THE NAMES OF COUNTIES, CITIES, BOROUGHS, AND PORTS, SENDING KNIGHTS,
CITIZENS, BURGESSES, AND BARONS TO THE PARLEMENT OF ENGLAND.

Bedford.
Knights.2
The borough of Bedford.2
Buckingham.
Knights.2
The borough of Buckingham.2
The borough of Wickombe.2
The borough of Ailesburie.2
Barckeshire.
Knights.2
The borough of New Windsore.2
The borough of Reading.2
The borough of Wallingford.2
The borough of Abington.2
Cornewall.
Knights.2
The borough of Launceston aliàs Newport.2
The borough of Leskerd.2
The borough of Lostwithiell.2
The borough of Dunheuet.2
The borough of Truro.2
The borough of Bodmin.2
The borough of Helston.2
The borough of Saltash. 2
The borough of Camelford.2
The borough of Portighsam aliàs Portlow.2
The borough of Graunpount.
The borough of Eastlow.2
The borough of Prurie.2
The borough of Tregonie.2
The borough of Trebenna aliàs Bossinnie.2
The borough of S. Ies.2
The borough of Fowaie.2
The borough of Germine.2
The borough of Michell.2
The borough of saint Maries.2
Cumberland.
Knights.2
The citie of Caerleill.2
Cambridge.
Knights.2
The borough of Cambridge.2
Chester.
Knights.2
The citie of Chester.2
Darbie.
Knights.2
The borough of Darbie.2
Deuon.
Knights.2
The citie of Excester.2
The borough of Totnes.2
The borough of Plimmouth.2
The borough of Bardnestable.2
The borough of Plimton.2
The borough of Tauestocke.2
The borough of Dartmouth, Clifton, and Herdines.2
Dorsetshire.
Knights.2
The borough of Poole.2
The borough of Dorchester. 2
The borough of Linne. 2
The borough of Melcombe.2
The borough of Waiemouth.2
The borough of Bureport.2
The borough of Shaftesburie.2
The borough of Warham.2
Essex.
Knights.2
The borough of Colchester.2
The borough of Malden.2
Yorkeshire.
Knights.2
The citie of Yorke.2
The borough of Kingston vpon Hull.2
The borough of Knaresborough.2
The borough of Skardborough.2
The borough of Rippon.2
The borough of Hudon.2
The borough of Boroughbridge.2
The borough of Thuske.2
The borough of Aldebrough.2
The borough of Beuerleie.2
Glocestershire.
Knights.2
The citie of Glocester.2
The borough of Cirencester.2
Huntingtonshire.
Knights.2
The borough of Huntingdon.2
Hertfordshire.
Knights.2
The borough of saint Albons.2
Herefordshire.
Knights.2
The citie of Hereford.2
The borough of Lempster.2
Kent.
Knights.2
The citie of Canturburie.2
The citie of Rochester.2
The borough of Maidstone.2
The borough of Quinborough.2
Lincolne.
Knights.2
The citie of Lincolne.2
The borough of Bostone.2
The borough of great Grinesbie.2
The borough of Stamford.2
The borough of Grantham.2
Leicestershire.
Knights.2
The borough of Leicester.2
Lancastershire.
Knights.2
The borough of Lancaster.2
The borough of Preston in Andernes.2
The borough of Liuerpoole.2
The borough of Newton.2
The borough of Wigan.2
The borough of Clithero.2
Middlesex.
Knights.2
The citie of London.4
The citie of Westminster.2
Monmouth.
Knights.2
The borough of Monmouth.1
Northhampton.
Knights.2
The citie of Peterborough.2
The borough of Northhampton.2
The borough of Barkleie.2
The borough of Higham Ferres.1
Notingham.
Knights.2
The borough of Notingham.2
The borough of Estreatford.2
Norffolke.
Knights.2
The citie of Norwich.2
The borough of Linne.2
The borough of great Iernemouth.2
The borough of Thetford.2
The borough of castell Rising.2
Northumberland.
Knights.2
The borough of New castell vpon Tine.2
The borough of Morpeth.2
The borough of Barwike.2
Oxford.
Knights.2
The citie of Oxford.2
The borough of Bamburie. 2
The borough of Woodstocke.2
Rutland.
Knights.2
Surreie.
Knights.2
The borough of Southwarke.2
The borough of Blechingleigh.2
The borough of Rigate.2
The borough of Guildford.2
The borough of Gatton.2
Stafford.
Knights.2
The citie of Lichfield.2
The borough of Stratford.2
The borough of New castell vnder Linne.2
The borough of Tamworth.2
Salop.
Knights.2
The borough of Salop.2
The borough of Bruges aliàs Bridgenorth.2
The borough of Ludlow.2
The borough of Wenlocke.2
Southhampton.
Knights.2
The citie of Winton.2
The borough of Southhampton.2
The borough of Portesmouth.2
The borough of Peterfield.2
The borough of Stockebridge.2
The borough of Christ church.2
Suffolke.
Knights.2
The borough of Ippeswich.2
The borough of Dunwich.2
The borough of Ortford.2
The borough of Aldeborough.2
The borough of Sudburie.2
The borough of Eya.2
Summerset.
Knights.2
The citie of Bristow.2
The citie of Bath.2
The citie of Welles.2
The borough of Taunton.2
The borough of Bridgewater.2
The borough of Minehed.2
Sussex.
Knights.2
The citie of Chichester.2
The borough of Horsham.2
The borough of Midhurst.2
The borough of Lewes.2
The borough of Shorham.2
The borough of Brember.2
The borough of Stening.2
The borough of Eastgrenesteed.2
The borough of Arundell.2
Westmerland.
Knights.2
The borough of Appulbie.2
Wilton.
Knights.2
The citie of New Sarum.2
The borough of Wilton.2
The borough of Dounton.2
The borough of Hindon.2
The borough of Heitesburie.2
The borough of Westburie.2
The borough of Calne.2
The borough of Deuises.2
The borough of Chipenham.2
The borough of Malmesburie.2
The borough of Cricklade.2
The borough of Budwin.2
The borough of Ludgesale.2
The borough of Old Sarum.2
The borough of Wotton Basset.2
The borough of Marleborough.2
Worcester.
Knights.2
The citie of Worcester.2
The borough of Withée.2
Warwike.
Knights.2
The citie of Couentrie.2
The borough of Warwike.2
Barons of the ports.
Hastings.2
Winchelseie.2
Rie.2
Rumneie.2
Hithe.2
Douer.2
Sandwich.2
Mountgomerie.
Knights.1
The borough of Mountgomerie.1
Flint.
Knights.1
The borough of Flint.1
Denbigh.
Knights.1
The borough of Denbigh.1
Merionneth.
Knights.1
The borough of Hauerfordwest.1
Carneruan.
Knights.1
The borough of Carneruan.1
Angleseie.
Knights.1
The borough of Beaumares.1
Carmarden.
Knights.1
The borough of new Carmarden.1
Pembroke.
Knights.1
The borough of Pembroke.1
Cairdigan.
Knights.1
The borough of Cairdigan.1
Brecknoch.
Knights.1
The borough of Brecknoch.1
Radnor.
Knights.1
The borough of Radnor.1
Glamorgan.
Knights.1
The borough of Cardiffe.1

The summe of the foresaid number of the common house videlicet, of

Knights.90.
Citizens.46.
Burgesses.289.
Barons.14.
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439.
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OF THE LAWES OF ENGLAND SINCE HIR FIRST INHABITATION.
CHAP. IX.

Samothes. That Samothes or Dis gaue the first lawes to the Celtes (whose kingdome he erected about the fiftéenth of Nimbrote) the testimonie of Berosus is proofe sufficient. For he not onelie affirmeth him to publish the same in the fourth of Ninus, but also addeth thereto, how there liued none in his daies of more excellent wisdome, nor politike inuention than he, whereof he was named Samothes, as some other do affirme. What his lawes were, it is now altogither vnknowne, as most things of this age; but Albion. that they were altered againe at the comming of Albion, no man can absolutelie denie, sith new lords vse commonlie to giue new lawes, and conquerors abolish such as were in vse before them.

Brute. The like also may be affirmed of our Brute, notwithstanding that the certeine knowledge so well of the one as of the other is perished, and nothing worthie memorie left of all their dooings. Somewhat yet we haue Mulmutius. of Mulmutius, who not onelie subdued such princes as reigned in this land, but also brought the realme to good order, that long before had béene torne with ciuill discord. But where his lawes are to be found, and which they be from other mens, no man liuing in these daies is able to determine.

Certes, there was neuer prince in Britaine, of whome his subiects conceiued better hope in the beginning, than of Bladudus, and yet I read of none that made so ridiculous an end: in like sort there hath not reigned anie monarch in this Ile, whose waies were more feared at the The praise of Dunwallon. first, than those of Dunwallon (king Henrie the fift excepted) and yet in the end he prooued such a prince, as after his death there was in maner no subiect, that did not lament his funerals. And this onelie for his policie in gouernance, seuere administration of iustice, and prouident framing of his lawes and constitutions, for the gouernment of his subiects. His people also, coueting to continue his name vnto posteritie, intituled those his ordinances according to their maker, calling them by the name of the lawes of Mulmutius, which indured in execution among the Britons, so long as our homelings had the dominion of this Ile. Afterward when the comeling Saxons had once obteined the superioritie of the kingdom, the maiestie of those lawes fell for a time into such decaie, that although "Non penitùs cecidit, tamen potuit cecidisse videri," as Leland saith, and the decrées themselues had vtterlie perished in déed at the verie first brunt, had they not beene preserued in Wales, where they remained amongst the relikes of the Britons, & not onlie vntill the comming of the Normans, but euen vntill the time of Edward the first, who obteining the souereigntie of that portion, indeuoured verie earnestlie to extinguish those of Mulmutius, and to establish his owne.

But as the Saxons at their first arriuall did what they could to abolish the British lawes, so in processe of time they yéelded a little to relent, & not so much to abhorre and mislike of the lawes of Mulmutius, as to receiue and imbrace the same, especiallie at such time as the said Saxon princes entered into amitie with the British nobilitie, and after that began to ioine in matrimonie with the British ladies, as the British barons did with the Saxon frowes, both by an especiall statute and decrée, wherof in another treatise I haue made mention at large. Héerof also it came to passe in the end, that they were contented to make a choise, and insert no small numbers of them into their owne volumes, as may be gathered by those of Athelbert the great, surnamed king of Kent, Inas and Alfred kings of the west Saxons, and diuerse other yet extant to be séene. Such also was the lateward estimation of them, that when anie of the Saxon princes went about to make new ordinances, they caused those of Mulmutius (which Gildas sometime translated into Latine) to be first expounded vnto them, and in this perusall if they found anie there alreadie framed, that might serue their turnes, they foorthwith reuiued the same, and annexed them to their owne.