Complete Baronetage, Vol. 2

Excerpt from Complete Baronetage, Vol. 2: 1625 1649 The number of Baronetcies of England that had been created by James I was 204, not reckoning therein the Baronetcy of Vavasour, which was in fact created by his successor, 22 June 1631, tho' with the precedency of 29 June 1611. James had undertaken that the number should not exceed 200, and, allowing for six which had become extinct. They did not exceed 198 at his death. Charles I, however, had not been long on the throne, when, relying on his royal prerogative as the Fountain of Honour, he disregarded the stipulated limitation of the number of Baronets. [żea and Gen., vol. Iii, p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.