The last title of this Earldome, expired in Iohn of Eltham, yonger
sonne to that King Edward. After which, King Edward the third,
by act of Parliament in the 11. yeere of his raigne, erected the same
to a Duchy, the first in England, and graced it with his sonne,
the blacke Prince: for his heroicall vertues did rather bestow,
then receiue estimation from whatsoeuer dignitie. Since which it is
successiuely incorporated in the Kings eldest sonne, and hath bene
so enioyed, by Richard the second, Henry the fift, Henry the sixt,
Edward his sonne, Edward the fift, Edward sonne to Richard the third,
Arthure, and Henry, sonnes to Henry the seuenth, and lastly, Edward
the sixt: 10. Dukes in the whole.
These Earles and Dukes haue from the beginning, beene priuiledged
with royall iurisdiction or Crowne rights, namely, giuing of liberty
to send Burgesses to the Parliaments, returne of writs, custome, toll,
Mynes, Treasure-trovee, wards, &c. and (to this end) appoynted their
speciall officers, as Sheriffe, Admirall, Receyuer, Hauener, Customer,
Butler, Searcher, Comptroller, [80] Gaugeor, Excheator, Feodary,
Auditor, Clarke of the Market, &c.
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