The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county

Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661., Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41.

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BEDFORD-SHIRE.

Memorable Persons.

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Sheriffs of Bedford and Buckingham-shire.

Anno 1: Rich. Basset & Albertus de Veer. Rob. Carun
Anno 2: Henri•… de Essex consti∣tuit Simonem Fitz. Petre Vicecomitem for 4 years.
Anno 6: Gal. filius Radulph
Anno 7: Rich. fil•…us O•…rti for 3 years.
Anno 10: Hug. de la Leg•… & Rich. filius Osberti for 6 years.
Anno 16: David. Archidea. & Will. filius Rich.
Anno 17: Will. filius Rich. & David. Arch. for 3 years.
Anno 20: Will. filius Rich. for 6 years.
Anno 26: Will. Rufus for 7 years.
Anno 33: Will. Rufus, & Oger. filius Ogeri, pro dimad. Anni.

Anno 1: Will. Rufus for 6 years.
Anno 7: Simon. de Belchampe for 3 years.
Anno 10: Will. de Albeny & Rob. Braybrook

Anno 1: Will. de Albeny
Anno 2: Galf. filius Petri, & Rob. de Braybrook for 4 years.
Anno 6: Rob. de Braybrook & Rob. filius Hemer.
Anno 7: Rob. & Rober.
Anno 8: Rob. filius Hemeri
Anno 9: •…dem.
Anno 10: Rob. de Braybrook for 3 years.
Anno 13: Rob. de Braybrook, & Hen. filius ejus
Anno 14: Hen. Braybrook, & Rob. Pater ejus
Anno 15: Idem.
Anno 16: Hen. Braybrook
Anno 17: Idem.

Anno 1
Anno 2: Fulco de Breantel
Anno 3: Idem.
Anno 4: Ful. de Breantel & Rad. de Bray for 4 years.
Anno 8: Ful. de Breantel
Anno 9: Walt. de Pateshull de Ac∣cestane for 4 years.
Anno 13: Steph. de Wegrave & Will. de Martiwaste
Anno 14: Steph. de Segne
Anno 15: Steph. de Segne & Rich. de Atteneston for 3 years.
Anno 18: Steph. de Segne & Joh. Ulecot
Anno 19: Radus. filius Reginald
Anno 20: Will. de Bello Campo. & Ric. de Porchhalt
Anno 21: Will. de Bello Campo
Anno 22: Reginald. de Albo Mona∣sterio
Anno 23: Rob. de Hega
Anno 24: Pau•…us Penire
Anno 25: Idem.
Anno 26: Joh. •…rumband
Anno 27: Will. Holdwell for 7 years.
Anno 34: Alex. de Hammeden for 3 years.
Anno 37: Nul. Tile Com. in Ro∣tulo
Anno 38: Simon de Glendon
Anno 39: Idem.
Anno 40: Rob. le Savage. Rich. le Savage filius Johan.
Anno 41: Rob. de Tottenhall
Anno 42: Idem.
Anno 43: Alex. de Hamden. for 4 years.
Anno 47: Alex. de Hamden. & Si∣mon de Pateshill for 5 years.
Anno 52: Edw. filius Regis Primo∣genitus
Anno 53: Idem.
Anno 54: Edw. filius primo genitus & Barthol. de Towen Sub∣vic. ejus for 3 years.

Anno 1: Thomas de Bray
Anno 2: Idem.
Anno 3: Hugo de Stapleford for 4 years.
Anno 7: Johan. de Chedney for 4 years.
Anno 11: Radul. de Goldington for 3 years.
Anno 14: Will. de Boyvill for 3 years.
Anno 17: Will. de Tarrevill
Anno 18: Joh. de Popham
Anno 19: Idem.
Anno 20: Will. de Turrevill for 5 years.
Anno 25: Sim. de Bradenham
Anno 26: Walter. deMolesworth for 10 years.

Anno 1: Gil. de Holme, & Wal. de Molesworth
Anno 2: Will. Merre for 4 years.
Anno 6: Walt. de Molesworth, & Joh. de Pabenham for 3 years.
Anno 9: Joh. de la Hay
Anno 10: Idem.
Anno 11: Joh. de la Hay, & Rog. de Tirringham.
Anno 12: Phil. de Aylesbury. & Rich. de Cave
Anno 13: Rich. de Cave, & In∣gilran de Berenger
Anno 14: Idem.
Anno 15: Ingelramus Berenger
Anno 16
Anno 17: Rog. de Tiringham
Anno 18: Rog. de Tiringham & Joh. de la Hay
Anno 19: Johan. de la Hay & Phil. de Aylesbury.

Anno 1: Johan. de la Mareschall & Phil. de Aylesbury
Anno 2: Idem.
Anno 3: Joh. de Mareschall
Anno 4: Phil. de Aylesbury for 3 years.
Anno 7: Nul. Titl. Com. in Ro∣tulo
Anno 8: Rad. de Wedon
Anno 9: Idem.
Anno 10: Rich. Ward
Anno 11: Rad. de Wedon
Anno 12: Nich. de Passelow, & Will. Aloton
Anno 13: Idem.
Anno 14: Nich. Passelow
Anno 15: Ger. de Braybrook
Anno 16: Henric. Chalfhunt, & Gerrard. de Braybrook
Anno 17: Joh. Aygnell, & Hen. Chalfhunt
Anno 18: Hen. Chalfhunt, & Joh. Wignell
Anno 19: Tho. de Swinford
Anno 20: Idem.
Anno 21: Will. Croyser
Anno 22: Idem.
Anno 23: Tho. Fernibrand
Anno 24: Idem.
Anno 25: Joh. Chastilion, & Tho. Fernibrand
Anno 26: Joh. Chastilion
Anno 27: Ger. de Braybrook
Anno 28: Idem.
Anno 29: Pet. de Salford, & Ger∣Braybrook
Anno 30: Pet. de Salford
Anno 31: Joh. de Hampden, & Hug. Chastilion
Anno 32: Joh. de Hampden
Anno 33: Idem.
Anno 34: Pet. de Salford
Anno 35: Joh. de Hampden
Anno 36: Pet. de Salford for 4 years.
Anno 40: Joh. de Aylesbury for 6 years.
Anno 46: Johan. Chyne
Anno 47: Johan. Ragoun
Anno 48: Johan. Aylesbury
Anno 49: Johan. de Arden
Anno 50: Johan. de Broughton
Anno 51: Johan. de Ollueyge

Henry II.

1 RICHARDUS BASSET, & ALBERICUS DE VEER.]

The Catalogue of the Sheriffs of Cambridge and Huntington-shires, as also of Essex and Hartford-shire, beginneth with the same names so that •…ix Counties (but all lying together) were under their inspection. None need to question, but that this Albe∣ricus de Veer was the very same with him, who by Maud the Empress was made the first Earl of Oxford, of whom hereafter this year in Cambridge-shire. Mean time we take notice of an Usterosis, beholding R. Basset (though first named) as his Under-Sheriff.

2. HENRY de ESSEX.]

He is too well known in our English Chronicles, being Baron of Raleigh in Essex, and Here∣ditary Standard-bearer of England. It happened in the reign of this King, there was a fierce battle fought in Flint-shire at Coleshull, betwixt the English and Welch, wherein this Henry de Essex,*Animum & Signum simul abjecit, betwixt Traitor and Coward cast away both his Courage and Banner together, occasioning a great over-throw of English.

But he that had the baseness to doe, had the boldness to deny the doing of so foul a fact; untill he was challenged in combate by Robert de Momford, a Knight, Eye-wit∣ness thereof, and by him overcome in a Duell. Whereupon his large inheritance was confiscated to the King, and he himself, partly thrust, partly going into a Convent, hid his head in a Coul•…, under which, betwixt shame and sanctity, he blushed out the re∣mainder of his life.

Page 12216 DAVID ARCHIDIACONUS, &c.]

It may justly seem strange, that an Arch-deacon should be Sh•…riff of a Shire, and one would have sought for a person of his Profession rather in a Pulpit, then in a Shire∣Hall.

Some will answer, that in that Age Men in Orders ingrossed not onely Places of Ju∣dicature, but also such as had Military and Martial Relations, whereof this Sheriff did in some sort partake. But under correction, I conceive, that though Bishops (who had also Temporall Baronies) were sometimes Sheriffs, yet no inferiour Clergy-men, being in Orders, were ever advanced to that Office, neither in Anoient, nor in Modern Times. Sure I am, that in the reign of King Charles, one being pricked Sheriff of Rutland, es∣caped, pleading that he was a Deacon.

Yet we meet with many, whose surnames sound of Church-relation, both in the Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Sheriffs.

1. Abbot of	London
2. Arch-deacon of	Cornwall
3. Bishop of	Sussex
4. Chaplain of	Norfolke
Clerk of	Northamptonshire
Dean of	Essex
Frier of	Oxfordshire
Moigne of	Dorsetshire
M on of	Devonshire
Parson of	Buckinghamshire
Pope of	Oxfordshire
Prior of	London

It addeth to the difficulty, that whereas persons of their profession were formerly enjoyned single lives, we find in this list some of their sons in the next generation Sheriffs also.

But take one answer to all, as these were Lay▪men, so probably their Ancestors were Ecclesiasticks, and did officiate according to their respective Orders and Dignities. These afterwards having their patrimony devolved unto them, by the death of their elder bre∣thren, were dispenced with by the Pope to marry, yet so that they were always afterwards called by their former profession, which was fixed as a surname on their posterity. Thus we read how in France, Hugh de Lusignian, being an Arch-bishop (and the last of his fami∣ly) when by the death of his Brethren, the Signieuries of Partnay, Soubize, &c. fell unto him, he obtained licence to marry, on condition that his posterity should bear the name of Archevesque, and a Miter over their Arms for ever.

As for the Surname of Pope in England, it is such a transcendent, I cannot reach it with mine own, and must leave it to more judicious conjectures.

King John.

13. ROB. de BRAYBROOK, & HEN. filius. ejus.]

14. HEN. BRAYBROOK, & ROB. pater ejus.]

Here is a loving reciprocation. First, a son Under-sheriff to his father, ▪that was his du∣ty; Secondly the father Under-sheriff to his son, that was his courtesie. Indeed I can name one Under sheriff to his own father, being a Gentleman of right worthy extra∣ction and estate, which son afterwards (in my memory) became Lord Chief Justice, and Treasurer of England.

Henry III.

52 EDVARD. filius REGIS primo-genitus.]

It soundeth not a little to the honour of these two shires, that Prince Edward, after∣wards the most renowned King of England, (first of his Christian name since the Con∣quest) was their Sheriff for five years together. Yea, the Imperial-Crown found him in that office, when it fell unto him, though then absent in Palestine. We may presume, that Bartholomew de Fowen his Under-sheriff, was very sufficient to manage all matters under him.

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