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 APPENDIX D 613 1483. June 28. John, Lord Howard, cr. Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal, d. 22 Aug. 1485 1485/6. Feb. 19. William (Berkeley), Earl of Nottingham, afterwards Marquess of Berkeley, d'. 14 Feb. 149 1/2 1494. Oct. 31. Henry Tudor, afterwards Henry VIII (") 1510. July 10. Thomas (Howard), Earl of Surrey, afterwards Duke of Norfolk 1524. May 21. Charles (Brandon), Duke of Suffolk (•>) 1533. May 28. Thomas (Howard), Duke of Norfolk, in tail male 1546/7. Feb. 17. Edward (Seymour), Duke of Somerset 1551. Apr. 20. John (Dudley), Earl of Warwick 1553. Aug. 3. Thomas (Howard), Duke of Norfolk, restored; d. 25 Aug. 1554 1554. Aug. 25. Thomas (Howard), Duke of Norfolk, executed 2 June 1572 ^Sl'^IZ- J^"- 2. George (Talbot), Earl of Shrewsbury, d. 16 Nov. 1590 In 1590 the office was exercised by commissioners, whose description at that period was (i) William (Cecil), Baron Burleigh, Lord Treasurer, (2) Charles (Howard), Baron Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral, (3) Henry (Carey), Baron Hunsdon, Lord Chamberlain of the Household. IS97- Dec. 28. Robert (Devereux), Earl of Essex, executed 25 Feb. 1 600/ 1 On 10 Dec. 1 60 1 Commissioners were appointed to exercise the office, whose description at that period was (i) Thomas (Sackville), Baron Buck- hurst, Lord Treasurer, (2) Charles (Howard), Earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral, and (3) Edward (Somerset), Earl of Worcester, Master of the Horse. In 1603 Edward (Somerset), Earl of Worcester was cr. Earl Marshal of England to hold that dignity trom 20 to 28 July, i.e. for the Coronation of James I. He was also so cr. 10 Mar. i6o3/4,('^) to hold the same from sunrise to sunset on 15 Mar., on the occasion of a Royal procession through the city; also on 3 May i6o5,('') to hold the same from that day till 6 May, on the occasion of the christening of the Princess Mary; and again on i June 1 610, on the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales, to hold the same from that day to 8 June.('') In 1 604 and 1 6 1 6 the office was twice exercised by Commissioners, whose description at those respective periods was as follows. In 1604 (i) Thomas (Sackville), Earl of Dorset, Lord Treasurer, (2) Ludovic (Stuart), Duke of Lennox [S.], (3) Charles (Howard), Earl of Nottingham, (*) In a charter of 31 Oct. 1494, by which Henry VII conferred the Dukedom of York on his second begotten son, Henry, the latter is described as "Earl Marshal of England." ('') He had a grant of the office of Earl Marshal 4 July 1523, in reversion upon the death of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, who died 21 May 1524. (■=) See Creations, 1483-1646, in App. to 47th Report D.K. Public Records.