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A. 1546, 1 Edw. VI

1Sir Francis Russel, Kt. of the Bath. Seat, Cheneys, Co. Bucks. Arms, Argent, a Lion rampant Gules ; on a Chief Sable 3 Escallops of the first.
2Francis Pygot, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
3Sir John St. John, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
4Sir Thomas Rotheram, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
5Oliver St. John, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
6Thomas Pygot, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.

A. 1553, 1 Philip and Mary

1Sir William Dormer, Kt. of the Bath. Seat, Wing Park, Com. Bucks. Arms, as before.
2Arthur Longueville, Esq. Arms, as before.
3Sir Robert Drury, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
4Sir Robert Peckham, Kt. Seat, Bittlesden, Co. Bucks. Arms, Sable, a Chevron Or between 3 Cross Croslets fitchee Argent.
5Thomas Pygot, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
6Sir Humphry Ratcliff, Kt. Seat, Elstow Nunnery, Co. Bedford. Arms, Argent, a Bend engrailed Sable.

A. 1558, 1 Elizabeth.

1William Hawtrey, Esq. Seat, Chequers in Ellisborough, Co. Bucks. Arms, Argent, 3 Lioncells passant guardant in Bend between 3 Cotizes Sable.
2Thomas Tyringham, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
3Sir Robert Drury, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
4John Goodwyn, Esq. Seat Winchingdon, Co. Bucks. Arms, Per Pale Or and Gules, a Lion rampant between 3 fleur de lys counterchanged.
5Paul Dayrell, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
6Thomas Fleetwode Esq. Seat, The Vache, Com. Bucks. Arms, Per Pale Nebulee Az and Or, 6 Martlets counterchanged.
7Sir Henry Cheney, Kt. Seat, Todington, Co. Bedf. Arms, Quarterly, 1 and 4 Ermine, on a Bend Sable 3 Martlets Or.
8John Cheney, Esq. Seat, Chesham Bois. Arms, as before.
9John Borlace, Esq. Seat, Bockmere in Marlow. Arms, Ermine, on a Bend Sable 2 Cubit Arms Couped, issuing from a Cloud proper, rending a Horse Shoe Argent.
10Sir William Dormer, Kt. of the Bath. Seat, and Arms, as before.
11Sir Edmund Ashfield, Kt. Seat, Tottenhoe, Co. Bucks. Arms, Three Mullets a Cinque Foyle in Fess point.
12Sir Lewis Mordant, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
13Thomas Pygot, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
14Lewis Dyve, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
15Sir George Peckham, Kt. Seat, and Arms, as before.
16Ralph Astry, Esq. Seat, Wood-End in Harlington, Com. Bedf. Arms, Barry wavy of 6 Argent and Azure ; on a Chief Gules 3 Bezants.

A. 1575 17 Eliz.
In which Year the Two Counties became separated, and each County had its distinct Sheriff appointed it, as at this Day.

17John Crooke, Esq. Seat, Chilton, Co. Bucks. Arms, Gules, a Fess between 6 Martlets Argent.
18Griffith Hampden, Esq. Seat, Great Hampden. Arms, as before.
19Michael Blount, Esq. Seat, Maple Durham, in Com. Oxon. Arms, Nebule of 8 Or and Sable.
20Robert Drury, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
21Richard Crawford, Esq. Arms, Or, on a Chevron Sable, 3 Hawks Heads erased Argent.
22Paul Dayrell, Esq. Seat, Lillingston Dayrell. Arms, as before.
23Thomas Tasburgh, Esq. Seat, Hawridge. Arms, A Cross Pomee.
24Edmund Verney, Esq. Seat, Middle Cleydon. Arms as before.
25William Hawtrey, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
26Robert Dormer, Esq. Seat, Wing Park. Arms, as before.
27Edward Bulstrode, Esq. Seat, Hedgeley Bulstrode. Arms, as before.
28John Temple, Esq. Seat, Stow. Arms, Argent on 2 Bars Sable, 6 Martlets Or.
29John Goodwyn, Esq. Seat, Upper Winchington, Arms, as before.
30John Borlace, Esq. Seat, Bockmere. Arms, as before.
31Francis Cheyne, Esq. Seat, Chesham Bois. Arms, as before.
32George Fleetwode, Esq. Seat, The Vache. Arms, as before.
33Alexander Hampden, Esq. Seat, Hartwell. Arms, as before.
34Henry Longueville, Esq. Seat, Wolverton. Arms, as before.
35Thomas Pygot, Esq. Seat, Doddershall. Arms, as before.
36Michael Harcourt, Esq. Seat, Leckhampsted. Arms, Gules 2 Bars Argent.
37Edward Tyrell, Esq. Seat, Thornton. Arms, Argent, 2 Chevronells Azure, within a Bordure engrailed Gules.
38Anthony Tyringham, Esq. Seat, Tyringham. Arms, as before.
39John Dormer, Esq. Seat, Dorton. Arms, as before.
40William Gerrard, Esq. Seat, Dorney Court. Arms, Argent on a Fess Sable, a Lion passant of the first.
41Sir William Clerke, Knt. Seat, Shabington. Arms, Argent on a Bend, Gules between 3 Pellets, as many Swans proper on a Canton Sinister ; Azure a demi Ram mounting Argent, armed Or, between two Fleur de Lys's of the last. Over all a Baton dexter ways, as the second in the Canton.
42Thomas Denton, Esq. Seat Hillesden. Arms, Argent 2 Bars Gules in Chief, 3 Cinqfoyls Sable.
43William Borlace, Esq. Seat, and Arms, as before.
44Anthony Chester, Esq. Seat, Chichley. Arms, Per pale Argent and Sable, a Chevron engrailed between 2 Rams Heads attired Or, all counter-changed.