Rous Ar. et Nicholaus Bohun et uxor 7. Henricus Coke, 5 filius prædict. Edw. et Brigitt. natus fuit apud Huntingfield prædict. 27 die Augusti, viz. die Veneris 1591 An. Reg. Reginæ Eliz. 33, unum quartarium horæ et quiddam amplius post septimam ante Meridiem in festo Rufini Martiris (Lana in Arie exist.) Baptizatus apud Huntingfield ultimo August. Susceptores ejus Henricus Gawdy Ar. Georgius Knightley Ar. et Eliz. Godsalve Viduat. S. Clemens Coke 6 filius prædict. Edw. et Brigitt. natus fuit apud Huntingfield, die Jovis 19 die Septembris 1594, annoq. Regni Reg. Eliz. 36 circa dimid. horæ post tertiam in Aurora in Vigilia sci Eustacii, et Baptizatus fuit 22 die ejusdem Mensis. Susceptores sui Clemens Paston, Johes Touneshend Robertus Gawdy et uxor Robti Foorth Arm.ll. 9. Brigitta Coke, 3 filia et nona proles prædict. Edw. et Brigitt. nata fuit apud Osterley in parochia de Heston in Com. Middlesex die lunæ circa dimidium horæ ante primam m nocte 27 die Decembris Anno Regni Reginæ Eliz. 39, annoq Dom. 1596, in festo sci Johis et baptizatus fuit apud Osterley in Capella ibim quarto die Januarii: Susceptores ejus Nichus Hare Ar. Domna. Jana Touneshend relicta Rogeri Touneshend Militis et Anna Reade desponsata Mich. Stanhope Ar. 10. Thomas Septimus filius et decim. proles prædictor. Edw. et Brigittæ natus fuit apud Upton in parochia de Ham in Com. Essex et instanter post partum obiit, cujus Anima requiescit in pace, et Corpus sepelitur in Ecclia * John resided at Holkham, and married Meriel, the daughter of Anthony Wheatley, Esq. by whom he had seven sons and as many daughters; but the inheritance descending to John, the youngest of them, and he dying unmarried, the estate came to the heirs of Henry Coke. ↑ Henry resided at Thurrington, in Suffolk, and married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Edward Lovelace, Esq. left issue Richard Coke, Esq. who, by Mary, daughter of Sir John Rous, Bart. left Robert Coke, Esq. who, by the death of John Coke, of Holkham, became possessed of that seat, and of the greatest part of the Lord Chief Justice's fortune. Clement Coke, Esq. married Sarah, daughter of Alexander Redish, Esq. of an ancient family in Lancashire, by whom he had two sons and two daughters; but his posterity became extinct in de Ham in Com. Essex. Natus autem fuit die Martis 30 die Januarii an. Dmi. 1597 Regniq. Reginæ Eliz. 40 circa horam quartam in Aurora. Robertus Coke Miles filius hæres apparens-Edw. Coke Militis cepit in uxorem Theophilam filiam unicam Thomæ. Berkely militis soli filii Henrici dom. Berkeley die Jovis 12 Augusti in festo sanct. Olave Anno Dom. 1613 apud ecclesiam in Berkeley prope Castrum de Berkeley. Domnus Berkeley dedit illam*. Brigitta Coke cepit in Virum Willm Berney ar. in festo **** 1613 apud Standon Com. Hertford + 1 Elizabeth primogenita filia prædict. Edward et Elizabeth. nata fuit apud Hatton House in Holborne in Com. Middlesex sext. die Augusti paulo antc horam nonam ante Meridiem an⚫. dmi 1599 regniq. Reginæ Eliz. 41 in festo transfigurationis Domini ‡, Nota. Robertus Coke Armiger de Banco Hospicii Lincolnes Inne obiit in eodem hospicio 25 Nov. anno Dom. 1561 Anno 4 Regni Eliz. et sepelitur in Cancella Ecclesiæ Sci Andreæ in Holborne ubi instrumenta vocat. Organes nuper stabant. Vide the church booke of the same parrishe in hæc verba Anno Dini. 1561, Robt. Coke, of Lincolne's Inne, was buried the 25th of November, being a Gentleman of Lincolne's Inne §. Anna Bedingfield charissima mater dilectæ Uxoris meæ obiit apud Hunting field die Veneris 20 die Junii Ann°. Dmi. 1595, et sepelitur apud Huntingfield. Robtus. Coke filius et hæres apparens dicti Edw. creatus fuit in militem apud Whitehall die Dominico, 20 Decemb. 1607, in festo sci Julii circa horam duodecimam, Rege redeunte de Capella. Brigitta primogenita filia Arthurii Cokenata fuit apud Hatcham in Com. Suff. 15. Maii An°. Dm, 1606, die Lunæ circa horam 10 ante meridiem. • Robert left no issue by this wife, dying July 19, 1659, aged 67. + It is stated in Collins' Peerage (vol. 4, p. 355) that Bridget was married to William Skinner, Esq. son and heir of Sir Vincent Skinner. This must be a mistake unless it was a second marriage. By his second marriage with the Lady Elizabeth Hatton, Sir Edward Coke had two daughters. Elizabeth, the eldest, died unmarried. This Robert Coke was the father of Sir Edward, and died while the latter was at Norwich school. He was a barrister of great praċtice, and a bencher of Lincoln's Inn. 16 Die Septemb. Anno Dmi. 1596, Regnique Regina Eliz. 38 Edwardus filius meus primogenitus admissus fuit in Collegium scæ trinitatis in Alma Academia Cantabrigiæ; tutor ejus - Palmer sacræ Theologiæ Bachalarius, et ego et Uxor mea tradidimus carissimum crimogenit. nostrum custodia et Cure Tutoris sui. Edwardus primogenitus filius Henrici Coke et Margarettæ Uxoris ejus (filix et Hæredis apparentis Ric. Lovelace Arm.) natus fuit apud Stoke die Jovis 3°. die Augusti paululum aute 9 in nocte ejusdem diei Anno Dm. 1620, et regni Jacobi 18 et baptizatus fuit apud Stoke die Jovis 17 Augusti, susceptores ejus Edw. Coke avus suus et Marmaducus Dayrel miles et Comitissa de Derby nup Uxor Cancellarii Angliæ. benedicat ei Dmnus. †. We have now concluded the whole of Sir Edward Coke's register, but on a leaf a little farther in the volume, we find a sort of title page to the Commentary, which also contains some notices relative to his promotions, with some Latip verses, which seem to have a peculiar reference to the object of his labours. We have literally transcribed it, as follows: EDWARDE Сокв. Serve God. Ubi Mel, ibi Musca, Nec Prece Invigilate Viri, tacito nam tempora gressu 21 die Januarii An°. Dmi. 1571, I came to London first, and was admitted into Clifforde's Inne.-Admitted into the + This son must have died without issue, for Richard inherited his father's estates, Temple 24 April An° 14 Eliz-Called to the Bar 20 April An°. 21 Elizth In le poin Sonday del Easter Term Ano. 21 Elizabeth, An". Dmi. 1979 elie Reader de Lion's Inne. 2d. Apiil 1586 elie Recorder de Norwiche. August 1586 miss. in Commiss. de Peace. 23 Maii Anno 1613, Dominus Rex ex magno favore suo admisit me de privatâ Camerâ suâ, ombus. aliis qui non suut de privato Consilio inhibitis introire in eandem Cameram. 30 January Anno 1606 pfectus. fui ad Statum et Gradum servientis ad Legem et eod. die constitutus fui Capitalis Justiciarius de Communi Banco, Before we proceed to point out the various new readings in this edition of Littleton, it is necessary that we should state from Mr. Hargrave's address, what he has observed of the editions which he made use of in the execution of his laborious undertaking. And we must here correct an error into which we were very unintentionally led in our last Number. We there stated that this MS. had escaped the observation" of the two learned gentlemen to whom the profession is so much indebted for the unwearied attention and singular ability with which they executed the last edition of this invaluable work." We were led into this mistake from seeing no notice taken in the prefaces of either Mr. Hargrave, or Mr. Butler, of the original MS. being in existence: and we are happy in now having it in our power to apologize to those gentlemen for this unintentional mis-statement. The former gentleman, in a note which we have received from him, says "It so happens, that many years ago, when he was in the habit of occasionally going to the Britisk Museum, Mr. H. inspected the very volume which has very properly attracted attention. The difficulty of reading the manuscript discouraged Mr. H. from attempting to derive advantage from it. But what is already published from it, namely, Lord Coke's own account in Latin of his birth and promotions, and other particulars concerning himself, is enough to shew, that the manuscript should have been more attended to by Mr. H." Mr. Butler has also personally informed the author of the account in a former Number, that several years ago he had the very MS. in his hands; but, from some doubts of its authenticity, arising from the cause stated in Mr. Hargrave's note, he was induced to pay little attention to it. Mr. Hargrave states in his address, that " Littleton's Tenures, and Sir Edw.Coke's Commentary, will be printed from the second edition, that being generally esteemed the most correct one of the Commentary: but it will be occasionally compared with the first and other editions (i. e. of the Commentary) all of which have been procured for that purpose. The text of Littleton will be compared with the Rohan edition, which was that preferred by Sir Edward Coke,‡ and a still earlier one by Lettou and Mechlinia,|| which was printed in the life-time of Littleton, or within a year after his death, and has never yet been made use of in any edition of the Commentary. The editor is also provided with the curious editions of Littleton by Pynson and Redman,† which are the next in date to the Rohan edition. He is possessed too of an edition in 1534, by Rastell, and of most of the other editions of Littleton." Mr. Hargrave then proposes to give the various readings of four or five of the earliest editions of Littleton, which has never been attempted before. In his preface, Mr. Butler observes, "It has not yet been settled, and perhaps cannot now be settled with any degree of precision, when the first edition of Littleton's work was printed. Sir Edward Coke's inistakes are pointed out in a note taken from the 12th edition to that part of his preface. § • Supposed by Lord Coke to have been revised by the author, and consequently esteemed the most correct. There is no date to this edition; but my Lord Coke appears to be mistaken in supposing it the first edition. It would appear otherwise from his having actually used the edition of 1572, and interleaved it with his Commentary. This edition has no date, but is supposed to have been printed in 1481. Dr. Middleton supposes this to have been the first edition, and to have been put to press by the author, who died in 1481. It is described in Ames, v. 1, p. 112. Pynson and Redman published editions of Littleton in 1525, 1526. and 1540. Sir Edward Coke supposes the edition of Littleton, printed at Rohan by William de Tailier, at the instance of Richard Pinson, the printer of King Henry VIII. to have been the first, and consequently that the work was first published in the 24th year of Henry VIII. But Mr. Butler has proved this to be a mistake, for it was twice printed at London in 1528, once by Richard Pinson, and again by Robert Redmayne, and that was the 19th of Henry VIII. and from other circumstances it may certainly be concluded that it was printed some years before 1487. |