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AS men here in England do and ought to precede and take place is as followeth.
Workmen and Labourers of no substance are to precede a Bondman.
Masons before Workmen.
Watermen and Ferrymen before Masons.
Fishermen before Watermen.
Marriners and Sea Souldiers before Fisher∣men.
Victuallers, Retailers of wares, and Chapmen, before them.
Artificors occupied in Arts either necessary or pleasing, before Victuallers, &c.
Husbandmen, whose endeavours are imploy∣ed about the fruits of the Earth before Ar∣tificers.
A Gentleman is to precede a Husbandman, a Gentleman that has Title shall go before others, as a Doctor, being a Gentle man, before others.
A Gentleman Graduate before a graduate tantum.
A Gentleman qualified with learning and ver∣tue is before a Gentleman rich onely.
A Gentleman advanced for vertue shall be preferred before a Gentleman by Office.
An Esquire by Office is to precede a Gentle∣man.
An Esquire by creation to precede him.
An Esquire by Birth him.
A Knight Batchelor is to go before an Es∣quire.
A Baronet before a Knight.
A Knight Bannorer before him.
A Baron before him.
If a man of wealth, as a Merchant, &c. pur∣chase a Barony, he ought not to have place amongst Barons.
A Father that hath a Son that beareth Office shall give place to his Son in publick meet∣ing, except in private.
Between two equals, he that is in his own Ju∣risdiction shall precede.
A Citizen of a chief City is to take place of a Citizen of a meaner City in any place in∣different, unless in their own precincts.
Inferior Justices, Collonels, Captains in the Field, are to precede Captains of particular Castles, Judges in Towns Corporate, where no action is triable above 15. l The first are right Worshipful, the second only Worshipful.
Judges, Governours, or Lieutenants Gene∣rals of Provinces, Cities, &c. are to take place of inferiour Justices, Collonels, &c. These are honourable.