A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Date of Creation, Descent and Present State of Every Title of Peerage which Has Existed in this Country Since the Conquest...J. Nichols and son, 1825 - Nobility |
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Page xxii
... leaving Elizabeth , the wife of Richard Earl of War- wick , his daughter and sole heir . By one inquisition it was found that he died seised , in his own right , among other Lordships , of the Castle and Hundred of Berkeley ; but by ...
... leaving Elizabeth , the wife of Richard Earl of War- wick , his daughter and sole heir . By one inquisition it was found that he died seised , in his own right , among other Lordships , of the Castle and Hundred of Berkeley ; but by ...
Page xxiv
... leaving Maurice his brother his heir . The Marquess , bow- ever not having any children , and being highly displeased at the marriage of his said brother , covenanted by indenture , dated 10 Dec. 3 Hen . VII . 1487 , to assure the ...
... leaving Maurice his brother his heir . The Marquess , bow- ever not having any children , and being highly displeased at the marriage of his said brother , covenanted by indenture , dated 10 Dec. 3 Hen . VII . 1487 , to assure the ...
Page lviii
... leaving a son of full age , such son is entitled to a Writ of Summons in consequence of the Writ and Sitting of his father * , though the effect of such Writ , in the lifetime of the father or grandfather , only accelerates the ...
... leaving a son of full age , such son is entitled to a Writ of Summons in consequence of the Writ and Sitting of his father * , though the effect of such Writ , in the lifetime of the father or grandfather , only accelerates the ...
Page lxxxvi
... leaving two sons , James and George . James the eldest son succeeded to the Dukedom , and died without issue in 1764. George , the second son , was attainted of high treason in 1745 , and died in 1760 , during the life time of his ...
... leaving two sons , James and George . James the eldest son succeeded to the Dukedom , and died without issue in 1764. George , the second son , was attainted of high treason in 1745 , and died in 1760 , during the life time of his ...
Page lxxxvii
... leaving John his brother surviving , who left issue two sons , David and Walter . David , the eldest , was also attainted of high treason in 1746 , and sur- rived his father ; he died in 1803 , leaving a son , who died unmarried in 1812 ...
... leaving John his brother surviving , who left issue two sons , David and Walter . David , the eldest , was also attainted of high treason in 1746 , and sur- rived his father ; he died in 1803 , leaving a son , who died unmarried in 1812 ...
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1st Baron 1st Earl Anno April attainted Baroness BARONS BY TENURE BARONS BY WRIT Bart Beauchamp Berkeley brother and heir Castle Charles circa Created Baron Created Duke Created Earl Created Viscount daughters and coheirs died dignity Dugdale Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal Earldom Edward Edward III eldest Elizabeth failing his issue George grandson and heir Grey heir apparent heirs male Henry Henry VI Henry VIII honors became Extinct Howard Hugh Ireland issue male John John de Sutton July June King last Baron last Earl Lord Lovel March married Mons'r never Summ Nevill Parl Patent Percy Plantagenet Powis Present Baron Present Earl Ralph Richard Robert Rolls of Parliament Scotland Scrope Sept Sire sister and heir sole heir Stafford succeeded Summ summoned to Parliament Thomas title became Extinct TRIERS TRIERS OF PETITIONS Vide VIII VISCOUNTCY William Writ of Summons
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Page vi - Esq. Whereupon, his Majesty was pleased to order in council, that the cause should be heard by the Privy Council, on the 19th January, 1669, when the two Chief Justices and the Lord Chief Baron were ordered to attend. The Counsel for the said Robert Cheeke affirmed, that...
Page xiv - A right to be summoned to parliament by reason of " tenure, of any land denominated at any time a barony, " does not appear by any document which the committee " have discovered, to have been asserted in the reign of
Page lxiv - That no Peer of this realm can drown or extinguish his honour (but that it descend to his descendants), neither by surrender, grant, fine, nor any other conveyance to the King...
Page lxiv - Attorney-General, are unanimously of opinion, and do resolve and adjudge, that no fine now levied nor at any time hereafter to be levied to the King can bar such title of honour, or the right of any person claiming such title under him that levied or shall levy such fine.
Page 265 - Another dignity attributed to the dukes of Beaufort is the " viscouuty of Grosmont," but it has baffled the editor's research to discover the source whence that title is derived. Dale takes no notice of any such dignity ; and the only trace of a title at all similar is that recited in the commission juat noticed, wherein he is styled baron Beaufort, of Caldecot, Grismond, and Gower.
Page 790 - A Perfect Copy of all Summons of the Nobility to the great Councils and Parliaments of this Realm, from the 49th of King Henry III. until these present Times, SK.
Page 186 - King, for certainly the weight of authority at that time was all . in favour of the measure. In the Third Report of the Committee of the House of Lords on the Dignity of a Peer (1822) it is stated : The committee find it has been asserted that the persons to whom dignities have been granted by the Crown have usually had therein rights of inheritance, although in some...
Page xlvi - Barony devolves on the surviving daughter, or the heir of her body. If, however, the representation of such daughter be among her co-heirs, the dignity falls into abeyance among them...
Page 11 - To the merit of sedulous care, of rigid impartiality, and to having acted upon the resolution of not stating a single word which he did not believe to be strictly true, with the view of flattering the pride, or gratifying the ambition of others, he conscientiously feels that he is entitled ; and many instances will be found where dignities which by every previous writer have been attributed to different noble families, are in these pages proved either to be now vested in other individuals, to have...
Page xlvi - Barony, is indivisible.* Thus, if a Baron leaves no son, the honour becomes vested in his daughters ; if he has only one daughter, she succeeds to it. but if there be more daughters than one, the title falls into ABEYANCE amongst them, and continues in that state either until all but one of the daughters be deceased without issue, or the sole heir of only one daughter survives ; in which case the Barony devolves on the surviving daughter, or the heir of her body. If, however, the representation of...