Cambria triumphans, or, Brittain in its perfect lustre shevving the origen and antiquity of that illustrious nation, the succession of their kings and princes, from the first, to King Charles of happy memory, the description of the countrey, the history of the antient and moderne estate, the manner of the investure of the princes, with the coats of arms of the nobility / by Percie Enderbie, Gent.

The Duke of Buckingham.

GEorge Duke of Buckingham married _____ _____ sole daughter and heir of Thomas Lord Fairfax, and _____ _____ his wife sole daughter and heir of the Lord Vere, by which affinity this illustrious Family is derived from the Brittish blood, as shall more at large appear in the pedigree of the Earls of Oxford.

George Villers Duke, Marquiss, and Earl of Buckingham, &c. married Katharine, the sole daughter and heir of Francis Mannors, Earl of Rutland, by which match this honourable Family apparently is derived from Brittish Noble Progenitors, as is copiously declared in the Genealogy of the Earls of Rutland.

Buckingham, as it is supposed, takes it name from Bucken, that is, Beech Trees, with which the Country is well stored. It is generally a rich and plentifull soyl, equally good for Corn and grazing, and lyeth all along on the bank of Thames, confronting Berkshire; it contains in it 185. Parish Churches, eleven of which are Market Towns, and amongst them, the chief in name is Buckingham, a Town of no great note, when it was at best, but more considerable heretofore then at present, being once fortified with a Castle, now hardly to be found in the very ruins; as also with a Rampire and certain Sconces built for the defence thereof against the Danes, now more invisible then the Castle; the greatest honour it can challenge, that it hath given titles of highest honour to many a brave and worthy personage, as well of the

Blood-Royal, as other Families, who by the Kings of England have been hence deno∣minated,

Dukes, Marquesses, and Earles of Buckingham.

• 1 Walter Giffard, Earl.
• 2 Walter Giffard, E.
• 3 Richard Strongbow, E.
• 4 Thomas of Woodstock, E.
• 5 Humphrey Plantagenet, E.
• 6 Humphrey Stafford, Duke.
• 7 Henry Stafford, D.
• 8 Edw. Stafford, D.
• 9 George Villiers D. Marq. and E. of Buck.
• 10 George Villiers D. Marq. and E. of Buck.