The Number of Persons that have have Place and Suffrage in both Houses.

To the Lords House belong 3 Dukes of the Royal Blood, though one be infra aetatem. 7 other Dukes. 3 Marquises. 56 Earls. 9 Vicounts, and 67 Barons, in all 154. Then there are two Archbishops, and 24 Bishops; so that the Total is 180. But many being under age, some sick and infirm, others abroad in the Kings Service, the ordinary number is about 100.

To the House of Commons belong first for the 40 Shires of England two for each, in all 80 Knights; then one for each of the twelve Counties of Wales, 12 Knights. For 25 Cities in England, two to each, and London four, in all 52 Citizens. For the Cinque Ports 16 Barons, for the two Universities two Burgesses for each: For 168 Burroughs there are about 330 Burges∣ses, for some few of those Burroughs send but one Burgess apiece, Lastly in each of the 12 Counties of Wales, there is one Burrough that sends only one Burgess; so the total Number of the House of Com∣mons, is a little above 500 persons, where∣of commonly near 200 are absent upon bu∣siness or sickness; &c.

Note, that the Barons of the Cinque Ports, are at this day onely as other Bur∣gesses Page  72 in Parliament, but are still called Barons, after the antient manner, be∣cause heretofore they got great renown by their exploits at Sea in defending the Kingdom, in memory whereof, they have yet the Priviledge to send Burgesses to bear the Cloth of State over the Kings Head on the day of his Coronation, and to dine that day in the Kings Presence.