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The third table for the Chronicles of England from the conquest vntill this present regiment: wherin the reader is to ob|serue these notes for his better direction; namelie, to seeke for the surnames of persons as more commonlie knowne than the proper; and also when the name faileth to looke for the dignitie, title, office and degree of such persons; as Armenia, Cipriots, Spaine, France, Portingall, Nauarre, Denmarke, &c; if they were kings: Archbishop, Bishop, Pope, Car|nall, Legat, &c; if they were Clergiemen: Chancellors, Treasurors, Lord high constables, Lord wardens of the cinque ports, &c; Duke, Earle, Marquesse, Queene, Duchesse, Countesse, &c; if they were great states: Maior, Sargents at law, Officers, &c: if they were of that degree: knights and esquires excepted, who as they were of renowme, are accordinglie noted by their vsuall names. Likewise for such as haue beene executed as notorious offendors against the prince and the state, to come to the knowledge of their names, looke for the qualitie of their offense; as counterfeting, coineclippers, conspiracie and conspirators, murther and murtherers, rebellion and rebels, treason and trai|tors, preests seminarie, &c: of all which this table affoordeth infinit examples. Finallie, wheresoeuer you find this word (Note) there dooth matter of conside|ration come to hand.

If the reader be not satisfied with this table, let him not blame the order, but his owne conceipt. Gathered by Abraham Fleming.