Volume 2

The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes ... : faithfully collected from public records ... and other select authorities together with an exact transcript of Domesday book so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English to which are added the epitaphs and memorabel inscriptions in all the parishes ... / by Sir Henry Chauncy.

Henry Chauncy

Date:: 1826

Credit: The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes ... : faithfully collected from public records ... and other select authorities together with an exact transcript of Domesday book so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English to which are added the epitaphs and memorabel inscriptions in all the parishes ... / by Sir Henry Chauncy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bisa v4 which was the Signal at that fortunate Battle fought at @reg- Ny 8), where he obtained a great Victory, about three Years after the Erection of the round Table at G@indsor, and made it the chief Ensign of the Order for the Symbol of Unity and Society, from whence that select Number was thus incorpo- rated into a Fraternity, and are now termed Knights of the Garter. | Bee ere Which Order was instituted in the 23d Year of King rder. Ashmole of Edward III. and the Queen, attended with three hundred fol.ig7, Of the fairest Ladies, adorned with all imaginable Gallantry, to make the Solemnity more glorious; where all the chief Knights and Esquires appeared, that were desirous to shew their military Prowess and Valour in all Feats of Arms, and the publick Exercises proper for the Place and Occasion. eae The King did assign the Garter, Mantle, Surcoat, and 203, 208, 211, Ldood, for the Distinction of this Order, and King Henry 29, 220,220 VIII. did add the George and the Collar for the greater Glory thereof. But I shall forbear to say more of this Or- der, since Mr. Ashmole has treated so largely of it in his learned Piece of the Garter, to which I refer the Reader. But to return to this noble Lord. | He married Elizabeth, Daughter of William Brooke, Lord Cobham, by whom he had Issue William, and Frances married to Henry Lord Clifford, then Son and Heir appa- rent to Francis Earl of Cumberland. He erected a stately Building in this Mannor, which is a fair Pallace, that ex- ceeds all the Houses in this County, and two large Parkes, one for fallow, the other for red Deer, with a Vineyard at the Bottom of the Park ; died at {#larlborough, on Sunday the 24th of May, Anno Dom. 1612,10 Jac. I. and was buried in this Parish Church. Earl William succeeded, was installed Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, made Custos Rotulorum, and Lord Lieutenant of the Militia in this County ; he married Katharine, the youngest Daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, by whom he had Issue seven Sons, James who died young, Charles, Robert, Philip, William, Alger- non, and Edward; and five Daughters, Anne Wife of Al- gernon, Ear] of Northumberland, Elizabeth married to Wil- liam Earl of Debon, Diana, who died single; Katharine married to Philip Lord Lisle, Son and Heir apparent to Robert Earl of Leicester, and Mary married to William Lord Qhanvdos. nig . Charles, after the Death of James his elder Brother, mar- ried Jané Daughter and Coheir to James Maxwell, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to King Charles I. after- wards made Earl of Beriton in Scotland ; by whom he had Issue seven Sons, James who succeeded his Grandfather Robert, Charles, Wiliam, Edward, Henry, and George

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