A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Roman government, unto the death of King James ... / Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a method, by Sir Richard Baker, knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of ... King Charles the Second [by Edward Phillips].

Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.

Date:: 1679

Credit: A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Roman government, unto the death of King James ... / Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a method, by Sir Richard Baker, knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of ... King Charles the Second [by Edward Phillips]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$ill «■ A Catalogue of the Marquifs’s of England 1^41. which Title of Marquis determined with his liTue Male, Sir Francis de San&o Maure^ Knight, this Dake’s Grandfather, was created Baron Seymour of Frarbridge^ FebrAp,, 1^40. liCar.i dyed in 166/^. unto whom fucceeded his Son Baron Charles^ who dyed in 166$, who was the Father of this Duke. 3. George Villiers^ Duke, Marquis, and Earl of Bucbingham^ Earl of Coventrey^ Vifcount ViU lierSy and Baron Whaddon of TfOoaddon i Chan- cellour (as his Father before him) of the Fa¬ mous llniverfity oiCambridgeCompanion of the Royal Order of the Garter; He is the onely Son furvivant, and Heir of that thrice Illuftrious Peer, and Pole-ftar in the firma¬ ment of our Horizon, the late George Duke of Buckingham^ fo created by King James of blef- fcd Memory in the zi.year of his Reign, (623. Charles Stuart^ Duke of Kichmond and Lenos^ Earl of March and Lichfield^ Baron of Layton- Bromfivold^ Steward of NerpberryJ)arHeley^Mer- iiven^ and St. Andreros ^ and Knight of the Garter. Duke James of Lmr, his Unkle, cre¬ ated Duke of Kichmond^ Aug^ 18, ly Car. I. whofe Father, the Lord Efme Stuart^ was created Earl of March, and Baron of Lay- ton Bromfepoldj in 16ip. 17 Jac» 6, Chri(iopher Monc\t Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron.Monck^ oil Fotberidge, Beau¬ champ and Leyes i One of the Gentlemen of His Majefties Bed-Chamber, Collonel Com¬ mander of one of His Majefties late rais’d Re¬ giments, and Companion of the Royal Order of the Garter, He is the foie Son and Heir of his moft Renowned , and highly Magnani¬ mous Father, the late Illuftrious George Duke of Albemarle j To which Title of Duke his Son fucceeded his faid Father, being created Duke by King Charles the Second, Jttly J. 1660. 7. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and of Buck^ leingh', Earl of Voncafier, and of T>alk^ith% Baton o( Lyndaljf'hiicbtjier and A/hdale -, One of the Lords of his Majefties Privy Councel, Great Captain Commander of his Majefties Royal Life-Guard ^ General of the EngUfh Forces now militant in France j and Knight of - the Thrice Noble Order of the Garter, Uen^ Cavendifh, Duke, Marquis, and Earl of ' Netf>-Cafile\ Earl oiOgle, Vifcount Mansfield^ .. Baron Ogle, Bertram, and BolJ&ver v One of 'the Gentlemen of his Majefties Bed-Chamber, and one of the Lords of his Majefties Privy Councel i Lord Lieutenant of the County of Nottingham. William his Fatiier was created Vifcount Mansfield, iS. Jac. 1620. and Earl oi'.Nevpcaftle, and Baron Bolfover in id27* Anno tertio Czxoliprimi-. Marquis oiNetvcajik,^ OVt.7.']. id43. Ip Car. 1. and Duke of Nena- Cafile, and Earl of Ogle, in 166.^. p, Barbara Villiers, Daughter and Heir unto the late William Viconnt Grandijm in Ireland,Dnt- chefs of Cleveland, Countefs of Southampton and Cafilemayne, and Baronefs of Nonfuch, and Palmer of Limrick^-, created in idyo. 10. Lovife de ^erovalle, Dutcheis oP Portfmouth, Countefs of Faram alias Farnbam, and Ba¬ ronefs of Petersfield j fo created for her life, Augufl Ip. 1^73. 11. Charles Lems, Duke of Kichmond, Earlof March, and Baron of Setrington created Aut^ P. 1675. 12. Charles Fitz-Koy, Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichelier, and Baron of Newberry^ crtkitd Sept, 10. 1^75, 13. Henry Fitz-Koy, Duke of Grafton, Earl -of Eufion, Vicount Jpfmch, and Baron of Sudbury\ created Earl, Vicount, and Baron, in or about 1^72. and Duke, II. 1575. The Son, Brother, Unkle, and Nephew of the King, have Precedency of all other Dukes, by A<fb of Parliament, 31 He«,8. Chap.io. Which Brother, Unkle, and Nephew, are onely Princes of the Royal Blood oPEngland: Which Priviledge ends with them, and defeends not unto their Folk-*- tity. The firft Duke of England, according unto Antiquity, is the Duke of Norfolk. . if MAKQJJl S's of Engl AND* T' X ^ HE moft Noble and Potent Prince Charles Parvlet Marquis of Winchejier, Earl oiWiltfhirei Baron S, John of Ba¬ ling, Le premier Marquis WAngleterre, lineally deicended from Sir William Patvlet, Knight, and Knight of the Garter, and of that Ancient Knightly Family of the Paivlets in Wilts 5 and the Heir general of the Lord St* John oPBazing in Hants. Which Sir Wil¬ liam was created Baron St. John of Bazinghy King Hen. 8, 30 th of his Reign, to whom he was Treafurer of his Houlhold. He was Lord High Steward of the Houftiold to Edward the 5th, of the Norman Line, Prefident of the Privy Councel to the 8th, Edward the 5th, Queen Miry, and ^aeen Elizabeth h and Lord Trtainrcr oi England under the Three laft Princes, and living to fee an hundred and three peifons iifued out of his Loins Died in the 87th year of his age, at his Manner of Bazing, the loth of March, 1571. From that Marquis William, is lineally defeended the pre- Pent Charles, fucceffively the 5th Marquis of Winebefier, by the name oPPawlet. 2, Henry ^omerfet, M?iicpns and Earl oiWorcefier, Eail$

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