copt-Had, Sir Tho. Webfer's-, Leez-Priory,Eztl of Manchester's ; 
 St. Ofithr, Earl of Rivers's ; Havering, Earl of Lindfeys; Park « 
 j Had, Earl of Anglefey's ; Mottljham-Hall, and Fricry, and Bi- 
 flops-Had, Lord Filzwaters ; Writtle-Park, Tborndon, Ingar • 
 
 \ fton-Had and Craitham-Park, Lord Peters's-, Gosffeld-Had, Ep~ 
 ping-Place, late Earl of Tankervide's-, Eaffan-Lodge, md^Ajk- 
 don, Lord Maynard's‘f Tolesbury, Lord Howard's QF-Eflfiitck. ; 
 Ltwford-Had, Lord Crew's. r . 
 
 j ©lacrSeifijtre, 
 
 In Gloceffer Diocefe, 13 8 Miles from London • contains a« 
 
 I bout 800000 Acres, 26764 Houfes : The Air fweet, the 
 Soil fruitful: Its Rivers, ffevern, Wye, Stroud, If.s, Avons 
 Its chief Commodities are Qjrn, Wool, Iron, and Steel, 
 Timber, Bacon, Sider and Salmon: Its Manufacture, Clo-a- 
 thing, for which the Sheep of Cotfwold have fo fine a Wool, 
 that the Spaniff Strain, {’tisfaid ) camefrom a Prefent Ed. IV. 
 made of thefc Sheep to Alphonfo King of Spain : Here 
 is 280 Parifiies, and 26 Towns; the City of Gloceffer 8t 
 Miles from London, is a Bifhop’s See, and hath a fine Cathe¬ 
 dral Church. In this County likewife {lands the greateft 
 part of Briftol, one of the biggeft and beft traded Cities of 
 England, which is a County of it felf, and contains above' 
 5000 Houfes. Stroud is noted for fair Buildings, and dying 
 of Scarlet, miTewksbury for Woollen Manufactory and Mu- 
 Hard Balls. Near Briffol is a Place call’d St. Vincent's Rock, 
 ■where are plenty of hard tnnfparent Stones, refembling' 
 Diamonds, which fome take to be Fluores, or Spars. Ac 
 the bottom thereof is a hot medicinal Well: Its nobleft 
 Seats are Badmington and Wollaflon-Grange, the Duke of Beau¬ 
 fort's ; Stowed, Earl of Stafford's-, Bsrkley-Cafile, Earl of Berk¬ 
 ley's-, Cambden-Houfe, Earl of Gainsborough's-, Over-Horton^ 
 Lord Vifcount Say and Seal’s; Kempsford, Lord Vifcount 
 j Weymouth's ; Corfe-Court and Qoskbury, Earl of Coventry's-, mi 
 
i& - f jefeitt ^tare Part i; 
 
 Dirham, the Honourable Mr. Blatbwaite's, one of the Lords 
 Commiffioners of Trade and Plantations, 
 fane or 
 
 In the Diocefe of Winchefler, ioo Miles in Circuit, con, 
 tains about 1312500 Acres,and 26851 Houfes,the Air tem¬ 
 perate, the Soil rich. Here is plenty of Corn, Cattle, Wool, 
 Wood, Iron, Honey, and Bacon: Its Rivers, Stowe, Awn, 
 Itchin, &c. Its chief Manufactures are Kerfies and Stuffs. 
 Here are 253 Parilhes and 16 Towns j’the Shire Town 
 (though it be a County of it felf) is Southampton, a good 
 Port, 60 Miles from London. Whichever is a confiderable 
 City, 54 Miles from London, the Affize Town ; it has a fine 
 Cathedral Church, a noble College and Free-School; which 
 hath ;t Wjarden, 10 Fellows, 2 Schoobmafters, and 70 Scho¬ 
 lars, richly endowed ; like wife here is.a. Magnificent Palace 
 begun by Ring Charles II. but not fihiflied. Portfmouth is a 
 Itrong Citadel and Harbour. Weymouth a brave Harbour. 
 The chief Seats are Bafing-Hoitfe, Abbots-ftone , the Duke of 
 Boltons; Fartiborough-place, the Earl of Anglefey's-, Rocbom- 
 houfe, the Earl of Shaftsbtiry's; WhorwcU, die Lord Delawares ; 
 Moltejfont, Lord Sands's ; Breamore, Lord Brooks's. 
 
 South of this County, and ^longing to it, lies the Ifle of 
 Wight, 60 Miles in Circumference; its Militia the bell: dif- 
 ciplin’d in England-, plentiful in Corn, Cattle, Fiih, Hares 
 Conies and Wild-fowl: Its Wool is next in Finenefs to 
 that oFCotfwold: It has 36 Parilhes, and 3 Towns; r. New 
 port, large and populous; Cowes and Carisbmlt are two pla¬ 
 ces near it, fortified each with a Cattle; fo is 2. Sondham, 
 and 3. Tamatith: Spithead between Portfmouth and the 
 Me of PVhite. is a Road where the Navy-Royal does fre¬ 
 quently Rendevouz; and fo alfo is St. Hellene] about two 
 Leagues beyond the other. 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of London mi. Lincoln, 130 Miles in Cir¬ 
 cumference ; contains about 451000 Acres, and 16569 
 Houfes : The Air is fvveec and healthful, the Soil for the 
 mod part chalky, but fruitful in Corn, Grafs and Wood: 
 Its Rivers Coin, Lea : Its chief Commodities are Wheat, 
 Barley and Malt: It has 120 Parilhes, and 18Towns, mod 
 of them very good: The .Shire Town is Hartford , 20 
 Miles {lorn London ; .Barnet is noted for Medicinal ’Waters ;• 
 
 ' Berkhiwijhd 
 
Parti bf LONDON: 17 
 
 Berklttimfead for its ancient CalHe,chief Place of Refidence 
 formerly of the Dukes of Cornwall ; Hit chin for its School; 
 Wjirs for a Canal, which furnilhes London with New-River 
 Water: Its chief Seats are IheobaMs, formerly a Royal Pa¬ 
 lace ; Moor-Park, the late Duke of Monmouth's ■' Hatfield- 
 honfe, Hartford-Caftls, Bygrave,Ckejlhimt, Huick's-Mod, all the 
 Earl of Salisbury’s ; Cafhiobury, Haddam-Hall, Earl of Effen's; 
 Totteridge, Earl of Anglesey's ; Holloway-houfe at St. Alban's, 
 Duke of Marlborough's ; AldenhamDuke ofNewcajile's, Ware 
 Park, Mr. Byde's ; and a vaft Number more it hath of Gen¬ 
 tlemens Houfes. 
 
 l^rEfo^ijirtb 
 
 In the Diocefe of Hereford, rci Miles in circumference ; 
 contains about 660000 Acres, and 1 coco Houfes. The Air 
 is good, the Soil exceeding fruitful: Its Rivers are Wcy, 
 Arrow, Lug, Frome : This County exceeds in four things, 
 Wheat, 'wood, Wool, and Water 5 in which laft Salmons 
 are plentiful. This County is famous for Syder, efpecially 
 for Red-llreak. It hath 176 Parilhes, and 8 Towns; the 
 mod noted is the City of Hereford, the Shire Town, a Bi- 
 Ihop’s See. 105 ?vlilesfrom London: Here is theBilliop’s Pa¬ 
 lace, a Cathedral Church,Colledge,and Hofpita!: Lemjler no¬ 
 ted for Bread, and the belt Wool in England: Kyneton for 
 Narrow Cloths: At Marcley-HM was that notable Earthquake 
 1571, when 26 Acres of Land intirely moved about from 
 place to place, three days together, overturning a Steeple, 
 and many Trees which Rood in its way. Its chief Seats are 
 Goodrich Caft!e,PcnyardCaftle, and Eclefvall Caflle, the Earl of 
 Kent's ; Wilfin, Aconbury, and Dcwfwcli, the Lord Chandois's, 
 .the Lord Coningsbys, and. Pau.l Foley's, Efq. 
 
 Is in Lincoln Diocefe, 67 Miles in circumference ; con¬ 
 tains about 240000 Acres, and 8217 Houfes: the Air is 
 diverfe, for the moR part moift : It is generally of a fertile 
 Soil; in former times very woody : Its chief River Oafs, 
 and divers lelfer: Its chief Commodities are Corn and Cat¬ 
 tle: It contains 79 Parilhes, and 6 Towns; the Shire and 
 AffizeTown is Huntington, 50 Miles from London, having a 
 good Free-School; St, Ives and Sc Nats are in great efteem 
 
*8 'ffifcri&jcfent gwate Parti 
 
 for their neighbouring Medicinal Waters ; Godntanchefier 
 for brave Husbandmen-, Its chief Seats Kimbolton Cape, the 
 Ear] of Manchester s; Hinchingbrook , the Earl of Sandwich's 
 Great-Gidding, Lord Rockingham's 
 
 &ent, 
 
 Has in it the Diocefes of Canterbury and Rocheftcr, I Gz 
 Miles in circumference; the Pleafantelt County in Eng- 
 /and, the People of it firfl: civiliz’d of any, and boaft they 
 never were Bondmen, i. e. never held their Land in Vil¬ 
 lainage ; contains about 1148000 Acres, and 39242 Houfes. 
 It was formerly a Kingdom of it felf; it is now divided, 
 by a uiual Proverb, into 3 parts; The Downs have Health 
 ■without Wealth, the Marifli or Marfli parts , Wealth without 
 , Health ; the Middle Health and Wealth. It is accommodated 
 with two vaft Rivers, Thames and Medway, befides the 
 Stowre, Darent, and other leffer ones. Its chief Commo¬ 
 dities are Corn, Cattle, Fruit, efpecially Pippins and Cher¬ 
 ries the mod celebrated in the World : Wood and Madder 
 for Dyers, Plops, Wood, Flax, Saintfoyn, Samphire, near 
 Deal-, Fowl and Filli: The Medway, which in one part runs 
 under ground, yields Precedence to no River, except the 
 Thames, for choiceft Salmon; and Fordwich Trouts, near 
 Canterbury are incredibly large : the Manufacture for 
 Cloth has been much greater than now, when rooo /. a 
 year was thought no invidious Eftate for a Clothier 
 or a Yeoman, of this County 3 and here are fome Yeomen 
 have-frill great Eftates: Thole parts called the Hies of Tha- 
 •uet and Sheppy, are well ftor’d with Sheep and Corn : Ac 
 Egerton, where there is now a petrefying Spring, and Sri- 
 lenge, about an hundred years ago were Medicinal Wa¬ 
 fers, which at Selknge are lately retriev’d. It contains yet 
 Parifhes, and 30 Towns: The City of Canterbury is the 
 Archbifliop’s See, and a County of ic felf, 34 Miles from 
 London ; its Cathedral Church is one of the fine!! in England, 
 noted for its rich Window, (deftroyed in the Civil Wars) 
 and Tomb of Thomas Becket. Here is a Dean and 12 Preben¬ 
 daries, aFree-Schoo! ofRoyal Foundation,andfeveralHof- 
 pitals : This Ciry is partly inhabited by Walloons : Rochcpr 
 is a City and Bifnop’s See, 27 Miles from London, noted for 
 its Cathedral Church, and ftately Stone Bridge, the fecond 
 for Magnificence in England 5 built by Sir Robert Knolls, in 
 
part t of ENGLAND. 19 
 
 Reign of Hon. IV. At Chatham is the Harbour for the 
 the Navy-Royal, and one of the beft Docks in the King¬ 
 dom : Maidjlone is the Aflize Town, noted likewife for 
 Thread and Hops. Dover for its C'aftle and Peer; Fever- 
 jbam for its Trade by Hoys to London, Tunbridge its Medici¬ 
 nal Waters; Wye its Free-School; Sevenoke its Free-School, 
 and Kofpital; Dover, Hith, Rummy, and Sandwich, are 4 
 of the Cinque-Ports, the 5th Hafiings, and their two Appen¬ 
 dages, Winchelfea and Rye, are in Sufi ex: Thefe Towns have 
 all great and diftinft Privileges; their Burgefles are called 
 Barons of the Cinque-Ports. In the Proceffion of a Corona¬ 
 tion they fupport the Canopies over the King and Queen, 
 and afterwards have on that Day, a Table at rhe Kings 
 Right Hand, and have the Canopy for their Fee. Chief 
 Seats are Greenwich, a Palace-Royal, of which more when 
 ave come to the account of Hofpitals, fire. Knowl, the Earl 
 of Dorfet's ; Penjhurfl, the Farl of Leicefters-, Eafimll, in an 
 exceeding pleafant Park, and Moat, near Canterbury , 
 the Earl of Wincheljcas 5 Heat afield and Sylom, the Earl of 
 Thanet's ; Chevenning, the Lady D'Acre’s ; Lingflead-Lodge, 
 Lord Tenhams- Leeds-Cafile and Greettway-Court, Lord Cul¬ 
 pepper's ; Allington-Cafile and Maidjlone- Palace, Lord Alley's z 
 Lees-Court, Lord Rockingham’s ; Cobham-hall, the late Duke 
 of Turn’s -, Hever-Caflle, Lord Walgrave' s. The Privileges 
 of Gavel-kind belonging to this Country are threefold; 
 r. The Heirs Male lhare all the Lands alike. 2. The 
 Heir is at 15 at full Age to fell or alienate. 3. Tho’ the 
 Father were convifted of Treafon, or the like, yet the Son 
 enjoys his Inheritance: Hence that Proverb, The Father to 
 the Bough, and the Son to the Plough. Thefe three Privileges, 
 granted and confirm’d to them by William the Conqueror, are 
 denominated Gavol-kind. 
 
 ftancafyire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Chefier, 170 Miles in circumference 3 
 contains about 1150000 Acres,and 40202 Houfes; a Coun- 
 | ty Palatine: The Air is ferene and fharp; the Soil diverfe ; 
 the moorifh part is not very fruitful; but this County is 
 ftored with all forts of Provifion ; the Rivers, Merfiey x Rible, 
 Lon, Jrk, and Irwell: The Inhabitants are healthful, the 
 Men are ftrong, the Women beautiful. The chief Commo¬ 
 dities are Qats .Cattlemen efpeciaJly, thqfe g.f this Cour- 
 6 s sy 
 
o scijc &tm Parti, 
 
 ty and Somerjetjbire, are the ftateliefl: in England; Fowl, 
 Filh, Pit-coals (which feive not only for Fuel, but to 
 lnake curious Utenfils, little inferior to Jet) and Flax i 
 The chief Manufactures are Woollen Cloaths, Cottons, 
 .and Ticken- Here ate (as ’ris commonly reported) but 
 36 Parilhes, (mod of them being exceeding large, there¬ 
 fore Papplyed well with Chappels ofEafe) and 26 Towns 
 The Shire Town is Lancajler, 137 Miles from London. Li* 
 vet-pool is a Sea-port Town, and of late very much frequent¬ 
 ed: Manchejler is a Town,of very great Trade for Wool- 
 len and Linnen Manufactures: Chief Seats are Cletherow - 
 Cafile, late Duke of Albermarle's; Knowejly, Latham-hd 
 Crofi-hall, Grcenhalgh-Caflle, Pilkinton-S'.rand, Burjco-Jbb;. 
 the Earl of Derby's ; Halfal, the Lord Mohm's; Homby-C.r 
 file, the late Lord Morhy's; WooX-A;m-ball, Scor ton-ball, 
 AfhtonhaH, Lord Gerard’s 
 
 ^UicriJerfijirc, 
 
 Is in Z.:«ra//)Diocefe, 96 Miles in circumference; contains 
 about 560000 Acres, and ’8702 Houles. The Air is mild 
 and healthy, the Country Champain, the Soil diverfe, very 
 rich in Paftures; it abounds like wife with Peafe and Beaus, 
 to a Proverb, Leicefierjhire Bean-belly; Wood, Pit-coal, and 
 Wool of its Sheep thelargeft in England. Its Rivers St owes, 
 Reek, and Swift ; it has 192 Parilhes, and 12 Towns, Lei - 
 cefier the chief Town, 80 Miles from London, Ajhbydclu- 
 Zoitchxs noted for its fine Tower. Its chief Seats are Ga- 
 rington, the late Duke of Albemarle’s ; Burbage, the Earl of 
 Kent’s; Apoby-de-la-zouch, and Donnington-Fark, the Earl cf 
 Huntington's ; Brondgnu-hall and Grcby, the Earl of Stam¬ 
 ford’s ; Stantmi-brudeml , the Earl of Cardigan’s; Stanton- 
 herald and Ragdal, Lord Ferrsrs's ; Afiby-fcivile, Lord Ca- 
 
 3Uncolnl§irf, 
 
 Is m the Diocefe of Lincoln, 180 Miles in circumference; 
 contains about 1740000 Acres, and 40590 Houfesj.divi- 
 ded into three Parts, Holland, Lindfey, and Iiefleven. The 
 Air on the South and Eaft parts, is thick and foggy, and the 
 Soil fenny and barren: The V/eft and Northern parts are 
 pleafant and fertile. The Rivers Weland, Trent , Humber , 
 Net;, V/ytham, The chief Commodities are fat Cattle, 
 W 
 
Part I. of E N G L A N D. 21 
 
 Wool, Horfes, Filh and Fowl in great plenty. It contain s 
 639 Parifhes, and 3 v Towns; Lincoln is the Shire-Town, th e 
 BiQaop’s See, a County of it ielf, was once the greateft 
 City perhaps in England, but now is much decayed, yetftill 
 is great and populous; 104 Miles from London: It has a 
 (lately Cathedral Church, in which is one of the biggeft 
 Bells af England , called Tom of Lincoln ; Wainftcei is noted 
 forks School; Baftonfox its Port and Harbour, and Toweir 
 which is counted the finefr in Enghr.d-, and Grantham for 
 its Steeple, whole height feems to make it {land awry. 
 The chief Seats are Behoir-Caftle. part in Lincoln, and part 
 in Leicejlerjhim , Duke of Rutland ’s; Scnnn'ngham andibt- 
 terjbal-CaJUc, Earl of Lincolns', Nonnanby, Duke of Buck: 
 ivgham and Normanby's-, Grmfthorp, Earscby, Earl.of Lind- 
 fey’s ; Blankrey, Lord Widringions ; Wonby, Lord Bcliajife's ; 
 Ojgodby, Lady BcllaffiSt 
 
 of Span, 
 
 Lying weflward of Lancashire and Cumberland, about 29 
 Miles long, and 9 broad ; is a Principality held by the Earl 
 of Darby, of the Crown of England ; the Proprietor was an¬ 
 ciently called King, but of late, Lord of Man ; is a diftinft 
 Bilhoprick : The Bilhop, who is not reckon’d among the 
 16 of England, is nominated by the Lord of the Hie, con¬ 
 firmed by the King, and confecrated by the Archbilhop of 
 Tork-, but not holding his Temporalities immediately, of the 
 King, is no Lord of Parliament. The Air is cold, the Soil 
 indifferent fruitful: Here is plenty of Oats, Cattle, Fifh, 
 and Fowl. It has 17 Parifhes, 2 Caliles, and s Towns, 
 Irs Government is peculiar. 
 
 SjUiDMefgjr, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of London, 81 Miles in circumference j 
 contains about 247000 Acres, and above 100000 Houfes in¬ 
 cluding London and Weftminjkr. It has a fweet and wholfom 
 Air, and fertile Soil, much improv’d by Compofl brought 
 from London. Its Rivers Thames and Coin; Its Commodi¬ 
 ties Cattle, Corn and Fruit; has 73 Pariflies and 4 Towns, 
 befides London and Wepninjler, of which fee more hereaf¬ 
 ter- Its chief Seats are, befides thofe in London and Weft- 
 tninpr ; Hamj>tm-Ceurt, a moft magnificent StruSure, part 
 ■ '' • • n „ • 
 
ii %\# f aefcnt Part I. 
 
 of which his late Majefty pulled down, and reedify d 
 with greater Magificence and State; Ketfington, the late 
 Seat of the Earl of Nottingham, bought by King Wil¬ 
 liam, greatly enlarged for his Refidence in the Winter, 
 and no lefs improved' by her prefent Majefty, fince her 
 Happy Acceflion to the Crown, being fettled by a late 
 Aft of Parliament on his Royal Highnefs Prince George ; 
 Cambden-Hottfe at Ken fir,gun, was the Nurfery of his late 
 Highnefs the Duke of Glscefier ; Sion-Hotije belongs to the 
 Duke of Somerfet ; the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Liml- 
 fey, and the Lord Cheyne, have each a Houfe at Chelfcy; 
 Canbury is the Earl of Northampton's ; Holland-Hotcje, nea>, 
 Kenfingtm, the Earl of War wick znH Holland's-, zt Cranford is 
 the Earl of Berkley’s ; Mordaunt-Houfe at Parfons-Grecn is the 
 Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth's-, Sutton-Court the Lady 
 Talconbergs ; near which is alfo the Earl of Burlington's and 
 Sir Stephen Fan's-, Drayton the Lord Paget's-, at Hackney, the 
 Lord Brook's ; Whit ton, Lady Faulkland's-, oxFLighgate, Duke 
 of Newcafiles ; Twichenam Park, Mr. Vernons- i 
 
 ^PonmoHtfjrfjirr, 
 
 Is in the Dlocefe of Latidaff, 80 Miles In circumference ; 
 contains about 340000 Acres, and 6490 Houfes: The 
 Air healthful and temperate, the Soil hilly and woody, yet 
 very fertile. Its Rivers Monnow, Wye, Usk, Rummy. Its 
 chief Commodities, Cattle and Corn. It has iay Parifhes 
 and 7 Towns. Monmouth the Shire-Town, is 100 Miles 
 from London, a fair, large, and well-built Town. Its chief 
 Seats are T oy-houfe, Monmouth-Cafile, RaglandCaflle,Chepfiow- 
 Cafilc, thcpfiow-Grangc, and Tint ern-Abbey, the Duke of Beau¬ 
 fort's-, Abergavenny CafU, Lord Abergavenny's -, St. Julians, 
 Lord Herbert's of Chcrbu-y. \ 
 
 fcfolfe, 
 
 Is in Norwich Dlocefe, 140 Miles in circumference; com 
 tainsabout 1148000 Acres, and47180 Houfes: The Air is 
 fnarp the Soil diverfe, part Clayilh, and part Sandy; the 
 Spring and Harveft are here not very forward. Its Ri¬ 
 vers, Oufe, Waveney, Tare, and Frin : The People are in- 
 duftrious. The Commodities are Corn, Wool, Conies, 
 Honey, Saffron, of which the belli is about Walfingham ; 
 
 and , 
 
ML' ' bf ENGLAND.- 2 ? 
 
 and on theSea-coafts are abundance of Herrings; ]e an^ 
 Amber are fometimes found on the Shore- Its < hie ' Ma" 
 nufaftures, are Woollenand Worded, Stuffs and blockings• 
 It has 660 Parifhes, and 3 r Towns ; Norwich the Shire 
 Town, 90 Miles from London, a Biiiiop’s See ; it contains 
 about 7oooHoufes, and 30000 Souls, is eminent for Nor¬ 
 wich Stuffs made there, of which they vend yearly to the 
 value of rococo/. Here is a Cathedral Church, the Duke 
 of Norfolk’s and the Bifiiop’s Palaces. Here is an Hofpital 
 for roo poor Men and Women; fair Cloyfters, and a fine 
 Market-Crofs. Yarmouth is a ftrong Town and excellent 
 Harbour ; Lynn a fair Town and wealthy. Chief Seats 
 are CafHe-rifmg, lately Sir Rohrt Howard’s, and now Lord 
 Dudleys ; Oxncad-Hali, Paflon-Ha!l,V.zx\ of Yarmouth’s , Rayn- 
 ham-Hali, and 5 tifkey-Hall, Lord Vifcount Townjhaid’s. 
 
 iEoiiij.iniptoiiniire. 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Peterborough, r 20 Miles in circumfe¬ 
 rence ; contains about 550000 Acres, and 24808 Houfes. 
 The Air is healthful, the Soil is rich in Tillage and paftu- 
 rage, and claims the Honour of having more Noblemen in 
 it chan any County in England ; the Gentry likewife are nu¬ 
 merous. Its Rivers Ncn, Wei and and Ouf'e. Its chief Com- 
 . modities Corn, Cattle, Wood, and Salt-Peter. It has 3 2 <5 
 Parifhes, and ir Towns; the Shire Town Northampton, 55 
 Miles from London, having fuffered much by Fire, is rebuilt 
 in great Splendour. Peterborough is a Bifiiop’s See; Ouiidie, 
 JJigham-Fcrrars,Wellingborough, and Bracklty have Free-Schools. 
 The chief Seats nceGraftm-Regis, the Duke of Grafton's ; 
 Burly and Wot Imp, the Earl of Exeter’s ; Ca(H-:-A(bby, the 
 Earl oi Northampton's ; Apcthorp and Sowlbay-Lodge, the Ear! 
 of Weflmorland’s ; Drayton, Lbofwick, Thrapfton, Sudborow,t he 
 Earl of Peterborough's ; Alt hr op, Earl of Sunderland's ; Dean, 
 Earl o£Cardigan s ; Wimvick, Lord Craven’s ; Holdcnly, Earl 
 of Fevcrjham's ; Houghton and BarnwcU-Caftle, Duke of Mon¬ 
 tagues ; Great Belling, Earl of Thotmid's; Kirby, Lord Vif¬ 
 count Hatton's; AflweU, Lord Fermrs’s; Eafton-Manduir, 
 Vifcount, Longville’s; Rockingham-Ca/lle, Warmington, and 
 Stockalbany, Lord Rockingham's; Scene, Lord Crew’s; Dinghy , 
 Lord Griffins ; Eajloit, Lord Lemjiers. 
 
24 
 
 %\)t patent &tite Part E 
 
 Is in the Diocefe ofPttrhamj^ Miles in circumference ; 
 contains about 1370000 Acres, and 22741 Houfes; of 2 
 lharp and piercing Air, the Soil is rough, hilly and hard to 
 be manured, but’ris daily improved: Its Rivers are Tweed 
 and Tine: Its chief Commodities are Lead, Sea-coal-, Filli 
 and Fowl. Tis divided into 4 6 Pariihes, which are large, 
 having many of them Chappels of Eafe, 11 Towns, the 
 chief is Niwcajlh upon Tine, 211 Miles from London ; it 
 rurnilhesmodof the Sea-port Towns of England with Coal, 
 efpecially London with about 600000 Chaldrons a year. 
 
 Tcmplutn, Portus. Cafirttm, Carlo, Salina, Molar is, 
 
 Muru;, Potts, Sahno, Schola, f,tint Novi Gloria Calm. 
 
 Berwick is a great flrong Town and Tflard on the River 
 Tweed, between England and Scotland. Near and belonging 
 to rhis County are divers Illands, the three mod: noted are 
 Cocket, Earn, and Bolj-W.mtd. This being a Frontier Coun¬ 
 try to Scotland , mod of the great Seats are built Cadle- 
 wife, the chief are, Alnewick-Cafile, Warkworlh-Cajlle, and 
 Prtidhoe-Caftle, the Duke of Some-,jet's j Ogle-Cajtle, Botha!- 
 Caftle, and Bepple-Tower, the late Duke of Newcajtle's ; 
 Mrpeth-Cajtle,the Earl of Cavities; D arwentwater, Diljtone, 
 the Earl of Darwentwatsrs ; War-Caftle, Chilingham-Ga * 
 Jlh, Dimjldurg-Cajile, Horton-Cafile, the Lord Greys j Wid~ 
 rivgim-Cajlle, Lord Widrington's. . 
 
 SottmgfjanifljiiT, 
 
 Is in York Diocefe, r 1 o Miles in circumference; contains 
 about 560000 Acres, and 17554 Houfes: has a whoieibme 
 Air, and different forts of Soil ; the South-Eajl part is Fertile, 
 the Weflern Woody. Its Rivers, Trent, Iddle, &c. The 
 chief Commodities here, are Corn, Malt, Liquorice, Pif- 
 cpal, Wood, Filh and Fowl. It hath 168 Pariihes, and 
 9 Towns; the Shire Town is Nottingham, 96 Miles from 
 London; a large well-built Town, hath a fine Market-place. 
 Here are many Rooms, Chimneys, Stairs, Windows, &e. 
 hewn out of the main Rock, Chambers floor’d with a 
 Plaider harder than that of Farit, made of a Stone, which 
 before 
 
part I. of E N G L A N D. 2 f 
 
 before it be burnt is fofter than Alabafter. Mansfield is of 
 Note for Malt, Workfop for Liquorice : Newark on Trent for 
 Trade: Noble Families are here very numerous; their 
 chief Seats are Worktop, the late Lord Tho. Howard's, brother 
 to the late Duke of Norfolk; Nottiv.ghnw-Caftle and Wdibeck- 
 /ibbey, the Duke of Newc.ifile' s; Rnfford the late Mar- 
 guis of Halit fax’s-, Clare-Hottfc in Nottingham, and Houghton, 
 the Duke of Newcafth's ; Holme Piern-Point, the Ear! of 
 Kingltons ; Shclford, the Ear] of C heft erf. eld's ; Newjted- 
 .Sbey, Bull well Park, Linby, Lord Byron’s ; Averbam, Kell- 
 Lord Lexington's 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Oxford, 150 Miles in circumference; 
 contains about S3q.oco Acres, and 19 jc 7 Houles- The Air 
 isfweet and healthful ; the Soil is fertile in Corn and 
 Fruits, and rich in Failures. Its Rivers, Th.vms, and thole 
 tivo, Tame and lfis, from whence the other has its Name, 
 belldes the Charwcll, V/indntjh and Evtnlcad. Its chief Com¬ 
 modities) Corn, Malt, Cattle, Fruit, Wood. It has 280 
 l'arifhes, and 15 Towns, the chief is the City of Oxford , 
 1] Miles from London, one of the two nobleft Univerlities 
 in the World ; of which fee more hereafter. Woodftock is 
 noted for its Park, walled in, and the fir ft in England: Tama 
 for its Free-School, Hcr.lcy for Malt, Witney for Blankets, 
 Free-School and Library ; the rich and fine Town of Ban- 
 hry for Cheeie; Buf ord for Saddles: Its principal Seats 
 are Woodftocky a Palace Royal) but now the Duke of Marl- 
 Imttgh's, upon whom, and upon his Heirs for ever, ’ris 
 Fried by a late Aft of Parliament, entitled, An JB for the 
 letter enabling Her Maj-fiy to grant the Honour and Manner of 
 Woodftock, with the Hundred of Wootton, to the Duke of 
 Marlbrough and his Heirs, in Confideration of the Eminent Ser¬ 
 vices by kirn perform'd to Her Majcfty and the Publick. And 
 accordingly a Stately Fabrick is now erefting (near the 
 Old Palace ) which will be call’d Blcnbcim-Ca/tle, in Me¬ 
 mory of that rnoft Signal Victory gain’d over the French on 
 the zd of September, 1703. at Blenheim aforefaid, on the 
 Banks of the Danube. Cornbury, the Earl of Clarendons 
 Hletchington, the Earl of Angle ley's ; Ca-verjhain, the Lord 
 "ravens ; Dichley and Lees-Reft 3 the Earl of Lichfield’s ; 
 
±6 ffiflje fjefent frMe; Part I, 
 
 Rycott, the Earl of Abir.gm's ; Broughton, North-Newton and 
 Shetford, Lord Vifcount %and Seals; Sherbom-Cajde, Lord 
 Abergavenny’s ; Water-Eaton , Sir Henry Johnjon's; Leaihvdl. 
 Lord Csrington's; Wroxton-Abbey, Lord Guilford's. 
 
 35 tatlantiff)ire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Pettrborough, 40 Miles in circuitife< 
 rence; contains about 110000 Acres, and 3 263 Houles; 
 has a healthful Air, and fertile Soil; and the moil Parks for 
 its proportion of Land of 3ny Shire in England. Its Rivers, 
 are Pfcland and fVajh; its ’chief Commodities, are Com, 
 Cattle, Wool and Wood: It hath 4S Pariflies, arid a Towns; 
 Oakham the Ailize Town, 74 Miles from London, in whof 
 Precinft there is this Cuftom, that if any Nobleman enter i ; , 
 he forfeits a Shoe from his Horfe, unlefs he redeems it with 
 Money ; the other Town is Uppingham; both have Free 
 Schools and Hofpitals. Its chief Seats are Burghleymth* 
 Hill, the Earl of Nottingham; Martinfthorb the Earl ;f 
 Benbirb's ; Exton, Brook, Northbjenbam, the Earl of Gain', 
 borough's* 
 
 •sljkc.pfljirc, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Hereford and of Coventry and Lichfield, 
 134 Miles in circumference; contains about Spocoo Acres, 
 snd2jaS4Houfes. The Air is wholefom, the Soil fruit¬ 
 ful, though Hilly and Mountainous toward the South and 
 PVeft parts, the Inhabitants healthy; Old Parr, of this Coun¬ 
 ty lived 152 years, and died Anv.o 1634. The Rivers Se¬ 
 vern, Chtm , Rea, Roden , Torn, Tern: Its Commodities are 
 Wheat, Barley, Cattle, Wood, Iron, Pic-coal. It has 
 170 Pariflies, and r 5 Towns: The Shire Town is Shrews¬ 
 bury, 124 Miles from London ; a large, neat, populousTown. 
 Ludlow is likewife well built. This being a Frontier Coun¬ 
 ty to Wales, had the moll Caftles of any in England, which 
 are now the Houfes of Nobility and Gentry: The chief 
 are Pepper-Hid, the Duke of Shrewsbury s ; Ellelrr.er , the .Ear! 
 of Bridgewater's; Stoke Cafl'le, the Lord Craven's ; Shefnal 
 rTannor, the Ear] of Stafford's; High-Ercall , and Eyton, the 
 Earl of Bradford's; Botfield, Lye, Lord Vifcount VFcymoitth's ; 
 Cheronry, Lord Herbert cf Cherbv.rys, 
 
 JSomcrfrt 
 
of E N G L A N D. 
 
 27 
 
 Part i: 
 
 ■&omsrfffcfl)irf. 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Bath and Wells ; 104 Miles in cir¬ 
 cumference ; contains abour 1075000 Acres, and 44686 
 Houfes: Has diverle forts of Air and Soil; bur for the 
 mod: part this County is very rich in Soil and Pafturage. 
 Its dirty ways makes them fay, Bud for the Rider, good for 
 the Aider. Its Rivers, Severn, slvon, Frtnne, Parrot, Torr, 
 m&Tone. Its chief Commodities are Corn, Cattle, Lead, 
 Woad for Dyers, and Briftol Stones- Mendip Hills were 
 found rich heretofore in Lead, now in Labis Cala.inir.ans. 
 The Oxen in this County vie with Lmajbm for the f.dreft 
 in England. Its chief Manufactures are Cloth and Serges. 
 At Chedder are the be ft and largeft Cheefes of England, made 
 by the joint Stock of the tvhole Parifh. It has 385 Parilhes, 
 and 30 Towns j the chief, Briftol-, part of which ftands 
 in this County, and part in Gloncefterjhire : Bath, a City 
 eminent for its hot Baths, fovereign in Palftes, Gouts, 
 Rhettmatifins, Weaknefs of Nerves, and all fcrofuicus 
 Diftempers: 94 Miles from London. Wells, a City noted 
 for its Cathedral Church; the Streets well built and popu¬ 
 lous- Thefe two Cities jointly are a Bilhop’s See. Taunton 
 Hr Cloths; in making of which, 8500 Perfons are here 
 weekly employed. Glaftcnbwy, for irs antient Abbey; ll- 
 chefter, likewife for Antiquity ; Bruton for its fine Church, 
 Free-School and Hofpital. Chief Seats are Clcvcuaon-Court, 
 the Earl of Bnftol's ; Bruton-Cmirt, Lord Viicount Fitz- 
 Hardings-, Hinton St. Georgs, Court of lVic\^ Ifnn-Court, 
 Walton, Lord Pauleit's5 Camtington, Lord Clifford'■■ ; So- 
 merlon, Lord Stamell's ; at Chverton, Sir />;//•.•??« Baft's, 
 40 Hogfheads of good Wine have been made in one V'in- 
 tage. 
 
 is in the Diocefe of Co-vent ry and Li dope, a ; 541 Miles m 
 circumference; contains about Srocco ricres, and - 3 7 47 
 Houfes. The Air is Tharp and healthful; the Soil diverfe; 
 its Rivers Trent,Chnrnet, Dove, Blithe, Lins, Tean,Smv Piv.h, 
 Mani fold Its chief natural Commodities are Copper, Lead, 
 Iron, Alabafter, about CaJUcMiay ; and Tit-coal, of which 
 
2 s SEJje |5jffenti&tate • Parti 
 
 they make curious poliflied Utenfils. Its moil confiderabi. 
 Manufa&ure is Nails and Utinfiis of Iron. It has i jo p a 
 jiffies, and iSTowns; the mofteminent are Stafford, ch, 
 Shire and AffizeTownj well built, has a Free-School 
 i c6 Miles from London ; the City of Lichfield, 94 Mi;,; 
 from London, joyntly with Coventry, is a Jlifhop’s See; hat! 
 a fine Cathedral Church : and Burton a famous Bridge 
 The chief Seats are Blore-Ball, the late Duke of Nerecafllcs 
 Alton-Caftle, the Duke of Shrewsbury's ; Newborongh, Earl of 
 Bridgwater's-, Staijord-Caftk, the Earl of Stafford's ; Thro.?, 
 ley, Earl of Arglas's; Drayton-Eaffet, Lord Vilcount II-y 
 mouth's-. Chartky-Caftle, Lord Ferrars's ; Stonrtou-C 
 Lord Stem-ton's ; Bmtdefert, Sway Park, Drayton, Lord 
 gets-. Relief! on, Lord North and Greys ; Gerrard's- Br.osu'. 
 Sendon, Willowhridge, Lord Gerrard's ; Humftall, Ridiva,: 
 Lord Leigh’s -, Dudley-Qi&k, Himlcy, Lord Wa r s 01 D 
 
 Sums, 
 
 Is in theDiocefeof Norwich, 140 Miles in circumference, 
 contains about 995000 Acres, and 34422 Houfes. Its Aii 
 exceeding good, except towards the Sea; its Soil various 
 its Rivers, Stowre, Breton, Dcbcn Blithe, Orwell, See. ]o 
 chief Commodities are butter exceeding good, and Chech 
 in great Plenty 5 its Manufacture, Woollen and Linnen- 
 cloth. It hath 575 Parifhes, and 30 Towns; the chief Iff 
 trick, 55 Miles from London-, large and cleanly; hath 2 
 Free-School and Library ; St. Edmonds bury is noted for its 
 Free-School, and the majeflick Ruins of its magnificent 
 Abbey; Beccles a fair Town on the Waveney, and Budde/dak. 
 Free Schools of good Foundation : Hadkigh, Lavcnharn. 
 and Alildcn-Hall have fine Churches. This County hath 
 above 40 Parks. Its chief Seats are Er.fton-HnH, Duke 0! 
 Grafton's ; Chriji-Church in Iffwicb, Sudhorn-Hdl ; Earl 5 c. 
 ham's Lodge, Lord Vifcount Hereford's; Dcnham-Hall, Lord 
 Vilcount Townjhcnd’si Totlock-place, Lord North and Gref-.; 
 Bream-Hall, Ctilford-HMl, Lord Cornwallis's. 
 
 ^tirrep, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Windcfler, 1 12 Miles in circurnfe- 
 fence; contains about 592000 Acres, and 3421S Houfes, 
 The Ait is fiveetj the Soil 2201: very fertile towards dm 
 •middL 
 
’art I. Of LONDON. > 
 
 middle, but rich in the Skirts. Its Rivers Thames, Mde, (w h 
 runs under Ground a ?vlile ) Wimdle V/ay. Its Commc 
 ties-Corn, Box, Walnuts, and near Ryg'ate, Fuller’s Ear; 
 it is worth 4 d per Bufliel at the Pitt. It has 140 Pariff 
 and 9 Towns; the chiefeft are the Borough of Sonthw,. 
 containing above icooo Houfes. Guilford or G-.ddcfo 
 a; Miles from London . Kingfton has a fine Bridge ; at C; 
 dm is the Archbifiiop’s Summer Palace; a Free-School a 
 Ilofpital founded by Archbifhop Whitgift • near it are 3 
 jlcad-Dowm, frequented for Hunting and Racing. Ch 
 Seats are Richmond, Nonfv.ch Honfe, the Dutchefs of Cle 
 land’s, now demolifli’d; and Otlands Palaces Royal; Al 
 17, the Lord G.tmfcfs ; Weybridge, the Lady DorckcfcS 
 Wimbleton, Duke of Leeds's ; Kevsh.vnptar., Sr. JdJ 
 Jeferys's ; Durance , Earl of Berkleys ; Flanchford, Earl 
 Plimoulh's ; Rignte-Priory, Sir John Parfons's , Tortus, 
 gravney, Lord North and Grey's ; Peppir-harrovo, Duke 
 Newcnftle's. At Epjom are celebrated Medicinal Waters; 
 likewife s.tDv.lxoich^ where is a College and Hofpital fo 
 Mailer, 4 Fellows, 12 poor Men and Women, and as n 
 ny poor Boys; a Chaplain, Schoolmafier, and Ufh 
 At Nmjucb is a Vein of Earth fit to make Crucibles. 
 
 fSUftEW 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Chichefter ; i;8 Milts in circum 
 rence; contains about ; 140000 Acres, and 21557 Houi 
 The South Downs which lie parallel to the Sea are dry, b 
 good Grafs, and beyond imagination pleaiant; the I< 
 Lands or Wild of Snfthc bear Oats incredibly ; the Soil ri 
 and deep ; the Forefts barren, and towards the Eafi: full 
 Iron-Oar. Its Manufaclures are Call Iron of all forts, : 
 which there are many great Forges in the Faftern Wild 
 wards Kent. It has divers Rivers ; but the mofc confide 
 blei s Arun. Ics Commodities Corn, Cattle, Malt, Wc 
 Wood, Iron, Chalk, ’Glafs, Fiihnnd Fowl; among whi 
 the delicate Wheat-ear Bird is peculiar to this Count 
 A Suffex Carp, an Arundel Mullet, a Chichefter Lobfter, 
 Amerlcy Trout, are famous. Its chief Manufactures; 
 great Guns and Glafs. Here are 512 Fariflies, and 
 Towns; the chief is Chichefter , a Bifnop’s See, 50 Mi 
 
* 0 SClje fiefent &fate Parti 
 
 are JrmM-CalUe, Duke of Norfolk's ;' Petworth-Place, tli, 
 Duke of Somerfet's ; Buckhmft, Stoneland, Ear] of £>«;fr:’s 
 Bidlbrook, Earl of Thanet's ; Hurjlmonceux, Earl of &#::Y 
 Sna/W, of Scarborough's ; Battle-Ably, Cwdry,Popii^s 
 
 LordViicounc Montague's-, Bridge, Lord Bergavenny s-, Uft. 
 JV£, late Earl ofTimlierviBss ; If eld, Duke of bliwcafilss. 
 Jjbhrubam, the Lord JjhbHrnham’s. 
 
 ^arioirMjire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of tf’orccfter, and of Lichfield and Covin- 
 try-, 135 Miles in circumference; contains about 670003 
 Acres, and 21973 Houfes. The Air is excellent, the So;! 
 rich: Its principal River is Avon: Commodities, Corn, 
 Malt, Wool, Wood, Iron, Coal and Cheefe. The medicinal 
 Water of Ncwenh.m is purgative with Salt, .and aftringent 
 with Sugar. It hath 158 Pari flies and 17 Towns; the chief 
 is the fair and large City of Coventry a County of it lelf, 
 74 miles from London ; Warwick the Shire and Aftize-Town, 
 68 miles from London-, hath a Free-School for Youth,^and 
 Lome ILofpitals for poor Men,Women and Children. With¬ 
 in two miles of this .Town is a Lit and frelh Spring with¬ 
 in an Ell of one another. Birmingham is noted for curious 
 Manufaftures in Steel, Pollefwortb, its School. Chief Seats 
 ;rre Milcot-Houje, ’ Earl of Dorfet's, Compton, Earl of Nor¬ 
 thampton's ; Nowenham-P addon , Earl of Denbigh's , Conn 
 Lord Cravens-, Heivell-Gnnge, Earl of Plymouth's-, Elthnig- 
 ton, Lord Ferrars's ; Warwick-Cajils, Knorole, Beanchamp-Court , 
 Lord Brooke's ; Stonclf, Fletchamdead, Lord Leigh's-, Wotten- 
 iv.'iwcn, Jlm-Lodge, Lord Carrington's ; ColesbilLorl Digbjs . 
 
 SUffiniojIaiio, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Chefier and Carlifk: no miles in 
 circumference; contains about 510000 Acres, and 6jor 
 Houfes. The Air is fliarp, the Soil not very good, moun¬ 
 tainous and moory: The South parts are be ft. Rivers, 
 Eden, Can, Eamon, Lon. Its chief Commodity and Manufa¬ 
 cture is Cloth. Here’s '26 Parilhes and 8 Towns; the chief 
 are Kendal, 2,02 miles from London-, a rich populous Town, 
 has a Free-School, well endow’d, and drives a great Trade 
 in Woolen-Cloth, Cottons, Druggets, Serges, Hats and 
 Stockings. Kirby-Lanjdal is a large Town, has a fair 
 Church, Stone- Bridge, and good Trade for Cloth : Jppleby 
 
%i ffi&e^jcfent&fate* . Parti: 
 
 lias a fine Cathedral Church, and great Cloth Trade. Sr*-, 
 bridge is noted for its Free School and Library, and Kidd,-, 
 minftcr for Stuffs. Chief Seats are Grafton, the Duke cr 
 Shrewsbury's ; Lencbroick, the Lord Cravens ; C rombe-Court, 
 Alesborougb, Seveni-S!oke, and Feckenbam Lodge, the Earl of 
 Coventry S' 
 
 fBttfftfljtrr, 
 
 Is in York Diocefe, 320 Miles in circumference; contains 
 about J7"oooo Acres, and 106151 Houfes. The Air ill- 
 verfe, the Soil generally rich : ’Tis divided into three Hi¬ 
 dings, liaff. North, and Weft which is the largeft. Its Ri¬ 
 vers, Humber, the conflux of many. Are, Caider, Dun, II-.-- 
 wait, Wide, Oufe, Small, Yourc, tt'arf ’, Tees . Its Commodities 
 Corn, Cattle, fine Hories, Allom, Jett, Lime, Filh, Her¬ 
 rings near Scarborough ; Iron about Sheffield ; Goats at Sard-. 
 Its Manufactures Cloth, Stockings, Knives and Spurrs. h 
 the North Hiding is a Traft of Land called Richmond]})! v, 
 whole Hills afford Lead, Copper and Pit-Cool. Its chief 
 Town Richmond. Here is in all 563 Parifh-Churches, with 
 manyChappels of Eafe, and 49 Towns; the Shire-Town 
 Turk, r 50 Miles from London, is the fecond City of EngLv.i, 
 large and beautiful ; hath in the middle of it a noble Stone- 
 Bridge over the River Ouje, confifting principally of one 
 huge Arch: ’Tis enclofed with a ftrong Wall; contains 3; 
 Churches and Chappels, whereof 28 are ftill in ufe. Has a 
 magnificent Cathedral Church, and is an Archbifhop’s Sec. 
 This City is govern’d by a Mayor, who has the Title of 
 Lord, which no other Mayor has but he of London. Uni! 0- 
 therwiie called Kingfion upon Hull, is one of the ftrongeft For- 
 treffes of .England. Sheffield is noted for Smiths Trade ; Ro- 
 tkeram for three Schools ; firft for Languages, fecond for 
 Mullck, third for Writing : Knarcsborougb fox"Mt&\z\na\ Wa- 
 ters-’ Doneafter for knit Waftcoats, Gloves and Stockings : 
 Leeds for Clothiers: Sherborn for its Free-School: Pontefract, 
 Knaresborough and Ripley for Liquorice: Rippon for Clothiers 
 and Spur-makers : Boroughbridge has near it four huge Pyra¬ 
 midal Stones, a Monument of Antiquity. Here are many 
 excellent Harbours, as Scarborough, famous likewife for its 
 Medicinal Spa w-Waters, Burlington, See Chief Seats are Shef¬ 
 field Mdnnor, Duke of Norfolk's ; Wrejfd-Caftle, Duke of So- 
 metfet’s j Slingsby Caftle, late Duke of Navcaftle's ; Bolton Ca- 
 
parti' of LONDON* %% 
 
 (lie and Boh on Hull, Duke of Boltons-, Thornhill, late Mar¬ 
 quis of Halifax' s; Kiveton, Thorp-Hall, Wales-Had, Han hil* 
 Hall, Duke of Leeds's j Snape, Earl of Exeter's ; MarkingfiAd, 
 Earl of Bridgwater's-, Mulgrave-Cajlle, Duke of Bucking* 
 ham's : Skipton-Caftle, Earl of 7 hanet's ; Went worth-Wood- 
 houfej Tanker (ley,Tinjlty, Hoot on- Robert, Frier-Heufe, late Earl 
 of Strafford’s ; Hendeskelf-Cajlle, Grimthorp, Earl of Carlile’s ; 
 Wbarlton-Caftle, Jerveaux-Abbey, Eariof Hilesburys-, Lawns* 
 borough, Bolton, Barden-Tower, Earl of Burlington's ; Hornby* 
 Caftle, Patrick-Brompton, Hackforth, dnderby-le-Miers, J fans 
 Jughton, V/ales-Mannor, Hardwick, Earl of Holdernejs's ; 
 Cockjwold-Hall, Oulftone-Hall, Juhvark, blurt mi, Newborough* 
 Abbey, late Earl of Fauikcnberg’s ; Easky-Hall, Lord Ewe's $ 
 Hike and Heluugh Manner, Lord Wharton’s ; Weldrake, Lord 
 Howard's of Efcrick ; Holm in Spalding-Mare, and Dalton, 
 Lord LangdaU's ; Wilton-Ca(lle, Lord Cornwallis's. 
 
 Is generally divided into Twelve Ceunties , 
 
 3-nsLuy, 
 
 |S in the Diocefe of Bangor, So Miles in circumference; 
 1 contains about aouooo Acres, and 1840 Houle:: An 
 I(land incompafled by the Injb Sea on all Sides bv-t the i n-ith* 
 Eafi, where it is parted from Carnarvau by the River i.Jmai. 
 How barren foevev it looks, ’tis r.everthclcls called "lhe Mo¬ 
 ther of Wales lot the Plenty of good Wheat if produces, and 
 here are Mill-ftones (good Lore) to grind it. Here, as in 
 llumney-Marjh in Kent, and other Parrs of England, are great: 
 Timber Trees found lying along under Ground, black lute 
 Ebony, and lit For ufe when dried in the Sun Irs princi¬ 
 pal Commodities are Corn, Cattle, Eifii and Fowl. It Iras 
 74 Parilhes and two Towns; the chief Beaumaris, 184 
 Miles from London, well built, and a good Harbour for 
 Ships. Chief Seats, Lord Bnlkelefs, near Beaumaris, fac. 
 
0 SCte ijefcnt £>tate Part I. 
 
 30 ^dmoc&tf)irf, 
 
 IsinWa/Diocefe, 106 Miles in circumference; con* 
 tains about 620000 Acres, and 5934 Houfes. ItsMoun* 
 tains are barren, but its Valleys ;very. fruitful. Its prin¬ 
 cipal Commodities are Corn, Cattle, Filh, andfome Otter 
 Furr. It hath 61 Parifhes and 4 Towns; the chief Betti, 
 nock, 1 24 Miles from London j at the meeting of the Rivers 
 Hodney and Usk. ’Tis a well-built Town, where the Affi7.es 
 are kept, and hath 3 good Trade for clothing- Its chief 
 Seats are Crickhoml-Caflle and Tretmre-Cajlk, the Duke of 
 Beaufort's. 
 
 Car&igattjeijire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of St. David's, 94 Miles in circumfe¬ 
 rence ; contains about 520000 Acres, and 3163 Houfes. A 
 plentiful Country, abounding with Corn, Cattle, Fowl,Fill? 
 and Lead. In this County are the famous Silver-Mines of 
 Bwlcbyr Eskir hyr, out of which the Money which bears 
 the Prince of Wales's Arms, viz. the three Ejhich-Fa¬ 
 thers upon its reverfe, has been dug. It hath 77 Parifhes, 
 and 4 Towns. The Shire and Aflize Town Cardigan, is 
 pleafantly feated on the River Tycvye, over which it has a 
 fair Stone Bridge. ’Tis a large populous Town wall’d 
 about and fortified with a Caftle; hath a fair Church, and 
 is 148 Miles from London. 
 
 Caermartl)fnf-i)tre, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of St. David's , 102 Miles in circumfe¬ 
 rence: contains about 700000 Acres, and 5352 Houles; 
 not fomountainous as other Counties in Wales-, abounds 
 with Corn, Grafs, Cattle, Salmon, Wood, Pit-coal, and the 
 beft Lead. Here are 87 Parilhes and 8 Towns, The Shire 
 and AlfizeTown is Caemarthn, upon the River Towy, with 
 a large Bridge. Here, is a Mayor, 2 Sheriffs and Aldermen, 
 all in Scarlet Gowns, with ocher Emlgns of State j 178 miles 
 from London. Its chief Seats are Golden Grove, and Emljn, 
 the Earl of Garhury's, 
 
.Parti. of ENGLAND; ft 
 
 diJarnarfoantffjire, 
 
 Is in the Dlocefe of Bangor, no Miles in circumference J 
 contains about 370000 Acres, and 27 6$ Houfes; is very 
 ftrong by Nature, wich fpiry Hills the higheft in all Walsr t 
 is plentiful in Cattle, Fowl, FifH} and Wood. Ic has (SS 
 Pariflies and 6 Towns, all Havens, Carvarvan is the Coun' 
 ty Town, 1 80 miles from London. 
 
 10enbigf].oi]ire, 
 
 Is riioftly in the Diocefe of St. dfaph, but the Vale of 
 Ruthin, and Denbigh it lelf are in Bangor Diocefe, ’tis rid 
 Miles in circumference ; contains about 410000 Acres, 
 and <5398 Houfes. The Fall part is naturally fruitful, and 
 the Weft improved with the Allies of burnt Turf. The 
 Inhabitants are chearful and long liv’d. Here is plenty 
 of Rye or Amel-Corn, Goats and Sheep, and near Moing* 
 hah, of Lead: It hath 57 Pariflies, and 4 Towns, tho 
 chief Denbigh, which hath a molt impregnable Caftle. This 
 is a Town of good Trade for Tanners and Glovers; Wrex¬ 
 ham has a neat Church and lofty Steeple: Hole Caftle is the 
 Searot the Ear 1 of Derby, Chirk Caftle, Sir Richard Middle ■> 
 
 JFlintoljiw, 
 
 Is mofl-ly in the Diocefe of St. Afaph, and the reft iri 
 Chefiir, ’tis 82 Miles in circumference; contains about 
 160000 Acres, and 3130 Houfes. Its Valievs are very 
 fruitful, and its Inhabitants long-liv’d. The chief Com¬ 
 modities are i'mall Cattle, Butter, Cheele, Pit-coal, Lead, 
 Mill-ftones, and Honey, with which they make good (tore 
 ofMetheglin. It has 28 Pariflies, and 3 Towns. Flint the 
 Shire Town, is fo fmall, that it hath not a Market, yet it 
 hatha noble Caftle, though now ’tis old and ruinous. St. 
 Jfaph is an ancient Epifcopal See, upon the River El-ay, 
 1 rp Miles from London. Cnerwys is the only Market 
 Town in the County, every Village being well furniflied 
 of its felf. St. Winifred's Well, hard by, is of note for 
 curing Aches and Lamenefles. Over the Head of this 
 Spring is a curious Free-ftone Chappel, iyo Miles from 
 D 2 Lty 
 
%6 %\)t Paeffltt &tate Part I. 
 
 Louden. Chief Seats,: Mofyn, Sr. Roger Moflyn's, near which 
 are the famous Coal-pits of that Place, which go a great 
 way to fupply Dublin with Coal. 
 
 (Sftamojgaiisljire, 
 
 Is in Landaf Diocefe, 112 Miles in circumference; con¬ 
 tains about V4coco Acres, and 9644 Houfes. The North 
 part is mountainous, the South a fruitful Valley, called Tht 
 Garden of Wales. Its chief Commodities are Corn and 
 Cattle. Here are \ iS Parilhes, and 9 Towns. Landaff j 2 26 
 Miles from London, the Bilhop’s See, is a City, but fo fmall 
 it hath not 2 Market. The chief Seats are, Swanzey-Caftle, 
 the Duke of Beaufort's ; Cardiff.Cnjlle, and CaerphillyCnflk, 
 the Earl of Pembroke's ; Coyty-Gaflle, the Earl -of Leiceflers. 
 At Newton is a Well which fwells up when the Sea ebbs, 
 and finks as the Flood encreafes. 
 
 flpmonefcl)0l]ire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Bangor, 108 Miles in circumference; 
 contains about jooooo Acres, and 2590 Houfes; extream- 
 ly mountainous, and the Mountains iieepy. The Inhabi¬ 
 tants are very comely. It abounds with Sheep, Filh, 
 Fowl, and wrought Cottons. It has 37 Parilhes, and 3 
 Towns. The chief Harlech, 16S Miles from London, of 
 note heretofore for its ftately Caftle. 
 
 ^ontgonwptfljirc, 
 
 Is in three Diocefes, Nevj-Tomi, Pool, Llanvillin and .A/.j. 
 thynlletb are in St. Jfaph, Kanydlos in Bangor, but the Town 
 of Montgomery is in Hereford, ’tis94 Miles in circumference; 
 contains about 560000 Acres, and 5660 Houfes: Delight¬ 
 ful with many Hills and fruitful Valleys, breeds very good 
 Horfes, and plenty of Goats. It hath 47 Parilhes, and 6 
 Towns. Montgomery the Shire Town, 120 Miles from 
 London, is pleafantly leafed, and has a ftrong Caftle. Its 
 chiefSeats are Poms-Caflle, and Buttington-HaU, the Marquis 
 of Porois's-, Llymore-Lodge, and Llyjjin, Lord Herbert's of Cher- 
 lury ; and Lloydierd, Richard Vaughan's, Efq, 
 
of ENGLAND, 
 
 37 
 
 Part I. 
 
 3£>emty0&e0f)ire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of St. David's, 93 Miles in circumfe¬ 
 rence ; contains about 420000 Acres, and 4329 Houfes. 
 The Eaft part is very pleaiimt, and the whole County plen¬ 
 tiful in all necellaries for Life. Fart of it is inhabited by 
 Timings, placed here by Hen. I. Their Country is called 
 Little England beyond Wales. Here is plenty of Fifh, Fowl, 
 Pit-coal, and Marl. It has 43 PariPnes, and 9 Towns ; 
 Pembroke the Shire-Town, 195 Miles from London, is well 
 inhabited by Gentlemen and Tradefmen, fortified with a 
 Wall and ftrong Caftle ; St. Davias the Epifcopa! See, 
 whofe Cathedral Church was eminent for the higheft Roof 
 in England, was once a City of good account, but nowfo 
 ruined, that it'is not a Market-Town. In this Shire alfo is 
 contained the Town and County of Haverjord-Wcfi: And 
 Milford-Haven, the largeft and moft capacious Harbour in 
 the Kingdom. 
 
 $atmoj,sI]ire, 
 
 Is in the Diocefe of Hereford, 90 ?vliles in circumference; 
 contains about 310000 Acres, and 3158 Homes: Hath 
 great varieties of Air and Soil, ftored with Woods, Rivers, 
 andMeers. Its chief Commodities are Cheele and Horles. 
 It hath ;i Parifh.es and 4 Towns. Radnor the Shire Town, 
 1 r9 Miles from London , hath a Caftle. Preftain is a large 
 well-built Town, where the Aflizes are held, 116 Miles 
 from London. 
 
 There are in ail, in England and Wales together as Cities, 
 750 great Towns called Market-Towns, 9913 Parilhes, 
 fome of 40 or 50 Miles circuit, 61 Forcfts, and about 300 
 Parks. 
 
 Itappears from the Obfervations and Calculations of Grj- 
 gory Khig, Efq;, lately publiiht by Dr. Davenant, that the 
 Rents of the Lands by the Pioduce of the late Taxes, 
 feem to be near 1 o Millions per Annum : And that the Hou¬ 
 fes ( not let with the Lands) amount to 2 Millions per An¬ 
 num : And all other Hereditaments to about 2 Millions 
 more 5 in all 14 Millions: So that the People and Terri¬ 
 tories ofthe.King of England may be valued for Wealth 
 and Strength at above one ,hsif of thofe of France- And 
 D 3 , . lines 
 
r gS JEfoe fJiefent $late • Parti 
 
 fincethe whole Annual Expence of the Queen of Engird] 
 Subjects is about 50 Millions: It will requite but an 8th 
 part thereof to maintain 100000 Foot, 30000 Horfe, 
 40000 Seamen) and to defray all other Charges of the Go¬ 
 vernment Ordinary and Extraordinary. 
 
 England without Wales , is divided into 6 Circuits, allot¬ 
 ted to the 12 Judges to hold Aflizes twice a year. It is ah 
 fo divided by the Queens Juftices in Eyre of the Forrells, 
 and by the Kings of Arms, into North and South ; that is, 
 all Counties upon the North and South fide of Trent. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Of its Air, Soil, and Commodities, 
 
 $!ir. ] “Ip H E Air is far more mild and temperate (if not 
 X more healthy ) than any part of the Continent 
 under the fame Climate. 
 
 By reafon of the warm Vapours of the Sea on every 
 fide, and the very frequent Winds from the huge Wefterri 
 Ocean, the cold in Winter is lefs lharp than in fome parts 
 of France and Italy, which yet are feated far more 
 therly. 
 
 And by reafon of the continual Blafts of Wind from 
 Sea, the very often interpofing of Clouds betwixt the Sun 
 and Earth, and the frequent Showers of Rain, the Heat in 
 Summer is lels fcorching than in fome parts of the Conti¬ 
 nent that lieth much more Northward, where neither Rain 
 nor Clouds appear for fome Months, and not much Wind 
 felt. 
 
 As in Summer the gentle Winds and frequent Showers, 
 qualifie all violent Heats and Droughts, and make the Day 
 pleafant; fo in Winrer the Nights are moftly ferene and 
 bright, ai?d the Frofts doonly meliorate the cultivated Soil, 
 and the Snow keeps warm the tender Plants. In ajvord 
 here is no necefiity of Stoves in Winter, nor Grottoes in 
 Summer. 
 
 ] It is blefled with a very fertile wholfom Soil, wa¬ 
 tered abundantly with Springs and Streams, and in diver's 
 gaits with great navigable Riyers; and many more Rivers 
 ; migh ( 
 
Parti. of ENGLAND.- 59 
 
 I might eafily be made Navigable; and feveral of late years 
 have been made fo. It hath few barren Mountains and crag¬ 
 gy Rocks, but generally pleafant Hills rifing with ealie Af* 
 cents,and fruitful Valleys, apt for Corn,Grafs, or Wood- The 
 excellency of the Englifh Soil may be learn’d ( as Parro ad- 
 vifed of old ) from the Complexion of the Inhabitants, who 
 therein excel all other Nations, or elfe from the high value 
 put upon it by the Romans and the Saxons, who looked up¬ 
 on it as fuch a precious fpot of Ground, that they thought 
 it worthy to be fenced in, like a. Garden-Plat, with a 
 mighty Wall, of fourfcore Miles in length, viz. from Tin - 
 mouth on the German Sea, to Sohvay-Frith on the Irijh Sea, 
 and with a monftrous Dike of ninety Miles, viz- from the 
 mouth of the River Wye, to that of the River Dee. Laftly, 
 the excellency of her Soil may alfo be learned from thofe 
 tranfcendent Eulogies bellowed on her by ancient and mo¬ 
 dern Writers, who called England , The Granary of the Weftern 
 World, The Seat of Ceres, The inexhauftible Well, &c. That 
 her Valleys are like Eden, her Hillslike Lebanon, her Springs 
 as Pifgah, and her Rivers as Jordan: That Ihe is a Paradile 
 of Pleafure, and the Garden of God. “ Oh happy and 
 “ bleffed Britain l above all Countries in the World, Na- 1 
 “ ture hath enriched thee with all the Bledings of Heaven?; 
 “ and Earth: Nothing in thee is hurtful to Man’s Life, no- 
 “ thing wanting in thee that is defireSbleinfomuch that 
 
 thou feemeft another World placed befides, or without 
 “ the great World, meerly for the delight and pleafure of 
 “ Mankind. 
 
 ConimOBitn’g.] As it is divided from the reft of th^ 
 World, foby reafon of its great abundance of all things 
 neceflary for the Life of Man, it may without the Contri¬ 
 bution of any part of the World, more eafily fubfiftthan 
 any of its neighbouring Countries. 
 
 Terra [uis content a bonis , nonindiga mereis, 
 
 Eirft, For w'nolfom fubftantial Food, what Plenty every 
 where is here of Sheep, Oxen, Swine, Fallow-Deer, Co¬ 
 neys, and Hares P It wants not Red-Deer, Goats, nor Roes. 
 What abundance are here of Hens, Ducks, Geefe, Turkeys, 
 Pigeons ?, Of Partridge, Phealar.ts, Plovers, Teals, Thiufli- 
 es, Merles, Field-fares, Ouiles, or Black-birds? Larks. 
 Wild-Ducks, Wild-Geefe, Coal-Geefe, Swans, Wigens, 
 
 D 4 Peacocks* 
 
4© %\)t pjefent State Pa rtf. 
 
 Peacocks, Buntings, Snipes, Quails, Woodcocks, Lapwings- 
 
 It wants not Sandling, Knot, Curlew,, Bayning, Dorte- 
 Tel, Roe, Cur, Ruff, Maychit, Stint, Sea-Plover, Pewits, 
 Red-fhanks, Rails, and Wheat-ears, Herons, Cranes, Bit- 
 ferns, Buftards, Puffins, God wits. Heath-cocks, Moor-pouts, 
 or Groufe-Thruffies, and Throttles,. 
 
 Then for Fiffi, what plenty of Salmons, Trouts, Lam* 
 perns, Loches, Gudgeons, Carps, Tenches, Lampreys, 
 Pikes, Perches, Eels, Breams, Roches, Dace, Flounders, 
 Plaice, Shads, Mullets. Kingftones, Dorees ? 
 
 What great abundance of Herrings, which in former 
 times kept themfelves altogether about Norway, but of 
 late take their Rounds about Midfummer to Scotland, Ju¬ 
 ly to Scarborough inTorkJhire, afterwards to the Thames mouth, 
 and fo round about by Inland back into the North Seas 
 In incredible Shoals; as on thefe Coatts are likewife cf 
 Mackrel, Whitings, Cods, Gurnets, Haddocks, Pilchards, 
 Sprats, Oyfters forgoodnefs and number almoft incredi¬ 
 ble ? We have great plenty likewife of Lobfters, Crabs, 
 ■Shrimps, Prawns, Mufcles, Cockles, Efcalops, Cray- 
 & e . 
 
 We want not Soles, Conger, Turbots, Scate, Thorn- 
 backs, Mades, Smelts, &c. 
 
 How doth England abound with Wheat, Barley, Rye, 
 Pulfe, Beans, and Oats, with excellent Butter and Cheefe, 
 Honey, Saffron, and many other choice Commodities for 
 Pood, Medicine and Pleafure P 
 The Fields are fufficientiy full of Tares, Vetches, Clo- 
 ver-grafs,Hop-Clover, Saint-foin, Ray-grafs, Trefoil, Cin- 
 gue-foil, Hops, Woad, Flax, Hemp, Rape-feed, Lucero, 
 Dantzick Flax, Canary-feed, Muftard-feed, &c. 
 
 For Drinks, England abounds with Beer, Ale, Sider, 
 Perry, Metheglinand Mede, Brandy, made either ofMauIc 
 or Apples, &c. 
 
 Here is great Plenty of excellent Fruit. Fields, Woods 
 and Hedges are ftored with Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, 
 Wall=nuts, Small-nuts, Cheft-nuts, Filberts, Strawberries, 
 Biillace, Slows, Crabs for Verjuce, Blackberries, Huccle- 
 berries, Dewberries, Elderberries, Servifes, and the like. 
 
 _ But jn Orchards and Gardens you have for apples ,. the 
 Pippin, Eentijh, Kir'ton, Golden, Rufet, Holland, French, Pear- 
 snain, Reinet, Deux-sns, or John , Queening, Greening, 
 Julyflotyer, Harvey-Apple, Marigold, Early jipe Junettings, 
 
 ' " ■ - smi 
 
parti. cf ENGLAND. 4 s 
 
 and Codlings, and innumerable many excellent forts for 
 Sider, as Red-ftreak, Genit-Moyle, &c. For Pears, the 
 Summer and Winter Bon-Chrecienne, the Bergamot, Pep¬ 
 pering, Beurre des Rois, Orange, Greenfield, Windfor, Lor¬ 
 ding, Meflire-Jean, Sugar, Mulque, Catherine, Warden, 
 and forty others. 
 
 For Plums, Pear-plum, Arline, Darnfons, Damazens. Muf- 
 fel, Perdrigon, Date, Imperial, S. Julian, Morocco, Great 
 Anthony, Turkey, &c. 
 
 Cherries : May Cherries, Kentifb, Slack Cherries, Flem- 
 mifli, Carnation,Morelia, Black Duke, Hartlib, Cornelian.-, 
 Black Heart, Morocco, Egriot, &c. 
 
 Peaches: Nutmeg, Ilabella, Newington, Mufcar, V iolet, 
 Roman, Rambouillec, Crown, Bouvdeaux, Malacoton, Mig- 
 non, Alberge, Syon, Orleans, &c. 
 
 apricots; diveTS forts. 
 
 Neftarhies: Murry, Tawney, Red, Roman, Green, Yel¬ 
 low. 
 
 Grapes: Ambois, Burgundian, Corinth, Cluftev-Grapes, 
 Frontinac, Mulcats, Early-blew, Raifon, Parflev, d'f- 
 
 Figs: Scio, White and Purple, Yellow, Dwarf, 
 Blew, &c. 
 
 ^iiivas: Barbary, Brunfwick, Portugal. 
 
 Goofeberries: Chryftal, Early-red, Amber, Englifh, Yellow, 
 White, Dutch, 
 
 Corinihs all forts* 
 
 Strawberries: Common Wood, Englifh Garden, "Virgini¬ 
 an, White Coped, Long, Red, Green, Scarlet, Poionbn. 
 
 All forts of Rafpis. Mulberries, Berberries , Media s, Ser-vi- 
 / cs , Mja'tices, Filberts, &c- 
 
 The Kitchin-Garden affords many excellent Difhes, not 
 only of Pleafant Fruit, but of fubflantial Food ; as Afpar.u 
 gus, Artichoaks, Aliianders, Beans, Kidney and Lupine 
 Beans of all forts; Beets, Cabbage, Cardons, Carrots, Cm- 
 ly-fiowers, Clary, Cucumbers, Endive, Gourds of all forts, 
 Lettuce of all forts, among -them that delicious c-ne of 
 Silelia, thrives here as if it were its original Soil. Melons 
 of all forts, Mekins, Parfnips, Peafe of all forrs, Potatoes, 
 Pompions. Radifh of all forts, Rochamboie, Scirrets, Scor- 
 tonera. Sellery, Savoy, Turnips. 
 
 Nor doth every commonOlitory wantBaulm,BafihRorrage, 
 Buglofs, Chervil, Cole-worts, Corn-Salad, CrefTes all forts, 
 Fennel, 
 
42 SLlje JBjefent j&tatf. Parti, 
 
 Fennel, Garlick, Hyfop, Horfe-Radifli, Lavinder, Leeks, 
 Marjoram, Marigold, Mint, Nafturtium’s, Onions, Pa r - 
 lley, Purflaini Penyroyal; all forts of Pot-herbs, and edi¬ 
 ble Roots, and Salad; Rofemary, Sage, Savoury, Scurvy- 
 grafs, Shallot, Spinnage, Succory, Sorrel, Thyme. 
 
 The Flower-Garden hath Africans, Alaternus, Agnus- 
 callus, Almond-Trees, Aloes, Amaranth, Amomum Plinii, 
 Anemonies, Arbutus, Auricula’s, Balfomina,BalfamumMas, 
 Barba Jovis, Belvedere, Biew-bottles, Chalcedon,Candy tufts, 
 Ganna Indica, Capficum, Carnations, Chamte-Iris, Chama- 
 Itea, Ciftus, Cloves, Colchicum, Columbine, Convolvulus, 
 Crocus, Cedrus Libarii, Crown Imperial, Cyanus, Cycla¬ 
 men, Cyprefs, Cytifus, Daffodils; and Evergreens of in. 
 numerable many forts; Foxgloves, French Marigolds,Fraxi- 
 nella, Fritillaria, Firs, Gentianella, Geranium, Gladiolus, 
 Hedyfarum, Hepatica, Hoilyhoc, Holly-flriped, Humble 
 Plant, Honey-fuckles, Hyacinth, Jafmines, Iris, Junquills, 
 Larks-fpur, Lentifcus, Lillies, Limon-Trees. Lupines all 
 forts, Lychnis, Laurels, Lauruftinus, Laburnums, Marum, 
 Syriacum, Martagon, Matricaria, Mezerion, Mirabile Peru, 
 Mufcaris Mufcipula, Mirtils all forts, Nigella, Oleander, 
 Orange-Trees, Olive-Trees, Peonies, Paflion-flower, Po- 
 lyanthtea, Phillyrea, Pinks, Pomegranate, Pomum amoris, 
 Poppies double, Pyracantha, Platanus,Primula, Ranunculus, 
 Rofes all forts, befides 'the monthly Rofe, blowing in the 
 midft of- Winter ; Sea Ragwort, Spanifh Broom, Sena, 
 Stock-Gilly-flowers, Sweet Scabious, Sweet Sultan,Sweet- 
 Williams, Senfitive Plant, Tragacantha,Tulips, Tuberole, 
 Valerian, Venus Looking-Glafs, Navel-wort, Violets, Wall* 
 Flowers, &c. 
 
 But many of the Exoticks are houfed in Winter; and if 
 fo, there is fcarce any Plant in the World but will thrive 
 here, witnefs the Indian Fig-tree, bearing ripe Fruit: and 
 many other curious Exotick Plants, in thefe two celebrated 
 Phyfical Gardens, that of the Univerfiry of Oxford, and 
 of the London Apothecaries in Cbeljey, not to mention di¬ 
 vers others. 
 
 The Woods are not only Hock’d with large and durable 
 Timber Trees and Pollards, Alder, Alh, Beech, Birch,Black- 
 cherry-Tree, Chefnut, Holly, Oak, Yew, &c. but every 
 where with medicinal Herbs which grow plentifully like- 
 wife in every Forreft, Lawns, Shaft and Hedge; and what 
 
 of 
 
Parti. of ENGLAND. 45 
 
 of Phyfical Drugs the Woods and Fields want, the Good- 
 wife’s Garden for the mod part fupplies. 
 
 Alehoof, Angelica,Annis, Adders- tongue, Avens.Betony, 
 Birthwort, Billort, Broom, Bryony, Burnet, Brooklimc, 
 Bloodwort, Bugle; Camomil, Carduus, Centory, Comfrey, 
 Celandine, Cammock, Colts-foot,Cowflip-flowers,Cummin; 
 Danevvort, Dill, Dodder, Dropworr, Devils-bit; Egrimo 
 ny,Elder, Epithymum, Eye-bright,Enulacampane; Fennei, 
 Fleawort, Fumitory, Feaver-fue; Germander, Gromei. 
 Helebore, Horehound, Harts-tongue; Juniper, [vy . 
 Knee-holm, Knot-grafs; Lungwort, Liver-wort, Lilly of 
 the Valley; Madder, Maiden-hair, Mallows, Melilor, Aiii- 
 feltoe of Oak and Hazel, befide that oh Fruit Trees, Mug- 
 wort, Moufe-ear; Orris; Plantain, Polypody, Pelitoty of 
 the Wall, Poppies; Rofa-folis, Rue, Rhubarb; .St. John!’- 
 wort, Spurge, Saxifrage, Scabious, Scordium; Tormenril-, 
 Tanfie; Violets, Vervein; Wormwood, Wild-Tiine, 
 Wood-forrel, &c. 
 
 Now of all thefe things there is fuch a conftant continu¬ 
 ance, by reafon of the clemency of the Climate, that 
 fcarce the lead: Famine, which frequenterh other Countries, 
 hath been felt in England thefe 400 Years. 
 
 Then for Rayment, England produceth generally not only 
 .very fine Wool, which makes our Cloth more lading 
 than other Country Cloth, and better conditioned againlt 
 Wind and Weather; but alfo fuch great abundance of 
 Wool, that not only all forts, from the highed to the 
 lowed, are clothed therewith ; but fo much hath been 
 heretofore tranfported beyond the Seas, that in Honour of 
 the E?igli[h Wool, that then brought fuch plenty of Gold in¬ 
 to the Territories of Phillip the Goon, Duke of Burgnnd., 
 (where the Staple for Englijb Wool was in thofe Days 
 kept) he indituted (as feme write) that famous Mili¬ 
 tary Order of che Golden Fleece, at this Day in higheft 
 Edeem with the whole Houle of Juft via. 
 
 The Wool of Lcmjler, Cotfmld , and the If.e of Wight, 
 when truly manufactured by the Englijb Clothiers, doth for 
 fofenefs and finenefs, vie with the choiced Silks; and ai- 
 dio’ Spanijh Wool bears a Name amongd us, as a thing jin' 
 fetch'd and dear bought, yet the Clothiers and Merchants 
 know that the greateft part of that Wool, which when 
 manufactured, they call Spanijh Cloth, doth grow in En¬ 
 gland ; and fo abfolutely necejlary is Englifh Wool to the 
 making 
 
44 ' ent&tate Parti, 
 
 making of good Cloth, that the French can make no Work 
 of their own Wool, without about one part in three of 
 ours is mixt with it; fo that the Fable of the Golden Flea ; 
 hath its Moral in England) our Fleeces producing fo much 
 Riches to us. 
 
 The Yearly produce of Wool in England, is calculated 
 by the abovementioned Dr. Davenant and G. King Efq; a; 
 ~ Millions Sterling: And when manufactured at 8 Milli¬ 
 ons, whereof 3 quarters for Home Confumption, and a 
 4th partfor Exportation. 
 
 This abundance and cheapnefs of Wool in England pm- 
 ceeds not only from thegoodnefs of the Soil, but alfo from 
 a Freedom from Wolves, and from excefiive Heats ami 
 Colds, which in ot!«>er Countries create a charge of conftam 
 guarding their Sheep, and housing them by Night, and 
 fometimes by Day alfo- And for advancing the Manufa¬ 
 ctures of Cloth, that neceffary Earth, called Fullers Earth, is 
 no where elfe produced in that abundance and excellency as 
 in England. 
 
 It wants not Linnen for all ufes, at leaft not Ground to 
 produce Flax and Hemp, although there hath been much 
 Linnen imported, with much Paper, and fine Paper made 
 of Linnen, to the Ihame and damage of the Nation. But 
 there are lately many Paper-Mills ereCted, and tolerably 
 fine Paper made in feveral places of England: and the Pa¬ 
 per-Makers are incorporated by a Royal Patent into a 
 Society. The fame Encouragement hath alfo the incorpo¬ 
 rated Linnen Manufacture ; whereof we are capable of ma¬ 
 lting fo much as not to fend abroad for any, if the Wifi- 
 dom of the Government had not thought fit to referve the 
 Encouragement of that Manufacture for Ireland, a Coun¬ 
 try much more proper for it, and to promote the Woollen 
 Manufacture here at Home. 
 
 Befide, there is in England great Plenty of excellent 
 Leather, for all forts of Ufes, infomuch that the poorelt 
 People wear good Shoes of Leather; whereas in our neigh¬ 
 bouring Countries, the Poor generally wear either Shoes of 
 Wood, or none at all; wbillt the poorelt of our Labourers 
 have not only Shoes, but good ftrong Leather Boots too, 
 to preferve ’em from Cold when they work in Ditches or 
 other wet Places. 
 
 For Building , it wants not Timber, nor Iron, Stone nor 
 Slate, 
 
Parti. of LONE). ON. 4f 
 
 Slate, nor Ardoi{e or blue Slate, Brick nor Tiles, Marble 
 nor Alabafter, Mortar nor Lime, Lead nor Glafs. 
 
 For Firing, either Wood, Sea-coal, or Pit-coal, is almoft 
 every where to be had at reafonable Rates; and alfo Turf. 
 In many Places of England, a Horie-load of good Sea-coal 
 is bought for Two-pence, and a great Waggon-load of 
 Oaken Billeting fora Crown. 
 
 For Shipping, no where better Oak, no where fuch Knee- 
 Timber, (as they call it) for which four For efts are emi¬ 
 nent and convenient Jikewife for Portage, wi. Nem-Foreji 
 in Hamjhire, near the Sea, Shirewood on thzTrcnt, Dean on 
 the Severn, and Wivdjbr-Foreft on the Thames, We have 
 likewife great ftore of Iron to make ferviceable and durable 
 Guns, Bombs, Carcafles, and all other Ufes. For War, for 
 Coach and Waggon, for Travelling Pads, Hunting and Racing, 
 no where greater plenty of Horfes; alfo for Plough and 
 Pack-Carriage-, infomuch as Mules and Aides fo generally- 
 made ufe of in France , Italy and Spain, are utterly defplfei 
 in England. Here are great Numbers likewife of excellent 
 Milch Cows; every Peafanr, almoft who rents but ten or 
 twelve Acres of Lapd, keeps a Horfe or Mare to ride up- 
 on, and one or two good Cows to fupply his Family wirh 
 Milk, Cream, Butter and Cheefe. And here it may be of 
 Note to Foreigners, that Geldings are ufed more than Stone- 
 Horfes twenty to tone, as being more eaiily kept, and not 
 fo fubjeft to Accidents, and are alfo more convenient for 
 Horfementhat travel upon the Road. 
 
 Here are Dogs of all forts, lives and ufes, as Maftiffs, 
 Grey-hounds, Spaniels for Land and Water. Hounds for 
 Stag, Buck, Fox, Hare and Otter; Terriers, Tumbler.-, 
 Lurchers, Setting-Dogs, Curs, Turn-Spits, little .Lap- 
 dogs, &c. The Bear and Bull-dog Maftiffs, feem to be 
 the boldeft and drongeft Creatures of their live in the 
 World: one of’em will encounter lingly a Lion, Bear, 
 Bull, or any Creature they are fee upon, ar.d not give 
 over to the lad Breath of Life- Our Game-Cocks likewife are 
 lb flout and hardy, that if two of ’em are well match'd 
 they both become dying Gonquerers by Haying one ano¬ 
 ther ; but it is well known both cf Euglijk Cocks and Dog?, 
 that (that as if Courage were more natural to the Climate 
 than to the Creature) if they are carried into mother Coun¬ 
 trey, after fome confiderable time they degenerate Cits 
 ate here very curious to the Eye, the Cyprus and TaVy Cats 
 
2C$e §?efm j&tate Part i. 
 
 especially. Here are likewife divers fdrts of Hawks, as the 
 Faulcon’.Lanar, Lanaret, Lanius, Sparrow-hawks, &c. 
 
 Moreover, England produceth belides a mighty Quantity 
 of Tin, Lead and Iron, fome Brafs and Copperas, Copper, 
 and Lapis Calaminaris to make Brafs: much Allom, Salt, 
 Hops, Liquorice, Wax, Tallow, Coney-Furs, Salt-Peter, 
 Madder, and Woad for Dying ; all forts of Glafs, Flax, 
 Hemp, &C‘ and divers other beneficial Commodities. It 
 wants not Mines of Silver, yielding more in their fmall 
 quantities of Oar, and therefore richer than thofe of Potofi 
 in the Weft-Indies') whence the King of Spain hath mod: of 
 his Silver, thofe yieling ufually but one Ounce and half 
 of Silver in one hundred Ounces of Oar; whereas thefe 
 in Wales, Cornwall, Lancajbire and the Bifhoprick of Durham, 
 yield ordinarily fix or eight Ounces per Cent, but mod of 
 thefe lying deep, are hard to come unto, and Workmen 
 dear, which is otherwife in Pot oft. 
 
 It wants not Hot Baths, as in Somerfetjhire, Derbyshire, 
 and abounds in Medicinal Springs, working either by Stool 
 or Urine; 3S at Tunbridge, Ebjham, Scarborough , Mftrop, 
 Milan, Barnet, North-Hall, Dullidge, Islington, Sellenge, Cob - 
 ham, Shooters-hill, Richmond, and Hamfted. 
 
 Vineyards have been heretofore common in moft of the 
 Southern and middle parts of England ; and Silks might be 
 here produced, as it was once defigned by King James the 
 firft; but a great part of the Natives, prone to Navigation, 
 fupplying England at a very cheap rate with all lores of 
 Wines, Silks, and all other Foreign Commodities, (accord' 
 ing to that of an ancient Poet, 
 
 Sgicquid amat luxus , g mcqnid deftderat ufns, 
 
 Ex ie proven! unt, vel aliunde tibi. ) 
 
 h hath been found far better Husbandry to employ Englijh 
 . Ground rather for producing Wool, Corn and Cattle, for 
 which it is moft proper. 
 
 Though fome Countries excel England in fome things,yet 
 generally there is no one Country under Heaven, whofe 
 Air is better ftored with Birds and Fowls; Seas, Rivers and 
 Ponds with Fifli; Fields with all forts of Corn; thePaftures 
 with Catcle; the Forefts, Parks, Warrens and Woods, 
 with wild Beafts (only for Recreation and Food; ) the 
 Mines with Metals, Coals, Alabafter, Marble, Free-ftone, 
 
Parti. cfENGLAND. 47 
 
 and other Minerals; the Country Farms with Hens, Ca¬ 
 pons, Turkeys. Geei'e, Ducks,Peacocks,Dove-houfes, Fifh- 
 ponds, Coney-Warrens, Pigs, Milk, Fruit, &c. Where 
 are fewer ravenous and hurtful Beafts. fewer venemous Ser¬ 
 pents, or noifome Flies and Vermine, fewer Droughts, In¬ 
 undations or Dearths; fewer unwholefome Serenes, pefti- 
 lential Airs, tempeftuous Hurricanes, fubterraneous Fires, 
 burning Mountains, or deftruftive Earthquakes: And 
 altho’ a Peftilence hath formerly vilited us once in about 
 twenty Years* 1 ( yet never but when the Contagion hath 
 been brought hither from other Countries) God be 
 praifed ’tis now 41 Years fince we felt that Calamity, and 
 God grant it may never'more return. In a word, where 
 [ is there greater Abundance of all things neceifary for 
 ; Man’s Life, and more efpecially for all kind of Food? 
 infomuch that it hath been judg’d, that there is yearly as 
 much Flefli and Beer confum’d in Eng'utnd by over-plenti¬ 
 ful Tables, as would ferve three times the number of Peo¬ 
 ple. Add to all this; That being encompalfed with the 
 Sea, and well furnilhed with Ships, and abundance of 
 commodious and excellent Havens and Ports, it excels for 
 Safety and fecurity ('which is.no final! Praife) all the 
 neighbouring Countries, if not all the Countries in the 
 World ; and needs not much to fear any Nation but only 
 that which grows potent in Shipping; for they only can 
 deprive us of our main Security, and of an Ifland can 
 make us a Continent. 
 
 ‘CHA P. V. 
 
 Of its Inhabitants, their Number } Language, 
 Character. 
 
 Inhabitant*. jK 1 NGLAUT). hath been poffefled by five 
 JL feveral Nations, and coveted by many 
 more; and no wonder fo fair and rich a Lady fhould have 
 many Lovers, it being a Country ( as was laid of the Tree 
 in the midfl: of Paradile ) good for Food, y leaf ant to the Eye:, 
 and to be defired. Whereas the Highlands of Scotland, Bif- 
 eay, Switzerland, and other like Countries, continue Bill in 
 
48 ffi-fie JBjefent $tate Parti, 
 
 the pofleffion of the Aborigines, of the firft that laid Claim 
 to them, none fince judging it worth their pains to dip 
 poflefs them. 
 
 The fir ft Inhabitants in England are believed to be the 
 Britains , defcended from the Gauls, whofe Language was 
 once altnoft the fame; I See a late Book entitl’d 1’ Antiquiti 
 de la Nation et de la Langue des Celtes by Mr. Pezron, as all'o 
 the Arclneologin Britanica by the Ingenious Mr. Edward 
 Lhwyd, Keeper of tjie AJhmolcan Laboratory in Oxford,) fub. 
 dued after by the Romanis, who by reafon of their i roubles 
 nearer home, were conftrain’d to abandon this Country 
 about 400 years after Chrift; whereupon the Inhabi¬ 
 tants of Scotland, invading the Britains, they call’d to their 
 aid the Saxons, who chafing away the Pifti, loon made them- 
 felves Millers of the Britains: But thele not able to en¬ 
 dure the heavy Yoke of the Saxons, after many Battles and 
 Attempts to recover their loll Liberties and Countrey, reti¬ 
 red or were driven, feme of them into Bretaigne in Franc r, 
 (from whence feme think they firll came) but moll of 
 them into the, two utmoll Wcflern barren and mountainous 
 parts of this Country, called afterwards by the Saxon.- 
 Walijhland, as tile Germans Hill call Italy tVeljhland, becauie 
 inhabited by the C ifalpine Gauls ; and the French call out 
 Country of Britains, Le Paisde GaUes, 
 
 The Saxons folely poffefled of all the bell parts of this 
 Ifle, were for a long time infelled, and for feme time ai- 
 moll fubdued by the Danes, and afterwards wholly by the 
 Normans, who drove not out the Saxons, but mixed with 
 them ; ib that the Enghjh Blood at this day is a mixture 
 chiefly of Norman and Saxon, not without a Tinfture of 
 Daniil, Romijb, and Brilijb Blood. 
 
 ijiamber of InljablCante* J To give the Header an ex- 
 ■> i'id. Dr. Dayenanu Book, aft account of the Number of People 
 liw-oVicfltmayhc Gainers in England, will be very difficult, but a 
 in ths Glance *f Trade. near Conjefture may be thus made. f 
 
 England contains, according to the accurate Calculation 
 of the judicious Mr. Houghton, in his Account of the Acres 
 and Houfes, with the proportional Tax of each County of 
 England aud Wales, printed Anno 1693. 1175951 Houles. 
 Now allowing to each Houfe, one with another, 6 Perfons, 
 there will be found in all 705570 6 Souls, and amongft 
 them 1000000 of Fighting-men. AH the Souls in France 
 are computed at 13500000, or at the molt 15000000, of 
 which 
 
Partt. of ENGLAND, 4^ 
 
 which 170006 are Church-men, befides.Nuns; the Clergy, 
 of England being fcarce 10000., > • ,!• . ( 
 
 (. gCfjrir, ^Language* ] The Englijl) Tongue beingatprefent 
 much refined, exceeding copious, expreifive andlignificant: 
 ( by reafonof a liberty taken by theiNatives, of..borrowing 
 out of all other Languages what . ever might conduce 
 (hereunto ) is ( as their Blood J a mixture; chiefly of(he, 01 d 
 Saxon: (_.& Dia]e£b of the Teuton} ck) .and the Old Norman,, 
 (a Dialect of the French ) not withoutTome favour of the 
 Britain:, Romans, and Dans: Languages. * . ...... 
 
 . The Romans pofieffing England, culled their Tongue, the 
 Latin, to be generally ufed in this Country. / , 
 
 The Saxons fucceeding, introduced their Language where** 
 foever they feated themfelves. .... 
 
 The Normans afterwards getting pofTeffion of Englandi 
 caufed the Norman or French Tongue to be learned ac School 
 by theS/rawand for a long time, till 36 o£.Edward, the 
 Third, Laws, Statutes, Pleadings, Sermons, Schools, Wily 
 tings, were in French. ■' 
 
 , The Latin Tongue at prefent is made ufe of in Court** 
 Rolls,. Recqrds, ProcefTes of Courts, in Charters,. Commiffi- 
 ons, Patents, Writs, Bonds, and lome Statutes are Rill kept; 
 in that Language. 
 
 The Names of Shires, Cities, Towns and Villages,Places 
 and Men in England} .are generally Saxon and lb are moff 
 FSoans appellative, and a great part ,of the Nerbs, , • 
 
 In French or rather Norman, are Rill written the Comm.oii 
 Laws, and learnt by young Students thereof; all Reports/ 
 Pleadings, all Mootsand Law Excercifes,are wholly French i 
 fome old Statutes are Rill in that Tongue: J.n Parliament 
 the AfTent or Dillent to Bills, made by the King, Lotds on 
 Commons,is in French : Almoft all our Terms in Hunting/ 
 Hawking, Cookery, Dicing, Dancing, Singing, Heraldry, 
 &c. are.Rill French. . , , . 
 
 (Ojanuter,] The Natives of England, by reafon of the 
 temperate Climate, mild Air, plenty cf wholefome Food i 
 and the ufe of Beer rather than .Wine, are commoply tall 
 and big of Stature, if compared with Southern Nations, 
 They are fair, efpecially the . Women, whole Beauties’ are 
 lifting, Shapes fine,Mien agreeable, Air fweet and chaim", 
 ing. Both Sexes are here well proportioned in Body,', and 
 graceful in Carriage: Grave,. well-fpoken,’ prudent, mod eft,' 
 Itee,fincere, pleafant, ingenious; The Meiiare ftrbfig, 
 
 E eduragio!!?, 
 
' p jefent&fatc Parti. 
 
 courageous, vszlWkjQBeUkoftjfmi, faith Boiiin the French Poli¬ 
 tician ) refolute, enterprizing, conftant, not knowing how 
 to fly. in Battel: Liberal to Prodigality, open-hearted, hard 
 to be provoked, yet when exafperated, ftomachful till fatif- 
 feStion'-be‘given, ahdithen they are eafie to be reconciled: 
 .,They ; are fumptuous and fplend.id, great lovers of Hofpi- 
 ‘ felity^inagnanimotBf'tftid' beneficent, learned, fagacious, 
 grateful: They are thought to be wanting in Induftry, 
 (excepting Mechanicks, wherein they are, of all Nations, the 
 greateft Improvers ) Caution, Sufpicion,'Craft, Obfequiouf- 
 nefs, - and which is mod- of all to be deplored, Contented- 
 nefs : but thele Wants are fupplied by many eminent Qua¬ 
 lifications, as Dexterity, Sagacity, Eloquence,- Fidelity, 
 Friendlhip, Publick- fpiritednefs. 
 
 The Daringnefs of the Soldier, the Profoundnefs of the 
 Scholar, the Magnificence of the'Gentry,- the Robuftnefs of 
 the Labourer, are not furpafled, if equalled by any People 
 inthe World-- 
 
 The Women are tender, chafie, conftant, prudent, loyal, 
 induftrious, paflionately loving to their Relations, efpecially 
 their Husbands and'Children, even toFondnefs: They are 
 not without Vanity ( particularly in Cloaths, being change¬ 
 able in their Fafhions and Furniture, which is fometimes 
 prodigal d pretenfions to Satyr, Raillery, and the like ; 
 which Vices they’ have borrow’d from their Neighbours 
 the French: But no Women out-do ’em in Modefty, Pati¬ 
 ence, Charity, Providential Care, Temperance, Wit, Good 
 Humour, Cleanlinefs; and that which crowns-all the reft, 
 in the firicerity and zeal of Religious Devotion. 
 
 Good Nature is a qualification peculiar to the Rnglifh, fo 
 peculiar, that as a noble Critick oblerves, there is no Word 
 for'it in any Other-Language. 
 
 The Inhabitants are generally of a warm and elevated 
 Genius, of brisk and folid Parts, apprehenfive and fubtle ; 
 fuccefsful in finding rut new Difcoveries; but moftof all 
 in-improving of old, efpecially, as I laid, Mechanicks; there 
 being few Curiofides of Art brought over from beyond Sea 
 but are here improved to a-greater height. 
 
 Here are the beft Clocks, Watches, Locks, Barometers, 
 Thermometers, particularly slir-pmnps, which, with die 
 whole Apparatus thereof, have of late been exceedingly 
 improv’d by the Ingenious Mr. Francis Hamkske, F. of die 
 R. S. &c. The late Queen had a Clock made by Mr. Wat* 
 fi?h 
 
parti. of Engl and. 
 
 fan, late of Coventry , woith a thoufand pound, in which 
 are all the Motions of the Celcftial Bodies. Locks are here 
 made of Iron and Brafs, of fifty pound a Lock. Watches 
 fo curious, that one part of the Movement of a Repeating 
 Watch comes to ten pound, which makes them ordinarily 
 fifty or fixty pound a Watch j and yet thefe prove profita¬ 
 ble Merchandize when we fend them into foreign Coun¬ 
 tries, fo valuable and fo inimitable is the Work. Curious 
 Telefcopes, Microfcopes, Perfpe&ives, Mirrors, Spheres, 
 Globes, Charts, Maps, and all forts of Mathematical Inftru- 
 ments, Dials, Ballances, Sea-CompalTes, &c. Why fhould 
 I mention the various Mulical Automata , in which a very- 
 agreeable Confort is performed, by Clock-work; the late 
 great Improvements in making Glafs ; ofpolifhing the ; in- 
 fides of great Iron Guns; of weighing up Ships that are 
 funk to the bottom of the Sea; in fifhing, as they call it, 
 for Money, loft it may be ioo years ago: And many othet 
 noble In vent i ons and Improvements; as weaving Silk- 
 Stockings, Mills of all forts, Mortlack Tapeftry, Earthen 
 Ware of Fulham , Speaking Trumpets, making of Luftring, 
 Engines for raifing of Glafs, fpinning of Glafs, cutting of 
 Tobacco, Printing Stuffs, Linnen, Paper; making Damask, 
 Linnen, watering Silks; the way of Separating Gold from 
 Silver; Boulting Mills, Lanthorns of divers forts* Cane 
 Chairs, making Horn-ware, &c. 
 
 The Common People will endure long andhard Labour, 
 infomuch that after 12 hours hard work, they will go ia 
 the Evening to Foot-ball, Stool-ball, Cricket, Prifon-bafe, 
 Wreftling, Cudgel-playing, or fome fuch like vehement 
 Exercife for their Recreation. 
 
 '■ They are as long-liv’d generally as the People of any Na¬ 
 tion in the World. A Man is not here accounted Old till 
 70, not very Old till 80; ’tis no very extraordinary thing 
 to come to 90 ; and here are ftveral who get their Liveli¬ 
 hood by Handicraft Work at .100 and upwards. Not many 
 years ago, 8 old Men danced a Morice-Dance, all living 
 in one Manour in the Weft of England , whofe Ages 
 put together made 800 years, and in the year 1637, 
 dyed old Parr, aged ija, who lived in 10 -Reignj.- 
 
 A.nd in the year 1671 dyed Henry Jenkins of Torkfhire , 
 
 aged 168 years, But fuch long Livers were born of 
 
 healthy Parents and lived temperate Lives 5 whereas 
 
 E ,5i 
 
j* ■' ^tate Parti 
 
 on -rfie other fide by reafon of intemperance, there is 
 no part of the World wherein People are more fubjeft to 
 die fuddenly. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 Of Religion. 
 
 T H E ChrifHari Religion was planted in England, Tem¬ 
 pore at jcinnis ( faith Gildas ) fummo Tiberii Ctefaris. 
 which by Computation, will fill to be five Years before 
 §K Peter came to Rune, and about five Years after the death 
 of Chrift. 
 
 ■ • ft isalfo affirmed by foine, That immediately after St. 
 Stephens Death, and the difperfion, lofeph of Arimathea, 
 with twelve others, here preached and died: That the firft 
 Fahrickof a Chriftian Church or Temple in all the World, 
 was at Glaftenbury in Smnerfctjhire , 31 Years after Chrili's 
 death; but fome better Authorities fpeak of Shnon Zelotst 
 and Ariftekahs, mentioned by St. Paul, their preaching the 
 Gofpel here and dealing it with their Martyrdom. After" 
 wards, Anno r8o, the Chriftian Faith was here profefled 
 | as’tis laid) by publick Authority under King Lucius, the 
 firft Chriftian King in the World, and with Chriftianity, 
 mo doubt came in the Epifcopal Government, as may be 
 feen in the Catalogue of Brttijh Bilhops: And it is cer¬ 
 tain, that at the Council of Arles, Anno 347, there were 
 three Archbifhops of England, viz. of London, York, and 
 Caerkon ; whereof the firft had for his Province under him 
 tbe South; the fecond, all the North ; and the third, all be¬ 
 yond Severn, or the Weft part of this illand. Under thefe 
 three Archbilhops, there were reckoned about that Age, 
 twenty eight Eifhops, all which did obferve the Cuftoms, 
 and Orders of the Greek or Eaftern Churches, and particu¬ 
 larly that of Eafter, different from the Latin Cuftoms, or 
 Weft cm Churches, notwithftanding Viftor, Eifiiop of Rome 
 Amt 200, had excommunicated all Churches that did fb ; 
 nordid they acknowledge Rome to be the‘Mother of the 
 Britamick Church- We were obedient to Chriftianity when 
 •we were Strangers to Rom ; Brkannorum inaeeejfa Roma¬ 
 nis 
 
f4 lEtje t&jefcnt ^tate PartL 
 
 The Minds of Etiglijh Ghriftians thus delivered from the 
 Spiritual Tyranny of the Bilhop of Rome, and the Dignity 
 cfEnglijb Kings from the Spiritual Slavery under him, King 
 J&fnwdthe Sixth, and ( and after a direful interval of Queen 
 Marys Reign ) Queen Elizabeth of blefted Memory, and the 
 Clergy, took this Occafion more fully to reform the many 
 Abufesand Errors crepe into the Church, in length of time, 
 by the great negligence and corruption of Governors; 
 wherein the Wifdom of the Englijh Reformers, had been to 
 be admired to all Pofteriry, had not the Enemy fowedSa. 
 crilegious Tares in thislarge Field of Reformation, which 
 fetting afidethe yet inexpiated Robberies of Church-Lands 
 and Goods, committed in thofe times by the infatiable Ava¬ 
 rice of prevailing Courtiers, was thus in all other Refpefb, 
 pioufly and prudently managed. 
 
 • Firft, left that fas often happens in indifereet Purges,) 
 the good fhould be taken away with the bad; care was taken, 
 to retain all that could lawfully and conveniently be re¬ 
 tained in the Romijh Liturgy orMafs-Book, in their Cere- 
 rmohials and Canons; to take out all the Gold, and to re. 
 je&only the Drofs: And it was refolved not to feparate 
 farther from the Church of Rome in Doctrine or Difcipline, 
 than that Church had leparated from what Are was in her 
 pureft times.' For Do&rine they embraced that excellent 
 Counfel of the Prophet,- State fuper vias antiquas, & -j: ■ 
 dste qitienam Jit via reel a, & ambulate in ca-, they made 
 a ftand, and took a view of the pureft primitive Chriftiari 
 times, and thence faw which W3s the right way, and fol¬ 
 lowed that. , 
 
 For the Difcipline of this Reformed Church, they con- 
 fidered whk it was in the pureft times of the firft good 
 Ghriftian Emperors; for the times of PerfeGution ( before 
 Temporal Princes embraced the Chriftian Faith ) as they 
 were rtioft excellent times for Docfrine and Manners; fo 
 very improper, and unfit for a Pattern or Example of out¬ 
 ward Government and Policy. 
 
 The Doftrine of the Church of England is contained in 
 exprefs Words of the Holy Scripture, in the 39 Articles, 
 agreed upon in a Synod at London 15 62, and the BoOk of 
 Homilies. ' 
 
 The Worfhip and Difcipline is feen in the' Liturgy a ; nd 
 Rook of Canons; by all which it will appear to impartial 
 Foreign Eyes, that the Church of England may warrantably 
 
 be 
 
be faid to be an exaft and perfefl: .Patfem t : p all, the. Re¬ 
 formed Churches in the World;-.arid whofoeveris fo 
 happy - as to be a true Son of this Church, muft.cQrijfeJs, 
 that it is the moft Solid, Incorrupt, Innocent, Charitable, 
 Humble, Learned, the moft Primitive, 'mpft Decent,and 
 Regular Church in Chriftendonr: TlM her Doflr-ine is 
 built upon the Prophet!' and Jpoftlcs,, acco'Tding to the ;%pii^a= 
 tion of the aricient Fathers; the Government truly, Aj^fto- 
 licai, and in all eflential parts thereofyof Divine drift ; 
 
 the Liturgy, anextratl of the belt Primitive-Forms’; rite 
 Ceremonies few, and luch as : terid only;tp Decency .and 
 increafe of Piety : That Ihe Hands upon the' whole,, and 
 (nothing but the) true Carholiclc, Foundation according 
 to the Scripture, and the four firft general Councils.; that 
 Ihe adheres clofely to : Tradition irmly Uriiverfal; that is 
 doth willingly receive, qmd ab'-omnibus; -.qtiod ubiqrte, quod 
 femper receptum {nit-, which is the old Rule of Catholi- 
 cifm ; fo that none can fay more truly with TertvMian chan 
 the English, in ea regula incedimus quam Ecclefia ab Apoftolis, 
 Apofioli a Cbriflo, Chrifids h Deo accepit. Sfi2rch.aH th.’ Religi¬ 
 ons in the World, none will be found more confonant-tp 
 God’s Word for Doftririe, nor to. die .Primitive' Example , 
 for Government; none will be found that aferibes more to 
 God, or that coriftit'utes more firm Charity amongft Men ;j 
 none will be found more excellent, not only to the Cornmur 
 riity, as Chriftians; but alfo in the' fpecial. Notion* as Re¬ 
 formed. 
 
 In two Points the Church of England is truly tranfeeri- 
 dent: Firft it hath ihe grand Mark of the; true Church, 
 which fome European Churches feem to. want, and that is 
 Charity towards other Churches; for it doth riot fo en- 
 grofs Heaven to its own Profeffors, as to damn all others 
 co Hell. Secondly, it is the great Glory of the Englijh 
 Proteftant Church, that it never refilled the Supreme Pow¬ 
 ers, nor ingaged in Rebellion, nor ever allowed of taking 
 up Arms without lawful Authority, or invincible Necefli- 
 ty, in which only, known and univerfally acknowledged 
 Law's and Conftitutions are to direft. 
 
 As for the Scandal begotten by the late Troubles, and 
 Murder of King Charles the Firft, which fome of the Ro» 
 r‘ 1; 1 Incendiaries endeavour to throw upon the Englijb Re¬ 
 ligion ; it hath been fufficiently manifefted, that not one 
 Perfon that wa$ a known Favourer, and Prafticer of that 
 E 4 Religion 
 
:f£ • ^2^e'iD?crcnt State Parti. 
 
 ■Religion as now by LaVeftablifhed in England, was any 
 ' way'an' Abetter of that horrid Murtherj for that our Re!;. 
 
 • gipn lieither gives fuch Rules, nor ever did fet fuch L : x- 
 
 • amples ; nor"indeed can that be truly faid to be an Act, 
 
 ■ either of the Parliament or People of England, but only of 
 •s few wretched Mifcreants, Sons of Brfiiil,. that jiad no 
 
 ftafof God before therrEyes. In a word, here is nothing 
 Wanting’in order to'Salvation: We have the Word of God , 
 both Old and New Teftament in the vulgar Tongue ; the 
 Faith of the Apoflies, the Creeds of the Primitive Church, 
 the Articles of tlie four firfl General Councils, a Holy Li¬ 
 turgy, and due : Adminiftrarion of Sacraments. We teacii 
 Faith and Repentance, and the necefllcy of Good Works, 
 and-' ftriftly exac't the feveriry of a Holy Life. _ We are 
 taughr Obedience to God, to be ready to part, with all for 
 nis Sate, to honour his mod Holy Name,' to worfln;, 
 him arthemention of his Name, toconfefs his Attributes, 
 •and frequent -his Ordinances; to have Places Times, Per- 
 fo^v'snd Revenues.confecrated and fee apart for the Ser¬ 
 vice and-Worfliip of our Great God,'/Creator of Heaven 
 and Earths •'• : .• • 
 
 We hold a charitable Refpeft towards all Chriftians; We 
 cofifeJs our Sins to: God, .and to our Brethren, whom we 
 irave offended, and to .God’s Miniftersj and -Pr jells, in cafes 
 of Scandal, or of a, troubled Confidence'; and they duly 
 sblblvet'the Penitent : Soul- . We have an Uninterrupted 
 Succeflion of Reverend, Learned and Pious Bilhops, who 
 Oidain’Priefts' and Deacons, ConfecrateGliurches, Confirm 
 the Baptreed at a due Age, blefs t{ie People, intercede for 
 them,' Whit oft their reipective Diocefes, taking care of 
 all Ghufches,' that they : be ferved with as good and able 
 Parlors -as the final 1 Maintenance can invite; keep Hofpi- 
 tality as St. P.wl admoniflieth, and Preach as often qs occa» 
 Son reejuireth, 
 
F sttl. of ENGL AN D. jj 
 
 • An ABSTRACT .■ 
 
 Of the A R.T 1 C L E S of the Church of England) which are 
 a Summary of its Doclrine. 
 
 T HE Unity Qf:the Godhead, and Trinity of Perfons. 
 2. That the fecond Perfon, The Word was madeFlc[b s 
 being in two diftinft Natures, and one undivided Perfon, 
 Chrift, very God, and very Man ; who iuffered, was cru¬ 
 cified, dead, and buried; a Sacrifice to God for original 
 and aftilal Sin. 
 
 3. That he defcended into Hell. 
 
 4. That he arofe again from Death, and afcended into 
 Heaven, and fhall return again to judge all Men at the 
 laft Day. 
 
 ?. That the Holy Ghoft proceeded! from the Father and 
 the, Sqn ; of the fame Subfiance, Majefty and Glory ; very 
 and eternal God. 
 
 .$• That the Holy Scripture containeth all things necella- 
 ry to Salvation, viz, thefe Books, which are Canonical 
 Gen. "ExoiI. Levit. Numk Dent. Jojlx. Judg. Ruth , 1 of Sam.. 
 : of Sam. I of Kings., 2 of Kings, 1 of. Chrtm • 2 of Chrort., 
 
 1 of Ejdrns, 2 of Efdr/ts, Efther, Jobp Pfahns, Pro-v. Ecclcf.- 
 Gant, four greater Prophets, twelve iefs Prophets. 
 
 The Apocryphal are to be read for Example of Life, and. 
 Infiruftion of Manners; viz, third and fourth of Efdras , 
 \fpbit, Judith , the reft of Efiher, ll’ijdorn, Ecclcf.dflicus, Ba~ 
 \tuch,-Seng of the three Children, Hijlory o/Sufannah, of Bell 
 end the Dragon, Prayer, of Manaffes, firft and fecond Book 
 of Maccabees. , ■ 
 
 That all the Books qf the Mew Teft ament as .commonly re-, 
 ceived, are Canonical. - \ 
 
 7. That the Old; Teft ament doth agree with the New , In 
 offering Eternal Life by the Mediatorfhip of Chrift: That 
 the Old Fathers look’d farther than on tranlitory Promifes %, 
 and that altho’ the Ceremonial and Ritual Law doth not 
 ftill bind, yet the Moral Commandments do. 
 
 • 8. That the three Creeds, viz. of the Apoftles, Nicate, ■ 
 and Athanafian, ought throughly to be believed, and may 
 he warranted out of Scripture. 
 
 ■■■■;• ...V 6,That 
 
"j* %i)Z Part J 
 
 9. That Original Sin is the Corruption of every Man’; 
 Nature, and a continual Propenficy to Evil, deferving 
 God’s'Wrath. 
 
 10. That we can do no good Works without the Grace 
 of God by Chrift preventing us. 
 
 11. That we are juftified only for the Merit of our 
 
 Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by Faith, and not for our 
 own Works. # 
 
 12. That good Works, acceptable to God in Chrift do 
 neceftarily fpring out of a true Faith, which is known by 
 ’em as a Tree by its Fruit. 
 
 , 13. That no Works done before the Grace of Chrift, andl 
 . Inspiration of his Holy Spirit, are good- _ [ 
 
 14. That the Doftrine of Supererogation (to wit, tiiacj 
 there are Good Works which God hath not commanded) 
 is falfe. 
 
 if. That Chrift alone was without Sift, and all of us of¬ 
 fend in many things. 
 
 1 6. That after Baptifin and the Holy- Ghoft received, a 
 Alan ' may fall into deadly Sin, and by the Grace of God 
 may again arife, .repent, amend, and be forgiven. 
 
 i f. That fome are predeftiriated of Gpd to Life eternal 
 6y Chrift ■, fuch are called accordingly,- and through Grace, 
 obeying the Call, are juftifyed freely. That’as the Confide- 
 ration of Predeftination is comfortable and beneficial to 
 Spiritual Men, foie is of dangerous Concern to Carnal 
 Men: and that we muft receive’God’s Promifes a$ they 
 ate'reveal’d, and acquiefceinhisWillas.it is declared in 
 Holy Writ. 
 
 r 8. 'That no Man can be faved by living up to the Rules 
 of any Law or.Sefr, but only by the Name of Jefus Chrift. 
 
 19. That thevilible Church of GWift is a Congregation 
 of Faithful Men, in which the pure Word of God is 
 preached, 1 ‘ and the Sacraments duly miniftred: And that 
 the Church of Rome hath err’d in matters of Faith, as fome 
 other ancient Churches have done. 
 
 20. That the Church hath Power to decree Rites and 
 Cereknoniec, and Authority in Controverfies of Faith, yet 
 cannot lawfully ordain any thing contrary to God’s Word, 
 or expound, any one- place of Scripture repugnant to ano¬ 
 ther, or enforce any thing to be believed for neceffity of 
 Salvation, befi-de what is in Holy Writ. 
 
 a 1. That 
 
part I. of ENGLAND. ^ 
 
 21. iW general Councils are not to, meet without the 
 Will of Princes; that they may err, and fometimes have 
 e'rr’dj nor havethey Authority to ordain any thing as ne- 
 celfary to Salvation but out of Holy Scripture. 
 
 . 22. That the Romifl .i Do&ines of Purgatory, Pardons, 
 Worflup of Images, Relicks and Invocation of Saints, can¬ 
 not be warranted by Scripture ; buc are rather repugnant 
 to the Word of God. 
 
 23. That no man ought to preach publickly, oradmini- 
 fter the Sacraments, unlefs he be lawfully called, and Pent 
 thereto by publick Church Authority. 
 
 24. That Praying, bradminifiring the Sacraments in an 
 unknown Tongue, is repugnant to the Word of God, and 
 the Cuftom of the Primitive Church. 
 
 35. That Sacraments ordain’d of Chrift are not only 
 Badges or Tokens of Chriflianity, but rather fure Wit- 
 riefleS, and effe£hial Signs of Grace, and God’s good Will 
 towards us. That the- two Sacraments ordain’d of Chrift, 
 are Baptifm and the Supper of the Lord ; and that Con¬ 
 firmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and Extream 
 Unftion are not Gofpel Sacraments, having no vifible Sign 
 6r Ceremony in the Gofpel. That the Sacraments were 
 not ordained to be gazed upon, or carried about in Pro- 
 ceftion, but for a due Ufe, and that they have a whoifome 
 effe£l only upon worthy Receivers, and a quite contrary 
 to others. 
 
 2 6. That the uhworthinefs of Minifters make none of 
 Chrift’s Ordinances ineffectual to worthy Receivers. 
 
 27. That Baptifm is a viable Sign and Seal of Regenera¬ 
 tion; and that the Baptifm of young Children is moft 
 agreeable with the Inflitution of Chrift. 
 
 iB. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is to worthy 
 Communicants, a partaking of the Body and Blood of 
 Chrift : That Tranfubftantiation cannot be proved by Ho¬ 
 ly Writ, but is repugnanc to it: That the Body of Chrift is 
 given, taken and eaten only after an Heavenly and Spiritu¬ 
 al manner by Faith ; and that this Sacrament was not by 
 Chrift’s Ordinance referved, carried about, lifted up, or 
 worfhipped. 
 
 29. That the wicked are not in this Sacrament Partakers 
 of Chrift; but rather to their Condemnation, do eat and ; 
 drink the Sign of To great a thing. 
 
<sb %\)Z JBjrftot fftite Part l 
 
 30. That the Cop is not robe denied to the Laity. 
 
 31. That the one Oblation of Chrift, as a Propitiation 
 and Satisfaction for Sin, was finifhed upon.the Crofs j and 
 that the Popift Sacrifices of Maftes were blaiphemous. 
 
 32, That Marriage of Priefts is not unlawful. 
 
 33, That the Converlation of Peribns excommunicated; 
 is to be avoided. 
 
 34> That Traditions and Ceremonies are variable, ac* 
 cording to the Anthority of every particular and National 
 Church. 
 
 ' 33. That the fecond Book of Homilies contains that 
 Do&rine which is godly and wholfome. 
 
 3 6 . That the Book of Confecration of Archbifhops and 
 Bifhops, and ordaining of Prieftsand Deacons, fet forth in 
 the time of Edward the fixth, is religious and godly; and 
 they that are Confecrated and Ordained according to the 
 feme Rites, are rightly, orderly and lawfully Confecrated 
 and Ordained. 
 
 37. That the Sovereign Perfon in thjs Realm, is chief 
 Governour in this Realm, of all Effaces, in all Caufes Eccte- 
 feftical or Civil', according to that only Prerogative which, 
 we fee to have been given always to all godly Princes in 
 Holy Scriptures by God himfelf; that the Bifhop of Rome 
 hath no Jurifdi&ion i nEngla?id: That the Laws of the 
 Realm may punifli Chriftian Men with Death for heinous 
 Offences. That it is lawful for- Chriftian Men at the 
 Command of the Magiftrates, to wear Weapons, and ferve 
 in the Wars. ’ v 
 
 38. That the Goods of Chriftians are not common, yet 
 that Almfgiving is every Man’s Duty, according to his 
 Ability, 
 
 39. That as vain and rafh Swearing is forbidden by Chrift 
 and his Apoftle St. James, fo when the Magiftrate requires, 
 at Man may teftifie upon Oath in a’ CtpufeoF Faith and Cha- 
 sity, foit be done in Juftice, Judgment and Truth,. 
 
 '"' This is a faithful Summary or Abridgement of the 39 
 Articles, agreed" upon'by the Ardhbifhops and Bilhops of 
 Bath'Provinces; and the whole Clergy, 1 in'the Convocation 
 field at Lmlm, 1562, .for the avoiding of diverfities of 
 Opinions, and for the eftablifliing 1 of Confent touching 
 true Religion, with the Aftent of QaeeaElizaitth of happy 
 Memory, and again confirmed by the fame Authority, Arm 
 • Dm 
 
Part!. of ENGLAND. 6i 
 
 Dm- i ?71. The Articles themfelves at large, with the 
 Learned Annotations of Mr. Rogers upon them, and lately 
 the Expofition of Dr. Burnet the Lord Bilhop of Salisbury, 
 are well worth any Man’s perufal. 
 
 Ever fince the beginning of our Reformation, there ara 
 fome few Families in feveral parts of England, have perill¬ 
 ed in the Romijl Religion, and are, ufually called Papfis, 
 {tom-Papa, a Title anciently given to all Bifhops, and now 
 by the Weftern Chriflians appropriated to the Bifhop of 
 Rome. Againft thefe there are divers fevere Laws Rill in 
 force, but thofe Laws have been more rarely put in Execu¬ 
 tion; that the Clemency and gentle Ufage fhewn to them 
 here, may beget in Romijh States and Potentates abroad, the 
 like gentle Treatment of their Proteftant Subjefts, and of 
 the Englifh, living within their Dominions, 
 
 And tho 1 there be feveral other Perfwafions in this Na¬ 
 tion, that differ from the Church of England, as eflablifhed 
 by Law, and were liable to fome Inconveniencies becauls 
 of their Perfwafions, till of late; fuch as Presbyterians, luds- 
 pndants, Anabaptifls, Mimlprs, and others ; Nevertheless 
 lince this happy Revolution, all her Majeliy’s Proteftant 
 Subjefts, dill'entingfrom the Church of England, are by aa 
 Aft Prime Guliel. & Maria, exempted from the Penalties 
 of certain Laws therein mentioned. So that a free Tolera¬ 
 tion is granted to all the dilfenting Proteftants, and nons 
 is to be molefted upon any account of his Religion,’ that 
 takes the Oath of Allegiance to her prefent Majefty, and 
 fubfcribes the Declaration enjoyn’d in an Aft of 30 Car. 1. 
 Entituled, An Aci Po prevent 'Pap'jls from Sitting in either 
 tloufe of Parliament, when tendered to them- 
 There is alfo a Toleration granted to certain other Per- 
 Tons, Diffenters from the Church of England, who ferupk 
 the taking of an Oath ; and the Declaration every fuch Per* 
 Ion fhall make and fublcribe, is as follows. 
 
 I A. B. fmcerelp piomife ann fclemnlp Declare 
 before ©on ann tt)e SloTD., tljat 31 doitt fee SErus 
 ann jraitljftU to Queen anne- Sinn 3 - folrmns 
 Ip profits ann Declare, that 31 bo from mp I9eart ah? 
 jyoj, Oetclf, ann renounce as: 31tnpious and l&ereties!, 
 'that Damnable ©erfrme ann |&ofition, SDjat' Winces 
 CjtTonnmicateD oj Dep^iben bp the 0 } m? 
 
 ipjilfdjo^tp from tlje of Rome, tmv be ©spofrsf. 
 
r 6i . 2$)? fjjfcnc &tm parti, 
 
 Qt fpurttieretj bp tlieitr Subfens, oj anp otljec tofjatftv 
 eber: airiD 31 bo Hectare, tljut no foreign ^mce, 
 akerfon, Relate, o,i Potentate, ijati), ougijt 
 to Ijaba anp $otoer, 3'iudfoittion. J&uperiojitp.. 2%* 
 eminence, 0 ? 3luMjo#tp ©cclenatfical o£ Spiritual, 
 toitl}intl)i 0 f^ealnn 
 
 And they mull fubfcribe a Profeflion of their Chriftian 
 Belief in chefe Words. 
 
 J A B. i^ofefe ifaittf in (Son tlje father, snb in 
 3 !efU 0 bib eternal ^ on, tlje true (Son, anD 
 fit tlje folp Spirit, one (3oO bkttco fy cbermcne; 
 aub bo acimotoleOge tlje $olp Scriptures of tlje fSiD 
 auii^etoHegament to begiben bp t©ibme |jnfpir t v 
 tion. 
 
 Touching the Jews, which by the late Ufurper were ail* 
 mitted at London, and lince continued by the bare permillion 
 of our Princes, and fuffered to hire a private Houfe, where¬ 
 in to hold their Meetings; they were not confiderable ei¬ 
 ther for-Number, making hot above 80 or ico Families; 
 or for their Wealth or Abilities, being for the molt part 
 poor and ignorant, to what they are in other Countries; 
 yet of kte they are increas’d and have built themfelves 
 a fumptuous Synagogue near Dukes-Place, within the 
 City of London. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 Of Trade. 
 
 N Ext to the Purity of our Religion, we are the mo ft 
 confiderable of any Nation in the World, for the 
 Vaftnefs and extenftvenefs of our Trade. Trade is either 
 Inland or Maritime. 
 
 By our Inland Trade, we appear to have great Stocks of 
 Money, well divided into many Purfes. The Queen’s 
 Exchequer, as in other Countries, doth not hoard up the 
 greateftpart; nor is it in the Hands only of Nobles and 
 Patricians, no nor.Merchants and Bankers, much leis of 
 Monopolizers and Ufurers; but the generality of Traders 
 find fufficienc for their ufe, buying and felling for ready j 
 
part Ii ofEN GLAND. . ' 6 $ 
 
 Payment, not as formerly at 3, 6, or 9 Months end, but 
 with ready Money 5 which hath here a fwifr and conftant 
 Circulation; and which unakes all forts ,of Commodities 
 cheap amongft us, altho’ Money be plentiful} for Men 
 can raife themfelves ( with God’s bleffing ) good Eftates, 
 from the modeft gains of 3 or 4 per Ceat. foonerthan they 
 could formerly at 10 or 12; becaufe felling for ready 
 Money, there are great numbers of Traders who can make 
 3 or 4, nay,fome 5 or 6 Returns of their Money in a year. 
 A Wool-Stapler or Corn-Merchant, (for inftance,) can buy 
 100 pounds worth of Ware, and fell it again in two 
 Months time at 3 or 4 per Cent, gain , upon the Foot of his 
 Account, and can immediately go to Market both with the 
 principal Money, and the Improvement; which if he be 
 induftrious and fortunate enough to return 6 times a year, 
 and continues trading from 2o years of Age to 60 ( when 
 it is time you’ll fay to leave off) his 100 /. will have gained 
 him 6 or 7000 /. the Improvement of another 100/. being 
 fufficient to maintain him all that time; arid when he hath 
 traded for himfelf 7 or 8 Years, if he marries a Wife with 
 2 or 300 /. he may by juft and righteous dealings, maintain 
 his Family handfomely, and leave an Eftate to his Wife 
 and Children of iocoo /. whereas a Student who hathfpent 
 500/. in an Univerfity, isfeldom known, befide bis Patri¬ 
 mony and Wife’s Portion, to leave 1000/. behind him. 
 What I fay might eafily be exemplified by. Clothiers, Dyers . 
 Tanners, Bakers, Woodmongers, Coriwainers, Vhinyers, V/ins- 
 Goopers, See. 
 
 But that which makes us moft confiderable in the Eye of 
 the W orld is, the wonderful greatnefs of our Maritime Trade ; 
 for upon the Three Articles of Exportation, Tranfportation 01 
 Re-exportation, and Importation, no Kingdom or State in the 
 World can any ways match us. France pretends to little 
 more than the firft of thefe ; Spain, Italy, and the two Nor¬ 
 thern Crowns, to the fit ft and third; Holland only vies with 
 bs in the fecond. 
 
 Firft then for Exportation, our Country produces many 
 of the moft fubftantial and neceflary Commodities in the- 
 World, as Butter, Corn, Cattle, Cloth, Iron, Lead, Tin, Copper „ 
 Leather, Coperas, Pit-coal, Allow, Sap-on, Sec- 
 _ Our Corn fometimes preferves other Countries from Car¬ 
 ving ; as at prefent Holland, Flanders, and Portugal. Our Flor¬ 
 as are the moft ferviceable in the World, andhighly.valued 
 
 for 
 
r &4 SOje parent^tate Part? 
 
 fortheif Hardinefs, Beauty, Strength, Courage; Goings, 
 all Nations. With Beef, Mutton, Pork, Poultry, Uiskef. 
 we vi&ual not only our own Fleets, but .all Foreigners 
 that coiiie and go. Our Iron we export manufaftur’d in 
 Great Guns,-Carriages, Bombs; &c. Out Cloth is ferit to all 
 parts of the W 7 orld, the Baltick, the Mediterranean, the Eafi 
 and Weft-Indie's, See. 
 
 The Manufactures of Wool in Broad-Cloth, long and fliort; 
 Northern Dozens, Rafhes, Kerfies, Bays, Serges, Flannel, 
 Perperuano’s, Says, Stuffs, Frize, Penniftons, Stockings, 
 Caps, Ruggs, &c. exported, may <be computed to amount 
 to 2000000 l. per Jinn urn. Lend? Tin' and- Coals , to the value 
 of Sooo06 /. per Annum. 
 
 Prodigious arid almoft incredible is the value likewife of 
 other Goods from hence Exported; vis,. Hops, Flan, Haw. 
 Hats, Shoes, Ale, Beer' Red-Herrings, Pilchards, Salmon, Ojftcrt, 
 Saffron, Liquorice, Watches, Ribbands, Toys, Sic. . ■ . 
 
 The Veftments, Hats, Shoes, Houfnold-fluff, carried from 
 hence yearly to America , is computed at 200000 1 . I menti¬ 
 on not Wool and FulJers-Earth, becaule they are prohibited. 
 
 England produces yearly 5000000 Chaldrons of Sea-coal, 
 1200000 pounds of Tin, 800 Fodders of Lead, 800 Furna¬ 
 ces of Iron, 800 Tuns rif Allom; of all which great quan¬ 
 tities are exported to foreign Parts. 
 
 Secondly, Our Tranfportaiion or Re-exportation, to wit of 
 Commodities brought hither from other Nations, and ex¬ 
 ported again, is very conliderable, and of great advantage 
 to the Kingdom for the increafe of our Shipping, and Man¬ 
 ners, Money and Credit. And firft, we make great advan- 
 tage herein by the Kingdom of Ireland ; enriching that ov.i 
 Nation by buying their Commodites, and our lelves by 
 rranfporting ’em to other Countries, with gain For the 
 Wool, Butter, Hides, Tallow, Beef, Herrings, Pilchards, 
 and Salmon, which we trarifport from Ireland, being die con¬ 
 cerns of our Merchants, and paying Duties to her Majefty, 
 have been reckoned at 300000 l. per An. 
 
 We tranfpore from our Plantations in America, befides 
 what we confume our felves, of Sugar, Indico, Tobacco, 
 Cacao-Nuts, &c. befides theFifh, Pipe-Staves, Mafts, Be- 
 ver, &c. from Nero-England and the Northern parts of A« 
 vterica, to 400000/. per An. 
 
 ’Twould be tedious to enumerate the value of our Trans¬ 
 portations from Denmark and Sweden, 'Spain, Portugal, the 
 St night s 3 
 
Patti of ENGLAND,' 6 f 
 
 Smights, Turkey, Guinea, &c. The moft confiderable of all 
 is that from the Eafi-lndies, from the firft beginning of that 
 Trade till now. In its Infancy, viz. Amo 16 13. of Pepper 
 only, befides what we confirmed at home, we transported in 
 one year to other Countries, after it had paid Duty here, to 
 the value of 200000 1 . and now of late years, our Exportati¬ 
 on, of what we bring from thence, after we have fuffici- 
 ently fupplyed our felves, is computed at 500000 l. per Ann. 
 viz. in Pepper, Salt-peter, Calicoes, Silks, Druggs, Dia¬ 
 monds, Pearls, &c . 
 
 The third Article of Trade is Importation, the bringing 
 hither fuch Goods from beyond Sea which we confume a- 
 mong our felves, and which is of great advantage to us, 
 when we deal with fuch Nations as are willing to take our 
 home Commodities in exchange for theirs, as Turkey, Spain , 
 &c. are ; for this increafes Bill our Shipping, encourages 
 Mariners and Merchants: And yet by the richnefs and 
 excellency of our own Produft, we can keep even the 
 Ballance of Trade,without impoverifhing our felves,unlefs 
 when we deal with fuch a Nation as France, who in times of 
 profound Peace, ufed to lay intolerable Impofitions upon 
 Englijh Commodities, efpeciallyour Principal one of Wool¬ 
 len Cloth, todifcourage our fending any over thither; 
 whilft at the fame time, we let in moil: of their Commo¬ 
 dities of a great deal lefs ufe, upon eafie Terms, to the 
 great Detriment of this Nation, as the Ingenious Mr. Sa¬ 
 muel Eortrey , in his excellent Difcourfe of Trade, hath 
 made appear; ( See Dr. Davenant's feveral Difcourfes of 
 Trade) where he tells us, that we yearly imported from 
 France, almoft 1600000 poundfworth of Goods, more than 
 the value of what we exported thither; viz. of Silks, Sac- 
 tins, Taffeta’s, Stuffs, Armoylins, Poudefoys,Tabbies, Cloths 
 of Gold and Silver, Velvets, Ribbands, Gallowns, Laces, 
 Silk Buttons, to the value of 600000 /. per Annum. Linnen 
 4.00000 1 . per Ann. Wines 600000 1 . per Ann. Serges and 
 Galons 140000 1 . per Ann. Hats 120000 l. per Ann. Hatbands, 
 Feathers, Fans, Girdles, Hoods, Masks, Looking-glaiIes 5 
 Watches, Pictures, Medals, Cabinets, Cafes, Bracelets, Ta¬ 
 blets, and other'Toys, 150000 1 . per Ann. Paper 100000 1 , 
 per Anti. Houlhold-ftuff, as Beds, Matreifes, Coverlets? 
 Hangings,Fringes, &c. 100000 1. per Ann. Brandy, Sider,Vi¬ 
 negar,Verjuice, &c. 100006 1 per Ann. Caille-Soap, Honey, 
 Almonds, Olives., 1 Capers, Prunes, &{■> 550000 1, per Ann. 
 
 B Pins, 
 
66 &lje $ijeKnt frtste Pm 1, 
 
 Pins, Needles, Box and Xortoife-flie 11 Combs, &c. 20000 /. 
 per Jim. Perfum’d and trim’d Gloves, 10000 1 . per Ann. 
 Fine Iron-mongers Ware, 40000 l. per Ann. All which 
 befides Salt, Cork, Rofin, and other things to a great \> 
 lue, amount to 25-40000 /. per Annum. 
 
 Now tho’ it is poflible Mr. Fortrey might reckon the 
 Over-ballance of the French Trade much greater than truly 
 it was, fince at the very fame time, the French eftimated the 
 Over-ballance on the Englijb fide : Yet, doubtlefs, the Na¬ 
 tion loft yearly by the French Trade a conliderable Sum. 
 
 And at the fame time, all the Commodities exported cut 
 of England into France, as Woollen, Cloth, Serges, Knit 
 Stockings, Lead, Pewter, Allom, Coals, &c. did not a- 
 mount to above r000000 l. per Annum. So that the N:i- 
 tiomwas yearly impoveriftied by the French Trade, aim oil 
 600000 l. per‘Annum. Thus our Gold and Silver was ex¬ 
 ported to fetch from thence Strong Drink, and Frippe¬ 
 ries, to the debauching and emafculating our Bodies and 
 Minds. 
 
 For the Toys and Trumperies of other Nations we like- 
 wife expend great Sums of Money, or lelfen our Effects 
 abroad by Bills of Exchange, and that (which is the greateft 
 lhame of all to us) even for bare Freight; fuffering the 
 TIollanders, Flemings, and Hamburghers, to be (in a manner) 
 the common Carriers between us and all Parts of the 
 World ; a Grievance which Cremwel’s Government, and 
 afterwards the A£i of Navigation, 12 Cha. 2. remedied, by 
 forbidding all Foreigners to import any thing hither, but 
 each one the Produft of his own Country. 
 
 Every way we are indeed too lavifli of our Silver and 
 .Gold; not only expending great quantities needlefsly, but 
 wafting it prodigally and irreparably. About 80 years ago, 
 upon examination it was found, that more than Sooco./. 
 per Ann. was yearly wafted herein Englandm Silver Thread, 
 Purles, Spangles, &c- befides Gold; and how much mors 
 we now fpend, may be eafily computed'by the increale of 
 our Luxury: For whereas we complain of Taxes, it mav 
 reafonably be luppoled, that the iuperfluous Expences of 
 Women and Children, would almoft have half maintain'd 
 the late War. 
 
 And indeed, ftiould I difeourfe fully of all our Difad- 
 vantages, with the Caulesof’em, in reference to the Ballance 
 of Trade, to gain, and profit as it is a National Concern, it 
 would 
 
Paftt■ of ENGLAND. , 67 
 
 would take up too great a lhare in this Book. Every one 
 knows well enough, how lazy, prodigal, and expenfive, 
 even Servants, and the pooreft fort amongd us are ; how 
 much we want Hands for the Improvement of our Manu- 
 fa&ures, and yet how many Beggars and unimploy’d Per- 
 fons there are in'the Nation! How many Loyterers and 
 Vagabonds are every whereto be met with, who might do 
 themfelves and their Country good Service by Sea or Land, 
 and earn 2000000 1 . per Ann. more than they now do! How 
 little ourFifliing Trade, that might be of fo great advantage 
 to the Kingdom, is encourag’d ! The Pifh which fwim on 
 burCoads, is faid to employ the HoUandcrs 1200 Ships, and 
 20000 Men. Sir Walter Raleigh made appear to King lames 
 the Firft, that the Dutch fell yearly of Herrings catch’d on 
 bur Goad, to the value of 137200 1 . befides what they fpend 
 themfelves, and fend to the Streights, Spam, and a great part 
 bffWo/re. Sir Joftab Child's Book tells us, they gain 5 00000 1 . 
 a year by our Fifh: And with how much more advantage 
 we can be the Gainers when we pleafe than they, let any 
 Man judge : How much fikewife we fliould enrich the 
 Land by fo muchTreafure got out of our own Seas, which 
 afford two or three Millions of Gain to our Neighbours 
 yearly, if we reckon others with the Dutch ; how many 
 poor People it would fet at work; how plentiful and cheap 
 fuch an increafe of Edibles would make all forts of Provi- 
 fions ; how it would increafe Shipping, be a Nurfery of 
 Mariners ; fo that we fhould never want Men to fet out 
 a Fleet, if our Filhery were encouraged, as it might eafily 
 be. 
 
 Indead of fuch Encouragements for the Improvement of 
 Trade, how many Misfortunes do we lie under ? The Dutch 
 have got mod: of the E ajlland Trade from us, and almod all 
 that of Ruffia ; they have quite outed us in a manner of the 
 Greenland!! tube, only we have fome hopes thac a late A£t 
 of Parliament may have fome good EffeQ: for the retrie¬ 
 ving that; but dill they are like to engrofs the great Trade 
 for China and Japan, and greated part of the Place Trade 
 from Cadiz, as they have all the Eaji-India Trade for Nut¬ 
 megs, Cloves and Mace, and mod of the Trade from our 
 own Territories of Scotland, if not Ireland. 
 
 Why Ihould I mention how much we’contribute tothefe 
 Misfortunes by our own Carelefnefs, not to fay Dilinge- 
 zuucy? the falfe making of our Cloth, (cho’ the falfer FUm- 
 F a wings 
 
68 rSBfte J^efent ^tate Parti. 
 
 wings ftretch it fometimesto unreasonable lengths) and the 
 falfe Packing of our Filh, &c. I am weary of this ungrate- 
 ful Topick, and leave it for abler hands to purfue. 
 
 The Advantages in which we fhine are ftill very great 3 
 and of- late years in many refpefts vaftly improved. 
 
 In ancient times the great Trade of this Nation confided 
 in unmanufaftur’d Wool, which Foreigners coming from 
 all parrsj bought of us ; infomuch that the Cuftomsof Eng- 
 lift) Wool exported in Edward the Third’s Reign, amount¬ 
 ed at jo s. a Pack to 250000 /. per An. an immenle Sum 
 of Money in thofe days : And that excelfive Cuftom up¬ 
 on unmanufaftur’d Wool foon gave Encouragement to the 
 making of Cloth here, more effeftually than the fanguina- 
 ry Lawsagaioft Exportation of Wool are now found to do : 
 Yermoft of this Wool being lent but juft crofs the Seas 
 to Flanders , France or HoUand, the Exportation for the moft 
 part was in very fmall Veflels to what are now in ufe ; and 
 nei ther of the Indies being then difco ver’d to our Merchants, 
 we had for almoft two Centuries after but few Ships of 
 any coniiderable bignefs. In the year 1540 there were but 
 four Ships in the Thames fo big as to be computed each at 
 120 Tuns, befides the Navy-Royal. And towards the lat¬ 
 ter end of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, ’tisfaid, there was not 
 in all England above three Merchants Ships of 300 Tuns 
 and upwards each; but then they began here to build great 
 Ships apace; for about the middle ofKing James the Firft’s 
 Reign, viz. 1615, the Eajl-India Company alone had 12 
 Ships of 400 Tun and upwards each ; among which the 
 Dragon of 1060 Tun was look’d upon as a great Ship; and 
 fo was the Hector of 800 Tun, which they bought of the 
 Turkey Merchants. And how little our Maritime Trade in 
 Queen Elizabeth's time was, appears by the Cuftoms in all 
 England- not amounting to above 30 or 40000 l. per An. 
 And how much the Stock of Money in the Nation hath 
 fince King James's time increafed, may in part be compu¬ 
 ted by the Price of Lands, which were Anno 1620 at 12 
 years Purchafe, and now at 2 r or 23. 
 
 Our Trade, notwithftanding the Troublefomenefs of late 
 Times, and the War, is even at prefent valily great. 'Wa 
 have a great Trade to Turkey , Italy, Spain, Portugal, the 
 Baltick, the Eaft and Weft-Indies. Our Fiih-Tradewould be 
 very coniiderable, if that of the Hollanders was not much 
 ntore. The Red-Herrings at Tarmmth, Pilchards in the 
 Weft, 
 
Part I. cf ENGLAND. 6$ 
 
 Wef, Cod-fifh in Newfoundland and Nero-England, are very 
 advantageous Branches. 
 
 We trade with almoft ail the World, and have Stock 
 enough ( faith Sir William Petty) to drive all the Trade of 
 the Commercial World; and have a vaft number of Ship- 
 ping 5 they that compute the Calh, as Sir William Petty did, 
 at 6000000 l . come doubtlefs very fhort of the whole. 
 And when he computes the Shipping of England at 600000 
 Tun, I ampeirfwaded he doth not exceed. 
 
 We daily get Artificers from the French for the Improve- 
 ment of divers Manufactures. We are pretty fecure 
 of keeping the Red-Herring Trade to our felves; not only 
 becauiethey fwim on our Coaft, but becaufe they mall be 
 fmoak’d with Wood, which they cannot afford to do in 
 Holland* And the Pilchards are almoft peculiar to us, and 
 are cured where they are taken in the remote parts of Eng¬ 
 land, where Provifions are cheaper than in Holland. 
 
 We have divers very confiderable Societies of Merchants, 
 who have great Stocks, and deep Knowledge in the Myfte- 
 ries of Trade ; the Merchants Jdventnrers , the Turkey, the 
 Eajl-India, the Mufcovy, the Eaflland, the Greenland, the 
 Spanijh, the African, the Hudfom-Bay Companies. Some of 
 thefe trade in Joint-Stock, as the Eajl-lndia and Jjrican 
 Companies, that part of the Turkey calf d the Mere a Compa¬ 
 ny, the Greenland: The others aft upon Separate Stocks, 
 but in a Publick Community as to the defraying of public!? 
 Expences, keeping out Interlopers, and the like. 
 
 In a word, England may juftly be counted the principal 
 Nation for Trade in the whole World, and indeed themofc 
 proper for Trade, being an Ifland having innumerable.ma- 
 ny large, fafe and commodious Ports and Havens; excel- 
 lentand natural Produfts, confiderable and Staple Manufa¬ 
 ctures, all contributing to the Increafe of its Exportive 
 Trade ; and not only the Riches and Luxury of its Inhabi¬ 
 tants, but its vafi: and ftrong Territories abroad, the great 
 Encouragement it hath from the State for the fake of Cu= 
 flonis and Duties paid, the breeding of Seamen, and the 
 Increafe of Shipping; the great concourfe of Foreign 
 Merchants, by reafon of Freedom in Religion ; thePlea- 
 fure and Healthfulnefs of our Clime, t.heEafeand Securi¬ 
 ty of our Government, and the Reputation of our Mer¬ 
 chants for fair and generous Dealings: All no lefs condu¬ 
 cing to the Encouragement of Maritime Trade, 
 
 ' F ? ' An$. 
 
jo - f jefeitt ptatz Part 1. 
 
 And no lefs advantages have we for Inland Trade, The 
 ■Freedom of Cities and Burroughs is eafily purchafed. We 
 have very few Holidays befides Sundays, in which the 
 Poor do not work, viz. fcarce 12 in a Year, except occa- 
 fional Fails and Tlionk/givings. We have, in favour of 
 Diffenters, Relaxation of the Penal Laws; a thing which 
 hath been fo popularly exclaim’d for by forne eminent 
 Traders: The Intereft of Money, is here but 6 per Cent, a a 
 'the utmofr, and upon fome Securities, but at y, 4, or 3. 
 
 And thus having given the Reader a Ihort and curfory 
 'Defcription of this Nation, I proceed to the Second Part cj 
 the Prefent State of ENGLAND. 
 
 THE 
 
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 THE 
 
 Part IL 
 
 GOVERNMENT, 
 
 CHAP. L 
 
 Of the Government of England in getter d. 
 
 O F Government there can be but Three kinds; for 
 either Owe, or More, or M, muft have the Sove¬ 
 reign Power of a Nation. If Owe, then it is 
 a Monarchy ; if More, then it is an Affembly of 
 all the mod choice Perfons, an Jripcracy ; or of a few, 
 an Oligarchy ; if All, (that is, the Alfembly of the People ) 
 then it is a Democracy . 
 
 Of all Governments, the Monarchical as moll refembling the 
 Divinity , and neareft approaching to PerfcBion £ Unity be¬ 
 ing the Perfection of all things) hath ever been efteemed 
 .Fa die 
 
7*' SEbe pjcfestt S>£a£c Part IF. 
 
 the moft Antient, as appears by the Patriarch ( who were 
 Monarch j in the Old Tejlflment, and throughout the whole 
 Jeteijl) Oeconomy, the Government was Monarchical 5 he the 
 Title Duke, or Prince, or Judge, or Captain, or King. 
 
 ’Ouic ct]v.So9 mKvmeph ' m&tt©- ’£?a s 
 Efc BctahdJf. ■ ■■ . ■ ■ — Horn. II. <6. 
 
 For the Franfgreffmns of a Land, many are the Princes or R& 
 lers thereof, Prov. 28. 2. 
 
 Of Monarchies , fome are Defpotical, where the Subje&j, 
 like Servarfts, are at the Arbitrary Power and Will of their 
 Sovereign, as the Turfy and Barbarians. Others Political 
 or FaternaU where the Subje&s, like Children under a Fa¬ 
 ther, are governed by equal and juft Laws, consented and 
 fvvorn unto by the King; as is done by all Chriftian Prin¬ 
 ces at their Coronations. 
 
 Of Monarchies, fome are Hereditary , where the Crown 
 defeends either only to Heirs-Male, as in France hath been 
 longpra&ifed j or to the next Blood, as in Spain, England, &c 
 Others Ekclive ,' where, upon the Death of every Prince, 
 without refpeft had to their Heirs or next of Blood, ano* 
 therby folemn Ele&ion is appointed to fucceed, as in Po~ 
 land, and till of late in Denmark, Hungary, and Bohemia . 
 
 Of Hereditary Paternal Monarchies, fome are Dependent, 
 and holden of Earthly Potentates; and are obliged to do 
 Homage for the fame; as the Kingdom of Scotland, ftho’ 
 this be ftifly denied by Scotch Writers ) and of Man, that 
 held in Capite ofthe Crown of England, as appears plainly 
 by the Writs of Summons to Parliament, dire&ed to the 
 King of Scotland before the time of Edward the Third, in 
 fide & hmnagio, and afterwards in fide & legiantia, and 
 the Kingdom of Maples, holden of the Pope, Others 
 Independent, holden only of God, acknowledging no 
 Superiour upon. Earth. Our Government is purely Mo¬ 
 narchical. ’ ' ' 
 
 England is an Hereditary Paternal Monarchy, governed by 
 one Supreme Independent Head, according to the known 
 Laws and Cuflroms of the Kingdom. 
 
 It is 3. Free Monarchy, challenging above many other Euro- 
 pear. Kingdoms, a Freedom from ail Subjeffion to the Em- 
 peror 3 or Laws of the Empire ; (for that the Rman Empe - 
 
part II* of ENGLAND. 75 
 
 |ow obtaining anciently the Dominion of this Land by force 
 of Arms, and afterwards abandoning the fame, the Right 
 iby the Law of Nations returned to their former Owners, 
 \m dcrelifto, as Civilians fpeak. ) 
 
 f It is a Monarchy free from all manner of Subjection to 
 the Bifliop of Rome, and thereby from divers inconveniences 
 and bufdens, under which the Neighbouring Kingdoms 
 groan ; as appeals to Rome in Simdry Ecclcfifiical Suits, Pro- 
 Li/ ions, Difpenfations , Confirmations, Bulls, See- on feveral 
 Caufes to be procured from thence; many Tributes and Tanr 
 !e; paid to that Bifhop, &c. 
 
 \ It is a Monarchy free from all Interregnum, and with it 
 from many Mifchiefs whereunto Elective Kingdoms are 
 fubject. 
 
 England is Rich a Monarchy, as that, by the neceflary 
 Concurrence of the Lords and Commons in the making 
 and repealing all Statutes or Afts of Parliament, it hath the 
 main advantages of an Arifiocracy , and of a Democracy , and 
 yet free from the Difadvantages and Evils of either. 
 
 It is fuch a Moysarchy as by moil admirable Tempera¬ 
 ment affords very much to the Indifiry, Liberty and Happi. 
 nfis of the SubjeCt, and referves enough for the Majefty 
 and Prerogative of any King that will own his People as 
 Subjefts, not as Slaves. 
 
 It is a Monarchy tlut: hath been continued a I mo ft 1000 
 fears ( and till of late) without any attempt of Change of 
 the Government: So that to this fort of Government the 
 Englijh feem to be naturally inclined. 
 
 CHAP: 
 
74 -Mfe §&tent Part if, 
 
 CHAP. II 
 
 Of the ling c/ENGLAND, and therein of his 
 Name, Title, Verfon, Office, Supremacy, ml 
 Sovereignty, Power, and Prerogative, Dominions, 
 Strength, Patrimony, Arms and Refpeff. 
 
 T" 1 H E KING is called from the Sami word 
 A Koning or Cyning, from Can, intimating Pow¬ 
 er-; ox Ken, Knowledge, wherewith every Sovereign fliould 
 efpecially be iriveiled. 
 
 SDflf. ] The Title anciently of the Saxon King Edgar was 
 Anglo-rum Bafilcus & Domimts qualuor Marium, King or Em¬ 
 peror of the Ewglijb, and Lord of the four Seas, ia/as. The 
 Britifh, German, Irijb and Deucalidonian Seas: Sive Anglomn 
 Sapiens omnimnqtse Regum, bifulanm, Occanlque Britannimn 
 drcmnfacev.tis, cunciarv.mque Hatmmra qua infra cam inch- 
 duntur, Imperator & Domimts • 
 
 The Modern Title more model!, is Dei Gratia o/Engknd, 
 Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. 
 
 'Defender of the Faith, was anciently ufed by the Kings of 
 England, as appears by leveral Charters granted to the Uni- 
 verfiry of Oxford ; but in the jear 1525, more particularly 
 affixt by a Bull from Pope Leo the Tenth, for a Book writ¬ 
 ten by Henry the Eighth again!! Luther, in defence of fome 
 Points of the Romilh Religion, but fince continued by Aft 
 of Parliament foe defence of the Ancient, Catholick, and 
 Apoftolick Faith. 
 
 Frimogenitus Ec-clefia belongs to the Kings of England , be- 
 caufe their Predeceflbr Lucias was the firll King in the 
 World that embraced Chriftianity. 
 
 Chrifianijfmits, was by the Later an Council under Pope 
 j alius the Second, conferred on the Kings of England in the 
 Fifth Year of Henry the Eighth; though before ufed by Hen¬ 
 ry the Seventh, and fince only by the French King. 
 
 The Title of Grace was firfi: given to the King about the 
 time of Henry the Fourth ; to Henry the Sixth, Excellent Grace ; 
 to Edward the Fourth, High and Mighty Prince; to Hemy the 
 Seventh, 
 
Part II. of ENGL AND. 
 
 Seventh, fometimes Grace , and fometimes Highnefs ; to Henry 
 the Eighth, firft Highnefs, then Majefty, and now Sacred Ma¬ 
 jesty, after the Cuftom of the Eajiern Emperors that ufed 
 •Aj/rt B cmXiia,. 
 
 The King of England, in his Publick Inftruments anti 
 Letters, ftiles himfelf Nos, We, in the Plural Number. Before 
 King John's time, Kings ufed the Singular Number; which 
 Cuftom is Kill feen in the End oi Writs,Tc/Z/ me ipfo apud Wc(l. 
 
 In fpeaking to the King is ufed often (belides Tour Ma¬ 
 yfly) Sir, from Cyr, in the Greek, Kvp, an Abreviation of 
 Kuei@~, Dominus , much ufed to the Greek Emperors, 
 "or perhaps more truly from the Gothic, Sihor, Lord ; but Syr, 
 or Sir, Demine , is now in England become the ordinary 
 Word to all the better Rank, even from the King to the 
 | Gentleman. It was anciently in England given to Lords, 
 afterwards to Knights, and to Clergy-men, prefixt before their 
 Chriftian Names; now in that manner only to Baronets 
 Knights of- the Bath, Knights, Batchelors, and Batchelors of 
 Arts in both the Univerfities ; yet in France, Sire, is referved ' 
 only for their King. 
 
 . #afon.] Rex Anglia eft Perfona mixta cum Sacerdotc, fay 
 our Lawyers ; he is as it were a Prieft as well as a King He 
 is Crown’d ; an Honour ( faith Guillim ) which the Kings of 
 Spain, Portugal, Navarr, and divers other Kings have not; 
 ,At which Coronation he is anointed with Oyl, (a Ceremony 
 that hath been here in ufe thefe icoo Years) as the Prietls 
 were at firft, and afterwards the Kings of Ifrael, to intimate 
 that his Perfon is hatred and Spiritual, hmnguntur Regcs 
 f-faid Thomas a Bechet ) inCapite,etiam peclore & brae hiis,quod 
 fignificat, Gloriam , Sanclitaiem & FortituUincm ; and therefore 
 at the Coronation hath put upon him a Sacerdotal Garment, 
 called the Dahnatiea, oxGolobium, and other Prieftly Veils; 
 and before the Reformation of England, when the Cup in 
 the Lord’s Supper was denyed to the Laity, the King, as a 
 Spiritual Perfon, received in both kinds; and he is capable 
 ofSpiritualJurililiflion. , 
 
 The Ring at his Coronation, is a Symbol of Faithfulnejs ; 
 a Bracelet of Good Works ; a Scepter of Juftic; ; a Sword of 
 Power or Vengeance ; Purple Robes, ot Reverence or Majefty ; 
 a Diadem of Glory ; a Globe of Extent of Empire by Sea and 
 Land ; the Crofs on it, of Faith. 
 
 Of this facred Perfon of the King, of the Life and Safety 
 thereof, the Laws and Cuftoms of England are fo tender, 
 than 
 
y6 JElefBjefmj&tate' Part Xr, 
 
 that they have made it High Treafon only to Imagine or i n . 
 tend the Death of the King. And becaufe by imagining, 
 or confpiring the Death of the King’s Counfellors, or Great 
 Officers of his Houfhold, the Deftruftion of the King hath 
 thereby fometimes enfued, and is ufually aimed ar, ( faith 
 St at. 3 :H. 7. ) that alfo was made Felony in fuch as were 
 upon the Check Roll, as being the King’s Houfhold Ser¬ 
 vants, to be punifhed with Death, altho’ in all other Capital 
 Cafes, the Rule is, Voluntas non reputabitur pro falla ; and an 
 *Englijh-man may not in other Cafes be punifhed with Death 
 unlefs the Aft follow the Intent. 
 
 The Law of England hath fo high Efteem of the King’s 
 Perfon, that to offend againft thofe Perfons, and thofe things 
 rhat reprefent his Sacred Perfon, as to kill fomeof the Crown 
 Officers, or to kill any of the King’s Judges, executing 
 their Office, or to counterfeit the King’s Seals, or his Mo¬ 
 nies, is made High Treafon; becaufe by all thefe the King’s 
 Perfon is reprefented: And High Treafon is in the Eye of the 
 ■ Law fo horrid, that befides lofs of Life and Honour, Real 
 and Perfonal Eftate of the Criminal, his Heirs alfo are to lofe 
 the fame' for ever, and to be ranked amongft the Feafantry 
 and Ignoble, till the King fhall pleafe by aft of Parlia¬ 
 ment to reftore them. Efi enim tarn grave crimen ( faith 
 Bracin’.) ut vix permittatur haredibus quod vivant, High 
 Treafon is fo grievous a Crime, that the Law not content^ 
 with thd- Life and Eftate, and Honour of the Criminal, can 
 hardly endure to fee His Heirs furvive him. 
 
 And rather than Treafon againft the King’s Perfon fhall 
 go unpunifhed, the Innocent in fome Cafes fhall be punifh¬ 
 ed: Forifanldeot or Lunatick ( who cannot be laid, to 
 have any Will, and fo cannot offend ) during his Idiocy 
 or Lunacy, fhall kill or go about to kill the King, he fhall 
 bepunilhed as a Traytor ; and yet being, Non compos mentis, 
 jhe Law holds that he cannot commit Felony or Petit-Trea* 
 fon, nor other forts of High Treafon. 
 
 " Moreover, for the precious Regard of the Perfon of the 
 King, by an ancient Record it is declared, That no Phyftcb 
 ought to be adminiftred to Him without good Warrant, 
 jthis Warrant to be figned by the Advice of his Council; no 
 other Phyficians but what are mentioned in the Warrant, 
 are to adminifter to him ; the Phylicians to prepare all 
 things with their own Hands, and not by the Hands of any 
 Ape- 
 
|artll. of ENGLAND. ^ 
 
 apothecary; and to ufe the affiftance only of fuch Chlrur° 
 ;eons, as are prefcribed in the Warrant.. 
 
 He is Pater Patria. Father of his Country: And fo pre» 
 :ious is the Perfon and Life of the King, that every Sub- 
 eft is obliged and bound by his Allegiance, to'defend his 
 ftifon in his Natural as well as Politick Capacity, with his 
 jwn Life and Limbs; wherefore the Law faith, That the 
 Life and Member of every Subjeft, is at the Service of the 
 i mreign. 
 
 jfiDffi«♦] The Office of the King of England the Laws 
 DfKing Edward the Confefor, is thus defcribed, Rex quia 
 ficarius fummi Regis ef, ad hoc conjlittiitur ut Regnnm Terre- 
 pm & popalum Domini, & [uper omnia fanti am Eccleftam ejus 
 kcneretttr, Regat, if ab injurious defendat: And ( according 
 jto the learned Fortefcue) it is, Pugnare beUa populi Jui, & eos 
 kediffme judicare, to fight the Battels of his People , and to fee 
 Right and Jufticedone unto them. 
 
 Or more particular (_ as is promifed at the Coronation ) to 
 preferve the Rights and PriviJedges of the Church and 
 Clergy, the Royal Prerogatives belonging to the Crown, the 
 Laws and Cuftoms of the Realm, to do Juftice, love Mer¬ 
 cy, keep Peace and Unity, &c. 
 
 j&U$etnacp and Isobereignfcp. ] Whatfoever things are 
 proper to Supreme Magijlrates, as Crowns, Sceptres, Purple Robe , 
 Golden Globe, and Holy Unti'm, have as long appertained to 
 the King of England , as to any other Prince in Europe ; he 
 holdeth not his Kingdom in Vaffalage, nor receiveth hislu- 
 veftitureor Inftalment from another: Allows no Superio¬ 
 rity to any, but God only. Not to the Emperor; for 
 Omittmpoteftatem habct Rex Anglia in Reg?io jtto quam Imperator 
 midicat in Imperio ; and therefore the Crown of England 
 hath been declared in Parliament long ago to .be an Impe¬ 
 rial Crown. 
 
 He acknowledges only Precedence to the Emperor, Ed 
 quod Antiquitate Jmperium omnia Regna fuperare creditur. 
 
 He owns no fuperiority to the Bifhop of Rome, whole 
 long arrogated Authority in England was 1535, in a full 
 Parliament of the Lords Spiritual as well as Temporal, de¬ 
 clared null, and the King of England declared to be by an¬ 
 cient Right, In allCaujes, over all Perfons, as well Ecclefie- 
 'lical as Civil, Supreme Governour. 
 
 The King hath the Supreme Right of Patronage through all 
 r ngland, called Patronage Paramount .• over all the Ecclefaifi- 
 
cal Benefices of England ; fo that if the mean Patron prefeJ 
 not indue time, nor the Ordinary, nor Metropolitan, the! 
 Right of Prefentatian comes to the King, beyond whom it 
 
 Cannot go. . • 
 
 TheKingis Summits tmus-Regni 'Anglicani Jufliciarius, Su- 
 preme Judge, or Lord Chief Juftice of all England. He j s 
 the Fountain from whence all Juftice is deriv’d. He alone 
 hath the Sovereign Power in the Adminiftration of juftice, 
 and in the Execution of the Law, and whatfoeyer Power ij 
 by him committed to others, the dernier refort is ftil! re. 
 plaining in himfelf, fo that he may fit in Court, and take 
 Cognizance of Caufes, (as anciently Kings fat in the 
 Court now called the Queens-Bench ; Henry the Third in his 
 Court of Exchequer, and Henry the Seventh, and King jam 
 the Firft, fometimes in the Star-Chamber) except in Felonies, 
 Treafons, &c. wherein theKing being Plantiff, and fo Party 
 he fits not perfonally in Judgment, but doth perform it by 
 Delegates. 
 
 From the' King of England there lies no Appeal in Eccle- 
 fiaftical Affairs to the Bifliop of Rome, as it doth in other 
 principal Kingdoms of Europe, nor in Civil Affairs to the 
 Emperor, as in fome of the Spanijb, and-other Dominions of 
 Chriftendom; nor in either to the People of England (as fome 
 of late have dream’d) who, in themfelves, or by their Re- 
 prefentatives in theHoufeof Commons in Parliament, were 
 ever Subordinate, and never Superiour, nor fo much as Co¬ 
 ordinate to the King of England. 
 
 pettier tllVJ ^eropftbn] The King for the better 
 performance of thisgreatand weighty Office, hath certain 
 Jura Majejldtis, extraordinary Powers, Pre-eminences , and Pri¬ 
 vileges inherent in the Crown, called anciently by Lawyers 
 Sacra Sacrorum, and Flowers of theCrown, but commonly Roy¬ 
 al Prerogatives; whereof fome the King holds by Law of 
 Nations, others by Common Law, (excellent above all Laws 
 in upholding a free Monarchy, and conferving the King’s 
 Prerogative) and fome by Statute Law. 
 
 The King only, and the King alone by his Royal Prero¬ 
 gative, hath Power without Act of Parliament, to declare 
 War, •make Peace, fend and receive Jmbafadors, make Lcagtus, 
 and Treaties with any Foreign States, give Commifjms for le¬ 
 vying Men and Arms bv Sea and Land, or for prelfing Mai, 
 if need require, difpoling of all Magazins, Ammunition, O 
 Pcs, Fonnffis, Ports, Havens, Ships oj War, and Pul-lick Mo- 
 
Part II. of E N G L A N D« 79 
 
 iriti, appoint the Metal, Weight, Purity, and Value thereof 
 and formerly by his Proclamation to make any Foreign 
 Coin to be lawful Money of England. 
 
 By his Royal Prerogative, he may of his meer Will and 
 Pleafure, Cojivoke, Adjourn, Prorogue, Remove, and Dijfolv-e 
 Parliaments. May to any Bill palled by both Houles of Par- 
 limnent , refufe to give (without rendering any Reafon) 
 his Royal Ajfent, without which a Bill is as a Body without a 
 Soul. May at his pleafure increafethe number of the Mem¬ 
 bers of both Houles, by creating more Barons , and bellow¬ 
 ing Privileges upon any other Towns, to fend Bttrgejfes 
 to Parliament. Yet this-Branch of his Prerogative feems to 
 he given up by our late Kings, and therefore it was thought 
 neiejfary that the Legiflative Power fhottld intervene , to enable 
 Durham to fend its Reprcfentatives to Parliament in the time 
 of King Charles the Second. Hath alone the Choice" and 
 Nomination of all Commanders, and other Officers at 
 Land and. Sea, the Choice and Nomination of all Ma- 
 giftrates, Counfell.ors and Officers of State ; of all Bijhops 
 and other high Dignities in the Church ; the bellowing of 
 all Honours, both of higher 2nd lower Nobility- of England ; 
 the Power of determining Rewards and Punijhments, ei¬ 
 ther by pardoning the Offence, or remitting the Punilh« 
 ment. 
 
 By his Letters Patent ■ may ereft new Univerfities, Eo- 
 roughs, Colleges, Holpitals, Schools, Fairs, Markets, Fends, 
 Chafes, Fret-Warrens, &c. 
 
 The King by his Prerogative hath Power to enfranchife 
 an Alien, and make him a Denizon, whereby he is enabled 
 to purchafe Houles and Lands, and to bear forne Offices. 
 Hath Power to grant Letters of Marque or Rsprifr.l, to grant 
 Safe Qondv.tts, &c. 
 
 Debts due to the King are in the firll place to be fatisfy'J, 
 in cafe of Executorjhip, and Adminijlraterjhip ; and until the 
 King’s Debt be fatisfy’d, he may proteft the Debtor from 
 the Arrell of other Creditors. 
 
 May dillrein for the whole Debt upon one Tenant, that 
 holdeth not the whole Land; may require the Anccftcf ; 
 Debt of the Heir, though not elpecially bound; is notch- 
 lig’d to demand his Rent as others are ; may fue in what 
 Court he pleafe, and dillrein where he lift. 
 
 No Proclamation can be made but by die King, 
 
8o Part If, 
 
 No ProtcBion for a Defendant to be Jcept off from 3 
 Suit, but by him, and that becaufe he is aftually i n ||i s 
 Service. 
 
 He only can give Patents, in cafe of Loffies by Fire, Q f 
 othervvife, to receive the Charitable Benevolences of the Peo 
 pie ; without which no Man may ask it publickly. 
 
 No Foreft, Chace, or Park to be made, nor Caftle to be 
 built without the King’s Authority. 
 
 The Sale of his Goodsin an open Market will not take 
 away his Property therein* if he hath been defrauded of 
 them. 
 
 Where the King hath granted a Fair, with Toll to be paid, 
 yet his Goods there Hull be exempted from all Toll. 
 
 No Occupancy {hall be good againft the King, nor {lull 
 Entry before him, prejudice him. 
 
 His Servants in ordinary are privileg’d from ferving in 
 any Offices that require their Attendance, as Sheriff, Cm • 
 fable, Church-warden, 8cc. 
 
 All Receivers of Money for the King, or Accomptants 
 to him for any of his Revenues, their Perfons, Lands, Goods, 
 Heirs, Executors, Adminiftrators, are chargeable for the fame 
 at all times, for, nullum tempos occurrit Regi. 
 
 His Debtor hath a kind of Prerogative Remedy by i fuc 
 minus in the Exchequer, againft all other Debtors, oragainil 
 whom they have any Caule of perfonal Aftion; fuppofing 
 that he is thereby difabled to pay the King, and in this Suit 
 the King’s Debcor being Plantiff, hath fome Privileges 
 above others/ 
 
 In doubtful Cafes, Semper prafumitur pro Rege. 
 
 No Statute reftraineth the King, except he be efpecially 
 flamed therein. The Quality of his Perfon alters the De- 
 fcentpf Gavelkind, the Rules of Joynt-Tenancy : No EJloppe! 
 can bind him, nor Judgment Final in a Writ of Right. 
 
 Judgments enter’d againft the King’s Tide, are enter'd 
 with a Salvo Jure Domini Regis. That if ac any time the 
 Kings Council at Law can make out his Title better, that 
 Judgment lhall not prejudice him, which is not permitted 
 to the SubjeQ. 
 
 In all Caies where the King is Party, his Officers with an 
 sir reft, by force of a Procefs at Law, may enter, and (if En¬ 
 trance be deny’d) may break open the Houle of any Man, 
 a'ltho’ every Man’s Houfe is faid to be his Caftle, and hath 
 ■i Privilege to proteft him againft all other Arreftse 
 
partII.- Af ENGLAND. St 
 
 A Beilefice, or Spiritual Living, is not fuSagalail the 
 King by hiftitution only without Induction, altho’ it be fo 
 againft a SubjefK 
 
 None but the King can hold a good Plea of falfe 'judgment 
 in the Courts of his Tenants. 
 
 The King of England by his Prerogative, is Summus Regni 
 Gups, and hath the Cuftody of the Perfons and Eftates of 
 filch, as for want of Underftandirig cannot govern them- 
 felves, or ferve the King; fo the Perfons and Eflates of 
 Ideots and Lunaticks are in the Cuftody of th'e King: That 
 of Ideots to his own ufe, and that of Lunaticks to the ufe of 
 the next Heir. 
 
 The King by his Prerogative is Ultimas Hares Regni , and 
 is (as the great Ocean is of all Rivers) the Receptacle^of all 
 Eftates, when no Heir appears; for this Caufe all Eftates 
 for want of Heirs, or by Forfeiture, Revert or Efcheat to 
 the King. All Treafure-Trove, (that is Money,. Gold, Silver, 
 Plate or Bullion, found and the Owners unknown) belongs 
 to the King; fo all Waifs, Strays, Wrecks , not granted away 
 by him, or any former Kings; all Wafie Ground ox Lands re¬ 
 covered from the Sea ; all Land of Aliens dying before Na¬ 
 turalization, or Denization, and all things whereof the Pro¬ 
 perty is not known. All Gold and Silver Mines, in whofe 
 Ground foever they are found; Royal Fifties, as Whales, Stur¬ 
 geons, Dolphins, See. Royal Fowl, as Swans not marked, and 
 fvvimmingat Liberty on the River, belong to the King. 
 
 In the Church, the King’s Prerogative and Power is extra¬ 
 ordinary great. He only hath the Patronage of all Bifhop » 
 ricks, none can be chofen but thofe whom he hath iirfl: 
 nominated by hi s Conge d'E/Iire; non can be Confecrated 
 Biftiop, or take poffeftion of the Revenues of the Bijhoprick , 
 without the Kings fpecial Writ or AJTent. He is the Guar¬ 
 dian or Nurjing-Father of the Church, which our Kings of 
 England did fo reckon amongft their principal Cares, as in 
 the three and twentieth Year of King Edward the Firft, 
 it was alledged in a Pleading, and allowed. The King 
 hath power to call a National or Provincial Synod ; and with 
 the Advice and confent thereof, to make Canons, Orders, 
 Ordinances and Confutations-, introduce into the Church 
 what Ceremonies lhall be thought lit j Reform and Correct 
 all Herefies, Sckifms, punilh Contempts, &c- and therein and 
 thereby to declare what Do&rines in the Church are fit to 
 a fc« 
 
8z SC!je f ?efent £>tate Part II, 
 
 publifhed or ■ profefled; : what Tranfiatm of the Bible to 
 be allowed 
 
 The King hath a Power not only to Unite, Cmfolidate, 
 Separate, Enlarge or ContraB the Limits of- any old Bifbop* 
 rick, or other Eccleftaftital Benefice ; but alfo by his Letters 
 Patents may ereft new Bijhopricks ; as Henry the Eighth did 
 fix at one time; and the late King Charles the Martyr in. 
 tended to do at St. Mans, for the Honour of the firft Mar¬ 
 tyr of England, and for contrafting the too large Extent of 
 the Bfjhoprick of Lincoln ; may alfo ereft new ArchbiffioprUks, 
 Patriarchates, &c. 
 
 In the twenty eighth of Elizabeth, when the Houfe of 
 Commons would have parted Bills touching Bifhops grant" 
 ing Faculties, conferring Ho/y Orders, Ecclefiaftical Cenfurn, 
 the Oath ex Officio, Non-refidency, &c. The Queen much in- 
 cenfed, forbad them to meddle in any Ecclefiaflical Affairs, 
 for that it belonged to her Prerogative-, yet later Parlia¬ 
 ments, have not fcrupled to intermeddle in thnfe Affairs. 
 
 The King hath Power to difpenfe with the Rigour of 
 Ecclefiaftical Laws, excepting fuch as have received the 
 Sanftion of an Aft of Parliament, as has been declared by 
 the Bill of Rights; and with any thing that is only Prohi¬ 
 bitum & malum per accident, & non malum in fe : As for a Bi- 
 jlard to be a Prieft, for a Prieft to hold two Benefices, or to 
 fiicceed his Fathering Benefice, or to be Non-refident, &c. For 
 a Bijhop to hold a Vacant Biftsoprick, or rather Ecclefiaftical 
 Benefice in Commendam or Truft. 
 
 Hath power to difpenfe with fome ABs of Parliament 
 Festal Statutes , by non obftante, where himlelf is only con¬ 
 cerned ; to moderate the Rigour of the Laws according to 
 Equity and Confidence ; to grant fpecial Privileges and Char¬ 
 ters to any Subjeft; to pardon a Man by Law condemned; 
 to interpret by his judges Statutes, and in CaJ'es not defin’d 
 by Law, to determine and paf's Sentence; yet in Rebus Ar- 
 dv.it , and in matters of great importance the Judges have 
 thought it fafeft to adjourn the lame, ad Prox. Pari, propter 
 Difficultatem, See. 
 
 And this is that Royal Prerogative , which in the Hand of 
 a King is a Scepter of Gold ; but in the Hands of Subjefts is 
 a Rod. of iron. 
 
 This is that Jut Corona, a Law that is parcel of the Law 
 of the Land ; part of the Common Law, and contained in it 
 
ME ; of ENGLAND; 8| 
 
 Some of ttiefe Prerogatives, efpecially thofethat relate to 
 jujlice and Peace, are fo effential te Royalty, that they are 
 for evermherentiq the Crown, and make the Crown ; they 
 are like the Sun-beams in the Sun, and as infeparable frons 
 it; and therefore it hath been held by fome great Law¬ 
 yers, That a Prerogative in point of Government, cannot be 
 reftrained or bound by AB of Parliament, but it is unalte¬ 
 rable as the Laws of the Modes and Per fans : Wherefore the 
 Lords and Commoois (Rot,Pari. qz.Edw. 3, Numb. 7.} declared. 
 That they could not aflent in Parliament to any thing that 
 tended to the Vifberijon of the King and the Crown, where- 
 unto they were fworn ; no, tho’ the King fhould defire it 
 And every King of England, as he is Debitor JuJUtia to his 
 People, fo he is in Confcience obliged to defend and main- 
 ■1 tain all the Rights of the Crown in poffeffion; and when 
 any King hath not religioufly obferved his Duty in this 
 Point, it hath proved of very dreadful Confequence. AS 
 on the other fide, it much concerns every King of England 
 to be very careful o.fthe Subjefts juft Liberties, according 
 to the Golden Rule ofthebeft of Kings, Charles the Firft, 
 that The Kings Prerogative is to defend the Peoples Liberties , 
 and the Peoples Liberties firengthen the King's Prerogative. 
 
 The Laws of England looking upon the King as God's 
 Vicegerent upon Earth , do attribute unto him divers Excel- 
 lenciesnot belonging to other Men ; fo the Law will have 
 no ImperfeBion found in the King; as, no In fifties, no Er¬ 
 ror, no Negligence or Laches, no Infamy, no Stain or Corrupti¬ 
 on of Blood ; for by taking of the Crown, all former,, 
 tho’ juft Attainder , ( and fuch Attainder made by Aft of 
 Parliament) is ipfo faefo purged. No No-nage or Minority ; 
 for his Grant of Lands, though held in his Natural, not 
 Politick Capacity, cannot be avoided by Nonage. Higher 
 than this the Law attributed a kind of Perpetuity, not to 
 fay Immortality to the King, Rex Anglia non moritur ; his 
 Death is by the Law termed the Demife of the King, be- 
 caufe thereby the Kingdom is demifed to another. He is 
 Paid not to be fubjeft to Death, becaufe he is a Corporation of 
 himfelf, that liveth for ever, all Interregna being in England 
 Unknown ; the fame moment that one King dies, the next 
 Heir is King fully and abiolutely, without any Coronation ? 
 Ceremony, or Aft to be done, ex poftfaBo. 
 
 Moreover the Law feemeth to attribute to the King s 
 certain Ubiyuihy that the King is in'e manner every where, 
 G % vn 
 
in all his Courts of Juftice; and therefore cannot be Nm- 
 fitited , ( as Lawyers fpeak .) 
 
 And yet there are fome things that the King ofEnglad 
 cannot do. Rex Anglia nihil injuftepotejt, and the King can¬ 
 not dive ft himfelf, or his Succeflors, of any. part of his Re, 
 gal Power, Prerogative and Authority, inherent and annex: to 
 the Crown- 
 
 There are alfo divers things which the King cannot do, 
 Salvo Jure, Salvo Jummento , & Salva Confcientia fua ; becaule 
 by an Oath at his Coronation, and indeed, without any 
 Oath by the Law of Nature, Nations, and of Chriftiani:), 
 he holds himfelf bound ( as do all other Chriftian Kings} 
 to proteft and defend his People, to do Juftice and to fliew 
 Mercy, to preferve Peace and Quietnefs amongft them; 
 to allow them their juft Rights and Liberties; to con- 
 fent to the Repealing of bad Laws, and to the Enabling of 
 good. Two things efpecially the King of England can¬ 
 not do without the Confent of both Houfes of Parliament, 
 vex., make New Laws, and raife New Taxes, there being fome- 
 thing of Odium in both of them, the one Teeming todimi- 
 nifli the Subje&s Liberty, and the other to infringe his Pro¬ 
 perty: Therefore, that all occafion of Difaff'e&ion towards 
 the King ( the Breath of our Noftrils,and the light of our Eyes,is 
 he is ftiled in Holy Scriptures J might be avoided, it was 
 wifely contrived by our Anceftors, that for both thefe,fhould 
 Petitions and Supplications be firft made by the Subject 
 
 IF the King of England be in any Foreign Nation, he 
 may try any of his offending Domefticks by the Laws of 
 England, faith Fleta ; as in the Cafe of Engelram of Nogcnt in 
 France, and of.... whom K. Ch. II caus’d to be try’d, and 
 executed in the Duke of Newburgts Territories in Germany • 
 
 Thefe, and divers other Prerogatives, rightfully belong, 
 and are enjoy’d by the King of England. 
 
 lEWjiniOll#* ] The ancient Dominions of the Kings of 
 England, wereftrft England, and all the Seas round about 
 Gnat Britain and Ireland, and all the //fo-adjacent, even to 
 the Shores of all the Neighbouring Nations; and our Law 
 faith, The Sea is of the Leigtancc of the King, as well as the 
 Land-, and as a mark thereof all Ships of Foreigners have 
 anciently demanded leave to Fiji), and pafs in thefe Seas, and 
 do at this day lower their Top-fils to all the Queens Ships of 
 War; and therefore Children born upon thole Seas (as it 
 fomedmes hath happened ) are accounted natural born Sub¬ 
 jects 
 
Part ll. of ENGLAND, 8; 
 
 Jetts of the Queen of England, and need no Naturalization, 
 as others born out of her Dominions. 
 
 To England, Henry the Fir ft annexed Normandy, and Hairy 
 the Second Ireland , being filled only Lord of Ireland, till 
 the three and thirtieth of Henry the Eighth, although 
 ! they had all Kingly JurifdiBion before, 
 
 • Henry the Second alfo annexed the Dukedom of Cayenne 
 and Anjou , the Counties of PoiBou, Tourain, and Mayn ; Ed¬ 
 ward the Firft all Wales , and Edward the Third the Right, 
 tho’ not the PojfeJJion, of all France, but Henry V. added both, 
 and his Son Henry VI. was Crown’d and Recogniz’d by all 
 the States of the Realm at Paris. 
 
 King James 1 . added Scotland, and fince that time there 
 have been fuperadded fundry confiderable Plantations in 
 America. 
 
 The Dominions of the Queen of England are at this day 
 in poffeffion (befides her juft Right and Title to the King¬ 
 dom of France ) all England, Scotland, and Ireland, Three 
 Kingdoms of large extent, with all the Ifles about ’em, 
 above 40 in'number, fmall and great, whereof fdme very 
 confiderable; and all theSe^s adjacent. Moreover,the Iflands 
 of Jerfey, Garnfey, Aldernay, and Sark, which are parcel of 
 the Dutchy of Normandy, befides thofe profitable Planta¬ 
 tions of New-England, Neve-Fork, Eafi and Weft Jerfey, Fenlylvar 
 nia, Maryland, Virginia s Barbadoes,Jamaica, Florida, North and 
 South Carolina, Bermudos, wich feveral other Ifles and Places 
 in thofe Quarters, and fome in the Eaft-lndies, and upon 
 the Coaft of Africa ; alfo upon the North Parts of Ame¬ 
 rica, by right of firft Difcovery, to Ejlotiland, Terra Cone* 
 rialis. New-found-land, and to Guiana in the South, the 
 King of England hath a Legal Right , tho’ not Pojfejfmi of the 
 whole. 
 
 The mighty Power of the King of England 
 before the Conjunction of Scotland, and total Subjection of 
 Ireland, which were ufually at Enmity with him, was no- 
 torioufly known to the World, and fufficiently felt by our 
 Neighbour-Nations. What his Strength hath been lince* 
 was never fully try’d in the four late Reigns ; but fince 
 the happy Revolution , that the Parliaments of all the 
 Three Kingdoms feemto vie which ihallmoft readily com¬ 
 ply with their Sovereign’s Defires and Defigns, all Europe 
 begins to be fenfible how great the Power of this Monar¬ 
 chy is. And 1 st our Sovereign be confider’d abftraCHy as 
 
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 King only of England, which is like a huge Fortreft, or 
 garrifon’d Town, fenced, not only with ftrong Works, 
 and a wide and deep Ditch the Sea, but guarded alio 
 with excellent Out-works, the ftrongeft and beft built 
 Ships of War in the World; then fo abundantly furnilh’d 
 within with Men and Horfes, with Vi&uals anil Ammu¬ 
 nition, with Clothes and Money, that if all the Poten* 
 fates, of Europe ftiould confpire (which God forbid) they 
 could hardly diftreis it, provided it be at Unity in it 
 feif. 
 
 This for the Defenfiye Strength of the King of 
 land ; now for his Offenfwe. How formidable muft he 
 be to the World, when they lhall underftand that a King 
 of England is well able, whenever he is willing, to raife of 
 Englijb Foo, , two hundred thoufand, and of Englijb Horje 
 Fifty thoufand, (for fo many during the late Rebellion 
 1643, were computed to be in Arms on both fides_) yet 
 (which is admirable) fcarce any mifs of them in any City, 
 Town or Village. And when they lhall confider the va¬ 
 liant and martial Spirit of the Englijb, their natural Agility 
 of Body, their Patience, Hardingfs and Stedfaftnefs is fuel), 
 and their fear of Death fo little, that no Neighbour-Nation, 
 upon equal Number and Terms, fcarce ever durft abide 
 Battel, with them, either at Sea or Land : When they lhall 
 confider, that for tranfporting of any Army, the King 
 of. England hath at Command 'Two hundred excellent 
 Ships of War, and can hire Two hundred flout Englijb 
 Merchant Ships, little irfferior to Ships of War j that he 
 can foon man the fame with the beft Sea-Soldiers in the 
 whole World. And that for maintaining fuch a mighty 
 Fleet, fufficient Money for a competent time may be rais’d 
 only by a Land-Tax; and for a long time, by a moderate 
 Excife, and that upon fuch Commodities only as naturally 
 occafion Excefs or Luxury, Wantonnefs, Idlenefs, Pride, 
 or Corruption of Manners. ' 
 
 When they confider that the Shipping of England was 
 computed lately by the moft ingenious Sir William Petty at 
 Six .hundred thouland Tun, all which, with Forty thou¬ 
 sand flout and skilful Mariners, are wholly at the King’s 
 Service when he lhall think fit, for the fafety of his Crown 
 ana Dominions, to require, or if need be, imprefs ’em. 
 
 In a w rd, when they lhall confider, that by the moft 
 sppinjpalqus and advantageous Situation of England, the 
 ‘'' " : ' ■' v 1 ' ' King 
 
f partll. of ENGLAND: 87 
 
 i ^ing thereof (if he be not wanting to himfelf, or his Sub¬ 
 jects wanting to him) muff be Matter of the Sea; and that 
 as on Land, whofoever is Matter of the Field is alfo faid 
 to be Matter of every Town when it fhall pleafe him ; fo 
 he that is Matter of the Sea, may be laid, in foms fort, to 
 be Matter of every Country, at leaft bordering upon the 
 Sea; for he is at liberty to begin or end a War, where, 
 when, and upon what Terms he pleafeth, andto extend his 
 Conquefts even to the Antipodes. 
 
 ^ ijdafcrinionp. ] King William the Conqueror getting by 
 right of Conqueft, as fome affirm all the Lands of his 
 Oppofers ( except Lands belonging to the Church, to Mo- 
 nafteries,and Religious Houfes ) into his own - Hands in 
 Demefa, as Lawyers fpeak, foon beftowed amongft his Fol¬ 
 lowers a Part thereof, reserving fome Retribution of Rents, 
 or Services, or both, to him and his Heirs, Kings of En¬ 
 gland ; which Refervation is now as it was before the Con¬ 
 queft, called the Tenure of Lands, the reft he referved to 
 himfelf in Demfn, called Corona Regis Dominica, Domains , 
 and Sacra Patrimonial Pradium Domini Regis , Directum Do¬ 
 minium, cujus nuUttt eft Author niji Deus ; All other Lands 
 in England being held now of fome Superiour, depend me¬ 
 diately, or immediately on the Crown; fo that the King is 
 Lord Paramount, Supreme Landlord of all the Lands of 
 England ; and all landed Men are mediately or immediate¬ 
 ly his Tenants by fome Tenour or other; but the Lands 
 pofleft by the Crown, being held of none, can efcheat to 
 none; being Sacred cannot become Prophane, are, or fhould 
 be permanent and unalienable. And yet they have been 
 ( by Time the Gift and Bounty of our Kings, and fomeNe- 
 ceffities for the Prefervation of the Weal Publick ) much 
 alienated. However there is yet left, or was lately, almoft 
 in every County in England , a Foreft, a Park, a Caftle, os 
 Royal Palace belonging to the King ; and in divers Coun¬ 
 ties there are many Parks, Cajiles or Palaces, and Fore ft s_ 
 ftill belonging to his Majefty, to receive and divert him, 
 when he ihall pleafe in his Royal ProgrelTes to viiit thofe 
 parts: A Grandeur not to be paralell’d perhaps by any King 
 in the whole World. 
 
 The certain Revenues of the King of England , were anci¬ 
 ently greater than of any King in Europe, they enjoying in 
 Dmains and Pee Farm Rents, almoft enough to Difcharge all . 
 
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88 ,' SP&c &tstt Part IL 
 
 the ordinary Expences of the Crown, without any Tax o? 
 Import upon the Subjeft. 
 
 Upon the happy Reftauration of King Ck/« the Second, 
 the Lords and Commons aflembled in Parliament, finding 
 the Crown-Revenues much alienated, and the Crown- 
 Charges exceedingly encreafed, by reafon of the late v»ft 
 Augmentation of the Revenues and Strength by Sea and 
 Land, of our two next Neighbour-Nations abroad, did 
 unanimoufly conclude, That for the Peace and Security, 
 for the Wealth and Honour of the King and Kingdom, 
 it would beneceflary to fettle upon his Majefty a yearly 
 Revenue of Twelve hundred thoufand Pounds; and 
 cofdingly, with the King’s Confent, atthe humble Requell 
 of the Lords and Commons, there was eftabliihed by Im¬ 
 ports, upon imported and exported Goods, upon Liquor? , 
 drank in England, and upon Fire-Hearths; (which ]?.!!: 
 Branch the late King William and Queen Mary of ever bleu 
 fedMemory were gracioufly pleafed by Aft of Parliament, 
 to remit) fo much as was judged wouldbringup the former i 
 impaired Crown-Revenues to the faid Sum. Notwithfiand- 
 ing which, the whole Yearly Revenues of the King of 
 England was not then above the Tenth Part of the Re- 
 nues of his Kingdom ; whereas the King of France hath 
 Yearly above One hundred and fifty Millions of Livers: | 
 Thatis, above Eleven Millions of Pounds Sterling ,a fourth 
 part of the whole Revenues of France. And the publick 
 Revenue of the United Netherlands, coming all out of the 
 Subjefts Purfes, are near Seven Millionsof Founds Sue- 
 
 • \fhe ordinary charge of the Government in times of fe- 
 rene and profound Peace, is ertimated at Six hundred thou¬ 
 fand Pounds per Amu befides extraordinary Expences. And 
 the .CroWn of England m late times of Peace ivas as little in 
 Debt, as perhaps any State of fo great a confideration in 
 the World; the greateft Debt upon it, was that which King 
 Charles the Second contrafted, by hunting up the Exchequer , 
 whereby the Credit of' that Bank hath fuftained great da¬ 
 mage,'and many hundreds of Families been almoft undone; 
 but the faid Debt is now fecmed, and a perpetual Fund, 
 redeemable by Parliament, for an Intereft at Three per Cent, 
 has been fetJed by Law. 
 
 ilKEfpEti*] In confideration of thefe, and other tranfcen- 
 dent Excellencies, no King inQhrifitndm, nor other Poten- 
 
£.© . ' Part 
 
 EnglijbAtms to be changed likewife. King James upon 
 tht XJniono? England and Scotland, caufed the Arms of 
 ‘f rupee and England to be quartered with Scotland and Inland, 
 and are thus Blazoned;. 
 
 : The Prelent Queen of England beareth for her Sovereign 
 Rnfigns Armorial, as followeth : 
 
 In the firft place, Azure, ThreeFlower-de-Luces, Qv, the Re¬ 
 gal Arms of France quartered with the Imperial Enfigns of 
 England v/hich are Gules, Three Lyons Pajfant Gardant in Palt, 
 Or. In the fecond place, Or, within a Double Trejfttr;. 
 Counter-flower d Lys, Gules, a Lyon Rampant of the Second, 
 for the Royal Arms of Scotland. In the third place. 
 Azure, an Irifh Harp, Or, fringed, Argent, for the Roy. 
 al .Enfigns <£ Ireland. In the fourth place, as in the 
 firft. All within the Garter, the chief Enfign of that 
 moft Honourable Order ; above the fame ,an Helmet, an- 
 rfwerable to her Majefty’s Sovereign Jurifdi&ion ; upon 
 the fame a rich Mantle of Cloth of Gold doubled Ernie , 
 adorned with an Imperial Crown, and /amounted for a Cnjl 
 hy z.Lyon Pajfant Gardant, Crowned with the like; fupported 
 „by a Lyon Rampant Gardant, Or, Crowned as rhe former, and 
 an Unicorn Argent, Gorged with a Crown, thereto a Chained* 
 fixe, palling between his Fore-legs, and reflexed over his 
 Rack, Or ; both Handing upon a Compartment placed un¬ 
 derneath, and in the Table of the. Compartment herMa. 
 jelly’s Royal Motto, Dien Et Mon Droit .. 
 
 The Supporters ufed before the Union of England and 
 Scotland, were the Dragon and Lion. 
 
 The Arms of France are plac’d firft, for that France is the 
 greater Kingdom ; andbecaufe from the firft bearing, thole 
 Flowers have been always Enfigns of a Kingdom; whereas 
 the Arms of England were originally of Dukedoms, as a- 
 ■ forefaid,'and probably, becaufe thereby the French might be 
 the more eafily induc’d to ’acknowledge the Englijh Title. 
 
 The Motto upon the Garter, Honi Joit qui mal y penfe ; 
 that is, Shame be to him that evil thinketh oj it, was firft given 
 fry King Edward the Third, the Founder of that Order; and 
 that none might believe his Defign therein was any other 
 ,than Juft and Honourable, he caufed thofe Words to be 
 Wrought in every Garter that he bellowed': Whereof more 
 . in the Chapter oj the Knights .of the Garter, 
 
 The.Motto Dieti et Mon Droit, that is, God is my Right, 
 .#■35 firft given by Richard t he Firft, to intimate, that the 
 King 
 
[partII. sf ENGLAND, 
 
 ging o£ England holdeth his Empire not in Vaflall'age o£ 
 any Mortal Man, but of God only ; and afterward taken 
 ap by Edward the Third, when he firft claimed the King¬ 
 dom of France. This Motto hath been continued till the 
 coming in of King William the Third, who .always ufed 
 this following Motto, Je maintiendray, / mil maintain j 
 and commanded, that it fliould henceforth be placed fome- 
 times in the room of the former Motto ; yet that this for¬ 
 mer Motto fhall be ufed in the Broad Seal, and elfewhere,, 
 the fame is to be underftood of her Prefenc Majefty’s Mot¬ 
 to, Semper Eadern, whichQueen Elizabeth only ufed in like 
 manner before her. The Device of a Portcullis of a Caftle, 
 yet to be feen in many places, was the Badge or Cogni¬ 
 zance of the Houfe of Lane after. . - 
 
 The White Rofe was the ancient bearing of the Houle of 
 York, and the Red Rofe that of Lane after. 
 j The Thiftle belongs to Scotland. 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 Of Succejfion to the Crown of England, and of th$ 
 Kings Minority, Incapacity, and Abfence. 
 
 T HE King of England hath Rights to the Crown by In¬ 
 heritance, and th'e Laws and Cuftoms of England. 
 
 Upon the Death of the King the next of Kindred, born 
 of Parents in Lawful Wedlock, though born out of the 
 Dominions of England, or born of Parents not Subjefts of 
 England, ( as by Law and many Examples in the Englijh 
 Hiftories, it doth manifeftly appear ) is, and is immediate* 
 ]y King, before any Proclamation, Coronation, Publication 9 or 
 Confent of Peers and People. 
 
 The Crown of England defeends from Father to Sow and 
 his Heirs : For want of Sons to the Elded Daughter and her 
 Heirs: For want of Daughter , to the Brother and his Heirs z 
 And for want of Brother, to the Sifter and her Heirs. 
 The Saliqtte Law, or rather Cuftom of France, hath here no 
 snore force than it had anciently among the Jews, or now 
 in Spain, and other Chriftian Hereditary Kingdoms. A” 
 mong the Mahometans the French Cuftom is fliil, and ever 
 
92 ffifjef jefent $tat.e , Part If, 
 
 was in ufei So the King dying without ifTue or younger 
 Brothers, it returns to his eldeft Sifter, whether by the 
 fame or another Pinter, or for want of fuch to the next 
 Branch. 
 
 At the Death of every King, die not only the Offices of 
 
 ■ the Court, but all Commiffions granted to the Judges duran¬ 
 te beneplacito , and of all Juftices of Peace. 
 
 ■ SjfinO^ifcp. J During the Minority of the King of Engim, 
 
 whatfoever is enafted in Parliament, he may afterwards at 
 the age of 24 Years, Rovoke and utterly Null by his Let¬ 
 ters Patents , under his Great Seal, and this by Stat. 2S, 
 H. 8 . C. 17. I 
 
 If the King be likely to leave his Crown to an Infant, 
 lie doth ufually by Teftament appoint the Perfon orPerJbcs 
 ihatfliall have the Tuition of him; and fometimesfor want 
 of fuch Appointment, a fit Perfon of the Nobility or Bilhops 
 ismadechoice of by the Three States aflembled in the Name 
 of the Infant King, who by Nature or Alliance, hath moil 
 fntereft in the preservation of the Life and Authority of the 
 Infant, and to whom leaft Benefit can accrue by his Death 
 or Diminution ; as the Uncle by the Mother’s fide, if the 
 Crown come by the Father, and fo <vife merja, is made Pro- 
 feftor: So during the Minority of Edward the Sixth, his 
 Uncle by the Mother’s fide, the Duke of Somerfct, had the 
 Tuition of him, and was called Protector, and when thi; 
 Rule hath not been obferved, (as in the Minority of Ed¬ 
 vard the Fifth } it hath proved of ill confequence. 
 
 Slifglire, J If the King be abfent upon any Foreign Ex¬ 
 pedition, or otherwife, the Cuftoin was to conftitute a tier- 
 ■gerent by Commiffion under the Great Seal, giving himfe- 
 veral Titles and Powers, according as the Neceffity of Af¬ 
 fair s have required 3 fometimes he hath been called Lord 
 ■Warden or Lord Keeper of the Kingdom, and therewith hat!' 
 had t ht general Power of a King, as was praftifed during the 
 Abferice of Edward the Firft,Second arid Third, and of Henry 
 the Fifth; but Henry the Sixth, to the Tide of Warden or 
 Guardian, added the Title of Protector of the Kingdom, and 
 of th tChurch of England , and gave himfo great Power in 
 his Abfence, that he was tmtmnnohRex, fwaying the Scep¬ 
 ter, but not wearing the Crown ; executing the Laws, fum- 
 moaing Parliaments under his own tefie, as King, and giv¬ 
 ing his Affine to Bills in Parliament . whereby they became 
 as-binding as any other Acts. 
 
 Sometime 
 
Part II. , ofEN GLAND. n 
 
 Sometimes during the King’s Abfence, the Kingdom hath 
 been committed to the Care of feveral Noble Men, ( with 
 the Title of Lords Juflices, which was frequently done in 
 theiate King’s time; and fometimes of Bifliops, as Ms 
 dangerous for attempting any Ufurpation of the Crown; 
 fometimes to one Bifliop ; as Hubert, Archbifliop of Canter¬ 
 bury, ms Viceroy of England for many Years; and when 
 Edward the Third was in Flanders, tho’ his Son then but 
 nine Years old, had the Name of ProtcBor, John Stratford, 
 Archbifliop of Canterbury, was Governour both of the King’s 
 Son and of the Realm ; do King Henry the Firft during his 
 Abfence (which was fometimes three or four Years to¬ 
 gether-) ufually conftituted Roger, that famous Bifliop of 
 Salisbury, foie Governour of the Realm, a Man excellently 
 qualified for Government* 
 
 Laftly, fometimes the Queen, as twice during the Ab¬ 
 fence of Henry the Eighth in France, and feveral times in 
 the late Reign. 
 
 Incapacity; J If the King of England be Non compos mentis, 
 or by reafonof an incurable Difeafe,Weaknefs,orOld Age, 
 becomes uncapable of governing, then is made a Regent, 
 ProteBor, or Guardian to govern. 
 
 King Edward the Third being at laR Aged, Sick, and 
 Weak, and by Grief, for the Death of the Black Prince , 
 fore Broken in Body and Mind, did of his own Will create 
 his Fourth Son, John Duke of Lane after. Guardian or As- 
 gent of England. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Of the frefuit Queen of England ; and thereto of 
 Her Name, Title, Surname, Genealogy, Birth, 
 Uducation, Marriage , Succeffon to the Crown, 
 and Character in part, 
 
 H Er Majefly now Reigning is, ANNE by the Grace 
 of God, of England, Scotland, France and Inland ; 
 Queen, &c. Defender of the Faith ; defeended from the 
 Royal Family of the Stuarts, under whom thefeKingdoms 
 have enjoyed many unfpeakable Advantages, with refpeS 
 
4 &fje#jefeni&ta& Parti! 
 
 to the three great Interefls of Trade, Government and Re« 
 ligion for above a Century paft. 
 
 , She isfecond Daughter to the late K. James , only Sifter 
 tq Mary 11 . Queen Regent, and Confort of K. William II[, 
 Neece to K. Charles II, Grand-Daughter to K. Charles I, by 
 Henrietta Maria Daughter to K. Henry the Great of Frame, 
 and Great-Grand-Daughter to_ K. James I. by Mimi Ami 
 Princeis of Denmark: From which Royal Stock fhe hath in 
 her Veins fome of all the Blood Royal of Europe, and is li¬ 
 neally defcended from the Britiff, Saxon, Danijh, Norman, and 
 ScottijbKings, and Princes of this Ifland: From the firlt of 
 the former of which Royal Races, HerMajefty is reckon'd 
 the 142*1 Monarch, from the fecond the 49 th, from the third 
 ghe 34 th, from the fourth the 1.9th, from the laft the ri.’i; I 
 as alfo from the Union of England and Scotland thejSth So. 
 vereign Prince of Great Britain and Ireland: So that fot 
 Royal Extraction and long Line of Defcent, Her Majefly 
 is thought to excel all Chriftian Princes at leaf, if not 
 thofe of the whole World. 
 
 She was born the 6th of February 1664 at the Royal 1 
 Palace of St. James’s, and there folemnly baptized after 
 the manner of the Eftablilh’d Church, profefs’d then by her 
 Mother Anne Dutchefs of York, and Daughter to the Earl 
 of Clarendon: Her God-father was the moil Reverend Fa- 
 ther in God Gilbert Sheldon then Lori Arch-Bilhop of Can¬ 
 terbury His Grace, Her God-mothers the Lady Mary her 
 Siller, and the Dutchels of Monmouth. 
 
 She had her. Education together with her Royal Siller, 
 under the Government of the . Honourable Lady Francs: 
 Villiers Daughter of the Earl of Suffolk, and Mother to the 
 Earl of Jerfey: Their Chaplains and Tutors were the very 
 Reverend Dr. Doughty late Canon of Windfor : and Dr. he.k 
 the prefent Arch-Deacon of Exeter, under the Direftion and 
 Superintendence of the Rt. Honourable and Rt. Reverend I 
 Henry LordBilhop of London. 
 
 In 168 j She gave a Specimen of the found Principles in- 
 flill’d into her, in paying her Duty perfonally to her Fa¬ 
 ther then as it were exil’d at Bruffils, and foon after in taking 
 two Journeys to Scotland for the lame Purpole 5 where ’tis 
 very remarkable* that no Temptations of any kind, either 
 under an adverfe or more profperous Fortune, could in the 
 Jeaft wife Ihock Her Allegiance to God Almighty; or pre¬ 
 vail iipon Her to alter Her Perfwafon, 
 
Part IL if ENGLAND*' - 
 
 In the Year 1683 after a Treaty between England and 
 Denmark, bythe provident Care of Her Uncle if. Charlesll. 
 She was happily difpofed of in Marriage for the Security 
 of thefe Proteftant Nations, to His Royal Highnefs Getrgg' 
 Prince of Denmark, on the 28 th of July, being St. dime's 
 Day, by whom She hath had divers Children, the Lady 
 Mary, the Lady dime, the Duke of Gloucefter, another Lady 
 Mary, and a Son named George, &c. of which the longeft 
 Liver was his late Highnefs William Duke of Gloucester, of 
 whom and his Royal Highnefs - the Prince, See more 
 Chap. VIII. concerning, the Princes and Princeifes of the 
 Blood. 
 
 On the 8rhof March 1702 by the Deceafe of the late 
 King, HerMajefty fucceeded Her Royal Brother and Sifter 
 in the Imperial Throne of thefe Kingdoms, thro’ each of 
 thofe Claims by which good Princes ufually make 1 the 
 jufteft Pretenfions 10 their Crowns; _ and for the fake of 
 which their Loyal Stibje&s more willingly render them 
 Obedience, viz,. Ancient, Hereditary Right, or elfe a Decla¬ 
 ration of it by the States of the Realm, as is the Cafe by 
 the AH for the further Limitation of the Succefiion: And 
 accordingly Her Majefty began Her Reign with a more 
 general Satisfaftion of all Her loving People, than hath 
 been at other times obferv’d. Since which it hath plealed 
 God to give greater Succefles to the Arms of Her Majefty 
 and Her Allies, than have been for many Years known 
 in fo finall a compafs of Time: As if Providence would 
 thereby fet its Seal to the fincere Endeavours of a Heart 
 intirely Proteftant as well as Englifh. 
 
 Nor can 'we from fo aufpicious an Entrance of fuch 2 
 Queen, but prefage equal Benefits to Her People thro’ the 
 feveral Stages of a Reign, that lhall be influenc’d by an en¬ 
 larg’d Capacity, and thofe uncommon Perfections whether 
 Natural, Political or Moral, fo much admir’d in her Ma¬ 
 jefty at this Day, which have been rarely lodg’d together 
 in the molt celebrated Crown’d Heads of this or any other 
 Nation.’ Such are 
 
 That charming Swsetnefs of Temper, and thofe Engaging 
 Condefcenfions, not at all derogatory to Her High Birch and 
 Station, as have been the diftinguilhing Graces of Her 
 Life hitherto, and might without the leaft Tinfture of 
 Flattery, have denominated Her The Courteous Princefs. 
 
 That laudable Dexterity in the Choice of Her Minifters 
 and 
 
9$ ^e-|0#feto'State -Part if. 
 
 and Councils, acquir’d by a long Experience and due Ob- 
 fervations on former Governments, as may maugre Envy 
 and Detraftion, confer upon HerMajefty the Character of 
 The Prudent Queen. 
 
 That confirm'd Probity with refpeft to Her Obligations 
 and Trults, as hath all along evidenc’d the Truth of Her 
 Majefty’s Royal Imprefs [femper eadem) and challenges 
 for Her the no lefs valuable Tide of, A PINE the Juft. 
 
 Not to mention at large Her confpicuous Temper mti;. 
 Charity, Munificence, and other Princely Excellencies which 
 ’ have render’d Her Gracious in the Eyes ofHermoftinqui- 
 fitive Enemies (if fo much Goodnefs had ever any really 
 fuefi,) that all may be crown’d with Her Majefty’s co>,~ 
 Turn mate Piety- 
 
 That inimitable Piety, by which She has been fo recom 
 ciled to the Faith of the Church of England, as to give 
 Place for Conftancy therein, to none of the Kings He< 
 Predeceffors: So eminent in the Practice of that Church, as 
 robe the great Pattern of Religion to all Her People; and 
 fo frequent in the Devotions of it, as to rival moft of its 
 own Minifters, not to be furpafs’d by many. • 
 
 All which Virtues and /Icymplijbnents, with many more, 
 (the accounting for which would beunfuitable to the D. • 
 lign of. this Email Treatife ) as they have already rendred 
 HerMajefty the Darling of England, and Delight of the bed 
 part of Europe; So if no unquiet Spirits interrupt the Pun 
 grels of her Great De/igns for the general Good of the 
 World, the Glories of a Female Reign, may at length 
 become the Joy and the Amazement of the Univerfe. 
 
 O Fortunati nimitm bona fifties norint 
 Jngligente! 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 Of the Queen of England when fie is Cmfert onlj } 
 not Regent. 
 
 T HE Word fifteen comes from the Saxon Given, fignify- 
 ing lilulier, asalfo Uxor, and feems to be applied in 
 procefs of time by our Aneeftors, to the King's Wife ( as 
 
 Nldfdk. 
 
PartII. of ENGLAND. 97 
 
 Hhefdig or Lady afterwards was, and as Madams, or Made, 
 moifelle, are ufed now in France, to fignify the Wife and 
 Daughter of the Duke of Orleans, where the one is the firft 
 Lady, and the other, the firft Gentlewoman,) becaufeihe 
 was the chiefeft Woman or Wife in the Kingdom. Juft as 
 we now fay the Town or the City, for London, See. 
 
 She hath as high Prerogatives, Dignity, and State, du¬ 
 ring the Life of the King, as any Queen in Europe. 
 
 From the Saxon times the Qnem-Covjort 
 of England, though fhe be an Alien born, and tho’during 
 the Life of the King, fhe be Feme Covert > ( as our Law 
 fpeaks ) yet without any AS: of Parliament for Naturaliza¬ 
 tion, or Letters Patents for Denization, fhe may purchafe 
 Lands in Fee-Simple * make Leafes and Grants in her own 
 Name, without the King ; hath Power to Give , to Sue, to 
 Contract,' as a Feme-Sole , may receive by Gift from her Hus¬ 
 band, which no other Feme-Covert may do. 
 
 She may Prcfent by her felf, to a Spiritual Benefice ; and 
 in a Quare Impedit, brought by her, Plenarty by the Prefen- 
 ration of another, is no more a Bar againft her, than it is 
 againft the King. 
 
 She fhall not be Amerced, if fhe be Non-fuited in any 
 A&ion, &c. 
 
 Had anciently a Revenue of een-Gold , or Aurum Regina, 
 as the Records call it, which was the tenth part of fo 
 much, as by the name of Oblata upon Pardons, Gifts , and 
 Grants, Sc c. came to the King. 
 
 Of later times fire hath had as large Dower as any 
 Queen in Chriftendom; hath her Royal Court apart, and 
 Officers, &c. 
 
 The Queen may not be Impleaded till firft Petitioned ; if 
 fhe be Plantifi, the Summons in the Procefs need not to 
 have the Solemnity of fifteen Days, &c. 
 
 She is reputed the Second Pcrfon in the Kingdom. 
 
 The Law fetteth fo high a Value upon her, as to make 
 it High Treafon to confpire her Death, or to violate her 
 Chaftity. 
 
 Her Officers, as Attorney and Solicitor s have Refpeft above 
 others, and Place within the Bar with the King’s Council. 
 
 The like Honour, Reverence, and Refpett that is due to 
 the King is exhibited to the Queen, both by Subjefts andi 
 Foreigners, and alfo to the Queen Dowager, or Widow- 
 Queen, who alfo, above other Subjeffc, lofeth not hes 
 H dignity, 
 
98 .. SClje $3*fent Part II. 
 
 Dignity though Ihefhould marry a private Gentleman: So 
 Queen Katharine, Widow to King Henry the Fifth, being 
 married to Owen aj> Theodore Efq; did maintain her Action 
 as Queen of England -, much lefs doth a Queen by Inheri¬ 
 tance, or a Queen Sovereign of England follow her Hus¬ 
 band’s Condition, or is fubje&as other Queens, but is So- 
 vereign to her own Husband, as Queen Mary was to King 
 Philip, unlefs it be otherwife mutually agreed upon in 
 Parliament. 
 
 C H A P. VI. 
 
 Of the Sons and Daughters of England. 
 
 T H E Children of the King of England, are called the 
 Sons and Daughters of England , becaufe all the Subjects 
 of England have a fpecial Intereft in them. 
 
 ClCcS^On. ] The Eldejl Son of the King was fliled | 
 in the Saxon times, Clito quafi KAv" 1 @- lllttjlris : And 
 fo likewile JEthelir.g or Aihtling , which is a Patrony- 
 mick of the Saxon Word Jtkel, Mobilis- As Endgame. 
 was the Son of Eadgar , fo Athcling the Son of a Noble, 
 was afterwards ufed only for the King’s Eldefi Son, v/i 
 He is born Duke of Cornwal, and, as to that 
 Dutchy, and all the Lands, Honours, Rents, and great 
 Revenues belonging thereunto, he is upon his Birth-day 
 prefumed, and by Law taken to be of full Age; fo that 
 he may that Day fue for the Livery of the laid Dukedom, 
 and ought of Right to obtain the fame, as if he had been 
 full 2i Years of Age. Afterwards he is created Prince of 
 Wales, vvhofe Inveftiture is perform’d by the Impofidon 
 . of o. Cap of Stale, and Coronet on his Head, as a Token of 
 i Principality, and putting into his Hand a Verge of Gold, 
 the Emblem of Government, and a Ring of Gold on his Fin¬ 
 ger, to intimate that he mull: be a Husband to his Coun¬ 
 try, and Father to her Children. Alfo to him is given 
 and granted Letters Patents, to hold the faid Principality, 
 to him and his Fleirs, Kings oj England, by which Words 
 ' the reparation of this Principality is for ever avoided : 
 His Mancie which he wears in Parliament, is once more 
 ' doubled. 
 
Part II. ■ ef E N G L A N D. 99 : 
 
 doubled, or hath one Guard more than a Duke’s ; his. 
 Coronet is of Crojfes and Flower-de-luces, and his Cap of . 
 State Indented. 
 
 Since the happy Refiauration of King Charles the Second, 
 it was folemnly ordered, That the Son and Heir apparent, 
 of the Crown of England, ihall ufe and bear his Coronet of, 
 Crojfes and Flower-de-Mes , with one Arch, and in the midft 
 a Ball and Crofs, as hath the Royal Diadem. That the Duke 
 of York, and all the immediate Sons and Brothers of the 
 Kings of England, Ihall ufe and bear their Coronets, com” 
 poled of Crop.: and Flower-de-luces only, but all their Sons'- 
 refpeftively, having the Title of Dukes , ihall bear and ufe 
 fuch Coronets as other Dukes, who are not of the Royal 
 Family. 
 
 From the Day of his Birth he is commonly Riled Ths 
 Prince of Wales, a Title which is ancient, and wasfirft given 
 by King Edward the Firfl, to his eldeR Sonfor the 
 Weljb Nation, till that time, unwilling to fubmir to the 
 Yoke of Strangers, that King fo ordered, that his Queen 
 was delivered of her firft Child in Carnarvan Cafile in 
 Wales, and then demanded of rhe Weljb, as fome affirm, If 
 they would be content tojubjelk thmfelves to one of their own Na¬ 
 tion, that could not fpeaf one word of Englifh, and againfi 
 whofe Life they could take no juft Exception. , Whereunto when, 
 they had readily confented, the King nominated this hj&- 
 new-born Son, and afterwards created him Prince of Wales, 
 and bellowed on him all the Lands, Honours, and Reve» 
 nues belonging to the faid Principality. 
 
 The Prince hath ever iinee been Riled Prince of Wales, 
 Duke of Aquitain and Cormval > and Earl of C hrfter and 
 Flint; which Earldoms are always conferred upon him by 
 Letters Patent. Since the Union of England and Scotland 
 his Title hath been Magna Britania Princeps, but more or¬ 
 dinarily the Prince of Wales. As eldeR Son to the King of 
 Scotland, he is Duke of Roth fay, and Senefchal of Scotland 
 from his Birth. 
 
 The King of England's eldefi Son (lo long as Normandy 
 remain’d in their Hands) was always Ril’d Duke of Nora 
 
 mandy. 
 
 Anciently the Princes Arms of Wales, whilfl they were 
 Soveraigns, bare quarterly Gules, and Or, four Lions pajfmt 
 gardant counter changed. 
 
 The Arms of the Prince of Wales xt this day, differ from 
 
 Ha shoPs 
 
thofe : of the King, only 'by addition of a Label of three 
 Points, charged'with nineToiirteaux, and the Device of the 
 Prince is a Coronet , beautified with three Ojlrich Feathers 
 infc’ribed with Ich bi’en, which in the German , or old Saxes 
 ■ Tongue, is, I Jerve. This Device yvas born at the Battel 
 d( Crejjy, by John King of Bohemia , fervhig there under the 
 French King, and there {lain by Edward the Black Prince- 
 finCe worn by the Princes of Wales, and by the Vulgar cal¬ 
 led the Princes Arms. 
 
 ©tgtltCp,] The Prince in our Law is reputed as the 
 fame fetlon with the King, and lo declared by a Statute 
 df Henry the Eighth, Corufcat enim Princeps (fay our Law. 
 yers ) Radiis Regis Patris fui, & cenfetur una perform cunt 
 ipfo. And the Civilians fay, the King’s Eldeft Son may be 
 {tiled a King. 
 
 He hath certain Privileges above other 
 
 Perlons, 
 
 To imagine the Death of the Prince, or to violate the 
 Wife of the Prince, is made High Treajon. 
 
 He hath had Privilege of having a Purveyor, and taking 
 Purveyance us the King. 
 
 Fie can retain and qualifie as many Chaplains as.he lhall 
 pleafe. 
 
 ■ Yet-as the Prince in Nature, is a diftinQ: Perfon from 
 the Khig, lo in Law alfo, in fome Cafes, he is a Subjeci. 
 holdeth his Principalities unA Seigniories of the King, giveth 
 the fame Refpe£t to the King, as other Subjects do. 
 
 H&EbEJlUEjfCJ The Revenues belonging to the Prince, 
 fince much of the Lands and Demefns of that Dutchy have 
 been'alienated, are efpeciaiiv out of the Timi-Mines in Corn > 
 »»/, which with all'-other profits of that Dutchy, amount 
 yearly to the Surii of 140^3*/. ■ ' ' ' 
 
 The Revenues of rhe Principality of\ Kb/iv, furveyed 
 Three hundred Years ago, was' above 4680/. yearly, a 
 fich Eftate, according to the Value of Money in thofe 
 Days. 
 
 'Till the Prince came'to be fourteen Years old, all things 
 belonging to the Principality of Wales were wont to be difi 
 pofed of by Commiffioners, conlifting of fome principal 
 Periods' of the Clergy and Nobility. 
 
 CaDEf#.] The Cadets, or younger Sons of England, are 
 created, (no tbom) Dukes ox Earls, of what Places or Titles 
 me King plealeth. 
 
 They 
 
part II. ®f ENGLAND.- xoi 
 
 They have no certain appanages, as in France, but only 
 what the good pleafure of the King bellows upon them. 
 
 All the Kings Son’s are Confiliarii nati , by Birth- right Conn. 
 Jellors of State, that fo they may grow up in the weighty 
 Affairs in the Kingdom. 
 
 The Daughters of England are ftiled Princejfes, the Eldeft 
 of which to. violate unmarried, is High-Treafon at this 
 Day. 
 
 To all the King’s Children belong the Title of Royal High- 
 nefs ; all Subje&s are to be uncovered in their prefence; to 
 kneel when they are admitted to kifs their Hands, and; at 
 Table, they are (out of the King’s Prefence) ferved on 
 the Knee. 
 
 The Children, the Brothers and Sifters of the King, being 
 Plantifs, the Summons in the Procefs need not have the 
 Solemnity of fifteen Days, as in Cafe of other Subjefts. 
 
 All the King’s Sons, Grandjons, Brothers, Uncles, and Ns? 
 phems of the King, are by St at. 3. Hen. VIII. to precede 
 others in England. It is true, the Word Grandjon. is not 
 there in terming, but is underftood (as Sir Edward Coo ^ 
 holds) by Nephew, which in Latin being Nepos, fignifies al- 
 fo, and chiefly, a Grandfon. 
 
 The Natural, or Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the 
 King, after they are acknowledged by th'fc King, have had 
 here fometimes by Courtefie, as in France, Precedence of 
 all the Nobles, under thofe of the Blood-Royal. 
 
 They bear what Surname the King pleafeth to give them, 
 and for. Arms, the Arms of England, with a Bafton, or a 
 Btrder Gobonne , or fome other Mark of legitimation. 
 
 ea 
 
 CHAP 
 
i6* - Parti? 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 Of the Prefent Princes and PrincelTes of the Blood, 
 and Firjl of His Royal Highnefs George Prince of 
 . Denmark, Reyal Coytfort to Her Sacred Majefiy 
 Queen Anne, and Father to his Highnefs William 
 - late 'Duke of Gloucefter. 
 
 P Rince George, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway, 
 &C. the Dear Royal Confort of Her Sacred Majefty, and 
 Tinder Father of His Highnefs the late Duke of Gloucejkr, 
 ( for w'hofe lake His Royal Highnejs hath here a Precedency 
 of Re[peff before the other Princes and Princeffes of the 
 Blood : And who doth: of Himfelf iikewife lay claim to 
 the Regards of the Englijh Nation, not only as he is a hear¬ 
 ty Lover of it, and equally Beloved by it, but as He muft 
 be accounted in,a great Meafure the Preferver of our Laws, 
 Liberties, and Religion, through his mod Ready Profeffi- 
 6n of the Proreftant Religion ) is fecond Son of Frederick 
 the III, only Brother to Chrifticrn V, and Uncle to Frede¬ 
 rick IV. fucceflive Kings of Denmark ; He was born at Co¬ 
 penhagen in, Jpril i< 5 y 3; where his Royal Highriels was edu¬ 
 cated in 'a Prince-like manner, till the Year 1 668, then 
 went to travel into Holland, France, England, and thence into 
 Italy. In the Year 1670. came back to Copenhagen, and 
 about three Years afterwards, being Twenty Years old, he 
 travelled into Germany, and took a view of the two puifiant 
 Armies then encamped near the Rhine, whereof one be¬ 
 longed to the Emperor, and the .other to the French King. 
 In the Year 1675. his Royal Highnefs ferved in the War 
 againft the Swedes, and was at the taking of Wijmar. The 
 next Year he commanded a part of the Danijh Army at the 
 Signal Battel pf Lunden in Sehoneji, againft the King of Swe¬ 
 den. In the Year 1677. he commanded again a part of the 
 Danijh Army at the famous Battel of Landskroon, where 
 fie greatly hazarded hi s Royal Perfon, and Signalized his 
 Valour, ' 
 
Part II.. flfENGLAND. io| 
 
 ; Afterwards, his Royal Highnefs made feveral Voyages 
 into Germany, and continued Tome Years abroad. 
 
 - In July 1683. he was married to her Royal Highnefs the 
 Princefs Anne, our prefent Gracious Sovereign , by whom 
 he hath had feveral Sons and Daughters, as aforefaid. By 
 rheT Articles of Marriage, he is declared to be received as 
 one of the Princes of the Blood-Royal of England, All 
 his Officers and Servants to be from time to time appointed 
 by and with the Approbation of the Crown of England. 
 His Revenue coming from Denmark to be Seventy thou- 
 fand Crowns yearly, or Seventeen thoufand five hundred 
 Pounds Sterling, of which one part arifes from a Branch of 
 the Cuftoms affigned for this purpofe, the reft comes from 
 his Highnefs’s Lands and Demcjns, viz. out of the Ifle of 
 Fehmarn, and from the Bailages of V/ardinglerg and John- 
 {heft, a Revenue in that Country greater than thrice as 
 much in England. His Royal Highnefs’s Revenue here is 
 Fifty thoufand Pounds per Annum paid by the Crown ; fo 
 that the whole amounts yearly to 77500 1 , Sterling. Befides 
 which, fince Her Majefty’s happy Acceffion to the Crown» 
 by Her own Royal Defignation His Royal Highnefs hath had 
 conferr’d upon Him the additional Revenue of that High 
 Poll of Lord High Admiral of England, Ireland, Sec. and all 
 her Majefties Territories and Dominions in America, &c. 
 Which greatTruft he hath honour’d with fuch indefatiga¬ 
 ble Application, as could not have been expefted from any 
 Perfon of another Rank, under that imperfeft meafure of 
 Health, which His Royal Highnejs hath enjoyed fince the 
 Date of his Commiffion, May 1702 : And that nothing 
 might be wanting to his intire Satisfaftion, in whofe preci¬ 
 ous Life is wrapt up much of Her Majeftys Happinels, and 
 by confequence of the Nations: The Parliament out of 
 cordial Duty to Her Majejly, and a juft fence of the Ad¬ 
 vantages accruing to Her Realms, thro’ His Royal Highne(s’s 
 Religion, Temper, Counfels, Endeavours for the publick 
 Welfare, hath thought fit after Mature Deliberation, to 
 make a moft Honourable Provifion for Him in cafe His 
 Royal Highnejs Ihould furvive Her Majefty, ( whom God 
 preferve long together ) of 100000 /, per Annum. He has 
 alfo a. Grant of the Palaces at Kotjington and Winchejler for 
 his Royal Refidence. 
 
 Prince George had four Sifters, the firft married to John 
 Qstrge the Third, late Prince Elector of Saxony. The fecond 
 H 4 to 
 
io4 Part II. 
 
 to Chrijlian Jdolph, Duke of Eoljhin Smiderkurg. The third 
 to the Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine. And the fourth 
 to the late King of Sweden, Charles the Eleventh; but the 
 Second and Third are lately Deceafed. 
 
 Of the Duke of Glocefter, 
 
 H IS lateHighnefs William Duke of Glocefter, only Son 
 then living of Her prefent Majefly and his Royal High- 
 ncfs, When Prince and Princefs of Denmark, was born at 
 Hampton-court the 24th of July, 1689. His Godfathers were 
 liis late Majefly King William, and the Earl of Dorfet Lord 
 Chamberlain of the King’s Houlhold ; and his Godmother 
 Gertrude Marchionefs of Hallifax. His Highnefs’ was a 
 Child of fine Shape and pleafing Features •' Was very 
 iiiquifitive and apprehenfive; had an apt Memory, a quick 
 Invention, a wonderfull plenty of Words, a becoming 
 Brisknefs, a gracious Inclination to good things, and what* 
 Over Excellency of Parts could render a Child the Objefl 
 of three Kingdoms Hopes. He died at Windfor of a malig¬ 
 nant Fever, on Sunday the 29th of July, 1700. between 
 Twelve and One at Night ; to the inexpreffible Grief of 
 the Royal Family, and the whole Nation* 
 
 Of the Princefs Henrietta Maria, 
 
 T H E next Heir (after the aforementioned) to the Eng- 
 lifb Crown, was the Princefs Henrietta , Sifter to the late 
 Kings of England, Charles and James II, 
 
 ' She was born the 16th ot June, 1644. it Exeter, during 
 the Heat of the Civil Wars; after the Surrender of Ex¬ 
 eter, convey’d to Oxford • and thence 1646. to London; 
 whence, with her Governefs,the Lady Dalkeith, lhe efcaped 
 into France ; was there educated, as became her high Birth 
 and Quality; but being left wholly to the Care and Main¬ 
 tenance of the Queen her Mother, at Paris, embraced the 
 •Romijh Religion, ' ' ■ 
 
|Part If. of ENGLAND. soy 
 
 j At the Age of i <5 Years, flie came with the Queen-Mo¬ 
 uther into England, and fix Months after returning into France, 
 -i was married to the only Brother of the French King, the-il- 
 |luftrious Prince Philip , then Duke of Anjou, till the Death 
 I of his Uncle, and afterwards Duke of Orleans. 
 
 \ This Princefs left IITue two Daughters, Maria , and Anna 
 jMaria. She was dually filled Madam only, as.being the 
 iijirft Lady in France. She died fuddenly in June, 1670. 
 
 ‘i The eldeft Sifter was called Mndcmoijetk only,or fans queue, 
 l ipf ‘JjoyJjjj, becaufe fhe is the firft Gentlewoman of France : 
 ;She was in December 1670. married to Charles the Second of 
 . that Name, King of Spain, and died without Iflue. 
 
 The youngeft Sifter was called Mademoiselle de Valois ; mar¬ 
 ried to Fitter Amadem Francis II. the prefent Duke of 
 Savoy, who has Iifue by her Maria Adelheida, born 1 68$. 
 and married to the Duke of Burgundy ; Maria Louifa, born 
 1688. and married to the Duke of Anjou ;_Vittor Amadeus 
 jPhilippus Jofephus, born 1698. Prince of Piedmont, and 
 Charles Emanuel Vittor, Duke of Aojl. 
 
 ; The next Heir to the Crown of England, was the Princefs 
 Charlotte Elizabeth , only Daughter of Charles Lodomck , 
 Prince Palatine of the Rhine, born in May 1652. and af¬ 
 terwards married to the late Duke of Orleans , only Bro¬ 
 ther to the French King now reigning) by whom her Roy- 
 al.Highnefs had Philip Duke of Chartres, born 1677. now 
 Duke of Orleans, and Elizabeth Charlotte prefent Dutchels 
 of Lorain ; the Children of the former now living are 
 Mademoifelle de Valois, born 169] ; Madcmoifelle d'Orleans, 
 born 167J. and Mademoifelle de Chartres, born 1678; of 
 the latter only one Daughter born r7oi. 
 
 The next Heirs to the Crown of England after the IITue 
 of the Dutchefs of Orleans, were three French Ladies, Anna, 
 Beneditta HenriettaPhilippina, and Louija a Maria, Daughters 
 of Prince Edward lately deceafed, who was a younger Son 
 of. the Queen of Bohemia, whofe Widow, the Princefs 
 Dowager, Mother to the faid three Ladiest is Sifter to the 
 late Queen of Poland, Daughter, and Co-Heir to the laft 
 Duke of Nevers in France ; amongft which Three Daugh¬ 
 ters, there was a Revenue of about 12000 /. Sterling 2 
 Year.. 
 
 The Eldeft of thefe was married to Henry Julius de Bour¬ 
 bon, then Duke of Enghien, now Prince of Condi ; by whom 
 Ihe had Iflue, 1. Lewis Duke of Bourbon, born 1668, who by 
 Louifa 
 
r io6 tftepefcnf&fate Partir, 
 
 Lottija Frsnees de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes, a' Natural 
 Daughter of the French King’s, hath had thefe Children 
 Mademoifelle de Bourbon, born 90. Louis Henry Duke of Eng- 
 him, born 92. Lottija Elizabeth, Mademoifelle de Charrom. 
 born 93, Lotiifa Anne, Mademoifelle deSens, born 95, and 
 Mademoifelle de Clermont, born 97. 2. Maria Thcrefia, Ma- 
 demoifclle de Bourbon, born 1 666 , and married to Francis 
 Louis, prefent Prince of Conti, whole Children are Ms- 
 demoifelle de Conti, born 1689 ; The Prince de la Rodi 
 Suryon, born 94 ; The Count de la Marche, born 95, and 
 Mademoifelle tPAlais, born 97. 3. Anne Louifade Bourbon, Mt- 
 demoifeUe d'Enghien, born 73. 4. Louifa BenediBade Bourbon, 
 Mademoifelle de Conde, born 7 6 , and married to the Duke 
 du Mayne, by whom fhe has Mademoifelle d" Aimak, born 97, 
 and Lewis Augufitts Prince of Dtrnbes, born 1700. j * Mary 
 Anne de Bourbon, Mademoifelle de Montmorency, born 78. 
 
 The Second married John Frederick, late Duke of Ham¬ 
 mer, whofe Children were, 1. Chetrlotta Fdicitas, born 71, 
 and married to the Duke of Modena, who has a. Son and a 
 Daughter. 2. Anne, who dyed unmarried, 1685. 3. mi. 
 helmin Amelia, born 16733 and married to the prefent King 
 of the Romans, to whom file has born three Children, 
 whereof one only furvives, Maria Amelia Anna Therefa So. 
 phi a, born 1701- 
 
 The Third was married to Charles Theodore Otho, Prince 
 of Salm, who have Lnvis Otho, born 1674, ar >d two Daugh* 
 ters- 
 
 Thefe are the RefpeSive Princes and PrincefTes that are 
 related to the Crown of England, before the Houfe of 
 Hanover, which has the Preference by our Conftitution ; 
 the number of which is from Henrietta Maria about five 
 living ; from Charles Lems feven ; from Prince Edward 
 twenty three; befides thole Children that the Duke of Mi i* 
 dena and Mantua may have, in all very near 40 incapaci¬ 
 tated by being Papifts; not to mention the Pretences of 
 James the Prince of Wales fo called, who ftands attainted 
 by Parliament; and his Sifter, of whom no cognizance 
 zs*. or ought to be taken. 
 
f art H. 
 
 of ENGLAND, 
 
 107 
 
 Of the Vrincefs Sophia, and her Defendants, 
 
 L Aft of all therefore, but fir ft in the Evglijh account, Is 
 the Princefs Sophia, youngeft Daughter to the Queen 
 fof Bohemia, Grand-Daughter to King James I. Niece to the 
 Royal Martyr, Sifter to our famous Prince Rupert, Coufm 
 German to Charles and James If. with their Sifter Mary 
 jthe Princefs of Orange, and neareft Relation now living 
 of the Proteftant Religion to her prefent Majefty ; file 
 'was born at the Hague the r^th of October, 1630, and in 
 ’1658. wedded to Earnefl Augttjle, Duke of Bnmfmck and 
 ■Lunenlurgh, JBilhop of Ofnabmg, late Duke of Hanover, and 
 [iPrince E! eft or of Srmftvick, by whom fhe had fix Sons 
 hand one Daughter, viz. George Lewis, Frederick Augnftns, 
 
 \ Maximilian William, Sophia Charlotte, Charles Pjoilip, Chriftt- 
 Ernefias Auguflus. The Eldeft Son George Lewis in the 
 lyear 1682, married Sophia Dorothy, the only Daughter of 
 Ithe Duke of Zell his Uncle, by whom he has IfiTue George 
 Auguftus the Eleftoral Prince, born 83, and Dorothea So- 
 phia, 87. The fecond and fourth Sons of the Princefs, 
 were honourably {lain, one in Tranfilvania, the other in 
 Hungary, 90 ; the third ferved formerly the Venetians in the 
 Morea, and the French in Daly, and now the Emperor ; the 
 fifth lately unfortunately drown’d in the Danube, in the 
 very heat of Aftion ; fo that the Firft, Third and Sixth are 
 only furviving : Her only Daughter Sophia Charlotte , was 
 'married to Frederick the Eleftoral Prince of Brandenburg, 
 now King of Pruffia, by whom fire had living only the 
 Prince Royal , Frederick Willi am, born 1688. that remarka¬ 
 ble year for the Revolution in England. • 
 
 The faid Princefs Palatine Sophia, is a Perfon of 
 extraordinary Addrefs, and one of the moft accom- 
 plilh’d Lady’s in Europe. She is declared, as was hinted, 
 the next Proteftant Heir, who is to have the right of 
 Succeflion to the Crown of England after King William, 
 and her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Anne of Denmark , 
 and the Heirs of their Bodies, by 2 folemn AB of Parlia¬ 
 ment paft in the laft Seffions, 1701. Anno 12 and 13 W. III. 
 for the‘further Limitation of the Crown, and better fecuring 
 the Rights and Liberties of the SubjeB, whereof here follows 
 fhe Abridgement, I. It 
 
so 8 SClje Paefenc jS»caee Part ir, 
 
 I. It fiavlng'pleas’d Almighty God to take away our late 
 Sovereign Lady Queen Mary, and the moft hopeful Prince 
 Wittiam Duke of Gimefter, the only furviving Iflue of her 
 Royal Highnefs the Princefs Anne of Denmark ; for a fur. 
 ther Provifion of the Succeffion of the Crown in the Pri¬ 
 se ft ant Line, It is Enacted, That the moft Excellent Princefs 
 Sophia, Eleftrefs and Dutchefs Dowager of Hanover, Daugh¬ 
 ter of the moft Excellent Princefs Elizabeth, late Queen of 
 Bohemia, Daughter of our late Sovereign Lord King jam;;l 
 be declared the next in Succeffion in the Protcfiant Lin 
 to the Crown of England, France and Inland, after His Ma. 
 jelly and the Princefs Ann of Denmark ; and for Default 
 oflffiieof the faid Princefs Anne and of His Ma jefty re- 
 fpectively. And that the faid Crown and Regal Govern¬ 
 ment, &c. lhail remain to the faid Princefs Sophia, and the 
 Heirs of her Body, being Proteftants. 
 
 II. Provided, That all Perfons who may Inherit the faid 
 Crown by vertue of this Limitation, and are or fball be Rce:n - 
 eiled to, or hold Communion with the Church of Rome, or pn- 
 fejs the Popifi) Religion, or marry a Papift, fliall be fubjef't to 
 the Incapacities of the Aft, Anno i W. and M, intituled. 
 An AB for Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, 
 end for fettling the Succeffion of the Crotvn- And that every 
 King and Queen of this Realm, who lhall come to the 
 Crown by virtue of this Aft, lhall take the Coronation 
 Oath made i W. and M. and Make, Subfcribe and Repeat 
 the Declaration in the before-mentioned Aft. 
 
 III. And for further fecuring our Religion, Laws and 
 Liberties after the Death of his Majefty and the Princefs 
 Anne of Denmark, and in Default of Iilue of the faid 
 Princefs and his Majefty refpeftively, It isenafted, 
 
 i. That vvhofoever lhall hereafter come to. this Crown, 
 fliall joyn in Communion with the Church of England, as 
 by Law eftablilhed. 
 
 a. That in Cafe the Crown hereafter comes to any Per- 
 fon not a Native of England, this Nation lhall not engage 
 in any War for Defence of any Dominions not belonging 
 «o the Crown of England, without Confentof Parliament. 
 
 3. That no Perfon who lhall hereafter come to the 
 Crown, lhall go out of England, Scotland, or Ireland , with¬ 
 out Confent of Parliament. 
 
 4. That after the Limitation by this Aft lhall take Efteft, 
 adl things relating to the Government, properly cognizable 
 
 . in 
 
jpartll. of E N G L A N D» 10$ 
 
 !in the Privy-Council fliall be tranfafted there, and the R<r 
 folutions Signed by fuch of the Privy-Council as fliall Ad a 
 'vile the lame. 
 
 y. That after, &c. No Perfon born out of England. Sccfr 
 land, or Ireland , or the Dominions thereunto belonging 
 (altho’Naturalized or made,a Denizen) except fuch as 
 are born of Englijb Parents, fliall be a Privy-Councellor, 05 
 Member of either Houfe of Parliament, or enjoy any Of¬ 
 fice or Place of Truft Civil or Military, or have any Grant 
 ofLands, &e. 
 
 i 6 . That no Perlon who has an Office or Place of Profit 
 j under the King, or a Pe'nfion from the Crown, fliall be 
 la Member of the Houfe of Commons. 
 
 ■: 7. That after, &c. Judges Commiflions b equamdieufe 
 timegetferhit, and their Salaries eftabliflied ; but upon the 
 • Addrefs of both Houfes of Parliament may be remov’d. 
 
 1 8. That no Pardon under the Great Seal be Pleadable to 
 : an Impeachment by the Commons. 
 
 ; IV. And that all the Laws and Statutes of this Realm 
 j for fecuring the Eftablilh’d Religion, and the Rights and 
 Liberties of the People be Ratified and Confirmed. 
 
 And alfo by another Aft of Parliament made qtk and $th 
 of the Reign of this Queen, it is Ena&ed, 
 
 For the better Security of Her Majefty’s Perfon and Go¬ 
 vernment, and the Succeflion in the Proteftant Line, &c. 
 That if any Perfon after the 15th of March, 170 6. fliall ma- 
 licioufly, advifedly, and direftly, by Writing, Printing, 
 &c, affirm, That our Sovereign Lady the Queen that now 
 is, is not Lawful or Rightful Queen cfthefe Realms; or 
 that the Pretended Prince of Wales, &c. hath any Right to 
 the Crown, &c. or any Perfon, otherwife than according 
 totheAfts of 1 W. and M. andlia W. III. declaring the 
 Rights and Liberties of the Subjeft, and fettling the Sue- 
 ceffion, &c. and for the further Limitation of the Crown, 
 &c. or that the Kings or Queens of England are not able 
 by Authority of Parliament to make Laws, &c. offufficient 
 Force to bind the Crown of this Realm, and the Inheritance 
 and Government thereof, fuch Perfon fliall be guilty 
 of High Treafon, &c. 
 
 Any Perfon that fliall after the faid ay th of March, mali- 
 cioufly and direftly, by Preaching, Teaching, or advifed 
 Speaking, maintain, That her faid Majefty is not Lawful 
 »r Rightful Queen ofthefe Realms, ire, or that the Pre¬ 
 tended 
 
iio ffifie Part Xi; 
 
 tended Prince of Wales, or any other Perfon, ire. have any 
 Right to the Crown, &c. otherwise than according to the 
 aforefaid Afts, &c. or that Kings and Queens of EngLnd, 
 ire- 'with Authority of Parliament, are notable to make' 
 Laws of fufficient force to Limit the Crown, ire. fuel] 
 Perfons convifted fhall incur the Pramunire made id. R. 2. 
 
 No Perfon to be profecuted on this Aft for Words 
 fpoken, unlefs Information be given on Oath, ire. within 
 three days after the Words fpoken, and fuch Offence to be 
 profecuted within,three Months after Information, and no 
 Conviftion, but by the Oaths of two Credible WitnciTes. 
 
 That this prefent Parliament, or any other to be called 
 hereafter by Her Majefty, Her Heirs, ire. fiiall not be 
 diffoived by the Demile of Her Majefty, Her Heirs, ch. 
 but to continue, and impowered, if lltting at the time of 
 fuch Demife, immediately to- aft notwithftanding, ck 
 for fix Months, and no longer, unlefs Prorogued or Dili 
 folved by the Perfon to whom the Crown comes, according 
 to the Limitations aforefaid ; and if Prorogued, then to lit 
 upon that day to which fo Prorogued, and continue for 
 the relidue of the laid fix Months, unlefs fooner Prorogued 
 or Diffoived, ire- 
 
 If a Parliament is in being at theDeath of Her Majefty, 
 Her Heirs, &e. but happens to be feparated by Adjourn¬ 
 ment, &c fuch .Parliament to meet immediately, and aft 
 notwithftanding for fix Months and no longer, unlefs 
 fooner Prorogued, as aforelaid. 
 
 In Cafe no Parliament is in being at the time of fuch 
 Demife, that has met and fat, then the laft preceding 
 Parliament to convene, and continue, as aforefaid, &c. 
 but fubjeft to be Prorogued, ire. 
 
 Nothing in this Aft ro extend, to alter, or abridge the 
 Queen’sPower, Her Heirs, ire. to Prorogue or DtffoKe 
 Parliaments, nor to repeal the Aft made*6 and 7 W. 111 . 
 for frequent meeting and calling Parliaments, buc to be in 
 force in every thing not inconfiftent with the Direftion of 
 this Aft. 
 
 The Privy Council at Her Majefty’s Demife, ire. not 
 to be diffoived, - but to aft for fix Months after, unlefs 
 fooner determined by the next S'ucceffor, &c. nor the 
 Lord Chancellor, Keeper, Preiidenr, Privy-Seal, High 
 Admiral, or any the Great Officers of the Houlhold, &c. 
 nor any Civil or Military Imployment within finglemd, or 
 
tort II. of ENGLAND. nj 
 
 Ireland jjerjey, Guernsey, Alderney, or Sark, See. or Plantations 
 be void, but continue for 6 Months after fuch Demife, &c. 
 
 The Great Seal, Privy Seal, Privy Signet, and all other 
 Seal s, &c. at Her Majetty’s Demife to be nfed as ths 
 refpeclive Seals of the Succeffor, until contrary Orders. 
 
 The Privy Council at the time of Her Majefty’s Demife, 
 &c ; (whom God long prefer ve) to caufe the next Pro’ 
 teftant Succeffor to be Proclaimed in England and Ireland 
 See. and upon Negleftor RefufaJ, fuch Members and Offil 
 cer s, to be Guilty of High Treafon. &c. 
 
 For continuing the Adminiftration of the Government 
 jin the Name of fuch next Proteftant Succett'or, (that may 
 happen to be out of this Kingdom at the time of Her Ma¬ 
 jefty’s Demife) until Her or His Arrival; the Lord Arch" 
 bifhop of Canterbury, Chancellor, or Keeper, High Trea- 
 j ftter, Preiident, Privy Seal, High Admiral, and Chief 
 jjuftice of the Queen’s-Bench, at that time being, to be 
 Lords Juftices of England, apd Impowered in the Name 
 of fuch Succeffor, to aft as if prelent, &c. 
 
 That the Perfon, who by the Limitations aforefaid, b 
 next to fucceed to the Crown, &c. is Impowered at anv 
 time, during Her Majefty’s Life, by three Inftruments 
 under Hand and Seal, revokable at Pleafure, to nominate 
 fo many Perfons, Natural Born Subjefts of England, to be 
 added to the aforefaid Lords Juftices, to aft as lully as if 
 herein particularly named ; the major part affembled not 
 to belefs than Five, &c. 
 
 The faid three Inftruments lhall be tranfmitted into 
 England to the next Succeffor’s Relidenr, whofe Credenti¬ 
 als are to be inrolled in Chancery, and to the Archbiffoo 
 I of Canterbury, and the Lord Chancellor, or Keeper, 
 clofe fealed up, and to be feverally puc into feveral' Covers 
 to be feverally fealed up, with three feveral Seals of the 
 Refident, Archbifhop, and Lord Keeper, &c. each to 
 have one lodged in their Hands; and if the faid Nomi¬ 
 nation is to be revoked, then the faid Inftruments to be 
 delivered up by the Perfons in whofe Cuftody foever they 
 happen to be, which after Her Majefty’s Demife, &c. 
 lhall immediately be opened and read before the Privy- 
 Council, and afterwards inrolled, &c. 
 
 ■ The Perfons with whom the faid Inftruments are depo- 
 fited, their Executors, &c. or any other in whofe Cuftody 
 they lhall happen to be, opening the faid Inftruments, or 
 negkfting 
 
112 SOje pefent $tate Part H. 
 
 aeglefting to produce them before the Privy Council, 
 incur a P ramunire. 
 
 One of the faid Inftruments produced before the Privy 
 Council {hall be as effeftual as all; and if there be no No. 
 tarnation, then the Lords Juftices aforefaid, or any Five 
 are inverted with the Powers before mentioned. ’ 
 
 The Lords Juftices not to diflolve the Parliament con¬ 
 tinued to fit, without exprefs Direction from fuch fuccc-ed. 
 ing Queen or King, nor to give the Royal All'ent to any 
 Bill, &t. for Repealing or Altering the Aft made 13 and 
 r4 Car- II, viz. An ABfor the Uniformity of Pv.blick Prajm , 
 &c. on Penalty of High Treafon, &c. 
 
 The Lords Juftices before they aft, to take the Oaths, 
 before the Privy Council; and aifo the Oath in this 
 Aft exprefled; and all the Members of both Houles of 
 Parliament, Privy Council, &c. and all Officers and Per- 
 fons in Places and Imployments, &c< continued by this 
 Aft, are to take the faid Oaths. 
 
 The Perfons that fhall be Lords Juftices by this Ad, 
 SO be Perfons deemed as executing Offices of Trull, 
 and required to do all Afts lequifite by the Laws, &c. to 
 qualify themfelves, after the Demife of Her Majefty, f;c. 
 inftead of the Oath appointed to be taken by the Aft cf 
 the Firft of Her Majefty’s Reign, the Oath mentioned in 
 this Aft to be taken, &c. 
 
 The next fucceeding Queen or King, affixing any Seal 
 to any Writing, &c. before their Arrival in England, to ex¬ 
 ecute any Regal Aft, &c. the fame to be as effeftua! as if 
 parted under the Great Seal of England, &c. 
 
 If after Her Majefty’s Demife, &c. before the Arrival of 
 any fucceeding Queen or King in England, the Lords ju¬ 
 ftices call a Parliament by Writs tefted in their Names, 
 fuch Parliament not to be dirtolved by fuch Arrival, cm 
 but proceed without New Summons. 
 
 If any the aforefaid feven Officers, other than the Lord 
 Treafurer, be in Commiffion at Pier Majefty’s Demife, 
 the firft Commiffioner to be one of the Lords Juftices of 
 Englandy &c. and if there be no Lord Treafurer, but that 
 Office in Commiffion, then the firft Commiffioner to be 
 one,of the Lords Juftices, &c. 
 
 By the aforefaid Aft of 12 W. III. it was Enafted, That 
 from the Time that the further Limitation by that Aft 
 fliould take Effeft, all Matters relating to the well Govern* 
 men? 
 
i Part II. of ENGLAND. ii| 
 
 ment of this Kingdom, Should be tranfafted in the Privy 
 Council, ire. by this Aft the faid ClaUfe is repealed, &e. 
 
 And likewife the Claufe, that no Perfon who had any 
 Office,or Place of Profit^. under the King, to be a Member 
 | of the Houfe of Commons, is by this Aft alfo repealed, &c° 
 
 That after the DilTolution of this prefent Parliament, no 
 Perfons who have any Office or Place, &c. whatsoever,, 
 under the Crown, in their own Name, or in others in 
 Trull, a Commiffioner, Secretary, or Receiver of Prizes, 
 fyc. or Comptroller of Accounts of the Army, or Com- 
 roiffioner of Tranfports, or Sick and Wounded, Wine Li* 
 cences, or Agent of any Regiment, Governour of any 
 Plantation, or Commiffioner of the Navy in any the Out- 
 Parts, or any Penfions from the Crown during Plea- 
 fure, Shall be Members in any Parliament hereafter. 
 
 Perfons chofen Members after the DilTolution of this 
 Parliament, accepting any Office of Profit from the Crown, 
 during continuance as Members, their Eleftion to be void, 
 and a new Writ ilfued, &c. yet capable of being elefted 
 again. 
 
 To prevent for the future too great S number of Com* 
 miffioners for executing Offices, &c. No greater number 
 fliall be conllituted than have been imployed at fome time 
 before the firft day of this prefent Seffion. 
 
 This Aft lhall not extend to any Member being an Offi¬ 
 cer in the Navy or Army, who fliall receive any New, or ' 
 other Commiffion, &c. 
 
 Perfons declared uncapable to Vote in any Parliament 
 hereafter, and afterwards returned as Members &e. fuch 
 Eleftion to be Void; or if piefumeto Sit or Vote, to 
 forfeit 500/. &c. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 Of Ecclefafiical Government, 
 
 "THE Government of England is EccUftnflieal, Civil , and 
 *. Military ; of which three Articles, I lhall, for Methods 
 fake, fpeak feparately and diffinftly, although in all re* 
 fpefts the Government is harmonioully united and indiviffi 
 Me under one Head, who is Supreme in all Caufes. 
 
 The 
 
iJ4 SHief^eCm §tate Part If, 
 
 The Chriftian Faith, being preach’d in ■.Britain by .A%. 
 fin the Monk, 'and receiy[d byEthelbert King of Kent, and 
 ' afterward s by other Kings of.the Heptarchy; Biihops were 
 confecrated, and the number of them encreas’d by degrees, 
 in proportion to the.growth of the Gofpel. They had’ 
 like all other Bifliops of the Chriftian Church, a Pre emi. 
 nericeover the Clergy w'ithin certain Precin&s; and in 
 procefs of rime, their Seats were all plac’d in the moil con- 
 fiderabJe Towns within their Jurifdiflion, purfuant to a 
 Canon made for that purpofe. 
 
 Afterwards the Biihops being neceffitated to meet 
 about publick Affairs of the Church, at Confecratiom, 
 Confutations for Remedy of general Diforders, for Au. 
 diences Judicial, vvhen the Ailion of any Bilhop fhould 
 be called in Queftion, or Appeals from Biihops, &c. 
 our Anceflors (according to other Chriftian Churciies 
 even, before the firft Kicene Council) had amongfl a cer¬ 
 tain Number of Biihops, one to be the Chief in Authority 
 over the reft, from thence named Archiepifcopus, Arch or 
 Chief Bilhop, whereof we have Two in England, called 
 Primates, -Metropolitans or Arckbijbops, that is. Chief Eijhp :; 
 the one pf Canterbury , the other of York-, each of which 
 have, befides their peculiar Diocele, a Province confifting of 
 feveral Uiocefes, and by Grants of feveral Kings, they 
 .have each one certain Privileges, Liberties and Immunities in 
 their own States. 
 
 Under thefe two Archbilhops are 24 Bilhopricks, whereof 
 21 are reckoned in the Province of Canterbury , and 3 in the 
 Province of York, (befides the Bilhop of Sodor or Man ) all 
 which have the Title of Lords, by realon of their Baronies 
 annexed to their Bilhopricks, and have Precedence to all 
 other Barons, both in Parliament and in other Afiemblies; 
 amongft thefe the firft place belongs - to the Bilhop of Lon¬ 
 don ; who, by ancient Right is Dean of the Epifcopal Cob 
 ledg^ of that Province, and by vertue thereof, is to figni- 
 fie the pleafure of his Metropolitan to all the Biihops of 
 the Province, to execute his Mandates, to dilperfe his Mil'- 
 fives on all Emergency of Affairs, &c. 
 
 ■■ Next to London. m Parliament, precedes Durham, and then 
 W'mphefer ; all the reft of the . Biihops take place according 
 tpihe Seniority,of their Consecrations. ’ 
 
 ^ JhsFunBionofm Englijh Bilhopconfiftsin what he may 
 ail:, either by his Epijcopai Order , or by his Epijcopal Ju« 
 rijdiScm. By 
 
Part If. fifENG LAND. II? 
 
 By his,Eplfibpal Order he may Ordain Deacons and Priejls S 
 he may Dedicate Churches and Burying-Places’, may Admini- 
 fler the Rites andCeremonies of Confirmation; without 
 whohi none ofth.efe may be done. 
 
 TlhsJ'urifdibhon of a Bifhop is either Ordinary or Delega = 
 ted'; - his Ordinary Jurifdiction is what by the Law of the 
 La.iid belongs to each Bifhop in his own Diocefe; the De« 
 legated is what the King is pleafed to confer upon him, not 
 as'a Bifhop* but as he is a Subject, anda confiderable Mem¬ 
 ber of the Kingdom. 
 
 In the Ordinary Jurifdiclioii of a Bifhop, as a Bifhop; may 
 be confidered either the Jurifdiftion it felf, or what is in' 
 Rated in him by the Law of the Land, for the better Exe¬ 
 cution of that Jurifdi&ion. 
 
 The Jurifdiftion it felf is eflablifhed partly by Statute 
 Law ; as to Licehfe Phyftcians, Chyrurgeons, and School- 
 mafiers ; to Unite and Confolidatejwa# Petrifies, ( N. B. 
 that 710 Bifhop in England has this laff Power now, but the Bifhop 
 of Norwich, and that only within a certain Dijlance ; and he 
 alone has fttch a Power by vertue of which an Incumbent cats 
 take a third Living, by an Archiepifcopal, or Royal Dijpenfa- 
 iion ; otherwife in any other Diocejs he that has two Livings , 
 cum cura Animarum, is a Pluralifi, by the Statute of 21 Hen* 
 8 . ) to aflift the Civil Magi pates in Execution of fome Sta¬ 
 tutes concerning Ecckftaftical Affairs ; to compel the 
 payment of Tenths and Subftdies due from the Clergy to 
 the King- 
 
 Partly by Common Law, as upon the King’s Writ, to cer- 
 trifle the Judges touching Legitimate and Illegitimate Births 
 and Marriages. 
 
 And partly by Common and Ecclepaftical Law together, as to 
 caufe Wills of the Deceafed to be proved, to grant Ad- 
 minifi ration of Goods of fuch as die intefhte, to give Order 
 for the gathering and preferving of perifiable Goods, where 
 none is willing to Adminifter, to caufe Account to be gi¬ 
 ven of Adoniniff rations , to collate Benefices, to grant InflitU- 
 tions to Benefices upon Prefentations of other Patrons, to 
 command Induftion to be given, to order the collefting and 
 preferving of the Profits of vacant Benefices for the ufe of 
 die Succeflors, to defend the Franchifes and Liberties of 
 the Church, to vifit their particular Diocefes once in three 
 Years, and therein to inquire of the Manners, Carriages? 
 Delinquencies, &c, of Miniflrers, of Church-wardens? of 
 I 2, the 
 
ii 6 Part IB, 
 
 the.reft of the Paiilhioners, and. amongft them efpecially 
 of thofe that profels themfelve.v Phyficians, Chyrurgeons, 
 SqhooI mafters, Mid wiyes-; of Wardens of Hofpitals, how 
 they "performed their feveral Duties and_T,rufts; alfo of all 
 other profeffing Chrift.ianity, and offending either againft 
 Piety, as by BJafphemy, idolatry, Superftition, Perjury, He- 
 refie, Errors againft the Thirty nine Articles, Schifm, 
 Conventicles, Abfence from Divine Service, unlawful Ab. 
 fence from the Sacrament; or elfe offending againft ju- 
 ftice, as the delaying of the Legacies given to the Poor, or 
 pious Ufes, Dilapidations of Buildings, or Goods belong, 
 ing fothe Church ; taking Ufury beyond the Rate allowed 
 by Statute, Simony, &c. or by offending againft Sobriety, 
 ,as by Drunkennefs, Inceft, Adultery, Fornication, filthy 
 Speech,, tempting of any ones Chaftity, Clandeftine Mar¬ 
 riages, . as,for want of thrice publifliing the Banns, the 
 want of Parents Confent, the" want of Witnefles, which 
 muft be above two, or marrying in a private place, in an 
 undue time, before Eight in the Morning, and after 
 Twelve of the Clock in rhe Day. 
 
 Now for the better executing of this Jurifdiftion, the 
 Bifliops in vertue of their Office are furnifli’d with a Power 
 of Ecclejiafiical Ctnfures, whereof fome may be inflitted both 
 upon Lay-men and Church'men, as Sufpenfion from entring 
 into the Church, or elfc from receiving the Sacramenr, or 
 greater Excommunications, &c. Other may be inflifted 
 only upon Ecclefiaftical Perfons, as S’equeftration of their 
 Ecclefiaftical Profits, Sufpenfions, fometimes ab officio, fome 
 times <3 Benefcio, or both Deprivation and Depojition, which 
 zs fometimes Verbal, by Sentence pronounced againft them, 
 and fometimes real, by Degradation. Here note, That of all 
 tliefe Cenfures, Excommunication is never to be inflifted but 
 only for Contumacy j as when a Perfon being duly fummon- 
 ed, will not appear, or appearing, will not obey the Or¬ 
 ders of the Bifliop. 
 
 2 trfl)bifl)op*].Before the coming of the Saxons into Eng¬ 
 land, the Chrifrian Britains had'three Archbiftiops, viz of 
 London ,■ York and Caerleon, an ancient great City of South- 
 Wales, upon the River Uske, ( as before mentioned.) The 
 Britains. being driven out of thefe Parts, the Jrchbijhoprid 
 of London feems to have been, wholly extinft. And when 
 Pope. Gregory the Great had afterwards fent hither Juguftine 
 and his hllbw-Lttbourers to preach the Gofpel to the then 
 Heathen 
 
Part II. fif E N G L A N D. 117 
 
 Heathen Samis, the Archiepifcopal See was planted at Canter¬ 
 bury, as being the Metropolis ofthe Kingdom of Kent , ivhofe • 
 King Mthelbert had received the fame'St. Auguftine, and with 
 his Kingdonj was Baptized, and embraced the Do&rines of 
 Ghriftianity before the reft of the Heptarchy. The Arch- - 
 bifhoprick of Caerleon was tranflated to Sc. Davids in Pew 
 b'rokefhire, and afterwards fubjefted wholly to the See.of 
 Canterbury ; fince which, all England ini Wales reckonbut 
 Two Archbifhops, Canterbury and York.' 
 
 ■ Canterbury*] Giraldus Cambrenfis writes, That the Arch- 
 bifhop of Canterbury anciently had Primacy as well over all , 
 Ireland as England , and th ejrijh Biftiops received theii-Con- 
 fecrations from him ; for Ireland had no other Archbifhop 
 until the Year i j ja ; and therefore in the time of the two 
 firft Norman Kings, it was declared that Canterbury was the 
 Metropoiitical Church of England, Scotland and Ireland, and, 
 the Ifles adjacent. He was therefore fometimes ftiled a Pa¬ 
 triarch, (and a Patriarch was a chief Bijhop over feverai 
 Kingdoms or Provinces, as an Archbijhop is of feverai Diocefes ) 
 and had feverai Archbifhops under him; was fometimes 
 called Alterius erbis Papa, & orbis Britanici Pentifcx ; and 
 Matters done and recorded in Ecclefiaftical Affairs, ran 
 •thus; Anno Pontificates nofiri prime, fecundo, &c. He was 
 Legattu mt-tts, that is, a perpetual Legatine Poser was annext 
 ■to that Archbifhoprick fome hundred Years ago, where¬ 
 by no other Legate, Nuncio, or Ambdfador from the Biftiop 
 of Rome could here exercife any Legatine Poser, without 
 fpecial Licenfe from the King. He was fo highly refpefted 
 abroad, that in General Councils he was placed before all 
 other Archbifhops, at the Pope’s right Foot. ‘He was at 
 home fo highly honoured by the King of England, that ac¬ 
 cording to the praftice of God’s own People the Jess, 
 where Aaron was next in Dignity to Mofes, and according 
 to the praftice of moft other Chriftian States, where the 
 next in Dignity and Authority to the Sovereign, is ufually 
 the chiefeft Perfon of the Clergy, he was accounted the 
 fecond Perfon in the Kingdom, and named and ranked even 
 before the Princes of the Blood. He enjoyed fome fpecial 
 Marks of Royalty, as to be Patron of a Bilhoprickf ( as he 
 was of Rochefler ) to coin Moneys, to make Knights, and to 
 havethe Wardfhip of allthofe who hold Lands of him Jure 
 Homimi, { as it is called) altho’ they hold i nCapite other 
 I 3 • Lands 
 
Part II. 
 
 Lands qf-the Kingj ; a Princely Prerogative, even againft 
 tlae ^ingXwritten prerogative', 
 
 ' In an ancient Charter, granted by Willi apt the Conqueror 
 to Lanjranc Archbiflihp of Canterbury , he is to hold his 
 Lands with the fame freedom, in, Dominio fuo , ( as the 
 Words,are) as the King hbldeth hi s in Dominio fuo, except 
 only, in two or/three Cafes, and thofe o,f no great Impor¬ 
 tance. " ‘ . : : 
 
 The Archbilliop of Canterbury, is judged fit to enjpy 
 flill divers confiderable Pre-eminences. ■ He is Primate of 
 all England, and Metropolitan, hath a Super- eminency, and 
 had Power, even over the Archbilliop of York ; had 
 Power to" fummon him to a National; Synod, and Jr- 
 chiepifcoptis Eboracenfs venire debet cum Epifcopis fait, ad nu- 
 turn ejus, canonicis difpofitionibiti obedient exijlat. 
 
 The Archbilliop of Canterbury is at this Day Primus Par 
 Kegjii, the firfl Peer of England, and next to the Royal Fa¬ 
 mily to precede not only all Dukes, but all the great Offi¬ 
 cers of the Crown. 
 
 'He is Riled Primate of ad England and Metropolitan. 
 
 At the folemn Coronation of King Charles the Second, 
 at. was exprefly order’d in doing Homage to the King, that 
 according to ancienc Cuftom, the Archbifliops and Bilhops 
 fhould precede even the Duke of York, and all the Lay- 
 Lords. , 
 
 r He is Ailed by the. King in his Writs, dire&ed to him, 
 Dei gratia Archiepifcopo Cemtuarienft, and writes h imfelf. Di- 
 •vina Providentia, whereas other Bilhops write Divina Per- 
 mifjkne ; and he is laid to be Intbroned, when he is inverted 
 in the Archbifhoprick.; A Marble Chair remaining for that 
 purpofe, in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury . 
 
 To Crown the King belongs to him, and.ithath been re¬ 
 vived, that wherefoever the Court fliall happen to be, 
 the King and Queenare Speciales doynefiici Parochiani Domi¬ 
 ni Arch- Cant, and anciently the Holy Offerings made 
 at the .Altar by the King-and Queen (if his Grace were 
 there prefent) did belong to him. 
 
 The Bilhop o{ London is his Provincial Dean, the Bilhop of 
 Winchefcr Am Sub-Dean, the Biffiop of Lincoln his Chancel¬ 
 lor, and' the Bilhop of Rochefter his Chaplain ', , 
 
 In writing and fpeaking tq him, is given the Title of 
 Grace, (as is to all Dukes) and Mofi Reverend Father in God. 
 
part IJi of E N G L A N D. it $ 
 
 . He hath by ; Common Law the Power of Probate of all 
 Teffatnents, and granting Letters of Adminifiration, where 
 the Party dying had Bona Notab ilia, that is, Five Pounds 
 W.orth,. or above, out of the Diocefe wherein he died; or 
 Ten Pounds worth within the Diocefe of London , or if 
 the Party dying 1 be a Bifhop, though he have no Goods 
 out: of the Diocefe where he died. A!fo to grant Adminiflra- 
 tion of the Goods and Chattels of all fiicli as die inteftate 
 within his Province. Which moll tranfcendentTrufland Po¬ 
 wer is fo anciently in England belonging to Bifhops, that the 
 beft Antiquary cannot find the firft Original thereof. 
 
 By Stat. a y. Hen. VIII. he hath the Honour and Power to 
 grant Licenjes and Difpcnjations in all Cafes heretofore fued 
 for in the Court of Rome, nor reprignant to the Law of God 
 or the King’s Prerogative; as to allow a Clerk to hold a Be¬ 
 nefice in Cormnmdam or Trufl; to allorfc a Son (contrary to 
 the Canonsjto fucceed his Father immediately in a Benefice ; 
 to allow a Clerk rightly qualified to hold two Benefices with 
 Cure of Souls ; to difpenfe with Irregularity contracted 
 without a Man’s own default, as by defeft of Body ot 
 B irth, or by accidental killing of a Man, ire. to take off 
 the Guilt of Simony ; to allow a benefic’d Clerk, for cer¬ 
 tain Gaufes, to' be Non-refiaent for fome time; to grant Dij- 
 pinfat ions to Sick, to old People, to Women with Child, to 
 eat Flelh'on Days whereon it was forbidden ; to conftitute 
 Publick Notaries, whofefingle Teflimony is as good as the 
 Teftimonies of any two other Perform. All which afore¬ 
 mentioned Licenjes, Difpenfations, &c. the faid Archbilhop 
 grants by himfelf, or by his Deputy, called the Msficr 
 of Faculties, in all his Majefty’s Dominions, except Scotland 
 and Ireland; for all the new late Acquifitions to this Crown 
 as Virginia, New-Englar,d, Barbadoes, Bermudas, &c. were 
 heretofore added by due Authority to the Province of Can¬ 
 terbury, and put under the Diocefe of London. He hath 
 alfo the Power to grant Literas tuitonas whereby any one 
 that brings his Appeal, may profecute the fame without 
 any Moleftation; to beftow one'Dignity, Prebend, or Li¬ 
 ving, in any Diocefe within his Province, otherwife in 
 the Gift of the Bifhop thereof, which foever he fhall chufe, 
 which is therefore called the Archbifhop’s Option , upon eve¬ 
 ry .Creation there, of a hew Bifhop; who was formerly alfo 
 to provide a fufficient Benefice for one of the Chaplains of 
 the Archbifhop, or to maintain him till it be effected. 
 
i2o . Efee gjefent&tate Part II. 
 
 By the St at. prime Eliz. it isprovided, Thatthe Queen 
 by. the Advice of the Archbilhop, might ordain and pub. 
 life fuch Rites and Ceremonies, as may be for God’s GIo 
 *y, for Edifying of the Church, and due Reverence of the 
 Sacraments. 
 
 JHe hath the Prerogative to confecrate a Bilhop (though 
 it muft be done in the prefence, and with .the afliftance of 
 two other Bilhops, as every "Bilhop gives Ordination, 
 buc ufually with the Afliftance of Presbyters ) to aflign 
 Coadjutors to infirm Bilhops, to confirm the Ele&ion of j 
 Bilhops within his Province ; to call Provincial Synods ac> 
 cording to the King’s Writ always dire&ed to him; to be 
 Prefident of thofe Synods or Convocations, to give Sanction 
 to their Afts; to vifit the whole Province, to appoint a 
 Guardian of the Spiritualities, during the Vacancy of any 
 Bilhoprick within his Province, whereby all the Epifcopai 
 Rites of that Diocefe belong to him, all Ecclefiaftical Ju- 
 rifdi&ions, as Vacations, Inftitutions, &c. 
 
 The Archbilhop may retain and qualifie Eight Chaplains, 
 which is two more than any Duke by Statute is allowed 
 to do. 
 
 The Archbilhop of Canterbury hath moreover the Powes 
 to hold divers Courts of Judicature, for deciding of Diffe¬ 
 rences in Ecclefiaftical Affairs, as his Court of Arches, his 
 Court of Audience, his Prerogative Court , and his Court of 
 Peculiars; all which lhall be handled particularly. 
 
 Theie and other Prerogatives and Privileges, the Wif- 
 dom of our firft Reformers thought fit to be retained, and 
 added to the chief Perfon (under t {j e King) of the Church 
 of England. ■ 
 
 , |§0,zk. ] The next Perfon in the Church of England, is 
 the Archbilhop of Torhj who was anciently alfo of very high 
 repute in this Nation, and had under his Province not on¬ 
 ly divers Bilhopricks in the North of England , but all the Ei- 
 lhopricks of Scotland for a long time, until the Year 1470. 
 when Pope Sixtus the Fourth created the Bilhop of St. An¬ 
 drews , Archbilhop and Metropolitan of all Scotland. 
 
 He hath ftjl! the place and precedence of all Dukes, not 
 of the Royal Blood, and of all great Officers of State, ex- 
 cept only the Lord Chancellor; hath the Title of Grace, 
 and Mo[l Reverend Father in God ; hath the Honour n crown 
 V the giieen Confirt, and to be her perpetual Chaplain. 
 
 He 
 
rtIL of ENGLAND, ni 
 
 He is alfo filled Pritriate of England, and Metropolitan, and 
 hath under him / the Bifhopricks of Turk, Durham, Carlile, 
 Chifter, and that of, Sodor or Man; only Durham hath a pe* 
 culiar Jurifdi&ion, and in niany things is wholly exempt 
 from the Jurifdiftion of the Archbifhop. 
 
 He had the Rights of a Count Palatine over Hexamfbire in 
 Northumberland-, may qualifie alfo Eight Chaplains, and hath 
 within his Province divers other of the forementioned Pre*< 
 rogatives and Privileges, which the Archbifhop of Canter¬ 
 bury hath within’his own Province. 
 
 Op-Sh] The next in place among the Clergy of Eng¬ 
 land, are the Bifhops, fo call’d from the Saxon word Bifcop, 
 and that from the Greek, , E. r nittK07r@-, Speculator, Exploraior, 
 ml Superintendent, an Officer among tbe*Heathens, fo called, 
 Quia prteerat pani & viFlui quotidiano, Epifeopus emm apud 
 Chrijlianos praejt pani & viEhii fpirituali. 
 
 All the Bifhops of England are Barons and Peers of the 
 Realm; they are Barons by a threefold manner,(which can¬ 
 not be Paid of the Lay-Lords ) they are Feudal, in regard of 
 Lands and Baronies annexed to their Bifhopricks ; they are 
 Barpns by Writ, being fummoned by the King’s Writ to 
 Parliament; and they are created Barons by Patent, which, 
 by their Confecration is always exhibited to the Archbifliop-; 
 They have the Precedence of all Temporal Barons under 
 Vifcounts: In Parliament have Place in the Upper Honje,. 
 in a double Capacity, not only as Barons, but as Bifhops; 
 for before .they were Barons, they had in all times place in 
 the Great Council of the Kingdom, and there ever placed on 
 the Kings Right Hand, not to give their advice as Judges 
 do, but ad traftandum, ordinanditm, Jlatuendum, dejiniendmn, 
 &c. They have the Title of Lords , and Right Reverend 
 Fathers in God. 
 
 All Bifhops in England have one or two tranfcendent Pri¬ 
 vileges, which feem almoR Regal, as in their ownCourt to, 
 judge and pafs Sentence alone by themfelves, without any 
 Collegue or Afleffor ; which is not done in other of the 
 King’s Courts ; for the Bilhop’s Courts (tho’ held by the 
 ! King’s Authority, Virtute Magi fir at us fui, and tho’ all Ju-. 
 rifdiftion in England is infeparably annexed to the Crown,- 
 yet ) are not accounted to be properly the King’s Courts, 
 and therefore the Bifhops fend out Writs in their own 
 Names; Tefte the Bifhop, and not in*'the King’s Name : 
 as all the King’s Courts, properly fo called, do. 
 
122 , Part It, 
 
 Moreover, Biffiops have this other tranfcendent Privf. 
 Jege,to depute their Authority to another (as the King dorfi) 
 either to their Bijhops Suffragans, to their Chancellors , to their 
 Commiffaries, or other Officers, which none of the King’s 
 Judges may do. 
 
 All Bifhops have one Privilege above and beyond all Lay. 
 Lords, viz. That in.whatfoever Chriftian Prince’s Domini¬ 
 ons they come, their Epifcopal Dignity and Degree is ac¬ 
 knowledged ; and they may quateM Bijhops, confer Or¬ 
 ders, Whereas-no Lay-Baron, Vifcount, Marquifs, nor 
 Duke, is in Law, acknowledged fuch, out of the Domini¬ 
 ons of the Prince who conferred thofe Honours. 
 
 The Laws and Guftoms of England' are io tender of the 
 Honour, Credit, Reputation, and Perfons of Bifhops, our 
 Spiritual Fathers, that none might (without fpecial Licenfe 
 from the King firft obtained,) be indifted of any Crime be. 
 fore any Temporal Judge- 
 
 : Uponfevere Penalty by our Laws, no Man may raife 
 Reports, whereby Scandal may arife to, the Perfon of any 
 Biffiop, or Debate and Difcord between them and the Com¬ 
 mons of £wg/W. 
 
 ' In Civil Trials where any Biffiop is Plaintiff or Defen¬ 
 dant, the Biffiop may,, as well as any Lay-Lord, challenge 
 the drrey, if one Knight at: lead be not return’d of the 
 Jury, and it ffiall be allowed unto him.as a Privilege due 
 to his Peerage. 
 
 In Criminal Trials for Life, all Biffiops by Magna Char- 
 fa, and St at. 25. Edw, 3. are tb be tried by, their Peers, who 
 are Barons, andm.one under -; notwithftanding the late 
 Conceit of- fomfe Lawyers, fuppoling that Biffiops may 
 not' be-on the- Criminal' Trials of a Peer, and therefore 
 are nor to be tried by- Peers; for fo neither may Bifliops be 
 tried by a common Jury, becaufe they may not be on the 
 Trial : bf fuch'Men.' Moreover, Noble Women may not 
 b¥on thfe Trial ofJPeers, and'yef they are to be tried by 
 Peers'bfthe Realm ,: And'there is no, legal Precedent in 
 $i$and ofa Biffiqpy renihin'ing aRiffiop, -that ever was tri- 
 ed‘fbrhrs'Life,'but; by ; Peers of the Realm. Anciently in¬ 
 deed, Biffibps were fb exempted, as not at. all to be tried 
 by Temporal' J Jdges, till after Deprivation and Degradation 
 and -then -being-thereby rendred 'no Peers, but commoi 
 Perions, theymighfbe tried by common Juries. 
 
jjrtHi of ENGLAND. 125 
 
 Sjnce the Reformation, thz-EnglifProteflant Bi&ops have 
 ,een io conftantly Lpyal and True to the Crown, and fo 
 ieefrom all Capital Crimes, that there is yet no Precedent 
 ^England, unlefs we reckon Archbilhop Laud's Cafe to. be 
 p for their manner of Trial for Life. As lor that com-r 
 npn Aflertion, That- no Lords of Parliament are. to he., tried, by., 
 fair Peers,but juch asfitthere, Ratione Nobilitatis, and that all- 
 UjfitOrds have place in Parliament for that ; Reajon, it is noc 
 inly falfe but frivolous, in the Judgment of very many: 
 udicious Men And indeed how abfur/J and unreafonable 
 it mull: needs be, (let all men judge) that an Archbilhop 
 of -Canterbury, who is acknowledged to be primus par Regni, 
 Diould be tried by a common jury of Freeholders, when 
 as the meaneft Lay-Baron, tho’created but yefterday, may 
 lot-be tried by any under the Degree of Barons. 
 
 In Parliament the Eifliops and Barons may be prefent and' 
 rote at the Trial and Arraignment of a Peer of the Realm; 
 Dnly before Sentence of Death, or.lofs of .Member be pro¬ 
 nounced, (that they may have no hand in Blood, no hand' 
 in deftroying, but only in faving .) They have, by Canon- 
 Law, the Privilege and Injunftion to abfent themfelves, and 
 by Common Law, to make Proxies, to vote for them. 
 
 Prime Eliz. Cap. 2. It is exprelly declared, That all Lords 
 of Parliament (without any Exception of Lords Spiritual)' 
 Qiould be tried in that particular by their Peers. 
 
 The Bijhops of England enjoy at this day many other Pri¬ 
 vileges, as Freedom from. Arrefts, Outlawries, Dilirefs per 
 iquitaturam , or in a Journey; Liberty to hunt in any of- 
 the King’s Forrells or Parks, to kill one or two Deer, going 
 from, or coming to the King upon his .Order; to have 
 certain Tuns of Wine free from Impofts, <&c. 
 
 The Perfons of Bifhops may not be feized upon Con¬ 
 tempt (as the Perfons of Lay-Lords ) but their Tempora¬ 
 lities may only be feized. ■ 
 
 Every Bifhop may by Statute-Law qualifie as many Chap¬ 
 lains as a Duke, viz- Six. 
 
 The Law of England attributed fo very much to the 
 Word of a Bifop, that not only in the Trial of Baftardy. 
 the Bi[hop’s Certificate fhal 1 fuffice, but alfo in the Trial of 
 Uerefte, which touches a Man’s Life. 
 
 The Perfons of the Spiritual Governors of the Church 
 of England, are of fuch high and tender Refpeft in the Eye 
 
 I of the Law, that it is thought fit to exaft the fame from 
 ' 1 ' a Clei- 
 
i24 -fOje jBjefent&tate Part H 
 
 a Clergyman to his Bifhop or Ordinary, asfirom a Child to 
 his Father, and therefore made the Offences of Parrunh 
 and Epifcopacide equal, viz. Petty-Treafon. 
 
 Next to the two Archbilhops of England, the Eifhop of 
 London amongfl: all the Bifhops hath the Pre-eminence. £. 
 pijcopuc Londinenfis (faith an ancient Record ) fpeciali quidam 
 dignitate ceteris anteponendw, mitt Ecclejia Cantuarienfis Dcu- 
 nus eft Provincialis. Being Bifhop over the Imperial and Ca. 
 fital City of England, it is by a Statute of later Times ex¬ 
 prefly provided, that he Ihould have the Preference and 
 Precedence of all the Bifhops of England, whereby he is be. 
 come( as heretofore, the Lord Prior of the Order of St. John 
 of Jerufakm) Primus Baro Regni, as the Lord Abergavem.j i; 
 Primus Baromrn Laicorum. 
 
 Next amongfi thofeof the Epifcopal College, is the Bifhop 
 of Durham, within the Province oi'Tork, who hath been a 
 Count Palatine fix orfeven hundred Years : Whereforethe 
 common Seal of the Bifhoprick hath been of a long time 
 an Armed Knight holding in one hand a naked Sword, and in 
 the other a Church. 
 
 . He hath alfo at this day the Earldom of Sadberg, annex, 
 ed long ago to the Bifhoprick by the King. 
 
 In the fifth place', by vertue of the forementioned Sta¬ 
 tute is the Bifhop of Winchefter , reputed anciently Earl of 
 Southampton, and fo Ailed in the Statutes of the Honourable 
 Order of the Garter, by Henry the Eighth j though foon 
 after that Earldom was otherwife difpofed of. He is Sub- 
 DfUn of the Province of Canterbury, and in the vacancy of 
 the See . of London, -executes the Archbifhop’s Mandates for 
 Convocation, &c. which Office belongs to the Bifhop of 
 Lincoln as ChancsUpur of the Province, in the vacancy of 
 both thofe Other Sees of London and Winchefter. 
 
 After thefe aforenamed, all the other Bifhops take place 
 according to the Seniority of their Confecration, unlefs 
 any Bifhop happen to be made Lord-Chancellor, Trea- 
 finer, Privy-Seal, or Secretary of State; which anciently 
 was very ufual, as reputed for their Piety Learning, Sin- 
 gleLife, Diligence,^, far. more fit for the Advantage and 
 Service of the King and Kingdom, than any Lay-man ; and 
 in fuch a Cafe, a Billiop being Lord Chancellor, had place 
 next to the Archbifhop of Canterbury, and above the Arch- 
 bijhop of Yorhj, and being a Secretary of State, had'place 
 next to the Bifhop of Winchefter . > 
 
 Next 
 
fartll? -®f ENGLAND. 
 
 Next follow the Commons Spiritual , confifting of Suffragan 
 Bijhops, Deans, Arch-deacons, Prebendaries, Reciors and Vicars $ 
 to whom alfo belong divers conliderable Privileges, 
 
 For eafing the Bilhop of fome part of his Burthen, as the 
 number of Chriffians waxed great, or the Diocefe was 
 large, there was ordained in the Primitive Times, Chortpifi- 
 ‘copi, Suffragans or Subfidiary Bijhops, Accordingly, in the 
 EnglijhChurch, of a long time,'there have been fuch or¬ 
 dained by the Name of Bijhops Suffragans, or Titular Bijhops, 
 who have the Name, Title, Stile and dignity of Bilhops, 
 and (as other Bilhops) are confecrated by the Archbilhop 
 of the Province, each one to execute fuch Power, Jurifdi&i- 
 on, and Authority, and receive fuch Profits as are limited 
 in his Commiflion by the Bilhop or Diocefan, whofe Suf¬ 
 fragan he is» 
 
 Suffragan Bijhops, by an A£t of Parliament of Henry the 
 Eighth, ftill in force, are to be only of thefe Towns fojs 
 lowing. 
 
 ' The Suffragan Bijhop for the Diocefe of Canterbury, mull 
 beat Dow only; for York, at Nottingham and Hull; foe 
 London, at Cohheffer ; for Durham, at Harwich ; for Wimhe- 
 far,at Guilford, Southampton, and in the Ifie of Wight-, for 
 Lincoln, at Bedford, Leicefter, Grantham, and Huntington ; for 
 Norwich » at Thetford and Ipfwich ; for Salisbury, at Shafts■= 
 bmy, Melton, and Marlborough ; for Bath and Wells, at Taun¬ 
 ton ; for Hereford, at Bridgnorth ; for Coventry and Lichfield, 
 at Shrewsbury ; for Ely, at Cambridge ; for Exeter, at St. Ger¬ 
 mans ; for Carlile, at Pereth. Thefe only to be the Sees 
 of Bijhops Suffragans, and no more Suffragans allowed, than 
 fo many to each Diocefe, as above mentioned# In publick 
 AlTemblies they were to take place next afeer the Temporal 
 Peers of the Realm. In the abfence of the Bifhops, im- 
 ployed oft upon Embaffies abroad, or refiding at Court, 
 to advife the King; thefe did ufually fupply their places.. 
 A Suffragan Bifbop is made, in cafe the Archbijhop, or fome 
 other Biffop, for the better Government of his Diocefe, de¬ 
 sire the fame; and in fuch cafe, the Bilhop is to prelent 
 two able Men for any one place aforenamed, whereof his 
 Majefty chufeth one; but we have none now in England 
 of this kind. 
 
 For fupply of able and fit Perfons. to affifl: Bilhops,, oi.' 
 to make Bilhops, it feemed good to our Anceftors, that 
 in every Diocefe a certain number of the more prudent 
 and 
 
12 6 trije Part II, 
 
 ahS pious Paflors fhould be placed in a Collegiate manner 
 st'evety Cathedral, or Epifcopal See ; where they might not 
 only be ready to aflifi the Bifhop in certain weighty Cafes, 
 blit alfo fit themfelVes, for Government and Authority 0 |! 
 the Church: Accordingly in every Cathedral Church in 
 England, there are a certain number oPPrebtnddries, or Cams, 
 and over them a Dean, in Latin Decdnus; from Asm ; be- 
 *dmfe anciently fet over ten Canons at the leaft; who is 
 fometimes Ailed Alter EpijcopiOculm, (the other being the 
 ’■Jirchdcdcon, who tho’ a Presbyter himfelf, is fo named, for 
 liis'Chargeoverthe Deacons) who arte fo be guided and di- 
 fefted by him under the Bifhop. 
 
 ©can and Chapter. ] Antiently Bifhops did not ordina¬ 
 rily tranfaft Matters of Momenr, fine Confdio Presbytemm 
 principalimn, who were then called Senatores Ecclefix, and 
 Collegues of the Bifhops, reprefented in fome fort by our 
 Cathedrals; whereof the Dean and fome of the Prebends, 
 are upon the Bifliop’s Summons, to aflifl him in Ordination, 
 in Deprivations ab Officio & Beneffiio, in Condemnations of 
 obftinate Herecicks, in the Great Excommunications, and in 
 fuch like weighty Affairs of the Church. Upon the King’s 
 Writ of Conge de eflire ( as before mentioned ) the Dean and 
 Prebendaries are to eleft the Bilhop of that Diocefe. Catk- 
 dral and Collegiate Churches are, as it were, Seminaries or 
 Seed-plots, whereout from tifne to time may be chofen fit 
 Peffons to govern the Church: For having left the Country, 
 and living here in a Society together, they learn Experi. 
 ence ; they read Men; they by little and little, put off the 
 Familiarity of the Inferiour Country Clergy, and thereby 
 render themfelves more fit to be let over them in Go¬ 
 vernment. The Dean and Prebendaries, during their re¬ 
 quired Refidence in their Cathedral or Collegiate Church:!, 
 are to keep Hofpitality upon all Feftivals, to read Divinity 
 in their Turns, which is now turned to Sermons, or Set- 
 Speeches in the Pulpit; at due time to adminifter the 
 Lord’s Supper; to frequent publick Divine Service; to in- 
 ffrufl: the Country Clergy, and direct them how,ymd what 
 fo Preach, whereby they may bell profit their Auditors: 
 Ill a word, as they excel others in Dignity, and are there¬ 
 fore fliled Prelates; fo by their more, eminent Piety and 
 Charity, they; are to be Examples and Patterns to the Infe¬ 
 riour Clergy. • 
 
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jjattlL of ENGLAND. 327 
 
 In almoft every Cathedral, or Bifliop’s See, there is a 
 0 £ 4K, .and divers Prebendaries, or Canons* whofe number is 
 iiiifome more, in fome lefs._ 
 
 Deans of the old Foundations, founded before the Sup* 
 pteffion of Monafteries, are brought to their Dignities, 
 niueh like Bifliops; the King fir ft fending forth his Congt 
 fejlir.e to the Chapter, they ele&ing, and the King grant* 
 ing his Royal Aflent, the Bilhop confirms him, and gives 
 ^’Mandate to inftal him. 
 
 . Deans of the new Foundation ( upon Suppreffion of Ab- 
 hies or Priories, transformed by Hen. VIII. into Dean and 
 Chapter ) are by a Ihorter Courfe inftalled by Vertue of 
 the King’s Letters Patents, without either Election or 
 Confirmation. 
 
 . In moft of the old Foundations the Prebendaries are of 
 two forts; fome are Canons or Refidentiaries, who, with 
 their own Dean make one Body or College, or Corporation, 
 thefe are what they call the Chapter: And fome are miner 
 Prebendaries, who have each his own leparate Eftate or 
 Corpfe: They are not obliged to Refidence, only to 
 Preach upon certain Days, they have a Stall in the Quire, 
 but no Vote in the Chapter. 
 
 Note, That the Canons in thefe old Foundations, cannoc 
 regularly be made lb, unlels they are firft minor Preben¬ 
 daries. 
 
 A Prebend is properly the Portion which every Preben¬ 
 dary of a Collegiate or Cathedral Church reeeiveth in the 
 right of his Place for his Maintenance, y/w/i pars vel port id 
 frabetida. 
 
 •Ircljoeacon#. ] Next in the Government of the Englifh 
 Church, may be reckoned Archdeacons, whereof there are 
 Sixty in all England-, Their Office is to vifit Two Years in 
 Three, and to enquire of Reparations and Movables be¬ 
 longing to Churches, to reform Abufes in Ecclefiaftical 
 Matters, and to bring the more weighty Affairs before the 
 Bifnop of the Diocele; and therefore he is called Alter 
 fyifeopi Oculus (the other being the Dean. ) Moreover, the. 
 Office of an Archdeacon, is upon the Bifliop’s Mandate, to,. 
 induft-Clerks into their Benefices, and thereby to give 
 them pofleffion of all the Profits belonging thereto, ' 
 
 Many Archdeacons and fome Prebendaries in old Founds* 
 tions have by Prefcriptions their Courts and Officials as 
 wjbffj have ; whereof more hereafter, 35-Urat 
 
128 SClie.pjefettt.'jKaft- Partli, 
 
 3 ftuwn©eaitj 0 i.] After the Archdeacons, are the Archly 
 pssbyteri or Rural Deans, fo called perhaps at firft: for their 
 over-light of Ten Parilh-priefts. They were here anciently 
 called Decani Chrifiianitatit. Seld. not, ad Eadmerum. p. 208, 
 
 Their Office is now, upon Orders, to convocate the Cler¬ 
 gy* to fignifie to them, fometimes by Letters, the Bilhop’s 
 pleafure, and to give Induction for the Archdeacon , living 
 s/ar off. 
 
 or ] Next are to be confider. 
 
 ed the Priejls of every particular Parifh, who are com¬ 
 monly called the RcBors, unlefs the Predial Tythes are im¬ 
 propriated , and then they are ftiled Ft cars, quafi vice fungenta 
 AcBontm. Their Office is-to take care of all the Parifliioners 
 Souls, and like good Shepherds, to handle every particular 
 Sheep a part; to cathechize the Ignorant, reduce the Stray, 
 rng, confirm the Wavering, convince the Obffinate, repre- 
 trend the Wicked, confute Schifmaticks, reconcile Diffe- 
 sences among Neighbours, to exercife the Power of bind¬ 
 ing and looping of Souls, as occafion fhall offer ■, to read 
 duly Divine Service, to adminifter the Holy Sacrament,, 
 and to preach, if the Bilhop lhall think fit; to vide 
 she Sick, to marry, to bury, to render publick Thanks 
 after Child-bearing, to keep a Regifter of all the Marria¬ 
 ges, Chriftnings and Burials, that lhall happen within die 
 Parilh. 
 
 Laftly, Deacons, whofe Office was to take care of the 
 Poor, is now to Baptize, read in the Church, a (lift the Pried 
 at the Lord’s Supper, by giving the Cup only, &c. 
 
 In England are two Arcbbifliops, Twenty four Bijhops, no 
 Suffragan Bijhops at prefent, Twenty fix Deans of Cathedral 
 and Collegiate Churches, Sixty Archdeacons, 544 Prebendaries, 
 many Rural Deans, and about 9700 Retlors and Vicar;, 
 befides Curates, who for cerrain Stipends a Hi If fuel) 
 ReElors and Vicars that jiave the Care of more Churches 
 than one. 
 
 After this brief Account of Ecchfiaffical Perfons, fomewhat 
 may here not unfitly be added, touching thofe Perlons, 
 who, though not in Holy Orders,.yet have a peculiar Re¬ 
 lation to the Church, and are qua ft Jtmi-EccleJiaffici: as fir ft 
 Patrons of Churches, who by firft building of Churches, 
 or firft endowing them with Lands, have obtained for 
 them and their Heirs, a Right of Advowfonor Patronage, 
 whofe Office-and Duty is to propole a fit Clerk ( when the 
 Church 
 
Part IL of ENGLAND. 129- 
 
 Cliurch is void ) to the Bilhop to be by him Canonically 
 inftituted, and to proteft the laid Church as far as'he Wn 
 froni all Wrong ; and in cafe his Clerk prove unlit for the 
 Place, to give notice to the Bifiiop. 
 
 Note,, That although the Gift of the Higher Dignities of 
 the Church qf England, as Bijhepricks and mo ft Detmcrics&iv 
 only in the King, in whom is alfo the Donation of mofc 
 , ( of the be ft Prebends and Cau:ni cates, and of ieveral great, 
 and very many fmall Pa,foliages and Vicarages, which are 
 under the Vilitation of the Bijhops zn&'Jrchbifbops; .yet there 
 are feme Donatives and Frce-Chappcls, which are fubje£b to 
 the Vilitation only of the Lord Chancellor , and wholly, ex¬ 
 empted from the jurililiiticn nf any E ijhop. 
 
 Next are the Oeconomi, vd Ecchfu Guardiani, the Church - 
 wardens, whole 0 : 11 c.: is to fee rhat the Church be in good 
 Repair, fitly adorned, and nothing wanting for Divine Ser¬ 
 vice, Sacrament and Sermons: That the Church-yard-bs 
 fufficiently bounded or enclofed ; That there be an exait 
 Terrier of the Glebe-Land-, and if any thing belonging to 
 the Church be detained, to fue for theTame ; to obferve that 
 all Parilhioners come daily to Divine Service ; to require 
 the Penalty for Abfence ; to inquire after, to admoniflnand 
 to prefent to the Bifiiop lcandalous Livers; to collect the 
 Charity of Parilhioners for Poor Strangers; to. declare 
 and to execute the Orders of the Bijhop ; to lee that none 
 prefume to vent his ownConceptians’m the Pulpit, unlefs he 
 hath n fpecial Licenfe fo to do. The Church-wardens are 
 Elected every Eafler- WeeLyulually by the Parlbn and Pa¬ 
 rilhioners, if they fo agree ; if not, then one by the Parlbn, 
 and the other by the Parilhioners-. , 
 
 There are alio in greater Parilhes joined with the Church¬ 
 wardens, Tefies Synodales, anciently cailed Synods-Men, now 
 corruptly Sides-Men , who'areto affift the Church-wardens in 
 Inquiries into the Manners of inordinate Livers,- and in 
 prelenting Offenders at Vibrations. 
 
 Laftly, theSacrijfan, corruptly called the Sex:on or Clerk, 
 who is ordinarily to he choien by the Parfon only,- he 
 ought to be Twenty Years old, or above, of good Life, 
 that can read, write, and ling: His Office is to ferye a? 
 Church ?he Priejl, Curate and Gbnrch-wmdm. 
 
 Q li A P. 
 
E&e patent &tm Part IL 
 
 l?0 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 Of Ecclejtafical Courts of England , and firjl *f 
 the Convocation, 
 
 F O R the Church Legijlative Power, or the making ot 
 EcelefiaPteal Lam, and confulting for the more weigh¬ 
 ty Affairs of the Church, the King, by the Adivce of lm 
 Privy-Council, as often as he calls a Parliament, convoke; 
 a National Synod, commonly called the Convocation, which 
 is fummoned in manner following. 
 
 The King direfteth his Writ to the Archbifliop of 
 Province, requiring him to fummon all Bijhops, Deans, Arch¬ 
 deacons, Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches, See. according 
 to their belt Difcretion and Judgment, afligning them tin 
 time and place in the Paid Writ ; whereupon the Archbi- 
 ftop of Canterbury directs his Mandate to the Bifhop ct 
 London, as His Doan Provincial, firft Citing him peremptorily, 
 and then willing him in like manner to cite all the Bijh; 
 Deans, Archdeacons , Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, and ail 
 the Clergy of his Province to fuch a place and luch a Day 
 prefixl in the Writ ; but direfteth withal, that one ProBn 
 lent for each Cathedral and Collegiate Church, and two for 
 the Body of the inferior Clergy of each Diocefe, may furiice 
 The Bifhop of London accordingly dir efts his Letters to the 
 Bifhop of every Diocefe of the Province, citing them i;: 
 like manner to appear, and to admonilh the Deans and Arch¬ 
 deacons to appear perfonally ; and the Cathedrals , Collegia'-: 
 Churches, and inferiour Clergy of the Diocefe, to fend their 
 FroBors to the Place, and at the Day appointed, to certiii; 
 alfo to the Archbifliop the Names of all lb fummoned bji 
 them. 
 
 The Phce where the Convocation of the Clergy in tk 
 Province of Canterbury, hath ulually been held, is St. Pas'll 
 Church in London, from,,whence they have been of late bJ 
 the Archbifliop prorogu’d to St. Peters in Wefiminftcr , in thl 
 Chappel of Henry the Seventh, or in the Jerufahn'Chzmbw 
 v, here,there is an upper and lower Houles j 
 
Part II. of E N G L A N Do 13 r 
 
 The higher Houfe of Convocation in the Province of 
 Canterbury, confifts of Twenty two Bifhops, whereof the 
 Archbilhop is Prefident, fitting in a Chair at the upper end 
 of a great Table, and the Bifhops on each fide of the fame 
 Table, all at the opening of a Convocation in their Scarlet 
 Robes and Hoods, the Archbilhop’s Hood furr’d with Er¬ 
 win, the Bifhops with Minever. 
 
 The lower Houfe confifts of all the Deans, Archdeacon?, 
 one Proftor for every Chapter, and two Proftors for all the 
 Clergy of each Diocefe, in all 1 66 Perfons, viz. Twenty 
 two Deans, Twenty four Prebendaries, Fifty four Arch¬ 
 deacons, and Forty four Clerks repfefenting the Diocefari 
 Clergy. 
 
 The firft day, both Moufes being aflembled, the Arch¬ 
 bilhop prelides at the head of the Clergy of his Province, 
 and the lower Clergy being required by the Moll Reverend, 
 chufe them a Prolocutor or Speaker ; which done, they 
 prefent him to the upper Houfe by One or Two of the 
 Members, whereof one makes a Speech in Latin, and then 
 the eleft Perfon makes another Speech in Latin. Laftly, the 
 Archbilhop anfwers it in Latin , and with thg content of 
 the Bifhops, approves of the Perfon. 
 
 In the upper Houfe things are firft ordinarily pfopofed, 
 and then communicated ro the lower Houle. 
 
 The Major V6te in each Houfe prevails. 
 
 On days when the Houfe of Lords does not meet, 
 they ufually aflemble about nine of the Clock; and firft 
 the Junior Bifhop fays Prayers in Latin, beginning wirh 
 the Litany, and then for the King, cj-r. And in the lower 
 Houfe the Prolocutor fays Prayers. 
 
 In Convocation are debated only Matters concerning Re¬ 
 ligion and the Church- 
 
 The Clergy in Convocation may with the Royal Aflent 
 make Canons touching Matters of Religion, to bind not on= 
 ly themfelves, but all the Laity ( as fome have ailerceci ) 
 without Content or Ratifications of the Lords and Com- 
 ! mons in Parliament, within the Limitations let down in 
 the Statute of 25 Hen. VIII. 
 
 The Clergy of England had anciently their Reprefenta- 
 fives in the lower Houfe of Parliament, as appears by that 
 ancient Record, fo prized by the lace Lord Coke., 
 
jo, $!jc $jeftnt Estate ParcII 
 
 All the Members of both Houfes of Convocation hive 
 the fame Privileges for themfelves and Menial Servant;, 
 the Members of Parliament have, and that by Statute. 
 
 The Archilhop of York at the lame time holds at York •. 
 Convocation of all his Province in like manner, and ty 
 conftant Correfpondence, doth debate and conclude of the 
 fame Matter's as are debated and concluded by the Provin¬ 
 cial Synod of Canterbury. 
 
 All Suffragan BijUp , and Deans, Archdeacons, Prebcr.d.vi:: 
 Rectors and Vicars have Privileges, fome by themfelves, o- 
 thers by Proxy, or by Reprefentative, to Sit and Vote in 
 the lower Houfe of Convocation. 
 
 Court of Delegates. 
 
 F O R Civil Affairs that concern the Church, theHiglief; 
 
 Court is now the Court of Delegates ; for the Juriiiliffi. 
 on whereof it was provided, ay Hen- VIII. That it lliai; 
 be lawful for any Subject of England, in cafe of defect oi 
 juftice in the Courts of the Archbifliop of Canterbury , tti 
 • appeal to the King’s Majefty in bis Courts of Chancery , and 
 that upon fuch Appeal, a Commilfion under the Great SJ 
 fhall be direfted to certain Perfons particularly deligned for 
 thatBufinefs; fothat from the Higheft Court of the Arc;' 
 bifliop of Canterbury, there lies an Appeal to this Court of 
 Delegates, and beyond this to none other. 
 
 ■ Next to the Court of Delegates, are the Courts of the 
 Archbifhop of Canterbury, where any Ecclefiaftical Suits be¬ 
 tween any Perfons within his Province, may (waving 7 
 Inferiour Courts) be decided. 
 
 Court of Arches.' . 
 
 A Mongft them, the Higheft Court is the Court of Artl.t. 
 
 focalled from the Arched Church and Tower of.;:. 
 'Mary le Bow in London, where this Court was wont to l: 
 held; the Judge whereof is call e&Dean of the Arches, h. 
 ving Jurifdidtion over a Deanary confifting of Thirteen P 
 rifhes within London, exempt from the Jurifdicrion t; 
 the Bilhop of London• Hither are dire&ed the Appeals P. 
 Ecclefiaftical matters within the Province oi Canterbury, 7c 
 this Court belong divers Advocates, all Doftors of the C 
 vil Law, Two Regifters and Ter. Prohors; The Dean 
 prefent is Sir John Cook. Cou ■ 
 
Part II. 
 
 cf ENGLAND,- 
 
 m 
 
 Court of Audience* 
 
 |N the next place, the Archbifliop of Canterbury hath his 
 i Court of Jndience kept within the Archbilhop’s Palace, 
 and medleth with any Difference between Pa;tics con¬ 
 cerning Elections and Confccrations of Eifliops, Admiffion, 
 and Infl-itucion into Benefices, difperiiing with Banns of Ma¬ 
 trimony, 2ic. 
 
 Prerogative Car, t. 
 
 T HE next Court is called the Prerogative Court , which 
 judgeth of Eftates fallen by Will, or by Inteftates; 
 fo called, becaufe the Archbifliop, "jure Prercgativ.e f:> £ 
 h?th .this Power throughout his whole Province, where 
 the Party at the time of Death, had 5/. or above, in 
 feveral Diocefes; and thefe Two Courts hath alio the 
 Archbifliop of Jerk. 
 
 Court of Peculiar:. 
 
 TT Aftly, tin Court of Peculiars, which dcaleth in certain 
 I 1 Parifhes, lying in feveral Diocefes, which Panfries 
 are exempt from the Jurifdittion of the Bifliops of thole 
 Diocefes, and are peculiarly belonging to the Archbifliop 
 cl'Canterbury, in whole Province there are Fifty feven-fuch 
 Peculiars, 
 
 Bfirp Court. 
 
 B Efides thefe Courts, ferving for the \r hole Province, 
 every Bifhop hath his Court held in the Cathedral of 
 his Diocefe, over which he hath a Clianeellour, termed 
 anciently Ecchfiecdicus, & Epijcopi Ecdicus, the Chureh- 
 Lawyer, who being skilled in Civil and Canon Law, fits 
 there as a Judge; and if his Diocefe be large, he hath in 
 fome more remote place a Conimiflary, whole Authority 
 is only in fome certain places of the Diocefe, and fome 
 certainCaufes, limited to him by the Btjkop in his Comn'JJjlon, 
 aijd thefe are^called Conffo-y Courts, 
 
3 3 4 %\}Z f ?efent j&tate Part 1L 
 
 ^Archdeafon's Court , &c. 
 
 M oreover the Archdeacon hath his Court and JurifJL 
 ftion, where fmaller Differences, ariiing within his 
 Limits, are pleaded. Alfo the Dean and Chapter have a 
 Court, and take Cognizance of Caufes happening in places 
 belonging to the Cathedral. 
 
 Laftiy, there are certain Peculiar Jarifditfions belonging to 
 fome certain Parijhes, the Inhabitants whereof are exempt 
 fometimes from the Archdeacon’s Jurifdiftion, and fome. 
 times from the B iff op’s. 
 
 Caufes belonging to Ecclefiaftical Courts. 
 
 C Aufes belonging to Ecclejiajlical Courts, are Blafphemy, A* 
 pcflacy from Chriftianity, Herefie, Schifm, Ordinations, 
 Jr.jHtution of Clerks to Benefices, Celebration of Dinline Scr < 
 vices, Rights of Matrimony, Divorces, General Bafiardy, Tytbcs, 
 Oblations, Obventions, Mortuaries, Dilapidations, Reparation if 
 Churches, Probate of Wilis, Adminijlrations, Simony, Incejl, For • 
 nication, Adulteries, Sollicitations ofChaflity, Penftons, Procure' 
 tions, Commutation of Penance, &c. the Cognizance whereof 
 belongs not to the Common Law of England. 
 
 The Laws and Conftitutions whereby the EccleftaflicalGo- 
 vernment doth Hand, and the Church of England is governed, 
 are find General Canons made by General Councils alfo the 
 Jrbitria Savciorum Patrum , the Opinion of Fathers, the 
 grave Decrees of feveral Holy Bifhops ©f Rome, in its 
 purer times, which the Kings of England from time to time 
 have admitted. 
 
 Next, our own Conptutions made anciently in feveral 
 'Provincial Synods, either by the Legates, Otho and Olhobon, 
 lent from Rome, or by feveral Archbilhops of Canterbury ; 
 all which are by ay Hat. VIII. of force in England, fo far 
 as they are not repugnant to the Laws and Cuftoms of Eng- 
 land, or the King’s Prerogative. Then the Canons made 
 in Convocations of latter times, as prime Jacobi, and confirm¬ 
 ed by his Royal Authority. Alfo in fomeiStatutes enafted 
 by Parliament, touching Ecclefiaftical Affairs; and laflly, 
 divers Cuftoms not written, but yet in ufe beyond the 
 Memory of Man: And where rhefe fail the Civil Law 
 takes place, 
 
Part II. of E N G L A N D. i \$ 
 
 The manner of Tryals by thefe Laws and Cuftoms are 
 different from the Tryals at Common Law, and are briefly 
 thus: Firft goes forth a Citation y then a Bill and Anfiwer, then 
 by Proofs, Witneffies and Preemptions, the Matters are argued 
 Pro and Con, and the Canon and Civil Laws quoted ; then, 
 without any Jury, the definitive Sentence of the Judge paf- 
 feth, and upon that Execution. And this is the manner of 
 Trying Ecclefiallical and Civil Caufis ; but Ecclefiaftical Cri* 
 winalGaufes aretryed byway of Accnfation, Denunciation, or 
 Inquifition, The 'firft when fome one takes upon him to 
 prove the Crime: The fecond, when the Church-wardens 
 prefent, and are not bound to prove, becaufe it is preiumed 
 they do it without any Malice, and that the Crime is noto¬ 
 rious. Laftly, by Inquifition, when by reafon of common 
 Fame, Inquiry is made by the Bilhop, ex officio fuo, by call¬ 
 ing fome of their Neighbourhood to their Oaths, or the 
 Party accufed to his Oath, a: officio fuo. fo called becaufe 
 the Ecclefiaftical Judge doth it ex officio As,which is very an¬ 
 cient, and was ufual among the Jews. 
 
 Of Punifbnunts, inflifted upon Offenders by thele Spiritu¬ 
 al or Ecclefiaftical Courts, according to the aforefiud Laws 
 and Authorities, See Part 3. Tit. of Piwifoments. 
 
 Before William the Conqueror, there were no Ecclefiaftical 
 Courts, properly fo called, in England-, for anciently the Bi- 
 fliops fat in Judgment together with the lecular Judges on 
 the fame Tribunal. Debent Epijcopi cum [genii Judicibns 
 interejfejudiciis, mpennittant fipojfint, ut illinc aiiqna pravita 
 turn germina puUulavcrint, & Saccrdotibus pertinent in fua Dio- 
 ce(i, ut ad rechirn fednU quemeunque juvent, nee patiantur fi 
 poffint ut Cbrillianits aliquis alii noceat, &c. Chron. Jo. Brom- 
 ion in Legg. sEthclftani Regis, p. 845. 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 Of the Civil Government of England; anil fit ft of 
 the Great Officers of the Crown. 
 
 N Ext to the King and Princes of the Blood , are reckoned 
 the Great Officers of the Crown, whereof they are nine, 
 vix,. The Lord High Steward of England, the Lord High Chin, 
 cellor, the Lord High Treafttrtr, the LordPrefidcnt of the iivgs 
 Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the 
 K 4 Lord 
 
Vi- 2 6 St$C f ifftlit §ftlte PartH 
 
 ' Lmd.Hfgb Cotiftdle, the Earl Marjbdl , and the Lord High Ad 
 ' miral. 
 
 ipgi) Jstftoart)*] The fit ft Great Officer of the Crow,i 
 according ;o the Account of our Anceftors, was the la.-, 
 High Steward of England, or Viceroy, for lb the Word Sues- 
 ' ard imports, in the Saxon Tongue, from Stcde and Waul 
 
 ■ locum tenuis, in French Lieutenant, and was the fame Olii-;ci 
 with-the Reich: Drojjet, that is. Rcgni-vice-Rex in Sweden, ami 
 
 ' theStadtholdir m Denmark, who is allb called Vi eery, i ; 
 Lieutenant dtt Roy. Oar Common Lawyers ftile him Hr- 
 jins dngtieC SencJchaBus. 
 
 He was anciently the Higheft Officer under the Li;-, 
 
 . and his Power fo exorbitant, that it was thought fit; 
 longer to truft it m the Hands of any Subjeft ; for his Ci¬ 
 lice was Sufcrvidcn & tegular e fnh liege & immediate poll 
 
 ■ gem (as an ancient Record /peaks) totum Regnum, temferii.: 
 pacts & giterrarum. 
 
 The laft that had a State of Inheritance in this iii.Ji 
 Office, was Henry of Bullingbrook, ( Son and Heir to the Gi 
 - Duke of Latte after,Jo hi of Gaunt) afterwards King of Eng land ; 
 fince which time 5 they have been made only pro has v.;:, 
 to officiate either at a Coronation, by virtue of which Cffite. 
 hefitteth judicially, and keeperh his .Court at the King’s f'a- 
 laceat Weflminfter, and there receiveth the Bills and Pc an¬ 
 on S of all ffich Noblemen and other, who by reafon of 
 their Tenure, or otherwife claim to do Services at the King’s 
 
 ■ Coronation, and to receive the Fees and Allowances due 
 and accuftomed ; as at the Coronation of King Charles th 
 
 ■ Second, the Duke of Qrmar.d was made ror that occafion, 
 Lord High Steward of England, and ( marching immediately 
 before the King, above all other Officers of the Crown } 
 
 " bore in his Hand St. Edward's Crown; orelfefor the Arraign¬ 
 ment of feme Peer of the Realm, their Wives or Widows 
 for Treafon or Felony, or ibme other great Crime, to jydm. 
 and give Sentence, as theancient High Stewards were wont 
 to do; which ended, his Commillion expireth: So at tl>: 
 Arraignment of the Earl of Pembroke, as alfo at the Famous 
 . Tiyal of the Lord Stafford, the late Lord ChanceUour of 
 England, Heneage Earl of Nottingham , was made Lord Hig': 
 Steward, pro ilia vice •' And lately at the Arraignment of th.: 
 ; Lord Nchiin, Thomas, tile now Duke of Leeds, then Marquiis c-i 
 . Gairmenben, and JLord Prelident of the Council, was nuJt 
 
?art II. Df ENGLAND. 137 
 
 lord High Steward for that occafion: During the Trial he 
 (itteth under a Cloth of Ellate, and they that fpeak to him, 
 fay, May it plenjeyour Grace , my Lord High Steward of Eng¬ 
 land. His Cominiffion is to proceed, Secundum Legem & 
 Cmjaetudinm Anglia. He is Sole Judge, yet doth call all the 
 Twelve Judges of the Land to a {lift him. Is not fworn, 
 nor the Lords, who are the Tryers of the Peer arraigned. 
 
 During his StewardEvp, he bears a white Staff in his 
 Hand, and the Tryalbeing over, openly breaks itandfo 
 his Office ends. 
 
 &£$j£tjanct’ilO?,J Next is the Lord High Chancellor , 
 Summits Cancettarius, fo celled, becaufe all Patents, Comaifli* 
 ms, Warrants, coming from the King, and perufed by him, 
 are Signed, if well; or Cancelled where amils; that is, 
 crofs’d out with linesacrofslike Crofs Bars, or Latices, cal¬ 
 led in Latin, Cancedi ; or elle becauf- anciently he fat inti a 
 Cmicellos; that is, fuch a Partition, as uluady now ieparates 
 rhe Church from the Chancel. 
 
 Uigriilp. ] He is after the King and Princes of the Blood 
 in Civil Affairs (there being now no Lord High Steward ) 
 the higheft Perion in the Kingdom, as the Archbifhop of 
 Canterbury is in Eccleliallial Affairs. 
 
 HDffiCE.] His Office is to keep the King’s Great Seal, to 
 judge, not according to Common Law, as other Civil Courts 
 do, but to moderate the Rigour of the Law; and to judge 
 according to Equity) Gonjcicnce, or Reajon ; to bellow all Ec- 
 clefialHcal Benefices in the King’s Gift, under ioL yearly 
 in the Kings Books, and for this, and other caules he was 
 formerly often a Clergv-man. 
 
 jflDafi). ] His Oath is to do Right to all manner of People, 
 poor, and rich., after tire Laws and Cuftoms of the Realm, 
 and truly to council the King; to keep fepret the King’s 
 Counfel, nor furibr fo far as he may, the Rights of the Crows 
 to he diminifn’c, <&c. 
 
 From the time of H-nry the Second, the Chancellors of 
 England have Leen ordinarily made of Hilltops, or other 
 Clergy-men learned in the Civil Laws, til! Hairy rhe 
 Eighth, made Chancellor firft Six Thomas Moor, and after hint 
 Sir Thomas Aucliey. After whom was made Lord Chancellor, 
 Sir Richard Rich. Knight. Lord Rich, (a common Lawyer) 
 who had been !irfi the laid King’s Sollicitor, and after¬ 
 wards Chancellor of the Court of Augmentation, from 
 whom is defeendsd die prelent Family of the Earls of 
 
I; 8 Eljc pjefciu p0 II 
 
 wick and Holland ; fince which time there have -been for ne 
 Bilhops, but moil Lawyers. _ 
 
 This High Office is in France,’ durante vita, but here ’tis 
 durante bate placitq Regis. 
 
 ^alai'P*] The Salary from the King was 84? 1 . per Am. 
 and when the Star Chamber was up, 200 /. per Ann. more for 
 his Attendance there, the whole is now above 7000 /, 
 
 Creation,] The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Keeper are 
 the fame in Authority, Power and Precedence, yet they differ 
 in Patent, in Height and Favour of the King; the Keep:,; 
 are created per Traditionem mtgni Sigilli fibi per Domimm R : . 
 gem, and by taking an Oath; only the Lord Chancellor hath 
 betides a Patent. 
 
 The Right Honourable William Coivper, Efq; is the pre- 
 fent Lord Keeper. 
 
 jtojD iCreafurer. ] TheThird Great Officer of the Crown, 
 is th n Lord High Treasurer of England, who receives tin. 
 High Office by a delivery of a Staff to him by the King, 
 and holds it durante bene placito Regie. 
 
 Anciently he received this Dignity by the delivery of the 
 Golden Keys of the Treafury. 
 
 Wiltl). ] His Oath is little different from that of the Lord 
 Chancellor. 
 
 Office. [] He is Prafecius /Erarii, a Lord by his Office, 
 
 . under whole Charge and Government is all the King’s Re. 
 Venue kept in the Exchequer. He hath alfo the Check of all 
 the Officers any way employed in colleffing Impofis, Cujlojns , 
 Tributes, or other Revenues belonging to the Crown. He 
 hath the Gift of all the Cufomers, Comptrollers and Smchcn 
 ,in all the Ports of England. 
 
 He hath the Nomination of the Efcheators in every Coun¬ 
 ty, and in fome Cafes by Statute is to appoint a Meafurer 
 for the length and breadth of Clothes. 
 
 He, with others joined in Commiffion with him, or with¬ 
 out, letteth Leafes of all the Lands belonging to the Crown. 
 He giveth Warrants to certain Perfons of Quality, to have 
 their Wine Cuftom-free. 
 
 The ancient annual Salary of the Lord High Treafurer of 
 England, was in all 383/. '7 s. Sd . but the late Salary was 
 §000 1 . per Annum. 
 
 This High Office is in the Hands of the Right Honou¬ 
 rable Sydney Lord Godolphin. 
 
of ENGLAND. 139 
 
 , ^e 6 tient *3 Fourth Great Officer named m 
 the Scatute 31 Hen. Vlli. is the Lord Pveftdent of the King’s 
 i’rivy-.Council; an Officer as ancient as King Johns time ; 
 (y as ufually called Conjiliaritis Capitals. ^ His Office is to 
 attend upon the King, to propole Bufinefs at Council-Table, 
 * ?n d then to report to the King the levers] cranlaftions there, 
 [t hath been always granted by Letters under the Great 
 Seal, durante bene placito. 
 
 This Office of later times was grown obfolete ; cea- 
 ff m g in the firft Earl of Mancbejhr ; the Lord Chancel¬ 
 lor afterward fupplying that Place ; till of late the Earl 
 of Sbajtsbury was rrtade Lord Frejideut, and fince that the 
 Lord Roberts fucoeeded him, and was created Earl of P-ad- 
 mr , who was fucceeded by the Marquifs of Halifax, 
 and he by the Duke df Leeds- The prelent Lord Prefidai: 
 is the Right Honourable the Ear! of Pembroke and Montgo¬ 
 mery. 
 
 The Fifth Great Officer is the 
 Lord Privy-Seal, who is a Lord by his Office, under whole 
 Hands ,pafs all Charters find Grants cf the King, and Par¬ 
 dons figned by the King, before they come to the Great 
 Sea! of England’, alfo dicers other Matters of leis Concern¬ 
 ment, as for the Payment of Money, &c. which’do not pals 
 , the Great Seal. 
 
 He is by his Place of the King’s Privy-Council, and was 
 ..Chiefjudge of the Court of Relief ; and halides this Oath 
 iof Privy-Counsellor, takes a particular Oath as Lord Privy * 
 
 . Seal. 
 
 His Salary was rsco l. per Ar.nv.v:, but it is now double, 
 His Place, according to Statute, is nest to the Lord Pvt? 
 f.dcnt of the King’s Council- 
 
 The prelent Lord Privy-Seal, is his Grace the Duke of 
 Nnvcaftle. 
 
 :{ It is an Office of great Trufl and Skid, that 
 
 Hie put not his Seal to any Grant without good warrant 
 j under the Kings Privy Signet ; nor with warrant if it bo 
 againft Law or Cuftom , until that the King be hr ft ac* 
 j quainted. 
 
 3 This great Officer is mentioned in the Statute of a 
 ; Rich. II. and then ranked among the chief Perfcns of the 
 1 Realm. 
 
 j CI)atRb?rl^n.] The Sixth(' C ~ Co 
 
140 Part R 
 
 Antiquity, to whom belongs Livery and Lodging in the 
 King’s Court, and certain Fees due from each Archbiftoo 
 or Bifliop, when, they do their Homage or Fealty to the King, 
 and from all the Peers of the Realm at their Creation, or 
 doing their Homage or Fealty; and at the Coronation of 
 every'King, he is to have Forty Ells of Critnjon Velvet for 
 his own Robes; and on the Coronation-Day before the 
 King rifeth, to bring his Shirt, Cojf, Wearing-Clothes ; and 
 after the King is by him Apparelled and gone forth, to have 
 his Bed and all the furniture of his Bed-Chamber for his Fees, 
 and all the King’s Night-Apparel, and to carry at the Co- 
 location the Coyf Gloves and Linuen, to be ufed by the King 
 upon that occafion; "alio the Sword and Scabbard, and Lae 
 Gold to be offered by the King, and the Robe Royal and 
 Crown, and to undrefs and attire the King with the Rce:; 
 Royal, and to ferve the King that Day before and after Din¬ 
 ner with Water to wafli his Hands, and to have the Men 
 and Towels for his Fees, &c. 
 
 Moreover, To this great Officer belongs the care of pro 
 viding all things in the Houfe of Lords, in the time of For. 
 liament, and to that end he hath an Apartment near the 
 Lords Houfe. 
 
 To him belongeth the Government of the whole Palace 
 of Weftminjler : He alfo iffueth out his Warrants for the 
 preparing,fitting and furnifting of Wejhninfler-Rali again!! 
 Coronations and Trials of Peers in Parliament time. The 
 Gentleman-Ujhcr of the Black Rod, the Yeoman-TJjher and Door¬ 
 keepers, are under his Command. 
 
 He difpofeth of the Sword of State to what Lord he plea- 
 feth, to be carried before the King when he comes to the 
 Parliament, and goes on the Right Hand of the Sword next 
 to the King’s Perfon, 3nd the Lord-Martial on the Left, 
 
 Upon all Solemn Occafions, the Keys of Weftminfler-Haf 
 and the Keys of the Court of Wards, and Court of Requeft:, 
 are delivered to him. 
 
 This Honour was long enjoyed by the Earls of Oxford. 
 from the time of Henry the Firft, by an Eflate Tayl or Inhe¬ 
 ritance ; but in the Two la ft Coronations by the Earls of 
 LindJey and that by an Eflate or Inheritance, from a Daugh- 
 £er,and Heir General claimed and controverted, but is at 
 prefent enjoyed by the Right Honourable the Earl cl 
 Lindfey, 
 
 ConffaWr - 
 
•paii;lli sf E N'G L A N D> 141 
 
 djonffabie. ] The Seventh Great Officer is the Lord High 
 Conjlable of England, fo called from Comes Stabuli, whole 
 Power and Jurifdi&ion was anciently fo great, that after 
 the Death of Edward Bngot , or Stafford, Duke of Bucking ■= 
 ham, 151.1 • and the Jaft High Conjlalle of England it was 
 thought top great for any Subjeft. 
 
 But fince upon occafion of Coronation (as at that of 
 King Charles the Second,was made the late Earl of Northum¬ 
 berland ) and at folemn Tryals by Combat (as that which 
 was intended between Rcy and Ramfey, 1651. was made Ro¬ 
 bert Earl of Litidfey ) there is created fro ilia 'Vice, a Lord 
 High Conjlable. His Power and Jurifdiftion is the fame 
 with the Earl- Marjhal, with whom he fits Judge in the Mar- 
 jhal’s Court, and takes place of the Earl Marjhal. 
 <£arl«8pailbal.]The Eighth Great Officer of the Crown, 
 
 is the Earl-Marjbal of England. In French Marechal , and 
 ufed by them to fignifie indifferently that great Military 
 Office, as well as a Smith or Farrier ; it is derived from 
 the old Gothic and Saxon Terms, wherein Mare fi gnified a 
 Horfe, and Scale a Servant; and agreeable to that Ety¬ 
 mology, the firft Marechals of France were only Super!i>- 
 tendants of the King’s Stables. See blezeray in the Hift. cf 
 Philip Augufl. He is an Earl, fome lay, by hi, Office, where¬ 
 by he taketh, as rhe Conjlable doth, Cognizance of all Mat¬ 
 ters of War and Arms, determineth Contracts touching 
 Deeds of Arms , cut of the Realm upon Land, and Mat- 
 ters.concerning Wars within the Realm, which cannot be 
 determined by Common Law ; and in thefe Matters he is 
 commonly guided by the Civil Law. 
 
 Note, That anciently he had leveral Courts under him, 
 but hath now only rhe Marjlaljcy, where he may fit in judg* 
 ment againft Criminals offending within the Verge of the 
 King’s Court. 
 
 This Office is of great Antiquity in England, 3nd anci¬ 
 ently of greater Power than now. 
 
 Thomas Mowbray Earl of Nottingham, was the firft Earl- 
 Marjbal of England, made fo by Rich ■ II. from whom, by 
 the Mother’s ltde, Henry the late Duke of Norfolk, and 
 Earl-Marjhal of England was delcended, who executed'that 
 place till his Death, fince which time during the Minority 
 of his Heir, this Place was committed to the Right Honan- 
 rable rhe Earl of C r.rliU. 
 
 
 
i^z SOfje £xate Part If, 
 
 ainmira!.] The Ninth and laft Great Officer of the 
 Crown, is the Lord High Admiral of England ; whofe Trull 
 and Honour is fo great, that this Office hath ufually been 
 given either to fome of the King’s younger Sons, near 
 Kinfman, or to fome one of the highefl and chiefeli of all 
 the Nobility. _ 
 
 He is called Admiral fron Amir in Arabick , and 
 in Grech that is Prafecitu Marinin, a Word borrowed from 
 the Eaftern Empire, where fuch kind of Compounds were 
 much in requell, and introduced in England after the Wars 
 in the Holy Land, by King Richard, or, as fome fay, by 
 King Edward the Firth 
 
 The Patent of the Lord Admiral did anciently run thus: 
 Anglia;, Hibernia, & Aquitania Magnus Admiralties ; but at 
 prelent thus, Anglia, & Hibernia, a: Dominiorum & Infulanm 
 tartmdem. Villa Calejia & Marchiarum ejujdem, Normandie. 
 Gafconia, & Aquitania, Magnus Admiralties & PrafeBus Gs* 
 neralis Claffts & Marium diBorum regnorum. 
 
 To the Lord High Admiral of England, is by the King in* 
 milled the management of all Maritime Affairs, as well in 
 refpeft of Jurifdiftion as Protection. He is that High Off. 
 cer or MagiHrate, to whom is committed the Government 
 of the King’s Navy, with Power of Decifion in all Cff 
 Maritime, as well Civil as Criminal; of all things done up¬ 
 on or beyond the Sea, in any part of the World; all things 
 done upon the Sea-Coalts, in all Ports and Havens, and 
 upon all Rivers below the firft Bridge next towards the 
 Sea. 
 
 The Lord Admiral hath a Power to Commiffionate i 
 Vice-Admiral, a Rcre-Admiral, and all Sea-Captains ; all De¬ 
 puties for particular Coafts ; Coroners to view dead Bodies 
 found on the Sea-Coafls, or at Sea ; Commiffoncrs or Judg;: 
 for exercifing Jujlice in the Court oi Admiralty , tolmpriibn, 
 Releafe, &c. 
 
 He hath fometimes a Commiffion to bellow Knighthood 
 on fuch as fliall deferve it at Sea. 
 
 To the Lord High Admiral 'belongs by Law and Cuftom, 
 all Penalties and Amercements of all TranlgrelTors at Sea or. 
 the Seaffiiore, in Ports, and from the lirlt Bridge on Rivers 
 towards the Sea ; alfo the Goods of Pirates, Felons, or Ca¬ 
 pital Faulters, Condemn’d, Out-lawed, or Horned. More¬ 
 over,all Waifs,Stray-Goods, Wrecks of Sea, Dcodands, aSliare cf 
 all lawful Prizes, Lagon, Flotfon , and Jet [on, as our Lav.- 
 
PartII. of ENGLAND. 143 
 
 iyers term it ; that is Goods lying in the Sea, on Ground, 
 Goods floating on the Sea, and Goods Caft away by the 
 Sea on the Shore, not granted to Lords of Manners adjoyn- 
 ing to the Sea: All great Fifties, as Sea-Hogs, and other Fifti¬ 
 es of extraordinary bignefs, called Royal Fijhes, except on¬ 
 ly Whales and Sturgeons. 
 
 This Great Office is at prefent executed by His Royal 
 Highnefs Prince George , who isaffifted by a Council com- 
 pofed of Seven Perfons, viz. George Churchil Efq; Sir David 
 Michel; Richard Hid Efq; Sir C hudejly Shovel, the Honourable 
 William Paget Efq; Robert Walpool Efq; and Sir Stafford Fair¬ 
 born. 
 
 \ CHAP. XII. 
 
 0 / the Pri?y-Counci!. 
 
 T HE Prhnum Mobile of the Civil Government of Eng¬ 
 land, from whence all the inferior OAs derive their 
 I Motion, is that Noble, Honourable, and Reverend Affivn- 
 i bly, called Conftlium fecretum privatum, vel continuum Rats 
 i Cmftlittm, which is a Court of great Antiquity and iio- 
 | nour. 
 
 ! Before the latter end of Henry the Third, Quod pnvlfnw 
 1 fuit per Regem & Confilium Jitum privatum ffgilloqui Re- 
 i git confirmatum , procttl dttbio Legos vigoran habitit, fbit;t 
 i Spelman. 
 
 I The primitive and ordinary way of Government in Eng- 
 ' land, was by the King and his Privy-Council, and all our 
 | King’s, have afted much by it,determining Controverfies of 
 : great Importance, fometimes touching Lands and Rights 
 | between Party and Party, whereof there are very many 
 ! Precedents; and che Judges of England, in fome difficult 
 Cafes, were not wont to give Judgment, until they had fir ft 
 confulted the King or his Privy-Council. Moreover, the 
 Lords and Commons affembled in Parliament, have oftimes 
 tranfmitted Matters of high Moment to the King and his 
 Privy-Council , as by long Experience, better able to judge 
 of, and by Secrefy and Expedition, better able to tranftc’: 
 fome State Affairs, than all che Lojds and Commons 
 together, Ac 
 
i 44 f J efent Part H, 
 
 Ac prefers the King and his Privy-Council take Cognizance 
 of few or no Matters, that may well be determined by 
 the known Laws, and ordinary Courts of Juftice ; ba? 
 only conlult for the publick Good, Honour, Defence, S.-t?- 
 ty, and Benefit of the Realm, not medling with Matter; 
 that concern Freeholds, but Matters of Complaint, a;.j. 
 fudden Emergencies. 
 
 The Lords of the Privy-Council are, as it were a part of 
 the King, incorporate with him and his Cares, Iw rn ^ 
 on their Shoulders that great Weight, that otherwile veil 
 lie wholly upon the Sovereign; wherefore of fuch high 1 /.;, i 
 lue and Efteeni they have always been, that if a Man did 
 but flrike in the Houfe of a Privy-Councellor, or elfewh.re | 
 in his prefence, he was grievoufly fined for the fiime^, 1 
 to confpire the Death of any of them, was made FA,-ay, 
 in any of the King’s Servants, within the Cheque Poll, ami ;o 
 kill one of them was High-Treafon. 
 
 A Privy-Councellor, tho’ but a Gentleman, fhall i::.w 
 Precedence of all Knights, Baronets, and younger .Sac, 
 of all Barons and Vifcounts. 
 
 The fubfiance of their Oath is, That they fhall accord, 
 ing to their Power and Difcretion, truly, jufily and evenly 
 counfel and advife the King, in all Matters to be treated 
 in his Majefty’s. Council; That they fhall keep fecret n; 
 King’s Counfel, &c. 
 
 By force of this Oath, and the Cuftom of the Kingdom 
 of England, a Privy-Councellor is made without any Parui: 
 or Grant, and to continue only during the Life of the King 
 that makes him, nor fo long unlefs the King pleafeth. 
 
 To his Privy-Councellors, the King of England may de¬ 
 clare, or conceal from them, whatfoever he alone judg.di 
 fit and expedient, qua in re (faith that excellent Sir Tbr, 
 Smithy abfolutijpmum e[i hoc Regnum Anglia pr a Vcnetomn Dv 
 ■ catu, aut Laced.amonionm Principals 
 
 The King with the advice of his Privy-Councrl, Tm 
 publifli Proclamations binding to the "Subjefl,provided t!i..t 
 they are not contrary to Statute, or Common-Law, but in 
 execution of them. 
 
 The Members of this mofi Honourable Council, arefiit'i 
 as the King of h'is own free Will and meer Motion, fl.J 
 pieafe to chufe, and are commonly Men of the highefi R.mf ; 
 Eminent for Eftates, Wifdom, Courage, Integrity, &c. An! 
 b|caufe there are few Cafes of Moment fo Temporal, i n: 
 
Part II. of ENGLAND. 14? 
 
 that they may fome way relate to Spiritual Affairs, therefore 
 according to the general Rules of Policy and Government, 
 which God himfelf ordained amongft his chol'en People 
 the Jew, the Privy-Council, (as well as the great Council 
 of ParliamentJ is compofed of Spiritual as well as Tempo¬ 
 ral Perfons, and fome of the principal Bifhops of England, 
 have in all times been chofen by the King, to be of his 
 Privi-Council. 
 
 They are all to wait on his Majedy, and at Council- 
 Board to fit in their Order bare-headed, when his Ma* 
 jelly prefides. 
 
 At all Debates, the lowed: delivers his Opinion fil'd, that 
 fo he may be the more free, and the King lad of all de¬ 
 clares his Judgment, and thereby determines the matter of 
 Debate. 
 
 A Council is feldom or never held without the Prefence 
 of one of the Secretaries of State; of whole Office and 
 Dignity, much more confiderable in England than in other 
 Nations, take here this brief Account. 
 
 Secretaries of ] The King of England had anci¬ 
 ently but one Secretary of;State, until about the end of 
 Henry the Eighth’s Reign, it was thought fit, that weighty 
 and important Office fihould be difeharged by Two Perfons, 
 both of equal Authority ; and both di led Principal Secretaries 
 of State. In thofe days and fome while after, they fat not 
 at Council-Board, but having prepared their Bufinefs in a 
 Room adjoyningto the Council-Chamber, they came in, 
 anddoodon either hand of the King; and nothing was 
 debated at the Table, until the Secretaries had gone through 
 with their Propofals. But Queen Elizabeth feldom coming 
 to Council, that Method was altered, and the Two Secre¬ 
 taries took their places as Privy-Councellors, which Dignity 
 they have retained and enjoyed ever fince; and a Council 
 is feldom or never held without the prefence of one of 
 them at the lead. 
 
 Their Employment being of extraordinary Trud and 
 Multiplicity, renders them mod confiderable in the Eyes 
 of the King, upon whom they attend every Day.asQccafi- 
 on requires; and of the Subjeft alfo, wffiofe Requefis and 
 Defires are for the mod part lodged in their Hands, to be 
 reprefented to the King, and always to make Diipatches 
 thereupon, according to his Ma jellies Anfweis and Di- 
 regions. 
 
 h As 
 
146 SElje pefent&fate Part II, 
 
 As for Foreign Affairs, the Secretaries divide all the 
 Kingdom and Nations, which have intercourfe of Buiinefs 
 with the King of England, into Two Grand Provinces; 
 whereof each Secretary taketh one to himfelf, receiving all 
 Letters arid Addreffes from, and making all Difpatches to 
 thefeveral Princes and States comprehended within his 
 own Province 
 
 But in all Matters of Home-concern, (excepting Ireland 
 and the Plantations, which are deem’d to belong to the 
 Elder Secretary, who has the Southern Province) whether 
 they relate to the publick, or to particular Perfons, both 
 the Secretaries do equally and indiftinftly receive and dif- 
 . patch whatfoever is brought to them, be it for the 
 Church, the Militia, or private Grants, Pardons, Dif- 
 pen fations,. &c. 
 
 They have this fuecial Honour, that if either of them 
 be a Baron, he taketh place, and hath the Precedence of 
 all other Perfons of the lame Degree, though otherwiie 
 by their Creation fome of them might have Right to pre¬ 
 cede him; and a Knight in like manner, if he hath no 
 other Qualification; but if above the Degree of a Bam, 
 then he rakes place only according to the Seniority of his 
 Creation. 
 
 They have their feveral Lodgings appointed them in all 
 the King’s Houfes, as well for their own Accommodation, 
 as for their Office, and tliofe that attend upon it. They 
 have alfo a very liberal Diet at the King’s Charge or Board- 
 wages in lieu of it. 
 
 And to fliew how confiderable their Place is, their fetled 
 Allowance from the King, in Salary and Penfion, is little 
 jefs than Two thouiand pounds Sterling per Annum to each 
 of them. 
 
 The Secretaries and Clerks, whom they employ undoi 
 them, are wholly at their own choice, and have no depen- 
 dance upon any other Power or Perfons betides them- 
 felves. 
 
 The Secretaries of State have the Cuftody of that Seal of 
 the King, which is properly called the Signet; the Ufe and 
 Application whereof, gives Denomination to an Office,corn 
 ftantly attending the Court, called the Signet-Office, wherein 
 there are Four Clerks, who wait alternately by Months, and 
 prepare inch things as are to pais the Signet, in order to the 
 Privy-Seal, or Great-Seal, 
 
Part It of ENGLAND, h7 
 
 There have no Fee from the King, tut only Diet, which 
 at Peniion is 200 l. yearly ; their Office is in Wbite-HaU; 
 they wait by Month, each of them three Months in a Year. 
 .One. of them always attends the Court wherefoever it re¬ 
 moves, and by Warrant from the King, ojr Secretaries of 
 State, or Lords of the Council, prepare Such Bills or Letters 
 for' the King rofign, as not being Matter of Law, are by 
 any Warrants directed to them to prepare. In their Office 
 all Grants, either prepared by the King’s Learned Council 
 at Law, or by themfelves, for the King’s Hand, when fign- 
 ed, are returned, and there tranfcribed again, and that Tran- 
 fcription is carried to one of the principal Secretarie-- of 
 State,and fealed, and then it is called a Signet, which is di¬ 
 rected to the Lord Privy-Seal, and is his Warrant for if- 
 fuingout a Privy-Seal upon it, (yet Privy-Seals for Mo¬ 
 ney do now always begin in the Treaiury, from whence 
 the firft Warrant iiTues counter-iign’d by the Lord Trea- 
 furer:) But when the Nature of the Grant requires the 
 palling the Great Seal; then the Privy-Seal is an Authori¬ 
 ty to the Lord Chancellor to pafs the Great Seal, as the 
 Signet was to the Lord Privy-Seal, to affix that Seal to 
 the Grant: But in all Three Offices, &c. Signet, Privv- 
 Seal, and Great-Seal, tlie Grant is tranferihed. So III 
 which- palfes from the King, hath thefe feveial wavs of 
 being considered before perfected. 
 
 There are alio Four Clerks of the Vid. Their Names in 
 
 Privy-Seal. * the Ltd. 
 
 More of their Office is to be feen 
 InSiat. 27. of He?i, 8. worthy to be noted. 
 
 To this Office, in time when the Court of Reave f;s is in 
 being, belongs the Sealing of all Commiffions and other 
 Precedes out of that Court. 
 
 The Two prefent Secretaries of State are the Right Ho¬ 
 nourable Six Charles Hedges, and the Right Honourable 
 Robert Harley, ESq; 
 
 Moreover, depending on the Secretaries of State, is an 
 ancient Office called the Pcper-Of'.ee, the Keeper whereof 
 hath in his Charge all the public!: Papers, Writing’s, .Matters 
 of State, and Council; all Letters, Intelligences^ Negotia¬ 
 tions of the Queen’s publick Ministers abroad,and generally 
 all the Papers and Difpafches chat pals through the Offices 
 of the Two Secretaries of State, which are from time to 
 time tianimicced into this Office, and here remain, diinofed 
 
x 48 ffi&e f&sefent frtate Pare II. 
 
 by way of a Library, within her Majefty’s Palace of Whitt. 
 Hall. This confiderable Officer hath a Fee of 160/. p er 4,,. 
 mm, payable out of the Exchequer, and being by the late 
 King left to the Difpofal of the then Secretaries of State 
 jt was, after the death of the Right Honouiable Sir % 
 feph Williamfon, giyen to John Chamberlayne Efq, but her 
 Prefent Majelly has been iince pleas’d to grant it by Pa- 
 tent to ‘John Tucker Eli.]; 
 
 CHAP. XIII. 
 
 Of the? JRLl AMENT of ENGLAND, 
 
 and therein of the Ferfon Jimmoning, the manner f 
 the Summons, the Ferjons Jummoned, their Privi¬ 
 leges, the Place and manner of Sitting , the puf¬ 
 fing of Bills in either Houfe, the pajftng of Mis of 
 Parhament, of Adjourning, Proroguing, and Dij- 
 fohing of Par !iame'iii s, &c. 
 
 B Efore the Conqueil, the Great Council of the King, 
 confiHing only of the Greac Men of the Kingdom, 
 was called Stagnation Convent us, or elfe Pralatonim Proccrv.m « 
 que Concilium, and by the Suxens in their own Tongue Mi- 
 celGmot, the Great Allembly ; after the Conquell, about 
 the beginning of K. Ed, l. fome lay in the time of Hai. I. 
 it was called by the French Word, Pariemcntum, from Por¬ 
 ter, to talk together. Hill confiding C as divers great Au¬ 
 thors affirm ) only of the Great Men of the Nation, until the 
 Reign 0 f Henry the Third, the Commons alio were called 
 to lit in Parliament; for divers Authors prefume to lay, 
 the firfl Writs to be found in Records, fent forth to fum- 
 mon them, bear date 49 Hen. Ill. above Four hundred Years 
 ago. Yet fome Antiquaries are of opinion, that long be¬ 
 fore, nothing of moment wherein the Lives or F.Hates of 
 riie Common People of England were concerned, ever pal- 
 fed without their common Confent. 
 
 None but the King hath Authority to liimmon a Parlia¬ 
 ment: In the King’s Abfence out of the Realm, the (■■ ■■ 
 
Part II. of ENGLAND.- 149 
 
 80s Regni in the King’s Name doth fummon a Parliament; 
 and during the King’s Minority within the Realm, the 
 Protector Reg?ii doth the fame. 
 
 No Parliament can begin without the King’s Prefer.ce, 
 either in Perfon, or by Reprefentation in Commiflion. 
 
 •When the King of England is with his Parliament in time 
 of Peace, he is then faia to be in the Height cf his Royal 
 Dignity, as well as when he is at the Head of his Army 
 in time of War. There is then l’carce any thing that the 
 King cannot do, his Power cannot be confined forCaufes or 
 Perfons within any Bounds- lie can, with the Concurrence 
 of his Lords and Commons, abrogate Old Laws, make 
 New, change Right and Pofleffion cf private Men, alter 
 Weights and Meafures, raife Taxes, give Indemnity or 
 Pardon in general, reftore Condemned Perfons and Fami¬ 
 lies in Blood and Name, legitimate one that is born ille¬ 
 gitimate, baflardife one that is born by Common Law, le¬ 
 gitimate ; (that is to fay, one begotten in Adultery, the 
 Husband being then within the Four Seas.) He can make 
 an Infant of full Age, make an Alien or Foreigner an 
 Englijk-mtm, can attaint a Man of Treafon when he is dead, 
 when he is no more a Man ,&c. In a word, a Parliament’s 
 Authority is moft Abfolute ; a Parliament can do all that 
 Senatus populujque Romanics could do, Ccnturiatis Comitiis fen 
 Tributis ; it reprefents the whole Kingdom; fo that the 
 Confent of the Parliament is prefumed to be the Confent 
 of every Man in England. 
 
 A Parliament is fummoned in manner following; Forty 
 Days at leaf before the Parliament doth Affemble, the Kin°- 
 iffues out his Writ, cum Jdvifmeoito Cmcilii fit-, and the 
 Warrant is, Per ipjmn Rcgem &Con[ilitnn. 
 
 The King’s Writ ( which is a fhort Letter or Epiffle ) is 
 direfted and fent to every particular Perfon of the Lords 
 Spiritual and Temporal, commanding the Lords Spiritual 
 in Fide & DihBime, and the Lords Temporal, per Fidcm & 
 Migiantiam, to appear at a certain time and place, to Treat, 
 and give their Advice in fome certain important Affairs 
 concerning the Church and State, &c. 
 
 . Other Writs are fent to the Sheriff of each County, to 
 fummon the People to eleft Two Knights for each County, 
 Two Citizens for each City, and One or Two Burgeffesfor 
 each Burrough, according to Statute, Charter, or Cufiom. 
 
I jo flCbc fJjefcnt ^tate Part II. 
 
 In thefe Eleftions anciently all the People had their Votes, 
 andmoft Votes carried it; but for avoiding of Tumults 
 and Trouble, it was enafted by Heit. VI. That noneihould 
 have any Suffrage in the Eleftion of Knights of the Shire, 
 but fuch as were Free-holders, did relide in the County, and 
 had yearly Revenue 40 s, ( which, till the Difcovery of the 
 Gold and.Silver m America, was as much as 30 or 40/, now} 
 whence it came to pafs, that the Lay-commons were then e- 
 lefted as the Clergy-Commons', the Procurators* Cleri were and 
 ever have been, viz- fine Prece, fine Pretio, fine Poculo, S;c. 
 Yet there was then, as now, this Defeft or Abfurdity, 
 That whereas all Englijh-men, who.have confiderable Effaces, 
 ought not to be taxed without their own Confent in Par¬ 
 liament, by themfelves, or by tlieir Reprefentatives; 
 Copy-holders in England , whereof there are fome who have 
 a Thoufand Pounds a Year, have no Voice in the EleLi. 
 ons of Knights of the Shire. 
 
 The Peri'ons elefted for each County, are to be Milites 
 tiotabiles, or at leaft Efquircs, or Gentlemen fit to be made 
 Knights, as it is in the Statute of Hen• VI. They ought to 
 be de difcretioribus Militibm, & ad laborar.dum Potaitioribw, 
 as the Words in fome Writs have been: They ought no? 
 to be of younger Years; for then it would be Juvenatm 
 (if the Word may be allowed } rather than Scnatus, noth':/ 
 Epicures, but .Wen of Years, vigorous, a&ive and abflemi- 
 eus j Men that will be content to give their conftant At- 
 tendance in Parliament, orelieto enjoy neither Privileges 
 nor Wages, allowed to every Member of the Commons- 
 Houle. They ought to be Native Englijl-mcn, or at lead, 
 fuch as have been Naturalized by Aft of Parliament; no 
 Alien or Denizen, none of the Twelve Judges, no She¬ 
 riff of a County, no Ecclefiaftical Perfon, may. be cho- 
 fen a Parliament-man, to ferve for any County, City, or 
 Surrongh. 
 
 To the Legality of fitting in Parliament, it is abfolutely 
 neceffary, That a Man flrould be of full Age; that is, 
 T wenty-one Years old at lead ; for if no Man under that 
 Age can difpofe of his own Eftate, nor can make one legal 
 Aft- to that purpole, then much lefs may .he bear any part 
 ibthe Supreme Power of the Nation, to judge, vote, or 
 diluofe of rhe Efhte of the whole Realm. 
 
 Ail Members of Parliament, both Lords and Commons, 
 that they may attend the public!* Service of their Country, 
 
partII. of ENGLAND, ifi - 
 
 2 re privileg’d, with their Menial Servants attending on their 
 Perfons, together with all their neceffary Goods brought 
 along with them, from all Attachments and Imprifonments 
 for Debts, Trefpafles, Account or Covenant, all the time 
 that they are on the-way to the place of Parliament, all the 
 time of the Seffion, and all the time they are on their way 
 home again, Eundo, Mormido , ad propria Redeundo ( for fo 
 were the old Words;) but they are not privileg’d from 
 Arrefts for Treafon, Felony, or Breach of the Peace. 
 Note, that"the Privileges of Members of Parliament ha¬ 
 ving been much abus’d fince the Reftoration of the Roy» 
 al Family, are wifely retrain’d by an AS: of Parliament 
 made about the end of the late King’s Reign. 
 
 The Place of meeting for this High and Honourable Afi- 
 fetnbly, is in whatfoever City, Town or Houfe rhe King 
 pleafeth; but of later times it hath ufually been held, at the 
 King’s ancient Palace, and ufual Refidence at Wepnhfter ; 
 all the Lords in a fair Room by themfelves, and the 
 Commons not far from them in another fair Room,. 
 which was heretofore the ancient Free Chappel of St. 
 Stephen. 
 
 The wanner of fitting in the Lords Houfe is thus. 
 
 The King as oft as he comes ( which hath ufually been 
 only at the opening of Parliaments, or at the pafling of 
 Bills, or at folemn Debates, as fome Kings have fre¬ 
 quently done ) is placed at the upper End of the Room, 
 in a Chair of State, having a Cloth of State over his 
 Head, under which, on either Hand, are none but the 
 King’s Children. 
 
 On the King’s Right Hand is a Seat, anciently for the 
 King of Scotland, when he was fummoned to Parliament, as 
 he fometimes was, in Fide & Legiantia ; but now ic is for 
 the Prince of Wales. On the King’s Left Hand is a Seat for 
 the Duke of York. 
 
 On the King’s Right Hand, and next the Wall, are placed 
 on a Form, fir ft the King’s Vicar-General in all Caufe’s 
 Ecclefiafticlc, in cafe hisMajcfty fliall ( as Henry the Eighth 
 did) create any fuch; and then next to him on the fame 
 Form, the two Archbifhops j below thefe on another Form, 
 the Bi&ops of Londra, Durham and WineheHer hen upon 
 ■ L a ocher 
 
s JE&e Relent Part II, 
 
 other Forms on the fame fide, all the reft oF the Bifhops fit, 
 according to the priority of their Confecration. 
 
 On the King’s Left Hand, upon Forms are placed the 
 Lord Chancellor, freafurer, Prejident of the Kings Council , and 
 Lord Privy-Seal-, if they are Barons, above all Dukes, ex¬ 
 cept thofe of the Royal Family. 
 
 On the fame fide fit the Dukes, Marqitifes and Earls, ac¬ 
 cording to their Creations. 
 
 Upon the firft Forma-crofs rheHoufe, below the Wool- 
 Sacks, fit the Vifcov.nts, and upon the next Form the Barms 
 all in order. 
 
 The Great Chamberlain, the Corf able, the Marjhal, the 
 Lord admiral, the Great Maflcr, or Lord Steward, the King’s 
 Chamberlain, fhall fit above all other of the fame degree 
 of Nobility with themfelves, by an Aft of Parliament in 
 Rot. Pari. 3 Hen. 8. N. to. and the chief Secretary being 
 a Baron, fhall fir above all Barons, who have none of the a- 
 forementioned Offices; and if he be a Bijbop, above all 
 other Bijhops nor having any of the faid Offices. 
 
 The reft of the Peers fit according to the order of their 
 Creation. 
 
 The Lords Chancellor, Treafurer, Prejident, Privy-Seal, and 
 Secretary of State, being under the degree of Baron, were 
 wont to fit at the uppermoff part of the Wool-Sacks in the 
 midft of the Parliament Chamber; but now no Privy 
 Councellors nor Secretaries of State may fit in that Houfe, 
 unlefs they are Peers. 
 
 Of late the Lord Chancellor, or Keeper, ( if the King be 
 prefent) ftands behind the Cloth of Eftate, otherwife lies on 
 the firft Wool-Sack,thwartthe Chair of State, his Great Seal 
 and Mace by him: He is Lord Speaker of the Lords Houfe. 
 Upon other Wool-Sacks fit the Judges, the King’s Council at 
 Law, and the Majlers of Chancery. Thefe being not Barons, 
 have no Suffrage in Parliament, only fit to give their Advice 
 when it is required- The reafon why thefe Sages are pla¬ 
 ced upoti Wool-Sacks may probably be, to mind them of 
 the great Importance of Wool and Sheep to this Nation, 
 that is never to be neglefted. 
 
 Heretofore, on the lowermoft Wool-Sack,were placed the 
 Clerk of the Ciown, 3nd Clerk of the Parliament; where¬ 
 of the former is concerned in all Writsof Parliament, and 
 Pardons in Parliament; the other records all things 
 done in Parliament, and keepeth the Records of the fame. 
 
 This 
 
' SRbe.i 0 ieftnt^eate Part II. 
 
 liament ) who then (lands behind his Majedy; the Cum, 
 mns in the mean time ftanding bare at the Bar of tfe 
 Lords Houfe, are afterwards in the King’s Name comman. 
 ded to chufe them a Speaker ( which without the Kinn’s 
 Command they may not do) whereupon, they returnia» 
 to their own Houfe, make choice of one of their own 
 Members,whom afterwards, upon another Day,they prefenc 
 to the King; and being approv’d of by his Majedy fitting 
 sn his Chair, ail his Lords both Spiritual and Temporal 
 Jjeing in their Robes of Scarlet, he makes a tnodeftRefu. 
 fal; which not'allowed, he petitioneth his Majefty, That 
 the Commons may have during their Sitting, Firll, s 
 free Accefs to his Majefty; Secondly, freedom of Speech in 
 their own Houfe ; Thirdly, Freedom from Arrefts. 
 
 Before any Affair be medled with, all the Members ot 
 the Houfe of Commons take the Oath of Allegiance mid Supram. 
 ey in the prefence of an Officer appointed by the King ; 
 but fince the late Revolution, they take the New Oaths ap¬ 
 pointed by an Aft of Parliament, x WiU. & Mary; and 
 oflate,they are all, after the Choice of a Speaker, to declare 
 their Opinions againft the Doftrine of TranfubJiantiation,l» 
 mention and Adoration of Saints, and the Sacrifice of the Hof;, 
 which Teh the Lords alfo are now obliged to take in their 
 Houfe before they C3n fit and debate upon any Affair, 
 Note alfo that all the Members are obliged, befides the 
 other Oaths and Tells, to Abjure the Pretended Prince of 
 Wales, before they can be admitted to fit in either Houfe 
 of Parliament; the Form of which Oath at length may 
 befeeriinthe Aft of Parliament; whereof this is a lingu¬ 
 lar and remarkable Circumftance, that it was the lad Bill 
 ihe late King Sign’d, and that it was pad not above twelve 
 . Lours before his Death. 
 
 : By the old Manufcript, called Modus tencndi Parliamemum, 
 It doth appear, That tho Houfe of Commons did anciently (as 
 ■the Houfe of Lords at this Day ) conlid, ;. Ex Procumorihs 
 Cleri ; a. Militibus Comitatimm; 3 . Cimib-js & Biirgcnfdms: 
 To wit, of Clergy-Men as well as Lay-Men; there la: 
 the Procuraiores Cleri, Two for each Diocefe representing all I 
 the Clergy-Commons of the Diocefe, as the Knights of tbs 
 Shire do all the Lay-Commons of the Shire: For it was 
 then judged expedient, that every Free-man of England, as 
 well Clergy as Laity, fhould in palling of Laws touching 
 Property, whereunto they were to be fubjeft, give thus 
 
| rt II. • of ENGLAND. xyy 
 
 nfent per tonally, or immediately by themfelves, or elfc 
 fome that by their Ele&ion, fliould immediately under- 
 efor them ; and the Words of the Writ for fummon- 
 ; the Pmuratares Gleri, as aforefaid, feem to warrant the 
 »e at this day. . 
 
 ielides, itiscertam by an ancient Record, ihat at Jeatc 
 23 Ed, i. when Writs werefent out for fummoning 
 ights> Citizens, and Burgelles, there were at the fame 
 ie Writs for fummoning the Deans or Priors of Cathe- 
 1 Churches: one Proftor for each Chapter, and Two 
 i&orsforthe Clergy of each Diocefe, to appear in Par- 
 nent, to be held on the Sunday after St. Andrew, at Wejl- 
 ifter, 129$. 
 
 'i The Power and Privileges of both Houfes of Parliament 
 --re divers and dillinct one from another. 
 
 I The Lords Houje not only jointly with the Queen and! 
 
 he Commons hath a Power in making and repealing 
 Itaws, but allo in traSando confiliura imticndevJo, as the 
 fWords of the Writ are ; alfo in judging of Controverfies, 
 fudging in the Arraignment of any Peer of the Realm, 
 Impeachments, putting Men to their Oaths, efpecially in 
 fznatters of Importance, as the Cortupcion of Judges and 
 IMagiftrates, in Error, illegal Proceedings in other Courts, 
 fin Appeals from Decrees in Chancery, Sko 
 I The Lords that conform not to the Proteftant Religion, 
 fno longer fit, nor have Suffrage in the Lords Houfe, by 'Stat. 
 I30 Car. 2. 
 
 | All the Lords Spiritual and Temporal have this Privi- 
 liege, That if by reafon of Sicknefs, or other Bufinefs they 
 fcannot appear, they make their Proxies to vote in their 
 jftead, fo chat in every Parliament, every Perfon in Eng- 
 lLmd, either by himfeif or Proxy, or Reprefentacive, is 
 faid to be there, and to have his Suffrage for making or 
 (repealing any Law. But note, that at the beginning of every 
 '{Parliament, ftich Lords as would make tkeir Proxies, arc obli^ 
 }ged to enter them in Perjon. 
 
 : The Commons alfo have a Power in making and repealing 
 [Laws. And for levying of any Money upon the Subject, 
 the Bill begins in the Commons Houfe, becaufe from them 
 doth arife the greater part of the Moneys; neither will they 
 allow the Lords to make any alteration in 3 Money-Bill. 
 
 The Commons have the Privilege to fupplicate and pro- 
 pofe Laws, to impeach publick Delinquents* even the 
 = • Bigheil 
 
x$6 SCije $?efent &(ate Part If, 
 
 Higheft Lords of the Kingdom, both Spiritual and Tenr 
 poral- 
 
 The Houfe of Commons is the Grand lnquefi of the Realm 
 fummoned from al! parts to prefent publick Grievances and 
 Delinquents to the King and Lords, to be redrefied and 
 puniflied by them j and to this purpofe the Lords fit in their 
 Robes on the Bench covered, as Judges do in other Judica¬ 
 tories ; they fwear and examine WitnefiTes, and at length 
 pafs Sentence, whilft the Members of the Commons Jfcf. 
 Rand bare at the Bar of the Lords Houfe, (which yet the 
 Commons of late have refus’d to do J produce Witneffe 
 manage Evidences, &c, 
 
 Hose, That although every Member of the Commons Houfe 
 be chojen to fervefor one particular County, City, or Bnmvfe 
 yet he ferves for the whole Kingdom, and hit Voice is equal t> 
 any other, his Power abfolute to eonjent or dijfent without emt 
 acquainting thofe that fent him, or demanding their Affmt, ei 
 the States-General of the United Netherlands are obliged tut 
 in many Cafes. 
 
 Yet are they to make it' their fpecial Care to promote 
 the good of that County, City, orBurrough, for which 
 they ferve, and from which heretofore they ufually did 
 receive Inftruftions and Directions concerning their Grie. 
 vances, Wants, &c, 
 
 Although the Lords of Parliament are to bear their own 
 Charges, becaufe they reprefent there only themfelves; yet 
 all the Commons, both Lay and Clergy, that is, Procun. 
 toresCleri, are to have rationabiles Expcnfasfzsthz Wordsof 
 the Writ are) that is, fuch Allowance as the King condder- 
 ing the prices of all things, (hall judge meet to impofe 
 upon the People to pay; in the 17 th of Ed. II. it was Ten 
 Groats for Knights, and Five Groats for Burgefles; but not 
 long after it was Four Shillings a Day for Dubb’d Knights, 
 and Two Shillings for all other; which in thofe Days, as 
 appears by the Prices of all things, was a conliderable bum, 
 above Ten times more than it is now ; for not only 
 their Expences were confidered, tho’ that was great, by 
 reafon of their fuitable Attendance that then every Parlia¬ 
 ment Man had, but alfo their Pains, their lolsof Time, ami 
 needfary negleft of their own private Affairs for the Ser¬ 
 vice of their Country ; and when Counties, Cities, and 
 Burroughs paid fo dear for their Expences, they were wont 
 to take care to chufe fuch Men as were belt able, and 
 • ' 
 
part II. ofE NGL AN D» 
 
 moft diligent in the fpeedy difpatch of Affairs; by which 
 means, with fome others, more bufinefs in thofe times 
 was difpatch’d in Parliament in a Week, than is now per¬ 
 haps in Ten: So that the Protections for Parliament-Men, 
 and their Servants from Arrefts, were not then grievous, 
 when fcarce any Parliament or Seffions lafted fo long as 
 One of the Four T erms now at Weft min ft er. 
 
 The afore-mention’d Expences being duly paid, did 
 caufe all petty decayed Burroughs of England to become 
 humble Suiters to the King, that they might not be obli¬ 
 ged to fend BurgelTes to Parliament; whereby it came to 
 nafs, that divers were unburgeffed, as it was in particular 
 granted to Chipping, or Market-Torriton, upon then Petition ; 
 and then the Number of the Commons Hoc. ft, being fcarce 
 half fo many as at prefent, their Debates and Bills were 
 fooner expedited. 
 
 The manner of Debates, of palling of Bills and Acts, is 
 thus: 
 
 It is free for any Man of the Parliament, (the Leave c£ 
 theHoufe being lirft had,) to get a Bill drawn by fome 
 Lawyer, and give the fame to the Speaker or Clerk of the 
 Parliament, to be prefented at a time convenient, and 
 this Bill may be put firft either in the Lords Houje, or the 
 Commons Houfe. Whatever is propofed for a Law, is firft 
 put in Writing, and called a Bill ; which being read, com¬ 
 monly after Nine of the Clock, in a full Aflembly, it is 
 either unanimoufly reje&ed at firft, or elfe allowed to be 
 debated, and a certain time appointed for a fecond Rea¬ 
 ding, after which it mu ft be either Rejefted, or committed 
 to a certain Number of the Houfe prefently nominated, 
 and called a Committee. After it hath been amended, and 
 Twice read two feveral Days in the Houfe, then it is 
 Ingraft'd ; that is, Written fair in a Parchment, and read 
 the Third time another Day; and then the Speaker demand¬ 
 ed, if they will have it put to the Queftion, whether a 
 Law or no Law; if the major part be for it, then it is writ¬ 
 ten'on the Bill by the Clerk, Soit bailie mix Communes, or 
 Soil bailie anx Seigneurs, retaining ftill in this, and fome other 
 things about making Laws, the Cuftom of our Anceftors, 
 who after the Norman Conqueft, were generally skill’d 
 in the French Tongue- 
 
 Note, That -when the Speaker finds divers Bills prepared to be 
 fut st {he ftftteftion, he gives notice the Day before, That tt mor~ 
 
r t $ %¥ pjefent Part ir, 
 
 row be intends to put fuch Bills to the puffing, or Third R c/i! l. 
 ing, and defines the [pedal Attendance of ad the Members. 
 
 Note alfo, that if a Bill be rejected, it cannot be any non 
 .propofed, during the, Jam Seffons. < 
 
 ' A Bill fent by the Commons up to the Lords , is ufualiy (to 
 fliew their Refpeft) attended, with a certain number of the 
 Members of the Houfe: as they come up to the Lords 
 the Member that hath the Bill; making three profound R e ! 
 verences, delivereth it to the Lord Chancellor or Keeper, who 
 for that purpofe comes down to the Bar. 
 
 A -Bill fent down by the Lords to the Commons, is ufualiy 
 fent byfome of the Matters of Chancery, or other Perfon 
 whofe place is on the Wool-Sacks (and by none of the 
 Members of the Houfe ) and they coming up to the Speaker, 
 and bowing Thrice, deliver to him the Bill, after one of 
 diem hath read the Title, and defirea it might be there 
 taken into Confideration; if afterwards it pais the llonfe, 
 then it is written oil the Bill, Les Communes ont- affentez. In 
 Meflages of great Importance, the Lords make ufe of one 
 Or two of the Judges to go to the Houfe of Commons. 
 
 When any one in the Commons Houfe will fpeak to a Bill, 
 ibeftands up uncovered, and directs his Speech only to the 
 Speaker ; then if what he delivers be confuted by another, 
 yet he is not allowed to anfwer again the fame day, left 
 the whole time Ihould be fpent by two talkative Perfom, 
 Alfo if a Bill be debated in the Houfe, no Man may f peak 
 to it in one day above once, unlels the whole Houle be 
 turned into a Committee, and then every Member may re¬ 
 ply as oft as he, or the Chairman, judges it expedient. 
 
 If any one in either Houfe fpeaks Words of Offence to 
 die King’s Majefty, or to the Houfe, he is called to the Bar. 
 where commonly on his Knees he receives a Reprimand 
 from the Speaker, and asking Pardon of the Houfe he re¬ 
 turns to his place, but if the Offence be very great, he is 
 fent to the Tower. 
 
 The Speaker is not allowed to perf'.vade or diflfwade in 
 patting of a Bill, but only to make a fhoic and plain Hu- 
 rativej nor Vote, except the Houfe be equally di¬ 
 vided. 
 
 After Dinner the Parliament ordinarily aflerobles net. 
 tho’ many rimes they continue fitting lonjg in the After- 
 noon, and fometimes after Candle-light. 
 
>art II- of E N G L A N IX 15^ 
 
 In the Lords titrnje they give their Suffrages, of Votes, be- 
 ,inning at the Puifne, or lowed: Baron, and fothe reft feria- 
 )m, every one anfwering apart, [ Content , or Not Content,] 
 A nc l if the Affirmatives and Negatives are equal, femper 
 UrNumiturpro Negante, the Speaker being not allowed a caft¬ 
 an Voice, unlels he- be a Peer of the Realm. 
 
 In the Houfe of Commons, they Vote by Teas and No’s al- 
 together; and if it be doubtful, whether is the greater 
 Number, then the Houfe divides, and th eTea's are to go 
 forth, and the No's are to fit ftill (becaufe thefe are content 
 with their prefent condition, without any fuch addition 
 or alteration of Laws, as the other defire) and fome are 
 appointed to number them: But at a Committee, though it 
 be of the whole Houfe, as is oftentimes, the Ten's go or? 
 on one iide, and the No's on the other, whereby they may be 
 difcerned. 
 
 If a Bill pals in one Houfe, and being fent to the other 
 Houfe, they demurr upon it, then a Conference is demand¬ 
 ed in the Fainted Chamber, where certain deputed Members 
 of each Houfe meet, the Lords fitting covered at a Table, 
 the Commons Handing bare, where the Buiinefs is debated; 
 if they then agree not, thatBufinefs is nulled; but if they 
 agree, then it is at laft brought ( with all other Bills which 
 have palled in both Houfes ) to the King, who comes again 
 with his Crown on his Head, and clothed with his Royal 
 Robes, and being feated in his Chair of Scare, and all the 
 Lords in their Robes, the Clerk of the Crown reads the 
 Title of each Bill, and as he reads, the Clerk of the Parlia¬ 
 ment, according to his Inftriietions from the King, who 
 before hath maturely conlidered each Bill, pvonounceth the 
 Royal Affent. If it be a publick Bill, the Anfwer is, Le Roy 
 le veut, which gives Life and Birth to that Bill that was be¬ 
 fore but an Embryo. If a. private Bill, the Anfwer is, Suit 
 fait comme il eft defire. 
 
 If it be a Bill, which the King likes nor, then the An- 
 fwer is, Le Roy s'avifcra, which is taken for an abso¬ 
 lute denial in a more civil way, and that IMl is vvhollv 
 nulled. 
 
 Note, That the King -without his Pcrjonal Prefsncc, can,, by 
 Ctmmijfm granted to fame of his Nobles, give kis Royal Nffent 
 to any Bill that requires hajfte. 
 
 If it be a Bill for Moneys given to his Maiefty, then chs 
 
i 66 S&tate Partll; 
 
 Aafwer Is, Le Roy remercie fes loyaux Sujets, accepts kur B (Ke „ 
 valence, & aujft le veut. 
 
 The Bill for the King’s General Pardon, hath but one 
 Reading in either Houfe, for this Reafon, becaufe they muft 
 take it as the King will pleafe to give it, When the bill 
 for the General Pardon is pafled by the King, the Anfwer 
 is thus, Let Prelate Seigneurs & Communes en ce Parlmmt 
 affemblez au mm de tom vos antres Sujets remercient tres hum. 
 blement metre Majefte & prient Dieu mom dinner en /ante home 
 vie&longe. 
 
 All Afts of Parliament before the Reign of Henry the 
 Seventh, were palfed and enrolled in Latin, Englijb, and 
 French , now in Englijh only. 
 
 Moft of our ancient Afrs of Parliament run in this Stile, 
 The King at the humble Rec/ueft of the Commons, with the ftjfsns 
 of the Prelates, Dukes, Earls and Barons, hath ordained, or Em j. 
 Sled. After, it was thus; The King by the Advice and Jf 
 fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and with the Affint if 
 the Commons, doth EnaEt. Of later times it hath been thus • 
 Beit Enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by, and with 
 the Advice and Confetit of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, mi 
 of the Commons : Although the Words of the Writ for fum- 
 moning the Commons, is only ad Confcntiendum, and not d 
 Concilium impesdendnm, as it is in the Writ of the Lords. 
 
 When thofe things, for which the Parliament was fum- 
 moned, have been fufficiently treated and brought to a con- 
 clulion, then the King doth ufually Adjourn, Prorogue, or 
 DilTolve the Parliament in manner following- 
 
 The Adjournments are ufually made in the Lords Houf by 
 the Lord Chancellor, or Keeper in the King's Name, to what 
 other day the King pleafeth, and alfo to what other place, 
 if he think fit to remove them, as fotnetimes hath been 
 done, and then all things aiready debated and read, in one 
 or both Houfes, continue to the next meeting in the liime 
 Rate they were in before the Adjournment, and fo may 
 be refumed. Note, That this is to be underfhod only of fuck 
 Adjournments as are in order to a Rccefs for feme time", for in 
 all other cafes 'tic the undoubted Privilege of each Hottje to Ad¬ 
 journ them]elves, &c. 
 
 In the like manner the Parliament is Prorogued ; but bv 
 a Prorogation there is a Seffion ended, and then the Bid 
 that were almolf ready in both Houfes for the Royal M 
 fent, not having it, mu ft at the re-alfembling of tbs'Varfe 
 ment begin a new. ’ f'V 
 
Part it of ENGLAND. 161 
 
 I The Speaker of the Houje of Commons , upon Notice given. 
 That it is the King’s Pleafure that Houfe fhall alio Adjourn, 
 doth fay, with the Affent of the Houfe, This Houfe is Ad¬ 
 journed. _ _ . 
 
 When the King’s Pleafure is to Prorogue or Dijfohe the 
 i Parliament, his Majefty commonly comes in Perfon with 
 his Crown on his Head, fends the Black Rod for all the 
 Houfe of Commons , to corne to the Bar of the Lords Houfe ; and 
 after the King’s Anfwer to each Bill fignilied, as aforemen¬ 
 tioned, his Majefty ufually makes a Speech, and fomecimes 
 the Lord Chancellor another; thenth e Lord Chancellor, by the 
 fpecial Command of the King, pronounces the Parliament 
 Prorogued or Dijfohed. 
 
 Note, That the King king Head of the Parliament, if his 
 death happens during the fitting of the 'Parliament] it is, 
 ipfo fafto, Dijfohed. But to prevent Tumults and Corfu-, 
 lions, it has been of late exprefly provided by a folemn Aft, 
 7 hat a Parliament fitting, or in being, at the Demije of the 
 King, flood continue, and if not fitting, Jhad meet exprefly for 
 hoping the Peaces and preferring the SucceJJion. 
 
 Anciently, after every SeJJion of Parliament, the King 
 commanded every Sheriff to proclaim the feveral AGs and 
 to caufe them to be duly obferved ; yet without that'pro- 
 clamation, the Law intended that every one hath notice 
 by his Reprefentative, of what is tranfaGed in Parliament a 
 Of latter times, fince Printhig became common, thatCu- 
 Horn hath been laid alide. 
 
 Of Temporal Peers of England there are at prefent i66 t 
 who with the 2 Archbifhops and 24 Bilhops, make in all 
 19: Lords of Parliament. 
 
 f iptxmiter. ] 
 
 Archbifhops --- 
 
 Dukes and Dutcheffes 
 
 Marquifles ■- 
 
 Earls and Countefles - 
 Vifcounts--—-7 
 
 Other Barons *=■»='«= 
 
 M JBefide? 
 
i6i _ 2die f&jeffiie&tate Partis 
 
 Befides their Refpeftive Dutchefles, Counteflfes, d'c.and 
 other PeerelTes by Marriage: 
 
 Whereas within One hundred Years lafl: pad there was 
 not One Duke, and but one Marquifs, with about Nm e . 
 teen Earls, Three or four Vifcounts, and Forty Barons. 
 
 . Thefe Great Officers following, in refpeft of their Of- 
 fices, have Precedence before all Dukes not of the Blood- 
 Royal, except Prince George of Denmark, who takes place 
 by a fpecial Aft of Parliament. 
 
 The Lord Cbancelkn, or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. 
 
 The Lord Treafwer. 
 
 The Lord President of the King’s Council . 
 
 The Lord Privy-Seal. 
 
 Thefe other great Officers take place alfo, in rei'pect ci 
 their Offices, above all others of the fame Degree with 
 themfelves. 
 
 The Lord Great Chamberlain of England. 
 
 Lord High Con (l able. 
 
 The Earl Marflal of England. 
 
 The Lord 'Admiral of England. 
 
 The Lord Steward of the King’s Houlhold. 
 
 The Lord Chamberlain of the King’s Houlhold, 
 
 - Note alfo, That a Secretary of State, being of the Dcgrt; 
 of a Baron of Parliament, lhall precede all Barons, not 
 having any of the laid Offices; and if he be a Biflop, iiul! 
 take place of all other Biflops. 
 
 
Part IL 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 16% 
 
 C H A 'P. XiV. 
 
 Of Varticulur Governments, and firji of the Eccle- 
 fiafticalj, Civil urJ Military Go-verrmwit of the 
 Kings Honflwld. 
 
 F O It the Ecclefiaitical Government of the King’s Court, 
 there is fif ft a Demi of the Chappel-Royal, who is ufuajly 
 fome grave, learned Prelate, chofen by the King, and who, 
 as Dean, acknowledged! no Superior but the King ; for as 
 the King’s Palace is exempt from all inferiour Timporal Ju- 
 rifdiftion, fo is his Chappel from all Spiritual-, it is called 
 Capefa Dominica, the Domain Chappd ; is not within the Ju- 
 rililiftion orDiocefe of any Bifhop, but as a Regal Peculiar 
 exempt andreferved to the Viiitation and immediate Go- 
 vernment of the King, who is Supreme Ordinary} as it 
 were, over all England. 
 
 By the Dean are chofen all other Officers of the Chapped 
 viz. a Sub-Dean, or Praccr.tor CaptUa ■ Thirty two,Gentle¬ 
 men of the Chappel, whereof Twelve are Priefts, and one 
 of them is Confeftor to the King’s PIoufliold> whofe Office 
 is to read Prayers every Morning to the Family, to vide the 
 Sick, to examine and prepare Communicants, to inform 
 fuchas defiie advice in any cafe of Conlcience, or point of 
 Religion, dw. 
 
 The other Twenty Gentlemen, commonly called Clerks 
 of the Chappel, are with the aforefaid Priefts, to perform in 
 the Chappel the Office of Divine Service, in praying, Sing¬ 
 ing, &c. One of thefe being well skilled in Mufick, is 
 chofen Mafter of die Children, whereof there are Twelve 
 inOrdinary, co infirutlthem in the Rules and Ait of Mii- 
 fick, for the Service of the Chappel, Three other of the 
 laid Clerks are chofen to be Organifis, to whom are joyn’d 
 upon Sundays, Collar-days, and other Holy-day:., a Conlcirc 
 of the King’s Mufickj to make the ChappeJ Mufick more 
 full and compleac. 
 
'i<$4 ^ fjefent ^tate Part If. 
 
 There are moreover Four Officers, called Firgers, f roni 
 the Silver Rods carried in their Hands, being a Sergeant, 
 Two Yeomen, and a Groom of the Chappel. 
 
 ‘ In the King’s Chappel thrice every day Prayers are read, 
 and God’s Service and Worlhip performed with great De, 
 cency, Order and Devotion, and fliould be a Pattern to all 
 other Churches and Chappels of England. 
 
 The King hath alfo his private Oratory, where feme of 
 his Chaplains in Ordinary are to read Divine Service 
 to the King on working-Days Morning and Evening. 
 
 The Lord High Almoner difpofes of the King’s Alms, 
 and for that ule receives ( befides other Moneys, allow- 
 edby the King,) all Deadends, & bom Felonrn de fe, to be 
 
 ^ Moreover^ the Lord Almoner hath the Privilege to give the 
 King’s Diffi to whatfoever poor Man he pleafes, that is, the 
 iirft Difli at Dinner, which is fet upon the King’s Table, or 
 inftead thereof 4 d. per diem, (which anciently was equiva¬ 
 lent to 4 r. now .) Next he diftributes ro Twenty four poor 
 Men, nominated by theParifhioners of the Parifh [adjacent 
 to the King’s Place of Refidence, to each of them 4 d. in 
 Money, a Ttyo-penny Loaf and a Gallon of Beer, or in- 
 Read thereof, 3 d. in Money, to be equally divided among 
 them every Morning at Seven of the Clock at the Court 
 Gate; and every poor Man before he receives the Alms, 
 is to'repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer in the prefence 
 of one of the King’s Chaplains, deputed by the Lord /lim¬ 
 ner to be his Sab-Almoner, who alfo is to fcatter new coin’d 
 Two-pences in the Towns and Places where the King paf- 
 feth through in his Progrefs, to a certain Sum by the Year. 
 Belides, there are many poor Penfioners to the King and 
 Queen below Stairs; that is, fuch as are put to Peniion, 
 either becaufe they are fo Old, that they are unfit for Ser¬ 
 vice, or elfe the Widows of fuch of his Majefty’s Houf- 
 hold Servants that died poor, and were not able to 
 provide for their Wives and Children in their Life¬ 
 times : Every one of thefe hath a Competency duly paid 
 them. 
 
 The prefent Lord Almoner is the Moft Reverend Fataes 
 m God, John lord Archbilhop of York.. 
 
Part II. of ENGLAND, 
 
 
 Ceremony on fPaimDp®ur£8ay. 
 
 Moreover, the Court is an eminent Pattern of Charity 
 and Humility, to all that {hall fee the performance of that 
 ancient Cuftom by the King and the Queen, on the Thursday 
 before Eafler, called Maundy-Thurfday, fo called from the 
 Dutch Maud, in Latin, Sportula, { or as fome think Man- 
 date-Thurfday, from the Mandatum no-Jum do nsobis, which 
 our Saviour firft exemplified on this day,) when the 
 King or his Lord Almoner, firft wafheth the feet of as many 
 poor Men as his Majefty has lived Years, then wipes them 
 with a Towel, (according to the Pattern of our Saviour in 
 the cafe of his Apoftles) and gives to every one of them 
 two Yards and a half of Woollen Cloth to make a Sute of 
 Clothes, Linnen Cloth for two Shirts, a pair of Stockings, 
 a pair of Shoes, three Diflies of Fifli in wooden Platters, 
 one of Salt Salmon, a fecond of Green Fifli, or Cod, a 
 third of Pickle-Herrings, Red-Herrings, and Red Sprats, 
 a Gallon of Beer, a Quart Bottle of Wine, and fix 
 Penny Loaves of Bread; alfo a Red Leather Purfe, and as 
 many Angle Pence as the King is Years old, and in fuch 
 another Purfe, as many Shillings as the King hath reigned 
 Years. 
 
 The Queen Confort alfo doth the like to divers poor 
 Women. 
 
 Under the Lord High Almoner, there is a Sttb-Ahmier, a 
 Yeoman, and two Grooms of the Almonry. 
 
 Eefides all thefe, the King hath a Clerk of the Clofet, or 
 ConfefTor to his Majefty, who is fome Reverend Dif» 
 creet Divine, extraordinarily efteemed by his Majefty, 
 whofe Office is to attend at the King’s Right Hand du- 
 | ring Divine Service, to refolye all Doubts concerning 
 | Spiritual Matters, to wait on his Majefty in his private Ora¬ 
 tory or Clofet, &c. This Office is at prefentdifcharg’d by 
 the very Reverend Dr. Grahme Dean of Bath and Weds, 
 
 Dr, Younger Dean of Salisbury, and Dr. Prat Canon of 
 Windfir. 
 
 t €tjaplaiilg. ] The King hath alfo 48 Chaplains in Or- 
 dinary, who are ulually eminent Doftors in Divinity, 
 whereof four every Month wait at Court, to preach in the 
 Chappels on Sundays, and other Feftivals before the King, 
 
 2nd in the Morning early on Sundays before the Houfliold, 
 
 M 3 to 
 
r i66 »f?ef?nt Part II, 
 
 to read Divine Service before the K’ng,_ out of Ch?.pp 5 ] 
 daily (as aforementioned) twice in the King’s private Ora¬ 
 tory,, fo give Thanks at the Table in the Cierk of tire Clo 
 fet > s abience, &c. 
 
 In time of Lent, according to ancient laudable Cuilom, 
 Divine Service and Preaching is performed in a ni<m 
 folemn manner. 
 
 5Len^^£iniOn0. ] Anciently at Court there . r( . S 
 mons in Lent only, and that in the Afternoon, in the cn^-n 
 Air, and then only Preached by Bifhops, Deans, and princi¬ 
 pal Prebendaries. The Lent Preachers are appointed by 
 rhe Archbifliop of Canterbury, and the Lord Ch.imbcvlr.n : On 
 the firft Wedncfd'!}', called ■yjflitrednefday, in the Morning, 
 begins the Been of the Chappel to preach, on each Wcdmjcr, 
 after, one .of his Majefty’s more eloquent Chaplains, 
 
 Friday the Dean of Pome Cathedral or Collegiate Church- 
 On the laft Friday, called Gnd Friday, the Dean oiWcfv.-ninf,, 
 is always to Preach ; or, every Sunday in Lent forne K- 
 Ihop preaches; on the laft Sunday of f Lent,, called 
 £ tinday, an Jrckbijhp, and upon Eafter-day, the Lord Hi 
 jihnor.cr is to preach. 
 
 €piIa^Ba?Si.] Twelve Days in the Year being inr.h 
 and principal Feliivals, his Majefty after Divine Service, 
 attended with his principal Nobility, adorned with th-.ir 
 Collars of the Garter, together «ith the Heralds, int!:-i: 
 rich Coats, in a grave folemn manner at the Altar, oiieis .= 
 Sum of Gold to God, in f.yr.um !p;cia!is Detmr.ti , that by 
 his Grape hr it King, anci holdetn all of him. 
 
 . All Offerings made at the Holy Altar by the King nr.:i 
 "Queen, did anciently belong to the Difpofal of theAichbi- 
 fitep o£Canterbury, if his Grace were prefenr, wherelb-.v;.- 
 the Court was; but now to the Dean of the Chappel, to t: 
 dlftributedamonefr the Poor. 
 
 ' Thole twelve Days are, Ch-ijltr-as, Eafiev, Khitfmdy.xd 
 \4E. Saints, cPied Ksajkolrfdayt, upon wliich the ByzaM :. 
 Gold to lie offer’d, is deliver'd to the King by the Lord 
 ard, or feme other of the principal Officers: 'j hen i: 
 ■•.ran-day, Twelfth-day, upon thelatterof winch, Go id, i’r.r- 
 r-r.ccr.fe.' and Myrrh, in feveral Purles, are offer’d by tv 
 King. • Daftly, 'Candlanar, Enunciation, Tnnir- 
 
 Sttr.dav, St- John Eaptiji, and Michaehnas-day, when cm V 
 Goli is otter’d. Upon Chrifimas, Eafler, and WhitJurJr.. 
 his Majefty ufually receives the Holy Sacrament, none 
 
part IL' of E N G L A N D. 1 6y 
 
 but two or three of the principal Bifhops, and fome of 
 the Royal Family communicating with him; but with the 
 prefenc Queen ( who with great Piety and Exemplary De¬ 
 votion, receives the Sacrament once a Month ) any of the 
 Houfhold. are allow’d to communicate. 
 
 The Gold offer’d by the King at the Altar when he re¬ 
 ceives the Sacrament, and upon high Feflivals/is ftiil called 
 the Byzantine, which anciently was a piece of Gold, coin’d 
 by the Emperors of Covjfantiv.oftc, and call’d Byzantium. 
 That which was ufed by King 'James the Firft, was a piece 
 of Gold, having on the one fide the PourtraiG: of the King 
 kneeling before an Altar, _ with four Growns before him, 
 and circumfcrib’d with this Motto, Slit idrctribuan: Dtmino 
 pro minibus qua trihv.it mihi? and on the other fide was a 
 Lamb lying by a Lyon, with this Motto, Cor coniritum e> 
 bv.miliatam non dcjpicies Dens* 
 
 Of the Civil Government of the Kings Court, 
 
 [ftop Jafctan of t\)t ihou[f]olo/J 
 
 L’OIlfhe Civil Government of the King’s Court, the chief 
 1 Officer is Lord Steward , called a!fo in the time of Hen •; 
 the Eighth, The Great }.Jafter of the King's Hotftm 1 , alter the 
 French Mode ; bat prhno Maria, and ever iince caifdj The 
 
 ’s Houle is committed to him, to be 
 Difcrennn, and ail his Commands 
 d obferv’d. And as his Power is 
 r lis Steward 
 kith an old AiV 
 
 Ling’s Houle. 
 
 Lord Steward ft the King; Honfho!:!. 
 
 The State of the Ki 
 ruled and graded by 
 in Court to be obey’d 
 great, fo is his Digni 
 and'Ll 1 wr 
 
 nufeript, rc?rc!entihe State of an Em 
 
 He hath Authority overall Officers and Servants of the 
 King’s Houle, except thofe of his Maiefty’s Chappe!, Cham¬ 
 ber, and Stable, 
 
 He, by vertue of his Office, without any other Con> 
 miflion, judgethofall Enormities, zsTrcafins, Mar:hers, Fr 
 Ionics, iJloodjbed;, committed in the Court, or within the 
 Verge - which is every way within twelve Miles ofthechief 
 Tunnel of the Court, (only London by Charter is exempted) 
 
168 3 $e f jcfent ^tace Part n, 
 
 for the Law having an high Efteem of the Dignity of the 
 Ring’s fetled Manfton-Hottfe, laid outfuch a PloE of Ground 
 about his Houfe f as a Haut pas or Foot Carpet, fpread about 
 the King’s Chair of State, that ought to be more clear'd 
 and void than other places ) to be fubjeft to a fpecial ex- 
 ejnpt Jurifdiftion depending on the King’s Perfon, and 
 great Officers, that fo where the King comes, there fhould 
 come with him Peace and Order, and an Awfulnels and 
 Reverence in Mens Heartsbefides, it would have been a 
 jtind of Eclipfing of the King’s Honour, that where the 
 King was, any juftice fhould be fought, but immediately 
 from the King’s own Officers ; and therefore from very an- 
 cient times, the Jurifdiftion of the Verge hath been execu¬ 
 ted by the Lord Steward, with great Ceremony, in the na¬ 
 ture of a Peculiar Kings-Bench, and that not only within, 
 but without the King’s Dominions: For fo it is recorded, 
 that one Engelram of Nugent in France, for ftealing Silver 
 iDifh.es out of the Houfe of Edward the Firfi, King of Erg- 
 land, then at Paris, (after the Matter had been debated in 
 the Council of the King of France, touching the Jurifdiftion; 
 and order’d, That the King, of England fhould enjoy this 
 Kingly Prerogative of his Houfliold ) was condemned by Sir 
 Robert Fitz-Jobn, then Steward tothe King of England, and 
 bang’d in St.Germans-Fields, Vi&.fupra p. 8y. 
 
 Note, That to the Lord Steward belongs at the beginning 
 of Parliaments to attend t he King’s Perfon, and tominifter 
 the Oalhs oi/M-gianuzni Supremacy to all the feveral Mem¬ 
 bers of the Houfe oh Commons, and at the end of Parliaments 
 to. adjuft the Parliamentary Expenses, See. 
 
 The Lord Steward is a White-Staff-Officev, for he in the 
 King’s Prefence carrieth a White-Staff; and at other times 
 going abroad, it is carried by a Footman bare-headed. 
 This White-St off is taken for a Ccmmiffion: At the Death 
 of the King, over the Plearfe made for the King’s Body, 
 he breaiceth this Staff, and thereby difehargeth all the Of¬ 
 ficers. The prefent Lord Steward, is William Duke of D°- 
 vonllsre. 
 
 Cijanihtrlaitl.] The next Officer is the Lord Ohm- 
 herlain, who hath the overfight of all Officers belonging to 
 theKing’s Chamber, except the Precinft of the King’s Bed- 
 Chambef, which is wholly under the Groom of the Stole ; 
 and all above Stairs, who are allfworn by him (or his War¬ 
 rant to the Gentlmen-Ujkers ) to the King. He hath alfo the 
 
17 o 2 Efj£ js tent i&tate Part ft; 
 
 Firfc, under the Lord Steward, in the Compting-H 011 f e 
 are the, ■ 
 
 Tremnrcr of the Hottjhold. 
 
 Comptroller. 
 
 Cofferer • 
 
 Maficr of the Houjhold. 
 
 Two Clerks of the Green-Cloth 
 Two Clerks Comptrollers. 
 
 It is called the Comptlng-Houfe, becaufe the Accompts i, r 
 all Expenses of the King’s Houfliold are there taken daily Lv 
 the Lord Steward, the Trcafurcr, Comptroller, the Cofferer, 
 Mrftsr of the Houfliold, the two Clerks of the Green-Cloth, a n ,j 
 the two Clerks Comptrollers, who alfo there make Froviliea 
 for the Houfliold, according to the Law of the Land, aal 
 make Payments and Orders for the well governing tin 
 Servants of the Houfliold. 
 
 in the Cemptlng-Ihufe is the Green-Cloth, which is a Court 
 of Justice continually' fitting in the King’s Houfe, comp), 
 fed of the Perfons lafr mention’d ; whereof the three liril 
 are uihalJy of the King’s Privy Council. To this Court, be¬ 
 ing the iiril and rnofc ancient Court of England, iscoiu.r.i:- 
 ted the Charge and Overfight of the King’s Court-Rcyd, 
 for Matters of jufiiee and Government, with Authority 
 for maintaining the Pence, within twelve Miles diihr.ta 
 wberefoeverthe Court lhall relide, and within the Kui;'; 
 Houfe, the power of correfting all the Servants therein t ::: 
 fiiali any way offend. 
 
 Itis called the Green-Cloth , of ?. Green-Clothw here they;;:, 
 over whom are the Arms.of the Compring-Houfe, bearing 
 Pert, a Key, Or, and a Staff J-gcv.t Sanlticr, fignifying iii.'ii 
 Power to reward and correct, as Perfons for their ; :r.; 
 Wifdom and Experience, thought fit by his Majefty, ce .-x 
 ercife both thefe f unftions in Iris Royal Palace. 
 
 , j£«aftntr Of feiJS K-lngS : ipcai> j The Treafiurer ofT 
 King’s Houfe in the abienceof the Lord Steward, hath no we 
 with the Comptroller, and ocher Officers of the Hoard of O'n 
 Cloth, together with the Steward of the Marjhalfea , : 
 hear and determine Tjeafons, Felonies, and other Criim 
 committed within the King’s Palace, and that by Verdict c 
 the King’s Houfliold, 
 
 Two Yeomen- 
 
 The Cofferers Clerks, or Clai; 
 
 of the Affignment. 
 
 Two Grooms. 
 
 Two Meffengers. 
 
p art II. of E N G L A N D. 171 
 
 Among the Uoufold Servants within the Check-Roll, 1?my 
 be found guilty of Felony, no Benefit of Clergy is to be 
 flow’d him. Anciently this Court might have field Pleas 
 0 f freehold alfo. 
 
 Comptroller. ] The Comptroller’s Office is to control the 
 Accompts and Reckoning of the Green-Cloth. 
 
 Cofferer.] The Cofferer is alfo a principal Officer, hath a 
 fpecial Charge and Overfight of other Officers of the Houfe, 
 for their good Demeanour, Entertainment, and Carriage in 
 their Offices, and is to pay the Wages of the King’s Ser¬ 
 vants, above and below Stairs; and for Provifions, by the 
 Direction and Allowance of the Green-Cloth. 
 
 Staffer of tljepouffjoit).] The next is the Mafier of 
 thHwfiold, whole Office is to Purvey the Accompts of the 
 Houfe. 
 
 All Bills of Comptrolment, Parcels and Bnsvcmcnts, are al¬ 
 lotted and allowed by the Clerks-Comptrollers, and furnm’d. 
 up by the Clerks of the Green-Cloth. 
 
 The Cofferer, Mafter of the Houjhold, the two Clerks of the 
 Green-Cloth , and two Clerks Cimptrollers, fic in Judgment 
 with the Lord Steward, Trcaltrrer and Comptroller in the Court 
 of Verge. 
 
 Bote, That the Clerks of particular Offices fucceed to the 
 Ace.tary, and from thence to the Iiitchin , Spiccry, or Avery, as 
 Vacancies hannen. and tnence ro the Board of Gran-Cloth, 
 in their feversl Degrees, from the your.geft Clerk Comptrol¬ 
 ler, &c. to the Cofferer, and not farther. _ 
 
 Note aljo, Tint in each Office there is a Succeffion from 
 one to another; as one of the Children may come to be a 
 Grom, then Teoman, then Gentleman, then Serjeant, as he hap¬ 
 pens to outlive them above him. 
 
 They wait upon, and appoint the King’s, Queen’s, and 
 Houlhold-Diets every other Month, and wait upon Foreign 
 Princes, whe f neat- 1 he 
 
 Chief Clerk keeps all rhe Records, Ledger Books, and Papers re¬ 
 lating to that Office makes up ail Bills, Parceils. and 
 Debentures for Salaries, &c. and Provifions and Neceiia- 
 ries, iHiiing Rom the Offices of the Pantry, Buttery and 
 Cellar; keeps Account of, and makes up the Remains 
 with feveral other Duties, which oblige him to conftant 
 Waiting. 
 
 The fecond Clerk waits upon the Diet, as abovefaid, and 
 Cttends the King and Queen in their Progress, when ap- 
 
172 Stfje parent &face Part n. 
 
 pointed by t’ne Gmn-Clolh. This fecond Clerk waits on a || 
 Foreign ArabalTadors and Strangers when the King gi ves 
 them Entertainment. 
 
 J'he Officers and Servants in Ordinary above Stain, 
 
 T H E Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Camberlain, both 
 which are always Privy-Counsellors. 
 
 'The next are the Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber, of 
 whom thefe Things are worthy to be noted, viz. 
 
 King Henry the Seventh finding it neceffary for his Ser¬ 
 vice, and the Honour and Grandeur of his Court, to inve 
 a feleft Number of Gentlemen of Quality and Condition 
 to be ahvays near his Perfon; was the firft Englijh Monarch 
 that inftituted and eftablilh’d this Society of Gentlemen, 
 limited their Number to Forty Eight, and gave them the 
 Title of Honourable ; which Efiablifhment has fucceflwely 
 continued in every King and Queen’s Reign to this prcfent 
 time. Among other Confiderations, the chief end of their 
 Inftitution, was to wait and attend on the King and Queen 
 at Court, in their Diverfions, ProgrefTes, and on all emer¬ 
 gent Occafions: Six of thele Gentlemen are conftamly 
 appointed by the Lord Chmberlain , with a Nobleman, and 
 _ the Mafrer of the Ceremonies, to accompany all Foreign 
 Ambaffadcrs from Crown’d Pleads in theirPublickEntries, 
 and to their Audiences; and therefore they were generally 
 chofen out of the Sons of the Nobility, and the firft Rank 
 of Gentlemen, in the feveral Counties of England, of fuch 
 as were qualified to render an Account of any Affairs in 
 tire Country or Kingdom ; and they were always in lb 
 •good efteem at Court, that they were conftantly appointed 
 10 reprefent the Perfons of the Lord Chamberlain or Vice- 
 Chamberlain in their abfence; and for that reafon were 
 order’d Place, by King "James the Firft, and King Charles 
 the Firft, next to the Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber ; and 
 in the Reign of a Sovereign Queen, next the Pice-Cham- 
 herlain. At every Coronation, Two of thefe Gentlemen 
 in Ducal Robes, Perfonate the Dukes of Aqnitain and 
 Normandy. At all Publick Solemnities, Interviews and 
 Cavalcades, where the Honour and Glory of the Nation 
 is concern’d; they are appointed their Stations by the 
 Heralds, 
 
part II. ofENGL AND« 173 
 
 Heralds, to go next to the Privy-Councellors, (not Peers) 
 and when ever the King or Queen, are pleas’d to goto 
 nhe Parliament by Water, Two of this Society have place 
 in the fame Barge, and likewife kneel upon the fecond 
 ftep of the Throne, where no other Officers are allow’d 
 to interpofe before them. As a particular mark of Royal 
 Favour and Truft, thefe.Gentlemen are empower’d to ex¬ 
 ecute the King or Queen’s Verbal Commands, without 
 producing any writcen Orders; their Perfons and Chi- 
 rafters being fufficient Authority : For Example, in King 
 Henry the Eighth’s time, Cardinal Woolfcy was Arrefted for 
 High Treafon by a Gentleman of the Privy-Chamber, 
 without any written Order j the Cardinal obey’d, faying, 
 his Perfon was a fufficient Warrant, after the laid Cardi¬ 
 nal had refus’d to fubmir to the Arreft by a Great Lori, 
 and an Order in writing. King Jams the Firft fent a 
 Privy-Councellor with a written Order, iign’d and feai’d 
 with the King’s own Hand and Seal, alfo a Ring from his 
 Finger, commanding the Lord Chancellor to deliver the 
 Great Seal of England to that Noble Lord, to carry it to the 
 !King: But the King forefeeing what might happen, fenc 
 aGentleman of the Privy-Chamber liaflily to follow iliac 
 Lord; this Gentleman coming to the Lord Chancellor, 
 told him he came from the King, to know if his Lordffiip 
 had deliver’d the Great Seal to that Lord on fuch Orders 
 and Tokens as above; the Lord Chancellor made aufwer, 
 no, nor could he obey with fafety, and therefore would 
 carry it himfelf to the King: The Gentleman of the Privy 
 Chamber then reply’d, My Lord Chancellor, I command 
 your Lordffiip in the King’s Name, to deliver the Greac 
 Seal of England unto me, to carry it to the King; the Lord 
 Chancellor asked him, who he was? He anfwered, aGen¬ 
 tleman of HisMajefties Moft Honourable, Privy Chamber; 
 the Lord Chancellor faid, Sir, Your Perfon is a fufficienc 
 Warrant, and I obey; and accordingly his Lordffiip de¬ 
 liver’d him the Great Seal, taking the Company to witnels, 
 that he had obey’d, and done his Duty, &c. Thefe Gen¬ 
 tlemen ferving at their own Charges are gratify’d by Mas ks 
 of the King or Queen’s Favour, as opportunity otters. &e. 
 
 Cup-bearers 4. 
 
 Carvers 4. 
 
 Gentlemen Sewers .u 
 
 Gen, 
 
1^4 HUjf fluent &f;SL£ ' Pars :}] 
 
 Gentlemen Ufhers of Her Majeffy’s mcfi: Honours!.,i e 
 Privy-Chamber, are silo Four. 
 
 They have the Power of commanding all Officers tuid-j 
 them in the Privy Lodgings; (the Bed-Chamber except;,!) 
 and the Honour of leading her Majeffy in the Abfence of 
 the Lord Chamberlain and Vice-Chamberlain, They aif 0 
 attend in the Clofet at the Chappel, where no other G:p. 
 tleman Ulher waits. 
 
 In the Pnfcnce Chamber there are Gentlemen Ujkers, daily 
 Waiters in ordinary, Four; of tvhom the firft hath tint 
 confiderable Office of Black Rod; and in time of Parliament 
 is to attend every day the Lords Houfe, and is alfo Ufw 
 of the moft Noble Order of the Garter. In the Houfe of 
 Lords he hath a Seat within the Bar ; and when the King 
 will command the Houfe of Commons to attend him in die 
 Houfe of Lords, he always fends the Black Rod, who bio 
 call’d from a Black Staff which he bears in his Hand. To 
 his Cuftody alfo are Delinquents committed by the Lords; 
 and he is employ’d in fitting up the Lords Houfe, before 
 the fitting of Parliament, and afterward, for introducing 
 Lords into that Houfe. 
 
 There are Four Gentlemen Ufiers daily Waiters. 
 
 . One Affiftant. 
 
 One Chamber-keeper. 
 
 Their Office is to waitin the Pnfcnce-Ghambcr, and to at¬ 
 tend next the King’s Perfon; and after the Lord Chamb.-r- 
 lain, and the Vice-Chamberlain, to ordain all Affairs; and 
 all Under-Officers above Stairs are to obey thefe. 
 
 Next are Gentlemen-Ufbers, Quarter-Waiters in ordinary, 
 in number Eight. 
 
 ■ Thefe wait alfo in the Prefence-Chamber , and are to give 
 Direfiions in the Abfence of the Gcnikmcn-Ujhers daily 
 Waiters, to the Grooms and Pages, and other Under-Offi¬ 
 cers, who are to attend in all Offices, next below the fa- 
 tlcmen-Ujhers Quarter-Waiters. 
 
 Grooms of the Privy-Chamber are Four. 
 
 The Pages of the Prejence-Chamber are Four. 
 
 There are Fourteen Grooms of the Great Chamber, or L f 
 Jengers. 
 
 Sewers of the Chamber Eight. 
 
 Coffer-Bearers Two. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber are Eleven ; whereof the 
 firft is Groom of the Stole , that is (according to the Signifies.- 
 
Part it of ENG LAND. i?> 
 
 tion of the Word in Greek, from whence the Latins, and 
 thence the Italian and French derive it) Groom or Servant of 
 the Long Robe or Peftment ; he having the Office and Honour 
 to prefent and put on his Majefty’s nrft Garment or Shirt 
 every Morning, and to order the things of the Eed-Cham - 
 kr.- His Salary $661. 13 s. 4«. 
 
 The Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber confift ufually of the 
 Prime Nobility of England, whofe Office in general is, each 
 one in his turn, to wait one Week in the King’s Bed-Cham¬ 
 ber t thereto lie by the King on a Pallet-Bed ail Night, and 
 in the abfence of the Groom of the Stole, to fuppiy his 
 Place. Moreover, they wait 11 non the King when he eats in 
 private ; for then the Cup-bearers, Carvers and Sewers da 
 not .wait. Note, Hint this High Office, in the Reign of a 
 Queen, as at 'frej'cut, -is performed hj Ladies, vid. the Lif. 
 As aifo that of the Grooms of the Bed-Chamber, (by the Name of 
 Bed Chamber Women,) mho mere uftiady Kim in nvrnb.r. 
 
 Pages of the Back Stairs Six. 
 
 Mafter of the Great Wardrobe, Deputy and Clerk. 
 
 Next is the Mafter of the Robes, whofe Office is to or¬ 
 der all hisMajefty’s Robes; as thole of his Coronation, of 
 St. George's Feaft, and of Parliament alfo, of all his Pvla- 
 jefty’s wearing Apparel, of his Collar of SS’s, George and 
 Garter, beict with Diamonds and Pearls. 
 
 The King hath ( befide the Great Wardrobe ) divers 
 Handing Wardrobes at Whitehall, Kenjhgton, Wind for. Ham- 
 fton-Court, the Tomer of London, &c. whereof there are di¬ 
 vers Officers. ■ 
 
 Note, That the removing Wardrobe, which always attends up¬ 
 on the P erf on of the King, Queen, and the Children, attends ah 
 fo upon Amhaffadors, uponChrifinings, Mafqacs, Plays, &c. is 
 at the Command of the Lord Chamberlain, who hath the difto- 
 fmg of vacant Places: Here are fix Officers. 
 
 One Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe. 
 
 Two Grooms of the Wardrobe. 
 
 Three Pages of the Wardrobe . 
 
 The Sal'lary of the Yeomen was aoo /. of each Groom res/, 
 and of each Page roo Marks : To all thefe together were 
 allowed Six Diffies each Meal. All Moveables belonging 
 to this Wardrobe are at length divided into three parts ; 
 whereof the Yeoman hath one for his owa life; the Grooms 
 another* and the Pages the third part-. 
 
 Keeper 
 
i 7 6 SCIje | 9 jeftnt-j&tate . Part Ii; 
 
 Keeper of the private Armory. 
 
 Surveyor of the Chamber and Drefler. 
 
 Houfe-keeper at Whitehall. 
 
 At Kmfington. 
 
 Theater-keeper at White-hall. 
 
 Two Gallery-keepers. 
 
 Under the Matter of the Robes is, 
 
 One Clerk of the Robes and Wardrobes. 
 
 One Yeoman. 
 
 Three Grooms. 
 
 One Page. 
 
 One Bruflier. 
 
 One Semftrefs. 
 
 Body Laundrefs. 
 
 Starcher. 
 
 Keeper of the Wardrobe at White-hall- , 
 
 Keeper of-the Banding Wardrobe at Kenfington. 
 
 Necefiary Woman.' 
 
 Treafurer of the Chamber. 
 
 Comptroller of the Chamber, 
 
 Auditor of the Chamber. 
 
 Matter of the Jevvel-Houfe, 
 
 Other Officers Four. 
 
 fatter of ttje (tatnonie&J The Office of Matter of 
 ,the Ceremonies was inftituted by King James the Firft, 
 for the more Honourable Reception of Ambafladors and 
 Strangers of Quality, now held by Sir Charles Cot tor el, 
 Knight ; whofe Patent is for Life; his Eather Sir Cbark; 
 Cotterel executed the fame in the time of King Charles the 
 Firft, during the Civil Wars : Inconfideration whereof, 
 and of his having followed King Charles the Second his 
 Fortune abroad, till his happy Reftauration, he was plea- 
 fed as a Mark of his Favour, and of the laid Office, to 
 put about his Neck (the day before his Coronation) a Chain 
 of Gold with a Medal, having on the one fide under the 
 Crown of England , an Emblem of Peace, with King 
 James's Motto, Beati Pacifist ; and on the other an Emblem 
 of War, with Diea & Mon Droit 5 which Mark is to conti¬ 
 nue to his Succeflors. 
 
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Part it ^ENGLAND. 17 7 
 
 Under the faid Mafter of the Ceremonies, is an Affillantor 
 Deputy; which Office is held during the Queen’s Pleafure 
 by Charles Cotterel, Eiq; 
 
 Belides the Affiftant-Maller, there is a third Officer call’d 
 the Marfhal of the Ceremonies, whofe bufinefs it is to re¬ 
 ceive the Mailer’s or his AffiHants Commands for her Ma- 
 jefty’s Service, and without their Orders He can do no- 
 thing; the prefeht Marffial is Mr. Englijh. 
 
 ' Ipmiiil#. ] Amongft her Majefly’sServaritsin Ordinary 
 are to be reckoned. 
 
 Three Kings of Arms. 
 
 Six Heralds, or Dukes o£ Arms. 
 
 Four Purfuivarits. 
 
 Nine Sergeants at Arms. 
 
 See more concerning thefe in the College of Heralds ill the Sup° 
 plement about the City of London, 
 
 Groom-Porter. 
 
 The Office of Groom-Porter, is to fee the King’s todg- 
 ingfurnifhed with Tables, Chairs, Stools, Firing; to pro¬ 
 vide Cards, Dice, &c, to decide Difputes arifing at Cards; 
 Dice, Bowlings, &c. 
 
 Mailer of the Revels, whofe Office is to order all things 
 concerning Comedies and Mafques at Court. 
 
 . His Yeoman. 
 
 Knight-Harbinger. 
 
 Gentlemen-Harbingers, Two. 
 
 Meffiengers in Ordinary, Forty, 
 
 Clerks of the Check, Two. 
 
 Melfenger to the Prels. ■' 
 
 Muficians inOrdinary, Four and Twenty, 
 
 Mailer of the Hart and Buck-hounds. 
 
 Lord Chief Juftice in Eyre, 
 forefter. 
 
 Mailer of the Harriers. 
 
 Mailer of the Beagies. 
 
 Keeper of Attdky-end Park. 
 
 Ranger of Sc. James’s Park- 
 Ranger of Hide Park. 
 
 Mallet of the Tennis- Court . 
 
 Mafrer of the Barges. 
 
 Phyficiantm Ordir/ary to' her MajeHy’s Perfcn, Four, 
 
 A PhyfuiM to the' Houfnold; 
 
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Part II, 
 
 178 Elje 
 
 An Occulift. 
 
 Apothecaries, Two. 
 
 Apothecary to the Houfliold. 
 
 Chirurgeons Three. 
 
 Sergeant Chirurgeon. 
 
 Second Chirurgeon. 
 
 Chirurgeon of the-HoulhoId. 
 
 Alfo amongft her Majelly’s Servants in Ordinary ais 
 reckoned. 
 
 Principal Painter. 
 
 Painter in Enamel. 
 
 Poet.Laureat. 
 
 Hydrographer. 
 
 Library-Keeper. 
 
 Cofmographer* 
 
 Geographer. 
 
 Publick Notary. 
 
 Houfe-keeper of the Palace at Weftminfter. 
 Yeomari-Ulher of the Houfe of Peers. 
 
 Wardrobe-keeper at on-Court. 
 
 Houfe-keeper at Richmond. 
 
 Chief Gardiner. 
 
 Gardiner at Hmnpton-Ciurt. 
 
 Other Gardiners, Eight. 
 
 - Houfe-keeper at Audky-end. 
 
 Houfe-keeper at Whulfar-Cnfile. 
 
 Keeper of the Handing Wardrobe at Winder. 
 Houfe-keeper at Kenfingion. 
 
 Houfe-keeper at New-Mavket. 
 
 ■ Officers of the Works. 
 
 Surveyor-General. 
 
 One Mafter of the Mechanicks* 
 
 Comptroller. 
 
 Fay-Mafter. 
 
 His Deputy. 
 
 Clerks of 
 
 At White-Hall, One. 
 
 At Greenwich, One. 
 
 Ac Winder, One. 
 
 At HamplowGourt) One, 
 
 the Works, Seven: 
 
 I At Andley-cr.d, One. 
 
 I At Kenfmgton , One. 
 
 I Store-keeper at Kenfmgton, I 
 I ‘One. I 
 
 Mafon 
 
part II. ff E N GftLA N D. . 279 
 
 JVlafon, 
 
 Carpenter. 
 
 Sergeant-Painter* 
 
 Sergeant-Plummer. 
 
 Bricklayer. 
 
 Joyner. 
 
 Carver. 
 
 Gla fieri 
 PJaifterer. 
 
 Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate* 
 maker. 
 
 Blackfmith. 
 
 Other Tradefmen froorn Servants to the Queen. 
 
 Jeweller. Drapers to the Wardrobes. 
 
 Goldfmith. Bookfeller. 
 
 Mercer to the Robes. Watch-maker. 
 
 Principal Secretaries of State, Two. 
 
 Her Majeftys Domeftick Servants belonging to the Lass are 
 divers j of which fee among the Lifts. 
 
 A Lift of Her Majeftf s Officers and Servants under 
 the Mafter of the Horfe . 
 
 A Vener and Clerk-Marflial. 
 
 Equerries Six, of which the firfl is Gentleman of 
 tfie Horfe. 
 
 Pages of Honpur, Four. 
 
 Sergeant of the Carriages. 
 
 Mailer of the,StK.'/r. 
 
 Surveyor of the High-ways. 
 
 Surveyors of the Stables, Three.. 
 
 Riding Surveyor. 
 
 . Clerk of the Avery. 
 
 Yeoman of the Stirrup. 
 
 . Yeoman Riders, Two. 
 
 Clerk of the Stables. 
 
 Sergeant Farriers, Two 
 Marihal Farrier. 
 
 Yeoman Farriers, Two. 
 
 Groom Farriers, Two, 
 
 Efquire Sadler. 
 
 Yeoman Sadler, 
 
 Groom Sadler. 
 
 N :• 
 
 Cossdi" 
 
s;8q SEf)e ficftnt $tm Part II; 
 
 Coach*maker. ■ 
 
 Purveyors and Granitors, Two. 
 
 Gentleman Armourer. i 
 
 - Riding Purveyors, Three. 
 
 Mem- Keepers, Two. 
 
 Three Stable-Keepers. , 
 
 Two Yeomen of the Carriages. 
 
 Six Coachmen. ' V 
 
 Sixteen Footmen.. 
 
 • ; Four Chairmen. 
 
 Twenty one Grooms. 
 
 Bottle-Groom. 
 
 Page of the Back-Stairs, 
 
 Meffenger. 
 
 : . Po.rter of the Mem„ 
 
 There is ( befides fome other Officers not here named} 
 an, ancient Officer in the King’s Houfhold, called Clerk of 
 the Market ; who within the Verge of the King’s Houlhold, 
 is to keep a Standard of all Weights and Meafures, and to 
 burn all falfe Weights and Meafures: And from the Pat- 
 tern of his Standard are to be taken all the Weights and 
 Meafures of the Kingdom. 
 
 Note, That feme of thefi Officers are not fubordinate to any 
 ether Officer, but are immediately dependant on the King-, as 
 Majler of the Great Wardrobe, &c. 
 
 In the Court of King James the Firft, there were many 
 more Officers; and to feveral Offices there belonged many 
 more Perfons; which King Charles the Firft, King Charles 
 the Second, and King James the Second much leffened, 
 and the late King much more. , 
 
 Upon the King are alfo attending in his Court, the Lords 
 of the Privy-Council, the Reverend Judges, the learned 
 College of Civilians, the Mailers of Requefts, Clerks of the 
 Signet, Clerks of the Council, Keeper of the Paper-Office- 
 or Papers of State, &t. 
 
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Part II. of E N G L A N D.- 181 ■ 
 
 The Sergeant and Office of Trumpets of the King’s 
 Boufhold, 
 
 CErgeant Trumpet. 
 
 O Kettle-Drum. 
 
 There are in all Sixteen Trumpets in Ordinary, the lafl 
 of which is in the Power of the Sergeant to place in whom 
 he pleafeth, either his Servant or his Son. 
 
 Each of the Sixteen Trumpets and Kettle-Drum have j 
 a Day. 
 
 Of the Military Government of the Kings Court, 
 
 Of the Gentlemen Penjioners, 
 
 A T home within the King’s Houfe it is thought fit, that 
 the King’s Pcrfon fhould have a Guard both above 
 and below Stairs. 
 
 In the Prcfence-Chatnber therefore wait the Honourable 
 Band of Gentlemen Penjioners, firll inftituted by King Henry 
 the Seventh, and chofen ufually, in all times fince, out of 
 the beft and moll: ancient Families of England, not only for 
 a faithful Guard to the King’s Perfon, but to be as a Nur- 
 fery to breed up hopeful Gentlemen, and fit them for Em¬ 
 ployments both Civil and Military, as Captains of the 
 Guard, and Commanders in the Wars both by Land and 
 Sea; of all which there have been Examples, as George 
 ford Hunfdcn, Captain of the Penfioners, at the Death of 
 Queen Elizabeth, intimated in a Letter to King jamcs the 
 Firft, before he came to England. 
 
 Their Office is to attend the King’s Perlon with their 
 Pole-Axes, to and from his Chappel-Royal, and to receive 
 him in the Prejence-Chamber, or coming out of his Privy- 
 Lodgings; asalfo at all great Solemnities, a s Coronations, 
 St; George's feaft, Publick Audiences of Ansbaffadors , at the 
 King’s going to Parliament, and at their Funerals, 
 
 n 3 
 
 They 
 
182 l&fate Part II. 
 
 They are Forty in Number, and each obliged to keep 
 Three double Horfes and a Servant, who is likewife to be 
 armed, and fo are properly a Troop of Guards, and have 
 accordingly been mufter’d by their own Officers; but this 
 laftpart of Duty to which they are fworn, his Majefty 
 doth difpenfe withal during his Pleafure. 
 
 They have ever been commanded by a Nobleman, or a 
 Knight of the moft Noble Order of the Garter, as their 
 Captain ; a Lieutenant, a Standard-Bearer, and a Clerk of 
 the Cheque. 
 
 A Gentleman Harbinger to provide Lodging for,them, 
 and to affift the Clerk of the Cheque in his Abfence, as his 
 Deputy. 
 
 All the Band and Officers are fworn by the Clerk of the 
 Cheque (except the Captain) for which he hath a Fee of 5 
 jo s. 
 
 The Band wait half at a time quarterly, but on Chrift. 
 mas-day, Eafter-day, Whit-funday , All-Saints, St. George's Fcajl, 
 the Coronation-days, and on extraordinary Occafions, they 
 are all obliged to give their Attendance under the penalty 
 of the Cheque. 
 
 They have the Honour likewife to carry up the King's 
 Dinneron the Days of his Coronation, and at St. George's 
 Feaft , at which times his Majefty ufually confers the Honout 
 of Knighthood on two fuch Gentlemen of the Band that 
 the Captain doth prefent. 
 
 Their ordinary Arms are Guilt Pole-Axes. 
 
 Their Arms on Horfeback in time of War, are Curiaftl- 
 ers Arms with Sword and Piftols. 
 
 Their Standard horn in time of War, is, A Crojs Gm 
 in a Field Argent. 
 
 Of theTeomn of the Guard. 
 
 A Gain, in theiirft Room above Stairs, called the Guar a- 
 Chamber, attend the Yeomen oj the Guard of his Majefty s 
 Body ; whereof there were wont to be two hundred and 
 fifty Men of the beft Quality under Gentry, and of lar¬ 
 ger Stature than ordinary, ( for every one of them was to be 
 fix foot high.) There are at prefent one hundred Yeomen 
 in daily waiting, and feventy more not in waiting; and as 
 
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Part II. of ENGLAND.'' 185 
 
 any one of the Hundred fhall die, his place is to be fill’d up 
 out of the Seventy. Thefe wear Scarlet Coats downtothe 
 Knee, and Scarlet Breeches, both richly guarded with black 
 Velvet, and'rich Badges upon their Coats,'before and be¬ 
 hind. Moreover, black Velvet round broad-crown’d Caps, 
 (according to the Mode ufed in the Reign of Henry VIII.) 
 with Ribbands of the King’s Colour: One half of them of 
 late bear in their Hands Harquebuzes, and the other half 
 Bartizans, with large Swords by their Sides. They have 
 Wages and Diet allo'w’d ’em. Their Office is to wait up¬ 
 on the King in his Banding Houfes, Forty by Day, and 
 Twenty to watch by Night; about the City, to wait up¬ 
 on the King’s Perfon abroad by Water or Land. 
 
 : Of tbs Troop of the Houfhold: Andfir(l of the 
 
 Horfe-Guards. 
 
 T H E Guards of Horfe, which the Spaniards call Guar - 
 das de a Cavallo j the French, Gardes an Corps ; the Ger¬ 
 mans, Leibguardy ; and we Life Guard: That is, the Guards 
 of the King’s Body, confid of Eight hundred Horfemen, 
 v/ell arm’d and equipp’d ; and are for the mod: part Re¬ 
 form’d Officers, and young Gentlemen of very confidera- 
 ble Families, who are there made fit for Military Commands. 
 They are divided into Three Troops. 
 
 To each Troop of Guards there now is added by Efta- 
 blilhment a Troop of Granadiers, confiding of Sixty Four 
 Men, befides Officers, which is commanded by the Cap¬ 
 tain of the Troop of Guards to whom it belongs. 
 
 Each of thefe Three Troops are divided into Four Squa¬ 
 drons or Divifions: Two of which confiding of One hun¬ 
 dred Gentlemen, and commanded by one Principal Com- 
 miffion’d Officer, two Brigadiers, and two Sub-Brigadiers, 
 with two Trumpets, mount the Guard one Day in (ix, and 
 are reliev’d in their Turns- Their Duty is always by 
 Parties from the Guard, to attend the Perlon of the Fluent, 
 and the Prince, wherefoever they go near home ; but if 
 out of Town, they are attended by Detachments out of the 
 Four Troops. 
 
1 84 K\)Z§idmt £>tate Parti], 
 
 Befides this, there is a more ftrift Duty and Attendance 
 weekly on the King's Perfon on Foot, wherefoever hg 
 walks, from his Rifing to his going to Bed-j and this is 
 perform’d by one of the Three Captains, who always waits 
 immediately next to the King's own Perfon s before all 
 others, carrying in his Hand an Ebony Staff or Truncheon, 
 •with a Gold Head, engraven with lys Majefty’s Cipher 
 and Crown: Near him alfo attends another Principal Cora- 
 miffion’d Officer, with an Ebony Staff, ana Silver Head, who 
 is ready to relieve the Captain on occafions, and at the 
 fame time alfo Two Brigadiers, having likewife Ebmj 
 Staves, headed with Ivory and engraven as the others. 
 
 One Divifion of Granadiers mounts with a Divffion of 
 the Troop to which they belong ; they go out on fir.all 
 Parties from the Guard, perform Centry-duty on Foot, 
 and attend the King alfo on Foot, when he walks abroad, 
 and always march with great Detachments. 
 
 The Pay of the [aid Guards of Horfe is as foU 
 lowethj viz.- 
 
 T H E Captain’s Pay of the Firft Troop of Guards is 
 1 /. rot. per Diem, 
 
 The other Two Captains, their Pay is to each ii.pt? 
 Diem. 
 
 A Lieutenants Pay of the Guards is r y s. per Diem. 
 
 A Cornet’s Pay of the King’s Troop is r 4 s. per Dicta, 
 Of each of the other two Troops is 13 per Diem. * 
 A Guidon’s Pay is 1 2 s. per Diem. 
 
 A Quartermafter’s Pay is gs. per Diem. 
 
 A Chaplain’s Pay is 6 s. 8 d. per Diem. 
 
 A Chirurgeon’s Pay is 6 s. and his Cheft-Hcrfe 2 s. in 
 all 8 s. per Diem. 
 
 3 A Brigadier’s or Corporal’s Pay of the King’s Troop, is 
 7 s. per Diem. 
 
 Of each of the other two Troops is 6 s. per Diem. 
 
 A Trumpeterand Kettle-Drummer, each is y s', per Diem, 
 A Sub-Corporal, or Sub-Brigadier’s Pay is but equal to a 
 gentleman of the Troon, viz, 4;. per Diem. 
 
part IT.' ■ . of ENGLAND. i8j 
 
 Jhe Pay of the Granadiers of Horfe is asfollow etk 
 
 A Lieutenant’s Pay is 8 s. per Diem. 
 
 A Sergeant’s Pay is 4 s. per Diem. 
 
 A Corporal’s Pay is 3 s. per Diem. 
 
 A Hautboy’s and Drummer’s Pay is 2 s. 6 d. per Diem. 
 
 A private Soldier’s Pay is 2 /. 6 d. per Diem. 
 
 As to the Precedency of the refpe&ive Officers of her 
 Majefiy’s Guards of Horfe, by their Commiffions, the Cap¬ 
 tains always command as eldeft Colonels of Horfe ; the 
 Lieutenants as eldeft Lieutenant-Colonels of Horfe; the 
 Cornets and Guidons, as eldeft Majorsof Horfe ; the Quar- 
 termaftersas youngeft Captains of Horfe; the Brigadiers, as 
 eldeft Lieutenants of Horfe; and amongft themfelves every 
 Officer, according to the Date of his Commiffion when on 
 Detachments, but not whenthe Three Troops march with 
 their Colours; for then the Officer of the eldeft Troop 
 commands thofe of equal Rank with him in the others, 
 tho’ their Commiffions be of elder Date. 
 
 Next immediately after the Three Troops of Guards* 
 her Majefty’s Regiment of Horfe, commanded by His 
 Grace the Duke of Northumberland, takes place, and the 
 Colonel of it is to have' Precedency after the Captains of 
 the Guards, and before all other Colonels of Horfe, what- 
 foever Change may be of the Colonel, and ail the Officers 
 thereof, in their proper degree, are to take place according 
 teethe Dates of their Commilfions. 
 
 As to the Foot, the Queen’s own Regiment of Guards 
 [takes place of all ether Regiments, and the Colonel there- 
 jof isalways to precede as the firft Colonel. The Coldjh-eam 
 [Regiment takes the next place, and then all other Colfl- 
 nels according to the Dates of their Commiffions. 
 
 All other Regiments of Horfe or Foot, not of the Guards, 
 take place according to their refpeftive Seniorities from 
 the time they were firft railed ; and no Regiment Jofes its 
 Precedency by the Death or Removal of its Colonel. 
 
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18 6 
 
 Of Offences committed within the Verge of the 
 Kings Court. 
 
 TPHE King’s Palace Royal (_ ratione Regia dignitatis ) is ex- 
 i. emp v ted from all Jurildi&ion of any Court, Civil or 
 Eccleliaftical, blit only of the Lord Steward, and in his 
 Abfence, of the Treajurer and Comptroller of the King’s Houf, 
 hold, with the Steward of the Marjldfea, who may, by vir¬ 
 tue of their Office, without Commiffion, hear and derer- 
 rnine all Trcafons y Felonies, Breaches of the Peace, committed 
 within the King’s Court or Palace. The moft excel lent 
 Orders and Rules of the Demeanour and Carriage of ?J1 
 Officers and Servants in the King’s Court, are to be leen in 
 leveral Tables hung up in feveral Rooms at the Court, and 
 fign’d with the King’s own Hand, or the Lord Chamber¬ 
 lain’s, and worthy to be read of all Strangers. 
 
 The King’s Court, or Houle where the King refideth, is 
 accounted a place fo facred, that if any Man prefnnwto 
 fhike another within the Palace where the King’s Roy:l 
 Per-fon refideth, and by fuch a Stroke only draw Blood, hi; 
 Right Hand fliall be frricken off, and he committed to per¬ 
 petual Imprifonment, and fin’d. By the ancient Laws of 
 England, only finking in the King’s Court, was puniilnl 
 with Death and lofs of Goods- 
 
 To make the deeper Impreffion and Terror in Mem 
 Minds for firiking in the King’s Court, it hath been order’d, 
 That the Punifhment for firiking fliou’d be executed with 
 great Solemnity and Ceremony, in brief thus: 
 
 foz firikingin tlje King’# court. 
 
 The Sergeant of the King’s Wood-Yard brings to the place 
 pr Execution a fquare Block, aBeetle, Staple and Cords to 
 fallen the Hand thereto; the Yeoman of the Scullery pro¬ 
 vides a great Fire of Coals by .the Block, wherein the Scar¬ 
 ing Irons, brought by the chief Farrier, are to be ready for 
 the chief Chirurgeon to ufe; Vinegar and cold Water 
 brought bv the Groom of the Saticery ■ the chief Officers ak 
 fio-of the Cellar and Pantry are to be ready, one with : 
 
L r t II. of ENG LAND. 187 
 
 hup of Red Wine, and the other with aMancher, to offer 
 the Criminal. The Sergeant of the Emy is to bring limai 
 |o wind about, and wrap the Arm; the Teaman of the Potd- 
 
 b a Cock to lay to it; the Yeoman of the Chandlery , beared 
 „.othes; the Mafter Cook a fharp Dreffer-Knife, which at the 
 Llace of Execution is. to be held upright by the Sergeant 
 the Larder, tifbExecution be perform’d by an Officer 
 Appointed, thereunto, &c. ' After all, the Criminal fhall be 
 S.nprifon’d during Life, and fin’d, and ranfom’d at-the 
 king’s Will. 
 
 j In the King’s Court, not only ftriking is forbidden, but 
 !lfo all Occasions of ftriking ; and therefore rhe Law faith, 
 |tfullas Citationsr ant Sv.mmonitiones licet fecere infra Palm inns 
 \gegis, ajntd Weflm. vcl alibi tibi Rea rejidct, 
 
 I Finally, The Court of England may for Government and 
 Lx aft Accomnts, be a Pattern to all the Courts in the 
 [World. 
 
 chap; x\ r . 
 
 Of the Civil Government of England in the reipetiiv? 
 Courts of Judicature : And firfi of the Court o f Ju 
 ftice, call'd the K I N G’s-B E N C H. 
 
 F OR the Execution of Laws, after the Houfe of Lord': 
 
 in Parliament, the Higheft Court in England at Com* 
 mon Law’, is the Kings-Benck, (now the Quam'Bench) fo 
 called, becaufe anciently the King fometimes fate there 
 in Perfon on a high Bench, and his judges on a lew 
 Bench at his Feet, to whom the Judicature belongs nj 
 the abfence of the King. 
 
 In this Court are handled she Pleas of the Crown, ail 
 things that concern the Lofs of Life or Member of any 
 Subje£t; for then the King is concern’d, becaufe the Life 
 and Limbs of the Subjeft belong only to the King ; fo that 
 the P leas are here between the King and the Subject. Here 
 are handled all Tteafons , 'Felonies, Breach of Peace, Oppeff.tm-, 
 Mijgovernment, &c. This Court moreover hath Power to 
 Examine and correft all Errors in Fatfo, and in Jure, of all 
 
xSS 2Hje pefm partir, 
 
 the Judges and Juftices of England in their Judgments and 
 Proceedings ; and this, not only in Pleas of the Crown 
 but in ail Pleas Real, Perfonal and Mix’d, except only in 
 the Exchequer. 
 
 In this high Court fit commonly Four Grave Reverend 
 Judges; whereof the firft is (tiled the Lord Chief Jufticc e; 
 the King’i-Bench, and is created not by Patent, but by a 
 fliort Writ, thus : A. B. Militi falutem• Sciatic quod canfri. 
 tuivm vos 'tujhxi-avium noftrum Capitalem , ad placica c',? m 
 nobis tcnenda.quam diu te bene gef'em. Tefie meipjo apud Weitm. 
 
 The reft of the Judges of the King s-Bench did formerly 
 hold their Places by Locrers-Patents in thefe Words; 
 Rex omnibus ad quos prajentes liter* per'ijt:ierint,Jalucm. tri¬ 
 ads quod confUutimut dilethim & fidelem A. B. Militens, mum 
 Jufticiariorum, ad Elacita coram nobis tenenia , durante kn- 
 flacito nofin. Tcftc, arc. But iince the Revolution their Ts- 
 nure is like the former. 
 
 Thefe Judges, and all the Officers belonging to this 
 , Court, have ail Sallaries from the King, and the chief of 
 them have Robes and Liveries out of the great Wardrobe. 
 
 In this Court all young Lawyers that have been call’d to 
 the Bar, are allow’d to plead and pra&ife. 
 
 This Court may grant Prohibitions to keep other Courts, 
 both Ecclefiaftical and Temporal within their Bounds and 
 due Jurifdiftion. 
 
 The Jurifdiftion of this Court is general, and extendeth 
 to all England: (for the Law prefumes, that the King is al¬ 
 ways there in Perfon.) 
 
 None maybe Judge in this Court, unlefs he be a Sergeant 
 of the Degree of the Coif; that is, a Sergeant at Law, who 
 upon raking this high Degree, is obliged to wear a Lawn 
 Coif under his Cap always at the Bar. 
 
 The Jurifdiction of this Lord Chief Jujlice is very great 
 over all England, and even in Parliament time ; the Lords 
 fometimes waving their own Power, have directed him to 
 fend his Warrant to feize Ferfons fufpedted of Capita! 
 Crimes. 
 
i99 Eije^efent^tate Part I?; 
 
 hath its Original and Commiffion from the Cancery, an( j 
 cannot hold Pleat without it. 
 
 For the Latin Part of this Court, are the Twenty four 
 Cursors-,, and for the Englijh Part are the Six Clerks. 
 
 The Court of Equity, that proceeds not according to 
 Law, is no Court of Record, and therefore binds only the 
 Perfon, not his.Lands or Goods. 
 
 Chancellor j The Judge of this Court is the Lord 
 Chancellor, or Lord Keeper of the great Seal of England, 
 He is here the Sole Judge, whereas in other Courts, there 
 are three or four.Judges: But he may, and doth often, in 
 Cafes of greater'weight and difficulty, in Cafes of Law, cell 
 fomeofthe other Judges to his Affiftance, and therefore 
 it is faid this. Office- may be difcharged by one that is no 
 profeffed Lawyer, as it was almoft always anciently ; and 
 fo of later times by Sir Chrijlopber Hatton, and afcer by Dr, 
 'Williams Eifhop of' Lincoln, to their great Praife and Com¬ 
 mendation. 
 
 This is the higheft Office in England that a Lay-man is 
 capable ofAnd' the Chancellor under the King is Magi, 
 flratuurn omnium Antifits, Chief of all Magiftrates. 
 
 Anciently the Lord Chancellor had fometimes his Vice- 
 Chancellor,. commonly called Keeper of the Great Seal, but 
 of later times they differ only in Name. 
 
 In France the Chancellor is fo much obliged to attend 
 the foie Intereft of the King and People, that he mull not 
 be fenfible of any Relations, or other Confideration ; and 
 therefore may not put himfelf in Mourning neither for liis 
 own Father, nor for the King himfelf, 
 
 Chancellors have been in England, as the Learned Sir 
 William Dugdale finds, as foon as Chriftianity was embraced 
 by the Saxons. 
 
 The Chancellor is faid to be Keeper of the King’s Con- 
 fcience, to judge fecuhdum Mquum & Bonum, according to 
 Equity and Confidence; he is to moderate theJx.eiGofi'yg.m, 
 the exaft Rigour and Letter of the Law, whereunto other 
 Judges are ftriftly tyed; for the Princes of this Realm (in 
 imitation of the KING of Kings, governing the Worid 
 by Juftice and Mercy) have ere&ed two Supreme Tribu¬ 
 nals together, at the upper end of Weftminfter-Hall, one oi 
 Jufiice, wherein nothing but the ftrifi: Letter of the Law, 
 is obferved ; and the other of Mercy, wherein the Rigour 
 of the Law is tempered with the Sweetnefs of Equity, 
 which 
 
Part II. of E N G L A N D. 15 x 
 
 ■ w hich is nothing elfe but Mercy qualifying the Sharpnefs 
 ol Mice. 
 
 This Court being a Court of Confcience, the lefs it is 
 perplexed with the Quirks of Lawyers, th,e more it is 
 guided by Confcience and Equity ; and therefore in all 
 ■ormer times, the Judges of this Court were chofen out of 
 t !ie Clergy, able Divines, who by their Skill in the Law 
 of God and of Nations, were bed able to judge according 
 to Moderation and Equity, and mod: willing to execute ac¬ 
 cordingly, alfo thought fitted to difpofe of the King’s Spi¬ 
 ritual Benefices. 
 
 Befides, when this High Office was given to Biflaops 
 and Clergy-men, , and thereby Wealth and a public!-: Spirit 
 ufually.conjoined : 'What great publick AEts of Piety and. 
 Charity were done by them for this Nation. ? To mention 
 only in. Oxford : What Noble and Rich Foundations are 
 C brift-Church, Magdalen s, New-CoSedge , and Merton-Codedgel 
 All founded by Bifhops that were Chancellors, 
 
 The manner of proceeding in this Court, is much like 
 that in the Courts of the Civil-Law, the Afltions by Bill 
 or Plaint, the Witnefies examined in private, the De¬ 
 crees in Etigh'l 1 ) or Latin, not in French. No Jury of 
 Twelve Men, but all Sentences given by. the Judge of the 
 Court. 
 
 #afftrsf Of Cljfllicerp.] The Chancellor, or Lord Kee¬ 
 per, hath Twelve Adldants, anciently called Clerici Clerks, 
 or Magiftri Ca?icedaria, becaufe they- were ufually all in 
 Holy Orders, and Doftors of Laws ; for Matter and 
 Doftor were anciently the fame, as at this day, a Do&or 
 in the Arts, is called Magifhr in Artibus; and fometimee 
 they were called Coadjutores. 
 
 Staffer of tl)e 3 K.Oil 0 ,] The fird of thefe is the Majhr 
 if the Rods : In Latin, Sacronim.Scriniorim Magiftcr, and Ro- 
 udmmi Cuftos five PrasfeBus, fo called from the Chappel 
 wherein the Rolls are kept: It is a Place of Great Dignity*, 
 and is in the Gift of the King, either for Life, or during 
 his Majedy’s Pleafure ; and this Officer hath Jure Officii,. 
 the Gift of thofe conliderable Offices of the Six Clerks i:s 
 Chancery , hath the keeping of the Rolls, hath all the Houfe:. 
 of the Converted Jews, now called the Rolls ; and in the 
 abfence of the Chancellor, hears Caufes there, and makes 
 Orders, by Virtue of a Commiffion , with two Matters, 
 and that Jure Officii, 
 
 Whey 
 
lyz 2 £Ije fjefehe&tate Part If; 
 
 When he fits in the Lords Houfe in Parliament, he fits 
 next to the Lord Chief Juftice of England, upon the fecoiH 
 Wool-Sack. 
 
 One Reafon why the Matters of Chancery were ever Chi, 
 Hans, may be, becaufe for all Caufes almoft imaginable, 
 fome Law, or Cafe conformable thereunto, may be fetch- 
 ed, by a good Civilian, out t>f that Law of Laws, called 
 the Civil-Law. Another may be, becaufe the Chancer ,■, 
 more ancient than any other Court of England, (for all 0 - 
 original Writs and Commiflions whereupon the other Comes 
 do ground all their Proceedings, proceed from thence) hath 
 probably been taken from the Civil-Law, as divers points 
 of Proceedings, not ufed in Common-Law Courts, as the»De- 
 fendants anfwering to the Bill, and fometimes to the Inter¬ 
 rogatories upon Oath, though to the accufing of a Man’s 
 felf in divers- matters damageable and penal; the whole 
 matter of publication, the Depofitionof Witnefles upon 
 Interrogatories, and in perpeluam rei memoriam, the Terra 
 and Ufe of Final Decree, and many other Points differing 
 from the Common-Law, and wholly agreeing with the Chil. 
 Law. 
 
 This Court is always open, whereas all the others are 
 Ihut, but only in Term-time; fo that if any Man be wrong¬ 
 fully imprifon’d in.the Vacation time, out of the Term, 
 the Lord Chancellor may grant his Writ of Habeas Corpus, 
 and do him Juftice according to Law : So likewife may 
 this Court grant Prohibitions in time of Vacation, as well 
 as in Term-time. 
 
 - The Salary of the Mafters in Chancery, is One Hundred 
 Pounds to each of them, paid out of the Exchequer, quar- 
 tererly, befides Robe-Money. Thefe Mafters do fit at Weft- 
 minfter-Hali with the Lord Chancellor, or Lord Keeper, 
 Three at a time in Term-time, and Two at a time out of 
 Term, when the Lord Keeper fits to hear Caufes at his 
 own Houfe- And to thefe Mafters the Lord Keeper does 
 often refer the further hearing of many Caufes, &c. Fur¬ 
 thermore, they have a publick Office, where one or more 
 of them do conftantly attend to take Affidavits, &c. 
 
 • The Houfe-founded at firft for the Converted Jews, was, 
 after their Expullton out of England, annex’d for ever to 
 the Office of Mafter of the Rods, where he hath the Cufto- 
 dy of all Charters, Patents, Commiffions, Deeds, Recogni¬ 
 zance?. 
 
194 Part II. 
 
 afterwards forfeited their Places if they did marry, till by 
 Aft of Parliament, in the time of Henry the. Eighth, they 
 were allowed to take Wives. 
 
 They are alfo Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Defendants in 
 Caufes depending in this Court. 
 
 They keep their feveral Offices at a place called the Six 
 Clerks Office in Chancery-lane, and conftantly keep Commons 
 together in Term-time. 
 
 Under the afore-named Six Clerks, there were Sixty, now 
 Ninety other Clerks, viz. Ten to each of the Six Clerks, 
 and who, with their under Clerks, difpatch the Bufinefs of 
 that Office. Some of thefe Ninety do feverally get four, 
 five, or fix hundred.Pounds per Annum, or more. 
 
 Examiners in Chancery there are Two. Their Office is tc ■ 
 examine the Witnefles on their Oaths in any Suit on both 
 fides. 
 
 This Office alfo is executed at the Rolls. 
 
 Clerks of the Petty-BaginChasicery are Three. 
 
 They are under the Matter of the Rolls: Their Office is 
 to make all Patents for Cuftomers, Comptrollers, all Cony 
 d'EJlires, firft Summons of Nobility, .Clergy, Knights, Citi- 
 zens and Burgefl'es to Parliament, &c. I 
 
 The Subpcena Office is to iffue out Writs, to fummon Per- j 
 fons to appear in Chancery. \ 
 
 Clerk of the Patents, or Letters Patent, under the Great 
 Seal of England. 
 
 The Principal Regifter of the Court of Chancery- This 
 Office is kept a tSymond's-Inn in Chancery-lane. 
 
 - Clerk of the Reports , Keeper of the'Old Book, and of one 
 of the Entry-Books. 
 
 The Office for filing all Affidavits in the fame Court of 
 Chancery, is an Office granted by Letters Pattent. 
 
 This Office is now kept at ' Symond's-Inn in Chancery 
 lane. 
 
 •Carpers Office in the Chancery, is to make out Original 
 Writs; they were anciently called Clcrici Brevium decttrju: 
 Of thefe there are Twenty four, whereof each one hath 
 certain Counties and Cities allotted to him, into which they 
 make out fuch Original Writs as are required." Thefe Clerks 
 are a Corporation of themfelves, who execute thefe Offices 
 by themfelves, or by their Deputies. 
 
 The General Office of the Gurptrs is kept near Lincoln’s- 
 Inn. 
 
Part il. of ENGLAND. I9f 
 
 That, for London and Mddlejex, uSymoncts-Imi in Chance- 
 rj-lane. 
 
 From this _ High Court are alfo iffiied out Commiffi- 
 ons for charitable Ufes throughout England, where there 
 is occafion to, enquire of any Abufes, Mifdemeanours, 
 breaches of Truft, Negligencies, Mifemployments, not 
 Employing , Concealing, Defrauding, Milconverting, 
 or Mifgoverning any Lands, Tenements, Rents, An¬ 
 nuities, Profits, Hereditaments, Goods, Chattels, Mo¬ 
 ney or Stocks of Money, which have been at any 
 time given, limited, appointed, or affigned for the Re- 
 ]ief of Aged, Impotent, and Poor People; Maintenance of 
 Sick and Maimed Soldiers or Mariners: Schools of Learn¬ 
 ing, or Free Schools, or Scholars in Universities; Repair of 
 Bridges, Ports, Havens, Caufe-ways, Churches, Sea-banks, or 
 Highways; Education or Preferment of Orphans, Relief, 
 Stock, or Maintenance of Hoctfes of Corre&ion, Mar¬ 
 riage of poor Maids; Supportaicion,Aid,or Help of young 
 Tradefmen, Handicraftl’men, or Perfons decay’d; Relief' 
 or Redemption of Prifoners or Captives; or Aid or Eafe 
 of any poor Inhabitants concerning payment of Fifteens, 
 fetting out of Soldiers, or any other Taxes, Which 
 fort of Commiffioris, as they have been highly ufeful in. 
 retrieving many finking Beneiaftions, may die Piety of 
 this Age be exerted in lbliciting more of them, that the. 
 Nation may at length be relbued from rhe heavy load of 
 Sacrilege, Oppreifion, and Injuftice, which his fear’d ic 
 labours under in too too many places; 
 
 Alienation Office. 
 
 T Here is alio an Office Called the Alhnatkn Office, where- 
 unto all Writs of Covenants and Entry, whereupon 
 Fines are levyed and Recoveries fuffered, arc carried to have 
 Fines for Alienation let and paid thereupon. This Offics 
 is executed by three Coramilfioners. 
 
 In all are counted Seventy two Officers under the Lwi 
 Shlinteilsr, or Ltrd Kcepr. 
 
 Jhs 
 
196 g|efent ^tate Part It 
 
 The Court of Common-Pleas. 
 
 T IIE next Court for Execution of Laws, is the Court of 
 Common-Pleas, fo called, becaufe there are debated the 
 ufual Pleas between Subject and Subjeft. Some fay, this 
 Court, as well as other Courts, was at firft held in the King’s 
 Houfe, wherefoever he refided; but by the Statute of Mag¬ 
 na Chart a, it was ordained, That this Court Ihould not be 
 Ambulatory, but be held at a certain place, and that hath 
 been ever fince in Wejlminjler-Hall. 
 
 None but Serjeants at Law may plead in this Court, and 
 fo many of them as the King fliall appoint, are bound by 
 Oath to aflift all that have any Caufe depending in that 
 Court. 
 
 This Court may grant Prohibitions, as the Court of the 
 King's-Bench doth. 
 
 The chief Judge in this Court, is called the Lord Chief 
 Jujiice of the Common-Pleas, or of the Common-Bench , he holdeth 
 his Place by Letters Patent quam ditt fe bene gejfferit, and fo 
 do the other inferiour Judges of this Court, whereof there 
 are commonly Three. 
 
 In this Court all Civil Caufes, Real and Perfonal, are 
 ufually tryed, according to the flrift Rule of the Law. 
 
 Real Actions are pleadable in no other Court, nor Fines 
 levied, or Recoveries fuffered, but only at this Court at 
 Wedminfier, at a Judges Chamber, at the Affizes, or by fpe- 
 cial Commiffion out of Chancery. 
 
 The King allows to the Lord Chief Jujiice of this Court 
 a Fee, Reward, Robes, and Two Tun of Wine, as is done 
 to the Lord Chief Jujiice of the other Bench ; alfo to the 
 other Judges of this Court; and to four Serjeants is allow’d 
 Fees, Reward, and Robes to each one. 
 
 In the nth and nth of Edward IU. there were Eight 
 Judges belonging to the Common-Pleas ; at other times Seven, 
 Six and Five; and fo in the time of Henry VI. and Edward 
 IV. but fince ufually but four, as at this day. 
 
 Before the Reign of Queen Mary, thele and the reft of 
 the Twelve Judges rodeupon Mules,andnot upon Horfes, 
 or Coaches, as they now do in great State, at the begin¬ 
 ning of the Term* 
 
 Then 
 
Part,II. of ENGLAND. i 97 
 
 Then there is an Officer call’d Cuflo: Brevium, the firfl - 
 Clerk of the Court, whofe Office is to receive and keep all 
 Writs returnable in that Court, to receive of the Protono¬ 
 taries all Records of Nifi Prim, call’d Pofteas. He hold- 
 eth his Place by Patent from the King, and hath the Gift 
 of the fecond Protonotaries Place, and of the Clerk of the 
 Juries. 
 
 There are three ProtonotaHcs, a Word compounded of 
 Greek and Latin, (fuch with the Ancients were ufual) and 
 fignifiesthe firft Notaries; they are chief Clerks of this 
 Court, and by their Office are to enter and enroll all De¬ 
 clarations, Pleadings, ( which the Filazm did formerly 
 promifcuoufly do) Affizes, Judgments, andA&ions; to 
 make out Judicial Writs, &c- for all Englijh Counties ex¬ 
 cept Monmouth. Thefe confiderable Offices are in the Hand 
 of Three Perfons, in whofe Offices all the Anomies of the 
 Court of Common-Pleas do enter their Caufes ; each of the 
 faid Protonotarieshath a Secondary, whofe Office is to draw 
 up the Rules of Court, and to do other matters relating to 
 the Bufinefs of the Court. Thefe Secondaries are common¬ 
 ly the ancienteft and the ableft Clerks or Attorneys of the 
 Court. The Chirographer( alfo from two Greek Words,) fig- 
 nifying to atteft a Writing, byfetting ones Hand, is an 
 Officer who ingrofifeth Fines acknowledged, &c- He hold- 
 eth his Place alio by Patent. 
 
 In this Office there are feveral Chrks, who have their fe- 
 veral Counties allotted them, and for which they are to en- 
 grofs the Fines levied of Lands in their refpe&ive Divi- 
 fions. 
 
 The Regifter of the Fine-Office ; which Office is the only 
 I proper place for fearchingfor Fines, they not being per- 
 feftrill they are brought thither and recorded. 
 
 A Clerk of the Proclamations. 
 
 All thefe Protonotaries and Chirographer aforementioned, 
 fit in the Court, crown’d with black round Caps, accord¬ 
 ing to the Mode, immediately before the Invention of 
 Hats, which was fince the beginning of the Reign of Queen 
 Elizabeth. Moreover they are all Iworn, and have their 
 Offices for Life, as a Free-hold. 
 
 There are in this Court Three Officers unlworn, and 
 hold their Places durante bene placito, 
 
 O 3 
 
 ■3. One 
 
198. fCtic.p $ent ^tate Part II 
 
 1. Qne Clerk of the Treajury, who hath the Charge of 
 keeping the Records of this Court, and makes out all R e „ 
 cords of Ntft prim, and divers other things. This Office is 
 in the Gift of the Lord Chief Juftice of this Court. 
 
 2. The Clerk of the Enrollments of Fines and Recove¬ 
 ries is, by Statute, under the Three puifne Judges of this 
 Court! and removable at their Pleafure. Note, that the 
 Enrollment of the Fines and Recoveries, or any part thereof, 
 by Stat. 23. Eliic.Chttp. 3, is of good Force and Validity 
 in Law, to all Intents and Purpofes, for fo much of any of 
 themfo enroll’d, as the fame being extant and remaining, 
 were, or ought by Law to be: The general Negleft where- 
 of in this Kingdom hath occafion’d many Law-Suits, and 
 jpth pvov’d in procefs of time exceeding dangerous to 
 many Mens Eftates. 
 
 3. The Clerk of the Outlawries, whomaketh outtheWrits 
 of Capias Utiagatum (after the Parties are return’d Out - 
 lamd ) in the Name of the King’s Attorney, whofe Deputy 
 he is pro tempore. 
 
 There are Five Clerks or Officers more. 
 
 t. Clerk of the King's Silver , unto whom every Fine 
 or Final Agreement upon Sale of Land is brought, after it 
 hath been with the Cujlos Brevium, and wiio makes an En- 
 try of what Money is to be paid for the King’s ufe, execu¬ 
 ted by a Deputy. 
 
 ■ 2. Clerk of the Warrants, executed by a Deputy, who 
 entreth all Warrants of Attorney for Plaintiff and Defen¬ 
 dant, and enrolleth all Deeds acknowledg’d before any of 
 the judges of this Court. 
 
 ! 3 . Clerk of the Juries, who maketh out the Writs, 
 call’d Habeas Corpus, and diftringas juratorum, for Appear, 
 ance of the Jury, either in this Court, or at the Affizes in 
 the Country, by his Deputy. 
 
 4. Clerk of the Effioiiis or Excufes for lawful Caufe of 
 Abfence. 
 
 5. Clerk of the Superjedeas , which is held by Patent. 
 But before King James the Firft’s time the Writs of Super- 
 jedeas were made by the Exigenter. 
 
 In this Court are alfo Filazcrs for the feveral Counties of 
 England, fo call’d from the French , Fid, a Thread, btotule 
 they file their Writs. Thefe make out all Procefs upon O 
 1 ligina: 
 
partII. tif ENGLAND. ip<? 
 
 liginal Writs, and do many other things too long to be 
 here fet down: Of thefe there are Fourteen; the laft of 
 which is Protonotary , Filazer, and Exigent er of Monmouth, by 
 Patent'; the reft are in the Gift of the Lord Chief Jnftice of 
 this Court, and hold for Life. 
 
 There arealfo Four Exigenters, whofe Office is to make 
 all Exigents and Proclamations in all Aftions,. where Procels 
 of Outlawry doth lie. This Writ is call’d an Exigent, 
 becaule it exaBeth the Party; that is, requireth his Ap¬ 
 pearance to anl'wer the Law, and lies againft a Tranf- 
 orefTor of the Law, that cannot be found, nor any of his 
 Goods within the County: So that after Summons by the 
 Sheriff at five feveral County Courts, if he appears not, he is 
 Outlawed. 
 
 Thefe are all in the Gift of the Lord Chief Jujlice of this 
 Court; and are for Life. 
 
 There are alfo belonging to this Court Four Crjers and a 
 
 Of the Court of Exchequer. 
 
 T HE next Court of Execution of Laws, is the Exchequer ; 
 
 fo call’d, as fome think, from a Chequer-wrought - 
 Carpet, covering the great Table in chat Court, (as the 
 Court of Green-Cloth in the King’s Houfe, is lb call’d 
 from the Green Carpet ) or elle from the French Word 
 Efcheqtder, a Chefs-Board ; b’ecaufe.the Accomptantsin that 
 Office were wont to ufefuch Boards in their Calculation. 
 Here are try’d all Caufes which belong to the King’s 
 Treafury or Revenue, as touching Accompts, Disl/urjements, 
 Cafioms, and all Fines impofed upon any Man. In this 
 Court may fir, 
 
 The Lord Treafttrer, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the 
 Lord Chief Baron, and Three other Learn’d Judges, 
 call’d Barons of the Exchequer ; alfo one other Cur ft or 
 Baron. 
 
 But the Two firft feldom fit, and the Five laft feldom 
 fail. The firft of the five is the principal Judge of this 
 Court, and anfwers the Bar of the Barrifiers, who direct 
 O 4 their 
 
2co ' $E$e f acftnt ^fste Part II, 
 
 their Speech to him, takes Recognizances for the King’s 
 Debts, &c. It is an Office of high Honour and Profit; 
 He is {til’d Lord Chief Baron ; Tribttnus, or Juridicus Rationa. 
 lis primus or Princcps ; is created by Letters Patent , to hold 
 this Dignity, fffumn ditt febene gefferit, wherein he hath a 
 fix’dEfiate ; for the Law intends this an Ellate for Life; 
 He alone, without the other Barons, fits at Guild-Hall the 
 Afternoon in Term-time, upon Nifi pins in London ; takes 
 Audits, Jccompts, Recognizances, Rrefentdtions of Offices, and 
 many other things of Importance. In the Abfence of the 
 Lord Chief Baron, the other three Barons fupply his Place, 
 according to their Seniority '; but the Fifth is laid to be 
 the Curftor of the Court, and adminifters the Oath to the 
 Sheriffs, Under-Sherifs, Bailiffs, Searchers, Surveyors, &c. of 
 the Cuflom-Houfe ■ but is no itinerant Judge, nor counted 
 one of the Twelve Judges. 
 
 In the Exchequer are held two Courts, one of the L.n, 
 another of Equity. 
 
 All Judicial Proceedings according to Law, are Coram £,<. 
 ronibus ; but the Court of Equity held in the Exchequer Cham, 
 her, is Coram Thejaurario, Cancellario & Baronibtcs. This 
 Court had its beginning primo Phil. & Mar. 
 
 The Authority of this Court is of original Jurifdiftion, 
 without any Commiflion. 
 
 Note alfo. That all the other foremention’d Courts were 
 notinftituted by any Statute or Written Law, but have 
 their Original from the ancient Cuftom of the King¬ 
 dom. 
 
 For a long time after the Conquefi there fate in the Ex. 
 chequer' both Spiritual and Temporal Barons of the Realm; 
 and in later times therefatein their Places others that were 
 no Peers of the Realm,' yet Riled Barons, quia ubi federe 
 folebant Barones, becaufe Barons ufed to fit there. 
 
 All the Twelve Judges belonging to thefe high Trk 
 burials, (it in Robes and Square Caps, like Doctors of Di¬ 
 vinity ; ' becaufe ( as fome fay ) they were anciently 
 moft commonly Clergy-Men and Doftors, Bifhops or 
 Prelates..• 
 
202 Sfte latent Part ft 
 
 and fent into this Office hy the Clerk of the Petty-bag, to rli e 
 end fuch Moneys .as are thereby payable to his Majefty 
 may be tranfmitted to the Clerk of the Pipe ; and Procefs 
 made'to recover the fame by the Comptroller of the Pip Ci 
 Out of this Office Procefs iflues to levy the 20 1 . per Month 
 due from Popifh Recufants, when convifted; andalfo to 
 feize the two Thirds of their Lands, when Schedules there¬ 
 of are made by the Clerk of the Pipe, and tranfmitted hi- 
 ther. Out of this Office Procefs is alfo made to levy the 
 King’s Free-Farm Kents. See. 
 
 When the Auditors of the Revenue have made Schedule; 
 pf fuch Arrears* and tranfmitted them to the Remembrancer, 
 the States of all Impreft Accompts, and other great Ac¬ 
 compts, and other Accompts whatfoever are alfo entred in 
 this Office, as well as in the Office of the King’s R-> 
 mimbrancer. In this Office there were heretofore Twelve 
 fworn Clerks, whereof the Two firft were called Secondaries, 
 This is alfo in the-King’s Gift. 
 
 AH Accompts which pafs the Remembrancer s Office, are 
 brought to the Office of the Clerk of the Pipe, and . e.nain 
 there, to the end that if there be any determin’d Debt 
 due by any Accomptant, or any other Perfon in any lucH 
 Asxompt, the fame may be drawn down into the great 
 Roll of the Pipe, or the Pipes thereof, and by the Comp¬ 
 troller of the Pipe taken into hi- Roll, verbatim with the 
 great Roll; and Procefs may be made by him for the Re. 
 covery thereof by a Writ, call’d the Summons of the Pipe ; 
 which is in the nature of a Levare facias. 
 
 And if upon Summons of the Pipe, a Nichil be return’d 
 by the Sheriff, then a Schedule is made of fuch Debts as ate 
 Nichiled, and fent to thtTreaJurer's Remembrancer, who makes 
 a long Writ, and annexes the fame to it; which Writ is 
 a Capias Fieri Facias, & extendi Facias. 
 
 : All Tallies which vouch the Payments contain’d in fuch 
 Accompts, are examin’d and allow'd by the chief Se¬ 
 condary in the Pipe, and remain for ever after in this 
 Office. / 
 
 All Accompts of Sheriffs and Bailiffs, are made up by 
 the Clerk of the Pipe, and he gives them, and all the 
 other Accomptants before-mention’d, their Quietw eft, in 
 cafe their Accompts be even. 
 
 The Clerk of the Pipe makes Leafes of the King’s Lands, 
 and extended Lands, when he is Warranted fo to do by the 
 Lari 
 
part It. af ENGLAND. 203 
 
 lord Treafurer and Chancellor of the Exchequer, or Lords Com - 
 tnijjioners of the Treafury. And thefe Leafes are fo'metimes 
 directed to be made under the Great Seal, but for the moft 
 part pafs the Exchequer. He hath under him Eight Attorneys, 
 whereof the two firft are Secondaries. 
 
 Coroptrollcc ^IjC He writeth in his Roll all 
 
 that is in the great Roll ; and nothing entred in the great 
 Roll, can be difeharg’d without his Privity. And if Nichils 
 he return’d, fuch Schedules are made to the Treafurer s Remem¬ 
 brancer, as before is mentioned- 
 
 He writeth out the Summons twice every Year to the 
 High Sheriffs to levy the Debts charg’d in the great Roll 
 [of the Pipe. 
 
 \ Clerk of fcljc fleas’.] In his Office all'the Officers of 
 |he Exchequer, and other privileg’d Perfons, as Debtors to 
 the King ,&c. are to have their Privilege to plead, and be 
 impleaded, as to all matters at the Common-Law: And the 
 Proceedings are accordingly by Declarations, Pleas, and 
 Trials, as at the Common Law, becaufe they Ihould not be 
 drawn out of their own Court, where Attendance is re- 
 guir’d* In this Office there are four fworn Attorneys. 
 
 foreign TlDppOfet.] His Office is to oppofe all Sheriffs 
 Upon the Schedules of the Green Wax. This Office is kept 
 in Grays-Inn. 
 
 Clrrfe Of Clfrcat#.] His Office is to receive every - 
 Term the Efireats, or Extrafts out of the Office of the i<e- 
 mmbrancer of the Lord Treafurer , and to write them out, 
 to be levied for the King ; alfo to make Schedules for fuch 
 Sums as are to be difeharg’d. 
 
 Of tljC 31 mprrif] Audit the great Accompts 
 of the Kings Cuftoms, Wardiobe, Mint, Firft-Fruits, and 
 Tenths, Naval and Military Expences, Moneys impell¬ 
 ed, &c. 
 
 luoito^oftliejlctamie] Are Seven. 
 
 Thele Audit all Accompts of the King’s Revenue, and 
 Taxes given by AH of Parliament. 
 
 There are alfo feveral Receivers of the King’s Revenues, 
 arifing from Lands and Rents, whofe Acccmpts the Au¬ 
 ditors do make up yearly. 
 
 Ktmemfyancet; of tlje jf irfojrruittf] Takes all Com- 
 pofrtions for Firft-Fruits and Tenths, and makes procefs 
 againft fuch as pay not the fame. This Office is kept in 
 the Middle-Ttmjfle. 
 
 Auditor 
 
204 Eljf p 4ft ^ 
 
 •Auditor of the Firft-Fruits, 
 
 Receiver of the Revenue of the Firft-Fruits. The Ej, 
 fhops are Colle&ors of the Tenths, and accompt annual]-,, 
 for the fame. * 
 
 ©rpUtp^Cl]attlbErlaiU0,] There arealfp two other cojj. 
 fiderabie Officers, calfd Deputy-Chamberlains ; in whofe Of 
 fic® at U'efimijifler are preferv’d all the Counter-foils 0 f the 
 Tallies (whereof more anon) fo exactly rank’d by Months 
 and Years, that they may prefently be found out, to be 
 join’d with their refpe&ive Stock or Tally, when rhereunto 
 requir’d; which being done, and prov’d true, they deliver 
 the fame, attefted for a lawful Tally, to the Clerk of the 
 Pipe, to be allow’d in the great Roll : But in cafe mv 
 'Corruption hath been ufed, the fame is eafily and foun 
 •difcover’d, and the Offender feverely punifh’d by Fine and 
 •Imprifonment. 
 
 There are moreover divers other Of. 
 fleers, as' Clerk of riie Parcels, Clerk of the Nicbits, the 
 Marjhal, the chief Ufher of the Exchequer, whole Of¬ 
 fice is an Office of Inheritance, Four under Vjbers, and 
 Six MeJJingers, whofe Offices are are all in the Gift of the 
 Chief Ulher. . He is alfo by Inheritance Proclamator of the 
 • Court of Common-Pices, and hath the Gift of all the Ujhv 
 alfo. 
 
 Of the other part of the Exchequer, call'd by feme, 
 the Lower Exchequer, where the King's Reve¬ 
 nue is receiv'd and disburs'd with admirable Or it t 
 and Frugality. 
 
 T HE principal Officer is the Lord Treafurer. Sttpnmn 
 Mrarii Anglici Mutfiar : Or Tribunus /Erarius Msv.- 
 
 There is one Secretary. 
 
 Next Officer is the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is alfo 
 an Officer of great Account and Authority ; he hath a 
 principal Power, not only in the Exchequer Court, but alto 
 here in the managing and difpoling of the King’s Revenue: 
 He hath alfo the Cuftody of the Exchequer-Seal. He fits 
 in the Court not only above all the Barons of the Exche¬ 
 quer, but (as fome fay) above the Lord Treafurer , haying a Su- 
 
2 66 Kfyz intent $tate part n. 
 
 Chrk of the Pells, and entred in the Office of the fay 
 Auditory and lodg’d in his Office. He alfo by Warrant of 
 the Lord Treafurer makes Debentures to the feveral Perfe^ I 
 who have Fees,- Annuities, or Penfioris by Letters Patent 
 from the King, out of the Exchequer, and direfts them for 
 Payment to the Tellers. He receives every Day the State 
 of the Accbmpt of each Teller ; and alfo weekly certifies 
 the whole to the Lord High treafurer, or Lords Commijfmer. 
 who immediately prefent the Eftimate or Balance to die 
 King. He makes half-yearly, at Michaelmas and Lady-Do-/ 
 a Book, call’d a Declaration, which contains a methodical 
 Abftract of all Accompts and Payments, made in the pre. 
 ceding half year, and delivets one of them to the Leri 
 Treafurer, and another to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. By 
 him are kept the feveral Regifters appointed for paying all 
 Perfons in courfe, upon feveral Branches of the King’s Re¬ 
 venue. He is Scriptor Talliorum, hath Five Clerks to ma¬ 
 nage the whole Eftate of Moneys, receiv’d, disburs’d, and 
 remaining. 
 
 Next thefe are Four Tellers. 
 
 Their Office is to receive all Moneys due to the King, and 
 therereupon to throvy down a Bill thro’ a Pipe into the 
 Tally-Court, where it is receiv’d by the Auditor's Ckre, 
 Viffio there attends to write the Words of the faid Bill up¬ 
 on a Tally, and then delivers the fame to be entred by the 
 Clerk of the Pells, or his Under-Clerk, who there attends to 
 enter it in his Book; then the Tally is clOven by the Two 
 Deputy-Chamberlains, who have their Seals, and while the 
 Senior-Deputy reads one part, the Junior examines the c- 
 ther part with the other Two Clerks. 
 
 Clerk of the Pells : His Office is to entef the Tellers Bill 
 into a Parchment Skin (in Latin Pellis, whence this Office 
 faith its Name) and all Receipts and Payments for the King, 
 for what Caufe, or by whomfoever, and is in nature of a 
 Comptroller; hath Four Clerks; whereof orie is for the 
 lntroim, and another for the Exitm . 
 
 In the Tally-Court fit the Deputies of the Two Chamber¬ 
 lains, who cleave the Tollies, and examine each piece apart; 
 alfo the Tally-cutter attends there. 
 
 A Tally in the Exchequer, from the Trench Verb, Tailler , and 
 the Italian, Tagliare , to cut, is a very ancient and moli cev= 
 rain way of avoiding all Cozenage in the King’s Revenue, 
 the like no where elfs in Chrifiendm : And is after tins 
 
p ar tIS. ®f ENGLAND. 207 
 
 He that pays or lends the King any Moneys, receives fo* 
 his Acquittance or Acknowledgment a Tally, which is a 
 Stick) with Words written on ic on both (ides, containing 
 the Acquittance proper to exprefs what the Moneys received 
 is for, which being cloven afunder by the Deputy-Cham - 
 Utkins, one part thereof call’d the Stock, is deliver’d to 
 the Party that pays that Money, and the other part, called 
 Counter-Stock, or Counterfoil, remains with them, who af¬ 
 terwards deliver it over to the other Deputies, to be kept 
 till it be called for, and join’d with the Stock; after which 
 they fend it by an Officer of their own to the Pipe, to be 
 appiyed to the difcharge of the Accomptant. 
 
 This moll ancient way of Jinking of Tallies, hath been 
 found by long Experience to be abfolutely the beft way that 
 ever was invented ; for it is morally impoffible fo to falfifie 
 or counterfeit a Tally, but that upon rejoining it with the 
 Counterfoil, it will be obvious to every Eye, either in the 
 Notches, or in the cleaving, in the Length, or in the 
 Breadth, in the natural Growth, or in the Shape of the Coun¬ 
 terfoil : Whereas Acquittances in Writing cannot be fo made 
 but that they may be counterfeited by skilful Penmen, and 
 that fo exa&ly, as that he who wrote the Original fliall not 
 be able to know his own Hand from the Counterfeit, as hath 
 been frequently Teen in all the Courts of V/eftminJler. 
 
 Other Officers in the Receipt of the Exchequer, are the 
 Ujhers of the Receipt, a Tally-cutter, and Four Mejfevgers of 
 the Receipt. The Ufhers Duty is to take care to fecure 
 the Exchequer by Day and by Night, and all the Avenues 
 leading to the fame, and to furniili all Neceilaries, as Books 
 
 ( Papers, &c. 
 
 By long continuance, and the wifeft contrivances, that 
 the ableft Men of many Ages could invent, the Exchequer 
 gof the King of England is become the beft ordered publicfe 
 jj Revenue in the World. 
 
 jj Though the number of Officers in the Exchequer is far 
 
 I s greater than in any of the King’s Courts, yet not near fo 
 great as the Finaticiers, and ocher Officers belonging to tha 
 Revenues of the Fretich King, who are fo many, that their 
 Fees eat up a very conliderable pare of the whole Revenue j 
 whereas, for rewarding all the Officers in the Englijlo Exche¬ 
 quer, whereof moft are ever Perlbns of Eftates, Parrs, and 
 great Integrity, it cofts the King a very inconliderable 
 Sum of Money, as will eafily appear to any one who fhaii 
 con- 
 
208 • JBjcfeftt g>tatc Part If, 
 
 confider, That in cafe of a Gift from the King of Monies or 
 Tendon out of his Exchequer, he that receives it pays bu> 
 5 l. per Cent, amongd the Tellers, Auditors, Cleric? the Pe'J.s 
 and their Clerks; and to all other Officers vvhacfoever; and 
 whichis remarkable, there goes not amongd the faid Officers 
 and Clerks, fomuch as; s. per Cent out of publick Payments, 
 as for the Navy, Ordnance, Wardrobe, Mint, to the Cel- 
 feter, Treafurer of the Chamber 5 &c. 
 
 In cafe of Monies paid in by any of the King’s Tenants, 
 Receivers, &c. it cods them fometimes but Gel, and at moll 
 but 3 s. for every Payment under a Thoiifand Pound, and 
 that goes only to the Clerks for their Pains in writing and 
 Attending. 
 
 The bringing in of all Monies to the King, cods his Ma- 
 jedy, amongd Receivers, Colleftors, and all others in the 
 Country, not above 2 s. in the Pound; and at his Eah- 
 quer it cods him in a manner nothing at all: For the Tel¬ 
 lers, who are bound tfl the King in 20000 1. Security, for 
 the true difeharge of their great Truds, have under 3 31 . 
 p, r Annum for their Salary from the King, and the Two 
 Clerks of each Teller, who condantly attend their Offices, 
 have nothing at all from the King. 
 
 The Court of the Dutchy Chamber rf Lancafter, 0! 
 Weftminfter. 
 
 T His Court takes Cognizance of all Caufes that any way 
 concern the Revenue belonging to that Dutchy, which 
 hath been long fince annexed to the Crown. 
 
 The chief Judge of this Court is the Chancellor of tin 
 Dutchy, who is affided by the Attorney of the Dutchy. 
 
 There are divers other Officers of this Court,- as may be 
 feen among the Lids. 
 
 This Court is kept at Weflminfser, by the lower Exc'cc- 
 qiter - 
 
 All the forementioned Courts of Judicature at W-.ji- 
 minfter ,_ are opened four times a Year, called the Far 
 Terms, viz. 
 
 SEsrnUL ] Eajler Term, which beginneth always the fe. 
 leventeenth Day after Eajler, and lafteth twenty feven Daw. 
 
 Tru 
 
Part'll. ' cfENGtAND. 209 
 
 Trinity Tens Begihs the $th Day after Trinity Sunday, and 
 lafteth twenty Days. 
 
 Michaelmas Term began heretofore a little after that Feaft, 
 but now by a late Statute, begins the 23 d of October, and 
 lafteth thirty feven Days. 
 
 Laftly, Hillary Term begins now ten Days after St. Hilary , 
 or the 23 d of January, and lafteth twenty one Days: The 
 four Terms in all continue 105 Days: From whence 
 inuft be deduced about twenty Sundays and Holydays, 
 wherein the Courts fit not; fo that in oiie fourth part of 
 the Year, and that in one City, all confiderable Caufesof 
 the greateft part of England, are fully decided and determi¬ 
 ned: Whereas in Foreign Parts the Courts of juftice are 
 open all the Year except HighHoly-days and Harveft-time, 
 and that in all great Cities. This may leem therefore 
 ftrange to all Foreigners, till they know that the E/gh'jh 
 have always been given moretoPeaceablenelsand Indufriy 
 than other People ; and that rather than go fo far as Lon¬ 
 don, and be at fo great Charges with Attorneys, and Law¬ 
 yers, they will either refer their Differences to the Arbitra¬ 
 tion of their Parilh-Priefts; who do, or ought to think it 
 a principal part of their Duty to reconcile Differences with¬ 
 in their Parifhes, or to the Arbitration ofhoneftNeighbours; 
 6r elfe are content to fubmit their Differences to Tryal be¬ 
 fore the Judges of sfjjizes, called allojuftices in Eyre, or the 
 Itinerant Judges. 
 
 | Jjfizes are held twice a year, viz. after the end of Hilary 
 Term, and after the end otTrinity Term, the twelve Judges, 
 two by two, ride feveral Circuits, and at the principal To^wri 
 of every County, fit to hear and determine all Caufesoflef- 
 fer Moment, both Civil and Criminal; a moft excellent wife 
 Conftitution, begun by King Hairy the Second, Arm uy6. 
 who at firft divided England into fix Circuits (not the fame 
 that are now ) and to each Circuit allotted three Judges. 
 Wales alfo is divided into two Circuits, North arid South 
 Wales-, for which are defign’d in like manner, two Ser¬ 
 jeants at Law for each Circuit. Thefe Judges give Judg¬ 
 ment of the Pleas of the Crown, and all Common Pleas 
 within thofe Counties, difpatching ordinarily, in Two or 
 Three Days, all Controverlles in a County, rhac are grown 
 tolffue in the aforementioned Courts at London, between 
 Plaintiff and Defendants, and that by their Peers, a Jury of 
 Twelve Men, otvicivtto, cutof the Neighbourhood where- 
 
aio W$z fjefent j&tate Part 31, 
 
 aboutthe Bufinefs lies; fo that twice a Year in England and 
 Walesi Jufticemay be faidto be rightly and fpeedily adm> 
 niftred even at our ownDoprs. 
 
 Of the Government of Counties, &c. 
 
 T T Aving given a brief Account of the Civil Government 
 iH of all England in general, next ihall be defcribed the 
 particular Government of Counties, Hundreds, Cities, Bo¬ 
 roughs and Villages.' 
 
 3 |lif£iCE.S of ti}£ J&CSCE.] For the Civil Government r.f 
 all Counties, the King makes choice of fome of the Nobi¬ 
 lity, Clergy, Gentry, Lawyers, Men of Worth and Pam, 
 who have their ufual Refidence in the County; fo ma¬ 
 ny as his Majefty pleafeth, to keep th'e Peace of the County; 
 and thefe by Commiflion under the Great Seal, are calm! 
 Juftices of the Pence, at firft ftil’d Wardens of the Peace, and 
 iuch of them whom the King doth more particularly con¬ 
 fide in or refpeft, are called Juftices of the Quorum; from 
 thefe Words in the Commiflion ; Quorum A- B. umm;f 
 njolmrcs; thac is, fome Bufinefs of more Importance may n,t 
 be tranfafted without the Prefence or Concurrence of on: 
 of them. 
 
 One of the principal Juftices of Peace and Quorum, b 
 by the Lord Chancellor made C ufos Rotulomn, fb call'.-.:, 
 becaufe he hath the Cuftody of the Rolls, or Record; 
 of the Seflions, and is to bring them to each Quarter be;-! 
 lions. 
 
 The Original of Juftices of the Peace is from the uii 
 Yearof Edward the Third. 
 
 Their Office is to call before them, examine, and com¬ 
 mit to Piilbn all Thieves, Murderers, wandring Rogue.;, 
 ■thofe that hold Confpiracies, Riots, and almoft all o:!u; 
 Delinquents, that may occafton the Breach of Peace and 
 Quiet to the King’s Subjects, to commit all iuch to Priibn 
 as either cannot, or by Law are not to be bailed; that is 
 cannot be le&ac Liberty by Sureties (taken for their App::’ 
 ance at a place and time certain) and to fee them biougit 
 forth in due time to Tryal, 
 
 je&uar 
 
Part II. of ENGLAND. tit 
 
 flUuarter^Bfffonflf, ] Every Quarter, or Three Months 
 the Juftices meet alternately at the Shire, and other chief 
 Towns in their relpe&ive Counties, which are according- 
 ]y appointed by the Cujlos Rotulo'rum, and there the Grand 
 Inqueft, or Jury of the County is fummon’d to ap¬ 
 pear, who upon Oath are to inquire of all Traytors, He- 
 reticks, Thieves, Murderers, Money-Coyhers, Rioters, &c, 
 Thofe that appear to be guilty,, are ; by'the faid Jufti¬ 
 ces committed to Prifon, to be try’d at the next Alfizes, 
 when the Judges at Wejhninfler come their Circuits afore- 
 : mentioned. ( 
 
 &l)STiff0< ] For the Execution of Laws in'every Coun- 
 j ty, except Weftmor.land and Durham, ■ the King every Michael - 
 j -mas Term nominates for each County# Sheriff, fo called from 
 j the Saxon Scyre-Gerefa, Prgpojitus, or Prajulus Comitatus, a 
 ; Governour or Guardian of the County ; for the Words of 
 1 the Patent are, Commifimm tibi cv.ffodiam Comitatus tioffiri di 
 N. and he is properly Slgefior Provincial, he that gathereth 
 up and accounteth to the King for the Profits of the Shire 
 ! that come to the Exchequer, but call’d in our Law-Latin, 
 j Picecomes. 
 
 i The Sheriffs Office is to execute the King’s Mandates, and 
 all Writs direfted to him, out of the King’s Courts, coim? 
 j pannel Juries, to bring Caufes and Criminals ,tp. TryaL 
 | to fee the Sentences both in Civil and Criminal Affairs ex- 
 { ecuted, to wait on and guard the Itinerant Judges twice'a 
 j year, fo long as they continue within the County, which at 
 j the Affixes is performed with great Pomp, Splendour, Feaft- 
 ] ing s,&c. In order to the better executing of his.Office* 
 j the Sheriff hath Attendant his under.Sheriff, divers Clerks } 
 
 1 Stewards of Courts, Bailiffs of Hundreds, Conffables, Gaolersf 
 1 Sergeants or Beadles-, befides a gallant Train of Servants in 
 \ rich Liveries, all on Horfe-back at the Reception of the 
 j Judges. 
 
 Before 9 Ed. II. he was chofen as Knights of the Shirs 
 are; but to avoid Tumults it is now thus: 
 
 Every Year, about the beginning of November, the 
 - Judges Itinerant nominate Six fit Men of each County? 
 
 1 that is, Knights or Efquires of good Eftates; out of thefe 
 the Lord Chancellor, 'Treafurer, Privy-Councellors, and 
 : Twelve Judges aflemble in the Exchequer- Chamber, and 
 i fworn, make choice of three , of which the King himfelf 
 j after ebufeth one to be Sheriff for that year only, tho* here- 
 
2i2 tt^fcnt^tate -Parti!, 
 
 tofote it Was many years, and fometimes Hereditary: as 
 to the Cliffords, who by their Defcent from Robert do Hipont^ 
 were Sheriffs Hereditary of the County of Westmorland, by 
 Charter from King John. 
 
 ' Furthermore, the Sheriffs Office is to col left all publick 
 Profits, Cuftoms, Taxes of the County, all Fines, Diftreffes 
 and Amerciaments, and to bring them into the King’s 
 chequer, or Treafury at London, or elfewhere, as the King 
 fhaJl appoint: To fupprefs Riots, execute Writs, fecute 
 Prifoners, diftrain for Debts, attend the Judges, fee the 
 Execution of Malefaftors, proteft them from the Infults of 
 By-ftanders, return Knights for Parliament, &c. 
 
 The Sheriff of each County hath a double Eunftion: Firft, 
 Minifterial, to execute all Procefles and Precepts of the 
 Courts of Law, and to make Returns of the fame: Second- 
 ly Judicial, whereby he hath Authority to hold Two fe- 
 vefal Courts of.diftinft Nature, the one called the Sheriff's 
 Turn , which he holdeth in feveral Places in the County, en¬ 
 quiring of all Criminal Offences againft the Common Law, 
 not prohibited by any Statute: The other called the County 
 Court , wherein he hears and determines Civil Caufes of 
 jhe County under Forty Shillings, which anciently was a 
 confiderable Sum; fo that by the great fall of Moneys 
 now, the Sheriff’s Authority in that part is much di- 
 m'nifhed. 
 
 No fuir begins, and no Procefs is ferved but by him; no 
 Execution of the Law but by him, Laftly, he is the chief 
 Confervator of the Peace in the whole County. 
 
 33aili0&.] Every County being fubdivided into Hum 
 dreds (fo called at firft, either for containing an Hundred 
 Houfes, oran Hundred Men bound to find Arms ) or Wa¬ 
 pentakes, fo called from touching a Weapon when they 
 fwore J Allegiance f as the manner at this day is in Sweden, 
 attheir folemn Weddings, for the chief WitnefTes to lay 
 all their Hands upon a Launce or Pike ) every fuch Wapen¬ 
 take or Hundred, hath commonly a Bailiff', a very ancient 
 Officer, but now of fmall Authority. 
 
 pgfj*CotlltablC. ] Alio Officers called High Ccnflabu:. 
 Cujlodes Pads, firft ordained by the Statute of Wmchtjln -. 
 13 Ed. 1 . for the Confervation of Peace, and view of An 
 monr; they difperle Warrants and Orders of the Juftice: 
 of the Peace to each petty-Conftable, 
 
 
Part II. of ENGLAND. 2 r; 
 
 Cojonet#.] There are alfo in every County two Of¬ 
 ficers called Coronen, whofe Office is to enquire by a Ju¬ 
 ry of Neighbours, how, and by whom any Perfoncame by 
 a violent Death, and to enter the fame upon Record, which 
 is Matter Criminal, and a Plea of the Crown, and thence 
 they are called Cromiers or Cornier!. 
 
 Thefeare chofen by the Free-holders of the County, by 
 virtue of a Writ out of the Chancery. They were anci¬ 
 ently Men of Eftates, Birth and Honour; and therefore in 
 the Reign of Edward the Third, a Merchant being cho- 
 fen a Coroner was removed, quia communis Mercator fuit, 
 whereas he ought to have been a Gentleman, and no 
 Tradefman. 
 
 Clerk Of the Market.] Every County alfo hath an Of¬ 
 ficer, called Clerk of the Market, whofe Office is to keep a 
 Standard of all Weights and Meafures exaftly according 
 with the King’s Standard kept in the Exchequer , and to fee 
 that none other beufed in the fame County; to feal all 
 Weights and Meafures made exaftly by the Standard in his 
 Cuftody, and to burn fuch as are otherwife. He hath s 
 Court, and may keep and hold a Plea therein. 
 
 Of the Civil Government of-Cities, Boroughs cr 'towns 
 Corporate, and Villages, 
 
 ami SlDfrmm.] 
 
 ¥ 7 Very City of England, by their Charters or Privileges, 
 Jjj granted by feveral Kings, is a little Commonwealth a. 
 part, governed not as the Cities of France and Spain, by a 
 Nobleman or Gentleman placed there by the King, but whol¬ 
 ly by themfelves. They chufe among rhemfelves their own 
 Governour. In Cities a Mayor is chofen commonly out of 
 Twelve Aldermen. In fome other Corporations a Bailiff is 
 chofen out of a certain number of Burgeffes. 
 
 Citizens are not taxed but by their own Officers of their 
 own Corporation, every Trade having fome of their own 
 always of the Council, to fee that nothing he enafted con¬ 
 trary to their Profit* 
 
2*4 S&s Relent ^tate - Part II. 
 
 Every City by Charter from the King, hath haute, moy- 
 tome, & bap Jufticc, a Jurifdi&ion among themfelves, to 
 judge in all Matters Criminal and Civil, only with this 
 Reftraint, That all Civil Caufes may be removed from 
 their Courts tothehigher Courts at Wijiminpr. 
 
 The Mayor of the City is the King’s Lieutenant, and 
 with the Aldermen and Common-council ( as it were, King, 
 Lords and Commons in Parliament ;) can make Laws, 
 called By-Lam, for the Government of the City. 
 
 Heisi for his time (which is but for one Year) as it were 
 a Judge to determine blatters, and to mitigate the rigour 
 of the Law. 
 
 330£QUgl3#O The Government of Borough (that is to 
 fay, fuch of them as are Incorporated, for many of them 
 are not fo ,) is much after the fame manner. In fome 
 there is a Mayor, in others? one or two Bailiffs, who have 
 equal Power with a Mayor and Sheriffs ; and during their 
 Offices, they are Juftices of the Peace within their Liberties, 
 and have there the fame Power that other Juftices of the 
 Peace have in the County. 
 
 Note, 7 hat thofe Towns that fend Burgefes toParliament an 
 what theyJlriBly call Boroughs, without any regard to their In- 
 corporation, which is not ejfentid to them. ■ ' 
 
 iHillagl’#*] For the better Government of tillages, the 
 Lord of the Soil hath ordinarily Power to hold a Court 
 Baron, fo called, becauie anciently fuch Lords were called 
 Saror.s, as they ftill are in many parts of France ; or elfe 
 Court Baron ( i. e.) Court of Free-holders; as the Barons of 
 Germanyzts called Freyherren; fo the Barons of the Cinque* 
 Ports i n England are but the Free-holders of the Cinque Ports s 
 And this Court may be held every Three Weeks.' 
 
 Alfo for the Government of 
 Towns and Pariflies, there is another very ufeful Officer 
 called a Petty.Confiabk. This Officer is to keep the Peace 
 in cafe-of Quarrels; to fearch any Houfe for Robbers, 
 Murderers or others that have any ways broken the Peace, 
 to raife the Hue and Cry after Robbers fled away, to feizs 
 upon them, and keep them in the Stocks, or other Prifon, 
 till they can bring them before fome Juftice of the Peace, 
 ro whom the. Con ft doles are fubfervient upon all Occafions, 
 either to bring Criminals before them, cff So carry them by 
 their Command to the common Prifon. : 
 
 Every 
 
PartIL of ENGLAND. 21 y 
 
 Every little Village hath almoft an Epitome of Monar ■ 
 chical Government of Civil and Ecclefiadical Polity 
 initfelf; which if duly maintained, would render the 
 whole Kingdom happy. 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 Of the Military Government of England. 
 
 I T was a fmart Motto, that the Great Henry die Fourth of 
 France , Great Grandfather to our Gracious Queen now- 
 reigning, caufed to be engraven on his -great Guns, Ratio 
 ultima Regum ; intimating thereby, That when Subjects re- 
 fufe to fubmit to the Laws of the Land, or Neighbours to 
 the Law of Nations; then Kings have recourse to Force 
 and Arms to bring them to reafon. 
 
 So long as Subjefts are prone to Rebellion, and Neigh¬ 
 bour Princes and States to Ambition, there will be a necel- 
 (ity of a Military Power in every State, both by Land, and 
 likewife by Sea, where the Country is any where border¬ 
 ing on the Sea. 
 
 Of the Military Power of England, both by Land and Sea, 
 the King of England hath the foie Supreme Power, Go¬ 
 vernment, Command and Difpofition; And neither one 
 nor both Houles of Parliament have any Right to levy any 
 Forces* or make any War Offenfive or Defenfive, as they 
 have at large declar’d in Parliament, Anno 14 Car. a. 
 
 Beiides his Majefty’s Guards aforemention'd of Horfv. 
 there are two Regiments ofEoot-Guards, the one confiding 
 of Twenty eight Companies of Eighty private Soldiers hi 
 each Company : The lecond called the Ccld-Jlrcam Regi¬ 
 ment, confiding of Eourteen Companies of Eighty prE 
 vate Men in each Company. 
 
 S e fird General Officer is the Pay-Majhr-General 01 all 
 and-Forces, who is alfo Surveyor of the Guards, which 
 Office is at prelent held in Commifilon by the Right 
 Honourable John How Efq; and the Honourable Jamet 
 Bruges Elq$ 
 
216 flfte $iefcht fttate Part II. 
 
 An Auditor of the Mufter-Rolls. 
 
 A Clerk of the Books, who have feveral Clerks under 
 them. 
 
 The Commiffary-General of the Mufters, is the Right 
 Honourable Henry Earl of Suffolk, by Patent under the 
 Great Seal of England. 
 
 Next under him is David Crawford Efq; Deputy-Com¬ 
 miffary-General, by Cpmmiffion from her Majefty, con- 
 ftantly refiding in London, keeps his Office at the Horfe- 
 Guards at White-Had, and gives from time to time fuch Or¬ 
 ders to the Deputy-Commiffaries as her 'MajeftyV Service 
 requires. 
 
 There are Eight Deputy-Commiffaries, who have their 
 Commiffions from the Commiffar f-General ; and the feveral 
 Counties in England and Wales are divided into Eight Cir¬ 
 cuits, and each Commiffary is to take care to mufter all fuch 
 Forces as at any time comes into his Circuit: Immediately 
 after each Mufter is taken, the faid Deputy-Commiffaries 
 make a Return of all their Rolls upon Oath to the faid 
 David Crawford Efq; who keeps one Roll of each Troop 
 and Company as a Record in his Office; and another Roll 
 is deliver’d to the Pay-Mafer-General upon Oath, and fign’d 
 by the Commiffary whomufters them; and fign’d alfo by 
 two Commiflion-Officers of each Troop or Company, and 
 the Mayor or chief Magiftrate where each Troop or Com- 
 pany quarters. 
 
 Thefe have their diftincl Circuits in the Country, for rmi- 
 Bering the Forces which lie in feveral Garifons. 
 
 The Honourable Henry St. John Efq; is the Secretary at 
 War, who has two chief Clerks; the lafi: of which is Mef- 
 fenger to the Secretary. 
 
 Thefe Three confiderable Offices are kept at the Horfe- 
 Guird. 
 
 The Judge-Advocate is George Clark Efq; 
 
 In rhe Horfe-Guards, each Troop has an Adjutant. 
 
 The Marjhal of the Horfe-Guards. 
 
 The Chirurgeon-General of all her Majefty’s Forces. 
 
Part II. 'of ENGLAND. 217 
 
 Of the Standing Militia or Trained-Bands. 
 
 B Elides the foremention’d Forces, there is a Standing- 
 Militia by Land of all England, fettl’d in the King, to 
 lie Govern’d, and Order’d, and Enlarg’d from time to time 
 as his Majefty {hall fee occalion. They are at prefent com- 
 puted to be near 200000 Horfe and Foot. 
 
 ' For the Managemant of thefe {landing Land Forces, 
 the King himfelf makes choice of divers of the principal 
 Peers of this Kingdom, and by Commiffion creates them 
 Lord Lieutenants of the feveral Counties of England, with 
 Power to Arm, Array and Form into Companies, Troops, 
 and Regiments, to conduct (upon occalion of Rebelli¬ 
 on or Invafion } and employ the Men fo arm’d within 
 the Counties and Places for which the faid Lords are 
 commiflionated, or into any other County, as the King 
 (hall give order, to give Commiffions to Colonels, or other 
 commiffionated Officers, to prefent to the King the Names 
 of the Deputy-Lieutenants , who have, in the Abfence of the 
 Lord Lieutenant, the fame Pow r er; ( and thefe are to be of 
 the prime Gentry of the County) to charge any Perfon in 
 the County w'ith Horfe, Horfemen and Arms, or Foot- 
 Soldiers and Arms, within the faid County proportionably 
 to their Eftates, with Limitation, That no Perfon be charg’d 
 with a Horfe, unlefs he hath 500 i. yearly Revenue, or 6000 
 perfonal Eflate; no perfon can be charg’d with a Foot-Sol-_ 
 dier, unlefs he hath 50 1 . yearly Revenue, or 600 1 . per¬ 
 fonal Eftate ; thofe that have meaner Eftates are to joyn 
 Two or Three together to find a Horfe and Horfeman, or 
 a Foot-Soldier. 
 
 The foremention’d Horfe 3nd Foot are to mufter once or 
 itwice a Year, and each Horfeman during the time of the 
 Mufter, to be allow’d him, from whom he ferves, 2 s. a 
 day, and each Foot Soldier 12^. a day. 
 
 For furniftiing Ammunition, and other Neceflaries the 
 Lord Lieutenant or Deputy Lieutenant may levy every Year 
 one fourth part (if they judge it expedient) of each Man’s 
 Proportion in the Tax of 70000/.. a Month, upon the 
 i whole Kingdom ; and in the cafe of marching againft an 
 Snemy, they have Power to caufe every Man fo charged, 
 
 to 
 
218 SClje pjcfent $>tate Pare?.;. 
 
 to allow each Soldier one Months Pay, which the King u 
 after to repay, before they may be charged with anoth;» 
 Month’s Pay. 
 
 Thefe Forces are always in readinefs, with all things n; . 
 cefiary, at the Beat of Drum, or Sound of Trumpet, to 
 appear, mufter, and be compleat with Men, Horfe, and 
 'Arms; and are at certain times Train’d and Difciplin’d, 
 that they become able, skilful, and ufeful Soldiers. 
 
 Thefe are to be commanded only within the Kingdom, 
 for thefecurity of the King and Kingdom. 
 
 SuMervient in the Standing Militia to the Lord limunov. 
 and Deputy Lieutenant, are the Juftices of the Peace nf 
 emy County, who upon all occalions, according to the 
 Orders of their Superiors, are to fend their Warrants to tl;; 
 High ConftabU of the Hundred, or Petty-Conftable of the Fa- 
 siSn, c -re- 
 
 Beacons*] For the better leaning of the Kingdom 
 from Foreign fnvafion, belides the Ships of War (’■wher;. 
 of more anon ) there are upon certain eminent places of 
 all parts of England high Poles erefted, whereon are fa ft. 
 ned Pitch Barrels to be fired by Night, and a Smoke made 
 by Day, thereby to give notice in a few Hours to the 
 whole Kingdom of the approaching Invafions: Whereup. 
 on the Inhabitants in Arms make hafte to the Sea-Coafc, 
 Thefe are call’d Beacons, from the Saxon Word Beacon, or 
 Eeacnian, to Ihew by a Sign- In all times of Danger for.ie 
 arefet to watch at every Beacon. 
 
 Anciently there were many Caftles in all parts of England, 
 but Inland Caftles generally have been demolilh’d in Jattei 
 times, or wittingly luffer’d to decay, that to Rebels thev 
 might be no Shelter, to Invaders no Stay, nor to the In\ 
 ded any Refuge in Flight; and confequently, that there 
 niay not be any lingring War again in England, which b 
 the greateft Mifery and Calamity that can ever happen cc 
 a Nation. 
 
 In 1588. upon Expectation of the Spenijb Armado, ftii'j 
 Invincible, there went forth from the Queen Commifiionr 
 to mufter in all Parts of England, all Men that were of per¬ 
 fect Senfe and Limb, from the Age ofSixteento Sixty, ex¬ 
 cept Noblemen, Clergymen, Univerfitv-Students, Lawyer? 
 Officers, and fuch as had any publick Charge, leaving onK 
 in every Pariih fo many Husbandmen as were fufficient to 
 T-: 
 
artll. . of ENGLAND. 219 
 
 <jll t he Ground. In all thofe Mufters, there were then 
 [numbered Three Millions; but of thofe fit for War, about 
 fox Hundred Thoufand. 
 
 f In another Mufter of Queen Elizabeth, there were found 
 fin all England, fit for War, of Common Soldiers, about 
 Lour Hundred Thoufand, and of thofe Arm’d and Train’d, 
 gOne Hundred and Eighty five Thoufand ; befides Horfe, 
 Lear Forty Thoufand ; and that the Nobility and Gentry 
 Lere then able to bring into the Field, of their Servants 
 |nd Followers, Twenty Thoufand Men, Horfe and Foot, 
 poice Men, and excellent Horfes ; and in all, fit for War, 
 |nd ready upon all Occafions, Six Hundred Forty two 
 ffhoufand, leaving fufficient to Till the Ground, and to 
 lurnilh Trades, befides Nobility, Gentry, &c. 
 
 Of the frefent Maritime Tower belonging to the 
 , Crown of England. 
 
 ^F'HE Kingdom of England being a Pemnjttla, almoft fur- 
 A rounded by the Sea, there will alwaysbeaNecefli- 
 ty of Maritime Forces 5 and as Neighbours grow potent 
 at Sea, the King of England will be neceflitated to aug¬ 
 ment his Maritime Forces proportionably (how great foe- 
 ver the Charge thereof may be) or elfe to quit his An¬ 
 cient Right to the Sovereignty of the Narrow Seas, and 
 to fuffer his Merchants to be abus’d, and their Traffick every 
 where interrupted. 
 
 It is true that in the 14 tk of Elizabeth., upon 3 general 
 View and Mufter, there were found but Thirteen Ship<- of 
 War, and One Hundred thirty five Ships of confiderable Bur. 
 den, belonging to all the Subjects of England. And in the 
 Year 1600. her Majefty bad but Thirty Six Ships of War, 
 and Thirteen or fourteen Pinaces ; the oiggeif Ship was 
 then a Thoufand Tun, carry’d Three Hundred and Forty 
 Mariners, One Hundred and Thirty Soldiers, and but Thirty 
 Pieces of Ordnance. The leffer Ships of War were of One 
 Hundred Tun, Forty or Fifty Mariners, Seven or Eight 
 Soldiers, and Eight Guns. The Pinaces of Thirty Tun 
 eighteen or Twenty Mariners, and Two or Four Guns 
 So finall was the Royal Fleet in thofe days, when our Neigh- 
 
220 Sffje patent &fate Part n, 
 
 bour Nations were weak, and always engag’d with Civil 
 and Foreign Wars. But now, that their Strength at Sea 
 is of late fo prodigioufly encreas’d, it will be moft expe. 
 dient for this Kingdom to be always well provided : And, 
 God be thank’d, we have a Queen who intirely feeking 
 her Subjefts Welfare, will confequently delight in Pro. 
 moting our Naval Strength, which is the peculiar Intereft 
 of this Nation. 
 
 The Forces of the Potentates at Sea, Sent des Maranc; fo 
 Grandeur cP E-fiat, faith a French Author : Whofoever com. 
 mands the Sea, commands the Trade of the World , h 5 
 that commands the Trade, commands the Wealth of the 
 World, and confequently the World it-felf. 
 
 To the Crown of England belongs the Dominion of all 
 the Narrow Seas round about the whole Ifland of Great Bri< 
 tain, and by ancient Right thereof it hath had PofTefion 
 in all times. Firft, the Aborigines, or Ancient Brit ™, f) 
 were pofleft thereof, (as Mr. Selden makes appear) and in 
 their Right the Romans held it: Then the Saxons having 
 gotten PofTeffion of England, kept that Dominion ; their 
 King Edgar, amongft his Royal Titles, called himfelf te 
 uereign of the Narrow Seas. 
 
 Afterwards the Normans pofleffing England, claim’d, and 
 quietly pofTefs’d the fame Dominion; in Teftimony where, 
 of the Swedes, Danes, Hans-Townr, Hollanders, Zealanders, &c, 
 were wont to ask leave to pafs the Btitifh Seas, and to take 
 Licenfes tofifli therein, and to this Day do ftrike Sail to 
 all the Ships of War belonging to the King of England, as 
 oft as they pafs by any of them, thereby to exprefs that 
 they acknowledge the Sovereignty of the Britijh Seas to be. 
 long to the King of England, according to an O rdinanv, 
 made at Hafiings in Sujfex, by John King of England, about 
 four Hundred and Fifty Years ago. 
 
 Hi (dories mention a Great Fleet of Julius Cstfar, a Fleet o! 
 the aforementioned King Edgar, confiding of Three Thou- 
 fand Six Hundred Sail ; a Fleet of Lewis Son to Philip, King 
 of Prance, of Six Hundred Sail, that arriv’d at Sandwich, to 
 aififi: the Engl if Barons againft King John: But thofe doubt 
 lefs were but as fo many Cottages to CafHes, in refpeft ol 
 the prefent Ships of War. ■' . 
 
 Hnw-jf VIII. in the Fifth Year of his Reign, built a Ship 
 then accounted, the greateft that ever had been feen in Eng¬ 
 land, and named it Hetry Grace ds Dim, or the Great Hairy 
 it was j ooo Tun. - l 
 
art ft. ofENGLAND. 4 ' 2X 
 
 In the Eighth Year of King Jems the Firft, was built 
 by the Londoners , a Ship of 1200 Tun, and call’d The Trades 
 'increafo; which being loft in the Eafl Indies, King Jamss 
 caus’d another to be built of 1400 Tuns; which being gi¬ 
 ven to Prince Henry, was by him nam’d The Prince. “ 
 
 We have now many brave Firft and Second Rate Ships t 
 nd even our Third Rates are now built fo large and ftrong’ 
 hat they may engage fingly with a Firft Rate Ship of any 
 lothet Nation. 
 
 The Charges-of Building a Ship of the Firft Rate, toge* 
 her with Guns, Tackle, and Rigging (befides ViSualling) 
 oth ordinarily amount to about < 5 cooo /. Thole of lower 
 aces proprotionably. 
 
 That the Reader may have a more perfeft Idea of the 
 [prodigious fize of a Firft Rate Evglijh Man of War, kt 
 him take the following Account as we receiv’d it from the 
 iGentleman that built the Royal Sovereign, viz. 
 
 The Royal Sovereign built at Woolwich by Mr.Fiflier Hardens 
 lafter Shipwright of his Majefty’s Yard at Deptford, was 
 uneh’d the 25 th of July rjoi, and is of the following 
 Dimenfions, viz. 
 
 The Length of the TafFarel to the Head *=»—> 2j 0 fet;. 
 
 The Guns—-—— -—-—, /0 , 
 
 The Men, full Compliment--——— 
 
 The Breadth-- —---—--- f s; ? 
 
 The Tuns- . .... iooo. 
 
 The full Tread—-----‘j 5 « Foot. 
 
 The Draught of Water--—. 2 , Foot. 
 
 The Cloaths-- -lot 4.1. Yards.- 
 
 The Main-Sail in Length-— ^Tares'. 
 
 Drftfl in Depth-— - — p. 6 Inch, 
 
 I he Mam-Malt in Length----, 9 p mtn 
 
 The Diameter of Ditto —.—— —--- i nc };. 
 
 The Weight of the Ancor—--82 C. 1 a U . 14 L 
 
 The Cable in Length——., ---~ico. Tends. 
 
 The Diameter of Ditto -_ 22 
 
 To Man the Navy Royal of England requires about 
 [thirty fix thoufand Manners ( if Lite Mrs the 'Parii arrant 
 ■■rs adored the gluten 40c00 I.kn every Sutmers Expedition) 
 vluch is net half this Nation could uoon Occaiien iiumb-r- 
 
222 
 
 men of France do not amount to above one and twenty 
 
 The Management of all the Naval Affairs of 
 xvas very anciently committed to three Lords Admirals 
 England] one for the North, another for the South, and the 
 tfyird for the Weft Divifion. Afterwards it was in trailed 
 iolely in One; and Richard FitzAlan Earl of Arundel was 
 the firft foie Admiral of England that we read of. 
 
 The Lord High Admiral hath under him many Officers of 
 high and low'Condition ; fome at Sea, others at Land; 
 feme of a Military, fome of a Civil Capacity 5 fome Tudi. 
 cial, others Minifterial. So that the Dominion and Jurif- 
 diftion of the Sea, may juftly be ftiled another Conmrr 
 wealth, or Kingdom apart ; In Mari funt Regna difiintta, iM ; 
 fire gentium, (icut in arida Terra, faith Baidas, that learn’d 
 Oracle of the Civil Law : And the Lord High Admire.: of 
 England may fitly be ftiled, or at leaft reputed, as a Vie;. 
 Roy of the Maritime Kingdom of England. 
 
 The Lord High Admiral of England doth, by virtue of his 
 Place, appoint in divers parts of the Kingdom his fevoral 
 Vice-Admirals, with their Judges and Marftals by Patent, 
 under the great Seal of the High Court of Admiralty, 
 Tiiefe Pice-Admirals and Judges do exercife Jurildiftion u 
 Maritime Affairs, within their„feveral Limits ; and in cal; 
 any Perfon be aggriev’d by any Sentence or Interlocutwy 
 Decree, that has the force of a Definitive Sentence, h; 
 may appeal to the High Court of Admiralty. 
 
 Court of l&tnuraifp. 
 
 For Tranfacting of Maritime Affairs the Lord High /ll 
 fnirel hath Courts of his own, whereof that at London is chi 
 Principal or'Supreme, where all Procefs and Proceeding; 
 run in his Name, and not in the King’s, as it doth in all 
 Common Law-Courts. In this Court ufually called r;,; 
 Court of Admiralty- he hath a Lieutenant, call’d "judge of 
 Admiralty , who us commonly fome learn’d Dr. of the Cr.f 
 Law. 
 
 The proceedings in this Court, in all Civil Matters, b 
 according fo the Civil Law, becaufe the Sea is without 
 the Limits of the Common Law, but under the Admirals 
 jurifdifUon i therefore the Civil Law only fall Common 
 
 Law fee hided) is made ufe of, -and by Libel they proceed 
 
5 3r tII. cf ENGLAND. 223 
 
 0 the A£!on, the Plaintiff giving caution to profecute 
 he Suit, and to pay what fhall be judg’d againft him, if' 
 ie fail in the Suit; the Defendant on the contrary, fecu- 
 in" the Plaintiff by fufficient furety or caution, as the 
 fudge fhalj think meet, that he will appear in judgment 
 md to pay that which fhall be judged againft him, and chat 
 he will ratifie and allow all that hisPrc&or fhall do in his 
 Name, whereby the Clients are well allured to obtain that 
 Jvhich by Law fhall be judg’d to them, let the Caufe fail on 
 which fide ioever. 
 
 In the Admiralty Court of England ufe is made not on¬ 
 ly of the Civil Laws, but the Laws of Rhodes and Oleum, 
 whereof the former is an Ifland in the Mediterranean Sea, 
 about 20 Miles diftant from the Continent of Ajia Miner, 
 and is now under the Turk, the ancient Inhabitants where¬ 
 of, by their mighty Trade and Power at Sea, grew fo ex- 
 pert in the Regulation of all Maritime Matters and Differen¬ 
 ces, and their Determinations therein were efteem’d lo juft 
 and Equitable, that their Laws in fuch Affairs have ever fince 
 Ibeen obferv’d for Oracles. Thofe Laws were long ago 
 lincorporated into the Volumes of the Civil Law; and the 
 Remans, who gave Laws to other Nations, and excell'd ail 
 Nations in making of good Laws, yet for their Sea Affairs, 
 referr’d all Debates and Controverfies to the judgment of 
 thofe Rhoi'.an Laws. 
 
 Okron is an liland anciently belonging to the Crown of 
 England, feated in the Bay of Ay.it ain, not far from the 
 Mouth of the Garonne, where our famous Warriouv King 
 Richard the Firft, caus’d to be compil’d fuch Excellent Laws 
 for Sea Matters, that in the Ocean Sea, Weft ward, they had 
 almoft as much Repute as the Rhodian Laws in the Meditsf- 
 rnnean, and thefe Laws were call’d La Roll d’Okron. 
 
 King Edward the Third (who firft erefted this Court of 
 Admiralty, as fome hold) mads at Queadorough, 137-. ve- 
 jry Excellent Conftitutions concerning Maritime Affairs, 
 land many Statutes and Ordinances have been made by o- 
 I titer Princes and People, as at Rome, Pi fa , Genoa , Mm fill,:, 
 Barcelona and Mefjina, yet that Fragment of the Rhodian 
 ! Law ftill extant, with the Comments thereon by the old Ju- 
 ris-Confults, inferred in the PandcBs, and the Conftirori- 
 ens made by the Roman Emperors, contained in the Code, 
 and in the Novelles, ftill holds the Preeminence, 
 
 The 
 
224 & Parent £tate Partli, 
 
 The Cuftoms and former Decrees of the Eiiglifh Court of 
 Admiralty are there of force for deciding of Controverts. 
 Under this Court there is alfo a Court of Equity for deter¬ 
 mining Differences between Merchants. 
 
 In Criminal Affairs, which is commonly about Piracy, 
 the Pr«ceeding in this Court was by Accufation and 
 formation, according to the Civil Law, by a Man’s ov n 
 Confeffion, or Eye-witnefTes, found guilty before he could 
 be condemn’d ; but that being found inconvenient, there 
 were two Statutes made by He?;. VIII. that Criminal Affairs 
 ihould be try’d by WitnefTes and a Jury, and this by fa¬ 
 cial Commiffion of the King to the Lord Admiral, wherein 
 fome of the Judges of the Realm are ever Commiffioners, 
 and the Trial according to the Laws of England, directed by 
 thofe Statutes. 
 
 Between the Common Law of England and the Admiral- 
 ty, there feems to be Divifam Imperium ; for in the Sea, fo 
 far as the Low-water Mark is obferv’d, that is, counted 
 Infra Corpus Comitatus adjacentis, and Caufes thence arifmo 
 are determinable by the Common Laws; yet when the Sea 
 is full, the Admiral hath Jurifdiftion there alfo (fo long as 
 the Sea flows) over Matters done between the Low-water 
 Mark and the Land, as appears in Sir Henry Conjlable's Cafe, 
 5 Report Coke, p. 107. 
 
 For Regulating and Ordering her Majefty’s Navies, Ships 
 of War, and Forces by Sea, fee thofe excellent Articles and 
 Orders in Stat. 13 .Car. 2.cap.9. 
 
 0 f the N‘&V Y-O F FIC E where the whole Bu - 
 finefs cuncerning the Kings N AV Y-RO Y AL 
 is managed, 
 
 T HE Management of the Navy-Royal under the Lord 
 HIGH- ADMIRAL of Engla7id is entrufled with 
 the principal Officers and Commiffioners of the Navy. 
 
 The Principal Officers are Four. 
 
 Streafutrcr,] Whofe Office is to receive out of the Ex¬ 
 chequer by Warrant from the Lord Tnafurer of England, or 
 Lords 
 
Part II. .of ENGLAND. 22f 
 
 Lords CommifTioners executing that Place, afid to nay all 
 Charges of the Navy f hy Warrant from the principal Offi¬ 
 cers of the Navy ; for which he had formerly a Salary of 
 220 1 . 13 s. 4 A per Annum, betides 3 d. per Pound our of 
 all Moneys paid by him 5 but hath now an Honourable 
 Allowance certain from her Majefty in lieu thereof viz, 
 icool. per Annum, -and 800/. per Annum more for his In! 
 ftruments. 
 
 Comptroller- J The fecond is the Comttrol/er of the N.i- 
 my, whofe Office is to attend and comptrof all Payment of 
 Wages, to know the Market Rates of all Stores belong¬ 
 ing to Shipping, to examine and audit all Treasurers Vi- 
 ftuallers and Score-keepers Accompts, &c. His Salary is 
 500/. yearly. 
 
 ^urbepo^,] The third is the Surveyor of the Navy 
 whole Office is generally to know the State of all Stores’ 
 and fee the Wants fupply’d; to Purvey the Hulls, Malls’ 
 and Yards, and eftimate the Value of Repairs by Inden¬ 
 ture; to charge all Coatfwains and Carpenters of her 
 Majefty’s Navy, with what Scores they receive; and at 
 the end of each Voyage, to Rate and audit their Accompts. 
 His Salary is yoo l. per Annum. 
 
 Clerk Of t!]E ] The fourth is Clerk of the Ails, 
 whole Office is to record all Orders, Contrail;;, Bills, War! 
 rants, and other Bufmeffes tranfafled by the Principal Of¬ 
 ficers and Commillioners of the Navy, at the Salary of 
 500 /. per Annum, In time of War there is an extraordina¬ 
 ry Clerk of this kind, by reafon of the Mulcfolimry c F 
 Mnefs'i 
 
 • The Cmmiifmirs of the Navy, 
 
 The Firft executes that part of the Comptroller of the 
 Navy’s Duty, which relates to the comptrolling of the. 
 Viftuallers Accompts. His Salary is yco l.per Annum. 
 
 The Second executes another part of the laid Comp¬ 
 troller’s Duty, relating to the Comptrol cf the Accompts 
 of the Store-keepers of the leveral Yards; His Sdary is 
 5 co l.per Annum, 
 
 The Third refidcs at Perifmeutfi, and has the care ofma» 
 waging the Navy at that Pore. His Sal. is yco /. »cr Ann. 
 
 Q Th* 
 
22 6 . ' %\)t fBjeteni gilate, Part II 
 
 The Fourth refides at Chatham, and has the fame chargi 
 of Affairs iuthe Queen’s Yard there: His Sal. is 50c/. pi, 
 
 A Fifth refides at Plymouth, and difcharges the like Em. 
 ploy there. 
 
 There are other Commiffioners at large, the numtc-i 
 more or lefs, according to the Exigencies of Publick Af¬ 
 fairs. 
 
 The principal Officers and Commiffioners, do hold du:; 
 Offices.by Patent under the Great Seal of England. AnJ 
 fince the great Increafe of her Majefty’s Navy, have A. 
 yeral Clerks under them, with Salaries allow’d by ;V: 
 Queen, for the dilpatch of the Bufmefs of the Navy, 
 der their refpeftive Managements. 
 
 [ CommiffiontTR foj Victualling t Ije ffltibp. ] 
 
 The Vi&ualling of her Majefty’s Navy hath formed" 
 been undertaken by Contrad, but is now manag’d by Com- 
 miftioners, who keep their Office on Tower-hill, within 
 the Parifh of St. Botolph Jldgate, and thefe have their A. 
 gents alfo at Chatham, Portjmouth, Plymouth, and other con¬ 
 venient Ports in England ini. Ireland, 
 
 ffatm] There are belonging to her Majefty’s Nm v, 
 Six great Yards, viz.Chatham, Deptford, Woolwich, PortJmou\, 
 Shyrencfs and Plymouth, where her Majefty’s Royal .Skups 
 are laid up in Harbour; which. Yards are fitted with lev 
 ra) Docks, Wharfs, Lanches, ahd Graving Places, for Am 
 B uilding, Repairing and Cleaning of her Majefty’s Ship.-; 
 and therein are lodg’d great Quantities of Timber, Mali.-, 
 Flunks, Anchors, and other Materials. There are abb 
 convenient Store-houfes in each Yard, in which are Did 
 upvaft Quantities of Cables, Rigging, Sails, Blocks, anti 
 all other forts of Stores needful for her Majefty’s.Navy- 
 Royal. 
 
 The Queen hath alfo another Yard at Harwich, whir.:’, 
 is chiefly made uie of in'the times of foine great V • 
 War, and there are alfo Officers to cake care of the St> 
 houfes there. 
 
Part II. fif E N G L A N D« 227 
 
 In the aforementioned Yardsher Majefty hath divers 
 great Rope-Yards, as at Woolwich, Chatham, Portsmouth, &c. 
 wherein are made Cables, and all forts of Cordage for her 
 faid Navy. 
 
 All the faid Officers, and whole Navy-Office, are go¬ 
 verned by the Lord High-Admiral of England: 
 
 All the other Officers, as well thole in the feveral 
 Yards, as thole belonging to any of her Majefty’s Ships, 
 hold their Places by Warrant from the Lord High Admiral 
 durante hens placito. In which number I cannot omit to 
 obferve for the honour of the Englijb Nation, as well as of 
 our Church, that there are Chaplains to every Man of War 
 appointed by the like Warrants, at the Recommendation 
 of the Lord Bifhop of London, whofe Office it is to perform 
 Divine Service on board twice a Day, and to Preach every 
 Sunday, whilft their Ships are in Sea-pay, &c. and even 
 when the Fleet is laid up, the Officers and their Servants 
 are by no means neglefted; but are duly inftru&ed on 
 board their Church-Ships, Chappels in the Yards, or Neigh- 
 bouring Churches, by the Dillribution ofPious Orthodox 
 Hooks among them, perfonal Conferences, and other pro¬ 
 per means, thro’ the care of the refpeft'ive Chaplains to the 
 Navy in ordinary at Plymouth, Portsmouth, Chatham, Shyre- 
 mfs, Woolwich and Deptford j who are all Warranted in like 
 manner with other Officers by the Lord High Admiral, 
 
 [It f cat# Cljarge oftije 
 
 The ordinary Charge of her Majefty’s Navy for a Year 
 in times of Peace, continuing in Harbour, is fo well regu-- 
 lated, that it amounts to Icarce 130000 1 . befides all Charges 
 of Building of Ships, &c. and befides the fetting forth of 
 Fleets, which even at the time when we had only a Was 
 with Algiers, amounted at leaft to 3000001, per Annum, as 
 may be eafiiy computed by the number of Men at Sea in 
 pay, which were at feweft, fuppofed to be 6000, and are 
 always reckoned to ftand the-Queen in 4 1. per Me?ijef,s each 
 Man, including all Charges, as Vi&uals, Wages, Wear and 
 Tear, &e 
 
 cu 
 
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229 
 
 Part III. 
 
 Of Manners, Cuftoms, Laws, tyc. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of Religious Manners, viz. of the Clergy ° Their 
 Names, Orders, Trivileges, Revenues, Munifi¬ 
 cence, &c. 
 
 5 f£aniE£.' ' H E Clergy were fo called becaufe they 
 
 i are God’s KAnp©- or Pardon; for ai- 
 _JL though all Gmftians may be filled 
 God's Portion as well as God's Servants ; yet among!! Chri¬ 
 ftians, thofe Perfons whom God hath fet apart, and fepa- 
 rated from common Ufe to his Service, to be, as it were, 
 his Domeftick Servants, are more peculiarly the Lord’s 
 Q 3 Portion : 
 
'•a;o'. Eije f jefoit j&tate •' Partin 
 
 Portion: And therefore from the Firft Age of Chriftianity. 
 the PerfonS fo fee apart, have been called Ckrici, Clerk:, 
 or Chrgyr 
 
 UD?tlEVjS-] The Clergy, of the Church of England have 
 in all Ages, ever fince our firft Conversion to this prefers 
 Day, confifted of Archbifnops, Bijhop;, Pritfts and Deacon: 
 If any fhall objeft, that Atijlin the Monk was not an Arch, 
 bijhop, notwithftanding the venerable Bede gives him tint 
 Title"; and chat Bede writes in the Stile of his own Ay ; 
 but that no fuch Word appears in the Epiftle of Pope 
 Gregory, either to Aujlin the Monk , or Eleutherius Bifhop 
 Arles whoconfecrated him, we iliall not contend; let’ua 
 but allow Theodom Grants, the fixth Metropolitan fro;yi 
 Ailj!in . the Monk to have had the Title of Archbijhop, Am 
 
 ee8. • 
 
 Notwjthffanding .Archbiihops have a JutifdiQion Supe* 
 riour to their Suffragans, yet they are of the fame OrrJ-r 
 as Bilhops; for we have only thele Three Orders, Bijh.p, 
 Priefi, and Deacon; of which fee Part. 2. Cap. 10. of L> 
 cleliaftical Government. .But here it may not be unac¬ 
 ceptable to entertain the Reader a little with an at- 
 .count of 
 
 The Solemn manner of making a Bijhop in England* 
 
 When any Bilhop’s See becomes vacant, the Dean and 
 'Chapter of that Cathedral giving notice thereof to the 
 King, who is Patron of all. the Bifhopricks in England ( ex¬ 
 cept that of the Ifli of Man, whom the Earl of Darf 
 names) and humbly reejuefting that hisMajefty will give 
 •Iea(ye for them to- c'hufe- another; the King hereupon 
 _grants W the Dean his Gorged' E/lire, which in. French 
 ( wherein it was anciently- perin’d ) fignifies 'leave to eled. 
 Then the Deanfummons a Chapter, or Alfenibiy of the 
 Prebendaries, who either ele&the Perfon recommended by 
 -■the King’s Letters, or fhew caufe to the contrary. Next, 
 fhe Election is certified to the Party elected, who doth 
 modeftly refufe it the firft and fecond time; and if he doth 
 refufe it-a .third time, then that being certified to his Ms- 
 . jefty, another is recommended, When the Elettion is ac¬ 
 cepted by the Party, it is certified, to,the King, and the 
 Archbifhop of the Province; whereupon the King gives 
 his Royal Affent under the Great Seal of England, which 
 
part III- of E N G L A N D, 
 
 is exhibited to the Archbifliop of the Province, with 
 command to Confirm and Confecrate him. Hereunto the 
 Archbifliop fubfcribes fiat Confirm,nio, and gives Commifllon 
 under his Archiepifcopal Seal, to his Vicar-General, to 
 perform all the Acts required for perfecting his Confir¬ 
 mation . 
 
 The Vicar-General then, in the Name of the Archbi¬ 
 fliop fends forth a Citation, fummoning all Oppofers of 
 the faid Eleftion, or Perl'on ele&ed to appear at a certajn 
 Time and Place, efpeciafly afligned, to make their.Obje¬ 
 ctions: This is done by an Officer of the Arches, ufuall.y 
 st Bow Church in Cheap-fide , London, by Proclamation three 
 times, and then affixing rhe faid Citation on the Church 
 Door, for all People to read, the faid Officer returns 
 an Authentick Certificate thereof to the Archbifliop and 
 Vicar-General. At the day and place afligned for the Ap¬ 
 pearance of rhe Oppofers, the Vicar-Genera! fits ; then the 
 Proftor for the faid Dean and Chapter exhibits the Royal 
 Affent, and the Commifiion of the Archbifliop ; which 
 being read and accepted by the Vicar-General, the ProClor 
 exhibits the Proxy from the Dean and Chapter, and then 
 prefents the ele&ed Bifliop, and returns the Citation, and 
 defires the Oppofers to be publickiy called three times; 
 which being done accordingly,he accufeth theivCcntumacy; 
 and for Penalty thereof defires that the Bufinefs may pro¬ 
 ceed, which the Vicar-General in a Schedule by him read 
 and fubferibed, doth order. Next, the Proftor giving a 
 Summary Petition, wherein is deduced the whole Procefs 
 of Eleftion and Confent, defires a time to be afligned to 
 pioveit: which rhe Vicar-General admits and decrees: 
 After which the Proctor exhibits the Royal Affenc, with the 
 ele&ed Bifliop’s Aflent, and the Certificate to rhe Archbi- 
 Ifliop, and delires a Term prefendy to be afligned to hear 
 final Sentence; which the Vicar-Genera! decrees. Then 
 the Proftor defires that all Oppofers fliould again be cal¬ 
 led, which being thrice publickiy done, and none appear¬ 
 ing, nor oppofing, they are pronounced Contumacious, and 
 a Decree made to proceed to Sentence, by a Schedule read 
 and fubferibed by the faid Vicar-General. Then the ele& 
 Perfon takes the Oaths of Supremacy, Simony, and Cationic?.} 
 Obedience. 
 
 Next the Judge of the Arches reads and fubfcribes the 
 Sentence, after which ufually there is an Entertainment 
 Q. 4 made 
 
.$§* E&e $Mnt Partin. 
 
 made for the Officers and others there prefent. 
 
 ' ‘ When a Bilhop . is ele&ed, and the Ele&ion confirmed, 
 he may give Inftitution, and do his ordinary Jurifdiflioi!, 
 ahd'iriay fit iij Parliament, as Lord thereof; according r» 
 Sir Edvo. Coke 4. hfi. p. 47. 
 
 After the Confirmation, then according to the King’s 
 Mandate, is the folemn Confecration of the Elefted lii- 
 fhop; which is done by the Archbilhop, with the Aififhnct 
 of. Two other Bifliops, in manner following. 
 
 Upqfi fome Sunday or Holy-day, after Morning-S'ervia, 
 the Archbilhop beginnetli the Communion-Service after a 
 certain Prayer appointed for this occafion, one of the 
 Bi/hdpsthere prefentreadeththe EpilUe, 1 Tim. 3. v.j.tov.S, 
 or ABs jo. v. 17. to v. 26. Another readeth the Gofpe!, 
 Jchnii.v. 15. to v. 18. or jobn v. 19. to v. 24. or Mat. 28. 
 v. 19. to the end; and after the Nica:e Creed> and a Ser¬ 
 mon preached by fome learned Divine upon the Oca* 
 fion, the ele&ed Bilhop, veiled with his Rochet, orLin- 
 nen Garment, is by Two Bilhops prefented to the Arch* 
 bilhop, or fome other Bilhop commiffioned by him, fitting 
 in his Chair, who demands the King’s Mandate for the 
 ' Confecration, and caufes it to be read : Then the Ele& L’i- 
 ihop takes the Oath of Supremacy, and of Canonical Obedi¬ 
 ence to the Archbilhop., And after divers Prayers, and fe 
 veral Interrogatories put to the Bilhop, and his Anfwers, 
 the reil of the Epifcopal Habit is put upon him; and 
 after more Prayers, the Ele& Bilhop kneeleth down, and 
 the Archbilhop and Bifliops there prefent lay their Hands 
 on his Head, and by a certain pious, grave Form of Words, 
 they confecrate him: Afterwards the Archbilhop doth de¬ 
 liver to the Bilhop Eleft a Bible, with another fet Form of 
 Words, and fo all proceed to the Communion-Service; 
 arid Having received the Sacrament and the Bleffing, they 
 repair frofh Church to Dinner, which is at the Charge of 
 Hie Cifiiop E!e&. 
 
 This Form and Manner of Confecrating Bifliops, is ac¬ 
 cording to the Rule laid t dpwfl in the Fourth Council of 
 Carthage, about the Year '470. generally received in all the 
 Provinces of the Wcjlerr. Church':' 
 
 Note, That by our Order of Confecrating Bijhops, it is evi¬ 
 dent Bijhops arc kolid upon as a diftinci Order of themfehes ; 
 's\r.d not only as a different Degree from the ref! of the Presbytery , 
 W fime r?otdd have it, 
 
 THerc 
 
Part III. cf E N G L A N D. 233 
 
 Next goes forth a Mandate from the ArchbUhop to the 
 Archdeacon of his Diccefe, to inftall rhe Bifliop Elected, 
 Confirmed, and Confecrated: Which Inftalment is dmoft 
 on the fame manner m all Cathedralsi and is ufuah'y thus: 
 Upon any Day, between the hours of Nine and Eleven, in 
 the prefence of a publick Notary, the Bifliop Elefi, or his 
 Proxy, which is ufual, is introduced into the Cathedral 
 Church by the Archdeacon of Cunto'cmy, by whom all 
 the Bifhops of that Province are inllalled ( or elfe by his 
 Proxy fometimes;) and firft he declares his Affent to the 
 King’s Supremacy, andfwears, Thatunlefs he heotherwife 
 difpenfed with, he will be refident according to the Cu- 
 ftom of that Cathedral, and obferve the Cufroms cf the 
 laid Church, and caufe others to obferve the fame. Then 
 the Archdeacon, with the Pettv-Canons, and Officers of 
 the Church, accompany the Bifliop up to the Quire, and 
 there place him in the Seat prepared for the Biihops, be¬ 
 tween the Altar and the Right-fide of the Quire - , and 
 then the Archdeacon pronounces thefe Words in Latin, £- 
 go authoritate mihi commifa , indnco & inthromzo Re-jcrcn- 
 Klim in Chrijio Patrm Dmmnum N- N.' Epifcopum, & Do* 
 minus ctiflcdiat fmm introitum Q exitiim ex hoc nunc , & in 
 falum, Sec. 
 
 Then the Subdean, and the Petty-Canons fing the Te 
 Diuni-, meanwhile the Bifliop is again conduced from 
 his own Place to the Deans Seat, and there in token of' 
 taking real Pofleffion, he {hands till Te Deum is ended, to¬ 
 gether with other Prayers, the Archdeacon reading fome 
 Verficles, as, 0 Lord Javethis thy jervant N- our Bi(f>op- y (the 
 People ajilwering) And Jend him Health jrsm thy tioly- 
 Placc, &c. Then the Archdeacon reads a fhort Colleft 
 for. the Bifliop by Name. After Prayers the Bifliop is con¬ 
 duced into the Chaptei-Houfe, and there placed on a high 
 Seat. Then the Archdeacon and all the Prebendaries and 
 Officers of the Church, come before the Bifliop, and ac¬ 
 knowledge Canonical Obedience to him. Finally, the pub-, 
 lick Notary is by the Archdeacon required to make an' 
 Infirument, declaring the whole Matter of Fact in this 
 Affair. 
 
 Then thefaid Bifliop is introduced into the King’s Pre¬ 
 sence, to do his Homage for his Temporalities or Barony,, 
 by kneeling down, and putting his Hands between the 
 Hands of the King fitting in- a Chair of State, and by ta- 
 
2?4 fBjefent • Part III, 
 
 ting of a folemn Oath to be true and faithful to his Ma. 
 jjefty, ( which Oath is read to him by one of the Princi¬ 
 pal Secretaries of State ) and that he holds his Temper,,;, 
 fities of him. 
 
 Laftly, the new Billiop compounds for the Firft-Fruits t / 
 his Bifhoprick, that is, agrees for his firft Years Proiits, oj 
 be paid ro the King within two Years. 
 
 The Tranflation of a Bifkop from one Bilhoprick to a- 
 nother, differs only in this from the manner of making a 
 Bifhop, that there is no Confecration. 
 
 The Tranflation of a Bifhop to be Archbifliop, differs on¬ 
 ly in the Commiffion, which is dire&ed by his Majefly t, 
 Four, or more Eifhops to confirm him. Note, that the D,f- 
 ference between an Archbifliop and a Bifhop is, that the 
 Arcbbifhop, with • other Bifhops, doth confecrate a Biflu;a, 
 as a Bifhop with other Priefts doth ordain a Priefl; di- 
 Archbifliop vifits a'whole Province, the Bifhop only his Bi- 
 ocefe; the Archbifhop can convocate a Provincial Sync ’, 
 the Bifhop only a Diocefan Synod: The Archbifhop is (L 
 dinary too, and hatli Canonical Authority over all the Hi- 
 Stops of his Province, as the Bifhop hath over all thePrief;.- 
 of his Diocele. 
 
 None may be admitted a Bifhop till he is full Thirty 
 Years old. :' 
 
 The Ordination of Priefts and Deacons is Four times th: 
 Year; upon four feveral Suhdays in the Ember, Or Faftr,% 
 Weeks, fo appointed firft by the Holy Martyr C elixir, 
 Bifhop cf Rome, about the Year of our Lord aao. thir 
 fo all the Nation may at once in their joint Prayers to 
 God, recommend them that are to receiye Ordination; 
 which is performed by a Bifhbp in a Solemn, Grave, De¬ 
 vout manner,- which it is needlefs to particular!fe, became 
 the Offices of fuch Ordinations may be feen in every 
 Church-Common-Prayer-Book. 
 
 ' None is to he Ordained Prieft till he be Twenty four 
 years of Age, nor a Deacon under Twenty three. 
 
 Haiv a Clergy-man becomes fell'd in a Living. 
 
 Upon the Vacancy of a Church, the Clergy-man definm? 
 to fucceed, muft take fpecial care that he doth not procure 
 a Prefentation thereunto by any Promife, Contrail, or A- 
 greement, direftly or indireftly, which may make him be¬ 
 come 
 
Pkrt tit ' of E N G L A N D. 23 y 
 
 come Simoniaeus ; or that any Body on his behalf make 
 any fuch Contract or Agreement, he himlelf being privy 
 or not privy thereto, whereby he may enter the Church 
 Simoniace-, for that’s the Diflinftion ; and. both cafes of 
 Simoniaeus, and Simoniace, are utterly unlawful ; and fo 
 much the more heinous, becauie Perjury mu ft enfue: For 
 no one can be admitted into a Benefice before he take 
 a Solemn Oath againft Simony, viz. Thar he is not direft- 
 ly or indirectly privy to any fuch Agreement; and if 
 any one unknown to hint) hath on his behalf made any 
 fuch Smoniacal Contraft, that he will in no wife hand by 
 it, or anfwer it* 
 
 Now by Simony is underftood not only an Agreement 
 for Money in hand paid, or yearly robe allot v’d, bat n!i~ 
 quidpliud emolumentum paclo interveniente, as the Words of 
 the J Unglijh Canon are, Anno. 1229. Lindmod ■. any other Pro¬ 
 fit,’Emolument or Advantage; and the Words of the Sta¬ 
 tute of 31 Eliz. c. 6 . ate, Sum of Money, Reward, Gift, Profit, 
 or benefit, dirccily or indite Sly, for or by realm of any Promife 
 Agreement, Grant, Bond, Covenant, or other Ajfurance. See. And 
 this holds not only in Acceptance of a Living, butJikewife 
 in Exchange or Relignation. 
 
 The Penalty of this Statute is, that the corrupt Patron 
 flxall forfeit the next Prelentation to the King, and two 
 Years value of the Living ; not according to the Valuation 
 in the King’s Books, but according to the true and utmoft 
 Value of the Benefice. 
 
 And the corrupt incumbent fiiail be forever di fabl’d to 
 haveand enjoy the lame Living- 
 
 . Having therefore obtain’d the Confent of the Patron law-, 
 fully and honourably, he muff get a Prefentacion limn’d and 
 feal’d by him in this or fomefuch like Form 
 
 Form of a Frefentation to a Living. 
 
 Kevirendo in Chrifto Patri & Domino, H. divinapennifiov.e, 
 l. Epifiopo ijufve vicario in fpirittialibus gcncrali, A.B. Ar- 
 rmger tr.dubitauis Patrynw.-Ecckfr: Pareekiaiis de C. inCcmi- 
 t.atu.D. Sainton 'in Domino fempiternam. _ Ad Ecciefiam'de C.. 
 pradiciam vtfira DiacVfeoy mono per ■mortem , (if void by the 
 Death' of the laft Incumbent; or, modo per refignationem, if 
 by relignation j or, per Cefimcm, if by taking a Second Li¬ 
 ving 
 
2 %6 SElje pjcfent g>fate. Part Iix, 
 
 ving without Qualification ; or, per Deprivationem, if by 
 Deprivation) E. F. nltimi incimbentu ibidem jam vacantm, & 
 ad mtam donationem plate jure fpeffmitem ; dilechim mi hi 
 Cbrifio, G. H. C lericum in Artibus Magifirmn Pat emit at i 
 fira prafento bumiliter Supplicant quaientu prafatum, G. H. at 
 diUam EccUfiam admittcrc, cmnq) Rechrem, ( if it be a Re- I 
 ftory, or Vicaritm, if a Vicarage) ejufdem Ecckfia in(li!t,r,> 
 cum full juribtis, & pert hunt iis univerfis, cateraf, cxptdnt, 
 Cr peragere qua veflro in hue parte intnmbunt Officio paftora'; 
 dignemini cm favore• In ettjus rei teftimnium hit prafentibxs 
 figitlum meum appofui: Datum die — annoq; Rtgni Demina m. 
 fir<e Anna;, Dei Gratia, Anglice, Scotia;, Francke, & Hiber¬ 
 nia;, Regina, Fidei Dcfcnjoris , &C. — Annecy, Domini, •—- 
 
 Which Prefentation, the Clerk prefented mull carry to 
 the Bifhop of that Diocefe, in which the Church is, or to 
 his Vicar-General; or if the Bilhoprick be vacant, to die 
 Guardian of the Spiritualities. And he muff carry with 
 him and exibit, if requir’d, Letters Teflimonial, either 
 £rom the Mailer and Fellows of the College where he la(t 
 refided, or under the Hands and Seals of Three, at lead, 
 Reverend Divines, who knew him well for three Years 
 Iaft pad, and can give.a good Account of his Vertue, Uni¬ 
 formity, and Learning, in this, or fome fuch like Form. 
 
 Form of a Teflimonial. 
 
 Cum antiquut & probatut Ecckfia Anglicana ms fit, ut qui ai 
 iitcranim fiudium vita probitatem edjtmxerint , publico horn:- 
 ■mm fide dignorim tefimomo, honefiarentur ; tjos, quorum Nomi - 
 no. infra fenptaJunt, tefiamur, perquam eruditum & dilettuu 
 nobis in Chnfto, A. B. in Artibus Magiftrtim per triclinium 
 froxims elapfum affidunm Officio ftto operam dediffie, vitamque, & 
 mores fuos pie fr fobrie injlituiffie ; digntmey, y.tdtcamus aui at 
 quidlibet mtmus in Ecelefia promveatur, & quarn de eo opimi- 
 item wtcepimus eatidem aptul entries libere profitemur. In cujus 
 rei teftitnenittm figida nofira prafentibus appofuinms. Da:, 
 die. - Anno Dom. —— 
 
 Such a Teftimonial as this 1$ always indifpenfably requi¬ 
 ted before Holy Orders are conferr’d; and the Biihop 
 demands it even from a Pried before he admits him to 3 
 Benefice. 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 2 yf 
 
 Note, That if any one living in a certain Diocefe, and 
 not in either of the Two Univerfities, go to the Bifhop of 
 another Diocefe for Orders, he muft have Letters DmiJforj 
 from the Bifhop of that Diocefe where he laft refided, to 
 the other Bifhop ; and fo he ought to have if he goes for 
 a Living. 
 
 Note alfo. That the Prefentation muft be tendred to the 
 Bifhop within an Hundred Eighty two Days after the Liv¬ 
 ing is vacant, elle it lapfes to the Bifhop; and if the Bifhop 
 then doth not collate in half a Year more, it lapfes to the 
 Archbifhop ; and if the Archbifhop doth not collate in 
 half a Year more, it lapfes to the King ; and the next 
 Prefentation continues fo, till the King (if the Living be 
 lol.prjnmtm in the Valuation Book, or the Lord Keeper, 
 if under 20/.^ prefents, he it when it will ; for Nullum 
 Tempts occurrit Regi. After this, the Perfon to be admitted 
 is examin’d, and if he be found duly qualify'd, the Bifhop 
 or his Surrogate inftitutes him in theft or other Words : 
 Injiituo te Re'ctorem Ecclejla Parochialis ds~& habere cumin 
 iiimarmn & accipe cnram tuam & meam. 
 
 Then a Mandate is iftu’d out under the Bifhop’s Sea!, 
 to the Archdeacon of the PJace; who himfelf, or by fonts 
 Clergyman whom be Jhall appoint, is to indu& the Clerk 
 into his Living ; which is done by delivery of the 
 Bell-Rope ; and then the new inftituted Clerk being left 
 alone in the Church, he tolls the Bell ; and now he is in¬ 
 duced. 
 
 Within two Months after this he muft in the faid 
 Church during Divine Service (/. e. after fome part of 
 (he Church Service, and before the whole is linifh’d_) read 
 the Nine and Thirty Articles of Religion, and declare a- 
 loud his unfeign’d AlTent and Confent to all that is therein 
 contain’d, pofitively, and without any Referve, one or two 
 fubftantial Parilhioners reading along with him, who may 
 teftifie he omitted no part. Likewife within two Months 
 after his Induftion, he muft read the Buck of Common- 
 Prayer upon fome Lord’s Day, both Forenoon and Af¬ 
 ternoon ; that is, the whole Service of the Church ap¬ 
 pointed for that Day, as it is there appointed, and likewife 
 declare his AfTent and Confent to all chesein, contain’d in 
 theft Words; 
 
 ; A.g, 
 
,238 
 
 ’ %\)Z .&ate Part III, 
 
 ■ 1 A. B. do declare my wfeignd Ajfent and Confent to all , Vk \ 
 
 'every thing contain 'd and prcfcrib'ef.in , mid by the Book, intitul'd 
 The Book of Common-Prayer; and Adminiftration of the 
 Sacrament?; and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church 
 according to the life 'of the Church of England •' toga if 
 with the Plaiter or .Pfalrns of David, pointed as they 
 to be fcng or Jaid in Churches ; and the Form and Manner f 
 Making, Ordaining, and Cotijecrating of Bifhops , Priefs mi 
 Deacons • 
 
 And before he be Inftituted, lie muff fubfciibe to this 
 Declaration following. 
 
 I A. B. do declare, That no Foreign Prince, P erf on, Prclr.i, 
 
 . State or Potentate, hath, or ought to have any Jttri,.;:- 
 ciion, Forcer, Superiority, Preeminence or Authority, Ecclefiuf- 
 cal or Spiritual within this Realm ;.. And that l will conf.-v, 
 to the Liturgy of the Church of England, as it is now by Leo 
 eftablijh’d. 
 
 After he hath fubferib’d the fame, he murt have, a Cer¬ 
 tificate from the Bifnopj &c. of his Subfcription to the laij 
 Declaration. 
 
 So like wife within three Months after his Inftitutinn. 
 upon fome Lord’s Day, during Divine Service, he nwii 
 publicity and openly read his Certificate from the lb- 
 fliop, &c. of his Subfcription to the Laid Declaration, 
 and he muft at the lame time read the faid Declaration it 
 fell. _ . 
 
 And if he hath fail’d in any of the forefaid things,he hath 
 forfeited'his Living. 
 
 And whenever any Parfon or Vicar goes to Law for Di¬ 
 lapidations, Tythes, or any thing belonging to the Church,, 
 if the Defendant infill upon it, he muft prove the doing 0; 
 all thefe things. 
 
 . Therefore he mud have credible Witnefies when he fub- 
 feribes before the ELlhop. 
 
 And Two credible Parilhioners,haying read along with 
 him the Thirty nine Articles, fliould endorfe upon the 
 Book in which they read, their Attention ; which Booh 
 fo attefted, the Parfon is to keep by him fafely. 
 
PartHI. of ENG LAND.' 259 
 
 So likewife fome intelligent Parifhioners mufi: atteft un¬ 
 der their Hands, That fuch an one, on fuch a Day, read the 
 Common Prayer and Declaration as aforefaid; and all chefs 
 Atreftations are to be carefully preferv’d, 
 
 See more in the A&s of Uniformity, printed before the 
 Book of Common-Prayer. 
 
 of tl)C Cltl'gp. ] Ic hath been provided, 
 not without lingular Wifdom, that as the ordinary courfe 
 of common Affairs is difpofed of by general Laws; fo like¬ 
 wife Mens rarer incident Neceflities and Utilities, fhould 
 te with fpecial Equity confider’d. Hence it is that fomany 
 [Privileges, Immunities, Exemptions, and Difpenfatic-ns have 
 keen granted to the Clergy of England at all times: Our 
 lAnceftors thinking it very realbnable, that as Soldiers were 
 (wont by the Roman Emperors, to be endow’d with certain 
 ^Privileges for their Warding and Fighting to preferve the 
 Irate from External Enemies, fo the Clergy ought to have 
 pertain Immunities and Privileges for their Watching arid 
 ^Spiritual Warfare, to preferve the State from Internal Ene¬ 
 mies, the World, theFlefh, and the Devil, 
 
 | Of Privileges, fome belong to' Archbifhops, fome to Ci- 
 Ihops, as they are fo, and fome belong to them and the infe- 
 lior Clergy as they are Ecclefiafticks or Churchmen. 
 
 I Clergymens Goods are not to pay Tolls in Fairs and 
 Markets. 
 
 I No Clergyman may be compelPd to undergo any perfo- 
 pnal Funftions, (as to be Sheriff, Confrable, Overleer of 
 Ihe Poor, &c.) or Services of the Common-wealth. 
 
 All Clergymen are free from the King’s Purveyors, ths_ 
 King’s Carriages, the King’s Poft, &c . for which they 
 may demand a Prote&ion from the King, Cum Clauluia 
 wlumus. 
 
 If a Clergyman acknowledge a Statute, his Body fhaiS 
 not be taken by Vertue of any Procefs thereupon j for the 
 Writ runs, Si Iaicta fit, &c. 
 
 No Clergyman can be arrefted in the Church or Church¬ 
 yard, or any where attending on Divine Service, going, 
 fraying, or returning. 
 
 Clergymen are not obliged to appear at Sheriff ; Towns c ?. 
 Views of Frank Pledge, there to take their Oath of Allegi¬ 
 ance ; the ancient Laws prefuming, that thofe whofe prin- 
 dual Care and Office fhould be to teach the People Loyalty 
 
a 4 o , SEije f lefent Mtt Part Hi, 
 
 and Allegiance to their King, cou’d not themfdves want 
 Loyalty. 
 
 No Preacher maybe difturb’d, vex’d, or moleftcd 
 he is preaching or officiating.. 
 
 By Magna Ghana no Clergyman is to be fined or a. 
 merced according to his Spiritual Means? but according to 
 his Temporal Eftace, and according to the Crime coni. 
 
 mirted. ■ 
 
 The Goods of Clergymen are difcharged by the Com¬ 
 mon Law of England from Tolls and Cuftoms, (Si non 
 count Merchandizes de eijdem) of Average, Pontage, Murage, 
 Ravage, for which they have the King’s Writ to difcharge 
 them. _ _ 
 
 The Glebe Lands and Spiritual Revenues of Clergymen, 
 being held in Pur a & perpetua Ekemofyna (i. e.) in Frank!, 
 moine, are exempted from arraying and muttering of Men 
 or Horfes for the War, as appears in a Statute flill in force, 
 viz. 8 Hen. 4. Nurd. 12. in the unprinted Rolls of that Par¬ 
 
 liament. 
 
 If a Clergyman have Lands, by the Tenure of which he 
 is fubjeCb to be Bayliffi Reeve, or Beadle, and be chofen 
 into any fuch Office by real'on thereof, he hath a C why 
 Writ cut of the Chancery to difeharge himfelf. . 
 
 The Clergy being by their Fun&ion prohibited to wear 3 
 Sword, or any Arms (theirHabit being alone thsir Defence) 
 cannot ferve in Perfon in War ; they ierve their Country 
 otherwife; and for that Service have always been though: 
 worthy of their Spiritual Profits and Revenues, and of the 
 King’s Prote&ion. 
 
 A Clergyman is not bound to the Leet, nor to follow 
 Hue and Cry. 
 
 A Clerk in Holy Orders convi& of a Crime, for which 
 the Benefit of the Clergy is allowable, fhall not upon the 
 producing his Orders, be burn’d in the Hand. 
 
 A Clerk in Holy Orders at this day fhall have his Clergy 
 ad infinitum , from time to time ; which no Layman can 
 have above once. 
 
 It was an ancient Maxim in England, Nulius pro decimis 
 debet otierari aiiqua de reparatione Pont is, Jen aliquibus oneribus 
 temporalibm; No one on the account of Tythes is charge¬ 
 able with Reparation of Bridges, or any other Temporal 
 Burthen, 
 
Part III* Of ENGLAND. 241 
 
 Thefe and other immunities of the Clergy, the great 
 Aquinas thought agreeable to natural Equity, or the Law 
 of Nature; thence it was that King Pharaoh, Gen. 47. 
 when all the Lands of his Subjefts were morgaged to him 
 for Bread, yet ipared the Lands of the Priefts. So Ezra 7. 
 24. andfo in our Ancient Laws we find, De Danigeldo, li- 
 bera & quia a erat omnis Ecclefia in Anglia & etiam omnts 
 terra qua in propria Dominio Ecclefia erat , ubicunque jacebat, 
 nihil prorfttsin tali redditione perjolvens ; and the reafon there¬ 
 of is added, fik l ‘ a m agis In Ecclefia confidebat Orationibus 
 quant in Armorum dfienfitnibus. 
 
 The Sheriff may not intermedle with the Clergy in re= 
 fpeft of their Spiritual Promotions, but return, Quod Cleric 
 cut efi beneficiatus in Epifcopatu non habet Laicum feodum in 
 Saliva men. And this Privilege is confirm’d to them by 
 Magna Chjirta. 
 
 It appears fully by the Common Law and Statutes of 
 this Land, that the Clergy are not to be burthen’d in the 
 general Charges with the Laity of this Realm, neither to 
 ; be troubl’d or incurpber’d, unlefs they be fpecially nam’d, 
 pndexprefly charg’d by fome Statutes: For general Words 
 ; do not affeft ’em: Therefore if a Robbery be committed, 
 |and the Hundred be brought into Trouble for it, it is not 
 underftood that the Minifter fhould contribute, though the 
 Words are Gcntes demorantes. So they are not to be a fie fi¬ 
 fed for Watching and Warding, nor for mending the High*- 
 ways, &c. 
 
 . Many more Privileges, Immunities, Liberties, and 
 Franchifes there are rightly belonging to the Clergy of 
 England-, fo many, that to let down all, faith Sir Edward 
 Coke upon Magna Chart a, would take up a whole Book. 
 
 The Privileges of the Clergy, and Franchifes of the 
 Church were ( with the Liberties of the People) granted, 
 ^confirm’d, and fettl’d by the King in full Parliament- An - 
 iwo 1 an - in luch a folemn manner, as no Story can parallel 
 it: The King flood up with his Hand upon his Breaft, all 
 the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Rood with burning Ta¬ 
 pers in their Hands, and the Archbifhop pronounc’d as 
 followeth: 
 
 By the Authority of God Omnipotent, of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghoft, &c We Excommunicate, Anathematize, and Se* 
 qtiefier from our Holy Mother the Church, all thoje who hence 
 forth knowingly, and malicioufiy deprive and Jpoil Churches of 
 R their 
 
■ %%z §js$nt- &tafe part m. 
 
 their Right $ and all thofe’that Jhall bj['any Art or Wit, rajif 
 violate, dimihifii, or alter feint If or openly, in Deed, Word, f 
 Counjel, thefe Eccleftafticttl Liberties, Sec granted by our La -d 
 _ the King, to the Archbifhops, Bifhops, Prelates , 8tc. For cv.,- 
 lafing Memory whereof we have hereunto put our Seal ■ Ai'.'u 
 which, all throwing down their Tapers, extinguiih’d end 
 fmoaking, they all laid, So let all that jball go agahift t',:- : 
 Curfe, be entincl and fink in Hell• 
 
 Since which, all Kings of England at their Coronation', 
 have by folemn Oaths promis’d to preferve the lame; ai;' 
 they have been confirm'd by above Thirty fucceflive Parlia¬ 
 ments, and commanded to be read once a Year in Ai 
 Churches; and if any Aft fliall be made to the contrary 
 it istobeheld fornuland void, by the Statute of 4 Ed. 
 
 JSetienUfiS Of t£]B (E'uirgp. j To the end that Men of 
 the beffc Rank and Ability, fliould in all times be encoura¬ 
 ged to embrace thfe mod painful and fevere Profefllon of a 
 Clergyman, and that the People fhould the more willing'-.- 
 be guided and condufted by them, our mod Chtidian A; - 
 cedors, according to the Pattern of God’s ancient Peo.L 
 the Jews, and of all other Chvidiau Common-wealR-, 
 judged it expedient to allot large Revenues, and a nv.A 
 plentiful Maintenance to the Englijb Clergy, having <:.> 
 ferved.with Solomon, That a wife Man for his Fove;-; 
 is too often contemn’d and defpis’d,-and that there is re- 
 thing more contemptible and ridiculous than a po'-r 
 Cleigyman. 
 
 ■ .The fird Kings of England had all the Lands of lb -• 
 land in Demel’n, the fecond foie Monarch among the Sr. 
 
 On Kings, Ethchxolphns,An. 855* by the Advice of his Nob' 
 gave for ever to God and the Church, both the Tithe of : 
 Goods, and the Tenth part of all the Lands of England, f • ■ 
 from all fecular Service, Taxations ana Impofitions \vh 
 foever. The Charter of Donation is to be feen in lagulplr..: 
 and other Authors; which Charter thus ends, ifni aug 
 volucrit nofrarn Donationem ( as many pious Kings and Nob M 
 fince have done ) ar.gcat Omnipotent Dais dies efts profperos, f 
 quit vero mature mlmimtcreprcfumpUrit, nofeat Je ad Tribune/. 
 Chrifi rationcm redditurum. He that diall add to our Dona¬ 
 tion, may the Almighty God encreafe his happy Days; 
 but if any one dial! prefume to change or diminifli it, ie r 
 him know that, he mud give an account thereof at the Tri ■ 
 bunal of Chrid. 
 
 Thb 
 
PartIIL of ENGLAND. 2^ 
 
 ThisfolemnSan&ion was afterwards confirm’d by divers 
 Acts in following Reigns, as of Edmund, Edgar, Ethelnd, 
 Jlfred, and William the Conqueror ; fo that the Clergy of 
 England ( whether they have Jus Aivinum or no ) have an 
 ancienter Right by Common Law to their Tyrhes than any 
 Lay Subjeft can fiiew for his Lands in bee-limple. 
 
 Befides Tythes, in iome Places were paid to die Paftor 
 Obventions , Oblations., Pcnjions, Mortuaries, &c. So that the 
 Englilb Clergy were the befc provided for of any Clergy 
 of the whole World, except only the Nation of the Jems, 
 amongft whom the Tribe of Levi, being not die Twenty 
 fevenrh part of the Twelve Tribes, as appears in the Book 
 at Numbers, yet had, as Mr. Se'a'cn confelfeth, and that by 
 God’s own Appointment, three times the Annual Revenue 
 of the greateil of the Twelve Tribes ; infomuch that the 
 pooreft Prieft in the Twenty four Courfes might be reputed 
 a wealthy Perl’on. 
 
 And as amongft the theTwenty four Chief Priefls, 
 for the better Maintenance of their Authority and Dignity., 
 had means far exceeding thole of the inferior Clergy, and 
 the High-Prieft had a Maintenance as Cr exceeding any of 
 the faid 20. Prieits; fo in England the Bifhops, by the great 
 Piety and Bounty of feveral English Kings, had, in Lands: 
 and Revenues, Temporal and Spiritual, a Maintenance far- 
 more ample than thole of the inferiour Clergy, and the two 
 Archbifnops more ample than the Bifhops. 
 
 William the Conqueror at his coming into England, found 
 the Bifliopricks then in being, fo richly endow'd with Lands 
 that he erefied them all inro Baronies, and every Barony 
 then confided of thirteen Knights Fees ac the lead. 
 
 Befides, there belong’d to Bithops feveral Perquisites 
 and Duties for the Vilitation of their Diocefes, for Or. 
 dinations, Injhtutions, Cmjus Csthdraticus, Sdjidium Chivi- 
 tativum, which upon realbnable Caufes they might 
 require of the Clergy under them, all'o ocher Duties cal¬ 
 led Dccijnarum SSnartn, blortu:,riorum & Oblatiomtn : penjitu- 
 tio, Jus Hofpitii, Proctjjlo, Litania, Fiutici vel Caun:eo!t:s col- 
 h;io, which upon a Journey to Nome they might de¬ 
 mand. 
 
 Tenths and Firfi-Frjits were anciently paid, ('a; is be¬ 
 liev’d) to the leversl Diccefans, as was continu’d to. the 
 Bifliop of Nor>vih j, an hen. y III depriv’d him thereof, and 
 depriv’d the Pear of all the reft: moreover all Cathedral 
 
 R 5 ' Churchfs 
 
^44 Stlje ^jefcnt £>tate Partin. 
 
 Churches were by divers Kings and Nobles richly furnifh- 
 ed with Lands, for the plentiful Maintenance of a Dean, 
 and a certain Number of Prebendaries; infomuch, that 
 together with the Lands given to Monafteries, a Third 
 part of the Lands of England belonged to the Church and 
 Churchmen. 
 
 At prefent the Revenues of the Eng lift) Clergy are general, 
 ly vu y l'mall, and infuflicient, near a third part of the beft 
 Benelices of England , being anciently by the Pope's Grant 
 appropriated to Monafteries, towards their Maintenance, were 
 upon the Didolution of Monafteries, made Lay-Fees. Celides 
 what hath been taken by fecrer or indireft means, through 
 corrupt Compofitions, Compa&s, and Cuftoms in many Pa- 
 fifties, there are alfo very many large Eftates wholly exempt 
 front paying Tyrites; as Lands belonging to Monafteries, of 
 which about 190 were diiiolved in Henry VIII’s time, of be¬ 
 tween ico and 3 sco I. per /y.yim value a piece; which at a 
 IHcditim of 15 co l. per Annum each, amounts to 285000 1 . pee 
 Annum Tythc-free,beftdes all the lefter Priories, Abbies,and 
 Monafteries 
 
 Such has been the unhappy Condition of the Englift, 
 Clergy from the Reformation down to thefe prefent timer, 
 till it pleas’d the Queen who now reigns (and whom God 
 long prel'erveas the greateft Ornamenc and Blelling to our 
 Chinch and Nation) to take the fame into her Princely 
 Conlideration ? and having in the firft place remitted all 
 the Arrears of Tenths due from l'mall Livings not exceed¬ 
 ing 30/ per Ann. to lignifie to the Commons in Parliament 
 aifcmbled, That to the end a Fund might be fetled for the 
 augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy She 
 would make a Grant of her whole Revenue of Firft Fruit; 
 zniTenths-, whereupon an Act was pals’J in the fecor.d 
 Year of her Reign, Intituled, An AB for the making more ef¬ 
 fectual Her Majeftfs Gracious Intentions , 8cc. Purfuant to 
 which Act Her Majefty did in the Third Year of Her 
 Reign ifi'ue out her Letters Pattern, thereby conftituting 
 all the Lords of the Privy Council, the Lords Lieutenants, and 
 Cuftodcs Rotulorum, the Archbijhps and Bijhops, the Dearts of 
 Cathedral Churches, the 3 udges, the Queen's Sergeants at Lavs, 
 Attorney General, SoUicitor General and Advocate General, the 
 Chancellors and lAce-Chanc.llors of the Two Uni-verpttes of Oxford 
 and Cambridge, the Mayor and Aldermen of London, the 
 Mayor of York, mid all Mayors of Chits, , then and for the 
 
PartlH. of ENGL AND. a 4 f 
 
 time being, to be One Body Politick and Corporate by the 
 Name of The Governors of the Bounty of Qttecn A N N E, jor 
 the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy : And 
 by the lame Name, they and their Succeflors, to luve per¬ 
 petual Succeliion, and may have a Common Seal for the 
 Bulinefs of the Corporat : on, and by the lame Name, they 
 and their SuccelTors, lhall be capable in Law to purchal'e 
 and receive for the Purpofes in the Charter, any Eftate re¬ 
 al or perfonal. And further that by the fame Name, they 
 and their SuccelTors, lhall and may fue and be lued in Courts 
 of Racord or any other place. 
 
 I And for the Ends and Purpofes in the faid Letters Patents 
 S exprelfed, and purfuant to the faid Aft of Parliament; her 
 i Majefty grants unto the faid Governors and their SuccelTors, 
 j ail the Revenues of Firft Fruits and yearly perpetual Tenths 
 | of all Dignities, Offices, Benefices and Promotions S'piri- 
 ; tiial whatloever, and all Arrears thereof, to be applied and 
 ! difpofed of by the Governors, for the Augmentation of the 
 \ Maintenance of fuch Parlons, Vicars, &c. officiating in 
 l any Church or Chappel within the Kingdom of England, 
 
 \ Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed-, 
 
 \ where the Liturgy and Rites of the Church of Engl ana as 
 i now by Law eftablilhed, are ufed, under fuch Rules as lhall 
 1 be eftablilhed, purfuant to the Charter. And for the better 
 i ordering the Affairs of the Corporation, her Majefty wills 
 ■ and appoints, 
 
 5 r. That as foon as conveniently may be after the Date 
 \ ‘ of the Patent, the Governors meet in the Cities of London 
 ] ‘ or Wejlminfler, or the Suburbs thereof, to Treat and Con- 
 ; 1 fult concerning the Affairs of the Corporation,and the 
 ; ‘ faithful diftribution of her Majefty’s Royal Bounty. 
 
 ‘ a. That the Governors and their SuccelTors keep Foui 
 : ' General Courts at leaf! in every Year, viz. in December, 
 j ‘ March, and September ; publick Notice thereof being gi- 
 i ! ven 14 Days before every fuch Meeting. 
 
 ‘3. That all or as many of the Governors as lhall at any 
 |' time meet (not being lefs than 7 in Number, of whom 
 ; ‘ oneof the Privy Council,a Bilhop,a Judge,or one of the a- 
 i ‘ forefaid Queen’s Council, to be always Three) lhall be 
 ! ‘ called a General Court, in which they may do the Bu- 
 1 linefs and Affairs of the Corporation ; hear and examine 
 ‘ any Matter or Complaint that lhall be exhibited in the 
 i faid Court touching the faid Affairs, and may call to their 
 
 R - ’Aid 
 
246 S 3 je $*efent f&ate Partin. 
 
 c Aid and Afiiftance fuch Perfons as they fliall think fit. 
 
 ‘ 4. And for the better ordering the Affairs of the Cor- 
 ‘ poration, That the Governors, or any 7 or more of them 
 ‘ f of whom 3 to be fuch as aforefaidj may appoint Com- 
 ‘ mittees of Governors, and inveft them with'fuch Power; 
 
 ‘ as they flaall think fic. 
 
 1 -5. That the Governors at theirfirff or other fubfequeru 
 4 Meeting ("of whom Three to be filch as aforefaid) coniid;: 
 
 4 of, draw up, and propofe in writing to her Majefty, Tut:: 
 
 1 proper Rules and Methods as they in their Dire&c" 
 
 6 iball judge convenientto be obferved for the Government 
 “ of rbe Corporation and .Members, the receiving, accoury- 
 ‘ ing for, and managing the Revenues thereby granted ; an-*. 
 
 4 a]lb for difiribudng thereof and all ocher Gifts and Be; 
 
 4 volences for che Augmentation of the Maintenance of 
 4 poor Clergy aforefaid : and fuch Rubs asTnall be approve 
 8 or amended, and fuch as fliall be made by her Majefty 
 ‘ and (ignified under the Great Seal, to be the Rules of the 
 c Corporation, &c. 
 
 ‘ 6. That the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal for the r\- . 
 
 4 being, upon Requeft of the Governors, iiTue out Writs G 
 ‘ Inquiry to find out ( and that the Governors inquire by 
 e all lawful Ways and Means ) the true yearly Value G 
 4 the Maintenance of every Parfon, Asunder Eighty PounG 
 * pit- J/inutn^he Diftance of Livings from London, which G 
 
 4 them are in Market Towns and which not, how fuppliG 
 
 5 by Preaching Minifies, and where the Incumbents have 
 4 mere than one Living. 
 
 ‘ 7. That after fuch Inquiry, the Governors lay befc.: 
 c her Majefty a State of the laid A.ccompr, with the pre- 
 4 lent yearly Value of the Firft-fruits and Tenths, and 
 4 the Arrears thereof, and alfo of all Penlions and c-tho, 
 
 ' Charges payable out of the laid Revenue ; to the emt 
 4 that the fame being fatisfied, her Majefty’s Royal Bounty 
 c may bedifpofed of to the ufe of the poorer Clergy. 
 
 ‘ 8 That there be a Secretary ; her Majefty appoints 
 4 JohnChamkrkyne Efq; prefent Secretary. 
 
 ‘ 9. That the Governors have a Trealurer and fuch othe: 
 ‘ Officers as they fhall think fit. Her Majefty appoints 
 ‘ Edward Tennifon Sen. Gent, to be their firftTreafurer. 
 
 4 to. That when any Secretary or Treafurer fliall die or 
 4 be remov’d, or their Piace become void; the Governors 
 : choofe fuch other fit Perfons as they ihrdl think fit. That 
 
Part III. cf E N G L A N D. 2 47 
 
 ‘ every Secretary and Treafurer before they take upon them 
 1 the Execution of their Offices, ffiall take their Corporal 
 ‘ Oaths for the faithful Execution of their feveral Offices. 
 
 ‘ And that every Treafurer give Security for his faithful 
 e accounting for the Monies he fhall receive by virtue of 
 1 his Office. 
 
 ‘ 11. That the Governors have Power to receive any Vo- 
 ‘ luntary Gifts or Subfcriptions, that ffiall be made, for, the 
 ‘ Purpoles aforefaid, and to caufetobe collected what Aral! 
 
 ‘ be given by the flands of the Treafurer. 
 
 ‘ 12. That the Governors caufe public!: Notice.of the 
 ! Charter, by fuch means as they fliall think tnoft conducibk 
 s to the furtherance of the Bounty. 
 
 c 13. That the Governors may admit Benefactors to be 
 ‘ Members of the Corporation. 
 
 ‘ 14. That the Governors, if they ffiall find it neceffi.ry, • 
 
 * may grant Deputations to take Subfcriptions and collect 
 ' Monies, &c. 
 
 ‘ 1 y. That the Governors keepa B ook,wherein the Names 
 ‘ of Benefadtors and their Benefactions, ffiall be entred. 
 
 ‘ 16. That the Treafurer give Receipts for fuch Money 
 ' as he ffiall receive, which ffiall be a Difcharge. And the 
 
 * Treafurer ffiall be fubject to fuch Infpeftion and Comp- 
 : rrol, as the Governors ffiall efrabliffi. 
 
 * 17. That the faid Letters Patents, 1 or the Inrollment 
 1 thereof, ffiall bs in all things Good, Yaiid, and Eitecuia! 
 
 ‘ in tire Law, and ffiall betaken in the molt favourable 
 ‘ Senfe, to the beft Advantage of the Corporation. 
 
 Judicious Mr. Hooker ( who in the Preface of his Works, 
 foretold our late Troubles forty Years before they came 
 to pafs ) obferving in his time how the Church was every 
 day robbed of her Dues, and that it wasjhenan Opinion 
 rife, [That to give to the Church {melt of Judailm and Pope¬ 
 ry , and to take from the Church what or.r Amcfws had giv-:n t 
 was Reformation ] declared that what Mjjcs faith in thepetw 
 PJalm, was likely to be verified of Religion, and God's Ser¬ 
 vice amongft us, the time thereof may be Seventy Years 
 if it continue till Eighty, it will be but fmall'Joy to thole 
 that ffiall then behold the condition of the EvgHJh Church 3 
 nor can the beft-read Hiftorian produce one Example of 4 
 Happy State, where the Clergy hath been expofed to the 
 Peoples Contempt, which rnuft happen where their Benefi¬ 
 ces, their Maintenance is fcandalous, and thereby their 
 Perfons defpicable, II 't 
 
248 SCfrefSjcfent State Part III 
 
 It is the laft Tiick, faith St. Gregory that the Devil 
 hath in the World, when he cannot bring the Word and 
 Sacraments in difgrace by Errors and Herefies, he in« 
 vented this Project to bring the Clergy into Contempt and 
 low Efteem, as it is now in England: Whereas anciently in 
 England (as among the Jews, the Tribe of Levi was counted 
 noble above all other Tribes, except that of the Royal 
 Tribe of Judah ~) the Funftion of the Clergy was of fo high 
 Account.and Efteem, that not only the beft Gentry and 
 Nobility, but divers of the Sons and Brothers of feveral 
 Etiglijh Kings fince the Conqueft, and before, difdained not 
 to enter into Holy Orders, and to be Clergymen, as at this 
 Day is pra&is’d inmoft other Monarchies in Chriftendom. 
 Ethelwolph, Son and Succelfor to Egbert, firft foie King of 
 England, was in Holy Orders, and Bilhop of Whichever at 
 ' his Father’s Death. Odo, Bilhop of Bayctix in Normandy, 
 was Brother to William the Conqueror. Henry de Bton, Brother 
 to King Stephen, was Bilhop of Winchejler. Geo fry Plant age. 
 net, Son to Henry the Second, was Bilhop of Lincoln. 
 Henry de Beaufort, Brother to Henry the Fourth, was Bilhop 
 aifo of Winehefier: And of latter times, that moft prudent 
 Henry the Seventh had deiign’d his fecond Son to be a Cler¬ 
 gyman, to omit many other of noble Blood; which 
 Policy is ftill obferved even amongft the few Families of 
 the Romifb Religion in England ; wherein are to be found 
 at this Day fome Brothers or Sons of Dhkes, Marquifles, 
 Earls, and Barons in Holy Orders, and moft of the reft 
 of the Stock of Baronets, Knights, or Gentry; and for this 
 Caufe find Refpeft, not only amongft thofe of their own 
 Opinion, but even of the moft fober, moderate, and beft 
 civiliz’d Proteftants. 
 
 Nor is this jpreient Age wholly deftitute of this Honour; 
 witnefs the prefent Bifhop of London, Dr. Compton, Brother 
 to the late Earl of Northampton. 
 
 Dr. Fane, Brother to the late Earl of Weftmorland. 
 
 Dr. Montague, Uncle to the Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 Mr. Edward and Mr. Henry Finch, both Brothers to the 
 Earl of Nottingham, the younger of which is Dean of York. 
 
 Mr. Booth, Archdeacon of Durham, Uncle to the Earl of 
 Warring: on. 
 
 The Right Honourable the Lord Crew, Bifliop of Dur¬ 
 ham. 
 
 t Dr. Grahme, Dean of Ms, Brother the late Lord 
 Vifcount Prejlon, ' '' Si? 
 
a?o Efje patent @>ta£e Part Ilf, 
 
 ful Perfwafions of Biffiops, as mod of the bed endowed 
 Colleges in both our Univerfities, very many Holpbj, 
 Churches, Palaces, Cadies, have been founded and built l,-' 
 Biffiops, even that famous chargeable and difficult Stru< 
 fture of London-Bridge, {lands obliged to the liberal Con¬ 
 tributions ofanArchbiffiop; and it was a Biffiop of Lem* 
 at whofe earned Requed William the Conqueror grant-.j 
 to the City of London fo large Privileges, that the Lord 
 Mayor and Aldermen upon Lome folemn Days of their it. 
 fort to St. Paul's Church, did, before the late dreadful I in 
 go in Proceffion about the Grave-done where that I 3 ilb:o 
 "day interred. 
 
 We have been very particular in our former Edition - , in¬ 
 fo the Beneficence of our Englifh Bilhops, in Foundi: o 
 Building, and augmenting Schools, Colleges and Hr ;’L 
 tals, in repairing of Cathedral Churches and Epifc:.; 
 Houfes, in their magnificent and ufeful Works (aw: 
 Theatre at Oxen, intirely built at the foie Charges of Dr. 
 Gilbert "Sheldon Archbiffiop of Canterbury, who like wife g .- 
 a conftderable Edate to the Univerlity for the keeping ;t 
 ' in condantRepair,)publick Libraries, and the like; inri ; . 
 Redemption of Captives from Algiers, all the Englijh i.L: 
 were Slaves there being at once redeemed by the Englijb L- 
 flops ; In Augmentation of poor Vicarages to 80 1. per 
 Hum : In Subfidies, Poll-Money, Benevolences, Fird-Frui:;, 
 Abatements t® Tenants, &c. in furniffiing Churches a;;; 
 Chappels with Plate, and other decent Ornaments, buyii > 
 nflmpropriations, relieving fequedred Clergymen, thca 
 Widows, and difireffied Cavaliers, even during the tim-; 
 that they themielves were fequedred. 
 
 In thefe and fuch like particulars you may there fee th:,: 
 px. William -Jr.xton, Archbilhop of Canterbury's Beneficen-u-s' 
 
 amounted to —— ---— 
 
 ■ Dr. Gilbert Sheldon -— 
 
 Dr. Frexoen, befide Abatements- 
 Dr: Cofins ——— 
 Dr. Warm 
 
 6400:- 
 
 4600c 
 1 yocc 
 6600: .. 
 
 
 
part III. 
 
 o£ ENGLAND. ' 
 
 Befides the Deans and Chapters there mentioned. 
 
 The reft doubc’efs parted with their Money proportio- 
 ;;ah!y, 
 
 :• ’Tistrue, thofe Biffiops, Deans, and Prebendaries had 
 [.much greater Abilities than ours at prefent have, to do 
 t ; av hat they did the three or four fir ft Years after the Re- 
 liduration of the Royal Family bringing them in much 
 ; more than their ordinary Revenues. 
 
 : During the Vacancy of a See, or when the Bilhop is 
 
 ■ employed by the King in publick Negotiations beyond Sea, 
 the Law provides an Officer in his Place, to whom Pre¬ 
 sentations maybe made, and by whom Inftiturions, Ad» 
 
 ■ millions, &c. may be given, which Officer is called Grnr,- 
 :!imi of the Spiritualities. The Office is fometimes executed 
 by the Archbilhop of the Province, or his Vicar-General, 
 or the Dean and Chapter of the vacant See. 
 
 All Clergymen are in England (as anciently among 
 / God’s own People the Jem, and amongft the primitive 
 Chriftians lb loon as they were under Chriftian Emperors ) 
 judged fit to enjoy divers Temporal Honours and Employ¬ 
 ments, as, 
 
 __ Firft, To be in the Commiffion of the Peace ; for who 
 *o proper to make and keep Peace, as they whole conftant 
 Duty is to preach Peace P YVho fo fit as they whofe main 
 ; bullnels and ftudy is to reconcile thole that are at variance? 
 i 'And therefore fines his late Majefty King Charles s hap- 
 
 py 
 
2j2 %¥ pjcfent &tm Part Hr, 
 
 py Reftauratlon, as well as before, divers grave, difcrcec 
 Divines have been made Juftices of the Peace, and there' 
 by not only the poor Clergymen have been protefied from 
 theOppreffion of their cauielefs Enemies, but many diffe- 
 rences have been compofed without any Laiv-fuic, in a 
 more Chriftian and Jefs expenfive way. 
 
 Moreover the Archbilhops and Biihops were called by out 
 Anceftorsto their Witcna-gemote or Parliament, not lb much 
 in refpeft of their Tenure ( for in thole Days all their Te¬ 
 nures were by a Frank-/llmoigne) as for their Gravity, 
 Learning, and Wii'dom, as appears by Britton, Glanvih, and 
 Bratton 
 
 Secondly, To be of his Majefty’s Privy-Councii, where 
 frequently Cafes of Conference may arile, relating to 
 State matters, that will admit neither of Delay nor Publi¬ 
 cation, and therefore after the Pattern of that excellent 
 Chriftian Emperor Conjiantine the Great, our good Kiino, 
 before and lince the Reformation, have always admitted 
 fome Spiritual Perfons to their Council-Tables, and Ciol'eu 
 debates. 
 
 Thirdly, To be employed in publick Treaties and Ne- 
 gotiations of Peace, and this both the ancient and modem 
 praffice will juftifie, that none have been more frequently 
 and fuccefsfully ufed in fuch Meflages, than the Ambalfi- 
 dors of Chrift: Of which the Reverend Mr. Hill, Envoy 
 from the late King at the Court at Brupls, and now from 
 her present Majeft.y to the Duke of Savoy, the Reverend 
 Dr Robinfon in Sweeten, and Sir Robert Sutton , AmbafTador in 
 Turkey, are living Inftances. 
 
 Fourthly, To enjoy fome of the great Offices of the 
 Crown, as lobe Lord Chancellor, Lord Treafurer, &c, 
 and it hath been obierved, that in a late Reign, when the 
 Bilhop of London was Lord Treafurer, that Office was exe- 
 cuted, with as much Diligence, Faithfulnefs, Dexterity, and 
 Content to the Subject as well as to the King, as it ever 
 Ji ad been by his Lay Predeceflors. 
 
 I fhall only add, that in the glorious Reign of that Wife 
 and Experienced King Edward III. the Lord Chancellor 
 Lord Privy-Seal, Mafter of the Rolls, Ten Mafters in 
 Chancery, Chief Chamberlain of the Exchequer, the Re¬ 
 ceiver and Keeper of the King’s Treafure and Jewels, Clerk 
 of the Privy Seal, Treafurer of the Houlhold, Mafter of 
 the Wardrobe, one of the other Chamberlains of the Ex. 
 
part III. of E N G L A N D. 2^3 
 
 chequer , Surveyor and Comptroller of the King’s Works, 
 Treafurer of Ireland, and he for Guifnes and Calais, were all 
 Clergymen. 
 
 C H A P. II. 
 
 j Of EiigHfli Computation, Numbring, Weights } Mta- 
 1 fures, Money. 
 
 I [©ngliflj Computation.] 
 
 J N England at the beginning of Chriftianity they coun¬ 
 ted, as all other Chriftians, according to the then Rowr. 
 Mounts, by the Year iince the building of Rome, by the 
 Conluls, or by the Years of the Reign of the Emperors, af¬ 
 terwards (in the Reign of Conftantine the fir ft Chriftian Em¬ 
 peror) by Indiciiom, or Fifteen Years. Ac length, in che 
 I Reign of the Emperor Juftinian, >32 Years after Chrifts In¬ 
 carnation, (and not before,) all Chriftians generally began 
 | to account ah Aiwo Chrijli lncarnati ; at which time one Die- 
 nyfius Exiguus, or Abbas, a worthy Roman, had (inifhed a Cy¬ 
 cle for the Obfervation of Eafter, which was then generally 
 receiv’d, and is ftill obferv’d by the Church of England; 
 the Ground whereof is this; the Vernal Equinox at that 
 time was accounted to be the iifl of March, and by confe¬ 
 rence muft be the earlieft Pud Moon, and then March the 
 S th, muft be the earlieft New Moon, and April the 18 th, 
 muft be the lateft Full Moon, which hapning on a Sun-, 
 ity, (as it will when the Dominical Letter is C- and the Gol¬ 
 den Number 8.) then Eafter that Year will be April the 2 $th. 
 So when the New Moon (hall be on March 2. (as it will when 
 the Dominical Letter is D. and the Golden Number is 16 ) 
 then Eafter will be on the 22 d of March, as was in che 
 Year 1668. 
 
 But the R omijh Church inventing new Rules for finding 
 of Eafter, it happens fometimes their Eafter is full Five 
 Weeks before ours, and fometimes with ours, but never 
 after ours; for Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, in the Year 
 r ySa. having obferved that upon an exaft Account, the 
 Year contained above 365 Days, not full 6 Flours (as bad 
 been from the time of Julius C<efar hitherto reckoned) but 
 only 
 
^efent ^cate Part Ilf, 
 
 only five Hours, forty fix Minutes, and fixteen Seconds; 
 and this difference of almoft eleven Minutes in the fpacetf 
 about 134 Years make one whole Day ; which being no; 
 confidered lince the Regulation of Eafler, had brought b aC | ; 
 the Year at lead: ten Days ; infomuch that the Vernal E:p\ 
 .vc.v, which was atfirft on the lift of March, was now'en 
 •rhe' uthoi March-, by reafon whereof fometimes two ft; 
 ’ 4 <»w pafs between the Equinox and Eaficr, contrary to tin 
 primitive Inffitution thereof; which was, That Eaficr fliouid 
 •always be obierv’d on the Sunday following the firfi Full M;- : 
 after the Final Equinox. Pope Gregiry then having ft;, 
 ferv’d thefe Inconveniences, relolved at once to take any; 
 ten Days, and that out of the Month of OElobcr, by call,^ 
 the yr/j Day thereof the 15 th ; and that for that Year, tlmi'; 
 F?diva!s which fell in thole ten Days, which by reafon ft 
 the Vintage time, were but few, fliould be celebrated u; 
 the 15 th, \6th, and 17 th Days of that Month ; and r . ;; 
 the Equinox might never retrocede for the future, it v.,, 
 then provided,"that every 400 Years three Bipxti/e kfty 
 fnould be left out; that is, in the Year 1700, 1S00, ;.:y 
 jgoo ; and fo again in 2100, 2200, and 2300, leaving ly 
 Year 2000 to lure its Bijfextile, and fo every ^ ’> \ 1 
 
 The Englifh Nation, as mod of the other States rhat with¬ 
 drew themielves from under the Cifhop of Rome's ufurp'c 
 Authority before the faid Year 1582,, except Holland a.d 
 Zealand, obferve dill the Ancient Account made by Jit. 
 Ciefar forty three Years before the Birth of Chrid, am. is 
 therefore called the Old Stile, or Julian Account ; the or.ft: 
 obferved by thofe who are dill under the Romijh ToL, ;• 
 call’d the New Stile, or Gregorian Account • and is, (by r;:- 
 fon of the aforefaid ten Days taken away/ with the &/::• 
 ?, 7 cthelaft Year) now eleven Days before ours, for the >• 
 ginning of Months, and for all fixed Fedivals; but v:v 
 oils for all moveable Feads. * 
 
 Eafler, and the other moveable Feads in Engl and, are mod 
 certainly thus found ; Shrove Tuefday is always the fid 
 Tuefday after the firfi New Moon after January, and the Sur- 
 day following is Quadragefiima, and the fv.cth Sunday after i: 
 Eafter-Day, and the fifth Sunday after Eader is Rogation 
 Sunday, and r&eThnifday following, being forty Days after 
 RefurreElion , is Afcenlion Day ; Tm Days after which, or fifj 
 Days after Eader is Pentecoft, or VVhitfunday, and the Sun¬ 
 day following it Tnmty-S'unday : Which Computation o' 
 
£>art HI. of E N G L A N D. 2 f £ 
 
 the Church of England, agrees with all the Eaftern Chri- 
 ftian Churches 5 for they and we find Eafter by the Rules 
 which were generally received by all Chriftendom, Anna 
 53 a. and ever fince, till 1582. it was altered by the Pope as 
 aforefaid, and that was, That Eafter-Day Jhuld always be ok 
 .the firfi Sunday after the fir ft Full Mock after the lift of 
 March, which was then the Vernal Equinox. Yet it cannot 
 be denied, but that this old Computation may fometimes 
 be inconvenient; for though the Church begin the Year 
 January 1. yet the State beginning it March 23. according 
 -to our Lawyers reckoning, two Eafters will be obferved in 
 lone Year; as in the Year 1667, the lirft E.ftur fell out the 
 \i$tho£ April, and the fecond the 22 d of March following, 
 land not one Eafter in the enfuing Twelve Months, as the 
 1 Author of this Treatife obferved formerly in his Propofals 
 |to the Parliament, concerning England's Wants. 
 
 $ But to reduce ail to the lame order, as it was at the Birth 
 fjof Chrift, that lb the Amumtiatim or Conception of our Sa- 
 fjviour may be at the Vernal Equinox, his Nativity at the Win* 
 liUr Solftice, as it ought to be, may ealily be effected, if the 
 flung had been pleafed to command, That from the Year 
 fftfiSi. forward, there might have been omitted fifteen Leap 
 Years; that is, if there had been no more Dies intercalate 
 pier the nextfixty "Years to come, but chat every Yearlhould 
 |jconfift of 365 Days only, for thereby would the Year be 
 
 6 'brought back juft twelve Days, eleven Hours, fix Minutes 
 and eight Seconds; for the Year confifting of 365 Days, 
 dour Hours, forty nine Minutes, and lixteen Seconds, every 
 jfourth Year putting in a whole Day, or twenty four Hours, 
 jfhere. is put in too much by forty two Minutes, and fifty fix- 
 iSecnnds, which by 41S Leap Years lince Chrift’s Birch, to 
 jibe Year 1681, have thruft back our Year 12 Days, eleven 
 liiours, fix Minutes, and eight Seconds, 
 i Advent Sunday hath a peculiar Rule, and is always the 
 fourth Sunday before Chrijlm.is-Day, or the neareft Sunday 
 to St. Andrew's Day, whether before or after. 
 
 The Year in England., according to the Cycles of the Sun 
 and Moon ; and according to Almanacks, begins on the 
 nr ft of January, but the Engltft Church begins the Yeas 
 from the Day of Chrift’s Incarnation, on the 2 fth of March 5 
 which is all'o obferved in Spain : Yet the Portuguefes (as in 
 divers Countries in Africa) begin their Year on the 2 y.h of 
 Auguft: the Vmttimt on the firft of Marsh, according to the 
 Epail: 
 
2 EijCfjefent^tatr Part IU, 
 
 Epaft ; the Grecians on the longed Day; as the Old Romm 
 did on the fliorteft Day ; which two laft feetri to have molt 
 Reafon, as beginning juft atthe Periodical Day of the Sun's 
 
 ^ The Natural Day confiding of twenty four Hours, is be¬ 
 gun in England, according to the Cuftom of the Egyptians 
 and ancient Romans, at Midnight, and counted by Twelve 
 Hours to Mid-day, and again by Twelve Hours to next 
 Midnight; whereas in Italy, Bohemia, Poland, and fonie 
 other Countries, their Account is from Sun-fetting by 
 twenty four of the Clock, to the next Sun-letting : and a: 
 ftoremberg and Wi'temberg in Germany, according to the Old 
 Jewifli and Babylonian Account, they begin at the lirft Hour 
 after Sun-riling, to count one of the Clock, and fo againic 
 the firft Hour after Sun-letting ; but Afyronemers accomo- 
 dating their Calculations to the moft noble time of the 
 Day,"begin their Account from Noon to Noon, as do Rill 
 the Arabians and feme others. 
 
 CJnglifl) ill unking*] There was a time when Names 
 of Numbers amongft all .civiliz’d Nations were unknown 
 to them, and probably they then appjyed the Fingers of 
 one, and lometimes of both Hands to things whereof f-.cy 
 defired to keep Account; (as is yet done amongft the illi¬ 
 terate Indians ) and thence it may be that the numcni 
 Words are but Ten ,in any Nation, and in fbrne Nations 
 bur Five, and then they begin again, as after Decern, Urns- 
 c im, Duodecim, dec 
 
 Things, that are lolid by Tale and not Weight, are thus 
 accounted. 
 
 Cod-Fifh, Haberdipe, Ling, &c. have 124 to the C. Eelsj 
 a,- to the Strike; 10 Strike to the Bind. Hirings 120 to the 1 
 C. r 2 Hundred to theThouland, which make a Barrel; and 
 12 Barrels a Laft. 
 
 Of Furrs, Filches, Grays, Jennets, Martins, Mincks, Sa¬ 
 bles, 40 Skins is a Timber; other Skins five Score to the 
 Hundred. 
 
 Of Paper 24 or 25 Sheets to the Quire; io Quire to a 
 Ream ; ic Ream to a Bale. 
 
 Of Parchment, 12 Skins make a Dozen; and 5 Dozen a 
 Roll. 
 
 Of Hides, 10 are a Dicker; 29 Dickers n Laft. Oi 
 Gloves, 10 Pair a Dicker* 
 
 
Part Ilf. of E N G L A N D. a j7 
 
 gtJgjgljf# an 5 ^Peafure&j For Weights and Measures at 
 prefent ufed in England, there are very many excellent Sta¬ 
 tutes and Ordinances, and abundance of care taken by our 
 Anceftors to prevent all Cheating and Deceit therein. 
 
 By the 27th Chap, of Magna Chart a, the Weights and 
 Meafures ought to be the fame over all England , and thofe 
 to be according to the King’s Standards of Weights and 
 Meafures, kept in the Exchequer, by a fpecial Officer of his 
 Houfe, called the Clerk, or Comptroller of the Market. 
 
 | Of Weights there are two forts ufed at prelent through- 
 j out all England, viz. Troy-might, and Avoirdupois: In Troy- 
 { weight, 24 Grains of Wheat make a Penny-weight Sterling, 
 I 20 Penny-weight make one Ounce, 12 Ounces make a 
 I Pound ; fo there are 480 Grains in the Ounce, and 5760 
 1 Grains in the Pound. 
 
 By Troy-weight we weigh Bread, Corn, Gold, Silver, Jewels, 
 and Liquors: The Apothecaries and Goldfiniths have the fame 
 Pound, Ounce, and Grain; but they differ in their inter¬ 
 mediate Divifions. 
 
 S The Apothecaries reckon 20 Grains Gr, make a Scrupled, 
 1 Scruples 1 Drachm ? } 8 Drachms 1 Ounce- f, 12 Ounces 
 1 Pound ftj fo that there is in 
 
 ft | $ 9_ Gg 
 
 i r | ra | 
 
 9 6 
 
 288 
 
 5760 
 
 1 1 5 
 
 8 
 
 24 
 
 480 
 
 !-_l_ 
 
 1 3 
 
 60 
 
 ! 1 1 
 
 20 
 
 Note, That although the Apothecaries make up their 
 Medicines by Troy-weight, they buy their Drugs by Avoir¬ 
 dupois Weights. 
 
 The Goldfmiths reckon 24 Gr. make a Penny weight, 20 
 Pen. wt. j Qun. 12 Qun. 1 Pound. So that there is in 
 
Partin. 
 
 258 SCfje gjefent-j&tate 
 
 fe 3 Ten, ivt. Gr'. 
 
 12 1 
 
 24° j 
 
 57 do 1 
 
 , 1 
 
 20 1 
 
 480 
 
 By Avoirdupois Weight are all other things weighed, as 
 Mercery and Grocery Ware, Metals, Wool, Tallow, and 
 the like, which they account thus, 1 6 Drachms make an 
 Ounce, 1 6 Ounces a Pound, 28 Pounds a Quarter, 4 Quar¬ 
 ters an Hundred, 20 Hundred a Tun : So that there is in 
 
 Tan. Hand. Quart. Pound. Ounces. Drachm. 
 
 1 1 : 
 
 
 1 80 
 
 2240 
 
 I 35840 | 
 
 57344° 
 
 
 
 1 4 
 
 112 1 ,792 I 
 
 28672 
 
 
 | *1 
 
 28 
 
 448 
 
 __jn68~ 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 2S 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 '_L 
 
 1 6 
 
 The Troy Ounce is more than the Avoirdupois Ounce, for 
 51 Ounces Troy are equal to y6 Ounces Avoirdupois. 
 
 But the Avoirdupois Pound is more than the Troy Pound; 
 for £4 Pound Avoirdupois, are equal to 17 ft Troy Weight. 
 
 Note, That Bakers who live in Corpoiation Towns make 
 their Bread by Troy Weight, but they who live not in Cor¬ 
 porations are to make it by Avoirdupois weight", for Free¬ 
 men are allow’d 3 d. in the BullieJ more for Profit, than 
 thole that are not free- 
 
 For Inftance, when the current Market-Price of mid¬ 
 dling Wheat is y s.psr Bufhel, a Freeman Baker mud: make 
 a Penny Wheaten Loaf to weigh 11 Ounces Troy weight, 
 and Three Half-penny White-loaves the like weight; but 
 they chat are not Freemen mull: make it as heavy when 
 the Market Price is but 4 s. 9 d. per Bulhel; and when it is 
 5 s. per Bufhel, they mull outweigh the Freemens Penny - 
 Loaf by ten Drachms, and make their Houfliold Penny- 
 Loaf a Pound, or 16 Ounces Avoirdupois , and fourteen 
 Drachms. 
 
 The 
 
Part Ilf.' of ENGLAND.. 2 & 
 
 The Tun is Twenty Hundred weight of every thing but 
 Lead, of which there is but Nineteen Hundred and an 
 half to the Tim or Fodder. 
 
 Wool is weigh’d by the Clove, which is feven Pounds, or 
 by rhe Stone, which is fourteen Pounds; or by the Tod, i.e 
 Twenry eight Pounds; or by thePfyy, 182 Pounds; of the 
 Sack, 354 Pounds; or the Lafi, 4568 Pounds. 
 
 In Effcx they 'weigh Cheele and Putter by 8 Pounds to 
 the Clove, and 31 Clove, or art? Pounds to the Wey : In 
 Suffolk they allow 4 a or thole Cloves , or 336' Pounds to the 
 I Wet. 
 
 ; Butchers commonly allow but 8 Pounds to the Stone, 
 
 ; Harie-.Racers 14 
 
 i .56 Pounds of Butter, or 6 o Pounds of Soap make a Fir- 
 I kin, and 1 Firkins a Barrel. 
 
 i . A Faggot of Steel is 1 20 Pounds ; a Burden of Gad Steel 
 ; isiSo Pounds ; Iron and Shot are weigh’d 14 Pounds to 
 ■i the Stone, 18 to the Quarter, &c. 
 
 1 Ilay is fold by the Trufs c6 Pounds, and by the Loud ,5 
 Trujfes, 18 Hundred or *016 Pounds. 
 
 1 Sugar, Pepper, Nutmeg, Cinamon, AUum have but 13 
 , Pounds and an half co the Stone, and 108 Pounds to the 
 Hundred. 
 
 A Seam of Glafs is 24 Stone, 5 Pounds to the Stone make 
 ■' 1 Jo Pounds. 
 
 -■ A Barrel of Gunpowder is too Pounds, and 14 Parrels 
 to the Luff. 
 
 h ^rafiirc^.] Meafures are either Jpb'.icattve or Recet- 
 
 | The fmalleft Applicative Meafure, is a Eady-eom, where* 
 M 3 in length make a Fingers breadth, or Inch, 4 Inches 
 t'jmake a Hard, 3 Hand a Foe:, 1 Foci and an Isslf makes a CV- 
 I Hr, a edits a Yard ; in a Yard are a 6 Hails, 1 Yard and 3 
 |! Quarter makes an Ell ; a Dutch Ell or Stick., by which IV 
 Hpeftry is meafured, is but ». of a Turd, 5 Bar make a Geo., 
 [(metrical Pace, 6 Toot a Fathom, 16 Poor and a half make a 
 Ufirch, Pole, or Rod; but there are orher Cuitomary F.-rd :s 
 ; jor Foies, viz. »8 Feet for Fens and Woodland, 21 for /•*•« 
 Yrejl, Lancajhire and Irijb Meafure, and 18 3 . Scotch, 40 Perch 
 intake a Furlong, 8 Furlong, or 320 Penh make an Eanith 
 ijMile; which according to the Statute of u H. Vf!. ought 
 
 be '7<So Yards, 5280 Foot, that i? ?.8o Foot mere than 
 
 j S! - ' 
 
i6o ' Elje^efent &tate Part Hi, 
 
 ' the Italian Mile; 60 Miles (more exa&ly 69 Englijh Miles 
 and'a Half) make a Degree, and 360 fucli Degrees, 01 
 24840 Miles, compafs the whole Globe of the Earth. 
 
 Note, That the Meafures of Cloth in England are as fol¬ 
 low : 
 
 Kent, York, Reading Cloaths 6 quarters and y broad, 30 01 
 
 34 yards long, 86 pound weight. 
 
 Suffolk, Norfolk, Effex, 7 quarters} 29 yards, 80 pound. 
 hPorcefter , Coventry, Hereford 6 quarters %-> 30 or 33 yards, 
 
 75 pound. _ 
 
 Gloueefter, Oxon, Wilts, Somerjet, 7 quarters, 29 or 3 2 yards, 
 
 76 pound. 
 
 Suffolk Sorting, 6 quarters, 24 and 16 yards, 64 pound. 
 Broad and narrow Yorkshires, 4 quarters, 24 and 25 yard;, 
 30 pound. 
 
 Taunton and Bridgewater, 7 quarters, 12 and 13 yards 
 30 pound. 
 
 Devonjhire Kerfies and Dozens, 4 quarters, 12 and r. 
 yards, 13 pound. 
 
 Chequer Kerfies, Grays, ftrip’d and plain, 4 quarters, r 
 and 18 yards, 24 pound. 
 
 Penninftons or Forrefis,3 quarters and y, 12 and x 3 yards, 
 28 pound. 
 
 Sorting Penninfton, 6 quarters and 13 and 15 yards, 
 
 35 pound. 
 
 IValhers of Lmicsjhire, 17 and iS yards, 17 pound. 
 
 Sack of Wool, 364 pound. 
 
 Tod 28 pound, to 1 Sack 13 Tods, 
 
 A Nale 7 pound. 
 
 . 1 Sack makes 4 Standard Cloaths, 24 yards long, <S-J wide 
 of 60 pound weight, call’d Sorting Cloaths. 
 
 Horfes are meafured by the Hand, which is 4 Inches. 
 
 For meafuring of Land in England, 40 Perches in lengti 
 and 4 in breadth, make an Acre of Land, (fo called fro:; 
 the German Word Acker , and that from the Latin Won 
 Ager) 30 Acres ordinarily make a Yard-Land, and 100 Act,- 
 are accounted an Hide of Land, and 640 Acres a Mil' 
 Square. 
 
PartlH. 
 
 of ENGLAND,- 
 
 A Table of long Meafure. 
 
 But In this, and alio In fome Weights and Meafures, the 
 Cuftom of the Place is othenvife, which muft be regarded. 
 la France about Paris, 12 Inches make a Foot; 2 a Foot 
 make a Perch; and 100 Perches make an Arpent. 
 
 j S3 dTebh 
 
26a %\% $?efetu ^tafe P^rt III. 
 
 4 Table of Square Meafure> 
 
 Or Timber 45 Foot folid make a Tun, and 50 Foot 
 a Load. 
 
 Receptive Meafure is twofold; firft of liquid or moifi. 
 things; fecondiy of dry things. 
 
 The ordinary fmalleft Receptive Meafure is called a Pint; 
 2 Pints make j. Quart ; 2 Quarts make a Pottle ; ? Pottles 
 make a Gallon, a Gallon of Beer, or the Meafure contain¬ 
 ing 582 folid Inches; and holds of ^ain-Water to Pounds, 
 q Ounces^.; o : .‘ Avoirdutoit ; 8 Gallons a Firkin of Ale, 2 fuck 
 
 " Firkin^ 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 263 
 
 Firkins make a Kilderkin ; and a Kilderkins, or 3 2 Gallons 
 make a Barrel of Ale; and 12 Barrels a Laft ; 9 Gallons a 
 Firkin of Beer; 2 fuch Firkins, or 18 Gallons make a Kildcr* 
 kin ; 2 fuch Kilderkins, or 3d Gallons make a Barrel of Beer; 
 one Barrel and half, or 74 Gallons make a Hogjhead ; 2 Hog 1 - 
 heads make a Pipe or Burt ; and 2 Pipes a 7«», conllfling of 
 1728 Pints or Pounds: A Barrel of Butter or Soap, is the 
 lame wich a Barrel of Me. 
 
 The Englijh Wine Meafures are fmaller than thofe of Me 
 and Beer, and hold proportion as about 4 to 5. So that 4 
 Gallons of Beer Meafure are almoft five Gallons of Wine 
 Meafure, and each Gallon of Wine is 231 Cubical Inches, 
 
 ; 8 Pound, r Ounce, and n Drachms Avoirdupois of Rsin- 
 ; Water. Of thefe Gallons a Runlet of Wine holds 1 8. Half 
 ! 3 Hogjhead 31 Gallons and a half ; a Tierce of Wine holds 
 : 42 Gallons, a Hogjhcad 6 3 Gallons; a Ptmchion 84 Gallons; 
 
 : a Pipe or Burt holds 126, and a Tun 252 Gallons or 20id 
 i Pints. 
 
 Pints . 
 
 1 . Gallons. 
 8~i 1 
 
 Firkins .| 
 
 
 <4 1 8 
 
 
 Kilderkl 
 
 128 '_1 6_ 
 
 
 r 1 Barrel. | 
 
 ' 276 1 32 
 
 4 
 
 r'\ Tj Hoglh. 
 
 7.2 [ d 4 
 
 8 
 
 _ 4 j_ i_\ _ 1 ! trf 1 
 
 3072 1 384 
 
 1 48 
 
 2 4 l 12! 6 ! I ! 
 
 Note, that Butter, Filh, and Soap are fold by Ale Meafure. 
 
 A Table of Beer Mcajtire, 
 
 Pints. 
 
 
 
 8 I 
 
 Gallon . 
 
 
 V 
 
 9 1 Firkin. 
 
 
 144 
 
 18 ; 2 I 
 
 Kill 
 
 28b 
 
 36 | 
 
 •2 Barrel. 
 
 yj6 
 
 72 1 8 
 
 4. ; 2 \Uogjlirads. 
 
 ~S 4 A 
 
2 &t .. feefcnt Pan \u 
 
 A Table of Wine Meefure. 
 
 A Tun of Wine weighing Avoirdupois 17 C. Weight. 
 
 One Pint 1 1 o. ^Ounces troy. 
 
 Tints, 
 
 8| Gallons, 
 
 ‘44 
 
 tb 
 
 Runlets, 
 
 
 
 JjZ 
 
 
 ij Barrels. 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 2 t|i| 
 
 Tierce 
 
 
 904 
 
 63 
 
 
 ij 
 
 Hogfheads. 
 
 672 
 
 
 4t: 2 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Tuniions, 
 
 ?oo8 
 
 126 
 
 _ 7 j _4 
 
 1 
 
 
 i~\Biets, 
 
 2016 
 
 1$6) 
 
 14! 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 ! T\Tmsc 
 
 The fame for Honey, Oil, c/'c. 
 
 Note , That a Rochel Hogfhead is but 4 6 Gallons; and a:. 
 High CcKHfo'Hogfnead but'5:4 : A Malaga Butt or Pipe but 
 1 r 2 Gallons: A| Canary Pipe but 1 16- 
 The received Difproportion in the Weights of Liquids is 
 thus: 
 
 The Amphora of tiie Romans weighed of Wine or Rain» 
 
 Water 50 lb. of Antwerp Weight. 
 
 Not-;, That 112 Pound at London makes but j 07-^ at Ant¬ 
 werp, _ Pounds. 
 
 So that which contains of Wine or RainWater- --jo 
 
 Contains of River-Water——-—«.—-jp 
 
 Of Oyl or Butter -- -— 4 
 
 Of Linfeed Oil-———-- 59 
 
 Of Honey-——~-—35 
 
 Of Quickfil ver - --—--. —”850 
 
 To meafure dry things, as Cornjor Grain, there* is firft 
 the Gallon, which is bigger than the Wine Gallon, and lefs 
 than 
 
part III. 
 
 of ENGL AND. 265 
 
 than the Ale or Beer Gallon; containing 272; Cubit In¬ 
 ches* and 9 Pound, 13 Ounces, 52 Drachms and half of A- 
 voirdupois weight. Two of thefe Gallons make a Peek, four 
 Peeks a Bttjbel, four Bulhels the Co mb or Cur-nock , two Cur- 
 : nocks make a Quarter, Seam or Raff, and ten Quarters a La(f, 
 i which contains 5120 Pints, and fo many Pounds Troy 
 I weight; fo that in a Garrifon, jooo Men, allowing each 
 j but a Pound of Bread per diem , will confume near a Lad, 
 
 I or 80 Bufliels every day ; and 250 Men in a Ship of War 
 will drink a Tun of Beer in two Days, allowing each Man 
 ] about a Pottle per diem. 
 
 A Table of dry Meajure. 
 
 \ Pints. 
 
 J 2 \Ouarts. 
 
 1 4 
 
 2 
 
 \Pottles. 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 i 
 
 j Gallons. 
 
 1 6 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 Pecks . 
 
 
 
 -II 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 'Mels. 
 
 yi2 
 
 2<j6 
 
 128 
 
 64 
 
 32! 
 
 8] 
 
 4 ° ! 
 
 8c 
 
 Quarters. 
 j! Wey. 
 
 Io( l\L(iff. 
 
 Z)6o 
 
 )120 
 
 1280 
 
 2j6o 
 
 64°) 
 
 1280 
 
 • 320 
 64c 
 
 i6o ! 
 
 3 2 ° 
 
 ;Meal is weighed as Corn, but the Common Repute is, 
 "that a Gallon of wheaten Meal weighs 7 pound Avoirdu- 
 jpeis, and 8 pounds, bounces, 4 penny-weight Troy, ioa 
 jEulhel 56 pounds Avoirdupois, and 68 pounds, 1 ounce, 12 
 -jpenny-weight Troy. Ail other Grain, and fo likewife 
 iS'alt, Lime, Coals, &c, follow this Meafure, which is 
 jcall’d Whichever Meafure. But note, that where Sea-Coal 
 land Salt are meafured with this Bufliel, then they are.heap- 
 jed, or elfe there is allowed five ftriked Pecks to the Bufliel, 
 I and this is called Water Meafure. 36 Bufliels are a Chaldron 
 of Coals; and on Shipboard : chey allow 21 Chaldron to the 
 Score. 
 
166 &tm Part Ilf. 
 
 tPOttep.] At firft all Nations bartered, and exchanged o n . 
 Commodity for another, but that being found troublefom, 
 by a kind ofCuftom, good liking, or Ufage, amongft all 
 civiliz’d Nations, Silver and Gold, as moft portable, pli¬ 
 able, and beautiful, and lefs fubjefl: to raft, have been as 
 early as the days Ot Abraham , chofento be the Inftriimenrs 
 of Exchange and Eftimation of all things, and were at firft 
 paid only by Weight, till in procels of time, the way of 
 Coining or Stamping Money was found out. 
 
 When juliui Cafar firft entred this Illand, the Britain; 
 nfed Brafs Money, andalfo Rings of Iron inftead of Mo- 
 ney. And afterwards divers of their Kings and Queens 
 coined Money of other Mettals, of all which there are ft. 
 veral Specimens yet remaining in the Cabinets of the Cu¬ 
 rious. Not to mention the Roman Money, which by the 
 great Quantities continually found, feemsto have been of 
 common Ufe. 
 
 In time of King Richard I. Money coined in the 
 Eaji parts of Germany, being for its purity highly efteernM, 
 fome of thofe Eafterlings were font for over, and employed 
 in our Mint, and from thence our Money was. called 
 Eaflerling, or Sterling Money, as fome think, ( as the firfi 
 Gold coin’d in England , was by King Edward III. ami 
 thofe pieces called Florence;, .becaufe Florentines were die 
 firft Coyners thereof ) thoughothers fsy of die Saxon Word 
 Ster, Rule or Standard, from Steoran to fleer, guide, or go¬ 
 vern ; and a third opinion is, that it is fo called from the 
 Stars on the Saxon Groats, which therefore by our An- 
 ceftors were probably term’d Steorlivgs. 
 
 , Wilber. 1 King Edward I. lince the Homan Conqueft. 
 eftablifhed a certain Standard for Silver Coin in this man¬ 
 ner: 14 Grains make one Penny Sterling , 20 penny-weight 
 on t Ounce, and 12 Ounces 1 or 5660 Grains make a Pound 
 Sterling , confiding of ;o;. Of thefe 12 Ounces, n Oun¬ 
 ces two penny-weight of Sterling was to be of fine Silver, 
 and the weight of 181/. • Sterling in Allay the Minter did 
 add; fo that anciently a Pound Sterling was a Pound Troy 
 weight; whereas now a Pound Sterling is but the third part 
 of a Pound Troy, and a liede more than the fourth part 01" 
 Avoirdupois Weight. ' ' 
 
 The Money of England was abufed and falfified fore 
 longtime, till Queen Elizabeth in the Year 1560. to bet 
 gteac 
 
Part III, of ENGLAND, 267 
 
 treat Praife, call’d in all fucli Money, fince which time, 
 
 M bafe Money hath been coined in the Mint of England, 
 jut only of pure Gold and Silver, called Sterling Money ; 
 jnly of latter time, in relation to the Neceffiry of the 
 Poor, and' Exchange of great Money, a final! piece of 
 Copper, called a Farthing, or Fourth part of a Penny, 
 hath been permitted to be coined ; and io Jikewife an 
 Half-penny or piece of two Farthings ; but no Man in- 
 fotc’d to receive them in pay for Rent or Debt above a 
 Shilling, which cani’t be affirm’d of any other' State or 
 Nation in the Chriftian World ; in all which there are fe- 
 veral forts of Copper Money as currant with them for any 
 payment, as the pureft Gold or Silver. 
 
 :] No Monies in any Mint are made of pure Silver, be- 
 xaufe Silver in its Purity is almoft as flexible as Lead, 
 'and. therefore not To ufet’ul as when hardned with 
 Copper. 
 
 Gold minted pure would alfo be too flexible, and there¬ 
 fore is in all Mints allayed with fome Copper, or with Sil- 
 .-'ver, and mod Mints differ in more or lefs Allay. 
 
 ; In the time of the aforenamed King Edward I. the Coins 
 ■ ■were onljt 4 d. 3 T id. id. the Half-penny and the Far¬ 
 thing, all of Silver. 
 
 The Pound weight Troy of Silver, fince the Reign of 
 ■^Qiieen Elizabeth' hath been currant at 61 s. and the feveral 
 .’Silver Coins now currant in England , are the Crown or 
 Iff- which is almofi: the Ounce Troy, the Half-Crown, Shil¬ 
 ling, Sixpence, 4 </._ 3 a. 1 d. and 1 d. 
 
 3 -For the Coinage there was allowed 2 1. in the Pound Troy, 
 wofSilver; fo that the Mer :hant who brought in the Bullion, 
 .■received only 60 s. for tfe. each, which made the Ounce to 
 ]be juft f s. But by an Aft of Parliament 1 66;. for encou- 
 
 K agement of Coinage, the Charge of Coinage was defrayed 
 an Impoliticn on Brandy, and nothing payable by the 
 ■jbringer in of the Bullion ; fo that the Merchant receives 
 i6is. for every Pound Troy of Bullion, 
 j The Pound.weight, -or twelve Ounces Troy of Gold is 
 |J<]ivided into Twenty four parts, which are call’d Carrats : 
 |So that each Carrot is ten penny-weight Troy, or half an 
 j Ounce ; and this Carrot is divided into four parts, which 
 lore call’d Carrot Grainr) fo that the Carr at Grain is 2 d. 
 
 ; weight and an half, or Sixty ordinary Grains; and the Car - 
 trot Grain* is divided into divers partsi the Standard of 
 j . .. Crown 
 
268 ffifje J&jtfent gwate Part 17? 
 
 Crown Gold is Twenty two Carrats of fine Gold, and two 
 Garretts of Allay in the pound weight Troy ; the Allay of 
 fome Gold Coins is all Silver, as the Guinea-Gold, anl 
 fome all Copper, which renders the Gold Coins, fome mor ; 
 white, fome more yellow. 
 
 In England at prefenc the Pound weight Troy of Gold 
 cut into Forty four parts and an half, each part is to pafs 
 for 20 s. and the half part for i o s. Yet now by the fcarciry 
 of Gold imported, each of the faid parts is currant at i / i 
 6d. There are alfo coined fome pieces of 40 1. and fome 
 of loot, which hold proportionably in weight and finends 
 to the 20 s. piece. 
 
 The Engltjb Gold was coined at 44 1. 10 s. to the pound 
 Troy, whereof 15 r. were taken by the King for his Seigno¬ 
 rage, and Charge of Coinage ; and the Merchant for ,1 
 pound of Gold received but 43 1 . 15 s. whereas he now re. 
 ceives by the faid A & of Parliament 44 /. 10 s. 
 
 Th e Standard of Sterling Silver in England is Eleven 
 Ounces and id. weight of fine Silver, and 18/ weight cf 
 Allay of Copper out of the Fire, and fo proportionably ; 
 fo that twelve Ounces of pure Silver, without any Allay, 
 : s worth 3 1 $s.6d. and an Ounce is worth j s. 4 d. 1 I, 
 but with Allay is worth but 3 1 . and the Ounce 5 s. 
 
 The Spamflh French, and Ftemijh Gold is almofl of equu 
 finenefs with the English. 
 
 The Eiiglifi. Silver Money hath- left of Allay than tiv: 
 
 French os Dutch. , , . 
 
 The Moneyers divide the Pound weight into tweiv 
 Ounces Troy. 
 
 Ounce -v s~ 10 Penny weight, 
 
 i Penny weight J \ 24 Grains. 
 
 <) G i. ain C into < 20 5?““’ 
 
 JLas j Mite f 124 Droites. 
 
 / Droite \ / 20 Perits, 
 
 v. Perit J '-24 Blanks. 
 
 The Proportion of Gold to Silver in England, is as One 
 to Fourteen, and about one Third ; that is to fay, one 
 Ounce of Gold is worth in Silver fourteen Ounces, and a- 
 bput one Third, or 3/. 14c. 2d. of Evglijh Mcney a 
 
part HI. flf E N G L A N D. 2 
 
 That the EtigUJh Coin may want neither the Purity nor 
 Weight required, it was moft wifely and carefully provid¬ 
 ed, That once every Year, the chief Officers of the Mint 
 fhou’d appear before the Lords of the Council in the Star- 
 Chamber at Wifrninfter , with fome pieces of all forts of 
 Money Coin’d the foregoing Year, taken at adventure out 
 of the Mint, arid kept under feveral Locks by feveral Perfons, 
 till that Appearance, and then by a Jury of Twenty four 
 I able Goldfmiths, in the prefence of thefaid Lords, every 
 piece is moft exaftly a (fay’d and weigh’d. 
 
 Since the happy Reftauration of his late Majefty King 
 ; Charles the Second, the Coining and Stamping of Money 
 by Hammers hath been laid afide, and all ftamp’d by a Mill 
 ' or Screw, whereby it comes to pafs, that our new Coins 
 for Neatnefs, Gracefulnefs, and Security from Counterfeit¬ 
 ing, do furpafs all the moft excellent Coins not only of the 
 -j Remans, but of all the Modern Nations of the World. 
 
 ; But we muft not on this Subject forget that fmcethe late 
 [.] happy Revolntion, the Silver Coin of this Kingdom was fo 
 Li miferably debas’d by Clipping, that it was a prejudice to 
 p all Trade, and indeed a Scandal to the Nation. And had 
 |! it been much longer permitted, we ffiou’d have loft the 
 true valuation of Goods, and the proper Ufe of Money : 
 hi Upon which many Projefts were contriv’d to remedy that 
 L.j abominable Mifchief But none cou’d have been effe&ual 
 |j without calling in all the old current Stock, and coining 
 I all into new Mill'd Money ; which ccmpleat Reformation 
 I was made at fuch a jun&ure of Difficulties, under which 
 I the Publick then labour’d, that this great Expedient and 
 I abfolute Succefs of it, muft be an eternal Honour to 
 I chat Parliament that ordain’d it, and to thole particular 
 | Members who did continue and foilicite fuch a Work of 
 I filtered and Honour to this Age, and to fucceeding Gene- 
 I rations* 
 
 chap; 
 
27° fee f3icfm fijfate Part 1H 
 
 CHAP. Ill 
 
 Of Names, Titles of Honour, Privileges, &c, 
 
 AT Omina qua ft Natamina. Name? were / !? n 
 impofed upon Men for Diftin&ion G\;- 
 fey the Jews at their Circumcifion , by the Romans at t'i; 
 ninth Day after their Birth, and by the Chrifiians at then 
 Baptifm, of fuch Signification for the mod part that m^lu 
 denote, the future good Hope or good Willies of Parents 
 towards their Children. 
 
 ' The Englijh Names at Baptifm, are generally either S.mi 
 and Norman , as Robert, Richard, Henry, William , Edw.ir{ 
 Edmond, Edwin, Gilbert , Walter , Leonard, &c. which are a!) 
 very fignificative ; or elfe (efpecially in later Ages) cut cl 
 the Oid and New Teftament, Abraham , Ifaac, Jacob, J 
 Thomas, James, See. or fometimes the Mother’s Surname, 
 and rarely two Chriftian Names, which yet is ufm] in c- 
 ther Countries, efpecially in German). 
 
 Names fuperadded ro the Chriftian Names 
 die French call Surnames, (i. e.) Super mmina. 
 
 The Hebrews, Greeks, and moft other Nation’s) had 
 Surnames fix’d to their Families, as in thele Days; 'ni’c 
 Counted thus : For Example among the Hebrews, A/ ',..: 
 Ben Addi, Addi Ben Cdjam, Sic. So the Britams, Hugh 
 0 wen. Owen ap Rhefe : So'th e Ir/Jk, Neal Mac Con, Con Mi 
 Derniati , See. 
 
 As Chriftian Names' were firft given for diftinfiion of 
 Perfons, fo Surnames for difti'nftion of Families. 
 
 About Anno 1000 the French Nation began to take Sur¬ 
 names, with De prefixt of a Place, and Lc prefixt for foaie 
 other Qualifications, as at this Day is their ufual manner. 
 The Englifb alfio took to themfelves Surnames, but not 
 generally, by the Common People, till after the Reign of 
 Edward the Firft. 
 
 Great Offices of Honour have brought divers Surnames, 
 as Edward Fitz Theobald , being long ago made , Butler of 
 heldrid,' the Duke of Ormond and his Anceftors defending 
 from him, took the Surname of Butler. So John Cornu tan- 
 krville 
 
Part III. cf ENGLAND. 27 1 
 
 iirviSe of Normandy, being made Chamberlain to the Kang 
 of England, above 400 Years ago, his Dependents of 
 Sberborn Cafikin Oxfordjhire , lately extinct, and of Pnftbury t 
 Mtmgersbury, and Oddington in Glottcefterjhire, from whom 
 the Author of this Book was depended, bear Pill the fame 
 Coat of Arms, by the Name of C hambcrhym. 
 
 Atfirft, for Surnames the Englijb Gentry took the Name 
 of their Birth-place, or Habitation, as Thomas of AJion, or 
 Eaft-Town, John of Sutton, or South-Town, Hairy of Wottou, 
 ix Wood-Town ; and as they alter’d their Habitation, fo they 
 alter’d their Surname, After, when they became Lords 
 of Places, they call’d themfelves Thomas Ajlon of Ajlon, 
 Jilm Sutton of Sutton, Henry Wot ton of Wottou. 
 
 The Saxon Common People (asdo the generality of the 
 Dutch, Germans, Danes, Iflanders, and Suedes, to this Day) 
 for Surnames, added their Father’s Name with Jon at the 
 end thereof, as Thomas Jobnfcn, Robert Ricbardfon, and fome- 
 times their Mother’s Name in like manner, as licttifon, Neb 
 fat, and Margetfon ; they alfo oft took their Father’s Nick¬ 
 name, or Abbreviation with Addition of s, as Gibs the Nick¬ 
 name or Abbreviation of Gilbert, Hobs of Robert, Nicks of 
 Hi tolas, Bates of Bartholomew, Sams of Samuel, Hodges of P-o- 
 g:r, Sander of Alexander ; and thence alio Gibjon , Hobjon, 
 MJm, Bat [on, Samp [on, Hodfon, Sanderfon, and Hutckinjon, &c. 
 Many alfo were furnamed from their Trade, as Smith, Toy - 
 r.er, Weaver, Walker, that is Fuller in Old Englifb , and Goff] 
 that is Smith in Welch, &c. Or from their Offices, as Porter, 
 Steward, Shepherd, Carter, Spencer, (that is, Steward) Cook, 
 Butler, Kemp, that is in Old Englijb, Soldier ; or from their 
 Place of abode, as Underwood , Under',:.!l ; alio Arwoed, Atwell, 
 /libill, which three lad: are lhrun!: into Wood, Whs, Hid; or 
 from their Colour or Complexion, as Fairfax, that is Fair- 
 locks, Pigot, that is Speckled, Blunt or Eiv.nd, that is Flaxcnhair: 
 So from Birds, as Arundel, that is Swallow, Corbet, that is Ra¬ 
 vin, Wren, Finch, Woodcock, Ike. So from Beads, as Lamb, 
 Fox, Moyle, that is Mule-, from Colours, as Black, White, 
 Brown, Red, Green-, from the Winds, zsEafi, Wifi, North, 
 South. 
 
 The Normans at their firft coming into England, brought 
 Surnames for many of their Gentry, with i's prefix’d, as 
 he French do generally at this Day, and their Ghriftian 
 Names were generally German, they being originally de¬ 
 fended from No-ovay, inhabited by '■> end fonse 
 
272 SHIje fttate Part IE 
 
 for about 200 Years after the Conqueft took for Surnames 
 their Father’s Ghriftian Name, with Fitz or Fih prefix’d, as 
 Robert Fitz Williams, Henry Fitz Gerard, which is as much as 
 Williamfon, Gerardfon , &c. 
 
 The Britains or Welch, more lately refin’d, did not take 
 Surnames till of late Years, and that for the moll: part on¬ 
 ly by leaving out a in ap, as annexing the p to their Fa. 
 tiler’s Chriftian Name, as inflead of Evan ap Rice, nor, 
 Evan Price ; fo inllead of ap How cl, Pored; ap Hugh, Prgjy 
 ap Rogers, Progers, Sc c. 
 
 The moft ancient Families, and of belt account for Sur¬ 
 names in England, are either thole that are taken from pla. 
 Ct-s in Horns andy, and thereabouts in France, and from fonu 
 other Tranfmaiine Countries ; or elfe from Places in Po¬ 
 land and Scotland, as Everetix,'Chamrth, Seymour, Ncvil, M;, : . 
 tague, Mobun-, Biron, Bruges, Cliford, Berkley, Anvers, Ac;-.- 
 Stour-on, Nor ley, Courtney, Grandijon , Haftiiigs, See, which an¬ 
 ciently had all Do prefix’d, bu.t of latter times generally n»- 
 glefted, or made one Word, as Devereux, Danvers, Deny 
 ■See. unlefs we lliould more elfeem thofe, whofe Anchor 
 were of great account here before the Norman Conqueft, anil 
 their Polferity have Hill flourilh’d ever fince, as Arden, D;h 
 btirnham, &c. 
 
 Titles of Honour, and Degrees of Nubility. 
 
 ilifllTlf.] TvT Oblcs, Nobiles, qtiafi viri nofeibiles, or Notab;!:;, 
 13 a In all Chriftian Monarchies, Men that have 
 been notable for Courage, Wifdom, Wealth,-&c. have 
 been judged fit and worthy to enjoy certain PrivikgH, 
 Titles, Dignities, Honours, See. above the Common-Peo¬ 
 ple, to be.placed in an high Orb, and to be a Skreen be¬ 
 tween the King and the inferior Subje&s, to defend the 
 one from Infolences, and the other from Tyranny ; to in- 
 terpofe by their Counfel, Courage and Grandeur, where 
 common Perfons dare not; to fupport their King, and de¬ 
 fend the Kingdom with their Lives and Fortunes. 
 
 The Nobility of England is called the Peerage of Er.ghd 
 becanfe they .are all Pares Regni, that is, Militate Pan:, 
 though gradu imparts. 
 
 'j®faraT-l 
 
274 § jcftnt ^tate Part Ilf. 
 
 Of latter Years the number of the Earls increa'fing, and no 
 more Counties left, divers have made choice of fome emi¬ 
 nent part of a County, as Lind fey, Holland, Cleveland, Cra¬ 
 ven ; fome of a leffer parr, as Strafford, a Wapentake in 
 Ttrkjhire, See. Others have chofen for their Title fome emi¬ 
 nent Town, as Exeter, Bridgewater, Brijlol, Sc c. And lome 
 of late have taken for their Title the Name of a fin all Vil¬ 
 lage their own Seat, or Park, &c. as Bolton, Clarendon , W.;.'. 
 grave, Danby. 
 
 An Earl is created by Cinflure of Sword, Mantle 
 of State put upon him by the King himfelf, a Cap and a 
 Coronet put upon his Head, and a Charter in his Hand. 
 
 All Earls are Ailed by the King, Conlangttinei nofiri, Om 
 Coufins^and they anciently did, and ftill may ule the Stile 
 of Hoi. 
 
 All the Earls of England are local, or denominated from . 
 fome Shire, Town, or Place, except two, whereof one :> 
 Perfonal, as the Earl Marjhal of England,. who is not Only- 
 Honorary, as all the refi, but allb Officiary. The ocher is 
 Nomina], viz. Earl Rivers, who takes his Denomination 
 from an illuftrious Family, as the refi do, from fome noted 
 place. 
 
 An Earl’s Mantle hath three doublings of Emin. 
 
 His Title is, Moft Potent and Noble Lord. 
 
 His Coronet hath the Pearls railed upon Points, and Luk:; 
 low between. 
 
 tSIifCOUnt-J Vicecomes , quaff Vice Comitisguiernaturtu C:» 
 mitatum. This Title was firft given, fome fay by Hen. Vi. 
 in the iSth Year of his Reign, to jdm Beaumont, though ii 
 may be found, that 5 Hat. V. Sir Robert Brent was by the 
 Kjng created a Fi [count. 
 
 Filcotmts are ftiled by the King, Confangninei mffri, Our 
 Coulins; and his Title is Right Honourable and truly Noble or 
 Potent Lord. 
 
 A Fifcount is made by Patent, as an Earl is. 
 
 ‘His Mantle hath two doublings and an half of plain 
 white Furr; his Coronet only Pearld with a Row of Pear'., 
 without certain number, dole to the Chaplet. 
 
 33 aron.] In the Law'S of the Longobards, and of the N-- 
 mam, this Word was ufed for Fir, as at this Day, Baron, nr 
 Far on, in the Spaniih Tongue is ufed for the fame-, fo that 
 Baron is Fir, 7g.r cff'yjjjj, Fir L’otabHis, & Princiyalu: V'. 
 
PartIIL 'tf ENGLAND. 27* 
 
 the chief Burgeffes of London anciently, and ftiil thofe of 
 the Cinqueports are called Banns. 
 
 Bracion faith, they were called Barons, qua(l Robin- Belli, in 
 the time of War, the fafety of the King, and of all his 
 People, did depend upon their Courage, YVifdom, ConduQ: 
 end Skill in Martial Affairs. 
 
 Anciently thofe Barons only were accounted Peers of the 
 Realm, that held of the King per inu^-am Bnroniam , which 
 confifted of thirteen Knights fees, and one third part (each 
 Knight’s Fee being 20 l.) which makes in all geo Marks; 
 anti whoever had i'o much, was wont to befummoned to 
 Parliament. Now to hold per Ba.roniain, is to hold per He- 
 niitatem Barov.is, whether greater or lefs. 
 
 Barons in the beginning of the P.eign of Hen III. were 
 not of fo much Repute as afterwards, when thar King (af¬ 
 ter that great Rebellion was fupprefs’d) called by Writ un¬ 
 to Parliament, only Inch great Men as had continued Loy¬ 
 al; which the fucceeding Kings obleiving, they only were 
 accounted Peers' of the Realm, that were called by the 
 King’s Writ, and the other loft their Peerage, as Lome meat 
 Authors affirm. 
 
 The Earl Palatines, and Earl Marches of England, had 
 anciently alfo tiieir Barons under them ; as in Cl- jhire there 
 are yet Inch Barons: But as no Bilhop but thofe that ho hi 
 immediately of the King, are Peers of the Realm (for the 
 Bilhop of Sodor or Man, holding immediately of the Earl cf 
 Derby is no Peer of England) fo no Baron's but thofe that 
 hold immediately of the King, are Peers of the Re.dm 
 
 Caput B.ironLe is fome Caiile, c-r chief of a Noble¬ 
 man, which is not to be divided among'.! Daughters (if 
 there be no Sons) but inuft descend to the cldeft Daughter. 
 
 Land liolden by Barony, doth not make the PvuchaE-r 
 tbit is Ignoble, to be Noble, although the Charge of Inch 
 Tenure doth lie upon him, in refpedt of the be-. ice of the 
 Realm; no more chan Land by Vilitiu Service don m-!:e 
 the Purchafer, that is a Freeman, a Villain, rhoug! n But I 
 thereby be bound to his Viidiio, .Servjc-e due for hi; Linds. 
 
 Barons are ibmerimes made by Wrir, being thereby c u» 
 led to lit in the higher Koufe r: Taiihrarr.:; out most ulual 
 l y Patent. 
 
 His Title is Right Vobh Lord. 
 
 He lath two Guards or Duellings mt 1 is .• lands. 
 
27 6 HC&e £>tate Part III, 
 
 His Coronet hath fix Pearls upon the Circle, given to that 
 Degree by King Charles II. 
 
 All the f >ren»entioned Degrees have the Title of Uni, 
 from tile Satan Word Hlaford, Dominos. 
 
 All the Lords of England, both Spiritual and Temporal, 
 are Fendataries to the King, and in their Creation, and allb 
 in their Succefiion, do fvvear an Oath of Fealty, and do 
 Homage to the King their Sovereign, and pay certain Du. 
 ties, as Sign and Symbols of their Subjettion to their 
 Prince. 
 
 All Honours of England are given by the King, who is 
 the foie Fountain of Honour. 
 
 The Laws of England prohibit all Subjecls of the'Rejhn 
 to receive any Hereditary Title of Honour or Dignity, of 
 the Gift of any Foreign Prince or Emperor without the 
 Confent of their own Sovereign. 
 
 None of thefe Honours beftowed by the King on a Ft- 
 tnily can be loft, but by want of Mile Male, nor then nei¬ 
 ther if the Patent extends to IlTue Female, as fometimes it 
 doth; or elle by fome heinous Crime, and then that Family 
 cannot be reftored to their Blood but by Parliament. 
 
 All Noblemen at their Creation have two Enligns, m 
 fignifietvvo Duties; their Heads are adorned ad conlulene-m 
 Regcm & Patriam tempore pacts, and they are girt with 2 
 Sword ad defendendum Regem & Patriam tempore belli. 
 
 The Nobility of England have in all times enjoyed many 
 confiderable Ptiviledges. 
 
 All Peers of the Realm being look’d on as the King's 
 Heredirary conftant Counfellors, their Perfons out of Pai- 
 liament-time are privileg’d fas others in Parliament-time) 
 from all Arrelb, unlels for Trealons, Felony, or breach of 
 Peace, Condemnation in Parliament, or Contempt to the 
 King. No Sapplicative can be granted again!! them; no Ca¬ 
 pias or Exigent fued out again!! them for Aftions of Deb: 
 or Trefpafs, no EJJbin lyes again!! any Peer of the Realm ; 
 in Criminal Caufes, Treafon or Felony, they cannot be til¬ 
 ed by any other jury, but by a ]ury of Peers of theReaiui, 
 who are not as other Juries, to be put to their Oath, but 
 their Verdict given in Upon their Honour liifficeth. .(11 Civil 
 Caufes they are not to be impanell’d upon any jury, net 
 upon any Intjuefts de fach, tho' in a matter between two 
 Peers. In cafe any Peer be returned upon any fuch jury, 
 there is a fpecial Writ for his Diicharge. They are upon 
 
PartHF. of ENGLAND. 577 
 
 no cafe to be bound to their good Behaviour, nor put to 
 fwear they will not break the Peace, but only ro promife it 
 Upon their Honour, which was ever accounted fo lacred, as 
 upon no Terms to be violated. A Peer of the Realm w..s 
 not to be put to the Rack or Torture to difcover the Truth, 
 tho’ accufed of HighTreafon. Every Peer of the RMm 
 called to Parliament hath the Privilege in his lawful Ab- 
 fence to conftitute a Proxy to vote for him, which none of 
 the Commons may do ; alfo in Places of Trull committed 
 to them, they are allowed to make Deputies, by reaion of 
 the necellity, fuppoled in the Law, of their attendance on 
 the Perfon of the King. Tho’ neither Ciul-Law nor 
 Common-Law allow any other Teflimony to be valid but 
 what is given upon Oath ; yet the Teftimonv of a Peer of 
 England, given in Upon his Honour, without any Oath, is 
 efteemed valid ; and they were wont to be examined upon 
 their Allegiance, and the Loyalty of their Chivalry, and 
 to put in their Anfwer to a Bill, Super Honsmn , without 
 taking an Oath, tho’'of latter times that Privilege, by the 
 negieft of lome Lords hath been infringed foineciihes. A 
 Day of Grace, by the favour of the Court, is not to be 
 granted to the Plaintiff in any Suit or Action wherein j. 
 Peer of the Realm is Defendant; and this by Statute-Law, 
 bqcaufe the Law prefumes that a Peer of the Realm mud 
 always be ready to attend the Perfon 1 toe 
 
 Service of the Common-wealth, and therefore it is nor ro 
 be delayed any- longer than the ordinary u'e of the Come, 
 but to have expedition of Juftice. In C 1 r i me 
 Privilege of the Clergy is allowed to other Men, and alib 
 in divers Cafes where that Privilege is taken away Com 
 other Men, every Peer of the R.ealm, having Place and 
 Voice in Parliament, Hull, upon his Requeft, by Star. i. 
 Ed. VI. without burning in the Hand, lofs of luhe- nance, 
 or Corruption of Blood, be adjudged tor the nrft time as a 
 Clerk convift, tho’ he cannot re id. The^Title ot uni is 
 due to all Barons, and to none others beiides Biffiops, and 
 fome great Officers of the Kingdom. 
 
 Only of Courtefte the Tide ot Lord rs given to all the 
 Sons of Dukes and Marcjuifis, and to all the eidefl: Sous of 
 Earls , and none under. 
 
 All Barons of England are exempted from all Attendance 
 at Sheriff's Tourns, or any Letts where others are obliged to 
 Sake the Oath of Megimce. 
 
 A 
 
27 ? sc&fc f tffoit &t&te Part HL 
 
 A Peer cant be outlawed in any Civil Aftion, becaufe 
 he can’t be Arrefred by any Capias ; and by the fame rea¬ 
 son there lies no Attachment againft him. 
 
 A Peer mure upon his Trial, lhall be conviSy but not 
 preft to Death, as a Commoner is ; for by the Cuftom of 
 England ("as is by the Law of the Empire) Nobiles non tor- 
 quentur in qmius Plebei iorqaerentur, & Nobiles non jujpcr.dnn- 
 lur, fed decapitantur : Vet this by the meer Favour of the 
 King, and in Pome Cafes, el'pecially of Felony, hath been 
 otherwife fometimes. 
 
 For the fuppreffingof Riots and Routs, the Sheriff may 
 iraife the Fop Comita’tus , that is, all able Men are to alibi 
 him, yet may not the Sheriff comnrand the Perfon of any 
 Peer of the Realm to attend that Service. 
 
 A Baron of Parliament being lent for by the King's Writ 
 or Letter, or by his Meflenger to come to Court or to Pr.r- 
 iiament , of to appear before the Council Board, or in his 
 Court of Chancery, may both coming and returning by the 
 King’s Foreft or Park, kill one or two Deer. 
 
 In any Civil Trial where a Peer of the Realm is Plain¬ 
 tiff or Defendant, there mud: be returned of the Jury at 
 leaft one Knight, otherwife the Array may be quaffied by 
 Challenge. 
 
 The Laws of England are fo tender of the Honour, Cre¬ 
 dit, Reputation, and Perfons of Noblemen, that there is a 
 Stature on purpofe to hinder all Offence by falfe Reports, 
 whereby any Scandal to their Perfons may arife, or Deb ,re 
 and Difcord between them and the Commons: And be- 
 caufe it is to defend not only Lay-Lords, but Bilhops, and 
 all great Officers of the R.ealm, it is called Sccmdalam Mag- 
 mtum. 
 
 ■ The Houfe of Peers cant in fome Cafes (as in fearch for 
 prohibited Books, &c.) be entred by Officers of juftice 
 without a Warrant under the King’s own Hand, and the 
 Hands of fix of his Privy Council, whereof Four to be 
 Peers of the Realm. 
 
 No Peer can be siTeffed towards the Standing Militia but 
 by fix or more of tliemfelves. 
 
 The Law allowing any one of the Commonalty, being 
 Arraigned for Felony orTreafon, in favorem vita, to chal¬ 
 lenge- thirty five of his jury, without Clewing Caufe, and 
 others by (hewing Caufe ; yet allows not a Peer of the 
 Realm to challenge any of his Jury, or to put any of them 
 /. • I® 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND, 279 
 
 to their Oathfthe Law prefuming, that they being all Peers 
 of the Realm, and judging upon their Honour, Canute ha 
 guilty of Faljhood, Favour, or Malice. 
 
 ° All Peers of the Realm have a Privilege of qualifying a 
 certain number of Chaplains, who (.ifcer a Difpenlation 
 from the Archbilhop, if to him it fcems good, and the 
 fame ratified under the Great Seal of England) may hold 
 plurality of Benefices, with Cure of Souls. In this man¬ 
 ner every Duke may qualilie fix Chaplains, every Marquis 
 and Earl five a piece, every Vifcount four, and every Ba¬ 
 ron three. 
 
 A Peer of the Realm may retain fix Aliens born, whereas 
 another may not retain above four. 
 
 In cafe of Amercements of the Peers of the Realm upon 
 Non-Suits, or other Judgments, a Duke is to be amerced on¬ 
 ly ten Pounds, and all under only five Pounds ; and this 
 to be done by their Peers, according to Magna Chart a, al- 
 tho’ it is often done now by the King's Juftices, inftead of 
 ‘ their Peers ; particularly by the Barons of the Ez:bcfi,r, 
 becaufe formerly there fat no other in that Court, but Ba¬ 
 rons of England ; and now the ufual Amercement of a 
 Duke is ioo Pounds, and of a Baron, not kf: than five 
 Pounds. 
 
 All Peers of the Realm being confianr Hereditary Couth 
 fclkrs of the King, in his great Council of Parliament, and 
 being oblig’d upon the King’s Summons to appear, and at¬ 
 tend in all Parliaments upon their own Charges, were pri¬ 
 vileged from conrriburing to the Expense or any Mem¬ 
 ber of the Houfe of Commons, ior which ^no levy nugut 
 be made upon any of their Lands, parcel of their Essrl-lcns 
 os Baronies, any of their Amicus Demefn, Copy-hid oi Villain 
 Tenures. r 
 
 TheEftates of Peers of the Realm, being judged in die 
 Eye of the Law fufficient at all times to lansfie ad Debts 
 and Damages, fatisfa&ion is to be fought by E.tecuuon ta¬ 
 ken forth upon their Lands and Goods, and not by Attach¬ 
 ments, Imprifonments of their Permns, (thok aieao be al¬ 
 ways free for the Service of tiie King and Kingdom) not 
 by Exigents, or CapiasUtlegatum , arc. 
 
 But no Lord hath thefe Privileges of Peerage, but Lords 
 of Parliament, viz. no Dukes or Earls 'elded -Sons, Scotch 
 or Irifh Lords, unlefs fummonned by the King's Vv m to 
 an E iglifli Parliament. 
 
 Norwich- 
 
2.8o ©fate Part III, 
 
 Norwithftandingthefe great Privileges belonging to the 
 Nobility of England, yet the greateft of them (no not the 
 Brother or Son of the King) ever had the Privilege of 
 the Grandees of Spaisi, to be covered in the King’s Pie- 
 fence, except only Henry Ratcliff, Earl of Surrey. Nor ever 
 had that higher Privilege of the Nobility of France, whole. 
 Domain Lands and their Dependants holding them, are m- 
 empted from all Contributions and Taxes, by which la. 
 vour they are tied to their King, and fo enabled to lent- 
 him, that although Rebellions are frequent, yet feldom of 
 long Continuance, and never prosperous, whereas the! 
 eft born Subjefl of England hath herein no more Pnvil. ; g> 
 than the meaneft Ploughman, but utterly wants that kind 
 of Reward for ancient Virtue, and Encouragement for 
 furure InJuftry. 
 
 If an Appeal of Murder or Felony be fued by any conn 
 mon Perfon againft a Peer of the Realm, he fhall be tried 
 by Commoners, and not by Peers, as was the Cafe of i.;.w 
 Lord Dams, faith Guillm, 
 
 No Peer rnuft go out of the King’s Dominions with, 
 our Leave ; and if any have Leave to go, he is to return 
 upon the King’s Writ under the Privy Seal, or forfeit 
 Goods and Chattels. 
 
 ^}£ceBBnce.] Touching the Places or Precedencies a 
 mongft the Nobility of England, it is to be obferved, that 
 (after the King and Princes of the Blood, viz. the Son?. 
 Grandfons, Brothers, Uncles or Nephews of the King, 
 and no farther) and after the two Archbifhops, Duke; 
 amongft the Nobility have rhe firft place, then Marquiiie?, 
 Dukes eldeft Sons, Earls, AiarquiiTcs eldeft Sons, Dukes 
 younger Sons, Vifcounrs, Earls eldeft Sons, Marquiftes 
 younger Sons, Baron,, Vifcounrs eldeft Sons, Earls youn¬ 
 ger Sons, Barons eldeft Sons, Knights of the Garter .Qsa- 
 nnus tales , Privy Ccunleftors. Chancellor, and Under- 
 Treafurer of the Exchequer, Chancellor of the Dutch}';. 
 Lord Chief Juftice of rhe Kings Bench, Mailer of the 
 Rolls, Lord Chief jNEce of the Common Pleas, Lord 
 Chief Baron of rhe Exchequer, other Judges and Barons or 
 the degree of the Coif of rhe laid Courts, Bannerets made 
 under the King’s B.mner, orSrandaid difplayed in an Army 
 Royal in open War, and the King perfonally prefenr, Vii- 
 counrs younger Sons, Barons younger Sons, Baronets, 
 Mailers la Chancery, Knights Bannerets of a mean Crea- 
 
i a rt III. cf E N G L A N D. 281 
 
 on, Knights of the Bath, Knights Satchellors, Colonels’ 
 erjeants at Law, Doftors, Efquires, Lieutenant Colonels, 
 Majors, Captains. Gentlemen, &c. 
 
 Moreover obferve, that all Nobles of the fame degree 
 ike place according to the Seniority of their Creation 
 
 The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Treafursr, Lord Preft- 
 ientof the King’s Council, Lord Privy Sea: ; thefe being 
 larons, or above, fhali in Parliament (it above all Dukes 
 xcept the Son, Brother, or Nephew of the Kino. 
 
 The Lord High Steward of England is nor here named, 
 ■ecaufe it was intended that he ihculd not continue be- 
 fond rhe Occafion for which hefhould be mode. 
 
 Next hath place the Lord Great Chamberlain of EngLrJ. 
 hen the Lord High Conftable, the Earl M-rfoal. the Lord 
 High Admiral, Lord Steward of the King’s j-umfhoM, 
 Lord Chamberlain of the King’s iloufhold: hele ft*N 
 it after the Lord Privy Seal, above ail of their Degree • 
 hr. And if the King’s Principal Secretary of State :::■ >. 
 Baron, he takes place of all Barons that are not of the Of¬ 
 fices beforementioned ; but if he be a Vifcouisr, or high "r 
 Dcgree, he fhali take place only according to bis Dv;.':e 
 A!lb, if the King’s Secretary be a Bifliop, as anciently v f 
 ofnaJ, betakes place next ro the iffbep of IVnuhefcr, be¬ 
 fore all other Bifhops that have none of the Offices afore- 
 
 All Dukes, MarquifTcs, Earls, Vifcountw and Barons no: 
 having any of the faid Offices, fhali ce-ce place according 
 to the Seniority of their c.reanon. 
 
 The Scotch Nobility and Gentry while they are in Eng¬ 
 land, take place next to thefe of rhe lame degree in Eng¬ 
 land, and the bifi> next to the Scotch; as for ir.ftance; ■ 
 Stack or Iriff! Duke, doth Here in England rake place of 
 hglifh Marquis ; a Scotch or bijl Earl cr an Englijb vjf 
 count; and fo the reft, linlcfs in Parliament; for rnert 
 they take place according to their Engiljh Degree only : sne 
 if they are not peers of England, they are tried here but a; 
 Commoners. The Ladies have precedency according rc 
 
282 SLIjc f £>tate Pare f jf, 
 
 A Duke may have in all places out of *-f ]e 
 King’s prefence, a Cloth of State hanging down within 
 half a yard of the Ground ; fo may his Dutchefs, and ha 
 Train born up by a Bironefs; and no Earl is to waft with 
 a Duke without the Dukes permilTion. 
 
 fPart}lli0.] A Marquis may have a Cloth of Eftte 
 reaching within a yard of the Ground, and that in all 
 places out of the Prefence of the King, or a Duke ; and 
 his Marchionefs to have her Train born hy a Knight's Wife, 
 out of the prefence of her Superiours, and in their pre- 
 fence by a Gentlewoman : And no Vifcount is to wall) 
 with a Marquis, but at his pleafure. 
 
 CJilt'b] An Earl alfo may have a Cloth of Eftate with- 
 out Pendants) but only Fringe ; and a Counteis may lure 
 her Train born by an Elquire’s Wife, out of the prdl-nce 
 of her Superiours, and in their prefence by a Gentleman 
 
 ©ifcOUnf.] A Vifcount may have a Cover of Allay hid¬ 
 den under his Cup while he drinks, but no Allay taken as 
 Dukes, Marquilfes, and Earls may have, and may have] 
 Travers in his own Houfe; and a Vifcountels may have 
 'her Gown born up by a Woman, out of the prefence of 
 her Superiours, and in their prefence by a Man. 
 
 Surtlil.] A Baron may alfo have the Cover of his Cu? 
 holden underneath whilft hedrinketh, and a Baronefsmay 
 have her Gown born up by a Man in the prefence of a Vif. 
 countefs. 
 
 All’Nephews and Grandlons of a King are born as Arch- 
 Dukes, and have Title of Highnefs ; their Caps of State in¬ 
 dented. 
 
 AH Dukes el deft Sons are born, and have Tide as Mur- 
 quiffes, and the younger as Lords, with the addition uf 
 their Chriftian Names, as Lord Thomas , Lord John , See. 
 
 A Marquis’s eld eft Son'is called Lord of a Place, fat’d 
 by the Courtefy of England , Earl) and is to go as an Earl, 
 but fhall give place to an Earl, and the younger Sons Lords, 
 as Lord Thomas. Lord John., Sec. 
 
 An Earl’s eldeft Son is born as r. Vifcount, and fhall p 
 as a Vifcount, and fhall have as many Powderings as a V;f- 
 cou.nt; fo their younger Sons are laid to be horn as Baron', 
 but fhall go after ail Barons, and before all Baronets ; And 
 an Earls eldeft Son is called Lord of a Place, and all h:s 
 Daughters Ladies 5 but bis yourigeft Sons not Lords, 
 
284 Elie f&jefent &tate Parc III 
 
 Roman Senators were in filch cafes removed from the S’e, 
 nate, fo) foiiietimes fome Englifh Barons have not been a;!, 
 mitted to fit in the Higher Houfe of Parliament, tho 1 rlieJ 
 kept the Name and Title or Dignity ftill. 
 
 But to prevent this wafting of Revenues, whereof a| 
 prefent there are too many woful Examples in England, tht 
 Spenijh King puts a Curator or Guardian over any Lord o| 
 Spain that by Prodigality is like fo to waft his Eftate, as 
 that his Honour and Title cannot be fufficiently Tup. 
 ported. 
 
 For the better fupport of thefe Degrees of Honour, the 
 King doth ufually upon the Creation of a Duke, Marquis, ; 
 Earl, or Vifcount, grant an Annuity or yearly Rem til 
 them and their Heirs, which is fo annexed to the Dignity! 
 that by.no Grant, Aflurance, or any manner of Alienation* 
 can be given from the fame, but is ftill incident m, and 4 
 fupport ro the fame Dignity, contrary to that Principle ini 
 Law, That every Land of Fee-Simple maybe charged with A 
 Rene in Fee-Simple , by one may or other. 1 
 
 To a Duke the King grants 40 1 . heretofore a conlidetl 
 ablePenllon 5 to a Marquis 40 Marks; to an Earl 2c/. tag 
 a Vifcourtt 20 Marks: To Barons no fuch Penfions are or¬ 
 dinarily granted, only King Charles the Firft creating i'b.viu 
 py Blount (the late Earl of Newport) Lord Mount-joy ot J'atl 
 ftone, granted him a Fee of 20 Marks per Annum to him and 
 his Heirs for ever. 
 
 As the Kings of England were formerly reputed ro be 
 the richeft in Domains of any King in Europe, fo the Nobi¬ 
 lity of England have been accounted the richeft in Lands 
 of any Neighbouring Nation; fome having above 20oco/. 
 yearly, others 15000 i. and fo many of them above 100:0/. 
 that if one with another they have but 8000 l. yearly, it 
 will amount in all among the Lords, to above 2000000/ 3 
 year, above the tenth part of the yearly Revenue of all 
 England. 
 
 The Englifh Nobility for Valour, Wifdom, Integrity and 
 Honour, hath in all former Ages been equal to any in C/m- 
 flexdom. 
 
 Every Lord’s Houfe was a kind of well difeiplin’d Court, 
 infomuch that the Gentry, Males and Females, were wont 
 to be fent thither for vercuous Breeding, and returned ex¬ 
 cellently accompliflied. ! ' 
 
 Ac home their Table, Attendance, Officers, Exercifes, Re* 
 sseitions,Garb, was an Honour to the Nation. Abroad 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND 
 
 Abroad they were attended with asbrav 
 uniform Train of Servants and Followers 
 
 C FI A P. IV. 
 
 |of the Commons of England, and th 
 nets > Knights , EJquires. Gentlemen, 
 zens, Handicrafts , &c. 
 
 pH E Law of England, contrary to th 
 I Homs of other Countries calleth i 
 B ,m>b io that not only all Baronets, all 
 H Efquires and Gentlemen, but alfo the 
 ility are by our Law reckoned among!! 
 inland ; as in Rome there was a middle 
 m& Plebcm , namely the Ordo Equeftns, 
 im Kingdoms they are Tiled, Nobiles Minor 
 The lower Nobility then of England a 
 5 lights, Efqnircs, and Gentlemen. 
 
 tfaroncW* ] The next Degree to I 
 its, which is the lowed: Degree of Hono 
 try: They are conftituted in the Rooi 
 'dv,(fours, between the Barons of EngLvr. 
 f Knights- Now this Honour wasiirft i 
 ^ms the Firlb, Anno 1611, given by Fat 
 iis Heirs Males of his own Body lawfu 
 vhich each one is obliged to pay into the - 
 s will for three Years at 8 d. per diem, pa 
 lets to ferve in the Province of Uijlv ir 
 lum amounts to 1095 /. which, with Fee: 
 rile to 1200 /. 
 
 Baronets have Precedence before all 
 mights of the Garter, Knights who a 
 ors, or Knights Bannerets, made urdc 
 ter or Standard, diinlayed in an Army-IT 
 
*S 6 %%z fjefeut j&tate Pdrcin. 
 
 Coat of Arms, or in a whole Efcutcheon, the Arms of 
 Ulfter, viz. in a Field Argent, a Hand Gules. Alfo in; r/ w 
 King’s Armies to have place in the grols near the 
 King’s Scandard, with fome particulars for their Fu n e- 
 rals. 
 
 The whole number of Faroriets in England were not to 
 exceed 200 at one and the fame time; but now their num¬ 
 ber is without limitation: Their Qualifications are, That 
 they be of a good Reputation, and defended of a Grand¬ 
 father, at leaft by the Father’s fide, that bore Arms, and 
 have alio a certain yearly Revenue of 1000 1 . p.r Annan 
 de clan. They take places according to the priority of 
 the Date of their Patents. The Title Sir is granted to lj> 
 ronets.b'y a peculiar Claufe in their Patents of Creation, 
 though they be not dubb’d Knights ; and their Wives are 
 Ladies.. 
 
 Flo Honour is ever to be created between Baronets and 
 Barons. 
 
 Thefirfl: Baronet that was created was Sir Nicholas Mm 
 of Suffolk, whofe SuccelTor is therefore Riled Primus Fry 
 nettorum Anglia 
 
 J&mgljfc.J The Word Knight is derived from the u ; .- 
 man Word Kuccht , iignifying originally Luftj Scrvity. 
 afterwards, commonly uled for a Soldier or Man 
 War. 
 
 The Germans (as the ancient Romans ga^/e their 
 Men Togam Kinlcm) by publick Authority beftowed m 
 their young Men able to manage Arms, a Shield ana 2 
 Javelin as fit for Martial Service, and to be a Menu .; 
 of the Commonwealth, accounted before but a part 
 a Family; and fuch a young Man. pubhckly allowed, 
 they call Kncchc ; whence we had our Inftirution of Knight' 
 hood. I 
 
 A Knight is at this day expreft i'n Latin, French , Sy.- \ 
 niff, Italian, and alfo in High and Low Dart.& Tongue', 
 by a Word that properly fignifies a Hoffman, b'ecaui'e they 
 were wont toferve on Horleback: yet our Common Lav/ 
 Riles them hlilites. Soldiers, becaufe they commonly held 
 Lands in Knights Service to i'erve the King in his Wars 
 as Soldiers. 
 
 The Honour of Knighthood is commonly given for 
 fame Perfonai Define, and therefore dies with the Perfon 
 delerving and descends not to his Son. 
 
Part HI. ofEN GLAND. 28 
 
 &nigl)f# Of tl)e< 0 ar'£fl \3 In England there are { 
 veral forts of Knights, whereof the chiefeft arc thofe 
 the Order of St. George, commonly called Knights oj t 
 Garter. 
 
 This Order isefleemed the moil Honourable, and me 
 Ancient of any Lay-Order now in ufe in Chriftendom. 
 began, as appears in the Statutes of this Order in 13 50 ( ; 
 Years before the Inftiturion of the French Order of St. V 
 chad by Lewis II. 80 Years before the Order of the Gi 
 am Fleece was inftitured by Phillip the Good of Burg:: 
 iy\ 190 Years before King James the Fifth refined ti 
 Order of St. Andrew i n Scotland; and leg Years before ti 
 King of Denmark began the Order of the Elephant ) and ti 
 j’dYear ofthe Warlike and PuifFmt King Edward III. wi 
 triumphed feveral times over France and Scotland-, wi 
 held Prifoners at one time in England King John of Fr.vu 
 and King David of Scotland ; who, by his Son £ Uxwd il 
 Black Prince expeli’d the Rebels 0 x CaflHe, and infhront 
 Dm Pedro their lawful King. He that did rhefe Mighty re 
 Glorious Exploits, was tire Founder of this Aloft Noble Or,l 
 if the Garter, and at fir( 1 : made choice of the mod Ilh 
 ilrious Pevfons of Europe to be of that Royal Society ( r 
 doubt.) upon a jYIarrial, and not upon any fuch amoroi 
 Account as a Garter falling from a Lady’s Leg ; which v 
 diculous Story, to the Dilhonour of the Order, was hrlHim: 
 ed by Polydr,- e Virgil, and lince upon his Credit taken 1 
 by many late Authors j but lately confuted at large by A1 
 jfomole. 
 
 It wasfince commonly called The Order of the Garter, ft 
 caufe this only part of the whole Habit of the Order w; 
 made choice ofatfirft to be conftantly worn, and that 1 
 put in mind the Companions of the Order, that as by th 
 Order they were joynsd in firm League of Amity ar 
 Concord, fo by their Garter, as by a lift rye of Affeftiot 
 they wer.e obliged to love one another. 
 
 Now left this ftrift Combination might feem to have ha 
 any other Aim or End but what was Honourable and Jtii 
 cd obviandavi malam Interpret a; ionem, ( as the ancient 1L 
 cords of Windtor fpeak ) the find King commanded th: 
 Motto or Imprefs to be wrought on the Garter, vit. lh. 
 foit qttimaly patfe. May he be aft) am'd who thinks HI of it 
 6r, as ’tis proverbially faid. Evil to kirn who evil thinks. 
 The R’eafon why this Motto was put in wnw, \vas f 1" 
 
288: Elje f jefent ^tate Part III, 
 
 caufe then the King of England being poiTefs’d of a gra; 
 part of France, not only our Laws, Pleadings and Sermon; 
 were in French, buc that was the ordinary Language in rhe 
 Court of England, 
 
 It appears by ancient Writings, that this Honourable 
 Company is a College or Corporation, having agreatSea) be. 
 longing to it, and a little Seal; it conlifts of the Sovereign 
 ( who is always the King of England ) and of twenty five 
 Companions, call’d Knights of the Garter ; of a Dean, am! 
 twelve Canons, belides Petty-Canons, Vergers, and otnci 
 inferiour Officers, and of twenty fix poor Knights, who 
 have no other Maintenance but the Allowance of this 
 College, which is given them in refpeft of their Pray ns 
 for the Welfare of the Sovereign and Companions, and a; 
 a Reward for Military Service. 
 
 This Society is intituled to St. George, who hath been at- 
 counted ( as St. Dennis is of France, Sc. Andrew of Scoi’aF, 
 St. Patrick of Ireland, St- James of Spain, See. ) The Tute¬ 
 lar Saint and Patron of England , and of this Order in 
 particular. 
 
 There be alfo certain Officers belonging to this Office, 
 as the Prelate of the Garter, the Biiliop of Winched ; 
 which Office is fettled on-that Biffioprick:. A Ghasicetor ./ 
 the Garter , the Bifhop of Salisbury, which Office did ancles;. 
 ly belong to the Biffiops of Salisbury, and was by King 
 Charles II. re-annex’d to that See:.. A Regifcer, Dean of 
 Windfor > which Office belongs to' the Deanery. The 
 principal King at Arms, called Garter 4 , whofe chief rea¬ 
 ction is to manage andmarfhal their Solemnities at tluii 
 Inftallations and Feafts. Laftly, the Vjhsr'of the Garter 
 Ufher of the Black Rod. 
 
 There are alfo certain Orders and Conftitutions belong¬ 
 ing to the Society, touching the Solemnities in the making 
 rhefe Knights, their Duty after Creation, and their Lign 
 Privileges, too long for this Place. 
 
 * The College is feated in the Caftle of Windfor, with tU 
 Chappel of Sc. George , there ere&ed by King Edward fie 
 Third, and the Chapter-Houfe. 
 
 The Order of the Garter was wont to be bellowed up "a 
 the moil Excellent and Renowned Perfons for Honour 
 andVertue, and with it a Blue Garter deckt ryith Gold, 
 Pearls and precious Stones, and a Buckle of Gold to be 
 worn daily on the left Leg j alfo at high Feafts they are 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 289 
 
 CO wear a Surcoat, a Mantle, a high Black Velvet Cap, 3 
 Collar of SS’s compofed of Rofes enamelled Red, within 
 a Garter enamelled Blue, with the ufual Motco in Letters 
 of Gold, and between each of thefe Garter?, a Knot with 
 Taflels of Gold, together with other Stately and Magnifi¬ 
 cent Apparel. 
 
 They are not to be feen abroad without their Garter up-, 
 on their leftLeg, upon Pain of paying 6 s. 8 d. to the Regi- 
 Her; only in taking a Journey, a Blue Ribbon under the 
 Boot doth luffice. 
 
 Upon the Left Side, upon a Cloak, Coat, or riding Ca£ 
 fock, in all places of AlTembly, when they wear not their 
 Robes, they are to wear that Ornament and Imbeli/hmenc 
 now worn and called the Star, or rather the Suii in its 
 Glory, of Silver Embroidery; and they ordinarily wear 
 the Pifture of St. Gorge enamell’d upon Gold, and befec 
 with Diamonds at the end of a blue Ribbon that crofles 
 their Bodies from the left Shoulder. 
 
 The greateft Monarchs of Chnftendom have been en¬ 
 rolled, and have taken it for an Honour to be of this 
 Order- 
 
 There have been of this Order, fince the Inftitution, 
 Eight Emperors, T wenty feven, or Twenty eight Foreign 
 Kings, beiides many Sovereign Princes, &c. 
 
 Note, That none can be of this moft Honourable Order, 
 that have been convi&ed of Herelte, of Treafon, or of 
 Cowardife. 
 
 Note, That anciently Kings and Princes were placed ac¬ 
 cording to their Creations, but now thofeonly are placed 
 according to their Degrees. 
 
 See more of this Noble Order in the Inftitution, Laws, and 
 Ceremonies of the moft noble Order of the Garter , written by 
 Elias Afhmole Efq; Folio. 
 
 ^nigljts; 36 anneret£.] In the next place are Knights 
 Bannerets, Equites FexiUiferi , anciently made only in the 
 Field in time of War, an high Honour, now obfolece, there 
 being at this time none of this Order in England . 
 
 Thefe may bear their Arms with Supporters, and none 
 Under this Degree. 
 
 i&lligljt# Of ti]E 33 atl), ] Knights of the Bath, fo called 
 of their Bathing , ufed before they were created. The firft 
 of this fort were made by Hen.lV. Amo 1399. who pre¬ 
 paring for his Coronation, made forty fix Knights at the 
 U Tower 
 
29.0 SHjC Part III. 
 
 Tower that were bathed, tho’ bathing was ufed in making 
 Knights Batchelors long before that time in France, and 
 probably in England, See SeldenV Tit. tsj Hon. p, z. c. s /, 
 34 and 45. They were afterwards made at the Coro, 
 nation of a King or Queen, or Creation of a Prince of 
 Wales, or Duke of the Royal Blood. They wear a Starl.i 
 Ribbon Beitwife. They were made with much Ceremo¬ 
 ny, too long to be deferibed here- See at large in Dugdalc’s 
 Defcription of Warwickjhire. 
 
 &nig!)W ^afcljrlo^*] Other Knights called & 
 atirati from the gtlc Spurs ulually put upon them, and 
 Knights Batchelors • Thefe were anciently made by gird¬ 
 ing with the Sword and Gilt Spurs, and this Honour was 
 bellowed only upon Sword-men for their Military Service 
 or upon Children who came of Noble and PuilTant Paren, 
 tage, to encourage them when they grew up to do like 
 their Anceflors. I have heard, laid Judge Thirmng ( un-u 
 theBench in the Reign of f/nmylV .) That a Lord had 
 a Sen, and carried him to the Font, and prcj,)itly as jeon as w 
 was Baptized, took, his Sword and wads him a Knight, hying, 
 be a good Knight, for you jhall never hs a good Enquire, men::-, 
 ing the greater Title drowns the iejs, Sold. 'lit. Hon. p. 2. p 6.y:. 
 For if an Elquire be made a Knight, he lofeth his name of 
 Efquire; but yet if a Knight be made a Nobleman, he re¬ 
 tains the name of Knight, and lo ought to be Riled In 
 ail Writs. 
 
 This aforefaid Lord, I fuppofe, was feme Earl at leaf.; 
 for Earls had in ancient times a power of conferring Knight¬ 
 hood, but now none can make aKnighr, but only the King, 
 or 3 Lieutenant-General by his Ccmmiifton, 
 
 This was reputed an excellent and glorious Degree, and 
 a noble Reward for Couragious Perfons; but of late bek'.; 
 made mote common, and beflowed upon Gown-Men, con¬ 
 trary to the nature of the thing (as Degrees in the Univer- 
 iities are fometimes beflowed on Sword-men ) it is become 
 cf much lefs Reputation in England than it hath been, al¬ 
 though it be ftill accounted an honourable Degree both in 
 England and Foreign Countries; yet amongft Gown-men, 
 ’tis given only to Lawyers and Phyficians. And fometimes 
 to Artifls, as Painters, Mathematicians, Sec. 
 
 Thefe are now made with no other Ceremony but kneel¬ 
 ing down, the King with a drawn Sword lightly touches 
 them on the Shoulder: after which the King heretofore 
 Lid 
 
Part III of ENGLAND. 291 
 
 faid in French, Sois Chevalier cm mm de Dietc, and then, Ad¬ 
 vance Chevalier. 
 
 Knights have the Title of Sir, as Sir A. IS. Knight, 
 which is very ancient. 
 
 When a Knight is to fuller death for any foul Crime,,his 
 Military Girdle islirft.td.be ungirt, his Sword taken away, 
 his Spurs cut off with an Hatchet, his Gauntlet pluckt off, 
 and his Coat of Arms receded.' 
 
 < 25 ft}tlirC.]Next among the lower Nobility, ar & Efquires, 
 fo called from the French Word Ejcmers Sauigeri, becaufe’ 
 they were wont to bear before the Prince in War, or be¬ 
 fore the better lore of Nobility a Shield, Launce,-,pr other 
 Weapons, and therefore they are called Annigrri. 
 
 Of this Title are firfb all Vilcounts and Barons eldeft 
 Sons, and all Vilcounts and Barons younger Sons; and by 
 the Common Law of England, all the Sons of Laris, Mar- 
 quiftes and Dukes are Inquires and no more. Next are the 
 Efquires of the King’s Body, mentioned among the Of¬ 
 ficers of the King’s Court; after thefe are reckon’d the 
 eldeff Sons of younger Sons of Barons, and of all Noble¬ 
 men of higher Degree ; then Knights eldeff Sons, and their ' 
 elder Sons for ever- Next, Elquires created by the King, 
 by putting about their Necks a Collar of SS's, and be¬ 
 llowing on them a pair of Silver Spurs. Laftly, divers 
 that are in fuperior publick Office for King or State, are 
 reputed Efquires, or equal to Elquires, as Sergeanrs of 
 the feveral Offices in the King’s Court, and other Officers 
 of Rank and Quality; fo Juftices of the Peace, May¬ 
 ors of Towns; lb Counfellors at Law, Batchelors of 
 Divinity, Law, or Phyiick, although none of them are 
 really fo. 
 
 The Knights and Efquires of this Nation, for Valourand 
 Courage, for Wifdom, good Hoipitaiity, Literature, and c- 
 ther Genteel Qualities might compare with any Kingdom 
 in Cbri/lendm, 
 
 In the lalf place, among the lower Nobility are account¬ 
 ed theC rentry of England, that have no other Title, but are 
 defeended of ancient Families, that have always born a 
 Coat of Arms. 
 
 This kind of Honour is derived from tire Germans to the 
 reft of Chriftendm, and was never known in any Coun¬ 
 try where the German Cuftoms were unknown, as in After-, 
 Africa, and America. The Germans anciently ofc warring 
 U a among 
 
292 V {^efeut Part Ilf, 
 
 among themfelves, painted their Scutcheons with the Pi¬ 
 cture of fome Beali, Bird, or other thing for diftinftion, 
 and put fome eminent and vilible Mark upon the Crefts of 
 their Helmets; and their Ornament both of Arms and 
 Creft, defended by the Inheritance of their Children, to 
 the cideft pure* and to the reft-, with fome note of diftin&i- 
 on, fuch as the old Mailer of Ceremonies, in High-Dutch, 
 Here flit, now Herald, thought fit. 
 
 Gentleman , quafi Gsntilis , which in thepureft times of the 
 Roman Tongue, lignified the fame thing with them, asOV«- 
 tleman doth with us, to wit, one of a good Family, none of 
 whole Anceftors were ever Servants, and who themfelve; 
 were never degraded by real'on of Mifdemeanour or Pover¬ 
 ty, according to Cicero's definition In Top. Gentiles Jnut 
 qui inter jc eodem [tint Nomine, ah ingemiis Oriundi, quorum 
 Majorum nemo fervitutem fervivit, & qui Capite Diminutival 
 Junt ; where Servitittcm fervire , is to be underflocd of mem 
 and bale Servitude, not ferving a Prince or Senator; thd'e 
 were Gentlemen by Birth; but fmee the declining of the 
 Empire, Gentility is, as the Lawyers Phrale is, Dativa, as 
 , well as Nativa: And notwithfianding the SpanifJj Proverb, 
 El Rey nopuedc hazer Hidalgo, the King cannot make a Gen¬ 
 tleman, yet the King of England can make a Gentleman 
 by Charter, or by bellowing an honourable Employment 
 on him. 
 
 Gentlemen- well defeended, and well qualified, have 
 always been of fuch Repute in England , that none of rd- 
 higher Nobility, no nor the King himlelf, have though: it 
 unfitting to make them fomedmes their Companions. 
 
 The Title of Gentlemen in England (as of Cavelier in 
 France, Italy , and Spain) is notdifdained by any Nobleman. 
 All Noblemen are Gentlemen, though all Gentlemen are 
 not Noblemen. 
 
 Gui dim is of the Opinion, that if a Gentleman be bound 
 an Apprentice to a Merchant, or other Trade, he hath not 
 thereby loft his Degree of Gentiliry. Part a. Cap. 26- 
 p■ in'. 
 
 The true Englijb Nobilicy and Gentry have in all times 
 made it their main Aim to endow their Sons with fuch 
 Accompliihmentsefpecially, as might render them capable 
 . to defend their Country in time of War, and to govern 
 it in time of Peace; for which two things all Gentlemen 
 feem to be bornj and therefore their chief Studies have 
 
Part HI. of ENGLAND. *93 
 
 ever been that of the great Emperor Jujhman, and 
 fhould be of all Princes and Nobles, mix Domi Leges 
 foris Anna quam optitni callere ; To be excellently ski 1 i cl 
 in the Art of War abroad, and in the Laws of the Land 
 at home. 
 
 Privileges of the Lower Nobility. 
 
 T H E lower Nobility of England have fewer and lefs 
 Privileges than thofe in other Monarchies. 
 
 Some few Privileges belong to Knights, quatamt 
 Knights. 
 
 Knights are excufed from attendance at Court Letts. 
 Knights by Magna Chart a, cap. 21. are fo freed that no De- 
 tnefn Cart of theirs maybe taken. 
 
 The Son and Brother of a Knight, by Statute Law. 
 are capacitated to hold more than Gtie Benefice with pure 
 of Souls. 
 
 By the Stat. pri-.m Jacobi primi, it feems that Knights and 
 their Sons, (though they cannot fpend 10 / per Annum, nor 
 are worth icol. ) may keep Greyhounds, Setting-Dogs, 
 cr Ners, to takePhealiints or Partridges. 
 
 Some Privileges alfo belong to Gentlemen; anciently, 
 if an ignoble Perlon did ftrikea Gentleman in England, he 
 was to lofehis Hand. 
 
 ' A Gentleman by Stat. quin. Eliz. cap. 4. may not be com¬ 
 pelled to lerve.in Husbandry. 
 
 If a Capias go againA A. B. Yeoman,, and if the Sheriff 
 take A. B. Gentleman, an Aftion of falle Imprifonment 
 lyeth againft the Sheriff 
 
 • The Child of a Gentleman brought up to Eng, cannot 
 be taken without the Parents and Friends Confenr, to ferve 
 in the King’s Chappel, as others may. 
 
 The Horfe of a Gentleman may not be taken to ride 
 Pod. 
 
 Note, That as there are fome great Officers ofthe Crown, 
 who for their Dignity, and worth of their Places, although 
 they are not Noblemen, yet take place amongft the highed 
 of the higher Nobility, fo there are fome Perlbns, who for 
 their Dignities in the Church, Degrees in the Univerfity, 
 Offices in the State or Army, although they are neither 
 
294 . ^jeletu §>tate Part III. 
 
 Knights norGentlemen born, yet take place amongft them; 
 i'o all Deans, Archdeacons. Chancellors, Prebendaries, Do- 
 ftors of Divinity, Law, Phyfick, and Mulick, Heads of 
 Houfes in the Univerfities, ufually take place next to 
 Knights, and before ordinary Elquires and Gentlemen. 
 
 Yet in other Chriftian Countries where the Civil Law 
 hath its due credit in fuel) Afts as concern Learning, a Do¬ 
 ctor of Law hath precedence of a Knight; as alio at Court 
 and foreign Parts, thole Doftors that wait on the Prince, 
 precede Knights who are Servants to the Prince; but o- 
 therwife Knights ufually take place of Doctors. 
 
 Colonels are Honourable, and by the Law of Arms ought 
 to precede fimple Knights; lb are all General Officers, as 
 Mailer of the Artillery, Quarter-Mailer-General, &c. 
 
 All higher Officers in the King’s Court or State, all Ser¬ 
 geants at Law, ixc. thele are to precede Elquires. 
 
 All Batchelors of Divinity, Law, and Phyfick, all Do- 
 flors in Arts, commonly call’d Mailers of Arts, all Bar- 
 rifters in the Inns of Court, all Captains, and other Mi¬ 
 litary Officers who have the King’s Commiffions, divers 
 other Officers in the King’s Houihold, &c. may equal, if 
 not precede Gentlemen that have none of thefe Qualifica- 
 tions. 
 
 In England Gentry (as in Germany , all Nobility )and Arms 
 are held in Gavil-kind, defeending to all the Sons alike, only 
 the eldeft Son beareth Arms without difference, which the 
 younger may not. 
 
 Of the lower Nobility in England, the number is lb 
 grear, that there are reckoned at prelent above 500 Baronets 
 more than the firft intended number ; that is, in all above 
 700, who are poffeft one with, another, of about 1000/. a 
 year in Lands- Of Knights, above 1400, who one with 
 another may have about 800 1 . Lands a year. OfEfquires 
 and Gentlemen above fix thoufand, each one poffell one 
 with another, ofabout 400 1 . a year in Lands, amounting 
 in all to about a third part of the yearly Revenue of ail 
 England: Belides younger Brothers, whole number may 
 mount to above 16000 in all England, who have fmall E- 
 ftaces in Land, but are commonly bred up to Divinity, the 
 Law, Phyfick, to Court and Military Employments. 
 
 All in England are accounted Gentlemen who maintain 
 themfelves without Manual Labour, and then well may 
 thole ( be their Pedegree whatjt will) who have 6 , 8, and 
 ' ' jcccg / 
 
Part IIL cf E N G L A N D. 2p$ 
 
 10000 /. a year in Lands, and divers Merchants who have 
 100000 or aoooco I, in Goods and Effefb, flile themfelves 
 Gentlemen. 
 
 fBOtncn, J Next to the Lower Nobility, and the firfi da- 
 gree of the Commons or Plebeians, are the Freeholders, 
 in England, ufually called Yeomen, from the Saxon Gs- 
 w<«7c,in Englifh Common. In the King’s Court it fignilies 
 an Officer which is in a middle place between a Sergeant 
 and a Groom. 
 
 The Yeomanry of England having Lands of their own 
 to a good value, and living upon Husbandry, are looked 
 upon as not apt to commit, or omit any thing that may 
 endanger their Eftates and Credits, not apt to be corrupted 
 or fuborn’d, &e. wherefore they are adjudged lit to bear 
 fome Offices, as of Conftable, Church-warden, to t'erve 
 upon juries, to be trained SoMiers, to vote in the Election 
 of Knights of- the Shire of Parliament, ■ 
 
 In many Cafes, the Law of England hath conceived a 
 better opinion of the Yeomanry that occupy Lands, than 
 of Tradelinen, Artificers or Labourers. 
 
 Husbandry hath in no Agerendreda Gentleman ignoble, 
 nor incapable of Places of Honour. 
 
 Amongff the Romans, fome of the greateft Diffators and 
 Confulshad been once Husbandmen, and fome of them ta¬ 
 ken from ploughing their Ground, ro bear thole highefl 
 Offices and Dignities, as L. Sluintius Cincinnati!}, one of the 
 Caro’s, and many others, fo divers Princes, Kings, and 
 Emperors have exercifed Agriculture; and Scipio the Great, 
 and the Emperor Diocletian, left their Commands to enjoy 
 Husbandry. 
 
 Of the Freeholders of England, there are more in num¬ 
 ber and richer than in any Country of the like Extent in 
 Europe; 40 or 5c/. a Year apiece is very ordinary, 100 
 and 20b l. a year in fome Countries is not rare; fomecimes 
 in/fO;'and the wild of Sujj'cx, 5 or 600/. per Annum, and 
 3 or 4030 I. Stock. 
 
 By the Statutes of England, certain Immunities are given 
 to Freeholders. Vide Stas, r /jac. I. cap 27. & alibi 
 
 Betides thefe Free-holders which ate Jo called, (becaufe 
 they hold Lands or Tenements inheritable by a perpetual 
 Right to them and their Heirs for ever) there are in England 
 a very great number of Copy-holders, who hold Lands 
 U 4 within 
 
29 6 $jefcnt g>tate - Part III. 
 
 within fome Mannours, only by Copy of Court-Roll, of 
 thefaid Mannour, &c. and have Jus perpetuum & utile Do¬ 
 minium, though not Allodium & directum Dominium, which 
 Freeholders may improperly be faid to have; for properly 
 none in England but the King hath. 
 
 Thefe Yeomen were famons in old time for Military Va¬ 
 lour and Hardinefs, when we fo often conquered France ; 
 and of thefe is, or fliould be the Militia of England chiefly 
 compofed. 
 
 Amongfi the Commons of England, in the next place, are 
 reckoned Tradefmen, among whom Merchants of Foreign 
 Traffick, have, for their great benefit to thePublick, and 
 for their Endowments and generous Living, been of befl 
 Repute in England; where as well as in half, to become a 
 Merchant of Foreign Commerce, hath been allowed no 
 Difparagement to a Gentleman born, efpecially to a young¬ 
 er Brother. 
 
 Among!! Tradefmen, in the firff place are Whole-fale- 
 Men, then Retailers; laftly, Mechanicks, or Handicnfts- 
 Men. Thefe are all capable of bearing fome Sway or Of¬ 
 fice in Cities and Towns Corporate. 
 
 The lowel! Member, the Feet of the Body politick, are 
 the Day-Labourers, who by their large Wages and the 
 cheapnels of all NecefTaries, enjoy better Dwellings, Diet 
 and Apparel in England than the Husbandmen or Farmers 
 do in many other Countries. 
 
 Liberties and Trivileges. 
 
 A S the Clergy and Nobility have certain Privileges 
 peculiar to themlelves, fo they have Liberties and 
 Properties common to the Commonalty of England. 
 
 The Commons of England for Hereditary Fundamental 
 Liberties and Properties, are bleff above and beyond the 
 Subje&sof any Monarch or State in the World. 
 
 Firff, No Freeman of England ought to be imprifon’d, 
 or other wife reflrain’d, without Caufe fhewn, for which by 
 Law, he ought to be fo imprifoned. 
 
 Secondly, To him that is imprifoned, may not be denied 
 a Writ of Habeas Corpus, if it bedefired, which brings ’em 
 fpeedily to their Try al. ... 
 
 Thirdly 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 297 
 
 Thirdly, IfnoCaufe of Imprifonmentbeallcdged, and 
 the fame be returned upon an Hakes Corpus, then the Prilo- 
 ner ought to be fet at liberty. 
 
 Fourthly, No Soldiers can be quartered in the Houfe 
 ofany Freeman ( unlefs he be a Victualler, or fell Bran¬ 
 dy and other ftrong Liquors by Retail) in rime of 
 Peace, without his Will, though they pay for their 
 Quarters; nor in time of War, unlefs the Enemy be in 
 our Country. 
 
 Fifthly, Every Freemen hath fuch a full and abfolute Pro¬ 
 priety in his Goods, That no Taxes, Loans, or Benevolences 
 ordinarily and legally can be impofed upon them, without 
 their own Confent, by their Reprelentative in Parliament. 
 Moreover they have fuch an abfolute Power, that they 
 can difpofe of all they have how they pleale, even from 
 their own Children, and to them in what Inequality they 
 will, without file wing any Caufe ; which other Nations, 
 govern’d by the Civil Law can’t do. 
 
 Sixthly, No Englijlxmi can be prefs’d or compell’d ( un= 
 lei's bound by his Tenure ) to march forth of his Country, 
 to ferve as a Soldier in the Wars, except in cafe of a Fo¬ 
 reign Enemy’s invading, or a Rebellion at home : Nor 
 may he be fent out of the Realm again!! his Will, up¬ 
 on any Foreign Employment, by way of an Honourable 
 Banifhment. 
 
 Seventhly, No Freemen can be tried but by his Peers, 
 nor condemned, but by the Laws of the Land, or by an 
 Aft of Parliament. 
 
 Eighthly, No Freemen may be fined for any Crime, but 
 according to the Merit of the Offence, always Saho fi'oi 
 cmtenemento fuo , in fuch manner that he may continue, and 
 go on in his Calling. 
 
 Briefly, If it be conftdered only, that they are fubjefl 
 to no Laws but what they make themfelves, nor no Taxes 
 but what they impofe upon themfelves, and pray the King 
 and the Lords to confent unto, their Liberties and Proper¬ 
 ties muff be acknowledged to be tranfeendenr, and their 
 worldly Condition moll happy and bleffed, and fo far a- 
 bove that of the Subje&s of any of our Neighbour Nations, 
 that as all the Women in Europe would run into England 3 
 (theParadife of Women} if there were a Bridge made 
 over the Sea ; fo all the Men too, if there were but an A£l 
 for a general Naturalization of all Aliens, 
 
 , CHAP. 
 
298 
 
 fflw gjefciw &tate 
 
 Parc Il4 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 Of the Women, Children, and Servants in England. 
 
 'TOuching the Women of England, there are divers 
 conliderable in the Evglijb Lavvs and Cuftoms. Wn 
 men in England, with ail their Moveable Goods ib fnwi 
 they are married, are wholly in potcflate t'iii, atcheUi! 
 and Difpolition of the Husband. 
 
 If any Goods or Chattels be given to a Feme Co-jy; 
 
 ( i. e. ) to a married Woman, they all immediately beer, Ti¬ 
 ber Husband’s: Shecan’t Let,Set, Sell, Give away, or Ali¬ 
 enate any thing without her Husband’s Confent. 
 
 Her very necelBry Apparel, by the Law is not here in 
 Property. If fire hath any Tenure at all, it is in f... ■■ 
 that is, lhe holds it of, and by her Husband, who is C.iyt; 
 bSuli era. 
 
 All the Chattels perfonal the Wife had at the Marrisrje, 
 are fo much her Husband’s, that after his Death, they Hull 
 not return to his Wife, but go to the Executor, or Acki- 
 niilrator of the Husband, as his other Goods and Chattels, 
 except only her Paraphtrna, or prater Dot alia, which 
 her necellary Apparel, which, with the Confent of Lr 
 Husband, lhe may demife by Will, nototherwife by cr 
 Law, becaute the Property and PolTelTion, even of the /> 
 rapksrn* are in him. 
 
 The Wife can make no Contraft without her Hus bo.f; 
 Confent, and in all Law Matters ftntvin nfpnJerenon r - H 
 can't reply without her Husband. 
 
 The Law of England fuppofes in the Husband the Pot- 
 er ever his Wife, as over his Child or Servant, and ;b;.- 
 fore he mull aiilwer for his Wife’s Fault; if lire vrcr/-!l 
 another by her Tongue, or by Ttelpals, he muft ni.l.f 
 Satisfaction. 
 
 So the Law makes it as high a Crime, and allots tbelk.e 
 Punilhmentto . Woman that llnll kill her Husband, a> < r ‘ 
 a Woman that (hall kill htr Father or Mailer; and that is 
 Petit-Treafon> to be burnt alive. 
 
Part III. if ENGLAND. 299 
 
 The Woman upon Marriage lofeth not only the Power 
 over her Perfon, and her Will, and the Property of her 
 Goods, but her very Name ; for ever after lire ufeth her 
 Husband’s Surname, and her own is wholly laid afide ; 
 which is notobferved in Franc-: and other Countries, where 
 the Wife fubfcribes her felf by Iter Paternal Name, as if 
 S11 fmm the Daughter of R. Clifford, be married to E. Charnb - 
 krkpie, Ihe either writes her l'elf Sttfmma Clifford, or elfe 
 Softmiff Clifford Chamberlapie. 
 
 Notwithftandingall which their Condition do facfo is the 
 belt of the World; for luch is the good Nature of Englifk- 
 m towards their Wives, fuch is the Tendernefs and Re- 
 fpeft, giving them the uppermofl: place at Table, and elfe- 
 ivhere, the Right-hand every where, and putting them up- 
 jn no Drudgery and Hardlliip; that they are, generally 
 peaking) the moft happy Women in the World. 
 
 Befides in fome things the Laws of England are above 
 other Nations, fo favourable to that Sex> as if Women had 
 toted at the making of them. 
 
 If a Wife bring forth a Child, during her Husband’s long 
 ■\bfence, though it be for fome Years, yet if he lived 
 J 1 the time infer quatuor Maria , within this Ifland, he mud: 
 hther that Child ; and if that Child be her fir ft born Son, 
 tefliall inherit that Husband’s Mate, if Intailed, or left 
 ■vithout Will. 
 
 If a Wife bring forth a Child begotten by a former Hus- 
 and, dr by any other, before Marriage, but born after 
 Marriage with another Man ; this latter mull own the 
 Child, and that Child {hall be his Heir at Law. 
 
 The Wife after her Husband’s Death, having no Joyn- 
 ure fettl’d before Marriage, may challenge the third part 
 if his yearly Rents of Land during her Life; and within 
 he City of London, a third part of all her Husband’s 
 Moveables for ever. 
 
 As the Wife doth participate of her Husband’s Name, 
 olikewife of his Condition. If he be a Duke, fhe is a 
 Dutchefs; if he be a Knight, Ihe is a Lady; if he be an Ali¬ 
 en, made a Denilon, Ihe is ipjo jafio fo too.' If a Free- 
 nan marry a Bond-woman, Ihe is alfo Free during the Co- 
 ■erture; whereof alfo it is faid as before, Uxor fnlget rtt- 
 H'u Mariti. 
 
 All Women in Evglatid ate comptifed under Noble or 
 
 ignoble. 
 
 NobIe= 
 
3oo SCI )t f jefent &tate Part II] 
 
 Noble-Women are fo three manner of ways, 'viz, b 
 Creation, by Defcent, and by Marriage. 
 
 The King, the Fountain of Honour, may, and oft hat 
 created Women to be Baroneffes, CountelTes, DutchtiTt 
 &c. 
 
 ' As by Richard the Second’s Creation, Margaret, Countel 
 .of Norfolk, was made Dutchefs of Norfolk for Life; fo zhm 
 Bohyn, afterwards Wife to Hen. VIII. was made Marchionef 
 of Pembroke; the Lady Mary Compton in King Jama tli 
 Firft’s time, was made Countefs of Buckingham for Life ; tin 
 Laid King Jams made the Lady Finch Vifcountefs of Moil 
 fione, to her and the Heirs Males of her Body, with a fp tc i 
 al Claufe, thatfuch her Heirs Males Ihould have Voice am 
 Place in Parliament, & inter alios Vicecomites & ante Bam;t 
 tit Vicecomitcs Maidjione; See likewife in the Rolls herP a , 
 tent of Creation lince made to her, alfo of the Title o 
 •Countefs of Winchiljca, for an Example of Feminine Crea 
 tions, Seld. Tit. Hon. P. 2- C. 9 ff 1. 
 
 By Defcent all thofe Women are Noble, to whom Lands 
 holden by fuch Dignity, do delcend as Heirs: For Digni 
 ties and Titles of Honour, for want of Males do fometimei 
 delcend to Females, but to one of them only, becauli 
 they are things in their own Nature intire, and not to be 
 divided amongft many ( as the Lands and Tenements are 
 which defcendto all the Daughters equally, } befides, by 
 dividing Dignities, the Reputation of Honour would be 
 loft, and theStrengrh of the Realm impaired ; for the Ho¬ 
 nour and Chivalry of the Realm, doth chiefly con lift in 
 the Nobility thereof 
 
 By Marriage all Women are Noble,' who take to their 
 Husbands, any Baron or Peer of the Realm; but if after¬ 
 wards they marry to Men not'Noble, in the fenle of the 
 Law they lofe their former Dignity, and follow the Con¬ 
 dition of their latter Husband ; for eodcm modo diffolvitur a- 
 nan Nebihtas, quo cenfiituittir. But Women Noble by Crea¬ 
 tion or Defcent, or Birth-right, remain Noble, though 
 they marry Husbands under their Degree; for fuch No¬ 
 bility is accounted Cbaraclcr indclebilis. Here note, that by 
 tfie Courtelie of England, a Woman Noble only by Mar¬ 
 riage, always retaineth her Nobility; and fo the Widow 
 of a Knight, married to an inferior Perfon, retaineth by 
 Courtelie the Title and Name gotten by her former Huf- 
 batid ; but if the King’s Daughter marry a Dulye or art 
 
go.2 %%z f jcfene j&tate Part III 
 
 The Wife in England is accounted fo much one with 
 her Husband, that (he can’t be produc’d as Witnefs for o; 
 againft her Husband* 
 
 . If there be no Sons, the Lands as well as. Good 
 are equally divided amongft the Daughters, who are Co 
 heirs. 
 
 If an Englijb Woman marry a French, Sbanijh , or orhe; 
 Foreign Duke, tho’ he be made a Denizen, yet fne llaj 
 not bear his Title and Dignity in legal Proceedings. 
 
 The like if (he marry a Scotch or hifh Peer, by reafor 
 fuch an ones Husband is not a Peer in England by Law. 
 
 Children. 
 
 'T’ f I E Condition of Children in England is different fioni 
 thole in our Neighbour Countries. 
 
 As Husbands have a more ablolute Authority over their 
 Wives and their Eftates, fo Fathers have a more abioiins 
 Authority over their Children. Fathers may give ail their 
 Eftates unintailed from their own Children, and all to any 
 one Child, and none to the reft; the Conlideration whereof 
 keeps the Children in great Awe. 
 
 . Children by the Common-Law of England are, at cer¬ 
 tain Ages enabled to perform certain Afts. 
 
 A Son, at the Age of 14 rryay chute his Guardian, may 
 claim his Lands holden in Socage, may confent to Marri* 
 age, may by Willdifpofe of Goods and Chattels. 
 
 At the Age of 15 he ought to be fworn to his Allegi¬ 
 ance to the King. 
 
 At 21 he is faid to be at full Age, may then make any 
 Contraft, may pafs not only Goods, but Lands by Wiih 
 and is of Age to (it .in either Houfe of Parliament (which 
 in orher Countries may not be done, till the Annas Ccnfi- 
 ftmtia , the Age of 2y, when the Heat of the Youth is 
 fomewhat abated, and they begin to be ftaid in Mind, as 
 well as in. Growth .) 
 
 A Daughter at 7 Years is to have Aid of her Father’s 
 Tenants to marry her, at thofe Years (he- may confent un* 
 to Marriage, tho’ Ihe may afterwards diffent- 
 
'artIII. of ENGLAND. 305 
 
 Ac 9 file is dowable. 
 
 At 12 its is able to ratilie and confirm her former Con- 
 ait given to Matrimony ; and if at that Age fixe diilenE 
 lot, ihe is bound for ever. 
 
 At 14 ihe might receive her Lands into her own Hands, 
 md was then out of Wardlhip, if file was 14 at the Death 
 if her Anceftor. 
 
 At id, (tho’ at the Death of her Anceftor file was nn- 
 Jer 14) flie was to be out of Wardlhip, becaufe then fee 
 plight take a Husband, who might be abie to perform 
 Knights Service. 
 
 At 2 r Ihe is enabled to Contract or Alienate her Lands 
 jy Will, or other wife. 
 
 The eldeft Son commonly Inherits all Lands, and to 
 lie younger Children are dilpofed Goods and Chat' 
 ch, and commonly the eldeft Son’s Wife’s Portion j 
 m3 heiides, they are carefully educated in fome Profeliion 
 ir Trade. 
 
 IF there be no Son, the Lands, as well as floods a:? 
 iqually divided amongft the Daughters; ytec in lomeMan-- 
 iors, as that of Bray, the eldeft Daughter iucceeds, like tbs 
 eldeft Son, to the whole Inheritance. 
 
 Of Servants. 
 
 'J’HE Condition of Servants in Er.ghv.d is much mo?: 
 
 favourable, than ir was in our Anceftors Davs, when 
 it was fo bad, that Englp-rJ. was called the furgarory of bet’ 
 vants, as ir was, and is ftill the P.uadile for Wives, and rhe 
 Hell for Horfes. Ordinary Servants are hived common’; 
 for one Year, at the end whereof they may be free, (giv¬ 
 ing warning three Months before) and may. place client 
 fslves with other Mafters, only ir is accounted dilcourte 
 ous and unfriendly to take another Man’s Servant, befoo 
 leave given by his former Mafter ; and unlawful (the Pe 
 nalry being five Pound) to take a Servant without Cera 
 iicate of his Diligence, and of his Faithfulnels in his Set 
 
504 SC&e f&tffent &tate Part III, 
 
 a fevere Penalty ; but for a Servant to take away the Life 
 of his Mailer or Miftrefs, is accounted a Crime next to 
 High-Treafon, and called Petit-Treafon, and hath a peculi r 
 punifhmant Capital. 
 
 • Foreign Slaves in England there are none lince Chriftia- 
 nity prevailed. A Foreign Slave brought into England is 
 upon landing, ipfo fatto free from Slavery, but not from or¬ 
 dinary Service. _ 
 
 Some Lands in England are holden in Villainage, to do 
 fome particular Services to the Lord of the Mannor; and 
 luch Tenants may be called the Lord’s Servants. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 Of the Laws of England. 
 
 Cibil*\/\ 7 Here Common and Statute-Law takes no 
 £a‘aJ,] V V Cognizance, ufe is made of that Law of 
 Laws called the Civil-Lam ; wherein is to be had what ail 
 die wife!! and noblelt Men of the mod flouriffiing and 
 puifTant State that ever was in the World, could in the 
 lpace of many hundred Years by their own Wifdora or 
 Reafon devife, or from any other People learn; fo tint 
 this Law may be look’d on as the Product of the common 
 Reafon of all Mankind, and fitted for the Intereft and 
 Welfare, not of one Nation only, but taking care for die 
 general Affairs of all People. Of this Law (and of the 
 Canon Law) Ufe is made in all Ecclefiaftical Courts of Bi* 
 fhops. Archdeacons, Vicars-General,Chancellors, and Coin- 
 miftaries, whenever Cognizance is taken of Wills and Te-j 
 ftaments, of Tythes, Oblations, Mortuaries, of Matrimo¬ 
 ny, of Divorce, Adultery, Inceft, Fornication, Challity, 
 attempted ; of Sacred Orders, Inftitutions to Church- 
 Livings, Celebration of Divine Offices, Reparation of 
 Churches, Dilapidations, Procurations ; of Herelie, Apo- 
 focy, •Atheifm, Schifm, Simony, Blafpherny, &c. where 
 Sramfe-Law hath not particularly interpos’d. So of this 
 Law is made ufe in the-Court of Admiralty, in all AfLirs 
 immediately relating to the Royal Fleets, to all other 
 
PartlH. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Veffels of Trade, and to their Owners and Mariners, to 
 Commanders at Sea, to Repfizals, to Piracies, to Mer¬ 
 chants Affairs, to all Contrafts made at Sea, or beyond Sea, 
 in the way of Marine Trade, and Commerce to all Matters 
 touching Wrecks, Flotfam, Jetfam, Lagan, (that is to lay, 
 when a Ship is funk, or otherwife perifheth, and the 
 Goods either Float upon the Sea ; or are Thrown over-board to 
 lighten the Ship ; ot laflly,- when a Buny is fafined to Goods jo 
 Thrown out, in order to find'em another tice.) Marine Waifs, 
 Deodands, &c. Moreover Ufe is made of the Civil-Law in 
 the Coure.of the Earl-Marfhal raking Cognizance of Crimes 
 perpetrated out of England, of Contracts made in Foreign 
 Farts, of Affairs of War within and without England, of 
 Cnntroverlies about Nobility and Gentry, or-bearing of 
 Coats of Arms, of Precedency, &c. Of this Law much 
 ufe is made in Treaties with Foreign Potentates, where 
 many Points are to be determined and concluded, accord- 
 i ing to the dire&ion of this moll; excellent and generally 
 approved Law, and lor this Caufe Foreign Princes take 
 efpecial care to clioofe fuch Perl’ons for their Ambalfadors 
 as are skill’d in the Civil-Law ; and this Policy was hereto¬ 
 fore duly obferv’d by our Englijh Princes, with very good 
 Succefs. Laftly, the Two Univerficies of England i'erve 
 themfelves of the Civil-Law, for by their Privileges no 
 Student is to be fued at Common-Law, but in the Vice- 
 Chancellors Court, for Debts, Accompts, Injuries, &t. 
 
 Canon*The Canons of many ancient General 
 Councils, of many National and Provincial Evglijh Synods, 
 befides divers Decrees of the Bifhop of Rome, and Judg¬ 
 ments of ancient Fathers, had been received by the Church 
 of England, and incorporated into the Body of the Canon- 
 Law, by which lhe did ever proceed in the Exercife of her 
 Jurisdiction, and doth {till by Virtue of the Statute 15 Hen. 
 VIII. fo far as the faid Canons and Conflitutions are not 
 repugnant to the Holy Scripture, to the King’s ISeroga- 
 tive, or the Laws, Statutes, and Culloms of this Realm; 
 and theie are called the King’s Eccleliaftical Laws, which 
 have leveral Proceedings, and leveral Ends horn the Tem¬ 
 poral Laws; thefe inflicting Punifnment up»n the Body, 
 Lands, and Goods, and to punii-h the outward Man ; but 
 thofe pro faint e Anhr. ?, to reward the inward Man ; both 
 joining in this, to have the whole Man outwardly and in¬ 
 wardly reformat. a seummuft* 
 
JE$e §S jfftm ^tate Part Ilf, 
 
 €ommcm* 3 Uto.] Ifhe Common-Law of England Is the 
 Common Cuftoms of the Kingdom, which have by length 
 of time obtained the force of. Laws : It is called Lex non 
 fcripta, (not but that we have moft of them written in the 
 old Norman Dialifi, which being no where vulgarly ufed, 
 varies no more than the Latin) but becaufe it cannot be 
 made by Charter or Parliament, for thofe are always mat¬ 
 ters of Record, whereas Cuftoms are only matter of Faff, 
 and are no where but in the memory of the People, and 
 of all Laws muft be the beft for the Englijh, for the writ¬ 
 ten Laws made in England, by King and Parliaments, are 
 impofed upon the Subjeft, before any Probation or Tryal, 
 whether they are beneficial to the Nation, or agreeable to 
 the Nature of the People, except where they are firftmade 
 temporary, and for their known Utility are afterwards 
 made perpetual; but Cuftoms bind not the People till 
 they have .been tryed and approved time out of mind; 
 during which time, no Inconveniency arifing to hinder, 
 thofe Cuftoms became Laws; and therefore when our Par¬ 
 liaments have altered any fundamental Points of our Com* 
 mon-LaW, (as fometime hath been done) thofe alterations 
 have been by experience found fo inconvenient, that the 
 fame Law by fucceeding Parliaments hath foon been re- 
 ftored. This Common-Law is the Quintefience of the 
 Cuftomary Law of the Merdani, prevailing before the Con- 
 queft, in the middle Counties of England, called the King¬ 
 dom of Mercia, and of the Saxons among the Weft and 
 South Parts, and of the Danes among the Eaft-Anglcs , aii 
 firft reduced into one Body by King Edward the Elder, 
 about the year 900, which for lometime.almoft loft, were 
 revived by the good King Edward the Cootfeffor, and by Po- 
 fterity named his Laws: Tho’ it muft be owned that out 
 Saxon Anceftors had written Laws before this time, as the 
 Laws of JEtbilberht, Hlothere, and Eadric, Kings of Kent, 
 Hill extant in the Text us R of jin ft s ; and the Laws of King 
 jE'fred, wherein are alfo contained thofe more ancient ones 
 of King Ina, do plainly fltew. To thefe the Conqueror 
 added tome of the good Cuftoms of Normandy, and' then 
 his SuccelTor King Edward the Firft, having in his vounger 
 years given himlelf fatisfaftion in the Glory of Amis, 
 bent himfelf (like another Juft ini an ) to endow his Eftate 
 with divers notable fundamental Laws, ever lincepraftiled 
 in this Nation* The excellent conveniency and cenna- 
 turaiuci's 
 
part lit of ENGLAND. 307 
 
 turalnefs of the Common-Law of England, to the Temper 
 of Englijhmen is fuch, that the ferious Conliderarion there™ 
 of induced King Jama the Firft, in a iblerrm Speech, to 
 prefer it as to this Nation, before the Judicial Law of 
 Mofes. 
 
 Belides the Common-Law of England in general, there 
 are in divers parts of England, Cuftoms and Common 
 Ufage, which have the force of Common-Law among 
 thofe People to whofe Property they belong, as Borvigh 
 
 Englijh, a Ctmom f& called, becaule not in ufe out of Eng¬ 
 land, where the youngeft Son, or for want of Sons the 
 yolihgdft Brother is to Inherit, being prefumed that in Bc- 
 
 I roughs or Trading Towns, the elded Sons might proba¬ 
 bly have learned their Father’s Trade, and that the y?ua- 
 geft would always be lead able to help himlelr. Gavel' 
 kind ; of which fee Pag. 20 . in Kent, See. 
 
 $5tiltUtef%8.to.] Where the Common-Law is filent, there 
 we have excellent Statute-Laws, made by the feveral Kings 
 of England, by and with the Advice and Confent of all the 
 Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and of all the Commons of 
 England, by their Reprefenrives in Parliament, whereunto 
 the Englijh eafdy fubmit, as made at their own earned De- 
 lire and Requed. 
 
 All Tryals of Common and Statute-Law are tryed by a 
 Jury of twelve, Men, which is thus : The Sheriff fummons 
 Twenty four Men, Houlholders, out of the Neighbour¬ 
 hood of that place, where the matter conteded lies ; 
 Twelve of whom are chofen to try the Caufe. The Law¬ 
 yers on both Tides plead in open Court before the Judges, 
 thefe Tweive Men {landing near, may hear all that is laid 
 and produced on either part, and, may ask what Quedions 
 they pleafe of the Witnelfes. When all the Witnefles are 
 examined, and all Pleading is over, one of the judges 
 briefly recapitulates all that has pad, putting the Twdvi 
 Men in mind of what hath been alJcdged and defended on 
 either fide, and informing them what Points are according 
 to Law, ana what not; after which thefe Jury of Tmlvs 
 Men are bid to retire by themielves, an G,'fleer being 
 charg’d with them, to lee that they have neither Meat, 
 Drink, Fire, nor Candle, that rliev mav the io-mer con¬ 
 clude their Opinions which mud be all Unanimous. 
 When they are agreed, they come back into Coun, and 
 
308 Eije f jcfent Part III; 
 
 defiring their Forman, (i. «.) the firft upon the Lift, may 
 fpeak for them, he declares in two or three Words the Opi¬ 
 nion of all the Jury, all being of one mind, for elfe to be 
 remanded back to their Confinement) and according to 
 their Judgment, the Sentence pafles finally. Note, the Re¬ 
 turns of Verdift are bound up to Forms adapted to the 
 nature of the Caufe : As in Criminal Caufes, Guilty , or 
 Not Guilty ; in Civil Aftions, Finding for the Plaintiff, or 
 for the Defendant, &c. This is the uncontroulable Property 
 of every freeborn Subjeft of England to be tryed by his 
 Peers, and that not only in matters of Claim and Propriety 
 between Subjeft and Subjeft, but in all Criminal Cafes too 
 at the King’s Suit. 
 
 peculiar anb By the King’s Royal Char¬ 
 
 ter granted to divers Cities of England, the Magiftrates 
 have a Power to make fuch Laws as may'be beneficial for 
 the Citizens, and not repugnant to the Laws of the Land, 
 and thefe are binding only to the Inhabitants of the place, 
 
 • unlefs fuch Laws are for general good or againft a general 
 Inconvenience, for then they bind Strangers. 
 
 The Forefi-Laws are peculiar Laws, dif¬ 
 ferent from the Gmnmn-Law of England•' Forefts in Erg- 
 land are exxeeding ancient, and before the making of Ch.ir- 
 ta die Forefia, Offences committed therein were punilhd at 
 the plealure of the King, in fo {harp and grievous a man¬ 
 ner, (as ftiil in Germany) that both Nobles and Commons 
 did fuffer many horrible Inconveniences and Oppreflions; 
 and even in that Charter were fome hard Articles, which 
 the Clemency of gracious Kings have lince by Statute 
 thought fit to alter per Ajffas Forefia- Yet in the time of 
 Edward the Third, and alio at this Day, Voluntas repmabi'.v.r 
 pro fafto ; fo that if a Man be taken Hunting a Deer, lie 
 may be Arrefted as if he had taken a Deer. The Forelier 
 may take and Arreft a Man, if he be taken either at Dig- 
 draw, St able-(land. Back-bear, or Bloody-hand ; for in theie 
 four a Man is faid to be taken with the manner, tho’ throe 
 of them may be but prefumptions. 
 
 fpattiat^ato.] Lex Cafirev.fis Anglic an a, is that Lr-v 
 which dependerh upon the King’s Will and Plealure, or 
 his Lieutenant, in time of a£hial War; for altho’ in rims 
 sr Peace, the King for the more equal Temper of Laws 
 toward 
 
Part HI. of ENGLAND, 309 
 
 towards all Iifs Subje&s, makes no Laws but by the con- 
 feat of the Three Eftates in Parliament: Yet in time of 
 War, by reafon of great Dangers arifing fuddenly and un¬ 
 expectedly upon fmall occafions, he ufeth abfolute Power, 
 infomuch as his Word goeth for a Law. Martial-Law ex¬ 
 tends only to Soldiers and Mariners, and is not to be pra- 
 ftifed in times of Peace, but only in times of War, and 
 then and there only where the King’s Army is on foot. 
 But this is very much regulated of late by Statute-Law. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 j Of Humours, Manners, Diet, Attires , Recreations } 
 | and Buildings. 
 
 T*HE Englijh differ from one another in their Humours, 
 as they do in their Birth, Education, and Profeflion. 
 The Nobility, Gentry, and Scholars, as well as moll of the 
 Merchants and chief Tradefmen, are extreamly well po- 
 lilhed in their Behaviour; but the common lbrt are rude 
 and even barbarous, as the effeCls of popular Tumults, 
 (which are here called the Mobile) fliews, who, when they 
 are got together, commit the greateft Out-rages, and ren¬ 
 der themfelves fometimes very formidable,even to the Magi- 
 flrate,who needs great Courage and Virtue to oppole them. 
 
 And here I would give the Reader one wholl’om Cau¬ 
 tion, to wit, that if ever he happens to fall under the D'if 
 pleafure of the Mobile in a Tumult, that he doth not vim 
 j d; repellere, oppofe them by Force, but by kind Words, pit> 
 able Harangues, Condefcenfion, or Tome fuch refigning 
 Method get free from ’em, and leave them to themlelves; 
 
 | for he who fo treats them, divides them, and hereupon they 
 generally fall outgone among!! another. 
 
 The better fort are always Courteous and Obliging, 
 Free, Generous, Grateful, engaging even with Charms; 
 but the meaner fort are Rude, Boifterous, Infuking, Stiff, 
 Uncertain, and Dangerous, elpecially to Strangers; to 
 whom they are generally as Inhuman, as the better fori: 
 are indulgent. 
 
3 id 8%e')B}eftnt&tatt Part III. 
 
 They treat their Guefts moft fplerididly and freely; the 
 more you eat and drink, the welcomer you are ; but then 
 amongft Equals, they expeft for the moft part to receive 
 fuch entertainment as they give. 
 
 The Euglijh are a People that are extreamly taken with 
 . Oratory, and they have the beft fort of it, in the greateft 
 Perfection, that of the Pulpit. 
 
 Tis true, the Ignorant are as much pleas’d with that 
 they call a Good Delivery, meaning the Graces of Elocuti¬ 
 on. which the Romans underftood by the Word Aftion, 
 as they are with the Matter or the Stile; but as the Learned 
 very well know, that Aftion is a Thing quite loft in the 
 World, and that which the French and Italians pretend to, 
 comes no nearer to the Aftion of the Roman Orators, than 
 - the Performances of modern Stage-players do that of the 
 famous RoJcites ; fo the better Preachers give it over as a 
 thing to be defpaired of, and inftead of taking the Eye and 
 Ear, they feize on the Mind,'with rational Force, a migh¬ 
 ty and irreliftable Power and Authority; for Sermons 
 in no part of the World are fo clofely penn’d, with fo 
 much deep Learning, in fuch Accurate Methods, fuch 
 ftrong Reafonings, fo Eafie and Elegant a Stile, as here 
 in England; and withal fuch excellent Divinity, that it 
 was a modeft Opinion of the great Verulam, that the beft 
 Body of Pofitive Divinity that ever was compiled fince 
 the Scriptures, might be eafily made out of the Sermons 
 which are daily preached in England. By Pofitive Divinity , 
 he means that which of all others is in his Judgment moft 
 Rich and Precious, fuch a Form as may be collefted upon 
 particular Texts of Scripture in brief Obfervations, not 
 dilated into Common Places, nor chafing after Controver- 
 lies, nor reduced into Method of Art, a thing abounding 
 in Sermons, but defeftive in Books. 
 
 ] The Enghjh according to their Climate are 
 of a middle Temper; Graceful, and yet Ealie ; Cheerful, 
 yet well Compos’d. 
 
 Their Ingenuity will nor allow them to be excellent at 
 the' Cheat, but fubjeft in that point rather to take than 
 give, and fuppoiing others to be as open-jiearted as them- 
 felves, are many times in Treaties over-march’d by them, 
 whom they over-match’d in Arms and true Valour j which 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. ^ri 
 
 hath been very eminent in all Ages, and almoft in all Lands 
 and Seas too of the whole World. 
 
 The Englijh, fince the Reformation are fo much given 
 to Literature, that all forts are generally the mod know¬ 
 ing People in the World. Men and Women, Children 
 and Servants cannot only read, but write Letters, to the 
 great encreafe of Commerce, and the prodigious Advan¬ 
 tage and Augmentation of the Poft-Office, in.proportion 
 beyond any other Poft-Office in Europe. And yet fome 
 compute the Revenues of the Poll: in France to be four 
 times as great as the Revenue of the Englijh Poft, though 
 they are not treble the Number of People. But then this 
 inequality muft arife from the Scituation of France, that 
 makes it in effect the Poft-Road of all Europe. 
 
 The Englijh have been fo much addifted to uniting of 
 Books, efpecially in their own Language, and with l'o much 
 Licenfe or Cdnnivance, that according to the Obl'ervadons 
 of a learned Man long ago, there have been during our 
 late Troubles and Confulions, more good, and more bad 
 Books printed and publiffied in the Englijh Tongue, than in 
 all the vulgar Languages in Europe. 
 
 For Solidity of Matter, for Elegancy of Stile, and Me¬ 
 thods in their Sermons, Comedies, Romances; and aifo in 
 their Books of Divinity, Philofophy, Phyfick, Hijlory, and all 
 other folid Learning, no Nation hath fprpalled, and few 
 equall’d them. 
 
 The Englijh , efpecially the Gentry, are fo much given to 
 Prodigality, Sports and Paftimes, that Eftates are ofrner 
 fpent and fold than in any other Country: They think it 
 apiece of Frugality beneath a Gentleman to bargain be¬ 
 forehand ; or to account afterward for what they eat in any 
 Place, though the Rate be moft unreafonable ; whereby 
 it cori}e$ tq pafs, that Cooks, Vintners, Inn-keepers, and 
 Rich like enrich themfelves, and beggar and infulc over 
 the Gentry. 
 
 ©iet] The Englijh are generally great Flefh-Eaters, 
 although by the Nearnefs of the Sea on every fide, 
 the great Multitude of Rivers, Brooks and Ponds, Eng¬ 
 land abounds with almoft all forts of excellent Fifti, as is 
 before mentioned. 
 
 The Englijh are not now fo much addifted to Gluttony 
 and Drunkennefs as formerly. 
 
 X 4 Eeajling 
 
312 ITIe.f ?cfent fe>fate Partin. 
 
 Feajling alfo is notfo common and profufe as anciently; 
 for although the Feafls of Coronations, at the Inftallation 
 of Knights of the Garter, Chancellors of Unimlitics, 
 Confecrations of Eifliops, Entertainment of Ambafladors, 
 the Feafl of the Lord Mayor of London, of Serjeants at 
 Law, and Headers Feafls in the Inns of Court, &c■ are all 
 very fumptuous and magnificent in thefe times; yet com¬ 
 pared to the Feafts of our Anceflors, feem to be but 
 Niggardly and Sparing: For Richard Earl of Carnival, Bro¬ 
 ther to Hairy the Third, had at hi s' Marriage-Feafl, ( a; is 
 recorded) Thirty thoufand Difhes of Meat: Nevil Arch- 
 bifhop of 2'ork had at his Confecratioma Dinner or Feaft fcf- 
 ficicnt for ten thoufand People ; one of the Abbats of St. 
 Juguflines at Canterbury invited 5000 Gueflsat his Inftalla- 
 tion * Dinner; and King Richard the Second at a C hrifvr.as 
 Tpent daily Twenty fix Oxen, Three hundred Sheep, be- 
 fides Fowls, and all other Provifion proportionably; fio an¬ 
 ciently at a Call of Serjeants at Law, each Serjeant (faith 
 Fortefcue) fpentfixteen hundred Crowns in Feafling, which 
 in thofe days was more than Sixteen hundred Pounds now. 
 
 The Englifn that feed not over-liberally ( whereto the 
 great Plenty and Variety of Viands intice them) nor drink 
 much Wine, but content themfelves with fmall Ale or Si- 
 der, are obferved to be .much more healthy, and much 
 longer lived than fome other of our Neighbouring Na¬ 
 tions. 
 
 England abounds in Variety of Drinks, above any other 
 Nation in Europe: Befides all forts of the bell Wines from 
 Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Greece, there 
 are fold in London above twenty forts of other Drinks, as 
 Brandy, Rattafia, Coffee, Chocolate, Tea, Rum, Punch, Ul- 
 quebaugb, Mum, Sider, Perry, Mead, ,Metheglin, Beer, 
 Ale, many forts of Ales, very different, as Cock, Stepony, 
 Stitchback, Hull, Derby, Northdomi, Nottingham, Sandback, 
 Betony, Scurvy-grafs, Sage-Ale, Sherbet, College-Ale, 
 China-Ale, Butler’s-Ale, &c. 
 
 Mtti rf.J For Apparel or Clothing, the French Mode hath 
 been generally ufed in England of late Years; in the 
 time of Queen Elizabeth fometimes the High-Dutch, fome- 
 • times the Spanifl, and fometimes the Tarkijb and Morocco 
 Habits were by the Englijb worn in England. 
 
 •Smt* 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. 313 
 
 1 -Recreation#- ] For Variety of Divertifemerjts, Sports 
 3nd Recreations, no Nation doth excel the Engl;ft. 
 
 The King hath abroad his Forefts, Chafes, and Parks, 
 full of Variety of Game; Red and Fallow-Deer, Foxes, 
 Otters; Hawking, his Paddock-Courfes, Horfe-Races, &c. 
 and at-home, Tennis, Pelmel, Billiards, Comedies, Ope¬ 
 ra’s, Mafquerades, Balls, Ballats, &c. The Nobility and 
 Gentry havetheir Parks, Warrens, Decoys, Paddock-Cour¬ 
 fes, Horfe-Rafes, Hunting, Courfing, Fifliing, Fowling, 
 Hawking, Setting-Dogs, Tumblers, Lurchers,Duck-hunt¬ 
 ing, Cock fighting, Guns for Birding, Lowbells, Bat-fowl¬ 
 ing, Angling, Nets, Tennis, Bowling, Billiards, Tables, 
 Chefs, Draughts, Cards, Dice, Back-Sword, Sword and 
 Dagger, Sword and Gauntlet, Sword and Buckler, Rapier, 
 Quarterftaff, Single Faulchion, Double Falchion, thefe 
 moftiy praftifed by thofe who Rile themfelves Mailers of 
 the Noble Science of Defence, Stage-plays, Masks, BY'Is, 
 Dancing, Singing; all forts of Mufical Inllruments, &c. 
 The Citizens and Peafants have Hand-ball, Foot-ball, Cric¬ 
 ket, Skittles or Nine-Pins, Shovel-board, Stow-ball, Golfe, 
 Trol-Madams, Cudgels, Bear-baiting, Bull-baiting, Bow 
 and Arrow, Throwing at Cocks, Cock-fighting, Shuttle- 
 Cock, Bowling, Quoits, Leaping, Wreftling, Pitching of 
 the Barr, and Ringing of Bells, a Recreation uled in no 
 other Country in the World. 
 
 jottilBing#. ] Churches throughout all England, and the 
 pubiick Edifices are generally of Colid Stone covered with 
 Lead; Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches for the mod 
 part Ample and Magnificent; ar.d the Churches in Mar¬ 
 ket Towns and Oppulent Villages fpacious and folid e- 
 nough, beautified with very high Pyramids, or Steeples, 
 or at leaft with ftately high Towers; Houfes in the City 
 that were heretofore ulually of Wood, are now built with 
 Stone or Brick, and covered with Slate or Tile; the 
 Rooms within Waijrfcotted, or hung with Tapifiry, or 
 other convenient Stuff, and all Ceiled with Plnilfer, excel¬ 
 lent againft the Rage of Fire, againfl: Cold, and to hinder 
 the Paflage of all Dull: and Noife; of late Years Deal 
 Wainfcot is found to be more convenient, and cheaper 
 than Flangings. 
 
 The modern Buildings have been far more High:, and 
 of left continuance than the ancient. 
 
 The 
 
314 SCfje pjefcnt State Part Hr, 
 
 The Buildings of England, or rather the Seats of the 
 Gentry, have been thus anciently valued : 
 
 The North for Grtatnefs, the Ettfl for Health j 
 The South for Neatnejs, the Weft for Wealth. 
 
 The Houfes of the Nobles and Rich are abundantly, 
 furnilhed with Pewter, Brafs, Fine Linnen, China Ware' 
 and Plate, the -meaneft Mechanicks and Husband-men 
 want not Silver Spoons, and fome Silver Cups in their 
 Houfes. 
 
 The Windows every where glazed, not made of Paper 
 or Wood, as is ufually in Italy ox Spain: Chymnies in moil 
 Places, no Stoves, although the far more Southern Parts 
 of Germany can hardly fubfift in the Winter without 
 them. 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 Of Vices and Pmsifoments. 
 
 Slicej0f> l T , HE Englijh National Vices were anciently 
 A Gluttojiy, and the Effefts thereof Lafeivioufneft •, 
 So likewife Pride in Apparel, wherein they were fo ex¬ 
 travagant, foolilh and fuperfluous, that divers Statutes 
 before our Reformation in Religion? and Homilies fince, 
 have been made againft that Excefs; and an Englijk-vun 
 was wont to be piftured Naked, with a pair of Taylors 
 Sheers in his Hand, a piece of Cloth under his Arm, and 
 Verfes annexe, intimating, that he kenwnot what Falhion 
 of Clothes to hive- 
 
 Excefs of Drinking was anciently more rare in EnglarJ, 
 as appears by an old Poet. 
 
 Ecce Britannormn mot eft laudaiilis ifte, 
 Ui bibai arbi'trio pcula cjtiijque fuo. 
 
 The Danes in the time of King Edgar, firft brought il 
 in; but it was afterwards baniflied hence, fo that we line! 
 no ancient Statute fines the Conqueft againft it; for tho 
 
3 16 • K\)t f jefcrit &tm Part in 
 
 Grateful to Benefa&ors, when their Purfe or Eftate, no 
 diverted by-other extravagant Expences, will give then 
 leave to remember them. 
 
 Some of thofe who have more Wit than they can ap 
 ply well, and a bold Dexterity above all Europeans, are the 
 mod exquilite Pick-Pockets in the World, and the moll 
 daring Thieves and Pirates; though in robbing on tin 
 High-way they feldom commit any Murder, unlefs thej 
 be purfued. 
 
 So like wife’tis no extraordinary, but a generous thinj 
 for thofe who rob on the High-way, to fend back to tin 
 Owner, Papers, Parchments, or any other delired thing! 
 that are of no intrinfick value to a Stranger. 
 
 • , ! Of Pun foment s } and firfi EccleJiafiicaL 
 
 A ND Firlt of thofe relating to Ecclefiaflical Difc! 
 
 pline, which when infli&ed upon Scandalous, No 
 torious and Contumacious Offenders, proceeds in thi 
 manner: Firft, -The Party delinquent is admonifhed, nej 
 goes forth Minor Excommunicatio, whereby he is Excom 
 municated or excluded from the Church, or if not iron 
 the Church, yet from the Communion of the Lord’s Sup 
 per, is disabled to be Plaintiff in a Suit of Law, C'f 
 and this commonly for Stubbornnefs fhewed, by not ap 
 pearing in the Ecclefiaflical Court upon Summons, o: 
 not obeying the Orders of the Court, which though i; 
 fmalleft matters, yet may be a very great Crime, for Ru 
 pracepta, quo facility eft obfernsatu, eo pmcepli mohtio eft gw 
 'uiorjcum fit magis fpntanea, as St. An fin obferves of the lirfi 
 ‘ Sin of Adam-, Any Command, by how much the eairer i 
 snay beobferved, by fo much the more grievous is the 
 "Breach thereof, becaufe it is the more voluntary ; Befides 
 in Contempts, it is not fo'much the Violation of the 
 'Law, as of- the Authority, which ought to be relented. 
 And herein the Church of England proceedeth no orhar 
 -wife than the State of England ; for fo odious in the Ep 
 of the Common-Law' of England, is the Contempt jiurc- 
 of, that not only for Felonies, but even in an A&ion o! 
 the Cafe, in an Aftion of a Small Debt, Account or Dv 
 , tinvie, if a Mari will not appear and fubmit himfelf »; 
 
part lit* of E N.G LAND. 317 
 
 TryalatLaWj aProcefsof Outlawry is grounded againft 
 him, and he being once Outlawed, he is out of the Prote- 
 , flion of the Law, Caput gerit Lupinum, faith BraBtm, an 
 out-lawed Perfon was anciently look’d upon as a Wolf 
 lawfully to be kill’d by any Man that fhould meet him, 
 as moll juft, that he who contemned the Law, and therein 
 the King, fhould not have benefit by the Law, nor pro- 
 tettion from the King; and at this day he is to Jofe all his 
 Goods and Chattels. The Reader will ealily pardon this 
 Digteffion, when he considers the general Cry againft Ex- 
 communication at this day. 
 
 This Power of leffer Excommunication, the Bifhcp may 
 delegate to any grave Priefl with the Chancellor. 
 
 Ixcommunicatio Major is not only an Exclulion from the 
 Company of Chriftians in Spiritual Duties, but all'o in 
 Temporal Affairs, and this commonly for Herefie, Schiftn, 
 Perjury, Incefl, and fuch grievous Crimes; and that it 
 may be done with the more Solemnity and Terror, it is 
 to be pronounced by the Bifliop himfelf, in his proper Per¬ 
 fon; and being fo excommunicated, a Man cannot, in any 
 Civil or Eccleiiaftical Court, be Plaintiff or Witneis. And 
 incafe any Man be fo ftubborn, as to continue forty days 
 Excommunicated, the King’s Writ de Excommunicato Capi~ 
 enh, is granted forth of the Chancery againft him ; where¬ 
 upon he is call into Priion, withouc Bail, there to lie till 
 lie hath fatisfied for his Offence. 
 
 Next, there is Jnatbematijm:v to be inflidled only upon 
 an obftinate Heretick, whereby he is declared a pubiick 
 Enemy of God, and rejedted and curfed, and delivered 
 over to eternal Damnation: And this is to done by the 
 I Bifliop alfo, in his own Perfon, aflifted by the Dea<n and 
 | Chapter, or twelve other grave Priefts. 
 
 Laflly, there is hittnliUum, whereby is prohibited all Di¬ 
 vine Offices, as Chriftian Burial, Adminiilration of Sacra¬ 
 ments, &c. in fuch a place, or to fuch a People; and if 
 this be againil a People, it follows them wherelfrever they 
 go; but if againil a Place only, then the People of that 
 place may go to Divine Offices dlewhere. 
 
 Befides thefe general Cenlurc-s of the Church which re- 
 fpedl Church-Communion, there is another which touch- 
 ech the Body of the Delinquent, called Pdlich. Pemunce, 
 when any one is comjiellod to confefs in pubiick his Faulr, 
 and to bewail it before, the whole Congregation in the 
 Church, 
 
518 . SC&* fjefent &tste Part nr. 
 
 Church, which is done in this manner: The Delinquent 
 is to ftand in the Church-Porch upon Tome Sunday, bare- 
 head, and barefeet, in a white Sheet, and a white Rod in 
 his Hand, there bewailing himfelf, and begging every one 
 that paffes by to pray for him; then to enter the Church, 
 falling down and killing the Ground; then in the mid¬ 
 dle of the Church is he or Ihe eminently placed in the figh; 
 of all the People and over againft the Minifter, who de¬ 
 clares the Foulnefsofhis Crime, odious to God, and fan- 
 dalous to the Congregation; that God can no way be fa- 
 tisfied but by applying Chrift’s Sufferings ; nor the Congre- 
 gation, but by an humble acknowledging of his Sins, and 
 teftifying his fincere Repentance and Sorrow, notin Word? 
 only, but with Tears, and promifing there in the light of 
 God and his holy Angels, that by God’s Affiftance, and by 
 Prayer, Meditation, and daily works of Piety he will err 
 deavour hereafter more carefully to watch againft the 
 Temptations of the World, the Allurements of the Flefh, 
 and the Snares of the Devil: Which being done, and the 
 Prieft, in Chrift’s Name, pronouncing the Remillion of 
 Sins, the Penitent humbly befeeches the Congregation to 
 pardon him in that great Scandal againft them, and receive 
 him into their holy Communion, and account him again a 
 Member of their Church; and in teftimony thereof, out 
 of their Chriftian Charity, to vouchfafe to fay with him 
 aloud the Lord’s Prayer. And this way of the Church of 
 England, appears by divers Writers, to be the ancient way 
 ufed by the Primitive Churches. 
 
 Note, That it is ordained by the Canons of the Church 
 of England, that, in cafe the Crime be not notorious and 
 Publick, the fore-named Penance may, at the Party’s Re* 
 queft, be commuted into a pecuniary Mulft for the Poor of 
 rhe Paiifli, or forne pious Ufes; provided, that for the Re¬ 
 formation of the Delinquent, that may appear to be the 
 more probable way ; for feme Men will be thereby re¬ 
 claimed, who by the publication of their Offence, would be¬ 
 come more impudent and hardened, when they perceive 
 their Reputation to be loft. 
 
 There remains one more Punifhment, or Ecclefiaftic.il 
 Cenfure which touches the Body, and that is denial of 
 Chriftian Burial, which is infli&ed not in feenam mortw 
 ram, but in terroretn viventium, who naturally defire, that 
 after their Death their Bodies may be decently interred. 
 
3 ar t III. ofENGLAND. 319 
 
 AChriftian Burial is wont to be denied by the Church of 
 inland to Perlons dying Excommunicate, to perjured 
 Petfons, to fuch as are hanged for Felony, or that wil¬ 
 fully kill themfelves, and to Apoftates, Hereticks and Ex¬ 
 tortioners. 
 
 To thefe fore-named Cenfures and Punilhments, both 
 Laity and Clergy are fubjeft : But befides thefe, there 
 are Punilhments whereunto the Clergy only are liable; as 
 frll, Sitjpenjio ab Officio, when a Minifter for a time is de¬ 
 clared unfit to execute the Office of a Minifter. 
 
 Then Sufpenfio k Beneficio ; when a Mini Her for a time is 
 deprived of the Profits of his Benefice, and thefe two Cen¬ 
 fures are wont to be for fmaller Crimes. 
 
 Thirdly, Deprivatio d Bmcficio ; when for a greater 
 Crime, aMiniiler is wholly, and for ever deprived of his 
 Living- 
 
 And Fourthly, Deprivation Officio; when a Minifter is 
 wholly, and for ever deprived of his Orders; and this is 
 Dtfsffiio or Degradatio, and is commonly for feme heinous 
 Crime, meriting Death, and is performed by the Bilhop 
 in a folemn Manner, pulling off from the Criminal his 
 Veftments, and other Enfigns of his Order, and this in 
 iheprefence of the Civil Magiftrate, to whom he is then 
 delivered to be punifhed,as a Layman for the like Offence. 
 And herein Bilhops are to take fpecial Care to behave 
 themfelves a; w ^7 rtMei&oflis, not as lording over 
 God’s Heritage, not as abfolute Mailers over Servants, 
 to gain by their Punilhments, but as Fathers over 
 Children for their Amendment, and as being Minifters in 
 Spiritual Affairs, to ufe their Power for the good of Chri- 
 hians, and to conduftthat Power by Moderation. 
 
 Secondly, of PunifhmentJ relating to Civil Difci- 
 flitte. 
 
 B Ecaufe the Punilhments inffi&ed for fevers! Crimes, 
 are different in moft Nations, and thole of 
 much different from thole of ail other Countries ; a brie) 
 Account of them may probably not be unacceptable to Fo- 
 eigners efpecially. 
 
320 K \)c fBjefent jfetftte Part ill 
 
 All Crimes in England that touch the Life of a Man 
 are either High-Treafon, Petty-Treajon , Rape, Buggery, Murder 
 or Felony. 
 
 Altho’ fome High-Treafons are much more heinous an -j 
 odious than others, yet the Punilhment by Law i s th a 
 fame for all forts, (except Clipping and Coining of Money) 
 and that is, that the Traytor laid upon a Hurdle or SledgeJ 
 be drawn to the Gallows, there hanged by the Neck, pr e j 
 fently cut down alive, his Entrails to be fuddenly pulled 
 out of his Belly, and burnt before the Face of the Crimi 
 ml; then his Head to be cut off, his Body to be divided 
 into four Parts; and laftly, that the Head and Body bs 
 hung up, or impaled where the King (hall command. 
 
 Belides all this, he Hull forfeit all his Lands and Goods 
 whatfoever; his Wife lliall lofe her Dowry, his Children 
 their Nobility, and all their right of Inheriting him, or 
 any other Anceltor; our Law thinking it moft reafbmble 
 that he who endeavoured to deftroy the King, the Breath 
 of our Nollrils, and thereby to rend the Majefty of Go¬ 
 vernment, his Body, Lands, Goods, and Pofterity fhouldbe 
 rent, torn, and deftroyed. 
 
 For Coining of Money, tho’ adjudged High-Treafon, the 
 Punilhment having been only Drawing and Hanging, be¬ 
 fore the Statute of 25 £a’n>.III. it remains fo Bill - ; kc Hi. 
 ycden laith, that before his time the Punilhment for falsify¬ 
 ing of Money, was lofs of Eyes and of the Genitals. 
 
 Petty-Treajon is either when a Servant killeth his Maker 
 or Miftrefs, or a Wife killeth her Husband, or a Clergy¬ 
 man his Prelate, to whom he oweth Obedience and for 
 Crime the Punilhment is to be drawn (as before) and to be 
 hanged by the Neck till he be dead. The Punilhment for 
 a Woman convicted of High-Treafon, or Petty-Treafcn is 
 all one, and that is to be drawn and burnt alive. 
 
 For Felonies , or other Capital Crimes, there were ancient¬ 
 ly feveral forts of Punilhments, till Hen. I. ordained, that 
 the Punilhments for all Felonies, Ihould be to be hanged 
 by die Neck till they be dead. 
 
 But if a Peer of the Realm commit High-Treafon, Per- 
 ty-Treafon, or Felony, altho’ his Judgment be the fame 
 with that of common Perfons, yet the King doth ulually 
 extend fo much Favour to fuch, as to caufe them only to be 
 beheaded with an Ax, upon a Block, lying on the GrourJ, 
 and not as in all other Countries, by a Sword, kneeling or 
 Banding. If a 
 
partlll. of ENGLAND. 337 
 
 If a Criminal indi&ed of Petty-Treafon, Felony, or any 
 Capital Crime, reful'eth to an Aver, or ro pur himfclf upon 
 aLegalTryal; then for fucli handing Mure, and Contu¬ 
 macy, lie is prefently to undergo that humble PunilhmenC 
 called Peine forte & dure ; thar i\ ro be fent back to the 
 Prifon from whence he came, and there laid in fome low 
 dark Room, upon the bare Ground, on hi.s Back, all naked 
 befide his Privy-Parts, his Anns ai.J Legs drawn with 
 Cords, fattened to the ieveral Quarter' of rj )e Room ; then 
 Jhall be laid upon his Body, Iron and Stone, fo much as he 
 ■ may bear, or more ; the next Day he fli:dl have three Mor- 
 fels of Barley-Bread, without Drink, anil the third Day 
 fhall have Drink of the Water next ro the Prifon Door, 
 except it be running Water, without BseM ; and this fl ail 
 be his Diet till he die. Which grievous kind of Death 
 fome ttout Fellows have fomerimes clioien, chat to not be¬ 
 ing tryed and convi&ed of their Crime', their Ettates may 
 not be forfeited to the King, but deicend to their Cliiidnm 
 nor their Blood ftained. 
 
 But tho’ the Law continues, yet we lo abhor Cruelty; 
 that of late they are fullered to be fo over-charged with 
 Weight laid upon them, that they expire prefendy. 
 
 But in cafe of Hig!>Treafo» , tho’ the Criminal Baud 
 mute, yet Judgment ilia 11 he given agsintt him as if he 
 had been convifted, and his Fllace conrifcated. 
 
 After Beheading or Hanging, the Ciiminab, Fiiends ufu- 
 ally interr the Body decently, where they pleafe ; only if 
 the Crime be very enormous, as for Murdering and Rob¬ 
 bing any Perfon, then by Order is the Ciiinim! ufually 
 hanged by the Neck rill he be dead, and afterwards hanged 
 in Chains till the Body rot ; and in form.- Cafes his Right 
 Hand is firtt cut off, and then he is hang .!. 
 
 In all fuch Felonies where the Beni-lit of Clergy is al¬ 
 lowed (as it is in many) there the Criminal is marked 
 with a hot Iron, with an M for MmiLyer, on the Lift 
 Hand; and by a late Act of Parliament (forfeveral Cades 
 therein mention’d} now in the Left Cheek and near the 
 Nofe with a T for Thief, and wandering Rogues arc to be 
 mark’d on the Shoulder with an R. 
 
 Anciently in the time of the Snxo?: Chrittian Kings, and 
 fometime after the coming of die Nstir.it: lung., ‘Men 
 were rarely put to Dearh A r ,< I 
 
 grievous Fines, or for the more enormc-;- Cibrus,. to !ofc 
 
32,8 K.\)t pjcftnt gstatc part Hr 
 
 their Eyes or their Tefficles; ahJ Jo remain living Monu¬ 
 ments of the-'r Impieties, as Punithmenrs far woile th,;:i 
 Death j which amen" Chrillians is believed to be lu,r a 
 Pafiage, for all truely Penitent, from this Life to a far bet¬ 
 ter ; and fo more a Reward than a Puniiliment 
 
 For Pctty-Larc,ny , or lhiall ' 1 'heFc that is under the valna 
 of 11 d the Puniiliment anciently was Ibinerimes by Lois 
 of an Ear, fometimes by Cudgelling ; but lince EW m./i][, 
 only by Whipping. But if inch Petty-Thief be found by 
 the Jury to have fled for the lame, he forfeiteth all his 
 Woods- 
 
 Perjury, by bearing falfe Witneis upon Oath, in a Court 
 of Record, is puniiW with the Pillory, called CeUifry,. 
 aw, burnt in the Forehead with a P. his Trees growing 
 upon his Ground to be rooted up, and his Good, con- 
 Plicated.' 
 
 Forgery, Cheating, Litcding, Falfe Weights and Meaj.:,-::, 
 ForefiaUing the A l.vft, Ofluccs in Baking an-i Brewing, ;.re 
 commonly puniflied with Handing in the Pillory, Whip¬ 
 ping, and fometimes to have one or both Ears naiiei to the 
 Filler), and cue off, or there bored through the Tongue 
 with a hot iron. But of late we have letc ott the Cructy 
 of cutting off Ears, Rvere Whipping, Branding on the 
 Forehead, boring the Tongue, and the like. 
 
 Tire Puniiliment for biffin'(ion of Higb-Treaftm, that is, 
 for negitfiing or concealing it, &c. is Forfeiture cf the 
 Profits of his Lands during Life, and of all Goods, and 
 alfo Irnpiilbnmenc for Life. 
 
 For Striking in the King's Court , whereby Blood is drawn’?. 1 : 
 Puniiliment is, that the Criminal lliall have his Right 
 Hand Hricken off in a in off fad and (oleum manner. 
 
 For Striking in whilft the Courts of Ju- 
 
 ffice are fitting, is Imprifoninent during Life, and Fcnci- 
 tute of all his Ellate. 
 
 For one found i:i a Pratniunirc, that is, one who incurs 
 the fame Puniiliment which was inflifted on thole v.!w| 
 nanfgnffed the Statute of 16 R. If, cap. 5. commonly cal¬ 
 led the Brattice of Pr.t/annire facias, &C. for fuch an cue 
 the Punilitmenr is Forfeiture of all his Ellate, to be pit 
 our of rfie King’s Protection, and ImpufonrneiiC during the 
 King’s pita lure. 
 
 The Puniii’.ment of Pt:r,-!;irsrs attainted of giving 3 
 Verdift contrary to Kviic. ce, wittingly, is fevere ; thf< 
 
Part III of ENGLAND. -9 
 
 are condemned to lofe 'the Franchife or Freedom of the 
 Law, that is, become Infamous, and of no Credit, ’inca¬ 
 pable of being a Wirnefs, or of a Jury ; their Houib.v, 
 Lands, and Goods lhall be feized into the King’s Lianas, 
 their Houles pulled down, their Meadows ploughed up, 
 their Trees rooted up, all their Lands hid wafte, and there 
 Bodies Imprifoned. 
 
 The like Punifliment is alfo for thole who fha’l confpire 
 to indidt an Innocent falfely and niaiidoufly of Feint:t : 
 But indeed there are no late Inihnces of flich Pumih- 
 ment. 
 
 Felode fe, that is, one who witrinol'/ killeth himfDf. is m 
 be interr’d without Chriftinu Burial, with a brake driven 
 through the Corps, and to forfeit his Goods. 
 
 Drunkards , Vagabonds, Prophnne Swearers, Loofc, Id!-:. Difor * 
 ierly Perfons, Night-walkers, eke. are pur.ilhed by Acting 
 their Legs in the S'to 
 
 trniary Mulch. The execution of sheje vheljow Laws agaiajl 
 Projmiefi and Immorality, has been very honourably promoted h 
 the Societies for the Rcurmanou or manners. 
 
 Scolding Women, ate to be let in a Tr-hucbet, commoniv 
 called a Clicking Stool, perhaps from the Fr.i.cb Co<ni.,.--, and 
 the German Stud , the 
 
 Water, into which they are hr down, end plunged under 
 Water thrice to cool tneir Cnoicr anu treat. 
 
 Other Mifdemeanours are commonly puniined with I:n- 
 prifonmencs or Fines, and fomecimes with born. 
 
 As for breaking on the Wheel, and other like Torturing 
 Deaths, common in ot r ( 
 
 look upon them as too cruel to be tiled by the PtaGlfoe-j 
 of Chriftianity. 
 
 For putting any to the Rack, it is by the Eurjijh believed 
 to favour of too much i'laviihncfs; beiides, they conwrnu- 
 ing and defpiling Death, and yet not enduring Torture, 
 will fooner acknowledge thernfelves guilty of any the 
 fouled: Crimes whatfoever, than be puc to the Rich; and 
 then the People not a 
 
 apt to pity the Parry tortured, and abo.niiu.re me bo . e- 
 reign and his judges for introducing ia-.li a Cufm.n ; and 
 the Jury would e.tiily quit the Prifmcr of v,L.tever Con- 
 fsllion fliould be thus extorted. 
 
!4° 
 
 %%t fBjefent 
 
 Part III, 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 Of Societies inftituted in England, for the Ad¬ 
 vancement of Religion 7 whether Incorporated or Vo- 
 hint ary. 
 
 I N the former Chapters, the coercive Methods tifed by 
 the Government co regulate the Manners of the Nati¬ 
 on, have been accounted for. There are, belides thofe, 
 fome Voluntary ones, a brief account whereof feerns pro¬ 
 per to be added in this place ; and that is of the fevers] 
 Societies that have been let up of late Years, for the more ] 
 effectual promoting of God’s Worfbip, the Reformation of I 
 Manners, and the propagating of Chriftian Knowledge 
 both in this Nation, and in Foreign Parts: Which are 
 known by the Names of The Religious Societies, The Soci-.- 
 ties for Reformation of Manners , The Society for the Propaga. 
 iion of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, and, The Society for the Pro¬ 
 pagation of Ckriflian Knowledge. 
 
 i. The Religious Societies are fo called, becaufe the parti, 
 cular End and Defign of them is to improve themielves 
 and others in the Knowledge of our moil Holy Religion, 
 and to animate one another in the leiious pra&ice of it. 
 
 They were begun in London, about the Year r <S-8, by a 
 few ferious young Men of the Communion of the Church 
 of England, who, by the Advice and Direftion of their 
 Spiritual Guides, agreed to meet together frequently for 
 Religious Conference, and by Prayer and Pfalmody to edi- 
 fie one another. The experience they hereby gained ot 
 the blelfednefs of Religion, and value of Souls, loon an- 
 nimated their endeavours to gain others to join with them; 
 whereby they grew and increafed, and new Societies were 
 formed by the pattern of the Old : So that there are now 
 above Forty diftinft Bodies of them within the compais ol 
 the Bills of Mortality, belides divers others in diftant parti 
 of tire Nation. 
 
 Thofe that compofe thefe Societies, are all Members ot 
 the Chwch of England, and in all matters of Doubt and Dif¬ 
 ficulty, oblige chemfelves to confult the Efidlified Minify- 
 The;- 
 
Partin. of ENGLAND. 34 i 
 
 They receive the Holy Sacrament at leal! once a Month’ 
 and rake all convenient opportunities of attending the 
 Service of God in Publiclc; have f t up Publidc Pi a) ers in 
 many Churches of the City, procured the Adminiftrarion 
 of the Sacrament every Holy-day, and maintain L Mures 
 upon the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper almod eve¬ 
 ry Lords Day Evening, in fome one or more Churches. 
 
 They induftrioufiy apply them!elves to the relieving 
 poor Families and Orphans, letting Priil.-ers at Liberty, 
 iblliciting Charities for the pier-. Education of poor Chil¬ 
 dren, Vinting and Comforting thole that are Sick and in 
 Prifon, and Reclaiming the Vicious and Dihokmj; in pro¬ 
 moting Chn'ftistn Conference, Decency in God’s Wovfftip, Fa~ 
 mil y Religion, and the Catechizing of young and ignorant 
 People. They have been inrtrumenral in bringing lever^l 
 £ linkers and Enthuliaftical Pwfons to Eaptijm, and a fober 
 Mind, Reconciling leveral Disinters to the Communion of 
 the Church of England, and preferving many unfteady and 
 wavering Perfons horn P opery._ 
 
 2. Societies for Reformation of Manners , fo called from the 
 particular End and Delign of them, which is to reform the 
 Manners of the People, by purring in execution the Laws 
 againft Immorality and Prophancnefs. 
 
 They were begun in London, about 15 Years fince, by y 
 or 6 private Gentlemen of the Communion of the Church 
 cf England; and by the acceilion of many virtuous Per¬ 
 fons of the too various Denominations of Protcfhrnts 
 among us, are now become conliderable both for their 
 Number and Intereff Of thefe. 
 
 1. There is a large Body compofed of Perfons of Emi- 
 nency in the Law, Members of Parliament, juftices of the 
 Peace, and conliderable Citizens of London, who frequent¬ 
 ly meet to confuit of the be ft Methods for carrying on the 
 bulineE of Reformation , according to the Eftalhjh'd Lavs, 
 and to Ad vile and A1 f 1 ft others that arc already engaged, 
 or willing to join in the fame Delign. By this Body the 
 necefTary Charge of this Delign is defrayed, and no Con¬ 
 tributions taken of any but their own Members ; by 
 whofe endeavours feveral tiioufands of Offenders in Lon . 
 doit and V/efirninfter have been convifted of Smearing, Drun- 
 Itinnefs, and Prophanatior. of the Lords Day, and puniilied 
 accordingly. 
 
 A Second Body confining of abcue ?o Perfons, Trades- 
 
5 42 ^Ijc fKtc'At &tate part III. 
 
 men and others, have more efpecially applied themfelves 
 to the fupprefiion of Lewdnefs, by bringing the Offenders 
 to legal Punifhment; and have a&U3lly fnpprefico above 
 500 diforderly Houfes, and convitted fome rhouf.mds of 
 lewd Perfons, befides Swearers, Drunkards , and Prophancrs of 
 the Lords Day, Sec. as appears by their feveral Printed Lifts 
 of Offenders. 
 
 A Third is of Conftables (of which fort of Officers 
 care is taken to form yearly a new Body in London ) who 
 meet to confider of rhe mod effectual way to difeharge their 
 Oaths, to communicate the Difficulties they meet with, 
 and to confulc of proper Remedies. Thefe divide tliem- 
 ielves in the feveral parts of the City, for the more regular 
 infpection of Diforderly Houfes, feizing of Drunkards and 
 Swearers in rhe Streets and Markets, and carrying them be 
 fore the Magiftrates. 
 
 A Fourth is fuch as give Informations to the Magi than; 
 of fuch breach of the Laws as abovementioned. 
 
 There are eight other regulated and mixed Bodies of 
 Houfe-keepers and Officers in the feveral Quarters of Lor. 
 don, VFefsrninftcr, and Southwark, who differ in their Confri- 
 tution from thefe before-mentioned ; but generally agree 
 in the methods of infpecting the Behaviour of Conftabk-s 
 and other Officers; whom they alfo affift in fearching 
 Diforderly Houfes, feizing Offenders, and giving Infor¬ 
 mations. 
 
 Several Societies ofthis kind are fet up at l>riflol,Cante;k- 
 ry,HuH,Not tingh am,znd other diffant parr,sof rhe Kingdom. 
 
 3. The Society for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign 
 Farts. That a Maintenance for an Orthodox Clergy may 
 be fecured, and other Provilion made for the Propagation 
 of the Gofpel in the Plantations, Colonies, and Factories be¬ 
 yond the Seas: The late King by his Letters Patents dared 
 fnm ) 5 . 1701, did Incorporate the Moft Reverend Fathers 
 in God Thomas Lord Archbifhop of Canterbury, and "o!k 
 Lord Archbifhop of Tork, the Right Reverend Father :n 
 God Henry Lord Bilhop of London, and feveral others d 
 rhe Lords theBifhops, of the Nobility, Gentry arid Clergv, 
 to the number of about ninety therein particularly named, 
 by the Name of The Society for the Propagation of the Gofpel 
 in Foreign Parts, and by that Name to plead and be implead¬ 
 ed ; ro have perpetual Succefiron, with privilege ro pur. 
 shale Two thru]and Pounds per An, Inijrsificance and Lflar.:.:; 
 
Pafflir. cf ENGLAND, 34? 
 
 for Lives or Years, Goods and Chattels of any value ; to 
 have a common Seal, and to meet Yearly on the third Fri¬ 
 day in February to clioofe a Prefidenr, Vice Prelidents, and 
 Officers for the Year enfuin", and on the third Friday in 
 every Month, or oftner if need be, to tranGft Ihilinels, 
 and to depute fir Perfons to take Siihfcriprions, and colleft 
 Money contributed for the pur poles aforefaid ; and of ail 
 Moneys received and laid out, to give account Yearly to 
 the Lo-d Chancellor or Keefer, the two Lords Chief jttfiices, 
 or any two of them. 
 
 This Society ordinarily meets every Month according to 
 the directions of the Charter, and hath a ItanJing Com¬ 
 mittee, to prepare bufinefsfor the Monthly Met tint? : The 
 former at Sc. Martins Library, the latter at S’t. la::: s Cnap- 
 ter-Moufe. 
 
 Of the ahovemention’d Society, there has been t Via Year 
 a very full Account given under the Title of J>. /Iciomi of 
 the Foundation of the Society for the Preparation of the (j'/od 
 in Foreign Parts , with their Proceedings and Sntceh, and Hopes 
 of ] art her Progrcfs under her prefent Alajfj A true. 
 
 Wherein the Writer fir ft deplores the Ciueby of the Po- 
 piffi Converfions in the W\ ft-Indies, then thews die Origi¬ 
 nal Stare of the Englilh Plantations, bow little face of Re¬ 
 ligion there W3.s among them, till a Corporation was e- 
 refted for Propagating the Gofp.d in ,Wi r-England by K- 
 Charles II. Iiow tl’.ei'e Good Deligns were encouram.ii by 
 Private Perfonv; and how the Misfortunes of thole Parrs 
 were by Degrees re hell ; eft ecially by a Pcb'ick Society 
 Incorpoiated for that pur pole by the lata K. I! in a 
 
 Charter dated ‘June \ 6 . 1701. IIosv tit ( n cn s be¬ 
 gun to execute their Tvuft ; wh.it pm fiiis they 
 made j whar care they took of providing Mifuonarics ; 
 and of communicaiing their Good Defigns ro rhe World. 
 Ho tv the good Work had a new Life end Vigor pur into 
 it upon the happy Accefiion of lier prefent Majefty to the 
 Throne how the Prelidenr and Members aJiKelv'ro her; 
 what encouraging Anfsver fhe was pleas’d to Give ; what 
 Progrefs was then made ; how the number of Miiiionaries 
 foon increafed ; wlnt Care was taken of their Good Cha¬ 
 uffer, and fuirable Behaviour ; winr Re-card was had ro 
 the Poor Native Indians, for the move LilG-iii.l C-nver- 
 fior, of them ; how the like Endeavours we:., tiled in Kr-v 
 England ; what particular Care was taken of the and 
 
544 ffiJjc Relent Part III. 
 
 iWirtB Slaves; what: a good Influence thofe Endeavours had 
 upon the Principal Inhabitants in thofe Parts; what a 
 large Correlpondence the Society maintained ; what an e im¬ 
 perial Regard they had to the fettiing the Doflrine and 
 Difcipline of the Church of England-, their particular Me- 
 ■ thods of Rating their Expences, their Fund, and BenefaQi- 
 ons made to them; the want of greaser Help and JJjijhnK 
 from all good and pious Chriftians, &c 
 
 4. The Society for the Propagation of Chriftian Knowledge, 
 whole Original Deligns vcie, to propagate Religion in the 
 Plantations, to lecure the pious and uleful Education of the 
 Poor here at home, and to reclaim thofe that err in the 
 Fundamentals ofChriftianiry. 
 
 It was begun in London about March 1691,. by feme 
 Perlons of Flonour and Quality, who held their hated 
 Meetings for thele Purpofes, regulating themklves by the 
 Laws of the Land, and Canonsofthe Church. 
 
 In the year 1701, they had procured Charities to the va¬ 
 lue of Eight hundred pounds and upwards, and tranfniic. 
 ted the laine to the Plantations in Libraries Bibles, Corn- 
 mon-Prayet-Books, Catechil'ms, and other Books of R 
 gion and Devotion: They had aMb fecurcd a voluiuuy 
 Maintenance for leveral Minifiers ro be employed in the 
 Plantations, when the late King wa< pleal’ed by Royal 
 Charter to eflablilh the Society for the Propagation 0/ 
 Gofpel in Foreign Pan; ; Incorporating by Name, all the then 
 Members of the Society for Chriflian Knowledge, and di'-wrs 
 others; thereby difchavging tiiis Society from the further 
 purfuir of this Branch of their Original Delign. 
 
 This Society conlilis now of a good number of Perfons 
 of Quality and Eftates, both of the Clergy and Laity, and 
 is become conliderable by the accelTion of Correlpendent 
 Members in the feveral Counties of England and M-'ala. 
 
 They meet Weekly to confider of proper Methods of 
 railing Charities for cite Chriilian Education of poor Chil¬ 
 dren, and of letting up Schools for that purpofe ; as ailo 
 i-ot the more regular and proper difpofa 1 of Pious Books 
 and Catechiiins, for the Inflrutcion of the Ignorant and 
 Erroneous, /rc. 
 
 They have, by the Afliflance of fome Members of the 
 Religious Societies, procured Charitable Subtcriptions for 
 the Education of near Three rhoufand Chi'dren of both 
 jSexsS; who are placed out ill feveral Schools in London, and 
 
part III* cf ENGLAND. 345* 
 
 the parts adjacent, and are inftrufted in Reading, Writing, 
 Catcclrfm, and Pfalmody; (" not to reckon many other 
 Schools lately erefted by their Influence or Good Example 
 in all Parts of the Kingdom; vid, the Lift of ’em at the 
 end of this Book.) and have been inftrumental to animate 
 the Zeal of many Aftive and Pious Men, who are endea¬ 
 vouring to promote the Infmiftion and Employment of 
 the Poor in leveral parts of the Marion, thereby preparing 
 the way for a general Provilion of thar kind, which we 
 may reaibnably hope for, as foon as tire Lcgiflature can 
 find leifure to attend lb difficult a Work. 
 
 They have difperfed great Numbers of good Books and 
 Catechif'ms among!! the Poor, and in the Fleet , the Army, 
 the PriJ'ons and Circuits in many parts of the Kingdom, 
 having excited divers of the Clergy and Gentry; o the like 
 Charity ; and have procured leveral Practical Treadles to 
 betranflated into the Welch and Foreign Languages, anddil- 
 peried accordingly. 
 
 They are tiling means to 'provide Catechetical Libraries 
 in the lmaller Parifhes for the poorer Clergy, and have o- 
 ther good Projections in hand. 
 
 Unto thefe leveral Methods of promoting the Glory of 
 God, and the Salvation of Men, it hath pK-afeJ rhe Ail- 
 wile Dilpoferof all things to direft ns, and thereby to af¬ 
 ford us lb many comfortable Indances cf His unlimited 
 Goodnefs to this Church and Nation. And it is not to be 
 doubted, but that all true Lovers of our Holy Religion, 
 to whom this Account (hall come, will, with their Pray¬ 
 ers, Countenance and Alflftanco, joyn in thefe Pious Endea¬ 
 vours j by which lo much good may be done to the World, 
 andfo much honour redound ro our Holy Religion and the 
 Eftabiilh’d Church ; that our Enemies may have no room 
 to charge us with betraying the intereft of ourC Lurch by 
 Supinenels or Negligence, or with Coldnefs in promoting 
 true Piety and Religion at home, ct in fpreading if abroad 
 in the remoter parrs of the Earth So that we need not 
 queftion but thefe Blelled Deiigns will gain credit to this 
 Church both at home and abroad ; and help to continue it, 
 as it hath conftantlv been fince the Reformation, the Bnl- 
 w*rk of the Proteftant Religion, 
 
 C H A r. 
 
Kljc Defalt 
 
 Parr Ilf, 
 
 ■ 34 $ 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 Of Englifb BmfaZtim nlnlvg to Piety, Learning, 
 ami Charity. 
 
 I T mu ft not be expe&ed r!*i3t tfijs Chapter fhould prcH-nt 
 its Reader with a view of the fevcial Gj#.f Work: vTr 
 with England hath abounded before and lince the 
 nation, which would rake up Volumes; nor yet m;: it 
 ihould pretend but to an AltraB of thoie done Imre me 
 Reformation only, which would much exceed tire buit cf 
 this whole Book; Tis defigned rather to apprift rimfe 
 Foreigners in fhorr, wiio have feen the M waft icon 
 flicanmn, but know little of the prefent Rate of cm 
 Fnglijb Proteftant Charities, That our Enemies_ of tire 
 Church of Roms, hive been very Injurious in rs;.re» 
 Renting us as Men of no Relifn for thofe things, nay, 
 oppofers and haters of them, when it has been a’remy 
 proved on occafion of their unreafonable Clamours by Ur. 
 Witlet, in his Sjmpjis Papifmi, that the Gofpel ( to Life !:is 
 own Words ) hi the [pace of f:&ty years hough'forth more l ■■ 
 
 than twice jo manj of the times of Popery coul J /'.' ' ‘ 'S 
 
 a greater Name in our Church has obierved upon the i> 
 Sot’s account of thofe Matters, Thai as 0 c l r 
 of Publish Charity, in founding School', and IhfpitrJs, See nine 
 was done within that time, than from the Conqueji to the R>- 
 mutton: vid. Dr. Sriilingfleet S Preface to Proteftant Gw,::, 
 in which the City, he remarks iikewife, did rattal the vfA 
 Kingdom beftdes. And it may probably appear hereafter, 
 when flie Monuments of our Reform'd Bem-factions fliill he 
 fet in a true light, that the found Catholich Doftrine T 
 Imputative juftice, has been ftill of greater efficacy herein 
 England, than ever ihs Corrupt Romijh Principal of Inherent? 
 has been here, or cifevhere: that we Protcflants can fivnv 
 mors Tflimonies of our Faith in this kind, than the Papifts can 
 Jcls of Merit ; in one word,That Roiscand Paris therniebcS 
 mu ft no mote vaunt of their Pieties, when thofe oi/.y 
 don ffimi! be offered to the World; Thac all the Cut 1 
 veihties in Europe, mail give place to Qyjord and Cr-.-.- 
 
3 48 Sfte fjefimt ^tste Part III 
 
 fays that London was Copies Negotiatorum & Comment a maxim, 
 Celehre, a Town very famous for its Trade and Commerce 
 And Ammianas Mnrr.ellinns afterwards called it Vitus Opidim 
 an old Town, whiclifays he, later Ages Rafter It btcmn; 
 a Roman Colony, as a particular M irk of Honour j ca!i’ ( 
 Augulht. 
 
 Situation.] In the moft excellent Situation of Lmm 
 the Wifdom of our Anceftors is very coni'picuous am 
 admirable. It is feared in a pleafant Ever green Val 
 ley, upon a gentle riling Rank, in a whoilom Soil 
 tnik with Gravel and hard, upon the famous Navi, 
 gable River Thames, at a place .vhere it is caff into ; 
 Crefcent, thar fo each part of the City might enjo\ rhs 
 Benefit of the River, and yet not be far diRant one fm, r 
 the other, about 60 Mi’es from the Sea; not fo near rha 
 it might be in danger ofSurprifal by the Fleets of Foreigr 
 Enemies, or be much annoyed by the boitlerous Winds 
 or moift Vapours of the Sea; yet not fo far, but that by 
 • the help of the Tide every twelve Hours, Ships of very 
 great Burden may be brought into Her very Bofom ; not 
 yet fo far, but that it may enjoy tire milder, warmer Vs 
 pours of the Ea(j c rn, Southern, and Weflern Seas ; yet fo hi 
 up in the Country, as it might alfo eafdy partake evenoi 
 all the Country Commodities : In an excellent Air upcn 
 the North-Side of the River, ( for the Villages feated on the 
 South-Side are noted to be more unhealthy in regard of rb 
 Vapours drawn upon them by the Sun ) defended by gen 
 tie Hills from the North and South Winds. It lies in 51 Dt 
 grees, 30 Minutes,Northern Latitude. 
 
 The High-ways leading from all parts to this Noble G 
 ty, are Large, Straight, Smooth and Fair, no Moun¬ 
 tains nor Rocks, no Marfhes nor Lakes to hinder (li¬ 
 nages and Falfengers, fo that Com may eafily be bnu ijit, 
 and Cattle commodioufly driven unto it by Land ; :.ivJ 
 thofe heavy, though neceffary Commodities, Hay and Fuel, 
 are more cheaply conveyed by Water. The Ciry of Lon] 
 don s fupphed with Coals from Ncw-Ceftle, which in f-naj-j 
 ler proportion might be had nearer home, viz. from Bl.uk-\ 
 Neath in Kent, wiilfn five lMiles of the City ; but the great 
 Advantage the Nafon finds by the Employment of fo 
 many Hundreds of Ships, and Thou lands of Seamen in 
 the Coal-Trade, who are reputed the a'bleft and hardieft 
 Seamen we have, will not eafily iufter thofs Mines a tRNf 
 
'art III® of BN GLAND. 349 
 
 lath to be broke up. in a word, all t!ie Bleflings of 
 ,and and Sea near abouc, and by the Benefit of Ship" 
 ling, all the Bleflings of die Terreftria: Globe may be laid 
 0 be here more ealily enjoyed than m any City of the 
 iVorld. 
 
 h^agtiitubr.] The City of London ( with that of 
 innfler, and che Borough of Southwark being contiguous to 
 one another, feem to make indeed but one City, and accor¬ 
 dingly lhall be fo confider’d when we fpcik of Buildings, 
 is of a vaft: extention from Lime-houle, meafured to the 
 W of Toth:l or Tmtle-Street, from Eaft to Weft, it is above 
 Loo Geometrical Paces, that is above feven Enghjb Wiles 
 and an half; and from the farther End of Black- man Street 
 in to the End of St. Leonard Shoreditch, is 2500 
 
 Paces, or two Miies and an half. 
 
 In this great City the Streets, Lanes, and Allies, arc ia 
 Number above 5000, and yet fome of them above half 
 a meaiur’d Mile in length, Dwelling-Houfes before the 
 late dreadful Fire, were computed only within the Walls 
 above 15000, and that is now accounted but a ieventh part 
 of the whole City, as may appear by the weekly Bills of 
 Mortality, the Number of Houfes at prelent may in all 
 probability be 1 rocco. 
 
 ijiumbtT of Inhabitants ] That the Reader may the 
 better guefs at the: Number of Inhabitants, or Humane Souls 
 within this great City, he mull know, that in om Year 
 there were computed to be eaten in London , when it was lels 
 by two thirds, 67 yoo Beefs, ten times as many Sheep, be- 
 lides abundance of Calves, Lambs, Swine, all forts of Poul¬ 
 try, Fowl, Fifh, Roots, Milk, &c. Alfo that Coonmuntka 
 Amis to fupply London with New-CajUe Coal, there n 
 brought into the River of Thames abouc 40000a Chaldron, 
 and every Chaldron is 3d Bullieis. 
 
 Again,tire Number of Inhabitants may be guefled at b;, 
 the Burials in London, which in ordinary Years, when then 
 is no Peftilence, amount of late to abouc 22000 in a \ oar 
 and in the Year 1 < 53 1, which wav not accounted a idrh 
 Year, there died according to the gciier.il Bill or Mona 
 lity, 23971. 
 
 ©jink bjrteEb in 3UnDen m u ?T.u. ] As a,mo. 
 
 the Quantity of Beer diunk in ion.ua m a a ..u\ wmen r 
 
5 jo _ SC&e fDjefcnt &tafe Part 01 
 
 and fome without, lay in Alhes, and very many of a, 
 Inhabitants forced to retire into the Country for liuhiul 
 on; according to an exaft Computation, there were breu- 
 ed within that Year in Lemim 451563 barrels of ltro,ji 
 Beer,fold at i2.<\ 6 d. the Barrel 5 and 580411 Barrels t 
 Ale, fold at 1 6 s. the Barrel ; and 4S9797 Barrels of T,. 
 ble-Beer, or Small-Beer, fold at 6s. 6d. the Barrel: 'it 
 Beer ftrong and lmall, is 3 6 Gallons to the Barrel, and ;!i, 
 Ale 32 Gallons to the Barrel; and now iince the Peilii.i.c, 
 and the Fire, thatthis City is again fully peopled, it is eoji 
 certain that very near 2000000 of Bairels of fir eng 
 final! Beer, and of Ale, are yearly brewed in it. 
 
 It is true that fome hereof is tranfported beyond ft,; 
 Seas, but that is fcarce conliderable ; belides all this LG 
 and Ale, there is conlumed in London a vaft quanuy <.. 
 Fraich and Spmiijh Wines, much Rhcnifh Wine, Suhr 
 Mum, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Brandy, and other DrxL. 
 
 The Excife only of Beer and Ale for the City of U h , j: 
 Q though it be a very moderate Impolition) was net km 
 ago Farmed or Rented of the King at above 1200x0 Penn, 
 a Year, and about one fourth part of all that Excilc through 
 out ail England, 
 
 In a Word, the Author of the Map of Uvdm, publiii 
 ed Juno 1684. reckons in this vaft City raooeex Soul; 
 but the more accurate Sir William Petty counts but 1 ix-g 
 Families, and 695076 Souls, which is more than .trail 
 Parts, Rom?, and Riven ; more than in Paris and Jmft'.u;:’/)] 
 more than in Jrnfhrdmn, Venice, Rome, Dttiliv,Briftol, and !;■ 
 ons; as many as in all the two Provinces of Holland and 'A'.:!- 
 Friesland Tho 1 iince then aGentleman very well ieen in id- 
 litical Arithmetic!; reckons them up but at 53000: Sot;!., 
 
 • JUtlfr Of sOiamfjEj. ] The River whereon is feated :-h 
 great City, for its breadth, depth, gentle, ftraighr. ere.i 
 courle, extraordinary wholfome Water, and Tyde,. ts 
 more commodious for Navigation, than perhaps any w;;;t 
 Rn cr in the World ; the Sea flows gently up this U: ur 
 80 Miies, that is almoft to Kivgftsn, 12 Miles above 
 don by Land and 20 by Water; Boats are drawn about: a 
 Mile to 0 ::jerd, and higher many Miles. 
 
 Icis High-water at this City, as often as the Moon corns 
 to the North-Eajil and South-Weft points of Heaven, the e,;r 
 in our Hemifphere, and the other in the other fiemiiblw: [ 
 The highelt Tydes are about a Land-Flood, the V> n ' 
 
part'Iir.’-. cf ENGLAND. 3^1 
 
 tfirtb-fPefti a t the Equinc&ial, and the Moon at fill!; 
 when theie four Caul'es concur (which is very rare) then 
 the lhamf fwells in fome places over its Banks, and Wcp- 
 wiiijkr is a little endamag'd in its Cellars, not in its 
 Chambers and upper Rooms, as the City of Home is fcme- 
 tiines by the Overflowing of the Tykr, and Pail: by the 
 Sipie. 
 
 This River opening Ea {heard towards Gammy and 
 Fr.wce, is much more advantageous for Traffick than any 
 Other River of England ; to (ay nothing of the Variety 
 of excellent Filh within this Rlvrr, at,tl above all, cf 
 the incomparable Salmon : The fruitful fat Soil, the p!ei* 
 fane rich Meadows, and innumerable (lately Palaces on 
 both lides thereof : In a word the Thames leems to be 
 the very radical Moilluie of this City ; and in fome 
 lenlethe natural Heat too, fc-r aimed all the fuel for la- 
 ting, is brought up this River from Ntvrcaflle, Scotland, Ko:t y 
 llfix, &c. or elle down the River from Surrey, Midatcjix, 
 Bnh-jh ire, &c. 
 
 Ftom this River, the City* by Water-Engines is in ma¬ 
 ny places lupplied with excellent wholelome Water, alib 
 from almoft Twenty Conduits cf pure Spring-Water, lb 
 commodioully placed, that they ferve all the chiefeft parts 
 of this Ciry ; and moreover, by a New River, brought ac 
 avail Charge, and exejuilite Skill (by Sir Hugh Midnlcrm, 
 who deferVcs his Statue in L'rals) from Amvitl and Ch.id - 
 two Springs near Wan in Hartford-fine, (tom whence, 
 in a turning and winding Coi.rfe, ic runs 6c Mi’es before 
 it teaches this City ; in l’ome Places the Channel is r.ecef- 
 farily 20 foot deep, in other Places it is carried over Val¬ 
 leys more than 20 Foot high above Ground in open 
 Troughs; over this new River are made 820 Bridges, 
 fume of S' cone, fome of Brick, and lbme cf Wood j cco 
 Men have been at once employed in this great Work : k 
 was begun in idcS, and finilhed in live Years ; it llrvtv 
 tile iligheff Places in London in the lower Rooms, and toe 
 lower Parts in their highelt Rooms. Moreover tins C;ry 
 hlblituared, that in all Parts (tiro* mi the higher! Ground) 
 k is abundantly ierved with Pump-Water, at:J theie 
 fumps i n man y Places mr ' r 1 p 1 air nd 
 
 SlfilQib] The vail fra flick and Commerce u hereby this 
 Ear; doth flour.'fli, may be gueil.J at chiefly bv the 
 Culloms which are paid for all MerchuJi;.; imptr.ed 
 
 Or 
 
3 s'2 K\)t ^efeiit fetatc Part III. 
 
 or exported, which in the Port of London only (without 
 counting the Cuftoms of other Cities) did lately amount 
 to above 330000 Pounds a Year, and thofe of the wlnue 
 Kingdom to above three times that Sum, and are now 
 rife 11 to a much greater Sum, by the infinite Number of 
 Ships, which i-y rheir Maids relemble a Foreft as they ]j e 
 along the Th-im-s ; bdides many that are fent forth c\,;:y 
 Year, to carry and ferch Commodities to, and from all i arrs 
 of the known World ; whereby it comes to pals that no 
 filial 1 Number of Merchants of London , for Wealth, ftr 
 idately Houles within the City for Winter, and without 
 for Summer ; for rich Furniture, rdentiful Tables, honour¬ 
 able Living ; for great Eldates in Money and Land, coo ex¬ 
 cel fome Princes in divers of our Neighbouring Nations. 
 
 Moreover, one may conjefture at the huge Commerce, 
 by the infinite Number of great well furnilhed Slays, 
 which a Spaniard once obferving, together with the great 
 Number of Law-Suits in Term-tiine, made this Report of 
 London to his Countrymen, That it was a great City, Luc 
 made up of nothing but Tiinda; y Contiendas, Shops and 
 Suits ; whereas he might rather have faid more truly in a 
 few more Words, That London is a huge Magazine of Men, 
 Money, Ships, Horfes and Ammunition, of all ibr r s of 
 Commodities neceffary or expedient for the Uie or Pica- 
 fure of Mankind : That London is the mighty Rendezvous 
 of Nobility, Gentry, Courtiers, Divines, Lawyers, Phyfi- 
 cians, Merchants, Seamen, and all kind of excellent Arti¬ 
 ficers, of the mold refined Wits, and mold excellent Beau¬ 
 ties : For it is obferved, that in mold Families of En:j.id, 
 if there be any Son or Daughter that excels the rdd in 
 Beauty, or Wit, or perhaps Courage, or Induldry, or any 
 other rare Quality, London is their North Star, and they are 
 never at reft till they point direfdly thither. 
 
 Laftly, Very remarkable alfo is this great City for the 
 Champaign ot the County on all fides ; for the Number 0? 
 the Royal Palaces the Multitude of ftately Houfes, ad 
 Gardens of Noblemen ; the innumerable fair Summer 
 Dwcliing-Houfes of the wealthy Citizens ; the pleafant 
 fertile Meadows, inGoltd Paftnics and Corn-Fields; the 2- 
 bundance of Nutferi.es ana Seminaries, where are to be 
 fold all forts of Fruit Trees, Flowers, Herbs, Roots, as 
 well for Phylick as for Food and Delight ; the Fre¬ 
 quency, the Populoufuefs and Wealthinefs @i' the VT_ 
 ages, &c. ' 7 
 
part III; of E N G L A N D,’ 
 
 Of the Government of the City of London. 
 
 T HE Government of this City, confidering the Great- 
 nefs and Populoulnefs thereof is very Admirable. 
 
 ■ (BcclcSaQictil CtfobernmenL] The Ecckpapcai Gown* 
 
 matt is by a bifhop; was in the time of the Britain!, by 
 an Archbi(hop ; but when it became ihbjeft to the Saxony 
 the Archiepiicopal See was placed on Canterbury, the Aletro- 
 polis of the Kingdom of Kent, where the Gol'pel was iirfl 
 Preached to our Saxon Anceftors.. Since which time it hath, 
 been under a Bifhop above ten Centuries, and an half, in 
 a continual SuccelFion ; in which lpace there are reckoned 
 9: Bi'lhops of London to the prefent worthy llifhop thereof, 
 the Learned anil Pious, Dr. Henry Compton, Son to t/ie late 
 | Vilianc E. of Northampton, Conlecrated liilhop of Oxford 
 1 it>74» and tranflated to London 1A75. To this Cathedral 
 iIfo belongs a Dean, Dr. William Sherlock ; three Refiden- 
 tiuies, 1. Dr. Henry Godslphin , 2. Dr. William Stanley, and 
 3. Dr .John Younger; (now Dean of Sarum) a Trealurer, 
 Piecentor, and thirty Prebendaries. 
 
 For the Eccleliadical Government of the feveral Parifhes, 
 there are placed many excellent Divines that have the Cure 
 of Souls, a Reflor or Vicar for every Parifh; and thefe 
 have for a long time had the moft excellent way of Sermo¬ 
 nizing in Chrijlendsm; infomuch, as divers Divines of Fo¬ 
 reign Reformed Churches have come hither on purpofe to 
 learn their manner of Pulpit-Oratory. For maintaining 
 thefe Divines with their Families, there is in almofr everv 
 Parifli a Parfonage or Vicarage-Houfe, and in mod a com¬ 
 petent Allowance in Tyth.es. Anciently the Minifters- 
 Due in London , belldes the Xyches of the Tradefmons Gains 
 and Mortuaries, Obits, &c. was 3 t. j d. in rhe Pound of 
 the yearly Rent of- all Houles and Shops; and this was 
 paid as Offerings, a Half-penny for ca h ? ’ wry 
 
 Sunday and Holy-day in the Year; whereby the F.tviihi- 
 pnersdid hardly feel it: Afterwards, many 11 .by-days be¬ 
 ing taken away and the Clergy-Means ther-.A y abated, k 
 ^s ordained ay Hen. S- I hat 2 i. 0 4 . in too Pound, of 
 all Rents of iloufes and Slices ihor.kl be paid yearly to rhe 
 Miflifter; whereunto the Lendutat did not only conient. 
 
2)4 SC|e ^jefen't ^tate Partin, 
 
 (is they had good reafon, it being milch Iefs in the Pound 
 than before, but bound themfelves by an Aft of Com. 
 mon-Council to perfoim the fame; and the laid Ordi¬ 
 nance was confirmed in Parliament, 27 Hen. 8th. and again 
 37 Hen■ 8- with a Power given to the Lord Mayor, to 
 commit to Pnfon any Citizen that Ihould refufe to pay Ids 
 .Tythev and Dues according ro rhar proportion: Bur Jince 
 the Reformation, many Men willing to think Tythes a 
 Rag of Popery, or elfe making no Conlcience of robbing 
 God, have devifed many Bafe and Fraudulent ways, by 
 Double-Leafes, by great Fines and fmall Rents, and feverai 
 other ways ro evade the Law, and rob their God, AW 3.8. 
 Complaint whereof being made to King James I. 1618. it 
 was declared in his Court of Exchequer, by the Borons there, 
 Thatthe Inhahitantsof London, and of the Liberties there- 
 of, ought frill (according to the forementioned Aflsj to 
 pay 2 s. 9. d. in the Pound, according to the true yearly 
 Value of the Rent of their Houfes and Shops, from rime 
 to time. But fince the great Fire there is an Allowance 
 ietled by Aft of Parliament in thofe Parifhes which Were 
 burnt down, upon every Reftor, or Vicar; by which Afr, 
 none of ’em have fecled leis than 100 l. or more than 
 200 1 per Annum. And to fave Building, Churches being 
 rather too thick before the Fire; by the fame Aft of Par¬ 
 liament, two Parifhes, where the old Churches were burnt, 
 have now but one Church and one Minifler between 
 them: So that there are not much above half fo many 
 Churches in the City as were formerly. 
 
 Cibil ©Obcrnmcnt.J The Civil Government is not (as 
 it is at Paris, Rome , Madrid, Vienna, and other Capital Cirics) 
 in fome Nobleman or Lawyer let over the City by the King,' 
 asfupreme Governour; or as it was here in the time of the 
 Romans, when the chief Magiftrate was called (as he is Rill 
 in Rome) the Pr<e]eB of Londm ; or as it was in the time of 
 the Saxons, when he was called the P'ortgerefa, that is O 
 fos, os Guardian) and fometimes Provojl of London: But 
 after the coming in of the Normans *, the Chief Magi- 
 ft rate was called Eallivus , from the French Word Baiitcr, 
 traders, Committers ; that is Comjnij]arias, or one that hath 
 Commiflion to govern others : And there were fome¬ 
 times two Bailiffs of London, till King Richard the Firft ; 
 Amt 1189. changed the Name of Bailiff into Mayor- 
 
-Fart TIL or E N G L A N D.- 5 y $ 
 
 / Wi 0 #ICd:tOH.] He isufualiy chofen on Michaelmas- Day 
 by the Livery Men, or Members of the levera] Comps.;ies 
 within the faid City, our of the z 6 Aldermen, ali Perfons 
 of-great Wealth and Ertecm. In which EleCtion, the le- 
 nior Alderman that hath not been Mayor, hath ufualiy the 
 Precedence ; yet In this particular, the laid Electors lome- 
 times take a Liberty. 
 
 ^l!tl]0jitp«] His Authority reaches nor only over 
 this great City and parr of the Suburbs, but alfo on the 
 famous .River of Thames., Lad ward, as far as Y-ndale or Yen- 
 ktt, and die Mouth of the River Midway, and Well ward, 
 as far as Colony-Ditch, above Siainoi-Bridec: tie hath a 
 Privilege by Charter to hunt in Middlesex, W/l.v, and Sun¬ 
 ny ; and for this purpole is always maintain’d an excel¬ 
 lent Kennel of Hounds, as afore-mentioned. He hath Pow¬ 
 er to punilh orcoueft all that lhall annoy the Scream, 
 Banks, orFifh; and for that end he yearly keeps feve- 
 ral Courts in the Counties adjacent to the Ikimss , for 
 Confervation of the River, and Punifhmenc of Offenders ; 
 only the Strength and Safety of the River againd au 
 Invafion, and lecuring Merchandizing and Navigation, by 
 Block-Houfes, Torts or Caflles, is the immediate Care of 
 the King. 
 
 ■ftOilD Court Of Iiubiiaturr.j To the Lord. 
 
 Mayor and Ciry of London belong divers Courts or Judi¬ 
 cature of high Importance., 
 
 The higheft and mold ancient Court, is that called the 
 Usings (i. e.) Dotmuf Caufarmtf, which doth preferve the 
 Laws, Rights, Franchifes, and Cufloms of tire C;ry. 
 
 There is a Court of Rf.yrwJ? or Coujoimce, fo call’d, because 
 medling with nothing above .p s. value. The Oath ol¬ 
 die Creditor himfelr is accepted. 
 
 The Court of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, wiiere alfo 
 the Recorder and Sheriffs ('who are Aldermen, or else um- 
 ally chofen upon the next vacancyJ fit : Two Courts efttis 
 Sheriffs. 
 
 The Court of the City Orphans, whereof the Lord May- 
 or and Aldermen have the Cuftody. 
 
 The Court of Common-Council, confiding as the (Parlia¬ 
 ment of England) of Two Houles ; one lor the Lord 
 Mayor and Aldermen, and die other for the Commo¬ 
 ners; in which Court are made all By-Laws, which bind 
 all the Citizens of London ; for every Man either by him- 
 
3*6 JCfje f detent Fart HI 
 
 fdf, or by his Reprefentative, gives his A (Tent thereunto ; 
 wherein conlifls the great Hippinels of the Englif’ 
 Subject, above all the Subjects of any other Prince in 
 the World ; that neither in Laws nor By-Laws, neither 
 iu Taxes or Lupoids, any Man is obliged, but by his own 
 Confent. , 
 
 There is another Court of the Chamberlain of the City 
 to whom belongsthe Receipts of the Rents and Revenues 
 of the City, and to his Court belongs the bufinefs of Ap¬ 
 prentices, over whom he hatha great Authority. 
 
 To the Lord Mayor alfo belongs the Courts of Cor me; 
 and of EJcheatsr • and another Court for the Coniervation 
 of the River cf Thames. 
 
 Laftly, the Court of Goal-Delivery, held ufually Fight 
 times a year at the O Id'Baily, both for the City and AW..:;- 
 fix, for dfe Tryal of Criminals, whereof the Lord Mayor 
 is the Chief Judge. 
 
 There are other Courts called Wardmltc, or the Meetim; 
 of Wards, whereof there are zG in the whole City ; m 
 which Court Inquiry is made into all things that can con¬ 
 duce to the Regulating and Well-governing of the City; 
 alfo the Court of Halrntc, or Alterably of every Gch! 
 or Fraternity, for regulating what belongs to each Comp- 
 ny'in particular. 
 
 JN 0 iJfcatE.J His State and liarnificer.ee is rernartWv. 
 when he appears abroad, which in former times was mef- 
 ly on Hcrfeback, with rich Caparifon, himfelf always in 
 long Robes, fometimes of Scarlet Cloth richly Fur::.; 
 and fometimes Purple, and over his Robes a Hood A 
 Black Velvet, which fom 2 fay, is a Badge of .'.Baron of t:.. 
 Realm, with a great Chain of Gold about his Neck, u: 
 Collar of SS’s, with a great rich jewel pendent there'-"'•. 
 with many Officers walking before, and on all lides •: 
 him, &c. but more el'pecially on the iytb of 0 Boh\ when 
 fie gees to Wefhninflcr in his Barge, accompanied with ail 
 the Aldermen, all his Officers, all the feveial Companie- 
 ®r Corporations in their feveral Stately Barges, with thd: 
 Arms, Colours and Streamersandhaving there in the l u 
 teener Chamber taken his Solemn Oath to be true to 
 K:ng, returns in like manner to the Kali of his own Com¬ 
 pany, or to Guild'Hall, (that is, the great Common-LLf 
 of Gtffids, or incorporated Confraternities) where is pre¬ 
 pared for him and his Srethr^i. a mo ft Sumptuous J&- 
 
part HI. of ENGL AND, ?r 
 
 ner, to which many of the great Loras and Ladies, :;!i 
 rhe Judges of the Land, and oftentimes the Lords of his 
 Majefty’s moil HonourabJe Privy-Council; alio Foreign 
 Ambaffadors are invitedand, of fate Years our Kings 
 and Queens have teen pleafed to honour the Feafi with 
 their Prefence. This great Magi urate, upon the Death of 
 rhe King, is fa id to be prime Perfcn of L'tgUxJ; and them- 
 fore when fling 'James i. was invited to come and rake the 
 Crown of England, Robert Lx, then Lord iUm or of 
 fubferibed in the firfl place, before aii the Gran Oificer;, of 
 the Crown, and all the Nobility. 
 
 The Mayor of l.tr.dr,-, , though always a Citizen 
 hath been of fitch high Depute and Kllecm, that in 
 all Writing and Speaking to him, the Title of Lord 
 , is prefixed , which is given to none other,, but 
 j titer to Noblemen, to Eifhops, judges, and of Utter times. 
 
 ' to the Mayor of Turk, or to fome of die f Jigheft OrHcrr, 
 of the Realm : He is r.ilo far his great Dignity, itfuaiiy 
 Knighted by the King before the Year of itis Msyordry 
 he expired, unlels he had received that Honour brf 
 tvhillihe was Alderman, as of late hath been ufttai. i he 
 Lord Mayor, on the Day of the King's Coronation, r tains 
 to be chief Butler, and to bear the King’s Cup among!! the 
 higheil Nobles of the Kingdom, which ierve cr. that Day 
 in their Orlicej. 
 
 His Table is. and aifo the Table of each Sherd!, h.-. h. 
 that it is not only open all rhe Year to ail Comers, Srr.in- 
 gers and others, that are of any cenltderaWe Quality ; bit: 
 fo well furniliied, that it is always lit to receive tlte gresr 
 ell Subject of Engiavd, or of other rotenr.Ue: AHy, it L 
 recorded, that a Lord Mayer of La. l.-„ hath fea’fred iovv 
 Kings at once at Jtis Tabic. 
 
 Aifo, for the Grandeur of the Lord Mayor line is Mow¬ 
 ed above icoc/. a Year for his Sword-bearer s TLila, ,.i 
 the Hcufe of the Lord Mayor. 
 
 His Domehick Attendance is very honourable ; JJ- hath 
 four Officers that wairen him, vvhc arc reputed i ibmrcsby 
 their Places; that is. 
 
 The Sword-Bearer. 
 
 The Common-Hunt, who keepetn a good hennei <•< 
 Hounds for the Lord-Mayor’s Ike, -cation abroad. 
 
 The Common Cryer, 
 
% j3 SCto ^jefcnt ^tate Part in. 
 
 There is a!fo, 
 
 The’Coroner, and divers ocher Officers, as you will find 
 in their proper Places. 
 
 Two Yeomen of the Chamber. 
 
 Three Meal Weighers. 
 
 Two Yeomen of the Woodhoufe. 
 
 Moll of which have Servants allow’d them, and have 
 Liveries for ihemfe.ves. 
 
 §?ljcrifE£. ] The two Sheriffs of this City are alfo She¬ 
 riff, of the County of Middlefcx, and are annually chnlen 
 by the Citizens of Loudon from among themfieives, in me 
 Gild-Hull, upon Midj'.mmcr-Day ; a high privilege among 
 many others, anciently granted to this Ciry by fevetal 
 Kings and Queens of this Kingdom ; bur they are not 
 fwcrnrili Sticbidma-Z-j-:, and arc foon after prefented at 
 the Exchrsue/, to be allowed by the Barons, and I’wnr.v. 
 After which they enter upon their.Office: If either of the 
 Perfcn fo chofen refufe to hold, he incurs a Penalty r -t 
 Fine of 420/. unlei', he will take a Solemn Oath, that lie 
 is not worth iccou/. 
 
 TlDurncn. ] The 26 Aldermen prefide over the z6 1 
 Warns or tueCttv When any of thefedie,rhe Ward-mote 
 r ! * n t n d dldirmcn fhttje one out of 
 
 the moll iitbllantiai Men of the Ciry : If any fo chofen re- 
 tme to holu. lie ts ufuany lined 500/. 
 
 Ail the Aldermen that have been Lord Mayors, and the 
 Tnree eicef: /slder.m.en mat nave not yet arrived to tint 
 fionouraoie Hihte, are by their Charter juft ices of die 
 Peace-cl this City. 
 
 Sfljc SHufibf CbOUijiSlHfljp. ] The Traders of London arc 
 divided into Companies, or Corporations, and are lo many 
 Bodies Politick': Of thefe there arc 1 a, called the chief Com¬ 
 panies ; and he that is chofen Lord Mayor, muff be free os 
 ■sue of thefe Companies ; which are.. 
 
Fart IiL of E N G L A N D. 
 
 j. Mercers. 
 
 2. Grocers. 
 
 5 Drapers. 
 
 4 Mongers. 
 5. Geldjmitks. 
 
 6 . S’dsmers. 
 
 ]. Merchant- 
 Taylors. 
 
 8 . HakrJ.ifjrcs. 
 
 9. Saber*. 
 
 1 o. Ironmongers. 
 j i. Chathrcork,” 
 
 And if it happen, that the Lord Mayor Elect is of any 
 other Company, he prelently removes to one of the 
 Twelve. It hath been the Cuftom of fome of our Kings, 
 to honoiir fome of thel'e Companies, by taking their Free¬ 
 dom thereof, as his late Majefty was pleas’d to be made 
 Free of the Drapers Company, one of his Predec=flbrs of 
 m Grocers, Sec. Each Company or Myftery hath a Maftes 
 annually chofen from among themfelves, and hath other 
 Subordinate Governours, called Wardens or Afilftants, 
 thefe do exaflly correfpond to die general Government of 
 the City, by a Lord Mayor and Common-Council, who 
 are felected out of thefe i'everal Companies; fo excellent 
 an Harmony there is in that Government. 
 
 There are betides near 60 other Companies or Corpo¬ 
 rations, all enjoying large Privileges, by the King’s 
 Gracious Charter granted unto them, and moft of them 
 fair Halls to meet in* 
 
 Of the Government if the C I T'T if 
 
 W ESTMINSTE 11 
 
 Tp H E Government of the Citv of Wcltminihr is dii’Hncl 
 A from that of London ; they have neither Mayor, .She¬ 
 riffs, nor Aldermen: Hut inftead of a Lord Mavor, drey 
 have an High-Steward, who is uilniiy one of the prime 
 Nobility. 
 
 The High Steward of Vdeihnindcr is chofen by toe Dean 
 and Chapter, and holds this High Office dur me -a.:d. The 
 Nature of his Office is not much unlike the C, iu?;; r-'jrjhp of 
 an Univerfity. 
 
 The Dean and Chapter here are invaded tviti. r.-'chhafticai 
 and Civil Jurijdiclion* as the Vi:e-Chanceihr\i in an Uniyer- 
 hty ; and not only within the City of F/ejhnindcr, but wirh- 
 i'-i the Precindts of St. Martini k Grand, near Cheappde, 
 
;6o_ Eljc |.^cfcnt j&tate Partiu. 
 
 London ; and in Tome Towns of Efcx, exempted as wei! 
 from the JurifdicHon of the Biihop of London, as from tint 
 of the Archbilhop of Canterbury. And when the Convoca¬ 
 tion is prorogued by the A. B. from St. Pauls ( for thei; 
 greater Conveniency, nearer to the Parliament) to Will- 
 ■amiflcr, the Bilhops firft declare (upon a Proteffiitionmade 
 by the Dean there) that they intend not thereby to vio¬ 
 late that high Privilege, viz. That no Biihop or Arch - 
 biihop may come there without the leave of the Dean lirfi 
 obtained. 
 
 The Under-Steward of U'eftmiitjicr is likewife an Officer 
 of great Note, and is inftead of a Sheriff; he holds this 
 Honourable Office durante vita. 
 
 The H:\s;h-Baylijf is an Officer of Honour, and Profit, na¬ 
 med by the Dean, and confirmed by the High-Steward ; 
 he holds likewife for Life. 
 
 This City hath two Precinfts; in each a Burgefs is annu¬ 
 ally chofen, out of the wealthier! Citizens, by the reft u 
 the Burgcffes, who reprefent Aldermen. 
 
 *For icckf.nfi-cd Ctttfes, and Probate of Wills, it hath a 
 Royal Juril'diftion, under a Cenmip.ry ; from whom m 
 Appeal mud be, only to the King, in his High Court vt 
 Ch.tac-u. 
 
 SolithUiark. ] Was granted by Letters Parents of F.d. X] 
 to be counted as one of the Wards of London, by the Naim 
 of Bridge-Ward without, and is governed by one of the 26 
 Aldermen of London- ’Tis vaflly Large, Rich, and Pop;; 
 f ms; a great part of it hath been burnt down mine Years 
 fince the great Lire ox London-, but all thole Ruins are now 
 beautifully repaired. 
 
 SLrainfD Minins-] At the time of the I Jap; / 
 Reftauration cf King Charles the Second, there were m 
 r-aon ana the Liberties, fix Regiments of Train’d-BanrK 
 d fix Regiments cf Auxiliaries, and one Regiment of 
 
^art III- ofENG.LAND. ^6r 
 
 D,\v of his Majefty’s return, was judged to be highly 
 ifetiul for facilitating die happy Work: Nome Months 
 liter, bis Majefty lent to the City, Commiflions of Lieu- 
 ; enancy, appointing feveral Pcrfons to aft as bis Licttre- 
 nants in London, giving them the fame Power that the 
 Lords Lieutenants have in their rd'peftive Counties.; 
 mil in purfuance of that Commiffion, the Regiments were 
 newfetled; there were fix Regiments of Train'd-Bands, 
 commanded by fix Citizens, Knights, and their Lieutenant- 
 Colonels were all Knights ; and there were fix Regiments 
 of Auxiliaries. In all thelb twelve Regiments were ac-cc o 
 Men; then were lifted two Regiments of Horie, each com 
 lifting of five Troops, in all 8 to Horfe: Thefe were all 
 drawn to Hide-Park, where bis Majefty was plea led to take 
 lView of them; but in cafe of Need, it is certain that 
 in Under, and within the Liberty, there may in few Day:, 
 be railed 40000 Men, befides Southwark, one Regiment of 
 Train’d-Bands Koc Men; the Hamlets of the iwn 
 Regiments, in all 3000 Men ; then lh\ V rn Regiment, and 
 ;D:w inficr Regiment 2:00 each, and in cafe of Necelfity 
 
 ihevcan raife aoo-w more. 
 
 Xttillirrp Ccnipanp. ] Befidesrhefe T 
 Auxiliary Men, there is the Art Hie,"! G 
 aNorfery of Soldiers, and hath been In 
 King C harks the Second lifted himfeif 
 was Prince of Wales, and fo did the late l 
 fame time, who after his Majefty’s Refun 
 iraml thereof, and owned it as his C 
 'iighnefs there was a Leader, 
 
 pany every Tuefday Fortnight, and ihe other Turfday flat 
 Exercife was performed by tin 1 c 
 
 Company, who are fh£re train C 
 
 this Socie ■y are many ol the Nobility; alio the Lorn 
 Mayor and mod: of the Aldermen ; all the Commanders 
 iof the Train’d-Bands and Auxiliaries here exercife Arm-, 
 I’fiiis Company confifts’of 600 1 t 
 
 p Leader, two Lieutenants, two irnfigns, two Serjeants. •: 
 Fi'rnvoft Marfnal, three Gentlemen of Anns. c'v. Kiev have 
 fflfo a Court-Marflnl, confiding of a Prelident and .Mem 
 [bets of rhe Company ; on the fecund Txsjd.r. in Febwy is 
 [Efeaeral Rendezvous every Year. 
 
 
%l)Z Relent ^tnts 
 
 Part Til. 
 
 ZTsw before I proceed to deferihe the prefrni Gl.rf. 
 of ibis Great and Vnfarakll'cl City ; and A. 
 eaufe that having (pohn of its Antiquity, h l(i 
 too jufly appears to tbs Beholders, as if dc 
 great efi Part of it were lately built ; I Jha'i fa 
 the Saiisf dilion of Foreigners efpecially, and tb 
 vjbo arc curious in Enquiries, exhibit here a ih,n 
 Account of the dreadful Fire of London, whiE 
 iegitv the 2d D.ay of September 1666. an,l 
 in tires days fpace } confmned the great efi par; f 
 me City. 
 
 *T ,, IiE City of London within the Walls contains 448 A :i:s 
 JL of Ground, whereof the Buildings on 3 75 Acres v, ere 
 utterly confurned by that late dreadful Conflagration ; a,;G 
 63 Acres without the Wall:;, in all 436’ Acres, So ParilG 
 Churches, and 13200 Houles, belides that vafi: Cathedral ci 
 St. Patti's, and divers Chappels, Halls, Colleges, Schools, 
 and other publick Edifices, whereof the whole Da::: ... 
 is hardly to be computed or credited. 
 
 in that one Commodity of Books only, wherewith t..■■■:■■ 
 dm abounded, was loft ( as judicious Stationers have o p- 
 puted) 1 50000 pound : For the Lofs fell mod upon v 0, 
 and three or four other cumberfome Commodities, in: 
 ealie on a fudden to be removed, Viz. Wines, Tobac'.r 
 Sugar, &c. wherewith this City was furnifhed bey:.ui 
 any City in the World; infornucii that one Perfcn, 
 dexman Jejfcrice, loft of Tobacco, to the Value of er r, > 
 Pound, yet in the vaft Conflagration, not above ii; >■; 
 eight Ferfons were burnt. Gi this dreadful Fire there vvi.c 
 many concurrent Occafions. 
 
 Pirfi, Either the Drunkennefs or Supine Negligence V 
 the Baker and his Servants, in whofe Houle it began. 
 
 N:;ct, The dead time of the Night wherein it began. : 
 between one and two of the Clock after Midnight. 
 
 Thirdly, The dead time of the Week, being Saturday-rAlv:, 
 when Traders were retired to their Country-Hcufe 
 
ot JE N G L A N D. 
 
 The dead rime of the Year, being then the 
 on the iecond of September, when Trade 
 aijy abroad in the Country, 
 fhe Cioienels of the Buildings in that Plac 
 e Progreis of the Lire, and hindring the 
 liich was by Engines to ilioot Water, 
 he matter of the Buildings thereabouts, v 
 lly Woodden and of old Timber. 
 
 , The long continued Drought of the ptei 
 :r even to th it Day, which had dried the Tii 
 apt to take l ire. 
 
 The Matters of Wares in thofe Parrs, v. 
 reareft S'tore-houfes in the City of Oils, p 
 , Wax, Butter, Britndone, Hemp, Cove 
 ne, Brandy, Sugar, &c. 
 
 In Eafteriy Wind, the dried of all others, 
 nv very ffrongly. 
 
 The unexpetted failing of the Water, 
 rr-Tower near to the Place where the 
 a out of order, and burnt down imrnedi; 
 ginning of the Fire, fo that moil Water-1 
 
 n miufuat Negligence at bird, andaConfid 
 enching the lire, on a ludden changed in 
 lftern.ition and Defponaency, all chuiing 
 ’lit to f>ve their Goods, than by a vigo 
 'o lave their Houles and the City. 
 
 .lies thus drangely concurring, the Reader 
 !e Prnfpeci: of the huge Damages done by 
 .'.th been computed by an ingenuous Pei 
 rein'.; burnt in all about 13 ;oo Houfes, w 
 other at r.o more than :y Pound yearly R 
 
 ig i the S; ParilhChu 
 ledrai Church of Sc. 
 
5 $4 SHje JDjcfcnt &tste Part Ilf 
 
 £jf is alfflofl: ten Millions of Pounds Sterling ; and yet not- 
 withffanding all thefe huge Lofles by Fire, not with (land- 
 ing that moll: devouring Peftilence m the Year immedi, 
 acely aforegoing, and the then very chargeable Waragainft 
 three potent Neighbours, the Citizens recovering, after 
 a few Months, their Native Courage, have fince fo cheer¬ 
 fully and unanitnoully fet themfelves to rebuild the City, 
 that within the fpace o' "our Years, they erefted on the fame 
 Ground roooo Houfes, and laid out upon the fame , 
 
 of pounds Sterling, counting but 300 pound a Home om 
 with another, befides feveral large Hofpitals, divers very 
 ftaately Halls, 19 fair folk! Stone Churches that did coll 
 above 100000 pound, were all at the fame time emhed, 
 and icon after fmifhed. Moreover as if the late FM {,-d 
 only purg’d the City, the Buildings arc become iniimrCy 
 more beautiful, more commodious, and more fond 1 the 
 three main Vertues of all Edifices ) than b Wc \ 
 if the Citizens had not been any way unpoveriflu-d, Hr 
 rather enriched by that huge Conflagration, they may be ilij 
 to be even wanton in their Expences, upon the ihtely 
 Uan Fr,data's, or Fronts of their new Houfes, Churches 
 and Halls; (many of Portland-Stone, as durable aimed ns 
 Marble; J upon their richly adorned Shops, Chamber'., Ihb 
 conies, Signs, Portals, &c. Their publick Halls are riAiy 
 fet off with curious Architecture, carved Work m Sir;-: 
 and Wood, with Pictures and Wainfcot, not only of i hr 
 ■and Oak, but fome with fweet-flnelling Cedar; liieir 
 Churches beautified with excellent various Towers, .vii 
 Fronts of true Roman Architecture; they made rh-ir 
 Streets much more large and freight; paved each hie 
 with fmooth hewn Scone, guarded the fame with many 
 Mafiie Pofts for the Security of Foot-PafTengers: and il¬ 
 luminated by Night with Lights, for the Benefit of aii. 
 And whereas they before dwelt in low, dark, wooddci: 
 Cottages, they now live in lofty, lightfome, uniform 
 Brick-Btriidings: So that although the then liing a,u!d nor 
 fay of this his capital City as one of the Emperors fa i J <•: 
 Horn", Latent tarn invent, Mar:.tor cam rcliqni: Yet lie mi;;!.' 
 fay of it what was air, 10ft equivalent; Ugnetxm ir.-jcni , '... 
 tend am nlicjui: Anu of a principai Structure of \ .hi;, Cir;. 
 rhe Royal Exchange, King Charles FI. might hr/e UiJ t- ■ 
 Urisiem invent, Lapi fleam rsltqni. 
 
3 66 frfjc f'j.cfm &,rn Part 
 
 Sir Cyril Wich , 
 
 Siv C hr iflop her Wren 
 Sir “James Smith. 
 
 Sir Richard Onflow. 
 
 This Society hath alfo a great number cf Men cmpl 
 by them, with Liveries and Silver Cadges. Their D 
 is a Sheaf of Arrow s. 
 
 The number of iniured Houfes in the fir ft Office 
 the year i6Si,is joooo ; and m the Friendly Society 
 the year 1684, is 12300, but many of the Police, 
 expired. 
 
 But it being obferv’d that thefetwo Offices were 
 lured chiefly for the private Intereft of the particula> 
 dettakers; a Third more equal, as well as a much ch 
 Office is let up, called the Amicable Contributors, or 
 livid in Hand ■ in which Office every Member is an 
 •hater both in profit and Lois, in proportion to hi:, 
 xunce in the fame; the whole charge of inliiring in 
 Office for leven years is but Two Shillings, for th 
 Twelve Shillings is paid down, yet at the end of the J 
 cut of the Twelve Shillings, Ten Shillings, with ]r 
 for the whole Time, are returned, which Intereft h. 
 therto been more than fufficieht to defray all Lode; 
 have happened; the Fond arifes by the Money paid : 
 the Subfcribers, and confequcmly increafes v/hh 
 Number, and amounts already to near :::co !. whit 
 managed by ao Direftcrs yearly choi’en at a general ur 
 ingofall the Members from among thenrfelves, wl: 
 general Meeting have power to make what Alteration' 
 their Conftirution they pleafe. This Office can. hat 
 mifearry any ctherwife than by having a fet of b.,u 
 reftors, and therefore ’tis hoped all its Members will h 
 an eye to that, and it owes its great increafe if rot 
 foundation and original to the Invention, Care and 
 ligence of my worthy Friend Jofcpb Shaw of the AT 
 Temple, Eli]; and 3 or 4 others. 
 
 The Number of Houfes aftuaily infured fines its 
 Eredtion in 1637, are near 12000, and its Conftitutio 
 to be feen at large at Tam’s CofFee-Houfe in St. Mar 
 Lane, where the Office is kept. 
 
 ^Ublifk [SuHiiing#. ] In this Noble City ate 
 many and Magnificent; thofe moft efpeciaHy, that 
 
 | ,vr Edmund Wifanan 
 j Sir Jonathan Raymond. 
 i Sir HintyTalfe. ( ^ 
 
3 6S iE(je fBjsfeat ^cate Part I??; 
 
 A little before the Civil Wars, by the Care of Arclr 
 billion Lam/, whillt he was Biihop of London , this vag 
 Building was in a great meafure folidly and fumpcu 
 oufly repaired. 
 
 it is now rebuilding with greater Solidity, Magiiif- 
 cence and Splendor, by the moll renowned Architect", S.;- 
 CbrijiopherWreri; the Tax upon Sea-Coal Bill continuin'.-, 
 being ir. 6 d. upon every Chaldron; befides the liif. 
 ral Contributons of pious and devout Perfons, atnoi,; 
 tvhom Archbifliop Sancroft , while he was Dean of thi; 
 Church, was very eminent for the carrying on lb RJi; •. 
 mis and Glorious a Work. 
 
 The Body cf this Noble Pile, is, for the mod part, b-si;:, 
 and appears already the Wonder and the Glory o! ;'b 
 Kingdom. 1 
 
 The next is, that Ancient Stately Abby-Church of 
 minficr, founded before the Noman Conqueft, by die rimT 
 King Edward the Ctnfefor; and, moft richly endowed 
 afterwards rebuilt from the Grousid by King Hen. Ill d 
 that rare Architecture now feen, wherein are the moil nn:;-l 
 nilicent Tombs and Monuments of our Kings and Qu.-.t J 
 of our greateB Nobles and famous Worthies of %-f.dj 
 To the EaB End of which is added a , Chappel of King 
 rkn. VII, which, for the molt admirable artificial Vv ork 
 without and within, fora Monument of mail}' Brakmnt 
 curioully wrought, and other Maftei-Pieces of Aw. u 
 feveeco be parallell’d in the World. This huge ibl r,:k 
 Bands on that, which was once the only firm pkc i t 
 Ground ?n Wcpninfter, formerly caBed T 
 where is faid to have been a Temple dedicated to /fcu; 
 and afterwards the Saxon King Segbcrt, the firft Builder A 
 St. Paul's aforementioned, built here alio a Churcii to x, 
 Peteri and yet it is the Conjecture of many Judicious Ar¬ 
 chitects, and Learned Antiquaries, that the ancient StruAurc 
 yec Banding betwixt Thieving-Lane, or Bow-jireet, :i:A 
 the great San&uary, now employed only as a Cellar to: 
 Wines, called Beech's Cellars, might very probably h-n: 
 been that Church of King Scgbert-, it being made Chur': 1 :' 
 wile, with a double Cvols; and the manner cf it': Bui'.. 5 - 
 ing, certainly of greater Antiquity than any other wh-w 
 foever about the City; the Pillars are very large, tquarc 
 and (trong; but bearing no true Proportion with the k • 
 of the Fabrick; the Arches pointed, yet in nothing in::- 
 ™ttng either the Go!hick or P.man .Building- Qu-.- 
 
Part III.; o? ENGLAND. - %i9 
 
 1 Queen Elizabeth converted tin's Abby into a Collegiate 
 Church, .and therein.placeda.Dean, and ia Secular.Canons, 
 or Prebendaries, a Matter and Uttier, forty Scholars, VicjrsJ 
 Singing-Men,, and 12 Airm-Men. ;• ; 
 
 This Magnificent Abby-Clnirch hath of late Year: very 
 much decayed; a,Td notwirhttanding die Dean and Pre¬ 
 bendaries have largely contributed to the Repairing of it ? 
 to the great 1'efTenlng >of their yearly Income; yet be¬ 
 ing no ways able ro iiipport it without a public. 1 ! Rene- 
 fafiion, the late King and Parliament was generoufiy 
 pleafed to allow them yocoo Pounds out of the Tax-up¬ 
 on Coals towards this pious Work. 
 
 Dr. Dolbin, the late Lord Archbilhop of York, at his 
 •firtt coming to this Deanery, added a thirteenth Pre¬ 
 bend, viz. St. Petri the Patron, which was an equal 
 Share to be allowed, by the 12 Prebendaries, amount¬ 
 ing to the full Value of one of theirs, and is employ¬ 
 ed towards the Repair of the laid Abby-Churcli. There 
 arePetuy-Canons, and others belonging to the Choir,, 
 to the number of thirty. 
 
 Thefe are the two Mother-Churches; but it would 
 be’endlefs to fpeak particularly of all other Churches 
 of great Remark; as Bow-Church in Cheatfide; whole 
 coftly Tower, for Solidity, Beauty, and a Ring of injls, 
 isrival’d by none but Sc. Bride s. The fpaciou, Church 
 of Covcnt-Gardcu hath not one Pillar in it, beli.fes thole 
 Magnificent ones of its Portico; the Roof of which being 
 Hat, and plain, is yet fubttantially fupportc-J by Mytteri- 
 )us Workmanlhip. The Amplitude, and Scatelinefs of de¬ 
 ters other Churches is very wonderful ; as Gkrift's-Chin'j , 
 
 ) l Andrew s~ihlhrn, St. Larerev.ee s'i where there are two 
 relebrated Weekly Leflures, St; Michael's Coir.hill, SvMar- 
 '“fiP s, St. James's, and Sc. Ami s u'sfimivjhr, St- widest 
 rnerethe Hofpita] or Spictle Sermcnsin Cj// U ec 
 lie Mulick Sermon on St. Cecilia.* Day h 1 1 
 
 lOnly held , St. Margaret's V/eftnsinfter, where die Sect¬ 
 ions are on all Solemn Occalions preach tie I 
 ourable Ploufe of- Commons; mott of svruch arc richly 
 irnilhed with Maille Communion-Piare \i c ' 
 itter-Fronts, Carved Pulpits, Cloths of Gold., and Silver, 
 t Velvet, fringed and embroidered, Peifisn Carpets, and 
 is like. As P AC,Hr 
 
%\)t ^tate 
 
 PALACES and HOUSES belonging J 
 to the CROWN. | 
 
 N EAR to the Abby-Church of mfiminfier Rood the - 
 Royal Palace and ufual Place of Refidence for tw j: 
 Kings of England, who ordinarily held their Parliament i‘ 
 and all their Courts of Judicature in their Dwelling Hum 5 : 
 fes (as was done at Aim by the Kings of Prance, in the i, 
 de Nojiro Dame ; and is at this Day at Madrid by the. King si 
 of Spain) and many times fate themfelves in the CL *: 
 Courts of Judicature, as they do Hill fometimes in At 
 Court of Parliament. A great part of this huge Palace vus i 
 in the time of Hoi. VIII. deftroyed by Fire; what remam-p 
 ed hath been ftill employed for the Ufe of the Lords and j 
 Commons allembled in Parliament, and for chief Courts! 
 of Judicature, and for the King’s Treafury. The Great>V 
 Hall where the Great Courts of King’s-Bench, Common^ 
 
 Pleas, and Chancery are kept, fome fay, was built lm| 
 William Rufus ; Others, by Richard I. or II. which, ior .uii-i 
 its Dimensions, isnotto be equalled by any HallmCim-o 
 ftendom- It is, concluding the Walls, juft 300 Loot ion?j: 
 and 100 broad ; the height proportionable to 10 t' 
 ample Dimenfions: And the Roof of Irifb Oak molt ui<; 
 rious. 
 
 of the TOWER 0/ L O N D O N. f 
 
 170 R the Security and Defence of this famous L'tyi 
 and River, there have been anciently divers LortrdA | 
 but that called the Tower of London , hath been eminent a4 
 bove all others: It is not only a Fort or Citadel to defend 
 and command both City and River, but a Royal fakes 
 likewife where our Kings with their Courts have fometi.wi 
 lodged , a Royal Arfenal, where are Arms and Ammunn 
 eion for 60000 Soldiers s The Treafury for the jewels an: 
 Ornaments of the English Crown, the great Mint for Cum' 
 ing of Gold and Silver; the Great Archive, whew an 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. -fit 
 
 conferved all the ancient Records of the Courts of Wcjhnind 
 (ier,&c. The chief Prifon for the fafe Cuftody of great Per.. 
 fons that are Criminals in matters of State , in fhorc, if the 
 great Extent thereof vvichin the Walls be ccnlidered, and its 
 Authority over the feveral Hamlets without, and the many 
 high Privileges and Liberties belonging thereto, it may 
 rather be reputed a City than,a Citadel. In themidft of ir., 
 the great white Square-Tower was built by Williato the 
 Conqueror. 
 
 In what County the Tower is (or whether it be iri any) 
 is not determined 3 part of ic fome hold to be in A/Db 
 dkfex, and part in the Liberty of the City: Thofe that 
 were tryed for the Murder of Sir Thomas Qverktr;, by the 
 Judges Opinion, were tryed as in the City, the Fait being 
 done in that part of the Tower held to be in the City Li¬ 
 berties. 
 
 Within the Tower is one Parochial Church, end a P. 
 Chnppel, called Cajar s Chappel, but ’ti.v now out ef life ,* 
 the Church is called S. Pari ad Vincula infra Turrim, ex* 
 empt from all Ecclefiailical jurifdiflionof the Archbilhop,. 
 and is a Donative bellowed by the King, without inftitu- 
 tionandlnduftion. 
 
 Cnnflafalc^ of tl)C afotoer.] The Tower of London, till the 
 beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, was governed by a 
 Cmjiabls, and fometimes by a C ujlos Twra, and in his ab» 
 lence by a Lieutenant, or Deputy; they had the Go= 
 vernment of the fometimes during Life, form-times 
 durante bene placito, were Privy-Councelleis, and had rhcic 
 Relidence in the Royal Palace within the Tower, and feme- 1 
 times Had the Cuftody of the Armories. Stores and Virtu* 
 als: Thefe were all oft times Lieutenants and Conlervntors 
 of the City of London, Sheriffs of Middkjex, and. other id- 
 jacent Counties, had the Power to infpeft all Offices v irh- 
 in the Tower, a!id to report to the King all MildemwnWs 
 « Neglefts 5 and ift Stat. 18. of Edw. •?. Chap. 11. to de¬ 
 clare the Penalty of the Mayor and Sheriff-, iffr. c-v the 
 City of London, for neglefting to ledrelsLrtors. Mi r p-:i!i* 
 °ns, &c. and theTryals of Defaults lhall D by lingmfb 
 of Foreign Counties, as Ef.n, Kent,he. thaf the Co." f hbH 
 or his Lieutenant lhally in fitch cnle; receive ar'd .execute 
 tits King’s.'Writs. Many other Power; and Privileges 3 M 
 *nci«. 1 r!y belong ia the Comtabh eff the Km >/ i s MiH f 
 
372 %\}Z fjefcnt $tste Part Ur; 
 
 And Anno Dom. 1697. the Right Honourable William Lord 
 Jlington, Baron of Wymondley in England, and Baron of Kii- 
 lard in Ireland, had that Dignity and Office of Con fl able of 
 the Tower, and Liberties thereof, conferred upon him in 
 the room and place of the Right Honourable £■>.; of 
 North,nnpeon , with the Fee or Allowance of r, 
 Annum-, he was Lord Lieutenant of the Hamlets, >„ 
 
 her 21, lying in feverai Parifees of large extent bckmm , 
 to the Tower ; whole Train’d-Bands being two er.cn! 
 ments of Foot- of eight Companies in each Regimen;. 
 shout 200 well-appointed Men in each Company, on- v. 
 another, do form a Body of between 3 and 4000 Men, * 
 are to attend the King’s Perfon in time of need, and 
 to march no further than the King; they were fornar.i ..s 
 the Guards of the Tower, and are, if there be occallon, k.- ly 
 to reinforce the Garilon by Command of the ConUtiiw 
 who Virttiic Officii, is to be in the Commiflion 0: :h; 
 Peace for the City of London, Counties of Middlcjl'.O.r. 
 and Surrey. 
 
 -Ukurr.MUt] The next Officer in Command, is die 
 Chief Govcrnettr, or Lieutenant of the Tower ; he is aim in- 
 virtue of his Office, to be in Commiflion for the Peace m 
 the Counties of MidJlcfix, Kent, and Surrey, and is to ait 
 under, and be fubordinate to the Conftablefor the time ic¬ 
 ing, in sli thingstouching the Execution of the laid Cm,.; 
 of Conffable, and during his abfence, to do, perform, ;r.a 
 execute all Powers and Authorities, Acts, Matters and Tim., 
 whatfoever, relating to the Execution of the Office oi-. : 
 ftable, in as ample manner, as if the Confrable were mm ■ 
 nally prefent. He hath for the Execution of 'his Office a 
 Salary of 200 l. per Jtmum, with all the Fees and Ferym- 
 fites, which Sir John Robitijon, or any other of lv- Pie 1 
 fors ever had. He hath, as appurtenant to his Office, by 
 Grants of divers of the former Kings of h, ' . t. 
 
 Privilege of taking Unam Legenam, two Gallons and a Pm;, 
 ante malum & retro, and a certain quantity out. of eve;'/ 
 Boat laden with Lobfters and Oyfters, or -ay 01b .> 
 
 fife which paflsthby the rower, and takes double the quan* 
 tityout of every Aliens Boat, to what he to* e " 
 
 Natives. Every Perfon of the Quality of a Cm Ice.,. 
 
 Cent Prifoner to the Tower pays 200 l. as hffi Fee, 
 
 Ssrers undesthe Degree of 3 Dub toe l arffi ’ j 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. ?73 
 
 moner 50 /. He hath alfo a further Pcrquifite, the difpoiYi 
 of the 40 Yeomen-Warders Places as they die off 
 
 Under the Command of the Conibble (and in his Ab~ 
 fence of the Lieutenant,) are the Gentleman Porter, the 
 Phylician, Dr. Gideon Harvsy,r\\i 40 Yeomen-Warders, and 
 the Gunner of the'/inevr. The prefent Lieutenant of the 
 Tom- is the Right Honourable General Ckurcbii. 
 
 Gentleman Pogfer.] The Gcntkma Hr;m, (who holds 
 his Place by Patent,) hath charge of the Gates, to loci: 
 up. and open ; and to deliver the Keys to the Confiable, (on i 
 in his Abfence to the Lieutenant) every Might, and to re¬ 
 ceive them of him in the Morning; He conn-nth tire 
 Warders that are upon the Days-wait, and at the Entrance 
 
 .oners, now ; o ?. yr week. 
 
 Comtek jlktO.J&.J In the Tower is an ancient. Co 
 
 4 f ' J of Eliz. 4. f. - : 6 . a-. I/, Bdides the ancient Liberty of 
 die Tower which adjoins to it, the Old-Artillery-Garden 
 by Spittle-Fields, and the Litrk htinwies ,xte within the Tow • 
 er-Liberty: The Gentleman-Porter of the Tower, for the 
 time being, hath the dime Power ami Authority in the u id 
 Liberty,, as Sheriffs within their Refpeftive Counties, and 
 Lie coniticuteth Bar lifts 'thereof to execute all fuel, prooefs 
 and Warrants as directed to them by tire Stewards of the 
 Court, and hath all I i'd'cats, Dcod,vid:\ and Goods of all ft. 
 km de fc. 
 
 „ ©laraerjs-J The Ttojr.cn W-wders or the Tower are 40 
 Mi number, who are accounted the Queen’s DomefKck Ser= 
 vants, and are fworn by the Lord Chamberlain of her Ma = 
 jelly’s Houfhcld, or by the Clerk of the Cheque; their Dm 
 *y > s to attend Prifoneis of State, and to wait at the Gates $ 
 Tenof them are'.unally upon the Days-wait, to take an 
 A 3 3 ’ Aecouns 
 
?74 fitte f aelcnt ^tatc Part III 
 
 Account of all Perfons that come into the Tower, to enter 
 their Names, and the Names of the Perfons they go to, in 
 a Book, to be perufed by the Conftable, or Lieutenant 
 Two of them are upon the Watch every Night. 
 
 SEfje fDffite ana &cqjct of tfjc 3K.ccoj.tJje m % 
 
 SCototr.J The Office of her Majefly’s Records kept in the 
 Tower of London, is of very venerable Antiquity, and the 
 Keeper and Deputy of the fame dignified with fpccial 
 Truth 
 
 This Officer is fir ft recommended by the Mafler of the 
 Rolls to the King, and if he-bc found fitly qualified tc exe¬ 
 cute the great Trufl, he is admitted and fworn by the laid 
 .Mailer, and afterwards confirmed by the King’s Letters- 
 Parents. 
 
 It was before the taking away of the Court of Wards of 
 great Profit, but now become very inconliderable. 
 
 Before Mt. William Prynue came to be Keeper of rhefe j 
 Records, they had lain many Years in one confufed Ch ios,; 
 buried under Dud and Cobwebs in a Corner of the White-; 
 Tower, in the cleanfing. whereof, faith Mr. Prynne, he found ; 
 many rare and valuable Records, relating to the fiigli- [. 
 Court of Parliament, and to all the Courts in K'ij!w:n;kf \ 
 Had-, to our Laws, Government, Trade, Merchants, Coin, || 
 Revenue, Militia, Navy, Wars; to ffie Affairs of Enehv.i, i 
 Wales, Scotland, Ireland-, to ail the King’s Dominnns in \ 
 France, and all the Ijks adjacent, to Spain, Portugal, See, Re- ; 
 fating alfo to all Tranfafiions with the Pope of Rome. Ctrl 
 dinals, Legates, &c. to all the Privileges of our Clergy, and; 
 our Laity, belides many Records of private Concernment f ■ 
 all which will require much time, and mapy Hands re 
 kalendar, or reduce inro Alphabetical Tables Thus At 
 for Mr. Prynne, whofe worthy SuccelTor is that Learned and 
 Indefatigable Antiquary i William Petyi Etq; fo well known 
 by the feveial Treadles pubfiflul by him in defence of the 
 Rights and Primitives of ; he Commons of England, 
 
 His Deputy is Mr. Qco-ge Holmes* 
 
 As the Ckappo of the Rods in Chancery-Lane , and Petty* 
 iag-Office do fi . 1 wim Records our of other Offices, they are 
 trarffimfited into the dower after fome Years; for it hdi 
 beep, the Wifdom and Care of former Ages, to fend the 
 Records of the feveial Conus to the Tower, for their fire- 
 fern cion and Safety, not only as a Policy of State, but tec 
 
Part III of ENGLAND. m 
 
 particular Interefl of all Men, having Eftates, requiring 
 it; there being many Prefidents for it remaining in the 
 Records of the Tower, and a particular Form of a Writ, 
 to fend the Records in the Chappel of the Rolls to the 
 Tomer cf London. 
 
 The Records of the Tower (amongfl other things) con¬ 
 tain the Foundation of Abbeys, and other Religious 
 Houles; and the Records in the Rolls contain the Dilfo. 
 lution of thofe Abbeys, and the Donation of the Lands, of 
 which many Families are now pofleft ; and if thofe Re¬ 
 cords were all in one Place, the People might have accefs 
 unto them all under one and the fame Search and Charge, 
 which would be a great eale and benefit to the People, 
 and fafety to the Records of this Nation. 
 
 Belides the Records at the Rolls being joined to thofe in 
 theliiwr, will make a perfeft continuance of all the an¬ 
 cient Rights of the EngHjh Nation, which are now fet forth 
 in the Records of the Tower, whereof thefe following ate 
 a few Heads, or Particulars of them. 
 
 [Content# of force of tljc iEfcojic#.] 
 
 The Leagues of Foreign Princes, and the Treaties with 
 them. 
 
 And all the Atchieveinents of this Nation in France, and 
 ether Foreign Parts. 
 
 The Original of all tire Laws that have been enacted or 
 recorded, until the Reign of Richard ill. 
 
 The Eftablilhment of Ireland in Laws and Dominions. 
 
 The Dominion of the Britijb Seas, totally excluding 
 both the French and Hollanders to fifli therein, without Li- 
 ceiife from England, proved by Records before the Con- 
 ijuefh 
 
 The Interefl: of the Ijle of Man, and the 1/les of jerfey, 
 firnjey, Sari, and Alderney ; which four lafl are tile remain¬ 
 ing part of the Norman Pofleflion. 
 
 The Title of the Realm of France, and how obtained. 
 
 And all that the Kings and Princes of this Land have, 
 Until that time done abroad, or granted or confirmed unto 
 their Subjects at home or abroad. 
 
 Tenures of all the Lands in England, Extents or Surveys 
 of Mannors and Land ; Inquilitions foji mmm, of infinite 
 advantage upon Trials of Interefl or Defcenc. 
 
 A a 4 
 
 Liberties 
 
j76 £>tate Part III, 
 
 Liberties and Privilege's granted to Cl ties and Towns 
 Corporate or to private Men, as Court-Leets, WaiiTs, L. 
 {bays, Markets, Fairs, Free-Warren, Felons Goods, or what 
 elle could come to the Crown, or pals out of it. 
 
 Several Writs, Pleadings, and Proceedings, as well iij 
 Chancery, as in all the Courts of Cmmoii Law ; snd £;> 
 
 •' Infpsxhsus's and Enrollments of Charters and Deed?, 
 made 'and done before the Conqueft, Deeds or Contnch 
 between Party and Party, and the juft Elhblifhments of a!j 
 the Oftices in the Nation. 
 
 The Metes and Bounds of all the Forefts in E;:?!.vJ, 
 with thefeveral refpe&ive Rights of the Inhabitants there¬ 
 in to Common of Paflure, &c. Beftdes many other Privi¬ 
 leges and Evidences, which are too long to be here reccm 
 ed or inferred. 
 
 And are therefore in the Petition of the Commons cf 
 'E :r!xr.d in Parliament, Ar.no 46. Edw. III. Nianb. 43. Paid 1.0 
 be rh? perpetual Evidence of every Man’s Right, and the 
 Records of this Nation, without which no Story of vb 
 Nation can be written or proved. 
 
 Thefe Records are re pouted within a certain Place 
 Tower, called W.sbcf.dd Tier;;-, adjoining to die No. ay 
 Tower. Near Traitors-Gare there is another Place o-,if.! 
 
 C^f yds Chafp-A', in the White Tower; the going op 
 to .'hi; Chagpel is in Cdd-ilarbor, 84 Steps up, with C <a !1 
 great Pillars cm each fide ; and, at the upper End thereof, 
 there was a Marble Altar, which was demoliflied in 
 
 There arc many Cart-Loads of Records lying in ti n 1 
 Place. out of Avmcn Mvf Frjsar*, late Keeper of the for*-., 
 with_ rnuehtigable Labour, coileTed and princed many <<:' 
 pdL:i..k Liiiiiv, An,,3 1050, i6fio, iCGi-, 1664, nr utu.e 
 
 e fecond beginning Prism P *> 
 at time there were no Rolls, l’ 
 sncier.t Tranfcripts made and e 
 ; Conquefr, until the begin.m 
 ms Son Hen- III. where the hrir Gr ¬ 
 ins ; then there is Edso. I, II, and lib 
 Ecu. VI. and Edw.YJ. and Inqur* 
 P -chard ill. who'Eeigned only three 
 that King arc iij th<? ChappcI of ths 
 
part HI. cf ENGLAND. 
 
 m 
 
 rariie federal (parity on tlje i»luch contain 
 
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 the Tower ; 
 
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 diftinguilhe. 
 
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 for all Reformer: 
 
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 except in the 
 
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 d February . 
 
 ; and in them from 8 till 
 
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 Afternoon s 
 
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378 ®&e $tate ; Parc 1II„ 
 
 midable to all our Neighbours. It is under the Govern-, 
 meat in chief, of the Matter of the Ordnance, who is 
 commonly a Perfon of great Eminence, and Integrity; 
 and is in France called Le Grand Maiftre d' Artillerie ■ which 
 Word Artiilerie, is either ab Arte ’lelorum Mittcnlormn ; of 
 elfe it denotes all manner of Ordnance, and may pofllbly 
 be derived from the Italian Artiglio , lignifying the Talons 
 or Claws of Vultures, Eagles, $ud fuch rapacious Birds of 
 Prey : As alfo of Dragons, Bafiiisks, anil Griffons : By [ 
 which they not only defend themfelves, but tear and rend j 
 in pieces all that oppofe them. Hence the feveral forts of i' 
 Can ok feem to be denominated from fuch kind of Creatures, |< 
 as Ealkons, Falkonets, bakers, (lignifying a Hawk, in the r 
 old French and Spanifh) Culverines, (from the Latin CcL* ' 
 hr> fignifying a Serpent or Dragon) and Bafiiisks, &s, 
 
 The Officers belonging to the Artillery, ate, ; 
 
 The Ma/ler of the Ordnance. ^ 
 
 The Lieutenant-General. 
 
 Clerk of the Ordnance. 
 
 Keeper of the Stores. 
 
 Clerk of the Deliveries , 
 
 And the Trcafurer and Pay-Mafter , who all hold tiiu.; I 
 Places by Patent under the Great Seal. ‘f 
 
 The Lieutenant-General, his Duty is to receive all SignL | 
 fications, Orders, &e. from the Matter at the Board ; with ;; 
 the rett of the principal Officers; to fee them daily extern 
 ted; to make Orders, as the King’s Occalions ilia 11 re- 
 quire, for thing? of fuch Importance ; in which the King’s 
 Warrants, or Warrants from the Lord High-Admiral, arc ; 
 not needful ; the Matter in former times being not fu of- 1 
 ten there; but of late Years, the Matter is for the molt 
 part prefent at the Board with the principal Officers for the 
 ailing of mo ft things, three Days a Week being appoin¬ 
 ted by them for their fitting, whereat they feidom fail, is 
 any Bufinefs of confequence requires their Prefence. The 
 Lieutenant of the Ordnance is alfo to give Orders for rlw 
 ’Discharging die Great Ordnance, when required, Upon 
 Coronation Days, I'eftivals, Triumphs, and the like; and 
 
part Hi of ENGLAND. • m 
 
 alfo to fee the Train of Artillery, and all its Equipage fit¬ 
 ted for motion upon any Occaiion, when it (hall be or- 
 dered to be drawn into the Field. 
 
 The Surveyor, his Charge is, to furvey all Her Maje¬ 
 fty’s Ordnance, Stores, and Provisions of War, in the Cu- 
 ftody of the Store-keeper, which !m is to fee fo diftin- 
 guiflxed and placed, as (hal^be bed: for their Prefervation 
 and Safety ; for a decent View, and a ready Accompt; 
 to allow all Bills of Debt, and to keep Cheque upon all 
 labourers and Artificers Works; and to lee that all Pro- 
 vifions received, be good and ferviceable, and duly proved, 
 with the Affifhnce of the reft of the Officers, ana the 
 Proof-Mailers, and marked with the Queen’s Mark, if 
 they ought fo to be. 
 
 The Clerk of the Ordnance, his Place is to recard all 
 Orders and Inftru&ions given for the Government of the 
 Oilice ; as likewife all Patents and Grants, and the Names 
 of all Officers, Clerks, Artificers, Attendants, Gunners, 
 Labourers, and others who enjoy the find Grants, or any 
 other fees from the Queen for the fame ; to draw all Efti- 
 mates for Provifionsand Supplies to be made ; and all Let¬ 
 ters, Inftru&ions, Commiftions, Deputations, and Contract;, 
 for her Majefty’s Service; to make all Bills of impreft, and 
 Debentures for the Payment and Satisfaction of the refpe- 
 fiive Artificers and Creditors of the Office, for Work done, 
 ot Provifions received ; and Quarter-Books for the Sala¬ 
 ries, Allowances, and Wages of all Officers, Clerks, and 
 other Minifters belonging to the faid Office ; as alfo to keep 
 Journals and Legers of the Receipts, and Returns of all 
 free Majefty’s Scores ; that nothing be brought, borrowed, 
 given, received, lent, or imployed, without due record 
 thereof; to ferve as a Cheque between the two Accoun¬ 
 tants of the Office, the one for Money, the other fev 
 Stores. 
 
 The Store-keeper is to take into his Charge and Cufic- 
 dy all her Majefty’s Ordnance, Munitions and Stores 
 thereur.to belonging ; and to indent and put in legal Se¬ 
 curity for the late keeping thereof; and for making juft 
 end true Accompt from time to time, to receive no Pro- 
 vilions .whatfoever that are manifeftly unlerviceable, or be¬ 
 fore they have been furveyed by the Surveyor ; not to ifiue 
 any proportion of Ordnance, Munition and Stores ; e\- 
 cept (he laid proportion be agreed upon and llgn’d by the 
 Officers 
 
, go SCfa f jefcnc [mm Part I 
 
 Officers according ro the Signification and Appointment 
 the Matter of the Ordnance, grounded upon the Order 
 her Majetty, or fix of the Privy Council, or the Lord / 
 spiral for matters concerning the Navy ; nor to rece : 
 back any Stores formerly iffued, until they have been 
 viewed by the Surveyor, and vegiilred by the Clerks of i 
 Ordnance in the Book of Remains ; to look that all : 
 Majefty’s Store-houfes be well repaired, and well accoi 
 modated ; and the Stores kept in fuch Order and Luftre 
 is fit for the Service and Honour of her Majetty. 
 
 The Clerk of Deliveries, his Duty is to draw up all P: 
 vifions wliatl'oevetj either at the Tower, or any other of i: 
 Majefty’s Magazines, to fee them duly executed ; and i 
 Indenture or Receipt to charge the particular Receiver 
 her Majefty’s laid Stores, and to regifter as well Copie, 
 all Warrants for Deliveries, as the proportion delivered; " 
 the better difeharging of the Store-keeper. 
 
 The Treafurer or Pay-mafter is- he, through Vi 
 Hands the Money of the whole Office of the Os Am 
 runs, as well for Payment of Salaries as Debentures; 
 which method all Money but Salaries, is difpofed of, a 
 ther for Fortifications, Building, buying in of Store:, c 
 and no Money to be by him allowed to any Perfon, 'v: 
 out being Hived, o,- appointed, to be paid by the Md 
 under his liana. 
 
 There are other Subordinate Officers, who likewise it 
 Sheir Places bv Paten: 5 as. 
 
 TV/?, The / ‘Inllcr-Gunvcr of England, who is to 
 -inftvnft ill fuch as defire to learn the Art of Gtt: 
 to admir.ifter ro every Scholar an Oath ; whic 
 the Duty of Allegiance, bindedv him not to lerv 
 reign Prince or 'State (without Leaved north 
 Art of to any but to fuch as have take 
 
 the Matter of the Ordi 
 n recommended to be c 
 id his Ability to difchari 
 
 ly, The prefep.t Keeper , of the Small Guns, v. 
 Charge and Cuftody of her fvlajefty’s Small Gut 
 luers, Harquebuses, 'Carabines, Pi fro Is, w 
 
 aere are divers other inferiour Minifters, 
 Artificers j as the Clerks, Proof-Matters, 
 
 Attend:'. 
 
 MefleniV 
 
JEfce $jc!&6 State Parti!?; 
 
 SUatUCn Of tf)E Splint,] la this Office are divers F er . 
 fons of Quality and Worth, whereof the Principal is cal¬ 
 led the Warden and Keeper of the Exchange and Mint • 
 whofe Office is to receive the Silver and Gold brought in 
 by the Merchants, Goldfmiths, or others; to pay them fo 
 it, and to over-fee all the reft The Fee 400 /. per Annum 
 fpiaffrr anosttojhxr,] Next is the Majhr and Worker 0 f 
 her Majefty’s Money of Gold and Silver who receives the 
 Bullion from the Warden, caufes it to be melted, delivers i; 
 to the Moneyers, and when it is minted, receives it again 
 from them: His Allowance formerly was not any Set tee, 
 but according to the Pound-weight, as by an Indenture 
 under the Great Seal appeared. The Fee now is jco / 
 Annum. 
 
 Comptroller.] The Third Office is the Comptroller, M, . 
 fees that the Money be all made according to the juft al 
 fize ; to over-lee the Officers, and comptrol them if ch; 
 Money be not as it ought to be; his Fee is 302', 
 Annum. 
 
 3 lffap*SfDafl:er,] The Fourth is the Affay-Majicr, ch 
 tries the Bullion, and fees that it be according to the inn- 
 dard ; whofe Fee is 250 /. per Annum. 
 
 The Fifth are the Auditors, to take the A.> 
 compts, and make them up. Their Fee is 20 !. per Amro | 
 each. i 
 
 J&tirbrpo; Of tl]C pelting.] The Sixth is the Si')T-;w ! 
 of the Melting, who is to' fee the Bullion caft out, ami rp: 
 to be altered, after it is delivered to the Mslcer; which 
 after the Alfay-Mafter hath made tryal thereof The !\c 
 look per Annum. 
 
 There belong alfo to the Mint divers other Officers, a? 
 Weigher and Teller. Fee 300 l per Annum, 
 
 Chief Clerk, and four other Clerks. 
 
 Engineer. Fee 100 l. per Annum. 
 
 Graver. Fee 1 a 5 /. per Annum. 
 
 The Provofl of the Company of Moheycrs, which Com¬ 
 pany confifts of an indefinite number of Perfons, who 
 Work and Coin Gold ancl Silver Money, and anl'wer 
 Waft and Charges. 
 
 There belong alfo to the Mins, Mdperj, Smiths, Cbm 
 ch-ers, Moulders, Labourers, &c. 
 
>art III. cf ENGLAND. 
 
 Thefe Officers and Moneyers of the Min:, have always 
 jeen exempted from all publick Offices bv Charrer. 
 
 |?t. ^atljarincjs.] Near the Tower 'is Sr. Katharine:. 
 ,vhich hath a Royal jurifdi&ion for FcdeliaRical Cauiesj 
 ind Probate of Wills : It .hath a Commiflary, from wiioin' 
 if any will appeal, it muft be to the King in his Court of 
 Qbmery only ; who thereupon iffiierh out a Cornmitlicr: 
 under the Great Seal, as in Appeals from the Arches or f re- 
 
 ttgtitiw. 
 
 The like Jurifdlftion hath the Tower and Liberties, the 
 Reftor of the Church being Commiflary. 
 
 WHITER ALL. 
 
 .'J'HE next Royal Place of Note is Whitehall, belonging 
 heretofore to Cardinal H'nlfey, feared between the 
 Times, and a mod: deleftable and fpacious Park, full of 
 great Varieties. This Palace before the Fire which late!'.* 
 hapned and confirmed the greateft part of it, was incredi¬ 
 bly large and commodious ; but the noblefl Room in it, 
 and which efcaped the faid Fire, is the Great Chamber, 
 called the Ennq:titting~Hr.iU ; the like whereof for S'paci- 
 oufnefs, Beauty, Paincure and exaft Proportion, no Room 
 m Europe can parallel ; the Ceiling whereof was all painted 
 by the Hand of the Famous Sir Fetc>- Taul Rh! v-:. This 
 bath been the molt ccnflant place of Kefldtnce of the 
 Kings and Queens of England hnce H:r._ VHI’s time: Jr 
 was very much enlarged and beautified by King "anus the 
 Second ; and her late Majefly Queen Mari r.he Second ad¬ 
 ded a Noble Terrace-Walk towards the Thar;:;, under the 
 Lodgings. All the great Officers of State had here their 
 Offices, and thofe of the floulhold very ample Lodgings : 
 Adjoining to it is a convenient Houfe, but of lirrle State, 
 bought by King Chari,-; the Second, and bellowed upon 
 ber then Royal Highnels tire Princei's Anne of Du.*>ark. 
 
 In the Strand are two other Noble Palaces belonging to 
 dieCrown. 
 
 The Savoy, a vaft Building; fitfl erefted all of Stone, by 
 Purr Earl of Savoy and Richmond I'twit-to Elenmr, Wife to 
 OWKingfJerj. Ilf. who, after r ur..;h dH the fune for Iwr 
 
 Sen 
 
3 $4 2C&c f icfcnt ^tate 
 
 Son Edmnd, Duke of Lancajler ; and is now m; 
 For Soldiers. Here are the Remains of an Ec 
 College or Hofpital, now confiding only of a IV 
 led the Mailer of the Savoy ; which Place is no' 
 Four Brothers who are all to be Clergymen ; and 
 Sillers. In this Houfe is an ancient Chappel no 
 the Parifh-Church of St. Mary Savoy. 
 
 The other is called Senwjct Houfe, built by Edn 
 of Soma-jet, Uncle to King Edward VI. a beautifu. 
 venient Building. 
 
 Of tbeCXJS TO M-H OUSE. 
 
 1 %/T 0 T far below the famous Bridge of London , is 
 the Cu/lom-HouJi, where is received and man; 
 the Impolitions laid on Merchandize, imported or ec 
 from this City. 
 
 In this Office are employed a great number of 0 ; 
 whereof divers are of confklerabie Quality and Abd 
 
 As iirft, the Commijjiovers, who have the whole ( 
 and Management of all her Majefty’s CujlotnSi (the 
 farms excepted) in all the Ports of England ; and If 
 the Overftght of all Officers thereunto belonging, 
 prefent Commiffioners are (even, and are allowed 
 Queen a Salary of i ic-.o /. to each per Juv.nw. 
 
 Thefe Commiffioners and ieverai of the Chief Or 
 hold their Places by patent from tne Queen ; ana me 
 Officers are appointed by Warrant from the Lord 
 Treasurer, the particulars of which we refer you to 
 latter end of this Work. 
 
 The Houfe where this great Office was formerly 
 being delboyed by the late dreadful Fire, is now ; 
 in a much more magnificent, uniform, and comma 
 manner, by King Charles the Second, and colt icooj 
 B uilding. 
 
 The Polt-Houfe-General is a noble Structure, or, 
 Sir Robert Finer in Lombard-Street, and purchafed by 
 Charlesll. 
 
 The Admiralty-Office is s large nsw-buiJe ‘mile, 
 again!! White-Hal!, 
 
PartII!. of ENGLAND. ^ 
 
 The Navy-Office, Excife-Office, Pay-Office, Vi&ualling- 
 Office, Regiftry-Office, that for Sick and Wounded, &c. 
 are of leffer note, than can be particulariz’d in this Breviary-, 
 
 GUILD-HALL, 
 
 J S the Great Court of Judicature for the City of London ; 
 
 a ftately Building, richly adorned with Tapeftry, Fi¬ 
 gures, &c. Here are kept the Mayor’s Courts, the Sheriffs 
 Court; and here the Judges fit upon Id: ft pnu;, Sec, Belong¬ 
 ing hereto is a fine Chappel for .the ufe of the Lord Mayor 
 and Court of Aldermen, unlefs upon Sundays and great 
 Solemnities, when they go in their Formalities, with the 
 | Livery-men Of all the Companies, to St. Paul’s Church, 
 The Preacher before the Lord Mayor is appointed for every 
 Sunday by the Biffrop of London , for which he hath 3s s. 
 immediately paid him out of certain Legacies left for that 
 ufe; by which likewile the Lord Mayor, or one of his 
 chief Officers, hath a competent Allowance, to provide 
 Lodging and Diet for the laid Preacher for certain Days, 
 fuppoling him to be a Stranger in London, and lately come 
 from Oxford or Cambridge ; inftead of which, of late Years, 
 the Lord Mayor doth only invite- him to dine with him after 
 Sermon, taking him in the Coach along with him. in this 
 great Hall, the King, the Royal Family, and their Retinue, 
 are entertain’d, when the King appears in the City cn a 
 Lord Mayor’s Day, 
 
 
 Ulkk SCHOOLS and COLLEGE S, 
 
 I 1 HE firft.is aHegntinfoT j&cliocl.] There sre two 
 Schoolmafters of th.-c renowned School and Col’tg'*, 
 belonging to the Abbey of Pv’pmnfhr. The Head Ala iter 
 is the Learned and Indufrrious Iho. H'dfi, D D. the Second 
 Maher Rebertjriaid, A. M. Ten Officers ere belonging tO 
 the College, and Forty Scholars, common iy oiled King’s 
 Scholars, who being choien out of the School, and put 
 into the College, are there niair.rlin'd ; and as they are 
 feted for the University, are ekffeJ yearly away, and 
 
;86 2E&e § jcftnt ^tate Pan II 
 
 placed with confiderable Allowances in Chrift.Chartb 
 ford, and Trinity-College Cambridge, which ate very J 
 rent in their Duration, the former being for Life, the 
 ter for a certain time. To the Church of Wcfimirfltv 
 longs likewife a fair publick Library free for all Strati, 
 in Term-time. 
 
 St. PAUL’S SCHOOL 
 
 B Elides, there are in London divers endowed Lf 
 which in France would be ftiled Colleges ; as Sr.. 
 School, founded 1512, by 'job: Collet, Dr. ol Civ; 
 and Dean of Sr. Paul's, for 15 ] Children to betaughi 
 Cm!is ; for which purpofe he appointed a Maher, a 
 mailer, or Ulher, and a Chaplain, with large Stipend 
 ever; comtniicing rhe Overught thereof to the Ma 
 Wardens, and Aliifcants of the Mercers in London , for 
 Lather FLm-y Colin, lometime Lord Mayor of Leader., 
 of the Macers Company, This famous School, fu; 
 in Paul’ s-Cbnrcb-Yard, was burnt down 1 C 66 ; ami is 
 re-ediiied in a far more magnificent, commodious, 
 beautiful manner. The worthy Maher thereof is Mr 
 
 MERCHA N Li AYLORS SCH0CI 
 
 f\ 7 Ext is th-t eminent School near Cammi-Jlrc;:, ! 
 L^l by Strike. White, Alderman, and Mere!:am-7a;! 
 i.or.don, rhe noble Founder of St. John Bapt:;bCc'i\-.y 
 Om. Here are 300 Scholars taught; 100 gratis ; • 
 
 2 s. 6 d. a Quarter ; and ico at 5 s. a Quarter. 
 
 To this School belong $6 Eellowfhips in tire faid Co! 
 st 0 ;::n ; :o which, Scholars are from hence yearly eh 
 
 Places become vacant. This School wasdikewi!'- b 
 down in the great Conflagration ; but was loon lira 
 ficenriy re-ediiied by the Worfhipful Company 0? 
 i-hent-Taylors, who were faithful Guardians and Tn>. 
 for it. One Side of it Hands upon great Stone T ; 
 in a large Court, paved with Free-Stone. It hath .1 ■ 
 hue Library belonging to it, and a Iarg-3 Houfe for 
 Mafter ; with Apartments for each of the- force >Si 
 
.fe'iii. ' : Of E N*G L 'A r ]Sf D. 
 
 That noble Grammarian, and famed MeceorologiftDr»' 
 ~'jobn Goad, prefided here many Years; whole place is-now 
 worthily fupplied by the Learned and Prudent Dr, j 
 
 hfe. ■ . 
 
 At Irlercers-Chappel in Cheapfide is an excellent School, 
 belonging to the moll Beneficent and Worfhipful Compa- 
 ny.of Mercers■ . 
 
 Belonging to Chrifi’s-Ihfpltal, is another famous Gram¬ 
 mar Free-School. . _ 
 
 And near St. Martins Church, in the Liberties of Wifi- 
 mr.fter, is a very good Free-S’chool’, and excellent publick 
 Library: Both of them.in the late tidies, of Popery, frir 
 the Security and the Honour of the I’roteftant Religion 1 : 
 Founded by the moft Reverend Dr. 'Dnifon, now Lord Arch.- 
 bifiiop of Canterbury. 
 
 That at Ratcliff was founded by Nicholas Gibftm, Grocer 
 of London, who built there an Alms-Houfe lor 14 pcor aged 
 People. 
 
 Of the COLLEGES in I/O NDO N. 
 
 T H E Famous City of London may not unfitly be ftiled 
 an Um-Jerpsj: For therein are taught all Liberal Am 
 and Sciences; not only Divinity, Civil-Law, and Pkyjick, 
 which in other Univerfities are ufual, arc read here-; but 
 alfo the Municipal or Cmmon-L.ro> of the Nation, is--herd 
 taught, and Degrees raken therein ; which can be laid in 
 no other Nation: Moreover all feres of Languages,. Geo* 
 graphy, Hydrography, .the Art of Navi radon. the Arts'cr 
 Fortification,- Anatomy, Ch: surgery , CLymijhy , Calligraphy $ 
 Brachigrapby,- or Shrt-hand, the Arts of Pdduig. '/b:c:sr, 
 Dancing-, Art military, Rre-rjosks, l.-lmmh>g, Pimc.hg. t- 
 mnelling, Sculpture, ArchitiFit-.rc, Heralds}- ; all lores Ot /!/■•<- 
 ftek, Arithmetic!:, Geometry, Afircmmy, Grammar, Rhetoric!:, 
 Poetry, and any other thing that may any way contribute' 
 to the Axcomplifinnent of an ingenious,Nobleman c.t Gen.- 1 
 Eleman, 
 
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$88 
 
 STlje f jefcnt Part III, 
 
 Sion College, or, the College of, the London- Cler¬ 
 gy* 
 
 ’T'Tlis Houfe fituate in the Parifh of St. Alfage within 
 JL Cripplegate, has been a Religious Houfe time out of 
 mind, fometimes under the denomination of a Priory or Col¬ 
 lege, fometimes under that of a Spittle or Hofpital, as at its 
 diffolution I H. VIII. it was called Elfyng-Spittle, from 
 William Eljyng Mercer, who founded it Anno 1329. 3 £. HI, 
 Tis now, and has been lince 6 Car. I. a Complication of 
 both : ’Tis a College for the ufe of all the London Mhiifters, 
 Re&ors, Vicars, Le&urers, and Curates, canonically infti- 
 tuted and indu&ed, or that have Licenfe to Preach with¬ 
 in the City of London, from the Lord Bifhop of that Dio- 
 cefe, who were incorporated by King Charles (the I. 1631, 
 Under the Name of The President and Fellows of Sion College, 
 within the City of London , at the Prayer of Dr. Thoms 
 ‘White , Vicar of St. Dunftan in the Weft, and one of the 
 Reiidentiaries of the Cathedral Church of St-Paul's: ’Tis 
 an Hofpital likewife for ten poor Men, and ten poor Wo¬ 
 men (the former within, the latter without the Gates of 
 the Houfe) whereof four are to be nominated by the C/.7 
 of Briftol, where Dr. White was born ; eight by the Al.r. 
 ehant-Taylors Company, fix by the Parifh of St. Dunftan in 
 the Weft, where he was Mini fee 49 Years, and two by 
 St. Gregory's near So Paul's, where he liv’d above 20 Years, 
 unlefsany of his poor Kindred appear, who are always firfl 
 to be confidered by the Ele&ors, the Prefidait, 2 Dm;,7, 
 and 4 Affiftants , who are annually chofen out of the Re- 
 Hors and Hi cars of London, as Governors of this College ami 
 Hofpital, fubjeft to the Vifitation of the Lord Bijhop of 
 London, 
 
 The Reverend and Pious Founder was at great expence and 
 pains infixing the Purchafe, and fetling the Revenue, viz, 
 3000 /. down for the College (which he bought of thofe to 
 whom it Was convey’d, by the Lord Thame, who had the 
 Original Grant of it from H. 8 ) and 120 l. per Annum he 
 fetled for the Maintenance of the Hofpital , with 40 /. for 
 the necefliiry Repairs of the Buildings, and other common 
 
PartHI. .. tf ENGLAND, 
 
 charges of the College. Nor .was his Coll and Trouble 
 thrown away upon aDefign unworthy of them, which we 
 are informed by his Will was this ; That the Clergy of 
 London meeting here often together jor the Gio>y of God, 
 and good of his Church, and redrefs of many Inconveniencfcs , 
 might maintain Truth in Doffrine, and Love in convcrfwg one 
 ,with another: And this Noble Delign of the Founders, is 
 in a great meafure anfwer’d by the annual Sermons ad de- 
 rum, preach’d in St- Alfage Church on their Election Day, 
 the 3 d Tuefday after Eafier, with the Monthly Meetings 
 of the RcRors and Vicars of the City in the College Hall, 
 which are now fuperadded to the ufual Courts of the Gover¬ 
 nors for the time being : 
 
 And that no Helps might be wanting for promoting 
 thefe glorious Intentions of the Founder, another London 
 Minifter happily fupplied at aooo / charge, what he ei¬ 
 ther overlook’d, or could not fuftain : Mr. John Simfor. Fee- 
 dor of Sc. Qlaves in Hartjlrcct, and one of Dr. Whites Exe¬ 
 cutors, built here a dately Library for the Clergy of the 
 City principally ; but not excluding other Students, who 
 have the free ufe of it under certain Reflritlions, which are 
 printed and hung up in that fair Room, not inferior to ma¬ 
 ny of the bell Libraries in either of our two famous 
 Vniverftties. 
 
 This Library was at fird well flockt by the generous 
 munificence of ns Founder, and other yearly Beneihftors ; 
 filch were the Right Honourable Sir Paul Baynhig Vif- 
 count Sudbury, his Fifcotmtcjs, Sir Paul Pindar , Sir George 
 Crab, Elizabeth Vifcountefs Cambdcn, Brian Walton Lord Bi- 
 ihop of Chefer, feveral Aldermen of London, with mod of 
 the Clergy thereof; at length kwas fo augmented, by the 
 Books belonging ro the Cathedral at St. Paul's, which were 
 carriedfird to Cambdm Houfe, and thence brought hither j 647, 
 that foon after Ann. j6s6, the then Library Keeper Mr. £/>?»- 
 w'jpublifiiesa large Catalogue of them in 4.0 under this Ti» 
 tie, Catalogue Univcrfalis librorum omnium in Bibliothicd Colie • 
 gii Sionii apud Londinenfes, &c. But the mercilefi Flames in 
 1 666, made fuch a Devadation as the Library dill laments, 
 and iilently beipeaks everyone that visits it, to lend their 
 helping Hand towards bringing it out of its forrowful E- 
 date, notwithdanding the relief if has received lince that 
 dreadful Conflagration, from the Intered and Purfes of 
 Kiod of the London Minifters, the aceeflion of the Jefuits 
 B b 3 Books 
 
% o-o" SCfee-Relent ^£g ' Pare I0 C 
 
 Bboks-that’ were feizecT 167.9. and granted to it by K. 
 Charles If the ample Benefa&ion of George Earl of ICrkhy, 
 who gave thzDm-das Collection to it, which was formerly 
 ■Sit Robert Cash, with great helps from, Mr. «7«, the Re¬ 
 verend Mr. Cafe, and other Rated as well as occalinm! 
 Supplies: To do it Juftice, theprefent ftateof the Libra¬ 
 ry is fucfh that it may be accounted a tolerable her of 
 ■Book', proper for Divines; as that at Cr-jhrm is for PL-: • 
 {cpbers, that in Warwick Lane for rhyftdems, Ac. yet it 
 capable of coniidenble Improvements, and mighr be jj 
 lifted to good purpofe, .would the Clergy of the C!.v.rc:> cl 
 'England be peifwaded themfelves, :buc to give a Copv r„ 
 each Book they print, more cfpccially if the Landed L .. 
 feller's ai^li Primers, and the two Univetlities would con.-, 
 •into fbch a,Project : 
 
 Befides the Library, t here lias been bruit by the Cont.A. 
 Hons of the Fellows of this.College, and what they cm..; 
 procure of well-difpofed Per Ions , a Hal! well hniff ' 
 a Houle adjoining.to it ■ called the Preftdpn’s Ldgi.y., 
 with -feveral C/jawsew-defigned for Students, and are gm.:- 
 •saliy tilled'’with Minijicrs of the Neighbouring Paru'iw 
 who cannot: well be.better fated any where, or at mew 
 reaibnable rates, till- their Parfonage Houfes return ia-. 
 their own polkilion, of which they were difpoficfsV. 1 / 
 the Fire, and are ftill kept out by the Leafes for 40 y 
 granted to the Builders of them, 19 Car. 2. 
 
 Doctors Commons 3 or tk Collesf 
 
 A Ltho’igh Degrees in the Civil Law may be taken 
 
 in Oxford and Cambridge., and the Theory befr t’.nr- 
 to he acquired ; yet the Practice thereof is moft of a!i 
 Lands?;, where a College was long frnce purchafed by Dr. 
 Kerry Harvey, Dean of the Arches, for the Profeilors of tit 
 €iviJ-Law in this City, and-where commonly tefide the 
 judge of the Arches Court cf Canterbury, the judge ti 
 the Admiralty, and the Judge of the Prerogative Lour: 
 of Canterbury, with divers other eminent Civilian' wf« 
 tthere living (for Diet and Lodging} in a Collegiate maw- 
 G?r. and cemmoning together, ‘it was known by “the Name 
 
-pe^zefotfMat? Part III. 
 
 'm 
 
 the High Court of ADMIRALTY of 
 ENGLAND. 
 
 F O R the decifion of Maritime Cpntroverlles, Tryal of 
 Malefaftors, and the like, there is a High Court of Ad¬ 
 miralty here kept. 
 
 There is a Judge thereof, whofe Title is, Supremos Curia 
 jidmraliwis Anglia Locum tenons Judex, five Prafidem : The 
 Writs and Decrees run in the Name of the Lord High-Ad¬ 
 miral, or Lords Commiffioners executing that Office", and 
 are direfted to all Vice-Admirals, Juftices of Peace, Majors, 
 Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Con fables, Marfhals, and others. Officers and 
 Minifiers of our Sovereign Lord the King, as well within Li - 
 forties as without. 
 
 To this Court belongs a Regifter, and his Deputy, and a 
 Marjhal-General, who attends the Court, and carries a Sil¬ 
 ver Oar before the Judge, whereon are the Arms of the 
 King,' and the Lord High-Admiral. 
 
 ; The Lord Admiral hath here his Advocate and Pro&or, 
 and all other Advocates and Pro&ors are prefented by them, 
 and admitted by the judge. 
 
 This Court is held on the fame day with the Arches, but 
 in the Afternoon j and heretofore at St. Margaret's-Hill in 
 Southwark, But now in the fame Common-Hall at DoBors 
 Commons but the' Admiralty Seffion is. ftill held for the 
 Tryal of Malefaftors, and Crimes committed at Sea, at the 
 ancient place aforefaid. 
 
 The Places and Offices belonging to this Court, are in 
 the Gift of the Lord High-Admiral 
 
 Her Majefty’s High-Court of Delegates: Concerning 
 this, and other Ectdeftapical Courts, fee Part 2- 
 Page 132. 
 
 T O this Court belongs a ftanding Regifter, and the 
 Courtiskeptinthe Common Hall, in the Afternoon, 
 the rust day after the Prerogative. 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. %n 
 
 The Citations and Decrees here run in the Queen’s Name, 
 From this Court lies no Jppeal in the Common-Courfe. 
 But the Queen, of her meer Prerogative Royal, may, and 
 many times doth grant a CommiJJhm cf Review under the 
 
 Broad-Seal. 
 
 In this College alfoufually refidesthe Vicar-Genera! , be¬ 
 longing to the Archbifliop of Canterbury: who, as he is a 
 Primate, hath the Guardianfhip of the Spiritualities of eve¬ 
 ry Bilhop within his Province, during the vacancy, and 
 executes all Epifcopal Power and Juril'di&ion by his Vicar- 
 Gtneral. 
 
 The Archbifhop of Tori hath the like Power in his Pro¬ 
 vince. 
 
 Note, That either of the Archbifiiops, and every Bifimp, 
 Archdeacon, and Dean and Chapter throughout both Pro¬ 
 vinces of Canterbury and Tork, hath a particular Ecclefiafti- 
 cal Jurifdiftion, and an Eccleftaftical Court thereto belong¬ 
 ing, whereof there is a Judge, which for themoft part, is 
 one of the Doctors of the Civil-Law, alfo a Regifter arrd 
 Proftors exercent in the fame; and that before the Vicar- 
 General, and Chancellors of theBifliops, aretryableall Ec- 
 cleliaftical Caufes within their refpeftive Diocefes, except 
 Letters of Requeft be granted by the Diocelan Biftop, or 
 Ordinary of the Place, to the Party to lue in the Court of 
 Arches, which is ordinary. 
 
 Note aljo, That the Vicar-Generals arid Chancellors are 
 appointed by the refpeftive Archbiibops and Bifeops, by 
 Letters Parents under their Seal, and confirm’d by the Dean 
 and Chapter of the refpective Cathedrals. 
 
 i ln. like manner, Note, That every Vice-Admiral hath the 
 'owerof keeping Courts within his •Jurifdiftion, touching 
 rich Affairs as belong to the fame. 
 
 Note, That the Civil-Law Terns begin and end not much 
 different from the Terms at IVefiminfler, and in every term 
 there arefeveral Court-Days in every of thefe Courts, which 
 for the moft part are fixt and known by preceding Holy- 
 days, or Saints-days, and the reft are appointed ad mbitri- 
 judicit. 
 
394 
 
 ■irije $jefrnt tec Fait O':, 
 MARCHES Court of Canterbury, 
 
 T H E chief Court of the Archbifhop Js that of the 
 ches, whereof fee more, Page 13a. The Judge cf ii; : . 
 Court is filled Dean of the Arches. 
 
 He lltteth alone, without any AfTefTors, and heareth am 
 determineth all Caufes, without any Jury of 12 Men, as U- 
 neceflary in Common-Law Courts. 
 
 To this Court belongech an Actuary, a Regifler, ana t 
 Beadle. 
 
 The Office of the' ABuary is to attend the Court, fet down 
 the Judges Decrees, regifler the Alls of the Court, an;, 
 fend them in Books to the Regiflry. 
 
 The Regifler of the Court, whofe Office is by iiimfelf, 01 
 Deputy, to attend the Court, receive all Libels, or Bills, /A 
 legations, and Exhibits of Witnefles: File all Sentence• 
 and keep the Records of the Court. 
 
 The Beadle attends the Court, carrieth a Mace before tic 
 Judge, and calls the Perfons cited to appear. 
 
 Thofe that are allowed to be Advocates, and plead ii 
 this Court, are all to be Doftors of the Civil Law, in on. 
 of the Univerfities of England ; who,upon their Petition t? 
 the Archbilhop''oP '-Canterbury and his Fiat obtained, :■<> 
 admitted by the Judge of this Court, upon condiri 
 not to praftife for one whole Year afeer fuch admictairc 
 The manner of.their Admittance is thus: The two to 
 nior Advocates, in their fcarlet Robes, with the Mace be- 
 lore them, conduct him up to the Court, with three low 
 Reverences, and prefeiji him with a fliort Latin Speech, and 
 the Refeript of the Arehbiiliop, then the Oaths of Allegi¬ 
 ance, Supremacy, and fome other preferihed in the 
 cute of the .<?«.&<,>/,be'ingtaken, he is admitted by the Ju.'j 
 esj and a Place and SeSt in the 'Court affigned unto hi. 
 either h Dextrn, cxShiiflris, which he is always to keep wh 
 he pleads. 
 
 The Judge and al! the Advocates in this Court Stic , / 
 wear their Scarlet Robes, with Hoods lined wirh TailT-i 
 if they be of Oxford, or white Minever Furr, if of O- 
 bridge, and all round black Velvet Caps; and the Profto ; 
 wear, or ought to wear, Hoods lined with Lamb-ski:’, 
 if not Graduats, but if Gradnats, Hoods proper to A: 
 Degree. . 
 
 Accord-,'.;; 
 
Part JII of E N G L A N D. 39 £ 
 
 According to the Statutes of this Court, all Arguments 
 made by Advocates, and all Petitions made by the Proftors, 
 3r e to be in the Latin Tongue. 
 
 AllProcefs of this Court runs in the Name of the Judge 
 thus, Johannes Cook, L. L. Dr. Alma Cwi/e Cant, ds Arcstlm 
 lend. Officials Principalis, and retornable before him, here¬ 
 tofore in Bow-Church, now in the Common-Hall at Defines 
 
 The Places and Offices belonging to this Court, are ail 
 in the Gifc of the Archbilhop of Canterbury, tvhofe Court 
 it is.; 
 
 The Prerogative Court of Canterbury 
 
 VTExt is another Court belonging to the Archbilhop of 
 L‘M' Canterbury, called the Prerogative Court. See Page 133. 
 
 The- Judge of this Court’s Tide is, Curia Prerogative 
 Coat:Magifter, Cufios , fiveCemmiffiaricss. 
 
 All Citations and Decrees run in the Name of the Arch= 
 bilhop. 
 
 . This Court is kept in the fame Common-Hall in the Af¬ 
 ternoon, next day after the Arches, and was heretofore held- 
 in the Confifrory of St Pad's. [ 
 
 The Judge is attended by the Regifter, -and his Deputy, 
 who, lets down rhe Decrees, and Aids of- the-Court, and 
 keeps the Records: AH original Wills ana Telhmems of 
 Parties dying, having Bona Notabiiia, See. The place is com-' 
 monly called th a Prerogative Office, now kept in the Dean's- 
 Cm near St. Paul's Church-yard ; where, for a moderate 
 
 I fee, erne may fearch for, and have a Co;,y of any fuch Te- 
 ftamerit,. made fince the Rebellion of PA: Tyler md Jack 
 Stuns, by whom many Recoms and Writings in ll-vera! 
 places of Loudon were then burnt and deirroy’d. Under 
 the Regifter are fix Clerks, feveraliy .appointed for fuels and 
 fuchrefpsftive Counties. 
 
 The Places belonging to this Court, are in the Gift of 
 fete Archbifhop of Canterbury. 
 
 Of 
 
Sffje pjefm $tate Partin, 
 
 396 
 
 Of the College of Phyficians m LONDON. 
 
 A Mongfl other excellent Inftitutions in the City of Lon¬ 
 don, there is a College or Corporation of Pbyfuians, 
 who by Charters and A.&s of Parliament of Hen. VIII. and 
 fince his Reign, have certain Privileges, whereby no Man, 
 tho’ a Graduate in Phyfick, of Oxford or Cambridge, may, 
 without Licence under the faid College-Seal, praftife Phy¬ 
 fick in London, or within feven Miles of the City, (ncr m 
 any other part of England, in cafe .lie hath not taken any De« 
 gree in Oxford or Cambridge ) whereby alfo they can admi- 
 nifter an Oath, fine and imprifon any Offenders in that, 
 and divers other particulars; can make By-Laws, purchafe 
 Lands, &c. whereby they have Authority to fearch all the 
 Shops of Apothecaries in and about London, to fee if their 
 'Druggs and Compofitions are wholefome and well made; 
 whereby they are freed from all troublefome Offices; as to 
 ferve upon Juries, to be Conftable, to keep Watch and 
 Ward, to bear Arms, or provide Arms or Ammunition, &c. 
 Any Member of that College may praftife Surgery if he 
 pleafe, not only in London , but in any part of England. 
 
 This Society had anciently a College in Knight-Rider- 
 Street, the Gift of Dr. Linacre, Phyfician to King Henry the 
 VHL6. Since which, a Houfe and ground was purchafed by 
 the Society of Pbypcians, attheEndof Amen- Streer, where¬ 
 on the famous Dr. Harvey 1652, did ereQ, at his own 
 proper Charge, a magnificent Stru&ure, both fora Library 
 and a publickHall, for the Meeting of thefeveral Members 
 of the Society, endowed the fame with his whole Inheri¬ 
 tance, which he refigned up while, he was yet living and in 
 Health; part of which he affigned for an Anniverfary Ora¬ 
 tion, to commemorate all their Benefa&ors, to exhort others 
 to follow their Examples, and to provides plentiful Dinner 
 for the worthy Company. 
 
 Anno 1666. This Goodly Edifice could not efcape the Fu¬ 
 ry of that Dreadful Fire; and that Ground being but a 
 Leafe, the prelent Fellows of this College purchafed with 
 their own Moneys, a fair piece of Ground in Warwick- 
 Lane, whereon they have raifed a very magnificent Edi- 
 
part HI. of ENGL AND. 397 
 
 The College has lately built at their own Charge, a very 
 Noble Library, for the containing that excellent Library of 
 Books, given them partly by the late Marquifs of Dorchefter, 
 tt'lio was pleafed to do the College the Honour to be ad¬ 
 mitted Fellow among them, arid chiefly by that Eminent 
 Profeflor, Sir Theodore May erne, Kt. 
 
 Of this College there is a Prefldent, four Cenfors, and 
 twelve Ele&ors, whoareall principal Members of the So¬ 
 ciety, and out of whom one is chofen every Year to pre- 
 fide. 
 
 The four Cenfors of the College, have by their Charters, 
 Authority to furvey, correft, and govern all Phyficians, or 
 others, that Ihall pra&ife Phyfick in London, or within feven 
 Miles of the fame, to fine, amerce, and imprifon any of 
 them, as they Ihall fee caufe. 
 
 The Number of Fellows was only 30 before the Reftau- 
 ration of King Charles II. But that King confidering the In- 
 creafeof London, fince the firft Incorporation of the Col¬ 
 lege by King Henry VIII. thought fit to increafe the Num¬ 
 ber of Fellows to Forty; and upon the faille Account, 
 ling famesll. taking inco Confideration the farther vaft In- 
 create of Buildings of late Years, was pleafed in the new 
 Charter, to appoint the Number of Fellows to be farther 
 enlarged, fo as they Ihall not exceed Fourfcore; referying 
 to himfelf the Power of placing, or difplacing any Fellows, 
 for the future. 
 
 Before this new Charter none could be admitted Fellows 
 of the College, hut only fuch who had taken their Doftors 
 Degree in one of our Univerlities, Oxford or Cambridge ■ But 
 now all thofe who have taken their Degree, in Foreign Uni- 
 verities, are qualified to become Fellows. 
 
 Belides the worthy Perfons mentioned in the Lift; there 
 are divers Phyficians that have good Practice in London , al- 
 tho’ they never had any Licence, which is connived at by 
 the College. 
 
 And yet by the Law of England, if one who is no Phy¬ 
 sician, or Chirurgeon, or not exprefly allowed to praCffe, 
 Ihall take upon him a Cure, and his Patient die under his 
 
 i fand, this is Felony in the Perfon pielliming fo to do ; 
 "it the Reputation which the Differ,faries !m r e got, will 
 °on put an end CO ihefe, and all other unfair Pr.iftirioners ; 
 n account of which, take by way of Ernrati: from the 
 'weeding* of the College of P hyf.tian: in relation to the 
 
39§ ac^e fBitfftK Part III 
 
 fick Poor, publiihc by their order Anno 169 7, as hi- 
 loweth* 
 
 The College ( which appears in their RegifterJ has fie- 
 quently prefs’d its Members to the Generous and Cbm-itd:-; 
 care of their Sick poor Neighbours, and the meaner Houle-. 
 keepers and Servants: Not only to recommend themfelvei, 
 'by this Service to the Publick, but improve their Kno-.o. 
 ledge of Difeafes, and their Reputation by their Snccef; 
 But this their concern for the Sick poor became ufelejs to 
 them, when the Remedies adviied were fold by the yip • 
 theearies, (their Numbers evcily year increafing) at Pate;, 
 which the Poor could not purchafe; feveral of the Mem¬ 
 bers had made a Col led ion of Drugs and Simples, to com 
 pare and examine their Goodnels. Their frequent Meet¬ 
 ings on this Defign, gave them a greater Knowledge c-l'l 
 the low prices of the Doles of the moft ufeful Medicine, ■ 
 A Vote was made in the College Anno i< 58 S, That be'.::.’i|; 
 the former llefolution of advancing to the Poor Gear: 
 had not had the effeft intended, by reafon of the grot 
 Prices they are obliged to pay for their Medicines, r!i; 
 ^laboratory fliall be fitted up for preparing Medicines fot 
 the Poor. This was not put in execution at that time, 
 the Apothecaries flirring up a Party in the College, whn 
 were eafrly carried off tolerve their IntereR for their o'-vr. 
 private advantage: Notwithftanding thefe Difcour.g;.- 
 ments from their ovm Members, the former Order was re¬ 
 ceiv’d Anno 1694, and the Delign of the College to ail?,: 
 and advife the laid Poor, was prefented to the Lord M.r,;:, 
 Court of Aldermen, and Common Council Anno 169s • They 
 appointed three Aldermen , Sir John Moors, Sir William iu : 
 
 Sir Jcfcph Smart, and fix Common-Council -Men, to re-urn 
 the thanks of the Court to the College, Mr. BorviU. Mr 
 Bailotv, Mr. Eglefion, Sir Earn. Wife-man, Mr. Rijbcr. and 
 Palfrymmi. This Committee and that of the Co/Zge had 
 eluded in their feveral Meetings, who fhould be rsro:.;- 
 mended as proper Objefts of their Charity; and it was;; 
 folved, thac the Prefcript of Medicines and their P-dt:.. 
 fhould be noted on the Bill, and that the College a.ul 
 the Apothecaries fhould appoint and fettle the rates of them: 
 The Apothecaries Company in their Anfwer prelenred to 
 the City, refus’d to comply with the fetling thefe Pu¬ 
 ces by the Committee before propofed : But feveral M 
 neft and charitable Apothecaries, embraced the Pro^j. r. 
 
Fart III. at ENGL AND, ' m 
 
 and at the defire of the Phyficians made a Sttlfcripiior.i in 
 which they promifed to furnifh the Poor with Midi (inn 
 at fuch rates, as the Committee of Phyjicians fliculd judge 
 teafonable : But they were threatned with the mod troy- 
 blefome and expenfive Offices of the Company, and charged 
 with the breach of their Oaths upon this Compliance, ar.d de- 
 fired to withdraw their Sn'rfcription: The City Committee 
 then ask’d the Phylhians preknr, whether the College would 
 provide Medicines for the Poor at reafomK’e rates, if the 
 j.ipothecaries Ihould continue to refufe: The Colhge then 
 made a Sdfcriptm to the number of 4a, Amo 1096. to 
 contribute to the neceffary charge thereof, and iccoia- 
 plifli the generous Charity to the Sick Poor. They haye 
 frnce erected two other Difpenfaries , betides that at the 
 College, one in Sc. Peters Alley in C omh’S, the other in St, 
 Martins Lane V/epnnfter. The beft Medicines are ibid 
 at intrinlick value; the Pntiems are adviied every day 
 bu iSundny, at one of thefe places from Three till Seven: By 
 the great number of the meaner fort adviied there, the 
 City and the Nation have been informed of the iow Prices 
 of the moil ufeful Medicines, and the proportions of them 
 neceffary to be taken in ail Difeafes, 
 
 Grefham -College, tv the College of Puiiofophyc cK\ 
 
 W ithin the Walls of Loudon is aifo feared a College 
 built by the aforementioned worthy Perfon Sir 
 Tat. Grcjbaxi, and Endowed in manner following: After h e 
 had built the Royal Exchange^ he gave of the Revenue 
 thereof the one moiety to the Mayor and Ccm.tnonilty M 
 London, and their Succeil’ors; and the ocher moiety to the 
 Company of Mercers in Truft ; that the Mayor and Ai- 
 dermen fhould find in all time to come, Four able Vet Ions 
 10 read within this College, Divinity, Gm/irrrr, Afnmmu, 
 and Mnfck: And to allow coeach of them, befidc:rkCi fair 
 Lodging, 50 /• a year ; and that the Ccr.:p'«y c fM-:s?s 
 fhould find three more able Men to read CV.AA.wi. ?hy;ick s 
 and Rhetoric!: ; and to allow to each one of Pm .. MluM fair 
 Lodgings, ro( a year: And that, theft- LeCcurers 
 
 ^QHld mdir. Term-time, every Dr. t» the vvVek {except 
 
4oo ®je fjefent .Part III 
 
 Sundays) Morning in Latin, and Afternoon the fame in Eng- 
 Ufi) ; The Miifick, Lefture to be read only in Englif. 
 
 The Profelfors or Fellows of this College, have ever been 
 and Hill are, Perfons of the choice!! Parts. * 
 
 Divers other worthy Works were done by that mofl 
 Noble Citizen Sir Tho. Grejham, as can teftifie his Almf» 
 Houfesin Broad-fit eet; the conliderable Sums of Money 
 diftributed quarterly for ever to y Prifons and 4 Hofpicals, 
 in and about this City. • 
 
 In this College meet the Fellows of the Royal Society, fo 
 much famed throughout the World ; Concerning which 
 the Reader may take this brief Account, eXtra&ed in part 
 out of that excellent Hi (lory of the Royal Society, written 
 by Dr. Tho. Sprat, now Bilhop of Rochefier, and Dean of 
 Wefminfter. 
 
 * jf irC jFoun&ation of tlje |so ciety, ] The firft AlTembly 
 which laid the Foundation of this Royal Society, was 
 ( fome Years before the happy ReRauration of our Dread 
 Sovereign Charles the Second ) at Wadhmn-College in Oxford, 
 in the Lodging of Dr .'Wilkins, late Lord Bilhop ofCkftcr-, 
 where did then nfually meet Dr. Seth Ward , late Lord Hi- 
 fhop of Salisbury ; the Honourable Robert Boyle, Sir William 
 Petty, Mr. Matthew Wren, Dr. Wallis, Dr. Goddard, Dr. Wil¬ 
 lis, Dr. Bathurfi, the late Dean of Wells; Sir Cbrijlepw 
 ■Wren, now her Majefty’s Surveyor-General; Mr. [M, 
 and fome others; all Men of excellent Learning and Sa¬ 
 gacity. 
 
 Afterwards about the Year i< 5 s 8- many of them living 
 in London, had a meeting at Grefham-Cotkge, and this Meet¬ 
 ing was augmented by the AcceBion of the Lord Vifcount 
 Bromiker, Lord Bereton, Sir Robert Moray, Sir Paul Neil, John 
 Evelin Elq; Tho . Henjhaw Efq, Henry Slings by Efq; Dr. Tirrah) 
 Clark, Sir George Ent, William Ball Efq; Abraham Hill Eli;; 
 Dr. William Croon, and divers other Eminent Perfons, till 
 that wonderful pacifick Year 1660. Then the Defign being 
 favoured by fome ingenious worthy Perfons, who, to 
 their immortal Honour, had followed the King in ha 
 Exile; at length his MajeRy took notice thereof, and was 
 gracioudy pleafed fo far to favour and encourage it, as to 
 grant a large Charter, bearing date the 22 d of April, 1 66 y 
 whereby they were made a Corporation, to couftft or a 
 Prelident, of a Council, and of Fellows, for promoting the 
 Knowledge of Natural Things, and Ufcftd Arts by Experi¬ 
 ments; 
 
Part lit of ENGLAND. 401 
 
 jnents; Wherein his Majefty declares himfelf to be Foun¬ 
 der and Patron, Sovereign and Companion of this Society; 
 Granting them Power to purchafe Lands and Houfes, to 
 have a Common Seal, a Coat of Arms, two Secretaries, two 
 or more Curators of Experiments, one or more Clerks, and 
 two Sergeants at Mace: To make Laws; Statutes, Orders, 
 and Conftitutions among themfelvex: To have one or 
 more Printers or Gravers; with a Power to print what 
 they fhall fee good; to take and anatomize dead Bodies of 
 Perfons, who have been put to death by order of Law ; to 
 ereft Colleges, &c. 
 
 jSDffireOftije i&jef&cnfc, ] The Office of the Prefidenc 
 is to call and diffolve the Meetings, to propofe the Matter 
 whereon to confider, to put Quellions, to call for Experi¬ 
 ments, to admit the Members chat from time to time ihall 
 beEle&ed, &c. 
 
 The Treafurer receives and disburfes ail Moneys. 
 
 Secretaries] The Secretaries read all Letters and In¬ 
 formations; reply to all Addreffes and Letters from 
 Foreign Parts, or from others; take notice of the Or¬ 
 ders, and material Paflages at the Meetings; regifber all 
 Experiments, all certain Informations, all Conclufions, &(. 
 publiffi whatfoever is ordered and allowed by the Society. 
 
 CuratO^. ] The Curators or Experiment or s are to receive 
 the Direffionsof the Society, and at another Meeting, bring 
 all to the Teff; and the Society judges thereof; whereby 
 the World may have the concurring Teftimony of many 
 Perfons of undoubted Credit, for the Truth of whatever 
 thev fhall publifh- 
 
 HDje manner of Cirfling frellol^'.j Their manner oi 
 
 Electing Fellows, is according to the Kaietian way, by Bailor- 
 ting. Atone Affiembly the Candidate is propofe "3 by fbme 
 | that know him well ; the next he may be put to the Scru¬ 
 tiny, for which the Candidate muft have the major number 
 of 21 Suffrages at the kaft ; and then at that, or the next 
 Affeinbly, he may be introduced and fokmnly admitted 
 by the Prefidenr. At his Admiffion he lubferibes this 
 Promife following, That be wifi endeavour to promote the Good 
 of the Royal Society of London, for the Improvement of 
 Natural Knowledge. After this, he may at any time free 
 himfelf from this Obligation, only by (ignifying under his 
 Hand to the Prefident, that he defines to withdraw from the 
 Society. 
 
 € c 
 
 Wmtp 
 
'402. JCIje-f wfent &>tate Fart III 
 feavlp Ctjargejef anti Remittance. ] When any one 
 is admitted, he pays to the Treafurer only 40 s. and then 
 13 s. a Quarter fo long as he continues a Member of the 
 Society. 
 
 Their Meeting was before the dreadful Fire, at Gre{bmn° 
 College in London, every Wedntjday at Three of the Clock 
 in the Afternoon; and fince was, by' the Favour of the 
 Lord Henry Howard, late Duke of Norfolk, and Earl Mar- 
 Ihal of England, at Arundel Houfe, the fame Day and Hour 5 
 but itis now again at Grejham.College, every Wednesday about 
 the fame Hour, 
 
 SCllEir^Eflgn- 3 The Defign of the Royal Society Is, In 
 brief, to make"faithful Records of all the Works of Na¬ 
 ture or of Art, which can come within their Reach: So 
 that the prefent Age and Pofterity may be able to put 
 a Mark on the Errors which have been flrengthned by 
 long Prefcription, to rellore Truths that have been neg- 
 lefted, to pufli on thofe which are already known to more 
 various Ufes, to make the way more paiTable to what re¬ 
 mains unrevealed, &c. 
 
 liUccfelp Meeting#. ] The Bufinefs of their Weekly -Meet¬ 
 ings, is to order, and to account, confider and difeourfe of 
 Philofophical Experiments and Obfervations; to read, hear, 
 and difeourfe upon Letters from all Parts, Ports, and 
 other Papers containing Philofophy Matters; to view and 
 difeourfe upon the Productions and Rarities of Nature and 
 Jrt, to confider what to deduce from them, how they 
 may be improv’d for the benefit of Mankind, which is then 
 main Aim. 
 
 In their difeourfing, they lay afide all Set-Speeches, and 
 Eloquent Harangues; and every one endeavours to exprefs 
 his Opiniohj or Defire, in the plaineft and moil concifc 
 manner. 
 
 ijDbjcttion again!! tljijsf Society anftocrcB.] But the 
 greatelt Queftion among fome Men at prefent, is, What 
 hath this Royal Society done all this while ? which, for 
 the Satisfaftion of thofe Men, fball here receive fuch an 
 Anfwer, as the intended Brevity of this Book will 
 allow. 
 
 dtyperimenf# matretytye Society.] The Royals^ 
 tty then, fince their firft Inflitution, have made a vail num¬ 
 ber of Experiments in almoft all the Works of Nature, 
 drey have made particular Enquiries into very many things; 
 
404 SCIje f^efent &Me Part Ilf, 
 
 ments, to be continually augmented through all future 
 Ages; a thing, if begun in the time of the Learned Greeks 
 or Romans-, nay, if it had been begun but in the very lad: 
 Refurreftion of Learning in this laft Age, What Won¬ 
 ders would it, in all probability, by this time have pro¬ 
 duced ? What Depth of Nature would now have been 
 unfathomed? What Faculcy of the Soul would be now in 
 the Dark? What part of Human Infirmities would not 
 have been provided againft? 
 
 SDjpil' ?Ltb^at'p, J Moreover the Royal Society, for the 
 Advancement of this Nobie Defign, hath begun a Library 
 to confifl: only of fuch Authors as may be ferviceable to 
 that Defign ; toward which, the late Earl Marfhal of Eng. 
 land did beftow on the Society, the whole Norfolcian Li¬ 
 brary ; with a free Permillion of Changing fuch Books as 
 are not proper for their Work; whereby, in 2 fliort tinn-, 
 they will be able to Brew a compleat Colledlion of all tier 
 hath been publilhed in Ancient and Modern Language,, 
 which either regard theProduftion of Nature, or the Effetls 
 of all Manual Arts. 
 
 IRfpofttO^M At Grejham-Coffege is the free and 
 bountiful Gift of Daniel Colwal,- Elq; delcribed as it then 
 flood, by the Learned Dr. Grew, ay years ago ; wherein 
 are to be feen many thoufands of great Rarities, fetch; 
 ( fome of them) from the fartheft Corners of the habitable 
 World ; as Beafts, Birds, I'ifhes, Serpents, Flies, Sheih, 
 Feathers, Seeds, Minerals, Earths: Some things petrified, 
 ethers offified; Mummies, Gums, &e. Divers of which 
 have been iince added by other worthy Members of tbit 
 Society, and by other ingenious Perfons: And, in a ihrt 
 time is like to be ( if not already ) one of the largeitsrJ 
 mod curious Colieftions of the Works of Nature in ft-; 
 World. 
 
 SDinr Coat Of 3 trmg, ] The Coat of Arm granted i:> 
 his Majefty King Charles to the Royal Society , is a Scutche¬ 
 on, with Three Lions oj England in Chief: Intimating tiv.r 
 the Society is Royal; the Creft is an Eagle, and the Sa.w*- 
 ters. Hunting Hounds, Emblems of the quickeft Sight and 
 Smelling, to lignify the Sagacity employed in penetrating 
 and fearching after the Works of Nature. 
 
 _ SimeOf®Ifttion.j Of the Members of the Conn; 
 cil, eleven are to be continued for the next Year, ard 
 im more to be added to chat Number, all to be choftn 
 
Part III cf ENGLAND. 4°? 
 
 yearly upon the 30th of November, being the Feaft of Sc. 
 Andrew, in the Morning; afeer which Eiettion they al] dine 
 together at a Venifon Feaft. 
 
 The Reader may perceive by the Lift how many Sober, 
 Learned, Solid, Ingenious Perfons of different Degrees, 
 Religions, Countries, Profeffions, Trades, and Fortunes, 
 have united and confpired, laying ahde all Names of 
 Diftinftion, amicably to promote Experimental Know* 
 ledge. 
 
 Of the College of HERA L D S. 
 
 N OTfarfrom the College of Doftor.e Commons, flood 
 the College of Heralds, ( that is, of fuch as ate 
 to be Meflengers of War and Peace, that are .skilful 
 in Defcents, Pedigrees, and Coats of Amis) an anci¬ 
 ent Houfe, built by The. Stanley , Earl of Derby, who 
 married Margaret , Countefs of Richmond , Mother of 
 King Henry VII. and the Duke of Norfolk having in lieu 
 thereof exchang’d Lands with the Crown, he procured the 
 fame to be bellowed by Queen Mary on the King’s Heralds 
 and Purfuivants at Arms for ever, to the end, that they and 
 their SuccefTors might dwell together (if they fo pleafed } 
 and aflemble, confer, and agree for the good Government 
 of their Faculty, and that their Records might there be 
 fafely preferved, &c. which is now handfomly rebuilt. 
 
 They were made a College or Corporation by Charter of 
 King Rich. III. and by him had feveral Privileges granted 
 unto them ; as to be free from Subfidies, Tolls, and all 
 troublefome Offices of the Kingdom. 
 
 Afterwards, another Charter of Privileges was granted 
 Unto the faid Society by King Edward VI. in the third Year 
 of his Reign. 
 
 Of this Collegiate Society , are firft, 
 
 Three ; Stiled, Reges Armorum /higltcorum , Rings of Arms, 
 Six Heralds at Anns, and Four Pwjuivants at Arras, 
 
 &ing£at:$rn]# ] Amongft the Kings at. Ams, the firft 
 and Principal is called Garter, inftituted by Henry V. whole 
 
 C c 3 ' Office 
 
40 6 SCIje ' Fart III,. 
 
 Office is to attend the Knights of the Garter at their Solem¬ 
 nities, and tomarffial the Solemnities at the Funerals of all 
 the higher Nobility of England, to advertife thole that are 
 choleii of their new Ele&ion, call on them to be Inftalled 
 at WirJfor, "to caufe their Arms to be hung up over their 
 Seats there, to carry the Garter to Kings and Princes be. 
 yond the-Seas; for which purpofe he was wont to be 
 joined in Ccmmifllon with fome principal Peer of the 
 Realm, &c. 
 
 CiatmiaijC. ] The next is Clarencieux, fo called from 
 the Duke of Clarence, to whom be fir ft belonged ; for Lionel, 
 third Son to EdtPard III. marrying the Daughter and Heir 
 of the Earl of Ulfter in Ireland, had with her the Honour cf 
 ■Clare in the County olThoimtds whereupon he was after¬ 
 wards created Duke of Clarence, or the Territory about Clare ; 
 which Dukedom efeheating to King Ed&. IV. by the Death 
 of his Brother George Duke of Clarence , he made this He¬ 
 rald, who properly belong’d to that Duke, a King at Arms, 
 and named him Clarendon* ir. French, and Clarencitu in Ln- 
 tin. His Office is to marlhal and difpofe of the Funerals ot 
 all the Lower Nobility ; as Baronets, Knights, Efquires 
 and Gentlemen on the South Side of the Trent, and there¬ 
 fore Sometimes called Surrey or Southroy. 
 
 The Third King at Arm's is Norroy or Northroy, whole 
 Office is to dothe like onall the North Side of Trent. 
 
 The two laft are called Provincial Heralds, England being 
 by them divided into two Provinces. 
 
 Thefe, by Charter, have Power to vifit Noblemens Fami¬ 
 lies, to fee down their Pedigrees, to diftinguiffi their 
 ro appoint Men their Arms or Enfigns, and with Garter tc 
 direci the Heralds. 
 
 j The fix Heralds anciently, belonging properly 
 to Dukes', have been fometimes named Dukes at Anns, ana 
 are thus called and ranked; 
 
 i. Richmond. 4, V/hid far. 
 
 1. Lancafier. 5. Somerfet, 
 
 3, Cbejler. 6. York. 
 
 Whofe Office is to wait at Court, attend Publick S->- 
 Jemnities, proclaim War and Peace, &c, thence perhaps 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 407 
 
 named Heralds, from two German Words, Here, Heh or 
 Held, that is, the Amies Champion, to denounce War, or 
 offer Peace, as the Feci ales of the Romans did; and from 
 thence probably feven Danijh Kings, and feme Kings of 
 Norway and of Sweden, and fome of England, before the 
 Conqueft, have had the Name of Harold, which is all one 
 ( faith Vcrjhgan ) with Herald. 
 
 i&urfuibanttf. ] Of thefe Heralds, in England, there were 
 anciently many ; and fo likewife of Parjiiivami, whereof 
 at prefent chere are buc Four, thus named; 
 
 I. Bkmmantk. 3. Rouge-Dragon. 
 
 e. Rouge. Crofs > 4. Porttullice, 
 
 From fuch Badges heretofore worn by them, as s ck 
 thought. 
 
 The Service of thefe and of the Heralds, and of the whole 
 College, is ufedin Marfiialling and Ordering Coronations, 
 Marriages, Chrilk-nings, Funerals, Interviews, Feafts of 
 Kings and Princes, Cavalcades. Shows, Jufts, Tournaments, 
 Combats before the Conftable and Marlhal, &c. Alfo they 
 take care of the Coats of Arms, and of the Genealogies of 
 the Nobility and Gentry; Briefly, whatfoever concerns Ho* 
 now, is their Care and Study ; they are, Tanejuarn Sacrorum 
 C ujledes & Templi Honoris jEditui, and are of Council or Al'- 
 fiftants to the Earl Marlhal in his Court of Chivalry, now 
 held in the Common-Hall of the College of' Heralds, where 
 they nt in their Rich Coats of Her Majefties Arms. 
 
 All thefe receive annual Stipends out of the Queens Ex¬ 
 chequer ; they are all to be Gentlemen at leaft; and the fix 
 Heralds, are exprefly made Efquires by the Queen, when 
 they are created Heralds. 
 
 Anciently the Kings of Arms were created, and folemn* 
 ly Crowned by the Kings of England themlelves; and the 
 Heralds and Purfuivants had their Creation from the King’s 
 Hand; but of latter times the Earl Marlhal hath had a lpe* 
 cial Commiflion for every particular Creation, to do all that 
 was done before by the King. 
 
 For the Creating and Crowning of Garter King at Arms, 
 there is firfb to be provided a. Sword and Book, whereon to 
 take a Solemn Oath; then a Gold Crown, a Collar of SS’s, 
 a Bowl of Wine, which Bowl was heretofore che Fee of the 
 Cc 4 new 
 
468 s:ijeԤ$cfent - Part III, 
 
 new created King ; alfo a Coat of Arms of Velvet richly 
 embroidered, and a Jewel or Badge of Gold enamelJ’d in a 
 •Gold Chain. His Crearion is on this manner: Firft, he 
 kneels down before the EarlMarfha), and laying his Hand 
 on the Book and Sword, another King of Arms reads the 
 Oath, which being taken and the Book and Sword ; next are 
 read the Letters Patents of his Office; during which, the 
 Earl Marlhal pours the Wine on his Head, gives him the 
 Name of Garter-, then puts on him the Coat of Arms and 
 Collar of SS’s, and the Crown on his Head. 
 
 The Oath is to obey, firft, the Supreme Head'of the moll 
 Noble Order of the Garter ; and-then the Noble Knights of 
 that Order, in fuch things as belong to his Office, to en¬ 
 quire diligently of a!) the Noble Aits of every Knight of the 
 Order, and thereof to ceitify the Regifter of that Order, 
 that he may record the fame, and give notice to the Queen, 
 and the Knights of the Order, of the Death of any of th.it 
 Society ; to have an exafl; Knowledge of all the Nobility , 
 to in Bruch Heralds and Purfiivants in Doubts concerning 
 the Office of Arms ; to efehew and avoid all Perfons of id 
 Reputation, to be-more ready ro excufe than to blame any 
 Noble Perfon, unlefs called by Authority to win:els again!) 
 them, &c. This Officer hath a double Salary, and hath more 
 over Fees at the Inftalments ; yearly Wages given by the 
 Knights of the Garter ; hath a compofition for their uppei- 
 rooffi Garment at their Inftailments, &c. and it is his Riglu 
 to carry the Garter ro Foreign Princes. 
 
 The other two Kings of Hrms, Ckrencieux and Norn-.. 
 are created by Letters Patents, a Book, a Sword, &c. as Gi u- 
 ter, and with ahnoft rhe fame Ceremonies. 
 
 CmtlOR Of tlj£ iBfraiD^. ] A Herald at Arms is alffi 
 created with the like Ceremony, except the Coronet and 
 jewel, .--.dy his Coat of Arms mufl be Sattin, embroidered 
 and enrich’d with Gold, and muft be brought in with two 
 Heralds, as the Kings of Arms are by two Kings of 
 Arms. 
 
 They rake a Solemn Oath to be true to the Queen,to be 
 ferviceable to Gentlemen, ro keep Secrets of Knights, I> 
 quires, Ladies and Gentlewomen, to affift diftreft Gentle” 
 men and Gentlewomen,Widows and Virgins -, to avoid Ta¬ 
 verns, Dicing and Whore-Houfes, &c.Vttrfttiv tints at Arm' 
 are created alio by Letters Patents, a Book, a Bowl of Wine, 
 and a Coat of. Arms of Damask, and. to be brought in as 
 
Part III. £if E N G L A N D. 409 
 
 the Heralds, before the Earl Marfhal, or his Deputy, and to 
 I f VV ear in folemn manner to be true to the Queen, to be 
 ferviceable to all Chriftians, to be fecret and fober, to be 
 more ready to commend than to blame; to be humble. 
 
 lowly, dw. rat. 
 
 Here it may not be improper to let down the manner 
 of obtaining of a Coat of Arms. 
 
 The Perfon who defires Arms, firft applies himfelf to 
 the Earl Marfhal (to whom this Office is fubordinate) by 
 Petition, on this manner. 
 
 Earl Marshal of England. 
 
 The Humble Petition of A- B. fheweth, 
 
 T Hat your Petitioner is deprous to bear Arms, and humbh 
 hopes himfelf qualified for it, being (then ffiews the 
 Reafons of his Pretenlions, and his Qualifications) as may 
 appear by the annext Certificate . 
 
 Therefore your Petitioiter humbly prays Tour Lordfbip's Or¬ 
 der, to the Kings at Arms, for the Devifing and Grant¬ 
 ing fuch Bearings as Tour Lordjhip fbali think fit to 
 allow of. 
 
 And your Petitioner, &c„ 
 The Certificate runs thus: 
 
 W E C. D. and E. F. do humbly certifie, that A. B. hath 
 long lived in the County of and hath fherein 
 
 tt competent Ejlnte to fupport a Gentleman, that he hath been 
 truly Loyal the whole Cottrfe of his Life , mtvefs our Hands and 
 Seals, Sec. 
 
 Upon the Earl Marfhal's Approbation of this, an Order 
 is directed to Garter, King at Arms, and one of the other 
 Kings at Arms, being of that Province where the Perfon 
 defiring Arms relides; and they in obedience to that Or= 
 der, devife, which being appiov’d by his Lordlhip, a Grant 
 is prepared, in the Margin whereof the Coat is Blazon’d in 
 Colours: Tin: Gram s have been in French; but of late are 
 in Englijb. and run thus: 
 
Part III 
 
 410 SC&e| 9 iefient$t 8 te_ t . 
 
 B E it fyiown to ad Perfcns whom theje Prefents may concern 
 that roe Sir Henry St. George, Kt. Garter, Principe, 
 .King at Arms, and John Vanbrugge, £/y; Clarencieux, Ki^ 
 at Arms, do grant unto A. B. the Arms here Specified in ;k 
 Margin, by the Order of ~—, . ~*« ,Earl Marjbal of England ; ar.i 
 ■we do hereby allow the faid A. B> &c. and that at their Penh 
 :none do prefume to bear the fame. 
 
 The greatefl: Parc of this College, is, fince the late dread, 
 ful Fire, rebuilt; and the Library is now kept there, be> 
 ing upon St. BennePs Hill, near Bailors Commons, Lonm; 
 ■where are fome Officers at Arms always attending to fans- 
 fie Comers touching Defcents, Pedigrees, Coats of Arms, 
 &c. as was formerly done at the fore-mentioned Houle 
 there; which Work hath been thus far carried on at the 
 Charge of feveral of the Nobility, Gentry, and the Men;, 
 bets of this Corporation ; and (it is hoped) may, in a 
 fhort time, by the bountiful Contributions of other Ho. 
 nourable Perfons, be compleated, to the Glory of this City 
 and Kingdom. 
 
 All rhe Members of this College being the Queen's 
 fworis Servants in Ordinary, the Reader may find a Lift oi 
 their Names, among!! the Officers of the Houfhold. 
 
 Inns of Court, or Colleges of Common Lawyers. 
 
 i T r °‘HE Colleges of Municipal or Common-Law Profeflors 
 JL £nd Students, are 14, called Hill Inns, the old Engl.} 
 Word for Houfes of Noblemen, or Bifliops, or Men of ex¬ 
 traordinary Note, and which is of the fame fignification 
 with the French Word Hofei at Paris. 
 
 ■ There are T wo Inns of Serjeants. 
 
 Foul Inns of Court. 
 
 Eight Inns of Chancery. 
 
 31 rm# of fiouit.] The Inns of Court were fo named, 
 as lorne think, becaui’e the Students therein are to ferve 
 the Courts of Judicature ; or elfe, becaufe anciently thefe 
 Colleges received only the Sons of Noblemen, and fester 
 forts of Gentlemen, as Fortejc-se affirmeth, ' Of 
 
Part Hi of ENGLAND. 4 n 
 
 Of thefe there are Four, Firft s 
 
 %\)Z ©XIO 2 TrmpIe 3 -] Heretofore the Dwelling of the 
 Knights-Tempkrs , and purchafed by fome Profelfors of the 
 Common-Law above 300 Years agoe ; they are called the 
 Inner and Middle-Temple, in relation to Eljex-Houfe, whfch 
 was part of the Houfe of the Iinights-Templers, and called 
 the Outer-Temple, becaufe it is feated without Temple-Bar. 
 
 SUnCOllt’flf-inn, The two other Inns 
 
 of Court, are Lincoln's-inn, belonging anciently to the Earls 
 of Lincoln, and Gray's-Inn, formerly belonging to the no» 
 ble Family of the Grays. 
 
 In the Reign of Henry VI. they fo fburiftied, that there 
 were in each of thefe about 200 Students, and a Student 
 then expended yearly about 20 l. which was as much as 
 200/. now; for they had ufually (as the French Noble¬ 
 men have now in their Academies) every one an old dif- 
 creet Servant, and divers Mailers to inftruft them in all 
 laudib'e Qualities; and therefore faith the fa mf-FortcJcae f 
 Ultra Stadium Legum funt nus.Ji Gymnafia omnium morim 5 
 and the Students were only, faith he, Milium f.lii, that is. 
 Gentlemen at leail; for fo the Word Fiobilis was then ta¬ 
 ken here, and is {fill in France; and therefore by com¬ 
 mand of King James the Firft, none were to be admitted 
 into thefe Colleges, but Gentlemen by Defcent. Our An- 
 ceflors thought thofe of inferiour Rank would rather tie.. 
 hafe the Honour of the Law, and would he prone to Chi¬ 
 canery or Play Tricksj and not like to be fo fit for Trufh- 
 and Honours; whereas the confideration of Firth and For¬ 
 tune, makes Men more careful of their Honour and Repu¬ 
 tation. And our famous King Richard the Firft, is by z 
 grave Author much commended for his care and love of 
 the Englijb Nation, and of Juftice ; for that many of his. 
 juftices were of the Honourable Peers of the Realm, and 
 not of Men bred up, and formerly innured to make Ju¬ 
 ftice and their own Tongues vendible for Fees. 
 
 If the Command of King James the Firft had been care*- 
 fully obferved, and one move added, viz. That none but 
 Gentlemen fliould eaiiJy and ordinarily be admitted to Ec- 
 clefiaftical Dignities, there would be in England fufficien't 
 Provifions for the younger Sons of Noblemen and Gentle- 
 men 5 whereof now very many are the Qbje&s of Pity. 
 
'412 SClje Relent State Part in, 
 
 either for fuffering, or doing much Evil, for want of ft 
 Employments; and there would be, doubtlels, left Cor¬ 
 ruption in our Ecclefiaftical and Civil Government, the ft. 
 rious Confideration whereof would be a Work worthy of 
 our Parliament. 
 
 Thefe Societies are no Corporations, nor have any JuJi. 
 cikl Power over their Members, but have certain Orders 
 among themfelves, which have, by confent, the force of 
 Laws; for Lighter Offences, they are only Excommoned, 
 pr pur out of Commons, not to eat with the reft ; and for 
 greater Offences they lofe their Chambers, and are expeil’d 
 the College, and being once expeil’d, they are never re- 
 ceiv’d by any of the three other Societies; which Depri¬ 
 vation of Honour to young generous Spirits, is more 
 grievous than perhaps Deprivation of Life. 
 
 Thefe alfo, when they meet in the Hall, or at Courts of 
 Juftice, wear a grave black Robe and Cap, at other times 
 walk with Cloak and Sword. 
 
 There are no Lands or Revenues belonging to thefe So- 
 cieties, which being no Corporations, are noc enabled to 
 purchafe, or have they any thing for the defraying the 
 Charges of the Houfe, but what is paid at Admittances, 
 and other Dues for their Chambers. The whole Compa¬ 
 ny of Gentlemen in each Society, may be divided into 
 four Parts, Benchers, Utter-Barrijiers, Imer-Banifter ;, anJ 
 Students. 
 
 jd£lKl)eV 0 .] Benchers are the Seniors, to whom is com¬ 
 mitted the Government and Ordering of the whole Houfe, 
 and out of thefe is chofen yearly a Treafurer, who re- 
 ceiveth, disburfeth, and accounteth for all Moneys belong¬ 
 ing to the Houfe. 
 
 Utter-Barrijlers are fuch, as from J 
 their Learning and Standing are called by the Benchers ro 
 plead and argue in the Society doubtful Cafes and Quefti- 
 ons, which are called Moots ("from Mootioig, the old Saxon 
 Word for the Engliflo, Affembk , or elfe from the French^ Mot. 
 a Word) and whilft they argue the laid Cafes, they lie ul- 
 termoft, on the Forms of the Benchers, which they call 
 the Bar. 
 
 - EeaBertf of tbc 3 inns of Cljancerp.] Out of theft 
 
 Moot-Men are choien Readers for the Inns of Chancery , be¬ 
 longing to the Inns of Court , whereof they are Members; 
 where in Term-time, and Grand Vacations, they argue 
 Calc: in the Prefence of Attorneys and Clerks- jlnur- 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. 415 
 
 Unners'Karriffer#.] All the reft are accounted Inner* 
 
 E arrifiers, who, for want of Learning, or Time, are not to 
 argue in thefe Moots: And yet in a Moot before the Batchers , 
 twoofthefe bmer-Barrifters, fitting on the fame Form with 
 |the Utter- Barriflers, do, for their Exercifes, recite by Heart, 
 ithe pleading of the fa id Moot-Caje, in Law-French; which 
 Pleading is the Declaration at large, of the far'd Moot-Cafe ; 
 the one taking the part of the Plaintiff, and the other of 
 the Defendant. 
 
 The Year alfo among!! them is divided into three Parts ; 
 th Learning Vacation , the Term-times, and the Dead or Mean 
 Vacation. 
 
 the Manner of keeping a Chriftmas in any ef the 
 Inns of Court, thus. 
 
 T PI E Students hold a Parliament before Chrijhnas ; and 
 in cafe there be in London no peftilence, and that the 
 Houfeis furnilhed with fuch number of Students, and of 
 fuch Quality, as are meettokeepafolemnCfov/?;^/; Then 
 are chofen and appointed certain of the Students to be Of¬ 
 ficers, in imitation of the King’s Court, as Comptroller of the 
 Inner-Temple, fo of the Middle-Temple, filed Lieutenant of the 
 Twer, and Treafurer , &c. Thefe bear Rule in the Houfe, 
 during the whole time of Chrifmas, and are to behave them- 
 felves in that Port, Gravity, and Authority, as if they were 
 fo in the King’s Houfe ; that lo hereafter they may know 
 the better to behave themfelves, in cafe they lliould be pro¬ 
 moted to that Honour; for thefe Gentlemen are uliiaily of 
 fuch Quality, as come not hither with intent to profeis the 
 Law, but to learn fo much Law, as may be necelfary to 
 pteferve their Elfates, and to make themfelves accomplilhed 
 in other Qualities neceilary for Gentlemen. 
 
 At fuch times they have here divers Divertilements, as 
 Feafting every Day, Singing, Dancing, Mufick, Dicing 5 
 which laft is allowed there to all Comers, and is fo excef- 
 five, that what the Dicers allow out of each Winning to 
 the Butler’s Box, ufualiy amounts to about jo /. a day and 
 anight; wherewith, with fmall Contribution from each 
 Student, are the great Charges of the whole chrijimas de¬ 
 frayed. 
 
414 ®&e pjefent ^tate Part Hi, 
 
 Their S^UHce.j Sometimes, when their publickTreafury 
 is great, they create a Prince among themfelves, with fuch 
 Title as they pleafe to give him, and he hath all his Officers, 
 and a Court fuitable to a great Prince; and many of the 
 prime Nobility, and great Officers of State, are feafted and 
 entertained by him,. with Interludes, &e. 
 
 Their iiRt’iielij.] From All-Saints day to Candlemas, each 
 Houfe hath ufually Revels on Holy-days; that is, Muficfc 
 and Dancing; and for this is chofen fome young Student 
 to be Mafter of the Revels. 
 
 Note, That the manner of their Parliament is briefly 
 thus. 
 
 Their The firft and lad: Friday in every 
 
 Term, the Benchers caufe one of the Handing Officers of 
 the Houfe to fammon a Parliament, which is only an Af. 
 fembly and Conference of Benchers, and Utter-Barriften. 
 which are called the Sage Company, and meet in a place 
 called the Parliament-Chamber, and there treat of fuch 
 Matters as ffiall feem expedient for the good ordering of 
 the Houfe, and the Reformation of fiich things as they lhall 
 judge meet to be reformed ; here are nominated the Read* 
 ersfor Lent and Summer Vacation, alfo the Treafurer ic 
 here chofen, and the Auditors appointed to take the Ac- 
 compts of the old Treafurer, &c. Here Offences commit* 
 ted by any of the Society, are puniffied, &c. 
 
 INNS of chancery: 
 
 T HE him of Chancery \vzce, probably fo named, becaule 
 there dwelt fuch Clerks as did chiefly fiudy the form- 
 ing of Writs, which regularly appertained to the Curfltoir:, 
 that are Officers of Cheery. The fir It of thefe is call’d The- 
 mis-Inn, begun in the Reign of Edward III. and lince pur- 
 chafed by the Society of Lincoln s-hm ; New-bm, Clement V 
 Inn, Clifford's-Inn, anciently the Houfe of the Lord Clif¬ 
 ford; Staple bm, belonging to the Merchants of the Staple ; 
 and Lions-lnn, anciently a common Inn, with the Sign of 
 the Lion, Furnival's-Imt, and Bernard's-Inn. 
 
 Thefe were heretofore preparatory Colleges for youngaT 
 Students, and many were entred here, before they were 
 admitted into the Inns of Court, 
 
 Now 
 
jpartlll. ef ENGLAND. 4I ; 
 
 Now they are for the moil part taken up by the A.'itomej>- 5 
 Sc Bicitors, and Clerk, who have here their Chambers apart, 
 and cheir Diet at a very eafie rate, in a/Mi together, where 
 they are obliged to appear in grave long Robes, and black 
 round knit Caps. Thefe Colleges belong all to fome hms 
 if Court, who fend yearly l'ome of their Barrifters to read 
 to thefe. In each of thefe few of Chancery , one withano= 
 ther, may be about lixty Perfons. 
 
 footings in the INNS of CHANCE R 7" 
 
 I N the Learning Vacation, each Utter-Barrifter , who is a 
 Reader in the hms of Chancery , goes with two Students 
 of the fame Inn of Court, to the Inn .of Chancery, where 
 he is appointed to read, and there meet him commonly two 
 of each Inns of Court; who fitting as the Benchers do in 
 the Inns of Court at their Moots, they hear and argue his 
 Cafe. 
 
 In the four Inns of Chancery that are fituated in Holkir< 
 the Moots are read,either by thofe of Gray's-hm , or Lincoln s~ 
 Inn , the others by thofe of the two Temples. 
 
 In Term-time, the only Exercifesof Learning, is argu. 
 ing, and debating Cafes after Dinner, and Mooring afW 
 Supper, in the fame manner as in the Vacation time. 
 
 &£rj£ant£* 3 !nn,] Laftly.^there are two more Colleges 
 called Serjeants-Inn, where the Common-Law-Student, when 
 he is arrived to the higheft Degree, hath his Lodging and 
 Diet; they are called Scrvientes ad Legem, Serjeants at L au 3 
 and are as Doftors in the Civil-Law, only thefe have here¬ 
 tofore been reputed more Noble and Honourable: Dok:-- 
 tis enhn appeUatio eft Magifterii, Servient is va o Mini;;, 
 and therefore Doftors of Law are allowed to iic within 
 jthe Bar in Chairs, and covered, whiifl Serjemts ltur.d 
 'without the Bar, bare-headed, only with Coifs, or Cms 
 on. 
 
 To arrive to this high Degree, take this brief Ae- 
 count. 
 
 ©egroeai bptoljidj Mjepnfo j The \a rg m in 
 the Common-Law, being bred two or three year, in the 
 Dniverfity, and there chiefly verfed in Logickzni Rhetorick , 
 both expedient for a Lawyer, and gotten fome inirgbr into 
 the Civil-Law, and fome skill in the Frmh Tongue, .>.s 
 
416 %\)t p?cfent State Part Hi 
 
 well as Latin, he is admitted to be one of the four Inns of 
 Court, where he is firft called a Moot-man, and after about 
 feven years Study, ischofen an Utter-Barrifter ; and having 
 then fpent twelve years more, and performed the Exercifo 
 before-mentioned, he is chofen a Bencher, and fome time af¬ 
 ter a Reader: During the Reading, which heretofore was 
 three Weeks and three Days, as afore-mentioned, the Rea, 
 der kept a conftant and fumptuous Feafting, inviting die 
 chief Nobles, Judges, Bithops, great Officers of the King, 
 dom, and fometimes the King himfelf, that it coils them 
 fometimes 800, or 1000/. Afterwards he wears a long 
 Robe different from other Barrifters, and is then in a capj. 
 city to be made a Serjeant at Law, when her Majelly /hall 
 be pleas’d to call him, which is in this manner. 
 
 Serjeant# at ] When the number of Serjeants is 
 final), the Lord Chief Juftice of the Common Picas, by t!u 
 Advice andConlentof other the Judges, makes choice of 
 fix or eight, more or lels, of the moff grave and learned of 
 the Inns of Court , and prelents their Names to the Lord 
 Chancellor, or Lord Keeper, who fends by the Queen’s Writ, 
 to each of them, to appear on fuch a day before the Queen, 
 to receive the State and Degree of a Serjeant at Law; at the 
 appointed time, they being habited in Robes of two Co¬ 
 lours, viz. Brown and Blue, come accompanied with the 
 Students of the Inns of Court, and attended by a Train of 
 Servants and Retainers, in certain peculiar Cloth Liveries, to 
 Wcjiminjlcr-Hail, there in publick take a folemn Oath, and 
 are clothed with certain Robes and Coifs, without which 
 they may be feen no more in publick. After this, they 
 fcaft the Great Perfons of the Nation, in a very Magnilian: 
 and Princely manner; give Gold Rings to the Princes of 
 the Blood, Arch-Biffiops, Chancellor, Treafurer, to the va¬ 
 lue of 40 s. each Ring ; to Earls and Bifhops, Rings of 
 toother great Officers, to Barons, great Prelates, &c. Rings 
 of left value. Befides a great number of Rings to priv.ue 
 Friends. 
 
 Out of thele are chofen all the Judges of the King’s 
 Bench and Common-Pleas; wherefore eveiyjudgedoth ;>!- 
 ways wear the white Linnen Coif, which he had as a prin¬ 
 cipal Badge of a Serjeant, and which he had ever the privi- 
 ledge to wear at all-times, even in the King’s pretence, ami 
 whilfthefpeaksto theKing; tho’ anciently it was not per¬ 
 mitted to any Subject to be fo much as Capp’d in the Prc- 
 ten- 
 
Part HI 0! ENGLAND, 417 
 
 fence of the King of England, as at prefent is not allowed 
 in the Prefence of the Pope, or of the Emperor, 
 
 ttiatl?. 1 When any of the afore-mentioned 
 judges are wanting, the Queen, by the Advice of her Coun¬ 
 cil, makes choice of one of chefs Serjeants at Law to fupply 
 his place, and conftitutes him by Letters-Patents, Sealed by 
 the Chancellor, who fitting in the middle of the reft of the 
 Judges in open Court, by a Set-Speech declares to theSer= 
 je3nt, (who upon this Occafion is brought in) the Queen’s 
 pleafure; and to the People the Queen’s Goodnefs, in provr 
 ding the Bench with fuch able honeft Men, as that Juftice 
 may be done expeditely, and impartially to all her Sub= 
 jefts; and caufes thefaid Letters-Patents to be read ; and 
 being departed, the Chief Juftice places the faid Serjeant 
 on the Bench, Junior of all the reft ; and having taken his 
 Oath, well.and truly toferve the Queen, and all her Peo¬ 
 ple in the Office of Juftice, to take no Reward, to do equal 
 and fpeedy Juftice to all, &c. he fets himfelf to the Execu* 
 don of his Charge. 
 
 The Serjeant being thus advanced to be a Judge, hath 
 thereby great Honour, and a very confiderable Salary, be* 
 fides certain Perquifites; for each one hathatieaft tcco l. a 
 If ear from the King; and now in fome things, his former 
 Habit of a Serjeant is altered ; his long Robe and Cap, his 
 Hood and Coif are the fame ; but there is befides a Cloak 
 put over him, and clofed on his Right Shoulder, and his Cj- 
 
 i 't.vm is lined with Minever, or de Minuto varlo, divers 
 mall pieces of white rich Furr. But the two Lord Chief 
 uftices, and the Lord Chief Baron, have their Hood, 
 Sleeves and Collars turned up with Efmin. 
 
 S jfee£.J Anciently the Fee expe&ed by a Serjeant from 
 fhis Client, for Advice given in his Chamber, or pleading in 
 |nyCourtof Judicature, was no more than 20 r, and the F=c 
 JjfaBarrifter 10 s. (which yet is much mere than is uiiuli) 
 given in any of our Neighbour Nations at this Day) but at 
 prefent it is become ahnoft ordinary, to give fome Set* 
 jeants ro l. and fome so l. and to a Barrifter half as much, 
 at the Hearing of any confiderable Caufe ; whereby it 
 Icomes to pafs that fome Lawyers in one Year, gain in 
 Fees -5000 /. and fome ^oco /. and in few Years purcliafc 
 Fftates fit for Lords; and fometimes live to fee them- 
 Felves to be advanced to be Peers of the Realm, as the 
 
©je $3jefent £fote Part Ilf.' 
 
 late Lord Keepers and Chancellors, Coventry Finch, North , 
 Jefferies and Somers. 
 
 ‘ deputation of OUl'£ato*#?Ofl'flO#>.] Now all thefe 
 
 fore-mentioned Inns, or Colleges for die Students in our 
 Common-Law, being not far diftanc from one another, do 
 make here the moft famous Profeflion of the Law that is in 
 the World; and it will be a very difficult thingm find in 
 any one Foreign Univerfity, fo many Students in the Law, 
 that are of that ripe Age, and of that high Quality. 
 
 Note, That out of the Serjeants afore-mentioned, the King 
 by Writ, ufually calls feme to be of his Council at Law, 
 allowing each one Wastage, Feodage, Veffurage, and Reger- 
 dirge ; thefe fit within the Bar in all Courts at mftrninjler , 
 except in the Court of Common-Pleas, where all fit with¬ 
 out the Bar. 
 
 HOSPITALS. 
 
 Befules Colleges properly fo called, there are in this 
 City many richly enclaved Hofpitals, Alms-Hou- 
 fes, Work-Houfes, arnl Houfes of Corre&ion, 
 Toe moft noted are, 2. Sutton's Hofpital, or, tk 
 Charter-Houfe. 
 
 A Little without the Walls Hands this College, or Col- 
 legiate-Houfe, called anciently the Chart reafe , now 
 corruptly the Cbarterboufe, it being heretofore a Convent of 
 Carthufissn Monks, tn French, des Chartreux-, this College, now 
 called Stiffens Hofpital, confifls of a Mafter, orGovernour, 
 a Chaplain, and feveral other Officers, alfo a Mailer and 
 Uflier, to inllvuft 44 Scholars, belides 80 decayed Gentle¬ 
 men, Soldiers and Merchants, who have all a plentiful 
 Maintenance of Diet, Lodging, Cloaths, Phyfick, &c. and 
 live all together in Collegiate manner, with much cleamwis 
 and neatnef. 5 and the 44 Scholars have not only N .celh- 
 ries whilft they are here taught, but if they become lit for 
 the Universities, there is alfo unto each one, ouc ot the 
 yearly Revenues of this College, ao /. yearly, and duiv 
 paid for eight years after they come to the Univerfity j a^ 1 
 
Martin. of ENGLAND,' 4I9 
 
 jo others fitter for Trades, there is allowed a confideiubJe 
 Sum of Money to bind them Apprentices ; there are 
 moreover all forts of Officers expedient for fuch a Society, 
 asPhyfician, Apothecary,Steward, Cooks, Butlers, &c. who 
 have all competent Salaries. This Revenue, and Princely- 
 Foundation, was the foie Gift of Thomas Sutton h f]; a Lhi- 
 cohijbire Gentleman, and a Protefiant; and is fuppofed to be 
 fo great, as cannot be parallel’d by the Charity of any one 
 ■Subjeft in Europe? norwithftanding the great Boaftsofthe 
 Reman Catkoticks; the Houle cofi him at firft 13000 /. and 
 the fitting up for this purpoie, about yoco /. more, in all 
 aoooo /. and was endowed by him with 4000 l. per Annum, 
 which is fince improved to near 6000 l. per Annum. The 
 Founder died the nrbdayof Dccankr, 1611. and this his 
 Foundation hath been ever fince kept entire, and maintain¬ 
 ed by its own Revenue, without admitting any other Ad¬ 
 dition of Charity to it, and was of fuch high Account, as 
 it was thought fit. that by the King’s Letters Patents under 
 the great Seal, divers Perfons of the higheft Dignity and 
 Quality in Church and State, fhuuld always be the Overleers 
 and Regulators of this Society ; rhelr number is to be fix- 
 teen, and all Vacancies fupplied by the Bkelion of the re¬ 
 maining Governors. 
 
 In the difpofal of the Governors, are the following Be- 
 nifices. 
 
 1. At the Charterhoafe 
 1. Balaam. 
 
 C fifth Camps, 
 
 4. Horjchead. 
 r. HaUir.gbury. 
 
 Chelfea-College, or the P,oyal Hofpital for dif:- 
 bled Soldiers. 
 
 H Aving now given a brief Account of the riohefi en¬ 
 dowed Hofpira! that ever was founded by r.ny one (in¬ 
 gle Subjeft in Cbriftnidow, which is (iraated a lirrle with-, 
 out the Walls of rhb City, the Reader will ealily pardon 
 fne if I here make an Lxcnrfion but or one Mile farther 
 from Undone to entertain him with a fhorc Defcription of. 
 
 6. Dunst-y. 
 
 7. South Athifler, and 
 
 8 . Cold-Nort.m. j 
 
 9 . Little Wigborow. 
 
4 'io - 9 $e $3#fent &tate Part Ilf, 
 
 the richcft endowed Hofpital that ever was founded By any 
 King of England, which is the Royal College, or Hofpital 
 at Chelfea. 
 
 Amongft the many fair Villages about London, there are 
 none more worthy tobevifitedby Foreigners, than Knifing, 
 ton Chelfea, the former for the pleafant wholfom Sitm° 
 tion, Park, Gardens, Walks, &c. belonging to one of her 
 Majefty’s Summer-Houfes. The latter for the fake, not on* 
 lyof the Noblemens Houfes, and of the Phyfick-Garden I 
 full of moft rare exotick Plants, but more efpecially of the 
 famous Royal Hofpital; whereof take this following brief 
 Account, till a larger lhall be publifhed. 
 
 The Royal Hofpital at Chelfea, in the County of Middle* 
 fex, founded by King Charles the Second; carried on by 
 King Jams the Second, and now perfefted by the late King 
 William and Queen Mary, isfeated upon a piece of Ground, 
 whereon a Building formerly Hood, which was defigned 
 by King James the Firfl:, for a College of Divines, to 
 defend the Reformation of the Church of England, againfl 
 all Oppofers ; which Ground did efeheat to the King. It 
 is about a Mile from the Suburbs of London, near the fa¬ 
 mous River of Thames, in a moft wholfom Air, upon a ri- 
 fing gravelly Ground, about fixteen Foot higher than the 
 River, from whence it is abundantly furniflied with whole- 
 fom Water, even to the top of the Fabrick, by a moft in* 
 genious Machine, without the labour o'fHorfeor Man; 
 lately invented by a Shopkeeper of London. 
 
 The Main Building is a large Square, whereof one Side 
 is open to the River, which is about one hundred Paces db 
 Rant, where is a moft commodious and magnificent Land 
 ing-Place: Of the other three Tides the Front-fide contains 
 the Chappel and Hall, both very fpacious and noble Rooms. 
 The two other fides being four Stories high, are divided in- 
 to Wards, orGaleries, two in each Story, containing each 
 twenty fix diftinft Apartments for the Foot-Soldiers. At 
 each one of the four Corners of this main Building there is 
 a fair Pavilion, in one whereof is the Governours Lodg- 
 ing, and the Council-Chamber; the other three being fair 
 Lodgings for feveral of the Officers of the Houfe, both Civil 
 and Military. In the middle of this great Court, is placed, 
 upon a Marble Pedeftal, a moft curious brazen Statue of 
 the Founder King Charles the Second, at the Goft and Char¬ 
 ges of Mr. Toby Rujlatt. 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 421 
 
 Befides this Main Building, adorned with many {lately 
 Pillars, there are four Wings or Out-Buildings, large uni¬ 
 form Piles, whereof one is the Infirmary, wherein to lodge 
 the Sick; another for feveral Officers of the Houfe ; ano¬ 
 ther for old maimed Officers of Horie and Foot; and the 
 fourth for the Bakers, Landrels, &c- 
 
 The number of Penlioners is 47 6, befides the Officers of 
 the Houfe, Matrons, Landrers, Wafherwcmen, &c. 
 
 The Penfionershave all Red Coats, lined with Blew, and 
 are provided with all other Clothes, Linnen and Woollen, 
 plentiful Diet, nfiat clean Lodging, Walking, Firing, and 
 one Days Pay in every Week'forSpending-Money. 
 
 They all meet at Chappel, Morning and Evening, and in 
 the Hall at twelve of the Clock to Dinner, and at fix of the 
 Clock to Supper, and at nine go all to their Lodgings. In 
 a Word, they all live fo much at their eafe, that fome Sol¬ 
 diers coming to fee this Royal Hofpital, have almoft longed 
 to be old enough, or lame enough, that they might be im- 
 j mediately admitted of the Society, to live fo very plea- 
 fantly, without the leaft care for a Subliftance, during the 
 reft of their days, to pafs their time with Men of the like 
 Age and Fortune, in telling over their many Exploits) Ad¬ 
 ventures and Hazards; in receiviug Vffits from their Kin¬ 
 dred and Acquaintance, in Prayer and Praiting God, and 
 their Benefattors, &c. 
 
 The Qualification to be admitted of this Society, is. 
 That each one muft firft bring a Certificate from his Su¬ 
 perior Officer, that he hath been maimed and difabled 
 in the Service of the Crown ; or elie that he hath ferv- 
 I ed the Crown twenty years, which mu ft appear by the 
 Mufter-Rolls. 
 
 For the Government of this Royal Foundation, there are 
 appointed proper Officers, a Lift of which fee at the clafe 
 of this Work. _ _ 
 
 They have all fair Lodgings, 2nd fuitable Diet in the 
 Hall. Moreover, there are fever;.! other Officers, or Ser¬ 
 vants, as Cooks, Butlers, Bakers, Sexton, Ufhes, Porters, 
 Women, Houfe-keepers, Matrons, 24. who have all Diet 
 in the Hofpital. There are alio Barbers, and divers other 
 Servants, befides Smiths, Carpenters, Joyners, Plummers. 
 Stone-cutters, &c. 
 
 _ To defray the vaft Charges of this Royal Hofpital, there 
 is a conlideiahle Sum paid yearly out of dig Poundage of 
 D d 3 the- 
 
422 JOje fBjefent ^tate Part III, 
 
 the Army, befides one days Pay of each Officer, and of each 
 Common Soldier once every Year, which at prefent a- 
 mounts to above 3000 /. 
 
 The Over-light, or Superintendency of this College be¬ 
 longs to five Commiffioners, whole Names you will find 
 in the Lift at the latter end of the Book, and neiioidcr 
 all things relating to the Maintenance and well-govem* 
 mentof this College. 
 
 GREENWICH Hofptal 
 
 N Ext to this, Greenwich Hofpital, built upon the River 
 Thames, muft hereafter take its place in this Bock, 
 as being not much farther from London Bridge. Eajhrm.-f 
 than Chelfea is leftward : But if we flmuld conlider the 
 Magnificence, CapacioufneJ's, or Vfcjnlncjs of the Building, 
 it fliould rather precede the former, as much excelling it 
 on each account, as the Naval Strength of an Ifland is e- 
 very-way preferable in its value ro the Land-Forces of it: 
 ^Tis built below Bridne. as moil proper for its Inha¬ 
 bitants, who arc to be all filch E-igh'jh Seamen, as by 
 Wounds, or other slccidmts [halt bi difabkd from further S\e- 
 •vice at Sea, and for the '*-duo, and Children of Jttch as hap¬ 
 pen to be fiain in ' Sea-See-nee : Where looking outwards 
 upon the Ships. See. they mav lake occafion to blefs Gcd, 
 that they have been ferviceab'e to their Country with the 
 lofs of their Limbs, or the Lives of their Relations, and 
 turning inwards upon the llfpitai, may praife God fc: 
 providing them fiach a noble Receptacle or Harbor, a- 
 gainft all future Storms and Tempefts in a troublefome 
 World, by the means of Generous and Charitable Souls: 
 3 Tis to be fitted up for tic lefs than if encourage¬ 
 ment be anfwerable to the ftatelinefs of the Strufture, 
 which ’is truly Royal, a great-part of it being built in 
 King Charles the II’s time at 36000/. 'expence ; encoura¬ 
 ged much by King William the Ill’s Commiffion, and 
 we hope will be perfeftea Ihortly under the aufpicious 
 Influences of bur Gracious Queen June, who hath taken 
 great care of it by granting a new Commiffion for the 
 Furpofes therein mention’d 5 of which take the following 
 Abfira£i: 
 
Partin. , of ENGLAND.- 4^ 
 
 Her Majefty by Letters Parents dated at Wcflminftcr :he 
 Sf/j day of sJpril, 1704. in the third year of her Reign, 
 (reciting and determining a former Commiflion dated 
 31 July, 1703.,) Nominates and Appoints his Royal 
 Highnefs Prince George of D-.nmurk, and leveral others, to 
 be Commiflioners or Governors for carrying on, and fi- 
 nifhing the Building of tire Royal Hoipital at Grcerrsich, 
 in the County of Kent ; and by the Rid Letters Patents it 
 is appointed, that feven of ti: u may make 
 
 a Court, whereof the Quorum to be the Lord High Admi¬ 
 ral, Lord High Treafurer, or two of thePriiy Council; 
 have Power given to proceed and iindh the Building ac¬ 
 cording to the Scheme begun, or that fhali be thought 
 fitting hereafter to be further carried on. To Bate the 
 Accounts for Work now, or hereafter to be done, anu to 
 make Payments from time to time. To provide for the 
 Maintenance of fuch Perfons as thall be necefiary, with 
 regard to the Aftsof Parliament for encouraging of Sea¬ 
 men. That there be a Genova] Court held Quarterly,-or 
 oftner, if found neceflary by the Lord Admiral. 
 
 The Governor, or Deputy-Governor and Treafurer, ro 
 aflifb at the Meetings of the General Court, ami aifio of 
 the Directors. The General Ceurc to recommend all Of¬ 
 ficers for the Hcfpital to the Lord High Admiral. The 
 Lord High Admiral to appoint all the Officers, except the 
 Governor and Treafurer. All Officers or others to be ad¬ 
 mitted for the future, to be Seafaring Men. The Gene¬ 
 ral Court, with the afliftance of the Attorney-General, 
 and Solicitor-General, to prepare a Charter and Statutes 
 for the perpetual Government of the Hoipital. And for 
 that many of the Commiflioners cannot conveniently 
 meet, ro carry on her Msjefty’s Royal Intentions in the 
 Premises, by reafon whereof many Inconveniences may 
 enfue, therefore twenty five of the laid Commiflivners 
 are appointed Dire&ors. The Direflors. or any five or 
 more to meet once a fortnight at leaft, -or oftner if occa- 
 fion, attended by the Secretary; at inch Meetings the 
 Directors are to carry on die Building, to flare the Ac¬ 
 counts for the Works, to make Contrails for Provili¬ 
 ons and Neceflaries, &c. to take in Perfons by approba¬ 
 tion of the Lord High Admiral. Ail the Proceedings of 
 the Direflors to be laid before the Geneva! Court of Com- 
 tniflioneis at their quarterly Meetings. Twenty fluffing 
 
424 SDje |Bj£fau &mt Partlll, 
 
 a Man to fuch of the DireSors, asihall think reafonable to 
 demand it, for every aftual Attendance. The Lord High 
 Admiral, or General Court when affembled to nominate 
 and fill up the Number of Direftors in the room of fuch as 
 die or refufe to aft. The Governors and Officers of the 
 Houfe (other than the Direftors) not to purchafe or agree 
 for Neceflaries, &c- and to have no other Powers than the 
 Government of the Houfe, and that by the Governor, and 
 fuch a Council of the Officers of the Houfe as the Lord 
 High Admiral fhall appoint. The Commiffioners impow- 
 red to receive Gifts or Requefts of Lands, Moneys, or other 
 Eftate for the ufe of the Hofpital; have Power to ap¬ 
 point Perfons to take Subfcriptions, &c< and to examine 
 Witneffies upon Oath in relation thereto. The Commiffi- 
 onejrs are required to certify to the Lord HighTreafurer the 
 Names of the Contributors, and Sums given ; the Treafu- 
 rer to give Acquittances, and be fubjeft to Infpeftion, &c. 
 The Charity to be applyed to no other Ufe than as hereby 
 intended. General Courts to direft the payment of Mo¬ 
 neys for Building, Proviiions, Salaries, &c. to agree and fet 
 down Rules for the keeping of the Money and Books, and 
 auditing the Accounts, and to confider and determine all 
 other matters for the Advancement of this Defign. The 
 Commiffioners to be accountable only every one for him« 
 felf. William Draper, Efq; Treafurer, to have 200 /. per 
 Annum during his continuance in the laid Office. Com- 
 miffioners to iiniffi all matters undetermined upon the late 
 Commiffion. 
 
 Formerly a Monaitery of Gm- 
 F-.-yars, difloived by Henry VIII, and converted by his 
 Son Edward VI. into an Hofpital for poor Children, called 
 by fom? the Blue-Coai Hofpital ; all the Boys and Girls being 
 cloathed in Blue Coats, very warm and decent, and provi¬ 
 ded with all iuitable Neceffaries. It hath lince been en¬ 
 larged by divers confiderable Benefactors. A great part of 
 thisFabrick was burnt down in the great Fire; but is again 
 re-built with much Splendour ajjd Convenience, by the 
 pious Care and Charity of its Governors, Truftees, and 
 religious Benefactors. Neverthelefs all would not do 5 with¬ 
 out ccntra&ing 3 great Debt, and anticipating the Reve° 
 hues of the Hofpital, the Effetf of which it full feels, and is 
 BiU (0 to dp) unlefi ndminifoed £0 by the homtlM $fends 9 
 
part III. olENGLAND. 4 , f 
 
 not only of willing, but of able Perfons. King Charles 
 the Second, founded here a Mathematical School, and 
 liberally endowed it with Maintenance for an exquiiite 
 Teacher, where the more adult Lads, about 40 in number, 
 are taught all Parts of Mathematicks; but efpecially the Art 
 of Navigation ; and afterwards they are every Year, about 
 ten or twelve at a time, put Apprentices to Mailers of Ships, 
 and fo become skilful and brave Commanders. Here were 
 lately above a Thoufand poor Children, moll of ’em Or¬ 
 phans, maintain’d in the Houfe, and out at Nurfe, upon the 
 Charge of this Foundation, and fix or feven fcore put yearly 
 forth to Apprenticelhip; the Maidens to good and honell 
 Services. Some cf the moll pregnant Lads are fo good 
 Proficients at the Grammar-School belonging to this Hof- 
 pital, that they are fent to the Univerfity, and become ex¬ 
 cellent Scholars; and fome of thofe that have been put to 
 Trades, have arrived to the higheil Dignities in the City., 
 even the Pratorial Chair hath been filled with one of thcic. 
 But the Hated Revenue not being at all anfwerable to the 
 necefiary yearly Expences, many of the moll wealthy Ci¬ 
 tizens and Merchants are chief Governors, in hopes tint 
 they will commiferate thofe Wants which their own Eyes 
 fee. That venerable Alderman Sir John Moor Knight, let a 
 noble Example of Munificence to thisHofpital in building 
 a magnificent Writing-School, &c- which coll him ( as it is 
 computed) upwards of four thoufand Pounds. 
 
 Sc. 30 artljoloincte ’3 Ifoffital] Adjoins to the faid 
 Cbrifts-Hofpital, and formerly belong’d to the fame Gray-Fri¬ 
 ars, founded by Rmhcrs, who was the firll Prior of that 
 Houfe, in the time of Henry the Firll, enlarged by Henry 
 the Fourth. At the Dili'olution of Monalleries, Henry the 
 Eighth left yoo Marks a year to it, for the relief of poor 
 People, but was more largely endowed for the ufe of lick 
 and lame Perfons only, by Edward theSixth. This Spital 
 hath able Phyficians and Chirurgeons, careful Nurfes, and 
 Igood Provifion for wpunded and lick Soldiers and Sea¬ 
 men, and other difeafed Perfons, which come from all 
 Farts of the Kingdom hither for Cure ; and through God’s 
 jBlefling here is fometimes aoco or upwards cured in ayear 
 jmd relieved with Moneys, and other NecelTaries at their 
 departure. This Houfe it felf efcaped the fury of the great 
 but moil of the Eftate belonging to it was confirmed, 
 
 ! 
 
426 JEfjs $ 2 ef£Rt jfcate PartUI, 
 
 Sr. SE()Oma0’£ ^ofpital.] in Southwark is for the fume 
 pfe, and underwent almoft the fame Fate in its Revenue., 
 not only in id< 56 , but in the three great Fires of Southwark, 
 i6j6, 16S1, 1689 ; founded by the lame pious Prince, and 
 not inferior at ail to the other in the number ofthofe that 
 are here yearly cured, and relieved. This they are rebuild¬ 
 ing with great State and Convenience; a great Conrritii- 
 cion being.begun by the Right Honourable Sir John Fint t 
 then Lord Mayor ( who laid the firft Stone) and carried on 
 by the Generality of other eminent Perfons, who defign to 
 make the Work very great and fplendid. 
 
 . 33 rtl]U:m ISofpitilt]] was an ancient mean Houfe in the 
 Suburb-, of the City for the maintaining and curing of luna- 
 tick and o’if.iaftsd Perfons, which going to decay, the Lord 
 Mtyor, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Cminr; g grant; J 
 a piece of Ground in Moorfields, for ereffing a larger and 
 more convenient Building for the Reception of thole poor 
 Wretches. The Building is very Magnificent, and lien'i- 
 fu!, in a good Air. with great Accommodations: It c'-i 
 ijoool. byreafon of winch rhis poor Hofpical lies under 
 thedifadvautage of a great Debt, and deferves the Conii.L- 
 ration of thole that are charitably inclined. Here are com¬ 
 monly cured about 40,50, or 60 in a Year. 
 
 U ] or Wr: k-houle, is a place where 
 indigent; vag.ant, alia idle i'coole are fee to work, and 
 maintained with Clothing and Diet; and when it feeins 
 good to their Governor, they are lent by Palfes into th=;r 
 Native Countries. 
 
 To this Hofpital, divers hopeful and ingenious Lads are 
 put .Apprentices, and nrove afterwards honed and fublian- 
 rial Citizens. - Hicn-r Hkewile fawey and incorrigible So- 
 vants,Night-Walkers, Strumpets and the like, arc lent to 
 Work; and, according to their Crimes, receive, onte 2 
 Fortnight, fuch a number of'StripesastheGovernorscom¬ 
 mand, Bread and Water being their bell: Allowance, un- 
 ieis by Repentance and induftry they deferve better. 1 his 
 Hofpital 'was likewife founded by that Pious young Prince, j 
 Edward the Sixth, it having been one of his own Palaces. 
 
 Hers I cannot omit to acquaint the World, that te* 
 (ides the .Hojpitals mention’d, and many more in the 
 City not fo remarkable, there is a Horkhoujc in 
 
?art Hi. of ENGLAND 
 
 r xte-Strset , for employing the poor Cb 
 City and Liberties thereof, and all Inch ; 
 tlement, purfuanc to an Aft made in the j 
 of Charles the Second : ( As there is another 
 of St. Margaret in the City of Wcfirainftcr, c 
 Coat Hofpititl ; the Governors whereof have ! 
 corporated by her prefent Majcfty .) It is nr 
 
 if the preventing habits of lulenels, 
 ProfaneneL, and other Immoralities ir 
 contrary, forving the early leeds of 
 duftry in them, and imploying grov 
 venting begging in the Streets, be ac 
 Men, and tend to the Reformation, i 
 fare of fucceeding Generations; it 
 Undertakings will receive a fuitable 
 Charitable Chriftians. 
 
 w 
 
4*8 ’ JE&e'fBiffent tee Part Hr. 
 
 Perfons, and fecure’em till the next Morning, to be exa¬ 
 mined by a Juflicc of the Peace ; and if they are found to 
 be Vagabonds, Strumpets, or Night-walkers, they are lent 
 to a Houfe of Correftion. Moil of thele Gates are of 
 good Archite&ure, and adorned with Statues of fome of 
 our Kings and Queens, as is that like wife called Temple-Bar 
 in Fleet-flreet, near the Middle-Temple Gate. 
 
 ^ifOTSh] The defigned Brevity of this Treatife will 
 noc let me give a very particular Account of all the Prifons 
 in and about this City. Two of the aforefaid Gates, viz. 
 Newgate and Ludgate, being i’trongly built, are Prifons, the 
 tirfl: for Heinous Malefaftors, as Traitors, Murderers, Felons, 
 and the like, who are tried at the Seflions-Houfe in the Old- 
 Baily, hard by, and the other for Debtors, who are Freemen 
 of London. The Queen’s-Bench Prifonin Southwark is one of 
 the greateft for Debtors in England ; not far from it is the 
 Afarjhalfea , a Prifon belonging to the Court of the Knight- 
 Marfhal of England ; who is Sir Philip Meadows. The Fleet 
 near Fleet-ditch is a great Prifon likewife for Debtors; fo are 
 the two Counters belonging more peculiarly to the City. 
 The New-Prijon at White-Chappel, the Gatc.Hmfe at We(hnin- 
 Jhr, and others would take up too much room to bed':- 
 fcribed here; but each have their diftinft Privileges and 
 Conveniences, according to the Circumftances of the Deb¬ 
 tor, which is the Realon why he lo ofc removes himfelf 
 from one to the other, by Writs of Habeas Corpus.. 
 
 ?lon&Oll* 33 rit)ge*] The next thing remarkable in the Cb 
 ty of London, may be the Bridge; which, for admirable 
 Workmanfhip, for Vaftnefs of Foundation, for all Dimen¬ 
 sions, andforiolid Houfes, and rich Shops built thereon, 
 fiirpafleth all other in Europe ; it hath XIX Arches, founded 
 in a deep broad River, and fome fay, on a foft Ouzy 
 Ground, 800 Foot in Length, do Foot high, and 30 broad; 
 hath a Draw-Bridge almoft in the middle, and 20 Foot be¬ 
 tween each Arch. It was begun by King Henry the lid. end 
 finished Anno. 1109, in the Reign of K. John. 
 
 The Building of this Bridge of London, was an exceeding 
 difficult and coftly piece of Work ; and to thofe thatconli- 
 der the conftant great Flux and Reflux at that place, it 
 feems almofl: impoffibie to be done again; the Charge of 
 keeping it in Repair is ib great, chat it hath been thought ft 
 
| Part IIL afENGLAND; 429 
 
 ! Jjy our Anceftors to have a large Houfe, a vaft Revenue 
 I in Lands and Houfes, and divers confiderable Officers, &c, 
 
 | jo be fet apart for the conftant Care and Repair thereof 3 
 ] the principal whereof are the two Bridge-Mafters, chofen 
 | out of the Body of the Liveries upon Midjanmar-Day , after 
 ] the Sheriffs and Chamberlain. 
 
 i ©je JRopal <£rd)ange]^ Is next _ to be confidered as ths 
 pobleft Building of that ufe in the World. 
 
 The former Burfe began to be erefted in the Year 0 
 1 juft loo Years before it was burnt; it was built attheCofl 
 i and Charges of a noble Merchant, Sir Tho. Grejlmm, and in 
 j a folemn manner by a Herald, and Sound of Trumpet, in 
 ; the Prefence, and by the fpecial Command of Queen Eli¬ 
 zabeth, Proclaimed and Named the Royal Exchange. It was 
 built of Brick, and yet was the moft fplendid Burfe (all 
 tilings confidered) that was then in Europe, before the. 
 Building whereof, the Burfe for Merchants was kept in 
 Lmnbard-ftreet. 
 
 Now it is built within and without of the fore-menti¬ 
 oned excellent Stone, with fuch curious and admirable 
 Architefture, efpecially for a Front, a high Turret, or 
 Steeple, wherein are an Harmonious Chime of Twelve 
 Bells, and for Arch-work, that it furpafiech all other Buries- 
 
 Qutmtum lent a fobit inter viburna cttprijfi. 
 
 It is built quadrangular, with a large Court, wherein 
 the Merchants may alienable, and the greateft part, in cafe 
 of Rain, or hot Sun-fliine, may be fheltered in Side-Galle¬ 
 ries, or Portico’s ; the whole Fabrick cod joa- o /. whereof 
 one half was disburfed by the Chamber of London , or Cor¬ 
 poration of the City ; and the other half by the Company 
 of Mercers', and to reimburfe themfeives, there is let to 
 Hire 190 Shops above Stairs, at 20 l. yearly Rent each, and 
 30/. Fine, belides the feveral Shops below, on the Faff and 
 Weft Sides, and the huge Vaulted Cellars under Ground ; 
 So that it is the richeft piece of Ground perhaps in the 
 whole World 5 for, according to exaft dimensions, the 
 Ground whereon this goodly Fabrick is erefted, is but 171 
 Foot from North to South, and 203 Foot from Faff to 
 Weft (for it is Sltutdraium oblavgum) ib that it is but very 
 little more tl.jn 3 Quarters of an Acre of Ground, and 
 will produce above 4000 1 . yearly Rene Irf 
 
4^o t\)Z gtfate Partly; 
 
 In the midft of this great Quadrangle Hands that exqtd. 
 fite Statue of his late Majefiy King Charles II. erefted, at 
 die Charge of the Society of Merchant Adventurers of £;/?„ 
 land ; ’tis done with great Beauty and Spirit, in the ancient 
 Roman Habit of their C^efars, with a Wreath of Laurel on 
 the Head, Banding upon a Pedeftal feven Foot high, on 
 three Sides whereof are curioufly cut on three Efcutcho- 
 ons; Firft, the Arms of England and Trance quartered; Se> 
 condly, of Scotland ; Thirdly, of Ireland ; each lupponed 
 by a Cupid ; and on the Fourth Side is the following In- 
 feription : 
 
 Carolii II. Cafari Brit annico , 
 
 Pares,!! Patri, 
 
 Regum Optimo, Clementijflmo , Aitguflijpmo, 
 
 Generis Hmrani Dcliciis, 
 
 Utriupfue fortune! Fi£lori t 
 Pads Europa Arbitro, 
 
 Marium Domino ac Vindici , 
 
 Societas Mercatorum Advastur. Anglic, 
 
 Qute per CCCC jam prope Annos 
 
 Regia benignitate floret , j 
 
 Fidei Intmerata & Gratitudinis a tern a 
 Hoc Tcftmoninm 
 Venerabur.da pofuit. 
 
 Anno falut'u Humana MDCLXXXIK 
 
 The whole is made'of White Marble, fomewhat bigge; 
 than the Life, and is the Worlcmanfhip of the Fan-ioin 
 Carver and Statuary, Mr. Grinlin Gibbons , that Glory of <•'n 
 Nation, not only for his carving in Wood, for which lie 
 is admired all over Europe, and to which, nothing of And- 
 quicy, in that kind, now to be feen, is comparable, as hi; 
 Works at Wmdfor, and elfewhere teftifie ; but likewile nr 
 his rare performances in firais, and Marble ; for which, 
 amongft all Men of Skill and judgment in thole Ingeni¬ 
 ous Arts, he has acquired the Reputation of equalling, if 
 not furpaffing the mod fam’d Italian Mailers. 
 
 And as before the dreadful Fire there were all round 
 the Quadrangle of this Royal Exchange, the Statues of all 
 the Sovereign Princes of this Kingdom, linceche Hon,-.er, 
 Conquell; fo now by the Care and Coft of the City Com¬ 
 panies, moftof thole Niches are again filled with the like 
 
I part III. -ofENGLANB. 45.1 
 
 curious Statue^U Marble or Alabaftcr, and the reft are 
 daily defigned. 
 
 ^taflte at Cijaring^CroW.] There are other Statues, 
 Worthy to be taken notice of, particularly that at Charing - 
 Croft, of King Charles the Firft, on Horfe-back, bigger than 
 the Life, done in Brafs, Handing on a high Pedeftai of 
 White Marble, curiouily adorned v. i'h Trophies of War, 
 and all compaffsd about with Iron Rails: It was done by 
 1 an admirable Artift La-Seur, who made font magnificent 
 Brazen Monument in King Henry the Se.’e»rh% Chappel, 
 
 I for the D, of Buckingham , tliat was murth-.-icd by Felton* 
 
 \ In the midftof the Great Court at V/hin-’iall, is a no* 
 
 1 ble Statue in Brals, of King 7 aims the Second, upon a Pe- 
 | deftal of Marble, with this Infcription, 
 
 JACOBUS SECUNDUS 
 DEI GRATIA, 
 
 ANGLI/E, SCOTi/E, FR A NCI/E,- 
 ET HIBERNIA REX, 
 
 FIDE! DEFENbOR. 
 i 6 S 6. 
 
 StljC SPoiUUtlCUt] Not far from the Bridge, is the fatal 
 Place where the dreadful Lire afore-mentioned firft began ; 
 near which is now erefted (as w as ordered by 3n Ati: of 
 Parliament, immediately after the Fire) a Pillar in perpe¬ 
 tual Memory thereof; it is of the Tufc.vi Order, k: Foot 
 high from the Superficies of the Ground, and t s Foot Dia¬ 
 meter, all of folid Portland Stone, with a fair Stair-cafe in 
 the middle, of Black Marble, and an Iron Balcony on the 
 Top (not unlike rhofe two ancient White Marble Pillars 
 at Rome, erefted in Honour of the Emperors Trr.j, wand- 
 Antminus , chofe two excellent Princes, which w=re there 
 built above r soo Years ago, and are frill ftanding entire) 
 the Pedefla] of this our Pillar is sl!o all of For:tv; l Scone, 
 and is 21 Foor fquare, and 4: Foot high ; the I : r >nc where¬ 
 of is currouflv adorned with ingenious Fmhiems in 3.:fo 
 Relievo, the Work of tint admirable Scmnmr and Carver 
 -HStone? Mr. (rdritlClbkr. another p.-.-m/.-r/tv} and or, the 
 Suits 
 
4? 2 . Part Hi; 
 
 Sides thereof are thefe following Incomparable Infers- 
 ptions: 
 
 The Infer if t ion of the MONUMENT. 
 
 On one fide, 
 
 Amn Cbrifli CIoDCLXVI, Die IV. Nonas Sepiembris, bint 
 in Oricntem pedum CCII intervals, {qua eft hujufci Column# /ll 
 titudo) crupit de nsedid noBe Incmdium , qnod, vento fpiranu, 
 bauftit etiam longinqua, & partes per omnes populabundum, for;., 
 batnr cum impetu & fragore incredibili : XXCXIX Temples, Poe ■ 
 tas, Pratorium, Ades pnblicas, Ptochotropbia, Scholas, Bibliotk • 
 c /7 j-, Infulantm magnum Numertim, Domuum CCIoo ooooco 
 CC, vicos CD ablumplit,deXXVl Regionibus XV fundi ties d:k. 
 wit, alias VIII laceras & femiu[}as reliquit. Urbis Cadaver a! 
 CDXXXVI jugera bine ab arce per Tamifis ripam ad Templar.- 
 orum fanum, illinc ab Etlro-aquilonali ported fecmidtm muros ad 
 (of# Fletans caput porrexit: Adverjus opes civium & fortunss 
 infeftum, erga vitas innocuum: ut per omnia referret fupremam 
 ilium Mundi Exiftionem. 
 
 Velox Clades fait : Exiguum temptts tandem vidit Civitaim 
 ftorentifftmam & nullam. 
 
 Tertio die, cum jam plane evlcerat bumana conftlia & fstb/ldi-t 
 omnia, ccelitus, ut par eft credere, jufths, [let it fat alls ignis oft 
 quaquaverfum clanguit* 
 
 On the other Side is, 
 
 CAROLUS 11C. Mart. F. Mag. Brit. Fran. & mb.Rex Ft a, 
 D. Princeps Clementijftmus, mijeratus luchtojam rerum faciem, 
 ■plurima, fmnantibus jam turn Ruinis, in folatium Civium & 
 Urbis ju# Ornament urn, providit, Tributum remiftt, precis ordi- 
 otit & ptpuli Lmdinenfts retulit ad Regni Senaium ; qui continue 
 decrevit uti publica opera pecunid ptiblicd, ex veciigali carbonu 
 fofilis oriundd, in meliorem formam reflituerentur, ntiqite Aides 
 Sacra & D. Pauli Templum,# fundament is mni Magnificent:* 
 extrsteresitiir j Pontes , Portae, Carceres navi fierent, emundann » 
 tur Alvei, Pits ad regulam rejponderent, Clivi complanarentur , 
 aperirentur Angiportus, Fora & MaceUa in Areas fepofitas dr 
 mimrentur. Cenfilit etiam uti fingttla domus muris intergen" 
 nis concluderentur, univerfa in frontem pari altitndine eonlur•• 
 gsrent, mnejqn? parUtts faxo quadrate ant (lift latere ftlida- 
 
part US* of E N G L A N D. ai i 
 
 rmtur : TJtiqae r,c?mni buret vl.ra ftpe/mum aiihaiim .*»- 
 inorari • ad hac, l/Ut at ttrrx.nis crt..:ras, k^,. l:t ,a pr^t* 
 dit, adjicit qnftt jtpticaimr.; ar.auas o'* /u dtenm Pfu- 
 yQl‘l ,A ft W. i'» C. 
 
 FijlhiaW tmdique, rcft:rg : e l.ondimm, major! ulxitats an 
 jplendore incertnm. Vntr.u trumtitm afylmt yut JtaJi ‘.pus 
 
 tredebatv.r. 
 
 Over the Door on the Eafl fide, is the following lalcrip- 
 tion. 
 
 
 A.D, CIODCLXXI 
 
 PerdaFta altius 
 Giorgio IVaterman E r t. P. r A 
 Roberto Havfon £{/. P. F. 
 Gdhlmo Hooker liq. P. V. 
 Roberto Finer Ej. P. V. 
 
 *nifepho Sheldon E<y, P. £' 
 Perfcc!a / 
 
 7kma Davies Eej. Pra, U.4-. 
 Anno Dim. 
 
 MDCLXXVIi. 
 
 Tbs [dine hfcrlptions in EngiifL 
 
 N the Year of Chrifc j666, the fecond Day of September., 
 
 . Eafhvard from hence, at die difhmce of 202 Foot (the 
 Height of this Column) about Midnight, a terrible Fire 
 broke;,out, which driven onbv :i birth Wind. wafted not 
 only the adjacent Parts, but lib:wife Places very remote, 
 with incredible Noire and Fury, it confirmed 89 Churches, 
 the City Gates, Guild-Hall, many pubiick Structures, 
 trls, Schools, Libr 
 
 13200 Dwelling-Houles, 400 Streets; of 0,6 Ward;;: ut* 
 terly deftroyed r 5, and left S others inacter’d and iuh burnC 
 the Ruines of the C ' rr 
 
 er by the Thames-SiAt, to the Temple-Church, and foi? 
 the North-Eaif Gate along the City VV.'il to UtSarn- 
 Bridge. To the' Dilates and Fortunes of the Citizens x. 
 Wa$ mercikfs, but to their Live^ ' >., f 
 
 E e ' mibu 
 
454 Patent ^fafce Part HI, 
 
 might in all things referable the lafl Conflagration or 
 the World, 
 
 The Deftruftion was fudden; for a fmall fpace cf 
 time, fir.v the fame City moll: flourifhing* and reduced io 
 nothing. 
 
 On the third day, when this Fatal-Fire had baffled all 
 Homan Counfels and Endeavours in the Opinion of ub, 
 by the command of Heaven it flopped, and on every Sirs 
 languilhing expired. 
 
 C HARLES the II. Son of CHARLES the 
 
 MARTYR, King of Great Britain and Ireland , De¬ 
 fender of the Faith, a moft Gracious Prince, commiferatin;; 
 the deplorable State of things, whilft the Ruines were yec 
 fmoaking, provided for the Comforc of his Citizens, and 
 Ornament of his City, remitted their Taxes, and refern-J 
 the Petitions of the Magiflrates and Inhabitants to the 
 Parliament, who immediately palled an Aft, that pub- 
 lick Works Ihou'd be reftored to greater Beauty with pub- 
 lick Money, :o be raifed by an Impofition on Coals; tint 
 Churches, and the Cathedral of St. Paul's, Ihould be rebuilt 
 from their Foundations, with all Magnificence; that Bridges. 
 Gates and iTilons Ihould be new made, the Shores clean!’:!, 
 the Streets made jftrait and regular, fuch as were fret;;, 
 levell’d, and thole too narrow, made wider ; Markets and 
 Shambles removed to feparate Places : They alfo ena&J, 
 that every Houfe Ihould be built withParty-Walls, ami :!i 
 in Front raifed of equal Height, and thole Walls all ol 
 fquare Stone or Brick ; and that no Man Ihould delay 
 Building beyond the fpace of leven Years. Moreover Cart 
 was taken by Law to prevent all Suits about their Bonn!) 
 Alfo Anniverfary Prayers were enjoyned ; and to pfrpera 
 ate the Memory hereof to Pofterity, they caufed this Co 
 lutim to be erefted. 
 
 ——-Carried on every where with Haft ; London v; 
 
 fes agen ; but whether with greater Celerity or Splendor i 
 uncertain : One three years finiihed what was fuppoled t 
 be the work of an Age. 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND.' 4^ 
 
 Carried onj 
 
 Sir George Waterman, Kt. y 
 
 Sir Robert Hanfon, Kt. / 
 
 Sir William Hooker, Kt. /Lord Mayors. 
 
 Sir Robert Finer, Kt. \ 
 
 Sir Jofeph Sheldon , Kt. ) 
 
 And Finifhed, Sir Thomas Davies, Knight, being Lord 
 Mayor, Anno Dom. 1677. 
 
 About the Plinth of the lower pedeftal is this follow^ 
 ing Infcription in Englifh. 
 
 This Pillar was fet up in perpetual Remembrance of themoji 
 dreadful burning of this ancient City, begun and carried on by 
 the Treachery and Malice of the Popifl) Faction, in the beginning 
 of September, in the year of our Lord 1 666. In order to the 
 tarrying on the horrid Plot for Extirpating the Proieftant Re~ 
 ligion, and the old Englifh Liberty, and introducing Popery and 
 Slavery. 
 
 Note, That this Infcription was erafed by King James up¬ 
 on his Acceffion to the Crown; but reftored prefendy af¬ 
 ter the Happy Revolution. 
 
 Companies §?all0t] To fpeak now particularly of the 
 many noble Structures belonging to, and built at the foie 
 Charges of each Guild, or incorporated Fraternity in this 
 great City, would take up too much place in this litde Book 5 
 Thsfe are built like the Houfes of great Nobility, with gal¬ 
 lant Frontifpieces, {lately Courts, fpacious Rooms, the Hall 
 efpecially, from which the whole is named, is not only am¬ 
 ple enough to entertain at a time of Feafting, all of the Li¬ 
 very, in each Company, be they one, two, or three hundred; 
 but many of ’em are lit to receive a Crowned Head, with 
 all its Nobles, thofe of each of the twelve Companies e& 
 pecially ; and in feme one of thefe Halls, as that of Mer= 
 chant Taylors, the Annual Feftivals of the moftfplendid So¬ 
 cieties are celebrated, as of the Artillery Company, the moR 
 glorious; and the Sons of the Clergy, the moft Beneficent 
 that this City can boaft of: One of thefe twelve Palaces (as 
 I may call ’em) the Lord Mayor for the time being, ufually 
 makes the place of his R.efidence, with all his Family and 
 his Officers; there he ufually entertains all Foreign Princes 
 andEmbafladors. The Company of Mercers, belides their 
 Hall, hay? 3 fijsnpcuows and fpacious Chappel for Divine 
 
 Ees Seryjce, 
 
43 6 %\)t f wtmt ^tate part Ilf, 
 
 Service, which every Lord’s Day during the moft Populous 
 feafons of the Year, is fupplied by feleft Preachers, To the 
 Drapers Hall belongs a large and well-kept Garden, with 
 Bowers for Retirement to ftudy, open for all People of in¬ 
 genious Appearance: And indeed each Hall hath fosne e: 
 other particular Excellency. 
 
 fountain#*] I come now to confider the publick A nn 
 tains and dqneducls, which are many and fumptuous, afford- 
 ing moft excellent and wholfom Water, to omit thofe of 
 Crowder s-weli, in Jovin-jlecet, that of Tower-Hill, and others 
 of peculiar Virtues, as well as general ufe, fome of the 
 moft eminent are thefe. 
 
 Statue of tlje &ing in ^tock^iparitefc.] The neatly 
 wrought Conduit in the Market-place, at the Weft-end 
 of Lombard-jlrcet , whereupon is placed a large S;a- 
 tue of King Charles the Second on Hnrfehack, trampling 
 upon an Enemy, at the foie Coft and Charges of that wor¬ 
 thy Citizen and Alderman of London, Sir Robert Vivci 
 Knight and Baronet. 
 
 SCljC fE)l)Cli#km C()£;ipft0C.] A Piece of Workmanfhip, 
 defigned, and begun to be erefted by the City, at the Weft- 
 end of Cheap fide, where, before the Fire of London, flood the 
 Church of Sc. Michael in the Qncrn: It is to be (if ftnilhed 
 was intended) an Obelisk, or Jgnglia, upon a Pedeftal, the 
 height whereof to be \6o Foot, and made in imitation of 
 thofe ancient ones, which formerly adorned old Rosne, and 
 in this, and the laft Century, have been taken out of 
 old Ruines, and again erefted for the beautifying of nev. 
 Rome. 
 
 fountain in i^mg ’0 Square.] The Deiign alfoof tint 
 Fountain in the middle of King’s Square in Soboe-Fiei.is 
 Buildings, deferves Obfervation; where, on a high Pede¬ 
 ftal, is King Charles's Statue, and at his Feet lie the Repre- 
 fentations of the four principal Rivers of England, pouring 
 out their Waters into the Ciftern, viz. Thames, Trent, Humkr, 
 and Severn, with Infcriptions under each. 
 
 There is an excellent and plentiful Fountain like- 
 wife at digate, with many other? of left note in and a- 
 hour. 
 
PartllL of ENGLAND. 437 
 
 bout the City; nor mu ft we pals by without notable 
 remark. 
 
 f^UettWitcl).] The mighty chargeable and beautiful 
 Work, rendring Navigable the Fleet-Brook, or Ditch, from 
 the River Thames up to ffolhvii-Bridge the curious Stone 
 Bridges over it ; the many huge Vaults on each lide 
 thereof, to trealure up New-Cajlh Coals for due ufeof the 
 I Poor. 
 
 0 bfervitble likewife are the many fair and commodious 
 Places of publick Sale and Markers. BlackrocU-H:> 11 , a place 
 nfFa&ors for Woollen Cloth ; this is a large fumptuous 
 Building adjoining to Guild-Hall, to which, Cloth is lent as 
 to a publick Fair or Market, from all Parts of the King¬ 
 dom, and is under the direction of the Governors cf 
 C hrift’s Hofpiial, 
 
 A vaft weekly Market on Mondays and 
 Fridays forHorfes, and all forts of live Cartel; where the 
 Annual Fair is likewife kept, beginning on St. Bari hole- 
 turns Day, and lading 14 Days. 
 
 5 UaDni-ljiUt. ] A noble ancient Building, where are 
 great Markets for Hides and Leather, for Flefli, Pmilfrv. 
 Filh v and ail forts of Edibles; Qrtcm-kith, and Biar-kij, 
 great Markets for Grain of all forts. All along the 'thanes 
 fide, on both fides, are Wiiolefale-Traders, for Timber, 
 Stone, Coals, and all manner of Fuel ; the Stocks-Murk::, 
 Blooms-1 
 
 Ihr.igcrford, St.Jamsi'i, . 
 cf note commocioufly; 
 other Exchanges likewi 
 all Attire for Ladies an 
 ly Buildings called rh 
 both in the Strand 
 Bartholomew's, and och 
 
 IV'jrp 
 
 'yhmnjto- Market 
 tuated and built. 
 
 C 
 
 Ntw-E::c 
 
 places 
 
 ’or to fpeak t 
 
 Cioyfter 1 : 
 for lalecf 1 
 
 23 uilDiilgS’.] In this City and Parts adjacent, of 
 late years efpecially, they are generally very fair and ftately i 
 but within the City, the fpacious Hcufes of Noblemen and 
 Merchants, and many of the fumptuous Taverns, are hid- 
 
43 8 %\)Z Relent &tate Part Hi 
 
 den to Strangers, by reafon that they are generally built: 
 backwards, that fo the whole Room towards the Street 
 might be referved for Tradefmens Shops. If they had 
 been all built towards the Street, as in other Countries, 
 no foreign City would, even in this particular, furpafs 
 London. Yet if a Stranger fliould view the feveral magnifi¬ 
 cent Piazzas, or open Places, which we call Squares (for 
 which the Cities in Italy are fo highly efteemed) as thofe of 
 Liv.colns-lnn-Fulds,Con r vmt.Garden , St. James's Square , Sowlr 
 bampton-Bnildings, the King's Square in Sohoe, Leicefter- field: 
 Red-l.ym-Square, Golding-Square, Spttk-fields-Square, Dews. 
 (birc-Square by Bijhopjgate and Moorfields, Marble Square by 
 Goodman' s-Fields. The feveral ftraight and fpacious Streep 
 as Combi!, Lombard-fireet, Cheapfide, Llcst-fireet the Stran-.i, 
 Hatton-Gardot , Great Queen-(trees, the Pall-Mall, and i!.- 
 vers others. The many curious and uniform Piles of fo : 
 Buildings ana Streets, as thofe near Sc. "lames’s, Bloomib 
 York, Efiex, Norfolk, Arundel, Beaufort-Btdldivgs, Goodman? 
 fields. Sc c. The many Palaces of Noblemen, as Northmr. 
 her land-Houje, Mount ague-Houfe, Poms-Houfe, now the Did o 
 of Newcaltle's, Berkley-Houfe, Buckingham, Leiccfier, Southav-g. 
 ton, See. Hcufes, they will find it equal to, if not furoifi 
 moftof wharthey havefeen abroad. 
 
 Here it may not be improper to mention the Office of 
 AJfurance jor Widows and Orphans, in which acoo volume 
 ry Subfcribers engage to pay a Crown each into a com¬ 
 mon Stock, at the Deceafe of any of the Company $ f 
 which their Widows and Dependants mention’d in the 
 Policy, are fore of yoo /. ready Money, without any de¬ 
 falcation, except 3 1. per Cent. to the Mafter of the GliM 
 This Office is kept at Sr. Aafiin sGate near theEaft end v! 
 St. Paul's, where attendance is given from j to y ever/ 
 Afternoon except Holy-days for taking in Subfcriber;: 
 There are at prelent about < 5 oo who have Subfcribed : 
 Bifeops, Gentlemen of Quality, Clergy, Merchants. 
 Tradtimen, &c- and there is a fair profpeft of com- 
 pieating the number foon, the benefit of the Project bein" 
 very feniible. 
 
 _ SIOjc of tlqeC’tp of ^lonDoif] The Arms off.; 
 
 City oj London, are Argmt jtGrofs Gules, with the Sword of it-, 
 fad, not the Daggered? William Walworth, asfome have 
 conceited 3 for this Coat did belong to the City before iVal- 
 
Partin. cf wNGLAND. 439 
 
 m rtb flew Wat Tyler the Rebel, as learned Antiquaries 
 affirm. 
 
 Of the Queens Great Wardrobe. 
 
 [ litis iolnfiquitp.j 
 
 T His Office was ufually kept within the City near PuiU 
 dlewhar /, in an ancient Houfe built by Sir "vskn Bes-i* 
 champ, Son to Guy etc Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and af* 
 terwardsfold to King Edward the Third. 
 
 The Matter or Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, isan Qfffi 
 cerof great Antiquity and Dignity. 
 
 High Privileges and Immunities were conferred on him 
 by Henry the Sixth, and confirmed by his Succeflbrs. King 
 lames the firft enlarged the lame, and ordained, that this 
 Great Office Ihould be an Incorporation, or Body Politick 
 forever. 
 
 ^ebei'M things' farmffirh from fljcncr.j This Office 
 is to make Proviiions for Coronations, Marriages and Fune- 
 ralsof the Royal Family ; to famiffi the Court with Beds, 
 Hangings, Clothes of Elhte, Carpets,and other Neceflaries ; 
 to furniffi Houles for Ambaffadors, at their tint arrival here,' 
 Prefentsfor Foreign Princes and Ambaffadors ; Clothes of 
 Elhte, and other Furniture for theLoru Lieureimc or lrc* 
 land, Lord President of Wales ; and all iier Majefty’s Am- 
 balfadors abroad; to provide all Robes for foreign Knights 
 of the Garter, Robes for Knightsof tire Garter at home, am! 
 Robe? and all other Furniture for the Officers of the Garter, 
 Coats for Kings, Heralds, and Purfuivants ac Arms, Robes 
 for the Lord Treafurer, under Treafurerand Chancellor of 
 the Exchequer , See. Livery for the Lord Chamberlain. 
 Grooms of her Majefty’s Privy-Chamber, Officers of her 
 Majefty’s Robes, and divers other her Majefty’s Servanrs 5 
 Rich Liveries for the two Lords Chief Jultices; till the Ba¬ 
 rons of the Exchequer ■ divers Officers in thofe Courts; all 
 Liveries for her Majefties Servants , as Yeomen of the 
 Guard, and Warders of the Tower, Trumpeters, Kettle- 
 drummers, Drummers and Fifes; the Meflcngers, and all 
 • E e .t belonging 
 
440 2 C(|C ^efent ^tate Part III, 
 
 belonging to the Stables, as Coachmen, Footmen, Litter- 
 men, Poftillions and Grooms, &c. All Coaches, Chariot:, 
 HarnefFes, Saddles, Bits, Bridles, &c. The Queen W/a- 
 cennen, Game-keepers, &c. All Linnen and Laces for iiei 
 Majefty’s Ferfon, &c. As alfo rich embroider d Tiitsand 
 other Furniture for the Barges ; Furniture for all Royal 
 Yacchts; Furniture of Courts for Arraignment of Peer::, 
 and very many other Services. 
 
 To defray ail the fore-mentioned Charges, ordinarily 
 there was expended formerly above 4.cocci. butnowmucli 
 lefs, befde all Extraordinaries, as Coronations, Funeral 1 , 
 
 'This Office is at prefent enjoyed by Patent for Life, by 
 the Moft Honourable Ralph Duke of Montagu, one of her 
 Majefty’s mo ft Honourable Frivy-Council. 
 
 The prefent Salary to !iim, in compenfation of fever,: 
 ancient Fees and Allowances, is yearly 2000 l. 
 
 The fir id Houle near Fuddle-wharf, was long ago annex¬ 
 ed for ever to the Mafter of this Office; but fince t’ . 
 gse.tr fire c 1 London , tills Office is kept in I ork-hm, 
 Buildimts. 
 
 The chief Officers under the Mafter are, a Deputy, an-' 
 a Clerk of the iaid Wardrobe, by Patent likewife for Lit’-, 
 whole Salary, in ccmpenfitior, of ieveral ancient Fees an ’ 
 Allowances, is at prefent ;co /. pn- Annum. 
 
 Both thole Officers luu fair Dwelling-IIoufes, whi.l. 
 were alfo confirmed by the Fire. 
 
 Belonging to this Office are divers Tradefmen, Artifice: - 
 and others, to the number cf at Daft 60, all fworn Servant, 
 to the Queen. 
 
 There are two principal Clerks acting in the Gift---, 
 •move. 
 
 Gftls EXCIS E-OFFICE. 
 
 “yHS Office for Receipt of the next confiderable Brandi 
 . 4 - ’of the Queen's Revenue,is the Excifi-Ojfice, which is a:: 
 prefent under an abfoiute Management for her Majefty by 
 Cominliiioners, in number .'even ; who purfuant tofeveral 
 A8s of Parliament, do rec-dt e the v/fcoJe Produfl of the 
 -• • • - Eliciffi 
 
part HI.. of ENGLAND. 441 
 
 Excite of Beer and Ale, and other Liquors and Malt col¬ 
 led all over England, and pay it into the Exchequer: 
 Xhey have Soo l Salary each per dunum, and are ob¬ 
 liged by Oath to take no Fee nor Reward, but from the 
 Queen only- 
 
 From the afore-named Commiffioners, there lies an Ap¬ 
 peal to others, called the Commiffioners of Appeal, who 
 ?ie five; and by her Majefly are allowed coo l. Salary each 
 
 per Annum, 
 
 Of the Office of ToffiMffier General, 
 
 f'His Office is now in the Hands of the Queen, ar;J is 
 1 executed by 
 
 Two Poft-Mafiers- Genera], 
 
 In the Foreign Office , 
 
 | Comptroller, Salary ryo/. per Annum. 
 j Alphabet-Keeper, Sal. jo zi. per Annum. 
 j Befides eight Clerks, 50/. per Annum each. 
 
 Her Majefly keepeth one Grand or General Office in the 
 City of London, from whence Letters and Pacquets are dii- 
 patch’d. 
 
 Every Monday to France, Italy, Spain, Flanders, Germany, 
 
 Fxcden, Denmark, Kent, and the Dorans. 
 
 Ever)' Tucfday ro the United Netherlands, Germany, Srveaa'- 
 hsnd, Denmark, and to ail Parts of England, Scotland, and 
 Ireland. 
 
 Every Wednesday to Kent only, and the Downs; 
 
 Ever}' Tburjdny to France, Spain, Isaly, and all Parts of Eng¬ 
 land and Scotland. 
 
 Every Friday to the Spanijh and United Netherlands, Germa¬ 
 ny, Sweden, Denmark, and to Kent, and the Downs. 
 
 Every Saturday to all Parts of England, Scotland and ire- 
 
442' S$c f jiefent &tm Part HI. 
 
 The Poftgoesalfo every day to thofe. Places where the 
 Court refides, asalfo to theufual Stations and Render 
 vouz of her Majefty’s Fleet, as the Down:, SpitkeaJ 
 and to Tunbridge during the feafon for drinking the Wa¬ 
 ters, &c. 
 
 And the Anfwersof the Paid Letters and Pacquets are rs« 
 ceived in the Paid Office in due courfe, and from thence 
 difperfed and delivered according to their relpeftive Dire, 
 ftions, with all Expedition. 
 
 From all Parts of England and Scotland , except Wales, eve¬ 
 ry Monday, V/ednejday, and Friday. From Wales every A/.j;. 
 day and” Friday j and from Kent and the Downs every 
 
 1/ay. 
 
 The fait- Office is managed by a Deputy, and other Of¬ 
 ficers, to the Number of 77 Perfons, who give th h 
 a£hal Attendance respectively in the Difpatch of the Liu- 
 
 Upon this grand Office depends 182 Deputy-Poft-JWi- 
 fiers in England and Scotland, mod of which keep regular 
 Offices in their Stages, and Sub-Poft-Matters in their 
 Branches: And alio in Ireland another general Office Dr 
 that Kingdom, which is kept in Dublin, confiding of A 
 like Officers, and 45 Deputy-Pod-Matters. 
 
 Her Majetty keeps conftantly for the Tranfport of the 
 find Letters and Pacquets in times of Peace. 
 
 ( France, 3 Pacquet-Boats. 
 
 \ spai?i, 2 Pacquet-Boats, one in a Fortnight. 
 Between Eng-J Flanders 2 Pacquet-Boats. 
 
 ' land and J Holland, 3 Pacquet-Boats. 
 
 ( Ireland , 3 Pacquet-Boats. 
 
 And at Deal, 2 Pacquet-Boats tor the Dow;/. 
 
 Not to mention the extraordinary Pacquet-Boats in tirr.v 
 or War with France and Spain, as to Lisbon in Portugal, v- 
 the Leeward Illands, &c. 
 
 ’ AH which Officers, Pnft-Mafters and Pacquet-Boats, are 
 maintained at her Ma jetty’s own Charge. 
 
 ■ And as the Mafter.piece of all thole good Regulation;: 
 ettablilhed by thePoft-Mafter-General, for the better (1 > 
 vernment of the laid Office, he hath annex’d, and appro 
 priated the Market-Towns of England, fo well to the w- 
 Ipeflive Pottages, that there is no confiderable Mark-::- 
 
part Hi of ENGLAND. 44l 
 
 Town, but hath an eafie and certain Conveyance for the 
 Letters thereof, to and from the faid grand Office, in the 
 due Courfe of the Mails every Pod. 
 
 Tho’ the Number of Letters miffive in England \vere not 
 at all confidence in our Ancedors Days, yet it is now fo 
 prodigioufly great flince the meaneft People have gene- 
 tally learnt to write) that this Office was Farmed be- 
 fore the Addition of the Penny-Poll:, at 40 or 50000 l. 
 a Year. 
 
 Note alfo, that Letters are conveyed with more Ex¬ 
 pedition, and lets Charges, than in any Foreign Coun¬ 
 try. 
 
 "CljargC. ] A Letter containing a whole Sheet of Paper is 
 conveyed 80 Miles for 2 d. and 2 Sheets 4 d. and an Ounce 
 of Letters but 8 d. and above 80 Miles a lingle Letter is 3 d, 
 jj a double Letter 6 d. and an Ounce 1 s. and that in fo fhorc 
 a time, by Night as well as by Day, that every 24 Hours 
 the Poll: goes 120 Miles; and in five or fix Days an An- 
 i fiver of a Letter maybe had from a Place 300 Miles diftanc 
 | from the Writers. 
 
 jj Moreover, if any Gentleman defire to ride Poll to any 
 l principal Town in England, Pod-Horfes are always in readi- 
 j nefs (taking no Horfe without the Confent of his Owner) 
 I which, in other Kings Reigns, was not duly obferved, and 
 | only 3 d. is demanded for every Englijb Mile; and foreve- 
 ry Stage to the Pod-Boy 4.1'. for conducing, 
 i Befides this excellent Convenience of conveying Letters 
 I and Men on Korfe-back, there is of late fuch an admirable 
 3 Commcdioufnefs, both for Men and Women of better Qua- 
 | iity.to travel from London to almoft to any Town of England, 
 | and to almod all the Villages near this great City, that the 
 ! like hath not been known in the World, and that is by 
 i Stage-Coaches, wherein one may be tranfported to any 
 ! Place, ffieltered from foul Weather and foul Ways, free 
 ! from endamaging ores Health, or Body, by hard jogging, 
 or over-violent Motion ; and this is not only aca low Price, 
 as about a Shifting for every Five Miles, but with fuch 
 Speed, as that the Pods in fome Foreign Countries make 
 not more Miles in a Day; for the Stage-Coaches, called 
 Flying-Coaches, make so or 60 Miles in a Day, as from 
 London to Oxford, or Cambridge, fometimes 70, 80, and 
 100 Miles, as Southampton, Bury, Cinnccfter , Norwich, See. 
 
 The 
 
444 
 
 SCI# defeat &tate 
 
 Part III 
 
 Of the V E NNr-F 0 ST. 
 
 M Oreover, to the great Benefit of this City,, and Places 
 adjacent, there-is eftablilh’d another Poll, called the 
 Penny-Poft, whereby for one Penny any Letter or Parcel nor 
 exceeding one pound weight, or ten pounds value, is mol; 
 fpeedily and lately conveyed to, and from all Parts within 
 the Bills of Adortality, tomofl: Towns within ten, and w 
 fome within twenty Miles round London, not conveniently 
 ferved by the General-Poll'. 
 
 The Profits of this, as well as of all other lawful Carri¬ 
 age of Letters, belong to her Majefty, being fettl’d on he: 
 by AQsof Parliament, and it is manag’d for her by a Comp' 
 trolier: And for the better carrying on this ufeful Defign, 
 there are fix general Officers kept at a convenient diftance 
 from one another; at all which, Offices do conllantly at¬ 
 tend from .Morning until Night, every Day, Sundays only 
 excented ; and a very great Number of Meifengers are im- 
 ploy’d, who have all given Security for the Coileffing and 
 Delivering of Letters, &c. There are alfo five or fix hun¬ 
 dred receiving Houles in London, and the other Towns,a Lilt 
 of which Towns will be deliver’d to any Perfon gratis at 
 file general Offices, which are kept as followeth, the Grand- 
 Office in Crotvy-Houje in Bijkpfeatc-ftreet; the Office for St. 
 Patti's Precinct, in £>:'c-:ns-Huid-Allty in Pater-nojicr-Rorr ; 
 fast for the Temple m Chicbtjhrs-Rents in Chancery-Lav: : 
 for K'ej}:n:;:;Jcr, in St. Martin s-Lanc ; for Southwark, in 
 Great-D/rron-Cotirt, neat St. Saviour s Church ; for Rate!:;;, 
 and the Hermitage, upon little Tower-Hill 
 And further Convenience of this Office, is, that whate¬ 
 ver Letters come from all Parts of cite VVor!d,by the General • 
 Poll, directed to perfons in any of thole Country-Towns v- 
 which the Penny-Poll does goe ; they are delivered by the 
 Meifengers thereof the fame Day they come to £.c»Aiw,;tnd the 
 Anfwers being left at their Receiving-Houfes, are by them 
 fafely carried every Night to the Office in' Ltmbardftn::. 
 
 Cofdi-P.AilUetfJ The Ccnvenicncies of this ufeful Dm 
 dsrtaking of the Psnuy-Pofi, are as follow: All Gentlemen. 
 
 Co!4-r 
 
PartIII. of ENGLAND. ^ 
 
 Country-Chapmen, and others, may hereby fpeedily and 
 Icheaply give notice of their Arrival at London ; Shoo-kmp- 
 lers and Tradefinen may fend to their Workmen for when 
 ithey want; Bills may be difperfed, or Publication of any 
 ■concern; Summons or Tickets convey’d to all Farts, fafdy 
 jfent to the Exafe-Ojficc ; Appointments of Meetings a- 
 jmong Men of Buiinefs; much time fav’J in Sclicitati. 
 on for Money ; Lawyers and Clients mutually ccrr.T- 
 pond ; Patients may fend to Doctors, Apothecaries, and 
 Chirurgeons for what they fliall want, belldes many other 
 Advantages. 
 
 Of Coachmen, Carmen, and Watermens Rates, 
 
 T HE Conveniency of Hackney-Coaches, Carts and 
 Boats, in and abouc London, is very great: But 
 Coachmen, Carmen, and Watermen, being for the mod- 
 part rude, exacting and quarrelfome, I hope it will not 
 be thought amils, to put down here thole Rates which 
 they may demand, and beyond which no body is obliged 
 | to pay them. 
 
 \Rates of Coachmen, according to an Acl of Par* 
 iiament, 14 Car. 2, 
 
 ■ For a whole Day in and about London and"? 
 Wtflminjier, reckoning n Hours to the Day j 10 
 
 By the Hour, for the fir ft Hour-—— ; -ci 
 
 Every Hour after the fir ft---—or 
 
 1 ST. B. They are obliged to carry you at this race 
 where within ro Miles of London. 
 
 From any of th 11nmof Court, or thereabouts, > 
 to any part of St .James's, or Wefiminfier (except f 
 beyond Tuttle-Street) or from any of thofe Places,f Cl 
 to any of the Inns of Court, or thereabouts. } 
 From any of the hms of Court, to the Roy.il 
 (hinge 
 
446 2$c patent State Part III 
 
 From any Inns of Court, to the Tower , Bifhopfgnte-\ f 
 
 flreet, Algate, or Places thereabout, ---J 01 c " 
 
 J And the like Rates from, and to any places of the lib 
 diftance. 
 
 The fame Rates are confirm d by a late Aft of Parlia. 
 meat, under .the Penalty of 40 s. See Stat. 5 & 6 .W. and 
 M_. Sell. 5. cap. 1 6. 
 
 Kates of Carmen, as fetled at a General Quarter. 
 
 SeJJions. 
 
 From any Wharf between the Tower and London- ’) 
 bridge^ to Tower-Street , Grace-Cbursh flreet. Fen- ( 
 Church-flreet, Bijhopjgate-fircet, within Cornhil, and> c 
 "Places of like diftance up the Kill, with 18 hun-l 
 dred weight, not exceeding 20 hundred weight. I 
 And for every hundred weight above 20 hun-\ 
 
 dred--——— — ---- S 
 
 Sea-Coals a Load, i. e. half a Chaldron, or an ? 
 
 hundred of Faggots-—y™-S c 
 
 From any of the aforefaid Wharfs, to Brcad/h-eet, 
 Lothbnry, Old-'jury, BaJJijhaw, Cokmsnftreet, Iri 
 ger-Lane, A Idenn anbury, and Places of like diftance 
 the aforefaid Weight---— 
 
 From any of the find Wharfs, to Smithfield-Bar, \ . 
 
 Eoifarn. Bar, Temple-Bar, or like diftance,like weight,j J 
 And where the weight from 18 to 20 hundred pays 2 
 2 d, from 14 to 18 hundred pays but 1 s. 10 d. and wlni 
 from 18 to 20 hundred pays 2 s. 6 d. from 1410 iShundui 
 pays but 2 s. 
 
 if- 
 
 And where from 18 to 20 pays 2 s. 2 d. from 3 to 4 
 hundred pays but 1 s. 6 d. and where from 18 to .-.ft 
 pays is. 6 d from 3 to 14 hundred pays but 1 s 8 
 There are other particulars ftateu, but according to chds 
 Proportions. 
 
 Note, That for the foregoing Rates the Carmen an 
 to help as much as they can, to load and unload tltetr 
 Carts. 
 
 All Merchants, or others, may chufe what Cart they 
 pleafe, except fuch asftandfor Wharf-Work, Tackle-Work, 
 Crane-Work, Shop^ and Merchants Honi'es, which are to 
 be taken in turn. Cvtfj 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND, 447 
 
 Every Licenfed Carman is ro have a piece of Brafs fixed 
 upon his Cart, with a certain Number, which is regifired in 
 (thrift's Hofpital. So that if any Carman offend, the Perfon 
 grieved may repair every Tuejday at 2 a Clock in the After¬ 
 noon to Chrift's Hospital, the Court then fitting, and telling 
 the Number, the Carman’s Name will be found out, and ho 
 punifhed. 
 
 the Rates or Fares of WATERMEN^ 
 
 | they were fet forth by the Lord Mayor and Court of 
 I Aldermen. 
 
 From London to Llm-houfe , Nen>-Crane, Shad- 
 
 mll-Dock, Bell-Wharf, Ratcliff-Crofs, -— — 
 
 To Wapping-Dock, V/apping mis and Wapping 
 c U Stairs, the Hermitage , Rotherith-Church 
 
 Oars, 
 
 s. A- 
 
 ?SI 
 
 1 
 
 0 6'1 
 
 From St. Olaveno Rotherith Church-Stairs, 
 
 
 0 3 
 
 From Billingsgate and St. Qlaves , to St. Sa- 
 r ’ f Mi]] - 
 
 0 
 
 0 (5 
 
 All the Stairs between London-bridge and 
 
 0 6 
 
 0 *> 
 
 From either Side above London-bridge, ro 
 
 r 0 
 
 
 I From White-hall , to Lambeth and Fox-hall .— 
 
 0 6 
 
 0 3 
 
 j From Temple, Dorfet , Black-friers-Stmits , and 
 Paul's Wharf to Lambeth, --- 
 
 0 8 
 
 0 4 
 
 | Over the Water between LonAon-brid.ge anc 
 | Lime-houfe , or Linden-bridge and Ftx-k«B t —r“ 
 
 
 0 2 
 
448 
 
 %%z §B?e£m &tm 
 
 Part Itt 
 
 OARS. 
 
 r Grave fend— 
 
 | Graife or Greenhive— 
 
 Purfleet, or Erijf- - 
 ' Woolwich-— 
 
 Blackwatt—- 
 
 I Greenwich or Deptford— 
 
 { Cheljca ; Batterfey, Hanfworth-- 
 | Putney, Fulham, Barn-Elms— 
 
 Hammerfmith, Chifwick, Mortlack— 
 g j Brentford, Ifleworth, Richmond— 
 £ 1 Twickenham— - -- - 
 
 Kingflon - 
 
 Hampton-Court - -— 
 
 I Hampton Town, Sunlmry and Walton— 
 
 I Wtybridge and Chertfey— 
 S fanes — 
 
 pony, 
 s. cl. 
 
 Rates for carrying of Goods in the Tilt-Boat 
 between Grayefeml and London. 
 
 A half Firkin—*— 
 
 A whole Firkin - 
 
 A Hogjlead - 
 
 A hundred weight of 
 Cheeje, Iron, or any 
 
 heavy Goods-- _- 
 
 A Sack of Salt or Cor.fi. 
 
 t. d. s. d. 
 
 0 J 
 
 An ordinary Chefi, or 
 
 
 O 2 
 
 Trunk-————- 
 
 o 6 
 
 2 O 
 
 An ordinary Hamper- 
 The Hire of the whole 
 
 o 6 
 
 
 Tilt- Boat - 
 
 22 6 
 
 o 4 
 
 Every fmgle Perfon in 
 
 
 o 6 
 
 the ordinary PaJJdgc, 
 
 o 6 
 
 What Waterman takes and demands more than thefe 
 Rates, is liable to pay forty Shillings, and fuffer half a 
 years Imprifonment. 
 
 And if he refufe to carry any Paflenger or Goods at thefe 
 Rates, upon Complaint made to the Lord Mayor and Court 
 of Aldermen, he lhall be filfpended from his Employ for 
 twelve Months. 
 
 CHAP, 
 
Part lit bfENGLAftK 4$ 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 Of the two UNIVERSITIES . 
 
 f Of HD ] Oxford, yuaf. Out ford, iftda 
 
 SL 4 . Fadnm, the Name of the chief River whereon it is 
 feared ; or perhaps from Bovk Vadum, a Ford for Oxen to 
 pafs through, before the Ufa of Bridges, as Tkracm Bolpho - 
 ms, fignifying the like, is by the Germans called Qckfcn-' 
 fan; yet Criticks give the Preference to the firft Etymo¬ 
 logy. 
 
 It is feated at the meeting of two clear filhy Rivers, in 
 fuch a healthy Air, and pleafant rich Soil, that it hath an¬ 
 ciently been called Bellojittlm, Bdlafis, or Beaulieu. 
 
 It lies in 51 Degrees'42 Minutes Latitude, and about 22 
 Degrees Longitude, abo ve 1 3 Degrees more North ward than 
 that moft famous ancienc City and Univerfity of Athens, that 
 once fruitful Mother and careful Nurfe of many Arts, Sci¬ 
 ences, and beneficial Inventions. But Oxford being feated 
 in an Ifland, the Air is noc much colder in the Wincer, not 1 
 near fo troublefome or hot in the Summer as Athens. 
 
 Oxford was a place of publick Studies above.nine hun¬ 
 dred Yearsago, and much augmented, ( asfome fay,) not 
 founded by the Learned Saxon King Alfred, and hath been 
 very anciently reckoned the fecond Univerfity among the 
 four principal of Europe ; whereof the others are Paris in 
 j France, Bononia, now called Bologna iri Italy, and Salamanca in 
 I Spain; and altho’ Paris hath ulually been named in the firft 
 j place, ( which was firft model’d by Akuinus an Englifo-man, 
 
 | in the time of Charles the Great ) yet it hath been arknow- 
 j lodged to be Oxonia Propago ; and if Paris for a time ivai 
 I more flourilhing, yec lince, in many reipeeb, ’cis excelled 
 1 by this of Oxford. 
 
 j Oxford is an ancient City, confiding of two forts of In- 
 1 habitants, Students and Citizens, living one amongft 
 another, tho’ wholly lepaiate for Government and Man- 
 i ners; For, when former Kings of England perceived that 
 j they could not ( as at Paris ) be fepar.ited by a River, they 
 thought belt to disjoin them, as much as might conveni- 
 
4lo fC&e f Jtfent Part III. 
 
 entfy be, by privileges, and whole manner of Govern¬ 
 ment ; fo that there are not the lame Limits; for the Uni- 
 verfity have them much larger: Nor the fame Authority of 
 Juftice or Power of Magiftrates; for the Chancellor of the 
 Univerlity, and in his Abfence, the Vice-Chancellor, is 
 not only in Place, but in all Affairs of Moment ( tho’ con¬ 
 cerning the City it felf; fuperiour to the Mayor of the 
 Towm 
 
 Nor are they governed by the fame hind of Laws; for all 
 Members of the Univerlity. arefubjeft to the Vice-Chan¬ 
 cellor’s Judicial Courts; the Proceedings of which are 
 wholly managed according to the ulage and form of the 
 ■ Civil Law. 
 
 The Univerlity hath, time out of mind cxercifed Povv- 
 er and Jurifdiftion in all Caufes ( Maim, Felony, and Free¬ 
 hold excepted ) whereof, or wherein a privileged Perfon is 
 one Party ; and are warranted to do fo by divers Charters, 
 whereof fome are confirmed by Aft of Parliament: and the 
 Proceedings are according to the Courfe of the Civil Laws, 
 After Witnefies have been openly produced in Court and 
 Sworn,their Examinations are taken in Writingby the Judge 
 and Regifter, and then publifhed, that all Parties may have 
 Copies of them, according to the Courfe of the Civil Law, 
 the High Court of Chancery and the Admiralty. And the Sen¬ 
 tences given there, are not as fome ill affefted Perfons to 
 the Church and Univerfities malicioufly fuggeft, meetly 
 Arbitrary and grounded upon no Law, but the Will of 
 the Judge: But in all his Sentences the Judge is governed 
 by the juftice and Equity of the Civil and Common Law, 
 and the Statutes of- the Land, againft which he neither 
 doth nor can give Decree or Sentence. 
 
 If the Judge be thought to give an erroneous or unjuft 
 Sentence, Writs of Error are not brought to this Court, be- 
 caufe, as was laid before, the manner of Proceedings hers 
 are not as at the Common Law; but the Party aggrieved, 
 may either appeal or complain of a Nullity, and have Re- 
 drels; and there are in the Univerlity appointed yearly four 
 or five Doctors, and fome Mafters, from the Convocation 
 and Congregation delegated by them, to hear all Complaints 
 againft any Proceedings in the Vice-Chancellor’s Court, 
 and from their Judgment there lies a further Appeal to the 
 Supreme Power in Chancery , where the Judges of the Land, 
 and other learned Lawyers both Common and Civil, have 
 
PartHI of ENGLAND. 4ft 
 
 ufually been nominated Judges Delegates, as is ufually done 
 in the Admiralty and Prerogative Courts. 
 
 Ctjancello?. 0ffD)Cf02D»] Over the Univerfity nextun- 
 der the King, is placed die aforementioned Magiftrate, cal¬ 
 led the Chancellor, who is ufually one of the Higheft Pre¬ 
 lates, or of the prime Nobility, and neareft in favour with 
 the Sovereign Prince, elefted by the Students themfelves in 
 Convocation, to continue durante vita, whofe Office is to 
 take care of the Government of the whole Univerfity, to 
 maintain the Liberties and Privileges thereof, to call Af- 
 femblies, to hear and determine Controverlies, to call 
 Courts, to puniffi Delinquents, &c. 
 
 This Honour is held at prefent by James Duke of 
 Ormond. 
 
 iptgfj-S&fetoartL ] The next in Dignity amongft the Of¬ 
 ficers of the Univerfity of Oxford , is the High-Steward, who 
 is nominated by the Chancellor, and approved by the Uni¬ 
 verfity, and is alfo durante vita, whofe Office is to affift the 
 Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Pro&ors, upon their Re- 
 quefts, in the Execution of their Places; alfo to hear and 
 determine Capital Caufes according to the Laws of the 
 Land, and Privileges of the Univerfity, fo oft as the 
 Chancellor ffiall require him. 
 
 This Honour is held by Henry Earl of Clarendon. 
 
 Uilic^CijanCEltOjO The Third is the Vice-Chancellor* 
 who is yearly nominated by the Chancellor, to be elefled 
 in Convocation, and is always the Head of fome College, 
 and in holy Orders. His Dury is, in the Chancellor’s Ab- 
 fence, to do whatever almoft the Chancellor might do, if 
 he were prefent. He Licenfes all Books that are Printed in 
 the Univerfities Prefs at the Theatre; he gives Licenfe to 
 Taverns, &c. and receives the Rents due to the Univerfity, 
 unlefsotherwife fpecially appointed. Moreover, he takes 
 care, that Sermons,Leftures, Deputations, and other Exer- 
 cifes be performed ; that Hereticks, Pandors, Bawds, and 
 Whores, &c. be expelled the Univerfity, and the Converfe 
 with Students; that the Proftors and other Officers, and 
 publick Servants of the Univerfity, duly perform their Du¬ 
 ty ; that Courts be duly called, and Law-Suits determined 
 without delay; in a Word, that whatever is for the Ho¬ 
 le f a nour 
 
i4f*' SC&e jkate Part III, 
 
 nour and Profit of the Univerfity, or may conduce to the 
 Advancement of good Literature, may be carefully ob¬ 
 tained. The Vice-Chancellor at his Entrance into the Offices 
 chufes four Pro-Vice-ChstnceUors, out of the Heads of Col¬ 
 leges, to one of whom he deputes his Power during his Ab- 
 fence. The Prefent Vice-Chancellor is William Delaunt 
 D. D. and Preiident of St, John's College. 
 
 Fourthly, The Two Proftors chofen every 
 Year out ofthefeveral Colleges by turns, according to the 
 prelent Cycle, which holds till the Year 1720. Thefe are 
 Matters of Arts, and doaffift in the Government of the Uni¬ 
 verfity, more particularly in the Bufinefs of the ScholalHck 
 Exercifes, and taking Degrees; in learching after, and pu- 
 nilhing all Violators of Statutes or Privileges of the Uni¬ 
 verfity ; all Night-Walkers, &c. 
 
 The Univerfity doth claim the Power of the Night-walk, 
 and Watch, the Right dnd Cuftom of which is fo ancient, 
 fo ftrengthened by Confirmation of Parliament, and the Be¬ 
 nefit thereof fo great to all Inhabitants, by careful Praftice 
 and Exercifeof it, and the continuance of it fo abfolutc-ly 
 neceflary for the Government of the Univerfity ( efpecially 
 for fecuring younger Scholars againft the many Temptati¬ 
 ons to Lewdiiefs and Looferiefs, which they ordinarily are 
 expofed to by means of fuch Townfmen as make their Ad¬ 
 vantage out of the Youth, Vanity, and Luxury of the 
 others) that no Man of any Civil Converfadon, Strangers, 
 Sojourner or others,except fome factious and turbulent Ci¬ 
 tizens, hath ever exprefs’d the leaf: diflike of, orreluftancy 
 againft it. As for fuch difcrderly Walkers,- who are of a 
 contrary Difpdfition, it is ufed only to reduce them to Ci¬ 
 vility; and the Proftors exercife the like power over them, 
 which the Conftables and other Magiftrates in other Places 
 are allowed to do by the Laws of the Land, to prefervethe 
 Quietof the Place, and to punifli the Mifdemeanours of 
 fuch 3S are diforderly. 
 
 They have alfo the Overfight of Weights and Meafures, 
 that fo the Students may not be wronged* 
 
 ] Next in order is the Fublick Orator, 
 whole Bufinefs is to write Letters, according to the Orders 
 of the Convocation, or Congregation-, alfo at the Reception of 
 any Prince, or great Perfon that comes to fee the Univ-er- 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 4 yj 
 
 fity to make folemn Speeches, &c. The prefent Orator is 
 William Wiat , B. D. and Mailer of St. Mary-ih\\. 
 
 &t’fper Of There is rhe Cuftos Archivi- 
 
 rum, or Keeper of Record;., whole Duty it is, not only 
 to collett and keep the Charters, Privileges and Records, 
 that concern the Univerfiry, but alfo to be fo converfant 
 with them, as to be always ready to produce them before 
 the Chief Officers, and to plead the Rights and Privileges 
 of the Paid Univerfiry. The prelent Cuftos Archivorum is 
 Bernard Gardiner D. D. and Warden of All Souls College. 
 
 ilKBgii&r.] Lallly, is the Regifter of the Univer- 
 fity, whole Office is to regifter all Tranfaflions in Convo¬ 
 cations, Congregations, Delegacies, &c. The prelent Re¬ 
 gifter is——Coper, M. A. 
 
 33 t’aDl 6 #.] Befides the forermentioned Officers, there 
 are certain publick Servants of rhe Univerftty, called Bea¬ 
 dles, from the High Dutch Bitten, or the Low-Dutch Bid¬ 
 den, to fummon, admonilh, or pray (others fay, from the 
 Saxon Bydel, which fignifies an Attendant upon an Officer 
 of Juftice.) Of thefe there are Six, whereof three are cal¬ 
 led Efquire Beadles, and carry large Maces of Silver gilt and 
 wrought; the other three are {filed Teamen Beadles , and 
 carry large Silver Maces ungilt and plain. 
 
 Their Office is always to wait on the Vice-Chancellor 
 in publick, doing what belongs to his Place, and at hi$ 
 Command to l'eize any Delinquent, and carry him to Pri- 
 fon; to fummon any one ; to publifh the calling of 
 Courts, or Convocations; to conduft Preachers to-.Church, 
 or Leflurers to School, &c. And without one of thefe 
 Yeomen-Beedles at leaft, the Vice-Chancellor never appears 
 abroad. 
 
 38 itger.] Upon more folemn Times and Occafions 
 there is a feventh, chat carries in his Hand a Silver Rod, 
 and is thence called the Virger, who, with all the other fix, 
 walk before the Vice-Chancellor, and is ready to obferve 
 his Commands, and to wait on grand Compounders, &c. 
 Other publick Servants of lefs note fliall be pafled by. 
 id’ltfiiCgeS.] Many if not all the Kings of England 
 from King Henry I. have been great Favourers of Learning, 
 and efteemed it their Honour to give or enlarge the Privi¬ 
 leges of the Univeifity. 
 
 f f 3 m 
 
v iy4 SClje fjefeitt ^tate Part III, 
 
 9 Ef )0 By Charter of Edward III. the Mayor of 
 
 . Oxford is to obey the Orders of the Vice-Chancellor, and 
 to be in fubjeflion to him. 
 
 The Mayor, with the chief Burgeffes in Oxford, and alfo 
 the High-Sheriff of Oxfordshire, every Year in a folemn 
 manner, take an Oath, given by the Vice-Chancellor, to 
 obferve and conferve the Rights and Privileges, and Liber¬ 
 ties of the University of Oxford. 
 
 And every Year on the Day of St. Schlafiica, being the 
 loth Day of February, a certain number of the principal 
 Burgeffes publickly and folemnly do pay each one a Penny, 
 in token of their Submission to the Orders and Rights of 
 thfe University. 
 
 The Occasion of which Cuftom and Offering, was a 
 barbarous and bloody Outrage committed by the Citizens 
 in the Reign of Edward III. againft the Perfons and Goods 
 of feveral Innocent Scholars, which drew a great and juft 
 Amercement upon the Criminals ; the City pretended 
 they were not able to pay this Fine, without their utter 
 Ruine, and did humbly pray, and at laft obtain’d a Miti¬ 
 gation from the Univerfity. An Annual Payment of 
 joo Marks was then accepted : And this by the further 
 Favour of the Univerfity, was changed into a fmall 
 yearly Acknowledgment, « That the Mayor and 62 
 filch Townfrnen as had been fworn that Year to preferve 
 the Privileges of the Univerfity, Should Yearly, upon 
 St. Scholafiica’s Day, repair to St. Mary's Church, and lhould 
 then and there offer iixty three Pence, in memory of that 
 barbarous Murther of Sixty three Innocent Scholars in the 
 Reign of King Edward as abovefaid. 
 
 No Viffuals to be taken by the King’s Purveyors With- 
 in five Miles of Oxford, unlefs the King himfelf comes 
 thither. 
 
 King James the FirH honoured both Univerfities with 
 the Privileges of fending each two Burgeffes to Parliament. 
 
 It is. none of the lead Privileges belonging to the two 
 Univerfities, that they are fubjeft to the Vibration or Cor- 
 yeftion of none but the King. 
 
 By Charter of Henry t he Fourth, it is left to the Choice 
 of the Vice-Chancellor, rvherher any Member in the Uni- 
 verfiry there inhabiting, accufed for Felony, or High-Trea- 
 fon, Shall be tryed by the. Laws of the Land, or by the 
 Laws 
 
Part ill. . of ENGL AND'/ 4?r 
 
 Laws and Cuftoms of the Univerfity ; tho’ now, where 
 Life or Limb is concerned, the Criminal is left to be tryed 
 by the Laws of the Land. 
 
 No Students of Oxford may be fued at Common-Law 
 for Debts, Accompts, Contrails, Injuries, &c. bur. only in 
 the Court of the Vice-Chancellor, who hath power to de¬ 
 termine Caules, to Imprifon, as aforefaid ; to give Corpo¬ 
 ral Punilhment, to excommunicate, to fufpend, and to 
 banilh, 
 
 CollEgE# IttlD l£ait0.] Anciently in Oxford, as now in 
 Leyden (and many other Uni verities beyond the SeasJ the 
 Students, without any diftin&ion of Habit, lived in Citi¬ 
 zens Houfes, and had Meeting-places to hear Leftures, and 
 Difpute; After that, there were divers Houfes for Stu¬ 
 dents only to live together in Society (as now in the Inns 
 of Court, and of Chancery in London ) and thole places 
 were called either Inns from the Saxon, or Models from the 
 french, and at prefent are named Halls, where every Stu¬ 
 dent lives wholly upon his own Charge, until divers boun¬ 
 tiful Patrons of Learning, in their great Wifdom, thought 
 beft to fettle for ever, plentiful Revenues in Lands and 
 Houfes, to maintain in Diet, Cloaths and Books, fucti Stu¬ 
 dents, ashy Merit and Worth, Ihould from time to time 
 be cliofen, and to fettle large Salaries for Profeffors ro i.t- 
 ftruft them, and for a Head to govern them, according tp 
 certain Statutes and Ordinances made by the faid Patrons 
 or Founders, and thefe are called Colleges; whereof the 
 (irft thus endowed in Europe, were Univerfity^ Baliol, and 
 Merton Colleges in Oxford, and St. Peters in Cambridge, all 
 made Colleges in the 13 rA Century, altho’ Univerfity-Colkge 
 hath been reckoned a place for Students, eve, (ince the 
 Year 872, by the Royal Bounty of our aforefaid Saxon King 
 Alfred, and was anciently callyd Magna Aula Univcrfitatis, 
 as fince the Univerfity-Colkge, where were divers ProfeiTors, 
 and all the Liberal Sciences read. 
 
 Of fuch endowed Colleges there are in Oxford eighteen; 
 and of Halls (where, with the like Difcipline, Students 
 live upon their own Means, only excepting fome certain 
 Exhibitions, or annual Penlions annexed to fome one or 
 two of them) there are feven. See the Lifl of the faid Col¬ 
 leges and Halls, as tslfo of their Founders and Governonrs , Ac. ai 
 the end of this Treat He ^ 
 
4)6 Mje |3jefent &tate - Part III 
 
 Thefe Colleges have, within ; their own Walls, Le- 
 Qures, Deputations, all Profeffions and Liberal Sciences 
 read and taught; and in fome of them publicfc Leftures 
 for all Comers, and large Salaries for the Readers, info- 
 much that they feem fo many compleat Univerfities, and 
 are not inferiour to fome in our Neighbour Countries, 
 Lipjjus (whofe Teftimony among the Learned is very con- 
 iiderablej faith of one College of Oxford in his time, what 
 might be faid of fome others there and in Cambridge, Non 
 Credo in Orbs Terrarum extra Angliam (imile ejj'e ; addam, dm 
 fuijfe. Magna illic opes & veBigalia, &c. Ferbo vis, Dicam 
 umtm Oxonienje Collegium (rem Jlnquijivi) fuperat vcl decern, 
 nojlra. 
 
 The whole number of Students in Oxford, that live up¬ 
 on the Revenues of the Colleges, are about 1000 ; and of 
 other. Students about twice as many, befides Stewards, 
 Manciples, Butlers, Cooks, Porters, Gard’ners, &c. 
 
 There were anciently in this University, before the 
 founding of Colleges, ioo Hofpitia Studiojorum, Inns, Hoflels , 
 or Halls ; and as Richardus jirmackanus writes, there were 
 30000 Students; and twenty Miles round Oxford, were 
 by the Kings of England fet apart for Provifion in Vi&uals 
 for this Univerfity. 
 
 SOjf ©ifdplme ] Of thefe Colleges and Halls is far 
 more exaft and excellent, than in any foreign Univerfity. 
 
 Firftt All that intend to take their firft Degree, that of 
 Batchellors of Arts, are to take their Diet and Lodging, 
 and have a Tutor conftanrly in fome College or Hall; 
 then they are to perform all Exercifes, to be fubjeft to all 
 Statutes, and. to the Head of the Houfe : Next they are 
 to be fubjeft to the chief Magiftrate of the Univerfity, to 
 perform publick Exercife, arid to be fubieft: to the publick 
 Statutes thereof; they are to Suffer themfelves to be fhut 
 up by Night in their Several Houfes; they are never to 
 be Seen abroad out of their Chambers, much lefs out of 
 their Colleges, without their Caps and Gowns, an excel¬ 
 lent Order no where obferved in foreign Parts, but in Sala¬ 
 manca, Jlcala ds Haian-s, called in Latin, Ccmplutum, and 
 the reft of the Univerfities of Spain, and in C onimbra, and 
 Evora in Portugal. Their Gowns are all to be Black, only 
 the Sons of the higher Nobility are herein indulged, for 
 they may wear rich flower'd filk Gowns, and all Doctors 
 are honoured with Scarlet Robes, which anciently were 
 allowed 
 
Part HI of E N G L A N D. 477 
 
 allowed only to Emperors or Kings ; but now in England 
 befides the King, all Peers in Parliament, all Dofiors in tire 
 Univerlities, all Mayors and Govemours of Cities, and 
 all the principal Judges, are, at certain times, Cloathed in 
 Scarlet. 
 
 .gDrjjm#.] The Degrees taken in the llniverfity are on¬ 
 ly two, of BatcheUor and Mafia- ( for fo they are anciently 
 called, as well in Divinity, Law, Phyjick, as in the Arrs) at 
 prefent the Degrees in thofe three Profelfions, are called 
 BatcheUm and Doctors, only in the Arts BatcheUor and 
 Mafter. 
 
 SElje lift,] Every Year at the Aft, or time of compleat- 
 ing the Degree of Mafter, both in the three ProfelTions and 
 Arts (which is always the Monday after the lixth of July) 
 there are (unlefs fome extraordinary Occafion hinders) 
 great Solemnities, not only for publick Exerciles, but Fea- 
 flings, Comedies, and a mighty Concourfe of Strangers 
 from all Parts, to their Friends and Relations, then corn- 
 pleating their Degrees; whereby, and by the Set-Fees, it 
 ufually cofts a Doftor of Divinity , Larv, or Phyjick, about 
 too l Sterling, and a Mafter of Arts 20 or 30 /. Sterling. 
 
 In thele three ProfelTions, and in the Arts, there pro¬ 
 ceed Mafters or Doftors Yearly, about 150 ; and every 
 Lent about 200 Batchellors of Arts. 
 
 The time required by Statute for Studying in the Uni* 
 verfity, before the taking of the fore-mentioned Degrees, 
 becaufe it is much longer than what is required in any 
 foreign Univerlity, fhall be here fet down more parti¬ 
 cularly. 
 
 33atcf)£ito?0 of lilts', atiD tpffcrje of lircA.] To 
 
 take the Degree of BatcheUor in Arts, is required four 
 Years, and three Years more to be Mafter of Arts. 
 
 %\)Z four Slertttff.] Now the Year is divided into 
 four Terms; the firft begins the tab of October, and ends 
 the 1 yth of December, and is called Michaelmas-Term: The 
 ftcond called Hilary, or Lent-Term, begins the 14 th of Ja¬ 
 nuary, and ends the Saturday before P alm-Sn-,id ay : The 
 third called Eafter-Term, begins the jeik Day after Rafter, 
 and ends the Thursday before Wkiiftina.'.y : The fourth is 
 called Trinity-Term, beginning the Wedncjay after Trinity- 
 
'4?8 SDjc f&jefent tee Part III, 
 
 Sunday, and ends after the Aft fooner or later, as the Vice- 
 Chancellor and Convocations think meet. 
 
 ©otto? Of ©ifainitp.] To take the Degree of Doctor of 
 Divinity, the Student mull neceflarily firft have taken the 
 Degree of Mafter of Arts , and then after feven Years more 
 he is capable of being Batcbellorcf Divinity, and then four 
 Years is requifite before the Degree of DoBor can be had. 
 
 ©OttO? Of 3 laWl To take the Degree of DoBor of Lav, 
 the more ordinary way is this : After feven Years Handing 
 in the Dniverfity, and the performance of all Exercifes re¬ 
 quired, a Perfon is capable of taking the Degree of Batch:!- 
 tor in that Faculty, and then in five Years more of Doctor 
 in the fame. 
 
 Orotherwife in three Years after, taking the Degree of 
 Mafier of Arts, he may take the Degree of Batchellor in Law, 
 and in four Years more of D. L. L. according to the Me¬ 
 thod and Time limited in taking the Degrees of Batchelh 
 and DoBor in Pbyftck. 
 
 < 0 yercif £0 ] The Exercifes required for taking thefo 
 Degrees, are many, and difficult enough ; yet not fitch, 
 but that they may be performed in lefs time by any Men 
 of good Abilities. But it was the IVifdom of our Ance- 
 ftors fo to order, that before thofe Degrees were conferr’d 
 upon any, and they allow’d to praftife, they might firft 
 gain Judgment and Difcretion, which comes with time 
 and Years ; and perhaps, that thofe of flower Parts might 
 by Time and Induftry, make themfelves capable of that 
 Honour, as well as thofe of quicker Abilities. ' 
 
 fPagmfiCEilCS Of J0)rfo?t3.] To fpeak now particular- 
 ly of the moft Magnificent and Stately publick Schools in 
 Oxford, of the large Salary to each publick Profeffor; of 
 the mod famous Bodleian Library, that for a noble, light- 
 fome Fabrick, number of excellent Books, choice Manu¬ 
 scripts, diverlity of Languages, liberty of Studying, faci¬ 
 lity of finding any Book, equals, if not furpaffes, mofl of 
 the foreign Libraries; the Reader may pleafe to take this 
 following Account. 
 
part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 4*9 
 
 The firfi: Vublick Library in Oxford, was fet up in Dur- 
 Jiitm-Hall, ( where Trinity-College now {lands ) by Richard 
 of Bury, or Richard Aungerville, who was Lord Treafurer 
 of England, and Bifhop of Durham in the time of King 
 liward III. 
 
 This Learned Prelate, as he tells you more at large in his 
 j>hilo-biblon, fpar’d no Cofts nor Pains in getting together a 
 great Colle&ionof Books, in Order to which, he fearch’d 
 mod of the Monaftical Libraries here in England ; unlock’d 
 their old Chefts, which had not been open’d in many a 
 Year, purchas’d all the Books which he had occafion for; 
 others he caufed to be tranfcribed for him on purpofe ; and 
 beftdes this, got from beyond the Seas vaft quantities of 
 foreign Manufcripts, fo that at laft, partly by Money, part¬ 
 ly by Prefents ( his Favour being fought after by Gifts in 
 Books) his Library exceeded that of a private Perfon, and 
 lie grew follicitous how to render it ufeful to Learning, 
 and to preferve thofe Books together which had been the 
 great Work of his Life to colled!. This he rightly fup- 
 pos’d might beft be done, by fetling it for ever on the 
 Univerfity, which he did in the place above-mention’d, 
 and appointed certain Statutes for the Government of his 
 Library, which are all'o extant in the Philo-bibhn. 
 
 About the Year 1367, another Library built by Thomas 
 Cobham, Bifhop of Worcefler, upon the old Congregation - 
 Houfe adjoyning to St. Maries Church, began to be furnilh’d 
 with Desks and Books, and was mightily encreas’d by the 
 bounty of the Founder, King Henry IV ; all his Sons, and 
 others of the Nobles Spiritual and Temporal, till about the 
 Year 1480, this Library was brought into a new one, which 
 it pleas’d that mod: Noble Prince Hsimfny Duke of Gloa- 
 tefier, to ereft upon the Divinity-School, that he had juft be¬ 
 fore built for the ufe of the Univerfity, and furnifh’d it 
 with thofe Manufcripts which he, at any rates, got out of 
 foreign Parts, (chiefly from Italy,) and prefented the Uni¬ 
 verfity with, at two Donations ; the Names of which 
 Books, together with his Letters which he fent along with 
 them, are ftill extant in the Archives of the Univerfity. 
 This Library was firfi: open’d A. D. 1480, but within 80 
 Years more was utterly deftroy’d upon this occafion : In 
 the beginning of the Reign of Edw. VI. eight Commifti- 
 oners were appointed to Vi fit the Univerfity, in order to 
 1 purge 
 
460 Zhe patent &tste Part III. 
 
 purge it clean from Popery, to eftablilh Learning in it, and 
 to encourage Learned Men,. 
 
 Thefe Commiffioners, under pretence of rooting nut 
 Popery, Superfition and Idolatry, utterly deftroy’d thele two 
 noble Libraries, and embezl’d, fold, burnt, or tore in pieces 
 all thofe valuable Books, which thofe great Patrons of 
 Learning had been fo deligent in procuring in every 
 Country of Europe: Nay their fury was lo fuccefsful as to 
 the Aungerviiian Library, which was the oldeft, largeft, 
 and choice!!, that we have not fo much as a Catalogue of 
 the Books left. Nor did they reft here ; they vifited Jik- 
 wife the College Libraries , and we may guefs at the woik 
 they made with them, by a Letter ftill kept in the Ar. 
 chives , where one of them boafts, that New -College Quadran¬ 
 gle was all cover'd with the Leaves of their torn Books, and 
 that they had us'd Duns Scotus like a Dunce as he was, &c. 
 not to mention their plundering the Libraries of Baliol, 
 'Merton, Lincoln Colleges, &c. The Univerjity thought fit to 
 complain to the Government of this Barbarity and Co- 
 yetoufnefs of the Vilitors, but could not get any more by 
 it than one fingle Book, given to the Library by John Who- 
 thamfed, the Learned Abbat of St. Albans , wherein is con¬ 
 tain’d part of Valerius Maximus, with the Commentaries of 
 Dionyfius do Burgo. And to this Day, there is no Book in 
 the Bodleian Library, befides this and two more, which are 
 certainly known to have belonged to either of the former 
 Libraries. Nay, and the Univerlity it feIf, after this ge¬ 
 neral Deftruftion of their Books, defpairing ever to en- 
 joy any other Publick Library, thought it advifable to dif- 
 pofe of the very Desks and Shelves they flood on, in the 
 Year 1555. 
 
 This was the State of things, when Sit Thomas Bodley con- 
 (ider'd the Damage which Learning had fuftain’d, and the 
 great life that a Publick Library would be of to the Stu¬ 
 dent : For as yet, tho’ Printing was grown common, yet 
 Books were fo dear and fcarce, as that an ordinary Scholar 
 could not pretend to have in his private Study any more 
 than thofe that were necellary for the performing his Exer. 
 cifes. Sir Thomas had all the Qualities of a Macenas, he was 
 an excellent Scholar himlelf, a Lover of Learning in 
 others, and the Owner of a very plentiful Eftate. After 
 mature deliberation, he de/ir’d leave of the Univerjity to 
 iurnifti Duke Ilumfhy's Library once more, with Desks, 
 
part HI. ' ofENGLAND: 4^ 
 
 Seats, and Books at his own Colls and Charges: 'which be* 
 ing gain’d he acquitted himfelf in all points beyond their 
 Expeftation. He procured Benefaftions from very many of 
 the Nobility and Gentry both in Books and Money ; he 
 fent over Men on purpofe to buy Books in France, hah, 
 Spain, and Germany ; he perfuaded his Learned Friends to 
 repofe there their ancient Manufcripts, as in a place where 
 they would be fafe, at leaft, till another general Revoluti¬ 
 on; And thereupon the Learned Society of Merton College 
 where he was bred, likewife the Dean and Chapter of Ex¬ 
 eter, where he was born, fent in great parcels. Another 
 parcel was given by Mr. Thomas Men , who had faved all 
 he could get of the remains of the Univerfity and Abbey Li* 
 braries. Other Manufcripts were given by Sir Hebert Cotton, 
 others by Sir Henry Simile, ( who afterwards enlarg’d his 
 Benefaftion by his Manufcripts of St. Chryfofiomh Works, 
 from whence he publilh’d his Etra-Edition ) and others' 
 from many other Benefaftors. The Library was open’d on 
 the 2th of November 1600., the Vice-Chancellor, and the 
 whole Univerfity coming thither in their Formalities, and 
 this day Hill continues to bethe Vilitation day, when the 
 Curators (who are the Vice-Chancellor, the King’s Pro- 
 feifors, •viz. of Divinity, Law, and Phyfick, of the Hebrew and 
 Greek Tongues, with the two Pro&ors ) do infpeft the Li¬ 
 brary and call over all the Books. 
 
 Sir Thomas in a few years found his Library to encreafe 
 fo fall:, that he built up another Building clofe to it, which 
 made it in the lhape of a Roman T, this he furniih’d with 
 all things neceflary, and efpecially with Books; wherein he 
 was fo diligent, that (as he wrote to Dr .Tho. James hisfirft 
 Library-keeper ) there was not 400 Pounds worth of Books 
 in England tit for a Library, which were not aftually plac’d 
 therein, and that he would endeavour to compa-is them 
 alfo. 
 
 Nor was his Care for the futme Srate and Prefervation of 
 it lei's than it ought to be: For after that the Univerfity 
 had built the PtibV.ck Schools juft by the Library up two Sto¬ 
 ries high, he himlelf ac his own Charge railed a Gallery all 
 round a flory higher, to the intent thac when the new part 
 of the Library fiiould be fill’d with Books, they might go 
 on to furnifh thefe Galleries alfo. Beiides this he made an 
 Agreement with the Stationers Company in London, to give 
 one Copy to the Library of every Book which they fliould 
 
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 Print from thence forward; which Agreement, I believe 
 they obferv’d very well, till about the year 1640. And 
 laftly, by his Will, he left a confiderable Eftate to the Uni- 
 verfity in Land and Money, for Salaries to the Officers, for 
 keeping the Fabrick in repair, and for buying new Books. 
 But this is now fallen miferably fhort; for by the fraud of 
 his Executor, by the Loan of a great Sum of Money to 
 King Charles the Firft in his Diftrefs, and by the Fire of 
 London, &c. the Eftate will now do little more than pay 
 the Officers the old Salary, tho’ their trouble is en* 
 creafed. 
 
 Sir Thomas died January 28, 1612, after he had made fit 
 Statutes for the Government of the Place, &c. and they 
 had been Confirm’d in Convocation, and he declar’d by the 
 Univerfity to be ths Founder of the Library; but with him, 
 the Genius of the Place did not feem to fall, fince there 
 are now more than double or treble the Number of Books 
 in it, than were there at his Death. 
 
 For foon after, viz. A. D. 1629. the then Earl of Pembroke 
 ( thro’ the perfuafions of Arch-Bifhop Laud) bought and gave 
 almoft all that Colle&ion of Greek. Manufcripts, which Fran- 
 cijco Baroccio, a Venetian Gentleman, had with great Coft and 
 Pains gathered together, which are efteem’d themoft valu¬ 
 able parcel of Books that ever came into England at one 
 time. Thofe which that Peer kept for his own ufe, being 
 about 22 in Number, Oliver Cromwell afterwards bought 
 and gave. Sir Thomas Roe alfo, who was the Englijh Am- 
 bajfador to Conjtantinople, at his return prefented a choice 
 parcel of Greek Manufcripts which he bought in Turkey. 
 
 Sir Kenehn Digby prefented a great parcel of Manufcripts 
 newly bound, which he had from Mr. Allen above-mend- 
 on’d, or otherwife procur’d in his Travels. 
 
 All this while Archbilhop Land had fent into the Eaft to 
 buy up Oriental Manufcripts, as alfo into Germany, from 
 whence many excellent Manufcripts were gotten from the 
 Swedijb Soldiers who had ravaged the Libraries there. And 
 at his Inftigation, A. D- rd;2. the Univerfity built up ano¬ 
 ther Room,/contiguous to the other end of the old Library, 
 which makes it in the Jhape of a Roman H. This End of the 
 Library is cruly a Noble Room, as well for the goodnefs of 
 the Wood den-work, as for the value of the Books it isfur- 
 nifli’d with. They are plac’d thus; on the Gallery on the 
 Right hand, are the Baroccitm Manufcripts, Digby s, Roes, 
 Cromwell's 
 
part III. of E N G L A N D* 463 
 
 Cromwell's, and thofe’ which were before difpers’d over the 
 Library, but now gather’d together and marked N-E. In the 
 Gallery on the left hand, are the Manufcripts given by 
 Arch-Bilhop Laud, at 4 or 5 Donations: They are about 
 1300 in Number, and Written in above 20 Languages. 
 All thefe well bound, except thofe he gave at his laft do¬ 
 nation, which Was in hafte, by reafon of the badnefs of 
 thofe Times. 
 
 The remaining part of that Nero fide, of the Library', is 
 moftly, taken up with the excellent Study of the Learned 
 Mr . John Selden: Tho’ tis to be lamented, that his whole Li" 
 brary was not given by his Executors; for the Fire of the 
 Temple deftroyed in one of their Chambers fas I have heard) 
 8 Cheftsfull of the Regiftersoi the Abbeys, and other Manu¬ 
 scripts relating to the Hiftory of England ; tho his Law- 
 Books are Drill fafe in Lincoln's-Inn. 
 
 ’Twill be too tedious here to reckon up all the greater 
 Benefaftors to this Place, tho’ one more ! will notpafsby, 
 Sir Tho. Fairfax, afterwards Lord Fairfax, the General to 
 the Parliament Forces, who. amongft other Manufcripts 
 prefented 160, written by the hand of Mr. Roger Dodj - 
 worth, and relating to our Englijb Hiftory, as may be guefs’d 
 by the firftVol. of the Monajlicon, which was chiefly ta¬ 
 ken from them. Thefe Books ftand in one of the new 
 Galleries, lately fet up in the middle part of the Library. 
 Next to them on the Right hand ftand that noble parcel of 
 Oriental Manufcripts, bought by the Univerlity of the late 
 Dr. Huntington , who colle&ed them in che Raft. On the 
 left hand ftand the Manufcripts of the Lord Hatton ; and 
 thofe which the Univerlity bought of Mr. Greaves. In the 
 other Gallery ftand the Oriencal Manufcripts, brought from 
 the Eaft by Dr. Pocock, and bought by the Univerlity, to- 
 gether with two other parcels of Books, Written and Print¬ 
 ed, thofe of Dr. Marefchal , late Rector of Linco'ln-College, 
 and thofe of Dr. Iho. Barlow, late Lord Bilhop of Lincoln, 
 who bequeathed to the Library, all fuch Books of theirs 
 after their deceafe, as were not in the Library before. 
 This method of giving to the Library, fince it is now 
 become fo large, is approved by many wife Men; 
 and there are lome now living who have taken the fame 
 Courfe. 
 
 The World has hadfeveral Printed Catalogues of the 
 Books in the Bodleian Library. That of the Printed Books 
 publilh’d 
 
r 4<?4 ' W Part III; 
 
 publilh’dBy Dr. Hyde, was in the year 1674: fince which 
 time, there have come in fo many Thoufands more, that 
 a new Catalogue is now composing by .the Learned Dr. 
 Hudfin, the prefent. Library-keeper, which will give the 
 World full fatisfaftion in this point, and that as foon as 
 may be. As to the Manufcripts, an Account of them alfc 
 waspublilh’d about 6 years ago: Since when, the Univer¬ 
 fity has bought all the Manufcripts of the Deceafed Dr- 
 Edward Bernard, with fuch of his Printed Books as were fit 
 for the Library. 
 
 Upon the whole, this Library is much larger than that of 
 any Univerfity in Europe ; Nay, it exceeds thole of all the 
 Sovereigns in Europe, (.let Foreigners fay what they pleafe) 
 except the Emperors and the French Kings, which are both of 
 them older by almoft an hundred years. Thefe, as doer 
 the Vatican in Rome, the Medicean at Florence, and Bejfarions at 
 Venice, exceed the Bodleian in Greek Manufcripts; which yet 
 out-doesthem all in Oriental Manufcripts: And as for Print¬ 
 ed Books, no Italian Library is fo Celebrated as the Ambro¬ 
 sian at Millan , tho’ it is much inferior to the Bodleian ; as 
 as that likewife at Wolfenbuttel, both in Manufcripts and 
 Printed Books, tho’ we fhould even allow the Account giv¬ 
 en of it by Conringius. 
 
 Belides the Bodleian Library, there are fome ethers veiled 
 in the Univerfity, as the Savilian, by the Geometry Shcool, 
 and the Afhmolean by the Mufaum, both which are replenilh’d 
 with Manufcripts proper to their Places. 
 
 The Studious Scholar has not only the benefit of the a- 
 bove-mention’d Libraries ; but of the Infpe&ion of two 
 large Colleftions of Coins, one in the Muf&imj and the 0- 
 ther in the Galleries of the Bodleian Library, which is the 
 moft confiderable, and whereof great part was given by 
 Arch-Bilhop Laud. Thefe Galleries are repleniflied with the 
 Piftures of the Founders of the Colleges, and of other 
 Learned Men : And down below, by the Theatre, is a 
 great Colleftioh of ancient Infcriptions and Marbles, mod 
 of them formerly part of the Amidellian Colleftion ; the reft 
 given fince by Mr. Seidett, and Sir George Wheler. 
 
 But as if all thefe Books were not fufficient for the Studi¬ 
 ous ; and - , in order to keep the Scholars as much within 
 doors as poffible, the Univerfity has encouraged Private Li¬ 
 braries, whereof every College has one, as alfo fome of the 
 Halls. Amongft the reft, thofe of Magdalen, Corpus Chrifti, 
 
PartHI. of ENG LAND.' 4 g f 
 
 Merton, Balliol, St. Johns, and blew College, excel both in Ma- 
 nufcripts and Printed Books; Lincoln, Jefus, and Univerfity 
 Colleges have leffer Libraries of both Kinds: Chrift-Church, 
 trinity, and Queens, confift rnoftly of Printed Books : The 
 Cafe of which Jaft mention’d Library, is a ftately Fabrick 
 lately erefted, and the infide almoft fill’d with the Books of 
 the old Library, andtheBenefaftionsof Dt.Barlov, late Bi- 
 ftiop of Lincoln , Sir Jofeph Williamson, and of Dr. Timothy Hal~ 
 ton, the worthy Provo]} of the College, bywhofe Care 
 and Management, this College has been of late years ex¬ 
 ceedingly advanced. Befides thefe Libraries, every Stu¬ 
 dent has his own Study, better furnilh’d, generally fpeak- 
 ing, than in other Univerfities; and fonne of the Heads 
 of the Univerfity have Studies compleac in their feveral 
 kinds. 
 
 SEljratre,] To fpeak of the curious Architecture, and 
 vaft Charge of the new Theatre, the Model whereof was 
 contriv’d by the moft ingenious Sir Chrifiopher Wren, at 
 the foie Coft and Charges of the moft Reverend Father in 
 God, Gilbert, the late Archbilhop of Canterbury, for the 
 ufe of Scholaftick Exercifes. 
 
 To fpeak of the beautiful folid Stone Buildings, Chap* 
 pels, Halls, large Revenues, admirable Difcipline of feveral 
 Colleges, excellent Accommodation for young Noblemen 
 and Gentlemen, Helps and Allowances for poor Scholars, 
 &c. wou’d require another Volume; only of the Phyfick- 
 Garden take this fhort Account. 
 
 Among trie feveral Noble Structures and great Conveni¬ 
 ences of Learning, -wherewith this famous Univerfity is 
 adorned, this of the Phylick-’Garden, commodioufly placed 
 by the River ChnrmeU, claims not the leaft Place; foun¬ 
 ded, built, and the Donation thereof made 'to the 
 Univerfity in the Year 1632, by the Munificent Bene- 
 faftion of Henry Danvers, Earl of Danbj, then living at his 
 Houfe at Comkiry ; who purchafimg Five Acres of Ground, 
 South of St. Mary Magdalen's College, thereon erected, 
 about the Square thereof, moft ftately Walls and Gates, 
 which Walls are 14 Foot high, of the beft fqmred and Po¬ 
 ll fil’d Stone, the like not to be elfewhere feen ; and one 
 Gate thereof to the Expence of 5 or So o l. on the Front of 
 which is this Infcription to be feen. 
 
466 ' 9 fte fjefent ^tate Part III, 
 
 Gloria Dei Optimi Maximi , Honori Carol! 
 Regis t in Uftm Academia & Reiptsblica 
 1632, Henricus, Comes Danby. 
 
 And Endow’d the fame with an Annual Revenue to pet. 
 petuity, for the Maintenance and keeping of the fame, and 
 its great Variety and Plants, whereof it now contains many 
 Thoufands, for the Ufe and Honour of the Univerlity ; 
 ferving not only for Ornament and Delight, and the plea- 
 fine Walking and Diverlions of the Academical Students, 
 and of all Strangers and ,Travellers; but of great Ufe alio, 
 
 . as is eafily found among all Perfons, defirous to improve 
 rheir Botanical Inclinations and Studies; and for the plea- 
 fint Contemplation and Experience of Vegetative Philofophy, 
 for which here is fuppofed to be as good Convenience as in 
 any place of Europe (if not the bed) as alfo for the Service 
 of all Medicinal Practitioners, fupplying the Phyficians, Mu- 
 thecaries, and who elfe fhall have occalion for things rf 
 that Nature, with what is right and true, frelhand goed, 
 for the Service and Life of Man. 
 
 The care of this Garden is now committed by the Uni- 
 verftty to that skilful Botanift, Mr .Jacob Bobart, who hat 
 carried on the Univerlal Herbal, begun by the Learned Dr, 
 Morifon deceafed. 
 
 Alfo the newly ere&e.d Mnfanm in Oxford cannot well be 
 palled over without l'ome brief Account thereof. 
 
 The MUS/EUM, a large and ftately Pile of lquarel 
 Stone, was built at the Charge of the Univerlity, who 
 found fuch a Building necelfary, in order to the promoting 
 and carrying on with greater Eafe and Succefs, feveral 
 Parts of ufeful and curious Learning, for which it is ex¬ 
 cellently well contriv’d and delign’d. 
 y It borders upon the Well: End of the Theatre, havings 
 very magnificent Portal on that Side, faftainsd by Pillars of 
 the Corinthian Order, with feveral Curious Frizes and other 
 Artificial Embellilhments; the Front about 60 Foot, is to 
 theSrreet, Northward, where is this Infcription over the 
 Entrance in gilt Charafiers, Mnfaum Mfhmolcmmm, Schola Ms- 
 turalis Hi fori a, Off.cina Chymica ; Thefirft Foundation was 
 laid on the t^ihoi Mpril, s6]<), and it was happily finilhed 
 on the zct.bof March, 1683. at which time a rich and no- 
 
 bl? 
 
Part III of ENGLAND. 467 
 ble Ccslleftion of Curiofiries tvas prefenred to the Univer' 
 fity by that excellent and publick-fpirited Gentleman, Eliat 
 Jfbmle, Efq; a Perfcn fo well known in the World, that he 
 needs no farther Elogium in this fhort Narrative ; and the 
 fame Day there depolited, and afterwards digefted, and put 
 into a juft Series and Order, by the great Care and Dili¬ 
 gence of the Learn’d Robert Plott, Doftor of Laws, who, at 
 the Worthy Donor’s Requeft, was entrufted with theCufto^ 
 dy of the Mujaum, as is now the Learned Edward Lhwyd 
 
 Ml A. 
 
 Acceflions are continually made to the Mttfaum, by feve- 
 ral worthy Perfons, as Dr. Robert Huntingdon, who hath 
 given Hierogljphicks, and other Egyptian Antiquities'. Mr, 
 Aaron Goodyear, to whofe generous Favour they owe there 
 an intire Mummy; and the eminently Learned Martin Li¬ 
 fter, Dr. of Phyfick, who has prefented the Univerfity with 
 a large Cabinet of Natural Rarities of his own Collection, 
 andbffeveral Roman Antiquities, as Altars, Medals, Lamps , 
 See. found herein England-, fo that it is juftly believ’d, that 
 •in a few Years it will be one of the moft famous Repofico- 
 rieS in Europe. 
 
 0 / CAMBRIDGE. 
 
 \fc 7 Hathath been {aid of Oxford, the like may be laid 
 V V of her Sifter, Cambridge ; which, for Antiquitiesy 
 gracious Privileges, beautiful Colleges, large Revenues, 
 good Difeipjine, Number of Students, plentiful Revenues, 
 and of all other things, neceflary for Advancement of Learn¬ 
 ing, may challenge Equality with any other Univerfity of 
 the Chriftian World. . 
 
 The Univerfity of Cambridge, in fome few Particulars., 
 differs from that of 0 xjord. 
 
 SD)e CijanCElIO^] TheCharicel’br of Cambridge (at prefent 
 his Grace Charles Duke of Somerjet) is not fo durante vita; but 
 may be Elefted every three Years, eult manere. in eodem Offi- 
 (io durante tacito Confenfu Senatus Cantabr. He hath undec 
 him a Commiflary, who holds a Court of Record of Civil 
 Caufes,for all priviledg’d Perfons and Scholars, under the 
 Degree of Mailer of Arts, where all Canfes are tried and 
 Q g i dSetetera’i 
 
f ?efcnt &tm Part HI. 
 
 determin’d by the Civil and Statute Laws,. and by the Cu- 
 ftoms ,of the Univerfity. 
 
 ..! They Have alfo a High Steward, chofen by the Senate> 
 and holds by Patent from the Univerfity. 
 
 ?iice#Cl)ancelIO^] This high Officer is chofen every 
 Year* .on the a,d of November, by the Senate, out of two 
 Perfo'ns nominated by the Heads of the feveral Colleges 
 and Halls* 
 
 Here note, That the Halls at Cambridge are endow’d and 
 privileged as the Colleges, and differ only in Name. 
 
 . The Two Proftors are chofen every 
 
 Year, as at Oxford, according to the Cycle of Colleges and 
 Halls. 
 
 ■ There are chofen after the fame manner Two called Tax- 
 ew, who with the Proctors, have care of Weights and Mea- 
 fures, as Clerks of the Market. 
 
 • Kegiffer.] The Cuffs A-chivorum, or Univerfity-Re- 
 gifter.. 
 
 There are alfo Three Efquire Beadles. 
 
 ■ One Yeoman-Beadle and a Library Keeper. 
 
 ^ibilege#.]. This Univerfity, for the Encouragement 
 of .Students, hath alfo divers Privileges, Rights and Li¬ 
 berties, granted by feyeral Kings of England, whichever'/ 
 Michaelmas day the Mayor of the Town of Cambridge, at 
 the’Entrance into his Office,' takes a folemn Oath before the 
 Vice-Chancellor, to obferveand conferve, according to the 
 purport'of the faid Grants. 
 
 The Profeffors of Divinity, Law, Phyjick, and Mathema ■ 
 thicks', are oblig’d by Statute, under a Penalty, to read four 
 Days in every Week in Term-time. 
 
 As every Profeffor is obliged to read publickly in the 
 Schbols, every Week in Term, to the Students in their fe¬ 
 veral Faculties; fo thefe alfo are obliged to attend at their 
 Leftures, and either of them, for every Omiffion, are liable 
 to a pecuniary Mulft. The Regius Profeffors of Divinit;, 5 
 ■Law, and Phyjick, are obliged to moderate at every Doftors 
 and Batchellors Aft in their feveral Faculties, and to deter¬ 
 mine upon the Queffions. The other Profeffers, a s Greek, 
 Hebrew, 
 
Part III. tl ENGLAND. ,4 6 $ 
 
 Hebrew, Arabick , &c. are likewife obliged to read every 
 Week in Term. - 
 
 The Exercife required for every Degree , 
 
 F Irft, ’cis required of every one that takes the Degree of 
 Batchellor of Arts, that he be Reiident in the Univer- 
 fity twelve Terms, and his laft Year keep two 'P-hiloJophy 
 Acts fi- eJ that he defend three Queftions in Natural Phil. 
 Math, or Ethicks, and anfvver the Objections of three feveral 
 Opponents at two feveral times; and that he alfo Oppofe 
 three times. After which he is to be examin’d by. the Ma¬ 
 iler and Fellows of his College, who, (if they find no Ob¬ 
 jection againfl him) give him leave to feek his Degree in 
 the Schools; where he is to fit three Days, and to be ex¬ 
 amin’d by two Mailers of Art, who are appointed by the 
 Univerfity for that purpofe; and by any other Regent that 
 will take the Trouble upon him, after which, he puts up 
 a Petition to the Senate, That he maybe admitted to the 
 faid Degree, which is read over three times in the Caput 
 Senatus, once in the Non-Regent-Iioufe, aiad once in the Regent- 
 Houfe ; and if the faid Petition be allow’d of by all, he is ad¬ 
 mitted to his Degree by the Vice-Chancellor. 
 
 No man can be admitted to the Degree of Mailer of 
 Arts, till three Years after he has taken the Degree of Bat¬ 
 chellor of Arts, during which time he is obliged three fe¬ 
 veral times to maintain two Philofophical Queftions in the 
 publick Schools, and to anfwerfuch Objections as Jhall be 
 urg’d againft them by a Mailer of Arts: He mull likewife 
 keep two ACls in the Batchellors Schools, and Declaim once: 
 When this is done, and three Years expir’d, he mull firfl: 
 have the Confentof the Mailer and major part of the Fel¬ 
 lows of his College ( which is requifite to all Degrees) and 
 then vifit every DoCtor and'Regent that isRefident in the 
 Univerfity; then put up a Petition to the Senate, which is 
 read at two feveral Congregations to the Caput Senat. Re¬ 
 gents, and Non-Regents ; afterwards (if it be not rejected ) he 
 is admitted to the Degree of Mafter of Arts, which is com- 
 pleated on the firft Tuejday in July. 
 
 It is required, that a Man befeven Years Mafter of Arts , 
 before he takes the Degree of Batchellor of Divinity ; in or¬ 
 der to which he is oblig’d, during that time, to oppofe z 
 - G g 3 • Batched 
 
470 ^tate Part III. 
 
 Batchellor of Divinity twice, to keep one Divinity A cl, to 
 Preach once in Latin, and once in Englijh, before the Uni" 
 verfity, after which he may be admitted to the faid De¬ 
 gree. 
 
 To the taking of the Degree of Doclor of Divinity, that 
 the Commepcer hath been five Years Batchelor of Divini¬ 
 ty ; that he Oppofe twice, and Refpond once in the Divi¬ 
 nity-Schools; that he Preach at St. Mary's once in Latin, 
 and once in Englijh. Moreover, he is oblig’d under the pe¬ 
 nalty of forty Shillings, to propofe a Queftion in the pub- 
 lick Schools within a Year' after he has taken his faid De¬ 
 gree, and to determine upon the fame. 
 
 •' Butihfeveral Colleges the Gremials are difpenc’d with 
 from taking their Batchellor of Divinity’s Degree; if they 
 keep a Divinity-Aft when it comes to their turn it is fuf- 
 ficient: and as for thofe that are not Gremials, they need 
 only go out per Saltum, 8cc. 
 
 Any one who makes the Civil Law his Chief Study,from 
 the time of his firft'Admiflion into the Univerficy, may be 
 admitted to the Degree of BatcheUor of Law at the End of 
 fix Years, provided he keep one Law-Aft in the publick 
 Schools, where he is to anfwef fuch Objeftions as the Pro- 
 felTor lhall urge againft his Queftions. 
 
 A Batchellor of Arts may be admitted to the faid Degree 
 in four Years after the taking of his Degree of BatcheUor of 
 ’■.Arts,. if he perform the like Exercife. 
 
 After a Man'has been five Years BatcheUor of Law, or fe- 
 ven Years M after of Arts, he may be Doftor of Law, pro¬ 
 vided he keep two Law-Afts, and Oppofe once. 
 
 ■ No one can be admitted Batchellor in Phyfick, till the 
 6th Year after his Admiffion, and has kept onePhyfick-Aft, 
 Refponding to the Profeffor or fome other Doftor,and Qp- 
 pofedonce: After which, if fc he keep two Phyfick-Afis, 
 and Oppofe once, he may commence Doftor a t the End of 
 . five Years.' A Mafter of Arts muft Bay feven Years, and 
 perform the like Exercife, before he can be admitted to the 
 faid Degree. The Reafon of which, (tho not expreft in 
 the Statute) feems to be this, that 'they who take the De¬ 
 gree of Mafter of Arts, afe not fuppos’d to have apply’d 
 phemfelves much to the iiudy of Phyfick, before the taking 
 their faid Degree; and therefore’tis reafonable they ftay 
 longer before the higheft Degree in that Faculty, than they 
 whphave taken a Degree in it before. ' 
 
 The ' 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND.- 471 
 
 The Exercijes perform'd every Term, are, 
 
 Every Monday, Tuefday, Wednefday, Thursday and Friday, in 
 Term-time, or atleaft, within a litcleafter the beginning of 
 the Term, there are Philofophical Deputations in the So- 
 phifters Schools, from one to three in the Afternoon. 
 
 Every Wednesday and Friday there are publick Difputati* 
 ons in the Batchellors of Arts Schools, upon fome Philofo- 
 phical or Political Queftions; and Declamations in the 
 fame place upon Saturdays ; all perform’d by Senior Batchellors 
 ( i. e.) thofe of the third Year. 
 
 Every Monday, Tuejday, Wednefday , and Thurfday, between 
 the Hours of 9 and 11 in the Morning are held Philofophical 
 Deputations, between a Majler and Batchellor of Arts.. 
 
 Every fecond Tburjday in Term is held a publickTheolo- 
 gical Deputation, in the Divinity-Schools, from 1 to 4 in 
 the Afternoon) between a Mafter of Arts of fome confide- 
 rable {binding, who is refpondent, and three others who 
 oppofe him. 
 
 The fixth Thurfday in every Term a Batchellor of Law , or 
 Mafter of Arts, profeffing the Civil-Law, is obliged to keep 
 a Law-All, refponding to two Opponents. 
 
 Publick Deputations in Phyfick are performed in like 
 manner the ninth Thurfday in every Term. 
 
 Note, That befides thefe Exercifes required by Statutes, 
 there are feveral others performed after rhe fame manner, by 
 thofe that Cake degrees in the feveral Faculties. 
 
 Befides all this, there isExercife performed every day in 
 Term-time, either by the Fellows, or the Schollars of every 
 particular College in their relpeftive Colleges. 
 
 Enercife performed at a publick Commencement. 
 
 '• The firft day ( which is always the Monday before the hrft 
 Tuefday in July ) is kept a Divinity-Act, by a DoBor in that 
 Faculty, who isoppofed by feveral Heads of Colleges and 
 Doctors of the fame Faculty, who are Gremials, the Vice- 
 Chancellor, or the Regius Vrofcjfor moderating; which laid 
 
 Deputations continue from 8 to 11 in the morning-— 
 
 From 1 to 3 the fame day' is kept a Fkilcjophical Act by a 
 Mafter of Art's, thofe of his own Degree oppofing him— 
 From 3 to 4 an A& by a DoBor of Lata, oppofed by fome 
 '■' f ' G g 4 -other 
 
472 SE(je fBjefentfftate' Part III 
 
 other DoBors of the fame Faculty — From 4 to 5 an Aft by 
 a DoBor of Phyfick , oppofed likewife by DoBors of his own 
 Faculty. 
 
 On Tuefday from 8 to 11 is kept a Divinity-Act by a Batch- 
 elor of Divinity —From ir to 2 a Philofophical AB by a 
 
 Mafier of Arts —:-From 2 to 3 a Lavo-AB by a Batchelor 
 
 of Law— From 3 to 4 a Phyfick- AB, by a Batchellor of Phyfick. 
 Thele are all oppofed by thofe that Commence Doctors in 
 their refpeftive Faculties. 
 
 After thefe is a Mufick AB. 
 
 Sf{)E 2Eertn0. ] In Cambridge the Lent-Term begins the r 3 f h 
 of January , and ends the Friday before Palm-Sunday ; Eaficr- 
 Teryn begins the Wednefday after Eafier Week, and ends the 
 Week before WhitfuntideTrinity-Term they have none at 
 Cambridge , for from Eafier to the Commencement, is but 
 one Term with them. Michaelmas-Term begins the 10th of 
 OBober, and ends the 16th of December. 
 
 Commencement.] Theflrft Tuefday of July is always 
 Dies Comitiorum, there called the Commencement; wherein 
 the Mafiersof Arts, and the DoBors of all Faculties compleat 
 $ their Degrees refpeftively, and the Batchellors of Arts do 
 theirs in Lent, beginning at Afh-Wcdncfday. 
 
 As to that part of Government in this Univerfity, where* 
 by there is put a flop to extravagant Living, the Vice-Chan¬ 
 cellor fometimes vifits the Taverns and other publickHou- 
 fes in his own Perfon; but the Proftors do it very fre¬ 
 quently, and have power not only to punifh offending 
 Scholars, by pecuniary Miilfts, or carry them to the Tol- 
 booth at his Pleafure; butalfo to fine'all fuch publick Hou- 
 fes as entertain Scholars at unfeafonable Hours, that is, after 
 eight in Winter, or nine in Summer; by which time they 
 ought to be all in their refpeftive Colleges. 
 
 For at thole times the Gates are lock’d; and the Dean of 
 each College vifits every particular Chamber in the fame, 
 to fee if any Scholars be wanting, that there may be care 
 taken both for difeovering and reforming all forts of Dif- 
 orders. 
 
 ■Cambridge lies in 52 Degrees, and 20 Minutes Northern 
 Latitude. 
 
 Both thefe Univerfities are placed two Cade days Journey 
 from the Capital City, of London, and about the fame di¬ 
 stance from each other, 
 
 . ' Thefe 
 
Part III- ofENGLAND. 473 
 
 I Thefe are the two glorious Fountains of Learning, to 
 j t he Fame whereof, Foreigners come on Pilgrimage to offer 
 |up Honour and Admiration. 
 
 Thefe are the chiefeftStore-houfes of letter’d Men, which 
 fend forth yearly a great number of Divines, Civilians, 
 Phyficians, &c- to ferve all Parts of this Kingdom. 
 
 ftifyarietfO After what has been faid of the Oxford Li¬ 
 braries, it may not be amifs to fay fomething concerning 
 thofe in this famous Univerfity, fo far as is confiftent with 
 our intended Brevity. _ Every College and Hall in Cambridge 
 has its Library like as in Oxford, and excelling in the fame 
 kinds of Books, Manufcript and Printed. We need not 
 tell over the Names of each College in order to enumerate 
 their Libraries, tho’ fome of them well deferve to be parti¬ 
 cularly mention’d, viz. 
 
 SCrinitp* <EOlleg£#?Ubjarp. ] Which is the moll magni¬ 
 ficent Building of its kind, in the three Kingdoms; and 
 is daily more and more furnilh’d with variety of good 
 Books; not to mention the great number of choice Ma« 
 nufcripts which are here preferv’d; amongft which, the 
 Codex Hohmenfs, containing a great part of Origen's Works 
 in Greek ; the Epiftles of Sc. Paul, fuppofed to be writ by 
 Venerable Bede-, Eadwin's Ffalterium Triplex ( being the moft 
 valuable Latin Pfalter in England) ought to be particularly ' 
 mention’d. But in 
 
 30mnet-CoIlt’ge-5lib?arv ] There is a moll valuable 
 Colleftion of Manufcripts, and ancient Printed Books, gi¬ 
 ven by Matthew Parker Lord Archbifhop of Canterbury in 
 the time of J^. Elizabeth. Thefe Books were collefted out 
 of the Remains of the old Abbey-Libraries, and from 
 thofe belonging to Colleges and Cathedral-Churches, and do 
 chiefly relate to the Hiftoryo} England, as may eafily be feen 
 by the continual References which thofe that write on this 
 SubjeCt, do make to it: Not that this Colleftion is defti- 
 tute of Writings, or mofl: valuable Books in other Facul¬ 
 ties ; as witnefs the Four Gofpels, and Juvencm, both in Ca¬ 
 pital Letters, Claudius Presbyter in Matthaum, D. Jmbrofti 
 Hexa'emeron, & Origenes in Lucam, both in Lombardic Letters, 
 befidesNumbers of other fcarce Manufcripts. Thefe, to-, 
 gether with fome other Manufcripts formerly belonging to 
 the learned Daniel Rogsrfiuf, are contained in the Inner Li¬ 
 brary; Befides which, there is another in this College, re- 
 plenilh’d 
 
474 E!je fjeftitt &fate Partin 
 
 plenifh’d with Books of both Sorts, Written and Printed 
 I had almoft forgotten to fay, that Archbifhop Par hi 
 tpok a particular Care to colleft all the Saxon Manujcriys 
 lie could: And ’tis not unlikely, that he had the greatefl 
 Colleftion of them, that was ever made by any one Man. 
 For now in this very Library, there is the fecond or the 
 third beft Colleftion of them that is to be had; the other 
 two being in the Cottonian and Bodleian Libraries. And in 
 both thele, efpecially in the former, many of them are 
 known to have belong’d formerly to this moft worthy Pre¬ 
 late; and perhaps might have been bought amongft 
 Mr. Jofcelitie's Books, who was the Archbilhop’s Secretary. 
 In Trinity-College-Library, there is another parcel of Say.m 
 Manufcripts given by Mr. John Parker, Son to the Archbi- 
 fliop: And his Grace himfelf, by Will, did bequeath any. 
 ther large Parcel of Saxon and other Maimfcripts to the 
 Slnitetfifcp &ibjarv, 3 Which are there very fafely pre¬ 
 fer v’d . Amongft thefe, there is a Gregorios Pafioral Care in 
 Saxo?i, admirably well written, and a large part of the Sep- 
 tv.sgnt, in very ancient Greek Letters. This Library feems 
 to. contain about 14000 Books in all: Amongft which are 
 many very curious, as the worthy Library-keeper, the Re¬ 
 verend Mr. John Laughton of Trinity-College does very well 
 know. Amongft thefe may be reckon’d the ancient Monu¬ 
 ments of the Church of the IValdenJcs or Vaudois, brought by 
 Sir Samuel Morelandiram Piedmont, and given here; as alfo 
 that moft ancient Copy of the Four Gofpels and the Allis, taken 
 out of the Monaftery of St. Irenaus.zx. Lyons, A . D. i$6i- 
 and prefented to this Univerfity by Theodore Bcza, A. D. 
 1581. This Book is written in Greek and Latin, noc long 
 after the Alexandrian Manufcript in her Majefty’s Library ; 
 and thti’ it differs in fome places from the newer Copies, 
 it is laid to agree very well with lrenaus and other ancient 
 Fat hers l- , 
 
 .St- 3 iCl]i'i’ 5 -€pUcgBrjUb^TP] was chiefly founded by 
 Archbifhop Williams, Keeper of the,.Great Seal of Ergla?id 
 in King J ante's the, Firft’s time, and a Man of a Noble 
 Spirit. . The Gale is very large and beautiful, and the 
 Colleftion as to Printed Books, the fecond or third in Cam¬ 
 bridge. It has lately received a great Augmentation by 
 the Acceffion of the Library of Drl Gunning late ftifhop of 
 Ely, who gaveitto that College! And fo alfo 
 
 ©mam-Ul^ColifgC^tMarp] has lately received ano» 
 
part 111. of ENGLAND. 47? 
 
 ther valuable Collection of curious Books by the Deceafe 
 of Archbilhop Bancroft. And here the Reader may pleafe 
 toobferve, that all the Libraries in Oxford are Studying Li¬ 
 braries ; and thofe of Cambridge ( except that of Kings-Cd - 
 hge ) are Lending Libraries. That is, He that is qualified 
 snay borrow out of it any Book that he wants. This now 
 feems to be the belt way of dil'poling Libraries, for thereby 
 there is much Room gain’d, as is feen in the Univcrfity and 
 St, John '^College- Libraries. You are not difturb’d by any o- 
 ther Students molefting you, as often happens when the 
 Books are chain'd : Nor does chaining Books entirely anfwer 
 the End; becaufe Carelefs Perfons will clap a chain’d Book 
 into the wrong place: and a Thief will cut off the Book 
 notwithftanding the Chain, which alfo fpoils the Cover 
 ; tho’ ic happens to prefer ve the Book. 
 
 In Cambridge alfo, the Scholars have Libraries furnifh’d 
 according to their Abilities and Inclination; among!! 
 which, thofe of the Reverend and Learned Dr. Coveil Ma¬ 
 iler of Chrift' s-Collcge, and Mr. Laughton above-mention’d, 
 defervea peculiar Encomium, in regard to the many rare 
 Manufcripts, and Coins, therein contained. 
 
 Cottonian 3 lih^arp .3 Since fo much has been faid a- 
 bout Libraries, perhaps the curious Reader may expe&in 
 The Prefent State of England, forne forC of Account of the 
 Cottonian Library , efpecially fince the Kingdom has put fo 
 high a value upon ic, as to make an AB of Parliament for 
 the fecuring it 1 to the Publick, and to prevent its being a- 
 Iienated from the Family. For this Reafon, I have taken 
 the Liberty of inferring this fhort Account of it, and of 
 the Noble Pounder. 
 
 Sir Robert Cotton ( to whofe diligent Care, Pains and Char-, 
 ges we are beholden for ic) was born A. D. 1570. and de¬ 
 ceas’d^. D. 1631. By his laft Will bequeathing his great 
 Eftate, and therewith his invaluable Library , ( which he had 
 been Forty Years in collefting) to his Son Sir Thornes Cotton, 
 and after his Difeafe, to his Grandfon the late Sir John 
 Cotton, who was then about ten Years old. 
 
 Sir Robert in his Life-time fix’d it at his Houfe in Weft- 
 minfler, by Weftminfler-Hall, which was formerly part of 
 the Palace of the Kings of England ; and the Library ftands 
 in that very place, which is thought to have been the pri¬ 
 vate Oratory ofKing Edward the Confcjfor, the laft ( as I may 
 fo fay ) of the Evglifb-Saxon Kings of the old Royal Line. 
 
 And perhaps, if might therefore by Sir Robert , be thought / / 
 
476 2ftje ^jefent &tm Part Ilf 
 
 a proper Place for the Prefervation of fo many of their Au. 
 thentic and Genuine Remains, as he had moft fortunately 
 gathered together. 
 
 The Library feems to have arrived almoft at its Heighth 
 during the Life of the Founder : For tho’ fome few Books 
 have been fince given thereunto by particular Gentlemen in 
 Token of their Gratitude for the Ufe they have made of it; 
 and fome Books long wanting have been lately recovered • 
 yet thefe are but few, and confidering the many Vacancies 
 ( occafion’d, as ’tis thought, by lending the Books to thole, 
 who were not fufficiently careful to fee them fafely re- 
 ftored) the Number is. reputed to be much the fame, with 
 what it was before. 
 
 They are all Manufcripts , and as they are now Bound up 
 together, are not above a Thoujand. The Subject chiefly 
 aimed at by Sir Robert, _ was the Hifiory of-England, where- 
 unto he was naturally inclin’d, and in which he came to 
 be a great Matter; and confequently his Colleftions loan'd 
 principally that way ; tho’ he feems to have been ready 
 either to buy or receive any other Curiofity which had no 
 Relation to his niain Defign. 
 
 ’Tis certain that Sir Robert had opportunities of enlarging 
 his Library, if he would have taken in other Faculties , 
 and Sciences^ which he feems to have ftudioufly declin’d, 
 Inftances of. this might be given of his preferving fome 
 Fragment, Leaf or Leaves of a Manufcript, and rejecting 
 the remaining part of the Book; and by his accepting or 
 buying up, in a parcel, thofe compos’d by Englijb Wri¬ 
 ters , or relating to Englijb Affairs, and refufing the reft, 
 
 By his continual Purfuit of this his Firfl Defign, he ga¬ 
 thered together a moft prodigious Colleftion; nay, it 
 Teem’d as if Things had fallen out on purpofe to enrich 
 his Library. He lived at a Time when there was many 
 Noble Books yet remaining in Primate Hands, which had 
 been taken frpm the Monafieries at their DifTolution, and 
 from our Univerfities and Colleges, &c. at their Vifitation.j 
 He liv’d at a Time when divers Studious and Learned Men 
 died, who had made it their chief Bufinefs to fcrape up 
 the lhatcer’d Remains of our Monaftical Libraries, and 
 either by Legacy, or Ptsrcbafe, he became Matter of all 
 which he thought valuable, in their Studies. By this 
 means he faved fo many Books, Charters, &c. which 
 had formerly been fearcbed out of .Holes and Corners by 
 the famous J ofc dine, Noel, Allen, Lambesrd, Boivjer, Effing, 
 Gambdcn ; 
 
Partlll. of ENGL AND. 
 
 Crnhden , and very many others. And as his Intent was 
 publickly known, fo thofe who fought after his Favour, 
 (as well as his Money ) knew no better way of obtain¬ 
 ing it, than by bringing unto him fome or other Piece of 
 Antiquity. 
 
 His Colleftions being ( by many confiderable Accef- 
 fions ) grown very numerous, he confecrates it to Po- 
 fterity in the Place I mention’d before, having newly re¬ 
 pair’d it, and taken fufficient Precautions againft Fire, which 
 has hitherto been the common Deftroyer of almoft all 
 the celebrated Libraries of former Ages. The Books are 
 not fee out for Oftentation or a Pompous Shew, but fo 
 put together as to be of greateft Ufe to the Student: And 
 very many Trafts being bound up in one Cover, the Va¬ 
 lue of his Books increas’d, as he lelfen’d the number of his 
 Volumes. 
 
 I have before faid that his main Defign was the Hijlorf 
 of England, but in relation to the whole, his Books may 
 be ranked under thefe Heads. 
 
 I. Hiftories and Chronicles written on that Subjeft Ex 
 Profetfo, together with other fhorter AnnaJs which ferv’d 
 as Attendants on larger Pieces 
 
 II. Regifter-Books of the Monafteries, with their Hifto¬ 
 ries, Annals, Benefa£Hon-Books, and infinite other Matters. 
 
 Ill- Original Charters and Inftruments of cur Kings, 
 Queens, Bilhops, Nobility, &c, 
 
 IV. Original Letters of our Kings, Queens, Royal Fa¬ 
 mily, of other Sovereign Princes, our Nobility, Eminent 
 Scholars, &c. 
 
 V. Original Inftruftions to Ambafiadors, &c. Petitions, 
 Treaties, and Transactions between England and thofe g- 
 ther Kingdoms and Republicks it had any Concerns with. 
 
 VI. Originals and Tranfcripts of our public Records. 
 
 VII. Genealogies and other Treatifes and Memoirs re¬ 
 lating to all the Bufinefs of Heraldry, Church Hiflorj of 
 England from the beginning of Chriftianity here to the 
 time of King James I. efpecially about the time of the Dif 
 folutiqn of Abbeys and the Reformation by King Henry 
 VIII. and Edvard VI. 
 
 VIII. Remains of the Learning and Piety of our Saxon 
 Anceftois, in Books as well Saxon as Lathi, In Saxon are 
 many Chronicles of England, Laws of the Saxon Kings, 
 Books of Homilies, Pieces of the Holy Scripture, Prayers, 
 Tranflations of many Latin Authors, Tranfcripts of Char¬ 
 ters, 
 
478 &lje pefeut &tacc Partin; 
 
 ters, and many Originals* GlofTawes, &c. of all which 
 ( andofthofe in our other Englifh Libraries ) Anew Cat a 
 logue has been lately published with furprifing Accuracy and Di, 
 ligence , by the Ingenious Mr. Humphry Wanley, whereby tpi 
 are how appriz'd of the Treafares of that kind of which we an 
 fill pojfeft ; as that Inimitable Critic of the Northern Language:, 
 the Learned Dr. Hicks has taught us in his ThefauruS Lin- 
 guarum Septentrionalium, to'apply thm to thebeft Advantage. 
 In Latin are divers ancient and curious Manuscripts, fucli 
 as Books of the Holy Scripture, Prayer-books, &c. belong¬ 
 ing to our Kings, or other eminent Ferfonages, Canons of 
 the Councils, ancient Rituals, Lives and Paffions of the 
 Saints, &c. 
 
 IX. Divers excellent Manufcript Hifbries of other 
 Nations either in Latin, or in their refpe&ive Languages. 
 
 X. Other Books curious in themfelves, tho’ not apper¬ 
 taining to the Hiftory or Affairs of England: Such as the 
 Fragments of the Golpels in Greek, written all with Let¬ 
 ters of Gold and Silver, which are thought to be the oldefi 
 pieces of Writing in England. The Book of Gcnefis in Grech 
 being reputed to be the oldeft and molt magnificent Copy 
 in the World. The Samaritan Pentateuch, and many other 
 Curious Oriental Authors. 
 
 XI- Great-Numbers of Original Bulls, Original and Valu- 
 able Charters, Grants, eW. ofrheancientand Modern Kings, 
 Bifhops, and Nobility of England , and of moft other Coun¬ 
 treys in Europe, Sec. lying in the Drawers, and not fix’d into 
 any Books, as hundreds of others are. 
 
 Sir Robert Cotton had alfo a due regard to Decency in 
 the Difpofition of his Manufcriprs; placing the Head ct 
 One of the twelve Roman Cafars over every Sett of Shelves, 
 which gives the Name to that Sett, adding the Heads of 
 Cleopatra and Faujlina, after Domitian : So that there are four¬ 
 teen fuch Setts. Befides the Heads, ( which feem ro be copi- | 
 ed'from the Antique Statues _) tis adorn’d with Pifrurej- 
 viz. Sir Robert Cotton,Sit Thomas , and Sir John-, Judge Bod- 
 deridge, Sir Henry Spelman, Mr. Tho. Allen, John Buchanan, Mr. 
 tambden. Sir William Dugdale , Dr. Tho. James, Mr. William 
 Lambat-d, and Mr. John Speed, not to mention the old 
 Altar-piece anciently belonging to St. Bartholomews Hof- 
 piral; with other ancient and fome choice Piftures in the 
 Horn'll. 
 
 To make his Library a Compleat Magazine of Antiqui¬ 
 ties, Sir Robert procured alio many of the Roman Lares and 
 
part III. ofENGLAND. * 479 
 
 Tutelar Gods, Weapons, &c. and a very fine Set of Coins, Ro¬ 
 wan, Britijh and Saxon 5 a guefs at which.may be made by 
 3 view of Speeds Chronicle, wherein all the Coins and Seafs 
 were cut from the Originals ftill extant in this fmall but 
 Noble Library. 
 
 CHAP. XIII 
 
 Of the reft of her Majeft/s Kingdoms and Domini* 
 ons, &C. 
 
 ^COtlattD.] A Fter England, the ancient Kingdom of 
 1% Scotland hath the Precedence, the chief 
 Governour whereof under her Majefly, is the Lord High- 
 CommiJJioner of Scotland, who, by that Title enjoys the ordi¬ 
 nary Power and Authority of a Vice-Roy, and is at prefeat 
 his Grace the Duke of Qncensbeny. 
 
 The next is the Kingdom of 3 jrcIattD; the Governour 
 whereof is now the moll Noble 'James Duke of Ormond,. 
 His Grace, who, by the Title of Lord Lieutenant, is as 
 Vice-Roy of Ireland. 
 
 Other Dominions belong to the Queen at England, which 
 either for number of People, or large extent,'m3 v as well 
 deferve the Name of Kingdoms, as divers Countries, which 
 under the King of Spain, have long enjoyed that Title, as 
 New-England, Virginia, Jamaica, &c- but our Kings have ne¬ 
 ver affected thofe fwelling Titles. 
 
 Of jerfey and Garnfey. 
 
 T H E next and neareft are her Majefty’s two fmall Hands 
 of Jerfey and Garnfey, lying near the Coaffof Franco^ 
 with two leffer, Alderney and Serin, being the only Remains 
 of the Dukedom of Normandy, now in her Majefty’s Pof- 
 felfion; in both of which generally is flill retain’d the 
 French Tongue. 
 
 3 |crfep> ] Jerfey, the biggefl of the two, tho’ not above 
 40 Miles in circumference is a moE fertile Soil, producing 
 all kinds of Grain, and feveral forts of good Fruit, elpecf* 
 ally Apples, of which they make graat ciuunritie* of SVder ■ 
 
480 SEtjefjefent^tate Part HI. 
 
 ’Tis well flock’d with Catyel, particularly Sheep, furnifhino 
 She Inhabitants with great ftore of fine Wool!, which era! 
 ploys moft of the poor in'making Stockings, which in time 
 of-Peace were chiefly fent over into France, their neared; 
 Market- ■ 
 
 Clbil (H5otarnment:J For the Civil Government of this 
 Ifland, the Principal Magiftrate is the Bailiff, now Sir 
 Charles Cart’eret Baronet, who is of Royal Nomination; 
 and with 12 Jurats, chofen by the People, adminifters Ju> 
 Rice, and determines all Caufes within the fame; Trea- 
 fon only excepted. Appeals may be brought before the 
 Council-Board in matters of Civil Property above the va- 
 lue of 300 Livres Taurnois. 
 
 There are here feveral Seigneuries or Royal Fiefs; the 
 chief whereof is Sc Oiim, belonging to thefaid Sit'Chark 
 Carteret, and therefore commonly called Monfieurr/eScOi-,-,. 
 
 The prefent Governour is the Honourable Lieutenant 
 General Lttmley; the Lieutenant Governour, Lieutenant- 
 Colonel Collier; 
 
 Oarilfep- ]The Ifland ofGarnfey, lying about 20 Miles 
 diftanc from the former, is well defended with Rocks, as 
 that alfois, and is not much left in fpace, but is fomewhat 
 inferior in the richnefs of the Soil, which has this rare 
 quality, that it nourilhes no Venemous Creature in it; 
 both of them are fuvnifhed with great variety of Fifii. 
 There are Ten Parifhes in the Ifland, the firft of which i; 
 St. Peter Port, which is a very convenient and fafe Harbour 
 for Shipping; upon the Peer, which is curioufly paved, is 
 the ufual walk of the Inhabitants of the Town. 
 
 There are two Royal teifs or Seigneuries in this Ifland, 
 held of the Crown in Fealty and Homage, viz, Amevilk , 
 by Madam d'Anneviile, Re lift of Char les Andros Efq; late 
 Lieutenant Bayliff; and Smmares by Sr. Edmond Andros the 
 B.iyhjf. The Right Honourable Chrijlopher Lord Vifcounf 
 Hatton is her Majefty’s Governour ■ here ; the Lieutenant 
 Governour is Sir Edmond Andros, Kt. Since the late Revolu¬ 
 tion, and in time of War, there has been generally a Regi¬ 
 ment of Foot quartered in the Twolflands, which is now 
 that commanded by Collonel Henry Mor daunt. 
 
 The Civil Government is like that of Jerjey, managed by 
 2 Bayliff of Royal Nomination, and Twelve Jurors of po¬ 
 pular Eleftion •' And the Inhabitants have the'fame Liberty 
 ©f Appeal to the Queen and Council. 
 
 The End of the Third Part, 
 
 T H P 
 
A General 
 
 Of Ail the 
 
 Offices and Officers 
 
 EMPLOYED 
 
 In the feveral Branches of Her 
 Majesty’s Government, 
 Ecclefiafticalj Civil Mili¬ 
 tary, &c. 
 
 R A N G E D 
 
 In the Order in which thofe Heads are 
 dilcourfed in the foregoing Books 5 
 and the Subordinate Offices and 
 Officers, placed under the Grand 
 Offices to whofe Direction and Dif- 
 polai they immediately appertain. 
 
 London; Printed in the Year 1707., 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENG.LAND. 
 
 483 
 
 j Numb, I. 
 
 j 
 
 \ A LIST of the Members of tie Upper-houfe of 
 ;; Convocation, for the Province of Canterbury. 
 5 Difcours'd in the foregoing Books s Pag. 115 co 
 
 i i?2, 
 
 H IS Grace Dr. Thomas Tim:fin, Lord Archbifliop 
 of Canterbury) Prefidenr. 
 
 Dr. Henry Cmfmn , Lord Bifliop of London. 
 
 Dr. Peter Mem, Lord Bifliop of Winche-hr. 
 j Dr. William Lloyd, Lord Bifliop of Wm-aftcr. 
 
 ) Dr. Thomas Spratt , Lord Bifliop of Rochcfier. — 
 j Sir Jonathan Trehmny , Bar. Lord Bifliop of Exeter. 
 
 : Dr. Gilbert Barnet, Lord Bifliop of Sartim. 
 
 . Dr. Humphrey Humphreys, Lord Biiliop of Hereford. 
 j Dr. Simon Patrick, Lord Biiliop of Ely. 
 j Dr. John Hough, Lord Bifliop of Lichfield and Coventry, 
 
 {Dr. John Moore, Lord Bifliop of l\hrwich- 
 I Dr, Richard Cumberland, Lord Bifliop of Peterborough. 
 
 ‘ Dr. Edward Fowler, Lord Bifliop of Gloucefler, 
 
 i Dr. John Hall, Lord Bifliop of hrifiol- 
 
 [Dr. John Williams, Lord Bifliop of Chichfler. 
 
 'Dr. William Talbot, Lord Bilfopcf Oxford. 
 
 'Dr. John Evans, Lord Bifliop of Bangor. 
 
 Dr. George Hooper, Lord Bifliop of Bath and Wells, 
 
 Dr. William Beveridge, Lord Bifliop of Sr. Afiph. 
 
 Dr. Georgs Bull, Lord Bifliop of Sr. Davids. 
 
 Dr. Wdlimn Wake, Lord Bifliop of Lincoln, 
 
 Dr. John Tylf, Lord Bifliop of Landaf 
 
 H h : 
 
Bart III 
 
 484 Elje |B*er«tt tee 
 
 si Lift of ths Members of the Lower- houfe of Con¬ 
 vocation, for lie Vrovince of Canterbury. 
 
 Canterbury 
 
 ( ’"* fayge Stanhope, D. D. Dean of Canterbury. 
 
 .J join; Battely. D. D.' Archdeacon of Canterbury, 
 Charles Elftttb, D. D- Ptoftor for die Chapter. 
 
 I M D l Pt ° a ° rsfoj the Clergy, 
 
 SouDoru 
 
 l r c l D- D. Dean of St. Paul's. 
 
 William Stanley, D. D. > ( London. 
 
 William Lancajhr, D. D.{ \ Middlefcx 
 
 Charles Aifton, D.’D. /Arclid. 0?jEjfe:t. 
 
 hiuy A M. V, )colckefier. 
 
 ‘Jehu Cole, A. M. i St. Alban ;. 
 
 Henry Cedolphin, D. D. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 KmasWhimp D. D.j p aoM for chg C! 
 
 John Telling, D. D. j • 
 
 Slrttminffer, 
 
 'Thomas Sprat, D. D, Dean of Wejhmnjhr , (Lord Bifliop c. 
 Rocheftcr.) 
 
 Peter Birch , D. D. Archdeacon of Wejimin[lei\ 
 
 Nic. Only , D. D. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 
 SHincijcffrr» 
 
 John Wickart, D. D. Dean of Wimhefler, 
 
 William Dclaune, D. D. Proftor for the Chapter. 
 William Needham, B. D- "> D n c , n . 
 Wilham Bernard, D. D. ' J M™ the <**7* 
 
 
Part Ilf. of ENGLAND. 
 
 -Mmraff. 
 
 George Bull, D. D. Archdeacon of Landaffi, (Lord Bilhop o 
 Sr. Davids.) 
 
 ‘Jonathan Edwards, D- D. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 Johnjenkins, B D- 1 FroSor , {br the Ciergv 
 jhomas Wtilts, A. ivi.._\ 
 
 '<Lilo 4 iaftcr. 
 
 William Talbot, D. D. Dean of Worcelhr, (Ltl. Bifivo'p cf 0/:;-n. 
 John Fleetwood, A. M. Archdeacon of Wercclhr, 
 JobnJepbcott, D. D. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 
 William Lloyd, A. M. ( p„n„.. t - r 
 
 James StiUivgf.eet, A, Wi-$ a " ~ '•‘‘d • 
 
 ddodjefAr, 
 
 Samuel Pratt, D. D. Dean of R echefier. 
 
 Thomas Sprat, A. M. Archdeacon of Rochejler. 
 
 Fra. Durant de Brcval, D. D. Proftor for the Chapter, 
 
 S;j‘Se; D A D M. } Pf ° a ° rS f ° T the C ^V 
 
 C’Atrr, 
 
 Lancelot Blackburn, D. D- Dean of Exeter, 
 
 Sir Jonathan TreLiwuj, Bar. Archdeacon of F.y. 
 Biihop of the fame.) 
 
 Edw, Dr ewe, A. Jvl. a r Cornwall, 
 
 Fra. Attcrbv.ry, 0. D >Archd. of-{ Tot?ss.-. 
 
 Will. Read, A. M. ' i &ar.t:n. 
 
 Rob. Bur]cough, A. M, Proftor for the Chapter.. 
 John Hicks, D-D. 
 
 _ j Proctors rot che Ltergy 
 
 J&t, 10abl3jEf* 
 
 Hugh Poriel, A. M. Pitccentor. 
 
 Roger Griffith, D. D. } ( Brecknock., 
 
 " klsdley, A. M. \ Archd. jSt. Davias. 
 Thomas Stainoe.B.D.C of Scarmanhen. 
 John Shore, A. Pi, ) 
 
 H fe 3 
 
486 Elje pjefeiu ^eate 
 
 None returned for the Chapter. 
 
 William Powell, A. M- ? d a. r . t 
 Edmund Merrid, A. M. $ Pr0&0rS f ° r the C!er S y * 
 
 Part III 
 
 j&alitfbiirp. 
 
 7 ofe Younger, D. D. Dean of Sarnm. 
 
 ‘Jofipb Keljty, B. D. ? C Par urn. 
 
 Jonas Proof, A. M. £-Archd. of< Berks. 
 Cornelius Yeate , A.M.J £ Wilts. 
 
 Peter Mix, D. D. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 Tho. Coker, A. M.l -no c i. m 
 Rok Pierce, L. B. J prcfcors for the Cler S7- 
 
 Hcfcart, D. D. Dean of Windfor- 
 
 J'sia Lamb, D. D. Dean of Ely- 
 Ric. Bentley, D. D. Archdeacon of Ely. 
 
 Cha. / Ijhion, D. D. Proftor for the Chapter. 
 
 Will C Liinh, A. M. } ProS:ors for t!ie Clergy 
 
 ferefo^* 
 
 - 'John Tyler, D. D. Dean of Hereford, (Lord Bifliop of Lax- 
 
 Adam Ottly D. D.l , ,, c f Salop. 
 
 Tho. Fox, A. M. / Archd - 0f ia,i^. 
 
 Cha. Whiting, D. D. Proctor for the Chapter, 
 'John Price, D. D. ? n n , „. 
 
 dames Poole , A- M. 5 Pr ° a ° rs tor ths Uer «y- 
 
 SlitCfjgelD and CofoEilfrjV 
 
 William Binks, D. D. Dean of Litchfield, Prolocutor. 
 Tho. Goodivyn, - i Darby, 
 
 Nat. Elltjon, D. D. ( Archd. y St afford. 
 
 Griffith Vaughan, f of S Salop. 
 
 Ric. Davis, A, M, j ( Coventry. 
 
 Gee 
 
Part III- of ENG LA.ND. 48 
 
 Geo. Smllridge, D. D. Pro&or for the Chapter. 
 
 ■'"T J~T~h, a ajt r Pro&ors for the Clergy. 
 Jonathan Kmberley, A. M. 5 
 
 Humphrey Prideaux, D. D. Dean of Norwich 
 ‘John Jeffrey, D. D. ) t Norwich. 
 
 Cha. Trtmnell , D. D. \ Archd. J Norfolk. 
 
 Nicholas Clagett, D. D-f of } Sudbury, 
 
 Hump. Prideaux. D. D. ' Suffolk. 
 
 Geo. Martyn, B. D. Proftor for the Chapter, 
 
 PEterbojougljt 
 
 Sam. Freeman, D. D. Dean of Peterborough. 
 
 Tho. Woolfey, D. D. Archdeacon of Northampton. 
 
 Tho. Ball, A. M. Proctor for the Chapter. 
 
 Matth. Hutton, D. D.U a „ c »t,- r t„ 
 
 Matth. Mafon, A. M. J Prca ° rS for the C!srg >' 
 
 ©locefft'r* 
 
 Will. Jane, D. D. Dean of Gkcefisr. 
 
 Rob. Parfons, D. D. Archdeacon of Glcccffrr, 
 
 Luke Beaulieu, B. D. Profror for the Chapter. 
 
 A - ^oao rS for the Clergy. 
 
 Batlj and tSlfllS, 
 
 Will. Grahme, D. D. Dean cf Wells. 
 
 Sam. Hill, ? 
 
 - 
 
 Wells. 
 
 Edtv. V/aple, B. D. > Archd. of •< 
 
 Will. Clement, Cier.3 ^Bath. 
 
 Tho. Lcffey, A. M- Proftor for the Chapter. 
 
 WWMm, a, m!* } Pr ° a ° rs for che Cier ^’- 
 
%i)t J0 jefent pmz 
 
 PartHI, 
 
 
 Geo. Royfe, D, D. Dean of Brifid 
 
 Rob. Cooper, A. M. Archdeacon of Dorfet. 
 
 Nath. Lye, D. D. Proclor for the Chapter 
 Tbo. Naijh, A. M. \ un - . , _ 
 
 John Steevenfon, A. MJ Pr ° a ° rs for the Clergy. 
 
 
 Dan. Price, D. D, Dean of St. Afaph. 
 
 William Beveridge, D. D, Archdeacon of St. Ajabk (Lot 
 Bifliop of the fame.) 
 
 John Davis, B. D. Pro&or for the Chapter. 
 
 ...i uw *-,u.iL>rer. 
 
 Rob. Wynne, D.D. 7 _ _ . . , 
 
 Maurice Vaughan, A- Mj Pl0l - tors for the Clerg; 
 
 Lincoln. 
 
 Ric. Willis, D. D. Dean of Lincoln 
 
 John Cawley, D. 
 
 C Lincoln . 
 
 John Rogers, A. M,>Archd. of< Leicefier. 
 White Rennet, D. D. j £ Huntington , 
 
 John Gery, L. L. D.7 C Bucks. 
 
 It ho. Frank, A. M. >Archd. of < Bedford. 
 John Hutton, A. M. J ( Stow. 
 
 John ha, D. D. I _ . 
 
 John Mandevill, D. D f l roSors for the Chapter, 
 Tl,, U„. 
 
 The Hon. Geo. Vcrncy^D. D .7 „ „ „ , 
 
 John Sedgwick, M. A. J Pr °et° rs for the Clergy., 
 
 Cijicljeffcr. 
 
 Will Hayhy, D. D. Dean of C hichefier 
 
 jojias Phydel, A. M .7 . , . VjChicheficr, 
 Ric. Bone liter, B. D. J^ rc “d. of-| i eW( ^ 
 
 hdm. Gibfon, D. D. Proctor for the Chapter 
 Anthony Sanders, D. D 7 n 
 Will lismroft & i\r f Prottors for the Clergy. 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND, 
 
 
 SEtyfcp. 
 
 Henry Aldrich, D. D, Dean of Chvift-Church, 
 
 Humph. Hody, D. D. Archdeacon of Oxford. 
 
 John Hammond, D. D- Proflcr for the Chapter, 
 
 mi. a^'a D al} Pl ° a ° rs for che Cler sy- 
 33ango$. 
 
 „„-— Jones, D' D. Dean of Banger. 
 
 John Evans, D. D- Archdeacon of Bangor and Anglcky , 
 (Lord Bifiiop of Bangor.) 
 
 Fra. Lloyd, A. M. Archdeacon of Merioneth. 
 
 Rob. Foulk, A. M. Pnecentor for the Chapter, 
 
 Hugh Wynne, A-M.7 p ro g- ots f or the Clergy. 
 
 Rob. Wfnn, A. M. S 
 
 Tho. Ti'llot , Gent. C!er. Dom. fuper Convocat, 
 
 A Lift of the Members of the Upper-houfe of 
 Convocation, for the Northern "Province of Yo rk, 
 Difcoursd Page 120. 
 
 H I S Grace Dr. John Sharpe, Lord Archbifhop of York, 
 Prefident. 
 
 Dr. Hath. Crew, Lord Blfhop of Durham (and Lord Crew.) 
 Dr. Nicholas Stratford, Lord Bifiiop of C ho fir. 
 
 Dr. William Nicholfin, Lord Bifiiop of C arhle. 
 
 Dr. Thomas oViljon, Bifliop of Man. 
 
 'A Lift of the Members of the Lower-houfe of Con¬ 
 vocation, for the Northern Provence of York, 
 
 'TPHE Honourable Hat. Finch. A. JvL Dean of York. 
 
 JL Dr. John Montague, Dean of Durham, 
 
Part II 
 
 49Q SC&e fBjefent $tate 
 
 Dr. Knightly Chetwood, Archdeacon of York. 
 
 Will. Pear fan, A. M. Archdeacon of Nottingham. 
 
 Heneage Dering, L. L. D. Archdeacon of the Eajl-Ridiuy. 
 Dr. James Fall, Archdeacon of Cleveland. 
 
 Rob. Booth, A. M. Archdeacon of Durham. 
 
 Dr. John Morton , Archdeacon of Northumberland. 
 
 Dr. Edm- Entwisfk, Archdeacon of Chefler. 
 
 Dr. Will. Strut joed, Archdeacon of Richmond. 
 
 Gio. Fleming, A. M. Archdeacon of CarliJIe. 
 
 The Hon. Edw. Finch, A. M. 1 Pro&ors for the Chapters of 
 Dr. William Stainforth, j York. 
 
 Sir George Wheeler, Bar. D. D, Proftor for the Chapter ofl 
 Durham. 
 
 Dr. Richard Wroe, Proftor for the Chapter of Chefler. 
 
 Hho. Tnllie, A* M. Proctor for the Chapter of Carlifk. 
 
 Tho. Laybwne, A. M. Proftor for the Chapter of Southwell, 
 Fra. Pemberton, A. M. Proftor for the Chapter of Rippon. 
 Gilb. Aihjnfon, A. M .7 Proftors for the Clergy of the Arch. 
 Dr. James Talbut j deaconry of York. 
 
 Will. Porter, A M- 7 Proftors for the Clergy of the Arch’ 
 Edw. Clarke, A. M.JT deaconry of Nottingham. 
 
 Will. Lambert, A. M.l Proctors for the Clergy of the Arch’ 
 Matth. Crouch, A■ M. j deaconry of the Eaf-Riding 
 Elias Mcklethwaite, A. M. 7 Proftors for the Clergy of the 
 Zack. Sugar, A. M. J Archdeaconry of Cleveland. 
 Dr. James Finney, 7 Proctors for the Clergy of the Arch» 
 Dr. John Bowes, ) deaconry of Durham. 
 
 Cmhbert Fenwick, A. M 7 Proftors for the Clergy of the 
 WiU. Stainforth, A. M. j Archdeaconry of Northumberland. 
 Dr. Tho. Mafden, Proctor for the Clergy of the Archde:.’ 
 conry of Chefter. 
 
 Tobias Weft, Proftor for the Clergy of the Archdeaconry 
 of Richmond. 
 
 Edmund Wiekint, A. M 7 Proftors for the Clergy of the 
 Tho. Gibfon, A. M. f Archdeaconry of Car life. 
 
 Sam. Terrick, A. M .7 Proftors for the Dean and Chapter 
 Dr. Geo. Halley. S of York. „ 
 
 Geo. Mompejfm, A. M. Proftor for the Chapter of Southwell. 
 John Blower, A. M. 7 Proftors for the peculiar jurifdP 
 John Richard{on,A. M j ftion of Howden. 
 
 Cha.Neile, A. M. Pi oft or for the peculiar Jurii'diftion of 
 Alienor, and AUettonihire belonging to .the Bijhop of 
 Durham, 
 
 Tho. 
 
partlll. of ENGLAND. 49 i 
 
 mo. Kicholfon, A. M. Proftor for the peculiar jurifdiaiont 
 j 0 f Allerton and Allertmijlire, belonging to the Dean and 
 j Chapter of Durham. 
 
 \ William Savile, L.L.D. Cttjhs of the peculiar Jurifdiaion 
 I of Howie?i. 
 
 \lohn Brotk&ank, L.L.D. Cttjlos of the peculiar Jurifdiaion 
 ■’ of Allerton and Alkrtufinre, belonging to the Bifhop of 
 Durham. 
 
 iSir Geo. Wheeler Ear. D. D. Gafin of the peculiar Jurifdi- 
 i ftion of Alb-on and Alkrmjhire, belonging to the Dean 
 \ and Chapter ..." Durham. 
 
 I No re' ■..■.rn made fur the Clergy of the Archdeaconry 
 I of Maa. 
 
 ] Numb. II. 
 
 \ A LIST of the Officers of the chief Ecclejiafiled 
 Courts in the Province of Canterbury, 
 
 j The Arches Court of Canterbury. 
 
 S I R 7 r,h n Cooke Kr. Dr. of Laws, ‘Dean and Official, 
 Principal. 
 
 r G i P ’ifter. 
 
 I Mr. John Bryan Actuary. 
 
 | Mr. The. Tills:, Deputy Aauary. 
 
 Vide, The ProBors of this Court in ths lift of 
 Drs. Commons. 
 
 The Vrcr.gn tivc Court of- Canterbury. 
 
 S IR Richard Raines Kt. Dr. of Laws, Judge. 
 
 t'jira-r. Exton ii q, Regifter. 
 
 Mr. The. Weiham, Deputy Regifter.' 
 
 Clerks 
 
4 p 2 EI;e jBjefent &tcde Part III, 
 
 Clerks In the Office. 
 
 Mr. Charles Pinfold.") CMr. Rupert Brown, 
 
 Mr. John Cottle, ' >< Mr. William Dew , 
 
 Mr. John Holman, j t.Mr. Tho. Giles. 
 
 Numb. Ill, 
 
 A tip of the Officers of Her Majefifs Treafury, ad 
 that fart of the Exchequer, appointed for receivim 
 and disburfing the Royal Revenue. Vid. p. 13 8,dr. 
 
 T HE moll Honourable Sidney, Lord Godolphin, Lo.'J 
 High Treafurer of England. 
 
 The Right Honourable, Henry Boyle, Chancelor of th: 
 Exchequer.. 
 
 William Lov.nds, Efq; Secretary to the Lord Treafurer, 
 '■jofeph Mtfgrave, Elq; Secretary to the Chancellor. 
 
 Four firft Clerks of the Treafury. 
 
 John Taylor Efq; I Richard Powis Elq; 
 
 Chrifsopher Tdfon Efqj j Will. GlanviHe Efq; 
 
 Five under Clerks in the Inner Rooin» 
 
 Mr. Henry Bendifh. I Mr. Tho. Jett, Junior. 
 
 Mr, Edward Wcbfier. I Mr. MJaley. 
 
 Mr. Miles Granger. | 
 
 Their Salary 50 l. per Annum each. 
 Supernumerary Clerks at 40/, per Annum each. 
 
 Mr. William Eafi, ■ J Mr, Henry Pelham. 
 
 Chamberlains of the Exchequer, difcourfed Page 205, ' 
 
 Sir Nich. Steward Kt, and Bar. 
 
of ENGLAND. 493 
 
 Hie Right Honourable Charles Lord Haiti fax, Auditor of 
 the Receipts of the Exchequer, Page ;oy, 
 fill. Claytor: Efq; Deputy. 
 
 Chief Clerks, 
 
 Y/tlHum Clayton Efq; the Auditors Clerk, 
 
 'helm Awbrty Efq; Pells Clerk. 
 hs;m Taylor Efq; Tally Cutter, 
 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Mr. William Tiljh, j Mr. Alexander C kike, 
 
 Mr. Oliver Deve,' I 
 
 Truftees for managing Exchequer Bills. 
 
 iSir James Eastman Kt. 1 Lionel Herne Efq; Secretary. 
 ijolm Hsatkcote Efq; j Sam. Edwards Elq; Caflieer. 
 
 \ Henry Termor Efqy 1 Mr. Samuel Michel Clerk, 
 
 | Under Clerks. 
 
 j Mr. John Doven?ort, j Mr, Edmund Ball, 
 
 j Mr, Daniel Wilkhifon, 1 Mr. Thomas Fletcher. 
 
 Clerk of the Pells. 
 
 | John Aivbrey Efq; chief Clerk. | Mr. Peter White Deputy., 
 L'nder Clerks, 
 
 Mr. Peter White , | Mr. John Gretttm, 
 
 Mr. Hcwy Lloyd, } Mr. William Hutchinfon „ 
 
 Annuity Pells. 
 
 John Amrey Efq; chief Clerk. 
 
 Mr. Edward Fleetwood, his Clerk. 
 
 Under 
 
494 J&tate ‘ Part Hi 
 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Mr. James Munir, ! Mr, Stanhope Cotton, 
 
 Annuity-Office. 
 
 Mr. John Dy-ves, ^ 
 
 Mr. Corr - Windham, ( 
 
 Mr. William Wright, > Chief Clerks. 
 
 Mr. V 
 
 Mr, John Lewis Bowrncr. } 
 
 . The Four Tellers, Page joiS. 
 
 The Right Honourable "John Lord v , fcount Fitzhardi,^ 
 The Right Honourable James Vr-ion, Efq; 
 
 The Honourable Francis Robartc; Efq; 
 
 Thomas Coke Efq; 
 
 Mr. John Granger, Deputy to the Lord Fitz-hardiig, 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Mr, John Weld, 
 
 Mr; Chri/iopher Gerrard, 
 
 Mr. Lionel Herne, Deputy to James Vernon Efq; 
 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Crcmer, 
 
 Mr. James Hutton, 
 
 Lancelot Burton Efq; Deputy, to Francis Robartes Efq; 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Pdr. Robert Stiles, ' 
 
 Mr. William Mead , 
 
 Samuel Edwards Efq; Deputy to Thomas Coke Efq; 
 Under Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Simon Boulte, | Mr. Samuel MichclL 
 
 Mr. Benjamin Hodgkin, % 
 
of ENGLAND, 
 
 hrt HI* 
 
 1 Malt Tickets. 
 
 dr, Webemiah Arnold, Pay-Mafter. 
 dr, Samuel Wifanm, Comptroller. 
 i'!r, John Taylor, Clerk. 
 
 Clerks. 
 
 dr. Jofepb Cooper. I Mr. Wakttp. 
 
 Hr. Henry Coltman, | 
 
 Million Lottery Tickets. 
 
 iir John Humble Kr. and Bar. Pay-Mager. 
 
 }thn Strickland Efq; Comptroler, 
 
 Clerks. 
 
 dr John Uncroft, [ Mr. Thorns Whit 
 
 \ Agents for Taxes, 
 
 Villim Clayton, Efq; 
 lichard Shoreditch, Efq; 
 
 Wert Barker , Efq; 
 
 Clerks, 
 
 |lr. Roger Millers, 
 
 Mr. Francis Sorrel, 
 
 Mr. Edmund Ball, 
 
 ’|\!r. Tho, Jett Senior, Pay- 
 
 -Mafter of the 
 
 h;rry Baker Efq, S'ollicitor to the Treafury, 
 titer Hume Eiq; ? 17 
 idr.r/M. Crmct, /Examiners. 
 
49,o SC6 e^eftttt j&tate'' Part Hi, 
 
 Meflengers to the Exchequer. 
 
 Mr. John Bmdhurft, j John Broadhnrft, Porter to 
 Mr. Thomas C boffins, 1 ' the Exchequer. 
 
 Note, That the following Lifts of the Commiffioners of 
 the Cupms, Excife of Beer and Me, &c. of Stilt, of Win-.- 
 Licences, of Stampt-Paper, &c. of Hackney-Conches, and of 
 Hatchers and Pedlars, are inferred here; becaufe they ini' 
 mediately depend on, and are at the Difpotal of the Loid 
 Bigh-Treafurer of England. 
 
 , Numb. IV. 
 
 A Li') of the Comnriffioners . Officers, and others be¬ 
 longing to the CaRota-houk. 
 
 The Seven Commiffioners. 
 
 C Harks Godolphin, Efq; 
 
 Samuel Clarke, Efq; 
 Sir John Worden, Bar. 
 Thomas Newport, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Hall, Efq; 
 William Culliford, Efq; 
 Sir Matth. Hadley, Bar; 
 
 Each 1200 /, per Annum. 
 
 Thefe Commiflioners hold their Places by Patent from 
 the Queen, as thefe other Officers do alio whofe Names 
 follow, viz. 
 
 L s. d. 
 
 Richard Savage, Efq; Secretary, ■—— 400 00 oj 
 
 George Metcalfe, Affiftant to the Sollicitor, 100 00 00 
 Charles Davenant, Elq; Infpector-General of? 
 
 Exports and Imports, for himfelf and >1200 00 00 
 Clerks, ^ \ 
 
 Arnold Sanfom, Efq; Comptroller of the par-~> oo oQ 
 ticular Receivers, j ' ^ 
 
 George Nicholas, Efq; Surveyor-General, — 500 00 00 
 
 Henry 
 
Part lit 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 497 
 
 
 Henry Ferns, Efq; Receiver-General and Ca>? ’ ■ . 
 
 fneer, f 1G0 ° °° 
 
 Rowland Hols, Efq; Comptroller General cf? r 
 ■ the Accompts, j>-toco 0 o 
 
 Sir John Crijp, Bar. Colle&or of the Subfidy V 
 outward, . j* 2 1 G T -1 ! 
 
 —;—Efq; Cuftorner of the Cloth? 
 
 and Petry-Cuftoms, outward:., C ^~ c 6 c 
 
 Sir John Shaw, Kt. and liar. Colle&or in-) 
 wardj f *£& 13 c 
 
 Daniel Lawrence, Efq; Cuflomer of the Petty- ? 
 
 Cuftoms inward, j c 6 c 
 
 Timothy Thombury, Cultomer of the Great?. 
 
 Culloms on Wool and Leather exported,/" 50 00 c 
 Sir Edmund Turner, Surveyor of the Cufbms) 
 in the Out-Ports, f~ 1,5 e 
 
 Major Lane, Surveyor of the Ael of Navi-1 
 gation, : 
 
 Two Watermen 30 /. each —_ __ uu u;j , 
 
 John Needier, Efq; Comptroller of the Great?" 
 
 Culloms, j 3° go 00 
 
 John Blackwell, Efq; Comptroller of the Sub-? ' 
 fidy inward and outward, f °° cq 
 
 Richard Breton, Efq; Comptroller of the') 
 
 Cloth and Petty-Cuftoms inward and 9 - 200 00 00 
 outward, ^ 
 
 Lord Scarborough, Surveyor of the'Cuiloms? 
 
 and Sublidies inward and outward, ■/ 3 C0 °° co 
 
 Nicholas Lechmere , Efq; his Deputy,-— 
 
 ° —-~ Regifler of the Seizures. —— 200 00 00 
 
 Hen. Fanfhaw, Efq, Regifter in the Queens 7 
 Remembrancer’s Office for Clerks, & c . > aqo 00 00 
 __ in looking after Coaft-Bonds, \ 
 
 John Hale, Receiver of the new 7 Imcoft on'/ 
 
 Tobacco, ‘ 
 
 Matthew Humberfion, Uflier of the Ciifrorr .-' 1 
 Houfe, '* / . co 00 00 
 
 The Chief Searcher, -- 0 , 
 
 five Under-Searchers at 1 
 mm. In all 
 
 . i. each per 4 v> 
 
 ^ 60 c 
 
498 fltfe Indent'f&fate 
 
 Nineteen Queen’s Waiters at 52. 1 . each pet -7 
 Annum. In all 5 
 
 Part HI, 
 
 /. r. d. 
 
 988 00 oc 
 
 Officers appointed by Warrant from the Lord High - 
 1 Treafurer. 
 
 \ % 7 IWm Dam, Sollicitor for Coaft-Bonds, 
 V V William. Marfa, Examiner outwards, 
 
 --. Fowler, Copying Clerk outwards, - 
 
 Hugh Granger, Examiner inwards, 
 
 l s. d. 
 
 50 eo 00 
 30 00 ce 
 
 60 00 oe 
 
 Three Deputies to the Collector outwards, viz. 
 
 One Receiver for the Plantation Duties, -- 
 
 One Receiver for the Grand Receipts, 
 
 One Receiver for the Wine Duties, -— 
 
 100 00 00 
 
 300 00 00 
 
 John Merreal, Copying Clerk inwards, —. 
 —— Chi tty,. Thomas Thatcher and John Root, ? 
 Wine-Tafters at 80 l. each 5 
 
 40 00 00 
 
 240 00 CO 
 
 Henry Rupian, Examiner of the Sufficiency! 
 of Officers Security, • j 
 
 100 00 cc 
 
 Richard Smith, Clerk of the Ships Entries-”*- 
 
 60 00 Cc 
 
 One Northern Clerk, -- _ —" 
 
 Cha. C arkeft, Clerk to the Plantations - 
 
 One Copying Clerk, -- — ■ ° 
 
 Four Examiners of the Out-Port Books, - 
 
 Three Jerquers at ico 1 . each, — — ~* 
 
 80 00 CO 
 80 00 CO 
 60 00 oj 
 
 200 00 CO 
 
 300 CO CO 
 
 Euclid Speidel, Clerk of the Coaft-Bufinefs! 
 and making Bills of Store, j 
 
 50 00 CO 
 
 Thomas Raylion, Efq; Samuel Shaw, the two ? 
 Appraifers, each 30 /. 5 
 
 <5o 00 «; 
 
 Six 
 
"Partlit of ENGLAND. 499 
 
 l s. d. 
 
 Six Pair of Oars for the Coaft-Waiters, each} - 
 60 1 , per Annum. j* 3 °° 00 °® 
 
 William teach, Pay-Mafter of tke Incidents, 40 do oo 
 
 One Examiner and Computer of the Duty! 
 on Wines and Currans, j 40 00 °® 
 
 John Bajfmdine, Door-keeper, ■—■ — 10 00 00 
 
 William Alexander, Meffenger, -——■ — 30 00 00 
 
 Six Watchmen for the Houfe at 2 5 /. per An -1 
 1 mm, each, 5 i5 ° 00 co 
 
 John Davies, Surveyor of the Warehoufe, 200 00 00 
 
 John Tillotjtm , Affiftant, -- —*» 80 00 00 
 
 Philip Parfons, additional Affiftant 
 
 «.-- Dobjon , Ware-houfe-keeper, -- ?o 00 00 
 
 John Cole, Comptroller of the Ware-houfe, 
 
 Three Ware-houfe-keepers for prohibited Goods. 
 
 Three Comptrollers of the Ware-houfe for prohibited 
 Goods. 
 
 Samuel Moore, Surveyor of the Coaft-Waiters, €0 00 00 
 
 tfath. Porter, Clerk to fet the Weighing-} , q 
 Porters on work, j 50 00 00 
 
 Twenty five Weighing Porters, 3133/. each.} ^ ^ 
 
 In all J 00 °° 
 
 Ric. Clibum and ——— Famtl, Gagers, at’ 
 30 l- each. In all 
 Richard Creen, Cooper, «' — ■ >~i » 
 
 C j - 60 
 
 Nine Surveyors of the Land-Waiters at'/ 
 150/, each, f l 
 
 John Dove, EC}; Surveyor of the Searchers— ; 
 Five Searchers at 60 1 . per Annum each, ——« 3 
 
Voo Eljef^fent^tate . 
 
 John Berry, . Regifter of the Coquets Certifi-' 
 ficatesin the Searchers Office, 
 
 PartHI 
 
 /. s. d. 
 60 oo oo 
 
 Two Watermen attending the Searchers, each 
 
 Eight Tide-Surveyors at 60 1 . each, —- 
 
 - Walter, Regifter in. the Tide-Surveyors’} 
 
 Office, i 
 
 30 CO OD 
 480 00 co 
 
 Thirty one Land-waiters at 80 /. each —; 3480 00 00 
 
 Two hundred Tidefrnen at 40 and 35 /. pcrY 
 Annum, , ' j- 400 00 00 
 
 Eellders others who are employ’d at 3 s, per diem upon 
 extraordinary Occafions only. 
 
 Seventeen Land-Carriage Men at 3 y L each, 
 vvhofe Bufinefs is to take notice of all 
 Goods by Carriage which ought to pay 
 Cultoms, 
 
 Robert Olive , Surveyor of the Land-< 
 Men, 
 
 80 co 00 
 
 Thirty fix Watchmen at 61. s. each —» 343 00 oa 
 
 Eighteen Noon-Tenders, who attend thep 
 Goods on the Keys, whilft the other Offi-> 288 00 00 
 cers go to Dinner, at 1 61 . each, 3 
 
 fEight Pair for the Tiden 
 | Surveyors. [ 
 
 1 One for the Surveyor of I 
 • the Aft of Navigation. | 
 
 /ia Pair of Oars.*! One for the Searchers. yzo 
 I One for the Wood Of-} 
 
 I fice. I • 
 
 . ] One for the Surveyor off 
 ' -L Searchers at 60 l. each. J 
 
 Thomas Carpenter, Surveyor at Blackmail, — 40 00 00 
 
 Jofhna Wollrm at Boro Creek, --- 4 o 0 o 00 
 
 At Gravefend; Thomas Chiffinch Searcher, r,—. 40 00 00 
 Will.-Parker, Charles Pillars and JiBcsnifon, ditto, ' 
 
Part I'll. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 yoi 
 
 l. s. d. 
 
 Two Pair of Oars there at 90 l each, - 60 00 00 
 
 At Leigh, Charles Horwel, Surveyor. Waiter"? , __ 
 
 and Searcher, f 60 00 00 
 
 Two Perfons to clean the Cnjlom-Houfe, o—— 24 00 co 
 
 At Greenwich one Meflenger, Surveyor, - 40 00 00 
 
 A Pair of Oars, 60 00 00 
 
 Jefeph North Waiter and Searcher at Shod:cry, 
 
 Hopkins, Surveyor at Larkin, —40 00 co 
 Thomas Scot, Husband for the Plantation Goods, ico 00 co 
 
 Capt- Hairy Baker, Surveyor General of the } . 
 
 Riding Officers in Kent and Suffer:, to if n 
 
 hinder the Exportation of Wool by thef ^ oc :C cc ’ 
 Owlers, *) , 
 
 In the Recciver-Gencral and Cajhecr's O ficc. 
 
 His Affiftant, —-— ---ico co co 
 
 Three Clerks, •—- 140 00 do 
 
 One to get Bills of Exchange accepted - so oc co 
 
 Another Clerk for Bills of Exchange, —v—— cd 00 00 
 
 Capt. Henry Najh, Commander of the Gr 
 end Smack, for himfelf and Men, 
 
 
 3;? 1 6 00 
 
 Capt; Dynes, Commander of the 'V/i-jenhe\ 
 
 Smack, for himfelf and nine Men, j ^ 00 00 00 
 
 Hew-England, one Collector, and Surveyor,'? 
 and Searcher of her Majeftey’s Duties in j> ioo- 00 00 
 the feveral Colonies in New-England, j 
 
 Patent‘G$cers in the Gnt-Perts. 
 
 Sir Edmund Turner, Surveyor-General, —™. ~.( : >6 13 ey 
 Sandwich, Robert Breton, Efq; Cuftomer, —: 72 c8 0.4 
 
 One Comptroller, -15 od cS 
 
 One Searcher, —~ 10 00 00 
 
 C bichsfter, One Cuftomer, -- ■—61 ©o co 
 
 One'Comptroller 13 l. 10. Searcher 10 L- -- 23 10 00 
 
 Southampton, one Cuftomer inward, -- 62 13-04 
 
 One Cuftomer outward, . _ —-—4 62 13 04 
 
£02 
 
 %\)i pefent £>tate 
 
 Part III. 
 
 X. d. 
 
 One Comptroller 45 1. Searcher 10 /. ——> 55 00 op 
 Pool , one Cuftomer, — -—-—:—’ 18 00 00 
 
 One Comptroller jo l. Searcher 8/.-18 00 00 
 
 Emi, one Cuftomer, -- 83 06 08 
 
 One Comptroller 10 l. 16 s. 8 d. Searcher 20 h. 30 16 08 
 
 Plymouth, one Cuftomer,-- 38 14 04 
 
 One Comptroller 10/. 1 6 s. 8. Searcher 30 /. 40 16 08 
 
 Gloucefie r, one Cuftomer, — , ■-- . 06 13 04 
 
 One Searcher -——— ’ 08 13 04 
 
 Brifiol. one Cuftomer outward, —--- 57 00 00 
 
 One Cuftomer inward -- 1 -—, 57 0000 
 
 One Comptroller, ——— ‘—- 3 * r 3 °4 
 
 Four Queen’s Waiters at 15 /. each} --- 60 00 00 
 
 One Searcher,-- 34 00 00 
 
 Bridgwater, one Cuftomer, — —— a8 00 00 
 
 One Comptroller, —— - ■ - > 05 06 08 
 
 Milford- Haven, one Cuftomer, —- 15 05 00 
 
 One Comptroller 10/. Searcher id. - - 20 00 00 
 
 Cardiff?, one Cuftomer, - -- j6 06 cS 
 
 One Comptroller 10 l. Searcher id. *-- 200000 
 
 Jpfwich, one Cuftomer, -- --■ 55 06 oS 
 
 . One Comptroller 15 l. Searcher 8 1. ■- 23 00 00 
 
 Yarmouth, one Cuftomer, —. 38 00 00 
 
 One Comptroller 10 /. Searcher 8 /. - 18 00 00 
 
 Lynn-Rcgi:, one Cuftomer, — 62 07 10 
 
 One Comptroller, .—— . —- 15 04 04 
 
 One Searcher, . . n—- ..... . 12 00 ao 
 
 Carlile , one Cuftomer, — — ■■ • 32 00 00 
 
 One Comptroller 10 l. Searcher 20 l. - 30 00 00 
 
 Pofton, two Cuftomers, — — . ■ . 63 13 04 
 
 One Comptroller 12 l. 9 s. 2 d. ■ Searcher 2 7 . 14 09 02 
 
 Ha/ 7 , Sir Matthew Appleyard, Cuftomer,-' 39 00 00 
 
 Comptroller 1 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. Searcher szl. 28 13 04 
 
 Nemajlh, two Cuftomers, 54 00 00 
 
 One Comptroller 20 /. Searcher ——— 20 00 00 
 
 Chejler, one Cuftomer " -■ jg 0 6 08 
 
 One Comptroller, —-— ’ ‘ ——— 03 06 08 
 
 ' Bormcky one Cuftomer, 24 00 00 
 
 .One Comptroller,' «—««» 05 00 00 
 
 This Office is kept in Thmet-jlreet t London. 
 
 " ; . 
 
PartHI. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 y°? 
 
 Numb. V. 
 
 A Lift of the Commiffioners and other Officers belonging 
 to the Excije for Beer and Malt,, &c, 
 
 Commiffioners. 
 
 F Oot Onflow, Efq; Sir Marmad. Wyvil, Bar, 
 
 Will• Strong, Efq; • Ed-w. Noel, Efq. 
 
 ) GeorgeTomtfend, Efq; C hr, Montague, Efq; 
 
 Phil. Ryley, Efq; 
 
 Salary 800 1 per Annum each. 
 
 Commiffioners of Appeals. 
 
 Sir William Honymod, Bar. I JoJeph Addifin, Efq; 
 
 Ric. Beake, Efq; j Tho. Goodman, Efq; 
 
 Edm. Cbalkner, Efq; ( 
 
 Salary aoo /. per Annum each. 
 
 Charles Wright and Will, Baily, Melfengers and Door- 
 keepers to the faid Commiffioners. 
 j Chriflopher Tilfon, Regifter to the faid Commiffioners, ico /. 
 
 Sir Bazil Dixwel, Bar. Auditor of Excife, and his Clerks* 
 760 l. for Malt and Excife. 
 
 The Right Honourable the Lord Vifcount How, Comp¬ 
 troller, and his Clerks, 1460/. 
 
 John Betteley, a Clerk in the Comptrollers Office, by War¬ 
 rant from the Lords of the Treafuiy, 80 l, 
 
 Tho. Yarborough , Efq; Regifter to the Commiffioners of Ex¬ 
 cife, 350 h 
 
 John Brougham, Efq; Secretary to the faid Commiffioners, 
 for himfelf and Clerks, 450 /. 
 
 Whitlock Buljlrode, Efq; Sollicitor to the faid Commiffio¬ 
 ners, for London and the Country, 350 /, 
 
 Homy Meriton, Efq;'Ca£heer, 1550/. 
 
 Tho. White, a Teller, 80 /. 
 
 I i 4 itarj 
 
Part III. 
 
 504, flfte ^tate 
 
 Mary Howard, Houfe*keepe.r 3 200 /. 
 
 Eliz,. Gibbons, Deputy Houfe-keeper, jo /, 
 
 Rof. Colbatcb , Clerk of the Securities, 150 1. for Malt and 
 Beer. 
 
 John Hants, Clerk to the Regifrer 40 1. 
 
 Will. Taylor^ Door-keeper and Aceomptant for the Impieft 
 Money, 70/. • 
 
 Geo . Lloyd, Afliftant to the Doorkeeper, 40 /. 
 
 Will. Cheney, Genetal-Guager of all the Veflels in London 
 and Bills of Mortality, tool. 
 
 Alexander Forbes and Autism CofenS} Accomptants General, 
 eop l. each, 
 
 JokiBonvillc , their Afiiflant, 80 l 
 
 Samuel johnfon,Comfyondm~, ijo l. Malt and Beer ; and 
 his two Affiftants Tho. Pahip- 50 l. Sam. Johnfon , 40 l. 
 Will. Forks, Aceomptant for the London Brewery, 100 l. 
 Poncr Wichello, Aceomptant for the fame,. 80 l. 
 
 . Tho. Sadler, Tho. Lydal, Edrv. F/illct , Charles Jpphford and 
 Gdricl Towerjon, Accomptants for the Country, 80 L 
 each. 
 
 john Marff), Tho. Godmr, and James Lm-nbacrt, Meflengers 
 for the Common Brewery and Malt, 50.I. each. 
 
 John Pattifon , Porter,.40 /. 
 
 Thomas Fojler , John Setree and R;c. Kept;!, Watchmen, 30 h 
 each, ;‘ • 
 
 Flash, jackfinr, Yardkeeper, 30/. 
 
 John Francis, John Waits and John Hosrfon, Receivers and 
 Bill-men, 40 l. each. 
 
 John Gibbons, Clerk for taking in and delivering out Statio¬ 
 nary Wares, 70 l. 
 
 John Vero , Chief Examiner of the Country Officers Excife 
 Books, 100 l. 
 
 Rofc.HnQfj and Will. Ptdhyne , Examiners of the London Sur¬ 
 veyors and Officers Books, 80 and do /. 
 pour other Examiners for Bevr, 60 l. each, 
 
 Corbet Skynnsr, Clerk for examining Supervifors Diaries, 
 ■ 60 l. ■ ■ ' 
 
 Will Pollard, Aceomptant for the London Diflillery, Strong» 
 waters,- Vinegar, Mead and Cider, 8.0 l. ■ 
 
 ~ joj. Bsfelej, Examiner of the Diftillery Books both for Lon- 
 ; don and the Country, 70 1 . 
 
 John Mathews, John Jhackharn, Geo. Wilcox, Tho . Rsdcliffe 
 sncl Henry Needier, AfliftanC Accomptants, 60 l. each. 
 
 .... jW 
 
?artHI. cf ENGLAND. 'jo j 
 
 hm Lambert^ Chief Examiners of the Country Officer® 
 
 Malt-Books, 100I. 
 
 Six other Examiners for Malt, 60 l. each. 
 fm. Bayley, Affiftant to Corbet Skinner, 30/. 
 fettiplace Osbourn, Affiftant to John Gibbons, 30 /. 
 
 Edward Fewtrel, Surveyor of the London Brewry, 60 1 . 
 
 Jof. Francia, John Baynham, John Tmlinfon and Chr. Read s 
 
 Officers in the London Diftillery, 50 1 . each. 
 
 Robert Bart grave at 40 l. per Annum. 
 
 There are 50 Collectors in the Country, and (40 Super- 
 vifors, betides inferior Officers commonly called Gaugers 
 or Excifemen, which may make the whole Number of 
 Officers concerned in the Excife near 2000 ; no great 
 Number, confidering how vaft a Revenue is under their 
 Care, and from how many Perfons the Duties are col¬ 
 lected for the Duties on Beer, Ale, and other Excifeable 
 Liquors, even during this time of War, amount to near 
 Eleven hundred thoufand Pounds per Annum, and are col- 
 lifted from above Thirty thoufand People. The Duty on 
 Malt, with the additional Duty on Cider, &c. charge¬ 
 able by the fame Aft, raife betwixt Six and feven hum= 
 tired thoufand Pounds per Annum, fometimes above Seven 
 hundred thoufand, and are’collefted from more hands than 
 the Excife on Beer, Ale, &c. and yet the whole Charge 
 of afcertaining and collecting all thefe Duties, and pay¬ 
 ing them into the Exchequer, does not amount to Twenty« 
 pence per Pound. Perhaps there is no Infhnce in any other 
 Country of fo great a Revenue levy’d with fo much Eafe 
 to' the SubjeC’r, at fo little Expence to, the Publick, and 
 with fo little Danger to the Liberties of the People. 
 
 This Office is kept in the Old-Jewry, London* 
 
 Numb, 
 
SC&e'f jefeut ftate Part Iij s 
 
 50 6 
 
 Numb. VI. 
 
 '4 Lift of the Commiffioners and other Officers for 
 the Salt-Duty. 
 
 Commiffioners. 
 
 J ohn Danvers, Efq; | Edward Breretm, Efq; 
 
 Tho. Aram,' Efq; I Thomas Hopkins, Efq; 
 
 Humphry Griffith, ECq-, St 
 
 ' ' Their Salaries 500 l. per Annum each. 
 
 Ih. Brodoriek, Efq; Comptroller, for himfelf and Clerks, 
 
 The 5 Honourable Francis Bridges, Efq; Caffieer, for himfelf 
 and Clerks, 430 1 . 
 
 Michael Eafi, Efq; Secretary, 100 1 . 
 
 'Matthew Greenweed, Correfpondent to the aforefaid Com> 
 miffioners, and Clerk of the«Securities, 90 1 . 
 
 Matthew Greenwood, A Aidant Secretary, 40 1 . 
 
 William Johnfon, Sollicitor, 100 1 . 
 
 William Sumpter, Chief Accomptant, 100 1 . 
 
 John Hall, Accomptant, 70 1 . 
 
 William Price, Accomptant, 70 1 . 
 
 Sam. Grey, Affiftant Clerk to the Accomptants, 60 I. 
 
 John Travers, Houfe-keeper, for himfelf and Servants^ 
 201. ' 
 
 JohnDodfworth, Storekeeper, Clerk of the Charity and Do 
 aries, 40 1. 
 
 John Travers, Door-keeper to the Commiffioners, 40 1 . 
 John Foulks, Meflenger, 40 1 . 
 
 Matthew Greenwood, Clerk to examine the Delivery anti 
 Score-books, and affift him in making up the Annual 
 Grand Accounts of the Salt-Duties, 50 1 ., 
 
 Hath. Hollier, Collector for Salt imported at the Port ol 
 London, do 3 . 
 
 Jef. Slater, Affiftant Searcher at the Port of London, do 1 . 
 Nicholas Amhdrft, Surveyor for the Port of London, 50 1 - 
 • f/illim Bertram, Surveyor for the Port of London, 50 1 - 
 
 • I'm 
 
part HI. of ENGLAND. foy 
 
 rk- Atkinjon, Clerk to the Correfpondenr, 50 !. 
 
 0; Hnfey, Clerk to the Affiltant Secretary* 30 1 . 
 fra]. Horn, Porter, 30 I. 
 
 Collins, Watchman, 20 1 , 
 
 MJI, Hancox, Watchman, 20 1 . 
 
 L'c. Poml, Boatman for the Port of London, 30 1 . 
 
 0h* Rider, Boatman for the Port of London, 30 1. 
 
 )we* E ward, a Clerk in the Cuftom-Houfe at Dublin, for 
 tranfcribing the Accompts of Englijh Salt imported and 
 exported from Ireland, which are fent to the Salt-Office 
 in London, 20 1 . 
 
 One General Surveyor, at Nemaftle, 1 50 1 , 
 
 17 Collectors, from 60 to 120 1 . per Annum* 
 
 7 Supervifors, at 80 1 . per Annum- 
 10 A Aidant Searchers, at 50 1 . per An. in feveral Ports. 
 i/ 5 S Officers, at 40 1 . per An. fome few at fmaller Salaries.’ 
 7 Supernumeraries, at 20 1 . fome at 25 ]. 
 
 13 Watchmen, at 20 1 . 17 s. fome at fmaller Salaries* 
 
 1 Sworn Weighers, at 20 !. and one at a fmaller Salary, 
 
 5 Collectors Clerks, at 20 1 . one of’em at a fmaller Salary, 
 27 Boatmen, fome at 30 1 . fome lefs. 
 
 One Porter for carrying Scales, 10 1 . 
 
 On the Borders of Scotland are two General-Surveyors, at 
 | 70 1 . each, and five Riding-Officers at yo 1 , each, to pre* 
 
 | vent the bringing in Scotch Salt by Land. 
 
 This Office is kept in York-Buijdings, Wejlmhtjlet^ 
 
 Numb. 
 
 i 
 
Numb. Vir, 
 
 A Lift of the Commijfmen for Wine-Licences. 
 
 T Homas Lake, Efq; | Tkmas Gndall, Efq; 
 
 John Harwood, Efq; William C ongrevei Efq; 
 Robert LQVPIldes, Efq; J 
 
 Salary 400 I. per Annum each. 
 
 Numb. VIII. 
 
 A Lft of the Commijftoners for Stampt-Paper ami 
 Vellum, 
 
 E Dward Lloyd, Efq; J Ric. Dyott, Efq; 
 
 Henry Cornijl), Efq; J John Molefworth, Efq; 
 
 Robert Poolcy, Efq; | 
 
 Salary 300 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 John Eve lyn, Efq; Receiver;! 
 P-obert Paulin, Comptroller}/ 
 
 Salary to each 
 
 William Bridges, their Secretary. Salary 200 
 
 306 1 . per An. 
 > 1 . per An. . 
 
 ■ Numb. IX.- 
 
 'A Lift of the Commi(flows for Hackney-Coaches, 
 
 D Ariel Blake, Efq; j Abraham Magney, Efq; 
 
 Edmund Clerks, Efq; J Evert jollivet, Efq; 
 
 Chartmk Heron, Efq; j 
 
 Salary »oo I. per Annum each. • 
 
 Mr. Wharton, Receiver. Salary 100 U per Annum. 
 
 Numb, 
 
'Jw- 
 
 %\$ fjefent ^ta£e Part ill. 
 
 Kings of Arms, 
 
 Sir Henry St. Georg;, Kt. Garter, Principal,?’ 
 
 John Vanbrugh, Efq; Clarencieux, ' >KingSor Arms, 
 Peter k Neve, Efq; Norroy, J 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 Gregory King, Efq; Lancajler Herald, 
 
 Charles Maw/on, Efq; C hcjler. 
 
 Peter Mawdit, Efq; Windfor. 
 
 Satnuel St ebbing, Efq; Somcrfet. 
 
 Lawrence Cromp, Efq; York, 
 
 John Hare, Efq; Richmond, 
 
 Purfuivants- 
 
 John Gibbon, Gen t.'Blewthantle, PurfuivanC. 
 
 John Hesket, Gent. Portcullis. 
 
 John Bound, Gent- Rouge Croix. 
 
 Dudley Downs, Gent. Rouge Dragon, 
 
 Heralds and Purfuivants Extraordinary. 
 
 Rowland Frith, Efq; Moubray, Herald Extraordinary- 
 Robert Dale, Gent. Blanch Lyon. 
 
 Thomas Coote, Efq; Rouge Rofe. 
 
 Trotters to the Earl-MarjhaTs Court, 
 
 Everard Exton, Batchellor of | 
 Laws. ! 
 
 John Hid. 
 
 Samuel Wifeman. 1 
 
 Ksate Wader. 
 
 Edward Shaw. 
 
 Edw. Cooke. 
 
 Thomas Willymot. \ 
 
 John Curry, Marital of the 
 Court. 
 
 Numb. 
 
part III. if ENGLAND. 
 
 for 
 
 Numb. XHI, 
 
 A Lift of the Lords and others of Her Majefifs mft 
 Honourable Privy “Council Fag, 123, 
 
 H I S Royal Highnefs Prince George o£ Denmark 
 
 Dr. Thomas Tennifon, Lord Archbifhop of Canterhur 7. 
 William Cowper, Efq; Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 
 Dr. John Sharpe, Lord Archbifhop of -Tori:. 
 
 Sidney Lord Godolphin, Lord High-Treafurer. 
 
 Thomas Ear' of Pembroke, Lord Prefidenc of the Council* 
 John Duke of Newcafile, Lord Privy-Seal. 
 
 William Duke of Devonjhire, Lord Steward of the HouC. 
 hold. 
 
 Charles Duke of Somerjet , Mailer of the Horfe. 
 
 James Duke of Ormond , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 
 Charles Duke of Bolton. 
 
 Maynherd Duke of Schomherg. 
 
 Thomas Duke of Leeds, 
 
 John Duke of Marlborough. 
 
 John Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 Ralph Duke of Mountague. 
 
 Robert Earl of tindfey, Lord Great Chamberlain. 
 
 Charles Earl of Carlile. 
 
 \ Henry Ear] of Kent, Lord Chamberlain. 
 
 George Earl of Northampton. 
 
 \ Charles Earl of Manchefter. 
 
 \ Charles Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth. 
 
 ■ Thomas Earl of Stamford. 
 
 Thomas Earl of Thanett. 
 
 \ Charles Eodvil. eEarl of Radnor, 
 
 \ Charles Earl of Berkeley. 
 
 Daniel Earl of Nottingham, 
 
 Lawrence Earl of Rochefter. 
 
 Montp.gu~Venables Earl of Abingdon. 
 
 Richard Earl of Scarborough. 
 
 Francis Earl of Bradford , Treafaer of the Heufhold, 
 Edward Earl of Jerfey. 
 
 Richard Earl of Ranelagh. 
 
 I 
 
Part IlH 
 
 .fis E&e p^Ceut 
 
 Thomas Vifcount Weymouth. 
 
 Hugh Vifcount Cholmondley. 
 
 Dr. Henry Compton, Lord Bifliop of London, 
 
 Robert Lord Ferrers. 
 
 Thomas Lord Wharton. 
 
 John Lord Poulet of HinteH St° George- 
 Robert Lord Lexington. 
 
 WiUiam Lord Dartmouth. 
 
 John Lord Granvile. 
 
 Heneage Lord Guernfey. 
 
 John Levejon, Lord Gower. 
 
 Thomas Lord Conningsby. 
 
 John Smith, Efq; Speaker of the Houfe of Commons . 
 Peregrine. Bertie , Efq; Vice-Chamberlain of the HoufhoJJ, 
 Henry Boyle , Efq; Chancellor of the Exchequer. 
 
 Thomas Manjel, Efq; Comptroller of her Majelly’s Houf 
 hold. 
 
 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State; 
 
 Robert Harley , Efq; Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir John Holt, Lord Chief juftice of the Queens-Bench. 
 Sir Thomas Trevor, Lord Chief Juftice of the Common- 
 Pleas. x 
 
 Sir John Trevor, Mafter of the Rolls. 
 
 Sir Edward Seymour, Bar. 
 
 Sir Nathan Wright, Kt. • 
 
 Sir George Rooke, Kt. 
 
 James Vernon, .Efq; 
 
 John Howe, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Earl, Efq; Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. 
 
 Clerks of the Council. 
 
 Will. Blaithwaite, Efq; 
 
 Edw. Southwell, Efq; Principal Secretary of State in Ireland » 
 John Povey, Efq; 
 
 Chrijlopher Mufgrsve, Efq; 
 
 Clerks Extraordinary* 
 
 James Vernon, jun,. Efq; j Thomas Sfiith, Efq; 
 
 Abraham St anion, Efq; | 
 
 Keepers 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 
 Keepers of the Council-Chamber, 
 
 Richard Calling, Efq; ] John Cox . 
 
 Salary to each 50 .1 .per Annum. 
 
 Numb. XIV. 
 
 Secretaries of State, ami their Officers, 
 
 Page 147. 
 
 T HE Right Honourable Sir Charles Hedges, Kt. Princi¬ 
 pal Secretary of State for the Southern Province, 
 
 Under-Secretaries. 
 
 'John Tucker, Efq; f Jofeph Addifon , Efq; 
 
 Clerks of the Office. 
 
 John Swinford, Gent. I Tho. Barrett, Gent. 
 
 James Paffant, Gent. John Brocas, Gent, 
 
 Charles Dclafaye, Gent. { 
 
 • Chamber-Keepers. 
 
 Thomas Smith. | Will. Jones. 
 
 B-nj. Ramfcy. j 
 
 : Principal Secretary of State for the Northern Province, 
 i The Right Honourable Robert Harley, Efq; 
 
 Under-Secretaries. 
 
 Richard Wan, Efq; j Erajmus Lem, Efq; 
 
Part III 
 
 %lj& IMfettf 
 
 ' Clerks of the Office. 
 
 Will!am Jones, Gent.- j Nicholas Man, Gent. 
 David Eger, Gent. ■ I William Thomas;. Gent, ■ 
 
 Tracy Paunccfort, Gent. 1 William Gregg, Gent. 
 
 Chamber-Keepers. 
 
 Thomas Shorter. 1 William Mjnatt. 
 
 Clerks of the Signet. Page 146. 
 
 Nichlas Morris, Efq; | John Gauntlet, Efq; 
 
 Sir William Trumbull, Hz. | William Cooke, Efq; 
 
 Geo. Woodefon, Deputy, 
 
 Richard Gregfon, Clerk"0? the Difpatches. 
 
 Richard Fountain, Office-Keeper. 
 
 Keeper of the Papers and Records of State. 
 John Tucker, Efq; Sal. -160 1 . per Annum. 
 
 A Life of Her Majefifs Vublick Minfeers abroad . 
 
 D Uke of Marlborough, Embaffiador Extraordinary and 
 Plenipotentiary to thi States-General, and the reft of 
 the Allies. 
 
 Sir Robert Sutton, Embaffiador Extraordinary to the Port. 
 Locd-Raby, Embaffiador Extraordinary to the King of 
 Prujjia. 
 
 Charles Earl of Mar.chijier, Embaffiador Extraordinary to 
 the Repubiick of Venice. 
 
 —-Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor. 
 
 James Stanhope, Efq; Envoy Extraordinary to the King 
 
 Daniel Puhency, Efq; Envoy Extraordinary to the King 
 
 , Efo; L'nv oy Extraordinary to the King of 
 
 Charles 
 
Partlll. of ENGLAND. Jiy 
 
 Charles' Whitworth, Efq; Envoy Extraordinary to the 
 
 Czar. 
 
 Paul Methuen , Eh.]; Envoy Extraordinary to the King of 
 Portugal. 
 
 George Stepney , Elq; Envoy Extraordinary to the States- 
 General. 
 
 Emanuel Scroop Have, Eh]; Envoy Extraordinary to the 
 Eleftor of Hanover, and the ret: of the Princes of the Home 
 of Brunfwick. 
 
 John Chetwiml, Ef<]; Envoy Extraordinary to the Duke 
 of Savoy. 
 
 Henry Newton, Efq; Envoy Extraordinary to the Duke of 
 Tufcany, &c. 
 
 Abraham Stanyan, Efq; Envoy Extraordinary to the Swift* 
 Cantons. 
 
 JohnWycbe, Efqi Refid ent at Hamburg. 
 
 Henry D’ Avcmnt, Efq; Minifter at Frankfort. 
 
 John Milner, Conful at Lisbon, 
 jofepb Kirby, Conful at' Amflcrdam. 
 
 Hugh Broughton, Conful at Venice. 
 
 James Paul, Conful at Z ant, 
 
 Thomas Kirk, Conful at Genoa. 
 
 Robert Cole, Agent and Conful at Algiers. 
 
 John Goddard, Agenc and Conful at Tunis. 
 
 Benjamin Lodington, Agent and Conful at Tried;, 
 
 » r 1 Frankland, Agent and Coniul at St. Scbaflian. 
 
 Dr. William Shirrard, Agenc and Conful at Smyrna. 
 Francis Haftings, Efq; Agent and Ccnful at Tripoli in 
 Syria. 
 
 A Lift of the Foreign Minijhrs reliding here. 
 
 C Ount GaUas, Envoy Extraordinary from the Emoeror,. 
 and EmbalTador from the King of Spain. 
 
 Signior Cornaro, Emballador of Venice. 
 
 Cid Hamet Ben Hamet Cardenas, Embailadnr from Ao;o:c;. 
 Monf. Leyoncrona, Swedijb Envoy Extraordinary. 
 
 Monf de Waldcrjce, Danijh Envoy Extraordinary. 
 
 Don Louis d’ Acnnha, Portugal Envoy Extraordinary. 
 Baron Scbtttz, Envoy Extraordinary from the Ekftor of 
 Hanover. 
 
 K k a Monf 
 
ji 6 %\)Z JBjtfcnt ^tate part III. 
 
 Monf Van Vrybcrge, Envoy Extraordinary from the 
 States■ General. ■ 
 
 Count Briamn, Envoy Extraordinary from the Duke of 
 Savoy. 
 
 Signior Giraldi, T Envoys Extraordinary from the Duke 
 Signior Zeferini,j of Tufcany. 
 
 Monf Hoffman, Reiident from the Emperor, and King 
 of Spain. 
 
 Monf Kinkier, Refident from the King of Poland. 
 Monf. Bonnet, Refident from the King of Pruffia. 
 
 Monf Steinghens, Refident from the Eleftor Palatine. 
 Monf Beyrie, Refident from the Eleftor of Hanover. 
 Monf. Viceli, Conful of Genoa. 
 
 Numb. XV. 
 
 "a Lift of the LORDS ?an?:ral. 
 
 Page 148. 
 
 A Lift of the P E E R S. 
 
 Note, Thole mark'd thus * are under Age. 
 
 DUKES, &c. 
 
 P R 'me George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland, Lord 
 High Admiral of England and Ireland, &e. and of ad 
 Her Slajejlys Plantations, &c. and Generalijjimo of all Her 
 Mdpfiy's Forces, &c. 
 
 Sidney Godolphin, Lord Godolphin, Lord High Treajurer of 
 England. 
 
 Thomas Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, 
 Lord Preftdent of the Council. 
 
 John.Holles,' Duke of Newcaftle. Lord Privy-Seal 
 Thomas Howard, Dufy of Norfolk, Earl-Marfal, and He¬ 
 reditary Marjhal of England. 
 
 WilliamCavendifh, Duke of Devonfhire, Lord Steward of 
 the ffieens Hoitflhld. \ 
 
 Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerfet. 
 
 Charley 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND, 
 
 Charles Lenos, Duke of Richmond. 
 
 Charles Fitz-Roy, Duke #/Southampton. 
 
 Charles Firz Roy,. Duke of Grafton. 
 
 James Butler, Duke of Ormond. 
 
 Henry Somerfet, Duke of Beaufort. 
 
 George Fitz-Roy, Duke of Northumberland, 
 
 Charles Beauclair, Duke of St. Albans. 
 
 CharlesPawlet, Duke of Bolton. 
 
 Meinhardc Schonburg, Duke of Schonburg, 
 
 Charles Taibot, Daks of Shrewsbury. 
 
 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds. 
 
 Wriorhefley Ruffe!, Duke of Bedford. 
 
 John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. 
 
 John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham and Norrr.anby. 
 
 John Manners, Duke of Rutland. 
 
 Ralph Montagu, Duke of Montagu. 
 
 George Auguftus, Duke of Cambridge, {.Electoral Prince of 
 Hanover.) 
 
 EARL S. 
 
 Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindlev, Lord Great Chamberlain of 
 England. 
 
 Henry de Grey, Earl of Kent, Lard Great Chamberlain of tin 
 Houfbold. 
 
 James Sranley, Earl of Derby. 
 
 * Tneophiius Haftings, Earl of Huntington. 
 
 * Henry Clinton, Earl of Lincoln. 
 
 ■Henry Howard, Earl of Suffolk. 
 
 * Lionel Cranfeild Sackville, Ear! of Dorfet and Mid- 
 dlefex. 
 
 * James Cecill, Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 James Cecill, Earl of Exeter. 
 
 Scroop Egerton, Earl of Bridgwater. 
 
 John Sidney, Earl of Leicefter. 
 
 George Compton, Earl of Northampton. 
 
 v Edward-Henry-Rich, Earl of Warwick and Holland” 
 
 Balil Fielding, Earl of Denbigh. 
 
 Paulet St. John, Ear!of Bolingbroke. 
 
 Thomas Fane, Earl of Weftmorland. 
 
 Charles^Montague, Earl of Manchefter. 
 
 Henry Bowes Howard, Earl of Berk (hire, 
 
 Richard Sava?e, Earl Rivers. 
 
 Kk 3 Charles 
 
5i8 M\)i ,fjefeitt $tajte ■ 
 
 Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough and 
 Thomas Grey, Earl of Scamford. 
 
 Charles Finch, Earl of Winchelfea. 
 
 Evelin Pierponr, Earl of Kingfton. 
 
 Charles Dormer, Earl of Carnarvaq. 
 
 Philip Stanhope, £«r/<?/'ChefterfieId. 
 
 Thomas Tufton, Earl of Thanet. 
 
 Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland. 
 
 Robert Leake, Earl of Scarfdale. 
 
 Edward Montague, Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 
 
 Algernon Capell, Earl of Effex. 
 
 George Brudenell, Earl o/. Cardigan. 
 
 John Annefley, Earl of Anglefey. 
 
 * William-Henry Granville, Earl of Bath, 
 Charles Howard, Earl of Carlile. 
 
 Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury. 
 
 * Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, 
 Anthony-Afliley Cooper, Earl of Sbafobury. 
 Edward-Henry Lee, Earl of Lichfield. 
 
 Thomas Leonard, Earl of SulTex.' 
 
 Lewis de Duras, Earl of Feverlham, 
 Charles-BodvileRoberts, Earl of Radnor, 
 William Pallon, Earl of Yarmouth. 
 
 Charles Berkeley, Earl of Berkely. 
 
 Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 Laurence Hyde, Earl of Ro£hefter. 
 Mountagu-Venabies Bertie, Earl of Abingdon. 
 Baptift Noel, Earl of Gainsborough. 
 
 Robert Darcy, Earl of Holdernefs. 
 
 Other Windier., Earl of Plymouth. 
 
 * lames Ratcliff, Earl of Derwentwater- 
 Henry-S'tafford Howard, Earl of Stafford* 
 William Bentinck, Earl of Portland. 
 
 Arthur Herbert, Earl of Torsington. 
 
 Richard Lomley, Earl of Scarborough, 
 
 Geprge Booth, Earl of Warrington. 
 
 Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford. 
 
 William Zuleftein, Earl of Rochford. 
 
 Arnold jooft Van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, 
 Thomas Coventry, Earl of Coventry. . 
 Edward Ruffel, £<w7 of Orford.' 
 
 Edward Villiers, Earl of Jerfey, 
 
 Part HI. 
 Monmouth. 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. * yi? 
 
 Henry d’ Auverquerque, Earl of Grantham. • 
 
 John Campbell, Earl of Greenwich, (Dub ef Argyle.) 
 
 VISCOUNTS. 
 
 Price Devereux, Vifcoimt Hereford, 
 
 Francis Brown, Pifcount Montacute. 
 
 Nathaniel Fien'es, Vifcount Saye/nHSele, 
 
 Charles Townfhend, Vifcount Townlhend. 
 
 Thomas Thynne, Vifcount Weymouth. 
 
 - Hatton, l- ii 1 
 
 * Talbot Yelverton, Vifcount Longueville. 
 
 * Richard Lowther, Vifcoimt Loinfdale. 
 
 BARONS. 
 
 George Nevill, Lord Abergaveny. 
 
 * James Toucher, Lord Audley, ( Earl of Caftlehaven.) 
 John Weft, Lord De la War. 
 
 James Berkeley, Lord Berkeley. 
 
 Robert Shirley, Lord Ferrers, 
 
 Charles Mildmay, Lord Fitz-waiter. 
 
 * Edward Ward, Lord Dudley a ml Ward. 
 
 Edward Stourton, Lord Stourton. 
 
 Richard Verney, Lord Willoughby of Broke, 
 
 Ralph Eure, Lord Eure. 
 
 Thomas Wharton, Lord Wharton. 
 
 Hugh Willoughby, Lord Willoughby of Parham* 
 William Paget, Lord pager. 
 
 Thomas Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham. 
 
 William North, Lord North and Lord Gray of Rollefton* 
 James Bruges, Lord Chandos. 
 
 Thomas Petre, Lord Petre. 
 
 Charles Gerard, Lord Gerard of Gerards-Bromeley. 
 Thomas Arundel, Lord Arundel of Wardour- 
 Henry Roper, Lord Tenham. 
 
 Foulk Grevill, Lord Brook. 
 
 John Lovelace, Lord Lovelace. 
 
 •John Paulett, Lord Paulett of Hinton St. George. 
 Banefter Maynard, Lord Maynard. 
 
 Charles Howard, Lord Howard of Eicnck. 
 
 Charles Mohun, Lord Mohun. 
 
 Thomas Wentworth, Lord Raby. 
 
Part III, 
 
 520 ji&efent £>tate 
 
 Thomas Leigh, Lord Leigh. 
 
 Henry-Jermyn, Lord Jermyn and Lord Dover. 
 
 William Byron, Lord Byron. 
 
 John Vaughan, Lord Vaughan. 
 
 William Widdrington, Lord Widdrington. 
 
 John Colepepper, Lord Colepepper. 
 
 Lewis Watfon, Lord Rockingham. 
 
 Robert Surton, Lord Lexington. 
 
 Marmaduke Langdale, Lord Langdale. 
 
 William Berkeley, Lord Berkeley of Stratton* 
 
 Charles Cornwallis, Lord Cornwallis. 
 
 Nathanael Crew, LordCttw, {and LordBifhop of Durham.) 
 
 -Arundel, Lord Arundel oj Trerice. 
 
 William Craven, Lord Craven. 
 
 Hugh Clifford, Lord Clifford of Chudleigh. 
 
 Peregrine Osborne, Lord Osborne. 
 
 * John Carteret, Lo*d C-rreret. 
 
 Charles Bennet, Lord Offuifton. 
 
 William Legg, Lord Dartmouth. 
 
 William Stawell, Lord Srawell. 
 
 Francis North, Lord Guilford. 
 
 * James Waldgrave, Lord Waldgrave. 
 
 Hugh Cholmley, Lord Cholmley. 
 
 John Albbnrnham, Lord Afhburnham. 
 
 William Farmer, Lord Leimpfter. 
 
 Charles Butler, Lord Butler of Wefton, (Earl of Arran.) 
 Henry Herbert, Lord Herbert of Chirbury. 
 
 John Thompfon, Lord Haverfham, 
 
 John Sommers, Lord Sommers. 
 
 Chriftopher Vane, Lord Barnard. 
 
 Charles Mountague, Lord Hallifaxv 
 John Granville, Lord Granville. 
 
 Heneage Finch, Lord Guernfey. 
 
 John-Levifon Gower, Lord Gower. 
 
 Francis Seymour Conway, Lord Conway. 
 
 John Hervey, Lord Hervey. 
 
 [Note, Ikat the following Perfons are Peerefles of the Realm 
 in their own Right.'} 
 
 Barbara Villiers, Dutchefs of Cleveland. 
 
 Louife de Queroville, Dut chefs of Portfmouth* 
 
 Ifabella 
 
PartlH. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Ifabella Fitz-Roy, (Dutchefs of Grafton,) C omttejs of Ar¬ 
 lington. 
 
 Catherine Sidley, Count efs of Dorchefter. 
 
 Catherine (Vifcountefs of Coi r.bury) Baronefs Clifton. 
 
 Lady Martha Johnfon, Baronefs Wentworth. 
 
 The Lift of the Archbifliops 3nd Eifhops are to be found 
 in the Lifts of the Convocation of both Provinces. 
 
 Numb. XVI. 
 
 A Lift of the Members of the Honourable Houfe of 
 Commons. P age 272, &c. 
 
 [Note, Thofe with the Letter (d) before them are dead, and. 
 no new Members choftn in their places. The Star (*) do* 
 notes new Members.] 
 
 33etf02tifi)ire, 4. 
 
 * QlR Pynf. Charnock Bar. 
 O Sir Will. Goftwick Bar. 
 
 Town of Bedford. 
 
 * William Farrer Efq; 
 
 * Sir Philip Monoux Bar. 
 
 9- 
 
 Richard Nevill Efq; 
 
 Sir John Stonehoufe Bar. 
 Borough of New Windi’or. 
 Rt. Hon . John Lord Vijcount 
 Fitzharding. 
 
 Richard Topham Efq; 
 
 Borough 0/Reading. 
 
 Sir Owen Buckingham Kt. 
 
 * Sir William Rich Bar- 
 
 Borough of Wallingford, 
 William Jennens Efq; 
 
 * Clement Kent Efq; 
 
 Borough of Abingdon, 
 
 * Grey Nevill Efq; 
 
 Clicks:, j 4 . 
 
 * The Hon. Will. Egerfon EJq; 
 Sir Richard Temple Bar. 
 
 Town if Buckingham. 
 
 Sir Edmund Denton Bar. 
 
 * Browne Willis Efq; 
 
 Borough of Chipping- - 
 Wicomb. 
 
 Charles Godfrey Efq; 
 Fleetwood Dormer Efq; 
 
 Borough of Ailesbury. 
 
 ' Sir John Wittewrong Bar. 
 
 * Simon Mayne Efq ; 
 
 Borough of Agmondeftiam, 
 
 Rt. Hon. Will. Lord Cheync, 
 Vijcount Newhaven, 
 
 Sir Samuel Garrard Bar. 
 
 Borough of Wend over. 
 Richard Hampden Efq; 
 
 * Sir Roger Hill Kt. 
 
 | Borough of Great-Marlow. 
 j Sir James Etheredge Kt. 
 
 ■ lames Chale Efq; 
 
SDfjC ffijefeut j&fate Partin. 
 
 Camlv-iog^ite, 6 . 
 
 Sir Rufliout Cullen Bar. 
 
 * John Bromley fen. Efq; 
 Umwrfity of Cambridge. 
 
 The Hon. Arthur Arinefiy Efq; 
 
 * The Hon. Dix. Windfor Efq; 
 
 Town of Cambridge. 
 
 * Sir John Cotton Bar. 
 Anthony Thompfon Ely; 
 
 Cljefljtre, 4’ . 
 
 * Hon. Langhham Booth Ejq; 
 John Crew Offley Ejq; 
 
 City of Chefter. 
 
 Sir Henry Bunbury Bar. 
 Peter Shakerly Ejq; 
 
 Comical. 44. 
 
 Hugh Bofcawen Ejq; 
 
 Sir Richard Vyvyan Bar. 
 Borough of Dunhivid alias 
 Launcefton. 
 
 Rt. Hon • Henry Lord Hyde. 
 William Cary Efq; " 
 
 Borough of Leskard. 
 William Bridges Efq; 
 Thomas Dodfon Elq; 
 
 Borough of Leftwithiel. 
 The Hon. Ruffe] Robarts Ejq', 
 
 * Jatnes Kendal Efq; 
 
 Borough of Truro. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Peregrine Bertie Efq;- 
 Henry Vincent Efq-, 
 
 Borough of Bodmyn. 
 Vjohn Hoblyn Efq; 
 
 The Hen. Francis Robarts Efq; 
 
 Borough of Helfton. 
 Sidney Godolphin Efq-, 
 
 Hon. Francis Godolphin Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Saltalh. 
 James Buller Efq-, 
 
 * | ofeph Moyle Ejq-, 
 
 Borough of Camelford. 
 William Pole Efq-, 
 
 Henry Pinnell Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Portpigham, alias 
 Weftlow. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir Cha. Hedges Kt. 
 one of her Majefy's Princi. 
 pal Secretaries of State. 
 
 * John Mountfleven Ejq; 
 
 Borough 0} Grampound. 
 Francis Scobell Ejq; 
 
 James Craggs Efq; 
 
 Borough of Eaftlow. 
 
 Sir Henry Seymour Bar. 
 George Clark Efq; 
 
 Borough 0} Penryn. 
 Samuel Trefufis Efq; 
 f Rt. Hon. James Vernon Ejq; 
 Borough of Tregony. 
 
 * John Trevenion Efq; 
 
 Sir Philip Meadows Kt. 
 
 Borough of Bofliney. 
 
 Sir Simon Harcourt Kt. hr 
 Majefifs SoUicitor-General, 
 John Manley Efq; 
 
 Borough of St. Ives. 
 
 ' Sir Barthol. Gracedeiu K: 
 
 * John Borlace Efq; 
 
 Borough of Foway. 
 George Granville Ejq; 
 
 John Hi ekes Efq; 
 
 Borough of St. German. 
 
 * Edward Eliot Efq; 
 
 Henry Flemming, Efq; 
 
 Borough of St. Michael. 
 
 ' Sir William Hod ges Bar . 
 
 * Hugh Fortelcue Efq; 
 
 Borough of Newport. 
 
 Sir Nicholas Morice Bar. 
 John Sparke Ejq; 
 
 Borough of St. Maws. 
 
 Sir Jofeph Tredenham Kt. 
 
 * Francis Godfrey Ejq; 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Borough of Kellington. 
 
 Sir \Villiam Corrvton Ba 
 Samuel Rolle Eff, 
 
 Borough of Plyntipton. , 
 * Sir John Cope Kt. 
 
 Richard Edgecombe Ejf 
 
 Ciitnbertarui, 6. 
 
 * George Fletcher Efy j 
 Richard Mufgrave E(q; 
 
 City of Carlile. 
 Thomas Stanwix, £% 
 
 * Sir James Mountague Kt. 
 Borough of Cockermouth. 
 
 fames Stanhope Eff, 
 
 Thomas Lamplugh Eff, 
 
 ©erbpfliire, 4. 
 
 John Curzon Eff, 
 
 Thomas Coke Elf, 
 
 Town of Derby. 
 
 ' Rt. Hon. Id. Ja. Cavendifh. 
 Sir Thomas Parker Kt. one 
 of her Mafefty's Serjeants at 
 Law. 
 
 Sir Will. Drake Kt. and Bar, 
 
 Sir Walter Tonga Bar. ’’ ° 
 Borough of Taviftock. 
 Henry Manaton Eff, 
 
 James Bulteel E!q- 
 
 Aftlbur toa 
 
 Richard Reynell • 
 
 15 Gilbert Yard Elf’ 
 
 Borough of Clifton Dartmouth 
 Hardnes. 
 
 Nathaniel Herne Eff, 
 Frederick Herne Efc 
 Borough of Boralfton, 
 
 * Spencer Cowper E/f, 
 Peter King Eff 
 
 Borough of Tiverton, 
 Thomas Sere Eff 
 Robert Burridge Ejf, 
 
 ^ebotisljire, a<s. 
 
 Sir William Courtenay Bar. 
 Robert Rolle Efq; 
 
 City of Exeter. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir Ed, Seymour Bar. 
 John Snell Eff, 
 
 Borough of Totnefs. 
 
 Sir Humphry Mackworth Kt. 
 Thomas Coulfon Elf, 
 Borough of Plymouth. 
 
 The Hou. Cha. Trelawney Eff 
 
 * Sir George Bvng Kt, 
 
 ' Town of Oakehampton. 
 Thomas Northmore Ejf 
 ’John Dibble Efa- 
 Borough of BarnPraple. 
 Nicholas Flooper Eff, c-u 
 her Majcflys Serjeants 
 
 * Sarny?! Rolle, jun, Eft-, 
 
 JBo’ftteliire, 20, 
 Thomas Strangeways Eff, 
 Thomas Chaffin Elf, 
 
 Town of Poole. 
 
 Sir Will. Phipard I(t. 
 
 * Samuel Wcfron Eff, 
 
 Bomgh of Dorchefter. 
 
 Nathaniel NrjierEff 
 
 * Awnfiiam Churchill Eff, 
 Bcioegu <7 Lvme-Regis. 
 
 * Thomas Freke %; 
 
 John Burridge Ejf 
 
 Borough of Weymouth. 
 The Hon. Henry Tbynne£/?; 
 The Hon Cha. Chur chili Ejf, 
 Borougho; Meicomb-Regis. 
 of\* Hou. Maurice Adiley Ejf, 
 Anthony Henley Eff, 
 Wrong,} cj unuporu. 
 Alexander Pblield Eff, 
 
 f Tho- 
 
Suje P^fent 3>tace Part II 
 
 * Tho. Strangeways jun. Efq; 
 
 Borough of Shafton alias 
 Shaftsbury. 
 
 Edward Nicholas Efq ; 
 
 Sir John Cropley Bar. 
 
 Borough of Wareham. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Thomas Erie Efq; 
 George Pitt Efq; 
 
 Borough of Corfe*Caft]e, 
 John Bankes Efq; 
 
 RicSard Fownes Efq; 
 
 Dirham, 4- 
 Sir Robert Eden Bar. 
 
 Sir William Bowes Kt. 
 
 City of Durham. 
 Thomas Conyers EJq; 
 
 Sir Henry Bellafyfe Kt. 
 
 ®tCfy, 8. 
 
 * Rt.Hon.Usniy Ed. Walden- 
 Sir Francis Malham Bar. 
 
 ' Borough of Colchefter. 
 
 Sir Ifasc Rebow Kt. 
 
 * * Sir Thomas Webfter Bar. 
 
 Borough of Malden. 
 William Fytche, Elf, 
 
 John Corny ns EJq, Serjeant at 
 Late. 
 
 Borough of Harwich. 
 
 Sir Thomas Daval Kt. 
 
 John Ellis Efq; 
 
 dftw&ev&lnxe, 8 . 
 
 Sir John Guife Bar. 
 Maynard Colchefter Efq; 
 
 City of Glocefttr. 
 
 John Planbury Efq; 
 
 '* William Cooke Efq; 
 
 Borough of Cirencefter. 
 
 * Allen Bathurft Eiq , 
 
 * Henry Ireton Efq; 
 
 Borough o/yTewkesbury. 
 Richard Dowdefwell Efq; 
 Edmund Bray Efq; 
 
 ^erefo^ljire 8. 
 
 * Rt. Hon. James Lord Vifcotnr. 
 Scudamore. 
 
 Henry Georges Efq; 
 
 City of Hereford. 
 
 The Hon. James Brydges EJf 
 Thomas Foley Efq; 
 
 Borough of Lempfter. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Thomas Lord Core 
 ningsby. 
 
 Edward Harley Efq; 
 
 Borough of Weobly. 
 Henry Cornwall Efq; 
 
 * Jo. Birch Efq; Seij. at Lit: 
 
 Jpcrffoztisljirc, 6. 
 
 * Sir John Spencer Bar. 
 Ralph Freeman far.. Efq; 
 
 Borough of vSy. Albans. 
 
 The Hon. Geo ; Churchill Efq; 
 Henry Killigrew Eiq; 
 
 Borough of Hertford. 
 Charles Catfar Effi 
 
 * Thomas Clerks Efq; 
 
 . l|imtiitgoonsi}irc 4 . 
 John Dryden El'q’y 
 'John Pockiingtor. Efq; 
 Borough o! Huntingdon. 
 
 * John Pedley Eiq; 
 
 * Edward Wortley alias 
 Mountague Efq; 
 
 ftenf, io. 
 
 * Rt. Hon. Will. Ld. Villiers. 
 
 * Sir Cholmley Deering Bar 
 
 I City of Canterbury. 
 Henry Lee Eiq; 
 f John Hard re is Efq-, 
 
 Ctr- 
 
f id SP )t |B}tfent Estate Part III 
 
 Robert Walpole, Ejq; 
 
 Town 0/ Great-Yarmouth. 
 Ben' England, Efq; 
 
 John Nicholfon, Eft; 
 
 Borough of Thetford. 
 
 Sir Thorrias Hanmer, Bar. 
 
 * Sir John Wodehoufe, Bar. 
 
 Borough of Caftlerifing. 
 
 * Hon- William Fielding, Efq; 
 Horatio Wall pole, Efq-, 
 
 i^o?tl)anipfonsl)ire, 9. 
 
 Sir Jufiinian Ilham, Bar. 
 Thomas Cartwright, Efq; 
 
 City of Peterborough. 
 
 The Hon. Sidney Wortley ali¬ 
 as Mountague, Efq; 
 
 Sir Gilbert Dolben, Bar. 
 
 Town of Northampton. 
 
 * The Hon. Geo. Montagu, Efq; 
 Francis Arundel Jun. Ejq; 
 
 Town of Brackley. 
 
 The Ho?;.Charles Egerton ',Efq; 
 
 * Hon. Harry Mordaunt, Efq; 
 Borough of Higham-Ferrars. 
 
 Hon. Tho. Wentworth, Efq; 
 
 Jlio^IitmikrlnnO, 8. 
 
 * Thomas Forfter, Ejq; 
 
 Sir John Delavall, Bar. 
 
 Town of Ne wcaftle upon Tyne. 
 Sir Henry Liddel, Bar. 
 William Carr, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Morpeth. 
 
 * Sir Richard Sanford, Bar. 
 
 * Edmund Maine, Ejq; 
 
 Town of Berwick upon T wede. 
 Samual Ogle, Efq; 
 
 Jonathan Hutchinfon, Efq; 
 
 JjJotting(jiim£i}ire, 8. 
 
 * Sir Tho- Willoughby, Bar. 
 John Thornhagh, Efq; 
 
 Town of Nottingham. 
 
 * Robert Sacheverell, Efq'; 
 d William Pierrepoint, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Fad-Retford- 
 
 * Sir Hardolph Waflneys,C,ji , 
 Rob. Molefworth, Efq; 
 Tunw o/Newark upon Trent. 
 
 Hon. James Saunderfon, Ejq; 
 
 * John Digby, Efq; 
 
 SDjton, 9. 
 
 Sir Robert Jenkinfon, Bar. 
 Sir Edward Norreys, iff. 
 
 Univerfity of Oxon. 
 
 Sir William Whitlock, Kt. 
 William Bromley, Ejq; 
 
 City of Oxon. 
 Thomas Bowney, Ejq; 
 d Francis Norreys, Efq; 
 Borough of Ne w-Woodftock. 
 
 * The Hon. Charles Bertie, Ejq; 
 
 * William Cadogan, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Banbury. 
 
 The Hon. Charles North, Efq; 
 
 KuflanUBljire, 2. 
 
 Sir Thomas Mackworth, Bar. 
 Richard Halford, Efq; 
 
 ^alop, 12. 
 
 * Sir Robert Corbet, Bar. 
 
 * Robert Lloyd, Efq; 
 
 Town of Salop. 
 
 John Kynafton, Efq; 
 
 Richard Mytton, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Bruges, alias 
 Bridgnorth. 
 
 * William Whitmore, Ejq; 
 
 Sir Humphrey Briggs, Bar. 
 
 Borough of Ludlow. 
 
 Sir Thomas Powis Kt. Her 
 Majeff sSerjeant at Law. 
 
 * Aflon'Balclwin, Efq; 
 
 Borough 
 
Pdft HI. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Borough of Great Wenlock. I Adam deCardonell, h 
 
 Sir William Forrifter, Kt. 
 George Weld, Ejq; 
 
 Toton of Billiops-Caftle. 
 Henry Brett, Efq; 
 
 * Hon. Henry Newport, Ejq; 
 
 Somcrfctsljire, 18. 
 
 Nathaniel Palmer, Efq; 
 
 ' John Pigott, Efq; 
 
 City of Briftol. 
 
 Robert Yate, Elf, 
 
 Sir William Daines, Kt. 
 
 City of Bath. 
 
 William Biathwayt, Ejq. 
 i Alexander Popham, Eft}-, 
 City of Wells. 
 ’Maurice Berkeley, Efq; 
 Henry Portman, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Taunton. 
 
 Sir Francis Warre, Bar. 
 Edward Clarke, Eft; 
 
 Borough of Bridgwater. 
 
 Sir Thomas Wroth, Bar. 
 George Balch, Efcf; 
 
 Borough of Minehead. 
 jAlexander Lutterell, Ejq; 
 
 Sir Jacob Banks, Kt. 
 
 Borough of Hcefter. 
 
 * Edward Strode, Efq; 
 fi’ John Webb, Efq; 
 
 p Borough o/Milburn-Port. 
 
 ■ Sir Thomas Travel), Kt. 
 
 I* Thomas Medlycott, Eff, 
 
 I! Southampton, 16 . 
 pThomas Jervoile, Efq; 
 "’RichardChaundler, Efq; 
 
 , City of Winchefter. 
 j The Rt. Hon. Ld. Will Powlet. 
 George Rodney Bridges, Effi 
 ' To wn of Sout hamp ton. 
 
 •ft. Hon. Henry Lord Fijw.v.t 
 
 1 Wood (lock. 
 
 Town of Portfmouch. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Sir George Rooke Kt, 
 Sir William Gifford, Kt. 
 
 Borough of Yarmouth. 
 Henry Holmes, Efq, 
 Anthony Morgan, Efq-, 
 Borough of Petersfield. 
 
 * The f/o?;.NortonPawlett,Ejf; 
 Leonard Billon, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Newport alias 
 Medena. 
 
 Rf. Hon. John Lord Cutts. 
 William Steeven'j Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Stockbridge. 
 
 Sir John Hawles, Kt. 
 
 * Sir Edward Lawrence, Kt, 
 
 Borough of Newton. 
 
 * James Worfley, Efq; 
 
 * Henry Worfley, Efq. 
 Borough of Chrift- Church. 
 
 Francis Gwyn, Efq; 
 
 William Ettricke, Efq; 
 Borough of Lymingcon. 
 
 * Rt. Hon. Charles Lori Mar* 
 quit of Winchefter. 
 
 Paul Burrard, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Whitchurch. 
 John Shrinipton, Ejq; 
 Richard Woolafton, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Andover. 
 
 The Rt. Hon. John Smyth, Efq v 
 Speaker. 
 
 Francis Shepheard, Efq; 
 SfafroztwhiiT, i a. • 
 
 Ths Hon. Henry Pagett, E 
 Sir Edw.'.rd Bagocr, Bar. 
 
 City of Litchfield. 
 Richard Dyotr, Efq; 
 f Sir Henry Gough, Kt. 
 
 Bo.oushof S’uiRnd. 
 Walter Chstwynd, Ejq ; 
 
P 8 
 
 Thomas Foley, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Newcaftle wider 
 Line. 
 
 * Crew Offley, Efq; 
 
 * John Lawton, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Tamworth. 
 Jpfeph Girdler, Ejq j Serjeant 
 at Law. 
 
 Thomas Guy, Efq; 
 
 Suffolk, 1 6 . 
 
 Sir Robert Davers, Bar. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Lyonell E.of Dylert. 
 
 Borough of Ipfwich. 
 Henry Pooley, Efq; 
 
 John Bence, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Dunwich. 
 
 Sir Charles Blois, Bar. 
 
 ’•'John Rous, Efq-, 
 
 Borough of Orford. 
 
 Sir Edmund Bacon, Bar. 
 
 Sir Edward Turner, iff. 
 
 Borough of Aldborough. 
 
 Sir Henry Johnfon, Kt. 
 William Johnfon, 
 
 Borough of Sudbury. 
 d Sir Gervas Eiwes, Bar. 
 
 * Philip Skippon, Efq-, 
 
 Borough of Eye. 
 
 The Hm.S pencer Com pton,Ejf; 
 i'/>• j o fe p h j=k y U j Iff. C»r r/ Ju¬ 
 ft ice of Chcfter. 
 
 Borough of St. Edmundsbury. 
 Sir Thomas Eelton, Bar. 
 
 \* Aubrie Porter, Efq-, 
 
 Jsurrj? i4- 
 
 Sir Richard Onflow, Bar. 
 
 * Sir William Sea wen, Kt. 
 
 Borough of Southwark, 
 John Cholmley, Eft-, 
 
 Charles Coxe, Efq-, 
 
 Sde-§jefettt-$tate Part III 
 
 Borough of Blechingly. 
 John Ward, Efq ; 
 
 * George Evelyn, Efq. 
 Borough of Ryegate. 
 
 Sir John Parfons, Kt. 
 Stephen Hervey, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Guilford. 
 Denzill Onflow, Efq-, 
 
 * Robert Wroth, Ejq; 
 Borough of Gatton. 
 
 * Sir George Newland, iff. 
 
 * Paul Docminique, Ejq; 
 Borough of Haflemere. 
 
 *• George Woodroffe, Efq-, 
 
 * John Fullham, Efq-, 
 
 J&U0&T, 2o. 
 
 * John Morley Trevor, Efq- 
 
 * Sir George Parker, Bar. 
 
 City of Chichefter. 
 
 Sir Thomas Littleton, Bar. 
 Thomas Onflow, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Horlham. 
 Charles Eversfield, Efq; 
 Henry Cowper, Efq; 
 
 Borough of Midhurft. 
 Robert Orme, Ejq; 
 Lawrence Alcock, Efq; 
 Borough of Lewes. 
 Thomas Pelham, Efq; 
 Richard Payne, Efq; 
 
 Borough.of New Shorehain. 
 Nathaniel Gould, Efq; 
 
 John Wicker, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Biamber. 
 JohnAfgyll, Efq;- 
 
 * Rt. Hon. Thomas Lord t'if 
 count VVindfor. 
 
 Borough of Steyning. 
 
 * William Wallis, Efq; 
 Charles Goreing, Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Eaft-Grinfled. 
 John Conyers, Efq; 
 
 John 
 
Martin. of ENGLAND. 
 
 John Tolce %; 
 
 ■ Borough of Arundel, 
 
 * James Butler Efq; 
 
 Edmund Dummer Efy. 
 
 ©artoidvsljire 6 . 
 
 Sir John Murdn’.mt Bar. 
 ’Andrew Archer Efq; 
 
 - City of Coventry. 
 
 Sir Chriftopher H;ties Bar, 
 Thomas Gery %; 
 
 Borongh of Warwick. 
 
 The Hon. Francis Grevile Efq; 
 r Hoi i. Dodington Grevile Ejq) 
 
 ©HJmojlanD, 4. 
 
 Henry Grahme Efq; 
 f Robert Lowther Efq; 
 
 Borongh of Appleby. 
 James Grahme £/y; 
 
 William Harvey Efq; 
 
 Borough of Caine, 
 
 * Edward Bayncun Efq; 
 
 * George Duckett Ejq 5 
 
 Borough of Devizes, 
 
 Sir Francis Child id. 
 d John Methuen Efc 
 Borough of Chippenham, 
 
 '•tr James Long Bar, 
 
 Rt. Hon. iol-.n LA. Mordant,-. 
 Brough cf Malmesbury. 
 Thomas Farrington Ef?; 
 
 * Henry M.mlamu E'qf 
 
 Cviddadc. 
 
 I ! 
 
 Eormgh of Great-Beuwirt. 
 
 1 lit. Hon. Charles LI. 3ri iC :. 
 
 * Nicholas Pollejcfen Efq; 
 
 Borough of LurgerhhalJ, 
 
 * Walter Kent % 
 
 John Webb Efq; 
 
 boronga 0; Old Sarum. 
 
 _ SItiltBfjire 34. 
 
 Sir Richard How Bar. 
 Robert Hyde E fqh 
 City of New Sarum. 
 Robert Eyre Efq; 
 
 Charles Fox E!q\ 
 
 - Borough of Wilton. 
 John Gauntlet Efq; 
 
 * William Nicholas Efq; 
 
 Borough of Downeton. 
 Sir Charles Duncomb lit, 
 
 * John Eyre Efq; 
 
 Borough of Hindon. 
 
 15 George Morley Efq; 
 
 * Reynolds Calthorpe Efq; 
 
 Borough of Heytesbury. 
 Edward Aflie Efq; 
 
 William Monfon Efq; 
 
 Borough of Weftbury. 
 The Hon. Robert Bertie Efq; 
 
 ' The Hon. Henry Bertie Ejq’i 
 
 * Robert Pitt Efq ; 
 
 Charles Mompeilhn Efq; 
 
 Borough of Woofon-Rillet. 
 Henry Sc. John Efq; 
 
 * Francis Popham Efq; 
 
 i Borough of Marlborough, 
 j* fir lira. Algernon Earl of 
 ! Hertford. 
 
 I John Jefiereys Efq; 
 
 cRcjcfffcr®ijirc a- 
 S/r John Packingtcn Bar. 
 
 * Willi- ; m Bromley Efq; 
 
 City of W01 cotter. 
 Thomas W y I d e Ej q; 
 
 Samuel Swift £ k; 
 
 Borough Gj D-voiCWlfCna 
 
 Charles Cocks Ejqi 
 Edward Foley %; 
 
 Borough of Eveihani. 
 John Efq; 
 
 h i Hi 
 
£fje Pjefcnt &tate Part IE 
 
 Hugh Parker Efq; - 
 Borough of Bewdley. 
 
 Sal way W innington Efq; 
 
 io^ire, 30 s 
 
 P,t. Hon. William Lord Mar- 
 quit of Harrington. 
 d Sir John Kaye Bar. 
 
 City of York. 
 
 Sir William Robinfon Bar. 
 Robert Benfon Ejq; 
 
 Town of Kingfton upon Hull. 
 Sir Will. St. Quintin Bar. 
 William Maifter Efry. 
 
 Borough of Knaresbovough- 
 Chriftopher Stockdale. Efq; 
 Robert Byerty Efq; 
 
 Borough of Scarborough. 
 
 * Robert Squire £/y; 
 William Thpmpfon Efq; 
 
 Borough oj Rippon» 
 John Aislabie Efq; 
 
 John Sharpe Efq; 
 
 Borough of Richmond. 
 Thomas Yorke Efq; 
 
 William Walflie Efq; 
 
 Borough of Hey don. 
 Anthony Duncombe Efq; 
 
 * William Pulteney jv.n. Eft 
 Borough of Boroughbvigg. 
 
 * John Stapylton Ejq; 
 
 * Craven Peyton Ejq; 
 
 Borough of Malton. 
 
 Sir Will. Strickland Bar. 
 William Palmes Efq; 
 
 Borough of Thirsk. 
 
 Sir Thomas Franlcland Bar. 
 Sir Godfrey Copley Bar. 
 
 Borough of Alborough. 
 Robert Monckton Ejq; 
 William jeffop Efq; 
 
 Borough of Beverly. 
 
 Sir Charles Hstham Bar. 
 
 ’‘ John Moyfer Efq; 
 
 Borough of Northallerton. 
 Sir William Huftler lit. 
 
 * Roger Gale Efq; 
 
 Borough of Pontefraft. 
 Sir John Bland Bar. 
 William Lowther Efq; 
 
 A Lift of the BARONS 
 of the Cinque-Ports. 
 
 Port of Haftings. 
 
 The Hon, William A Alburn* 
 ham Efq; 
 
 John Pulteney Efq; 
 
 Port of Dover. 
 Matthew Aylmer Ejq j 
 Philip Papillon Ejq; 
 
 Port of Sandwic-h. 
 
 Sir Henry Furnefe Kt. 
 
 * Jolias Burchett Ejq; 
 
 Port of Hyeth. 
 
 Sir Philip Boteler Bar. 
 
 John Boteler Efq; 
 
 Port of NevvF.umney, 
 John Brewer Efq; 
 
 Walter Wliitfeild Efq;' 
 
 Tornr of Rye. 
 Edward Southwell Efq 5 
 
 * Philip Herbert Efq; 
 
 Town o/Winchelfea. 
 
 * George Dodington Efq; 
 James Hayes Ffy; 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Town o/Seaford. 
 
 Sir William Thomas Bar. 
 William Loundes Efq-, 
 
 WALES 24. 
 Snglefrp, 2. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Richard Lord hi} count 
 Bulkeley. 
 
 Borough of Beaumaris. 
 
 The Hon. Henry Bertie Efq- 
 
 33?econ, 2. 
 
 * Sir Edward Williams Kt. 
 
 Town of Brecon. 
 
 Sir Jeffery Jefferys Kt. 
 
 Cardigan, 2. 
 
 * John Pughe Efq-, 
 
 Town of Cardigan. 
 
 * Lewis Price Ejf, 
 
 Carmarthen, 2. 
 
 Griffin Rice EJcj ; 
 
 Town of Carmarthen. 
 Richard Vaughan Efq-, 
 
 Carnartmn, 2. 
 
 Sir John Wynne Kt. & Bor. 
 
 Town of Carnarvan. 
 
 The Hon. Tho. Bulkeley Efq; 
 
 ©enbigi), 
 
 Sir Richard Myddlecon B.ir, 
 
 531 
 
 . _ Town of Denbigh. 
 
 * William Robinfon Efq-, 
 
 ' flint, 2. 
 
 * 3ir John Conway Err. 
 
 Town of Flint. 
 
 Sir Roger Moftyn Bar. 
 
 Clamo’gan, 2. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Thomas Manfell of 
 Mar gam, EjComptroller 
 of her Atajifly't Houjhr.'d. 
 Town of Cardifte. 
 
 * Sir J ohn Aubrey Bar. 
 
 istencnitij, 1 . 
 
 Richard Vaughan Efq; 
 
 Spontgomsrp, % 
 
 Edward Vaughan Efq-, 
 
 Town of Montgomery. 
 Charles Mafon Efq; 
 
 IdmozoKE, j. 
 
 * Wiriot Owen Efq-, 
 
 Town of Pembroke. 
 
 John Meyricke Efq-, 
 
 Town of Haverford-Weft, 
 John Laughorne Efq; 
 
 ■EaDno^ 2. 
 
 Thomas Harley Efq-, 
 
 Town of New-Radnor 
 The Rt. Hon. Rob. Harley Efq-, 
 one of her ftlr.jtfifs principal 
 Secretaries of State. 
 
 Numb, 
 
y?2 SElje pjefcntJ&tate Part III 
 
 Numb. XVII. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers and Gentlemen of her Mar 
 jefifs Chappel-Royal. Page 163. 
 
 ¥Jf Ewy Lord Bifliop of London , Dean. Board-wages 100 1. 
 ll per Annum. 
 
 Lord Almoner, ?a£wLord Archbifliop of fork. Pag. 164, 
 
 16;. 
 
 Mr- Ralph Battel, Sub-dean of her Majefty’s Chappel, 
 l - 5 s. . 
 
 *>-As Sub-Almoner, 61. 6 s. S d. Board-wages 91 /. 
 
 5 s. per Annum. 
 
 Clerk of the Clofet executed by 
 
 Dr. "John Younger, Dean of Salisbury ,"7 
 
 Dr. William Grahme, Dean of Wells, >61. 18 s. per An. 
 
 Dr. Samuel Pratt, Dean of Rochefler, J 
 
 Forty Eight Chaplains in Ordinary, waiting in 
 their Months. 
 
 March. Dr. Aldridge. 
 
 Dr. Menard. The Hon. Mr. Booth, 
 
 Dr. Bentley. 
 
 Dr. Smoult. ’ ‘June. 
 
 Mr. Waple. Dr. Sherlock. 
 
 Dr. Nurfe. 
 
 April. Dr. Inet. 
 
 Dr. Mills. Dr Herne. 
 
 Dr. Potter. 
 
 Dr. Hammond. July. 
 
 Dr. Dunftar. Dr. Hefcard. 
 
 Dr. Willis. 
 
 Mai. Dr. Hesketh. 
 
 Dt. Reyley. Dr. James. 
 
 Dr Mihdsv’il. 
 
 An* 
 
PartHL 
 
 AiguJ}, 
 
 Dr. Gee. 
 
 Dr. Resbury. 
 
 Dr. Charlotte. 
 
 Dr. Burton. 
 
 September, 
 Dr. Manningham. 
 Mr. Adams. 
 
 Dr. Edwards. 
 
 Dr. Brabanc. '* 
 
 October. 
 Dr. Pelling. 
 
 Mr. Brampfton. 
 Mr. Mofs. 
 
 Dr. Atterbury. 
 
 November, 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 Dr. Blackall. 
 
 Sir Will. Daws, Bar, D. D. 
 Dr. Stanhope. 
 
 December, 
 
 Dr. Bhckbourn. 
 
 Dr.Royfe. 
 
 Dr. Freeman, 
 
 Dr. Wickart. 
 
 Dr. Lamb. 
 Dr, Jane. 
 
 Dr. Bradford. 
 Dr. Bradv. 
 
 Dr. Linford. 
 Mr. Whitfield. 
 
 Dr. Verney. 
 
 the Six\Chaplains appointed to preach at Whics-lfalL 
 
 Mr. William Grave. 1 Dr, John Ovingtorn 
 
 Dr. Lewis Atterbury. j Me Francis Brown. 
 
 Mr. John Swinfen. 1 Mr Thomas Alar flu I!. 
 
 Their Salaries So /. per Ar.nxn each. 
 
 Iioujhold Chaplains at Whkd-haiL - 
 
 Mr. Thomas Harper, So i. 
 
 Mr. Benjamin Palmer, So l. 
 
 Dr. John B'.ow, as Compofer, 73 l per Ar.mm. 
 
 -—■ As Mailer of Mufick, and for teaching .? 
 
 Ten Children. ' j 
 
 » —. As firft Orga.nift, 73 /. .. 
 
 Mr .FmmPigot, Second Oiganift, 7 3 L 
 
534 SEfje gjefcnt £>tste Part III. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Chappsl. 
 
 Mr. Edward Bradock, Clerk' 
 of the Cheque- , 
 
 Mr. Stephen Crifpion. 
 
 Mr. John Goodgroome. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Richardl'on. 
 
 Mr. James Hart. 
 
 Mr. Andrew Trebeck. 
 
 Dr. William Turner. 
 
 Mr. John Rad cliff. 
 
 Mr. John Goftling. 
 
 Mr. Leonard Woodefon. 
 
 Mr. Nathaniel Vedment. 
 
 Their Salary 7; 
 
 Mr. Edward Eiford. 
 
 Mr. Samuel Bentham. 
 
 Mr. Moles Snow. 
 
 Mr. John Ilowel. 
 
 Mr. Charles Barnes. 
 
 Mr. Alexander Damafcene. 
 Mr. Daniel Williams. 
 
 Mr. John Church. 
 
 Mr. Thomas^fcinacre. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Jennings. 
 
 Mr Thomas Edwards. 
 
 , Mr. William Walhbourn. 
 
 1 . ?ach per Annum- 
 
 Mr. John Rsdclijfe, ConfelTor to the Koufliold, 3 61 . 10 s. 
 
 'Ten Children of the Chappel, viz. 
 
 Bernard Gates. 
 Henry Sylvefter. 
 Matthew Benfon. 
 Nathaniel Pried:. 
 William Govadking. 
 
 (James Hafleton. 
 jodas Pried. 
 Henry Franks. 
 
 ! Edmund Baker, 
 j Jervafe Deane. 
 
 Mr. Luc nr, Clofet-keeper at St. James's, Sal. 41/. 10 
 For walhing Surplices, 49 /. jj. 
 
 Mr* John Richardfon, Chappel-kceper at White-had, 50 l. 
 
 For providing Surplices, 50/. 
 
 Mr. Bernard Smith , Organ-Builder. 
 
 Henry Parker, Efq; Serjeant. Sal. 6 l. 1 6 s so d. §. 
 Board-wages 661 3 r. if. 
 
 —:- For wafning Surplices, <5o l- 
 
 Marm. Alford,Y eom. Sal. 5 /. Board-wages 40 /. 15;. 
 Matthew Payrlace, Groom. Sal. 45/, jzs. 6 d. 
 
 James Langley , Cock and Cryer, j 8 /. 5 s. 
 
 Ijaac Mis, Bell-Ringer. Sal. i j /. 4S. zd. 
 
 Matthew Shelley, Organ-Blower. Board-wages, 20 1 , 
 
 J Lift 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Numb. 'XVIII. 
 
 A Lifi of her Ma'jcfty’s Houfhold Officers and Servants 
 attending in the feveral Offices below Stairs } under 
 the Command of his Grace William Duke of De- 
 vonfliire, Lord Steward ; with their rejpeBive Sa¬ 
 laries and Board-wages. 
 
 Board of Greer.-Cloth, 
 
 Page 167, to 172. 
 
 Per Annum. 
 
 W illiam Duke of D evonjhire,} Wages. Board-wags;. 
 LordSteward of her Ma-r 100 00 00 1500 o o 
 
 iefty’s Houfhold. ^ 
 
 BwrwE.of Bradford, Treafurer. 113 14 oS 107654 
 
 m * ! ’h" ° 6 109116 
 
 Sir Thomas Felton, Bar. Matter of 7 ,, , <■ 
 
 the Houfhold. j 66 13 4 
 
 Sir William Forefter, Kt. Clerk of? off og l3 4 
 the Green-Cloth. 5 
 
 u». Griffith, Efq; Clerk Comp- 1 c6 eg 3 , 
 
 troll er. j 
 
 Gharles Scarborough, Efq; Clerk? ,, 0 g lg 4 
 Comptroller. j ‘ r J 
 
 cle,lof }«°<°s 
 
 ^ccompting-foi!ft% 
 
 Chet* Godfrey, Efq; Comptroller.• ” 
 
 Petley Garnhmn, Yeoman. — c d 00 00 71 00 00 
 
 John Shaw, Yeoman. -- °S 00 00 73 00 00 
 
 Edward Parfons, Groom. *-— c! ’1 °4 54 l -' °° 
 
 Ludsr Spicemaktr. Groom. —-’ 02 ! 3 04 54 * 5 00 
 
 • ; LI 4 ■ hcm l 
 
, IClje §?efeiu f&ate P^rtIII. 
 
 Per Jnnmn. 
 Wages. Board-Wages. 
 Henry Sampjon, Meffenger. —oa 13 04 37 06 80 
 
 Edward Sutton , Chamber-Keeper. jp 06 00 
 
 33afce*Tj?oufe* 
 
 >jh Clerk , Efq; Clerk of the"? 
 
 BajigjHoufe and Poultrey. / ° 5 r 3 °4 73 06 eg 
 
 JWw Clark , Yeoman, — 05 00 00 45 00 00 
 
 Edward EaU, Groom, - 02 13 o 4 37 06 08 
 
 Henry tiarthe, Groom, —— 02 13 04 37 o(y c8 
 
 3 &antrp* 
 
 William Linden, Gent, and Yeoman, ir 08 00 48 11 10 
 
 Charles juft ice, G room, •• -y - - 02 13 04 37 06 oj 
 
 Lewis Fandoms, Groom, — 02 13 04 37 06 08 
 
 Cellar* 
 
 Thomas Hcpegood, Gent, and Yeo -7 
 man of the Ice-Houfc. J °>’ 00 00 00 00 
 
 Richard Dalton, Yeoman 5 —- 05 00 00 45 00 00 
 
 James Hayvsms , Yeoman, <*—« 05 00 00 45 00 00 
 
 Francis Furnis , Yeoman, -—— 05 00 00 45’ 00 00 
 
 Samuel Towers, Groom, 02 13 04 37 06 80 
 
 Sharks Price, Groom, xmmL. 02 13 04- 37 06 08 
 
 
 Roger Webb, Gent, and Yeoman, 
 i David Lloyd, Yeoman, . 
 
 •John Murray, Groom, — 
 
 'fketn. Jones , Groom*. — 
 
 John Clay.. Groom 3 ««-—- 
 
 11 08 ci 
 05 00 00 
 02 13 04 
 02. r3 04 
 02 13 04 
 
 48 II J 0 ~ 
 4'y 00 bo 
 37 06 08 
 37 06 08 
 37 c6 08 
 
 &picerpa 
 
 F.sifo D jdvejt/ffff, Clerk, m? 30’ 00 00 84 00 00 
 
 Cpnf&i* 
 
ti ENGLAND. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 Conftttionarp* 
 
 Per Annum. 
 Wages. Beard'Wages 
 
 Elizabeth Stephens. oj oo oo 4? 00 o@ 
 
 George Gmithorpe, Ye oman, -- 0; 00 00 4; 00 00 
 
 Thomas Drake, Groom, ■—» 02 13 04 37 06 oS 
 
 'jojias Palter, Gent, and Yeoman, u oS on- 
 Peter Bury, Yeoman, —— 05 00 00 
 Charles Callmell, Groom, -- 02 13 c« 
 
 S.atmu$& 
 
 Jane Ganthorp,Lmndt& 0? the! ^ 
 Table and Houlhold Linnenj 
 
 0 00 00 
 
 Sluem’0 ftiMjnu 
 
 James Clark, E% Firft Clerk, 44 06 08*. 
 Hen. Lorvman, Efq; Second Clerk, n oS oil 
 Patrick Lamb. Eftj; Mailer Cook, is 08 oi~ 
 J, Feverall,Eiq; 2</Mafter-Cook, 11 08 ioi 
 Michael HoanJIef, id MafterCook, n 08 oil 
 John Dijfcl, 4th Matter Cook, - n 08 oil 
 John Centlivre, Yeoman, Mouth, 07 00 00 
 Richard Cook, Yeoman, 05 00 00 
 
 "john Lincfotnb, Yeoman, ~ 05 00 00 
 
 Claud Amauld, Yeoman, 05 oo 00 
 
 John Pritchard, Groom,' --* 01 13 0 4 
 
 Will. Daniel, Groom, — 02 ( 3 °4 
 william Calhoure , Groom, •—"" 02 1 3 °4 
 Tho. Webb, Child, ——— oe 00 00 
 
 Will. Hanjleff, Child, *-— 02 00 00 
 
 James Smith, Child, ---— o 1 00 00 
 
 John Sheppard, ■-* 02 cc 00 
 
 Willidm Tomlin, Scourer, —- 1° 00 00 
 
 James Eccerfal, Door-Keeper. — jo 00 00 
 
 48 II IOi- 
 47 OO OO 
 37 0 6 08 
 
 100 00 otJ 
 
 20J Ij 04 
 138 ii 10Y 
 
 138 II I0§ 
 108 II I0’. 
 
 108 II iol 
 
 JJ 00 00 
 
 55 00 00 
 5j'oo 00 
 55 00 oo 
 47 0 6 08 
 47 00 oS 
 47 06 0S 
 
 38 00 00 
 
 38 00 00 
 3S 00 00 
 
rig Efy iiefenc &MC 
 
 Part HJ, 
 
 
 Per 
 
 Annum. 
 
 
 Wages. Board-Wages. 
 
 John Webb, Sen. J 
 
 Sam.,.Edwards, ( Tun „ | 
 
 Tho. Grecian /broaches. J each 
 Edw. Parkinjon • V. 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 
 Edw. Harris, & 
 
 
 
 0? f ougtjolo &itcljin« 
 
 Manuel Hicks, Chief Cook, 1 
 
 05 00 Oi) 
 
 yy 00 03 
 
 Gabriel Cooper, Cook, - 1 : 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 47 06 08 
 
 John Sell, Groom, 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 47 06‘oS 
 
 C hriftian Trolling, Groom t —— 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 47 06 08 
 
 Tho. Wells , Child, -— 
 
 02 00 00 
 
 38 00 cc 
 
 Chrif. Lifney, Child, -- 
 
 02 00 00 
 
 38 00 00 
 
 Geo. Braithwait, Scourer,- 
 
 John Winn, Door-keeper, - 
 
 02 00 00 
 
 28 00 00 
 30 00 00 
 
 John Gately, Tunbroach, -- 
 
 — 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 John Grimjlon, Turnbroach, ——- 
 John Fosbrook, Turnbroach, — - 
 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 — . 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 5 l 3 ti!EU 
 
 
 
 John Whilden, Yeoman, - —— 
 
 oy 00 00 
 
 43 00 on 
 
 Nicholas Howard, Yeoman, —— 
 
 oy 00 00 
 
 45 00 00 
 
 Robert Bray, Groom, —--• 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 37 06 08 
 
 John Geater, Groom, — ..- 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 37 06 08 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 37 06 08 
 
 Scaterp, 
 
 
 
 'James Halfey, Efq; Serjeant, — 
 
 11 08 Ir 
 
 48 Ii roi 
 
 Henry Gajcoigsie, Efq; fjoynt 1 
 John Jackfen , Efq, iClerks.j 
 
 0 6 13 04 
 
 J1 3 06 08 
 
 Francis Tuckroeil, Yeoman of the 
 
 Joy 00 00 
 
 
 Salt Stores, 
 
 10 00 00 
 
 idouitwp. 
 
 
 
 Ejpy Clark, Yeoman, «■---- 
 
 oy 00 00 
 
 4S 00 00 
 
 Anthony Scarlet, Groom, —- 
 
 -02 13 04 
 
 37 06 08 
 
 David Davies, Groom, ■■■■■« 
 
 02 13 04 
 
 37 06 08 
 
 
 
 gcslDiRg* 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 £calfiing*$oulV. 
 
 James Godwin, Yeoman, 
 Hmry Tork, Groom, 
 
 . at rick Lamb , Yeoman, 
 Tim. Salter, Yeoman, 
 
 Tho. Brown, Groom, — 
 Eire. Alien, Groom, ~ 
 |rjJ. Brand , Salfary-man, 
 ijohn Heard, Furner, 
 
 Scullery* 
 
 Jho. Hardiman, -- 
 
 Fran. Forefter, Yeoman, - 
 
 James Rodd, Page, .——- 
 M. Hilton, Servant, 
 
 Rich. Bland, Child, —« 
 Rob. Chambers, Child, •— 
 John Griffin, Pan-keeper, 
 
 Rie. Turner, Pan-keeper, 
 
 SSUootefBartr* 
 
 Alexander Gretton, Eft]; Clerk, 
 
 Leonard Hancock, - 
 
 Somerfct Englifh, Groom, •— 
 Francis Coleman, Groom, — 
 
 w 
 
 Per Annum. 
 Wages. Board-Wages. 
 
 05 00 00 4 j 00 00 
 02 13 04. 37 o c oS 
 
 02 >3 H 37 o6 c 
 
 02 03 00 33 CO C 
 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 
 06 oS 
 
 06 13 04 73 0 6 cS 
 
 05 00 00 4J 00 ao 
 02 13 04 37 od oS 
 
 02 13 04 37 06 cS 
 
 ^arbingerjff* 
 
 Peter La Roche, Gent. Harbinger, 
 Francis entrant. Yeoman, ~- 
 Witliam Wall, Yeoman, ■—« 
 
 Charles Keyling, Yeoman, - - ■■■ —— 
 &mtnmP Sberlm 7 ;,Additional Yeo. 1 
 
 3 l 4 S ji 10 ; 
 
 Union* 
 
%%t fitfent ^fate Part III 
 
 'f4& 
 
 Per Annum. 
 
 ailmonrp* Wages. Board-Wages 
 
 DarnelWhitton, Yeonwn, —7“ 05 00 00 4J 00 0: 
 
 William Blatter, Groom, ■■ 02 13 04 37 06 c8 
 
 3&o?ter£ at tlje <Z5ate. 
 
 Richard Miller, Yeoman, «=■—■ 05 00 00 47 00 00 
 
 Aaron Hint on, Yeoman, *" 1 - 05; 0.0 00 45 00 00 
 
 jifec. Hubert , Yeoman, «——— 05 00 00 45 00 ci 
 
 jtacr Lovet , Yeoman, -—> 05 00 00 45 00 03 
 
 Philip Hanchett, Groom, ——— 02 13 04 37 06 cS 
 
 Rob- Vernon, Groom, ——<— 02 13 04 37 06 oS 
 
 Mahalaleel Windham, Groom, «—, 02 13 04 37 06 08 
 
 Richard Bella fa. Porter’s Man,——> jo 00 c ® 
 
 . Cartafter^ 
 
 Rich. Fielder, Yeoman, -.; o; 00 00 43 00 03 
 
 Edward Kilmayne, Yeoman, ——- 05 00 00 4; 00 00 
 
 .William Arbor, Groom, «- ■ ■ 02 13 04 37 06 o 3 
 
 William Mmiden, Groom, -—« 02 13 04 37 06 08 
 
 SCatt*Cartafterjfr 
 
 'Henry Gafcoigne, —-—02 13 04 
 
 Mr . L'Abbie, ..n 02 13 04 
 
 Anthony Bruce, «—-* ——« 02 13 04 
 
 fflfficcv# of rfje IpalU 
 
 ■Zharla Parfons, Marflial, «*——■» 13 co o8| 18 00 00 
 Will. Everal, Daiiy-Waiter, — 02 00 00 28 00 00 
 
 John Philips, Daily-Waiter, — 02 60 00 28 00 00 
 
 James Moody, Daily-Waiter, —02 00 00 28 00 00 
 
 bir Philip Meadow; Knjght-MarflyJ, 26 00 00 
 
 John 
 
thn Lefter, 
 luophilus Bujlard, 
 'ohn Salmon, 
 lichard Grvatkin , 
 hn ^ppkby, 
 o. Beckett, 
 
 flf ENGLAND. y . 
 
 Per Annum. 
 Wages, Beard-Wa, 
 
 ^ MarfhaVs Men, each ao oo 
 
 ]ohn Hardifty, Clerk, 
 sbert White, Coroner, 
 
 - 06 13 04 13 136 
 
 - o 5 13 04 13 06 
 
 j Edmund Breckenbary, 
 
 - 01 00 00 iS 0; 
 
 - 02 00 00 07 Oi 
 
 liso. Jones , Turncock at Kenjtngm, 
 Nathaniel Lloyd, Bell-ringer at 
 Kenjington, 5 
 
 Tlio. Trevor, Cart-loader, 
 
 Jojeph Champin, Watchmen at S'c.7^ 
 James's, —->• 3 
 
 Thomas Hyp/ley, Cleaner of the ^ 
 Sefs-Pools. ——• j 
 
 Thomas Warner, for Feeding and ~) 
 Breeding Pheafants at Hamp-Y 
 
 Fifhmongers, Francis Ttickwell, and Charles iia.to 
 Poulterers, John Huddle, Rich■ WxkJinr***«?-Wyi 
 Linnen-Draper, Matthew Cooper. 
 
J42 iffle &tate Part III, 
 
 Butchers, John Heard, and Richard Hudfon. 
 
 Purveyor dt Bacon, John Clijft. 
 
 Brafier, Jeremiah Hancock. 
 
 Ironmonger, Paul Collins. 
 
 Pewterer, Will. Templeman. 
 
 Tallow-Chandler, Tho. Rutter, 
 
 Numb. XIX. 
 
 The Queens Officers arid Servants in Ordinary above - 
 fiairs, wider the Lord Chamberlain, Page i6l!, 
 172, See. 
 
 T HE Right Honourable Henry Earl of Kent, LorJ 
 Chamberlain, 1200/. per Annum, 
 
 Vice-Chamberlain, Peregrine Bertie, Efqb 5 59 l- 8 s. 
 Secretary, Sir John Stanley , Bar. 
 
 Clerk, Mr. John Evans. 
 
 Office-keeper, Mr. Charles Shepard. 
 
 Forty Eight Gentlemen of Her Maje(l/s tnofi Honou¬ 
 rable Privy Chamber, viz. 
 
 S I R William Langhorne, 
 Bar. 
 
 Sir John Chefter, Bar. 
 Charles Nicholas Eyre, Efq; 
 Sir Charles Napier, Bar. 
 JohnWefton, Efq; 
 
 Sir Thomas Read, Bar. 
 
 Sir John Wentworth, Bar. 
 Sir Benjamin Tichborn, Kt. 
 Sir John Osborne, Bar. 
 
 Sir Charles Carteret, Bar. 
 Sir John Smith, Bar. 
 
 Sir Godfrey Kneller, Kt. 
 
 Sir Edward Lawrence, Kt. 
 William Killegrew, Efc/-, 
 
 Sir Edmond Andrews, Kt. 
 
 [ William Lovvther, Efq; 
 
 I Sir Jonathan Andrews, Kt. 
 ! George Ifaacfon, Ejq; 
 ‘William Stevenage, Efq; 
 Agmondifliam Vefey, Efq; 
 Francis Duncombe, Efq; 
 Thomas Ogle, Efq; 
 
 Sir Thomas Grantham, Kt. 
 Charles Cotterel, Efq; 
 Brownloe Sherrard, Ejq; 
 Jeffery Palmer, Efq; 
 Edward Leigh, E\q ; 
 
 Sir Philip Coote, Kr. 
 Edward Progers, Ejq; 
 
 John Jerimy, Efq; 
 
 Sir Wiljiam Wheeler, Kt. 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 S/VBndwardine Jackfon, B/;r I 
 Sir Dalby Thomas, Kt. 
 William Collier, Efq; j 
 
 Thomas Stiles, Efq--, J 
 
 The reft are named 
 
 Sir Nath. Napier, Bar. 
 Anthony Sturtj £>; 
 Philip Sherrard, Efq t 
 Thomas Dacres, Efq; 
 
 , but not fworn. 
 
 545 
 
 Cup-Bearers, 
 
 fhmas Boteler, Efq; j Robert Ruffe!, Efq; 
 
 Charles Nicholas Eyre, Efq; j Herbottle Luckyn , Efq. 
 
 Their Salary 33 h (5 r. 8 s' per Annum ack 
 
 Carvers, 
 
 Jofeph Rojjington, Efq; j Bernard Grnnvii!;. Efq; 
 
 Joint Tilburgh, Efq; { Cnfper Frederick Umuvg, E% 
 
 Their Salary 33 /. 6 s. 8 d. per Annum each. 
 
 Gentlemen-Sev/ers. 
 
 C kerbs Chejhr Eyre, Efq; 1 John Green, Efq; 
 
 Robert Robinfon, Efq; j John Hodge:, Efq; 
 
 Their Salary 33 /. 6 s. f. d. per Annum each. 
 
 1 Gentlemen-Ufliers of the Privy-Chamber. 
 
 Henry Sandy s, Efq; | John Anderjon, Efq; 
 
 Edward Harrifon, Efq; j Sir Edward Lawrence, Kt. 
 Their Salary 200 l. pry Annum each. 
 
 Gentlemen-EJfliers, Daily-Waiters. 
 
 Sir David Mitchel, Kt. Gentleman-Ulher, Daily-Waiter, 
 | and Black-Rod- Salary 150 l. p-.r Annum. 
 
 Wrancis Afton, Efq; ') 
 
 djtrem. Chaplain, Efq; 5*Sal. iso /. Per Annum each. 
 fViliiam Oldes, Efq; ^ 
 
 ■jAffiftant Gentleman-Ufherj William Sautiduftw, Efq; Ss~ 
 | larytfc U. 13 r. ^d, 
 
 Grooms. 
 
&iate 
 
 Part III, 
 
 T44 
 
 - Grooms. • 
 
 William,Whitmore, Efq; j John Bonine, Efq; 
 
 Robert Barkham, Efq; | Robert Hemmington, Efq, 
 
 Salary 73 /. per Annum each, 
 
 Chamber-Keeper. 
 
 Mr. Powell, 
 
 Gentlemen-Ufliers. Quarter-Waiters in Ordinary, 
 
 Leonard Pinkney, Efq; Henry Godfrey, Efq; 
 
 Charles Dalton, Efq; Jeremiah Bird, Efq; 
 
 Charles Brcjfey, Efq; Tobiah Humphreysj Efq; 
 
 Henry Gardy, Efq; John Edlyn, Efq; 
 
 Their Salary 50 1 . fir Annum each. 
 
 Pages of the Back-Stairs. 
 
 Mr. Edward Brown. I Mr. Lawrence Saxton. 
 
 Mr. John Forfter. j Mr. Hamnes Kirkes. 
 
 Mr. Gilbert Abrahal. ! Mr. John Smith. 
 
 Their Salary 80 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 Pages of the Prefence-Chamber. 
 
 Mr. Alexander Reynolds. 1 Mr. Arnold Walwytn 
 'Mr, Edward Wills . j Mr. Abraham Kempt. 
 
 Their Salary 25 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 Grooms of the Great-Chamber } or MelTengers, 
 
 Mr. Charles Shepherd. 1 Mr. Jafeph Linfcy. 
 
 Mr. Edward Cooper. j Mr. Thomas Najh. 
 
 Mr. Adam Lijney. j Mr. Griffin Evans. 
 
 Mr. J antes Cooke . j Mr. Robert Jenkinfori. 
 
 Mr. Walter Martyn. I Mr. John Stone.. 
 
 Their Salary 40 l per Annum each. 
 
 Sewers 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND, 
 
 
 Sewers of the Chamber, 
 
 Mr, Thomas de Critz.. f Mr. VRiiliam Murray 
 
 Mr. Richard Savage, j Mr. Anthony A ink. J 
 
 Mr. Richard Baugh, j Mr. John Setoel. 
 
 Mr. Timothy Cramp. j Mr. Charles Winn. 
 
 Their Salary 36 /, rj i. y d . p-.r Annum each, 
 
 Coffer-Bearers. 
 
 Mr, Michael Woolnch. j Mr •Lovegtovu 
 Salary 54 /. i 5 s. per Annum each. 
 
 Ladies of the Queen’s Bed-Chamber. 
 
 Sarah Dutchefs of Marlborough, Groom of the Stole, Ss- 
 Jary roao l. per Annum. Privy-Purfe and Firft Ladyoi 
 the Bed-Chamber, 
 
 Dutchefs of Somerfet. 
 
 Dutchefs of Ormond. 
 
 Countefs of Sunderland , 
 
 Countels of Burlington. 
 
 Dutchefs of Queensberrry. 
 
 Marchionefs of Partington. 
 
 | Countefs of Scarborough 
 i Lady Harriot Godolphin. 
 
 I Lady Frctchvoc’J. 
 
 | Lady Hide. 
 
 Salary r 000/. pir Annum each. 
 
 Maids of Pionour. 
 
 Mrs. Kingdoms. j Mrs, Far fort 
 
 Mrs. Stanhope. Mrs. Smith. 
 
 Mrs. Collier, j Mrs. Timpk. 
 
 Salary 300 /. per Ammm each. 
 
 Bed-Chamber Women. 
 
 Mrs. Danvers. I Mrs. Ftelatng. 
 
 Mrs Cooper, I Mrs. 
 
 Salary cc of per Amwt wk 
 
 M r: OiKJetS 
 
PartUI. 
 
 54 6 Eljr pwEent &tm 
 
 Officers in the Removing Wardrobe. 
 p e ter Hume, Efq; Yeoman. Sal. 200 I. per Annum. 
 Jonath. Chaje,ETq; l {Zooms. Sal. 130 /. per A,mm. 
 Tho. Taylor, Efq; j 
 Kendal Heron, Efq;? 
 
 Roger Hflllet, Elq; > Pages. Sal. ICO l per Annum . 
 fifties Sewell, Efq; j 
 
 Standing Wardrobe-Keepers. 
 
 Thomas Hall, Efq; Handing Wardrobe-Keeper at Windier* 
 Cattle. 
 
 •James Marriott Efq; Handing Wardrobe-keeper at Hampton* 
 Court. Sal. 23 ol. per Annum. 
 
 Henry Lowman, Efq; Handing Wardrobe-Keeper at Ken- 
 fingten. 
 
 Daniel Child, Eft]; Handing Wardrobe-Keeper at White • 
 Hail. 
 
 Gentleman of the Guns, and Keeper of the private Armory, 
 Picrcy Guenon de Beaiibauiffon , Efq, 
 
 Houfe-Keeper at White-hail, Picrcy Kirk, Efq; 
 
 His Deputy, Mr. Robert Beddow. 
 
 Under Houfe-Keeper at St. James's, Mr. Edward Brown, 
 Sal. do l. per Annum. 
 
 At Kcnfington, Henry Cowman, Efq; 
 
 Under Houfe-Keeper at Hampton-Qourt, Mr .Jofeph Englijk, 
 
 Lady of the Robes. Page 1 7J. 
 
 The Dntchefs of Marlborough. 
 
 Mrs. Thomas, Yeoman of the Robes. 
 
 Mrs. Hodges, Groom of the Robes. 
 
 SSfEfq; } Waiters of the Robes. 
 
 David Jones, Meffenger to the Robes. 
 
 Eaundrefs of the Body Linnen, Eliz. AHinkivJoti. 
 Srarcher, E/nr, Abrahall. 
 
 Neceflary Woman, Mary Foyjlen, 
 
P^rt III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 H7 
 
 'Treafura of the Chamber, 
 
 The Right Honourable Lord Fitzhsrding. Sal kW -V 
 
 4 d. per Annum. * " A 
 
 Mr. Mofes Giraudceu,\ ~ 
 
 Mr. John Holhch, 5 ^ er ^ S; 
 
 Comptroller of the Chamber, 
 
 Hugh Chudleigh , Efq; Sal. 150 /. per Annum, 
 
 His Deputy, Mr, mil. Vanbrugh .‘ 
 
 | Mafter of the J. wel-fIouf.e 9 
 
 I John Charlton, Efq; Sal. 450 /. pa Annum. 
 
 '■ Clerk, Mr. Rob. Sedgwick Sal. ! ■; i. C s. 3 d. 
 
 Yeoman, Mr. Edw- Fauna fort \ c 
 ; Groom, Mr. Ed». Tardley , / baL 1061 l S t- & cl:. 
 
 ' Mrfter of the Ceremonies, 
 
 Sir Charles C.otterel , Kr. $nVy 300 l p-r- Annum. 
 
 ; Afliftanc Mafter, ChaiU CoturA, Efq; Sai. 6 s. S d. pa 
 
 i MarJhal, Dr. John Engh'jb. Sal. 200 /, per Annum. 
 
 Serjeants at Arms, 
 
 Thomas Charmck, Efq; 
 
 John Templcr , Efq; 
 
 Edmund Willi,rmfon, jan. Efq; 
 Jojeph Lawlon, Efq; 
 
 Benj. Greggs, Efq', 
 Ihmas Turfl, Efq; 
 Daniel Gardiner, ftfqj 
 Matthew Hutton, Efq: 
 
 Serjeant at Arms attending the Lord-Kfteeper inter P : rf t « 
 houje, Efq; 
 
 Serjeant at Arms attending the Lord Treafurcir, Reginald 
 Ryley , Efq; 
 
 Serjeant at Arms attending the Houfs of Common;, Samuel 
 Powel, Efq; 
 
748- SClje § jefent #tate Part III 
 
 Mafter of the Revels, Charles Kilkgnw, Efq; Sal. io l 
 per Annum. 
 
 His Yeoman, Mr. Henry Harris. Sal. 9 /. a s. 6 d. per 
 .Annum. 
 
 Knight Harbinger, "John Thurfton, Efq; Sal. 20 Marks per 
 Annum, and 1 o s. per Diem. 
 
 Mejfuigers in Ordinary, 
 
 Thomas Beake- 
 
 Ralph Young. 
 
 Richard Hopkins, 
 
 Geo. Collins. 
 
 Henry Legate. 
 
 Ric Rare!. 
 
 John Gale- 
 
 Sam. Grice. 
 
 Nicholas Hill. 
 
 Francis Chnke. 
 
 Cl ! C 1 
 
 Edw. Gibbs. 
 
 Tames lunon. 
 
 Ralph Gibbs. 
 
 Simon Chapman. 
 
 Thomas Davis, 
 
 William Knight. 
 
 Pet. Morifcoe. 
 
 i hoinas lMewjm. 
 
 Pet. Newlin, 
 
 William Safiery al. Sutton. 
 
 Ric- Haward. 
 
 Samuel Hill. 
 
 TI10. IJeake, jmi. 
 
 Tohn Freeman. 
 
 Cha. Couchman. 
 
 Hemy Allen. 
 
 Geo. Fry. 
 
 John Thornborough. , 
 
 Thomas Smith. 
 
 fohn Morris. 
 
 Tho. Nightingale 
 
 vHU’ 0, 
 
 Tho. Ilarrilon. 
 
 Anth. Di-gley. 
 
 Ric. Oarloe. 
 
 Jof. Chance.' 
 
 Fra. Sawyer. 
 
 Peter brown. 
 
 Fortune barton. 
 
 Salary 45 /. per Annum each- 
 
 Meffenger to attend the Treafury, John Thirhitle . 
 MelKnger to attend the Lord-Keeper, Robert Brijcoe, 
 Meflenger to the Great Wardrobe, William Holmes. 
 
 Cietks of the Cheque, Mr. Will. Sharpe and Air. 'Thomas At* 
 Meflenger of the Preflq Robert Stevens. Sal. 50 ?, ptv 
 
Part Ilf. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 *49 
 
 Muficians, Twenty Four. 
 
 Mr. John Banniller. 
 
 Mr. Robert King. 
 
 Mr. Henrv Hele. 
 
 Mr. Chriftian Steflben. 
 Mr. John Ridgely. 
 
 Mr. Richard Bradley. 
 Mr. Edward Flower. 
 
 Mr. Henry Eccies. 
 
 Air. George Hill. 
 
 Mr. Charles .Smith. 
 
 Air. Francis Jones. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Perkinfon. 
 Their Salary, 40 l. l 
 For Livery, 1 6 l. 
 
 Mr. John Lenton. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Smith. 
 
 Mr. Charles Powell. 
 
 Mr. Solomon Eccies. 
 
 Mr. Francis Cruifs. 
 
 Mr. Theo'diihis Fitz. 
 
 Mr. William Gorton. 
 
 Mr. John Shore. 
 
 Mr. Alexander de la Tour. 
 Annum each. 
 
 Metier of Mufick, Mr. John Eccies. 
 
 Air. Gilbert Abraln!!. 
 Mr. Charles Hoofon. 
 Mr. Dmiel Snort* 
 
 Inftrument-Keeper, Mr .John Mofeley. 811 . 40 /. per An. 
 Inflrument-Maker, Mr. John V/e!j!>. 
 
 Mallet-Falconet, Charles. Duke of St. Albans, at Penfion. 
 
 Lord Chief Juftice, and Jufcice in Eyre of all her Maje- 
 fly sForefts, &c. on the North-fide of Trent. 
 
 William Duke of Devtmjbire. 
 
 Lord.Chief Juftice, and Juftice in Eyre of all her Maj'e- 
 fly’s Foreils, on the South-lide of Trent. 
 
 Thomas Lord Wharton. 
 
 Ranger of St- James's Park, Mr. Henry Wifi, chief Gar¬ 
 dener. 
 
 Of Hide-Park, - Penman Seymour, Efq; 
 
 Of Windfir Forefl, George Duke oi Northumberland. 
 Of Waltham Forefl, Robert Earl of Lindfiy. 
 
 Of Windfir Great and Licde Park, the Dutchefs 
 of Marlborough. 
 
 M. m 
 
 Ranger 
 
fj-o HEfje patent ^tate PaytllL 
 
 Ranger of Greenwich Park, George Churchill, Efq; 
 
 Of Hamptnt-Cowt Park, William Tong, Efq; 
 
 Of Audley'-inn Park, Mr. David Rolnnfon. 
 
 Warden of Sherwood Fore it, John Duke of Nsn>ca{lle° 
 
 Lord Warden of the Stannaries,' Sidney Godolphin, Efq; 
 Serjeant Trumpeter, William Shower, Efq; 
 
 Sixteen Trumpeters. 
 
 Four Kettle-Drums. 
 
 Drum-Major, JohnMaugridge, Efq; 
 
 Mafter of the Tennis-Court, Horatio Moore, Efq; 
 
 Repairer of Bridges,' John Carey, EYqj 
 Mailer of the Barges, Mr. John Warner, 
 
 Forty eight Watermen. 
 
 Phyficians in Ordinary to het Majefly’s Perfom 
 
 Sir Edward Hannes, Kt* | Dr. Walter Lifter, 
 
 Dr.- Thomas Lawrence. j Sir David Hamilton, Kt., 
 
 Sir William Read, Kt- OccuIlfL 
 
 Apothecaries. 
 
 James Chafe, Efq; ? . , „ r 
 
 . Mr. Daniel Malms, \ t0 the Pe!fon - 
 Apothecary to the Houfhold, Mr. Jones, 
 
 Chirurgeon s, 
 
 Charles Bernard, Efq; Serjeant-Chirurgeon. 
 
 Chirurgeon to the fioufiiold, Thomas Gardiner, Efq; and 
 Chirurg'eon-General of all the Land Forces of England. 
 
 Others reput'd the Queen’s Servants, 
 
 Jeweller, Sir Stephen Evans, Kt, 
 
 Gcidihii h, Mr. Chit. Shales, 
 
 Bookfeliers, Major William Churchill, and Edward Cajlle, 
 Watchmaker, Mr. Tho. Herbert. Salary 300 l.perdamnsj, 
 ’■Principal Painter, Sir Godfrey KneUcr, Kt. 
 
 Painter in Enamel, Cha.Boit, Efq; 
 
 Foet^Laureat, Nahum Tate, Efq; >■ 
 
 Hydrographei, Edmund Halley, Efqs, 
 
 Library 
 
Part nr. of ENGLAND. yyi 
 
 Library-Keeper at St. James's, Dr. RichardBentley. 
 
 Puhlick Nhnry, -- 
 
 Houfs-Keeper of rhe Palace at Weftminfter, Mr. lingledm. 
 Wardrobe-kc-per at Hainp! on-Court, James bUrrio Efq; 
 Eow i: ng-Grf=-n Keeper (Gardener) Mr. Hatty Peacock. 
 floule-Keepcr at Richmond, Robert White, Ein; 
 
 Chief Gardener of the Royal Garden at St. Jama's, Mr. 
 
 Hairy I'Vlfc. 
 
 Eight other Gardeners. 
 
 Numb. XX. 
 
 The Matter of the Horfe, and kis Officers, 
 Page 169. 
 
 Mafter cf the Horfe. 
 
 H IS Grace, Charles Duke of Sonssrfet, Salary 1 zCG i 
 13 S. 4 d. per Annum. 
 
 Avener and Clerk Martial. 
 
 Hugh Chidleigh, Efq; z 6 o l 
 
 Equerries. 
 
 Hugh Chudldgb, Efqj 1 William Dtmml'i, EG); 
 
 Thomas UJhr, E% Thomas Meredith, E% 
 
 Geo. Fielding, Eli]; I 
 
 300 l. each. 
 
 Equerry of the Crown Stable, 
 
 Henry Fouhrt, Efqj 256 /. 
 
 Pages cf Honour, 
 
 John Gough, Efq; J John Egerton, Efq; 
 
 Robert Blount, Efq; [ Henry Berkeley, Efqj 
 
 3 5/5 /. each. 
 
 Gentleman of the Horfe, William Wafts. Efq; zk 6 l 
 
 M m 4 Sur- 
 
ffilje Relent <o>£sfe Part III. 
 
 Surveyor of the High-ways, Michael Stndholm, Efq; Sal, 
 8i l. per A/mum. 
 
 Surveyor of the Stables, Francis idegus, Efq; 120 l. 
 Riding-Surveyor, 7 obn Bowen, Efq; 30 l. 
 
 Clerk of the Avery, George Lampen, Elq; 125 l. 
 
 Clerk of the Stables, Michael Stndholm, Efq; 224 l 
 Yeoman Sadler and Store-keeper, Robert George, Efq; 93 
 Squire and Groom Sadler, John Rawlins, 76 /. 
 
 Serjeant and Marlhal Farrier. Andrew unape. Efq; 42 /. 
 Yeoman Farrier, Robert Spncock, 3 61. 10 5. 
 
 Coach-maker, Samuel /.lubcrry, 3 6 l. 
 
 Purveyor and Granitor, Luke Sanders, i?o l. 
 
 Governor to the Pages. Daniel Ilrijac, too l. 
 
 .IVIeufl-keeper, James Lewis, 36 A 
 Stable-Keeper at Iisnnpton-Court, Francis Sturgis, 3 61. 
 Stable-Keeper at Kmfngton, William Feilltr, 36 
 Yeoman of the Carriages, Robert Manning, yil. 
 
 Footmen Twelve. 
 
 Will. Peach. 
 Henry Skull. 
 Oliver Thomas. 
 Thomas Bernard. 
 . Geo- Wilkinlon. 
 Henry Docker. 
 
 j Francis Allen. 
 
 John Bernard. 
 
 1 David Morris, 
 j IiaacTyttal. 
 f Thomas Hardin. 
 Will. Nightingall. 
 
 53 l. per Annum each. 
 
 Sefides Four allowed for the Matter of the Horfc. 
 
 Coachmen Five. 
 
 James Curtis. ! Edward Brockhurft, 
 
 Andrew. Milam. j Ric. Rodwell. 
 
 Thomas Wellh. J 
 
 6 ? l. per Annum each. 
 
 And one for the Matter of the Horfe. 
 
 Five i’oftiiiions, and one for the Matter of" 
 the Horfe, 
 
 Five Helpeis, and one for the Matter of the! 
 Horfe, \ 
 
 30 A each, 
 30 /. each. 
 
 Grooms 
 
Part 1 IT, of ENGLAND. 
 
 Grooms, 4. 
 
 Clans Claujfen. 1 Thomas Sutton. 
 
 James Botham. I William Lloyd. 
 
 iCil. per Annum eu ch. 
 
 And Six for the Matter of die Horfe. 
 
 Settle Groom, John Peach, 3 6 l. per An. 
 
 Helpers to the Chaifes Three. 
 
 . Edmund Tarrnr.s. | John Laws. 
 
 ' :i ,ttrt M.rstaff. 1 
 
 30 l per Annum each. 
 
 Chairmen, Four. 
 
 ' Ediv. Wether sly. ! Philip Marflsall. 
 
 Will. We; her shy. I Simon Tree. 
 
 .4a/. per Annum each. 
 
 si Meffenger, Nath. Bridgwater, 15/. per Annum. 
 
 Porter of the Meufe, David Alexander , 18 l. per Annum . 
 
 ; Trcgonnel Frampton, Eft]; for keeping fix 1 
 
 Race-Horfes, with ail NeceiTaries, at > 6 00 /. per An. 
 Newmarket, Js 
 
 Numb. XXL 
 
 Mcfur of the Great Wardrobe. Page 175 
 and 439. 
 
 H is Grace Ralph Duke of Mount ague. Salary ;ooo L 
 per Annum. 
 
 Thomas Duimncr, Efqj Deputy, 
 
 John Elrington, Clerk. 
 
 Beildes ftveral Undet»OfEcers and Trsdelmen. 
 
 A Life 
 
SS4 
 
 %\z Me part Hi 
 
 Numb. XXII. 
 
 'A Lift of ths Band of Gentlemen Venfancrs, 
 • Page i8r« 
 
 C Harles Duke of St- Album, Captain. Salary 1000 /, 
 per Annum. 
 
 Wtliiam Seymour, Efq; Lieutenant. S:I. Joo l. per Annum* 
 Charles Fane, Efq; Standard-Bearer. Sal. 300 l per Annum. 
 Robert Manley, Efq; Clerk cf the Cheque. Sal. 110 l. pir 
 Annum. 
 
 Daniel Burges, Efq; Secretary, 
 
 Charles Norton, Efq; 
 Thomas Boteler, Ejq; 
 Alexander Barham, Ejq; 
 Nicholas Arnold, Efq-, 
 Paul Colton, Efq-, 
 
 John Champante, Efq; 
 Gregory Weftcombe, Efq; 
 James Gray, EJq; 
 
 Henry Ryley, Efq; 
 Robert Coleby, Efq; 
 William Olds, Efq; 
 Thomas Saunders, E]q; 
 William Wdkomb, Efq; 
 Nathaniel B: own, Efq; 
 John Grub, Ejq; 
 jofeph Whitehead, Efq; 
 Thomas Geary, Efq; 
 William Lancafter, Efq; 
 Jeremiah Sambrock, Efq; 
 
 John Galhone, Efq; 
 William Parker, Efq; 
 Robert London, Efq; 
 John Darley, Efq; 
 
 Francis Mogfon, Ejq; 
 James Wallis, Efq; 
 William Smith, Efq ; 
 Richard Gammon, Efq; . 
 John Salrmafh, Ejq; 
 Edward Bedingfield, Efq; 
 William Thomas, Efq; 
 Ric. Farnborcugh, Ejq; 
 John Lecioft, Ejq; 
 Thomas Peirce, Ejq; 
 
 Job Williams, Ejq; 
 William Wynne, Ejq; 
 William Weftcomb, Efq' s 
 Coll. Oldfield, Efq; 
 
 Henry Pope, Ejq; 
 
 iVilliam Smith, Efq; Paymafter. 
 
 Mr* Bit. Reeves, Gene. Harbinger. 
 
 The Salary of the'Gentlemen is tool, per. Annum. 
 
 Numb, 
 
Part III, of ENGLAND. 
 
 m 
 
 Numb. XXIII. 
 
 J Lifi of the Yeomen of Her Majefiks Guard, and 
 their Officers. Page 182. 
 
 Marquifs of Harrington,Ca$tzin. Salary icoo l 
 
 yi'iUitim Voiding, Efq; Lieutenant. Salary too /. per Annum. 
 Ricks'a Uphill, Efq; Enfign. Salary 300 I. per Annum- 
 LherKs Hanbury, Efq; Clerk of the Cheque. Sal. 150 1. per 
 Annum 
 
 John Big":, Efq; Corporal. Sal. 150 1. per Annum. 
 
 Gco.ge Davcnant, Efq; Corporal Sal. 150/ pcr Annum. 
 
 John Cupell, Efq; Corporal. Sal, 150/. per Annum. 
 Cbivertm Charlton Efq; Corporal. Sal. 150 /. per Annum. 
 
 ; John Milward, 
 
 ; John Inge, 
 
 ; John Scorer, 
 
 ! John Kirton, 
 
 ; Nicholas Hawkins, 
 
 : Roberr Kidvvcll, 
 
 ; John Lane, 
 
 3 John Holmden, 
 
 l William Atlee. 
 
 1 ; Jofeph Collier, 
 jj Thoma' Scott. . 
 
 ’ Jeremiah Thwaites. 
 i John Hebburne. 
 Richard Palmer. 
 George Barloe. 
 i Francis Sheppery, 
 
 | Robert Manning. 
 
 I Adam Dur.kerly, 
 
 William Whaley. 
 
 ; William Lawler. 
 
 Thomas Cooper, 
 i Pent'/Wood, fen, 
 
 • ^ Ujhers. Salary, 49 1 , 1! S, 3 8. 
 » per Annum each. , 
 
 Henry Wood, jins. 
 John Dyfon. 
 Benjamin Potter. 
 Thomas Robinfofi. 
 Tobias Cocks. 
 
 Allin Wootron. 
 Thomas Collings. 
 William Cvofs. 
 
 John Soury. 
 
 Anthony BedingfieliL 
 Thomas Pell. 
 
 Richard Tarrant. 
 Francis Bernard. 
 George Onion. 
 
■ce6 HEHje £>taee Part III,1 
 
 Elias Bayly. 
 
 George Tanton. 
 
 Thomas W erret 
 
 Henry Eldridge.' 
 
 Peter Waggoner. 
 
 Thomas Griffeth. 
 
 Thomas Farmer. 
 
 Francis Brown. 
 
 Edward Philips. 
 
 John Web Per. 
 
 Philip Oldis. 
 
 William Palmer. 
 
 Mango Brand. 
 
 John Grilinond. 
 
 James Marlhall. 
 
 George Bowes. 
 
 Edward Stacey. . 
 
 Adam Powell. 
 
 Anthony Harrifon. 
 
 Samfcel Cl a u fon. 
 
 Thomas Arnold. 
 
 William Shaw. 
 
 Fawler Meaton. 
 
 John Stanley. 
 
 William Brown, fin 
 
 Edward Hart. 
 
 George Hewiler. 
 
 Francis Walker. 
 
 John Sampfon. 
 
 Jofeph Dodfon. 
 
 John Lee. 
 
 Richard Clay. 
 
 Thomas Croskell. 
 
 Michael Meffenger, 
 
 Benjamin Hall. 
 
 Richard Morris. 
 
 Kenry Holloway.' 
 
 Ambrofe Gray. 
 
 William Brown, jin. 
 
 ». John Wilkinfon. 
 
 James Teals. 
 
 John Nicoll. 
 
 Bryan Tilmond. 
 
 Uriah Petty. 
 
 Thomas JelTup. 
 
 Richard Prefcott. 
 
 Thomas Small. 
 
 Edward Salmon. 
 
 •Thomas Munden; 
 
 John Stacey. 
 
 Richard Hide. 
 
 Francis Sprigg. 
 
 John Rental!. 
 
 Mofes Farley. 
 
 Edward fhort. 
 
 Richard Sampfon. 
 
 Francis Baker. 
 
 Daniel Cole. 
 
 Chrillopher Crooke. 
 
 James Coppin. 
 
 Richard Parfons. 
 
 John Allford. 
 
 Charles Howland. 
 
 Roger Cook. 
 
 Their Salary is \ 
 
 59 1 . ns, 3 d. per Annum each. 
 
 1 hkJSaSk} cim ^- he ^ fi 
 
 s llary 9 l 
 
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'art III- 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 y?7- 
 
 Numb. XXIV'. 
 
 A Lifi of the Land-Forces } &c. 
 Generals . 
 
 H I S Royal Highnefs, George Prince of Denmark, &c 
 Generaliffimo. 
 
 'john Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General. 
 
 ;i£ ar l of Galway, General, and Commander in Chief of th 
 Forces in Spain and Portugal. 
 
 |-Richard Earl Rivers, General, Commander in Chief c 
 jj the Defcent, 
 
 'James Duke of Ormond, General of theHorfe. 
 
 Charles Churchill , Efq; General of the Four 
 
 Lieutenant-Generals. 
 
 [William Stewart,^ Efq; 
 (Thomas Erie, Efq; 
 
 [John Lord Cu.tts. 
 ^DawWEarl of Portmors . 
 | Henry Linn ley, Elq; 
 
 [ Sir Charles Hara. 
 
 George Earl of Orkney. 
 j Richard hiroldiby. Iffq- 
 Hugh Windham, Efq; ‘ 
 f GcoigeCkolworJhf, Efq; 
 Nath. Lingfion, Efq; 
 
 Major-Generals, 
 
 Charles Trelawny, Efq; 
 Willi am Seymour, Elq; 
 Corn. Wood, Elq; 
 
 Henry Withers, Efq; 
 
 ' Edmund May He, Elq; 
 
 ■ Daniel Harvey, Efq; 
 
 ! William Lloyd, Elq; 
 
 ! Algermmi Earl of Effm, 
 
 Charles Rofs, Efq; 
 Charles Earl of Jrran, 
 Lord ■ Windfor. 
 
 Lord Raby. 
 
 John Ttdcomb, Efq; 
 Haticn Compton, Efq; 
 Kouerr E;uni, Efq; 
 
 [ Gufl. Hamilton, Efq; 
 
5 j8 Sift* patent $fote Psrt III 
 
 Brigadier-Gcm'ats. 
 
 Lord Montjoy. 
 
 Thomas Farrington, Efq; 
 •——Duke of Jrgylt. 
 Edmund How, Efq; _ 
 
 John Richmond Webb , Efq; 
 John Shrimpton, Efq; . 
 Thomas Brudenell, Efq; 
 
 Sir James Jcffcryes. 
 
 FUch. LuLy, Efq; 
 
 Francis Palmer, Efq; 
 Thomas Meredith, Efq; 
 
 William Cadogan, Efq? 
 Holdcroft Blood, Efq; 
 
 Harry Mordatmt, Efq; 
 James Stanhope, Efq; 
 
 Lord Vifcount Charhnount, 
 Richard Gorges, Efq? 
 
 Charles Lord Mohu.it. 
 
 Thomas Handajide, Efq; 
 George Carpenter, Efq; 
 
 Jojias Fimarre, Efq; - 
 i Robert Killegrew, Efq? 
 
 General Staff-Officers. 
 
 John How, Efq; Pay-Mafter-Generai of Her Majefly’s 
 Guards and Garrifons. 
 
 James Bridges, Efq; Pay-Mafter of Her Majefty’s Forces 
 Abroad. 
 
 *- Hyde Elq; Commiflary-General. 
 
 David Crawford, Efq; Deputy CommiflaryGenera?. 
 
 Hemy St. John, Efq; Secretary of War. 
 
 His chief Clerk, Mr. Sam. Lynn. 
 
 Clerk of the Marines, Mr. Francis Lynn. 
 
 Thomas Byde, Efq; Judge Advocate-General. 
 
 Comptrollers of the Accornpts of the Amy, 
 
 Sir Jofeph Tredenham, 
 
 Arthur Moore, Efq; 
 
 Their Secretary, Gregory King, Elq; 
 
 Dr. Lawrence, Phyfician-General. 
 
 Tho. Gardner, Efq; Chirurgeon- General. 
 
 Jfaae Tea ! e, Efq; Apothecary-General' 
 
 Walter Whitfield, Efq; Pay-Mafter-General of the M.u 
 
 Edward Knatchbull, Efq; Mufrer-Mafter-General ci the Ma° 
 rims . 
 
 Firft 
 
art III. of ENGLAND, 
 
 Firfl Troop of HORSE-GUARDS- 
 
 , | Efqs. Lieutenant-Colonels 
 i'oj Cornu. 
 
 'illlam B i-ms, 7 
 
 ■rtbur Jp/l.y, \ r^s. Exempts, 
 uy Maurice, t 
 — Elcwavt. * 
 
 > Efqs- Brigadiers. 
 
 Second Troop cf the Guards! 
 
 -j ma Duke of Ormond, Colonel. 
 
 Sir The. Smi>b, ^Lievtenant-Colonels, 
 Tho P nicer,, y, E r q; j 
 George'jocelin, tiqj (-'“.net. 
 
 Henry Conrva.i , i \, Guidon. 
 
 fafper Corn ■mu,') 
 
 Sam. Wea-.-.r, >jrfg Si Exempts, 
 
 Sam. Leonard, C 
 will Widcrt:. J 
 
 Idm. Swrr/j, Sgr s Engagers. 
 
 '■ra. Rogers, \ 
 
 3 eo< Fottlkes, ' 
 
 Third Troop of the Guards. 
 
 Skr/erEarlof Arran, Colonel. 
 
 Hatton Compton, l El ^' LUutenant . Colonels, 
 
00 '%¥ f jefeut 
 
 Lewis Belleau, Efq; Cornet. 
 
 -- Bufteed, Efq; Guidon. 
 
 William Holmes, } 
 
 Sam. Horfey, >£fq S , Exempts. 
 
 Henry bnary, l 
 Btilftrode Peachy, * 
 
 Cha. Williams,') 
 
 gw^;< Ef i s - B "sadi«s. 
 
 Henry Migett, J 
 
 Granadier-Guards. 
 
 Geo. Choldmondley, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Richard Waring, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Robert Detit, Efq; Major. 
 
 Jofeph Ferrers t Efq; Guidon- 
 
 Regiment of Royal Horfe.Guards. 
 
 George Duke of Northumberland, Colonel. 
 
 Sir Francis Compton, Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 George Fielding, Efq; Major. 
 
 Queen’s Regiment. 
 
 Henry Lnmley, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Thomas Crowtkir, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel'. 
 
 'John Deaines Efq; Major. 
 
 Major-General Harvey s. 
 
 Daniel Harvey, Efq; Colonel* 
 
 —— Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Sdw, Roper, Efqj Major, 
 
 Part III 
 
Part HI. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 Major-General Wood's. 
 
 Corn. Wood, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Somerford Oldfield, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Philip Amfirong, Efq; Major. 
 
 Major-General Langftons. 
 
 - —- Langfto?!, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 .w—, Bailed, Efq; Lieutenant-ColoneE 
 I —■ Langftone, Major. 
 
 ! Lieutenant-General Windhams, 
 
 I Hugh Wyndham, Efq; Colonel, 
 j Francis Palmes, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 I William Wyndham ,• Efq; Major. 
 
 ij Colonel Cadogans. . 
 
 h William Cadogan, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 George Kellum, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 Robert Napper, Efq; Major. 
 
 Duke Schonbergs. 
 
 Meinhardt Duke of Schonberg, Colonel. 
 Charles Sybourg, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 Robert Norton, Efq; Major. 
 
 Lord Windfor’s. 
 
 Lord Windfor, Colonel. 
 
 I Count Paulin, Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 I Sir Thomas Travel, Major. 
 
 | DRAGOONS. 
 
 i Royal Regiment. 
 
 j Lord Raly , Colonel, 
 j James St. Pierce , Efq; Lieutenant-Cdonel, 
 
 5 M3, ° N n 
 
Queen’s Dragoons. 
 
 Geo. Carpenter, Eft; Colonel. 
 
 Franc's Gore , Efq; Lieutena.nt-ColoneL 
 miter Levefon, Efq; Major. 
 
 Earl of 
 
 /hernoon. Earl of EffeZ, Colonel. 
 
 Charles Dormer , Efq; Lieucenant-Coloiie^ 
 Geo, Holgate, Efq; Major, 
 
 Lord DalrimpliS. 
 
 Lord Dalrimpk, Colonel. 
 
 __„ „„_Lieutenant-Colonel. . 
 
 Andrew Jgncw, Efq; Major. 
 
 Brigadier Rcfs's- 
 
 Charles Rojs, Efq, Colonel. , 
 
 Rob. Hunter, Efq; Lieutenant-ColoneL. 
 Hugh Caldwell, Efq; Major. 
 
 French Dragoons ■ 
 
 --- Colonel. 
 
 Fra. Lafabrigue, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Belih.iz.ar Foiffac, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Killegmv's . 
 
 Robert Kilhgmv, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Pepper, Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 - - Steuart, Major. 
 
 Lord C uttss. 
 
 John Lord Cutts, Colonel, 
 
 'Humphry Gore , Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
part III. of ENGL AND. & 
 
 FOOT, 
 
 FirH Regiment of Eoo^Guards. 
 
 'John Duke of Marlborough, Colonel. 
 
 Iienry Withers, Efqi Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 John Shrmpton, Efq; Major. 
 
 Gilbert Primroje, Efq> Second Major. 
 
 Cold-Stream Regiment of Foot-Guards. 
 
 John Lord Cutis, Colonel- 
 Edward Braddock, Efq;. Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Richard Holmes, Efqi iMajor. 
 
 Royal Regintertt ofFpot-Guards. 
 
 Earl of Orkney, Colonel, 
 
 /hidrsw Hamilton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Charles Cockburn, Efq; Major. 
 
 Earl,'of -Pon-rmSs. . . 
 
 Earl of Portmorc, Colonel. 
 
 Llic. Billing, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel*; 
 
 Perch Kirk, Elq; Major. 
 
 General Churchill's. ■ > : 
 
 Charles Churchill, Efq; Colonel 
 Henry Peyton, Efqi Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Charles Churchill, Elq; Major. ' 
 
 Colonel SontlmeWsl' 
 
 Tkrmsts Southwell, Elq; Colonel 
 
 --- Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 --- Major.' 
 
 Colonel Pcarc’s' 
 
 Pears, Efqi Colonel. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Godby, Efqi Major. 
 
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 Royal 
 
SE&e §»efettt £fete gardll. 
 
 Royal Regiment of Fuziliers. 
 
 Sir Charles Bara, Colonel. 
 
 Humphry Withers, Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Chri. Simpfin, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Webb'S. 
 
 John Richmond Webb, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Ric. Sutton, Efq - , Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Louis de Ramjey, Efq; Major. 
 
 Lieutenant-General Stewards. 
 
 V/illiam Stewart, Efq;. Colonel. 
 
 William Stewart, ■ Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 John Stewart, Efq; Major. 
 
 Lord North and Grey s* 
 
 Lord North and Grey, Colonel. 
 
 Henry Groves, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 John Granvils, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Bill's. 
 
 John Bill, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 jajper Clayton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel# • 
 
 Lewis Kemjs , Efq Major. 
 
 Colonel Livefay s. 
 
 John Livefay, Efq; Colonel. * 
 
 Richard Frank, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 V/alter Douglas, Efq; Major. 
 
 Earl of Barrimores. 
 
 Earl of Barrimores Colonel. 
 
 Mark Anthony Mom all, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Thomas Jones, Efq; Major* 
 
part III. of ENGLAND, 
 
 Major-General Tidcomb's. 
 
 fahn Tidcomb, Efq; Colonel- 
 
 „_. . Lieutenant-Colonel.- 
 
 — Nicbolfoti, Major. 
 
 Colonel How’s. 
 
 Emmiel How, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Andrew Avmjirovg, Efq; Lieutenant*Colonel. 
 Charles Billing fly, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Godfreys. 
 
 Francis Godfrey, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Will. Wambrough, Efqj Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Thomas Perfons, Efq; Major- 
 
 Colonel Blood's, 
 
 Ihldcroft Blood, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 joj, Whitman, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Daniel Woolett, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Newton's. 
 
 ——» Newton, Efqj Colonel. 
 
 .-- Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Lieutenant-General hgohbfs. 
 
 Ric. lngolsby, Efq; Colonel. 
 Robert Steam, Efq; Lieutenant- 
 Richard Kane, Efq, Major. 
 
 Colonel. 
 
 Lieutenant-General Erie's. 
 
 ho. Erie , Efq; Colonel. ’ ' 
 
 ■Henry Hawley, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 George Freke } Efq; Major. 
 
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$66 
 
 jcfe«t £>tatc •' 
 
 Colonel De Lake, 
 
 Sanipfon De Laic 
 Walter Sharpe,. 
 
 K , Efq; Colonel- 
 Eiq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 i y, E!q; Major. • • 
 
 Part III. 
 
 Colonel Ilamiajydes. 
 
 T-'inus Ewdafydc, Elq; Colonel- 
 W-'Lignt Hooter. Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Hairy pm-V Eiq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Sabines. 
 
 Joieph Sabine, Elq; Colonel. 
 
 Ma:;h. Penefether, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Ijadc E)>?.v, Efq; Major. 
 
 Collonel Tat ton's- 
 William Taiton, Elq; Colonel. 
 
 Patrick Mead, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Thomas OUfrcld, Elq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Prepns- 
 Georg; Prefton, Efq; Colonel, 
 
 _ .1 — Cmr.fton, Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 ---- Major. 
 
 Colonel Whettham's- 
 Thomas Whutham, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Edward ‘Jones, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 .—Major. 
 
 Colonel BrtidnaU's- 
 Thomas Enidnal, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 -7 c .;. jehnfon, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 \:;bi Lchunt, Elq; Major. . 
 
 Lord Mountjoys. 
 
 Lora Mount)!)}, Colonel. 
 
 -- Lieutenant-ColoneL 
 
 EiUs Cooper, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colo 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Colonel Alim? s. 
 -> Alnnt, Colonel. 
 
 -Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Major. 
 
 — Gorge, Colonel. 
 
 -» ,—■ Lieutenant-Colonel- 
 
 ,——— Major. 
 
 Colonel Mordaunt’s. 
 
 Harry Mordaunt, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Lewis Mordaunt, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel* 
 
 John Afpin, Eiq; Major- 
 
 Lord Mord.iuv.fs. 
 
 Lord Mordaunt, Colonel. 
 
 Robert Dalzit., Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Wiliiam Dtvvidjon, Efq; -Major. 
 
 Colonel Farringtons. 
 Thomas Farrington, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Chr . Wray, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 __-. Major. 
 
 Colonel Wade. 
 
 —-- Wade, Efq; Colonel. ^ 
 
 Philip Howard, Efq; Lieutensnt-ColoneL 
 ___---- Major. 
 
 Colonel Hans Hamilton s. 
 
 Hans Hamilton,.Mq; Colonel. 
 
 Thomas Garth, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 Will. Spregg, Efq; Major. 
 
 Lord Mohan s. 
 
 Lord Mohan, Colonel. 
 
 Will. Oglethorpe, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 
 [■~ i r ii ^ lyfajor* 
 
 Nlli 
 
 & 
 
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 Part III, 
 
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 Duke of Argyll's. 
 
 Duke of Argylc, Colonel. 
 
 John Corbet , El'q; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 Himes Eeinlup, Ell]; Major. 
 
 Sir Richard Temples .' 
 
 Sir Ric. Temple, Colonel. 
 
 William Newton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Lof, Duckingfield, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Satikie's. 
 
 . Sar.kie, Efq; Colonel 
 
 •—- - Lieutenant-Colonel 
 
 Colonel Meredith's. 
 
 Thomas Msredyth, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 William Windrejs , Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Thomas Btitksridge, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Evans's* 
 
 William Evans, Efq; Colonel 
 James Foul!:, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 
 Colonel Elliott's. 
 
 Roger Elliott, Efq; Colonel, 
 
 James Granville, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 William Madman, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Caulfield's. 
 
 Caulfield, Efq; Colonel, 
 w-.—™, - Lieutenant-Colonel 
 
 Colonel Ailin's, 
 
 A’li'j, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Ambrofic 'Edgeworth; E% Lieutenant-Colonel 
 .— - Major, 
 
 €ol?.’ 
 
part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 Colonel Macarty's. 
 
 George Macarty, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 “James Ramfev, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 _._- Arshin, Major. 
 
 Colonel Rooke's- 
 
 --- Rooke, Ffq; Colonel. t 
 
 .-- Cullembine, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonei, 
 
 v Magraugh, Efq; Major. 
 
 Lord Paflon. 
 
 Lord Paflon, Colonel. 
 
 Richard Lucas, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Ctm. Hibbert, Efq; Major. 
 
 Earl of Inc hi quin'St 
 
 Earl of Inchiquin, Colonel. 
 
 ,- Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 -- Major. 
 
 Colonel Cawfeild's* 
 
 \ Toby Caw f did, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 . .. Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 -- Major. 
 
 Lord Vifcount Dungannon's. 
 
 Lord Dungannon, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Pallifer, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 —=- Bateman, Efq; Major. 
 
 Earl De Lorain's • 
 
 Henry Earl De Lorain, Colonel, 
 
 - Berry, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 -- Beliefs, Elq; Major. 
 
 Earl of Orery’s. 
 
 Charles Earl of Orery, Colonel. 
 
 Sir Thomas Pendergrajs, Lieutenant-Colonel? 
 ~— Lambert, Efq; Major, 
 
fjefriit Part III 
 
 5 1 * 
 
 Colonel Lillhgflons , „ ' ■ 
 
 Liltifigflon, Efq; Colonel- 
 «——• joins Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 ——- Floysr, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Winms. 
 
 Z.IZ JL . —■ Wimie, Colonel. 
 
 George Morgan, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 - n Douglas, Efq; Major, 
 
 Colonel Breton’s. 
 
 William Breton, Efq; Col. 
 
 Ralph Congreve, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Brands Alexander, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Watkins's, 
 
 William Watkins, Efq; Colopel. 
 
 —— Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Robert Manily, Efq; Major." 
 
 Colonel Lepel’s. 
 
 —— Lepcl, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 William Dmitomb, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 James Mon!joy, Efq; Major. 
 
 Sir Charles Mot ham’s. 
 
 Sir Charles Mot ham, Colonel. 
 
 Henry Thornicroft, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel 
 •—« Major. 
 
 NEW RAIS E '£>; 
 
 Brigadier Vimares, 
 
 Jops Vimare, Efq ; Colonel. 
 
 Jemmah Bancm, Efq; LieuteMant-ColoncJ, 
 
 geter Brttje, Elq; Major. 
 
 Refer Le Seure, Chaplain, 
 
 CUon?! 
 
part III. of ENGLAND. 571 
 
 Colonel Fontjulitfnes. 
 
 Lewis Foiujiilianc , Efq; Colonel. 
 
 •John Trap mid, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Anthonie La Maria, Efq; Major. 
 
 Charles la Roche, Chaplain. 
 
 Colonel Elgin's. 
 
 Paul Blojfett, Efq; Colonel- 
 
 Pierre dc Pity, Efq; Lieutenanant-Colonel, 
 
 Paul Gaily, Efq; Major. 
 
 John Rogue, Chaplaia. 
 
 Colonel Sybourgs. 
 
 Frederick Sybourg, Efq; Colonel- 
 Balthazar D' Albon, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel; 
 
 Francis i’ignioles, Efq; Major. 
 
 Bernard Richon , Chaplain. ' 
 
 Count dc Najfitus, 
 
 Count Fra. dc Nnffau d' Anrumpterque, Colonel. 
 
 —. La Baftide, Efq; Lieutenant-Golonel. 
 
 Confiantine Magni, Efq; Major. 
 
 John Major., Chaplain. 
 
 Colonel Labanhc's. 
 
 John Thomas Labanhe, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 ‘John Brajfslay, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Gideon La Maria, Efq; Major. 
 
 Ijaac l’ Ejeott, Chaplain. - 
 
 Lord Lovelace's, 
 
 John Lord Lovelace, Colonel. 
 
 Ric. Mmtden, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Clement Neville, Efq; Major- 
 
 Colonel Tomfhend's. 
 
 Roger Tomjhcnd, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 John Moyle, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Bernard Granvill, Efq; Major. 
 
 Peter Dnhurdiw, Chaplain. 
 
 . Railing 
 
SClje $>tate Part Hi 
 
 
 Raifing for IRELAND, 
 Colonel Stanwix's. 
 
 ’ irtui-B— seanwix, Efq; Colonel- 
 
 -- Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 John Weft, Efq; Major. 
 
 Sir Roger Bradjhaw's* 
 
 Sir Roger Bradjhaw, Colonel. 
 
 - Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 .—- May, Efq; Major. 
 
 : Lord Tunbridge’s • 
 
 Lord Tunbridge, Colonel. 
 
 __ tfantar, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Edmond Fielding, Efq; Major. 
 
 MARINE REGIMENTS, 
 Her Majefty’s own Regiment commanded by 
 Major-General William Seymour. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward PurceH, 
 
 Major James Bufth 
 
 His Royal Highnefs Prince Georges Regiment com* 
 manded by, 
 
 The Right Honourable Richard Vifcount Shawm, 
 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Markhami 
 Major John Orfeur. 
 
 Brigadier-General Henry Hole’s. 
 
 Moray Hole, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Marry Lawrence, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 George Hemfm, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Borr’si 
 ‘Jacob Birr, Efq; Colonel 
 Richard Cobh am, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 
 Frances Fodh, EW; Major. 
 
 Colonel 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND.’ 
 
 m 
 
 Colonel milt’s. 
 
 Charles Wills, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 William Darnell, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 George Burjlon, Efq; Major. 
 
 Colonel Churchill's ° 
 
 Jojhua Churchill, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 George'Blakeney, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 B-obert Hedges, Efq; Major. 
 
 Maj. Gen. Beilins Dragoons. 
 
 Rob. Ecklin, Efq; Colonel. 
 
 Sir Rich. Vernon, Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 James Butler, Efq; Major. 
 
 A Lift of' the Confiahles , Governors, Lieutenants $ 
 and Deputy Governors of Her Majefty’s Garri » 
 Jons'm England and Wales, Page 185, 
 
 B Erwick, Brigadier Edward Mayne, Efq; Governor* 
 William Dobbyns, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor, 
 Bf/wMwam-Caftle, Richard Lord Bn Ike ley. 
 
 Brnwe/’s-Caftle, Charles Earl of Berkeley. 
 
 Cardijf-C aftlej Thomas Manfel, Efq; 
 
 Carlile , Curler'Earl of Carlile, Governor. 
 
 Thomas Stanwix, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor! 
 Carmrvan-CzWle, Charles Earl of Radnor. 
 
 Chefier, Hugh Lord Cholmondeley Governor. 
 
 Thomas Brooks, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 CW/iwf-Caftle, William Knapton, Efq; Governor, 
 
 Dartmouth, Courtney Croker, Efq; Governor. 
 
 Dover, His Highnefs Prince of Governor. 
 
 Lieutenant-Governor, Thomas Earl of Weftmorlavd- 
 Ites/-Caftle, George Aylmer, Efq; Governor. 
 
 Guernfey, General Ckurchil, Governor. 
 
 Sir Edm. Andros, Kt. Lieutenant-Governor 
 Nich, dc Mcfmcr. Chaplain- 
 
574 SCije {State Part III' 
 
 Grave fend and Tilbury, Major-General George Chohmdley, Efq 
 Governor. 
 
 John Butler, Efqj Lieutenant-Governor, 
 
 ‘John Johnfmi, Chaplain. 
 
 Gloucejhr- Caftle, John Guije, Efq; Governor. 1 
 
 Hull and the Blockhoujc, John Duke of Newcajllt, Governor- 
 
 William Gibby, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Holy IJland, Edward Maine, Efq; Governor. 
 
 iWergA-Caftle, -- Morgan, Elq; Governor. 
 
 Jerfey IJland, Lieutenant-General Lumiey , Governor. 
 Colonel Thomas Collier, Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 John Baptijl Sorjaleil, Chaplain. 
 
 Htir/l- Caftle, Henry Holmes, Efq; Captain and Keeper. 
 
 Land-Guard-Fort, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Jones, Elr 
 Governor. 
 
 Capt. Francis Hammond, Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Edward Rujl, Chaplain. 
 
 St. Maws, Hugh Bojcowen, Efq; Captain and Keeper. 
 
 Barth. Harvey, Deputy. 
 
 Pcndennis-Caftlc, George Granville, Efq; Governor. 
 
 Richard Trevanian, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Plymouth and St. Nicholas IJland, Major-General Charles Tn - 
 lawny i Efqj Governor. ' 
 
 Major Henry Hooke Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Nicholas Grill, Chaplain. 
 
 Portland- Caftle, William Fountain, Efq; Governor. 
 Portfmouth , Lieutenant-General Thomas Erie, Governor. 
 
 Sir John Gihfon, Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Ssndgate-CzRle, Philip Herbert, Efq; 
 
 £»//Aw?i-Caftle, Colonel Thomas Mar(h, E(q\ 
 
 Sheemefs, Major-General Wuhsrs, ,Eiq.; Governor. , 
 Lieutenant Col. Thomas King, EfqjyLjeutenant' Governor. 
 John Wrenn, Chaplain. 
 
 Stilly IJland, Sidney. Godolphin, Efq; Governor. 
 
 Scarborough- Caftle, Anthony Duncomb, Efq; Governor. 
 Tynmourh-CzHk and Cliffords Fort, Col. Henry Villkrs, Efq; 
 Governor. 
 
 Tower of London, Earl of EJfex Conftable, 
 Brigadier-General Cadogan Lieutenant. 
 
 Lieutenant Col. John Farwell Deputy-Lieutenant.' 
 
 L'pnar- Caftle, Cor ham Wood. 
 
 Gillingham and NoWnejs, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Haft* 
 ings, Efq; Governor. 
 
 Windjor- 
 
part IU. tf ENGL AND. f7f 
 
 Windfor- Caftle, George Duke of Northumberland, Conftable. 
 Charles Potts, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor.. 
 
 Ifle of Wight, John Lord Cutts, Governor. 
 
 Anthony Morgan, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor. 
 
 Horatio Moore, Deputy-Governor. 
 
 ;A Lift of the Governors of Her Majeftfs Territories 
 in America. 
 
 Ew-England and NewHamfflm, Cokmel Jofepb Dud* 
 
 Nero-YorkznA the Jerjeys, Edm. Lord Cornhry, 
 
 Barbadoes, Mitford Crow, Efq; 
 
 Virginia, •-— 
 
 Maryland, Colonel Seymour, 
 jamaii.a, Colonel Bandagd.e* 
 
 Lexoard Iflands, Colonel Daniel Parks ' 
 
 Behnudas, Ben}. Bennet, .Efq; 
 
 Note, That Hudfons-Bay, Road-IJland, Cmcrjcut, Paffitma* 
 
 \ m-d-jCarolina, Providence, See. are govern’d by private Per- 
 fons appointed by their Refpe&ive Proprietors,by virtue of 
 their Charter, &c. 
 
 ; Numb. XXy. , -, 
 
 The Court of His. £opl Highnefs the Prince. 
 
 "tohn. Lord dela Wdrr, Groom of the Stool; Sal. 1200 l, 
 
 J Annum. 
 
 j . Gentlemen of the Bed-Chamber, 
 
 | William Lord Byron, T 
 
 j Tho. Earl of Weftmorland, >Sal. $QQ l fsr /JjiljjW each.’ 
 | Yho, Lqrd Howard of Effingham, J 
 
 GrppjflS 
 
'57 6 intent Mice Part III 
 
 Grooms of the Bed-Chamber, 
 
 Charles Churchill, Efq; Hugh Bofcamn, Efq; 
 
 George Churchill, Efq; James Vernon, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Maul, Efq; ' Francis Godfrey , Efq; 
 
 John Hill, Efqj i Samuel Mafham, Efq; 
 
 Salary 400 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 Gentlemen Ulhers. 
 
 ’ fc.“S&fErJ s * ,y ,! ° '• * aAmm **■ 
 
 Gentlemen Walters, 
 
 John Layng, Efq; 1 Charles Nicholas Eyre, Efqj 
 
 John Ghamberlayne, Efq; j Richard Steele, Efq; 
 
 Salary 100 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 Secretary, John George Hugh, Efq; Salary 400 t. per Annum, 
 Pages of the Back-Stairs. 
 
 . Mr. Peter La Roche. 1 Mr. John Cujlice. 
 
 Mr. Daniel Croharry. j Mr. Samuel Nafh. 
 
 Salary 80 /. per Annum each. 
 
 Barbers. 
 
 Mr. Peter la Roche.' •_ ; -—Mr. Carfien Buchholt. 
 
 Affiftant to the Yeoman of the Robes, Matthew Barrow, 
 Salary 20 l. 
 
 Page of the Prefence, Mr. Charles Lucas, 40 l. 
 
 Yeoman of the Cellar, Mr. Thomas Uopgood, Salary 6 a l, 
 
 Chaplains 
 
Part nr. of E N G L A N D, 
 
 >77 
 
 Chaplains. 
 
 Dr. Iremm Crufuts, l c - 
 Dr. -- -Bchmc, S' Y 
 
 /. per Annum each. 
 
 Chappel-Keeper, Eiafmis jsknjon, Salary 30/, 
 
 Laundrefs and S'etnRrcfs of the Body, Mrs. Dorothy Cooper, 
 • Salary i 30 l. 
 
 Neceflary Women, Mrs. Mary and EUx,. ZJo.vg/rrj,Salary yC1- 
 per Annum each. 
 
 Officers and Servants belonging to the Stables. 
 
 M Aider of the Horfe, Scroop Eirl of Bridgwater, Sa!. 
 loco /. per Annum, 
 
 Equerries. 
 
 Peter Wentworth, Efq; 
 
 Henry DureP, Efq; 
 
 Henry Hawley, Efq; 
 
 Bsnj • Mildmay, Efq; 
 
 Pages of Honour, 
 
 Thomas Pulteney,ECa ;2 7 ,■ , 
 
 John Ckidleigl^fq- $ 1 5 ° U f cr jfy ” m ™h, 
 
 Yeoman Rider, Timothy Shed, hi/. 
 
 Captain of the Arms, Ditto zee l 
 Teams Her atilt, Purveyor of the Stables. 
 
 Cmmlffioners for the Manager,sent of His Royal Bph* 
 nefss Revame, 
 
 ✓"Sal 256 / pet Annum each. 
 
 } Ohu Lord tie la UCtr,-. ] Edward Nidolm, Efq; 
 Scroop Earl of Bridgwater. { Jcbn George Hugh, Efq-, 
 
 Trealurer, Eda< Nicholes, Efq; 
 
 His Deputy, Thomas Godfrey, Efq; 
 Deputy Privy Purfe, Conrad Walkling 
 Aimm, 
 
 Efq; 
 
 O 0 
 
 Numb. 
 
%\)t f jefenc &tm 
 
 Part Hi 
 
 r;8 
 
 Numb. XXVI. 
 
 (tfT EE N’s-B ENCH. Page 187. 
 
 L 
 
 ORD Chief-juftice of the Queens-Bench , Sit John 
 Holt, Kt. 
 
 The ocbeir JufHces are. 
 
 Sir Liu let on Pewit, Kt. f Sit John Poll'd, Kfr 
 Sir Henry Gould, Kt. j 
 
 Crown-Office. 
 
 Clerk of the Crowns Simon Har court, Efq; 
 His Secondary, Robert Seykard, Efq; 
 
 Entrirsg Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Rob, Celyard, 
 Mr. SctiediB Brown 
 Mr. Rice Foulke « 
 
 Mr. RobWinmr. ■ 
 
 Me. WiSiem Leighton. 
 
 Clerk of the Rules. 
 
 Mr. Henry Malflerman , 
 
 ! Mr. Richard Harcourt• 
 Mu Richard Horton, jun. 
 • Mr. Franc if Pember. 
 
 Clerks of the Amercements of I flues. . 
 
 Mr. fthn Davies; J Mr. Francis Thacker, 
 
 Thefe attend upon the puifne Judges of the faid Court 
 the tali Day of every iiliiable Term ; and carry up to tne 
 Rveheautr the Efbeac of the Illues, and deliver it in upon 
 Oath to the Orief-haionof the faid Court. 
 
 Frothcjiotaries Office, 
 
 Ci.' jef Clerks os Prothonotii.rie.Si Rowland Holt, Efq; 
 Robert Coleman, Gent. 
 
 Secondary, 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND, 
 
 579 
 
 Secondary, Giles Chirk, Gent. 
 
 Depucy for Signing Writ's, and Cleric for riling of the 
 Declarations, Mr. '1 mm a* llur.nf.M. 
 
 Clerk of the Remembrances or Daggers , Mr John 
 Warter. 
 
 Clerk of the Bails and Pojlcas, Mr. Francis Thachr. 
 Cujlos Brcvinm, and NiJ! Prius Office. 
 
 Thomas Gndinge, Serjeant at Law. 
 
 Thomas Goods,!t^ hfq; 
 
 Keepers t f the Writs and Records of the Court of 
 Queen s-Brncis, Matters of the Office for making up, exa¬ 
 mining and Pealing all the Records of JJJize and Nsf. Prius 
 of that Court rvherelbever triable, and Clerks of the £/- 
 foigns, and Warrants of Attorney, and Clerk of the Tna- 
 fury. 
 
 The Clerks under them for making up the Records 
 throughout England , are 
 
 Mr. James Hoot on. J Mr. Thomas Goodings* 
 
 Mr. lohn HoUymnn. Mr, John Sedgwick, 
 
 Mr. William Tally. i 
 
 Deputy Clerk of the Inner-Treafurv, Mr. Wt'liam Tally. 
 Deputy Clerk of the Outvvard-Treafurv, Mr. Parker. 
 Two Bag-bearers, who cany the Records into Court. 
 Marfliai of the Qiieeois-Bench Prifon, Will. Braughsm, E r q: 
 His Deputy, Mr. Cooke. 
 
 Clerks of the Papers there, Mr. John lM.:r!en t Mr. E '.is 
 Stephens. 
 
 Clerks of the Papers on the Piea-lrJe- 
 
 Mr. Robert Stone, ~-Mr. Adam Bayses. 
 
 Clerk of the Ruler, Mr Willi.m Simnu'is, 
 
 --His Deputy, Mr. Pickering 
 
 Clerk of the Errors, Mr Syhefior Pent. 
 
 Ooi A Chief 
 
jSo SOje^jefent &tate Part IIL 
 
 A Chief Crier, two Under-Criers, twoUfhers, and four 
 Tipftaves. 
 
 The Filazcn and Exigenters oj th Queen’s-Bench. 
 
 Mr. Robert Haftings, 
 
 Mr. Thomas Stateham, 
 
 Mr-John Green, 
 
 Mr. George Woodfon, 
 
 Mr. William Twiford, 
 
 Mr.---— 
 
 Mr. 
 
 Mr. Jonathan Ravenhill, 
 
 Mr. John Withers, 
 
 Mr. John Browning, 
 
 Mr. Henry Deane, 
 
 Mr. Henry Dodd, 
 
 Mr. Philip Hodges, 
 
 Mr. «*-—--- 
 
 Mr. Samuel Porter, 
 
 Mr. Robert Hyde, 
 
 Mr. James Mead, 
 
 Barklhire. 
 
 Derby. 
 
 Devonfliire. 
 
 Yorklhire. 
 
 Effex. 
 
 Gloucefter, 
 
 Hereford. 
 
 Hertford. 
 
 Kent. 
 
 Lincoln. 
 
 London aw/Middlefe; 
 Gxfordfli. 
 
 Somerfetlh. 
 
 Suffex. 
 
 Wilts. 
 
 Newcaftle, 
 
 Brifiol. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, 
 
 5 Bedfordlhire and 
 
 C Buckinghamlhire. 
 
 Sir James Chapman, Bar. 
 
 T Cambridgelhire and 
 \ Cornwall. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, 
 
 CDorfet, Huntington, 
 ■s and 
 
 C Leicefter, 
 
 Mr. John Busbv, 
 
 Monmouth. 
 
 Ms. Simon Fuller. 
 
 S Norfolk and 
 
 C Northampton, 
 
 r .. 
 
 ^Northumberland and 
 
 Nottingham» 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 58 
 
 Sir James Fuller, Bar. Rutland, 
 
 James Woodhoufe, Efq- Salop. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, Southampton. 
 
 Mr. William Hawbury, Stafford. ' 
 
 Sir James Fuller, Bar. Suffolk. 
 
 Sir James Fuller, Bar. Warwick. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, 
 
 f Wettmorland and 
 Worcefter. 
 
 Mr. William Benner, 
 
 Mr. William Osburn, 
 
 Mr. Charles Waite, 
 
 Mr. John Withers, 
 
 Town of Nottingham. 
 Kingfton upon Hull. 
 
 Town of Southampton. 
 City of Canterbury. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, 
 
 C City of Coventry, 
 
 City of York. 
 
 (_City of Exeter. 
 
 Mr. Henry Owen, 
 
 City of Gloucetter. 
 
 Mr. Simon Fuller, 
 
 £ City of Lincoln. 
 
 \C;'fj of Norwich. 
 
 %City of Litchfield. 
 f City of Worcefter, 
 
 K Town of Pool. 
 
 Numb. XXVII. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the Court of Chancery, 
 Page 189. 
 
 L ORD Keeper, Sir William Cowper, Bar. 
 
 His Secretary, Thomas Marshall, Efq; 
 
 Matter of the Rolls, Sir John Trevor, Kt. 
 
 His Secretary, Tho. Janfon, Efq; 
 
 Twelve Matters in Chanary, 
 
 Sir John Trevor, Kt. I Samuel Keck , Efq.; 
 
 Sir Lacon William Child, Kt. 1 Sir Richard Holjord, Kt, 
 
 Sir john Franklin, Kt. ! Thomas Pitt, Efq; 
 
 Sit Robert Regard, Kt. j Thomas Gcry, Ek]; 
 
 John Edisbury, L. L, D. I William Rogers, Efq; 
 
 John Mithronu Efq; j John Hiccosks, Efq; 
 
 O 0 j 1 
 
5§2 
 
 Elje ?^tate 
 
 Part III. 
 
 The Six Clerks. 
 
 Bad! Herns, Efq; • . I NathamcLBarnadifiotijEfc^ 
 
 fob: Suffieid, Efq; William Lamb, Efq; 
 
 John Highlord, Eiq; 1 Sir John Users, Kt. 
 
 Clerk of the Crown. Carr: Frig!-', E:•„ 
 
 Prothonotary of the Court. •H' 1 -''* ^5' 
 
 Clerk of the Harder, Her, v !s,»mr, Eiq; 
 
 ■- His Deputy, V7ilk vm WhrJtcad, Efq; 
 
 Warden of the Vice'., WiUiamWndni ho-d, Efq; 
 
 Serjeant at Arms, Starks ^ad.\ Efq; 
 
 Two Examiners. 
 
 William Emerion, Efq; — Arthur Trevor, Efq; 
 
 Three Cievks of the Petty-Bag. 
 
 ■JohiDawling, Efq; J Edward Buljlnde, Efq; 
 
 Daniel Bland, Eiq; I 
 
 Six Clerks of the Rolls-Chappel. 
 
 Mr. H-mry Watfon. j Mr. Edward Horjman. 
 
 Mr. John Woodford. Mr. William Grimes. 
 
 Mr. John Laughton. 1 Mr. Thomas Pengry. 
 
 Mailers of the Subfana Office. 
 
 Lyonel fane, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Lyddal, Efq; 
 
 --Their Deputy, Mr. Nicholas Hooks. 
 
 Clerk of the Patents, Charles Con, Efq; 
 
 ““—■His Deputy, WiUiam Armitage, Efq; 
 
 The Regifters Office. 
 
 Principal Regifler, Charles Duke of St- Mans. 
 
 Deputy^ 
 
Part Ilf, of ENGLAND, 58a 
 
 Benuty.ReglfleiS) 
 
 George Edwards, Efq; 
 
 Came Guidotl, Efq; 
 
 Regifters for the Rolls, 
 
 Mr. Elxoard Goldsborough . 
 
 Mr. Richard Price. 
 
 Clerk of the Reports, and keeper of the Old Book, 
 James Oades, Gent. 
 
 Keepers of other Entry-Booksj Robert Bcvenijb, Gent. 
 Henry Devemjb, Gent. 
 
 M-ifrer of the AfEdavic-Office, John Poyntor, Efq; 
 
 "~His Deputies, Mr. Morris Williams, Mr. Rob, Stanhope. 
 
 Curators Office, 
 
 Mr. Michael Terry, Principal ter Notr./.-glam andiMD ;m- 
 pton. 
 
 AfMants, Mr. Abraham Skinner for Effex and Berk, 
 
 Mr. John Short ho]s far Dew?) and Kent, 
 
 Mr. Samuel Layton ,} 
 
 William Fiji, Efq; (for London and 
 Mr. Hen• Cafar, f Middiefr.i. 
 
 Mr. Stephen Barnes. ) 
 
 John Hmigerford, Efq; for Yorkjlnre and Weflmcrlani. 
 
 Mr. Francis King for Cambridge and Gtoucefter. 
 
 Mr. John Rcjrolds for Southampton and Warwick. 
 
 Mr. Charles Pickering for Norfolk and Cumberland. 
 
 Mr. John Pagett for Lincoln and Somerfet. 
 
 Mr Stephen Terry for Surrey and Salop, 
 
 Mr. Rob. Harp for Qxrn and Rutland. 
 
 Mr. Jeremy Hale for Stafford and Wilts. 
 
 Mr. William Wicklife for Stiffcx and Worccficr. 
 
 Mr. Richard Taylor for Hereford and Monmouth. 
 
 Mr. Richard Nclfon for Suffolk and Huntington. 
 
 Mr. James Sedgwick for Kent and Devon. 
 
 O 0 4 ' Mr, William 
 
y84 K%z ^jefent &tate Part HI. 
 
 Mi. William PJchardfon for Backs and Bedford. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Barnes, for Lei ce fief and Cornwall. 
 
 Mr. Ralph Pcthy for Dorfci and Northumberland. , 
 
 Secretary of the Prelentations of Spiritual Benefices 
 --‘-Elq; 
 
 Alienation Office. 
 
 James S’anJerfon, tiff, fi 
 
 Henry Villers, %; ,>Commiffioners, ’ 
 
 Thomas' Plot, E/y; j 
 
 Matter in Chancery, -- -Truman, Efq; 
 
 Receiver, Mr. Nicholas Whitacrc. 
 
 Clerk of the Enrollments, Mr. Bernard Halfpevy* 
 Clerk of the Entries, Thomas Webb, Efq; 
 
 Numb. XXVIII. 
 
 A Lifi of the Officers of the Court of Common-Pleas. 
 Page 196. 
 
 jf^Q R D Chief-Juftice, Sir Thomas Trevor , Kt. 
 
 Sir John Bhncoe, Kt. 2 
 
 Sir Rob. Tracey, K t. > Jufticcs. 
 
 P.cbcrt Dormer , h!q: 3 
 
 Cnfi os B rev inns Office. 
 
 This Office belongs to the Earl of Lichfield. 
 
 Sworn Matter, Sir Walter St. John. 
 
 -Elis Secondary, Mr. Jofepb Tates. 
 
 Prctbonotaries. 
 
 Chief-Prorhcnorary, John CcclEfq; 
 
 - -Hss Secondary, Mr. Richard Derby. 
 
 Second Prothonotary,' Richard Foley, Efq; 
 
 —■His Secondary, Mr. Nicholas Hall. • 
 
 ‘1 aiil Prothonotary, John Bon-et, Efq; 
 
 •fii= Secondary. George Cco^, Efq,' 
 
 ' ' Chirographe:. 
 
Partlll, of ENGLAND. 
 
 Chirographers Office. 
 
 Robert Bird , Efq; M a O'er in Truft for Montague Drake. E% 
 
 --— Secondary, Mr. John Storer, 
 
 Clerks of the Office. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Newman. 
 
 Mr. Peter Storer. 
 
 Mr. Michael Glid. 
 
 Mr. jofcph Bijcoe. 
 
 Regifter, John Drake, Efq; 
 
 Clerk of the Proclamations, Mr. Peter Woodward. 
 
 Clerk of the Treafury, Mr. Edw. Mi lies, 
 
 Clerks of’the Jurats, or Under-Clerks of the Treafury. 
 
 Mr. Reb. Maidftene. j Mr. Henry Perkins. 
 
 Mr.•— -- ] Mr. - Duncomb . 
 
 i ■ 
 
 Clerk of the Enrollments of Fines and Recoveries. Mr. 
 Edward Mills. 
 
 — His Deputy, Mr. William Gandy. 
 
 Clerk of the Errors, Mr. Edmund Hummer. 
 
 Clerk of the Utlawries, Roderick Lloyd, Efq; 
 
 Clerk of the Queen’s Silver-Office, Mr. CMC 
 Clerk of the Warrants, Mr. William Eofir 
 — His Deputy, Mr. Court hope. 
 
 Clerk of the Habeas Corpus. Mr. Windham, 
 
 — His Deputy, Mr. Ham'oden. 
 
 Clerk of the Efloigns, Mr. Richard Owen, 
 
 Clerk of the Super jede,is, Mr. Norris. 
 
 Filazers of the Court cf Common-Pleas, 
 
 Mr. Jofeph Yates, Monmouth. 
 
 CYorklhire, City of Yo\le, 
 
 •William Tempeft, <Tewn of Kingfton upon 
 
 C Hull. 
 
 Mr. Nathanael Herbert . 
 Mr. Woodward. 
 
 Mr. Ric. Campion. 
 
 Charles 
 
5 86 
 
 iiefent 
 
 Part Hi 
 
 Charles Shepherd, Eff, 
 
 f Salop, Sfaffbrdffure, 
 
 \ Ncrthanipconfliirc, 
 
 «f Rut'landfnire, and 
 ) the Town of Licb- 
 ( field. 
 
 Mr, John Faungdon, 
 
 ^Northutribw. nd, 
 
 \ Weftmoiiand, 
 
 / Cumberland, and 
 
 J Town of Newcafile 
 
 C upon Tyne, 
 
 •li 
 
 Mr. Lechmcre. 
 
 CWiltfhire, Hantlbire, 
 •S and the Town of South::;: 
 L pton. 
 
 Mr, Basfeldj 
 
 $ London and Middle. 
 
 1 lex. 
 
 Mr. Daysfon, 
 
 f Devonflure and the City 
 i, of Exeter. 
 
 Mr, Denton, 
 
 J" Norfolk and the City of 
 \ Norwich. 
 
 Mr. Frederick Alp, 
 
 Suffolk. * 
 
 Mr. If?ac Jackfon, 
 
 .f Lincoln, and City of 
 \ Lincoln. 
 
 Mr. John Holmden, 
 
 | Glocefierfiiire, City 
 ' \ of Glocefler, Wor* 
 J cefierlhire, City of 
 / Worcefter. Cormval 
 C and Hereford. 
 
 Mr. Robert Bicknal, 
 
 fKent, Suffexj and ’ 
 
 \ Surrey. 
 
 M 
 
Part III, of ENGLAND. 
 
 
 !Mr. Benj. Brooks, 
 
 i 
 
 iMr. Richard Boycutt:, 
 
 | Mr. Henry Be Aland, 
 
 Mr. Jolm Cook, 
 
 Mr. Stone 3 
 
 { Huntington and 
 Cambridge. 
 
 { Eflex and Here- 
 ford. 
 
 <Tbe City of MM, 
 
 < Comity of Somerfer, 
 C and Town of Pool. 
 
 e Warwickfliire, Leice<= 
 
 \ Aerfliire, Nottingham¬ 
 er fliire, Derbyihire, City 
 } of Coventry, and Town 
 C of Nottingham. 
 
 C Bedford Aiire, Berkfln're, 
 < Buckinghamlhire, and 
 C Oxfordiliire. 
 
 The Four Exigenters. 
 
 William Awry, Efqj J Mr. Nor cliff. 
 
 Mr. —=» Cotton. j Mr. John Farrington. 
 
 There are Four Cryers and a Porter belonging to thi.% 
 Court. 
 
 Numb. XXIX. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the Court of Exchequer 
 
 Page 
 
 J Qrd Chief Baron, Sir Edward Ward, Kt. 
 
 Sir Thomas Berry , Kt. 7 
 Robert Price, Efqi S Barons, 
 ffohi Smith , Eiqi 4 
 
 ' ’ - CiH* 
 
j88 ffllje f jeftttt fwate Part II 
 
 Curiltor-Baron, Sir William Simpfon, Kt. 
 
 The Queen’s Remembrancers Office, 
 
 The Queen’s Remembrancer, Henry Hjloffc, Efq; 
 
 —- His Deputyj Rob. Barker, Efq; 
 
 The Eight Attorneys of the Office* 
 
 Gurzz Watts, Efq,l $ £con( J ar ; eS- 
 Pranas Bailer, j - 
 
 Mr. Gabriel Armiger , [ Mr. Thomas Eyre. 
 
 Mr . William Bathnrfl. I Mr, John Thomjon. 
 
 Mr. Wiliam Walker. J Mr. Thomas Harris> 
 
 The Lord Trealurer’s Remembrancers Office. 
 
 Lavard Thompjou, Efq; Remembrancer* 
 
 Firfl Secondary and Pilazer, John Tayleure, Effji 
 Second Secondary} Charles Battehy, Efq; 
 
 Attorneys or Sworn Clerks. 
 
 Mr. John Hammond. { Mr. Henry Thmpftm. 
 
 Mr. William A’lar.d.hn, [ Mr. Thomas Maddox, 
 
 The Pipe-Office. 
 
 Clerk of the Pipe, the Lord Vifcount Chcp.e. 
 
 — His Deputy. Anthony Andorfen, Efq; 
 
 The Eight Attorneys or Sworn-Clerks there. 
 
 Secondary and Firfl: Attorney, JoJeph Cramer, Efq; 
 Secondary, Charles Milboitrn } Elq; 
 
 Mr. William Wroth. 1 Mr. Charles Hornby. 
 
 Mr. Peter Frost'd:. Mr. William Wrightfo/b 
 
 Mr. Philip Tv.llie. | Mr. Thomas King. 
 
 Comptroller of the Pipe, Job Pot linger, Efq; 
 
 Oft 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Office of Pleas. 
 
 Clerk of the Pleas, Thomas Man-lot, Efq; 
 
 The Four Attorneys. 
 
 Secondary and firft Attorney, Thomas A,-den, Efc; 
 
 \[r. David Fielder, J Mr. Richard Lh)d. 
 
 \tr. Thomas Owen, j Mr. Daniel Wogsr.. 
 
 Foreign Oppofer, Mr. Serjeant Whit acre. 
 
 Clerk of the lift rears, John Cook, Efq; 
 
 Auditors of the Impreft, —— hlainwaring, Efq", Edward 
 brley, Efq; 
 
 Auditors of the Revenue. 
 
 Snihony Parfons, Efq; j Thomas Jett, jun. I Sc.; 
 
 Auditor for the Principality of Wales, T he Honourable 
 Sidney Goaolpbin, Efq; 
 
 Auditor for the Dutchy of Cornwall, The Honourable 
 'barks Bertie, Efq; 
 
 Firft-Fruits Office. 
 
 Remembrancer of the Firft-Fruits and Tenffis Job; Fenn, 
 
 tfq; 
 
 His Deputy, Robert Bailer, Efq; 
 
 Clerks of the Office. 
 
 Mr. Daniel Pigeon. j Mr John Felon, 
 
 Receiver of the Firft-Fruits, William Glanvllle, Elq; 
 Comptroller, ‘John Baker, Efq; 
 
 Deputy-Chamberlains, Mr,- Smith. Mr- Henry 
 
 Baliour. 
 
 ChiefUffier of this Court, and Hereditary Proclamator 
 pt the Court of Common-Pleas, who hath under .him four 
 ib fliers and fix Meilenms, Sir AC-.W timearf. 
 
%\)z §?efcnt %tm 
 
 590 
 
 Part II] 
 
 The other Tart of the Exchequer for receiving am 
 disburjtng the Queens Revenue. 
 
 Sydney Lord Godolpkin, Lord High-Treafurer of % 
 land. 
 
 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Henry Boyle, Efq ; 
 Secretary to the Lord Trealurer, William Lounds , Efq; 
 Jofeph Mttfgrave, Efq; Secretary to the Chancellor. 
 
 Four Firft Clerks of the Treafury. 
 
 John Taylor, Efq; | Richard Poms , Efq, 
 
 Chriftopher Tilton, Efq;. ' | William Glanville, Efq; 
 
 Five Under-Clerks in the Inner-Room. 
 
 Mr. Henry Bendijhe. 
 
 Mr. Edward Wtbfter. 
 
 Mr. Miles Granger. 
 
 Their Salary 50 l. per Annum each. 
 
 Supernumerary, at 40 /. each. 
 
 Mr. William Eafte. j Mr. Robert Lounds 
 
 Mr. Henry Pelham. J 
 
 Mr. Thomas jets, 
 Mr. Mealy. 
 
 Chamberlains of the Exchequer, 
 Sir Nicholas Steward, Kt. and } Charles C ok, Efq; 
 
 Auditor of the Receipts of the Exchequer, Charles Lev 
 Deputy, William Clayton, Efq; 
 
 Chief Clerks. 
 
 The Auditors Clerk, William Clayton , Efq; 
 
 Pells Clerk, John Awbrey, Efq; 
 
 Tally Cutter, John Taylor, Efq; 
 
’art III 
 
 of ENGLAND, 
 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 vlr. William Tilfon. I Mr. Alexander Choi 
 
 lit, Oliver Devs. j 
 
 Truftees for managing Exchequer-Bilk. 
 
 Jir James Bateman, Kt. | Henry Fermor, Ef<^ 
 ]ii:)t Heat heat e, Efq; } 
 
 Their Secretary, Lionel Herne, Efq; 
 
 Their Cafheer, Samuel Edwards , Efq; 
 
 Their Clerk, Mr. Sam. Michel. 
 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 vTr. John Davenport. j Mr. Edmund Bad. 
 
 \lr. Daniel Wilkinfon. | Mr. Tho. Fletcher. 
 
 Deputy, Mr. Peter White. 
 
 Clerk to the Annuities. 
 
 Mr. Edward Fleetwood, 
 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 vlr. Peter White. ] Mr. John Grettcn. 
 
 Mr. Henry Lloyd. j Mr. Williav 
 
 ' Under-Clerks. 
 
 Mr. James Morris. | Mr. Stanhope Cotton 
 
 Annuity-Office.- 
 
 Mr. John Dyves. 
 
 Mr. Con. Windham. i 
 
 Mr. William Wright. s Chief Clerks. 
 
 Mr, Henry Seogar. 1 
 
 Mr. John lewis Bowtner,) 
 
j 9 2 
 
 Part IE 
 
 The Four Tellers. 
 
 The Right Honourable, John Lord Vifcount Fitz- Harding. 
 T!i- Right Honourable James Vernon, Efqj 
 The Honourable Francis Robartes, Efq; 
 
 "Thomas Coke, Eli}; 
 
 Deputy to the Lord Fitz-Harding, Mr. John Granger, 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 Mr. John Weld. I Mr. Chrippher Gerrard. 
 
 Deputy to James Version, Efq; Mr. Lionel Herne, 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Cremer. | Mr. James Hooton. 
 
 Deputy to Francis Robartes, Efq; Lancelot Barton, Efq', 
 Under-Clerks. 
 
 Air. Robert Stiles. ] Air. Edward Bouite. 
 
 Mr, William Mead. } 
 
 Deputy to Thomas Coke, Elq; Samuel Edwards, Efq; 
 
 Clerks- 
 
 Mr. Srnon Bouite. j Air. Samuel MitthcU. 
 
 Mr- Benj. Hodgkin. | 
 
 Malt-Tickets, 
 
 Pay-mafter, Air. Nehemiah Arnold . 
 
 Comptroller, Mr. Samuel Wifeman. 
 
 Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Henry Col,'man. 
 
 Mr, —-- Wahap. 
 
 Mr. John Taylor. 
 Mr. Jbfeph Cooper. 
 
 Milo. - 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 59? 
 
 Million-Lottery Tickets. 
 
 Pay-mafter, Sir John Humble, Kt. and Bar. 
 
 Comptroller, John Strickland, Efq; 
 
 Clerks. 
 
 Mr* John Leacroft. j Mr. Tho. Whitaker . 
 
 Agents for Taxes. 
 
 William Clayton , Efq; . I Robert Barker, Efq; 
 
 Richard Shoreditch, Efq; 1 
 
 Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Roger Millert. B Mr. Edmund Balk 
 
 Mr. Francis Sorrel. 1 
 
 Pay-mailer of the Army and Tranfport Debentures. 
 Mr. Thomas Jett, fen. 
 
 Examiners. 
 
 Peter Hume, Efq; [ Mr. Thomas Cremer » 
 
 Solicitor to the Treafury, Henry Baker, Efq; 
 
 Ulher, Samuel Edwyn, Efq; 
 
 Four Meflengers at the Receipt of the Exchequer. 
 
 Mr. William Wicket. I Mr* Samuel Clark. 
 
 Mr. Joleph Richards. | Mr. John Farr a. 
 
 Two Meflengers for the Exchequer. 
 
 Mr. John Broadhurfi. | Mr. Thomas Cheffins, 
 
 Porter to the Exchequer, John Broadhurfi. 
 
 ft 
 
 
'‘$94 .. Part III.’, 
 
 Numb. XXX. 
 
 Offices and Officers in the Court of the Dutchy-Chm - 
 her of Lancafter held at Weftminfter, 
 
 Page 208. 
 
 C Hancellor, James Earl of Derby. 
 
 ' Attorney-General, Sir Edward Northey, Kf. 
 Receiver-General, John Chetwind , Efq; 
 
 Auditor of the North, William Bellamy, Efq; 
 
 Auditor of the South,' Thomas Gore , Efq; 
 
 Deputy-Auditor of the South, Sir John Bennett , Kt* 
 
 Clerk of the Dutchy, Sir Cheek Gerard , Bar. 
 
 Queen’s Serjeant, Nicholas Starkie, Efq; 
 
 Deputy-Clerk, and Keeper of the Records, Mr. Benjamin 
 Aylojfe. , 
 
 Deputy-Clerk, and Regiftet, Mr, John Wolfe. 
 
 A 5 Mr. Richard Husband. 
 
 Attorneys, \ m<Thmas 
 
 Dflrer, Mr. Thomas Bujlem. 
 
 Deputy-U&er, Mr-, Thomas Desbomgh. 
 
 Offices and Officers in the. Court of Chancery held at 
 Prefton in the Comty-Vdatine of Lancafter. ■ 
 
 Chancellor, James Ear! of Derby. 
 
 Vke'Cfaancellor, and Attorney-General, Nic. Starkie, Efq; 
 Chief Clerk, Regifter, and Examiner, Mr. Tho. Winckley, 
 Mr. James Kfhctan, 
 
 Mss. William Patten. £ 
 
 Mr. Jof.as Gregjon. f Attorneys and Clerks. 
 
 Mr. Nicholas Rijbton, V . . 
 
 Mr. Ralph Jjbeton 3 ’ 
 
 Proi&onotary for the Court of Common-Pleas, — King, Efq; 
 Deputy-Prothonotary, Thomas Forfier, Efq; 
 
 Clerk of the Crown, Sir Alexander Rigby, Kt. 
 Deputy-Clerk of the Crown, John Thornton, Efq; 
 
 Clerk of the Peace, George Kenyon, Efq;. 
 
 Numb; 
 
Parfcill. of ENGLAND. 
 
 0f 
 
 Numb. XXXI. . 
 
 '</$ Lift of all the Lords Lieutenants in England and i 
 Wales. Page 217. 
 
 ENGLAND. 
 
 'D.Edfbrd 
 
 JQ Cambridge, 
 Middlefex, 
 
 j^Wriothefley Duke of Bedford 
 
 Berks, : 
 
 Bucks, 
 
 Chefter, • 
 
 Cotnwall, > 
 
 William Lord Craven. 
 
 Scroop Earl of Bridgwater.’ 
 Hugh Lord Cholmondeley. 
 Sidney Lord Godolphin. 
 
 Cumberland, 
 
 Weftmorland, 
 
 j»Gharles Earl of Carlile. 
 
 Derby, 
 
 Devon, 
 
 William Duke of Devonlhire. 
 John Lord Paulett. 
 
 Dorfet, 
 
 Southampton, • 
 
 j*Algernoon Earl of ElTex. 
 
 Durham, 
 
 EfiTex, 
 
 Glocefter, 
 
 Hereford, 
 
 Hertford, 
 
 Huntingdon, .; 
 
 . Richard. Earl of Scarborough. 
 Richard' Earl Rivers. 
 
 Charles Earl of Berkeley. 
 Henry Earl of Kent. 
 Algernoon Earl 0 f Effex. 
 
 ■ Charles Earl of Manchefter. 
 
 Kent, and Deputy-Warden o 
 the Cinque-Ports, 
 
 Lewis IWRockingham. 
 
 Lancafter, 
 
 Lejcefter, 
 
 Lincoln, 
 
 James Earl of Derby. 
 
 John Duke of Rutland. 
 
 Robert Earl ofUnd&y. 
 
 P j? 2 Mon» 
 
Monmotith, 
 
 'Thomas E'arl of Pembroke 
 and Montgomery. 
 
 Norfolk, Charles tfjcount Townlhend; 
 
 Nifttopton, { C t?M“ih“ erb0, ” UEl ‘ 
 
 Northumberland, 
 
 Richard Earl of Scarborough, 
 
 Nottingham, 
 
 Gain, 
 
 ■John Duke of Newcaftle.. 
 
 Rutland 
 
 Salop, 
 
 Somerfet, 
 
 Stafford, 
 
 Suffolk; 
 
 Surrey, 
 
 Suffex, 
 
 Warwick, 
 
 Worcefter, 
 
 Wilts, 
 
 Bennet Lord Sherrard: 
 
 Richard Lord Newport. 
 
 James Duke of Ormond. 
 William Lord Paget. 
 
 Charles Duko of Grafton. . 
 
 . Geo. Duke o/Northumberland. 
 Algernoon Earl of Effex. 
 George Earl of Northampton;' 
 Charles Duke of Shrewsbury-. 
 Thomas Earl of Pembroke. 
 
 1 T orfeffiire, tierth and Eaftfl n r . T n, 
 K U mg ‘ J polmDukeof Newcaffle, 
 
 Wfi-Riding and City 0/ York, Henry Boyle, Efqy 
 
 W A l E S. 
 
 Aftgle&y, ' 
 
 Carnarvan, 
 
 Denbigh* - 
 
 Flint, 
 
 Merioneth, 
 
 Montgomerys. 
 
 Lord Cholmondeley. 
 
Part IIL 
 
 of ENGLAND, $ 97 
 
 Brecon, 
 
 Cardigan) 
 
 Carmarthan, 
 
 Glamorgan, 
 
 Pembroke, 
 
 Radnor, 
 
 ^Thomas Earl of Pembroke, 
 
 
 Numb. XXXII. 
 
 A Lift of dU the Cuftodes Rotulorum in England 
 and Wales, fage 217, 
 
 
 ENGLAND, 
 
 ■QEdford, 
 
 JD Berks, 
 
 Bucks, 
 
 Cambridge, 
 
 Chefter, 
 
 Cornwall, 
 
 Cumberland, 
 
 Derby, 
 
 Devon, 
 
 Pauler Earl of Bolingbrooke, 
 William Lord Craven, ■ 
 
 Scroop Earl of Bridgwater. 
 Edward Earl of Orford. 
 
 Hugh Lord Cholmondeley. 
 Sidney Lord Godolphin. 
 Charles Earl of Carlile. 
 William Duke of Devonlhire, 
 John Lord Paulett. 
 
 Dorfet and 
 Southampton, 
 
 ^■Charles Duke of Bolton. 
 
 %n<t 2 rth RidinS ' NOt ‘}j° hn Dlih °f Newcaftle. '' 
 
 Weft.Riding, 
 
 Cr/je HonouraMcHm. Boyle, Efy- 
 < during the Minority of Ri= 
 £ chard Earl of Burlington. 
 
 EiTex, 
 
 Francis Lord Guilford, 
 
 Glocefter. 
 
 Surrey, 
 
 ^■Charles Earl of Berkeley, ■ 
 
 
 P ? 3 __ . Here- 
 
 Here- 
 
59,8 %\)Z f ?efent $tate Part HI 
 
 Hereford) 
 
 Hertford, 
 
 Huntingdon, 
 
 Kent, 
 
 Lahcafter, 
 
 Leicefter, 
 
 Lincoln, 
 
 Middlefex, 
 
 Monmouth, 
 
 Norfolk, 
 
 Northampton) 
 
 Northumberland) 
 
 Qxon, 
 
 Rutland, 
 
 Salop, 
 
 Somerfet, 
 
 Stafford, 
 
 Suffolk, 
 
 Suffix, 
 
 Warwick, 
 
 Weffinorland, 
 
 Wilts, 
 
 Worcefter, 
 
 Henry Earl of Kent. 
 Algernoon Earl of Effix. 
 Charles Earlof Manchefter* 
 Lewis Lord Rockingham, 
 james Earlof Derby. 
 
 }ohn Duke of Rutland. 
 
 Robert Earl ofLindfey. 
 Wriothefley Duke of Bedford. 
 J. Morgan of Tredegar, Ej(ji 
 Charles Vifcount Townlhend. 
 Chriftopher Fijcoimt Hatton. 
 Richard Earl of Scarborough. 
 John Duke o/ Marlborough. 
 Bennet Lord Sherrard. 
 
 Francis Earl of Bradford. 
 
 John Pifcount Fitzharding. 
 William Lord Paget. 
 
 Charles Duke of Grafton. 
 Algernoon Earl of EfTex. 
 George Earl of Northampton. 
 Thomas Lord Wharton. 
 Evelyn Earl of Kingfton. 
 Thomas Earl of Coventry. • 
 
 
 WALES. 
 
 An git fey, 
 
 Brecon, . 
 
 Richard Lord Bulkeley. 
 
 John ZW Alhburnham. 
 
 Carmarthen, 
 Cardigan, : 
 
 John Earl of Carbery. 
 
 Carnarvan, 
 
 Denbigh, 
 
 Flint, 
 
 Lord Edward Rnffil. 
 
 Sir Richard Middleton, Bari 
 Sir John Trevor, Kt. 
 
 Glamorgan) 
 Pembroke, • 
 Montgomery,, 
 
 (.Thomas Earl of Pembroke 
 
 C and Montgomery. 
 
 Merioneth,' ’ 1 
 
 IR'adnov ; 
 
 ' Sir John Wynne, Kt. and Bar; 
 
 ■ ■' Robert Harley, £/jj ■' 
 
 Numb, 
 
Partlll. of ENGLAND. 
 
 m 
 
 Numb. XXXIIL 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the Admiralty-Office* 
 
 Page 222. 
 
 Lord High-■ Admiral, 
 
 H I S Royal Highnefs Prince George of Denmark, Lord 
 High Admiral of England and Ireland, fyc. and of • 
 all her Majefty’s Plantations, &c> Lord Warden of she 
 Cinque-Ports, and Generaliffimo of all her Majefty’s For¬ 
 ces, &c, 
 
 Vice-Admiral. 
 
 Salary 470 /. per Annum. 
 
 Rear-Admiral. 
 
 Sir Chudefl-f Shovel, Kt. Rear-Admiral of England. Sals? 
 ry 219 1 . per Annum. 
 
 Princes Council for the Affairs of the Admiralty. 
 
 Sir David Mitchell, Kt. Sir Clou. Shoved, Kt. 
 
 George Churchill, Efq; Rob. Walpole, Efq; 
 
 Richard Hill, Efq; Sir Stafford Fairborn;, Kt 
 
 The Hon. Hen. Pagett, EC]; 
 
 Salary 1000 l. per Annum each. 
 
 Jofias Burchett, Efq; Secretary to the Lord High-Admi¬ 
 ral. Salary 800 /. per Annum . 
 
 John Fancier, Efq; Deputy to the Secretary. Sal 600 1 per 
 Annum, 
 
 P P * Flagg- 
 
Part III 
 
 600 %%z frtm 
 
 Flagg-Officers. 
 
 Sir C lotidejly Shovel , Kt. Admiral, and Chief Commander 
 of Her Majefty’s Fleec. 
 
 Salary 5 l. per Diem, 
 
 George Churchill , Efq; Admiral of the Blew Squadron of 
 Her Majefty’s Fleet. 
 
 Salary 3 /. ro s. per Diem. 
 
 Peregrine Marquis of Carmarthen , Vice-Admiral of the 
 Red. ■ 
 
 Sir Stafford Fairborn, Vice-Admiral of the Red. 
 
 Sir John Leake, Kt. Vice-Admiral of the VVhite. 
 
 Sir George Byiig, K'c. Vice-Admiral of the Blew. 
 
 Salary 2 /. 10 a. per Diem each. 
 
 Sir Thomas Dilkes, Kt. Rear-Admiral of the Red. 
 
 Sir William Whetftone, Kt. Rear-Admiral of the White, 
 
 Sir John Jennings , Kt. Rear-Admiral of the Blew. 
 
 Salary x l. 1 5 s. per Diem each. 
 
 A Lift of the Vice-Admirals. 
 
 North parts of Cornwall. 
 County of £ ~ 
 
 S I R John Molefworth, Bar. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Earl Rivers', 
 
 Rt« Hon. Lord Cholmondley, County of Chefter. 
 
 Rt. Hon. L. Crew Bp. of Durham, Bilhoprick of Durham. 
 
 ■ ’ County of Gloucejler. 
 
 j County of York, and City 
 ’) of York, and County of the 
 ■City of York. ' ’ 
 
 His Grace the Duke of Bolton, ^ohtgh™^ ^ 
 Hon. Earl of Garber^ South-K/Wf/, 
 
 John How,. Efq; 
 
 Rt. Hon. Hen. Boyle, 
 
part HI. of ENGLAND. 601 
 
 Rt. Hon. Lord Bulkeley, North-m/«. 
 
 His Grace the Duke of Grafton, County of Suffolk. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Lord Rockingham, County of Kent. 
 
 Rt. Hon. Earl of Derby, County of Lancafier. 
 
 r County of Somerjet, and 
 Sit Fra. Warr, Bar. <City and County of tiri= 
 
 i ftol. 
 
 jams Satmderjon, Efqj County of Lincoln. 
 
 Charles Trelamiy, Efq; South parts of Cornwall. 
 
 si, m. b,, 
 
 C County of Northumberland, 
 Marke 'Shafts, Efq; < andTown and County 
 
 L of New-Caffe upon Tine. 
 Sir Tho. Pelham, Bar. County of Stiff a, 
 
 Tho. Strangeways, Efq; County of Dorjet. 
 
 Geo. Courtney, Efq; \ C ° Un ^ of City 
 
 £ and County of Exon. 
 
 Numb. XXXIV. 
 
 A Lift of all the Ships and Veffels of Her Majefifs 
 Royal Navy 3 with their Complements of Men and 
 Guns , 
 
 Firft Rates. 
 
 Complement of 
 
 Ships Names. Men. Guns. 
 
 High. Mid. Lowefi. High. Low. 
 
 R Oyal Sovereign "j 
 Britannia i 
 
 Queen 
 
 Royal William >'/ 8q $8 ° 100 9 ° 
 
 Victory j 
 
 London f 
 
 Royal Anne j 
 
 Second 
 
fez %%% fjefent 
 
 Second Rates, 
 
 Ships Hames, 
 
 Tryumph 
 
 Barfleur 
 
 Affociation 
 
 Neptune 
 
 Namure 
 
 Vanguard 
 
 Prince George 
 
 Windfor-Caftle 
 
 Sandwich 
 
 Oflory 
 
 Albemarle 
 
 St- George 
 
 Royal Katherine 
 
 St. Michael 
 
 Men. 
 
 High. Mid . Low ft. 
 
 680 585 500 
 
 600 52© 430 
 
 Third Rates. 
 
 Cumberland 
 
 Ranelagh 
 
 Shrewsbury 
 
 Somerfet 
 
 Humber 
 
 Newarke 
 
 Chicheftes 
 
 Torbay 
 
 Lancaster 
 
 Cambridge 
 
 Cornwal 
 
 Norfolk 
 
 Ruflel 
 
 Dorfetlhire 
 
 Boyne 
 
 t)evonlhire 
 
 Royal Oak 
 
 >J20 440 3<Jo 
 
 ?SPo 43 S 355 
 
 Part III 
 
 Guns. 
 
 High. Lip, 
 
 96 sd 
 
 88 $©| 
 
 So 
 
 So 
 
 sim 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Ships Names. 
 
 Expedition 
 
 Elizabeth 
 
 Reftoration 
 
 Burford 
 
 Eagle 
 
 Graft on 
 
 Complement of 
 Men.' ' Guns. 
 High Mid. Law, High. 
 
 60.5 
 
 Loss. 
 
 Berwick S 
 
 Captain j 
 
 Bedford i* 
 
 Hampton-Court 1 
 
 Lenox ' ] 
 
 Suffolk j 
 
 Kent ( > 44 o 
 
 Revenge 
 Effex 
 
 Yarmouth 
 
 Orford 
 
 Ipfwich 
 
 Edgar 
 
 Swiftfure 
 
 Firme J. 
 
 Sterling- Caftle f 
 
 Northumberland j 
 
 Refolution I 
 
 Affurance J 
 
 3 20 70 6z 
 
 Monmouth 
 
 Warfpighc 
 
 Oefyance 
 
 Rupert 
 
 380 3ae 
 
 7© 
 
 Fourth Rate?i 
 
 Arrogant J 
 
 Auguft / 
 
 Dreadnaught > 365: 
 
 Exeter i 
 
 Kingftone J 
 
 240 64 jg 
 
 Ships 
 
&>4 $E&e$ftefcne.$fatt.- Partin 
 
 Ship Name/. 
 
 Sunderland 
 
 Medway 
 
 Windfor 
 
 Pembroke 
 
 Canterbury 
 
 York 
 
 Glocefter 
 
 Mountague 
 
 Dunkirk 
 
 Monk 
 
 Moderate 
 
 Nottingham 
 
 Mary 
 
 Complement of 
 Men. Guns. 
 
 ^ High. Mid. Lm. High. Low. 
 
 320 240 ($4 s § 
 
 Hazardous Prkse 
 
 Wolwich 
 
 Worceftc* 
 
 Chatham 
 
 Warwick 
 
 Tilbury 
 
 Greenwich 
 
 Oxford 
 
 Romney 
 
 Severn 
 
 Litchfield 
 
 Dartmouth 
 
 Burlington 
 
 Guernfey 
 
 Jerfey 
 
 Nonefuch 
 
 Weymouth 
 
 Winchelter 
 
 Hampfhire 
 
 Briftol 
 
 Chefter 
 
 New-CafHe. 
 
 Norwich 
 
 Falkland 
 
 Swallow ' 
 
 Leopard 
 
 5>28o 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 24® 
 
 £49 
 
 iSj 
 
 s* 
 
 54 
 
 sfntt 
 
Part-III. 
 
 Ship Name!. 
 
 Portland 
 ^nglefea 
 ~eptford 
 r. Albans 
 ]enturion 
 lochefter 
 Southampton 
 
 utown 
 
 Panther 
 
 Intilope 
 
 leferve 
 
 \fliftance 
 
 lover 
 
 luby 
 
 lonadventure 
 
 Uvice 
 
 Iragon 
 
 [hiton 
 
 fyger 
 
 «f ENGLAND. 
 
 Men' 
 
 -j high, mid, lores ft. 
 
 3^o iSy. 
 
 * J 0 220 165 
 
 Complement of 
 
 60 f 
 
 fifth Rates. 
 
 (eflor 
 
 ^venture 
 
 Sorlings 
 
 loebuck 
 
 Lark 
 
 Greyhound 
 
 Garland 
 
 Polksftone 
 
 Charles ? r ... 
 
 Mary £ GaI ««. 
 
 Bridgwater 
 
 Werfham 
 
 Milford 
 
 >car borough 
 
 hinialg 
 
 >190 i 5 o 
 
 Guns. 
 high, lorveft. 
 
 48 42 
 
 16 30 
 
&>£', • PaYtili 
 
 Ships Names. 
 
 Winchelfea 
 
 Tartar 
 
 Lyme 
 
 Rye 
 
 Haftings 
 
 Poole 
 
 Lynn 
 
 Arundel 
 
 Bedford Galley 
 
 Experiment 
 
 Sheernefs 
 
 Shorehatn 
 
 LoweftofF 
 
 Faulcon 
 
 Swallow-Friz^ 
 
 Fowey 
 
 Complement of 
 
 Men. ' Guns. ... 
 
 ^high. mid. lomft r high. lowefL 
 
 )i4$ ns ioo. 32 28 
 
 Mermaid 
 
 Dolphin 
 
 Speedwell 
 
 Strombolo 
 
 10 $ 
 
 0 © ■ 
 
 a$ a# 
 
 Sixth Rates. 
 
 Lizzard t 
 
 Margate 
 
 Quinborough 
 
 Solebay 
 
 Dunwich 
 
 Maidftone 
 
 Swan 
 
 Seaford > n 
 
 Penzance R 5 
 
 Newport 
 Deal-Caftle 
 Nightingale 
 Triton . 
 
 Valuer ' 
 
 Cruizer 
 
 £0© 
 
 gj, 
 
 54 22 
 
 Ships 
 
Part Ilf. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Ships Names, 
 
 mterprize "J 
 (Dunkirk 
 Mds-PIay 
 hledway 
 
 Rochefter 
 worcefter 
 [Advice 
 Chatham 
 J’oftilion 1 
 ’eregrine.Galley 
 
 Men. 
 
 high , mid, lewejh 
 
 Complement of 
 
 6 oy 
 
 Guns. 
 high, lentfu 
 
 ns 
 
 100 
 
 8S 
 
 H 
 
 Hi 
 
 no 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 H 
 
 8S 
 
 73 
 
 jo 
 
 18 
 
 l 5 
 
 73 
 
 60 
 
 40 
 
 H 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 
 j8 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 50 
 
 40 
 
 30 
 
 10 
 
 
 Fire-lhips* 
 
 ’irebrand 
 
 kiffin 
 
 iunter 
 
 Fawke 
 
 Phoenix 
 
 Culture 
 
 Pulcan 
 
 Ferribie 
 
 Bomb-Veffel?.' 
 
 !a!amander "i 
 
 Mlisk f 
 
 Haft 
 
 larcafs f 
 
 lornmet *>3° ' $ 
 
 oimace j 
 
 Jranada j 
 
 ’error j 
 
 Yatches. 
 
668 2$e parent ptm 
 
 Compleme 
 
 Ships Names. . Men. 
 
 high mid. lomfi, 
 
 Katherine ^ 
 
 Mary £ , ' 
 
 Soesdike / 30 25; 2? 
 
 IfTabella : \ 
 
 Cleveland * 
 
 Part III, 
 
 At cf 
 
 Guns. 
 high, lomfi. 
 
 8 6 
 
 Fubbs 
 
 William and Mary 
 
 ^4° 30 30 , 
 
 12 xo 
 
 Me of Wight 
 Squirrel 
 
 6 5 S 
 
 4 
 
 4 4 
 
 s 
 
 Jemmy 
 
 Quinborough 
 
 }♦ 
 
 4 
 
 St. Lo. 
 
 Portfmoutfi 
 
 Drake 
 
 2 
 
 4 Rak 
 
 Advice-Boat. 
 
 
 Exprefs 
 
 40 
 
 5 4 Guns, 
 
 2.6 Pat. 
 
 Brigantines. 
 
 
 Difpatch 
 
 Diligence 
 
 Fly 
 
 Spy 
 
 ^35 
 
 J 6 Guns, 
 
 14 Falcon. . 
 
 Sloops. 
 
 
 
 St. Antonio 
 
 ao 15 < 
 
 r 4 m-. 
 
 IL2 Par. 
 
 Bonetta 
 
 59 ■ 
 
 J 2 Guns. 
 
 h p * f ' 
 
 Mer- 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Complement of 
 
 Ships Names. Men. Guns. 
 
 high. mid. loweft, high, loteefi. 
 
 Merlyn 
 
 35 
 
 S 2 Me* 
 4 Pat. 
 
 Woolfe 
 
 7, 
 
 J" 2 Guns. 
 
 Hound 
 
 
 4 iVrr. 
 
 Weazle 
 
 So 
 
 
 Swift 
 
 So 
 
 
 Drake 
 
 8S 
 
 
 Store-Ships. 
 
 
 Suffolk-Hagboat 
 
 74 45 
 
 JO § 
 
 Elephant-FJyboat 
 
 40 
 
 12 
 
 Navy-Tranfport 
 
 9 
 
 
 Hulks. 
 
 Chatham y 
 
 Exeter 3 
 
 French-Ruby g 
 
 Succefs ? 
 
 fofiah 4 
 
 Medway-Prize 30 
 
 Plymouth scf 
 
 Thunderbolt-Prize 4 
 St, George A0 
 
 St. David 3 o 
 
 Content g 0 
 
 Lewis-Prize c@ 
 
 St. Jofeph 
 Saudadoes 
 Kingfiiher. 
 
 Hoys. 
 
 Suppjy ? 
 
 Tranfporter 7 
 
 Tranfport-Lighter 2 
 
 Wmty-Hoifebort * 
 
 
 
6io ■ SClje fjefm $tate Partin; 
 
 Complement of 
 
 Ships Names. Men. Guns. 
 
 ' high. mid. low. high. low. 
 
 Unity 4 
 
 Lyon 7 
 
 Forrefler 7 
 
 Marygold 5 
 
 Nonfuch 5 
 
 Sophia 4 
 
 Tiue-Ioye 4 
 
 Dsptford-Tranfport 9 
 
 Delight _ 4 
 
 Owners Good-will 4 
 
 Sheernefs Waterboat 5 
 
 Plymouth Tranfport 1 2 
 Kamore Ditto 
 Tryal-Sloop - 
 Lighter 
 rieyling 
 
 Cmmijfioners for the Navy, Page 224. 
 
 S IR Thomas Littleton, Kt. Treafurer of the Navy. Sail 
 ry 2000 l. per Annum. 
 
 Sis Rickard Haddock, Kt. Comptroller. Salary 500 !.>c 
 
 joint ' Sarveyors ’ 
 
 Sal. joo /. per Annum each. 
 
 Charles Sergifon, Efq; Clerk ef the.jA&s, 
 
 Dennis Lyddell, Efq; j Anthony Hammond , Efq; 
 
 Ben). Time-ivtU, Efq; I George Tollat, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Joinings, Efq; \ Six William Gifford^ Kt 
 
 Salary 500 l. per Annum each. 
 
 Sir Thomas Hopfon, Kt- 
 
 George St. Lo, Efq; refiding at Chatham. 
 
 Jfaac Townjhend, Efq; refiding at Portfmouth , 
 
 , Henry Gmnhill, Efq; refiding at Plymouth* 
 
Oil 
 
 Pattiil. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Lawrence Wright, Elq; redding ac Kinjak » 
 
 William Wright, Efq; redding at Lisbon. 
 
 Salary 500/. per Annum each. 
 
 Mr. William Dalle, A (lift ant to the Clerk of the A els of 
 the Navy. Salary 300 /. per Annum. 
 
 Numb. XXXV. 
 
 Commijjiomrs for Victualing the Navy. 
 
 T Homas Coleby, Efq; I Kendrick-Edisbury, Efq; 
 
 Henry Vincent, Efq; Thomas Blare, Efq; 
 
 Thomas Harlow, Efq; j Thomas Reynolds, Elq; 
 
 Salary 400 /• per Annum each. 
 
 Mr. Sprigg Mans fly, their Secretary. Salary 200 l. per An. ' 
 
 Numb. XXXVI. 
 
 A Lift of tbs Commifftoners appointed to take care of 
 Sick and Wounded Seamen } and Exchange of Pri- 
 foners if War. 
 
 P Hilip Herbert, 'Efq; f William Churchill, Efq; 
 
 Dr. Robert Adams. I James Chace, Efq; 
 
 Dr. Thomas Lawrence. I 
 
 Salary 300 l per Annum each.- 
 
 Mr. Francis Lynn, their Secretary, Salary 10; per Annumi 
 
Part IE 
 
 Numb. XXXVII. 
 
 CommiJJioners for the Tranjport-Service. 
 
 ! Arr.uel At\infon, Efq; J Thomas Coleby, Efq; 
 
 £ Nicholas Roopc, Efq; | 
 
 Numb. XXXVIII. 
 
 A Scheme of the Sovereign and Knights-Compdnicns 
 of the mofi Noble Order of the Garter. 
 Page 287, &c. 
 
 Pr. George of I The 
 
 Denmark. Sovereign. 
 
 The King of EleBor of 
 
 Pruflia. Hanover. 
 
 Pr. Electoral of Hanover. 
 
 Duke o/Southampton- 
 
 D of Bucks and Normanby 
 
 Duke of Leeds. 
 
 Duke of Richmond. 
 
 Duke of Somerfet. 
 
 Duke of Northumberland. 
 
 Earl of Rochefter. 
 
 Earl of Feverfham. 
 
 Duke of Ormond. 
 
 Duke of Devonfliire. 
 
 Duke of Shrewsbury. 
 
 Earl of Portland. 
 
 Duke of Newcaftle. . 
 
 Earl of Pembroke. 
 
 Earl of Albemarle. 
 
 Duke of Queensbury. 
 
 Duke of Bedford. i 
 
 Duke of Pvlarlborough. 
 
 Duke of Schonberg. 
 
 Lord Godolphin. j 
 
 Void. 
 
Part III, of E N G L A N D. ’613 
 
 Numb. XXXIX. 
 
 Ji Catalogue of the Baronets of this Kingdom of Eng¬ 
 land;, from the firfi Creation of that Dignity , May 
 22. 16 11 . until the Third Tear of the Reign of 
 ANNE, 1706. Page 28y, 286. 
 
 Baronets created by King JAMES the Firfi. 
 
 1 "NJIchoIas Bacon. 
 
 2 IN Ric.Molyneux, In'Jh 
 Fifcoimt. 
 
 3 Thomas Maunfeli. 
 
 4 George Shirley, Eng. Bav. 
 
 5 John Stradling, ex. 
 
 6 Francis Leke, Eng. Earl, 
 
 7 Thomas Pelham. 
 
 8 Richard Houghton. 
 
 9 Henry Hobart. 
 
 10 George Booth, Eng. Earl. 
 it John Peyton. 
 
 12 Lionel Talmafh, ScetchE. 
 
 1 13 Gervafe Clifton. 
 
 14 Thomas Gerard. 
 
 15 Walter Afton, Scotch Bar. 
 16 Philip Knevet, ex. 
 
 17 John St. John. 
 
 18 John Shelley. 
 
 1 19 John Savage, Eng. Earl. 
 '20 Francis Barington. 
 
 21 Henry Berkeley, ex. 
 
 22 Will. Wentworth, E. B. 
 23 Richard Mufgrave. 
 
 24 Edward Seymour. 
 
 25 Moyle Finch, Eng. Earl. 
 2d Anthony Cope. 
 
 27 Thomas Mounfon. 
 
 28 Cha. Vavafor, Hum. 294, 
 
 29 George Grefeley. 
 
 30 Paul Tracy, ex. 
 
 31 John Wentworth, ex. 
 
 32 Hen. Bellafyfe, Eng. Fife. 
 
 33 William Conftable, rx. 
 
 34 Tho. Leigh, Eng. Bar. 
 
 35 Edw. Noel, Eng. Earl. 
 
 3d Robert Cotton- 
 
 37 Rob. Cholmondeley, ex. 
 
 38 John Molyneux. 
 
 39 Francis Worteley, ex. 
 
 40 George Savile. 
 
 41 William Kniveton, ex, 
 
 42 Philip Woodhoufe. 
 
 43 Will. Pope, Irijb Earl, ex, 
 
 44 James Harrington. 
 
 47 Henry Savile, ex. 
 
 46 Henry Willoughby, ex. 
 
 47 LewisTreflnm, ex. 
 
 48 Tho. Brudenel, Eng. E. 
 
 49 Geo. St- Paul, ex. 
 
 50 Philip Tirwit. 
 
 51 Roger Dallifon, ex, 
 yi Edward Carre, ex. 
 
 53 Edward Hulfey. 
 
 54 L’eftrange Mordaunf, 
 y s Thomas Bendifli. 
 
 Q. q 3 5<S John 
 
614 ■ SCtje f JEient g>tate Part III. 
 
 5o' John Wynne. 
 
 57. Will.Throckmorton, cx. 
 
 58 Richard Worfeley, 
 
 59 Richard Fleetwood. 
 
 60 Tho. Spencer, ex. 
 
 61 John Tufton, Eng. Earl. 
 61 Samuel Peyton. 
 
 63 Charles Morrifon, cx. 
 
 64 Henry Baker, ex. 
 
 65 Roger Appleton. 
 
 <56 Will. Sidley, ex, 
 
 67 Will. Twifden. 
 
 <58 Edward Hales. 
 
 <59 William Monins. ex. 
 
 70 Thomas Mildmay, ex. 
 
 71 Will. Maynard. E. B. 
 
 72 Henry Lee, Eng. Earl 
 
 73 Rob. Napier, alias Naper, 
 alias Sandy. 
 
 v. inter n. 617 and 61S. 
 
 74 Paul Banning, E. Vijc. ex, 
 
 75 Thomas Temple. 
 
 76 Thomas Penyfton. 
 
 77 JohnPortman, ex. 
 
 7.8 Nic. Saunderlon, Irijb V. 
 79 Miles Sandys, ex. 
 
 So William Goftwick. 
 
 81 Thomas Puckering, ex, 
 Sa William Wray. 
 
 83 William AylofFe. 
 
 84 Marmaduke Wivell. 
 
 85 John Perfliall. 
 
 85 Francis Englefiel'd. 
 
 87 Tho. Ridgway, Irijk E. 
 
 88 William Eflfex, ex- 
 3 p Edw. Gorges, Irijh B. 
 
 90 Edw. Devereux, Eng. T. 
 
 91 Reginald Mohun, E. B. 
 
 92 Harbottle Grimfton, rst, 
 
 93 Thomas Holt. 
 
 94 Thomas Blackfton, ex. 
 
 95 Robert Dormer, £. £, 
 
 95 Rowland Egerton, 
 
 97 Roger To wnfliend, E. V. 
 9S Simon Clarke. 
 
 99 Edward Fitton, cx. 
 roo Richard Lucy. 
 
 101 Matthew Boynton. 
 
 102 Thomas Littleton 
 
 103 Francis Leigh, £. E. ex- 
 
 104 Thomas Burdet. 
 
 105 George Morton, cm. 
 
 <06 W. Harvey ,E.&I.B.cx. 
 
 107 Thomas Mackworth- 
 
 108 W. Grey, E.E.&- tsar, ex. 
 
 109 William Villers. 
 
 11 o James Ley, Eng. Earl. cx. 
 in William Hicks. 
 
 112 Tho- Beaumont, I. V. 
 
 113 Henry Salisbury, ex. 
 
 114 Erafmus Dryden. 
 
 115 William Armine, ex. 
 
 116 William Bamberg, ex. 
 1.17 Edward Elartop. 
 
 118 John Mill- 
 
 119 Francis Radcliffe, £. E. 
 
 120 David Foulis. 
 
 121 Tho. Philips. 
 
 122 Claud. Forfter, ex. 
 
 1*23 John Chefter. 
 
 124 Samuel Tryon. 
 
 125 Adam Newton, ex, 
 
 12 6 JohnBoteler, ex, 
 
 127 Gilbert Gerard. 
 
 US Humph. Lee. 
 
 129 Richard Berney; 
 
 130 Humph. Forfler. 
 
 131 Thomas Biggs, ex. 
 
 132 Henry Bellingham,' ex 
 
 133 William Yelverton, ex. 
 
 134 John Scudamore, 1. v. 
 13 5 Thomas Gower, E. B. 
 136' John Packington. 
 
 137 Ralph Afhton. 
 
 138 Baptift Hicks, E- V. cx, 
 
 139 Thomas Roberts. 
 
Partlll. of ENGLAND. 
 
 140 JohnHanmer. 
 
 J4r Edw. Frier, ex. 
 
 142 Edw. Osborne, Eng. D. 
 
 143 Henry Felton. 
 
 j 44 William Chaloner, ex. 
 14J Tho. Bifhop. 
 
 ?4 6 Francis Vincent- 
 
 147 Henry Clere, ex. 
 
 148 Benjamin Tichbourne. 
 
 149 Ric. Wilbraham, ex. 
 
 1 jo Tho. Delves. 
 
 rji Lewis Watfon, E. B. 
 rj2 Thomas Palmer, 
 
 1 J3 Ric. Roberts, E.E. 
 
 154 John Rivers. 
 iJ5 Tho. Darnell, ex. 
 
 1 ?6 Ilaac Sidley. 
 
 1J7 Robert Brown, ex. 
 
 158 John Hewet. 
 
 XJ9 Henry Jernegan. 
 
 160 Nic. Hide, ex. 
 
 16 1 John Philips. 
 i6z John Stepney. 
 
 163 Baldwin Wake. 
 
 164 William Mafliam. 
 
 165 john Colbrand. 
 
 166 JohnHotham. 
 
 167 Francis Maunfell. 
 
 168 Edw. Powell, ex. 
 
 169 John Garrard- 
 
 170 Richard Grovefnour. 
 
 171 Henry Moody, ex. 
 
 171 John Barker. 
 
 !73 William Button. 
 
 174 John Gage. 
 
 17 j William Goring- 
 
 176 Peter Courtene, eliss 
 Aunton, ex, 
 
 177 Ric. Norton, ex. 
 
 178 john Leventhorpe, ex. 
 
 179 Co pel Bedell, ex 
 ; 8 z john Darel), ex. 
 
 181 William Williams, ex, ■ 
 
 182 Francis Alhby, ex. 
 
 183 Anthony Affffy, ex. 
 
 184 John Cooper, Eng. E.' 
 
 18 j Edmund Prideaux. 
 
 186 Thomas Haflerig. 
 iSy Thomas Burton. 
 
 188 Francis Folejamb, et. 
 [89 Edward Yate, ex. 
 
 190 Georg? Chudleigh. 
 
 191 Francis Drake. 
 
 192 William Meredith. 
 
 193 Hugh Middleton. 
 
 194 Gifford Thornhurft, ex. 
 
 195 Piercy Herbert, E. Mur. 
 
 196 Robert Fifher. 
 
 197 Hardolph Waftneys- 
 
 198 Henry Skipwith, ex. 
 
 199 Tho. Harris, ex. 
 
 200 Nicholas Teinpeff, 
 
 201 Fr. Cottington, E. B. ex. 
 
 202 Tho. Harris, ex. 
 
 203 Edw. Barkham, ex, 
 
 204 John Corbet, ex 
 20J Tho. Playters. 
 
6 i6 ■' JBjefent $>tate Part III, 
 
 Baronets created by King Charles the Fir[l. 
 
 20 6 TOhn Aflifield. I 
 
 207 J Hen. Harpur. 
 
 2sS Edw. Seabright. 
 
 209 John Beaumont. Ex. 
 
 210 Edw. Dering. 
 
 211 George Kempe, Ex. 
 
 212 William Brereton, Ex. 
 
 2 r 3 Patricius Curwen, Ex- 
 214 William Ruffel, Ex. 
 
 21 j jfcohn Spenfer, Ex. 
 
 216 Giles Efcourc, Ex. 
 
 217 Thomas Aylesbury, Ex. 
 
 218 Thomas Stile. .. 
 
 219 Fred. Cornwallis, £.'Bar. 
 
 220 Drue Drury. 
 
 221, Will. Skeffington. I. Vi. 
 222 Robert Crane, Ex. 
 
 22 J Anth. Wingfield. 
 
 224 William Colepeper. 
 
 225 Giles Bridges, Eng, Bar. 
 
 22 6 John Kirle, Ex. 
 
 227 Humph, Stiles, Ex. 
 
 228 Henry Moor. 
 
 229"Thomas He'ale, Ex. 
 
 230 John Garleton, Ex. 
 
 23 s Tho, Maples, Ex. 
 
 232 John Ilham. 
 
 233 HeiveyBagot. 
 
 234 Lewis Pollard, Ex. 
 
 235 Francis Mannock. 
 
 230 Hen. Griffith, Ex. 
 
 237 Lodowick Dyer, Ex. 
 
 238 Hugh StewkeJy. 
 
 239 Edw. Stanley. 
 
 240 Edw. Littleton. 
 
 241 Ambrofe Browne, Ex. 
 
 242 Sackvile Crowe. 
 
 a 4 3 Mich. Livefey, Ex- | 
 
 244 Simon Benet, Ex. 
 
 247 Thomas Filher, 
 
 24 6 Thomas Bowyer, Ex. 
 v. Sir Ja. Bowyer, w.847. Ex. 
 
 247 Buts Bacon. 
 
 248 John Corbet. 
 
 249 Edw. Tirrell. 
 
 v. inter n. 294 and 297. 
 350 Baiil Dixwell. 
 
 251 Richard Young, Ex. 
 
 232 William Pennyman, 
 
 253 William Stonehoufe. 
 
 <v. inter n. 797 and 798. 
 234 Tho. Fowler, Ex. 
 ay 7 John Fenwick, Ex. 
 
 276 William Wray. 
 
 257 John Trelawney. 
 
 258 John Conyers. 
 
 2.79 John Bolles. 
 
 260 Thomas Afiiton. 
 a or Kenelm Jenoure. 
 
 261 John Price, Ex. 
 
 203 Rich. Beaumont, Ex. 
 264 William Wifeman- 
 263 Thomas Nightingale. 
 
 2 66 John Jacques, Ex. 
 
 267 Robert Dillington. 
 
 268 Francis Pile. 
 
 '*<79 J°hn Pole. 
 
 270 William Lewes } Ex. 
 
 271 William Colepeper. 
 
 272 Peter Van-Loor, Ex. 
 j 273 John Laurence. 
 
 274 Anthony Slingsby, 
 
 273 Thomas Vavafor. 
 
 27 6 Roberc Wolfeley. 
 
 277 Rice Rudd, Ex. 
 
 278 Rich. Wifeman, Ex. 
 
 278 Henry 
 
PartHI. of E NGL AND. 
 
 179 Henry Ferrers. 
 
 280 John Anderfon, Ex. 
 
 281 William Ruflel. 
 
 282 Rich. Everard. 
 
 283 Tho. Povvel. 
 
 284 William Luckin. 
 
 2Sy Rich. Graham, Ex. 
 
 286 Geo. Twifleton, Ex. 
 
 287 William Afton, Ex. 
 
 288 Nicholas L’eftrange. 
 
 289 John Holland. 
 
 290 Edward Alley’n, Ex. j 
 
 291 Richard Earl, Ex.. 
 
 292 Rob-Ducy, IrijhV i. Ex. 
 
 293 Richard Grenvile, Ex. 
 
 294 Charles Vavafor, Ex. 
 v. inter 71. 27 and 28.. 
 
 v. Edw. Tirrelj Ntim. 249. 
 
 295 Edw. Moiely, Ex. 
 
 296 Martin Lumley. 
 
 297 William Dalfton. 
 
 298 Henry Fletcher. 
 
 299 Nicholas Cole. 
 
 300 Edmund Pye, Ex. 
 
 301 Simon Every. 
 
 302 William Langley. 
 
 3°3 Will. Pafton, £wg.Earl. 
 304 James Stonehoufc. 
 
 307 John Palgrave. 
 
 306 Gerard Naper. 
 
 307 Thomas Whitmore, Ex. 
 
 308 John Maney, Ex. 
 
 309 Thomas Cave. 
 
 310 Chri. Yelverton, Eng.Vi. 
 
 311 William Boteler. 
 
 312 Thomas Hatton. 
 
 313 Thomas Abdey. 
 
 314 Thomas Bampiield, 
 
 3^5 John Cotton. 
 
 316 Simond D’Ewes- 
 
 317 Hen. Frederick Thynne, 
 Eng. Vifcount. 
 
 ’ 18 John Burgoyne, 
 
 6ij 
 
 319 John Northcot. 
 
 320 William Drake, Ex. 
 
 321 Thomas Rous, 
 
 322 Ralph Hare. 
 
 323 John Norwich. 
 
 3 24 John Brownloe, Ex. 
 
 325 William Brownloe, 
 
 326 John Sydenham. 
 
 327 Henry Prat, Ex. 
 
 328 Francis Nichols. 
 
 329 William Strickland. 
 
 330 Thomas Wolrich. 
 
 331 Thomas Mauleverer. 
 
 332 William Boughton. 
 
 333 JohnChichefrer. 
 
 334 Norton Knatchbul. 
 
 337 Hugh Windham, £a. 
 
 336 Richard Carew. 
 
 337 William Cafrleton. 
 
 338 Rich. Price, Ex. 
 
 339 Hugh Cholmiey, Ex. 
 
 340 William Spring. 
 
 341 Tho. Trevor, Ex. 
 
 342 John Curfon. 
 
 3 43 Hugh Owen. 
 
 3 44 Morton Briggs, 
 
 347 Henry Keyman. 
 
 34 5 Thomas Sandford. 
 
 347 Francis Rhodes. 
 
 348 Rich. Sprignel, Ex. 
 
 349 John Potts. 
 
 370 John Goodrich. 
 
 371 Robert Bindlois, Ex. 
 
 352 William Walter. 
 
 353 Thomas Lawiey. 
 
 334 Will. Farmer, Eng. Bar. 
 3; 5 John Davie. 
 
 3 56 Thomas Pettus. 
 
 357 William Andrews. . 
 
 358 John Meux, Ex. 
 
 359 Rich. Gurney, Ex. . 
 
 360 Thomas Willis. 
 
 3 $ 1 Francis Armitage. 
 
 2 52 Rich* 
 
6i8 
 
 362 Richard Halford. 
 
 363'Humph. Tufton, Ex. 
 
 364 Edw. Coke. 
 
 365 Ifaac Ajftiey, Ex. 
 
 366 David Cuninghatn, Ex. 
 
 367 John Rayney. 
 
 368 Rivet Eldred, Ex. 
 
 369 John Gell. 
 
 370 Vincent Corbet, Ex, 
 
 371 John Kay. 
 
 372 Thomas Trollop. 
 
 373 Edw. Thomas, Ex. 
 
 374 William Cooper. 
 
 375 Denner Strut, Ex. 
 
 37 6 William St. Quintin. 
 
 377 Robert Kemp. 
 
 378 John Read, Ex. 
 
 379 James Enyony Ex. 
 
 380 Edmund Williams, Em. 
 
 381 John Williams, Ex. 
 
 382 Geo. Wintour. 
 
 383 John Borlafe, Ex. 
 
 384 Henry Knollys, Ex. 
 
 385 John Hamilton. 
 
 3 86 Edw. Morgan, 
 
 387 Nicholas Kemys. 
 
 388 Trevor Williams. 
 
 389 John Reresby. 
 
 390 William Ingilby. 
 
 391 Poynings Moore, Ex. 
 
 392 Chriftopher Daxvney. 
 
 393 Thomas Himpfon. 
 
 394 Thomas Williamfon. 
 
 395 William Denny* Ex. 
 
 396 Rich. Ilardres. 
 
 397 Chriftopher Lowther. 
 798 Thomas Aifron, 
 
 399 Edw. Corbet. 
 
 400 Geo. Middleton, Ex 
 
 401 Edw. Payler, Ex. 
 
 402 Will. Widrington, E. B. 
 
 403 Matth. Walkenburgh. 
 4.54 Philip Conftabk 
 
 Part III, 
 
 4°5' Ralph Blackfton, Ex. 
 49^ Edw. Widrington, Ex, 
 407 Rob. Markham. 
 
 4°8 Philip Hungat. 
 
 4°9 Stephen Leonard. 
 
 410 William Thorold, 
 
 411 Walter Rudfton. 
 
 412 Walter Wrotdley. 
 
 4 r 3 Thomas Bland. 
 
 4x4 Rob. Throckmorton! 
 
 4 1 5 William Halton. 
 
 4 Ifi Brocket Spencer, Ex, 
 
 417 Edw. Golding. 
 
 418 William Smith, Ex, 
 
 419 Henry Elene, Ex, 
 
 420 Walter Blount. 
 
 421 Adam Littleton. 
 
 42a Thomas Liddell. 
 
 423 Rich. Lawday, Ex. 
 
 424 Tho. Chamberlain. 
 
 425 Henry Hunloke, 
 
 426 Tho. Badd, E.v. 
 
 4 I 7 Rich. Crane, Ex. 
 
 428 Samuel Danvers. 
 
 419 H-mry Anderfon, Ex. 
 
 ? William Vavafor, Ex. 
 431 Henry Jones, Ex. 
 
 43 2 Ed w, Waldgrave, £■ Bar, 
 
 433 Tho.Haggerfton. 
 
 434 John Pate, Ex, 
 
 43 5 John LV. : , Ex, 
 
 436 Brian 0 Nele- 
 
 437 Willoughby Hickman. 
 
 438 John But: ’! 
 
 1 439 Edw, Bathirir. 
 
 440 Edw. Aftorr. 
 
 441 Fran. Hawlev. Irijl Bar, 
 
 442 John Prefton, Ex. 
 
 443 John Webb, Ex. 
 
 444 Tho Preftwich, £.v. 
 
 445 Jervafe Lucas Ex. 
 
 446 Henry Williams. 
 
 v-. Hugh Acklcmd, N. 84. 
 
 <^.47 Rob. 
 
 
Past HI? of ENGLAND. 619 
 
 447 Rob. Thorold. 453 Geo. Carteret, Eng. Bar. 
 
 448 John Scudamore. 454 Thomas Windibank. 
 
 449 Hen. Bard, Irijh. Vi. Ex- 455 Benjamin Wright, fa- 
 v. Fran. Edwards N. 845. perjidui. 
 
 450 Rich. Vivian. 456 Edw. Charleton, Ex. 
 
 451 William Van Colfter. 457 Richard Willis, Ex. 
 
 472 William de Boreel. 45 8 Evan Lloyd. 
 
 Baronets created by King Charles the Second . 
 
 Before tbs Rc(ieration. 485 Rich. Atkins. 
 
 486 Thomas Allen. 
 
 459 D Ichird Browne, Ex. 487 Hen. Noirh, Ex. 
 
 4^0 L‘\ Hertry de Vic. Ex. 488 Will. Wifeman, Ex. 
 
 46: Rici'. Forefler, Ex. 489 TI10. Cullum. 
 
 4 62 Richard I-anihaw, Ex. 490 Bafil Dixwell. 
 
 40V William Ci;. tius. 491 Th cir.as Darcy, Ex. 
 464. m S’io^-by, Ex. 49a George-GrubhamHow< 
 
 465 Thomas G>by. 493 John Cutts, Ex. 
 
 4 66 Thomas Bond. _ 494 Solomon Swale. 
 
 467 Av. Marigny Carpentier. 495 William Humble, 
 
 468 Hen- Brown. 496 Hen. Stapleron. 
 
 491 Gsrvafe Ehves. 
 
 jfter the Rcjioration. 498 Rob. Cordell. Ex. 
 
 499 John Robinfon. 
 
 469 Jeremy Whirchcote. 500 John ASdy, Ex. ■ 
 
 470 Anth. de Merces, Ex. 501 Rob. Hildyard. 
 
 47 1 John Evelyn, Ex. 502 Jacob Aftley. 
 
 472 Gualter de Raed. 503 William Bowyer. 
 
 473 Orlando Bridgman. 504 Thomas Stanley. 
 
 474 Geof. Palmer. 505 John Shuckburgh. 
 
 475 Heneage Finch, E. Earl. 506 William Wray. 
 
 476 John Langham. 507 Nicholas Steward, 
 
 477 Humph. Winch, Ex. ;o8 Geo. Warburton. 
 
 478 Robert Abdy. 509 Francis Holies,.E.B.E.V, 
 
 479 Thomas Draper, Ex, 510 Oliver St. John. 
 
 480 Hen. Wright, Ex. 511 Ralph de la Val. 
 
 481 Jonathan Keate, £.v. 512 Andrew Henley. 
 
 482 Hugh Speke, Ex. 513 Thomas Ellis. 
 
 483 Nicholas Gould, Ex. 514 John Covert, Ex. 
 
 484 Thomas Adams. Ijiy PsterLear, Ex. 
 
 «jr<5 
 
620 %%t pjcftnc &tate Part ill 
 
 5 15 Maurice Berkeley, l Vi. 
 5*7 Henry Hudfon. 
 
 ?aS Thomas Herbert. 
 
 5 3 9 Thomas Middleton. 
 
 510 Verny Noel!. 
 
 5- 1 Geo. Bufweil, Ex. 
 
 5 22 Rob. Auften. 
 
 } -3 Rob. Hales. 
 
 5 24 John Clerk. 
 
 5 25 William Boothby, 
 
 526 Wolftan Dixey. 
 
 527 John Bright, Ex. 
 
 5 2 % John Warner, Ex. 
 
 529 JobHarby, Ex. 
 
 53 ° Samuel Morland. 
 
 53 * ThomasHewet,/.Vi.£x. 
 53 - Edw. tlonywood. 
 
 533 Rich. Brown. 
 
 534 Elen. Vernon. 
 
 535 John Aubrey. 
 
 53 ^ William Thomas. 
 
 537 Thomas Sclater, Ex. 
 
 53 ^ Henry Conway. 
 
 539 Edw. Green, Ex. 
 
 54° John Stapeley, Ex, 
 
 541 Metcalf Robin for,, Ex. 
 Ji 2 Marsnaduke Grefliam. 
 
 54? William Dudley. 
 
 544 Elugh Smithfon. 
 
 54 ? Roger Moflyn- 
 
 546 Will. Willoughby, Ex. 
 
 547 Anthony Oldfield. 
 
 548 Peter Leicefter. 
 
 549 William Wheeler. 
 
 55 ° John Newton. 
 
 5?i Thomas Lee. 
 
 552 Thomas Smith. 
 
 553 Ralph Aihton. 
 
 554 John Rous. 
 
 555 Henry Maflxngberd. 
 
 55 b John Hales. 
 
 557 Ralph Bovey, Ex. 
 
 558 John Knightley, Ex. 
 
 559 John Drake. 
 
 5<5o Oliver St. George. 
 
 5bi John Bowyer. 
 
 5< 5 2 William Wild, Ex. 
 
 ?b3 Jofeph Alh. 
 
 5^4 John How. 
 
 565 John Svvinburn. 
 
 Jbb John Trott, Ex. 
 
 5^7 Humphry Miller. 
 
 5<58 John Lewis, Ex. 
 
 569 John Beal, Ex. 
 
 57 ° Rich. Franklin. 
 
 57 1 William RulTel. 
 
 572 Thomas Boothby, Ex. 
 
 573 William Backhoufe, Ex. 
 
 574 John Cutler, Ex. 
 
 575 Giles Mottet. 
 
 576 Hen. Gifford. 
 
 577 Thomas Foot, Ex. 
 v. Arth. Onflow', N. 817. 
 
 57 S TI10. Manwaring. 
 
 579 Tho. Bennet, Ex. 
 
 58c John Wroth.' 
 
 581 Geo. Wynne. 
 
 582 Heneage Fetherflom 
 
 583 Hump. Monoux. 
 
 584 John Peyton, Ex. 
 
 5S5 Edmund Anderfon. 
 
 5 So John Fagg. 
 
 587 Matthew Herbert, Ex 
 
 588 Edward Ward. 
 
 589 JohnKeyt. 
 
 590 William Kiilegrew, Ex. 
 
 59 1 John Buck- 
 
 59 2 William Frankland. 
 
 593 Richard Stiddolph, Ex. 
 
 594 William Gardner, 
 
 595 - William Juxon. 
 
 59 ° John Legard. 
 
 597 George Marwood. 
 
 598 John Jackfon. 
 
 599 Hen. Pickering, 
 boo Henry Beddingfield. 
 
 box Waite? 
 
Part IIL of ENGLAND. 621 
 
 601 Walter Plomer, Ex. 
 
 642 William Smith. 
 
 60 2 Herbert Springer, Ex. 
 
 643 George Cook. 
 
 601 William Powel, Ex. 
 
 644 Charles Lloyd. 
 
 604 Rob. Newton, Ex. 
 
 64s Nathanael Powel. 
 
 60 5 Nich. Staughton, Ex. 
 
 64(2 Denny Afhburnhaia, 
 
 606 William Rokeby, Ex. 
 
 647 Hugh Smith. 
 
 607 Walter Ernley. 
 
 648 Rob. Jenkinfon, 
 
 608 JohnHubaud. 
 
 6a-q Wiiliam Glinne. 
 
 609 Thomas Morgan, Ex. 
 
 6s0 John Charnock. 
 
 610 George Lane, Irijh Earl, 
 
 671 Rob. Brook, Ex. 
 
 61 1 John Osborn- (fail'd. 
 
 6S2 Thomas Nevil. 
 
 6 12 George Wakemanp;ewr 
 
 6s 3 Henrv Andrews. 
 
 613 Benjamin Wright. 
 
 674 Anthony Craven. 
 
 614 John Colleton. 
 
 677 John Gaming. 
 
 617 James Modyford, Ex. 
 
 676 Thomas Derham. 
 
 616 Thomas Beaumont. 
 
 677 Wiiliam Stanley. 
 
 617 Edw. Smith. 
 
 678 Abraham Cullen. 
 
 John Napier, alius Sandy, 
 
 679 James Rufliout. 
 
 •o. N. 73. 
 
 660 Godfrey Cooley. 
 
 618 Thomas Gifford, Ex. 
 
 661 Griffith Williams. 
 
 6 19 Tho. Clifton, Ex. 
 
 662 Hen. Winchcombe s Ex. 
 
 6:0 William Wilfon* 
 
 66 3 Clement Clarke. 
 
 62 1 Compton Read. 
 
 664 Thomas Viner. Ex. 
 
 622 Brian Broughton. 
 
 66 7 John Seiyard, Ex. 
 
 623 Rob. Slingsby, Ex. 
 
 666 Chriftopher Guile- 
 
 624 ]ohn Crofts, Ex. 
 
 667 Reginald Forffer, £e. 
 
 6 27 Ralph Vernev bifn Vi. 
 
 668 Ph^ip Parker. 
 
 626 Rob- Dicer, Ex. 
 
 669 Ed ward Duke. 
 
 627 John Bromfield. 
 
 670 Charles Hd-ev. 
 
 62S Thomas Rich. 
 
 6 ji Edw.DciV-vm. 
 
 6 29 Edw. Smith. 
 
 672 Thomas Norton, Ex. 
 
 630 Walter Long. 
 
 673 .John Dormer. 
 
 63 r John Fettiplace. 
 
 6-jj. Tnomas Carew. 
 
 632 Walter Hendley, Ex. 
 
 677 Ralph Mi'bank. 
 
 633 William Parfons. 
 
 676 Rich.Rotlnvel-Aar,. 
 
 634 John Cambel, Ex. 
 
 6 77 Banks, Ex- 
 
 635 William Morice. 
 
 678 Henry in gold eshy. 
 
 <>36 Charles Gawdy. 
 
 679 Francis Bickeley. 
 
 637 William Caley. 
 
 680 Robert Lfwn. 
 
 638 William Godolphin. 
 
 681 John Young. 
 
 639 Thomas Curfon. 
 
 682 John Frederick krsi- 
 
 640 Edw. Fowel, Ex. 
 
 fendcrf. 
 
 641 John Croply. 
 
 6S3 Wiiliam Roberts, Ex. 
 
 6S4 William 
 
6iz SpjefSjeftttt JSfcate . Part III 
 
 684 William Luckin, Ex. 
 
 685 Thomas Smith. 
 
 686 Edwin Sadlier. 
 
 687 William Windham. 
 <588 George Southcote. 
 
 689 George Trevillian. 
 
 690 Francis Duncomb, Ex. 
 
 691 NicholasBacon, Ex. 
 
 692 Richard Cocks. 
 
 693 John Coriton. 
 
 694 John Lloyd, Ex. 
 
 69; Edw. Moor. 
 
 696 Thomas Proby, Ex. 
 
 697 Miles Stapleton. 
 
 698 Richard Braham, Ex. 
 
 699 John Witterwonge. 
 
 7 so Philip Ma.tthews. 
 
 701 Robert Bernard. 
 
 702 Roger Lort, Ex. 
 
 703 Edward Gage. 
 
 704 Thomas Hooke. 
 
 705 JohnSavile, Ex. 
 
 70 6 Chriftop. Wandesford. 
 
 707 Richard Aftley. 
 
 708 Jacob Garrard. 
 
 709 Edward Full:. 
 
 710 Robert Long. 
 
 7rr Robert Can. 
 
 71a William Middleton. 
 
 713 Richard Graham, Sc.Vi. 
 
 714 Thomas Tancred. 
 
 .715: Cuthbert Heron, Ex. 
 
 71 6 Francis Wenman. 
 
 717 Henry Purefoy, £.v. 
 
 718 Thomas Cobb. 
 
 719 Henry Brooke. 
 
 720 Peter Pindar. 
 
 721 Nicholas Slaning, Ex. 
 
 722 George Reeve, Ex. 
 
 723 Thomas Brograve. 
 
 724 Thomas Barnadifton. 
 723 Samuel Bernardifton. 
 716 John Dawes, 
 
 727 John Holman, Ex. 
 
 728 William Cook. 
 
 729 John Bellot. 
 
 730 George Downing, 
 
 731 William Gawdy. 
 
 732 Charles Pirn, Ex. 
 
 733 WilliamD’Oyley, 
 
 734 John Marfham. 
 
 735 Robert Barnham, Ex. 
 73 6 Francis Leke. 
 
 737 John St. Barbe. 
 
 738 Thomas Cambell, 
 
 739 James Penyman. 
 
 740 Tho. Muddiford, Ex. 
 
 741 George Selby, Ex. 
 
 742 Edmund Foretefcue, Ex, 
 
 743 Samuel Tuke. 
 
 744 John Tempefl:. 
 
 745 Littleton Osbaldefton, 
 74b Giles Tooker, Ex. 
 
 747 Stephen Anderfon. 
 
 748 Thomas Bateman. 
 
 749 Thomas Lorraine. 
 
 750 Tho. Wentworth, Ex. 
 
 751 TheophilusBidulph. 
 
 752 William Greene, Ex. 
 
 753 William -Cookes, Ex.. 
 
 754 John Wolftenholmt 
 
 755 John Jacob. 
 
 755 John Yeomans. 
 
 757 John Pye. 
 
 758 Tho. Taytour. 
 
 759 William Leman, 
 
 760 Robert Smith. 
 
 761 Nicholas Crifpe, 
 
 762 John Shaw. 
 
 763 John Browne. 
 
 7^4 George Rawdon. 
 
 765 Robert Jocelyn. 
 
 7 66 Robert Duckenfield. 
 
 7 <57 )ohn Lawfon. 
 
 768 Peter Tyrrel. 
 
 7^9 Francis Burdett. 
 
 770 George 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 770 George Moor, E.v. 
 
 771 Abel Barker 
 
 772 William Oglander 
 
 773 William Temple, Ex. 
 
 774 Will. Swan 
 777 Anth. Shirley 
 
 776 Maurice Diggs, Ex. 
 
 777 Peter Gleane 
 
 778 John Nekhrop 
 
 779 Rob. Viner, Ex. 
 
 780 Tho. Twifden 
 7S1 Anthony Aucher 
 
 782 John D’Oylie 
 
 783 Edward Hoby 
 
 784 Thomas Put, Ex, 
 
 785 John Tirrell 
 
 786 Gilbert Gerard 
 
 787 Robert Yeomans 
 
 788 CarrScrope, Ex. 
 
 789 Peter Fortefcue, Ex. 
 
 790 Richard Bectenfon 
 
 791 Algernon Peyton 
 
 792 Roger Martyn 
 
 793 Richard Haftings, Ex. 
 
 794 William Hanham 
 
 795 Francis Topp, Ex. 
 
 796 William Langhorne 
 
 797 Edward Moftyn 
 Geo. Stonehoufe-v.». 253. 
 
 798 Philip Carteret 
 
 799 Fulwar Skipwith 
 
 800 John Sabin. 
 
 801 William Chater 
 
 802 Herbert Croft 
 
 803 John St. Aiibin 
 
 804 Robert Eden 
 
 805 John Werden 
 
 806 Thomas Allen, Ex. 
 
 807 Francis Warre 
 
 808 Orlando Bridgeman 
 
 809 Francis Windham 
 
 810 Arthur Harris, Ex, 
 
 Si i William Bbcks> 
 
 812 John Thompfon, E.Bar. 
 
 813 Halefvvell Tint 
 
 814 Cor. Martin Trump 
 S15 Robert Parker 
 
 816 John Siierrard 
 
 817 Arthur Onflow 
 3 18 Walter Clargis 
 
 819 Thomas Williams, 
 
 820 Robert Filmer 
 
 821 Edw. Nevil, Ex. 
 
 822 Richard Tulpe 
 
 823 Tho. Samwell 
 
 824 Charles Rich 
 
 825 Benjamin Maddox 
 
 826 ^William Barker 
 8c y John Brookes 
 
 828 Richard Head 
 
 829 William Pennington 
 
 830 Bennet Hoskins 
 
 831 Richard Standifli 
 
 832 Alexander Robinfon 
 
 833 Thomas Dyke 
 S34 Robert Cotton 
 
 835 Francis Willoughby 
 
 836 Ignatius Vitus, alia} 
 Whitej Ex. 
 
 837 John Barlow 
 
 838 Richard Newdigate 
 
 839 Richard Cull 
 
 840 Francis Anderton 
 
 841 Janies Symeon 
 
 842 James Poole 
 
 843 George Wharton 
 
 844 Hugh Ackland, v. inter 
 n. 446 nxd 447 
 
 847 Francis Edwards 
 v, inter?!. 449 and 470 
 8 415 Henry Oxenden 
 847 James Bowyer, Ex. 
 
 845 Walter Curie, Ex. ' 
 
 849 Ralph Dutton 
 870 William Dyer 
 
 Sri Jolias Child 
 
 172 Thomas 
 
' 62 4 SClje pjefeitt g>tate Part III, 
 
 852 Thomas Skipwith 
 
 8 n Walter Ha wkefworth 
 8 J4 Jeremy Snow, Ex. 
 
 8 55 William Kenrick, Ex. 
 8 $6 Samuel Tvlarow, Ex. 
 
 857 Roger Bradlhaigh 
 
 858 William Stapleton 
 
 853 Thomas Pope-Blunt 
 
 860 George Walker 
 
 861 GelebrandSas VanBofch 
 
 862 John Roberts, Ex, 
 
 86 3 Roger Beckwith 
 864. Thomas Parkyns 
 
 865 Tho. Bunbury 
 
 866 Hugh Parker 
 
 867 Henry Seymour 
 
 868 G. Jefferys Eng. Bar. Ex. 
 
 869 Hugh Middleton 
 
 870 Jofeph Alfton 1 
 
 871 Tho. Robinfon 
 
 872 William Maynard 
 
 873 Rob. Napier 
 
 874 Robert Davers 
 
 875 Cane James 
 
 876 Cornelius Gans 
 
 877 Timothy Thornhill 
 
 878 Edward Evelyn, Ex. 
 
 879 Tho. Lear 
 
 880 John Wytham 
 
 881 James Richards, Ex. 
 
 882 Robert Daflhwood 
 
 883 George Chute 
 
 884 George ShierS, Ex. 
 88y Richard Sandys 
 
 885 William Blacket 
 
 887 John Child 
 
 888 William Soam e, Ex. 
 
 Baronets created ly King James the Second 
 
 889 TOHN Sudbury, Ex. 
 
 890 J Paul Jenkinfon 
 
 891 George Davies 
 
 892 Nicholas Sherburne 
 
 893 Robert Guldeford 
 
 894 Charles Bloys 
 895: William Compton 
 
 895 Job Charlton 
 
 897 Cornelius Speelman 
 
 898 William Humble, Ex. 
 
 | s 99 John Duck, Ex. 
 
 \ 9°° James Chapman Fulle; 
 
 901 William Pynfent 
 
 902 William Stych 
 
 903 Wilfred Lawfon 
 
 904 William Williams 
 903 Henry Afliurft 
 
 905 Thomas Fitch 
 
 1907 John Morden 
 
 1 908 John Narborougfi, 
 
 Baronets 
 
of ENGLAND. 
 
 62$ 
 
 Part III. 
 
 Baronets created by King WILLIAM the 
 Third and Queen MARY the Second. 
 
 909 tlEnder Molefwordi 
 9ro li John Ramfden 
 
 911 William Robinfon 
 
 912 Janies Edwards 
 
 913 John Duddlefton 
 
 914 John Wentworth 
 9r9 Edward Leighton 
 
 91 6 Henry-Dutton Colt 
 
 917 John Smith 
 
 918 John Thomas 
 
 919 Richard Blackham 
 
 920 Tho. Wheat 
 
 921 Oliver Aflicombe 
 
 922 Edward Manfell 
 
 923 William Hodges 
 
 924 John Buckworth 
 
 925 William Lowther 
 
 926 Henry Titchburne 
 
 927 Richard Farington, Ex. 
 
 928 Tho. Tipping 
 
 929 John Germain 
 
 930 Tho. Powel 
 
 931 Samuel Clarke 
 
 932 Bafil Firebrace 
 
 933 William Norris, Ex. 
 
 934 John Rogers 
 
 935 John Stanley 
 93d Edmond Denton 
 937 Peter Vander Brand 
 93S Wiiliam Browne 
 
 939 Thomas Anguis 
 
 940 Richard Newman 
 
 941 Martin Weftcomb 
 
 942 John Chitwood 
 
 943 Nich. Van Acker 
 
 944 Samuel Moyer 
 
 945 JohnThornicrofc 
 
 94 6 Thomas Winford. 
 
 Baronets created by Queen ANNE. 
 
 947 /'"’HarlesSedley 
 
 948 Vi Thomas Webfcer 
 
 949 Gilbert Dolben 
 
 950 Edward Irby 
 
 931 William Fowler 
 
 95 2 William Flemming 
 
 953 Thomas Miller 
 95 4 William Holford 
 
 Total of Baronets--—-—--- 1 ™-—--934 
 
 Whereof —----283 
 
 Living ~ 669 
 
Styef^efent fame Part HI, 
 
 626 
 
 Numb. XL 
 
 A Lift of the Members of the Society for the Fropaga- 
 tion of the Gofpel in Foreign FarPs. Fags 341. 
 
 W illiam Lord Eijhop of 1 Sir John Chardin, Kt. 
 
 St. Afaph. John Comyns, Ejq) Sir jean: 
 
 Roger Alcham, D. D. 
 
 Henfy Altham, M. A. 
 
 The Rt. Ron. Charles Earl of 
 Berkeley. 
 
 John Lord Bijhopof Briftol. 
 John Lord Bijbop of Bangor- 
 George Lord Bp.'of Barn and 
 Wells. 
 
 Sir Richard Bulkley Bar. 
 
 Sir Richard Blackmore, Kt. 
 The Hon. Geo. Booth, D. D. 
 
 Archdeacon of Durham. 
 Offspring Blackhall, D. D. 
 Thomas Bray, D. D. 
 
 Lilly Butler, D. D. 
 
 Samuel Bradford, D. D, 
 Samuel Barton, D. D. 
 
 Ralph Barker, D. D. 
 
 Thomas Biomefieid, E/y; 
 Whitlock BuHlrode, Ejtj-, 
 Samuel Brewfter, £/y; 
 
 Francis Barker, M-rckant, 
 Richard Bull, Merchant . 
 
 His Gran: Tho. Ld. Ar:b$fhop 
 of Canterbury Prefident. 
 Will. Ld. Bp. of Carlile. 
 
 Mich. Ld. Bp. of Cheffer. 
 lohuGr Bp. of Chichefter. 
 John Ld. Bp- of Coventry and ■. 
 Lichfield. 
 
 Sir John Cook, Den of the 
 Arches. 
 
 at Law. 
 
 Rowland Cotton, Efy 
 Maynard Colchefter, £% 
 John Chamberlayne, Ef<]\ Se¬ 
 cretary. 
 
 Thomas Clerk, Efy; 
 
 Robert Colfton, £/f, 
 
 Nath- Ld. Bp. of Durham. 
 William Lord Digby. 
 
 Sir William Dawes, Bar.D.D. 
 John Davis, D. D. 
 
 Thomas Dent, D. D. 
 
 Col- Jofeph Dudley, Gown;-.: 
 
 of New-England. ’ 
 
 Simon Lord Bifhop of Ely. 
 Jonathan Ld. Bp. of Exeter, 
 Vigerus Edwards, Gent, 
 John Evans, Merchant. 
 Samuel Freeman, D. D. Deo. 
 
 of Peterborough. 
 
 William Fleetwood, D. D 
 Thomas Frank, M. A. 
 Edward Ld. Bp. of Glocefk-n 
 Francis Lord Guilford. 
 
 Henry Godolphin, D.D. P; : 
 
 vofi of Eton.' 
 
 Edward Gee, D. D. 
 
 John Gafcarth, D. D. 
 Francis Gafhill, D. D- 
 Edmund Gibfon, D. D, 
 William Gore, E r <j; 
 Thomas Gilbert, Gent. 
 
Part nr.- of ENGLAND. & 7 
 
 Sir William Huftler, Kt. 
 
 [John Mapletoft, D. D. 
 
 John Joachin Meckin. D.D. 
 
 Jo. Hook, EJy; Serf emit at Lav 
 
 William Hayiey,D. D.Dean 
 
 John Millington, D-D. 
 
 of Chichefter. 
 
 William Mslmoth, Sjq; 
 
 Humphrey Body, D. D. 
 
 john Meller, Eiq; 
 
 -- Hancock, D. D- 
 
 Cel. Lewis Morris. 
 
 Gideon Harvey, M. D 
 
 
 Robert Hardilly, Elf, 
 
 
 John Hanger, Ejq; 
 
 Henry Hoar, C-chc. 
 
 jofeph Nease, Efq; 
 
 Grey Nevil], Eff, 
 
 Col. Caleb Hearhcore. 
 
 Daniel NicimH, EJq ; 
 
 John Jeffery, D. D. Arch- 
 
 Robert NJtbu, Eh', 
 
 deacon of Norwich. 
 
 [ Col. FrancisNichollon. 
 
 Sir Nath. Johnfon,. Governor 
 
 
 of Carolina 
 
 | Sir Arthur Owen, Bar. 
 
 Thomas feii'i", Efy 
 
 i J. F. Gflervald Proffr of 
 
 White Kenner, 0. D. Arc!;- 
 
 ! Divinity, and P aft or of the 
 
 deacon of Huntingdon. 
 
 i Church of NeufchateL 
 
 George Keith, M A. 
 
 llhe lit- Hon. Tho. Er.ri of 
 
 Peter King, Efo- 
 
 j Pembioke and MonrPO" 
 
 Richard King. £/y; 
 
 ! mery. 
 
 Henry Ld. Bp. of London. 
 
 j R;c. Ld. Bp. of Peterborough. 
 
 William Ld. Bp. of Lincoln. 
 
 Sir Jolrn Philim, Bar. 
 
 William Lancaster, D. D. 
 
 Humphrey Pjideaux, D. D. 
 
 Prov. fluents Col. Oxon. 
 
 Demi of Norwich. 
 
 William Lloyd, D. D. Chan¬ 
 
 Benedict Pifter, Profcjfor of 
 
 cellor ofW orcefter. 
 
 Divinity sc Geneva. 
 
 John Laughton, B- D. Pre¬ 
 
 Thomas Paget, D. D. 
 
 bendary oj Vv orcelter 
 
 Wii'i.un Parrot. Merchant 
 
 Thomas Lynford, D. D. 
 
 Col. Robert Quarry. 
 
 Richard Lucas, D. D. 
 
 i Luna, ua. Bp. of Rochefter. 
 
 Thomas Little, D D. 
 
 The Aerius Profeifors of Dj- 
 
 Samuel Lowe, B. D. 
 
 vinitvin both Univerlitie > 
 
 John Langhorne, Eh; 
 
 Nathaniel Re'-bury, D. D. 
 
 Ben. LawdeiJ, Merchant. 
 
 Thomas Roc-:, fete; 
 
 Henry Loe, Merchant. 
 
 ; :uhn Reynolds, 
 
 iu-Hurnp. Mackwortb, Kt. 
 
 j Richard Ruth, Efl 
 
 John Montague, D. D. Dean 
 
 | ThomasRailton, 'a/ ? ; 
 
 of Durham- 
 
 j Gilbert Ld. BrffSarum. 
 
 The Margaret ProfeiTors of 
 
 ! Will. Sherlock, D. D. Dime 
 
 Divinity in both Univer- 
 
 of Sr. Pauls. 
 
 _ . li.ties. 
 
 Geo. Stannope, D. D- Dean 
 
 Tho. Manningham, D. D. 
 
 j of Canterbury. 
 
 R 1 s William 
 
?2S m)t p?efcnt ^tate Part III. 
 
 William Stanley, D.D. Arch- 
 deacon of London. 
 FrederickSlare, M. D. 
 Thomas Srainoe, M. A. 
 Henry Shiite, ]YL A. 
 
 Philip Stubbs, M. A. 
 
 Dutton Seaman, Efq-, 
 
 Ralph Snow, Efq-, 
 
 John Sharp, Efq-, 
 
 Thomas Earl of Thanet. 
 
 Sir Edmund Turner, Kt. 
 Cha. Trimnell, D- D. Arch¬ 
 deacon of Norfolk. 
 
 George Thorpe, D- D. Pre¬ 
 bendary of Canterbury. 
 
 J., A. Turretin, Profeffor of Di¬ 
 vinity at Geneva. 
 Alexander Toriano,L. L.D 
 Nicholas Trot, EJq; Attorney- 
 General in Carolina. 
 
 John Trimmer, Ejq-, 
 
 Charles Toriano, Merchant, 
 
 The Hon. Geo. Verney, D. D. 
 Prebendary of Windfor. 
 
 James Vernon, jun. Efq i 
 
 Tho.Ld. Pijcotmt Weymouth, 
 
 Will. Ld, Bp. of Worcefter. 
 
 Sir Geo. Wheeler, Bar. Prcben - 
 dary of Durham. 
 
 Sir Paul Whicbcot, Bar. 
 
 Rich. Willis, D. D. Dean of 
 Lincoln. 
 
 Jofiah Woodward, D. D. 
 
 Jolhua Walker, B. D. 
 
 William Whitfield, M. A. 
 
 Edw. Waddington, M. A. 
 
 Francis Windham, Ejq-, 
 
 George Wright, Elq; 
 
 George White, Merchant. 
 
 His Grace, John Lord Artlu 
 bijhop of York. 
 
 John Younger , D. D. Dean 
 of Sarum. 
 
Part IJL 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 P9 
 
 Numb. XLI. 
 
 'A Lift of the Charity-Schools in and ahat'London } . 
 Weftminfter, and other T laces: Atyhekticdly dk 
 geftd. Page 344, 345. 
 
 B. fignif.es Boys, G. Girl s, and Cl. Clothed. 
 
 Charity-Schools in the Numb. 
 
 Parifbes of Schools Number of Children 
 
 St. Botolph Aldgate, 3 B. 50. G. So. Cl. 
 
 St. Alphage, 1 3° Caps and Binds. 
 
 St. Andrew Holborn, 3 B. yo. G- 9c. Cl. 
 
 St. Anne Wefiminficr, 2 B. 50. G. 30. Cl. 
 
 St. Botolph A'hierfgate, 1 B. 50. Cl. 
 
 St- Botolph Sifhopjgate, 1 B. 20. not Cl. 
 
 St. Clement Danes, 2 B- 50. G. 30. Cl. 
 
 St. George Southwark, 1 B. yo. Caps and Bands. 
 
 St. Giles Cripplegate, 4 B. 12S.C/. G 60. not. 
 
 St. Giles in the Fields, 3 B. yo. G- 50. Cl. 50 not. 
 
 St. Helens Bijhopjgate, 1 B. 20. Cl. 
 
 St. James Ckrketmel, 2 B. so. G. 21. C/ 
 
 St. James Wefiminftsr, 2 G-60.CI. 
 
 St. John Wapping, 1 B. 40 C/.. 
 
 St. Kather. near the Tomer, 2 B. 56. G. 60. Cl. 6 not. 
 
 St. Leonard Shoreditch, 1 B. 50. Cl. 
 
 Limehoule, Stepney, 2 B. 6- G. 10. Cl. 
 
 St. Margaret Wejlminfler, 3 B. r 10. G. 47. C/. 
 
 Savoy, _ r B. 10. G. 10. 
 
 St. Martin in the Fields ; 2 B. So. G. yo. Cl. 
 
 St, Mary Magdal. Berm. 1 B 28. not Cl. 
 
 St. Mary White-Chappel, 2 B. 60. G. 40. Cl. 
 
 Norton Folgare, 1 B. 60. not Cl. 
 
 St. Olave Southwark, x G- 40. Cl. 
 
 St. Bml Covent-Gardcn, 1 8.37.0/. 
 
 St. Paul Shadwel, j B. 40. not Cl. 
 
 St. Peter-Poor Broadfirect, 1. B. 5c. not Cl. 
 
 Poplar in Stepn%, I B. 24. not Cl. 
 
 Spittle-Fields Stepny, 2 B.40. G. yo. Cl 
 
 St. Sepulchres, 4 B.80. G, jo. Cl. G. 50. not. 
 
6$0 %%t §jetCKt &tate Part HI. 
 
 Oat of which. Number of Children, 659 Boys and 191 
 Girls, have been put out Apprentices, from the. begin- 
 
 - In QiiccRs-jireet in St- Martin's in the Fields, 200 Boys 
 are taught by and at'the Charge of Mr. Baggdey. 
 
 CHARITY-SCHOOLS 
 
 in other flues, 
 
 23 ebfo w 2 iiS)irc, 
 
 A MpiilL a School lately endow’d for teaching n poor 
 Children. t 
 
 ArlUy, lix Children taught at the Expence of a private 
 Perfon. _ 
 
 BJje-J, a School for about 40 Children, who are alio 
 provided with Books- 
 
 Crewfield, a School for about 20 Children, at the Expence 
 of the Inhabitants. 
 
 Dean, a School endow’d with between 20 and 30/. per- 
 An. for teaching the poor Children of this and two other 
 parilhes. 
 
 Harley, about 10 Children taught, at tire Expence of a 
 private Perfon. 
 
 Henlome, 1 o Children taught, at the Expence of the In¬ 
 habitants- 
 
 Kaipfion, two Men there, teach the Poor, Gratis. 
 
 Leighton Bean Dcfert, sol. per An. fettled, for teaching 
 poor Children, and Seven more at the Expence of a pri¬ 
 vate Perfon. 
 
 Marfton, fix Children taught, at the Expence of the In¬ 
 habitants. 
 
 NorthiU , all Children are taught, at the Charge of the 
 Minifur of the Parilh, that their Parents fend to School. 
 
 Sandy, 10 Children taught, to which 6 l. per An. isfub- 
 feribed. 
 
 Silfic, 10 1 . per An. lately fettled for the Education of 
 the Poor. 
 
 South!!, 12 Children, taught at the Charge of the Mi- 
 stifier. 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. , 631 
 
 33rr{t{5ire» 
 
 C Lewar, itfpoor Children taught to Read. 
 
 Hagborne, 20 Boys and Girls taught to Read, Write, 
 and the Carechifm. 
 
 Huifl, 14 poor Children taught to Read. 
 
 Newbury, Mr. Hinton the Minifter, promis’d to encou¬ 
 rage the letting up a School there. 
 
 Reading, 30 Boys taught; for which 20 1 . per An. isfub- 
 fcribed at 2 d. per Week by every Subfcriber. 
 
 Sunning-Hid, 13 poor Children are taught to Read, &c. 
 Sunning, 12 poor Children taught to Read, &e. 
 
 Warfetid, 12 poor Children taught. 
 
 VIhit e-Waltham, 20. 
 
 Windsor, 18, 
 
 Windjor-New, 31 Boys, and 21 Girls. The Subfcription 
 is i 2 o l. per An. and 8 / more has been lately given : The 
 Dean and Chapter have much encourag’d this Charity. 
 
 Kucfcfrigfjatnfljtre. 
 
 M tdmenham, 5 poor Children taught, 
 
 Newport-Pagnel , fome poor Children taught to 
 work, and fome Subfcriptions towards a School. 
 
 Wendover, a School for about 20 Children. 
 
 Cambji&gfliinh 
 
 C Ambridgc, has erefted Schools, for teaching 50 poor 
 Children the Knowledge and Praftice of die Chriftian 
 Religion, and other things agreeable to their Condition » 
 30 of which are Clothed. The Body of the Univerftty 
 and Town, aflift and encourage this Exemplary Charity. 
 
 Horjeheaih , a School, for the Education of the p*ogr Chil¬ 
 dren of this and a Neighbouring Parifli* 
 
 W jl-Chejier, 40 Boys are Clothed, and taught te 
 Read, Write, caft Accompt, and the Carechifm ; 
 by a Subfcription of about 90/. per An, to which have 
 been added fevers) other Benefa&ions. 
 
 R 4 
 
 Ntuopt' 
 
6$z %l)Z fluent ^tate , Part III 
 
 Namptwich, i4 Children, taught at the Expence of a pri¬ 
 vate Perfon, and Colle&ions at the Communion. 
 
 Northmch, io poor Boys are taught to Read, Write, and 
 caft Accompt. 
 
 A Peri'on lately bequeathed a Houfe for the Matter, and 
 700 l. to purchafe Lands for the Charitable Ufes above- 
 f?id. 
 
 (BipMe. 
 
 W lshah, 35 1 . fubfcribed towards fetting up a Charity 
 School there. > 
 
 St. Veter's Parilh) 30 Boys and Girls taught; to which 
 Uie is given 8 1 . per An. by a private Perfon. 
 
 St. Johns Pariih, 12 Children taught, at 1 ;. 6 d. ,v 
 Week i given by a private Perfon. 
 
 ©loffgrrttliiG 
 
 C ”' Atnpdai, a Charity-School deiign’d to be ere&ed and 
 J endow’d, for teaching Girls to Head, Knit, S.)::> 
 &c. 
 
 < Cirencefier, 50 poor Children taught, by Handing Cha¬ 
 rities, and private voluntary Contributions. 
 
 Nemlnnd, fix Schools for teaching 80 poor Children and 
 Others, who are alfb catechiz’d at Church, and oblig’d (on 
 the Lord’s-Day efpecially) to read at home in their Bibles 
 to their-Parents. 
 
 Vrcjtbun, a_ School for inftrucHng the poor Children 0; 
 the whole Pariih in Religion, Writing, &c. and putting 
 them Prentice. 
 
 .Readborough , 20 Children taught- to Read, and tiin.j 
 Cloathed, by one Perfon. The Subfcripcion is 10 l >>■;■ 
 Annum. 
 
 Sirotid, 60 poor Children taught to Read, and their Cs- 
 techifm; by a private Peribn, Gratis. : ' 
 
 PVotion-under-edge, 26 Boys taught to Read, cH. for' j c l. 
 6 for 3 l. per An. to Write; and the Parents of feven 
 Boys receive 4 1, per An. fo long as their Children go Co 
 School, ' • 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLANp. 
 
 6 ^ 
 
 Bampiljir?* 
 
 A lton, 37 Boys taught by a Matter, 25 Girls taught by 
 a Dam?. Subfcription 40 l. 
 
 Selbourn, 36 Boys taught to Read, the Catechifm, and 
 their Prayers. Above 30 l. is fubfcribed for this Year 
 1706. In the fame Parift, and upon the lame Fund, 2r 
 Girls, and letter Children areraughc to Read, and the big¬ 
 ger to Sew and Knit, by two Dames. 
 
 Sihhejler, five poor Children taught, &c. 
 
 Southampton, great hopes of a School being erefted, and 
 the like at Winchefler. 
 
 IptrEfO^liUT* 
 
 L Edbu.ru a School for about 30 poor Children to be 
 taught to Read and Work. 
 
 A Skvcll, 14 Boys and n Girls taught, by a charitable 
 Contribution of divers of the Inhabitants. 
 
 Hertford, 20 poor Children taught. 
 
 Watford , 3 School for 40 Boys, who are all clothed. A 
 School-Houfe with Accommodation for the Matter; ereft- 
 ed and maintain’d by a private Perfon, arid is deiign’d to 
 be endow’d. 
 
 puUttngfconnjirf* 
 
 H Untington, fome poor Children taught at the Expence 
 of a private Perfon. 
 
 St. Neots, 22/. per An. fubferibed towards letting up a 
 School. 
 
 C anterbury, a School for 45 Boys! The Subfcription is 
 47 /. per Annum. 
 
 Deal, 27 Boys are taught to Read, and the Catechifm. 
 Deptford, one School. 
 
 Greenwich, 30 Girls taught to Spin and make all they 
 
 weir. 
 
SCI* Part III 
 
 Lewifbm, 30 Girls maintain’d by a voluntary Contribu¬ 
 tion of about 20 1 per Annum. 
 
 Rotherhith, 20 Boys taught. The Subfcription is 40 !_ 
 per Annum. 
 
 iimbridge-Well:, 70 poor Boys taught to Read and the 
 Catechifm. 
 
 ftancasfyire, 
 
 M Anchefter, 40 poor Children taught to Read, Wrire. 
 
 and the Catechifm. The Matter has one Penny a 
 Week for each Child, and his School-Rent paid. 
 
 JHanfels-hope, the Minifier teaches the poor Children Gra:.< 
 in his own Houfe. The Number at prefenc is hut 14. ana 
 feme learn to Write. 
 
 Preftoti, 30 Boys taught to Read, Write, and the Car-;, 
 chifm, &c. for, which Ufe 400 /. is given to be fettled. 
 A School isalfo agreed to be fet up, for teaching r6 Girl, 
 to Read, fay the Catechifm, Knit and Sew, for one Shi;■ 
 ling a Quarter each. 
 
 JUiceitoliim 
 
 H Aderton, a Lady pays for teaching fix poor Children ; 
 and a Subfcription is begun for a larger School. 
 Leicefier, 24 Boys are taught and Clothed, at theExpenc: 
 of a private Gentleman. 
 
 jUncclntfljim • 
 
 D E nitn, rj Boys taught to Read, Write, and the C* 
 techifm. 8 l. per An. is fubferibed. 
 
 Epvaonb , a Subfcription of 16 l. per Annum towards a 
 School. 
 
 Grantham, 20 l. per An. fubferibed towards fetting up 
 a Charity-School. 
 
 ■Lincoln , four Charity-Schools for about 120 poor Chil¬ 
 dren, to be taught to Read, and the Catechifm. The Sub- 
 feription is about 70 /. per An. 
 
 Spihoy, and fiiteen Towns thereabouts, have Schools 
 for teaching r 5 0 Childrrc. The Subfcription is about 7; * 
 Per An, 
 
Part III- of E N G L A N D. 63 y 
 
 Stamford, 80 poor Children taught to Read, and the 
 Catechifm- They are alio Clothed, and fee to work. The 
 Corporation allows 20 /. per An. for the Support of the 
 School. 
 
 Wickmrth, a School lately fet up for 30 poor Children, 
 PDDleftT* 
 
 B Rent ford, two Schools for teaching 37 Boys and 20 
 Girls, 24 of the Boys are Clothed, and 6 Girls, th'e 
 other are not Clothed. 
 
 Craneford, a Lady gives 20 1. per An. for the Educa¬ 
 tion of the poor Children here; who are now obliged 
 to travel for ic to another Parilh ; but there are Propo- 
 ials for bringing this School to be like other Charity- 
 Schools. 
 
 Egham, a Gentleman lately bequeath’d 6000 l. for the 
 Education of the poor Children. 
 
 Stamvel , a Charity-School for Boys and Girls, propofed 
 to be taught by a Mtftreis out of the Offertory Money. 
 Here is 20 1 . per An. given among poor Houfckeepers at 
 Clirilhnas. The Truftees are of Opinion that they may 
 divert a great part of it, to the Education of poor Chil¬ 
 dren. 
 
 Twitnam, a School for teaching 50 Boys, who are all 
 Clothed. The Subfcriptions are about go /. per An, 
 
 Motfolk. 
 
 N Orthmod, a Charity'School for teaching 50 poor Chil¬ 
 dren, which are all the Town affords. 
 
 Yarmouth, yo poor Children taught. The Mailer’s Sala- 
 ry is 3 $ P er Annum. 
 
 S€?-tliatnptoHjSi)ic^ 
 
 B Radley, fix Boys Clothed, and taught to Read, and the 
 Catechifm, at the Expence of a private Perfon. 
 
 So?tl)umljeslanlb 
 
 N Emaflle upon Tine, a Gentlewoman has fettled 20 /. 
 per Ah* for ever, for educating 34 poor Children 
 of 
 
6$6 Sftegttfett'gMaee Part III, 
 
 of St. John's Parilh 5’ the Mailers Salary is 16 l. pa /> n , 
 and a Houfe allow’d him by the Common-Council. 40.' 
 per An. is apply’d to buying Books, and 40/. pcrA>..i\- r 
 binding Boys Apprentices. Every Boy when he leave* r!ie 
 School is to have a Bible, a Common-Prayer Book, and a 
 1 /Vhole Duty of Man given him. 
 
 An ancient Gentlewoman has alfo fettled 60 l. per 
 after her Deceafe, for fetting up a School in the Par I Ik 
 of St. Job!, and another in Sc. Nicholas's Parilh; one for 
 Boys, the other for Girls. 
 
 The Third Part of 1000 l. is alfo lately bequeath’d 
 for erefting a School in St. Andrew's Parilh, 
 
 Sunderland, a conliderable S’chool-Houle is well buik 
 there, by the \Vorthy ReSor and the well-difpofed Perfom 
 of his Parilh* 
 
 iUoftmgljam. 
 
 ’IpWelve poor Children are taught here, at the Charge of 
 J. the Minider and two private Perfons, 
 
 10 $Anbury, 2 Schools, one for 30 Boys, the other for -3 
 13 Girls, all Clothed. The Mailer’s Salary is as /, 1 -, 
 An. And the Milhefs’s 12 /. 10 s. 
 
 f&f)?op0ljire. 
 
 QHrembury, 20 Children inftru&ed in Reading and learn- 
 p ing the Catechifm, 
 
 &omerfet$&ire, 
 
 K llmrsdm, 40 Children taught to Read, Write, ccfr 
 Accompt, and the Catechifm. The Mailer’s Salary 
 ”, 20 1 P er An. Books are provided : The whole at the 
 Cnarge of a private Perfon. 
 
 
Part HI. 
 
 cf ENGL AND, 
 
 Hi 
 
 B Radley, (Great") Subferiptions for about 40 Children 3 
 but ’ds fear’d fome will be withdrawn. 
 
 Bury, (St. 'Edmund's) three Schools, one for 40 Boys, 
 and two for Girls. The Miftreifes Salaries are each 12/. 
 
 10 s. per An. The Fund is about 65 k per An. The Boys 
 are allow’d a Cap and two Neckcloths, and each of the 
 'Girls two Coifs. 
 
 j&uri-ep. 
 
 B Urtlow, the Curate of the Parifh teacheth all the poor 
 Children Gratis', to Read, Write, and the Cateshilm. 
 Lambeth, 12 Girls clothed and taught at a private Ex- 
 pence. 
 
 Wanfroorth, two Schools for 40 Boys and Girls. 
 Wimbleton, two Schools for the Education of 50 Boys 
 and 30 Girls. 
 
 B Attel, 40 poor Children are taught to Read, Write if 
 defired, and the Catechifm. There is another in that 
 Neighbourhood. 
 
 Breetne, here, and in the adjacent Places,-are Schools for 
 teaching divers poor Children. 
 
 Brighthelmtflm, two Schools, one for 50 Boys, who are’ 
 taught to Read, Write, and Navigation. 14 Boys were 
 bound Apprentices laft Year, and 33 fent to Sea. The 
 other School is for teaching 20 Girls to Read and Work. 
 Scaforth, 20 l. per An. fubferibed towards a School, 
 
 Headley, a School endow’d with 20/. per An. for in- 
 VJ ftrufting poor Boys in Religion, &c. 
 
 Dudley, Mr- John Bruce fettled re l. per An. which by 
 others is advanced to 20 l. per An. to be apply’d for teach¬ 
 ing 50 Boys, and there is hopes of Clothing many of 
 them. 
 
 SUM* 
 
6 % 8 Slje fBjefm $fate Part III, 
 
 Itartoicfctfljire. 
 
 T} Vgby, a School for the Education of poor Children. 
 
 Sheldon, a School new-built, endow’d with.4/. 
 
 An, and more in Expectation; for teaching poor Children 
 to Read, Write, and the Catechifm. 
 
 SUtlt0l>iue. 
 
 B Road-Hinton, the Minifter teaches the poor Children to 
 Read, Gratis. 
 
 Deverel, 30 Children taught, to which the Offertory Is ap» 
 ply’d, and 4 /. per An. given by a private Perfon. 
 
 Salisbury, two Schools for 30 Boys and 20 Girls, all 
 Clothed, and taught to Read, Card, Knit and Spin ; lb 
 that feme of the Children earn 1 s., 1 s. 6 d. and 2 s. pa 
 Week \ for which 40/. per An. is given by the Bishop 
 
 Stlctfceffeitfljim 
 
 E Viflntm, a School for teaching 60 Boys to Read and the 
 Catechifm. 
 
 HartUbuty, 20 Children taught for 6 l. per An. and fix 
 Girls taught,to Read, card Wool and Spin, for 4;. a 
 Month, ' 
 
 Kiderminfler , a School for teaching 50 Boys to Read, Or. 
 Sminford, (Old) 40 Children taught to Read, &c. 
 V/orcefter, in St. Peter's Parifh, 30 Boys and Girls tangiu, 
 to which is given 8 1 . per An. by a private Perfon. 
 
 In St, John's Pari Hi, ia Children taught for 1 ;• 6i 
 .a Week, given by a private Perfon- 
 
 In St. HeUen's and St. Martin's Parifn, is pi. ro p-r- 
 An. given to each c them by a private Pe-rfon, for teach¬ 
 ing 50 Boys. 
 
 In St. Nicholas's Parifh another for 30 Children, "i he 
 Subfcription is 10 /. per An. 
 
 io^0[jirc, 
 
 H Amby, feveral Children are taught at the Charity el 
 particular Perfons; And' another School by SuS 
 feription, for feveral other Children. 
 
Part III- of ENGLAND,' ■ 639 
 
 Kirk-Eaton, a School-EIoufe is Building and Endowing 
 at the joint charge of the Patron, the RcLior and Pa- 
 rifhitmers. 
 
 Leeds-, 2 Schools for 28 Boys, and 12 Girls, who are all 
 decently Clothed. The Fund is about 208 /. per Annum. 
 The Corporation has given a large Houle for a School, and 
 a Month’s AlTelTment for repairing and fitting it for the 
 Reception of the poor Children. 
 
 Ripley, 1000 l. given for EceSing and Maintaining a 
 Charity-School. 
 
 Sheffield, 2 Schools for about 5 o Boys and Girls, the 
 Boys are taught to Read, Write, &c. and the Girls to 
 Knit, Sew and Spin: Which Children are defign’d to be 
 Clothed. The Subfcription is about 63 l. per Annum. 
 
 Spoffiorth, within 12 Miles of this PI ice are 6 Catechetical 
 Schools, which are or will be endowed within the (pace 
 I of a year, and a School is about to be built and endowed 
 here. 
 
 1 Winhton, the Workmen of an Iron Work, who are in 
 number about 4 or see, allow one Farthing and a half 
 iter Shilling, out of every weeks Earningswhich with 
 -the Contribution of their Mailers, maintains the Poor, and 
 affords about 17 /, per Annum for teaching their Children to 
 'Read, &c. 
 
 { Turk, a School is newly ere&ed here. His Grace the 
 Archbijhop has encouraged the Delign, and Contributed 
 largely to it. The Dean and Chapter have been no ids 
 'Bountiful, and the Clergy of the City are hot backward in 
 :their Subtcriptions. 
 
 The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen and Comma- 
 .nalty of this City, have every one of them liberally Sub¬ 
 scribed to it, out of their own private Purfes. 
 
 I The Corporation of this City has given a large Hall, and 
 |order’d it to he fitted for Lodging,’ and entertaining the 
 poor Boys, at the expence of a 100 /. This School is for 
 the entire Subfiftence and Clothing, as well as Educating 
 Jthe Children, and Petting them at Work : The profit 
 whereof is to be apply’d to the lame Charitable Ufes. 
 
 ■ There is yet but 40 Boys in the School ; but the Num¬ 
 ber is defign’d to be encreas’d- The Subicriptiori is 
 •about 200 l. per An. 
 
 ■ The Ladies here, have alfo fubferibed 60 l. per Ah, for 
 [the Education of 40 poor Girls, 
 
 V/JLES, 
 

 Part III. 
 
 640 
 
 WALES, i 
 C ar tnar tfjen jsrfjire. 
 
 A Berguilly, a School endow’d with 61 per An. for teach" 
 jfi ing 8 Boys. 
 
 Carmarthen, .12 poor Children taught by a private Perfoi:, 
 Gratis- 
 
 LLvigadock, a Charity-School fet Up by the Bijhop, Free¬ 
 holders and Inhabitants. 
 
 Llangiennogg, the Lord of the Mannor, Freeholders and 
 Inhabitants, have built a School on the Waft, and en~ 
 dofed Part of it, which is to be fetled for ever, for teach¬ 
 ing the poor Children of the Lordlhip. 
 
 . ©entyjeiljirc. 
 
 W Rexham, 40 poor Children are taught, to which th; 
 Offertory is apply’d. 
 
 (Siatnojgangljire. 
 
 C Owbridge, divers Children taught at the Expence of c 
 private Perfon. 
 
 Margam, 1 a Children taught at the Expence of a private 
 Perfon. 
 
 Neath, The Governor and Company of the Mine-Adven¬ 
 turers of England , allow 20 l per An. for a Charity-School: 
 
 And 30 l. per An. to a Minifter to read Prayers. Preach 
 and Catechife the Children of the Miners, and Workmen 
 of the Laid Company. 
 
JpartHf. of ENGLAND. 
 
 -641 
 
 'the Names of the P laces in and about London 3 
 When and Where Le&ures are Preached , and Col- 
 ledions made, for Setting up, and Maintaining 
 Charity-Schools; for the Information of Juch as 
 are Strangers, and want opportunity f Contributing 
 to Jo good a Work. 
 
 S T. Albans Church in Woodfreet, every Second Sunday 
 in the Month, at y in the Evening. 
 
 St. Alphage near Sion-College, at the fame time. 
 
 St. Anne in I Vejlminfter, on Sunday next before Chrifmas 
 Day, at 10 in the Morning, and 2 in the Afternoon. 
 
 St. Botolph without Aldgate, the Second Sunday after every 
 Quarter-Day, at 2 in the Afternoon- 
 St. George in Southwark, every Third Sunday in the 
 Month, at y in the Evening. 
 
 Sr. Giles without Cripplegate, every Firfi, Third and Lafc 
 Sunday in the Month, at yin the Evening. 
 
 St. James Clerkenwel, every laft Sunday in the Month} at 
 y in the Evening. 
 
 St. John Wrapping, the lafi Sunday but one in the Month 
 at y in the Evening. 
 
 St. Katherine near the Tower, the fir ft Sunday 3fter every 
 Quarter-Day, at y in the Evening. 
 
 St. Margaret in Wcftminfttr, the Second Sunday in January, 
 at 10 incheMorning, and 2 in the Afternoon. 
 
 St. Martin in tiie Fields, every Third Sunday at 7 in the 
 Morning. 
 
 St. Mary-le-Bow in Cheapfde, every Third Sunday at y in 
 the Evening. 
 
 St* Mary Magdalen Berrmndfey, every Second Sunday in the 
 Month, at y in the Evening. 
 
 St. Mary Rothrhith, every Third Sunday in the Month at 
 y in the Evening. 
 
 Sc. Mary Wbite-Chappel, every haft Sunday in the Months 
 at y in the Evening. 
 
 New-Chappel in Wefiminfier, all the 4 Sundays in Advent, 
 at 10 in the Morning, and 2 in the Afternoon. 
 
 S f St. 0 lave 
 
642 SSIjc^tate Part HI. 
 
 •St. 0 lave Southwark, every Firjl Sunday in tile Month, at 
 ; in the Evening. 
 
 St. Piter Poor in Broadftreet, every Sunday Evening at y. 
 
 St. Sepulchres without Newgate, every Second Sunday at 5 
 in the Evening. 
 
 Trhdty-Chappel, the Wednefday before every Quarter-Day, 
 at io in the Morning. 
 
 Oxaidon-Chappsl the Sunday following at 10 in the Morn' 
 ing, and 1 in the Afternoon. 
 
 Tabernacle in Spittle-Fields, every Third Sunday at y in the 
 Evening. 
 
 Note, That there are other Places where Sermons are 
 Preached on the fame Occafion, as St. Giles in the Fields , 
 St. Leonards Shoreditch, 6cc. but the times are not fixed. 
 
 Numb. XLII. 
 
 A Lift of the Governors of the Bounty of Queen 
 ANNE, for the Augmentation of the Mainte¬ 
 nance of the Poor Clergy. Page 355. to 3 5-9. 
 
 A L L and every thePrivy-Councellors of her Majerty. 
 
 her Heirs and Succelfors, now, and for the time 
 being. 
 
 All and every the Lieutenants of, in, and for the feve- 
 veral Counties within the Kingdom of England, and Do. 
 minion of Wales, now, and for the time being. 
 
 _ All and every the Cujlodes Botulorm, for the feveral Conn, 
 ties within the Kingdom of England. 
 
 All and every the Dilhops of the feveral DiocefTes with¬ 
 in tiie Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, now, 
 and for the time being. 
 
 The Deans of the feveral Cathedral-Churches within 
 the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, now, 
 and for die time being. 
 
 All and every the Judges of the feveral Courts at. WA- 
 onhsfter, now, and for the time being. 
 
 Her Majefty’s Serjeants at Law, Attorney-General, and 
 Sofia tor-General, new, and for the time being. 
 
 1 he Advocate-General, now, and for the time beins- 
 Th* 
 
Part ffl. of ENGLAND. 643- 
 
 The Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of the two Uni- 
 verfities of Oxford and Cambridge, now, and for the 
 time being. 
 
 The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, now, 
 and for the time being. 
 
 The Mayor of the City of York, and all and every the 
 Mayors of the Refpeftive Cities within the Kingdom of 
 England, now, and for the time being. 
 
 Secretary, John Chamberlayne , Efq; 
 
 Treafurerj Mr. Edward Tcnnifon, ien. 
 
 Numb. XLIIL 
 
 Government of London, 
 Military. 
 
 Ecclejiafticai, Civil mi 
 
 Ecclefiaftical Government. 
 
 I \ f ”|pH E Right Reverend Father in God, Henry Lord Bi- 
 ^ I fhop of London. 
 
 'Dr. Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's ,i 
 
 'Dr. Godolphiit Prov. of Eton, ( D r , 
 
 pt. Stanley, Dean of St. Afaph, > Re Mentaries. 
 
 'Dr. Younger Dean of Sarum, < 
 
 Dr. Turner. 
 
 ;Dr. Jane. 
 
 |Dr. Sanders. 
 jiDr. Alfton. 
 t ;iDr. Norton. 
 
 ifDr. Beveridge, Ld. Bp, of St, 
 1 1 Afaph. 
 
 JDr. Walls. 
 
 ;Dr. Freeman. 
 
 Dr. Altham . 
 
 Dr. Batty. 
 
 |Vlr. Whitfield. 
 
 Mr. Beaulieu. 
 
 Mr. Beaumont. 
 
 Mr. Hall. 
 
 , Mr. Hal/led. 
 
 | Mr. Felfted. 
 
 | Dr. Brabant, 
 Mr. Hotckkis. 
 Dr. Millington. 
 )Mr. Pulle.yn. 
 Mr. Roby. 
 
 Mr. Kidby. 
 Mr. Warley. 
 
 , Mr. Barker. 
 
 [ Mr. Coolr 
 Dr. Laneafier, 
 Dr. Pelting, 
 
€44 Eije pjefcnt ^tate Part III, 
 
 Civil Government. 
 
 S I R Robert bed ding field, Kt. Lord Mayor, and Alder., 
 man of Dongle-Ward. 
 
 Aldermen above the Chair. 
 
 Sir Robert Clayton, 
 
 Sir Thomas Stamp, 
 
 Sir John Fleet, 
 
 Sir William Jjhnrjl, 
 Sir Thomas Lane, 
 
 Sir John Houblon, 
 
 Sir Humphrey Ednsiii, 
 Sir Francis Child, 
 
 Sir Richard Levitt, 
 Sir Thomas Abney, 
 
 Sir William Gore, 
 
 Sir John Rarlom, 
 
 Sir Owen Buckingham, 
 Sir Tho. Rawlinfov, 
 
 Cheap-Wmi. (out. 
 
 Cripplegate within and with- 
 Langbourn-W ard. 
 Billingfgate-Wztd. 
 Candlewick-W'dtd. 
 
 Cornhilt-W ard. 
 
 Tower-flre.et- Ward- 
 Farringdon without. 
 Bridge-Wild without. 
 Vintry. Ward. 
 ColemanfireOt-W ard. 
 Bafingjhaw- Ward. (on:. 
 Bijhopfgate within and with- 
 Ca[He-Baymrd-W ard. 
 
 Below 
 
 Sir Thomas Cook, 
 
 Sir William Withers, 
 
 Sir Charles Duncomb, 
 
 Sir Jeffry Jeffries, 
 
 Sir Samuel Garrard, 
 
 Sir Robert Beachcrofit, 
 
 Sir Gilbert■ Heathcot.e, 
 
 Sir Richard Hoar, 
 
 Sir Charles Thorold, 
 
 Sir Jo], Wolf, 
 
 Sir Sam. Stanier, 
 
 the Chair. 
 
 §>,mnhith-W ard. 
 
 Farringdon within. 
 £i-/%e-Ward within. 
 Portjoken-W ard'. (without 
 
 Alderfgate-Wzid within and 
 Limeftrcet-Woud. 
 Walbrooki-W ard. 
 
 Breadfir eet-W aid- 
 Cordwayners-Waid. 
 
 Broadfireet-W ard. 
 
 Aldgate-W ard. 
 
 Sir William Benfon, Kt. "7 of, •«. 
 Jmbros Crawley, £fq ; 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND.' 
 
 64 f 
 
 Sir Salable! Level, Kt. Her Majefly’s Serjeant at Law, Re¬ 
 corder. He takes Place of all the Aldermen below the 
 Chair. 
 
 Sir William Fazackerly, Kt. Chamberlain. 
 
 Duncan Dee, Efq; Common-Serjeant- 
 James Gibjm, Efq; Town-Clerk. 
 
 Rich. Richardjtw, Serjeant at Law."? Judges of the Sheriffs 
 William Ligbtfooc, Elq; j Court. 
 
 Four Common Pleaders, 
 
 ' Jojeph Major, Efq; I Tho . IVtlfon, Efq; 
 
 John Lingard, Efq; I Dr a. Donning, Efq; 
 
 ; Randolph Stracy, Efq; Comptroller of the Chamber. 
 
 j Zach. Fonal, Efq; Secondary of Woodpeet-Comter. - 
 : John White, Efq; Secondary of the Poultry-Counter. 
 
 : William Bellamy, Efq; Remembrancer, and Regifter of the 
 Orphan’s Fund. 
 
 Mr> John Adams, Sollicitor. 
 
 Attorneys of the Mayor’s Court, 
 
 1 Mr. Edro. Smith. j Mr. Thomas Jactfia. 
 
 . Mr. John Andrews. | Mr. Edward Wincup. 
 
 j Bridge-Mafters. 
 
 ! Mr. George Sitwell. 
 j Mr. John Pitts. 
 
 i &> 
 
 i Mr. Robert Walker, Hall-Keeper. 
 
 | Four Efquires of the Lord Mayor’s Houfe> 
 
 \Edw.Herle, Efq; Sword-Bearer. •*' 
 
 John Barton, Efq, Common-Hunt. 
 
 Ifaac Gremil, Elq; Common-Crier. 
 
 William Wild, Efq; Watei-Bayliff. 
 
 Sfs 
 
 Francis 
 
&!)t §jefent ^tste Part III 
 
 646 
 
 Francis Bromi, . 
 
 Jofepb-Deak, > Serjeant-Carvers. 
 
 William Gojlln, 3 
 
 Serjeants of the Chamber or Mace. 
 Thomas Hewet. j William Collins. 
 
 JthnColt. I 
 
 Rob. Horton , Serjeant of the Channel. 
 
 Yeouien'of the Chamber. 
 
 Mr. Robert Walker. 1 Mr. William Halt, 
 
 Four Yeomen of the Water-fide. 
 
 Motes Griffith. ■ j Edward Sorrell. 
 
 Ralph Pigget. \ Fran. Bancroft. 
 
 Walter Poole, Yeoman of the Channel. 
 
 John Steaks, Under Water-Bay jiff 
 
 Six Young Men. 
 
 The Sword-Bearer’s, Ri. Jjbby, 
 
 The Common-Hunt’s, Ri. Grey, 
 
 The Common-Crier’s, John Nix. 
 
 The Water-Bailiff’s,^^ nZting’.’ 
 
 The Chief Carver’s, Henry Gravejfoch, 
 
 Meal-Weighers. 
 
 Thomas Jackjon^ ? Thomas Chamber,’ 
 
 Yeomen of the Wood-Wharf, 
 JmmGhiynmn, . \ Eme Rivers, 
 
Partin. of ENGLAND. 
 
 6.47 
 
 Mr. »———Foren Taker. 
 
 Marfhals. 
 
 Mr. Stephen Watts. j Mr. John Marfoel. 
 
 Eight Artornies of the Sheriff’s Court. 
 
 Mr. Nat. Haws. I Mr. Peter Short. 
 
 Mr. Richard Bogan. 
 
 Mr. V/illiam Bellamy. 
 
 Mr. C hriftopher Barrey. 
 
 Prothonotaries. 
 
 Mr. Ri. Flojer. \ Mr. Tho. Vaughan. 
 
 Mr. Henry V/oodyard, Clerk of the Papers in the Pe:d:r;y- 
 Compter. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Goddard. 
 Mr. Thomas Hammond. 
 
 Clerk-Sitters of the Poultry-Compter. 
 
 Ditn. Goddard. { John Foley. 
 
 Peter Nornsanfdl. j John How. 
 
 Mr. Torke Horner , Clerk of the Papers in Woodf.re-.: - 
 Compter. 
 
 Clerk-Sitters of Woodftreet-Compter. 
 
 George Noden. | Terdinando Farrirgdm. 
 
 William Phips, \ Thomas Honiwood. 
 
 S M 
 
 farmers 
 
648 
 
 Stye patent ^tate Part III. 
 
 Farmers of the Markets, viz,. Leaden-Hall, Stocks, Honylane, 
 and tie-agate Markers, and St. George's, or the Meal- 
 Market at F/rei-Canal. 
 
 James Richardfon, Efq; j Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinfon. 
 
 Tho. Kiln.er, Efq; j 
 
 F —° n mMs\ Gem!} Sapwviforsunde, them- 
 
 Mr. George Rivers, Coroner. 
 
 Mr. Reginald Marriot, Auditor. 
 
 Mr. Walter Hungerford, Clerk of the Chamber. 
 
 Mr. William Martin, Clerk to the Commiflloners of 
 Sewers. 
 
 Edmund Clifford, Efq; Clerk of the Court of Conference. 
 Mr. Edward Goulton, Beadle of the Court of Conlcience. 
 
 SOUTHWARK. 
 
 Ralph Hartley, Efq; City fuftice of the Peace. 
 
 Jeremy Pemberton, Efq; Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge* 
 Houfe- 
 
 Leonard Street, Efq; Steward of the Borough of South¬ 
 wark. 
 
 Usury idartyn, Efq; Bailiff of the Borough of Southwark. 
 
 Military Government. 
 
 I. White Regiment. 
 
 S IR Thomas Rawlinfin, Knight and Alderman, Colonel, 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, John Perry. 
 
 Major, Themis, Bird. 
 
 Captains. 
 
 Richard Armory. I Leonard Fijh. 
 
 William. Knight. James Jackfon. 
 
 - Charles Prat ten. j 
 
 II. Red 
 
Partin; of ENGL AND. 
 
 649) 
 
 II. Red Regiment. 
 
 Sir John Fleet , Knight and Alderman, Colonel. 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, John Howard. 
 
 Major, George Heath. 
 
 Captains. 
 
 William Warren. J Ego-ton Henfkaw. 
 
 John Lckcnx. J Daniel befon. 
 
 James Haynes. I 
 
 III. Orange Regiment. 
 
 Sir Francis Child , Knight and Alderman, Colonel, 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, Robert Child. 
 
 Major, Booth Hereford. 
 
 Captains. 
 
 Jeremiah Pierce. | James Mafcie. 
 
 Clement Wakclin. I Thames Weekley, 
 
 Anthony Bradjhaw. | 
 
 IV, Yellow Regiment. 
 
 Sir William Withers, Knight and Alderman, Colonel, 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, Sir Francis Dajhwood, Kt. 
 
 Major, John Hulls. 
 
 Captains. 
 
 Henry Langford. | John Partridge. 
 
 William Ferrour. j Willoughby Machan. 
 
 Samuel Robinfon. 1 
 
 V. Blue Regiment. 
 
 Sir Thomas Cook, Knight and Alderman, Colonel. 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, Robert Lancafbire, 
 
 Major, Henry Daniel. 
 
 Peter 
 
Part III 
 
 'C$6 EI;e fDtffe'hf 
 
 Captains. 
 
 Peter- Bottkw • j fihn Woodrofo. 
 
 John Silke. ■ I Snart - 
 
 Gofiwick Con. I 
 
 VI. Green Regiment. 
 
 Sir Charles Dumitih Knight and Alderman, Colonel. 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, Thomas Sfencer. 
 
 Major, Thomas Seeley. 
 
 Captains. 
 
 Gilbert Refington. J Robert Crefbaiv. 
 
 Daniel Hayes. _ 1 John Newton 
 
 William Pollard. 1 
 
 The Lieutenancy df the City of London. 
 
 S IR Rob. Beddingfield, Kt. 
 Lord Mayor. 
 
 The Lord Mayor for the time 
 king. 
 
 Sir Robert Clayton. 
 
 Sir Thomas Stamp. 
 
 Sir John Fleet. 
 
 Sir William Alhurft, 
 
 'Sir Thomas Lane. 
 
 Sir John Houbion. 
 
 Sir Humphry Edwin. 
 
 Si.- Francis-Child. 
 
 Sir Ri hard Levett. 
 
 S /> Thomas Abney. 
 
 Sir William Gore. • 
 
 Sir Owen Buckingham. 
 
 Sir Thoi Rawlinfon- 
 Sir Salathkl L ovc}], Recorder. 
 The Recorder fir the time king. 
 
 Sir Thomas Cook. 
 
 Sir William W’thers. 
 
 Sir Charles Duncomb. 
 
 Sir Jefferey Jeffreys. 
 
 Sir Samuel Garrard. 
 
 Sir Robert Beachcroft. 
 
 Sir Gilbert Heathcote. 
 
 Sir Richard Hoare. 
 
 Sir Charles Thorold. 
 
 Sir Tho. Halton, f 
 SrVjohn Mordant, >Brfra. ; 
 Sir Hen. Afliurft, J} 
 
 Sir John Lethieullier. 
 
 Sir Peter Vandeput. 
 
 Sir Jolin Buckworth. 
 
 Sir Baill Firebrace. 
 
 Sir Robert Adams. 
 
 Sir Jonathan Andrews. 
 
of ENGLAND. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 Sir Thomas Daval. 
 Sir Benjamin.Ayloff. 
 Sir James Smith. 
 
 Sir James Bateman. 
 Sir Gaijriet Roberts. 
 Sir Thomas Vernon* 
 Sir William Scawen. 
 Sir Stephen Evans. 
 Thomas Fredericke. 
 jc’feph Striven. 
 
 Daniel Allen- 
 Robert Raworth. 
 i William Fawkner. 
 
 • Henry Hatley. 
 
 ) Benjamin Whichcott- 
 : Thomas Colfon. 
 j Thomas Weftern. 
 j John Rudge. 
 
 S Peter Joye. 
 
 ; William Hooker. 
 
 ! Duncan Dee. 
 
 ! Richard Richardfon. 
 j William Strong. 
 
 ; John Jeffreys, 
 i Edmund Bolter. 
 
 ; Richard Briftow, 
 
 ; John Hammond, 
 j Henry Cornifh. 
 
 : John Morgan. 
 
 ; George Bowne. 
 
 ! Thomas Death, 
 j John Cuilum. 
 William Walker. 
 
 Sir Samuel Stanier, 
 
 ! Richard Young. 
 
 ■ John Sherbrook. 
 j John Ward, 
 i Richard Wynne; 
 
 • Samuel Lock. 
 
 | S;> Barth. Graceditiis 
 j Henry Lamb. 
 
 ; JohnCoggs, 
 
 William Desboverie. 
 
 Sir Francis Dalhwood. 
 Francis Brerewood. 
 Thomas Blackmore, Jen. 
 Richard Crawley. 
 George Finch. 
 Nathanael Herne. 
 
 Sir William Fazackerly. 
 Urban Hall. 
 
 Samuel Orgley, 
 
 John Page. 
 
 Sir George Nevvland, 
 James Ward. 
 
 Robert Child. 
 
 William Lewen. 
 
 Daniel Brattle. 
 
 Zachary Foxal. 
 
 Edward Hammond. 
 George Buckle. 
 
 Leonard Weffel. 
 Frederick Herne. 
 Peregrine Bertie, 
 
 Paul Docminique. 
 George FewterelL 
 William Beckford, 
 Edmond Etrick. 
 Anthony Turney, 
 Thomas Powel. 
 
 John Craddock. 
 
 James Hallec. 
 
 William Etrick. 
 
 Deputy Gardner. 
 Richard Craddock, 
 Thomas Blackmore, 
 Edward Coulfon. 
 Richard Beauchamp, 
 Aaron Goodyer, 
 
 Henry Tate. 
 
 John Knap. 
 
 William Parrot. 
 
6$z SEIjg fjefent 0>me Part 111 
 
 Mti John Andrew, Clark to the Lieutenancy. 
 
 Major Thomas Seeley, Mufter»Mafter. 
 
 William Bird, MefTenger. 
 
 Numb. XLIV. 
 
 A Lift of the Governor, Deputy-Governor and Di¬ 
 rectors of the Bank of England , ■ for the Tear 
 1706. 
 
 S I R James Bateman, Kt. Governor. 
 Francis Kyles, Efq; Deputy-Governor. 
 
 William Des Bouverie , Efq; 
 Robert Brijlorp, jun. Efq; 
 
 Sir Robert Caytbn, Kt. & Aid. 
 Mr* Gerard Conyers-. 
 
 Mr. John de Finch. 
 
 Mr. John Gould. 
 
 Sir William Hedges, Bar, 
 
 Sir John Houblon, Kt. & Aid. 
 Sir Gil’o. Reathcote, Kt.df Aid. 
 Abraham Houblon , Efq; 
 Samuel Lethieullier, Efq; 
 
 Mr. Charles Peers. 
 
 Sir William Sca-xcn, Kt« 
 
 Mr. Thomas Seamen- 
 Nathaniel Tench , Efqj 
 JohnWard, Efq; 
 
 Sir Thomas Abney , Kt. & Aid 
 Brook Bridges, Elq; 
 
 Mr. Samuel Baited. 
 
 Sir John Cope, jun. Kt. 
 
 Mr. Samuel Reathcote. 
 
 Mr. John Lorddl- 
 
 J. Smith , Efq; of B. BliiM- 
 
 Mr, John Shipman. 
 
 Numb. XLV. 
 
 A Lift of the Names of the Governor, Deputy, and 
 Twenty four Committees of the Honourable the Ea(i- 
 Incila Company, eldledfor the Tear, 1706. 
 
 * T " 1 H E Honourable Sir John Fleet, Knight and Aider- 
 J. man, Governor. 
 
 The Hon. Sit William lemgherr., Bar. Deputy-Governor, 
 
Partlll. of ENGLAND. 
 
 
 * Sir Jonathan Andrewes, Kt. 
 
 * Francis Brerewood, Efq; 
 
 * Mr. James Bull. . 
 
 * Sir Thomas Cooke, Kt. & Al. 
 
 | * Thomas Gouljon, Efq; 
 i John Cooke, Efq; 
 
 | Mr. Richard Cocke. 
 
 | Mr. Charles Du Bois. 
 j James Gray, Efq; 
 i William Getiew, Elq-; 
 i Edward Gibbon, Efq; 
 
 [ * William Hewer,- Efq; 
 j * Urban Had, Efq; 
 
 Note, That thofe marked (*) were of the Court of Ma¬ 
 nagers for the United Trade for the laft Year : That 
 • by the Charter of Union there can be no more than 
 
 •I Eight of the Perfons fo marked, chofen to be Ma. 
 
 nagers for the faid United Trade for this enfuifig 
 Year. 
 
 i Principal Officers of tie £afr- India Company. 
 
 Mr. Dubois, Treafuier. 
 
 ; Mr. Wooley, Secretary. 
 
 ; Mr. Waters , Accomptant. 
 
 j Mr. Granger, Accomptant of Freight., 
 
 j Mr. Lewes, Pay-Mafter. 
 
 * Nathanael Herne, Efq; 
 Frederick Herne , Efq; 
 
 Sir Richard Lenett, Kt. dr Ah 
 Mr. William Laneujler. 
 
 * Arthur Moore, Efq; 
 
 Mr. Gregory Page. 
 
 * Mr. Stephen Pendarvcs. 
 Thomas-Powell, Efq; 
 
 Sir Thomas Rawlirfon, Kt. & 
 Alderman- 
 
 William Smyths, Efq} 
 
 * Mr. Nicholas Tourttu. 
 
 Numb. XLVL 
 
 I Government of WESTMINSTER, Ecck~ 
 | fafiical, Civil, and Military. Page 3 5 9. 
 
 i Dean and Prebendaries of Wefiminfter. 
 
 D R. Thomas sprat, Dean of Wrftminflsr, and Lord Bt- 
 Ihop of Ruhejhr. 
 
 Du 
 
6f4 -£&e i^cftnc j&tate Part III. 
 
 Dr. South. 
 
 Dr. Only. 
 
 Dr. Breval. 
 Mr. De Sartre. 
 Dr. Birch. 
 
 Mr. Upir,au. 
 
 Dr. Dent. 
 Dr. Barton. 
 Dr. LUcas. 
 Dr Linford. 
 Dr. Gee. 
 Mr. Evans. 
 
 Civil Government. 
 
 Lord High-Steward, his Grace Janies Duke of Ormond. 
 Deputy-Steward, Thomas Medlycost , Efcjj 
 High-BaylifF, John Huggins, Efq; 
 
 Burgejfes of St. Margaret’.' Wefi.minfter. 
 
 Vie: Leonard Martin. 
 Mr. Robert Jeff's. 
 
 Mr. William Weekes. 
 Mr. John Duck. 
 
 Mr. William Avis. 
 Mr. Francis Larne. 
 Mr. Arthur Gould. 
 
 St. MartinV in the Fields. 
 
 Mr. North. | Mr. Vincent. 
 
 Mr. Riggby. j 
 
 St. JitBcs’r. 
 
 Mr. Territ. | Mr. Ridge. 
 
 St. Anne’s• 
 
 Mr. Cooke. . [ Mr. BlakmU. 
 
 Covent-Garden. 
 
 Mr, Cunningham. 
 
 Mr. Blinkhorn. 
 
 St. ClementV., 
 
 Militia. 
 
|Part Ilf. of ENGLAND. 
 
 Militia , One Regiment, 10 Companies. 
 
 His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Colonel. 
 Lieutenant-Colonel, Plrlif Howard, £lrf, 
 
 Major, '— Crifp, Liq; 
 
 Nurnb. XLVII. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the Tower of London:, 
 
 •:j Page 370 to ; 8 i, 
 
 ■| Tower Garrifon. 
 
 r gadier-Generai Cadogax, Efq; Lieutenant. 
 
 C -"Onel John Fareml, Efq; Deputy-LieutenanC. 
 
 [Robert D'Oiley, Efq; Tower-Major. 
 jMr. Fhsmas Servant, Gentleman-Porter. 
 
 . Dr. Gideon Harvey, Phy Gian. 
 jjDr. William Hawktnr, Chaplain. 
 
 ■jMr. Marmadub Seal, Gentleman-Coaler. 
 iMr. Robert Bmvn, Apothecary. 
 jMr. Thomas Serjeant, Yeoman-Porter. 
 
 ;Mr. Thomas Blake, .Cuirurgeon. 
 
 /Mr. Thomas Cornelius, Mr-fter-Gunner, 
 
 John Watford, Water-Pumper. 
 
 [Thomas Cable, Clock-Keeper. 
 
 . '■Edward Humphreys, Scavenger. 
 
 : jFour Gunners. 
 
 /Forty Yeomen-Warders. ; 
 
 ] 
 
 , | Officers of the Ordnance. 
 
 ijMafter-General of the Ordnance, ms Grace the Duke of 
 1 ’ Marlborough. 
 
 Lieutenant-General of the Odnance. Lieutenant-General 
 j Thomas Earle. 
 
 -■.Surveyor-General, William Bridges, F/ ■ 
 peeper of the Stores, James le nher, E.-j; 
 
 .'Clerk of the Deliveries, James Graggs,- Efq; 
 
6f6 M\)t pjefent gtfate Part 111 
 
 Treafuter and Pay-mafter, Brigadier Henry Mordamt. 
 Secretary to the Mafter-General, James Graggs, Efq; 
 Deputy-Keeper of the Armory, William Nicholas , Efq; 
 Keeper of the Small-Guns, Thomas Gardiner, Efq; 
 
 Chief Engineer, Thomas Bennet, Efq; 
 
 Second Engineer, Brigadier-General Holdcroft Bleed. 
 
 Third Engineer, Captain Chriflian Lilly. 
 
 Comptroller of the Fire-works, Col. Henry Hopky. 
 Mafter-Gunner of England, Captain Thomas Silver. 
 
 . Mates to the Mafter-Gunner, 
 
 Captain Richard Leah. 
 
 Captain William Bousfield. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Hall. 
 
 Mafter of the Tents andToyls, Jean Travilla, Efq; 
 
 Chief Fire-Mafter, Colonel Jatnes Pendlebury- 
 Mate to the Chief Firer Mafter, Captain John Baxter. 
 
 Chief Bombardier, Major Jones Waton. 
 
 Mafter-Waggoner to the Office, Captain Charles Ball. 
 
 Chief Petardier, Mr. John Faucett. 
 
 Proof-Mafters, Mr. John Blake, Mr .John Allen. 
 
 Clerk of the Cheque, Mr. William Wright . 
 
 Purveyor for Shipping, Mr. Ifaac Bennet. 
 
 Meffenger to the Office, Mr. Francis Harrifom 
 
 Officers of the Mint. Page 38 ?. 
 
 Sir John Stanley, Bar. Warden. 
 
 Sir Ifaac Nero ton, Mafter-Worker. 
 
 John Ellis, Efqj Comptroller, 
 
 Thomas Hall, Efq; the Queen’s Chief Clerk. 
 
 Daniel Battle, Efq-; Effay-Mafter. 
 
 William Evans, Efq; Surveyor.of the Melting. 
 
 Mr. Croker, p 
 
 Mr. Bail, > Engravers, 
 
 Mi. Le'Clarhj 
 
 Mr. John Cartlich, Melcer. 
 
 Richard Dollar, Porter to the Mint. 
 
 Keeper of the Records in the Tower-, William fetit, Efq? 
 
 N-^nh 
 
|>artIII. of ENGLAND. r 6 ^7 
 
 Numb. XLVIIL ' ' : 
 
 A Lift of the Fellows of Sion-College, viz, the 
 Reverend the Redors and Vicars' within the 
 City and its Liberties, who are by Charter capable 
 of being chofen Governcurs, PrefidentSj Dean^ 
 or Affiftancs. Page q88= 
 
 D R. Tiio. Lynford Preftdent, Re tier of St, Edmund th 
 Ring. 1 
 
 : Dr,OfFspringBiackall,Rc#o;- of St. Mary Aldermary. ? n 
 : Dr. Pet. Burch, Rector oj St. Bridget. 5 ^ "" 
 
 ; Air. Ge. Martin,ofSr.Mildrid Poultry.) 
 
 - Dr. Jo Hancock,Reff. ofSr.Margret Lothbury. > a <r ft r,-r 
 i Dr. Ric.Roderick.R.of St. Michael Bafingfhaw.C A1!lUanW> 
 i Mr. Philip Stubs, ReBor of St, Alfage. J 
 
 Thpfe who have been Preljdents. 
 
 D R. Clement ZancHv,. 
 
 Dr. Benj. Wocdroffe, 
 iDr.Edw. Fowler (Lord Bi- < 
 ; (hop of Glocefter, J 
 {Mr. John Hall, . 
 
 'Dr. Francis Thompfori, 
 
 ;Dr; Thomas Green, 
 
 IDr. Thomas Whincop, 
 iMr. Jofhua Richardfon, 
 iDr. Richard Liicas, 
 
 ]Mr. John Graunt, 
 
 ; =Mr. Lionel Gatford, 
 
 ;Mr- Edward Waple,, 
 
 ;Mi. Marmadttke Hopkyns 
 
 R St. Clement Eaftcheap 
 R St. Bartholom. Exchanger 
 
 V St. Giles Cripplegate 
 
 R St. ChriPopher \ ‘ 
 
 R St. Mar. 'Fridayftreer,. &t. 
 R St. Olave Jewry, fro- 
 R St. Mary Abchurch,' <&s. 
 R Alhallows the Wall.;' 
 
 V St. Stephen Cp^manf}rect, 
 
 V St. Dunflan Well. 
 
 R St. Dionys Backchurch,' 
 R St. Sepulchres. 
 RSc.Vedaft dh'/wFoiler. 
 
 X J Iloft 
 
Part III. 
 
 658 Etje gieCent $tste 
 
 Thofe who may fucceed in the Prefidency, ranked 
 according to the Seniority of their Admijfion into 
 their Benefices 
 
 ;Mr. Robert Ivory, 
 
 Br* Thomas Blomer, 
 
 Mi. Anthony BurgeflTe, 
 
 'Mr. Thomas Stayn'oe, 
 
 Mr. Henry Halftead, 
 
 Dr. John Mapletoft, 
 Mr.-Humphry-Zouch,- . 
 
 Dr. John Gafcarth, 
 
 Dr. Daniel Fogg, 
 
 Dr.-Ed ward Gee, 
 
 Mr. William; Stoneftreet, 
 
 Mr. John Durham,: 
 
 Mri'Robert Gery, 
 
 Mr. Samuel Angier, 
 
 Dr. Jphn Mandevil 
 
 Dr. Thomas Hocking a «v.. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Marriot, 
 
 Dr. William Bedfqr^,-, y r ) <: 
 Dr* Thomas Nixpn,^ ‘• 
 Dr. Thb. Maningham, 
 
 Mr. James Gardiner, - : 
 
 Mr. William Whitfield, ; •: 
 .Mr. Thomas Harper, 
 
 Mr. John A<3ams, 
 
 Mr. Samuel Bradford,' 
 
 Mr. Thomas Morer, 
 
 Mr. Robert Lalinby, 
 
 Dr. Roger Altham, 
 
 Mr 1 . William Strengfellow, 
 
 . Mr. George Evans, 
 Mr.'Sampfon Eflwick', 
 
 Mr. William Savage, 
 
 Mr. William Thomas., ; . 
 Mr. William Elfiob, 
 
 R St. Magnus, &c. 
 
 R AlhallowsBreadflreet, &c> 
 R St. Bartholomew Great 
 R Chrift-Church, &c.. 
 
 V St. Ben.Grace-Churchjdrc. 
 R St. Lawrence Jewry, &c. 
 
 R Allullows Lumbard-ftreet 
 R Alhallows Barkin 
 R Alhallows Staining 
 R Sc. Benoet Paulfwharr 
 R St. Stephen Walbroke, &!■ 
 R St- Mil-Breadftreet, &c. 
 
 R Alhallows ffe Great, 
 
 R St.Mary.Wolnoth, &c. 
 
 R Sc. Mary Magd. Old Fiflf 
 ftreet, &c. 
 
 R Stl'Botofph Alderfgate^ 
 
 R St. Margaret Pattons, cH 
 R St.Geo.Botolph-lane, &c. 
 RSt. Mich. Queenluth, &• 
 R St.'Andrew Holborn 
 R Sc. Michael Crooked-lane 
 R St. Martin Ludgate 
 R St. Katharine Coleman 
 RSt. Alban Woodftreet,&. 
 R St. Mary le Bow, &c, 
 
 R St. Anne & Agnes Al* 
 derfgate, &c. 
 
 R St. Antholin, &c. 
 
 R St. Botolph Bifliopfgate 
 RSt. DunllanEaft. 
 
 R St. Bennet Fink 
 V St. Helena 
 
 RSt.AndrewW'ardrobe, cH 
 R St. Mich. Woodftreet. 
 
 R St. S within, &c. 
 
 Mr. Mon- 
 
Partin. of ENGLAND. , 6^ 
 
 Mr. Montague Wood, 
 Dr. Robert Brabant, 
 Mr. Nicholas Zinzano, 
 Mr. Waiter Wells, 
 
 ■ Mr.-Baron, 
 
 Mr; Robert Newton> 
 Mr.———Turton, 
 Mr. Benjamin Hoadly, 
 Mr. Zachary Wells, 
 
 Dr. -— : —Waugh, 
 Mr. ——-Milbourn, 
 Mr. — Baker, 
 
 | Sam. Berdmore A. M. 
 
 i Edward Green 
 
 R St. Michael Royal, ire. 
 R Sr. And-ev Underfliafc 
 R St. Martin Outwich. 
 
 R St. Nich. Coleabby, ire. 
 R St. Mary Somerfet, &e, 
 R St. Auftin, &e. 
 
 : R Sc. Glare Hartftreet 
 R St. Peret le Poor 
 R St. James Garlick Hithe 
 R St. Peter Cornhil, 
 
 R St. Ethelburga 
 R St. Michael Cornhil. 
 
 Librarian 
 
 Clerk 
 
 ■ - Numb. XLIX. 
 
 < A Catalogue of*, the Fellows and other Members.of the 
 ■j Royal College of Phyficians. Page 396. 
 
 5 FELL OWS, 
 
 HR. Edward Brown, Prt- 
 
 fidenV 
 
 ■: Dr. Walt. Chariton, EkB 
 and Cenfor 
 
 i Dr. Samuel Collins, Elect 
 i Dr. Jofias Clarke, EkB 
 Dr. Richard TorlelTe,£/;5 
 j Dr. William Vaughan 
 ) Dr. Edw., Hulfe, Eleft and 
 i Treafirer 
 
 ; Dr. Charles Goodall, EkB 
 1 and Cenjor - . 
 
 | Dr. Phineas Fowke 
 I Dr. Walter Harris, EkB 
 \ Dr. Walter Mills 
 I Dr. Edw. Tyfon 
 
 Dr. Frederick Slate 
 Dr. Richa'rdDarnelli . • 
 
 Dr. John Bateman,- Regijhr 
 and Cenfor ' ■ 
 
 Dr. William Johnfton 
 Dr. William Dawes 
 Dr. Tho. Gill, Cenfor 
 Dr. Richard Robinlbn 
 Dr. Lancelot Harrifon 
 Dr. Martin Lifter 
 Dr; Robert Pitt 
 Dr. Edmund Dickenfon 
 Sir Edmund King, lit. 
 
 Dr. Edward Baynard ■ 
 
 Sir Theodore Colladon, lit. 
 Dr. Richard Biackburne 
 Dr. Chriftian Harrel 
 Dr. Simon Welman 
 T t a Dr. Geor <• 
 
66o . , Part ill. 
 
 Dr. George How 
 
 Dr.’Robert Pierce 
 
 Dr. Robert Gray 
 
 Dr. Richard Smith -i i 
 
 De! Jolhiia le Fevre 
 
 Dr. ThomasWalfli 
 
 Dr. John Ratcliffe 
 
 Dr. John Harrifon 
 
 Br. Hans Sloan 
 
 Sir Richard Blackmore, Kt-.> 
 
 Dr. Tancred Robinfon 
 
 Dr-Richard Carr 
 
 Dr. John Hutton 
 
 Dr. James Weiwood . 
 
 Dr. Peter Gelfthorp 
 Dr. William Mufgrave 
 Dr. Humphry Ridley 
 Df. William Gibbons 
 Dr. William Gould 
 Dr. John Hawys ." 
 
 Dr. Robert Conny 
 Dr- Samuel Garthe s 
 Dr. Hugh Chamberlen' 
 
 Dr. William Cole 
 Dr. Salusbury Cade 
 Dr. Denton Nicholas : 
 Dr- Humph. Brooke 
 Dr.John i Wright ; 
 
 Dr. John Wood ward 
 Dr. George Colebrooke 
 Dr. Gideon Harvey 
 Dr. John Brantlnyayte 
 S’ir DayidJiamilton,&;r 
 Dr. James, Drake 
 
 CANDIDATES.., 
 
 Dr. John Nicholfon 
 Dr Thomas Hoy . 
 
 Dr. jofeph Gaylard • . s 
 Dr..William Adams 
 Dr. Wiljiam-Coward . . 
 Df. Richard.Morton -';,,, . 
 
 Dr. Humphry.Colmer 
 Dr. Thbmas'Browne 
 
 Homrary-Fellew. 
 
 Dr. Daniel Cox 
 Dr. Nehemiah Grew 
 Dr. Thomas Gibfbii 
 
 L1C E NT I AT ES* 
 
 Mr. Ifaae Chauney 
 Dr. Cliriftopher Crell 
 Dr. Philip Guide 
 Dr. John Groenvelt 
 Dr. jo£h. Palmer 
 Dr. Henry Morelli 
 Mr. John Peche 
 Dr. William Sydenham 
 Dr. John Jones 
 Dr. Charles Nichols 
 Dr. David Hamilton 
 Dr. John Defray 
 : ' Mr. William Qrimbaldflon 
 Dr. Caleb Coatfworth 
 Mr. John Tivil . 
 
 Mr. Francis Upton 
 Mr. Thomas Botterell 
 Dr. James Maucleer 
 Dr, John Charles 
 Dr. Philip.Rofe 
 Dr. Thomas Rolfe 
 | Dr. William Oliver 
 | Dr. Oliver'Horfeman 
 ; Mr. Ralph Hicks 
 I Dr. Tho. Walkyr 
 I Dr. Jodocils Trull 
 .: Dr. Pec. Sylveftre 
 . Dr.’ Cha! Morton, 
 
 ; Dr. Geo. Fleming 
 ; Dr. Stephen Hunt 
 i Mr. WilliamCockburn 
 Mr. Thoma.s TurbervilJe 
 
Part HI. £>f ENGLAND. 66i 
 Dr.. John Crltchfon [ Dr. Abraham Cyprianus 
 
 £)rV ^—■—- Shdrt - J -Dr. James Keith 
 Mr. John Colbatch J Mr, Roger Kenyon 
 
 Numb. L, 
 
 The College of Civilians, called Dolors- Commons 
 exernnt in London. 
 
 S IR John Cooke, Kt. Doctor of Laws, Dean andOffici'?.], 
 Principal of the Arches Court of Canterbury, and Vicar- 
 General, and Principal Official to the Moll Reverend Fa¬ 
 ther in God, Thomas Lord Archbifliop of Canterbury'■> and 
 Dean and Commiffary of the Peculiars belonging to the 
 Paid Archbiihop. Her Majefty’s Advocate General, and 
 Official of the Archdeaconry of Union. 
 
 Sir Cha. Hedges, Kt. DoftoroFLaws, Judge of the High- 
 Court of Admiralty, Mailer of the Faculties, and Chan* 
 cellour of the Dioceft of Rochejicr. 
 
 Sir Richard Raines, Kt. Doftor of Laws, Judge 6f the 
 Prerogative Court of Canterbury. 
 
 Dr. Thomas Bourchier, CommilTary of the Diocefe o ^Can¬ 
 terbury*, Her Majefty’s Profelfor of the'Civil Laws id the 
 Univerfityof Oxford. ■' ■ 
 
 Dr. Henry Falconberg, Chancellour of the Diocefe of Sr, 
 David's, Official to the Archdeacon GSSuflblk, and Regiftet 
 of the Faculties. 
 
 Sir William Trumbal, Kr. . . .. 
 
 Dr, Thomas Briggs, Chancellour of the Diocefe. of £/.’/» 
 shefter. - ' u 
 
 Dr. William OU'js, Chancellour of the Diocefe of Lincoln, 
 and Official to the Archdeacon oF St., tfltrdhs, ' ; “ 
 
 Dr. John Edisbzty, Chancellour of the Diotefe of Ex- 
 
 Dr. Charles b'Avenant. 
 
 Dr. Henry Newton, Advocate to the Lord High-Admiral 
 of England, Chancellour of the Diocefe of London, anfd Offi¬ 
 cial to the Archdeacon of 
 
Dr.’ lto”geBrampjlon, Official to the Archdeacons ef Mid . 
 
 die]ex and Surrey. ' 
 
 Dr. Stephen Waller, Advocate for Prizes. 
 
 Dr. Matthew Tindal. 
 
 Dr. "John Consult. 
 
 Dr. Thomas Lane. 
 
 Dr. Richard Paget 1 _ 
 
 Dr. John Harwood, Commiflary to the Dean and Chapter ox 
 
 ■ St. Paul's, 
 
 Dr. Willi am Clements. 
 
 Dr. William King, Judge of Her Majelty’s High-Court ot 
 Admiralty in the Kingdom of Ireland. 
 
 Dr. Thomas Aloffe, Chancellour of the Diocefe of Oxford , 
 Commiflary and Official of Bucks, Her Majelly’s Profef- 
 for of the Civil Law in the Univerfity of Cambridge. 
 
 Dr. William Beau.' . 
 
 Dr. Nathanael Lloyd* 
 
 Tit. John Extort, - 
 Dr. Charles Herriot. 
 
 Dr. Henry Paines, Chancellour of the Diocefe of Coventry 
 
 ■ and Lichfield, 
 
 Dr. Robert Wood, Official to the Archdeacon of Colcheftcr. 
 Dr. Humphry Henchman, Commiffary of EJfex and Hertford - 
 
 'Or. George Paul. 
 
 Dr. Charles Pinfold , Commiflary to the Dean and Chapter 
 of Wejlminfter. 
 
 Dr. Henry Penrice. 
 
 Dr. John Bettcjmrtfs. 
 
 ■ Oth&c Chancellours not admitted Advocates in Doctors- 
 'Commons. 
 
 r\R. Henry Watkinfoy, Vicar-General to the Archbilhop of 
 - York,. 
 
 Dr. Thomas Wainright, Chancellour of the Diocefe of Chefter. 
 Dr. William Cooke. Chancellour of the Diocefe of Ely. 
 
 Dr. Richard Parjons , Chancellour of the Diocefe of G/w- 
 
 ' ■ - ' 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 66$ 
 
 Dr. William Hughes, Chancellor of the Dlocefe of Bath zni 
 WMs. 
 
 Dr, John Jones, Chancellor of the Diocefe of Llandaff. ■ 
 Dr. John Bmkbank , Chancellor of the Diocefe of Dur» 
 ham. • 
 
 Dr. William Lkyd, Chancellor of the Diocefe of Worccjler. 
 
 ! Charles Baldwin, Batchellor of Laws, - Chancellor of the 
 I Diocefe of Herejord. 
 
 j Dr, Robert Wynne , Chancellor of the Diocefe of St. Jfaph. 
 j Dr. Richard Reynolds, Chancellor of the Diocefe of Peter - 
 I borough. 
 
 | Dr. —-— —Penington, Chancellor of the Diocefe of 
 i Bangor. 
 
 \ Peter Mews, Batchellor of Laws, Chancellor of the Diocefe 
 ; ' of Whichever. 
 
 : Thomas Tully, B. D- Chancellor of the Diocefe of Garllle. 
 
 '■ Robert Loggen, Batchellor of Laws, Chancellor of the Dio- 
 i cefe of Sarum . 
 
 ; Charles Sloper, A. M. Chancellor of the Diocefe of Brijloh 
 Thomas Tanner, A. M. Chancellor of the Diocefe of Nor* 
 
 , - roich. 
 
 Hie Thirty four Tractors of the Arches Court of 
 Canterbury. 
 
 T Homas Smith, Efq; the 
 green's Proctor. 
 
 Everard Exton, Efq; 
 
 Mr. John Hill 
 Mr. Richard Newcourt 
 Mr. Thomas Tillot 
 Mr. Peter Barret 
 Mr. Godfrey Lee 
 Mr. Thomas Swallow 
 Mr. Thomas Reck 
 Samuel Wifeman, Ek> 
 
 Mr. Keate Waller 
 Mr. Edward Shaw 
 Mr. John Lovell 
 Mr. John Roberts 
 Mr. George Say^i 
 
 Mr. Robert Conftabls 
 Mr. Robert Pierfon 
 Mr. Edward Cooke 
 Mr. John Cottle 
 Mr. Richard Shaller 
 Mr. James Bridges 
 Mr. Jeffrey Glaiier, Protfor 
 ■ to the Lord High admiral. 
 Mr. William Jones 
 Mr. Thomw Roufe 
 Mr. Thomas Newman 
 Mr. Mark Sayer 
 Mr. Samuel Boheme. 
 
 Mr. Robert Wilmer 
 Mr. Thomas Willymot 
 Mr. Edward Alexander 
 : T t 4 Mr. Ed- 
 
U&. snije'fjeleritr^tate.. Part III, 
 
 Mr. Edward Parre I Mr. George Smith 
 
 Mr. William Busby : 1 Mr. Robert Bogg 
 
 R E QTS'fEfl S. 
 
 O Ichard Crawley, Efq; Regifter to the High-Court of De- 
 IX -legates. 
 
 Henry Garrard, Regifter of the Arches Court of Cmu 
 terktry. 
 
 John Bryan, Gent. Actuary of the fame. 
 
 ■ Thoniiis'-Tiliot, Deputy-Afcuary. _ 
 
 Richard Crawley, Elq; Regifter of the High-Court of 
 Admiralty. '' 
 
 John Cheek, General-Marlhaj. 
 
 'The Prerogative-Office, or Regiftry for the Prerogathn 
 Wills in the Archbiffiofrick of Canterbury. 
 
 E Verard Exton, Bachellor of Laws> Regifter of the Fve» 
 rogative Court of 'Canterbury. , 
 
 Mr. Thomas V/dhain, Deputy-Regifrer. 
 
 Clerks in the'faid Office. 
 
 Mr. Charles Pinfold '■ | Mr. Rupert Browns 
 
 Mr; "jolm Cottle • Mr. William'Dew 
 
 , Mr, John Holman j Mr. Thomas Giles 
 
 Officers belonging to the Court-Marshal, 
 
 Her Majefty’s Advocate,’ Nat. Lloyd, Do&or of Laws. 
 Regiftcr of -the Court, Henry Farr ant. 
 
 Godfrey Lee, the Earl MarfhaPs Proftor. 
 
 Secretary and Seal-Keeper, Francis Negus, Efq; 
 
 P.R 0"C T O R So 
 
 Mr. Eversrd Emm, Batchellos of Laws, 
 
 i ■'' ■ ' " ; : : • - Mr, John 
 
fif ENGLAND. 
 
 | Fart III. 
 
 Mr. John Hill. 
 i| Mr. Samuel Wifeman. 
 
 1 Mr- Keate Waller. 
 
 | Mr. Edward Shaw. 
 
 I Mr. Edward Cooke. ■ 
 
 I Mr. Thomas Willymot. 
 i Marlhal of the Court, Mr. John Curry. 
 
 
 Numb. LI. 
 
 •1 A Lift of the. Royal Society. Page 399. 
 
 1 IS Royal Highnefs the PRINCE. 
 
 ■ | The Vrefent Council, Eleven of which are to he cm- 
 I ' timid till St. Andrew’* Day, 1707. 
 
 1 Sir Ifaac Newton, Kt. Prefident. 
 
 John Arbuthnot, M. D. John Herbert, Efq; 
 
 J Francis Afton, Efq ; Abraham Hill, Ejq; 
 
 . John'Bembde, Elq; Edw. Laney, Prof. Theol.Grij. 
 
 \Sir God fry Copley, Bat. Mr. James Petiver. 
 
 ;1 Mr. William Cowper. Alex. PitfTeld, Efq; Treafuren 
 
 sMauriee'Emme.t,'.£/?; A Francis Roberts, Efq; 
 
 iThomas Foley, Ejq; ' Hans'Sloane, jV/.D. Secretar-j. 
 JEdm. Halley, Geo. Prof. 'S'av, William Stanley, D. D. 
 
 John Harris, D. D. Ric. Waller , Ejq; SecretSty. 
 
 John Harwood, L. L. D. J. Woodward, M, D, P. M. G. 
 
 | The refi of the Members. 
 
 JO Ob. Areskine, MU. James Bridges, E/g; 
 jIX Cyril Arthington, Efq; Or. Bridgeman,£/J; of Warr» 
 J Arthur Bayly, Efq ; " Orlando Bridgeman, Efq; 
 
 |D’Acrh Barrett Leonard,^; Robert Briggs, A. M. Pr: L. L. 
 ilCha.Bernard, Efq; Serj.'Sur: Edward Brown, ,M. D. 
 jRichard Bentley, D. D. Thomas Brown, M. D. 
 ^William Bird, %; Paul Boives, £/j; 
 
 Jonathan Blackwell, Efq ; sir Ric. Bulkley, Kt.& Bar „ 
 
 J Wil“ 
 
666 Sflje ©jefent mte Part in, 
 
 William Burnet, Efy;-- 
 John Earl of Carbery. 
 William Ld.Bifhop of Carlile. 
 St* George Lord Bifhop of 
 Clogher. 
 
 Henry Earl of Clarendon. 
 John Chamberlayne, Efy; 
 George Cheyne, M. £>. 
 Walter Clavell, Efy; 
 
 M Dethleus Cluverus. 
 
 Will. Cockburn, M. D. 
 Daniel Cox, M.D. , 
 
 Sir Thomas Crifp, Kt. 
 
 Mr. James Cunningham. 
 William Lord Anbln’fhop of 
 Dublin. 
 
 Sir Anthony-Deanj- Kt, 
 
 Mr, William Derham. 
 lames Drake, M..D. 
 
 'sir Matthew Dudley, Bar. 
 William Fellpwes, Efj; 
 John Flamfted, Aft. Reg. 
 John Fryar, M. D. 
 
 Sir Robert Gordon, Kt. 
 
 D. Gregory, M. D. Af.Pr.Sa, 
 Nehemiah Grew,' M. D. 
 
 Sir Rowland Gwynne, Kt. 
 Charles Halifax. 
 Edward HainsV'%; . 
 
 Mr. Edward Ha jft well* 
 Anthony,Hammond, Eft} i; 
 Mr. Francis Hauksbee. 
 
 ■ John Henley, Efy; 
 
 John Hicks, Efy; 
 
 Mr. James Hodgfoij. 
 
 Cha, Howard 0 / Norfolk,^; 
 Ed. Howard o f Norfolk, EJq- 
 Hugh Howard, Efy;' 
 
 John Hutton, A/. D. 
 
 John Jackfon,. Efy; 
 
 ' Sir Charles Ifiac, Kt. 
 Thomas Ifted, Efy; 
 Edward' Lord:'Bifhop of Kil> 
 . mor Q-qiid ' . 
 
 John Keill, M. A. 
 j Sir Edm. King, Kt. 
 
 Martin Lifter, M. D. Med,Reg, 
 Owen Lloyd, S. T. D. 
 
 Mr. John Lowthorpe. 
 
 Sir Berkley Lucy, Bar. 
 
 John Mapletoft, D. D, 
 Richard Mead, M. D. 
 Walter Mills, M. D. 
 Benjamin Middleton, Efy; 
 R.obMoIefworth, Efy; 
 
 • ThomasMolineux, M.D, 
 Mr. Samuel Morland. 
 Joleph Morland, M, D. 
 John Mortimer, Efy j 
 John Morton, A. M. 
 
 Mr. John Moult. 
 
 William Mufgrave, M. D, 
 Rob. Nelfon, Efy; 
 
 John Newey, M. A, 
 Edward Norris, M. D. 
 
 Earl of Orrery. 
 
 William Oliver, M. D. 
 Thomas Earl .of Pembroke, 
 Lord Prefid. 
 
 S;V John Percivale, Bar. 
 Robert Pitt, M. D. 
 
 Mr. James Pond. 
 
 Matthew Prior, Efy■ 
 Thomas Lord Bifhop of Rc» 
 , chefter.' 
 
 Lord Reay. 
 
 Ruflel Roberts, Efy ; 
 Taricred Robinfon, M.D, 
 Richard Robinfon, M. D- 
 Jofeph Ralphfon. M. A. 
 
 1 Gilbert Lord Btfhep of Salis¬ 
 bury. 
 
 | The Earl of Seafield. 
 
 | The Lord Fifcount Shelborne. 
 John Lord Somers, Baron of 
 Evelham. 
 
 I Charles Ear l, of Sunderland. 
 
 ' ' Cap!. 
 
PartII?* of ENGLAND. 667 
 
 j Capt. Thomas Savery. And. Tooke, Gib. Prof. Gref 
 
 | John Shadwell, M D. Al; Toriano, L. D.Aft.Pr.Gr. 
 
 |j. Shaw, Ejqi Edward Tyfon, M. D. 
 
 I Frederick Slare, M. D. Thomas Lord Viftount Wey- 
 
 I Thomas Smith, D. D. mouth. 
 
 Edw. Smith, Dean of St. Pat . Henry Werfley, Efq; 
 
 Edward Southwell, Ejq; Sir Paul Whitchcote.ifr.&B^ 
 
 Sir John Stanley, Bar. Sir Cyril Wiche, Kt. 
 
 George Stepney, Efq; Sir Tho. Willoughby, Bar: 
 
 | Mr. Philip Stubs* George Worth, Efq; 
 
 if Sir Philip Sydenham. William Wotton, B, D. 
 
 ■) The Lord Vifcount Tarbat. Sir Chr. Wren, Kt. 
 j Ralph Thoresby, Gent. ■ Chriftopher Wren, Efq; 
 
 ^ John Thorpe, M. A. Mr. James Young. 
 
 ..RobertTompfon, M. D. 
 
 Terfom of other Nations 
 
 D S Georgius Baglivus. 
 
 ' D.-. Godefr. Bidloo, M- D. 
 
 . Ds Dominions Bottoms. 
 
 Ds Bajnage de Bauval. 
 
 Vi Ds Job. Philippas Breynius, M. D. Dant. 
 
 I Ds Paulus Bujjiere. 
 
 •] Ds WHiieimus Buys. 
 j Ds —— Bourflelin , M. D. Parif. 
 
 ] Ds Comes de Briancon , Leg. Extraordinary Due, Subau- 
 ] dire. 
 
 ? Ds Dominieus Cajfmi, Aft. Reg. Pa. 
 i Ds JacobusQaffmi. 
 
 I Ds Johannes ChardeUoiB 
 | Ds Abrahamus Cyprianus, M. D, 
 
 J Ds Thomas Delbene. 
 j Ds Johannes Dolans, M. D. 
 j Ds Nicholas Patio , de Dnillier. 
 
 I Ds Job. Chr if op her Fatio, de Dnillier. 
 
 Ds Stephanas Geoffrey. 
 
 I Ds Gulielmimts. 
 
66S srje gjefent , 'Part III. 
 
 Ds Jo. Phil. Jordis, M..D. Franc, 
 
 Ds David Krug. . 
 
 Ds Goihofr. Gail. Leibnitius, J. U. D.j i. 
 
 Ds Michael Lev a (for. • • . 
 
 Ds Antemius Leicwenhoeck, Delphenfis. 
 
 Ds Chrippher Ley oner ona, S. M- S. R. 
 
 Ds /ibrahamus ds Moivre. , 
 
 Ds Johannes Marfigli, ,C.onc, Im. R* • 
 
 Ds Jo. Burchardus Meuckenius,}. U. D, Pr. U. 
 Ds Bionifius Papin, ,M. D. 
 
 Ds Louis Paul, M. D. 
 
 Ds Jo. Nicholas Pschlin, M. D. 
 
 Ds Moifes Pujolas. ; • 
 
 Ds Aug. fluirinus Rivinus, M.D. Lipf. 
 
 Ds Jo. Ambrof.us Ssrotti. 
 
 Ds Jo. Jac. Scheuchzems, M. D, Tigur. 
 
 Ds Petrus Sylvepe . ’ ' ' 
 
 Ds Francifcus Spoletus, Med.Pr. Pr. P. 
 
 DsEz. de Spanheim, Liber Baro, Borufl. Reg. Minuter 
 flatus, & ad Annum Regirtam Anglia, Legatus Extract- 
 dinarius. 
 
 Ds Otto Sperlingius. 
 
 Ds Jo. Adirmus Stampf - 
 Ds Tirnone, M- D. 
 
 Ds Francifcus Travigny , Ph. Ven. 
 
 Ds Antonius ValUfaerius, Pat. Prof, 
 
 Ds Raymmdus Vieaffens, M- D. - > 
 
 Ds Van Vryberge, Leg. Or. Faed. Bell, 
 
 Ds Nicholatis Witfcn, Conf. Amft. 
 
 Frofejfors at Grefham -College,, 
 
 TAlvirtlry, Edward Laney, A. M. 
 
 M_J Civil-Law, Robert Briggs A• M. 
 Aiironomyj Alexander Toriano, L. L. fl» 
 Geometry, Andrew Tooke, A. M. 
 
 Rhetorick, Edward Martin, A. M, 
 
 Phy/ickj John Woodward, M. D. 
 
 Mufkk, William Shippsn, A. M, " 
 
 Nuirb. 
 
' af ENGLAND. 669 
 
 | -■ Numb. LII.. 
 
 I 
 
 I Sutton s Hofpital, or the Charterhoufe* 
 
 I Page 418. 
 
 IfTH E Qu,een,. . 
 
 1. The Prince. 
 
 Archbifhop of Canterbury, Lord Prefident. 
 
 Duke of Ormond. 
 
 Duke of Shrewsbury. 
 
 Duke of Leeds. 
 
 "Duke of Buckingham*- . - ■ 
 
 Lari of Clarendon; 
 
 |Earl of Kechefisr. - 
 Jjifhop of London . 
 fjifliQp of Ely. 
 
 Lord Somers. - — 
 
 'Lord. Chief Juftice-Hsfr. 
 
 Lord Chief Baron WW.' 
 
 Sir Nathaniel Wright. 
 
 Dr. Burnet Matter of the-Houfe 
 
 ijBelides which there is at prefent a Vacancy, one Gavernour 
 j being t’o be chofeii in the Room of the Bilhop of Win- 
 che[lij-f. lately deceaftd. 1 
 
 " The Chief Officers of the Charterhoufe, 
 
 Matter, Thomas Burnett , L. L- D, 
 
 ^Preacher, John King, D. D. 
 
 ' Regifter, William Hemp fon. Efq; 
 
 ^Treafurer,. Robert Pain, Efqi 
 : Schoolmafter, Thomas.Walker ,'LiiL. D. 
 
 : Dfter, Andreas Tooke, A. M. ' 
 
 : Reader,, Ralph Waljlead, B. D, 
 
 I Organift, Mr, Nicholas Love. 
 
%U pjefetu #tate 
 
 Part III, 
 
 676 
 
 •Numb. HU. 
 
 The Military Officers and Soldiers of Her Majejlfs 
 Royal Hofpital at C helfea. Page 419.0 
 
 T HE Governor. -— --■—- ; 
 
 The Lieutenant-Governor,*——- 
 
 The Major.-■-— - * " ■ . ■■— 
 
 Adjutant.-■■ ■*" ■ — 20 coco 
 
 8 Captains of Foot, each per Annum. — 09 02 06 
 8 Lieutenants of Foot, each per Annum. *—*•*' 09 02 c6 
 
 8 Enfigns, each per Anmm. — - — 09 ■ 01 c6 
 
 32 Serjeants, each per Annum, ■' ■' • 05 04 oj 
 
 32 Corporals, each per Anmm. — ■ ■ ■■■■ 02 03 04 
 16 Drummers, each per Annum, * . .i r < 02 0304 
 
 336 Private Soldiers, each per Annum. ,«—- 01 14 c8 
 Capt. of the Light-Horfe, per Annum, — — - 09 02 c 6 
 Lieut, of the Light-Horfe, per Annum. — 09 02 06 
 34 Gent, of the Light-Horfe, each ——— 05 040; 
 
 . Total of y 2 Weeks, and one Days pay For 
 25 Officers, 32 Serjeants, 32 Corporals, i 5 
 Drummers, 34 Light-Horfe, and 335 Private 
 Soldiers, Invalides. amounts to . , - ,. 
 
 And in a Leap-year one Day more. ‘ ■ 1 - ■ ■ ■ " * ■ 1272 07 m 
 
 One Days Expend. 
 
 c5 Officers at 6 d. per diem each. 000 n m 
 
 55 Serjeants and Light-Ho*fe; ; i- 1 — 1 —- 000 i 5 c6 
 
 Corporals and Drummers 48. J --- 600 04 0? 
 
 335 Private Soldiers, at 1 d, per Diem. oor 08 oc 
 
 Total of this is as near as may be done, 003 01 cfi 
 
Part III. of ENGLAND. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers at Chelfea Hofptah 
 
 Yearly 
 
 500 
 
 200 
 
 i;o 
 
 1 } Salary, 
 s. d. 
 
 T He Hon. Col. John Hales , Efq; Governor. 
 
 David Cranford, Efq; Lieut- Governor. 
 
 Richard Betfworth,' Efq - , Major. - 
 
 The Rt. Hon. John How, Efq; Treafurer.' — 365 < 
 
 Sir The- Coll ad on, Phyfician ' -- 160 op 00 
 
 Mr. James Frqjer Secretary and Regifter,7 
 ! for hinifelf and Clerk.- S 100 00 00 
 
 Thomas Trye, Efq; Deputy Treafurer.. —= 100 oo od 
 
 Mr. Hairy Powell, Steward. . . * " 50 00 00 
 
 Mr. Robert Englijh, Comptroler. «*»=- 50 00 00 
 
 Mr. Charles Hobfon Clerk of the Works. - 200000 
 
 Mr. John Noades, Chirurgeon. - -- 73 00 00 
 
 Mr. Ifaac Gernere, Apothecary. *-- 50 00 00 
 
 Mr. Sylvanus Tomkyns, Adjutant. ■—~ ■- 20 00 ®o 
 
 Thomas Church, Chirurgeons Mate. — 20 00 00 
 
 Jofeph Heeler Wardrobe-keeper, and Comp-7 
 troller of the Coleyard. ■ j 40 00 00 
 
 Hugh Wanen, Deputy Clerk of the. Works, - ? 
 
 
 no Salary. 
 
 William Gray, Matter Cook. 
 
 William Lewis, Second Cook. - — ■■ - 
 3 Under-Cooks at ro/. each. — 
 
 Thomas Brown, Matter 'Butler. ' ' - 
 
 Andrews, Second Butler. - u 
 
 |2 Under-Butlers at 5 l. each. - -- 
 
 !R/f. Bland Scullery-man, and 2 Servants. — 
 \Gehrge ~HoIder, Yeoman of the Coleyard. — 
 William Lovelace, Uflier of the Hall. — 
 | Bdw. Sopp, Clerk of the Chappel and Sexton.. 
 
 Chrifiopher Capped, Barber. -—. 
 
 Ralph Stephens, Canal-keeper and Turncock. 
 ’Cyprian Whitwood \ c , , 
 
 ^Starling j Swee P ers - 10 1 each ' 
 
 ]. Henry Story for keeping the Gardens. -—- 
 
 parties Button Porter. -— : —™ 
 
 •Peter Dumas Organift. ———■ 
 
 co 00 
 Co co 
 00 00 
 
 Utrejia 
 
£ 7 2 '■ Jpe.ftffentS&ate -Partin. 
 
 "' J ' Yearly Sdltlrr 
 
 l. i 
 
 Utrifta Jjlley, Houfe-keeper. ■ —-- 230 co 0J 
 
 24 Nurfesat 8 /. each. -— . — i 9 1 00 ' - 
 
 Money Allowances to the feveral Penfio-l _ 
 
 ners in the faid Hofpital . . . . S 
 
 Other Contingent Charges. I 
 
 To Mrs. Bathalina Felli , for keeping 'the\ 
 Lanthorns in Repair. . ' ' S 
 
 To Mr- Alderjey, for keeping the Water En-? 
 
 gine in Repair. 5 
 
 To Mr. Tampion, for keeping the Clock. ■— 
 To Mr. Harris, for keeping the Organ. — 
 To Dr. King, Refitor of Cheljea Compofition ? 
 
 for Glebe and Tythe. 5 
 
 To Dr. Millington , Reftor of Kcnjington. 
 
 Five Commiffioners. 
 
 John Horn, Efq; Jo. Hales Efq; 
 
 Sir Christopher Wren, Kt.' David Craw ford, Efq; 
 Charles Fox, Efq; , 
 
 Numb. LIV. 
 
 Officers of Greenwich HoJpitaL 
 
 Direftars Deceafed. Direft; added in their Room. 
 
 C Aptain John Clements. . Capt. Rob. Robinfon, Lt. Gov, 
 
 John Evelyn, Efq; ■ Samuel Trovers, Efq, . 
 Capt. John Bromwck Capt. Benjamin Hoskins . . 
 
 William Draper, Efq; Treafurer, Salary 200 !. per Annum 
 . Mr. John Strickland his Clerk, at so l. per Annum. 
 
 Mr. William Vanbrugh, Secretary to the Commifiioner, at 
 100 l. per Annum. 
 
 More to him for a Clerk, at 40 l. per An- 
 
 Tho. Hogg Meffenger to the Comtni’litoners, 30 /. per Am 
 
Fart Hi 
 
 of ENGLAND. 673 
 
 Officers of the Houje. 
 
 I r Captain Robert Robinfon Lieutenant-Governor, no Salary? 
 
 I only his Superannuated Pay at the Navy-Board. He is al- 
 d lowed a Clerk, viz. V/illiam Scott, at 12 /. per Annum, 
 
 I with Lodging and Dyet at the Servants Table, with necef- 
 | fary Fire and Candles. 
 
 I Alfo a Nurfe, viz, .Joanna Mcreton, the Widow of a 
 1 Seamanj who has the Allowance of the Houfe, Dyet and 
 Cloathing, and Wages as the other Nurfes, which is now 
 | (5 l. per Annum. 
 
 | Alfo a Man-Servant a Seaman.) viz. Lively Scinco, who 
 I has the Allowance of the Houfe-Dyet and Cloathing, and 
 | WageSj not exceeding 6 /. per Annum. 
 
 i Captain Benjamin Hoskins, Captain of the laid Hofpital, 
 
 ! i ho Salary but his Superannuated Pay. 
 
 \ Mr. Pierce Weijh jfi' Lieutenant) at too l. per An- paid by 
 ■: theHofpital. 
 
 Mr. John Confiable 2 d Lieutenant, at 100 l per An. Dir. 
 
 Mr. Edward Smith Lieutenant, at 100 l. per An. Dit, 
 j Mr. Philip Stubs Chaplain, no Salary,Ordinary olWoolvoich, 
 Mr. Robert Barry, Dit. no Salary, Ordinary of Deptford. 
 
 : Mr. Jofeph Gafcoigne Steward, at 80 l. per Annum, 
 
 He is allowed a Labourer at ro /. per Week. 
 
 Dr. Salisbury Cade Phyfician, no Salary. 
 
 Mr. James Criftie Surgeon, his Superannuated Pay, made 
 tip to an tool, per Annum, by the HofpitaJ, being 31 l. 11s, 
 He is allowed for a Servant, bearing all Charges, 3 o L 
 Annum. 
 
 1 Mrs. Anne Holding Matron, at 30 /. per Annum. 
 
 I Thomas Bird Cook,, at 20 /. per Annum, Houle .Allowance 
 ; -land Dyet. 
 
 I Robert Ellis Cooks Mate, at 10 Lpe- An. Dit. 
 
 I JohnCheefe Butler, at 15 1 . per An. Die. 
 
 I His Mate at 10 /. per An. Dit. 
 
 I Francis Stuart Scullery-Man, at ry I. per An. Dit. 
 
 I His Mate at 10 1 . per Annum , Dit. 
 
 | James Barnes Porter, at ro /, per Annum, Dit. 
 
 I William Bullen Barber, at 61 per Ann. and 2 d . ij 
 |Month for each Head, as they Band on the Books of i... . ' 
 |the Houfe, he finding all his Neceflaries for per-f ttt0 ‘ 
 iformanccof the fame, out ofthefaid Allowance, J 
 I U H Officers 
 
Part III. 
 
 674 SCIe fjefent $tate 
 
 Officers of the Works. 
 
 Sir CbriftcpherWrai Surveyor, no Salary. 
 
 Mr. Nicholas Hawksmre Clerk of the Works, at 5 s. per 
 Diem. 
 
 More to him for affixing the Surveyor in Drawing and 
 Defigning, 50 !. per A mum. 
 
 Affiflanc to him, Mr. John James, at 3 s. per Diem. 
 
 Officers Takie, 
 
 Confids of the Lieutenant-Governor, Captain, thm 
 Lieutenants, two Chaplains, Steward, Surgeon, Clerk ot 
 the Works, and Matron, being eleven Perlbns; and each 
 having the Allowance of 1 s. per Dim, with the Houle- 
 Allowance of Bread and Beer. 
 
 The Number of the Penlioners entertained in Greenwiw, 
 Hofpiral are 200. and ico more to be admitted now at 
 Chriflmas. There is fix Nurfes allowed to each hundred 
 Men [being the Widows of Seamen) who have each a Sa¬ 
 lary of 6 l. per Annum, with the allowance of rheHou!.- 
 Dyet, and a Grey Serge Gown and Petticoat, faced with 
 Shaloon ; and 2 s- per Week more torhemthatattend in the 
 Infirmary. The Common Warrant-Officers entertain’d a- 
 mongft the Penfioners, are diftinguiffi’d bv having a Gold 
 Edging round their Hats, and placed at the upper-end cl 
 the Tables, and in the Principal Cabins of the Wards, a' 
 the Governor fees convenient; with the Allowance c; 
 is. 6d, per Week for Spending-Money (all the other 
 Penfioners have but 1 s. per Week allowed them) paid then 
 . every Monday Morning by the Steward, who recei-ei 
 Monthly from the Treaiuser, by order of the Genera! 
 Courr, (a Sum not exceeding Ninety Pounds for defrayrr; 
 his weekly Disbmiements) but luch Officers to be fo di- 
 ftinguiih’d, are not to exceed the Number of Eight in eacli 
 Hundred. 
 
 The Victualling is according to the allowance of Chefs 
 Hofpiral, 4 Mento^ Mefs; each Mefs to have'on Fkli.- 
 days for Dinner 4 16 of Beef or Mutton: Two Loaves ol 
 one Way of Bread, 15 Ounces each; four Whichever Quarts 
 of Gile-Beer. At Supper one Pound of Glocejhr Check, 
 t Leaves of Bread, 4 Quarts of Beer. They have Met- 
 
I PartHI. of ENGLAND. 67? 
 
 ton Sundays and Tuefdays, Beef on Mondays, Thurfdays 
 j and Saturdays : On Wednefdays and Fridays each Mefs 
 ^ has a Difh of Peafe-Potrage, a Quarter of a Pound of 
 I Butter, one Pound of Cbeefe, with Bread and Beer as 
 f other Days: At Supper the fame as ac other Days. On 
 S all extraordinary Fellivals they have Flelh hot both Din- 
 ner and Supper, and Ale inftead of Gile-Beer. All the • 
 | Tables have clean Linnen every Sunday and Thurfday 
 ; throughout the Year. 
 
 That for the Women and Men-Servants the Provifion 
 ■ be the fame with the Pensioners, 
 
 •j Numb. LV. 
 
 \ A Lift of the Officers of ChriftVHofpital, 
 
 S I ft Francis Child , Kt. and Alderman, Pre'ident. 
 
 Mr. Francis Brerewood, Treafurer. 
 
 Dr. Hans Sloans, Phylician. 
 
 : ] M(. Edward Green, Surgeon. 
 j Cornelius ftejfon, Steward. 
 
 A Regifler and two Clerks, vi~. 
 
 ■ ! John Reeve. I Geo, Tee, 
 
 'Jarvis Plumb. j 
 
 Seven School-Mailers, viz- 
 
 Samuel Moimtfort, Upper Grammar-Mailer and Catechu!. 
 
 : Samuel Cobb, Under Grammar-Mailer. 
 
 , Samuel Newton, Mailer of the Royal Mathematical Foun¬ 
 dation. 
 
 i Humphry Ditton, Miller of the new J/tathematical-Scbooi, 
 
 , Richard Gutter, Mailer of the Writing-School. 
 
 ■ Bernard Lens, Mailer of the Drawing-School, 
 
 • John Barret, Mailer of the Mulick-S'chool. 
 
 ! And two Mailers that inftruft the Children nurfed at 
 i Hertford and V/are. 
 
 I 
 
 Uni 
 
r 6 j 6 " flfte l&tfcnt $tate Part III 
 
 Elizabeth Egleton, Matron. 
 
 Sarah. Parny, School-Mifrrefs of. the Girls. 
 
 A Porter and four Beadles. 
 
 Ten Nurfes, with feveral Helpers. 
 
 A Cook. 
 
 A Nurfe that looks after the Enfenaiy. 
 
 The Number of Children of King Charles Il’s new 
 Royal Foundation in Chrijl’s-Hofpital, Leaden, that have 
 been Educated in the Art of Navigation, and after fome 
 Years Continuance: there, have been put forth. Appren¬ 
 tices to the Praftice of it; according to that King’s De- 
 fign in his Gracious Inftitution : 
 
 As it was preheated to her moll Gracious Majefty Queen 
 Anne, by the Lord flayer of London, and the Prefident and 
 Governoursof the faid Hofpital, Jan. 1.170*. 
 
 Put forth Apprentices to Commanders of her Majefty’s 
 Ships of War, or to Mafters of Merchants Ships, from 
 OBober 1075, to' December 1707. 388 Children. 
 
 In the beginning of the feventhYear of their Service, 
 they are to be at her Majefty’s Difpofal. 
 
 There are at this Day 40 Children in the faid Hofpital, 
 who enjoy the Bounty of King Charles II. 
 
 Numb. LVI. 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of St. Bartholomew’*- 
 Hofpital. 
 
 T HE ancient Hofpital of St. Bartholomew, (ituate nigh 
 Weft-Smichjield, London, was firft founded by Reyhen 
 in the Reign of King. Henry I. An. Dom. 1102. 
 
 After the Dilfoiution of Abbies and Monafteries, re¬ 
 founded by King Hen- VIII. Am Dom. 1546. 
 
 In which Hofpital, with two others, one at Kivgfi.md, 
 and the other called the Lock in Southwark, being both un¬ 
 der the Charge of Sc. Bartholo»iew\-l\dL$tz], there;, have 
 been for many Years laft paft about 30c Patients Men 
 
§ 
 
 3 Part III. cf .ENGLAND. ^77 
 
 and Women, daily relieved with Lodging, Diet, Phyfick, 
 ; Chirurgery, and all other Miniftrations, ufeful and necef- 
 f: fary for reftoring Sick and Wounded Seamen, Soldiers 
 I and others, to their Health and Limbs. The laid Hofpi- 
 tal is governed by a Prefident, Treafurer, and feveral Go¬ 
 vernors, out of which annually Committees are ele&ecl 
 ■3 for the good ordering of the Affairs of that Houfe, wa. 
 id Auditors of the General-Accompt. 
 
 j Auditors of the Renter-Accompt. 
 
 1 Viewers of the Revennues belonging to the Laid Ho. 
 'i fpital. 
 
 i Overfeers of the Goods and Uteniils of the faid Ho. 
 3 fpital. 
 
 3 Almoners to buy Provilions and Neceflaries for the Pa- 
 d tients. 
 
 The Treafurer, Almoners, and divers Governors, meet 
 : twice a Week within the faid Hofpital, to fee that good 
 .1 Rule and Government be kept in that Houfe, and to dif. 
 -j charge fuch poor difeafed Perfons in their room. 
 
 • The immediate Prefident is Sir John S’sct, Knight and 
 : Alderman. 
 
 ' Mr. Pt 7 1 1 r;r - 
 
 There are two able Phyucians belonging to the faid Ho- 
 ; fpital, D ad Dr. Robert Bitty who preferibs 
 
 ; for the Patients. 
 
 i John Bhtckjisne, Apothecary, who hath a convenient Shop 
 within t e 1 id i cl, til, and doth compound, make 
 : up, and adminifier to the Patients what’s preferibed for 
 ■ them. 
 
 j Three Mailer-Surgeons that daily look after and drsfs 
 ■' the Patients Sores and Wounds. . 
 
 | The prefent Mailer-Surgeons are, 
 
 ! Chirks Bernard, Efqjher Ma- J John Salter. 
 jelly’s Serj. Surgeon. { Henry Boone* 
 
 ; Three Affiftant-Surgeons. ; 
 
 i Sdmrd Greene , | Samuel Haywood, 
 
 j Robert Gay. |, 
 
 u 
 
 llisMiu 
 
'678 2$je fBjefcttt $tate Part III. 
 
 Nicholas Field, Guide and Surgeon to Kingjland Ilo- 
 fpiral. 
 
 Samuel Palmer, Guide and Surgeon to the Lock Hofpital. 
 
 Philip Caflle, M. A. Clerk, Vicar and Hofpitler to St. 
 Bartholomew's Pariih and Hofpita!, who vifits the Sick, 
 reads Prayers, and adminifters the Sacrament to them. 
 
 The prefent other Officers are, 
 
 Benjamin Edwards, Regitter to the find Hofpital. 
 
 Benjamin Totke, Steward. 
 
 Mofes Coidon, Renter. 
 
 A Matron. 
 
 Sixteen Nurfes, feveral Helpers, and others, attending 
 on the faid Poor. 
 
 Numb. LVIL 
 
 A Lift of the Officers of the General-Pofi-Office in 
 Lumbard-ftreet. 7 age 441. 
 
 Pott-Matters-General. 
 
 jMr. Stephen Lilly, Receiver General, 300 l per An. 
 Mr. George Searl, Accomptant, 300 /. per An. 
 
 Officers of the Inland-Office. 
 
 Mr. William Frankhnd, Comptroller, ;oo l. 
 
 Mr. John Middleton , Clerk of the North Road, 60 l. 
 Mr. Charles Jackfoit, Clerk of Chefter Ro?d, roo l. 
 Mr. Francis Garrat, Clerk of the Weft Road, 60 l. 
 Mr. Daniel Bickerton, Clerk of Briftol Road, 60 l. 
 Mr. James Comber, Clerk of Yarmouth Road, 60 l. 
 Mr. George Colly, Clerk of Kent Road, 60 l. 
 
 Mr. Chrifiopher Smelt, Clerk of the Bye-Nights, 60 L 
 Mr. Underhill Breede, Window-Man, 60 l. 
 
 Sorters 
 
Part III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 679 
 
 Sorters 16. of which 14 have 50 !. per An. and the 
 two lafi 40 
 
 John Toft. 
 
 Thomas Sawtel. 
 James Walker. 
 William Green. 
 Arthur Darcey. 
 Thomas Rohotham. 
 John Baldocks. 
 Edmund Warren. 
 
 I Martin Buckle. 
 Stephen Gere. 
 Alexander Hope. 
 
 | Abraham Brookbank- 
 Alexander Say. 
 
 Evan Lewes. 
 
 Philip Mufgrave. 
 John Williams. 
 
 Officers of the Foreign-Office. 
 
 Mr. Aibburnh.rm Fronde, Comptroller, 1 Jo 1, per An, 
 Mr. James Lawrence, Alphabet-Keeper, 100 /. 
 
 Clerks, 
 
 Air. Francis Clewet. | Mr. Daniel Faretes, 
 
 Mr. William Goflin. Mr. Charles Good. 
 
 Mr. Adam France; 1 
 
 jo I. per Annum each. 
 
 A Foreign Officer, Mr. Peter blotteux, 40 L 
 
 Mr. Benjamin Waterhonfe, Secretary to the Poll-Mailer- 
 Genera], 100 l. per Annum. 
 
 Mr. Jeremiah Andrew, Clerk to the Poft-Rlafter-Geneial} 
 jo l.perAnnm. ' 
 
 Mr. Richard Swift, Solicitor, 200 l- per Annum, 
 Accomptant’s Clerks, jo l. per Annum each. 
 
 Receiver’s Clerks, 50/. per Annum each. 
 
 U 114 
 
 Numb. 
 
Part 111 
 
 #go . srije §i2tmt 
 
 Numb. LVIII. 
 
 Fenny-? oft Office. 
 
 .Page 444- 
 
 Salary : 
 
 N Athanael Cafthton, Efq; Comptroller. 
 per Annum. 
 
 Mr. David Darndy Accomvtmt,!^ L ^ each , 
 Mr. John Green, Collector, S 
 
 Sorters. 
 
 Stephen Lindon. ' S John Worts. 
 
 Peter Hall. J Robert Kempton. 
 
 William Martin. ! William Wildman. 
 
 Sal. 40 1 . per Annum each. 
 
 Sisb-Sorters, 
 
 Benjamin Sachiveral. John Boreman. 
 
 Rowland Jones. Nevel Brooltes. 
 
 William Cladwell. Thomas Wilfon. 
 
 William Murcotr, 
 
 Ssl 26 l per Annum each. 
 
 Befides there are above a hundred Meflengers, who have 
 an Allowance of 20 /. per Annum each, for carrying and 
 srecarrying Letters, and above four hundred Houles that 
 Tussive for the Penny-Poll. " ' - ■ 
 
S?art III. 
 
 of ENGLAND. Mr 
 
 Numb. LIX. 
 
 J Lift of the Colleges, Garnet of the Founders, Years when founded , 
 Number of Fellows, and Scholars of-the Foundations, with the 
 prefent Heads of the Colleges and Halls , and the Magiftrates and 
 other Officers in the Univerfity of Oxford. Page 449. 
 
 Colleges. | Founders. J 1 j ^ |j 
 Univeificy, . King Alfred. "Ifa'lTT TwrftorkttJfaR-, 
 
 iExeter, 
 j Oriel, 
 i; Queens, 
 sNew-Colleg^ 
 
 . King Alfred. 
 
 C John Baliol andDe- 
 J'Vorgilla his Wife, 
 ) Parents of the K. 
 t of Scots. 
 
 5 Walter do Merton , 
 C L.Ch.&B. of Roc. 
 f Walter Stapleton , 
 
 (. Sp. of Exeter. 
 
 K. Edward II. 
 R.Eaglesfeild, B.D. 
 ,5 Will, of Wickam. 
 1 LCh.&B.o {Win. 
 
 [2<>2 12 
 
 12 Dr. Barton , Mail. 
 
 :2 74 19 
 
 14 Dr. Martin,\\ ! ixd. 
 
 31623 
 
 Dr, Painter, Reft. 
 
 337 18 
 
 12 Dr./liy/e,Provoft 
 
 340 16 
 
 8 Dx.Lancafter,Pto. 
 
 n. n «,r ?Tv 
 
 jLincoIn, <f Richard Planing, g 
 
 r ' L Bp. of Lincoln. 
 
 .} C W,mam Smith, Bp. 
 
 Brazen-Nofe^ of Lincoln. 1JI $15 
 
 | Ric. Sutton , Efq; 
 
 forpus- r Ric. Fox, Ld Pri r , 
 
 1 Chrifti, 1 Seal & B. of Win Ji6 
 
 'L «.8 
 
 jChrift-Church, King VIII. 1549 s '*- 
 
 j I rinity, Sir Thomas Pope. 155512 
 
 ’St. John’s £ Thomas White , 
 
 c jonn s, | Mer . Xav] , ,’155750 
 
 fix. Adams, ReSor 
 Dr. Gardiner, W, 
 30 Dr. Harwer, Preil; 
 
 Dr. altar, Princ. 
 20 Dr. Turner, PreR. 
 
 Dr. Aldrich, Dean. 
 12 Dr. Dobjon, Prefid. 
 Dr. Delamte, Prefi, 
 
 ■ 5 b f ’ 1 Mer. Tayl. Lend. ’ 1 ^ 57 5 ° |Dr. Delamte, Prefi, 
 
 if 5 ’ C w 11 ^/ f 1 ‘tfDr. Edwards, Pri. 
 
 fWadham S Nlc ’Waabam, and r , I 
 
 | ’ c. Dorothy his Wife. ! 5 'SjDr. Dunftar,Wax. 
 
 Rmbroke J ^ornas Teifdale & L 
 
 v ’ 1 mardWhitwick 16 - 01 ^ ”jDr. M (Bp. of 
 &■#»/; Matter. 
 
68 2 
 
 Hulls? 
 
 Alban-Hall. 
 
 Hart-Hall. 
 
 Etlmund-H- 
 
 St. Mary-H. 
 
 New Inn-H. 
 
 Magdalen-H. 
 
 Glocefter-FI. 
 
 Stye ^jefent &fatc 
 
 Founders> 
 
 Principals. 
 
 Abbot of St. Albans. 
 
 Dr. Bourchier. 
 
 Walter Stapleton. 
 
 Dr. Thornton. 
 
 St. Edm. Ap.Cant. 
 
 Dr. Mill. 
 
 King Edward II. 
 
 Dr- Wyat. 
 
 Will, of Wickham. 
 
 Dr. Bayly. 
 
 Will, of Wanfeet. 
 
 Dr. Adams. 
 
 Thomas White. 
 
 Dr. Woodroffe. 
 
 Part Hr, 
 
 Colleges to 
 which thy 
 belong. 
 
 Merton. 
 
 Exeter. 
 
 Queens. 
 
 Oriel. 
 
 New-Coj. 
 
 Magdalen. 
 
 ! St. Johns. 
 
 MAGISTRATES. 
 
 H I S Grace James Duke of Ormond, Chancellor, 
 Dr. Lsncaftcr, Vice-Chancellor, 
 
 Pro-Vice-Chancellors.. 
 
 Dr. Delame. I Dr. Cbarlctt. 
 
 Dr. Painter. 1 Dr. Gardiner. 
 
 T«vo Pro&ors annually chofeq. 
 
 Mr. George Carter, M. A. Fellow of Or/e/-College. 
 Mr. Edward Crank, M. A. Fellow of Trinity- College. 
 
 Pro-Prohors. 
 
 Mr. Ibbotfonfl 
 Mr Rogers, f 
 
 of Oriel. 
 
 | Mr. Wilks, \ - 
 1 Mr .Fanna m j° nrmt y- 
 
 f.ir. John Pridie of St. Johns -College, Clerk of the Mar¬ 
 ker. 
 
 Mr. John Cooper, M. A- Publick Regifter. 
 
 Mr. Henry Rogers of Oriel, and Mr, Thomas Wilks of Tri->v\, 
 JJfafers of the Schools = 
 
Partin.' of ENGLAND. 
 
 Vrofejjors in the Unlverfitj, 
 
 Dr. William Jane, Queen’s Profeflbr of Divinity. 
 
 Dr. John Wynne, Margaret Profeflbr of Divinity. 
 
 ;5 Dr. Humphry Hotiy, Queen’s Profeflbr of Greek. 
 
 - Dr. Thomas Hoy, Queen’s Profeflbr of Phyftck. 
 
 Dr. Roger Altham, Queen’s Profeflbr of Hebrew-; 
 
 1 Dr. Stephen Fry, sin atomy Reader. 
 
 Mr .John Wallis, Profeflbr of Arabick. 
 
 I Mr. Edmund Halley ], Saviiiaa p rofeflbrs in 
 
 iDr. David Gregory ,j £ Agronomy , 
 
 | Mr. James Farrar, Natural Philojophy Reader. 
 
 >1 Mr. Samuel Adams, Moral Philofiphy Reader. 
 
 | Dr. Charles Aldworlh, Cambden Profeflbr of Hijlory. 
 
 | Mr. Jacob Bobart, Botanick Profeflbr. 
 
 |Mr Richard Goodejon, Mufick Profeflbr. 
 
 J Mr. Daniel Osborn, B D. Reader of Metaphylicks. 
 
 ^ Mr. William Wyat, M. A. Univerlity Orator . 
 
 4 LECTURERS. 
 
 (Mr. Fottlks of Chrift’s-Church, Rhetorick. 
 
 | Mr. Bilkley of New-College, Logick. 
 
 ]Mr. Crank of Trinity, Metaphyftcks. 
 
 (Mx.Svoinfcn of Nevv-Inn-Hail, Grammas'. 
 
 I Ejfjuire Beadles. 
 
 3 ?vfr. John Csjwel, M« A. for Divinity. 
 
 .iMr Peter Cox, B. A. for Phylick. 
 
 ; 4 Mr. Giles Thifilethivait. L. L. B. for Law. 
 
 Mr. Newlin. 
 
 Mr. Stephens, Verger. 
 
Part IE 
 
 '6 84 &me 
 
 Jhe Scarlet-Gown Days in the XJniverfity of Oxford 
 are as follomtL 
 
 C Irctmcifm, or New-Years Day. 
 
 Epiphany, ot Twelfth-Day. 
 
 Fimficatioji, or Candlemas-Day. 
 
 Jnnunciestmii or Lady-Day. 
 
 Sermon at New-Colhge. 
 
 Jfcenfion, or Holy-Thurjday. 
 
 Reftoration of King Charles the Second, or the :9th oj 
 May. 
 
 V/hiijunday, Trinity-Sunday, Sermon a tNew-College. 
 
 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tucfday Morning in 
 the AB time, at Sermon and Congregation- 
 All-Saints. Day, the Fifth of November , or Gun-Powder- 
 Treafon. 
 
 Ail Publick Titankfgiving-Days. 
 
 Chriftmas-Day. 
 
 The Habit-Days in the Uuiverjity of Oxford. 
 
 The Day the Judges come to Town, Mr. Vice-Chan- 
 i.eiior and Doftors meet at St Marys, and then go to wei: 
 on the Judges in their Formalities. 
 
 All Ladn-Sermons. 
 
 Morning-Sermons in Term-time. 
 
 All Sermons at Sc. Peter's in Lent. 
 
 .Congregation-Days. 
 
 -Scholaftica, being the i6ih of February. 
 
 The Day after Michaelmas, when the Mayor is fworn at 
 ■sT Mary's in the Morning by the Senior Proftor. 
 
 Numb- 
 
686 
 
 Khz £>tate 
 
 Part III. 
 
 MAGISTRATES. 
 
 H is Grace Charles Duke of Somerfet, Chancellor. 
 
 The Right Honourable Charles Earl of Manchcfier, 
 High-Steward. 
 
 Dr. BaUerJlon, Vice-Chancellor. 
 
 PROCTORS. 
 
 Mr. Drury, Fellow of Trinity-College. 
 
 Mr. Found;, Fellow of Feter-Houje. 
 
 TAXERS. 
 
 Mr. Rohans. Fellow of Kivgs-CoVege. 
 
 Mr. Crop, Fellow of Catharine-Hall. 
 
 FroftJJors in the Uni-verftj. 
 
 Dr. James , Queen’s Profefior of Divinity. 
 
 Dr. Gower, Margaret ProfefTor. 
 
 Dr Swank, CafuifHcal ProfelTor. 
 
 Dr. Ayhfe, Profelfor of Law. 
 
 Dr. Great, Profelfor of Phyfick. 
 
 Mr. Whit Jon, Mathematical Profelfor 
 Dr. Syke, Hebrew Profelfor. 
 
 Dr. Wright, Arabick Profeffor. 
 
 Mr. jojhua Barnes, Greek Profelfor. 
 
 Mr.Cora, Profellbr of Allronomy and Experimental II.'- 
 iofophy. 
 
 Dr. Cove!, Lady Margaret's Preacher. 
 
 Dr. Ayloffr , Publick Orator. 
 
 Mr. Laughton, Libiary-Keeper. 
 
 Mr. Grove , Publick Regilhr. 
 
 A Philofophy ^ 
 
 A M«hematicai( LeruUt:r ' anBUail y 
 A Rhetorick ' > 
 
Parc Ilf. 
 
 of ENGLAND. 
 
 687 
 
 Efyuire Beadles. 
 
 ' Mr. Martin, j Mr. Clarke. 
 
 1 Mr. Pearne, | 
 
 i Mr. Tints Tylkt, Yeoman Beadie. 
 
 | The Scarlet-Gown Days in the Univerjtty of Cam- 
 \ bridge are as follows. 
 
 I A LL-Sai-nts-day. 
 
 | il Chrijlmas-day. 
 
 | Eafier-day. 
 
 ; : S Jjcenjion day. 
 
 | Whit-Sundey 
 
 | Trinity-Sunday Commencement, 
 i! The i$th of May. 
 
 § At the two Fairs proclaiming in 7 ?;r:: and Scptem'ser. 
 
 .=f The Feaft of St. Michael. 
 
 \ The Fifth of November. 
 
 - To Funerals, Clerums, and Supplications, 
 sill Doblors go as to Congregatiosis, 
 
 ? That is, in their Probes. 
 
 I 
 
 j Cmmjfutters cf Tyade and VhmttStmL 
 
 T FIe Lord Archbilhop of Canterbury. 
 
 , The Lord Chancellor or Keener. 
 
 A Lord Prefidenc of the Council. 
 
 "i Lord Treafurer. 
 
 Lord Hujh-Admiral. 
 
 ,^The two Secretaries of State. 
 aThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 v! The Lord BilhoD of London. 
 
 | T.hefe have m S.thry. 
 
6SS 0je.|^cf«U &£ate Part Hi; 
 
 William lord Dartmouth. 
 
 Sir Philip Medowes. 
 
 William Blaitbwaite, Efq; 
 
 John Pollexfen , Efq;. 
 
 George Stepney, Efq; 
 
 Matthew Prior, Efq; 
 
 Thefe have 1000 l a Year each- 
 
 Secretary, William Popple, Efq; yoo /. per Annum. 
 
 Afliftant, Mr. William Popple, ioo /. per Annum, 
 
 Clerks in the Office. 
 
 m *° 1 f ,r -*• e “ fi - 
 s - 
 
 Chamber-Keepers. 
 
 Mr. Robert Child, , . .. 
 
 m,.-— 
 
 Numb. LXII. 
 
 The Queen s Serjeants at Law, 
 
 S I R ThomasPowis. I Nicholas Hooper, Efq; 
 
 Sir Salathiel Lovel. Sir Thomas Parker. 
 Sir jofeph Jekyli. i 
 
 Other.Serjeants at Law. 
 
 Sir Robert Atkins. I Sir Henry Haflel. 
 
 Sir John Turton. | Sir Thomas Jenner. 
 
 Ed'ey:. 
 
Partin. of ENGLAND. 6S9 
 
 EdwynWyat, Efq; 
 
 Sir Edward Lutwich. 
 
 Sir Henry Selby. 
 
 Sir Charles Ingleby. 
 
 Sir John Rocheram. 
 
 Sir Henry Chancey. 
 Henry Tinder, Efq; 
 Francis Fuller, E fq; 
 
 Sir William Wogan. 
 
 Sir Nathaniel Bond. 
 JolmThirbane, Ejq; 
 Thomas Goodvvyn, Eff, 
 Jofeph Girdler, Efq; 
 John Green, Ejq; 
 Thomas Gibbons^ Eff ,. 
 Charles Whitaker, Elf, 
 Philip Neve, Ejq; 
 
 Henry Turner, Eff, 
 John Hooke, Efq; 
 
 John Pratt, Eff, 
 
 William Hall, % 
 James Selby, Ejq; 
 Lawrence Agar, Efq; 
 Henry Chetham, Ejq; 
 James Grove, Eff, 
 William Bannifter, Efq; 
 Jofeph Weld, Eff, 
 
 Henry Lloyd, Efq; 
 
 Ric. Richardfon, ■ Efq; 
 John Chelhire, Efq; 
 JohnComyns, Efq; 
 
 St JohnBrotherick, Efq; 
 Sir John Benner. 
 Richard Wynn, Efq; 
 John Hoo, Efq; 
 
 John Birch, Efq; 
 Thomas Webb, Ejq; 
 
 Her Majejlfs Council Learned at'Law, 
 
 S IR. William Whitlock. J J. Aglionby, Efq; 
 
 John Farer, Ejq; Edward Jennings, Efq; 
 
 John Conyers, Efq; I Sir Janies Mountague. 
 
 Numb. LXIIi; ' 
 
 Her Majejlfs juft ices of JJfize and General-Goal 
 Delivery for the feveral Counties in Wales. 
 
 C Harles Cox, Efq; 
 Serjeant Bamiifier, 
 
 I Serjeant Neve, 
 ■ Serjeant Webb, 
 
 } 
 
 } 
 
 For Brecknock, Glamorgan 
 and Radnor Shires. 
 
 For Carmarden, Pembroke 
 mid Cardigan Shires. 
 
 I sillt&iLi, ^Slhshi« Hin£ ,rd 
 
 \ Both the Queen’s Serjeants. j " r 
 
 i X X Sato 
 
690 Relent j^tate Part in. 
 
 Serjeant Hoof, ' • \For Carnarvan, Merioneth 
 
 Stephen Harvey, E% " S Shires and Angleley. 
 
 Note, That the Serjeants and Weljb Judges, ought im¬ 
 mediately to follow the Law-Courts. 
 
 ' Numb. LXIV. 
 
 "The Tlaces where the feveral Offices are kept, that arc 
 mention’d in the foregoing Lifts. 
 
 T H E Treafary Office is in the Cockpit. 
 
 The Gnftom-Hottfe, is in Thams-Street. 
 
 The Extife Office is kept in the Old Jury, London. 
 
 Wine-Licence Office, is in —-- Court in Fhetfircci., 
 
 London. 
 
 Stamp-Office, is in Lincolns-hm Square. 
 
 Salt Duty Office, is in Pillars Street, in York Buildings. 
 
 . Petty-Chapmen's Office, is on Tower Hid. 
 
 Hackney Coaches Office, is in Suffolk Street in the Strand. 
 The Solicitors Office of the Treafury, is in White-Hall. 
 Lord Privy-Seal's Office, is in White-Hall. 
 
 Earl-Marjbal's Office, is on St. Bennets Hill, London. 
 
 The Offices of .both the Principal Secretaries of State, arc 
 in the Cock-Pit. 
 
 Signet Office, is in White-Hall. 
 
 The Paper Office is in the Cockpit. 
 
 ■Lord- Stewards, or the Board of Green-Cloth, is in Whitehall. 
 Lord Chamberlain's-Office, is in. St. James's-Par\, near 
 the Cockpit. 
 
 Matter of the Wardrobe's. Office, is in York-Buildings. 
 Matter of the Horfe's Office, is in Norlhumberland-Houfc. 
 Office of the Robes, is - . ..... 
 
 Admiralty-Office, is oppofite to Scotland Yard. 
 
 P/ww,-Office, is in-York-Buildings. 
 
 Commiffary-General'-s : Office, is atth e-Horfe-Guards, 
 Pay-Matter-Generafs Office of the Guards and Garrijons, 
 is at the fame Place. 
 
 Court-Martial, ox the-' Judge Advocate's Office, is at the 
 fame Place. 
 
 •Pay-Mafter-General’s Office of the Forces , a fling in Con¬ 
 junction with thofe.of-the Allies, is in-Golden Square. 
 
 The Office of the Comptrollers of the Ariiiy Accompts, is 
 in Spring Garden, Secretary 
 
PartHI. of ENGLAND. 6 9i 
 
 Secretary of War's Office, is in White-Hall. 
 
 The Office of Pay-Mafter-General of the Marine;, is 
 near the Palace of St. James’s. 
 
 Navy- Office is in Crunched-Ivy ess, London. 
 
 Pay-Mafter s-Office of the Navy, is in Broadftreet , London. 
 Fichtalling- Office, is on Little-Tower-Hill. 
 
 Tranfporc Office is on Great-Towcr-Hill. 
 
 Office for Regiftring Seamen, is on Great-Tower-Hill. 
 
 Sick and Wounded Office, is in Princes Court, Weftminfter. 
 The Office of Trade and Plantations, is in the Cockpit. 
 
 The Secretary’s Office of the Trail of Artillery , is in St. 
 Martins Lane, Weftminfter. 
 
 The Office of Ordnance, is in the Tower. 
 
 The Office of the Mint, is alfo in the Tower. 
 
 The Meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the 
 Gofpel in Foreign Parts, is at the Archbilhop of Canter¬ 
 bury's Library in St. Martins in the Fields. 
 
 The Office of the Governors of the fftttmis Bounty to the 
 poor Clergy, is in the new Building adjoining to the Ban- 
 quitting-Honje. 
 
 Bank of England Office, is in Grocers-Hall in the Poultry, 
 London. 
 
 £*/?-/W/rt-Company’s Office, is at the Eaft-India-Houje in 
 Leadenhall Street, London. 
 
 Poft-Off.ce-Gemral, is in Lombardftreet, London. . 
 Penny-Poft-QtRces, are mentioned (where they are kept.} 
 in the Lift, page 680. 
 
 Sion-College, is in the Pariffi of St. Alphage within Cripple- 
 gate, London. 
 
 Daflors Commons, is in the Parifli of St. Bemet Paul’s- 
 Wharf, London ; where are held the High Court of Admi- 
 | rally of England ; the High Court of Delegates, the Arches 
 Court of Canterbury, and the Prerogative Courc of Can- 
 I terbury. 
 
 j The College of Phjfcians is in Warwick-Lane, London, 
 j Grefbam-CoHege, or the Meeting of the Royal Society, &C> 
 
 ; is in Bifhopfgate-Street, London. 
 
 ; Sutton s-Hofpital is in Chartreufe-Tard, in'the Pariffi of Sr, 
 
 ■ Sepulchre, London. 
 
 j The Cottonian Library is in Weftminfter , near Wejlmin- 
 
 | ftir-mi. 
 
 \ 
 
 1 
 
 X x % 
 
 law- 
 
692 & ^tate 
 
 • Law-Offices , where kepi. 
 
 Offices belonging to the Court of Chancery. 
 
 The CfMvcftf Office is in Chancery-Lane. 
 
 Office of rhe Rolls h in Chancery-Lane. ’’ 
 
 Office of die Mailers hi Chancery, is in Five-BcUs-Court in 
 chancery-Law. x _ 
 
 Clerk of die Crown s Office is in Mitre-Court in Fleet- 
 ftreet, London. 
 
 The Six-Clerks Office is in Chancery-Lane, over againft 
 the Rolls-Chap pel. 
 
 Near which is the Office .of the two Examiners in 
 
 The 'ProiOKOtary in Chancery, keeps his Office in Middle- 
 Tempi-:-'Lane. 
 
 The Rcgiftcrs Office, in Chancery, is at Symnds-bm in 
 Chancery-Lane. 
 
 The Petty-Bag Office is next to the • Rells-Ckappel in 
 Chancery-Lane- 
 
 The Curfitors Office is in Chancery-Lane, over againft 
 
 Lincolns- Inn. '■. 
 
 The Alienation Office is. at the further end of Mitre C.o::r:, 
 in rhe Inner Temple. 
 
 The Subpoena Office is in Chichcfter Rents, in Chance i « 
 Lane- • ' 
 
 The Affidavit Office is in Chancery Lane, a little abo\ a 
 the Pump. 
 
 The Patent Office is in Lincohs-lim. 
 
 Offices belonging to the Court of Queen’s-Bench. 
 The Croww-Olfice is near the Arch, by the Water-Stairs 
 in rhe Temple. 
 
 The Chief-Clerks’ Office is in the Inner-Temple-Walks, In¬ 
 die Water fide. 
 
 The Cuji os Brevium, Mi ft Prius, and rhe Paper Offices, are 
 in the Queen's-Bench Office in the Temple: 
 
 The Office of the Clerk of the Bails and P ojleas. is in 
 Eurnivai s-bin in Hoi km. 
 
 Offices belonging to the Court t/’Cornmcm-Pieas. 
 
 The C uftos Brevium Office is in old Eift.': Court, near the 
 Middle Temple. 
 
 Ot.e 
 
partlll. of ’ENGLAND. 6 9 ; 
 
 One of the Pratonotaries Office, is in Hare-Court in the 
 Middle Temple. 
 
 Another in Mitre.Court in the Inner Temple. .. 
 
 The third in Scrls Court in Lincoln s-hm. 
 
 The Chirograpbers Office, is in Middle-Temph-Lan ,?. 
 
 The Clerk of the 7'reafurys Office, and the Clerk^ of the 
 Enrollments of Tines arid Recoveries, is in the Paper Buildings 
 in the Inner Temple. 
 
 The Clerk of the Outlawries Office, 'is in Two-Crane-Zourt 
 in Fleetjlreet . 
 
 The Office of the Clerk of the_ Warrants, is in Hare-Ccurt 
 in the Inner Temple. 
 
 The Office of the Clerk of the Queens Silver, is in S>- 
 monds-Inn in Chdncery Lane. 
 
 The Clerk of the "Juries and Habeas Corpus's., keeps his 
 Office in Mitre Court in the bincr-Temple- 
 
 The Clerk of the Effoins, keeps his Office in Hare-Court 
 in the Inner-Temple. 
 
 The Supcrfcdeas Office, is in the Poultry-Compter, Lon¬ 
 don. 
 
 Offices belonging to the Court 0/Exchequer. 
 
 The Office of the Clerk of the Pleas, is. in Lincoln 5- Inn, 
 near the Walks. 
 
 The Queens Remembrancer keeps his Office in Mitre 
 Court in the hmer-Temple. - 
 
 The Clerk of the Pipe’ s Office, is in Cony-Cturt in Gray's* 
 Inn. 
 
 The Foreign Oppofcrs Office, is in Gray's-Inn. 
 
 Firfi-Fruits Office, is near the Water-cate in the Tem¬ 
 ple. 
 
 The Court of tbs Dutchy of Lancafter, 
 
 Is kept near the lower Exchequer in Weftminftr-HaU. 
 
 . The Offices belonging to that Court, are in the Old 
 Buildings, in the firft Court in Gray s-hm. 
 
The Names of Inferior Officers are tinder the Offices 
 to which they belong. 
 
 N AbfiraU of the Ar- 
 t files of the Church 
 . of England, 57 
 
 Actuary, Qyteens^iffi. 
 Accepting- Houle, 170,535. 
 Acres of Land in England, how 
 many, 2. 
 
 A cl at Oxford, 457. 
 
 ~ Lord High Admiral of t Eng¬ 
 land, 142, 599. 
 
 Admiralty, High Court of 212, 
 
 39 2> 
 
 Admiralty Officers, 222, 599. 
 Affidavit Office, Wafer, 583. 
 Agents for Taxes, , 495. 
 Air, Soil ■ and Commodities of 
 *' England, 38. 
 
 Almoner, Lord, 164, 532. 
 America , 1 Govenmrs there, 
 
 Anglefey, 
 
 Apparel or Attire Englilh,3 1 2. 
 Apothsmits, 178,398,550. 
 
 Archbifhops and Bijhops, their 
 Names and Number, 483 
 
 Archbiffiopricks and BijhopriiL 
 deferibed, 3,4,-114. 
 
 Archdeacons, their Office, 127, 
 134. 
 
 Vid. Their Names in the Lower 
 ' Houjcs of Convocation. 
 
 Arches Court of Canterbury, 
 394 . 49 *- 
 
 Arms Royal of England, 8/. 
 
 Arms of London, 438. 
 
 Artillery Company, 361. 
 
 Trail of Artillery, 381,6.55. 
 
 St. Afaph Dioceje founded, 7. 
 
 Affiz.es, when held, 209. 
 
 Audience Court 3 133. 
 
 Auditor of the Exchequer, 493. 
 
 Auditor of the Principality of 
 
 Wales, 589, 
 
 Auditor of the Dutchy of Corn¬ 
 wall 589. 
 
 Avenir and Clerk Marfhal, 551. 
 
The Table. 
 
 B. 
 
 '^j^/ikeboufe, Qiteens,Officers of 
 
 Offences in Baking, 338. 
 Bangor Diocefe founded, 8. 
 Bank of Eng. DireBors and Of¬ 
 ficers of it, 652. 
 
 Barriflers, Utter, Inner, 41 2.. 
 Barons of England, 275. 
 Of the Exchequer, 587. 
 Of the Cinque-Ports, 730. 
 Baronets from their firfl Crea¬ 
 tion, -613. 
 
 St. BartholomewsHofp. 427. 
 Bath and Wells Bifhoprick. 
 
 founded, ' 6. 
 
 Baths hot, their Vertues, 46 
 Beacons, their Name and Ufe, 
 218. 
 
 Bedchamber Ladies, 543. 
 Bedchamber Wimen, C4.5. 
 Bedfordfhire, 9. 
 
 Benef alters to the Pul-lick, 249. 
 1o Piety, 2jc. 
 
 Learning, 25-0. 
 
 Charity, 25 r. 
 
 Berkfhire, 9. 
 
 Bethlem-Hofpital, 426. 
 
 Bijhops, their Precedcr.ce, Ju- 
 rijdiciion. Privileges, Lop 
 silty, is 4. to 123. 
 
 Bijhops, hto ElcBcd and felled, 
 
 Bijhops Courts, 133. 
 
 Bread-bearers, Sheens, 541, 
 Brecknocklhire, 34. 
 
 Offences in Braving, 338. 
 Btidewel-Hofpital, 42 6 . 
 
 Briftol Diocefe founded, 7. 
 Boroughs, Govern,men! of them, 
 214. 
 
 Buildings puUick in London 
 336 
 
 Buttery, Queens, 'Officers t here 
 S 3 <> 
 
 Bye or Peculiar Laws, 308 
 
 c. 
 
 C Adets , or younger Sons of 
 England, 102. 
 
 Cambridge-(hire, 1®. 
 
 Cambridge Univerfity, 467. 
 Canterbury Diocefe founded, 
 
 Cardiganlhire, 34. 
 
 Carmarthenlhire, 34- 
 
 CarmuCoachmen, and Wa¬ 
 termen's Rates or Fares, 445. 
 Carmarthenlhire, 3S> 
 
 Carnarvanlhire,^ 35. 
 
 CarSakers, Queens, 540. 
 Cedar, Spleens, 5 3 6 
 
 Lord Great Chamberlain of 
 England, 137,517* 
 Lord Chamberlain of the Hou- 
 jhld, 168,542. 
 
 Chamberlains of the Exche¬ 
 quer, 492, 
 
 Gent, of the Privy -Chamber, 
 172, 542, 
 
 Chancellor, Lord, of England, 
 his Dignity, Oath , Office, 
 
 1 37 • 
 
 Chancellor of Oxford, 451. 
 Chancellor of 'Cambridge, 467. 
 Chancellor of the Dutchy of 
 Lancafter, 208,504. 
 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 204,594. 
 
 Chancellors Ecclefiafiical, 392. 
 Chancery Court, Officers of it, 
 r89, 581. 
 ChappeU 
 
 Xx 4 
 
The' Table. 
 
 Chappel-Rvyal, Officers of it, 
 53 - 
 
 Chaplains in ordinary, $.3 2, 5 3 3 
 Hotijhold Chaplains at White- 
 HaJI, ■13 3 
 
 Charge of building a Firfi Rate 
 Ship, 221 
 
 Character of the Englifh, 49 
 Charity of the Clergy in 'this 
 . jigs, 250 
 
 Charity Schools, 34 * 5=9 
 Cheating, its Ptmijhment, 3 3 3 
 Chelfea-Cc&jfi Officers, ‘ 419 
 
 Chefter Dioecfe funded, 8 
 Chichefter Dioesfe founded, 6 
 Children, Euglilh, their Con¬ 
 dition, 302 
 
 Chrifian Faith, when received. 
 
 Privileges, . 139 
 
 Order, 11? 
 
 Revenue t, 242 
 
 Popffion of a Pcnef.ce, 234 
 Clerk 'of the Clojet, by whom 
 executed, 534 
 
 Cofferer, Sateens, vid. at the 
 end of the Preface. 
 
 Cciners of fa'.fe Money, their 
 Vunijbncht, 320 
 
 College of Phyjicians, _ 3 9<J 
 Commas cement at Cambridge, 
 
 Commjftry- General, 558 
 Common-Pleas Cou r t, Jrags 
 and Officers, 195,584 
 Commons of England, Knights, 
 
 Common. Law, 326 
 
 Comptroller of the Queens Her.' 
 
 (hold, _ 535 
 
 Coir put,it ion, Eng'ifll, ‘ 253 
 Confcciionary, Queens, 537 
 
 Cunfhsblc, Lord High, 141 
 
 Con fables, Petty , 2 r 2 
 
 Convocation of both Provinces, 
 113,483, 489 
 Cumberland, 12 
 
 Cup-biarcrs, Queens, 543 
 
 Cuftodes Rotulorum, 210, 
 
 597 
 
 D. 
 
 Aughters of England, !mv 
 U fil’d, tot 
 
 St. David's Diocefe founded, 8 
 Dean of the Cbappel-Royal, 
 163, 5 3 - 
 
 Demit, their Names and Nitm - 
 
The Table. 
 
 her, vld. the lower Houjes of England its Name, i 
 
 C(invocation. England pofffs’d by y feveral 
 
 Dims and Chapters, what, 12 6 Nations , 47 
 
 Deans of the old and new Fowl- Englilh Monarchy, a free Ah- 
 dation, 127 narchy, 72 
 
 Rural Deans, their Offce, 128 Englilh Names, Surnames, Ti- 
 Deacor.s, their Office, 128 ties, &c. 270 
 
 Delegates, Court of, 392 Englilh Bincfaciions fince the 
 
 Denbighlhire, 35 Reformation, 346 
 
 Derbyshire) 12 Eifiuring-Offitcs for Ioffes by 
 
 Devonlhire, 13 Fire, 3/5? 
 
 Diet, Englifli, 311 ElTex County, J4 
 
 Dmenfmsof England, 2 Exchequer Law Count Ofii- 
 
 Dilptnfiries, 397, 308 
 
 C£VS , 202y ^8*] Ik 
 
 3 591S 
 
 Difienters tolerated, 61 
 
 hlony. Exchequer Officers, 
 
 402 
 
 Droifion of England, 2 
 
 ExciSe, Commiffionsrs an 
 
 <d Of- 
 
 Devs of all forts, (tz.es and 
 
 Peers of. 
 
 
 ufes, 4 r 
 
 Dorfetlhire, 13 
 
 V. 
 
 
 Drink, how much Brewed in a 
 
 year in England, 349 
 
 A Enlcomr, 
 
 [Vi A Famine unhm 
 
 549 
 
 Duke, whence the Name, 273 
 
 
 Dukes and Dutchejfes,their num - 
 
 England qco years. 
 
 43 
 
 her anciently, and at prefent. 
 
 Feloclete, what. 
 
 
 161, 162 
 
 Felons, their Pnnijhment, 
 
 320 
 
 Durham, County Palatine of, 
 
 Fire of London, 
 
 14 ' 
 
 Fircing, Englilh, 
 
 
 
 Firfi-Fruits Officers, 
 
 589 
 
 E. 
 
 Fijhing-'Iradc too much nc 
 
 vUEt- 
 
 
 eci y 
 
 
 T^Nrls, Englilh, 272,5:17 
 
 Flag■ Officers, 
 
 Cso 
 
 JU Caller, how to find it, 253 
 
 
 
 iialt-lndia Company, <Jr > 
 
 
 
 Eaflland Trade, 6 7 
 
 Footmen, Queens, 
 
 5)2 
 
 338 
 
 E-ecleJiajlieal Bent fees, how 
 
 Forefiailing Mai kits, 
 
 .Laps’d, 237 
 
 Forgery how punifh’d. 
 
 33S 
 
 Ecclefiaflical Laws, Courts and 
 
 Forrcfis and Parks of tksC 
 
 ■town. 
 
 Caufcs, r 34. 
 
 
 Lou- 
 
 fcclefiafiical Punijhmcnts, 135-, 
 
 Fountains in. and about 
 
 : ? i <5 don. 437 
 
 ply Dioceje founded, 5 Free-holders of England, 295 
 
 Foreign Mini firs nfidingkere , French Trade a great Damage 
 515 to England, 65 
 
II. 
 
 The Table. 
 
 • G. 
 
 /~A4rnfey'7//W, 479 
 
 \_J Garrifov.s , Governors of, 
 
 575 
 
 General Officers of the Army, 
 
 558 
 
 Glatnorganfhire, 36 
 
 Gloceftef. Diocefe founded, 7 
 GJocefi-eifhiie, 1 ? 
 
 Glocefter , late Duke of, his 
 Birth , excellent finalities, 
 Sicknefs and Death, i 04 
 
 Governors of the Sfueens Boun¬ 
 ty to the poor Cl.ergy, 244,642 
 Government of England in Ge¬ 
 neral, 1 1 
 
 Government of Counties, ■ 210 
 Of Cities, 213 
 
 Corporations, 214 
 
 Government, the Charge in time 
 of Peace , _ 88 
 
 Green-Cloth, Board of, its Of- 
 : • peers, 5 < 3 
 
 Green wich-Hofpital, 4 12 
 Grefham-Gollege, 399 
 Groomfs of the Stole, 545 
 Groom-Porter, ♦ I 77 » 547 
 
 Groms of the Great Chamber, 
 544 
 
 • Daily Waiters, idem. 
 
 Of the Privy Chamber,\dcm. 
 .Of the Robes, 546 
 
 Of the Wardrobe, idem. 
 
 Of the Stables, 553 
 
 fltseens Guards, their Pay, 
 184, 183 
 
 " Horfe, 183 , 559 
 
 Granadiers , 560 
 
 Dragoons, 562 
 
 . foot, 5<>3 
 
 Guild-Hall, London, 383 
 
 H Achicy Coaches , Comtar- 
 ftoners of 508 
 
 Hampfliire, 
 
 Harbinger, Knight, 34S 
 
 Harbingers, 5 yj 
 
 Hawkers and Petcy-Chapme?i, 
 Commijftoners of, 509 
 
 Heralds College,' 405 
 
 Herefcrd Bijkoprick founded, 6 
 Herefordfhire, 17 
 
 Heirs of the Crown incapacita¬ 
 ted, 2c(j' 
 
 Hertford {hire, jfi 
 
 Houfe of Peers, 151, 5 1 fS 
 
 Houfe of Commons, 155, 5 2 [ 
 
 Houfe-keepers, fUpteetis, 54:5 
 Humours, Manners , Recreati¬ 
 ons, See. of the Englilh, 3 co 
 
 Huntingtonfliire, 17 
 
 I. 
 
 TErfey -Ifand, ' 479 
 
 J Jews admitted by Croin- 
 wel, 6: 
 
 InduBion , what a Clergyman 
 -muft do after it, 234 
 
 Inhabitants, what number in 
 England, 48 
 
 Inns of Court and Chancery, 
 4 ir, 414 
 
 Mootings in the Inns of Chan¬ 
 cery, 415 
 
 Budges, how made, 417 
 ; 'jurors; Petty, the Penalty 0j 
 giving dfalfe VerdiB, 338 
 Jttftices Lords, at the Queen’s 
 Deceafe, who J 1 ’■ 
 
 Juftices in Eyre, 549 
 
 Juftices of the Peace and Quo¬ 
 rum, 2 10 
 
The Tabid 
 
 Lent-Preachers, by whom ap- 
 I{, pointed, 1 66 
 
 Lieutenants, Lords, 217, 59? 
 
 S T. Katharines, 3 s V Libraries in Oxford, 459 
 
 Lord Keeper ' of the Great Libraries in Cambridg, 473 
 . Seal, r 3 7 > 78 r Cottonian Library , 475 
 
 Kent County of, 18 Lichfield Diocefe founded, 7 
 
 King of England, his Name, Limitations of the'Cromi, 107 
 Titles, Per fort, Office, Supri * Lincolnfhire, 20 
 
 piacy , Power, Prerogative, Lincoln Diocefe founded, 4 
 Dominions, Strength, Patri - Linncn Mmmfailure, 44 
 
 w/ohj /n/d Rejpeft, 74 t0 89, 
 or In the height 
 
 of his or her Royal Dignity, 
 1.49 
 
 Kings of Arms, 5 10 
 
 Knights of the Garter, 287, 
 
 Baronets 287,613 
 
 Bannerets, 289 
 
 Bath, idem. 
 
 Batchelors, 290 
 
 Kitchkis, Officers there, 
 
 : ■ . 537 
 
 L. 
 
 L Ancaihire, 39 
 
 Lancafter, Dutchy Courts, 
 2c8, 794 
 
 Land-Forces, -1 5 > 557 
 
 Landaff Diocefe founded, 7 
 Language, Englifb, wr? Copi- 
 I ■ ous,. 49 
 
 j laundrefs Queens, 537 
 
 \ Law,. Civil, Canon, Statute, 
 j Martial, Maritime, 304 
 \ Lawyers Fees, 417 
 
 Leather Englilh, 44 
 
 Lefture Sermons, tending to 
 promote Chanty-Schools,when 
 and where Preach'd, 6 s t i 
 Leicefterftire, aa 
 
 London, its Name, Antiquity, 
 Situation, Magnitude, and 
 number of Houfes and Inha¬ 
 
 bitants, 347 
 
 London Bridge, 428 
 
 London, its Government, Ec » 
 clefiaflical, Civil and Mili¬ 
 tary, ; <443 
 
 London Wall, Gates, Ex¬ 
 change, 428 
 
 M. 
 
 M Aids of Honour, 743 
 
 Man -Jfland, 479 
 
 Earl - Marjhal of England , 
 whence the Name, &c- 14.1, 
 
 ' 709,710 
 
 Maritime power of England, 
 219 
 
 Marquis , whence the Name , 
 273 
 
 Marjhal, Knight, 520 
 
 Marjhal of the Queen’s-Bencit 
 Prifon, ^ 379 
 
 Sr. Martin’s Library cmdSchoo!, 
 
 387 
 
 Mafler of the Horjc, 169, 331 
 Mafler of'the Wardrobe* 
 177 , 773 
 
 Mafler-General of the Ord¬ 
 nance. 6 3 
 
 Mafrcrs 
 
The Table. 
 
 Mafters in Chancery , 191, Northumberland County, 
 
 581 Norwich Diccefe founded, r 
 Mafter- of the Rolls, 192, Nottinghamshire, 2.1 
 
 581 Number of Cities, Market. Tree -,;, 
 Mejkr of the Ceremonies, 176 Forefts and Parks in Ei;g- 
 547 land, - 3/ 
 
 Maftcr of the Jewcl-Honfe, 547 Number of Peers and Purify-, 
 Ate/fcr. of the Houjhold, 171, ' 16 r 
 
 '535 Nurdring, ffe Englifn Ate;. 
 Mafter of the Revels, 54^ «cr, 2? 
 
 Maundy-Thurfday Ceremy 
 
 nies, i( 5 y O. 
 
 Mercers-Chanpel Sc/msJ, 387 
 
 Merionethlhire, 36 jO\G ttlifs in Ordinary, or, 
 
 Merchant-Taylors ScW ,3 So Officers, Great, of 
 
 Mlfcugers i>: Ordinary,Queens, Crown, ' i:4 
 
 3:48 Ojftccrs of the Ordnance, 270, 
 Middlefex, a t 65; 
 
 Militia f inding, 
 
 217 
 
 Oxfordshire, 2; 
 
 Mines, Englith ettccl other 
 
 h 40 , 
 
 Oxford Dice-fe founded, 
 
 
 Oxford Univi rj'. j, 447 
 
 Mint-Rcyal, its Officers, 
 
 302, 
 
 
 6eC 
 
 P. 
 
 ■ Monarchies of all kinds, 
 
 72 
 
 
 Montgomeryshire, ■ 
 Monmouthfhire, 
 
 35 
 
 f ~)Ages of Honour to the Seven:, 
 
 12 
 
 1 5 5 1 
 
 The Fire Monument, 
 
 431 
 
 Of thePreft r.ce- Chamber,j 44 
 
 Muftcians in Ordinary, 
 
 M. 
 
 549 
 
 0/ the Back Stairs, idem. 
 Pantry, Sheens Officers there , 
 
 Papifls, 6\ 
 
 English, 
 
 270 
 
 Parishes, how many in En¬ 
 gland, 3 
 
 i. Navy-Royal, 601 tt 
 
 1609 
 
 NavyCommiffioners arid Offt. 
 
 Parliament of England dij- 
 
 ' errs, 224, 
 
 610 
 
 cotnjed, 1 j 8 
 
 Navy, a years charge 0 
 
 f >t, 
 
 Paftry, Queens, 539 
 
 St. PaulV School, 3So 
 
 227 
 
 New- River Water, 
 
 3H 
 
 Pembrokefliire, 37 
 
 Nobility , Lower, 
 
 •93 
 
 Penftoners, Gentlemen, 181,754 
 Peterborough Dioesje founded. 
 
 Men Nobly Born or Ad fa 
 
 V of 
 
 the Clergy, 
 
 488 
 
 ■1 
 
 Norfolk County, 
 
 22 
 
 Porters at the Gate. 740 
 
 Northampconihire, 
 
 23 
 
 
 Pnbevd: 
 
' The Table. 
 
 Prebends mid Prebendaries , 
 
 217 
 
 Prerogative Court of Canter¬ 
 bury, 395 
 
 Prefcn!atie:i to a Benefice, the 
 form of it, ^ 235 
 
 Prefi'dent of the Qiicen's Coun¬ 
 
 cil, 134, 51 r 
 
 Primates and Metropolitans, 
 
 Princes of (he Blood , 102 
 
 Prince George of Denmark 
 and Norway, his Birth, 
 Travels , Marriage , Reve¬ 
 nues from Denmark , his 
 four Sifters, and how Mar- 
 r /d . . 102,105,104 
 
 ; His Highnejs the Princes Court , 
 
 57 5 
 
 Marriage, Succejjm to the 
 Crown , Supremacy , Sove¬ 
 reignty , Prerogative and 
 Character in part, 93 
 
 Queen when Confort only, not 
 Regent, 9(5 
 
 Queen’s-Bench Court and Of¬ 
 ficers, 187,581 
 
 Queens Council at Law, 6S9 
 Queens Remembrancer's Office, 
 201, 588 
 
 R. 
 
 R Adnorfliire, 37 
 
 Rangers of For efts and 
 ’ Parks, 549 
 
 Ratcliff School, 3 S 7 
 
 Rates of Carmen, Coaehr.cn and 
 
 \ His Council as Lord High-Ad- 
 ! mir.il, c 99 
 
 S Priscejs Sophia and her De- 
 j feeudants, 107 
 
 j Privy Counfetlors, 143, 51; 
 j Privy Purfe, 545 
 
 j Lord Privy Seal, and hvs Offi- 
 | cers, 139.-5°9' 
 
 | Publick Minifiers Abroad, 514 
 i Punijhments, Ecclefiaflical, 3 1 <5 
 Pmsijhmcnt for fir iking in the 
 Verge of the Court , or in 
 Weftminfter-Hj]), 33 S 
 Purveyors, Queens, 541 
 
 Q. 
 
 1 / ~\Ua!icrs, the liberty they 
 \dLgive themfehes 61 
 Quarter-Seffions, by whom and 
 how held, 21 r 
 
 i die Prefent Queen of England, 
 her Name, Titles, Surname, 
 ! Genealogy, Birth, Education, 
 
 Watermen, 445 
 
 Grave fend Tilt-Hoist, 448 
 
 Rear-Admiral of England, 
 599 
 
 Recreations, Englilh, 313 
 
 Records in the Tower, 374. 
 
 Reformation of Religion in En¬ 
 gland, 54 
 
 Religion Chriflicsn, its firjf 
 Plantation in England, 2,3 
 Rents of at! the Lands in Eng¬ 
 land, 2, 37 
 
 Reputed Servants to the Queen, 
 
 Mafier of the Revels, 548- 
 Revenues of the Nobility, 2 8 3 
 Of the Clergy, 284 
 Mijlrefs of the Robes, 1715,5 46 
 Royal Society, when and how 
 founded, 40 r 
 
 Peilows of it, 4c r 
 
 Rarities , 404 
 
 Advantages of it, 463 
 Objections■ 
 
The Table. 
 
 0bjeltions dgainfi it an- 
 fair d t 403 
 
 Rutlandfhire, 16 
 
 S. 
 
 S Jeriflav, what, 129 
 
 Sadberg, an Earldom be¬ 
 longing to the BifhopofD ur- 
 ham, 124 
 
 Salt-Duty, Commiffioners of it, 
 
 . 506 
 
 Savoy in the Strand, 383 
 Scalding-Houfe, Queen's Offi¬ 
 cers, 539 
 
 Scotland, 479 
 
 Scullery, Queen's, 539 
 
 Secretaries of State, and their 
 Officers, 145, 513 
 
 Secretary of War, 116, 558 
 
 Serjeants at Law, 416 
 
 ■Serjeants of Arms, ■ 547 
 
 Serjeant Chirurgeon, 550 
 Serjeant and MatJbal-Farrier, 
 55 7 - 
 
 Servants, Englilh, their Con¬ 
 dition, 3°3 
 
 Sewers Gentlemen , 543 
 
 Sheriffs of Counties, ' 2x1 
 
 Shroplhire, 2 6 
 
 Sick and Wounded Office, C om- 
 rniffimers, 6u 
 
 Signet Office, 514 
 
 Simony bow inenrr'd, the Pe- 
 . ’ nalty of it, * 237 
 
 Sion-CD/ftgf?, London, 388 
 Societies injlituted for the ad¬ 
 vancement of Kc/ig/cw,Incor¬ 
 porated and Voluntary , 
 34° 
 
 Society for Reformation of 
 Manners, 341 
 
 Society for the Propagation of 
 
 the Gofpel in Foreign Parts> 
 342, 626 
 
 Solicitor of the Treajury, 49; 
 Somerfetlhire, 27 
 
 Somerfet-Houfe, 384 
 
 King's eldejl Son, Prince oj 
 Wales from his Birth, 98 
 Natural Sons, 101 
 
 Princefs Sophia, her Birth, 
 Marriage, Iffue, Character, 
 
 Southwark, . 3<ni 
 
 Staff-Officers, General, 5 5 0 
 Stamp-Office, Commiffioners . 
 
 5-'- 
 
 Stanneries, Lord Warden of, 
 
 SS"- 
 
 S tat tie at Charing-Crofs, 43 1 
 Statues in London and Sub¬ 
 urbs, 429 
 
 Lord High Steward of Eng¬ 
 land, ' 136 
 
 Lord Steward of the Queen: 
 
 Houfhold , t£>7, 516, 537 
 
 Sttcceffors, Popijh, hew many ex¬ 
 cluded, 1 o'! 
 
 Sttcceffors, Proteflants, 108 
 Suffolk County, 2 3 
 
 Suffragan Bifhops , 1 2 ? 
 
 Surrey County,- 2S 
 
 Surveyor of the High-Ways . 
 
 Suffex County. 28 
 
 Sutton 's-Hofpital, vulgo, Char- 
 terhoufe, 41 ■? 
 
 T. 
 
 T Jlly, ('Exchequer) whence 
 the'word, 20 6 
 
 Striking Tallies, what, 207 
 Tellers of the Exchequer, 206 
 494 
 Tennis- 
 
The Table: 
 
 TmU.Gourt, Mafer of it, y Jo 
 Term, (Law) when begin and 
 end, 
 
 Teflimnia! for a Clergy-man, 
 216 
 
 Thames, (River of) 3 Jo 
 
 ; Theatre in Oxford, 46? 
 
 I' St. Thomas’-f Hofpital, 426 
 ! timber for Shipping, Englifh, 
 
 \ 45 
 
 1 Titles of Honour , Englifh, 27 2 
 i Tower of London, its Offi¬ 
 cers, 37 °' 6 77 
 
 Trade and Plantation-Office, 
 6 9 o 
 
 Trade of England, vaft, 62 
 
 Trade fill wants Encourage¬ 
 ment, 6 7 
 
 Trades-Men, 296 
 
 Trade of London, 351 
 Tranfport-Office, Commi([toners, 
 612 
 
 Traytors, their Pmtijlment ,3 20 
 Lord Treafurer (/England and 
 his Officers, 138. 492 
 Treafurer of t he Ucufbold, 170 
 ! 535 
 
 ■; Chamber, 547 
 
 i Navy, 224, 6io 
 
 I Trumpeters, (Opem's) 550 
 
 XJniverftties, both, 449 
 UJhr, (Gent.) of the Black Rod, 
 543 - 
 
 Vfhers, (Gent.) of the Privy- 
 Chamber, . 174, 543 
 
 Daily-Waiters, ib- 
 
 Qitarter -Waiters, 544 
 
 Of the Treafury, 495. 
 
 W. 
 
 Ales, its twelve Corn- 
 
 Wardens,(Church) ihsir Offices, 
 12a 
 
 Warden of the Jeleez-Prifon, 
 
 ySs 
 
 Wardrobe Officers, 5 &.C 
 
 Warwickfliire, 3 o 
 
 Watches and Clocks , bef in Eu¬ 
 rope, 70 
 
 Weights and Miafures, Englifh, 
 
 ' 2 57 
 
 Weftminfter Abbey and School , 
 360. 3S5 
 
 Weftminfter, its Government, 
 Ecclefiafhal, Civil, Milita¬ 
 ry 3 59, 6 . 5 ? 
 
 Weftmorland County, 30 
 
 Wikihive, 3 s 
 
 Winchefter Diocffie founded, 4 
 
 1 V> 
 
 1 \ 7 Agabonds, 6] 
 
 V Verge-Officers, $41 
 
 Vice-Admiral (/England,599 
 ' Vice-Admiralties and Vice-Ad¬ 
 mirals, 314, 600 
 
 Vices, their Punijhment, 3 r 4 
 : Viclualling-Officc,Commiffioners, 
 (Si 1 
 
 ; Villages, Government of them, 
 
 Wine-Licence Officers, ToS 
 Wine-Porters, (Klucenf) i 4 r 
 Wives, (Englifh) their Condi, 
 tion the bejl in the World, 
 2 99 
 
 Wood-yard, (Queen's Officers) 
 
 . 539 
 
 Wool, its Annual Produce, 43 
 Women, f Noble) 300 
 
 Women, (Englifh} chafe, in- 
 dufirim, y» 
 
■The 
 
 Women,Children and Servants, 
 their condition , 298 
 
 Worcefter Diocefe founded, 6 
 Worcefterfhire, 31 
 
 $ork-houfts in London, 436 
 
 Y. 
 
 Y Ards for building Ships, 
 Officers there, 22 6 
 Teomanry of England, 295 
 Yemen of the Queen's Guards , 
 1S2. 555 
 
 Table,' 
 
 York Diocefe founded, 
 Yorkfliire, and its Div.■ 
 
 York City, 
 
 Charity-Schools in the C . 
 
 and City of York, 63! 
 Lord Archbifhop of Yorl 
 Precedence, Titles, Jit; 
 cl ion, 
 
 Convocation for the Provi: 
 York, 
 
 FI U / S.