Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

Noted Sheriffs.

Hen. 6. An. 1. Ranul. Com. Cestr. and Henry de Al∣dicheleia. This Henry was the first Lord Audley in this County, and Founder of that Noble Family, so long Famous for Martial Atchievments. K. Henry 3. confirmed to him many Lands of his own Grant, and the donation of others. Of the latter kind were these following (the most of them) great Mannors. Aldith∣lege, Coulton, Cold Norton, Betleigh, Shagbourn, Stan∣weare, Tunstal, Chaderley, Chell. Normancot, Nerle, Brudnap, Weston, Hauskley, Bagley, Morton and He∣leigh, afterwards the prime Seat of the Lord Audley, who also had great Lands in Devon-shire. Their Heir Males sailing about the Reign of K. Henry 6. Joan one of their Heirs was Married to Sir John Touchet, whose Son was Baron Audley, Ancestor to the present Lord

Audley, Earl of Castle-Haven in Ireland.

Edw. 3. An. 18. John de Aston. I have not met with a more Noble Family, measuring on the Level of flat and un-advantaged Antiquity. They have ever born a good respect to the Church and Learned Men, ever since Roger de Molend Bishop of Litchfield, in the Reign of Henry 3. gave Haywood in this County, to Roger de Aston his Servant, Son to Ralph, and Father to Sir John aforenamed, from whom are descended in a Lineal Succession. Sir Thomas, Sir Roger, Sir Robert, John Aston Esq Sir John, Knight Banneret, Sir Ed∣ward, Sir Walter, Sir Edward, Sir Walter, employed by K. James Ambassadour into Spain.

Hen. 6. An. 12. Thomas Stanley, his true name was Audley, for after that Adam youngest Brother to James Lord Audley, had married the Daughter and Heir of Henry de Stanley, William their Son, assumed the Sir∣name of Stanley. This Thomas seems to have been the same person whom K. Henry 6. made Lord Stanley, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold; and who was Fa∣ther to Thomas, whom K. Henry 7. Created the first Earl of Derby.

34. John Delves Esq (afterwards Knighted) was the last of his Ancient Family, who were fixed in this County, in the Reign of Edward 3. Helene his sole Daughter and Heir, Married to Robert Sheffield Knight, and Recorder of London, Ancestor to the present Lord of Moulgrave

Edw. 4. an. 1. Walter Wrotesley was lineally de∣scended from Sir Hugh, one of the first Founders of the Noble Order of the Garter.

Hen 8. an. 28. John Dudley, was afterwards by Hen. 8. Created Duke of Northumberland.

K. Charles I. W. Bowyer, lineally descended from Thomas, who in the Reign of Richard 2. Married Ka∣tharine, Daughter and Heir to Robert Knipersley. The

Bowyers of Sussex (invited thither some 200 years since by an Earl of Northumberland) are a younger of these in Stafford.