Richard Butcher, The Survey and Antiquity of the Town of Stamford (1646)
Date
1646
Author
Book title
The Survey and Antiquitie Of The Towne Of Stamford. In the County of Lincolne. With its ancient Foundation, Grants, Priviledges, and severall Donations thereunto belonging. Also a List of the Aldermens names, and the time when they were chosen. With the Names of 10 Lord Majors (of the Hon: City of London) borne in the foresaid County of Lincolne
Publication place
London
Printer
Thomas Forcet
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP transcript
Text type
printed book
Genre
Treatises
Subject area
- place name
- proper name
Summary
Chapter V, "The dignity and antiquity of the word and title Alderman described."
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: For it is to be noted, that in all old Saxon titles, the word Alderman or Duke (as Selden observes) was one and the same, for authority whereof, he cites an instrument made by Ethelread and Ethelfled. The Aldermen, Dukes or Lords of Mercia, to Werfred Bishop of Worcester, in the year 904 for the profit and benefit of that Church, and (as the book of the Church of Worcester saith) the name Alderman is sometimes expressed by sub. Regulus & Regulus, sometimes by Patricius, Princeps, Dux, Comes & Consull, nor is this without example, that they are called Reges.
sample: For it is to be noted, that in all old Saxon titles, the word Alderman or Duke (as Selden observes) was one and the same, for authority whereof, he cites an instrument made by Ethelread and Ethelfled. The Aldermen, Dukes or Lords of Mercia, to Werfred Bishop of Worcester, in the year 904 for the profit and benefit of that Church, and (as the book of the Church of Worcester saith) the name Alderman is sometimes expressed by sub. Regulus & Regulus, sometimes by Patricius, Princeps, Dux, Comes & Consull, nor is this without example, that they are called Reges.
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