 Commonwealth man, and was one of the knights of the shire for the county of Northampton, in 1656 ; he was also of Cromwell's council, chamberlain of the court, and high steward of Westminster.  Peerage of England. ... - Page 464by Arthur Collins - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Gurney - 1848 - 528 pages
...father Edmund was possessed of it. This cause was put off by the king's letters, because this John was one of the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk in the Parliament held at Coventry in the said 6th year ; but in the 7th year it was adjudged against Gurney,... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - Biography - 1848 - 532 pages
...In the first parliament of Charles I., called in April 1625, Sir Edward Coke was again returned as one of the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk. On the dissolution of this parliament, the king appointed him, and three other popular leaders, sheriffs... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - Great Britain - 1848 - 472 pages
...he succeeded in his titles and estates in 1668. His father had been an active Commonwealth man, and was one of the knights of the shire for the county of Northampton, in 1656; he was also of Cromwell's council, chamberlain of the court, and high steward... | |
 | New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 532 pages
...In the first parliament of Charles I., called in April 1625, Sir Edward Coke was again returned as one of the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk. On the dissolution of this parliament, the king appointed him, and three other popular leaders, sheriffs... | |
 | James Alexander Manning - Great Britain - 1851 - 544 pages
...Walgrave, junior, attended the King that same year, into Aquitaine. In the 9th of Ed. III., Sir Richard was one of the Knights of the Shire for the County of Lincoln, and in the llth of the same reign, he had the King's protection to travel beyond seas, with... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1853 - 466 pages
...Chancellor of the Exchequer, " that Sir Edward Coke, being Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, was returned one of the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk, wherefore he hoped the House would do him that right as to send out a new writ for that county." The... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - Biography - 1853 - 542 pages
...court. In the first Parliament of Charles I., called in April, 1625, Sir E. Coke was again returned as one of the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk, as he says in his note, without any canvassing or solicitation on his part. At the commencement of... | |
 | Robert Bigsby - Repton (England) - 1854 - 514 pages
...in company with many personages of the highest distinction, at the coronation of King Edward VI. He was one of the Knights of the Shire for the county of Derby, in the first Parliament of the reign of Queen Mary (1553), and he served the office of High... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - Great Britain - 1854 - 494 pages
...he succeeded in his titles and estates in 1668. His father had been an active Commonwealth man, and was one of the knights of the shire for the county of Northampton, in 1656 ; he was also of Cromwell's council, chamberlain of the court, and high steward... | |
 | Henry James Morgan - Canada - 1862 - 808 pages
...he performed during his stay in Canada. His character is represented as pleasant and agreeable. He was one of the knights of the shire for the county of Clare, a colonel of the Clare militia, and one of the hundred members sent to the Imperial Parliament.... | |
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