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14. GEORGE HORSEY,] The Horseys had a free and competent estate at Digswell in this County, where they had lived long in good Esteem. It hapned that Sir John Horsey of Clifton in the County of Dorset (whose two daughters were married in∣to the Families of Mohune and Arnold) wanting an Heir-Male, settled the main of his estate, which was very great, on Ralph the son of this George Horsey.
His Father advised this Ralph his son (newly augmented with the addition of so great an Estate) that in case he should have any occasion to sell lands, not to part with his Hartford-shire Inheritance, which had continued so long in the Family, but rather to make sale of some Dorset-shire land.
But the young Gentleman ill-advised sold this his Patrimony first of all. For which the rest of his means probably prospered no whit the better; Not one foot thereof re∣maining at this day to his posterity. I write not this to grieve any of his surviving Re∣lations, but to instruct all in obedience to their Parents lawful commands.
16. HEN. COCK Arm.] He was afterward knighted and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Q. Elizabeth and King Iames, who lay at his house May the second, at his first coming out of Scotland to London, where so abundant entertainment, that no man of what condition * 1.1 soever, but had what his appetite desired, which made the K. at his departure heartily thank the good Knight for his great expences. This Sir Henry's daughter was married to the Lord Delaware.
44. EDWARD DENNY Knight.]: was High Sheriffe of this Countie, when King* 1.2 Iames coming from Scotland passed through it, He was attended on by 140 men su∣tably apparell'd and well mounted, with whom he tendred his service to the King, pre∣senting also his Majesty with a gallant Horse, rich saddle and furniture. But before the year of his Shreivalty was expired, King James created him Baron Denny of Waltham, and another supplyed the remainder thereof.